-1Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Summary: You don't understand I just killed my best friend.
Ibiki walked into the room. Sasuke was quiet and withdrawn as usual.
"So what happened?" Ibiki asked bluntly.
It was to no surprise that Sasuke stubbornly remained silent.
Ibiki sighed, "It's not helping your stand in the village if you don't talk, Sasuke."
Nothing but silence was his answer.
"You left the village, attempted to join one of our greatest enemy, went against your comrades and you killed-"
Ibiki didn't get to finish as Sasuke punched him.
"You have no idea what happened, don't you dare say anything like you know us!"
" 'Us?', He's already dead." came Ibiki's severe voice.
"Shut Up!!" Sasuke roared as he saw flashes of red slitted eyes and wild unruly blonde hair.
"It's always Naruto, me and Naruto" Sasuke said quietly.
'Why, though,' Ibiki thought.
"Naruto is everything to me," Sasuke began again.
Ibiki listened, not letting a sound be uttered from him.
"My best friend, my brother and my lover."
Ibiki's eyes widened at the last part.
'Lover? Since when?'
"What happened, tell me."
Sasuke gave him a chilling humorless laugh.
"You just want you stupid information. The only good it will do is be in a file collecting dust."
Kakashi on the other side of the two way mirror looked on with regret.
-Flashback-
He was running. He could feel the two power chakra's clash, but all too soon one died. And Kakashi hurried, praying that he wasn't too late.
'Please, let me make it on time,' Kakashi prayed.
There in the clearing was Sasuke and Naruto.
He almost let out a relieved sigh but all too soon let horror overtake his features.
Naruto had a chidori rammed through his chest.
He could see Naruto whisper something to Sasuke, he couldn't decipher what he'd said.
Naruto however clung to Sasuke and smiled even though blood was flowing from his mouth.
The smile he saw was the happiest smile he'd seen on Naruto's face.
-End Flashback-
"- You don't understand I don't care what happens to me. I just killed my best friend!" Sasuke shouted at Ibiki.
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Naruto was running. Kiba, shikamaru, Neji and Chouji were somewhere far off. For all he knew they could be dead. Oh how he wanted to go back and check. But, he had to bring back Sasuke. He promised Sakura but more importantly he had promised himself. He would give it his all, and he desperately hoped that it would be enough.
As he jumped from tree branch to tree branch, he felt as if someone was following him. It could be a comrade or an enemy. But, Naruto ignored it sasuke was his top priority. And whoever it was that was following him was a safe distance away.
After a few minutes that presence was gone. At least he didn't have to worry about evading any attacks from behind.
But as he was mid leap he felt something hit him, stumbling forward he lost his balance. His vision blurred.
Luckily he caught himself applying chakra to the soles of his sandals. Inside him the Kyuubi stirred.
Grunting out a hiss of pain naruto resumed his trek, never noticing the eyes that continued to watch him as he left.
"Soon my pet, very soon"
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Naruto was close, he could feel Sasuke's chakra. He was so close. With an extra boost of chakra naruto quickened his pace.
Pushing aside some foliage naruto finally saw Sasuke's still figure.
"Please Sasuke stop this, and come home." Naruto pleaded
Sasuke remained silent, his back towards Naruto.
"It's too late Naruto"
"But-"
Naruto was cut off by Sasuke.
"Even if I did go back things would never go back to how they were."
Naruto who was across Sasuke, bowed his head. His bangs covering his eyes.
"I know it wouldn't be the same but, it won't be my home if your not there Sasuke."
"Words won't matter now naruto. Now come." and the fight ensued.
'The one I love…prepare to die' Sasuke thought
It was almost like a dance, the way they dodged and attacked each other.
But as he fought Naruto felt an overwhelming numb feeling seep through his bones.
'I won't let you leave Sasuke, not ever' and his eyes turned red.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
As the fight between the two escalated naruto could feel Kyuubi become restless. The overwhelming power of the Kyuubi, it's red chakra wrapping itself around his body.
'Stop it,' he kept repeating but it was all in vain.
"Naruto prepare yourself… I won't hold back"
Naruto stared as Sasuke formed his chidori, his won Rasengan manifesting itself as well.
He couldn't feel his arms and he felt this searing pain coming from his abdomen, the pain spreading all over his body. He clenched his teeth to stop the cries of pain that would have surely ripped out from his throat.
But as they both charged at each other, deadly attack in hand, nary couldn't help but dispel his own Rasengan as they were mere inches apart from colliding.
He couldn't bring himself to hurt the one he loved most. And as the chidori rammed through his chest he couldn't help but smile.
"I couldn't do it Sasuke, I tried but I couldn't bring myself to hurt you. I know I've been a burden to you, a weakness. But if I must sacrifice my life for you to reach your goal then, so be it." Naruto coughed up some blood and could distantly feel Kakashi getting closer.
Naruto wrapped his arms around sasuke and pressed his bloody lips next to Sasuke's ear and whispered
"Please go back, don't go to Orochimaru."
Sasuke only stood there frozen.
"Promise me." and Naruto gripped Sasuke harder.
Slowly Sasuke got his voice back and whispered "I….p-promise"
Naruto smiled "Thank you sasuke"
As Naruto's eyes drifted shut he vaguely heard Sasuke whisper
"I lied when I said you weren't important to me"
And everything went dark.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Sasuke clung to Naruto's limp body. He had long since withdrawn his arm that had gone through naruto. He couldn't believe it. Naruto was gone. He was gone. It was his fault, he killed him. His body started to tremble.
He killed the most important person in his life. The knowledge that he had finally obtained the Mangekyou Sharingan gave him no satisfaction.
He couldn't stop the hot tears that trailed down his cheeks. Sasuke stiffened and became alert as he noticed a shadow looming over him. He glanced back and sure enough there was Kakashi. Standing there with a very withdrawn face.
His gaze flickered to naruto's still form. Sasuke tightened his hold on naruto and backed away. No one would take naruto away from him.
"Sasuke, we have to take him back." Kakashi's desolate voice said.
Sasuke was hesitant.
"I won't take him away from you, let's just go."
Sasuke followed kakashi's retreating form cradling Naruto's body ever so gently.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Medical Nin were searching for their injured genin and chunnin. It seemed the sand siblings had come to aid them. Neji and Chouji were in critical condition. Kiba and shikamaru were fairing rather well compared to them. Now they were on the look out for Naruto.
And as they went deeper into the forest they met up with Kakashi, his face completely blank.
"Did you locate Uzumaki, or Uchiha?"
"I found Sasuke and Naruto but-"
The medic nin cut kakashi off mid sentence. "That's a relief, Lady Tsunade was really worried about Uzumaki-san."
But as the medic nin looked behind Kakashi, he saw sasuke with Naruto's limp figure. You didn't need to be a medic nin to know that he was dead. Something inside him churned unpleasantly. A genin killed. This would be the first genin killed since the war ended.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
As they neared the gates of konoha Kakashi felt an overwhelming sense of defeat. He had been unable to save one of his students. He had lost a comrade after he had sworn that he would never let those he cared about die.
Sasuke wasn't fairing too well either. He could vaguely see a pink blur as they entered the gates.
Sakura was there waiting. He didn't know how he'd be able to tell her.
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Sakura was waiting, she couldn't help but feel worry gnaw at her chest. She bit her lip, a nervous habit she couldn't break.
But as she saw Sasuke and Kakashi enter through the gates she felt glad. But that soon changed as she saw naruto's limp form in Sasuke's arms.
Fear gripped her heart. Please be okay, she thought.
She saw the hole through his chest and felt her heart sink.
'Naruto can't be dead, not Naruto' she thought desperately.
"Oi!!! Naruto wake up!!!" she called.
No sound, no movement.
"Come on Naruto, this isn't funny!!" she shouted again.
Kakashi put a hand on her shoulder and she looked up.
"I'm sorry Sakura, I was too late."
And all hell broke loose.
"WHY! TELL ME WHY! WHY DID YOU KILL HIM SASUKE!!!!" Sakura screamed.
'Anyone but Naruto, not Naruto, not the one I love,' Sakura thought.
She had to be restrained by Kakashi as she tried to claw at him.
Her screaming increased in volume as he was taken away by Anbu.
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Tsunade was trying with all her might to finish most of her paperwork. The temptation to slack off and drink some sake was getting harder to resist. It was almost mocking her, the way it innocently sat at the edge of her desk.
A rather urgent knock to the door made her stop writing.
"Come in." she bellowed.
The door slammed open and a medic nin came rushing in.
"I beg for the intrusion but it seems the mission given to Nara Shikamaru was completed"
Tsunade began to smile.
But the medic nin bowed his head low "I'm sorry to inform you milady but it seems that Uzumaki-san didn't make it."
Tsunade froze.
"We've recovered his body and have Uchiha Sasuke in custody"
Tsunade was still shell chocked letting the information sink in. Naruto was dead. Just like Nawaki and Dan. She had cursed them to this fate the moment she gave him that godforsaken necklace. And she cried, unrestrained cries of sorrow. At the heart wrenching sight, the medic nin looked away and made his exit.
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Sasuke was in his cell, he'd be questioned by Ibiki pretty soon, he was sure of it. His thoughts kept repeating his fight with Naruto. It had been very brutal.
During the fight he had to keep telling himself that this was the only way to reach his goal. And every time he punched Naruto he had to repeat this to himself. To not lose sight of his goals and run to Naruto and make sure he was alright.
How he'd been so utterly foolish. He wished he could turn back time and stop himself from killing Naruto.
Naruto's face haunted him. He distantly remembered naruto's words the night before he left. They rang clearly in his head.
'Sasuke I'll accept everything that you are, you know I'll always love you, no matter what.'
'I didn't deserve you or your love, Naruto,' Sasuke thought miserably.
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Naruto's burial was scheduled two days later. Many went and Sasuke was allowed to go, though he was far away from the sarcophagus. It was for his own protection. If Naruto's friends saw him, they wouldn't hesitate to attempt to kill him.
As people started to file away. Sasuke drew closer he felt his knees go weak and he sank to the ground. Clutching the stone tightly, his grip so tight it turned his knuckles white.
He could feel light droplets of water hit his torso. Sasuke looked up.
'The sky is crying, mourning your death' Sasuke thought.
-- -- -- -- Four days later -- -- -- -- --
Sasuke was allowed to come visit Naruto's grave once again. It was rather sad seeing the Uchiha so utterly lost.
Sasuke's anguish cries of pain were heart wrenching. They sliced though the thick silence that overhang in the air.
A pair of azure eyes looked at the figure sadly.
"Let's go." came a deep baritone voice.
The figure did not move.
"Now."
He felt a searing pain and he clawed at his neck.
"F…nggh…ine" he grunted out painfully as his body spasm.
The pain did not stop.
"Y-es, Ma…dara-.s..sama" and the pain finally receded.
"That's a good boy Naruto, now let's go."
Naruto turned to follow but, gazed at the crumbled form longingly.
'I'll be back Sasuke. I promise.' Naruto Uzumaki never went back on his word.
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OWARI.