A/N: I rewrote the ending of chapter 1. I just changed a few things but definitely you should reread the last few paragraphs because it completely changes the direction of the story. Sorry . I was just thinking about it and liked the new ending better. Other than that…I don't own Naruto/Naruto Shippuden or anything related.

Please enjoy!

Chapter 2

Open your eyes, a voice whispers in his mind. It's time to wake up. This won't last forever so you've got to open your eyes, Sasuke. Suddenly Sasuke opens his eyes and sits up, the bright rays of the sun causing him to blink rapidly in turn making his head spin and fall back into his pillows. Opening his eyes again and sitting up slower, he stares at his surroundings in disbelief.

"Th—this is the Konoha hospital. My wounds! They're healed!" he exclaims as he searches his body for the many wounds he had sustained while fighting Naruko. "What's happening?"

"I was hoping you could answer that," a voice states as it steps out from behind the curtain that surrounds his bed.

"Kakashi, is that you?"

"The one and only. But who exactly are you? You look as though you could be Sasuke Uchiha's twin, only older."

"I am Sasuke Uchiha."

"But that's impossible, because you see the real Sasuke is just outside that door. So tell me, who are you really?"

"I already told you, I am Sasuke Uchiha. This isn't funny Kakashi."

"And I'm not laughing. But it is interesting how your DNA and the Sasuke who is on the other side of the wall's DNA matches exactly."

"Because I am Sasuke! Something happened to me, I was fighting Naruko and then there was this blue light and then I woke up here," he explains, leaving out the part that he killed Naruko. "How old is the other Sasuke?" he asks after a few minutes silence.

"Twelve."

"Impossible, she couldn't have." He mumbles to himself. "Have the chuunin exams started yet?"

"Why should I tell you? And how do you know so much?"

"Because I think that whatever Naruko did to me, she sent me back." This is your second chance, so don't mess it up okay? Naruko's singsong voice says in his mind.

"Sent you back where?"

"To the past. I am Sasuke Uchiha only from seven years in the future," he states.

"Very well," he says as he walks towards the door. "The hokage will want to speak with you."

After explaining to the hokage how he had gotten there, minus the part about Naruko being killed by him, Sasuke is allowed to freely walk around the village. The only condition is that he must at all times be with a member of team seven of his choice, of course choosing Naruko.

"Okay team, I've got a few things to discuss with you before we continue with your training," Kakashi announces to the three young genine standing in front of him. "From today on there will be a new member of our team. If you want to introduce yourself," he says as the time traveler emerges from the shadows. As he fully appears, all three genine gasp from shock.

"Sensei, who—who is that?" Sakura asks, unsure of what her eyes were seeing.

"Why does he look just like Sasuke?" Naruko pipes in.

"Because I am Sasuke Uchiha, only from the future."

"That's impossible," the young Sasuke finally says. "Time travel doesn't exist."

"Apparently it does, I don't know how it's possible, but I am Sasuke."

"Why have you come here then?" he sarcastically retorts.

"Where I come from, it isn't a nice place. The time I have come from is ravaged by death and war. I am here to stop that from happening."

"Okay children, that's enough questions. Naruko you will train with future Sasuke. Present Sasuke and Sakura, you will train with me."

"But why does Naruko get to train with him and not me?" Sakura asks.

"Because I said so, now get to work or you guys won't stand a chance in the chuunin exams."

"Yes sensei," the three genine reply in unison. Just as Kakashi had ordered, him, Sasuke and Sakura break off into their own group, leaving Naruko and the mysterious time traveler alone.

The two just stand there in an awkward silence for several minutes before Naruko finally says something. "Why do you keep staring at me?"

"It's nothing," he mumbles.

"Fine then, so what kind of awesome future jutsu are you going to teach me?" A small smile forms on Sasuke's face as memories of them as kids begin to flood his consciousness. Naruko, I will make sure this new past will lead to a better future. Slowly he walks closer to her and lightly flicks her forehead, just as Itachi had done to him so many times. "Hey what was that for!" Naruko yells as she rubs her forehead.

"Come on dobe let's get you stronger for the chuunin exams. Unless you want to be a genine forever?" he asks playfully.

"I'm going to make you regret that teme!"

For the next several hours, Sasuke drills Naruko on her taijutsu, showing her how to intensify her kicks and punches by reinforcing them with chakra. But being more skilled than her, Sasuke sends her flying into nearby trees several times. Becoming frustrated, Naruko cocks her arm back and reinforces it with more chakra than she had intended and somehow she luckily lands a punch on Sasuke's stomach which sends him flying into a tree.

"Yeah!" Naruko exclaims as she runs over to Sasuke. "I got you!" Slowly, Sasuke stands up and spits out some blood. "Sasuke, are you okay? I'm really sorry I didn't mean to hit you that hard!" Instead of being angry, he just stands there and starts laughing.

"That was good, but if you are ever in a real fight don't use that much chakra on one punch because you might need it for something else."

"Right, now what?"

"Alright, I will show you one more thing," he says as he grabs Naruko's wrists and taking a brush scribbles down a complicated looking seal on the underside of them. He then makes them permanent by pouring chakra into them.

"What are these for?"

"Draw some blood from each of your thumbs and wipe it on the summoning seals and see what happens."

Doing as she was told, Naruko bites both of the ends of her thumbs, drawing blood, then somewhat hesitantly she wipes her bloody thumbs across each of the seals. Instantaneously two twin blades appear in her hands. "Wow! These are awesome!" she yells out as she examines the wickedly sharp looking blades. Their grips wrapped in black and red leather, creating a diamond patter, obsidian colored hilts and matching obsidian blades gleam in the afternoon sun. "Do I use these in the future?"

"Yes, in the future you become quite fond of them, as well as other jutsu you learn."

"That is so cool! Teach me how to use them and don't go easy on me, I'll never learn that way."

"If you insist," he says with a smile as he unsheathes his own katana. At first, Naruko clumsily tries to defend herself from Sasuke's onslaught, but after an hour she expertly defends herself, and even puts Sasuke on the defense several times. I knew she was smart, but has she always been such a quick learner? It took me months to get to where she is at now. I guess that's Naruko for you, always full of surprises, he thinks to himself.

Finally with the sun beginning to set and with an exhausted Naruko lying on the ground breathing heavily, Sasuke ends the training session. "That's enough for the day," he says as he helps Naruko off the ground. "You should go get some rest or you'll be too tired for tomorrow."

"Right, thanks Sasuke! Who knew you'd turn out to be such a cool shinobi!" she says as she turns to head back to her apartment for the evening. If you knew the truth you wouldn't be saying that, Sasuke thinks to himself as a tear leaks out of his eye and lands on the ground by his feet.

"Done with training for the day?" Kakashi asks as he appears next to the time traveler with puff of smoke. "Hey what's wrong? You look depressed. Want to talk about it?"

"Kakashi, in the future I do something horrible, something unforgivable."

"Oh? And what would that be?"

"If I told you, you would hate me forever."

"You don't know that. Tell me what's bothering you Sasuke," he says as he sits down on a nearby rock, the setting sun painting the sky with deep purples and reds.

Sitting down on the ground near Kakashi, Sasuke takes a deep breath before replying. "In the future I become obsessed with avenging my family, so obsessed it drives me into madness. And because of that, I hurt those people that are dear to me. Right before I came here I was fighting Naruko, not just some stupid little spat, but I had the intention of killing her if she didn't get out of my way." Suddenly Sasuke stops as tears begin streaming down his face, but after choking them back he continues. "We were both wounded and exhausted from the battle and we had one attack left that would decide the victor. After the dust settled, there was Naruko, lying dead at my feet with a hole on her chest where her heart used to be. There was a letter in her pocket with my name on it, so I took it and read it," he explains as he removes the bloody letter from his own pocket. Gently he cradles the paper in his hands before continuing. "She knew that the only way to make me see reason was to sacrifice her own life. After I finished reading the letter there was a blue light and I appeared here. She said that she was going to give me a second chance and not to mess it up. Somehow she sent me in the past to change the future."

"That is quite an unforgivable act, but I don't hate you. It seems like Naruko knew what she was getting into when she entered the fight with you. Only a true friend could do something like that. In a way I know how you feel. A long time ago before any of you were even thought of, I had a friend that sacrificed themselves to save another friend, and for that they were thought of as a hero. This whole sending you back in time is a way for you to stop that battle between you two from happening and to make the future a better place. Don't be so hard on yourself, if the situation was reversed I'm sure you would have done the same for Naruko, am I right?"

"Yes, I would do anything for her. Thank you Kakashi," Sasuke says as he stands, "I will change the future and I will make things right. Naruko said that she would always be there for me, no matter what and I intend to do the same for her."

A/N: And so ends chapter 2! Thanks for all your reviews and support! Will update soon ^_^ Oh and if you guys have any ideas of what the future Sasuke should be called so that there isn't confusion about which Sasuke I'm talking about, please send me your suggestions and if I pick yours I will make sure you get credit for it!