Naruto: Your what?!
Yeah. I'm leaving tommarow. But I'll be back in 3 days I promise.
Sakura: We'll miss you.
Guys really. 3 days is no big deal.
Sasuke: It's acually a REALLY big deal.
Naruto: Why?
Sakura: Because we're going too, idiot!
Naruto: We are?
Sakura: Naruto you are so uncool.Sasuke remembered.
Sasuke: Otakon. We'll be there too, dope.
Naruto: Oh, yeah. All those fans dressing up as me. It'll be so cool. Like my shadow clone justu.
Sakura: Stop showing off.
This will be a pretty short chapter, must a real important one.
"But, you don't understand!" Naruto protested to the young lady sitting behind the hokage desk. "I'm innocent. I didn't do
anything to that kid!" He pointed down to the small girl who was being held by her father as if he were going to attack right then
and there. The woman at the desk broke the awkward silence. "I'm sorry Naruto, but this is the second complaint I've gotten
since the festival ended. I can't just let it go this time." Naruto cut her off with an unexpected question. "You mean there was
another? I don't get it…" "Don't play dumb boy!" The father spoke up angrily. "I speak for the whole village when I say you are
a dangerous threat to Konoha! Hokage-sama, something has to be done. You know Sarutobi would've wanted it too!" There
was a short silence before Tsunade broke it. "…your right." Naruto's eyes widened with anger and disbelief. "The punishment
will be set by tomorrow afternoon. Can you leave us a moment sir?" The Father bowed and took his daughter's hand. They
walked out leaving the two blonds to talk.
Two shinobi stood out the door making sure not to be seen. Once the door was shut, they glued there ears back to the door.
"Lord Hokage, it wasn't me. I didn't do anything!" The younger blonde was far from calm. "Naruto, I can't let it slide anymore.
As the Hokage I can't afford to lose the trust of the villagers." Naruto felt betrayal above any other feeling. "Well, you just lost
mine…" Naruto sat down in the chair aside of the desk that lay against the wall. His head turned away and hair covering his
eyes. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Tsunade answered as Kakashi came in. He took a look at Naruto, and then
Tsunade's serious, but sad face. "What's going on?" Naruto answer this question just a little too loud for comfort. "Why don't
you ask my executioner?!" At this point it turned back into an A and B conversation. "This has to be done." "No it doesn't! Just
tell them you can't." "I can't just let them live in fear for the rest of their lives!" "But, there's no proof that I did it!" "There's no
proof that you didn't!" Naruto only became angrier with every remark she made. "I'm sorry Naruto. I really am, but… it's for the
safety of the villagers and your own." That was it. Naruto had snapped. He was no longer calm, but louder than usual. "Safety?!
What safety?! How can there be any safety if there isn't even any danger to begin with?!" It took every last ounce of the blonde's
being to hold back the anger that was trying so hard to get lose. "Then why, why did I get a complaint last evening about a
disturbance at the festival? And why was there a group of men found dead inside one of the abandoned shacks during the festival.
Naruto, I think that's evidence enough." Naruto narrowed his eyes and lowered his head. "So you know something about then."
He became dumbstruck. "I can explain." "Then explain Naruto. Tell me what exactly happened out there." "…" Naruto stopped
and thought for a moment. "I…don't remember." Tsunade looked at Naruto not wanting to believe anything that was coming out
of the younger blonde's mouth. "Naruto, if you can't explain your side of the story, then I have no choice. Uzumaki Naruto, you
are hereby suspended from any shinobi activities, meetings, and missions until further notice."
The other two couldn't take in what they were hearing. It was having as big of an impact on them as it was on him. "Sasuke, do
you think Naruto really did all that stuff? I mean, he has a soft spot for kids. He wouldn't would he?" "No, not our Naruto.
Besides, he knows that it would definitely ruin his chance of becoming hokage." "Yeah, and so do the villagers.
"What are you talking about? You can't quit. You're a ninja for God's sake!"
"What?!" the two said in unison. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.
"With all do respect, Hokage-sama, I 'm not going to sit here and be called a liar. If you'd rather take the side of a villager that
you've just met, then be my guest." Naruto's voice grew softer with every word.
Not wanting to hear anymore, Sasuke started to walk away followed by Sakura close behind.
"Naruto, think of what your saying-" "I'm easily and happily replaceable you know." Naruto turned around and slowly removed
his forehead protector. "I can't let you do this to me. We won't allow it." The now cold voice remarked. He placed the headband
on the desk and walked out of the room.
Itachi stood at the door waiting. Once the former ninja came out and shut the door behind him, he made himself known. "I see
your not a ninja anymore. "Itachi... why are you here?" Naruto got into a defencive posision. "Oh, don't worry Naruto-kun. I'm
not here to cause you trouble. In fact I only came here to make an offer." "What? An offer?" "You can come with me. I'll train
you. Make you stronger. Then, the who village will agknowlage you for the splendid ninja you really are." He now pulled out a
flower and placed it in his hair. "No thank you. I'm going home to forget about being a ninja. I don't want to have anything to do
with it. " Is that really how you feel?" "... no." "I thought so. I'll come by later and let you make up your mind." "What's this for?"
"Just a gift from me to you Naruto-kun." With that he dissapeared leaving only a small red rose. Naruto smiled and put it back
into his hair. 'Maybe I should consider. I mean, I have nothing else to live for... and he said he could make me stronger.' 'Just
don't do anything that you'll regret later kit.' Naruto walked out of thge hokage tower and past the bridge. Sasuke was the
first to notice the small red rose in his hair. "Where did you get that?!" Naruto knew that if he told Sasuke it was from Itachi, he
would go after him. But if he didn't, his team mates might not trust him anymore. "I...uh picked it on my way back." Sasuke
could tell that he was lying but desided not to make him more upset than he already was. Naruto kept walking. Sasuke and
Sakura fallowed behind him be he didn't mind the company. "Naruto, why did you quit the team?" Naruto stopped for a short
moment and then continued to walk. "Sakura... it's none of your business okay?" Sasuke stopped him before he could say
anything hurtful. "Naruto, we're a team. If something bad happened then we should know about it." "Correction, Sasuke. We
were a team." "I have to go." Sakura hung up her cell phone and told the other two. Sasuke desided to go to. "I'll see you later.
Sasuke left Naruto to himself. A few hours later Naruto heard a knock on the front door. "Naruto, open up. I have to talk to you.
"I don't want to talk to anyone right now. So, please leave." He could tell that Naruto was serious but Sasuke Uchiha wasn't one
to give up so easily. "Please?" 'Sasuke said please?' Naruto opened the door to the raven haired boy and let him come in.
"Naruto, that flower, Itachi gave it to you didn't he?" "Yeah, he did. But, how did you know?" Naruto was curious about why
Sasuke wasn't asking where he was or when he was coming back. That flower is one of Itachi's so called 'gifts'. If you where that
for 24 hours, you will be like one of his slaves. "What'll happen to me in 24 hours?" "That flower will sink into your hair
leaving a mark. After that, you pretty much belong to him. Naruto went into the kitchen for about 10 minutes to get refreshmen
ts for the two of them. Sasuke heard something break and ran to see what happened.