Love for Eternity
Uchiha Sasuke sat in depression beside Uzumaki Naruto's hospital bed. He ran his long fingers through Naruto's golden strands of hair. He caressed the sleeping boy's face and felt the smooth texture that was Naruto's skin. Sasuke half-heartedly chuckled as he recalled doing the exact same thing only nights before in the early hours of the morning. The thought of Naruto's pleasure-filled voice calling out so innocently to him shot chills down his arms and back. But this was different. There was neither happiness nor pleasure today, only pain.
It happened during an Anbu recovery mission. It was supposed to be a simple in and out of the Fire Village, but of course Anbu missions are never simple.
Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's older brother, had shown up having only a simple task of thwarting Sasuke's attempts. Sasuke's team was in charge of taking down any obstacles that might hinder the second squad, Naruto's squad, from retrieving the hostage, one of Konoha's council members. Naruto's team had successfully taken the council member away from harm, but Sasuke was too wrapped up in his own personal vendetta with Itachi to notice the other team's success.
Even after the separation of the remaining Akatsuki members, Itachi still continued to loom in my shadow. Sasuke gripped the arm of the chair tightly. His knuckles whitened and he began to breathe heavily. Sweat trickled down his temple as he continued to replay the night in his mind.
After being brutally beaten, Sasuke and his dark past wouldn't let him quit the life battle with his older sibling. Naruto noticed Sasuke's disappearance and rushed to aid him and any trouble the raven-haired boy might've found. And trouble Sasuke did find. With three broken bones, two torn ligaments, and an unimaginable amount of bruises, Naruto gulped as he went to help his fallen lover to his feet. He had found Sasuke in the forest only a half a mile away from the Fire village. Just in time, Itachi came into focus out of the corner of Naruto's eye. Quickly, he set a wounded Sasuke down on a tree branch close by and in blind furry put two and two together.
With his blood boiling and his palms sweating, Naruto launched a full out assault on the much more experienced ninja of the Uchiha Clan. Only minutes later, Naruto had also been beaten down with only a few small movements from Itachi. Determined not to lose, Naruto risked his sanity once again to obtain the Kyuubi's powers.
Why do you not call on me for 5 long years, yet you demand my power at the drop of a hat? The demon fox talked in Naruto's mind the way he always did. His voice held a sense of wisdom, but one look at his devilish grin threw Naruto back into the reality of the situation.
Damn you old fox! Fine, rot within me. Naruto began to pull out of his own thoughts.
No my naïve friend, ask and you shall receive. The nine tails' laugh thundered through Naruto's body. He felt like he was slowly being poisoned, the power coursing through his veins.
As Itachi was about to deal the final blow, Naruto's body began to take on a different shape rapidly. A tail made of a lively red substance materialized, his blond hair grew ragged, and fangs replaced his normal teeth.
This feeling, Naruto thought, it's the same as 5 years ago. I had almost forgotten this sensation…this…the sen…the sensation to ki…kill. In less than a second the golden haired boy felt the last remaining pieces of his soul slip into darkness.
-End Part 1-