Notes before we start: Like the last chapter, this starts from Sasuke's point of view, then after the lines, switches to Naruto's.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, and any of the characters in this Fan fiction. I'd love to, but it's not going to happen any time soon.
Warning: Mild Yaoi references ahead. Don't flame the NaruSasu and the KakaSaku! 3
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"I'm just going outside for the moment, okay Sasuke?" Naruto's voice suddenly appeared from its sudden silence, as he started to move. Sasuke sighed slightly as the door opened and the Yellow haired boy disappeared. What was his problem..? No way, something happened to that guy too? Sasuke pondered a moment. Nothing could have made him depressed, since he has no parents, and he's the kyuubi who almost destroyed the whole town. If that didn't make someone depressed, what could? Or, was Naruto just trying to be kind to him? That was ruled out, since Sasuke saw him as a rival and a friend.
Naruto stood on the edge of the cliff, a picture of Sasuke he took with a secret camera held in his hands. He sat down on the edge; the picture still clung into his hands. He had run from the village hidden in the leaves to get some clear thoughts into his head. Ever since Sakura started working at the hospital, she had been spending more time with Kakashi-sensei and Tsunade-sama than himself and even less than Sasuke.
He remembered the time he saw Sasuke on his own for the first time in a while. He had that same expression from when he was sat by the lake just after his whole clan was wiped out. He looked so sad, but he was trying to ignore it. Just watching him like that made Naruto think the same way he did.
The picture was of the pose Sasuke was in just a few days before Naruto ran to this cliff edge. He was actually smiling, surrounded by a couple of girls. He'd obviously put on a mask to cover his depression, but Naruto had gotten a clear shot of the smile. He looked so cute when he smiled, as if nothing had ever happened in his life. Kind of like himself when Naruto thought about it.
As he stood up to walk back to the village, many ANBU members surrounded him.
"W-what do you want..?" Naruto asked, pushing the picture into his pocket.
"Tsunade-sama wants you back at the village promptly. Kakashi and Sakura should have found you by now, but obviously not." An ANBU member with a girl voice spoke. Naruto smiled happily.
"Tell Tsunade that she didn't need to worry, and I'll be there as soon as I can." He stretched his arms and started walking. "Tell her that I'm sorry too." The ANBU members sighed, running back to Konoha. Naruto was still walking, but he wasn't going to hurry anytime soon for Tsunade.
Later on that night, when Naruto had finally arrived at the village, he found himself sitting at the Ramen bar he had gotten so used to.
"Naruto," The man who ran it sighed. "I'm going to have to close up now. You'd better be going home now, okay?" Naruto smiled slightly.
"Okay. Thank you!" He stood up, turning around and running back home. The night sky was full of stars, and everything seemed to be going perfectly. That was, until he noticed something.
To get to his own house, Naruto had to pass Sasuke's. At this time, the lights would be on, and Sasuke would be looking out of the window. Naruto stood and stared up at the window that Sasuke would normally be looking out of and worried slightly. He soon calmed down when he saw a little note on the door, and smiled happily with a few tears.
'Don't send me any mail; I'm on a mission to look for Naruto – Sasuke.' The note read. Naruto kissed the note and then headed to his house. Sasuke would kill him if he knew the truth, but for now, it would be okay.
A few days later, Naruto had got back into his usual routine of training, eating ramen, playing with Konohamaru and the others, then more training. However, when he went to the hospital to see Sakura on her lunch break, he noticed that Sasuke's name was on the patient's board, along with Sakura's name as one of the trainee nurses who was treating him. He ran along the corridors, barging into Sasuke's room and running up to him.
"Naruto!" Sakura scolded him, whispering as she shut the door. "Please knock before you come in next time."
"Is Sasuke okay?" Naruto asked immediately, ignoring Sakura completely. "What's with the drip and the monitors…?" His voice trailed off as he sat down on a chair and grabbed Sasuke's hand gently.
"He's okay; he's just in a coma right now." Sakura explained, walking over to Naruto. "We'll wake him up when he recovers from most of his injuries, and I'll call you first when we decide to do that."
"Thank you Sakura-chan." Naruto said a smile on his face. "I-Is it okay if I'm alone for a little bit..?" He asked nervously, a blush on his face. Sakura was a little shocked, but smiled.
"Yeah, just come find me when you're done." Sakura waved slightly, leaving Naruto and Sasuke on there own.
Naruto started crying softly as Sakura left the room, his free hand clenched. "Sasuke… What happened to you? You're the strong one. You're the one who's supposed to look after Sakura… Now that you're gone, how am I supposed to look after her without you guiding me..?" He stood up, letting go of Sasuke's hand. "I'll come back soon. Please don't die, okay?" Naruto wiped away his tears and kissed Sasuke on the head. Looking around, he found Sasuke's headband and walked out of the room.
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Is it me, or is NaruSasu more fun to write than KakaSaku? I dunno. 3