Man I didn't expect people to like the first chapter that much… I didn't think I gave Naruto too much a reason to leave but trust me guys Naruto is going to be more powerful and a bit smarter… not too much XD. Naruto encounters the mystery person and Konoha learns about his defection…
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Chap2: freedom and realization
Cursing under his breath he faced the man in front of him. He was too emerged from his thought he didn't sensed the man coming. The man's gaze didn't waver but Naruto could see disbelieve and disappointment in his one eye. He spoke with an uncaring and bored voice but Naruto knew he didn't felt like that, for some reason Naruto heard pain behind them.
"Ah, Kakashi… how are you?" Naruto said casually and immediately felt other people arriving at the area… two teams
"Don't play stupid with me Naruto… why where you leaving?" Kakashi said demanding an answer "I saw your clone carrying Hinata and I saw the real you heading for the gates" he said knowing he couldn't get out of this one. He looked at Naruto and saw he was wearing his clothes differently, black overalls (like jounins) and a sleeveless orange jacket and he wasn't wearing a head-band.
"I'm surprised you saw me at all these days, being with the Uchiha and all… and it had to happen today" Naruto said uncaringly but the last part came out in a sarcastic tone as he rolled his eyes.
"Don't tell me that's all this is about" Kakashi said not believing the boy was this stupid "If you want to know why I've been with Sasuke all this time is because that's what the Hokage ordered me to do" the jounin said trying to reason with the boy.
"Okay I believe that… but I haven't heard a single thank you from you, from Sakura or the rest of the village for that matter… I risked my life protecting this village and this is how they repay me, with heads turned and glares" Naruto bellowed at his former teacher with all the pent up anger he felt.
"Naruto…" Kakashi started ashamed of himself and the village.
"I mean I know it's partly my fault that Akatsuki attacked but to receive that treatment again… I saved the village from Sasuke's fire, that wasn't my fault but everyone is complementing him and Naruto… Naruto had enough" the jinchuuriki coldly finished as he looked at the jounin with no emotion and then he tilted his head upwards…
"You said you saw me heading for the gates Kakashi but Anbu… I never thought I was such a big threat" Naruto said looking strait at where the Anbu where hiding.
"It's for your own good Naruto… please don't leave, if you do we'll required to take force" Kakashi said pleadingly but held no fear and was serious to fight.
"Very well Kakashi… I'll leave" Naruto said bluntly and he sunshined away.
The Anbu where surprised but sensed and gave pursuit, Kakashi was shocked "Naruto… no, I'm not going to let that happen" and with that he also moved with amazing speed. Naruto for the most part was leading them away to a more secluded area, there he would take care of them, and reaching a clearing big enough for his needs he made a stop and waited.
The two Anbu squads arrived a minute later surprised the boy stopped. Kakashi arrived a few seconds after and wondered why Naruto stopped and prepared himself as he saw Naruto's eyes. Naruto was looking at them with pity as he would beat them hard to make it convincing but in truth he didn't want to hurt anyone… he just wanted peace.
"Naruto... I see you gave up?" Kakashi asked with a bit of hope but didn't count on it since Naruto's eyes didn't waver.
"Oh no… I wanted to separate you as far from the village as I could so nobody would interrupt us" Naruto said casually as his eyes landed on the Anbu, who where taking their weapons out and as far as Naruto could see, glaring at him.
"What are you doing?" Kakashi asked the shinobi that where accompanying him in surprised tone as well as warningly.
"Sorry sempai… but if he's decided to fight then we'll use force" an Anbu Captain said not looking at the jounin. Signaling his squad to strike and the other one to stand back… the fight had begun.
"Hehe… fools" Naruto grinned as he saw two of the shinobi coming at him and then they disappeared. Naruto sensed them as he stepped forward and their sword clashed behind him while the other two finished some seals and threw several fireballs at him. Taking out two kunai in each hand Naruto jumped backward and blocked the two Anbu's from earlier as the jutsu connected with the ground.
Kakashi wasn't surprised anymore to see Naruto fight so well "He did kill Pein on his own and mastered the Hiraishin to an extent" he thought as he saw the boy kick an Anbu to the ribs and heard the sickening sound as he did so. The other squad was shocked to see their comrades being handled so easily so they charged.
"I guess that's two down… six more to go" Naruto said in a bored tone as two Anbu members laid on his feet. Smirking as he saw the other squad move he made a few hand-seals "Wind style: Great Breakthrough" the shinobi who weren't expecting that, got hit by the jutsu and where blown away. Slightly disappointed he started to walk away when he felt steel on his neck.
"It's not that easy Naruto" Kakashi said holding a kunai on his former student's throat. Seemly unscathed he was starting to get anxious at seeing the emotionless face his student had. "Why Naruto… haven't I been a good teacher to you?" with a hurting voice.
"You have… in your own way but all you teach me is to control what ever chakra you find in the book… nothing progressive" Naruto said icily to his former sensei "Sure you have to be good in control but what about the other areas?"
"Naruto, I taught you that because of your own good…" the jounin was interrupted by a voice to his left.
"My own good?... you didn't thought of anyone else's good's when you taught Sasuke the Chidori" Naruto practically yelled at his teacher from where he was, standing there like nothing happened and Kakashi looked at the object he was restraining and found out it was a big log.
"There… he's in a conversation with sempai" one Anbu said as the others got up and nodded. Dashing silently to their target they each took out their swords and struck.
Naruto sensed everything and knew Kakashi did as well. Knowing the shinobi approached with weapons; by the moment they got to him Naruto was a meter behind them. The Anbu where surprised as they didn't saw the boy move and dashed again to where he was. Naruto, who already finished his jutsu, was thinking on how to end this without anyone getting hurt… there wasn't any.
Lounging forward he met with his wannabe-captors and in a few swift moves every Anbu member noticed that there swords where sliced in half. "A wind sword… he's been practicing and his speed has improved as well" Kakashi thought as he revealed his Sharingan to keep up with Naruto's new moves.
Naruto smiled at the bewildered expressions on there faces and kicked a nearby shinobi in the ribs and sent him sprawling to the ground. The others attacked Naruto together while Kakashi stood back not wanting to get in this yet. Naruto blocked two punches directed at his face, dodged two kicks by moving his body strangely and grabbed one last kick and threw the guy upwards.
Naruto jumped to the air before the others reacted and one of them jumped after him. Naruto grabbed the man he threw and flipped over him and gave a hard kick to the gut and the guy went crashing to the ground. As Naruto descended he grabbed the leg of the other one that followed him and landing threw him on the ground making a big crater. Making hand-seals the Anbu where hoping to at least wound the boy but two of them got their hands crushed as Naruto appeared out of nowhere and knock them out.
"Lightning style: Crippling Canon" the last Anbu said as he shot a huge surge of electricity from the palms of his hands. The jutsu was thrown in a close range and Naruto took a direct hit… the explosion caught the Anbu as well.
"No way… the idiots, trying to fight with him seriously" Kakashi said as he rushed to the scene only to find the two squads of Anbu tied up and unconscious.
"Don't worry Kakashi there okay" Naruto said from the rock he was sitting on.
"How… how are you this powerful when not even with Pein…" the masked jounin said not believing the tremendous skill the boy showed.
"Ah, that… well a few months after that fight and everyone avoiding me… I had time" Naruto grinned at the shocked face the copy-cat ninja had. Getting up he prepared to fight one of the strongest people he'd ever known.
"I don't want to fight but I can't let you go away… not again" Kakashi said as he did some seals "Earth style: Earth Dragon" a giant dragon shape boulder came from the ground and came at Naruto. Naruto dodged but didn't expect the dragon to break in pieces.
"That's a good one sensei" Naruto said as the pieces of boulders struck the ground. "Now it's time for one of my own… Wind style: bullet barrage" Naruto said as he blew air several times from his mouth. Kakashi managed to dodge a few but two got him gashing a leg and a shoulder.
"Ugh… that's impressive… Naruto" Kakashi managed to say before making a giant fireball but didn't stay put. The copy-cat launched something in the sky but didn't notice Naruto looking at the item that exploded.
"We can't have that Kakashi" Naruto said as he shunshined to where the jounin was standing and kneed him in the gut before kicking him in the head. Kakashi rolled on the ground and stopped ungracefully, the jounin felt a sting on his head and when he touched it he felt something warm and clearly liquid.
Kakashi got up with a kunai and engage Naruto, the fight was a fast one, the two shinobi where exchanging blows and blocking some, hearing the clangs of steel against steel. Naruto rushed to his sensei with such speed that the defensive motion Kakashi made failed as he was too late to intercept the monstrous kick in the chest he received, sending him flying to a rock, pulverizing it.
"I had to make an effort on you sensei… and alerting the village for back-up wasn't something you shouldn't have done" Naruto said coldly as Kakashi struggled to get-up.
"Wow… it's not the amount of hits but the force behind them" Kakashi said as he saw his former student jump to the air and making hand-seals.
"Know that I appreciate you for what you've done for me… but only three to four people care in that village and it's not enough" Naruto said with pity to his sensei "Wind style: Crashing wind" as Kakashi was pushed to the ground with such force that his bones cracked as well as the ground.
"I guess now I'm free" Naruto said as he saw his former sensei passed out from pain and shunshin away from the scene as he felt shinobi coming… Kakashi's back-up.
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Hinata woke in what she thought was a very comfortable place and she didn't want to get up. The out of nowhere a sharp pain on her neck made her open her eyes. The pain wasn't what woke her since it wasn't a big pain; it was who she thought who did it.
"I'm sorry"
"It wasn't a dream?" Hinata thought back while rubbing her neck absentmindedly. "Why would he be sorry for… was it him that gave me this pain… but how, I didn't saw anything" Hinata tried to think hard on what happened and got nothing.
Getting up from her bed and walking around the room she saw it was four in the mourning and suddenly got a nasty feeling… like a bad omen just past and was going to impact everyone. Looking outside the window she saw a lightning bolt in a distance and the trees where shaking violently because of the wind and that made her very afraid.
An Anbu with a cat mask appeared suddenly outside her window and she took a double step back in shock and fear but instinctively landed on her families taijutsu stand.
"Hyuuga-sama… the Hokage wants to see you, it seems you where the last one who saw Uzumaki-san before he left" the Anbu said impressed a bit and the instinct reaction of the girl but was suddenly encountered with said girl's face.
"G-gone!!!... how… wha…" Hinata was babbling as she grabbed the Anbu and shook her. "We have to get out and find him" she said without a hint of a stutter. The Anbu woman gently put a hand on the frantic girl's shoulder to calm her down. Hinata got the message and both of them jumped into the night heading to the Hokage's.
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Tsunade wasn't in a good mood, she had been woken-up from her wonderful dream to receive notification that Kakashi and two Anbu squads where found unconscious. Her first reaction was rogues or even Akatsuki since now the village had Sasuke but she didn't saw any destroyed buildings or any battle of the sort. The next news shocked her the most, when an Anbu member woke-up he mention something about 'Naruto' and 'left the village'. She couldn't believe it and sent a ninja to verificate his apartment and when he came back empty handed she almost broke down in tears but he being the Hokage didn't… that was when no one was looking.
"Kakashi tell me what happened…" Tsunade asked the almost healed up jounin as he sat in a chair in the woman's office.
"Well like the other one's told you I saw Naruto heading with an unconscious Hinata Hyuuga on his shoulder but then I sensed a similar chakra signature and saw Naruto heading for the gates with a backpack and knew something was going on since you gave him the week off" Kakashi said clutching his chest in pain "I sent a shadow clone to Anbu Corps. And followed Naruto… well here I' am"
"He beat you and two squads without a scratch?" Tsunade asked unbelievingly and at that moment Hinata entered the office in a hurry.
"What's this Naruto's gone?" Hinata asked with determination on her voice.
"I don't want to believe it either sweetie… but he hurt Kakashi pretty bad before he left" the Hokage told the kunoichi.
"What…" the chunin said looking around to see Kakashi in a chair with scratches and his forehead had blood. "He-he w-wouldn't…" the girl clearly shocked said
"I'm afraid so… he's gone whether you want to accept it or not" Kakashi said emotionlessly "He said a few people cared and that wasn't enough compared to how many hated him… those included his friends" the jounin spat the last words and Tsunade got angry and both looked at Hinata.
"I-I went t-to see him… t-to see if h-he was a-alright b-because he l-looked like he was s-sad when Kiba g-glared at him y-yesterday… and the last part he said where 'I'm sorry'…" Hinata said nervously as the two where watching her intently and she never like too much attention.
"I see… well I'm sorry we woke you at this hours but I wanted more information… tell the Inuzuka that his work has paid off and I want him here after he's done training" Tsunade said with a vicious glint in her eyes.
"H-hai… w-we are going to s-search for him… r-right?" Hinata asked timidly
"Of course we will… don't worry" Tsunade said smiling warmly at the girl.
Hinata exited from the office a little more calm and saw silhouettes of shinobi rushing to the same office she just came out of. Tsunade looked at the two Hunter squads and a squad of Anbu that where in her office. The squads where the best she had right now and where filled on the situation and had gone as quickly as they came.
"I hope they find him… I wanted him to take this job" Tsunade prayed into the night.
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Naruto was jumping from tree to tree without a care in the world until he saw a mountain edge and ran the path. Jumping around a bit he spotted a nice cave to spent the night. He knew after what he'd done the old woman would sent shinobi after him.
"I can't stay here too long or they'll catch up" Naruto said as he sat down and ate some instant ramen that he brought.
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Outside the cave a man stood at the bottom of the mountain and watched the cave suddenly lit up. The man was wearing a cloak that reached to his ankles, according to the silhouette, and was glaring at the cave with such intensity from his only eye that glowed like blood under the moonlight.
"It seems like my goal will come to fruition… after all"
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Who's the man with the intense glare???
Thanks for the reviews… I hope you like the chap and I'm taking a bit long to update because classes and another story 'The Unpredictable Wind' those who haven't read it check it out… keep reviewing XD
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