Chapter 3

After having breakfast and a shower, Karin and Naruto are going to see the Hokage, Sasuke walked up to the pair, a smug grin on his face.

"Hello Dobe, did Sakura tell you about us?"

"No." Naruto said with no emotion in his eyes, Sasuke lost his smile.

Karin sighed before leaning into Naruto and kissing him quickly on the cheek.

"Let's go, Naruto-kun, the sooner we get this done, the sooner we can..."

Karin whispers something in the blonde's left ear, his azure orbs widen in surprise and he blushed.

Naruto scoops Karin up in his arms and vanished in a flash.

They arrived at Tsunade's office, Naruto asked to speak to the Hokage, Shizune smiled and permits him entry in to the office.

"Hello Hokage-Sama, I am here to ask you a favor."

Tsunade looks up from the form that she was signing, smiling at her favorite blonde.

"Naruto, what's up?" Tsunade asked.

"Hokage-Sama, I am here to ask if I can be removed from Team 7?"

Tsunade's smile disappeared in an instant.

"S-say that again please, Naruto."

"I would like to be removed from Team Kakashi, Lady Tsunade." Naruto replied in a dark tone that Tsunade found to be alien to the blonde woman.

"Why would you want that Naruto? I thought that Sakura and Sasuke were your friends?" Tsunade said.

Naruto chuckles dryly.

"Lady Tsunade, Sasuke is a traitor of Konoha and all that this village stands for and I refuse to be associated with such filth." Naruto spat the words out as if they were something bitter that he had eaten.

"And Sakura?" Tsunade wonders.

Naruto narrowing his eyes at the mention of the pinkette's name.

"With all due respect Hokage-Sama, Sakura is a weak, shallow Kunoichi who disgraces the other female ninja of this village whenever she takes a mission. She also tarnishes your reputation since you are her Master. "

"Naruto, what's happened to you?" Tsunade asked.

"I opened my eyes, I know now that Sakura only saw me as a means to an end and Sasuke only sees me as an obstacle, so I want to rid myself of these petty attachments to two people who detest me." Naruto replied.

"Fine, I will allow you to leave Team 7, but only if you can beat Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi in a three on one fight." said Tsunade.

"Oh, I just love the way you think, Hokage-Sama. " Naruto said with a strangely sadistic grin on his face.

"Naruto, come to Training Ground 1 at 2 o'clock today." the blonde woman said. Naruto nods, the sick smile never leaves his face.

Naruto arrived at training ground 1 at 1:30 dressed in all black with his new sword strapped on his back, he removed his shirt and put on his red vest, soon Karin arrived, she smiled as she eyed her boyfriend. Soon everyone in the village began arriving to see this fight, Sakura, Ino,Hinata, and Tenten had been the first of those who knew Naruto to arrive, Sakura shot a cold glare at Karin, who is hugging the blonde, idly making circles on his chest under his vest with a finger before leaning up to kiss him lightly on the right cheek for luck.

"My offer from earlier still stands." Karin says before heading over to her seat as both Councils arrived and were seated, then Tsunade, Might Guy, Kakashi, and Sasuke arrived, and Sakura left her seat to join Sasuke and Kakashi.

"I welcome you all here to witness this bout, this will be to the fate of Team 7, should Naruto Uzumaki win the bout he will be allowed to leave Team 7 permanently and should he lose, then he'll remain. These are the terms agreed to by all participants, furthermore, there will be no limit to what kinds of techniques can be used, but killing is forbidden. I expect an exciting bout, good luck to you all." Tsunade said before returning to her seat.

"You're really an idiot, you know that, Dobe. There's no way that you can be the three of us by yourself." Sasuke says as several of his fangirls cheered for him.

"I just might surprise you, Uchiha." Naruto said in an eerily calm voice.

"Begin." Might Guy said.

"Fire style: Fox Cannon!" Naruto shouts as he fires a condensed beam of chakra from two of his fingers, the trio quickly evaded the attack.

"I've never seen that attack before!" Sasuke and Kakashi shout in unison.

The three of them all surrounded the blonde and waited for the dust and smoke to clear, when it did, Naruto was standing there shirtless while holding a sword.

Ino, Tsume, Karin, Tenten, Ayame, Yugao, Hinata, Hana and many other women and girls began drooling and looking at Naruto with hearts in their eyes.

Naruto flashed through a series of hand signs with his eyes closed.

"Lightning Style: Summer Thunder Blade."

Naruto's katana became electrified with lightning, Tenten as well as many others were greatly impressed at this.

"So, you've learned some new jutsus, you're still a-." Sasuke said, but was cut off when Naruto flash stepped and slashed his abdomen with the electrified blade.

"You talk too much." Naruto said as Sasuke screamed in agony before passing out from the pain.

"S-Sasuke!" Sakura shouts.

The crowd gasped at this, all of Sasuke's fangirls and the Civilian Council all glare at Naruto.

"How could you Naruto!?" Sakura screamed, tears in her jade eyes.

"Tch, you're not much of a medic are you?" Naruto said harshly, catching the pinkette by surprise.

"W-what do you mean?"

Naruto turned to Karin, a smile on his face.

"Karin, could you come and check his vitals?" Naruto asks his favorite girl.

"Sure babe." Karin says before getting up and walking over to the downed boy, Karin did a diagnostic jutsu, finding no internal or external damage.

"He's fine, no injuries, internal or external. He's just knocked out." said the redhead before returning to her seat, giving Naruto a flirty wink as she walked away.

"Well Sakura?" Naruto asked.

"I-I Forfeit." she says shaking in her sandals.

Having taken care of Sasuke and Sakura quitting, Naruto eyes his final opponent, his former Sensei.

"I'll admit Naruto, that I shouldn't have caved under the Civilian Council's pressure and for that I am truly sorry."

Naruto says nothing, he just leaps away while going through hand signs

Snake, Ram, Rat, Tiger.

"Lava Style: Molten Sphere."

Naruto lifted his right hand above his head, a large ball of what looked to be lava formed above the blonde's head. Kakashi was shocked, as was everyone.

"Whose the Dead Last now?" Naruto asks before hurling the giant sphere at Kakashi, who was too shocked to move. Closing his eyes, the Copy Ninja readily accepted his fate, but then- he felt something, but it wasn't the searing heat of that boiling ball of chakra hitting him and cooking him alive. No, what Kakashi was sudden and intense pain in his groin as Naruto had flash stepped in front of the silver haired Jonin and kneed him twice in his balls before picking him up and delivering four consecutive powerbombs (Powerbomb Symphony, Wardlow Finishing Move, AEW Wrestler) with the final one being a powerbomb toss at the feet of Danzo Shimura of the Civilian Council.

"Your winner, the youthfully exuberant, Naruto Uzumaki!" Might Guy shouts with a fist pump and his nice guy pose.

Tsunade came down from her seat and joins Naruto and Guy on the battlefield.

"Well done Naruto, you were splendid." Tsunade complimented.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama." Naruto says with a respectful bow.

"Now as per the agreement, you are free to leave team Kakashi and go wherever you please."

"Lady Tsunade, myself and Karin would like to have our own team, just the two of us." Naruto says.

"What!?" Danzo and Sakura shout at the same time.

Naruto turns to Sakura first,

"For as long as I can remember I've always been considered a nobody here in Konoha, and I was fine with that, but in the biggest moments when they counted the most and your prized Uchiha couldn't get the job done, I was the one that completed the mission. Not to brag mind you, and still all I wanted from you Sakura was the tiniest bit of acknowledgement and affection but you refused. But now when I think about it, I'm happy that you and every other girl in Konoha rejected me, save for Hinata and now Karin Uzumaki of the Uzumaki Clan, just as I am."

Sakura was confused.

"Why would my rejections make you happy?" Sakura asks the blonde.

Naruto raises his arms and Hinata, Karin, and surprisingly Tsunade and Tsume all walked over to Naruto and crowded around him, Karin and Hinata each kissing him on the cheek.

"I can focus my aspirations on rebuilding the Uzumaki and Namikaze Clans as I am now the Head of each and I killed my feelings for you so my mind would be clear pf distractions, goodbye Sakura Haruno, I won't say that it was nice knowing you because honestly...it wasn't."