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Chapter one: Run away Genin!

"WHAT!" Tsunade stood slamming her fists on her desk as she stared at the ANBU before her. The ANBU nodded from kneeling.

"It is true, there is no sign of Uzumaki Naruto any where in Hidden Leaf." The member said again.

"That idiot! What does he think he can accomplish running off on his own, did he go after Sasuke again!" she said slamming her hands again.

"Naruto may be impulsive and rash, but I know one thing, he understands that at his current level he can not save Sasuke. It is much more likely that he has run off…to bring his Rasengan to levels he couldn't do before." A voice said from behind Tsunade, the woman turned and stared at the silver haired ninja who stood behind her a book in his hands. He closed the book and raised his eye to meet hers, his forehead protector hid his other eye from sight as his mask covered the lower half of his face.

"New levels?" she said then her eyes widened. "If he pushes his body any further than before then…!" she began but the man held up a hand.

"He wont use the nine tailed fox's charka ever again, that much I know for sure, and not because someone sealed it, but because he wants to rescue and bring Sasuke to his senses through his own power. So he will push himself harder than he ever has before and he will become stronger or die…trying." The man said closing his eye. Tsunade's eyes widened and she turned back to the ANBU member.

"Alert all the ANBU I want Uzumaki Naruto returned here unharmed!" she commanded.

"Wait." The silver haired man called out. She turned and looked at him.

"I'll go as will Jiraiya and Iruka. The three of us have a better chance of talking Naruto down to the point that he has calmed down. If he was brought back here not calmed down then their would be no point because he would just run off again." The man said. Tsunade bit her lip then nodded.

"Kakashi go, bring Naruto back…that boy…" she began but Kakashi held up a hand.

"You don't need to say it, all three of us already agree with you." He said then vanished.

"5th is it really a good idea to send the three of them?" the ANBU member asked. Tsunade sighed and sat back down weary and worried. Naruto…she thought.

"It is the only way, the only way that that boy will ever be able to live here in hidden leaf. I realize we could force him to stay here, but…I refuse to do that he has every right to feel as he does." She said and the ANBU member nodded fading from sight.

"Naruto…"she whispered.

Naruto ran faster leaping from tree to tree, his mind haunted by the memories of the last time he had run this way. Sasuke why! He thought gritting his teeth as he picked up his speed. He couldn't count on being left alone for long. Up a head he saw it, the large lake with the stone statues he leapt and landed calmly. It was time to stop acting as a child, he might only have the rank of a Genin of hidden leaf but he had the heart of a Hokage. Concentrating he began to form his chakra in his palm. He counted to much on the power of the monster inside of him. No more, he wasn't giving into that anymore! He would become Hokage and save Sasuke with his own power not the power that almost destroyed hidden leaf.

Kakashi ran fast and glanced at the two men running beside him, one the great sannin Jiraiya the other…he paused and glanced at the man who seemed to be running hardest of them all. He was a teacher to the young children, a man who had a large heart, he was one of the first people who ever proved to Naruto that he was worth something.

"Iruka, Naruto will be pushing himself like you have never seen, whatever you do, do not underestimate what he is willing to do…you trained him until he became a Genin then I did. He has grown a lot but now, his determination might end up being the end of him!" Kakashi yelled out. Jiraiya glanced at Kakashi, he could read the young man well, after all he had taught the man who had taught Kakashi, he had never seen Kakashi so worried nor had he seen the man so determined…no that wasn't true when Naruto and Sasuke were battling he knew that Kakashi had searched with that same spirit. But there was no battle, save for the one in Naruto's tortured mind. Damm…Jiraiya thought, he should've read more into what was in the boy's head when he had last visited him. He had assumed Naruto would seek him and Kakashi out begging for new jutsu types to help make him stronger. Instead the idiot had run off alone to force his body into something he didn't have the strength to do. All three men froze as they heard a series of explosions coming from up ahead.

"We have to hurry!" Kakashi yelled picking up his speed.

"Right!" Jiraiya shouted. Iruka bit his lip remembering the troublesome student he had always thought of like a younger brother.

"Naruto…" Iruka whispered. The three ninjas came to a halt and stared in shock. There were holes in the ground everywhere as well as in the cliffs.

"What happened!" Iruka said and started to walk forward but Jiraiya grabbed his arm.

"Wait…" he said narrowing his eyes.

"RASANGEN!" they heard screamed from above. Jiraiya grabbed Iruka and leapt out of the way. Kakashi quickly followed him staring in shock at the blonde haired boy landed setting off a blue explosion. The boy was flung backwards and landed hard on the ground.

"Not strong enough!" The boy panted coughing. He lay for a minute before he pushed to his feet.

"Naruto!" Iruka called out but the boy didn't even hear him. He braced his feet again and began to gather more Chakra into his hand.

"If he does anymore he could die!" Jiraiya said. Kakashi nodded and ran towards the boy who turned and looked directly at him.

"RASANGEN!" he shouted and unleashed the chakra again at the ground his own power slamming back at him sending flying through the air.

"Kakashi! He's going off the cliff!" Iruka cried out and Kakashi sped up leaping just as the boy's body began its decent. He caught him and landed back on the solid ground looking down at the boy in his arms.

"Naruto." He said softly and the boy groaned opening his eyes, Kakashi could see the shock that registered in them.

"Ka….Kakashi-sensei?" the boy managed before he cried out in pain clutching his right arm. Kakashi's eye widened as Jiraiya and Iruka rushed over. Jiraiya grabbed a hold of Naruto's arm and ran his hands along it.

"He damaged it bad." He said shaking his head as Naruto passed out from the pain. Iruka looked around at the ground.

"He had to have done that attack…over…" he said glancing at Jiraiya.

"He shouldn't have had the chakra or stamina to be able to do this much." Jiraiya said shaking his head in wonder.

"S..a…suke…"Naruto said and tried to open his eyes. Kakashi shook his head and glanced at the sky.

"We need to make shelter, there's no point in going back to the village until…" he said and the other two nodded. Kakashi adjusted his grip on Naruto and took off running the other two following closely behind.

"Jiraiya?" Iruka said, the sannin turned to look at him.
"Hmm?"

"Naruto's arm…it was damaged because of that attack wasn't it?" he asked and Jiraiya nodded.

"Yes…the fact that even after Naruto knew he was past his limits he pushed himself further damaged it. I don't know how bad it is just yet." He said looking grim. Iruka nodded. The three men quickly made camp beneath the trees gathering supplies. Kakashi knelt beside Naruto and took his right arm in his hand and began to bandage it.

"This is not good, the bone…" Kakashi said looking over at Jiraiya who nodded.

"The bone is shattered practically lucky he did not do another Rasengan the damage would have been mortal. Thankfully he stopped, so as long as he doesn't use that jutsu again for a while his arm will heal. He'll be fine." Jiraiya said with relief. Kakashi nodded and wrapped the arm tightly. Then he sat back on his heels looking down at the boy's face.

"We're near there aren't we Jiraiya?" he said not taking his eyes off of Naruto's face. Jiraiya blinked.

"Your right, I had forgotten." He said shaking his head. Iruka looked at the two men confused.

"Near where?" he asked. Kakashi turned and looked at him.

"Jiraiya's hidden hide out." He said and Jiraiya nodded.

"No one has used it in years, it would make more sense to head there then stay here when we can have a roof over our heads." Jiraiya said gathering Naruto's body into his arms.

"Let's move." He commanded and took off.

"Hideout? What…wait!" Iruka began looking confused. Kakashi laughed and grabbed Iruka's arm.

"Don't try to understand just come." He said and Iruka nodded following along.

Iruka watched as a large mansion like dojo came into view.

"This is?" he said in shock, the door to the main room was open and Jiraiya had already set Naruto down on a matt.

"He should be more comfortable now." The sannin said nodding then sighed.

"How am I supposed to be researching ideas for my new book when I don't have any inspiration from cute…yeow!" he said as Iruka hit him.

"Naruto is more important than your books!" Iruka yelled much like he had at Naruto through the years.

"Heh…"Kakashi said smiling beneath his mask. Then he froze turning, Jiraiya stood and moved to stand beside him.

"Show yourself!" both men shouted as Iruka moved to stand next to Naruto guarding him. A man appeared slowly coughing. He wore an ANBU mask but the mask itself looked old and worn, he wore the robes that should belong to a priest.

"Jiraiya! Kakashi! The temple of the hidden mist is being attacked!" the man shouted. Kakashi glanced at Jiraiya who grimaced.

"Dammit what are they after." He muttered.

"The head priest has the two tailed cat sealed within him sir!" the masked priest called out. Jiraiya growled.

"I forgot, is he still alive?" he questioned.

"Yes, though he has yet to awaken, his body has also not aged in the slightest sir." The priest answered. Kakashi closed his eye and turned to look at Iruka opening it again.

"Protect Naruto, if he wakes up do not let him leave, it seems Akatsuki is after the two tails now."Jiraiya said then took off, Kakashi paused and looked over at Naruto.

"The temple is to the west of hear, Iruka." He said confusing the man as he took off.

"sigh." Iruka glanced at Naruto who appeared to be sleeping peacefully, he walked over and leaned on the doorway. He didn't even have a time to react as a hand slammed on the back of his neck sending him into blackness. Naruto stood clutching his arm tightly in pain. Then he raised his eyes, they were glowing with pure determination.

"Akatsuki…" he said with hate dripping from his voice, then he took off towards the west leaving Iruka unconscious…