Insanity's Slip

Chapter Thirteen

By Boejangles

Naruto sighed as he looked up at the sky. It had been a week since the incident with his brother and nothing much had happened since then. The group had gone back to D-Rank missions and training, not that he minded.

The blonde eyes went wide when he saw the street light a little behind him flicker on. He jumped to his feet and started running towards home. The lights didn't all come on at once, but block by block. If he was fast enough maybe he could get home before his blocks lights turned on. That way he would be home before curfew and not make Sasuke mad.

He turned the corner picking up speed only to come to an abrupt stop when he ran into something or more correctly someone.

"Hey brat watch where you are going!" the person he ran into shouted.

"I'm really sorry, I was in a hurry and I didn't see." Naruto said as he got back up and started to run again.

The person he ran into grabbed the front of his shirt and lifted him up, "You're sorry huh? But you were ready to run off without even seeing if I was okay?"

Naruto finally got a good look at the person he had run into. It was definitely male and was wearing a black suit that had ears on the top of the head and a symbol on the front. He also had something attached to its back. His face read anger.

"I'm sorry, I truly am, but I really have to get home." The blonde pleaded.

"What is it your bed time kid." The older boy laughed slightly at his own comment, "I think I should teach you a lesson about respecting his elders." With that he pulled back his fist and punched the smaller boy right into the fence on the other side of the street.

Naruto brought his hand up to check if he was bleeding at all. In the back of his mind it registered that Sasuke's punches hurt a lot more. He moved and got back onto his feet hoping the boy would let him pass now and he would get in too much trouble when he got home.

"Oh the little boy is getting back up." The taller boy mocked as he grabbed Naruto again and got ready to punch him in the gut.

"Put him down." A chilly voice said from the shadows.

"Says who?" The black clad boy asked stilling his movements.

"His older brother," The voice said moving out of the shadow revealing Sasuke.

"Oh I am so scared." The boy rolled his eyes and threw the blonde into the fence.

Sasuke growled and got ready to fight.

"Kankuro stop being an idiot." Said a voice from the top of the fence Naruto had been thrown into.

"Ga…Gaara. You see this punk ran into me." He said pointing at the blonde that had gotten back on his feet.

"Shut up, you are a disgrace to our village."

The boy now labeled Kankuro visibly gulped and stayed quiet.

Sasuke looked at the red headed boy that was standing on the fence and glared slightly, "Naruto get over here, we are going home."

"Yes Aniki." The blonde said running over shooting a look over his shoulder at the boy named Gaara.

Naruto fell to the floor after being backhanded by Sasuke. "I'm sorry." He said quietly.

Sasuke sent a glare at his younger brother, "I can't believe you! You didn't even defend yourself! You just let him throw you around! You really are a useless idiot aren't you?"

Naruto stared at the ground in front of him. What was he supposed to say that he froze up because he saw Sasuke himself the one hitting him instead of the other boy? He decided to just stay quiet.

"Answer me you trash!" The dark haired boy shouted kicking the smaller boy in the gut.

The blonde grunted slightly. Yes his brother's hits definitely hurt more. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry! You are sorry! What would mom say if I let you die?"

"Mom…?" Naruto looked at him in shock.

"She expects me to take care of you. I would be in so much trouble if you were to get really hurt." Sasuke said moving his arms around for emphasis.

"Aniki…mom's dead." The blonde didn't understand what his brother was talking about.

Sasuke burst out laughing, "What are you talking about? Did big brother put you up to this?"

"Big brother…?" Naruto could feel the room spinning he was going to either pass out or throw up. Sasuke never called Itachi big brother not since they were kids before everything went wrong.

"Are you feeling okay?" The dark haired boy asked his eyes full of life and happiness even though a little worry fogged them, "Do you have a fever?"

He hadn't seen those eyes in so long he had forgotten what they looked like, "Aniki, how old are you?"

"Two years older then you silly." Sasuke joked poking the blonde's forehead.

"How old am I?"

"Five. Now what has gotten into you?"

Naruto's head was spinning. Five…did he really just sat five that would make him seven. This was just impossible. He searched his brother's face for some kind of answer for a reason for all of this to make sense.

Then suddenly Sasuke's eyes changed back. Before he could register what happened he was on the ground again having been punched in the gut, "You really are a worthless piece of trash. Now get out of my sight."

Naruto held his gut for a second or two he wasn't ready for that hit at all. He got up as fast as he could and headed up the stairs. His body hurt and he was extremely confused.

Once he got to his room he laid on his bed without changing. 'What's going on? What's wrong with my Aniki? Why can't I help him? Why cant I do anything?' He turned burying his head in his pillow and began to cry.

A/N: Sorry, but I am stopping here. I have been sick for the past four days and still feel like yuck. Hopefully this will hold you over till I write more.

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