Warnings: None, as far as I can see. Hints of Yaoi, will progress as it goes along.

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Sometimes he really wonders if it's worth it. The pain, the hate, the loneliness. After he failed to bring Sasuke fucking Uchiha back to the village, everyone seemed to forget he even existed. The council was pissed that he, a 13 year old genin, couldn't bring a hyped up Uchiha back to the village after getting a fricking whole in his chest.

Naruto was currently in his apartment, it being void of anything but the little dying plant sitting on his windowsill. Looking at the village below him with barely concealed contempt, he let out a soft sigh. He sometimes wondered if he should just end it. It would be so easy, just a little cat at his jugular vein and he just had to wait as his life slowly left him.

With a shake of his head, he walked to the bathroom. Even Kakashi seem to think that it was his fault. A bitter laugh escaped before he could stop it. If even his sensei thinks that he was at fault, it seemed that he really screwed up.

After a long bath, heated up with a simple fire jutsu, Naruto put on his night cap, the only thing he had from someone who had truly cared about him. Old man Hokage had died not long before Sasuke defected. If only he had been there, he keeps thinking, if only he had been with the Old man, then maybe he would still be alive, here, comforting Naruto like he used to when Naruto was a kid.

Naruto Uzumaki fell asleep with depressing thoughts, tears slowly falling down his cheeks.

Nothing but the moon, which was high up in the sky, saw the man leave silently, gathering up his thoughts on this new development.

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Madara Uchiha was a patient man. He had to be, if he was willing to wait for a very, very long time to put his plan into action. His organization was slowly but surely putting all the pieces for this chess game in place. Now all he needed was his 'queen', and he'd be set to wreak havoc to this world. All he needed to do was persuade his queen to join his side, get the little kit to see his reasoning. Of course, he knew it wasn't going to be easy. His queen was strong, very strong if what he heard was true. He wasn't graceful, not really, but that can change with time, and a little training.

Of course the little kit wouldn't be easy to get his hands on, but he was willing to fight for him if it comes down to that. Madara has little doubt that he won't succeed, already he could see a slight waver in Naruto's loyalty to the village that the Uzumaki used to hold in high regard. All he needed to do now was plant the seed of doubt, give little nudges in the right direction, and the fruit of his labor would be ripe for picking.

A sinister chuckle was heard, before the breeze took it away.

Naruto Uzumaki will be his. He will make sure of that.

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I'm back bitches! xD

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