AUTHOR'S NOTE: I just realized I haven't really described any of the character's appearances. Unless I specify differently you should assume they look as they do after the time skip although in this story I'm having their ages all being around 16 before he leaves on his own for X amount of time (not sure how long yet). I really like the reviews and hope to keep the story nice, enjoy.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I re-edited the chapter AGAIN haha, I'm not sure if you guys on alerts and stuff are getting emails saying I added a new chapter and if it is im sorry hehe. I will say I added something in the last paragraph for but that is all.

Chapter 3

The hung over blonde awoke to the sound of wind blowing in the trees outside his window. Among other things he managed to break a window as well allowing nature's voice to flow inside his tiny apartment. Looking at the clock that barely hung on the opposite wall he noticed it was almost 10 o'clock, a lot later then he planned on sleeping. He let out a low groan as the rolled off his stomach onto his back.

'I forgot what happens when you almost completely drink a full bottle of sake by yourself' he thought groggily as he pushed his feet over the side of the bed sitting upright. He looked around taking in his the mayhem of the night before wondering what he DIDN'T break. He got up off the bed and strode to his fallen dresser, grabbing a pair of black cargo pants and a plain white t shirt. After acquiring his clothing he headed straight to the bathroom hoping that by the time he was done with his shower his splitting headache would be gone. Quickly jumping in the shower he let the cold water rain upon him trying to fight the urge of clatter his teeth. Turning off the nozzle after a quick rinse he stepped out grabbing the closest towel and dried off. Quickly getting dressed he reached for his tooth brush to finish his routine when he suddenly noticed a folded paper tapped to his mirror. He grabbed the sheet and hastily opened it skimming over the big text.

"We need to talk". He recognized his raven haired teammate's handwriting immediately. He let his arm drop to his side letting the note drift away from his fingers. He hastily brushed his teeth staring at the sink below him trying not to think about what he just read. Although he was considerably calmer then the night before he could still feel the after effects to letting so much of his emotions out in one go. He could probably kill someone right now if they pushed his buttons right, but at the same time his heart refused to release his sorrow. When he felt the Kyuubi begin its struggle for his consciousness he didn't have time to cry, yet now that he actually had all the time in the world he couldn't find it in himself to shed one tear. Finishing up he walked to his front door stepping over the broken furniture and shattered picture frames littered everywhere. After slipping on his shoes and locking the door he was gone.

The Hokage along with her old perverted team mate and Kakashi sat in the office in silence. She had learned the news yesterday morning after her student had barged into her office crying hysterically about Naruto. It took some time to calm her down from her incoherent babble but after a while she slowed down and explained what happened. The Hokage wasn't very happy with her student to say the least.

FLASHBACK

"What have you done Sakura?"

She stood in front of her with her arms crossed staring daggers at her student. Her student stood under her towering figure with her head bowed down in shame. It had been almost 15 minutes of silence after Sakura had told her how she had been seeing Sasuke behind her boyfriend's back. Tsunade was pretty upset to begin with knowing Naruto was probably devastated learning his girlfriend had been with Sasuke but when she revealed how he found out she accidentally did something on impulse.

She slapped her across the face.

Now they stood there, the red on her face was practically gone considering if her sensei used her true strength she may of decapitated her. Tsunade walked to her desk and sat down still wondering how to handle the situation.

"I'm sorry for slapping you but I look at Naruto as my own son, and sometimes that clouds my better judgment" she said in a calmer voice.

"What should I do sensei?" she looked up at the medic nin with her puffy red eyes and tear streaked face.

The Hokage took a deep breath and then spoke "You see, it's normal for these kinds of things to happen with young people, In fact I would go as far as to say it's almost expected at some point. But this isn't under normal circumstances." She took a moment and then continued.

"Naruto has been alone his whole life. Although he has found precious people who he loves and cares about there was always a gap in his heart that deep down he was afraid would never be filled" she paused letting the words sink in.

"That gap was what you filled Sakura, you alone were the one that he allowed inside, the one he trusted and who returned his love equally. In essence you were what made him complete." Although she was trying to be gentle with her words she could tell they were stabbing at her student's heart when she heard her begin softly crying during her explanation.

"Now that you understand, try picturing what it would be like seeing the person who you love with all your heart giving away their virginity to your best friend, seeing it happen right before your eyes" she slowly rose to her feet walking to her student as she fell to her knees in full force tears once again. She placed her hand on her shoulder and squeezed lightly.

"I don't know what you should do"

END FLASHBACK

They were brought out of their silence by soft knocking on the door.

"Come in" the Hokage announced. The door opened revealing the tired young man they had been waiting for. He bowed slightly to his senseis and then positioned himself between them standing in front of the Hokage's desk. The frog hermit shot to his feet inching his face close to his student's and sniffed loudly.

"Have you been drinking?" everyone's eyes visibly went wide as the blonde nodded solemnly. Tsunade slammed her hands on the desk pushing herself to her feet.

"So you think you're a big man now? Drinking your sorrows away?" she glared at him but he wouldn't return it, his eyes just seemed to stare back hers not reflecting his usual spunk.

"I'm sorry I upset you Hokage-Sama, but we really have more important matters to discuss." His expression remained blank as the room's other occupants jaws dropped at his respectful response. She sat down leaning back in her chair with her hands resting on the arms of it.

"Go on"

He looked down for a moment as if gathering his thoughts and then raised his head and spoke.

"I request to leave the village for an indefinate period of time"

As if she read his mind she replied instantly.

"Request denied" the answer caused the boy to flinch for a moment before continuing.

"Will you at least hear me out?" she waited a moment before silently nodding.

"After what happened yesterday I'm afraid that for the safety of the village I cannot stay, at least not right now. My prisoner almost took complete control over me if I had not forced myself to pass out from chakra exhaustion." He took a breath a continued.

"I know what It wants and if you let me go I can sate its hunger, but you need to let me leave here in order to do it"

"What does it want?" her voice peeked in curiosity.

There was an awkward silence as the blonde Shinobi looked down at the ground, his eyes covered with shadow.

"Blood" the word was laced with anger as he his eyes momentarily flared red and then back to blue. After another long silence she spoke.

"I know you would never betray our village Naruto, but I cannot allow you to leave. Its too dangerous with them waiting for the right moment to snatch you away" she sat forward looking him in the eyes.

"I'm sorry but my answer is still no" she waited for him to respond in his usual manner but didn't get the response she wanted. He chuckled lightly before continuing.

"I knew you would say that, that's why I stopped by the counsel on my way here." She stood up suddenly grabbing the neck of his shirt.

"What do you think you've done?" she yelled at him with concern edging her voice.

A very ghostly smile took his features as he spoke.

"I gave them the same request and they of course approved immediately granting me hunter-nin status until I choose to return. They also assured me if you tried to deny my request they would use there yearly veto to overrule you. I'm sorry but you can't make me stay" she glared deeply into his eyes as she slowly released he grip slumping back into her chair.

"Do you think you can run away from the pain forever?" the frog hermit spoke with a harsh voice. The boy's face slumped at the remark, accidentally allowing the hurt to come to his features. He quickly bottled back inside before answering.

"No….but I can at least keep myself from doing something I would regret…..something that could endanger the village…something that even now I can't stop myself from lusting for….." his arms began shaking with his fists balled at his sides. What started out as a an almost mute grin began forming into a sinister smile as tiny trickles of blood left the sides of his mouth from his long canines visibly piercing his lover lip. His eyes were engulfed in the fires of hatred as his killer intent seeped out of his being causing the room's outer occupants to stand up and back away suddenly. He fell to one knee grabbing the sides of his head trying to keep the demons (or better yet demon) at bay until he finially gained back control suppressing his demonic rage. He stood back up trying to get his breath back huffing wiping the sweat from his brow.

"I can see you were not exaggerating" the grey haired jounin finally spoke. The older nin returned to their seats and silence once again followed behind them.

"Please..Baa-Chan, let me go. I promise to return and have everything under control, I just need time to heal." he then paused realizing an angle he didn't cover.

'If your worried that Itachi and his goons are going to get hold me, I've learned one way to counter act Kyuubi's ultra healing abilities by mixing his chakra with mine." The Hokage looked at him confused at what he was getting at.

"How will that keep you safe from them?" . He put his usual fake fox grin on as he answered.

"If I am unable to defeat them…I'll end it myself" his voice was sickeningly sweet as the words rolled from his lips, the grin almost completely covering his face. She waited a moment before motioning to the other two to leave her and the boy alone. He stared down at the ground after the door closed leaving them alone, avoiding remotely looking at her.

"I wish there was another way" he said quietly as he slowly raised his head to look her in the eyes. When his eyes reached her desk he was startled realizing she wasn't there. Suddenly he felt two feminine arms wrap around his chest from behind him, squeezing him in their embrace. He felt her face pressing against the top of head as drops of liquid began pouring into his hair.

"It's ok Naruto….you don't have to act around me" she squeezed tighter after he stiffened from her comment trying to break her grasp.

"Let go of me" he said quietly trying not be harsh. He could feel his shell fighting the urge to open. Her response was to only hold tighter.

"No" she answered simply, but felt his body begin resisting trying to twist out of her grasp.

"LET GO OF ME!" he yelled thrashing back in forth in her arms, but he couldn't break her hold on him.

"Let go of me!! Please let go! Stop it! Sto..p it…please..please.. just…..let….go" the henge dropped from his face after losing all concentration, revealing the painful scar as his emotions flared. It finialy happened, his shell completely shattered as he let himself fall back into her embrace, weeping lightly in her arms getting louder and more desperate sounding every second. His knees gave out from under him as she guided him down to the floor, sitting behind him as he turned his head around, the sound of his sadness filing the room as he sobbed into her chest. And there they remained for a long time, her rocking him back in forth in her arms as he released his bottled up emotions into her loving embrace.