A.N. Hello to all that are reading this. First I want to apologize for my past actions as an author. I was an asshole. Now that that's out of the way I would like to ask you all if you think I should continue writing. If the answer is no, then this will be the last chapter of fanfiction that I write.
Disclaimer: I own nothing that you recognize
Uzumaki Naruto: The ApprenticeUzumaki Naruto cursed as he tripped again. Picking himself up once again he continued on, disregarding the tears streaming down his face. He was dirty, tired, and completely disheveled as he continued to run.
You might wonder why he was running so hard and so fast. Well the truth is that he had just left his village Konohagakure no Sato two days prior. The reason he had left was because he simply couldn't stand the hatred of his home village any longer. Everyone there, except for a small handful, hated him for being what he was. The container of the Kyuubi no Kitsune.
Of course he had learned to live with the hatred over the years, but the final straw had come a week ago after the mission to retrieve Uchiha Sasuke. He had run from the village, much like Naruto was doing now, and Naruto and his team had been sent to retrieve him. Everyone that went was hurt, and so was Sasuke when a victorious Naruto brought him back to the village.
Of course that had sparked the hatred of the masses once again. The 'Demon' had hurt their precious Uchiha and they were going to make him pay. Naruto was only saved from death because the Godaime Hokage Tsunade had personally stepped in, but by then it was almost too late.
His battered and broken body had been brought to the hospital with the Uchiha and there he made his decision. He would escape from this place and forge a new path for himself. The next day he was released courtesy of the Fox's chakra and he began to make his plans. He would leave in a week and seek a new home.
He stayed long enough to hear that Sasuke would be in prison for a year before having another year of probation. He had scoffed when he heard the council's decision. If it had been him then he would have been executed faster than you could say Katon. But he had put that aside as he carried out his final actions in the village. He had placed Iruka's Hitae-ate on his desk and placed Tsunade's necklace on hers. And with that he left.
And that had led him to where he was now, in a valleyed area stuck in-between the Land of Sound and the Land of Waterfall. He continued running until he saw a small village ahead of him.
Trudging now after his long run he walked into the village seeking a hotel where he could sleep. But in the process he had managed to walk smack into a very drunk man. He had mumbled a small "Sorry", when they looked at each other, but apparently that was not enough. The man had spin Naruto around and proceeded to knock him onto the ground with a punch to the face.
Naruto was too tired after running for two days to even get up after that. But he stayed conscious for the pain when the man began to beat him. He chuckled in his mind, he had run away from konoha to escape the beatings and the hate but he had found it here as well.
Suddenly however, the pain stopped, and Naruto heard the sound of someone choking. Looking up he managed to see the man that had been beating him was the one making the noise as he clutched ay his throat. It was then that someone else walked up to the man. All that Naruto could see of the man was that he wore dark clothing and had dark hair.
The last thing he heard before dropping into unconsciousness was the sound of the man's neck breaking, and his body falling to the ground. Little did he know that the mysterious man had picked him up and began carrying him towards his future.
A.N. Well there we have it. The first (and possibly only) chapter of the Apprentice. I hope you enjoyed it, but if you didn't then you won't have to put up with any of my fics anymore.
FYI this will be a crossover fic and Naruto will receive training from the man at the end of this chapter. The chapters will become longer (and gorier) as we progress. Naruto will be powerful, but not super powerful, and this will feature another character who has not been seen for some time by konoha (Kudos to anyone who guesses who).
If you all want me to continue writing, then I'll see you next time. If not, then may you all farewell in life.
Ja ne
