Hey everyone, thank you for all of the support you have given thus far. It was only chapter one and there have already been reviews, favorites and follows! It means a lot to me so thank you! I decided I couldn't wait to upload another chapter so here you guys go! You showed the support, and I am rewarding it.

Chapter 2

Shikamaru was beyond angry. How could the village turn against one of the greatest hero's and one of his best friend's? Naruto had done nothing but help this village, and now he is banished forever.

"What's on your mind son? Is it Naruto?" Shikaku asked Shikamaru who had seemed a bit spaced out.

"Yeah, it's a drag but I can't believe the council would just toss him out like that." Shikamaru said as he kept thinking.

"And you wish to go with him, or at least see him, don't you?" Shikaku asked knowing his son. This sparked a thought into Shikamaru's mind.

"Yeah it's such a drag but I think it would be for the best. He is completely alone out there, and you know what he is like. He's bound to get into trouble and he will need an ally." Shikamaru decided, receiving a nod from his father.

"I figured as much. Go on, tell the gate guards that I am sending you out for medicinal herbs for the clan. That way you will be free to come back if you change your mind." Shikaku told him.

"Thanks, I have to go meet what is left of the rookie nine, team 9 and Sai, but thank you for understanding, I will write to you if I can." Shikamaru said as he grabbed his bag and made his way to the meeting point.

On top of the Hokage Monument, Naruto's favorite spot.

"Hey guy's sorry I am late, I was talking to my dad." Shikamaru said with a slight smirk.

"It's fine Shikamaru, so what are we going to do about Naruto being banished?" Sakura asked, still feeling very guilty for having been the cause of said blonde being banished.

"I am going to follow him. He will need an ally now more than ever, and my dad told me just the right thing to tell the guards. If any of you want to come with me to find Naruto I can get away with bringing 3 maybe 4 of you with me." Shikamaru said.

"I will stay here," Ino said, "Naruto was a friend and all, but my home is here in this village. But I wish you the best of luck and I will keep quiet about you leaving." Ino decided with a sad smile.

"It's fine Ino, I didn't really expect you to want to leave the village anyways. I will miss having you on my team but it's for the best." Shikamaru replied sadly.

"I want to come Shikamaru-kun. I don't want to live here without Naruto-kun." Hinata said softly.

"Ok great, now I can take 2-3 more of you. You don't have to come if you don't want to of course."

"I will go too, Shikamaru. You're my best friend, and Naruto was a good friend of mine. Sorry Ino but it looks like our team is split up for good." Chouji said while munching away at some chips.

"I'll be glad to have you."

"I don't think I will come Shikamaru. I doubt Naruto would want me to be around him anyway after this whole ordeal." Sakura said sadly.

"That's probably a good choice."

"I will pass too, sorry Shikamaru. The reason being that I was never very close to Naruto to begin with. But I too, wish you the best of luck." Shino said with a nod.

"Thanks Shino. Anyone else want to come meet me at the north gate in a half hour. I have some things I have to get so." Shikamaru said and walked away. There were a few people left to decide what they were doing. Kiba, Lee, Tenten, Neji and Sai.

"So, what are you guys going to do?" Sakura asked softly.

"I will stay here. I won't go into banishment for dickless." Sai said emotionlessly.

"I will go with him, I can't let you go alone Hinata. Besides, I will be in trouble if you were to leave and they found out I knew something about it." Neji decided.

"Well if you're going then so am I! Yosh! Naruto-kun's flames of youth will shine brighter than ever." Lee said with fire burning in his eyes.

"Well then I guess its settled then. Let's go pack and meet Shikamaru by the main gates. You won't tell anyone right guys?" Neji asked.

"Don't worry, we will keep quiet. We will miss you guys though, especially since now all the teams are split up." Sakura said with a sad smile.

"Kiba I am surprised you don't want to go with them." Ino questioned.

"I can't leave my clan and family behind forever, but I will come with you to find Naruto. Besides how else will you find out which direction he went without mine and Akamaru's keen sense of smell. Hinata and Neji can only see so far and Naruto got a huge head start." Kiba said with a smirk.

"Thanks' Kiba-kun that will be very helpful. You better pack as well since we don't know how long it'll take to find him." Hinata said with a sad smile.

"No problem! That's what friends and team mates are for, right? I know after today we will no longer be a team, but I know Shino and I will remember our times as a team. Well I'll head home to pack see you later!" They all started going their separate ways except Shino.

"What's wrong Shino?" Hinata asked softly.

"I cannot leave yet; the reason being is that I would like to walk you home one last time and talk." Shino said in his usual monotone voice.

"That would be great, Shino-kun." Hinata said with a smile. They started heading towards the Hyuga Compound for the last time.

"You know, I had a lot of fun being on a team with you and Kiba." Hinata told him.

"Me too, we definitely became close. You, Kiba and even Kurenai-sensei became like a second family to me. Especially when we became chunin and took on more dangerous missions." Shino told her, showing a bit of sadness in his voice.

"Don't worry Shino, I know we will see each other again one day. I won't ever forget you guys here, and maybe we one day we will be welcome back in the village. But for now, I do not foresee that happening any time soon if ever. Well this is it for me. Can you tell Kurenai-sensei thank you for everything for me? And that I will miss her dearly, and I wish it didn't have to be this way." Hinata said while letting a few tears roll down her face.

"Of course, Hinata-san, good luck with everything. Hopefully Naruto doesn't do anything stupid and make a name for himself in any bingo books." Shino said holding back a slight chuckle and few tears himself.

At Chouji's home

"Hey Tou-san I'm heading out." Chouji said as he took one last long good look around his home.

"Where you heading out to now? Will you be home for dinner?" Chouja asked as he went to meet his son by the door.

"I don't believe so. Shikamaru asked me and a few others to help him gather medicinal herbs for his clan." Chouji said, and hating every minute of lying to his dad.

"You be safe out there. Who all is going with you?" Chouja asked.

"Just Shikamaru and Hinata that I know of. Shikamaru didn't go into much detail about it, but he said there might be two more of us." Chouji said.

"Well see you soon then, good luck."

"Yeah thanks, goodbye Tou-san" Chouji said while fighting back tears as it would appear strange since he was just supposed to be going on a mission.

At the gate

"Everyone ready to leave?" Shikamaru asked as he looked at who had gathered. It would be him, Kiba, Chouji, Hinata, Lee and Neji going to find Naruto.

"Hai!" Everyone said in unison.

"Well let's head out then, we will start off at a fast pace to make up for lost ground. Kiba you will be in front, then it will be Hinata, then myself, then Chouji, then Lee and in the back Neji. This will give us the most coverage." Shikamaru said receiving a nod from all.

Kiba took the lead as told and quickly found Naruto's scent trail. They followed it all the way to a small town to where it stopped at what looked like a hotel.

"Thanks' Kiba, you guys wait out here I'll go inside and see if I can find him." Shikamaru said, not wanting to scare Naruto off.

"Well this is where I will take my leave you guys. Good luck with everything, I just came to help you find Naruto but that is it." Kiba said while getting onto Akamaru's back once more.

"Good-bye Kiba-kun, I will miss being on a team with you and Shino-kun." Hinata told him quietly and sadly.

"Eh don't worry about it. I know you really like Naruto, but who knows why. If it wasn't for my family back home I would gladly come with you guys. This was sort of like our last mission together, ya know? It won't be the same without you, or any of you guys for that matter. I will tell Kurenai-sensei that you are safe and going to be okay, but I won't tell her where you are. Good luck you guys, and if life permits it then maybe we will meet again." Kiba said as he turned and made his way back to Konoha.

"Well there's no turning back now you guys!" Lee exclaimed excitedly as usual.

"No there isn't, I hope Naruto-kun is alright with this." Hinata said softly.

"What are you guys doing here!" Naruto said angrily as he came out of the hotel followed by Shikamaru.

"We figured you needed allies right now and we hated how the village had treated you." Neji said.

"Well I guess there's no going back is there?" Naruto asked quietly.

"No, no there is not. So, have you figured out what you are going to do from here?" Neji questioned.

"I'm not one hundred percent sure. But in one of the books I was given from the Hokage, it looks like my Kaasan came from a village called Uzushiogakure which is where the Uzumaki clan came from." Naruto explained, shocking and confusing most of the people there.

"What are you talking about? I have never heard of such a village, and I thought you didn't have a clan?" Lee asked.

"I'm surprised granny didn't tell you. My Kaasan is Kushina Uzumaki. She was brought to the village as a kid I guess to become the vessel for the nine tails. And my father was none other than the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze." Naruto said the last part sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head.

"Well that makes a lot of sense now," Shikamaru stated, "You do look a lot like him, and why else would he seal the nine tails into you? I doubt he would've asked another family to give up their kid."

"So you guys don't hate me for being a jinchurike?" Naruto asked happily.

"Would we be here if we did?" Shikamaru asked pointing to those that had come with him to find Naruto.

"He's right, plus if anything you were protecting the village while holding the nine tails." Lee told him with a smile, and Neji and Chouji just nodded their heads in agreement.

"Thanks a lot you guys, it means a lot. Well there's a festival going on right now, so we might as well stay here for the night and have some fun." Naruto said with a grin.

Well what do you guys think? This chapters a bit longer than the last, which I really wanted to do. I am also now taking ideas for clans, and characters so please leave a review! Also if you want to submit a realistic character and or clan, then please do it in a review as well! Here is the format for submitting a clan:

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