"Naruto, if you can hear this, I'm sorry," the voice of Tsunade said to Naruto from his restraints on a monitor. "This doesn't make up for it, I don't think anything could make up for this betrayal." The image of the woman bowed to him. "I...I want you to know, I would never let this happen. Not while I'm alive..." Naruto hung his head even as he pulled against his restraints, finally breaking them. Tsunade was dead now. "It...was decided by the councils of all the Great Five that the power of the Bijuu was too great to allow a chance for them to ever be rejoined. I fought tooth and nail for you, Naruto, I did, but when you sacrificed the Kyuubi and took its power as your own, even to defend us... They questioned more and more, even as you fought for them, risking your own life for them, what were you going to do afterwards. I tried to tell them you weren't a risk to anyone but no one believed me. Especially after your battle with Akatsuki that destroyed the Land of Rice. They wanted to execute you and hope your body didn't keep fighting. I...Kami I'm sorry, I convinced them of exile from the planet to happen after I died. I'm so sorry." Naruto, light coming from his eyes through the bandage that now covered them, growled, breaking free completely. He dropped to the ground, wearing nothing but his bandage, tribal tattoo going up his arms, ending in a spiral over his chest and back, and hakama pants. His warglaives were secured to the ceiling so he tore them off. "This is an experimental rocket from across the ocean. It was supposed to get as far as the next planet if it really works. I don't know if it would or not but I know you can make it. You're a survivor, Naruto. If there is any one being in the universe that can survive in zero-g, no food, no water, no air even, I know that it would be you. But no worries, I sealed all those on the inside of your pants. The trip won't take long either. Its a quiet planet, plenty of game and vegetation...but no people." The Tsunade on the screen began to cry as Naruto put his hand on her face. "Forgive me."

"You don't need my forgiveness. If I ever get back though, they can beg all they want, they will never get it." Naruto straightened, tearing the last of the metal from his body. Pulling the giant chakra suppressant seal from his back, he growled at how careless he was, even if he was inside his own home he should never have dropped his guard. Strapping the sheaths back over his back and returning the crescent shaped blades to them, he walked over to the control panel. "Come on, Baa-chan, help me out here, give me a way to return home." He tapped a few buttons, hoping for something to happen. Getting frustrated, he hit the monitor.

It was covered in static a moment before the video changed. Again it was Tsunade but she looked nervous, like she was doing something she wasn't supposed to. "I didn't think it would actually work," Naruto muttered.

"Naruto, by now you lost you're temper and hit something." Naruto sweatdropped at that, was he that predictable? "I was able to steal the passcode to the controls for the ship. The code is 'Cast in the name of God: Ye guilty'. If what I got is right, it'll give you control."

Naruto began typing. When he pressed enter, he looked up to hear, 'Course diverting. Destination changing from 'Earth' to 'float a drift.'

"WHAT!?"

"I don't know for sure what will happen but Naruto, this is your only hope of returning," Tsunade continued to say.

She smiled at him a moment before her face suddenly grew pained. Blood came from her lips as she looked down to see a sword coming from chest and heart. "Actually," a man with his face in the shadows behind her hissed, "the password for your escape, Naruto, is 'Cast in the name of God: Ye not guilty." He leaned forward to reveal Sasuke. Naruto snarled at him. "Did you really think I would let you come back? I killed Karin to kill Danzo, I'll kill Tsunade to kill you. So long Dobe, hope you enjoy eternity." He began to laugh as the thrusters were lit, throwing Naruto into deep space. Naruto was thrown to the deck and looked up just in time to see some kind of opening in space. One that looked some kind of tear to form in the space in front of his ship.

"GRRRR! SASUKE, I'LL KILL YOU!" His ship was swallowed up and vanished.

—oo000oo—

Naruto got up drowsily after the ship hit something and tore itself apart. Looking at the core, he could see it was going to rupture soon enough. Tearing it out, he pulled the plutonium out and threw it high up into space. It exploded in one heck of a light show. Seeing his hands heal from the radiation poisoning, he leaned against the hull, tired. Upon hearing some skittering, he groaned. "Now what?" Four armed, giant bugs, a hive at least, came into view over the surrounding rocks and even the ship. "...Well shit." They jumped on him, trying to over take him by numbers. But even weakened as he was, it would take more than that. He started grabbing them and throwing them off. When one of them stabbed him with the spear though, all bets were off. He grabbed his warglaives and started slicing them until twenty were lying on th ground, dead. He looked around, snarling, before focusing on three red skinned, human looking creatures that were walking up to him. One pointed this staff at him and shot this blue disk into his chest. He grunted in pain while they talked to the bugs.

"...Claims all items of this site," the lead man of the three said.

"No right," one of the bugs argued. "First to find owns what falls from sky."

"The Red King has spoken," the red man replied. "Now, on your knees." Naruto looked around him and saw the bugs hesitate a moment before doing it. Only Naruto and the red men were standing still. "The Talkbots have reached your brain, beast. You will kneel."

Naruto squared himself on him. "I bow to no man, king, nor god."

"You will." He pointed that staff again at Naruto and the most unbelievable pain shot through him. Naruto never felt anything like this before. Despite that, he stayed on his feet for a full minute before passing out. As he hit the ground, the man said, "That will do."

—oo000oo—

Naruto opened his eyes again and found he was in a cage with several others. He weapons were gone but he could still feel them. They were intact so he could summon them to him when he wanted them. "Where am I?"

"You are on Sakaar," this dark skin insect said to him. Naruto looked at him, showing he had his attention. "You are being sold as a slave."

"Oh hell no." Naruto pushed himself to his feet and tried to break the chains.

"Don't bother, you just came from the Great Portal, yes? You will be weak for sometime."

"I won't take slavery lying down like them." Naruto was growling at more of the bugs that were practically begging people to by them. "I have my honor."

"Then lose it," the dark one said. "I'm Meik the Unhived. And we, my friend, are no longer in control of our own destiny."

Naruto looked at him and then glared at the auctioneer. "I was never in control. I think its about time I take it though." His blades appeared in a flash of light and he cut off the chains. "I'll make this clear once and once only! I won't be anyone's slave!" He looks around at the crowd and sees them back off.

Only to get hit by the pain again, causing him to fall to one knee. "Damn you slave, no one will buy you if you threaten them!"

"I'm...a warrior!" Naruto growled. "No one...will ever...buy me!"

"A warrior? Well then, I guess we'll just have to have you fight in the arena then, won't we?"

Naruto stands again. "Sounds fun."

—oo000oo—

Very quickly, Naruto, Miek, and several other native slaves are inside the arena. "This better not be boring," a man in a throne high up above said. "I wish to see something different."

"I assure you, my King, you will," the announcer guaranteed. "Ladies and gentlemen, for todays entertainment, you will watch as these gladiators fight against one of the meanest creatures on Sakaar...the DEVIL CORCER!" At this, a pit of lava opens up and several multi-tentacle monster jumped out of it and started attacking the slaves gathered there.

The King yawns but stops when he notices that as all the others run or attack in panic, one with bandaged eyes watches calmly before summoning two warglaives. He runs at one and jumps to avoid the tentacles. Though he is quickly caught and eaten. "Such a let down, how boring."

The announcer chuckled nervously before the Devil Corcer that just ate the half naked one suddenly bulged and exploded. Naruto dropped down to the ground and stretched, looking rather bored himself. As one came up behind him, he seemed to blink. The next instant, he was behind it and it was falling to the ground in pieces. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Several clones of himself appeared and cut down the remaining Devil Corcers.

"...Okay, that was unexpected," the announcer said into the microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the winners of today's match!"

The King stared at him in surprise. He had never seen strength like that, ever. His Lieutenant, Caiera, was also shocked. His speed was impossible and yet she just saw it. Naruto flexed his hands and sighed. "Well, my speed is halfway back to normal but my strength is far from it." He sheaths his blades once more and looks over to the announer. "Hey, you just going to stand there gaping all day or are there more of these monsters around? That wasn't even a warm up where I'm from." He turned back to the pit. "I mean come on. Unintelligent animals fighting me? It'll take more than that." he muttered. Quickly losing his patience he turns back around to start shouting at the man only to see a woman right in front of him. To say she was beautiful was an understatement in his book. That she currently had a double bladed nagitana to his throat didn't deter that in the least. "Well hello. Is this your people's way of saying shut up and kiss me?"

One of the Sakaarians behind her laughed and said, "This is Caiera, my shadow and lieutenant, offworlder, and I am the Red King, ruler of this world."

Naruto looked at him and nodded his head. "Charmed, I'm sure. What can I do for you?"

"Well, I just wanted to congratulate you on a battle well fought."

"You need not, I worked hard for my skill. No, I am actually more impressed by my friend Miek surviving when it is obvious he isn't trained to fight."

"Maybe, but it is you that interest me."

"I'm honored. Now, why do I interest you?"

"Such skill is rarely seen. I would like you to serve me."

Naruto was silent a moment, glancing down at the blade to his neck. "I am afraid I must say no. I served enough masters in my life, I mean to be free."

He turned around and walked away. "That's too bad, I would have preferred you live. Kill him, I won't have power like that against me."

Caiera pushed with the blade, planning to cut his head off. Naruto leaned with it, avoiding death. Back flipping, he got distance to her and began to laugh. "Ah, I see, its one of those kingdoms!" The Red King froze in his steps as the clash of blade against blade began. "Does it dishonor you to serve one that destroys what he can't control?" Naruto asked Caiera. "One so weak he worries over things stronger than himself but means him no harm?"

"He deemed you a threat to the peace of this planet. I won't let you live."

Naruto stopped dodging and left his stomach open. Her blade went right through his chest. "Tell me, after stabbing me, what was the plan?"

"What are you," she asked, afraid.

Naruto pulled her blade out, slipped one warglaive into a sheath, grabbed her chin, and then kissed her. "I am Uzumaki Naruto, the Demon Hunter!" She was so shocked, she slapped him and threw him off her. Naruto laughed as he got to his feet and she was about to run at him once more, the audience cheering loudly.

"No! I'll deal with him!" The Red King dropped down into the arena in a set of huge armor.

"Yes, my king," Caiera said, bowing out.

As Naruto looked up at the man, he said, "So this is the form courage takes?"

The Red King growled. "Die on your feet or on your knees." He swung his sword at him, surprising Naruto by the speed and cutting his cheek. Naruto jumped back and wiped the blood clean before throwing it to the ground. Grabbing both his Warglaives, he grinned. "On your feet then" He rushed at Naruto, swinging his sword in a wide sweep. Naruto flipped over it, kicked off the arm, and cut the king's cheek.

"Let me tell you something, Bloody King. True power lies in the ability to protect, not destroy. Where I came from, I have fought many like you! Killed many like you! You armor, your words, your shadow, they are all very powerful things but in the end, you are a weak bully, forcing your way on others."

The Red King began to growl and said, "Release limiters." Several weighted panels fell and the next thing Naruto knew, not only was it faster, he had activated that obedience disk on his chest, slowing him too. The Red King swung again and again, but Naruto was always just able to move his warglaives in the way to block them. "Where is your strength now!?"

Naruto was kicked in the chest and threw across the arena. As the Red King was about to execute him, people started cheering his name, making him hesitate. Kill him now and he becomes a martyr. "My strength..." Naruto said, forcing himself up, "lies in the hope of others, that things will change for the better. You have better kill me now, because by attacking me, you made yourself my enemy and I don't like letting them live."

"No, I got something else in mind for you." He stepped back and said, "Sakaarians, your king will grant this slave his life! He will go to the Maw and train to entertain you!" He began to walk away.

Naruto got to his feet once more and was tempted to absorb the warglaives back into himself. As he did, his bandage finally fell off, making people gasp. "Hey, Bloody King, don't you want to see just what you are dealing with?" The Red King turned around and looked into his eyes, only to widen his own. Naruto's eyes were gone, in their place were blue orbs of fire like light. "I am no ordinary mortal, and I will return."