hello!! long time no see eh? but it's finally summer vacation!! woot!! almost 3 months off heck yeah!! lmao...but i spent all day typing on the sequel for this story so here ya go...the first part of the sequel lmao...and strangely...this is the COMPLETE opposite of what the original sequel turned out to be lmao

warning: this won't be mainly based around Sasuke's pov anymore...the plot line i got for this transitions better with the bouncing back and forth that i do (for those who've read my frozen chakra...it's the same way lmao) i jus seem to like to bounce back and forth between characters (no not as in so-and-so's pov then goin to joebob's pov..no i don't write that too much lol) u'll see what i mean when u get to reading lmao

warning number 2: if you have NOT read the naruto manga from chatper 350 on...it would be advised that you don't read this lmao...if u do read this though and you haven't read past 350 in the manga...please don't bug me asking who so-and-so is and all that...if ur so curious wikipedia it lol

warning number 3: i luv these warning things eh? but anyways...remember what i said at the beginning of this story (bet not so i'll repeat it lmao) if we run into team kakashi...there will be an oc for naruto's place...figured i'd warn ya lol...and no sakura (if we run into her) will NOT be a whiny bitch that u want to jus kill jus to shut her up lmao

warning numb-just kidding lmao

dis: if i owned naruto...i definitely wouldn't have thought up the twist that kishimoto did in chapter 400...that was an o.m.g. and left me speechless

o yea...one more thing...when u see this (...) that's a lovely lil break lol


"Sasuke, I'm not so sure we should go back into the Fire country, with your past and all," Karin warily commented.

Sasuke glared over his shoulder and continued running. The border between Oto and Konoha was fast approaching. The only difference in Sasuke and his company was the slight tenseness barely seen in their muscles. Other than that, they were just ordinary traveling ninjas, to the untrained eye that is.

Sasuke was quite aware of the danger of him even so much as stepping foot in his old country, yet the drive for revenge was even greater. A rumor of Itachi's whereabouts was from a fishing village not far on the other side of the border. They would at least reach the border by sunset and the town by well after nightfall.

The subdued poof didn't startle the wizened ninja. Jiraiya looked up as one of his toad scouts glared up.

"If you're here then there's something going on at the border?" the sannin grumbled.

"Uchiha Sasuke has just crossed into Konoha territory from Oto."

Jiraiya sat up. "Where was he heading?"

"I'm not exactly sure, but not far from where I was keeping watch is a small fishing village I reported to you about the rumor on Itachi."

"Is that all?"

"He has three others with him."

"Do you know who those three are?"

"Not right off."

The sannin's irritation showed, but he kept it to himself. "Thank you. Go back to your post and report on anything else."

The toad nodded and disappeared. Jiraiya didn't spare a second and immediately teleported to Tsunade's office.

"Damn it Jiraiya! I'm busy!" the blonde hollered.

"Sasuke's been spotted."

"Where?"

"The village that Itachi's been said to be seen in."

"That small village?" Tsunade sat back confused. "Sasuke should be smarter than to believe such a thing like that."

"Well, apparently he's going with it because one of my scouts just saw him entering from Oto with three others."

"Who?"

"I don't know."

The blonde rubbed her eyes. "I don't need to put up with this right now," she groaned and hollered for Shizune.

The younger girl hurried in, papers nearly falling from her arms.

"Which teams are closest to the Northeastern coastline?"

"Uh, I think Team 24 is about 3 days away and-."

"Do we have any near the Oto boundary?"

"Team Kakashi should be finishing up an escort mission near there, and they should be about a day away from it," Shizune answered.

"Is there any other team?" Tsunade demanded.

The other girl thought for a couple minutes. "No, the closest one is about 3-4 days away from the boundary, which is Team 24."

The two sannins looked at each other. They both knew that Team Kakashi was the last team they would send on this mission.

"If we're to catch him, or at least tail him, we need to get moving fast," Jiraiya stated.

Tsunade sighed. "I know, I just don't want to use them because of that incident."

"They are the closest."

"What's going on?" Shizune asked.

Tsunade sighed once more and quickly unraveled a blank scroll. "Jiraiya," she dipped her brush in some ink, "can one of your toads carry this scroll directly to Kakashi?"

"Yes."

"Good."

Sasuke walked in irritation along the shore. The rumor had proven false, again. All these fake leads were starting to annoy the hell out of him. On top of it all, he had to come back to Konoha territory. Some one by now has surely seen him. He figured it'd take about a day for someone to arrive there for him, but that someone wasn't going to be much. So, he estimated that they had at least one more day to quickly locate some clue about Itachi. That's why he was alone now. That's why his irritation showed a little more than usual: a faint line in his mask.

The summer stars quietly shined down, but he paid them no heed. The moon had yet to rise, leaving the nearby water mass hidden. All thoughts were bent on Itachi's death.

He hopped over a small river, and stopped. "Any news, Suigetsu?"

A figure rose out of the water. "Damn, you spotted me."

Sasuke looked over his shoulder at the pale boy.

Suigetsu sighed. "Absolutely nothing. The only thing I found was how slow my mind works when I'm tired."

Sasuke ignored him.

"C'mon Sasuke, we've been running for three days straight and now you have us hunting for Itachi like a nin-dog trying to catch a needle's scent in the ocean. We're all tired." Suigetsu's guard went up as he finished. Back talking Sasuke and telling him he was wrong just did not work, but it was the truth. All three of them were tired and Sasuke's mood was just getting worse and worse.

The Uchiha turned around. His glare made shivers run up Suigetsu's spine, but he didn't show anything.

Sasuke blinked. "Find the others. We'll rest at the nearby village's inn."

"Yes, a bed!" Suigetsu disappeared back into the water.

The raven glanced once at the ocean then meandered back to the village.

"Sensei, how much further?" Sakura hollered up.

Kakashi looked back. "Seven more hours."

Sakura's fist clenched. Sasuke was going to get it now, and this time no one was going to die on her watch.

The afternoon sun found Sasuke once again along the shoreline, but this time in a cove. It seemed to be an unconscious act of his because he never realized this was where he's been all day. Soon, the others would be meeting up with him near here. They had to leave before dusk if they wanted to leave unscathed and, hopefully, quietly.

His feet wandered closer to the waterline. Some boulders were jutting out into the current a little ways ahead and that's where his body was heading. His mind was elsewhere, trying to figure out what the hell to do next. The large grey masses were covered with algae towards their base, but clear at the top, which only came up to Sasuke's eye level. He hopped up and strolled out to the farthest rock and looked around. The calm sea shined like crystals, making the trees along the bay seem gloomy and withdrawn. No other presence was close by, that he could sense. The nin settled down on the last rock with the waves gently crashing against the grey mass, causing a faint mist. He looked up at the deep sky, shining blue overhead.

A faint chakra source appeared. Sasuke calmly looked towards the trees, but saw no movement. He activated his sharingan, nothing showed up in the trees. He looked along the edge of the rocks. Nothing. The source started moving faster. Sasuke's eyes trained on the shorelines farther away, still nothing. The source stopped moving; it wasn't far away now. He crouched on the rock, scanning the ocean's glaring surface, the sunlight casting shadows and glares off the water made it easy for anyone to hide in. The faint splashing of water directed his attention behind him, and he saw a dark mass sailing through the air right towards him. Sasuke jumped onto the other rock and looked out at sea to find the source. The dark blob plopped disgustingly right where he was previously standing.

"Damn it! Why do you ninjas have to be so aware of your surroundings?! That would've been so funny if it had hit your head, but no, you had to dodge."

Sasuke glared at the voice's owner. The blonde head bobbed in the swells.

A huge grin erupted on the blonde's face. "Hi teme. Long time no see."

Sasuke merely sighed and started walking back towards land.

Naruto swam right over to the rocks and floated on his back, following Sasuke. "No, 'hi bye' or 'what the hell are you doing here' or 'damn it dobe?'"

Sasuke ignored him, not once looking down.

"Not even a 'leave me the fuck alone?'" Naruto asked quietly.

"Leave me the fuck alone," Sasuke replied, monotonously.

Naruto froze, staring up at Sasuke's back as he walked off. "Over a year I haven't seen you, and this is your hello?"

Sasuke jumped onto the sand and continued walking to the trees.

"Why are you ignoring me? What did I do wrong?" Naruto asked himself.

He watched the Uchiha walk calmly towards the trees. The boy's dark clothing made him disappear quickly within the depths.

Sasuke continued walking quietly in the cool shade of the trees, his emotionless mask perfect. It had shocked him to see Naruto again, but that was it. No other emotion surfaced, except for irritation that someone could sneak up so close as to be able to throw something at him. He didn't even want to know what that dark mass was. Naruto's pained face popped into his mind, but he easily ignored it.

A chakra spike appeared and was hurtling straight towards him. Sasuke jumped out of the path quickly as a body hurled against a tree. The trunk broke clean in half. The person stood up and glared right at Sasuke as the tree fell loudly behind them.

"Uchiha Sasuke, I've found you at last."


sooooooooo...what do u think?? like norm i leave it at a cliffie lmao...reviews pretty please??

i jus jumped right into the story on this eh? lmao