Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Inuyasha.
Note: Oushi means dogs death, a pun on Inus forgotten past. Why I wrote this, I wanted to see Inu as a human without Tessaiga, Kagome and Sesshomaru as bad guys. To see Naruto raised in another village, to see Naruto with someone else besides Hinata or Sakura. What happened to Sango and Miroku will be explained later, rather they'll be on Inu or Kagomes side I'm not sure but they won't show up for a while. I do change things, ages, what happened to parents, loyalty, even someone a jinchuriki that isn't in cannon. Please just enjoy the ride and go with the flow.
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Chapter one...
Inuyasha knew he was many things, a fool, an idiot, an ass and an uneducated mistake as his brother told him but one thing he knew was his nose never failed him, it always told him the truth, the ugly, the sad, the pained truth. There was no denying it Inuyasha thought flicking his eyes to his right. Seeing his so called brother stand beside him for once his weapon not pointed at Inuyasha but at the demon across from him.
Naraku how he hated the man, the demon, the creature of pure evil he was, Who he hated more he wasn't sure, his brother for treating him like a mistake or Naraku for ruining everything he tried to forge in his 250 years of life.
But he mused his brother was right, he would always win, and win he did. He took the only thing he had left, his love, Kagome herself. There was no mistaking her scent, she had chosen him. He knew it was his own fault, he wouldn't shed it any tears even if it felt like his heart was ripped out and stomped on. But Sesshomaru had won her over somehow and he knew he made her run right to him. Even after Kikyous death he just couldn't be what she wanted, perfect. That's what he realized the difference between him and his brother was Sesshomaru was perfection personified, himself; he was something even hell wouldn't accept, an impurity that was never meant to happen.
Flicking his eyes to the right he caught his brothers eye ever so briefly. Naraku stood across from him the Shikon no Tama in his hand, it turned a dark purple but he knew it was the end. That was the sad part about him and his brother, these last three hours fighting Naraku they fought in sync, a perfect pair, as if they could read each other's mind. They fought like they had been raised and taught to fight with each other their whole lives. One move from his brother and he knew it was time to destroy Naraku.
Bringing Tessaiga over his head the blade turned black as celestial bodies floated across it. Bringing down the blade he pushed all his yokai into the blade chanting the newest phrase Tessaiga had learned.
"Meidou Zangetsuha!"
"Destruction wave!"
Sesshomarus Bakusaigas attack went off the giant wave of pure yokai merging with his crescent blades of darkness and becoming something that could take out a mountain. He knew Naraku had no hope, even with the jewel there was just too much shear power. Watching the attacks wash over the demon his body being ripped to shreds by Sesshomaru and sent to hell by Inuyasha. Narakus soul would be tortured for eternity he knew, he had to believe for all the pain Naraku caused that someone up there or maybe down there was keeping score. He was going to pay for the rest of time because death was to light for him, a few seconds of pain? Nothing compared to the pain he caused.
Seeing his brother seethe his sword he did the same the Tessaiga shooting off sparks of energy as it slid in the seethe with ease. Sniffing he took in everything in a hundred miles making sure there was nothing left of Naraku. Satisfied he ever so slightly turned to his brother seeing his nose twitch no doubt doing the same. Nodding to him he looked around at the destruction, the forest or what was left of it was a wasteland but in a hundred years he was sure this forest would look even more beautiful.
Something glittering caught his eye. Walking over to it he picked up the Shikon no Tama it giving of a beautiful glow a beautiful red as if it was happy for once. Turning he looked at the second love he lost. Shaking his head he walked over to Kagome dropping the jewel in her hands. She looked up at him as if saying she was sorry, or maybe she just didn't want to feel guilty either way he didn't care now.
"You need to purify it."
Watching her cradle the jewel her eyes closed her aura came to life, now freed from the jewels power she was at full power. She was stronger than Kikyou now by a fair margin. Still he knew she would never live up to the priestess who wove the jewel, Midoriko herself. She was a legend and what he had heard of her, she could do things thought impossible, slay demons stronger than his father but with a wave of her hand. Watching her eyes snap open and her aura disappear he waited.
"It's already purified…the demon is gone and all that's left is Midoriko."
Inuyashas blinked, the jewel was already purified? His question dying on his lips he felt his brother step over looking at Kagome then to the jewel. Looking at the both of them it all clicked together. To Kagome Sesshomaru was something found in fairy tales, a prince, perfection, and a man who would make her a queen. But his mind screamed, Sesshomaru would never accept a human mate, and Inuyasha knew his brother would never sire half breed children, even with a priestess.
"Are you going to do it?" was the simple one liner from his brother. Kagome nodded once and closed her eyes. Seeing her lips move in words he watched the jewel come to life, glowing and surrounding Kagome. The light got brighter and brighter until both brothers were forced to turn away.
Turning back he blinked several times. Kagome, Kagome who said it didn't matter what he was, had turned herself into a full blooded inu-yokai, a female Inugumi like his brother and father. Blinking once Kagome lunged at Sesshomaru wrapping her arms around him her silver hair and gold eyes, royal markings across her cheeks and even a crescent moon on her forehead. His brother's nose inhaled deeply scanning for imperfection or any sign of humanity left in her. He repeated several times until he was satisfied. Finally he wrapped his arms around her hugging her lightly back. Kagome step back raising her hand seeing her claws, claws even deadlier then his own claws.
"Your wish became mine it seemed."
"I'm sorr..."
Shaking his head he put up his hand, the last thing he wanted was an apology. He knew well how little it meant, being on the other end a few times.
"I'm happy can I ask for one last thing?"
"Of course Inuyasha."
"A hug for old time's sake?"
Kagome nodded as Inuyasha stepped forward hugging her lightly. Holding her for a minute he whispered that he was happy, that he would be an uncle. Seeing her smile at him he step back his hands in his sleeves.
"I'm happy for the both of you. I'm sorry I won't be there to see you two get married, not that I would be invited."
"Huh?" said Kagome confused. Looking his brother in the eye he smirked ever so slightly. Sesshomaru studied that smirk as if he had seen it before and couldn't place it.
"Good–bye Kagome, Sesshomaru for what it's worth it was nice fighting with you for once."
Slipping his hands out of his sleeves he held up the Shikon no Tama in between two fingers it glowing a beautiful red. Kagome gasp and her hands went to her neck realizing it was gone. Sesshomaru growled and lunged at Inuyasha his claws out to kill. When his hand and whole body phased through Inuyasha he turned growling again glaring at his little brother.
"Inuyasha what did you do!"
"I'm tired Kagome, I'm tired of fighting, of this life, of being a plague. My wish was simple, to die, to go somewhere else, heaven, hell, maybe nowhere…" he said looking up at the sky. "But whatever happens to me I'll be happier."
"Vermin!" yelled Sesshomaru pulling Tenseiga from his hip. Holding up the blade he watched Inuyashas body become translucent. Swinging the blade it passed through Inuyasha. Again Sesshomaru watched his little brother smirk, an arrogant smirk that said I got you in the end. That said I know something you don't.
"I may be trash and an idiot but I know how to craft a wish, I've been thinking them up since the moment I was born."
"Half-breed…"
"Here take it, where I'm going I won't need it.' Said Inuyasha taking Tessaiga off his hip, tossing it to Sesshomarus whose hand came out to catch it he studied the blade realizing it didn't reject him.
"A wedding present, your new bride will need a sword. I'd give you the clothes off my back but I want something with my mother's scent on it."
Waving once both Kagome and Sesshomaru watched his body disappear into wisp of air taking the jewel with him.
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Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years later…
"You fail!"
Naruto sighed drooping his head realizing he had failed for the third time. Looking up at Iruka he almost pleaded for him to change his mind.
"I'm sorry Naruto but those are the rules."
"I know Iruka-sensei."
Naruto turned walking out of the room dragging his feet. Three times he had tried and three times he had failed, maybe it was time to give up.
"Naruto!"
Stopping he sighed seeing the last person he wanted to see. Hearing her stop next to him he watched her feet come into view.
"How did it go?"
"How do you think."
"Naruto...maybe the Hokage or Iruka..."
"No forget it Shizune it's obvious I'm not cut out to be a ninja, when's the last time you've heard of a shinobi failing three times in a row only to become Hokage?"
"But..."
"Forget it have fun on your team."
Turning and walking down the halls he felt someone grab is arm turning him around.
"If you don't make it then I don't either."
Naruto blinked and looked up at her.
"But we both want to be shinobi."
"I wanted to be a ninja with you, on your team, if that's impossible I simply won't take the test."
"Shizune I can't ask you to not take it."
"Naruto I wouldn't want to be a ninja that didn't know what a great ninja you are. Besides if we can't be on each others team then I don't want to be on anyone's team."
"Thanks Shizune-Chan it means a lot."
"No problem let's get out of here and get something to eat ok?"
"Ok."
Feeling a bit better then two of them walked out of the school into the courtyard. Walking with Shizune across the lawn he stopped at the rope swing.
"That bad huh?"
Nodding again he looked up at the girl.
"I'm sorry Naruto."
"It's ok I guess I'm not cut out to be a ninja."
"You could always try next..."
"No I get it now I failed three times I'm not cut out to be a ninja, it makes sense, I guess I'll just find something else to do."
"And not become Hokage?"
"Yeah..."
The girl stood walking over to Naruto hugging him.
"I'm sorry Naruto."
"It's ok Ayame-Chan let's get something to eat ok?"
"Ok my treat ramen right?"
"Yah ramen."
"Ok let's go to find some food and we can forget all about this."
Walking down the streets the three of them passed by shops and restaurants of various kinds. Coming to a ramen stand they stepped inside. The man turned around and seemed to size up the three of them.
"Whatcha want brats?"
"Just some ramen."
"I guess you got money?"
"Yes."
"I guess but don't let anyone see you, at least him."
Shizunes chakra spiked and Ayame seemed to glare at the man.
"Actually could we get it to go?" asked Naruto softly.
"To go? Where?"
"There's some place I want to be right now, please Ayame-Chan, Shizune-Chan?"
"Sure Naruto." said both.
"Thanks."
"We'll take three bowls to go."
"Ya ya comin right up."
Naruto turned looking out over Konoha his vision slowly rising higher and higher until his vision settled on the Hokage monument. Looking over the faces from left to right he studied the face of his hero the Yondaime.
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Naruto led the two girls through the forest behind the monument up the path to the top of the giant stone heads. Walking through the trees with bags in their hands they came to the top of the monument. Naruto slowly walked over the heads of the Hokages starting with the first. Coming to the second then to the third and finally the fourth he looked out over Konoha.
"Sorry..." he said softly to the Hokage.
"Come on Naruto we'll find our spot I promise you'll feel better."
"Thanks Shizune-Chan."
Walking across the giant stone heads he came to the edge of the Yondaime Hokage and stopped sitting down with Shizune and Ayame next to him. Opening his bag and pulling out the bowl of ramen he looked out over Konoha. Taking a bite of the ramen he admitted it did make him feel a bit better.
"So Naruto what are you going to do now?"
"I don't know Shizune-Chan, I guess get a job or something."
"A job huh? Three orphans living alone working dead end jobs."
"Ya..." sighed Naruto. Grumbling he stood with the bowl of ramen in his hands. Looking over the village he nearly growled. Taking the bowl of ramen he threw it over the edge of the Yondaimes head it clanging down smashing into the face below.
"I am going to be Hokage! I don't care if I can't try anymore after three times! If I have to make my own village then I will!"
"Naruto-kun?" asked both girls.
"I don't care what Iruka or the old man think I'm going to be Hokage someday! I'll be the best ninja there is and no one's going to stop me!"
"Is that so?" said a voice. Naruto whirled around seeing Mizuki-sensei standing behind him.
"Mizuki-sensei? Why are you up here?"
"Isn't it obvious Naruto? To kill you!"
Mizuki reached back pulling a fuma shuriken off his back launching it at Naruto as he stood there wide eyed frozen.
"Get down!"
Feeling someone yank him down his body collapsed the giant shuriken slicing across his shoulder.
"Aww to bad I missed but this time I won't."
Stalking closer he pulled a kunai walking over to them.
"What are you doing Mizuki-sensei?"
"Damn whores of a demon both of you. Makes me sick. Well after tonight there will be one less demon in this village."
Naruto looked up at Mizuki frozen still.
"Run now!" yelled Shizune. Ayame stood grabbing Narutos arm dragging him off.
"Bushin no Jutsu!" said Shizune making three copies.
"Bushins? Don't be pathetic."
"Run hurry!"
"Come on Naruto-kun!"
"What about Shizune!"
"Hurry she'll be fine!"
Following Ayame into the forest he gave one last look over his shoulder seeing Shizune launch herself at Mizuki.
"We need to find someone to help us."
Following Ayame through the forest running dodging trees he looked down at his hands.
'I froze? Why am I so afraid?'
"Naruto hurry!"
Shaking his head he followed after Ayame.
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Shizune sat up on all fours wheezing to herself. Putting a hand over her stomach she counted off the broken ribs.
'One..two...four? Damn he hits hard.'
"Disgusting little bitch getting near that thing."
"Naruto is not a thing!"
"Someone like you should find a respectable ninja to be with."
"Like you?"
Mizuki stopped blinking and grinned.
"Yes like me."
"Really?" she said standing cradling her ribs, "I think I rather be a wife of a demon then to be anywhere around a coward like you."
Mizukis growled and raced across to her.
'See it, wait for it...'
Mizuki swung bringing the kunai towards Shizunes skull. A whoosh was heard as Shizune tossed Mizuki over her shoulder with a loud thump as he landed on his back the air coming out of his lungs. Twisting his wrist she pulled the kunai from his hands taking it. Turning the kunai on him she went to stab him. Pushing the kunai into his skull she sighed and collapsed feeling her breathing become harder. A pop was heard followed by smoke.
"Kage Bushin? Shit Naruto!"
Attempting to stand she fell back down cradling her ribs.
"Damn one punchered a lung guess I won't be much help."
Wheezing she gasp for breath trying to stay conscious.
Naruto followed Ayame out of the clearing to the top of the path that led down the monument side. Stopping at the top of the steps he saw Mizuki stand at the top of the steps grinning.
"Well well demon running like a coward from a superior foe?"
"Mizuki-sensei? Why..."
"Why? Why? Because you're a demon, a hell spawn! I hate you for what you did and once I kill you I'll be a hero! I had to put up with you in my class for years with those little whores of yours. It makes me sick, how you would control them like that."
"Naruto isn't controlling us!"
"Maybe, maybe not but you're still a whore like the other one."
"What did you do to Shizune!"
"Hmm dark short haired girl? Ohh right I left her for dead!"
"Bastard!" yelled Naruto.
"Naruto run and go find help."
"Ayame that's crazy you're just a civilian I'm the shinobi."
"You're the only one who could make it down those steps fast enough."
"I'm not leaving you to die."
"Just go!" shouted Ayame shoving him past Mizuki who turned to hit him. Ayame ran up to him tackling Mizuki to the ground as Naruto ran past.
"Little whore get off me!"
"Go!"
Naruto turned running down the steps. Hearing the sounds of flesh hitting flesh he felt sick to his stomach.
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"Stupid girl that's what you get."
Mizuki pulled Ayame off him her looking beaten and swollen.
"You really think you can last against a trained shinobi?"
Ayames vision swam her lungs hurt to breath the taste of blood in her mouth. Mizuki growled and threw her, her body slamming against a tree. Her body falling limply to the ground Mizuki turned jumping down the steps.
"I'll be back to finish you off if you're not dead."
Naruto ran down the steps as fast as he could hoping that someone was at the bottom of those steps, someone that would believe him and help him.
'Why, why am I so afraid! Why am I the one running letting them fight for me! I'm supposed to be the Hokage not some scardy cat. Damnit Naruto you should of stayed and fought him, now Shizune and Ayame are going to..."
'Die!' laughed a voice from inside his head. Looking up and around he looked around for the voice.
'Ningen...'
'Who's there?'
'Are you such a coward? To run from a mere mortal? To let two females fight your battles? Is that the pathetic jailer I have lived in for these last twelve years?'
'Jailer?'
'Stupid ningen, you wish to protect them don't you? Save their lives? They both cling to life by a mere thread, yet you run like a coward, pathetic, how utterly pathetic. To think his legacy was entrusted into you, how far the apple falls from the tree.'
'Who the hell are you and what are you talking about?'
'Do you wish to save them or not?'
'Yes!'
"Then the fork in the road is here, go into the village and be turned away from everyone as your friends die...or...'
'Or?'
"Fight, fight for your life, their lives. Show me you are not a coward.'
'Fight but what can I do?'
'Do? You fight, you fight with everything, you stamp out fear and you fight to the death! You kill, slaughter, maim, and utterly destroy him! He has hurt what is yours! He has laid his filthy hands on what belongs to you! Your clan, your pride, your pack, yours, yours, yours!' yelled the voice getting louder and louder.
Naruto doubled over atop the stairs realizing he had only made it half way down. Panting feeling his eyes dilated and his body become warm he lifted his hand seeing red chakra wash over his body.
"What..."
'Kill him! He is on you ningen!'
Naruto rolled to the side a second before another fuma shuriken hit the stairs. Looking up he found Mizuki standing on the rail of the stairs looking down at him.
"So the demon comes out!"
"Mine...mine...mine!" screamed Naruto.
"You touched, you took, you hurt, you looked!" screamed Naruto louder. Mizuki felt the guard rail shake under him the wind picking up. Jumping off the rail he stood on the platform.
"Monster!"
"I'll kill you!" shouted Naruto.
Naruto launched himself at Mizuki his nails turned to claws. Jumping past Mizuki screamed as Naruto landed and grinned holding up his claws blood soaking them.
"You demon! I'll kill you for that!"
"Damn hu-mon, damn pathetic coward!" yelled Naruto his voice much deeper, darker. Mizuki went through hand signs in front of Naruto. Naruto only laughed and launched himself at Mizuki.
"Katon: Endon!"
A fireball spread across the stairs engulfing Naruto as Mizuki poured all his chakra into it. Letting go of the jutsu Mizukis eyes went wide seeing Naruto come at him still his clawed hand out. Stepping back Naruto nearly flew closer and closer until his hand touched Mizukis chest then pushed through his skin, muscles, bones and tissue like it was nothing his arm going deeper and deeper into his chest. Mizukis eyes seemed terrified of Naruto as his heart beat once, twice more then stopped. Naruto growled and pulled his arm free lifting his foot slamming it into Mizukis chest pushing him over the stairwell to tumble down below.
Feeling the chakra fade he raised his arm seeing it covered nearly to the shoulder in blood. Gulping he felt his body become his now. Trying to stand he collapsed back to his hands and knees.
'Have to, to help them...'
'Easy ningen they are getting treatment, sleep now...'
'But...'
'Sleep ningen...'
'O...kay...'
Naruto collapsed on the stairwell his eyes shutting.
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"What do we do with him?"
"He just killed Mizuki by punching a hole through its body and making him go slat." said another voice.
"Kyuubi came out, it had too. Everyone felt the evil chakra, God knows what he did to those two girls."
Narutos eyes slowly opened and he groaned feeling his body ache.
"What the hell happened."
Eyes snapping open he replayed the events of the past.
"I did that, I killed Mizuki..."
The door opened with a click and Naruto turned seeing Sarutobi stand there, slowly the Hokage walked over to him beside his bed.
"Naruto are you ok?"
"Yeah Jii-Chan. Are Shizune and Ayame ok?"
"Ok? What happened Naruto, Shizune has broken ribs, a punchered lung not to mention marks of a beating on her. Ayame is beaten and broken everywhere, both were close to death."
"Mizuki he did this!"
"Start from the beginning Naruto..."
"I failed for the third time and..."
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Half an hour later Sarutobi stood beside Narutos bed sighing to himself.
"You say Mizuki tried killing the three of you, he came after you?"
"Yah calling me demon. Shizune fought him at first while Ayame-Chan and I went for help but he caught up to us and Ayame tried to fight him telling me to get help."
"But you never got to the bottom."
"No I kept thinking why I was a coward, so afraid to fight, having them fight for me."
"Then something talked to you?"
"Ya called me ningen, said I was a coward, that I had a choice."
"To go to the village and let them die or fight?"
"Yeah so I fought, I didn't want them to die!"
"And you killed Mizuki by punching a hole through his chest?"
"I think I kicked him over the railing too..."
"I see Naruto thank you."
"You didn't answer before are they ok?"
"They are fine Naruto, both will make a full recovery thanks to everyone sensing your chakra."
"Ohh..."
"We will talk more later Naruto rest for now."
"But I want to see them I'm fine really!"
"No Naruto you cannot see them I am sorry but you must wait."
"But..."
"No Naruto this mess is big enough."
"Okay..."
"Now rest."
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The next day...
Naruto Uzumaki stood in the middle of a room surrounded by people he had never seen. One man he knew, who he called Jii-Chan yet even he seemed scared.
"That's quite a story if it is true." said Homaru.
"I'm tellin you I didn't attack them or kill Mizuki, he attacked us! He's the one who tried to kill me and hurt them."
"Yes we believe you."
"What, really?"
"Yes however that does not change the fact you used Kyuubis chakra to kill a Konoha shinboi."
"He was trying to kill me ever heard of self defense!"
"It is not the fact you killed him but the fact you used it's chakra, and how you killed him. You were clearly under the influence of Kyuubi."
"He did say it was talking to him." said Koharu.
"Is Minatos seal faulty or something?" asked Shikaku.
"We don't know the seal is beyond even what Jiraiya knows, we can't imagine the beast should be able to talk to him, give him chakra and make him this killing machine."
"I had to save my friends!"
"By possibly unleashing the Kyuubi on the entire village? Do you know how much the village is in an uproar? All because of you."
"It talked to him, ordered him, gave him power and look what he did, put his arm through a man's chest and threw him off a mountain side. It is obvious the seal is not working right. We know the Yondaime made it in haste, one small mistake and he may never of realized." said Danzou.
"I can't really believe that Minato would take that chance." said Hiashi.
"Me neither Minatos to good to miss any mistake even under stress." said Shikaku.
"Sealing the Kyuubi no Youko has never happened, how do we know that something simply happened that Minato could not expect? There is no way he could see the future, per hap's the Kyuubi has found a way to play with the seal from the inside? We all assume the beast would want to get out, it seems it has found a way." said Koharu.
"Maybe but what do we do?"
"That we do not know."
"Did he pass the graduation exam? I heard this was his third time." said Hiashi.
"No he failed it."
"If he isn't qualified to become a shinobi of ours, then can we leave the jinchuriki of the nine tailed fox a civilian?"
"That has basic shinobi training? After what happened yesterday? Absolutely not." said Danzou.
"I suppose but a seal maybe? Or something else."
"Seals are ineffective, they are burnt off the moment they are applied."
"So we can't add another seal to it. Then what?"
"Banishment." said Danzou.
"Banishment? To where?"
"Off fire country land."
"He's twelve and a kid!" said Shikaku.
"He is the jinchuriki to the most powerful demon to ever exist. What choice do we have, even if we made him a shinboi what happens if he gets angry next time? What if it's one of his teammates, or even a sensei? Or maybe he just is having a bad day? Or maybe the Kyuubi takes over or influences him?"
"We can't just throw him to the wolves can we?"
"What choice do we have? We cannot let another village have the nine tailed fox, it would cause a shift in power. By losing him we are already at a disadvantage."
"So what toss him off fire country land, tell him not to come back and wish him the best?"
"That is exactly what we will do."
"What if another country picks him up?"
"That is a risk we will have to take."
"So we exile him with nothing? Minato would never go for this."
"Minato is not here to fix the problem and if it is beyond Jiraiyas power then we cannot take the chance."
"Then it's decided Naruto Uzumaki you are here by banished from this village and fire country. Should you eve return you will be killed." said Koharu.
"What about my friends are they ok?"
"Ayame and Shizune are fine and will make a full recovery."
"Can...can I see them one last time?"
"No you must leave immediately, we will give them a message."
Narutos head drooped, "Tell them I'm...I'm sorry and they're the best friends I've ever had, and thank you for being my friends."
"I will tell them Naruto." said Sarutobi.
"Thanks Jii-Chan, I'm sorry too..."
"I am sorry also Naruto, truly I am."
Nodding his head anbu came into the room ushering Naruto out of the room.
"Are we sure about this?" asked Shikaku.
"It must be done."
"Troublesome..."