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Naruto-kun

As Naruto awoke he sat up and looked around, nothing but blackness met his eyes.

Naruto-kun

As his mind attempted to make sense of what the hell had happened to him he remembered what has just happened,

"Hinata!"

He stood up and looked around but once again blackness met his eyes. He started to panic he looked all around but still saw nothing, but as he started top run forwards a voice finally met his ears,

I'm so sorry Naruto-kun I – I can't do anything, but there's no need to worry I'll save you no matter what...

"Sakura-chan? Wh – Where am I? Can you hear me?"

Even though I'm getting scared first Sasuke now you, I – I hoped that we can continue towards our pointed future w – with Sasuke you a – and me,

"Sa – Sakura-chan..."

I - I love you Naruto-kun...

"Sakura-chan I – I love you too..."

I love you so much b – but...

As Naruto stood there he did not know where her voice was coming from but he did know that she was pouring out her heart to him.

All of a sudden he was surrounded by a swirl of white cherry blossoms,

"Sa – ku – ra..."

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When he awoke this time he saw he was surrounded by an endless white expanse. He was once again lying down, he quickly stood up.

"SAAAAAAAAAKURA-CHYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!"

His shout met no reply. He decided to see if he could walk anywhere. As he stepped forward he head the sound of water dripping,

"Shit..."

Naruto was struck by nostalgia as the last time he heard that sound he was sent rocketing down underwater but last time I looked down so if I don't look down I won't fall As Naruto fought the want to look down he heard a voice,

Naruto-kun...

"Hi – Hinata..."

Naruto-kun...sobI'm sorry, I was too weak...

"Hi – Hinata, you have nothing to be sorry for...It was I...sigh It was I that is too weak...Dammit I still haven't caught up with Sasuke..."

Naruto-kun what I didn't want...was sob was - for you to be protecting me...

"Hinata..."

I wished in th – these three years to become stronger...

"I...Hinata..."

I hoped that you would see that I have become stronger and acknowledge me...

"I didn't know you...wanted me...to acknowledge you..."

B – B - Because...I...I love you Naruto-kun...

As these words met Naruto's ears he was struck dumb, as he stood there and listened to Hinata's gentle sobbing realization struck, Hinata's in love with me. As he stood there frozen with shock Hinata spoke again,

I – I'm s – so stupid, it's not like you can return my feelings...

As she said these words Naruto began to think of how he felt towards Hinata,

"Th – That's not true...Hinata I feel sigh I don't even know how I feel about you..."

This seems so childish...I'm talking to you and – and - sob you can't even hear what I'm saying...but I guess I'd feel better if you knew my feelings...I hope that you can hear me...Naruto-kun I hope that you can wake up soon...

"Hinata...DAMMIT LET ME OUT OF HERE YOU BASTARD!"

A he shouted he began to run forward, as he ran through the endless white he saw nothing.

"DAMMIT"

He leapt into the air as high as he could but he came crashing down Shit! Shit! SHIT! HOW THEHELL DO I GET OUT OF HERE!,

"The perfect question but what is the perfect answer?"

"That voice..."

As Naruto turned around to see who was speaking he was once again caught in a swirl of cherry blossoms, this time they were pink.

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When Naruto awoke he saw that he was lying down in neither endless white, nor black but instead he was in a blue grass field propped up against a tree. As he looked round in front of him he saw,

"N – Neji!"

The person he saw in front of him was the spitting image of Neji, but he looked a few inches taller than him and he sported a Kusanagi on his back, also he had hair that almost completely resembled Sasuke's but it was a lot longer on the sides, and the most shocking thing was that he had a,

"Sh – Sharingan!"

Naruto leapt backwards drawing a kunai from his ninja bag.

"You! Are you that bastard that sent me here?"

When the man spoke it was with complete calmness, his voice had no anger, hate or negativity in his voice it was calm and reassuring,

"Please do not be surprised I am not this person you speak of, if you will allow me I will explain to you all of what has happened."

Naruto was surprised that he spoke so calmly, he actually loosened his grip on his kunai after just hearing him speak. Naruto felt that somehow he could trust this man his voice was a lot deeper than the other persons so he gave him a chance,

"If you are not that man then who are you? And why do you have those eyes?"

"I believe you have heard my name before, and if you know that then you will know the reason I have these eyes. I believe you are the current Jinchuuriki of the 'Kyuubi no Yoko' then you should know."

'That Bastard'

"Hold on a sec..." What is it you damn fox!

That's the bastard that nearly trapped me in this oblivion!

What!

He is Uchiha Madara I mentioned him to your other friend the Uchiha, he is the holder of that cursed chakra

He...What is he Sasuke's father or something like that?

No he was around long before your birth, four or five generations ago. He is what I believe to be the original Uchiha

The original...?

Yes he is the first to obtain those cursed eyes, he is also a former

Jinchuuriki of mine

How come he isn't still your Jinchuuriki? And how'd you get from him to me?

Well this bastard joined with me for reasons I will not mention now, he somehow managed to overuse those eyes of his so he was trapped in this place which is called Tsukiyomi. With him trapped here so was I so you see the problem.

How'd you escape – I mean it's like impossible to get out of here?

I managed to get free from here by disassociating myself with him

Shouldn't he die though? Like Garra...

This isn't a normal dimension as he has those eyes he can calibrate anything he wants here, so he managed to distort the seal and free me but this took well into 1500 years

Wow that's long, but why did he set you free?

He set me free in hopes that I would also free him from here also but having been ripped from someone's body and trapped for 1500 years you don't forgive easily

Wait is he the reason that you attacked Konoha? Is he the reason that I'm stuck with you?

Yes I was very pissed off when I finally left here so I decided to destroy the village he called home, of course that didn't go to plan so I'm now trapped inside you

Well thanks Kyuubi I think I have some questions to ask him but before I go if he was born 4 or 5 generations ago and it took 1500 years to free you, how come you attacked Konoha 16 years ago the figures don't add up?

Weren't you listening baka kid! He can calibrate anything in here so 1500 years in here were about 175 to 200 years on the outside

Baka fox watch how you speak to your landlord!

Watch how I spe-

But the last words of the fox and theof view prison were drowned out as the strange world of Tsukiyomi washed in once again. He stood in a calmer stance pocketing his kunai as he addressed Madara,

"So you are the great cursed Madara who is somehow indirectly to blame for 12 or so years of hate from all the villagers of Konoha."

He had no mercy for the man who stood before him, he was the true root of Naruto's cruel past. Not Yondaime, not the villagers, not even the Kyuubi. Naruto was instantly filled with hate at seeing his smiling face it reminded him of when he first met Sai.

"What do you want with me anyway? I'm trying to find you a way out."

"Well I am actually here to provide you with a way out but I must first have a talk with you on the happenings of the last three years."

"THREE YEARS IS THAT HOW LONG I'VE BEEN ASLEEP WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP?"

"I would have but had your body not been ready you could have truly died"

"My body, hold on are you telling me I have the body of a nineteen year old?"

"Well you body will have develop to a certain degree but on the outside your body will only be three weeks older."

"Three weeks older...wait a sec are you doing that calibration stuff that Kyuubi was talking about just now? Are you gonna make three years three weeks?"

"I intend to it would be troublesome to send you out in three years."

"Troublesome...hold on what happens in three years?"

"I cannot tell you but I believe you have asked enough questions may I inform you of what has and will happen and of how you are here with me now?"

"Okay, my memory is a little fuzzy around that area the last person I remember seeing is...is...Sasuke."

"Well that man who brought you here he almost pushed past his limit, he had already been here moments before and his chakra was almost completely drained, he once again came here but his chakra was too low so had he continued he would have almost certainly killed you and he would have trapped himself in here unable to escape, like myself."

"I see" Actually I only got like a few words of that so I'll just act like I understood all of it

"To stop himself pushing past his limit I appeared and stopped the final blow, he was forced to release you and leave here, it appears that outside his body was being attacked and as he had too little chakra his calibration was distorted."

"Yes, yes continue." I think this guy saved my life, why? whatever he's talking again pretend to pay attention

"I then proceeded to leave you in a safe place were you could recover but was surprised when it took so long I expected a year, two at most but it appears that the bond between you and Kyuubi is not yet strong enough."

"What do you mean? Does the bond between our chakra grow stronger with time?"

Madara looked down at Naruto's stomach for a moment and mumbled a few words to himself, Naruto caught chakra and seal.

"I see...so the seal that was used on you is very different from mine. Mine also allowed some of the form of the Kyuubi to come through so I could take its form, but yours appears to only allow for chakra to seep through so that means you should have the chakra shield, but I do not see one."

"Chakra shield...Well I have this red shield that appears when I pull on large amounts of the Kyuubi's chakra."

"That must be it...very fascinating, do you know who did this seal for you?"

"Well it was Konohagakure's fourth Hokage, I do not know his name but he seems to resemble me..."

"Well you should thank him, he gave you a marvelous seal but you should also be careful the Kyuubi's chakra is very dangerous especially for one so young. But I appear to have sidetracked our conversation allow me to continue."

"Okay"

"After you recovered I showed you what your mind thought were the most important happenings that your body has experienced in the last three weeks, I believe it was most likely a conversation of some sort."

"Yes, yes..." So that's what it was it wasn't a dream then that means that Sakura-chan and Hinata

"Well I think you know the rest after that, but may I ask you another question do you truly believe you can save Sasuke?"

"What the! Can you read my mind or something that's like the second time it seems you know what I thinking!"

"I'm sorry my mastery over the Sharingan does allow me to delve into the minds of others to a certain extent, but in here it seems to be unlimited. I apologize for not inquiring with you before so I shall inform you if I intend to any more."

"Yeah you better not about Sasuke I will definitely bring him back I promised Sakura-chan and a man never takes back his words, that's my way of the ninja."

"I see you have an iron will on that matter but on others you are not so certain."

"What do you mean?"

"You shall find out soon enough, I hope that with Sasuke you will be able to save him and that with the Kyuubi that you can control him and use it's power effectively."

Using the words Sasuke and Kyuubi in the same sentence reminded him of something that had been haunting him and which had ultimately led him into this situation,

"My dream...just what happens in the next three years? Why can't you tell me?"

"That is a rule. If I tell you it can alter the destiny of mankind, I cannot allow that. There are choices that you must make Naruto, whether to save Sasuke or not and who will be by your side if you are to do so."

"I – ah – what do you mean?"

"An excellent question but Amaterasu disallows me to answer it"

"Amaterasu? Who's that?"

"I cannot describe it but it is what allows me to still be here."

"I see, can I ask you something?"

"I see no reason why not."

"How the hell am I gonna get back! I don't plan on being stuck here! You ask me if I can save Sasuke but I see no way to do it from here!"

"I will send you back when you feel you are ready."

"I see can I go back now then, I think I'm ready"

"Well then if you truly are then do not forget that it has been three weeks since you fell asleep, I suggest that you stand up."

Naruto stood up; as he did he looked into Madara's eyes,

"Are those eye's you possess a Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"Yes they are but it would seem that the eyes that you have seen are dilute hence the uncompleted eye, if you look at mine it is a pure Mangekyou."

"So that must mean that Kakashi-sensei isn't actually an Uchiha. Well then I wonder how he obtained his Sharingan and that pair of ninja's from sound?"

"The answers will be revealed in due time, for now prepare yourself."

"O – Okay."

"Amaterasu!"

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When Naruto awoke he was lying down with his eyes shut, he turned his face to the right and opened his eyes to see lavender blue. What didn't it work? Then he realized that the lavender blue was in fact the hair of a certain kunoichi, a kunoichi that Naruto needed to speak with,

"Hinata!"

"Yah!"

When Naruto whispered in Hinata's ear she had fell backward from her chair and landed on the floor. Naruto sprang down from his bed and offered his hand out to her before realizing that he was only on his underwear,

"Heh heh heh! A excuse me for a moment Hinata – Ah - wait don't faint again we need to talk! Hinata! Hinata! Dammit I better get changed first!"

Naruto laid Hinata on his bed and then stood up and formed a seal. There was a puff of smoke and he was fully clothed in his black and orange jumpsuit (oh no not that). He then proceeded to reviving Hinata.

"Hinata wake up – wait is she breathing – Shit what do I do?"

But as Naruto watched Hinata still lay there, there was no response she still did not move,

"Shit, what do I do in situations like this? I need to wake her up but let me check if she's breathing – Shit! She's not breathing – I need to check her heart!"

As Naruto lay his head on her chest he heard her heart beating as he did thoughts began to enter his mind, Her heart is beating...a heart beating with one sided love...for me...when did her chest develop so much – no I need to focus – Hinata – fainted - save her – yeah...but it's so soft – noooooo what are you doing – take your head off there – remember save Hinata – but I could rest my head here all night the most comfortable pillow in the whole hospital,

"Naruto-kun, what are you doing?"

Naruto quickly stood up completely erect (No not that way you dirty minded people), removing his head from her chest,

"I was – um - checking to see if – um – your heart was still beating" yeah go with that story for now cos we both know you just wanted to – shut up you dirty pervert – dude you're calling yourself a pervert – shut up! Naruto slapped himself in an attempt to knock all dirty thoughts out of his mind, a confused Hinata looked on,

"Well thanks Naruto-kun but I don't think it was really necessary..."

"Well Hinata I – um – I wanted to ask you something"

"Y – Yes?"

"Did you mean what you said before?"

"When I said what, we just started speaking?"

"It was when I was asleep y – you said that...deep breath youlovedme."

"I – you heard that? But how I thought that -"

Hinata's face had turned bright red, and she turned away towards the window and walked towards it,

"You weren't supposed to hear that, when I said those words..."

Naruto took a step towards Hinata,

"Hinata – I – I don't know what to saw honestly -"

"I'm not asking you to tell me you love me back, like I said I'm happy with you just knowing that – that – I love you..."

Naruto took another step towards Hinata he was almost directly behind her,

"But Hinata imagine how I feel, knowing that me loving another girl is hurting you I – I – I -"

He put his hands around Hinata's waist and slowly spun her around to face him, as she looked directly into his eyes his mouth could put none of his thoughts into words, his mind slowed to a stop, as he looked into her face, I can't believe I never noticed how beautiful Hinata is before, she's so cute and with that innocent look too, it makes me want to – to – Naruto's body moved of its own accord slowly bringing his lips slowly closer to hers,

"Naruto-kun I don't think this is a good idea."

"Then don't think at all...(he inched closer) just...kiss"

As their lips met Naruto immediately noticed that her lips were soft, maybe even softer than Sakura's, their lips massaged each other gently as Hinata ran her hand through Naruto's hair. He began to close his eyes and just as he did the door opened.

The pair swiftly broke apart but not before the person who entered had seen. A red eyes Sakura stood frozen at the door for a few seconds at the door. Naruto and Hinata both stood there a foot apart sweating (not literally) as she gazed. Suddenly she left shutting the door quietly behind her, Hinata and Naruto looked at each other and Hinata gave Naruto a look that said 'go after her'. As Naruto left in hot pursuit of Sakura he looked down the hall just in time to see her take a right at the end of the hall,

"Sakura-chan!"

He ran down the hall and saw her take a left this time,

"Sakura-chan please wait!"

She was still silent even though she had heard Naruto's cry. Naruto quickened his running and finally caught up with her,

"Sakura-chan please let me explai -"

"What's there to explain Naruto! You were kissing her to me it looks like you've made your choice!"

"Made my choice but Sakura-chan-"

"DON'T call me that it's just Sakura, you can go back to your Hinata-chan for all I care"

"Sakura-chan..."

...The sadness will flow down our cheeks...

Naruto could do nothing but watch as Sakura ran away in what seemed like slow motion, as she ran realization struck Naruto of what he'd just done. A small tear ran down his face as she turned the corner confirming that whatever they'd previously had was now gone. He had lost her, he had lost the love of his life, his 'Sakura-chan' The girl that he had always chased was finally in his arms and he had let her go,

"DAMMIT!"

Naruto thrust his fist into the wall to the left of him and sent the wall rocketing through three rooms. As this happened Sakura collapsed into a nearby wall and cried into her hands, she asked herself why she was crying. She had already shed three weeks worth of tears for nothing. She knew she'd just lost everything that she'd ever wanted, like she had said before first Sasuke and now Naruto.

...And become a river of tears...

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As always R&R and oh yeah I don't own Naruto but I own this story and all the chapters.

火火Authors Notes火火

This chapter was hell for me to write, I particularly hated writing the last bit as I am a strong NaruSaku fan but alas it is for the stories sake, I would have made it longer but the chapter had to end where it did or it would have been awkward. Next chapter who saved Hinata and Naruto plus a semi original (well he ain't a Naruto character) character gets introduced and could everything be over with Naruto and Sakura? plus some extra stuff about that ANBU and the sound pair. In what will probably be called 'The red haired angel can mend broken hearts, Amachi appears'.

NaruSaku 4eva still

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