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Crying out for help

"Naruto?"he muttered.

The boy stared blankly at Sasuke and replied. "Who are you? And why do you know my name?"

Sasuke raised a brow and replied. "We've been looking fro you for days now, Naruto." Naruto's eyes widened as he backed away from Sasuke. Why did this person know his name? Was he there to take him away? Naruto gave Sasuke a confused look realizing that there was something familiar. But what?

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The young blonde was walking down the abandoned street beside the glistening river below. Ahead was a small dock he used to visit each day during the summer but today there was someone there. He walked closer and looked at the figure.

There on the edge of the dock sat a boy his age with spiked raven hair, on the back of his shirt the Uchiha symbol. The boy turned to face Naruto and in reply Naruto gave him a sour look. The boy returned the gesture without hesitation.

As he walked away a small smile crept across his face and only feet away the other boy smiled slightly also.

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Sasuke turned his communicator on and spoke into it. 'Kakashi i've found Naruto ,but you'd better get her soon. The dolt's acting stranger than usual.' There was static on the other end for a few moments when the silver-haired jounin finally replied.

'Okay Sasuke, well be there as soon as we can, over and out'

Sasuke looked back over to Naruto and asked. "Naruto do you remember what happened" the boy shook his head frantically as if he were terrified of the Uchiha boy. Sasuke sighed and glanced behind to see if the rest of his teammates had reached them yet. When he turned returned his gaze back to where Naruto was standing the boy had made a run for it. "Naruto!"He yelled and ran after the boy.

Naruto kept running without looking back as the raven-haired boy followed him, eventually catching up to him. The next thing he knew he was on the ground. "Shit, Naruto what's going on" Sasuke spoke as he met the boy's gaze. Naruto's eyes were full of fear, they weren't the same as the ones before. They no longer held the fire hidden within now they were just empty.

Naruto thrashed around on the ground trying to break the Uchiha's grip then began to calm a bit.He glanced up at the Sasuke's eyes and expression. He could see that the boy was serious but there was something else there. Something he recognized yet he didn't understand. Something was missing within him but what was it. He looked into the uchiha's eyes and saw the pain and emptiness, the feeling of being truly alone with no one to comfort him.

Without realizing it Naruto cried out for someone to help him, for someone to release him from remembering the pain.

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He kept running but from what he did not know. Or did he know and just didnt want to think that it was true. The facts were laid out before him yet he ignored him not wanting to know the pain. Still he could not run from what lay behind him. The hatred they felt, the hatred that burned deep into his skin. IT only caused more pain but he could endure it. Couldn't he?

He slowed his pace down to a light jog until he reached a familiar spot. An old empty swing in front of the academy where he'd watch his classmates be congratulated by their family. He saw their smiles and heard their laughter and he saw the love that they shared with their family.

Family. Something he could only dream of. Something he had never felt but once, but could not remember it.

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He cried out once more as he thrashed even harder. "Naruto calm down!"Sasuke yelled. Sasuke's teeth clenched together as he continued to hold Naruto down so he would not run.

Sasuke didn't understand, what was wrong? Why was Naruto acting this way it was as if he'd never met the Uchiha. Something struck into Sasuke's mind as he realized something he had felt only days before. That feeling when they were searching for the lost boy. The feeling of something being erased forever, but did that mean Naruto would never remember. He had to do something even as much as he hated the boy he had to get the boy back. Somehow, but by what means.

"Let go of me!"Naruto cried out. There was a sudden chill in the air that sent shivers up the Uchiha boy's spine.

"Naruto you have to remember!" Sasuke stated.

Naruto stopped thrashing for a moment then shook his head frantically. "I dont want to remember, I dont want to feel it again" He replied frantically. Naruto closed his eyes tightly as he cried out as loud as he could.

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"Monster!!" One of the villagers yelled at the boy as she ran at him with a broomstick. She eventually was able to hit the boy in the arm then turned away and walked back to her home. "And stay away" She yelled one last time as the blonde haired boy disappeared into the dark alley.The boy panted as he kept running until he knew he was safe from the crazy woman.

He flinched as he grabbed his arm where the woman had hit him with the wooden broomstick. The area around where it had hit was warm and slightly swelled, he knew it was going to bruise. He didn't understand why the woman had attacked him, he was only saying hi.

But it was always that way for as long as he could remember. The only ones who actually were nice to him were the old man, Mizuki, and Iruka sensei, his teacher. Everyone else hated him. No one would tell him the truth though. The truth of why the other villagers hated him and shunned him. Had he done something wrong, besides graffiti the hokage's faces on the mountain side.

Why would no one tell him.Why was he called a monster.

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"Naruto calm down" Sasuke stated. The Uchiha had to try and bring the boy back to his senses, he had to. He'd always hated the idiot but seeing him like this, he couldn't stand it. Naruto was always so competitive with the Uchiha but now he cried out for help. He didn't want to cause anymore pain to the boy but he had to stop him from thrashing around. The sooner they got him back to Konoha the sooner Tsunadae could heal the boy.

'Damn' He thought. Naruto continued to thrash around until the Uchiha had hit him on a pressure point rendering him unconscious.

Has Sasuke watched the boy go limp he saw the fear that had sunk deep into the boy's soul. Sasuke stood up and managed to get Naruto onto his back. As he walked to where he had last sent the message to Kakashi he could feel someone watching him. He looked around to see if he could find anyone, but there was nothing. Silently he activated his Sharingan. They pierced through the area but he still saw nothing.

He shook it off as the cold but when he looked ahead on the path he saw a woman cloaked in white.'What the hell' he thought.

"Put the boy down"She spoke softly but in her voice hung bitterness. Sasuke glared at the woman and replied.

"Why do you want Naruto"

"I won't let you take him away, I wont let you bring him back to all the hatred"She replied.

"What are you taking about"

"I will only tell you once more leave him and go"She replied. He could sense her anger but why did she feel that way unless.

There was silence between the two when Naruto stirred. 'damn not now Naruto' Sasuke thought. Naruto's eyes opened slowly revealing the scene before him.

"Naruto"Sasuke spoke. The boy pushed himself off of the Uchiha before he could react and ran over to the woman.

"Leave"The woman spoke harshly. Sasuke glared at the woman but stood his ground.

"My child you need to leave now"She stated to Naruto and he nodded and ran into the forest. Sasuke ran after the boy only to come face to face with the woman. He couldn't move but why. It was as if he was frozen.He could see the woman's face now. Her eyes were a piercing cold blue with hints of yellow and her face was the color of the snow itself. He shivered and the woman placed her hand on the boy's neck. "Stay away from my child or I will kill you without hesitation."

The Uchiha didn't have time to react as the woman squeezed his throat sending chills throughout his body. His vision blurred as he choked. "Na-Ru-to" Then nothing only darkness as he slipped deeper into the cold that surrounded him.

The woman dropped the limp from into the cold snow and disappeared to where the young blonde had ran. The boy was curled up in a ball when she found him. She placed her arms around the boy and whispered. "It's okay my child, just sleep for now. You are safe"

Naruto closed his eyes and fell asleep against the woman. He no longer remembered he only felt numb, which was comforting to him.

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Sakura and Kakashi ran as fast as they could to where Sasuke had last talked to them. They stopped where the transmission had last been sent and the two looked around. No one was there. Sakura looked around worriedly when she spotted something in the snow. "naruto? Sasuke?" She yelled.

Both her and the silver-haired jounin walked over to the motionless object. Sakura screamed "Sasuke!" She ran over to the boy and brushed off some snow that had pilled onto him. He was unconscious and pale, he shivered in Sakura's arms unable to wake from the darkness.

there it is I hope you like it.