The Unborn Angel
By: Ernilriel
A/N: Okay this chapter takes place before The Angel Feather. I don't own Naruto. This one might be a little short I don't know! It might be long!
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"Hey Sakura-chan!" called Naruto waving from across the usual bridge that team 7 used as a rendezvous. Sakura walked on the bridge and Naruto walked up to her.
"Hey Naruto, are we the only ones here yet?" asked Sakura looking around.
"Why, you wanna try something?" asked Naruto with a sly foxy grin.
"Not in your life," replied Sakura flatly causing Naruto to fall over anime style.
"Sakura, the reason you're here actually isn't because Kakashi-sensei told us, it was me that wanted you here, Kakashi already knows," Naruto said his tone changing to a serious one.
"What is it?" Sakura asked concerned. Naruto scratched the back of his neck.
"Well I was called of a mission today, I have to leave tomorrow," replied Naruto; he sighed, "I have to go after Sasuke."
"What?" Sakura asked in disbelief.
"Sakura, you and I both know he's an S-ranked criminal, and if we don't take care of him, he could become a great threat to Konoha," Naruto said not looking at Sakura, "You know, I never wanted it to end like this, he and I were friends."
Sakura was silent; Naruto looked at her out of the corner of his eye. She was so beautiful, she wore her hair long again, one of the best medic Nins, in her early twenties, and in her prime. She then sighed.
"He brought this on himself. His lust for power did this to him, I just wish that…" she trailed off in thought, Sasuke had been the object of her affection sense she was little, and she had always hoped that Sasuke would open up to her, but that hope died when he left to join the enemy in hopes to gain more power so he could get his revenge.
Again silence fell over the two while they stood on the bridge.
"It'll be dangerous," Sakura said breaking the silence.
"It will," replied Naruto, he had loved Sakura sense the time he first laid eyes on her.
"What was the risk factor?" asked Sakura.
"It was 0.76 chance of being unharmed, 2.24 chance of minor injuries, 3 chance of major injuries, 34 chance of critical injuries, 60 chance of fatal injuries or death," answered Naruto remembering the percents from the briefing he was given.
"You might never come home?" asked Sakura.
"Knowing me, probably not," answered Naruto grimly. Sakura then threw her arms around Naruto at the waist. Naruto had grown considerably, he was probably 5' 10" maybe more, he was also in his early twenties and stronger than ever, you could tell by the lean body.
"Please be careful," begged Sakura burring her face in Naruto's shinobi vest, "I don't want to lose another teammate and friend. Naruto put his arms around Sakura comfortingly.
'Hey she says I'm her friend now, this is a plus!' Naruto thought.
"I promise I'll be careful," promised Naruto looking down at Sakura who looked up at him.
"How about I treat you to dinner, it'll be what ever you want," offered Naruto.
"That sounds good," replied Sakura stepping back. Naruto and Sakura then walked into town looking for a place to eat.
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Naruto and Sakura had finished dinner, Sakura decided to let Naruto chose with some arguing after Naruto insisted that Sakura chose, so they had eaten at the Ichiraku. Naruto was walking Sakura home and they stopped in front of her apartment.
"So this is it," Said Naruto sadly.
"Yup, you be careful," replied Sakura, she wrapped her arms around Naruto's neck and she pressed her lips against his.
"What was that for?" Naruto asked when Sakura pulled away.
"I may never see you again," replied Sakura, "I think that is reason alone that you can kiss me."
"In that case," said Naruto and then he lent in to kiss her. Naruto was in absolute amazement that Sakura was letting him kiss her. Naruto got shivers up his spine as their tongues started to tangle. Then they broke the kiss to get some much needed air. They were both quiet for a while, and then Naruto remembered that he needed to get ready for his mission that he had to leave for by 4:30 in the morning.
"I've gotta go, I'd love to continue this conversation another time but I'm just out of time," Naruto said, Sakura smiled, and it was one of the most beautiful he has ever seen.
"Good night," Naruto said and he walked down the hall and out the exit and to his apartment.
"Good Bye," muttered Sakura and she walked into her apartment.
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Finding Sasuke wasn't all that hard, in fact it was pretty easy, it was almost like he wanted to be found. Naruto had left on his mission 47 hours ago; the estimated time for finding the criminal was 8 days.
Naruto was searching frantically in the village hidden in cloud. That is where the report said he would most likely be, and it was right. But things were not going well, Sasuke knows he's being hunted, Naruto lost sight of him and the streets were crowded; not good.
Then Naruto knew something wasn't right, he felt immense chakra build up. Not good. Naruto searched harder trying to find the fiend. Then it happened, Naruto looked in horror to see a blinding blue light like electricity shine down the street, people started to panic.
"CHIDORI!" Sasuke bellowed and he charged down the street running into people, wounding and killing them in the process.
"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUSTU!" yelled Naruto and hundreds of copies of himself appeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto(s) then charged at Sasuke to stop the massacre. Then they collided, all of Naruto's copies disappeared but Naruto was able to get Sasuke somewhat under control.
"Sasuke! Stop this you don't know what you're doing, just come with me easily and it won't be so bad for you!" yelled Naruto. Sasuke disabled his Chidori and took a kunai and slashed at Naruto, but he missed.
"Never! I'd rather die!" replied Sasuke, his crimson Sharingan blazing with furry, "Not until I get my revenge!"
"Sasuke, you already killed Itachi, what more can you do?" asked Naruto dodging another of Sasuke's swipes.
"Did I?" asked Sasuke madly, "I still feel empty inside!"
Sasuke than did something Naruto was afraid he would do, Sasuke then threw his kunai at an innocent bystander, Naruto moved in the way and took the hit for them, the kunai hit him on the back in the right shoulder.
"Sasuke! Don't drag innocent people into this! This is between you and me!" yelled Naruto taking the kunai out of his shoulder.
"Why? The emptiness goes away when I kill!" replied Sasuke, and then something caught Naruto off guard, was Sasuke crying? He was; sure enough there were tears streaming down his cheeks.
"But that feeling doesn't last long, only for a little while then you have to kill more people to fill that gaping hole!" yelled Naruto throwing a punch at Sasuke which he blocked. The two fought in close combat, but then Sasuke separated and threw a kunai at another panicked person. Naruto caught the kunai but it stabbed him in the hand.
"Leave them out of this!" yelled Naruto wrenching the kunai out of his hand. Sasuke then went in for close combat. The battle raged; Sasuke had gotten a lot stronger than before. Then Naruto felt a sharp pain in his back.
'How could that be, he's in front of me,' thought Naruto he turned around and to his horror he saw another Sasuke, Sharingan blazing.
"How?" Naruto muttered, then the Sasuke in front of Naruto kicked him in the head and Naruto went flying into a nearby cart. The two Sasukes walked up to Naruto.
"If you want to keep your Justus secret then don't use them around me dobe," scoffed Sasuke and he lodged a kunai between two of Naruto's ribs; he tasted blood.
'Damn, he copied me, I should've known, I was such an idiot,' thought Naruto angrily to himself. Sasuke dropped Naruto, the Sasuke clone disappeared and he left Naruto there.
'Damn! I can't let him get away!' Naruto thought angrily. He pounded his fist in the ground. He then started to concentrate; he pulled the Kunai out of his chest and used the chakra of the demon fox to heal his wounds. Sasuke noticed the chakra and stopped.
Naruto then stood up.
"It's not over Sasuke-teme. It has only begun!" said Naruto glaring up at Sasuke with demon red eyes. He then charged Sasuke his inhuman speed.
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The battle was dragged into the middle of a dark forest clearing. It was amazing that Sasuke had lasted this long, in fact, he didn't seem all that challenged by Naruto using Kyuubi's chakra.
"Is that the best you can do?" asked Sasuke whipping blood from his lip. He then got really close to Naruto, "let's end this now!"
Sasuke activated Chidori and thrusted it into Naruto's chest. Kyuubi's chakra stopped flowing into Naruto; he coughed up a lot of blood. Sasuke glared down at Naruto.
"Dobe," he muttered and walked away. Naruto tried to protest but he couldn't he just coughed up more blood. His eyes started to water, not from the pain in his body but the pain inside of him for not really saying good bye properly to Sakura.
'Sakura-chan, why did I leave you,' Naruto thought painfully. The then remembered that beautify smile she had right before he left. The pain started to subside, 'I guess this is how it ends, alone in this cold unforgiving forest.'
He started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. The world got blurry around the edges, then it started to rain, Naruto swallowed, took one last breath and muttered: "I love you Sakura-chan."
And Naruto closed his eyes for the last time as a mortal.
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Sakura was walking home from work and she saw a familiar friend standing on the corner of the street.
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A/N: Okay, I knew it was short, (I can't write detailed battle scenes) but it does answer the question on how Naruto died. And thank you to all who reviewed you all have a place in my heart. If you have any questions just ask. But please review.
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