Mirai Chapter 9, a naruto fanfic

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Naruto stood proudly as it was his turn to go outside of Konohagakure for his first mission. "I can't wait!" he exclaimed. In his mind, the demon fox snorted. It had been awfully quiet lately. Did it sense distress? Sakura clutched his arm and wept.

"Oh Naruto, please be careful. This reminds me of when you died last time—"

"Haku's dead, Sakura… he can't kill me again," Naruto interrupted. His eyes turned cold and distant at the memory of Haku. Haku had tried to kill him. He had tried to kill him off, just like someone who wished bad for him would. Sakura had been trying to protect him all along. How could he be afraid now? Haku had died, and it was for the better. His childhood friend, his brother, had died at last. "Sakura-chan, I'll be back in a few days and then we'll be married," he said.

Sakura smiled happily at the words. "Okay, Naruto," she chirped.

Sasuke had it all planned out. Luckily, he had seen the members of Akatsuki. He had been able to remember each detail, and Haku had used his ice clone jutsu to great copies of each. Naturally, they couldn't talk, but they could move, and appear real. Haku's ability to control ice was, once again, useful.

Sasuke frowned as he saw Itachi among the ones alive. He had killed Itachi, who had been innocent. He hadn't meant to destroy the clan. A young boy forced into situations like those; he went insane and listened to the village council. Konohagakure deserved to die. Kisame visited mother and I when I was younger. Mother had Itachi's headband. Itachi… is my father.

It made him lift his hand and stare down at the markings. His father, a clone, was here. His older brother in the past was alive once more. But a clone, just meant to make Naruto remember everything again. Once more, he was the sole survivor of the Uchiha Clan, and Naruto was trying to overcome his past. Sakura ruined it all. And Haku.

He's here for a reason he doesn't know. He's being Naruto's friend, and he's being the mature one from all of us. Haku's not even a mature adult yet. But he's the one from all of us with the most experience. I wonder how he would react if Zabuza were here too. "Sasuke-kun, I want to try my method of bringing him to reality first," Haku said. Sasuke raised a delicate eyebrow in question.

"I suppose you remember when I first died. That might make him remember again…"

Naruto blinked as he noticed some fight going on in a nearby village.

It wasn't his job to go and interfere, but if he wanted to be a protector some day, a Hokage, he had to go. He put on a strong look and ran in the general direction. As he approached, what he saw made his breath go tight. Ice needles, buried deep in each house, in each dead tree. Only one person he knew could do something like this, never missing a single shot.

H-he's alive..? B-but he died, Sakura-chan said he died! Naruto grew nervous as he remembered how advanced Haku had been in fighting. If Haku was his enemy, he couldn't beat him. Haku was too powerful. He ran forward till he reached what appeared to be a single-way fight between two people. He recognized them both, somehow.

Haku was on one side, his green clothes and the white mask covering his face. Naruto's throat tightened up. He was afraid of Haku, for sure. He didn't know what he was capable of. The other guy was the asshole from before, the one with the black hair and those red eyes. But for some reason, the familiar scene made his throat dry. The asshole was wearing a blue shirt with white shorts. He was in pain, and Haku was trying to kill him.

S-Stupid asshole! I'm going to go save him!

He quickly ran forward. When he felt he had reached maximum speed, or his maximum speed without Kyuubi's help, he jumped up and tried landing in the circle formed around Haku and the bastard. When he landed, a slight bit of shock covered him. They were mirrors, closing him in. Before he could regret, the top was sealed off by a final mirror.

He was trapped with the asshole, and his enemy was his once childhood friend.

Haku.

"What are you doing here, dobe?!"

Sasuke smirked knowingly at Naruto's angry face. Still the same in every way. No doubt, Naruto couldn't control Kyuubi either. Haku continued to stare at him from inside the mirror. He had used a genjutsu to make himself appear younger again. In truth, he was fifteen, and Haku himself wasn't so young. The ice needles had yet to hit him, but the damage on the genjutsu looked realistic. Sasuke had to admit, the ice mirrors made him nervous.

"He's going to try and hit Tazuna. Why aren't you protecting him?" Sasuke snarled. At his words, Naruto gave a confused look. Bingo. "Shut up, teme! I came to help you!"he shouted back. Just like before. Now to see if Haku remembered his lines. I doubt he has to remember. He behaves exactly as he did before. Not a single change in personality and fighting style.

"I don't want to fight you, but if you advance, I will have no choice."

Seeing the horrified look on Naruto's face almost made Sasuke rush to him. But he remembered, it was a part of the plan. Naruto was supposed to be afraid, he had to remember everything. "S-Stop it, Haku! Leave now b-before Konohagakure finds you!" Naruto shouted. Sasuke frowned and sent Haku an awkward look. What was Haku planning to do now?

"I'm sorry, but I must fight you," Haku said. At that, his slender form melted back into the mirrors. Now, Sasuke would relive a nightmare of his past. Haku's battle still scorched his mind. Suppose he had failed, and let Naruto die? Suppose Kyuubi hadn't helped them? Chance played out on all of their life. "Haku, stop it! If I die now, Sakura-chan will be a widow again! Why do you keep killing me? Who means more to you than I did, your best friend?!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke's throat tightened. Haku wasn't his best friend. I'm his best friend, I'm your lover. Sakura's going to pay for this… "I see no choice but to end this fight. Zabuza-sama, continue your fight," Haku called to the clone. Naruto chose to try and look out, only to catch sight of the Zabuza clone. He's caught the bait. Follow up, Haku. Attack us. "Demonic Crystal Ice Mirrors Jutsu!" Haku shouted.

With that, the tossing began.

"Wh-what the hell is this?"

Naruto dodged aside and another came. Haku was in each mirror, throwing a needle at him. His head throbbed at seeing that man, and he had to save that bastard or Haku would kill him too. The asshole raised a hand to his mouth and did a quick jutsu seal. He then blew into his two fingers, a fire hitting one of the mirrors.

Haku stood in one mirror, surprising Naruto. "I'm afraid that won't work. These mirrors are harder than steel. Fire cannot destroy them," Haku spoke. Naruto shook at how familiar that sounded. Something bad would happen now. He looked over at the asshole and felt his hand quake. He's going to do something stupid.

Naruto suddenly caught sight of Haku throwing a large bunch at him. It'll kill me, again. Goodbye, Sakura-chan. Goodbye every—

The teme got in the way. He got hit.

Sasuke smirked as Naruto rushed to him, kneeling down beside him. He lifted him up and placed his arms under his head. The same position. If Sasuke hooked his arms around Naruto's waist, just about now, he could steal a kiss. But he needed to say the same thing, behave the same way. That would mean faking his death.

"Y-you teme. Wh-why did y-you do that?!"

Naruto's tears leaked out of his eyes, making Sasuke's heart clench.

"I-Idiot… m-my b-body just m-moved on it's o-own…"

He then closed his eyes and, just as Haku said, he pretended to be dead.

Naruto's whole body shook. That asshole was dying. Haku had killed that asshole without even thinking anything of it. N-no, don't die! He kept crying, tears pouring down his face. Without even thinking anything of it, he bent down and hugged him. "Wake up teme! D-don't die!" he shouted.

Sasuke found a flaw at that moment. Naruto still didn't remember a thing. This situation didn't make memories rush to his head. Kyuubi hadn't even gone after Haku yet. For a moment, he thought, what if this wasn't Naruto? What if he just looked like him? A disappointing thought. Could I really just be alone, without him here with me?

A few moments after, the Zabuza clone shouted for Haku to hurry. Haku said if the first part didn't work, he would continue and introduce to Naruto what he did afterwards. I wasn't awake when they were fighting. This is my chance to find out…

"I'm sorry, but if you don't want to end up like your friend, I would suggest you run," Haku spoke. His masked face was calm. Nothing of the harshness he displayed appeared in his voice. A calm assassin; the Assassin of the Mist. It was no wonder that Haku and Zabuza were so dangerous. "You… you monster. You killed him, my friend! You're gonna pay for doing that!" Naruto said, his voice going from a soft whisper to a shout.

Sasuke caught the simple thumbs up from Haku. It was working, so far. "I'll kill you for doing this to Sasuke!" Naruto shouted. Suddenly, Sasuke felt intense heat all around. The Kyuubi was awakened, and it was about to destroy the ice mirrors. Now the question was how to save Haku. Haku would die if he wasn't taken out. Sasuke could only hope Haku slipped away. It was set up so that Haku would disappear and let Sasuke do his work. His part had been done, and if it didn't work, Naruto would face his death.

The fire began to burn up, and Sasuke briefly felt Naruto stand up, his arms slouching forward. The demon was in control, so Haku had to go. Sasuke's eyes flickered to a mirror beside him. Haku wasn't in it. He's leaving. Meaning, I have to get ready for my part. He frowned just as his skin began to burn. The mirrors crashed, but he remained still.

Sasuke sighed as he looked at Naruto, lying near a tree. Once more, they were at the place they had died. Haku had brought his water clones here. Each of the Akatsuki members from that moment, all walking around. He closed his eyes, remembering each moment. When would Naruto remember? Would he follow his goal then too? Would he still go to Sakura?

"It is a strange feeling, isn't it? To have someone you love so close to you, yet so far," Haku said. He was placing warm towels on Naruto's forehead. The blond had fainted, and they had some time to recuperate. Haku had made sure he slept longer by adding some herb to his body through a thin needle he had created. "Are you sure he's Naruto? Maybe he has another demon in him," Sasuke said.

He doubted the whole idea. Haku looked at him, the mask giving him the creeps, for a moment. "I am certain it is him. He said your name, when no one has associated your face with that name," he said. "Only Uzumaki Naruto can do that."

"Well, I thought it over. Sakura was there when Naruto died. She was hiding in a corner, crying. So, you don't mind using a genjutsu to look and act like her—" Sasuke began. Without waiting, Haku performed a few jutsu seals and his body was changed into Sakura's flat-chested, pink self. "Haku… do you suppose Zabuza is still alive?" Sasuke asked. It was his way of starting a conversation. It was a flat-out obvious thing.

"No, of course not. I was sent back to aid Naruto-kun. Zabuza-sama is waiting for me, in a world of no pain, or violence."

Sasuke closed his eyes. But he opened them when he noticed. The clones from the Haku battle were still walking around. Zabuza had left. Haku caught his gaze, noticing the same. A Zabuza clone on the loose. This is bad.

"You shouldn't wander off like this, Zabuza-sama."

Haku knelt by the clone, watching as it stared at the ground, calmly. "I never did walk off, Haku. I was sent here by the other Zabuza clone you created," the clone said. Haku raised an eyebrow. He hadn't created any clones. Some outside force had done this. Maybe Sasuke had thought his own clone would be more realistic? With a shake of his head, he dispelled the clone and stood up.

If all went according to plan, it would be okay. Naruto would remember his past, and they could, once more, take on Sakura. He walked back to Sasuke, who was sitting beside Naruto, stroking his soft blond hair. Naruto was going to wake up with Sasuke already ready to attack him. This would be the final battle, and Haku would finally be free of his unrealistic murder of Naruto. Of course, his almost killing Sasuke would return to Naruto as well.

But now, it would be okay.

"I think he's coming to, Haku. You should go behind that bush and whine," Sasuke said. Nodding, Haku went to play Sakura.

Naruto opened one eye and looked around. He was in some part of a forest, and he didn't know where. His head hurt from that fight. Haku had been there, and he had tried to kill him. He killed the teme… he killed that teme. His heartbeat sped up, as his head hurt. Flashes of the battle came back, but they were on a bridge, and this time, they seemed a lot more realistic.

Dammit, I have to find him!

He stood up, his whole body reenergized. But upon standing, he saw a sight before him. The teme was standing there. He was older now, sixteen maybe. And he was wearing a yukata that revealed his pale body. His six pack and his beautiful skin. Naruto blushed. He was Sakura's fiancé. How could he think of the teme like that?

"Get ready to die, Naruto," he said. For a moment, Naruto wondered how he knew him. Then, familiarity crawled up his stomach. "Get ready to die, Naruto." He reached for a kunai, but he heard a scream instead.

"Naruto! D-Don't you dare die! Remember, Kakashi-sensei needs us—"

He heard Sakura, his fiancée. And for a moment, he remembered how wrong that sounded. I'm not in love with her. She's just… is she lying to me? He bit his lip, and he wondered, was this for real? Suddenly, the asshole came forward and he found him going to attack him. It was time for a fight, and Naruto's whole body shook.

He stared at the other lying beside him, slight rain prickling his vision. The blond moron was still the same, even in his death bed. Confident and, a complete moron. He had no other words to describe him. And even then, he knew he loved him more than he could ever confidently tell anyone. He would have done anything, but give up his revenge. He had accomplished the impossible; he had almost destroyed Konohagakure. He was positive he had accomplished this, because of the way their one true shinobi was dying.

He knew, even at their deathbeds, that the blond was fully his.

When he had been in the village, he alone had consumed the blond's thoughts, time, and actions. He had been the one to continuously challenge him, and keep a steady bond. He had saved the blond too, many times over. Then, when he had left the village, he had taken the blond with him, completely. Soul and heart, he held both in his hands. They had been connected, despite being disconnected by distance and rank. And even now, when they had to fight, truly fight one another, he was connected to the boy.

They would die as one as well.

He noticed the blond move, his body shaking. He was dying, and he himself would too. Together, they would move on. Into a world where they might never be together, but know the other was theirs. It made him smile, almost smile.

"Te-teme, I swear… I s-swear I'll bring y-you back to K-Konoha… I-I promise…"

He shook his head. The moronic blond never gave up. It was almost too stupid. He would never return to the village, that itself was a promise. A promise he was going to have to maintain, whether in the Death God's hands, or wherever else.

He felt his face slip into a frown when the blond stopped moving, completely. He let a ghosted whisper of the boy's name out, before letting his hand reach for the blond's. He wanted to die entwined with the one he loved most. But, he found, as his hand reached the blond's, his energy gave away. It all went blank, and he knew, his last thought, that he never got to hold the blond's hand, as he had wished his last moment to be.

"Te-teme, I swear… I s-swear I'll bring y-you back to K-Konoha… I-I promise…"

Naruto screamed just as the chidori ran through his stomach. His whole body shook, as suddenly, a whole lifetime of memories came to him. He could feel his whole being shake and shiver. The reality of it all hit him full force. His blue eyes widened, and his pupils dilated.

"Its okay, Naruto. I love you, so I'm going to look after you, like a wife should."

"I-I don't know how to tell you, Naruto. Haku killed you."

"Tsunade-sama, I spoke to the remainder of the ANBU sent to kill Haku. One survived, and he said he personally disposed the corpse."

He felt an arm wrap around his waist, pulling him into a hard chest. He didn't care. Sakura had been lying to him. Each thing she said was a lie. His whole world was broken. He had sent ANBU to kill his childhood friend, his brother, all because she had lied. She had said she was his wife, when he only thought of her as a friend. Haku hadn't died, she had been lying. He felt tears prickle his cheeks. He wasn't Namikaze Naruto, he really is Uzumaki Naruto.

He felt warm breath against his forehead. "Dobe… is it you?" the deep voice asked. He shakily mumbled yes, before burying his head into the person's chest.