Chapter 1
And Old Friend Returns, While Another…
Okay, I've gone through and edited this, as I will with the rest of the story. It's going to go more along with some of the later chapters of the manga. When I originally wrote this, I had no idea whatsoever about Shippuuden until the later chapters-Thus turning this story into NaruSaku. So, I've gone through while still keeping most of the regular idea of the text, and rephrased paragraphs so that they would make more sense. Anyways, enjoy my first ever Naruto fanfic, revised!
DISCLAIMER: If I owned Naruto, the characters would have an infatuation with a marshmellow named Mr. Marsh.
A blonde haired shinobi was zooming through the trees, looking for his long lost friend. The three-year wait was almost up, and he could not risk losing his first best friend. Just wait for me, the shinobi thought. Uchiha Sasuke.
Behind the blonde ninja were his fellow teammates, leaders, and other friends. Rock Lee, Hyuuga Neji, Ten-Ten, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji, Aburame Shino, Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Akamaru, Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, and even Gai-sensei. All of them were backing up the blonde shinobi.
"We're close, aren't we Naruto?" Sakura asked the blonde, anxious to see Sasuke again. "We'll see him soon, right?"
"Yes, Sakura-chan." Naruto answered her, and smiled at her. He knew what this meant for her. She would finally be reunited with Sasuke, her first love. And he had helped her. That's all that mattered to him. But as he turned around, his smile disappeared. We are close, aren't we? Naruto couldn't be sure where Sasuke's location was, so he had to make the best of it.
A sudden wave a chakra burst through Naruto, and he spun around to see whom they were looking for. Sasuke looked up at Naruto, and smirked. "Hey, dobe." He said teasingly. "It's been awhile. It seems you brought the whole crew."
"Of course, Sasuke." Naruto sighed. "We've come to get you again."
Sasuke huffed. "You know I can't come back yet." He sighed, and leaned against a tree. "Itachi isn't dead yet."
Naruto sighed. "Sasuke," He walked over to his friend, knowing that he meant no harm this time. "Itachi died a while ago. Kakashi and I had a run-in with him about few weeks ago."
Sasuke stared at him. "Kakashi and you…did...killed…" His fist clenched, and he gritted his teeth. "Still…"
Naruto walked over to the Uchiha. "It's time for you to go home." he whispered, and placed his hand over his shoulder. "There is no need-" he was cut off as a sword blasted through his chest, and exiting out his back.
Sasuke whipped his sword out of Naruto's body, and placed it over his shoulder, letting the blood drip slowly from the tip. "S-Sasuke…" Naruto coughed, and Sakura rushed up to look at the inflicted wound.
"Naruto!" she called as she examined the wound. "You need to get away from here! That wound is life-threatening!"
"Sakura-chan, I'm okay."Naruto assured her, and stood up straight. "You know it'll heal quickly." With a slight wink, he pushed her away, and walked in front of Sasuke. Everyone behind Naruto made a movement to stand beside him, but he held up his hand. "Only I can do this guys...I'm the only one who needs to." They backed off, though Sakura stood a little closer, in case he received another blow.
Sasuke glared at Naruto. "Is that so?" he challenged, and in a flash appeared behind Naruto. "How can you defeat me if you're sprawled out on the ground!" He chucked Naruto in the back with the hilt of his sword, making him land on his head on the ground.
Naruto pushed himself up, and just glared at Sasuke. "I don't want to fight you…but you leave me no choice." He put his index and middle fingers on both hands together in a cross formation, and huffed. "Taijuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" About 200 clones of Naruto formed in a circle around Sasuke, all of them with a look of hurt and disappointment.
Sasuke just smirked, and lifted up his sword. "Chidori!" he shouted, and a shock wave burst out of the end of his Sword of Kusanagi, striking all of the clones that were around him. He put his sword back on his shoulder, grinning smugly at Naruto.
Suddenly, he was struck with 50 kunai and shuriken from another 50 clones hidden in the bushes. They struck 2 main muscles in his legs, and he fell to the ground. Naruto ran up, and leaped on top of him, keeping him down. "Why won't you come back?!" he demanded, squeezing Sasuke's wrists. "Do you hate the village?!"
Sasuke paused, and stared straight into Naruto's sapphire eyes. "It's not that I don't want to return…" he muttered. His eyes suddenly flared, and a scowl appeared across his face. "It's that my best friend killed the person I was aiming to kill my entire life." With a harsh snarl, Sasuke flung Naruto off of him. "I can't except that." With great speed, he launched one of the kunai lying on the ground smack into Naruto's chest, making him disappear in a cloud of smoke.
"I can't believe that…" The real Naruto laughed harshly. "That you would kill me just because I got to Itachi first." Naruto glared at Sasuke. "Do you have any idea how idiotic that is?!" He could feel his anger rising, and the Kyuubi's chakra coming with it. But he forced the Kyuubi down, and continued letting his anger go. "I went through all that trouble to bring you back, and you turn around and want to kill me because I killed you're brother first?!"
Sasuke's glare softened, and he thought over the question. "I…" he pondered. "I don't know, Naruto."
"I want a straight-forward answer."
Sasuke looked at the ground. Looking back at all he'd done. He went to Orochimaru just so he could obtain power, leaving behind all that he had in Konoha. And he probably lost all of that, and then some. Slowly, he nodded his head.
Naruto nodded back. "I see." He sighed, and smiled grimly. "I guess then I have no choice but to believe you."
"I'm sorry…but I really think I'm the type of person who would." Sasuke said, speaking his thoughts. "I've gone through all of this the wrong way. I lost all I had going for me back in Konoha, just so I could kill Itachi."
"You did lose it," Naruto disagreed. "Everyone still wants you back."
"…even so, it's not right without some form of punishment." He said, and with a trembling hand, he took another kunai out of the ground and pointed it at his arm.
"Sasuke, don't!" Naruto shouted, and held onto the hand that held the kunai. "Don't stab yourself!"
"Let go, dobe!" Sasuke struggled, and was surprised to see how strong he had really gotten physically.
"Stop it Sasuke-kun!" Ino shouted, and took out one of her kunai. She launched it at Sasuke's kunai. But, instead of it knocking it out of his hand, the reflected kunai hit Naruto directly in the head, just above his headband. "Uh-oh…"
Sakura glared at Ino. "Look at what you did, Ino!" she scolded, and ran over to Naruto.
"I…oh man…" Sasuke stuttered, backing away from Naruto.
"It's not your fault, Sasuke…" Naruto laughed lightly, before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell down, unconscious.
Sakura opened each of Naruto's eyelids, shining a flashlight down into each of them. When his pupils didn't dilate, she set the flashlight down and glared at Ino again. "INO! You put Naruto into a coma!"
I didn't want make it any longer that what it was, because that would make the story just a little out of place. So, now it's just a little longer while still keeping the basic format. Anyways, I hoped you liked it!
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Yamahato Yokimoko-san