Chapter: The fear that is always there!

Naruto felt guilty. He'd left Hinata alone again! But why didn't she understand that his work was so important to him? She loved her missions too. "Tzzz ..." he said annoyed and Sakura turned to him. Of course she knew. WHO didn't know! Everyone was interested in the life of the blond-haired boy who killed Orochimaru almost 5 years ago. Still, Sakura knew him better than anyone. In the meantime she was very good friends with him and this friendship was very important to her! She turned again and found Sasuke's gaze. But he was more interested in the dangers and Kakashi's explanations of what to do.

Hinata paced restlessly around the room. There was sadness and pain in her gaze. She couldn't hide it even if she wanted to. Those were the downsides of a relationship and Naruto and Hinata also had to go through them. Their love seemed bigger than anything else - but also more fragile!How many times had they just quarreled lately? It seemed endless to her. She sighed and started doing the housework again when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Naruto stopped suddenly and felt a stitch in the left side of his chest. "What was that?" He asked himself. He stood hunched over and held his left side. With his face contorted with pain, he looked at Sakura and Sasuke who stood there quite affected. Only now did they notice that their friend was doing badly and they rushed to help. But when Sasuke wanted to help him up he was knocked back and was now lying on the ground. Naruto screamed and Sakura ran forward to get Kakashi, who wanted to explore the way. What happened next burned into everyone's memory: Naruto's body was full of signs and he was rolling on the floor, unable to make a sound. Sasuke, who wanted to help him, was beaten back every time. What was going on here?

Hinata was sitting on the sofa and couldn't believe it.At the living room window stood a figure wrapped all in black and hiding its face. She just stood there and stared at the street. Hinata's fear was well founded because that person was cold-blooded and cruel! And she cursed Naruto!

Meanwhile, Naruto lay on the floor and gasped for air. The seizure was gone as quickly as it had come. But the signs that Naruto had covered all over his body like clothing did not pass. They were branded. Yes, one could speak of scars! But nobody knew what it was about. "E ... It's okay again! I ... I just ... have to ... take a breather!", Naruto tried to calm the others down, but it wasn't that easy! "Naruto," he said in a voice that did NOT tolerate any contradiction, "I think we should postpone our mission. What just happened is no joke Naruto!" He knew that his student was in danger but he didn't want to tell the other."I know I'm getting old and I can be wrong but it's too dangerous ... Believe me!", He continued in his relaxed manner. And that was a good thing, because ...