Depression At It's Best

Title: Depression At It's Best

Summary: Naruto suffers an amazing tragedy, and no longer has anything to live for.

Until he gets saved by a red coat wearing, free world ninja. And of course, finds love again. M/F Naruto/ ??

A/N: I worte this after watch Code Geass for the first time, I couldn't help but be captivated by a character, her name is Kallen, I got so excited, that I forgot to take down her last name. I'm a little out of breath, and I don't think I've ever had so much inspiration before, I can't wait to fucking rock the Naruto world!


I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell.

I know, right now you can't tell.

But stay a while maybe then you'll see.

A different side of me.

Unwell – Matchbox 20.

Naruto sat calmly atop his favorite thinking spot, the Hokage Monument.

"I faled again, I can't believe it. All that practice, all my hardwork, andI still couldn't save you, Sakura. I'm sorry I couldn't bring Sasuke back."

A seventeen year old Naruto couldn't help but think back to his past failures.

After much training, Naruto had finally become one of the strongest ninja in the village.

Finally confident in Naruto's skill, the godaime had sent Naruto out, on a retrieval mission. The mission statement was simple, get back Sasuke Uchiha, at all costs.

Finally getting the one mission he had trained half his life for, Naruto had jumped into it.

Him and Sakura had travled for almost a month, before finally catching up with there long lost teammate, but something was wrong, Sasuke wasn't who he used to be.

He was powerful, almost too much so. His strength wasn't natural, and Naruto was forced to watch helpless as Sasuke sliced Sakura's throat open.

Before Naruto could even blink, he was on top of Sasuke, no longer punching, but clawing. He ripped Sasuke's body to shreds, tore into his ex-brother with a fury, and bloodlust, he'd never felt before, but worst of all, he'd enjoyed it.

"what am I? I can't believe my control slipped so easily, I could end up killing the very people I want to protect!"

Looking down, Naruto could see the ground far below, and for the first time in a very long while, Naruto allowed his eyes to mist over with tears. His whole body shaking and convulsing with his sorrow, he could feel his face contort, and twitch as he tried to hold the tears back but the job proved to much, and he allowed himself to sink to the ground, on his knees and crying, both sad and angry at himself for being a failure, a loser, a dead last. Angry for being stupid, and horribly inadequate in everything he sought to accomplish. Angry at becoming the very thing he'd sought to destroy, and sad, so very sad, that the one person he was willing to share his life with, died, because he wasn't able to reach her in time.

Looking over the edge of the Monument again, Naruto slowly stood up, and began to prepare himself mentally, for what his body planned to do. He walked slowly to the very edge, until the toe edge of his blue sandals were no longer touching the cliff face.

Finally ready to die, Naruto threw himself off, and closed his eyes as he began to fall.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your point of view, Naruto felt a very hard jerk on the Neck of his Jacket, before his whole body was suspended over the cliff face.

Not because he was free falling to his death like he planned, but because a particularly tall man, with blond hair, green eyes and red coat happened to be holding him by his collar over the edge of the Hokage monument.

Hanging in mid-air, laughing pitifully as tears streamed down his cheeks,

"I can't even commit suicide right"

The man seemed to think for a moment, before turning Naruto around so that they were face to face.

"Suicide?, well to tell you the truth kid, I disapprove of suicide more then anything."

"You don't understand!, I have nothing to live for! No-one, even if I do care for someone, they'll just wind up dead! It's better this way. Please, just let me go."

"Don't be stupid. The ticket to the future is always open", all you have to do is grab it Mr. Leaf Jonin."

The man continued to suspend Naruto's 6 foot frame into the air, as he walked towards a small bench a good thirty feet from the monuments edge. Setting a shivering Naruto down on the bench, the red coat wearing man offered his hand in greeting.

"Hi my name Vash, and I'm currently a free-world Ninja, what's your name?"

Naruto gasped, and stared more intently at the man, free world ninja's were given ninja status by the fire lord himself, they acted as a sort of freelance liaison between villages, they travelled often, and kept good relations between all of the hidden villages, sometimes even helping bolster the ranks for particularly dangerous missions. All in the name of keeping the peace, to unsure another shinobi war would be avoided. All were to be considered, at the very least, high Jonin level.

Sitting on a bench, next to a man that had just saved his life, he contemplated said mans offer, before smiling, and grabbing the out stretched hand before him.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki; I'm a Jonin of Konoha. I'm sorry if you're looking for information, I doubt anyone cares enough to give me any, but if you talk to Hatake Kakashi, I'm sure he can help you."

"Whoa there pal! I'm not looking for information, I was called here on assignment, I'm supposed to see the Hokage. She called for me personally. Problem is, she wasn't in her office, so I decided the best way to find her would be to look from up here, and well…you know the rest. "

"Hmmm, I guess I'll help him, maybe I can do something right after all"

"Anyway, I was wondering, since you seem like a nice enough kid, could you maybe take me to her office?"

"I thought you said you'd already been there." Naruto deadpanned.

"yeah but since I watched you walk up here, It's been almost an hour and a half, which means I'm late for the meeting by almost fifteen minutes, besides, I would like to talk to her about you, If you don't mind of course."

"I do mind, please don't say anything about what I tried to do, please, I'll do anything!"

Looking at Naruto slyly, Vash just smirked and waved his hands in the air.

"It's got nothing to do with any of that, I promise!"

I know, this chapter is really short, but don't worry, I plan on releasing the

(already written) second chapter in two days.

It should be noted for people who have seen Trigun, and Code Geass, that the characters will have to be changed slightly, In order to preserve "realism to the plot"

Which means, (and I know some people are gonna go nuts.) Vash won't be using his gun. But don't worry at all, I promise his fighting ability will be absolutely amazing, and I plan on transferring his gunmanship, to his skill with Kunai, that's right. Vash is the fastest KUNAI in the Naruto verse. And on that note Kellen won't have the Guren Mk 2, or any other Mecha for that matter, as that might make things…a bit…unfair…

Just keep reading, I promise that everything will work out perfectly, because I happen to be a perfectionist!

Also, because my perfectionism is subject to human error, If you find any error in my storyline, or my writing grammar, and/or spelling, please drop a review, I'd very much like to correct the problem as soon as possible!

Also, plot bunnies welcome!

And as an after after note….Review please….I hold my Review count in direct standing with my stories quality…