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Summary: In the aftermath of a war, Sasuke now stands before Naruto's grave and makes a decision. Never could he have imaged just how hard living without his most precious person would be.

Itsu Made Mo Dobe

Written by Monkan

Chapter 2 - Will you wait for me?

6 month's later

A man stood in the clearing, letting the branches of the trees cast shadows over him with only a few sun rays sneaking through. It was the same clearing he had spend so many times with the only person that had ever gotten him to really enjoy life and be himself, it was here he so many times had smiled and laughed. But no longer, it was also in this clearing he had lost Naruto and it was under the same tree he was standing by that his grave was.

Sasuke had chosen the place to burry Naruto. He hadn't thought any one would really care to come that day so he had been there the whole day, sitting by the fresh grave and talking quietly to the dead, as if he was there. He had placed a white rose on the grave, putting it down softly as if he would dishonour Naruto's grave if he didn't. Then he sat there on his knees and looked at the rose so white and pure, just like he wanted to remember Naruto. Naruto had always been a little on the naïve side but it never changed how he had been when they grew closer to each other. How he had told him of his inner fears and pain, what made him happy. Naruto had made him happy back then just by being close by.

Time went by fast and it wasn't until he noticed the sun was about to go down that he got up and turned to walk away. Just only then did he notice the others that stood at the other end of the field. There were so many that it was almost impossible to count.

He felt something hit his face. Sasuke wiped it away and saw it was water. He felt how more of it hit his face and hands and looked up at the sky. Surprisingly enough, there where only some faint clouds in the horizon of the sky but other than that the sky was just as blue as ever. Just like Naruto's eyes. How much the sky would always remind him of Naruto!

He felt a hand on his shoulder and saw the other's had come a little closer and Sakura had gone all the way up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

He felt emotionally empty when he looked up at the sky.

"Are you crying Naruto?" he asked quietly no one in particular.

Ever since that day Sasuke had come to lay a white rose on Naruto's grave on the same day of the week he died for six months now. He stood in his white Hokage coats, sitting on his knees in the mud. The rose lay on the grave in front of him.

The peace treaty was done now and everyone was celebrating in Konoha right now. It made no difference to Sasuke, he had felt nothing when it was done, still felt nothing from it. He hadn't felt anything after Naruto death. Even if he had the most important role in this he had felt like an empty shell. It had caused some trouble since if he showed so little emotions for a peace treaty among their countries then the decision could be questioned. When the other Kage's had asked him about it Sasuke had told them the truth.

"Even if I feel nothing toward this peace treaty among our countries it's not because I have no interest in it. I've lost a very important person and I can't help but think that his death is because of my existence. But I also know that if he knew I thought like that he would come back just to punch me for thinking that. He died protecting me, died for me to complete this. I could do nothing to prevent his death but the least I can do for him now is this! Too honour his memory and dreams. Too have Konoha live on and never forget those that gave their lives for those that died. I want them to recognize his existents even after his dead."

There had been some of the truth and sadness he held in his heart, he really missed the blond so much it hurt. But he would honour Naruto's last request he left behind that day. Now that it was done he had nothing left.

Today was also 2 years ago he received the title as 6th Hokage. At first it had broken his heart because it had been Naruto's dream to become the next Hokage and for Sasuke to receive it instead must have been painful so he refused it for over 3 month's until Naruto found out.

He said he was happy no matter what the elders said or did. Even living had become easier after they got together. He had showed the people in Konoha that he could control Kyuubi to the fullest. Even if the elders had a hard time accepting his rather fast progress, the younger generation had been more kind to him after he passed the Chuunin exam.

He wanted Sasuke to accept the offer. In the end he threatened that if he didn't he wouldn't speak to him in a very long time. And so Naruto kept quiet for 2 week's until Sasuke hadn't been able to stand the silence.

He worked together with Tsunade, if they helped each other they could get the work done faster and then they could get time for other things. In Sasuke's case it was to meet Naruto but for Tsunade it was a tour to Konoha's casino.

"It's not normal for a Hokage to visit the grave of his own body guard so often." came the voice of Sasuke's new body guard. "We should go back soon."

"Just a little while longer." He said.

On the other side of the meadow, a good distance away from him stood the rest of Sasuke's friends.

Sasuke looked on the tree behind the grave, on the part of the tree that always laid in the shadows was two names engraved. Because it always lay in the shadow you wouldn't know it was there unless you looked carefully. It said: Sasuke and Naruto Forever.

Flashback

"Naruto I want you to be my body guard." A dark man around 21 years asked Naruto to be his protector that day. "I don't trust anyone as much as I do on you and you are an ANBU from tomorrow so you can do the job as good as anyone."

"Sasuke! Why?"

"I miss you! I think it's too lonely without you there to cheer me up. Will you take it?"

"Yes." He had said with a smile before catching the other man's lips.

End Flashback

No one knew the truth of their relationship. How they had been lover for years with out any one, not even Kakashi or Sakura finding out. Sasuke sighed, he reached for something hidden in his clothes.

"I miss you, Naruto. Nothing is the same with out you. Forgive me for being this weak without you!"

Taking out a kunai, he held it while he let his finger test the edge, drawing blood from his thumb. He raised it, the sun light reflected against the blade. "I love you so much it hurt's too stay here without you."

The others just noticed what he was about to do and screamed at him to stop as they ran so fast some of them disappeared from sight. But it was already too late for anyone of them to reach him in time.

Sasuke drove the blade into his chest. He heard the screams from his friends coming more and more distance as he felt a pair of arms caught him. Who was holding him? Was it one of them? Or was it Naruto? He wasn't sure as the colours blurred together. If it really were Naruto holding his spirit right now he wouldn't let go ever again. Then he felt the darkness closing in on his mind.

"Itsu made mo, dobe." He said smiling before he felt himself falling deeper into the darkness until it swallowed both his mind and conscious.

Tbc…

Author Note: Just as a side note, Itsu made mo means something along the lines of forever and always, I think. But then again, Japanese isn't one of my languishes so please don't blame me if I got it wrong. I'm evil, I know but I couldn't help it. I could end it here but then I would truly be evil. And I'm not 'that' bad so I wrote the three wonderful but at the same time devastating letters. To Be Continued!

This was chapter 2 of the re-written version. I'm making progress with them but it goes slow. I hope this chapter made better sense than the original! Wait up for chap 3, it's laying around here somewhere. Just got to hunt it down. (Waves goodbye!)