Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Y: The Last Man

Location

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Flashback

Jutsu

"Bijuu or Summon Talking"

'Bijuu or Summon Thoughts'

Radio communication

AN: This is my first Fanfic, so my writing style is going to be a work in progress. Main pairing will be NaruHina. Story will take place after the Sasuke Retrieval Arc. Some characters may be a little OOC. I would also like to state that I never read Y: The Last Man but I find the idea behind it's story very interesting. With that being said please don't expect any of the storylines from Y: The Last Man. The only thing I will really be focusing on from Y, is the idea of one man left alive in the world, and the ramifications of it. Also I'm a bit rusty on my Naruto history so bear with me on this.


N:The Last Man

Chapter 1: Departure

Konohagakure no Sato

It's early morning in Konoha as a tall man dressed in red with white hair is walking up the steps of an apartment complex. He walks up to one of the apartments and proceeds to knock on the door.

No answer.

He then knocks again louder, an action that causes one of the other tenants to open their window and tells him "Knock it off". Upon seeing who he said that to said man immediately said "S-Sorry" in a scared voice and proceeded to shut his window and his curtains.

The man knocks one more time, still no answer.

"Screw it" he says as he goes to one of the apartments windows, unlocking the window and breaking into the apartment.

As he enters the apartment he makes a beeline to the bedroom to see if the tenant of the apartment was still sleeping. Sure enough as he enters the bedroom he sees a young thirteen year old, blonde haired boy in his sleeping cap (a cap that resembles a dog trying to eat his head) in his bed snoring away.

'He's still sleeping? It's 8:40 in the morning' thought the man. 'Time to wake up gaki' he thought as he smiled deviously.

The man then leaned over the bed, put his mouth close to the boy's ear and yelled "WAKE UP!"

The blonde haired boy immediately shot out of bed and hit his head on the ceiling and fell to the floor. As the boy sat up he looked around wondering what happened while rubbing his sore head, he saw who caused him to wake up in such a way.

"E-Ero-Sennin?" the boy asked as looked up at the man.

The boy then got up to stretch to wake himself up even more, seeing as how he was still groggy.

Even though he knew what the answer was probably going to be (just by looking around), the white haired man just had to ask.

"So gaki are you all packed and ready to go?" asked the white haired man. The white haired man being none other than Jiraiya the Toad Sage. One of the The Legendary Sannin, self proclaimed "Super Pervert" and author of the famous Icha Icha series.

"Not yet Ero-Sennin, I...(yawn) haven't even packed yet" said the young boy with a smile on his face. The boy being Naruto Uzumaki, No. 1 Knuckleheaded Ninja and Prankster Prince of Konoha.

"You haven't packed yet? What the hell have you been doing? We are suppose to be leaving in an hour" said Jiraiya with a tick mark above his head. He had a right to be a little angry because Naruto knew they were leaving early today.

"S-Sorry but I was busy last night, I didn't have time to pack" said Naruto with an apologetic look on his face.

Upon hearing this along with the way Naruto was acting piqued the man's interest so he had to ask "Busy? Busy doing what? and if you say you spent all night eating ramen and watching T.V. so help me Kami I will hurt you".

"Uhm, uhh well you see..." Naruto said nervously.

"Come on gaki spit it out already" he said in an annoyed tone of voice.

"Well, last night I was going to start packing, but when I realized that I was going to be leaving the village for three years, I decided to go have a long overdue talk with someone" said Naruto with a nervous smile.

"And who was this person that you wanted talk to so badly you forgot to pack?" asked Jiraiya wondering what kind of trouble Naruto had gotten himself into this time.

Flashback Begins

Naruto was running through the streets of Konoha at top speed. Despite spending most of the day training he had no time to rest, he needed to confirm something. Determination was clearly evident on his face. He looked left and right for his target but they could not be found. He had to find them soon because he was leaving tomorrow and it was already night time. Just when all hope for him finding said target seemed lost, he spotted her.

The target of Naruto's search was Hinata Hyuga. Hinata is a fellow Konoha Ninja and one of Naruto's fellow graduates from his class in the academy. Naruto knew enough about Hinata to call her a friend. She is a timid girl who is often prone to blushing and fainting, but despite that she has shown to be kind and caring. Also like himself she never gives up, even when others put her down and for that he has a lot of respect for her. Hinata is also one of the two classmates that have never laughed at him, the other being Shikamaru Nara, Naruto's lazy friend.

Hinata is also the eldest daughter of the Hiashi Hyuga, head of the Hyuga Clan. The Hyuga clan were the wielders of the Byakugan, a powerful Dojutsu that allows the wielder to have a near 360 degrees field of vision. The Byakugan also allows the wielder to see the Tenketsu (Chakra Points) of other individuals, and can also differentiate the chakra signatures of other individuals as well as see when Genjutsu is being used. The Hyuga are also known for their fighting style Juken (Gentle Fist). A fighting style that allows the Hyuga to seal an individuals Tenketsu, rendering the victim unable to mold their chakra. This fighting style in tandem with their visual prowess have made the Hyuga Clan one of the most feared and respected Clans alive today.

Naruto approach Hinata who was walking down the street on her way home to the Hyuga Compound.

"Hinata" Naruto called out. Inadvertently scaring the poor girl in the process.

"Eep" the only noise Hinata let out after being startled.

"N-Naruto-kun" said Hinata

"Hehe, sorry about scaring you Hinata" Naruto said rubbing the back of his head while wearing an apologetic smile on his face.

"I-It's okay N-Naruto-kun" said the girl as she looked away trying to avoid eye contact with the boy.

"Hinata would you mind coming with me? I need to talk to you about something" asked Naruto.

'Naruto-kun wants me to go somewhere with him' (1) she thought as her cheeks started turning red and was on the verge of fainting. 'No I can't faint, not now focus Hinata' she thought as she used all of her willpower to stay conscious.

"O-Okay" she said still blushing.

"Okay follow me" he said smiling as he set off for his destination, with Hinata following him.

Hokage Monument

Naruto and Hinata arrived to their location, the top of the head of the Yondaime Hokage (The Fourth Hokage) at the Hokage Monument. After arriving at the destination Naruto sat down and Hinata decided to sit down too.

'I wonder why he brought me here?' Hinata thought as she was still trying to figure out why Naruto wanted to talk to her.

After a few minutes of silence Naruto decided to break the ice.

"S-So...how h-have you been?" Naruto asked causing Hinata to give him a look of confusion. Seeing as how Naruto is usually confident, and never really stutters or act embarrassed (like the way she usually acts).

'Man that was lame' thought Naruto.

"W-What I-I meant to SAY!" Naruto clasped his mouth closed as his voice cracked. 'Kami kill me now' Naruto thought. This night was not indeed going well.

"Wow, Kit you are bad at this" said a voice from within. Naruto knowing whose voice it was retreated into his mind to silence said voice, before his meddling could cause him to embarrass himself even more.

Mindscape

"Shut up you stupid fox" said Naruto after he entered his mindscape, deep down he knew he wasn't really any good when he talked to the opposite sex. Most of the time he either said something wrong, or did something stupid to anger any girls he talked to. Which usually resulted in him getting hit, a prime example of this is his teammate from Team 7 Sakura Haruno, who has hit him multiple times over the years because of his antics.

"Hey, I tell it like it is and from what I've seen you are terrible at this" said the fox.

"Kurama can you please pipe down, this isn't exactly easy" Naruto said looking slightly annoyed.

"Fine I'll be quiet, but only because I want to see this disaster happen, haha" said Kurama as he laughed inside his cage.

Kurama, that's the real name of the Kyuubi (The Nine Tailed Fox) a being made up of pure chakra. A creature that is said to destroy mountains and cause tsunamis with the flick of his tail. A beast of pure anger and hatred, well to those who didn't know the truth. In truth Kurama could do all that but he is usually laid back and is really lazy. So lazy he that if he were a human he probably would be gladly accepted into the Nara clan. As for the anger and hatred part, there are only four people in the world he has ever truly hated. The first being Madara Uchiha the one who enslaved him and forced him to help him fight Hashirama Senju, the second being that Madara imposter that caused him to kill his last host Kushina Uzumaki and her husband Minato Namikaze the Yondaime Hokage and also forced him to attack Konoha, and the last two being those annoying Gold and Silver brothers.

Over the years Kurama decided that after seeing Naruto, the son of his last host. Being neglected and shunned be the people of Konoha, to reach out to the boy. At age 7 Naruto was shocked as he was pulled into his mindscape one night when he was going to bed. That night Kurama told him everything why he attacked the village, Naruto's role as a Jinchuriki, Naruto's heritage, and even Kurama's own name. However the thing that hit Naruto the hardest was hearing that his parents did indeed love him and never abandoned him like he thought. Kurama also made sure to tell Naruto to never reveal anything he told him to anyone, because his life would be in constant danger if he did. He also said if Naruto was ever on the verge of blabbing he would pull him into the Mindscape, an action that would not only keep him from revealing his secrets but also inadvertently give Naruto a bad reputation for zoning out during conversations. Which wasn't so great because his reputation wasn't that great to start with.

When Naruto asked why the fox would tell him all these things, Kurama simply stated that Naruto's mother Kushina was not like his first host Mito Uzumaki, Kushina actually took the time to talk to him and get to know him(2). That she was the first human that didn't see him as a monster but an actual living being with feelings. That night he also told Naruto that he was truly sorry for taking his parents lives and leaving him an orphan, that he would regret what he did that night for all eternity (seeing as how he really can't die). At that point Naruto did something Kurama never thought he would do, Naruto told Kurama he forgives him, stating it was the Masked Man's (Imposter Madara) fault that his parents where killed not his. Kurama shocked at how someone so young could forgive someone like him so easily. 'This village is incredibly stupid for not realizing this kit's potential' he thought. He then thanked him for his forgiveness. That was the night Naruto began his unorthodox friendship between with Kurama.

Since then Kurama has always had Naruto's back from when Mizuki-teme tried to kill him and take Forbidden Scroll, the fight with Haku on the bridge in Wave Country. He even tried to help when Naruto fought Orochimaru in the Forest of Death but the Snake-teme was too much for the small amount of power Kurama could give Naruto at the time. Kurama can only help Naruto so much at times, he could let Naruto use his Kyuubi chakra but only to an extent. If Naruto uses too much before his body is properly conditioned for it, it could kill him. It was only recently that Naruto could gain full access to One Tail, it only happened when he had to go up against his former teammate, Sasuke Uchiha. Who at the time was using the level two version of his Curse Mark.

Hokage Monument

"N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata said as she wondered why Naruto stopped talking and had a blank stare on his face for about a minute.

'Oh whoops I forgot Hinata is still here.' he deeply inhaled trying to calm himself down. Once calmed down he proceeded to speak in his normal non-embarrassing tone.

"Oh, sorry Hinata, I tend to space out from time to time" he didn't want to tell her about Kurama because he thought if she found out about him she would be scared away. So he decided to keep it a secret, for now at least.

"Yeah, the reason I ask you to come here was because I needed to know something" said Naruto in a worried tone. He had thought if he brought her here to his favourite spot in Konoha it would ease the fear he had been feeling since he set out to find her. Unfortunately the feeling in his stomach was still there.

"O-Okay, what did you want to ask me?" she asked.

He inhaled a deep breath and then asked. "Hinata...do you like me?".

Hinata then immediately fainted. Leaving Naruto to only think 'Kami dammit' while Kurama was laughing hysterically in the back in the Mindscape.

"Well I still need to talk to her and I won't just leave her here" Naruto then picked up Hinata bridal style and ran off towards the direction of his apartment.

"Hehe, just like Minato and Kushina" Kurama couldn't help but compare then two couples as Naruto jumped from rooftop to rooftop while carrying Hinata.

Naruto's Apartment

Opening her eyes she noticed she was no longer at the Hokage monument. As she looked around it appeared she was in someones apartment. Observing her surroundings her eyes immediately noticed the clock on the wall. '9:37? I have to be home in less than an hour' she thought. After taking notice of the time she got up from the couch she was laying on and looked around to see if she could find where Naruto was. Sure enough as soon as she thought that the bathroom door opened up and said blonde walk out of it.

"Oh good your awake" Naruto said as he smiled. 'atleast I don't have to use those smelling salts now' he thought.

"H-Hai(3), N-N-Naruto-kun"

'I wish I could stop stuttering, it's so embarrassing' thought Hinata with a frown on her face.

"So do you remember what I asked you before you fainted" Naruto said, that hoping there wouldn't be a repeat of what happened at the monument.

"H-H-Hai" she said, but then a thought occurred. How did she get here.

"N-Naruto-kun, h-how did we get here?" she asked.

"Oh thats, simple. I carried you here" He said with a smile.

'Naruto-kun carried me?!' Hinata thought as she was starting to feel faint again.

Upon seeing this Naruto thought 'Oh no you don't' and proceeded to grab Hinata's shoulders to shake her in order to prevent her from fainting.

"Smooth Kit, very smooth" Kurama said as his let out a few chuckles.

Mindscape

"Didn't I tell you to shut up, your not helping with this situation" Naruto said.

"Well at least you know she likes you, I told you I wasn't bullshitting" said Kurama.

"Yeah, yeah, but the least you could have done was tell me sooner" Naruto said with a bit of anger in his voice. When Kurama told him about Hinata's feelings earlier today, Naruto didn't believe him at all. In fact he thought Kurama was playing a trick on him, but after insisting all day for Naruto to talk to her before he left tomorrow, Naruto finally gave in. Naruto thought that if he knew she liked him, he could have asked her about it sooner. Instead of now the day before he departs on his three year long training trip.

"I shouldn't have had to tell you, you idiot. The signs where all there" said Kurama.

With this Naruto looked back at all the times Hinata and him talked. She was always blushing and smiling when Naruto was around her. She was always the most concerned for him out of everyone he knew, when he got hurt. Once and awhile too he could have sworn he had heard her cheer for him during his spars back at the Academy. He even remembered when she gave him healing cream for his wounds after his fight with Kiba at the Chunin Exam preliminaries. He also remembered the pep talk she gave him the day he was going to fight Neji in the Finals.

"I guess you were right, the signs were there" said Naruto with a sad look on his face.

"Well Kit no use living in the past, now get out there and go talk to her" the fox said with a grin on his face.

Naruto's Apartment

Meanwhile in reality Naruto didn't realize he was still shaking Hinata. 'Oops' he thought.

Hinata looked at him and realized that she almost fainted, again.

Naruto wanting to get this done quickly in case Hinata fainted again, finally looked her in the eye and asked her. "Hinata, do you like me?"

Hinata knew she couldn't faint again because this could be her last chance, she knew he was leaving tomorrow so it was now or never. She then used all of her willpower and said "H-Hai"

The was a brief silence for awhile before Naruto nervously asked "H-How long have you liked me?"

"Well...I've a-always admired you, but t-the day I finally realized that I l-liked you more t-than that, was the day you saved me f-from those bullies." she answered.

Naruto remembered that day, it was eight years ago in the middle of December, he was sitting on a swing. When all of a sudden he heard three boys laughing. He quickly saw them picking on a girl with blue hair and white eyes. He heard them called her "Stuck up" and "Ugly eyes" which made the girl cry. Naruto having enough of this went over to help the girl, unfortunately all he managed to accomplish was get his ass kicked. After they laughed at him, they ripped up his scarf and left him laying on the ground. The girl asked him if he was okay and he said was. The girl thanked him and asked him what his name was and he replied "Naruto Uzumaki, the future Hokage dattebayo". He then asked for her name and she replied "H-Hinata Hyuga" he then said it was nice to meet her. Before he could say anything else his stomach growled loudly, not thinking of anything else he then ran off to go eat some ramen. Unknown to him as soon as he left, Hinata picked up a piece of his torn scarf and walked off in the direction of her home, thinking about what just happened.

"Wait a minute, you said you admired me before that day?" he asked.

"Hai" she said without stuttering.

"Why?" he asked. Wondering what things about him, made her admire him.

"Before t-that day I always used to see y-you around the village. I saw the way people treated you, you were either ignored c-completely, glared at with much d-disdain or even y-yelled at over minor things. Despite all t-those things though you never let anyone bring you down, you a-always had a smile on your face. You w-would always say you would b-become Hokage and prove to everyone t-that you are not good for nothing. You had the confidence t-to keep trying even when others would call you a failure. That c-confidence was always something that I wish I had" she said with a sad face.

Naruto was silent as he let her continue.

"The day you saved me from t-the bullies showed what kind of person you were. That despite how many p-people would look down on you or hate you, you would still do everything you c-could to protect one of them if they were in trouble. You didn't know m-me, for all you knew I could have just been like the rest but you helped me anyways despite being o-outnumbered. W-When you helped me I saw that you were not only confident b-but you were also courageous. That was the day when I realized that I f-felt more for you than just admiration" she said.

"I didn't even think of how the villagers treated me when I came to help you. My only thought was helping you because it sickened me to see those three older boys pick on someone whose not only smaller than them, but also younger then them. I hate seeing the strong pick on the weak" he said.

Hinata winced when she heard the word weak.

Naruto quickly picked up on this and said "Sorry I didn't mean it like"

"I-It's okay Naruto-kun. I know compared to others I am w-weak, but that's not going to stop me from trying to change. I-I will get stronger" she said.

Naruto smiled at her words, she reminded him a little of himself. She like him was another person trying to show other people that they are more than what the seem.

"So why have you never told me?" he asked.

"I-I was scared, I knew you c-cared about Sakura-san and I t-thought I never stood a chance" she said nervously.

"To tell you the truth Hinata, I don't have feelings for Sakura anymore" Naruto said.

"Y-You don't?" she asked surprised.

"Yeah, I realized awhile ago that know matter what I would do, she would always love Sasuke" he replied in a sad tone of voice. Naruto always knew his chances of ever being with Sakura where slim to none, but he always had hoped she would returned the same feelings for him that he had for her. Unfortunately when Sasuke left the village and when he saw how distraught over his defection she was, he realized that she would never think of him the same way as Sasuke because her heart belonged to Sasuke. So he decided to give up on pursuing her romantically, and instead tried to focus on being her friend. It has now been five months since his decision and he now agreed that his choice was the correct one, because now he was indeed better friends with Sakura and if he did keep pursuing her, not only would he have been setting himself up for major heartbreak, but he could have possibly missed his chance with Hinata.

"I'm sorry" she said.

"You don't need to be sorry Hinata and besides if I were to be with someone I should try to be with someone who would want to be with me as well" he said as he look her into her eyes.

'Does that mean...he wants to be with me?' she thought. She wouldn't have to wait long to get her answer.

"Kit come on just ask her already" Kurama said. Kurama knew that if Naruto didn't seal the deal before he left for his trip, he could be too late by the time he returned and Hinata could be with someone else.

Naruto the enhaled another deep breath and then proceeded to say "Hinata, even though I'm going to be leaving tomorrow for three years I wanted to know if you wanted to be with me".

Hinata knew this was finally her chance to be with Naruto so without hesitation she said "Hai"

Naruto couldn't believe it, he had finally found a girlfriend. Then without warning he immediately screamed "YATTA!" (4). Causing Hinata to once again jump from being startled.

"Sorry" he she after he saw a startled Hinata.

Hinata the asked "S-So how is t-this going to work? You're going to be gone for t-three years and w-we don't really have time to go on a d-date, because I have to be home by 10:30"

"Well we may not be able to go on any dates until I get back but I have thought of something. When I was bringing you back to my apartment I was thinking about how this would work and I came up with a solution" Naruto said before biting his thumb going through a few hand signs and saying Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning technique). Just then a little orange toad in a vest appeared.

'A summon?' Hinata thought.

"Hiya boss, whatchya summon me for" the little toad said.

"Hey Gamakichi I summoned you you because I needed to ask you something" Naruto said

"So whatchya need?" asked Gamakichi.

"Well Gamakichi I wanted to know if while I'm my training trip with Ero-Sennin, would you be willing to by a courier between me and Hinata?" asked Naruto.

"That depends, what would I be delivering?" he asked.

"Mostly letters and the occasional gift" Naruto said as he smiled towards Hinata making her blush.

"How often would I be delivering these letters and gifts?" asked Gamakichi.

"How about once every two weeks, and when you deliver my letter to Hinata, you can pick up her letter to me" replied Naruto while looking at Hinata to see if she was okay with the arrangement. He got his answer when she nodded yes.

"Okay I can do that as long as you both pay me in snacks, I don't see why not" he replied. While both Naruto and Hinata nodded yes to the little toad.

"Thanks Gamakichi that's all I wanted to know" he said with a big smile on his face.

"Okay, see ya boss" and with that the little toad poofed away in a cloud of smoke.

"See Hinata we can still communicate with other, while I'm on my trip" he said.

"O-Okay Naruto-kun" she said smiling.

"Well if we're together now lets commemorate this day" ask Naruto pulled out a camera(5).

"I'll take two pictures one for each of us to keep" Naruto place the camera down and made a Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone) in order to take the pictures.

Hinata and Naruto then got close together to take the picture. Naruto put his arm arm around he shoulder making her blush.

"Smile" the clone said as he took the picture. The perfect photo of them with both of them looking very happy in it.

"That one can be yours Hinata" said Naruto.

"T-Thank you, Naruto-kun" she said taking the photo and looking at it. A smile lighting up her face.

"Okay now for the second one" said the clone. Naruto and Hinata got back into position again. While looking at the camera Hinata didn't notice Naruto making a devious smile.

Seconds before the photo was taken Naruto did something Hinata didn't expect, he kissed her on the cheek. The clone managed to get the perfect shot of Naruto placing his lips on the side of Hinata's face and Hinata making a look of pure shock along with her cheeks blushing.

"Well that's it for me" the clone said as he poofed out of existence. Leaving behind a smiling Naruto and stunned Hinata.

"Sorry Hinata, I couldn't resist" Naruto said still smiling.

"I-It's okay N-Naruto-kun" she said still blushing.

"I just wanted to make this night special because I'm leaving almost immediately tomorrow, plus now I have a great reminder of what's waiting for me when I come home in three years" he said.

Hinata then looked at the clock and realized she had to be home in fifteen minutes.

"I-I'm sorry, Naruto-kun but I have to get home now" she said with frown. She wished she had more time to spend with him before he left, but she then remembered she will have the photo as a keepsake. Also the would keep in touch through letters thanks to Gamakichi.

"Okay, see ya later Hinata-chan and remember when Gamakichi stops by to give you my letter, give him your letter so he can deliver it to me" Naruto said.

"H-Hai, Naruto-kun" Hinata said while blushing at hearing the suffix 'chan' after her name. She then gave him a hug (causing Naruto to blush) and then walked out of the apartment.

"Kurama" said Naruto.

"Yes Kit" he replied.

"Thank you dattebayo" he said.

"Don't mention it" the fox said.

Naruto then realizing how late it is immediately started panicking, he was already tired from all of today's events and he still had to clean his apartment and pack his things. Naruto started grumbling as he started to clean his apartment.

Flashback Ends

"And after I cleaned my apartment I was too tired to pack so I went straight to bed" said Naruto.

"Gaki why didn't just use Kage Bunshin no jutsu to help you clean and pack?" Jiraiya asked.

"I couldn't, I was already pretty tired when I went to find Hinata, and when I used both Kuchiyose no Jutsu and Kage Bunshin no Jutsu I almost passed out" Naruto said.

"Well you're fully rested now, so make some Kage Bushin to help you pack because we need to get going ASAP(8)" he said.

"I know we are leaving today but why are we rushing again?" he asked.

"I told you yesterday one of my spies has gone silent, his last known location was Tanzaku Gai. So we need to go there and investigate" Jiraiya said.

"Tanzaku Gai? Isn't that the place where we found Baa-chan?" asked Naruto.

"Yes, and I want to hurry up and investigate it because something about this doesn't feel right" Jiraiya said.

"Are you sure he's just not getting drunk or something?" he asked.

"No this guy is one of my best, he always takes his job seriously and always updates on time. For him to miss a deadline means something must have happened to him" Jiraiya stated.

"So you think he may have been captured or killed?" Naruto asked.

"Those are possibilities, but we won't know until we get there" Jiraiya said with a look of worry on his face.

"Hey Ero-sennin do you think I will have enough time to say farewell to Baa-chan?" Naruto asked. He had already said most of his farewells yesterday but he couldn't really find Tsunade.

"Sorry Gaki, Hime is busy with a situation. A SS-rank situation" Jiraiya said in a stern tone of voice.

"Oh...okay then, give me a few minutes" Naruto said. He really wanted to say farewell to Tsunade but he figured she would still be here anyway when he got back. Also he could always just send her a message afterwards. Although he wondered what kind of situation could be considered SS-rank. His own secret about being a Jinchuriki was only classified as an A-Ranked secret, while his heritage was an S-Ranked secret, so whatever she was dealing with was definitely big. It could even maybe be potential threat to the village.

"Okay I'll meet you at the gate and don't be late" Jiraiya said as he Shunshinned (Teleportation Jutsu) away.

Outside Naruto's Apartment

Naruto had just finished packing and had exited his apartment after having one last look around his making sure to lock his door. As he ran down his step and into the streets he bumped into a familiar face. His friend/little brother figure/rival Konohamaru.

"Hey Boss, it's good that I ran into before you left. I couldn't find you yesterday and I wanted to say goodbye" the young boy said.

"Konohamaru, I don't say goodbye. To say goodbye would mean we would never see each other again" Naruto said with a deadpan look on his face.

"Oh, okay. Then what should I say?" the young boy asked.

"Well I usually say see ya later" Naruto said.

"Well okay than see ya later Boss" Konohamaru said.

"See ya later Konohamaru. While I'm gone you better get stronger, or else when I come back you won't stand a chance against me" he said as he started walking away from the boy.

"Of course I will, I won't lose to you Boss" Konohamaru shouted. Making Naruto smile as a walked away.

While Naruto was on his way to the gate he decided to take one last look at the Hokage Monument, as he looked at all of the faces of the past Hokages stopping at the Yondaime's face. 'Tou-san(7) I promise I will get stronger. I will protect this village from everything, be it the The Masked Man, the Akatsuki, another village, or even a friend. I will protect this village no matter what Tou-san. I promise' Naruto thought as he smiled, he then turned around and ran towards the gate.

Konohagakure no Sato Gate

'Where is he? I told him I'm in a hurry' Jiraiya thought.

Jiraiya then started thinking about what Naruto said about last night with him and Hinata. 'I can't believe the little gaki has finally found someone, it seems like just yesterday he was running around pulling pranks and shouting how he would become Hokage. Well then again he still does those things but not as much as he used to, so I guess one could call that progress'.

'It's just a shame that he has to leave the village, damn the Akatsuki. If it weren't for them he could have stayed here to train, and he could actually be with Hinata. Even though Hiashi has a big stick up his butt he wouldn't deny Hinata a chance to date the son of his late friend(8). Although with those Hyuga Elders, Naruto would have to make an amazing first impression to be deemed worthy by those old fossils. Even then they would most likely tried to force Naruto into their clan, to use him to make there clan stronger. Damn clan politics oh well, Naruto is the last known Uzumaki, essentially making him the Uzumaki clan heir. Once that is publicly known it would throw a wrench in any of their plans. Also with me training him for the next three years Naruto will no doubt be able to impress not only them, but also this ungrateful village when he gets back. For now at least he will able to keep in touch with Hinata thanks to Gamakichi. I just hope things eventually work out well for him, he deserves to be happy'.

After waiting for awhile longer another thought popped into the Toad Sages mind which gave him a perverted smile 'At least in a few years I could probably get some quality research from those two. If they are anything like Minato and Kushina, they are going to make me a fortune. I just hope Hinata doesn't hit as hard as Kushina did' he then immediately remember Hinata had the Byakugan and knew Juken. He knew if he was caught peeping there would be no place he could hide from Hinata, it was then that thoughts of Hinata beating him into the ground immediately flooded the man's mind. 'On second thought, maybe I won't spy on them' he thought as he cried anime tears thinking of all the money he could have made. Just then he saw a boy clad in orange running towards him.

"Okay let's get going, I can't wait to start my training dattebayo" Naruto said in an energetic voice.

"That's the spirit gaki, now lets get going. I want to be in Tanzaku Gai within three days" said Jiraiya.

As they both started walking away from the village Naruto could not help but be happy. He now not only had a girlfriend but was soon going to start his training to become stronger. He thought of how strong he was going to get. He couldn't wait to come back to the village after his training and mop the floor with all his friends, to show them that he isn't all talk. His first victim would be Konohamaru, then Kiba, then Bug Boy (he couldn't remember his name), then Chouji, then Shikamaru (even though he would probably have to pester him until he finally gave in for a fight), then Rock Lee, then finally Neji. He couldn't help but let out a little chuckle at how he was going to destroy them all.

After thinking of how he would destroy his friends his thoughts then went on to how many dates him and Hinata will go on when he got back. While away he would study up on how to go on dates and how to properly treat a lady. Seeing as how he didn't want to screw this up, he wanted to do everything to make sure Hinata would be happy. He even couldn't wait to write his first letter to her. For the first time in his life he felt things were going to be alright.

Unfortunately Naruto did not yet know of the coming cataclysm that would soon befall the world. In the coming days things would change very drastically and humanity would be pushed to the brink.

To be continued...


AN: Well that's it for my first chapter. Not all my chapters are going to be this long, I just needed to plant the seeds for some of my plot points for later. Also sorry for the amount of NaruHina in this chapter I will try to tone it down in the future. Tell me what you readers think of it. See ya.

(1) In this story Hinata doesn't stutter in her mind.

(2) I don't know if Kushina could or could not talk to Kurama with her seal, but in this story she can.

(3) Hai means yes in Japanese.

(4) Yatta is like saying hooray.

(5) The type of camera that Naruto uses is one of those big Polaroid instant cameras.

(6) ASAP is an abbreviation for "As soon as possible".

(7) Tou-san is one of the ways to say father in Japanese.

(8) In this story Hiashi and Minato used to be friends before Minato's Death.