[AN: things happen in a slightly faster pace than in the anime. I mean Naruko stays by Jiraiya's side for the same time, but during that time the story goes on a little faster, to the point where Naruko and the rest already know that Itachi is dead, but haven't fully discovered Obito's existence. They believe him to be Madara and they know his plan of resurrect the Bijuu and he only needed Kurama.]
Naruko was tired. Cranky. Half depressed. Why? Jiraya was awesome, but his trainings are exhausting and strenuous. Aside from that, she needed a refreshment. A change of scenary. Sasuke's idiocy of not coming back, the Akatsuki, Orochimaru... these were too much for her to deal with. Plus her 15nth birthday was today, and all she wanted to do was sleep in, but Jiraya had other plans. Se sighed frustratedly, trying to control the Kyuubi's chakra, only to fail and nearly faint. It was late evening and her stomach was growling, her long hair in a bun, mild with sweat.
"Naruko, that's enough for today," the author boomed happily, acting as if he didn't notice her exhaustedness. He caught the young girl from collapsing then grinned. "How about eating ramen? I know a nice ramen stand!" Naruko's eyes instantly lit up and she suddenly found the energy to jump around in glee.
"YEESSSSS!" She pumped merrily in the air and followed a chuckling Jiraiya. After a half an hour of walk, they stood in front of a large old-fashioned, typical Japanese restaurant that read 'Ramen's Ramen'.
"This place looks awesome," the teenage girl commented, her mouth watering.
"Let's go in!" Naruko chirped happily stomping into the place. Her sensei directed her to a more secluded table, where she was presented with lots of ramen, all different types. The biggest plate was her favourite type and it had 'Happy Birthday' written in it with soy sauce. The girl looked bewildered at Jiraiya.
"You didn't forget today was my birthday!"
"Of course not!" The sensei laughed heartily, patting his student's head. "Now eat up!" And so eat up she did. She devoured all the plates in record time, while Jiraiya chugged alcohol down in a notorious pace. Soon it became late and Naruko exhaustedly, but cheerfully, helped a drunk Jiraiya back to their accomodation and lay him in his bed. Shortly after that she too, crashed into her own bed and promptly fell asleep.
In her dreams, she found herself in Kurama's cage and suddenly, all the sorrow she felt came crashing back on her like a tidal wave. Sighing, she sat by the napping Kyuubi's head.
"Is it still that boy?" Kurama inquired lazily, without opening his eyes.
"Sasuke, you mean?" Kurama hummed in agreement. "Well, maybe. I mean, he shows no signs of wanting to come back, and Sakura-chan's also really pained by this. He shows no signs whethere we were important to him at all! I mean, Kakashi-sensei taught him chidori, he kept him steady, but he just had to leave us for Orochimaru. Then he goes against us, I don't even know why!" She huffed frustratedly. "I mean, not all Konoha forced Itachi to endure such pain! Only Danzo!"
"Aren't you going to say anything, Kurama?"
"No," the Nine-tale muttered. "I'll just say I'm more worried of Madara."
"Yeah, and there's Madara to add to my frustrations. If he manages to steal even you..." Naruko's voice trailed off. "I wouldn't let him, but if he is stronger then me, I'm not sure I can keep you with me."
"... I... I might have a solution for that," the fox tentatively said.
"Really?!" Naruko whirled on him with wide eyes. "I'm listening!"
"There is a universe, another planet, another dimension, only accessible for the Kyuubi... we could live there," Kurama said.
"That... that's an awesome idea!" Naruko chirped lighting up, then as soon as it appeared, her excitement vanished. "But... wouldn't it mean that I can't see my friends from here anymore? Or that I would be abandoning them?" She asked apprehensively, sadly.
"It would mean you won't see your friends anymore, yes. But you won't really abandon them," Kurama spoke. "You will actually solve their problem."
"Won't it seem as if I ran away like a coward?" The girl frowned.
"Not if you write a letter and use a good explanation."
"But what if I leave and the Akatsuki will terrorize everyone to find us?!" Naruko blanched at the idea. "I can't leave them defenceless!"
"And I don't want to get into the hands of that crazed Uchiha!" Kurama growled. "We must leave."
"But it feels wrong!" The blonde girl insisted, opening her nightbun to let her hair flow and pool on the floor like a river of gold. "It feels like I'm abandoning them!"
"By leaving, you are giving them a chance to win!" Kurama countered slightly snappily. "If you are not here, you won't be able to be captured and Madara won't be able to revive the Bijuu!" Naruko became more tense as the weigh of her decision crashed onto her.
"I- I don't know..." she clenched her teeth and took a deep breath. "Let's say I left to go to this dimension... what makes you so sure no one but you can access it?"
"Because the other Jinchuurikis and Tailed Beasts have tried and no one succeeded," the Nine-Tail explained. "I tried long ago and I succeeded."
"How come you're the only one?"
"Because the magnetic field around that universe is only compatible with my Chakra," Kurama said as if it were obvious. "But it has a drawback, even for me. Approximately 80-90% of my powers will be drained - if I'm lucky only 75%, and I'll only get it back if I leave that world."
"And what about me?"
"You will loose your Chakra, but your Taijutsu might be stronger there. Unless we find a way to use that world's Chakra, our powers will be limited."
"And you're willing to become weaker to save the others?" Naruko marvelled.
"No. I'm willing to do this to save myself from falling into Madara's grasp," Kurama clarified. Naruko nodded, still weary and hesitant of the idea of leaving his friends and his life.
"What type of world is it?" She finally in quired. Kurama merely opened an eye, then closed it and showed the girl a holographic image of how the foreign world looked. Humans, It was inhibited by humans. Humans with fair skin and big eyes. Humans with dark skin with equally fascinating dark irises. Humans with dark hair and reddish skin. Humans with golden skin amd shiny, ebony black hair. Cities far bigger and far more modern than Konoha lay till the horizon. Cities with huge, block-like houses. Cities with glass houses. And there were streets everywhere made of some dark, grey, solid material, on which coloured, 4 wheeled, box-like vehicles vrummed with humans sitting in them. And the nature. The green lush forests the planet had with trees she did and didn't recognise. Colourful flowers, seas and oceans vast and infinite like the blue sky. Rivers flowing, curving with the power of nature, creating majestic sights and grandiose waterfalls. Canyons and mountains looming regally over the landscape, some spewing red-hot lava out of their mouths like angry dragons. And the animals. So many varying species which with you could fill hundreds of books as they inhibit the air, the earth and the waters.
"Do you like it?" Kurama finally asked. Naruko nodded, with a slack jaw. "It's the planet Earth."
"It's... it's colourful. Very colourful," she ammended dazedly.
"Yes. And this colourfullnes breeds hatred in most of the humans who live there. And they don't really respect nature," the fox muttered nonchalantly, knowing he just said the keywords to convince Naruto to leave this damned place.
"Well, we can't let that now, can we?" She chirped determinedly. "We will change their attitude!"
"Good luck changing 7 billions of people's mind," Kurama groaned, realising he also made a mistake. Naruko will try to convince everyone to be more respectful towards nature and each other. Naruko, now fully convinced she was going to do the right thing, decided to catch a little sleep, for she was exhausted. The next morning, she woke up early, earlier than Jiraiya and wrote a (long, long) letter, apologising and explaining the situation, without telling him where exactly she was going. Then, following her Tailed Beast's instructions, she managed to open the portal to Earth and with a deep breath, she let the swirling light engulf her and export her to the new place.