Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
"Naruto!  How did you get that bruise on your forehead?" A girl with blonde hair tied in four ponytails asked. Her hands rested on her hips as she ignored the arrogant laughter behind her. Blue eyes twitching, she turned to the brunette haired boy who had his arms wrapped around his stomach.  A crisp slap was heard, causing the classroom to go silent.  The atmosphere becoming dangerously  cold.  "Na-ru-to, tell me what happened? Did Gaara hurt you?" She sent a pointed glare toward her red haired younger brother who glared back at her, arms crossed. Naruto let out a nervous chuckle.

"N-No, Temari, Gaara didn't hurt me." He replied, trying to calm the two siblings down. "I ran into a pole and he caught me.  That's all I promise!" He cried. Temari locked eyes with Naruto, whose eyes softened. A smile spread across her face.

"Why are you so cute?"  She cried, wrapping her arms around Naruto, catching him by surprise.  "I can't believe that you're still this cute even when you're eighteen!" She gushed.  Naruto looked at Gaara with wide blue eyes, asking silently for help. Gaara nodded curtly.

"Temari, Naruto, and I need to go to class."  Gaara said.  Temari's cheeks puffed out, her hands resting on Naruto's shoulders as she pulled away.

"Ahh!  I can't have Naruto for a day?"

Gaara! You're awesome! Naruto thought, relieved. Gaara stared blankly at Temari who smirked at Gaara.  She huffed. "Fine, but I'm taking Naruto to school tomorrow.  You had your turn."   

"Wha—What?  I'm not an object, Temari!"  Naruto protested. Naruto huffed crossing his arms over his chest. I'm sorry, Naruto. I want Gaara to tell you his feelings already. Naruto's eyes widened for a split moment before they softened. She was trying to get Gaara to confess his feelings.

"Temari, cut the nonsense. We need to go to class." Gaara growled. Temari rolled her eyes. Gaara was too stubborn to even confessing his feelings in front of her even though she could see it in his eyes. Temari sighed.

"Gaara, you're too stubborn.  You're just like Sasuke!"  Temari gasped, realizing at the last minute, whose name she had said.  Gaara and Kankuro sent her looks of shock and annoyance. Naruto stepped forward, then turned to face Temari, meeting her blue eyes. He knew the name.  Sasuke was the name of the person in his dreams.  What caught him by surprise was that Temari knew who this Sasuke person was.  "U-Uh...  F-Forget What I said, N-Naruto," She sighed.  "I'm sorry."  She whispered before knocking the blonde unconscious.

"Why did  you do that?"  Gaara asked. His eyes narrowed at his sister.  Temari sent him a knowing look that made the red head's eyes soften.

"We can't tell him anything yet."  Temari looked over at Kankuro and mouthed thank you. To everyone else in the classroom, Gaara and Naruto had already been in their class and Temari and Kankuro were saying their good bye.  Kankuro mostly used his ability to control his puppets with his telekinesis. Sometimes he uses strings in order to keep his ability hidden.  Gaara frowned as he remembered that there was a possible chance that the war could still be going on. "Gaara, he'll wake up in two minutes, but not remember what I said, however, it's the truth."

"Shut up."  Gaara growled.  "Wake him up so we can go to cla—," Gaara's eyes widened when he felt a sharp, burning pain wash over his body.  Temari and Kankuro frowned.

"So you think you can hide yourselves from your sweet little Naruto, huh?" A voice asked.  Temari laid Naruto down on the floor.  By now, the class should be going on as normal, while the shield Temari had mentally created around them, quarantining the class from what was about to come.  Gaara grunted, as he tried to  get up, but he was in too much pain to get up.  "You really think you can protect Naruto just by hiding his past?"

Temari frowned, she knew Naruto would be waking up soon.  She pursed her lips, it was too soon for Naruto to find out.  Her job was to watch over him alongside Gaara and Kankuro despite the memories and the love that they felt for the boy.  Shit, this can't happen now!  Temari thought, frantically.  "What the hell do you want?"  She asked.

Finally, the person that was talking to them appeared.  She had long red hair, and eyes. She wore glasses and a long purple kimono. "I don't fancy being cursed at, you know?"  She growled.  Crimson orbs averted to the blonde boy who was waking up.  She smirked and transported over to the blonde, towering over him. "Aren't you cute?"  She chuckled, smirking and tilting her head.  Naruto groaned softly before gasping when he saw the girl in front of him. 

"Who are you?"  He asked.  An elegant red brow rose.  Confusion swept over the girl's face before she started laughing hysterically.

"She really doesn't remember, eh?  I would expect as much."  She did reincarnate after all...  She thought, slowly rising to her feet. She snorted, hands on her hips.  Naruto turned to look at Gaara who looked as if he was in pain. The blonde gasped and crawled over to his red haired friend. 

"Gaara?  What happened?  A-Are you hurt?  Why are you in so much pain?"  Naruto laid a hand on his friends back. Temari's brows furrowed in worry.  Naruto looked up at the girl.  "T-Temari what's going on?  Who's she?  Why does she," Naruto swallowed hard. He didn't need to touch the girl to feel her emotions.  He could simply see the hatred that was in her eyes.  Temari sighed. 

"It's a long story, Naruto," Kankuro spoke before Temari could answer. "A story that's too soon for you to hear."  Naruto frowned at this. He was satisfied with the answer and didn't want to persist in the matter of knowing the story.  His eyes averted to the girl that was hurting Gaara for some reason he didn't understand. I don't get it, Gaara has no injuries...  So why is he in so much pain?

"You're all fools," The girl said.  "And if you must know my name blondie, it's Karin.  You may not remember, but I was the one who was supposed to be with him!"  She growled.  Naruto gasped, feeling a sudden burning pain.  "My power is pain illusion.  I have the ability to project pain into my targets' minds.  You and your friend here, are my victims.  I have to go, I will be back though, in just a matter of time." She laughed, maniacally.  "You better be ready blondie."

Naruto felt the pain reside just as relief washed over him.  He looked at Gaara who averted his gaze away from his own.  Temari and Kankuro shared a glance. "What are we going to do now?"  Kankuro asked. Temari let out a sigh.  I don't know...

"Gaara, I want to know.  Why was Karin so angry with me?  I...  I can't stand it.  The pain... the hatred...  I," Naruto felt warm tears stream down his whiskered cheeks.  Gaara frowned.

"Naruto, you'll have answers soon enough," Temari said.  "We'll talk about this later, but for now we have to go on like nothing happened."  Naruto frowned at this.  He wanted to know why this was happening so suddenly.  He sighed.

"Fine." He muttered, stubbornly.

•••

Karin stomped her foot angrily. She wasn't ordered to kill, just to give a little warning to the blonde haired boy and his little demon hunter friends. Revenge has its perks, of course. She knew Sasuke still has feelings for the blonde hair demon hunter. It was forbidden for a demon and a hunter to be in love. Unnatural. Wrong. Karin bowed her head, her fist clenched, and her fangs bared.  She hated that boy.  She hated him before he even reincarnated.  She vowed deep within her soul that she'd kill Naruto Uzumaki just to make Sasuke suffer.

Karin turned around, hearing footsteps coming toward her.  She raised an eyebrow, noticing that it was just Suigetsu. "Hey, Karin, how was your visit with Naruto? Did you tell them that we're after him?" Crimson eyes met violet purple ones. Karin nodded her head. A toothy grin spread along Suigetsu's face. "Lord Orochimaru will be very pleased with us, Karin." Karin nodded her head.

"I agree, Suigetsu," Karin retorted.  "I have my own plans for that blonde." Her long fingernails sank into her palms, her knuckles becoming pure white. Suigetsu removed a strand of white hair from his face, raising an eyebrow.

"Blonde?  What are you talking about?"

Karin snarled.  "Naruko Uzumaki!  She died and was reborn into a man!  Naruko Uzumaki is Naruto Uzumaki.  He's so far realized the powers that he possesses, which is tactile telepathy and the ability to feel one's emotions through physical contact."

"Oh, you mean the girl that Sasuke chose to be with instead of y—," He was interrupted by the force  Karin's pain illusion.  "K-Karin... s-stop," Suigetsu stammered out, grunting in pain.  Karin smirked, satisfied. 

"Don't mention his name, Suigetsu," Karin growled as she made her way to her room.  She knew Sasuke was back, awakened.  Sasuke was asleep for years while Naruko had been reborn.  Karin shook her head. Stop thinking about that stupid wench!  She told herself, as she opened the door to her room.  I'll get my revenge soon enough.  I just have to wait and construct  my plan.

To Be Continued...

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