Summery : Naruto, due to unknown circumstances has gotten way into the era of the never ending regeneration process, and with no way to get back, must try to continue to live as humans and half-elves clash among each other
Disclaimer : I do not own Naruto or Tales of Symphonia…although it is such a good game...
"To live, sometimes means that sacrifices must be given"
"But…its…just too sad!"
"You must someday come to an agreement that some things cannot be saved and not everything will always go your way even though you have tried so hard."
"No…I won't give up, I'm going after Sasuke no matter what you say."
"NARUTO! Listen to yourself, doing that will only get yourself killed. Only a fool would go out to their own death."
"I can make my own decisions! Sasuke's out there and I'm not just going to leave him, he's part of team 7 and that's where he belongs…with us."
"Listen Naruto, I'm going on an away trip for 2½, and if you want, you can come along with me and I'll train you"
"I have to hurry to Orochimaru's lair and rescue Sasuke damnit, every second here I'm resting I'm already risking Sasuke's body being taken over by Orochimaru!"
"Naruto…I'm telling you from my secret informantion services that Orochimaru has already switched bodies at the current moment and must wait 3 years before he can go into Sasuke's body. That's why I'm telling you to come with me to train. A fool will only get himself killed, but an idiot might be able to do something."
"Damn…fine Ero-sannin…you better be telling the truth."
"Meet me at the west gate tomorrow at 6:00, don't bother telling your friends good bye either, trust me. You will be back in the end anyway."
"Got it Ero-sannin, 6:00"
Naruto then sighed as he now sensei Jiraiya left the hospital allowing him to think for clearly. He couldn't decide now whether he should save Sasuke, or prevent Sasuke from having his body taken over.
Shuffling his head from left to right, he decided that he's going to do whatever it takes to get Sasuke back, it was his promise of a lifetime made to Sakura-chan, and he doesn't break his promises.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door as Naruto immediately diverted his attention to the incoming person.
"Come in"
"Yo Naruto, how are you feeling?"
"Shikamaru! It's good to see that your ok from your fight, what brings you here and how are the others?" Naruto sighed in relief as he saw Shikamaru in good condition
"That's also what I wanted to come in here to tell you…" Shikamaru looked at Naruto with a serious look. Naruto started to gain a little fear from anticipation as well. "Well, apparently everyone made it back alive…"
"That's great! I knew they could do it!" Naruto said happily knowing everyone was still alive.
"But…there is a little problem as not all of them have come out of critical condition yet. Chouji fighting the large one had to resort to using the three Akimichi pills. Almost all of his fat was pulled from him and were trying to stabilize him. Neji had a huge gaping hole across his chest, apparently it hit near his lungs missing the heart and medic nins are having trouble repairing the damages. Kiba is in an ok condition compared to the others, he suffered injuries due to attacking himself in order to defeat his opponent. Lee was aided by Gaara and they are ok after fighting who they said had a blood limit of using his bones.
"Chouji…Neji…Damn! If only I was a little stronger, then I could have maybe weakened their opponents to a point where they didn't have to face such fatal conditions…"
"NARUTO! There was nothing you could have done, the sound were obviously one of the elite squads being that they were able to take care of jounin. The miracle that we were even able to beat them without suffering deaths is better then having to have died in vain… I know, because I wished that I was stronger with a better formation, maybe then there wouldn't have been as many damages either. But, we can't do anything about the past, all we can do is focus upon the future and that we can prevent anything else from happening."
Naruto then started giggling before laughing out loud as Shikamaru looked at him as if he had just gone crazy. He was just going to ask why he was laughing so hard in the first place before Naruto answered for him.
"Wow, you know, that's the first time I've even heard you speak seriously let alone that many words."
"Meh, I thought we had a good serious conversation until you said this…how troublesome" Shikamaru then started to walk out the door. "Later Naruto, and have fun going on your trip"
"How did you—" Before Naruto could even finish, Shikamaru was already gone from the room.
"Oh well…I guess I'd better get some sleep before my trip tomorrow" Naruto said before closing his eyes and drifting to sleep on the bed.
Shikamaru sitting outside out of sight started pondering to himself as life continued.
"Looks like everyone stabilized, that's a good sign…but Jiraiya-sama, do you think that telling him about how hurt everyone had gotten and not telling them they were going to be alright is ok?"
"You're a good squad leader Shikamaru, don't worry about Naruto, he'll be in my hands now. Saying that will just press him to train harder and give him more drive in order to get Sasuke back…and coming back to this world…"
"Why are you discussing your plans with me and not someone like the Godaime?"
"Perceptive as much as you are lazy, this is because I know you won't panic about the training methods I'm about to place upon him…not even I am sure this is a good idea, but it just may be the only way for him to get strong enough."
Shikamaru sighed as he replied, "I don't question you because you are honored here, but by chances he is unable to come back?"
"He will be able to, it's the ultimate test in getting stronger, being able to dimension jump back to our world. You see, every world is different as every person is trained in a different way."
"There is another reason your sending him to another dimension, isn't there."
"If the possibility that he is unable to come back, at least he no longer has to suffer from having people come after him due to the Kyuubi and sacrificing himself for a stupid cause someday…"
"Hmmm…The Kyuubi, I guess I was right when I thought that he held it within."
"Yes, that is another reason I talked to you besides another person, I figured you already knew about the Kyuubi due to your intellect and you were still Naruto's friend in the end. You must also know about the Akatsuki as well"
"I assume they are after Naruto because of the Kyuubi…but then that would be fruitless unless they were after every other demon container as well… so sending Naruto to another dimension also ensure safety and foils whatever plan that they may have that must have a requirement of each demon. And even if they themselves may learn to dimension teleport, there is no saying that they will even find the right dimension to get him and that they aren't leaping to their own doom either."
"Right, chances are there are many dimensions that are even more dangerous then our own, that is why no one except someone crazy or obsessed could even attempt such a thing. But right now, we don't have time and Naruto must either become strong enough to come back or stay there forever. If he is even able to get back, it must prove he is at least my level by then."
"It's that hard…how troublesome."
"And lastly, give this scroll to Tsunade if I don't come back in 3 months if I am to fail this transportation. I'm not sure if even I am strong enough to do this."
Jiraiya then faded out from view as Shikamaru grabbed the scroll on the ground and walked home.
Author notes : Lol…well, now we know how Naruto is going to get into this crossover in the first place. I know, I'm very unoriginal when thinking up of things, but I still try to do things that are different even though in the end it's not different at all. I'm not sure if there will be pairing because Naruto is going to a different dimension anyway…well; obviously you know where he's going to so that's irrelevant anyway. No flames please well, I used to be able to take them, but then they just started to annoy me until I stopped haha. I'll probably write a few chapters before I decide whether or not I'm gonna continue