In my Dream Chapter 24

In my Dream
Chapter 24

“Naruto . . .Naruto . . . NARUTO”

Naruto quickly opened his eyes after hearing his name being called out. He made a motion to sit up but felt pain around his side and just under his chest. Naruto looked around, not knowing where he was.

“It sounds like you're awake,” said a person. Naruto noticed that the voice belonged to a woman sitting at the other end of the room.

“What happened?” asked Naruto as he lay back on the bed.

“Momo, they found you during the thunderstorm out in the forest,” said the person, pointing to the dog beside the bed.

Naruto looked over the bed to see the dog sleeping.

“You were nearly dead when we found you. You had punctured lungs, and they were full of blood any longer, and you would have died,” said the person.

“I hope I wasn't any trouble to you,” asked Naruto.

"No, it's ok. I like to help people when they need help," said Yuri.

"How did you heal me?' asked Naruto.

“Well, luckily, the only reason your injury was serious was because your lungs were being filled with blood, but apart from that, everything else could be fixed easily,” said the person.

“Was it you that healed me?” asked Naruto.

“No, an elderly woman who knows some basic healing jutsus healed you after she drained the blood from your lungs,” the person said.

“Well, thanks for looking out for me,” said Naruto.

“No problem. You healed fast, but I think you should rest for a little longer,” the person said.

“I . . . I can’t . . . I have to go,” said Naruto as he tried to get up again, only to feel the pain.

“Please . . . at least for twenty minutes,” said the person.

“I have to go help some people,” he said.

“How much help can you be if you’re still hurting?” she replied.

“All right, but just twenty minutes,” said Naruto as he looked at the person sitting about ten feet away from him in the dark.

The figure stood up and walked toward him. It was a woman who looked to be in her early forties. She then stopped and said, “My name is Yuri. Nice to meet you.”

Naruto just stared at her, “My name is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto.”

After introducing themselves, Yuri expected Naruto to say more, but nothing came of it. The place was silent for a while. All Naruto could do was look at her.

“Is something wrong?” said Yuri because he hadn’t said anything for a while.

“Uh no, no, it’s just that, uh, have we met before because you look very familiar,” said Naruto.

“Well, I can’t say I’ve seen you because, well, I can’t see you,” said Yuri as she pointed to the cloth covering her eyes.

“Oh right, sorry, well, where are we anyway?” asked Naruto.

“Well, we are north of the lightning country. May I ask where you are from?” said Yuri.

“I’m from Konoha. I’ve come up here to save my daughters,” said Naruto.

Emi, Saya. They should be okay with Kyuubi and Hachibi. Joyce should be safe at home, but why am I getting this bad feeling that something is wrong? he thought.

Yuri brought a hand up to her head and then stumbled to a seat.

“Are you ok?” asked Naruto.

“I just suddenly got this bad headache, but I’ll be fine,” said Yuri.

“Ok, are you a native of this place, or are you from another?” he asked.

Again, she put her hand to her head as she experienced another headache. “Me, I don’t know. I’ve lived without knowing who I am for the last eighteen years. She’s the only thing I got,” said Yuri as she pointed to Momo.

“So, for eighteen years, you’ve been living another life, and you have no idea if you have any family,” said Naruto.

“That’s right, I’ve tried to remember nothing. I can't seem to remember anything,” she said.

“I’m sorry. I wish I could help,” he replied.

“I’ve always wondered if I had a husband and children, a baby girl or boy or both,” she said sadly.

“Have you ever wondered how or why this happened to you?” asked Naruto.

“I have, but it is no use if I can’t remember; all that happens is that the more I try to remember, the worse these headaches get, almost like my head doesn’t want me thinking about these issues, my past,” she said. Yuri bent over a little to pet Momo.

When Yuri bent down to pet Momo, Naruto saw something in the back of her neck that caught his eye.

“What is that?” asked Naruto.

“What is what?” she asked, not knowing what he was talking about.

“That thing in the back of your neck, may I see it,” he said.

She put her hand to the back of her neck, “I didn’t know I had something on my neck; no one ever told me. I guess you can see it.”

She kneeled before the bed and turned around, holding her hair to the side. As soon as Naruto saw what it was, he was shocked.

The girls suddenly stopped at Kyuubi’s voice and looked at Naruto. The moment they stopped, Naruto began to change into a giant lizard. The lizard opened its mouth and shot out its tongue, rapping the girls and swallowing them.

The moment the lizard swallowed the girls, Kyuubi and Hachibi disappeared, returning to the necklaces.

“EMI, SAYA” Yelled Neji.

“That’s for safekeeping,” said Pein as he landed on the giant lizard.

Everyone was ready to charge at him, but when they tried to move, they couldn’t. They all looked down to see what was holding them to the floor.

“Quicksand? HOW THE FUCK DID IT GET HERE?” Yelled Kiba.

“We are sinking and fast,” said Shikamaru.

Jiraiya made some seals for a jutsu, but nothing happened.

“What kind of jutsu was that it didn’t even do anything?” asked Chouji.

“I know nothing happened. They must’ve done something to prevent us from using jutsus,” said Jiraiya.

“Fuck I can’t get out. It’s only making me sink more,” said Kiba.

“You’re not the only one,” said Neji.

“Shit, do you guys feel that,” asked Jiraiya.

“Yeah, it’s not only sucking us in, but it’s starting to crush us as well,” said Kakashi.

Tobi landed next to Pein, “That catch was easy.”

“It was easy because of your sharing,” said Pein.

‘If they are still alive and here, then that means they must have beaten Naruto, but they probably don’t know that he’s still alive; I doubt they would let him live if he is no use to them anymore,’ thought Jiraiya.

“FUCKIN’ SHIT” yelled Kiba from the pain.

They were already down to their shoulders. Jiraiya and the other continued to sink into the sand and fell into a small, compressed area underground without any openings.

“What the FUCK is this?” yelled Kiba.

Lee and Gai tried punching the walls, but nothing happened. The other tried to do some jutsus, but nothing happened either.

“How the hell are we going to get out of here?” said Shikamaru.

“At least we're not being crushed by the sand anymore,” said Chouji.

“Maybe not, but look, the space is closing in,” said Neji, pointing at all the walls. They were closing in little by little.

“FUCK” Yelled Kiba.

“Oh, it gets worse with no opening, and all the people here are going to run out of air fast,” said Shikamaru.

“So, we either suffocate or get crushed,” said Jiraiya.

“WE need to get out of here,” said Kiba.

“Oh, that’s a good idea. Why didn’t we think of that? Hey, why don’t you come up with an idea to get out,” said Jiraiya sarcastically to Kiba.

Not understanding the sarcasm, Kiba said, “Coming up with ideas is Shikamaru department.”

“Look at them. They have no idea it’s a genjutsu. They probably think it’s a series of jutsus being used,” said Tobi as he looked at everyone standing before him.

“This was a lot easier than I thought I would be,” said Pein.

“Yes, looks like we won’t have any fun this time,” replied Tobi.

“You think you can keep them like this even after we leave?” asked Pein.

“Yes, but the genjutsu will wear off once they are far. You know I could just kill them right now,” said Tobi.

“Alright, do it,” replied Pein. Tobi prepared to act.

Before Tobi did anything, the giant lizard exploded, tearing it apart as red and black chakra gushed out of the lizard from many places.

“YEAH, WE did. It was just like Kyuu and Hachi said,” yelled Emi enthusiastically.

“I told you,” Said Saya.

“No, you didn’t,” replied Emi, turning around to look at Saya.

“Yeah, I did. You didn’t hear me,” said Saya as she turned around to look at Emi and stuck her tongue out at her; Emi reacted by doing the same thing.

The two stood next to large masses of chakra, each with a different figure.

The one next to Emi looked like a Jackal made of red chakra, and the one next to Saya looked like a Tiger made of black chakra. The girls turned around to see the other two standing near the others, ready to kill them.

“Leave them alone, you big jerks,” said Emi.

Pein looked at the girls, “Or what?”

“These two little Twinkies should be no problem,” said Tobi.

“Remember, you can’t kill them; just subdue them,” said Pein.

Naruto continued to look at her neck.

“It’s a seal,” he said.

“A seal?”

“Yeah, and that seal looks much like one I’ve seen before,” he said.

“What is it for?” she asked.

“I don’t know, but if it’s anything like the one I’ve seen, I might be able to remove it,” said Naruto.

“Are the differences between them big?” she asked.

“Well, this seal is a lot like the caged bird seal; I’ve studied that seal for a long time, but I don’t think so,” said Naruto.

“So, can you remove it?” asked Yuri.

“The caged bird seal, yes, this one, I don’t know, but I could try; it looks to be a different variation of the caged bird seal,” said Naruto.

“If you can, please try this; it might be the cause of my problems,” said Yuri.

“Alright, but stay still. It might be a while,” said Naruto.

Naruto held the seals with one hand as he molded some chakra into them, and then, using the other hand, he began to perform several one-handed seals.

Fifteen minutes had passed, and Naruto was still having trouble doing anything with the seal until he finally started to focus on the seal. Little by little, the seal was starting to peel off; in a quick move, Naruto ripped the seal off once, and the seal disintegrated into nothing.

Yuri let out a cry from the seal removal. Naruto stood from the bed and kneeled in front of her.

“Are you ok?” asked Naruto; she lifted her head, and Naruto could see tears starting to leak out from underneath the cloth.

“I . . . . . . I –I re. . .” was all she could let out.

“What is it?” asked Naruto.

“I. I remember . . . I remember everything,” she said as she cried.

She reached for the cloth covering her eyes, and when she removed it, both were shocked by what they were looking at. She looked at him, and he looked at her eyes.

“Uzumaki Naruto . . . . . . you . . . you look just like the fourth Hokage,” she said.

“That’s because he is my father,” said Naruto.

“That’s right. I remember he had a son; you look just like him.”

“You knew my father?” asked Naruto, and all she did was nod.

“The last time I saw you, you were only five. You’ve grown so much,” she said.

“I’m sorry I. I don’t remember you,” said Naruto.

“It’s ok, it’s been a long time,” she replied.

“You, you from Konoha, your, your eyes. You’re a Hyuga,” said Naruto.

“Yes, my name is Hyuga Izumi,” she said.

“Well, now that you remember everything, it’s obvious that the seal was the reason for your troubles, but why did you have the seal?” said Naruto.

“Kiroshi, Hyuga Kiroshi,” said Izumi.

“Who is that?” asked Naruto.

“A member of the Hyuga council, he placed the seal on me,” said Izumi.

“Kiroshi? I don’t recall someone named Kiroshi in the Hyuga council, but why would he do that?” said Naruto.

“Because I found out about their plans to make the Hyuga clan the rulers of Konoha, a dynasty, and once they did that, they were going to get rid of the Konoha council,” said Izumi.

“But you’ve had the seal for eighteen years, and nothing has happened sin—"

Izumi continued without paying attention to Naruto's words: “When the Hyuga council found out that I knew about their plans, they forcefully placed the seal on my neck,” she said.

“But why on your neck, and why did they put a different seal on you?” asked Naruto.

“This seal is a modified version of the caged bird seal, which helped seal my memories and powers. They put the seal in the back of my neck where the Byakugan’s weakness is, which is why I lost my eyes so that I couldn’t use the Byakugan,” said Izumi.

“Are you sure about their plans? I’ve lived in Konoha for the last eighteen years, and they haven’t done anything,” said Naruto.

“They said that they were going to modify the seal even more so they could control those branded with the seal,” said Izumi.

“Can they do that?” asked Naruto.

Izumi’s eyes were wide open, almost as if she had remembered something significant. She quickly stood and dashed towards the door, ready to leave. When she did, she heard a bark as the dog rose and followed her.

“Wait, where are you going?” asked Naruto.

“To my family.” I must see them and know what happened to them. I’m going to Konoha,” she said as she quickly ran out the door and left; she dashed through the forest as fast as she could, with Momo trailing her.

“Wait, you're going in the same direction as me, and I’ll go with you,” said Naruto as she was long gone; he tried to get up, only to feel the same pain.

“My lungs still haven’t recovered, but I don’t have time. I’ll have to suck it up,” said Naruto as he stood up and ran in the same direction as Izumi.

Hiashi was headed towards the gates of the Hyuga compound. He didn’t care what the council said and would help his family. When he told the others that he was going to his room, he left to get ready. Hiashi was now in battle-fit clothes.

Before reaching the gates, he was called, “Hiashi, where are you going?”

“You again, I'm going to help my family,” said Hiashi.

“I thought.”

“I am the head of the Hyuga clan. You don’t tell me what to do; I will help my family no matter what happens,” said Hiashi, angry.

“What if you get killed? What if all your family gets killed? Who will lead the clan?” asked the Hyuga.

“I don’t care what happens to me; I will help my family even if it kills me,” said Hiashi. The other Hyuga just smiled.

“Well, I guess getting killed then and getting killed now would make no difference.”

“What?” said Hiashi. The moment he said that he felt two sharp pains go through his chest; he looked down and saw the end of two swords coming out of his chest, and he turned around and saw the other Hyuga that had told him about the kidnap.

“What the hell is the meaning of this?” asked Hiashi as he spat out blood.

“Hiashi, we didn’t plan for things to happen this way. We had planned on letting you finish your reign as head of the clan, but if you are so eager to die, there is no point in waiting.”

“It’s you; you’re behind the council's decision to give the power to the Hyuga clan,” said Hiashi.

“Yes, and after these changes are made, the Hyuga clan will not only be the greatest in Konoha history but the greatest in all the land.”

“You. . . your wo suck succeeds.” Hiashi could only cough out the words with blood.

“Hiashi, I think it’s time you died, and don’t worry, you’ll get to see your family soon, seeing as they're going to die as well,” said the Hyuga in front of him.

The Hyuga in back of him took out a kunai and, without hesitation, slid Hiashi’s throat. The Hyuga let go of the swords, and Hiashi fell to the floor on top of the pool of blood.

“Find an idiot to pin this on and clean this up,” the other said as he walked away.

“Right,” said the other as he did what he was told.

Both girls stood facing Tobi and Pein.

Saya quickly pointed her arm towards them and shouted an order, “Cerebus chakra drain.” Without hesitation, the tiger charged at Tobi, and Saya followed.

Cerebus, she named him almost like Hachi’s, Cerberus. Thought Emi; she turned and looked at the one standing beside her. What should I name mine?

Tobi gathered chakra in his hand, and as Cerebus reached him, he swiped his hand down the middle of it, splitting it in two. The two halves skidded past Tobi. With Cerebus out of the way, Saya was right behind, ready to attack. She quickly threw a punch at Tobi but went right through him.

Saya landed close to the two halves of Cerebus, now reuniting. ‘What happened? How did I go through him?’ thought Saya as she stood up. She looked at Emi; she saw Pein charge at her, and she wasn’t even paying attention.

“EMI, LOOK OUT!” Saya yelled to Emi.

Emi reacted to Saya’s scream and turned around. She saw Pein begin his attack, and in the last moment before the attack landed, Emi reacted.

“ANUBIS SHIELD!” yelled Emi; a wall of red chakra stopped Pein’s punch.

Emi could see Pein’s face through the chakra wall. She saw him smile so much that she turned around, only to be smashed against the chakra wall by a punch from another Pein who stood behind her.

“Ahh!” screamed Emi.

“You should know you don’t stand a chance, little girl,” said Pein.

“DRAGON DESTROYER JUTSU!” Pein turned around as his eyes landed on the girls he had just punched. She held her hands in a dragon seal as lightning gushed out through the seal.

“ANUBIS RESTRAIN!” The Emi on the floor disappeared into smoke.

“A clone,” said Pein, who was quickly retrained by chakra that extended out of the wall. With every second that passed, the lightning got closer and closer, and in the process, the light took the form of a dragon ready to strike.

Emi trembled from the force, ’Come on, I can do this. I have to hit his heart. I can’t; it’s too strong.’ The force of the jutsu pushed back Emi as the jutsu deviated from its target.

“AAHh,” Emi was slammed against a tree.

The jutsu hit Pein but not at the place where it was aimed. The lightning went right through his side.

“EMI,” Saya rushed to Emi’s side.

“Are you ok?” she asked.

“Yeah, I think so,” replied Emi as she stood up.

“You know you shouldn’t use that jutsu. You still can’t control it,” said Saya.

They got ready and performed a jutsu together: “Shadow clone jutsu.” Instantly, there were over a hundred clones of each.

Tobi looked around at all the clones. With his Sharingan activated, he knew exactly where the real ones were. With a blink of an eye, every clone disappeared.

“We- where did they all go?” said Emi.

Both Emi and Saya were standing on a tree branch.

“I don’t know,” replied Saya.

“Saya, move quick,” said Emi as fire missiles were headed their way.

As the girls jumped out of the way, they were struck from behind and crashed to the ground. When the girls stood and returned, Anubis and Cerebus dissolved, and their chakra revolved around the necklaces. Then, each necklace shot a giant ball of compressed chakra at Tobi and Pein.

Both Tobi and Pein could block the attacks but were still injured. One of Tobi’s arms was useless, while Pein's injury on his side was now the worst because of that attack.

Emi and Saya looked down at their necklaces as they saw chakra begin to pour out. The charkas started to take form, but these forms were not the same as before. They weren’t Cerebus and Anubis; when the two were fully formed, the girls smiled with joy.

“Kyuu!” yelled Emi.

“Hachi!” yelled Saya.

“You two rest, we’ll take it from here,” said Hachibi to the girls.

“So, which one do you want?” Hachibi asked Kyuubi.

“I’ll take that one,” said Kyuubi as he looked at Pein.




Joyce woke setup said it was only a dream