In my Dream Chapter 23

In my Dream
Chapter 23

“So, all we have to do is wait until Naruto is conscious, and then you’ll be able to locate him,” said Neji.

“Yes,” replied Hachibi.

“Well, in that case, I think I’ll just take a rest,” said Shikamaru as he lay down on a flat rock.

“How long do you think he’ll be out?” asked Kiba.

“I don’t know,” said Hachibi.

“Who are you guys anyway?” asked Lee.

“That is Kyuubi and Hachibi,” said Jiraiya.

“But I thought the Kyuubi was inside Naruto,” said Shikamaru.

“And where did that guy come from?” said Kiba as he pointed at Hachibi.

“And why could Emi and Saya summon them?” asked Neji.

The two girls were sleeping soundly for a while.

“Well, first of he is another demon that was transferred into Naruto while they were held captive in Akatsuki’s hideout,” said Jiraiya.

“How do you know that?” asked Kakashi.

“Like I told Gai, I had received the news from my source, and he told me everything that had happened. Secondly, by what they said about the necklaces, I guess that Naruto somehow transferred much of the demon's powers to them because he was overloaded with so much chakra. He gave the necklaces to the girls for protection,” replied Jiraiya.

“That’s a good guess,” said Hachibi.

“So, are we going to wait here, or should we return to the village?” asked Gai.

“The distance is too long, so I think it’s best if we wait around here. Besides, if anything happens, the village will contact us,” said Jiraiya.

“Where do you think Naruto could be?” asked Shikamaru.

“I don’t, but I’m just glad he’s fine so far,” said Jiraiya.

“Yeah, the hard part now is waiting,” said Neji as everyone nodded to that.

Tsunade was walking quickly towards the conference room. When she arrived, she pushed open the door, and all the council members were already inside.

“I knew we had a meeting today, but the meeting was not this early in the morning,” said Tsunade as she walked towards the chair and sat.

“Well, like many things, it changed,” said a councilman.

“Is there a reason why the meeting was changed without notifying me?” said Tsunade.

“Because it’s an important issue, and we want to get this over with,” said the same councilman.

“Very well, let's get this over with. I have a lot of paperwork to finish,” said Tsunade.

“Don’t worry, after this meeting, you won't have to worry about that,” said another councilman.

“What is that supposed to mean?” replied Tsunade.

Another person got everyone's attention as he cleared his throat. “Tsunade, what is the point of having the leader of Konoha be the strongest ninja in the village?”

“Uhm?” was all she could say.

“What is the point of having the strongest ninja in the village behind a desk wasting their talent?”

“But if the Hokage is not the strongest ninja in the village, then anyone, even the weak, can be a Hokage,” said Tsunade.

“Well, anyone suited to be the leader,” said a councilman.

“What are you saying?” Tsunade asked as she looked at everyone. She noticed that everyone looked at her as if she were the only one who did not know what was happening.

“Tsunade, we have decided that as of today, the title of Hokage will no longer exist, and you will return to the rank you previously held unless you would like to retire.”

“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? You can’t do that!” yelled Tsunade.

“Of course, we can,” said a councilman.

“Maybe, but you need ninety percent approval from the council, and there hasn’t been any voting that I’m aware of,” she replied.

“All here in favor of denouncing the title of Hokage.” As Tsunade looked around, she was shocked at what she saw; everyone else had raised their hand.

The only person not raising his hand was Hiashi.

“You can’t be serious. What the hell is wrong with all of you? You can’t just put anyone as the leader of Konoha,” said Tsunade.

“Oh, but we aren’t putting just anyone as the leader from now on. The Hyuga clan will rule.”

Tsunade turned to Hiashi, “You, you planned this, didn’t you.”

“No, Hokage-Sama, I had no idea; this issue wasn’t even mentioned. This is the first time I heard of this,” said Hiashi.

“Hiashi, it’s either the Hyuga or another clan, but know that there is no more Hokage. Honestly, we prefer the Hyuga.” At this point, Tsunade smashed the table with all her anger.

“Something is wrong with you all. You’re making a big mistake,” she said.

“Tsunade, you can leave now. You are no longer needed,” said a councilman.

Tsunade stood and walked out the door. ‘Something is wrong. There is no way that they all could have agreed on that; it’s just not possible,’ she sighed and walked out of the building.

‘Jiraiya, where the hell are you, Naruto? What’s taking you? Where is everyone? What the hell do I do now? Uh, maybe Joyce or Hanabi know something about this.’ Tsunade then headed towards Naruto’s house.

Tobi and Pein watch the group, waiting for the moment to strike.

“We have to attack now; we can’t wait any longer. If we wait any longer, they’ll head back, and once they're in the village, it will be harder with a lot more people watching over them,” said Tobi.

“Yes, but we must be careful. There are too many of them; we must separate them,” said Pein.

Tobi smiled and looked at Pein, “I got a plan; they won’t even see it coming.”

“This has been dragging on for too long. Let's get this plan started,” said Pein as he stood up from his kneeling position.

“Got it,” said Tobi as he got up.

As Tsunade approached Naruto's house, she saw someone standing outside knocking on the door. When she arrived, she saw that it was Sakura.

“Sakura, what are you doing here?” asked Tsunade.

“I’ve been looking for Joyce but couldn’t find her, so I thought she’d be home. But no one answered. What about you, Tsunade-Sama?” Sakura replied.

“How long have you been waiting?” asked Tsunade.

“Almost half an hour,” replied Sakura.

‘Something is wrong,’ thought Tsunade, then she smashed open the door and entered along with Sakura.

“Wh- What happened here?” was all Sakura could say.

“JOYCE,” yelled Tsunade as she called out for her. Both went through the house in search of Hinata. After several minutes of looking, all they found was a total mess.

“What’s going on? Where’s Joyce?’ asked Sakura.

“I don’t know. I hope Joyce is alright,” said Tsunade with a worried tone.

“Hanabi . . . Hanabi . . . HANABI”

Hanabi opened her eyes, and she first saw her sister’s face. Her head was on Joyce’s lap, facing up. Joyce was sitting down with her back to the wall.

“Joyce?” said Hanabi.

“Are you alright?” asked Joyce.

“Wha-what happened? Where are we?” asked Hanabi.

“I don’t know,” said Joyce.

“What about you? Are you alright?” asked Hanabi.

“Yeah,” replied Joyce.

“Did they do anything to the baby? Is it alright?” asked Hanabi, worried about her sister.

“Don’t worry; they didn’t do anything; the baby is alright. I already checked, but uh, do you think they’ll be okay?” Joyce said as she looked over at the other three people. Hanabi looked toward her sister.

“Oh, that’s Konohamaru and his team. They’ll be ok,” said Hanabi.

“Of course we're fine. We can take much more right guys,” said Konohamaru, who was regaining conciseness.

“Right,” said the other two.

“So where are we?” Hanabi asked Joyce.

“I don’t know, but it’s no use trying to escape; I already tried,” Joyce said.

“If I had to guess, I’d say we were probably in the hidden place inside the abandoned house in the forest where we followed that bastard,” said Konohamaru.

“Do you think they’ll find us?” asked Udon.

“Don’t worry. Once they start to notice the changes that are going on and the facts that are missing, something will give,” said Konohamaru.

‘Naruto, Emi, Saya, I miss them; I want to hold my babies; Naruto, where are you?’ thought Joyce.

Hanabi saw Joyce sad and knew what she was thinking.

“Don’t worry, Joyce. I’m sure they’ll come. You'll see. Naruto will come for you,” Hanabi said to her sister to calm her down.

“Thank you, oh Hanabi,” Joyce remembers something important.

“Yeah,” said Hanabi.

“Happy birthday. I’m sorry things had to go this way,” said Joyce.

“Thanks, and it’s ok, it’s not your fault,” said Hanabi as she hugged Joyce.

‘Naruto’

Hiashi was sitting down in his office in the Hyuga compound when two members of the Hyuga council came in.

“Hiashi, we have some terrible and unfortunate news.”

“What is it?” asked Hiashi.

“Joyce, Hanabi, Emi, and Saya were all kidnapped by Akatsuki.”

“What? When and how did this happen?” said Hiashi.

“Uh, two days ago.”

“TWO DAYS ago, why didn’t you tell me sooner how this could happen?” Hiashi was angry at the situation.

“Hiashi, you knew that that organization was after Uzumaki. They kidnapped them to get to him, and everyone always thought something like that might happen.”

“Yes, but I never actually thought it would happen, ESPECIALLY NOT TO EVERY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY,” Hiashi yelled the last part, then he got up and started to walk out.

“Hiashi, where are you going?”

“I’m going to look for my family?” said Hiashi.

“Hiashi, there is no need. Uzumaki Naruto and a team already went out to find them. You should stay here.”

“I’m going to my room. As soon as you get anything new, you inform me, understood,” said Hiashi as he left.

“Of course.”

Once Hiashi left, the two Hyugas looked at each other.

“I’m sure those idiots will get killed by Akatsuki, but to be sure, I want you to make the Konoha council send three teams of Anbu to finish off anyone who returns from that mission.”

“What about the others?”

“We’ll also eliminate the ones trapped in the forest.”

“That sounds good, and it looks like we’ll have to find someone young and good enough to take over once Hiashi passes on. I doubt he’ll have any more children.”

“I guess the dynasty will start after him.”

“Hey,” said Neji.

“What?” asked Shikamaru.

“I think I see someone off in the distance. I can barely see him,” said Neji.

“Who do you think it is?” asked Kakashi.

“I don’t know, but the person looks like he has been beaten up badly, and he’s bloody. He also has blond hair and kind of looks like.”

“Naruto!” yelled Lee.

“DADDY!” yelled both girls as they ran to their dad.

Once the girls were about ten feet away from Naruto, they heard someone yell.

“WAIT, IT’S A TRAP . . . COME BACK!” yelled Kyuubi.


To be continued