A/N: But you can't find out just yet! ^_^ That would make this story rather short.

As for this one... flashback? Dream? Can you tell?

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"No, Sasuke!"

Naruto tried to stop him from landing a direct chidori hit to their sensei's back.

"STOP!" Sasuke...!

The jounin, exhausted from the days at war and his emotional dealings with his former comrade, failed to move out of the way in time, only turning slightly to face the fast-approaching presence.

The two seconds were deathly silent as the sound of crackling chakra diminished completely. Naruto faltered in his step.

Did he really just kill their sensei?

There was no time for rage. Naruto made a dash for Kakashi, catching him as he fell, watching his dark eye slide toward him before it shut. "..." Words would not come.

Sasuke stood, slightly frozen at his own doing. Did he really just kill his sensei? A wave of disgust washed over him. He was becoming Orochimaru.

First it was Itachi, and now that piece of shit snake...

Who was he? What was he?

Naruto blinked several times as he loosely grasped the limp body of his sensei. He could feel long-lost rage beginning to boil within him. He looked up at teammate. "Sasuke..." he said in a grave, murderous tone. He thought he could forgive Sasuke for everything he'd done.

He always gave everyone second chances. Hell, for Sasuke he'd forgiven him time and time again...even, even after he'd attempted to kill Sakura. But this...

This was unforgivable.

A gloved hand latched onto Naruto's arm. He looked toward the source of the touch. Their sensei...his sensei...was still conscious. He reached tenderly for the spot that had been hit. To his great relief, the strike was rather shallow for the usually powerful attack; luckily, the worst damage it appeared to have done was send an extremely painful shock of electricity that dwindled to agonizingly numbing stiffness. Blood seeped out moderately from the wound, staining Naruto's own garments.

Sasuke had not used lethal force.

This realization caused numerous emotions to swirl inside him. "Sasuke...you only wanted to hurt him?" he questioned, his voice a mixture of hurt, betrayal, and understanding. Kakashi possessed a Sharingan. There was only one likely explanation for it, but Naruto chose not to believe it. Kakashi-sensei was not like that.

Sasuke could not believe the words that Naruto spoke. Did that mean he had not dealt a killing blow? How? He remembered the feelings...feelings of ire and hurt, seconds before he struck the Copy-nin. But then...

That's right...

The intensity of his chidori dropped drastically as he felt the finality of his decision towards his teacher. Like a son to a father, no matter how angry he was with the man, it all came down to the fact that Sasuke was still pure. He was full of feelings and they steered him into many different directions in his life. His feelings are what drove him onto the darkest path...

Yet...

They are also what made him realize his deep, concealed love for the jounin. The gravity of his action almost made his knees give out. Hatake Kakashi...the man had taught him so much...risked his life for his team's sake...for Sasuke's sake...

Their one-on-one training...his sealing away of Orochimaru's cursed mark...He loved him like a son, a kid brother...his love was second to Naruto's...(and third to Itachi's...) And how had he repaid him? By trying to kill him with his own technique?

"I said...you can take it out on me...! Fight me, Goddamn it!"

He saw Kakashi grimace, and his mismatched eyes opened once again, briefly, to stare at Sasuke. Even while he lay there, hurt, the look of betrayal in his eyes was nowhere to be found.

"Kill him," Obito's voice seeped into the air.

Sasuke's head felt like it was going to burst.

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Even now, his head felt like it was going to burst. The aftermath of the war was too much for him to take in. He had been granted forgiveness...by Naruto. He was loathed by everyone but that idiot. He didn't think Kakashi loved him anymore...not after what he did. Even Naruto had extreme difficulty coming to terms with Sasuke's previous actions.

"I said...you can take it out on me! Fight me, God damn it!"

Sasuke could still see the redness of Naruto's eyes. It was not the redness of the Kyuubi, but the redness of anguish.

Maybe Danzou had been right. Sasuke just had too much anger pent up inside him, and he was willing to take it out on anyway who stood in his way.

He was going to end the lives of anyone possessing a Sharingan, including his own. His intention was to kill Kakashi and then himself, leaving no one to meddle with the affairs or the legacy of his dead clan.

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Sasuke held his head. What kind of dream...was that... He opened his eyes and stared at nothingness. None of that had happened. So why was this scene playing out in his mind?

Kakashi's masked, smiling face floated across his vision. Although mysterious, he looked genuinely happy to take on the Uchiha as a student. He cared about his team.

Sasuke now wanted to do the same. Or rather...he had always cared. But now...it was different. He would act on his feelings and accept them, rather than try to eliminate them. Elimination, he'd learned, was impossible. Gaara had been right. The silver-lining was still there, in the back of his mind, and Sasuke had finally decided to seize it. Why lose yet again what you've always wished for, when it had—even if briefly—transcended the overwhelming desire to kill the man that stole your youth and put you through hell?

He had abandoned his decision to destroy the village after speaking with the first four Hokage, and had subsequently come to the aid of the Great Shinobi Alliance. So why...? He'd make sure to talk with the man about it, later. Or...no.

It didn't matter. It was just a dream. A faraway nightmare...

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A/N: You guessed it! Dream. Oooff course. (now that Sasuke is on the battlefield I suppose everything is exposed! ) I kind of wrote this in... January/February... :D (sorry)

I wonder who is up next (haha of course I would not know such a thing...) and how they will affect the story... (On a side note, do any of you think Sasuke is still capable of this? It's definitely something he's tried in the past, but I doubt he'd do such a thing now...going and betraying everyone all over again. Although his recent declaration of his desire to become Hokage is rather telling. Sasuke...don't be an idiot! Be good in 632! Be bros with Naruto, and respect Sakura!)