Chapter 7 HI!

Sakura stood there, glaring at Sasuke who just stood there and stared at her, acting like he was calm when on the inside he was freaking out.

Sasuke walked forward calmly, ignoring Sakura's threatening glares, and pulled Naruto off the ground. At first, the blonde tried everything in his strength to pull away from him, to escape and get away from someone who was harming everything, but he eventually gave in, letting himself be pulled into a hug.

Sakura ran forward, about to attack the raven, thinking that he was trying to hurt Naruto, but faltered when she saw Sasuke hugging him.

Sasuke sighed when he felt familiar chakras behind him. "It's time to go, Sasuke." That same disturbing voice said.

The raven nodded, feeling Naruto cling tighter to him, and leaned towards him.

"I will see you later, Naruto. Don't dare sleep tonight. I don't want to make you miss my arrival." He whispered in his ear.

Naruto's breath hitched, surprised that Sasuke was probably hinting towards coming to the leaf village.

"They'll kill you…" He whispered back.

"Don't worry. Only you will know it's me." He smiled, pulling away from him and turning away, slowly dispersing until they were gone.

Sakura ran up quickly, grabbing Naruto.

"What did he say to you?" She demanded.

"He said he needs to kill his brother and I called him stupid…" Naruto lied.

"You still love him, don't you?" Sakura asked, a sad feeling washing over her, remembering all those times she still loved Sasuke even though he completely disregarded her. Naruto was lucky to have him be so nice… so caring… so sweet and loving. She knew it would never happen for her and Sasuke but she couldn't help the jealousy that always filled her at the thought.

"I do… but I don't know what to do about Gaara…" Naruto whispered.

Sakura sighed. "Tell him the truth, Naruto. I'm sure he'll understand."

Naruto nodded following Sakura as she led him back to Kakashi, trying to listen to what she was saying but getting lost in his own thoughts.

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"What was all that whispering about Sasuke-kun?" Orochimaru asked.

Sasuke just shrugged, continuing with sharpening his sword.

Orochimaru sighed, tears forming in his eyes. "Why don't you want to talk to me, Sasuke?"

"I have to go." Sasuke growled, heading to the exit.

"Where do you think you're going?" Kabuto demanded.

Sasuke didn't reply, just left, leaving the other two alone. "What's his problem?" Orochimaru asked.

"He's probably just frustrated. You know how he can get." Kabuto said.

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"Now… time to do what I've been planning." Sasuke whispered to himself, jumping through the trees in the direction of the leaf village.

Everything was calm, Sasuke was calm, and the wind was calm. He presumed it was because nobody was awake and no one would be in the middle of the woods randomly. Assuming this to be true, he closed his eyes, obviously letting his guard down. A sharp pain in his shoulder caused his eyes to snap open right before a foot crashed into his jaw, sending him to the ground.

Standing quickly, rubbing his face, and staring at the cut oozing crimson on his shoulder.

"You shouldn't let your guard down like that Otouto."

Sasuke was speechless, just stared at his brother in confusion, surprise, and slight fear.

"So, can I have a legitimate reason to why you are heading to the leaf village?" Itachi asked, casually resting against a tree.

"It's none of your business." Sasuke said, regaining his composure and resting his hand defensively on his sword, ready to unsheathe it if necessary.

Itachi sighed. "Just make sure you don't get caught, little brother. Wouldn't want you to be killed by the ninja you think you're stronger than." He said, waving slightly and walking away.

"Is that it? You come all the way here to tell me not to get caught? What is wrong with you?" He demanded.

Itachi turned to look at him. "What is wrong with you? I would think you would attack me on sight. And I didn't think you would go back to the leaf after you so rudely disregarded them."

When Sasuke didn't reply, Itachi just smirked slightly and continued walking. Sasuke stood, watching his retreating form until he could no longer see his brother.

Slumping, and calming down big time, Sasuke closed his eyes, sighing.

"Well, let's just forget about that for now… we have other matters to attend to."

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Deep in the forest, the cool winds keeping his hair out of his face, Sasuke finally stopped, able to finally catch his breath completely. He had been going as fast as he could for the entire journey to the outskirts of the leaf, not wanting to stop for a second. Standing in one place for too long could give away his position. Here he decided to mask his chakra, not wanting to get caught by anyone.

Before doing this, he sent a small wave straight for the gates. He knew too many people would be asleep to notice it so it was all up to how much his blonde wanted to see him.

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"Sasuke… that asshole…" Gaara growled, throwing his fist down on his desk. "What did he do to Naruto?"

"What do you mean, Gaara?" Temari asked.

"When they returned, Sakura said they were heading straight to the leaf. I didn't see Naruto at all but I could see it in Sakura's eyes that she was worried about something."

"Don't worry about it, Gaara. I'm sure it will be fine." Temari said.

Gaara just shook his head, rubbing his temples. 'I hope you're right, Temari… I don't want that damn Uchiha having Naruto again…'

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"Sasuke…" Naruto groaned, dropping his head in his hands. "Why do you have to ruin everything? Gah, I'm so confused!"

Naruto lay back on his bed, sprawling out and rubbing his stomach. "He did tell me he was coming here tonight… but what does he want? Maybe I should just go to sleep… forget about it… Sasuke was lying, right? And that kiss was just fake, right?"

A sudden flash of chakra nearly made him pee his pants but he did fall out of his bed. Shaking off his shock, he searched around for any chakra unfamiliar to him. All he found was small remains of that burst of energy, but it seemed familiar. Unnaturally familiar.

Thinking about it for a moment, Naruto gasped. "Sasuke actually came?"

He quickly grabbed his jacket, pulling it on and running down the stairs of his apartment, practically throwing himself out the door.

He sprinted down the road to the gates, knowing his absolute certainty that Sasuke was not in the village.

'Don't you dare leave again Sasuke! I won't let you!'

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A/N: Sorry for not updating in a while… I've been… you know… doing stuff…

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