*Before you read the new chapter I must inform you that I do not know when new chapters will be up. This is the last one I have done and the next one still unfinished. I ask your patience with waiting new chapters. I hope you will enjoy this one and all the other ones.*

Sakura could feel tears in her eyes after reading the letter. It didn't bring new answers but in other way it gave huge relief. Naruto didn't do same as Sasuke. Sasuke had leaved by his own free will and taken revenge his goal as Naruto had opposite. He had to leave, somewhat against his own free will but in same time it meant that he could be stronger to protect Konoha in future. Sakura get up and walked to window looking outside, she was worried but in same time calm and in somewhat peaceful state. Only thing she must do now is to tell everyone who are close to Naruto that he didn't leave Konoha to betray it, opposite. Naruto leaved that he could save it in future.

'Naruto, please hurry and come back safe'

Naruto in mean while walked behind Rock, Neon and Ha Ki. It was still lightly raining and his fur was all the way soaked. Thought it only made Naruto even gloomier, his head was hanging low and ears were down, showing how depressed he was. Ha Ki had tried to cheer him up but in end gave up. Naruto need his own time to deal with the pain that leaving at Konoha made him feel. Rock wanted to hurry but after seeing how things had affected to young shinobi the old wolf decided that it was best they walk to their destination even if takes more time. Like the young females he also was worried Naruto's mental state.

'Every step I take hurts like hell. It hurts so much to leave all of them yet I have to. I have to because if I don't I wont be able to protect them'

'How long you are making this scene, Naruto? Ha Ki and other are worried and so am I. This is not normal from you'

Naruto watched to Kyuubi inside his mind and sighed.

"Kurama, you know how much I love Konoha and my friends, its hard to leave them"

"I know that but right now YOU have to think what is best for them and you. Like you said earlier you aren't able to protect them in the strength you posses now. You need help form Falling Rock and his friends"

"Why are you...?"

"I'm worried dammit! Don't you get it. More you are like that more I am. Our chakras are merged together and that influences me also"

Naruto's paws never halted during the conversation with Kurama but after Naruto had left the demon fox cage something was different. Naruto's eyes were full of confident and his walking was no more sulking matter.

'You are right. I have to do this even if it hurts this much'

Kurama smirked inside Naruto's mind and let out deep chuckle. This made the fox's jinchuuriki smirk also. Ha Ki look to Naruto right then and her face light up also. The puppy then poked Neon who also look to him then seeing the change the female wolf poked Rock.

"It's good to see that you are having your confident back, young master"

"Hmph, right. I never lost it in first place. I just needed to rethink that's all"

"Rethink what?"

"It doesn't matter you know. All I want now is start the training and go home soon as possible"

"I do not think it will be that easy, young master. The training takes more than couple of weeks"

"Do you think that I am not knowing this? I'm not an idiot, like people think I am. I know it will take more than months, maybe years but I want to start right away when we reach the destination to be able to see my friends soon again"

"Young master you are able to see them but you aren't allowed to show them your true self until we are sure you have mastered all skills"

"Hmph, very well then" Naruto was silent until something came to his mind. "What is Madara and Sasuke attack to Konoha during this time? Am I allowed to act to save my village and friends?"

"That is different matter and I will discuss it with my mates but I think they agree to allow you to act if that time comes sooner than we have expecting"

From that conversation they all walked in silent. Naruto was in conversation with Kurama again thought it was nothing serious. Ha Ki walked next to him but after she was almost leaved behind Naruto picked her up and carried rest of the way. The small puppy fall sleep during that time. Falling Rock and Neon were both silent, only time to time one of them would look if those two newcomers would be still following them.

After day walk Naruto grew impatient. His feet hurt and he was also hungry. They had only stop to drink and that had been over six hours ago. The time had flied only because Naruto had started to his own amusement transfer chackra to various places on his body. Hearing, smell and eyes where these ones he had tried and soon get hang of it but also because he didn't have any experience he over do it and that had leaded Naruto this state.

"How long this takes? This secret base of yours, I mean"

"Because we can't run all the time, we will arrive there tomorrow morning if we keep walking throw night" Rock replied.

"You have to be kidding right?! I'm tired and this is the first day I ever transformed. I want to rest and eat but the rest isn't only for me, it's for Ha Ki"

Ha Ki whined as she heard her name but being still in sleep she just moved her front paws and slump back sleep. Naruto in other hand was worried at her. Knowing how bad condition she is he was getting more and worried as the day continued. His eyes must have shown it because Neon suddenly moved to his side and look to Rock.

"Master, we must rest. This pup is no condition to continue without food and proper rest or are you going to take the death of her in your shoulders when you could have just stop for night?"

"Neon, shut up. You have no right to tell your Master what he needs to do"

"Then you can continue alone. I'm staying here and getting something to eat to all of us"

"What ar.."
"I'm doing this because I want, my own free will. Did you think what the others will think if you keep forcing them to continue? Non of them are able to train Naruto and Ha Ki if they are exhausted and hungry"

Rock growled as Neon lectured him but the young Guardian had point and good one. Rock couldn't ignore it. As soon Neon stop Rock look to sky seeing that there was more clouds coming. If he was right it would mean huge storm and even the oldest Guardian didn't want to walk in it. His eyes landed back to young ones only to see that Naruto had laid down panting.

"Very well then but only for today" Rock muttered.

"No, not only today. We have to stop every time they need it. Ha Ki is too small to be able to travel so long without food and water and this first time Naruto travels in wolf form"

"Fine, fine. Now stop and do what you need" Rock crumpled.

Neon smiled and ran of. She was looking cave to stay the night because if her hunt was right there would be more rain this night. After several minutes searching Neon find what she was looking. The cave was small yet large enough to all four of them. Smiling she ran back to others and then lead the way there. As Naruto and Ha Ki where safe and feeling better both Rock and Neon leaved them to hunt some food. The rest of the evening and night passed in peace. Small chatting was involved but then they all fell silent. Naruto was first suspicious about raw meat but ate it with small hesitation. Ha Ki giggled and made fun of him until Rock growled to her warningly. Neon in other was right, the thunder storm came yet it passed during the night leaving clean and fresh air around the forest. Naruto find it extremely pleasure to woke up to such smell.

Not long after waking up they continued their way. Ha Ki jumped around all three of them and sometimes run forward waiting them at some point, panting heavily. She was happy to be back in woods where she had born. Naruto was happy to her yet he missed home and friends. As such thought's came up Naruto shook his head and cleared it to upcoming training, that was still secret from him. Naruto and Neon talked a lot, both asking questions at other life. Both young ones didn't notice that Rock had stopped until they bumped to him.

"What the hell old man? Why did we stop?" Naruto grunted and shook his head.

"We have arrived to the entrance to the Element Cave"

"Element Cave?"

"Element Cave is place where we watch and observe to outside world. We also travel but there is always one of in the Cave, to guard it and inform other guardians if something happens. Like it haves right now" Rock said with blunt voice "Others are waiting for us so hurry up you three"

"Yes, sir" All three answered same time.

Rock placed his paw on the surface of the lake and to Naruto's and Ha Ki's surprise he sank under it. As Neon followed her master Naruto was leaved by no choice then follow also. He picked up Ha Ki and slowly walked towards the lake. To both young wolves were surprised as there was no actual water. It was just reflection of it to make the hide cave entrance. With small running steps Naruto catch up with the Guardians, still walking behind them.

Mean while in the cave the other Guardians where waiting, they already knew that the four of them where in the caverns. What was interesting in the 'lake' was that every time something did go pass it the Guardians could sense how many and what kinda thing it was. No human had ever passed the barrier before Naruto, only wild animals.

Inka, Speed Arrow, Natsu and Kite where waiting them impatiently, specially Inka. Even as she know that it would take them more time to come back she was still short tempered and impatient. Kite watches Inka trot to other end of the cave and back hole this time until they felt that something or rather four large things did go past the barrier. Arrow and Natsu both picked their heads up and then moved to sitting position.

"So..is it them Kite?" Arrow asked.

"Yes. Three of them are large but the other one is around size of a pup"

"Then it's them, finally" Inka growled.

Kite sighed and watched as the female glared to entrance. Rolling his eyes he walked to Natsu and nudged her to wake the female up before Naruto and other arrived. Rock didn't want that she slept so much.

"Natsu wake up, Rock is here any minute now"

"Rock!"

Natsu sprang up to sitting position in record time. Her eyes thought where still half closed and she soon gave loud yawn.

"Why are you scaring me like that Kite?"

"Because Rock and the others are really going to be here in any minute now"

"They didn't even come in yet" Natsu muttered still half sleep.

"They did come in 10 minutes ago" Inka growled to the younger female.

"Jeez, chill out Inka. I'm just kidding"

Inka snorted and huffed and she walked next to Arrow and making the male feel awkward between the females. Kite in other hand didn't pay much attention to the fighting females, his eyes stared the small entrance.

Same time without knowing at the argument Rock was leading Naruto to the other Guardians. Neon had grown silent sense they had entered to the tunnels and Naruto followed her example in this. Ha Ki in other hand was full of energy and run around them. Sometimes running ahead of them and waiting next corner with wagging tail and panting, like she did in the woods. Each time as this did happen she ran to Naruto and circled around him couple times and snuggling to his leg soon running of again. Naruto could only smile to this.

'It's like having my own kid, though she is not mine'

'Well I think she sees you as foster parent so no wonder you feel same way'Kurama replied with neutral tone.

'Heh, can be Kurama but I see myself as big brother to her, not as parent. Dam, I'm too young to be a father'

'Not in wolf years kid but I admit you are right in that'

'Well first time for something'

'This isn't the first time I agree with you, Naruto'

'I know but it makes me same time really, really happy'

Kurama smiled little at to his host's comments but knew really well what Naruto was thinking and feeling. To his own amusement he was happy also not because Ha Ki, because of Naruto himself being happy. Being host of the most hated Bijuu or at least the strongest and the one who nearly destroyed Konona, not his own will thought first, had been hard to young boy. Kurama had witnessed all the things he had done to his friends and to his village and most of all to the Bijuu's and their host's.

*Watching after you has been pleasure, Uzumaki Naruto and always will be. Thank you for what you have done and what will you be do in future*