Chapter 6 Memories Remain

A/N: I was asked to fix my writing format, sorry if I was using the wrong format every one! In this Chapter we will be with Sasuke, give poor Naruto a break. Enjoy~

He swiftly moved among the forest trees careful not to lose Kabuto as they headed to the east. His crimson eyes started to burn as tears of frustration welled up. He was pissed at himself for not being able to kill Naruto, now his brother would have a chance to off the little blond himself. He hissed silently to himself as his vision began to blur a bit, stopping he quickly wipes his eyes.

"Sasuke?" The voice calling him was calm, yet it sent an uneasy feeling through the boy. Looking up, he finds his silver haired companion before him. His normally cold and unfeeling eyes had an odd shine of worry to them. Sasuke couldn't help but chuckle bitterly, the other man took a step back. "I'm losing my mind Kabuto…" Sasuke's voice was soft and filled with sweet sorrow.

Kabuto raised his hand to push up his glasses, smirking he remarks "You did what you could Uchiha. Not even I saw Haruno getting in your way and yet she did. Surprising huh?" his calm voice was unsettling even more than usual, like he was almost mocking Sasuke.

Sasuke sighed irritatedly as he rubbed his temples, he seemed to be upset with letting himself get spooked by Sakura's sudden interruption of his business with Naruto, and that she chased him all the way to the main gate. He failed to kill Naruto, and that pissed him off royally. It should have been easy to quietly kill the boy, no one in the village would care and if someone did they would have found him far too late to save him. But it seemed fate lead Sakura straight to them, would there be another chance to kill him?

Kabuto looks about before speaking. "I offered to help you, and I will. But we really need to keep moving, we are to close to the Hidden leaf." with that the silver haired man took off again, Sasuke followed. His mind raced with thoughts and memories of Naruto, the idiotic behavior he exhibited during the school times.

When they were grouped into the same team and Naruto got into a staring contest with Sasuke, only to have someone push Naruto forward and they ended up kissing. When Naruto rigged the eraser over the door, so when Kakashi opened the door it fell and hit him, The bell training mission… Then they were sent to the land of waves to help a bridge builder and encountered Zabuza and his assassin child Haku.

These memories flooded his mind causing him to stagger a bit, the Chunin exam came to mind and how Naruto jumped down in front of Orochimaru's snake to keep Sasuke from being eaten. His over eagerness to achieve his goals, his constant need to get the village to acknowledge his existence. All these things made Naruto who he is. He's obnoxious and loud, he's a knucklehead who never gives up. He's spastic and bright like a ball of uncontrollable sunlight.

Sasuke jumped from the branch he was on and landed shakingly on the next one, He is my best friend. He thought sadly. He understood how I felt when my family was murdered, the feeling of being alone. He was always there, I was never alone with him around. His smile was bright and warm, his laugh was contagious…. Once more he jumped from one branch to another. He is so annoying and yet…. His foot came down on the next branch, it snapped sending him tumbling to the ground below quickly.

"SHIT!" Sasuke hissed out loud as he began to fall, he pulled out a kunai and turned his body. Shoving the knife into the tree he tried to slow his fall, he slams his heels into the trunk of the tree to hasten stop of the fall. As he violently slid down the tree side a sharp Kirik sound was heard, eyes wide in surprise Sasuke looked down at the knife in his hand. The kunai snapped and the force sent Sasuke falling at an odd angle.

He closed his eyes tightly ready for impact, but instead he felt a strong grasp on his ankle and a sudden jerk sent him swinging into the tree. His back hit the trunk with a loud cracking sound, he opened his eyes to a blurry world, lifting his head lightly he saw Kabuto holding on to his ankle as well a the branch above him. With a nervous smile Kabuto laughed "Don't worry, I gotcha."

A wave of nausea claimed Sasuke as he closed his eyes to stop the world from spinning. That was a close one… he thought in a half joking manner. He felt Kabuto pull him up to a sturdy branch and sigh. "You are just as much as a handful as Naruto, you know that right?" Kabuto said exasperatedly.

Sasuke flinched at the name and began to snarl but refrained, instead a bitter smile crept onto his face as he slowly opened his crimson eyes. "I guess I am, But I'm still alive. He's lying in an alleyway bleeding out as we speak." His voice was cold and almost emotionless, his crimson eyes were filled with all the emotion. They danced like uncontrollable flames. Anger; Sorrow; Insanity, loneliness…. And happiness?

Kabuto shook his head and smiled. "You are quite something Uchiha. Far more interesting then I took you for. I'm eager to see what becomes of you…. And If Naruto lives…. What becomes of him."

Sasuke nose crinkled at Kabuto's words, he spoke solemnly "Even if I did get rid of him, his presence is a vicious ball of light. It illuminates everything it can touch, even a soul dipped in darkness and soaked in hate would be affected by his light. Even when not present his…." He stopped as if to think of the words.

Kabuto's smile became wider and far more wicked "Even when not present his Memories Remain….."

Chapter Note: I AM SO SORRY FOR A 3 DAY ABSENCE! Please forgive me readers ;3; I also apologize for the short chapter. I do promise that Chapter 7 will be longer than this one is. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please leave a review if you have any advice for me, or words of encouragement! Love you All. StarScream out~