So I am back once again T.T. I had terribly writer's block this time. I didn't know which way i wanted this story to go anymore xD.
An important decision and yet i didn't know what to do :P

Anyway here is a new chapter :) Enjoy it ^^!


Previous chapter:
Pain tested the loyalty of both Itachi and Naruto. As he gave them the decision to remain in the Akatsuki or to leave. Jiraiya, Sakura and Sasuke were going to return to Konoha, with a message that Naruto didn't want to be saved at all.

Chapter 8:
The Wheel of fate is turning

Akatsuki hideout:
Then Itachi knew for certain it had been a test. A test to both of them.
"You can chose. Either you two leave now or you both stay and remain both loyal towards the Akatsuki." Naruto turned and broke free from Itachi when he heard Pain say those words.

Pain looked at the blond and then towards Itachi. "What is your decision?" he asked.

Naruto knew that Itachi would follow him, but he would also follow Itachi everywhere. They both could be free, they could live their lives as they wanted together. Not as ninja's anymore.

Or they could stay and remain faithful to the Akatsuki. But deep down inside Naruto saw no reason to stay if Itachi would follow him.

Naruto turned around and looked at the raven, Itachi smiled softly, knowing that Naruto was facing a hard decision.
"You need more time to think? Or will we hear your answer today?" Pain stated. Naruto felt that the leader was getting impatient.

He had to make a decision, but what would Itachi chose if he could. Did he want to stay in the Akatsuki or did he prefer to be free.

"Itachi?" Naruto asked. Itachi shook his head. "This is your decision and yours only. I can't make this decision for you, Naruto-kun."

Naruto cringed inward. He knew that, of course he knew.
"But.." Naruto looked at him, his blue eyes wanting another reply.

"I mean what I said Naruto. I will leave the Akatsuki if you leave." Naruto looked down at the ground. He didn't only hold his future in his hands, but also Itachi's then.

"I..I don't know.." was the soft reply Pain got.
"You would rather be free, Naruto?" Pain asked.

Naruto turned and looked up at the other man. "I don't know what I want."
"Then look at Itachi, he knows exactly what he wants."
Naruto thought about that for a sec, until he understood. Yes he knew what he wanted. He wanted to be with him. No matter what decision he made.

"What will you do, if I would leave and Itachi would follow?" Naruto asked, kind of afraid for that answer.

Pain looked at the other members still sitting at the table, he looked at Konan and then looked back at Naruto. "I don't know yet. To be honest I wouldn't want to lose Itachi." Naruto looked down as he heard that. Itachi glared a bit, but knowing it was true. He was a strong opponent, an Uchiha. You didn't want him as enemy.

"But…." Madara continued. "The same goes for you."
Naruto was shocked and looked up taken aback by that statement.

Pain grinned. "You could be a formidable opponent and besides that we could learn you how you might control the kyuubi. So you could even become stronger."

Itachi then knew. Pain was going to use Naruto if he decided to stay. The kyuubi power. It was quite clever. Itachi has pushed Naruto to this. And he wondered if it wouldn't be better to leave. He didn't want to see the blond die one day, neither did he want to see him hurt.

"You could learn me to control it?" Naruto asked. "Yes, of course we could. With the right training and time, everything can be learned to control, Naruto."

Naruto was looking at him and he felt that he had made his decision.

"Naruto-kun." Itachi said. Naruto looked back at the raven behind him.
"Think about it very well. I don't think that Pain-sama would care to wait one day for your decision." Itachi looked up at Pain at the end of his sentence.
Pain simply smiled a bit, knowing that the Uchiha knew what he was planning.

Naruto smiled. "Don't worry about it, Itachi." Turning around he looked back at the leader.
"I have made my decision." Naruto stated. Pain smiled as he saw no doubt in those blue eyes. He was certain about it.

Naruto knew deep down, he had never been so certain in his whole life.
"I will stay, I will remain faithful to the Akatsuki."
He chose the life of a ninja, like he always had. He will remain, with Itachi. Forever, he would die for him and protect him. He would do anything for him.

Konoha:

Tsunade was sitting at her desk. Shizune had ordered her to clean up the mess, all the papers on her desk and everything. Although she was kind of glad Shizune helped her to get everything done. It was still a lot of work.

When she heard someone knocking on her door, she sighed as she said they could come in.
Shizune came in, followed by Jiraiya. Tsunade was bowed over some papers so she didn't notice.

"Well well, this is a strange sight." Jiraiya replied with a grin as he walked up the hokage.

Tsunade was so shocked she almost knocked over her desk, while standing up and finding Jiraiya standing in her room.

"Jiraiya…." She said softly. Shizune left quietly.
He smiled soflty at his former teammate.
When she saw that smile, she knew he was bringing bad news.

"Spill it." She said.

Jiraiya walked towards the windows, as he looked at the city. While he said softly, the words that Naruto had said towards him. "Naruto don't want to be saved."

"What!?"
Jiraiya looked at her, shock was on her face. Reminding him of his own shock when he had found out.

"You can't be serious?" She asked, waiting for him to say something like "I am joking". He didn't reply though. And then she knew he wasn't lying. He was serious.
"What happened Jiraiya?"

"He was with Itachi Uchiha. Like Itachi said, we won't know the real Naruto."
"How, why? Jiraiya…" she felt lost. She sat back on her chair as she eyed the other, trying to look for a reaction anything.

Jiraiya smiled softly. "He was never happy here, despite the people who did care and tried to be his friends. It seems it wasn't enough."

Tsunade then understood. They both knew how the blond had been treated. How they had hurt him, used him, abused him. It was actually no wonder he didn't want to return. He favoured death instead.

Tsunade closed her eyes, as she felt the stinging in her eyes. Lost. Naruto was lost, gone. The person in which she had placed her hope, gone. She was her, in this place because of that boy.

And now he had decided to die. Where did it go so wrong. Could she have stopped it, could she have saved him at all.

Jiraiya knew what she was thinking about, cause he had been thinking about the same.
"He was happy with Itachi." Tsunade looked up at these words. Small tears were still on her cheeks and in her eyes.

"Happy? He will die happy then?"
Jiraiya looked at her and nodded. Tsunade closed her eyes. That was at least a good thing. She pulled open a drawer on her desk. Jiraiya saw what kind of paper she got out.

An official dead note. She nodded to fill them in when someone from Konoha had died.
they both never thought they needed to fill it in for Uzumaki Naruto though.

She filled it in and screamed Shizune. Shizune was immediately back inside the room as she noticed the tears in the eyes of the hokage, she knew the news had been bad.

Tsunade handed her the paper and as she looked down at what it was. Her eyes widened. Naruto was dead…


So end of this chapter :)
I am thinking about time-skipping a bit so we will be a few years later. but maybe i will find another turn of events nicer xD
Let me see and think about it. It will be time to finish this story :)
Up to the next chapter! Hope i will be quicker with updating now . sorry to have failed you all again!