Savior chapter 6! Thanks for all the reviews and thanks for sticking with me so far, I appreciate it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto….

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"Happy birthday, Sasuke. Another year has gone by since our fateful meeting." Smiled solemnly Naruto while kneeling over Sasuke's grave. His fingers traced his name on the tombstone he carved out for him. It wasn't anything special. It had his name on it and the date of his birth and death. Above the name was the Uchiha emblem, Sasuke's pride and joy. Below the name read 'An enemy to most, a friend to few, a brother to one.' His sword was buried deep into the ground next to the grave.

"The world is a better place than last year. More people are at peace now. Soon, very soon, everything will be alright." Spoke Naruto to 'Sasuke'.

He sat down next to the grave and looked at the sky and smiled, "I still remember the first time we met. It was after your family died. You were sitting on that pier and I was walking home from my training session. When I looked at you I saw myself. Lost and alone. I wanted to talk to you that day but I couldn't. What would I say? 'Hi, I'm Naruto and I want to be your friend?' I can see how that would have gone. You would have said something like ' I don't need a dobe as a friend'." Chuckled bitterly Naruto, a small tear cascading down his cheek. Rain started falling on Naruto's body, reflecting his mood.

He remained silent for a few moments, just watching the raindrops fall on him and wash away his own tears.

"Where did we go wrong, Sasuke? What happened to us?" asked Naruto no one.

"We were happy." Images of Team Seven and the time they spent together appeared in his mind. All the laughter, arguing, fighting, smiling… "We were teammates, we were friends, we were brothers. We had everything we ever wanted. We were no longer alone." The image of Orochimaru and Tobi appeared next and unbridle hatred arose in his gut. "Why did you have to follow your Uchiha pride? Why didn't you listen to your heart and stayed with us? You knew all along what will happen the next time we fought. Why couldn't you let go of your Uchiha past and be Sasuke instead? Why did Fate choose us? Two brothers fighting one another, for what? Peace, hatred, friendship?" yelled Naruto, his anger slipping.

His breathing became erratic and his tears flowed faster, stronger, deeper. He punched the ground in front of him, cracking it slightly. He didn't care about the blood flowing out of his knuckles, the pain in his heart was much worse, "Why did we have to be born as Uchiha and Jinchuriki? WHY!" yelled Naruto into the sky, seeking answers but none came.

He slumped forward and sobbed into the ground. He banged his fist on the ground several times until he couldn't feel his hands anymore and then he banged some more. His wails could be heard in the wind, carrying it across the valley where it all began and ended.

After painful several minutes, Naruto slumped back against the cold tombstone of his friend.

"They found me, you know. Our friends found me after 3 years of running. I missed them so much. They've got stronger." He rubbed his forearms and smiled. "They came for me but I couldn't face them. I could barely look them in the eye. I was supposed to be the Child of Prophecy that was going to bring peace to the world but look at me? All depressed and weak. You are probably laughing at me right now, huh teme." Smiled Naruto.

After a few minutes of just looking at the sky crying he stood up and knelt over the tombstone. He traced the finger over Sasuke's name and sighed, "I hope you are happy wherever you are. I'll see you next year." Said Naruto, sadness rolling of his body.

At that moment he became aware of another person in the valley and the person was behind him, "I expected Kakashi to come here and not you, Kurenai. You are just full of surprises lately, huh." He stood up and turned around and faced Kurenai.

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"What do you mean she went after him?"yelled a bandaged Kiba, holding his ribs.

Yugao sighed, "Kakashi said she went after him, that's all I know."

Kiba growled, "Then what are we waiting for?" said Kiba, addressing all the rest of the now conscious Rookies.

"For you to calm down." Said Kakashi, entering the room.

Kakashi eyed everyone in the room and spoke, "Look, I know you are all injured and hurt and I won't hold it against you if you don't want to come…." His speech was interrupted by shuffling of clothes and footsteps. He looked and saw his entire team looking at him, armed and ready to go. He smiled, "Well then, lets' go." Kiba took point and he and Akamaru sniffed out Kurenai's scent. They all followed him, trusting his nose.

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Naruto turned around and faced Kurenai.

What awaited him was a slap to the face. Naruto let the slap hit him, he thought he deserved it. A small trickle of blood travelled from his mouth down his chin but that wasn't the focus of his attention. It was the fury in Kurenai's eyes. Her body was trembling, her fists turning white from all that pressure, her eyes burning with anger, "WHY?" was her question.

Naruto sighed and shook his head, "I told you already. You wouldn't understand." Kurenai shook her head frantically, "BULLSHIT! I understand perfectly. You are a coward, Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto looked away from her gaze, he knew she was right. He was a coward. "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. What does it matter to you?"

Kurenai yelled, "You are not the man I thought you were. I always thought you were a strong, honest, caring person. One who would do anything for his friends and never break his promise to another. But now I see than you are nothing more than a coward, a liar and I hate liars!" An image of a smiling Asuma appeared in her head, waving at her before making his way to his team. He yelled back to her, 'I'll be back before you know it'. That was the last smile he ever gave her. He never came back. He lied!

"You are wrong. Everything I do and everything I did was for my friends." Answered Naruto, although he himself didn't believe that.

"Stop lying! If everything you did was for your friends then how come you were running away from us for the last 3 years? I'll tell you why! Because you were scared, Uzumaki Naruto. You were scared to look us into our eyes and tell us that you killed Sasuke, your 'brother'. "responded Kurenai heatedly, making Naruto's eyes widen. She hit the spot alright!

"You were afraid because you thought your friends will judge you and abandon you. Let me tell you something, you are not a God. You are not the Child of Prophecy." Said Kurenai, poking him in the chest with her finger. Naruto was wide eyed the whole time and was listening to what her heart was saying to him.

"You are not the savior of this world and you will never be. You know why?" asked Kurenai but wasn't expecting an answer, "Because you are trying to do everything by yourself. You think you are all high and mighty and think you can do everything by yourself. WRONG! You are a human just like the rest of us. You have flaws and weaknesses just like us but not like you we share our weaknesses with our friends and comrades. We rely on them and they rely on us. Together we are stronger and together we can make a change. Let me ask you something, why did you fight Sasuke alone? Why didn't you let others help you? Was it pride, honor, justice?" continued Kurenai, her words burning deep into Naruto's heart.

Naruto frowned, "Sasuke was my responsibility and my alone." Said Naruto, raising his voice but that didn't deter Kurenai one bit. "And look where that brought you! Sasuke is dead and you are alone and running away from your friends." Naruto winced, his heart in pain, "What do you know, huh! What do you know of Sasuke? You didn't see him that day, you didn't fight him that day. You didn't see what he became. I fought him alone because I couldn't risk the lives of my friends. Rest assured, if any of them came with me they would be dead right now. I couldn't live with that, I just couldn't." responded Naruto, his emotions flaring.

"Stop making decisions for other people. Your friends knew full well what they were getting into. If they died they would have died for something they believed in. They would have died to save a friend but you didn't give them that choice, did you Naruto!" yelled back Kurenai, not backing down.

"It was my sacrifice to make, not theirs." Shouted back Naruto but realized his slip up.

Kurenai put a hand to her mouth, not believing what she just heard, "You were planning on dying with him! What is wrong with you? Do you realize what you are saying?" shouted Kurenai, her breathing becoming erratic.

"You don't understand." Said Naruto sadly. That got him a punch to the face which send him sprawling to the ground, skidding a few meters before hitting Sasuke's tombstone, cracking it a bit.

"IDIOT! If you die there is no tomorrow! Did you think of the consequences of your action? I thought you wanted to prevent pain and not make it. Think about how your friends would have felt if you have died. Think about Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Sakura and the rest of the gang! You are just a coward who wanted an easy way out!" yelled Kurenai, tears now falling down her face, mixing with the rain.

Naruto remained silent and so did Kurenai who was still breathing heavily and her body was shaking and she looked like she was on her last legs. She spoke after a few moments, now a bit calmer, "Do you know why I came after you?" asked Kurenai.

Naruto looked up and gazed into her scarlet eyes, "Why?"

She smiled a weak smile and pulled something out of her pocket. It was the book and the box she found in that underwater cave, "Because I thought you were worth saving. You may not be the Child of Prophecy in my eyes but the world is a better place because of you. I came for you because I want that kind of world to remain the same, for my son's sake. "

Naruto said nothing and remained silent and looked down, away from her. Kurenai placed the box and the book in his lap and spoke, "I had hoped that they still lived on in you. But I see you ignored their wishes and did the exact opposite." Naruto's eyes widened for a moment but they quickly reverted back to the eyes full of shame and guilt. His heart felt heavy all of a sudden.

Kurenai sighed and shook her head, "I guess I was wrong. You truly are not the Naruto I know." She turned around and walked away but after a few steps she collapsed and started going into shock. Her body shook violently and her eyes rolled into the back of her head, leaving only the white pupils.

Naruto panicked and sprung on his feet, pocketed the box and the book and was by her side immediately. He shook her body, hoping to get some kind of response, "KURENAI! Wake up, come on wake up!" During his shaking, a bag fell out of her pocket and a few soldier pills came out. Naruto's eyes widened in horror, "What did you do, Kurenai? How many did you take!" He got his shit together and sprung into action.

"KURAMA!" yelled Naruto out loud, already holding Kurenai bridal-style and his feet prepped for a long run.

"I'M ON IT!" yelled the lifelong partner of Naruto's.

Naruto jumped out of the canyon and proceeded to run through the forest, jumping atop the branches. As soon as he hit the first branch, yellow chakra started sprouting out of his body and enveloping him in a protective blanket. On his back formed a cape with the Kanji for, "Peace" on it. As soon as Kurama worked his magic, Naruto's speed increased twenty fold. The only thing that was on his mind was Kurenai and Konoha! His other rational thoughts forgotten he sped towards Konoha, the trees in his way never stood a chance. A road of destruction followed his movement. If somebody were to be watching him from the sky, they would have seen a yellow blur destroying everything in its path. Rest assured, the land will never be the same after Naruto's done with it.

Naruto had a look of worry on his face and he was grinding his teeth together, willing his body to go faster and faster. He felt that Kurenai was still shaking heavily and so he shouted, "MORE! I NEED MORE, KURAMA!" And he got more. More chakra erupted from his body and circled around his feet. If he was nothing but a blur before, he was now invisible to the naked eye. The only evidence he was ever there was the vast destruction caused by Kurama's chakra and Naruto's speed.

His body was in pain, his feet were bleeding but his will remained strong. He failed before, he won't fail again.

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"Something's coming at us." Warned Neji, eyeing the yellow blur with his Byakugan.

Kakashi looked up ahead and his sensory skills sensed something, something he hasn't felt in a long time. His eyes widened,"EVERYONE, GET AWAY FROM HERE!" At the last possible second, they all dodged and the blur continued onwards, in the direction of Konoha.

"What was that?" grumbled Sakura, dusting herself off. She looked up and saw all the damage done by whatever that was. The forest that was there a moment before was now nothing but a pile of rocks and destroyed trees.

"That was Naruto and he's heading for Konoha. Something must have happened." Explained Kakashi, the feeling in his gut telling him it has got to do something with Kurenai.

"What about Kurenai?" asked Sakura.

"She's with him!" said Kiba, already on his feet and jumping towards Konoha. A moment later they all followed after him.

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He was running for a few minutes now, at his full speed. He was exhausted and he was starting to get dizzy, probably because of the blood loss he is experiencing right now. The tendons in his feet weren't ready for such an exertion. Despite Kurama's incredibly healing power, not even he could keep up with all the damage done to his feet. It's a miracle he is still on his feet.

He gritted his teeth and ignored the pain. He looked up ahead and saw that the forest was thinning out, indicating he was getting close to Konoha. He noticed that Kurenai stopped shaking and that her breathing was becoming shallower.

Willing his body to hold on, he pushed onward for one final push. He saw the gates ahead and when he was close to the walls, he used his last remaining power and jumped over them and towards the direction of the Hospital. He was praying that they didn't change its location.

He was freefalling towards the hospital. He clutched Kurenai closer to his chest and formed a protective barrier of chakra over her, protecting her from the impact that's about to come, just like with the trees before.

The hospital shook because of the impact. The patients were yelling obscenities and the doctors and nurses were running around frantically, trying to minimize the damage and calm the patients down.

Naruto landed, "I NEED HELP! PLEASE, HURRY!" A single doctor among the masses that were still shocked by the appearance of this stranger, responded to his plea for help and rushed towards him.

"This way." He said, leading Naruto to a surgery room. Naruto burst into the surgery room and laid Kurenai down gently on the bed. The doctor and a couple of nurses went to work and analyzed Kurenai. Naruto was breathing heavily, the chakra from Kurama receding back into the seal. His vision was becoming blurry and his knees were shaking. But he remained on his feet. He will stay by her side, just like she was for him moments before.

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"I'll be back before you know it." Smiled Asuma, kissing Kurenai on the cheek, making her blush with happiness and embarrassment.

Asuma was running towards his team, while waving back at her. She smiled to him and waved back but she couldn't get rid of that feeling in her gut that was saying something bad is going to happen soon.

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"Asuma-sensei passed away." Said Shikamaru sadly. Kurenai put a hand over her mouth, her eyes tearing up. She started sobbing, then crying and finally wailing. She dropped to the ground, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

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Kurenai shot up in her bed and immediately winced at the pain that travelled throughout her body. Her breathing was ragged and she was sweating heavily. Taking a moment to calm down, she took a few deep breaths and felt her heart rate slow down. Having done that, she looked around the room. A strong smell of medicine and anesthetics assaulted her nostrils and she knew where she was. A hospital. She sighed and tried to remember what happened after she finished talking with Naruto. All she could remember was being held by something warm and a strong gust of wind whipping at her face. She shook her head, trying not to think about Naruto and their heated argument.

She was broken out of her musings when the door to her room opened up and in came the Hokage herself. Tsunade looked surprised judging by her look but it was replaced by a light smirk, "Glad to see you up and running. You had me worried there for a moment."

Kurenai looked away from the older woman. She knew what she had done was foolish and probably a bit suicidal but at that moment she wasn't really thinking with a clear mind.

Tsunade walked to the bed and picked up the clipboard and made some corrections on it before putting it down again. She spoke, "I hope you understand the gravity of what you did. You are very lucky to be alive. A human body isn't designed to sustain so many 'powerups'. Honestly, if you were brought in a minute later there would be nothing I could have done."

Kurenai's eyes widened. She didn't know she was cutting it so close. Asuma Jr. came to her mind and she realized how foolish and stupid had she been.

Tsunade sighed when she saw her dejected look, "Look, yes, what you did was wrong but you did it for the right reason. Despite the situation I wanted to thank you. You brought Naruto back."

Kurenai turned to look the older woman into the eyes, "Where is he?"

"In the other room, tied down to a bed until I say he can leave." Smirked Tsunade, proud that she still got the power.

Kurenai had a worried look on her face, "Is he hurt? What happened?" Despite their argument she didn't want to see the young man in pain and suffering.

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"Sir, I need you to leave the room." Said a frowning nurse trying to make Naruto leave the room. But Naruto wouldn't budge. The nurse saw that he was shaking and finally noticed the pool of blood gathering around his and her feet, "Sir, you are injured. Let me take a look at you."

Naruo waved of her concern and help, "I'm fine. Focus on her." The nurse frowned and tried to inspect his wounds but was cut off from someone busting into the room. When she saw who it was she immediately gave the person a deep bow and a smile of respect, "Lady Tsunade." Naruto froze at the name. He could feel his Bachan's eyes boring a hole into his skull. Tsunade seemingly ignored his presence and walked past him and towards Kurenai and the doctors who were working on her. Naruto stared at her back and sighed. He could swore he would get punched by her.

She spoke, "What's her condition?" The lead doctor answered, "She seems to be suffering from massive chakra exhaustion and some of her chakra coils are torn to pieces. Several of her muscles are torn from overexertion and from not allowing them the time to heal properly. Her body shut down and she is currently in a coma." Tsunade nodded and ran her glowing green hands over Kurenai's body, mainly to confirm the doctor's theory. She frowned in concern after finishing her analysis, "This isn't good. Start on the Chakra Transfusion immediately. I'll take care of the coils." Said Tsunade professionally.

Naruto's breath hitched in his throat and he spoke in a shaky tone, "Is she going to be alright?

Tsunade was silent for a few moments but then spoke, "She'll be alright. What happened to her?"

Naruto suddenly felt very guilty about the whole situation. If it weren't for his childish behavior she would have never come after him and wouldn't be in this situation, "She came after me even though she was already exhausted and she took a lot of Soldier pills and…now…she's…" He looked down and cursed himself for his weakness.

"Are you hurt?" asked Tsunade, her eyes not leaving Kurenai's prone body while she was healing her coils. Naruto shook his head even though his feet were burning, "I'm fine." But Tsunade would have none of it, "Nurse, take him to Recovery Room 02. I'll be there as soon as I finish up here." The nurse bowed and proceeded to try and drag Naruto out of the room but Naruto wouldn't budge, "I'm staying right here. I'm fine!" protested Naruto. Tsunade turned her head around but still focusing on the healing, her eyes were cold as ice, "I said go to the other room. I'll be there shortly." Naruto kept his gaze upon her but relented afterwards. It wouldn't do him good for him to start a fight when Kurenai is still injured. He complied and limped out of the room with the Nurse in tow. Tsunade sighed and shook her head, a small smile graced her lips after Naruto left the room and a tear escaped her eyes, 'You're back.' Thought a happy Tsunade. She rid herself of those happy thoughts and focused on Kurenai.

Naruto was sitting on his bed, unrest evident on him. He jumped of the bed and started pacing around the room. His legs are as good as healed now. He bit his thumb and constantly looked towards the door, hoping to get some good news. The door slowly creaked open and he anxiously awaited to hear the news. In came Tsunade and she wasn't looking happy. Naruto walked towards her, "Bachan, how is she?" When he was close to her, Tsunade struck him in the face with a punch that sent him flying into the bed and turning it over. Naruto rubbed his head, he could feel the lump forming. He looked up and saw a very angry Tsunade looking over him. He gulped. Tsunade proceeded to pick him up by his collar and she poised for another punch. Naruto shut his eyes and awaited his punishment. It never came.

Instead of the punch filled with pain and internal injuries, he was pulled into a warm and loving hug. He opened his eyes and saw that he was in the arms of a very distressed and teary Tsunade. Her body was shaking while hugging him. After recovering from his momentary shock he smiled and returned the gesture while smiling widely. He missed this. He missed her.

"Idiot, what took you so long?" said Tsunade shakily.

"Ah you see, this black crossed my road and I had to take the long way round…" Chuckled Naruto in amusement.

Tsunade chuckled and squeezed him tighter. After a few moments she retracted from his hug and wiped away her tears. It's unbefitting for a Hokage to cry in front of her soldiers.

"Kurenai will be fine. We took care of her exhaustion and the torn chakra coils. She had me worried there for a moment." Smiled Tsunade.

Naruto let out a sigh of relief. Danger averted. Thank God!

"That's good to hear. It's all my fault she's in this situation." Said Naruto looking down.

Tsunade frowned, "What happened?"

Naruto sighed. He told her everything that happened from the fight to Kurenai following him to the Valley of the End and what she told him and how many pills she took.

"Kurenai is one lucky woman." Said Tsunade.

Naruto raised an eyebrow and Tsunade explained, "If it weren't for you and your freaky speed she would be dead right now. She was in a coma and her brain was already shutting down because not enough chakra was being fed into it. Honestly, if you came a minute or two later even I would have trouble saving her."

Naruto once again looked down at his feet, not wanting to show his guilty eyes. Tsunade saw this and decided not to bother him further about this. It was obvious he was hurting and feeling guilty about the whole situation. She switched the topic, "How are your feet?" asked Tsunade, looking down at his ankles that were previously shedding blood.

Naruto shook his head, "They are fine, completely healed. Nothing to worry about." Tsunade walked past him and picked up the bed and set it in the right position. "I'll be the judge of that. Sit!" ordered Tsunade with the voice that left no room for objections.

Naruto sighed but complied nonetheless. He lied down and let Tsunade do her work. After a minute of scanning his legs, Tsunade spoke, "You are still injured and that means you won't leave this room until I say so. Got that?" threatened Tsunade.

Naruto gulped and nodded frantically."Good." smiled Tsunade. "Are you going to continue running away from us or will you stay here for good?" asked Tsunade seriously. "Do I have a choice?" smiled sadly Naruto. "Nope!" answered Tsunade in amusement. Naruto smiled in response.

"I'll let you know if anything changes with Kurenai." Said Tsunade, walking out of the door. Naruto looked up at the ceiling and then closed his eyes. He was exhausted both psychically and mentally.

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Tsunade waved her off, "He's fine. He overexerted himself with all that running but his legs are fine now. Travelling over 250 miles in a minute and a half will do that to you. I'm just making him stay in the hospital as a sort of a punishment for making me worry all these years."

Kurenai smiled and could feel a small amount of relief coursing through her body and mind. "That's good to hear. Did Kakashi and the others come back yet?" asked Kurenai.

Tsunade nodded, "They came back in the evening the day you were brought in. You were sleeping for 2 days and a half. They came to visit you as soon as they arrived but I kicked them out and had them inspected for their own injuries. They are fine, it's their pride that's mostly hurt." Said Tsunade, alleviating Kurenai's concerns.

"MOMMY!" came a voice from the door, interrupting them. Kurenai smiled at the voice of her pride and joy. Asuma jumped into her arms and hugged her tightly. "I missed you mommy." Said a happy Asuma, not realizing the danger she was in for the last few days. "I missed you too honey. Were you a good boy when I was away?" Asuma nodded and squeezed his mommy tighter.

"Are you kidding me? The brat wouldn't shut up about you. It was mommy that and mommy there… Geez!" grinned Anko.

Kurenai smiled at her best friend, "Good to see you Anko. Thanks for watching over him."

She waved her off, "I did it for the free dango." Grinned Anko.

Kurenai chuckled at her friend but focused on her son. She ruffled his hair and put him down.

"Well, it looks like I'm no longer needed. I must return to my Hokage duties. Those old farts must be already complaining about my absence from the Tower." Scowled Tsunade while making her way out of the room and hospital.

"Thanks again for everything, Lady Tsunade." Said Kurenai. Tsunade waved and then disappeared around the corner.

"Mommy, why are you covered in bandages?" asked Asuma.

Kurenai scratched her head, "Mommy fell and hurt herself but don't worry. Tomorrow I'll be as good as new and I'll take you out for some Ice Cream. How does that sound?"

The sound of Asuma jumping up and down the room was her answer.

"Come on kid, your mommy needs to rest and it's getting late. You'll see her again tomorrow." Said Anko, giving him a stern look. Anko knew he would try to object and stay with Kurenai but it wasn't allowed.

Asuma let out an 'ooooohhh' sound but then nodded at his favorite Aunt. He ran towards his Mommy and gave her a big kiss on the cheek and then ran back towards Anko and jumped into her arms much to her displeasure, "Kid, what did I say about hugging? Mitarashi Anko doesn't hug!" growled Anko in annoyance.

Asuma just giggled and held on tighter. Kurenai laughed at her friend's predicament and waved at her son. Asuma waved back and smiled widely. Anko was grumbling something while walking out of the room. She waved Kurenai goodbye and the closed the door.

Kurenai smiled and laughed slightly before laying back down. Despite her sore body and muscles she was feeling light and happy. Seeing her son and best friend did that to her.

She looked to the left and stared out of the window. She could see the Sun which was just about to set. The sky was turning orange with a tinge of purple. It looked beautiful in Kurenai's eyes. One of the many wonders Konoha. If she concentrated hard enough she would have noticed something else. A figure sitting right outside the window who was also looking at the sky. Naruto was contemplating on whether or not he should go in and apologize for what he did. In the end he decided not to and let her have her moment of respite. She deserved it. The last few days were hectic for her.

He sighed and disappeared into the wind and back into his room. If Bachan found out he left his room there would be hell to pay.

Kurenai noticed the wind shift and opened the window next to her bed. She looked right and left and saw nothing and felt no one. She frowned. She could swear she felt something. With one last look around and seeing no one she closed the window and went back to bed.

She sighed and closed her eyes and thought about everything that happened to her in the last few days. Her mind tracked back to the argument she had with Naruto before she collapsed. Now that she is thinking clearly she realized she was harsh on him. He didn't deserve all those words. She didn't know why she blew on him like that. It's like she released all of her pent up anger and sorrow on him and she felt guilty about that. But at the same time she felt like Naruto needed to hear that, to bring him back to reality and away from his guilt of killing Sasuke. She will need to talk to him about all of this.

In the room down the hall, Naruto was thinking something along the same line. He was mulling over the words said to him by Kurenai. If he was honest with himself, Kurenai nailed it with her observation of him. He was a coward and a liar. He was running away because he thought he didn't deserve his friends. He was supposed to be their hero but he couldn't save Sasuke so he decided to travel the world to make up for his mistakes. But it wasn't all bad. By travelling the world he learned a lot and saw a lot. He saw that many people still suffered despite the peace that came by defeating Madara. His work wasn't finished yet.

He turned around and sighed. It looks like he needs to make a lot of things right again. His friends showed him that today.

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"Sir, you can't enter this room." Said a distraught Nurse standing in front of the room where Naruto is recovering.

"Move lady!" yelled Kiba but the Nurse wouldn't budge, "I'm sorry but Lady Tsunade ordered me to keep everyone from entering this room unless she authorizes it." Kiba growled but stopped when he heard a voice speak from inside the room,"It's okay. You can let them in." Kiba didn't have to be asked twice. He barged inside the room and got in Naruto's face, growling at him.

"What did you do to Kurenai?" yelled Kiba. The rest of the search team entered the room and tried to calm Kiba down. Hinata had the most success, "Kiba-kun, please calm down." She gently grab hold of his arm and pulled him away from Naruto. Kiba growled but did as Hinata said. Kakashi took charge of the situation before Kiba loses more of his pride, "What happened Naruto?"

Naruto sighed and took a seat on his bed. "In order to catch up with me, she took too many Soldier Pills and her body couldn't take it."

"Wait, so I didn't misplace my pills but Kurenai took them instead." said Sakura.

"It doesn't matter if she took the pills. It's your fault in the first place. If you didn't run away she wouldn't go after you. I still don't know why she did that and how she knew where you were." Yelled Kiba.

Naruto remained quiet and looked away from his judging gaze. He already knew all this and it was eating him up from the inside.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" yelled a very angry Tsunade. "I was just on my way home when I got a message that someone disobeyed my direct orders and entered a room they shouldn't. Care to explain that?" growled Tsunade, tapping her foot in annoyance. Most of the room gulped and sweated bullets but none more than Kiba. He was the one who started all of this.

"It's okay Bachan, I let them in." answered Naruto, trying to save their asses. "I don't care. I want everyone out of this room NOW!" threated Tsunade. In a second the room was empty except for Naruto and Tsunade.

"It looks like they hate me, huh. Can't say I blame them." Smiled sadly Naruto. Tsunade sighed and shook her head, "They don't hate you Naruto. You broke their hearts by running away from them. You should know how that feels; you experienced the same thing with Sasuke, didn't you? Give it time. They will forgive you."

Naruto nodded, "Thanks Bachan. I really missed you." Smiled Naruto. "Me too gaki. Me too." Smiled Tsunade while walking out of the room and leaving him alone.

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It will take time and effort before he regains their trust and friendship but he won't give up till he does. Because he is Uzumaki Naruto.

He fell asleep, thinking about the things to come.

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