Yes! Finished another chapter! And might I mention it's the longest chapter I have posted yet.

Chapter 9: Revenge

Sasuke stared down at the campsite Naruto and Sakura had created. He smiled, thinking about what would happen next…

Several minutes ago….

"Let's split up" Shino said. "We're just doing this as a precaution in case they try and make an escape. One person will keep heading straight, while the rest of us will circle around"

"So who goes straight?" asked Kiba.

"I will" volunteered Sasuke. Kiba frowned at this. He had a bad feeling about this.

"This is probably a good idea" agreed Shino. "Kiba, you're going to have to lead me and Hinata to where Naruto and Sakura is" Kiba's frown deepened. His gut was telling him that this was definitely wrong, but he nodded in agreement anyways.

"Good" said Shino. "We'll meet up with you later Sasuke. Wait for a sign before you go in"

"Okay" came the reply. Kiba, Hinata and Shino broke off from their original path, leaving Sasuke alone as he continued on his way. This was going to be even easier then he thought.

Now here Sasuke stood, arriving before the other ninjas having gone in a straight path, instead of going around. Now was the time to make his attack.

Naruto and Sakura sat facing the small fire they had built. Her head rested gently against his shoulder as he draped his arm around her. Sakura sat there, enjoying the moment. The fire kept her face warm, and Naruto's arm and jacket, which she still wore, kept her back warm. Sakura looked up at Naruto, who was staring into the fire with a gently smile on his face. Sakura gave a smile of her own before she further leaned into Naruto and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Naruto was surprised and caught slightly off guard.

"Wha…what was that for?" He asked. Sakura frowned.

"Did you not like that?" Naruto stared at her for a quick second before he replied.

"No…no actually I really liked that, it just….well…surprised me. That's all" Sakura gave him another smile.

"Glad to hear that"

It was that very moment that a kunai came flying out of the tree, landing barely an inch from Naruto's leg.

"What the hell?!" he cried out as he jumped up, letting go of Sakura. He scanned the trees, but it was too dark for him to see.

"Show yourself!" He called out to the dark surrounding forest. Sasuke stepped out, a grin on his face. Naruto bared his teeth at him.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" he snarled "Why can't you just leave us alone?!" Sasuke chuckled at him, but it lacked humor in it.

"One, it's to get revenge for what you did to me earlier. Two, to take Sakura back to the village with me, and three, to get rid of you once and for all." And with that, he charged at Naruto.

Naruto jumped back out of Sasuke's reach and pulled out a kunai. He ran at Sasuke as the raven haired boy pulled out a kunai of his own. Metal clashed against metal as the weapons made contact. Sasuke brought his leg up and kicked Naruto in the stomache. The kick was strong and powerful, and the impact sent him flying backwards. Naruto looked up, a large ball of fire came hurling at him. Sasuke had taken the opening to get at Naruto. Naruto now held up his arms, protecting his face from the burning flames that were threatening to melt his skin off.

Sakura stared in horror as Naruto was engulfed in flames. Why did this keep happening? Was this pattern just going to repeat over and over again? Naruto against Sasuke. Sasuke against Naruto. It was never going to end until someone finally died.

The flames finally got past Naruto as it caught the trees behind him on fire. Naruto stood there, panting, with only minor burns on his body. Sakura sighed. Thank God he was okay.

Sasuke was obviously not pleased by this. He threw the kunai he still held in his hand at the blonde. Naruto threw his own, which hit the other weapon, both of them bouncing off the other. Naruto grinned at the Uchia.

"Seriously, you didn't think that would finish me off did you?" Sasuke returned Naruto's grin with one of his own.

"No, but I was thinking this would" Electricity fizzed around Sasuke's hand as he began his sprint. He closed off the distance between him and Naruto. He screamed out "Chidor!" as he thrust his hand at Naruto.

Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the Sasuke charging at him.

"Shit!" was the last thing Sasuke heard before his attack hit Naruto. The attack was powerful, but instead of piercing Naruto, the impact sent the blonde hurtling backwards, into the still flaming trees behind him. The tree snapped in half the moment Naruto hit it. But instead of stopping, the impact was strong enough to keep sending Naruto backwards through two more trees before he finally hit the ground. The trees collapsed on top of him, the branches a flamed, and the large trunk of the tree completely covering Naruto's body from view.

Sakura screamed.

"Naruto! Naruto!" Sakura cried as tears streamed down the side of her face. She ran towards the flaming trees that had Naruto covered. "Naruto! Please answer me! Say something! Anything! Just say it! Naruto, please! Please!" Her voice was filled with panic, and the tears continued to come, not pausing once.

Sakura didn't notice Sasuke come up behind her. He grabbed her arm and began pulling her back away from the wreckage.

"No!" she screamed "Let me go! Let me go! I have to get him out! He could be hurt! Please! Just let me get him out!" Sasuke pulled on her arm harder.

"No. We are going now." Sakura continued to sob as Sasuke dragged her into the dark forest. Her cries could be heard as they got further and further away.

"Please! Just let me get him out! Please!"

Hinata was the second one to arrive to where Naruto and Sakura were suppose to be camping, but the sight before her made her gasp. A large pile of broken trees were flaming before her and she could see someone's chakara under it. She got closer and seeing a hand sticking out from the wreckage, she began to pull on it in hope of getting the person out of there. She pulled, but whoever it was seemed to be stuck in there for good. She gave another pull, not wanting to give up, and this time, the body came loose between the tree trunks. She smiled at the thought that she was able to save someone, but gasped when she recognized who it was that she had saved.

It was Naruto.

Kiminaru: Du du dum! (Supposedly dramatic music)

Sakura: That was extremely cruel of Sasuke to leave Naruto there.

Sasuke: Hn, who cares about him anyways.

Kiminaru: Don't say that! And besides, I care about him. I would never let anyone hurt him.

Sasuke: Oh ya? Even if you found out he is eating all your food right now?

Kiminaru: What?! I'm gonna hurt him! He better not have eaten my pocky!

Sakura: While Kiminaru goes to kill Naruto, please review!