Beyond Konoha - Different Dimensions

Chapter 12

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‘All right! Yeah, ROAD TRIP!’ Naruto yelled excitedly. I smiled at my crazy big brother.

‘What are you babbling about now?’ Tazuna demanded. Naruto grinned excitedly.

‘This’ll be the first ever time I’ve been outside the village!’ he grinned. Come to think of it, it was my first time outside the village too. Wow, I really need to get out more.

‘Am I really expected to place my life in the hands of this baka?!’ Tazuna groaned. Kakashi gave him an awkward one-eyed smile.

‘There’s no need for concern! I’m an Elite ninja, so I’ll always be tagging along too...’

‘I’m the best of the best of the best, an Elite ninja too! One day I’m gonna be Hokage, so remember my name...it’s NARUTO UZUMAKI!’ Naruto grinned pointing at himself. I smiled weakly as Sasuke appeared at my side.

‘Hokage, huh? That’s the ruler of your village right? The best of the best? Well, I don’t think someone like you has it in him,’ Tazuna snorted, taking another swig of sake. Naruto clenched his fists in anger.

‘WELL YOU’RE OLD AND STUPID! I’M DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS AND I’M DOING THEM FAST. SO WHEN I BECOME HOKAGE, YOU’RE REALLY GONNA WISH THAT YOU WERE A LOT MORE RESPECTFUL TO ME RIGHT NOW!!!’ Naruto argued shaking his fists.

Tazuna chuckled and hiccupped.

‘Respect you?! I don’t think so, not even if you did become Hokage!’ Tazuna spat.  I stepped forward, clenching my fists too. I didn’t care who they were or how important they were, no one speaks to my big brother like that! Sasuke read my body language and quickly grabbed my shoulder.

‘Kasumi...’ he warned. I tensed slightly but then gave in.

‘YOU’RE DEAD OLD MAN!’ Naruto yelled running at Tazuna again. Kakashi Sensei grabbed Naruto again.

‘I said NO, Naruto!’ he sighed. We started walking and within a few minutes of awkward silence and a thick tension in the air, we had already covered a bit of ground. Sakura decided to break the silence.

‘Um...Mr. Tazuna?’ she asked. Tazuna grunted.

‘What now?’ he spat. Sakura hesitated but carried on.

‘You come from the Land of Waves, right?’

‘Yeah, what about it?’

‘Well umm, Kakashi Sensei, are there ninja in that country too?’ Sakura finished.

‘No but most other lands have their own hidden villages where ninja clans reside...’ Kakashi began. Oh boy, I feel a long explanation coming on. I closed my eyes and kept on walking forward. I opened my left eye when I heard the sound of paper being pulled out. My eyes widened and I sweat dropped when Kakashi Sensei pulled out this giant scroll from nowhere. It had all the Shinobi hidden villages in each country and he was giving us a long explanation. I sighed and stopped walking. I closed my eyes again and listened to the wind blowing the trees, I smiled to myself.

----Flash-Back----

We all sat out in the field, me, Mom and Dad. It had been a long day and Dad was really tired but Mom had suggested having a picnic outside, she’d already made it and there was no point Dad disagreeing with her because he’d always lose his fights to Mom.

Mom had made my favourite ramen, pork, hehehe and we’d all had some, then she’d made this really wobbly jelly for afterwards. I giggled as I played about with it, moving it around so it looked like a disco-dancing jelly.