Hi everyone the name is Austin and I'm pleased your reading my Fan Fiction I hope you enjoy it as this is my first one. I really plan on improving my writing as i continue this story, and appreciate and and all reviews you give to help. Just to clarify I do not own any part of the Naruto series, Shonnen Jump does and I only the idea for this alternative story.

Chapter 1

We find ourselves at Final Valley. We find Naruto and Sasuke fallen on the ground each exhausted from their fight. The black chidori just clashed into the hatred filled rasengan. Sasuke was about to stab Naruto through the chest with his kunai, until he had fainted from the exhaustion, caused by his new found power.

Orochimaru himself watched the clash between these unique young shinobi.

"Child wake up... Wake up young fox boy."

Naruto wakes up to find he cannot move, and Orochimaru was standing by his side.

"Hello young fox boy what is your name?"

"My name is Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki...*pant* *pant*." Naruto exhausted from the entire fight he could barely speak.

"Naruto do you wish to grow stronger. Do you want to find the power that made you hated by all of your fellow leaf peers."

"Orochimaru why would you ask me to go after i tried to stop Sasuke... *pant* *pant*"

"After I saw your current state, I witnessed untapped power... I can promise that once you become able to use it you'll be strong enough to destroy all your enemies, and who knows you may even gain enough power to defeat your precious Sasuke, and bring him back to the leaf village." Orochimaru was luring Naruto to join his side.

"Naruto you have a best hidden inside of you... he can be controlled. you felt his power with that red cloak that covered your entire body."

Since the power of the 9 tails was dwelling within Naruto, this power was a valuable asset to the young and naïve orphan. Naruto not knowing what Orochimaru was truly aiming for he accepted his offer to go on this ominous journey believing it was his mission to bring back his one true friend whom understood the pain of having no family.

When they were alone Naruto asked Sasuke his true reason to leave the Village hidden in the leaves... Sasuke's only reply was, "I need to leave to avenge my clan no matter how far i fall into the depths of hell, no matter how much blood I must spill, even if i have to sacrifice my body."

"Sasuke why would you give up to get revenge for your clan! Think of your friends!"

"NARUTO SHUT UP! You were born without your clan, the Uzumaki clan was killed off, YOU DIDN'T WATCH YOUR CLAN DIE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!

"Then Sasuke let me help you, allow me to work with you, as a comrade."

"You can help me only if you are able to prove a challenge, you have to defeat me at least once."

Naruto promised to himself, as tears flooded down his face, that would keep Sasuke from falling into the Darkness. As the trio left to the hideout, they had to leave behind their headbands, and falsified their deaths in order to further join Orochimaru. Naruto wondering how Ero-sensei would react to his death, nothing but loneliness was felt, nothing but the feeling of betrayal was left within Naruto, but all that was in his mind was the chance to save his first friend, the one who Naruto truly believed could understand him.

Back at Final Valley

"NARUTO! SASUKE! What.. happened to you two..."

They began to train in the underground maze, Naruto harnessing not the light, but the anger of the 9-tails, and Sasuke furthering his jutsu and lightning manipulation. Over the next two years Naruto became able to control Kurama's Cloak up to the 5 tails, and Sasuke completed all the training available from Orochimaru. As Sasuke was obviously the better at learning new skills, Naruto kept gaining a stronger and stronger feeling of incompetence towards Sasuke. He only learned a single skill while Sasuke learned many.

Naruto only learned how to control Kurama's Cloak, but within its usage he had met Kurama several times. Each meeting became more and more enlightening to Naruto about the Evil intents the fox had in store for him.

Naruto finally asked the Fox, "Who are you? Why was I chosen to hold you inside of me, why is it that such a monster filled in hatred is within me when all I want is to become Hokage, and save my friends?"

"My name is Kurama, you are stealing my power, and I will be getting revenge for this."

"What do you mean?" as the young Naruto feared Kurama.

"You will understand in due time," as the blood lust within his eyes was as clear as day.

Naruto kept trying to fight Sasuke to see his progress with Kurama's Cloak, but in all their sparring practices Naruto still had not won a single one, Sasuke had an overwhelming advantage will the fully matured sharingan.

Later that night after their sparring practice.

"DAMN IT! How come every time we fight I am left as the loser.. even with this power that made so many people die... so many people ran in fear... and it even almost destroyed the entire leaf village.. why can't I beat you once Sasuke." As tears flowed down the young ninja's face... nothing showed him that this trip was not showing any increase in his chances to bring Sasuke home.

After their fight in the mourning. Orochimaru called both Naruto and Sasuke to his room. He then unveiled his plan to take one of their bodies for his own gain. Orochimaru said, "In one week ill be able to use the body possession jutsu, which allows me to use one of your bodies as a vessel for my own conscious."

Naruto had a shocked expression, he was unable to comprehend that his entire intention for capturing Sasuke and recruiting him was to steal one of the bodies that stood in front of him. He wouldn't allow the Betrayer of the Leaf take a hold of Sasuke... then turning to his comrade... only an undying void of nothingness showed, all you saw was darkness within his eyes that showed his loneliness from his undying need for revenge against his brother.

Sasuke wanting only to kill Orochimaru for not being able to teach him any more he explained to Naruto... "Tonight I will kill Orochimaru, he will only hinder us as we try to grow stronger." When Sasuke went to kill Orochimaru that night, and he would have succeeded, if it wasn't for Naruto's Interference. Naruto entered in his 3 tailed to rip Sasuke from the White Snake, throwing him out from the underground ceiling to ground level.

Naruto was finally able to convince Sasuke to let Orochimaru live by saying "Sasuke! Is he even worth being killed by the hand of a Uchiha.." The two then left with Sasuke in order to pursue more personal goals.

"Naruto, I have cannot wait to see you next time so I can beat you up again."

"Sasuke, I will defeat you someday! Give me 3 years and I will show you my true strength!"

"Fine, 3 years it is we will meet where we had our first all out fight... Final Valley, but we won't fight as we did before, but as comrades rather than enemies."

After a final clash of their fists.. they had both went off. Sasuke had left to search for a stronger Sensei, as Naruto left to find help in his mission while keeping it a secret. They left off on separate paths, but agreeing to meet up in 3 years where it all began.