The Kingdoms of Naruto - A Naruto 12th Century AU ( alternate universe )

Chapter 4

Poster: These people do not own Naruto

Me: Yeah sadly

Poster: unfurls 

Me: huh?

Poster: You just said "yeah sadly" and "huh?"

Me: ...

Poster: unfurls "..."

Me: Tears up the poster

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SAI

Sai liked living in Konohagakure. At the same time, he didn't. He liked living at Konohagakure because, well, it was a fine kingdom, his girlfriend lived here, and also, he was a knight. He had a mighty fine paycheck and also, he liked being a knight. He had his very own white stallion that he called Easel because he likes drawing. He didn't like it because it did not have much art. Sure, there were great sculptures and wall paintings however he really wished there were more. Kurogakure on the other hand was actually quite artistic and nice-looking. He sighed. He was not betraying his own village. Not with Ino behind. Plus, Ino was good friends with many people so she would be reluctant to leave. He sighed. He was currently at his horse stall, laying in his hay while his horse ate some food he had prepared. Well, that was a vegetable and fruit mix. He found that his horse loved eating it. Today, he had to go out on a patrol. He had his armor on and his lance laying on the wall of the stable. He sighed again. His horses stopped eating and turned his head towards Sai. He neighed, trotting in place.

"Time to go buddy," he said with a sickly smile. His horse neighed and butted his head against his shoulder. Sai laughed and patted his head. 

"Let's get going then!" he said, getting up and grabbing his lance. He unlocked the door to the stable and grabbed his horse's reins. He led Easel over to the front gates and waited for his friends. After waiting for 10 minutes, he realized that he was going to be going alone. He sighed.

"Guess it's only me and you," he said with a smile, getting onto Easel. He neighed and shook his mane. Sai smiled and heaved up his lance. Easel trotted around the border of the castle. He looked at a path through the trees. He had been told by Minato, his royal king to not go there because of strange events. There was a tombstone smack in the middle of the path. He sighed. Sai was not the person who would disobey his king's orders.

"But why is there a grave right in the middle of the path?" he thought. He sighed and kept on patrolling the sides. He had come to space for the second time. Was it just him or had the grave moved towards the entrance. He shook his head. Probably just his thoughts. The third time, the grave was right in front of him, blocking his path.

"Hey Easel," Sai said, patting his horse's hide, "we should probably go back,"Easel trotted nervously and whinnied. He quickly turned around and galloped away.

"Easy there," Sai said, stroking his mane. Easel shook his mane and changed into a fast trot. After 10 minutes, they were back in the village gates.

"I need to go to talk to Lord Minato," he said to Easel. Easel neighed and trotted over to the palace. Sai dismounted and connected the rein over to a bar nearby the palace. Sai ran up the stairs of the palace and knocked on the door of the king. 

"Come in!" came a well-known voice. He came into the room, closing the door behind him.

"Ah Sai, what is it?" asked Minato.

"While I was on patrol, I saw a grave. The first time, it was blocking the entrance to the woods. The second time, it was out of the woods. The last time, it was blocking my path. This is why I had to come back so early. I'm sorry my lord." Sai said with his head bowed. Minato nodded.

"Please report this to the police. You are dismissed," Minato said. Sai nodded and walked out. He leashed Easel and rode to his favorite place in Konohagakure. Ino's house. He rode over to his house, set Easel inside the stable with Ino's horse, Flower. They neighed and butt their heads together. Sai smiled at this and tapped Flower on the head.

"Grasshopper," he said with a smirk. Flower neighed and butted his head roughly against Sai's hand. Sai quickly retracted his hand and laughed, petting Flower on the head. He quickly went into Ino's house and went into her room. She was currently cutting flowers. 

"Oink," he said, holding her hand. 

"Sai!" she said, glaring at him, blushing.

"You scared me!" she said. Sai laughed and kissed her on the cheek.

"How are you?" he asked with a smile.

"Fine," she said with a smile.

"Could you help me plant those flowers?" she asked, pointing at a packet of seeds.

" Of course," he said with a smile. He stepped out of the house and went into the garden. Grabbing a pair of gloves, a spade, and a watering can. He dug up a row, put the seeds in, and covered them. He then grabbed the watering can and poured water on the spots. As he was going back to the house, he saw what looked like a shadow in the shape of a man with armor. He had a sword out in his hand. Sai froze, feeling unable to move. The shadow pointed his sword towards him. All of a sudden, thoughts and scenes flashed into his mind, blinding him. He saw a scene with Ino on the floor, a Kurogakure knight stabbing her from the back. He watched as Minato was killed by a soldier that had shoved a spear into his back. He watched all of these scenes in horror. Suddenly, he was shot back into the present. The man was nowhere to be seen. He ran up the stairs and grabbed Ino by the arm. 

"I need to talk to Lord Minato," he said quickly. Ino saw the sense of urgency in his eyes and nodded. Sai ran all the way to the palace and knocked on the door quickly.

"Come in," Minato said. Sai came in quickly.

"Woah, what's the problem?" Minato asked Sai as he saw he was out of breath.

"There's something. It's like a soldier with a sword. The sword evokes bad memories. I saw it. Really, weird." Sai said. He stopped to catch his breath. Minato nodded.

"I'm going to talk to the other kings," he said. Sai nodded and went away. He went back and ran to Ino. Just to see what looked like a ghost with a spear pointed at Ino. She had her back turned and was trimming a flower.

"Ino!" he yelled just as the ghost threw his spear at her turned back and Ino turned around with a look of mixed horror, surprise, and happiness.