Summary: The retrieval of Uchiha Sasuke was successful. The person responsible was none other than Uzumaki Naruto. Coming down the dirt road towards Konoha, the already fragile-looking blonde boy had expected praises in his return. What he never expected was a slap to the face and forever banishment. Life just got harder than it already was, or did it?

He arrives at wave.

Disclaimer: Don't. Own. Naruto. Damn.

["Human Speaking"]
['Human Thoughts']
["Demon Speaking"]
['Demon Thoughts']
[Straining of a word]
[Flashbacks]
[Hand-signs]

W h i r l w i n d
A Naruto Fan-Fiction Story
Written By
Shodai Uzukage

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C h a p t e r 1
W a v e C o u n t r y

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Once out of the village, he bolted with every ounce of strength and pushed his stamina to the extreme. He knew the council would want nothing better than to send Hunter-nin after him and whether his Ba-chan could delay them or not was unknown. Though if he guessed, he knew he had at least a day or two ahead of them and for that he was glad, hoping by then his tracks would be lost. Then again, it wasn't like he didn't know how to cover his own tracks, leaving a few Kagebunshins behind to do the work. He knew he was strong for his age and for a Genin, but he knew there wasn't a chance he'd win against Hunter-nins without drawing on the Kyuubi's chakra and that he didn't want to do. He already found out about the after effects of drawing on the demonic chakra and unless he finally merged with the fox, he was as good as dead.

He knew where he was going. It was the one place where he was accept, the one place he had actually felt at home. Wave. He had loved it there when team seven escorted Tazuna home, which turned from a C-rank mission to an A-rank in matter of hours. It was also here where he had met Haku, the first person to tell him the true meaning of being strong. Protecting your precious people was when you became truly strong he had said and although Haku had died protecting his precious person, he would always remain in the blonds heart as one of his precious people. He would never forget his wise words. It would be his nindo, his way. Who ever said you couldn't have more than one nindo?

He grinned as he ran. He wondered if the Konoha population knew his father was the Forth and that he was the last Namikaze and Uzumaki alive. Or if he had taken what was his. His, being the scroll on the 'Flying Thunder God' technique or the various scrolls his father had written on about the different clans and their bloodline or hijutsu. That, right there was some good information and he gladly accepted it without questions. To know your enemy wasn't a bad thing after all. The more you knew the better the outcome of the fight. He had also taken the many scrolls that had served as a storage for the monies his parents had saved for him. He had never seen so many zeros in his life. Even Ero-sennin was short a few zeros. Hopefully, Wave was back on it's feet from what Gatoh had done, but if not, he was always one willing to help. That was who he was.

Talking about Wave, the last time he was there, he noticed a lot of orphans. He knew the life of orphans and it was never good, his especially. If he had a choice, he would gladly build an orphanage for them, he had a army of Shadown Clones at his disposal after all. Maybe he could even go as far as teach them, to defend themselves, that is. He wasn't stupid, in fact, he was smart. Well, not as smart as a Nara, but smart none the less. He knew enough about ninja basics that he could even teach the children if they wanted to learn. The world he knew was harsh and orphans were usually the ones dealt with the wrong hand.

He could even teach them to be ninjas if they wanted to learn. It was just the fact of explaining the dangers of being shinobi to them before they made their decisions. He knew enough beyond the basics, even as far as the history behind every war that occurred. But of course, he also knew enough medical knowledge if they were interested in being Medic-nins. Beyond that, he could always accout for the many scrolls he had. In some, there were jutsus leveling from the basic E-rank to the highest of S-rank, but that was after he had learned them himselves. He didn't want them hurting themselves, it was too risky. He even had his mothers Kenjutsu scrolls, complete with all the katanas she had kept from the basic wooden stick to the advance chakra enhancing blades.

He shook out of his musings as he came across the sight of a massive well-built bridge. It was the bridge Tazuna had built to bring hope back into the people of Wave. It was the bridge he had dedicted himself to protect along with Tazuna himself from the clutches of Gatoh, the tyrant. At the entrance of the bridge, there was an extravagent archway with a plaque. In fine bold letters, the plaque read The Great Naruto Bridge. He had not expected a bridge to be named after him, lest a bridge as big as this. He was stunned, really surprised. Hours of non-stop running yesterday and today, it was a sight welcomed by him.

Just as he was about to make his way under the archway and across the bridge, he noticed a polished rock, much like the Hero Stone in Konoha, to his left. Walking over, he took a peek at what was written.'…This bridge is dedicate to the hero, Uzumaki Naruto, who fought and brought hope back to the people of wave. We will be forever thankful.'

He grinned broadly as he stepped onto the bridge. Yes, Wave would be his new home, he was sure of it now.

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Her long black hair fluttered in the mid-day breeze as she stood outside hanging the laundry out to dry on the clothes line. The white blouse she wore matched the long dark skirt and the black sandals that occupided her feet. It was a nice day outside today, just a little breezy with a lot of sun. Eversince the bridge was built and the defeat of Gatoh, Wave had been slowly prospering, though not by a lot. It was slow coming, but it was getting there. In her mind, she thanked the little blond boy who put hope into her little boy, Inari's life. Just not him, but the people too.

"Tsunami-san?"

The voice was fimilar, but it sounded a little older. She turned around to the voice and gasped. He didn't have that horrendous orange jumpsuit anymore and instead wore a black shirt with a white swirl in the middle. He also wore, long cargo pants with bulging pockets and black combat boots. His hair didn't stick out in odd angles like she remembered, instead it hung down loosely. But ther was something missing, she just couldn't point out what it was. "…Naruto-kun?"

He smiled and mock saluted. "Yo!"

"Naruto-kun!" She rushed over and pulled him into a hug, before releashing him. "How are you doing? Why are you here? Where's your team? That pervert's not reading that orange book is he?" Question after question few out of her mouth without wavering.

"Woah, woah. Slow down. I'll answer your questions in a little bit." He chuckled at her embarrassed look. "Where's Tazuna-ossan and Inari-kun?"

"Oh! Inari should be home in a little bit and so should Tou-san. Inari started school and Tou-san went to a meeting earlier today."

"Oh, okay. Well, how about I help you out until they get home?" He offered with a smile, waving at the laundry.

She nodded. "Sure, I'd like that."

The two went on about hanging the rest of the laundry on the clothes line to dry. It was mostly sheets, so it didn't take that long. Just as they finished, they heard a loud excited voice.

"Naruto-nichan!" Inari ran and slammed into Naruto, engulfing him in a hug, both tumbling to the ground in a loud thud. "What are you doing here Ni-can?"

Naruto patted the boys head. He was still the same as Naruto remembered him. He wore a whit t-shirt and a pair of brown shorts with black sandals. "I'm still waiting for you gramps to get here so I can explain my situation to you guys."

"Then by all means go ahead brat!"

He knew that voice. Once a drunk always a drunk. Pushing Inari off him, he stood up and walked over towards Tazuna and held out a hand. It seem the old man was still wearing his rather rugged working clothes. A thick brown shirt and long black pants with work boots. On his head, he wore a worn straw hat. "Hey Old Man, long time no see, eh?"

Tazuna took the hand and shook it. He grinned broadly. "Long time no see, brat. So, how about you tell us why you're here?"

"Let's go inside, yeah?"

Tazuna nodded. "Come on." He headed towards the door and went inside, the three following his lead. "Tsunami, can you get us something to eat?"

Tsunami nodded. "Okay." She headed off towards the kitchen.

The three males went into the living room and sat down. "So, what did you want to tell us, Naruto?"

Tsunami came in and put the drinks down before sitting down herself. "Help yourself Naruto-kun."

Naruto nodded. "Thanks." He took a cup of tea and drank his fill, before setting it down.

"Ni-chan, are you here alone?" Inari asked in confusion.

"Let me finish before you ask questions, okay?"

They nodded. "Sure." Tazuna replied.

"…Well, you remember when I was here with my teammates right?" They nodded. "…After we got back to Konoha, it was time for the Chunin Exams. Those exams are the next step for us to advance in our shinobi career. Hatake Kakashi nominated us and we entered. In the second part of the exam, we were attacked by a Nuke-nin, Orochimaru of the Sannin and gave Uchiha a cursed seal and sealed my chakra up with a Fuinjutsu. Upon comleting the round, Hatake took Uchiha away with Haruno beside them and left me to myself, not even bothering to ask me if I was okay." They scowled, but didn't say anything.

"War broke out during the final exams, I defeated the main threat and the Sandaime died at the hands of the traitor. I went on a mission and brought back the Godaime with Jariya of the Sannin, so that she can cure both Hatake and Uchiha from an mental attack. Assholes. They didn't even thank me." He frowned. "A month later Uchiha goes rogue and a team of 1 Chunin and 4 Genins go after to bring him back. We defeat our apponents. I defeated the Uchiha and brought him back to the village. Days later, the council summoned me and told me I was a threat to their precious Uchiha and banished me. So here I am." He finished with a tear in his eye.

They gasped. "…Naruto-kun, is that true?" Tsunami asked to herself more than she did to Naruto, her voice a whisper, tears brimming at the corner of her eyes. "That's why you don't have your forehead protector."

He nodded. "Yep." There was nothing else to say.

She went over to him and embraced him. Tazuna was looking furious as he sat drinking his cup of tea, the cup ready to crack at any minute. Inari had wide eyes of shock, his hero was banished for being a hero. He didn't get it at all. Silence settled between the four as the three Wave citizens took in the information.

"…I always thought that boy was power-hungry, but I just didn't think he'd go that far." Tazuna commented. Konoha was always one to talk about teams and never abandoning their comrades, but now that he heard this, he definitely have other thoughts about that place.

"Neither did I." Naruo responded, pulling away from Tsunami wiping away a few tears himself.

"Does that mean you have nowhere to stay Ni-chan?" Inari asked in concern.

"…Hmm? Well, I was hoping I could stay here, if you'd let me…" He trailed off, unsure.

"Nonsense! Of course, you can stay here." Tsunami said as she ruffled his hair much to his embarrasment. "Right, Tou-san?"

Tazuna nodded his head. "Yes. You're more than welcomed to stay here. We have enough room as it is." He smiled warmly.

"Thank you. I don't know what to say." Naruto replied in all honesty.

Inari jumped up from where he sat. "…Yes! Woohoo! Ni-chan's staying!"

Naruto smiled at the boys antics while the two adults couldn't help but chuckle at the scene.

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Later that day, after lunch, he went towards the woods to train. His dream of becoming Hokage might have died when they banished him, but that didn't mean he'd given up. There were many other dreams out there. All he had to do was find a new dream and work towards it. He was never one to give up so easily if he was still alive and kicking.

Putting his hands in a fimiliar cross shap, he channeled chakra for the jutsu. "Tajuu KageBunshin No jutsu!" A massive smoke cloud poofed into existence. Once the smoke cleared, in it's place were more than a thousand Shadow Clones. "Alright! I want you to split into groups of five!"

A minute later, five groups of blond stood in their respective places around the forest. "Ossu!"

The original Naruto pulled out the storage scrolls with reading material and set it down on the ground. "I want one group to do the tree climbing exercise! One work on water walking, another one kunai balancing and point balancing. The fourth group will work on our wind manipulation. Try cutting a leaf with chakra! The last group, you get started on reading all these scrolls we found! Got it!?"

"YOSH!" They chorused.

"Get to it then! And remember, after every two hours a group of 25 will dispell itself, okay!?"

"HAI!" They dispearsed.

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