Naruto had trouble keeping all horses together. Worst of all, scince all horses spoke, they kept teasing each other. A white pony always tried to stay in front together with a green young mare. A white stallion,with two red dots on his forhead was usually calm with a light brown stallion and a dark brown one. A red stallion would not stop arguing with a sand color mare. Many times, Cole would get into the argument. But the good news was the desert was not too hot, so they could walk normally.

When the night fell over the desert, Naruto searched desperatly for a cave. The rest of the horses ran around trying to stay warm without noticing the temperature would stay the same. Cole was starting to get frustrated with the other horses.

"Be quiet!" Cole shouted at them, "and stay together!"

"Like we would listen!" Said the white pony, "although, if we had to choose to serve the Kazekage or serve your boss, we choose your boss. At least he knows where to go! Right?"

"He doesn't! I am the one guiding the way here."

"Oh great! A horse guiding other horses!"

"At least I remember the way we came! Does anyone else?"

No one answered.

"Good! Now Lets go on! Hey look! It's that cave! If It's the right one, we are in the right track!"

The red stallion entered quick and came back out.

"It is," he said, "let's go sleep a little."

"Something else," said Cole, "I could very Well had taken off leaving you guys behind in the desert."

"Shut up, "BlueBerry"," said the pony.

"I tell you, "My Little Pony""

"Now you got me furious!"

"Stop the two of you!" Said Naruto.

All horses were fast asleep, except Cole. He just looked outside to see signs of trouble. Naruto was more exausted than anyone else.

"Cole," asked Naruto, "can I Lean on you?"

"Did you belong to the Kazekage for a while?" Asked the white pony.

"No, but-"

"Did you get whiped in front of the whole village at Sunagakure after the Kazekage got you? (That was not mentioned)"

"No but-"

"Did you have to walk across a desert all day carrying a sixteen-year-old boy an a lot of fur on your body?"

"No but-"

"Then be quiet!"

"You be quiet, Vanilla!" Said Cole, "you may Naruto. Now, let me sing you a lullaby."

"Thanks Cole," said Naruto, "by the way, Vanilla seems to be a nice name."

"No!" Said the pony, "name me Puddleglum then!"

"Okay, Mr. Inritating Pants."

"Okay, let me think of a lullaby," said Cole," I can't think of any."

"Thanks anyways. Good night everyone."

Naruto laid down leaning on Cole and fell asleep. Soon. Naruto saw himself back in the village. Naruto dicided to walk around.

Naruto saw all his friends normally, but they all did not seem to notice him at all. He even saw the Akatsuki, all laughthing and smiling, but they too did not seem to notice him. But soon, it looked like someone had.

Naruto felt someone tug on his shirt. He turned around and saw himself facing Sasuke. But something was wrong with him. He just stared at Naruto for a while without blinking. Naruto got freaked and walked away.

Naruto thought he should not had treated a friend like that and felt sad. But soon, he was standing in the middle of a crowd. They seemed to not see him either. But soon, as he looked through the crowd, he saw Sasuke staring at him. This time, Naruto went to him to greet him, but he still stared.

Soon, Naruto got tierd and dicided to talk.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked.

Sasuke stared for a few moments, then, he seenmed to jump on Naruto and drag him away as an eagel capturing the prey. But Naruto just felt lifting off the ground and floating away. He opened his eyes, that wore shut from panic, and saw himself inside a huge shadow like place where he only saw his friend dragging him by the hand.

Suddenly, Sasuke let go and faded in the shadows. Naruto reached out wanting to save him, but before he could do so, he landed somewhere. He suddenly felt a bunchbp of bees climbing on him and stinging him. He soon was paralized. He dicided to close his eyes to end the pain.

Naruto woke up in the middle of a forest with bandages on his stings. He got up easily. Then, he heard a noise behind him. It seemed to be a little animal hiding behind the bushes. Naruto still dicided to walk to it. But when the little animal realized it, it quickly ran off. Naruto went after it and realized the little animal was actually a little boy. He had a bow and arrow on his back. Naruto also realized some bandages falling from the kid's pocket.

"It's Okay," said Naruto to the kid, "I won't do anything."

The kid stopped and turned around. It was Sasuke. But not the Sasuke from the war or from the Academy. He seemed to be no older than seven years old. Sasuke walked up to him.

"Are you sure?" Said Sasuke.

"Yes. Come."

Naruto took little Sasuke's hand and led him through the woods. Little Sasuke was far more chreerful than the Sasuke Naruto had lost a while ago. He opened his eyes to everything in the woods. Naruto didn't actually care if Little Sasuke made it out or not. He was proud for some reason.

Soon, they came to a lion, not Elohim, another lion.

"Elohim," said Little Sasuke, "you came!"

The little child moved forward to the big cat. Naruto pulled him back.

"That is not Elohim," said Naruto, "Elohim has wings, is golden, and speaks."

Little Sasuke sat down sadly.

"For a moment," he sobbed, "I thought I had Been called by Elohim. But it seems It's just a myth."

"No," said Naruto, "It's real! There is never something so confidente to trust! Besides, we were all called!"

"Okay then. Let's continue to try to get out."

Suddenly, as their Journey re started, the woods got brighter. Naruto and Little Sasuke were aperently almost getting out. Naruto told Little Sasuke even more about Elohim throughout the way. But when they were almost in the end of the woods, a leopard jumped out from the bushes. He seenmed to not had eaten for days.

"Well," he said, "It seems I will have a little boy for dinner!"

Naruto got in front of Little Sasuke.

"Run Sasuke!" He said, "I will hold him!"

Little Sasule did not seem to listen.

"I am not leaving you behind!" Said Little Sasuke moving toward the leopard. The leopard ignored Little Sasuke and attacked Naruto. But every injurie made in Naruto, healer imediatly. Little Sasuke jumped on the leopard and they fell backwards. Little Sasuke did not dare to move as the leopard got up. The leopard roared at Little Sasuke and went back to Naruto. Naruto tried to pierce the animal with his Kunai. But as soon as the big cat got hit, it would also heal.

The leopard grew furious and leaped at Naruto as to aim at his through. But then, Little Sasuke stood between and aimed his bow at the leopard. But the leopard dodged and struck Little Sasuke in his chest with a claw and his left arm with the other. He fell to the ground, dying, as the leopard went back to Naruto. Finally, Naruto tried asking Elohim to help them. As soon as he asked, the leopard leaped at him, but before Naruto got hit, a lion leaped at the leopard, Putting him in the ground. The leopard looked frightened as the lion looked at him. The lion let the leopard go. As soon as the leopard was gone, the lion got smaller and his mane faded. He turned into a fox,and soon, that fox grew wings. Elohim Himself.

"Where is your little friend?" Said Elohim.

"He jumped in front of me and," Naruto said, realizing something, "why did my injuries and the leopard's heal, but Sasuke's are still there. His arm is really bad cut and"

Naruto said no more, he realized why Little Sasuke did that. But then, Little Sasuke got larher and taller, turning into the Sasuke that had gone to the war and died. His cuts became burns. Naruto jumped back, not daring to see his friend any longer. He was exactly how he looked when he died, except, with life still in him.

"Where are we?" Asked Naruto, almost sobbing like he had when his friend died.

"This is a resemblance of your life," said Elohim, "you were prouver before, and did not care much if your companions died. But after Sasuke returned, he told you about me, and your life, together with the woods, became brighter. Then, the plant who was meant to kill you got destroyed by not Sasuke alone, but also by his grace. This dream, is like the story of your life."

"So, the world is my life, the woods is my life without you, Sasuke is Sasuke, and the leopard is the plant?"

"yes, but until you accepted me as your savior, the woods would not end. Now, the ending of the woods is there." Elohim pointed at a shinny place. Naruto ran to it and as he got closer, he saw someone there. It was Sasuke, again starting at him. They were both in beautiful fields out of the woods. Sasuke took Naruto's hand and they were both in a shadowy place again. Sasuke let go soon and was suddenly covered with midnight black stuff that looked like fur or black leaves and fading in the darkness. Soon, Naruto was feeling great.

Suddenly, he heard a voice. Cole's. It came from the only thing he saw other than darkness: a bat winged creature with a aperent wolf body flying across that place. Naruto opend his mouth and the creature turned to him. Naruto started feeling wetness and soon, burning and the creature jumped right at him. Suddenly, he was awake. It was all a dream. He kept trying to figure out what the thing with Sasuke in the end, after the woods.

Then, he remembered the last words of Sasuke's Spirit before the journey.

"We will be together again."