The Return
A/N I decided to use this -(thanks to the Sakkul who gave me this idea) to signify time changes because the stars I was using never show up. Also remember ' 'means Naruto thinking in his head. So enjoy .
Konoha village
Kakashi and Sakura stood before the lord hokage's desk. Both had sweat drops on their head as they awaited their leaders arrival. Before they even had the chance to speak to her they saw her rushing out of the room muttering something about catching up on papers. Sakura was about to alert her of their presence but Kakashi quickly silenced her. He had no intention of facing a frantic angry hokage once she realized Naruto was missing on top of her usual duties.
So here they where waiting for the hokage and to drop their latest bomb shell of bad news. Not long after a tired looking blonde headed woman arrived in the room. Following her on her heals was her pet pig. Seeing them she waved at them in greeting before her eyes scanned the room. "Where is Naruto?" Kakashi gave her that nervous look of his while Sakura stood their with a sad look on her face. Waiting for them to speak Tsunade sat down at her desk and gave them both a look of promised death if neither spoke.
Sakura took this as her invitation to speak knowing her sensai would most likely wait until said death. "Naruto ran away." Tsunade gave her a look of confusion. "Why?" "It's not my place to say hokage-sama." At this Tsunade sighed. "will he becoming back?" "I'm pretty sure." "Fine I'll give him 5 days to report to me before I have to tell someone keep this between us." They both nodded before disappearing in a wisp of smoke. "Hurry home Naruto."
Wind jailing facility
Hinata, Shino, Kiba and Akamaru walked out of the jailing place after receiving payment for their mission. Naruto had yet to show up but they where pretty sure he was around. They had felt his charka flare up a little while ago as if he was telling them his location before it died completely. Hinata looked up to see Naruto standing on a roof of a building close to the exit. He gave them a friendly wave before he leapt down and walked over to them. Kiba was as always the first to speak "Where have you been?" Naruto gave him an you're ever so annoying look before he spoke. "Wouldn't you like to know."
Kiba choosing to ignore him chose to change the topic. "So were headed back to leaf. Are you coming?" Naruto had a hesitant look on his face before Hinata spoke. "Naruto-kun I think you should head home. Before you become a missing nin." "Yeah your right. Besides I don't need that old hag worrying about me." Shino spoke next "How many days are we from Konoha by our standards?" Naruto's eyes flashed red for a second before he looked around. "About 6 days. For me about two I think." "Do you want to go ahead of us?" "No I rather stay with you guys besides that would be if I didn't have certain responsibilities."
Everyone gave him odd looks before he reached behind him a extracted a wiggling red ball of fur. Upon closer inspection everyone recognized it as a tiny little red fox. "Oh Naruto-kun its so cute." Grinning to himself Naruto spoke "Everyone meet kit. She's still young so be careful when you hold her." Akamaru spoke next "where did you find her?" "Lets just say a mouse led the way." Kiba finding this as a good moment to poke fun at Naruto spoke next. "Naruto how does it feel to be the daddy of little girl?" Naruto gave him a big smile "Great!" Then the next thing Kiba knew his behind was on fire. "OH MY GOD!!" Naruto simply laughed at him before he began to walk home with kit in his arms. Everyone followed for the exception of Kiba who forgot to stop drop and roll..
Konoha village
Tsunade sat in her office thinking of her current situation. It had been 5 days and their was still no word on Naruto. Not only that but she now had some of the elders breathing down her neck on the whereabouts of Naruto. Though not out of concern just because they didn't like their village's demon container alone and missing. If Naruto didn't come soon he was going to get in trouble….
As if on cue the door to her office opened to reveal the some of the elders and a few family heads who had great pull in the village. They stood before her with one expression on their face. Anger.
"Tsunade we gave you time where is the demon container." Tsunade no longer wishing to hear of their blatant disrespect of Naruto and the thirds law spoke up. "First off it is not "demon container" Its Naruto, or have you forgotten of the thirds law." The elder who had the most sway gritted his teeth before he spoke. "Where is…Naruto we have the right to know." "He's not here he had some private matters to attend to." "Naruto has no private matters now tell us the truth." Sighing in defeat Tsunade spoke. "He is somewhere in wind country's desert region." "Why?" "I myself do not have the information but my informants have told me he shall return…"
"As the head elder I must overstep you on this matter." Tsunade frowned at this. She did not think he would go so far. "ANBU!" The two Anbu who were constantly guarding her office poofed into existence in her office. They faced the elder knowing he had called them. "As head elder I wish for you two to alert your captain and have him search for Uzumaki Naruto. If he is to find him and he should resist peaceful arrest, have him taken by force." The two Anbu nodded their heads before disappearing in a soft poof. Tsunade gritted her teeth as the elder bowed kindly to her and walked out.
Forest area not to far from Konoha
Naruto sat off to the side while his companions sat around the fire of their camp. He gently played with kit. It had been 5 days of their six day trek and she was now able to use her legs well. He had been helped by Hinata who to his surprise knew a lot about animals. She had showed him how to play with her and how to feed the her. He chuckled lightly to himself while she tried to grab his fingers. Naruto was happy to say he was having a good few days. He hadn't had any restless nights or any need to change back into his fox form. That and Kyuubi had been quiet for a while too.
In a sense he felt things where going to good for him. Smiling contently to himself he fell back into the grass before kit jumped on his chest and chattered in baby talk. Sniffing the air Naruto turned his head to see Hinata coming over to him with a plate of ramen. Naruto sat up in delight which softly made kit fall into his lap. "Thanks Hinata." He said with a smile before Hinata gave him a happy smile. "Your welcome Naruto-kun. Oh and here kit." Kit ambled out of his lap in delight of a small bowl of chicken chunks. Kit gave her own thanks by giving her an foxy grin. Chuckling Hinata smiled before she went back to join the others.
After everyone ate they all went to bed except Naruto who assumed himself as their nightly watch. They all gave him a look of thanks before they went to sleep. "I'm going to be in so much trouble…" He suddenly stopped speaking after hearing a branch bend a little to much in the wind. He sniffed the air and could tell he was surrounded. Gathering his charka up he sent little wisps of charka to awake his companions (a little trick he learned when trying to figure out how his new powers could be used in a prank). Picking kit up and dropping her gently into his cloak's pocket he drew his Kunai. "who's there?"
Before he new it he was surrounded by 10 Black ops Anbu. "Uzumaki Naruto by orders of the elder's head you are under arrest." Dropping his Kunai he looked at the anbu in confusion. "For what." One anbu looked in the direction of his teammates who had already surrounded the anbu only to freeze once they realized it as their villages own Anbu. "For disappearing without consent or another Konoha citizen accompanying you. You know your distance rules Uzumaki." Naruto's eyes flashed red for a second in slight anger at this situation. This was going a bit to far. Sending a platoon of Black ops Anbu after him. Forgetting about the fact that the anbu had never been exposed to his new charka (It was much more sinister then any he gave off before due to the fact he was fusing with Kyuubi) he let some release in anger. A few of the anbu backed up while the captain walked forward. "Uzumaki what is the meaning of this?" Naruto simply sighed before raising his hands to be cuffed. "I do not have to tell you guys anything you are here to arrest me right?"
The anbu captain peeved at Naruto's disrespect slammed the cuffs around his wrists. Looking at him he noticed a few changes. Naruto was as tall as any other 15 year old and had silted eyes. Ones that reminded him of Kyuubi especially when they had flashed that eerie red. Plus his claws had basically cut him and when he spoke he had some unnaturally sharp fangs. The list went on and on. He was shocked that he even recognized him now that he thought about it. If it wasn't for the fact of his orange clothing (something which unknown to him Naruto really wanted to get rid of now) he may have over looked him. Turning to the companions of Naruto he spoke to them "Team 8 return to the village as soon as possible." They nodded in affirmative before the anbu leapt up with Naruto following him.
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Naruto really was starting to hate the captain of this anbu team. He could smell bad things off this man. As if to prove his point the captain continuously increased his speed. Knowing full well Naruto was cuffed. If Naruto was an ordinary ninja he may have had some problems but to him it was a piece of cake. Not wanting to play this game any longer Naruto ran ahead of the captain. He looked into the eyes of his cat mask before replying. "Can we go faster please?" The anbu sighed before he and his men sped up.
After 30 minutes they arrived at the gates of Konoha before they ran towards Konoha's prison. Not wasting much time Naruto was pushed a little roughly into a cell which was locked before the anbu spoke. "You shall have an audience with lord hokage in the morning. Here is some food." They dropped in some fried pork and some bred with a cup of water before they left. Naruto sighed before he pulled out a hungry kit and began to feed her some meat. "I Just knew things where going to good."
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In the morning Naruto awoke to frantic yelling. He looked up to see Tsunade throttling a Prison guard. "Hey old hag." She turned and dropped the guard before she rushed over to his cell. The guard fearing for his life opened the cell before he closed it and locked it. "First let it be known you'll be let out of here in a few hours because of your peaceful arrest." Naruto nodded at that before he picked up the food which had been left for his breakfast and began to break it up. Tsunade watched before he reached into his pocket and withdrew a small fox. Choosing to smile while he fed it she spoke again. "Naruto I have no idea what's going on so please tell me." Naruto sighed before he began to tell her the whole story. After he was finished he could see sadness in her eyes as she looked at him.
She could see his changes when she first walked in but thought it to be a trick of the light. He looked as if he was about to do something when she spoke. "You don't have to show me Naruto." Giving her a weak smile in thanks he looked away. "Will I be in trouble with the elders?" " I think so…we'll just edit it ok. They can't revoke your citizenship besides they will have use for you." Naruto looked down in slight sadness and anger before Tsunade rose to exit. "Don't worry Naruto I won't let them keep you chained up or be a weapon. But I can't promise you that you'll stay an constantly active ninja. You'll probably be only allowed out on serious missions." Naruto nodded sadly at that before she stepped out.
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Naruto didn't have to wait long before Tsunade returned with a letter that granted him his freedom. He then followed her to her mansion. She then sat at her desk while he stood ready to hear his current situation. "You'll be allowed out Naruto but not as often your skill level is to high to let you out for little jobs anymore. That and it'll be better for you to stay here protect the village. After hearing your new talents from team 8 it's the perfect job for you.'' Naruto nodded at this before he spoke "What have the elders said." "Well they know of your transformation as the spells side effect but I made no room for them to be able to say you are no longer the Naruto we all know. So basically your going to have to have a physical and you'll have to let out a large amount of charka near the captains so they can identify your new charka levels. Oh and you can't use your vision to go peeking." "I wouldn't…..!"
Laughing to her self she pointed to the door which had an anbu captain waiting. The anbu led him to one of the training areas which had a couple of other Anbu standing around. One wearing the mask of an hawk spoke "Release as much charka without form." Naruto closed his eyes before he summoned his charka. He then released it in a giant boom which shook nearby trees bear of all their leaves. The anbu captain who had led him to the prison cell had doubled over and puked. The one in the hawk mask however didn't even flinch. "Ok. Don't do that again." Naruto smiled sheepishly before the anbu spoke again. "We have to see your fox form." Naruto nodded before he morphed into his fox form (which resulted in kit falling out of his pocket something the anbu chose to ignore). They nodded at his appearance before they made him mold charka in that form. Nodding to themselves they let him go.
Naruto trotted away with kit following him. He sighed to himself before he leapt calmly on a rock. And surveyed the area. His charka really was strong. Most of the plans in the surrounding area where ripped up from the earth or shredded. He looked down at kit to make sure she wasn't hurt and was happy to see she was acting normal. He looked around and saw that most animals seemed unaffected except for a few snakes who rolled around in convulsions. 'I wonder if Orichimaru would react the same way?' Sakura approached Naruto to see he had an odd look of wonder on his fox face. Next to his legs she saw a small little red fox which was chasing some dandelions which had been floating in the air.
"Naruto?" Naruto turned his head to see Sakura. He gave her a foxy smile before he in seconds was back to his human form "Hey Sakura-chan." Smiling she waved to him "And who is that?" "Oh her. That's kit I found her." Sakura nodded before she bent down to pick up the tiny fox which gave her a lick on the nose. "She's so cute." Naruto smiled before he got off the rock and walked over to her. "Thanks Sakura for letting me tell Tsunade on my own." She nodded before she looked at him. "What are teammates for? Are you ok now Naruto."
Naruto looked at her and could tell she had been crying in his absence. He knew she feared loosing him. After the whole Sasuke incident both of them had grown closer and more protective of each other. Walking close to her he gave her hug which resulted in her crying silently "I'm fine Sakura." After a few minutes of standing in silence Sakura pulled back and grabbed his hand. "Naruto I have to give you your physical but before that let go to Ichiraku." Smiling Naruto followed her into the village.
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Everyone in town looked in shock at the new Naruto who looked so much different but they all just smiled to themselves. Unlike most of the village's elders the citizens of Konoha had grown a soft spot for the blond nin who wanted to become hokage. As soon as Naruto arrived at his favorite hangout he was assaulted by Ayame with hugs and a soft pat on the head from her father. He smiled happily as they commented on his growth and offered him and Sakura a free bowl of ramen and some pork for kit (Ayame had nearly cuddled her to death). Naruto had to admit he really missed these people. In their own sort of odd way they had become like an adopted family of his.
Thirty bowls of ramen later (a record for Naruto) the trio was headed towards Konoha hospital. But before they could go Sakura had Naruto drop kit off at home in a secure basket since he couldn't take her with him. "Ok Naruto I need to measure you, get a few blood samples, and check your vitals." Naruto plopped down onto the hospital bed while Sakura got ready. She soon had him on a scale, then had his height measured. "Ok Naruto take off your shirt." Naruto nodded before she withdrew some needles.
Now Naruto was not one afraid of needled but everyone gets a little queezy when the needle is over a 12 gauge especially when there is 5 of them. "Um Sakura-chan why so many." "Well we need to do a lot of tests and we need some to be on record. Also for any later blood transfusions since Your blood is going to be most likely different. Your going to have to get in a habit of putting your blood in a blood bank." Naruto gulped as Sakura came nearer. As soon as she put it in Naruto nearly lost his form. In a vibrant poof his fox ears and tail popped out. It took all Sakura had in her not to laugh at the situation.
As soon as she got the needle full she drew back and let loose a bout of giggles. Pouting and drooping his ears Naruto cried out "Its not funny Sakura-chan." Smiling Sakura ignored him as she filled the other four needles. Afterwards she checked his blood pressure. Then his spine (which Naruto could barely suppress the shivers that began to creep up it.). After that she left the room.
She returned to see Naruto tweaking his ears. "Ok Naruto as far as what we can see today your healthy." Before she knew it Naruto had her in his lap his face set into a foxy grin. "Thank you Sakura-chan." He said before he gave her a soft kiss on her lips. At this Sakura's face exploded into a blush and so did Naruto's as if in shock. 'What the hell am I doing?' It was then he remembered Kyuubi's last words to him. Expecting Sakura to slap him he was shocked when she buried her head into his chest. "Your welcome Naruto-kun."
A/N: the biggest chapter yet ! Anyways I hoped you all liked it. I would say something now but I rather wait and let you guys see. So bye all until next time.
