The Coming of the King

Chapter 8 - Care to Spar?

Chapter 8 - Care to Spar?

Author's Note: I know that this chapter is going to seem short, but the next one will be a bit shorter I think. It has some pretty interesting content in the next two chapters. I think that you guys will like them. As I've said before, Naruto enters the academy at chapter 9, but I think that it's important to get all of these relationships established first. The next three chapters are fairly short, sorry. Enjoy the chapter anyway! :)

Editor's Note: Do we really care how long the chapters are now? One of the later chapters is like 500 words. These are all several thousand? It's fine past-Quinne. I have virtual cake for those who would like to harass me on social media or purchase my art via Redbubble (links are in my bio)!

Chapter 8

Naruto's P.O.V.

I quickly and carefully jump from roof to roof alongside Itachi. I figure that he's probably going slower than usual on my behalf, but I can go faster if he wanted me to. For now, I guess I'll keep it at an easy speed.

"Want me to continue, kit? Or will it distract you?" Kurama asks warmly. He had woken up a few minutes ago. For some reason, the stupid fox likes me. Guess he's crazy or something.

'It won't distract me, so yes, please go on.'

"Alright, well, where were we? Oh, yeah. Okay, so as I was saying, Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama agreed to an alliance and this alliance brought forth Konohagakure no Sato. The clans associated with the Senju and Uchiha became a part of the village, and later, more clans and civilians alike moved into the village. Hashirama became the Shodaime Hokage. Even though Madara and Hashirama were best friends, Madara still couldn't bring himself to trust Hashirama. He felt as though the village would discriminate against the Uchiha clan, and he tried to get the Uchiha to turn against Hashirama. The rest of the clan refused. Madara and Hashirama ended up fighting, both of them tried controlling me, basically it sucked. Hashirama won against Madara and killed him. The fight took place at a valley now called The Valley of the End, because that's where one of the most prominent friendships of all time ended. At least that's how I think. Anyway, I was sealed into Hashirama and then into his wife, Uzumaki Mito. Hashirama died and his younger brother Tobirama took over the seat of Hokage," Kurama concluded as Itachi and I arrived at the Hokage tower.

We enter through the front entrance and the Hokage's receptionist glares at me. I can sense it and gesture to Itachi, who just keeps walking past her, as a way of saying, "I'm with him." Itachi knocks on the door to Hokage-sama's office. We hear a muffled, "Enter" and Itachi pushes open the door, holding it open to allow me to enter before him.

"Itachi, you aren't usually the last to arrive," the Hokage states. "What was the holdup?"

'Huh, didn't he notice me? No, he must've. He probably assumed that Itachi would bring me in order to keep me safe.'

"Hokage-sama, I think the more pressing matter is why Itachi brought a child to our mission meeting," Dog states. He's the one that asked if I was human.

"My apologies," Itachi says monotonically. "I didn't want to simply leave him, and I figured that there wouldn't be any harm in it. We don't usually discuss anything confidential, and he's a smart kid,"

"I agree," Hokage-sama interjects. "Naruto-kun isn't doing anyone any harm,"

"I'll leave if it's a problem." I sign, forgetting that most people probably don't know sign language. Of course, Itachi could translate for me, but it still makes me blush. Embarrassment turns my cheeks scarlet.

"Don't worry, Naruto," the female ANBU says. "If Hokage-sama says it's alright, then Dog-taichou can't really argue," I smile warmly at her. The only one of Team Scarecrow's names that I know is Itachi, and it's bothering me a bit. Thinking of them by their codenames when they saved me just doesn't feel right.