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It was another beautiful afternoon in the shinobi village, Konohagakure. One of the village's champion's, Uzumaki Naruto roamed through the prosperous' village as he made his way to the village leader, Tsunade Senju. The Hokage (The village leader's title) had summoned Naruto out of the blue, something that was a common occurrance for a shinobi, so it brought no cause for alarm. But little did he know, that this visit would change his entire life...

"Naruto, we have a mission for you," Tsunade greeted the tall, blond shinobi as he entered the room via body flicker, standing before Tsunade's desk.

"A mission? All right!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly as he began to slightly fidget with anticipation. "What's the mission gonna be this time Granny? Infiltrate the remaining Akatsuki's hideout for information? Recon for another village?"

"Unfortuately nothing like that," Tsunade assurred Naruto, who groaned slightly.

"Well, spit it out Granny, I ain't got all day!" Naruto answered crossly as he figured he'd be doing some odd job around the village, as usual.

"You'll be going undercover outside the village in a small rural town called Inaba," Tsunade explained as she looked down at the paper before her that stated the mission. "This mission will be a long one, so pack well when you prepare to leave."

"Wait, exactly how long will I have to be here for?" Naruto asked with his left eyebrow slightly raised.

"Exactly one year," Tsunade replied as Naruto's mouth open dropped dramatically.

"One year!?" Naruto screamed as Shizune, Tsunade's assistant, tried to calm down the angry shinobi.

"Relax Naruto, it will be a perfect chance to get some time in for training," Shizune explained as she gave Naruto a supportive pat on the back. "We'll be giving you some money to spend as you like, plus you'll even have an apartment to use while you're on the mission."

"Well, I guess it's not all terrible," Naruto grumbled as he crossed his arm's across his chest. "I'll get to eat ramen as much as I like and relax in my apartment on a mission..."

"Well... not exactly," Tsunade stated as she gave Naruto a small smirk. "You'll be attending school actually..."

"School?" Naruto exclaimed as Shizune and Tsunade nodded in unison. "Why the hell do I have to go to school on a mission?"

"This mission will not need for you to be constantly active on it, so to keep you from getting in trouble, I took the liberty of enrolling you in school," Tsunade explained as she smiled at Naruto, who was visibly annoyed. "Also, to ensure that you'll go to school and keep out of trouble, we're sending someone to keep an eye on you... enter!"

The door to the Hokage's office opened, revealing the person Tsunade chose to be Naruto's escort.

"No way, not you!" Naruto moaned as the man entered the room. "Octopop's is my escort?"

A dark skinned man with a muscular build, blond hair, and a matching goatee entered the room, humming to himself as he looked up at Naruto.

"Naruto, we have a mission, so let's get rapping, while we cook in our kitchen," Killer B rapped as he held out his right hand for Naruto to give him a fist bump. Naruto returned the fist bump, shaking his head as he looked back at Tsunade.

"I really have to live with this guy for a month?" Naruto moaned as Tsunade chuckled.

"It will be a good learning experience, you'll get a little bonding time," Tsunade answered as Naruto face palmed himself. "Now, use this time wisely, we'll be sending someone to pick you both up when the year is up. So until then, be on your guard and focu's on your mission."

"Yes ma'am..." Naruto said quietly as he looked up at B. "Let's go Octopop's..." As Naruto and B body flickered out the Hokage's office, Hatake Kakashi, Naruto's sensei, entered via body flicker.

"So he left?" Kakashi asked as Tsunade nodded, biting her lower lip.

"I can't believe he bought it..." Shizune said as Tsunade nodded in agreement.

"I expected him to put up much more of a fuss, but he just accepted it," Tsunade added as she sighed. "I hate to do it, but as long as Madara Uchiha is active, it is too dangerous' to wage war against him with Naruto in the village. So A suggested we send B and Naruto far away so the Akatsuki could not find them. This was the most remote location..."

"I hate to see him go, but it's for his own good," Kakashi stated as he hung his head. "I just hope we can end this sooner so he can come back home..."

Later

"Hey, what is our mission exactly?" Naruto wondered aloud as he and B sat on a train headed to Inaba. "Hey, Octopop's!"

B was too busy admiring the view outside, Naruto sighing as he just leaned his head back against his seat, wondering how life would be like for the next year. He was going to be a normal student, in a normal world, with a not so normal roommate. One thing Naruto knew, that it was gonna be one hell of a ride...

"Why... hello there..."

Naruto looked up in an instant as he looked around the train, or wherever he was. He found himself inside of a very luxurious' limosine, sitting in the back with several expensive wine's and other item's surrounding him. An old man with a long curvy nose sat before him, next to him a beautiful blond woman with a mysterious' smile on her face.

"Welcome to the Velvet Room, I am Igor, and this is my assistant Margaret," Igor introduced himself as he gave Naruto a creepy smile. "May I ask your name?"

"W-What is this place?" Naruto stammered as he began to search himself for a kunai.

"Relax, you are sound asleep in the real world, I summoned you here from your dream's," Igor assured Naruto, who still seemed not to believe the strange old man.

"Alright, so what do you want with me?" Naruto asked assertively as Margaret chuckled.

"We have come here to help guide you through your destiny," she answered as Naruto flashed her a confused look. "Now please, would you so kindly give us your name?"

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto answered as Igor smiled once again.

"Well Naruto Uzumaki, let's see what fate has in store for you, shall we?" Igor asked as he picked up a small deck of tarot card's. "Do you believe in fortune telling?"

"I... never heard of it before," Naruto answered honestly as Igor placed out on a small table three card's from the tarot deck.

"Hmm, very interesting indeed," Igor stated as he stroked his chin. "each card show's that your journey will be a long one indeed, with danger lurking not too far. You will need to make the right decision's in upcoming day's if you wish you survive."

"Wait, danger?" Naruto asked as Igor gave him a mysterious' smile. "What're you talking about danger? Is the Akatsuki going to attack? Is the village in danger?"

"You will find out, soon enough," Igor said as Naruto slammed his fist down against the small table.

"No, that's not enough pop's!" Naruto shouted angrily as he stared at Igor. "You tell me I'm in danger and then don't even tell me what's going to happen? What kind of crap is that?"

"We cannot tell you your destiny, it must unravel before you," Margaret answered as Naruto sat back in his seat, a furious' look on his face.

"Well, our time has been cut short, so good luck until the next time we meet," Igor said as Naruto looked back at him in confusion. Without any warning, he found himself looking at B, who was shaking him awake.

"You awake my man?" B asked as Naruto nodded, rubbing the back of his head for a second.

"Yeah..." he murmured as his thought's were interrupted by a loud sound that could be heard on the entire train. "But man, am I hungry! Can we get off yet?"

"Yeah, train's ready to let off, so let's get off!" B rapped as Naruto sighed in response.

Later

Naruto looked around Inaba with awe as he and B made their way to their new apartment.

"Wow, this place isn't as bad as I thought!" Naruto said aloud the mission paper fell from his pocket as he walked. A unfriendly girl walked by him, spotting the piece of paper on the ground as she did.

"Hey, you dropped this," she said as she tapped Naruto on the shoulder, who turned around.

"Oh... I did drop this!" Naruto exclaimed as the girl handed him the piece of paper. "Thank's a lot, I'm Naruto Uzumaki by the way!"

"I'm... I don't know..." the girl said as Naruto gave her a confused look in response. "I don't know who I am..."

"Oh... uh, I'm sorry," Naruto apologized as he scratched the back of his head. "Well..." Naruto glanced around for a moment, looking around at the store's around him. He spotted a book with the title "Marie" on the cover, looking back at the girl, who seemed to be impatient.

"How about I call you Marie then?" Naruto asked as the girl blushed slightly, looking away immediately as she did.

"W-Whatever, I don't care what you call me," she answered as Naruto gave her a bright smile.

"Alright, so I'll call you Marie-chan!" Naruto exclaimed as Marie shrugged, but seemed to be happy with the name.

"You don't need to get so excited..." Marie said as she continued to slightly blush. "Well, I gotta go..."

"I'll see you later Marie-chan!" Naruto said as he gave her a small wave, following B to the opposite road to where Marie was going. Marie slightly waved back, blushing harder as she looked at a small wooden comb in her hand...

"Here it is my man!" B said as he and Naruto stood outside their apartment, B looking up at it with a small smile.

"Pretty small house," Naruto said as he looked up at it.

"So, are you our new neighbor's?" a voice asked as an older man smoking a cigarette walked outside his house, waving at B and Naruto. "I'm Ryotaro Dojima."

"Hi, I'm Naruto Uzumaki and this is B," Naruto introduced himself and B.

"Oh, and this is my daughter Nanako," Dojima added as a young girl walked out his house. "It's nice to meet you both. How about you come over tonight for dinner? I'm not great at welcoming people, but I'll give it a shot." Dojima gave a slight chuckle after this, Naruto nodding eagerly as the sound of a good meal almost gave the teenager a chill.

"Well, we'll see you tonight then!" Dojima said as he and Nanako walked down the street.

"Well my man, welcome to our new life!" B exclaimed as Naruto sighed, but with a small smile. It was going to be fun...

At the Dojima's

"So, what exactly do you do for a living B?" Dojima asked B as himself, B, Naruto, and Nanako all sat at a small table in the Dojima's living room.

"I'm a rapping machine, do you know what I mean?" B rapped to Dojima, who sweat dropped for a moment.

"He's uh... a rapper?" Naruto answered as Dojima seemed to dismiss the question, staring at his food without another word. "Um... what do you do?"

Dojima prepared to answer Naruto, but he was interrupted by the sound of his cell phone ringing.

"This is Dojima," Dojima answered as he listened to the person on the phone. "All right, I understand. I'll be right there..." Dojima hung up his phone with a sigh, picking up his jacket that he had draped on the back of his chair.

"Well, I guess I made the right decision to skip the booze tonight," Dojima said as he wiped his mouth. "I know you're new to the neighborhood and all, but would you mind making sure that Nanako get's to bed safety? If it's too much to ask..."

"No problem, we'll take care of it," Naruto promised as Dojima sighed, giving Naruto a nod of thank's. He rushed out his front door, leaving Naruto, B, and Nanako sitting at the table.

"Uh... so what doe's your dad do?" Naruto asked.

"He's a detective," Nanako answered as she finished her food. "I can take care of dishe's, but would you mind helping me clear the table?"

"Uh... sure," Naruto answered as he grabbed his plate. "Wow, she's mature..."

That night

"Good night my man!" B exclaimed as he went into his room, Naruto collapsing on his own bed. It was a long day for the shinobi, but tomorrow was the start of something even more. He couldn't wait to see what the day would bring...

Naruto looked up, finding himself in a room of nothingness. It was all cloudy, like the room was covered in a thick fog. Only a small pathway was clear, Naruto stood up, walking down the path as he searched for something.

"What is your purpose?"

Naruto looked around the area in fear, a katana appearing before him. Naruto picked up the katana cautiously, continuing down the path. As he did, he seen something or someone coming into focu's ahead, some type of being.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked as he looked at the shadowy figure.

"You look for truth, but your vision is clouded," the figure answered as Naruto's katana sliced through the figure without warning, but did nothing to him. Naruto angrily attacked the figure again, but to no avail. He felt a slight sensation, as if something was trying to escape from him. He lifted up his shirt to see if the Kyuubi's seal was breaking, but it was not. Naruto swallowed hard as he tried to attack the figure once again with the katana, but the figure disappeared as Naruto's katana made contact with it.

"We shall meet again, Naruto Uzumaki," the figure stated as Naruto was casted into darkness.

Naruto/ Persona adventure coming to ya from goruto! Prepare yourself for an adventure like no other! I want to explain a few thing's about the story: B will not be getting a Persona... yet. Maybe not ever, I'm not sure yet, but his part in the story is just as Naruto's guardian for now. This story will NOT completely mirror Persona 4, it will have it's own originality. There of course will be a pairing, which will be most likely a harem, but maybe Naruto/Chie or Naruto/Marie. Any other questions feel free to ask, gorutovssageta out!

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