Chapter Twenty-Eight; The Shot Heard Around The World

Alright, I'm sorry that it's been a few days but I've been rather busy lately and going outside enjoying the beautiful weather while I still can. Anyway, I'm sorry for the delay and here's the next chapter!

As soon as the bus pulled up the docks Sasame quickly got off the bus and then discovered that she was surrounded by police cars everywhere that were blaring their sirens loudly at her or so she thought. However that's when she caught a glimpse of Mitsuki running away. "Freeze and put your hands over your head! We've got you surrounded!" one of the police officers cried but the young man continued running away. Unfortunately for him little did he know that Sasame would be there to surprise him once he had rounded the corner.

Then she immediately turned on her sharingan and glared at him with it. "Listen Sasame," he began putting his hands out in front of him to stop her. "It isn't what it looks like." He assured her.

"Oh really? Well that's good because it totally looked like you were trying to kill me and Uncle Naruto the last time we met. And now it looks like you're trying to run from the law." She told him.

"It wasn't me!" he hollered.

"Oh really? Then who was it? Tiny Tim?" she questioned him with disbelief.

"I mean I know that it looked like me but it really wasn't. I wasn't the one that tried to kill you guys. Doragon had created a clone that transformed into me so that Himawari would lose her trust in me." He explained. "Please believe me Sasame, I would never do anything to hurt you or Naruto." He told her.

"Why should I believe you!? You're Orochimaru's son!" she snapped.

"And you're Sasuke's daughter." He pointed out. "But that doesn't mean that I think you'll turn out to be a rogue ninja like he was." He said.

"Okay, so if it really was a clone that tried to kill us, then why are you running from the police now?" she asked him before he took a deep breath and sighed heavily before glancing down at the ground.

"Because I'm a wanted criminal." He told her.

"But you're innocent." She said as her eye color slowly changed back to green.

"I know that and you know that. But after I was spotted with Doragon it'll be really tough to convince them that." He told her.

"Then I'll just tell them." She said but he just simply shook his head at her.

"No Sasame, they'll only think that you're helping me." He told her. "Just do me one favor and tell Himawari I'm sorry and that I love her." He told her as she slowly nodded at him.

"Alright, I will." She told him before she watched him turn around and run away. The next second she felt somebody grab ahold of her body and turn around. That's when suddenly she came face to face with her father. "Dad." She began with a gasp of astonishment. "What are you doing here?" she questioned him before Sasuke narrowed his eyebrows and glared at her.

"I could ask you the same thing. Just what exactly did you think that you were doing by running away like that!?" he hollered.

"I'm sorry Papa, I just wanted to find Hiro all by myself so that I could prove to you how responsible I was and that you could trust me." She told him sadly while she hung her head and stared down at the ground.

"Yeah, well, you didn't. All you did was show me that I've got to keep a closer eye on you." He told her. "Come on, you're grounded." He told her before he grabbed ahold of her arm and then started dragging her away before coming face to face with Doragon.

"Well, well, well." He began with a sneer. "Looks like Princess Sasame decided that it was a smart idea to come out here all alone. Too bad that she didn't listen to her father!"

"Where's Hiro!" Sasuke hollered while scrunching up his face in anger

"Yeah! Where's my little brother!" Sasame yelled.

"My, my, aren't we a brave little princess?" Doragon said.

"Shut up and tell me where my son is!" Sasuke shouted on the top of his lungs. "And why do you keep calling her a princess?" he inquired.

"You mean that she hasn't told you?" Doragon questioned him back with astonishment. "I'm surprised since ever since she could talk she's dreamed of royalty,." He began. "King Sasuke." He finished as Sasuke just simply widened his eyes in shock and stared at him. "Don't worry, you'll find out what all this means soon enough. As for right now, I think I'll take the girl and keep the boy." He said.

"Oh yeah? Over my dead body!" Naruto exclaimed before everyone quickly whirled around and saw him standing there with his arms crossed. "Come on! Let's settle this right here, right now!" he cried as Sasuke gasped.

"Naruto." He whispered while turning over to gaze at him.

"Now if you want to live to see another day you'll let Sasuke and Sasame go and tell me where Hiro is!" he snapped.

"Speaking of Hiro, why is it that you've always got to play one? Why don't you let the Uchihas stand up for themselves for once?" Doragon asked him glancing over at him with an annoyed look on his face.

"Because I love them that's why! And when you love somebody you have to protect them with all your might! Otherwise it's just empty words. You see, when you're the hokage the whole entire village is like your family and it's your job to protect them. However, Sasuke, Sakura, Sasame, and Hiro are much more precious to me than anyone else except for my own wife and children.

I stand here in front of you fighting for them because I know that they would do the same for me. Sure, Sasuke might have done some awful things inside his past but that was then and this is now. I've forgiven him because he truly is a different person now. Not only is he my best friend in the whole entire world but he is also my brother. And a true friend is always ready to lay their life down for the other one." He said.

"Those are indeed some strong words Naruto Uzumaki. Too bad that that friend has to be you." Doragon said before he withdrew a pistol from his pocket and shot him in the chest and Sasame let out a petrified shriek as Naruto collapsed onto his knees.

"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted on the top of his lungs as he raced over to him while Naruto felt the blood spilling out of his chest. "Just hang on Naruto you're going to be alright." He told him as Naruto placed a hand onto his chest before collapsing inside Sasuke's arms. "Naruto? Can you hear me brother?" he questioned him but Naruto's eyes stayed locked shut. "Brother?" Sasuke asked him again while placing a tender hand to his cheek and gazing down at his face while Sasame nervously bit her lip.

Dum, dum, dum,.. cliffhanger! Muhahaha! I am so evil!