*Another Story I'm moving here from my Deviantart. Might change a bit here from the original cause I didn't like how it came out on DA. We'll see ;P*

Panting, she ran.

Desperatley trying to reach the light, she ran.

Wanting to find him, she ran.

The pinkette made it to the light, her breath stopping as she saw the pale artist before her.

"You…" She muttered, a scowl coming to her face. The artist had a few cuts on his face and clothing, his face looking above the two to the top of the crater they stood in. A shadow covered her in the bright sunlight, the figures chakra almost entirely visible in the shadows. The girl turned her head upward, her green eyes widening as she saw the figure. "Na…"

"Sakura… good to see you again…"

"… ruto…" Her mouth finishes, her lips still open and her body trembling. She wobbled, her balance leaving her body.

The idiot Naruto Sakura knew from the academy days… the lonely hopeless idiot… Was standing at the top of the basin, a grin on his face. He wore an orange robe with black flames at the tip, the crest of the Uzumaki on his left sleeve. A large black rope circled his waist, almost forming the bottom of the robe into that of a dress bottom. Such a sight would have brought her a laugh, if not in this circumstance.

Naruto flicked his head, his long a spikey blonde hair moving from his face. His eyes were dark, still bright blue as the sky, but darker than the circles that swallowed his eyes.

"Orochimaru told me you and this punk were looking for me." Naruto says, his voice now deeper and more intimidating. He looks around, a chuckle coming from his throat. "Kakashi decide not to join you two? What a shame. Would've enjoyed showing him how strong I got without his help. Maybe rip his mask off just to spite him!" Naruto says laughing, his cackle filling the giant hole he no doubt made.

"SAKURA!" A voice echoes from the hall entrance Sakura had entered from.

"That voice…" Naruto mutters, his eyes partly widening.

"Sakura! I found…" A raven haired man yells in joy, before stopping dead in his tracks. "That… chakra…" He mutters, his face expressionless. The young man's head turns slightly, his body trembling as he did so. His dark brown eyes met Naruto's, the two staring for a moment.

"Long time no see… Sasuke."

2 Years ago…

The sky darkened, the light disappearing from the valley. He could feel nothing in his arms, legs, or his body in general. How he had been able to walk was a shock. He crawled to his knees, able to stand as he exited the river he had found himself a float in.

"Damn it…" He mutters, feeling a pain in his left arm. "He burned my arm with his Chidori…" He mutters, ripping his sleeve to see his arm severely burned. "Crap…" He winces.

His eyes catch something, another body floating just on the edge of the rocky banks. He wobbles slowly, eventually reaching the body.

"Got it as bad as I did huh, Sasuke?" He asks, chuckling slightly to himself. He pulls the Sasuke's unconscious body onto land turning him onto his back. "He's out cold…"

He looked over Sasuke. His headband was in shreds, the Konoha crest cracked right in the middle and the band barely staying together. Sasuke yelled at him during their battle that he was not wearing his headband, calling him a hypocrite for always nagging him when Sasuke and he fought.

"Oh yeah… forgot…" He mutters, putting his hand to his head, feeling the headband still perfectly on place on his head. Suddenly, a rush of pain goes through his body, making him fall on his knees. "God damn it…" He groans, holding the spot on his stomach where the Nine-Tail's seal was forever inked on his chest.

He opened his eyes, to a sight that made a shiver go through his body. His headband had unraveled from his head, landing right over Sasuke's own. The very headband Iruka had given him, now he would never wear it again. He felt a tear come to his eye, the thought of his friends coming flowing through his mind along with what Sasuke yelled as they had battled.

"YOU IDIOT! THINK OF EVERYONE BACK HOME! THEY WANT YOU BACK!"

"HINATA HYUGA IS IN TEARS YOU JACKASS!"

"NEJI IS DEAD BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BRING YOU BACK!"

"YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO BECOME HOKAGE! YOU QUITTER!"

It didn't matter to him anymore. It was something not even Sasuke could understand… a feeling of revenge even deeper than Sasuke's own against Itachi.

"You just didn't understand did you… Sasuke…" He mutters, getting to his feet. He looked over the valley, the feet of the two warriors above them severely damaged. "Hope they don't fall on you before they find ya… be pretty messy…" He mutters, turning to the forest. A single raindrop hits his nose, making him groan softly. "Rain… the sky must be sad…" He mutters to himself, proceeding into the forest.

The sky would never be sadder than he was though. A life without a family, friends, or anyone to call a loved one in general. Even when he stopped Gaara… they all looked down on him. He was so sick of it. Orochimaru was his only chance… to get stronger than even the old fool Jiraya could have made him. He would destroy Konoha, conquer it until he died. People would have choice but to care for him, for they never cared on their own.

"You were the only one who could understand me… that's why I'll stop you. I'll take you back… and you'll see how much people care about you. I lost my brother to darkness… AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF I LOSE YOU!"

He looked back once, Sasuke still unconscious as the rain fell on him.

"I'm sorry… you jerk…" He mutters softly, entering the darkness of the forest.

2 years later…

Naruto chuckles softly as he looked down at Sasuke now. How much he had changed as well. He was now apparently a Jonin, wearing the vest with long dark purple pants that tucked into his sandals. He had grown his hair longer and just a little over half a foot taller than he was 2 years ago.

"Naruto…" Sasuke mutters, clenching his fists.

"In the flesh." Naruto says, holding up his hand. "I'm sorry to cut this reunion short…" A ball of chakra forms in his open palm, swirling until it became the size of a large melon. "But I have to kill you now…" He finishes, leaping and bringing the Rasengan down.