KOAL- well this is the third chapter of the "Wasteland Fox" and I decided after finishing some school work to get to work on this chapter. This chapter focuses on The wasteland Naruto getting accustomed to his life back in his original home. I also decided to add a few scenes in homage to the downloadable contents of New Vegas with a few scenes based on the respective dlc's. I also have planned a little challenge for those who remember New Vegas as each reviewer can try to note the homages to 1 specific dlc and if they get them all then they get to add one idea of theirs into my story to try and add flavor to the tale. That means that in the end four people get to reccommend 1 different idea when they get the allusions to dead money, old world blues, honest hearts, and lonesome road. The allusions will be set to 3 from each dlc and then they will stop or if I unintentionally make another then it can be used to replace one you missed. I will also add the sierra Madre martini to his pack as they are very useful and I will also add both the drop box and sierra madre vending machine to his apartment as he uses them alot. BTW for those who who wonder on the amount of chips he has he has an immense amount as he is so lucky he is practically lady luck made flesh and a man.

He also learned sealing enough so that he could create storage scrolls so he has every single gold bar from the sierra madre vault he has spent 7 of the 37 gold bars to fund the second battle for Hoover Dam and the rest he has stored away for when they are needed. If you are wondering about the second battle for hoover dam well the truth is that all of the raiders and criminals of the Mojave had banded together to try and. Also a few random facts to help readers try to understand my creation:

1) Naruto was baptized by Daniel and Joshua into becoming a member of New Canaan as he found that religion helps stabalize the soul and for all the lives he would take he would constantly seek forgiveness from god who he saw as something worth following. He having followed the teachings of God had managed to slowly bring religion back into the Mojave and he himself said that people were free to believe in anything so long as you don't hurt someone else due to your beliefs. (I also ask any mormons to send me any details about the faith as I want to portray it truthfully)

2) When Naruto gambled in the Sierra Madre casino he broke the bank in the first 10 minutes and while the casino holograms wanted to remove him his natural charm pierced even their programming as he gave back 80% of his winnings in the casino in order to continue having fun. He eventually became a legend not only among the holograms but at every casino as he was always winning and even though he always won high he donated most of his winnings back to the casino as a way of saying "thanks for allowing me to have fun here may you be blessed with good fortune in the coming days". It was discovered at a later date that his blessings actually bore fruit as the casinos became famous and would prosper for years to come and in honor of the lucky blonde who blessed them with success and money they would donate a portion of their earnings to the Mojave as a whole where it continued to grow at a staggering rate.

3) not long after the second battle for hoover dam Naruto managed to convince what remained of the enclave and the brotherhood of steel in the Mojave to meet with him and discuss the future of the Mojave's technological growth. He managed to do what many thought was impossible and made the enclave come to terms that the america they want to recreate could never come to fruition as the people saw what the enclave had done to reflect on pre war america and that made many find such a thing as supporting them distasteful. He however managed to have them work with the Think Tank to recreate many lost technologies the first thing they focused on was the science behind the sierra madre vending machines which allowed items to be formed from chips won at the casino. They finally cracked it after a few years but this started the whole world down the path to recovery as food, medicine, clothes, and even weapons were able to be obtained from regular caps now so instead of trying to find a vendor who sold what you wanted you could travel to a local vending machine and trade caps for practically anything.

4) Naruto was able to convince House to allow him access to his mainframe where he kept control of the securitrons so that the entire Mojave and not just the strip was able to prosper with the protection of the robotic servants. Yes-man was kept as a public face to keep the Mojave well informed as the securitrons not only acted as protectors but with the wireless signals giving them orders they served as a fast source of news as current events were given to them to help determine their actions.

Well to everyone who likes my works I have decided to remove a few of them from my established story list to get rid of a few things I will not work on anytime soom so to those who like them I am sorry but I plan on keeping the stories I will continue at a later date. I hope you like this continuation and please feel free to offer critiques and ideas to work with as I can always use another opinion. I also ask that if you want another chapter to keep reminding me as I sometimes get so caught up in a new idea that I forget the old works.

The Wasteland Fox

Chapter 1- the homecoming beginnings

Konohagakure, 2 days before team assignment- Naruto POV

Naruto suddenly found himself awake in an old room laying down on what he felt was a well made bed. That was the first clue that he was no longer in the wasteland as well made beds were a rare commodity that were considered indulgent after the peace treaty. He then dug deep into his memories as this room seemed slightly familiar. He then realized that it was his old apartment back before he left this world due to the posters of ramen on the walls. He also saw a few new things in his room that he quickly recognized such as a Sierra Madre vending machine from the sierra madre, a commissary terminal like the ones he found in the divide, a few lockers with a plaque on them with the words from left to right: weapons, armor, aid, misc, and ammo. He also had a small garden which was similar to the one he had in the Big Mountain Sink. he also had a reload bench, a craft-station, and a fireplace to cook food. The last thing he saw was three chemistry sets with below them were plaques on the wooden tables saying: stimpacks, medicine, and cloud residue. This meant he was basically prepared for shipments of goods and fully capable of using his weapons and items he found in the Mojave.

He then went into the bathroom and found that he was younger than he really was and he appeared to be 12 years old again. He was surprised that he could walk normally but he just shrugged it off as a gift from the goddess he just parted with as he figured she did him a favor after coming back to fulfill his destiny. He then planned his day out which started with him checking out his physical status and making sure he could operate at optimal capacity. After a few check from his pip-boy he noticed that while his body was younger he kept the strength, skills, perks, and special implants he had left the Mojave with. He still had all of his weapons, armor, and items so he was good to go. Now all that was left was getting good clothes that would fit him as most of his armor would be a bit too big for him.

He found his old orange sweatshirts and while he mentally cringed he put them on as that was all he had. He remembered that he was lucky to get those as he was ripped off at every story he went to in the past. Well hopefully his bartering skills would be able to keep himself from being ripped off. He then walked out of his apartment, taking great care to make sure that the door was locked and his apartment unable to be vandalized, he decided to go to the stores today and hopefully get some good clothes. But first he needed to see the Hokage as he wanted to hopefully prepare the man for when he had to reveal that he had more skills and weapons than he previously had before his arrival. That lead to the question of what happened to this world's version of him.

He saw that people were surprised to see him and a few quickly got some very angry glares. He also saw that a mob was beginning to form and he quickly realized that he needed to hustle and reach the hokage otherwise he would have to let his guns do the talking to the mob and that would cause more than a good bit of potential problems.

Angry Civilian POV-

Today was a very good day as it was discovered that a group of ninja and civilians had managed to kill the local demon brat. The group had caught him heading home from that run-down Ramen stand he always frequented and in order to make sure he died skipped the customary beating and went into directly slitting his throat and stabbing his heart and head. He suffered so many stab wounds there was no chance for survival and as such when the shift changed for his bodyguards a couple minutes after his death and the new group saw what the mob was doing they immediately set to rounding up the enraged mob. The reason that it wasn't noticed until the anbu guards shift changed was that the previous shift was held by people who were hired to look the other way and make sure he died.

The group was quickly surrounded by the forces loyal to the Hokage who also made an appearance at the killing grounds and tears flowing at his failure to save his surrogate grandson he in a moment of great rage had ordered them killed for the premediated murder of Naruto Uzumaki and the mob ninja and civilian were put to death without even a chance to try and be arrested. One of his friends was in that mob and only the fact that he didn't join due to there being enough people there anyway saved him from dying. But seeing the brat still alive while his friends were dead in order to end him for good drove him mad. He would gather a few who hated the brat and this time make sure he died once and for all.

Naruto POV-

Well it was official there was an angry mob being formed as of now. The mob started to chase me and I ran all the way toward the hokage's building. Along the way I dropped a few gas grenades that I had saved from the Sierra Madre with the explosive parts removed so the simply let loose clouds of gas which slowed down the mob for a few seconds which was incredibly helpful. The building was getting closer in sight until a small group to block the route off with a lesser mob but I wasn't going to let that stop me. I channeled the essence of the legion, the essence of the bull and with a mighty cry I ran straight through them and exited the other side. I was withing sight of the building and was getting close when someone threw a triangular knife at me and it hit my shoulder. The would wasn't deep and It wouldn't stop me from continuing to run. I looked back and saw a few men and women who had started throwing knives and they were easy to distinquish from the regular mob as they had the original leaf headband on their heads.

I dropped my last gas grenade and stormed into the building and ran into where I recalled the Hokage's office was only for me progress to be stopped by a weird man with a bandaged hand and one of his eyes being covered up. He had a look on his face that I didn't like so I equipped a holdout weapon specifically Lil' Devil the 12.77mm handgun and tried to get past him. Then from out of Nowhere a couple masked men appeared and tried to grab me but I was able to dodge them until the man with a cane tried to stop me by grabbing me. I knew from the aura around him that he would try and do something terrible to me so with a quick movement I grabbed the handgun I had on me and without him even knowing it pulled the trigger with the gun under his head pointing up. The loud bang was quickly followed with the sound of a bullet entering then exiting his head and he dropped with a hole in his head. The door suddenly slammed open to find Jiji looking outside and he looked both pale yet happy to see my face and he quickly frowned when he saw the old cripple right next to me dead.

He then ushered me into his office and there I started to prepare to tell my story. I knew it would take a while but hopefully he would believe what I said especially with my proof.

Hiruzen's POV-

Today was just filled with a whole slew of logic defying things as while I was mourning the loss of my surrogate grandson I heard a bang right outside my office door and I quickly moved to see what happened only to find my former teammate Danzo with a hole at the top and bottom of his head with a child who looked just like Naruto next to him. I quickly did the signs to dispel Genjutsu but to my happiness/horror there was no illusion as the boy was real and Danzo was dead. I also quickly noticed that in his hand was a metal contraption which was L shaped and its functions I could only guess was the cause of Danzo's death.

I quickly scooped him up in my arms and brought him into my office where he would hopefully explain everything as what the hell was going on. I then also noticed a strange contraption on his right arm with a screen and a few buttons and knobs which made me think of a computer but they were big and bulky nothing like what he had on his arm. The boy was shaking but he had a look of resolve on his face found on those who knew their duty and would see it through to the end. The boy then began to speak and from there a whole new can of worms was about to be opened.

KOAL- I was originally planning on making it last longer and go through the challenge but decided to get the set ready for the true beginning with the actions that happened in the chapter. Just for you to be clear. He had indeed killed Danzo so root is no longer a threat but the sole reason he was able to kill him that easily was that he had the element of surprise as he had a holdout weapon in his possession and he fired the bullet right into his head before he even knew what was happening The whole mob thing in my opinion is potentially possible yet can be overdone. The mob's purpose is to show that unless actions are taken to curb the hatred it will only grow as in this case where the original naruto was killed by the mob. The reason the original died is so that this world can make way for the world-traveler Naruto. The civilians in this story are practically overwhelmed with hatred and will at every possible turn try to ease their hatred by inflicting pain on Naruto and while I want to write where he makes them realize that their hatred is pointless the truth is that man is both its greatest ally and worst enemy as they will never listen to him as their preconceived notions have being so ingrained into them that the older generation is beyond redemption. The young ones are still pure but the older civilians are going to act at every turn to try and hurt him. I may have it come to head soon to the point where he plays an angel of death and purifies them with holy fire (AKA Gehenna or holy frag grenade).

The items in his apartment are all the essential world items needed to gather everything for being able to repair, create, and store equipment. I also added a few things for the items that were too good to forget such as the sierra madre martini. The gas grenades were decoy items and as such they have no true purpose except in situations where he doesn't want to kill. The challenge begins next chapter which will consist of a discussion with Sarutobi and the team assignment where he talks with his future team and does the true test. For the team meeting I will make it much longer than canon as I always found that they never really found out alot about each other with simple :name, likes, dislikes, and dreams. I will have them ask a few questions of each other with each member asking 3-4 questions which will be asked to everyone and the asker will answer their own question at the end of the responses.

I also will answer the questions of pairing and I will be honest as I don't intend to have true pairings per sey. Naruto has been through alot and his heart is big enough to give happiness and hope to everyone he meets but something in him can't hold a stable relationship with another as he knows that at the end of this journey he will leave and possibly never return. So the majority of the romance portions of this story will be a series of one-night stands with various people he meets in his journeys. He especially has a soft spot for those who are strong yet endure loss as he will take it upon himself to ease their emotional pain if only for a night. So for sure no definate pairing so no single or harem route but a series of one-night stands where he eases the pain of others. Just so you know he is no virgin and while he is incredibly talented in bed he hates perverts as he sees them as needlessly inflicting pain on those they act perverted with. The first stand will be with Tsunami from wave as I always found her to be beautiful and strong. If you want to suggest a few characters for a one-night stand scene then please add it in with your review or send me a pm.