Jumping from tree to tree, Naruto ignored the tears that flowed down his face as the new memories flooded in. He was already halfway through the Fire country, headed towards the Wave. Maybe Tazuna could help him hide out, just for a little while. The bag on his back felt heavier with every leap he took despite there not being a lot of clothing in there in the first place. His tools were strapped to him seeing as how he had changed back into his classic orange outfit. Miraculously, no one had seen him leave. Then again no one saw paint the Hokage's mountain in broad daylight. Luck always seemed to be on his side. Deciding he was good distance away from Konoha, he leapt down into a clearing.

"Summoning Jutsu," he bit thumb and slammed his hand down. The sealing array appeared below him and one puff of smoke later, a small orange toad appeared. It looked up and waved.

"Hey boss. Got any snacks?" Gamakichi asked, "Where are we anyways?"

"Middle of Konoha's forest. I have a question for you. Since both ero-sennin and I have the scroll, would it be possible for you to reverse summon me to him?" Naruto blurted out. Gamakichi blinked, taken aback.

"Technically yes. We can reverse summon you back to Mount Myoboku and then summon you back where you need to be, though it does take some time. Usually we have toad waiting on the other side, ready to summon you." Naruto's face fell at that information. "Why? Did you get separate from Jiraiya? We can summon him here or vice versa if that's what you need."

"No. One more question Gamakichi"

"Yeah boss?"

"How do you cancel a summoning contract?" Gamakichi turned pale, well as pale as a bright orange toad can be.

"What? You want to cancel a summoning contract with us toads? Why?"

"I can't risk Jiraiya reverse summoning me. Konoha arrested me for using the Kyuubi's chakra and I ran. I ran like a coward." The tears he held back flowed more freely down his face. Gamakichi felt a pang of sympathy and sadness.

"Hey now," Gamakichi hopped closer to Naruto. He placed a webbed hand on Naruto's foot. "You're not a coward. Imprisoning you for using what they imprisoned in you is not a crime nor is it right. Look, I'll get the summoning scroll. All you need to do is make a line through your name with your blood and chakra. Are you sure you want to do this though?"

Naruto paused. He didn't want to do this, but he had to. He couldn't risk being caught. "Yes." Gamakichi nodded and disappeared with the promise of being right back. He sat down, leaning against the tree trunk, questions swirling in his head. Should he just go back and turn himself in? No, it was too late for that now. How did Ero-Sennin let this happen? Didn't Pervy Sage care? Was it his suggestion that he was to be arrested? Was he betrayed again by someone he thought cared about him? Doubt filled him. His thoughts turned to his teammates. Sasuke-teme probably wouldn't even notice. Sakura would be too wrapped up in taking care of Sasuke. Sakura only visited him once in the hospital, which kind of stung. Her visit was dry and curt to say the least. She hadn't hit him or even yelled at him for bringing Sasuke back in a coma. It felt more like a meeting between two strangers rather than two teammates. After all the pleasantries were out of the way, she simply thanked him for fulfilling his promise, gave him white lilies, and promptly left. It almost felt as if as she was disappointed in him. Kakashi also popped in once, though significantly less awkward than Sakura's visit, it was just as short. The rest of the Rookie Nine who wasn't currently hospitalized also stopped by with flowers and cards, although Choji had given him a basket of food instead. It didn't last too long. The person who had been there the most was Iruka who he was sure would be there 24/7 if he didn't have a job. After Academy hours, Iruka would come straight to the hospital and keep Naruto company for a few hours until he had to go home and grade papers. He would miss Iruka the most. The chunin was like an older brother to him. He was there for him and was one of the first people to believe in him, to see him for what he was, a boy. Hell, he even took a shuriken to the back for him. He hoped Iruka would forgive him. A plume of smoke brought him back to reality. Gamakichi stood there with a scroll much larger than the toad and a scroll much smaller.

"Here." The scroll rolled open to reveal Naruto's name next to the Fourth Hokage's. His dream was shattered. He bit his thumb and crossed out his name. He paused again before gathering his chakra to his thumb and pushed. The red name turned pitched black.

"I guess it's done. It's been fun eh Gamakichi?"

"You're saying that like we're splitting up for good." Naruto's face twisted in confusion.

"We are…? I literally just crossed out my name. The contract is broken."

"Well yes. But that doesn't mean another can't be made." He held up the smaller scroll and unrolled it. "This is a familiar scroll. Basically, I would be the only toad you will be able to summon. Since summons can only be bounded to one scroll at a time, no one who holds the Toad Contract can summon me."

"What about when you go home? Didn't you say that humans could be reversed summoned to Mount Myoboku? What if Pervy Sage corners you and forces you to tell him where I am?" Naruto started to ramble. Gamakichi waved his arm signaling him to quiet down.

"Well I won't be going home per say."

"No. I won't let you give up your family for me."

"Let me finish. I won't be going home, but I will still be going back to Myoboku. Think of it as I'm moving out. I'll still be in the vicinity, and I could always still visit them. I heard that the Snakes did something similar a few years back. Most still follow that Orochi-something guy, but a few decided to follow his apprentice, I think. Anyways, don't worry about Jiraiya finding me. The mountain is big and Jiraiya has only ever seen a small part of it."

"Oh, okay. Aren't you Chief Toad's son? You're next in line! You can't just leave."

"Gamatatsu can always take over. And if this doesn't work out, I am sure they'll let me back in. We're not as vicious as the snake clan." Naruto took a deep breath and bit his thumb again.

"Okay Gamakichi. Looks like you're my only summon."