(NOTE: WHEN IT'S IN PARENTHESES, THAT MEANS IT'S AL-BHED. I DON'T REALLY KNOW A LOT OF AL-BHED, BUT I'LL TRANSLATE IT IN ENGLISH FOR YOU GUYS. ANYWAYS, PLEASE ENJOY THE CHAPTER!)
When Sasuke had woken up, he found himself in an underground ruins temple. He then saw an unconscious Gaara on the ground just a few feet away from the campfire. "Gaara! Gaara, wake up! Gaara? Gaara! Gaara!!!!!!!!!" cried Sasuke as he sobbed believing that his friend was dead. Sasuke then stopped crying as he shivered. "I'm... cold... I need... warmnth... need... fire." said Sasuke as he left Gaara's unconscious body lying on the ground as he went to get some more wood. He then brought the wood back to the campfire and started to make fire with pieces of wood. "Whoa! Hey! Don't go out on me! Hey, don't worry, I'll get more wood!" cried Sasuke as he got more wood. He then layed down next to Gaara's unconscious body. "Ugh...hungry." said Sasuke as he started to fall asleep but forced himself to stay awake. "No... stop it Sasuke... don't fall asleep! I... I have to protect... Gaara." said Sasuke to himself as he finally fell asleep.
In his dream...
All of a sudden, a 17-year-old Sasuke found himself in his childhood home. He then saw his 7-year-old self again as a child. "Father and Mother shouldn't have died... if only... I would have been much stronger. It's because I was so weak... everyone had died... and I... couldn't stop them... if only I would've been stronger... if only there was a way that I could've fought back." said Younger Sasuke. "It's sad... that your team lost because of you... Sasuke." said Kakashi as he appeared right behind Younger Sasuke. "Hey! It wasn't my fault! I had to save Gaara! What else was I supposed to do, watch him die!?" cried Sasuke in an angry tone. "That's right, Sasuke... you cried... all because you lost your rival... and best friend." said Younger Sasuke as he looked at Sasuke. "Shut up!" cried Sasuke.
Out of his dream...
"Shut up!" cried Sasuke as he awoke with a start. "Oh... it was just a dream. But... it seemed so real." said Sasuke to himself as he looked at Gaara. "But still... I'm glad... that Gaara's okay... oh... if only he could wake up just now... Gaara." said Sasuke to himself. All of a sudden, a large fiend had appeared in front of him. "Whoa!" cried Sasuke. Just then, a group goggled people along with a girl as their leader appeared as the girl ran to help Sasuke win his fight. "Hey, you're on my side! Oh yeah baby, now that's what I'm talking about!" cried Sasuke.
After the battle...
Suddenly, the girl took off her goggles revealing her face. "Wow... thanks for the help, miss." said Sasuke. Suddenly, one of the members of the group grabbed him by his hair as he pulled out a dagger while the other two held out guns threatening to kill Sasuke.
("What is this?") asked Group Member 1.
("A fiend! A human disguise! Yes! It is so!") replied Group Member 2.
("We kill it?") asked Group Member 3 as he took the dagger from Group Member 1 as he threatened to kill Sasuke.
("Wait! What if it is human?)" asked the girl as Group Member 3 pointed the dagger at the girl. "Hey! Let me go! And leave her alone!" cried Sasuke.
("Quiet!") cried Group Member 2 as he kicked Sasuke to the ground and as Sasuke fell into the ground with his left eye closed and his right eye open.
("No! Don't kill him! I helped him!") cried the girl.
("They are the same in death.") said Group Member 3.
("I forbid it! We bring it with us!") exclaimed the girl.
"Wait! What about... my friend over there?" asked Sasuke referring to the unconscious Gaara. "Don't worry. We'll bring him too." said the girl as she finally spoke in English and not in her foreign tongue.
"Did she just... speak English? Ugh!" cried Sasuke as the girl put her right leg on his back with her left leg on the ground.
("Sorry.") said the girl as she kicked Sasuke to the ground as he fell into unconsciousness too, along with Gaara as the group (along with girl) carried both Gaara and Sasuke back to their ship.
When Sasuke awoke, he found himself on a ship. Unfortunately, Gaara was tied up while Group Member 1 and Group Member 2 stayed with Gaara."Gaara!" cried Sasuke. Suddenly, Group Member 4 kicked Sasuke to the ground. "Ouch, that hurts!" cried Sasuke in an annoyed tone. Suddenly, the girl and a boy who was her brother came out of the ship, "You! What have you done to my friend!?" cried Sasuke as Group Member 3 and Group Member grabbed Sasuke. All of a sudden, the man kicked Sasuke to the ground.
("Quiet!") cried the man.
("No moving, you hear?") asked Group member 4.
("Search him!") cried the man.
"Yeah, yeah... whatever." said Sasuke.
("Do you not speak?") asked the man.
"Um... I don't understand you. Can you speak in English, please?" asked Sasuke as the man hit him on the head. "Ow! Cut it out! That hurts!" cried Sasuke as he got mad.
("Insolence!") cried the man.
("Wait!") "He said that you can make yourself at home if you like." said the girl.
"Wait... you actually... understand me?" asked Sasuke as the man hit him on the head. "Okay, okay! I'll work! But under one condition that you would stop hitting me!" cried Sasuke. "Our reports indicated that there is an ancient ruin right under us. It's not working right now, but there might be some power left, still. We have to go down below and get it working. After that, we'll be able to get the "big treasure" below. All right, let's get to work! But first, untie the boy" cried the girl as she ordered Group Member 1 and Group Member 2 to untie Gaara. "Wait, Sasuke, where are you going?" asked Gaara. "Gaara, stay there! I'll be right back!" cried Sasuke as he and the girl dived into the underwater ruins.
A little while later...
("We found the airship!") said Group Member 1.
("The records were right.) said Group Member 2 as Sasuke was about to walk in but he pushed him away.
("You! Stay outside!") cried Group Member 1.
"Oh, what's this? Not even a thank you? Hey! I'm talking to you! Hey! Hey!" shouted Sasuke. Sometime later, Sasuke had told Gaara about what happened to Kakashi after the two of them got separated from him. "So... Kakashi's gone?" asked Gaara. "Yes." said Sasuke. Suddenly, the girl came out with two plates of food for both Sasuke and Gaara. Unlike Gaara who only took small bites, Sasuke began eating like a pig. "Hey!" cried the girl. All of a sudden, Sasuke started choking as the girl then gave him a bottled water. Sasuke then stood up and stretched. "Oh hi there, what's your name?" asked Sasuke. "My name is Ino Yamanaka." said the girl who was now called Ino. "Wow! You really do understand!" cried Sasuke as he hugged Ino and laughed happily. "But wait! Why didn't you say so, in the first place?" asked Ino. "I didn't get a chance to because my friends thought "oui" were fiends." said Ino. "Uh, Ino, "we"?" asked Sasuke. "Oh, "oui" means you. By the way, what are your names?" asked Ino. "I am Sasuke Uchiha and this is my good friend and rival, Gaara." said Sasuke pointing to Gaara. "But then, why did you attack us, Ino?" asked Gaara. "Can't you tell by our race? We're Al-Bhed! Wait, you don't hate Al-Bheds, do you?" asked Ino. "Yeah, but, I don't even know what an Al-Bhed is!" cried Sasuke. "Me either." said Gaara. "By the way, where are you guys from?" asked Ino. "Zanarkand." said Sasuke and Gaara together as they both giggled and said it at the same time. "Together, Sasuke and myself ended up fighting each other in The Zanarkand Exams." said Gaara. "Hey Sasuke, did you or Gaara bump your heads or something?" asked Ino, confused. "No, but, you hit us. Remember?" asked Sasuke. "Oh yeah that's right, but... do you rememeber anything before that?" asked Ino.
"So Gaara and I told Ino everything about Zanarkand. I even told her about my brother Itachi who I had wanted to kill because he massacred the entire Uchiha Clan! We even told her about how Gaara and I ended up getting separated from Kakashi. I just told her the truth... not just half of it... but the whole truth... but then I thought..." ~ Sasuke.
After Sasuke and Gaara told Ino about how they got separated from Kakashi and about Itachi, Ino turned away from them. "What's wrong? Did... we say something funny, Ino?" asked Sasuke. "You said... that you guys were close to Sin, right, Sasuke?" asked Ino. "Yes." they both said at the same time. "Don't worry. I'm sure you guys will be fine. They said that you sort of bumped your heads when you got to close to Sin. Maybe it must of been a dream." said Ino. "Wait, Ino, do you think that we're crazy?" asked Sasuke, shocked thinking that this girl thought that both he and his beloved comrade and rival were crazy. "Well, that's only because you guys got close to Sin's toxin." said Ino. "Really?" asked Sasuke. "Yeah, but sadly, Zanarkand doesn't exist anymore. It was destroyed by Sin a thousand years ago. There's no doubt about it. The Zanarkand Exams aren't held there anymore, so, sorry guys." said Ino, sadly. "Wait, what do you mean a thousand years ago, just what are you trying to say?" asked Sasuke. "What I'm trying to say, Sasuke, is that Zanarkand no longer exists." said Ino. "Yeah but..." said Gaara as he was rudely interrupted by Sasuke. "...but there's no way that Zanarkand could've been destroyed by Sin a thousand years ago! Gaara and I saw Sin attack Zanarkand with our own eyes, didn't we, Gaara!?" asked Sasuke, shocked. "But wait... did you say a few minutes ago, that you and Gaara ended up fighting each other in The Zanarkand Exams?" asked Ino. "Yes." said Sasuke. "Maybe you and Gaara should go to Luca. You might be able to find someone that you recognize." said Ino. "Uh, Ino, Luca?" asked Gaara. "Yes. Hey, I'll tell you what: I'll take you there Luca myself. Just stay here for one second, okay? I'll go tell the others. Stay right there and don't move. Oh, and one more thing, boys. Whatever you do, do not tell anyone that you guys are from Zanarkand. Yevon says it's a holy place. So don't make anyone mad, alright?" asked Ino. "Alright." said Gaara. All of a sudden, Sasuke turned away from Gaara. "Sasuke... what's wrong, buddy?" asked Gaara as he walked over to Sasuke.
"My Zanarkand... is a holy place? Yeah right, I thought to myself. That can't be. It's impossible. Since when was it ever holy? Luca? Yevon? Sin? I then thought that it would only take me one or two days to get recovered from Sin's attack. But instead, I find myself a thousand years into the future. What the heck is going here?" ~ Sasuke.
"No way!" cried Sasuke as he accidently kicked the cargo. Suddenly, he felt a vibration as he fell to the ground. It then came out of the water. Sasuke then realized that it wasn't the vibrations itself... but it was Sin. "Sasuke, are you alright!?" asked Gaara as he rushed over to his fallen friend. Suddenly, all 4 group members of the Al-Bhed came out and realized what was going on out there. As they looked overboard, they realized what was happening.
("Sin!") cried Group Member 1.
("Sin has come!") cried Group Member 2.
("Below us! Below us!") cried Group Member 3. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! SASUKEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!" screamed Gaara at the top of his lungs as Sasuke fell overboard. Gaara then ran to go warn Ino. "Ino! Ino!" cried Gaara as he went inside the cabin. "What!? What is it, Gaara!?" asked Ino as she panicked. "Sasuke's gone!" cried Gaara. "What!?" cried Ino. "No... not Sasuke." said Ino as she ran to the deck. As she went outside and ran to the deck, she then realized that Sasuke was nowhere in sight or to be found. "No... no." cried Ino as she ran into the cabin. As she got onto the cabin, she jumped onto the bed and began sobbing her eyes out. 2 hours after she fell asleep, she began saying Sasuke's name in her sleep as she cried quietly in her sleep. "Sasuke... Sasuke... don't go." said Ino. "Ino! Ino!" cried Gaara as he ran inside the cabin only to disturb the sleeping Ino from her slumber. "Look. I know that Sasuke's gone, but... will you please take me with you to find him?" asked Gaara. "Alright." said Ino. "Where are you... Sasuke?" asked Gaara to himself as he looked out the window. "Sasuke... wherever you are, I'll find you." said Ino as she fell fast asleep. Suddenly, the man came back. "Hey... are you a friend of Ino's?" asked the man. "Yes, yes I am." said Gaara. "My name is Naruto. I'm her little brother. I wanted to say, I'm sorry about earlier." said Naruto as he did a Japanese bow. "That's alright." said Gaara. "You look tired. I'll find you a room for the night." said Naruto as he led Gaara into a guest room. "Here's your room for the night. Good night." said Naruto as he closed the door hoping to not wake up his older sister, Ino. "Good night." said Gaara as he crawled into bed and put the blanket over him. "Good night... Sasuke." said Gaara to himself as he looked out the window once more hoping that Sasuke was still alive.