Chapter 15

Naruto sighed as he looked back at the Village that had banished him, for finishing his mission but stopping Sasuke's Mission. It seemed the Village council had gotten together during between when Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Hokage, and Tsunade the Fifth Hokage were leading and using their power, as limited as they were and opened up new channels for control of missions. While the village council would soon be disbanded because of this, the select few that had set up these plans had gotten what they were after. Sasuke was now in the village to be trained again, and if they had their way completely Naruto removed from the village.

They knew that if any Hokage had been around and they tried to make these changes it would have been impossible but without a Hokage to keep them in check at the time they had a lot gained a lot of freedom. And as such when Naruto and the team returned from the mission limping slight or holding their wounds, the Village council at once set their plans in action. They at once set their plans in motion seeing as Sasuke had been brought back with them in chains with three charka draining seals on him. Kakashi had was behind the team with his summon out and some clone carrying the sound ninja that they had taken and defeated.

At once Tsunade was out in the group, and though she flinched at the sight of their blood she still checked them over for any major wounds at once. She then brought them to the Hospital where each was checked over by their own Doctors while Naruto gave his report resting in a large arm chair. Much of his charka was gone, and probably at the lowest level he had ever reached before not something he wanted to deal with again.

Tsunade smiled at him as he finished his report, "well kid that mission was something else. I must admit this bone user is something I have not heard about in a while. That Bloodline was said to have vanished long ago, and you say he nearly beat you all?"

"Yes, though it was because of one of his coughing fits, was the only reason we beat him. If I may say so, if it was not for that we would have failed completely," Naruto said shifting a little in the chair.

"Yes I did a quick scan on each of the Sound ninja as we came here. You should count yourself and your team lucky. The bone user, from what I could tell, he barely has the strength to move as it is…" Tsunade said but was stopped as Naruto spoke.

"What are you talking about he was flipping, spinning, and running about! How is it possible he barely had the strength to move?" Naruto all but yelled.

"First don't speak while I am speaking. Second he can move yes, but by all right he should not have been able to move, it seems by shear will he was moving at all. If he was fully healed it is very likely none of you would have been able to come back alive." Tsunade said looking at Naruto carefully.

Naruto sighed and nodded, "I would believe that if what you say is fully true. I would to ask will he live."

"To be honest it is hard to tell, but most likely no. There is no point in keeping him alive other than to get village secrets out, and if he was using just his will power to move about, I doubt he would reveal anything," Tsunade said.

"What if we offered him a cure in return for some information," Naruto asked.

"That is an idea, I will check into it later," Tsunade said before running a check on Naruto.

"So anything wrong with me other than being low on Charka?" Naruto asked.

"If you consider having high Jonin level charka for a low, then no nothing else is wrong with you current. Your wounds that you did have and still have are finished healing thanks to your furry friend. I will be keeping you here over night then release you tomorrow just to make sure your charka levels return to normal. Though I doubt you will be leaving anytime soon all things consider." Tsunade said hanging up the medical clip board by his door, "Just press the buzzer if you need anything, and tell me after you get out if no one answers. I have been working on cleaning this place up, and that means a patient is a patient no matter who they are."

"I will do, now… I think I will take a nap," Naruto said leaning his chair back and was soon asleep.

Tsunade laughed but smirk, as she left the room. "Well kid not bad, you're raising the bar for me if I want to beat you."

The next day Naruto was let as was most of his team; the only one remaining in the Hospital longer was Kiba. He had foolishly attacked the bone user before anyone else. Naruto smiled though as he made his way over to the Hokage's tower. He was going to collect his pay for a B rank mission; after all they got paid for any mission no matter how sudden it might be. But the problem was as he entered into the Hokage's office to collect payment. Normally he would not have to head to see the Hokage to get paid, but with the village still low on Ninja to keep up the look of not being weakened at all, it was how things had to be done.

As he entered into the room he noticed that there were several people from the village council in the room looking all too pleased. While Tsunade on the other hand looked rather angry as she looked over a paper in front of her. The closest person to Naruto looked toward him and a large smirk formed on his face as he caught everyone else attention and pointed to Naruto. Naruto gave them a passing glance before looking at Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade I am here to pick up payment for my mission," Naruto said.

Tsunade sighed, "Yes Naruto. But I am afraid I cannot give it to you currently. Thanks to these fools, I am… forced to banish you for interfering with Sasuke's S-rank mission," Tsunade said giving Naruto a sad look before turning and glaring at the other people in the room, almost causing them to flinch.

"What are you talking about, we all know that Sasuke was under no such mission," Naruto said giving the people a glare of his own, this time causing them to flinch.

"Y-y-yes he was. The Village Council may send any ninja we need out on a mission should there not be time to talk to the Hokage, or should a Hokage not be around currently. Sasuke had come to us since Tsunade was busy at the Hospital, about the sound ninja that had come to see him. As such we set up a mission for him to become Orochimaru's student, then when he was ready kill Orochimaru and destroy his base," The man said smirking all the more while the rest of the group nodded in agreement.

A female in the group then spoke, "Since this mission held a great deal of risk, it was put as an S-rank mission. And since you causing this mission to fail and its rank you are to be banished as punishment."

"What are you talking about, only the Hokage is allowed to assign missions, or banish anyone. This was law was laid down by the Second Hokage, as to avoid someone being given two missions that might conflict. Or as in case something like this happened," Naruto said.

"Yes but the second part of the law states if there should not be a Hokage the Village Council may take control until such a time that a new Hokage is found. As such thanks to that we added some changes to the law and because of this…" The female said.

Naruto though cut in, "I ended up messing with someone's so called mission who I doubt ever actually was real until about an hour or so ago. Fine as you wish I will leave, but be warned. It is not me who you have to worry about now."

"Sure demon, now leave you have one…" The person that spoke though suddenly found himself crashing into the wall out cold from Tsunade's punch.

"I believe that is where you over stepped your boundaries. While yes you pulled a fast one on me, it will be the last one you ever do. Anbu take these idiots to Interrogation I want to know fully what their plans were." Tsunade said as the Anbu around the room appeared and grabbed each of the Council members that were there and left.

Naruto sighed and looked at Tsunade after the Anbu left, "Could I have a good sealing scroll? I don't need a big one; just one should do so I can seal all my stuff away."

Tsunade nodded giving him a neutral look, "yes Naruto. I might add I am surprised you're taking this so well."

"It is more shock right now," Naruto said as Tsunade handed him the scroll, "I will be gone by the end of today."

"Okay, I am almost sorry you are leaving. But I might ask, could you please return in about a year so I can have a rematch against you," Tsunade said looking at Naruto closely.

"Yes. So I take it I am banished from the Leaf Village and the lands directly around them," Naruto asked.

"Yes, also because I still have some control of this I will be removing your stats as a ninja that way you will not be put in the Bingo book without due reason." Tsunade said making a few notes on a scroll, that Naruto guessed has his banishment written on it.

"Okay… I will be going now," Naruto said before leaving the room, as the door finished closing through it came flying something. Tsunade with years of training catch it and blinked as she looked at it, it was Naruto headband that had the village sign on the metal. She sighed and sat it down and looked over the paper she was not going to miss Naruto to much, but she could see she had her work cut out for her in dealing with the village idiots.

Naruto was packed and gone within an hour. All his things in the sealing scroll which was in a block robe the Third had gotten for him at the end of the second part of the Chuunin Exams for making it so far. The Summoning scroll was on his back as he left the village though someone ran up behind him he turned and was surprised to see Hinata.

"Yes Hinata, can I help you?" he asked.

"N-N-Naruto… you cannot leave," She said looking at him sadly.

"I have no choice Hinata. It was the Hokage was forced to it," Naruto said giving her a sad look.

"F-f-fine, I'm g-g-going with you," Hinata said shocking Naruto into staring at her.

"B-b-but you cannot, you're a ninja of the Leaf to leave without permission will mark you as a rouge ninja," Naruto said.

"No… I-I-I already turned in my headband and reassignment papers. I am going with you," Hinata said as Naruto blinked taking a step back in shock at this.

"B-b-but…" Naruto said staring at Hinata who walked up to him.

"C-c-come on N-Naruto, we need to go before my Clan finds out," Hinata said leading the way away from the village. Naruto just sighed and nodded seeing as he was not going to get her to agree to return back to the village currently. With one last sigh he looked back towards the village before drawing the hood of his robe over his head and left. But even as the last light of the sun faded from veil as he and Hinata walked he could not help but smile. He still had one person that was not going to let him do this alone.

( Hi Espo here.

Well my friend we have reached the three year training trip, or in this case, Banishment.

So i guess i should just jump forward through the next three years. / hears somewhere a gun aimed at me/ on second thought, this is a good place to should you some of the major ideas i have been thinking about and sitting on for some time. Though i will admit, throwing Hinata in was something i came up with on the spot. Either way i hope you like and please review.)