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Chapter 3
The remainder of Team 7 walked to the bridge where they normally met.
"Are you sure that leaving the village is a good idea Kakashi Sensei" Naruto asked hesitantly.
"I'm afraid so Naruto. With the unrest going on in the nation right now it will only grow so we need to get out of the way before it hits." Kakashi said
"But where do we go?" Sakura asked. She didn't really like the idea of leaving her home country. This had been her home her whole life and she couldn't really imagine living anywhere's else.
"Well, every Nation with a ninja village will be in a similar predicament. So we need to go to the only Nation where we have friends and no ninja village to depend on" Kakashi said.
Sakura and Naruto's eyes widened as they both said "Wave"
Naruto had already been thinking about going to Wave, but he was still hesitant about being on his own in a new place. But now that Kakashi and Sakura would be coming too he was actually kind of excited.
Sakura was happy that she would get to see Tazuna and his family and she had been fond of Wave and she was eager to see how it had improved since their last visit.
In Kakashi's mind it was quite simply the safest alternative. Here in Fire they would be easily recognized and be forced into the military or executed as a show of power, especially a jounin like him. With most countries militaries dependant on chakra the sudden lack of it was causing a power vacuum. Wave did not have a ninja village and even though they had begun to assemble a military force after the defeat of Gato, they were not dependant on chakra. They also had friends in Tazuna and the rest of the Nations inhabitants who would offer them safety until they could potentially leave Wave to see the rest of the world and try to find the best place for them. Kakashi was confident that they could carve a life for themselves temporarily in Wave until it was safe to travel again.
Kakashi figured they would have to stay in Wave for a year or two, but he was fine with that.
It's not like he was going to have any mission reports to give him headaches.
It was after that Kakashi dismissed them to get the things they wanted to take with them and say their goodbyes.
Naruto grabbed some clothes and a picture of him with the Old Man and his Team 7 photo and his poster of the Hokage monument. He didn't have much but the few things he had were important to him. He took one last look at his apartment that he had spent most of his life in, even though it was a dump it was his home and he would miss it. He turned to the door and walked out.
It was the start of a whole new world.
Sakura on the other hand sat on her bed. She had already packed most of the things that she had decided to take with her, but she just sat in her room sad that this might very well be the last time she sees it. She had thought about leaving a note in case her parents came by to let them know where she was heading but she realized how bad of an idea that would be. Kakashi was one of the most famous Leaf ninja and whoever one this war to control the Land of Fire would definitely be looking for him. So instead she just left a note telling her parents how much she loved them and goodbye in case they never met again.
She felt a tear go down her cheek. She was using every ounce of willpower that she had not to cry. She would have to be strong now, Naruto and Kakashi was in a similar situation as her and she would have to do her part to help out.
She got off of her bed, packed the last few things she needed and left, only pausing to look at her home a final time.
Kakashi stood beside the 5th Hokage, if you could still call her that, Tsunade Senju.
"Are you sure about this? Naruto will be disappointed if you don't come with us." He told her. He knew that Naruto loved the woman as if she were his grandmother.
She nodded her head "I'm going to wait for Jiraiya. It'll take him a few months to get here at most but he'll get here."
"But what about the war? They'll eventually come here looking for soldiers and those with combat experience" Kakashi pointed out.
"Yes, but I won't be in the village. There's a safe house that me, Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Sarutobi Sensei were the only ones to know about. I plan to head there, when Jiraiya gets here and finds that I'm not in the village that's where he'll check."
Kakashi looked out over the village. They both knew that they had come up here to say goodbye to the village.
After a few moments Kakashi turned on his feet and walked away. But before he made it to the stairs he spoke back to her.
"I'm going to go say my final farewells to Obito, Rin, Kushina and Mianto Sensei" he said,
And with that he left.
Tsunade took in a deep breath of air before turning around and leaving as well.
An hour later
Naruto sat on top of the 4th Hokages stone face looking at the village. Being the leader of the village had been his dream his whole life but now that was out of reach he wasn't certain what to do with his life. Honestly, it scared him. Being uncertain of what to do with your life was a frightening concept.
Then he heard footsteps behind him, turning he saw that it was Sakura. She sat down beside him.
"This is a nice spot, wish I had known about it sooner." She said looking over the village which was now eerily quiet.
"How did you know I was up here?" he asked. Sakura gave him a small smile.
"Everyone knows you come up here, none of us ever came after you though"
They were both quiet for a moment
"I'm scared too" she said, causing Naruto to turn his head towards her in question.
Sakura continued "This has been our home our whole lives. Only a year ago did we leave it for the first time, most ninja are never gone for more than a couple of months, so leaving the safety of the village has me more scared than I can put in words"
Naruto put his hand on her shoulder. "We'll get through this, it'll be hard but we can do it!" Naruto said as he realized that his words were for him as well.
Sakura nodded her head "Kakashi Sensei is waiting for us"
"Yeah, let's go" he said looking at the village.
Near the gates of Konoha
Kakashi stood near the gate, he had said his goodbye's to his friends and the graves of former friends.
The Nara and Yamanaka clans would be leaving in the morning from what he had heard. About half of the Inuzuka had already left to find a good place to live and the other half would head to a meeting spot before being taken there. The Aburame had split in two and half would be leaving with most of the Hyugga branch family.
All in all it took only a month for the village to essentially fall apart.
"Hey, Kakashi Sensei!" Naruto said as he and Sakura approached from the distance.
"Yo" he said waving a single hand "You two ready to go?"
They looked at each other "As ready as we'll ever be" Sakura said.
Kakashi nodded his head and motioned for them to follow him.
The moment they stepped outside of the gate they knew that there would be no going back.
2 Months after the Event
Luckily for Sasuke he had managed to hitch a ride with some merchants who were travelling away from the Leaf and Sound. He eventually separated from them and ended up in a fishing village.
As Sasuke walked through the streets he mentally slapped himself. It was probably after midnight so nowhere with food or beds to sleep would be open and he only had half a role of bread left!
He sighed; he would buy some food tomorrow and then be on his way.
But then he heard it, following the sound he saw an older man surrounded by 3 larger men. From the conversation he knew that they were trying to force him to hand over his catch for them to sell.
"It aint my problem if your unable to catch anything, in fact when's the last time you three actually did some honest fishing? Let me think… NEVER!" the older man said
The three men didn't seem to like that comment much and Sasuke could tell that they were about to get violent with the old man.
This wasn't his business, the smart thing to do would be to turn around and leave.
But then he heard Naruto's voice in his head again and he approached the men from behind.
"Excuse me!" he said, causing the 4 individuals to turn around "I think you're bothering him, and at this late hour I'm sure he has better things to do"
The 3 men who had been threatening the older man walked forward
"And what will you do about it?"
Sasuke may not have had his chakra or the Sharingan but he was still skilled, so in a blur of motion he ran forward and removed his sword, cutting each man. Apparently they weren't as confident fighting someone who knew how to use a sword.
The three ran out of the docking area as if fire itself were after them.
"Are you ok?" he asked Sasuke asked
However before the old man could respond Sasuke's stomach growled. He felt embarrassment come over him, instead the old man laughed and slapped him on the back.
"Let me feed you tonight and give you a place to sleep. My granddaughter always stays up late on nights I'm due back and makes too much food anyways"
The old man continued talking to Sasuke as they walked through the town.
With Team 7
Team 7 had been on the road to wave for the past two weeks. During this time they were forced to avoid detection from military squads looking for anything suspicious. Luckily for them they would reach the border in the next day or two.
"When we get to Wave I'm going to get something warm to eat, tired of not being able to cook over a fire" Naruto said as Kakashi had told them to avoid making fire's as that could draw unwanted attention.
"I want a bath and a normal bed" Sakura said
"I want to read my book in peace" Kakashi said, causing his two students to sweat drop at the statement.
They slept as best as they could under the circumstances, and the next day they rose and continued on they're way. Surprisingly they didn't run into any patrols near the border and was able to cross it without incident.
They paused when they got to the bridge.
"The Great Naruto Bridge" Sakura said as she read the name before looking at her teammate who had an amazed look on his face.
"Fitting" Kakashi said.
Kakashi walked onto the bridge and Sakura went to follow only stopping when she realized that Naruto wasn't following either. He still stood there, looking at the direction they had come. Sakura understood what he was doing.
She walked towards him and grabbed his hand. Naruto looked at her questioningly.
"Come on, we have a new life waiting for us" Sakura said
With that they walked onto the bridge together.
I'm done with another chapter!
Just a reminder that the pairing is NaruSaku and that was a NaruSaku moment at the end there.
Next chapter will cover a few different things. I plan to show Team 7 show up at Tazuna's house and explain what they're doing there and some time skipping to fast forward just a bit. You'll also see some more Itachi, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Ino and Kiba and perhaps more!
So, I was iffy about leaving the chapter where I did because I was going to originally continue on a bit, but what do you think?
Now for Reviews!
Cadelorb12: I'm glad you like it.
Akira: They will travel around eventually but they will spend a good bit of time in Wave. I think I'll have them go to Uzushio eventually. I don't think Temujin will make an appearance though. Still you had some interesting ideas and I liked the input. As for the idea of them finding the source of the event that robbed them of chakra, I have an idea for that.
Guest: They are going to Wave and you will get to see them in normal life before being forced into another adventure. Hope you liked the chapter.
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