-2 years later-

Naruto sat on a tree looking out for the night. He and the toad sage have been wandering around nations to nations for 2 years, training to become strong and wiser to prove those who treat him wrong. He was alone because the old man left him to go to the nearest village to have some fun. Jiraya wanted Naruto to come but the blond disagree and remained out the forest to camp on his own.

For the first year, Jiraya rarely trains him. He only instruct him what to do and leave him alone on his own to figure out the rest to complete the jutsu, but Jiraya didn't know that every time he was not around Naruto would train heavily until his chakra run out but thanks to Kyuubi he was able to recover fast and start his training with him being his guide, sometimes Kyuubi would teach some forbidden jutsus or help him with his seals making him strong.

Naruto met new people but he don't actually like to be friends with them and it annoyed him to hell that they always bother talking to him even if he ignore them like an insect. There was this one time when a boy told him that he like Naruto and of course Naruto turned him down but the boy didn't gave up and encourage some of the towns people to confess to him and case after him hoping to change his mind.

It was one of his worse day when traveling and he was glad that he didn't bump into familiar people he meet from his past mission or else they would bother him to no end.

His training went really well when he was the only one learning things and making his own justus that's powerful enough to be considered forbidden. There were also days that he spent alone on the forest recalling memories he didn't want to remember but for him to over come his fears, he have to break himself by saying " I don't need anyone because I have myself alone " over and over agains.

At that two years, Naruto only grew stronger and more faster like a lightning. He already surpass his father because he is much more faster and he didn't even need seals to help him teleport to another place. But also in those years, Naruto grew beautifully and his personality change, heck everything about him change. He doesn't like ramen or color orange anymore, he never smile and it will be a miracle if there's a person out there that can make his lips move up or can even make him laugh happily. He is good at everything especially cooking, sewing and everything that a girl can do on the house, only on the house because he hates shopping and that's the only thing he can't do that every girl is good at.

The blond trained and trained non-stop. Naruto stubbornly exhaust himself to death not letting anyone get in his way that even Jiraya can't do anything but watch and leave him.

Naruto sometimes wonder whether the man really treats him like his student or even care for just a little bit of his well being. Sure Jiraya gave him present when he had his birthday and sometimes entertain him to make him laugh (though it doesn't work but it manage to amuse Naruto ) or even teach him things but that isn't enough to gain his trust even if the white haired man was his teacher.

Naruto sigh in boredom. The blond was the only person here in the forest and decided that it would be good to use his energy in training for when he's tired he can sleep well. He decided to get up and use all of his energy on training before going to sleep.

-a month later-

It been a month and Jiraya was out again. There was a festival going on in the village near the water nation where they are staying. Naruto is on the hotel room they rented. He walk up to the window and open it. It was night time and his sensei wasn't here so he took this chance to sneak out the window and jump from roof to roof of every house he came across before stopping at the most highest building looking down at the spot where the village's festival is happening.

It doesn't hurt to look around and enjoy himself right? He walk around and observe people as they enjoy the festival. Many gave him a love struck stare, even some boys, young or old and it give Naruto the creeps. He wonder around and look for a booth that he can play or buy some but the things in it didn't perk up his interest.

Naruto sigh and sat at the nearest bench he lean back and look at the night. He stare at daze when suddenly a giggle interrupt him. He look around and saw females approaching to where he was and they blush when looking at him before turning to the other side to chat at the other girls. He shook his head and stand up before leaving, making the females whine when he did but he ignored them.

The blond arrive at the forest and explore around to find some nice place where no people could see him. When he was sure everything was secure he stand up tall and breath deeply.

He close his eyes feeling his surroundings before he took his fighting stance. He focus deeply as he could to feel everything more around him. he could feel the leaves blown by the night breeze and how some leaves detach from its branch and fell down to the ground.

He burrow his brows in concentration before practicing his sword that he can call come and go in or out his body if he want to. He swish his sword around, cutting every leaf that fell off his way into half. He continue to do this with close eyes so that even if he go blind he could still fight if needed. His movements were graceful as the calm wind. The blond is like dancing with the moonlight shinning down on him like it's blessing him.

Naruto stop and breath in relief and satisfied as his blind training was going so well that he can sense things like leaf, rocks, and even dirt that's not even a living thing and he can easily sense human being based on their life force and not their chakra.

Ah... It is so good to be free. He didn't have to worry about people telling him bad things or hitting him with stones and laughing at him. Naruto smile sadly as he remember the things that happen to him on his village. If Naruto was really free he could go to the whirlpool village and live there all by himself and restore the village but because Jiraya was here and if he ever found out that when his training is over he will leave and travel on his own without anyone holding him back then he wouldn't let Naruto out of his sight ever again and have him sent back to the village even if he had to fight the blond.

Naruto laid down at the grass and look at the stars high up in the night sky as they shine and glitter. He close his eyes and took a nap for a moment.

2 hours later, Naruto woke up still laying on the soft grass as the twinkling tars greet his vision. He sigh comfortably not moving for a moment before getting up to go and return to the hotel before Jiraya found out he's gone.

He walk calmly not paying attention to whatever he is passing by. Suddenly, he stops as beads of sweat roll down his forehead. Naruto couldn't believe it, is it just a dream because the presence and chakra he...he felt right now was very familiar and it made him panic. He run fast but the person was after him. Why would he run when he could fight? but the blond wasn't ready to face him yet.

Naruto came to a stop when the chakra he sensed was suddenly behind these thick trees that's in front of him. Slowly, he back up. He was afraid of what was going to happen. He tremble and Kyuubi was doing his best to calm him down but it wasn't working on the blond because he was to preoccupied by the presence that was following him right now.

He shakily grab a kunai in his pocket but it was suddenly thrown away from his hand. Naruto's face showed a shock expression when something fast pass through him, knocking the kunai out of his hand. He couldn't fight like this... Not when he doesn't have a courage to face his foe when he is in this state. The blond knew he was strong enough to defeat this person but something was stopping him and he didn't know what.

" it's a surprise seeing you here... Naruto " Naruto gulp as the person surface at the trees on his back and speak to him in such a serious and dangerous tone.

" yes..it is " the blond took a deep breath and turn to his back to face the person.

" Sasuke " the raven look at him blankly.

TBC