It was agitation, simple and tamed. Naruto walked the streets the unfamiliar shinobi by his side and Sakura clutching his right hand trying to stop him from lashing out against the guard. She told him just to focus on her but he was finding it hard with someone staring down his neck. "Can't we just ditch him?"
"No, it's for the best. Why don't you go befriend him and I'll see you later." She said and hugged him. He put a hand on her back and laid his head on her shoulder. "Alright, you can let go now, baka."
"Aw… do I have to?" Naruto joked as he let Sakura go, she vanished into the skies above. Naruto then turned his view to the smiling shinobi behind him. His hair was shoulder length and deep brown, he had somewhat of a cheesy false grin on. "You can stop the bull shit now, I know that smiles fake."
The man did and he then looked quite serious. "Thank god, you're so boring with you little girlfriend. I don't know why I have to guard a toddler."
"What?" Naruto yelled and summoned a clone to his side. He held out the hand and began to let his chakra out. The clone formed it. "You want to see what a future Hokage can do, huh? I'll Rasengan you in the face!"
"You can do Rasengan?" The shinobi said dumbfounded. The clone dropped and Naruto rushed him, his geta slamming against the dirt. Kakashi jumped down and grabbed his arm with a strained face. "Kakashi-sama."
"Kaki-Sensai! What the Hell, he deserves to be hit! Going around with a fake smile, he's no better then Sai!" Naruto squirmed and Kakashi didn't let go.
He instead turned his gaze to Naruto and sighed. "Naruto, what do you call you relation with Sai?" It was a simple question, Naruto replied, 'a friend' and dropped the Rasengan. "Don't be too hasty with new people in your life; you may live to regret it. Always remember that."
Naruto tugged his hand away and rubbed the wrist carefully like Kakashi had hurt him or something. "I'm going out BY MYSELF. I'm going to get some treats, BY MYSELF. If I feel I need smiley over there I'll call for him. I'm no fucking toddler!" Naruto growled at Kaede and walked away, Kaede stayed their quietly and waited for him to leave.
"Follow him somewhat far behind, or if you can enlist some of his friends to help you." Kakashi said. He turned to watch Naruto leave. "For something to make Naruto leave Konoha, it must have been something he loved, something close to him. You may want to follow Sakura too. I have a feeling it has to do with her."
The ANBU called Jion took a step off a tree branch and took off her mask and sat down next to Naruto at the small ice cream bar and turned to him. "You know, Kaede's not that bad of a guy, annoying and full of himself sure, but you two have a lot in common then." Jion offered him her hand Naruto looked at her and shook it carefully. "I'm Jion, I'll be following you at thirty paces. I'm going to tell you the truth, we are from the distant future."
"Like I believe that."
"I married your son." She said quickly, "I'm technically your daughter-in-law. Your son couldn't come here; he's too busy keeping you from killing yourself in my time. Naruto, something bad will happen. It'll make you leave Konoha and the city will die." Naruto's hand faltered and Jion had to catch his ice cream from falling. "Don't take it so hard, it's easy to comprehend."
"Easy? EASY! That's like the hardest thing to comprehend in the entire universe!" Naruto said yelling. "You seriously expect me to believe that don't you?" Jion nodded slowly and Naruto sighed. "Fine, I believe you. On one condition…. Tell me what happens to Sakura-chan."
"Who? The pink haired girl? I don't know. I've never seen her in my time. If she's still alive, she probably went with you or died." Jion said stiffly and began to take a bite out of the ice cream. She handed it back and licked her lips. "If you want good news, there's no one named Sakura in our graveyard."
"That makes me feel a little better." Naruto said and spun around on the stool, he leaned his back to the counter and stared off into the street. "So… what do we do now?"
"I follow…" Her pocket began to make a buzzing noise. She put up a finger and pulled out a small headphone and answered it. "Hello? Yeah, why? Well that's obvious, isn't it? Yes I am. He's right here. No I'm not putting him on the phone. Because he doesn't like you. How is that my fault? Whatever, later. Yep bye."
"Kaede, right?" Naruto asked un-phased by the phone call. Jion nodded and placed her phone back in her pocket. "I guess I am going to have to get used to him, after all."
"Well, he's looking for you." Grabbing her mask she put it back on and sighed. She shook her hair around it, falling in lumps she looked up. "Let's go back to your place. Kaede said he and Kakashi-sama will be waiting there for you. Tonight, Kaede and I will be staying with you. Tomorrow it will be just Kaede." She explained as Naruto got up slouching; his hands put away in his pockets. "What's wrong?"
"I… I really can't believe I would ever leave Konoha. It's my goal to become Hokage, rule over Konoha and its people fairly. Be even better then the fourth!" He said getting excited, he calmed down quickly, his eyes looking over the people he saw. "You know, they all used to hate me. Their eyes hurt the most…"
"That's terrible. Maybe that's why you leave? Something like that happens." Jion said going through the possibilities. Naruto looked up at her and smiled. "You know, I'm starting to think you're a completely different person."
"Even if they threw sticks and stones at me, I would never abandoned them. By being the best ninja and proving I was right in my way of the ninja, I'll show them I was made to be Hokage, even if there's only one person who supports me." Jion smiled under her mask. 'So this is what my father-in-law was really like.'
Kaede and Jion unrolled sleep bags and laid themselves down on the floor. Kaede was still somewhat upset over Naruto disappearing, Naruto however felt fine. He always did after he told his dream to someone. Kakashi was sitting on Naruto's dresser talking blatantly to Jion. "Personally, it was a very brilliant idea telling Naruto the truth about himself, I think that in itself is enough."
"Not until we disappear, he still leaves." Kaede said rolling over angrily. He threw the pillow over his head and held it down with a hand, not wanting to hear anymore.
"Kaede, stop being such a baby. Not everyone can like you." She said turning over and sitting up facing the rest of the room. Naruto walked out of the bathroom and sat down on the bed. "You should hear Dad's view on people liking you."
"That makes me feel old! Would you mind just calling me Naruto?" Laying back he sighed and placed both hands on his chest. "Hey Kaki-Sensai?"
"Yeah…" Kakashi said directing his attention to Naruto. "What is it?"
"If I didn't become Hokage, who would?" Kakashi stopped and sighed then pointed cheerily to himself. Naruto smiled and laughed. "You be the most perverted Hokage ever!"
"Hey, watch it, I don't want to be Hokage, you'd better stick around." Kakashi said cheerily. He held up his hand and waved, the puff of smoke engulfed and the ninja was gone.
"He does that everywhere…." Jion complained.
"Tell me about it." Naruto said and turned over to stare out his window, hoping to see Sakura outside.
Sakura sat at a desk in the library, she was flipping through 'Natural Cures and Herbs of the Fire Country' when she felt a tickle in her throat. She raised a fist and coughed into it. She pulled her hand back and saw something red. She quickly turned to Shizune, "Shizune! What does it mean when someone coughs up blood?"
