(Door to A/N's office slams open)

NOT SO FAST SAKURA!

Everyone: No No-chan!

Sakura: No No 22! But how did you escape my underwater cage!

No No 22: Easy. I used my writing skills and wrote my way out of there, lol!

Sakura: Damb it!

No No 22: NOW PUT AWAY THAT CHAINSAW AND GET THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE BEFORE I MAKE YOU SUFFER!

Sakura: Never!

No No 22: (gets paper and pencil and starts writing and Sakura begans to yell in pain as she clutches her face)

Sakura: What did you do to my face. (runs to mirror and screams) NOOOOOOOOOO! I look...I look...!

Naruto: You look like Michael Jackson! Lol!

Sasuke and Itachi: Lol!

Sakura: NOOOO! CHANGE IT BACK! I WANT MY FACE BACK TO NORMAL!

No No 22: It will wear off...

Sakura: (sighs) Thank god.

No No 22: In two weeks.

Sakura: NOOOOOOOOO! (runs out of No No 22's office)

Everyone: Lol!

No No 22: On with the story! Enjoy!


Chapter 6

Five Years Passed


"Sasuke!" yelled a 12-year-old, blonde, crystal clear-eyed boy to a 13-year-old, bronete, onyx-eyed boy. Five years has passed since the huge massacre and five years of totally different lives. Naruto and Sasuke, both don't mention much about it, in fear that it might upset the other. Over the five years, Sasuke had been getting more colder, expressionless, and stronger. The only person he would let his true colors show for...was Naruto. Only Naruto could make him smile, only Naruto could truely understand him, and only Naruto could actually get into Sasuke's heart. Over the five years, Naruto had changed from a shy, timid boy, to a brave, outgoing, prankster. Naruto would smile brightly but wasn't actually smiling a real smile. Naruto smiles for Sasuke and only Sasuke over the five years. Naruto would only smile for Sasuke, because he was all he had and still is. Naruto would only be by Sasuke's side, Naruto would only let Sasuke understand him, Naruto would only let Sasuke in his heart. So much alike yet so different, but always with each other.

Sasuke turned around, only to be tackled to the ground by Naruto.

"Naruto, what's wrong?" Sasuke asked in a concerned voice as Naruto laid on top of him. Naruto looked innocently into Sasuke's onyx eyes.

"I'm hungry..." Naruto said plainly. A nerve popped on Sasuke's forehead as he pushed Naruto off him.

"That's it! You got me worried just to tell me that your hungry! You really are a usuratonkochi!" Sasuke yelled angrly. (S/N It's true you know!) Naruto grinned happily and lean forward towards Sasuke, his face an inch from Sasuke's. Realizing how close Naruto's face was, Sasuke blushed lightly.

"You were worried!? You shouldn't get worried every time I call out your name and tackle you!" Naruto said innocently, giving Sasuke a sweet smile. Sasuke turned away and slightly pouted. (N/N Lol! Sasuke's pouting!) Naruto laughed. "Ne, ne! You're pouting again!"

"I do not pout! I scowl!" Sasuke protested. (S/N Yeah! I scowl, not pout!) Naruto laughed again and pointed at his face.

"This scowling," Naruto said as he scowled. Naruto then pouted cutely, causing Sasuke to blush a bit. "And this pouting! And you are deffinitely pouting!"

"Shut-up," Sasuke muttered. Naruto laughed as stood up and offered his hand to Sasuke. Sasuke took it and Naruto helped him up.

"And I didn't just tackle you to say that I'm hungry," Naruto said, frowning a bit but then it was replace with a warm smile. "I tackled you to say that I'm hungry and I want Sasuke to come with me to Ichiraku, so we can both eat together!" (I/N Well that's sweet of Naruto-kun.) (A/N It is, ne!?)

"Oh..." Sasuke said blushing even more. Naruto grabbed Sasuke's hand and pulled him towards the direction of Ichiraku.

"Ne, come on Sasuke! Before the academy starts!" Naruto said happily. Sasuke smiled and nodded as he let himself be led to Ichiraku. Once at Ichiraku, both Naruto and Sasuke ordered miso ramen and sat there, waiting for their ramen. Sasuke glanced at Naruto, he seemed to be lost in thought. Sasuke slightly nudged Naruto.

"Ne, Naruto what's wrong?" Sasuke asked. Naruto sighed wearily and looked at Sasuke with an anxious expression.

"Sasuke...I don't know if I can graduate from the academy! I've already failed it three times..." Naruto said sadly. Sasuke stared at Naruto for a long time, before he pot a comforting hand on Naruto's head. Naruto looked at Sasuke with curious eyes, only to see Sasuke giving him a comforting smile. (N/N Aww! You know you think so too, people!)

"I'm sure you'll pass and become genin... After all...it is your dream to become Hokage," Sasuke said comfortly, earning a huge smile from Naruto. Naruto tilted his head cutely and grinned.

"Thanks Sasuke! I really needed that!" Naruto said as the old man from behind the counter put two bowls of miso ramen in front of Sasuke and Naruto. Naruto grabbed his chopsticks and beamed. "Time to eat!"

Sasuke couldn't help but smile as Naruto ate his ramen. Sasuke loved it when Naruto was happy! It made him feel happy as well. Sasuke sighed in relief as he grabbed his own chopsticks and began to eat his own ramen.

-x- -x-

"NARUTO! CUTTING SCHOOL AGAIN! AND DOING GRAPHEDY ON THE HOKAGE MOUNTAIN! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! NARUTO ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!?" Iruka yelled angrily to a tied up Naruto in front of him. (N/N Yup that's sounds like Iruka-sensei.) Naruto puffed his cheeks out cutely and looked away from Iruka.

"No. And I don't want to!" Naruto said, making a nerve pop out on Iruka's forehead. Iruka forced himself to smile and looked down at Naruto who was still puffing his cheeks out cutely.

"Alright then! You'll be reviewing the transformation no jutsu in front of the whole class! AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF YOU AS WELL!" Iruka yelled out to the class.

"EHH!" the class yelled out, including Naruto.

"You heard me," Iruka said as he untied the ropes around Naruto. "Now get in line!"

Everyone groaned and grumbled angry comments about killing Naruto, but they knew better not to kill him, because they would have to pay the consequences with Sasuke. Naruto got in line between Sasuke and Shikamaru.

"You had to get into trouble," Sasuke whispered to Naruto. Naruto nodded as Sakura stepped forward to do the jutsu.

"Yeah. I was nervous...and doing pranks is the only thing to get rid of my nerves! Makes me feel like I can do things no one else can...which is sort of the truth. No one would dare to do graphedy on the Hokage mountain," Naruto whispered back to Sasuke. Sasuke sighed and shook his head. Naruto puffed his cheeks angrily. "Well it's true!"

"Did you see that Sasuke-kun!?" Sakura's voice interupted Sasuke and Naruto's small conversation. (S/N Argh! Sakura's so annoying and she's such a bi$#&) (A/N ...I sometimes wonder why she even is in this chapter...and on my birthday too!) (E/N It's your birthday?) (A/N I'll explain later...)Sasuke glared at Sakura, who walked back to her seat.

"Sasuke, you're next," Iruka said. Sasuke nodded and stepped forward. Naruto smiled warmly as he watched Sasuke do a perfect tranformation of Iruka.

'Perfect...like always!' Naruto thought as Sasuke transformed back. (I/N Not as perfect as me though.) (S/N SHUT-UP!) Sasuke went back to his desk, passing Naruto.

"Don't do anything stupid please," Sasuke had quickly whispered to Naruto.

"Maybe," was Naruto's quiet responce. Sasuke mentally groaned as he sat down at his desk and watched Naruto walk forward.

"What a drag," a lazy kid named Shikamaru said.

"Yeah! This is all your fault Naruto!" Ino said angrily.

"Like I care," Naruto said coldly as he did a few seals. "Transform!"

There was puff of smoke as Naruto changed into...a naked girl with two long blonde pig-tails. The girl was in a pose a she blew a kiss and winked at Iruka. Sasuke slapped his forehead in frustration as all the boys, including Iruka, got a nosebleed and fell to the ground. (E/N Lol!) As the girl disappeared and was replaced by Naruto, the blonde began to laugh his head off, letting out a such a sweet laughter out, that even Iruka sorta got dazzled. But of course, Iruka was still angry at Naruto's prank. Putting some tissues in his nose, Iruka stood up and glared at Naruto.

"CUT THE STUPID TRICKS! THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING!" Iruka yelled angrily in Naruto's face. Naruto giggled innocently and looked at Iruka with an innocent look that it made Iruka sorta regret yelling at Naruto.

"Loosen up Iruka-sensei! It was just a small prank!" Naruto said sweetly, making Iruka sorta forget why he was angry. "But if it would make you less angry...I'm sorry for my stupidity stroke!"

"Er...apology accepted, Naruto," Iruka said stupidly. Naruto beamed and made his way to his seat next to Sasuke, who was raising a brow at the blonde.

"You never fail to amaze me, dobe," Sasuke said. (S/N It's true.) Naruto giggled happily.

"That's because I am amazing, teme," Naruto said happily. (N/N That's true too!) Sasuke smirked.

"Don't get cocky, dobe. You're not that amazing," Sasuke said. Naruto pouted for a moment but then smiled.

"So you admit that I am amazing! Just not as much as you, correct?" Naruto said. Sasuke smirked.

"Precisely," Sasuke said. Naruto chuckled.

"Well that's soon going to change!" Naruto said happily.

-x- -x-

"Why do I have to clean this! Can't anybody take a joke!?" Naruto muttered angrily as he scrubbed the graphede off the Hokage Mountain.

"Don't blame anyone Naruto! It was all your doing!" Iruka yelled up at Naruto. Naruto growled angrily, but then sighed miserably. As he scrubbed, Naruto wondered where Sasuke could be. After school was over, Iruka had taken Naruto to the mountain to scrub the graphede off! Naruto sighed again. "You should hurry Naruto! The quicker you finish the faster you'll go home!"

"Hmph! It's not like anyone's going to care...well ok Sasuke does! He gets really angry when I disappear and come home late! He can get a bit bossy!" Naruto said as he scrubbed harder and faster. Naruto smiled lightly, which caught Iruka's attention. "But still...it's nice to have someone who cares about me... Before Sasuke came along...life wasn't worth living..." (N/N Yeah...)

Iruka watched Naruto scrub as he thought over the words Naruto just said. Iruka's eyes narrowed sadly at the thought of his parents.

'Like me...Naruto doesn't have parents...our parents died the same day...' Iruka thought sadly. Iruka then sighed sadly and looked at up at Naruto who was still scrubbing with a small smile on his lips. Iruka couldn't help but smile. 'He's thinking about Sasuke...he never smiles for anyone like that...'

"Ne...Naruto?" Iruka called out. Naruto looked down at Iruka with an annoyed look.

"Nani(what)?" Naruto said.

"After your done...why don't we got some ramen?" Iruka said. (I/N He makes it sound like he's asking Naruto-kun out...) (S/N He better not get that idea!) Naruto stared at Iruka for a long time before nodding.

"Hai(yeah)!" Naruto said as he scrubbed even faster and harder. By sunset, Naruto had finished and he and Iruka went to Ichiraku, just like Iruka promised. Naruto was happily slurping his ramen and so was Iruka. Iruka glanced at Naruto and sighed.

"Ne Naruto...why did you do that to the Hokage Mountain? You do know who they were right?" Iruka asked. Naruto stopped his slurping and became serious. Naruto stared at his goggles that he had taken off before eating, and nodded slowly.

"Of course...they were the best shinobi of their time," Naruto said as he slowly ate his ramen.

"Then why-

"I'll be better," Naruto mumbled. "I will be better. I will be the best Hokage this village will ever have...I will be the best. That way...the villagers will respect me and look up to me...they'll see that they were wrong about me..." (A/N Yeah!)

Iruka's eye widened in surprise and shock at what Naruto had just said. Iruka scowled and looked at his ramen with many thoughts on his mind. Iruka then felt a small tug at his shirt. Iruka turned to see Naruto looking at him with his crystal clear eyes.

"Ne!? Iruka-sensei!? Can I try on you headband!? Please!?" Naruto said, putting his hands together. Iruka smiled and shifted his headband.

"What this old thing?" Iruka said, earning a nod from Naruto. Iruka chuckled and shook his head. "No. This a symbol that I passed the academy and that I became a ninja! You'll get yours tomarrow."

"Ah come on!" Naruto whinned and pouted. Iruka shook his head an chuckled. "Meanie!"

"Ne, is that why you took off your goggles?!" Iruka said teasingly. Naruto growled.

"I want another bowl!" Naruto shouted.

"EH!?" Iruka yelled. (S/N You eat too much Naruto...) (N/N Shut-up!)

"Naruto..." a voice said from behind the arguing two. Naruto turned around to see Sasuke standing there scowling. Naruto smiled brightly.

"Sasuke! Ne where have you been!?" Naruto said, puffing his cheeks out.

"I should be asking you that dobe," Sasuke said.

"I was scrubbing!" Naruto growled. Naruto looked at Iruka, grabbed his goggles, and stood up. "Well see you tomarrow sensei!"

"Yeah bye Naruto, Sasuke," Iruka said, as Naruto and Sasuke disappeared in the crowd of people.

-x- -x-

"Naruto! Naruto, where are you!?" Sasuke yelled as he looked for Naruto on the academy grounds. It had been a few hours since the graduation ceromany and Sasuke had been looking for Naruto since then, but had no luck. Sasuke ran to the swing Naruto would often sit on when the blonde was upset, but the blonde wasn't there. Sasuke began to panik that something might've happened to the blonde. (S/N You better naot have killed him No No-chan!) (A/N READ!)

"Naruto! ...He must've failed again! He must be really upset," Sasuke mutteres to himself. The raven let out a cry of frustration. "But he's never been so upset to disappear like this! Argh, Naruto!"

"Quick! Call Hokage-sama! The scroll's been stolen!" (I/N ...)

Sasuke looked up at the source of the voice, to see a few jounin running towards the Hokage tower. Sasuke couldn't help be curious about what they were talking about. Acting on instinct, Sasuke followd the jounins, staying out of view. Once at the Hokage tower, the jounins ran into the Hokage's office. The doors closed and Sasuke put his ear to the door.

"What is it now?" Sasuke heard the Hokage's gruffy voice say.

"It's Naruto sir. He stole the Forbidden Scroll," a voice Sasuke didn't recognize said. Sasuke's eyes widened in shock and he felt his heart skip a beat at the mention of Naruto's name. (S/N He what!?)

"What!?" Sarutobi said in a shock voice. There was a moment of silence but it was broken by Sarutabi. "Go find him. Bring him to my-

Sasuke didn't hear the rest of Sarutobi's sentence. Sasuke ran off, out of thr Hokage's tower, his mind filled with thoughts of Naruto.

"Naruto," Sasuke whispered worriedly as he ran through the streets of Konoha and towards the forest. Once in the forest, Sasuke ran around the forest blindly. He had no idea where he was or where he was heading. All that mattered to Sasuke was to find Naruto and bring him home safe and sound. After an hour of frantic searching, Sasuke finally heard voices...three voices. The voices belonged to Iruka, Mizuki, and...Naruto...

"Naruto!" Sasuke saod as he ran towards the sound of the voices. About ten minutes later, Sasuke came to a clearing where he found Iruka on the ground injured, Mizuki a few yard away from Iruka, and Naruto with a scroll on his back, on a tree that Iruka was leaning against. Naruto had a look that held anger...and the intent to kill. (I/N That seems scary...) (A/N It is a bit...) Naruto suddenly did a few quick seals.

"Kagebunshin no jutsu!" Naruto called out as chakra began to surround his small slender frame. As Sasuke and Iruka watched in amazement, there was a puff of smoke and about three dozen or more Naruto clones appeared. Sasuke couldn't help but blush as the dozens of Narutos appeared; all looking exactly the same and that means...the same cuteness. (S/N Argh stop making me blush!) (A/N No!)

"Amazing...he mastered the Kagebunshin no jutsu in only just a few hours!" Sasuke heard Iruka say and mentally agreed with his sensei. All the Narutos smirked at the horrified Mizuki.

"Yosh! Ready to kick some ass guys!?" the original Naruto yelled.

"YEAH!" all the other Narutos yelled. The original Naruto punched the air.

"Ready! Set! G-

"Naruto!" Sasuke suddenly called out. All the Naruto's turn to look at Sasuke; some were giving him annoyed looks others curious looks, but when they all realized it was Sasuke, they all smiled brightly.

"Guys! You go beat the hell out of that creep, while I go see Sasuke!" The original Naruto said as he jumped towards Sasuke.

"HAI(right)!" all the clone Naruto's said as the all charged at Mizuki, who let out a horrified scream. As Mizuki got beat up by the Naruto clones, the real Naruto flunged himself into Sasuke's arms. Sasuke who was caught off gaurd and was stumbbling, quickly regained balance.

"Sasuke! Gomen! I didn't mean to make you worry!" Naruto said in a concerned voice. Sasuke stared into Naruto's crystal clear eyes and smiled. The raven gently hugged the blonde back.

"Dobe," Sasuke said warmly and earned a cute pout from Naruto. (A/N So kawaii!)

"Teme!" Naruto said playfully, and punched Sasuke on his shoulder lightly. Sasuke let a small chuckle and sat on the branch that he stood from, with Naruto who immediately joined him, and they both watched as Mizuki got beaten up to a pulp. When dawn arrived in Konoha, you could hear groaning from the forest. Naruto, Sasuke, and Iruka stood in front of a heavily bruised Mizuki. (N/N That's waht he gets!) Naruto grinned in triumph.

"Remember this Mizuki! You just got beaten by the future Hokage!" Naruto said cheerfully, only recieving a groan from Mizuki.

"Ne Naruto..." Iruka said. Naruto turned and faced Iruka.

"Nani(what)?" Naruto said. Before another word was said, Iruka placed his own headband around Naruto's forehead. Naruto's eyes widened in shock and disbelief, as Sasuke gave a surprised look. Iruka smiled warmly.

"Congrats Naruto! You pass," Iruka said kindly. Naruto and Sasuke stared at Iruka with a surprised look. Naruto then smiled brightly and lunged himself at Iruka, knocking them both to the ground.

"Arigato(thanks)! Arigatoarigatoarigatoarigatoarigatoarigatoarigatoarigato!" Naruto said in one whole breath as he laughed along with Iruka. Sasuke watched sadly as Naruto smiled and laugh... This was the first time...Naruto had smiled and laughed for someone other than him. Sasuke's heart throbbed at the thought that Naruto wouldn't be smiling just for him anymore. (S/N ...) (A/N How sad...) (I/N & N/N yeah...) Before Sasuke could could ponder himself with thoughts, he was knoked off his feet and onto the ground. Sasuke landed with an 'umf' and looked at the person that lied on top of him. Naruto was smiling brightly at Sasuke and was giggling.

"Just like you said Sasuke!" Naruto said happily. Sasuke smiled and nodded and let himself be hugged by Naruto.

-x- -x-

"Ah! There's no place like home!" Naruto said as he plopped himself on his bed in his and Sasuke's room. As he snuggled against his pillow, Naruto heard Sasuke lay down on his own bed. (N/N Sounds warm!) Naruto looked across the room towards Sasuke, to see the raven looking up at the ceiling. Naruto's eyes narrowed in sadness.

'I almost forgot...this is...our fifth year annerversary of-

"Naruto..." Sasuke's voice said, cutting Naruto from his thoughts. Naruto looked up to see Sasuke still looking up at the ceiling.

"N-Nani(what)?" Naruto stuttered. Sasuke slowly turned his attention to Naruto. Naruto scowled when he sawe the sadness in Sasuke's eyes. Slowly, Naruto got out of bed and went to Sasuke's side. "Sasuke..."

"This is their...fifth annerversary...o-of their d-death," Sasuke said sadly. (S/N ...) Naruto stared deeply into Sasuke's eyes. Naruto knew at once that Sasuke wanted to cry...but was trying to be strong. Naruto crawled onto Sasuke's bed, and Sasuke slowly sat up. Naruto gently brought Sasuke into an embrace.

"It's okay to cry Sasuke..." Naruto said gently as if he was talking to a small kid. Sasuke held to Naruto tightly as Naruto rubbed Sasuke's back comfortly. Sasuke didn't want to cry...he should be over this already! ...But then...why are tears sliding down Sasuke's face? Naruto notticed that began to shake as the raven cried out his pain. Naruto rested his head on top of Sasuke's.

"It's okay Sasuke..." Naruto gently said as Sasuke cried his eyes out...until he could cry no more.


No No 22: Yeah! My chapter is finished!

Everyone: So... IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!?

No No 22: (sweatdrops) Uh, yeah...it is... Hehe, I'm insert age here now!

Everyone: Wow... Happy birthday No No-chan!

No No 22: Thank-you! I'm so hapy! Lol! Anyways...sorry for a somewhat late update! Thanks for the reviews! I hope you liked it!

Itachi: Don't forget to review.

Naruto: Yeah! Review!

Itachi: I just notticed...today's the 22nd of September...and your name has 22 in it...and your lucky number is 22...wow, you have your birthday everywhere...

No No 22: Yup!

Sasuke: So what do you want for your birthday No No-chan?

No No 22: Hmm...right now I would like some reviews...lots of reviews! But other than that...I want a camera!

Naruto: A camera?

No No 22: Yup! I love taking pictures! I would like one of those real good digital cameras! They're so awsome! ...but they cost like...$200...KUSO!

Sasuke: ...Sorry to hear that... Well...review readers.