Naruto groaned as awoke, stretching causing the pure white sheets of the hospital bed to crinkle. His blue eyes slowly opened before shutting them immediately to protect himself from the bright florescent lights.
"Eh. Where am I?"
Kurama rolled his eyes and moved a card over on his solitaire game. "You passed out during your fight with Izuna Uchiha. I hate Uchihas…"
Naruto groaned again. "How long have I been out?"
"Couple days, your Shinra Bansho was bright enough to alert the ANBU and you got out but only because I saved your stupid ass from dying" Kurama explained as he placed another card down.
"Thanks" Naruto said before realizing something. "What about Izuna?"
"He was gone so fast, I would have thought he learned your uncle's Hiraishin" Kurama admitted. He would never say it but Izuna was on of the only men to ever frighten him even slightly. What's a bijudama to a man who can faze through it before controlling him with his sharingan?
"Does everyone know what happened yet?" Naruto asked.
Kurama shook his head and placed his last card down. "A few people know but they're keeping it under wraps. They want a report from you"
"Okay. Let's get moving" Naruto said as he jumped out of bed, his clothing summoning itself with a snap of his fingers.
"NARUTO-KUN!"
Naruto's eyes widened in horror as he entered the Hokage's office as he was met with a flying redhead. Mito slammed into him with enough force to break his ribs again and brought him to the ground with a thud.
"Hi Kaa-san…" Naruto mumbled only to be slapped across the face.
"Don't cha 'Hi Kaa-san' me! Ya almost killed your-self fighting Izuna! He's at least a high-kage level opponent and ya tried to take him on with low reserves and broken ribs! What kind of baka are ya?" Mito scolded before slapping him once more.
"But Kaa-sa-" Naruto began only to be struck once more.
"No buts!" Mito ordered, her blue eyes squinting childishly but it still scared the shit out of all the men in the room.
Hashirama placed a hand on Mito's shoulder all the while keeping all other body parts away in fear of bodily injury. "Mito-chan, why don't we stop abusing our son who only recently got out of the hospital…"
Mito grinned widely and jumped up. "Ok Hashi-kun!"
"Crazy bi-polar redhead lady…" Naruto mumbled under his breath as he stood up. Mito glared at him with her squinty eyes and was about to lunge at her son again when Tobirama cut her off.
"So Naruto-kun what happened?" He asked with her hands folded before him. To his right was Madara, dressed in a simple maroon kimono while Hashirama was wearing a white and red t-shirt over black ANBU pants. Once a Hokage, always a Hokage.
Naruto stood up straight and got into Shinobi mode. This wasn't talking to his uncle anymore. This was addressing the Nidaime Hokage, the leader of Konohagakure no Sato and his immediate superior.
"At 2100 hours, I had left the Uchiha Manor as Madara-sama could attest and was walking toward the Senju Compound when the Kyuubi noticed a figure with a black katana and kusarigama" Naruto recited perfectly. He was careful not to refer to Kurama by his name as he knew not to betray his friend's trust by parading his name around around.
"We were wondering what the figure was doing out so we followed him, suspecting it was Izuna Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan Head" Naruto continued. Madara flinched almost unnoticeably but no one commented on it.
"I followed him to the Village Gate where he stopped and confronted me. He asked me to leave however with the Kyuubi's negative emotion sensing and the psychological markers of lying, I recognized that Izuna was hiding something" Naruto continued. Tobirama was impressed, it seemed not all of his teachings went to waste.
Naruto's face darkened slightly. "He admitted that he was leaving and wanted to rule the world. He asked me to join him…"
Mito gasped.
Hashirama furrowed his brow in surprise but said nothing.
Madara and Tobirama raised an eyebrow at the revelation.
"I said no and the two of us got into a battle in which I forced him to use one of his Mangekyo techniques, the Hachiman to defend against my Shinra Bansho. His technique defeated mine, due to my waning reserves and struck me, knocking me out and allowing him to escape" Naruto finished before releasing a breath he didn't realize he was holding.
"Thank you Naruto-kun" Tobirama said but it was obvious he was in deep thought.
"I've never heard of the Hachiman before" Mito mumbled in thought.
"It's a Mangekyo technique that has only awakened in Izuna with his other three techniques being Kamui, Amaterasu and Susanoo. It allows the user to form chakra weapons with a density surpassing even the Susanoo, making the weapon indestructible and incredibly powerful" Madara explained.
Hashirama immediately began to cry anime tears in the corner. "Stupid overpowered eyes…"
"You're the one with the super tree powers" Naruto pointed out making Hashirama want to cry harder. Even his son was against him.
Tobirama rubbed his temples to alleviate the headache that was forming. "He's far stronger than I realized…"
"Yes, Kamui and his Hachiman are a deadly combination…" Naruto said.
Hashirama nodded but even he was in thought. "The one thing I don't understand is why he kept Naruto alive. If he had killed Naruto earlier in the fight, the ANBU wouldn't have been alerted until the morning and he would be able to get away without anyone knowing."
No one said anything til Naruto realized the answer. "He wants me to join him"
When no one said anything, Naruto continued. "I don't know if he wants my power or the Kyuubi but for some reason he wants me on his side"
Tobirama shrugged. "Well think about it. You're fourteen years old"
Naruto raised a finger to stop him. "Fourteen and a half"
Tobirama rolled his eyes. "Fine. You're only fourteen and a half and you put up a fight against a High-Kage without the Kyuubi. Think about when you're in your prime"
Madara shivered at the thought.
What kind of monster had Mito and Hashirama made? If only he realized the irony of the statement considering his own child...
Naruto grabbed his head as if he was in pain, his eyes squeezed shut. "I'm still too weak…"
Mito shook her head and put an arm around her son to comfort him. "Ya not too weak Naruto-kun…"
Naruto shrugged her off and slid to his knees. "Yes I am! What if someone got hurt? What if he was after any of you or Kagami or Hiruzen or Biwako? He would have killed them and I could do nothing to stop him!"
His eyes shot open in understanding. "I need to train…"
"We have training grounds and-" Hashirama began but Naruto stood up, cutting him off.
Naruto shook his head. "No I need to leave the village"
"I need to explore the world and gain power that Konoha cannot grant me right now. I need to train and find my own power, not power given to me" He continued.
"I need to find my own way" Naruto pleaded to his family.
Tobirama was expressionless before he sighed and cast a look to Hashirama who nodded.
"Okay but I have rules. One, you will remain a ninja of Konohagakure. Two, you have to be back within 5 years. Three, you have to listen to whatever your mother says" Hashirama explained.
"Yes sir" Naruto said with a big grin before Mito walked up and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Make sure ya eat well and don't hurt yourself too bad. Don't drink too much or sleep around. Try to meet a nice girl like your kaa-san, don't be loner like Tobi-chan here." She ordered as she fixed his clothing so it looked better.
Naruto was about to say something but his mother wrapped him in a big hug. "Be careful. The world is a scary place and I don't my little Naru-chan to have to suffer the hardships of life just yet"
"I won't" Naruto promised as he hugged his mother back, which felt odd considering she was much smaller than him. Mito let go and wiped another tear from her eye before walking out of the office
Madara nodded at Naruto. "Don't die kid."
Naruto saluted the Jonin Commander. "I won't Madara-ojisan!"
Madara rolled his eyes before disappearing in a vortex. Naruto turned toward his father who was trying to keep tears from his eyes.
"I don't know what to say-" He began but stopped when Naruto wrapped him in a hug.
"All you have to say is that you'll give me a good fight when I get back" Naruto said to his father who could only smile sadly.
"Of course" Hashirama said before he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto turned for the last time to his uncle, the man who raised him.
Tobirama didn't say anything for a moment before sighing. "I expect to see good progress when you get back."
Naruto's blue eyes twinkled. "Of course Oji-san. Try not get any slower while I'm gone"
With that, the young Senju was gone with a flash.
Naruto appeared at the Sarutobi Compound and knocked on the door. There was no response for a minute before the door opened.
The man at the door was around 50 years old and had long spiky white hair with a small goatee. His skin was slightly wrinkled and Naruto noticed a few liver spots on his face. He was slightly below average but Naruto knew that this man could lift the Academy with ease.
The man smiled. "Hello Naruto-kun"
Naruto bowed. "Hello Sarutobi-sama"
The Sarutobi Clan head scratched the back of his head sheepishly and chuckled. "Call me Sasuke, Sarutobi-sama makes me feel old"
Naruto smiled and stood up. "Sasuke-san, is Hiruzen here?"
Sarutobi Sasuke nodded and gestured with his thumb behind him, moving out of the way so Naruto could enter. "Yes, he's in the back"
Naruto smiled at the old man and bowed once more. "Thank you"
He entered the household and walked through the large house quickly, entering the large training ground that Team Seven used to use sometimes. In the back of the field was a teenage boy swinging a black staff at an incredible speed, striking the wooden dummy before him repeatedly in a manor of seconds.
He jumped back and the black staff began to glow with chakra. "Bojutsu: Sansetsukon! (Bo Techniques: Three Section Staff!)"
In an instant, the teen had thrust his staff three times with enough force to leave three gaping holes in the dummy.
"Hey Baka-Saru (Idiot Monkey), what did the wood dummy do to you?" Naruto yelled across the field with a grin.
The teen across the field grinned. "The only dummy here is you Naru-chan"
Naruto disappeared and reappeared on the other side of the field next to Hiruzen and his staff which had reverted back to its true form of a tall anthropomorphic monkey.
Naruto bowed before the monkey. "Hello Enma-san"
Enma smiled and mirrored the gesture. "Naruto-san"
Hiruzen rolled his eyes and took a drink of his water. "What do you want?"
Naruto grinned at his old friend. "I'm leaving"
Hiruzen raised an eyebrow. "But you just got here"
Naruto rolled his eyes at Hiruzen's stupidity. "No I'm leaving the village
In a glorious spit take, all of the water left Hiruzen's mouth and sprayed everything in a five foot radius. "What?"
Naruto laughed at his friend's expression while Enma just facepalmed. "I'm leaving the village to train. I'll be back in a few years"
Hiruzen paused for a moment before clicking his tongue. "Fine. You better get stronger or I'm gonna kick your ass when you get back"
Naruto smirked. "I'd like to see you try"
He turned around and began to walk away, a smile on his face. "Good bye Baka-Saru"
Hiruzen nodded and turned around, not looking back. "Bye Naru-chan"
Once Naruto left the field, Hiruzen turned to Enma with a stern look on his face. "Enma, tell Saru-jiji (Old Man Monkey) that I'm gonna take him up on his offer"
"TEME!"
Naruto slammed his fist onto the solid doors of the Uchiha Manor making a loud boom that resonated through all of the building.
A second passed before the door opened just enough for one black eye to see through. "Go away"
With that, Kagami shut the door in Naruto's face. Naruto took a deep breath, his hands clenched in white-knuckled fists before he calmly ra-
He slammed his fist against the door with enough force to crack it. "OPEN THE DAMN DOOR TEME!"
The door opened wider, revealing Kagami with a pissed off expression on his face. "Why can't you or Hiruzen go anywhere without causing property damage?"
"Why can't you let me say anything without making an asshole comment?" Naruto shot back with a growl.
"Because everything you say deserves an asshole comment" Kagami responded with an arrogant smirk on his face. Ah, it was so much fun to get on Naruto's nerves.
Naruto growled and pulled out a kunai. "I will gut you and shove your precious eyes up your ass before throwing your body to the fan girls to ravage"
Kagami paled and raised his hands in surrender. "Okay okay, no need to go that far..."
Naruto's face stiffened slightly. "I'm leaving the village for 4 years"
"No" Kagami crossed his arms in defiance. "I can't lose my uncle then you within a day"
"I won't be gone for long and by the time I get back, I'll be strong enough to protect everyone" Naruto said with a grin, his eyes aglow with determination. "Not to mention I'll be strong enough to kick your ass every time"
Kagami sighed, relief hidden behind his normal stoic face. "You're an asshole"
Naruto grinned and scratched the back of his head. "Thanks"
Naruto turned around and began to walk away from his best friend who quickly wiped a tear from his eye, not that he would let Naruto see. "I'll see you soon"
Naruto was about to disappear when he remembered something. "Oh and try and get a girlfriend while I'm gone. I don't people to think you're hitting on me and Hiruzen"
All sentiment and dare he say it, love that Kagami had was gone in that moment as he pulled out Kitetsu and ran to gut his Senju friend, too bad he was already gone. "GET BACK HERE YOU ASSHOLE!"
Hey guys! Sorry the chapter's short but it's kind of a filler. I will warn you though, I don't think I'll have a chapter up next week as I would like. My family and I are heading on vacation for a week and I'm not sure if I'll get any quality writing time. Not to mention next chapter is Naruto's return from training so it's going to be a long chapter.
A lot of you guys have been giving me your thoughts about Akasha being the pairing so I have made a decision. I have planned out the chapter where she appears so when that chapter is released, I will take a poll to see if you want to add her as the pairing.
I'll see you guys soon. Review please and give me any thoughts you have about the story. Adios.