It hadn't been his plan to quit and run off like this originally. But then, of course, plans never go the way that we originally plan them. It also didn't help that he had a crap load of secrets that he always had to keep from his friends. But then again, some secrets are best left unsaid in the end and some are best spoken before they have time to fester. Same deal with anything held inside for too long.

Why he had ended up there, of all places, he couldn't even guess. His mind wandered back to the events leading up to his capture……

Yelling, screaming, the sound of breaking glass. It was that night again, but ever since he had actually been trained the people just throw stuff at his building. Yeah, his own building. It deserved to be torn down. He was the only person living there, and Obaa-chan didn't even know. No one knew.

Something nearby smashed. His outer window, was the guess. It was then that he smelled the burn…..

He snapped back out of it as the cell door slammed open. So bright! He let out something akin to a whimper and curled into himself, his dirty skin rubbing into the floor. They hadn't let him keep anything but his pants and once they…..found out……they gave him a shirt as well. The two people reached in and dragged him out, saying something, but it had been so long since he heard another voice that he couldn't understand. His mind drifted again…..

He woke up in the hospital again. But not alone this time. Obaa-chan was in the chair next to his bed and Ero-Sennin was standing next to the window. They already knew he was awake before he did because she started talking to him. "Why didn't you tell me, Naruto? I could have helped you."

Jiraiya didn't give him a chance to answer. "Because he's a stubborn, stupid idiot, that's why."

He couldn't let that slide. "I've been dealing with this for my whole life and you didn't care then. Why should I care what you think now?" he spoke, staring at the ceiling, not meeting either of their eyes.

Tsunade let out a growl. "Naruto, we want to help you!! But we can't if you keep blocking us out!"

Naruto turned at stared at her. Tsunade reared back at the amount of pain in his eyes. "Tsunade, I…….I quit. I'm leaving." He stated. "I'm stick of all this. I resign!!" he voice reached a shout by the end.

Tsunade and Jiraiya froze. Tsunade made to speak but Jiraiya reached out and stopped her, shaking his head. Over the next couple of weeks, they would try and convince him not to go but he wouldn't, no, couldn't listen to them. Hurt too much……

The shock of the cold water brought him out of his thoughts. The two guys holding him quickly scrubbed the dirt from his clothes, not willing to take them off of his body anymore. They mumbled something about not letting him appear before the master smelling so bad or something like that. His thoughts drifted once again as he was lifted out of the water…..

He had been on his own for a few weeks now and he was cooking his dinner over a fire when it happened. At least 10 auras suddenly were surrounding him and it was too late to fight back…..

…… he woke in a cell that had no light. It was pitch black. It wasn't soon after that they discovered what he truly was…..

He was dropped onto the floor and the two ninja left. He tried to stand but his legs were too weak, hadn't moved in so long…

"My, my, Naruto-kun, look how the mighty have fallen." Came the hissing voice from behind him, farther into the room. Two arms lifted him up and he didn't have to see the man to know exactly who it was. The voice came around as he was lifted into an upright position. "Thank you, Kabuto. Now explain to me this Naruto-kun. When exactly did you become a female?"