To Cast a Spell, Enslaves the Heart

by HeartSNS

SAS/NARU **COMPLETE**Naruto leads a thankless life, thankless job, in a shop where the owner took him off the streets as a child. His life changes when he unexpectedly befriends a wizard, Sasuke who lives in a magic moving castle. However, a jealous witch does not approve of their relationship and casts a spell on the young Naruto, which ages him prematurely. BoyLove/YAOI/MAGIC/

9. Chapter 9

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'Ah shit…*cough*'

Naruto groaned out, realizing he was waking up in discomfort. It was dark, that much he knew. He was outside for sure, smelling the air he could pick up the grass, mud and moisture in that air. The sounds of explosions were in the distance and his eyes flew open. 'Sasuke!' Forcing his body to sit up, his head hit wood that was laying over his body. "Ah fuck!" he cried out, rubbing at his head where it connected with the wooden object. He grumbled out while analyzing himself. He discovered that his body wasn't broken, just aching in several areas. He guessed he probably had some scrapes and bruises, but so far so good. Looking around, he realized he was sitting within piles of broken wood, dishes, screening, you name it. Looking up, he noticed he was in some sort of chasm, carved into the rock. He managed to get up onto his two feet, looking up the steep cliff.

Hearing the explosions go off in the distance, his mind went back to what he saw last. "Oh my god, how-what am I going to do now? Sasuke…" He looked up to the dark sky again, his eyes threatening tears. A small yip brought his eyes downward.

"Kiba? What? How?" The small shaggy dog made his way to Naruto's side. Naruto fell to his knees and grabbed the small dog, pulling him in for a hug. "H-how did you!? Never mind, I'm so happy to see you!" He rubbed his face on the thick shaggy fur, tears starting to form. "I thought I was done for! And Gaara! Oh my god, Chiyo!" The memories of what happened before he fell came flooding in. The tears wouldn't stop now, wondering if Chiyo and Gaara were okay, if Sasuke was alright, he couldn't keep back the emotions anymore.

"O-Oh my g-god, Kiba, what have I done?!" Naruto wailed out as he rubbed his face into the dog's fur. Kiba whimpered and tried to offer licks of support. "I - I threw water on Chiyo! What have I done!? What should I do if Sasuke dies because of me!?" His cries and sobs became loud and he threw his hands over his face, dropping Kiba in the process, his body slumping forward as he cried. His shoulders shook as his body released his anguish at the possibility of what could have become of Chiyo and Sasuke. The soft nudging in his back quelled the sobs, and soft hiccups were heard when he finally lifted his face from his hands. Sniffling and wiping his eyes, he looked behind him to see that Kiba was nudging at his back and huffing out at him.

Naruto turned and gave the dog a soft sad smile. "S-sorry Kiba for snotting all over y-you," he sniffled out, wiping his palms over his cheeks. The small dog yipped out again, pushing his nose into Naruto's arm. "W-what is it?" Naruto pulled his arm up and blinked several times to see that the ring on his finger, the one Sasuke had given him, was producing a blue beam of light. "T-the ring, is-is Sasuke still alive?" His voice quivered with hope as he held up his hand before his face, staring closely at the blue gem embedded in the gold. "Can you take me to where Sasuke is?" he whispered to the ring. The ring sparkled briefly and a blue glow grew brighter, creating a beam that pointed directly towards a pile of wood that was lying against the rock wall. Getting up to his feet, Naruto moved to the pile, and pushed the pieces a way.

Stepping back, he took in the site as the moon highlighted the area. It was the magic door from the castle! The beam of light shone brightly straight at the door, seeming to go right through the wood. Kiba yipped at his feet, bringing Naruto's attention back. Naruto nodded at the small dog and stepped up, turning the handle to open the door.

Beyond the door was blackness, but the beam of light shone straight into it. Naruto gulped loudly. He had seen Sasuke disappear into this darkness, so it had to be a magic place, and he would admit that he was frightened. A yip brought him out of his musings and he watched Kiba slip into the darkness. "Kiba! Wait!" He reached out, his hand hitting the darkness and disappearing. Shocked, he quickly brought his hand back and looked it over. There was nothing wrong with it. He wiggled his fingers briefly before looking up at the darkness again. Biting his lip and taking a deep breath, he stepped forward, and closed his eyes just before moving into the darkness.

Feeling nothing, Naruto opened his eyes and there was blackness. Looking down at himself, he could see himself clearly, so he wiggled his feet and noticed that he wasn't standing on anything, just floating! Holding his arms out at the sudden feeling of losing his balance, he saw Kiba far ahead of him. "Kiba!" Naruto waved, noticing that the ring's blue beam of light was shining in the direction that Kiba was walking.

'See you are a natural at this' Sasuke's voice boomed through his ears as he remembered when he and Sasuke first met, walking through the air like they were going for a stroll in the park.

Naruto pinched his lips with determination and began walking, as if he was on the ground, looking straight ahead, his eyes seeing Kiba in the distance and he followed the bright blue beam coming from the ring.

What seemed like minutes, Naruto saw a blur of colour coming into view in the distance. The light continued to shine in that direction as well as Kiba still walking forward. Since the ring pointed the way and Kiba still went dutily forward, Naruto felt no fear and he quickened his pace towards the colour. As he got closer, it looked to be a portal opening into another world. When he got closer he could see the fields of speckled colours, and he knew instantly where he was.

"This is Sasuke's special place," he breathed out. Stepping into the flowing grass, filled with colourful flowers and blue eyes looked about the area. The sky was dark and spotted with thousands of stars twinkling and winking beautifully. Naruto's breath hitched when shooting stars began to flow across the sky. "Amazing…" he whispered to himself. Watching as some shooting stars fell to the earth, he saw the small cottage with the water wheel lazily turning light up when a star hit the earth. "The cottage!" He picked up his feet and ran for it. 'Maybe Sasuke is here!' he thought with hope.

Opening the door, Naruto peeked inside. Nestled inside was a small seating area by a fireplace and on the other end of the room was a desk and chair. Walking to the desk, Naruto saw fountain pens, laid nicely in the indent of the desk. A couple closed notebooks stacked together and a small statue of a sailing ship. Beside the small ship, Naruto recognized a couple science books, like the ones he used to see kids carrying when going to school. He ran his fingers gently across the books, appreciating the smooth covers. The desk was facing a window that looked out over the fields and to the small stream that the water wheel turned in. Moving towards the window, Naruto could see the falling star trails causing a glow over the fields when they zipped by.

A sudden stinging sensation in his hand caused him to flinch at the discomfort and he looked to see that the ring Sasuke had given him was vibrating rapidly. 'What the …' he wondered to himself as he held his hand up to look closer at the ring. The blue gem glowed brightly and the gold was starting to feel warm. 'Why is it suddenly-' His thought was cut off when movement in his peripheral vision had him look through the window to the other side of the stream. He squinted to see a small person with dark hair. "Sasuke?" he said aloud. He quickly ran out the door and stood at the edge of the small deck that was attached to the side of the house.

Naruto squinted at the small form, walking through the tall grass that reached the boy's hips. The lights from the falling stars caused the black hair to reflect the blue highlights in the strands and Naruto could see the way the back of his hair flared out. "Sasuke!" Naruto cried out, but the boy continued to walk in the opposite direction. 'I have to be in the past! In Sasuke's childhood!' Naruto hopped off the deck and began to run through the tall grass, following the stream. He silently hoped there was a bridge up ahead that he could cross the stream, and get to little Sasuke quickly! "Sasuke! Wait!" Naruto called again, but still the boy walked without looking back, looking like a dream with falling stars around him.

A star fell close to Naruto, causing him to yelp out in surprise. 'Holy shit that was close!' Naruto looked up at the continuous stream of lights from the stars. Seeing them up close, he could see the different colours in the tails of lights and his mouth dropped open in awe. Blue sparkling eyes followed a star's path and he watched as it fell towards the stream. Surprise had him stumbling slightly backwards as the star hit the surface of the water, but the ball of light changed into a small two legged glowing bright creature that ran across the surface quickly. It looked like a silhouette of a human, running across the crystal clear waters. It wasn't to be though, as the small creature sank into the water and dissolved into nothing.

Suddenrealization knocked the breath out of him causing him to stumble again and he lifted his clenched fist to his chest. Clenching his teeth and taking a deep breath, Naruto looked about to see where little Sasuke had was still walking across the far field, away from Naruto.

"Sasuke!" Naruto called again, waving his arm frantically when the boy stopped and tilted his head to the side. 'He heard me!' "Sasuke wait!" he called again. Little Sasuke turned slightly but then bent over and looked to be picking something up from the tall grass. When he stood back up, Naruto could see that little Sasuke had a glowing object in his hands.

Naruto was frozen as he watched little Sasuke's lips move, as he appeared to be talking to the glowing object in his hands. He continued to observe when suddenly little Sasuke lifted his hands to his lips, opening his mouth wide and shoved the glowing object into his mouth. Naruto's hands went to his mouth to cover his scream, his mind shocked at what he was watching. He moved forward slowly when little Sasuke doubled over, his face scrunching up in pain. Naruto felt the sting from the ring on his hand again, but he ignored it.

"No! Sasuke!" Naruto cried out, moving forward to get to him. He almost fell forward when his feet refused to move. 'What the hell?' Naruto struggled to pull his one foot up and found that it was stuck in ankle deep mud. Shifting his body to get more power to his leg, he grunted out as when his leg finally came free of the mud. Stepping out, he pulled at his other leg, grunting out to get his other foot free. Tripping forward, he found his footing again before looking up and seeing that little Sasuke appeared to be getting sick. His small hands covered his small mouth and Naruto could see how little Sasuke's body was clearly throwing up. The situation didn't last long, and Naruto watched as a glowing red ember fell from Sasuke's mouth into his waiting hands.

"Sasuke!" Naruto cried out again trying to get his attention. A loud pop and snap echoed through the air and Naruto screeched as the ground beneath him turned into a wide round black sinkhole. "ACK! NO!" he called out and looked down, surprised to find his body was floating above the hole. His arms flapped about when he felt his body starting to be pulled down into the sinkhole. 'No no no no no! Not yet!' "Sasuke! Over here!" he screamed out, flapping his arms about. "Chiyo! Sasuke!" Naruto frantically called out, trying to keep his body afloat. He almost cried when he saw little Sasuke look towards him and the small eyes of the red ember look the same way. "Sasuke! Chiyo! It's me! Naruto!" Naruto waved his arms harder as his body kept sinking down. "I know how to break it! I can free you both!" His body was now lower than the long field grass, but he could still see little Sasuke and Chiyo looking directly at him. "Find me in the future!" he called out again before his body was sucked into the black abysse.

Naruto found himself floating in darkness. Round drops of water floated around his head and he realized that they were his tears. He wiped his eyes, sniffling in the process, his emotions suddenly overwhelming him. A yip caught his attention at his feet and he saw Kiba floating along with him, his big round brown eyes staring at him intently. Naruto wiped his eyes absently again, "thank you Kiba." The shaggy dog tilted his head and raised his ears towards Naruto, as if asking him what for. "Thanks for being with me." Naruto reached out and scratched the dogs head. "You're a good friend." Kiba wagged his tail, gave a short bark, then turned around and began walking through the air.

Naruto started walking after Kiba, wiping his eyes with the back of his hands, pushing the tears away. He noticed that the ring was gone from his finger and he vaguely recalled hearing a pop and snap before he fell into the hole. 'The ring...must have used all its power,' he thought to himself between sniffles.

The door opening came into view, Kiba trotted towards it and looked briefly over his shoulder to see if Naruto was still behind him. Naruto gave the shaggy pup a smile and followed him through the magic door opening. He was back where he started but now the sun was rising. Hearing a swooping noise, Naruto turned to watch the door suck into itself and disappear completely. The rustling noise of something on the wind and thump of something landing on the ground had him turn his attention around to see a massive black feathered creature. It's wings settled to the side of the body, heavy deep breathing blew a breeze causing Naruto's hair to whip around his face.

"Oh Sasuke," Naruto breathed out in relief, seeing the raven safe and sound. He took soft steps towards the large creature, tilting his head to try and see a face. He could hear Sasuke breathing deeply and he reached out to stroke the feathers. "Sasuke-I'm so-so sorry," Naruto whispered out, his voice cracking as he tried to hold back the tears. Sasuke was safe, alive and here. He pushed the feathers out of the way to find Sasuke's face, surprised to find the beautiful marble smooth skinned but his eyes were dark gray and void, staring straight ahead. Sasuke's face was still present, which meant that Sasuke's mind was still in there, somewhere, instead of the inner demon that Orochimaru went on about.

Naruto felt the pang of guilt streak through his heart when he reached up to cup Sasuke's cheek. "I'm sorry to worry you, p-please forgive me," Naruto hiccuped out, placing both hands on each of Sasuke's cheeks now, his blue eyes searching the voided gray eyes. Sasuke's face was surrounded by long feathers instead of his silky black hair. The same way he was when Sasuke was trapped in Orochimaru's spell.

Sasuke didn't move, didn't speak, his eyes continued to stare at nothing and Naruto stood on his tiptoes to reach his lips to kiss Sasuke's still ones. Tears escaped when he felt no response from the wizard. His shoulders slumped in defeat and he pressed his forehead to Sasuke's feathered chest, his hands clenching fistfuls of feathers. "Can you take me to Chiyo, please?" A huffed breath was the response and Naruto just knew that was a yes. Naruto stepped onto Sasuke's large talon feet, wrapped his arms around Sasuke's thick leg and squeezed. Kiba barked and wrapped himself around Naruto's legs.

Massive wings stretched out, began to beat up and down, creating whirl winds to circle in the chasm, causing the broken pieces of wooden debris to fly about. The beating wing sounds shook like thunder off the rock walls as the giant began to lift off. Naruto squeezed Sasuke's leg tight, the air whipping his hair about his face, the gravity making his stomach feel nauseous but he felt completely safe. Rubbing his face into the feathered leg, Naruto let the softness of the feathers tickle his nose and watched the ground zoom by.

A wooden platform wobbled about on two long thin metal legs. Each leg had a foot with three toed talons, that made its way along a mountain ridge, with two bodies huddled together on the platform. Naruto gasped when he saw a small moving platform. "There they are Sasuke! Look look!" he called out enthusiastically. The winged body adjusted slightly as it began its descent towards the wooden platform.

The wings adjusted, catching the wind and Naruto could feel Sasuke slowing down. With a few flutters of the massive wings, his body slowly landed gracefully onto the moving platform. Naruto stumbled slightly when Sasuke landed, but held onto his leg firmly. A sudden deafening noise caused by a flutter of feathers caused him to squint his eyes shut as a funnel wind carried the black feathers away and up into nothing. Naruto's hands covered the yelp coming from his mouth when Sasuke's body materialized from beneath the mass of feathers. His body laid still, silent and Naruto couldn't breath. He quickly fell to Sasuke's side, placing his hands on Sasuke's cheek, to find that Sasuke was breathing at least.

"Naruto? Is that you?" a voice broke through Naruto's thoughts.

Naruto turned to see Gaara, looking at both of them with concern etched into his eyes. He nodded at Gaara with a sad smile.

"You aren't, umm...old anymore." Gaara bit his bottom lip. He appeared nervous.

Naruto blinked and then looked at his hands. Tanned youthful skin shines back at him. He pulls his hair as far as he can and catches the light blond locks. He sits up straight, noting that he isn't hunched over anymore. "Huh, would you look at that," he whispers to himself while still turning his head looking about his body.

"Is he dead?" Gaara asks, breaking Naruto from his thoughts. Gaara nudges his chin towards the unconscious wizard on the platform.

Naruto shook his head, "no, he isn't. He'll be fine." 'I hope,' Naruto added to himself. He gave the worried Gaara a soft smile before getting up and looking over to see Sakura huddled near the edge of the platform.

"Sakura-chan," Naruto softly called out, looking right at her green eyes. "I need that back."

The old witch opened her green eyes wide, fluttering her lashes. "What? I don't have anything." She clenched her hands closer to her chest and shook her head back and forth. "Nuh uh, nothing here."

Naruto smiled sadly. "Sakura-chan, please." Naruto stepped towards the old witch and dropped to his knees before her. His blue eyes watered as he looked upon the old witch who continued to shake her head and look anywhere else. Naruto fell forward and hugged Sakura tight. "Please granny Sakura, I know you will do the right thing."

Sakura froze in the embrace before releasing a deep breath. "You-you really need this hm?" she breathed out into the sunshine blond hair.

"Yes, yes please," Naruto responded, his arms still holding the old witch.

"Alright," she huffed out. "But, you'll keep it safe ne?" Sakura questioned when Naruto pulled back, wiping the tears from his eyes.

Naruto looked at the green eyes, that showed sadness yet she still gave Naruto a smile. "Yes, I promise I'll keep it safe. Thank you granny, thank you." Naruto wiped his eyes again while he stood up. He held his hands out and Sakura hesitated, looking into her fingers for a brief moment before handing over the small red burning lump and gently placing it in Naruto's hands.

'Oh wow, warm,' Naruto thought to himself as he looked upon the small glowing ember. Two tired looking round eyes opened up and stared straight up at him. "Oh Chiyo," Naruto sighed out relieved.

"Nar-Naruto, so-I'm so tired." Naruto barely heard the small flame's voice.

Naruto walked over to where Sasuke lay, dropping to his knees and looking at the soft features of Sasuke's face. The wind blew around the black locks softly as the wooden platform still walked awkwardly along the mountain top. "Chiyo?" Naruto whispered, while staring down at the wizard. "If he gets his heart back - will you… disappear?" Naruto turned to look at the small ember in his hands.

"I don't know," was the reply and Naruto felt the sting behind his eyes. "It'll be okay Naruto," Chiyo softly whispered out quickly. "After all, you drenched me in water and we both are still alive. Has to mean something right?"

Naruto chuckled out a sob. She was right. "You're so warm Chiyo. You flutter like a small bird in my hand."

"I'm but the heart of a small child," Chiyo breathed out, sounding exhausted.

Naruto brought Chiyo up to his lips, giving the small burning ember a light kiss. "I wish for you to live a thousand years dear Chiyo. And that Sasuke will get his heart and spirit returned." Naruto whispered out the wish, tears escaping his eyes as he placed the glowing ember on Sasuke's chest. Turning his hand slowly, he pushed his palms gently on the glowing ember, pushing it into Sasukes's chest. "Please let this work," he sniffled out. When the ember disappeared, Naruto leaned back on his knees, and held his breath.

A coloured beam of light shot from Sasuke's chest, causing Naruto to gasp out. "I'm free!" a voice cried out and echoed through the hills. "Yes yes YES!" the voice called out and Naruto watched the coloured beam of light shoot through the sky and disappear.

Naruto smiled slightly when he saw the coloured beam disappear. "Good luck Chiyo…" he sadly whispered out into the wind. The wind tossed about his sunshine gold hair, the sun's rays creating a cinnamon glow to Naruto's skin. The young man remained sitting, his crystal blue eyes never leaving the wizards side as the wobbly platform suddenly stumbled and crumbled beneath them. 'Oh no, Chiyo's gone and-' Naruto didn't have time to finish that thought.

The platform became a sled as it took off down the steep mountain slope with no legs for support, the four occupants at the mercy of the mountain. Naruto fell upon Sasuke, his arms grasping the raven haired wizard tight to his body. He closed his eyes tight, praying for a miracle while the panicked screams filled his ears. 'Gaara! Sakura! NO! Someone please save them!' His heart thumped painfully in fear that this was the end and he let his tears flow.

The whooshing and whipping of a branch sounded before the smell of wood burning. Cracking and scraping sounds filled the air and Naruto opened his eyes a crack, though he knew they were still falling, but it seemed they were dragging something more.

"Oh my god pumpkinhead!" Naruto cried out with fear. What he saw was the faithful scarecrow, its powerful long branch, that held his sturdy form, was being sliced away by the force of the wooden platform pushing it against the rock. Pumpkinhead stood tall, his form leaning back against the sliding platform, struggling to slow it down but the rock was not kind as it burned and ripped at his wooden branch. Naruto felt helpless, while clutching Sasuke, Gaara and Sakura held on to each other, while gripping Naruto's pant leg. He bit back a sob, watching as the friendly scarecrow began to lose against the force while trying to save them.

Suddenly it was quiet. The noise of wood on stone stopped suddenly, the cries from Gaara and Sakura suddenly ceased as well. Naruto opened his eyes, not knowing when he had closed them. His face was pushed against Sasuke's chest, his fingers were aching and white from the grip he had on Sasuke's shirt. His eyes burned from the tears he shed. Blinking rapidly, he lifted his head to assess the situation. Was he dead? Was he still in the world he had last seen? Where was everyone? His blue eyes found a devastating site.

"Oh pumpkinhead!" he sobbed out and moved towards the shattered pieces of scarecrow. He grabbed the pumpkin, which still had a stub of a branch and cradled it in his arms. Miraculously the head didn't smash into a pulp. "You saved us! You really did," Naruto cried out, not knowing if he was crying or laughing. The wooden platform, what was left of it, was wedged between the rock face and several large boulders. Naruto saw Gaara and Sakura were alright, even Sasuke who still lay quietly behind him. He sniffled out and his arms shook, "thank you pumpkinhead, for being so brave." Naruto brought the pumpkin up and kissed the bright orange fruit.

The snap from the fruit shocked Naruto that he fell backwards and yelped. The pumpkin started gleaming and spinning in the air that had Naruto lifting his arms to shield his face from the beams of bright lights. 'Shit! Now what!? Why can't we just be-'

The noises stopped after a suspicious POOF echoed through Naruto's ears. He peeked around his arms to see a man. A man that stood tall and proud, with broad shoulders that were very visible beneath a gleaming black sharp expensive looking overcoat. Beneath the coat, a white scarfe puffed out at his neck, tucked beneath the buttoned up coat. Naruto followed the buttons down to notice brown sharp slacks and pointed brown leather shoes. Looking back up the impressive body, a mask covering the nose and lips of the face, but Naruto was certain he could see the outline of a smile. Two big round dark brown eyes glistened with moisture and happiness was staring right down at him.

"Who-"

"Thank you dear Naruto for freeing me from my curse," the man answered happily and gave a bow.

At that moment, a long groan erupted behind Naruto suddenly and Naruto turned to see that Sasuke was now waking up. "Sasuke! You're alright!" Naruto cried out, his voice cracking, burrowing his nose and face into Sasuke's shirt, ignoring the man that had just appeared before him.

"Ohhh, nngh, Naru?" Sasuke coughed out, squinting his eyes, moving his hands around Naruto's body. "W-where are we?" He moved his head slightly to look around.

Naruto sniffled into the shirt before sitting back up. He ran his fingers through the black hair, his blue eyes wet with tears but giving Sasuke a soft smile. "You're okay, I-I was so worried." He wiped his eyes with his other hand. "There was just so-so much to tell-and-and-" Naruto stuttered out.

"Ugh, m-my chest. It feels like there is a weight on my chest," Sasuke grunted out, his jaw tight and placing his hand on his chest. His eyes then fell upon blond hair. "Naruto? You-you're hair, face… so beautiful," he managed to speak out. "Your hair, it reminds me of strands of gold." He reached out his hand to run his fingers through the golden locks. Naruto wiped his tears again and leaned into the touch.

"Eh hum," a voice cleared through the touching silence. Naruto turned to look at the silver haired man with kind brown eyes.

"Oh! Pumpkin head! What-" Naruto gazed upon the handsome man again, taking in his masked covered face and hair.

"Thank you for saving me Naruto. I was trapped in a curse that the only way I could be freed was a kiss from someone I love." Naruto blushed immediately after the declaration from the scarecrow. "My name is Kakashi and I am the prince from the neighboring kingdom."

"I've heard of that curse! The curse that only a kiss from true love can break!" Sakura chimed in. The silver haired scarecrow turned to smile at the old lady, causing Sakura to flutter her eyelashes at him in return. "What a handsome man you are," she purred out.

Naruto then turned around to look at Sasuke again, his arms pulling Sasuke in for a hug. Sasuke pulled the blond in for a return hug. "Sasuke, I thought I lost you," Naruto whispered out into Sasuke's neck. "I-I love you Sasuke."

Sasuke pulled back from the blond's arms, his dark mysterious eyes holding sky blue steady. Cupping said blond's cheek, Naruto's eyes fluttered closed while leaning into the touch. "You saved me, and Chiyo, thank you," Sasuke leaned in and softly placed his lips on Naruto's warm peach ones for a soft kiss.

Naruto sighed heavily and relaxed into the kiss, his lips tingling from the warmth of Sasuke. When Sasuke's tongue poked through his lips, he gasped at the intrusion then relaxed, allowing Sasuke to explore his cavern. Though he wasn't experienced with kissing, his lips melded perfectly and moved in sequence with the soft loving dance with the wizard. A warm shiver went through his body, causing pleasing goosebumps and Naruto pushed harder into the kiss.

"Hey, what the heck! Naru-" Gaara called out when moving towards Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura cut him off by grabbing him and pulling him away from the two lovers. Gaara squirmed under her hold, cursing under his breath about stupid kissing and bully witches.

"Looks like the one you love is in love with someone else," Sakura chuckled out while patting the squirming Gaara on the head. "You should head back to your king, tell him to stop this war." Sakura nodded at the scarecrow.

Kakashi nodded at the old witch before glancing longfully at Naruto. "Yes, yes I will do that," he sighed out. "But after the war is over, I'll definitely come back to visit Naruto again." He gave another longing glance at Naruto before turning back to the flirty witch who kept winking and fluttering her eyelashes at him.

A flash of coloured lights zipped and circled around the group of people suddenly, making numerous circles around them all. Gaara's eyes widened at the site, Sakura hummed as her eyes watched and Kakashi stood as his head turned to try and follow the bright zooming light. The bounding light then began circling around Naruto and Sasuke, still locked in a soft kiss, until the circles of light began to pull the blond and black hair straight up, like a small hurricane of wind.

Naruto pulled back from Sasuke's lips, a blush painted across his cheeks and his blue eyes looked up. "Chiyo! You're okay!" Naruto smiled and held his two hands up as the ball of coloured light settled onto his outstretched hands.

"I got lonely," Chiya pouted out as she gave Naruto a kiss when he bent forward to give her one. "And it might rain soon."

Naruto just grinned and hugged the small star into his chest. "I'm glad you're alright Chiyo."

Elsewhere…

"Where have you been!" Orochimaru grumbled into a crystal ball that hovered before him. In the glass ball was the face of Kiba, his tongue hanging from the side of his muzzle, his eyes sparkling in delight and he gave a yip. The shaggy dog jumped back and Orochimaru leaned in closer to the glass ball, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Well, it seems Sasuke has found true love after all," he sighed out. Leaning back in his chair, he watched as Kiba yipped a few more times before heading back to the couple, who were leaning into each other, smiling and talking to a silver haired man. The vision began to go black and the glass orb began to disappear.

Orochimauro's lip twitched up slightly into a smile. "My lord?" came a voice that broke his thoughts. Orochimaru looked to the boy who was pushing up his glasses on his nose.

"Well Kabuto-kun, it looks like it is time for this war to be over." He let out a relieved sounding sigh. "Call the king and his counsel, it's time for me to meet with them." He ran a hand through his long dark hair. "And bring me some tea." He leaned his head on his palm and let a small smile escape his lips as the boy bowed and turned to walk away. "The game is over," he whispered out. "Thank goodness...I was getting rather bored of this."

Epilogue

The wind tousled the shoulder length golden hair and cinnamon coloured skin glowed in the sun beams. A smile was on the peach coloured lips and eyes were closed while the wind danced around his face. His hands gripped the metal bars of the railing as he leaned slightly forward into the sun and wind.

Red lips appeared and lightly left soft kisses on his neck, and Naruto hummed out happily while tilting his neck to the side, allowing those lips more access. Pale long slender fingers traced around his midsection and clasped together, holding the blond in a grasp against another body.

"Are you alright love?" the soft baritone voice hummed out in Naruto's ear, still leaving feather kisses on various patches of skin.

"Hmm…" Naruto hummed out in content. "Just taking in the weather and the view. It's breathtaking out here." He opened his eyes and looked over the railing.

It had been six months since the curse was officially broken. Four months since the wars were officially over and two months since the proculation that witches and wizards were not to be considered tools of kings, or anyone else for that matter. So many inspiring witches and wizards lost their lives because of the war, meaning that any information they may have had regarding life saving potions, spells, for human, beast and environment, would be lost forever. Precious persons were lost, precious ideas were lost and some of those persons had family. A lesson was learned here, and many more lessons were slowly being brought to light.

Naruto looked down to the land far below. The land was spotted in colours of green that were the forests and flower fields, blue was the lakes and ponds and golden yellow were the farmer fields. Every so often, a cloud would float just below them, blocking the view, but the fluffy cloud was a masterful piece to gaze upon as well. The site of the land far below always took his breath away from the beauty no matter how many times he looked down. He inhaled a deep breath, enjoying the many scents of the air before standing straight back up and turning around in the arms that were still wrapped around him.

Naruto gave a seductive smile at the black pools that looked into his own blue eyes. He fluttered his eyelashes a few times before puckering up his peach lips and giving those soft red ones a light kiss. Laying his hands upon Sasuke's shoulders, he purred out when Sasuke's lips responded and deepened the kiss. Naruto's heart fluttered against his chest, when Sasuke's hands pulled his body close to his own.

Naruto broke the kiss first, panting lightly and feeling the heat flushed on his cheeks. The black pools were now looking back at him with slight concern. "Are you sure you're okay?"

Naruto winked at the raven before giving a quick peck on the red lips. "We are just fine," he smiled and placed his own hand upon Sasuke's, which had settled onto Naruto's subtle swollen stomach.

Sasuke rubbed small circles on Naruto's small stomach bulge and gave the blond a kiss on his forehead. "Don't want you getting cold now." He smiled as he turned them both towards the castle.

Naruto looked across the small area of green, a small park-like area, that even had green grass and was surrounded by a sturdy railing. At the far end was a small table with four chairs, big enough for an afternoon tea and treats. Currently Sakura-chan was sitting at the table, watching Gaara roll around on the grass with the shaggy brown dog Kiba. Once in a while Naruto would hear Sakura giggle out and call out to Gaara on how to take care of a dog or to quit rough housing so much.

With his hand gently placed on the small of Naruto's back, Sasuke guided Naruto across the grass, towards the entrance of the castle where two large doors were currently wide open and Sasuke could see Chiyo's flames crackling happily while she sat in a rebuilt fireplace. It was situated right where she could see everyone no matter where they were on the main floor or out on the park patio.

"There is a storm in the south Chiyo, you may want to adjust your flight path a bit so we can avoid it." Sasuke nodded at Chiyo as he and Naruto walked by.

"What do you think I am? A slave?" Chiyo barked out, but it had no bite. And Sasuke just chuckled out softly.

"Thank you Chiyo. You still have the most amazing spark I've ever seen," Naruto called out. He knew that Chiyo was crackling and sparking up in excitement from his words, that left him smiling.

Little children gasped and would point into the air. Women would hold their hats when they squinted up into the sky, eyes scanning the horizon. Men would whisper in approval and nod at the moving clouds. The stories were always the same and every so often, the sunlight would shine through the clouds and if you were lucky enough, you would get to see a glimpse of a marvelous sight. An elegant and graceful flying castle.

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And we have come to the end of this tale! I had a lot of fun recreating the tale into Naruto & Sasuke world. Yeah, I may have added a little into the epilogue, but why not!