Silverdragon87: Hey again! This is Silver and this is the final chapter of my first Naruto fic, "Eternal Darkness"! I haven't updated in so long….I feel so ashamed TT I just hope the readers aren't mad at me….plz don't take it personally! Well anyway, here's a brief summary of what happened so far:

It began with Sakura coming to Kakashi's usual training within the forest. Kakashi came late of course, Naruto is tied to a tree, and Sasuke is just waiting under a tree. Then an unknown shinobi attacked, almost kidnapping Sakura. But fortunately, the team saved her before he ran off. Now that she missing for real, it's up to Sasuke to save her.

Silver: by the way, it's almost my birthday! But it's just too soon TT (damn it already past….i didn't even noticed)

Kakashi: (reading his Icha Icha Paradise novel) shall we go on then, Silver? We're wasting valuable time here and I told Sasuke he can borrow all of my dogs and the first volume of "Icha Icha Paradise" (thanks to FirePrincess2192) for a whole day. (he's not perverted though but he has something up his sleeves) At first, I knew he never liked reading it but he just suddenly asked me for it. I don't what's it for in any case.

Silver: Okay….would you like to do the honors, Kakashi?

Kakashi: Sure. Glad to. Ahem, this is the final chapter of the story. I hope you enjoyed this fic. Now on with the story!

Silver: (cheers)Yeah!

Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine

Rushing through the thick bushes and trees, Sasuke finally reached the designated area where Sakura can be found. He looked around the heavy fogs as it clouded throughout the empty beach until he vaguely spotted a cove at the far left end, where the fog is most thick.

"I hope I'm not too late." Sasuke mumbled as he ran towards the cove. But something was strange here. There are no traps or anything that can block him from coming. He finds it unusual unless he didn't bother to try blocking him in any way.

Suddenly, he heard an ear-piercing scream. His eyes widened in shock as he recognized it almost immediately. It was Sakura's! He ran faster, hoping she's safe.

'If there's any harm done to her, he'll pay.' He thought.

Before he can reach the entrance, a kunai knife struck right in front of him, causing him to stop in surprise.

"I've been waiting for you for a very long time, Sasuke-kun." A deep, chilling voice came from behind.

That voice send chills down his spine. He turned quickly until he was face to face with Sakura's kidnapper, a very pale-faced man with gold eyes like a snake.

"You remember me, don't you, Sasuke-kun?" His black waist-length hair shifted in the gentle wind. His smile cracked into an evil grin as he crossed his arms in a laidback position alongside the cove. His snake-like eyes stared at him fiercely.

"Orochimaru. Why are you here? What have you done to her?" demanded Sasuke, his anger rising.

"Now, now, Sasuke-kun. Is that really how you treat someone who's gone quite a way just to meet you?"

"You didn't want to meet me! You just want my body. To you, I'm just a vessel waiting to be capture."

"Well then, if you truly think so. I only gave you that curse because you wanted to become stronger than your brother, Uchiha Itachi, right? The one who killed your entire clan but left you to survive on your own? But for now, if you want to know if you're friend's okay, all you have to do is to defeat me. Simple, yes?" Orochimaru chuckled.

Sasuke glared at him. 'Damn, I need to save her quickly!'

"I'd rather kill you!"

"You think you can, eh? You're too many years behind."

Sasuke became angrier.

"Oh, by the way, Sasuke-kun, if you don't save her in about 10 minutes, she'll drown within the tides." he grinned evilly.

Sasuke's anger began to rise even more. He started on his fireball technique. It barely missed Orochimaru but he didn't seem to care at all.

'Now, I will test his abilities to see if he's a vessel worthy of my control!' thought Orochimaru as he dodged all the kunais thrown at him seconds later.

Sasuke continued with lines of attacks and weapons. Unfortunately, he dodged every one of them.

"Is that really all you've got? I'm surprised." Orochimaru chuckled even more.

Sasuke said nothing as he kept on going. 'What am I going to do? I really can't beat him! I need to save Sakura…..and fast.'

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Meanwhile….

The tides rose enormously. By now, the water is up to Sakura's neck. She was also standing close to the bars, tears slowly pouring along with the sea. She silently hoped Sasuke would save her in time.

'S-Sasuke-kun….'

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"You're not putting enough effort, Sasuke-kun."

No matter how much he tried, Sasuke just can't be able to defeat him.

'I….just can't defeat him…..what….should I do?'

Then an idea struck him like lightning. He used his Sharingan and started his jutsu.

Orochimaru's raised an eyebrow. 'I wonder what he is up to.'

Suddenly, charka can be seen all over Sasuke's right hand. Once he's ready, he charged towards Orochimaru.

"Chidori!"

Amazingly, it struck him in the chest. Then, he flew onto the wall of the cliff and rocks began to engulf him.

Sasuke watched as he breathed in exhaustion. He didn't get up and since he was completely covered in rubble, he couldn't tell if he survived. Sasuke sighed in relief and began to head towards the cove.

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Sakura was almost at her limit. The water engulfed her a minute ago and she was running out of air. Oxygen began to dissipate from her lungs. Her head also began to feel light and dizzy. Just when she was about to drown, someone jumped into the water and began to swim towards her. She thought she was imagining things but it really was a person, though she can't tell who. When he reached her, he took out a kunai and shattered the lock with a swift slash. A navy blue shirt reached her eyes as arms wrapped around her waist and headed towards the surface.

Air finally reached Sakura. Once she's better, she was surprised to see who saved her.

"Sasuke-kun!"

She embraced him and he in return. She began to sob uncontrollably. Sasuke began to panic a little especially since he doesn't know how to deal with this sort of situation.

"Uh, S-Sakura…..you-you don't need to cry….."

"That's not it! I'm just glad you didn't get hurt. So glad…."

She continued to sob. Sasuke sighed and patted her head slightly.

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"What happened to Orochimaru?" Sakura asked as they reached the dry surface of the beach.

"Gone, I hope. Maybe dead. But I really doubt that because he wouldn't die from an attack like Chidori." Sasuke fell onto the sand and sat down. Sakura sat besides him.

"Well, I hope we don't see him again." She stared down for a moment before facing Sasuke.

"I-I'm sorry….."

Sasuke turned to look at her. "For what? You didn't do anything wrong."

"I mean for letting you worry for me. If I know this would've happened, I wouldn't try letting myself get caught. I'm so…..so sorry." Tears once again started pouring though she tried really hard to hold it in.

Sasuke noticed and wiped her tears. She flinched a little by his touch.

"If I didn't worry, I wouldn't have to come here to rescue you, wouldn't I? And if I didn't care, I would've just stayed home or train like any other day. But, unfortunately for me, I do care and I wouldn't stop until I know you're safe."

Sakura's eyes both widened but yet she's overjoyed that Sasuke really do care for her. She smiled.

"Thank you, Sasuke-kun."

He smiled and shifted her hair from her face. Then, he leaned slowly towards Sakura and kissed her. It wasn't a passionate or anything but it was extraordinary.

Finally, he moved away from her and said, "Let's go. Kakashi-sensei didn't know I was here and so does Naruto."

Sakura smiled again. "Okay."

'Aww, I wanted this to last.' She thought disappointedly.

And so they head back to Konoha.

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Meanwhile, back in Shinobi Isle……

Within the pile of rubble, Orochimaru slowly got up and grinned. He cleaned the rubble off of himself while looking around to see if anyone was here.

"Sasuke-kun improved on his fighting skills. Though, it was fun playing with him, I wish he would use his Sharingan more. And the move he called 'Chidori'. Might as well be next time. Maybe then Sasuke-kun would consider of joining me without any interruptions." He grinned again before disappearing into the shadows.

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"Ahhhh! Sasuke, where were you! And…and….gasp, Sakura-chan….you're OKAY!" Naruto was about to hug her before he was knocked out by her, but nonetheless, grateful that he was also worried.

"So Sasuke, you've defeated Orochimaru, right?"

Sasuke was a little surprised at Kakashi's comment.

"Yeah….I did."

"You know he's not dead so watch out for him."

"Yes, I know, Kakashi-sensei."

"Hey, why don't we have some ramen? Kakashi's treat!" Naruto shouted with glee.

"When did I say I'm going to treat you?"

But before it reached Naruto, he already ran off. Kakashi sighed.

Sakura giggled and held her hand towards Sasuke. "Well? Let's go."

Sasuke began to blush bright red by her gesture but took her hand and looked the other way.

"Let's go, Kakashi-sensei!"

"Alright alright. But Naruto's paying."

Sakura smiled as they head for the ramen shop.

THE END

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Silver: whew, done and done. Hope you guys enjoyed this story! and plz r & r. I would like to know what ppl think about this. But for one thing I already know how much time I took into finishing this story. (sweatdrops) ;;;; Arigatou gozaimasu! Ja ne!

( .) Later for now! (. )

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Kakashi: So Sasuke why did you want to borrow my dogs? Not to mention the first volume of Icha Icha Paradise?

Sasuke: Okay, I'm not going to lie to you…….

Kakashi: well what?

Sasuke: it's nothing

Kakashi: ……

Sasuke: Okay, the dogs is for to find Itachi and when I find him, I'm going to read it out loud to him. That's my ultimate weapon for defeating him.

Kakashi: What! O.O He's going to rip it

Sasuke: I know

Kakashi: Give it back!

Sasuke: no