Hey everybody, M.D. Knight here with another chapter. Now I know that has taken a while, much like it had the last time and I can't tell you how sorry I am about that. However, rest assured that I am doing my best to get these chapters out. Sadly, Murphy decided he wanted to screw me over to the extream this time as I am now without a computer of my own for the foreseeable future given that the screen on my laptop just fired out on me. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem for most, as I still have my tablet. Yet, I am not most people, as I am a Phonetic speller, an EXTREAM creature of habit, don't have the funs to even check how much it would cost to repair it, and am having a HELL of a time trying to adjust back to writing on my tablet when I can't use a family members computer. Though that last part is mostly due to the mobile version of Grammarly absolutely sucking, which send my frustration and anxiety through the roof to trigger my ADD. In turn, slowing down my writing as I have to do other things to avoid putting my tablet through a wall, and those other things take time to calm me down enough to write again. So please be understanding that I am doing the best I can until I can Finally get a job until I can get established enough to live off of my dream of being a writer.

Anyway, on to more pleasant things to talk about. Currently, I have another poll up to decide what story I will be transferring over after I finish transferring Of Fire and Sky, The Resurrection of the Forgotten clan, and The Yin to Naruto's Yang. Additionally, I have worked my butt off to get another chapter rewritten for Of Fire and Sky as well as for The Resurrection of the Forgotten clan and I really hope you all like the changes made to them. So if you do like how the chapters are, please let me know as I could really use the reassurance that my effort is appreciated with all the other **** that's happened to me as of late. Oh, and before I forget like I did last time, this story, Has been beta read by Dragonkyubii. Also, this is a part in this story that may upset some Naruto x Hinata fans, just know that explanation WILL be given in another chapter and only wasn't added now due to it being too long. Now, on to the Reviews for the first chapter.

adislt chapter 1. Mar 11: at least make him talk tona Tsunade via clone first to inform fourth Hokage decree, as if he just leave, even if he said his father as fourth allowed it, it will bring far bigger problem than if he told Tsunade first. ~ I thank you for leaving your review as it has helped me to make this a better chapter overall and I hope you will in enjoy it more because of it.

Autobot-Wolfsketch chapter 1. Mar 11: Good chapter can't wait for the next ones, and I honestly think, Naruto himself should have talked Tsunade instead of a clone talking to her, but I guess I understand he's coming from, he is extremely upset, so understandable, and he possibly wants to get away from the village as quickly as possible. All in all, a good chapter. ~ I am glad you thought that the last chapter was good. Also, you are right, I was trying to portray Naruto as simply not wanting to be there any more than he needed to and with shadow clones, he didn't need to be at all. Also, I have another reason why Naruto didn't talk to Tsunade himself that will be shown in a later chapter.

SPark681 chapter 1. Mar 11: Hmm, nice start can't wait to see the next chapter anyways keep up the great work! ~ thank you for thinking so and I hope you will continue to do so.

Demon Bro the 14th chapter 1. Mar 11: Interesting I liked your other story with Mei a little better but then again it's still the first chapter so update soon and all that I still wanna see what happens next ~ I am pleased that you like the other so much and are willing to stick with this one for a bit, though I hope I can get your opinion of this story to raise a bit.

Jerrend Chapter 1.Mar 11: Don't give Naruto all four bloodlines that would be way too op. ~ No need to worry, He no one in the Uzumaki has awoken all four for a reason that will be shown later.

nickclause Chapter 1. Mar 11: Nice chapter ~ Thanks, hope you will like this one too.

TheOldNick chapter 1. Mar 11: Ok, nice start, very similar to Uzumaki clan rebirth but you said it inspired you. Just a tip I remember from that story: don't make Tsunade scream like a child pls, it is excessive ~ I thank you for sharing your honest thoughts about part of the story with me and I hope you will like what the result was because of it.

Autismguy593 chapter 1. Mar 11: Awesome. ~ =)

Donthedarkdragon26 chapter 1. Mar 11: well it was a very well written and totally different story than the ones I've read. and, I'll say this, it's good. can't wait to see more of this. ~ I am glad that all my effort has paid off and hope you will continue to look forward to more chapters.

Jessica9906 chapter 1. Mar 20: Great, I love it. When will we continue? ~ I a glad that you do, and I am continueing as soon as I can.

PraetorXyn chapter 1. Mar 29: Interesting start here. Looking forward to more. ~ Well look forward no more as the next chapter is here.

Now, on with the chapter and please remember to review.

Chapter 2

Naruto and Kakashi had moved quickly through the forest of the Land of Fire. In fact, they had already covered a distance that would have normally taken a week to traverse, and that was at the standard speed for shinobi to travel at. Though this was only achievable thanks to Kakashi being a former ANBU. Which, made it so that he didn't need to rest as much as a normal Jōnin would have. However, he was definitely out of shape as he was really beginning to feel the burning in his leg with them seemingly crying out for rest. A fact that made him shocked when he saw that Naruto didn't look to even be slightly winded. An impressive feat regardless of the fact that the teen was a Jinchūriki, given the fact that the teen having this level of stamina, was absolutely insane. As being a Jinchūriki only guaranteed the boy would have extremely large chakra levels, resistance to Genjutsu, and a faster healing rate than normal. Yet, given that the blond was a Jinchūriki, it meant that the typical means of checking a Ninja's fitness became irrelevant, due to a Jinchūriki having large reserves of chakra no matter the shape their body was in. In fact, even if Naruto wasn't a Jinchūriki, the same factors, with the exception of the Genjutsu resistance, would still apply to him given that he descended not only from powerful Ninjas but from Uzumaki Royalty as well, and royal Uzumakis were known to have reserves that could rival an adult Jinchūriki's by the time they were five.

"If you have something to say, Sensei, then say it," Naruto said bluntly, without even looking at Kakashi, as feeling the man's staring was beginning to make the blond uncomfortable.

"How are you not even showing the slightest signs of being winded?" Kakashi asked the blond with his bafflement being clear in his tone.

"If you're referring to my impossibly large amounts of stamina, the answer is simple. I didn't have a choice, I was forced to either be able to outlast the mobs during the "Fox Hunts" or be tortured. So, after having caught a glimpse of your "Eternal Rival" training, and stumbled on a sealing book called "Sealing 101 for idiots", I devised a stamina training regime for myself. After I started it, Gai saw me practicing it and decided to help me fine tune it. As he said that my "Flames of youth were simply burning too bright to be ignored", and over the years I upped the intensity every time I felt myself getting comfortable with it. Though when I did up the intensity, I always used the same guidelines that Gai used to help me fine tune the regime in the first place." Naruto answered as the duo burst from the treeline of the forest and onto the cliff where Zabuza and Haku had been buried.

"Are you sure about this Naruto," Kakashi asked after the two had had a brief moment of silence to pay their respects to the fallen pair.

"Yes, we need to be able to show that we mean no harm to The Hidden Mist, what better way than bringing back one of the swords for The Seven Swordsmen? Besides, I think Zabuza would want us to do this if he knew what had happened." Naruto said with a sad smile, as he could now understand why Zabuza had done what he did.

Zabuza loved his country so much, and yet they hated him for trying to save them from destroying themselves. But, unlike Zabuza, Naruto knew and came to terms with, the fact that he would never be expected in the Leaf. Just as Zabuza could have and would have if he had succeeded in his goal. Something that Naruto now saw that he could never do, in the Leaf village at least, as there was no common enemy for him to rally his village against. Well, more like he was the common enemy and everyone wanted him dead.

"Alright then," Kakashi said as he walked up to the sword and gave a grunt when he attempted to pull the sword from the ground. Only to end up with his legs giving out on him. 'Looks like my legs were being strained more than I had realized.'

*Sigh*

"Come on Sensei, I'm sure that Tazuna won't mind putting us up until your legs have recovered," Naruto told Kakashi as the blond hosted the man onto his back and started to walk.

Hokage tower

Sitting down at her desk, Tsunade was in her office waiting on Shizune to come in with the late night drop offs of any mail that might have come throughout the night, or at least the ones that hadn't demanded her immediate attention. However, as she waited, Tsunade couldn't keep her mind off of one particular blond genin. As she still couldn't understand what happened to him, as he had seemingly vanished from the village. To make things worse for the blond woman, she didn't know where to even start to figure out why Naruto had seemingly attacked another Leaf Ninja in what appeared to be cold blood. Given that the entire event simply went against everything that the Kage knew Naruto to be.

"Hokage-sama," asked the voice of one of her personal guard.

"What is it Neko," the female Hokage replied as she opened her eyes from her compilation to see a neko masked ANBU kneeling before her desk.

"We have been unable to locate genin Uzumaki Naruto, and witnesses of his apparent "attack" refuse to even talk about what they saw. As most apparently fear that should they do so, then Uzumaki-san will come back and do the same to them, one witness even broke out in a complete mental breakdown from their fear of even recalling Naruto's actions. However, we managed to get one witness to go to the Yamanaka clan head, Inoichi, and have him watch their memories of the event so they wouldn't have to talk about it. Currently, he is waiting to speak with you. Also, word of Naruto's incident has spread and now, the Councils demand that a meeting to be called to address the matter." The Neko masked ANBU said, as she wisely kept her mouth shut about the fact that Tsunade currently looked as though she was death warmed over.

"Tell Inoichi that I am calling a Council meeting and he will have a chance to speak during it. Also, inform the other council members to meet in the Council Chambers immediately. I expect everyone to be there in the next five minutes, civilian and shinobi alike." Tsunade said as she got up from behind her desk and started walking for the door. "Escort them if you have to, I honestly don't care if you have to through them through the enter tower, they are all to be there within the time window. If they aren't, I will consider it a resignation of their seat and will have them replaced with someone that I deem competent for the job."

Five minutes later, Council Chambers

As Tsunade sat at the head of the, U, shaped desk, she secretly admitted to herself that it was rather humorous to see the Shinobi Council calmly making their way into the room and taking their seats. Whereas the Civilian Council members were all scrambling, not unlike like rats trying to escape a sinking ship, just to get into their seats within the time window.

"Now that everyone is here, I will be frank. We all know why this meeting was called, as such, Inoichi, you may inform The Council what you found out." Tsunade ordered out as the Yamanaka Clan Head stood up.

"First of all, I would like to make it known that what you are about to see could be very overwhelming. That said, I can't stress enough that what you are about to see is NOT an attack, but a mental break. Lady Hokage and I have been well aware of the mental instability that Naruto was afflicted with. As such, we were taking every measure to ensure that Genin Naruto Uzumaki would regain his mental stability, lest we have ended up with a Jinchūriki that, by comparison. would have made Sabaku no Gaara look shy and unsure of his capabilities. Thus, as we monitored Uzumaki-san's state of mind, we were able to soundly conclude that he had been making miraculous headway. However, we couldn't have predicted that the fallout of his latest mission would cause him to regress beyond where he had been when we had started his treatment. Especially when we considered that going on life-threatening missions, with stakes stacked against him, seemed to be helping him regain his mental stability. Even with as unfathomable as that may sound, it is the truth, and you must keep that in mind as I inform you all of what happened." Inoichi stated as he watched all present showed an understanding of what he had just told them, with all but himself and Tsunade paling at the thought of Naruto making Gaara look subdued. "With that said, I will now perform a Jutsu that will allow me to show you all exactly what happened. Projection of Memory Jutsu!"

No sooner, had Inoichi called out the name of his Jutsu, then the Council Chambers seemed to vanish and each member was treated to a personal viewing of Naruto being antagonized, quickly followed by him losing his shit. However, there was more to the jutsu then simply showing what had happened. As every Council member was exposed to the full force of the malice from the Kyūbi's chakra as well as Naruto's own Killing Intent. Needless to say, when the Jutsu ended, there wasn't a single soul within the room that hadn't paled, that had surpassed their prior episode, in fear. After all, what they just watched could very well spell the end of The Hidden Leaf if not handled appropriately.

"I KNEW IT, THAT BOY IS A DEMON! WE SHOULD HAVE PUT HIM TO DEATH WHEN WE HAD THE CHANCE!" The Banshee in human flesh known as Mebuki Haruno caterwauled.

"ANBU!" Tsunade yelled as she stood up and four ANBU landed between the two sides of the, U, shaped table. "Inform the ANBU Commander that I am mobilizing all ANBU and Hunter Nins, I want you all to find Uzumaki Naruto NOW! I don't care if you have to raise the village to the ground, buildings can be rebuilt, but the lives of the people of this village can not!"

"EXECUTE THAT DEMON ON SIGHT!" Mebuki screeched out at the ANBU without them having even had a chance to attempt to leave the room, in a vain attempt to add further parameters to Tsunade's orders before the Kage could dismiss the elite ninja to perform their task.

However, it was no sooner than this had happened, then the doors were blasted apart as the bodies of the two Chūnin guards sailed through the air only to end up embedded in the back wall of the room. Thus, causing the entire Civilian Council to rush behind the Ninja council with the clan heads, that made up the Ninja Council, and the Hokage standing up as they all looked at the cloud of dust at the front of the room. Additionally, upon standing, Tsunade and those on the Ninja Council had their bodies instinctively slip into their fighting stances.

Yet this didn't last for long as one of the ANBU was quick to use a low powered wind jutsu to clear the dust. Only to reveal that no one was there.

"You want a demon, I'll show you a demon" Mebuki heard a male voice whisper in her ear with malice palpably pouring from his words, causing the woman's eyes to widen in with a look of fear.

The next thing that everyone knew, they were all leaping away as a clawed chakra hand grabbed Mebuki by her throat and extended away from its wielder to slam her into the adjacent wall with more Chakra pouring out of the wielder to keep the hand connected.

After the others had jumped away, they were greeted with the sight of Naruto. However, the Naruto that they were greeted with was vastly different from the Naruto they were acquainted with. As the teen's hair looked to be made of straw, his whisker marks had become more pronounced, his eyes had changed to be crimson orbs with pupils that had taken the shape of slits. Additionally, his nails had changed to claws, and from his elbow down, on his right arm, that was currently extended, was covered in the Kyūbi's Chakra. However, none of these things were anywhere nearly as startling as the look in the blond's eyes.

As no longer was there a look of warmth, child-like innocence, determination, or joy. Instead, the now crimson eyes of the blond held only the look of an enraged mad man who was bursting at the seams with a gleeful craze of malicious intent. (Picture Naruto with the expression that Meliodas, from Seven Deadly Sins, has when fighting Fraudrin and Ban says "This isn't like the Cap'n" or "That's not how the Captain usually does things" depending on if you watch the dub or sub.)

"Uzumaki Fūinjutsu Style: Torture of Tartarus," Naruto said with a vicious glee as he held up a Ram hand sign, causing for a seal to suddenly show on the back of his hand.

No sooner had this happen, then the Kyūbi's Chakra released Mebuki and receded back into the blond as his appearance returned to normal. However, Naruto's eyes still held on to the look malicious look that made all those gathered have a shiver of terror run down their spins when looking Naruto in the eyes.

Yet the attention of the leaders of The Hidden Leaf was soon pulled back to Mebuki as she began to release a shrill scream of terror and rapidly began to rip fist-fulls of her hair out in rapid succession. When the Civilian Council-Woman's head was left covered in nothing more than bloody scalp, with a few strands of hair here and there, her hands then proceeded to rip off her eyelids before using her fingers to carve out her own eyes. After which, she rapidly clawed at her own face until it looked to be nothing more than an open wound that left no hope of ever being salvaged. Yet that was of little consequence, as this was followed by her falling onto her back and going into seizures as she foamed at the mouth until she simply stopped moving altogether.

After recovering from her horror, and realizing that she was seeing none other than Naruto, Tsunade was about to greet him when he simply threw a scroll at her, which she easily caught. Even if after catching the rocketing scroll made her wrist scream in protest.

Wondering what the blond was up to Tsunade was about to open the scroll and begin to read the parchment when Naruto's voice stopped her from doing so.

"Litten up Tsunade, I am leaving this Kami forsaken village as I'm sick of my shitty ass treatment, which includes the bullshit treatment I got from you." Naruto snapped out with what one would think was clearly furious tone, however, upon careful listening, they wouldn't have heard any sort of fury, but instead, a palpable… pitty.

"What are you talking about, Naruto, how…" Tsunade attempted to question her fellow blond until she was rather violently cut off by Naruto seemingly materializing in front of her as he hauled off and slugged her in the gut, in turn, knocking the wind out of her.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU TWO FACED BITCH!" Naruto bellowed as he was wrapped in the Kyūbi Cloak, which he instantly used, with the arm that he hadn't used to hit her in the gut, to send Tsunade slamming into the back wall of the Council Chambers,

For those look able to see the blond teen's eyes, they were shocked to see that a look of savagery had roared to life within them. As it was a look that they felt simply didn't belong anywhere near the prank-loving Uzumaki that they had come to know him to be.

"You do not speak unless I say so, and you know damn well what you have done so stop playing innocent. However, given that you're so committed to your little game, allow me to shatter your act for you. I know who my parents are."

Upon having regained her bearings, as well as having heard Naruto venom filled ending statement, Tsunade, and a select few others paled to be whiter than the moon due to the implications of such a statement. As even if the Kyūbi Cloak had receded, once more, none in the room were stupid enough to believe that it wouldn't be coming back. Which, they only now realized as they could finally feel the sure level of hate that the genin was emitting. A feat that was startling, to say the least, as it was forcibly causing them to realize just how carefully they needed to tread if any of them were to leave the room alive.

"That's right, I know the secret that you all have fought tooth and nail to keep from me when. You. HAD. NO. RIGHT! Now, I can finally see EXACTLY why Sasuke did what he did, and have to say that I agree with him, this village is filled with hypocrisy and nothing more. Also, I have to thank the bastard for telling me the truth, even if he nearly killed me so that he could open my eyes to the truth. As while others, that I cared for as though they were my own family, hid things from me that they had no right to do so, he didn't. In fact, he told me within mear hours after finding out and it would have been an even shorter time if not for my stubborn nature." Naruto spat out as he watched the fear grow on Tsunade's face, as well as sensed it pouring off of every other person in the room

'Good, they fear me, exactly as they should given that one does not cross an Uzumaki without crossing death incarnate. After years of mistreatment, they're finally beginning to see the error of their ways. Sadly, for them, such revelations have come too late as they wished me to be a demon so much that they formed the very thing they feared with their very own hands. Now, I start my plan to fully reap my vengeance upon them,' Naruto thought to himself before speaking once more to the terror-filled group.

"So, given that, Hokage-sama, let me ask you this. How did you feel when you had found out that your husband to be, and little brother were murdered?" Naruto inquired as he further shocked those present with him not only addressing Tsunade by her title, but also by spitting it out like it was a poison to him. "Well guess what, that's nothing compared to the betrayal that you've done to me. I trusted you, I saw you as if you were my own mother, and I would have given my life to protect you without even a moment of hesitation or a single thought of my own preservation. Yet how do you thank me for my unquestioning loyalty, by knowingly hiding the one thing I craved most in this world. The very thing I have wanted more than life itself for my entire life. The knowledge of who my parents were and how they felt about me. I would have given up ramen for the rest of my life just to know who they were. Hell, I would have given up my dream of Hokage just to know, which, is exactly what's happened. As now, I would rather see this village burn than ever, even for the briefest of moments, think about protecting it. I mean, I hold the Kyūbi for fuck sack, and still, I haven't told a soul that didn't already know. If I can keep that fact hidden from those of my generation, I think I could handle knowing who my parents were and how they felt about me. After all, my father was the Fourth fucking Hokage, the last thing I would have done was go around yelling, "I'm the son of The Yellow Flash of Konoha". All that would've done is make Iwagakure do everything they could to kill me, and I am a ninja for crying out loud, I know how to hide things. I'm not some moronic civilian kid that doesn't know how to keep their mouth shut because they think it will make them look cool. So, that cancels out your only two excuses not to tell me. Oh, and let's not forget that I already have the fucking Akatsuki after me, and that would ensure that I would keep my mouth shut as the last thing I would do is something that would get me even more people that want me dead." Naruto spat out as those that were listening, and had previously known about Naruto's parentage, were beginning to feel more and more idiotic by the passing second.

"Also, before I forget, my dad gave me an order in the letter he left me stating that should the village do what it has done, then I have full permission to permanently leave the village with no repercussions of any kind. The order is also extended to anyone that I take with me, so don't even bother marking either Kakashi or me as missing-nin. Additionally, my parents ensured that I would have everything that I am rightfully entitled to as the heir. So don't even think that there is any way that you can seal any of my inheritance. However, your more than welcome to have this worthless necklace back, as well as this disgusting headband," Naruto finished as he ripped the accessories from his pocket, tossed them to her, and poofed away.

No sooner had Naruto vanished in a plume of smoke, then Tsunade broke down in tears as she had just lost the third person that she had truly let get close to her. Yet to add salt to her wound, Naruto just informed her that he had, in fact, seen her as his mother figure, just as she had been hoping after having come to see him as the son she never had. As Tsunade wept, Shizune burst into the room, after finally reaching the Hokage tower that she had started racing toward when she felt the Kyūbi's Charak flare to life. Yet, when she did reach her sensei, Shizune found Tsunade collapsed on the ground and was balling her eyes out.

The blond woman's assistant and pupil immediately tried comforting her, only to hear her gently whispering.

"Please Naruto, don't do this, I'm sorry so, so sorry" Tsunade wept as she broke down further until she was only able to sob out the word, sorry, over and over again as she now saw she shouldn't have listened to Jiraiya.

As Tsunade felt that should have known the betrayal Naruto would have felt upon finding out the truth, would have been far worse than when she lost her little brother and husband to be. Honestly, it was like her entire life was one bad choice after another, as she had had a bad feeling about the mission that took her little brother's life but didn't say anything, then she opted not to go with her love's team from the start, only to end up arriving too late, and now, she had just betrayed the one she had come to see as her own son to the point that she was sure he would be overjoyed to see her dead.

After realizing that her efforts were doomed to be a fruitless endeavor, Shizune's attention then was drawn to the scroll that had been dropped. Picking it up, and reading it, Shizune was soon in the same state as Tsunade was, As upon reading the Fourth Hokage's first, and final order to Naruto, all the pieces of what happened fell into place with her realizing she too was just as guilty of the betrayal they had done to Naruto.

However, neither were in their self-loathing states for long as they were both soon seen to be wiping the tears from their eyes, as they forcibly pressed through their welling emotions, and releasing earth shaking screams.

"JIRAIYA!" The two women bellowed in perfect stereo, but for two entirely different reasons, as they both stormed from the Council Chambers.

As two screams spread throughout the village, all wildlife seemed to run in fear of the paired screams and many buildings threatened to collapse under the violent shaking that they endured form the killer intent that was laced into both screams

With Jiraiya

Being awakened by the tail end of what seemed to be one scream, Jiraiya was able to use his years of experience to clearly make out the two voices of the women he cared the most for, as a primal fear seemed to grip his very soul. Yet even as he raced to the location of Tsunade and Shizune's chakra signatures, with him thinking that they were in trouble, he wondered what had happened to the busty blond that had been with him and where Naruto was.

'Oh no, Naruto! Please tell me this isn't what I think it is, as suddenly I have a bad feeling about this if it is,' Jiraiya thought as he rushed to go see what had happened to Tsunade.

Upon his arrival at the Hokage's office, Jiraiya saw the women he held closest to his heart in a state of absolute fury. He then saw the scroll on the desk and proceeded to read it after it was thrown at his head with the force of a meteor. After which, the Toad Sage finally was the necklace being touched to Tsunade's chest. The very sight confirmed the authenticity of the scroll, as well as the man's worst fear, which made Jiraiya stumbled back until his back hit a wall and his legs gave out.

Soon, each of the teams of the rookie nine, plus team Gai, showed up at the Hokage's tower with each team being quick to reach the Hokage's office. In fact, The only team that didn't completely show up was team seven, as only Sakura showed up. Each of the senseis saw the scroll and quickly hid it from their students after reading it. After an hour the combination of all the senseis managed to get Tsunade back to as normal, which barely kept her from turning Jiraiya inside out, as they could get her, as well as Shizune, who seemingly wanted to do the same. Though it was clear that they would be grieving the event that had sent them into such a rage for some time to come. As it was also obvious, to the higher ranked ninja in the room, that the two had simply pushed their emotions aside to deal with the problem at hand.

Jiraiya, however, was a different story, as nothing they did got through to him. All he would do is sit there with hollow looking eyes muttering about how he had failed yet another apprentice. Originally, he had thought keeping some distance from Naruto would keep him alive, but still make it so he could teach and watch over him, as he had come to see himself as a poison to all those close to him.

First, was Orochimaru who had left and headed down a dark road that he apparently sealed off return from by going after him. Jiraiya didn't get that, but in a fight after that, Orochimaru had told him that by his action of chasing after him sealed his mindset, not that what he said made sense any more than it had when he had chased after his teammate. Then there were the three orphan students he just left completely, finding out they died shortly after Orochimaru's defection. After that, was Minato trying to survive against the Kyūbi but still died in the end. Now, it was Naruto becoming his second Orochimaru, despite the man has done everything he could to keep the boy close yet safe, which only to end up pushing him away in the process. From his point of view, it truly looked as though he had already made the fateful decision and now the world was going to pay the price for his inability to do the right thing.

"Everyone, I have some information you need to hear," Tsunade said as she got a horrified look from Shizune.

"Tsunade-sama you aren't going to…." Was all the young woman got out

"Shizune, they are his friends and deserve to know the betrayal that drove Naruto to his current actions. I'm not making the same mistake a third time, as I have a feeling that the same can be applied to why Sasuke left, and they are Ninjas. So not only do they deserve to know, I have every confidence that they will know how they should handle this information," Tsunade said with slight tears. "Everyone, I think it best if you know the real Naruto. The Naruto that you all saw was merely a piece to a much larger puzzle that made up the real Naruto. He was the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and the princess turned Queen of the long forgotten Land of Whirlpools, Kushina Uzumaki. Fourteen years ago, the Kyūbi attacked the village after it was ripped from the seal that Naruto's mother use to hold it prisoner within her own body. Yet due to her genes being from the only clan in existence that can survive to have a Bijū extracted from them long enough to get medical treatment, she and the fourth fought the beast and sealed it into their only child, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. Apparently, his parents suspected their last wishes would not be honored and constructed a means to ensure Naruto found out about them. When he did, he felt betrayed to levels only he can comprehend, as none in this room have lived in the hell he has, not even you Neji. Though you, and Hinata, are the closest, of all of us here, to understand Naruto's pain, even if your understanding is only a fraction of the level that Naruto has been betrayed," Tsunade said as she paused to allow for the presented information to sink into everyone's minds.

"Naruto suffered for years, without anyone or anything to comfort him. In fact, I dare say that he had only one thing keeping him moving every day and that was his clan's stubborn attitude and that made it impossible anyone to change their minds about something that they had already made a decision on. For Naruto, this decision was to prove to everyone that saw him as the Kyūbi wrong by becoming the Hokage. However, the betrayal that he has just been dealt, finally broke his iron will to prove everyone wrong, as he no longer feels this village is even worth the thought, or that he may feel has done all that he can. Either way, with that thought in mind, Naruto left with a standing order from the Fourth Hokage that should his last wish of his son being seen as a hero not be fulfilled, then Naruto is allowed to leave with no repercussions alongside with anyone that left with him. So, that is what he did, and Kakashi went with him. Thus, as of now, team seven is officially disbanded. Oh, and Sakura, I know this is going to sound like I am going insane but I highly doubt that Naruto will be keeping that promise of bringing back Sasuke. As he said he now saw why Sasuke left in the first place," Tsunade said as each of the rookie Nine looked at her in shock.

Yet what they had learned was nothing in comparison to what Hinata was about to do.

Slowly walking up to the desk, Hinata's hands went behind her neck as she untied her headband and slammed it down on the desktop before she turned and walked to the door and stopped just before she stepped out.

"Good riddance, and tell the Hyūga Clan head that I'm done with this village, and his pathetic excuse for a family," Hinata spat as she left everyone wide-eyed and slack-jawed over the bond nature of her statement and the raw venom in her words.

With Hinata

Knowing that she couldn't afford to waste a single second, having come from a clan of pompous and arrogant individuals that were obsessed with controlling her clan's Blood Limit, Hinata instantly took off running for the main gate. As Hinata just knew she had to leave, after all, with her only support in her hellish life now gone, it would only be a matter of time before she crumpled as well. Additionally, she had come to see that though she had feelings for Naruto, that they were merely that of one would have for their role model because he had saved her and led a life of suffering, much like she had. So, with that thought in mind, she decided to her for Suna.

She knew she wouldn't be able to find Naruto, as despite her not knowing where he'd go, which was thanks to him being able to make thousands of shadow clones to throw her off his trail and her knowing he wasn't as stupid as people thought, Hinata did know where he wouldn't be going sometime in the future. As she knew that should she be close to those Naruto would still consider friends, then she might meet him again. So, with these thoughts in mind, she changed course to the direction to the hidden sand.

Yet should one have looked at her thoughts at that moment, they would have been surprised to see that meeting with Naruto again was only a minor priority and that she felt getting to know a curtain raccoon-eyed boy better was a much, much higher priority. Just as she knew Naruto would want her to have her way of thinking set as.

Sure, she was scared to death of Gaara when she first met him, but after his fight with Naruto, she couldn't help but want to hold him like a teddy bear. As she found it cute that with the same straight, emotionless face of his, Gaara could appear as cute as a raccoon plushie or as scary as… well… a demon. What's more, all this change took, was for Gaara to do an ever so slight adjustment to how he held his head and a slight change to how open his eyes were. Additionally, if Naruto had left the village, that would mean he had also forsaken the mask he had worn to protect himself from the village. As such, she knew that it was time for her to do the same, just as she and Naruto had agreed upon. However, for her to be able to safely do so, she would have to be beyond the reach of the village, and more importantly, beyond the reach of her clan.

Back with Naruto

Upon reaching the town that made up the entire populace of the land of waves, Naruto and Kakashi began to move in the direction of Tazuna's home. Yet as the two walked, they were knocked on their buts when they bumped into someone that had seemed to be in a hurry.

"Ow, um sorry about that. I wasn't watching where I was go… NII-SAN!" Said the voice of a young boy, only for Naruto and Kakashi open their eyes to realize just who was talking to them, with recognition seeming to have just exploded to life on the young boy's face.

"Hey there Inari," Naruto replied with a chuckle as Kakashi simply eye smiled at the young boy.

"What are you doing here, are you on another mission, where's the rest of your team, and what happened to Kakashi?" Inari questioned rapidly as he excitedly moved to help his surrogate brother and his sensei to their feet.

"It's… complicated. Though, we were actually heading to your house to see you all and ask if you might be willing to put us up until my legs can take traveling again." Kakashi answered when he saw Naruto trying to figure out how to respond given that he knew there were things that shouldn't be talked about in public.

"OH," Inari exclaimed as his eyes widened in with his expression becoming one of understanding of what Kakashi was getting at. After all, one did not live the life that the people of The land of Waves did without learning to pick up on subtle meanings and messages in what people said. "Well, Okaa-san just sent me out for groceries, and grandpa is still at work. So, Okaa-san will still be there when you get there as I really need to pick up the groceries we need," Inari said before he raced off.

After Inari had run off, Kakashi turned a scrutinizing gaze to Naruto.

"W… what?" Naruto nervously questioned his sensei.

"Inari's very good at looking underneath the underneath, wouldn't you say so, Naruto," Kakashi said as Naruto began to nervously chuckle.

"Well, I may have left a clone to teach him a bit after Sasuke and I had come back here to get the free Ramen ticket that I had left behind." Naruto nervously replied to his sensei who simply chuckled and eye smiled at the blond.

"You certainly live up to your titles Naruto, and I know your Parents would be proud to see who you've become," Kakashi said as they began walking, never noticing a lone tear escape from Naruto's eyes before the teen did his best to clamp down on his emotions as a smile made itself at home on his face.

"Tsunami, where are they, Inari showed you talking about how Kakashi and Naruto showed up and were in some sort of trouble," Tazuna said as he came flying into the modest home with Inari hot on his heels. Though the boy was sure to ensure the door was closed an locked behind them before running through the home as he closed and locked each window with him closing the each of the windows' curtains as he did so.

"We're in the living room," Tsunami called back to her father just as he entered the said room with her doing the same and a teapot in her hands.

"Now that you're all here, I guess there's no reason to hold back anymore," Naruto said as the group sat down together.

Once everyone had found their place to sit, Naruto delved into explaining what happened, with him holding nothing back. Not even the fact that he was a Jinchuriki, as right now them simply being in the house was putting them at risk of being targeted by the Akatsuki. So, the way Naruto saw it, the family before them had a right to know.

"Anyway, that's what happened, and why we aren't ninja's of the Hidden Leaf anymore. If you'd be willing to put us up, we'd appreciate it. Though my legs should be good enough for me to at least walk on them by tomorrow morning as despite not being a medical ninja, I do still know enough to do a bit more than just field dressing wounds. So I'll be able to speed up my recovery time since I'm not drained of chakra like I was the last time." Kakashi said with an eye smile, yet everyone's attention drawn to be drawn to Tazuna as the man got to his feet and walked over to a wall, where he then proceeded to put his fist through the wall.

"THOSE BASTARDS, HOW DARE THEY TREAT A CHILD LIKE THAT! IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR DEBT FORCING US TO HONOR OUR TRAID CONTRACT WITH THEM, I'D BE DEMANDING WE BREAK OFF ALL TIES TO THAT CESSPIT!" Tazuna raged as he repeatedly threw his fist into the wall as the hole he was making began to grow in size.

"You're more than welcome to stay for as long as you need, Nii-san," Inari said as Naruto's eyes widened.

"Y… yo… you…" Naruto struggled to get out as his throat began to tighten and moisture began to brim in the corner of his eyes.

'He truly has been through a hellish life, he doesn't even remember how to show any true emotion.' Tsunami thought as her motherly instincts kicked in, in full force as she was nearly instantly found to be sitting next to Naruto as she pulled him into a gentle hug with one of her hands rubbing his back.

"Shh, just let it out," The mother soothed as the dam on Naruto's emotions was all but obliterated with a pained wail that was so loud, that the other occupants of the room were sure it was heard across the entire Elemental nations.

It wasn't long after Naruto's emotional walls broke, then he was fast asleep. Which, was shortly followed by a panicked knocking on the front door.

One Week Later

With a grunt and chakra enhanced tug, Kakashi pulled the sword out of the ground and throwing it over his right shoulder with the back of the blade against his shoulder, just as Zabuza had normally held the blade. In the time that had passed, Kakashi had increasingly felt as though he had lost the right to be a sensei to Naruto. As such, the former ANBU captain had decided to become Naruto's bodyguard and friend. Though that was not to say he wouldn't still do what he could to help the boy grow stronger in the way that any Sensei should do, as that would be the best way to ensure he protected Naruto in his new found role of the teen's bodyguard. However, even with that fact, Kakashi still felt that he had no right to have the honor of such a title when he had let Naruto's life be such a living hell that the blond was now struggling with even feeling emotions that weren't tied to his mask of being ok.

So, with these thoughts in mind, Kakashi had approached Naruto just before they prepared to head out to grab Zabuza's sword. Kakashi had done the sole reason, of him feeling that it would be for the best that he inform Naruto of his decision. Whether the blond would accept his choice was irrelevant, as should Naruto do so, Kakashi was determined to follow his choice in secret.

Flashback

"Yo, Naruto, you got a moment?" Kakashi asked the blond as he entered the teen's room to see him packing some of his things.

"Don't worry Kakashi-sensei, I'm almost ready to head out," Naruto replied as he continued to pack his things.

After having waited for five minutes, and seeing Naruto was ready to head out yet again, Kakashi stopped the blond from leaving the room

"Hold up Naruto, I need to tell you this now," Kakashi said in a serious tone that made the younger male a bit shocked, yet Kakashi continued before Naruto could say anything. "From this moment on I am no longer your sensei, as due to my past actions and neglect, I am unworthy of holding such a title. I let you live a life of isolation and hatred when I could have been there for you, just as your parents secretly tasked of me given that it was your mother's condition to your father to accept Tsunade and Jiraiya as your Godparents. As instead of honoring their request of me, I turned a blind eye to your harsh treatment that you received daily. All due to me only being able to see them when I looked at you and knowing they were gone. Yet, when I became your Sensei and was able to separate you from their image enough to be around you, I still did nothing to help you grow as a shinobi. In fact, I cowardly consented to the council's request of abandoning you to your own devices, as well as their secretly planned demise for you, when I could have done otherwise. I even hid the ties I had to you in an effort to further abandon you. As such, I can't, in good conscience, let you continue to honor me with the title of your Sensei."

Kakashi then dropped to a knee, with his head bowed as a sign of his surrender to Naruto before he continued to speak. "Even if you have forgiven me, I can never forgive myself for these transactions. As such from this moment on I, Kakashi Hatake, by the blood of my family, pledge myself as your servant from this day on, I will serve you and your family to my utmost ability as your bodyguard and friend," Kakashi said in a respectful tone, leaving Naruto in a state of shock.

Yes, the blond knew that he was now considered, and in all reality had always been royalty. He also knew some of the things that would come with that due to his interaction with royals in the past. Yet he hadn't expected, for even one second, that he would ever have someone pledging their loyalty to him so soon, let alone his Sensei.

"Kakashi-sens…" Naruto began before Kakashi cut him off

"Please Naruto-sama, I am undeserving of you honoring me with such a title," the man spoke respectfully yet with a clear determination and seriousness to his voice.

*Sigh*

"Fine, I see I can't sway you on this so I will agree to this, and don't really feel like starting a never-ending argument with you, to be honest. So, if you knock off the 'sama' shit, I'll accept

Your pledge of service," Naruto said in frustration as Kakashi stood and eye smiled at him.

"Thank you Naruto, I promise you won't regret this," Kakashi said happily, feeling as though this would be the first step of a fresh start from himself and Naruto alike.

Flashback end

"Naruto, before you go, we want you to take these with you," Tazuna said as he handed a bag to the last of the Uzumaki Royal family.

Upon opening the bag, Naruto saw several scrolls that he could clearly tell were contract scrolls of some kind.

"Over the last week, the council of The Land of Waves had a meeting and I gave them a summarized version of what you told my family, though I made sure to leave out certain parts that I'm sure you want to control who knows about them. Word then spread to all the other citizens of Wave and everyone gave a portion of money until we had enough to pay off our debt to the leave so we could sever our trade agreement. I also sent the same summarized version that I told to the council, to each of the leaders of the other Lands you've helped, given that word of your exploits have spread far faster than you realize, and each of them sent back a petition for a trade contract. As we all figured that you both would be heading to another Ninja village. So make sure to give them to your new Kage, but only after your part of the village. Oh, and a few of them sent personal letters to you as well." Tazuna said with a smile as Naruto quickly thanked the grandfather before he bolted off to the docks, knowing if he didn't his mask would slip and he would start crying again.

Once at the former Leaf Shinobi reached the docks they split off into two directions. Once they had parted, Kakashi stealthily made his way through the docks as he used his Sharingan to memorize each dock number that had a ship in it. Likewise, Naruto used the years of experience he had gained as the Prankster King From Hell, to sneak his way into the Dockmaster's office and skimmed over the log book for what ship was going where. After Naruto had a list of ships that were bound for the location he wanted to go to, as well as the ones that were at least passing close to it, Naruto made a small grouping of clones to raid the ship files. Enabling Naruto to narrow down his list of ships to ones that would be easiest for them to stow away on.

Upon having completed their tasks, the two shinobi headed for their meeting point. From there, Naruto informed Kakashi of which ship they needed Before following the man through the port. Upon reaching the ship, they stealthily made their way onto it and no sooner had they done so then the ship left, heading for mist. All in all, it was a relatively peaceful trip with them only having a close call or two of them nearly being caught as stowaways. Once they reached their destination, the two snuck off the ship and walked up to one of the workers, acting as though they had just arrived from a different ship before they proceed to ask how to get to the hidden mist.

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