This chapter tells the figth between Sasuke and Rock Lee, the confrontation between Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke and the reawakening of someone thought dead! Read and Review!

Chapter 9

Sasuke, Uchiha Warrior

In was so dark that Iruka had trouble seeing where he was going. It had to be some time around ten thirty, but with the darkness of the forest, it looked as it were midnight. Iruka kept on walking until he saw something in the ground, something or someone. Iruka looked at it and quickly saw who it was. "Kakashi!"

Meanwhile Sasuke's and Rock Lee's battle was getting out of hand. They both would hit each other and then return and hit each other again. Sasuke back flipped and quickly said. "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" The flame shot out of Sasuke when he and Rock Lee were at a very closed range. It was impossible to evade. When the smoke cleared Sasuke saw not Lee burning, but his weights. He had managed to remove them to have enough speed to evade the attack. Rock Lee quickly attacked Sasuke from all sides. Sasuke was overpowered and fell. He stood up, but before he could move Lee quickly attacked using his trademark Front Lotus. Sasuke was attacked as his body hit the ground it shattered into bits of wood.

Rock Lee looked behind him and saw Sasuke standing there. "Are you done Lee?" He asked mockingly.

Lee just looked at him and smiled. "You know you can't beat me Sasuke, give up, I won't let you do what you did to them ever again."

"Them, they mean nothing to me. I have a greater purpose, I will restore my clan."

"Your clan? What… There's another Uchiha, and he was the one who ordered you to do this."

Sasuke laughed. "Not bad, you are quite smart."

Lee just stared. "Why? What does he want, or she want?"

Sasuke looked down, never dropping his guard. "I will restore my clan, even if I have to destroy you all."

Sasuke quickly attacked Lee only to be stopped by a kick to the side by him. Sasuke flipped and attacked again, but Lee was so fast that he was hit again. At that moment, it seemed that he would never be able to defeat Lee, but something happened.

Flashback

"If you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me, and live a detestable life... Run, run and cling to life. And one day, when you have the same eyes as me, come before me."

Flashback ends

Sasuke's chakra rose incredible. "I will not lose!" Sasuke power became the strongest it has ever been. Sasuke punched Lee straight on the face with his power increase and he was thrown far, unconscious.

Sasuke breathed heavily. "I will destroy you Itachi, with this Zaroff's help or not. No then… where's Uzumaki."

Iruka quickly went over to the fallen Kakashi. "Hey Kakashi, can you hear me?" Kakashi slowly opened his eyes. "W-Where am I?" He looked at Iruka and said. "Iruka? What are you doing here?"

Kakashi then remembered his fight with Zaroff and his attacked, Sasuke. Iruka looked at Kakashi and said. "What the heck happened to you?" Kakashi just looked down.

"I fought a ninja, Zaroff, the Reaper Ninja."

"What?"

"I had him down, when… Have you seen Sasuke."

Iruka smiled. "Don't worry about him, he's back at he village, protecting it with eleven other, including Naruto."

"That's not good, Sasuke attacked me, he joined up with Zaroff."

"What?"

"It's true, but… before I fainted, I heard him say a was dead, and he checked me. He must have known I was still alive. He didn't mean to kill me." Kakashi looked down at where the kunai Sasuke had thrown hit him, and to his surprised it hadn't even hit him. It had hit his… "SASUKE!" The kunai had completely destroyed his Make Out Paradise book. "I UNDERSTAND SAVING MY LIFE, BUT…"

"Calm down Kakashi, it's just a book."

Kakashi gave Iruka a dry look as he said. "At least he meant well, but I learned something."

"What?"

"Zaroff is no Uchiha. The Reaper Ninja that attacked all those people was powerful, but he was not an Uchiha. I learned that because he could not use the Fire Release jutzu, an elemental technique for any Uchiha. And also his Sharingan are different. Like if they were taken by two different Uchihas."

"What do you mean Kakashi?"

Kakashi nodded. "Sasuke is being fooled, Zaroff must have gotten his Sharingan like me, and must have found a way to turn them on and off."

Kakashi stood up and placed his head band over his Sharingan. "And I'm afraid of what he might do." Kakashi turned to Iruka. "Go back to the village, and tell him and the others what I have told you."

"Sure, but what about you?"

"Me? I have some unfinished business with a certain Reaper Ninja." Iruka was about to leave when Kakashi said. "Oh, and Iruka." "Yeah Kakashi." "Tell Sasuke he owes me a book."

Meanwhile Naruto and Sakura where walking together after leaving the ramen shop. Konohamaru was following, far behind, back as well. When they reached were Sasuke had attacked they saw all of their friends knocked out.

Sakura gasped. "What, who did this!"

Naruto looked to all sides. He saw a shadow a few feet away and attacked it.

"You idiot!" Naruto found himself sitting on Sasuke's back, again.

"You really have to stop sneaking around, Uchiha." Sasuke pushed Naruto aside and said. "We've been attacked."

"Really? I hadn't noticed." said Naruto mockingly. Sasuke just frowned.

"By who?" Sakura asked.

"The same ninja that declared this war, he's going after the sacred scroll." Sasuke turned to Naruto. "You know where it is, right?"

Naruto nodded. "Sure do."

"Good, we have to get it before he does."

"Ok, I'll lead the way."

"I'll stay here and try to fix everybody up." said Sakura.

Naruto left as Sasuke followed. Sakura stayed behind to heal everybody.

Naruto and Sasuke quickly reached the hokage's temple. They entered it since no one was around. Naruto quickly entered where the scroll was and got it from it's hiding place. "I got it. Now what Sasuke?" Sasuke smiled and as Naruto turned around to leave he hit Naruto on the back of the neck and knocked him out. Naruto fell, unconscious, as Sasuke grabbed the scroll. Sasuke held a kunai at hand and said. "I guess I'm still to weak to kill you, but I don't think it will be necessary."

Meanwhile Sakura had healed Hinata, who looked the worst from all of them. Hinata slowly opened her eyes and said. "Sakura?" Sakura smiled and said. "It's me Hinata, everything's alright now." "Hinata sat up and said. "Sasuke, where is he?" Sakura looked confused, since when did Hinata care so much for Sasuke anyway. "Don't worry, he's fine. He and Naruto left to protect the sacred scroll." Hinata eyes widened. "Oh no! Sakura, Sasuke is the one who attacked us, he is the one after the scroll." "What! Are you-" "I'm sure, Naruto is in trouble." Sakura quickly stood up. "I have to go warn him."

Before Sakura left Hinata said. "I'll go too." Sakura smiled, barely. "No, you stay here, and take everybody to a hospital." Sakura turned to Konohamaru and said. "And you help her." Hinata and Konohamaru nodded as Sakura left.

Sakura quickly arrived at the Hokage's temple only to pass, side by side, to Sasuke with the scroll as he left. Sakura stopped. "I hope you'll alright Naruto, but I must stop Sasuke."

Sakura followed Sasuke. Sasuke arrived at the gate as he looked behind, one last time. He turned back as Sakura appeared behind him.

"Should have expected you to come."

"Sasuke, why?"

"Cause Sakura, I… have to restore my clan, the great Uchiha Clan must be restored, not matter the cost."

"Even, our lives." Sasuke chocked. "Stop it Sasuke, your not like that."

"I don't care about any of you."

"LIAR! You care, about Naruto, Kakashi, and me. And many more of us. That's the reason you didn't kill any of them."

Sasuke knew she was right. He didn't kill any of them, not Naruto, not Kakashi, none of them. "Don't make me hurt you Sakura."

"I will do what I must Sasuke."

"So be it." Sasuke shot five kunai knives at Sakura, which didn't hit her, but hit he clothes and threw her to a wall. She quickly removed them and said. "You didn't aim at me." tears ran from her eyes as he could move. "I… I won't be held back by emotions, I won't!" Sasuke quickly moved and punched Sakura on the stomach, making the pink haired Shinobi bend. He was going to use a kunai, but couldn't bring himself too. "Good bye Sakura." Sakura lifted her head and shouted as loud as he could. "Sa… NARUTO!"

No one knows how, but her scream was heard by Naruto. An unconscious person wakes up slowly, not knowing where he is, but Naruto did not. His eyes opened quickly and widely, knowing exactly where he was and what was going on.

"Sakura!"

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