Naruto the REAL Fifth Hokage by Traban16

Chapter 18: Dealing with the Fallout

Chapter 18: Dealing with the Fallout

Inoshi knew as soon as he locked eyes with her, that she was in trouble. The three ANBU members standing at every escape point in the room were only a stronger confirmation of that. And even though he was dressed in a hospital gown, and in a hospital bed coughing as Lady Shizune gently rubbed his back, his glare was still unnerving her for reasons her conscious mind couldn't work out. In his eyes was a predator that seemed to lurk, simply waiting for her to make a wrong move so he could tear into her throat and devour her lifeless body.

He frightened her… and she didn't like it…

"You intentionally disobeyed my orders." Naruto said sternly, though the coughing fit was making it hard on him to be an imposing figure. His irritation at the woman before him (having taken her mask as soon as she walked in) made his chakra flare up, and since his chakra was not at it's best, it was hard on him to function with it.

"I-I'm s-sorry?" Inoshi said, not really seeing when she had disobeyed him… Well, she knew she had, but who had told him and why?

"Don't play games with me, Inoshi Hirako! You directly and willfully disobeyed my orders of staying out of sight, and letting Sasuke deal with his own mentality! I said for you not to allow him to know of your presence! And what do you do? You make sure that both Tora and Ox have gone out to fulfill my orders to secure the village while you have a nice little chat with Sasuke." Naruto said as Shizune gave him some forms to fill out.

"Yes, but it worked! His resolve and loyalty to the village and you are concrete now." Inoshi said, defending her choice to disobey him.

"But that wasn't your choice to make! What if you had only drove him into insanity with that? What if he wanted revenge or something?" Naruto snapped as Inoshi crossed her arms and glared at him.

"So it was your choice, then? The Sasuke I know would have never let something like the truth drive him toward something so stupid!" Inoshi shot back as Naruto glared right back at her.

"That's just it! You don't know Sasuke! You've watched him by himself for over seven years, but you don't know him! You don't know what's in his heart! If you really knew Sasuke then you would have known that he has revenge issues!" Naruto shouted hotly as everyone one was stunned into silence by his last statement.

"Umm… revenge issues?" Inoshi said, blanking her eyes as she tried to comprehend.

"See what I mean? You don't know him! But I do. Sasuke is a true nutcase, right down to his little emo core. If he's not plotting revenge on something, then he's sulking about how no one understands his "pain". This is why I told you not to interfere with him, because now he's gonna have to go back to Inoichi Yamanaka for counseling! This is the squirrel plot all over again!" Naruto said, complaining more to himself than the other five people in the room.

"Wait, I remember something about squirrels. He came home one day and added squirrels to his hate list about three years ago." Inoshi said as Naruto shook his head.

"That isn't just a hate list, you ignorant girl. That list is comprised of all the people, things, and creatures Sasuke wishes to seek revenge on and kill." Naruto said in a condescending tone, as if talking to a child.

"Ohh… so that's why Itachi's name has sparkles, hearts, and designs all by it…" Inoshi said, feeling a little stupid in the fact that she hadn't worked that out.

"See what I'm talking about. You don't know that crazy little ball of hate and vengeance. You heard him cry to himself, or mutter words of hate and whatnot, but you don't really know what's inside of him. Sure he probably has a few little secrets that you know, but I know all of them. It's me he talks to. It's me that he feels that most comfortable with. You're just like… his crazy ex-girlfriend that stalks him even though you both love each other." Naruto said as Inoshi's eyebrow twitched. She was really getting fed up with being talked down to by this brat, and she finally had enough.