The Unwanted Uzumaki

The Night's Aftermath

Hours had passed since Naruto had exiled himself from the village of his birth and from how Kurama was talking hours more were needed before they would reach their destination. With so much time passing, the sun had began to descend through the sky. "Cold...so cold." Naruto muttered to himself as continued to push himself in the direction that Kurama had told him to go. 

With the arrival of the cold, Naruto began to shiver. Kurama knew that Naruto's body wouldn't be able to survive a night out in the cold and since he didn't want the young blond to succumb to the elements, Kurama decided to direct him a different direction for now. "Naruto. You must take shelter for the night. Turn to your right and head in that direction...you will come upon a cave that I used to use as a safehouse of sorts." Kurama commanded of the young male.

Hearing the urgency in Kurama's voice, Naruto did as he was ordered and quickly moved his feet in the direction that Kurama had pointed to. 

With each step that he took, the sun got closer to the ground which told Naruto that it would soon vanish from the sky completely. Not wanting to have to make his way to the cave in complete darkness; Naruto pushed himself to go faster. 

Just as the sun was about to pass the threshold that would cause it to flicker out of existence for the night, Naruto arrived at the cave that Kurama had told him about. Without wasting anytime, Naruto threw himself across the threshold of the wilds and the cave and as if the cave was possessed by some unknown energy; Naruto felt warmth travel through his body. 

A few seconds after Naruto started to feel warm again, the cave started to glow which only added kindling to the fire that were the questions burning their way through Naruto's mind. No longer having to worry about the dark, Naruto pushed further into the cave though as he did so; he started to question Kurama on the nature of this cave. "Kurama, how is it that this cave is glowing and why is it that the cold I should be feeling is no where to be found?" Naruto rambled off as he continued to gain ground in the cave.

"I told you Naruto that this cave was set up as a safehouse for me. The reason that it activated the way it did was because my soul is connected to your body and the cave has seals placed within it that react to my soul's proximity." Kurama explained to the blond that had just made it to the farthest reaches of the cave.

Though Naruto had heard Kurama's explanation, he was having trouble forming his words due to what he saw within the cave. The main portion of the cave had been set up as a room of sorts though this room would even rival the ones that his parents had set up for Hikaru and Remi. 

As if his feet moved of their own accord, Naruto was sprinting across the cave floor to jump on the bed that lay within the middle of the chamber. Immediately Naruto felt a comfort that he never felt from the mattress that his parents had given him. "This is like heaven..." Naruto muttered out and as his body grew more comfortable; Naruto fell into the oblivion of sleep's embrace. 

*

The party that his parents had in Remi and his honor continued to blare across the Leaf Village. No longer wishing to spend time in the excess that excludes his own brother, Hikaru made his way from the site where the celebration was occurring and towards his home instead wishing to share with Naruto his plans for the Uzumaki Clan when he takes over. 

Hikaru was thankful that since most of the village was celebrating with his family that this meant the roads were clear which allowed him to make it to his home without any difficulty. Once reaching his home, Hikaru wasted no time in entering and immediately started to make his way towards his younger brother's room. 

Hikaru gave the door a quick knock and waited for Naruto's voice telling him to come inside. Though when no voice came, Hikaru feared the worst; thinking something must be happening to Naruto that was keeping him from calling out. 

With great urgency, Hikaru pushed open the door to see that the room was empty. Immediately, Hikaru noticed that the little belongings that his brother owned were missing which brought him sprinting into the room. "What the hell is going on? Where is all Naruto's things?" Hikaru cried as he frantically searched through the room for anything that would displace this feeling.

In his search, Hikaru noticed the piece of paper that was laying on Naruto's bed. Making his way over to the paper, he picked it up and sat himself in it's place. 

Looking at the note, Hikaru started to read it. As he was doing so, tears sprang to his eyes. "Oh Naruto...if you would have just waited to hear my plans for the Clan you wouldn't have left." Hikaru wept as he laid himself in his brother's bed. 

With Naruto's scent drifting into him, Hikaru found himself falling asleep. 

*

Naruto had woken up at first light. A feeling of refreshment that he had never felt before clinging to his body. Since waking, Naruto had once again started to make his way in the direction that he had been going before he had to make the detour to the cave. Though Naruto was saddened to leave the comfort of the cave, he knew that he had to keep moving if he wanted to escape any Ninja that were possibly sent after him.

Thankfully, Kurama had promised if the journey took longer than it needed to; that there were other caves planted throughout the Land of Fire which gave Naruto a sense of something to hope for. 

"How much longer do we have to keep walking, Kurama?" Naruto asked of the fox as he continued to push further in the direction that he was told to go. 

Naruto was thankful, that he didn't have to wait long for his tenant to answer him. "You have another six hours depending on the speed that you move. Though we will reach the next cave long before sunset. From there it should only take about another five days." Kurama explained to the youngest Uzumaki-Namikazi.

Though Naruto hated the distance that he was going to have to walk, the prize that awaited him when they arrive all but kept him moving. "Lets get going then." Naruto muttered out as he pushed himself to go a little faster. 

Authors notes: Thank you to everyone who read this chapter. I didn't know how well I was going to like writing this story since I am not an expert on Fairy Tail though as I was typing the first chapter, I had many ideas on where to take this story. As always please review and I will see you all the next time I update this story.