Inferno :

I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears
Night and morning with my tears,
And I sunned it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright,
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine -

And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning, glad, I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

-A Poison Tree - William Blake.

Prologue :

There was a cool breeze blowing as she looked to the heavens, her red hair blowing in the wind. "Look at the sun, Naruto-chan. See how bright and yellow it is….just like your hair. Your eyes…it's as if they mirror the sky."

The child gurgled in her arms, not more than a few days old. Kushina smiled and gently rocked him in her arms. A slight movement in front of her compelled her to look up. She perceived a lady carrying a child.

"How are you today, Kushina? Your face is positively glowing!"

"You know me Mikoto, I simply go head over heels when Naruto smiles."

Uchiha Mikoto laughed as she gently sat down beside Kushina.

"Sasuke spoke his first words today, didn't you Sasuke?"

"How lovely! Was it kaa-chan?"

"No, it was onee-"

"He loves his brother dearly, doesn't he?"

"He certainly does…"

A gentle gust of wind blew a few dried leaves into the air...they swirled around, struggling for their freedom. Suddenly Naruto started kicking about….he tried to peep into Mikoto's arms.

"See there Naruto, it's your friend Sasuke," said Kushina. Naruto laughed and tugged at Kushina's hair.

Sasuke gazed at Naruto. After a while he smiled.

"Kushina….!"

"There's Minato…. I'm sure he needs my help in the kitchen again…. men," Kushina shook her head and sighed,

"When will I ever get to spend time with you, little Naruto, if your father can't cook a simple meal?"

Kushina got up to leave when Mikoto called out to her,"I'm sure they'll be great friends, Kushina."

Kushina smiled at her. "I'm sure they will."

Mikoto turned around and followed her way home. The red haired lady stood at her door for a moment before returning to her husband (who'd probably burnt their lunch by now and was frantically trying to repair any damage) and took a last look at the sky.

'Brilliant blue…clear as crystal.' She smiled to herself.

"…I'm sure they will…"

It was dark in the prep-room. It was more like a cellar with a ramp leading to a massive trap-door that shut the world out.

"Are you ready to face death?" Sasuke's expression was fixed as he turned towards Naruto. The door in front of them grated open. A narrow shaft of light sliced through the darkness and started to grow… slowly revealing a sandy expanse in front of them. The pink-haired girl next to him nodded with a grim expression on her face.

She turned to her right and saw a boy draw a kunai from a pouch bandaged to his right leg. Twirling the kunai on his middle finger, Naruto turned to Sasuke with a smile on his face. He tossed the blade into the air and caught its handle in his palm, enjoying the coarse grip.

"I was born ready!"

Hey guys! Thanks for reading! Hope you liked what you read.

This is my first fanfic. I was inspired to write by SomeDamn Author who is a great friend of mine, hence the name.

I will upload the next chapter in a few days... it is relatively a lot longer than this, so will take a bit of time to complete.

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