Warning for This Chapter: Naruto being possessive. Naruto and Sasuke kissing. Usual stuff. Beginning of Naruto's heat. Adorable Naruto.

Chapter 7: Naruto and Sasuke's Revenge Pt. 3: Sasuke meets the 4-Tails

Naruto's P.O.V.

"I feel… so warm…" Was my first thought as I started to wake up.

I could feel the hot sun on my face and the cool ground beneath me. My vision was blurry when I first opened my eyes. I took in my surrounds. We were in secluded place, hidden by tall and shady trees. I could see little beams of sunlight peek through the leaves, but that was it.

When I finished taking in my surrounds, I turned my gaze to Sasuke's sleeping form. He was turned on his side with one arm under his head while the other rested next to him. He looked so peaceful and so… cute. I lightly smiled before reaching down and brushing a strand of raven hair from his moonlit pale face. I stilled when he started stirring, but released my breath when he went back to sleeping soundly.

He must be tired. After we fought Yagura I must've passed out, so that means that Sasuke had to have carried me and our stuff to this place. He's probably exhausted and I was still kind of tired from using too much chakra in my one-hit attack with Yagura. If Sasuke wasn't getting up, then I'll just go back to sleep. Both of us need to rest as much as we can. We have to be in tip top shape if we want to defeat the rest of my siblings. So, without giving it much thought, I moved to pull Sasuke closer to me before wrapping my arms around him and signing in contentment. But there was one thing that was bothering me…

"I'm starting to feel really hot. I wonder if it's because of the weather changing. Hm. Maybe tomorrow I'll ask Sasuke if he feels hot too."

It was later in the day when I woke back up. My back and spine was still hurting, but I just brushed it off as the side effects of sleeping on the hard ground. I slowly sat up and stretched until everything popped back into place. When I looked down, Sasuke was still sleeping peacefully. He looked at ease while I was up and well rested. Deciding not to disturb him, I quietly got up and left the area.

When I walked out of the clearing, I saw that there was a river and a trail of trees for miles on both sides. I sniffed the air to see if I can still smell any debris from our fight with Yagura, but I couldn't.

" Despite being through so much and being exhausted, Sasuke managed to carry me and our stuff this distance. That's pretty impressive." I smiled to myself while turning back to look at the area Sasuke was still sleeping in.

While I was lost in thought, a sudden feeling of warmth washed over me. I raised my hand to whip away some of the sweat from my forehead. The sun was beating down on me. It wasn't unbearable, but a little bit more than tolerable. I pulled at my wife beater, which was starting to stick to me. That's when an odor caught my attention.

I sniffed myself before cringing at the stench. I haven't bathed since we left the hotel, yesterday. That added to the sweat and blood from the fight made the stench even more noticeable. So, without a second thought I stripped out of my clothes and slowly slid into the water. The cool river water felt so nice against my warm skin. I dunk my entire body into the river one time before grabbing my clothes and moving to clean them. Once that was done, I moved to settle against the side of the river and do some thinking.

I closed my eyes and threw my head back while organizing my thoughts of Sasuke. Lately, I've found myself more attracted to Sasuke. I knew that I had a crush on him, but I don't think I was ever this attracted to him. The way his body fits against mine, the peacefulness he shows while he sleeps, the way his flawless pale skin and onyx eyes shine and gleam in the sun and moon… All of these qualities seem to attract me more and more to him. Sasuke is a beautiful person. No one can argue that, but lately… he's been the main object of my desire.

I shook my head clear of those weird thoughts before getting out of the water and shaking some of the water off of my body. I was about to use the Kyuubi's chakra to dry off before my nose caught the sweet smell of meat. I raised my nose high in the air to take in more of the sweet aroma.

"It's a boar." I said while licking my lips.

My stomach started to growl with hunger. I wrapped my arms around it to try and calm my hunger pains down. I was starving and I knew that Sasuke was going to be hungry, so I had no choice but to try and hunt it down. I went over to where my clothes were drying, but stopped halfway. There would be no point in me getting dressed again when my clothes might get dirty and bloody again. After nodding at my thought, I went into the clearing area where Sasuke was still sleeping and searched him for a hair tie. Once I found one, I tied the back of my hair into a high ponytail before following the scent of the boar.

I crouched behind some bushes and remained quiet, never taking my eyes off of the meaty animal as it filled up on grass. I waited until it finished eating before pouncing on it. But, I over calculated and missed my target, causing me to hit a tree and successfully scaring it off. I rubbed the bump on my head before racing after it. The beast was fast and tricky, but I managed to corner it. I could smell the fear on it and it excited me. I felt like a true predator and it felt… right. Not giving it a chance to escape, I pounced again and hit my mark. It squirmed around and squealed in pain as my erected claws dug into its flesh. I had to fight with it to get it to hold still, but nothing was working and I also felt my grip on him start to slip. So I did the next best thing, I bit into it, to hold it down, before running my claws through its chest and snatching out its heart. Once I felt the pulse leave the beast, I stood over it feeling proud and accomplished.

"I just took down a wild animal so that I and Sasuke could survive. I felt like a champ. I felt like a provider. I felt like… like an alpha providing for his mate."

That last one puzzled me, but I just shrugged it off and threw the boar onto my back. "Come on buddy. It's time to take you back so that Sasuke can grill you over a nice hot fire." I smirked while patting my soon-to-be-breakfast.

I arrived back in the area to find Sasuke sitting with the map in his lap. "Glad to see you're awake, Sasuke." I smirked with one hand on my hip.

"Oh Naruto I was wondering where you went~" Sasuke looked up at me from his map. "DAMNIT NARUTO! PLEASE PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!" He screamed with his extremely red face hidden behind the map.

"Oh stop being a baby, Sasuke." I chuckled as I threw the boar down and sat Indian-style. "It's not like you haven't seen me naked before."

"THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I WANNA CONTINUE TO SEE YOU NAKED!

"So… You don't want to see me naked?"

"NO!" He yelled.

"So… I don't look sexy when I'm naked?" I asked.

"What?"

"Do I look sexy naked?" I repeated slowly.

"Yes. No. I don't know." He tripped over his words, causing me to smirk and I rested my chin on my right fist. "Where are your clothes anyway?" He finally asked with a sigh.

"They're drying. I washed them this morning before hunting." I answered before reaching back to show Sasuke my kill.

"Here. At least put this on." Sasuke said as he threw a cover my way.

After catching it, I carefully draped it over my lap, making sure to cover myself completely. "Better?" I asked.

He slowly lowered the map and nodded when he saw that I was now covered before turning his gaze toward the boar. "What's that?"

"A boar. I got hungry and thought you would be too so I hunted and killed it for us." I smirked in triumph.

"You didn't have to do that." Sasuke quietly said before returning his gaze back to the map.

"Oh, but I wanted to. It felt good when I hunted the beast down."

"No, I meant that you shouldn't have done that." He said before pointing to something on the map. "There's a town nearby. I wanted to eat and restock our supplies. While I was carrying everything last night, I seemed to have lost some of our stuff so I wanted to restock again."

"Let's me see that." I said as I snatched the map from him before face palming myself. "Ain't this bout a bitch." I sighed while crumbling up the map and throwing it behind me. "Can you still cook the boar for me? I'm starving and I don't think I can survive until we get to the next town."

"If you stop whining I will." Sasuke signed as he went over to smooth out the wrinkles in the map. "By the way, you need a bath. You stink."

"What? I just bathed." I groaned.

"Well take another one. The dry blood from that boar is what's making you stink. Wait until it's done and then you can go take another bath. Hopefully by then your clothes will be done. I'll start a fire. Can you set the boar up to cooked? And please keep that cover on. I think I've seen enough of your junk to last a life time."

I nodded with a chuckle and a scratch to the back of my head before heading out to find a stick. Once I found a decent sized one, I used it to impale the boar. By time I readied the animal, Sasuke had already gotten the fire going. I waited patiently while the boar cooked. When it was finally done, I devoured the delicious beast until there was barley any bone left.

"Come on. Time for you to take a bath." Sasuke ordered.

I moved to the river and jumped in once again. The cool water felt great against my hot skin, but I didn't want to stay in for too long. Sasuke was waiting patiently for me to get ready. It would be rude if I kept him waiting. I washed the smell of that boar and blood off of me before calling Sasuke over to smell me. When he gave me the 'ok' sign, I climbed out and shook some of the water off of me before going over to check on my clothes. I smiled slightly when I noticed that they were dried before dressing.

"How do I look?" I asked with my arms outstretched. Sasuke's eyes looked me up and down before his hand came up to help contain his laughter. "What? What's so funny? You gonna tell me how I look or not?"

"You look… very… holy…" After struggling to say that, Sasuke rolled onto the ground in a fit of laughter.

I was confused at first before actually looking down at my wardrobe . My wife beater looked like Swiss cheese. I saw more of my tan skin and abs then my shirt. I had about a bajillion rips in my pants. My bandages weren't even white anymore. One of my headband's ends was sliced in half. I looked like I had a fight with a paper shredder who stabbed me repeatedly with a butcher knife. I looked awful.

"Are you quite finished?" I asked as I turned to look at Sasuke, who had stopped laughing.

"Yeah." He chuckled again. "I'm done." He did one final chuckle before standing up and dusting himself off. He gathered the map, folded it, and stuffed it in his pocket as he moved to pat me on the back. "Don't worry. We'll get you some more when we get into town." He smiled, causing me to lightly smile.

Together, we gathered our stuff before heading out towards the next town.

"Oh Sasuke, that reminds me… Do you feel warm?"

He seemed to snap up at this question. "Do you feel hot?"

"Yeah, kind of." I answered while scratching my cheek.

"I see."

"So… Do you feel hot?"

"… … Yeah. Yeah, I do…"

I nodded at his answer before finishing my packing. There was something that baffled me though. When I asked Sasuke that question, he looked worried. I wonder why?

We made it to the next town without any trouble. I followed Sasuke everywhere. We restocked our supplies, bought new and extra clothes for the both of us, and managed to get some good food. We stopped at a little café and ate there.

I ordered like three bowls of ramen, which weren't as good as the ones back home but whatever, while Sasuke ordered a large salad with tons of tomatoes. I laughed when Sasuke scolded me about eating so much ramen.

"You're going to give yourself a heart attack if you keep eating that crap all the time." Sasuke pointed out with his fork before using it to eat more of his salad.

"Yeah , well. If I crock because of eating too much of what I love, then you have my permission to write 'I told him so' on my tombstone." I grinned while using my chop sticks to pick up more of my noodles.

"I'll remember that." Sasuke smiled back.

We didn't really talk after that. Sasuke was almost done with his salad by time I started on my third bowl. I was about to put some more noodles in my mouth when I spotted a tan skinned, muscled man with bluish black hair looking at Sasuke. I saw the lust and want in the man's eyes for Sasuke. It made me feel… angry. I don't know why, but I have the sudden impulse to go over to the guy and punch his lights out. I had to get a grip on myself.

"Hey. You ok?" Sasuke asked me with worry in his eyes.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Why?" I smiled.

"You kind of spaced out and you haven't even touched your third bowl. I just wanted to make sure that the little rat that turns the wheel in your brain wasn't on break." He smirked.

"Oh hardy har har. Ya wise ass." I mumbled before looking out the corner of my eye at the guy again. "I'll be right back. I gotta go take a leak." I mumbled again before leaving the table.

"Hurry back. After you finish your last bowl, I wanna get going." I heard Sasuke call, but didn't really pay attention.

I went to the bathroom, did my business and washed my hands. After I was done with that I splashed some water on my face, trying to calm down.

"Ok Naruto, get a hold of yourself. You can't keep acting this way. Sure I like Sasuke, but I wonder why I'm acting this way. While we were out on the town, I couldn't help, but notice all of the men and women who looked at Sasuke. In each of their eyes I saw that same expression… lust and want. I felt rage boil inside of me. I didn't want anyone looking or even thinking about Sasuke. I don't know what's going on, but it's far worse than jealousy."

After splashing myself with water one more time, I walked back to the table only to see something that makes my blood boil. The man from earlier was trying to talk an irritated Sasuke. I don't know what got into me, but all of a sudden… I wanted that man's head on a silver platter.

"Whatchya say babe? Wanna come to a hotel with me and have the best fuck of your life?" The guy smirked.

"Sorry, but I'm not a hoe. So why don't you get out of my face and find someone else to screw around with." Sasuke glared.

"Mitch, why don't you just leave him alone?" The girl at the counter signed.

"Stay out of this, Erika. No one was asking for your comment." Mitch snapped at Erika before turning back to Sasuke. "So how's about it pretty boy?" I saw his hand reach for Sasuke and I reacted. I grabbed him by his wrist. "What the hell are you doing?" He yelled at me.

"I believe he told you to fuck off." I growled at him.

"And who the hell are you?"

"Who am I?" I started to chuckle, causing everyone to look at me. "I'm the guy he's with. I'm the guy who doesn't like it when big brainless brutes like you yell at girls. But, most importantly…" I smiled wickedly at him as I started to twist his wrist, causing him to hiss in pain. "I'm the guy who's going to kick your ass if you don't leave him alone."

"You're going to kick my ass? Hn. I'd like to see you try." He smirked as he snatched his wrist away.

"Sasuke… Hand me my last bowl of noodles."

Sasuke reached over and handed me the bowl with a bored expression. I held the bowl in my left hand. "What are you gonna do with that, noodle me to death." Mitch laughed.

I reeled my fist back before landing a nice blow to his face. When he stumbled backwards, I grabbed his head and banged it against the counter. He groaned and yelled in pain as he fell to the floor. He was using his hands to cover his face. While I was waiting for him to remove his hands, I could hear the ooos and aaas of the spectators.

The man yanked his hands from his face and growled at me. "You're gonna pay."

"You won't live long enough to carry that out." I growled before slamming my uneaten bowl of ramen on top of his head. He screamed from the feeling of the noodles and heat touching his face. I bent down to whisper in his ear. "You're out of here." And with that, I stood up and literally kicking him out of the café.

I could hear the cheers and hollering of the crowd, but none of them mattered to me. I had a major headache from all of the emotional stress and physical stress I've been enduring lately. I need to sit down and rest.

"You wanna go rent a room?" Sasuke asked me.

"Naw. I just wanna get out of here." I said in a drossy voice.

"You need to relax and get some rest. One night in another hotel will do you a world of good. Trust me." Sasuke lightly smiled.

I didn't feel like disagreeing. Plus, Sasuke was right. Maybe one more day in a nice, comfortable bed and in the hot springs will help me clear my head.

"Alright Sasuke. Let's go find a hotel to stay in."

Sasuke nodded before helping me lean on him. After we gathered our stuff, we made our way out of the café.

"Come back anytime!" Erika cheered.

We managed to check into a hotel, but I didn't like the way the receptionist was looking at Sasuke. Dubbing that I was too tired really feel stressed out over it, I let it go, but not without letting out a warning growl. There wasn't a hot spring in this hotel, but there was a bathtub. While Sasuke was organizing our stuff, I went into the bathroom to run a nice cool bath. Once the water was to my liking, I stripped out of my clothes and settled in it. I sat there thinking about the events that happened today… and about Sasuke.

"I don't know what I'm going to do. I know I like Sasuke, but this is getting out of control. I'm becoming more aggressive and possessive over him. If this keeps up… I'm afraid that I might not be able to control myself."

Normal P.O.V.

After Sasuke finished organization everything, he went to go check on Naruto. After Sasuke entered the bathroom, he drank in the site of Naruto Uzumaki. The blond's hair was tied into a messy bun with a few loose strands coming out of it, his body was dripping wet with the cool water, and his eyes looked lost in deep thought.

"You ok now?" Sasuke asked as he moved to sit on the edge of the tub.

"I don't know. I'm confused. I don't know what's going on with me and the Kyuubi isn't answering me. I just don't know what Imma do." He sighed as he leaned back in the water.

Sasuke felt bad for his friend. He knew what was going on, but he couldn't tell Naruto. Sasuke could feel the pressure. He was keeping one of the biggest secrets from his best friend. To Sasuke, it was like not making a noise when you're being stabbed. You know that you can't hold it in, but you have to. Sadden by the situation, Sasuke did the only thing he knows how to do…

Sasuke placed his hand in Naruto's shoulder and offered a small smile. "If you ever wanna talk, I'm here for you."

Naruto smiled at his friend as he placed his hand on Sasuke's. "Thanks man."

Sasuke nodded, but when he tried to remove his hand, Naruto held on. Sasuke was confused until he looked in Naruto's eyes. It seemed as if time had stopped between them. It felt like they were the only two in the world. Sasuke felt heat raise in his cheeks the longer Naruto stared in his eyes. Neither move. Neither wanted to. It was Sasuke who broke the silence.

"Naruto? What are you doing?" The raven whispered.

And before Sasuke could say or do anything else, Naruto leaned forward and captured Sasuke's lips. Sasuke knew that this moment was wrong, but he couldn't help not liking it. The kiss may have been short, but there was something magical about it. But, right when the magic was about to take full effect, Naruto quickly pulled away.

"Sorry." He mumbled before hopping out, wrapping a towel around his waist and heading back to the room.

Sasuke was just stunned. He didn't know what to say. He was beyond worried about Naruto, but the kiss they just shared was what held his interest. He didn't want to, but he couldn't help it. Something about the way Naruto's full lips connecting with his felt right. It sent tingles and shivers up and down his body, but he knew that he had to ignore them. He had to be Naruto's rock when he finally came undone.

Feeling a little better about the situation, Sasuke got up and moved to the room. Naruto was already under the covers and 'sleeping', so Sasuke decided to strip out of his clothes and lay in his bed and tried to get to sleep… Too bad he was having wet dreams dancing in his head.

...

Morning came and so did the awkwardness. Naruto felt bad about kissing Sasuke while said raven felt awkward when he woke from his wet dreams of his blond best friend. They didn't really say a word, but blushes were shared when they would catch the other's gaze. After their stuff was packed and ready, they got something to eat in the lobby before heading out of the village… That's where their troubles started.

They were treading through the forest. Both were dealing with the awkwardness in the air between them. Both were trying to find a way to make the situation less awkward. Both took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry." They both said.

"I know why I'm sorry, but why are you sorry?" Naruto laughed.

"I just, um,- Why are you sorry again?"

"Because I kissed you. Remember?"

"Oh yeah. That. Look, Naruto. Let's forget about that and move on. We have more important things to worry about them a kiss between friends, right?" Sasuke nervously laughed.

"Right." Naruto smiled back. They were about to continue walking when Naruto felt something wrong. "Wait. Did it just get hotter all of a sudden?"

Sasuke was about to comment before he noticed the ground shaking. Naruto and Sasuke were trying their hardest to steady themselves against the rocking ground. "What's happening?" Sasuke asked as he steadied himself when the ground stopped shaking.

"There's only one person I know who could rock the ground like that." Naruto said while walking over to help Sasuke.

Naruto held onto Sasuke tight when the ground started to shake again. "Naruto look." Sasuke pointed. There were cracks in the ground that led to a small hole in the ground. Inside the cracks, lava was leaking out and covering the ground while more lava was squirting out of the hole. They waited to see what was happing. Before they knew it, a fair skinned man with a red beard and mustache combo while the rest of his hair was pulling into a high ponytail on top of his head, appeared out of the hole.

"Long time no see, Big Brother Naruto." The red head smirked.

"So, you're a part of this ludicrous plan of Orochimaru's too, Roushi?" Naruto growled.

"Of course. Every one of our siblings is in on this whole thing. But, I'm not in it for the money."

"Then what are you in it for, Roushi?" Naruto asked out of confusion.

"I just want the satisfaction of taking you down… ONCE AND FOR ALL!" Roushi roared before he slammed his hands onto the ground. Naruto grabbed Sasuke and was able to avoid the volcanos of lava coming at them. But, no matter how many times Naruto jumped out of the way, Roushi would chase them down with his lava. "There's no use in running, Big Brother. I can use my Youton to hunt you down. Oh, and there's no use in hiding either. My lava can melt through anything." Roushi laughed evilly.

"What are we going to do Naruto?" Sasuke asked while holding on tight to Naruto. Naruto was tired of running on ground, so he tired using the trees. But, when Roushi's lava followed after them, Naruto had to jump to another tree. Roushi's lava only followed them. "And at this rate, we'll get the entire forest burned.

"If we can't out run or hide from him, then we have to fight." Naruto said as he continued to jump from tree to tree.

"And how do you propose we do that?"

Naruto grunted as he flipped to another tree, trying to avoid more lava coming their way. "I have yet to figure that out yet." The blond confessed.

"That's what I'm for." Sasuke sighed.

"You act like I never come up with plans." Naruto said in a fake hurt voice.

"I never said that. I was just saying that while you're avoiding the lava, I'll think of a plan." Sasuke sighed again.

"Oh. Haha. I knew that."

"Sure you did. Now, keep jumping while I think of something." Sasuke said before setting his brain to work. Naruto continued to jump from tree to tree while the wheels in Sasuke's head started to turn. Finally, he formulated a plan. "I've got it." Sasuke announced.

"Lay it on me."

"We can't stop lava right away, right?"

"Right." Naruto agreed.

"So that technically means that Roushi is unstoppable, right?"

"I guess, but I don't see how this is helping our situation." Naruto grunted as he landed on the ground and hid behind the tree.

Sasuke hopped out of Naruto's arms. "You're missing the point. We may not be able to stop it, but we can slow it down enough to create an opening for an attack."

"How do we do that?" Naruto quietly asked.

"Simple. If we can pour enough water on the lava to slow it down, then it'll distract Roushi long enough for us to attack him." Sasuke quietly suggested.

"Ok. So now that we know how to slow down the lava, what's the plan?"

"I'll distract Roushi while you use your chakra to control the water and splash it on him." Sasuke answered.

"No, Sasuke. That's too dangerous. You could get burned." Naruto warned with a glare.

"I know, but you're the only one that can control your chakra good enough to do that. I'll be fine on my own. Trust me on this." Sasuke pleaded with a reluctant Naruto.

Naruto weighed out his options before sighing in defeat. "Fine, but please be careful."

Sasuke nodded before they both peaked over to see what Roushi was doing.

"Come out. Come out where ever you are. You two little worms can't hide from me forever." Roushi sung.

"Alright. I'm going out there."

"Wait Sasuke." Naruto whispered as he grabbed Sasuke's arm. The two looked into each other's eyes. Heat raised in Sasuke's pale cheeks while Naruto's gaze held desire and want. "Please be careful." The blond whispered.

"Promise." Sasuke nodded before hesitantly removing his arm from Naruto's hold and coming out of hiding. "Hey Strawberry Head! If you want me, them come get me!" Sasuke yelled while waving his arms around.

"You're a pest, Uchiha. I'll just kill you first before going after Uzumaki. I wasn't doing this for the money anyway. I'll just say that it was an accident." Roushi smirked as he used his lava to try and catch Sasuke, but the raven managed to jump out of the way in time.

"Missed me!" Sasuke smirked before running away.

"Get back here you little runt." Roushi growled before racing off after the raven.

While the two were chasing each other, Naruto ran over to the river bank. While he focused on using his chakra to move the water, Sasuke was running for his life from an angry red head.

"You're such a pest!" Roushi growled as he splashed lava on the ground every time Sasuke took a step. "Hold still damnit!"

"And get fried? Ha. In your dreams, hot breath." Sasuke scoffed as he kept running.

While Sasuke was successfully dodging all of Roushi's attacks, Naruto was busy focusing his chakra. He clasped his hands together and pictured his chakra moving the water. It was harder than he thought.

"Damn. Why can't I do it?' Naruto growled out of frustration.

"It's because you're not relaxed." Kyuubi answered.

"And just where the hell have you been?" Naruto questioned.

"Around."

"Then why haven't you been answering my calls?"\

"I've been busy."

"Doing what?"

"Look. We don't have time to play Q & A. If you wanna save Sasuke, then you have to relax your mind and focus a little bit more." Kyuubi sighed. "And you better do it quickly, or else your little 'friend' will fry."

"I know that. So why don't you help me instead of criticizing me."

"Fine, but you better listen to my every word."

"Then start talking."

While Kyuubi was instructing Naruto what to do, Sasuke was continuing to run for his life from Roushi and his deadly lava. Roushi was getting closer and closer to his target. Sasuke's heart was racing. It felt like it was going to explode. Sasuke was so busy trying to calm his heart to notice a rock in front of him, causing him to trip. When Sasuke fell the floor, Roushi shot a big lava ball at him. It missed Sasuke, but obliterated the tree that he fell in front of. Sasuke stayed down until he thought that it was clear. When he dubbed it clear, he raised his head and turned his head towards the tree and gasped. It was at that moment that Sasuke Uchiha finally started to understand the raw and destructive power of the vessels that hold the tailed beasts. Right when he was about to get up, Sasuke had to duck back down and bury his face in the dirt to protect himself from another large lava ball.

"How much longer are you going to keep running?" Roushi sighed as he walked towards the raven. Sasuke's eyes widen in fear before his brain forced his tired legs to run. Roushi's bored eyes gazed at Sasuke's retreating back before he gave a sigh. "Fine. Keep running. I can keep chasing you down. I don't mind. You'll have to tire out eventually."

While he was running, Sasuke had heard every word and realized that Roushi was right. His legs were getting tired and unbearably sore. He had already added chakra to his legs to help him run faster and longer, but that was draining his chakra supply dramatically now. He wanted to stop, but he couldn't. He wanted to rest, but he couldn't. He had to keep running until Naruto was done. He had to survive to the end. He just hoped that He didn't die of chakra exhaustion.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as he rode on top of a wave next to Sasuke.

Sasuke turned his head towards Naruto and the wave he was riding on while still trying to avoid the dangerous lava balls being aimed at him. "About time you figured out how to do it!" Sasuke yelled before doing a front flip to avoid another ball that almost hit him.

"I know right! So how's it going?"

"Oh it's going perfect! I enjoy running from one of your crazed siblings who's obsessed with trying to burn me alive!" Sasuke sarcastically yelled.

"Oh haha! I'm sorry that it took me so long to get the attack ready, but I'm here now so you can relax!" Naruto yelled back with a roll of his eyes.

"Yeah! You try relaxing when there's a crazy red haired man throwing lava balls at you!" Sasuke yelled as he jumped out the way of another fireball attack.

"Just lure him to that spot over there and get out of the way when I unleash my water attack!" Naruto pointed before disappearing with the wave under water.

Sasuke watched Naruto disappear before looking back at the racing Roushi. Sweat started to drip from Sasuke's forehead rapidly when he realized that the angry red hair was slowly catching up to him. More and more fireballs were being thrown, making it harder for Sasuke to dodge them. Sasuke smiled when he noticed that he was only a few feet away from the spot Naruto wanted Roushi at. Because he was distracted, Sasuke barely had time to dodge the next fireball, causing him to fall to the floor. The raven hissed when he noticed a sharp pain in his ankle. He moved his hand to touch it, but quickly pulled away from the pain.

"Well, well, well. How does it feel to be trapped like a rat, Uchiha?" Roushi asked. Sasuke glared as he tried to stand up. But, when he had put pressure on his injured ankle, Sasuke noticed that it was must've sprained. With a sprained ankle, it would be hard to get out of the way when Naruto would unleash his attack. "I see that you're injured. That's too bad. But, at least this way I know for sure that you won't get away."

"You might wanna stop bragging about something that's not going to happen." Sasuke tried to smirk to hide the pain he was feeling. Roushi gave a confused expression at what Sasuke had said, but quickly shook his head to rid himself of Sasuke's confusing words.

"You're going to pay for saying that. And once I'm done with you, I'll take care of Naruto too." Roushi growled before creating three lava streams and aiming them at Sasuke.

"Now Naruto!"

"Right!" Naruto yelled as he came out of the water with a wave underneath him.

Sasuke waited until the right time before jumping out of the way of Roushi's lava streams, but he was unfortunately caught by two of them and got burned. The pain from his sprained ankle and his burns was enough to make Sasuke pass out, unnoticed by neither Naruto nor Roushi.

While Sasuke was passed out, Naruto and Roushi were battling. Naruto used his chakra controlled water to stop Roushi's lava in its tracks. Roushi kept aiming lava streams at Naruto and kept getting frustrated whenever said blond kept halting his attacks. Tired from chasing Sasuke and losing to Naruto, Roushi used his lava to form around his lower half. He wanted to end this battle once and for all. And he was going to do it be plunging a nice sized, powerful lava ball into Naruto's chest. But, said blond was ready for his brother's attack. He watched as lava formed a protective layer around Roushi's legs. Through his enhanced vision, Naruto could see the lava hardening and a powerful lava ball forming in his right hand, but that didn't scare the blond. He remained cool and calm as ever and waited for the right time to attack.

"YOUR HEAD IS MINE, NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Roushi roared before using his lava power to launch him off the ground and towards his opponent.

Naruto's eyes narrowed at the site. Roushi was about a foot away before Naruto raised his arms and made the water form a barrier around the two. Now, usually that would've been a dumb idea… if the barrier hadn't trapped Roushi's midsection. Naruto gave an evil smirk as he watched Roushi struggle. Deciding that it was time to kill off his brother, Naruto grabbed the front of Roushi's shirt before cocking his hand back.

"Have fun in the afterlife, brother." And with that, Naruto slammed his right hand against Roushi's face and allowed the Kyuubi's chakra to flow out of his hand and into the red head's mouth.

Roushi's screams were terrifying, but soon silenced when that Kyuubi's chakra finished burning all of Roushi's organs. Now that the lava wielding man was dead, Naruto released his barrier, causing the dead man's body to fall onto the floor. Naruto grinned at his defeated opponent while he retracted his chakra.

"Alright Sasuke. We can go." Naruto said as he turned to look for Sasuke. "Sasuke?" Naruto called again before his eyes rested on the still Uchiha. "Sasuke!" The blond yelled as he raced over to his friend.

There were scorch marks running along Sasuke's arms and torso. Thinking quickly, Naruto called upon the Kyuubi's chakra again to heal Sasuke's scorch marks. The blond sat besides Sasuke's side until the scorch disappeared.

"He has more injuries that my chakra can't heal. You have to take him to the hospital if you want to get him the proper care." Kyuubi suggested as Naruto retracted his chakra from Sasuke's body.

Once that was done, Naruto picked Sasuke up and went to find their stuff before racing back to the village from earlier.

Naruto sat in the waiting room while they worked on Sasuke. It had been a few hours later when a doctor finally came out. "Are you a family member of the patient?"

"No, but I'm the only thing he has left… His family and mine were killed ten years ago." Naruto said in a said voice.

"I'm sorry for your lost." The doctor placed a comforting hand on Naruto's shoulder, causing the blond to nod in appreciation. "Well, our tests have proved that he was scorched badly by something hot, like lava. But, when we were confused as to why the marks weren't really there anymore, we ran more tests and found that some weird and rare chakra had been used to heal him. Do you know who it was?"

"It was me." Naruto calmly answered.

"Well, that's good. If you hadn't have done that, then Mr. Uchiha would've been in worse condition. I thank you." Naruto nodded at the doctor's words. "But, other than the nonexistent scorch marks, Mr. Uchiha will be fine. He just has a sprained ankle that I suggest that he stays off for at least a week. The receptionist has the prescription filled and ready for you to pick up. Mr. Uchiha is awake and ready to be taken home." Were the doctor's last words before leaving.

Naruto nodded before going to pick up Sasuke's prescription. Once that was done, he went to get Sasuke and take him back to the hotel they stayed at last night. Naruto placed Sasuke on the bed and feed him some of his medicine. The pills had knocked him out for a good three hours, leaving Naruto to watch over him for those three hours.

The doctor said that when Sasuke wakes up from the effect of those pills he'll be thirsty, so Naruto had gave him some when he woke up. Sasuke took the glass in appreciation and gulped it down. The raven placed the glass down with a sigh while Naruto moved to sit at the edge of the bed. Both stayed quiet until Sasuke spoke.

"What happened after I passed out?"

"I killed Roushi before using the Kyuubi's chakra to heal the scorch marks you received during the fight." Naruto calmly said.

"That's good that we have one less sibling to worry about now." Sasuke nodded, while Naruto remained silent. "So, how long do I have to stay in bed until I finally heal?"

"What? No resistance? No 'Let's keep moving. You don't have to worry about me?' No fight to keep you on bed rest? You've grown soft." Naruto smiled.

Sasuke lightly hit him. "The only reason I'm not fighting you id because I know that you'll make me stay on bed rest rather I like it or not. And plus, it would be hazardous and reckless for me to try and move on this ankle. So how long?"

"At least a week. We'll stay here until you're fully healed." Sasuke sighed at Naruto's answer. They stayed quiet for a while until Sasuke asked for the map. Naruto willingly got up and retrieved the map before giving it to Sasuke. "Since I'm out of commission and since we have nothing to do for a week. We should start doing some planning then."

"Good idea." Naruto nodded before moving closer and listening to Sasuke map out their next move.