OK! Major apology on the delay, I had a lot of shit going on with midterms and whatnot but here it is. But first question time.

Fightingfalconfan- thanks for the compliments on the story, I don't want to give away to much info about this fic but its definitely going to end up with a nice naru/saku ending. As for you idea of your story, I'm not the greatest person to ask about that lol. However it would definitely be a unique setting. I've seen so many crazy AU settings for stories and many of them turn out awesome. If you got some really good idea's for it then I'm sure you can make it into a great story.

Speaking of AU stories, a lot of you probably have read it but one of my all time favorite naru/saku AU's is Hit the Floor Running. If any of you haven't read it you should.

DISCLAIMER I don't own Naruto blah blah, anything that resembles anything else in this story is complete coincidence unless I admit it.

===Chapter 4===

"I guess I'll rest here" Naruto said to himself as he stopped running through the forest and began to set up a small camp.

"An hour longer than yesterday, not bad kit"

"Yea, well these weights you gave me are a pain you know" Replied Naruto.

Flashback -2 weeks ago-

"Well we are a few hours away from Konoha now, is there any kind of training I can do on the way to our destination Kyuubi?" asked Naruto as he leapt through the tree's.

"Of course, there is always something you can do to get stronger" Replied the demon.

"Umm like what?"

"Stop for a second kit"

Naruto obeyed Kyuubi's instructions and stopped on the next branch. "Ok, now what?"

"Just hold still"

Strange seals started to form on Naruto's ankles, wrists and chest. "What the hell are these for??" asked Naruto looking at the new marks confused.

"These kits are Seal Weights, I can pump my chakra into these seals and increase the weight like this"

"AHH!!" Yelled Naruto as he lost his balance on the branch from the increased weight and fell on the forest floor.

"HAHA You should of seen your face kit! Pure priceless gold!"

"Damned fox... Anyways, how the hell do you expect me to get where we are going anytime soon with all this damn weight, aren't you suppose to start out slow??" Asked Naruto as he struggled to get on his feet.

"Oh be quiet, if the little weights injure you, you know that I will heal whatever damage they cause. Besides my instincts are telling me you are about to have the motivation to ignore all the weight" Replied Kyuubi smirking from his cage.

"And what the hell do you mean by that??" asked Naruto wondering what Kyuubi meant by that last comment.

"Over here Captain! I think this is where I heard that crash!" Shouted some strange voice that Naruto didn't recognize but immediately assumed by that captain statement that it was a Ninja squad from Konoha.

"SHIT! I gotta get the hell out of here!" screamed Naruto in his head as he attempted to get out of there as fast as he could all the while listening to the annoying demonic laugh within his head.

End Flashback

"Yea they are a pain now but just wait till when you have to take them off. It will be worth it kit"

A few hours later of running, Naruto finally made it to one of the villages that boarders the Fire Country.

"You can stop there kit, that way you can rest up and stock up on some supplies. But take your head protector off so nobody can Identify you as a shinobi"

"Alrighty, so I'm just going to spend the night?" asked Naruto as he made his way to the village entrance.

"Yea just for the night, staying anywhere in or around the fire country for any longer is a danger to our goal"

The village looked to be pretty prosperous. It was one of the major ports in the Fire Country. As Naruto continued to walk around looking for a hotel he noticed a mob of people in what looked like the town square. As he got closer he could make out a lot of yelling.

"Let this be an example for those who disobey the Sound and the wrath of Lord Orochimaru!"

Naruto's heartbeat quickened as he heard that line and immediately tried to get closer. When Naruto broke through the crowd and saw what exactly the commotion was about his blood went cold.

There in the center was two adults, a man and a women, tied to two wooden posts with slit throats. While two Sound Ninja stand on either side triumphantly daring anyone to stand against them. What shocked Naruto most was that there was a beaten girl around his age crying at the feet of what Naruto realized must have been her dead parents.

Naruto's previously frozen blood quickly boiled over in anger.

"NARUTO! Stop it! As much as you and I want to rip out the throats of these sound ninja you mustn't jump in recklessly. They are both at least Chuunin level, if you rush in now you will die." Scolded Kyuubi trying to calm the infuriated Naruto down.

"B-but these bastards! I have to do something, I can't just leave these people like this!" shouted Naruto in his mind be overcome by various emotions.

"We will stay in this village longer than planned, It's a risk but I'll try teaching you something that might give you the edge against these two sound ninja."

"Can I learn it quickly? I don't want anymore of these people to go through this"

"it's something that should take awhile but I know of a way to do it faster and I believe that you can do this kit. Then we can get back at those cursed sound ninja"

"Ok" Naruto then noticed that the crowd started clearing slowly till all that remained was him and that girl. She had bright blonde hair partially tied into a ponytail and tearful purple eyes and was wearing blue shorts with a white shirt. She also had many bruises all over. (AN: I don't know how many of you know this show but picture a miniature Rio from Burn Up Warriors)

Naruto slowly approached the girl and heard her whispering to herself.

"Mom… Dad… you didn't deserve this, the village didn't deserve this… I wish there was something that can be done before those ninja destroy our village and it's people…" whispered the battered girl.

"I will help" said Naruto as he was now standing right behind the girl.

"What? H-how can you help? Your just a kid like me, there's no way you can stop those men!" Replied the girl looking at the odd blonde boy in front of her.

"I may be a kid, but I can hold my own, and I promise on my life that I will stop those sound ninja and save your village. Now what's your name? I'm Uzumaki Naruto" he asked as he held out his hand to help her off the ground.

"Who is this boy, it seems so crazy to think that he could stop those sound ninja, but something tells me I should trust him…" thought the girl as she took hold of Naruto's hand and got up off the ground.

"My name is Akiko, it's nice to meet you Naruto, thank you for your offer… I think" said Akiko.

Naruto smiled, "Don't worry, I plan on becoming Hokage someday, if I can't stop two sound shinobi then I shouldn't even consider it"

"I hope your right… for all of our sakes, we don't have any ninja's in our village and we are quite some distance away from Konoha so we don't frequently have them around." Said Akiko as she brushed some dirt off her clothes.

"I'll have them out as soon as I learn this new jutsu I got coming" Replied Naruto excitedly.

Akiko giggled at this, "Again thanks for your help Naruto, do you need a place to stay? My family has been the governor's of this village for years so I got plenty of room for someone as noble as you."

"Are you sure? I don't want to intrude or anything" replied Naruto questioningly.

"Don't worry about it, it's the least I can do for you if you really are going to try to save us." Said Akiko who's eyes may have shown a slight desperation to Naruto.

"If it's alright then I accept!" said Naruto happily.

"My my kit, nice catch if I do say so myself. Maybe you aren't as bad with the ladies as I thought" Said Kyuubi laughing at Naruto.

"Shut it fox! I just want to help her and these people out!"

"Yea keep telling yourself that"

"Whatever I'm not listening to you!"

"So Naruto are you ready?" Asked Akiko as she turned to leave.

"Yea but… what about… your parents..? We shouldn't leave them like that…" Said Naruto as he looked back at the two bloody people tied to the stakes.

Akiko bit her lip and started to form tears and she tried to form the words, "I-I don't w-wan't to leave them… B-but the sound n-ninja's said they would k-kill ten people i-if anyone tried to untie them…" explained Akiko who broke down in tears.

"I'm sorry… I guess we can't do anything for now… Curse those sound ninja's!" growled Naruto not wanting to yell as he wished since he would just draw unwanted attention.

Akiko gathered up her strength, "Let's get going…" she said as she started to walk in what Naruto presumed was the direction of her home as he joined her.

As they walked Naruto could see how much everything was hurting Akiko. "Poor girl, I bet judging from the way it looked, that the sound ninja killed her parents right in front of her and the village. Bastards like that don't deserve forgiveness, I can't believe that their leader is the person Sasuke went to for help…"

"Honestly, that Sasuke is the same type of person as Orochimaru. Once Sasuke kills his brother, his heart will have been so engulfed in hate and darkness that he will be forever lost to it. He will find other ways to bring reason for his hatred. Kit you have to take into consideration the chance that you may never be able to save Sasuke, you may have to end it once and for all"

"I know that… I have to try though. I promised Sakura-chan…"

"I take back what I said before, you are TERRIBLE when it comes to females"

"Whatever, I got more important things to think about right now. On that note can you give me kind of information on this technique you're going to teach me?"

Kyuubi smirked, "What I will teach you is how to transform and use your Demon Form"

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Next Update: March 6, 2009 (hopefully it's a bit more accurate this time )

This is somewhat of a filler but I'm going to use them to develop Naruto and introduce some of his abilities and what not. It'll avoid the whole, Naruto leaves, time skip, Naruto comes back and is jesus. I want to write this so we can all follow along with Naruto's development cause he will be OOC by the time he gets back, in a good way though lol.