Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in anyway. Copyright goes to kishimoto and Shonen Jump. This is but FANfiction.
This a reallly old fanfiction of mine and has been re read and edited, as years have changed and grammar and spelling has improved. If you see any mistakes, grammar wise or spelling, or something does not make sense, message me and I will correct it as soon as I can.
Warning: Rushness; Grammar; OOCness; Yaoi; Lemon; swearing; repetitiveness (I'm a repetitive person) and anything you notice that isn't on this list but is on this list.
The wind was strong and yet it continued to grow stronger, fiercely shaking the trees and forcing the leaves off of the branches and swirling with the wind. This wind was no ordinary wind, this wind was created by two young boys filled with pain and hatred, so much that it was a suffocating tension of negastive emotions.
The two young boys jumped at each other, intent to harm or maybe even kill glacing in their eyes. They imagined it, the other person falling to the ground from their attack and them, winning in victory.
The blond haired, whiskered scarred boy imagined the villagers patting him, the jounins smiling and praising him. Kakashi-sensei believing in him more, Iruka buying him ramen as celebration and Sakura. Oh Sakura. He could imagine her thanking him, hugging him. Crying in happiness instead of saddness. It was an imagery he wanted to see.
Whilst on the other mind of the young black haired boy, he imaged the blond collapsing, unconcious. He wished him no harm, but to get out of his way. He imagined the boy giving up on him, not seeking him out after the fight as this moment, this fight, was to end all ties between them both.
He imagined himself walking off, into the darkness, the darkness that already engulfed and consumed him.
He imagined being so powerful, that he finally defeated his older brother, falling in love peacefully and reviving his clan...secretly, after all, he'll become a missing nin.
Within in the time their imaginations had run wild, the blonds rasengan, a technique created by the 4th, and the black haired boys Chidori, a technique created by Kakashi Hakate aka Copy cat Kakashi, who was taught by the 4th, had clashed, creating a large force, greater than the wind previously.
Slowing down the impact of the clash. The two stared at each other.
"Sasuke..bastard.."
"Idiot Naruto.."
Sasuke was not the "Sasuke" Naruto knew and saw everyday, but the Sasuke before him now was much more different, he had a black line across his nose and under his eyes and then another down his nose making a cross on his face. His skin was grey,not pale like it usually is, and his normal short black hair was now long, with wings sticking out from his back. He wasn't Sasuke, but a monster. An imposter.
Sasuke might not be himself, but neither was Naruto, he had this reddish/orangish bubble cloak surrounding his body. It was known as the kyubbis cloak, and his eyes were red and narrow like a foxs eyes, his teeth were sharper and his whiskers darker and thicker.
The impact forced them to both close their eyes, which created an image of their younger selfs in their mind. To young children, probably around the age of 6 held hands.
A young blond with a blinding warm, bright smile, grinning at the raven before him and the young raven who was surprised by the others smile, but soon, gently smiled back.
The explosion slowly engulfed them, until they were no longer to be seen.
He was out cold, just for a moment or so before he opened his eyes and saw Sasuke was no longer there. Naruto wanted to call and shout for him incase he was still near by and his words could change Sasukes mind but he couldn't find his voice. He wanted to get up and chase in whatever direction to stop Sasuke, but his muscles wouldn't respond. He just laid there. Rain pounding against his unmoving body, shivering at the coldness. He wanted to fall into unconciousness, he wanted to forget for a moment what what just happened. He wanted to forget that he had just failed in saving his bestfriend, letting him slip through his fingers, he he had been stronger, that much more, maybe he wouldn't have blacked out earlier and he would have been able to see in what direction Sasuke went and went after him.
He wanted to forget that he had now broken a promise.
He wanted to forget it all.
He prayed to the heavens that none of this had happened, that this was nothing more than a bad dream.
And, as if answering his calls, a blue light appeared above him, shining down at him.
Narutos cold body could feel the warmth emitting from this strange blue light, and he wanted it even though he knew nothing of it. His aching arms struggled to rise as he reached out to the mysterious light. Just as the tips of his fingers touched the light, the light asorbed into him, warming his body up. He felt sleepy, and his eyes grew heavy. Was he that out of it, that he was imagining things now? Maybe he was dying, and that light was taking him away?
Tears began to well up in his eyes, he was going to die then...He didn't want to die, there was still so many things for him to do. He wanted to eat one last bowl of ramen with Iruka-Sensei, see Sakuras pink hair and beautiful green eyes. He needed to see that everyone was okay, that everyone lived during this mission and most of all, he wanted to make his dream of hokage real.
He could hear it now, Tsunade crying. Everyone she knew had wanted to become hokage and they all died, was he another of one them? Was he just another stupid big dreamer. Maybe. But he felt so sure that it would happen. Well, if he was going to die now, then better to die accepting it, than die full of hatred, spite and bitterness.
He closed his eyes and accepted his death, letting the blackness in the corner of his eyes take over.
The wind whistled fast as quick fast steps could be heard pounding on three branches and the ground.
Blue eyes gently opened to the sound.
"...Kakashi-sensei...I'm...alive?"
Kakashi turned his head slightly to see Naruto.
"...what about Sasuke..?"
"Kakashi-san!"
Kakashi looked away from Naruto and at the medic nin heading towards him.
"What is Naruto Uzumakis condition?"
"He's alright.."
"Sasuke...Where is Sasuke Uchiha?"
Kakashi merely shook his head,
Naruto stared blankly watching the trees go by, no emotion written on his face but sadness and hurt within his eyes. The medic nin saw this but didn't say a word.
"What is the situation with the others?" asked Kakashi looking at one medic-nin,
"Other groups have scattered and found the injured genin and they have been taken back to receive urgent medical treatment." replied the medic-nin
"What's the situation?"
"Shikamaru Nara has a minor injury, Kiba Inuzuka has a deep wound but not life threatening.
Neji Hyuuga and Chouji Akimichi are in critical condition. For the moment, their situation is uncertain."
Naruto closed his eyes, '...everyone..' he thought.
Naruto sat on his hospital bed looking at a Konoha headband on his lap. It had a scratch through the village leaf sign, usually a symbol to signify a missing nin. How coincedental when this accidently happened to Sasukes headband.
"Well you're awake"
Naruto turned his head towards the voice to see...
"Shikamaru!"
Said boy slowly and calmly walked into the room, sitting down on the bed beside Naruto,
"So...everyone is safe," It wasn't a question it was a fact, he had returned to look at the headband, "thats good..." he mumbled but loud enough for the brunette to hear him.
"...and Sasuke..."
"yeah...he got away"
The door opened slowly and a pink haired girl walked in beside a blond women. Naruto and Shikamaru looked up in surprise.
Narutos eyes widened 'Sakura-chan!' he shouted in his mind
"Naruto..." Sakuras own eyes were shocked,
Naruto eyes softened and went back to look at the scratched headband,
"I heard that you were severely wounded,but it looks like you're fine now." Tsunade said breaking the uncomfortable silence around the room.
"...I'm sorry...Sakura-chan..."
"Why are you apologizing?" smilied Sakura,as she walked over to the curtains,
"You look really weird!" she opened the curtains to have the bright sun shining into the room, still smiling bright as she could "you're just like a mummy,aren't you?" joked Sakura,giggling a little bit.
"...I'm sorry Sakura...I..."
"Listen," she commanded "the weathers good today. I opened the curtains now."
Shikamaru and Tsunade watched Sakura faking the smile, trying to change the subject, hoping beyond hope not to bring anything about Sasuke up.
"...SAKURA-CHAN! I...I'LL DEFINITELY KEEP MY PROMISE! I SAID IT WAS...A LIFE-LONG PROMISE!"
Tsunade still hadn't said a word but watched carefully between them,
"It's alright...Naruto"
Shikamaru finally spoke up "SAKURA! HE'S TRYING TO-"
but was cut off by Naruto,
"always...LIKE I SAID..."
Each one of them turned their heads to look at Naruto waiting for the end of the sentence.
Naruto looked up his bright unforgettable smile plastered on his face,
"I WON'T GO BACK ON MY WORD! BECAUSE THAT'S MY NINJA WAY..."
Sakura stared at him,surprise and shock in her eyes.
Tsunade and Shikamaru smiled at Naruto, that was the Naruto they knew and loved, the one who always smilied even if it was a tough time or he was in pain, he would always smile to make people around him happy, even though he couldn't make himself happy. Naruto Uzumaki. Konohas Number one clumsy unpredictable ninja. Future Hokage.
Sakura stared at Naruto his smile still smiling bright... '...Naruto...'
Later that day
Naruto laid on his bed, he craved for some ramen but he thought he didn't deserve such as delicious food and so, instead he let his stomach rumble. Hie blue eyes staring at the ceiling, pondering what he could do to save Sasuke.
His mind rememebered the events earlier, he sighed. He swore he had died, he saw the light, the light that had come to take him away.
He turned his head to see the time,it was only 1:00pm,
'Is that all?! it feels like forever just sitting here...' He thought.
Naruto re-faced the ceiling but instead of the plain white ceiling, there was the blue light he had been thinkign about moment ago. He looked left and right but couldn't find the source of the mysterious light. Was this the same light he had seen after the fight at the Valley of the end?
The blue light began to expand and engult the room, Naruto began to panic, had it been a trap? Was it a jutsu to kill him, maybe an explosion?
He was about to call for help but it was too late, and he was blinded by the light. He could feel himself drifting, floating backwards. Eerie jumbled unrecognisable sounds echoed and colours streamed past him.
First Chapter re-read and completely edited on the 5th May 2013
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