Confrontation (chapter 7)

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"Aghh! That's cold!" Hagoromo tries to swat away Tsunade and her metallic medical instrument from entering his ear but Tsunade ignores him and continues to investigate the canal. She'd been at his ears for a good twenty minutes now, Hagoromo thought it'd be a good idea to cone see a veteran doctor at the hospital as soon as possible. If he'd knew Lady Tsunade would personally tend to him,he would've never come.

"If I don't poke around, how do you expect me to fix the problem?" Tsunade shoves the instrument further up Hagoromo's ear causing him to shiver. She wouldn't gave personally seen to him if she knew it wasn't fatal. He should be in his knees thanking her." Well, I can hear you now so you don't have to poke around anymore." Tsunade is somewhat surprised by the response and raises an eyebrow." You can hear me?!"

"Well only a little but I can tell I'm recovering. It's Kaguya, she's regenerated my body at an amazing rate. I guess my ears will take longer because it was damaged so bad."

"I see. Then my work here us done. What's with that face?!"
"Oh nothing just thinking about something funny." If Hagoromo had said what he was thinking ( You actually did nothing but stick a rod up my ear) he would've got a monstrous punch to the cheek.

Tsunade picks her clipboard up from the table and begins to leave the examination room." Since you're fine I guess you don't need any medical attention. Oh, before I forget when are you leaving for that so called quest that only you can do?"

Hagoromo stares st his fist intently." I thought I was ready after training for two years. The gap between me and my opponents are too wide. But I haven't given yet, I can still get stronger Lady. Don't ask how, but I'm able to tap into Kaguya's powers."

Tsunade stares blankly at them at first. She gasps in realisation of what Hagoromo's words mean." Sharingan?!"
"Byakugan, maybe even the Rinnegan."

"This us amazing! If you're able to masters her powers, you'll be able to defeat that guy you prophecies about."
"Well I only found this out by unlocking the Sharingan while I was on the brink of death. I'd rather not be in that situation again so maybe clans from the village could help out?"

"I'll send a report to the Hyuga clan immediately. I'll give Kakashi a few days to rest before he begins your Sharingan training seeing as he hasn't even come back yet. But who will teach you the Rinnegan?"

"I'll just have to manage without it, I'm sure I won't even need it."

"If that's what you think I'll leave it to you. Now,if you'll excuse me,thus room's fur the grateful and injured." Tsunade gesture towards the brown oak door. Hagoromo sits up from his plastic seat and leaves the small room.

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Hagoromo searches his kitchen cupboard for the fifth time before giving up on his search. "Well, I guess everything here is expired except this shitake. I'm broke so I can't go to Ichiraku. Damn, I should've brought Naruto along with me." He inspects the medium sized snack bag of dried mushrooms. He reluctantly opens the sealed packet and begins slowly chewing the bland fungus food one by one.

"You think that since you made it you're hideout, you would at least buy some groceries every now and then." Hagoromo slumps into his couch beside Boar who was busy reading manga." It ain't our hideout, we gave to stay here and guard to stop you from-".
"From what?! Attacking the village? Us that what you we're going to say?! Because if it is I'm seriously annoyed you would even suggest that."

"Calm calm down will ya? We know you're one if us. We're here to stop you from getting kidnapped by the Yohei. I shouldn't tell you this but since you we're blessed with such power,you're supposed to be the successor."

"So I've heard,but FYI they've already gotten a replacement for me. They will come to take my "blessed" powers though. Will you stop reading that perverted manga and talk to me?!"

Hagoromo snatches the pink colored novel from boar and throws it out window." My Shounen Jump! You idiot! That's an exclusive volume I borrowed off Eagle!"

"So Eagle's into this messed up etchy shit as well?! Get the hell out of my house!" While Boar scrapes up Hus nangs from the floor, Hagoromo give him a string boot to the butt causing him to stumble over. He slams the door behind angrily and returns to his couch. Perverted people make him sick! They reminded him of his constantly drunk "Dad" who littered the house in his erotic magazines.

There's a knock on the door as Hagoromo's pops another mushrooms into his mouth." I mean it Boar! Leave!" Hagoromo stomps to the door in a angry haze. He swings his for open to see an unexpected guest.

"S-sakura?!" His anger quickly extinguished as he saw how uncomfortable she made the blushing pinkette."C-can I come in?"*

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"Man, you're a real life saver Sakura! I'd be giving a nutrition filled dinner of Shitake mushrooms if it wasn't for you."
Sakura lays the two hot bento(boxed meal) onto the table. "Well, I knew you provably didn't have any money to restock, so I quickly ran by the store to get you some stuff. How's your ears? I'm guessing they're healing pretty well."

"Oh? Yeah they're fine. I have 80% percent of hearing back." Hagoromo was to busy in his beef than actually looking up to talk to Sakura. He knew that was kind of hypocritical of him considering he kicked Boar out for not paying attention but h didn't care.

"Glad to hear that."
Hagoromo suddenly stops his chopsticks halfway to his mouth and narrows his at Sakura." Is that some kind of sick joke?"

Sakura frantically waves her hands two and fro in defense."Nnono no! I didn't mean it like that,it just came out like that! Please I'm so sorry, don't hate me!"
Hagoromo begins to laugh hysterically at her nervous behaviour. "I'm just pulling you're leg Sakura. That was a good one! "

Sakura anime falls to the ground." Don't do that! I don't like when you look at me all cold like." Although, she would never admit it she was happy to see this side of Hagoromo was still alive and kicking.

The atmosphere that was briefly light and gleeful suddenly changed dead serious. Sakura could sense it, she stopped brushing as she saw the gloomy solemn face on Hagoromo's face.

"Sakura,there's something I have to say. It might cause you to cry or hate me so I really wanted to avoid you. It would be better for both if us if you just left right now so I'm going to give you a few seconds to leave if that's your decision."
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"Sakura I have something to tell you, something big like really big. Once again I'm going to give you the option of leaving this conversation to save both of us the tears-".
"Just tell me Hagaromo, I'm not going anywhere." Sakura's eyes gaze aimlessly at her cod be to she hadn't touched, whatever Hagoromo was going to say it would probably make her belly churn so leaving the meal until later is probably her best bet. She couldn't bring herself to even look at her past heartbreaker, forgive her if she's wrong put she had an odd feeling he was about to break her heart again.

"Ok, I ain't beating around the bush anymore, ok? In a few weeks or so, I'll be leaving the Leaf village to save the village and even the world. I can't get into the specifics but if I don't do this, we can kiss everything we love goodbye. Sakura look at me." Sakura pretended that she didn't hear a word he said and continued to gaze at her food but her stare looked greatly intensified. Like she was bout to say something but wanted Hagoromo to say everything he wanted to say before she either broke into tears or lashed out crying in disbelief. She placed her chopsticks down as to conceal to Hagoromo that she was quaking all over.

" Ok, Sakura! Look up please!"

"It's a Genjutsu, that's it! Hagoromo just came back, no way he was actually here telling her he was leaving again. "Sakura slowly lifts her hands to make a hand sign. "Release release release release ", she whispered softly to herself knowing full well this was reality, no matter how stone cold it seemed to her." Release! Release! Released! Release!" She screeches at the top of her voice.

She is aggressively snatched by the chin and forced to look up from her crazy frenzy." Calm down will you!? This is Genjutsu Sakura! This is hard for me to do as well, you think I want to leave?! I dint want to be the sole reason why millions of people will die Sakura! If anyone should be crying it should be me dammit! Woman up will ya?" The last sentence had a little more venom than Hagoromo had intended and he could see it really hurt Sakura because she finally began to show tears in her eyes.

Her shiny watered filled emerald eyes were quickly wiped by Sakura's arm until there were no longer any tears." You're right I'm sorry, I should've known you had an unavoidable reason to leave. Sorry about my breakdown, I promised I wouldn't have another one of my episodes. I need to be strong, for you and me." Hagoromo releases her chin hugs her with all his might wanting her to understand just how grateful he was. He even gave a little peck on the cheek which caused Sakura to blush a little." At least let's spend the rest of the days we have left together." Sakura says as she gets up from her seat." Of course, I wouldn't be accompanying you on your missions anymore though. I need to do the things I need to do here as soon as possible. Let's go out tonight with the whole gang!"

Sakura nods in excitement obviously hiding her inner frustration and sorrow ." Mhm, I'll tell all the girls to meet at the Barbecue shop around sunset. She picks up her bento and carefully places it back into her grocery bag.

"I guess I'll tell the boys then." Hagoromo and Sakura both exit the house at the same time no exchanging another word or even a goodbye as they ways. Perhaps it's better to tell Naruto about the news after the get together? Or should be trick him into drinking a lot and ease him into it? No, he wouldn't want Naruto to sleep on such a gloomy topic.
Now then, first Lee. Probably at the training field.

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"A toast! To the welcoming back of our comrade Hagoromo Yohei! Welcome back buddy it's never been the same without ya!" Kiba stands on his seat shakily as he raises his fifth glass of sake of the night.
"Kampai!"
"Kampai ", answers everyone else as they also raise their glass to the sky. Hagoromo missed thus, he really did. The last time he got together like this with the gang was when he was first introduced to this world. The only difference now is that they were drinking alcohol instead of orange juice. "Cmon Neji-kun! Just a sip?" Tenten slobbers over Neji who has his eyes closed in a calm posture as he eats pieces if meat on his plate." What example would I be setting if a Jounin like me were to get drunk?!"
"Oh don't be a sour puss! No ones going to judge ya! We're all friends here!"
"No way, especially since Shikamaru hasn't drunk at all as well!"
"Shikamaru only hasn't drunk because he's too lazy to," Kiba laughs thriving a juicy piece of beef into his mouth.
"Leave me outta this, I wanted to sleep early today so you should be lucky I even3 came out today. What a drag......"

Lee begins to do a jaunty dance while clapping his hands."#Drag Drag, what a Drag! Spill the drink and clean it up with a Rag!". Ino sweat drops at how drunk Lee currently was, it was quite ammusing as all his words were slurred and lazily spoken. Everyone was eating to their hearts content, lucky them. Ino had a diet she had to keep so she could only eat a bowl of rice with a very minuscule size of meat." You won last time but I ain't losing this time Choji!"

"We'll see about that Hagoromo! I'll crush you again along with the new competitor!"
"I'm the king of food! No way I'm losing to you runts believe it!"
In front of Hagoromo, Choji and Naruto was three large bowl of rice with an enormous chunk piece of succulent pork sizzling lustrously on each plate." First to finish wins, ready set........ Go!" The three ninja with fire burning in their eyes. Begin digging into their monstrous meal.Spectators around the tab,begin screaming the names of the three ninja in hopes of cheering them on." Come on Choji! This is a cake walk compared to what you had for breakfast!" Ino shouts.
"I really hope you win.......N-Naruto-kun." Hinata murmurs so quietly no one hears her but herself.
"Yeah Hagoromo! Show us you're manly fighting spirit!" Lee and Kiba bellow with a small hiccup between every second word.It's not long before Naruto begins to slow down, then suddenly stops eating, then begins to throw up quickly onto the marble floor.

"Hahaha! I guess Naruto isn't truly a man-" Hagoromo is stopped mid sentence as he notices that Choji had just swallowed his last chunk of meat. "Ehhhh!? The plate looks cleaner than before your greasy meat was lying in top! How!? "

"You can't beat the master Hagoromo."

"Yeah well at least I didn't throw up like Naruto-" . Hagoromo realises there's something hidden in the rice he just ate." Choji, what did you put in the rice!?" "Nothing really, it's just plain old rice." Hagoromo frantically searched the remainder of his large mountain of rice with his chopsticks until he finds the dreaded thing he was looking for." Shrimp!? Choji you know I can't stand shrimp. Hagiromo is surprised to see an sinister smile on Choji's chubby face." I'm sorry, I didn't have a clue." He could feel his stomach forcing the food back up his oesophagus at an alarming rate." C-Choji, you bastard!"Hagoromo begins to retch right beside Naruto creating a large red pool of smelly throw up." Ewwwww, why is it red?!" Into questions ms,she made sure to stay away from the pool when she wanted to leave." That my uneducated lady friend is the burning hot colour of manly manliness! They couldn't handle it so they had to throw up the manly spirit building up inside of them." Kiba explains happily.
"Naruto-kun! Seeing you puke makes me want to-. Oh no!" Hinata retches all over Ino who is too much shock to move away." Why the hell is everyone suddenly puking!?" Sakura screams her fist raised but begins to lower because she didn't know who to exactly punish for this happening.

"Kampai!Kampai!" Kiba and Lee merrily sing jumping from chair to chair. Hagoromo would cherish this memories forever, he knew he wouldn't get much if these moments with his friends. He loved every single one if them even though they hadn't talked much. The hidden leaf bond drew them ever so close and nothing could sever the bond.

Shinzo stares stoned face into the window where he sees all his friends jumping and laughing." Why wasn't I invited!?"

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