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Naruto and Kakashi lay side by side looking up at the starry sky.
Neither man had spoken an awful lot since they left together two days prior but both of them were certainly feeling a lot lighter, like a weight had not exactly been lifted but was instead being shared between the two of them.
It felt good for Naruto to have some company. He'd been virtually alone since he left the village. The only conversations he had were very brief and mainly consisted of his awkward advances being rejected by women when he drunkenly tried to hit on them out of loneliness.
Naruto hated feeling alone, the way he spent the first 12 years of his life. But he figured he must deserve this miserable feeling since he still hadn't even gotten close to bringing his old best friend back.

Kakashi had always been a bit of a loner ever since the death of his father. Since then he had continued building his wall higher and higher. Especially once he lost his comrades and his sensei. He preferred to read dirty books then actually talk to real people but even he had to admit it was nice having Naruto around. He really had missed him he realised, a little bit surprised.

Something Kakashi had noticed on their travels was the clumsy way Naruto moved these days.
He climbed trees after Kakashi and leapt between the tops of them but he seemed a bit slower, not quite comfortable with the movements.
It was ridiculous for a ninja of his level to have any trouble at all controlling his charkra. It was almost like he hadn't practiced any ninja skills since he left…

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"Naruto" Kakashi said, his voice calm but eye begging. "There is no point in going after him. No point at all. Don't leave"
Naruto just glared at Kakashi defiantly, tears streaming down his face.
"He attacked you Sensei and tried to kill Sakura. I'm not going to keep making these empty promises anymore.
I promise you sensei. Until I bring Sasuke home I will never step foot into this village again."
Kakashi had stepped forward and grabbed a hold of his arm. "I will not let another student of mine leave the village"
The Naruto in his grip had simply just popped leaving Kakashi staring at his own hand frustrated.
"Shadow clone..I should have known…"

Tsunade hadn't let Kakashi or anyone go after him. He understood though.
"Kakashi" She had reasoned. "You know how stubborn the kid is, we have left ourselves vulnerable for years sending teams out to find Sasuke. We are not going to waste men who we desperately need here presently to chase after someone who won't be returning unless by some miracle he manages to find Sasuke. You know as well as I do your efforts will be fruitless"
Her normally beautiful face looked in pain as she tried to be logical about not going after a kid that she had grown to care about so much.

'Naruto. I do hope you come back' Tsunade thought to herself.

-
Naruto looked over at Kakashi who seemed lost in a world of his own.
He could have quite possibly been going insane after being alone for so long but Naruto couldn't believe he'd never noticed just how good looking his sensei was.
He scoffed inwardly too himself. Yep I'm definitely going crazy.

Kakashi pretended he didn't notice the not so subtle Naruto staring at him.
Careful Kakashi…
The silver haired ninja warned himself.
Emotions are a shinobis greatest weakness.