First Kiss–Chapter 38

"You can't decide, so I'll be your guide."–Powerman 5000, "When Worlds Collide"

The day began easy enough, it had been three days since Sasuke and the village of Sachi started to prepare for the immense attack that they knew was inevitable. Everyday, at the break of dawn, their troops geared for battle, and stood at the gate, waiting for the signal.

Everyday, too, more and more men flew into the town. The Sand had decided to side with Sachi, in this battle for such a small village, only one hundred and fifty men were sent from the giant country. These were soldiers, though, not ninja.

Naruto woke, the sun shining into his face, he flinched, cursing the decision he had made, putting the bed right in front of the window. Beside him lay Hinata, still deep in her own dreams. Naruto sighed as he stood up, and walked to the other side of the room. Through his second window he watched the men below, then looked over the gate, waiting for Kakashi's men to show up.

But he knew that it wouldn't go that easily, Kakashi would make it so that their attack would be a surprise. "The only thing is. . .this surprise is one we know is coming, just we can't prepare for it," said Naruto. He looked back at Hinata, then opened his dresser.

He walked outside, wearing a black coat, under it lay a vest, strewn with weapons. He wore jeans, too, and a hat as well. The hat was brown, with signs of once being orange. His hair flew out from the bottom if it, and for once was not up in his hair, and he looked a lot shorter now, than what he already was.

Sasuke stood, staring at the field in front of him, waiting. Naruto stepped beside him, trying to find what Sasuke was looking at. "It's today," he said, Sasuke.

"It has to be. It's either that. . ." Naruto put his hands in his pockets, and shivered from the morning cold, ". . .or they're making us wait."

"I hope they know that if they destroy us, they create a war with the Sand, maybe if we tell them that before the battle they will stop, eh?" said Sasuke, smiling at Naruto.

"No, we can't. Sure even if we tell them, no, if we do, they'll keep on. I don't know, actually, I know Kakashi very well, it's just. . .I have to be around him to know what he's thinking. Just like anyone else."

"Yeah, I know what you're talking about," said Sasuke as Sakura joined them. "Hey."

"Hey," said Sakura, who, too, was wearing a heavy coat like the both of them. "So," her voice turned into a worrying one, in opposite to the cheery voice she had just had. "I heard that something big was happening today, no one's told me what it is. Everyone is worried, because we all know its nothing good."

"Something like that," said Sasuke. "It's just. . ." he looked at her, trying to find words through her eyes. "Never mind, but. . .when I tell you, you need to go and hide, ok?"

"No. I fight. Remember we've had this conversation befo-. . .well I had it with myself. I fight along side you."

"Is that what you really want?"

"Yes."

"Then I can't stop you. Just. . .be careful."

"Yeah, that's all that is important," said Naruto, wind came through, blowing their clothes forward. "You two, stay together. No matter what, ok?" He looked at them as they shook their head yes.

Naruto then walked over to Hinata and Aya, who were talking. "Hey Naruto," said Aya. Hinata repeated her.

"Alright, you two are ready, right?"

"Yeah," said Hinata. "We're ready."

Naruto then checked on Shikamaru, Shino, Ino, and some of the troops. He walked back over to Sasuke and Sakura, who were holding hands. "Hey–" he was cut off before he could speak.

"I see them!" shouted a voice from behind them. One of the watch guards, looking through a telescope, pointed straight ahead. Through the rising sun, black figures appeared on the horizon.

"Kakashi."

"Yep. . ." said Sasuke as he reached for his kunai.

"Alright!" shouted Naruto. "Roll! Roll! Roll!" Instantly everyone who had been stationary flew into action, one person flying this way, another that, each had their orders. Within three minutes, again, it was silent.

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Kakashi walked into the town, his soldiers behind him. He slowly put his hand to his face, and pulled the cloth that covered his Sharingan, down. Not a thing moved as he moved one foot after another into the middle of the town, the town square. He stopped as soon as all of his soldiers were inside.

"Maybe they left?" said one of the ninja behind him. Instantly Kakashi's hand flew up, stopping him from saying more. He then moved his hand to his mouth, his index finger up, indicating for them to be quiet.

"Now!" shouted Naruto, instantly every door, every window, every opening in which a human could come through opened and the group was surrounded. The group, after a small silence, closed in on Kakashi's soldiers, and attacked.

Chaos occurred, one after another, each group started to fall individually, and the battle started. Naruto, already in the heat of it all, threw his kunai into a green vest, ducked as he heard the air being cut behind him.

He then flipped around and drilled his kunai into the nearest man. Kicking him away, his kunai went with the man, thinking on his feet he started to use his fists. Although he was never going to kill anyone with them, they kept him alive thorough the battle.

Naruto threw them into any face that he thought wasn't of his village, then threw that person aside, just to go for another one. It wasn't for another minute of this until he picked up a kunai. He seemed blessed as it had a string attached to it, and he flipped it around his bloody fist, to make sure the only place it went was in his enemy.

He drilled it into another person, after dodging his kunai, Blood flew onto his already bloodstained face, and he threw the man aside, the lines on his face were etched deep into his skin, and they were bold in their own likeness. He threw the man aside, and looked up to see his next victim when he stopped.

All around him people flew and ran and fought, but there in that split second it was him alone and no one else. But there was someone else with him. In front of him stood the man he was waiting to find, and he looked like Naruto too. Bloody, worn out, angry, all of these for a pointless, or so it seemed pointless reason.

It was Kakashi. He took one step towards Naruto, and Naruto took one back. They repeated this twice, until Naruto finally stopped running. Kakashi, hesitantly, took a step forward. Naruto stood still. Another. Another. Up until he reached right in front of Naruto. Their eyes met, and Kakashi went forward.

He gave Naruto a hug. Slowly the fighting stopped. There was a giant loud clang, many of them, as the soldiers and the ninja dropped their weapons. Blood fell from their faces, some of it dry, and their eyes were confused. They started to look at each other, some shook hands, some hugged, and all of them talked.

Tears fell from Naruto's eyes as he held his former master. Kakashi held his tears, but his eyes were sympathetic. The fighting was over.