Hey ya'll! I adopted this fic from a good pal, RamenLoverNaruto. They told me they killed the fic, and I stepped in. Vola~ My new fic.
Pairing:
NaruHina
SasuSaku
ShikaIno
?(Surprise Pairing later! x2)
Chapter One: A Bitter Loss
The roaring of the waterfall didn't mute his question. In fact, it pounded it into the head of his friend. The same friend he was now battling. "Sasuke! Tell me what is happening! Tell me who's done this to you!" The blonde haired boy shouted even as he took a step towards the other boy.
Uchiha Sasuke turned slowly towards him, clearly under some sort of possession. "What do you care? I have to defeat Itachi. Even if it means killing a loser like you." Mentally, Sasuke flinched at the harshness of his tone towards his friend. "Naruto. I said I wanted to fight you. What better place than here?"
"Sasuke! I won't let Orochimaru get you! He's just using you! Wake up!" Naruto cried, taking a few more steps before realizing his friend could only be persuaded through his fists. "If it's what it'll take to snap you awake, I will! I made a promise to bring you back and I will not go back on my word!" He charged forward at the same time Sasuke did, both matching each other's thrown punches, with few actually hitting the other.
And when those punches did hit, it sent the other flying. Naruto tried again to convince Sasuke to come back with him, but the plea fell on deaf ears. The two stood now on top of two logs, facing the other.
"Sasuke! You can come back! I understand what you're feeling. Just come back." Naruto said, hoping this would get to his friend.
He was wrong. Sasuke glared at him with the fully matured Sharingan."Like I told you, you won't be able to make a mark on my forehead!" He pointed to the protector as a taunt.
Naruto shot up and glared right back. "I know how you feel, Sasuke! We'll work through this as friends!"
"Just shut up for once! What the hell do you know about it?! It's not like you ever had a family in the first place! You were on your own right from the beginning, what makes you think you know anything about it?! Huh?! I'm suffering now because I had those ties, how on earth could you possibly understand, what it feels like to lose all that!" Sasuke demanded, shoving Naruto off of him, only to stare in shock when he saw the large amount of chakra flowing from Naruto. "What are you?!"
"I'm your friend, Sasuke!" Naruto shouted back as he sent Sasuke flying with his own punch. Jumping up and grabbed his collar, he tried to shake him into seeing reason, but was kicked back, landing on the feet of one statue and Sasuke on the other.
Sasuke tapped into his Curse Mark and charged up his Chidori as Naruto did the same for his Rasengan. After staring each other down, they both burst forward.
"SASUKEEEEE!"
"NARUTOOOOOO!"
The attacks met and created a giant, black energy dome formed and surrounded them. In the dome, Sasuke struck Naruto in the stomach, while Naruto scratched Sasuke's headband. Both dropped into the water, Sasuke recovering first and dragged Naruto to the shore, proving he had won. However, when Sasuke looked at his unconscious friend, he found himself unable to kill him. "Naruto... You have to bring me back.. Get stronger, idiot..." He left with those parting words.
Naruto woke up staring at the ceiling of the Leaf Hospital, sitting up and seeing Sasuke's headband in his lap. He remembered fighting him and the plea his friend said, figuring he was knocked out. 'Get stronger, idiot..' Naruto tightened his grip on the headband as a pink-haired girl stormed in. "Sakura! I pro-"
"SHUT IT! You didn't bring back Sasuke! You told me you'd bring him back! Was it too much for you to drag him back kicking? You deserve to be here! You lied! Don't promise anything you can't do!" Sakura nearly snarled as she stormed out of the room.
Naruto was stunned speechless. Sakura had never once gotten this mad with him. Maybe it was because he failed at bringing 'her' Sasuke back. ".. I will bring you back, Sasuke. I promised myself and Sakura-chan to do that."
"Why is it I always see you in here?" Came a serious voice.
"Pervy-Sage?" Naruto asked, blinking.
"The one and only... Sasuke is beyond hope, kid. You'd be an idiot if you think you'll bring him back. Look at that pink-haired girl. She's accepted the fact." Jiraya said, sitting on the window sill.
"I may have to be an idiot. I want to become Hokage and if I can't save a friend, what good will I be as Hokage?" Naruto asked, staring at the forehead protector.
"Well, that's the Naruto I know. Say, I came here to ask if you wanted to come with me? I have a few things to look up on and I may have time to train you some more so you can bring him back." Jiraya said.
"Seriously, Pervy-Sage? I can't wait!" Naruto cheered.
"I'll be waiting for you to get out of here in three days." Jiraya explained, leaving his pupil to heal.
Three days later, Naruto was getting ready to leave when a knock came from the door. Expecting Sakura to be there to apologize, he was confused when he saw a blueish black haired girl standing there, staring at her feet. "Hinata? What's up?" He asked.
"I-I-I-I he-heard yo-you are leaving... S-s-so I wan-wanted to s-s-say..." She stuttered, nearly dying of being so close to her secret crush.
"Say, Hinata, after I get back from training with Pervy-Sage, how about you and me go to Ichiraku for ramen? My treat." Naruto asked.
"L-l-like a d-d-d-date?" She asked, shocked.
"Sure. I guess that's what it'll be called. I won't be back for three years probably, but I promise I'll take you out when I return. Just don't find someone else to take to Ichiraku while I'm gone." Naruto said, putting a hand on her forehead. "You feeling alright?"
"Y-y-yes, Naruto-kun.." She stared into his blue eyes and smiled, still blushing. "I-I-I-I will w-w-w-wait.." She added before seeing how close his face was to hers. Before she could even think, he pecked her cheek with a kiss and went to grab his bag.
"See ya, Hinata!" He said, saluting her and humming out the door. Walking a while, he stopped and looked back at the Hokage Monument. "Just you wait and see, I'll be the best Hokage ever." He held his hand up in front of the Fourth's face and clenched it in a promise before meeting up with Jiraya at the gate. "I'm ready to go, believe it!"
Well, I must say.. I made Sakura look like a real bitch! O_O And she's my favorite character. xD Well, lemme know what you think! Review and I'll update when I get the inspiration.
~~Kagomee-H.
