Chapter 4: The passion of friendship

a/n: hey guys chapter 4 on its way because ya know it's how I work…when I get bored. I'll probably get up to chapter 7 or 8 done this weekend since I'm not…really doing anything. Also I changed the title – it originally was going to be "the passion" but decided it sounded too sexual and I'm not going for that with this story.
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Fu sighed looking away. "I don't believe you." She said quietly as they walked into town again looking almost casual. The towns people gave me perplexed look. Almost like "why her," I pushed away the urge to rebuke them for judging her so poorly. I walked on with her, hearing a sigh every time we got looks. I glanced sideways and saw she was getting agitated. If she jumped at citizens no doubt the ninja's would attack her and while I was powerful. I was inept in jutsu. My taijutsu could only go so far. While yes I had almost mastered the rasengan before fighting Sasuke I hadn't truly mastered it. Even know I felt the chakra seals burn into me even if I thought about chakra… It was like they had a mind of their own.

"Fu let's get off this busy street." I said politely, she looked miffed but turned away with me to go down an ally way. Just as we reached the entrance we heard a little boy shout.

"HEY SCUM FIGHT ME!" He shouted, at Fu presumably. She flipped around, I glanced. I saw a boy maybe 13 years old. He had some nerve but we'd be fine. I went to put my hand on Fu's shoulder but she bolted towards the kid and gripped a kunai in her hand. She's fast, this is bad… I jumped into action running after here without using chakra. I didn't want to overuse chakra unless I had to, I could barely use any now that the seals had loosened if I abused that then I'd be done for. She was still faster than I was with chakra aiding her immense physical strength. I gritted my teeth and pushed a bit of my own chakra to push me. I wish I had known the fourth Hokage's other moves it would have made this possible. But you don't I reminded myself and you must do without it. I thought determinedly. At this point Fu was about five feet from the challenger who had been across the town street. The kid took out shuriken and threw them at her. I willed myself forward somehow I got in front and knocked them aside with my sword. The blunt side hit Fu in the chest and she flopped backward catching herself. The other ninja was surprised.

"Why are you tormenting her?" I asked him sternly

"Who are you, how are you so strong and fast. Even then I don't have to listen to you, you're no one important."

"I got by many names, for now I go by the name Uzumaki; friend of the ninja Fu of Taki." I said coldly.

"You're her friend?" He spat at me. "No one wants to be friends with a demon" he said, and in that instant Fu ran past me and almost stabbed him in the chest before I flickered between her and him grabbed her kunai and spun it on her holding the tip of my blade to the boys chest.

"Fu, don't react to such names. They are foolish, as is he. He is but a young boy." I said to her calmly giving him the same cold look. I could see she was still pissed but he interfering had allowed her to reclaim her emotions. She snatched the kunai from my hand, spinning it briefly before putting it away in her pouch.

"Fine. Naruto, but only because you're you." She replied walking away. I didn't feel tempted to hurry up. Now that the danger was over my seals began tensing up. I felt the agony begin to rise.

"hrm looks like you're not as strong as you think!" the kid said getting up dusting himself off before throwing a punch at me. I thought I was going to get hit. I willed my body to move. It wouldn't comply as if by magic I saw him stop mid punch. "wh. What's going on here?!"

"Hrm Shadow possession jutsu is a success." I heard a familiar voice say. I sighed. I got up and kicked the kid 70 feet backwards and 10 feet in the air.

"Naruto come back to the village." I heard Shikamaru tell me. But I wasn't listening. Where was Fu? I couldn't sense her. "We have orders to ret-"

"Shut up" I said before running away to find Fu. I ran into the forest to find her presence strong here. I felt another powerful presence; a sense of foreboding came over me. Fu seemed to be in fear I ran, ran like I had done many years ago towards her fear sent. I ran as I ran I become more and more animalistic running on all fours making strides I would never have been able too. I knew Kurama was helping me. Before long I arrived at it and ran through the trees smashing into two guys in black and red cloaks. Fu in the air angered.

"Hrm? Who are you?" The gray haired one asked me.

"That's none of your business shit face!" I said ripping his face off.

"Ow that hurt!" I heard him say. I was in horror. He was immortal.

"Hidan shut your mouth and battle anyways you still have your eyes no matter how bad your vision may be." The other one told Hidan.

"You get him Kakazu, I'll get the girl. She may not be able to be killed but he can be."

"Maybe. But first I want to test his sk-" He never got a chance to finish his sentence I smashed him in the spine and stabbed him diagonally into the heart. He went down dazed.

"Shit! Kakazu!" Hidan yelled. "Right when you were talking shit too"

I didn't have time to deal with them they obviously weren't dead. Kakazu seemed to be stitched together like a rag all from what I could see from his ripped cloak. I leapt into the air grabbed Fu and ran. Ran faster than I ever had before forget running for 3 days, forget running to save someone's life forget all that I was running out of anger. Kurama's chakra aided me and I ceased to feel the pain from my seals. I ran and ran. I heard a voice over my shoulder at one point.

"Naruto!" It was Shikamaru, but I didn't have time to waste

"RUN!" was all I could manage before he was out of sight. I kept running until I hit desert. Only when I fell out of a tree and hit the ground did I stop. "Ugh…." I said Kurama's chakra receding. I felt my seals burning. I knew I'd over done it. I knew I shouldn't have but my body just acted on its own. No not like Kurama controlling it, like Sasuke said at the bridge years ago. I shook my head trying to clear my head. I couldn't the blackness was getting the better of me. I saw Fu unconscious 10 feet from me. I crawled towards her; halfway there I saw my vision turn as I fell sideways and I collapsed.

a/n: Well there ya go guys. Naruto still has the same damn passion as he used too. What will happen to our hero? Find out next time!...okay no that's a Pokémon anime thing. I hope you guys enjoyed Ill hop on to the next chapter shortly cause I have nothing better to do. R&R as always and until next time. Peace!