A/N: Another chapter for you... True, I want to finish this story as soon as possible, so I will not have any burdens to finish my other story! Yep, hope you like this chapter as well!

Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine and never will be...and the song I used in this story is not mine either.

Warning: foul language, shounen ai...


Be Careful to Say Your Wishes

Chapter 28: Between Truths and Lies

Sai often looked at Naruto. When he was thinking so sternly and sometimes was looking so shocked, Sai couldn't help wondering what was inside Naruto's head right then. Now he did the same thing. He watched Naruto's motion. He looked so serious, and after sometimes, he looked utterly shocked, and now he looked as if the world almost ended.

Sai was worried. Of course he knew that Naruto had Kyuubi inside him, and now they had been friends. However, Naruto seemed knowing things more much than he needed. It was not good, especially if Naruto knew what he should not know.

Sai continued watching Naruto, and now the boy was covering his head. He looked like thinking something really hard. Naruto uncovered his face, and now he looked hurt, so much until his pain radiated to Sai. He looked like almost crying, and Sai couldn't bear this sight anymore.

"Naruto," he called his beloved friend while walking towards the blond-boy.

Naruto was startled and quickly rubbed his eyes. He turned his face at Sai and smiled. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked, pretending to be calm.

Fake smile….

Sai whispered inside his heart in dismay. He hated when Naruto did that. Of course Naruto was really beautiful when he was smiling, but Sai could differ between the forced smile and genuine smile. Naruto's smile now was the first, and he didn't like it. However, he couldn't just say bluntly that he hated that smile, right?

"What are you doing, thinking hard like that? It's not like you at all," Sai said while sitting beside Naruto.

"Well…I have just thought many things, and I just kept wondering why it could be like that," Naruto said in discomfort while looking at the floor.

"Hmm…, what were you thinking then?" Sai asked again.

"It's a bit complicated, Sai…. I don't know how to begin it," Naruto replied in defeated voice.

"Oh, I see…," Sai sighed, not wanting to pry Naruto too much.

Then silence was there. No one desired to talk. Naruto was drowned inside his thought again, and Sai kept his eyes on the blonde. Sai often thought why Naruto couldn't be more open to him. Of course, their first encounter was not good, and he was sure that everyone would do the same, but they had been friends for almost three years now. Sai couldn't help thinking that Naruto still kept their distance much more than they needed.

Sai also often thought that Naruto was still and would always be chasing after Sasuke for his whole life. He had ever heard from Tsunade that Naruto would definitely inherit Hokage title after she retired, but Naruto kept avoiding that conversation because he still wanted to take Sasuke back. In Sai's opinion that was really ridiculous. Hokage was Naruto's dream, yet he was ready to sacrifice it only to bring back that bastard Uchiha. Sai understood that Naruto really loved him, but it was too much to his own good.

Then…this happened. He was dumped to the past, where his Sasuke was still there. Sai couldn't help but feel worried. What if Naruto didn't want to come back to reality? What if…he decided to stay forever…in this world? Sai didn't want to lose his first friend, so he decided to say something to Naruto.

"Naruto," Sai called him again. Naruto turned his face at Sai. "Do you realize that…this past is a bit strange?" he asked.

Naruto looked at Sai in odd look. "What do you mean?" he asked slowly.

"Well…the people, the situation, don't you think it's a bit different from our experience?" Sai asked again.

"That's because we came from the future, and I have done many things to this past. That's why there were lots of things that were different from our experience," Naruto spoke lowly, not even looking at Sai.

"But…the number of the difference is not normal. No matter how different the past is, our memory doesn't change at all even if we're supposed to be from future. That's a bit…."

"It has nothing to do with that!" Naruto shouted suddenly, startling Sai when he glared at him in irritation. "This past is our past. It's different because we want it different! It's just like that!" he added while standing.

Sai looked at Naruto in really concerned face. Naruto covered his mouth slowly after that. "Sorry, Sai…. I didn't mean to shout at you," Naruto said again more calmly. "I am just worried because of our situation now. Please don't mind me," he continued slowly while smiling faintly to Sai.

Sai didn't say anything more when Naruto walked off, leaving him all alone. "Naruto…." Slowly, he whispered Naruto's name in really sad gaze.

&

"Naruto," Sasuke called the blond boy when he saw him.

Naruto turned to face the dark haired teen, and then he smiled lovingly. "Sasuke," he called him and then ran into him and jumped to hug him. "Did Asuma-sensei bring any news?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, he found the first pursuing team. They're dead," Sasuke said in concern.

"Hmm…how are Kankuro and Temari?" Naruto asked again.

"Shizune-san has just removed all the poison from their bodies, and now she is making the antidote for the remaining poison," Sasuke informed.

"I see…then we just wait for Kankuro or Temari to regain conscious, and then we can do the search. Let me now if Chiyo-baachan presents," Naruto said while loosening his hug on Sasuke. He was about to go in other direction when his hand was caught suddenly by the raven. Naruto looked at Sasuke in questioning look.

"That Sai-guy," Sasuke began, "Who is he?" he asked expressionless.

"He's my old friend," Naruto said.

"But he seems really concerned about you," Sasuke said again. "He looked knowing you a lot more than I do," he continued.

Naruto was startled at first, but then he chuckled. "Don't worry, Sasuke," Naruto said suddenly. "No matter how close I am to Sai, you're still number one in my heart," he claimed while smiling softly.

Sasuke blushed at that and yelled at him afterwards for being so straight forward. "That's not what I mean!" Sasuke shouted at him in embarrassment.

Naruto laughed at that, and then he walked away to check Temari or Kankuro himself. Sasuke looked at his back from behind in unreadable expression. He looked almost like a cold block ice when his gaze pierced into Naruto, but the other boy didn't mind it at all.

&

Temari had regained conscious, as well as Kankuro who then accurately giving them information about the culprit who had kidnapped Gaara.

"Aka Suna no Sasori (Sasori the Red Sand), missing-Nin from Sunagakure is one of the culprits," Kankuro said in pained face as he had just regained his consciousness.

"The other is a blond man who used bombs as his weapon," Temari informed. "He's really strong…and Gaara was beaten up by him," she continued.

"Any trace of them, Asuma?" Gai asked Asuma in serious look.

"Yeah, it seems Gaara left his sparkling sands on the way. We can pursue them using the sand as the guide," Asuma said.

"Sasuga no (as we expected from) Gaara," Naruto who since -God know when-, had been inside the room to hear them as well.

"Naruto-kun…," Shizune looked at Naruto in surprise, as well as the others.

"Well, what do we wait for? Let's go and find them!" Naruto shouted in spirit.

'Brat,' Kuubi suddenly called the blond boy. Naruto stopped and listened to him.

What?

'Will you be alright?' Kyuubi asked, 'I mean…after what you heard about it, will you still be able to fight him as best as you can?' he continued in concern.

I have no choice, don't I? If I didn't go…Gaara would be dead! I don't want to lose him!

Naruto stated surely.

'Then I will tell you this one…,' Kyuubi said again. 'Even if you want me to hold back this time, Naruto…I will not hold back. If your body is destroyed by my action, I will say sorry now because I can't guarantee what I will do when I see him later,' the kitsune continued slowly and seriously, without any doubt on his voice.

Naruto was silent for awhile before eventually he answered him. "My life is on your hand," he spoke lowly, too low to hear by the others. Kyuubi only closed his eyes and smiled small as a response.

"Wait a minute, Naruto. I have to make more antidotes as spares. Who knows if we have to deal with that poison again," Shizune said.

"Ok," Naruto agreed.

"Well then, why don't we go in different team?" Gai suddenly offered his idea. "I, Kurenai, and some Anbus will go first to determine the exact location. You can go later and we can contact each other using wireless," he said.

"Good idea," Asuma agreed. Shizune nodded.

"Let me go with you, Gai-sensei," Naruto said suddenly. "I will go with you," he repeated in really serious face.

"If Naruto go, I will," suddenly Sai spoke from the doorstep, smiling faintly.

"Sai…," Naruto looked at Sai gratefully.

"And you can't leave me alone here," Sasuke came behind Sai. "Gaara is my boyfriend as well. I will go and save him together with you," he continued.

Naruto smiled. "Well, we will be your help, Gai-sensei. Let us go with you, and we can beat the shit out of Akatsuki!" Naruto shouted in full spirit.

The Jounins looked at each other for awhile before eventually they shrugged. "Well then, Naruto's team will go with us," Gai spoke slowly. "We will depart two hours from now."

"Wait." Suddenly someone spoke from the door, behind Sasuke and Sai. Everyone was startled and quickly looked at the direction of the owner of the voice. "Let me go as well," an old lady said charismatically.

"Chiyo-baasan," Naruto recognized her immediately.

The old lady rested her gaze at Naruto. "And who are you, young man? I have never recalled having an acquaintance like you," she said, narrowing her eyes at Naruto.

"Uzumaki Naruto, Konoha's Shinobi," he introduced his self to Chiyo. "I believe you should go with us regarding our opponent is your grandson, Sasori," Naruto said again.

"How do you know about that?" Chiyo asked in surprise, as well as the others.

"My source of information is incredible, Chiyo-baasan," Naruto smirked. "I know almost everything in Suna," he continued. "Anyway…we really need your help because who can match Sasori's Kugutsu are only you," Naruto said seriously. Chiyo nodded slowly.

"Well, it seems everything is decided. We'll depart two hours from now. Prepare your things," Gai said again, and then they quickly dismissed.

&

—Akatsuki's base—

"Well, so this is Ichibi (one tail)," leader spoke lowly as he looked at the red head on the ground.

"We did it, Leader," Deidara smiled lovingly to the leader.

"Good job, Deidara, Sasori. You have worked very hard," the leader smiled back to Deidara and Sasori. The two men blushed slightly when the looked at the leader's soft face. "Now we can begin the ceremony to unseal Ichibi from its Jinchuuriki (human who becomes the container of the monster)," the leader said.

"But leader," suddenly, someone spoke behind the leader.

"What's wrong, Hidan?" the leader asked and the man who spoke earlier came onstage. He was a man who has short straight light brown hair, tall, body and wild look on his face. "Itachi, Kisame, and Orochimaru are not here anymore. I believe it will be so much trouble doing it ourselves," he protested a bit.

"Haven't I told you to pick that masked kid…who is his name?" the leader tried to remember.

"It's Tobi, Leader," vice leader spoke.

"Ah, yes, he is," the leader quickly replied.

"Well…he's still new, and I doubt he can remember the orders of this ceremony," he complied.

"It's better than nothing, right?" the leader said slowly. "Oh yeah, I don't see Kakuzu and Zetsu. Where are they?" he had just aware that they were not around.

"How should I know? Kakuzu is probably somewhere searching money, and Zetsu may be burying his self inside a tree or underground somewhere inside the forest," Hidan said, bored.

"Well then, go and find them, Hidan," leader said.

"What? Why should I do that?" Hidan protested.

"Well, first Kakuzu is your partner, and second it's troublesome to find Zetsu with my power, so you will do it," the leader said while lifting his shoulders.

One day I will definitely curse the leader to death!!

Hidan thought as the veins popped up on his head. The vice leader sweat dropped at that, Deidara laughing slightly, and Sasori having difficulty to suppress his laughter even if he was inside his Hiruko now. "Fine, I'll go get them!" Hidan huffed and then he disappeared.

"Deidara and Sasori, call Tobi here," the leader said in his smile.

"Eeh?" Deidara looked minding it. Sasori raised his eyebrows.

"Do it," vice leader said sternly. "It seems Konoha's squad is on their way here as well. Without Itachi and Kisame, we can't slow them down you know. We have to be prepared for the battle at least," he continued while glaring at Deidara and Sasori forcefully. Deidara looked cornered and then he surrendered by lifting his two hands. Sasori sweat dropped at that.

"Hai, hai, wakatta (fine, ok, I understood)," he said. "Well, let's go, Sasori-danna," he continued. Sasori nodded and short time later, they disappeared as well.

The leader chuckled slowly at them. Then he bent to look at Gaara's face more clearly. "I saw it earlier that this boy and Naruto-kun are close friends…well, they're boyfriends, actually," he said slowly. "I wonder if he will come to save him from us," the leader mumbled slowly while caressing Gaara's cheek.

Tuliskan kesedihan

(Write down the pain)

Semua tak bisa kau ungkapkan

(That you can't say out loud)

Dan kita kan bicara dengan hatiku

(And then we will talk with my heart)

"Such a cute kid…, how unfortunate of him, being a Jinchuuriki," the leader said again as he closed his eyes, trying to look inside Gaara's mind. "Hatred, despair, pain…, those feelings are spinning in his life…, but then…ah, yes…. He found the one who can understand him, who can love him as he is…, and that will be Naruto-kun," the leader spoke again lowly.

"What do you think, vice leader?" the leader suddenly asked. "Naruto-kun is splendid, right? And his Bijuu is incredible as well. I hope they will arrive here soon…."

Buang semua puisi antara kita berdua

(Throw away all the poems between the two of us)

Kau bunuh dia sesuatu yang kusebut itu cinta

(You kill something that I call a love)

Vice leader looked at leader's face in worry. "Leader…why don't you just give up on that Bijuu?" he asked suddenly.

The leader jolted slightly and was silent for awhile before he turned his face at the vice leader in fake smile. "What do you mean?" he asked slowly scarily in his calm smile.

Yakinkan aku, Tuhan, dia bukan milikku

(Oh God, please convince me that he's not mine)

Biarkan waktu, waktu, hapus aku

(Let the time, the time erase me)

"I mean…it is impossible," he said answering. "Different kinds, different lifetimes, even different feelings…, why can you insist on obtaining him?" he asked again.

Sadarkan aku, Tuhan, dia bukan milikku

(Oh God, please make me realize that he's not mine)

Biarkan waktu, waktu, hapus aku

(Let the time, the time erase me)

The leader didn't answer right away. He was silent again, even not looking at the vice leader. Then he smiled so painfully at the vice leader, not saying anything, but it was enough to stab the vice leader's heart with the pain.

"You're…really…," the vice leader couldn't even say what he was thinking. It was too painful for both of him and the leader himself.

Tuliskan kesedihan

(Write down the pain)

Semua tak bisa kau hentikan

(That you can't stop)

Dan kita kan bicara dengan jiwaku

(And then we will talk with my soul)

"Yeah…," the leader whispered lowly. Even if the vice leader didn't say out loud what he was thinking right now, the leader had understood it very clearly. "He is my one and only…and he's my all…," he continued.

Buang semua puisi antara kita berdua

(Throw away all the poems between the two of us)

Kau bunuh dia sesuatu yang kusebut itu cinta

(You kill something that I call a love)

"Even if we're so different in everything…."

Yakinkan aku, Tuhan, dia bukan milikku

(Oh my God, please convince me that he's not mine)

Biarkan waktu, waktu, hapus aku

(Let the time, the time erase me)

"Even if he hates me until the point he wants to kill me so badly…."

Sadarkan aku, Tuhan, dia bukan milikku

(Oh God, please make me realize that he's not mine)

Biarkan waktu, waktu, hapus aku

(Let the time, the time erase me)

"I have loved him so much…so much until the point I can't give up on him…," the leader spoke very lowly, very sad.

Yakinkan aku, Tuhan, dia bukan milikku

(Oh my God, please convince me that he's not mine)

Biarkan waktu, waktu, hapus aku

(Let the time, the time erase me)

"I can do anything only to have him beside me…."

Sadarkan aku, Tuhan, dia bukan milikku

(Oh God, please make me realize that he's not mine)

"And I prefer dying to losing him from my whole life…."

Biarkan waktu, waktu, hapus aku

(Let the time, the time erase me)

"Until the time erases my existence from this world…I will not give up on him, never…."

The leader closed his eyes, feeling the sharp pain that always stabbed his heart when he thought about his beloved one. He didn't care if he died. He was just chasing after his dream, just like the other people in this world who had dream to accomplish. He also…had his own reason, his own purpose, and his wish.

The vice leader could only stare at him in painful look. He loved his leader. He loved his stubborn personality, his charisma, and his smile. He cared about his dream, his wish, and his purpose. He would be loyal to him until the end of his life. However, still…it was so painful when he thought that his leader suffered.

Yes, the leader had suffered for a long time from an unrequited love. The purpose he built up Akatsuki was the second, to conquer the world, building the world without war and death under a Utopia called Akatsuki's Kingdom, and the first purpose…was to place the Bijuus, especially Kyuubi,the Nine Tails Demon Fox, by his side, because he loved him so much, too much to his own good.

The leader suffered, and the vice leader who always looked at his back did too.

The leader knew that, but he just couldn't give up no matter what. It's as if he would definitely die if he couldn't accomplish it. He did it for his life…and his happiness. The leader was grateful to the vice leader and the other Akatsuki's members, even if they actually didn't know his main purpose, even if the leader actually used them without them knowing it, even if he was so selfish for being a bastard that could do anything to reach his purpose…. He was really grateful, and he would never feel regretting what he had done.

Well, he was that kind of person, and he couldn't do anything to change it.

"Please…come here soon, Naruto-kun…, Kyuubi…!"

&

And then…we're back to Naruto's team. They had departed from Suna, and eventually, two days had passed. Shizune and Asuma had caught up with them as well. And now….

"How is it there?" Asuma asked the three Anbus, Gai and Kurenai who was leading them in the forest.

Apparently they had reached Akatsuki's base, but because the base was covered with kekkai (barrier), they had to split up to look for the seals which built up the barrier. It was Kurenai, Gai, and three Anbus who looked for the seals, and Asuma, Shizune, Naruto, Sai, Chiyo-baa, Sasuke, and the remaining anbus were in front of the entrance of the base, readily broke the entrance as soon as Gai's team broke up the seals.

"We found the seals," Kurenai replied.

"You guys have found it as well, right?" Gai asked the other anbus and they responded to him in unison. "Yosh, we're ready to unseal the seals. Asuma, prepare your group as well!" Gai said.

"Roger," Asuma replied in serious tone. Then he turned to Naruto and the others. "We will break the entrance in three counts," he informed them.

Naruto nodded, ready to break the rock with his Rasengan. Then the counts began…three…two…one. "NOW!!"

Asuma shouted loudly as Naruto shouted, "URYAAAAAAAAH, FUUTON RASENGAN SHURIKEN!!" Naruto ran as fast as he could and jumped, and then…. "Eat this you Akatsuki bastards!!" he yelled very loudly as his jutsu connected to the rock which blocked the entrance and in second, the rock was destroyed into small pieces of sands.

What an incredible destroying chakra force…is this Kyuubi's power…!?

All the Jounins and Anbus looked so shocked at that, as well as Sasuke and Chiyo. Little did they know that it was actually Naruto's chakra, not Kyuubi's. However, Sai only tuned in admiration. He knew that Naruto was incredibly strong anyway. He may end up destroying all of Akatsukis by himself.

"Saa, bring it on, Akatsukis!!" Naruto shouted as he cracked his knuckles.

Inside the cave, between the dust and smokes, waited all Akatsukis members, as well as the leader and the vice leader. "Akatsuki no base ni, youkoso (welcome to Akatsuki's base). Matte itta n da yo, Naruto-kun (I have been waiting for you, Naruto-kun)." The leader who was in the middle of the row of eight people in same outfit—black cloak with red clouds patterns—said slowly and smiled at Naruto and Konoha's squad confidently.

THUMP!!

Naruto's heart beat harder when he looked at the man who smiled at him in front of him. Even if the man was still wearing the triangle straw hat that was covering his face, he couldn't help widening his eyes as he faced the source of his—not, Konoha's despair.

This man…, this man who has created so much pain for Konoha, for Kyuubi, and for me…, this man is….

Naruto gulped as the man in front of him reached his hat, and then…he took it off.

The Konoha's Squad, especially the Jounins, Anbus, even Chiyo, gasped in shock when the man revealed his face to them.

"Long times no see…Konoha's army," the leader said in his cold blue eyes.

'Yes…this man is….' Kyuubi growled inside Naruto, anger building up to the worst degree.

"Yon-…Yondaime…!?" Asuma was the first who spoke from Konoha's squad.

"Heh…, it seems my ex-title is still very popular in Konoha, doesn't it?" the leader of Akatsuki, Yondaime, Minato, chuckled when he saw the shock and horror on Konoha's squad's faces.

"Well then, Konoha's army…shall we begin the war?"

The Akatsuki's members revealed all of their faces to Konoha's squad. Shortly…the war between Akatsuki and Konoha would explode!!

End of Chapter 28

Tbc…


A/N: Wohooo, guys…at least we reach the climax!! The war between Akatsuki and Konoha!! What will happen to Naruto, Sasuke, Sai, Gaara and the other Konohas!? What will happen to Akatsukis!? AAAAAH!! I really want to write all in all in a chapter!! But I can't damn it!!

Alright, what do you think of this chapter? Well, I am sorry for the cliffhanger. It's just too interesting that I don't want to ruin the battle by cutting it in the middle, so I save it for the next chapter. ANYWAY, I need your review! Please review and tell me what you think! Because it will be difficult to write the fighting scene if you don't tell me who will fight who! I don't want to kill any of them, but it was impossible, so maybe…GAAAH I spill out everything!!

Ok, I am too excited. Huh? Ah, that song is a song from my nation, sung by Nidji, the group Band from Indonesia. Giring is the vocalist. Well, I used it because…I feel so much pity to Minato. When I was listening to the music, I feel like, "Aaah…Yondi-chan must feel this way as well," and then tadaaah! I write it in this story. Ugh…it seems I say too much in A/N, which will bring no good. I think I shall leave you for now. Don't be mad at me. I know it's evil to leave you in cliffhanger, but I will do my best to write the next chapter as good as I can, so…thanks for reading and reviewing. Let's meet again in next chapter! Love you all!!

With Love,

Lunaryu