Hey, guys. This is my version of an Emperor Naruto story. Just point this into perspective, I'm going to have all of the active Transformers survive the war, although some will be wounded and hurt, but overall alive. Some references or Transformers from the movies, some from the "(War for Cybertron) (Fall of Cybertron) videogames and other forms of media.
"The long run back to the Leaf Village was anything but peaceful. Just under an hour ago, a climatic battle took place in the Valley of the End. Two ninja like brothers who understood each other from the very beginning had fought against each other for not only for their personal vendettas, but the promises to each other they made beforehand.
...Somewhere In The Land of Fire...
"With the Valley of the End far behind them, Naruto was carrying Sasuke piggy-back style for maximum efficacy of speed and to meet up with the rest of the Retrieval team, but for right now, Naruto was focused getting back home. The long walk back was a challenge in itself for Naruto with the "precious cargo" that was Sasuke on his back. However, thanks to Kakashi meeting Naruto halfway, they all made it back to the village before noon of the next day.
"Just a little further, Naruto," Kakashi said as he had both of his underlings in hand. Naruto was piggybacking off of his mentor's back while Sasuke was getting the more disgraceful carriage as Kakashi was dragging him by the neck of his shirt with his limp body rubbing against the dirt and stone. It was a sign of taunting and disgrace upon the Uchiha name, but it's too bad that he's unconscious to do anything about it.
"Thanks, Kakashi-sensei. I gotta say, the teme really put up a fight this time," Naruto said with a healthy smirk with for a job well done.
"I must say you did good Naruto. To fight Sasuke to the point of exhaustion and to carry him as much as you could to meet up with me halfway along with trekking back to the village along with Sasuke on your back is a huge strain. I'm amazed that you haven't passed out yet after I volunteered to come bring you and Mr. Chidori here back home," Kakashi stated.
"I'll pass out when there is nothing left to worry about," Naruto simply said as Kakashi just nodded his head in agreement.
"Heh. You think mom and dad will finally get to see how far I've come as a ninja and as an adult," Naruto simply said as Kakashi went wide-eyed.
"Naruto...how did you...," Kakashi asked in shock. But before he could come up with a lie, Naruto just finished his sentence.
"The fox and I had a good, long chat before you got to us," Naruto simply said as the one-eyed jounin could only huff in exhaustion.
"Well...all you can do is hope, Naruto. Just hope for the best," Kakashi said as they both made it into the village's entrance.
"As they cross through the village gates, Kakashi needed a moment of rest as he was lugging two of his students from a great distance. But a moment is all he needed, because what came next was anyone's guess...
"There they are," a distant voice said. When Naruto and Kakashi looked in the direction of the voice's origin, they were surprised to see the rest of the Konoha 11 (who didn't participate in the Retrieval Mission) come to greet them.
"Naruto. We're glad you could make it back," Shino said until he took a sharp glance at Sasuke. "...with Sasuke in tow. Good work."
"Thanks, Shino," Naruto said getting back to his feet with a smile. It's quite a surprise to hear a compliment from the near muted ninja of the Konoha 11.
"Naruto! Shikamaru and the others made it back hours ago. Some of us thought you wouldn't come back at all," Ino said with concern.
"Relax, Ino. I'm still here, aren't I," Naruto said with cheesy grin, which made Ino playfully roll her eyes. His personality and antics are the few things that could ever make Ino smile.
"Of course, he made it back, Ino. Naruto has the spirit of youth in him and it will continue to shine brighter, no matter where he goes," Lee said, while being on his feet again absent crutches. He had some assistance from Gaara when dealing with Kimimaro, but thankfully, he walked away with only minor injuries. Injuries that wouldn't require him to use his crutches again.
"Good job, Naruto. I hope those wounds of your's heal," Tenten added with the supportive smile.
"I'm just glad that Kakashi-sensei got me back here when he did," Naruto commented to the weapons girl.
"N-naruto," a shy, female voice asked.
"Hey, Hinata. Are you okay," Naruto said with a slight frown of worry.
"I'm just glad that you are okay, Naruto," Hinata said, despite feeling a bit sad that his clothes were torn and he had a few burn marks in a few noticeable places.
"Yeah, me too," Naruto said, however, he suddenly started to feel winded when the last person of Konoha 11 came up to him.
"Naruto! What happened to Sasuke," Sakura said as she faced Naruto. She saw Sasuke unconscious in a broken heap beside Kakashi, barely registering the major injuries inflicted on Naruto.
"I was able to bring him back...just like you asked me to...," Naruto said before passing out himself since he finally reached his limit.
"Naruto. Naruto! What have you done to Sasuke," she shouted as she grabbed Naruto's jacket collar to get a word of out him, barely caring if he was unconscious or not.
"Get back, Sakura! We need to get him to the hospital," Kakashi said as he quickly got to Naruto and rushed both him and Sasuke to get evaluated at the hospital.
...Later...At The Training Grounds...
"While Naruto was sleeping peacefully in his room with an I.V. in one arm and a patient registration tag on the end of his bed in the hospital, other things were happening outside his room. Some good, many bad, all would decide the future of friendships and relationships that Naruto has made over the years.
"Come on, Sakura. Get over it already. Naruto did what he had to do to bring Sasuke back. You should thank him when he gets out of the hospital," Ino said as she argued with her pink-haired friend. Shikamaru explained to Ino about the retrieval mission, and she defending each and everyone of their choices, including Naruto's.
"Naruto attacked Sasuke! He attacked our teammate. He nearly killed the one we love and you're defending him as if he was another one of us," Sakura said getting Ino's face.
"But he is one of us, Sakura. One of our friends and fellow ninja since the Academy," Ino argued back, equalizing her stare between her "friend."
"What's going on here," Shikamaru asked as he heard their shouted contest as he was passing by.
"Sakura is blaming Naruto for attacking Sasuke during your retrieval mission," Ino explained, wanting the smart guy to deal with her since she was working Ino's last nerve.
"Sakura, our mission was to bring Sasuke back...however way we could...alive AND in one piece," Shikamaru said to the pinkette as he advanced up to her with a mad face.
"If Naruto wanted to kill Sasuke, he would've done it before Kakashi got to him and he would've pleaded self-defense and left his body behind," Shikamaru stated firmly, forcing Sakura to bite her tongue and listen for a bit.
"But Sasuke's alive and he's here in the Leaf Village under surveillance. As far as I cant tell, you should be happy that Naruto got him back here at all," the pineapple hair ninja said.
"So what? Sasuke is hospitalized until further notice. And the doctors won't give me an estimate of when he'll be out and training again. And it's all Naruto's fault," Sakura said as Ino was fuming on the inside.
"And it's your fault for thinking that he broke your promise. Some teammate you are, Sakura," Ino shouted as she walked off in anger with Shikamaru behind her giving Sakura a death glare.
"And some ninja you turned out to be, Ino-pig," Sakura said in a fury.
...That Evening...Within The Council Chambers...
"Within hours, Naruto was released from the hospital and tried to give himself some personal free time, but some ANBU Black Ops found him first. And they reminded Naruto that a council meeting was underway and that his previous mission was the main topic. Naruto immediately ran for the chambers, so he could get his two cents about himself, Sasuke and the overall mission.
"I call this meeting to order," Tsunade announced as she silenced everyone around the room. On one side of the room was half of the council which was made up of civilians representing businesses and politics for the people of Konoha. And on the other side were ninjas who represented the shinobi and military forces of the village with Tsunade herself in the middle of the two parties, forming a semi-circle around the group of individuals who tasked to do one of the most impossible missions given to date; to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha from defecting to Orochimauru.
"We have called this meeting to discuss the success of the recent retrieval mission," Koharu announced as everyone listened in, excluding Tsunade as if she was feeling like her authority of being Hokage wasn't being taking seriously. It's like she feels like an extra person who was chosen to fill a vacant seat as she sat in a room full of important people.
"Right. What she said," Tsunade said in a angry tone, but didn't say anything else.
"Of course," Shikamaru said as he took a step forward to speak his part since as the only chunin of the group, he is the default leader of the whole retrieval squad.
"Shikamaru explained to the council that the retrieval mission had a few snags during progression when going up against the Sound Four and each member had to stay behind one by one in order to continue the mission or risk failure to keep up with Sasuke (when he was being transported within the container for most of the chase). Once it got to Lee coming in for an assist and the Sand Shinobi coming in as the Retrieval Team's saviors, it was time for Naruto to finish his perspective on the mission since he was the only one who saw and fought Sasuke before bringing him back to Kakashi and the rest is history. But that wasn't the case or primary main concern at the moment...
"So let me get this straight. You fought Sasuke? To the point of death," Tsunade repeated to make sure she heard right.
"What choice did I have? Let him kill me and go off to Orochimaru," Naruto defended.
"Maybe," Danzo simply said, which made Tsunade glare at the old crow while others actually smirk, but completely dismissed that thought, knowing that Sasuke would have escaped.
"It's a win-lose situation between Konoha, Orochimaru, and Sasuke, Naruto. But for you, it's a lose-lose situation. In which, you've lost everything," the banshee said as Naruto looked to floor. She was right and this was only going to get worst.
"So, in light of these shortcomings upon the successful retrieval mission, I suggest a motion. The motion to banish Naruto Uzumaki and reverse the Third Hokage's law," Councilwoman Haruno suggested which made everyone with a hatred for Naruto actually smile with satisfaction for the longest.
"I agree with that motion," Danzo agreed, shocking everyone.
"Now hold on a minute. What did I do to make you guys hate me so much," Naruto asked out loud.
"Let's start with the day you were born and work our way up," Haruno stated as every ninja in attendance was ready to beat her up for nearly saying the Third's Law out loud.
"All who oppose the motion of Naruto's banishment," Tsunade asked as she kept her hand down along with Shikaku, Inoichi, Chouza, Hiashi, and Tsume.
"All who support the motion," Danzo asked as he raised his hand along with Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, Mebuki Haruno and the rest of the civilian class. The result was a 7 - 6 vote against Naruto.
"With all things considered, Naruto Uzumaki, you have been banished," Danzo simply said as many of the councilmembers actual smirked while Tsunade, Naruto, the other council members, and the retrieval team looked like they each just got gut punched.
"Now hold on a minute. You can't banish me just because I roughed up Sasuke. Besides, you wouldn't have got any closer to Sasuke without my help if you sent ANYONE else in our place. Heck, if someone took my spot on the mission," Naruto defended as everyone behind him agreed.
"But that doesn't mean we DID NOT know where he was headed or where he would be right now if he got away. In fact, there are about 20 different ninja in our ranks between chun-nin and ANBU who could retrieve Sasuke BETTER than you could've after your latest mission," Koharu stated as Naruto got a vein in anger.
"And, yet, you idiots chose me and I STILL got the mission done," Naruto defended as the council got aggravated with that verbal jab.
"But the motion of banishment is still carries," Koharu said in defiance.
"Fine, then. If that's your wish then I'm resigning. Or better yet...," Naruto stated firmly as he undid his headband, shocking a few people, including Tsunade.
"I QUIT," Naruto shouted as he threw the headband Iruka gave him right at Danzo's head like a baseball pitcher. The old coot of a cripple barely dodged his head to the side as the headband imbeds itself into the wall behind him and stays hanging there as if it was a wall decoration to begin with.
"ANBU! Escort this "civilian" out of the tower...NOW," Danzo ordered as his silent soldiers of fortune came from the shadows, nearly restraining Naruto before he could fire another threat.
"HOLD ON," Shikamauru stated as he took a step forward, getting everyone's attention.
"Remember, I was team leader. I told Naruto to go on ahead and leave us behind to pursue Sasuke alone since we ALL knew he he was the ONLY person on our team that could talk to him long enough to know what was going through his mind. If the situation had gone south (like it did) and Naruto had to fight, at least he fought Sasuke to point of exhaustion and not to the point of execution," Shikamauru stated as he nodded at Naruto, confirming his allegiance to his loyal friend.
"But he attacked Sasuke and nearly put him in a comatose state. It's practically amazing Sasuke is still breathing at this point," Koharu argued as the Retrevial team stood their ground.
"Naruto told me he attacked Sasuke first to get his head back on straight. In fact, he told us that Sasuke had no intention of coming back to the Leaf Village which is why Naruto had to use extreme measures to bring him back in one piece. In other words, you should be thanking Naruto for even getting Sasuke back at all and in one piece might I add," Shikamaru stated firmly. "Even though he initiated combat first, he wanted the mindset of Sasuke's behavior out in the open to know why our ally chose to go traitor"
"Well, there's your answer. Guards," Honmura asked as the ANBU guards came forward, a couple reaching for their swords. That is when Shikamaru reached his limit of being ignored.
"Alright, that's it! This is NOT a give and take situation, sir," the Nara stated firmly with hate at the crippled cyclops. "I'm invoking my right as a shinobi with a counter-offer. If Naruto goes, then so do I. No questions asked. No ifs, ands or buts about it," Shikamauru stated firmly with a determined face, shocking everyone.
"Forget it. One Nara is worth more than 10 Narutos," Danzo stated, but deep down, he knew he was wrong. Also, if Shikamauru leaves with Naruto, then he'll be dealing with his father very soon.
"I'm not losing one of my best friends over the success of a retrieval mission that you all think he failed in. Sasuke is here, in Konoha under constant guard, if Naruto has to be banished just because he did his job right than I should get the same punishment...after all, he was on MY team, which means he is MY responsibility," Shikamaru said.
"If sacrificing his career as a shinobi to the council just to show everyone his friendship with Naruto was more powerful than his loyalty to the village, than so be it," Choji said stepping up.
"Same here. If Naruto is a failure, then we all are failures and as...failures...we all get the same punishment," Lee stated with determination with a hint of hesitation. He was once called a failure because of his inability to use ninjutsu and genjutsu, but look at Lee now.
"That's right," Neji agreed taking a step forward. "Failures are meant to be punished as a group, not as individuals," Neji said as he looked at his uncle, who was nodding in approval at his nephew's decision to stay by his friends.
"They say your team is as strong as your weakest link, right? So in this case, if Naruto is our weakest link, then none of us here are any stronger than him. With that being said, if its because of him we failed our mission, then I don't see any reason why any of us who went on that mission could've failed the mission at any point, even before Naruto caught up to Sasuke. In other words, all of us are in the same boat to sharing the rewards and\or consequences for completing or failing the mission. Am I wrong," Kiba asked as some of the ninja clan heads smiled at Kiba's train of thought.
"Impeccably worded, Mr. Inuzuka. But like we said before, this is about Naruto, none of this has to do with the entire retrieval squad in general," Homura said, making Kiba and Akamaru silently growl, as if he was being ignored from the beginning of his testimony.
"Now then, guards. Get him out of here," Koharu ordered.
"No need. I'll see myself out," Naruto said as he disappeared by walking out the way he came in while the council members in the room were silent.
"A warning to everyone who just voted against Naruto right now. If anything bad happens to him, I will destroy your house and everything you own that isn't living," Tsunade said as she glared at everyone who she could tell hated Naruto.
The walk back home was doable, although staying on the rooftops allowed Naruto to get some insight from what the civilians were saying. Once he was on top of Ichiraku's Ramen Stand, the blonde ninja heard all he needed to hear to leave the village from some people walking by.
"Did you see that Uzumaki kid earlier? He looked horrible," one female said as told her concerns to her friends.
"But not as horrible as Sasuke. I mean, did you see how much blood was dripping off of the Uchiha as the ANBU took them both away," another civilian commented.
"I reckon Naruto did it. He always had it out for Sasuke ever since they were kids because Sasuke was the ideal ninja candidate and he was always jealous in Sasuke's shadow. I think today was the day he got revenge and then some," the first one said back.
"Well, I can't wait to see that brat and give him a piece of my mind and when its all over, all he will be saying is "put me out of my misery," the second one said with pumped up attitude.
"Naruto ignored those comments and headed back to his apartment. Once word of his banishment reaches everyone's ears, things are going to get hectic and he won't have any space away from those civilians.
...Soon...
"Naruto was quickly high-tailing it back to his apartment room because the situation was grim. He was banished, but the banishment doesn't kick in until tonight at midnight, which gives him time to pack up, move out and finish any last minute things before he leaves this place behind forever.
"Within an hour, he finished taking out all the clothes he'll need, the ramen cups he'll eat and everything else he'll need for the journey. But before he could actually leave the apartment room altogether, he cleaned up and swept up for the next recipient to overlook the place. With everything in order, he said goodbye to the place and headed to Ichiraku's Ramen Stand one last time.
"Hey, old man Ichiraku," Naruto greeted with a half smile.
"Naruto, how are you doing? I heard you brought back Sasuke before he could fully escape and turn traitor," the old man said as he walked over in front of the blonde.
"Yeah, I did," Naruto said with a weak smile.
"Well, what do you want? The usual," the owner/chef asked.
"Yeah. One last miso ramen bowl, please," Naruto said, trying his hardest not to sound too sound.
"Last? Are planning on changing your favorite ramen bowl," Ichiraku asked, not catching the hidden meaning underneath Naruto's sad tone.
"No. It's more complicated than that. So, take this and read it with Ayame when you both close up for the night, please," Naruto's said as he handed a small piece of paper to the owner behind the counter.
"You got it, Naruto," Ichiraku said as he took the piece of paper, barely catching a glimpse of Naruto's sad look on his face, but didn't say anything about it.
"As Naruto quickly ate his final miso ramen bowl and paid Teuchi, he headed home before anyone else could see him. Upon making it to his apartment, he was quite surprised to see the Hokage standing in front of his door.
"What is it, granny," Naruto asked as Tsunade hits his head immediately.
"Don't call me that, runt," Tsunade said with a emotionally challenged voice as she quickly hugged Naruto.
"Look, I'm sorry the council overstepped their authority and got you banished. I was against this idea from the beginning, but that's how it is when there are more people on the council that you can't trust.
"Promise me something, gaki. Don't die out there and send me a postcard wherever you are and eventually, end up," Tsunade said.
"Why," Naruto asked in surprise at the Hokage's favor. Her response was an immediate soft hug.
"So I can pack my bags and move out there with you because I need to get away from this village when things start to go downhill," she said as she rubbed the back of his neck.
"How do you know things are going to get that bad here," Naruto asked. "Let's just say I have that gut feeling," she answered back.
"Later that evening, under the cover of night, Naruto would sneak out of his house with whatever previsions could last him until he makes it to the next village. He would realize that he was being observed from afar.
"There he is. Let's go," the leader said as he led his group behind Naruto.
...2 Days Later...At Konoha's Border...
"Naruto walking alone in the forest, heading for Wave country. With some luck, they'll provide him with a temporary stay before Konoha scouts get the chance to find his trail and pursue him.
"This bites. Can this get any worse," Naruto answered as the rain began to fall again.
"Oh, great. More rain. But at least, it throws off anyone who's tracking me like hawk,
"Huh. What's this thing? A cube of some sort," he asked as he looked the 3-Dimensional object over. It was about the size of a basketball, but more metallic, futuristic and...repetitively glowing. As if it had a heartbeat like human would have if they were alive.
"Before Naruto even knew it he was sucked inside his head into his mindscape to see to titan-like figures standing above him.
"My name is Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. The giant stood a good 15 feet high with red paint job spanning from his arms, body and torso with blue legs and a blue head, not to mention, the grey highlights around his face and joints. (Fall of Cybertron look).
"...And I'm Megatron, leader of the Decepticons," Megatron announced as he stood exactly the same size as Optimus next to him except he was gray with red highlights and purple highlights as well.
"Whoa," Naruto said since that's the only thing that could ever come to his mind at the moment.
"We are the leaders of two former-warring factions from a distant galaxy. Basically, we're robotic aliens from a distant planet called Cybertron,"
"Cool. So that means I'm the first human you've ever talked to," Naruto asked as Optimus nodded.
"This is awesome," Naruto said as he rubbed him palms together mischievously for being the first human in existence to talk to life outside the planet.
"I'll bet it is, boy. Now you can go tell your friends about this and use your 5 minutes of fame to become the most popular kid in school or whatever you humans think about," Megatron said in a sarcastic tone. Although, he wasn't expecting Naruto to frown.
"I don't have any friends...," Naruto began with sadness as he looked at the ground, surprising both faction leaders. "but, at least the ones who are actually nice to me are my friends."
"Optimus. Megatron. This poor young soul is a jinchuuriki. A person who houses a tailed beast like myself in a seal like this," Kurama stated, as he pointed to the gate that glowed a bit when his paw made contact.
"So he has great power. Interesting," Megatron said with a glaring smirk.
"I would advise caution, Megatron. If what he's saying is true then this is possibly is a sensitive topic not to be breached upon," Optimus warned with sympathy.
"Optimus is right, Megatron. My very existence inside this young child has brought nothing but trouble and horror to Naruto's life and I fear that if the humans go too far, I will be released again and Naruto won't live long enough to find peace," Kurama said as robotic leaders began to think. Until, Megatron put 2 and 2 together first.
"Your very existence? Are you saying that the humans think that THIS boy here...is you," Megatron said as he pointed at Naruto then back to the oversized fox as Kurama only nodded in response.
"Optimus. I can't...We can't let this go without an immediate response," Megatron said with anger as Optimus began to think. "I have ALWAYS wanted to have humanity under my foot as we led the future of our race into a new era of peace and now they turn away from their greatest weapon when he needs them the most. Unacceptable," Megatron said in defiance which surprised Optimus to say the least. Megatron actually has a soul if he cares about someone...especially Naruto of all people.
"Peace, Megatron. If the humans of this world see him as a threat, then they probably don't understand the burden that's has been placed upon him. I believe he was given this power for a reason,"
"And I believe he deserves revenge and vengeance to those who have wronged him throughout his time on this world," Megatron suggested.
"Don't forget redemption, Megatron. He has been through so much for so long, he has been trying to show everyone from his former home that he isn't someone to be taken lightly. He thinks he doesn't deserve that kind of hurtful treatment and I agree," Optimus pointed out but solemnly agreed with his brother.
"Exactly, which is why we need to have him wipe out that wretched piece of existence called Konoha," Megatron said.
"In due time, Megatron. He's still a child, he needs to train and grow before he can attack his former homeland. And in the end, it will be HIS decision for those who shall rise with him or fall into despair," Optimus spoke as Megatron nodded in agreement to his brother's train of thought.
"Fine, but where can he go," the Decepticon leader asked.
"I think that is for him to decide, Megatron," Optimus said as both looked at Naruto slowly saw his vision go white.
"Naruto was being rocked back and forth very forcibly until he heard the voice more clearly. Naruto immediately went into ninja mode and woke up with kunai in hand, ready to attack the stranger.
"Naruto, wake up! It's us," the familiar voice said.
"Wait. Shikamauru...," Naruto asked in confusion. However, he was missing a key piece of his uniform. His chunin jacket.
"...And friends," Neji added with Kiba, Choji, and Lee forming a semi-circle around the banished ninja.
"What are you guys doing here," Naruto asked. Seeing his friends in front of him after his banishment raised some red flags in his mind and was prepared to create shadow clones and run for the nearest village before they could capture him.
"Like I said before when we were in that meeting, if you failed, then we all failed. So if you get banished, then we all share the burden of being banished...," Shikamaru stated firmly with a slight hint of hesitation in his voice.
"But why, guys? Throwing away your titles and responsibilities as ninja just to come after me," Naruto pointed out to his friends. Shikamaru sighed at that before he regained his composure.
"The Hokage assigned us a personal mission to go along with you in banishment, so you wouldn't feel alone. As far as we know (including the Hokage), we are going "deep undercover"with you to help you get through your banishment...upon the Hokage's orders. And literally we do mean the word, "deep." But, to everyone else, they'll have to make their own choice on how they view the situation. Which is such a drag," Shikamaru said.
"But in the end, its totally worth it, Naruto," Kiba said as Akamaru barked out in agreement.
"Besides, think of all the different kinds of foods we could discover in our travels," Chouji said with a cheeky smile as Naruto rolled his eyes in amusement. "The fires of youth burn brightly in you, Naruto and all of us. No matter the obstacles we face," Lee said as his eyes burned with the fires of determination.
"Konoha will understand...in time. At least those who know that friendship is stronger than fear," Neji said in agreement.
Naruto couldn't believe it. His teammates would go against everything the council said just to support his innocence. Maybe there might be hope for a future yet.
"Thanks, guys. For everything," Naruto said as he fist-pumped his team of followers.
"There was about a few seconds of silence before Chouji dropped the obvious ice bomb of truth down the backs of the group.
"So what do we do now, guys? Because, in case you haven't forgotten, as of possibly yesterday, we have officially became "banished" ninja along with Naruto. Oh, and now...I'm getting hungry," Choji said with a frown.
"With that being said, it seems that the roles have been reversed for us inside a week. Now we need to find a place to stay...and fast," Kiba added in frustration as Akamaru only whimpered in agreement.
"Agreed. We can't fight back while we are in the forest like this. Tracker ninjas will be on us in a matter of hours, if not under an hour," Neji pointed out.
"Neji's right. We need to find a new home, but so far, Wave Country is a good start, but it wouldn't last long as a permanent home," the Nara said, in which made everyone grumble except Naruto who had a backup plan in the works.
"Then, we keep going. Past Wave Country and into the West," Naruto said with determination in his voice, shocking everyone with that plan.
"You mean behind the Western War Wall? Naruto, they say people from the West built that wall to prevent the active wars from further within the West to spill into the East. Not the other way around where it keeps Eastern ninjas and travelers out," Kiba pointed out as everyone was agreeing with his observation.
"Well, I'm going. Besides, this maybe the only chance we'll have before Konoha comes after us," Naruto added.
"That is true. We all know the council would NEVER risk their ninja to go into the west. It's suicide," Shikamauru pointed out after their "evaluation" of the Retrieval mission.
"Even for us," Chouji added, which made everyone look at the Akimichi with interest.
"That fact was true. Konoha's council would be too short sighted out of fear to send their "best and brightest" to bring back a group of "banished" ninja into an active, yet endless war-zone. It's too risky for losing potential ninja and dying too young. So if someone's wants to sign a death sentence, just request a mission to go west. They'd be dead within a week.
"Maybe. However, none of those teams didn't have Naruto on their squad in earlier attempts on missions within the West, right? So I believe we can do it together," Lee explained as he explained his idea to everyone.
"Lee's right. No group of ninja had you on their team when they past the western wall back in the past Great Shinobi Wars. I think we might have a chance, if we make it past the wall," Kiba said.
"...Once...we make it past the wall," Naruto corrected Kiba with a smirk, who the latter grew a mad look. "Trust me, guys. I think we will be just fine," Naruto said, while reaching into his shirt pocket, in which he brings out a black cube with a blue sentient glow appearing on and off like a heartbeat.
"What is that, Naruto," Choji asked taking a bag of chips out of his bag and opened it out of suspense to the object.
"Something not of this land, I'm guessing," Neji stated firmly, trying to use his Byakugan to see inside the cube, but he's only seeing more of that blue cosmic energy flowing throughout the like cube blood vessels.
"You're right, Neji. This is what they call "The All Spark." And boy do I have a story to tell you guys as we head west," Naruto said as he playfully threw it up in the air and caught it like another sports ball.
"I'm in. Let's go," Kiba said with a sinister grin as everyone followed Naruto's lead and followed him out of Konoha's border. Until Kiba stopped for a moment before asking his friends a decisive question.
"But after we make it into the west, then what? Join a faction of bandits," the K-9 themed ninja asked.
"No, Kiba. Think about it. We are no longer shackled by Konoha's rules and regulations. We can become our own group...like the Akatsuki," Neji said as he hated comparing themselves to the terrorist group because their group being made of nuke ninjas themselves. However, Naruto and his group were kicked out due to unfairness rather than committing a crime.
Before long, it would be a full week before Konoha would receive a report update of the immediate disappearance of Naruto's group from their radars and the Inuzuka, Akimichi and Nara Clan Leaders would be demanding where their sons went. Before long, the Land of Fire would slowly dissolve into a civil war while the "Unsung Six (and Akamaru) of Konoha started their new lives together...as "Brothers-In-Arms" on the battlefield far west.
Not to bad, huh? Oh, well. Something to keep you guys distracted until I get back into the groove of my stories. Until next time, everyone.