He Returns
They all think that Naruto died after the battle with Sauske in The Valley of the End, but he survives now with no memory of who he was Naruto is found by a man and his son, some years later with a big war approaching he returns.
01. He is Gone
Both are to the sides of The Valley of the End to the feet of the statues of the past heroes of Konoha, they skip one to with his most powerful skill.
"RASENGAN"
"CHIDORI"
The attacks are in the center of the cascade, creating an explosion of chakra. The only witnesses of the epic battle were two boys. When the smoke and the debris began to disperse two figures can be seen falling down to one side of the cascade, one with blonde hair and other with black both strike the ground unconscious minutes later it begins to rain. The rain falls down slow on their faces suddenly the ground nest to the blonde haired boy collapse and the body falls down to the river and it is taken by the current.
Kakashi appears out of the forest that he had been running for hours with his ninja dog Pakkun, finally coming to the Vale of the End where he felt an explosion moments earlier, he started to look for Naruto and Sauske, in the distance he could see that a battle of epic proportions had happened rapidly running down the cliff Kakashi looked around immediately his eyes looked at a figure with black hair.
Running fast as he could, he saw that it was Sauske placing his hand for vital signs, he calmed down when he felt Sauske's heart, and bridind slowly he got up and thought ' Sauske has minor cuts, broken ribs and maybe his left arm is broken.' Kakashi keep looking for his other student Naruto turning his dog Pakkun he asked "Do you smell Naruto's scent somewhere?" Pakkun looked at Kakashi and said "His smell ends there in the shore of the river, probably he fell down to the river and the current dragged him away."
Kakashi's attention was broke when he felt the rain stop looking up to the sky and back to the black haired boy Kakashi picked Sauske up in his arms. "Kakashi asked" Can you it can smell him around the river?" Pakkun watched and smell his surroundings and answer "No the rain wash away his scent "Kakashi lowered his head thinking of his another student Naruto, turning around he started to run at tops speed back to Konoha.
Kakashi was running in the forest with the unconscious Sauske on his back, a group of medic-nins appeared from the forest running to his direction, a medic-nin asked: "What is the condition of Uchiha Sauske?" Kakashi answer "He is unconscious, with minor wounds and probably with a broken arm but stable, what is the condition of another genin?" Kakashi ask, another medic-nin answered "By order of Hokage-sama three teams of medic-nin were dispatched to give the first aid to the injured, Nara Shikamaru has minor wounds, Inuzuka Kiba is in worse condition but stable, Hyuuga Neji and Akimichi Chouji are in critical condition, chakra depletion and wounds to serious vital organ." The last medic asked "Where is Uzumaki Naruto? Hokage-sama said that the team was consisting of five genin without counting Rock lee." Kakashi kept on looking down, and did not answer; the doctors understood what this meant.
/////////////Gates of Konoha///////////////
Sakura was waiting be the west gate of Konoha, she had been there since Naruto and the others went to rescue Sauske, her hair was hanging down wetted by the rain. Two teams of medic-nins had come with the other genins and ran directly to the hospital, now she was waiting; she was waiting for Sauske to return to Konoha, to return to her. Looking at the forest around the village Sakura distinguish a group of people running towards the gates, she began to run towards the group, Sakura felt her heart running faster and thinking 'Sauske-kun is back, he is back with me' she stops running when finally could see Sauske on her sensei's back.
Sakura reach the group and with fearful eyes and dispersion ask her sensei "Kakashi-sensei how is Sauske-kun?" Kakashi looked at the girl with sad, painful eyes, he thought 'it was always about Sauske, it is always about Sauske, and now it will be only about Sauske.' Sakura waited for his response but Kakashi just drop Sauske in Sakura's arms. He looked when she put her face on the neck of Sauske, and cry, the crying was heard be Kakashi and the others, asking him self if it was for the happiness because Sauske had returned or because the condition that he was in. The team of medic-nins took Sauske from the arms the crying Sakura and ran in direction of the hospital, Sakura followed the group of medics to the hospital Kakashi looked at the backs of the group and slowly began to walk to the village of Konoha in search of the Hokage.
/////////////Same Time, Somewhere//////////////
The river was taking the blonde boy for miles in the current, after he swam against the current for hours he reach a small bank in the river, with a lot of effort and using the last of his energy the boy swam towards the shore tired after this he collapse into unconsciousness.
A tall man in his earliest forties with yellow spiky hair and color dark greens color eyes, dress in black pants, a white T-shirt, black sandals and with a black long overcoat that went down to him the knees, was slowly walking be shore of the river with his teenage son with yellowish spiky hair, green eyes and dress in a navy blue shirt and sandals with white pants, to check their fishing traps.
Suddenly the man hears his son yell "Dad look!" the man turns to see to where his son was pointing and it was alerted when he saw a body with a black rip shirt, orange pants with spiky golden hair be the shore of the river, realizing that it was a boy the man ran in the directed of the body and inclined to check the pulse of the boy, he was relieve when he felt that the boy's pulse 'He is still alive" he thought, he picked up the blonde boy in his arms and standing up he called his son to follow him he took the boy to their small camp as fast he could go.
He put the boy on his futon and took the wetted clothes from him to check for wounds, but not finding any wound at least not the life threatening he covered the boy with a blanket, him was looking when the boy was trembling in his unconsciousness. Turning around to look at his son, he orders "Ryo go to the river and check the traps, bring what ever you find." The teen looks at his father for few seconds and says "Yes dad I be right back" and went to check the traps, while the man continue checking the boy's clothes, but not finding anything that might help him the identity of the boy he put the clothes in a corner, looking over the boy he notes a necklace with a single green crystal, this was the only thing that the boy in front of him had now.
////////////Later That Day////////////
Sakura was waiting in of the hospital, when she saw Tsunade giving orders to the people and walking out of the hospital walking directly to the Hokage tower, looking around she looked her sensei in the hall and asked " Kakashi-sensei what's happening? " Kakashi turned to see Sakura a hole formed in the stomach he asked him self 'How can I tell her that Naruto probably had died, that he had kept his promise at the cost of his own life.' Observing Sakura Kakashi prepared himself to give her the news, "Sakura, when I was at The Valley of the End I could not find Naruto, the won the fight with Sauske but at the cost of my own life and the river swept his body away."
Sakura stepped back just having listened to what Kakashi said " But he was with you when you came, he was with the medics " Kakashi felt sorry for the young girl and said "No Sakura he was not with us, you were only worriedfor Sauske and you did not realize that he was not and when they brought Sauske here you only ran after they." Slowly Kakashi began to walk leaving Sakura alone in the hall of the hospital.
Sakura stood looking out side the window for few minutes but for her they were like hours 'I asked him to bring Sauske back for me, to me because I could not I made him promise to bring him back and now he is gone, the died fulfilling his promise.' Her thoughts were interrupted by Ino " Hey forehead-girl what are you doing spacing out?" but Sakura did not answer she only said "Naruto" and began to run to her house crying in the way.
Shikamaru and Temari were walking down the hall when Sakura ran be the pair,Shikamaru turn around and notice that she was crying and he thought ' Perhaps it is for Sauske, this is to troublesome' they kept on walking along the hall until they find Shizune and Shikamaru I asked "Do you know where the is Naruto's room?" Shizune looks at the floor of the hospital and with a low voice she answered "Naruto is not here, he was not found by Kakashi." This was the only thing that she said before beginning to walk. Shikamaru and Temari were silent for a moment, Shikamaru reach Shizune "What do you mean by saying he was not found they brought Sauske?!" Shizune said " He was not found we do not known where he is, Hokage-sama is making team to search for him right now, Kakashi said that his scent ended be the shore of the river and probably the current dragged him."
Shikamaru stood in the middle of the hall thinking about his friend, Temari walked towards him and said " Shikamaru I think that you should tell the others, you said to me that you knew each other for years and I believe that it would be better if you tell them before they get to know from other people, I will tell my brothers."
////////////Next Day/////////////
A team of Konoha's best trackers were sent with Kakashi the rest of the junin senseis to the Valley of the End to look for any clues to find Naruto in the valley were the battle happened, they looked for hours and only found a broken head-protector, they looked along the river for miles and approximately three hours later they found an orange vest with a hole in the top right side of the torso in both sides on a rock in the middle of the river, after two day looking they returned to Konoha with the things they found.
////////////Two Days Later//////////
Tsunade looked at the file in her hand and looking at Kakashi she could not help but blame Kakashi, Sauske and the villagers. If only he had not preferred the Uchiha, if only the villagers would have treated Naruto better, perhaps he would be still here, or perhaps the thing may have been different. Silently Tsunade moved her hand to her cheats to seize the necklace, but she remembered that Naruto had it, that he had gained it in their bet, now he was another victim of the heredity, to its curse. Sighing Tsunade looked once more at the file, and I seal the file with the stamp of KIA, not believing or do not want to believe that she reaching the other side of the office and opened a file case she put if again with many others.
Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai and Asuma were in the office watching the Hokage in silence as Tsunade it was filing Naruto's file, with time it would disappear down many others. Their thoughts and silence were interrupted by Jiraiya when he enter the office and asked "It is true? What I heard in the village" Tsunade looked at him for several seconds and answered "Yes he died; we lost Minato and now Naruto." Kakashi looked at them for a moment and asked "What Naruto has to do with Minato-sensei?" Jiraiya looked at him and asked "Kakashi how you would describe Minato in a word?" Kakashi thought for a minute or two and said "Honorable" Tsunade looked at Kakashi and response "Minato would never ask for anything, if he could do it himself."
The junins in the office looked to two leaders not understanding to what the Hokage and the Sanin wanted to say with this Asuma looked to the Hokage it broke the silence and said "Do not tell me that he chose his own ..." He was interrupted by Jiraiya "Yes Asuma, Minato chose Naruto for this reason, he chose Naruto because as Tsunade said he would never ask for anything, if he could do it himself, he would never ask for another father to give to his son to place a burden as big as Kyuubi in him, when he has his own son."
Kakashi's heart jumps a little after hears what Jiraiya said, he looked at the picture of the Fourth Hokage in the wall next to the past Hokages, he looked at the blonde spiky gold, blue eyes and smile of the man that he ones considered his family, and remembering how his sensei was like he could not deny what the two other nins said was true, his sensei would never ask another people to do something if he could do it himself, he remembered a conversation he had with his sensei the night of the Kyuubi's attack.
//////////Flashback///////////
Sarutobi and Kakashi were standing in front of the Hokage, Kakashi said "Please sensei there has to be another way" Minato looked at his student and said " Kakashi I am sorry but this is the only way, Kyuubi will not stop for anything until everything is destroyed, I am the Hokage and I have the responsibility and the duty to protect the village and the people, even if it costs me my life, the destruction will never stop if we only worry of our selves and not of the person or the people around us for which I will give my life." With this Minato sealed the scroll in which he was writing minutes earlier putting the stamp of the fourth Hokage and gave it to Sarutobi.
"When the time avenges, give this to him the scroll will only open to three people you, sensei and him, inside I explain every thing that had happen until this day, also inside is another scroll seal that can only be opened be him, take care old man good bye until we meet again" after that Minato went to the battle that would take his life, but it would give him immortality as a hero to his people.
///////////End of Flashback///////////
Kakashi got lost in his thoughts and only a keep wondered 'Why; why sensei did not tell me that it had a son? If only it knew earlier I might have done something, anything to help Naruto.' Jiraiya looked at him and knew what he was thinking before Kakashi asking about this, Jiraiya said "I know what you are thinking Kakashi, and I only can give him one response Minato told nobody of his marriage with Kushina and her pregnancy with Naruto for one reason, he wanted to protect them, with the war many years ago Minato made a name for himself, but with this name he also made many enemies a lot of them, who will had tried to do anything to kill his family, in order to get to him or the village, the night of the Kyuubi's attack was also the night that Naruto was born as all of you know, Kushina dies given birth to Naruto." The Tsunade it interrupted "She had a complication in the time she was giving birth to Naruto and died moments later, it was her the one who gave Naruto his name."
They were in silence for some time and Jiraiya continued "Minato knew that the only way of protecting Konoha was to seal Kyuubi in a baby, he chose Naruto because he knew that Naruto will protect Konoha with his life as he was about to do at that time, Minato left the protection of Konoha and the responsibility to Naruto to continue this way, he thought that the villagers would see Naruto as a hero, and that they would love him and Naruto would love this village, with the time it was obvious that the last desire of Minato was not going to be fulfilled so Sarutobi-sensei did the only thing he could, he made the law to never speak of that night so Naruto will not be exposed to other villages after the Kyuubi's attack looking for a living weapon as they call the Jinchuuriki as Naruto, and two Naruto might have a normal life, but the villagers only looked at him as Kyuubi, and Naruto only suffered because of it.
After this Kakashi got up and went out of the office walking in the direction of the monument where he always went to remember his lost team-mates and his sensei, and now the addition of Naruto to that list, they others knew where he was going say nothing not knowing what to say to Kakashi, they only went out of the office of the Hokage office in silent Tsunade and Jiraiya remained in silent per minutes Tsunade could not stop her tears when she thought about the boy that remind her of Nawaki her little brother and Dan so many years ago Jiraiya walked towards the window to look at village from the tower and the fourth's stone face on the mountain side.
//////////Days Later////////////
Sakura and Ino were seated to the sides of the bed looking the Sauske sleeping; it had been five days from his return and he had not woken up, suddenly a small groan alerted Sakura and Ino to the boy in the bed, Sauske looked around him only to realize that he was back in Konoha moving his head he saw Sakura and Ino. They looked when he tried to sit up but Sakura was only looked at his eyes, the rage, hate and determination in them, Sakura looked away she saw this look the day he tried to escape of the village. He slowly wonders 'Why they insist that I remain here? I wanted to kill him, to make him pay for taking everything from me and make me suffer, Itachi ' with difficulty he tried to move his left arm but he couldn't but felt a pain in his left shoulder.
A voice came from the door this was Kakashi with three Anbus the look of Kakashi was of cold, one Anbu walked in front of the bed and said "Uchiha Sauske the Hokage and the council order your presence in the Hokage tower." The other Anbus moved to each side of the bed and seized Sauske's arms and drag him out of the bed. Sakura seeing this tried to say something to the Anbu but Kakashi stopped her, she looked to Kakashi but he said nothing to her she looked when Sauske tried to be free himself from the Anbu, but could no, Kakashi turned to Sakura when the Anbu went out the room and said "Sakura before you ask, Sauske will go to the Hokage tower, to get his punishment for betray the village and no you cannot come it is only the Hokage and the council." With this he began to walk again behind the tree Anbu leaving Sakura and Ino alone in the room.
////////////Hokage Tower/////////////
Tsunade and the council looked at Sauske who was in the center of the room "Uchiha Sauske I the Hokage of Konoha, and the council find you guilty of treason to this village and its people when you tried to go with Orochinaru one of this village enemies, also in your attempt of escaping result in the death of a Konoha-nin.
They were in silence for a moment and Tsunade continued "Your punishment will be you are no longer a shinobi of this village for at least two years, you will be put under the house arrest for four months and we will place the cage bird seal of the Hyuuga clan on your neck, and if you try to escape we will kill you and seal you your blood line limit, in order to stop Orochimaru to obtain the Sharingan for his intentions, also the pain that you feel in the neck is a seal Jaraiya as a seal master developed and placed on the curse seal in order to stop the seal of Orochimaru to activate and if you for some miracle are capable of activating the curse seal you will die due to a safe keep on Jiraiya's seal, in the seal in question. After those two years time pass I the Hokage and the council of Konoha will decide if you are worthy to be a shinobi of this village, base in your conduct till then this verdict is final."
With this the Anbus took Sauske to the Hyuuga complex of so that they could place the bird cage seal on Sauske, and later take him to the Uchiha district.
//////////Akatsuki Base/////////
Nine figures were standing inside of a big cave, the one in the center spoke first "It seems that the Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki died in a fight with you brother Itachi, when he tried to escape of Konoha wanting to gainpower from Orochimaru to kill you" the leader said all the rest in the cave looked at the leader, but Itachi only looked at the ground the others continued looking at the leader to see if him was going to killing Itachi because of this, the silence ended when the leader said "I can kill because of this Itachi" Itachi did not move from ehere he was not wanting to see the leader to the eyes the leader looked at Itachi for a minute to see if he was dumb to defy him, but Itachi did not dare to move.
The leader continued "We are going to continue with our plans, but we will change them also this will take more time perhaps about four to five more years to reverse the pulse of the great statue so instead of taking the power of the biggest to the smallest, it will take from the smallest to the biggest, also this is especially for you Itachi if you screw up again you will not live to regret it, also if any of you finds this Uchiha Sauske capture him and bring him here so I can kill him personally for ruining our plans, now continued with your search of jutsus, and your search of Orochimaru then I can kill him also for betraying the Akatsuki." with that the leader disappeared and the others began to walk towards the darkness.