When the roar reached his ears, Sasuke glanced back over his shoulder as he wiped the tears away. He hardly had any time to react – other than widening his eyes at whom was coming his way – before a hand plowed through the center of his chest. The Uchiha's lips parted in a silent cry, blood spilling onto the offending hand.

"SASUKE-KUN!! NARUTO!!" emerald eyes widened in horror and Sakura took off in a full-blown run toward her teammates. As she ran, tears welled in her eyes as a result of what she had just witnessed. She knew that both, Sasuke and Naruto, had their problems, but it had never come to Naruto outright attacking the only person that he truly loved...

When she reached them, Naruto had violently pulled his hand away from Sasuke's chest, drawing forth more blood. Sasuke held onto his chest, although it was a futile attempt to stop the bleeding. The medic-nin immediately made a move to help her friend, but a violent swipe and a low, threatening growl from Naruto froze her where she stood.

The Uchiha blinked several times, attempting to clear his blurring vision. That didn't help; it only served to make it worse. Slowly, he lifted his head, glancing up at his Kyuubified spouse. He opened his mouth to question Naruto, but he was forced onto the ground, a foot digging into the gaping wound on his chest. Words did not escape Sasuke's mouth, only a choked cry.

"You're a cheating, lying bastard, Uchiha Sasuke."

Sakura was crying out in the background, pleasing to the enraged Naruto to let her heal Sasuke's injuries, taking a small step forward, finding her feet again.

Naruto snapped his head back, growling at the medic-nin, "Take another step forward and I'll kill you, pink bitch."

Again, Sakura froze. No more words escaped her then, though the tears continued to flow regardless as she watched, helpless.

"Na... Naru...to..." The dying Uchiha coughed, hacking up blood. The image of his Kyuubified spouse had since gone blurry... and he felt the sudden urge to sleep despite his injuries. He blinked several times, trying to satisfy said urge by closing his eyes for a few seconds with each blink.

"Don't close your eyes!"

Upon hearing Sakura's broken cry, Sasuke slowly opened them. He didn't like the look on Naruto's face, or what he could make of it anyway. He reached a shaky hand out, weakly grasping the Jinchuuriki's ankle. A low growl reached his ears from the contact before he cried out, Naruto pressing his foot into Sasuke further and forcing the wind out of his lungs.

"Na..." Sasuke couldn't breathe. The foot continued to apply pressure and he could feel his ribs starting to give, threatening to be crushed under Naruto's weight.

"You're nothing but trash, bitch. I'm sick of looking at you, so why don't you just die?" Naruto gave a toothy smirk and stomped onto the brunette's chest. The cracking of multiple bones could be heard, and his smirk only grew. Sasuke's hand slipped limply off of his ankle and landed on the soiled ground with a soft thud, unmoving.

Sasuke did not cry out in agony this time. The last thing that his mind could register was the Kyuubi's toothy smirk. His vision faded completely into darkness, but he no longer possessed the strength to even close his eyes.

The blond swayed as Kyuubi's rage left him. He blinked several times before glancing down at the body he was standing on. Crimson eyes stared back at him, dull and dead. Slowly, he removed his foot before sinking down onto his knees. He wasn't surprised that his anger had gotten out of control and killed the person he...

Something wet splashed onto Sasuke's face, causing Naruto to blink. He didn't even realize that he had started crying. He reached over to brush off the lone tear on Sasuke's face before moving to close his eyes. He didn't bother to stop his own tears; he let them fall, knowing that he had held them in for years, trying to stay strong in hopes that Sasuke would change.

Naruto heard the faint rustle of grass behind him as Sakura went to gather Itachi's body; she had cried herself out for the time being. He left her to her medical duties with the older Uchiha.

"Sasuke..." Naruto gave a small hiccup, leaning down to cradle the limp body in his arms, holding Sasuke in a tight embrace. "You're such a fucking moron... Stupid, selfish bastard... I loved you, too..."

"Naruto." Sakura stopped behind the sobbing blond, carrying Itachi's body on her back for the medical staff to take care of. "We need to head back. And... tell Tsunade-sama about what happened." When she was given a small nod in response, she turned and started on her way back. They weren't all that far from the village. It wouldn't take long for them to get there and give the mission report after handing the bodies over.

Naruto pulled himself away from the body and finally wiped his tears off on the sleeve of his shirt. He then wrapped his arms around Sasuke and picked up him as he got onto his feet, carrying him bridal-style as he followed his teammate.

Whatever awaited him in Konoha, he knew that he would face death for killing the man in his arms. He just hoped that Tsunade would grant him one last request.