Hi, this is my firstNaruto Fanfiction that I started to write (a while after i thought about it) before the Manga Chapter 367 was released. I hope you all like it and enjoy it. :)

Chapter 1: Finally Caught Up!

As Naruto and Sakura searched for Sasuke, they got a lead on where Sasuke was last seen. So they rushed to the scene, where they found Sasuke fighting against Itachi. Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi watched for a few minuets as they stood there in shock. Itachi and Sasuke fought as their swords clashed.

Sasuke seemed to have taken a lot of damage and seemed somewhat worn out.

Itachi on the other hand seemed to have taken very little damage compared to Sasuke, and he didn't look a bit worn out.

They continued to fight against each other as their swords once again clashed. But Sasuke lost his grip and as soon as Itachi's sword hit against his, his sword flew out of his hand.

Sasuke then fell to the ground against a large boulder.

Itachi looked down at his little brother and said to him "You disappoint me Sasuke. I thought by now you would have fostered enough hatred to kill me, but it seems you have not." Then Itachi prepared to throw his final blow and finish Sasuke off.

Sasuke looked at his at his older brother for one last time before he closed his eyes since he knew this was the end, and he couldn't bare to look at the one who should have died by his hand. He failed to fulfill the purpose he made for life: To the avenge and restore the Uchiha Clan.

Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, since he wondered why Itachi hadn't killed him yet. When he fully opened his eyes, he was shocked to see Naruto standing in front of him with his teeth clenched, his eyes closed tightly, and his hands balled into fist so tightly that his palms were bleeding from the excruciating pain of Itachi's sword in his chest.

The tip of the sword was only an inch away from reaching Sasuke's chest when Naruto's blood began to drip from the tip of sword.

As their eyes meet, Naruto began to speak.

"Sasuke, how could you? How could you give up now after all you've done?

You betrayed the Village, joined Orochimaru , and more importantly you betrayed your friends, just so you could become strong enough to avenge your Clan by Killing your older brother! You have to kill him, not only for yourself and your Clan, but for the village and the friends you betrayed!"

After Naruto finished, Itachi forcefully drew out his sword from his chest.

Then Naruto fell to his knees before the rest of his body hit ground.

"How pathetic, you can't even defend yourself." Itachi said as he turned away.

"Sasuke, do you knowwhy I spared you your life those many years ago?" Itachi asked as he stopped.

Sasuke was silent.

"It was so you could become stronger, strong enough to defeat Uchiha Marada." Itachi said.

Sasuke remained silent.

"Though it seems you're not strong enough to defeat him sadly." Itachi said as he walked away.

With every ounce of his energy, Sasuke got up and put his hands together to form the Chidori.

"I don't care about why you did it, I'm going to kill you regardless!"

Then with the Chidori in his hand he ran towards his older brother with incredible speed.

Itachi quickly turned around and drew his sword to defend himself.

Sasuke's Chidori went right through the left side of Itachi's chest, with a bloodied hand on the other side.

But Itachi's sword went right through the left side of Sasuke's chest, with a bloodied sword on the other side.

"Impressive, but not good enough." Those were Itachi's his last words.

Then both of their bodies fell to the ground.

Sakura finally snapped out her daze and ran to Sasuke as fast as she could.

When she got to him, she went on her knees and began to take off her gloves so she could begin healing him.

"Sakura?" Sasuke asked as he saw her face.

"Don't worry Sasuke, you'll be alright." Sakura said as she placed her hands on his chest.

"It's no use, it's over…" Sasuke said as his world began to fade away

"...Go help Naruto."

"No, please don't go." Sakura said while she was doing everything she could do to heal him.

Then he stopped breathing.

With tears pouring out of her eyes, she pushed on his chest harder and harder as she tried to bring him back. But it was no use.

Then Kakashi walked up behind her and kneeled beside her.

"You did everything you could, Sakura." Kakashi said put his hand on her shoulder.

"But it wasn't enough…" Sakura said to herself.

She then turned her gaze toward Naruto where he laid.

So she got up, ran to him as fast as she could, and went on her knees as Kakashi turned Naruto's body face up.

"I'm not losing you too." Sakura said while she unzipped his jacket and began to place her glowing hands on his chest.

Her tears began to hit his body, but one tear hit the seal on his belly.

Little by little he began to fully breath normally.

Then he slowly opened his eyes to see Sakura crying.

"Sakura?" He asked.

"Naruto!" Sakura said with joy as she hugged him.

"Sakura…" Naruto said before he slipped back in to unconsciousness.

So they took Naruto and left to go back to Konoha.