I do not own naruto or any of the characters!!!!
The boy stood at the edge of the lake, one foot on land while the other hypnotically made lazy circles in the icy water. The foot was half submerged, trailing only a few centimeters below the surface. His body would not permit him to push it in any further. Only the bottom half would go under, his charka was acting peculiar, it kept shooting spurts to different parts of his body taking away his control. Right now, it seemed focused on keeping him above the water just to add to all of his frustrations. Slowly tightening the muscles in his leg, the boy pushed down in an attempt to at least be able to control this small part of his life. The muscles in his stomach and thigh began to burn with the exertion but his foot only rose a little further to the surface, taking away his awe at the amazing ability to actually walk on water. As his anger rose, he drew his foot completely out of the water and brought it down hard, with all the force he could muster. For a short moment the boy was actually excited because he got his foot then leg to go all the way in, the moment was lost when his foot not only sank into the water but also the mud at the bottom causing him to loose his balance collapsing into the lake. Water mixed with the mud his foot had stirred up filled his mouth before he could get out an appropriate curse. The boy pulled himself out from under the water, mud sliding down his arms, sat in the lake for a moment, took a deep breath, and then stood up. The boy looked around making sure his humiliation would only be known to him, satisfied he reached up with his left hand and slid it through his tangled blonde hair, barley noticing the childhood habit, stopping for a moment as the water began to run down his forehead. By the time the first tears of frustration reached the bottom of his chin the muddy water had already begun to mix with the fresh tears forming in the corner of his eyes. It burned, but it felt right. He needed to feel something other than the turmoil rattling around inside his mind. Physical discomfort and pain were welcome distractions. A little calmer then before, the boy shut his eyes tight against the blinding reflection of the setting sun. After his breathing evened out the boy took a deep breath and said what hurt to much to think about, what scared him more than anything had ever before, "Sasuke, you've finally come home."