AN: I am a terrible person. I am so sorry. I hope I didn't lose any of you guys, I love all my burritos! Yes, I do call you burritos. That is your name. Deal with it. So, as to answer the question why I disappeared the answer is: School, dead laptop that needed to be repaired, power outage, tests, tests, quizzes, homework, and did I mention tests? Studying? Re-takes? My fault for skipping two grades in math. Oh, and personal life has been not good. And you may have guessed, but I've really lost interest in this, and was considering deleting it. But don't worry you guys, I will finish this. Like ASAP so I can do some other stuff. I WILL NEVER ABANDON A STORY. Believe it. (I had too)

Insparation: The episodes, I got to the fillers with "Iruka's Ordeals" and more Naruto's past stuff.

Dedication: To the people who actually like this.

Disclaimer: I don't even want to own Naruto. I want to BE in Naruto. So there.

Sasuke's POV

'If this isn't a normal attack, what do we do?' Sasuke silently questioned himself. He kept repeating the facts, and but just couldn't make sense of any of it. It was like...a test.

One that was going to get them killed.

This became automatic; slide sideways, stab, be blocked, duck, jump, dodge, block, slash, kick. A swirl of motions, applied from hours on end training the same moves. Battle was not something Sasuke thought much about, but did. Actions, the same moves in a life-or death scenario as the training field.

It didn't mean he turned into a robot, the raven-haired boy's dark eyes burned icy cold with a rage at these enemies. They knew him. He hammered that rage into his movements, matching the strange pattern of clashing metal, and swooshing kuni.

Suddenly, Sasuke found his chance. A small break in the damn Puppet Master's attention while a larger explosion sent the ground shaking gave Sasuke the perfect opportunity to strike. He found a weak spot in one of the puppets while fighting, and took the opening to smash his kunai into the puppets back.

It was right on target, seeing as the torso splintered, and the wooden weapon went limp.

"What. do. you. know. about Itachi!" Sasuke growled out, after showing that he wasn't as weak as the red-head was taking him for.

'Itachi is near, I could find him, he's HERE, I can find him, Itachi, Itachi, REVENGE' the pulse of his thoughts was as steady as a drum, and that's what it felt like. Like A drum was pounding so loud, so loud it shook his bones, to the very core. His rage consumed him, and he was fighting for his life and his lives ambition and future: Revenge.

All other thoughts were second to the pulsing beat of his hate, his need for revenge, and knowing it was so close. He all but forgot about Naruto. In fact, the only signs that he was even still alive was the echoing sound of explosions.

Sasuke fumbled once, just the smallest of pauses in the blur of movement that is battle. This lowering of his guard, no matter how slight it was, caught the crimson haired Puppet's attention. Before Sasuke even realized it, a senbon struck his shoulder, tearing at his blue shirt. Sasuke had tried to move, but couldn't, not in time. It had grazed him but the effects were the same.

He was poisoned.

Almost immediately, Sasuke felt it take action. He was on fire. Liquid fire spread through his veins, making him ache. He stumbled, but couldn't catch himself, and fell to the ground with a thud. As the world blurred around him, he could hear the sharp, fast gasps that was his breathing.

"Pitiful. The poison, if not treated will kill you in four days. I won't kill you off now." The puppet master turned stepped back, smirking slightly. Sasuke tried to keep his eyes open, but black soon took over. (AN: *gasp* what did I do?! I don't even know guys. I haven't planned)

Naruto's POV

Naruto had to run, dodging the falling explosions constantly. It was a little weird because it seemed like the blonde could have hit more accurately, but Naruto was to focused on dodging to really think about stuff like that.

It was one piece of clay after another, all exploding. Nature's opponent had started on the ground, bat as the fight wore on, he created a clay bird to ride on. It gave him a huge advantage, and Naruto couldn't continue like this for much longer.

The bomber made another clay price and threw it down saying "See how you handle THIS price of art, un! Your better than I thought, but still pathetic, hmm. This could easily be the end for you!"

This struck Naruto, and he yelled out an angry response "Don't underestimate me! If I fall, I will rise back up! I have a dream, and I'm not about to let the likes of you get in the way of it, ya know! You haven't seen a thing yet!" And with that, he dodged, making several clones.

He was visibly strained with the effort, with the intense battle, but there was no way he was giving up here. He had his first friend, the one person who he most wanted to acknowledge him, and there was no way he was giving up on that. How could he?

Naruto tried to use the clones as a distraction as he ran as fast as his legs could carry him. As the ground shaking explosion threw him back, our favourite blond hair leaf min wondered 'where are Kakashi and Sakura-Chan? Shouldn't they have heard or seen this? I just gotta hold out till they get here. And I should find Sasuke-" His train of thought was interrupted by another explosion.

"I'm tired of running, ya know!" Naruto shouted, as he used a tree as a spring-board, flipping off of it. He created two shadow clones in mid-air, and threw kunai knifes at the so-called "artist".

"Its sad how weak you are against my art, un." The kunais were easily caught or dodged. Naruto had to clones attack from behind though, surprising the cloaked shinobi. They were, of course dodge, but all the same, the enemy raised their blond eyebrow. There was only one visible, anyway. "Not bad. But nit even nearly good enough, hmm. If I could, it would be too easy to capture you now. It would save a lot of trouble..." He threw another bomb, and Naruto scampered back, getting thrown back by the force, again. What the enemy had said made no sense.

Suddenly Naruto had an idea. He should team up with Sasuke. While he hated to admit it there was no way he could hope to keep fighting this guy, the other blond was just too strong. Working together they probably had more of a chance to survive.

Naruto glanced around, looking for an opening to get away. finally he found one. He took the chance, and started running. It was close, nearly impossible, but while the bomber was about to stop him, suddenly, he held back. But Naruto didn't have much of a chance to ponder this as he fled.

And no, he had no clue where he was going and how he would get back. He just guessed,

Luckily, his instincts (or lack of) led him to the right place. He rushed into the place were they were ambushed just in time to see Sasuke, as if in slow motion, fall graceless to the ground. And the puppet master smirked.

Naruto stared in shock, before pure anger started to boil within, him. 'THAT BASTERED! i'LL MAKE HIM PAY!'Naruto thought, trembling with anger.

His vision seemed to be tinged with red, he clenched his fist, blue eyes-wait make that red eyes-blazed in pure fury. His head was swirling so much from this anger, fury, outrage, hate, passion, the same words for one overwhelming feeling, that he wasn't alarmed at the cold chilling voice that sounded in his head.

He deserves to be punished... let me lend you some of my chakra, take revenge on that pathetic 'Sasori'the voice spoke. It didn't matter if it was the kyuubi, the cause for all of this. He immediately agreed, and let his hate take over, as he made a mad dash to the puppet master...

Just as a voice was heard shouting.

"No! Sasuke, Naruto, run!"

AN: mwhahaha another cliffhanger. I think. Who is it? if ya guess right.. well I could put you in the AN for the next chap, I mean it's not that hard. So no, Sasuke isn't DEAD dead, but Naruto doesn't know that. I hope this one wasn't too bad. It would have been longer, but my laptop is about to be taken away, and I wanted to give you a Christmas present. If you celebrate Christmas. I read the earlier chapters, and I realized how AWFUL they were. After this is finished (before winter break ends) I will edit them, make them longer, and WAY better. Even this writing kinda sucks since I just wanted to FINISH it. Anyway, see ya next chap!