Chapter 8:

Naruto ran towards Recca's falling form. "Brother!" Naruto screamed out as he grabbed Recca before he hit the ground. Naruto then pulled out the chakra wires from out of his body as he used the only medical knowledge he knew to try and save Recca.

"It's okay Naruto," Recca said smiling, "it's fine."

"No it's not! You are not going to die you hear me?! I won't let you!"

Recca touched Naruto's crying face, "it's okay Naruto, let me go, it's fine."

"B-but you can't leave me Recca! Not you!" Naruto said crying.

"I'm sorry brother," Recca said with tears coming from his eyes, "but it is time to go." Recca then looked at Danzo who was still watching all of this go down.

"Help him!" Naruto cried out seeing Danzo in the balcony, "he is your soldier so why won't you help him!"

"He is weak," Danzo said, "I can see it in his eyes. He didn't fight you with his full strength even now, the stupid boy. Look well Naruto this is what happens if you let your emotions control you."

Naruto turned back to Recca, "it's going to be okay Recca, I promise."

Recca smiled, "it will, and I promise you I will save you from this place. The ROOT is not where you belong Naruto, you are to be free in the sun, not trapped in here like us." Recca then moved to his armguard and snapped it open. Suddenly a rush of chakra entered Recca's system filling him with energy.

The man then stood up surprising Naruto, he turned to Danzo, "you will never control anyone ever again Danzo!"

The old man snarled as he waved his hands. Suddenly the room was filled with ROOT ninjas who appeared out of thin air. Recca tossed Naruto his arm gaurd, he looked at him and smiled, "I'll be back soon."

Recca then performed several hand seals and shout out, "Karyu:Iyashino!" Suddenly Recca's whole body glowed like his flames and the chakra wire still embedded in him exploded outwards and then bursted into flames. Then slowly all his injuries started to heal as Recca became stronger and stronger.

"Get him!" Danzo yelled out and all the ninja's moved. Recca however was faster. He performed several seals and then yelled, "Karyu: Madoka!" Suddenly a dome of fire surrounded Recca and Naruto as it separated them from the ninjas outside.

Recca turned to Naruto, "this is it Naruto," Recca said smiling at the boy, "I have used the last technique knows, it will give me enough energy to destroy this place, but in the process my own flames will consume me."

"Recca-" Naruto began but Recca held up a finger silencing him.

"No Naruto, this is goodbye. So one last time, smile for me little brother."

Naruto looked at Recca and then smiled "goodby Recca."

Recca smiled back. He took his armband from Naruto and then broke it, he took the gen the was inside and handled to Naruto, "I Recca Hanabishi, last of the Hachikaryu hereby give the power of the Karyu to Naruto Namikaze," Recca then turned to Naruto, "do you accept?"

Naruto's mind was filled with question as to what was going on, but he didn't ask any of them, "I accept."

"Then from this day forward you will start the new line of fire users. You now have to same power I do Naruto," Recca said, "soon the dragon will come to you and they will teach you like they taught me." Recca then pressed the blue gem into Naruto's right palm embedding it into Naruto's hand. It hurt like hell but Naruto had been through worse.

Recca then turned to Naruto, "now go!" Suddenly the dome of fire broke as a water dragon charged at Recca and Naruto. Recca jumped away as Naruto ran along the wall and ran to the exit. Naruto paused and turned back to see Recca still avoiding attacks from the other ninjas. Naruto then turned and ran fully intending to keep his promise to Recca.

Recca saw Naruto finally leave and he smiled. Jumping high above the ninjas he quickly performed the necessary seals and shouted out, "Karyu:Nodoka!" Suddenly a huge dome of fire appeared over the group of ROOT ninja's. Inside the dome several fireballs spread and attacked the ninja's trapped there and with nowhere else to go none of them survived.

Recca released the jutsu after every single one of the ROOT ninjas were dead. He then looked at Danzo who snarled louder, "you fool! You destroyed half of the leaf forces!"

Recca smiled, "only half? Bring out the rest!" Danzo ground his teeth. Then slowly ninja and after ninja appeared and they waited for Danzo's say so. Danzo himself got ready for war as he removed the bandages around his eye revealing a sharingan. He then showed his right arm as well which was in a steel cage wrapped up in bandages. But before he could remove them Recca was alreading moving.

"Final fire, Karyu: Resshin!" Recca then bursted into flames as it moved like tentacles and absorbed the souls of the dead. Soon standing before the living root ninja were several of their dead allies who now looked like fire spirits. Recca pointed at the ROOT, "get them."

The fire spirits moved and then the battle was on. Ninja vs fire spirits, kunai vs fire, ninjutsu vs fire. Danzo himself was facing off against Recca who was fighting the man with his bare hands. Danzo was sent lead deeper and deeper towards the center of the room until he was sent flying down with a punch from Recca's glowing hot hands.

Danzo looked up and frowned and then his frown transformed into a look a pure fear as Recca started the most powerful jutsu he had. "Karyu final flame: Koku Mangetsu!" Suddenly the entire base of ROOT was light up in flames as a 1 Km wide diameter flame pillar appeared bursting through all layers eventually bursting out towards the sky.

'I can see it,' Recca said in his head, 'I can finally see the sky Kaguya.'

Naruto just managed to jump out of the entrance to the ROOT HQ as it burst into flames. Naruto saw where the center of the base was now stood a pillar of fire which reached into the sky. Naruto knew who was responsible for that, 'Recca.'

Naruto then turned to the village, he originally planned to go to the Hokage and tell him everything and bring the man to the ROOT HQ. But with this light show everyone will know what happened here. Naruto then turned to the underground tunnel, Recca gave his life to make sure Danzo and the ROOT died, it's time to make sure that happened.

Naruto dug into his ninja pouch and swallowed a soldier pill. With his restored chakra Naruto took out a kunai and charged into the tunnel leading into the ROOT HQ. Inside, the tunnel cut halfway as from that point on there was a 50 foot drop to the bottom. Brassing himself Naruto slowly made his way down by hanging on each floor's tunnel edge. As he reached the bottom Naruto started to look for survivors. The ground was filled with dead and burnt bodies, Naruto swallowed his disgust and pushed threw.

There in the wreck Naruto saw huge sphere of water, must have been one strong water barrier for it to have survived that explosion. Slowly the water sphere gave away revealing a boy with grey hair and another boy with black hair. The boy with black hair was pale and he was holding an art book in his hand, the other one was dressed as an average ROOT member. Both boys looked at Naruto, the grey haired one looked half dead while the black haired one was crying.

"Who are you two?" Naruto asked with his kunai brandished.

"I am Shin," the grey haired bay said as he struggled to stay awake, "and this is Sai."

Naruto looked at the two boys and he moved forward, Said then jumped in front of Shin holding his arms out throwing the art book away, with tears in his eyes he said, "please don't kill my brother!"

Naruto looked at the boy, "they haven't taken your emotions yet."

Shin nodded, "yes, they haven't. Please kill me if you must, I understand the anger you must feel in losing someone you called a brother. Everyone in ROOT knew how you looked up to Recca. And just like how you loved your brother I love mine."

Shin then fainted after pleading with Naruto. Naruto looked at Sai and then sighed, "Said," he told the boy, "pick up your brother and leave this place," he said channeling chakra into his voice, "and never tell anyone I was here."

The boy nodded and he picked up his brother and left climbing out of the 50 foot hole. Naruto crossed his fingers and summoned several clone. he sent one to help Sai and Shin And the others searched the wreckage for other survivors.

In an instant one of the clone was destroyed. Naruto and the other clone quickly moved to that point and saw Danzo as the man struggled to pull himself out of the wreckage. He spotted Naruto and his clones walk up to him, "stupid boy! You and Recca ruined everything!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes and observed Danzo, how could he still be alive? Whatever it did it took a lot of his chakra. Knowing this Naruto knew that this was his moment, his moment to make Danzo his slave.

"Get up," Naruto said with a little bit of chakra in his voice. Immediately Danzo stood up and NAruto smiled, Danzo was weak enough for Naruto to control him. "From now till the end of your life and even the next you will obey me. You do everything I say and ask of you, you will also do everything in your power to save me if you know I am in trouble. You will also never try, plan or even think of betraying me, you will also never lie to me. All the loyalty and love you feel for Konoha you will now feel instead for me. You are my slave Danzo Shimura, do you understand?"

Danzo looked at Naruto and then bowed, "I do master Naruto."

Naruto however wasn't satisfied, "jump up and down on one leg while singing how great I am."

Danzo lifted one leg and the began jumping singing, "oh master is so great is so great. He is the best master in the world, yes he is. He is so-" Danzo then feel down, his legs weak due to age, but the man got up and began jumping again, "oh master is so great, is so great-"

"-enough," Naruto said holding up a hand.

"Can I put my leg down master?"

Naruto nodded as Danzo put his leg down, "do you have and idea about what to say to the Hokage once he gets here?"

"No master."

"Do you have any suggestions?"

"Yes master. I recommend we leave Konoha, for your own safety and mine. If they find you were any way involved in this they will try to kill you for using the Kyuubi's powers."

Naruto nodded, he thought the same thing, he needed to get out of here now, "gather everything you have or will need, we are going on a long journey. Do you have any safehouses in Konoha?"

"Several master."

"Seal them all up, we'll not be coming back here for a long time." Naruto said as Danzo vanished in a swirl of leaves. Naruto sent a couple of clones after the man, he still didn't trust him. Naruto then ordered the others to go to his basement home and gather all his stuff and seal it away and bring it back here. Naruto himself moved to say goodbye to the few people he still cared about in the village.

Quickly Naruto ran across the village under a transformation jutsu in order to avoid all the ANBU that were now reaching ROOT HQ. He reached the Uchiha compound in record timing and walked up to Sasuke's house dropping the jutsu. Here he rang the doorbell and waited for the boy.

Sasuke opened the door, "Naruto? What are you doing here? Why do you look like you have just been through a war"

Naruto nodded, "we need to talk, let's go inside."

Once inside Sasuke looked like he was pissed, "okay I know we are ninjaa but there is a limit to secrecy."

Naruto nodded, "yeah I know. Listen Sasuke I am going away for some time."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "where are you going Naruto?"

"Away, for a long time."

"Does this have anything to do with that big pillar of flames from before?"

"Yes, but I didn't do that. I am going away because….because I finally know who I am, what I am."

"And what are you?"

Naruto shook his head, "I can't say. But if you want to know ask the Hokage."

Sasuke nodded his head, "I understand, but you still haven't told me why you are on the run."

"There is an organization, a branch of the ANBU called ROOT, they tried to recruit me. Recca sensei was part of them."

"He was?"

Naruto nodded, "they tried to brainwash me, they tried to use me as a weapon because of what I am. Recca however saved me, he gave his life up and saved mine. He destroyed ROOT, that pillar of fire was created by him."

Sasuke slowly took all this in, "so now you're leaving to get away from the village."

Naruto nodded, "yes. But don't worry, I'll still keep my promise to you, I will help you kill Itachi."

Sasuke looked at Naruto and nodded, "where will you be going?"

"I don't know, and I don't care. For the first time Sasuke, I'm free," Naruto then turned away and walked out, "I'm sorry I'm leaving you alone again Sasuke," Naruto said turning to the Uchiha, "but I promise you, you will have a family again, and more friends who care about you than you can count."

Sasuke smiled at Naruto and the two boys knew that they weren't going to see each other for a long time.

Naruto then moved to Ichiraku's ramen stand, there he saw Ayame and her dad there. Naruto walked in with a smile, "one bowl of ramen please!"

Ayame and Teuchi smiled and served Naruto his ramen, "so what's new with you Naruto?" Ayame asked as she cleaned the dishes and he dad made ramen for the other customers.

Naruto smiled, "nothing Ayame, nothing at all." Naruto then finished his bowl of ramen and just sat there letting time fly by. This was a place of peace for the boy, if he ever had a home this was it. Naruto then smiled and dropped the cash for the bowl of ramen as he walked out without another word towards Ayame nor Teuchi.

Soon Naruto's clones came to him with his stuff sealed into several scroll that Naruto hide on his person. They got his stuff from his home and his quarters in ROOT HQ which was deep enough in the ground that it did not get damaged. His clones also spied on the ANBU and the Hokage at the site investigating the place, this mean the Hokage office was empty.

Naruto grinned, it was time for him to collect his legacy. Naruto quickly went to the Hokage tower and once there he snuck into the old man's office threw the windows. Inside it looked like no one was there, Naruto then walked up to the portrait of the fourth Hokage, his father, the man looked so much like him Naruto was an idiot for not seeing it before.

Naruto too the frame off the wall and behind it was a vault which was sealed by blood. Naruto once asked Danzo whether there was anything his father owned that NAruto couldn't have to remember the man by. Danzo then made a comment about how each Hokage had a private vault behind their portraits in the Hokage's office and that only they could open it with their blood.

Naruto bit his finger and then wiped the blood on the seal unlocking the vault. Inside Naruto found book which he sealed away for later and a long white coat with the kanji for 'the fourth Hokage' written on the back. This was his father's, and now it was his. Naruto put on the coat but it was a little too big for him. So Naruto sealed it as well and looked back in the vault. It was empty now except for a single tri-kunai, the signature of his father's most prized technique.

Quickly Naruto ran to Neo-Frost HQ and ran to the main hall not bothering to stop for the security details there. Naruto merged into one of the daily meeting the group had in order to improve the community. Naruto charged on stage and started to speak, "everyone listen to me."

Hattori in the back stood up, "master Naruto?"

"Listen well, I will be going out of town for a while, there are things I have to do. Until I return I will send messages to you via my clones, you all however will continue to do what you do, making this place better"

The people nodded and Naruto quickly walked to the basement to meet with Prof. Tezuka. There the man was once again looking at a screen with several vials of chemicals around him. Naruto told him the same thing he told the people upstairs.

"You're leaving?" the man asked, "now?"

"Yes, will that be a problem?"

"Well I am currently working on ways you might improve upon your power master. Exercises like chakra control, except they are for your mind."

Naruto nodded, "well are they ready?"

"No, not at all."

Naruto rubbed his chin at that, "okay, that's fine. I'll send a clone in two months time to collect the training methods, do you think they will be ready by then?"

"Yes master," the scientist said as he bowed to Naruto.

As Naruto was walking away he noticed a pair of sleek black leather gloves on the man's table, pointing at them he asked, "what are those?"

"These are my climbers gloves master. They transform into a rough metal form when chakra is applied to them. I was testing them, I honestly didn't know why I made them, if I remember correctly something about the conductive material being used for elemental uses."

Naruto nodded as he held the gloves. He looked at the blue gem Recca gave to him now embedded on the palm of his hand. He needed something to protect the gem, "can I have these? Or do you need them?"

"Nonsense," the man said waving it away, "I can make plenty more later. It is yours master."

The gloves felt like silk when Naruto put them on. He channeled chakra into them and the immediately transformed into what looked liked scales. After cutting off the flow of chakra the glove transformed into its normal form again.

Naruto then ran out of HQ and quickly to the main gates where Danzo was waiting for him. The man had a bag over his shoulder and now wore the leaf ninja vest and pants revealing his armored hand.

"Is your chakra restored?" Naruto asked eyeing the man.

"Yes master," Danzo said.

'Looks like Tezuka was right. It doesn't matter if his chakra is back and he can now fight me off, I still have due to my orders from before.' Naruto then motioned for Danzo to follow him as the two walked out of the village.

In front of them two guards were there, they noticed Naruto and Danzo there and immediately moved to stop them, "Elder Danzo? Naruto? What are you two doing leaving the village?"

Naruto channeled some chakra into his voice, "tell me are you two chunins?"

The two blinked and spoke together, "yes."

"Good," Naruto smirked, "listen well, you didn't see me and Danzo leave, you will forget ever seeing us here. You will go back to your posts and pretend like nothing ever happened."

The two ninjas blinked and then slowly walked back to their postings silently.

"Move," Naruto spoke to Danzo as the old man and the Uzumaki ran away from Konoha with their full speed.

"Where are we going master?" Danzo asked.

"Anywhere, everywhere," Naruto said, "but wherever we do go, you will train me. And you will give me the power I need to maintain my freedom."

"And does the Hokage know about this?"

"No, no he doesn't."

Danzo nodded and the two ran further and further away from the village. Naruto left the place that hurt him the most, hopefully out there will be a place which he can call home. Sasuke will eventually ask the Hokage who and what Naruto is. Only then would the old man even realise the blonde haired Uzumaki was gone. By that time Naruto and Danzo could be anywhere in the world.

Okay, now I am really done. I just had to finish this last thing. After this the next update will not be for sometime.

I have been itching to do this since chapter 2. I mean there is a whole world out there, why limit Naruto to just one small village with one story line? So I am going to go all over to different lands and such. So I am open to story line ideas and suggestions.

I Already have something in mind, the first one will bring Naruto to the door steps of Himura Kenshin or Battousai the man slayer in the land of Iron.

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