"Kid never had any parents, no family. Nothing. He's been coming in here ever since he was nine."
"Then this other kid shows up, he ain't got no family, well. Technically he does - but he'd have to be the one telling you about that."
It's a funny bunch to throw together - but both of them ended up here and it was this giant cockfight day after day.
That was until Uzumaki said something that caught the Uchiha kid totally off-guard.
"Slip out the back before anybody knows you were there, and at the worst? You'll see no one cares." Nobody notices you when you're gone. You'd be suprised on how wrong they both were.
Great home of Philadelphia Cheese Steak sandwich in an old abandoned building, that's where Naruto sat waiting. Those itchy legs got the best of him, even at the worst of times.
Calm, collected, and of course - one of the best in the ring for along time - was Sasuke Uchiha. He knew exactly where to hit, when to hit, and most importantly - how.
Naruto had been in this alot longer than Sasuke ever knew, but he never gave the kid much of the time of day anymore. Things just seemed to have split thier worlds in half until that one night.
Uzumaki wanted to be champ. He wanted it bad enough, and he'd fight for it more than anybody. Only problem was that Sasuke could beat him to it 50 times over and it pissed him off like no one's business.
27th of Feburary, and the tournament started a bit late. Mainly because, heh. Let's put it this way:
Uzumaki and Uchiha were up against each other. Uzumaki was at the top of his game, and his trainer? No one could really hold the kid back anymore. He was like a pitbull and had the death grip of an eagle that'd been starving for far too long.
The kid was pumped, and waiting to knock Uchiha's block off. Sad part was - was that was the night Uchiha threw in the the gloves.
He slipped out the back.
Uzumaki went after him.
Uchiha didn't want to be worthless.
Nobody knew that, not even Uzumaki.
Uzumaki knew he wasn't perfect, but he didn't want to be worthless either.
Naruto found him, finally - and ran him down side, and down the other.
Sasuke couldn't take it. Of course he couldn't. It was pouring rain and these two are throwing punches at each other in the middle of a park which a bunch of guys sat there wondering what the ihell/i was going on and if they were getting thier bets back or not.
Uzumaki had only question, and one question only for the Uchiha.
"Why'd you do it?"
Sasuke, was bloodied up a bit - but he still answered him.
"Slip out the back before anybody knows you were there, and at the worst? You'll see no one cares."
Not sure what happened after that. Two of the best in the ring disappeared that night in the rain.
Uzumaki still comes up every once in awhile, don't ever ask about the Uchiha though.
He'd sooner walk away. Slip out the back like Uchiha did.
You know, it's to protect him. The Uchiha.