A/N: Ok!!!!!! Here's the next chapter!!!!!! Thanks to those who
reviewed my fic!!!!! Luv yah all!!!!!! Mwah!!!!! Naruto is sooooo
strange and CHANGED. He has a very different aura around him and he
kept scaring his friends by just showing up without popping
sounds...hmm...can anyone sense Zetsu? Please review!!!!!!!!
And to those asking why the Hokage is not Tsunade, um just ride along with my story because I'm not really following the real story plot here ok? mwah!!!!!!
"" for dialogs and '' for thoughts ok?
Disclaimer: usual...
As the footsteps fade away, Naruto faced the Jounins in front of him without a trace of emotion.
"Is there something wrong, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked. He was one of the few Jounins who stayed inside the room with the Anbu brigade.
"Naruto-kun, I know that you realized the degree of difficulty and danger of this mission so we would like to ask you to demonstrate how to get a Madougu to the Chuunins." Hokage-sama said. A shrill silence filled the room.
"NANI?!" Gai-san reacted. "But you can't be serious, Hokage-sama. He's too..." Anko-san added but Hokage-sama cut her off.
"He's too what, Anko-san? He may have a reputation as one of those who are behind everybody else but there's a great change and development that occurred in four years." Hokage-sama told them.
"But it's too dangerous. Are you trying to tell us that he's going off alone, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi complained.
"What is your say in this, Naruto-kun?" Hokage-sama asked the silent boy. He was just sitting there, listening to them talking. Naruto just gave him a shrug. "Anything you say, Hokage-sama." Naruto told him.
"But this is too advance for him. This is supposed to be a Jounin's job." Ibiki-san complained. "I think Naruto is fit to do the job coz he knows what exactly he's facing. he has experience and knowledge to complete this mission." Hokage-sama told them.
"Ok, let's say he's capable but Hokage-sama, he's just a boy. What could he possibly do? Kami-sama knows he's frail—"Anko-san said but she was cut off by a loud bang. They turned towards Naruto and were utterly surprised. The tables aligned to the right from Naruto were gone. They all flew towards the wall, crushed like crumpled origami. With his sleeves rolled up to his arms, a familiar arm band was visible in his right arm.
"Kami-sama, that's—"Anko-sama started. "Fujin." Hokage-sama breathed. Naruto's face was emotionless and dark. "You know that I hate people looking down on my abilities." Naruto said, his eyes were piercing.
An eerie wind of silence filled the room. Everyone was too shocked to react.
"Naruto-kun! You're awesome!!!!" Jiraiya-sama suddenly appeared from nowhere. "Jiraiya-sama!!!!" Naruto's face finally lightened up when he saw the man. Even the 3rd Hokage was surprised that he appeared. It was four years since he disappeared again after teaching Naruto.
"Wow, nice arm band." He told Naruto. The boy smiled and looked at Fujin. It was passed down to him by Fuuko-sama and Raiha-sama. "Oh this? I nearly died getting this, sensei." Naruto told him. "Ah...so you better treasure it." Jiraiya told him.
"Hao!!!!!" Jiraiya turned to Hokage-sama. "Where did you came from, Jiraiya. I've been trying to locate you for the last four years." Hokage- sama told him. "Yeah yeah!!!!!!! I've been around." Jiraiya told him. " What's the commotion all about?" he asked while taking a good look at everyone. "We are talking about a top secret mission that Uzumaki Naruto must accomplish." Anko-sama bowed to him and said.
"Ooh, top secret mission! Can I come?" Jiraiya asked. "No you can't." Both Naruto and Hokage-sama said at the same time. Everybody started at them. "Naze?!" Jiraiya complained. "It's too dangerous." Hokage-sama told him. "You're just going to fool around." Naruto told him. "Hey, weren't you the author of "Come Come Paradise" ?" Ibiki-san asked. Jiraiya-sama just gave them a hearty laugh.
"Come on! I want some exercise! And I want to catch up with Naruto-kun here." Jiraiya told them. Hokage-sama sighed and turned to face Naruto. " Are you ok with this?" he asked the boy. Naruto looked uncertain. ' But this guy is a pervert!' Naruto's head protested. "Come on Naruto-kun!!! We need to have some time to recollect." Jiraiya said and winked at him. Naruto sighed in resignation.
"Hai, hai!!!" Naruto said. "Yes!" Jiraiya cheered like a boy who got his very first head protector. "What Madougu will they recover?" Kakashi asked Anko-san. "I don't know..." the kunoichi replied and scanned her notes.
"I say we get the Taishaku Kaiten." Naruto said. Anko-san's jaw dropped. " Are you serious?" she asked while scanning her notes about Taishaku Kaiten. "It's one of the most powerful Madougu there is and if you give this job to a newbie, he'll be dead in no time. Joker is a very strong fighter. He's a heartless killer." Naruto told them. "Are you sure you can do this? You only have one week." Hokage-sama asked the two of them. Jiraiya and Naruto nodded in confirmation.
"Ei, I will sleep at your house tonight ok?" Jiraiya told him. "Is there something you can do about his Ecchi thoughts?" Naruto asked Hokage-sama. They all laughed at his question.
"You think Naruto-kun is ok?" Inou asked them as they walked away from the Main command building of Konoha. "The Jounins are probably frying him alive." Kiba said. They heard a gasped from Hinata. "You should be careful with how you talk to Naruto-kun now, Kiba." Lee told him while looking at Hinata. "You became all sensitive since he arrived, Hime-chan. It's not who you are." Neji told him. "Ano..." Hinata murmured. They saw Iruka-sensei walking towards the opposite direction.
"Iruka-sensei!!!!" Sakura yelled and waved towards Naruto's favorite teacher. Iruka-sensei turned to them and smiled.
"Ohayou!" he greeted. "Is Naruto-kun ok?" Sakura asked. Iruka-sensei's face saddened and hurriedly went to them. "I don't think so." Iruka-sensei said when he came nearer. "Naze?" Hinata asked worriedly. Her heartbeat took up pace. "If you want to see Naruto before he leaves, you better come with me." Iruka-sensei told them before he continued to walk towards Naruto's apartment.
"Nani?! He's leaving already?" Lee asked in surprise. "He and Jiraiya accepted a very important mission and are leaving Konoha as soon a possible." Iruka-sensei told them. Their walk turned into a brisk walk. " Why? Why is Naruto leaving so soon?" Hinata asked, trying her best not to cry.
"I can't tell you. It's official business. If you want to catch him before he leaves, you better hurry up." Iruka-sensei told them. "Where are we going?" Neji asked. "Naruto's apartment." Sasuke told him. They arrived at his apartment but it seems that there's no one inside. Kakashi-sensei and Gai-san suddenly appeared. "Are you here to say goodbye too?" Inou asked. Gai-san just nodded. When Iruka-sensei was about to knock, the door creaked open and a very strong, strange feeling enveloped them that it made them dropped to their knees. ' What is this demonic aura?' she asked in panic. ' Naruto-kun...'
"What's this?" Sasuke gasped while clutching his chest. A strange aura filled Naruto's apartment and it's scaring them. Sakura and Inou were already shaking in fear. Shikamaru and Kiba are sweating. "What evil is this?" Kakashi gasped.
An entity was walking towards the open door, staring intently at the people outside the doorstep.
"NARUTO-KUN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" they cried when they saw Naruto standing by the door looking at them worriedly. They did not feel or hear or see him come closer which was obscene. With a sigh, the eerie feeling disappeared. All of his visitors were panting hard.
"What the hell was that?" Sasuke gasped. "How did you end up there?" Sakura added. "We did not see you come." Shikamaru said in between pants. "You did not knock. I should've known that you were coming." Naruto told them. Jiraiya's head popped out from nowhere. "Hey! You're here!!" he cried with a smile on his face. The ambiance of the place changed so fast that they can't remember how it happened.
"Come in." Naruto said. His visitors cautiously entered the place as if something evil will suddenly come out from nowhere. "Don't worry, it's over." Naruto told them. They went to the living room while Naruto went to kitchen to give them something to drink. Neji scanned the room with his Byakugan and saw that everything was normal, well except of two big mountain packs.
"Where are you going?" Sakura asked when Naruto came back from the kitchen. "I know that you know." Naruto told them. "Where's Jiraiya?" Kakashi asked. The Sennin was nowhere to be found. "He's preparing for the journey." Naruto said. They took the sodas he offered and tried to calm themselves.
"What was that, Naruto? That eerie feeling like something invisible held you by the neck?" Sasuke confronted him. They all stared at the two and it was not forgotten that they were rivals in everything. "I don't have to tell you what that is." Naruto told him. "Is it some kind of a new technique that you've learned while you're in mission?" Lee asked eagerly. Naruto stayed silent.
"Why leaving to soon, Naruto-kun?" Hinata suddenly asked. Naruto's hard exterior melted down by just hearing her voice. "Hime-chan..." Naruto murmured. "We haven't talked yet. Why leave?" Hinata asked again. This time, she looked at him with teary eyes. "Gomen nasai, Hime-chan. I don't want to go but I have to." Naruto told her. His eyes were full of emotions right now. "But I don't want you to go." Hinata insisted. A loud ringing interrupted their discussion. "Sumimasen." Naruto said and went to attend to that matter. Jiraiya decided to show himself that very moment.
"Ei Naruto. Got everything packed." Jiraiya called. Naruto appeared in the living room again, talking to some kind of an advanced communicator. It was beetle-shaped. They listened to the conversation.
"You don't have to worry about me, Biscuit-chama." Naruto told the person on the other line. They can see that he's nervous. "Is he ok?" Shikamaru asked Kiba. Lee stared in awe at his gadget. They saw Naruto sweat-dropped as the speaker on the other line started shouting.
"DON'T BE DUMB AND HAUL YOUR ASS BACK HERE, NARUTO-KUN!!!!!! I'M NOT FINISH POLISHING THE THREE OF YOU YET!!!!!!!!!" the speaker screamed through the phone and it was obvious that it was a girl. Hinata just stared at Naruto who held the phone a foot away from his ears.
"But you said I can come home once I got out of the game!" Naruto yelled back. "YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR FOUR MONTHS AND THAT'S ENOUGH VACATION FOR YOU! IF YOU DON'T COME BACK, YOU'LL BE BEHIND!!!! "The speaker shot back. Now giggles can be heard inside Naruto's apartment. Sakura was chuckling hard while Inou was already crying. "Biscuit-chama, I'm done with the training. Didn't Hetero-jii-sama tell you that I've completed everything?" Naruto said. He sighed and took a deep breath. Their once noisy conversation became whispers.
"Ok, I gotta go. I have another mission to complete." Naruto said. With that, he turned the gadget off and placed it inside his pocket. "Wow, what's that Naruto-kun?" Lee asked. "Who's the girl? Why did you call her Biscuit-chama?" Hinata asked. Naruto sighed and took a soda. Kakashi-sensei scanned the living room and saw a framed picture of Naruto with four other people that he doesn't know. He took it and stared at the faces of the shinobi's companion who were Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldick, Leorio and Kurapika.
"Who are these people? New friends?" Kakashi-sensei asked Naruto while pointing at the picture. "They're my friends when I was in mission. We fought side by side." Naruto told him as he went to the kitchen. He was trying his best to ignore Hinata because if he didn't, he sure won't be able to go. Kakashi-sensei passed the picture to them to let them have a look. Jiraiya came into the living room with two mountain packs.
"Are you sure these are enough? All we have here inside are basic equipments, scrolls, first aid kits and clothes. Aren't we going to bring food or sleeping bags or something?" Jiraiya asked as he placed the mountain packs down. "Yes, we have everything we need." Naruto told him. He held his right hand up and a big red cloth swished out of his palm, shocking everybody. "Wow!!!!! That's that technique, Naruto-kun?" Shikamaru asked. Naruto looked at Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei and found out that they have their Sharingan on. "Don't try copying it. It's not Ninjutsu." Naruto told them. They watched in amazement when he covered their bags with the red cloth and it shrunk into a very small package, like the size of a matchbox. "What the hell?!" Kiba gasped. "Sugoi!!!!!" they cheered. "And would you believe that I couldn't bring my "Come Come Paradise" collection?" Jiraiya turned to Kakashi-sensei. All of them blushed, knowing that the Sennin is talking about his popular Ecchi comics.
"I agreed to let you come with me so now you keep your part of the bargain." Naruto-kun told him. "Ok all set." Jiraiya said. Hinata can't stop herself anymore. Tears came rolling down her cheeks. "Please. Don't go." Hinata sobbed. Naruto went to her and took her in his arms. "I wish I could stay but I can't. Don't worry, I'll be back. It'll only take a week. Promise." Naruto told her as he wiped her tears away. He held her face in his palms and kissed her on the forehead. Hinata still couldn't stop crying. Sakura and the others smiled at the affection being shown by the blonde shinobi towards the heir of the Hyuuga clan. With a snap of his fingers, a box appeared with the picture like that of the beetle shaped gadget he was holding earlier. He gave it to Hinata.
"Here, take this. It's a cellular phone, I'm giving it to you so that we could still keep in touch. But remember, don't call me. I will be the one to call you. It's too dangerous. If something happened to me and my phone is taken away, Konoha's location might be revealed and I don't want that to happen. Understood?" He told Hinata who was still sobbing. She took the box with shaking hands. "Ok, take care." She told him.
"Be careful, Naruto-kun." Sakura told him. "Come back alive." Gai-san said. "Don't make Hinata wait too long." Inou teased him. "Bring us something ok?" Lee said. "Don't worry, I'll be back." Naruto said. Neji and Sasuke just gave him silent nods. Naruto sighed and took his mountain pack. "Don't forget to lock my apartment, Iruka-sensei. Arigatou gozaimashites! Don't worry. I'll be back." Naruto told his beloved sensei. Iruka-san gave him a smile that could possibly erase every trace of malice, of pain and of sorrow in his life. Naruto looked at Hinata who was still crying. He gave her the same sweet smile he gave her when he left for his mission four years ago.
"Aishiteru, Hime-chan. Aishiteru." He said and with this, he and Jiraiya- sama disappeared.
"Naruto-kun!!! Kimi o Aishiteru Naruto-kun!!!!!!" Hinata cried.
A/N: ah, so sad!!! I'm really bad!!! Please review!!!! The next chap is entitled "Why me?!!!!!! Watch out for it!!! Thanks to those to reviewed this fic!!!!! Mwah!!!!!!!!!! Please review!!!!!!!!
And to those asking why the Hokage is not Tsunade, um just ride along with my story because I'm not really following the real story plot here ok? mwah!!!!!!
"" for dialogs and '' for thoughts ok?
Disclaimer: usual...
As the footsteps fade away, Naruto faced the Jounins in front of him without a trace of emotion.
"Is there something wrong, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked. He was one of the few Jounins who stayed inside the room with the Anbu brigade.
"Naruto-kun, I know that you realized the degree of difficulty and danger of this mission so we would like to ask you to demonstrate how to get a Madougu to the Chuunins." Hokage-sama said. A shrill silence filled the room.
"NANI?!" Gai-san reacted. "But you can't be serious, Hokage-sama. He's too..." Anko-san added but Hokage-sama cut her off.
"He's too what, Anko-san? He may have a reputation as one of those who are behind everybody else but there's a great change and development that occurred in four years." Hokage-sama told them.
"But it's too dangerous. Are you trying to tell us that he's going off alone, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi complained.
"What is your say in this, Naruto-kun?" Hokage-sama asked the silent boy. He was just sitting there, listening to them talking. Naruto just gave him a shrug. "Anything you say, Hokage-sama." Naruto told him.
"But this is too advance for him. This is supposed to be a Jounin's job." Ibiki-san complained. "I think Naruto is fit to do the job coz he knows what exactly he's facing. he has experience and knowledge to complete this mission." Hokage-sama told them.
"Ok, let's say he's capable but Hokage-sama, he's just a boy. What could he possibly do? Kami-sama knows he's frail—"Anko-san said but she was cut off by a loud bang. They turned towards Naruto and were utterly surprised. The tables aligned to the right from Naruto were gone. They all flew towards the wall, crushed like crumpled origami. With his sleeves rolled up to his arms, a familiar arm band was visible in his right arm.
"Kami-sama, that's—"Anko-sama started. "Fujin." Hokage-sama breathed. Naruto's face was emotionless and dark. "You know that I hate people looking down on my abilities." Naruto said, his eyes were piercing.
An eerie wind of silence filled the room. Everyone was too shocked to react.
"Naruto-kun! You're awesome!!!!" Jiraiya-sama suddenly appeared from nowhere. "Jiraiya-sama!!!!" Naruto's face finally lightened up when he saw the man. Even the 3rd Hokage was surprised that he appeared. It was four years since he disappeared again after teaching Naruto.
"Wow, nice arm band." He told Naruto. The boy smiled and looked at Fujin. It was passed down to him by Fuuko-sama and Raiha-sama. "Oh this? I nearly died getting this, sensei." Naruto told him. "Ah...so you better treasure it." Jiraiya told him.
"Hao!!!!!" Jiraiya turned to Hokage-sama. "Where did you came from, Jiraiya. I've been trying to locate you for the last four years." Hokage- sama told him. "Yeah yeah!!!!!!! I've been around." Jiraiya told him. " What's the commotion all about?" he asked while taking a good look at everyone. "We are talking about a top secret mission that Uzumaki Naruto must accomplish." Anko-sama bowed to him and said.
"Ooh, top secret mission! Can I come?" Jiraiya asked. "No you can't." Both Naruto and Hokage-sama said at the same time. Everybody started at them. "Naze?!" Jiraiya complained. "It's too dangerous." Hokage-sama told him. "You're just going to fool around." Naruto told him. "Hey, weren't you the author of "Come Come Paradise" ?" Ibiki-san asked. Jiraiya-sama just gave them a hearty laugh.
"Come on! I want some exercise! And I want to catch up with Naruto-kun here." Jiraiya told them. Hokage-sama sighed and turned to face Naruto. " Are you ok with this?" he asked the boy. Naruto looked uncertain. ' But this guy is a pervert!' Naruto's head protested. "Come on Naruto-kun!!! We need to have some time to recollect." Jiraiya said and winked at him. Naruto sighed in resignation.
"Hai, hai!!!" Naruto said. "Yes!" Jiraiya cheered like a boy who got his very first head protector. "What Madougu will they recover?" Kakashi asked Anko-san. "I don't know..." the kunoichi replied and scanned her notes.
"I say we get the Taishaku Kaiten." Naruto said. Anko-san's jaw dropped. " Are you serious?" she asked while scanning her notes about Taishaku Kaiten. "It's one of the most powerful Madougu there is and if you give this job to a newbie, he'll be dead in no time. Joker is a very strong fighter. He's a heartless killer." Naruto told them. "Are you sure you can do this? You only have one week." Hokage-sama asked the two of them. Jiraiya and Naruto nodded in confirmation.
"Ei, I will sleep at your house tonight ok?" Jiraiya told him. "Is there something you can do about his Ecchi thoughts?" Naruto asked Hokage-sama. They all laughed at his question.
"You think Naruto-kun is ok?" Inou asked them as they walked away from the Main command building of Konoha. "The Jounins are probably frying him alive." Kiba said. They heard a gasped from Hinata. "You should be careful with how you talk to Naruto-kun now, Kiba." Lee told him while looking at Hinata. "You became all sensitive since he arrived, Hime-chan. It's not who you are." Neji told him. "Ano..." Hinata murmured. They saw Iruka-sensei walking towards the opposite direction.
"Iruka-sensei!!!!" Sakura yelled and waved towards Naruto's favorite teacher. Iruka-sensei turned to them and smiled.
"Ohayou!" he greeted. "Is Naruto-kun ok?" Sakura asked. Iruka-sensei's face saddened and hurriedly went to them. "I don't think so." Iruka-sensei said when he came nearer. "Naze?" Hinata asked worriedly. Her heartbeat took up pace. "If you want to see Naruto before he leaves, you better come with me." Iruka-sensei told them before he continued to walk towards Naruto's apartment.
"Nani?! He's leaving already?" Lee asked in surprise. "He and Jiraiya accepted a very important mission and are leaving Konoha as soon a possible." Iruka-sensei told them. Their walk turned into a brisk walk. " Why? Why is Naruto leaving so soon?" Hinata asked, trying her best not to cry.
"I can't tell you. It's official business. If you want to catch him before he leaves, you better hurry up." Iruka-sensei told them. "Where are we going?" Neji asked. "Naruto's apartment." Sasuke told him. They arrived at his apartment but it seems that there's no one inside. Kakashi-sensei and Gai-san suddenly appeared. "Are you here to say goodbye too?" Inou asked. Gai-san just nodded. When Iruka-sensei was about to knock, the door creaked open and a very strong, strange feeling enveloped them that it made them dropped to their knees. ' What is this demonic aura?' she asked in panic. ' Naruto-kun...'
"What's this?" Sasuke gasped while clutching his chest. A strange aura filled Naruto's apartment and it's scaring them. Sakura and Inou were already shaking in fear. Shikamaru and Kiba are sweating. "What evil is this?" Kakashi gasped.
An entity was walking towards the open door, staring intently at the people outside the doorstep.
"NARUTO-KUN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" they cried when they saw Naruto standing by the door looking at them worriedly. They did not feel or hear or see him come closer which was obscene. With a sigh, the eerie feeling disappeared. All of his visitors were panting hard.
"What the hell was that?" Sasuke gasped. "How did you end up there?" Sakura added. "We did not see you come." Shikamaru said in between pants. "You did not knock. I should've known that you were coming." Naruto told them. Jiraiya's head popped out from nowhere. "Hey! You're here!!" he cried with a smile on his face. The ambiance of the place changed so fast that they can't remember how it happened.
"Come in." Naruto said. His visitors cautiously entered the place as if something evil will suddenly come out from nowhere. "Don't worry, it's over." Naruto told them. They went to the living room while Naruto went to kitchen to give them something to drink. Neji scanned the room with his Byakugan and saw that everything was normal, well except of two big mountain packs.
"Where are you going?" Sakura asked when Naruto came back from the kitchen. "I know that you know." Naruto told them. "Where's Jiraiya?" Kakashi asked. The Sennin was nowhere to be found. "He's preparing for the journey." Naruto said. They took the sodas he offered and tried to calm themselves.
"What was that, Naruto? That eerie feeling like something invisible held you by the neck?" Sasuke confronted him. They all stared at the two and it was not forgotten that they were rivals in everything. "I don't have to tell you what that is." Naruto told him. "Is it some kind of a new technique that you've learned while you're in mission?" Lee asked eagerly. Naruto stayed silent.
"Why leaving to soon, Naruto-kun?" Hinata suddenly asked. Naruto's hard exterior melted down by just hearing her voice. "Hime-chan..." Naruto murmured. "We haven't talked yet. Why leave?" Hinata asked again. This time, she looked at him with teary eyes. "Gomen nasai, Hime-chan. I don't want to go but I have to." Naruto told her. His eyes were full of emotions right now. "But I don't want you to go." Hinata insisted. A loud ringing interrupted their discussion. "Sumimasen." Naruto said and went to attend to that matter. Jiraiya decided to show himself that very moment.
"Ei Naruto. Got everything packed." Jiraiya called. Naruto appeared in the living room again, talking to some kind of an advanced communicator. It was beetle-shaped. They listened to the conversation.
"You don't have to worry about me, Biscuit-chama." Naruto told the person on the other line. They can see that he's nervous. "Is he ok?" Shikamaru asked Kiba. Lee stared in awe at his gadget. They saw Naruto sweat-dropped as the speaker on the other line started shouting.
"DON'T BE DUMB AND HAUL YOUR ASS BACK HERE, NARUTO-KUN!!!!!! I'M NOT FINISH POLISHING THE THREE OF YOU YET!!!!!!!!!" the speaker screamed through the phone and it was obvious that it was a girl. Hinata just stared at Naruto who held the phone a foot away from his ears.
"But you said I can come home once I got out of the game!" Naruto yelled back. "YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR FOUR MONTHS AND THAT'S ENOUGH VACATION FOR YOU! IF YOU DON'T COME BACK, YOU'LL BE BEHIND!!!! "The speaker shot back. Now giggles can be heard inside Naruto's apartment. Sakura was chuckling hard while Inou was already crying. "Biscuit-chama, I'm done with the training. Didn't Hetero-jii-sama tell you that I've completed everything?" Naruto said. He sighed and took a deep breath. Their once noisy conversation became whispers.
"Ok, I gotta go. I have another mission to complete." Naruto said. With that, he turned the gadget off and placed it inside his pocket. "Wow, what's that Naruto-kun?" Lee asked. "Who's the girl? Why did you call her Biscuit-chama?" Hinata asked. Naruto sighed and took a soda. Kakashi-sensei scanned the living room and saw a framed picture of Naruto with four other people that he doesn't know. He took it and stared at the faces of the shinobi's companion who were Gon Freecs, Killua Zoldick, Leorio and Kurapika.
"Who are these people? New friends?" Kakashi-sensei asked Naruto while pointing at the picture. "They're my friends when I was in mission. We fought side by side." Naruto told him as he went to the kitchen. He was trying his best to ignore Hinata because if he didn't, he sure won't be able to go. Kakashi-sensei passed the picture to them to let them have a look. Jiraiya came into the living room with two mountain packs.
"Are you sure these are enough? All we have here inside are basic equipments, scrolls, first aid kits and clothes. Aren't we going to bring food or sleeping bags or something?" Jiraiya asked as he placed the mountain packs down. "Yes, we have everything we need." Naruto told him. He held his right hand up and a big red cloth swished out of his palm, shocking everybody. "Wow!!!!! That's that technique, Naruto-kun?" Shikamaru asked. Naruto looked at Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei and found out that they have their Sharingan on. "Don't try copying it. It's not Ninjutsu." Naruto told them. They watched in amazement when he covered their bags with the red cloth and it shrunk into a very small package, like the size of a matchbox. "What the hell?!" Kiba gasped. "Sugoi!!!!!" they cheered. "And would you believe that I couldn't bring my "Come Come Paradise" collection?" Jiraiya turned to Kakashi-sensei. All of them blushed, knowing that the Sennin is talking about his popular Ecchi comics.
"I agreed to let you come with me so now you keep your part of the bargain." Naruto-kun told him. "Ok all set." Jiraiya said. Hinata can't stop herself anymore. Tears came rolling down her cheeks. "Please. Don't go." Hinata sobbed. Naruto went to her and took her in his arms. "I wish I could stay but I can't. Don't worry, I'll be back. It'll only take a week. Promise." Naruto told her as he wiped her tears away. He held her face in his palms and kissed her on the forehead. Hinata still couldn't stop crying. Sakura and the others smiled at the affection being shown by the blonde shinobi towards the heir of the Hyuuga clan. With a snap of his fingers, a box appeared with the picture like that of the beetle shaped gadget he was holding earlier. He gave it to Hinata.
"Here, take this. It's a cellular phone, I'm giving it to you so that we could still keep in touch. But remember, don't call me. I will be the one to call you. It's too dangerous. If something happened to me and my phone is taken away, Konoha's location might be revealed and I don't want that to happen. Understood?" He told Hinata who was still sobbing. She took the box with shaking hands. "Ok, take care." She told him.
"Be careful, Naruto-kun." Sakura told him. "Come back alive." Gai-san said. "Don't make Hinata wait too long." Inou teased him. "Bring us something ok?" Lee said. "Don't worry, I'll be back." Naruto said. Neji and Sasuke just gave him silent nods. Naruto sighed and took his mountain pack. "Don't forget to lock my apartment, Iruka-sensei. Arigatou gozaimashites! Don't worry. I'll be back." Naruto told his beloved sensei. Iruka-san gave him a smile that could possibly erase every trace of malice, of pain and of sorrow in his life. Naruto looked at Hinata who was still crying. He gave her the same sweet smile he gave her when he left for his mission four years ago.
"Aishiteru, Hime-chan. Aishiteru." He said and with this, he and Jiraiya- sama disappeared.
"Naruto-kun!!! Kimi o Aishiteru Naruto-kun!!!!!!" Hinata cried.
A/N: ah, so sad!!! I'm really bad!!! Please review!!!! The next chap is entitled "Why me?!!!!!! Watch out for it!!! Thanks to those to reviewed this fic!!!!! Mwah!!!!!!!!!! Please review!!!!!!!!