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Prologue:Uzumaki Naruto & his new companion Tayuya. Once enemies, now best friends, or even more? Tayuya joins Naruto on his battle against the Akatsuki and their fight to not only bring Sasuke back, but to kill Orochimaru. How will it play out? Follow the story to find out how their relationship comes to be & the hardships they endure.
A/N:Hi! This will be my very first attempt at a Fan Fiction, I will most definitely do my best to write to my best ability, although I do hope I can be corrected and or informed of options that may be helpful for changing my story for the better, or to help guide myself down a path of which the story shall take. However, I do have a general idea of where I already want this story to go. I hope you enjoy, and of course if you do, be sure to let me know, constructive criticism is highly encouraged.
Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
Uzumaki Naruto and his comrade Tayuya are just now returning to the village after their roughly three year training trip, with the Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya. Or as Naruto has come to formally know him as, 'Ero Sennin'.. Hold it there a moment, I suppose you're wondering a few things, not only are you wondering why Naruto is with Tayuya, previously one of Orochimaru's sound four, who even participated in the retrieval of Uchiha Sasuke for the snake like Lengendary Sannin, Orochimaru. Or even more, how is she still alive after her deathly battle with Shikamaru and Temari, wasn't she crushed under a forest of trees? Allow me to explain.
~Flashback Three Years Beforehand~
Naruto, a usually hyperactive knucklehead ninja of whom you could never get to be quiet, was now lying in hospital with injuries quite severe after his previous battle against his former comrade, Uchiha Sasuke. To say that Naruto was upset with himself for not being able to best his friend in battle is an understatement. He had hoped he would be able to reason with his friend, and change his mind about this insane quest for power he was about to embark on. Although, no matter what he said, nothing would change his mind, his mind was set and there was no going back. In which case Naruto had decided he would bring Sasuke back, no matter what. Even if that meant breaking all of his bones and dragging him back.
However, Naruto evidently didn't win this battle, as there he was, lying in hospital with Sasuke nowhere to be found. Considering the circumstances that have occurred, you would assume he would just give up? But no, not Naruto, he knew there was still good somewhere in Sasuke, and he was going to prove it one day.
Believe it or not, there were more troubles to cross this young genin of Konoha's path in the near future. There is a group formally known as, 'The Akatsuki'. From the Intel currently gathered, The Akatsuki was an alliance of S rank rogue shinobi from throughout the five great nations. The Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, the Land of Lightning, the Land of Water and the Land of Earth.
They weren't one hundred percent sure of the motives of this organization, all they currently knew, were that they were currently collecting all nine of the bijuu. The bijuu, were ancient creatures, chakra beings or even demons as some know them by. These demons were said to have been around since the beginning of time, with immense power that you could never imagine. In ages of war, villages wanted to harness the power of these demons, in hopes of strengthening the power of their villages, to ward off any attack neighbouring lands may contemplate, or even attack neighbouring lands themselves. But how, how do you harness the power of such a demon?
Sealing jutsu's would be used to seal the demons inside shinobi. These shinobi were mere vessels and or weapons for the villages to use at their own will, hardly treated as human, but more or less treated as the demon of whom they carried. These 'vessels' for the demons, are formally known as 'Jinchuuriki'. Naruto carried one of the bijuu himself; he carried what most came to know as the most terrifying of all the demons. He was the jinchuuriki for the kyuubi. It is said that the more tails the demon possess, the stronger it is.
This burden was placed on Naruto within his very first few hours of birth. However sealing the kyuubi inside of this boy was not what they had planned, it is what had to be done at the time, for the safety of the village. The kyuubi was released throughout Konoha rampaging, destroying and killing anything in its way.
The village however did not stand down; they stood strong against the demon, and managed to apprehend the beast. This may not have been possible without the Yondaime, Namikaze Minato. Minato was a master in the art of fuuinjutsu, and had managed to seal away the kyuubi, in exchange for his own life. Minato was, and always will be remembered as a hero.
For the vast majority of his life, Naruto knew not of the demon he held within him, the Sandaime had decided it would be better for the time being that the least he knew of the beast the better. This does not mean Naruto didn't have a good idea that there was something he held within himself that was different to everyone else, he heard their whispers, he listened to their taunts, and he accepted their hatred towards the boy of who caused no harm towards his fellow villagers. But yet they feared him for the beast he contained, afraid it would somehow escape and rampage once again.
~oOoOoOo~
Naruto awoke from his slumber in his hospital bed to notice Ero Sennin sitting on the window of his hospital room. "Finally awake? It's about time kid." Jiraiya said. "Ero Sennin, what are you doing here?" Naruto said confused and still quite upset about the previous events. "Naruto... We need to talk.". "What is it Ero Sennin, is it about Sasuke?" Naruto said holding back his anger and tears. "I want to take you on a three year training trip. I want to train you myself so that you can protect yourself against the Akatsuki who from what we know, are making their move on the bijuu in the next three years." Jiraiya said with the utmost seriousness in his voice. "What about Sasuke?!" Naruto shouted. "Sasuke isn't going anywhere Naruto! If you must, you can look at this training as a means of preparing yourself and making yourself stronger to bring back Sasuke. However, until then, this traning is extremely important." Naruto stared at the casts on his arms, whilst contemplating what he should do. "I-I... Understand..." Naruto finally replied with almost a whisper. "Good, we leave tomorrow morning. I'm sure you will heal up just fine by then. (Courtesy of the kyuubi) Meet me at the village gate." Jiraiya had suddenly left in an instant with almost no trace of him ever being there. Naruto looked at the roof with at first confusion and anger in his eyes. Then he remembered his dream to one day become Hokage. This training would be great for him! He would get much stronger, and it would just lead to everyone in the village finally respecting him.
~oOoOoOo~
It was the next morning at the village gate, Naruto had just arrived after quickly saying his goodbyes too all his friends before he embarked on his journey. Jiraiya was already there waiting, along with the current Godaime Hokage, another of the three Lengendary Sannin, Tsunade with her assistant and almost sister figure of Naruto's, Shizune.
"Great! You're here, are you ready to go kid? Don't want to forget anything, going to be a while before we visit again." Jiraiya said in a happy almost excited tone of voice. "I couldn't be more ready! Let's get going already!" Naruto said with no attempt to hide his excitement, with absolutely no idea of the locations they would be visiting, and the hardships awaiting them on their journey. Tsunade turned to Naruto, hugging him in a bone crushing hug. "A-ah... Baa-chan... Can't breathe!" Tsunade released the hug, bopping him on the head. "I told you not to call me that! You little punk." Tsunade said in an annoyed matter, but still not able to hide the fact that she was going to miss the knucklehead ninja. Shizune yelled out to him, "We're going to miss you Naruto! Make sure you train hard!" Naruto merely smiled his trademark foxy grin he usually gives, waving them a goodbye as they left the village, therefore beginning their adventure.
~oOoOoOo~
Naruto and Jiraiya were now a few hours away from the village, and it was beginning to get dark, they had agreed to set up camp for the night, before continuing further in the morning. Naruto laid down their two sleeping bags, whilst Jiraiya removed some rice balls from his bag for them to eat for dinner that night. They both quickly had their meal, before deciding to try to nod off to sleep. It was going to be a long day tomorrow. Naruto was having trouble sleeping, as he couldn't help but notice this was the way he and his comrades had come, during their attempt to retrieve Sasuke from the Sound Four. Orochimaru's personal, and best team.
Naruto made the decision to go for a walk around nearby, having a quick scan of the area. It was an average night for the fire nation. The moon was shining bright, there was a faint breeze through the trees, and there were several stars in the sky. Although most of the stars were not visible due to the high amount of trees engulfing the area. Naruto stumbled across an area of which all the trees had been… Cut down? He quickly remembered this as the spot Shikamaru had stopped to fight the red haired female of the group from the sound four. He had heard and been assured from them all, that no one had survived and they had come out victorious.
The young blonde haired genin heard faint screams of pain, and inaudible curses in the distance. He followed the sound, only to find a red haired girl lodged under a pile of trees. Her skin sparkling in the moonlight, and her hair as beautiful as the night sky. He knew perfectly well, that she was their enemy; however it was not in his nature to leave someone to die helplessly. So without a thought, he shot forward towards the pile of trees. "H-help! P-p-please… Fuck!" The girl screamed in agony from the trees crushing her legs. Naruto was clearly not strong enough to lift the pile of trees, so he did the best he could do, and formed a ball of chakra in his hands, creating the jutsu known as the Rasengan. He then blasted away at the trees, "Rasengan!" removing them from the poor girl's legs in a struggle to free her. He had finally managed to free the girl from the grasp of the forest. So he quickly picked her up bridle style, and begun carrying her off to his camp site with Ero Sennin, with hopes that he could help the red haired girl. "What the fuck are you d-doing!?" The girl screeched as she was carried away with Naruto. "I'm saving you! There's no way I'm leaving you there to die." Naruto said with seriousness and concern in his voice. "A-a-ahhh! My legs! F-f…"
~oOoOoOo~
Moments later she had passed out from the pain, as Naruto had just arrived at their camp site. Jiraiya quickly awoke to the noise of someone running in his direction. "Naruto! What are you doing? Who's this?!" Jiraiya said confused and somewhat impressed that Naruto had managed to not only pick up a girl, but also carry her before being beat into a pulp. "I found her lodged under a pile of trees, I couldn't just leave her there, is there anything we can do Ero Sennin?" Naruto placed the girl on his sleeping bag whilst Jiraiya quickly raced to her side to access the situation further. She had two badly broken legs, and was a bit banged up with bruises and cuts over her upper half.
"The only thing I can do now, is attempt to mend the bones the best I can with the little medical ninjutsu I know, but other than that, I think I have an idea that just might work." Jiraiya said with much confidence. "What Ero Sennin, what?!" Naruto replied, highly confused. "The kyuubi's chakra has incredible healing capabilities, you have experienced this first hand of course, perhaps try to flow some of the kyuubi's chakara through the girls legs, I will be able to re-align the bones, but you should be able to speed up the healing process." "If you really think it'll work, then I'll give it a try." Naruto quickly begun, placing his hands on her thighs and beginning to attempt to transfer the kyuubi's chakra into the red haired girls legs, Jiraiya observing the chakra flow in her legs, gestures Naruto to stop, noticing that, that is more than enough bijuu chakra needed.
"Let her rest in my bed for tonight, I'll sleep against the tree." Naruto stated as Jiraiya went to remove the kunoichi from the sleeping bag. Jiraiya nodded and tucked the girl in. "Alright, I'm proud of you for wanting to save the girl, but we'll have to learn more about her as of tomorrow, til' then, we've got a big day tomorrow, try to get some rest." Jiraiya said whilst walking towards his sleeping bag, preparing to go back to sleep. Naruto nodded and laid down on the floor against a tree, and quickly dozed off.
A/N:I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter; I will try to submit the second chapter as soon as possible, once again, please let me know what you think with a review. I'm sure that there is many points of which I need to improve.