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A/N: This contains manga spoilers up to chapter 320. Be forewarned.

Distortion

By: Lily Draken

"Prologue"

Sasuke stared in fury at the two people he once called friends. Sakura was closest, right in front of him, Naruto just behind her. Both of them stared back with fierce determination.

"We're not leaving without you, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled angrily.

Sasuke glared, his Sharingan blazing. Words were useless; nothing needed to be said. He lunged forward, aiming to first eliminate Naruto, the threat. Sakura he would deal with momentarily.

"Sakura-chan," Naruto shouted, "now!"

Sasuke found himself in a forest, a blue sun blazing down through the treetops, casting a blue glow to the world around him. His bloodline limit easily saw through the genjutsu. "Pitiful."

He focused his blazing red eyes, seeing Sakura clearly through the trees. He rushed forward, charging her, when he suddenly felt the ground break, swallowing him. "What?" He closed his eyes, again using Sharingan to seek out the answer and break the genjutsu, but he was in fact lodged firmly in the earth. Sakura stared down at him, her eyes infuriating him.

He refocused, seeing Sakura once more level in front of him. "You're pathetic."

Suddenly wind kicked up, causing all the trees to swirl menacingly around him. It took only a second for it to register that the wind was laced with chakra. 'That's not...' He didn't have time to waste with the unexpected chakra element of Sakura's genjutsu; he needed to break it and complete his task.

He was distracted at seeing a blue tinged orange figure darting between the trees. Blue rain suddenly poured down from the trees, each drop an electric charge of chakra, enhancing the wind already whipping around him and the ground pulsing beneath his feet.

"Enough," he said angrily. He executed the seals with flawless precision in only an instant, feeling chidori begin to build in his entire body. He saw Sakura's bright green eyes widen in surprise. She shouted out, though no sound escaped her lips. He smirked in satisfaction. He could see Naruto rush at him, and Sakura lunged forward.

Chakra seeped through his skin, emanating from his entire body, rippling through the rain and wind and earth. He would win. It was certain.

Chidori swallowed him whole. Sakura's terrified expression as she ran at him was the last thing he saw.

A/N: This is a Prologue, hence the reason it's rather short. The first chapter will be posted soon. Please R&R!