Chapter no.6

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(Location: Hokage's office)

The tower where the Hokage resided was the location of the uproar. Tsunadae had called all of the available teams in Konoha in order to construct the Hokage's tower, which consisted of three large discs stacked on top of each other from the largest to the smallest. She also called Jiraya and Iruka, as well as the remaining two members of team 7 and their sensei. Finally, she called teams 8, 10, and Gai.

Asuma, Kurenai, and Gai were informed of the news that Naruto had fled the village. A few Jounins were present and watched the fight; they later reported to the other villagers that Naruto had escaped. Since Naruto had saved the Shinobi and Villagers from the Gaara incident, approximately half of the population of both groups was dissatisfied with his decision to flee. The other half of the people in the village were relieved that the "Demon" had finally left the area, and they celebrated their relief. They shared the hope that the "Demon" would meet a painful end on his way out of the village.

Of course, the Genins on teams 8, 10, and Gai were unaware of what the villagers meant when they referred to "Demon." Neither Sakura nor Sasuke were aware of this concept either. But Sasuke was perplexed by it all, the Jounins saying that the Uchiha was fighting the "Demon" and that the "Demon" lost and that the "Demon" left the village. He thought that they were referring to Naruto as the "Demon," but he had no idea why. Naruto may be foolish, loud, and annoying, but he is most certainly not a demon.

Iruka was unaware of what had taken place. He is aware that Naruto has left, but why did he do so? Why would he want to leave the village when he had a good life up to this point? He had friends and people who he could call family.

Jiraya looked at Sakura. He recognised it in her as guilt. After putting all of the pieces together, he was able to conclude that Sakura was responsible for Naruto's decision to leave the village because she had done something to him.

Sasuke was giving Sakura an agitated look of disapproval. Kakashi, her Sensei, cast a look of disapproval in her direction as she continued to speak. The newbies were aware of what was happening, but they couldn't help but wonder why Kakashi and Sasuke were staring at Sakura in such a way.

"I am sorry to inform you all that Naruto Uzumaki has left the village," I said when I called you all here today. Tsunadae disclosed the news with a note of regret in her tone of voice.

The rookies let out a shocked gasp and looked at each other, their expressions revealing confusion and sadness at the news that their friend with the blond knucklehead had left the village. Iruka was upset about the loss of his son, whose name he had taken.

"I have called on all of you to participate in a mission to search for Naruto, locate him, and bring him back to the village in a retrieval team. I'm going to tag along with you just in case things get challenging during this mission." Tsunadae explained

Shikamaru finally raised his voice and asked, "Why did Naruto leave the village?" Shikamaru Asked "Tell that to Sakura." Sasuke Responded with a note of annoyance in his tone of voice

The group turned their attention to her. Because Tsunadae did not give Kakashi the opportunity to explain what had occurred, Shizune and she, along with Tonton, are hearing it for the first time right now.

"Sakura..., would you be so kind as to explain what has occurred and what you have done?" Tsunadae questioned, the veins in her forehead bulging as she said, "well....I-." Sasuke interrupted Sakura while she was attempting to explain, but she continued anyway.

"I was present at the time that it took place. When Naruto asked Sakura out on a date, she humiliated him in front of him by calling him a monster and putting a damper on his dream. As a consequence of this, Naruto is inconsolable and has fled the village." Sasuke explained

The expression on the rookies' faces changed to one of rage as they directed their fury towards Sakura for the way she had treated Naruto. Iruka was let down by his former student at the Kuniochi Academy because he believed that she would treat Naruto with a little more consideration. The Sensies were also dismayed by the fact that a young and intelligent Genin like her would deliberately hurt the feelings of a Genin who was both nice and kind in order to please Sasuke. Jiraya was fuming with rage, but he managed to keep it bottled up inside of him despite the fact that he was aware that Sakura had just driven away not only one of the most skilled ninjas in Konoha, but also the child of one of Jiraya's former students. Shizune had mixed feelings about Sakura because she knew that he was the reason Tsunadae became Hokage and the reason she stopped trying to destroy herself. On the one hand, she was angry at Sakura, but on the other hand, she was concerned for her. Tsunadae was just like Jiraya, except she wasn't angry at all; rather, she was furious to the point where she wanted to level an entire mountain with her bare hands in order to vent her rage. (I'm not even joking when I say that she has the power to level an entire mountain.)

Neji, Kiba, Akamaru, Choji, Shikamaru, and Hinata were the members of the rookie nine who were the most enraged by Sakura's actions. Hinata was also very angry.

Neji acknowledged Naruto as a friend and expressed gratitude to him for dispelling Neji's false conviction that nothing or no one can alter the course of events.

Kiba and Akamaru both liked Naruto as a friend ever since he beat them in the Chunin exams and saved their lives several times in missions. Kiba and Akamaru both liked Naruto because he was a good fighter.

Both Shikamaru and Choji acknowledged Naruto as a friend for a significant amount of time and were aware of who he was. Naruto was a wonderful friend to both of them.

Hinata was the same as Tsunadae and Jiraya; her feelings for the young blonde had faded after hearing Sakura's words directed towards him; and she was tempted to use the techniques of her clan to kill the pink Kuniochi and make her suffer for what she had done to Naruto. Hinata was just like Tsunadae and Jiraya.