Thanks to the five people who reviewed (even though 3 of them were the same person)... Hopefully I'll get more reviews soon. And, no, I really DON'T like Sakura. Naruto is my favorite. I'm not insanely crazy about Sasuke, but I like him because he's got a sad past and can actually kick butt. Sakura... she's just too useless. No flames please!
The Gooseberry Bush Chronicles
Episode 4
Naruto looked at Sasuke. His sparkling, pain-filled, blue eyes conveyed the normal amount of confusion and obliviousness that they always conveyed, and a tear leaked down his be-whiskered cheek. A squealing fan-girl tried to dash up and squeeze him into a comforting hug, but was dragged off behind the gooseberry bush by security. (And I've got the bruises to prove it too, damn them...) Finally, he spoke.
"Why, Sasuke?" he asked quietly, his voice filled with so much angsty pain that the fan-girl being dragged off began convulsing spasmodically in an attempt to get free. Naruto ignored her. "Why?" he asked again.
"Because," Sasuke said, his sharingan leering at Naruto in a frighteningly creepy (yet sexy) way, "I must get that power..."
"But why? Why go to Orochimaru?" Naruto asked, tears pouring more freely down his face. "Didn't your time with Team 7 mean anything to you?" Sasuke sighed sadly.
"Yes, Naruto," Sasuke admitted. "It meant a lot to me. You see, to me, you've become my closest friend... that is why I must kill you."
Naruto cocked his head like a puppy, the gears in his mind trying (and failing) to process this information to the point where one could smell the smoke. With a grunt, he shook himself vigorously.
"Look, Sasuke," he said, "I dunno if you noticed, but I don't happen to be the brightest crayon in the box. Care to elaborate?"
"Fine," Sasuke grunted, "You see, my brother killed my entire family. He made me watch them die over and over in my head. He told me the only way to avenge them and kill him was that I must hate him and fear him, and cling to my life..." Sasuke's voice cracked, then rose an octave as he continued, tears beginning to leak out of his eyes.
"BUT HE ALSO SHOWED ME THAT IN ORDER TO DESTROY HIM I MUST KILL MY BEST FRIEND AND TO DO THAT I HAVE TO KILL YOU AND I MUST GO TO OROCHIMARU AND GET MORE POWER AND I GOTTA GIVE UP EVERYTHINGBECAUSEIAMSOFUCKING ANGSTYANDTHEPAINISSOOMUCHITHINKI'LLDIEAND...!!"
Sasuke took a breath and was about to continue, but was cut off rudely when Naruto wound back his hand and bitch-slapped him, hard, across his face. Sasuke stared at him in shock. Without a word, they both turned and started walking back to Konoha.
"Thanks," Sasuke finally said. "I needed that..."
Owari
P.S. In a completely unrelated coincidence, Sakura's corpse was found drained of blood and submerged in a dentist office fish tank. Her blood was found on the walls of the room of reviewer "doesnt make sense". Her blood spelled out the phrase, "Cut her some slack? I'd rather cut her throat..."