Looking For Something I've Never Seen.

Naruto woke and looked around. His eyes found Sakura and Hinata

"Where is Sasuke?" he asked

Sakura looked at him.

"He is gone." She said cautiously

"HE IS WHAT?!" Naruto yelled and jumped from his bed.

"He left early this morning." Sakura continued.

"Did you try to stop him?" Naruto asked

Sakura looked at him annoyed.

"What do you think?"

"Well we have to go find him!" Naruto said "I am not letting him get away again!"

"No…we have to meet up with Kakashi." Sakura said lightly.

"What do you mean no! He is our friend! We can't just leave him!" Naruto yelled

"He left us Naruto…He has made his choice." Sakura struggled to say.

"How can you say that?! After all these years you decide now to just give up?!" Naruto said angrily. "Do you not care anymore?"

Sakura shot a glare at Naruto; she stood up and walked over to him pointing her finger at him.

"Don't you dare say I don't care, there is nothing more that I want than to get him back…but he isn't coming back Naruto!... at least not now." Sakura whispered the last bit.

She turned around and went back to packing up their belongings.

Naruto was breathing hard frustrated at himself and he didn't even know why, he turned and began to pick up his things and they headed off north to the meeting point where they would hopefully meet with Kakashi and the others.

Kakashi met with everyone in the village.

"Glad you could make it Shikamaru."

Shikamaru smiled.

"Naruto and Sakura are on their way as we speak." Shikamaru told Kakashi.

"Good, I have been waiting to see them for a while." Kakashi said.

Sakura, Hinata and Naruto made it into the village just before sunset. Naruto and Sakura hadn't spoken a word along the trip. Hinata had spent most of the trip talking with Naruto leaving Sakura by herself to lead the way. When they reached the village they entered the bar at which they had planned to meet. As soon as she walked in she saw Kakashi, she smiled. Kakashi made his way over to them.

"Look who we have here, you finally decided to join us." Kakashi said indicating to Shikamaru, Ino, Neji, Ten-Ten and Sai and then he laughed.

"It is good to see you Kakashi." Sakura said and made her way to the others.

Naruto stopped infront of Kakashi and awkwardly smiled.

"You and Sakura not talking eh?" Kakashi said.

Naruto looked at him confused "How di…?" Naruto began

"Naruto it is pretty obvious I don't think I have seen you look so guilty in a long time." Kakashi said.

Naruto looked down.

Later that night they made their way to a large house.

"Whose place is this?" Naruto asked.

"This is the house of a very old friend of mine." Kakashi said.

Kakashi knocked on the door and it opened to reveal a man that looked like he was in his mid 40's he had a scar on his cheek and he was tall with grayish hair.

"Ah Kakashi, it has been so long." The man said and shook Kakashi's hand.

"It has been too long Katsurou." Kakashi said.

"Please come in" Katsurou welcomed and stepped aside to let them all in.

Once they had all settled Naruto went to Sakura's room and knocked on the door. It opened slowly.

Sakura looked at him for a moment.

"Yes?" She asked

"Can I come in?" Naruto asked.

She stepped aside, Naruto walked in and she closed the door.

"Sakura I am sorry about what I said before, I never thought you didn't care I just... I was just annoyed at myself." Naruto admitted.

Sakura looked at him for a moment sadly.

"It's ok I shouldn't of been mad at you…you were just upset that he had gone again." Sakura said understanding.

"He always just slips away, just when you think that things might have changed."

Sakura walked up to Naruto and sat next to him.

"Maybe that is why he leaves…so he doesn't have those connections…but he has a slight problem." Sakura said.

Naruto looked up at her suddenly confused.

"What?"

"He already has those connections; he just doesn't want to admit it, at least not to us." Sakura said and smiled.

Thunder roared Lightning lighted the darkness; rain fell from the sky wetting the soil making it muddy.

Each time lightning struck the figures of two people could be made out, standing opposite sides of each other.

"So this is where it ends…brother." Itachi said

Sasuke remained silent and stared at Itachi.

"I am going blind and you are they one that can stop it, all I need…are…your eyes" Itachi said

Sasuke froze.

He is going blind…and he needs my eyes…like hell he is getting them!

"Well you will have to kill me before you can get my eyes!" Sasuke said.

"So be it." Itachi said.

Itachi disappeared and then appeared again infront of Sasuke; he grabbed his throat and pushed him back towards the stone wall, slamming him into it.

Itachi lifted his hand and held it infront of Sasuke's eye.

NO!!!!!!!! He is not going to win!

Sasuke brought his feet up and put them on Itachi's chest and pushed him away, Itachi stumbled back.

Sasuke glared at him, his curse seal suddenly taking over.

Itachi took and defensive stance.

Sasuke flew over to Itachi and grabbed his cloak, dragging him along until he was close to the other wall and threw him at it.

Itachi flew into it indenting the stone.

He slowly got up and suddenly ran at Sasuke.

Sasuke took out his Katana and swiped it at Itachi. Itachi jumped and placed his hands on Sasuke's back, jumping over him.

He grabbed Sasuke's wings and flipped him over. Sasuke smashed into the ground.

Sasuke swiped his leg out under Itachi, Itachi fell and Sasuke got up jumping back to give them space.

Itachi tried to get up, it was then that lightning struck and Sasuke saw the blood come out of Itachi's mouth.

Sasuke stopped.

What is going on with him?

It was then that Itachi got up and stumbled towards him.

Sasuke just watched as Itachi came towards him. Itachi stopped infront of him, and lifted his hand again.

Not again.

Sasuke was about to move when Itachi pushed his hand to Sasuke's forehead.

Sasuke's eyes widened

Ok that was unexpected.

"There…was…another…in the…attack." Itachi whispered.

Slowly he fell to the ground, and lay there.

Sasuke suddenly started to fell dizzy and he too began to fall.

He looked up through glazed eyes.

Madara!! Was his only last thought before darkness engulfed him.

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