Sasuke was still on the floor from where Kiba had tackled him. Tsunade motioned for Kiba, Shikamaru and Neji to back away from Sasuke. "I don't think any of us expected him to have such feelings for Naruto. We should give him a moment to himself; there isn't anything we can do for him." Tsunade said quietly. She told Shikamaru to find Kakashi so he could watch Sasuke just in case he did something irrational. Shikamaru nodded and went to find the masked jounin, as all the others left with Tsunade. Sasuke broke down, sobbing hysterically; finally letting his feelings out. Moments later kakashi arrived. He walked over to Sasuke and dropped down beside him. "Kakashi… I was too late… he's gone and its forbidden to get him back… kakashi, please… you have to do something!" Sasuke said between sobs. It was upsetting seeing Sasuke like this when normally he never showed his feelings. "I'm sorry Sasuke." Kakashi said. "Come on, lets get you out of here." He pulled Sasuke up and practically dragged him back. Kakashi took Sasuke to his house and sat him down in the kitchen. Kakashi handed Sasuke a cup of something that Sasuke completely ignored. "There has to be something we can do… I just need to tell him how I feel…"
Naruto and Gaara had just returned to the sand village. Hungry from their long journey, they were now at Gaara's house in the dining room. Naruto was picking at his food and considering it was ramen, Gaara was concerned. "What did Sasuke do?" he asked. "You know those things you broke from my wrists that we draining my chakra? Well, I told Sasuke how I felt then managed to break the restraints using the chakra of the kyuubi. I… was free, the restrains drain my chakra if I leave kohona, so I was walking away when Sasuke started… begging for me not to leave. He seemed so desperate… so genuine. And then he kissed me." Naruto said.
"He kissed you? Well, isn't that…a good thing? I thought you said you liked him?" Gaara asked. "That's what makes it worse. He only kissed me so he could pull me back into kohona and put another pair of restraints on me." Naruto finished sadly. "And that bastard even had the nerve to try and turn me feelings for him against me yet again. How could he say 'I love you' like that?" Naruto slumped down in his chair. "That would explain why you wanted to get away so badly. Well, on the bright side… at least you can stay here with me." Gaara said. Naruto smiled at his red haired friend. "Yeah. I don't know what I'd do without you Gaara."
Sasuke was finding it hard to come to terms with the fact that there was no way to get Naruto back. Kakashi had told him that unless Naruto miraculously came back by his own free will, it was likely that they would never see the blonde again. "That's it. I'm going to see Naruto." Sasuke said, standing up. Kakashi pushed him back down.
"Sasuke, you can't. It's forbidden, you know that! Besides, if you did go… Gaara could kill you." Kakashi said. Sasuke ignored him and jumped up again.
"I don't care. If I can tell Naruto how I feel and make him understand, I don't care!" Sasuke replied. Kakashi sighed. "I wouldn't recommend it. Think about it; you have already betrayed the village once. Going against a strong order… you might be already on your last chance Sasuke." Sasuke stood up.
"Thanks, but… I have to see him. Could you cover for me? Just make excuses so nobody notices I'm gone. I'll leave now and I should be back by about midday tomorrow."
"Sasuke… alright." He sighed. 'I'm supposed to be the responsible one…' Sasuke thanked Kakashi and left kohona, to try and bring Naruto home.
A/n: wow. That was very… short. Oh well, next paragraph coming very soon!