Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ To Regain What Was Lost ❯ chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )
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By: littleolmee 
Life is taking a turn for Naruto, especially since he has met up with some old friends. Warning: Boy X Boy interaction (Sas X Nar) no actual sex but heavy petting,lime with details. Talk of character death(Itachi)
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Adventure / Action / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 08.03.2006 | Updated On: 10.06.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
Life is taking a turn for Naruto, especially since he has met up with some old friends. Warning: Boy X Boy interaction (Sas X Nar) no actual sex but heavy petting,lime with details. Talk of character death(Itachi)
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Adventure / Action / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 08.03.2006 | Updated On: 10.06.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
CH 2: betaed
Blanket disclaimer: I do not claim any rights to Naruto or any characters associated with the anime/manga. They are the property of Masashi Kishimoto.
A/N WARNING: The following chapter contains sexual content between Sasuke and Naruto. This story contains adult situations, slash pairing (Sas/Nar) & (Kak/Iru)later on, talk of character death; in this chapter, and bad language. Story contains altered events from story line after vol. 32, in the manga. Some spoiler information contained as some characters used are not introduced until later chapters. Japanese words will be translated at the bottom of the page. If you are bothered by slash pairing, not interested in reader spoilers, or not of age to be reading such material then please push the back button now. Reviews and comments are welcome but, no flaming please, anything not to your liking expressed in this warning is your clue to push the back button now.
My deepest thanks to Jaded Lady for her work as beta on this story. I appreciate all your hard work.
'thinking'
"talking"
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Sasuke reappeared farther into the forest carrying his smaller friend in his arms, enhancing his speed with his chakra he ran. Traveling quickly he headed toward the looming mountains in the distance. Several times he used transportation jutsu to put as much distance as possible between the Konoha shinobi and himself. Looking down at his friend Sasuke knew he was going to have to wipe out Naruto's memories if he was ever going to convince him to stay with him. The Jounin was right about one thing, Naruto was loyal to Konoha and would never abandon their village even if it were to be with a friend. He wouldn't understand that Sasuke couldn't return. It certainly seemed he was cursed; he had two places now that he could never return to.
Sasuke had left the Sound Village after Orochimaru had stopped giving him lessons. The criminal Sennin had begun to fear Sasuke's power and had stopped teaching him anything of real use. The lies his master had been feeding him through the curse mark had stopped affecting him once he gained a certain amount of power.
As the poison that had been filling his mind began to clear Sasuke realized the promises Orochimaru had been making him would never happen. There was no reason once he gave his body to Orochimaru for the man to go after Itachi. That was Sasuke's desire not Orochimaru's. With his common sense returning he figured out it was just another lie he had been fed to keep him complacent.
What had bothered him most after getting over some of the effects of the curse was when he remembered his fight with Naruto. He had allowed the curse to take him over, causing him to turn on the one person he had become close to since the loss of his family.
Itachi had gained the Mangekyou Sharingan after killing his best friend and Sasuke had come dangerously close to doing the same thing. He hated all the things his brother had done in his quest for power, to have to walk in his blood soaked footsteps for even a moment left him sickened. Had he been in his right mind he wouldn't have tried to take Naruto's life, but Orochimaru had made sure to drive him over the edge.
After regaining his senses Sasuke knew what he had to do so as not to lose his destiny. Stealing what provisions he could from his master's storeroom Sasuke departed the Sound Village; it had been only days after he left that he overheard about the defeat of the Sound Village. He had no feelings for anyone at the village so he felt no loss when he heard of how many had been killed. The village had only been a temporary place for him so its destruction held no meaning. Actually it was a relief to find out the Orochimaru and his henchmen were gone, it meant he could stop worrying about him coming to take over his body.
Coming out of his memories Sasuke concentrated on what he would do with his new companion. His brother traveled with a companion; even if Sasuke were able to grow strong enough to take his brother on he would still need someone to watch his back. Though Naruto had frozen up dealing with his own teammate back in the woods, he was still a powerful ninja. Sasuke had heard about the blonde's role in the battle at the Sound Village. The Kazekage from Suna had been the one to deal the killing blow to Orochimaru, but Naruto did survive facing off against him. Sasuke had overheard two Sound ninjas that had escaped the village talk about how they had watched Manda sink one of his fangs into a short, blonde-haired Konoha shinobi and the boy had lived. There was only one short, blonde-haired ninja in Konoha that Sasuke knew could live through such an ordeal. Having a powerful ally like Naruto would prove useful when he faced Itachi. Plus, this way he could make up for what he had done by protecting the smaller boy from people like that Sai character that was out to use him.
Taking a mental inventory of what all he had packed in his bag Sasuke smirked. He had all the necessary ingredients to help him perform the jutsu he had in mind. With the drugs he had he was certain that the jutsu would hold. Before he had left and after Orochimaru had stopped his teachings Sasuke had persuaded Kabuto to teach him some of his twisted medical jutsus. He was glad he had; now he had a use for them.
Daybreak was quickly approaching when he noticed Naruto was beginning to stir. Sasuke stopped, laying Naruto on the ground. Pulling off his backpack, he reached inside and removed the items he would need. Removing a small vial of chemicals he held it up inspecting it. Nodding to himself when he was assured it was what he needed to help set the forbidden jutsu he was about to perform he looked down at his friend and smirked. If Naruto ever found out what he was about to do he would not be happy, but it was in his friend's best interest. Filling a small extra flask about half full with water he poured the compound into it and swirled it around thoroughly mixing it with the water. When he finished, he began to perform one of the forbidden jutsus he had learned during his time studying with Kabuto. A jutsu that would blank Naruto's memories back to the point of his choosing and allow for Sasuke to fill them with ones of his own creation.
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Awaking from his forced sleep, Naruto raised a hand and laid it on his forehead. He had the worst headache, behind his eyes was throbbing with pressure. Using his fingers he squeezed his forehead in an attempt to relieve some of the pounding. The feeling that someone was squatting down beside him brought him completely in-tune with his surroundings. Startled by the feel of an unexpected presence beside him, he jumped a bit and crab crawling away.
"Dobe." Sasuke said handing him the flask of water.
Starring at Sasuke for a moment Naruto searched his memories to figure out what was going on and where they were but he found nothing. "Where are we?" Naruto felt something was off, the idea that Sasuke shouldn't be sitting beside him made him worry but, for the life of him he couldn't figure out where that thought had come from. Sasuke was his teammate along with Sakura; there was no reason that Sasuke shouldn't be with him.
Smiling at his friend's confused look; Sasuke shook the water flask gesturing for Naruto to take it.
The smile on Sasuke's face seemed genuine, though Naruto had the strange feeling that seeing Sasuke smiling at him and just being beside him was something he should be happy to see. Reaching out in trust of his friend Naruto took the flask and drank, never realizing he was sealing his own fate by drinking what was in the flask and listening to what Sasuke had to say.
"We were attacked; you need to be more careful. I had to save your butt, again." Finishing all the drink Naruto wiped his mouth on the back of his sleeve. "Why aren't we in Konoha and where is the rest of our team? Shouldn't Sakura and Kakashi-sensei be with us?" Shaking his head Sasuke continued the lie. "Don't you remember? I know you got hit pretty hard but, did you forget they ran you out of the village?" Pulling back gasping Naruto had such a look of horror on his face Sasuke knew he had hit a nerve. "You don't remember?" He asked slowly, carefully watching Naruto's reactions.
Naruto tried to hold in his tears at the thought of his village tossing him away. He knew most of them had not treated him very kindly during his life but he thought he had made some friends; it was like a nightmare coming true. "Everyone ran me out?"
Taking the emptied flask back Sasuke placed it back in his pack. Feeling pity for his companion Sasuke decided to change his tactic. He wanted Naruto to stay for his own protection as well as to provide him with help but he didn't have it in him to break Naruto's heart. "No, your friends and sensei’s didn't want you to go but they were outnumbered and you agreed to leave on your own. I saved you from a group of villagers who wanted your death. You remember now don't you?" He asked looking up from his pack. "You decided to travel with me since I had left the village to find the strength to kill my brother. We are best friends after all . . . you remember how devoted you are to me don't you?" Sasuke pressed on him knowing the jutsu and chemicals in his system would make the suggestions set in his mind, making whatever he said be considered truth in the blonde ninja's mind. The fact Naruto still had trust in him as a friend went along way in making the jutsu work, for if he would doubt anything Naruto probably had the strength of will to break the jutsu at this time.
Naruto tried to remember all that had happened to him and the longer Sasuke talked the more the past seemed to weave into his mind. He felt silent tears roll down his cheeks at how his friends were left with no choice but to watch him leave. He loved Konoha and as a ninja he would do what his village asked of him, even if it meant he had to leave the only home he had ever known. Naruto was thankful he had Sasuke with him. Even if Sasuke made fun of him for being childish. Sasuke explained how he got hit on the head when he got attacked. Sasuke had saved his life and Naruto just knew they were very precious to one another. He would gladly give his life for Sasuke and would follow him wherever he led.
With his thoughts back in order and his strength now returned Naruto stood up wiping the tears from his cheeks. He wouldn't cry anymore, tears never helped anything anyway. He wasn't alone in the world, he had Sasuke who was his friend and cared about him. "Well I'm fine now Sasuke are you ready to move on?" Naruto asked looking around for his pack. "Uh . . . didn't I have a pack too?" Standing Sasuke shouldered his pack and began to lead the way. "It was lost during the fight . . . don't worry dobe we'll get you a new one in the next village we come to." Sasuke assured him. Grinning Naruto jumped around, as he would have when they were younger. "Let's go Sasuke!" He yelled taking the lead and skipping along the path.
Sasuke smiled slightly at his antics, he had been right to erase his memories and implant new ones. Naruto had not second-guessed anything Sasuke had told him; even his comment to Naruto while he had been altering his memories about the blonde's childish tendencies seemed to have set in. Sasuke watched his friend as his attention was grabbed by a passing flower. He could deal with such actions; the suggestion would ensure Naruto would follow him without question.
. . . . Flash ahead several years . . . .
Laying his clean clothes and towel down on a nearby rock Naruto removed his thin summer yukata that he used as a robe. Lowering himself into the natural hot spring, he sighed at the feeling of the warm water surrounding his body relaxing his muscles.
They had recently defeated Sasuke's brother Itachi. The fight had been very close, but luckily they had found him alone so with the odds in their favor they had attacked. It was a terribly bloody fight but in the end they were able to defeat Itachi. Naruto was just glad it was finally over. They had been tracking Itachi for years now while training with anyone they could convince to train them.
They had stayed on the battlefield not by choice but by necessity. They had won, but both had been injured severely. A night of sleep had done wonders for Naruto since he had the Kyuubi within him; the kitsune was able to heal the worst of his wounds to where his life was not in danger. Pushing himself to make things a little better Naruto burned Itachi's body and treated Sasuke's wounds along with his own. By the time a couple of days had passed Naruto was able to scout the area, finding a clearing he helped Sasuke move away from the place where his brother had fallen. Of course Naruto had healed completely within the first week of the battle and had done everything in his power to make Sasuke comfortable so he would heal.
Taking up the soap he had brought Naruto washed paying particular attention to his stomach and private area. Scrubbing his lower stomach with the soap he made sure he got rid of all the sticky stuff that had been left on him after Sasuke had finished making them feel good. Laying the soap aside Naruto sank down into the warm water till his mouth was below the water line. Rinsing the soap off his body Naruto smirked, giving in to his childish side, he began to blow bubbles into the water. Still hiding himself in the water, Naruto puffed out his cheeks trying to mimic being a frog. He hadn't taken much time for himself while Sasuke had been hurt, so he was going to take the time to play while he could.
Now that Sasuke was healed, they would travel back to their home near the mountains soon. Naruto was happy they were going to be returning home, he missed their little house they had built together. They were only staying now to allow Sasuke to gather his strength for the trip. The weeks of rest had paid off and Sasuke was finally starting to feel stronger, the fact that he had wanted Naruto to celebrate their victory by loving on one another had proved that fact.
Naruto closed his eyes thinking back on how Sasuke had taught him how to love on him. Though they had been kissing for a while now it was only recently that Sasuke had begun to touch his body, and teaching him how to touch his in return, explaining how it would make them feel good.
Remembering back to those first clumsy times, Naruto smiled. He still remembered how Sasuke acted so sure of himself as he reached down and took him out of his boxers. Sasuke had held his member in his hand, stroking it till he cried out spilling himself all over Sasuke's hand. He was very sensitive especially to the kind touches Sasuke gave him; his male part had always grown hard from their kissing so when Sasuke had taken hold of him he had cum quickly. Naruto remembered how tired he had been after Sasuke had coaxed his seed from him. No matter how tired he had been though Sasuke had still wanted more. Taking control of the situation again Sasuke had taken hold of his hand and helped him wrap it around his length. Teaching him how to squeeze him and move his hand till Sasuke erupted as well.
He bit his lower lip as he remembered what they had done this time; it had been different from all the other times. Sasuke had promised it would feel good and he hadn't lied. This time Sasuke had gotten them both completely naked, which embarrassed Naruto to no end, even now he could feel himself blush just at the thought of it. After they were completely exposed to one another Sasuke had rubbed their parts together.
'He was right it had felt good but . . . it made a horrible mess all over us.' Naruto thought to himself pushing his upper body out of the water looking down at his lower body, checking to make sure he had gotten all of the sticky stuff off. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy what Sasuke had done with him, but it was the first time Sasuke had laid on top of him like that and had milked them both, most of it going all over him. Though it had been a similar feeling to having Sasuke's hand on him, the feel of Sasuke's member sliding against his own had sent shocks of pleasure down his spine. Both of their male parts had wept from the feel of the other, Sasuke had fisted his hands around both of their throbbing flesh and the wetness coated them, allowing them to slide unhindered against each other.
Shivering at the memory Naruto declared that his body was clean, dunking under the water to scrub the soap out of his hair. 'I guess if I was older and more mature like Sasuke I'd understand what is between us better.' Naruto decided as he leaned back to relax for a while.
Naruto wondered at times why Sasuke understood more adult things than he did. Sasuke always assured him it was because he was younger, but he knew he wasn't that much younger. 'Sasuke said it might have to do with the damn fox, it's an immortal being so it keeps me young.' He didn't understand how the creature could affect him like that but he couldn't find a reason not to trust Sasuke’s explanation. Sasuke had always been good to him; making sure he ate healthy, treated his wounds, watched out for him when they had to be around other people. Sure they still fought at times but they were both strong willed, it was normal to not always agree. Besides he was quite satisfied to let Sasuke be the adult in their little family. 'I would rather be childish anyway, I still like to play.' Stretching out his muscles Naruto made for the shore, exiting the hot spring he began toweling off.
Stopping mid rub Naruto cocked his head to the side, listening to the sounds coming from the forest. He could just make out the sounds of humans talking rather loudly, not far from his position. Hiding his towel, yukata and soap between two rocks Naruto grabbed up his clothes and dressed quickly in his black fishnet tank shirt and orange pants. He was barefoot, being as he had left his shoes back in the clearing with Sasuke. He wasn't worried though; he was used to running around barefoot. Pushing his chakra into his feet, he ran up the nearest tree. Leaping toward the next one, he headed in the direction of the sounds he heard.
As he closed in he could make out the sound of a group setting up camp. Even if he was prone to act childish, he still was a trained ninja and Sasuke needed to rest, so he'd take care of them if they were enemies. Silently landing in a tree above the group that was setting up camp Naruto allowed Kyuubi's energy to filter into him extending his senses, claws, and teeth. It wasn't enough energy that it would alert the group below and he could mask it easily enough. This way he could hear without getting too close.
Holding onto the tree with his claws, so as not to alert the group below him, Naruto listened carefully observing them from the safety of the large oak tree. Narrowing his eyes at the group he noticed the three shinobis wore the symbol of his old village, Konoha. Gasping he looked them over trying desperately to remember if they were friends or not, sometimes his memories were fuzzy on what had happened to him. Sasuke explained it had been very traumatic for him, along with the head injury he suffered right after they decided to travel together had caused his memories to scatter. He still had trouble with his memories of his life in Konoha and his exile; it was like chasing butterflies when he tried to remember that time.
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Below the Konoha shinobi group consisting of Neji, Rock Lee and TenTen worked to set up their camp for the evening. They had finished a mission of delivering a prisoner to another country and were on their way back to Konoha, but right now they were all in need of a rest. Not that it had been a difficult mission but the prisoner had tried several times to escape so they had gotten very little sleep over the last several days.
Neji was the first to notice a slight tickle along his senses, nothing that couldn't be explained away but still the genius Hyuuga was not one to overlook anything. As he unrolled his bedroll, he activated his Byakugan and took a discreet look around. Locating the intruder Neji signaled to TenTen and Lee that they had company, both had become Chuunin and though they continued to innocently set up camp they moved toward Neji to speak quietly.
"There above us." Neji pointed out with a nod of his head. "How many Neji?" TenTen asked, getting one of her weapon scrolls ready. "Only one . . . I don't believe this person is a threat. We are only being observed and I do not see any weapons." Neji explained keeping his head bowed so their company would not notice he still was watching using his Byakugan. "What do we do Neji? Just let this person watch us?" Lee asked. His muscles tense so he was ready to spring if need be.
Sighing Neji let his bloodline limit recede as he stood. 'If I didn't know better, I'd almost think that was Naruto.' Neji thought to himself, it had been several years since he had last seen the hyperactive blonde who promised to change the ways of the Hyuuga clan when he became Hokage. Neji had foolishly hoped the knucklehead would succeed, but the chances for that had been ruined when he had been abducted by Uchiha Sasuke.
Tsunade-sama had been terribly upset when the team had returned with Naruto's hitai-ate and pack but, the boy was nowhere to be found. Sakura had cried as she explained what happened and Sai had met with a lot of anger from those who had called the blonde friend. His abduction was met with a lot of tears by many in the village; the outspoken shinobi had proven too many his loyalties for the village and his fellow ninjas.
Walking to the tree Neji prepared himself for a confrontation he hoped he wouldn't have to deal with, calling out in what he hoped was a friendly voice Neji tried to look non-threatening. "Alright, we know you're there show yourself." Taking the hint, Lee stood beside his rival friend and called up to the tree as well. "I, Rock Lee, swear no harm will come to you. We're ninjas from the Konoha Village, simply passing through on our way home." Lee explained trying his best to show he was an honorable man.
'Rock Lee . . . bushy brows?' Naruto thought biting his lip. 'I know Sasuke doesn't like me to talk to others without him, but I remember them. Maybe it will be all right to speak to them.' Naruto was brought out of his thoughts by the voice of TenTen. "Won't you show yourself? If you mean us no harm, it's only right to do so." Nodding to himself that the kunoichi was right Naruto dug in his claws and peeked around the side of the tree.
Neji stared at the blonde-haired young man looking down on him, seeing him face to face he had no doubt it was Naruto. He looked different from the last time he had seen him. His hair had grown out some flying wildly around his face and hanging down to his shoulders. His whisker marks were darker and wider than they had been and his blue eyes had elongated pupils, like those of an animal as he shimmied down the tree it was obvious he had claws also. To their shock as he descended his features changed, the animal like features lessened as he reached the ground until he looked like they remembered. Gone were the claws, dark whisker marks and elongated pupils. Now the only thing that remained was the whisker marks but even they had decreased until they only looked like thin lines on his face. He had grown some, but was still shorter than even TenTen; the only remarkable addition was his longer hair. He still radiated an aura of innocence about him.
Reaching up to rub the back of his neck Naruto chuckled nervously. "Hi guys, long time no see." He greeted his old friends who regarded him with a mixture of shock and disbelief. TenTen was the first to approach him, her anger stirring her to find out where he had been. "Is it really you, Naruto?" Having laced his fingers together behind his head the smaller blonde shinobi closed his eyes smiling. "It's me alright."
Clenching her hands into fists, TenTen held her arms down to her sides trembling. "Where the hell have you been all this time? Don't you know how worried everyone has been?" Shaking her head to rid herself of the sad faces of those who missed the baka she continued. "We thought Uchiha had killed you or something. If you escaped him why didn't you return? Tsunade-sama cried when we lost you."
Naruto bit his lip thinking about Tsunade-baba crying over him, he knew she had lost many that she held precious to her in the past. 'It's not like it's my fault though, they ran me out of my home . . . and what do they mean they thought Sasuke had killed me? If it wasn't for him, I would be dead.' Gritting his teeth, Naruto tried to hold the hurt in. "Why would Sasuke hurt me? He's my friend; he saved me when the council ran me out of the village." Bowing his head Naruto swore he wouldn't allow them to see him cry.
The three shinobis exchanged questioning looks at Naruto's statement. Walking toward him Neji laid his hand on Naruto's shoulder to lend the younger one support. "Naruto, what do you mean you were run out of the village? You were never run out; you were abducted by Uchiha while on a mission." Naruto's jaw dropped as he listened to Neji’s explanation, he never remembered Neji to lie before. Sure he had some dumb ideas about destiny and such but he had always been truthful with him. Raising his wide shocked eyes to Neji, Naruto tried to get his mouth to work again. 'Sasuke wouldn't lie to me, would he? Do they just not know the truth?'
Neji blinked and drew back from Naruto when he looked up at him. Naruto looked at him in such shock Neji knew the younger shinobi had no idea about what had truly happened to him. The smaller blonde's large blue eyes stared at him as if he was a lost child. Naruto's eyes looked very watery as if he was holding back tears from the information he had been given. In that moment, Neji knew he was powerless against that type of face. The boy's look just made you want to protect him. Moving to stand by his side Neji laid his hand on his back, rubbing him a bit in order to comfort him. "Tell me Naruto why did you think the council had run you out of the village and where have you been all this time? We looked for you for a very long time, but could never find any clues as to where you were."
Sniffing lightly Naruto bit his lip again and looked at the other two in front of him, seeing the concerned soft looks they were giving him. Naruto could tell they believed what they were saying was the truth and deep inside of him something whispered that maybe they could be right. "I've been with Sasuke this whole time. I got knocked out in a fight and a lot of my memories are foggy." Reaching back in his mind for that time he tried to remember everything that happened, it was still hazy to him even today. "When I woke up, Sasuke was sitting beside me, he told me I was knocked out in a fight and that the village had run me out for some reason. He said my friends hadn't wanted me to go but I agreed to for the sake of the village and that Sasuke had left the village before that. Sasuke saved my life, he wouldn't hurt me." Dropping his face so he could hide under his bangs, Naruto went on. "Sasuke and I have been together ever since, we just defeated his brother a few weeks ago. Sasuke is recuperating nearby, that's why I'm here." He tried to stay calm but, inside he was beginning to rage from the thought that Sasuke had lied to him and if he had lied about something like that what about all they had shared together.
"Naruto . . . Uchiha is a missing-nin, he ran away from the village to join Orochimaru in the Sound Village years ago. We fought against the village with our allies from Suna and defeated them but he was nowhere to be found. You and the team you were with ran into him while out on a mission. He injured one of your teammates and knocked you out. Sakura and the team leader Captain Yamato tried to stop him but he disappeared with you. We searched for you but were never able to find you or Uchiha. Naruto, you must tell us where he his, he is a wanted criminal."
Gasping Naruto drew back, sure he was angry at Sasuke right now but even he understood if they took him it would mean his life. "No Neji no. . . . " Naruto said, shaking his head no. "Sasuke isn't bad; he takes care of me. Sasuke isn't here to tell what happened. I'm not going to believe Sasuke lied because you say he has." Looking away from his old friends, Naruto sighed wondering who was right and why he didn't know.
"Naruto-kun why don't you return with us to the village?" Lee asked hopefully smiling brightly he explained. "At least to let everyone know what really happened and to find out the truth for yourself." Taking a deep breath Naruto shrugged his mind was in such turmoil right now it was hard to figure out what to do. "Go ahead and stay the night here." Naruto instructed them as he walked back to the tree he had been hiding in. Tensing his legs, he prepared to leap back into it. "I’ve got to go talk to Sasuke; I'll be back in the morning." Looking back at them over his shoulder, he warned. "You guys don't even think about following me. I might be angry with Sasuke, but I won't let you hurt him or take him. If what you say is true it would be trouble for Sasuke if you took him back." With that Naruto disappeared into the tree and sped away leaping from one tree to the other putting more distance between him and the three other ninjas.
The three individuals of the cell exchanged looks as the blonde ninja sped away. TenTen was the first to speak, shrugging her shoulders she huffed. "Well that's Naruto for you, always rushing off. What do we do Neji? Follow him so we can capture Sasuke or do we let Naruto make the decision?" She asked going over to her pack to get some food out for her dinner. A sad smile graced Neji's face, as he shook his head no. "While its true Uchiha Sasuke is considered a missing-nin, we have not one report where he was placed at the scene of any crimes against the village. Getting Naruto to return with us to the village is more important. When we have him safely back to Konoha we will await the Hokage's orders, if she wishes it we will go after Uchiha then." Neji replied as he finished setting up his spot for the night. Looking off in the direction the blonde had left, Lee wondered what was going on right now between Naruto and Sasuke.
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Mangekyou Sharingan: kaleidoscope copy wheel eye
Sennin: A wandering hermit or wiseman. People who obtain this unofficial title are very skilled in various jutsus and have a strength comparable to that of the Kage of a village.
jutsu: art, means
kunoichi: female ninja
Hokage: leader of Konoha Village
Kazekage: leader of Suna Village
Blanket disclaimer: I do not claim any rights to Naruto or any characters associated with the anime/manga. They are the property of Masashi Kishimoto.
A/N WARNING: The following chapter contains sexual content between Sasuke and Naruto. This story contains adult situations, slash pairing (Sas/Nar) & (Kak/Iru)later on, talk of character death; in this chapter, and bad language. Story contains altered events from story line after vol. 32, in the manga. Some spoiler information contained as some characters used are not introduced until later chapters. Japanese words will be translated at the bottom of the page. If you are bothered by slash pairing, not interested in reader spoilers, or not of age to be reading such material then please push the back button now. Reviews and comments are welcome but, no flaming please, anything not to your liking expressed in this warning is your clue to push the back button now.
My deepest thanks to Jaded Lady for her work as beta on this story. I appreciate all your hard work.
'thinking'
"talking"
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Sasuke reappeared farther into the forest carrying his smaller friend in his arms, enhancing his speed with his chakra he ran. Traveling quickly he headed toward the looming mountains in the distance. Several times he used transportation jutsu to put as much distance as possible between the Konoha shinobi and himself. Looking down at his friend Sasuke knew he was going to have to wipe out Naruto's memories if he was ever going to convince him to stay with him. The Jounin was right about one thing, Naruto was loyal to Konoha and would never abandon their village even if it were to be with a friend. He wouldn't understand that Sasuke couldn't return. It certainly seemed he was cursed; he had two places now that he could never return to.
Sasuke had left the Sound Village after Orochimaru had stopped giving him lessons. The criminal Sennin had begun to fear Sasuke's power and had stopped teaching him anything of real use. The lies his master had been feeding him through the curse mark had stopped affecting him once he gained a certain amount of power.
As the poison that had been filling his mind began to clear Sasuke realized the promises Orochimaru had been making him would never happen. There was no reason once he gave his body to Orochimaru for the man to go after Itachi. That was Sasuke's desire not Orochimaru's. With his common sense returning he figured out it was just another lie he had been fed to keep him complacent.
What had bothered him most after getting over some of the effects of the curse was when he remembered his fight with Naruto. He had allowed the curse to take him over, causing him to turn on the one person he had become close to since the loss of his family.
Itachi had gained the Mangekyou Sharingan after killing his best friend and Sasuke had come dangerously close to doing the same thing. He hated all the things his brother had done in his quest for power, to have to walk in his blood soaked footsteps for even a moment left him sickened. Had he been in his right mind he wouldn't have tried to take Naruto's life, but Orochimaru had made sure to drive him over the edge.
After regaining his senses Sasuke knew what he had to do so as not to lose his destiny. Stealing what provisions he could from his master's storeroom Sasuke departed the Sound Village; it had been only days after he left that he overheard about the defeat of the Sound Village. He had no feelings for anyone at the village so he felt no loss when he heard of how many had been killed. The village had only been a temporary place for him so its destruction held no meaning. Actually it was a relief to find out the Orochimaru and his henchmen were gone, it meant he could stop worrying about him coming to take over his body.
Coming out of his memories Sasuke concentrated on what he would do with his new companion. His brother traveled with a companion; even if Sasuke were able to grow strong enough to take his brother on he would still need someone to watch his back. Though Naruto had frozen up dealing with his own teammate back in the woods, he was still a powerful ninja. Sasuke had heard about the blonde's role in the battle at the Sound Village. The Kazekage from Suna had been the one to deal the killing blow to Orochimaru, but Naruto did survive facing off against him. Sasuke had overheard two Sound ninjas that had escaped the village talk about how they had watched Manda sink one of his fangs into a short, blonde-haired Konoha shinobi and the boy had lived. There was only one short, blonde-haired ninja in Konoha that Sasuke knew could live through such an ordeal. Having a powerful ally like Naruto would prove useful when he faced Itachi. Plus, this way he could make up for what he had done by protecting the smaller boy from people like that Sai character that was out to use him.
Taking a mental inventory of what all he had packed in his bag Sasuke smirked. He had all the necessary ingredients to help him perform the jutsu he had in mind. With the drugs he had he was certain that the jutsu would hold. Before he had left and after Orochimaru had stopped his teachings Sasuke had persuaded Kabuto to teach him some of his twisted medical jutsus. He was glad he had; now he had a use for them.
Daybreak was quickly approaching when he noticed Naruto was beginning to stir. Sasuke stopped, laying Naruto on the ground. Pulling off his backpack, he reached inside and removed the items he would need. Removing a small vial of chemicals he held it up inspecting it. Nodding to himself when he was assured it was what he needed to help set the forbidden jutsu he was about to perform he looked down at his friend and smirked. If Naruto ever found out what he was about to do he would not be happy, but it was in his friend's best interest. Filling a small extra flask about half full with water he poured the compound into it and swirled it around thoroughly mixing it with the water. When he finished, he began to perform one of the forbidden jutsus he had learned during his time studying with Kabuto. A jutsu that would blank Naruto's memories back to the point of his choosing and allow for Sasuke to fill them with ones of his own creation.
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Awaking from his forced sleep, Naruto raised a hand and laid it on his forehead. He had the worst headache, behind his eyes was throbbing with pressure. Using his fingers he squeezed his forehead in an attempt to relieve some of the pounding. The feeling that someone was squatting down beside him brought him completely in-tune with his surroundings. Startled by the feel of an unexpected presence beside him, he jumped a bit and crab crawling away.
"Dobe." Sasuke said handing him the flask of water.
Starring at Sasuke for a moment Naruto searched his memories to figure out what was going on and where they were but he found nothing. "Where are we?" Naruto felt something was off, the idea that Sasuke shouldn't be sitting beside him made him worry but, for the life of him he couldn't figure out where that thought had come from. Sasuke was his teammate along with Sakura; there was no reason that Sasuke shouldn't be with him.
Smiling at his friend's confused look; Sasuke shook the water flask gesturing for Naruto to take it.
The smile on Sasuke's face seemed genuine, though Naruto had the strange feeling that seeing Sasuke smiling at him and just being beside him was something he should be happy to see. Reaching out in trust of his friend Naruto took the flask and drank, never realizing he was sealing his own fate by drinking what was in the flask and listening to what Sasuke had to say.
"We were attacked; you need to be more careful. I had to save your butt, again." Finishing all the drink Naruto wiped his mouth on the back of his sleeve. "Why aren't we in Konoha and where is the rest of our team? Shouldn't Sakura and Kakashi-sensei be with us?" Shaking his head Sasuke continued the lie. "Don't you remember? I know you got hit pretty hard but, did you forget they ran you out of the village?" Pulling back gasping Naruto had such a look of horror on his face Sasuke knew he had hit a nerve. "You don't remember?" He asked slowly, carefully watching Naruto's reactions.
Naruto tried to hold in his tears at the thought of his village tossing him away. He knew most of them had not treated him very kindly during his life but he thought he had made some friends; it was like a nightmare coming true. "Everyone ran me out?"
Taking the emptied flask back Sasuke placed it back in his pack. Feeling pity for his companion Sasuke decided to change his tactic. He wanted Naruto to stay for his own protection as well as to provide him with help but he didn't have it in him to break Naruto's heart. "No, your friends and sensei’s didn't want you to go but they were outnumbered and you agreed to leave on your own. I saved you from a group of villagers who wanted your death. You remember now don't you?" He asked looking up from his pack. "You decided to travel with me since I had left the village to find the strength to kill my brother. We are best friends after all . . . you remember how devoted you are to me don't you?" Sasuke pressed on him knowing the jutsu and chemicals in his system would make the suggestions set in his mind, making whatever he said be considered truth in the blonde ninja's mind. The fact Naruto still had trust in him as a friend went along way in making the jutsu work, for if he would doubt anything Naruto probably had the strength of will to break the jutsu at this time.
Naruto tried to remember all that had happened to him and the longer Sasuke talked the more the past seemed to weave into his mind. He felt silent tears roll down his cheeks at how his friends were left with no choice but to watch him leave. He loved Konoha and as a ninja he would do what his village asked of him, even if it meant he had to leave the only home he had ever known. Naruto was thankful he had Sasuke with him. Even if Sasuke made fun of him for being childish. Sasuke explained how he got hit on the head when he got attacked. Sasuke had saved his life and Naruto just knew they were very precious to one another. He would gladly give his life for Sasuke and would follow him wherever he led.
With his thoughts back in order and his strength now returned Naruto stood up wiping the tears from his cheeks. He wouldn't cry anymore, tears never helped anything anyway. He wasn't alone in the world, he had Sasuke who was his friend and cared about him. "Well I'm fine now Sasuke are you ready to move on?" Naruto asked looking around for his pack. "Uh . . . didn't I have a pack too?" Standing Sasuke shouldered his pack and began to lead the way. "It was lost during the fight . . . don't worry dobe we'll get you a new one in the next village we come to." Sasuke assured him. Grinning Naruto jumped around, as he would have when they were younger. "Let's go Sasuke!" He yelled taking the lead and skipping along the path.
Sasuke smiled slightly at his antics, he had been right to erase his memories and implant new ones. Naruto had not second-guessed anything Sasuke had told him; even his comment to Naruto while he had been altering his memories about the blonde's childish tendencies seemed to have set in. Sasuke watched his friend as his attention was grabbed by a passing flower. He could deal with such actions; the suggestion would ensure Naruto would follow him without question.
. . . . Flash ahead several years . . . .
Laying his clean clothes and towel down on a nearby rock Naruto removed his thin summer yukata that he used as a robe. Lowering himself into the natural hot spring, he sighed at the feeling of the warm water surrounding his body relaxing his muscles.
They had recently defeated Sasuke's brother Itachi. The fight had been very close, but luckily they had found him alone so with the odds in their favor they had attacked. It was a terribly bloody fight but in the end they were able to defeat Itachi. Naruto was just glad it was finally over. They had been tracking Itachi for years now while training with anyone they could convince to train them.
They had stayed on the battlefield not by choice but by necessity. They had won, but both had been injured severely. A night of sleep had done wonders for Naruto since he had the Kyuubi within him; the kitsune was able to heal the worst of his wounds to where his life was not in danger. Pushing himself to make things a little better Naruto burned Itachi's body and treated Sasuke's wounds along with his own. By the time a couple of days had passed Naruto was able to scout the area, finding a clearing he helped Sasuke move away from the place where his brother had fallen. Of course Naruto had healed completely within the first week of the battle and had done everything in his power to make Sasuke comfortable so he would heal.
Taking up the soap he had brought Naruto washed paying particular attention to his stomach and private area. Scrubbing his lower stomach with the soap he made sure he got rid of all the sticky stuff that had been left on him after Sasuke had finished making them feel good. Laying the soap aside Naruto sank down into the warm water till his mouth was below the water line. Rinsing the soap off his body Naruto smirked, giving in to his childish side, he began to blow bubbles into the water. Still hiding himself in the water, Naruto puffed out his cheeks trying to mimic being a frog. He hadn't taken much time for himself while Sasuke had been hurt, so he was going to take the time to play while he could.
Now that Sasuke was healed, they would travel back to their home near the mountains soon. Naruto was happy they were going to be returning home, he missed their little house they had built together. They were only staying now to allow Sasuke to gather his strength for the trip. The weeks of rest had paid off and Sasuke was finally starting to feel stronger, the fact that he had wanted Naruto to celebrate their victory by loving on one another had proved that fact.
Naruto closed his eyes thinking back on how Sasuke had taught him how to love on him. Though they had been kissing for a while now it was only recently that Sasuke had begun to touch his body, and teaching him how to touch his in return, explaining how it would make them feel good.
Remembering back to those first clumsy times, Naruto smiled. He still remembered how Sasuke acted so sure of himself as he reached down and took him out of his boxers. Sasuke had held his member in his hand, stroking it till he cried out spilling himself all over Sasuke's hand. He was very sensitive especially to the kind touches Sasuke gave him; his male part had always grown hard from their kissing so when Sasuke had taken hold of him he had cum quickly. Naruto remembered how tired he had been after Sasuke had coaxed his seed from him. No matter how tired he had been though Sasuke had still wanted more. Taking control of the situation again Sasuke had taken hold of his hand and helped him wrap it around his length. Teaching him how to squeeze him and move his hand till Sasuke erupted as well.
He bit his lower lip as he remembered what they had done this time; it had been different from all the other times. Sasuke had promised it would feel good and he hadn't lied. This time Sasuke had gotten them both completely naked, which embarrassed Naruto to no end, even now he could feel himself blush just at the thought of it. After they were completely exposed to one another Sasuke had rubbed their parts together.
'He was right it had felt good but . . . it made a horrible mess all over us.' Naruto thought to himself pushing his upper body out of the water looking down at his lower body, checking to make sure he had gotten all of the sticky stuff off. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy what Sasuke had done with him, but it was the first time Sasuke had laid on top of him like that and had milked them both, most of it going all over him. Though it had been a similar feeling to having Sasuke's hand on him, the feel of Sasuke's member sliding against his own had sent shocks of pleasure down his spine. Both of their male parts had wept from the feel of the other, Sasuke had fisted his hands around both of their throbbing flesh and the wetness coated them, allowing them to slide unhindered against each other.
Shivering at the memory Naruto declared that his body was clean, dunking under the water to scrub the soap out of his hair. 'I guess if I was older and more mature like Sasuke I'd understand what is between us better.' Naruto decided as he leaned back to relax for a while.
Naruto wondered at times why Sasuke understood more adult things than he did. Sasuke always assured him it was because he was younger, but he knew he wasn't that much younger. 'Sasuke said it might have to do with the damn fox, it's an immortal being so it keeps me young.' He didn't understand how the creature could affect him like that but he couldn't find a reason not to trust Sasuke’s explanation. Sasuke had always been good to him; making sure he ate healthy, treated his wounds, watched out for him when they had to be around other people. Sure they still fought at times but they were both strong willed, it was normal to not always agree. Besides he was quite satisfied to let Sasuke be the adult in their little family. 'I would rather be childish anyway, I still like to play.' Stretching out his muscles Naruto made for the shore, exiting the hot spring he began toweling off.
Stopping mid rub Naruto cocked his head to the side, listening to the sounds coming from the forest. He could just make out the sounds of humans talking rather loudly, not far from his position. Hiding his towel, yukata and soap between two rocks Naruto grabbed up his clothes and dressed quickly in his black fishnet tank shirt and orange pants. He was barefoot, being as he had left his shoes back in the clearing with Sasuke. He wasn't worried though; he was used to running around barefoot. Pushing his chakra into his feet, he ran up the nearest tree. Leaping toward the next one, he headed in the direction of the sounds he heard.
As he closed in he could make out the sound of a group setting up camp. Even if he was prone to act childish, he still was a trained ninja and Sasuke needed to rest, so he'd take care of them if they were enemies. Silently landing in a tree above the group that was setting up camp Naruto allowed Kyuubi's energy to filter into him extending his senses, claws, and teeth. It wasn't enough energy that it would alert the group below and he could mask it easily enough. This way he could hear without getting too close.
Holding onto the tree with his claws, so as not to alert the group below him, Naruto listened carefully observing them from the safety of the large oak tree. Narrowing his eyes at the group he noticed the three shinobis wore the symbol of his old village, Konoha. Gasping he looked them over trying desperately to remember if they were friends or not, sometimes his memories were fuzzy on what had happened to him. Sasuke explained it had been very traumatic for him, along with the head injury he suffered right after they decided to travel together had caused his memories to scatter. He still had trouble with his memories of his life in Konoha and his exile; it was like chasing butterflies when he tried to remember that time.
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Below the Konoha shinobi group consisting of Neji, Rock Lee and TenTen worked to set up their camp for the evening. They had finished a mission of delivering a prisoner to another country and were on their way back to Konoha, but right now they were all in need of a rest. Not that it had been a difficult mission but the prisoner had tried several times to escape so they had gotten very little sleep over the last several days.
Neji was the first to notice a slight tickle along his senses, nothing that couldn't be explained away but still the genius Hyuuga was not one to overlook anything. As he unrolled his bedroll, he activated his Byakugan and took a discreet look around. Locating the intruder Neji signaled to TenTen and Lee that they had company, both had become Chuunin and though they continued to innocently set up camp they moved toward Neji to speak quietly.
"There above us." Neji pointed out with a nod of his head. "How many Neji?" TenTen asked, getting one of her weapon scrolls ready. "Only one . . . I don't believe this person is a threat. We are only being observed and I do not see any weapons." Neji explained keeping his head bowed so their company would not notice he still was watching using his Byakugan. "What do we do Neji? Just let this person watch us?" Lee asked. His muscles tense so he was ready to spring if need be.
Sighing Neji let his bloodline limit recede as he stood. 'If I didn't know better, I'd almost think that was Naruto.' Neji thought to himself, it had been several years since he had last seen the hyperactive blonde who promised to change the ways of the Hyuuga clan when he became Hokage. Neji had foolishly hoped the knucklehead would succeed, but the chances for that had been ruined when he had been abducted by Uchiha Sasuke.
Tsunade-sama had been terribly upset when the team had returned with Naruto's hitai-ate and pack but, the boy was nowhere to be found. Sakura had cried as she explained what happened and Sai had met with a lot of anger from those who had called the blonde friend. His abduction was met with a lot of tears by many in the village; the outspoken shinobi had proven too many his loyalties for the village and his fellow ninjas.
Walking to the tree Neji prepared himself for a confrontation he hoped he wouldn't have to deal with, calling out in what he hoped was a friendly voice Neji tried to look non-threatening. "Alright, we know you're there show yourself." Taking the hint, Lee stood beside his rival friend and called up to the tree as well. "I, Rock Lee, swear no harm will come to you. We're ninjas from the Konoha Village, simply passing through on our way home." Lee explained trying his best to show he was an honorable man.
'Rock Lee . . . bushy brows?' Naruto thought biting his lip. 'I know Sasuke doesn't like me to talk to others without him, but I remember them. Maybe it will be all right to speak to them.' Naruto was brought out of his thoughts by the voice of TenTen. "Won't you show yourself? If you mean us no harm, it's only right to do so." Nodding to himself that the kunoichi was right Naruto dug in his claws and peeked around the side of the tree.
Neji stared at the blonde-haired young man looking down on him, seeing him face to face he had no doubt it was Naruto. He looked different from the last time he had seen him. His hair had grown out some flying wildly around his face and hanging down to his shoulders. His whisker marks were darker and wider than they had been and his blue eyes had elongated pupils, like those of an animal as he shimmied down the tree it was obvious he had claws also. To their shock as he descended his features changed, the animal like features lessened as he reached the ground until he looked like they remembered. Gone were the claws, dark whisker marks and elongated pupils. Now the only thing that remained was the whisker marks but even they had decreased until they only looked like thin lines on his face. He had grown some, but was still shorter than even TenTen; the only remarkable addition was his longer hair. He still radiated an aura of innocence about him.
Reaching up to rub the back of his neck Naruto chuckled nervously. "Hi guys, long time no see." He greeted his old friends who regarded him with a mixture of shock and disbelief. TenTen was the first to approach him, her anger stirring her to find out where he had been. "Is it really you, Naruto?" Having laced his fingers together behind his head the smaller blonde shinobi closed his eyes smiling. "It's me alright."
Clenching her hands into fists, TenTen held her arms down to her sides trembling. "Where the hell have you been all this time? Don't you know how worried everyone has been?" Shaking her head to rid herself of the sad faces of those who missed the baka she continued. "We thought Uchiha had killed you or something. If you escaped him why didn't you return? Tsunade-sama cried when we lost you."
Naruto bit his lip thinking about Tsunade-baba crying over him, he knew she had lost many that she held precious to her in the past. 'It's not like it's my fault though, they ran me out of my home . . . and what do they mean they thought Sasuke had killed me? If it wasn't for him, I would be dead.' Gritting his teeth, Naruto tried to hold the hurt in. "Why would Sasuke hurt me? He's my friend; he saved me when the council ran me out of the village." Bowing his head Naruto swore he wouldn't allow them to see him cry.
The three shinobis exchanged questioning looks at Naruto's statement. Walking toward him Neji laid his hand on Naruto's shoulder to lend the younger one support. "Naruto, what do you mean you were run out of the village? You were never run out; you were abducted by Uchiha while on a mission." Naruto's jaw dropped as he listened to Neji’s explanation, he never remembered Neji to lie before. Sure he had some dumb ideas about destiny and such but he had always been truthful with him. Raising his wide shocked eyes to Neji, Naruto tried to get his mouth to work again. 'Sasuke wouldn't lie to me, would he? Do they just not know the truth?'
Neji blinked and drew back from Naruto when he looked up at him. Naruto looked at him in such shock Neji knew the younger shinobi had no idea about what had truly happened to him. The smaller blonde's large blue eyes stared at him as if he was a lost child. Naruto's eyes looked very watery as if he was holding back tears from the information he had been given. In that moment, Neji knew he was powerless against that type of face. The boy's look just made you want to protect him. Moving to stand by his side Neji laid his hand on his back, rubbing him a bit in order to comfort him. "Tell me Naruto why did you think the council had run you out of the village and where have you been all this time? We looked for you for a very long time, but could never find any clues as to where you were."
Sniffing lightly Naruto bit his lip again and looked at the other two in front of him, seeing the concerned soft looks they were giving him. Naruto could tell they believed what they were saying was the truth and deep inside of him something whispered that maybe they could be right. "I've been with Sasuke this whole time. I got knocked out in a fight and a lot of my memories are foggy." Reaching back in his mind for that time he tried to remember everything that happened, it was still hazy to him even today. "When I woke up, Sasuke was sitting beside me, he told me I was knocked out in a fight and that the village had run me out for some reason. He said my friends hadn't wanted me to go but I agreed to for the sake of the village and that Sasuke had left the village before that. Sasuke saved my life, he wouldn't hurt me." Dropping his face so he could hide under his bangs, Naruto went on. "Sasuke and I have been together ever since, we just defeated his brother a few weeks ago. Sasuke is recuperating nearby, that's why I'm here." He tried to stay calm but, inside he was beginning to rage from the thought that Sasuke had lied to him and if he had lied about something like that what about all they had shared together.
"Naruto . . . Uchiha is a missing-nin, he ran away from the village to join Orochimaru in the Sound Village years ago. We fought against the village with our allies from Suna and defeated them but he was nowhere to be found. You and the team you were with ran into him while out on a mission. He injured one of your teammates and knocked you out. Sakura and the team leader Captain Yamato tried to stop him but he disappeared with you. We searched for you but were never able to find you or Uchiha. Naruto, you must tell us where he his, he is a wanted criminal."
Gasping Naruto drew back, sure he was angry at Sasuke right now but even he understood if they took him it would mean his life. "No Neji no. . . . " Naruto said, shaking his head no. "Sasuke isn't bad; he takes care of me. Sasuke isn't here to tell what happened. I'm not going to believe Sasuke lied because you say he has." Looking away from his old friends, Naruto sighed wondering who was right and why he didn't know.
"Naruto-kun why don't you return with us to the village?" Lee asked hopefully smiling brightly he explained. "At least to let everyone know what really happened and to find out the truth for yourself." Taking a deep breath Naruto shrugged his mind was in such turmoil right now it was hard to figure out what to do. "Go ahead and stay the night here." Naruto instructed them as he walked back to the tree he had been hiding in. Tensing his legs, he prepared to leap back into it. "I’ve got to go talk to Sasuke; I'll be back in the morning." Looking back at them over his shoulder, he warned. "You guys don't even think about following me. I might be angry with Sasuke, but I won't let you hurt him or take him. If what you say is true it would be trouble for Sasuke if you took him back." With that Naruto disappeared into the tree and sped away leaping from one tree to the other putting more distance between him and the three other ninjas.
The three individuals of the cell exchanged looks as the blonde ninja sped away. TenTen was the first to speak, shrugging her shoulders she huffed. "Well that's Naruto for you, always rushing off. What do we do Neji? Follow him so we can capture Sasuke or do we let Naruto make the decision?" She asked going over to her pack to get some food out for her dinner. A sad smile graced Neji's face, as he shook his head no. "While its true Uchiha Sasuke is considered a missing-nin, we have not one report where he was placed at the scene of any crimes against the village. Getting Naruto to return with us to the village is more important. When we have him safely back to Konoha we will await the Hokage's orders, if she wishes it we will go after Uchiha then." Neji replied as he finished setting up his spot for the night. Looking off in the direction the blonde had left, Lee wondered what was going on right now between Naruto and Sasuke.
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Mangekyou Sharingan: kaleidoscope copy wheel eye
Sennin: A wandering hermit or wiseman. People who obtain this unofficial title are very skilled in various jutsus and have a strength comparable to that of the Kage of a village.
jutsu: art, means
kunoichi: female ninja
Hokage: leader of Konoha Village
Kazekage: leader of Suna Village