Barbossa: Chazy had nothing to do with this chappy... I kinda gave her a break... I just hope she isn't getting into trouble...
Anyway, neither Chazy nor myself own Naruto or Ben 10.
"Three years…
Three years since I attempted to defect from Konoha…
Three years since I fought the dobe known as Naruto Uzumaki…
Three years since Kakashi-sensei returned me to the village…
Three years since the dobe disappeared…
That's right, you heard me, that cowardly gaki ran away and disappeared… or so I believe…
Since his disappearance, his name was uttered in the village as if the villagers were talking about one of their most prized possessions that was stolen from right under their noses. Everyone who knew the gaki personally, however, were the hardest hit out of all the village. Team Gai has, as Rock Lee says it, "lost all of their youthfulness." Yeesh... Dog boy and his mutt are both too depressed to even train, Hinata has almost given up on her will to live. The only thing keeping her from going off the deep end and killing herself is the fact that there's a very small chance that Naruto will come back.
Sakura isn't much better either… Ever since she found out that Naruto disappeared she practically BEGGED Tsunade for retirement so that she could search for Naruto on her own. She was declined said retirement, but was instead offered an apprenticeship with Tsunade herself. Sakura gladly accepted the offer and has been training under Tsunade ever since.
Speaking of the Hokage, Tsunade has been drinking herself into the worst stupor anyone has ever seen when she is not training Sakura… Kinda sad, really. The strongest kunoichi in the world brought down by the disappearance of the only person she saw as her son.
As for myself, though I found an alternative way of unlocking the Mangekyo Sharingan, I have been missing the dobe a lot… He was honestly the closest thing I had to a best friend, and come hell or high water, I'm NOT gonna lose my friend again… I already had to do that once with my mother. After all, 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
After some convincing from myself and Tsunade, the council decided to send the best trackers of the Aburame, Inuzuka, and Hyuuga clans to find Naruto. Jiraiya used his spy network to try and locate Naruto, but couldn't even get a trace of an idea where he went. I myself have been looking for him as well, but with a more direct approach. Even Gaara of the desert has been aiding us in the search by providing Kankuro and Temari.
I was looking around where I last saw the dobe at the Valley of the End… I had not left a single stone unturned… literally. I guess… he'll let us find him when he's re -- What the?"
Sasuke looks at what appears to be a cloud of red pollen near the bank of the river. Using his Sharingan, he finds out that it's chakra residue.
"It's the gaki's chakra from when he fought me… He must have used up a LOT of chakra to leave this much residue…"
The cloud was no bigger than his fist, but at least it was a clue to what happened to Naruto.
"I have to tell Tsunade to call off the search…"