Sasuke returns

Uzumaki Naruto was on his way back from a simple 'one-nin required' C-rank escort mission. He felt rather stupid for having to do it; being that he is now a Jounin. He was still a half-day's easy travel from entering Konoha's main gates. It was these boring times that his thoughts would wonder to his 'fallen' best friend. Though he knew he should have been thinking of his ANBU exam; which was to come in a few days time. Instead; he was thinking of Uchiha Sasuke.

He had barely seen him in the last 4 years. He hate the Uchiha for abandoning their village, and Team 7. Kakashi-Sensei wasn't the same. He had gone back to doing ANBU missions after the fallout of his first and only team he had passed and taken on.. He then had decided against taking on another group of Genin.

Naruto's mind like always, returned to the raven haired boy. The few times that the rivals-best friends had seen each other since he left had been tainted with blood and pain from himself, and his comrades. These experiences; would ultimately turn later into nightmares and unspoken pain, for all involved.

At the current moment, Naruto was in mid memory of there last encounter from three months ago. 'Did he really have to go to stage two... he was already kicking their ass's almost single handedly; until i showed up.' Being as self centered as the enemy-friend, Naruto forgot that Kiba and Shino arrived with him.

But wait; pulling him back into reality. Naruto saw movement up ahead. He stealthily move forward, as all good ninja do. He got closer, slowly; foot by foot, inch by inch. 3 shuriken spread out in his left fingers, and a kunai the size of his forearm in the other. 'Sasuke!' Naruto yelled internally to himself, shocked at the realization of who it was. Sasuke was dirty, and cover in blood from head to toe... most of it, not his own. He was sitting propped up against one of Konoha's massive trees; his head resting against a patch of moss. He was wearing Orochimaru like clothing. He's eyes were like a cold placid lake, black and unreadable; staring off into nothingness. Naruto slowed his pace more. After what seemed like 15 minutes of searching for signs of a trap.

His tone was unconcerned though the word acted like he should be. "Are you ok?" Sasuke didn't stir, or move as Naruto closed the gap. He came into the tiny clearing; revealed himself, as he moved to a save distance from the Uchiha. "Why are you here?" he growled. "Are you finally done? Have you completed your ambitions, being your reason for betraying Konoha for?... Have you killed your psychotic brother? Sasuke, well have you?-" His voice still low, and angry.

His last question finally getting a reaction from the injured traitor. "No, but i did hear you 20 minutes ago stomping through the forest. And you call yourself a Jounin." He replied evenly with an unemotional tone, then smirked. Sasuke continued his 1000 yard stare into oblivion; all the while, not looking at his once 'Closest Friend.'

Naruto was confused; his voice still low. "Then why are you here?"

Sasuke didn't mean to answer by doubled over in pain. He grabbed his toned abdomen, "Orochimaru is suppose to take over my body in a week.-" He couldn't finish with his excruciating explanation. Sasuke leaned away from Naruto and puked up something purple, and chunky. "As you can see most of the preparations are finished!" Naruto could hear him, but it had come through clenched teeth.

Naruto moved closer. He put his weapons away into their appropriate pockets, being that Sasuke was in no condition to attack him. "So, you want Konoha to take you back! With open arms and fix the broken body that- you yourself-Fucked up... Huh?" he barked, growing in anger as time ticked by.

"Yeah, something like that..." Sasuke answered with an even tone and a smirk.

"Sakura almost died the last time we saw you. And now you want Tsunade and her to save you? You're one sick fucker-"

Sasuke spat out barely above a whisper, "Fine, leave! Then i can die in peace!" His face paling, and still masked as ever. He visibly relaxed while moving his head up to look at the cloudless blue sky.

"I should kill you! You have caused enough trouble here." Sasuke shrugged. "Ok fine, can you walk Asshole?... Tsunade can figure this out herself. Hopefully it will involve some form or another of Torture." he laughed obnoxiously.

Ignoring the last comment. "No Dobe!-"

"Don't you dare call me a Dobe-"