A/N Okay so new idea. Hopefully I finish this. I seem to always leave things unfinished. This was supposed to be a one shot but it grew on me.

This is sort of a series of drabbles. Probably. Let's see, I wanted to write about Team 7 and this popped up. Why not make up a reason for Naruto and Sakura chasing after Sasuke.

I hope you enjoy and I apologize if my writing is not that good. I seem to like dialogue more than script.

PS. There are spoilers.

Oh yeah, before I forget. The timeline is from childhood to whenever I decide to stop.

Enjoy or press the red or whatever color "x" on the upper right. Or press Alt + F4.

This is fanfiction for a reason. If I owned Naruto, it would never be updated. (:

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TAG You're IT!

It started out simple, merely a child's game of tag. But as the years went by, it turned into something bigger; something more complex. What appeared as a game for fun turned into a game of pride. The loser was the one tagged, but now the tagged was the winner; the one who upped the other. The loser was the one who admitted defeat first. It meant losing your pride and your will. This is the story of Team 7 and a game that created their bond.

"Let's play?"

"You want to play with me?"

"Yeah."

"Okay!"

"You're IT!"

People always wondered why Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura insisted on going after someone who turned traitor. They would often ask Hakate Kakashi and he would respond by shaking his head. He would only utter, "Tag," and that would leave people wondering even more. People told them to give up on their teammate. But this was Sasuke they were talking about. They couldn't give up their teammate. No matter what, they would bring him back. They couldn't give up. It wasn't like they had a bond to keep. It was pride. There was no way they were going to lose the game.

The sun was high in the sky, leaving the sky a clear blue. There was not a cloud in sight. In the park, a lone boy sat on a battered swing. His blue eyes were downcast, glistening with tears. The creaking sound of the swing echoed in the park as the wind blew by.

Snap.

The boy looked up, his eyes widening slightly. In front of him was a black haired boy who looked sheepishly away when his blue eyes meet the boy's darker ones.

"Sorry. Did I scare you?"

He stays silent, afraid of what the black haired boy wanted.

"My name's Sasuke. What's yours?"

'He wants to know my name?' "Naruto."

"Nice to meet you Naruto." The boy, no Sasuke held out his hand. Naruto started at it like it was a poisonous disease.

"You're supposed to shake it." Hesitating, Naruto stuck out his hand and grasped Sasuke's hand. He was surprised by the warmth he felt.

"Why are you talking to me?"

"I thought you looked lonely. I saw what those kids did to you."

"Y-you still want to talk to me?"

"Why not? So you wanna play?"

"Y-y-you want to play with me?"

"Yeah! Let's play tag!"

"T-tag?"

"What you don't know how to play? Okay, someone is it. The person that is it has to catch the other people and touch them. Then that person is it. You get it?"

"Yeah."

Sasuke's hand darts out and lightly taped Naruto on the head, "YOU"RE IT," and with that Sasuke dashed off. Dazed, Naruto shook his head. Suddenly realizing what had happened, Naruto chased after Sasuke.

"Oi! Sasuke! Where are you?"

"I'm right here."

"ARGH," Naruto screamed as Sasuke popped out of nowhere.

"You're such a scaredy cat."

"Am NOT!"

"Are TOO!"

"YOU'RE IT," Naruto runs off, leaving a flabbergasted Sasuke behind.

"Y-You...CHEATER!"

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I've decided to make these chapters short. Maybe I can finish this(: