'Thoughts in head'

'Kyuubi talking in Naruto's head'

'Naruto talking to Kyuubi'


Chapter 1

'What am I doing? I should just go home and get help.'

'But if I do, will just show how weak I really am.'

Naruto sat on a large rock in the Konoha Forest. He never had to meet with Iruka-sensei. But after falling almost 20 feet from a tree and landing on his left arm, successfully breaking it, he really didn't feel like going home. He couldn't seek for help since everyone would consider him weaker than what they already thought he was.

'Kyuubi! Why are you not healing me?'

'Look brat, just go to the hospital and have that old lady fix it. I'm not in the mood for you right now. Good Night.'

'Stupid fox is a good for nothing freeloader. Living in me and not evehelping. Bastard!'

Hours passed and Naruto stays sitting on the rock while staring off into space as his left arm hung at his side and his knees tucked under his chin while his right arm wrapped around is legs. When Naruto comes back to reality he noticed that it was raining heavily and could no longer feel anything. He was cold, wet and numb to the bone.

'Terrific.'


Sasuke looks out his window from his bed, watching the rain pound the ground. He is worried about Naruto since he left the clearing, sensing that something was wrong with the super hyperactive blond. Sasuke thinks back to the past few hours he spent looking for the blond.

Flashback

Sasuke walks into the village and plans on finding Naruto to find out if something is indeed wrong with him. First he heads to Ichiraku and to his disappointment Naruto isn't there. Sasuke then heads to Hokage Mountain, hoping that the blond would've gone there to pull a prank or even just think. Again, Sasuke is filled with disappointment as Naruto isn't there. Sasuke tries the training grounds - not there; ninja school – not there; and finally Iruka's classroom.

Upon seeing Iruka, Sasuke asks "Where is Naruto?"

Iruka gives Sasuke a confused look, "Hi Sasuke, I don't know I haven't seen him in about a week. Is something wrong?"

"I don't know. He seems to be acting strange. He said he was supposed to meet with you today." Sasuke replies.

"We weren't supposed to meet today. In fact, every time I try to see what day he is available he tells me he's busy. It's strange; he never tries to avoid me." Iruka says sadly. "I've been worried about him."

"When I find him, I'll tell him to come see you," Sasuke says reassuringly.

"Thanks Sasuke," Iruka smiles at him.

End Flashback

Four hours later, Sasuke still didn't find Naruto. 'He really is acting strange. He's avoiding everyone. He's always trying to get people to notice him. What is wrong with him? He's driving me crazy. I'll search for him tomorrow, and I will find him.' With that thought, Sasuke turns out the light, rolls over and goes to sleep.


Naruto lays the ground with the rain pounding on his face, trying to get up again after falling several times because his legs are completely numb and the ground being very slippery from the rain and wet leaves. Finally, after his seventh try he manages to walk and grab onto a tree to keep from falling again with his good arm and begins his trip back to the village in that manner. When he is about a quarter of mile away from the village gates, three jounins jump out of the trees.

The tallest one of the group has bright red hair and is wearing a pair of baggy black and red pants with a red shirt under his jounin vest. The second jounin has what looks like deep plum purple hair and is wear forest green shirt and camouflage pants along with the jounin vest. The third member of the group is the shortest and has dark blue hair with yellow streaks in it. He is wearing a purple shirt with dark blue shorts also with his jounin vest. All of them have their Konoha headbands tied around their right leg.

"Well, well, well, look at what we caught here; a lost little Fox Demon," the short, blue haired jounin says tauntingly.