Naruto Uzumaki is a Rogue Ninja

Why was Naruto working herself so hard?

Those eyes that refused to admit defeat... Kakashi felt as though he had seen them somewhere before.

Not wanting to disturb Naruto's training, Kakashi quietly left. He glanced toward where the Anbu were stationed, frowned slightly, and used the Body Flicker Technique to depart.

"Kakashi! Let's settle this!" The moment Might Guy, dressed in a green jumpsuit and sporting a bowl cut... ah... no, a hairstyle like a bowl cut, spotted Kakashi, he seemed to have been injected with adrenaline. He rushed before Kakashi at a hundred-meter sprint, kicking up a cloud of dust and a fierce gust of wind.

Kakashi knew exactly how much he would regret it if he refused Might Guy's challenge, so he nodded and accepted.

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"Damn it! It was paper! Kakashi, next time I'll definitely beat you! As punishment for failing the challenge, I'll do a hundred laps around Konohagakure on my hands! Hahahaha! See you later, Kakashi!"

Watching Might Guy walk on his hands no slower than he ran, speeding off like the wind, Kakashi could not help rubbing his forehead.

"As energetic as ever..."

Three nights later, stars glittered across the beautiful night sky as Naruto continued diligently practicing Wind Style: Gale Palm.

"Wind Style: Gale Palm!"

A violent blast of wind sent the stones around Naruto flying!

"Yay! I did it!"

Naruto leaped up happily, then collapsed onto the ground from exhaustion. After resting for a while, she got back up and staggered home.

"That child has quite the talent~!"

The Third Hokage, peeping on Naruto through a crystal ball, sighed in admiration. She had mastered Wind Style: Gale Palm in only three days.

It could not be said that Naruto's talent was exceptionally good, nor could it be called poor. Watching her fall and get back up again, training tirelessly without fear of hardship or exhaustion, the Third Hokage smiled with gratification.

The Will of Fire of Konohagakure would be passed on. Minato, your child would become a great ninja.

Who knew what the Third Hokage would think if he found out Naruto was planning to flee Konohagakure? Would he be so angry that his high blood pressure and heart disease flared up, causing him to drop dead on the spot?

Perhaps because she had been thinking about Shisui Uchiha a few days ago, Naruto happened to run into the grim-faced Shisui Uchiha as she emerged from the forest.

Naruto pointed at the clothes bearing the Uchiha fan crest and deliberately cried out.

"Ah! Your surname is Uchiha, right?"

"What is it?"

Shisui Uchiha stopped and looked at the blonde girl who had suddenly called out to him. When he noticed the whisker-like markings on both sides of her cheeks...

"I sit next to Sasuke Uchiha in class!"

"Oh?"

The little bean sprout from Itachi's family appeared in Shisui Uchiha's mind. He looked Naruto over with interest.

So this girl was the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki... What did she want with me? Come to think of it, that little bean sprout was quite popular. Could she be one of his admirers?

Just as Shisui Uchiha was wondering what Naruto wanted from him, Naruto plopped weakly onto the ground, blinked at him pitifully, and held out her arms.

"Since Sasuke and I are classmates, could you take me home? Please! I used up too much Chakra while training earlier, and I don't have the strength to get home anymore!"

Why weren't those Anbu helping her?

Shisui Uchiha assumed Naruto could not possibly detect the Anbu with her current abilities, so he did not think much of it. He picked Naruto up, then froze when he felt how light she was.

"So light!"

In his arms, she felt almost weightless. Naruto even gave him the impression of being skin and bones. It was easy to imagine what kind of treatment she had received as the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki.

A Bold Plan (Revised)

Just as planned!

The moment Naruto saw Shisui Uchiha, she had begun thinking of how to get alone with him. Her conclusion was that she needed Shisui Uchiha's help. He would have to use the Sharingan to cast a genjutsu and create an illusion that would deceive the Anbu. ΨΨ

To keep Danzo from obtaining Shisui's eyes, and to prevent the Akatsuki Organization from gaining another troublesome Vermilion Bird, after all, the Nine-Tails was one of the Akatsuki Organization's targets!

She was not the Naruto Uzumaki from the original story, who could persuade Nagato with nothing but talk-no-jutsu.

For that reason, Naruto came up with a bold and crazy plan! Its name was—

The Uchiha Preservation Plan!

She would use every resource available to her, even herself!

Naruto was now taking advantage of her own strengths. Although she was the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, most people would not refuse a little girl's request. On top of that, she had said that she knew Sasuke. The chance that an Uchiha clansman would refuse to take her home was extremely low.

"This should do it, right?"

The instant Shisui Uchiha set Naruto down in front of her home, Naruto's soft, murmuring voice sounded beside his ear.

"Do you want to save the Uchiha?"

Shisui Uchiha's eyes flew wide open. His motion of setting Naruto down stopped, and in his agitation, his eyes automatically transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Don't get worked up. I need you to help me fool those rats hiding in the shadows. You can do it, right? Shisui, with the Sharingan your Uchiha clan is so proud of."

Naruto smiled brilliantly and blinked his innocent-looking eyes, as though he were thanking Shisui Uchiha.

"Caw! Caw!"

A crow flew past the Anbu's eyes. They saw Shisui Uchiha set Naruto down before leaving. Naruto yawned sleepily, returned to the house, and collapsed exhausted onto the bed, falling asleep without even changing his clothes.

Shisui Uchiha followed Naruto into the house and rapidly formed hand seals. A barrier enveloped the entire room. His Mangekyō Sharingan radiated killing intent as he seized Naruto by the throat and lifted him into the air.

Lifted by the throat, Naruto felt the suffocating pressure but did not struggle. He tilted his head and grinned eerily as a red tail formed from Nine-Tails Chakra swayed behind him, slamming like a fist into Shisui Uchiha's abdomen.

Bang!

Shisui Uchiha flew backward and crashed into the wall.