Ten Years Later…

The city of Konoha was bustling with life as everyone went on with their daily life. The past few years had taken its toll on Japan, the once bright and happy city, was now one of constant work. To the people the only thing that seemed to get them through their day was the rumors and gossip that floated around the city. The cold winter weather did not help the gloomy feel of it all.

"Have you heard?" was the whispered question that was in the air.

A white haired man looked on with interest as he made his way through the streets. People talked among each other in hushed tones, he leaned in to listen to them as he made his way through the city. He walked up to a newspaper stand where the headlines read: An Uchiha Prince Still Lives! The whispers grew louder, but at the dirty look of the guard on the horse above them, the whispers ceased and everyone went on to their daily lives saying:

"But please do not repeat!"

Walking up to a door he whispered a phrase through a slot in the door and was granted entrance. People all through the underground store were talking about the headlines, "They say the Prince's brother will pay a royal sum to get his little brother back." A vendor said to the customers he was serving.

"Psst... Jiraiya!"

Said man turned to see a young blonde, blued eyed man leaning against the wall, a grin on his face, "Naruto!" he called to him. The two talked in hushed tones as they made their way through the customers. "Well, everything is set up at the theater."

"Great! Now all we need is the guy!" Naruto said walking up the spiral stair case and into the large room above. "Just think! No more conning people or forging paperwork." The blonde said wistfully. "We'll have three tickets out of here; one for you, me and Sasuke!"

Packing their bags, Naruto said, "All we have to do is teach him what to say and how to act." He sighed, "Can you imagine the reward that his brother will give?" Naruto walked towards a cabinet that was built into the wall and brought out a small silver device and dropped into his bag.

"Who else could pull it off?" Jiraiya asked grabbing his bags.

"But you and me!" Naruto grinned, "Soon we'll give Konoha some more to talk about!"

They ran to the window and slid down the snow covered roof happily and into the busy streets where everyone was still talking about the rumors still in the sir. Jumping onto a trolley, they both grinned with glee.

"Time to pull of the greatest con in history!" Naruto said as the trolley rolled away.

"Bye Sasu!"

"Sasu! Sasu!"

"We'll miss you!"

"Please don't leave!"

Were the calls of the small children as two figures walked away from the orphanage.

"I have a job for you in Suna." A old woman hacked out, "You go straight down the path and you go left at the fork in the road."

The second figure was a young man with raven hair who was turned around waving to the children, "Bye!" he called.

"Are you listening?"

The young man stopped and turned to face the old woman, "Yes ma'am."

She pulled him by the scarf around his neck, "You have been nothing but a thorn in my side ever since-"

"Bye!"

"-your no name self was brought here. Going on like you're the Queen of -"

"Bye!"

She glared at him and snatched on his scarf pulling it off as she pulled him towards the gate, naming things off at which he rolled his eyes at and mocked, "I've feed you, I've clothed you and-"

"Kept a roof over my head." Slipping up and said this out loud.

She spun around eyes narrowed, "How is it you can remember all that but you can't remember a thing about yourself? You have no clue-"

"I do." he said pulling out a necklace from under his bundle of clothes.

"Oh yes, Together in N.Y.C." she took the necklace and read, "You want to go to New York and find your family?"

The raven nodded.

"Well it's not going to happen. Sasu, you need to leard your place and stay there." She slammed the gate in Sasu's face, "Together in New York, ha!" the old hag laughed walking away.

Sasu walked down the snow covered path mocking the woman, "I know my place." He stated coming to the fork in the road, "And I know what's to the left…" his voice trailed off, "I'll be Sasu the orphan forever…" he said looking to the left, "But if I go right…" he backed up the opposite path, "I may find out who I really am."

Picking the necklace up and looking down at it he said, "Whoever gave me this must have really loved me…" he threw his hands up. "Me? Go to New York? I must be crazy. Send me a sign! A hint… something!" he called plopping down on the ground.

A bark was heard and a small orange fox popped put off the snow, grabbing Sasu's scarf and pulling it. Sasu glared at the fox, "Hey! Give me that back!" he said grabbing the scarf, "I don't have time to play. I'm waiting for a sign."

The raven fought for his scarf having a tug-of-war match with the fox. The fox ultimately won by wrapping the scarf around his legs and knocking him to the ground where the path to the right was. "Great." Sasu said rolling his eyes, "A fox wants me to go to Konoha." Soon what he said sunk in, "Okey, okey I can take a hint." He said holding his hands up.

Walking to the fox, he picked him up along with the scarf he began down the path to Konoha. Along the way, he thought about the possibility that lay ahead; a home, a family, and possibly even love. A sleigh passed him full of people. He followed the sleigh to a small town he saw a small family out playing in the snow. His longing to find his family grew.

With a new determination, Sasu continued on his way till he reached a cliff that over looked a beautiful snow covered city, 'Konoha here I come.' He thought.

Sasu walked up to the booth before the train station, "One ticket to New York please." He told the man behind the glass.

"Exit visa." The man grumbled out boredly.

"Exit visa?" Sasu echoed confused.

"No exit visa, no ticket!" he shouted slamming the doors to the window.

The raven jumped back and into an elderly woman. She pulled him down to her level, Sasu being fairly tall, had to bend down very low, "See Naruto, he can help you." She whispered loudly.

"Where I can find him?" Sasu Asked.

"At the old palace." She said, "But you didn't hear it from me."

"Oh. Okey."

"Go!" the woman shooed him away.

"Hmm… Naruto…" Sasu muttered walking in the direction the woman shooed him in, "Well let's go find him." He told the fox still in his arms who barked in, what he took to be, agreement.