Dagoro

The skies open, and rain washes away the sins of that day.

A figure is walking through the woods carrying a dark body bag.

It is a young man with blond hair and blue eyes.

The rain isn't heavy but it slows down his pace non-to-less. After a while he comes into a clearing. He sets down the body bag on the ground, near a couple of small rocks.


* This is far enough * he thought. He doesn't have much chakra left, but its enough.

He bites his tumb and draws a small amount of blood, makes a few hand seals and than places his hand on the ground.

*Kuchiyose no Jutsu* he says, a small puff of smoke blankets the spot where his hand touched.

After a few seconds the smoke begins to clear, in the middle of it stands a small toad. Green skin, black outline around it's mouth and bumps on the top of it's hair.

* Where am i, Who summoned me * the toad says after looking around a bit.

*Shima-sama* The man said as he came closer.

The toad looks at the young man and reconizes him immediately.

Shima: Naruto-chan.

Before shima could say anything else Naruto collapsed.

She goes to his side. Using her strenght she dragged him from out of the rain and moved him closer to the tree line where they had some cover. She examined him. She could tell he was completely drained from the look of fatigue on his face, his stomach rumbled and his clothing was worn out.

Shima: Naruto-chan, what have you been doing ?

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The rain did not let up even though 2 hours had passed.

Shima was standing near Naruto as he slept. She wondered why he was in a place such as this.

suddenly his eyes began to open. Slowly at first but after feeling the frigid rain drops on his skin he was fully awake.

He noticed something was standing to his side.

Shima: Naruto-chan, your awake. Thank godness.

He slowly sat up, his hand grasped at his shoulders. He was sore all over.

Naruto: Shima-sama. What happened ?

Shima: You collapsed right after you summoned me Kiddo.

He nodded slowly as his mind caught up with him.

Shima: Naruto, where is this place ?? why are you out here and why did you summon me ??

He picked him self up from the floor, and with a hand gesture asked Shima to follow him.

They walked a few yards to a small cluster of rocks.

As they near the place They talked.

Naruto: We're a few miles away from the village hidden in the rain.

Shima: The Rain village ?? what are you doing here ?? Pein rulled this area, they are enemies of the leaf. Are you trying to get yourself killed ??

Naruto: I had to come.

Shima: Why ??

Suddenly Naruto stopped walking.

Shima: What, what is it ??

Naruto pointed to the small cluster of rocks. Shima stood there for a moment but than made her way there. As she circles the rocks a dark object comes into her view.

Shima: Is this a body bag.....

suddenly she begun to realize why Naruto ventured into this parts.

Her eyes started to swell up with tears.

Shima: Is Jiraya-chan in there ??

Naruto: Yes.

Shima was overwhelmed with sadness, she remembered vividly what had happened with Jiraya. Fukasaku also crossed her mind.

Naruto came and stood next to her as she shed tears for the loved ones she had lost not so long ago.

After a while Naruto spoke.

Naruto: Shima-sama, i summoned here for a reason. I need you to do something for me.

Shima wipped the tears away from her face and looked at Naruto.

Naruto: I want you to take Ero-Senin's body to the leaf.

Shima: Why ??

Naruto: So he can have a proper funeral. Its the least i could do.

Shima: What about you ??

Naruto: Im not coming along.

Shima: Why ?? What are trying to say ?

Naruto: I left the village.

Shima: You left ?? You mean run away ??

Naruto nodded

Shima: Why would you do something like that ?

Naruto: A lot happened after our battle with Pein. The villagers don't want me around any more.

Shima: How can that be ? You defeated Pein and saved the village.

Naruto: Its a long story. But its better this way, now Aka will have no interest in attacking the village since im no longer there.

Shima: Naruto-chan, you have to go back. The villager was completely destroyed and many shinobi died in the process. You need to be there so you can protect everyone.

Naruto: Please Shima-sama, i need you to trust me on this. Me leaving was a good thing. As long as i don't endanger anyone i'll be ok.

Shima: .... I don't approve of this. I'll get Jiraya-chan's body to the leaf, please rethink this decision.

Naruto: I knew i could count on you Shima-sama. Thank you.

Shima stood over the body bag and made a hand seal. She, along with the body bag vanished inside a puff of smoke.

His mission was complete.

*Time to go, i need to get my things first* He thought. He began to make his way to where he left his belongings, the rain continued to fall.

As Naruto disappeared into the woods, a strange dark figure emerges from the side of a tree. It wore a dark cloak with red clouds, the skin divided into light and dark halves. The figure lingered for a moment, but than disappeared back into the tree as if it never existed.

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