This is my first Naruto fic, I haven't had a lot of time to write lately because life after college is much more hectic than I thought it would be, but I've been coming up with all these ideas and I just needed to get them out before I forgot any of them. Anyways….
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters mentioned in this story
Intro: It's been 4 years since the end of the 4th Shinobi World War, Madara Uchiha was able to steal the eight and nine tails powers but his plan to enslave the world was still foiled by the Great Shinobi alliance thanks to the collective efforts of Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto.
Naruto has spent his time since then as a member of Uchiha Sasuke's reformed team Taka, but due to a series of events he now finds himself in the depths of one of the best guarded of all the Samurai's prisons in the Land of Iron.
All Things New Again
Chapter 1: Jailbreak!
Uzumaki Naruto sat cross legged in the middle of a damp, windowless cell, maintaining his breathing as best as he could after the hours he had just poured into his chakra exercises. His clothes heavy with sweat he pulled himself from the cell floor. A smirk flickered across his face.
"Now it's time for some physical exercises" Tossing his sweat drenched shirt aside he placed his hands on the floor and carefully lifted his body above them keeping his face inches from the ground. After finding a good balance he began to push off the floor keeping his head down and lowered himself back down completing his vertical push up.
As he continued his exercise his thoughts began to trail off (How long have I been in here now? Baka! should have tried better to keep track of the days. I believe the last time I kept track it had been 8 days, or was it 7…damn how long ago was that?)
His thoughts were interrupted as the sound of a cell door opening somewhere down the long hall; he heard two sets of footsteps approaching outside, the became silent once they reached his cell.
A panel on the door opened letting in light for the first time in hours nearly blinding Naruto
"Step away from the door" the first guard outside demanded
Naruto did as he was instructed and backed away to the back of the cell, as he did another panel opened up below and a bowl of rice was tossed through the opening into the cell.
"I ordered ramen with pork slices" Naruto declared.
"Ugh you say that every day!" The second guard shouted. "I've had it with you! You should be lucky we feed you at all, I've got half a mind to go in there and teach you a lesson!"
The other guard stepped back "And what would you do exactly? Even if he can't cast Jutsu inside the barrier he's still down here for a reason, he's dangerous. He's just baiting you; he wants you to open the cell so he can escape" He then turned back to the cell "You'll eat what we give you until you're ready for trial" He shut the panel casting darkness in the cell once more.
Naruto listened as the footsteps grew fainter then turned to his meal. Digging in with one hand he shoveled some rice into his mouth. "Taste's funny" He lifted the bowl to his nose and inhaled "Smells funny too…wait a minute, something is going on here…"
Before he could finish his thought he heard a commotion down the hall, then heard footsteps again.
"Naruto! Spit the rice out, it's me"
Naruto immediately spit up his food across the wall and kicked the bowl towards the door. From outside the cell he could hear a familiar voice shout "Katsu!"
A huge explosion blew the door and most of the cell wall to pieces, once the smoke cleared four silhouettes appeared in the light.
"Dobe! I told you to keep track of the days" the calm voice of Naruto's best friend came from the light with an extended hand.
"Yeah well it's hard to keep track of time when you're locked in a box Teme!" He smiled as he grabbed the hand of Uchiha Sasuke and lifted himself from the floor. Behind Sasuke Naruto could finally see the faces of three of their companions Hotaru, Karin, and Hozuki Suigetsu.
Suigetsu sighed and scratched his head "At least tell us you've learned the order of the guard's shifts. With this no-killing policy of yours and Sasuke's I'd rather avoid any conflict at all"
"That doesn't sound like you at all Suigetsu" Naruto said brushing the dust off his shoulders "Jugo must be rubbing off on you"
"Stop this small talk and let's get what we came here for!" Karin shouted "Now do you know the guard shifts or not?"
Naruto stepped out of his cell into the hallway, "I've got what we need Dattebayo!"
This was the first chapter so it was a short one, if you want to find out more about the four years before this incident you'll just have to keep reading won't you?