Run Away

By: Naruto's Mask

NM-chan: I updated again! WHEEEE!!!!! Yeah, this chapter is mostly an intro to Naruto's new team and the way Konoha is treating his boyfriend. This is just to get it out of the way, all righty?

I saw Tokyo Mew Mew this weekend (long weekend thanks to the snow-day). I wasn't too obsessed with the show (or the fact that it was almost exactly like Sailor Moon in every way, shape, and form), but I did fall completely in love with one of the characters. Kisshu! I know, I know, who cares about that? Well, just to let you know...

KISSHU IS IN THE STORY!!! Now, he's not going to be some big eared alien flirt. He's going to be a normal eared ninja flirt. You'll see. Honestly, Kisshu's addition into this is just for the sake of having another team member. I had the personalities of the other two figured out, but I was stumped on how the third should be. When I saw Kisshu, I was like, "There is my third team member!" So, yeah, there you go. Just to assure you, the member is based off Kisshu. Same name, hair, and eyes, but the ears are normal, and the personality isn't as psychotic, no matter how cute the original Kisshu's psychoticness was. Sorry for those who don't like the idea, but this is my story, not yours.

One more thing before I let you go. I've gotten a lot of reviews saying 'I thought this was going to be SasuNaru', 'what about SasuNaru', 'Your summary promised SasuNaru'. I'm not yelling at you people, I just want you guys to know. I am aware that one of the only reasons I'm getting so many readers is because they skimmed the summary and zeroed in on 'SasuNaru'. Let me show you the summary.

"Naruto, tired of living in fear, leaves Konoha when the village council draws the last straw. Three years later, he returns. His loyalty, and his heart, given to someone else. Mostly Naruto!male!OC, some SasuNaru"

See that bold print right there? It clearly states 'Mostly Naruto!male!OC'. There will be SasuNaru, but not until another chapter or two. Maybe I'll have Sasuke confront Naruto and Naruto will tell him. I don't know yet. Please, don't bug me about it. I'm still trying to keep my OC likeable since I was informed that major OC haters liked him. I really don't want to sound like I'm yelling at you people, but I really wish you would read the summary all the way through. Also note that the SasuNaru-ness may not be official. I may keep Naruto and Kyo together or I may have Naruto go back to Sasuke. Hell, I might even decide to do a threesome. I don't know. Until I get that sorted out, please don't bug me too much? Kay?

Kyo pulled back and smiled gently at the blond male in front of him. "I'll see you tonight, all right Naru-chan?" He said calling behind him as he ran up to the Yamikage.

"Okay. Don't be out too late." Naruto said with a soft smile, waving as the red head got further away. He didn't notice the looks of surprise. If he did, he seemed to be ignoring them. "All right, I got to check on those brats now. Sakura-chan, Ino-chan, it was wonderful seeing you again. Hope we can meet up again before this is over." He said this calmly before running off.

Although he made sure nobody could tell, he did, in fact, notice all the glares he was getting, not only from Konoha, but also from shinobi of other villages as well. Thinking back to a discussion he had with the Yamikage before they left for Konoha, he sighed and hung his head solemnly.

Tatsuya-sama was right, they really did feel that the law made by the Sandaime wasn't in effect anymore when I officially became a missing nin. This is just terrific, I spent so much time cooped up that I didn't notice more villages were after my head… The blond male thought and ran until he completely left the village and he headed for a large lake.

"HEY! QUIT IT!"

"Will you two stop fighting!"

"He started it."

"I don't give a damn who started it, I'll finish it!"

Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at the argument his trio of genins were having. He walked through the trees and saw three twelve-year-olds, two boys, and one girl. They seemed exhausted, but the sitting boys were staring up at a red-haired girl fearfully as she stood over them with a fist raised.

"Maya, Kisshu, Yuki, behave. I don't need a full out war between you three in the middle of a forest you'll surely burn to the ground." Naruto said, walking out of the shadows. The three genin jumped in surprise.

"N-Naruto-sensei!" They cried and Naruto grinned in greeting. He had a pretty interesting team, the oddest of the batch, Kyo told him. Naruto trusted his statement, solely because Kyo knew their parents well, plus the trio had quite a reputation.

Hikaru Kisshu was the oddest of the batch. Green hair and cat-like amber eyes, he often terrified people who didn't know him very well. Although he seemed fearsome, the guy was a complete prankster and a flirt. He was known to pull pranks on anyone who pissed him off. Not enough to cause major damage, but enough to get them angry, that's for sure. He was also always going after any cute girl his way. Among the female population, he was the one who stole their first kiss, so all girls loathed him, not that that stopped him.

His family was a part of the Hikaru clan, a powerful clan with a powerful bloodline. They could take the spirits of a person and bond it with an animal, any animal. The creature produced by these fusions would obey them completely. Kisshu's creations were more…artistic than his parents, and the appearance alone sometimes traumatized his opponents into submission. His parents left their clan, because the clan was becoming power hungry and were planning on raising children from birth as emotionless weapons. They didn't want Kisshu to grow up in that environment so they ran, soon meeting up with Tatsuya and Kyo. Yamigakure was made when Kisshu was about seven.

Fujika Maya is the top konouchi of their year, excelling in genjutsu and taijutsu, but only just perfecting in her ninjutsu. She had fiery red hair and blue eyes, eyes that were sometimes known to seem like they were catching on fire if she got mad, which was on a regular basis. She was angered easily and pretty much the loner type, making it difficult for Naruto to drill the term 'team' into her head at the beginning. He soon found out, much to his pleasure, that she was a very loyal person. Maya was the self-proclaimed leader of the three when Naruto wasn't around, and she held her position by force. Whenever Kisshu was harassing some girl or he and Yuki started arguing, she would put them in their place, using her fist if she had to. Even the blond man had to admit that she sometimes scared him when she really tried.

Her parents were once nins of Kirigakure, but ran along with many others when the ninjas were being blamed and killed for being the cause of war in their village. They took refuge in the mountains where Yamigakure was created. At first, they and the rest of the refuge were hesitant to become part of another hidden village after what happened in Kiri, but they soon warmed up to the idea and Maya, who was already showing promise of being a ninja as a child, was allowed to join the academy, which was one of the first buildings built when Yamigakure was created.

Finally was Omato Yuki. The raven haired, brown-eyed boy was one of the worst in the academy, and he only managed to graduate by the skin of his teeth. Naruto wasn't discouraged to teach him, though. Whenever Yuki came to him to ask for extra help, Naruto was more than happy to agree to it. Although he was still weak with ninjutsu and taijutsu, he was already better than Maya with genjutsu and had chakra control that rivaled Naruto himself. Focusing on his strengths while working on his weaknesses, Naruto determined Yuki to be the medic-nin of the team. Yuki was a pretty shy boy, preferring to blend in rather than stand out like Maya and Kisshu. Yet, when he got to know people, he could be the most outspoken of them all, as long as they weren't in a large, public place.

His parents were actually ordinary merchants, looking for a place to settle down after having him. After going from place to place that already had more than enough shop owners to support them economically, they came across Tatsuya. The man told them he'd be more than happy to welcome them to his village, which was just getting on their feet. It was actually thanks to them that Yamigakure was becoming economically stronger. They only allowed Yuki to join the ninja academy because he was so enthusiastic about it and they were sure that the teachings of a ninja would scare him enough to drop the idea. Unfortunately, they realized his seriousness too late and could do nothing but support him as he went through the academy and graduated.

All in all, Naruto had his hands full, but he honestly didn't mind. His team was an interesting one, and he couldn't say that he was ever bored even for a minute after passing them.

"Naruto-sensei! Are we done yet? We're going to be exhausted by tomorrow! If we're kicked out in the beginning because we're sore all over, it's going to be your fault!" Maya accused.

"Well, you three need to learn the term 'no rest for the weary'. After all, you may get assigned on a mission that will demand 110 percent every day, no matter how exhausted you are from the previous day." Naruto informed them, putting a hand on his waist.

"Naruto-sensei, you're just saying that as an excuse! Sadist!" Kisshu cried. Maya clobbered him on the head before he got a chance to say anything else.

"Have you forgotten who was the idiot who got us into this mess in the first place?" She whispered with a snarl.

"Yeah! You were teasing him about his relationship with Kyo-onii-san!" Yuki said as he bent over. The three tensed in fear as Naruto cleared his throat.

"Have you three forgotten about the heightened senses the furball gave me? I can hear everything your saying." He asked, pointing to his ears.

The one thing he enjoyed the most about Yamigakure was that everyone knew about the Kyuubi. And he meant everyone. The adults, the children, it was not a secret from anyone that he was the vessel of the nine tailed fox demon. He liked that everyone knew, mainly because everyone treated him so kindly. They knew about how Konoha had shunned him from birth because of the demon, so they were very sympathetic to him in his first year. Then, people began to like him just because he was him.

Some would say he changed because of this. He didn't smile when he was sad or upset, and he wasn't as loud as he used to be, but that's because he didn't need to anymore. The smiling mask was mostly because he didn't want those who hurt him to see that they hurt him, but no one hurt him anymore. And the loud voice was so people would at least notice him, but many people noticed him, and respected him. Not only as the vessel of the Kyuubi, but also as the one who worked so hard to make Yamigakure the way it was now. People would greet him happily in the morning now. He could shop for food and clothing without being chased out by a woman with a broom or forced to buy the expired or rotting leftovers.

Although he was born in Konoha, he felt Yami was his home…

"Well, let's get going now. I have the keys to the rooms we'll be staying in. Yuki, Kisshu, you two boys will be staying in one room while Maya, being the only girl, has a room to herself." Naruto explained holding up three keys.

"What!" Kisshu said loudly.

"No fair!" Yuki objected.

"Look, she's a girl, and her parents will slaughter me if they find out I let her stay in a room with a couple of boys. So she gets her own room, end of story." Their sensei said with an air of finality.

"Wait, so where are you going to stay, Naruto-sensei?" Yuki asked, noticing the third key.

"Isn't it obvious? He's going to stay with his boyfriend! I think he'll be more tired than us when morning comes!" Kisshu started laughing, but then he yelped as a kunai embedded itself in the earth right next to him. The three looked up and saw Naruto with a noticeable twitch in his eye and a vein throbbing angrily.

"A hundred laps around the lake. GO!"

"KISSHU YOU IDIOT!!!" Wham!

"OW!!!"

Kyo hummed happily as he walked through the marketplace of Konoha. He could feel many glares boring into the back of his head, but he honestly didn't care too much. He suspected that word would get around soon after they found out Naruto was back and he kissed the blond in the middle of the street. Now that he thought of it, it wasn't such a good idea. The last thing Kyo needed was to give the village an excuse to harass his Naru-chan even more then they already did. He hoped that maybe he could make dinner for the blond and the three genin before they got back from their last bit of training before the chunin exams.

Of course, the problem was actually getting the food. Most of the shops were a little more than hostile to him, along with a lot of their customers. They all had a sign that stated 'employees have a right to refuse service', so even if they didn't kick him out, he couldn't buy anything because every register would refuse to serve him.

Naru-chan said something about a ramen place. He told me the owners were awfully kind to him. Maybe they're still there. Aw, but I don't want to get him ramen! It's way to unhealthy and he consumed enough as a child to last him for a lifetime. Kyo thought sadly. But he knew that, if he didn't get supplies soon, he wouldn't have a choice if he didn't want to let them go hungry.

With a sigh, Kyo went into the only shop he hadn't tried yet. Like the others, he felt the glares and heard the whispers. It took all of his self-control not to lash out at them for the things they were calling Naruto, but his hands trembled angrily as he got the food he would need for a while. Kyo hoped that he wouldn't have to go shopping around here for a long time. Maybe he should ask Maya to go shopping. She enjoyed grocery shopping just because it was a feeling of normalcy away from the ninja life. Of course, he could also ask Kisshu. The green haired male may be more successful in convincing the cashiers.

Yeah, by stealing one of their spirits and combining it with a fly or something. He may just be able to traumatize them into submission. Kyo held back a fit of laughter at the thought of what creature could be created out of a fly and one of these villager's spirits. He was finally at the register when he managed to calm himself down.

"Sorry, sir, but I'm upholding my right as an employee. You're going to have to find another register." The woman at the counter said venomously while crossing her arms and sticking her nose in the air.

Oh well…I suppose ramen isn't that ba- Kyo was cut off from his thoughts by a voice behind him.

"Excuse me! Sir!" The red haired male turned to see a strange woman, about Naruto's age, with short, dark hair and pale lavender eyes. "Thank you so much for holding my things for me. I didn't mean to take that long." She said.

"Um…I'm sorry, but wha-" He was cut off again by the girl.

"There isn't a problem, is there?" She asked the woman, who began sputtering as she quickly scanned the items.

"N-n-no! Of course not, Hyuuga-sama! I didn't know that he…you…please forgive me!" She said finishing and bowing low to the girl.

"Oh, good." The Hyuuga said smiling. She took the bag and Kyo followed her outside, confused by her actions. When the store was out of sight, she turned and gave him the bag.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cut in, but I've seen you in a few shops and I was ashamed at how they were treating you." She said shyly. Kyo took the bag and registered what she said in his mind before smiling warmly at her.

"I should be thanking you. You really didn't have to do that, Hyuuga-sama." He said, assuming she was an important person by how the woman was acting.

"Please, Hinata is fine." She insisted.

"Hinata-san, then. Here, this is the money for the groceries." He said handing out the exact amount he saw he pay.

"Oh, there's no need. But…could I ask you something important?" She said, temporarily distracting him from the money.

"Sure, it's the least I could do after how you helped me." He said, pressing the money to her hand. She silently accepted it and paused for a while, as if considering her question.

"Do you…you're from Yamigakure, correct?" She asked him. He nodded and she continued. "Do you know Uzumaki Naruto?"

Kyo was caught off guard by the question. This was the first person he saw speaking of the blond without a look of venom and hatred in their eyes. He knew that Naruto had some that he considered friends here, but the blond assumed that they would all hate him by the time he was back, plus he never really told Kyo much about them.

"Yes, I do know him. Very well, in fact." He said, unconsciously letting the last part slip. He watched as Hinata's face seemed to swell with happiness.

"Are the rumors true? Is he really here?" She asked, although from the sound of her voice, she seemed to almost be pleading for him to say 'yes'. Kyo smiled at that.

"Yes, he is. He's probably with his genin team right now. Are you a friend of his?" She smiled widely and nodded.

"I am. Thank you so much. Please, excuse me." She said before turning and dashing away. Kyo could have sworn she was jumping with joy as she ran into the darkness.

She was really kind. I should tell Naru-chan about this. He thought with a gleeful smile. He was glad to see that Naruto still had friends in the village.

NM-chan: Hinata's appearance! And she isn't stuttery! That will be explained soon. It was brought to my attention that Sakura was getting quite a lot of attention. So, I thought, let another girl get some of the spotlight! I thought this could have been a little better, but I always think that. Hope you enjoyed!