Naruto stretched out yawning. He reached across for Sasuke, but his hand hit nothing. Naruto sat up and looked around the room, wondering where Sasuke was.

'His clothes are gone; I bet he's making breakfast' as he climbed out of the bed, he saw something on the bedside table. It was a note. Naruto picked it up and noticed it had his name on the front in Sasuke's handwriting. 'Has he gone out or something?' Naruto unfolded the note and read it.

Naruto,

By the time your reading this I will be far away from Kohona looking for Itachi. I'm going to kill him for what he did to you. I just want you to know, I love you more than anything in this world and no one could ever take your place, but I won't be coming back. You were wrong to forgive me leaving for Orochimaru and you deserve better than me. The box contains something I was planning on giving you a long time ago I was just scared you would never love me back. The keys are for this house; I know you rent an apartment and they always give you a hard time because of the Kyuubi. The house is yours if you want it. Please give the other note to the hokage.

I love you,

Sasuke xx

The last lines were pretty hard to read because they were smudged with tear stains in several different places; had Sasuke been crying when he wrote this?Naruto looked at the smaller note that was enclosed in the first, it was obviously the note Sasuke meant for Naruto to give to the hokage.

Naruto reached past the keys Sasuke had left and picked up the small box. He opened it and saw there was a ring. Naruto picked it up and looked at the inscription on the inside; forever yours, Sasuke. "H-he's left me?" Naruto shook his head disbelievingly.

'Sasuke can't have left me…I need him!' Naruto thought worriedly as he dashed through the many rooms of the house looking for Sasuke, hoping it was some kind of joke by saying he had left. Naruto checked the final room and finding that Sasuke wasn't there the fact that he had really left finally sunk in. Naruto slumped down the wall holding the letter and the ring. Tears freely falling down his face, Naruto slipped the ring on his finger and found it was a perfect fit. Naruto jumped up and ran back into Sasuke's room with a determined look in his face.

He dressed quickly and pocketed Sasuke note to him and grabbed the one addressed to the hokage. Naruto sprinted to the hokage's office and burst in without any warning. He ran up to the desk and ignored Tsunade's automatic shout of "yes, I'm working shizune!"

"Sasuke, he's gone after Itachi!" he screamed at her, throwing the note on her desk. She picked it up.

Tsunade-sama,

I've left Kohona to kill Itachi for what he did to Naruto. I won't be coming back even if I succeed in killing him; it's not fair on Naruto. He deserves someone better than me; he shouldn't have forgiven me for leaving Kohona for Orochimaru and trying to kill him in the process. Don't bother sending anyone after me, you know how dangerous Itachi is and it's not worth endangering the lives of others. Also, everything I inherited from my family now belongs to Naruto, including my estate and money. Look after Naruto for me; I know he thinks of you as a mother.

Sasuke Uchiha

Tsunade folded the letter and placed it on her desk. "Sasuke clearly states here not to send anyone after him. Uchiha has the right idea, I can't afford to be sending ninja out chasing an s-class criminal." She said.

"Then, I'll bring him back by myself. I'm not sitting around on my ass doing nothing while he's going after Itachi. He can't have been gone long so he might not of reached his brother yet. If I can catch him, I can persuade him to come home, I know I can." Naruto said confidently. The hokage sighed and looked at Naruto.

"You understand Sasuke is walking to his death? There is no way he could even match his brother. I can't allow you to go after him."

"Exactly! I have to bring Sasuke to his senses before he goes anywhere near that psychopath!" Naruto screamed slamming his fist on Tsunade's desk. He took a deep breath. "I love him so much and I can't lose him again. Not now, not after everything that's happened! Please, let me go after Sasuke."

"Che. I know I'm going to regret this…fine. You can go, but if you don't bring the both of you back in one piece…" Naruto nodded and walked out of the office.