Naruto's Resolve Reforms

Naruto sat in Tsunade's office looking out through the window smiling broadly. A fake smile. A forced smile. A in his opinion, a saving smile. He was going to go through whit this interrogation and at the end of the day he would be gone. Away from Konoha, in the hands of his greatest enemies. The Akatsuki. This would save them. Everybody would be safe if he was gone.
Tsunade had been nagging him for information the last fifteen minutes but al she got was two simple words. "Nothing happened." Words that aggravated Tsunade and gave Naruto reassurance that he would soon put them to safety

Tsunade stared at the blond Ninja in front of her. She was outraged at the blonde. "Stop it, Naruto. Tell me what happened, I'm your superior and you will do exactly what I say you are to do!" she yelled at him. "Like I have said over and over again, baa-chan. Nothing. Happened. That. Are. Of. Any. Importance." Naruto said calmly as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Fine. If you aren't going to tell me anything I suppose I'll just have to wait for Jiraya to get here so he can tell me what happened." Naruto screamed inwardly at this. 'How the hell does Ero-sennin know…? This could be bad, they might find out about Saeko… and that will really complicate thing. He would be in trouble for entering leaf village under false identity and worse… What if he told them the truth? They will put up guards that will obviously be slaughtered by Itachi, al because of me.'
His smile was now lost.
"Spacing out are you, Naruto? Afraid of the truth coming to light perhaps." Tsunade said. It was not a question, it was a statement. And an obvious one at that. Naruto blinked a few times as if in a trance. Words reaching him that would prevent him from leaving and putting more of his friends lives on the line. Naruto was really ticked off at this.
He merely waved his hand in front of him in a dismissive gesture. "No, no." 'Why couldn't she just let it go. It was better this way, for her and for everyone else.'

The Hokage had dismissed the other two Genin though they didn't go without protest; they wanted to know what had happened. But they were afraid of the Hokages wrath so when she stood up ready to throw them out, they instantly sprang to their feet and ran out of the office. Now naruto and Tsunade sat alone and waited for Jiraya whom carried the report for the events in the forest of death. Even though in the office sat two ninja it was like it was empty. They sat in silence. Tsunade glaring at Naruto. Naruto ignoring her glare and looked at his hands while he was playing whit them.
There was a knock on the door and Jiraya came in. He had met Konohamaru and Moegi on the way up and they informed him about Naruto's reluctance.

Tsunade and Naruto turned their heads against the white haired man. Tsunade looking hopefully at the man while Naruto looked nervous. 'shit, hopes he didn't figure anything out'.
"I'm fairly disappointed in you, Naruto"
"damn" was al he said.

Tsunade grabbed the report and read it thoroughly but in rapid pace. "Are you fucking serious, naruto!?"
"There are loads of traces of Itachi's chakara and masses of blood. You blood!"
Naruto didn't look at them.
"Why didn't you tell us that he came? We had an agreement."
He kept on avoiding there gaze although he could feel it peering through him. "We sensed a third chakra as well, care to tell us who its was? It was clearly over Genin level."
"how would I know?" Naruto snarled. They may have evidence but that didn't make him give up on his resolve or his plan for that matter. And there was no way he was going to sell out Saeko, he still had to save him. He couldn't leave yet. But then again, how could he go to his death if he was going to save those two stupid boys from revenge. Sauske and Saeko. But he couldn't save them. No Naruto had to die. Naruto would die saving everybody. Execpt those two. Thoose he swore to protect, to leed in to the light. Certinaly he had swore to protect the others as well. What, did he have to choose whom to die for? Did he have to die? No, he didn't want to die, but it was the only way. But if he didn't lead them away from revenge they would only end up walking further into the darkness and end up killing more innocent people and their families would want their revenge. At the end everybody would be swallowed by the darkness. The world would drown.
He couldn't choose either of those decisions. He would let neither die. No, he would fight and save them all.

Whit new fierce determination he raised his head and looked deeply into their eyes. They could see his confusion and sadness. "well, what do you have to say, gaki?" Tsunade asked now whit compassion in her voice instead of anger. What else could she do, seeing how obvious teared apart the teen was.
"I just…" Naruto started. Tears started to well up in his eyes. The two sannin didn't notice.
Tsunade was angered that he didn't answear. "So still hesitating are you, I'll make you tell us!" she yelled completely forgotten the teens disturbing emotions. She just wanted to know what the hell was wrong whit him, why would he place his life in danger like that. She didn't want to lose him. She grabbed Naruto by the collar and pulled him up from the couch and had him dangling in her fist facing her eye to eye. She was taken aback at what she saw. Naruto was crying.
"I just didn't want anyone to die because of me! I've had enough!" He managed to squeak out between the sobs. He fell whit a thud to the ground. Tsunade had released her grip due to chook.
She backed away from the blond as far as she could. She backed into her desk and sat down in it watching Naruto sitting on the floor whit his face in his hands, crying.

Jiraya bent down beside naruto and put a hand on his shoulder. "Naruto…" He started whit a very sad tone. He didn't want his apprentice to have to go through this. It was too much for someone as you as him. Before Jiraya could continue the blonde had released himself from the sannin's touch and hopped up to his feet and backed away from much like Tsunade had done a moment ago. He shook his head back and forth. "No…I don't want to hear it." He heard himself say. Though what he didn't want to hear he didn't know. He only wanted to get away; he didn't want to show himself in this weakened state. The state Itachi had taken advantage of. He started to walk against the door but whit a firm grip on his waist he was stopped. He felt himself lift from the ground and being placed at the coach again. "Naruto…" Jiraya started again. "…I understand that it must be hard but what you must understand is that by going to them would not only bring you death but the death of many others as well." Naruto's eyes widened. "Do you honestly think they would do good whit the demons once they have them? Or maybe not use them at all?"
Naruto lowered his gaze to his feet. "I'm so sorry Naruto but this is simply something you will have to endure. By protecting you they are protecting Konoha. And that is the leaf's shinobi's duty." Tsunade stated.
Naruto clenched his fists. "hmph. Protecting Konoha doesn't mean you can't protect yourself as well. Ninjas are no tools. And neither am I, and I won't let the akatsuki use me for their deeds. I will fight for the leaf and thus protecting myself but I won't hesitate to jump to my friends rescue if the needed it. I won't let anyone die for me but I do not intend to die either since that obviously would mean the end of the world"
The sannin smiled at those words. He really would make great Hokage someday.

Time passed by as Naruto explained what had happened in the forest of death. Though he left out some details about Saeko. Naruto was now lying on the coach while Tsunade was examining his side wound. Naruto had protested and explained that Kyuubi alreadyy had healed it but that didn't stop Tsunade. "So..what will happen him?" Naruto asked hesitantly. Jiraya got the point. Naruto wondered what they would decide do to whit Saeko. He had after all entered the village on false permissions. "Well… we can't very well imprison him…without him you would be gone…" Jiraya looked down at his student, clearly worried about the boy. "But.. We can't let him stroll around free either. We shall confront him and if his intentions mean no harm we will let him return whit his team after the exams." Tsunade said. "…and if they do?" Naruto asked warily. Tsunade blinked at him. 'It seems there is more going in between them than he is admitting.'
"that will be discussed then." She answered whit a short tone.

"But on to a more pressing topic. Naruto, you will need protection and so-" Jiraya started but was shortly afterwards cut of by Naruto. "The hell I do, I can manage on my own!"
"it's non negotiable, Naruto." Tsunade chipped in. Naruto opened his mouth to protest again but was ignored. Tonight's watch will be held by Jiraya since it is so little time left until night fall we do not have any time to gather any other guards."

Naruto gave them a chilly glare but he was yet again ignored.
"Well let's go Naruto". Naruto gave out an aggravated mumble and walked to the door. Jiraya made swift eye-contact whit Tsunade and she gave a quick nod. 'Someone has been listening through the entire conversation.'

Outside of the Konoha gates a young small girl approached two cloaked figures. Her eyes were hazyand half-closed. She stopped right in front of them and without an out loud order delivered everything she had just heard from her hiding spot just above the Hokages office.

Itachi released the genjutsu he had been using to control the girl and she fell limply to the forest floor. "According to this information it seems bloodshed is inevitable."
"hn, it does, Itachi-san. When do we strike?"
"Tomorrow at dusk though it won´t be easy, he will be heavily guarded"

ATHOURS NOTES

Finally! The first part of the story is over! From the next chapter and on forth the Akatsuki will have a more important role and there will be more plot from here on as well! (if everything goes well) : D
And there will be more blood and so on. Perhaps not so much in the next but in the following chapters there will.

Sorry this chapter took so long btw. But the next one will be so fun to write so it will probably be up shortly!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own the series naruto!