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This is chapter 16 of Mission gone wrong, I hope you like it ^.~
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'RUN!' that word was the only one on her mind as she sped up through the forest. She took the longer path in hopes to avoid any unnecessary battles, nevertheless she came face to face with several white Zetsus and she took them out.
'Wait for me, Naruto, Sasuke-kun…' She forced more chakra to her feet easily gliding past the branches.
…
Naruto and Sasuke had been fighting for a while. They both had yet to use their most destructive techniques, but that didn't mean they were unharmed. Sasuke had a deep gash in his left shoulder and some scratches on his arms and legs. Naruto on the other hand had blood oozing out of a wound that started from the corner of his mouth and ended across his cheek and one across his chest.
"Sasuke… you've heard of the edo tensei, right? Your brother was the one who stopped it-"
"I know, I was there. What about it?" The blonds' blue eyes widen slightly at the newfound information.
"Even now he protected Konoha, even after his death he kept watching over those people. You know, when I found out the truth about Itachi I couldn't believe it, yet when I met him earlier what I saw was a true hero-"
"Get to the point, I know exactly who my brother was!"
"The point is Sasuke, that we all own Itachi so much. I respect and admire your brother for what he did and therefore I will make sure his sacrifice won't be in vain" The other male clutched his sword tighter and attacked.
"Shut up! You know nothing!" the blond made two clones and jumped back. The clones were easily defeated but he had enough time to enter the sage mode. Sensing the change in his former teammate the Uchiha decided to activate the Mangekyo sharingan and summon susanoo.
He willed the hand of the warrior to form a punch and send it straight for the blond. A cloud of dust was the only thing that punch caused, as the loudmouthed shinobi had not only avoided it but he was already halfway up the monsters arm with his rasengan ready to hit.
He landed a hit in the head of the 'protector' and the figure cracked. The Uchiha relished the technique immediately and allowed electricity to run through his sword, a moment later that very sword was inches away from the other male's neck.
After avoiding the deadly sword, Naruto quickly got behind the last Uchiha and attacked with taijutsu. However, against the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan every single hit was deemed useless.
The two shinobi jumped back, effectively putting some distance between them and charged their favorite attacks.
"I won't let you destroy Konoha, teme!"
"As if you could ever stop me, dobe!"
The chidori chirped in anticipation unlike the silent, but equally powerful rasengan. The blond smirked, no matter how many new techniques they learned, no matter how stronger they got, these two techniques were the only ones worthy for their fight. These two techniques were a symbol of their bond and it was an unspoken oath between them that these two techniques would be the ones to end their fight.
They classed and a wave of chakra turned everything around them into dust as a white light covered them both.
…
She was close to them when a wave of chakra almost knocked her of her feet. She bent down and brought her hands up to shield her eyes from the cloud of dust that followed.
Her heart clenched painfully inside her chest sending waves of chills through the rest of her body.
Could she be too late?
The two idiots couldn't be dead, could they?
Shaking her head she removed the images of her two teammates lying on the floor in a pool of their own blood. She raised and jumped to the next branch using her top speed.
…
Konoha's copy ninja had just finished reporting when the familiar surge of chakra tickled his senses, now he was running as if his life depended on it and in a way it did. Two of the most important people in his life were going to kill each other.
Those two young men were like sons to him, they were family. He made so many mistakes with his first team and equally as many with his current one. His fists clenched on their own accord, this time he was going to make things right, he was going to save them both.
His calm exterior vanished at the feel of another chakra rushing towards the fight. He knew that chakra like he knew the other two; it belonged to the only female of his team.
The very pregnant female of his team.
'No, no…' He thought, he knew how Sakura thought and he could already imagine her jumping in front of the boys in order to stop them. The picture almost gave him a heart attack, if he didn't hurry that girl was going to get herself killed.
He increased his speed to the maximum and wished from the bottom of his heart that neither his students nor his unborn grandkid would get hurt until he got there.
…
Naruto slowly opened his eyes, the pale blue color of the sky greeted him, making him question if this was really a time of war. Hearing a deep growl he reverted his eyes to the figure trying to stand up just a few meters away. His opponent stood hunched over and spit out the blood that had accumulated to his mouth.
Summoning what little energy he had left, he pushed himself up despite the pain that wacked his whole body. Staring at the midnight pools of his friend he knew that it was time. Time to bring an end, time to make the loneliness and sorrow disappear.
The last of the Uchihas felt his torn arm scream in pain as electricity once again flooded in his veins and the loudmouthed shinobi that was equally wounded winced at the amount of blood that was coating his own arm.
The two charged their attacks once again knowing that this was the last time they were going to attack each other. They both knew that this final strike would decide their fate.
The dark haired male rushed forward and his blond opponent would have done the same had a familiar chakra not appeared. He froze and knowing he couldn't stop once he started his attack he let the blue orb of chakra fade to nothing.
He watched as understanding downed on the other man, but he did nothing to stop the attack.
The chidori was only moments away from connecting with the blond's chest when she jumped in front of said blond. Her hands outstretched as an act of protection and her eyes begged him to stop.
"Please stop! SASUKE!" His mind was overflowing with thoughts, could he do it? Could he kill her?
KILL HER
KILL HER
KILL HER
He pushed all thoughts aside and left only that one lingering. He had to kill her, she was a pest, a weakness he had to get rid of.
She was a Konoha shinobi, he owned it to his family.
His pain in his heart became unbearable and he closed his eyes so he could withstand it, he pushed himself forward just a little longer and it would be over.
Her scream torn him to pieces and he felt hot blood coat his hand.
For the first time in his life since the massacre, the young Uchiha felt terrified, scared out of his mind at the thought of opening his eyes. His was afraid of seeing her innocent orbs painted with agony, of seeing his own hand soaked in her blood.
But most of all he was afraid of opening his eyes and seeing her fall to the ground, lifeless.
He was afraid that she would never smile again, that her eyes would never sparkle again. That he would watch the light he thought he never needed be overlapped by the darkness.
"Open your eyes Sasuke" A soft, fatherly voice ordered and for some reason he felt he had to do as asked. That voice… it was familiar, somewhere buried deep inside his memories that very same voice sounded like family.
Opening his eyes he was meat with something he never expected. His right wrist was surrounded by two strong arms and his fingers were covered in the red liquid he hated. Raising his eyes to the face of the person in front of him he found a single black eye smiling down at him.
"Forgive me, I made many mistakes… I hope I can make things right for once…"
"KAKASHI-SENSEI!"
"Take care of them both, Sasuke…" The last of his energy left him and he felt with a thud to the ground, the medic quickly channeling chakra to her hands kneeled beside him and desperately pushed every drop of her energy to him.
The black haired male stared at the scene in front of him utterly dumbfounded. His clean hand reached for his face and he was surprised to feel his cheeks dump with what could only be tears.
Why did they fell?
Was it because of the thought of her being killed?
Or was it because of the sincerity of the one he, at some point, considered a second father?
A strong punch hit him at the side of his face, and before he could blink a blond mop of hair invaded his line of vision. Konoha's hero grabbed the front of his shirt and lifted him up.
"WAKE UP TEME! Can't you see we all care about you? Can't you see that's where you belong?" With newfound power the blond punched the Uchiha until he fell to the ground.
"CANT YOU SEE THAT NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU?" Those words made something inside him snap.
'I will always love you' Those were his brother's words, those words that he considered the best gift anyone had ever given him.
He caught the next punch aimed for his face.
"SHUT UP! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ALONE!"
"I KNOW! I met them teme… my family. They left again and so did pervy sage, I understand now, how it feels when your loved ones get killed and you can do nothing about it. I wanted revenge too, you know, but I understood that revenge won't bring anyone back. It will only cause more pain…"
"I am an avenger, revenge is my only God"
"Don't do this Sasuke, deep down you know this isn't the only path, look at me, look at Sakura-chan and tell me you see no future with us, tell me you see no future in your brother's dream."
"My brother is dead!"
"He died to protect what he held dear!" Blue tear stained eyes that mirrored his own stared at his very soul and instead of the pich-black emptiness most people saw, they saw a confused child.
"Onegai, Sasuke-kun… don't suffer alone anymore…" A small voice reached his ears and he knew that he was defenseless against that voice.
He closed his eyes, and behind the darkness that greeted him pictures of his past came to life.
'Tou-san' Would he be proud of him if he followed his own heart?
'Kaa-chan' Would she smile for him if he protected those he held dear?
'Nii-san' Would he poke his forehead if he lived the life he gave him to the fullest?
And the picture of his dad nodded…
And the picture of his mother smiled…
And the picture of his brother touched his forehead with his own…
Meeting blue eyes once again, no words were spoken and the grin that broke into the blond's face could bring shame to the sun itself.
"It was about time."
"K-KAKASHI-SENSEI, YOU ARE NOT DEAD!"
"Of course I am not dead, have a little faith at Sakura's abilities." Now nothing could stop the blond from grinning like an idiot, his family was whole once again and his promise had been fulfilled. He felt like the strongest person on earth, like he could become the Hokage at that very moment.
The Uchiha's zeroed on the pinkette. It was evident that she had cried a lot. Her eyes were red and puffy and tearstains were glistering as the rays of the sun fell on them.
He didn't know exactly what his feelings were, but he knew he wanted to protect her from everything, he wanted to be near her and he wanted her to be his. Maybe one day the name of this feeling would came to him out of the blue, but for now he would settle with keeping her safe.
The silver haired sensei rose to his feet.
"We still have a war to win, but first-" He turned and pointed at the pinkette.
"We get her back at the medic's tent!" He said in a voice that left no room for an objection.
"D-demo-"
"This time you are staying there, unless you want an overprotective Uchiha freaking out about your antics" He whispered in her ear making sure the other two didn't hear a thing.
The pinkette paled and felt her legs give up, the older man steadied her.
"Sakura-chan are you okay? You look pale?"
"Y-yeah I'm fine N-naruto, just tired…" The Uchiha noticed her weird behavior but chose not to comment on it.
"OKAY! LET'S WIN THIS WAR!"
That's it!
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Bye for now,
Wings Of A Butterfly….