Naruto: Ninja Of the Pentagram

by DemonicAngelGREED

Raised as an secret ANBU Officer, Naruto must struggle to find his place as a normal ninja and protecting his friends from his deep secret. On the way he's got to deal with his arising feelings and the risk of becoming a terrible weapon.

17. Shattered Dreams Broken Hearts

Chapter 16: Shattered Dreams, Broken Hearts

Naruto sighed as he looked at the night sky and took in a deep breath, it was hard to imagine he had only been a chunnin for a month especially when he hadn't seen his team for just as long. Ever since he had become a chunnin many people from all over the Land of fire had been requesting his assistance, after they had seen the way he had taken out Neji they had wanted that power to work for them. So far he had worked with Neji and Tenten twice as their team captain with Neji as his SIC and he had recently returned from a three week long mission with Zabuza on an S-Class assassination mission.
"Could it be...yes it is it's Naruto Uzumaki in the flesh" Naruto laughed and turned around to see Kiba standing behind him without Akamaru. "How long it's been since you were actually in the village"

Naruto shook his head and groaned "Kiba don't become a chunnin it's too much hassle, you go on one mission and then you have like three hours and then your off again, or at least I am" the blonde said rubbing his face to wake himself up again.

The canine user stared at Naruto in concern and then bit his lip "Look Naruto usually I wouldn't say anything but you look terrible, are you getting any sleep?" Kiba asked as Naruto just sighed again "I mean you've sighed as much as Shikamaru does in this one conversation"

Naruto shook his head and rubbed the back of his neck, "I'm just tired that's all, I'm tired of all the blood I've spilled" Kiba looked down as he knew the blonde wasn't talking about being a chunnin anymore, "I know I'm...different and that the village is always going to have some sort of prejudice against me and no matter how many friends I gain or how many missions I complete that will never change"

"That's not true, look at the Anton who runs the Temple he really likes and respects you, the older temple keeper does as well he talks about you all the time, and my grandfather likes you too he's always asking about you" Kiba protested loudly as he stared at Naruto's saddened face.

"Yeah, but your forgetting Kiba, I was in ANBU for most of my life, that's why Anton respects me, and no matter how many sending I do and how many times I go and see your grandfather the village will never stop hating me, it's been hardwired into them, they've hated me for too long, and I don't hate them for it, I just wish it was different" Naruto said shrugging a little.

Kiba chuckled and looked down making Naruto look at the dog boy in confusion "You really are amazing you know that?" Naruto cocked his head to the sighed and Kiba looked up at moon and grinned a little "You really don't know how amazing you are: You served in ANBU for years and yet your still able to joke and be a kid even though you've seen all you have, you brought Zabuza to our village and gave him a new purpose, you have affected so many people and you don't even know it" Kiba said chuckling a little "And through it all you stand by and you let the villagers glare and yell at you and call you names for no reason"

Naruto smiled and shrugged "I'm just doing my best, this place is my home, and the people who live here are precious to me, and even though not many people would care if I die, if any one of my precious people die I would be heartbroken, that's why I fight as hard as I do" Kiba stared at Naruto and felt his admiration for the boy grow even more "I'm not saying I'm not actively seeking out death I'm just saying that I'm not afraid of death"
Kiba nodded and the two of them sat in companionable silence for a moment before Kiba hummed and stood up "Well then that settles it, you're staying at my place" Naruto stared at Kiba for a moment in shock at the unusual request and then just cocked his head to the side in confusion "Come on it'll be fun, anyway Zabuza is staying there to, he and my mom are getting along really well and he just randomly stays the night"
Naruto chuckles and slung his arm around Kiba's shoulders and shook his head "My friend you have so much to learn" Kiba just elbowed the blonde in the ribs but let him keep his arm around his shoulders and lead him towards his estate.

"So how long has it been since you've preformed a sending then?" Kiba asked steering the conversation away from his mother and Zabuza. "I mean you've been away for awhile I bet you're going through withdrawals"
Naruto shook his head and chuckled "nah I'm gonna go visit tomorrow I don't have to go visit Grandma Tsunade till later that afternoon I hope she doesn't send me on another long mission, but knowing her, she will" Kiba bit his lip and kept quiet but deep down he really wanted to know what it was like to be a chunnin and what a chunnin mission was really like.

"Look we're here" Kiba shouted and then raced the last stretch to his house with Naruto only a few steps behind him "Come On" the dog boy said laughing as he raced through the house only to knock into a wall of flesh.
As Kiba sat on the floor Naruto leant against the door frame laughing as a shirtless Zabuza with a towel hanging around his neck stared down at Kiba who just grinned "Why hello Zabuza you get some did ya" Naruto said winking making Zabuza glare at the kid.

"Seriously we just spent the last three week without arguing your gonna push my buttons now?" Naruto just grinned and then wiggled his eye brows and Zabuza launched at him making Kiba drop to the floor in defence "COME HERE YOU BRAT!"
"ZABUZA NO DESTROYING MY HOUSE!" The ex-mist Nin froze on the spot as Tsume roar echoed through the house and then he looked around him and sent Naruto a fierce glare.
Naruto just smiled at him and walked straight passed the swordsmen and tapped Kiba on the head before he walked into Kiba's room. The dog boy followed the fox ninja into his room where he gave Akamaru a quick pat before he sat on the bed with his friend "So..."

"What is it Kiba?" Naruto asked in an amused voice "What do you want to ask me?"

"What's a Chunnin mission like?" Kiba asked quickly before a blush spread across his face, Naruto just stared at his friend for a moment before he burst out into laughter and wiped his eyes.
"That's it?" Kiba nodded eagerly and Naruto sighed before scratching his head "Okay let's see...you have a lot more responsibility on a Chunnin mission, and a lot more is expected of you, in a chunnin mission you can't use the excuse that your just a genin and you didn't know any better" Kiba gulped and nodded so Naruto continued "It's a lot faster as well, you don't a have a lot of time to think things through, you have to be able depend on your teammates a lot more and you have to elect a SIC that you can trust and give your life too" Kiba openly gaped at him so Naruto confused, "Okay I can see you don't understand so I'll give you a reason: Say you're in danger and that there is a high risk that you will die, if you don't have a good Second In Command that you can rely on and trust on to continue the mission and keep the team together if you do happen to die then you won't just have to worry about dying, you already know the lives of your teammates are at risk"
Kiba smiled and nodded "You've changed a lot you know that?" Naruto gave Kiba a strange glance and Kiba just sighed "I remember when you and I used to skip class together, now you're a chunnin and have a wicked bloodline and I find out you've been in ANBU for the last seven years, in my eyes you're a lot different to that blonde haired brat that used to sit next to me in the academy"
Naruto smiled and looked up at the dark sky and nudged Kiba lightly with his knee "You should sleep it's late, you'll be too tired to participate in missions tomorrow if you sit up all night talking to me" he said softly.
"But what are you going to do all night?" Kiba argued as his eye lids dropped and for the first time that night he figured out how tired he really was.
Naruto chuckled and shrugged "What I do nearly every night...I'm gonna think" Kiba was going to argue even further when his eye lids closed completely and he slumped down on the huge mattress and fell asleep making Naruto smile fondly. Then with a calm exhale Naruto cleared his mind and ended up in front of his big brother.
"HELLO THERE LITTLE ONE, HOW ARE YOU, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SICNE YOU CAME AND TALKED TO ME BEEN BUSY HAVE YOU?" Kyuubi asked in a kind but tired voice
"Yeah sorry about that Kyu being a chunnin is a busy life, although being Kitsune was busier" he admitted as he walked towards the huge cage and leant against the huge steel bars that had separated them since he had first met Kyuubi all those years ago.
"KIT I DON'T THINK YOUR LIFE WILL EVER BE AS BUSY AS IT WAS BACK THEN, UNLESS YOU DECIDE TO JOIN ANBU AND THEN ALSO TAKE ON ANOTEHR JOB IN THE VILALGE?" Kyuubi said in an amused voice
Naruto laughed along with his big brother and then sighed "I think Itachi is keeping track of me somehow" Kyuubi sat up alarmed and Naruto explained "You remember the cloaks he and that fish guy were wearing right?" The great demon nodded so Naruto continued "Well as Zabuza and I were heading back to the leaf village I saw two guys watching us in the same cloaks, except they were different, one had long blonde hair pulled up into a pony tail and the other kinda looked like Gaara"
Kyuubi hummed and then shook his head "WELL KIT YOU CAN'T SO ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT, HOW IS YOUNG GAARA?" Kyuubi asked in a kind voice, after their initial fight the fox demon had taken quite a shine to the jailor of his youngest brother.

Naruto chuckled and shook his head "He's doing well, adjusting to his new bond with Shukaku, but from what I can tell from his letters he's doing well, he's decided that as soon as he's able he's gonna come visit us" Naruto said referring to letter he'd received earlier that day when he'd arrived in the village.
"GOOD HE'S a GOOD BOY, A LOT LIEK YOU, SHUKAKU WILL BE GOOD FOR HIM" Kyuubi said in a happy voice.
"You only say that because Shukaku is happy in Gaara" Naruto said to his big brother before sighing "Hey Kyu"
"YES KIT?" Kyuubi asked in a calm kind voice.
"Would you mind telling me the story of the dragon sage?" Naruto asked eagerly, he loved this story even though it was a tragic story he loved it "Please"
Kyuubi chuckled and nodded making Naruto jump up and down in excitement before he sat down and got comfortable. "OKAY HERE GOES: MANY YEARS AGO, BEFORE THE TIMES WHEN THE NINE GREAT DEMONS RULED THE LANDS AND THE VILLAGES NEVER EXSISTED LIVED A CLAN, THIS CLAN WAS CALLED THE AEON CLAN. THIS CLAN WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST CLANS TO EVER HAVE GRACED THE GREAT LANDS" Kyuubi said in a wise old voice making Naruto envision the great clan "NOW THIS CLAN WAS KNOWN NOT FOR THEIR GREAT JUT-SU LIKE THE UCHIA CLAN OR THE SENJI CLAN, NOR FOR THEIR SMARTS LIKE THE NARA CLAN, BUT FOR THEIR BONDS WITH THE DRAGONS" Naruto gulped and nodded willing his big brother to continue "YOU SEE BACK IN THOSE DAYS EACH CLAN HAD A SYMBOL ANIMAL, WHICH BELONGED TO THEIR CLAN AND THEIR CLAN ALONE, HENCE HOW THE SUMMONING SCROLLS WERE CREATED, NOW DRAGONS WERE AND STILL ARE GREAT POWERFUL AND REGAL BEASTS, AND THE FACT THAT THIS CLAN WAS ABLE TO BEFRIEND THE GREAT CREATURES AND BOND WITH THEM SCARED A LOT OF OTHER CLANS" Naruto looked at the water below him and just like every other time Kyuubi told this story he moulded his bright red chakra into the form of one the great dragons he held such respect for "BUT YOU SEE, THIS CLAN DIDN'T LIKE TO FIGHT, THEY WERE A PEACFUL CLAN, THIS IS WHY THE DRAGONS BONDED WITH THEM INSTEAD OF THE OTHER VIOLENT CLANS. ONE DAY A YOUNG GIRL WAS BORN INTO THE CLAN, SHE WAS JUST A NORMAL CHILD AT FIRST GLANCE, BUT THE GREAT DRAGON ELDER SAW DIFFERENTLY AND WITH A GREAT HONOUR HE BLESSED THE CHILD, MARKING HER WITH A DRAGON TATTOO ON HER RIGHT SHOULDER" Naruto touched his own shoulder where a small part of his tattoo covered his shoulder and then continued to pay attention to the story "THIS GIRL GREW UP WITH THE PRAISE OF THE CLAN, WHY SHE AT BIRHT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, AS SHE GREW SO DID HER BEAUTY AND SO DID HER SKILLS, SHE WAS A PRODIGY AND BY THE TIME SHE TURNED SIXTEEN SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISED NINJA IN THE CLAN. THIS OF COURSE ATTRACTED THE OTHER CLANS WHO WISHED TO MERGE WITH THE GREAT AEON CLAN, AND SO THEY BEGUN TO ASK TO MARRY HER TO ONE OF THEIR SONS AND THIS ANGERED THE GREAT DRAGONS, AS FAR AS THEY WERE CONCERNED THIS GIRL WAS THEIR'S SHE BORE THEIR MARK AND UNLESS SHE WAS TRUELY IN LOVE SHE WOULD NOT MARRY" Naruto stared at Kyuubi in glee as the story was getting to his favourite part, and no matter how many times the great demon told this story the blonde boy never seemed to get bored of it "NOW EVERY TIME THE CLAN TURNED AWAY POSSIBLE HUSBANDS THE OTHER CLANS WERE GETTING ANGERED AND SO MANY OF THE CLANS BANDED TOGETHER TO TAKE DOWN THE AEON CLAN CLAIMING THEY HAD GOTTEN ARROGENT AND COCKY WITH THEIR POWER AND NEEDED TO BE STOPED. SEEING HER CLAN'S POSSIBLE PERRIL THE GIRL RACED TO THE ELDER DRAGON'S RESTING PLACED AND PLEADED WITH THEM TO GIVE HER THE STRENGTH TO DEFEAT THE THREAT TO HER CLAN. THE DRGONS ACCEPTED HER REQUEST UNDER ONE CONDITION: TO BECOME THE SAGE OF THEIR SPECIES AND TO STAND BY THEM UNTIL THE END OF TIEMS UNAGING AS FROZEN AS A STATUE" Naruto looked down sadly as this was one of the more sadder parts of the story "NOW THE GIRL ACCEPTED WITHOUT HESITATION, SHE KNEW WHAT THE DRAGON'S DEAL MEANT BUT THE SURVIVAL OF HER CLAN WAS MORE IMPORTANT THEN HER OWN HAPPINESS, SO AS THE POWER OF THE GREAT DRAGONS FLOWED THROUGH HER AND SHE FELT HER BODY BEGIN TO SEEM TO FREEZE FROM THE INSIDE OUT SHE FELT NO REGRETS. THAT DAY THE NEWLY APPOINTED DRAGON SAGE FLEW DOWN TO THE BATTLEFIELD ON A BRIGHT RED DRAGON AND STOPPED THE FIGHT. AS THE OTHER CLAN'S RETREATED HER OWN CLAN WEPT OVER THE LOSS OVER THEIR PRODIGY, BUT THE GIRL EXPLAINED SHE WOULD NOT LEAVE UNTIL THE TIME CAME" Kyuubi said looking down at Naruto who was thinking through everything carefully but motioned for her to continue. "YEARS PASSED AND JUST AS SHE PROMISED THE DRAGONS SHE DIDN'T AGE AND WATCHED HER YOUNGER SISTER GET MARRIED INTO ANOTHER CLAN MAKING THE TWO CLANS MERGE HAPPILY, SHE WATCHED HER MOTHER DIE OF SICKNESS AND HER FATHER RETIRE FROM THE LIFE OF A WARRIOR AND CONTINUED TO LOOK AFTER THE CLAN WITH A PROTECTIVE SHADOW. ONE DAY, NEARLY TWO DECADES AFTER SHE BECAME THE DRAGON SAGE A YOUNG BOY WAS BORN INTO THE CLAN AND AS AFTER EVERY BIRTH SHE WAS ASKED TO SEE THE BOY AND LOOK INTO HIS SOUL AND SEE IF HE WOULD MAKE A GOOD WARRIOR" Naruto nodded as the chakra dragon turned into a woman shape cradling a small bundle "WHEN THE SAGE LOOKED INTO THE BOY'S SOUL SHE SAW THE PUREST AND MOST AMAZING LIGHT SHE HAD EVER SEEN, SO AS THE TEARS FELL FROM HER EYES SHE TOLD THE MOTHER AND FATHER THAT THEIR CHILD WOULD LEAD THEIR PEOPLE. YEARS PASSED THE GIRL FOUND HERSELF DRAWN TO THE BOY AND LOOKED AFTER HIM AND CARED FOR HIM, IT WASN'T UNTIL HE REACH THIRTEEN THAT THE DRAGON SAGE FIGURED OUT THAT SHE LOVED THE YOUNG BOY. WHEN SHE TOLD THE ELDER DAGONS ABOUT HER NEW FOUND FEELINGS THEY TOLD HER WHEN THE TIME CAME HE WOULD JOIN HER IN ETERNAL LIFE. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HER TRANSFORMATION THE GIRL WAS HAPPY SOMTHING SELFISH HAD COME HER WAY, NEVER IN HER LIFE HAD SHE EVER LOVED OR WANTED SOMETHING AS MUCH AS SHE HAD THE BOY, AND SURE ENOUGH WHEN THE BOY TURNED SIXTEEN HE TO FELL FOR THE SAGE, BUT THE BOY WAS TO BECOME THE GREATEST WARRIOR THE CLAN HAD EVER SEEN SO MORE YEARS PASSED AND AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN THE BOY BECAME LEADER OF THE CLAN AND SLOWLY FORGOT THE FROZEN BEAUTY WHOM HE HAD STOLEN THE HEART OF AT BIRTH" Naruto reached out and touched the weeping chakra woman and smiled sadly "ANGERED AT HOW THE BOY HAD FORGOTTEN THE KIND AND WARM ACTS OF THEIR SAGE THE DRAGONS BEGAN TO FORGET THE CLAN AND INGORE THEIR PLEAS AND PROBLEMS, IT WASN'T UNTIL THE SAGE HERSLEF ASKED THE DRAGONS TO STOP THEIR TREATMENT OF THE CLAN DID THE DRAGONS RELENT AND GIVE INTO THE CLAN AND HELPED THEM. THE UNAGING SAGE STOOD BY AND WATCHED AS THE BOY SHE HAD FALLEN FOR AT HIS BIRTH FIND A NEW LOVE AND MARRY HER AND CREATE A NEW HEIR WITH A HEAVY HEART, BUT AT THE SAME TIME SHE KNEW THAT LOVING SOMETHING LIKE HERSELF WOULD ONLY HURT THE WARRIOR IN THE END. THIS WAS BECAUSE AFTER YEARS OF LIVING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE GREAT BEAST THE GIRL WAS BECOMING MORE DRAGON THEN HUMAN. BUT SHE STAYED WITH THE CLAN FOR ANOTHER DECADE, BUT WHEN SHE WAS ASKED BY THE SENJI CALN TO COME LOOK AT THEIR OWN HEIR SHE WAS AMAZE BY THE BABY'S PURE SOUL AND THE GOODNESS THAT FILLED HIM, AND WITH A HAPPY VOICE SHE ANNOUNCED THAT THE BABY WOULD UNITE THE CLANS OF THE FIRE NATION TOGETHER INTO ONE UNIT, THIS BOY WAS THE FIRST HOKAGE" Naruto smiled warmly as he saw the figure of the woman holding the baby up to the sky appear in the chakra "AFTER HER VISION OF THE NEW WORLD THE SAGE WENT TO THE DRAGONS AND TOLD THEM OF WHAT SHE SAW, KNOWING THAT THEIR GUIDING PRESENCE WOULDN'T BE NEEDED FOR MUCH LONGER THE DRAGONS DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD GO INTO ETERNAL REST FROM THAT DAY ONWARDS, SO WITH A HEAVY HEART THE GIRL VISITED THE LEADER OF THE CLAN ONCE MORE WHO STILL REMEMBERED HER FROM HIS TEEN YEARS AND TOLD HIM OF HER PLAN TO FINALLY REST, THE WARRIOR BEGGED HER TO RECONSIDER AND TAKE HIM AS A MATE AS HIS WIFE HAD DIED THROUGH ILLNESS AND HE WAS STILL YOUNG AND IN HIS PRIME. THE SAGE DECLINE AND TOLD HIM TO JOIN WITH THE SENJI CLAN AS THEY WERE THE FUTURE, SO AFTER LEAVING HER TRUE LOVE FOR THE LAST TIME THE SAGE WENT TO HER DEVINE CAVE AND HER TRUE FAMILY THE DRAGONS CURLED AROUND HER AND IN ONE LARGE JUT-SU THE GIRL SENT THEM TO THE THEIR ETERNAL RESTS WHERE THEY SLEEP STILL NOW"
Naruto frowned and then splashed the water "I never really got it before now but why did the sage decline the leader at the end, she could have had her eternal mate but she said no" Naruto said in a confused voice.
Kyuubi nodded and looked down at Naruto with sad eyes "YES WELL SOEMTIMES WHEN A PERSON LOVES SOMETHING OR SOMEONE HEY JUST KNOW THAT AYBE IT'S BETTER IR THEM TO LEAVE THAT PERSON OR THING BECAUSE MAYBE BEING WITH THEM COU CAUSE THEM MORE HARM THEN GOOD, AND WHEN YOU LOVE SOMETHING YOU NEVER WANT THEM TO BE HURT EVER" Naruto hummed and nodded as he saw the logic in what his older brother had said and then sighed.
"Do you think that I could be as sacrificing as she was Kyu?" Naruto asked "Could I throw everything that I ever wanted away for the sake of their happiness later on?"

Kyuubi chuckled and then nodded "KIT I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO ANYHTING IF YOU BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE BEST THING TO DO?" Naruto frowned but nodded anyway.

"I think I better wake up now" Naruto murmured and then bowed to Kyuubi once before he slowly faded out of the mindscape.

Sakura sighed as she walked to the meeting place, today was the first time since Naruto became Chunnin that the team would meet up and get their missions from Kakashi like the early days. But even though she was excited to see the blonde chunnin once again she couldn't help but think that maybe the worst thing that could happen was that Kakashi was going to flaunt that Naruto got better missions then the Uchiha heir right in front of Sasuke's face. Ever since he had found out Naruto was the new SIC Sasuke had been quite hostile to all things Naruto and whenever he was brought up in conversation the raven would just glare and mutter about the blonde being a liar and untrustworthy.
"Sakura" The pinkette turned and saw her Boyfriend walking up to her slowly and with a bright grin she waved to him making the raven smirk happily, but on the inside Sakura couldn't help but notice how fake her smile seemed to be to her. "You ready?"

"You bet" Sakura said smiling happily and made sure to keep her muscles to stay relaxed when Sasuke threw his arm around her shoulders and kissed her temple "I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone today"
Sasuke just grunted and before either of them knew it they were standing at Team 7's meeting place alone: no Naruto and no Kakashi. Sakura just smiled warmly and shook her head "Those two will never change"
Sasuke just clenched his jaw and pulled Sakura until she was up against his chest "Tell me what do you feel for me?" Sakura looked up at him bewilderedly and just opened and closed her mouth "I need to know you're not just with me because I'm Sasuke Uchiha"
Sakura's eyes warmed which made Sasuke's spine tingle and she smiled before cupping his face with her hands and kissed him lightly. "Sasuke I gave you the most precious thing I had to offer, I could never give that to someone that I truly didn't love, what I did with Gaara...It was totally different to what I would do for you"

Sasuke gave his girlfriend and small smile and then hugged her tightly against his chest "I feel the same" Sakura smiled but then bit her lip as Sasuke buried his face into her neck. It was true she did love Sasuke, but she wasn't sure how, she didn't regret dating him but she knew if it came down to it she would end the relationship.
"Aw how cute" Sakura grinned and pulled away from Sasuke a little to stare into Naruto's grinning face who had his deep shadows under his eyes making her scowl a little. "Sakura you look made, why?"

Sakura put her hands on her hips and glared at the boy sitting on the wooden stump happily "Let me see, you haven't been sleeping lately?" Naruto looked down guiltily and then smiled at Sasuke who just glared and then looked away. "Seriously Naruto you have to start taking better care of yourself"
Naruto looked down in sorrow and then plastered a fake grin on his face "Sorry Sakura I'll try" Sakura smiled and nodded "Oi Sasuke what's up have I done something wrong"
The raven glared at the blonde and walked up to him until they were almost touching noses "Yeah, you think since you're a Chunnin your better than me" Naruto stepped back in shock and shook his head
"Where'd you get that idea from? I've never thought that once about you, I just ended up getting to show my skills off a little easier than you" Naruto said in a small voice, if there was one thing he didn't want to do it was upset his teammates.

Sasuke sneered and then looked around "Good if you truly believe that I'm chunnin material you'll fight me, and you'll do it now" Naruto smiled and then nodded, truthfully he had wanted to fight Sasuke since the academy.
Sakura gulped when she noticed that Sasuke was being serious, he wasn't looking for a friendly spar he was looking for an all out brawl. Taking a few steps back Sakura watched nervously as the two boys faced each other on either side of the field and all fell silent and the wind swept through with a howl. Sasuke looked up his Sharingan blazing loudly and Naruto activated his Pentingan just in case he would need to use one of his six pathways.
Sasuke was the first move and charged Naruto who simply made a Shadow clone and threw it at the Uchiha who made it disappear in a puff of smoke, but that short distraction was all Naruto needed to launch himself forward with his impressive speed and kick the Uchiha in the chin sending him flying forward.

"Too slow Sasuke" Naruto taunted in good humour unaware of the several pairs of eyes watching their battle.
The Uchiha glared and launched himself at Naruto in Tai Jut-su that the blonde was easily matching. But then when Naruto flipped him in the air Sasuke smirked and quickly ran through one of his favourite chains of hand signs "Fire Ball Jut-Su" The Uchiha heir shouted out loudly and then spat out a giant fireball that enveloped the blonde. Sakura gasped when she saw this but then smiled when she saw Naruto jump out of the flames with his two huge wings and slam his body into Sasuke where he grabbed him and linked his arms around him.
"That kinda hurt" Naruto admitted and then threw Sasuke to the ground where the Uchiha landed perfectly "Nice landing but a bit late" Sasuke's eyes went wide as Naruto pulled his wings in tight and began a suicide dive. The Uchiha heir didn't even have time to blink when the blonde torpedo slammed into him.
Naruto jumped up from the crater he had created and then smiled when a beaten and bruised Sasuke pulled himself from the huge hole that Naruto had created. "I'm not Kiba one attack won't finish me"
Naruto nodded and then jumped forward and slammed his foot down which Sasuke only just managed to dodge but then with a smirk Naruto ran through a chain of hand signs and then slammed his hands together and then pulled smiled at Sasuke who starred in confusion "Howling Strike Jut-su" Naruto said and then blurred forward and punched Sasuke so hard he flew up into the air and then began to run through the hands for chidori.

"Shit" Naruto saw this and swore before quickly summoning a clone who begun to help form his Rasengan.
Sasuke's eyes went wide as he stared at the spinning ball of chakra and then glared 'What is that?'

Sakura looked from either boy and then couldn't stop the tears from falling "Stop!" she screamed.
Sasuke grit his teeth as he noticed he couldn't stop himself from falling into Naruto's attack and from the look that Naruto was displaying it seemed neither could he. 'Well let's see how this ends' Sasuke thought as he made himself fall a little faster towards Naruto who was leaping towards him.

But just before the two attacks could collide Kakashi appeared out of nowhere and threw the two in opposite directions, Naruto went flying into a nearby water tank that was used for the small taps on the training fields so ninja's could cool down and Sasuke went flying into a nearby tree. When the attacks collided with the object the aftermath couldn't have been more different. When the Chidori collided with the tree the whole tree was smash to bits and fell down with Sasuke's hand jammed straight through the trunk. But when the Rasengan collided with the water tank all that happened was that a small sphere indent and a tiny hole leaking water was all that was left behind making Sasuke smirk at the tiny effect Naruto's attack had left behind.

"Sasuke!" the raven turned around and saw Kakashi who was staring at him in disappointment "were you trying to kill Naruto or what?" the raven turned around in annoyance and then jumped off making Kakashi sigh and then stare at Naruto who was staring at his hand. 'That was defiantly the Rasengan'

Sasuke smirked as he walked into the village, he now knew whose attack was better but just as this thought crossed his head a drip of water hit his head and when he looked up he was terrified to see that he was standing under the water tank that Naruto's attack had landed in and unlike the front the whole back of the metal tank was blown open and the water was soaking the ground before him. 'No way'

Naruto stood up and stared at Jiraiya who was sitting on the very same training post he normally sat on and then looked down in guilt "Jiraiya are you the one who taught Naruto the Rasengan?" Jiraiya snorted and gave Kakashi a unbelievable look.

"You're kidding me right, who else could have" the toad sage said "and I don't regret it"

Kakashi sighed and then looked over at Naruto who was walking away with his head bowed not drawing attention to himself "Are you sure you should be entrusting Naruto with such a powerful jut-su do you truly think he can handle such a responsibility?"

Jiraiya shook his head at Kakashi's arrogance and jumped down and cracked his neck "Like Sasuke is any better, he's more unstable then his brother and you give him a power like the Chidori, if I were you I wouldn't be worrying about Naruto I'd be worrying about Sasuke" the toad sage said before he walked off leaving a terrified Sakura and Kakashi standing in his wake.
"Sensei, was that Naruto's new teacher?" Sakura asked as Jiraiya walked off, Kakashi nodded and Sakura gave Kakashi a glance before sighing "I think he'll be able to teach Naruto a little more then you" Kakashi gave Sakura shocked look to which she gave the silver haired Jonin a pitying look "Please sensei I know about the chunnin exam, remember I was Lady Sara" Kakashi sighed and looked back at the direction where Naruto and Sasuke each raced off in and then disappeared in. "You should go to Sasuke, I think at the moment he needs you" Kakashi nodded and then jumped off and followed Sasuke.

Naruto looked over the village and smiled, the view from the Hokage monument was so great that he could see the whole village from his perch on the fourth's head. It was his secret that this was the place he came to think when something was troubling him deeply. "I see you really are like me when I was young"

Naruto turned around and saw Jiraiya standing behind him with a small smile on his face "I used to come up here to think when I was troubled when I was just a young kid" Naruto chuckled and then looked out at the village once more and sighed.
"Are you ashamed at me?" Naruto asked looking at Jiraiya with a scared tint in his eye, he would never tell the perverted sannin it, but in the short time he had known the man he had somehow become one of his most cherished people to be with.
Jiraiya shook his head and clapped Naruto on the shoulder lightly "No, there's nothing to be ashamed of, you reacted like any true ninja would of" Naruto nodded and then took in a deep breath.
"What happened to him, a everything was fine at the chunnin exam and then when I came back with Tsunade he all of a sudden started to hate me" Naruto said in a sad voice.

Jiraiya breathed deeply and let his hand slip from Naruto's shoulder and scratched his chin thoughtfully, "If I knew what went on in an Uchiha's mind kid, I'd have the answer to some perfectly good question, but I don't the only thing I can think of is that you are a chunnin and he isn't" Naruto chuckled and then shook his head.

"You know when Itachi was my guardian I swear that I knew what he was thinking without him even having to say anything we were that close so maybe Sasuke is just a bastard and won't let anyone close" Jiraiya howled with laughter and slung his arm around his students shoulder and grinned at the blonde.
"Come on let's go drink, my shout" Naruto shook his head but let the Toad sage drag him to the nearby bar.

Sasuke slammed his hand on the tree and then buried his head in his hands, he still didn't know why he reacted the way he did, he had just lost it as he watched Naruto joke around with Sakura like he didn't have a care in the world even though he had been lying to them for almost a full year. "Dammit" he shouted

"Language" the Uchiha whipped around and saw Kakashi standing only a few steps away from him "You are supposed to set an example, and the one you're showing now, well I'd hate for any genin to follow you right now"
Sasuke glared at Kakashi and was going to jump off when Kakashi slammed him to the tree with wires and allowed him to sit down "What you going to give me a lecture about how I should move on and I've had enough time to mourn? You don't have the right to say such things to me, because the ones you love the most weren't killed in front of your eyes were they?"

Kakashi nodded his head and Sasuke smirked triumphal and then the scarecrow fixed Sasuke with a cold glare "No I haven't because all the people you just mentioned...they're already dead" Sasuke looked down ashamed and gulped. "Sasuke, I'm not here to lecture you but if that's what it takes you to listen then I will, I know what it's like to lose everyone you've ever cared about and then wanted to get revenge for those people, but that road is one full of loneliness and darkness, it's easy to get lost their Sasuke, but were lucky Sasuke" the raven's head flew up and he stared at Kakashi in shock "we have people who love us and want to help us through our grief and in turn they'll become our precious people and we'll become there's" Sasuke gulped back the thick feeling in his throat and then took a deep breath "Okay that's it, lecture over, think about it Sasuke"
Then with a poof the Uchiha was alone once again only this time with more troubling thoughts filled with Sakura and Naruto, "What should I do, Mama Father, please help me" Sasuke whispered as he curled in on himself even as four sets of eyes watched him closely.
Night fell and Naruto stood in his apartment watching Jiraiya snore loudly on his bed, it had only been a few moments before as he dragged a drunk Jiraiya across the town to his apartment and then allowed the drunk sannin crash at his house. But when he looked up at the full moon he couldn't help but feel like something bad was about to happen.

Sasuke sighed and leant against the tree he had been sitting on for the whole day and then tensed when suddenly he felt the presence of four different people. When he looked up he saw four different ninja standing in front of him all sporting large purple rope bows around their waists. "What is rope in this season" Sasuke joked leaning up against the tree and smirked at each of the ninja one of which was sporting the sound headband.
"Sasuke Uchiha?" The one right in front of him asked. He pale purple hair and his red rimmed eye making him look sickly.
"Yeah who wants to know" Sasuke asked glaring at the sickly looking man with the hump on his back.
"We're the sound ninja four" The girl said bright red fiery hair and a large attitude.
Sasuke smirked at her and then looked her up and down "Wait you're a girl I'm sorry for a second there I thought you were a long haired girl" once he finished Sasuke couldn't help but notice how much like Naruto he sounded.

The girl glared at Sasuke and was about to retort when the headband wearing man who had six arms making him look like a spider covered her mouth "You got quite a snarky little mouth on you don't you...or are you channelling your blonde teammate"
Sasuke smirked and the leant forward and mock whispered "nah I'm takin after your daddy, because we all know he loved me more" the spider man glared and took a step forward and was gonna grab Sasuke when the largest man out of all four pulled him back.
"Bring him back alive, those were the orders" The large man said not looking Sasuke in the eye.
"Yeah spidey listen to tubby" Sasuke mocked making the larger man growl but made the others smirk.
"Yep channelling that Naruto kid all the way" the girl said crossing her arms and then bent down so she was eye level with the now angry Uchiha. "You think this is the first time we've watched you, no we've been watching you for a little bit, and I can clearly say that Naruto...he's the only snarky one on your team you...you can't be snarky even if you were paid to"

Sasuke gritted his teeth and was going to strike out when the sickly man started to laugh "Oh Tayuya stop teasing the boy, he already knows that Naruto is better than him, I mean the blonde kid is the one who became a chunnin why he stayed as a lowly genin"

The spider man nodded and then smirked "I don't know why Orochimaru wants' this brat I mean Naruto would be a much better replacement don't you think Sakon?" the sickly man nodded and the larger man grunted.
"I'm just as good as Naruto maybe even better" Sasuke growled standing up, he was Sasuke Uchiha no one compared him to a no named loser.
Sakon fixed Sasuke with a cold glare and shook his head "Please you can't control the cursed mark, and not to mention little Naruto...well he was in ANBU wasn't he" Sasuke's fists bunched and his breathing became harsh "but there is a way for you to become better than him"
Sasuke's head shot up at this and he looked around wildly "Really, how I'd do anything" Sasuke hissed, he would not lose to the blonde loser, he would do the Uchiha name proud.
"Come to Orochimaru he can train you" Tayuya said putting a hand on Sasuke's shoulder "He'll grant you powers that you could never even dream of and then he'll help you master them to destroy Naruto and show your pretty pink girlfriend that you are the strongest ninja on your team, no in the whole of the leaf village"
Sasuke nodded and then looked over at the two unintroduced members and glare "I know these two, but who are you?" The spider man grinned and cleared his throat
"Kidomaru at your service" the six armed man said in a cocky voice

The big man looked at Sasuke and then grunted "My names Jirobo"
Sasuke looked at each of them and then grinned "Two hours on the hill outside the Leaf village meet me there" the four ninja all smiled and then nodded before they disappeared in a blur. Sasuke smirked and then looked out at the village before rushing to his house.
After quickly packing a back pack filled with all his personal belongings he walked out of his large empty house and didn't look back, but when he was on the home stretch he saw Sakura sitting at one of the benches looking up at the stars. "Sakura?"
"Did you know that this is the only road out of the village" She said in a soft but kind voice "Tell me what you'd be doing on this road at this time of night Sasuke?"
Sasuke looked at her and then cleared his throat "You should go home Sakura, it's late" he said trying to make sure his voice didn't waver when he was talking to her. "This is none of your business"
Sakura laughed a little and stood up and stared at him sadly "you asked me this morning how I felt about you and I told you the truth am I not enough to make you stay or is your jealousy of Naruto really that important?" she asked in a biting tone.
Sasuke saw red and walked until he could practically feel her breath on his face "You are the reason I'm going" Sakura shook her head and moved forward a little.
"Why would I want the one I love to become a missing Nin huh" she whispered in a harsh tone making Sasuke bristle.
"You really don't notice do you, how when your around Naruto you act differently how you take his side in almost everything, hell you even took Gaara's side when I was arguing about him a few weeks ago, and the only conclusion can come up with is that I'm not strong enough for you!" Sasuke shouted and then grabbed Sakura by the shoulders his eyes wild "I know, you can come with me, we can rule sound together"
Sakura's face morphed into one of disgust and she tore herself out of Sasuke's grip and shook her head "No, this is my home Sasuke my precious people are here" Sasuke turned his head away so Sakura couldn't see the tears and then reached up and kissed Sakura softly on the lips once more.
"I'll never forget you" he whispered before he slammed his hand in the back of her neck and put her on the very bench she had been sitting on earlier.

"I'll come back I promise and by then I'll be a ninja you can depend on" Sasuke whispered before leaving the only girl he'd ever cared for sleeping on a stone bench.

Kotsue and Izsum were walking through the village with large stacks of medical books when suddenly they saw Sakura sleeping on one of the nearby benches "Hey Kotsue isn't that Naruto's female teammate?" Izsum asked in confusion.

Kotsue nodded and then walked over to the girl and shook her shoulder and woke her up slowly "hey you can't sleep here, you'll get a cold" the elder chunnin said softly as he woke the slumbering girl up.
As Sakura's eyes slowly blinked open she realized what had happened and then biting her lips she turned and turned to Kotsue who looked at her questioningly "I have to speak with Lady Tsunade"