Sasuke awoke with a headache. As soon as he sat up, his head spun faster than a whirlpool. He groaned, and put a pale hand on his seventeen year old forehead.

"Hello, Uchiha." Some one snarled. Sasuke's eyes snapped open. Tsunade stood on the opposite side of the hospital room, arms folded, and glaring hell itself at him. A tear rolled down her cheek.

"What the fuck am I doing back here, hag?" Sasuke growled. Tsunade tried to storm over, but a sand barrier stopped her.

"Lady Tsunade, no." Gaara said, stepping through the door. He too glared a worse form of hell at the Uchiha. "Orochimaru is dead. We brought you back here only to fulfill one of Naruto's wishes."

"…what?" Sasuke asked, stupefied. Wouldn't Naruto come himself?

"AFTER YOU LEFT, NARUTO WITHERED AWAY! HE DIDN'T EAT, SLEEP, OR TALK! HE DIDN'T EVEN CUT HIMSELF BECAUSE IT REMINDED HIM OF YOU!" Tsunade screeched. "AND THEN HE LEFT! HE STILL HASN'T COME HOME!" Tsunade broke off with a wail. Gaara immediately comforted her. Sasuke just sat there in shock and agony, knowing that everything they said was true, and it was his fault.

Sasuke ran with Kakashi, Iruka, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Sai, and Gaara, all of whom were on a mission together. A few days before a ninja had come to Tsunade with amazing news. The Akatsuki hideout had been found. Now they raced to find it, and to destroy the Akatsuki.

Sasuke tore apart wall by wall, searching for the one man who he hated most among all. And there he found him, lying on a couch, surrounded by the rest of the Akatsuki members. Tsunade hissed. The Akatsuki turned.

"Well, isn't this nice, Itachi?" Pein asked. Itachi ignored him, and stared at Sasuke. Sasuke growled.

"Itachi!" he yelled angrily. Itachi pulled the blanket he was holding closer to him. A tall blonde man stood in front of Itachi protectively, along with a redhead. Sasuke and the rest of the Konoha ninjas jumped when they saw the blanket move.

"Itachi?" the bundle asked quietly. Itachi and the rest of the Akatsuki turned to the bundle instantly. Sasuke and the others stood and watched dumbstruck, as the Akatsuki acted like a concerned family for the bundle.

"Yes, Naru?" Itachi asked, lovingly. Sasuke's mouth fell to the floor, joining Tsunade's and Iruka's.

Naruto's head popped out from the blanket. His hair was longer, and it had become wavy, and the once sky blue eyes were now ice blue. The skin was so pale, that Orochimaru would have trouble keeping up.

"It's too loud…" Naruto whimpered, snuggling his face into Itachi's chest. The entire Akatsuki glared at both Sasuke and Tsunade.

"Do you want us to kill the intruders?" Pein asked softly. Naruto shook his head.

"No…no killing…" Naruto said. He turned to look at the ninjas.