Authors Note: This is my first Naruto fan-fic as such please go easy on my reviews. I have an outline of what I want accomplished finished to a certain point but I will take some suggestions if I deem them to fit in with my story. This will be an AU Naruto story with a small amount of canon Naruto for some plot points. This is going to be a NaruHina story but there won't be to much romance crap for a long while. I know that this story has been done before an some may hate it for being an Anti-hero story but I promise that mine is different and you will love it. I do not own Naruto and with the legal crap out of the way let's move on with the story:
He didn't know how long he had been unconscious for, it felt like a week or maybe a month, all he knew was that he felt like crap right now. With surprising difficulty he opened one eye and then the next, the first thing he saw were the white ceiling tile that he had come to associate with the hospital from his many stays when he was younger. He slowly rose from the bed to lean his back against the headboard of the hospital bed he was in. Looking around he noticed all he stuff in the closet across from him while looking down at himself and noticing his current state of dress in a hospital gown and bandages covering most of his body. He didn't know how long he sat there just remembering his fight with Sasuke when all of a sudden the door opened up and a nurse walked in.
When the nurse walked in she was at first startled and then regain control of her emotions and ran out of the hospital room to let Tsunade know that Naruto was awake. All the while Naruto sat there thinking her to be an idiot for just running out like that without checking up on him.
A few moments later Tsunade walked in and the first thing she did was give a bone crushing hug to Naruto and didn't release it until she heard a cough from the window sill to find Jiraiya there amused by the scene he jumped in on.
Tsunade proceeded check over Naruto and asked him how he felt, "I am doing fine baa-chan but I am a little bit sore. How long have I been out", Naruto responded.
After bopping Naruto on the head for his baa-chan comment she told him that he had been out for a day. "You sure looked like you were put through hell there kid," was Jiraiya's response to his situation.
"We're going to need you to give a full recount and report of the fight between yourself and Sasuke at the Valley of the End. You can give it to me later today when I call both you and Shikamaru in for a debrief from your mission", was the command from his Hokage and baa-chan. Jiraiya announced that he had some research to do but would be there for his report later that day.
"Make sure you rest for the next couple of hours Naruto, get something to eat and then be dressed properly to see myself and the elder councilors who whish to speak to you about some mundane bullshit", was the casual command Tsunade left him with before exiting his room to fight off some more paperwork.
As Naruto sat there thinking about his fight with Sasuke he wondered why he wasn't strong enough to bring him back, about his broken promise to Sakura and also how the rest of the retrieval team was doing when his door opened up to reveal Sakura.
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At first Sakura wanted to be pissed and blame Naruto for breaking his promise to her. She wanted to barge into his room and beat the hell out of him all the while screaming about how useless he was and that she never wanted to speak to him again. Then she took a couple of breaths and calmed herself all the while thinking of a different way to handle the situation at hand. With this thought in mind a smile came to her face as she thought of how she could fix this without involving Naruto or depending on him to get something done for her again. With that she proceeded to enter her remaining teammate's hospital room to find him staring back at her with a forced smile on his face.
Naruto didn't know how to react when he saw her, considering he had broken a promise to her, so he did the only thing he could think of at the time and started off with a boisterous, "Hey Sakura-chan".
"Hey Naruto, how are you feeling?" Sakura responded. "Oh I'm doing great, injuries like this could never keep me down for long. Baa-chan said that I would be out later on today but that I should rest for a couple more hours to regain my strength," was Naruto's answer.
Sakura just stood there and smiled at his energy but also mad at how happy he was, "Listen Sakura about the promise I ma…" Naruto started off before she interrupted him, "NO, its okay Naruto, I shouldn't have made you go off and do that for me. I shouldn't have expected you to be able to bring back Sasuke-kun considering how much stronger he is. I want you to just forget about that promise and not worry about it at all because I've decided that you can't help me with that and that I am going to get stronger and bring him back my-self."
And just like that she broke Naruto's heart, that she didn't think he was strong, that she didn't even want his help in bringing Sasuke back hurt a lot, all this, just as he was about to make a promise of a lifetime to bring him back to her.
"So since I have a lot of training to do know to become strong enough to bring Sasuke-kun back, I don't want you to bother me anymore so that I can completely focus on what's important to me. I mean we can still speak in passing and all that but other than that I'd really like it if you didn't bother me anymore Naruto," was Sakura's final wedge into Naruto's heart. But Naruto wouldn't let something like that drag him down so he responded in typical Naruto response, "Oh, well that's just fine Sakura-chan because I have a lot of training to do as well if I want to reach my goal of being Hokage one day."
"That's nice Naruto but I have to go now because Tsunade-sama agreed to be my teacher and said she was going to have me retrieve a few books from the library to begin my training, bye Naruto," was Sakura final goodbye.
With that Naruto grew even more depressed that he now lost both of his teammates, one who left for the village's worst traitor, and the other that didn't want to have anything to do with him. Seeing as how he had other things to do today he finally got up and changed into his normal jumpsuit minus the orange jacket which was destroyed and left the hospital room.
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After getting a bite to eat at Ichiraku's Naruto finally arrived at the Hokage tower for his meeting with Tsunade and those two councilors she mentioned.
Entering the office Naruto was surprised to find Tsunade, Jiraiya and Shikamaru all there along with two old people who he suspected were the councilors she was talking about.
"Naruto welcome, please have a seat so that we may start the mission debriefing and meeting. We'll start with Shikamaru who was team leader of the Sasuke retrieval mission, please start at the beginning and don't leave anything out Shikamaru," was the order/greeting given by Tsunade.
After Shikamaru went through all the details he was aware and part of, Tsunade made sure to note some of the details in the mission log. After Shikamaru's brief of what happen she turned to Naruto and had him give a report of everything that happened to him after he left Shikamaru to continue after Sasuke. Naruto went on to tell her about everything that happened from meeting the bone wielding guy (Kimimaro), to fuzzy-brows showing up to help and to his continued chase and subsequent fight with Sasuke at the Valley of the End.
After giving a full description of the events and how the fight went on at the VotE he then went on to describe Sasuke transformation into some humanoid figure with wings and their ending clash with the rasengan and chidori.
Throughout all of this the two elders kept exchanging glances with one another and pretty much speaking without speaking through their eyes alone. This definitely did not bode well for Naruto's situation.
After Tsunade finished writing the details down she went on to speak to both Naruto and Shikamaru, "While the mission was a failure in the end, you both fought to the best of your abilities against foes that most would find overwhelming in such a situation. What matters most is that you got your team home safe as the lives of your teammates always come before the success of the mission. Shikamaru you are dismissed and will be paid for an A-rank assignment along with the rest of your team, Naruto you stay as we still have something to discuss with you."
After Shikamaru left Tsunade proceeded to speak with Naruto, "Now Naruto I know that you're upset about failing your mission and failing in bringing your teammate back, but the fault certainly doesn't lie with you. Considering you and your team were overmatched and still came out alive and partially successful in the end I would like to have you promoted to Chuunin rank effective immediately." But this is where things took a turn for the worst as the elders finally spoke up.
Koharu spoke by interrupting Tsunade and letting her feelings on the subject be heard, "I do not believe that to be a suitable decision Tsunade-hime. Naruto may have come back along with the rest of his team alive and well but that does not change the fact they still failed their mission and Naruto here personally failed in bringing back Uchiha Sasuke and allowing him to fall into Orochimaru's possession."
Homura continued by adding, "Koharu is right Tsunade, he allowed a useful Konoha tool to fall into enemy possession, and not just any enemy, but Orochimaru of all people. I do believe that we have not started the practice of rewarding our shinobi for failed missions, as such Naruto will not be given the rank of Chuunin."
"Now hold on one damn minute…," Tsunade started only to be interrupted by Koharu again, "Furthermore, it's this council along with the shinobi council's decision that due to Naruto's failure in stopping the Uchiha bloodline from falling into enemy hands, dereliction of duty for leaving teammate Rock Lee behind to face a foe of unknown caliber and his use of potentially fatal techniques on an opponent who was ordered to be retrieved alive, he be banished indefinitely from Konoha and stripped of his shinobi status."
At this both Jiraiya and Tsunade were up in arms about ready to tear both elders limb from limb when elder Danzou entered the office. As this was happening Naruto just sat there surprise evident on his face, not believing that his life could have gotten any worse than it already had. When Danzou spoke it was with utmost certainty and filled with pride knowing he has just gotten rid of an obstacle in his path to Hokage. "Jiraiya, Tsunade, I am sure you are both aware that when the shinobi council which consists of all the clan heads, council elders Homura, Koharu and myself comes together and makes a decision that it trumps even the Hokage's word. The council has agreed that Naruto let a very powerful tool fall into enemy hands and should be punished appropriately for his actions, as such he is to be banished and must leave the village by dawn today."
With that both Danzou and the other two council elders left the office with Tsunade and Jiraiya stunned into silence. They both just stood there not believing what had just happened and the fact that they knew they couldn't do anything to stop it unless the shinobi council changed its mind. Then all of a sudden Jiraiya threw all caution to the wind and swore loudly, "Fuck this Tsunade, they may have banished him but he is definitely not going out on his own. If they think they can do this without repercussion then they are all fools. I am leaving with him and not returning here until they change their minds regardless of what state of affairs the village falls into. I'd like to see what they do without the Gallant Jiraiya here to save there asses." With that Tsunade knew she had just lost two more of the most important people in her life.
Without thinking of what she was doing, she got up and moved to where Naruto was seated and gave him the biggest hug she could muster in her emotional state and kissed him once more on the head. "Its okay baa-chan, I know you would have stopped if you could and I know you'll try anything you can to get the decision overturned. But I am fine with their decision because I have never really been liked in this village anyway. Maybe it is time for me to move on and find someplace else to live and maybe find happiness elsewhere."
With that Jiraiya put his hand on Naruto shoulders and with some parting words to Tsunade, "I'll miss you hime, I want you to try and be happy without the two of us always in your life. I may throw a few messages your way to keep you updated on our situation but know that I am going to make this kid the strongest shinobi in the elemental countries. Also know that anytime you feel some prying eyes on your body that it's just me with my super telescope checking out those luscious globes from a safe distance," with that last goodbye and parting shot at her chest and a "goodbye baa-chan" from Naruto, Jiraiya of the Sannin left the leaf village with the last Namikaze, never to be seen for years.
Tsunade sat down and cried all the while muttering about stupid perverts and annoying brats that she will always love no matter how much they annoy her.
Author's Note: So begins the start of my first story and the first chapter of The Banishment. Please read and review, let me know what you think, hate it or love it please be nice about it.
