A New World

The Rain

It's been a week since the Summit and all the jinchuuriki and Obito have arrived at the Yakuza Mountains. Everyone was set into teams of two, so they can train with each other and hone their skills.

Naruto and Fuu were put together with Obito since they were the newest ones in the Akatsuki, and they needed the training so Obito will do it personally. To Naruto's surprise, Fuu didn't throw a fit when she was partnered with him. Matter fact, she had already started to warm up to Naruto. But he kept his distance, who knows why. Maybe because he feels like he'll get attached. Maybe it'll distract him. Maybe, he's afraid. But of what? The so called 'perfect jinchuuriki' is afraid. But of what? Death? No, he's not a coward. From what Fuu's seen, Naruto is no coward. He's the exact opposite. He doesn't seem to care if he dies. He trains until he passes out. Sometimes, Obito has to beg him to take a break or else he'll die.

Fuu walked out the little house Naruto and Obito had made, it's not that pretty, but it's a home. As she walked out she looked up to the sky, the clouds were closing in, the sky was getting darker, the wind blew harder and colder, such a cold and beautiful day.

She smiled and walked towards the training ground, and saw nobody there. She frowned, Obito wasn't there which was reasonable, but Naruto? He's usually swinging his swords, while his other clones practiced other stuff. He makes twenty seven clones everyday, five train in ninjutsu, five train in genjutsu, five train in taijutsu, five train in kenjutsu; five train in sealing jutsu, and three train in senjutsu.

But she sees no sign of Naruto or his clones anywhere.

"Naruto?", called out Fuu, "Obito?"

"I'm up here Fuu!", said a voice from a tree, she looked up to see none other than Naruto.

"Oi Naruto! What're you doing up there in that tree?"

"Oh I'm just staring at the sky! It's about to rain!"

"Afraid a little rain is going to make you catch a cold?", teased Fuu.

"What? No, I never caught a cold in my life! I just like watching the rain fall from above a tree. It's calming, Obito was right about this place. It's perfect"

"Well, the captain is right about almost everything. Why do you like it so much?"

"Like what so much?"

"The rain"

"Ah well, it's kind of a long and boring story"

"Tell me, I like stories!"

"Well, come up here and sit beside me. I'll tell you a story, as the chilly rain falls upon us"

"How poetic Naruto!"

"Heh, I guess you can say it's the author's special trait!"

"Heh, you spout out nonsense sometimes Naruto!", Fuu exclaimed as she jumped from where she was onto the tree branch next to Naruto.

Fuu looked at Naruto with a smile, "Now then, tell me this story Naruto", she said as she swung her legs back and forth like a child.

"Yosh!", Naruto smiled, "You ready?"

"Born ready Naruto!"

"Okay! I was a little kid, about five or six years old at the time, I was being chased by the villagers. They had pitchforks, knives, sticks, brooms, anything that can hurt me. Since I was just a mere child I couldn't defend myself even with Kurama sealed within me. It was my birthday, which is also the day when Kurama was forced to destroy half the village and the day when the fourth hokage and his wife sacrificed their lives to save the village. They were mad, confused, and in pain. I get it to be honest. All that pent up anger had to be released, and who more suitable for that then me?"