Declaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Naruto: Future Shadows

Chap.1: Obsolete

Naruto couldn't believe what was happening. A few months ago a distant country called the Land of Iron had started to sell new weapons and technology to the other nations. With the best and most popular weapon, the E-80 battle robot or "The Eliminator" as it was called, the Land of Fire killed Orochimaru. Because of all this ninja villages everywhere were quickly losing money, they were lucky to get a D or C Rank job these days. Most of the village was packing up to find work elsewhere.

"Naruto." He turned to find Hinata.

"Hinata, how have you been?" Naruto said.

"Bored mostly, just training."

"I know what you mean. I haven't had mission for three weeks now. It's driving me crazy!" Just then Sakura and Sasuke came up and Sasuke was defiantly grumpier than usual. "Understandable since those buckets of blots took his only chance for revenge away." Naruto thought.

"I hated that most people thought us ninja were tools to be used and now they're throwing us away because they now have a new better tool. They say they we're obsolete." Sakura said.

"Why is this happing! We work hard, risk our lives and for what? To be replaced by overgrown toys!" Sasuke said as hit punched the ground.

"Hey, hey, I know what can cheer us all up. Some ramen I'll buy." Naruto said.

"How could you think of ramen at a time like this?" Sasuke said.

"Naruto offered to buy which he doesn't do much so might we as well take him up on it. Hinata want come?" Sakura said.

"Y-yes." Hinata said. But when they got there they saw something that devastated Naruto.

"It can't be…" Naruto said. The ramen shop was boarded up with a sign that said "Out of business". "NOOOOO!"

Far from where they were a red heads up display had the gang in it. It had these words on it.

Targets

Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto's picture)

Hinata Hyuuga (Hinata's picture)

Objective: ELIMINATE

Next Time:

Sakura: "Naruto what did you do to make this guy want to kill you!"

Naruto: "I have no idea. Nothing seems to slow him down. I won't give up I'll show this guy that I'm going to be the greatest ninja. Believe it!"

Unknown Assassin, the unfeeling killer.

Man: Target sighted. Commencing with Elimination.