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Chapter 4: An End….

Today was the day. He breathed out a sigh of relief. His parents have been on him since his request to move out. Honestly, he shouldn't be surprised. After all, despite the years of him staying with them, he never once muttered anything rebellious. Even when he was sent to Danzo-sama, wait fuck, just Danzo. He still acted the good boy, the faithful son.

Keyword acted. It took everything Naruto had not to just go on a rage killing as many as he possibly could. He detested everything about where he was, the bullshit "loving" role his parents act. They know what they're doing, they have to. The way they seem to always chip at his armor, always saying just the right thing to make Naruto feel like he wants to be with them and his sister. Fuck that.

These fuckers have hurt him enough.

Despite his father's insistence on "testing" him, which was dumb given his already given rank of Chunin, Naruto got through it relatively easy. The man just wanted to test him. Not only test him, but push him. Prod him. Minato's been staring intently at Naruto since the moment his "training trip" ended. Naruto has no illusions, at a moment's notice Minato could end his life. Whether or not the man would, or is even capable of, feeling guilt is the real question. A question Naruto has no real interest in finding the answer to. Either way, his loyalty is a serious question. Understandably, since he is planning on leaving this place behind. Also understandably since he was trained by the questionably loyal Danzo.

Aka Danzo does whatever the fuck his crippled ass wants Shimura.

Hah, try fitting that on a tombstone.

Fuck, Naruto. Mind running, focus. There's a lot he's going to need to do before he's in the wind.

Be Free or Die Trying.

Fuck this place.

He met all the people his father wanted him to, and despite some of them being notable he just couldn't feel himself connecting with any of them. It was just this place, this damned village. It could never really feel like home to him. It was pointless to explain himself to anyone, everyone here is brutally loyal to the village. He isn't, and never could be. He just needs to find himself. Maybe.

Fuck. His mind is running again.

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Kushina walks through her house, as silent as of a Ninja of her skill should be. She glances at all the pictures set up, smiling softly at all of the amazing moments this life has given her. She picks up a picture off the counter and stares. It is of her children, playing. Naruto and Negi. One blonde, one redhead. One blue eyed, one purple. One quiet, one loud. Both happy, in their each unique way. She hates what has become of her son. She's seen it for a while now, he slept here, ate here, but was never actually here. He never could look at them, nor his sister. He disappeared to be trained and would reappear to show face. Why did it come to this? How did her and her husband let this slip between them? They just wanted Naruto to be ready for when things inevitably became difficult for him and his sister due to their statuses as children of what is essentially noble birth. They would be hunted, and there was no way for her nor Minato to protect them, less they permanently shelter them. Minato was far too busy to train his children, what with the fallout of the Kyuubi invasion, and the odd situation in Suna. She, herself being uh disposed due to her status in the Village. That aside, despite the good intentions, Naruto has grown distant, extremely so. It seems Danzo was a poor choice, so there's no way Negi is going there now. Perhaps we get one of Mina-chan's students to teach her? Or get Jirayia off his perverted ass.

Though, a small voice in Kushina's head notes, Naru is at high chunin level now….

The Uzu-Nami Matriarch sighs. The interior of the house gets bathed in a soft orange glow, and Kushina quietly sets the picture down. She turns and walks up the staircase, her destination, her bedroom. Once there she sits on her bed, staring quietly at the closed closet door. Her own visage greets her. She traces a certain mark on her right shoulder. Memories began coming at her in droves, making her almost lose herself. She shakes her and presses on the certain mark. Soon enough her entire body is covered in armor of the village's elite. She walks over to a dresser. Pressing her middle finger to a spot on the top, a secret drawer opens. A porcelain mask greets her. She places it carefully on her face, and in the next second, she's gone. The drawer slowly closes by itself, the security seal doing it's job.

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Naruto quietly walks in the village's most secluded district. The slums. Aka what the Kyuubi destroyed. Konoha is at the forefront of lasting prosperity in the world of ninja, but even with the prodigy Minato at it's helm, there is no way to stop a ghetto from appearing, There is too much going on to spend the resources, and more importantly the time to rebuild this district fully. However, ever persistent, the Yondaime tried. It just simply was not to be. Now, with the work force gone, only squatters and the bottom feeders of society call this district home. Thus the locals have started calling this the Gomi district. Naruto walks past all the mostly abandoned houses, and instead walks up to Konoha's gate. Or, more precisely a random corner of it. He runs his hand down the pillar, feeling the seals spread across it. However, these seals are jaded, long since someone has taken a brush to them. Until now. Naruto crosses his legs and plops on the ground. One of his hands come up to a half rat, and seals spread around him. To the even most trained eye, there is now nothing there. Even the grass seems undisturbed.

Time to get to work.