A figure flashed across a large plain tearing up large chucks of it with his very speed. Finally, he arrived at his destination, a valley. Two statues stood guard, looking proud. Another being was at the other end.

"Sasuke…"

"Naruto."

"Sasuke…"

They wasted no time in rushing forward and meeting each other with a kunai against a sword.

"I won't let you leave the village…"

Naruto ducked and, forming a Rasengan in his hands, pushed forward to slam it into Sasuke's chest only for him to puff away in a cloud of smoke.

Another Sasuke flashed into appearance at the top of Madara's statue. "I've always wanted to use that on you… It's been a long time." He deflected the kunai thrown at him and jumped as Naruto's punch shattered the head of the once mighty figure.

Naruto quickly followed after and dodged the slices swiped at him while looking for an opening, shifting from side to side and having a faint cloak of red chakra flow onto him. Grabbing the Sword of Kusanagi, he flexed his hand making it crumble and shatter in his grip.

Sasuke launched himself away with a well placed kick to the throat and flashed downwards, discarding his sword. "That was a gift."

Naruto landed across him. "From Orochimaru? Che, crumbling under my fist is a fate it deserves."

"You've grown rather vindictive Naruto."

"I had to do a lot of things to become Hokage. My entire façade of the ninja world shattered. I had to learn to not be myself."

"Finally see it? Hatred is in all of us."

"Yep but atleast good people suppress it."

"Tch, I take it back. Still sprouting the same nonsense."

"Nonsense? Sasuke, just as there is hatred there is also good in all of us. It's your choices that define your perception and path."

"Then why do you still cling to the belief that you will be able to get me to return to that village? They will execute me the second they see me for my crimes."

"I just won't let you go because…"

"I'm the damn Hokage, I can pull a few fucking strings."

"Tch, let's just go back to fighting. I remember a certain blond haired idealistic brat saying that he'd drag me back even if he had to break all the bones in my very body! Fireball Jutsu!"

The blazing orb of flames swayed across burning brightly in the dark night.

"If that's what it'll take then so be it! Beast Ball!" Naruto screamed as an orb of his own started forming, the fireball being simply absorbed into it.

Sasuke groaned. "And here I thought that'd you would slowly start to build up and converse a bit instead of going all out." He threw a smokebomb down, shrouding him. While hidden, he flashed away.

Ceasing the charge up, Naruto looked at his surroundings and started concentrating. Sage energy began to flow into him.

The sound of a thousand chirping birds was heard. Sasuke's shadow appeared in front of the moon, blue lightning sparkling in his hand.

"One last time… I see how it is…"

A spinning orb appeared in his hand. He jumped.

"because… I'M YOUR FRIEND!"

They clashed against each other.

"… dattebayo."