Author's note: Hello everyone, Selene is here again. I have another Naruto story for you all. I'm sorry about the lateness of my other stories, but work and school has been hectic lately. Ah well, I hope you all enjoy. Some of the parts may seem similar to other stories, but I promise I did not still them I just expanded on them as well as adding my own stuff. Sorry again about that and I hope you enjoy the following story.

Key:

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Jutsu (will be in English, as I do not speak Japanese at all)

Demon/Summon speaking

Alternate future, flashbacks, and emphasis on words

Warnings: fem!Naruto (I will be using the same name so no bitching about it haters), OOC, cursing, etc.

Title is based off the song with the same name by Evanescence

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the song, sorry.

Chapter 1~

Breakaway from Konoha and travel to the past

Naruto pulled her hair back into a low ponytail, standing in the bathroom of the small hotel she had stayed the night in. She didn't know why the council had sent her and Kakashi-sensei on a mission two days before the trial that Tsunade, who was the Godaime Hokage, had told her would happen. If she didn't know better, she would have thought that they were trying to hide something from her and Kakashi.

"Everything alright in there, Naruto?" a voice from the other side of the door said.

"Its fine, Kakashi-sensei; I was just wondering about why we were sent out on this mission to Suna before the Sasuke's trial," she called back. She shook her head and opened the door, seeing her sensei, a tall man with spikey gray hair, with his Konoha forehead protector over one eye. The eye that was showing showed the same worry she felt.

"It does seem strange, sense they could have just sent the message by hawk," he agreed as he stepped to the side so that she could leave the bathroom. "Oh well, we've delivered the message and can head back. Hopefully they came up with a positive solution."

"They'd better," Naruto said, heading for the bed she had occupied the night before. She was wearing a black sleeveless top with a high neck that fell just below her ribcage, with the Uzumaki swirl in orange on the back of it. On her forearms, between her hands and elbows were black wraps and her black and orange pants sat low on her waist (her outfit is similar to what Frontier Brain Lucy from Pokémon wears). Her outfit showed off her body, but also showed her deadliness as you could see taut muscles hidden just beneath the surface. "I just hope they don't do anything to try and break the contract my dad made with Sasuke's."

Kakashi nodded as he grabbed his bag as well. "I doubt they'd try anything. It's a formal agreement that has serious consequences for those that try anything," he said. He had found out about the contract when Naruto had come to him, admonishing him for never telling her about her parents.

The contract in question was hiding in a small storage seal that Naruto had in her weapons pouch. It detailed whom the contract was for and what it entailed. Considering that the only other person who could fulfil the agreement was dead due to an illness and death at his younger brother's hands, Sasuke was the only other one who could fulfil it from the Uchiha clan. Luckily, their parents had thought to make it to where either son could fulfil the agreement in case one died before all parties involved turned 18.

Little did either shinobi know, the trial was already finished and the last Uchiha dead.

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(Konoha, five days later)

Shikamaru leaned against the wall near the guard post, waiting. He'd been elected by the group to tell Naruto and Kakashi-sensei what had happened while they were gone, not that he was looking forward to it. 'Troublesome,' he thought, waiting for the duo to show.

He couldn't believe what the council had done, even after the Hokage had promised Naruto there would be a fair trial. The interesting thing though? None of the ninja council was present at the trial. That led him to believe that something was going on.

He sighed again, looking at the road. He'd rather be cloud watching, but he had to let the duo know what happened. Looking down the road, he spotted a patch of blonde and stood straight, waiting for it to approach. As it got closer, Shikamaru could see two people approaching. He waited, going over what he would say in his head.

"What are you doing here, Shikamaru? I thought that you and the others would be hanging out," Naruto said, seeing one of her first friends at the gate. "Did we miss the teme's trial?"

Shikamaru closed his eyes, clenching his fist. "This isn't the place to talk about this, Naruto. Let's head to a safer location."

Kakashi nodded, and began to lead the other two to a quiet diner, taking a seat in a booth near the back. Naruto and Shikamaru followed suit.

"What happened, Shikamaru?" Naruto asked once they were settled.

"The trial is over, but…" Shikamaru searched for what to say. "I'm sorry, Naruto. They executed him for not complying with their plans. From what he told me before they headed to the death chamber, they had wanted to marry him off to a bride of their choice. It was either that or death and he refused."

Naruto's eyes widened. "Did they not even care about the contract that our father's had written?" she asked.

"The strange thing, Naruto, is that none of the ninja council was there at the trial. Even they wouldn't have forced him to choose that if they had known there was a betrothal contract for him already. According to what some of the civilian council said, they didn't want 'The Last Uchiha'," he spat those words, "marrying the 'Demon Brat'. They didn't care about the contract at all. Sakura was even going to go along with it."

Kakashi's eyes widened before looking at his student. He didn't know what she would do, but he had a bad feeling that Naruto was going to do something drastic. "Didn't the clan heads try to override it?" he asked.

"They tried, but they didn't find out about the sentencing until right before his execution," Shikamaru answered. He was mad at the civilian and elder councils, so were the others of the surviving Konoha twelve, except for Sakura.

Naruto clenched her fist, trying to contain her fury. She couldn't believe the council would pull something like this, but she trusted Shikamaru. She growled, her pupils becoming slits. "Thank you for telling us, Shikamaru," she said, standing up.

Kakashi stood as well, seeing the look in her eyes. "Naruto?" he asked, worried for his ex-student.

"Did they bury him in the Uchiha compound graveyard?" she asked Shikamaru, ignoring Kakashi for the moment.

Shikamaru nodded, worried as well. "What are you going to do, Naruto?" he asked.

"I'm leaving Konoha. I can't stay in a place that goes against their word," she said, heading for the door.

"What about your friends?" Kakashi asked, hoping to head her off.

"They'll manage, Kakashi-sensei. They always do," she told him heading out the door. Heading for the Uchiha compound, she stopped inside, looking at the graveyard. 'I promise, Sasuke. As long as I draw breath, I will avenge your death,' she thought, looking at his grave marker.

Pulling off her forehead protector, she pulled out a kunai and slashed through the mark on it. She'd rather be labeled a missing nin then stay a loyal shinobi of the village that had killed her last chance at family. So that she could keep it quiet until after she confronted Tsunade, she put a simple genjutsu on it, hoping to keep others from noticing it until she was ready to leave the village.

Placing her hand on the marker and sighing one more time, she stood and began to jump over the rooftops towards the Hokage tower. She could see several other ninja running the same way, but she kept her distance, just in case one of them happened to be a Hyuuga. With their bloodline, the Byakugan, they would be able to see through the genjutsu she had put on her forehead protector.

'I'm just glad it can't see through the genjutsu Kurama put on me before he died,' Naruto thought. She missed the old fox that had given his life for hers when she was eight years old. Of course, being told that her existence had to do with a deal her mother made with the fox wasn't a walk in the park. 'I wonder if dad knew about the deal mom made,' she thought.

According to the old fox, her mom had been barren, not that many people knew that. Kushina had wanted children though, and thus she made a deal with the fox. Her first child, or children if twins, would be considered hanyou's, half demon, half human, in exchange for being able to have children. Kurama had agreed, and thus she had come about. Lucky for her, some of her fox features, thanks to the genjutsu on her, made it seem like it was from the fox's chakra instead of herself.

Shaking away those thoughts, she looked up and saw she was near the tower. Smirking a bit, she jumped, landing on the wall and began to run up it towards Tsunade's office. It wasn't as if she hadn't used the window before. Reaching said window, she went through it, and stood up.

"Naruto, when did you get back?" Tsunade asked, turning around in her chair. She looked older as well as a bit paler, the blue diamond on her forehead standing out in a stark contrast to her skin.

"Kakashi-sensei and I got back about a half-hour ago," Naruto said, crossing her arms. "Shikamaru was waiting at the gate to tell us what happened."

Tsunade's eyes widened. "Now, Naruto…" she began.

"You lied, Tsunade," Naruto growled, her pupils still silted. "You promised that Sasuke would get a fair trial, and I had to find out form Shikamaru about what the civilian and elder council tried to pull. He was my betrothed, Hokage," she spat the word 'Hokage' as if it left a bad taste in her mouth. "My parents and Sasuke's had an agreement between them and your council tried to break it up. In the end, they decided to kill him instead of letting him honor the agreement," Naruto growled, narrowing her eyes. She couldn't believe that Tsunade had allowed them to go with it.

"He was a traitor, Naruto. They dealt with him the same way they deal with all traitors," Tsunade snapped.

"You know as well as I do what Orochimaru's curse seal can do to a person's mind. It doesn't matter any, though," Naruto told her, leaning against the wall, "I'm leaving this kami-forsaken village for good."

Tsunade's eyes widened. "What do you mean?" she queried.

"Since the council hate's having a 'demon' here, I'm leaving for good. Don't try and stop me," Naruto said, seeing Tsunade about to open her mouth in protest, "I'm through with this village." With that statement, she let the genjutsu on her forehead protector fall, allowing the slash through the mark to show.

Tsunade's eyes widened and she stood, about to call for ANBU when she felt steel against her neck.

"Go ahead, call for them," Naruto sneered. "It will just make my leaving more interesting." She stepped away, towards the window. "Don't try and convince me, Hokage, my decision is final." With those words, Naruto leapt out the widow, landing on a nearby roof. She took off towards the gate, several shinobi following her. The slashed through forehead protector telling them all that she was defecting.

Tsunade shouted for ANBU and when four appeared, sent them out to convey messages. Two of them, Dog and Snake, were sent out after the fleeing shinobi, while Crow was sent to gather the council members and Wolf sent to get Iruka Umino and Kakashi Hatake. As she waited for the two shinobi, Tsunade sat in her chair, rubbing her eyes tiredly. She hadn't thought that the council's decision would come to this.

"Hokage?" a voice asked from the door.

Looking up, Tsunade saw the requested shinobi looking at her, worried. "Come in, Umino and Hatake. We have much to discuss," she said.

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Naruto leapt over the buildings, noticing that she was being followed. She raised an eyebrow, seeing that several were from the Hyuuga family, but she knew that they, along with the Inuzuka clan would have some of the easiest time following her. She had to come up with a way to confuse them.

As she was thinking of plans, four shinobi landed in front of her. Naruto slid to a stop, seeing that it was one of the genin that had been made the year before, along with their instructor. She sneered, pulling out a three-pronged kunai from her pouch. She had managed to perfect her father's Hirashin (1) technique a few months back and she was willing to use it to aid in her escape.

"Stop right there, Uzumaki," the jonin, a tall, slender black-haired male with startling green eyes said. "Come with us quietly or we will use force to make you come."

She snorted, throwing the kunai at them. The genin parted, thinking that she was going to hit them with it, but it landed on the roof of a building two roof's away. She smirked. "I'm afraid I'll have to decline your invitation," she said, forming a seal with her hands. In a flash of yellow, she appeared on the same roof as her kunai. Picking it up, she began to run again.

Seeing the gates, she sped up, using her Kitsune chakra to help her speed up. She ran out the gates, heading out towards the unknown. She refused to stop, not even when she heard more sounds of pursuers. The pursuers stopped as they saw her heading towards the Land of Waves, knowing that they might not help them get her back.

Naruto kept running, going over the bridge that she had helped save on her first mission out of Konoha and into the village nearby. She wanted to see to old friends one more time before she headed for parts unknown.

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"Naruto what!?" Iruka asked, not believing what Tsunade had told him.

"She declared herself a missing nin and was last seen heading towards the gate to leave the village," Tsunade repeated, pinching the bridge of her nose. She should have known that this was going to be a headache. She could already feel the need for some sake.

"Why though?" Iruka asked, sitting down heavily on one of the chairs.

"It's because of what happened to Sasuke, isn't it?" Kakashi asked, leaning against the wall. For once, there was no book in his hands as he regarded the other two in the room.

"Yes, and how did you figure that out, Hatake?" Tsunade asked, glaring at him.

"I was there when Shikamaru told her what happened. I didn't think that she would willingly leave the village, though," he replied, gulping slightly.

"This is bad," Iruka said. "Orochimaru's assistant, Kabuto (yes I know he's most likely dead in the series, but I want him alive for this part), is still out there. Who knows what he'll do if he finds Naruto."

"I've got teams going out after her, but I also have to inform the council about her defect, Iruka," Tsunade remarked. She could already feel a headache coming on. "They'll no doubt have her labeled as a criminal and put her in the Bingo book."

"You can't allow them to do that," Kakashi said, looking at her. "That would put all sorts of glory hunters on her tail."

"I don't have a choice, Hatake," Tsunade snapped. She sighed. "I'm just glad that the Akatsuki are all gone."

Iruka and Kakashi nodded, agreeing with that statement. Had the criminal organization still been around, who knows what would have happened to the blonde chunin.

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(Seven weeks later)

Naruto sighed, going through one of Orochimaru's old bases. Nearby, he could hear Kabuto cursing as he stumbled over a forgotten box. The silver-haired male had found him when he was visiting Haku and Zabuza's graves in Wave and had joined her ever since. Kabuto had shaken his head when he heard what the council pulled and had promised to help the Kitsune.

"Anything?" Naruto asked, as she looked through the rows of scrolls in the room.

"Not yet. I do know that what he had was an experimental one, but I'm not sure how far he'd gotten on it before Sasuke killed him," Kabuto said. The duo were searching for a certain scroll with an experimental seal on it that, in theory, could send a person or people back in time to a certain point, though they wouldn't be able to return at all.

Naruto bit her lip, looking through the scrolls. A small seal caught her eye and she pulled out a scroll, wrinkling her forehead. She opened it and began to read. Her eyes widened and she smiled, hope starting to show in her eyes. "Kabuto, I found it!" she called.

Kabuto came over and saw the scroll. He nodded in agreement. "That's it, alright. From what I can remember, Orochimaru said that all that was needed was sealing ink, with blood and chakra infused in it if possible, and at least two people to power it up. Do you want me to go back with you?" he asked, looking at Naruto.

Naruto shook her head. "I plan on trying to get the old man to only tell the Ninja council about the sealing of Kurama and keeping it a secret from everyone else, while at the same time possibly sealing myself into my younger self. That way, when I'm older in that time, I'll know what happened and be able to stop it." She clenched her fist, remembering the first deaths that happened, even before the Chunin exams. 'Zabuza, Haku, I'll make sure you stay alive this time,' she thought.

Kabuto nodded and the two headed towards a room that would be good for the sealing, bringing a large pot of ink with them. Naruto slit her finger a bit to allow her blood and chakra into the ink and stirred it, before she and Kabuto began to make the seal on the ground.

Once it was finished, Naruto moved to the center of the seal, with Kabuto at one of the strategic points. "Good luck, Yoko no Konoha (2)," he said, referring to the nickname that Konoha had given her after her defection from the village. Naruto smiled faintly and with that, the two charged their chakra into the seal. With a bang and a flash of light, Naruto disappeared.

Kabuto fell to his knees, feeling death and other ninja approaching. 'The ninja are too late,' he thought, laughing softly. As his heart came to a stop, the last thing he saw was ninja swarming into the room. 'Glad Naruto managed to take the scroll with her.' With that last thought, Kabuto welcomed Shinigami and left the mortal plane for good.

Author's note: Whew, the first chapter is done. Part of this, the contract and Sasuke's death by the council belong to different stories, but I truly added my own twist to the tales. I hope you like it and please review. I love them and let me know what you think. Ja ne!

Definitions

1 – Hirashin: flying thunder god

2 – Fox demon of the leaf (don't own title, belongs to another author who is a very good writer)

~Selene-daughter of the sea