I Don't Own Naruto!

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Author Here ! : Hello before you read the story that I have created, I want you the readers to keep in mind that this here is my first story. This story unlike my future work, Won't be perfect so it might have some problems. That's why i want your advice about this story. So I can improve my writing skills, and I can give you all a better story to read. Thank you.

Thousand Sleepless Nights

Chapter #01 - Ambushed

Our story begins on the battlefield between two strong teams, the ninja from the hidden leaf village and Zabuza team. Whoever wins this battle will decide the fate of a village on the sea.

Sasuke was already trapped inside of an ice barrier that the masked ninja shinobi Haku had created. As blood seeped through his wounds and clothing, he looked to his Kakashi-sensei with pleading eyes.

However, When he noticed that his Kakshi was in the middle of a fight with the bloody monster of the mist, Sasuke realized that there is no way that he can get any kind of help from his teammates and as all hope was fading away from the young boy's soul, he heard a very familiar voice from outside the ice barrier.

"Hey Sasuke I thought you were stronger than that !" The voice mockingly said. The brunette ninja closed his eyes and smirked as he realized whose voice it was.

"If you're going to do something, than do it. If not, then shut up Naruto." The last of Uchiha demanded from inside the barrier as his smirk never wavered.

"You're always trying to get the spot light, you jerk." As soon as Naruto finished his sentence white smoke appeared taking everyone's attention at the battlefield.

The smoke slowly slowly started clearing up and when it was gone. It revealed the infamous blonde-haired genin. Who had appeared on the battlefield with a grin on his face. His eyes filled with determination and he was ready to help his friends.

"It's time for me..." The blonde genin tossed a kunai up into the air "...to take the spot light!" Naruto ended with a smirk and without a second thought the blonde charged into the ice barrier to save Sasuke. However, when he entered the ice barrier Haku proceeded to throw a needle. Which struck the blonde, Naruto fell to the ground from both the shocking pain and poison seeped within the needle.

Sasuke turned to look at Naruto. "Stupid bastard!" he hissed and gritted his teeth. Taking out a kunai of his own, Sasuke ran to aid his fallen comrade, but failed due to his lack of blood and energy.

Haku stared at the two genin in front of him. He knew that He could easily take out Naruto with another barrage of poison needles.

With that in mind the dark-haired shinobi took out three more poisonous needles and threw them with perfect accuracy. As the needle pierced his back, Naruto gasped and collapsed to the ground. Seeing as the enemy was crippled with poison, Haku stepped out from the ice mirrors and walked over to the two genin.

"I commend your bravery," Haku said as pulled a needle from his left sleeve. "But sometimes even the strongest of ninjas must accept defeat..." The black-haired enemy said as he knelt to their level and raised the needle above Sasuke's head. "Time to die..."

Hearing this, Naruto slowly raised his head. This was it. His team had lost to the Demon of the mist and his young apprentice. "Damn it !" he thought with anger. They'd come so and here they were about to face the death that was standing in front of them.

All shinobi must face death one time or another, but did it have to be so soon, like this? There were so many things he yet had to experience in his young life. He didn't even get the chance to take Sakura on a date...

"I...I have to help..." The poison made everything a whirling blur and the voices and sounds around him faded into a wave of rushing water.

However, before Haku could kill Sasuke, a stray kunai sliced the air and stabbed the dark-haired boy in the neck.

"But, how...?" Haku gasped in shock. Seconds later, he fell on the bridge, a puddle of crimson liquid forming under him.

Smiling, Naruto collapsed to ground. Finally, they had won the battle. No doubt that kunai was Kakashi'sensei's. The guy was a bit too laid-back but on this mission, But he proved to be a Jonin of status.

Naruto envisioned the enormous dinner that the bridge builder's daughter would cook in their honor and Sakura feeding it to him under the moonlight, praising him for his bravery with her sweet smile. The thought alone gave him the strength to stand up.

Though his vision was still blurry, he could see the ice mirrors melting away. Pressing further, Naruto made his way slowly to Sasuke. The boy's breathing was slowing, but Naruto could tell Sasuke was still alive. His pride and rich blood-line kept him going, but in this situation it was clear who the real hero was.

"Naruto! Sasuke!" He heard Sakura's voice call out to them through the thick fog.

Throwing the young Uchiha's body over his shoulder, Naruto sluggishly, but steadily made his way towards the others. After all, he didn't want to keep Sakura waiting.

However, before taking another step, Naruto suddenly, and unexpectedly found himself falling to the bridge, his vision quickly blurring up once more and into darkness. Sasuke fell beside him still in his unconscious state.

Four shinobi appeared and surrounding the two genin. Neither of them wore headbands, so it was hard for Naruto to tell if they were ally or foe. However, he remembered one important detail about the four rogue shinobi: they all wore masks. Each different from the last.

The shinobi wearing the Oni mask ninja bind and pulled his kunai out of the dead shinobi's neck with his right hand. The shinobi stood up and he put his kunai away with his right hand.

The shinobi in the woman mask turned left and check to see Sasuke was okay, after the ninja checked Sasuke's pulse with his hand, he said to the others "Seems this one is still alive...but not for long."

The shinobi walked over to the ninja in the woman mask and he said, "That not our concern. You know what our mission is," The ninja in the woman mask turned her head right and stood straight.

"You're right," The ninja in the Oni mask turned and he said to the one in the dragon mask. "Get the target."

Nodding, the shinobi in the dragon mask walked over and tossed Naruto over his should as he did with Sasuke. Naruto tried squirming and moving, but the ninja had thought ahead for this.

The only female of the group tilted Naruto's head up by his chin. She stood there for about a minute as if examining him. Slipping her hand into her mission pouch, she pulled out a red and blue pill and forced Naruto to swallow it.

"This should keep him out until we report back to the master, so let's get going." she said.

The shinobi in the Elder mask, presumed to be the leader of the group, said to his group, "You heard her. Let's get going,"

"What about the Uchiha?" The one in the dragon mask asked pointing to the fallen genin.

Their leader sneered. "Our master has no interest in him, so leave him be."

The four shinobi disappeared within a cloud of smoke, taking Naruto with them as they took their leave.

The Ice barrier shattered revealing the young genin's disappearance. Once Sakura saw Sasuke bleeding, she rushed over to his body. She wrapped her arms around the Uchiha boy, and cried for him. As the girl was blind from the truth with her crush's blood covering her arms, she couldn't stop the tears from coming out of her eyes.

But it was a different story to her sensei. As he stared at the Ice barrier shattered and evaporated into nothing, he quickly realized that one of his students wasn't there.

Not knowing where he could have gone, he picked and put Sasuke on his shoulder and he told Sakura, "It's time to go."

The remaining members of Team 7 left the bridge as Zabuza mourned for his fallen partner.

Author's Notes : This here was the updated version of Chapter #01. I hope it was better and you enjoyed it. See ya.