There you have it! My new chapter to Drifting Memories and I'm proud that I've finally added the extra chapter I wanted to the original outline and I'm finally back to where I ended the original series. Now I can submit some of my new chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own neither the characters nor the idea of Naruto itself. You can thank Masashi Kishimoto for that.

Warning: There is some mild lime towards the end; sorry if you actually want some lemon, that wont be happening in this chapter.

We were missing something.

It was obvious as Shikamaru left after filing his report on Naruto's progress and I've been scolding myself for missing it earlier.

There was something wrong with the child.

Around most people, he would act almost similar to his original behavior without the idiotic attitude and illiterate speech and annoying 'believe it' that he always managed to yell at the most random times. Nevertheless, from the report that Shikamaru had just turned in, he was a very different person around Uchiha Sasuke.

Of course, that is natural if there was any other memories of Sasuke like his escape or even their meeting when he first returned to the village after his training with Jiraiya, but there was nothing.

Not a single memory was there.

However, for some reason unknown to everyone but Naruto, he treated the Uchiha heir like an enemy.

When Shikamaru had witnessed his sparring match with the boy, he stated plainly that it was obvious how much animosity the blond boy had for him.

But…

There was some unsettling information at the end of his report that bothered me greatly…

I stared at the final paragraph entered on his report, which he had probably written as a last thought:

It seemed that at the end of their sparring practice, after Uchiha had released from an injury inflicting hold, Naruto had chased after him and had kissed him. The show of affection had gotten quite far that I am convinced that there will be more in the near future and probably not as subtle as the one that I had witnessed today. It is now come to my attention that, although Naruto may still have some hatred towards Uchiha, he finds such activities to gather whatever result or reaction from the boy that he yearns for. I will keep a further eye on these two from here on.

"Do you believe that it went that far, Lady Tsunade?" Shizune pressed, holding onto her dress tightly in apprehension.

"I trust Shikamaru above many of the other ninja and he is not one to exaggerate on something as serious as what is indicated within the file. Naruto had feelings for Uchiha Sasuke. Whether it is truly Naruto's feelings or the feelings of the new Naruto- or even good or bad-, it is still a problem that we must face."

"Tsunade is right."

I directed my attention to the elderly sage that stood before me. I smiled softly at him in familiarity with him from our childhood. He continued on, "Nara Shikamaru is wise beyond his years. If anything, he is probably under-exaggerating what had actually happened. There is no way that he would allow such things to go unnoticed if it would create a problem in the near future. There is no doubt about it. Naruto and Sasuke might have some problems to deal with in their relationship."

"But they were like brothers! How could that turn into- into…?"

"Shizune calm down," I growled, rising from my seat.

She nodded meekly and kept quite but still looked as if she had something to say. "We still need to talk about the jutsu that was inflicted upon Naruto."

Shizune nodded again in agreement before whispering, "Lord Jiraiya, that doesn't mean that we should forget the report either."

I sighed before glaring at the other papers that filled my desk, "You're right."

I sat back against my chair, staring solemnly at the tall sage that stood before me. I fondly remembered the days when we were still training under Sarutobi sensei. The three of us were some of the strongest ninja, besides the Hokage himself. Shizune fiddled with her dress nervously as her pig walked around her, squealing in protest. "This isn't making much sense, Lady Tsunade. I'm unable to think of a single technique that is capable of doing this."

"Don't be so naïve, girl," Jiraiya said, glaring fiercely out of the window behind me, inspecting the village, "You think the Great Godaime wouldn't know a single thing about what's plaguing her future successor?"

I shook my head, "I've went through many possibilities, Jiraiya. I have even asked the help of the Kazekage and the Raikage. No one has ever heard of such things as we have recently witnessed. Jiraiya, I'm at a loss."

He nodded solemnly at me before walking around my desk, reaching forward and drawing kanji symbols with his index finger against the window. "Do you remember the forbidden sealing jutsu that used to be taught to all medical ninja within the Anbu before Minato reigned?"

I tilted my head to the side before shaking it resolutely, "There are many old jutsu's that are not taught to medical-nin anymore. I had to look up on what I was able to teach Sakura before I decided to train her. Times have changed since we were kids, Jiraiya. You're going to have to remind me of which one do you speak of?"

He turned around before glancing at the kanji that was almost clearly visible on the window, "I'm speaking of one in particular, my friend. A single jutsu was always hazardous, even before it was forbidden. The jutsu itself could not only cause death for the person it was sealed upon, but also on the person who wielded it. It is the Jutsu of mirrors. ; also translated to the Technique of the Water Lily."(1)

I stood abruptly; fear clutching my heart as I stared wildly at Jiraiya, "You don't actually think that it would be that technique! I was the last to learn it! I am probably the only person living that has legally learned it! Who would dare to teach that! Kakashi said that the ninja to attack Sasuke was a missing-nin and not much older than Team 7. How could anyone know of it now?"

Shizune stared at me stunned, "What are you talking about lady Tsunade? Please, tell me what is wrong. I might be of some assistance to you."

I shook my head, "This was before your time, Shizune. But you might know some aspect of it."

Jiraiya smiled grimly as I once again sat down in my chair, feeling my age for the first time in a few months. "Do you remember of the talents of the Uzumaki clan? It was known throughout Fire Country."

She nodded, "Yes. They were praised to be incredibly gifted at fūinjutsu. (2) Isn't that the reason behind the destruction of their hidden village?"

"Yes, but it was actually them who created the technique. It was because they could live through the pain it put its wielder through."

"I don't mean to be rude, but what exactly does the technique do?"

I waved at her, "You're not being rude. It is not your fault that you do not know of it. It is for a good reason actually. The technique seals a ninja's memories. In addition, on the one who put it on can remove it. However, as well as sealing past memories, it progressively seals memories that were created after it was inflicted. Also, it will cause Naruto increasing amount of pan the more he tries to remember. Soon, he will start forgetting more and more things. Which means our efforts to teach him will be wasted on nothing. He'll merely forget again."

"That's horrible! Why would anyone dare to do such an inhumane thing?"

Jiraiya nodded, "AS horrible and inhumane the technique seems, it has a bad side to it. Although it works perfectly, it does not last long. Thus, in order to have the effects of the technique continue on, the person who inflicted it upon him must continuously renew the seal in order for it not to wear off or completely engulf him and crush his soul."

"But that would be impossible since we have him guarded within the village," Shizune gasped.

I nodded, feeling the worst feeling of desperation enclose upon me, "They wouldn't be able to continuously have access to him at this time of war. It would be impossible. They would have to already be within the village in order to do such a thing."

"You don't mean-" Shizune started before Jiraiya cut her off, staring grimly out of my window, inspecting each person that passed within sight.

"Yes. It's someone within the village."

'I'm going to need some insanely strong sake after this.'

I glared menacingly at the doorway as the sound of running grows louder seconds before someone rushes into the room, panic clear on their face as he sprints farther into the room, "Lady Hokage, I'm sorry to bother your private meeting, but I have some urgent news."

"Spit it out boy," Jiraiya scolded.

The ninja rose from his bow before yelling out, "Something has happened to Uzumaki Naruto. He was rushed to the hospital earlier and Hyuuga Hinata is currently healing him."

I stood before he had finished his statement turning to Jiraiya with a wild look in my eyes. He understood fully my worry and we rushed out the doorway quickly before the young ninja had a chance to recover. Shizune came up behind me, "I don't understand the hurry if he's being treated by Hinata. She is an incredibly gifted healer."

"That's not the point," I hissed between my teeth as we took a sharp left in order to run around a roadblock that was a few blocks ahead, "If he was injured suddenly when doing no vigorous activity, then that means that the seal is weakening."

"But isn't that a good thing?"

She was picking up her pace as Jiraiya decided to run ahead of us, trying to get there first. "No it isn't," he yelled back at her, "That means that it will soon break."

"Which means," I continued for him as he dissapeared over the roof of a large building, "That the person who inflicted it upon him will need to strengthen it soon."

Shizune's eyes widened as she realized the implications of Naruto being hospitalized, "They would have to go to the hospital to reseal him."

We arrived in front of the hospital, pushing through a crowd of ninjas, "Exactly."

Inside, a small group of ninjas sat in the small waiting room. They stood when they saw me and I walked heatedly to Kakashi first. "Where is he?"

Iruka stood behind him, "Naruto is resting in a room now. Hinata says there were no apparent injuries and furthermore that he would be fine after some rest, but they're going to keep him overnight just in case."

I nodded before continuing on, directing my line of vision to Kakashi, "Did Jiraiya already come in?"

He nodded, "He went to talk to Hinata to restrict anyone from seeing him."

I let out a sight of relief, "No one has gone to see him yet?"

"Hinata would only allow one person at a time. Sasuke has been the only person to see him at all. He's in there now."

I tensed before turning and heading down the hall, "What room is his?"

Kakashi followed me, looking surprised, "212. What's wrong?"

I ignored him as I continued down the hall and turned to sprint up the stairs, taking them two at a time. 'Please let it not be Uchiha,' I thought fervently, 'Please don't let it be Uchiha. Please, please, please, PLEASE!'

I threw open the second landing door and began sprinting down the hall, forgetting the layout of the hospital in my rush. Skidding to a halt, I turn around with the realization that I was going the wrong way. I passed by Kakashi and Shizune who quickly followed me as I finally found the right hall.

"AAAHHHH!"

I stopped in horror as the sound of Naruto's voice rings through the hall. Shizune shares my look of horror as I bolt the last few meters and pull open the door only to stop in my tracks.

My look of horror widens to one of disbelief as my mouth drops open at the scene that played out before me. Sasuke Uchiha held onto Naruto tightly as he tangled his fingers deeper into his raven-colored hair as the boy kissed him passionately on his bare chest. Naruto continued to moan out his name as Shizune comes up behind me and makes a high squeaking sound. Naruto's eyes open slowly to see us staring at him and following a quick look of shock, he pushes Sasuke off of him and sprints past us out of the door, his cheeks burning red.

"Teme!" he screams behind his shoulder.

Kakashi only hesitates for a moment before deciding to chase after the half-naked blonde-haired person. However, Shizune and I stay behind in order to confront Uchiha who was sitting down, shaking softly on the ground where Naruto had pushed him. "Sasuke…" Shizune began before taking a step back at the sight of his tears.

My shock increases as I state incredulously, "Why the hell are you crying?"

He shakes his head before smiling- yes! That is right. Uchiha Sasuke gave a genuine smile- and answering, "He remembers me."

Shizune's eyes widen further as I am sure my own do, "What?"

He looks up at us with that rare Uchiha smile plastered on his lips, "Naruto remembers me."

'Holy shit,' I think, 'Things just got a lot more complicated.'

(1)Just to let you know, I made that up. If it's similar to any technique or actual jutsu, I'm sorry, I needed something that would match my story so I decided to make it up. There will be details added to the technique later on, but I just want to let you know now that there is no such thing.

(2) Fūinjutsu(封印術, Sealing Techniques) are a type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object.

And there you have it! I've finally come up with a system, so next I'll be updating Naruto in Wonderland. Also, I have some awesome news update! Recently I've found this amazing author of SasuNaru fanfics. I know most if not all of you have heard of Alyre and Kodak-85, but I'm introducing you to xXxDeadOnArrivalxXx. She is amazing and I've fallen in love with many of her stories.

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I'm done praising now. Also, I've published this oneshot titled The Monster and I haven't gotten much publicity for it. I bet its because it doesn't have any lemon in it.

*sigh*

Oh well. I'm too lazy to make a big fuss about it. I'm going to work on Naruto in Wonderland now -because between me and you, I haven't touched it since I updated it- and I'll talk to you later!

Yours In Wonderland,

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