Author's Note: I don't own Naruto. Also this will involve a fictional character I created who is hopefully going to be part of a series I'm hoping to write. Your thoughts on it will be greatly appreciated.

Chapter I

Falcon

Jiraiya and Naruto were a year into their training when they met Falcon. He was a different kind of fighter altogether. He wore black armor that covered his entire body and wore a black helmet that had a visor. The visor could glow green or red depending on the mode he was in. Falcon also used a wide variety of weapons, everything from knives to hand grenades and even guns. He carried at least three guns. A Colt .45 caliber 1911 pistol, an m4 platform, and a .308 caliber bolt action rifle with a scope. He was very adept with using all these weapons and was dangerous. Though he was dangerous, he was also very loyal and friendly despite how quiet he was. He was also good and hand-to-hand combat. Naruto and Jiraiya quickly learned to rely on Falcon's skills and accessories in combat. To them, Falcon was fast and effective in combat. Though there was one thing that confused them, he never was seen eating or drinking. It was confusing that he never showed his face to them, but that was part of it.

They were in a small village gathering some supplies when Jiraiya decided to do some "research." Falcon and Naruto both shook their heads. "For Pete's sake can you not?" Falcon asked as he clearly irritated. "What? Can't a man go enjoy himself?" Jiraiya asked as he let his perverted smile come out. Behind the visor, Falcon's eyes radiated killer intent. Jiraiya quickly picked this up and turned fearful. He saw Falcon's hand go for his pistol and knew that he would die if he didn't obey to Falcon's orders. Jiraiya let out a sigh and grumbled something about not being to enjoy himself. "How about you enjoy yourself as a person who has some funny stories to tell? To be honest I love funny stories they make me feel like a human." Naruto and Jiraiya looked at Falcon confused. "You're not a human?" "I'm a human, I just don't feel like one all the time. Most of the time I feel... nothing." Jiraiya decided to go ahead and tell of some of his adventures that were funny. Soon the trio were laughing their eyes out. It was comical at just how stupid these stories were and they just couldn't hold it in.

The next day, they left the village, for a costal village that was apparently having trouble. Upon arriving there, they were attacked by Pain. Naruto was busy with the Animal Path to notice the Deva Path come up behind him. Jiraiya noticed though and kicked the Deva Path away from Naruto. The Deva Path became furious with Jiraiya and pulled out a chakra rod to plunge it into him. Jiraiya felt the rod pin his shoulder and he let out a cry of pain. Falcon had just finished off two of the Paths when he saw Jiraiya on his stomach with a chakra rod in his shoulder. Naruto finished off the Animal Path and ran to face Deva before Falcon grabbed him and threw him aside. The Human Path had tried to impale Naruto from his side with a chakra rod. Deva however, decided to run another rod through Jiraiya. This one pierced his lung. Falcon and Naruto saw the Deva Path pick up Jiraiya and throw him into the water, crushing his neck as he did. "JIRAIYA-SENSEI!!" "JIRAIYA!!" The Deva Path smirked and turned to face the remaining path. "He's dead, let's finish this job-" Falcon had attacked them both with blinding speed. The Deva Path saw the other remaining path get blown apart as Falcon had shoved a live grenade into the Path's chest. Deva saw the the flying black object with a glowing red visor come at him with the same blinding speed. He could hear the roar of the object as he felt the cold steel of a knife hit him in throat. In a second, the Deva Path's head fell off his body and the body collapsed to the ground. Falcon grabbed the remains of the Path's and threw them into the water to be food for the fish. He turned to see Naruto standing there in shock. "You ok Naruto?" Naruto nodded slightly before he felt his grief hit him. Falcon walked over and embraced the young man. "It's ok I know that feeling. Let's go, there might be more here." Naruto nodded as he returned the embrace and let go to follow Falcon into the trees.

That night the two sat around a campfire quietly mourning the death of Jiraiya. "Why? Why did he do that?" Naruto asked as his tears began to fall. Falcon finally decided that it was time to remove his helmet. His hands went for his helmet and began to lift it off his head. Naruto gasped as he saw Falcon's face for the first time. He was a brunette with brownish-hazel eyes. "He did what he did because he didn't want you to fall into enemy hands. I've had that happen to me before. I lost a good friend because he had decided to protect me rather than see me die. He gave his life so that I can live. I learned a lesson that day. In order for something to live, something else has to die. Wether it be a human or an animal." Naruto nodded as he looked blankly at the flames. He understood what Falcon was saying. "Falcon-san, can you teach me how to become someone like you?" Falcon studied the young man for a minute. "What to become a guardian? I guess so but you'll need armor and firearms." "I can still get the job done." "Alright then I'll teach you. We'll begin first thing tomorrow morning."

Author's Note(post-script): Ok so kust so people don't get confused, Falcon is his call sign. I named the fictional character Aaron Richards. He's quite powerful, but also very wise. I hope to create a series about him in the future. Let me know if I should do that.