Today two things happened. First one was that today was Narutos Birthday. He was turning 14. He was in his apartment, eating breakfast thinking of what he should do today. He thought he should go to the Training grounds and train with Kakashi and Sakura.
Sasuke left for Orochimaru for power, so he no longer was apart of their squad. Painful memories were coming back to him.
--Flashback—
Naruto was standing on the water, letting Sasuke beat him to death. Naruto was thinking to himself 'He really wants to kill me' As he was thinking, Sasuke had formed and Chidori and without thinking, shoved his hand thought Narutos chest.
--End Flashback—
Naruto put a hand over where Sasukes Chidori had almost killed him. If it weren't for the Kyuubi, he would be dead. He decided to forget about that and planned his day. After training with Kakashi and Sakura, he would go to Ichiraku's Ramen stand and have 12 bowls. Then he would hang out with his friends. Neji and Choji were still healing from the injuries that that had while trying to retrieve Sasuke. He would hang out with everyone for the rest of the day.
Naruto got up from the table and dressed in his usual orange jumper suit. He put on the necklace that Lady Tsunade had given him, and headed for the door. What he didn't expect were two ANBU members to block his path.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you are to report to the council right away . They wish to speak with you."
"Uh, okay!" Naruto said and walked towards the council.
Once he arrived, the council told him to take a seat. Lady Tsunade was sitting next to him with a very concerned look on her face. He was about to ask her what was wrong but he was cut off by the head councilmen.
"Uzumaki Naruto, you are here before the council because you are being charged with the failure of bringing back Uchiha Sasuke. We have now lost the entire clan of the sacred Uchihas because you couldn't bring him back. You are also being charged with not being able to control the Kyuubi and we feel that you are endangering the Village. And furthermore, you are being charged with everyone who came back injured from that mission."
That's when the second thing happened.
"On behalf of the entire council and Village, I hereby banish you from Konaha for five years. You have two hours to pack up and leave the village. After a few minutes of silence, Naruto got up and left the room.
Naruto couldn't believe it. He couldn't say anything. Why would the council banish him for coming back with everyone injured? I mean, everyone had to go one on one just to get to Sasuke.
He walked with his hands in his pockets, head down. Heading towards his apartment, the unwanted attention he was getting was clearer. He was hearing all the whispers about him. Memories of his childhood flew into his head, being scolded and pointed at. He shook his head to get rid of them
Naruto finally reached his apartment. Out of his closet he pulled out his ninja backpack. He filled his bag half way with his black outfit and more of his orange suits. He also packed the ninja headband that Iruka-sensei had given him so many years ago, and the old picture of Team 7.
The tears falling from Naruto eyes were visible, staining his shirt. Once he made sure he hadn't forgotten anything, he left the apartment and walked out the door.
The villagers watched as Naruto walked past them. One of the villagers said," So he finally got banished? Good, now we actually have a chance for our villager to grow, knowing that he wont kill anybody" "Yeah, I hear ya. Good riddance!" the villagers laughed.
Naruto heard the entire conversation and ran. Why does this village see me as a monster? I want to be Uzumaku Naruto, not the kyuubi! He thought. When he was far enough away, he started walking to the Konaha Gates. Happy Birthday Naruto, he told him self glumly.
"Hey Naruto, are you going to train with us?" Sakuras voice had said. He noticed the bag on his shoulders and asked," Where are you going? A mission?"
Gai and Asuma's team were coming towards them, wondering what the yelling was about. Apparently both teams had gotten back from a long mission, because each one of them looked really tired.
"Hey Naruto, Happy Birthday!" Lee said, very excited.
"Yes, Happy Birthday. Let your youthful spirit take way on a great journey outside of the village!" Gai sensei had said.
"Where are you going?" Shikamaru asked.
"Im going to, um…..uh I don't know, just on a….uh, adventure. Yeah, adventure" Naruto said. He didn't think some one would catch him leaving the village so he didn't think of an excuse.
"But we were going to thought a party fo-" Ino's voice was cut off buy a running Tsunade. She looked like she was in a hurry. When she got there, she asked
"Can I speak with you Naruto?"
"No" This response had caused all eyes to look at him. Naruto and Tsunade were like family, so why was Naruto being to mean to her. They didn't know of anything that had happened. They listened in to find out what was going on.
"Please Naruto? For just one minute?" Tsunade pleaded.
"No, why didn't you say anything this morning, Tsunade?" This defiantly surprised them. Naruto never called the Hokage by only her first name. It was either 'Tsunade-obaa-chan' or just plain 'Obaa-chan'.
"I tried, even Jiraya tried, but both of us were overruled. I'm so sorry; I tried everything, even getting a petition"
"I didn't see Jiraya there. What time is it?" Naruto asked, making sure he had enough time before ANBU came after him, to finish the conversation.
"You have about 5 mins", Tsunade said, with a new sadness in her voice. Even Shikamaru was confused now. He asked,
"Okay, what's going on and why does Naruto only have 5 more minutes. He can leave whenever he want if he's just going on an adventure, as he called it."
"I have to go before someone comes after me. See you later, Tsunade-obaa-chan" Naruto said and turned around. He walked towards the gate and wished he could tell people where he was going, but for the moment, he wanted nothing to do with Konaha, or people, except his friends and teachers. He turned around once more, and waved good-bye.
"Happy Birthday, Naruto. Good luck" Tsunade said.
"Yeah, Happy." And with that, he turned around and walked, not knowing where he was going. He never looked back, knowing that he couldn't comeback for five years.
They watched as Naruto left the village. They were still confused.
"This is too troublesome" Shikamaru said.
Sakura walked up to her sensei and asked. "Tsunade-sama, why did Naruto only have 5 minutes to leave? Couldn't he leave at anytime?"
"This village is terrible. They don't deserve someone as great as Naruto. If they want to keep me as Hokage, they better treat him better when he gets back." Tsunade said with venom in her voice.
"I don't understand" Sakura said. A few seconds of silence went by as black clouds came over Konaha. Tsunade spoke.
" Naruto was banished from Konaha for 5 years, all because he couldn't bring back this villages precious Uchiha Sasuke. Also the council blamed him for all the injuries that were had while on the mission, and the Kyuubi power that lies inside of him." She felt tears streaming down her face, so she wiped them and turned to everyone else.
"WHAT?!? Everyone screamed. Shikamaru continued
"None of that was his fault! Everyone had to fight on a one-on-one battle, just so we could catch up to the traitor. And because Sasuke almost killed Naruto, Naruto is the one to blame? If it weren't for the Kyuubi, he'd be dead!!"
While Shikamaru was talking, Sakura fell on her knees and cried to her hands. Choji and Ino were still shocked. Naruto and they hadn't been the best of friends, but even so, they didn't want Naruto gone. Neji was the most shocked of all. Neji had come to respect Naruto as one of his best friends and looked up to him. Ten-Ten and Lee went to comfort Sakura, who was still crying. Asuma and Gai were just watching all the drama all around them.
"So what do we do now? Just sit around and wait for Naruto to come back in 5 years, or do we confront the council?" Shikamaru asked.
"We can only wait, and hope Naruto comes back, with the same attitude as he had." Tsunade said, and everyone went to their own house to clear out the mess in their heads.
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Naruto grabbed the map out of his backpack and headed towards the sand village. It would take him three days to get there. He was hoping that Gaara, Temari and Kankuro would let him stay with them for a while, until he found a more permanent place to stay. Gaara and Naruto had been good friends for a long time. They were both considered monsters in their Village. While they were young, they were scorned and hated. However, Naruto found people who actually cared for him while Gaara had nothing.
They sky had turned black, so Naruto had to find shelter. It was raining now, and a few meters away from him, he found a cave kind of thing. He went in and started a fire. He found some of the Instant Ramen in his bag and prepared it. When it was done he ate it while thinking 'This doesn't even compared to Ichirukas Ramen stand.' When he was done he told him self,
"Happy Birthday, Naruto" and fell asleep, crying.
Okay, so this is the first chapter. Now I am typing up the second. Don't forget to review! Lol
Crystal
