Sapphire09: I haven't finished my previous story, yet here I am with another prologue of a new story... Gomen nasai...

But I can't stand the temptation!!!

Disclaimer: Seriously, do I need to add this? This site is called a FANfiction for a reason....

xXxConflictsxXx
By Sapphire09

"Say what we will. Do what we will. In the end, we shinobi are still just people after all…with feelings all too human"
- Momochi Zabuza

His hand moved on his own, without him able to stop it. He usually knew what he is doing. But now, to see his best friend –no, ex-best friend, lying there makes him questioned himself. Is all that he did all this time are all in vain? For nothing? He is an avenger, that he knew himself. He shouldn't have felt anything upon seeing his death, because as an avenger, he's not supposed to be attached by anything.

Yet, why did he feel something hollow, yet painful, creeping inside his heart the moment he realized that he's… dying?

He shifted his blank gaze to the sword in his hand. He lifted his arm. Bloods are dripping from the once shining blade. The blood runs down to the hilt, and then to his hand. Then he looks toward the body that lies in front of him as he brings his sword down.

His blank gaze stared at the body of a butchered Uchiha Madara.

He then shifted his gaze back to the dying body that lies not far from where he stands. Unconsciously, he walks toward where the body lies. His sword is still unsheathed. The dark red blood that is dripping from the sword's blade is creating a trail as he walks.

He stopped when his feet are inches away from the golden locks.

The owner's finger twitched a bit. His arm… his right arm, he can see, is clearly disabled. He then stabbed the sword to the ground and kneels down besides the blond.

He then found himself looking straight to the blue orbs of his ex-best friend. He flinched a bit, but he didn't move. He keeps his grip on the hilt of the sword. He keeps staring with that blank look of his. The gaze from the blue eyes isn't really focused, but when the owner knew who the one he's been staring is, he called in weak voice.

"Sasuke…?"

The blank expression that is etched on his face didn't change. However, his grip on his sword is tightened. His gaze shifted to the blonde's chest. A nasty hole is visible. Bloods are oozing out and creating a nasty pool of blood.

"Why didn't the Kyuubi heal you?" he asked nonchalantly.

Like the last time we fought… at the Valley of the End.

The blonde's hazy eyes only stare at him unfocused as he is gasping for breaths. He can see that he moves his lips, but his voice didn't come out. Sasuke is still staring at him indifferently. The blond then gave up trying to speak.

Sasuke was startled when he smiled weakly then. That smile is different from his usual smile. This smile… is the smile for goodbyes.

"I knew… that… you would… come," he said in low whisper. Sasuke's eyes are widened in surprise. "I… Please tell… everyone… I'm… sorry…"

Soon after that, he breathes his last breath with his smile still plastered on his face and his eyes still staring at him with the same warm, but lifeless, gaze. The pain that he felt in the night when he lost his family and the sadness he felt when knew the truth about his brother, the feelings that he preferred to never feel again, came back as the one that he's conversing with stops breathing.

"Naruto…" he muttered unconsciously as he leaned his free hand to the opened blue orbs and close the lid of his eyes.

He felt the numbing coldness creeping on his skin as he realized that his sight becomes darker, blurrier.

'It's raining,' he thought as he saw drips of water fell onto the bloodied soil and when he felt wetness creeping on his cheek.

Yet the sky is bright blue without even a hint of a cloud. He refused to think that the wetness he felt on his cheek are tears.

Sapphire09: Prologue done! I'm still deciding whether this will be a crossover or not....

At first, I was planning a one-shot, but then I thought to make a crossover with Bleach... It's kinda sad if it is ended right there...

By the way, I'm sorry for any grammar errors :)

I'm not expecting reviews, actually. Since it is only a mere prologue....