Going Home
Part 2/3: All But Two
"No!" Naruto dropped to the ground, tears streaming through his eyes, "No! It can't be true!"
"Naruto . . ." Sakura was about to give Naruto come comfort, but Sasuke got in the way
"Sakura, don't." Sakura spoke firmly. He looked at Naruto, "Get up! It's not safe here. We need to get going."
"What?!" Naruto exploded in Sasuke's face, grabbing his by his shirt by the collar, "Our freaking teacher just died and all you can think of is moving on?! One of the few people we were with, and now he's dead!" He bared his teeth, "And you only think of moving ahead!"
"Naruto!" Sasuke yelled, and then gave Naruto a swift punch in his face, causing his nose to bleed and a bruise on his cheeck, "You think I'm in denial about being sad or losing Kakashi?!" He gave Naruto another hit, via uppercutting him in the jaw, "We need to move! If Kakashi can't do anything, then how are we supposed to fight this 'Akatsuki' group when there's probably more than just that one member!" he looked down at Naruto, who was clamping his broken nose and resisting the pain from that and his mouth, "We're going!"
"Dammit, Sasuke . . ." Naruto stood up, made his ground, and in a flash sent a fist aiming straight at Sasuke's throat. It hit the Uchiha right-on, and Sasuke walked back, gasping for breath, "Inorder to make your little point known you only insist on running, despite your claims to really be sad!" He was about to throw another punch but a hand grabbed Naruto's, holding him back
"Stop it!" A pink-haired girl yelled, tears falling, "Sasuke, Naruto's right, you can't act like you're not sad about Kakashi-sensei. Naruto, you have to realise that Kakashi-sensei's gone. We have to move before they find us!"
Standing still, Naruto dropped a sob for a split second, "Fine, let's move."
As they dashed at full speed, the entire day remained naught but silent. They had no idea how long the desert was, as Kakashi would help them through. But, this isn't a day with Kakashi. It wasn't until the next day that they settled; refusing to even stop for sleep. Hoping that peace would live for at least the ammount of time to rest.
"When do . . ." Naruto panted. Sakura was the most tired, and you could hear her moans, gasping for breath over the boys, " . . . we leave again?"
"Soon." Sasuke assured, taking leadership of the trio, "But first, wait a minute."
" . . . for what?" And a sudden, deep voice spoke calmly. The entire group jumped up, to see a man wearing a black robe with red clouds, balck hair, and red eyes. Although Sakura and Naruto tried to remain in their posistions deffensively, Sasuke immediately got to his feet with a kunai and shuriken in his hands
"Sasuke, who the hell is this?" Naruto yelled, approving his will for combat
" . . . Itachi . . ." Sasuke whispered, " . . . My brother."
"B-brother?!" Naruto and Sakura screamed, eyes widened. They drew weapons, but Sakura only held an arm out
"No." He said firmly, "This is my fight!" And he made the first attack on Itachi.
At a moment's glance, Itachi only held a hand out, and Sasuke was suddenly shot to the ground, his face in a bloody pile. His two comrades backed away in shock, until Sasuke revealed a trap, his 'body' turning into a rock! The two ninja released a sound of enjoyment, as Sasuke jumped onto Itachi's back and brought a shuriken up above his head, and then into Itachi's back. A yell of pain was heard, and Itachi dropped to his knees, leaving no signs of breathing.
"Yeah, woo!" Naruto and Sakura cheered, "You rock!"
"It's nice to know you two are cheering for death." Itachi's voice whispered. Naruto and Sakura reverted back to their shocked states. They saw Itachi's corpse raise and snap his fingers. Everything became woozy, and Naruto and Sakura shook their heads, ridding themselves out of the dizziness. They then saw what really happened. They screamed and Sakura suddenly covered her mouth, tears instantly pouring down.
There Sasuke was. His body covered in blood, and all limbs broken. You could hear no signs of breathing. You could hear a pin as it hit the sand in the silence. As tears poured down, Naruto grasped a fist,
"You bitch . . . you murderer . . . today, the death count increases to three, Kakashi, Sasuke, and now YOU!"