Team 7 had decided to camp they were less than a day from The Valley of the End and
Yamato had thought it best to rest up. Naruto was reading Legend of the Gutsy Ninja for
The hundredth time when Sakura found him.
"Naruto it's my turn to keep watch"
"Oh all right"
"Naruto…… when we find Sasuke what will you do?"
"I don't know"
Naruto said the rather simply and then went to rest. Naruto woke up a couple hours later to
Find everyone gone. Naruto stayed calm and did a quick sweep of the area, then Naruto
Noticed something
"Sai's book Sai would never leave without this"
Naruto carried on walking and then he found something that made him panic. Yamato, Sai
And Sakura were all lying on the floor covered in blood.
"No!"
Naruto ran up to check on them but he couldn't feel any pulse in any of them they were dead.
Suddenly a voice came up from behind him
"Now you know the pain I felt"
Spinning around he found himself face to face with none other than the Deva path of Pein.
"Pein!! how….. Why…..what?"
"You and I are a lot alike we both want peace have you found the answer to the question yet"
"Maybe…"
Pein smirked
"Do you feel guilty? Do you wish you could have saved everyone?"
"What a stupid question OF COURSE I DO!!!!"
And then Naruto charged at Pein with a ransengan charged and smashed it straight into Pein.
Pein once again smirked but then he dissolved into the air but Naruto could still hear his voice
"Admit it your afraid"
"Afraid of what?"
"Walk over to the lake and you will see"
Naruto decided to listen and went over to the lake but when he looked in the water to his
Horror he found that half his face was Pein's
"You're afraid you'll become just like me"
The Pein/Naruto said smirking but then his face changed and he found himself looking at
Orochimaru he began to speak in his familiar heartless tone of evil.
"Sasuke kun doesn't want to go with you all he wants is POWER!!"
"No! That's not true"
But once again the lake water's face changed and he saw Kakuzu speaking to him
"The Nine Tails Jinchuriki truly it is monstrous who wouldn't desire that power"
"I don't want it but I won't let it fall into the wrong hands"
But then the lake changed again into Itachi uchiha
"You can't beat him though you don't have enough hate"
"NO!!!!!"
Then Naruto remembered what Haku had said to him when they had met properly
"Is there someone precious to you?"
"When you fight for someone you become stronger"
"You will become strong….. Very strong"
Naruto once again found himself face to face with Pein. They stared at each other for a while
Their opposing ideas clashed but then Naruto spoke up
"Your right"
Pein facial expression gave nothing away
"You and I are a lot alike we both shared the same teacher both fighting for peace in different
Circumstances you and I could easily be in each others position, I am afraid I will end up
Like you but there is one key difference between us"
This time Pein frowned
"And that is?"
"You never even attempted to get people to understand each other you gave up on them I will
Never give up I'll die trying I'LL CHANGE THE WAY OF THE NINJA IF I MUST!!!!!"
With this Pein smirked and vanished. Naruto woke up next to Sakura who was shaking him
"Sa…Saku….Sakura I'm awake"
"Bad dream"
"No just my resolution up for trial"
Sakura thought of asking for clarification but decided against it
"Come on let's go and get Sasuke"
Meanwhile in a forest a hundred miles from here Kisame was having a bit of difficulty with
The eight tails host.
"Yo man you can't get me don't you know I'm the eight tailed KILLER BEEEEEEEEEE"
"This guy is really getting on my nerves just shut up!!!"
With that Kisame raised his sword Shark Skin and charged at Killer Bee and Killer Bee
Responded by charging at Kisame with his swords both hit each other with full fury but
When the mist cleared only one was standing.
