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And now...the moment you've all been waiting for!...THE FATE OF SASUKE UCHIHA!

Written in 2 P.O.V. for Dramatic affec-okay it was just more fun to write like this XD

It was five in the morning, the sun had just given rise and almost every adult in the Village had gathered. Some familiar faces, some not.

"I am so sorry Sasuke Uchiha," Tsunade whispered to me. "But the Village fears you now. If I let you live, the village would go into chaos, as much as I want to spare your life, I can't. I will not let my village be divided." The Hokage masked her tears from the rest of the gathered people.

"I understand," I replied slowly, sincerely. I had a certain respect for her. She too had lost her brother, and a lover. And she carried that around with her. "But that information I gave you about Madara."

"We'll take care of it," she whispered back. "Thank you for your help."

I snorted. I had told them that Madara would be there at the ocean side, late tonight awaiting me and my reply. My guess would that instead of me, he met the Black Opps. I was sure that the Village was most appreciative of my help.

I was marched to the middle of the stadium. Some people were crying, others were jeering. My friends all watched from the same spot. They all wore the same, sad expression. I met Sakura's eyes and she nodded sadly, but she smiled at me. It took all my strength, but I smiled back.

Kakashi gave me a knowing look. I was brave…on the outside. On the inside I was a mess. I didn't see Naruto in the crowd. It was probably best if she didn't see this. But I wanted to see her…one last time.

I looked to Shikamaru and he knew from the look in my eyes what I was asking. He shut his eyes and distress and opened them again. He shook his head and mouthed 'sorry'.

She hadn't come. I looked down at my feet, feeling as bad as they all claimed I was. But maybe I was. Hadn't I hurt everyone enough? Naruto especially.

I knew it was selfish, but I didn't want her to move on. I wanted her to be like Tsunade, thinking about me every day. But I didn't want her to be so much pain; so another part of me hoped she could move on. I still couldn't understand why she loved me. She was so perfect, and I…well I wasn't. Naruto was one of the few rays of sunshine this forsaken world had to offer. But it would be nice to be remembered by someone.

It hurt a little that she wasn't here. But then, hadn't I asked enough of her already?

"Hello," said a small voice. I faced the man who stood near him. "My name is Araka."

"Hi," I said as my hands were bound behind me by a few other Shinobi. "Sasuke, I'd shake you're hand except…"

"I am a medical ninja," the guy said offering me a smile. "My job is to make sure you don't feel any pain."

"What do you mean?" I asked with squinted eyes.

"Well, you're body will go numb, until you can't feel anything," he explained. "And then they will…errr well they destroy your chakra source. Killing you. It would be very painful if you weren't slipping into unconsciousness."

"So I won't even be awake for my death?" I let out a weak chuckle.

"No," Araka laughed lightly. "I guess not."

"Do you have any last words Uchiha?" A voice boomed at me. The executioner was a beefy and mean looking man. I looked up to see Tsunade again but now she was expressionless.

"I'm sorry," I said so everyone could hear me. I felt a pair of hands on his shoulder and I nodded. I was ready. Araka began to do whatever it was he was doing and the world was going black on me. I turned his head away from the crowd to see a girl, a girl still dressed in guy clothes. Her blue eyes bore into me, so filled with life and love. Naruto. The name formed in my lips, though not a sound came out. And the world slipped away from me. I was lost to the darkness, A smile on my face, just for her, only for her.

SO SAD! Sasuke dead? He was like a brother to me :'(

Now hes gone...or is he...?

Naruto's Point of View

I was too late, he was slipping into unconsciousness. Another pair of hands reached out to suck the life out of him but I stepped forward into the light. "Stop! Wait!" I cried and the crowd stilled, and so did the man.

Sasuke's body went limp his head nearly hit the ground but the medical ninja behind him caught his body.

"Please don't kill him," I begged. My eyes were filled with hot tears again, something that became more frequent lately.

"Who are you?" the executioner asked and I shuddered. My eyes drifted up to Tsunade who was watching me carefully.

"I am Naruto Uzumaki," I said with a trembling body. "And I beg you to spare this boy's life."

"Naruto?" the name echoed through the crowd.

"I know the truth has been spread through the town. I understand that you all are pretty shocked by the news," I continued. Everyone was whispering and pointing. "But who I am won't stop me from doing everything I can for this village. It won't erase everything I have done for it."

There was a cheer. It erupted from somewhere in the middle of the stands and grew. Lady Tsunade smiled at me and then it faded.

"Why?" she asked slowly. "I know he means a lot to you. But after everything, I thought you had accepted his fate just like he has. I want to spare his life, but this Village wants justice."

Another cheer. I swallowed hard. "Why? Because I love him."

Silence.

"I have never had anyone," I continued, " I've always been alone, but Sasuke was always there for me. And now, I need to be there for him." I tried to explain what I was feeling. But no words could describe.

"You love him?" Tsunade asked and there was a ripple of disbelief that thundered through the crowd.

"Yes," I answered with a sob. "Please spare his life."

The whole Village held its breath.

I looked towards my friends, most of them were crying. Even Shikamaru was crying. He knew what it was like to love.

"What do you propose I do?" Tsunade asked gently. "Let him free, pretend none of this happened?"

"Take him into custody. Lock him up, make him pay for what he's done but please. Don't take his life," I urged her. I was waging a losing war. There wasn't much I could do.

"And how will I stop him from breaking out?" Tsunade asked.

"I would stop him. He loves me, he will not hurt me," I told her and she took a step back.

"I cannot do what you ask Naruto," she told me. "I have no choice. This Village calls for justice!"

Another cheer, but fainter, this one was unsure.

"Do not take his life, or if you must…Then take my life too," I begged, tears were gone; I had no more to cry. All I had was ache in my heart that knew it could not live in world where Sasuke was no more. "Please, I do not wish to be in pain for the rest of my life. I'm not strong enough." I didn't mean to sob. Or cry. But the tears came anyway. They feel down my cheeks like fire.

Tsunade stared down at me with mixed emotions. I knew how much she cared about me. I was like a niece or granddaughter or something. But she was also Hokage, and she could not divide the Village. But she couldn't kill me either. How could she please the village?

"What say you," Iruka said standing somewhere in the stands, "People of the Leaf? Has not Naruto proven herself over and over again to us to be something more than the beast she carries inside?"

The loudest cheer of all. "Naruto!" some cried out. All I could do was spin around, staring at the multitude of faces that all looked on my face and saw what I really was. She wasn't a monster, she wasn't a fox, she was Naruto Uzumaki, daughter of the 4th, the girl who would save them all someday. They saw the girl that had so much love in her that it was not deniable. She was girl in love with a boy. A warrior fighting her hardest to win her greatest desire.

"Then how can we ask her to give up EVERYTHING?" he asked and silence erupted. "How can we ask her to give up Sasuke? We are afraid. That is why we wish to end his life. We want to blame someone for our pains. Not Sasuke, Sasuke is a member of the Uchiha clan. NO, a member of The Leaf Village. And a member of team 7."

I looked back at Tsunade who was smiling at me. "I think," she said loudly. "The Village has decided."

"Naruto!" some shouted "Sasuke" others shouted. "The Leaf!" still others called. I fell down to the ground, my legs giving out from under me. I had won, I had saved him.

"Good job kid," the medical ninja that had caught Sasuke said to me. "You saved him. You saved him."

"Yeah," I whispered happily. "This time, I could save him."

I put my hand on Sasuke's arm. He'd be asleep for hours. I wondered where he would be when he woke up. The thought made me shiver.

So one...maybe 2 more chapters if I feel nice. PLEASE REVIEW! NEED: At least 10 Reviews! HUGS AND KISSES!

Elizabeth Bells