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The Legend of Hope Chapter 10: Sasuke's departure
6 months had passed since Tsunade became Hokage. The Chunin were announced. Shikimaru, Shino, Naruto, and Rikku. But Rikku was currently injured. Sasuke had also decided to betray Konoha, and when the Sound four came, he ran off with them.
Naruto, Shikimaru, Chouji, Neji, and Lee, and Kiba all went after Sasuke, each taking out one of the sound four. Lee took on one of Sound's top ninja, Kiminmaro, while Naruto searched for Sasuke, who now had a demonic form.
The two fought each other in a brutal battle, which saw Naruto sprout another tail. Sasuke and Naruto's specials collided, nearly taking out Naruto. But Naruto refused to die.
"I'm right here Sasuke. Finish me off. Get the Mengekyou Sharingan, for all I care" Naruto said, clutching the hole in his chest. Sasuke shook his head, reverting back to normal.
"I'll get it another way. I'm fine without it" Sasuke said. Naruto smirked.
"I'll bet. I tried. I tried to bring you back. But before you go, I leave you with a warning. 3 years is all you have. On the third year, Orochimaru will be able to switch bodies with you. He recently done so, from what I heard, to get his arms back. Now, you have 3 years to train under him. But I only give you 2. 2 years, to become stronger. Then escape. I know you don't wish to die. But maybe...you deserve it" Naruto said. Sasule the growled. Naruto smirked. He then coughed up some blood
"Yeah. You deserve to die, to rot with your clan. Your clan were nothing more then power hungry jackasses, with Itachi being the only one to not be like that. I know the truth Sasuke. My eyes do not lie. My eyes saw into why he killed them. He killed the Uchiha clan, to save it. He hoped that you'd be driven to kill him, so that you can become stronger, yet remain like you were. Unfortunately, that failed. You aren't carefree. You are a hardass. I guarentee you, that the same fate may just happen to the Hyuugas. It's only natural that a forest fire happens, when a forest becomes to big" Naruto said, before passing out. Sasuke smirked, and left.
Naruto woke up in the hospital, with his wound healed. Sakura was beside him. His siter.
"I'm sorry Sakura. But in all honesty, I knew that Sasuke coming back wasn't what I was going for. I had hoped I could at least, tell him the truth about his clan. I did" Naruto said. Sakura thought about hitting him, but decided against it. Beside Naruto, was Sasuke's Konoha headband.
"I plan to get him back in 2 years. Sasuke has the be the scapegoat. Learn Orochimaru's secrets, and be the beacon we need, to reach Oto. You could say, he's spying for us. I plan to get him back soon enough" Naruto said. Sakura could only smile.
"In the meantime, what do you plan to do?" Sakura asked. Naruto smirked.
"My Pilgrimage. Dad and Hinata are coming with. And ONLY them...for now" Naruto said. Sakura nodded.
3 days later, the three left Konoha for their journey. And it gave both Naruto and Hinata more time to themselves. They both confessed they loved each other, and were now boyfriend of girlfriend. She would use Tetra to gain techniques from other ninja, while Arashi continued to train Naruto.
Little did the two know, Hinata was also a hentai. She read Icha Icha Paradise, when nobody was around.