Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto Shippuden or its characters cause if I did several thins would be significantly different starting with Jiraiya would still be alive :,( anyways as warning this will be Sasunaru Yaoi fanfic it wasn't originally but that's just how my mind works so please enjoy.

Chapter 1: A Box of memories

It was a bright sunny autumn day in Kohona and most citizens were out enjoying the brisk weather but one person in particular was lying on the floor of their apartment complex. That person was none other than the Leaf's notorious number one knuckle-head ninja.

However today, the usually hyper blonde headed ninja was not showing off his sunshine smile. 'Listen Kit, I understand how you feel but moping around on your birthday will worry your friends' said the Kyuubi trying to talk some sense into its vessel.

"Kyu it's not that simple, I use to hate my birthday because everyone would hate me more than normal and I know I should be more thankful now that im the village hero and everything but I've lost so many people over the years I can't seem to be happy" said Naruto responding to the Kyuubi out loud. 'Naruto I understand but at least do something lying here depressed will only make you feel worse, honor those you lost on this day, hell I will leave you alone if you simply clean up' said the Kyuubi trying to enact some reaction from his kid.

Without a response, Naruto rose to his feet and began to pick up his empty ramen cups that littered his floor. He fixed his bed and put all his clothes in the hamper making a note to wash them later. He went to go put on some clothes but as he opened the closet door he let out a sigh. His favorite jacket was at the top of the closet, Naruto tried to pull it but I was stuck so he gave it a yank but while his jacket came loose so did whatever was holding it down.

That is why our magnificent hero was now sitting on his but clutching his head while muttering a string of colorful curses. Naruto looked up ignoring his pain only to see a shiny silver metal box with the uzumaki clan symbol on it. Even when he is depressed, Naruto's curiosity still got the better of him. Naruto opened the box only to find several things, from two rings, a few books, and several stacks of pictures. Naruto was so excited by this find that he decided to share it with one of the people who he considered to be his family.

Naruto arrived at the Hokage tower with a smile on his face, Naruto entered Tsunade baa-Chan's office only to stop dead in his tracks. The office looked horrible, shizune was in hysterics and Tsunade looked ready to kill. "Baa-chan what's going on?" asked Naruto more than slightly bewildered. "Well brat that red headed girl you brought back is quite a pain refusing to give direct information about her heritage" said Tsunade.

"Well I could take a crack at her, when I brought her back she seemed calm let me try, but before that I need to talk to you" said Naruto taking a seat across from Tsunade. "Well spit it out kid I don't got all day" said Tsunade. "Well you know today's my birthday, but also that it's the day my parents died and the anniversary of pervy sage's death right?" Naruto said lowering his eyes a bit. Tsunade looked taken aback she had forgotten guilt rose in her chest but she nodded all the same.

Naruto's gloomy look was soon replaced with a bright smile as he said "Well Kyu was bugging me, so I started cleaning up and I found a box full of my parents' things and in it I found some things you might like to have." Naruto pulled a few pictures from the silver box and handed them to Tsunade. At the sight of these pictures Tsunade began to tear up do the shear nostalgia of it.

In one of the pictures were she and Jiraiya as kids giving the peace sign. Another was Jiraiya training young Minato, The final one however was just perfect it was her and Jiraiya posing along with a teenage Minato and Kushina. "I thought these pictures were lost forever" murmured Tsunade smiling. "Looks my parents left me with some memories" Naruto said softly as he smiled at Tsunade glad he was able to make her feel happy.

"Well I will go deal with that girl; don't work yourself to hard okay Baa-chan? Shizune can you hold on to this for me?" asked Naruto as he handed the silver box to shizune. As he was about to leave Tsunade said, "Happy Birthday Naruto". This mere statement had Naruto leave with a smile.

Naruto went to go meet Ibiki at the place he was holding Karin. Ibiki gave him a hearty pat on the back before sending him inside. Naruto shooed the guards out of the room and closed the door proceeding to sit across from the familiar red-headed girl. The girl seemed to stare at him as if analyzing him, this made Naruto fidget uncomfortably. "Well my name is Naruto, while we met before I don't think I caught your name?" Naruto said in a cheery tone as he offered his hand. She looked at him wearily before she replied "Karin" and shook his head.

"See that wasn't so hard? Why don't we talk for a while?" He said glad he was making some progress. "I don't mind talking but I hate being inhere it's so bland can't we go to another room or something you can even put me in handcuffs I don't care" Karin said exasperated. "Handcuffs? That's no way to treat a guest, I got a better idea let's go for a walk around the village?" said Naruto brightly as he led her to the door.

"How will you manage to do that? I've had at least 5 guards around me at all times, why would they let one guy take me around?" she said disbelievingly. However her protests were silenced when they walked right pass Ibiki her blonde escort merely smiling and nodding as he pulled her along. "How did you do that? Does it have something to do with the dark chakra in you?" Karin said eyeing him suspiciously.

"Oh I forgot, I am the Jinchuriki for the nine-tails and savior of the village, but don't worry about the nine-tails he is more of a kitten he only gets mad when things threaten him" said Naruto nonchalantly as he led her through the village. Karin was shell shocked had this boy said not only was he the vessel for the most ferocious tailed beast but also compared it to a kitten? Let alone saying all that without breaking his radiating smile?

"I am starved how about you?" asked Naruto. Karin nodded her head still trying to absorb what she had heard. "Great Ichiraku has the best ramen in the world trust me I know!" said Naruto as he pulled her into the newly rebuilt ramen restaurant. Naruto ordered some food from the old man as he seated himself into a nearby booth. Ayami brought their food over shortly after and she winked at Naruto before she left as if to wish him good luck which only confused the blonde.

After a while Naruto was able to get her to talk and they talked for hour about small things like favorite color and even difficult things like Sasuke and the war. Naruto was now listening to Karin talk about her home village and they were about to get on the subject of family when a familiar voice yelled "Naruto! There you are!" Naruto turned to see his pink haired friend approaching them.

"Lady Tsunade wishes to see you" Sakura sad as she glanced at Karin. "The Old Lady wants to see me? Oh well come on Karin" Naruto said gesturing for Karin to follow as he handed Ayami the payment for their meal. Karin followed him toward the Hokage towering having found the radiant young blonde easy to trust and undoubtedly familiar.

When they reached the Hokage's office it was in much better shape than before. "Well Old Lady what'd you want? Oh and this Karin by the way we were talking till you called for me" said Naruto. "Well brat I thought for one I should give your box back sorry to interrupt your date" Tsunade said with a smirk as a blush covered the blonde and red-head's cheeks. "It wasn't a date!" Naruto said trying to cool his features.

Suddenly Karin sensed an ominous and familiar chakra signature which made her cower a bit as she tightened her grip on Naruto's arm. "Ow! Jeez Karin that hurts what's wrong" said Naruto as he looked worriedly at Karin. "Oh and someone came back today I thought you'd like to meet" said Tsunade a bit wary of Karin's reaction.

Naruto lifted his head giving Tsunade a confused look following her gaze to the corner of the office. A figure stepped out of the shadows, a figure Naruto hadn't seen in months. His eyes widened with disbelief as he stuttered out one word:

"S-Sasuke?!"

Chapter 1 is done! Before I get weird comments no I am not pairing Naruto and Karin I mean that doesn't even slightly work the only people I ship with Naruto ever would be Sasuke or Hinata ( I do not like Narusaku it just doesn't work) sometime on weird occasion Gaara but I prefer Gaara with Neji or his fan girl. Also this was supposed to be a one-shot but then I got lazy and it dragged on and since I like where this is going I decided I shall continue it.