Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Resurfaced ❯ Chapter 1

“Come back to me…” he whispered.

“… I can't.” was his reply.

“Why can't you!” he screamed out, grabbing hard onto the soft fabric of his shirt.

“Because,” the raven began. “My goal… it isn't complete, yet.”

“You don't need revenge to be happy!” the blonde cried. He was desperately trying to cling on to the only person he had left. “Don't I make you happy?”

“That's not the point… I have to do this.”

“No you don't!” he choked out.

“Naruto-” he was cut off when he felt the blonde's lips touch his. They shared a passionate kiss that was broken when the raven pushed him away.

“Sasuke…” he said softly, but the raven turned his back on the blonde. “Sasuke don't go!” the raven kept on walking, “Please don't!” he tried to run after him, but he tripped and fell hard on his face. Sasuke turned around, fighting the urge to pick the blonde up and wipe the dirt that was caked on his face.

The blonde looked truly pitiful. Snot and tears were running down his face, and the dirt was just adding on to his look of complete devastation.

“Sasuke I swear if you leave… I'll hate you!”

Sasuke gave the blonde a sad smile, “Then hate me.” The raven disappeared into the night.

+Five Years Later+

The blonde rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. The rays of sunlight that seeped through his window weren't giving him a chance to sleep. He yawned, `What was that dream just now…? It seemed so familiar.' Naruto couldn't remember what happened much over the past couple of years. Just bits and pieces were truly clear to him, the rest just seemed like he pretty much blocked out everything from that time. Why… he had no idea.

Naruto yawned and glared at the alarm clock that decided it was okay to blast its annoying chime. Sure it was cute, being green and frog shaped, but it was still annoying for the blonde to have to wake up to it every morning.

“Ugh! Damn alarm clock, shut up!” he threw his pillow at the frog shaped alarm clock, knocking it off the table. With a content smile, he pulled the covers over his body and closed his eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep. The moment he felt his self drifting, he heard his door open, then slam, followed by loud stomping going on in his room.

“Naruto!” the intruder screamed, ripping the covers off the boy's body. “Get off your lazy ass. We're late!”

Naruto threw a pillow at the intruder. “Sakura shut up! I'll wake up when I feel like it.”

Naruto's act of rebellion made the pink haired ninja even angrier. “What was that, Naruto?”

“You heard me! I said I'll get up when I want to. Now let me sleep!”

Sakura was getting angrier by the minute. They were supposed to meet Kakashi and Kiba at the village gate for their next mission but Naruto refused to get up. Feeling her anger rising she grabbed Naruto by the foot and yanked him off the bed, causing the blonde to hit his head.

“Ouch!” he screamed rubbing his abused head. “Bitch, what do you think you're doing!”

“I think I'm waking up my lazy teammate!” she retorted as she stomped her way to the door. “Now get dressed; I'm not waiting for you any longer! If I get in trouble with Sensei because of your stupidity, I'll kill you!” she slammed the door hard, causing some things from the selves to fall of the wall.

Naruto groaned, “Damn it, I swear she's PMSing.” he said to himself. Getting up from the floor, he lazily walked to the bathroom and took a quick shower. After that he rushed to put on his ninja gear for the mission.

Grabbing his bento, he rushed downstairs, but not before stopping to admire the rose he kept on his dresser. Where it came from, he had no idea. It had just been there for awhile and he never had the heart to throw it out, since it didn't seem like it was going to die anytime soon. So, he just decided to keep it. After a couple more minutes of admiring, he ran out the door of his apartment.

Running through the streets of Konoha he resisted the urge to stop by his favorite restaurant Ichiraku Ramen. But he knew if he wasted anymore time Sakura would have his ass… literally. The only way he could make past the restaurant was by closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his noise while running full speed past the place.

Finally, he arrived at the front gate and was greeted by pissed off teammates.

“Finally, Naruto, I thought you got lost!” A less than happy Kiba said.

“Oh he wasn't lost. He was sleeping in.” Sakura growled.

“Now, now, guys. We're all here, right? No need to bicker.” Kakashi said, doing his best to calm the rest of the group even though he could really care less if they ripped out each other's throats. What he really wanted to do was look at the lewd photos he took of his lover the night before. They were finally printed and ready for use! However, he didn't want to have to deal with troublesome things like explaining to Tsunade why his team killed each other.

“Yeah, what Kakashi said!” Naruto let out a smirk and folded his arms across his chest. “I'm here so let's just get the mission started.” Naruto turned to Kakashi, “So what's the mission for today? Baa-chan never told us!”

“Well, we're actually going to a nearby village to pick up a secret ingredient. It's for some medicine or something. its effects are really powerful, so says the Hokage.”

“It sounds simple enough.” Sakura twirled one of her pink bangs. “Why do we need so many people though? If it`s just for that, then the extra man power isn`t needed.”

“Excellent observation, Sakura. Rumor has it that rogue ninjas guard the ingredient very highly. It's going to take more than one ninja to get in through their defenses.”

“Well then… this sounds dangerous.” Sakura let out a sigh. She was hoping the mission would have been easier so that it ended earlier. She had so many things to do today, but sadly fate just wasn't on her side.

Naruto smirked, loving the sudden thrill that surged through him at the thought of engaging in a dangerous mission, “Makes it all the more fun! Let's go!”

+Far away…+

“Look at him. He's grown so much over the past five years. Much more cuter.” the man said with a lick of his lips. “Don't you think, Sasuke?”

Sasuke remained indifferent on the outside. “I don't really care.”

The man stared at the raven in disbelief. “Now that can't be true. I know how you really feel Sasuke. You wish desperately to hold on to his thin waist. To smell the fragrance from his long, blonde curls. To make love with him.” he wanted to see a reaction from the stoic raven, just so he could toy and tease with his emotions. No matter how much the raven tried to hide it, he knew deep down how he really felt.

“I would have to disagree.”

The man smirked. “Be that way Sasuke, but you can't lie to yourself.”

Sasuke didn't say anything. But his gaze didn't falter from the blonde that was currently chatting happily to his canine friend. He wondered what the blonde would say if he ever saw him again. Sasuke still remembered the night he left. How could he not? He was so close to leaving, then Naruto came and did that and almost convinced him to stay. Almost, of course.

The man was right though. Over the five years Naruto had changed considerably, his hair brushed his shoulders, he was much taller, and his face was much more detailed; with his whiskers becoming more sharp and noticeable. Sasuke wished that he could have stayed to watch the blonde grow up.

But that couldn't happen… because of his mistake.

His mistake… on leaving and letting the blonde grow to hate him.

And now their paths would cross soon, and all that would be left was hate.

Sasuke didn't know if he could handle it, but he couldn't back out now. Orochimaru wanted the herb before the Leaf Village could get it. If he failed… Sasuke didn't even want to think about it. He turned to his partner Kabuto.

“Are you just going to stand and stare, or are you going to move?”

“Don't be so pushy. We're going.” Kabuto disappeared into the treetops moving swiftly as to not be noticed. Sasuke stayed a few minutes. His mouth was moving, saying incoherent words to no one but himself. For that was the only person that would listen. With speed that could put lightning to shame he disappeared into the trees as well.