The Lost Jinchūriki (Naruto Fanfiction)

Chapter 11: Realization

Naruto POV

"Okay, okay, okay." I yelled quickly so that everyone can hear me. "You guys don't have to bow down to me. Please, stand up!" I begged.

"You heard the savior." A member yelled. "Stand, everyone, stand!" Soon all members were one their feet. I sweat dropped.

"Okay, you guys don't have to call me. 'The Savior.'" I said and they looked around confused.

"Then what are we to call you?" Someone yelled. "Yeah, what is your name?" Another yelled.

I looked at the ground in thought. "I don't know..." I said lower.

"Then what shall we call you?"

"Where did you come from?"

"Is it true you have no memories?"

"Will you uphold the prophecy and lead our people?"

"Are you going to stay here with us?"

I looked left and right at the people who yelled questions at me. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to say. My thoughts were scrambling left and right until...

"STOP!" I shook as I looked at Nari with her hands raised as she turned to the crowd of people. She then took my hand as we disappeared from the scene. 

We reappeared at a beautiful place. There was a waterfall that flowed down into a big pool of water. Flowers grew all-around of all different colors and flowed with the breeze. Butterflies of all colors and ladybugs flew through the air and landed on either flowers or on the multiple trees that surrounded the area. And in the middle of it all a huge, bright colored wolf statue sitting with it's mouth open and eyes lit with two different colors. One coal black and the other the color of Kea's and Kai's eyes.

I let go of a breath I didn't know I was holding. "So, this is the sanctuary." I said looking around one more time.

"Yea." Nari said walking off and sitting down by the pool. "I always come here to clear my mind." She looked back at me. "Everyone does."

I sat down by her and looked up at the sky. I closed my eyes to feel the warmth of the sun. "Thanks." Was I could muster out. She giggled. "You're welcome."

She then looked into the water. "Now we look even more alike." She said.

"Huh?" I asked, confused. She nodded towards the water as it was my turn to look in. I was shocked at myself as I looked at my appearance. My hair was back to its blonde color, but the only difference was the tips of my hair were red, the color of Nari's hair.

I took my hand through my hair. "Your right." She took some of my hair in her hand.

"Can you change it back?" I took some in my hand too. "I don't think I can." I looked at the girl who could pose as my twin. "And I don't think I want to."

She giggles again and put her head against my shoulder, and I put an arm around her. There was silence and we listened to the water crash from the waterfall and the birds chirp. "So, what are you going to do now?" she asked breaking the silence.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

She sat up. "Well Mr. Big shot, now that you are the 'savior from the prophecy', what are you going to do?" I looked at the wolf statue before replying. "Train."

"Huh?" She asked looking at me. "I'm going to train. Learn to control this power. When I was protecting Snowy it was just on instinct and if I don't have control, I could hurt someone I care about. Like I hurt Kai."

"I mean he kind of deserved it. He was being a jerk to you." Nari said trying to back me up. "No, he was right. I shouldn't have worn these clothes. They belong to Nisshoku, not me."