A/N: Hi, guys! So, this is my first fanfic and I've spent a lot of time tweaking the story. If there's anything wrong, reviews would help a lot! Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of it's characters. Masashi Kishimoto does.

June 27.

3 months since Naruto's departure on a mission to retrieve Sasuke. After two weeks of no return, a crying Tsunade announced Naruto a missing nin and sent a group of ANBU to look for him.

Sakura woke early everyday to meet Naruto at the gates when he finally arrived. To welcome him, to spend time with him and to punish him for worrying everyone.

And that's where Kiba and his trustworthy dog, Akamaru, found her today...

"Sakura!" he called out to the pink kunoichi.

"Kiba? Akamaru?" she answered, noticing her friend and his animal pal.

"Waiting for Naruto again, huh?"

"Yeah, I- I'm just worried about him..."

"You always are!" Kiba teased, "It's like you love him!"

"Shut up!" the pinkette shouted, raising a fist, "Well, I do, a little."

"Come on, it must be more than that!"

Sakura bopped him on the head, like she did to Naruto back then. "You're just like him, only with a giant dog."

Kiba rubbed his head and started to leave.

"Oh well, see ya later, Sakura!"

Sakura just smiled at him and scanned the path ahead of her for a shinobi wearing orange.

"Where are you, Naruto?"

ANBU were scattered across the forest, searching for the Hero of Konoha. The young man who saved the Leaf from Pain, alone. One ANBU agent came across a huge area, ideal for fighting. Kunai were sunk deeply into the ground. Trees destroyed and burnt. But, what caught the eye were two bodies in the middle of the lake – dirtying the water with crimson blood.

Naruto and Sasuke!

' Tsunade-sama won't like this.'

She approached the bodies and placed two fingers on Naruto's wrist. Then on Sasuke. Nothing.

"I wonder what everyone will say."

He quickly scribbled down a note.

'Lady Hokage,

I have found Naruto and Sasuke dead.

No pulse. A large wound in both their chests.

I am very sorry.

He bit his thumb, causing it to bleed, performed a hand sign and slapped the ground, placing a mark on the surface.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu."

A messenger bird appeared out of a cloud of smoke.

"Send this to the Hokage," he ordered.

With that, the bird flew to Konoha.

A/N: Yeah, pretty short, I guess. But, I like it. I'll hope to update soon! Bye!