I'm the Superior one! Not you!

Written By: Constructive Critic Writer

Summary: After hearing that Naruto was able to take down Haku when he couldn't, Sasuke decides to cast away thoughts of revenge in order to train himself to surpass Naruto. How will this change in priorities affect him and Team 7?

Hello. This is my first fanfiction since signing on FFnet. I hope that you all enjoy it. There will be no parings in this story.

Prologue

A Whole New Goal to Work Toward

'It doesn't make any sense. How could the DOBE of all people beat Haku when I, an Uchiha, couldn't? It makes no sense at all!'

Those were the thoughts that were plaguing one Uchiha Sasuke as he was trying to sleep in his bed that night.

And the Keyword was, 'Trying.'

Ever since he discovered that NARUTO was the one who defeated Haku, Sasuke was trying to figure out just HOW he did it.

…And why it bothered him so damn much!

He tried to ask Kakashi, but all his sensei said was, "Only Naruto can tell you how he won. It's his secret, and his secret alone."

Sasuke wouldn't admit it, but he would rather DIE before asking the dobe ANYTHING.

…Especially if it involved the dobe being possibly stronger than him.

Sakura had of course tried to soothe Sasuke's ego, saying that he was still better than Naruto, even if he did lose this once.

Of course for someone like Sasuke, being reassured by someone weaker than himself didn't really make him feel all that better.

'And the weird thing about all of this, is that when I challenged the dobe to a fight, he said that he DIDN'T feel like it! Since when does the dobe not feel like fighting ME of all people?!'

Even though Sasuke wouldn't admit it, he prided himself on always being the better of the two. The one that Naruto would always have to chase. The one that Naruto would aspire to beat one day.

Now it seemed that ever since that battle on the bridge at Wave, Naruto wouldn't challenge Sasuke to any fights. He wouldn't respond to any of Sasuke's taunts.

To Sasuke, Naruto was acting as if he were…were…beneath him.

And that pissed him off to no end.

'Damnit! I'M supposed to be the one that NARUTO chases. I'M supposed to be the one that looks down on HIM! I'M supposed to be the SUPERIOR one! Not HIM!'

Sasuke was plagued with thoughts of Naruto's victory over Haku. Of Naruto's victory… and his defeat. Even thoughts of destroying his brother took a back seat to these new thoughts.

'Great. How am I supposed to focus on killing my brother if I can't even get that DOBE out of my mind?!'

Try as he might, Sasuke couldn't let go of the fact that Naruto, even if it was just this once, was better than him.

'Screw it! I never thought I'd say this, but my brother can wait! Until I learn between me and Naruto who the TRUE superior one is, I'll never focus long enough on Itachi to beat him! Plus, if I can't even beat NARUTO, then what chance do I have against Itachi?'

With that thought, Sasuke felt that he could finally get to sleep. But before he did, he had one last thought.

'Just you wait Naruto. I'll prove to you that I'M the Superior one. Not YOU.

And that's all for the first chapter. It's short, but it's just a prologue for now. Future chapters will be longer.

The way I'm describing Naruto is OOC, but there is a reason for that. You'll learn about it in the next chapter.

I hope you enjoyed it.