Here it is, a few days early than I posted but I did say it may come out earlier. Just please don't expect me to always pump a chapter out days earlier than what I say, this is just a special occasion for my readers. I do have a test and history paper I have to write next week so I'm not sure if my next chapter will get out on time. Now for question answering.

Thanks for the reviews guys and gals.

Animaman – again I have no clue what chrono is lol, I guess I should check it out since you're the second person to say this story sounds like a chrono crossover

Evilfrog1- I may do something like making a certain select few of the people in the village treat him like a deserter, (by certain people I mean 3 certain high ranking assholes in konoha politics that I will most likely kill off way in the future). As for the your idea of Sakura trying to stop Naruto and add a little more. I don't wanna rush there relationship, I feel as though many stories here do that.

GAU28- About Jiraiya training Naruto, Jiraiya might train Naruto, I don't want to say he will or won't because that will be a spoiler :P

===Chapter 3===

"So kit you sure you got everything? You'll be away for quite some time"

'Yea I got it all, just one more thing…' responded Naruto as he grabbed a piece of paper and a small black pouch and began writing.

A few moments later… "Are you done yet?? They could realize you're missing any second now, we don't got time for"

"Done!" said Naruto cutting Kyuubi off. He then jumped out of his window and proceeded through Konoha as stealthily as he could, which was surprisingly well since he had plenty of experience avoiding ANBU during his pranking escapades.

"Hey where are you going?? The exit isn't this way!"

'Shut it, I just got something important to drop off before I leave'

"Just hurry your ass up kit…"

'Ah I needed that' thought Sakura as she turned off the water to her shower. 'Now just got to get some sleep so I'm rested for training tomorrow'. Sakura was still giddy about being the apprentice to the Hokage.

As Sakura wrapped her towel around her small form she heard noises coming from inside her room. 'it's probably mom checking up on me…' She opened the door to see her window being shut and a orange blob dart off immediately after. 'Orange? I must be seeing things'

Walking over to her dresser to get some sleeping clothes she noticed a piece of paper and a strange black pouch sitting on top of it. "I don't recognize this" she whispered as she reached for the items.

'Crap do you think she saw us?' asked Naruto.

"I hope not, just get us the hell out of here before she reads the note" responded Kyuubi.

Naruto came to a stop as he was on a rooftop just a few feet away from the gate. 'hmm two guards? I know!'

"Man I hate the night shift at the gate, it's probably the most boring assignment in the whole village." Said one of the two Chuunin guards sitting in the guard tower.

"Yea I hear ya, nothing ever happens" responded the other as he leaned over the railing in boredom.

"Huh what's that? Is that Naruto?" asked the first guard. As he watched the small figure emerge and walk up to them.

"Hey guys I was wondering if you could help me with this" asked Naruto as he pulled something out of his backpack.

"Yea sure what is it?" asked the guard's as they came up to him looking at what he had.

"THIS!" Naruto pulled out a can of green paint and hit both Chuunin's in the face with it.

"AH WHAT THE HELL NARUTO!!" they both wailed.

"You guys are too easy!" Naruto shouted as he took off running.

"Damn kid! I'll go after him, you stay here!" said one of the Chuunin as he ran after Naruto.

After five minutes of pursuit the Chuunin finally had caught up to Naruto.

"I got you now brat!"

Naruto just turned at him sticking his tongue out and turned into a cloud of smoke.

'A shadow clone?? Damn where's the real one?' thought the chuunin as he looked around the streets frantically.

"Nice little distraction with the shadow clone kit"

'thanks! I knew they wouldn't pay too much attention. So where to now?'

"Head east towards the Wave. You'll train near Kiri on one of the many islands. It'll be like trying to find a needle in a hay stack for anyone that will try to follow you and will also give us enough time to build up your skills before we head out and do other things"

'Alright well I guess this starts a new adventure, I'll definitely become strong enough to help everyone when I'm done!'

Back in Konoha, Sakura took the items to her bed. She then took out the note.

Dear Sakura,

I'm sorry, by now I'm most likely no longer within the walls of the leaf. I had no choice, in order for me to get strong enough to bring back Sasuke as well as protect the people I care about I needed to leave. I'll be gone for a few years but I promise I'll be back and then we can bring back that teme together. Also to show that I will be back, I'm giving you this necklace that's in the pouch. I've had it as long as I can remember but I never knew where it came from, it's too girly for me anyway so I want you to have it Sakura.

See ya in a few years, Naruto

"THAT IDIOT!!" yelled Sakura as she dashed for the Hokage's tower.

"SHISHOU!" Yelled Sakura as she flung open the door without knocking.

"Sakura? What the hell are you doing here?" asked the confused Hokage.

"It's Naruto! He just left me this note saying he's leaving!" said Sakura.

"What?!?" responded Tsunade as she took the note from Sakura and read it. "You said he just left it recently?"

"Yea it couldn't have been more than fifteen minutes ago" replied Sakura.

"Well come on! Maybe he hasn't gotten out yet, let's head to the front gate!" said Tsunade as she actually left through the window. 'Damn that brat, what in the world is he thinking leaving like this?? Jiraiya just told me about Akatsuki wanting Naruto for some reason and what does he do? He literally walks right out into the open for them!' shouted Tsunade in her head.

"Huh? Isn't that Hokage-sama?" questioned one of the guards again.

"You two! Have you guys seen Uzumaki Naruto within the last twenty minutes??" Demanded Tsunade hoping that they would say no.

"Umm we did see him not too long ago, the little runt sprayed green paint all over us and ran but when I caught him he just ended up being a shadow clone" replied the guard.

"We're too late…" Sakura said looking at the ground.

"This is bad… there is nothing we can do now" replied Tsunade.

Sakura pulled out the black pouch and took out the necklace. 'wow, Naruto had this?? Its gorgeous!' thought Sakura as she examined it. It had a pink crystal with two smaller blue crystals on either side of it that hung on a silver chain. Sakura then wrapped it around her neck as she looked at the road her teammate had taken just a few moments before.

'That necklace…' thought Tsunade as she recognized the beautiful piece of jewelry.

'Just stay safe Naruto… When you get back I'll definitely be strong enough to help you' thought Sakura as she continued to stare outside the gates.

Sakura woke up to the sound of her alarm going off, 'Please tell me that was all a dream, my other teammate didn't really leave too, right?' she thought hoping that it was indeed a dream, but she realized how true it was at the sight of the necklace on her nightstand. 'damn…'

After Sakura had gotten dressed she proceeded down stairs where her mother was just finishing up making breakfast for the two.

"Good morning mom!" said Sakura happily as she sat down at the family table.

"Good morning sweetie, are you ready for you first big day of training with the hokage?" asked Sakura's mom as she set a plate of food in front of her daughter. She looked just like an older version of Sakura but with her in ponytail.

"Yea I can't wait! I am a little nervous about what kind of training she's going to put me through, but I'll do anything as long as it makes me strong enough to help everyone." Replied Sakura as she began eating her eggs and sausage.

"It's nice to see you so motivated about it" said Sakura's mom as she put down another plate of food for herself and joined her daughter at the table. She then noticed the accessory around her daughter's neck.

"Sakura, where in the world did you get that necklace?" asked Sakura's mom recognizing the necklace from the past.

"Naruto gave it to me"

"Who's Naruto?" Questioned her mother.

"He's my teammate!" replied Sakura.

"Oh he's your other teammate? Sorry dear you just never really mentioned him before" said Sakura's mom.

'Did I really never mention Naruto to mom before? I can't believe I was that wrapped up on Sasuke to never mention Naruto' thought Sakura.

"I used to have a friend who had that necklace many years ago, that's why I asked" said the older Haruno.

"Who was it?" asked Sakura as she finished eating and put her plate in the sink.

"Well I met her a few times at the hospital when I was pregnant with you, she was also pregnant so naturally we became friendly, her name was Kushina. But a few weeks before you were born, during the Kyuubi attack, she vanished and I never heard from her again" said Sakura's mom.

'Then does that mean that this Kushina person is Naruto's mother?' thought Sakura trying to put the pieces together. "Did you know anything else about her? Like her last name or who her husband was?"

"No, I asked once and she said it's suppose to be a secret, but after her child was born that the entire village would know about it. But she vanished so nothing was ever said"

'Suppose to be kept a secret? That's really strange… this has to be about Naruto's heritage, nobody knows who his parents were and this is weird enough to be a possibility on why that is, but why is it so secretive?' thought Sakura.

"Well thanks for breakfast mom! I better get going or I'll be late!" said Sakura as she waved to her mother and left. 'Maybe I can find out more about Kushina during my training, I should be able to get her profile at some point while I'm around the hokage after all.'

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Next Update: February 20, 2009 (again this date might not be accurate but like I said above, I have a lot of work this week so I'm not sure when I'll finish it up).

BTW. I'm terrible with names so if anyone has any nice original names for Sakura's mom and also a name for her father, I'm not sure if I'm gonna have him be alive or dead in this fic but just in case it's good to have one. Every name I think of doesn't sound right to me for some reason.

Moar reviews pl0x.