Authors note: I do not in any way own Naruto or any of its characters!

Prologue

The Nine tails

Yondaime panted as he made the final sign. He stared down at the child as he sealed the Nine tailed fox within it. I'm so sorry. He thought shaking his head and prepared himself for the end. He blinked as he felt his soul being pulled from his body, the baby not even old enough to remember was the true hero…he thought. A light hand touched his back and turning he stared in shock as his sister Lyra stood behind him, for some strange reason she was smiling at him with tears in her eyes.

"Oniisan…" she said and the world turned black for him.

13 years later

He sat in silence in the hospital bed. He had broken his promise to Sakura, and it hurt more than the injuries he had received in trying to fulfill that promise.

"Tchh…" he said wincing as he clenched his fists tightly. He was weak, he was worthless. Growling he threw the covers back narrowing his eyes and tired to get to his feet, he fell to the ground instantly.

"Dammit I still don't have enough chakra!" he said frustrated with his body.

"Naruto!" the sharp annoying female voice reached his ears he raised his head to see a the beautiful blonde woman in the green jacket standing in the doorway of his room her hands on her hips. She blew out a large breath and walked into the room.

"Just what do you think that you are doing out of bed, I don't remember telling you that you healed!" she snapped.

"Granny Tsunade…!" he said surprised, again she blew a breath out to the side and sighed plucking him from the floor and setting back down on the bed. She smoothed the blankets over his legs and straightened her eyes on the necklace she had given to him.

"Naruto…" she began but Naruto laughed.

"Sorry, I didn't realize my chakra was still so low, don't worry I wont do anything stupid!" he said rubbing the back of his head a sheepish look on his face. Tsunade stared at his face.

"Naruto…don't run off…" she said calmly and left the room. Naruto let the smile leave his face.

"How did she…?" he said confused then stared down at his hands.

"Naruto!" another voice woke him from his thoughts he looked up to see Sakura walk in flowers in her hands.

"Sakura…" he said. He still felt as if he couldn't her, not until he fulfilled his promise. He turned away staring out the window. Sakura looked away also, this wasn't the Naruto she knew, instead in his place was this quiet sad boy. Nodding to herself she set the flowers down took a deep breath then slammed her fist onto the back of his head.

"OW!" Naruto yelled grabbing his head with his hands, he opened one eye to see Sakura was glaring at him.

"Sakura…" he said softly. Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Bakka! Stop this already, you did what you could, we'll get Sasuke back together! I already told you that." She said smiling at him.

"Sakura…" Naruto said again softly fighting against the tears that wanted to be released.

"Naruto, get better, then we'll go get Sasuke when we are strong enough, ok?" she said beaming at him. Naruto stared at her then smiled softly.

"Hai…" he said nodding. Sakura nodded back setting the flowers in the empty vase on the side table.

"I have to go, I am training with the 5th Hokage, I'll check up on you later bye!" Sakura said running from the room.

"Training with Granny Tsunade…" he said. Then he glared down at his hands. He didn't have time to be sitting around he had to get stronger!

"Tch…" he said again then froze, he felt it now, not the red chakra but his own blue chakra it was everywhere again. Grinning he threw the blankets back once more and leapt from the bed. He stood there for several minutes. He didn't fall.

"Right.." he said but glanced at the orange suit he normally wear. No….he thought and pulled on a pair of black pants as well as a shirt then slipped his sandals back on, he let the necklace Tsunade gave him hang out in the open proudly. He grabbed a hold of it and closed his eyes. Then he opened them his blue eyes harsh.

"I'll just practice Rasengan until I get stronger or die!" he snarled then ran to the window pushing it open, he didn't have time to waste, the only place he could think of practicing was the same exact place where he failed his promise. Leaping from the window he took off, no one seemed to notice the black dressed blonde haired kid rushing out of the village.