Kakashi was carefully walked through the forest in the sound village. Masking his chakra, he summoned his nin dog, Pakkun. "Hello. Long time no see." He said. Kakashi nodded. "Can you smell Sasuke? He should be near here."
"Ah, I remember that scent. I'm surprised you can't sense him, he's over there round the corner near the thickest patch of trees." The dog said knowingly. Kakashi nodded as Pakkun disappeared in a puff of smoke. Kakashi pulled the scroll from his pocket and walked round the corner, spotting the dark haired teen. Sasuke noticed the intrusion and looked up quickly. Kakashi walked over to Sasuke, still holding the scroll. "Sasuke, I have been assigned bring you back to Kohona." He said simply. 'How is Naruto? Does he hate me? Has he met someone else?' Sasuke bit his tongue so he would say what he really wanted. He replied with a different answer. "You really think you can fight me… and win?" he said with a slight sneer.
"No. You're probably quite a match for me now, and if we fought I would be in no condition to drag you back. That is not an issue, you will come back willing." Kakashi said calmly. Sasuke snorted, activating his sharigan. "So predictable…" Kakashi sighed as he opened out the scroll. He pulled his mask up revealing his eye that contained the sharigan. Placing his hand on the centre of the open scroll, it erupted in red light. "This is a special jutsu containing scroll. Fortunately for me, it turns out the sharingan can copy much more than techniques. This is why you're coming back without a fight." Images flashed in front of Sasuke's eyes. Naruto, talking to himself. Then he was yelling at Sakura for something. Another image showed the blonde in the hokage's office. He fell to the floor. The picture surrounded Sasuke, like he had been sucked into a film as he watched his dobe whimpering quietly. "Please Sasuke, I love you! Don't go… I need you…please…I love you so much…please, don't leave me…" he said through his tears. Naruto opened his eyes and covered his face as he simply cried. Sasuke watched, as Naruto seemed to be replaying the moment he left, then reacting afterwards. He simply watched as Naruto lay on the floor crying. "Alright!" Sasuke shouted. "Enough!" he shouted. The scene around him faded as the forest swam back into view. Kakashi took his hand off the scroll and rolled it up, placing it in his pocket. "Why was he… replaying that moment in his head?" he asked his former teacher. "After you left, Naruto went into complete denial. He totally lost it, talking to himself thinking you were there. If we so much as tried to tell him the truth, we got a mouthful and he wouldn't stick around long enough for us to get the message across. Our last resort was forcing him into one room and using some kind of technique that Tsunade knows to replay the thing he is blocking out. That was his reaction, so imagine how he is feeling now. He needs you Sasuke. You have a chance, one more to come back to Kohona."
"I love him, Kakashi. Tell Naruto that if you want, but I can't come back. My brother-" Kakashi grabbed Sasuke roughly. "You have no idea Sasuke! The very thought of you leaving him pushed him to the brink of insanity! He can't live without you, he even said so himself. He has no-one Sasuke."
"I might come back after killing-" Kakashi snapped- Sasuke could be dense sometimes. "I don't think your understanding me! I don't know how long he will actually want to live without you, Sasuke I have never seen Naruto like this before!" he finished angrily.
"He wouldn't…" Kakashi gave him a stern look. "Oh shit…you can't expect me to choose between killing Itachi and…coming back for Naruto." Kakashi smiled.
"Which of those goals are more important? Can you live everyday knowing Naruto could be close to suicidal, when the only this he needs is you?" Sasuke gaped at him slightly, thinking over what Kakashi had said. "Forget Itachi, my dobe needs me now…" he murmured to himself. He looked up at Kakashi. "I'll come back." He said.