A/N;; Alrighty! here is my second story, and this is about how Sasuke is trying to take Sakura away from Konoha, and how naruto is trying to prevent that from happening. It is supposed to be a rather sad story, so you've been warned. I think it's going to be a four chapter story, The first chapter being in 3rd person, and then the rest of the chapters being a different character's POV. Anyway, Enjoy! R&R

 Disclaimer;; Lindsey does NOT own Naruto. If I did, Sasuke and Naruto would be together, and there would be a lot more of Pein.

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January 19, 2008

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Chapter one;;

So we're fighting again.

"Sasuke! Do you honestly think that I'm going to let you get away with this?" A voice echoed through the woods that bordered Konoha. A blonde haired knucklehead in an anbu uniform stood on a large branch, close to the trunk of the huge tree. Fists clenched, body shaking with anger. On the ground in front of him was the younger of the remaining Uchiha's, the one that had been missing for the past seven years. To the blonde's left, stood a worried pink haired kunoichi, warm salty tears flowing down her cheeks past from her green eyes.

"Do you honestly think that you can stop me, Dobe?" The stoic young man replied, his deep voice seemed to hit Naruto like a ton of bricks. The change in his voice also made Sakura feel the same way. His voice was changed, not only because of his aging, but it held a certain edge, one that was threatening. It made Sakura flinch the second time she heard Sasuke speak. "Well?"

Naruto bit down on his lip, and just stood there for a few minutes in utter silence. Sasuke's voice yanked violently on the strings of his heart. all of these years, he secretly hoped that Sasuke would come back to Konoha and things would go back to the way before. But this time, Sasuke was only back to steal Sakura away from him. The black haired missing nin let out a loud laugh, causing Naruto to leap from the branch, so their bodies were only a few feet apart.

"SHUT UP, TEME!" Naruto snapped, "Yes, I do! What makes you think you can take her away from me? When I'm finally happy, with somebody that actually might love me, you have to come and take it away! Why, Sasuke?" His questions were never answered by the other male of the old team seven.

"Stop...Naruto, Sasuke...just quit fighting!" Sakura choked out. Nothing had changed. The two still acted the same towards each other, and Sakura hated watching them fight. Even though she was now happy with Naruto, Sakura was still secretly wishing Sasuke would come out alright, or maybe even win.

Before long, Sasuke and Naruto were hurling insults and kunai at each other. soon a couple of kunai turned into shuriken and multiple jutsu's, ranging from Naruto's shadow clones and wire to Sasuke's substitution jutsu, and a few needles coated in poison.

Sasuke used his fire ball jutsu, scorching everything in it's path. Naruto mostly evaded it, but his left arm was seriously burned. The kyuubi vessel charged at the Uchiha and at the last moment, summoned multiple shadow clones. Sasuke, knowing which one was the real Naruto effectively dodged all the clones, and hit Naruto square in the face, knocking him to the side. The shadow clones ended up in a heap behind Sasuke, dispersing with the well known 'poof' noise.

Their fight seemed to last forever, and when they stopped, Sasuke was hiding in a tree, trying to think up a plan, and Naruto was yelling at him, telling him to come out and fight like a man. They were both almost out of chakra, battered, and beaten. Despite their conditions, the fight resumed only minutes later, physical and verbal abuse being thrown from both sides.

Naruto threw one of his few remaining kunai, the tool embedding itself in Sasuke's shoulder.

"Damn it." He cursed, ripping the weapon from his shoulder, and tossing it to the ground. He narrowly dodged two more kunai, Naruto's last. Sasuke glared daggers at Naruto and raced towards him, now having to work with nothing but tai-jutsu. Sasuke had already planned out what he was going to use his last bit of chakra for. So, the two young men fought , throwing punches and kicks, as if they were really trying to kill each other.

So what were these two really fighting about? Sakura couldn't actually get it through her mind, that they were fighting over her. Yes, that was right, they were fighting over Sakura. Sasuke had come back to Konoha just to get Sakura, and then leave, but Naruto wouldn't let him take her away, because he was finally convinced that she loved him, and not Sasuke. He, who broke her heart all those years ago. Naruto just didn't get why Sasuke would want to try and take the woman he had been engaged to for the last three months. They were once best friends...why would Sasuke do this to him?

All Sakura could do now was stare. They wouldn't listen to her pleads, and her begging so she just stared, praying that they'd both just come to there senses soon, before somebody was killed. Rain fell in sheets around them, and when Naruto receive a gruesome punch to the face, Sakura looked up at the sky and let out a quiet sob. This couldn't go on any longer, she knew she had to stop it...

"I'm going to kill you, Sasuke! you can't take her away from me!" Naruto's distressed voice reached Sakura's ears, and then Sasuke's eerie laugh followed soon after.

The sound of chirping birds, and swirling chakra filled the air. Sakura

looked at the two, to see Sasuke's hand consumed with what resembled something like lightning. Naruto was rushing forward, a red ball of chakra spinning in his hand. The kunoichi couldn't believe he'd actually go so far as to use the kyuubi's chakra already.

"NARUTO, SASUKE, NO!" Sakura ran in between the two men who were lunging at each other. The pink haired Kunoichi stuck out her hands so her palms were showing, as if Sakura were signaling them to stop. When neither of them ceased their movement, Sakura shut her eyes, emerald green being covered by pale lids. She wouldn't move. She couldn't let them kill each other!

It was kind of like De javu. It was just like the fight the two shared back before Sasuke became a missing nin. Only three things were different. Kakashi wasn't around to throw them in opposite directions, and they weren't at the hospital. On top of that, both Naruto and Sasuke were exponentially stronger than the last time this happened.

Would they stop for her? Sakura could only hope.

End of Chapter One

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A/N;; Alrightyyyy! That was chapter numero uno for you! Remember to review! Tell me what'cha think! the more reviews, the faster Lindsey updates, remember that!

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