Naruto tried to ignore the twisting feeling in his gut as he sprinted at top speed beside Orochimaru. Even though his surroundings were all a blur because they were moving so fast, they seemed oddly familiar. 'This is insane! I swear, if you kill one more person…'
'Your going to do what exactly?' the Kyuubi growled angrily, knowing full well it was an empty threat. 'I can't let you do this to yourself, Naruto. I'm sorry but I'm going to take over your body and stop this nonsense right now!' Nothing happened.
'Well?' Naruto asked tauntingly. 'Stupid fox. You can't, remember? Kabuto gave me full power over you so shut up and leave me alone!'
Kyuubi knew there was nothing more that could be done, so it retreated to its cage grumbling. Orochimaru moved closer to Kabuto as they ran. "Kabuto. Do you have it?" he asked quietly. The medic Nin nodded and showed Orochimaru something he had in his pocket. "Remember, only use that in the worst case scenario. It's a last resort." He added. Kabuto told Orochimaru he understood, but didn't say much more because Naruto was looking over suspiciously. Orochimaru moved back nearer to Naruto. "Almost there." He said to the blonde excitedly. The knot in Naruto's stomach tightened considerably and it wasn't long before they slowed down. When Naruto saw where they had stopped he felt sick. He turned to Orochimaru. "Y-you can't…I-its
not…p-please…"
"You promised you wouldn't let me down, Naruto." he said.
"I k-know, but you never…you never said it was…Konoha." He whispered. Orochimaru smirked and looked through the gates of Konoha. Already, ninja were beginning to form tight defence formations all over. "Does it really matter if it is Konoha? Before you knew, you were willing to fight. Is it really any different?" Orochimaru asked. "I know the people here! I can't kill them…this is, I-I mean was my home for most of my life and a lot of the people used to be my friends."
"Exactly. The used to be your friends and this was your home. When you took your new headband you joined the sound village. Wasn't that a sign that Konoha means nothing to you?" Naruto bit his lip; Orochimaru was about to transport himself into the middle of the village. He held his hand out for Naruto. "This is my dream. Do you want to be part of my future like you say you do? Can you prove your love and loyalty for me here?" he asked. Naruto didn't hesitate; he didn't want Orochimaru to think he was unsure that he wanted to be with him.
The last five minutes had been chaotic. A powerful chakra pattern had been sensed near the village and was heading to it at a high speed. Sasuke was with the hokage, ready to meet whatever it was that wanted to destroy Konoha. Tsunade was ordering shinobi, ready to meet the attack. She still believed it was the Akatsuki and judging by the information on their attack types, she had planned everything according to that. No one was prepared for who turned up.
A loud bang erupted not far away from Sasuke and the hokage and when the created smoke cleared Orochimaru, kabuto and Naruto were standing there. The blonde noticed Sasuke, and immediately averted his eyes and stared at the floor. Sasuke on the other hand, was staring at Naruto. He looked so different; his hair was flopping down more than usual and he looked strange because he wasn't wearing orange, instead he was wearing something that looked the same as Orochimaru's. Sasuke's eyes narrowed when he noticed something else. Naruto wasn't wearing his Konoha headband and instead he had a sound one tied around his neck. "Dobe…" He whispered sadly. The hokage looked at Orochimaru with disgust. "It was you who attacked that village! I should have known." She hissed. Grins spread across Orochimaru's and Kabuto's faces and the sannin looked at Naruto proudly. "It wasn't me who attacked the village. It was Naruto." Sasuke's eyes shot open at this and the hokage's mouth fell open. 'Look at Sasuke. See how disappointed in you he is. Understand what you are doing! Just get away from Orochimaru!'
'I…have to do as Orochimaru-sama wishes.' Orochimaru glanced around; soon Konoha would be at his mercy just like he always knew it would.
"Kill them." The sannin ordered. Gasps were heard as tails of chakra spread out behind Naruto and claws grew from the blonde's hands. Sasuke stepped closer to Naruto. "Why did you leave, dobe? Why did you leave me?" He asked sadly. Naruto gave him a dark look.
"I'm sure Neji can keep you company." He hissed, the six tails flicking dangerously. Orochimaru decided that it would be best if this conversation continued; it seemed to be getting Naruto angry and that would be a good thing. "What the hell? Why would Neji come into this?" He asked confusedly. Naruto looked at him with sad eyes.
"Because the day I left…I was going to tell you my feelings for you. I was going to say that I loved you too." He said, looking at the ground again. Sasuke stared at Naruto disbelievingly; the blonde loved him back? "Why didn't you say you loved me before?" He asked.
"I was going to, but at the time you had your tongue down Neji's throat!" He screamed, tears streaming down his face. "Oh dobe…he was the one who kissed me. I didn't want him! I want you…I always have." He said.
"It doesn't matter anyway. If you knew what I was…you would hate me."
"I could never hate you. I know about Kyuubi, Naruto and I know that I love you." He said softly. Naruto's blue eyes widened. "You… you knew about the fox? Why didn't you say?" Naruto replied.
"I didn't want to bring it up until you decided you wanted to tell me. Come back Naruto. Leave that bastard and come home." He pleaded. Naruto shook his head and stepped back. "I…I can't."
"Kill them Naruto." Orochimaru said. Naruto flexed his chakra tails and blinked tears from his eyes. He had to decide, and fast. Sasuke or Orochimaru. Konoha or the sound.