Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I think I can lay claim to the plot.

Notes: this is the outline I would have used to write the rest of the story. It's the most up to date version I've been able to find (recent events lead to the loss of my only up-to-date version of this story, as well as numerous other things).

I'm not going to continue this story.

But as a reader, the "what if" really bugs me, when an author discontinues…so. This is for those of you who want to read it.

If you don't want an outline, dammit, and want a story, or nothing at all, stop reading here, and visit my rough draft (labeled as such under the chapter drop-down-menu).

I do apologize for the screwy formatting... doesn't accept real outlines, with indents and such...alas.

PART II

Chapter Two

Day One

(Shikamaru PoV) Plane ride through Tokyo to Nara

Visit a temple

Hotel!

"You know, people make a really funny face when they're looking at their butt?" "What?! It's true!! And it's a totally different face when they're naked!"

d. (Naruto PoV) Naruto challenges Sasuke a lot, and the teachers get frustrated

Iruka asks Naruto about Kakashi, and what Naruto plans to get for souvenirs

Naruto senses there are many eyes on him in Nara (note: not the students' ) all the time.

Day Two

(Shikamaru PoV) Nara Park (with deer)

Gold Temple

He's unusually jumpy

"Predicts" a car crash that's going to happen in front of them.

It happens, Naruto freaks,

Sasuke is completely useless when Naruto freaks.

Shikamaru gets mad at Sasuke

He tries to calm Naruto down.

(Naruto PoV) Naruto is sent back to the hotel while the group goes on to Temple and Shops

Naruto is alone all afternoon and has a wet cloth on his stomach and too-warm blankets on top of him.

Chapter Three

1. Day Three (free day)

A. Haunted house

B. Old man on train falls

C. Eat green tea ice cream

D. Go to old castle where there are many foreigners

Naruto is trying to spot the 4-leaf clover cab in Kyoto

Wonders why Japanese people all have black hair.

While the traffic is jammed, Naruto sees bicycles passing the bus

Recalls Jiraiya teaching him how to ride a bike

Wonders if this is real or not

Wonders why he Naruto likes Sasuke

2. Day Four

A. Go under a mountain

B. Universal Studios

C. Oosaka Castle

D, Train ride home.

1. . Boys laugh at the two, girls whisper

Shikamaru tells Naruto to be careful on the way home from work

Ino watches, and tries to keep Sakura away from the couple

Sakura fights with Ino about the boys being together. Sakura is under the impression that the boys need support (maybe it's just a fling?)

Ino wants Sakura to forget them.

Chapter Four

1. Lee is obsessed with defeating Neji

Lee stays late after school studying; treats Sasuke and Naruto normally

Shikamaru scoffs at Lee.

Talks to Naruto and offers to study together.

Na declines, Sa gets mad.

Chouji is around, and looks awkward around Naruto.

2. Asuma splits up the Sasuke-Naruto partnership, and joins Neji and Naruto

3. Naruto argues with Neji about responsibility and values

4. Naruto tells Neji he will change everything

Chapter Five

Sakura invites Sasuke over to her house.

Sasuke accepts because Naruto is spending the evening with Kakashi.

Finds out that Sakura's mother has put a large impression on the young girl.

The man Sakura marries must be perfect, so Sakura won't be like her mother.

Sasuke remembers, "What if people were soy-based supplements?" from Naruto, and contrasts Sakura and his boyfriend.

After Sasuke leaves, Sasuke awkwardly invites Sakura to study Sadou.

Naruto says, "We'll send her down to Guam and let the Guam-people eat 'er."

Sasuke reprimands Naruto.

Sasuke attempts to enter a calligraphy contest. Chouji PoV

He's given some grief about this from their school.

At the contest, Sasuke sees a boy he knew (Keisuke)

He waves.

The boy goes white

Sasuke is yelled at by the boy's friends

Chouji thinks this is strange.

Sasuke sees Kabuto, and Chouji realizes he's one of the judges

Unnerved…why is Sasuke mad at him? (or something like that)

Chapter Six
1. Naruto is followed home from work school by a group of boys after getting the forms for a speech contest (maybe on acceptance/peace?)

a Naruto sees Keisuke during the conversation

b. They taunt him (tear up the forms)

Keisuke just watches.

The boys attack Naruto

Naruto uses what Sasuke taught him to defend himself

Naruto escapes the boys (Naruto doesn't want to hurt the boys)

They find him

Orochimaru saves Naruto

Orochimaru offers to help protect Naruto

Naruto feels unloved.

"Why is he helping me, and not my loved ones?"

Naruto remembers when Haku and Zabuza died.

Iruka talks to Naruto

Asks whether there's anything Naruto wants to talk to him about

Naruto has a tendency to cling to adults who show mild interest (Iruka mentions)

Naruto thinks of Jiraiya who he's come to like

Kurenai interrupts

Asks why Naruto keeps falling asleep in her class

Naruto wonders what it is about adults and lecturing

Chapter Seven

Sasuke is lectured by his parents Sasuke PoV. "High expectations and no rewards for progress" atmosphere, please

on attracting too much attention.

Itachi just laughs, and says Sasuke will have to give up Naruto

Sasuke throws a fit and runs off to visit Naruto.

Sasuke passes Orochimaru and Kabuto

Naruto sneaks out of his house to meet with Sasuke. Shifting narration…beware of confusion, but get both charas feelings on this part

They kiss

Naruto is irritated

Realizes he might be losing Sasuke

Tries to convince Sasuke to stay at Naruto's house

Sasuke comes in, and tries to force Naruto to have sex with him

Naruto gets frustrated and yells at Sasuke

Sasuke runs off and Never mentions the situation again

Sakura runs into Sasuke

They run into Orochimaru

They recall Orochimaru from the forest

Sasuke saves Sakura from being hurt

Orochimaru reappears with Kabuto and Naruto appears

Naruto is upset by Kabuto's appearance

Naruto is knocked unconscious

Sasuke fights Orochimaru while Kabuto toys with Sakura

He is defeated and marked by Orochimaru

Sakura calls Lee to tell him she needs help

Chapter Eight

Team seven goes to Lee's house

Naruto wakes up and takes care of Sasuke's wounds

Sasuke wakes up, and Naruto talks to Sasuke of general things.

"I HATE YOU!"

Sasuke doesn't respond

Naruto yells at Sasuke to wake up

Naruto reprimands Sasuke on his Sasuke's behavior.

"It's my job to point out your weaknesses and pounce upon them."

Sasuke goes to the train station with Naruto.

Naruto waits with Sasuke, then goes home.

Naruto dreams of blood and death, and of friends being betrayed and slaughtered. (gen. feelings)

Chapter Nine

1. At home, Naruto talks to Kakashi about relationship stuff.

Kakashi can't offer much help.

He hugs Naruto and suggests he talk to Jiraiya (who's got more experience in relationships)

Naruto realizes that Kakashi is afraid of getting attached to people

Calls Jiraiya

Jiraiya comes over while on the phone

annoys Naruto

2. Jiraiya tries to get Naruto to control a "hidden power" inside of him

Naruto gets mad

Insists he's normal.

Naruto declares that Jiraiya doesn't care about his relationships at all

demands that Jiraiya leave

Jiraiya tries to talk about Sasuke

Naruto calms down, but gets the feeling that Jiraiya wants him to leave the other boy alone.

Wonders about a "hidden power" but the thought scares him.

Goes to sleep.

Chapter Ten

1. Tell stories about how they met Nartuo and Sasuke

a. Talk about their feelings about the two

b. Talk about things that have happened between the kids.

2. Ino tells horror stories to Sakura and Hinata

(relate to "slaughter") ". . .and she cralws out of the t.v. and—" (or whatever)

Moves on to the story about the face-eating monster

Makes up ((?)) that it "marks" its intended victims before stealing their bodies.

Chapter Eleven

1. Kakashi suggests/tells Naruto to stay away from Sasuke

2. Naruto goes to visit Sasuke to study for exams.(to spite Kakashi)

Naruto gets lost

Sees Keisuke get off, but still daydreaming.

Naruto gets treated like a foreigner, and gets sent back to Sasuke's station with baby remarks.

Naruto hears Sasuke yelling at Itachi.

Plans for the future (kill you and surpass your genius, etc)

"Become stronger. Hate me. Etc"

3. Naruto gets between the arguing brothers.

Sasuke knocks Naruto out.

4. Naruto dreams "Celestial Bodies". This is the story within a story; it's been written, and it's posted. Look under chapters for the chapter of this title.

Eight-year-old Sasuke sits in Itachi's lap.

He loves Itachi, but when Itachi strangles Sasuke, his mother says nothing.

Sasuke is raped and washed by Itachi.

Sasuke tells his parents about Itachi hurting him, but no one believes.

Sasuke masturbates

Sasuke tries to force Keisuke into having sex with him Sasuke

A teacher stops him.

Sasuke's parents apologize for Sasuke's behavior.

Sasuke talks to Itachi about feelings.

Chapter Twelve

Naruto wakes up.

Naruto reaches for Sasuke, and pulls away. He guesses why Sasuke hates Itachi.

Sasuke hides his emotions (like before)

Uncomfortable atmosphere

Naruto leaves. Sasuke stays behind, and watches the trains.

He follows Naruto to the train station, and finds him waiting.

Sasuke chaperones Naruto's return.

Go home…have sex? (hey, it is a part of relationships…and for some reason people try to "fix" rape problems with sex. Go into how both parties now feel bad...)

Then go out again

The two run into Orochimaru's and Itachi's gangs and co.

Orochimaru confronts Sasuke and his choices.

Sasuke says he wants nothing to do with his parents and whatever promises they made to Orochimaru.

Suspects that they made some kind of deal.

"It begins and ends with me." Sasuke

Chapter Thirteen

Orochimaru forces Sasuke to choose life or death.

Orochimaru wants Sasuke's power

Itachi wants Naruto's ability

Kabuto takes care of Itachi by binding his arms and blinding him

Itachi only smiles creepily.

Naruto thinks he hears, "Lend me your eyes, Sasuke…" silence. "Naruto." And "Let me see the world anew."

Everyone's creeped out.

It seems like Itachi can still see

Smiles at Naruto—who gets really confused and this leads to

Naruto's Capture

Sasuke tries to kill Orochimaru, but strikes Naruto instead.

Kabuto looks sad and Naruto sees horror/shock in Sasuke's eyes

Naruto dreams.

Naruto's mother is shot in front of a toddler Naruto.

Her head is shot off, and blood decorates the snow.

The Fourth Hokage assures Naruto that everything will be fine.

He dies, but his charm to keep infant Naruto hidden keeps him Naruto warm.

Someone finds Naruto

Naruto remembers that Orochimaru killed Zabuza and Haku.

and Naruto remembers Jiraiya taught him to ride his bike.

Naruto remembers that Kakashi taught him Naruto how to shave.

Naruto realizes he loves his father-figures, and Sasuke and different ways.

Naruto realizes his dream is useless.

Naruto learns love is no choice, no joy.

Naruto dies in Sasuke's arms, and Sasuke cradles him.

Sasuke blames himself while wondering what happened.

Sasuke recalls the fox story.

Sasuke sings to Naruto, and kisses him.

Orochimaru takes Kabuto away

"I'll be back for you, sweet."

Sasuke cries

Epilogue

Jiraiya and Kakashi watch the sun set.

Jiraiya decides Naruto didn't belong in the world.

The two argue.

They realize Naruto wanted to be accepted and be loved by everyone.

They realize this is a human desire.

Kakashi reminisces on Naruto's life before they knew the boy.

Kakashi wonders what he'd be like if the Fourth Hokage had lived.

He decides he would still be his Kakashi's child.

Jiraiya wonders whether Naruto really knew he Naruto was a child of war and broken promises.

They remember Naruto figured out that they knew the Fourth Hokage, but then forgot.

"Sleep the dark away"

Flash back?

or in companion piece??

They speak of love, and wonder if they should do anything for Sasuke.

Sasuke lives no more with his parents, and Itachi disappeared. Sasuke is alone.

Sasuke writes calligraphy.

Sasuke wants Naruto.

Sasuke wonders why guns are pretty.

Sasuke recalls that Naruto called him pretty.

Wonders where Orochimaru is.

Sasuke stands up with the gun in hand, and wishes.

Nothing happens.

The End.

Thanks for your time. I hope you enjoyed what I was able to give.