"I love you."
Those words mean nothing now. They are simply syllables of sound that silently trail off of incompetent lips. Lips that speak nothing but foolishness. Foolishness which entails your utmost defeat. Defeat is never an option.
You are not defeated by losing a fight---you are defeated by losing your life. When the last breath is pulled out and raked away from your gasping lungs; that is when you are truly defeated.
Death ends everything excluding eternity.
Uchiha Sasuke stared lifelessly at his visitors. His cold, dark eyes were black holes; pulling everything in towards them, and pushing light away. "Ah, Sakura. And look, who else? Naruto. It's been awhile, friends. Good to see you." Sasuke smirked, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "You two surely have changed." Naruto growled, looking up at his long lost rival. "Shut up, Sasuke! You know why we're here! Come home," Naruto snarled. "now!" "Hmph. You've come to force me, ne? Well, it'll take a lot more than your petty words." Sasuke suddenly appeared in front of Naruto. Sakura was left speechless with nothing but a gasp to satisfy him. Sasuke placed his lips ever so close to his former comrade's ear. With his hand lightly placed on Naruto's opposite shoulder, he whispered; intending to speak only to fox boy. "There's a reason I didn't kill you back then, Naruto. I had to let you live for the time being. But look now. I can kill you," His voice was deep and emotionless. "right now." Sasuke drew his katana from it's sheath. He pulled it upward until it was firmly placed in his right hand. He turned his hand slightly to position himself. "You want to become Hokage, don't you Naruto. That's your dream, ne?" Naruto's eyes turned to Sasuke. "Well then, I'm about to shatter that dream. So, what will you do about that? Come on, Naruto. Kill me!" Sasuke chuckled. A smirk was wiped across his face. Naruto was digusted with how Sasuke had become---not with his strength or power, but with how he used it.
"Do it, Naruto! Are your dreams worth anything to you?" Sasuke held his katana in place above his victim. Naruto didn't move, and placed his voice to cold whispers. "How can someone who kills his best friend become Hokage?" Sasuke's eyes grew darker, and his smirk was taken away. "Naruto, you can't use kyuubi this time." Naruto was shocked that Sasuke knew, but tried to keep his stance. "How do you know about Kyuubi?" Sasuke smirked once more. "I saw it with my own eyes. I spoke to it---inside your mind." "What...what are you talking about?" Naruto's eyes studied Sasuke's expression. "I am an Uchiha. Have you forgotten? My Sharingan allowed me to look into your concious and see that beast that lives within you. The Nine-tailed Fox. Kyuubi." Naruto gritted his teeth. "Fine. Kill me. No one's stopping you." "Hmph."
Sasuke brought his sword mercilessly down, fully intending to slice his rival in two.
END OF PART 1