Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.

This is my first Naruto fanfic ok? Please be nice and no flames please.

Sasuke walked away from the bloody body on the ground. Naruto reached out to him. "Wait, don't go!" Sasuke paused for a second then walked away. Naruto passed out from exhaustion.

Two people- a girl and a boy- dropped down from their hiding place at the edge of the valley. "Hey, Mizuri, did you see that? The chakra looked like that of the Kyuubi."

The girl named Mizuri nodded. "Yes, Kurosu. That boy can be a perfect weapon for S-ranked assassins like us." Mizuri had long black hair tied into two braids. She wore a dark blue halter top and a black skirt. She wore no headband, yet anyone could tell that she was a skilled shinobi. What was really startling about her, though, was her silver eyes and pale complexion.

Kurosu had shoulder length brown hair and wore a dark red vest with black pants. Like Mizuri, he had the aura of a skilled ninja, but wore no headband. His brown eyes were normal and his physical form was not very special, but he could wield a bow with deadly accuracy. Both teens appeared no more than 15, but they were extremely powerful and intelligent.

"But, his heart is good. He won't be helpful to us if he refuses to kill," Kurosu said.

"No problem." Mizuri made a few hand signs. "Mind Swallowing Shadow Jutsu!" She laid her hands on Naruto's forehead and a black light enveloped him. Mizuri collapsed, exhausted.

"What did you do?" Kurosu asked.

Mizuri said weakly, "I just replaced his memories of his past with different memories. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to rest." Mizuri fell asleep.

Kurosu sensed others coming toward their location. "Summoning Jutsu!" A giant raven appeared. "Take us out of here," he commanded the raven. He tossed the unconscious Naruto and Mizuri on the raven's back and hopped on. "Take us home."

The giant bird flew away in the night.

Minutes later, a grey haired jonin entered the clearing. "Where's Sasuke? A better question is, where's Naruto?" He searched for hours without finding anything. He finally gave up.

Back in Konoha

"What do you mean you couldn't find Naruto and Sasuke?" Sakura screamed at Kakashi.

"I can't explain it. They were just gone," Kakashi said. It was bad enough that Sakura was yelling at him, but he was sure that the Hokage was going to yell at him too.

Hinata peeked into the room. "Is it true? Is Naruto-kun really gone?"

"Yeah."

"Is he… you know.. dead?" Hinata asked.

Tsunade walked into the room. "I would assume so. We will hold a private funeral for him, just his friends, seeing as all the villagers hate him."

The four shinobi stood in silence. Losing Naruto was like losing a part of their souls. Little did they know, Naruto was still alive, although it would be many years before any of them heard from him again.

With Naruto (around the same time period)

Naruto woke up in a dark room. "Where am I?" he asked weakly. He had a huge headache.

A girl approached him. "Do you remember anything yet?"

Naruto frowned. Suddenly, memories flooded his mind. However, the memories were not of Konoha. (don't worry, the memories that Naruto received form Mizuri will be revealed later)

Naruto noticed 7 other people next to the girl. The girl smiled. "Allow me to introduce Kurosu, Mikina, Asaka, Aira, Itaro, Sakomaru, and Hasuno." She gestured to a boy, three girls, and three more boys. "My name is Mizuri. We are assassins who work for anyone willing to pay. We are all listed in the Bingo Book as S-ranked ninja, so only other renegade ninja hire us. Of course, there are a few exceptions."

"Ok, so, I'm part of an assassin group and we're all friends here, right?" Naruto asked. He was confused. Mizuri just smiled and said, "Correct."

"You need your rest, so just go back to sleep. We will explain everything to you in the morning," Kurosu said. Naruto dropped back into a peaceful sleep.

"Wow, Mizuri. You and Kurosu really found a perfect weapon," Asaka said.

"Yeah, no wonder you're the leader," Hasuno looked at her admiringly.

Mizuri gave a wicked smile. "All he needs is a little training, and soon he'll be a perfect weapon indeed."

Don't worry about all of the holes in the story. They will be filled in when the time is right. If this chapter seemed sort of sucky to you, please keep reading. I'm sure it'll turn out better.