Disclaimer: Toko-chan does not own Naruto...nyaaaaaaaa she'd be rich if she did...T-T


Suspenseful Invitation


"A plan from 400 years ago...Hmm, strange." Kakashi pondered.

Iruka and Kakashi sat in Naruto and Sasuke's room, all scratching their chins and heads in frustration.

"Yes, and I don't know what it means." Sasuke stated.

"And you said the man was called..."

"Orochimaru. I've seen him before--Well, he was in my dream...Along with my brother." Sasuke remembered.

"Hnn, it might have something to do with your past selves in your past lives." Kakashi carefully said.

"Kakashi! Don't tell me you still believe that!" Iruka scolded.

"It's quite possible. But,in the past whenNaruto died, the past Sasuke would tell us nothing of what had happened--or how he died." Kakashi reminisced, ignoring Iruka,"Sasuke, have you ever had any flashbacks from that time when the past Naruto died?"

Flashbacksof the dark-haired ninja stabbing himself immediately flashed across Sasuke's mind.

"N-no. Not when Naruto died, but...my own death perhaps."

Iruka was startled.

"Sasuke! Not you too! Are you all turning crazy!"

"Iruka, please, quiet down. You'll understand when it's all over."

"Understand! How can I understand? Naruto's gone insane and you two are mumblng about past lives!"

"Please, Iruka, calm down."

"I don't believe any of you! You're all insane!" Iruka said; frustrated. He walked out the door.

"That Kakashi! Why is he always so idealistic? It's reality! Not some spiritual TV show!" Grumbled Iruka as he walked down the hallway.While he was ranting, Iruka bumped into a tall stranger.

"Oh! Sorry, are you looking for someone?" Iruka asked as he looked up...and froze.

"It's...you." He whispered.

The pair of narrow eyes stared down at him mockingly.

"Yes, it's me.Glad to seeyou stillremember, Iruka."

"What are you doing here? Are you here to take over Konoha again?" Iruka shouted as he took a defensive stance.

"All in time, Iruka, all in time..." Orochimaru smirked beforeknocking Iruka out.

"I can't have you spilling out my secrets now, can I?" Orochimaru whispered as he took Iruka away.

AN: Iruka remembered his past after looking at Orochimaru; sorta triggered memories of his past -nods- hope that didnt cause confusion!


-Back at Room 666-


"So did you have any flashbacks that would help you remember?" Kakashi said; exasperated.

"None." Sasuke stated.

"...Orochimaru tried to take over the Konoha clan in our past lives and he succeeded in killing the Hokage, but he's been missing for all these years! Why would he come back now? And even more, why would he tell you, Sasuke, of all people?"

"I don't know. This doesn't make sense. This doesn't make sense at all!" Shouted Sasuke, "WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!"

A giggle interrupted Sasuke's tantrum.

"Heh, fools, heh..."

Kakashi and Sasuke froze.

"Was that..." Sasuke whispered.

"He's the only one left..." Kakashi whispered back, and the two ninjas turned their heads to face a certain blonde-haired teen.

Naruto was crouched on the ground, like how a dog would sit. He was staring strangely at both of them, a sly grin pasted on his face and a mysterious twinkle in his eye.

"Heh...HAHAHAHAHA...Fools...FOOLS!" Naruto howled.

"Naruto, what are you saying?" the confused Sasuke asked.

"Naruto? Why, Naruto is no longer here." 'Naruto' cackled, "he's been long gone, can't you tell?"

"Naruto, what are you talking about?" Kakashi insisted.

"HAHAHAHAHA FOOLS!" Cackled 'Naruto' once again, "2 of the strongest ninjas in all of Konoha has forgotten who I am? Couldn't you feel the change in chakra? Or are you really that pathetic?" He shrilled.

Suddenly, Kakashi cringed, clutching his heart.

"This-this chakra...I know it!" He gasped, "that unbelievable chakra li-like that time!"

"Yes! Yes!" 'Naruto' cried gleefully.

"You, the Nine-Tails!" Kakashi finally cried out.

"Heh, took you a while to figure it out." The Nine Tails sniffed, "400 years ago, anyone would've known who I was the minute I took over!"

"But why are you here? Where is Naruto?" Sasuke suddenly cried, "what did you do to him!"

"Calm down, calm down! He's ok! Jeez, kid's these days..." Grumbled the Nine Tails.

"Where is he?" Sasuke asked again desperately.

"Don't give me that tone of voice! He's just asleep. That's all." The Nine Tails sniffed.

"Asleep? What do you mean?" Kakashi asked.

"You've trapped the boy in his own prison of his past. After enduring all those horrid flashbacks, the brat lost consciousness. Of course, I took advantage of that and managed to possess his body..." The Nine Tails preened.

"So what will happen to Naruto now?" Kakashi questioned.

"How should I know?" The Nine Tails snapped, "does it even matter? After all you've put him through...humans, so despicable."

"But will Naruto ever come back? Are you going to possess his body forever? What's going to happen to Naruto! I NEED TO KNOW!" Sasuke yelled at the fox.

"Quiet down won't you? Always so loud." The fox grumbled, using his leg to scratch his ear, "since that brat's gone, I might as well use his body. For how long? Well until that boy wakes up. Which is probably never." The fox snickered.

"YOU—"Sasuke started to yell, until he was stopped by Kakashi.

"Sasuke, you need to calm down, we have to fix the Orochimaru problem first." He stated.

"NO! I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS! I WANT NARUTO BACK!" Sasuke screamed again.

"And why are you so worried over that boy?" The fox suddenly questioned.

Sasuke froze.

"Do you care for him? Feel for him? Have you fallen in love with him?" The fox cackled madly.

Sasuke stood in a trance; unable to answer.

"Heh, beware! Falling in love with this boy now...It's impossible! It'll just end up like the past! The past!" The fox continued cackling.

"Stop doing this to him!" Kakashi yelled frantically, "he needs to discover the past of himself."

"Kakashi-sensei. It's ok." Sasuke softly said. Sasuke looked at the fox.

"Yes. I love Naruto. So what? I love Naruto and I don't care what happens to me or you. I just want Naruto back and I'll do anything to have him." He said, staring straight into the fox's eye.

"I want Naruto back."

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-Naruto POV-

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"I want Naruto back."

"Naruto, come back."

I slowly opened my eyes.

"Hnn, what?" I stood up and looked through something like a window, right in front of me.

I stared through the window, watching the scene unravel before me. (AN: He sees Sasuke talking)

"I want Naruto back."

->Don't believe him Naruto. You know it's not true.>-

"But he just said—"

->Doesn't matter what he said, you naive boy. Remember what he did to you?>-

"But—"

->He'll lift upyour hopes and crush them again. Just like last time. Perhaps even worse.>-

"How can it be worse? It's painful enough" I mumbled, my hand unconsciously clutching my chest.

My chest suddenly began tohurt really badly, and I didn't know why.

->Heh, it's loneliness. Kodoku dayo. (Loneliness). That's what's causing your pain.>-

"Kodoku..."

->Yes, solitude. Why don't you go back to sleep? I'll handle everything.>-

"But Sasuke said..."

->Bah, him again? When are you going to stop talking about him? What are you, in love with him or something?>-

"In love!"

->Of course you aren't! Remember what he said--he's just like the others. REMEMBER?>- The voice rumbled.

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A boy around his early teens stood in front of a girl.

"So Hanako-chan, did you have something to tell me?" The young boy shyly said; digging his toe in the ground.

"H-hai. Naruto-kun, I—I wanted to tell you that I...I like you." The girl said shyly.

"Ho—Honto ga? (Really?)"

"Un. Demo...(but) I've found someone better." Her voice turned harsh.

"Wha?"

"You heard what I said. I just found out. You stupid fox demon." She said angrily, her arms encircling a boy next to her.

"Hanako-chan! You-you're with..."

"Yes, I know. Meet my new boyfriend." Hanako's smile turned into a sneer.

"Yukito! How—I thought you were my friend!"

"You THOUGHT I was your friend...hmph. Who'd want to be friends with you? Stupid demon." The boy smirked.

"Hanako-chan, the only reason you talked to me was..."

"Yea, I just wanted to get to Yukito. Got a problem with that?"

"Hanako-chan..."

"Don't call me by that name. I don't know you anymore." She said harshy, "Yukito-kun, lets go."

And the two left the sobbing boy behind, leaving himalone to his own sorrows...

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-Narrator POV-

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"AHHH! Stop! No more!" The blond suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong?" Kakashi asked frantically.

Naruto crouched onto the floor, curled into a ball.

"Please,stop. I don't want to remember! Stop! Stooop!" He wailed.

"Naruto! What's wrong!" Sasuke cried frantically.

"My thoughts..." Naruto sobbed.

Naruto suddenly stilled.

As if listening to someone invisible, Naruto agreed "Yes. I want to forget. Please make me forget."

"Naruto who are you talking to?" Sasuke said worriedly.

"...Hai. I'll go to sleep."

"Don't, Naruto! What are you doing?" Sasuke cried, shaking Naruto.

Naruto suddenly cackled again, his eyes opening.

"It's too late brat. Naruto's asleep again. Heh, what an easy boy to manipulate" The fox smirked.

"Naruto..." Sasuke whispered.

"Oh do be quiet, brat. You're the one who wanted to get rid of him anyway."

"Stop torturing him." Kakashi said sternly.

"...What? Do you see me torturing the boy with whips and chains?"

"Stop torturing him mentally. He's had enough." Kakashi said.

"Hnn, whatever." The fox yawned.

"Sasuke, get up. We need to talk about the Orochimaru problem." Kakashi said strictly.

"Orochimaru's goal was to destroy the village 400 years ago. But now there is no village. What is he going to destroy? A school?" Sasuke questioned.

"Maybe he doesn't want to destroy anything" The fox smirked.

"...What do you mean?" Kakashi asked.

"Hmph, find out for yourselves, you fool." The fox answered, "what happened in the past, hmm? Kakashi, are you sure you don't know?"

"I don't! Sasuke wouldn't tell me..."

"...Pathetic. The past will repeat itself again."

"What are you talking about, youstupid fox! Stop playing with us!" Sasuke cried, frustrated.

"Don't talk to me like that!" The fox barked, "Orochimaru doesn't want this school, nor does he want anything! He wants...someone."

"...Someone? Dare ga? (Who?)"

"Keh, think for yourself; I'm not doing all the work around here." The fox yawned as he curled up and closed his eyes.

"So he wants someone...could it be Naruto?" Kakashi questioned.

"...That is true. Because the fox within Naruto holds a great amount of power, Orochimaru might want it for himself." Sasuke mused.

"...Iie (No). Sasuke, the one he wants...is you." Naruto suddenly stirred.

AN: ok that part above was confusing...basically Naruto and the fox kind of switch a lot so it's hard to tell directly who is speaking. Eh...just follow the way Naruto/fox speaks...Naruto is the nicer one X3

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-Naruto POV-

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>Naze? (Why)Why had I bolted straight up when I heard the voice say that Orochimaru wanted someone? Why did I say Orochimaru wanted Sasuke? How did I even know?>

"Naruto? What do you mean?" Sasuke said warily as he gazed at me.

>-Stop, Naruto! What are you doing?>- The voice around me cried out.

"I-I don't know!" I mumbled, answering to both Sasuke and the voice.

"I don't know what I'm doing! I don't know what I mean! I don't know! I just don't know!" I blurted.

->Naruto, why are you helping the one who hurt you? Why are you helping the enemy?>-

"Because..."

>-Because what?>-

"Because...I love him."

That was when the truth hit me; I love him. I love Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke.

->What are you saying? He hurt you! He tossed you into the depths of loneliness! How can you say you love him!>- The voice suddenly hissed.

"Because I feel something deep down inside me...here." I said softly, bringing a hand to my heart.

>-You're wrong! A misguided child! Go back to sleep! You do not belong here!>- The voice shrieked.

"No, it is you, who is unwanted, Nine-Tails." I hissed, as I and the fox demon slowly drew back inside my mind.

We were now in a long hallway, right outside an open cage; the cage where the Nine-Tails was once trapped.

"You are going back in, fox demon; I want my body back." I said calmly.

The Nine-Tails now loomed over me, its original form restored in my mind.

->So, you found out who I was.>- It smirked, ->But, how are you going to put me back in?>-

"This is my mind, and I can do what I want with it." I suddenly snarled, my energy swirling around me.

I used my mind to push the fox back into the cage. The Nine-Tails noticed and immediately began to struggle.

->No! No! I'm not going back in there! You can't make me!>- It howled, fighting my mind with every bit of strength it had, which was a lot...after all, it was the Nine-Tails.

My eyebrows crinkled in frustration as I concentrated more onpushing the fox back in, and I did not notice until it was too late--the fox has swung one of its nine tails and swooped me in along with it.

->If I'm going in, you're coming with me>- It snarled.

"Temme (You bastard)...You think I care?" I yelled back as I used the last of my strength to push the both of us in and slam the cage shut.

>-Heh...heheheheheh, get ready for...an eternity of torture.>- The fox sneered inside the cage.

"As long as you won't hurt Sasuke with my body anymore, it's fine." I said, renewed with determination.

>Sasuke, please be safe. I'm sorry I can't be there for you ever again...> I thought sadly as Ibegan myeternalbattle with the Nine-Tails.

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-Narrator POV-

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"Naruto? Naruto!" Sasuke cried out as he saw Naruto suddenly slump over.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

Kakashi moved over to check the boy's pulse.

"He's unconscious, though I don't know what's happened to him." Kakashi stated, "we need Tsunade now!"

Tsunade came rushing back to the room for the second time of the day to check up on Naruto.

After a couple minutes of examining the poor boy, Tsunade had come to a conclusion.

"Is Naruto going to be all right? What's going to happen?" Sasuke kept repeating.

"This boy, Naruto, is in a coma." Tsunade sighed, "to be honest, I don't know when he will wake up, or if he'll ever wake up at all."

"Wha..." Sasuke stared at Tsunade, before looking away.

"Tsunade, tell me you're joking." Kakashi stuttered.

"...I'm sorry. Naruto's consciousness seems to be elsewhere. It's strange, it feels like his spirit has been confined. There's nothing I can do; There's nothing any of us can do." Tsunade softly said. "Once again, I am sorry. I did not wish to tell you this bad news."

Tsunade stood up and left.

"I-I have to tell Iruka." Kakashi muttered as he quickly left the room.

Sasuke stayed, unmoving. He refused to look at Naruto, the beautiful blonde boy lying silently under the cold white sheets. (Sounds kinda like Naruto's dead...)

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-Sasuke POV-

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I won't look at him. I just won't. Naruto isn't in a coma, he's just playing another joke. It's probably some transformation no jutsu or something.

The Naruto lying there is probably a log. Yea, that's it. I'll look up and see a log, then Naruto will pop out of nowhere and laugh at me for being fooled. That's how it'll be. Nothing's wrong. It's just another normal day at this school.

I just looked up. The figure still had Naruto's face, Naruto's gentle features, his hair--It's even breathing.

Why isn't it a log? Why isn't Naruto laughing in my face right now? Shouldn't I be mad and insulting him? Why? Why is this happening?

"Oi...OI! Naruto! Wake up!" I said coldly as I shook the unconscious boy.

"Naruto! Naruto! Wake up! This isn't funny! Naruto you moron...Wake up!" I shouted at him.

"WAKE UP! WAKE UP!"

"..."

"Why? Why won't you wake up? Naruto...Naruto!" I sobbed.

Surprisingly, I didn't even try to hold back my tears as I shamelessly cried over the body of my beloved.

I didn't care if my ice mask had fallen; I didn't care if I was crying like a kid; I just wanted Naruto back!

I want to fight with him, to argue with him, and to tease each other like we always did.

"I treated you like you meant nothing; I treated you like I didn't care, but Naruto...I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..." Irambled softly as I rested gently on the sleeping blonde.

"Truth was..." I took a deep breath, "truth was...I was selfish. I didn't want myself to be hurt; I wanted to keep myself away from everyone..."

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The silence of the room was broken as Kakashi burst through the door and yelled,

"Sasuke! Iruka's gone!"

Sasuke stood up; startled.

"What do you mean he's gone? Didn't he run off earlier?"

"No, Iruka's just nowhere to be found!"

Sasuke sighed, "Perhaps, Kakashi-sensei, Iruka-senseiran toa nearby cafe or something still upset."

"But, this letter..." Kakashi gripped a note tightly in his hands.

Nice to see you again, Kakashi. Looking for Iruka? If you want to find him, bring Sasuke into the Forest of Death tommorow. Leave that useless blonde brat behind at all costs. If you fail to meet this agreement, you will find Iruka as a bloody corpse.

- Orochimaru

Sasuke stared at the note, almost imagining the Snake Villain's hissing cackle in the background.

"Orochimaru...kidnapped Iruka-sensei?"

Kakashi said nothing, but instead stared dejectedly at the ground.

Sasuke's hand started shaking and he crumpled the note in his hands.

"We will go get Iruka-sensei back." He quietly said as he turned around to leave, but a hand held him back.

"As much as I would like to go, we cannot endanger you! It must be a trap!" Kakashi said.

"Then would you rather lose another partner again? Would you rather feel the pain of feeling useless as your closest person gets killed?" Sasuke shot back.

Kakashi froze.

"How did you..."

"There are some things I remember from the past, Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke said quietly, "let's get ready for tommorow."

(AN: eh...remember sometime in the beginning when Kakashi was training the group as genins and he said his partner or friend died? This is what Sasuke was referring to...)

AN: sooooorry for the uber short and angsty/serious chapter! Toko-chan had a HUUUUUGE writers block...gah toko-chan can't write action/serious shtuff xX;;

Anyway...its only about 8 pages long this time ;-; so very sorry -.-

But this fanfic is nearing its end...just a few more chappies. Eh...nyaaa next chapter will be a bit of action (something toko-chan shtinks at doing) ;; so er...hang in there! Maybe the next next chapter will have more comedy/mush. 0 nyaaaaaaaaa and toko-chan guarantees the next chappie will come out MUCH sooner then this one...longer too -.-;;

O and btw...Sasuke is a bit OOC because...well...how can he not be? Sasuke's in a panic! He's emotionally destabilized! How can he be an emotionless freak when his precious Naruto is in danger? snickers well...anyway...that's why Sasuke's OOC...just so ya know ;;

And about the fox...toko-chan pictured it as a...well a fox ;; sly and a trickster. Also extremely annoying ;; so eh...if the fox is OOC too well eh...nyaa -.-;;

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