Summary: Then it was cold, everything was cold and I realised... I was dying. Sorry Sakura-chan, it won't happen again. Yeah Sasuke, I know I'm an idiot, sorry. ;; Naruto is KIA leaving behind his distraught friends. Follow each chapter as we take a personal look into how his death has affected his comrades such as Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, Sai and even Sasuke. ;; Mentions of SasuNaru(main), NaruSaku and NaruHina.

Rated: T+ but M because of swearing and mild sexual themes! w

Warnings: Yaoi/Shonen Ai (SasuNaruSasu to be specific). Violence, swearing, unnerving thoughts (like that of suicide), character death.

Notes: Yess! Naruto dies! Not even in the first chapter either! In the freaking prologue! Kehehehe, sorry! But he isn't OUT of the story, infact he's very much involved so please don't leave because you think; "Oh well then, if Naruto isn't even in it, why bother reading? -huffhuffhuff-" Because he will be there! Now please continue and enjoy! w

Fallen; Prologue.

Left. Right. Now's he coming from the front and then he's just gone!

Disappeared.

My heart beat erratically as I tried to anticipate every move that the enemy made but it was hard. My mind was scattered, too many things occupied it other then strategies and focus.

Sasuke was one of them.

Fifteen minutes ago, that was all I'm sure of it, he was there in front of me! He was looking me straight in the eye but he didn't bite out any bitter words or glare at me with a sickening distaste. He just stood there, staring at me like...

Like I was nothing.

I winced at the already painful memory before I was attacked with a barrage of kunai that I either deflected with my own or dodged a little too slowly; the occasional slice was all I suffered. I looked around again, frantic to find him but he was gone again. I cursed and grit my teeth in frustration. Why was this one so hard to beat!

I heard a cry and a loud crash that I recognised a little to well.

Sakura, the second thing.

I was honestly worried, if I was having this much trouble then just what sort of a chance did she have? Arrogant of me to think, right? I know... But I couldn't help it. Ever since I had defeated Pein I realised just what true power was and that I had not yet reached it but I was told I was close.

Sakura-chan on the other hand was still relatively weak, I knew though that she could hold her own and I had to repeat that over and over and over so I didn't lose too much concentration. I glanced out of the corner of my eye at her just to see how she was doing. Her headband that was usually neatly tied within her hair was now discarded in the frenzy of the battle and even though I should have been worrying about other things, I couldn't help but be livid.

How she let her village's pride be discarded in the dirt like that unnerved me to no end. If I lost my protector, getting it cleaned up and then back on my forehead to display proudly would have been first priority.

Left! I turn and block a frontal attack, but it was stronger then I anticipated and I fell onto my back, the man on top and our kunai's clashed making a teeth chattering sound of metal on metal.

"Ignorant brat!" He spat out, his face so close to mine that I could smell his horrid breath. Where he got off calling me a brat, I will never know because he didn't seem to be any older then his mid twenties.

"Weak bastard!" My only retort as I pushed harder.

"Ah!" Sakura's cry again, but this time it wasn't one of battle. My heart began to race as I turned my head to see Sakura getting up from an attack.

"Sakura-chan!" I cried out.

And then I slipped.

That was it.

My kunai slipped, my mind was too unfocused on what was mostly important at hand. The guy didn't miss his opportunity and I didn't expect him too, if I was in his position I wouldn't have either.

There was the sick taste of metal in my mouth and I had tasted it before, it was blood but this time it was different. It was stronger, had more of a rusty tint and I guessed that was because there was more then usual. It pooled in the back of my mouth and I coughed to stop myself from choking on it. My chest ached and my eyes drifted down to see the man's hands still wrapped shakily around the kunai that had done me in. At this point I would usually be cursing, saying to Sakura-chan that I was sorry I screwed up and that it wouldn't happen again.

It wouldn't happen again.

I let my hands rest by my sides and I felt a sickly warm liquid collect shallowly around them. They twitched, I twitched, I groaned in pain and it made me sick that for that instant I was so helpless. It would make Sasuke sick for sure, to see me so vulnerable but at the same time I'm sure it would give the bastard some sort of sick pleasure in it. He'd call me an idiot for sure. I tried to chuckle as the memories brought found tears to my eyes but I couldn't, I just choked and twitched again.

Then it was cold, everything was cold and I realised...

I was dying.

Sorry Sakura-chan, it won't happen again. Yeah Sasuke, I know I'm an idiot, sorry.

"Naruto!"

So how did you like it? I know, I killed Naruto right off the bat Q^Q;; But the story is going to continue like he is alive so please don't stop reading because you think Naruto is gone skies!

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