Author notes:

Thank you to whoever is taking the time to read this story. I am new to writing in this form and what not and would greatly appreciate any and all criticism readers may have to offer. I kind of have a plan for how I wish the my interpretation of Naruto's story to go but any criticisms may change that for the better. I do not own Naruto as you may have already guessed. Thank you. I hope you enjoy, and if anything I hope I can learn to be a better writer with your help.

As Naruto opened his eyes he was quickly reminded of the amount of pain he was in. It wasn't terribly unbearable but having multiple senbon sticking out of your body isn't exactly pleasant either. When his vision fully cleared he looked forward and saw the young shinobi with the mask lying on the floor. to his relief his comrade and admittedly now close friend Sasuke was still on his feet.

"Y… you always get in the way dobe… it never fails…" Sasuke whispered.

With new found reassurance Naruto perked up ignoring the state he himself was in.

"You beat him Sasuke" Naruto exclaimed.

That feeling quickly faded as Naruto realised what actually happened. Taking a closer look he saw that the other shinobi wasn't really hurt, just down for a bit, and he also saw that Sasuke was actually in pretty rough shape.

'He jumped in front of his attack…. Why….. Why would he…. Did he do it for me' Naruto thought.

"You should see the look on your face… you look like a total loser."

"Why… Why did you save me? Why did you do it?"

"I don't know… I just did."

As Sasuke spoke he thought about it himself. Why had he saved him. Were they really that close. Did naruto actually mean that much to him that he would basically get himself killed for Naruto's sake.

"You… I hated you"

"Then why… it doesn't make any sense... why would you protect me?"

As Naruto truly realized what Sasuke had done his frustration began to grow.

"I didn't ask for this… I didn't ask for you to save me!"

Sadness or maybe regret overcame Sasuke, and tears started to form at his eyes.

"I don't know… my body just moved... there was no time to think... lo.. ser…"

Sasuke managed to say as he began to collapse overcome by the pain and exhaustion he was under.

Naruto quickly moved to catch him although not entirely sure why.

"Sasuke!"

"H… He's still out there… my brother… I promised myself… I'd stay alive un…. until i killed him. Naruto don't let your dream die."

With those final words Sasuke gave in to the pain, to the anguish, to the regret and fell unconscious.

As Haku came to he looked on as the sight before him unfolded.

'He found the strength he didn't know he had. Why? Because of a certain person who was precious to him. To save that person he rushed in knowing it was a trap. He was a true shinobi, worthy of honor.'

"Is this the first time you have seen a friend die in battle. This is part of what it means to be shinobi."

As he finished speaking he returned to his jutsu. knowing that the end of this battle was near having defeated the stronger and smarter of the duo.

"Shut up!"

'I hated you too Sasuke, and yet...'

"You'll pay for this"

Naruto was so overcome with his own feelings as he heard the ice shinobi speak all those emotions quickly changed and unified against him. All around him an orange energy could be seen, and a huge spike of animosity, hate, and just pure rage filled the air.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

' What is this chakra. Chakra cannot be seen, yet it's clearly visible. It's something ghastly, I can feel the wrath, I can feel the blood lust like evil itself. His hand is healing, and changing. This boy what is he?!'

Haku kept observing as not only Naruto's hand was healing and changing, but his body was as well. He did not know what was happening but he did know that he had made a mistake. How could anyone have foreseen this? He then saw them. The boy's eyes had changed as well but not like the Uchiha's. His eyes now had a dark orange tint to them as opposed to the bright cerulean before it. They also looked almost like the eyes of a snake but he knew that wasn't right. They looked a little different than those of a snake. Then in an instant something happened that only a few people could have thought possible or even likely. A huge chain of what looked to be chakra with what looked to be a spearhead at its tip fired from the boy's body. There was no time to react, even for as quick as Haku was while using his Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals Jutsu he was directly hit (partly due to the amount of surprise and shock he was in), but to his astonishment he didn't really feel any pain even with the giant chain clearly having penetrated him. Just as quickly as it came it returned back to the boy. Then Haku saw something else that surprised him, another chain had struck the Uchiha and was beginning its return as well. It wasn't until the chain left him that he felt something. It was horrifying. It felt as if something had been stolen or taken from him. It was indescribable. He knew this had to end soon or he would be in serious peril.