Shizune shook in fear as she pushed Naruto out the door of the compound. Naruto squinted as the sunlight burned his eyes. Naruto raised his hand over his face as his eyes quickly adjusted to the light.Lowering his hand back down, Naruto looked around as he pointed to the front gate, "To the park," Naruto ordered as Shizune nodded

"R-Right away," Shizune said as an ANBU appeared in front of them

"I'm sorry, but Naruto isn't allowed off the Clan grounds," the ANBU said as Naruto's heart-rate accelerated.

"ANBU, move out of the way," Naruto ordered

"I-I'm sorry, b-but y-you're not allowed t-to leave t-the house," the ANBU repeated as Naruto's heart beat louder and louder. The ANBU soon felt small as Naruto looked down at him. His appearance helped in this as the ANBU could've sworn he saw the fires of hell appear behind Naruto. The ANBU shook in fear as his teeth chattered as he fell to his knees, "You are not to tell anyone where we went. Am I understood?" Naruto said as the ANBU nodded, shaking like a leaf, "Good. Shizune... to. The. Park,"

"Y-Yes! R-Right away!" Shizune stuttered as she pushed Naruto out of the clan grounds and to the park.

Shizune pushed Naruto through the streets as the ladder sat quietly. She made sure Naruto was comfortable in his chair, but what caught her attention was all the looks Naruto was getting. She even saw a mother cover her child's eyes as they walked by. Shizune lowered her head to whisper into Naruto's ear, "Naruto, why is everyone looking at you like you killed someone?" she asked

"Don't bother, you get used to it," Naruto replied

"What do you mean?"

"You. Get. Used to it. Don't ask again," Naruto threatened, making Shizune gulp. She stopped asking questions and continued pushing Naruto to the park. The stares Naruto got from everyone continued as, pretty soon, Shizune started to glare back at them. This caused many to look away, not wanting to anger the student of Tsunade. Continuing the process all the way to the park, Shizune stopped at the fence separating them from the playground as she said: "We're here,"

"He's not here," Naruto mumbled as he didn't see Garou at his usual spot

"E-Excuse me?"

"He's. Not. Here," Naruto repeated, "go to Training Ground 44,"

"T-The Forest of Death?!" Shizune shouted, "B-but why?!"

"Go! Now!" Naruto ordered, sending a shiver down her spine

"Y-Yes," Shizune said as she pushed him to the Forest of Death.

Shizune pushed Naruto through the Forest of Death as she was constantly looking over her shoulder, making sure nothing was following them, "Make a right," Naruto said as Shizune turned his wheelchair

"Naruto, what are we doing here?! Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Shizune asked

"Maybe," Naruto whispered

"What?"

"Go forward," Naruto said, ignoring Shizune's question. Naruto gave directions to the lake where he trained, ignoring the questions Shizune was asking. Shizune pushed Naruto through a bush as Naruto said: "We're here," as he saw the bamboo bundles in the ground and the large lake

"What is this place?" Shizune asked as they saw a tree fall over

"Good," Naruto said as he slowly stood up

"N-Naruto! You should stay off your feet! Get back in your chair!" Shizune shouted as Naruto ignored her further, walking toward the fallen tree. Naruto grunted in pain as he walked, It felt like he was walking on broken glass. Each step went waves of pain through his entire body, but he continued. Gritting his teeth, Naruto leaned against the fallen as he saw Garou hitting another tree, taking out chunks of wood with each hit, "SENSEI!" Naruto shouted, making Garou jump. Garou turned around to see Naruto. Garou froze as he saw Naruto walk toward him, getting used to walking again. As Naruto approached him, Garou balled his fists as Naruto stood in front of him, "What am I learning today?" Naruto asked

"You little shit..." Garou muttered as he cocked back his fist

"Hm?" Naruto questioned

"YOU STUPID LITTLE SHIT!" Garou shouted as he punched Naruto in the face, sending him flying. Naruto flew through the air as he crashed next to Shizune, "NARUTO!" Shizune screamed as Garou ran at him

"YOU IDIOTIC! MORONIC! STUPID SON OF A BITCH!" Garou shouted as he appeared on top of Naruto and punched him again. Naruto took the punch as Shizune watched in shock, "GET OFF OF HIM!" Shizune ordered as she started going through hand-signs

"SHIZUNE! STOP!" Naruto said through his beating

"What?!"

"This is between me and him!" Naruto shouted as he managed to pull his arms up to protect his face. Shizune stood there in awe as she witnessed Garou beat down Naruto, who wasn't fighting back. Naruto felt every punch Garou threw, every bit of anguish could be felt with each strike. But Naruto still didn't fight back, "YOU IDIOT! I SPEND HOURS! DAYS! TEACHING YOU HOW TO FIGHT! TO BE STRONG! AND YOU GO AND TRY TO GET YOURSELF KILLED?!?! HOW UNGRATEFUL CAN YOU BE?!" Garou screamed at the top of his lungs, "I FED YOU! I TAUGHT YOU! I PROTECTED YOU! I SAVED YOU! AND YOU GO AND ALMOST DIE!?! YOU'VE GOT BALLS OF FUCKING TITANIUM TO SHOW YOUR FACE TO ME!" he continued.

Garou then started to shout gibberish, cursing with every word he spoke. All the while, Naruto just protected himself. Garou then slowed down, as Naruto let go of his defense. This slow decline in aggression took 10 long minutes as Garou now stood on top of Naruto, who had two bloody arms and a bruise face, "You idiot," Garou whispered as he picked Naruto and hugged him, "you stupid child! How could you just go and almost die? Do you have any idea what it's like for a teacher to bury his student?! A brother to bury his brother," Garou said as Naruto hugged him back

"I'm sorry, sensei. But I needed to do it, I needed to find information," Naruto said

"And did you find any?" Garou asked. Naruto shook his head as Garou started to cry, "You almost died for no reason. Look at you! You've got a piece of fucking metal in your head and your missing an eye!" Garou shouted

"Yeah, I know. But don't I look badass?" Naruto asked, making Garou chuckle

"A-A little bit," Garou replied as he wiped away his tears

"Good... now can you bring me over to Shizune? She's my personal doctor," Naruto requested as Garou took Naruto to Shizune.

Garou sat in Naruto's wheelchair as Shizune was healing Naruto, "Would you please get out of Naruto-sama's wheelchair?" Shizune asked

"No," Garou replied

"I won't ask again,"

"And I won't answer again," Shizune said as Garou glared

"Let him sit in it, I need to walk around anyways," Naruto said as he stood up

"B-But Naruto y-"

"I don't care what I 'need' to do," Naruto said as he looked Shizune in the eye, "I'll do what I'll do. Got it?"

"Actually, kid, I agree with her," Garou said as he got out of the wheelchair, "you need to rest,"

"Sensei... I'm sorry, but I need to get stronger and this is the only way I can do it,"

"And what's that? Breaking your bones even more?" Garou asked

"Yes," Naruto deadpanned

"Naruto! Listen to your sensei! He's got a good head on his shoulders, even if he beat you 10 minutes before," Shizune said, whispering that last part

"You don't get it... I don't care at this point. May I die in 6 days or 6 months, I will die fulfilled," Naruto said as he walked over to the bamboo bundles and started punching the bamboo. Shizune got up to stop him as Garou put up his hand, "Let him do it," Garou said

"B-"

"He'll give out in the next 2 hours. Let him get out all that stress," Garou said as Shizune watched Naruto throw punches. Shizune stood in silence as Garou took a deep breath and said: "So... come here often?"