Chapter 12: Sasuke vs Sasuke / Uzumaki vs Uchiha

Naruto leaned over the metal fence that surrounded his balcony. Placing his arms upon them, he felt the cool breeze caress his cheeks and at the same time he could feel the warm glow that the sun bathed the leaf village in. It was a warm summer's day and all seemed perfect. However, there was one thing that troubled Naruto. In fact, it troubled quite a few people in his village. It's been a few weeks now. A few weeks since Sasuke Uzumaki left for his first B rank mission. He was the only one in his squad who didn't come back. Naruto breathed out heavily.

'If I can't even bring my best friend, Sasuke back... How could I ever be Hokage? If I can't even bring my own son, Sasuke back… How could I ever be a good father?" He felt arms wrapping around his waist. It was Hinata.

"What's wrong? She asked, looking over Naruto's shoulder. Naruto clenched his teeth a little.

"Hinata, Sasuke's been gone way too long. Even we couldn't find him." He sighed. "It's just that I'm worried. Isn't that how I'm supposed to feel? You're worried too, aren't you?"

"Of course I am!" Hinata smiled. Naruto was confused by this. "It's a parent's duty to be worried about their child. But he isn't a child anymore. Even if we still see him as our little boy, he's almost a grown man now. He's almost as old as you were when you unlocked the Rasen-Shuriken." Naruto was still pretty clueless, as he always seemed to be.

"Uh…" Naruto scratched his chin. "I don't get it." He said plainly.

"Sasuke is exactly like you were when you were his age. I trust him to stay alive. That's what you would have done. You would have kept fighting." Hinata stated. Naruto cracked a smile, his faith slightly renewed.

"Yeah, I guess so. But 'exactly like me' aren't the words that I would have chosen." Naruto gave her a concerned look. "He's way more laid back than I am."

"That just means he won't get into as much trouble." Hinata assured him. Naruto's smile grew a little wider.

"Yeah. Your right Hinata! He's gonna be fine." There was no faking in his voice. Naruto was now fully confident that Sasuke would be fine. A man suddenly jumped down from the roofs and onto the fence, startling Naruto who staggered back, almost knocking Hinata over. Kakashi looked at them and smiled beneath his mask.

"Hey, Naruto." He greeted him. "Hinata." Kakashi waved.

"Whoa, Kakashi, you startled me there. Don't do that." Naruto could feel his heart pounding.

"Oh, Sorry." Kakashi rubbed the back of his head. "How's the search for Sasuke going?" He asked. Naruto was suddenly sitting in the corner of his bedroom, a dark aura surrounded him. Kakashi sweat-dropped. "That bad, huh?" He closed his right eye for a bit, and then opened it again.

"Naruto is still really worried about Sasuke. It's a bit of a touchy subject at the moment. We're sure he'll be fine though." Hinata explained.

'Sasuke or Naruto?' Kakashi thought to himself as he took a look at the blond man, grovelling in the corner of his own bedroom. 'Naruto sure did a good job at keeping Sasuke a taboo word.' "Oh, that's good." Kakashi replied to Hinata. "Naruto!" He called out to him. Naruto practically teleported back to his original position.

"Yeah, what is it Kakashi sensei?" He asked.

"You've got to remember what's so special about Sasuke's chakra and jutsu." Kakashi answered. Naruto opened his eyes wider. His smile grew with it.

"What's that Kakashi sensei?!" Naruto was itching to know.

'This guy, he really is clueless isn't he." Kakashi showed Naruto a slideshow of cartoony diagrams. "Sasuke is a direct descendent of both the Uzumaki and the Hyuuga clan." Naruto nodded his head as he followed Kakashi's words. Hinata just leaned back on the side fence and quietly listened. "That means he has inherited traits from both families. On Hinata's side, he has inherited the byakugan, allowing him to see what would normally be impossible to see."

"Right." Naruto acknowledged this. But loads of people in Hinata's family have that power. What's so special?

'This is going to be hard to explain.' Kakashi thought to himself. "Just be quiet, and we'll get to the important part." He explained. Naruto nodded. "You're right about one thing. In Hinata's family, the Byakugan isn't anything special. All of them have it. However, they don't have the powers that the Uzumaki's have." Naruto's smile grew even wider. "Remember when I told you that your chakra levels are four fold of mine?" Kakashi asked.

"Yeah, I do. You said that if I didn't have to keep the nine-tails in my body, I'd have a hundred times more chakra than you!" Naruto replied.

"Precisely. Sasuke doesn't have to look after the Kyuubi. That means he has inherited your vast amounts of chakra. That means that even with your vast amounts of chakra, he has you beat 25 fold. Sasuke not only has the ability to use one of the three great dojutsu, but he has more chakra than anyone else in the entire village."

"Wow, that's awesome!" Naruto slammed his hands onto the bar at the top of his fence. Kakashi jumped back onto the rooftop opposite the balcony.

"Yes, he is a somewhat special case. That's not all tough. He's also got the extremely high stamina that the Uzumaki's have and is able to use techniques performed by both clans. He has also inherited your chakra natures. Naruto, you have wind. Hinata has Wind then Earth. That means Sasuke has Wind then earth chakra nature. He is already able to use both types. We've all seen this for ourselves."

"Wait a second Kakashi, does that mean that he can do an earth-style Rasengan, like my wind style Rasen-shuriken? Naruto leaned forward and grinned with excitement. Kakashi waved his hands in front of his face.

"I wouldn't go as far as saying that. Besides, he's not even mastered the rasengan yet. Remember, it took him longer than you because he wanted to be able to use it without summoning a shadow clone."

"Oh. Hey Kakashi." Naruto asked.

"Hmm. What is it? Do you need it explaining again, because I really don't have the…"

"No. I wanted to know something. If Sasuke's chakra levels really are that high, why doesn't he use shadow clones for that. My limit is about two hundred shadow clones. If he really does have 25 times more chakra than me, then he should be able to create 5000 shadow clones. He'd have no problem. He'd have mastered it in a couple of hours, or even less. Using that technique, you showed me where we used shadow clones to train." Kakashi sighed.

'This is gonna be a long day.' "You know about the fatigue you get from releasing tour shadow clones, right?"

"Of course."

"Using two hundred nearly knocked you out. Imagine using five thousand."

"I guess I didn't think of that." Naruto admitted.

"Besides…" Kakashi began. "Even with two hundred shadow clones in pairs, you couldn't develop the Rasen-shuriken. When you started using them in trios, you made a lot more progress. Sasuke's trying to do this without the direct help of shadow clones, even if he uses them as bi-products to help him along the way. He's going to master it the way, Jaraiya did."

"So he's still using the shadow clone training. He's just not putting into pairs. They all have to work alone."

'He finally gets it.' "That's exactly right."

"But with all his chakra, it's not as if he needs to conserve it or anything, he might as well use them."

'I take it back.' Kakashi thought to himself. 'There is no way of explaining this to him. He's too slow.'

"He's been using the Byakugan." Hinata explained. Naruto turned to face her.

"The… Byakugan?" Naruto questioned. Hinata nodded.

"It gives him extreme precision, which allows him to control his chakra flow better than you did. This means that he can learn it faster than Jaraiya. Once he's got the technique down, he just has to remember it, no extra jutsu needed. He can do the same for adding the chakra nature too."

"Are you saying… that he might be able to develop the Rasen-shuriken without shadow clones adding the chakra change in nature and form?" Naruto asked.

"That's what I've been trying to get at." Kakashi sighed. "Sasuke is the only one who can do it. He has the inhuman amounts of stamina and chakra of the Uzumaki and the precision and skill of the Hyuuga. Even without the rasengan, he's Jounin material."

"You… You really think so?" Naruto asked.

"Yes. The only things that you have over him are experience and the nine-tails abilities. Other than that, he has you beat in every aspect." Kakashi pointed out.

"Whoa! Thanks Kakashi. Now I'm sure that he'll be fine. If he really does have that much power inside of him, he's bound to win.

'He still doesn't get it.' Kakashi sighed heavily. "He isn't as powerful as you or Hinata. He just has the potential to be."

"Oh, right, sorry." Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Oh, hey. I need to ask. Why are you here? You're not the type to come around just for a friendly chat, Kakashi sensei."

"I'm here on business. Tsunade's got a mission for you both."

"Grandma Tsunade?!" Naruto exclaimed. "Why didn't you tell me before?"

"It's about Sasuke." Kakashi explained. Both Hinata and Naruto became more attentive.


A figure in the distant rooftops looked down on the three. His cloak waved in the wind. His face was shaded from the light and he created a sort of silhouette. He simply stood in the cool breeze that neglected the heat on this summer's day. Analysing and checking over the three, he made slight movements such as moving his arm forward and his head up slightly. This unusual figure in the distance was as clear as day, plain in sight, yet well hidden. Not that it mattered any longer. He had completed the first stage of his task.

"Found ya…"


Sasuke sneezed, then quickly rubbed his nose and returned to the situation at hand.

'It's him isn't it? It's got to be…" He looked over the dark haired man that stood before him. His skin was pale, his eyes were blood red, and he even had the demeanour of someone who didn't give a care for the situation that they were in. Trapped in some sort of artificial dimension. "Sasuke Uchiha." He said to himself.

"You know who I am?" Uchiha asked.

"How did he know?" Uzumaki said quietly. "I could have sworn that I didn't say his name loud enough for him to hear."

"I can read your lips using the Sharingan." Uchiha explained. Uzumaki hesitated.

'It is him.' "Sasuke Uchiha. Friend and Enemy of the leaf. Only someone like you could be both."

"I have no friends. I have severed those ties. Who are you? Why do you have my name and why do you look so much like Naruto?"

"Because Naruto is my dad." Uzumaki explained.

"Is that right?" Uchiha cocked his head. "Did he send you to take me back to the village?"

"No, that's not why I'm here." Uzumaki tried to explain. "I'm trapped here, just like you. I just want to find out how to get home."

"Back to the leaf village?" Uchiha asked. The other Sasuke simply nodded. "How pathetic. What possible reason is there for going back to that place? All of you leaf shinobi are the same!" He quickly brought one foot forward and made quick gestures with his hands. "Fire style: Fire ball jutsu!" A large fire ball flew towards Uzumaki, who dodged it.

"Hey, what the hell was that for. I'm on your side. We're both prisoners of that organization with the red clouds on their cloaks."

"Red clouds? I thought that the Akatsuki had been defeated. It doesn't matter though." Sasuke prepared for another attack.

"What?! Stop attacking!"

"You are annoying." Sasuke Uchiha stated as he raised his arm into the air. "Chidori stream!" Lightning shot out from his body. It moved in a trail towards Uzumaki, who jumped back in order to get away.

"I see how it is. Multi shadow clone jutsu!" A large cloud formed around Uzumaki. Once it faded away, twenty shadow clones and their master were revealed. The shadow clones scattered and attacked Uchiha from all directions. They were quickly dispatched and Uchiha then made the same hand signs as before and breathed in heavily.

"Fire ball jutsu!" He exclaimed as he spit out a huge fireball.

"Whoa! That's insanely massive!" The fireball was larger than a four story house. "Gotta make this count." Uzumaki charged up his chakra and made the correct stance. "Gentle fist…" The fireball was so close he could feel a burning sensation. "Giant air palm!" He thrust both of his hands forward, creating a large shockwave into the fireball. The air fed the fireball, making it stronger. However… "Fire doesn't flow against the wind." The fireball slowed down and exploded on its own. Uzumaki braced himself and the flames past. What was left was a giant cloud where the fire ball had been. A shadow formed in it. "What!?" Sasuke Uchiha burst out of the cloud and shot towards Uzumaki, blade in hand.

"Chidori blade!" Lightning shot down his sword. He hit the ground where Uzumaki had just dodged from and a shockwave of lightning shot outwards hitting Uzumaki anyway. He hit the ground and rolled over.

"I've got to focus on his lightning. I know I can beat it with my wind chakra. But his fire beats my wind and his lightning is more powerful than my earth style. He was made to fight people like me. My earth style is useless and my wind style can be fought against if he makes me waste my time on fire and only then attacks with lightning. This is bad. Very bad." Sasuke Uzumaki grimaced. Things were not looking up for him. Uchiha prepared to attack once more. "Come on. Think, think. Think like Shikimaru. What would he have done? My air palm thrusts actual wind along with the chakra shockwave, so that's no good. My shadow clones are useless if he can take the out with such speed. There's no way… I've got it!" He took a stance and prepared to fight. "Multi-shadow clone jutsu." The clones appeared and immediately began attacking Uchiha, who dispatched them using a fireball with continued to hit the exact spot where Uzumaki was standing. Uchiha then made the correct hand signs and looked into the mist.

"Chidori!" He shouted as he headed for his opponent. He could see Uzumaki standing in the centre of the mist, preparing an attack.

"Rasengan!" Sasuke Uzumaki clashed with Sasuke Uchiha. His new, imperfect technique being slowly pushed back by Uchiha's mastery of lightning style. Suddenly three more Uzumakis came down from above Sasuke. Each had their own Rasengan.

"You think I'd fall for that?!" Sasuke Uchiha unlocked his jutsu from Uzumaki's and jumped far back from where he could be hit. Another came out at him from behind. This one also utilised the rasengan. Sasuke blocked it with a Chidori. The original Uzumaki emerged from the mist and attacked with another rasengan. Uchiha blocked this in the same way. However, yet another Uzumaki appeared and performed a frontal attack using the rasengan. "You're too slow!" Uchiha jumped back, away from the three Uzumakis, but he felt a hand on his back.

"Gentle fist: Air palm!" Sasuke Uzumaki shouted. Uchiha flew forward, back towards the three. The one who performed the frontal attack disappeared and the other two fused their rasengans together, thrusting it towards Uchiha. "Giant Rasengan!" They both shouted. The rasengan expanded until it was five metres in diameter. It ripped into Sasuke Uchiha and created a massive explosion. The Uzumaki who used the air palm looked on. Shards of wood flew outwards from the blast. "A substitution!" He shouted. Uchiha grabbed him by the neck and the two shadow cloned who performed the giant rasengan disappeared.

"How pathetic." Uchiha said as he raised his sword. "Chidori blade!" The sword cut right through Uzumaki, creating a cloud as the shadow clone disappeared. "You are becoming a nuisance!" He stated. Uzumaki stepped out ten metres behind him.

"I could see your every move. Using the mist that your fireball created, I activated my Byakugan without you realizing. Then I simply stayed out of your way and let you play with my shadow clones. I can tell that I have way more chakra than you. All I have to do is play cat and mouse with you until one of us runs out of chakra, and that won't be me."

"In that case. I better finish this quickly." Uchiha's eyes changed. A strange pattern formed on them. Uzumaki could almost feel his body weaken as this happened.

'This guy is powerful, but I can't lose out to him. I have to find out what's going on here and warn the leaf. Damn it! What do they want with me?! What do they want with Roxas?!"

"AMATERASU!"


"AAACHUUUU!" Roxas sneezed loudly. "Stupid cold!"


So I got a guest review asking about the NaruHina stuff. Well Sasuke Uzumaki is sort of the forefront for that. However, Naruto and Hinata will become more solid characters as the story develops. This chapter was a little break away from Roxas' story, so I hope you didn't mind the change. I know it's a little short for the three weeks that you've been waiting, but I did say that I was taking a break for a bit (even though I wrote this chapter in one go). I also hope that you liked the extra info I gave on Sasuke. I'm not actually sure what chakra nature Hinata is but I read somewhere (most likely not reliable) that she was wind then earth so I'm just gonna go with it for the sake of the story. R&R. I'll get back to the Roxas stuff in the next chapter (unless you want otherwise).