Hey, this is my first story, so give me any comments, good or bad, i dont care.. This story is just sorta following my idea of what should happen in the naruto series...and sasuke's return is based purely on imagination also, so please don't bother me by saying me how my story doesn't adhere to the real story line...I've also tried to keep the characters' original personalities, but then again, they've grown up, so ive tried to show that while not totally changing their old personalities. ok enough of this, read on and leave some reviews, and hope you enjoy my crappy work!

PS: this will turn out to be a series so look out for upcoming chapters!

Kakashi looked at the three ninjas before him, making sure that they were ready. Satisfied, he dropped the kunai he was holding and simply said, "Go."

They were on each other in a flash.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

Sasuke and Naruto were on each other as soon as the battle had started. Naruto had conjured up four of his shadow clones and had them charge straight at his rival. Sasuke had already released one of his many fire jutsus, and incinerated the clones before they got ten feet of him.

When the dust cleared, Sasuke charged forward, all but ready to catch his opponent off guard, only to find that he wasn't there. The young shinobi shifted his onyx black eyes, in hopes to find a glimpse of the blond-haired moron.

His search ended quickly as a kunai came whistling through the hair. He moved out of the way, letting the dagger hit the ground with a thud.

"GOTCHA!!!" Naruto cried as he launched himself from underground, where he had been hiding. The grin of triumph on Naruto's face was quickly replaced with a grimace of pain as a flying side kick hit him in the side of the head. He was flung into the air, landing on his face as he slid about two feet on the ground. He looked up angrily, rubbing the spot where the kick had landed.

"Ah, come on Sakura-chan! You're not allowed to help! Is she allowed to help?" Naruto turned to Kakashi in search of an answer, only to find that Sasuke had placed himself in front of Naruto, holding a kunai right in front of his shining blue eyes.

"Well I guess that's it then Naruto," Kakashi called from behind Sasuke, "You know what happens now, don't you?"

Naruto's eyes widened in horror, "Ah, come on Kakashi-sensei! This fight wasn't fair at all. Please, one more chance? Please?"

"Sorry Naruto," Sasuke said with a grin, as he raised the kunai above his head, "A deal's a deal."

"GOD DAMMNIT, I WANNA RE-DO!!!!" Naruto screamed, as Sasuke swiftly brought down the kunai.

Thud!

The dagger planted itself on the ground, point first, right next to Naruto's pleading form.

"You're buying us dinner!" Sakura laughed triumphantly. Kakashi grinned widely, and Sasuke held his hand forward to help Naruto up.

"Let's go, stupid," Sasuke said as he yanked Naruto up onto his feet.

"I still don't see why Kakashi-sensei just didn't pay for all of us," Naruto muttered, "I mean, really, Sakura-chan's been recognized as one of the best medical-nins in history, you became part of the ANBU, and I just became a jounin. And what the hell has he done? Read through book one hundred twenty-seven of Ero-sennin's series..."

Sasuke let a small smile play on his lips as he looked at Naruto and replied, "Suck it up, and pull out your wallet, because I have a feeling that Sakura and Kakashi are hungry. In fact, I'm starting to get a bit ravenous myself."

"Damn," Naruto uttered, and Sasuke chuckled softly, before jogging off to join the other two that had already started walking back towards town.

Naruto grinned good-naturedly and brushed off his pants. He was just about to walk off when he noticed that Sasuke had never retrieved his kunai from the ground. Deciding to do him a favor, Naruto picked it up and was about to call for Sasuke, when he suddenly stopped at the sight before him

Sasuke had gotten into step with Sakura, and was walking very close to her. Slowly, Sasuke's hand grasped Sakura's in an almost embarrassed way, before Sakura tightened her hand in response, and Sasuke did likewise.

The smile on Naruto's face faltered, and he slowly put Sasuke's kunai into his pocket. "Damn..." Naruto repeated sullenly. Naruto stood there for a minute, trying to clear out his head, when Sakura's voice called out, "Come on Naruto! Did you forget already that you're paying or are you just trying to skip out?"

That brought him back to reality and he put a smile back onto his face, though it wasn't as wide or as bright as the one before. He pushed the troubling thoughts into the back of his mind and he ran to catch up with the others.