The last chapter!!! Ha! I did it! I hope you enjoy this and…see you in the next fiction! (I already finished the first chapter of my next Naruto story)

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Ch.11 We Love You

I'm inside a dream… this must be it, or else how is it possible that you're here? You look so healthy and happy. Your ivory skin is almost glowing in the sun. Or is it the sun? I'm not really sure. This place feels strange, so calming and loving…yet so strange. I feel like I shouldn't be here, like I'm intruding or something. I see the light surrounding us and I can feel that it doesn't want me in here. It keeps pushing me away from this place, away from you… I don't want to be away from you. Your obsidian eyes stare into mine and you say: "go away!" but I don't understand. I don't want to go away. I don't want to leave you! "Why did you come here?" you ask, but your voice is soft, full of love and sorrow. I try to remember but unsuccessfully. I am unable to remember why I came here. Why? Why did I come here? What was the reason that made me come here? And where is 'here'? I step closer to you and you take me close to your body. You look so healthy, it amazes me. And your smile… you're so beautiful it makes me wonder if I should be standing here with you. But you don't let go of me and I don't want you to, so we stand there just hugging each other. There's even no need for kisses because our simple hug is so strong, almost electrifying.

"Why did you come here?" you ask again.

"I don't remember," I sigh in contentment. You frown.

"That's not good. Try to remember the reason," You tell me and this time I sigh in irritation. I rack my brain-but nothing. Everything is so unclear, vague. Every time I try to look for an answer there's this cloud that hides everything from me.

"I can't," I say. "But I don't mind. I can stay here with you." How do I even know that I am not supposed to stay? Maybe because of this light that keeps pushing me away.

"No you can't." you say firmly and I'm startled. "You must go back. You can't stay here with me."

"But why?" I demand an answer and you shake you head. "It's just not your time," you say. I don't understand. My time for what? Why is it not my time? But you don't seem like you're going to explain. Suddenly I want to tell you something, about the butterfly I saw right before I came to this weird place, but when I try to say out your name…something scary happens. I can't remember it. I can't remember your name. "Ugh…what is your name?" I ask, embarrassed, but you smile. "I am Uchiha Sasuke," you say and I smile because I know you didn't lie to me. The moment you told me your name I knew it's the truth because suddenly I remembered it. But then another disturbing thought crosses my mind. "Then," I say "What is my name?" apparently I can't also remember my own name. "You'll have to find out yourself," you say softly and kiss me on the lips, gently. "You must go back and remember. You can't be here. Not now." These words are so painful, cold like ice and I feel the tears forming in my eyes. All of a sudden I feel so lost, like something terrible had happened but I just can't remember what. Suddenly you seem so distant, so blurry, like my memory. "Don't go!" I cry and grasp your shirt. "Ok. I will stay with you until you find the way out, but then we must separate." I nod silently and we start our journey.

This place is so weird… there's this light that surrounds everything. A light so bright and warm and yet I can see clearly. It's so full of love and care…I wonder… we walk a strange path and I see everything, my whole life running before my eyes but the feeling is stronger than like watching a movie. I feel everything I felt in my life, like I'm experiencing it all over again. I look at you and you seem like the same thing is happening to you. We keep moving and then I suddenly see the…people. They look at me and they smile. I feel like I know them, or used to know them but I have no idea who they are. I feel like running to them and hug them tightly and never let go. Somehow I feel like I lost them sometime in the past. I make a move but your hand stops me. "Don't get attached to them," you say in a quiet voice. A man walks toward me and I smile because this man looks so much like me. "Hello," I say and the man says back: "Hello," in a soft, loving voice. It makes we want to cry and I can feel the tears rolling down my cheeks already. "I'm really happy to see you again. You've grown so much!" he says but then his smile turns to a frown. "But you are not supposed to be here," he says and looks at you. You nod and I am confused. Why do the both of them don't want me here? A beautiful woman comes and hugs me and her shoulders tremble. She's crying. "Don't cry," I say softly even though I have no idea who she is. She looks at me and smiles and her eyes gleam with tears. She has auburn hair and good brown eyes. She's so pretty and I feel so safe in her arms. When she hugs me again I feel something strange… like she should have hugged me before too, many years ago and not only now. "Why did you come here baby?" she asks and I shake my head. "I don't remember. But I want to stay here, with you…" I whisper into her shirt. It smells so nice…so familiar and yet not. "Not now baby. You must go back and do what you must do." I feel irritated but I don't want to move away from her arms, or to let go of her shirt. I cling to it like a child clings to his mother. "Come on we have to go," you say softly and take my hand. "I don't want to!" I resist and you forcefully drag me away from the woman. "I'm sorry," you say and kiss me gently. "But you must keep on searching. You can't stay here." I cry silently but follow you none the less. We walk and walk but I'm not getting tired. It's weird. Suddenly another man shows up from no where. There's something familiar about him too, but I can't remember. Who is he? He is very old and his face is full of wrinkles. He's wearing a cape and a large white cap and he's quite ugly. But He radiates warmth and love and so much care that I must stop. You stop too and you smile. The old man smiles too. "Hello you two," he greets us. "Hello old man," I say. The man laughs heartily and I just have to join him. "You haven't changed, have you kid?" the man ruffles my hair with affection and I want to hug him so I do. He looks surprised but hugs me back. "So you're searching for the way out huh?" he asks. You nod and he smiles knowingly. "I'll give you an advice: always go straight. Don't stray away from this path. It'll lead you to the exit." He says and ruffles my hair once again. "Be strong son," he tells me. "Be strong and be the greatest Hokage. I'll be watching you from here." His words fill me with ambition and suddenly I don't very much feel like staying here. We leave the man behind as we move on and after a while we come across two people, a man and a young girl. "He's a boy," you whisper in my ear but somehow I already knew that despite the fact that this boy looks so much like a girl. They both smile. "The exit is up ahead," the tall man says and the boy beside him smiles at me and adds: "Don't give up ok? You showed me things and taught me that people are more than tools. You helped me find my heart and powers. I'm sorry I'm telling you this only now…but I believe in you." I don't know what he's talking about so I look at you and you smile. "You're amazing," you tell me and I'm so happy for unknown reasons. We continue our journey and as we keep on walking, strange emotions fill me up and slowly, little by little, my desire to stay here leaves me. And then, we see it. It's nothing, actually. It's there and it's not. I can't see it but I see it so clearly. Anxiety fills my insides and my hand automatically searches for yours. I find it and I hold it tight. I have a feeling that something is going to happen. Maybe I'm finally going to leave. That thing over there is glowing but what is it? It's like a thin thread of thought but as massive as a storm. I'm afraid but I'm also drawn to it. My hand slowly slips out of yours and you don't stop me when I begin to move towards the 'thing'. Another man is waiting for me. He's old too, like the other one, but he's not wearing a cap and I can see his hair is white and long. He also wears wooden slippers. On his back there's a backpack and a giant scroll. "Hello there gaki," he calls to me but I'm not mad. I am actually happy to see him. "You've finally arrived," he says and pats my shoulder. His smile is wide and I guess mine is too. "You're such a good boy. I know you'll be the greatest Hokage ever. I believe in you boy." And then he moves aside and tells me to step closer to this 'thing'. I do it and wait. "This is the exit," he explains. "From here you go back. But you can only do that if you can remember."

"Remember what?"

"Everything."

This confuses me and I feel helpless. How can I remember when I don't even know what I should remember? I feel like it's not going to work. Despair begins to eat my inside and it's so hard to get away from it! It's painful… but all of a sudden I feel your arms reach out to me and hold me tight in a firm grip, like you're never going to let me fall, and I find back my strength to stand straight. Your arms embrace me, giving me some of your own power. "You can do it. You can do it! I believe in you…" you whisper in my ear and kiss me. I close my eyes and let the feeling fill me. New powers I never knew that existed in me rise up and then…suddenly…I know. I remember.

"I am Uzumaki Naruto," it hits me. "I have a dream-to become a Hokage." I look at you. Jiraiya smiles knowingly. "Well then, now that you remember, it is time for you to go back." It is then that I see a quick flash of black and red but it disappears immediately. It makes me smile softly and I nod my head. I turn to look at you and I see you smile. You're so beautiful and I am so happy. "Good bye Naruto…" your words fade away as I walk into the 'thing', the gate, and the last thing I feel when I walk through it is the warmth of the great light and a voice that tells me: "I believe in you Uzumaki Naruto…"

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"Move aside!" Too much noise, such a blinding light. He could sense a lot of people running, moving, yelling. He opened his eyes and saw the ceiling. His throat felt dry and he wished for a drink. "He's awake!" somebody cried and a pair of green eyes filled his vision. "Sa…kura-chan…" he managed. The girl smiled and nodded. "Hi Naruto. Welcome back." After that lots of faces stared down at him and they all smiled. Naruto smiled too (he had the strangest dream ever) but then he remembered. He shot up from the bed and asked: "Sasuke! Where is Sasuke?!" Their faces told him everything. "T-That's not true…" he mumbled, "It can't be…I had a plan…" his friends looked at him with concern. They were afraid that their friend was getting insane. "Naruto I-" "It's impossible!!!" he shouted and ran out of the room. It seemed that his legs knew exactly where to go and soon he found himself in a white room. A body lay motionless on the operating table. No, No… Naruto's mind screamed but the truth was just in front of him. Sasuke was dead. Why, in that dream, was he able to accept it just like that?

"We were supposed to wait half an hour, to see if the surgery succeeded," Tsunade's voice came from behind him. Naruto said nothing. "It's been nearly an hour," she added and pulled him close to her. "This isn't right," Naruto said and, finally, the tears he held back broke out. Sasuke was dead. Sasuke was dead and he was not going to come back. Naruto felt so stupid and pathetic. He told Sasuke he would do anything to keep him alive that he won't let him die… and then… Sasuke was dead, plain and simple. And this was not even a death fit for a powerful shinobi like Sasuke. Sasuke…Sasuke…his mind kept thinking, Sasuke…my Sasuke… like a robot he kept mumbling Sasuke's name.

"Come on Naruto, let's go," but the boy refused to move. He couldn't move. If he moved…Sasuke would be alone. If he moved it would mean ending everything they shared. If he moved he won't be able to see Sasuke ever again.

"Naruto…come on, you can't stay here."

"No. I must stay here. I must!" this was not supposed to be like this! Why…why didn't Sasuke come back? Did he think wrong? Were his conclusions wrong from the beginning? He felt even more pathetic, knowing that he was wrong was worse. It can't be…! I'm sorry Sasuke. I love you…you said it's not the time for me to die…you know that it's neither yours, don't you? So come back…I'll wait for you forever…

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The gate is finally closed again but it's still there, trying to tempt to open it and leave. But I know what will happen if I do that; I'll be lost. I'll be merely a ghost and I won't be able to come back here. The great sanin looks at me and there's a faint smile on his lips, as if he knows something I don't. It doesn't matter now because I can't go back. Naruto… thinking of him makes me smile. The dobe is probably crying over my dead body by now. Something aches but I ignore it. Wait-if I can feel pain in here…

"Hello otouto," I turn around sharply. What I see makes me gasp uncharacteristically. Itachi.

"Aniki…?" you smile and nod. You're still dressed in that black and red Akatsuki cape. I don't know what to say, after all, I'm the one who sent you here to this place. Aren't you mad at me? Don't you hate me? There's a question I must ask you.

"Why did you smile aniki?" it seems that you can't hate in this place, nor show it. I don't hate you.

"I think you know the answer Sasuke," you answer. "So you're finally dead, huh?" I nod and a smile spreads on my lips. "But you did great," you add, "I'm proud of you." And this makes me feel so proud. Suddenly you pull me close to you and hug me and then I find out you I can cry from happiness. "Do you want to stay with me, Sasuke?" you ask in a quiet voice and I nod eagerly. Yes! I want to stay here with you! Yes!" you smile. "Foolish little brother…" and then, all of a sudden, you push me away from you and I stumble backwards, confused, "Aniki…?" you smile in response and step closer to me. Then you poke my forehead and push it slightly. "Sorry Sasuke, but maybe next time," you laugh when you see my expression and push me for the last time. Through the blinding light I see your figure. You're still smiling, and the last thing I hear when I fall down is a soft, loving voice that says: "I believe in you Uchiha Sasuke…"

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The room was dark and smelled like medicines. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was nothing. Something covered his eyes and his whole body. He let out a low growl of irritation and pulled the thing away from his face.

He was in the same surgery room. But why was no one there too? When he heard something he looked around and saw a figure sitting on the floor beside the operating table. A shock of shining blonde hair… his heart skipped a beat. What was Naruto doing? Was he crying? Why did he stay here? Suddenly it hit him-he could see! What the hell? Did it mean he was cured?

"Na…ruto…?" the boy jumped like he's been woke up from some sort of trance and turned to stare at Sasuke. His eyes looked like they were about to pop out any minute.

"Dobe…" the next second he was attacked by a crying blonde boy.

"Stupid!!!" Naruto yelled. "Idiot!!! I hate you! Go back you teme!!!" but his kisses and hugs told Sasuke other wise. He heard rushing footsteps and then four people where there, staring with disbelief. Sasuke gave them a small smile. Sakura began to cry along with Ino, Akane smiled-so relieved that she was unable to do anything else- and Tsunade…

"You GAKI!!!" she launched at him and had to punch him just once (not too hard). "Do you know how long we've been waiting?! Do you want me to kill you right now?! Huh?!" she took a deep breath and glared at him.

"Don't kill him baa-chan," Naruto said, smiling. Tsunade said something unclear and then smiled slowly. "You better don't die again, Uchiha!" she warned him and left, mumbling something about show off Uchihas. Naruto laughed and turned to look at Sasuke. Sasuke crooked a smile and his lips met Naruto's. "I really love you…"

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The last chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's hard to believe but I made it! This chapter is a bit crappy (I know!) but I had problems with the way I should write it. After thinking-and thinking and thinking- I finally got tired of thinking so I decided to just let it be. I must admit I'm disappointed but not too much. Anyway I hope you enjoyed it despite everything.

As I said, this is the last chapter but there's still one chapter I want to add. It'll be some kind of epilogue but it'll tell the story of the grown-up Haruko.