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Fallen Leaves

Chapter 3

Shikamaru awoke to find Naruto sitting beside him, they were in a dark forest and there was a small fire going. Akamaru sat on Naruto's lap as he stared at the dancing flames. Akamaru had a large gash on its back and Naruto looked like he could fall asleep in the middle of a hurricane if he wanted to.

"How long have I been unconscious?" he asked as he got up.

Naruto snapped out of his daze and blinked at him for a couple of seconds. "Uuhhh, I'm not sure." He replied apparently still in a sort of dream world or something.

Akamaru barked happily and licked Shikamaru's hand. "Poor dog, just lost his best friend" Shikamaru thought grimly as he remembered Kiba shoving Akamaru into a small hole to protect him. "That was right before he died too."

Naruto put another log on the fire from a small pile he must have collected. There was an uncomfortable silence for a long time, Shikamaru petting Akamaru and Naruto back in his fire daze. They sat there for who knows how long but when they finally spoke it was nearly don.

"So, um… do you think we should head to the sand village for shelter or something, because we can't stay in the woods forever." Shikamaru said with a tiny laugh. Naruto gave a small smile and nodded.

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"Damn it! I never thought a would be beaten by such a child!" Orochimaru cursed as he paced around a dark room cradling his wounded arm.

"Then again lord Orochimaru, it was the Kyuubi that you fought, not Naruto himself. And the Kyuubi is one of the most powerful of all demons." Kabuto said timidly while trying to calm Orochimaru down. He didn't like it when he was like this; it gave him the creeps.

"I suppose your right, but still, I didn't get to destroy every person in Konoha! I couldn't reach my goal!" He whined and wiped a tear from his eye. "Well I'm just going to have to find him again and fight him harder until I kill him." Orochimaru said and stopped pacing and raised his index finger like he just thought of a bright idea. "Yes, my new goal now, is to kill the Kyuubi brat! Hehe, yeah, a nice slow painful death is suitable." He cackled as he thought up his new wonderful goal.

"Oh no, he's getting into obsession mode now, like he did when he went for Sasuke's body." Kabuto thought and sighed as he watched Orochimaru prance around the room rejoicing in his new plans.

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Kyuubi prowled around his small prison growling angrily. "Damn that kid, always spoiling my fun. I mean really, cut me some slack, I just saved his pitiful life and I don't even get to kill anything as my prize! One day I know I'm just going to go nuts…actually," He paused and thought for a moment. "that day has long past," he started pacing again. "HOWEVER, I must find a way to get what I deserve for keeping this brat alive for so long. And I know just the right treat for myself, but Naruto will have to summon me out again before I can do that…ok then, I know negative energy brings bad luck to all, so negative energy he shall get! Hehehe." He cackled to himself and continued prowling around his god for sake'in cell.

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"Man, this is so troublesome." Shikamaru said quietly to himself with his hands behind his head as he followed Naruto and Akamaru to the sand village down a foresty path. Naruto hadn't said a word since they left the there little camp site, when ever he talked to him, trying to get a rise of spirits from this once so cheery ninja, but all he got out of him was a dull smile. Shikamaru sighed as he wondered how it had all come to this. His feet were killing him and there was sand swishing inside of them…wait a minute sand? They were just in the forest. Shikamaru stopped and looked behind him were he saw the forest and sand just end and start like a line that showed that it was the green side against the brown. "Wo, never thought I'd see something so, odd." He said to himself and new Naruto and Akamaru were thinking the same thing.

"Come on Shikamaru, I think were almost there." Naruto said and continued walking. That was the longest sentence he had said the whole day.

They had been walking for ages now, the sand was getting so intense that Shikamaru had to hold on to Naruto's shoulder and hold Akamaru just to avoid losing them. "Are you sure we can find the village hidden in the sand?" Shikamaru yelled to Naruto who could barely hear him through all the sand flying in his ears. "I mean, It IS the village HIDDEN in the sand, hence the name?" Shikamaru said trying to make his point, but Naruto didn't answer and kept on walking blindly into the sandstorm. Just when Shikamaru was wondering that Naruto hadn't heard him and was about to tell him louder, he was stopped in his tracks by something holding onto his ankles, the same happened to Naruto and Akamaru. He looked down and saw that some of the sand had grabbed his ankles. Just then Shikamaru could see an outline of three characters walking towards them through the flying sand, Akamaru growled. And Naruto smiled in relief. Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari walked through the raging sandstorm and stopped when they reached Shikamaru and Naruto.

"Your going the wrong way, friends." Gaara said and smiled.

Chapter end

Yeah I know, short chapter. And it was kinda humorous XD, but that's good, so whatever! Please review I'm in need of a review! At least one, to know I'm not just wasting my time writing out this story. Oh yes, I also intentionally made Akamaru stay a small doggy, not a big doggy in this fic.