Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters.

Warning: Rushness; Grammar; OOCness; Yaoi; Lemon; swearing; repetitiveness (I'm a repetitive person) and anything you notice that isn't on this list but is on this list.

Naruto stuggled to swim upwards as he realised he was underwater, in his usual clothes and no longer bandaged and injured. Naruto reached the surface and gasped for air.
"Buhaaah!"
He looked around and saw his location...he was back right before he fought with Sasuke. He looked up and staring right back at him, was said person, staring right back at him. Had everything been his imagination, had he dreamed everything until then?
No, it was too real to be an imagination, the gods were letting him have another chance, that had to be it.
A re do, maybe?
Well, it didn't matter, he had seen the future and he didn't like it, he had to change it.
But how?
Naruto remembered a saying, to change even the tinest bit of the past, can greatly alter the future.
All he had to do, was do something different, no matter how small.

"You're really serious about this, dammit" Spoke Naruto unconciously, it was then that Naruto realised, he had repeated what happened before without even knowing it, maybe changing the smallest of things was a little harder than he thought.

"Yeah..I'm serious, I intend to kill you" Sasuke said emotionlessly. His eyes cold.
Those words angered Naruto, "Do you not consider me a friend no more?! Everything we did together as team seven!? Was that meaningless to you?"
"..no..it wasn't meaningless, to me you have become my closest friend"

This was the moment, the moment he could change the past. What had he said previously? Something along the lines of 'become your friend? then why?' I don't want to know why, I know why. What do I say?!

"If I'm your closest friend, then why?! Why can't you stay!? Stay in Konoha, you belong here, not with Orchimaru, but with us, your friends!"

"Weakness will hold me back, killing you will give me power. Konoha is useless to me, I need to get stronger."

"I don't quite understand...but your serious in killing me...You can get stronger in Konoha Sasuke!"

Sasuke jumped down at Naruto, and ran at him, his fist ready to punch Naruto. Naruto caught Sasukes fist, tightened his grip, and flung Sasuke in the direction of a wall.
Who then threw one of Narutos own Kunai back at the blond, he had reached into it, just as Naruto had caught his fist.

Naruto quickly retaliated and throw another of hus kunais at it, hitting it in the the water.
Sasuke appeared at front of him and kicked Naruto away. Naruto gained his balance and stopped himself from going any further.

"I said this before but you were waiting very anxiously for this, right? Neither Kakashi or Sakura are here right now. There wont be anyone to stop us like last time."

"I don't want to fight you! I'd rather fight beside you than against you, thats all I've ever wanted, to catch up with you, to have you and everyone acknowledge me! Especially you Sasuke, you who was admired by everyone!"

"Shut up Naruto! I'll say it once more, I'll kill you!"
"But you won't! I know you won't! You won't kill me me, you can't kill me!"
"How do you know that!?" Sasuke yelled as he created a chidori.
"Because I believe in you"

Naruto couldn't help but cry like last time. Before he had created a rasegan too and then cried, because he couldn't believe it then. But he still couldn't even believe it now. Even though Sasuke hadn't killed him then, why, why does he look so serious. so calm and so emotionless.

Tears poured down his face. 'Seriously, how can you kill me so calmly? Sasuke..In your head right now, you plan to kill me...'
'You said I was your close friend, but you seriously want to kill me, please prove me right Sasuke, Please, miss me"
Naruto didn't move, he had seriously believed Sasuke would miss. But here he was now, a hand through his right shoulder.

The pain shot through Narutos entire body as he cried, the tears streaming down his face. Anger boiling inside him.
'The future didn't change...You still hit me there..." Naruto became motionless.
"You prevented me from hitting your heart at the last second, but that was pointless"
'I didn't even move stupid Sasuke, you bastard...it hurts, just like before...wait..I didn't move, you hesitated to kill me and hit me in the shoulder again. You...don't want to kill me..."
"I've impaled your right arm, you can't move it now, you can do jutsus, it must be hard to breath too"
Sasuke grabbed Narutos neck but then Naruto squeezed Sasuke wrist.
"Get..of me, Sasuke.."
Sasuke screamed and pulled back as Naruto began to emit red Chakra. Narutos injury beginning to heal.

From Anger and Hatred, Naruto forgot his plan to attempt to change the future, and they fought, like last time. It repeated itself, like a broken record. It was all just deja-vu to Naruto. Except this time, there was no light.
And Sasuke was gone. He felt twice as pathetic as last time, and he just didn't want to face Sakura again.

He closed his eyes, his body wasn't too damaged, he was able to move this time, he just didn't want to. What would it achieve him, Sasuke was long gone. He heard someone coming towards him, he was going to jump up in to a fighting stance to defend himself, after all it could have been Akatsuki and they would have a great advantage, why? Well because he had technically lost all his chakra, but he sensed it was Kakashi's chakra and calmed down. Naruto closed his eyes and calmed his breathing. He didn't want to face anyone.

"Am I too late...?" Naruto knew that was Kakashi,
Rain began to pound on Naruto and Kakashi. The rain practically bouncing off. Kakashi stared soft eyed at Naruto, sadness in his eyes,
He crouched down at the boys side,
"Naruto," Naruto knew that voice he just couldn't pin point it... "Why...like this..."
his mind clicked 'THAT'S IT! that's Kakashi's nindog...Pakkun' the dog sniffed the headband beside Naruto,
"Sasuke's" was the simple thing he said,
Kakashi closed his one uncovered eye, leaned over Naruto, grabbing the headband and gently placed it on Naruto chest, lifting him bridal style within his arms.
"If I wasn't on time...I'm sorry..." 'Oh crap does he know I'm awake?!' "...Naruto"

"Was your fate...inevitably death...?" Kakashi mumbled looking at the blond boy
"in such a place...Naruto and Sasuke..." Kakashi looked at Pakkun, waiting for a response from him
"its ironic isn't it..?" Pakkun said
"long ago two men fought here, from that fight this river was formed, if you observe that flow, it continues to flow without ever stopping. To mark that battle..."

Kakashi turned around to face the statues "Konoha was built. The ones who share the fate of these statues..."Kakashi carefully moved Naruto onto his back, piggy back style and turned to face Pakkun, he then looked at Naruto,

"Naruto and Sasuke...your lives are remarkably like theirs..."

At the hospital

Naruto sat on his bed looking at the headband, this was deja-vu. All of it was. Nothing had changed, he was back in the hospital, he was injured. Although he changed his and Sasuke conversation, just the smallest bit of change and still taken him to the same out come. Sasuke had gone. If the smallest of change didn't change their fate, then would it have to be the greatest of change.
"Well...you're awake"

"Hey, Shikamaru.."

"You don't sound surprised to see me" yawned Shikamaru as he walked over to Naruto and took a seat on the chair beside his bed.

"That's because I knew you would make it through and, if my guess is right, the others are fine too" Naruto smiled
Shikamaru stared wide eyed but soon chuckled "yeah you're right Naruto, they're fine"
"...and Sasuke?..." asked Shikamaru

"Yeah...he got away" Naruto replied picking up the scratched headband and playing with it,
"Sakura-Chan, you can come in you know..." whispered Naruto, loud enough for Shikamaru and Sakura to hear. Shikamaru stared at Naruto, dumbfounded he then stared at the door waiting for it to open, and it did, standing there was a shocked Sakura and a curious Tsunade,

"What happened..?" she carefully asked before shaking her head "Anyway looks like you're fine Naruto"

"I guess..." whispered Naruto who glanced at the pink haired girl, he didn't want to do this speech again, because he had failed again, he just wanted them to leave. "Sakura-Chan...I'm sorry but-" Naruto got cut off

"Naruto, there's nothing to be sorry about." Sakura said walking over to the curtains and letting the sun shine through,
Shikamaru spoke,"Sakura, he's just trying to be nice, so you're not sad about Sasuke. He'll get Sasuke back, so listen to what he has to say."

Naruto didn't say anything, Shikamaru was right, he didn't want her sad, he felt guilty for not keeping his promise and not bringing him back...all over again"
"BUT I AM SAD SHIKAMARU!...,"Sakura turned around to have a tear drop slide down her face, Naruto felt a pang of guilt hit his chest. This reaction, it was different. Why? Why is it changing now?
"Sakura-ch-"

"YOU.." she turned to glare at Naruto,
"YOU PROMISED TO BRING HIM BACK,YOU PUT MY HOPES UP AND LET IT FALL, YOU DIDN'T KEEP YOUR PROMISE LIKE YOU SAY YOUR NINJA WAY IS, IT'S ALL A STUPID LIE!." Sakura put her hands at her heart and turned her hands in to fists "HOW COULD YOU NARUTO!? HOW!?" Sakura pushed her way pass Tsunade, tears falling from her cheeks.
Naruto looked at the place Sakura was last standing, seeing a tear drop on the floor, Naruto also felt a tear slide down his face.
"I'm sorry Sakura-Chan...I'm sorry Sasuke...I'm so sorry that I failed at being a friend, I'm sorry." more tears fell down his face "so...sorry..." Naruto sobbed, his shoulders shaking violently,

"Naruto..."said Tsunade,
"please...just leave"
Tsunade looked taken-a-back, but did as she was told and left, standing by the door waiting for Shikamaru.

Shikamaru slowly stood up from the bed, looking at Naruto. 'what happened, he was smiling a minute ago, what happened to our smiling Naruto...?' Shikamaru walked towards Tsunade and the door closed.
Naruto fell backwards and slid down so he was lying on the bed, hugging the headband, he sobbed in to his pillow...couple of minutes later Naruto had fallen fast asleep. Dreaming of the fight that he and Sasuke had.

Edited 5 may 2013