Hiyo smexy pants! -winks-

Yes, I'm talking to you. ;)

I figured since your bored enough to read this, I might as well be entertaining, ne?

Well this idea came to me while I was taking a dump in the restroom. I know, weird and strange huh? But that's where all my ideas shimmer, in the wee crevices of...my bathroom! XD

Disclaimer Person: Kyo doesn't like to be referred just any "simple human name". You may call Kyo: Master, Oh-sexy-one, very glorious leader, Hot Pants, The Magnificent, The Great, Sex-on-legs, or a very common one...SODA. ;)

-twitches- Wha?? Shuichi what kind of disclaimer was that?!

Shuichi: -grumbles- ...ungrateful friend...

Inspiration for is story comes from the Korean Drama, "Who are you?" If you haven't seen it, or for that matter any type of Asian drama, go to Kyo's profile for details. -foams- SEE IT!

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Summary: Uchiha Itachi dies before planned. The sucky part about this is that he doesn't move on. Stuck in the living realm, what if the only person who can actually see him...is Naruto?

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The Sun and His Shadow

Chapter 1: The Bad Days, and then the Worst Days

Naruto was never a morning person.

Many of his friend were insultingly shocked at this statement when he seemed just a tad grumpy one fine, early day.

"Whoever's the idiot that said blondes were morning people, needs to get stabbed with a blunt kunai," growled a sleepy Naruto, grabbing his black ninja pouch of the kitchen table.

It wasn't his fault he got all the looks from his dad's gene pool.

Yes, Naruto was finally told about his parents, although he had to do quite a few "henge's" for his taste just to learn something that should have been mentioned to him from the start.

"Perverted old fart," mumbled the blonde, closing the door behind him, and running towards the re-newed team 7. Surprisingly, the one who finally told him of his parentage, was Jiraiya. Although that was expected, seeing as Naruto had to use his "S-class Jutsu". (Cough-SexyNoJutsu-Cough)

Naruto sighed, slowing down, spotting the forms of his team-mates near Konoha's front gates.

Its been 3 years since Sasuke's betrayal, Naruto being 16. While everyone else was starting to see Naruto's promise to Sakura as an impossible dream, he kept on blindingly hoping to some day return his best friend and rival back home.

Landing in a graceful crouch in front of his rosette friend, he smiled, sparkling azure eyes slowly eye-balling his approaching team-mate, Sai.

After the 1st mission with Sai, Naruto and Sakura have been reluctant to go on another one again, but after the first few missions, they started to trust him again, Naruto more easily than Sakura.

He didn't eye-ball Sai because he didn't completely trust him, just the opposite actually. He trusted him enough to know what was going to happen next.

"Hey Naruto. Have you grown your penis yet?"

"Damn it, Sai! Don't start today! I'll rip your censored balls off if I have to!"

Said-person and Sakura seemed a little shocked at the outburst, before Sai started to laugh good-naturedly.

"It seems Naruto's on his man period today."

It was Sakura's turn to start giggling, turning to full blown laughter when Sai began to be chased by a pissed-off blonde.

An amused Tenzou seemed to just morph out of nowhere, surprising all three.

"Tenzou-sensei! You need to us show how you do that!" yelled Naruto, running next to a flabbergasted Sakura. Sai catched up, shaking his head in agreement.

"Maybe later. Our training for today is cancelled. Right now, Hokage-sama has assigned us a mission. I'll brief you about it on the way out, regroup here in 10 minutes."

Taking that as their cue, all three split in different directions. Tenzou shook his head, seeing the esctastic faces on his team. He sniffed, making himself a comfortable wooden chair.

Plopping himself down, he glared at the grass below his feet.

His training sessions weren't that bad.

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Naruto hummed happily, grabbing his orange pack and stuffing few of the items he had. The picture of the old team seven grabbed his attention, making him pause. A certain someone caught his full attention.

"Don't worry. I'll bring you back."

Grinning confidentily, he swung his backpack over his broad shoulders, running back to where he just came from.

A few minutes of bickering with Sai, all four where all prepared, ready to head out.

Walking towards the looming gates of Konoha, Naruto turned to Tenzou. "What's this mission about, Sensei?" Sakura and Sai both turned to their leader as well, curious to see what got them out of Tenzou's horrible training regiment. Both shivered, reminding themselves to thank Tsunade later.

Pursing his lips together, Tenzou looked on, shifting through the information Tsunade had just given him early that day.

Flashback mode: ON

Tenzou bowed before Tsunade, straigthening and paying rapt attention to what she was about to say.

"Tenzou, I have a mission for your team."

He nodded, acknowledging that she wasn't giving him an option.

"Jiraiya has reported sightings of a suspicious figure near our borders. Hot on the trail of Akatsuki's whereabouts, he sent his fastest pigeon to inform us, instead of confronting the person himself."

Tenzou nodded again, ready to leave and tell his team.

"One more thing."

He looked back, surprise carefully hidden behind a mask of indifference, at the way Tsunade suddenly seemed serious.

"This suspicious character, according to Jiraiya's report, had a good amount of chakra. A familiar chakra that he couldn't quite put his hand on." Tsunade looked pointedly at him, making Tenzou feel he shouldn't reveal the whole conversation with his students.

" I want this person brought back, alive. Dismissed."

Flashback Mode: OFF

"Well?" pressed on Naruto, being miffed about being ignored.

"A mysterious figure has roused Tsunade's suspicions. She wants us to confront his person, near the border of Konoha."

Sakura and Sai both nodded, while Naruto pumped his fist in the air.

"Yosh! The Power of Youth will previal!"

Silence reigned the group.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head out of nervous habit, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry, I had a random Gai moment."

Laughing, all 4 waved good-bye to some chuunin guards that seemed to be bored out of their mind.

A good hour into traveling, Sakura and Naruto got into a heated debate about one of Sai's drawings. "Damn it, Naruto. Can't you see it's a dog?! It has DOG ears, not fox ears!"

Naruto scoffed, grabbing Sai's drawing and shoving it right up his pink haired team-mate's face. "Sakura, are you blind? It looks nothing like a dog. Heck, if you want me to run back to Konoha and drag Akamaru with me, I will!"

Slightly turning to the direction they were traveling away from as a joke, Naruto froze.

A frustrated Sakura turned to look back at him, her previous angered features slowly turning to worry. "Naruto, what's wrong?"

Hearing the commotion behind them, Sai and Tenzou also looked back.

Naruto's eyes seemed to pop out, mouth hanging open. He pointed towards a figure covered in a dark cloak, shrouded around a groove of trees.

Sputtering, he finally managed to spit out what he was trying to say.

"Sasuke?!"

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Hehe! Gotcha!

I wanted to put Itachi's name, but he won't be mentioned till the next chapter. ;) Woot! Man! I feel super-hyped. I have so many ideas and scenarios that I can't wait for you to read! -pumps fist in the air-

Yosh!

~Here I should insert how all of you should review or no next chapter, but I hate when an author does that! I mean, what's the point of making your story a hostage in exchange for reviews? I write cuz I love it! I'd be going crazy keeping all my ideas looked in meh head.~ Reviews just make me feel fuzzy inside, and constructive critisicms make me go "Wow, I should have thought of that!" -winkwink-

Tune in next time for Soda-chan's awesome tale! ;)

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