Mah! Welcome back for the first chapter of Timeless! I've having tonnes of fun writing this, so I'm hoping you're enjoying reading in. Honestly, I would never had written this if I had found something similar but theres nothing - and if there is, I haven't come across it... (So if you have, please send my a message with it!).

But yeah, I always wanted to see the young Naruto character's reactions if they realised just how strong they were when they were older, how they would react to the current chaos the shinobi world is in. I wanted to see how they'd react to knowing just how strong and mature Naruto has become and the fact that Sasuke ran off and is basically... Yuck evil! Ugh!

Anyway, onto the story!

Timeless

by ferriswheel95

Sasuke's head was killing him, that was the first thing he knew. Before he opened his eyes, before he moved a muscle, he knew he had a headache as if he'd been punched square in the face by Tsunade herself. He resisted the urge to groan as he let his eyes flutter open, light blinding him for a few moments and the world blurry until he pushed himself up, sitting and taking in his surroundings.

"Where am I…" He dared to speak, his throat croaky as if it had been unused. Looking round he noticed he was in a forest, the light filtered by the leaves of the healthy trees that hung heavy above him. Standing, he checked himself for injuries and amazingly, none so far. The raven, cautious as ever activated his Sharingan, scanning the area once more.

"This place…" He muttered, stepping forward, pushing through the bushes until he came upon a sunny clearing. He took a sharp intake of breath, shocked at what – no, where, he was. In the middle of the clearing stood three thick stumps which were obviously put there purposefully, for the purpose of training.

"How'd I..?" He breathed out, letting himself be overcome by the sheer shock of the situation. Not only was he sure Konoha was practically destroyed but he was also sure that he was as far away from Konoha as his feet would take him, definitely far enough away that even if he was thrown by the attack it certainly wouldn't have him land here. He ran his hands across his chest to check for marks, bruises, making sure he definitely wasn't thrown by that wave of chakra.

Wait… Chakra he mentally concluded, letting his eyes slide closed to try and re-enact his last moments of mindfulness before he was knocked unconscious. There was Itachi, and then there wasn't… He grimaced at this thought. There was that copious amount of chakra coming from the clouds, then the first energy wave of blue chakra, then the red one.

Red chakra.

"Naruto…" Sasuke growled, his fist clenching so tightly that the tree trunk he leant on crumbled beneath his grip. He was in Konoha, of course it was something to do with Naruto! Glaring at the three stumps, Sasuke thought harder, squeezing his eyes more tightly.

Rasengan! He knew he wasn't hearing things, he didn't imagine that, sure he had heard it plenty of times in his short seventeen years of life that he could've basically imagined it from a memory but this time was different. Naruto was definitely the angriest Sasuke had ever heard him.

"Tobi…" Sasuke breathed out, his eyes gradually opening and his body deflating. Was Naruto fighting Tobi? Was that the cause of those amounts of chakra? It was certainly possible, Naruto did have an astonishingly large amount of chakra (not that Sasuke would admit it to Naruto in fear of boosting the idiot's ego) but it was thanks to that damned fox, nonetheless, could he really take on Tobi? The raven shook his head.

"Like I care…" He grunted and moved his hand down so his fingertips brushed the cold metal of his sword, allowing himself to be taken from his thoughts.

But let's see how cocky you are in the past, let's see you defeat me then!

Sasuke froze and his eyes widened. A jutsu that time travelled, maybe? Sasuke was sure that even Orochimaru was unaware of such a power, Sasuke certainly had no idea. Though anything seemed possible lately, this war definitely brought out the most bizarre of jutsu.

"Naruto… What did you get me into?" He whispered, staring at the three stumps that were bathed generously in sunlight.

"Damn it…" Naruto breathed, leaning against a tree, breathing heavy and holding his side. He was hurt, he was hurt bad. The blonde wasn't near lucky enough like Sasuke to pass through the passage of time unharmed.

"Damn it!" He growled again, frustrated with the pain, so much so he punched the trunk of the tree and breaking off a good part. He guessed he was not in the village, rather the forest that surrounded it but he was definitely back in time, he gathered that from travelling the stream with Tobi. He closed his eyes and calmed himself, he had to think straight to get through this and not let himself become overcome by the pain or frustration. Firstly he knew the young him was targeted by the masked man but at the same time, he knew Tobi would need time to recover from the last Rasengan Naruto managed to squeeze in before being sucked in by the portal. Unfortunately, his attack was countered by a kunai to the side, the same side that was currently gaping, bleeding and being… Well generally a pain in the side.

"Kurama…" He spoke aloud, trying to gain the fox's attention. The nine-tails simply stirred in weak recognition.

"Kurama…" Naruto tried again, this time sadder with the realisation that the demon would be completely drained and realising that even they needed their rest. He sighed, not having to heal by himself ever before.

"I've just got to get to the gates…" He nodded, setting the goal. He couldn't pass out yet, he needed to be noticed and he needed to see the Hokage, whichever one it may be in accordance with the time frame. As he wearily lifted his leg to take the first agonising step, the faint thump of someone hoping amongst the trees fixed Naruto's attention. He was hoping it was an ally of the village but, boy, was he wrong. Cobalt eyes widened incredibly as they met with equally wide but far more pissed onyx ones. The tree hopper stopped immediately, turning direction towards his former blonde haired team mate.

"Sasuke!" Naruto's voice as usual was all too hopeful, his face all too bright at the arrival of his former team mate. His glee was interrupted by a swift, angry kick to the chest which sent the blonde skidding along the forest floor.

"What did you do, Naruto! Huh! Where the hell are we!" Sasuke fumed, drawing his katana and storming towards Naruto.

"This isn't my fault!" Naruto wheezed in defence, winded from the blow. The blade glinted as it caught the filtered light through the trees and blinded Naruto for a moment before he realised it was pressed against his neck, Sasuke towering over him with the usual scowl.

"Then who's is it?" The raven's voice was dangerously low. Naruto, panting and hurt, took a second to form the words in his head so he could explain without too many questions that could potentially aggravate Sasuke further.

Even more of bastard when he's pissed… Naruto mentally huffed.

"Look, I don't understand the situation completely as far as specifics go – " The blonde started, "but basically, I was fighting that creepy dude in the orange mask! I was beating him and I guess that just didn't go down too well with him! Because he got mad and summoned these really dark clouds like a storm –"

Those were what I saw… Sasuke thought.

"He basically said if he can't beat as I am now, then he'll have to do it in the past when I'm weaker to do it! I'm not sure if I was meant to, but when charged him with a Rasengan I got caught in the jutsu as well. But I hit him, hopefully I hurt him real bad! Ah… But he got me with a kunai –" Naruto took a breath the raise his now crimson hand from the wound on his side and Sasuke let his eyes wander to the blood but only for a second.

"And here we are…" He finished, looking as determined as ever. A brief silence fell between the two, comfortable as both thought.

"Wait!" he suddenly shouted, catching Sasuke off guard and making him taking a shocked step back.

"It should be 'here I am' not 'here we are'! What are you doing here!" Naruto frowned, suddenly confused. Poor thing, it took a decent amount of effort for him to work it all out in the first place and that was when it was just him.

"I think… I think I was just in range of the attack" Sasuke muttered, sliding his sword into its sheath with a soft metal 'click'. Naruto couldn't help but stare, his best friend suddenly looked calmer, the rage and hatred that usually pooled in his dark eyes was suddenly replaced with a steely confusion.

"How do we get back?" Sasuke snapped Naruto from his contemplations and Naruto just shook his head.

"The hell if I know –" He grunted and looked down to his still open wound.

"All I know is that I can't let him kill me Sasuke… You know that right?" The blonde breathed, catching Sasuke's eyes with his, an intense match of the resilient stares. Naruto wasn't one to brag about his power but finally he had come to realise that he was a great forced to be reckoned with, he had defeated so many powerful and even legendary enemies and with his new bond with the nine-tails, he knew his power could only increase. He also knew that he had to stop the war and he couldn't do that if he was dead right? Two minutes had passed and still no answer from Sasuke, so Naruto decided to pry.

"Sas –"

"No, I don't know that Naruto" Sasuke snapped, venom as he spoke Naruto's name. He turned his back and bent at the knees in prep to leap off.

"I talked to Itachi, Sasuke!" Sasuke froze, still bent at the knees before straightening himself.

"You can talk to him again here –"

"I don't need too…" Sasuke muttered, already conversing with his brother.

"Because you already have, right? But it was quick, you can talk to him longer now." Naruto offered, not sure what he was trying to accomplish, saying all this wasn't going to get Sasuke help him but he guessed he just wanted his friend to finally have peace of mind, the raven still looked so heavy and confused. They were silent again, comfortable as ever and Naruto pushed himself shakily to his feet.

"We can't change the future, it could turn out bad… Really bad" Sasuke's voice was vacant, he was deep in thought. The situation was even messing with the great Uchiha. Naruto nodded in understand and Sasuke peeked over his shoulder, surprised he didn't have to explain why.

"Neither of us would be as strong as we are now – If the slightest thing happens differently…"

"Then we're both screwed" Naruto grinned in conclusion, knowing what this meant.

"Ah, So I guess that means, if I die…" Naruto pretended to ponder, bringing a finger to his chin to tap. Sasuke sighed and ran his hand through his hair. Naruto knew what it meant, Sasuke knew what it meant but he'd be damned if he wasn't going to complain about it.

"Why am I always saving your ass, idiot!" Sasuke hissed as he span on his heels and stormed towards Naruto again, the blonde grinning as wide and cocky as ever.

"I believe for the last three years I've been trying to save your ass, teme!" Naruto poked the Uchiha's chest triumphantly, only to have his hand smacked away and the grin fall from his face into seriousness. He just got caught up in the moment, he didn't mean to reminisce with old actions.

"This isn't us rekindling a bond Naruto –" his words were harsh and his tone icy, Naruto didn't falter though.

"This is me confirming my existance and my strength" Naruto could only nod, had he expected anything more… Now want was a different word.

"Alright… Can we just –" his mouth hung and words danced around in his head as he tried to find the rights ones. Finally his moth closed, his expression thoughtful.

"Can we just get to the gate before I bleed out…" He grunted, turning his head to the side with a pout and dusted pink cheeks. It was hard to admit weakness to Sasuke. The raven simply rolled his eyes before he nodded.

Never thought I'd walk into Konoha again… His inner turmoil rumbled, but he simply closed his eyes.

Another chapter will be up tomorrow, or the next day! Hope you enjoyed, R&R!