Another one-shot. 10 years in the future two Leaf missing-nins confront eachother.
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I am death
"What's the matter? A feral grin spread across the nin's face, evident even through the mask that was pulled across his nose and mouth. "You okay, scaredy cat?" Sasuke's eyes widened considerably.
"scaredy-cat..."
Blue eyes hardened beneath the black band of a head protector, which was turned towards the right side of his head. The worn metal still bore the symbol that read simply "Dog.", and the young man obviously held it in high respect, as there was no gash carved through it. Raven hair swayed gently in the breeze over Sasuke's own protector, which bore the symbol of the hidden village of Sound.
I know those eyes...
"I'm not going back, Naruto."
The young man's eyebrows raised as he threw his head back in a fit of vindictive laughter. "Not going back eh? I see you're still the arrogant, egotistical little shit you were all those years ago."
The Sharingan narrowed. "What?"
The sandy-haired nin slouched out of his fighting stance, surveying the prodigy Uchiha with an annoyed, almost dismissive eye. "Always. You always had someone looking after you. Your parents died, yeah. But you always had the attention of every ninja in the village. The girls fawned, the guys envied, the elders protected. You were never alone." A shadow flitted across the battle-scarred face of the holder of the Kyuubi, as he stroked the scarlet lines that ran down from his eyes on either side of his mask. "I always was. And yet...you ran from it all, ran from the people who loved you, looked after you..." The blue eyes hardened with hatred. "You left them to die."
"What could you possibly know, Dead-last."
"I know..."Naruto began, and Sasuke shuddered as a bloody crimson invaded the blue skies of the young man's vision, "...that I'm not here to take you back."
It was then Sasuke noticed the dull glint of worn metal that hung about the man's neck, bouncing off his tattered robe. It was a head protector. A pair of Sharingan drifted over the long, jagged edges of a cross-like gash carved in the symbol of the Leaf.
Naruto, noticing the other man's sudden start, took on an even wider grin. It was completely hollow.
"That's right, I left too."
Sasuke gave him a re-assessing look.
"Yeah. Now I'm nothing but scum, like you."
A glare.
"But you wanna know what the difference between you and me?"
Silence.
"I walked away like I man, I had no regrets...."
"...while you..."
"I'm more special..."
"Ran like a coward."
The blond nin almost spat the last word, and watched intently as Sasuke disappeared in a "poof" of smoke, reappearing inches from his face, the long Daikatana that had been previously sheathed now dripping with blood as it pierced Naruto's chest.
Red faded from sky-blue eyes as they drooped, falling into shadow. Two figures stood alone in silence, as the tall grasses swayed, overshadowed by the clouds that now blotted out the sun.
"...Shut up....Dobe..."
"...Nah."
A pair of obsidian eyes widened in fear as a sandy head lifted, blood dripped from it's mouth, and two unholy red eyes looked out at him. A hand reached up, the claws digging through the fabric of his gloves as it grasped for the hilt of his blade. Slowly it pushed inward, driving the blade hilt-deep into the other man's chest.
"W-what are y-y-you!?"
A savage grin.
"I..."
"I am Death."