Yes, for now

"Alright fine. Any chance you can turn down the burning though?" Asked Naruto as he felt his left arm begin to go numb.

An almost welcome sensation when compared to the burning sensation going across the rest of his body. The chakra cloak may have been protecting his body from any outside harm but it was also doing constant damage to Naruto's body. "It is the price of power child. Think of it as motivation to find a safe spot al the sooner hahaha." The fox chucked deep and mockingly.

"Tsk, asshole. Any idea's where I can go at least?" Naruto asked as he began walking along the river. "Did you really just ask the one who hasn't seen the light of day in your entire lifetime if he knows someplace. Anyplace!!?" The fox growled angrily.

Even Naruto had to admit to himself that was indeed a stupid question. "Alright, geeze! Dumb question I get it!" Naruto growled back. "Something tells me working with you isn't gonna be easy. Or any fun for that matter."

Naruto gathered chakra to his feet and began pushing himself forward. Going faster than he had ever previously ran. Faster than most ninja he knew minus Rock Lee or his sensei Might Guy.

"Much as I hate to admit it the fox is right. I'm ready to pass out and sleep for a week. But if I don't find someplace safe to hide out I'm gonna get dragged back to that dame village. And this time they'll lock me up for abandonment and throw away the key. Place was bad enough when I could at least get Ramen."

Naruto felt a twinge of guilt when he thought of the kindly father and daughter duo of Ichiraku Ramen. Perhaps the only people in the whole village who had ever shown him any genuine kindness. How they would always greet him warmly and talk to him as if he was a person and not a monster. "Tsk....probably just acted that way since I was their best customer. Hell I'm pretty sure I single handedly paid their rent every month."

Thought Naruto, trying to ease his own guilt. Not that there was time for doubt. Naruto made his choice and now he had to stick with it. He had burned that bridge when he buried his bestfriend in rubble.