Sasuke

By: Daniel Terres

Pain. It's all I could feel. But I guess that's life for you. My family was murdered by my own brother, I almost killed him in revenge, and our world was taken over by a mad goddess. I was never in the right sense of mind, so why does Naruto think he needs to do this?

"Why can't you go? You are a much better choice than me." And then comes that smile. I hate that smile so much, and yet it brings an odd sense of happiness to my life. Companionship, friendship, something I so desperately needed when I was younger.

"You know why Sasuke. I won't survive this jutsu, even with Kurama inside me, and I need you to look after him. I need YOU to fix things for us!" Naruto's eyes seemed to be pleading to me, and I couldn't help but flinch. Still though, I couldn't help but try one last time.

"You know what that fox thinks of me Naruto. I haven't been the best friend in your life, and being an Uchiha doesn't help." I learned long ago that being an Uchiha means nothing in the real world. If only it was something I realized sooner. Then maybe none of this would've happened.

Naruto just looks at me strangely, and then begins laughing. I don't get it, what's so funny? "What's so funny dobe?" I can't help but smirk at the old nickname I use to call Naruto.

Naruto's chuckles begin dying down, but there is a mischievous sparkle in his eyes. He flashes a fox-like grin at me and says. "I think Kurama not liking you is one of your lowest worries."

I shift in place, suddenly finding extreme interest in the horizon. But that's when I notice something that has come to haunt me. In the distance, behind the trees that surrounded this clearing, were people. But not normal people, no. These were those damn chakra zombies that Kaguya made. Each one of them sucked dry of chakra and then resurrected by that damn goddess for her little quest. It made me sick just thinking about it.

Luckily there weren't any people I knew within the horde, or else I might've just lost it right then and there. I turn back to Naruto and find that he's already noticed the horde. His face is set into grim determination, his blazing blue eyes flashing with pent up energy.

And it was at that moment that I know we can't wait any longer. It took us weeks to gain enough distance from Kaguya to actually finish and prepare this jutsu for use. If we don't go now, we might never get another chance.

Naruto looks over to me and nods. I nod as well, ignoring the building knot in my stomach. I can't back down now, not when we are this close. I have to ignore my emotions, just like I've done so many times before.

I step within the large and complex seal that Naruto crafted and channel some chakra into it. I can feel the seal bind to my chakra, locking me into the jutsu. Naruto then begins going through a complex set of hand signs, moving at a speed that almost rivals Kakashi's.

I look behind Naruto and can see the horde getting closer, each of them shambling along like mindless beasts. But I can't call them much more than that anymore. I look back at Naruto and see that he has finished the set of hand signs. Now all that's left is activating the seal itself.

Naruto brings his hands together into the ram seal and begins focusing. Sweat begins forming on his forehead as his chakra is sapped into the seal. It doesn't take long for Naruto to completely activate the seal. The only thing keeping it from actually doing its purpose was Naruto's will alone.

Naruto looks up at me with a pained face, and yet he is grinning. "I hope you don't back down on me, teme." I simply smirk in response. "Give me a little more credit, dobe. I know I can't stop now." Naruto nods, and then begins going through more hand signs.

Now comes the part that we both dreaded. Naruto begins very carefully extracting the Kyuubi and resealing him within myself. The only reason this even works is the pure genius that Naruto's idiocy can be sometimes. The fact that this seal completely holds back the Kyuubi's poisonous chakra is enough to make even me impressed.

Naruto begins panting in exhaustion, the effort to remove the tailed beast being extremely taxing. Thank kami for that Uzumaki blood making him so durable. After those few agonizing moments of pain for the both of us, Naruto then let's the jutsu activate.

The seal begins glowing a bright blue, pure chakra being poured out of the symbols in torrental amounts. I have to shield my eyes from the amount of chakra being released, so I don't notice what happened next. I can only guess, but not even my best hopes can help stop my regret.

A loud, demonic shriek echoes across the clearing, causing both of our blood to go cold. I can just barely see through the wall of chakra that I can see Kaguya descending upon the field. She looks as nonchalant as ever, but I know that she is furious. We have been a thorn in her side for months now, and she won't be hesitant to kill us any longer.

Sadly, my thoughts are correct. I can see Kaguya prep herself for an attack, Naruto on the ground panting. I can only watch in horror as she sends a storm of those ash bones at the both of us. I put my hands together in a desperate attempt to stop the bones when I hear I sickening *THUD*

My eyes widen in horror as I see Naruto jump in front of me. The bones all collide into his body, each and every limb having ash impaling them. I then watch as his body begins crumbling, just like Obito's did. Just like Kakashi's did. Just like Sakura.

My sharingan must've activated on instinct because the memory begins burning itself into my brain, never allowing me to forget it. And then Naruto does something that I didn't think was possible for even him.

He looks back at me, struggling all the while. He gives me one more grin and says "Don't forget me teme. Save the world for us." And then his face begins crumbling. His eyes close, almost in acceptance of his fate. It doesn't even take a second before he is nothing more than dust.

No, no no no no. This can't be happening! Naruto was the last person I cared for that was alive! He was the one that brought me out of my insanity, the one that showed me true happiness after so much time of sorrow. Why does this keep happening to the ones I care about.

I let out a scream of primal rage, my chakra exploding around me. Curiously enough, I could feel something else as well. Something malevolent, angry… and sad. The feeling courses through me like a blazing inferno, causing me to just scream louder. I glare at Kaguya, feeling something different about me. But I don't get to think on it much longer.

I begin to feel the jutsu pulling me into the temporal void. The seal was beginning to send me back in time. I let out another roar of rage, this time at being stopped from getting my revenge. I kick and scream, chakra rushing out of me in waves. I begin to feel myself being lifted off the ground.

And then the darkness came. Naruto, just what were you thinking?

-Author Notes-

And thus begins my second story! I had this idea for a while, and while I know it isn't original by any means, I just couldn't help myself. But, original or not, Sasuke's time travel journey begins!