"You're going to grow up… find a girl and have a family… I wish I could be there to see it…"

"Your mother… loves you. I… love you… live a happy life, my son…"

"Naruto… we love you!"

"Kyuubi… it's all up to you now…"

"Don't hide it from him…"

"What's with all the people here, jii-chan? Is it a party?"

"Forgive me, my boy… I tried my best, but it seems I am too weak… despite being the Hokage…"

"Jii-chan… you're not making any sense…"

"All of his clothes belongings have been gathered, Hokage-sama. All that's left is —"

"I already know. Don't remind me."

"Wait, I get it! We're going on a camping trip, aren't we?"

"If only it was that simple, Naruto."

"Uzumaki Naruto, you are hereby banished from the Hidden Leaf Village for an undisclosed time."

"W-What?"

"Your time in this village has come to an end for now. Whether you can return or not, I do not know…"

"Jii-chan… w-why?"

"Believe me, Naruto. It was not my decision to make… I wanted you to live your life here, and perhaps take my place as the Hokage one day. But it seems… life doesn't go the way you want it to be at times."

"But… we'll see each other again… right, Jii-chan?"

"I hope so, my boy. For now… take care of yourself. Get strong and be proud of what you've become. In time, there might be a way to get you back in the village… I'll see to it that it happens."

"That's… that's all I needed to hear, Jii-chan!"

"Oh, Naruto…"

"Get lost, demon!"

"Go rot in hell!"

"The little shit deserves it!"

"I would've killed him if I had the chance!"

"What did I ever do to them…"

"Listen, blondie. I'm not supposed to do this, but here. Take it and get out of here. Find a small village and settle there, do a few jobs, or whatever. Just stay alive"

"What's this?"

"That pouch contains about a quarter of my savings from missions. It should help you survive out there, blondie."

"B-But I can't take this! It's yours!"

"Blondie, it's a dangerous world outside the village, okay? I learned that the hard way when I was at your age. If you want to survive out there, you're gonna need money in your pocket."

"Why are you doing this? A-Aren't you afraid of me? L-Like the other villagers?"

"Me? Afraid of you? Please, I'm totally capable of handling myself!"

"..."

"Well, in all seriousness, I'm not afraid of you. I'm actually like you in a way, because people both fear and make fun of me when I was a little brat. I know what it's like to be shunned by the village I love. But… unlike you, I was never banished and I still lived my life like a normal girl."

"Wow… you're so cool, onee-san! I wish I could be like you!"

"S-Shut up, blondie. Anyway, you should get going. My fellow ANBU are gonna wonder where I am if I stay here any longer."

"Can I know your name at least? That way, when I come back I can —"

*chu*

"EH?!"

"Name's Anko Mitarashi, blondie. And I already know who you are, Naruto Uzumaki, so don't bother introducing yourself. See you until then!"

"W-W-W-W-What was that for?!"

"What do you mean?"

"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-You k-k-kissed me!"

"Heh, consider it a good luck charm~ See ya!"

"Huh?"

"W-Who are you, mister?"

"Oh, you poor soul… nobody should be leaving a little kid like you out here… you could be killed, for all you know…"

"A-Are you going to help me?"

"Kukuku, perhaps I will… but first, you will have to tell me who you are… and how you ended up here."

"My name's Naruto Uzumaki… I'm a… f-former citizen of Konoha… they banished me from the village, but… I don't really know why… they said I was a demon? But I don't really get what they're trying to say…"

"Oh my, this is interesting news from that village… please continue, little boy…"

"It's been a few days since that happened and… some guys took all the money I have left earlier… now I'm just looking for a place with water since I'm really thirsty."

"This is interesting indeed… I've never thought that Sensei would be stupid enough to let the village's jinchuuriki roam the Land of Fire by himself…"

"Oi, why are you talking to yourself? So are you going to help me or not? I'm losing more water here…"

"Very well, Naruto Uzumaki. If you come with me to my village, I'll help you."

"All right! Thanks, uh… snake-looking… mister?"

"Kukukuku, just call me… Orochimaru."

"Orochimaru… sounds awesome, I like it! So where is your village?"

"Follow me and you'll see for yourself, brat."

"I guess we're going to be roommates from now on, aren't we?"

"You betcha!"

"Right!"

"Yep!"

"I don't care."

"Whatever, shit-face."

"I'm excited!"

"What about the others over there? They look scared for some reason…"

"No idea… but I think I heard them saying something about being doomed?"

"Tayuya! Take Guren and get out of here while you can! Orochimaru's coming back for the rest of us!"

"You dickheads! Just because it's ladies first doesn't mean you have to act like heroes! We're getting out of here alive, got that?!"

"Tayuya, if you stay here any longer, Naruto's sacrifice will be for nothing. He's probably been injected with the virus as of now, but do you think he'll be happy when he finds out that the two of you died because you didn't take your only chance to escape. He practically gave up his life just to get the keys to both your cells."

"Don't you lecture me on what to do, scarface! Who cares what that blonde idiot thinks? I'll do what I want!"

"I can hear footsteps! Near the end of the hallway!"

"Tayuya, come on! We'll be caught too if we stay here any longer!"

"No, I can get this stupid cell to open! Just… a little… pull…"

"I can see his shadow!"

"Hurry, you two!"

"For once in your pathetic life, Tayuya! Just listen to what others tell you to do! Get out of here!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Urgh, fine! Goddamn pieces of shit… act like heroes for all I care!"

"Come on, if we could get to the other end of this hallway, we might see the exit…"

"Shut up…"

"Guys! W-Where —?"

"They got away, Uzumaki. You don't have to worry. You saved their lives from a horrible fate."

"Way to go, dumbass… those are surely some words of wisdom from your mouth… do you even have any idea on what's happening right now?"

"Of course I do… if you only know, I'm doing it to at least make it less painful for him."

"Hey… are you two talking about me?"

"Less painful for him? The hell you talking about?"

"You can see it in his eyes, Juzo… it's like he doesn't even have an idea on what's going on around him… he looks too innocent."

"Sometimes, I don't really get you Hagakure…"

"I don't get both of you."

"It appears that one of you is a lucky specimen today, little brats. I've come across a unique strain in the virus I developed… but don't be afraid. It's not lethal like the disease itself… it's more, interesting to say the least…"

"You're going to kill all of us, anyway… why waste that on a little brat? Better use it on yourself instead!"

"Kukuku, Juzo Kakei-kun… perhaps you'll be the first one to witness the birth of a new being…"

"I have no idea on what you're trying to say, snake-face."

"There is no need to. I will show you instead~"

"Uzumaki… what did he do to you?!"

"Oh, what do you know? I guess being a jinchuuriki helped him fully adapt to the strain… I expected a few flaws in the results, but… this is far better than what I wanted…"

"Oi… why are you looking at me like that? This isn't funny, Uzumaki…"

"As I said, Kakei-kun, you shall be the first to see the birth of a new species in this world… Naruto-kun might prove to be my greatest work yet."

"Hey! Hey, you idiots! You're just gonna sit there and watch?! Help me, damn it!"

"K-Kakei-san…"

"Juzo…"

"Urrrrgghhhhh…"

"Uzumaki, wake the hell up! This isn't you! Don't you even remember me?! Y-You're not— AAAAHHHH!"

"Extraordinary. Although I am curious on what other abilities this strain gifted him with…"

"S-STOP! PLEASE ST— AAAHHHH!"

"W-What is Naruto-san doing?"

"AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!"

"Kakei… he's… gone…"

"This is taking me one step closer to my ultimate goal… Sensei is simply an old fool to banish a young boy with a powerful tailed beast inside of him, kukukuku~ I almost pity the village for letting go of a treasure as such."

"Urgh…"

"N-Naruto just ate… Juzo…"

"Be grateful, at the very least, Naruto-kun."

GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD!

"I've given you power beyond anything else that you could have imagined."

I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME!

"But… enjoy this while you can, kukukuku…"

I'M GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU SNAKE BASTARD!

Let's play the guessing game and I'll let you imagine what happened. This should be fun.

Goodbye... and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance