A/N: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Haha, I'm a bit late. Anyway, hey, thanks for reading my fanfic! Well, this part… I don't know if it's even worth posting… Anyway, please read! You be the judge! XD Complaints and criticisms will be welcomed!

Disclaimer: I… I… I do not own Naruto!!!! (runs away with precious diamond-like tears flowing from my eyes)

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Recap:

"So, you mean Naruto is under another's control?"

"Exactly."

"But why would he come here?"

"That's something to find out."

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Chapter 10: Lies

"Akemi Takehiko wins!" The MC announced. Akemi just went back to her seat on the grandstand.

"For the first fight of the second round: Uzumaki Kokishin and Masaru Hiroshi, please come down now!" He called.

"Ko-chan, be careful, Masaru is a very strong opponent." Sakura reminded.

"I'll do my best, Aunt Sakura!" She smiled, and then jumped down.

Masaru Hiroshi… he's known for being a rival of Ko-chan in terms of intelligence and strength. I wonder if she will be able to beat him… Tsunade thought.

Silence engulfed the whole stadium. Everybody was watching intently of whose gonna win the fight between the two top genins of Konoha.

"Fight!" The MC said.

I need to win this. Kokishin thought as she grabbed a kunai from her weapon pouch.

On the other hand, Hiroshi was just standing still. Nobody knows whether he's thinking of a strategy or whatever. Suddenly, he closed his eyes as he raised his hand.

"I give up." He said.

Everybody was shocked at his statement.

"What?! Hey, Masaru-san, why did you give up on our fight?!" Kokishin asked the older genin.

"I've got more important things to do." He said as he went off.

-Outside the stadium-

Hiroshi was talking to a man in black with a woman by his side.

"I… I already gave up on my fight with Uzumaki. Now please, I want my mom back." Hiroshi said.

The man gave him the woman he's with.

"So, that's why you gave up on our fight!" Kokishin popped out of the nowhere.

"U-Uzumaki…" Hiroshi stuttered.

"You! So, you kidnapped his mom for him to give up! Who do you think you are?!" Kokishin pointed at the man in black.

"Ko-chan, honey, it's me—Daddy." The man said as he took of his mask.

"D-Daddy…" She stammered. She, then, cried and hugged Naruto.

"Do you wanna come with me?" Naruto asked as he kissed the forehead of his daughter.

"Anywhere!" She replied happily.

"Ko-chan, no!" Sasuke appeared.

"Uncle Sasuke?"

"Your dad is being controlled by another person! You might be in danger when you come with him!" Sasuke went over to them and grabbed Kokishin's hand.

"No!" She escaped his grip. "I want to be with Daddy! I'll go wherever he'll go! He's my only obsession!"

"Ko-chan…" Naruto sighed.

Suddenly, a man appeared before them.

"Leader…" Naruto bowed.

"Yondaime-sama?" Sasuke was surprised.

"I'm sorry; I cannot do as you wish. Ko-chan—she's my daughter. I can't deliver my own daughter to the hand of death. Kill me if you want to, but I will not do it." Naruto said.

"Naruto, I've decided. I, too, can't put my own blood to death by pulling it off from her." He took a deep breath. "So, as leader, I'm disbanding Akatsuki."

I can't believe that Yondaime-sama is Akatsuki's leader… Sasuke thought.

"But how about your members?" Naruto asked.

"Oh… ah… I've talked to them about it. They've… agreed easily…" He said as he looked away, frowning a little.

"Oh… I see… then… how about me?" Naruto asked sadly.

"Don't worry! I'm freeing you from my control. You can do as you please. As for me, I'll be wandering around as a missing-nin. See you next time, Naruto!" He grinned as he vanished into smoke.

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That night…

Corks popped out of the wine bottles as they celebrated. Music played and everyone was happy.

"Hurray! Ko-chan's a Chuunin now!" Sakura cheered as she danced crazily around the room with the new Chuunin.

"Aunt Sakura! Everybody! I want to present you someone!" Kokishin said.

"Hm? Who might it be? Your boyfriend?" Sakura giggled as she teased the young girl.

Kokishin chuckled. "Heehee, someone I really love and obsessed with!"

Everybody was slack-jawed.

"Ko-chan, you must be kidding! You're too young to have a lover!" Kiba said.

"Just wait and see!" She said.

She, then, opened the door and there appeared a yellow-haired man whom we all love.

"N-Naruto?" Sakura stammered. Everybody else was speechless except for a smirking raven-haired man.

"I'm back, guys!" Naruto happily grinned.

Sakura rushed over to him and hugged him tightly. Naruto hugged back.

"You might be all wondering why I'm alive." Naruto said.

"I don't care how. What is important to me is that you're back with us now." Sakura sobbed as she snuggled unto the taller person's chest.

"Welcome home, Naruto." Kakashi smiled gently behind his mask.

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The raven-haired man stared at the stars as he leaned over the railings of the balcony.

"Sasuke, what are you doing here?" A person from behind asked.

Sasuke turned to recognize who it was. "Naruto…"

"The stars are shining so brightly tonight, right?" Naruto gazed upon the heavenly bodies above as he leaned over the railings.

"Hn." He grunted as he closed his eyes.

"Sasuke?"

"What?"

"Are you still planning on avenging your clan?"

"Yes… why?"

"Nothing… Hey, Sasuke." Naruto called.

"Hn?"

"When are you planning to get a girlfriend?"

"I don't have time for that kind of stuff. I'm still focusing on revenge." He answered indifferently. "Why do you ask?"

"Hm… I was just wondering if you, Ko-chan, and I will still be a happy family." He almost whispered when he said that, but Sasuke heard it.

"What…?" Sasuke snapped his eyes open over what he heard.

"Haha… nothing… Anyway, it's getting cold; let's go inside. They might be looking for us now." He smiled, and then went in.

I dunno if I heard it right… but Naruto wants a happy family out of him, Ko-chan, and I… Maybe I heard it wrong… Anyway, I still need to avenge my clan. I'll kill Itachi no matter what… He took his last glance upon the stars above, and went in.

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It was a cold January morning and Sasuke was sitting on the bench nearby the frozen lake of the Uchiha estate.

"Sasuke…" Somebody called about 15 meters away from Sasuke's back.

Sasuke, alarmed by the call, stood up abruptly and took his sword from its sheath.

"Itachi!" Sasuke was surprised and raged at the same time.

"Sasuke… do you still remember? This is the place I left you when you were a little boy back then…" He reminisced.

"Yes! This is the place where you left me after you massacred our clan!" Sasuke hissed as he positioned his blade against Itachi.

"Little brother…"

"Don't call me that!" He yelled as he charged at Itachi, aiming for his heart.

Itachi just stood there and closed his eyes as Sasuke neared. Sasuke, not hesitatingly, stabbed the heart of his own brother with his ANBU blade.

Blood sprinkled all over Sasuke as he pulled the blade from Itachi's heart. He fell onto his back, blemishing the white, sinless matter beneath him with his crimson blood.

"Why?! Why wouldn't you fight me?! Why did you just stand there and did nothing to defend yourself?!" Sasuke shrieked.

He opened his eyes with a mild glimmer on them as he gazed upon Sasuke.

"Sasuke… I cannot lay a hand upon a kin… especially my own brother…" He peacefully said with a gentle smile on his face as he coughed blood.

"How dare you say that! You massacred our clan!"

"I… I lied…" He looked away.

"What…?" Sasuke was speechless as he dropped his blood-stained sword unconsciously.

"Akatsuki… It was Akatsuki… that massacred our clan… I didn't want you to be killed by confronting them… They're powerful… That's why I told you that it was me who slaughtered our clan. I… I joined them… so… that… I could… avenge our clan… and now… I… killed them off… with every bit… of my strength… but… the leader… escaped… He probably… will be back… to capture… the last Bijuu… that resides… in Kokishin… I… I'm sorry, little brother… I… haven't… avenged… our clan… completely…" He said as he exhaled his last breath.

Snow descended gracefully from the heavens. Sadness, silence, and regret swallowed up the ANBU captain.

I'm sorry… Nii-san… … Akatsuki leader, Yondaime, even though you're a Hokage… I'll kill you… for what you did to our clan…

TBC

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A/N: I'm sorry, I'm too lazy to put up a battle scene there so I just made Yondaime disband Akatsuki. Hahaha! Anyway, I'm prolonging this fanfic too much I'm gonna cut it off sooner or later. And –woot!-, Itachi-kun is so strong he defeated the 8 members of Akatsuki, save for himself and the leader. Haha, he's so unbelievably strong! Anyway, please continue reading my fanfic! I know it's getting worse… but please continue reading… and reviewing! Oh, thanks for your reviews! Okay, we're nearing the end of this fic. Will Sasuke be able to complete the task Itachi left? Find out on the next chapter! Ja ne!