A/N: I updated Chidori's Call when I realised that during Itachi and Sasuke's fight that the curse seal was in fact removed, so it now doesn't have CurseManSasuke in it and now just a cold hearted ass that no one should pay attention to.

Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or anything that comes along with it otherwise I probably would have killed off Sasuke long ago, or at least stopped him from being such an arrogant ass.

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Kyuubi thoughts"

Chapter 5: Silence

"You can't beat me Naruto. You couldn't five years ago and you couldn't now."

A hand containing the dissipating Chidori was ruthlessly ripped from the blonde's body as the victim gave little response to the pain that followed, the only true torture being expressed in his eyes as he stared up helplessly at the sharingan-user. He then mumbled something that made Sasuke suddenly darken- his ears having failed to pick up the barely audible words and instead relying on the lip-reading ability of his eyes, easily able to decipher the message.

"Sorry? You haven't even hurt me dobe."

They were words he would soon regret as he felt an unfamiliar breeze brush against the back of his neck, shuddering at the cold chill it produced as it ran down his spine. As he turned to see the source of the winds only for his gaze to land upon three Naruto clones, two manipulating and moulding the chakra which the third held, revealing it to be none other than the finished Rasengan, Fūton: Rasenshuriken (lit. Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken).

'Oh shi-'

Even with the impressive speed he possessed nothing could allow him to avoid the evolved Rasengan from connecting with his body, the edges of the wind shurikan repeatedly thrashing against his defences with ease, soon lifting both the rivals from the water and ironically enough into the towering statues of the co-founders of Konoha; Sasuke meeting his ancestor Uchiha Madara and Naruto with the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama. The impact that occurred from the collision from both parties triggered a chain reaction, large cracks beginning to form in the carved monuments until large chunks of the cliff face began to fall taking the pair with them, the once defiant faces that overlooked the Valley of the End now damaged far from repair.

After the last rocks had settled and the plume of dust followed suit a quiet whimper echoed within the silent valley courtesy of Sakura, the teal orbs filling with tears as she stared out at the mountain of rubble which had supposedly buried her two team mates. Or rather to be accurate, former team mates.

"No…"

Her singles words escaped upon a stunned breath, unable to believe that this was it, that after all the time they had spent chasing Sasuke and bring him back home had resulted not only in death, but death of both her fellow shinobi. All because she couldn't let go- all because she couldn't let go of something that was already clearly lost, instead drawing in an innocent blonde into her own despair and ending his life under her own desperations for her 'crush' to return to Konoha. They were both dead- all because of her.

The seated Kakashi beside her mimicked his student's sorrow with a forlorn expression of his own, his heart already consumed in mourning the loss of the two. The tears within his uncovered eye threatening to escape would have been successful had Sakura not at that moment rushed into his arms at that instant, her head burying itself into his Jounin vest as her own emerald eyes betrayed her and allowed the streams of water to fall.

"It's all my fault…"

After those words the young kunoichi sobbed harder, her tears already having claimed a patch of his vest to absorb the moisture and allowing the Jounin to feel the cold liquid brush against his own skin, the chill that came as a result dampening any reason to try and show happiness for his student's sake. Instead without his knowing he began to sway in a slow rhythmic motion just like a parent would do their child, an array of soothing tones following in an effort to calm the female. To any unknowing onlooker it would have been an impeccable scene of love and comfort between family members, however the particular stranger that watched the events unfold felt different, their strained voice shattering the 'family' moment.

"I kept my promise…Sakura-chan."

Barely able to support the unconscious Uchiha on his side Naruto stood in front of the pair, a gaping wound present upon his right shoulder as an obvious consequence of the Chidori along with other minor injuries from the impact with the cliff face. If the weakening voice didn't sound out again he was sure that both the stunned shinobi would have remained that way instead of quickly taking the dead weight leaning upon his body and resting them aside, giving him the necessary space to finally allow his knees to give way and welcome the ground underneath them. He growled slightly as Sakura now snapped from her frozen state crouched at his side and immediately began examining the state of the damage caused, only to surprise her by grabbing onto her chakra-immersed hands and pushing them away.

"Go tend to Sasuke."

"But Naruto, your wounds…"

"NOW!"

The kunoichi was startled by the command and authorative voice that was used to administer it but heeded it without any question nor the arguments she had building inside her to protest against it, soon abandoning the blonde in order to check upon the saved Uchiha, relieved to find that while he was unconscious his wounds were not life-threatening, not as long as they got back to Konoha soon. Being so consumed in her assessments she didn't notice her injured comrade heave himself to his feet and begin to shuffle away from her, nor did she see the Jounin she had treated before scurrying after them despite the largely uncomfortable feeling that surged through their bandaged chest.

"Naruto, where are you going? You need to get Sakura to look at your shoulder."

His words were more pleading than commanding like the teacher's should be, not really having had enough time to realise that both his students were still alive, and better yet Sasuke had finally been bettered by his rival.

"Don't worry about me Kakashi-sensei- worry about Sasuke. As always."

The slightly depressed tone that the male gave in response worried Kakashi, but unbeknownst to him would have been much more if he had actually in fact heard the last two words strung onto the end of that particular statement, instead being left in the depths of curiosity due to Naruto choosing at that point in the sentence to lower his voice to a whisper, leaving him completely in the dark. He would have inquired about it more if his student hadn't managed to already reach the other side of the water and was now tending to his own wounds, watching him for a few moments as he bandaged his wounds wrapping the white material around his injured shoulder before returning to the others with a sigh, resigning to taking the advice given just as Sakura had earlier.

As Kakashi arrived back at Sakura's side he mentally noted that while the medic-nin was heavily concentrating upon healing the last of the Uchiha's wounds there seemed to be a part of her that seemed to be distracted, a sense of doubt and uncertainty delivered in every motion she made. She knew that she had always favoured the ebony-haired shinobi to the blonde and now once she had been faced with the prospect of both of their deaths she realised she couldn't conceal her concern to the male she always rejected. The pair had gotten closer during Sasuke's absence but there were times that Kakashi began to wonder if these bonds still would have been formed if the missing-nin never left to pursue Orochimaru- or it she would have only continued to ignore him. However this was another of those thoughts he had to push back into his mind as the pink-haired female stood, running her hands casually through her hair, a nearing exhaustion hinted at through her voice.

"Where's Naruto-kun? He can't go off on his own, not with those injuries."

She allowed no time to pass as her eyes informed her of Naruto's presence on the opposite side to their group, noting the irony that the first thing to happen was for him to separate from their little group, just like how the villagers of Konoha shunned him and singled him out, not even thinking twice even when he finally became Chuunin, or even Jounin. Regardless of this distressing thought Sakura began to walk upon the water's surface, (the chakra manipulated upon the soles of her feet allowing her to do this) only to find a hand stopping her from progressing to the lone blonde, looking up to see their teacher stopping her in her tracks.

"Leave him be Sakura, he will be heal in time."

Of course the real meaning of this was 'Naruto needed space' to which Sakura abided, however this couldn't stop her eyes lingering over the now resting jinchuriki as she returned to the Uchiha's side. She had known all about the Kyuubi no Kitsune for some time now, and with each day she saw the treatment Naruto had to endure by his own village was crushing, not knowing why they don't see past what was sealed inside him and to the true person he really was. The demon fox should have only given him access to an unlimited chakra and rapid regenerative powers due to Yondaime's request that the newborn child acting as a container should be heralded as a hero, but even with this and laws set in place it couldn't prevent the cruel life he was to lead, and Sakura had to admit she had been part of it.

It was after a short period of time elapsed that Naruto wandered back towards the group with an obvious limp, the eyes of both Kakashi and Sakura locking upon him at the sudden decision to return to them, but both also slightly curious as to the new emotion dulling the normal brilliance of the azure eyes the shinobi was famous for.

"We should be getting back to Konoha- Sasuke needs to be seen by baa-chan."

The pair both quickly realised that Naruto had in fact neglected to state that he also would more than likely need to be checked over by Tsunade as well, however both didn't want to voice this thought aloud and merely gave a swift nod in response as he placed a limp Sasuke onto his back and began the short journey back to Konoha.

A/N: Okay, okay, I lied, this wasn't all going to be resolved in this chapter as I couldn't fit it all into one without it being around the length I liked. And no, there isn't any pairings in this story (unless I feel like it later on) so don't get any ideas that it my be Sakura x Naruto or Sakura x Kakashi.

This time it will be resolved in the next chapter (promise!) and i'm sure on that because I already have it wrote on the computer, I just need to upload it. However for now you'll just be getting this chapter, and possibly the next one later tonight or tomorrow.

I'm also thinking of renaming this fic since the name I originally used doesn't really sound right anymore- have any suggestions?

Please review!

If you see any mistakes then please tell me so I can correct them- i'm not fantastic at the 'honourfics' game nor am I at getting them relevant to the anime/manga.