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Chapter 18- A Tool known as Shinobi

'Normal thought… '

"Kyuubi/Bijuu speech…"

"Normal speech…"

Jutsu name…

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Inari ran through the village. 'Naru-neechan and the others are fighting…We should, too…' He stopped before a house. "Oji-chan…Giichi-san, Open up!" He knocked onto their door. "Let's go to the bridge! If we all work together we can defeat Gato this time!" As he wanted to open the door, Giichi locked the door.

"Inari, I have stopped fighting. Your dad, too…The man known as hero is no longer here." Giichi's voice broke. Inari gritted his teeth. "If we try to fight, many people will become victims. I don't want to lose something important to me ever again! No one wants to have feelings of regret anymore."

Inari clenched his fists. "I-I don't want to have feelings of regret, either…That's why I have to fight!" Inari looked at the door in determination. "I love my kaa-chan, my jiji and you, Giichi-oji-san. I love everyone in this town!" Inari looked sadly at the door knob, which wasn't moving. "I understand now, that I can't protect anything if I just keep crying. I understand clearly now!" Inari turned around and ran away.

Inside the house, Giichi leaned against the door and gritted his teeth.

"Inari has become an admirable man." Giichi's wife said. "Is it okay to just let him go by himself?"

With Inari…

Inari knocked onto the door of the next house. "Open up! Hey!" No response.

He ran to the next house. "Please fight with me!" No response.

Inari didn't give up and ran to the next house and knocked onto the door. "Oji-san, please listen to me!" No response there as well.

He breathed heavily. "Why…why won't anyone open their doors?" He looked to the ground and remembered what Naruko said to him. 'Naru-neechan!' He began to run again with new determination.

Back to Naruko and Haku…

"Naruko-chan…please kill me." Haku looked at her seriously, showing her that he was serious and really meant what he just said.

Naruko's eyes widened and she took a step back.

"Now, hurry." Haku looked sadly at her. Naruko gritted her teeth and tears gathered in her eyes.

"Why are you hesitating?" He looked at her softly.

Naruko looked at him with wide, blue eyes. "Why is remaining strong the only reason you have for staying in this world?!" She looked to the ground. "...You could have made people recognize you through something else, other than fighting... You could have gained more precious people that way."

He smiled sadly at her. "The day I met you in the forest, I felt you were like me... So, you should understand why…I'm sorry that I have to soil your hands."

Naruko's eyes first widened at that before she closed them sadly. "Is that...Is that really the only way?" She whispered sadly.

Haku looked at her determined. "Hai."

She sadly closed her eyes and a tear dropped to the ground. "If I would have met you somewhere else…we definitely would habe become friends." Naruko told him softly before she opened her eyes determined and took a kunai out of her weapon pouch beforw she raced towards him.

'Grab a hold of your dream.' Haku smiled at her sadly.

'He…Sasuke had a dream, too...' Naruko thought sadly and determined, her expression then changed to a blank one as her grip on the kunai tightened... Even if it hurts her, if she has to kill Haku, she will do it.