One Silver Rose
By: Michiru Lee
Naruto Fanfic
Chapter 21
The End to All There Is
Disclaimer:
Sasuke: Michiru doesn't own Naruto. That is a plain fact.
Blah Thought or Dream, Song
Blah Scene Change or Point of View Change(Blah) Inner Sakura
Blah Chanting of Spells (Spells are in French, translations are at the end.)
Sasuke was sitting on the rock by the riverbank where the battle had been only two days before. The sun was setting far off and the wind blew harshly with its cold grip around his body. It was his fault that Michiru was gone. If only he wasn't so stupid and weak to fight off Nero when he entered his body. Maybe Michiru would still be here next to him smiling, but it was her tears that he saw last. The tears that she was hurting herself and him. Itachi said that she was smiling in the end before he left her. His brother gave him her final message and left as quickly as he came. He didn't even feel like training anymore with Team 7. His lost his spirit because of her. The pain was deep in his heart, but he didn't feel her dead. He felt that she was still alive somewhere, but just not in this world. Was ii possible?
"I wonder if she is alive somewhere in another world somewhere…" Sasuke said to himself as he looked into the river beside him. The sun grew brighter and something glimmers from the depths of the cold river. Before Sasuke knew what he was doing he jumped into the river and put his hand around the object that was there. He broke the surface and climbed back up the bank, laying there looking at what was in his hand. "A Silverfayt?" he asked himself as he looked at the silver hourglass that held the silver and black sand inside of it. The chain was gone, like it was broken off from the blast and he pulled the broken piece out of the small hole and put the object in his pocket. A new hope was renew in his heart as he sat there waiting for the sun to dry off most of the water before he moved. The wind was getting chiller and he knew he had to get home fast.
At Kakashi Apartment
"So you think she is really dead?" Naruto asked Kakashi as he sat there in the lap of Gaara hugging him tight.
"Naruto I wish you and Gaara wouldn't make out here. You know we still have the Sound Ninjas to worry about. That is the only reason Gaara is still welcome in our village," Kakashi said.
"That doesn't answer his question Kakashi," Gaara said with a glare.
"I'm not sure. We found no body, so anything is possible," Kakashi said with a nervous laugh.
"Sasuke has been upset about it since the battle. I've never seen him so alone like this before," Sakura muttered from where she was sitting. Her eyes were holding back tears as she thought that she would never get Sasuke and that she never had a chance. (It's not fair! How can that little minx take away everything from me in just a few weeks?) She yelled at herself.
"I think she is still alive despite using up all of her Mana. I would have felt the change in the Silverfayt as it choose its new controller, but there was nothing," Nina said with concern on her face. "And there is no way we can go after her since we don't know what world she went to," she sighed.
"So all we have to do is wait until something brings us to her then," Snowfire Fox said. "I'm sure that I would find her on my travels between worlds being the Phantom Anime Thief," she said with a grin.
Just then the door to the apartment slammed open and Sasuke appeared in the doorway. He was still wet from the river, but it didn't look like he cared. His face had a determined look to it.
"I decided to go look for Michiru," Sasuke said. "I will go to the other worlds in search of her."
"What? Are you crazy Sasuke? You are needed in this world!" Nina shouted at him. "This world wouldn't survive without you in it!"
"You two are here and your worlds are fine," Sasuke said sternly.
"My world was already gone and Snowfire Fox here is not as important in her world," Nina said.
"Thanks for pointing that out to be baka…" Snowfire Fox muttered under her breath.
"I agree with Nina here. You still haven't completed your training here Sasuke," Kakashi said.
"You don't understand! Look!" Sasuke said as he lifted his hair a bit to show the back on his neck. The curse mark was gone from where it was. "Michiru didn't just save my life from Nero; she also saved me from Orochimaru's curse."
Kakashi, Naruto, and Gaara gapped in surprise, but Nina muttered under her breath. "Looks like time itself has already changed. Do what you want then. I see we can't stop you," Nina said.
"But… It is dangerous to travels in worlds he doesn't know about," Kakashi stated.
"I'll train him!" Snowfire Fox said with glee.
"No you're not," a voice said as a man appeared from the portal that appeared in the room. "I'll train him, since it is my sister he is going after," Bug said.
"Thank you Bug," Sasuke said.
"I'll meet you by the river where the battlefield was in three hours time Sasuke. Remember this will change how you view your life forever," Bug said with a stern look.
Sasuke nodded and ran towards his apartment to pack up for his trip with Bug.
Outside the River Battlefield
Sasuke had put the hourglass on a black leather string and put it in his shirt so no one would notice. He had his bag slung over his shoulder as he walked towards the clearing ahead of him. He already said goodbye to his team and all, he even left Sakura crying her eyes out, he felt the life he knew wash away before him as he was about to enter his new life.
"So I heard right. You really are leaving little brother," a voice said from behind him. Sasuke turned around to see his brother standing there in front of him.
"Yeah I'm leaving. Maybe you don't have to kill me now since something else might kill me," Sasuke snapped.
"You know in my own way I do care for you brother," Itachi said diverting his eyes away from Sasuke.
"You have a funny way of showing it by trying to kill me," Sasuke said as he slowly stepped back towards the clearing. Itachi appeared closer to Sasuke and gave him a hug. Itachi had never hugged Sasuke in years that he remembered.
"Just like old times huh?" Itachi chuckled. "Get stronger for me and we will see who wins in the end dear brother." He let go of Sasuke and walked away from the clearing disappearing into the trees.
Sasuke smiled as he turned to enter the clearing with Bug waiting for him to start their training in traveling to the other worlds. His heart felt light for the first time since Michiru ran out on him that day. He saw her smiling at him in his mind as the flash of light took him to the training place.
I will get stronger and beat you brother I promise. I also promise to find you Michiru wherever you are. I know you are waiting for me to find you. I'll travel to all the worlds searching for you. I will find my own Silver Rose to guide me to you. My one Silver Rose to lead the way…
The End
Note: -cries- Two more chapters than my last story. I must thank the readers for baring with me though this entire story. And I hoped they enjoyed it. But the story doesn't really end here, it does for this anime, but it is not the end of the real adventure. I've been though some ups and downs throughout this story. Now to plan for the next one! . Cya in the future hopefully!