BTW: In this story, the three jinchuriki are about six. I know they will probably show a greater understanding of the world than most six year olds, but with their life's, that's to be expected. So remember, their only around six and they still have child-like desires and needs from time to time.
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I sat up in bed, blinking sleepily as reaffirmed my surroundings.
'Okay, kyu, what's up?' I demanded mentally. It wasn't easy talking to the fox when I was awake, but when I was still half-asleep, like I was now, it made it a lot easier.
"Nothing important, at least not yet."
'Not yet...?" I thought suspiciously.
"Don't worry about it, kit. Now pay attention! The Hokage's coming"
"Huh?" Naruto's head snapped around surprised to hear the soft click of shoes on the floor. Inside his subconscious, the once great fox sighed in thanks at the leaders timing.
'That was close…' the fox thought to himself.
"Feeling better, Naruto?" The third asked me.
"Yeah! Thanks jiji." I said, grateful that I had at least one person to be nice to me. I wondered how I was to go about this. I decided the straight forward approach was best.
"Hey, jiji…"
"Yes Naruto?"
"Can I leave the village for a bit?" I asked, looking him in the eye.
"What!" the Hokage said, more in surprise than anything else. "Why?"
I frowned, unsure how to explain myself. I didn't want to let him know I knew of the fox. Nor did I want to go over what had happened while I was asleep. Not yet anyway, I wanted answers before I spoke of it. Than I realized I could use my situation to my advantage.
Adopting a hesitant look, I dropped my head. "I just want to…get away from it all, you know?" I said mournfully. It was enough to make a civilian cry, if I was any other kid. But I was me, and they would just sneer and say I deserved it.
"Oh…" the Hokage sighed, "yes I suppose such an outing would be alright. I'll send…err, actually no I won't." It depressed the aging man to know that sending a ninja guard would likely put Naruto in more trouble. "You can leave in a couple days, as soon as I get some stuff together. Stay in the tower until then, okay?"
I nodded, grinning. I was counting on him not risking an escort. 'Hold on Yugo, I'm on my way. You won't have to travel alone.'
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Yugo opened her eyes and waited for a second as they adjusted to the dark. ' Nibi, did that really just happen?' she asked her tenant.
'It did indeed, kit.' the demonic cat replied, her voice echoing in Yugo's head.
Yugo nodded, knowing the great cat would sense it. Doing so she noticed something. "Whoa!" She muttered, looking at her body, several places were wrapped efficiently in bandages, several of which were red from soaking up her blood.
"Now that's weird." she said.
"What?" Yugo heard the yawn in her voice and rolled her eye's, realizing she had been about to go to sleep.
"Look" She said, letting the cat look through her eyes.
"That is unusual," the Nibi admitted. "Nothing like it has ever been done before, that I know of. For physical objects to pass through the realm in spirit form, I suppose is theoretically possible, but…never mind" the Demon shook her head. "Aren't you suppose to be leaving for Konoha? If so, I would gather what little you can, and then leaving tomorrow, when you won't be noticed in all the traffic."
Yugo nodded. It was a good plan and she picked herself of the ground, and trotted toward her home, a little cave near the village walls.
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Naruto hitched the backpack onto his shoulder and smile up at the Hokage.
"Thanks Jiji!" Naruto said enthusiastically. The old man smiled lovingly.
"Yeah. You be careful okay?" Naruto nodded solemnly. "Good, you shouldn't have problems as you get farther from Konoha, but just in case, use the Transformation Jutsu. Guess it's a good thing you put in all that study after all huh?"
Naruto grinned, and this time it wasn't an act. For the last few months, the Hokage had been badgering him, usually by letter, to study more, and had sent him several basic Jutsu scrolls along with other thing's the academy taught. Every two weeks they'd meet in person and the Hokage would test him on his skills. He complain several times about all the studying, partly just to complain, and partly because some of the things were really difficult to learn, and he couldn't skip them because the Kyuubi would start to bug him about it.
"I better be going, so I can leave before the gates close" Naruto said, with unchild-like wisdom.
"Right." The Hokage started to bend downward and winced, arthritis acting up again. 'I need a predecessor' He thought.
Naruto, seeing what he was trying to do, turned and jumped on the Hokages desk. Turning back around, he held open his arms. Smiling, Naruto's Grandfather figure stepped up and hugged the boy tightly. The boy rested there for a moment, enjoying one of the few hugs he got, before pulling away.
Naruto hopped down from the desk, leaving small shoeprints all over his paperwork, the hokage noticed with a smile. As Naruto grabbed the door handle, the Hokage remembered. "Oh and I put a few scrolls in you bag remember to study them. I want you finished with them by the time you come back. I'll be testing you."
"Darn it!" Naruto groaned.
"You don't get of that easily, you know." The third hokage of Konoha laughed at the expression on Naruto's face. Looking resigned, to studying, leaving, or just facing the village, It was hard to tell. Opening the door, Naruto looked back one last time.
"Oh, and Jiji, Thanks" He didn't have to specify what he was thanking him for. Both heard the unspoken added as the door shut.
Thanks for caring
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Yugo stared at the distant walls of the village she had called home all her life. Despite the problems she had had there, it was still her birth place and the only thing she knew. With a sigh, she turned and, carrying her meager pack, walked away from it. (1)
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Naruto sighed with relieve as he made it out of the village without anything more than the usual whispers and looks. Glancing back he could make out the Hokage monument, the face of his leaders looking down at him. 'I'll be back.' He promised himself. Turning back to the road, Naruto took it at a steady jog.
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1: to get rid of any confusion, Yugo is standing about 3 miles from her village during this scene.
This is shorter than I originally planned, and took me longer to write, as I had a hard time typing things from Yugo's point of view. Thus why this is 'Part 1' of Journey to Konoha' chapter. But the next chapter going to have some interesting turn of events. To appease my faithful readers, I included a few sentences below that will be in the next chapter.
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Yugo hummed happily, picking berries off a bush.
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"Stop that!" Naruto shouted angrily, getting between the man in his knife.
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"Hey there! Girl!" Came a ruff shout behind her. Yugo turned, expecting hunter-nin.
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Bending down Naruto picked up his find.
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"Umm...Naruto, why are you caring a baby" ßO-o this last one should be very --- interesting to write about