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Authors Notes: This contains spoilers for episode 132, if you have not yet seen that episode don't read this fic. It might ruin the episode for you.
Naruto tossed and turned in his bed, his blankets caked on to him with sweat while he slept. That same haunting dream, more like reality played over and over again. Perhaps it was guilt that wracked his brain because he'd never fulfilled a promise to someone he cared so much for. But perhaps it was because he lost someone important to him to the evil cause. Sasuke.
Sasuke had just pushed his Chidori through Naruto's shoulder, a smug smile placed maliciously on his lips. Naruto had deflected Sasuke's hit at the very last second. He watched from drowsy eyes as arm hung limply at his side and Sasuke, his best friend, talked down to him like he was nothing. How on earth was he supposed to bring Sasuke back to Konoha if he wasn't able to do seals and use his chakra?
Sasuke put his hand firmly on Naruto's throat, squeezing hard, but to his surprise Naruto's hand crabbed his wrist and flung him away fiercely. Stumbling and staggering to keep himself standing, the gaping whole of a wound caused by the Chidori started to swirl and close up. Naruto saw through reddening, angry eyes as Sasuke watched in horror of what was happening before him.
The wound closed up, and angrier than ever Naruto spat his words out viciously as the Chakra swirled around them making the water stir and swirl. "Sasuke! I will not let Orochimaru have you!" his voice low and fierce. "I will stop you even if I have to break your arms and legs!"
The earth shook and the sky grew darker, it was like Naruto had a control on the elements around them. Soon, he made his first attack. Had Sasuke been a regular person he would have beaten them senseless, but Sasuke wasn't a regular person and the fight raged on. It seemed to turn more into Naruto's favor before Sasuke could predict his next move, then he used the level two cursed seal, and it was quickly turning into a bloodbath. Naruto lay on the beach unconscious and Sasuke walked away staggering and laughing.
Naruto woke up screaming obesities at the absent Sasuke. It had been some time since he'd come back from that battle with his best friend. He felt the overwhelming urge to scream and pound Sasuke into the dirt for abandoning his friends. If only he'd said the words he really longed to say.
"Sasuke, you were handed your power… I worked for mine." Though he knew most of that was true, he never asked to be the container for the Kyuubi, and he knew Sasuke never asked to be given the cursed seal. Everything seemed to have come so easy for Sasuke, despite his whole clan being murdered by his brother, Itachi. He often wondered what things would have been like if Itachi hadn't killed them.
"You thought you could get whatever you wanted with that cursed seal because there was so much power in it. You'll never advance and you'll be left weaker than I was." Naruto hung his head and cupped his hands to his face mumbling to himself. He wasn't pissed off at Sasuke anymore, though he should be, he felt more pity for Sasuke than anything now. He wanted to cry, but wasn't going to shed any tears for his friend, who had made it quite clear what he wanted a year ago.
"I hope he's dead, dead by your hands… that's what you wanted all along. That's why you gave everything up for Orochimaru." Naruto suddenly got angry upon his mention of that name. "Orochimaru!" He spat on the name before continuing. "They all almost died to get you back away from him, Sasuke!"
Realizing how absurd he looked talking to himself, his rage settled into tiredness he closed his eyes and laid back down. "You'll be back one day." He smiled ruefully to himself and drifted back off into sleep.
