Disclaimor: I don't own Naruto.

A/N: This chapter was rather easy...not sure about the next one though.

1) Ok...someone asked if i was going to force it to follow canon? ...this chapter should answer your question...

2) Somone asked me about a multiple ending thing? ...hmmm maybe...i'll have to see where the story goes...

3) Somone made the coment that Yondaime loves his daughter more, for adding the comment of Kage Bunshin in her letter and not Narutos?... Wasn't intentional...but that's how it turned out...i had meant to make it come out like, that is how Arashi can write the letters so quickly...but i guess it came out as a whole favoring thing...my bad...

I think that was all the questions...(at least the ones i could find)...if you have other questions (or if i didn't answer yours) please re post it...

Chapter 14: One choice effects thousands!

Naruto slowly found himself edging towards the direction of Otogakure...he felt the urge to help Sasuke...to prevent him from going to Orochimaru who only saw the young man as a tool...and nothing more...

'Does Konaha see him differently though...' Naruto stopped in his tracks... 'Sure...Sakura and Kakashi care for him...maybe a few others...but does the council or the villagers see him as anything more than a weapon...'

Naruto stared off in the direction that he had originally planned on going in...

"ITACHI!" Naruto heard a familiar voice.

Itachi simply turned around to see a boy he hadn't seen in years show up…Sasuke.

Sasuke glared at Itachi. Sasuke started charging his chakra as flames started to dance around him.

Itachi cocked an eyebrow once again, 'They are actually teaching these children something useful…much different than when I was a genin…'

Sasuke launched himself at Itachi. Itachi didn't even bother trying to avoid Sasuke's flames as he quickly grabbed Sasuke's outstretched hand, at the wrist. Just as quickly as he had grabbed the hand…Itachi snapped the wrist, making Sasuke scream in pain.

Sasuke's flames dissipated.

Itachi glared as Sasuke as he held on to him. "Foolish little brother…", muttered the older ninja. Itachi's eyes changed twice…at first into a fully matured Sharingan…and then into what looked like a three-pronged shurikan.

Sasuke's eyes widened as he stared into Itachi's eyes…suddenly the boy started howling in pain…this one much greater than the one he originally yelled.

Itachi dropped Sasuke in digust, "You still don't hate me enough…until you do…you will never be able to beat me…"

Naruto glared in the direction of Otogakure...

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I don't have many likes and I dislike many things. My hobby is training. I don't have a dream for the future…it's more like an ambition. I want to KILL a certain man and resurrect my clan."

Naruto laughed to himself as he turned around, "Sasuke CHOSE to leave this village…Just like I'm choosing to leave it now…there's no point in going after him…"

At that moment leaves started to swirl around Naruto, "And besides…the two of us were never really friends…we just used each other for our own ambitions…no more…no less…" And with that…Naruto disappeared as the leaves dispersed…

If one were to have listened carefully the moment the leaves dispersed...one would've heard the sentence, "I'm sorry...Sakura..."

---Valley of the King, A day later---

Sasuke sat on top of the huge cliff, which partially made up the Valley of the Kings. He sighed…

It had been a long journey and he had been pursued every step of the way.

He took a moment to rest on top of the cliff…not because he was tired though…

After a few more moments…he got up and turned, heading towards Otogakure, 'Guess the Dobe isn't coming after all…' Sasuke sighed as he half expected Naruto come after him. Part of him wanted to fight the blonde once more…

'Oh well…'

---A Day later---

A red headed boy walked into the Valley of the Kings…

He looked around quickly for any sign of the lost Uchiha… "We're to late…if I go any farther…I'll be to close to the Sound village…"

Gaara sighed as he turned on his heel, still slightly wounded from his fight with Kimimaru.

---Konaha, A day later---

Tsunade sighed as Gaara and Shikamaru left her office. They had just reported to her that the mission to retrieve Sasuke was a failure. 'Orochimaru…would you really use some perverse technique to achieve your ambitions…' Tsunade sighed.

A moment later there was a knock at the door and Shizune walked in, "Tsunade-shishou…Maito Gai, Yuuhi Kurenai, and Sarutobi Asuma have all arrived as you requested. Hatake Kakashi is still absent I'm afraid."

One of the ANBU guarding her door snorted.

Tsunade, looking back to Shizune, merely waved it off, "Send in those three."

Shizune nodded and called in the three jounin.

Asuma, Gai, and Kurenai all walked in…quickly Kurenai asked, "How is everyone? Did they make it back ok…"…asking about the team made up of…Shikamaru, Neji, Chouji, Rock Lee, Kiba and Akamaru.

Tsunade nodded. "They are all alive…Neji and Chouji are both in a rough condition…but they'll live."

Gai went into his nice guy pose, "THEIR BURNING YOUTH KEPT THEM SAFE IN THEIR MISSION TO RETREIVE THE CONFUSED UCHIHA!"

Tsunade, as well as everyone except Gai, winced at his loud voice, "They failed their mission…"

Everyone, even Gai, seemed a little down heartened at this. Asuma was the one to brake the silence, "Why did you call us here Tsunade-sama?"

Tsunade sighed, "Many of the genin teams have lost a member recently…for one reason or another…others, like Kurenai's and Gai's are still in tact, but I've decided to rearrange the teams…to fill in the gaps and try to even them out a bit more…I chose the four of you, including Hatake Kakashi, at random and decided to mix your teams up, as well as giving some of you the opportunity to train some new members…"

The three jounin nodded, "Where's Kakashi?" asked Asuma.

Tsunade shrugged, "I don't know…Anyway I've already decided the teams…" Tsunade said as she brought out a piece of paper.

Kurenai looked at her slightly skeptically, "Don't you want OUR opinions Tsunade? No offense but you are still new to your rank and you don't know our students as well as we do…"

Tsunade waved it off, "You guys already given many reports to Sarutobi-sensei while he was still alive. That was slightly before the Chunin exams, I doubt that with everything's that happened you would've had enough time to improve your students abilities that much…so I'll just go with these reports…"

"On team Kurenai will be… Hyuuga Hinata, Yamanaka Ino, and…hmmm seems I can't read my own hand writing…but her first name is Tenten and was originally on Team Gai…They will be your new students." 'With Hinata's taijutsu…and Tenten's ranged attack…they'll be a force to be reckoned with, as was Tenten with Neji and Lee…adding Ino to the mix should give them a good advantage, assuming whether or not Ino can learn a few techniques to help her teammates out, I'll leave that to Kurenai though…'

Kurenai nodded, "A team made entirely of Kunoichi? Doesn't sound bad at all…"

Tsunade nodded, "On Team Asuma will be Akimichi Chouji, Aburame Shino, and Hyuuga Neji." 'Neji and Shino are easily chunin level…maybe they can help Chouji pick up his training a notch, so he never has to use those accursed pills again. Neji with his taijutsu, and Chouji and Shino with their variety of techniques…'

Asuma nodded.

"On Team Gai…" She paused when he once again went into his nice guy pose…flashing his teeth at her… "Will be…"

Gai, though he didn't show it, was nervous, 'Please let Lee be on my Youthful team…please…please…"

"Rock Lee…"

"YES!" Gai shot his arm into the air…"

Tsunade's eye twitched… "Gai…please get the hell off my desk…"

Gai grinned sheepishly as he jumped back down, and went to stand near Kurenai and Asuma.

Tsunade sighed, "…Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru, and Kazama Ryuu Yukina…"

Kurenai and Asuma's eyes widened when they heard the last name, "Your giving him the Kazama Heiress?" They said at the same time; to say that they were slightly jealous, would be an understatement…They expected Kakashi to get her.

Gai's eyes were at there widest as waterfalls of tears fell down them…

Tsunade shrugged, "Order from the council…" 'Supposedly, that man turned Rock Lee, a child without the ability to use Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, into a force to be reckoned with in the Chunin Exams. The council is hoping that he can do the same with Yukina…'

Gai pumped his fist in the air, "I PROMISE THAT MY YOUTHFUL TEAM WILL BE TOP NOTCH BY THE TIME OF THE NEXT CHUNIN EXAM!"

Tsunade shrugged, "Yea…sure…and in case one of you sees Kakashi before I do…tell him that his new team will be composed of… Haruno Sakura, Hayate Rei, and …Damn it…can't read my hand writing again…something…Haku…it said in the file that he's had dealings with her before…" 'According to Sarutobi's file…Kakashi states that she is at least a Jounin level so she shouldn't be much work…Since I've taken Sakura on as my apprentice, she won't require much training either…Rei is the one who truly needs a lot of training, so Kakashi can focus on her…and hopefully Haku can help the other two girls out…they are probably the weakest out of these sets of genin.'

The three jounin nodded.

Tsunade sighed, "You are all dismiss-" She paused when someone barged into her office…it was Kakashi. Or Kakashi after, what looked like he got into a fight with twenty sound nin. His hair was disheveled, his visible eye was red and droopy, and he had the strong smell of Saki on him… "Kakashi?"

She was cut off as he stated flatly, "I won't be taking on another Genin team…"

With that…Kakashi left her office…leaving three wide eyed Jounin, one slightly irritated Hokage, and one worried ANBU…

Tsunade sighed, "Damn it…now I need to find another sensei…" she paused when she saw someone walk up to her. It was one of the ANBU that was guarding her door.

"Tsunade-sama…I will be happy to take on Kakashi's spot…if he is still unwilling to fill it…" stated the ANBU…

Tsunade merely nodded as she heard the door open again, two more ANBU walked in…the next shift…

The ANBU, who had been talking to Tsunade, walked off.

Tsunade called out, "Wait! I need your name…"

The ANBU turned her head as she walked out the door, "It's Rin…"

Tsunade shrugged as she crossed off Kakashi's name on her list and wrote down Rin. "Then Rin will take on those three…You are all dismissed…" Before she could even finish, the three Jounin were out the door… "I swear…kids these days have no manners," muttered the older woman.

---Stone of Heroes---

Kakashi sat down in the grass as he chug down another bottle of Saki…

Rin appeared behind him, noticing the multiple bottles of alchohal, "Kakashi…I think you've had enough…"

Kakashi shrugged, "I've only had two…"

Rin cocked an eyebrow, "Counting the one in your hand…I see twelve…"

"At the store I bought them in…they come in packs of six…"

Rin sweatdropped. "Kakashi…drinking isn't like you…"

"Neither is taking on a genin team…I should've known better…I don't know why I agreed with Sarutobi's ridiculous request…"

Rin sighed, "Kakashi…you did the best you could do…"

"The best? My best just lost us the survivor of the Uchiha clan…if I wasn't so incompetent…I would've convinced him that revenge wasn't the answer…and if that doesn't beat all… I couldn't save my sensei's son from the very people he was sworn to protect!"

Rin sighed as she sat down next to Kakashi, "…Those two…were gone…a long time ago…no one could save them…"

Kakashi sighed… "Obito would've…I don't know how…but Obito would have saved those two from their demons…like he save me…" he muttered as he went to take another drink of his Saki…

His hand stopped as another hand went and grabbed the bottle from him. Afterwards…Rin started drinking it herself…

The two were there for hours…saying no words…just looking at the names of Obito and Arashi engraved in the stone.

---Somewhere in the forest---

Rei continued walking through the forest. About half an hour ago she felt a familiar chakra signature that she didn't think she would feel in a long time. She continued to weave between the trees hoping to see her blonde friend once again.

She finally reached a clearing, where a figure sat. She sighed disappointingly as she got a good look at the figure she had been trailing, 'I guess I still need more training…'

The boy she found was a red head, a clear sign that this wasn't Naruto. The boy turned to her as she came into the clearing but quickly turned back uninterested.

Rei sighed and bowed politely, "Sorry…you…I thought you were someone else…"

The boy shrugged…obviously not caring.

Rei's eyes widened momentarily as she was sent into a giggling fit… The boy turned to her once again, "Actually…you and my friend are very much alike."

The boy cocked an eyebrow, "I find that very unlikely…"

Rei was still giggling, "If you met Naruto…you'd probably think the same…"

The boy raised his eyebrow higher, "Uzumaki Naruto?"

Rei looked at him curiously, "You know him?"

The boy shrugged, "We've met…"

Rei fought the urge to laugh again as she took a closer look at the boy before her. Black outlines around his eyes. A red kanji for love on his forehead, above his left eye. Spiky red hair, though not as spiky as Naruto's… "What is it about you…that reminds me so much of him?"

The boy looked away from her, "You'd be better off not knowing…"

Rei frowned, "Oh come on…tell me-"

She paused when she heard rustling in the trees. She turned to see two figures come out of the trees. One was a blonde girl; the second was a boy wearing make-up. Both had Sand Hitai-ates on…

The girl stepped forward, eyeing the silver haired girl, "You ready Gaara?"

The boy stepped forward, winking at his younger brother, "Or…do you want more time…"

Gaara ignored the other boy, "Let's go…"

Rei turned to Gaara, for the first time noticing that his Hitai-ate had the symbol of Sand and not Leaf. "It…was nice speaking with you Gaara-san."

Gaara paused and turned to her, his brother and sister standing behind him, "Your name…I never got it…"

Rei bowed politely, "Hayate Rei…"

Gaara nodded, "Sabaku no Gaara…Temari, Kankuro let's go." With that, Gaara jumped into the trees, the other two following close behind.

Rei stared off after him, "Very much like Naruto…"

---Coral---

Naruto's eyes widened slightly when he arrived at the outskirts of the village. The orange light in the center of the village seemed to cut through the darkness… "Wonder what that is…"

"It is the Flame of Justice…"

Naruto turned to an old man that was coming up behind him, he was with another woman about his age, a younger girl, and two young boys. "Flame of Justice?"

The older woman sighed happily… "It's the festival to celebrate the death of the evil demon…Kyuubi…"

Naruto cocked an eyebrow, 'Wait a moment…my birthday isn't for another week…'

The man noticed the child's face,

"Yes…I'm aware of the fact that the demon fox died on October 10th…but we celebrate it on this day…October 3rd…because twelve years ago today…the fox destroyed our village and killed a lot of our people…

Naruto laughed nervously as he stuffed his hands in his orange jacket. "You don't say…"

The man nodded, "Yes…it was before the Fox came to Hidden Leaf, if you know your history, that is where the Fox is killed. Anyway…before he went to Hidden Leaf…he came to our village…"

"OH YEA! I remember this place…I slept here for a few days before attacking Hidden Leaf…Nice weather…"

"On this day…we celebrate it's death by taking anything we can find that has ANY connection to the Kyuubi and burning it in the center of the village…"

Naruto cocked his eyebrow…

The old man sighed, "Anyway…we better be going…you should consider staying…if you have something you can burn that has any connection to the Kyuubi…you should toss it in the fire…"

And with that…the family started heading towards the village…

Naruto stared off in the direction of the village for a moment… "So…what happens if they find out that you're my container?"

"Hmmmm…Moving on…" "Moving on…" The two kitsunes said that precisely the same time…as Naruto headed for the next village on his map.

---Hokage tower, A week later---

Sakura sighed as she entered the Hokages tower the next day. She couldn't get over the events of the following week… Sasuke left…Naruto left… she heard from Tsunade that Kakashi would no longer be her instructor…everyone she'd grown to care about was has slowly left her…

It felt as if she had a huge weight on her. She sighed as she continued inside, only to be stopped by a woman. This woman had light brown hair, piercing green eyes, and a red mark on each cheek, making her look very much like a member of the Inuzuka clan; though the lack of a dog went against that. "Haruno Sakura…Welcome to the new team 19."

Sakura stared at the woman behind her before looking behind her to see both Haku and Rei, remembering the latter from an encounter with her and Naruto at Ichiraku.

"Let us go…" said Rin as she started moving out of the Hokage tower. The three girls followed their new sensei quickly.

---Ninja Academy Rooftop---

Rin sat down in front of the three girls, "Ok…introductions…I want to hear you name, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams of the future…"

Sakura sighed, remembering the last time she went through this with her two 'mental teammates'. She took a quick look at Rin, noting that she was dressed the same way most Jounin dress. "Sensei…would you mind going first?"

Rin shrugged, "My name is Hayabusa Rin. I like my teammates, I dislike people who are tardy…and read perverted books in public…" Sakura sweatdropped, the older woman obviously meaning Kakashi, "I have many hobbies and I don't feel like telling you about my dreams for the future."

Sakura sighed again, 'At least she gave us more than Kakashi'.

Rin pointed to Sakura, "You go first…"

Sakura sighed, "My name is Haruno Sakura. I…don't really know what I like or dislike anymore…I don't know my dreams of the future…but my newest hobby involves training to become a medic-nin."

Rin nodded, 'With the fifth as her teacher…she'll go really far…and I'm sure I can give her a few pointers along the way.' Rin looked at Rei. "Your next…"

Rei nodded, she was wearing a light blue kimono, "My name is Hayate Rei, I like training, my friends, and most importantly my family." She paused for a moment, "I dislike those that look down on others unfairly."

Rin raised an eyebrow, 'I think I'm going to like this girl…'

"My hobbies include swordsmanship, calligraphy, and poetry. My dreams for the future involve becoming the strongest swordsperson."

Rin nodded, 'She'll need the most help…she may be a decent swordswoman…but she needs to learn to be a NINJA…not a SAMARAI…' Rin looked at Haku, "Your turn…"

Haku nodded, she was wearing the same pink kimono she wore when she first met Naruto, "My name is Haku. I like-" she was cut off.

"You didn't mention your last name", noted Rin.

Haku sighed… ever since her father killed her mother and tried to kill her…she had refused her fathers last name…then it struck her, the most obvious thing she could think of and she went by for years without doing so, "Momochi…Momochi Haku…"

Rin resisted the urge to cock an eyebrow and only nodded. Sakura smiled at the girl warmly.

"I like the water, the moon, and I've taken a recent interest in ramen. I dislike anyone who judges others based on something they have no control over…" referring mostly to her own past, rather than Naruto's "My hobbies involve coming up with ways to counter the jutsus of others…I currently hold no dreams for the future…"

Rin nodded, 'According to Kakashi…she is suppose to be stronger than Zabuza, though that came from Zabuza's mouth himself…She shouldn't even require much training, if any at all.'

"Ok…Usually we would start this off with a little…survival exam…but that isn't required for this team…team 19 will receive it's first mission tomorrow. We'll start with a few D-rank missions…though we'll be training for most of the day…Sakura I've been told that Tsunade-sama will be handling most of your training?"

Sakura nodded.

"Well then, after we complete our mission, you will go directly to Tsunade-sama…"

Sakura nodded again.

Rin smiled, "Ok girls…I'll see you tomorrow…"

With that…Rin disappeared.

---Otogakure---

Sasuke sighed as he walked out of his new bedroom, wearing black robes with the symbol of sound on the back. He now had on a Sound hitai-ate.

He walked towards his new assigned training field. Orochimaru had given him his own area to train in. Sasuke was promised to have all the equipment he wanted and he would get a different jounin everyday to help him train. He questioned Orochimaru's way of spoiling him…but didn't mind it.

'Itachi…I will have my revenge…'

---Junon---

Naruto walked out of the changing room with a sigh of relief…no one in Konaha had ever let him shop…so he was stuck with that orange eyesore, though he made some modifications to it. He finally got some clothes that he liked, though mostly at the advice of Kyuubi…who was…surprisingly…metro…

"BRAT! I resent that statement…"

Naruto shrugged as he walked over to the mirror. He was wearing faded black pants, and a slightly tattered blood red jacket, with black flame-like designs. The jacket was opened, revealing a black undershirt. He kept his ninja sandals on, not caring to use boots or shoes. His new Hitai-ate, the blood red one that Iruka had given him before he left, was now tied around his left arm, the band almost camouflaged into the jackets red sleeve. He now wore two Moon Leaf bracelets, one on each wrist.

"WOW! You look great!"

Naruto turned to see the shop owner, a middle-aged woman. He smiled at the older woman, "Thanks…I appreciate it…"

The woman looked at Naruto thoughtfully, "Hmmm…There's something missing…I got it…" She quickly ran to a shelf on the other side of the store and snatched something up. She ran back to Naruto and presented them to him… "Here…" She handed him blood red, fingerless gloves. Naruto slowly took them up from her hands and put them up…

"Hmmm…I don't know…"

"You're a ninja right? You should have some kind of gloves…the extra padding will offer you some protection and since they are fingerless they won't restrict your abilities to perform jutsu."

Naruto cocked his eyebrow a little bit, "You sure know a lot about ninja…"

She nodded, "I used to have a friend who was a Ninja of Hidden Mist…though that was back when I used to live in Water Counter…"

Naruto was taken by surprise as she led them to her cash register, "You don't say…"

She nodded, "Will this be all for you?"

Naruto nodded, "For now…I may come back before I leave…I'm trying different things…"

She nodded…again, "Always a good thing to try different things. When you walked in you mentioned that you wanted a whole make over...ever consider dyeing you hair?"

Naruto took a moment to consider that... 'Hmmm...maybe silver...'

The image of himself appeared in his mind, wearing a jounin outfit and a mask...

The blonde quickly shook it off, 'Nope...how about red...'

The image of himself, with long red hair and a pink outfit, came into his mind holding a rose whip.

The boy once again shook it off...

"Maybe I'll stick with my natural hair color..."

The woman shrugged and rang up what Naruto owed.

Naruto was surprised at the price…all the clothes didn't cost to much at all…though he had to continue to save, being on his own and all.

"Have a nice day…please come again…"

Naruto nodded as he left…

A/N: Ok...i think i've acheived new levels in doing the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people were expecting me to do...Originally i WAS going to have Naruto save Sasuke and be screwed back in the village...but i got a new idea and went with it...

Anyway...sorry if i messed up in the time frame...i don't quite remember the time frames for these events...

BTW...sorry if you found this chapter boring...this was just a filler...gotta get it out of the way ya know...

BTW...Naruto's outfit isn't an original idea...i saw this picture (of the Yondaime) wearing this same outfit...their was someone next to him (I'm assuming either Kakashi, with Diff hair, or an Uchiha...)...anyway...i just thought i should mention that...

Anyway...if you like it...review...if you hate it...review...if you are part of ANY religion (including Atheism (spelling), Klingon, Jedi, or Sith)...please review...