Naruto walks out and faces you. "I'm sorry, but Nonya's too lazy to come out herself right now, so I was sent to do the disclaimer... Nonya owns nothing and she hopes you read, enjoy, and review."

Chapter Four:

Letter

Jiraiya had been looking around for Naruto for hours, but had seen no sign of him. He looked at the training grounds, Hokage Momument, Hokage's office, the hospital, Ichiraku's (though that was at breakfast), other people's training grounds, the places Sakura usually was, but he found not one sign of the blond. He ran a hand through his hair and went to Naruto's house and knocked on the door a few times. He grew irritated, thinking that Naruto was asleep, and finally sighed.

"Alright Naruto! I'm coming in," Jiraiya called, opening the door with too much ease. He blinked and noticed that there were shoe prints on it and that it was slightly dented like someone was breaking in. He rushed into the bedroom. "Naruto!"

He was distressed by the sight. The entire room was a mess with the sheets and blankets either on the floor, balled up on the bed, or barely handing off of it, papers, books, and scrolls thrown about and some torn by either someone's hands or careless feet, the long picture in the room on the ground broken, the floor, bed, and walls had blood smeared on it and the scratches from a struggling person, but what topped it off was the torn headband on the floor. His coal eyes widened in shock as he picked up the cool metal and cloth and looked at it. Naruto would never leave it behind, so the first thing that came to the Toad Sannin's mind was that the Akatsuki got to him, so he ran to the front door and noticed a stark white paper on the door and he picked it up.

Dear whoever cares,

I'm done.

I've always been ignored by the people I called friends, so I'm ending my pain and sorrow.

If you really do care about me I'm sorry, but I can't deal with it anymore, you won't see me tomorrow.

Many would say that suicide's not the answer for someone they care about,

but obviously no one cares about me, so I know it is the right answer without a doubt.

If I hurt you by doing this, know that I'm really, truly sorry for your pain,

but know for you there's sunshine after rain.

For all the rest that don't care,

you're the reason I did this, not a dumb dare.

So go ahead and tell everyone, go ahead and share

that you're the reason that my heart had a tear.

Know that you're a murderer,

know that you're a killer,

and that somehow you ended up the winner.

No, I won,

I will go up with the sun,

because for me there's a paradise,

I will rise.

I'm done with you,

and the rest of you too.

Goodbye for eternity,

Naruto Uzumaki

Jiraiya had no time to think of the way that without knowing it Naruto made a poem, he knew he had to get to Naruto before he committed. (A/N: Yeah, I started it out as a regular letter and then I realized that it was a little bit like a poem, so I kept going. Sorry if it's no good.) With little to no thought he summoned his tracker toad and didn't even give the amphibian the chance to speak when he barked for him to track Naruto. There was a good read, the toad knew, why Jiraiya would act like this so he did as the white haired man said.

As they ran Jiraiya clutched the letter in one hand and swore that if they made it he would make sure Naruto wouldn't feel that way again, he would make sure that Naruto had a family and would know the truth. The old man had once voiced that he would let Naruto know all when he was a chunin, but obviously that hadn't happened yet, but Jiraiya had to go against his sensei's wishes and tell him beforehand. Besides, Naruto was meant to be a chunin anyway. Jiraiya pushed himself to the limit, sweat gathering on his brow and trailing down his broad chest and back ans slowly making his hair and clothes stick to his tanned skin. He hadn't run like this, with such panic and need to save someone he cared about, in years.

He reached Ichiraku's and slammed his hand on the counter, panting as he looked around. "You two seen Naruto?"

"He was here about ten, twenty minutes ago," Amaya answered. "Are you trying to kill him again for getting you caught again?"

Jiraiya didn't responded, only grunted and ran back out, heading for the forest. He had less time than he thought, but them again more time as well. The trees soon blurred by in a mass of green and he soon came to a clearing. Pure terror and panic rose in him as he saw Naruto with a kunai pointed towards his heart. He couldn't call out, that might've pushed Naruto to go through with it faster, so he stayed silent and released the tracker toad and reached forward when he was a few yards away and-