A/N I will probably rewrite this chapter in the future. Also, I am sorry about the chapter 2 copy glitch. It has been fixed. I hope you enjoy this chapter, though it will be shorter than usual. In compensation, the next one will be a bit longer.
Naruto sighed. It has been a couple of hours since he intercepted Sasuke and saved that red-haired chick, and neither one has even been close to waking up. One was probably from exhaustion, the other was probably from the fact he ripped apart an active seal on him. He sighed once again.
"So… How did you end up like this anyway?" Anko asked, biting into a fish they caught for a late lunch. Naruto looked up at her, an eyebrow raised.
"What do you mean?"
"..You serious? I'm talking about the whole, you know, suddenly an overpowered god? The fact you are suddenly an adult? Like, what the hell! Not that I'm complaining, you're hot." she laughed. Naruto looked to the side, blushing slightly. In any of his lives, had he had much affection? It wasn't until later in life that he had his wives, and even then, it was very formal. Naruto guessed he just wasn't used to compliments.
"Well, I made a bet with Tsunade. My luck is extraordinary, while she's… well, Tsunade. Anyways, I bet that I would become the most powerful shinobi to ever live. Long story short, I absorbed the souls and abilities of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother." Naruto shrugged. Anko gaped at him.
"How the fu-" she was cut off from a groan from inside one of their tents. A red-head came out.
"Did someone get the headband on the ninja that hit me? Holy fucking shit my head hurts," she mumbled, before taking notice of the two sitting around a campfire.
"Yo," Naruto responded.
"Morning miss got fucked by a tree." Anko piped up.
"Who the fuck are you two?" the red-head said, preparing for combat if necessary. She didn't feel any of her weapons and began to panic when she couldn't find her flute.
"Well, I am the one who saved your life, and this is Anko Mitarashi. She is the only snake-summoner in the world as of recent events." Naruto stated, smiling. The redhead glared.
"Okay, listen here fuckface. Where is my flute? It belonged to my fucking mother and I swear to god if it got fucking broken by that sand bitch I will end her!" she demanded, ignoring the fact that she was talking to her savior. Naruto rolled his eyes and handed it to her.
"It was lying next to you. Figured you would want it," his face turned serious, "now tell me. Were you working for Orochimaru willingly? Or were you forced?" The redhead gulped.
"Um... I was forced by the pedophile after he destroyed my home village in Iwa. Why? Oh shit! If he finds out I'm alive, he will fucking kill me!" She started to panic a little.
"Chill. He won't try to kill you, especially when I'm here. Also, you'll be glad to note your curse seal is gone." Naruto said. The girl's eyes widened and she looked to her shoulder.
"Oh fuck. Finally." she breathed. Tears built up in her eyes slightly, before she aggressively wiped them away. Fuck tears.
"You know… we never got your name." Anko spoke up, eyeing the chick with smug satisfaction. She was glad yet another person escaped Orochimaru. Take that you snake pedo!
"Oh! It's... It's Tayuya." she bowed, not bothering with keeping up appearances, even she knew that being a swearing sailor wasn't appropriate when thanking someone.
"Thank you, Naruto-sama!" she said, grinning. Naruto frowned.
"It's Naruto. Don't bother with honorifics, Tayuya-san," he said. Tayuya nodded, before sitting down.
"So… did the duck-haired fuckface get to Orochimaru? If so, that sucks for him. I wouldn't want to be his butt buddy." Anko grinned.
"I like her!"
"Sasuke is currently asleep in my tent. You were in Anko's tent. He should be waking up soon…" as if the words were spoken into being, Sasuke stumbled out of Naruto's tent, holding his head.
"What happened?" he asked, before spotting Naruto and freezing.
"Sasuke. We need to talk." Naruto said firmly, before turning to the girls.
"Keep her company, will you, Anko?" Anko nodded before Naruto grabbed the back of Sasuke's shirt and vanished.
The duo appeared in the forest a bit away from camp. Naruto dropped Sasuke on the ground, letting the boy fall on his back.
"What in the living fuck were you thinking! You irresponsible child! You are such a moron! Orochimaru was gonna take over your body you dipshit!" the mixture of the Sage and Naruto were showing, cursing the boy out.
"N-Naruto?" Sasuke was shocked. This man before him was his teammate? He remembered what he said before he knocked him out. He defeated Orochimaru.
"Do you even understand what would've happened? You would've gotten stronger, yes, but you also would've given Orochimaru what he wanted! You are an absolute dumbass! You foolish child! You idiot-" Naruto was cut off.
"I'm sorry."
"What?" Naruto was shocked. Sasuke Uchiha was apologizing?
"The curse seal was influential. It gave me so much power, it was intoxicating! I kept hearing him you know… Orochimaru. He was whispering in my head, giving me promises and telling me that he could give me enough power to defeat Itachi… It was just too enticing." Sasuke confessed. Naruto frowned, before leaning down and putting a hand on his head. Sasuke reminded him so much of Indra. Of course, that's probably because he is his reincarnation, but still. Naruto felt a fatherly affection towards Sasuke.
"Don't ever do that again, okay Sasuke-teme?" Naruto whispered. Sasuke nodded, feeling ashamed. He was being scolded by Naruto of all people, and the worst part? Everything he said was correct.
"Let's go. I will take you with me and train you, okay Sasuke?" Naruto said. Sasuke nodded, still looking down.
"I.. I understand, Naruto. I promise that one day, I will defeat Itachi. But I will do it for the right reasons!" Sasuke looked up, determination shining in his coal-black eyes. Naruto nodded.
"Good." Now normally, such a dramatic change in mindset so quickly would be alarming. But Sasuke's entire world just got flipped. The dead-last is now suddenly much older, much wiser and more powerful. He defeated Orochimaru if he could be believed and he knocked him out easily. It helped Naruto was lightly releasing some Sage Chakra into the air to calm Sasuke down and think a little.
The duo appeared back in the camp. The first thing the two saw was Tayuya and Anko arm in arm laughing, light blushes on their faces.
"Are you two drunk? Where did you even get the alcohol?" Naruto deadpanned. Anko giggled and pointed to an open scroll with a bottle of sake sitting in the middle, almost a half gone already.
"T-Tayuya is funny, Naruto-kuun~" Anko swooned and giggled again. Tayuya giggled as well.
"N-No! You are funny, Anko-chan~ Orochi-pedo." the duo burst into a fit of giggles. At this point, it was getting dark again, so Naruto sighed and told the two to get to bed, before turning to Sasuke.
"I will take you with me, and I will train you. Understood? You will be strong enough to defeat Itachi. I promise. But remember, you will do it for the right reasons."
"Okay… Naruto." Sasuke nodded, before going to bed. Naruto created tents for him and Tayuya. Creation of All Things was amazing!
~The Hidden Leaf~
Tsunade was annoyed. The council was bickering, and she knew that trying to get anything done was gonna be a pain in the ass. Of course, she wasn't quite the Hokage yet, but she was still ahead of the house. The council was arguing about Naruto Uzumaki. They didn't want such a powerful shinobi to leave.
"Silence! You all know the law. Any SSS shinobi cannot be allowed to be apart of a shinobi village! He was allowed to stay, but he made his choice. He might have been more inclined to stay if his apartment wasn't burnt to the ground, but hey, who cares about that? You've only been ridiculing him for years, so what does it matter? Oh wait, I remember? He is the reason I came to be Hokage! He's the reason we weren't flattened by the Ichibi! But those didn't matter! It only matters now that he is SSS ranked, am I right?" Tsunade went on a rant, all the shinobi council members looking ashamed, while a civilian council member stood.
"It must have been the demon! That's why he is so strong now! He must be executed!" the others shouted in agreement.
"Yeah! Such a powerful person would be a threat! We cannot contain him! Kill the demon!" another shouted. Tsunade sighed. Suddenly, the council chamber's door opened.
"Tsunade-sama!" she turned. It was the sand shinobi sent to assist in the capture of Sasuke.
"Naruto is a traitor!"
"What?"
"I saw him save an enemy kunoichi!" Temari stated. The rest of the council started up in outrage again.
"Leave. You idiot girl!" Tsunade shouted at Temari, who paled and left.
"See? We told you Tsunade-sama, he cannot be trusted! He needs to be executed!"
"Even if he is a traitor, how will we execute him. He is the strongest shinobi in the world how do you expect us to kill such a figure? Hmm?" she glared. Everyone was cowed for a moment. Danzo Shimura spoke up.
"Then put a bounty on him. Have him hunted down. Label him a missing-nin." he spoke, internally smirking. His weapon was too powerful now. It must be destroyed.
"You expect me to simply put a bounty on him? What the fu-" Tsunade was cut off.
"Technically you're not the Hokage yet. All in favor of labeling the de- Naruto a missing-nin?" Everyone raised their hands except the shinobi side. Of course, it didn't matter.
"Motion passed. Naruto Uzumaki is now an SSS rank missing-nin. Flee on sight, any information will be paid for." Tsunade collapsed in her chair. How the fuck did this even happen…?