Author: Shimizu Asuka
Story: Deceptions
Chapter: 13
Title: I Don't Love You Anymore.

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In The Last Chapter: Naruto determines what Sasuke is the real one. They make love and Naruto is haunted by what Itachi said before he killed him...

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I Don't Love You Anymore.

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"Tsunade, I would like to request a long mission."

"How long?"

"A year, maybe more."

"That is a long time."

"Yes, I know. I would like to get away for a while. Clear my head."

"Fine. I have a few missions that require a lot of travel and not many people want them. Are you sure you can do this alone Naruto?"

"Yes," Naruto said, it felt like he was agreeing to his own execution.

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Naruto walked up the steps to Sasuke's door slowly. He hated to give Sasuke the news. He hated lying to him but he couldn't do it anymore. He felt too guilty, taking away something Sasuke wanted. He felt selfish for taking Sasuke away from his ultimate goal. The best thing he could do would be to go away on those missions.

"Hey Sasuke. I'm here," Naruto said opening the door. It was cold in here. It felt like death.

No, Naruto was just being paranoid because of what he was about to do.

"I'm in the kitchen."

Naruto followed the voice and stopped in the doorway. He looked at Sasuke. Sasuke was facing away from him but he felt a sadness coming off him.

"Sasuke?" Naruto asked not daring to move. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Your not fine. What is wrong?"

"You lied to me Naruto."

"How..."

"I went over to see you earlier and you weren't there and there was a lot of clothes in your apartment. You weren't doing laundry so what were you doing?" Sasuke asked before taking a sip of whatever was in his mug.

"I went to the river clear my mind. And then Tsunade wanted to see me, it turns out that I have a mission," Naruto said. It hurt to lie to him but he didn't want to make it harder on him. A year should be enough time to get over Sasuke. And a year should find Sasuke a bride and maybe a baby.

"How long will you be gone?" Sasuke asked, it was already starting to show that he felt better.

"A year. Maybe a little more."

"A... a year…" Sasuke said with a small and pitiful voice. "Can't she send someone else?"

"No, there isn't anyone else willing to take it." It was kind of true.

"Can't I go with you?"

"Its a solo."

"Naruto..."

"Sasuke, can't you see that I don't want you to come with me," Naruto said trying his best not to break his stone face. "I don't love you anymore. I don't love you and I don't want to see your face everyday for a year when I don't love you."

"So that's why..." Sasuke said, leaving his thought incomplete.

"Good bye Sasuke," Naruto said. Best to end it abruptly then have Sasuke see him cry.

A choked sob was all that Naruto was awarded by the statement.

"Don't go. Please don't do this to me Naruto," a whisper that was never heard by the ears of the only one that he'd ever truly loved.

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"Oh Sasuke, I'm so sorry, but its for the best," Naruto whispered as he could hear Sasuke breaking down from the front door.

Naruto could feel hot tears burning his face. Streaking down, taunting him for his actions.

'I should leave at sunrise.' Naruto left for his home, half blinded by the tears clouding his vision.

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Sasuke was up all night. For hours he laid crying on the floor, sobbing until his sides hurt. When he was all sobbed out for a few minutes he peeled himself off the floor and boiled some water for tea. He went to make sure the door was closed and then went back into the kitchen.

The cup was hot as he sat on his couch in the dark. He was starting to get a throbbing headache from all the crying. Why did Naruto break it off so abruptly? It couldn't be because he didn't love him, earlier that day Naruto said that he loved him. It wasn't right, something was off and Sasuke would find it out. Tomorrow. He'd go early so that he knew that Naruto was still home.

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Naruto slept lightly. He woke up once the sun started to rise. He grabbed his bag and went out the door, locking it. He headed for Tsunade's office and knew that he would wake her but he didn't think she'd mind all that much.

"Get up old hag," Naruto said banging on the door.

"What do you want Naruto?" she asked opening the door.

The blonde boy hugged Tsunade and started crying. "I wanted to say goodbye to you before I go."

"If you didn't want the mission you shouldn't have asked for it," the woman said a little annoyed at him for not wanting the mission after he'd accepted it.

"I do want the mission. I did something bad. I feel awful."

"What was it? It can't be that bad."

"I... I broke up with the only person in the village who ever loved me," Naruto said sobbing loudly.

"Why Naruto?"

"I wanted him to rebuild his clan. He can't do that with me in the way. So I broke up with him and now I'm going away so that he can pick someone to marry and have kids with," Naruto said to Tsunade's chest.

"Naruto, that was very selfless of you. Are you sure that Sasuke still wants that?"

"Why wouldn't he?"

"He fell in love with you, you don't fall in love and then go have children with someone else. It's not that easy. Are you sure you still want the mission?"

"Yes," Naruto said. He stopped crying and stood up a little ways from the Hokage. "I'm fine. Goodbye Tsunade. I will be a little late getting back since I have some personal business to attend to as well."

Tsunade nodded and felt her heart break just looking at him. Someone who had something and lost it. And then tried to put himself back together again without the thing that made him complete. Tsunade watched him go and wished him a silent goodbye. He'd do the right thing soon enough. He'd see how much he really loved Sasuke eventually.

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Sasuke stared in shock. Naruto's bed was empty and he was gone. Naruto was gone on his mission and had left Sasuke all by himself. Sasuke still wanted Naruto. Still wanted to hold him. Make love to him. Make him moan and move under him. Still wanted to kiss Naruto again. Still wanted to see his face.

Sasuke laid down on Naruto's bed, smelled his fragrance. It made Sasuke's heart ache. Made him yearn for Naruto just one more time. Sasuke closed his eyes for a moment and fell asleep in Naruto's bed.

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Naruto was making good time trying to find the imposter. He had already gotten their trail and it was just a matter of following and catching up. He was tired from hardly sleeping a wink but knew that if he slept then it would be for longer then he wanted. So he followed the trail until he was too exhausted to go on.

Naruto picked a place hidden from eyes that might come prying and fell into dreams of Sasuke and what he gave up.

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Sasuke woke up and it was dark. He sat up fast and calmed down a little when he realized where he was. In Naruto's apartment, but he's not here.

Sasuke got up and left the only thing of Naruto's left in Konoha besides himself.

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"Tsunade open up."

"Come in Sasuke. What would you like?"

"I want to know where Naruto went."

"I can't tell you that because the information is secret."

"Please Tsunade just tell me where he went. I love him and I want to talk to him."

"You'll have to talk to him when he gets back. I don't really know where he is at the moment. He is performing many different missions to many different places."

"Then I'll go follow him."

"If you do that I might have to classify you as a missing-nin. That wouldn't be too pleasant, I don't think that would look good on your record. Just stay here for now."

Sasuke was silent. He didn't want to be a missing-nin like his brother. So he decided to stay and continue on with his life until Naruto came back. "Yes Hokage-sama," Sasuke said finally admitting that he would have to wait a year until he saw Naruto again.

"If there is nothing else then you may go Sasuke."

Sasuke nodded and walked out. Tsunade had seen a piece of Sasuke die at the end of their conversation. What had Naruto done?

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Sasuke walked slowly back to his house and passed by the raman shop. He hadn't eaten in a while and thought he would have a bowl of raman, the disgusting food he couldn't stand. It was also Naruto's favorite food, so he had some. And he tried to love it at least half as much as Naruto loved it.

Full with Naruto's favorite food Sasuke went back to his home and locked himself in his room. He stayed there for a long time, barely moving. Just lying on his bed thinking about Naruto. Crying over him. Missing him.

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--To Be Continued--

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A/N: Hey there this was a really easy chapter for me to write even though it is quite sad. I've been told that it is very sad. It will get better I promise.

Please review. The more the better.

In The Next Chapter: It's all about the year in which Naruto is gone. Is someone stalking Sasuke? Who would be stalking him because as far as he can see it's no girl.

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