Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto

A/N this is my first fanfic, I wrote it around chapter 260ish in manga there could be some spoilers in this fic from those chapter. I know my grammar and writing is really hard to read but this story wouldn't leave my head until I wrote it, anyway onto the story

The Journey of Three – Chapter 1

Naruto look around he was back in here; he always hated being in this place it smelled and the company wasn't the best.

"Hey furball, there doing it now you know" stated Naruto as he sat down in front of the giant cage being held together by piece of paper with the word seal on it. He was greeted by silence from the overgrown fox demon.

"Hey you , you could at least say something, It's your fault your about to be rip from me and I'm going to die" yelled Naruto in the hopes of getting a response.

"You know I don't want this ,kit" replied Kyuubi in an unusually thoughtful tone before he continue on.

"You know you are my 4th host and I have been imprisoned for the last 16years but I don't wish this death on you"

"Hehehe , I have to thank you for giving a me a laugh before die, a demon fox that feels sorry for me" Naruto managed to say while trying to contain his laughter.

"Look kit, believe it or not you humans are nothing to us demon we are above you we work on scale that you can't comprehend what you see as us doing evil is for the greater good, we have to keep balance between the powers" lecture the giant fox

Naruto suddenly put on a serious face "so your trying to tell me, your are above me, but you care about my death, it's not you that's dying your getting yourself a new container one most likely more suited to your evil personality you will be able to way waste many a town while I get to go to the next life knowing that I failed , failed my village, failed my friends, failed the Forth I was not able to keep you contained" said the fox container.

"I do care, because what the Akatsuki is doing will unbalance the powers as the last of the 9 tailed beast, I'm obligated to do all I can to maintain the balance of the powers and to that end I offer you a chance to go to the afterlife knowing you have protected your friend and village" state a somber looking fox demon down on his belly to be lower to the ground staring at the serious looking blonde who's been his container for the last 16 years.

"How?" replied Naruto

"Release the seal" answer Kyuubi

"WHAT, and how in kami name will that protect my friends! You stupid fox." Screamed and irate boy. Storming over to the cage to give him his best death stare.

"I'm a demon remember kid, I have the power to travel back in time, and I can make sure this end doesn't come" state calmly as he stood up to his full height as gesture to remind Naruto who he was talking too.

"that doesn't answer why I need to remove the seal, why can't you do that now?" challenge Naruto he wasn't buying this, he was sure it was ploy just to escape being imprisoned in any container but the fox eye's were saying otherwise he mind was turmoil.

"I need to merge with your mind, so I can give your memory to your younger self when I travel, as I will be merging with myself of 3years ago, as I can only travel 3 years any more and the consequences would be severe, there already will be some, the other powers do not look kindly on interfering with time. But time is short I can feel the pull of there seal starting to work so you need to decide now" explained kyuubin has he locked eye's with the boy , and the boy stare back debating with himself on what to do he slowly closed his eye's and moved to the cage and place his hand on the piece of paper before opening his eye's and stating "You better do what you say, because so help you if you don't I will find a way to make you pay I promise, and I don't go back on my word it's my way of the ninja" then he rip the seal paper off the cage.

The 4 member of aksuki and 5 holograms sat there staring at the boy they were currently pulling Kyuubi out of. Happy that their goal of controlling all 9 tail beast was nearly complete. Then there was a flash of Red charka and the boy body started to transform before there eye's into a man size 9 tailed fox who snarled at the surprised member of the organization, and then in another flash he was gone, leaving a boy sitting up his blue eye's slights open , he whisper to himself "he really did do it, I hope I made you proud Konoha" as he fell down into his eternal sleep.

It was a Sunny day in Konoha and team 7 where meeting up, Sakura was fawning over Sasuke, while Sasuke was explaining to her how it was Naruto that saved her from Gaara. Naruto was trying to learn chidori from Kakashi pulling a funny face when all of sudden he grab his head in pain.

That got him the full attention of his team they watch him with concern, even if Sasuke would never admit it he was worried about his rival. While he was still grabbing his head in pain he was able to just get out a request "Kakashi-sensei He's ..he's help you have to knock me out" , the other 2 member of team 7 didn't know what he was talking about but the serious look on there sensei face told them something was wrong, very wrong. Kakashi was shocked to say the least when he heard Naruto request but he wasn't going to muck around, so he quickly delivered a chop to the back of his neck to knock him unconscious.

Kakashi decide he better get him somewhere secure if Kyuubi was trying to take control as he suspected. He leant down to pick him up he, when he was surprised by Naruto standing bolt upright and opening his eye's to reveal a pair of red eye's with black slits.

"hahaha the kit's so predictable , I need him unconscious so I could get control, but you will understand if I don't stay to chit chat, I only have 30 seconds before he get control again" as he ran thru 7 different hand seals before calling out "Memory Merge Jutsu" as the jutsu finished the blonde demon boy collapsed onto his sensei.

"What the hell just happen!" shouted Sakura letting her inner self show through, Sasuke kept up his stoic look but he was thinking much along the same lines as his pink hair team mate and he was worried by the serious face Kakashi had on.

"I..I don't know ,follow me were going" Kakashi stated before picking up the limp body of Naruto and taking off down the street. "we are headed towards the bath houses why are we going there?" Sasuke thought to himself. Just as he was thinking that his other teammate voiced her thought "Kakashi sensei why are we heading to the bathhouse?" asked Sakura. She was met with silence until they reached some bush where there was old man giggling to himself and looking through a spy glass at the ladies taking a bath Sakura was about to let him have a piece of her mind when, he spoke.

"Kakashi doubt you brought your team to help me research , so what's up?" asked the sennin, Kakashi put Naruto down on the ground and lean in and whisper in Jiraiya ear and as he was talking his eye's open in shocked. "that can't be.., it just can't happen let's get him to a secure room" said Jiraiya out loud as he picked up the still knocked out boy and headed toward the hospital being followed by Kakashi and 2 very confused genin..

3 hour's later the 4 where sitting by a bed, which held a tied down but unconscious Naruto, to the protest of Sakura but she was told it was for everyone safety and the 2 adults wouldn't say more. Naruto started to stir , he slowly woke up and found himself restrained and started to mutter something about a stupid fox catching him by surprise when he heard the cough of Jiraiya and he looked around and put on a goofy grin at everyone.

"Yo Sakura-chan, Sasuke bastard" he happily shouted he quickly received a whack to the head from Sakura.

"Don't YO us, you had us so worried about you, now what happen?" asked Sakura

"You won't believe me when I tell you, but you have to listen to the end, it's is important" he waited until they gave nod or in.

"well it's really quite simple, it seems I die 3 years from now, and in a last ditch effort to stop that from happening I had a friend travel back in time using a forbidden technique and he was just communicating some details " he as was about to continue before he was interrupted by his team mates "hahaha Naruto you had me going there I was really worried about you" said Sakura "Naruto you should spent more time training, and less time thinking of silly story if you want to match me" chimed him Sasuke while giving him a smirk

"SHUT UP bastard, you're the one that put a chidori through my chest to try and get your stupid Mangekyou Sharingan" yelled Naruto not realising he had lost his cool until it was to late, 3 set of eye's open in shock all 3 knew there was no way Naruto could know about that, or it's requirements..

"How..?" asked Sasuke with a look of shock on his face, Sakura look at the other 4 people in the room and knew from there faces Naruto had said something that might proved he wasn't making it up

"Sorry, 6 months of memories in an afternoon, I'm having trouble adjusting it seems there more but my friend told me I wasn't ready for the rest yet" Naruto replied sheepishly.

"Who's this friend Naruto you were alone?" asked Sakura who was the only person there not wrap up in there own thoughts she wasn't sure what to think, Naruto could be annoying, but he wasn't one to lie.

Naruto look over at Sakura with a face that anyone could read, he was thinking how much he should tell them.

"Well when those three are ready I think it's time I tell you all the truth about me and what I have found out" Naruto stated.

The 3 finally snapped out of there own worlds to give him a slight nod to show they were listening .

The two older man were thinking of telling Naruto that it might not be wise to tell to many secrets , but they were his secrets to tell, so they just decided to listen and try to figure out what was happening, they both knew who this "friend" was they weren't sure if they could trust him.

"Hey could you untie me I have an idea, don't worry I won't do anything" begged the restrained boy.

"so come on who this friend?" enquire Sakura as she finished untying the boy.

"Oh that would be Kyuubi, anyway let's go we got to pack and go find old lady Tsunade before Itachi turns up and places those two in hospital" he said as he pointed to Sasuke and Kakashi Naruto continue on "Also before you say anything Ero-sennin I'm not going if they don't come along, and trust me if I'm not there your life will get very interesting , then again it could be fun to see you turn into a Tsunade little brother" He then walked out the door with a "I know something you don't know" grin on his face.