I don't own Naruto. Believe it!

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I've read several stories that have Naruto learning the Hiraishin and it made me think. We know that Minato placed a Hiraishin Seal on Kushina, so what might have happened had the Shiki Fujin incorporated a Hiraishin Seal as well?

Once again, though, the scenes refused to gel, so I'm placing this up for adoption.

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The Vanishing Kid

Prologue Scene

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The young boy muttered as he returned from his failed errand to find that once again, the orphanage had locked its doors, condemming him to another cold night under the stars. Even as he thought it, he felt the first drops of rain hitting him.

"Kami damn it!" He growled. "I wish I wasn't here!"

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Sometimes, apparently inconsequential or apparently meaningless events may change the world.

The boy was unaware that he was the son of the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, and his wife, Uzumaki Kushina, the Red-hot Habenero and Princess of Whirlpool. He was totally unaware that when the Kyuubi no Kitsune had been sealed into him by means of a sealing masterwork that had cost both parents their lives to perform, the seal had incorporated a Hiraishin seal, one that Minato had placed almost by reflex and, since its positioning meant that it wouldn't interfere with the main function of the seal, was allowed to remain.

Because Minato and Kushina both died to seal the Kyuubi, no-one knew about the accidental addition to the seal. Even Jiraiya failed to spot it due to the complexity of the main seal and so he failed to consider what might happen if even a tiny tendril of the Kyuubi's Youkai managed to slip throughand interact with it.

The frustration and depression that Naruto felt that night allowed such a tendril through, a tendril that touched the Hiraishin portion of the seal, supercharging it and changing it very, very slightly.

That one little alteration changed everything.

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Naruto blinked. Somehow, odd stars had popped up. Although he couldn't see them, he was suddenly aware of them in a way that he couldn't describe, as well as everything within a dozen feet or so of the odd little stars.

And one of them was in a warm, dry place with trees laden with fruits he had never seen before.

Naruto reached out for the star, and vanished from Konoha.

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Reaction Scene

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Sarutobi Hiruzen was a very worried man.

The child of his successor/predecessor had vanished and after he had had Shimura Danzo arrested and interrogated by both Morino Ibiki and Yamanaka Inoichi (who discovered that Danzo had been raiding orphanages for recruits to his ROOT organisation that should have been shut down), it had come to light that Danzo hadn't been behind Naruto's sudden absence.

Tracker teams had scoured the area beyond the walls, with no sign of Naruto, yet his Crystal Ball had completely failed to find the boy, so he wasn't in Konoha, but there was no sign that he had left.

"Sir!"

Hiruzen blinked as an ANBU seemed to materialise out of nowhere.

"Sir! Naruto was just spotted near Ichiraku's Ramen!"

Before the ANBU could continue, Hiruzen had vanished, showing a skill with the Shunshin that would have turned Shisui green with envy had he seen it.

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"Another bowl, old man!" Naruto chirped and Teuchi laughed as he placed the bowl on the counter. On the side, Ayame was sorting through the large bag of strange fruits that Naruto had gathered, occasionally tasting one to check its flavour. At the other end of the counter, a ninja was eating slices of fruit from a bowl, occasionally offering suggestions and opinions.

"Hokage-sama!" Teuchi said, noticing Hiruzen's arrival. "Naruto made a trade, a whole sack of fruits for five bowls of ramen."

"Really?" Hiruzen said, looking at where Ayame was working. "Where did you get those, Naruto?"

"From the island." Naruto smiled. "It has sandy beaches and fruit trees and a stream I could drink from and fruit trees and rocks to jump from and fruit trees a pool I can splash in and fruit bushes and a house with a picture in it. I borrowed the picture, who is this, Jiji?"

Hiruzen accepted the picture and his eyes widened. The photo was of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina on their wedding day.

"Where did you find this?"

"On the Island." Naruto stated with they type of I'm-being-patient-with-the-stupid-adult tone that only young children can achieve. "Who are they? Do they still live on the Island, 'cause I couldn't see them."

"That's the Yondaime and the Habenero." Teuchi said with a raised eyebrow. "They both died a few years ago."

"So that means I can have the island, yes?" Naruto asked. "I got me an island! Wahoo!"

"No, Naruto, you don't have an Island. You're too young for…" Hiruzen began, looking round, then back…

…at the empty space.

"Where did he go?"

Teuchi shrugged as he picked up the empty bowl.

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Accidental Rescue

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Naruto crept around the deserted kitchen, dragging a bag of leftovers. He had discovered the star in the compound a while ago, but the few times he had tried to look round, he had been spotted and forced to run. Suddenly the door opened and a man carrying a sack ran in… and tripped over Naruto's food. With a growl of annoyance, Naruto grabbed his bag and jumped to his island where he pulled open the bag and reached in to grab…

… a person.

"Huh?"

Naruto quickly pulled the person out of the bag and stared at her in confusion, even as her tear-filled eyes returned his gaze. She had dark hair, pale eyes and pale skin, and she was gagged and tied. Wanting to know what had happened to the food that he had tried to… liberate, Naruto started to undo the knots that held her immobile.

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The Kumo ambassador swallowed as the guard opened the sack… and started to laugh before handing it over.

"Enjoy your picnic, sir."

The Ambassador froze. Picnic?

Slightly opening the bag, his eyes widened at the sight of several items of slightly-squashed food.

Where was the girl?

What had…

His thoughts froze and he shook his head. Picking up the bag, he walked quietly back to the suite that he had been assigned. Someone had stolen his captive from him and humiliated him and he had managed to catch a glimpse of that person.

Tomorrow, he would ask around to find out just who that blond-haired menace was. It would cost him a few hours of his final day, but he would know who to assign the blame to.

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Hinata woke drowsily as the sunshine shone on her face. Annoyed at the interruption to her wonderful dream of running along the beach with a boy who had hair of gold, she turned her head away from the light and snuggled back down against the warm but slightly different pillow, her relaxation enhanced by the sound of it breathing…

Her eyes flew open and she jolted into a sitting position, only for an arm to wrap round her shoulders and pull her into a hug.

"Warm." He muttered. "Pillow warm, not go."

"I… I have to get back."

The boy yawned and stretched and Hinata blushed as she realised that she had spent the entire night curled up to a boy she didn't know.

"Hmmm?"

"I need to head back before my parents miss me." Hinata repeated and the boy blinked a few times as he woke up, then he pointed at her.

"You never told me why you were tied up!"

"I… don't know." Hinata hedged and the boy shrugged. "Okay. Hey, you want some fruit?"

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Hiashi blinked as Hinata trotted past, one hand wiping away the fruit juice that was trickling down her chin while the other held a type of fruit that he hadn't seen before. For a moment, he mentally debated calling her back to ask her where she had got the fruit, but he was distracted by the emergence of the arrogant bastard Kumo had chosen as their ambassador (with emphasis on the ass).

"Good morning." He said, almost hiding his smirk. "I hope you enjoyed your midnight snack."

The irritated look he received was very gratifying and Hiashi knew that he would still be treasuring it even when the ambassador left that afternoon.