It was Kiba that told Tayuya about the news. He came storming into Ino's hospital room where Tayuya was .
"Tayuya!! It's Sasuke he left the village!!"
" What?! "
"Sakura said she saw him leave last night with the sound four, he knocked her out !"
" what's the village doing about!? " she said standing from her chair in shock.
"There sending Naruto and the remaining Konoha nine to retrieve him, I need to know if your coming,"
" are they Crazy!! " she yelled, "THEY'RE SENDING A BUNCH A GENIN AND ONE CHUUNIN !! TO DEAL WITH JOUNIN LEVEL NINJA!? THEY'RE DOING THIS AGAIN!!?" she screamed.
" I don't get it either but we—! "
"NO," Tayuya said , softly cutting him off, "this village doesn't care about anyone, I'm not going to fight for it."
Kiba nodded understanding her, "I get it but I need to go help Naruto...so..." He let the sentence hang.
" So...? " Tayuya questioned.
"So wait for me, I'll keep my promise to you and take you somewhere better than here."
--
Naruto ran his hand through his hair three times in quick succession and fixed Sasuke in a stare that could have frozen the water below them. He snarled more than spoke.
"Sasuke! Get Back To Konoha,Now ."
"I could say the same about you, why are you here?"
" It's obvious, to take you back, there's no way I'm letting you go to Orochimaru, "
Sasuke smirked, "I'm tired of playing around in the leaf village, Go Home Naruto. "
Knuckles white from clenching his fist too hard, and teeth gritted from effort to remain calm , his still form exuded an animosity that was like acid - burning, slicing, potent. His face was red with suppressed rage, he swung and mentally snapped.
Straddling Sasuke and hitting with a left and right hook, somehow things felt different from when they fought before, Sasuke had a strange menacing confidence to him,unlike his insecure attempts at the hospital with Sakura,Now it seemed like Sasuke was sure he could take Naruto,or maybe,that he didn't have to.
Sasuke smirked and spit blood at Naruto before shoving his leg to Naruto's stomach.
The blonde free fell from the statue , Sasuke falling above him with his hands poised for a signature jutsu.
"Fire Style : Dragon Ball Jutsu!"
——_——
Neji had decided to go after Kidomaru,leaving Shikamaru and Kiba to deal with Sakon.
Kiba was angry, not thinking straight at all, he rushed at Sakon,his claws extended aiming for Sakon's throat, it grazed him slightly before Sakon jumped away.
He held his throat with a smirk, the Inuzuka boy fought differently from the other leaf genin,before he could tell all of them wanted to avoid killing , they were trying to apprehend or seriously maime at best, but the Inuzuka seemed to be going straight for the kill,he was rash and sloppy. That would be his downfall.
Kiba rushed at him again,his leg raised to deliver an axe kick to Sakon only for the sound Ninja to push it out of the way and back away.
Kiba,tired of missing ,fused with Akamaru .
"Fang over Fang!"
The dog and his boy twisted like tornados and crashed into Sakon,this time they didn't miss.
When the dust cleared Kiba was breathing heavily and Shikamaru approached him.
"Maybe next time don't rush in without a plan," he said irritated .
"I had a plan, don't stop till he's dead,"
" Oh,is that what you think? We're dead? " a laugh came from the direction of the dust and Shikamaru cringed at the sight.
"They...They multiplied!?"
" allow me to introduce my brother Ukon, " he smiled sadistically.
Kiba growled in anger,disregarding Shikamaru as he and Akamaru attacked them from the sides.
Kiba was sure they'd grind them to a pulp with this but Sakon grabbed Akamaru while Ukon grabbed Kiba.
They pushed against each other for a while before Ukon kicked Kiba in the Stomach.
"Face it kid you're way over your head with this one, Go . Home."
Kiba growled and got ready to go again when Shikamaru held him back.
"We NEED a Plan!"
" Fine! I'm listening. "
"I need you and Akamaru to distract him while I try to shadow possess one of them," he whispered.
" and what about the other one? "
"One step at time. For now keep them separated!" He said sharply.
Kiba charged at Sakon, While Akamaru who was transformed as Kiba went after Ukon.
Kiba engaged in taijutsu with Sakon ,he wasn't that good at taijutsu but training with Ino who pretty good at it kept him on his toes.
Kiba kicked at him ,his leg merely grazing Sakon's chin before sending him a hard punch which connected with Sakon's cheek sending Sakon flying backwards.
———--—————
Back to Naruto
The boys traded blows as they fell down from mid-air, but the Uchiha got the advantage of knocking Naruto into several metres of water below . The Uzumaki became disoriented ,water from that high was like hitting concrete. Sasuke saw his opportunity. He ran over and started to pummel the boy from the outside.
"We were never friends! Barely teammates! So why are you getting in my way?!!" Sasuke yelled as he readied another punch.
Suddenly, he heard, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Suddenly, multiple forms of Naruto flew out of the blankets and kicked Sasuke back, causing the Uchiha to roll across the water surface. As he got to his feet, he was surrounded by a crowd of Naruto's shadow clones. He watched as several of them at a time charged at him.
Sasuke took out clone after clone with his taijutsu. Suddenly, he gasped as multiple clones suddenly rushed him from all angles.
"NA-RU-TO!"
Sasuke grunted as all Naruto clones kicked him into the air. He widened his eyes to see the real Naruto and a clone come down, attempting to kick him towards the rooftop.
"UZUMAKI BARRAGE!"
Sasuke growled as he grabbed the ankles of both and flung them to the ground. The clone smashed into the solid surface, poofing into smoke as several clones caught the real Naruto. As they all looked up, they saw Sasuke with a handsign and inhaling.
"Fire-style! Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Sasuke yelled as he blew out a huge flame.
They all watched as the flames came towards them, almost to tired to move. The worst part was that Sasuke's words were getting to Naruto.
Why did he care if Sasuke left? Didn't he agree with himself that if people didn't care about him he wouldn't care either?
'aren't I also a hypocrite?' He thought.
Just a few days ago he was giving up on the leaf Village,so...what changed.
The flame quenched its thirst as all the clones had exploded into smoke, causing a huge smokescreen, blinding Sasuke. he coughed and gagged as the black smoke blinded him. The Uchiha waved all of nearby smoke out of the way as he looked around with blinded eyes. He regretted using the fire jutsu on someone like Naruto,you could never really tell when he was dead. He tried to find Naruto. Soon enough, he saw the only Naruto burned to a crisp but alive. His skin and clothing were all burned and singed badly . Sasuke didn't buy a second of it.
Suddenly, Naruto poofed into smoke, As he expected! It was a clone. Sasuke suddenly heard footsteps running towards him from behind. He turned around to see Naruto charging at him with a weird ball of chakra in his hand.
"SAAAASSSUUKEEEEEEE!" Naruto roared as he came closer.
Sasuke saw nothing more than pure rage in Naruto's eyes. The desire to kill, the want to cause others pain; the same look he had. He gritted his teeth as he tried to evade, but the blond-haired ninja was too quick this time and began to strike him with the new attack.
"RASENGAN!" Naruto shouted.
He had his answer. The answer was that he was being stupid, he didn't care about the leaf village,just like the village didn't care about him.
No one is TAKING Sasuke away from the village Sasuke is LEAVING , of his own free will. He was by law a rogue ninja,he should die,so...why was the village trying to keep him?
Naruto's rasengan dissolved just before Sasuke's face and the Uchiha stared in shock,his menacing confidence gone.
There was something in Naruto's eyes,way worst than his own. It was scary.
"Tell me Sasuke..." Naruto heaved in front of him, " why are you leaving,is killing your brother really that important to you? "
Sasuke jumped away from Naruto just to be safe.
"Short answer , Yes. It is,"
" Why? "
"Why are asking all these questions,aren't you trying to drag me back?"
" I'm trying to understand you,that's all I've ever wanted to do Sasuke ,Understand. " Naruto's voice tired,his shoulders dragging like he's given up.
"Honestly I think it would have led to this anyway,vengeance or not," Sasuke shrugged, "have you seen that village! The new Hokage sent literal genin to deal with jounin ninja knowing they're all affiliated with Orochimaru! "
"They're were no available Jounin," Naruto countered weakly.
" what an excuse! Kakashi knows over a thousand Justus and in the year that we've been under him,how much has he taught us?"
Naruto blinked.
"Lets not forget privileges of big clans compared to civilian clans."
" What? " the last thing Naruto expected Sasuke to call himself was privileged.
"Kids with special kekkie genkei get special treatment,more attention from teachers and senseis', we can do no wrong," Sasuke smirked.
"That's not true!"
" it isn't? Is that why they want you apprehend and not kill me a literal rogue ninja where law states you must kill on sight"
He laughed, "I could kill everyone of those genin and they'd still let me off the hook with a slap on the risk!"
" you know why! " Sasuke yelled, "because they'd do anything to be able to stay on top of other villages,make sure they know that Konoha has five of the most powerful clans in their ranks plus a jinchuuriki,"
Naruto froze, how did Sasuke know about that.
"You think I wouldn't realize? All those strange displays of power and ominous chakra? I'm not stupid Naruto!"
There was tense silence between before Naruto rubbed his nose and laughed,Sasuke's right!
"You should leave. Kakashi is on his way,"
" What? "
"I won't chase after you Sasuke, I don't care what you do from here,so leave."
" you won't follow me? "
"No,"
Sasuke cautiously turned to leave when Naruto called back after him.
"Hey! Just because I'm not following you doesn't mean we won't meet again,"
" is that so Naruto? "
"It is and if it happens to be in bad terms and you get in my way...then, I won't hesitate to kill you."
Sasuke smirked, "well I've said this before; you can try."
And with that he was gone .
—————--—————
Back to Kiba
Ukon kicked Akamaru away from him sending the dog flying back.
"Sakon! Get over here their plan is to separate us !!"
The brother's eyes widened in realization and he glared at Kiba.
He took the offensive against Kiba, causing the boy to dodge and retreat.
The brothers joined back together,Ukon merely becoming a head on Sakon's shoulder.
"Th-they conjoined!?" Kiba cringed.
" That's better for us,it's easier to possess them if they have one body, " Shikamaru whispered.
The brothers bit their thumb and slammed it to the floor.
"Summoning Jutsu! Rashamon! "
A large iron guard door with a strange face appeared.
Shikamaru looked towards Kiba, "can you destroy it?"
" who cares if I can!? I will! "
He and Akamaru jumped and twisted their bodies into tornadoes.
"Fang Over Fang!!"
They crashed into the summons causing it to dent before poofing away in smoke.
The brothers seemed shocked that Kiba managed this.
Kiba heaved heavily,not he used his ultimate he would definitely be able to kill one of them.
The only problem is that he would not have anymore chakra as he was already low, this one move could make or break him!
"I'll never give up!cuz that's my nindo,my ninja way!"
That was definitely Naruto's voice ,Kiba didn't know why,but he always heard Naruto's voice in his times of need, Naruto wouldn't give up, even if his life's on the line,he always does what's right!
It was an amazing feeling, when kiba knew his life was less important and his courage was in need. He felt his fears flow out and a warrior broke free inside him. It felt like he could do anything, unstoppable, fearless; death, pain, torture couldn't hold him back...
"Come on Akamaru,one more time..."
The two merged into a large two headed wolf.
"Dynamic Rotation!!"
They crashed into the two brothers causing the earth to rise and sound of bones cracking could be heard.
Kiba and Akamaru re-transformed to see Ukon lying on the floor separate from Sakon , completely crushed.
Sakon tried shakily to get on his feet but he was paralyzed.
"Shadow possession complete!" Shikamaru smirked.
Kiba limped towards Sakon,looking down at him with a stern glare, "who's in over their head now?"
Sakon hung his head, "I lost...pity,I wasn't strong enough."
Kiba flexed his sharpened claws, "if you behave I'll make it quick."
" Hm...thank you, "
With that Kiba sunk his claws into Sakon's throat,killing him.
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Naruto wakes up faster than a cat in ice-water, Drowsiness get's folks dead, fast. Only the paranoid survive. He fell asleep on a chair that was way to hard for comfort.
Looking around,he realized he was in Ino's hospital room. It's been three days since the fight with Sasuke,five since Tsunade healed her,yet Ino still hasn't woken up.
Kiba was recovering from Chakra exhaustion after his fight with Sakon and Tayuya stayed by his side.
As he reached into the medicine cabinet to get himself some ibuprofen,
Jiraiya spoke aloud, "You know you should get some proper rest,"
"Thanks but I'm fine," Naruto muttered thankfully.
"The least I can do for my little travel buddy," Jiraiya grinned from ear to ear before turning serious.
Hearing the words 'Travel Buddy,' made Naruto uneasy.
After the fight with Sasuke, Jiraiya had decided that he would be taking Naruto on a three year training trip around the land of fire.
At first being trained by a legendary Sannin seemed amazing but the thing was that Jiraiya was loyal to the leaf village. Naruto's loyalty to the leaf village started slipping the minute Ino ended up in this hospital and it was now completely gone after his fight with Sasuke.
Naruto didn't know how much longer be would remain a ninja of the leaf village.
"Can I ask why you were here?"
"Looking for a little peace and quiet, visiting Ino" Naruto said. "Mull things over in my head."
Naruto blinked. 'Mull? Since when in the hell have I used that word?'
Jiraiya looked particularly baffled, "you mean the blonde girl, in the bed." He asked looking over Ino.
His eyes showed the kind of gentle concern, "this the one you wanted Tsunade to save?"
" Yeah,why? "
Jiraiya shrugged, "how come she hasn't woken up yet?"
" Tsunade says she needs more time, "
Jiraiya's eyebrows creased and he frowned while looking at Ino.
"Hey why are asking these questions?! What's wrong?" Naruto asked nervously .
"It's nothing she just has a familiar face that's all,she doesn't happen to live near the woods does she?"
" the woods? No, why? "
"You sure? not even when she was younger,"
" What? No! "
"But she's the same age as you right, her eyes are blue?? "
Jiraiya's questions came out hurried and anxious making Naruto uneasy.
"I'm sure!" Then he stopped to think, " I guess we did camp out in the forest together with Kiba when we were in the academy. "
That memory was embarrassing, Ino had wandered off while they were sleeping and he and Kiba found her naked and covered in soot the next morning.
Jiraiya seemed to calm down, "is that so? I must've spotted her that time then,"
" we were like four, how do remember that, "
"Ninjas' never forget,"
Naruto glanced up at him with a disbelieving expression on his face before sticking his tongue out at him. Jiraiya's eye twitched.
"Come on kid, we're eating out."
...
It's scary how Naruto's first instinct when hearing 'eating out' was to go to Ichiraku Ramen,but when he arrived in all his haste he was met with rubble and dust. He forgot. The Ramen stan, Teuchi and Ayame-San had been destroyed in the invasion. Naruto stood staring, unable to move until Jiraiya places a hand on his shoulder and guided him to nearby lolli stand.
They split a blue one in half and sat silently on a bench until Naruto was ready to speak.
"Hey…Ero-sennin…can I ask you something?"
Naruto took notice when Jiraiya stopped mid-bite through his lolli as a curious look grazed his face at Naruto's seriousness for his preluding subject. "Go ahead," he answered.
"How do you determine what is right and what is wrong?" Naruto asked quietly and prayed for the wisdom he seeked from the wizened toad sage.
Jiraiya looked at him as though he was stupid, "Well when someone does something that negatively affects another person that is—."
"Let me rephrase that," Naruto interjected having not said his question right. "How do you determine…not really guilt and innocence…more like…?"
"Justice and betrayal?" Jiraiya asked unsurely trying to help the dilemma.
"Yeah!" Naruto yelled with a hint of thankfulness and relief.
Jiraiya looked up to the sky while scratching the bridge of his nose in quiet contemplation before replying with the utmost seriousness, "I honestly don't know Naruto. It's a question that has induced quandary to the masses since the dawning of time. What one man calls justice another may call betrayal. What one man calls betrayal another may call justice."
"Not helping…" Naruto sighed out of aggravation. "This has been bothering me for a while now…I'm trying to find the answer myself, but everything I come up with…I don't know…"
"Give me a 'for instance'," Jiraiya asked with an unusual amount of interest.
Naruto smiled at his understanding tone, "I made an acquaintance in the land of wave named Haku. He told me his story about his past and why he came around to protecting an enemy ninja that he was sided with…and I understood why he sided with that ninja…I understood his justice…even though I wanted to kill him for having nearly killed Sasuke…I couldn't deem him treacherous or villainous…"
"Continue," Jiraiya provoked.
"Not too long after that I met Gaara. He was a merciless killing machine. He could kill in the most barbaric ways imaginable with his power. I watched as he did all but dismember Lee without even flinching…and yet…when he told me his story…once again I found myself understanding of his sense of justice…I couldn't find it in myself to call him a bad guy.
"Let it all out," Jiraiya pushed him onward.
"And then Sasuke…" Naruto choked up a bit. "He betrayed this village for power…and yet when he told me why he was doing it…I could understand his reasoning…It didn't seem like betrayal in my opinion but…"
"You lost focus on what was driving you to bring him back and it worked against you," Jiraiya stated to which Naruto ashamedly nodded. "I know how that feels, kid. More than you could ever imagine.
Naruto would've mentioned Tayuya, the girl he only knew for a few months but felt like a sister to him, but he doubted Jiraiya could handle it.
A quiet silence waved the conversation away as a cool breeze pressed against them from the east blowing some of the tension off.
"Listen closely to me, Naruto," Jiraiya calmly answered, "I cannot tell you what is justice and what is betrayal. That is something that you have to learn for yourself. What I will tell you is that everyone has a story, a perspective, an ideal, a dream, and a heart. They are the things that mold a young boy into the man he will become. So you should be careful in where you place your trust."
Naruto nodded graciously before asking, "What if…where you place your trust leads you down a harsh road…?"
"No matter how harsh the road, if you are putting your trust in what you believe then you will have nothing to regret," Jiraiya grinned as a light bulb seemed to go off in his head. "That's it! Once again a conversation with you has struck gold for my next Icha Icha novel. God bless you boy!"
Naruto smiled happily for the first time since this whole episode of contemplation and confusion started. Finally, thankfully, he had come to a satisfactory conclusion to his problem. "Thanks for the advice, Ero-sennin."
Naruto and Jiraiya walked the serene path down to his apartment after their long talk . He had hoped that he would be able to try out some of the different sealing techniques he had learned from a book. The shadow clones he had reading books had finished not too long after the end of his conversation and poofed out of existence leaving Naruto with a massive headache and a new variety of techniques to try out. However fate seemed to have a different path set in stone for him.
As these thoughts drifted in and out of his head he made his way up the stairs to his apartment once again. A sudden chill crawled down his spine as a sudden breeze bristled by him. Upon opening the door to his apartment, Jiraiya pushed passed him and stormed through the house like a hooligan.
"What the?! Ero-sennin?!" Naruto yelled.
The pervy toad sage was now lying on his couch mumbling to himself in a stupor about his latest escapades that would help in bringing about the sequel in his Icha Icha Series.
"Oy hey Naruto! since I treated you so well today, Bring me your finest sake! You'll never believe what happened to me." Jiraiya slurred. For some strange reason his stupidity seemed to make him forget the fact that there was no way that Naruto would even get a hold of a bottle of sake. But then again…It was the pervy sage speaking…
"And she was like, 'I'm gonna kill you' and she brought me close to her chest and hugged me. I was so taken by her compassion that all the air left my body," Jiraiya laughed heartily at recounting the tale. Naruto just sat their looking at him dumbly.
"…Ero-sennin…I think she was probably strangling you…" Naruto commented at the sage's moment of mental retardation.
Jiraiya looked at Naruto for a second before he started laughing heartily. "Of course! Genius Naruto! That's the exact kind of eroticism I need in my book at the moment." He yipped happily as he took out a pocket notebook to write down this new idea. "I knew you wouldn't let me down. Our training trip is going to be a blast. I'll show you all the arts of seduction and—"
Jiraiya continued his ramblings as a guilty look began adorning Naruto's features.
"Hey…Jiraiya…I was wondering…can we hold off on the training trip for a little while longer?" Naruto asked cautiously.
Jiraiya seemed to sober up fairly quickly from the question (or maybe he was never actually drunk at all), "Why not?" He asked curiously. "Is there something you're worried about?"
"Well a lot's been going on," Naruto said quietly as he tried to find the words that could properly express his emotions. "I just need some time to think about everything…"
"And you can't do this during the trip?" Jiraiya inquired.
Naruto didn't really have an answer to that question that wouldn't get him into hot water, so instead decided on a half-truth, "Well I promised somebody that I'd train with her for a little while and—"
"With Her?" Jiraiya grinned wide like a Cheshire cat. "Well why didn't you say so sooner?! Who's the girl? When are you getting married? Have you done the dirty yet? When's the baby due?"
All these questions were coming straight from out of nowhere and each one was a little more embarrassing than the next…though he couldn't say for sure he knew what 'doing the dirty' was yet, it had to be embarassing if it came from Ero-sennin's mouth.
"Alright Ero-sennin, shut up," Naruto said with aggravation, "It's not even like that, we're just friends with lazy or in your case pervy teachers and thought we'd do a little training to get stronger!"
Jiraiya just nodded in a way that told Naruto that he was still thinking something perverted. "Okay if you say so, anyway I gotta go. I don't even know how I got here!" He laughed.
Naruto sweatdropped, "With any luck hopefully you'll have completely forgotten this crap by morning.
"Bah, that crap about not remembering stuff after being drunk is crap. Don't let somebody preach you that stuff," Jiraiya slurred happily.
"Whatever you say, Ero-sennin," Naruto sighed as he watched him walk out the door. "Whatever you say…"
The day had been a taxing one filled with lots of things to think about, and as Naruto lay on his bed he let all the ordeals of the day wash over him. Checked on Ino in the hospital, discussed worldly views of the village, and had a conversation with a drunken Jiraiya…all in all a pretty productive day.
With those thoughts crossing his mind his eyes swayed shut as the sandman (not Gaara) slowly ushered him into a deep sleep…
From outside Naruto's apartment, Jiraiya watched the boy carefully while making every observation possible about Naruto's demeanor.
"I think you take me for granted, kid," Jiraiya sighed. "I don't know what would make you want to cancel your own training trip, but I will make sure to find out."
With that said, Jiraiya left the young blonde to pleasant dreams.
back to Naruto's room_
Naruto didn't sleep long before he felt someone entering his room from the window, he jumped awake,grabbing a kunai from under his pillow only to sigh with relief when he saw Tayuya and Kiba climbing through.
"Guys! What are you doing here!?"
He noticed the bag Kiba had on his back and frowned.
"What's going on?"
" I know we all promised to stick together, but we really can't stay here anymore, " Kiba spoke.
"Your leaving! The two of you!? Together?"
" we thought you deserved a goodbye at least, " Tayuya said.
"Yeah an explanation would be good too," he yelled.
"Honest to god, it's because your village is such a shithole, not as big a shithole as my shithole, but a shithole none the less." Tayuya spat.
"Why do you say that?" Naruto asked even though he knew the answer,Sasuke had told him and he had seen it for himself.
Tayuya paused incredulously at the question and looked Naruto straight in the eyes. Her eyes were empty of any life they may have once held, void of all emotion. This look she was giving was nothing but the honest truth. A bitter smile slowly formed on her lips as she began speaking.
"like you don't already know. You aren't even allowed to leave this shithole unless you are on a mission. If you do you're automatically marked a traitor. Hell, I bet the only reason that shadow bastard was ordered to RETRIEVE Sasuke was because he's the last of his precious little clan. Normally your village would just have f*cking killed him on sight for such a betrayal.
Tayuya's words were replaying slowly inside Naruto's head. He couldn't think of any moment where a ninja had left the village outside of a mission. Nor did he have a proper rebuttal that could falsify Tayuya's opinions. What would have happened if he had brought back Sasuke? Would they have given him a slap on the wrist just like he said? Even after Neji ended up in the hospital and Chouji and Kiba himself were suffered?
"Also…this place is renowned for some of the most famous ninja, and yet they teach their students jack shit. Sharingan Kakashi probably knows over a thousand f*cking jutsus, and yet how many has he actually taught you?"
Hardly any…if any at all…even Sasuke had noticed this…was this why he left…? Sasuke's words were slowly resurfacing to his mind...
This Village is Setting us up for failure!
All of his thoughts…all of his fears…they were being reassured once again with each breath Tayuya took. More words were spoken, and not for the first time, Naruto began to realize something…
This village…is terrible!
"But what really f*cking pisses me off is your sense of justice," Tayuya drawled on and groaned utterly and her potty mouth.
"You assume as though every little thing you do is the right thing and then piss on other countries for having different beliefs. Seriously have you ever f*cking wondered how the great wars started? She asked.
"It began with a grudge between two countries and then two political leaders from those countries ended up arguing over their different outlooks. Then "boom," f*cking war breaks out leaving families separated and lives destroyed. All because the shit hit the fan between two long haired b*tches."
Naruto didn't really know what to say to that, but judging by the loneliness that reflected within Tayuya's eyes…he could tell that part of her own life story was hidden within her words. The room was silent for quite a while. Even Kiba didn't really seem to know what to say to any of the things being said.
"Hasn't it ever bothered you how biased we are , Konoha is cocky to the point where we consider ourselves the greatest Nation yet we let that Sasuke shit happen,we let an invasion happen right under noses TWICE!" Kiba interjected angrily.
"Tch." Tayuya rolled her eyes, "Is that what they taught you in your f*cking academy? How great you are? Big f*cking deal! So you've won all the wars you've ever been in and captured the greatest demon in the whole fucking land. I'll admit you've got a pretty tight army of elite ninjas with bloodlines and shit, but the truth is it's made you arrogant and cocky. The whole f*cking world is just begging to see Konoha get blown to hell after their cockiness makes them bite off a little more than they can chew."
"I mean seriously, come on, why the hell do you think the Sand betrayed their alliance with the Leaf in the first place." She asked sarcastically. "You're too f*cking arrogant for your own good. Thinking you're above everyone else. Thinking you can just sadistically do whatever the f*ck you want to get what you want. Like gods or some shit...It just f*cking sickens me…"
"You're right..." Naruto spoke , "the village isn't perfect but neither is the world , those other villages do the exact same things Konoha does,"
" Which is why I'm leaving! " Kiba exclaimed, "it's our goal remember; To Change The World! I can't do anything for the world if I'm trapped behind these walls,I have to go out and actually see what needs fixing! "
Tayuya scoffed beside him, "the way I see it,I don't owe the world anything,I'm just going with him because he promised anywhere is better than here."
" there's something I need to tell you guys..." Naruto said softly.
"What?"
" I let him go... "
"What?"
" during my fight with Sasuke,I let him go, "
"WHAT!?"
" You heard me! "
"But Why The Hell Would You Do That!!" Kiba yelled.
" because he said some things , he said the same things that You guys just said, and it got me thinking; Why do I have to go that far for him? Why do I have to go that far for this village? "
Kiba squirmed, "I guess I understand then."
Tayuya scoffed, "so what are you going to do when we leave?"
" I'm coming with you, "
"What!?" Kiba exclaimed .
"Aren't you tired of yelling?!" Tayuya snapped.
"I also want to change the world but to change it I need to see it,"
" what about your dream to be hokage?
"I only wanted that because I thought I needed to be hokage in order to change the world but I dont,in fact I can't, so I'm gonna live doing the things I want to do,"
" what do you wanna do? " Kiba asked.
Naruto smiled, "I wanna change the world, I wanna go to beach and see an actual dolphin,I wanna try new kinds of ramen and learn techniques from all over the world. I wanna live. "
"What about Ino?" Tayuya spoke, " should we wait for her then?"
"Ino Stays!" Naruto says quickly.
" What? Why? she'll wake up soon! "
"Ino's not like the three of us, she has a family that, unlike Kiba's, coddled and spoiled her, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth! She'll never survive outside of Konoha! " Naruto exclaimed.
"Then what do we do about the future without her help?"
" We'll figure it out. "
Tayuya scoffed,she didn't bother fighting Naruto because she knew the moment Ino woke up she would find them and Naruto would be very,very,sorry.