Child of Kyuubi
Chapter Two
Sasuke's return
"You wanted to see me, Tsunade-Obaa-chan?" fifteen-year-old Naruto Uzumaki asked, walking into the Hokage's office.
"Yes, I did. We just received a message from Sasuke. He wants to return to the village," Tsunade informed the blonde.
"Are you serious?" he gasped.
Tsunade nodded. "Yes. Your new mission is to go meet him at the Valley of the End."
"All right! When do I meet him?" Naruto questioned the elderly woman enthusiastically.
"In three hours."
"Then I'll get ready!" Naruto rushed out the door, running to his apartment to grab his mission pack.
Lovely, Naruto thought to himself.
"What is it?" Kyuubi asked.
Naruto sighed. "Sasuke's coming back."
Kyuubi blinked in surprise. "I thought you'd be happy about that," he stated in a confused voice.
"I don't know," he sighed as he locked his door and walked towards the village gates.
"It's all right, kid, things will work themselves out," assured Kyuubi. "You'll see."
"Thank you," Naruto smiled, "for your support."
"You're welcome."
Naruto arrived at the Valley of the End within an hour, so he sat down on a rock by the waterfall to wait.
"Naruto!" a voice said from behind him within five minutes.
Naruto whirled around to see Sasuke standing there, a pack on his back.
Naruto smiled lightly. "You're early," he commented.
"So are you," Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
The blonde shrugged. "Your point?"
"You that glad to see me?" Sasuke questioned.
"I'm glad you're coming back. Now let's go, Sakura-chan will want to see you."
Why…doesn't' he seem to be happy to see me? Sasuke thinks in confusion. He's always been chasing me, I thought he'd be ecstatic I decided to return to the village, but he's acting nonchalant about it. That's not Naruto!
Forty-five minutes later the two arrived in Konoha.
"Naruto, where are we going?" Sasuke asked as Kyuubi's container led the black-haired boy to the local hospital.
"To see Sakura-chan," Naruto answered shortly.
"Shouldn't we see the Hokage first?" he asked in confusion.
"She'll understand."
"If you say so," Sasuke muttered under his breath as the teens entered the hospital.
"Sasuke-kun!"
