AN: Alright, just a random story that I started writing down. Hope you enjoyed, though please point out any flaws/mistakes that I've made. R&R
A man stood in an open field, his orange jumpsuit in tatters, his spiky yellow hair matted and dirty. Tears were rolling down his whisker marks from deep, cerulean eyes. He stood at the base of a large granite rock, hundreds of names engraved in it's surface.
"Jiji, I'm sorry. I couldn't protect you, I couldn't protect Neji, or anybody else on this mission, and I couldn't bring Sasuke back. I couldn't protect you, or anybody else that died in vain. I have to get stronger to protect everybody close to me, so I'm leaving the village, if only for a while," Naruto said, placing his headband at the base of the stone. He took out a scroll and wrapped the headband around it. If he knew his sensei well enough, he'd be by here in about an hour, which would give him a good headstart. He ran off, jumping into the trees, heading out of the village. Little did he know, his sensei was heading out early, so he could visit Naruto in the hospital where he was supposed to be.
Hokage Tower, 15 minutes later
Tsunade lay her head down on the table, it was 8 A.M. and she already wanted the day over so she could have some of her Sake. However, fate had other plans for her as a certain silver-haired, cycloptic, perverted jonin bust through her doors, throwing papers everywhere.
"Tsunade-sama! It's Naruto!" Kakashi yelled, panting for breath. He'd went to visit the Memorial Stone and he found Naruto's headband and a scroll at the base. Tsunade's head perked up at this; the onl thing that should be wrong with him is just a bit of soarness and pain, besides, she was to be notified immediately if something were to go wrong with his health.
"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked, a bit frantically. Kakashi pulled the headband and scroll and set them on her desk.
"I found his headband and this scroll at the Memorial Stone when I went there today. I didn't read the scroll because it's addressed to you," Kakashi said, worry and concern filling his voice.
"Naruto..." Tsunade drifted off as she read the note.
Dear Oba-chan,
I guess by now Kakashi-sensei's found my note and headband, and I'll probably be about an hour away, though that's only if he follows his usual schedule. Baa-chan, I'm sorry about this all, I wish I could've protected everybody better. I should've been able to stop Sasuke, I should've been able to protect everybody on that mission, but instead, everybody was hurt. I couldn't protect Sasuke in the Forest Of Death, I couldn't protect Sakura, and most of all, I should've been able to protect Jiji from Orichi-teme. I'm sorry, but I'm resigning as a ninja, and am leaving this village to become stronger. Don't worry, I still have to become Hokage someday, and I'll come back every couple of months to visit, so you won't completely miss me. Don't worry, I've already left Jiraya-sensei his own personal note, and Kakashi-sensei's is in the seal at the end of the end of this letter. Baa-chan, thank you, for everything,
Sincerley,
Naruto Uzumaki.
Tsunade broke down in tears at the end of this, an inconsolable fit of crying. She handed the scroll over to Kakashi, and he read his own letter;
Dear Kakashi-sensei,
I'm sorry you had to find out the way you did, but as I've told Baa-chan, I have to become stronger to protect those precious to me, and I resigned as a ninja so I could train in the different countries. I'll bring Sasuke back, dead or alive, I haven't decided yet, and I'll always visit. Don't worry, the next time we spar, I'll beat you, and that's a promise,
Sincereley,
Naruto Uzumaki
At this point, Kakashi hd a fire burning in his eye.
"Tsunade-sama, I request an S-rank to look after Naruto on his trip," Kakashi said, a hin of detirmination in his voice. By now, Tsunade had regained her composure enough to think clearly.
"No, I'm sending Jiraya on that one. We need you here," Tsunade said.
"Fine, then I resign. One way or the other, I'm going to watch over Naruto, and you can't stop me," Kakashi said, matter-of-a-factly. Tsunade sighed, if she didn't give Kakashi the mission, she'd lose one of her best ninja, if she did, he'd be gone for who know's how long.
"Fine, you'll be going on the mission, but Jiraya is still going. Make yourselves known only when in a dire situation," Tsunade said, scribbling information on a blank scroll.
"Hai, I'll go get Jiraya-sama for the mission right away," Kakashi said, grabbing the scroll and disappearing in a swirl of leaves.
With Naruto, 15 miles outside of Konoha
"Oi, who's there?" Naruto said as he froze upon feeling two large chakra signatures flare up nearby. He stood on the path, drawing two kunai and holding them in a reverse grip. He heard a rustle in the bushes behind him, and immediately turned to the bushes.
"Hey, Bee-sensei, is he really a ninja? He has no headband, and he wears a horrid orange jumpsuit that paints a bullseye on himself," Naruto heard a feminine voice say from behind him.
"He's a ninja alright, and a damn tough one to kill. He's survived against Orichimaru, the Ichibi which he defeated on his own when it was in it's strongest form, taken an assasanation jutsu meant to kill, straight through his chest, and has still fought back, not once falling victim to the injuries he's sustained," another masculine voice said from behind him. He flared a bit f his chakra, knowing that he would be no match for two sources of strong ninja at once.
"Hey, whoever's there, I don't want a fight, just leave me on my way," Naruto said, hoping for the best possible outcome.
"Well, hello, Naruto Uzumaki, we've been looking a lot into your history, and you've been proven to be one hell of a ninja, so what we want to know is why are you leaving Konoha?" The masculine voice spoke out, staying hidden.
"Well, I need to get stronger. I couldn't protect Jiji from Orichi-teme, and I couldn't stop Sasuke from leaving the village for that snake bastard, so I need to get stronger," Naruto said, hoping this would be enough to get them to leave.
"Why. Why do you do this for the people that have hated you for most of your life," the feminine voice piped in, sounding curious as to the answer.
"Because, a ninja on my first C-rank ninja told me with his dying breaths that you are only truly strong protecting the ones close to you. Granted, these people may hat me, however, they help push me forward, inspire me to prove them wrong, to prove them I am not the Kyuubi!" Naruto yelled the last part out, getting excited.
"Hmm, very interesting. Your will is strong. Until we meet again!" The males voice yelled out, their presences disappearing completely. Wierd, though there will probably be worse occasions later, NarutoLittle did he know he would meet them again.