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Chapter 1: Exile

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A/N: Okay, this is not Yaoi. I love it so, but it isn't It won't have romance at all.

This is my first Multi-Chap Fic, so it won't be that good. In fact, in my opinion, it'll probably suck. Grah. I wish it didn't. Wish me luck and read, please! Review too! Please?

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, Kyuubi would be good.

Summary: After failing the Sasuke Retrieval Mission, Naruto is set with the blame via the Council, but when a certain Chuunin fights back for Naruto, both end up banished.

Warning: There will be OC's in this story. No OCxCanon, but still there will be OC's that could be considered Mary-Sueish. I am inserted in this story as a ninja; my character is a 13-year-old Genin though, so you need not worry about her being the main character. She only appears in this because she knows Naruto and Shikamaru. GoodKyuubi is also in this story, as well as FemKyuubi. She thinks of Naruto as a brother, not a lover. No Yaoi, Yuri, or any pairings at all. Thank you. Don't get mad at me if you don't like any of this stuff, I do. Don't ask me to change it or say there's a problem with it. There isn't.

WARNINGWARNINGWARNING: FUTURE SAKURA, SASUKE, INO, TSUME, HIASHI, AND KAKASHI BASHING. IN ORDER FROM WORST TO LEAST BEING SAKURA, HIASHI, TSUME, SASUKE, INO, AND FINALLY KAKASHI. :WARNINGWARNINGWARNING

Put in caps because most think they're just far too special to have to read it. I did warn you.

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!!You better havereadthewarnings!!

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"That's absurd!"

Naruto didn't hear Shikamaru's yell through the giant blob that had become his thoughts. He was sure he hadn't heard the council say that, or he hoped he hadn't and this was all just some sick joke that the council had decided to play.

Sad, but true, he knew he had.

'Their favoritism,' Naruto figured, 'runs pretty damn deep, doesn't it?'

Naruto came back to Earth as he heard another yell via Shikamaru.

"Would you idiots shut up about Naruto being a goddamned 'demon'?!" Shikamaru's shouts shocked everyone except Tsunade, "I know he's the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi!"

Out of everyone, Naruto was the most shocked, choosing ton stutter out, "Y-You know?"

"Yea. Tsunade-sama told me just the other day before we went after Sasuke. When I became a Chuunin. I asked her about why most parents thought you were dangerous, what was with the red chakra, and why everyone hated you."

"And…?"

"And I do think differently of you, only unlike these asses I've come to respect you. More."

Hiashi sighed as Shikaku's head bobbed between his son and the council, "Then you wish to share the punishment that is Uzumaki's banishment?"

Naruto knew Shikamaru was going to stay silent. That he would decline the offer of exile with him. He glared at the ground, as if to threaten it into silence as it creaked silently beneath his feet.

"Yes."

Naruto's head shot up and he turned to Shikamaru, who wasn't hesitant.

Naruto's brow furrowed in confusion as a smile spread across Shikamaru's face and he spoke, shocking the council further, "Naruto is one of my friends. And in the Sasuke Retrieval Mission, I was the leader. Subordinates aren't normally punished for the failure of a mission. So, instead of patting Naruto on the back and saying 'better luck next time', like you did with Kiba, Neji, Chouji, and myself, you tell him to get out of the village he's remained loyal to for his entire life. So, instead of telling him 'Maybe I'll see ya later', I'll go with him. Troublesome blonde."

Naruto blinked back tears, "Shikamaru…"

"Now, don't get sentimental on me. It's just not my style."

"Fine." Hiashi muttered, "All for the banishment of Uzumaki Naruto and Nara Shikamaru?"

The only ones who didn't raise their hands were Shikaku, Chouza, Inoichi, Tsunade, and Jaraiya.

Tsunade sniffled as she stood, doing the announcement the hokage had to do in these situations no matter the end result, "By the rights invested in me as the Godaime Hokage, I, Sanju Tsunade, banish Uzumaki Naruto and Nara Shikamaru by request of both councils."

The council members, with the exception of those against Naruto and Shikamaru's banishment, let out a cheer.

Only for Tsunade to interrupt their little celebration.

"How rude of you all!" Tsunade scowled, "You didn't let me finish!" All council members sat down, "Now. As I was saying… There is one thing I would like to reveal to Uzumaki Naruto before he leaves and something he is destined to receive. It's his birthright."

"My… birth…right?"

"Yes, Naruto." Tsunade smiled, "I will now reveal the heritage of Uzumaki Naruto. Naruto, your parents were two survivors. Your mother, a survivor of the Whirlpool Country's devastation, Uzumaki Kushina. But your father was the survivor of a genetic disease that ended up killing everyone in his clan via their bloodline. He didn't receive the bloodline, nor did his children or any of your upcoming children, if you have any. Your father also happened to turn the tide in the Iwa war, known soon after as The Yellow Flash."

All eyes widened in room with the exception of the original InoShikaChou trio.

"Yes, you fucking idiots. You have just banished the last NamiKaze known in existence. You just banished the son of the Yondaime. May he haunt you in your sleep. Come, Naruto, Shikamaru. I'll help you get ready for your departure. Coming, Shikaku, Chouza, Inoichi?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama." The trio chorused, as if they had recited it, which they probably had.

Once the six ninja were gone, Tsume groaned, "Goddamnit."

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"You know, Naruto, you should tell Shikamaru." Tsunade told the blonde as they walked into Naruto's home. Shikaku and Chouza had taken Shikamaru home, whereas Inoichi was with her.

"About what, obaa-chan?"

Inoichi groaned, "Kid, it's completely obvious to us smart ninjas. You wear a mask, clear as day. No one can be an idiot then save their teammates' asses the next."

"Says who?"

"Do you want me to tell Shikaku to tell him?" Inoichi asked, "Or maybe he already knows, kid? He's a genius, after all, brat. You two, you and Shikamaru, are two peas in a pod."

"Fine. I'll tell him." Naruto sighed, placing the clothes that had once been his father's in his bag before going into the other room to change. When he returned, he was wearing a black shirt with elbow-long sleeves. On the sleeves, at the bottom was a five-inch white border. He wore black pants and black ninja sandals. He was wearing a dark blue, long-sleeved shirt underneath the shorter sleeved one. The sleeves covered half of his hand.

Tsunade and Inoichi nodded, as the hokage whispered to her companion, "Much better."

"Indeed."

Naruto blinked before glaring slightly, he finished packing, most being packed into a sealing scroll Tsunade had given him. Inside said scroll was two more sets of cloths besides the one in his bag that had belonged to his father, the hokage's cloak that his mother had made when his father had become the hokage, a couple of the man's tri-kunai and a scroll on how to learn that damned technique, multiple scrolls from Tsunade about her medical ninjutsu and chakra-induced Taijutsu, a scroll from Inoichi(which surprisingly held a couple of the Yamanaka family jutsus and secrets), and a few other, less important things.

"Shall we go then?" Tsunade asked, when Naruto nodded, she walked out of the house with the two blondes following, stepping into the darkness that was Naruto's last night in Konoha.

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Shikamaru sighed as his father and Chouji's father started fretting behind his back about how dangerous this would be. He could tell his father was ready to pull not only his own hair out, but Chouza's as well.

'I wonder if it's this bad for Naruto.'

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Naruto blinked awkwardly at the quick-mouthed Inoichi, who just wouldn't shut up, which pissed him off.

'Ino didn't get that gene from her mother…?'

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"Naruto."

"Shikamaru."

Upon arrival, an awkward silence had set in. That was good for Naruto, as he wouldn't have to hear any more of Inoichi's pointless chatter. Shikamaru smirked, obviously having noticed Naruto's sudden change in attitude and style.

"Glad you decided to act normal, troublesome blonde."

"Ah, so you have known?" Naruto asked, smirking wryly, "Since when? Academy days, graduation, what? Tell me."

"Oh, I noticed it during the Academy Days."

"Good for you."

Shikamaru sweat dropped, as did the others listening to the conversation, "You asked."

"Oh, did I?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes. Shikamaru spoke, "We should go on our way before my dad and Tsunade-sama get sentimental."

"And before Inoichi cries on my shoulder and Chouza gets his hair ripped out by Shikaku?"

"Precisely."

"Ah. Okay. Let's go. I wanna get out of here before I fall asleep of boredom."

As the two suddenly turned and pretty much ran out of the village to gain a distance from the four, not wanting to be a part of any sad, mushy crap, the four ninja begin yelling their goodbyes to the children.

"Goodbye, my son!" Shikaku cried, tears streaming down his cheeks, "Be sure to write!"

"Will do!"

"You too, Naruto!" Tsunade yelled, pumping a fist in the air.

"Yea, yea!"

"See you around, kid!" Inoichi yelled, "I'll tell Jaraiya to watch out for you when he's doing his 'research'."

Shikamaru twitched, as did Naruto, who looked about ready to commit suicide. Even from a distance, Tsunade could still see that, so she looked ready to burst out laughing, "Noooo!"

Naruto's outburst made Chouza chuckle, "I'll tell the others of your banishment personally, Shikamaru, Naruto!"

"Thanks, Chouza!"

"No problem, Shikamaru-san! Think of it as compensation for befriending Chouji!"

"Fine, fine!"

With that, the duo was out of hearing distance and, now that they were gone, the four ninja felt it their duty to fall to the ground and breakdown.

They were gone.

Forever.

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A/N: Like it? It's my first multi-chap fic I've actually posted. Grah. It sucks doesn't it? Wah. D: Review please. Favorite it if you like. Put it on your alert's if your prefer that. Flame me if you like. I don't personally care. Just your opinion will work nicely. Criticism is awesome.

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Pen Name History: Derived from the two words 'Moon Plunder' and 'Plushie'. Tsuki means Moon. Plunder + Plushie equals Plunshder. Work with my weirdness.