You were my rival.

"Hey Naruto remember that time when we went up to the rooftop of the hospital?"

I hated you, I was jealous of you for the stupidest reasons.

"You know that time, the first time we actually fought each other…"

I minus well have done this to you.

"I never told you why I did it, did I?"

Would it make you feel better if I hurt myself instead?

"Well I want to tell you but…when we fought I was so consumed, why I did it Naruto was because…"

Or would you be mad?

"I was jealous of you….so jealous. It was stupid for me to be jealous of you…"

Would you hate me for being there, for doing this?

"I was jealous because my brother and everyone else was after you not me, see its so stupid, they wanted to, to kill you yet I was jealous because of it."

I just want you to know,

"…I wanted to kill you, I was ready to kill you but when I thought it over later I wanted to kill myself for thinking it."

I love you Naruto.

"Nothing was ever the same after that now was it?"

Standing over him Sasuke lifted his head to the window. He was finally able to make his way into this room without feeling remotely ill, though it still churned. He smiled softly brushing his thumb against Naruto's hand. He looked down to him his eyes watery as he whispered, "I saw what you did, I just felt…it was uncalled for…everything began to break apart since then now didn't it?"

Sasuke smiled softly to himself then felt his shoulders slump as his knees broke under him. He called gently, "It was never fair for me to do such a thing to you, and it was never fair. But nothing was ever fair to you now was it. I am so sorry Naruto, now wake up so you can hear me okay. Gaara won't leave until you do and you know…you know how I hate him…come on Naruto."

Gripping his hand tighter he collapsed into the chair behind him covering his eyes slowly his chest heaving as if he was crying yet no tears would fall. The dark sky let in the rays of moon light while Kagome turned away. He whispered softly to himself, "Pathetic."

Feeling a sudden rush of wind he jumped to his feet seeing a figure near the window. He never came face to face with him before, well with so much of speaking. Walking forward he asked, "where have you been? Naruto has been here for weeks!"

A voice sighed, "Don't lecture me; I have been working on solving this little puzzle."

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows confused as Jirayia walked towards Naruto, "Naruto is still in there, I am thinking we need to call Gaara in."

"What? We're not calling that…that…HIM in here! I don't want him anywhere near him!"

"I don't care; he is the only one who can speak to Naruto while he is in a sleep, so unless you want Naruto dead you'll call him in here right now. Understand."

Sasuke clutched his fists turning slowly opening the door seeing Gaara standing there his arms crossed. He walked past him as if knowing already what he was to do only infuriating him more. Jirayia called, "Take a seat Gaara, do you know how to do this?"

Gaara nodded pressing his hands together slowly one hand on the heart of Naruto's chest. Sasuke twitched uncomfortably at them touching yet then saw a light expand almost like a ripple effect suddenly Naruto's red chakra began to manifest against Gaara's auburn like color.

They clashed as Jirayia ordered, "Step back."

Sasuke did as told, seconds turned to minutes rather quickly until suddenly flying through the window went Gaara and Naruto laid still his eyebrows flickering in his sleep. Gaara lifted himself to his feet blood running down his temple slowly while he growled casually. Sasuke scoffed almost happy that he failed, "So you don't have a connection."

Jirayia commanded them both to turn to Naruto who now laid eyes open staring at the ceiling in a blank way. He turned his head to them slowly while Sasuke stepped forward. Gaara jumped back through the glass, they cautiously whispered his name only to hear him respond through a hoarse unused voice, "Who are you?"

Everyone froze quickly their knees buckled, "Naruto…?"

"Who am I?"