The Fox and The Weasel at Red Dawn: rewrite!

Chapter 6: Naruto's gone

"Naruto, what do you mean by this," Itachi questioned, trying to mask his emotions.

"I want to join," Naruto replied, seeing why Itachi was so animent about not letting him go. "I hate it here, Itachi. They treat me the worst, and they beat me along with the cussing that's thrown my way. I'm sick of it all! I need to go, and I can't to go with you."

"Naruto, you know that the organization is trying to get all of the bijuu, and that includes the Kyuubi."

"But, you can try to persuade them, right?" Itachi looked into Naruto's eyes, and saw all the pain in the world in just that one stare. Itachi couldn't bare to look into those eyes anymore as he turned away. And he sighed.

"Fine, I'll try," he replied. "But if it doesn't work out…"

"It will work, I just know it," Naruto said, convinced.

"Do you have everything," Itachi questioned. Naruto nodded, and he got up to get his bag that he had brought with him. He slung it around his shoulder, and then they took off. Just after they left, the ANBU landed right in the vicinity of where they left.

"Dammit," the captain hissed. He was furious that the nine-tailed brat got away from him again.

"There appears to be signs of another around here, sir," his fellow teammate stated, as he looked around.

"What do you mean?"

"It appears that Uchiha Itachi was here also," the other teammate replied.

"We've got to report this to the hokage," he commanded.

"Hai!"

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Naruto and Itachi ran until they were outside the village, and Naruto had to admit, he was exhausted. He tried to hold it in so Itachi wouldn't see, but somehow he did.

"Are you alright, Naruto," he questioned.

"Yeah," Naruto gasped and silently cursed himself. "I'm fine!"

"No, you are not," Itachi said as he came to a stop. "Get on."

"What?"

"Get on my back," he ordered. Naruto sighed as he complied, and once he got on, Itachi was running again. Naruto took the time to sniff up Itachi's scent to memorize it, and then he started to relax. He was almost asleep when he felt Itachi jolt to a stop. Naruto looked up to see Itachi's partner, Kisame, standing with his sword strapped to his back.

"Well, well, well, Itachi," he smirked. "You went to spy on him, and you decided to kidnap him? That isn't like you."

"I didn't; he volunteered," Itachi replied, serious once again. Naruto sighed as he wished to see Itachi's compassionate side again.

"That's not like any of the other jinchuuriki." Itachi moved protectively so Naruto's face was blocked from Kisame's view. That made Kisame laugh. "Now I see why."

"Shut up," Itachi stated as he started walking once again. Kisame just sighed and followed.

"You know you can put me down, Itachi," Naruto offered.

"I know," he replied shortly, but he didn't make a move to put him down. Naruto smiled at that before resting his head on Itachi's shoulder before falling into a peaceful slumber.

"You know that Pein probably won't accept him into our ranks thanks to his host, right," Kisame said with all seriousness. Kisame knew that Itachi loved the blonde, and he also knew that the Kyuubi would be the cause of many problems within the group.

"I will make him accept Naruto," Itachi stated before continuing onward.