Chapter 13! I know it's short and i am sorry about that :S. Will try to make it up in the next chapters! Writing the last pieces of chapter 15 now, so I will just update the story two times in one day xD. Lucky :P well maybe not, a cliffhanger at the end of this chapter, sorry about that T.T

Enjoy this chapter till then :)

Previous chapter:
Naruto talked with his former sensei Jiraiya, who seemed to be sent by Tsunade to get some more information. Jiraiya brings back bad news to Tsunade.

"You bring bad news, Jiraiya…" She stated softly.
"I am afraid so, Tsunade…" Jiraiya answered, while he closed the door behind him.

Chapter 13:
The choice

With the door closed, Tsunade let herself fall back in her chair, as she moved her hands to her hair and let her head rest on her hand palms. She was afraid, she never knew Naruto would end up like this.

"What do we do now. Jiraiya speak. What did he say. What did you find out?" She looked up at the person who was still standing near the doorway.
Jiraiya smiled softly. "In the past he didn't want to be saved. Because he found out he was happy with Itachi, even if following him would result in his dead."

Tsunade knew he was talking about this mission to retrieve or find out about Naruto, 3 years ago.
She silently listened, as she was sure he would continue.

"What I didn't know, what no one knew, is that the Akatsuki didn't have the power to extract the kyuubi, just like you said."

"That's why he still lives. The extraction never happened. And now they just use him, cause he is the jinchuuriki…"
"Yes. That seems to be the case. But although not entirely."
Tsunade waited for him to continue, as she felt he still had some information.

"When I said they used him, he didn't reply or react in any way. And he did say he joined them willingly. That it had been his own decision. Which makes me think that he knew they were going to use him. But despite all that. He seems happy with it."
Jiraiya knew he still had to tell Tsunade about the kyuubi powers. That Naruto most likely could control them. It was a very important piece of information and yet he was afraid to share it. Afraid for the reaction Tsunade would give.

"Happy. He is happy." She closed her eyes and smiled, tears rolling from her closed eyes.
"Tsunade…" Jiraiya said softly, not exactly knowing why she was crying. Not knowing what went through her at this very moment.

She opened her eyes and looked at him. "Don't you know, Jiraiya. Despite his laughing, his smiling. He never was happy here." Then Jiraiya understood and he knew it was true.
He had seen the mask fall off his students face. The mask he always did wore in front of them.
"People would be amazed by how much you can hide behind a mask, wouldn't they. Naruto?"
Naruto smiled, Jiraiya finally seemed to understand.

Yes. He was amazed by what Naruto had hidden, hidden deep inside him. He didn't know what exactly Naruto wanted. No one knew or understand the boy anymore.

"You are right, Tsunade. He never was happy here." Jiraiya then moved forward, looking at his friend and now the Hokage.

"Tsunade… what is the answer you will give Naruto?"
Tsunade looked at him.
"Giving the short time I can think about it. I have yet to come to a decision." She sighed, while she knew she had little time to decide.
She had a letter on her desk, when she saw it her eyes turned sad. Wondering if she should tell Jiraiya about it, but she decided to keep quiet anyway.

She wished she wasn't the Hokage right now. Wished she didn't hold the fate of the city. The city and all its people…

"Then I have one last piece of information to share…" That made Tsunade look up. She was curious and scared, confused and bearing a burden she never wanted to bear.

"Talk then" she said softly.
"Naruto has most likely the power to control the kyuubi."
Tsunade didn't react. She had feared this already. She had felt the blond had changed, stronger and with the information that Kakashi had given her, she was prepared for this.

Jiraiya saw that she didn't react, of course not. She had suspicions about it already. He had told her about Kakashi who had seen the battle between Sasuke and Naruto.
"Then this situation couldn't get much worse, could it." Tsunade stated as she sighed.

"Hokage-sama!" A voice screamed outside. Tsunade jumped up and ran to the door, opening it. Seeing a guard running through the hallway towards them. Jiraiya also followed her to the hallway.

"Speak." Tsunade said. She saw that the guard was completely in shock. She didn't want to know what had happened, but she needed to know.
"Uchiha.." He was trying to catch his breath from running that fast. Tsunade's eyes widened. "Uchiha?" She asked the fear visible in her eyes.

"Uchiha Sasuke has left the village. We only found out now. Sakura found out about it."
"What!?" Tsunade screamed.

"He had left a note." The guard said as he handed her the note.

'I have left Konoha. I am going to where I needed to go. 3 years back.
I should have left then, but now I will make sure Naruto will be woken up from this.

Uchiha Sasuke.

"This can't be happening.." Tsunade said. 3 years ago. Sasuke had almost left Konoha. Going after Orochimaru. The person who could give him power. Power to kill his brother.
And now. He had left again.

Naruto had been able to stop him in the past, but that Naruto was gone and Sasuke had noticed it too. He was certain he would bring Naruto back. But what Sasuke didn't know was that Naruto had been gone all along.

"I take my words back." Tsunade said while sighing. She then looked at Jiraiya.
"It can always get worse."

Jiraiya put his hand on her shoulder, and smiled. "We can get through this Tsunade. The people of Konoha won't go down that easily. Like the Third always said, the will of fire will be passed on."

Tsunade smiled a bit.
"What are your orders, Hokage-sama?" The guard asked.

"Find out where Sasuke has gone off too, take him back. With force if you need to. Search for the places where Orochimaru is most likely hidden."
The guard gave a small nod and left immediately.

Tsunade and Jiraiya went back into the office. When Jiraiya closed the door they heard a voice.
"So he left, once again." They looked both up to see Naruto standing near the desk.

"How the hell did you get in here?" Tsunade asked, feeling cornered.
"You left the door open." Naruto said, while chuckling.

"What do you want. I still have time to decide." Tsunade said, as she walked to her desk, wanting to ignore the blond boy.

Naruto's eyes followed her as she sat down, he then smiled at her.
"Well I was bored and didn't want to sleep yet, so I decided to look around town and I am not here for your decision, since it's midnight."
Tsunade looked at him, town or the Hokage's office, a big difference.

"Then state your business and leave."
Naruto smiled. She was confused and also a bit on edge now.

"Sasuke has left again. You want him back or not?" Naruto asked, while he watched her for a reaction.

"Of course I want him back here. Going to someone like Orochimaru is one hell of a mistake."

"Then just say the word and I will drag him back here, once again."
Tsunade stayed quiet and then looked at Jiraiya, who was also standing there, wondering why Naruto would get him back. There was nothing in it for him.

"Why would you get him back?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto turned around to look at his sensei.
He smiled. "Because no one else can get him back? Last time everyone failed, where I succeed."

Jiraiya glared at him. He had a feeling something was wrong. Terribly wrong.
Jiraiya looked around, not noticing the crow anymore.

Naruto looked at him.
"We can handle our problems ourselves. You have no need to interfere in our matters." Tsunade stated. Naruto looked back at her and grinned.

"Of course. I am already an S-Class nin now. I should have known." He said while he smiled, not seeming to care about that.

"No, not yet at least." Tsunade stated. Naruto rose his eyebrow at this.
"Wow. I come inside this town with an Akatsuki cloak and I am not labelled like that yet."

He smiled. "That must be a first."
"It is, actually." Tsunade replied.

They eyed each other. "Well, I think I will leave again." Naruto said while he smiled.
"I know when I am not welcome somewhere." With that he turned and walked towards the door, opening it he stopped and looked back at Tsunade.

"Make sure you don't regret your decision, Hokage-sama." Naruto said, and while he looked at her his eyes turned red. Tsunade was not looking impressed.

"Even if you threaten me, Naruto. I wish the best for the people of Konoha. I am sure we can come to an agreement later today."
Naruto looked at a clock inside the office, past midnight.

"Time is ticking out. Be quick." He said while he closed the door and left.

Tsunade closed her eyes, letting her distress show, now that Naruto was gone.
She felt like she couldn't show him how messed up she felt. She needed to make a decision and quick indeed.

"Tsunade?" Tsunade looked at Jiraiya.
"I am going to regret this choice, Jiraiya." She looked up. "I surely will regret it…"

Later that day(midday)
Tsunade was sitting in her office, signing some last papers to make sure.
"Hokage-sama. Uzumaki Naruto is here to see you."
"Let him in." she replied, she heard the door open and close again and felt that the blond was now once again in her office.

Naruto saw she was still busy signing some papers. She looked up one second and put some papers in her drawer. Preparations were everything she knew.
"I have heard what you did, Naruto. Although I don't understand why. "
She looked back up at him.

He simply shrugged it off. "You said you wanted him back, I simply brought him back."
"More dead than alive, Naruto." She glared.

Apparently Naruto had followed Sasuke's trail after he had left the office, one of the ANBU who trailed him told her about it.
Naruto had attacked Sasuke and literally pulled him back to Konoha, leaving him near one of the entrance gates. The guards standing there, immediately had called some medic nins to get him to the hospital.

She wasn't glad at all that Naruto had acted like that.
"Well, anyway you made up your mind right?" Naruto asked, ignoring her glares.

She still glared at him. The boy for which she once cared was gone. The person before her, she didn't like that person at all. She stood up and grabbed a paper from her desk and gave it to Naruto.

Naruto looked at it. It was the list for S-Class nins, his name was added on there now.
"Wow, you sure arranged that quickly." Naruto said.

"You are an official S-Class criminal and you will be put under arrest. If you resist we will not hesitate to kill you." Deep down this still hurt a bit, but she needed to protect the people. The people of Konoha.

"Ah, sounds fair. So that is your answer, Hokage-sama?" Naruto asked, while he looked at her.
"I still warned you yesterday, you know. Don't make a bad move or don't make a mistake. But I guess you failed."

Tsunade backed down. The door behind Naruto opened as the special ANBU cops ran in.
Surrounding Naruto.

"Don't resist." The captain of the ANBU cops warned him. Naruto looked at the person. Then looked back at Tsunade.
"Why do you insist on making the decision which will destroy Konoha?" The ANBU nins stayed silent, as they watched him, not letting him go out of sight. They had of course heard about his speed. And with the Hokage in the same room, this was dangerous.

"I make the decision, because I see no other way." Tsunade replied.
"I see. Then I know enough."
Naruto moved forward, his eyes changing red and he caught Tsunade unaware and pulled her back into his chest. And a kunai landed on her neck, slashing it a bit, cause Tsunade moved.

Tsunade felt the kunai against her throat and closed her eyes.
"Hokage-sama!" The ANBU screamed.
"Back down!" She screamed back.

Naruto grinned as the ANBU nins were backing down. "You are gonna let the Hokage be taken away? You are fools." Naruto pushed the kunai closer to her neck, indicating that he was serious.
"Don't follow. Or you will never see her back alive." Naruto threatened, his red eyes glaring, daring to challenge him.

Naruto kept his eyes on the nins, prepared for anything. Then he jumped backwards, destroying the windows with the aura of the kyuubi and he quickly turned and ran, with Tsunade still against him.

This chapter was like super short T.T. But i will make it up with my next chapters XD(I hope)
Anyway hope you enjoyed and till the next chapter ^^