A lost blonde (Shikanaru)

-5-

           [Shikamaru's POV]

 And the he walked in....

Everything about him was the same, or almost the same as when he left. His hair was longer, reaching down to his shoulders, and now had red streaks throughout it. His whisker marks where less visible. And his eyes were the same bright blue as always.

"Naruto?!" I asked, I wanted to confirm it was indeed him, the troublesome blonde I've been looking for.

"Yes?" He seemed glad to see me, it has been awhile.... and even though I wanted to hug him I couldn't. People thought I would only go looking for him because we where 'great friends' no one knew the truth.

"Naruto, could you please tell yes what happened after you left the village, and why?" Tsunade asked once getting seated.

Naruto sat down on a small couch in the corner of the office, "Ya'll might want to sit down", his usual smile was gone from his face.

[Naruto POV]

"I left the village because I didn't want to live where I was going to get beaten all the time-"

"Liar!" Sakura interrupted, "The Village Would Never Do Something Like That!"

"They have and they will." Shikamaru, Kiba, Choji, and Shino all said. They where the only ones that knew of what the villagers did, when we were younger they would help me though it.

"Anyway", I continue, " After I left the only person I knew that was related to me, was my uncle Nagato. He was part of the Akatsuki-"

"So your a criminal then" Sakura interrupted yet again.

"No, now if you would let me finish. He was part of the Akatsuki, yes I was also part of the Akatsuki for a while but they aren't as bad as you think. A year or so after joining them we set out to rebuild Uzushiogakure, and we did rebuild it. Being one of the only Uzumaki's left, and the son of Kushina I was elected Uzukage. So here I am..."

"What happened to the rest of the Akatsuki?" Shino piped up.

"They became Jonin and ANBU." I replied