Something So Sad It Hurts

Summary: Naruto was running…from what? Not even he knew, but when he ran into Sasuke what will happen? And why does Sakura always get in the way? (yaoi) SasuNaru KakaIru

Disclaimer: ….I do not own Naruto! But I do own this FanFic and if you take it without my consent I'll kill you with a Kunai knife I borrowed from Sasuke-kun!

"Blah!"

'Thinking'

(' ") emphasized words ( " ')

(' ") Sarcastic (" ') unless it's in a thought then its bold and italic

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Chapter Eight: Regret?

"After the blood is split, after the last breath leaves, what does one feel? Empty, Broken, or Regret?"

(Sasuke POV)

It didn't take us long to get away from where Kakashi-sensei had been left crying over the loss of Iruka. I was greatly surprised by the way that Kakashi still said we were Kohona ninja. I really never expected him to say that. A part of me anticipated he would have said he was going to kill us but he didn't. He was going to try and kill Orochimaru so he could take revenge for Iruka.

"Sasuke…" I hear Naruto say as we stopped to cool down.

"Hai?" I asked him. Orochimaru had never really been there, it was Kabuto. Not that it matter a whole lot now.

"Do you really think that Tsunade-baba is going to kill Kakashi because of the evidence?" Naruto asked me looking at the river we had stopped by. His orange jacket had bee used to make it appear he was blown up.

"I don't think so." I said looking from his face to the water. My shirt had been used as "evidence" of my death, but Kabuto had handed me another one. "Tsunade is one of the Three Ninja of Kohona. She'll see through the deception and come after us."

"I bet she'll bring Jiraiya with her…" Naruto said calmly before throwing his hands in the air. "If he catches us we'll be toast!"

"I wouldn't worry Naruto-kun," Kabuto said coming back, he had gone to check a head," they will not catch up to us before we get to sound. So let's continue."

I nodded as did Naruto before we began our run again. As much as I knew Naruto was shaken and deeply concerned about what was going to happen to us we could not quit moving or they would catch us and he would find out.

(Third POV)

Jiraiya was on the scene almost as soon as he heard that Naruto had vanished. "Tsunade-sama…What happened?" he asked landing next to the slug woman.

"Naruto and Sasuke have left Konoha." Tsunade said standing over the damage that Kabuto had done to the ground with his jutsu. "We have to get them back, they don't know what they are getting themselves into."

"I don't think Naruto-kun left on his own." Jiraiya said rubbing his chin. "I think that the Uchiha boy had a lot to do with it."

"I do to." Tsunade said as she kicked the ground and walked over to Naruto's burned and ripped jacket. "Orochimaru tried to make it look like Kakashi killed Iruka, and the boys. He didn't count on Iruka coming up with an advanced shadow double. Iruka took Kakashi home. He needed to rest. So for now I've sent the best ANBU we have after the two. I highly doubt that the real Orochimaru is the one that came too. We'll have to worry about that later though."

"Hai," Jiraiya said walking over to where she stood and inspecting the articles of clothing," we have to focus on getting those two back before Orochimaru uses them. If we know him any better then we used to, he would Sasuke for his immortality jutsu, then use Naruto's love for Sasuke and pretend to be the Uchiha. Using Naruto he would unleash the Kyuubi and go after Konoha and then the Akatsuki."

"If Akatsuki find out Naruto has been taken then they will act quickly to retrieve him. I highly doubt that Itachi will leave the boy with Orochimaru knowing that that bastard would use him. no excluding the fact that Akatsuki wants to do the same thing with him." Tsunade said as she watched Jiraiya stand up.

"The best we can do is catch up to the ANBU and get Naruto and Sasuke back." Jiraiya said dusting off his knees. "Even if we only get Naruto back it doesn't matter, Without Naruto, Sasuke will most likely come back or, vice-versa."

Tsunade nodded as she turned in the direction that they seemed to have left in. "If they care that much about the other they'll come back."

(Sasuke POV)

I looked around as we started to come toward the boarders of a small village. It was about to become nightfall as we walked up. I wondered if we were going to rest or if we were going to keep moving. If it were just me I would keep going but Naruto seemed to be having trouble. I think the fact that he watched the man he considered a father die might have a lot to do with it.

He tugged behind us slowly his head dropped a little and a sadness in his eyes I had never seen before. I stopped when Kabuto came to a halt. He turned to me as Naruto stopped to my right. "We'll be staying here over night, I used up too much Chakara with the explosion jutsu. We should be able to leave early in the morning and make it to sound by midday."

"Alright." I said nodding my head then looking at Naruto.

"I'll be gone for a little while, you two find a place for us. Get two rooms." Kabuto said before he left with in wisp of dust.

"Come on." I said to Naruto motioning him to follow me. "You look horrible."

"Thanks, you look pretty hott too." Naruto said sarcastically as he followed me toward a building with the kanji "INN" printed on a wood board over the entrance.

It didn't take long to get the rooms, as I helped Naruto up the steps. He seemed to be spacing out badly. I didn't want the blonde to hurt himself walking up the steps so I was carrying him on my back. When I pushed the door open I wa greeted with a cozy room with one bed and a large window. The blinds where drawn to the sides so I could just pull them shut if I chose to.

I walked to the bed and put Naruto down. He sat up and watched as I took my shoes off then his. He was getting worse and I had no ideas as to why. It couldn't be just the fact that Iruka was killed. Maybe the guilt was eating away at him. it could have been a build up of what has happened in the short amount of time.

Half of Konoha was destroyed when Orochimaru first attacked, the third Hokage died, my brother tried to kidnap Naruto, though I showed up and got the shit kicked out of me first before I was thrown into a blank mental state.

Then he leaves with Jiraiya to find Tsunade to become the fifth Hokage and to cure both Kakashi and myself. He had almost died when he fought with Kabuto after they found Tsunade. All of that happened in only weeks.

(A/N: I know it was most likely longer but this is an FAN FICTION so work with me.)

"Naruto are you okay?" I asked I felt his head for any sign of a fever.

"Yeah." He said lightly pushing my hand away. "I'm just thinking. You know, an idiot like me doesn't do so well when thinking a lot." He laughed at his non-amusing joke.

(A/N: I have no problems with Naruto, I think he is awesome! ((except for his lame English voice actor)) so if it seems like I'm bashing Naruto I'm not! I bash Sakura, not Naruto.)

"You've been really quiet and you keep spacing out." I said sitting on the side of the bed next to him. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." He said as he shifted. "I'm just thinking about what happened."

"You really shouldn't dwell on the past then." I said as I grabbed his chin. "It's obviously not good for your health." I rested my forehead on his.

"I can't stop thinking about how Iruka-sensei looked as he died, and the way Kakashi-sensei asked us why." Naruto said pulling away and holding his head.

I stared at him a minute as he silently began to cry. Probably tears for the fallen father figure he had. "Naruto…" I said touching his shoulder. "I'm sorry. You…you didn't have to come with me you know."

"Yes I did!" Naruto said snapping his face up to look at me tears running from his eyes. "I love you Sasuke and I wouldn't ever leave you, I'll always be by your side no matter what the costs."

My eyes widened as he snapped at me and explained why he would not leave me. My eyes then softened as I hugged my love close. "I know all these things, trust me, I know. Maybe…" I said pausing," maybe we should just go back."

"Sasuke?" he pulled away and looked at me.

"I cannot stand looking at you like this. I think if we go back to Konoha we can at the least pay our respects to Iruka and get Kakashi out of whatever jail they might have or have not put him in." I said firmly. "I know you're going to ask me why I'm changing my mind now, its because I love you as you love me and looking at you like this is making my heart ache. If it helps we'll go back. I'll take any punishments that they want to give me and you for the both of us."

"No." Naruto said hugging me," we'll take them together."

"So it's decided." I said pulling away once more. "We're going back tomorrow."

Naruto nodded before he looked around the room. "I'm tired." He said randomly looking back at me.

"As am I." I said before kissing him lightly. I then laid down with Naruto in font of me. I brought my arm around his waist and rested my head on the pillow. "Good-night, koi." I whispered in his ear before giving him another kiss.

"G' night." He said as he held my hand. I looked to the stucco like ceiling making out random shapes in the plaster. Some of them were good others were demonic. When I had had fill of disturbing images I looked to the blonde tuff of hair under my arm sleeping deeply. I smiled lightly before I put my mind at rest and only thought of how we were going to get away from Kabuto.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I know I suck. Not because my spelling is why off half the time but because I took so long to update this thing. Truthfully I don't even remember if I had an ending planned out for this story. Not that it matters, I'm winging it now. So anyway! That means this should be drawing to a close pretty soon. Might do a sequel if the demand is high. Well that's all for now. See you next up date. (When ever in the name of hell that may be.)

Ja ne

Kaiyuku-Kun