Hey hey peoples. With all the reviews and stuff, I have finally decided to make a story out of this. Lolz, but don't expect a quick update nowadays! Because I get lots of homework now that I'm in VCE... -sighs-

The votes:

To make a story or to continue stands at: 15 xD

Biting me for not updating my other story stands at: 2 xDD

Biting the person that bit me stands at: 1 xDD

To make sequels or one shots stands at: 2 n.n

And just don't make it into a story stands at: 0 -grins-

And the winner of the vote is to make a story lol

I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind…

Naruto kept his eyes on the distant figures of team seven as Itachi carried him further and further away from the battle area and also further away from Konoha. Naruto buried himself into Itachi as the figures were now gone.

Tears silently fell from his eyes as he hid his face away from the world. Now that he was in his right mind he could remember all the precious people he left behind, but that could not account for all the people that hated him.

Iruka-Sensei, a great teacher and friend. Even knowing Kyuubi was in him, it did not stop the Chuunin from treating Naruto like a son and always emptying his pocket to buy Naruto Ramen.

And there was Tsunade. She was protective of Naruto, like a big sister would, even though he'd sometimes end up receiving his end of the punches by calling her 'Baa-chan. But she was still there for him.

And Jiraiya. He was also a good teacher, teaching him some techniques to help defend himself, even with all the perverted thoughts that went through the Sannin's mind and always peeking through a hole to watch the ladies hot springs.

But that could not account for all the lost friends, glares and words that held the meaning of hatred because of Kyuubi. Compared to the three people that he cared about, it could not account for everyone else's hatred for him.

He closed his eyes tightly as he buried his head into the material of Itachi's cloak, as he took him farther and farther away from the place he used to call home.

-:-R.A-:-

It had been three years and Naruto was now eighteen years old. The Akatsuki cloak covering most of his body and the bamboo hat covering his head that only little bits of blonde hair was seen and blue eyes peeked from under the hat. A nodachi-type sword strapped to his back.

Beside him were two figures in the same dilemma, although taller and a bit bigger than him. One stood with a big thick sword wrapped in bandages and one without.

Before the silent figures stood a village bustling with energy of everyday workers, Genins worked their ass off in D-ranked missions, kids being taught at the academy… The son shone over the village almost happily and protectively.

"… Konoha…" he said in a voice barely a whisper. His face, although not seen, was practised with a blank mask.

Suddenly a hand was on his shoulder, slightly comforting him and he looked at the figure beside him, AKA Itachi. Naruto nodded and looked ahead. They were here only to pass through. Their mission resided in the country of Lightning, in other words: the hidden village of cloud.

Only less than a second later, the figures disappeared from the previously vacated spot.

-:-R.A-:-

Tsunade looked at the figures that stood before her as she sat behind the Hokage desk. Before her were Kakashi, Sasuke, Neji and Shikamaru. The four of them haven't changed that much over the three year period when Naruto was 'kidnapped'.

Tsunade sighed as her thoughts strayed to her favourite energetic blonde. She wasn't even sure if he was still alive. "Akatsuki are on the move," she said sternly to the four before her after a moment's silence, "Sources tell us that they are after the Hintatori Clan in the Cloud country. Your mission is to protect the clan the best you can. Since the Akatsuki are involved, this mission is ranked an S-class."

Then silence ensued until Neji spoke. "Tsunade-sama," he said, pupil-less eyes staring at her, "Why would the Akatsuki be after a clan? From what I've heard, I thought they were after bijuus."

She nodded. "It is true that they are after all the demon children and no doubt have encountered most of them, but the also do missions that would provide them money and destroy some of the powerful entities of the world, meaning clans." She explained to the four of them.

When silence reigned once again, she mentally sighed. "If there are no more questions, be ready by noon, we cannot afford to lose time. Dismissed."

With that, Kakashi left with a swirl of leaves and wind, Sasuke just walked broodingly out, Neji followed behind Sasuke and Shikamaru was mumbling how everything was so damn troublesome, while following behind both Sasuke and Neji.

Once they were out, Tsunade sighed and buried her head in her arms. It was this very day that Naruto had went missing. She missed him a lot and she also hated everyone for it. She knew that once his so-called friends found out… well, they ditched him as if he were a traitor… She hated that, but she could do nothing about it. Sure she was Hokage, but if she punished them, he'd had to punish the rest of the village as well.

She sighed. She still hoped that the Akatsuki hadn't killed him and he was still alive and well…

-:-R.A-:-

Three dark figures travelled through the forest, the fastest route to the hidden village of Cloud. They had been travelling for three days and nights from a short break at a certain village. These three figures? Itachi, Kisame and Naruto.

Naruto stopped running, his senses by far sharper than Itachi and Kisame's because of the living demon within him. Itachi and Kisame soon followed his suite. Naruto frowned, listened and smelled the air.

"What's wrong?" Kisame asked Naruto.

Naruto frowned and turned to look at his two companions. "It's the leaf nin." He said seriously, "They must be on their way to the Lightning country if I'm not mistaken."

Itachi just watched Naruto silently. Of all the three years he had trained him under the watchful eye of the Akatsuki, this was the boy's first mission. "How many?" he asked Naruto.

Naruto frowned, relying on his fox senses to count how many people were there, "About four."

"They must have taken the mission to guard the Hintatori clan," Kisame said amusedly, "Although this may prove a problem if they see you when we do kill them."

Naruto smirked and crossed his arms looking at both of them, "Well, I have a plan that may make our job easier, although I'm not sure if you'll approve…"

-:-R.A-:-

Kakashi ran and jumped through trees, followed by three other team mates. They were on their way to the hidden village of Cloud in order to protect the Hintatori clan for a while. Why their own shinobi couldn't do that was beyond him.

He frowned as a foreboding feeling came over him and he looked down from the branches, suddenly stopping, making the person directly behind him almost smash right into him, namely Sasuke.

Sasuke frowned when Kakashi suddenly stopped and looked at him questioningly. He just silenced them and looked down.

Not far from where he sat on the tree, there was a teen who looked about 17 on the ground, bleeding and in a bloody mess. Shurikens and cuts protruding off his body and his cheeks had been bandaged, although blood seeped through them. His auburn hair was dirty and had few specs of blood and his clothing were ripped and torn. The only thing that told them that the teen was alive was his laboured breathing.

"Neji," Kakashi whispered, not taking his eyes off the suspicious teen, "Use your Byakugan and tell me if there's anyone around or for traps."

Neji nodded without question and activated the Byakugan and saw a few traps leading to the teen, but nobody around. The teen must have gotten caught in it by accident.

"Just traps," he said to Kakashi, "Although the boy is actually hurt real badly, he must have walked into some of them by accident."

Kakashi nodded. "Shikamaru, what do you think about the boy? Do you think he's another trap?" he asked the smartest of the group.

Shikamaru watched the heaving boy carefully. As a ninja they had to be careful. He studied the boy quickly, knowing that the boy was dieing out there. "It is possible that it could be a trap to lower us there, but there are no people near us at the moment that could possibly attack us. I suggest that we take him with us. He needs medical attention straight away."

And with that Kakashi got down, avoiding the traps and pulled out the shurikens and kunai out of the teen's body and lifted him up. They weren't far from the village now.

-:-R.A-:-

Kisame sighed at the smirking Itachi as they watched Kakashi pick up the unconscious teen. "Was it necessary to do that much to him?" Kisame asked as Kakashi tended to some of the wounds.

Itachi shrugged. "He was the one who planned it. I just made sure it made it look more believable," he said as he watched Naruto's unconscious form slowly get lifted.

They followed the figures from a distance. Naruto, a boy with amazing talents, had managed to change his hair colour without it being noticed if checked, but he couldn't change the scars on his cheeks so he bandaged them. He had green lens for his eyes he had bought in the other town for 'just in case'.

Itachi and Kisame had his Akatsuki cloak and hat and he only wore the clothes he wore underneath, which were basically a teal tank top and navy blue pants, practically now torn.

He had come up with a plan that could so-called 'help' with their mission. Itachi didn't approve of it at first, but Naruto had somehow persuaded him when he used the puppy dog eyes trick. He was usually immune to those, but when Naruto used it… it seemed that even the most cold-hearted person could bend down to what he wished.

What was this plan, you ask? No, it wasn't to beat him senseless. Naruto had suggested that they could neat him enough to make it look like he was attacked and put traps all around so it looked like he stumbled into it accidentally. And then the team Konoha sent would pick him up, because they couldn't leave a dying person on the ground like that and they would probably take him with them and bring them into the 'safety' of the manor and they could proceed from the mission from there. Of course, it took a lot of explaining in Naruto's part and when the two were finally convinced… well, let's say they made it look more believable…

Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension
Has more than filled me up
All my talk of taking action
These words were never true
Now I find myself in question
They point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
You point the finger at me again – 'Runaway' by Linkin Park

Lolz hope y'all like it. Lolz, please R&R! I'll try to update as fast as I can and the other story as well... lol, anyways love you all!

-SxT
-Oh and yes, -grins- I do like Linkin Park lol