Sasuke was aware of Naruto chasing after him but he was fuming and almost in tears. He didn't want Naruto to see him like this. Although, he wanted to see Naruto. Sasuke had caught a glimpse of her while locked in battle with his dad and he had almost not recognised her. She had cut off her long hair and was now wearing a mask. He had nothing to complain about though, he thought she looked as damn fine as she always did. He felt bad though for not coming to visit her sooner after they returned. He had been worried sick about her. But he could blame that on his dad. What is the problem with his dad anyway? What did Sasuke ever do to him anyway? Oh, yeah, he was born.

Sasuke was so caught up in his fury filled thoughts that he had completely forgotten about his speedy pursuer and slowed his pace, accidentally allowing her to catch up to him. He wasn't able to speed up fast enough and Naruto pushed him down. He got up without her help, completely ignoring the hand she offered.

"Sasuke, do you want to talk about it? You know I'm always here for you." Naruto asked, placing a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. Sasuke shrugged her hand off. "Naruto, just leave me alone." Sasuke said with more force than he should have, not in the mood to be around anyone. Naruto eyes dimmed with hurt and Sasuke immediately regretted saying it. She turned away from him. He reached out to catch her arm. She caught his wrist before it came into contact with her arm and she twisted it. Sasuke pulled a face with the pain. It hurt so much more than it should have. Any harder and she would have snapped it. He rubbed his already bruising wrist and watched Naruto's retreating figure, guilt flooding his body.

As Naruto made her way back to the Uchiha compound to help clean up after Sasuke and Fugaku, she thought about the previous events. She knew that Sasuke was upset and he had a good reason to be but that didn't mean that he had to take it out on her. Naruto was pretty sure that if she was in his position she would have done exactly what Sasuke had done but telling herself that didn't make the painful sting of rejection hurt any less. She managed to stop thinking about Sasuke for a moment and she thought about how her senses had been working overtime as she chased Sasuke. She was processing a million scents at a time and she could see further than ever before and don't forget to mention how even though they were far away, she could hear Sasuke's heart beat. It was amazing. She felt so alive. And she had loved every last minute of the chase. But then Sasuke had to ruin it.

When Naruto got to the Uchiha compound she helped everyone clean up. Itachi moved toward her. "Hey, where did Sasuke go off to?" Itachi asked.

Naruto sighed as she picked up bits of debris from the ground. "I don't know. He told me to leave him alone, so I did."

Naruto's voice was sour and she was clearly annoyed. Itachi nodded. It wasn't like him to reject Naruto. Itachi would have to speak with his father about this but first he had to help reconstruct his house.

Naruto was relieved from helping out at the Uchiha compound late in the evening. She walked home with her face down, counting her footsteps. Clearing up had been so boring but at least she had Itachi to keep her company. And Kiba was there too. When she wasn't helping she was being given a tongue bath from Akamaru and she knew that she was due for a shower so she had one when she got home.

All showered and dog-slobber free, Naruto hopped down the stairs with feigned happiness. To be honest, she was still torn up inside about Sasuke. His voice had been so cold and with her new heightened senses the sound of it had felt like icy water was being poured down her back. Naruto never wanted to experience that again. She was pulled off her train of thought when her mum enveloped her in a hug. "Hi, honey." Kushina said.

"Hi." Naruto said, lazily falling into one of the dining table chairs.

"Hungry?" Kushina asked, moving into the kitchen to prepare some dinner.

"You know it." Naruto said, resting her elbows on the table and then pressing her face to the mahogany wood. Naruto knew that she had to stop beating herself up over this but she had never really felt for anyone else the same feelings she feels for Sasuke and to think that it may be over between them scared her.

In a few minutes, Kushina had slammed together a damn good meal and placed in front of Naruto. Naruto lifted her head and began eating the meal, too deep in thought to even thank her mother or look at what she was consuming. An area in the left side of her chest throbbed with pain that made Naruto want to break down in tears of sadness. She wondered, is this what heart break feels like?

Sasuke banged his head repetitively against a tree. What evil force had driven him to say that to Naruto? He wanted to punch himself. He had hurt her feelings when all she wanted to do was comfort him and make him feel better. He then thought about his dad and that made him want to punch his dad too. They had blown up their house over a quarrel about Sasuke marrying a woman that his dad would choose. The thought of marrying anyone but Naruto made Sasuke cringe. And the thought of marrying anyone at the age of eighteen made him cringe even harder. He had to do something to get the anger out. He pulled out all the shuriken he had and threw them with all the force he could muster up at the trees surrounding him. He thought about Naruto after he had worked all the anger out of his system and realised that he felt a throbbing pain in the left side of his chest. It didn't feel like a pain that could be healed by a medical ninja, though. It made Sasuke want to cry a river of sadness. He thought, is this what heart break feels like?

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