Naruto: A New Perspective

Chapter 29

"Where is my jacket?" Naruto asked, puzzled as to why he was dressed in different clothes.

"Your jacket?" Jiraiya scoffed, closing the sealing scroll he used to store Itachi's dangerous flames, "Really? That's the first thing you ask about?"

"It's a nice jacket!" Naruto replied defensively, it was just the first thing he had noticed that was different about him, although the clothes were definitely his, they weren't what he last remembered wearing.

"It was pretty ruined from the invasion, Naruto." Sakura replied to his question apologetically, "I think it got thrown out after you were put in a hospital gown."

Naruto scowled, it couldn't have been that bad, what a waste, he might have been able to save the jacket, he had done some pretty amazing things to fix up that orange jacket along with he rest of his jumpsuit.

Jiraiya sighed as he glanced at the prone Uchiha twins, "Look's like we'll be heading back to Konoha to get these two to the hosp-"

"DYNAMIC ENTRY!"

The Sannin suddenly flew into a nearby wall, courtesy of Gai's kick; and the man turned to the genin and said with a pinging smile, "Do not worry children! Gai-sensei has finally found the correct hotel and is here to protect you in your teacher's stead!"

"GAI YOU IDIOT!"

"L-LordJ-Jiraiya-?" Gai stammered, as Jiraiya groaned and pulled himself out of the new hole in the wall.

After Gai gave about a thousand apologies, Jiraiya sent him back with the Uchiha siblings, Sasuke seemed alright, just unconscious from Itachi's physical onslaught and use of the cursed seal, but Aiko was completely unresponsive. Jiraiya tried to send Sakura back as well.

"Go with your boyfriend." Jiraiya said, waggling his eyebrows a bit.

"I'm not leaving." Sakura hissed, glaring at Jiraiya, "They almost kidnapped Naruto because you were too busy with some hooker!"

"It was a genjutsu." Jiraiya replied defensively, as Gai hopped out the window, heading back to Konoha at top speed, "It's not like you were able to protect him, girlie."

The three moved back into their room, Naruto was moving slowly, staring at his surroundings with uncertainty. This was definitely not where he last remembered being... and where the hell were his clothes? Why didn't he recognize the place they were in now?

"What's going on?" Naruto demanded, still very confused, "How did I get here? The last thing I remember is fighting Gaara..."

Jiraiya and Sakura exchanged glances, a lot had happened since then.

"Naruto..." Sakura said softly, "You've been asleep for nearly a week."

"What?" Naruto was shocked, "I never need that long to recover..."

"Your body was really screwed up kid." Jiraiya replied, "It couldn't cope with all the chakra you were pushing out against Gaara."

Chakra... Naruto recalled the flashes of red, the power... laughing while he completely decimated Gaara's raccoon form. He remembered he fought Kyuubi to regain control over his body, made easier because Kyuubi needed Naruto's own elemental chakra to control the massive whirlwind of power he had used to destroy Gaara...

"Gaara!" Naruto panicked, "Did I kill him? I couldn't stop myself..."

"He's alive," Jiraiya assured, "Although Sasuke was about to finish what you started when I got there."

"Sasuke- was really angry, Naruto." Sakura added helpfully, "He was worried about you."

"Yeah right." Naruto laughed, "Sasuke worried about me? good one Sakura!" Naruto said continuing to chuckle.
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