Prototype Fox
Small continuation. Just like the other series.
Konoha
Sakura had imagined these moments for years… when Naruto would come back on hid own … alone…
He would show up smiling…
Happy… to be back with them… sad and saying sorry for leaving them… Sorry for leaving them for so long…
She would then hit him hard… pound him into the ground…
Then forgive him… Treat him out to Ramen… Tell him Its ok…
Show him the new Konoha… Brag about their titles… tell him stories of their accomplishments…
Then they would go out and bring back Sasuke together…
…
…
This wasn't the Case…
Naruto wasn't alone. He had three other people with him. One of them kissed him for kami's sake. He didn't act like his boisterous self. He was silent. Not once did he show is Fox grin, not once did he yell about eating at Ichiruuka … not once did he even talk about where he had been.
Sakura bit her lip 'Why did you leave us Naruto… Why'
She stared at Naruto's back. They were on their way towards Konoha. They had talked to Gaara briefly. Naruto had actually talked to him alone, when he requested it.
And now Naruto agreed to go to Konoha with them. Naruto showed no sign of recognition, no sign of the old Naruto they knew. This was unreal.
Sakura felt her teammate, Shikamaru, come next to her.
"What is it, Shika?" She tried not to sound dejected but she failed.
Shikamaru sighed. "It's troublesome but Naruto seems... too different. He is a totally new person."
Sakura nodded slowly, "Yea. Any clue on who the people he was with?"
Shikamaru shook his head. "No"
Naruto
Naruto listened in onto everyone's conversation. His heightened hearing was not to be messed with. Of course this was just for info gathering. None of them were talking about his own target, Danzo but each of them gave bits and pieces of … what he once was. Naruto shook his head. He had no time to think about the past, he was Naruto of the Jinchuuriki. He was not from Konoha. He was from the spawn of creatures that were detested by humans. He was the leader of the scorn, the damned... the ones he loved with all his heart.
Naruto continued to run at this very slow pace. Well, he couldn't consider it slow since he was going half speed but the others, his jinchuuriki counterparts, were able to keep up with him when he ran at 80 percent speed.
Naruto sighed and promised himself that he would finish this as fast as he could.
Konoha
As soon as they reached the gates, or what Naruto considered was the gates of Konoha, Naruto immediately started analyzing escaping points. It was always good to be ready escape. Naruto walked towards the gates and saw that the people who he ad ran with were tightening the formation. Probably to stop him from escaping. Naruto shrugged and kept moving towards the gates.
As son as he entered the gates the nins at the gates came up and greeted them. "Hello there Kakashi, mission success?"
The silver haired man nodded. "Yes mission complete, but we also have a … bonus." Kakashi nodded his head towards Naruot and the Chuunin's eyes widened. "N-naruto Uzumaki... is alive?"
Naruto blinked. Huh, it looked like some people could recognize him. Naruto didn't even bother reacting to it. He was in hostile territory, not somewhere he could relax. Kakashi cleared his throat and said "We would like to report to Hokage sama to report our mission.
The Chuunin nodded dumbly. "O-of course. We'll finish the registry."
And so naruto started walking forwards, or at least he was following the one with the high collar.
As Naruto walked through the village he noticed a lot of things. He noticed the routes to take out side the villages. He noticed the Anbu watching him from the shadows. But what he really noticed was the stares he got. He could understand shock from seeing a dead person come back to live but... they were staring with an intense hatred... loathe. He was actually surprised that people remembered him after many years. Well, remembered him to hate was like they were insulted that he had come back. Naruto chuckled to himself, looks like Konoha was extremely prejudiced. That meant he couldn't use his normal form to walk around .No matter, he could always hide as a one of the other people he collected
Naruto kept walking and finally started to go up a tower. The strange thing was... he didn't even have a sense of nostalgia. Was his memories gone forever?
Naruto mentally struggled to come to terms that he his past was gone. 'I don't need my past... I have the Jincuuriki. I can learn all I want but that won't change my goal, my life... my friends.'
They stopped in front of a door, which Naruto guessed was the Hokage's office.
Sakura knocked on the door and said, "Hokage-sama we have arrived."
Naruto blinked. 'No need for introduction.'
"Come in... The Anbu have already informed me."
Tsunade
When tsunade first heard the news she threatened to kill the Anbu if he was lying. The Anbu reported once more. She ordered everyone out of the room, incluiding the person she was meeting with... she had to prepare herself. If Naruto was truly back … then this was a hell of a day.
She expected him to be bursting in yelling he was back. She expected him to talk non-stop. She expected anything else but this...
Naruto entered in without a word, no greeting, no recognition.
Naruto
Naruto looked at the woman before him. He was now standing in the center and the other nins had moved back in a loose semi circle. Naruto waited to be addressed. Even he knew to be respectful.
But as he waited he grew confused. The woman in front of him refused to speak as if she was analyzing him or waiting for him. Was he supposed to do something?
As the seconds ticked by, Naruto grew more uncomfortable. The whole room was staring at him, granted it wasn't many people but it was annoying that nobody talked.
After a few more seconds ticked by Naruto decided to release the silence. "Hokage-sama..."
He hoped the prodding would create something but...
The woman in front of him seemed more dejected, even dissapointed. What had he done wrong? He had been resepctful and kept his place. Hell he had even use Sama honorific!
The woman in front of him shrugged off something and said. "Naruto... would you mind telling me where you have been for the past few years?"
Naruto sighed. "I am afraid that is classified Hokage-sama... The information is only for me and … a selected few."
The woman slammed the desk and stood up. Naruto immediately tensed and stepped back.
The woman looked up at him and yelled "WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOU NARUTO! YOU WENT MISSING AND WE THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD HOW THE HELL DO YOU SAY ITS CLASSIFIED!"
Naruto blinked. He knew how to read people. He got pretty good at it after while. This woman... obviously cared for him... for his past self but... he had to make the distinction clear.
"Hokage-sama... if you are talking about the Naruto you knew before I landed in the hands of Danzo... he is dead. I am a new Naruto... I don't have... a past. Or at least one I would care to remember."
The woman in front of him broke into tears.
Thats it. Not much but it is something.