Chapter 5: a fleeting memory
a/n: so guys this is just going to be a pretense to the chapter since I won't get to say it anywhere in the chapter. This is Naruto's dream! NOT reality so if it gets a bit outlandish, remember this is his unconscious mind; and while he may act mature most of the time, he still has some immaturity in him.
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I groaned and shook my head. I looked over and saw Fu looking over me, her gaze concerned. "Are you alright Naruto?" She asked me quietly. "You've been out 10 days." She informed me much to my surprise.

"Ugh, I think so…" I tried to sit up and immediately felt my muscles contract in pain. "I think I may have overdone it though…" I said grinning and rubbing my head. I saw Fu run into me and hug me.

"I'm so glad!" She said tears running down her cheeks.

"There there Fu" I said trying to calm her "I'm alright, are you fit to keep moving?" I looked around realizing we weren't in the desert anymore. "Where are we?" I asked puzzled. Fu's image got fuzzy and I shook my head. Then it was Temari. I jumped backward. "What the hell! Gaara is SO going to kill me!" I said realizing I was in the bedroom with Temari.

"awwh come on Naruto, he doesn't have to knoww." She said winking. I sighed and walked out on her leaving her appalled. What the fuck is going on?! Fu appeared next to me holding my hand.

"We're in Konoha, Uchiha District." She informed me. "Your friend Sasuke said we could stay here undetected remember?"

"NO I DON'T!" I shouted dropping her hand and running. WHY! What the hell! I ran away in tears out of the Uchiha district. The scene changed again. I busted down a door.

"Naruto.." Tsunade said addressing me.

"What do you want you cunt. WHY COULDN'T YOU STOP THEM?" I screeched at her. I didn't know what I was saying. I didn't feel this way towards Tsunade… or did I? HELL I didn't even know how I was here.

You're in a dream Naruto! I jolted

Kurama!

Yes, this is a dream world. Don't worry. Both of you are safe, both you and the girl. She's shaking I'm watching over your body don't worry about it. You'll be out something like 25 days. Your body can't handle that chakra use with those seals.

How long do these dreams go on….

I'm unsure, I think you'll just have to dea-

I gritted my teeth, Kurama got cut off as I went even deeper….deeper into a dream I guess. I was facing Sasuke…Only….things were different we weren't 12 anymore….we were 17… facing off at the Valley of the end again. I looked around, The statues heads and been completely ripped off. Sasuke ran at me.

"DON'T GIVE ME THE LOOK OF SURPRISE!" Sasuke shouted at me. He threw a punch and I found myself dodging no problem. I felt a rasengan build up in my hand. A new technique I hadn't even known existed. It looked like a shuriken.

"Try this on for size buddy!" I shouted jabbing it into his stomach. "My new and improved Rasen Shuriken!" I found myself saying. I felt more powerful than I ever had. He went flying back panting.

"Shit…" He said running at me again. "I didn't realize you had chakra left" he said throwing quick punches and kicked hitting me directly. I fell I thought I was going to die.

Make a clone. Like you did with Neji years ago. I heard Kurama tell me. I let Sasuke kick me into the water and made a clone as instructed. Sasuke lit his hand up into a chidori.

"This is the end…for you. The Kyuubi can't do anything for you anymore!" He shouted driving his hand towards me. Like magic the clone jumped out of the water upper cutting Sasuke forcing him to stumble. I gathered Nature chakra. Whatever that was, I realized that I had a lot more battle experience here than I did in reality. I saw Sasuke catch his balance and jump for me again. "That was slick but it was no different than the academy all those years ago." He pushed his hand forward. Just before he touched my chest I flickered next to him upright.

"Sorry 'friend,' but I don't have a date with death. RESECHEDULE!" I punched him in the face his chakra dispersed and he fell backwards. I created clones catching him throwing him towards me and I punched him again into my clones which kicked him in the air. "You wanna go way back then let's go way back! Na! Ru! To! Uzumaki Barrage! I said as the clones kicked him into the air jumping off each other to kick him higher. I jumped up above him letting and axe kick come down towards Sasuke's stomach, but he was fast he turned over midair and aimed a punch at my face. I dodged casually and used frog kumite to out maneuver his Sharigan and smashed him into the ground he let out a cry of pain spitting up blood. I axe kicked down breaking his face. "I'm real tired of your shit." I said picking him up. I knew I broke several bones and he could no longer fight. His chakra was exhausted, I only won because I had 10 times his chakra plus I had Kurama and Nature chakra at my disposal. Sasuke was only able to rely on his own chakra. I flickered appearing in front of Sakura and Kakashi. Thus in the middle of a circle of Bijuu's.

"Kurama would you become whole inside me?"

"With pleasure" Kurama said disappearing. I felt even more strength well up inside me. I patted my stomach and grinned.

"Well done Naruto" Kakashi told me.

I groaned and my eyes flew open. I was in the desert. I rubbed my eyes. Fu was leaning over me crying.

"Don't die…don't die…please don't die!" she obviously hadn't heard me groan. I leaned up and kissed her forehead.

"I'm alright princess, don't worry" I said grinning in pain.

"Naruto!" She screamed happily flopping on top of me.

"Ugh I don't enjoy getting the wind knocked out of me right after I wake up." I said groaning.

"Haha sorry" she said getting off me, there were still tears on her eyelids but she was smiling.

"So good of you to be conscious." Said an all too familiar voice.
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a/n: alright so I lied. I did get a bit of Kurama talking – that whole Sasuke fight is how I hope this series ends. I hope Naruto fucking breaks Sasuke's bones and tosses him down at their feet like a rag doll. And I mean the actual manga not this fanfic. But yeah douche cliffhanger is douche. Yeah I'll get rocking on this stuff. I'm enjoying writing this I hope you guys enjoyed this even if it was a bit disorienting