Thanks to: Kakashi's-First-Kiss for being an awesome beta!
Thanks to: JigokuShoujosRevenge, RedMoonLight009, Dreamsofdragons, crimsondeathhurts, Anonymous Sister of the Author, Syciara-Lynx, Lady Renyel of Arella, Soulcaster, and DarkRavie for reviewing.
"You may have the dark haired boy; he was just my replacement andtherefore of no interest to me. Also, if the girl or the white haired man get in the way, you may kill them, but you are not kill the blond. I have a special interest in him. Do you understand?"
"And here I thought the only person the saintly Uchiha wanted to kill was his brother. I'm proud of you: you're becoming less of a sorry ass leaf-nin every day."
"Do you understand?" Black eyes met bloody eyes but Suigetsu was the first to look away.
"Yes," he said sullenly; but looking down at his prey he smiled. The blond was nothing special anyway.
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Naruto sneezed and shifted uncomfortably. He felt like he was being watched, but he didn't mention it to the others because they would tell him he was just being paranoid. Perhaps he was, but the presence felt different from the one that lurked in every shadow. Naruto fidgeted again. This feeling was going to drive him insane unless he went and looked. He stood and, as he expected, his teammates protested until he assured them that he didn't need an escort to use the bathroom.
He slid off into the night and left a shadow clone to return to the group in a few minutes. He couldn't feel the eyes on his back anymore, but every hair on his body stood on end with tension. He looped around and up to the top of the hill so he could look down on his watchers.
His eyes scanned the forest and at first saw nothing. Then he noticed a figure standing, perfectly still, in a dark hooded cloak. A flick of his wrist brought a knife from his sleeve and he lunged towards the figure. At the same moment the target seemed to become aware of him and a sheath of blue chakra covered his hand. The hood fell away revealing the silver hair and cool black eyes of Yakushi Kabuto. Naruto froze, and Kabuto looked equally surprised.
"Kabuto," Naruto whispered. He couldn't believe it. The point of this mission had been to find the man that was now standing right before him. Kabuto smiled and took a step forwards.
"I've missed you Naruto," he whispered.
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Suigetsu quite literally slipped through the trees, his watery body making it easy to move without a sound. Sasuke had gone off to play with his friend and now all Suigetsu had to decide was which of the remaining ninja to kill first.
He recognized the man known as Kakashi and knew that there would be trouble if he wasn't killed quickly. But by the way that nameless dark hair boy moved he looked dangerous too. Suigetsu smiled wickedly. He'd just have to kill them all at once and then chop them up into beautiful little pieces using one of their own blades.
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"Kabuto!" Naruto cried, his voice full of joy, and he quickly closed the distance between the two of them, throwing his arms around Kabuto's neck.
"I couldn't do it, I couldn't live without you," Naruto cried softly. With his face buried in Kabuto chest, he didn't see the young man's wicked smile.
"I know you couldn't." The glowing blue blade leapt to his hand. "And that makes you weak. What makes you think that I could care for something like you?" The blade plunge into Naruto stomach and slide up under his ribs. The boy gasped, fresh blood coming to his lips. He slid down Kabuto's body and knelt, head bowed, at the man's feet while his betrayer looked down with a cruel smile on his face.
"Why?" Naruto managed to gasp out. His heart hurt so badly, why did his heart have to hurt? He didn't think he'd be stabbed there.
"I already told you, because you're weak. In such as world as we live in the weak aren't worth the energy they spend to live. Don't worry; in death you'll have worth to me, it's not every day I get the chance to dissect the remains of a Jinchuuriki." Naruto whimpered and coughed violently.
"But I love you," he rasped, "and you… you said you loved me."
"I've said a lot of things in my life; it's impossible for all of them to be true." Naruto coughed again. His vision was fading, but even as consciousness was deserting him, he felt the acute sting of betrayal.
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AN: Yay an update! Happy me! Oh yes please remember that I almost always have a reason for the things I do, if a character is acting very odd then perhaps there is a reason for it. Now I have to go study for my 3 tests tomorrow and do my mountains of homework I've neglected till now! -Morana