Summary: A short poem about Naruto's and Sasuke's thoughts as they battle.

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Rasengan vs. Chidori

After all of our arguments and fights, I never thought it would boil down to this

Even though you think I'm an idiot, I did notice something was amiss

The hatred in your cold dark eyes only grows as the days go by

With your entire clan exterminated by your big brother –

There isn't a need to wonder why

But lately you've been such a jerk

More than the day we had first met

I won't let you throw your life away; Grandma Tsunade will lose this bet

You say you are going to kill me

To make you stronger than you are now

But Sasuke, this is something that I just can't allow

You see I made a promise to Sakura that I would bring you back home

But it seems like the only way to do this now is by knocking some sense into your thick dome

As our kunais and jutsus clash

And we hurl words to and fro

I want to ask you why you've changed –

From my teammate, my best friend, my bro

I didn't want it to come to this but it seems like there isn't another choice

I'm going to have to use brute strength since you don't want to listen to my voice

RASENGAN!!!

You almost seem surprised as we finally stand face to face

With you against Orochimaru, it looks like you lost the race

The anger flashing in your crystal cool orbs reminds me of why I left the Leaf

Because of its weak shinobi like you and your stupid transparent beliefs

Not a single soul in the village can understand what I've been through

Not Sakura, not Kakashi, and least of likely you

It's true that we made a good team

But all good things must come to an end

With these thoughts and the Sound Village's help, I was at last able to contend

When Itachi murdered our family that night he left me with a piece of advice

I could become stronger than him, but it would come with a hefty price

The life of my best friend I would take

A bond between two teammates – two brothers

I would have to break

Naruto you're just as foolish as ever

But part of me is dying inside

I wither at the thought of extinguishing your dreams

But all of these feelings, I must hide

It's too late to turn back now you idiot, so don't you dare think of stepping down

I can't help but think this is a mistake – and I realize that with a frown


CHIDORI!!!

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