Hey! Hope you'll like it… it's my first fanfic ever … I'm nervous! English isn't my native language, so I hope it's ok and understandable. When not please tell me and I will repair it - … so … let's get started!
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Shadow of two faces
Part 1: The return – Do you have a good reason to be living?
A man was still standing on top of the head of the Yondaime. His black fightingsuit let him seem like a shadow. If his blond hair wouldn't shine golden in the fullmoonlight nobody would even notice. A heartbeat was loud and clearly heard in the silence of the night. He keept watching. He was 22 years old now, but he had known it since that faitfull day, that he will wait … and hope.
"You loke like you could need some sleep.", an older man with a brown Ponytail appeared beside him, softly smiling. "You catch a cold if you remain here."
"I don't think that he will return.", the blond wispered and he let his bright blue eyes wander above the village before him. "But it hurts."
Iruka slowly put his arm around the young mans shoulders and huged him gently. "Let's go Naruto. And tomorrow you come home earlier or I have to get you again." The blue eyes smiled warm when they vanished in smok.
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The sun shine bright over the trees of the forest. Sand cruncht under the feet of a tall man who stand infront of a large gate. The arc shows in big letters the name of the village and two huge green doors lead the way into it. Two black clad men stand laugthing beside it on the left.
"Your mean Izumo!", the taller shouts and pretends to pout.
"When you want to know ask him personly. And stop these cute expression or I have to …", he was shut by the rapid change of Kotetsu's face and followed his gaze.
"Stop! Who are you and what is your request?", Kotetsu snaped at the stranger and took a few steps to get in his way.
Dark eyes narrowed the guard. He could feel how the dark-haired man's body tensed. The white shirt around his shoulders began to straighten and a small smirk came across his lips.
A quiet 'plopp' at his side let Kotetsu shrink a little.
"First I can't really believe it, but now …", the suddenly appeard shinobi cheered, "You've grown quite a bit Sasuke."
Grimaced in shock Izumo and his partner starred at the stranger. That was … Uchiha Sasuke? The Kaze-nin?!
"I want to Hokage-sama.", Sasuke said cold and put his hands into his pockets.
"Kakashi! You would not let him go … or?", Kotetsu stutterd in disbelieve as the silver-haired man began to walk with the raven behind. "You couldn't do that! He can be a spy or could try to kill Hokage-sama!"
Izumo grapped his arm and hold him back. I hope you know what you are doing, he thought.
As Kakashi walked ahead with his former student in tow he heard the man with the bandage over the nose shout at him.
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"Come in.", the sleepy voice of the blond woman was heard who sat behind a large table. Her brown eyes closed and her head resting on her folded hands she waited for the Anbu to enter. As she felt a second person soon after him her eyes opend wide in disbelieve.
The Hokage turned coldly: "What do you want?"
Sasuke stood infront of her and hold her gaze without a hint of emotions. "I have completed my mission and want to return to my house."
"W-WHAT?", Tsunade startled and become angry, "You have killed your brother two years ago! Why do you think I would let you return? Do you think you can come and go whenever you like? I don't even know where you where the last years and how could I know if you are not a danger?" she stood, glaring deadly at the raven as Kakashi clears his throat.
"Hokage-sama. I would like to talk to you one moment, because there is somethink you might have forgotten about.", he went to her side and whispered somthing into her ear. Sasuke tried to catch it, but he stood to far away and stared a little confused over the change in the expression of the blond woman.
"Well then, … you can return, but you stay in Konoha and leave only when you have my permission. You have to work and I send out someone to keep track of you. I did not trust you and you have to go through hell to change this fakt! Your lucky that Kakashi remindet me of something.", she said annoyed and turned her back on him, "Leave or I will change my mind!"
As the Hokage heard the door shut she yelled names and two masked shinobi appeared right infront of her table.
"You would keep an eye on Uchiha Sasuke", the black-haired shinobi twitched at the name, "and you will report me every fart he makes!"
"Hai!", the Anbu with the ape-shaped mask said and vanished in a cloud of smok.
"Don't you think that he will remaind me?", the other shinobi ask with a pointed finger at his mask.
"Does it bother you?"
"uhm … I … shit! I'm confused … I don't know … not yet! I never thought about his homecoming! I …", the agitation vanished from his voice, his hand stroke his black hair, "No, I don't want to be detected by him." His eyes lowered while sadness creeped up his chest.
Tsunade rummaged in her drawer, then reached a mask to the young Anbu: "Here, take this. It is not so perfidious. And please be careful! I will see if I can find someone to take that duty of yours and then I will send you back to work." A pleasant smile turned her features and she nodded gently.
His small smile invisible he nodded back and 'plopped' off.
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The sun has begun to set when the raven wandered around the streets of his hometown. He felt empty. He thought about the curious feeling he had when he traveled through the countrys after he killed his brother. Sasuke lifelessly turned into a street picked by destiny.
I am home. But why does it still feel so incomplete?
The raven went all over the place when he was ripped of his thoughts by a familar voice calling his name. A young woman in his age and pink hair stood right behind him. Her green eyes were wide and blinked heavy to realize that he was real.
"Sasuke? Uhm … Is it really you?"
"Hn.", was his only reply.
"Oh …", she looked hurt and lowered her head. After a couple of seconds which seemed like a hundered years the pink-haired slowly turned around "I think you need your time alone … uhm … see you later then." Walking away.
"Sakura!", she froze on the spot "Would … would you like to have dinner with me? We could talk and …" "No, I can't. Sai is waiting for me. He cooked. Uhm … But I think he wouldn't mind if you come to." A little smile crossed her lips. Sasuke looked emotionless. Who is Sai? He forced a light warm into his eyes and agreed.
They walked in silence to a small house in the north of Konoha. The sky was darkblue and the stars begun to shine when the former teammates arrived at the little maison. Sakura steped to the frontdoor when it swung open and a man with short black hair and a weird clothingstyle stormed out.
"Are you ok? Your late! I was worried sick about you! Hu? Who … AH!", he screamed and pointed at Sasuke. "You don't get her! If you have touched her I swear …" Sai jumped between them but was suddenly cut off by Sakura. "Sai … it is ok. He want to talk and I hope you have made a little more for dinner, because he will eat with us." She smiled warmly at the ravens and gestured them in.
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"So you and him are dating?", Sasuke asked when Sai took the dishes to clean them. A blush creept up Sakuras cheeks and her eyes sparkled shyly as she nodded.
"You know him from our last … encounter. At first I found him annoying and perverted, but he changed after all the time with …", she swallowed heavy not sure to say his name. The Ravens gaze lowered on the table. His chest seems to cord up by the thought of the Blond.
"How is he?", his voice came sad and low, but he didn't look up. The pink-haired slowly stood up and walked towards a sideboard with pictures on it. A golden framed photo caught her sight.
"He's fine I thought …", her face turned into a fake smile,"He works hard and I hardly see him, but he is like ever. Loud, noisy and everytime happy." She turned to Sasuke and gave him a brilliant look "Here, that's a picture of our last mission … uhm … it must be one and a half year ago." He took the picture frame from her and saw the pink-haired girl in a Medi-nin uniform and … Naruto … he wore a fishnet shirt and long black pants. A jonin vest with many metal chains on it and black wristbands and cloves. Both were smiling at the photograph. The blond hair was longer then the last time they meet. Sakura was one head smaller then Naruto and his hand lay on her shoulder. Something odd creeped up Sasukes neck. He felt a stitch in his stomach.
"Sasuke? Is all ok?", his former teammate asked worried. He looked up and nodded. "It's nothing. Do you know where he is?"
Sakura looked confused, but shook her head. "He moved from his apartment and told nobody whereto. But sometimes I saw him at Ichiraku."
After another two hours Sai endet the talking of the ex-teammates with the words: "Sakura. You have a meeting tomorrow with Hokage-sama, please don't be late. I go to sleep." She starred at the clock in shock and gently professed Sasuke to go home.
The Raven said a short 'bye' and returned to the now dark streets.
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Is there somebody starring at me? He truned around and searched with his eyes for an persuer but found none. I could swear … I am only tiered, that's all!
The raven don't acknowledged the black-haired man in the tree right beside his house and walked onto the steps to the frontdoor. The chaser hung upsidedown at a branch and watched in silence. His new mask was a pure white without a marking on it. His head felt dizzy, but he ignored it. When his eyes started to glow red through his mask he groweld inside. What do you want here? I wished so long and now …you afflict me … I don't want to see you again! Your sad face …A tear runned down his forehead into his hair but he didn't noticed it.
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Hope it's not to bad … I think this chapter is quite boring, but I need it for the "real" story to get started … please review … constructive criticism welcome!