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Spectral Ninja	By : Nescafevh Category: Naruto Crossovers > General Views: 15265 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Sakura sighed as she watched the baffled look cross her fellow Guardians face as his brother walked away from him.
Ever since their return from the Land Of Eddies, Naruto had been all but freezing the Nara heir out. Being told that while they were gone Sasuke had already gone over to Orochimaru after a group of ninja disguised as them preformed the charade of chasing him hadn't helped either.
Sakura knew Naruto didn't react well to loss, she had learned that much quickly from knowing him, and she didn't know much of what happened on the island, but after watching his clan on his mother's side get slaughtered-sometimes by their own people-then almost loosing his GlyphGuardian brother's soul to some sort of summons (she shuddered in memory), THEN coming home to be told Sasuke was out of his reach and out of his protection, it was no wonder he was reacting this way.
Only this reaction was hurting the one person he shouldn't. He could have lost Shikamaru and if it was her, she would have been clutching him tighter to her, not freezing him out.
She understood though, her tailed and winged teammate didn't know how to handle what was going on. He had grown up unloved and without affection until he had met Sasuke and his brother. THEY hadn't cared he was supposed to be some sort of demon, Itachi knew better and made sure Sasuke had understood what was REALLY happening, so he never saw the other boy as more than he really truly was.
Both Sasuke and his big brother was all the boy had until he awoke Kain and made friends with the other heirs. So coming home, his emotions still raw and soul still bleeding with anguish, to find the last of those two was now gone......
She mentally shook her head, no, bad timing and bad judgement. Personally-even though she'd never tell anyone else this-she thought it was cowardice on the part of their so-called leader. She didn't want to handle the fight to get Sasuke out of the village and into Orochimaru's hands (even though the guy was no longer 'evil'), so she snuck him out when Naruto wasn't looking.
Sakura was brought out of her thoughts by a sigh beside her as the Nara heir and her fellow guardian flopped almost bonelessly down beside her "I don't get it."
"Get what?"
"Why he's acting like this."
She looked at him fully, disbelief in her expression. "What?" he asked, confused. She rolled her eyes at him "for a genius, you are sometimes an idiot."
"What?" he repeated.
"You scared him, he almost lost you and you know as well as I he doesn't react well to any sort of loss. First he witnesses his mother's-therefore his own-clan being wiped out, by some of their own no less, then he...WE almost lose you to some sort of summons, then he comes home, hoping to be able to confine in and be comforted by his childhood best friend, only to find him out of his reach and ability to protect. He doesn't know how to handle these mixed emotions and so he's lashing out."
When the other frowned at her she sighed "he's human, just like us."
"What can we do?"
Sakura thought about it for a minute then rose "come on." He didn't move. She glared at him, "come ON."
Grumbling something the male rose to his feet also and followed her reluctantly.
They made their way into a certain building, up the stairs to a floor, heading for a certain door where Sakura knocked.
The door opened.
Sakura frowned, "what are YOU doing here?"
"Visiting" the soft feminine voice said in answer. Sakura sighed, "fine. Can we come in?"
"Why?"
"We need to speak to Kain-sama, it's about Naruto." The other female frowned at her "he's on a mission right now."
Sakura cursed then looked thoughtful "can we come in anyway? You might be able to help instead."
The other teenager nodded and moved aside, letting them in. After closing and locking the door behind them she lead them to the lounge room and motioned them to sit while she moved off to the kitchen to prepare some tea for them all.
While she was doing so, one of the inhabitants of the apartment came home, frowning at them "what are you guys doing here?"
"We came to see Kain-sama, but he's on a mission, so we want to see Hinata-chan instead. It's about Naruto."
She frowned at them "what about him?"
Sakura cocked her head at the other female "haven't you noticed his latest behavior?"
Hinata spoke as she re-entered the room, carrying a tray with a pot of tea and three cups as well as biscuits "Anko-sama just returned from a mission herself."
"Ah" Sakura nodded, waiting until the other female poured her a cup before taking it. Anko frowned "does this have anything to do with the gate guards warning me to avoid him right now?"
Sakura nodded, motioning her companion to explain the events of their 'mission' to the Land Of The Eddies-or Whirlpool.
"So Naruto witnessed the entire of Whirlpool being massacred, all for this orb, then the idiot here almost kills himself-or at least almost loses his soul-to some summons. Then he returns here, hoping to pour his heart out to someone he sees as a brother-or at least family-only to find him out of his reach."
She nodded.
The female vampire frowned "why are you here then? What could Kain possibly do instead?"
"The only other way to help would be to force him to release all it another way, fighting, anger. Naruto is too strong for us, he could possibly kill one off us and then it would just be worse. But Kain-sama, Kain-sama would be able to make him fight and be there to comfort him. " She frowned "but if he's not here I don't know what to do."
For a few minutes no one spoke, all thinking of a possible solution. Finally Anko spoke "there IS a way Sasuke to be here for him." When everyone else looked at her she snorted "Hinata IS the guardian of the mind, right? All she has to do is talk to Sasuke and tonight when she and Naruto are in bed together and he's asleep......"
Hinata's eyes lite up "you're right!" then frowned "I better talk to him now, see if he CAN do it, if Orochimaru-san wouldn't have him busy with something first." She looked at her fellow guardians "come with me?"
Sakura frowned "why?"
"You've SEEN and experienced his behavior, you know what happened on the island, you can tell him that." They nodded, "of course."
Anko, when looked at, just gave a dramatic yawn, flashing snake-like fangs "I've just returned from a mission. I'm dirty, hungry and tired. I think I'll bathe, eat then go to bed" she waved to them as she moved off "lock up when you leave."
"Thanks, Anko-sama!" Sakura called after her, as she heard an grunt as a reply and the bedroom door closed behind her. The next sound was draws opening and closing as the new-breed vampiress looked for her night clothes to wear out of her shower.
Hinata looked at her fellow guardians and asked "ready?" The two nodded, Sakura following Shikamaru's example in relaxing and closing her eyes. When she felt the touch to her mind she reached out with her thoughts to it, tentatively touching back.
The next thing she knew the two were following her through a plain white space. Hinata called out ahead of them "Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun, can you talk?"
A voice came back "In a minute."
They floated there for a few minutes until another figure appeared before them. Sakura gasped at the change over the figure she knew. As they floated down to the 'ground' the other male spoke urgently "what happened Hinata?! I felt such grief and pain from Naruto, then something was trying to take Shika's soul!" He looked at the lazy genius shadow-wielder and fellow guardian "what did you do?!"
The Nara groaned "why is it MY fault?"
"Because it was" Hinata glared at him "you were the one stupid enough to take an item you had no idea what would happen with!"
Before a full-blown argument could start Sakura frowned at Sasuke "didn't Karin-san tell you what happened when she returned?"
Sasuke shook his head "she went straight to her room and stayed there. A couple of times I heard her crying but she wouldn't let anyone in. A few hours ago Orochimaru-sama went in and I heard them talking. I think he was comforting her. I don't know ANYTHING about what went on!"
Hinata sighed and motioned him to sit with them. Slowly he did and with a glare from the guardian of the mind, Shikamaru explained about the Uzumaki clan's murder, the orb and the two witnessing it all.
Sakura, now hearing everything, was shocked and horrified and totally understood her companions feelings now.
Then, almost reluctantly, the guardian of the cycle of life went on to explain about the mask, how he had been pulled there and what had happened, explaining about how-since then-he had NOT had another of those blinding headaches, he felt..... normal.
"So this.....summons absorbed, or rather is absorbing the access energy from you, maybe as payment." Sasuke looked at him in reproach "I understand why Naruto's pissed with you now. You're the guardian of Death AND Life, Shika, YOU don't answer to IT, IT answers to you!"
The genius rolled his eyes "you and Naru have been hanging around together too long. You sound just like him."
The youngest Uchiha glared at him angrily.
Hinata spoke "Naruto is acting up, especially to Shika. It is worse you weren't here for him when he needed you." At the others frown she quickly added "I'm not blaming you, it was bad timing and bad decision on Lady Tsunade's side. She SHOULD have realized that Naruto would be upset by what he found and need you to vent. Instead she went the easy route. Now Naru's repressing his emotions and freezing out those he shouldn't."
"Can you help him?" Sakura asked in a trembling but hopeful voice "maybe if Hinata brings you both in together to this place you can confront him and do what you need to help him? Like make him fight to vent-or just talk to him?"
Sasuke sighed as he stood and started to pace "do ANY of you have any idea why Naruto is so emotionally protective or possessive of niisan and I?" The three exchanged looks "because you both were his first friends."
"That is a part of it, but only a small part." Hinata spoke "then tell us."
Sasuke sighed before he sat back down "you all know about him growing up in an orphanage before he awoke Kain-sama who adopted him when he was five." When they nodded he went on "did you never consider HOW he had his own apartment at that age when he SHOULD HAVE been still at that place?!"
"I assumed because of his heritage and Kyuubi they had him there for security and to protect him, that someone was there at least part of the time to cook and help him."
"You forget, his heritage wasn't revealed until AFTER Kain adopted him. Before that Naruto was alone without us or the Third or those who run that ramen stand. The other citizens either ignored or shunned him or took the opportunity to abuse him. No ninja-or citizen-would take a job or mission to teach him ANYTHING to help himself-let alone how to cook or clean."
"Then how? What...?"
Sasuke sighed and closed his eyes "when Naruto was three years old he was thrown out of the orphanage. They reasoned that now he was old enough to walk and talk he no longer needed them, their job with him was done. For three days Naruto sat on the steps of that building, crying and sobbing, confused, scared, not knowing what he had done wrong, if he was being punished for something and if they were going to let him back inside. He slept there on those cold stone steps, never moved from that spot, his only food the old or rotten food the villagers threw at him."
Hinata looked like she was able to cry herself while Sakura had tears in her eyes when she asked "how....who?"
"Naruto never told me about this" Hinata said softly, voice almost gone. "Of course not" Sasuke said to her firmly "he wouldn't want your pity." He looked at her then blinked "but I don't think he even remembers it now. It would be the type of thing he was block out."
Sakura asked in a trembling voice "What happened? Who helped him?"
"Itachi. He was the first to see a child in what others saw a monster. He was walking past when he saw him sitting there, fisting his eyes as he cried. Ignoring the words of the civilians around him, he approached him, talking soothingly. After he got enough of what happened out of him, he took his hand and lead him away. He took Naruto home where Mikomi-sama sat him down and fed him, giving him so much food he couldn't eat any more, then carried him off to bathe and change him. While he was having a well-deserved nap in Itachi's bed, niisan spoke to her who suggested taking Naruto to the Third personally and telling him what happened. That way no one could deny it."
"Were was I then? I don't remember this."
Sasuke glared at her for interrupting "both of us were in lessons then. Itachi had been in the Academy on his way home when he found him.
When Itachi tried to take him in not only was he forced to carry Naruto but use all the determination and smarts he had as the civilians did everything they could think of to separate them, even a few ninja. It seemed they had been hiding Naruto's homeless state from the Third when they were supposed to be looking after him, if Itachi reported it, they were in for a LONG session at T&I with Ibiki-san.
But Itachi wouldn't be swayed or distracted and having unlocked all but his mangeko the night our clan was murdered, most ninja were afraid of him.
When he reached outside the Third's office he was stopped by the sectary who denied he had an appointment and tried to get him to leave. So Itachi did the only thing he could, he raised his voice, which in turn set Naruto off crying again which made niisan mad at the sectary for upsetting him."
They looked at Sasuke in disbelief "Itachi.... yelled?"
"I didn't say that" Sasuke said "I said he raised his voice. By doing so he ensured the Third heard him and knew he was there and with Naruto now crying loudly, the old man would want to know what was going on and came to the door himself to watch what was happening. He called two of his ANBU who took the protesting sectary away, now out of a job before he got Itachi in his office on a seat, trying to soothe Naruto while he explained what had happened.
The Third was understandably pissed that his orders had been ignored, but when Naruto cringed from him, scared, and tried to hide behind Itachi, he was forced to gain control of himself and try to soothe him. But Naruto was too scared so the Third got something from his desk and held it out to him."
"What was it?"
"A sweet, a poki. Naruto cautiously took it and when he was calm and trusting enough the Third questioned him gently on what happened. Then he had Itachi take him to a corner where he was able to sit him down with some paper and colored inks so he could draw to his hearts content while the Third tried to find out what was happening and why.
However apparently the orphanage refused to take him back, stating as it was run by civilians it was out of his command. No other orphanage's would take him, and no one would adopt him."
"Which was why the apartment" Shikamaru nodded.
"A apartment. The Third could pay for it because a loophole allowed it since Naruto was classed a war-orphan, the only problem was finding someone to care for him until he was old enough himself. Itachi suggested Mikomi-san would willingly cook him meals if the Third could find a way to pay her and that he himself would come see to Naruto before and after the Academy.
The only trouble was the original apartment was run by a sleazy little man who encouraged his tenants to abuse Naruto by banging on the walls, yelling and playing music at all hours. He even rewarded them by giving discounts in rent."
Sakura gasped "that's horrible!"
"When Itachi came around one day and found him in a far corner of his bedroom, crying and clothes torn he took him back to Mikomi-san to be cared for while he stomped off to see the Third, DEMANDING he not only found him a better place, but MAKE SURE they were trustworthy. He also demanded an ANBU guard to make sure he was never hurt again, or Itachi would quit the Academy, take me and Naruto and leave for another village, someone else who would.... appreciate their talents as the last Uchiha's and would protect and love a child, demon vessel or not."
Sakura gasped "he threatened to become a traitor?!" When Sasuke sent her an smoldering glare Shikamaru grunted and spoke "actually at that point Itachi wasn't a ninja. Officially you are not classed as a shinobi UNTIL you graduate and go on your first mission." Sasuke nodded to him, and he continued "at that point he was classed as a civilian. Leaving Hidden Leaf would have only classed him as a run-away civilian. Taking Sasuke would have made him a kidnapper since the Hyuuga have legal custody of him, but that is only until he reaches a certain age when Sasuke becomes legal enough they no longer have any jurisdiction over either of them. If they stayed out of sight long enough......"
Hinata added "and I'll just bet that Madara would have willingly hid and trained them."
The group was silent when they realized how close it could have been. The two Uchiha's AND Naruto could have become their enemies-hell, Sasuke or Itachi may have become the next vessel.
Hell, if it wasn't for Naruto Orochimaru would still be under the Uchiha's control and 'evil' and his and Sand's attack on Hidden Leaf would have succeeded.
What also scared the three other guardians was not only wouldn't they have known the truth but there would have been no appointments. No guardians would have been able to find or realize their position and what they were born to do.
That was what really scared them. Without the three boys they would had been totally ignorant of they destiny and who they really were.
Sakura especially felt it keenly. Before she had found her place among her fellow guardians she had felt useless as a ninja and to her team, even with her training from Lady Hokage. Without Naruto she wouldn't even have that since it was him who brought both Sannin's back to Hidden Leaf. She had been so full of herself before her team, thinking because she had read so much and memorized it and she had been top of their class she was the best. But knowing all that stuff from books and being able to quote it meant shit on their first mission. Out there was the REAL WORLD, an kill or be killed place. All her book smarts meant shit to that.
If she had had to fight any one of them, she never would have stood a chance. Her voice trembling at the revelation "what did the Third do? I mean he must of done what Itachi-san wanted but what happened?"
"It took a while for The Third to find a good place for him. Meanwhile the Third sent them off so Itachi could take Naruto to the food district in the hope to get him feed. It was there that Naruto wandered off from him. When Itachi realized what had happened he panicked, someone could be hurting him!"
"Where was he?"
"Itachi found him at a certain noodle place, shyly seated on an high stool, the older owner watching over him as he got stuck into a big bowl of a certain noodle dish."
"You mean Ichiraku, don't you. That's why Naruto likes it so much, is practically addicted to it, it was the only place to serve him that young."
"More than that, they were kind to him, even when the civilians warned them not to, when they TOLD him to refuse to serve him. He refused and served him always with kindness. Even some days he would lower his prices for him so much they must have been way out of pocket for the week" he looked at them critically "did you know not long after coming to Hidden Leaf, Kain sama found out and became a 'silent partner' in the business of the shop? He doesn't do anything to change it, only makes sure they can make ends meet. He lays no claim to it or tries to change them or the runnings, he told the old man he just wants to keep him running so Naruto has a place with good memories to go to eat. But I think he does it because he's grateful that someone other than niisan, myself and the Third treated him like a person, not a monster."
"So when did YOU first meet Naruto?"
“Not long after he moved into the new apartment. Every day Itachi made sure he looked in on Naruto. He didn’t trust the civilians, or the ANBU to protect me and made sure to check on him. That day he was planning to visit Naruto, however Mikomi san was on a mission at the time and Hinata was with Haishi san. Since I don’t have their bloodline that left me alone, forcing Itachi to take me with you.” He looked both sarcastic and wistful. “We hated each other at the start. From the minute we arrived Naruto had latched to Itachi’s leg and didn’t let go until we left. I think we saw each other as competition for Itachi. We saw each other as trying to take Itachi away, only I had a blood connection while Naruto had no such link.
For the first few weeks we put Itachi in an bad position, competing for his attention and affection.”
“When did it change?”
“When I realized the truth.”
“When was that?”
“A few weeks after we met. Apparently a group of ex-ninja decided to take revenge into their own hands. They planned it all out, a few would trick Itachi out of the building, another would keep the ANBU guard occupied and then they used a seal to lock everyone off from the apartment. Inside their leader confronted us. Apparently he was the same man who had beaten Naruto in the previous apartment. He had tried to....” Sasuke was obviously loosing the fight to remain detached, his face twisting in horror and pain as he swallowed, trying to gain control. “....he only failed because he sensed Itachi approaching and was able to slip out unseen.
He found us hiding in the bedroom. Naruto was terrified of him. I tried to protect him but the guy just...knocked me away. I was trying to get back up when I heard it.”
“What?”
“Naruto SCREAMED. It was so full of pain and terror I remember suddenly thinking “he’s hurting my BROTHER!” and that’s when it hit me. Naruto WASN’T my competition, he was my little brother. Just like Itachi was my big brother I was Naruto’s. There may be only a year between us but he was MY little brother. And he WAS HURTING MY LITTLE BROTHER!” he visibly gained control and when his voice was more level he was able to continue “the man had Naruto by the arm, it was pulled up and back in a way not natural....and when I saw...I don’t remember everything of that night, neither does Naruto, what I DO remember is this great power filling me and running forward screaming at him to ‘let my little brother go’ and....”
“And?”
“Nothing.”
“Nothing?” they sat back, unsatisfied by his answer.
“Nothing. The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital. I was confused, I wasn’t where I was before, I couldn’t see Naruto and I could hear yelling. Itachi was arguing with someone, all I could understand was some words like ‘fire’, 'body' and ‘lightening’. Itachi was arguing with the doctor. Naruto was in another room, they could get nothing out of him, he would cringe from everyone EVEN Itachi. All he would say was pleading for ‘niisan’ over and over again.”
“What happened?”
“They didn’t know what happened but they had a theory. It took me a while to figure the truth out for myself and I didn’t understand it fully until recently.” Shikamaru sat forward his eyes focused and intense and they recognized his tactile mind was working again “what was their theory?”
“By the time they were able to break the seal and enter it was all silent inside. They scoured the entire apartment, coming to the bedroom last. They found the body of the man on the floor, but we were gone. At first they thought that we had been taken away, perhaps the man had a partner he gave us to who then killed him to keep him quiet.”
“Like Madara-or Orochimaru” Shikamaru said “so they think you were both taken and they were responsible, perhaps to continue the experiments on you.”
“While they examined the body the others searched the room for us or clues. It was Itachi who heard it first, a low hissing. He followed it to under the bed. When he looked under he found us both. Naruto was laying over me, one of his arms laying beside him at a weird angle, and his eyes....At the time they thought it was signs of the Kyuubi, but Itachi knew better.”
“How did he know different?”
“Naruto showed no signs other than behavior. No red in his eyes, no chakra, just hissing and a raised back. It was the cat in him, reacting on instinct, trying to look threatening. I wasn’t moving and Naruto had wedged us in the far back under the bed, in a corner against the leg and where two walls met, meaning the only way to us was to either remove the bed completely or come from the two sides not protected by wall.
They noticed the way Naruto lay over me was protective, like he was shielding me with his body and no one could get close without him trying to lash out, not even Itachi or the the Third. And every time he lashed out they could see his twisted arm wouldn’t work and moving it caused him more pain which just made him all the more defensive and aggressive. They had no other choice but to use a sleep jutsu on him and when he was out they had to lift the entire bed out of the way to get to us. When they moved Naruto off me they found my palms were burned. That’s when the ninja examining the body found two burn marks on it in the shape of small hands.”
They look at him “YOU used energy to kill him?!” He nodded and Shikamaru spoke “let me guess, their theory was something that was done to you as a baby by the one who had kidnapped you gave you an ability to use lightening instead of fire and you had awakened this in self-defense.” When Sasuke nodded again he continued “this is what Itachi was arguing with the doctor-that was as Uchiha you were SUPPOSED TO be flame, not lightening. You spoke to Orochimaru-sama however and he said nothing he did had to do with the lightening release ability.”
‘Yes” he answered.
“However YOU theorize it was your ability as the Energy Guardian awakening to protect the Balance Guardian-your brother.”
“Yes” he answered again “that or Mother Earth giving me a boost to protect one of her chosen. I DO remember the huge power surge filling me, way more then I have ever felt before in my life.” After a deep breath he went on “Naruto’s arm was not only dislocated but the ligaments and muscles were torn almost completely, they had to take him immediately in to surgery while he was out to reattach everything, since poisons and drugs don’t work on him, while I was suffering a concussion, burned palms and chakra exhaustion. When Naruto awoke before me he couldn’t remember anything, only the deep instinct to trust and protect me, that I had been hurt protecting him. Because of this he was confused and scared of EVERYONE but me and without me around....”
“He was reacting in fear and fright” they said. “Yes, He was asking almost constantly for ‘niisan’ but they could barely understand him and even though Itachi would approach him he shied away from him.”
“You think Naruto heard you call him a brother and even if he couldn’t remember the events he remembered you called him that.”
“Yes. After I awoke I would often sneak into his room and stay with him. Naruto would fall asleep clutching my top and after having to find me there so many times and having to try and force us apart, dealing with my tantrums and Naruto’s hysteria they eventually decided to put us in the same room.”
“If you are so close to him, why didn’t you visit him in hospital while he was recovering from the moth’s poison?” He glared at them “how do you know I didn’t.” The three remembered how Sasuke would often sneak out of the house when Itachi was in hospital and be found curled up with him. It made them realize he must have been doing the same then.
"Because of Naruto's arm he had to come stay with us for a couple of weeks so it could fully heal. It took Itachi nearly that entire time to win Naruto over again, he spent the entire time refusing to let me out of his sight. We ate together, bathed together, went to lessons and even though we shared my room, nine times out of ten we ended up curled up together on the bed. To this day it still confuses and worries Itachi over Naruto's shift in attention. He has no idea why Naruto went from being attached to him too me."
Hinata spoke "maybe deep down part of Naruto blames him for what happened. Like he failed to save you both."
Sasuke shook his head, not in disagreement of what she was saying, but denial of the idea "but it wasn't his fault, the seal...."
"We know that, you know that and a big part of Naruto understands that, but he was a child, a child who idiolized your brother after he rescued him from the streets, to a child that means they can never fail in ANYTHING. For him to fail this it meant he must have failed on purpose. Children are never logical."
Shikamaru meanwhile was frowning thoughtfully, his mind going "you said he doesn't remember what happened that day, how do you know?"
"I've asked him a few times since that day. He just looks completely confused and I can tell he isn't faking. He doesn't remember. I once asked Kyuubi-neesan about it and SHE said she doesn't know. Apparently it wasn't until that day Naruto found Kain-san that she had any influence or control inside him, so early memories went past her. She could feel his pain or fear or whatever, but except for a small amount of her chakra going towards Naruto, she was locked inside a dark cage and seal until Razeil joined them."
"So Kyuubi-san has no idea what happened either" Sakura looked disappointed "I don't know if that's good or bad."
"It is impossible to just loose a memory" Shikamaru said "you can forget it, but it is never gone, the human mind is incapable of it, it stores everything, even those unwanted things you'd rather forget or useless things like weird sounds or smells. He remembers, it is just buried somewhere deep."
He suddenly blinked, long and hard.
"What is it?" Sasuke asked, recognizing the movement and expression.
"What if he HAS remembered, at lease in SOME capacity."
"Explain" Sasuke said firmly.
"The trauma of watching his mothers clan be slaughtered, by some of their own people, it caused the memory to be 'reawakened'. Even if he doesn't remember the actual event, the trauma from it is enough to.....amplify the reaction. It explains his behavior" Shikamaru looked straight at Sasuke "did he not receive help for the initial trauma?"
Sasuke frowned "he didn't remember anything."
Shikamaru sighed, shaking his head "but he was still traumatized, Sasuke, you said so yourself, his behavior proved it. It's caused this reaction. He's traumatized and terrified and is lashing out because of it." He turned to look at Hinata "tonight while he sleeps, you will connect their minds and Sasuke will fix this problem."
"But I don't remember it completely!"
"Hinata can help you with that. Even if you didn't you remember and know enough to be able to help him and accept."
Sasuke closed his eyes and sighed "I guess I have too. I don't want Naruto to suffer as he is, he IS my little brother" he looked at Hinata sternly "you will help us. I mean as Mind Guardian. He may not want to, but he has to remember."
The female nodded, face set in determination.
There was a noise and Sasuke glanced behind him into the white void "I have to go, Orochimaru needs me for something."
"Why don't you call him sensei?" Sasuke looked at Sakura "because I only have one sensei." The pale red-head smiled at him, glad to know that he still saw their team leader as his teacher.
The group stood and after some goodbye's and hugs from Hinata with Sasuke the second last Uchiha turned and walked into the white, disappearing from sight.
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