Blood-Brothers

Okay my friends so this is where we will be deviating from canon. I hope you all are ready for this because it is from here that the story will be going into a completely different route(s). Now here is the thing, I know a lot of you are upset about the fact that this story has been basically Canon with a bloodline. I just have to say this, many of you have read and reviewed stories that are worst. Both grammatically and plot wise. I'm not trying to rant or anything, but I just don't understand why some people are upset when this is just Chapter 6. So I ask you this, please give this story a chance. I would love some constructive response and please don't hesitate to tell me how I can be a better writer, but when you simply say 'I don't like it' that doesn't help me get better. Anyways, I know this is long overdue but how did you guys like the Naruto ending? I'll write my opinion at the bottom. Till then on with the show!

"Naruto" - Normal talking

"Hurry" - Demon talking/Demon influence/Curse influence talking

"Attack" - Jutsu/Enunciated words/Flashback

"Help" Inner Demon talking

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"Naruto in the world that we live in, do you understand that we sometimes must take a life?" Naruto gave the Sandaime a flabbergasted stare and gulped. The two sat in their training clearing and took in the waning light of the sunset. Sarutobi patted the boy's head and chuckled. "That reaction of yours makes me happy. It shows me that you have a heart that does not wish to kill."

"Of course Jii-jii. I don't want to be a murderer!" Naruto exclaimed. "I mean I know as a ninja I will have to do things that I don't want to, but I really will try not to kill anyone." The old man nodded at the blonde's conviction.

"It is true that as shinobi and kunoichi we may have to take missions that we don't agree with. However, that doesn't mean we have to sacrifice our humanity. I only bring this up because you don't really know the potential that your kekkei genkai has." Naruto gave the man a confused look.

"It's teleportation. Isn't that basically it? What else could I do?"

"Ah you see your father not only used the Hiraishin for teleporting, but for many other techniques. He used it for other purposes as well. For example, killing a whole platoon of Iwa ninja that we were at war with." Naruto paled at this new information and gulped audibly.

"Dad did that? W-why?"

"There is no good way to condone killing. All I can tell you is that he did this in order to protect the people of Konoha. He had to take lives in order to protect lives," Sarutobi explained. Naruto was silent for a moment before nodding in understanding.

"So I may kill someday, but I must remember that if I did do it then I am doing it to protect others. I am doing it to protect people precious to me? Like you?" The Sandaime smiled.

"Yes Naruto-kun and I would do everything I could to protect you too. Just because we are forced to kill does not make us cold blooded murders."

"Kill to protect?"

"Yes Naruto. Never forget what you are protecting."

Xxx

Sasuke stood atop the large cliff that faced the great Valley of the End. They had learned of this place in the Academy as a place of a monumental battle. The two fighters were so powerful that they changed the landscape. Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, gods amongst shinobi, were said to have battled here. Their battle was so fierce that giant statues were erected here in memorial to that bout. This was where Sasuke would fight his best friend.

Said best friend sprang from the trees and skid to a stop in front of Sasuke as he turned to regard Naruto. The flame like markings had receded back to the Uchiha's seal but the crazed smile didn't leave Sasuke's face. Naruto growled in annoyance at his friend's actions. "Sasuke," the blonde bit out. "How could you leave? In fact, why are leaving in the first place?!" Sasuke chuckled and turned back to the valley.

"Do you know where we are Naruto? This is said to be a special place. This gorge was made thanks to two powerful ninja. It was said they were once best friends, but their battle was so fierce that perhaps they were truly the worst of enemies," Sasuke said wistfully. Naruto stepped forward and glared.

"What's that have to do with anything?"

"Don't you see?" Sasuke turned to Naruto. "This will be our final battle ground. It is here that I will finally achieve the power I need to kill Itachi and you're going to help me!" Sasuke started to laugh. "If I kill you then I will gain even more power!" Naruto grit his teeth and roared as he tackled Sasuke. The two of them flew off the cliff and traded blows as they fell. Sasuke pushed off of the blonde and the two flew back to opposing walls of the valley. Sticking to the wall with chakra both boys rushed down toward the ground where they hit the it running and flew at one another. The river separating them didn't stop these two teenagers as they rushed over the water as if it was solid ground. Naruto and Sasuke met the other in a rush of fists and feet.

Sasuke smashed his fist into Naruto's face making the blonde's head snap back. Naruto replied with a roar and his own punch to Sasuke's stomach making the boy grunt and spring up off the water. Sasuke spun in the air and smashed his heel into his blonde opponent's temple. Naruto stumbled back in a daze.

"Damn it teme! Why the hell are you doing this?" Naruto asked as he pushed himself up off the surface of the river. "Konoha is your home. You have friends there. Sakura-chan misses you so much," Naruto clenched his fists as the image of a crying Sakura pervaded his mind. Crying over Sasuke. "Why would you walk away from that!"

"You don't understand! I've lost everything and this is my only way to make things right. This is how I can get my revenge!" Sasuke screamed back.

"We could have helped you. We were a family. Team seven was your new family." Sasuke clenched his eyes shut and held his head in his hands.

"Shut up! Don't try and replace my family!" With a scream of rage Sasuke kicked Naruto across the water where he skipped along until he stopped himself. As he stood up straight Naruto saw Sasuke charge lightning to his hand. Naruto frowned and held his own hand to his side and let chakra gather around his right palm.

'Is this it Sasuke?' Sasuke held his hand out and the Sharingan sprang to life in his eyes, two tomoe spinning wildly in each eyes. 'Are you really trying to kill me?' With a burst of chakra the dark haired avenger shot towards the blonde. Pushing chakra to his feet as well Naruto rushed towards Sasuke.

"Chidori!"

"Rasengan!"

The two powerful jutsu met in a blast of chakra and water sprayed forth from around them. Both ninja pushed against the other. One trying to kill and the other wanting to defend. The clash ended in an explosion and the two Genin were thrown backwards. Naruto splashed into the water and let himself rise to the top and float on the surface. Sasuke spun in the air before righting himself and landing on the water with a growl. The curse mark activated again and covered over half his body once more in flame like markings.

'So you really do want to kill me then, huh?' Naruto turned to the boy he considered a brother and shuddered sadly. There was no mercy in those red orbs of his opponent. Naruto discretely reached into his kunai pouch and punctured his finger to let his blood coat the weapon.

"Give up Naruto. Let me go or I will kill you," Sasuke said showing more sanity than before. "I'm much more powerful than you. Go back to Konoha. Go back or die."

"I can't do that," Naruto replied. "I promised to bring you back even if I had to break your bones. It seems like that is the case."

"Fool." Sasuke shot forward and took Naruto by surprise. Using his enhanced speed the Uchiha slammed his palm into Naruto's throat and followed up with a punch to the kidneys. Naruto tumbled down gasping for air and was met with a vicious kick to the face.

Naruto skid across the water and looked back towards Sasuke as he rushed towards him. Regaining his breathing Naruto righted himself above the water and quickly pulled out his blood prepped kunai. As Sasuke neared him Naruto flicked his wrist and let the kunai stay in the air as he continued to skid back and Sasuke followed. As the dark haired Genin passed the falling kunai Naruto teleported to it and appeared behind Sasuke.

"I don't care how powerful you think you are!" Naruto yelled as he smashed his foot against the back of Sasuke's head. Sasuke tumbled forward cursing in pain and Naruto grabbed his kunai and threw it in front of his opponent. Teleporting to it again Naruto pulled his fist back and slammed an uppercut into the falling boy's chin. "I'm taking you home!"

Sasuke's teeth clamped together with a loud click and was sent spinning back to the water. His body sunk into the water and Naruto landed on it barely making it ripple. The blonde watched as Sasuke shook his head to regain his bearings and start another Chidori. 'That idiot! He'll zap himself too trying to get to me,' Naruto thought with a frown. Placing his palm against the water Naruto started to swirl his chakra with as much power as he could. 'Remember, step two is power added to the spin.' Soon enough a whirlpool started to form thanks to the incomplete Rasengan and Sasuke lost his focus on his jutsu as he was swept up by the powerful currents.

'Damn him!' Sasuke thought in rage as he lost air in the form of bubbles leaving his mouth due to the strong pull from Naruto's attack. Naruto quickly cut off the flow of chakra while taking his hand away from his new attack. As the whirlpool died down the blue eyed Genin saw Sasuke's body float to the top with his face towards the sky.

"Hopefully that knocked him out," Naruto said as he walked towards Sasuke. Bending down the blonde went to grab his teammate's body. Suddenly Sasuke's eyes snapped open and he threw himself forward.

"I will not be defeated!" Sasuke roared while grabbing Naruto's throat. Naruto choked in shock and watched in horror as Sasuke's curse mark pulsed and a Chidori started to form in the dark haired boy's free hand. "This is the end for you dobe."

Naruto watched as Sasuke plunged his hand forward towards his heart, the Chidori screeching. As the attack loomed closer time seemed to slow for the blonde boy.

'Is this it?' Naruto thought. 'Is this how I die?' Naruto could feel the sparks now and his eyes closed. 'I don't want to die. No. I want live.'

"Die!"

"I want to LIVE!"

Squelch!

Sasuke grit his teeth in frustration as he looked at the hand that held his wrist. Naruto held Sasuke's wrist in pain and anger after just redirecting the jutsu to his right side instead of his heart. The blonde could feel his lung was punctured though.

"So you moved my attack at the last second? Tsk well you were lucky, but now you can't move your right arm. Now you can't use that jutsu anymore," Sasuke grinned. Naruto growled lowly and Sasuke's grin dropped as he felt the pressure on his wrist rise. "Gah!" Sasuke quickly pulled his arm back lest it was snapped and jumped back as a dark pressure started to come off the blonde.

Naruto dropped to the water as he watched Sasuke back up. He looked down at the hole that went through his chest and growled again. Red chakra started to surround Naruto and Sasuke watched in horror as the hole in the blonde's chest started to close. As the wound closed faster Sasuke heard Naruto mutter something.

"Let it scar..."

"What?"

"Let it scar...let it scar...let it SCARRRR!" Naruto finished in roar as the wound closed finally but left a fist sized jagged looking scar on his right pectoral that was almost star shaped. As the blonde continued to roar to the sky the red chakra increased in output and seemed to erupt from Naruto. Sasuke stepped back in fright believing that his eyes must be tricking him. There was no way that a massive fox with nine swinging tails was behind Naruto.

Naruto stopped roaring and lowered his head to gaze at Sasuke who gaped in shock. Naruto's blue eyes that were once the color of a clear blue sky were now a glowing crimson, almost like blood. His pupils narrowed down to slits and his whisker marks thickened giving him a frighteningly feral appearance. Add in the red chakra that came off the boy like a thick miasma and Sasuke had only one question in his head.

"Wha-what are you?"

"You're friend!" Naruto answered quickly making the Uchiha look at Naruto in shock. "And I'll be damned if I'm letting you crawl to that snake bastard!" And with that said Naruto disappeared in a blur of speed. Sasuke's eyes widened in shock and pain as he felt a fist bury itself into his stomach.

'F-fast!' Sasuke thought in pain. Naruto wasn't done, however, and continued to punch Sasuke upwards before speeding behind the boy and kicking him across the water. Now it was Sasuke's turn to flip across the river, his body reminiscent to a stone skipping on a waters surface. Naruto zoomed forward and appeared above the dark haired boy and slammed him into the water. Sasuke gasped in pain and looked upwards. Naruto had smashed him pretty deep.

'I have to get back up!' As Sasuke swam up he failed to notice Naruto shooting towards him. Naruto barreled into Sasuke like a torpedo using his chakra as thrust instead of swimming.

Sasuke choked back a cry and Naruto came at the boy again. Naruto continued to slam into his teammate and finished his attack by giving Sasuke a chakra powered uppercut that sent him flying out of the water. Sasuke gasped in pain as his body arced into the air. Naruto appeared once again above and smashed a kick into Sasuke. Sasuke did his best to block Naruto but the force sent him back to the water. As he clenched his jaw Sasuke tried to right himself in the air and faced the falling Naruto. Flying through hand seals the Uchiha took a deep a breath before letting blowing out a giant fireball.

"Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu!" The ball of fire flew upwards and Naruto narrowed his eyes at it. He could use Blood-line to dodge it but instead Naruto had a better idea. Taking a deep breath like Sasuke, Naruto let it out in an inhuman scream of power. The literal wall of chakra laced sound dispersed the ball of fire before Sasuke's very eyes and he could do nothing as the power from the curse mark receded and the tattoos disappeared. He dropped to his knees as Naruto landed in front of Sasuke and scowled at him.

"Are you ready to come back now?" Naruto growled out. Sasuke scowled and pushed himself up. "Because I can keep smacking you around all day. I'll keep going till you can barely move."

"Shut up! Why can't you just let me go?! You're nothing to me. You, Sakura, Kakashi mean nothing! I am an avenger! This is all I have so why can't you just let me go?!" Sasuke choked back a sob of anger as he remembered Itachi.

"You are weak. Your hatred is weak. Come back and face me when you mean something little brother."

"Why am I not strong enough to kill him? Why are you this strong?! I need power to avenge my family. You don't understand!" Sasuke screamed out. Naruto's feral features softened a bit as Sasuke ranted. He was right. Naruto didn't really understand Sasuke's pain.

"That's right. I don't understand," Naruto said and Sasuke quieted down. "I don't understand what it's like to have a family then lose them. I've never had a family to love me so I never knew that love. But at least you have those memories!" Sasuke flinched at Naruto's clipped tone. "And to me you are the family I've always wanted. You are the brother I wished I could have. Sakura and Kakashi-sensei are family too. Team seven is a family, Sasuke. Can't you see that?" Sasuke closed his eyes as emotions welled inside him. Was Naruto right?

"Maybe you're right Naruto. But I can't stop now. Not yet," Sasuke reached into his pocket and pulled out the one item Naruto didn't expect him to retrieve. His headband. Tying it on Sasuke closed his eyes before taking a deep breath. "We will fight as equals now. However, you need to fight me with everything you have Naruto." Sasuke opened his eyes and Naruto narrowed his as he realized Sasuke had just upped the ante. He had a fully mature Sharingan, the three tomoe spinning around his pupil proved that. "Because I won't hold anything back."

"Sasuke..."

"Come." Naruto growled and shot forward using his chakra enhanced speed. He threw his fist out and was shocked when Sasuke dodged it easily. Naruto sent out a barrage of punches that would seem like blurs to an outsider but Sasuke easily dodged each and every one.

Naruto wasn't the only one surprised. Sasuke was also shocked at his new found perception. It was like he could see an outline of what Naruto was going to do before he even did it. As long as Sasuke reacted in time then he could beat Naruto. Seeing an image of Naruto coming to the left Sasuke sent his fist out in that direction. A loud crack was heard as Naruto smashed into Sasuke's punch. Naruto reeled back in pain and Sasuke capitalized on the blonde's fault and attacked with a vicious combo that sent Naruto flying back.

Naruto coughed out a glob of blood and pushed himself up. 'How the hell is he able to keep up with me now?' Wiping his mouth Naruto glared at the now smirking Sasuke. 'It must be that damn Sharingan.' Naruto amped up his chakra output and red chakra exploded off his body once more. 'It doesn't matter because I have to bring him back!' Naruto rocketed towards Sasuke leaving a trail of red in his wake. With his increased speed Naruto's attacks were a bit more difficult to predict. But much to Naruto's frustration the brunette was still able to dodge the stronger attacks Naruto was trying to dish out.

"Is this all you have Naruto? I expected so much more. Come on show me that power. Show me your strength!" With that last exclamation Sasuke slammed his foot into the blonde's stomach sending the boy flying away. Naruto grunted in pain and flipped in the air to right himself before fisting his hand. His claws ripped into his palms and Naruto pulled a round of shuriken to drip blood on before sending them flying towards Sasuke.

'Now for the real test,' Sasuke thought as he watched the weapons arc toward him. His Sharingan tracked the weapons flight path and Sasuke smirked. His smirk dropped when Naruto's form flitted between the weapons and the blonde appeared straight in front of Sasuke. Naruto slammed his fist against Sasuke's face and sent the avenger flying away. Sasuke slammed into the wall and spit out a glob of blood. 'My Sharingan can't track his teleportation?!'

Naruto grinned at finally being able to land a hit on the other boy after so long. Looks like those fancy eyes of his couldn't predict his Blood-line. Sasuke pulled himself out of the bedrock and steadied himself. "You are strong, aren't you? I need to end this though. I have places to be." Naruto growled and bloodied another round of shuriken. He let them fly with a roar towards Sasuke whose eyes darted to each one. As they approached the Uchiha, Naruto readied himself to teleport. Sasuke, however, rapidly went through hand seals before raising his foot and slamming it in the water.

"Suiton: Suijinheki!" A wall of spiralling water rose around Sasuke and blocked the shuriken. Not only that but to Naruto's horror the spinning completely washed away Naruto's blood. The water wall dispersed and Sasuke stood there with a victorious smirk. "Time to give up dobe."

"A water jutsu? How the hell?"

"A little farewell gift from our dear village. I wouldn't say I'm the best but it will suffice to take you down." Naruto growled lowly and reached into his ninja pouch. He was running low on tools. "With theses eyes I merely copied a jutsu that those Oto ninja knew from the scroll." The avenger stated while pointing at his Sharingan. "So...let's finish this." Sasuke sprang forward and slammed his fist into Naruto's stomach. Naruto gagged in pain and was immediately punched in the face. Naruto ripped himself away from Sasuke's grip and slashed forward with his claws making the Uchiha jump back.

"You can't run!" Naruto threw out a salvo of bloodied kunai at the retreating boy hoping to catch him off guard. Sasuke quickly activated his water jutsu to block the weapons making sure his former teammate couldn't teleport any closer. When the wall of water fell Sasuke found that Naruto had disappeared.

"Where did you go dobe?" The raven haired boy received no answer. "Wha- Ugh!" Sasuke was thrown forward like puppet cut from its strings as Naruto erupted from the water behind the raven haired boy and punched Sasuke in the back of the head. Naruto quickly made a clone in front of Sasuke that kicked the boy upwards.

"Time to end this! Kage Bunshin no jutsu!" Naruto summoned a line of clones with the first being the original and jumped up to grab Sasuke's feet. Each clone latched onto the other and the bottom one started to spin. Before long Sasuke was being swirled around by a makeshift rope made of the clones. There was a loud boom as the clone line smashed Sasuke into the cliff side throwing chunks of rock and debris into the air.

'That should should knock him out,' Naruto thought. His mental victory was cut short as a fire erupted from Sasuke's position.

"Katon: Ryuuka no jutsu!" Naruto's eyes widened in alarm and a searing heat came rushing forward. A scream pierced the air but was drowned out of the roar of fire. Naruto was vaguely aware that the scream was coming from his mouth but the pain he felt was too much for the young blonde. Sasuke cut off the fire jutsu and watched in baited breath. The line of blonde clones went up in smoke, all except the original which gripped Sasuke's ankles in a vice grip.

Naruto slowly pulled his head up and gave Sasuke a dead gaze. Sasuke looked shocked at what he did. The fire was so strong that even the rock had melted. 'How could he do this...'Naruto thought, his body completely numb. "Sas-Sasuke…"

"It's too late Naruto. It's too late!" Sasuke grabbed Naruto quickly, hoping to block out his guilt, and threw them both off the cliff. The raven haired boy latched his feet around Naruto's neck and wrapped his arms around the blonde's legs effectively hindering all movement. The two of them careened towards the ground, Naruto head first. Naruto blearily looked down and knew that he wouldn't survive this. This would most likely break his neck and Naruto quite liked living. Unfortunately, Naruto was having a little trouble with his facilities, what with being burnt to crisp and all.

Gaining some of his mental and physical faculties back Naruto tried to think of a way to escape. There was only one way out of this and Naruto was trying to quickly find a way to implement his escape. As the ground came closer Naruto was brought back to his battle with Jirobo and how he escaped that situation.

Using his enlarged canines that were even larger thanks to the Kyuubi's chakra, Naruto bit his lip and spit out a glob of blood. 'I will live!' Naruto thought vehemently as the blood passed his lips. The blood passed by the falling duo and Naruto took a deep breath. Activating Blood-line, the blonde teleported above Sasuke leaving the Uchiha shocked and grasping at air.

"Don't count me out!" Naruto roared as he slammed his feet into Sasuke's back. A quick application of chakra had the blonde sticking to the other boy's back and another burst of chakra had the two of them falling towards the water instead of Sasuke's original target, the hard, rocky earth.

"Damn it! Get off dobe!" Sasuke yelled flailing in the air.

"Not until I knock some sense into you!" The two shinobi crashed into the water bringing up a giant splash. Water erupted outwards and started to fall like a torrential downpour. Large ripples coursed through the river as the water moved tumultuously. Soon the water became calm once more. Seconds passed and the glassy surface was broken as a hand reached out and used the water to pull a body up. Naruto gasped for air, his features no longer feral, and groaned as he pulled his other arm up. Stepping onto the surface Naruto pulled the unmoving form of Sasuke towards the bank.

"Heh, looks like I knocked you out, eh teme?"Naruto grunted. He didn't expect a response, not from the unconscious boy on his back. The Kyuubi's chakra had receded and Naruto felt exhaustion trying to put him to sleep. However, his job wasn't over yet. He had made a promise to Sakura and he was going to keep it. Gently placing Sasuke on the ground, Naruto sat down with a sigh. With Sasuke unconscious all Naruto had to do was take the Uchiha home. But he was tired. Maybe he could rest for a bit?

Naruto groaned in pain and took a look at Sasuke for the first time since pulling him out. A sharp shriek escaped the blonde's mouth and he backed up in fright. At first, Naruto had thought that Sasuke was merely knocked out, the force from the double heel drop being too much for the raven haired boy. However, what Naruto was looking at made him start to hyperventilate.

"S-Sasuke?" Naruto whispered. The blonde nudged the boy with his toe. No response. "C-come on up…" Silence. "Sasuke.." A soft sob escaped Naruto's lips. He pulled his knees to his chest and started to rock back and forth, his sobs evolving into hysterical cries. "No...no...no…" Naruto repeated. The blonde pulled himself to his feet and paced around. This wasn't supposed to happen. Naruto sensed a chakra signature approaching and tried his best to stifle his cries. The energy was large, most likely Kakashi. Naruto quickly wiped his eyes and nose. Reaching into his kunai holster, Naruto pulled his final knife out. Cutting his hand deeply, the blonde let his blood soak the kunai. A low rumble shook the sky. Rain was coming.

Naruto pulled his arm back and threw kunai as far as could. The weapon flew true and disappeared into the forest towards the border of Hi no Kuni. As the blonde judged the distance of his throw he heard the sound of feet hitting the ground. Naruto slowly turned, confirming his suspicions that it was his sensei that was approaching. Untying his headband, the blonde gave it one last loving look and then looked into the eye of Kakashi.

"I'm sorry sensei," Naruto whispered and dropped the headband. Before the piece of cloth and metal even touched the ground Naruto was gone in a burst of red.

"Wait Naruto!" Kakashi called out, but his cry was for naught. The Jounin blinked rapidly in confusion before rushing forward. Why did Naruto rush off? What had happened? Was Sasuke alright? Kakashi reached to where Sasuke lie and jerked back in surprise. Well that answered some questions.

Lying on the ground was the young Uchiha, his eyes glazed over and his neck in an awkward position. Kakashi dropped to the ground in shock and reached towards his wayward student. Pakkun, his trusty pug summon, sat next to his summoner with a solemn expression.

"He's not breathing," Pakkun whispered. Kakashi shook his head, his only visible eye filled with turmoil. Seriously, what had happened here? Pakkun sniffed Sasuke a bit then gave what would be akin to a dog humming in thought. "Very recent."

Kakashi sighed deeply and weaved through seals. His hands slowly glowed a deep green and he reached for Sasuke's neck. With swift and exact movements Kakashi reset Sasuke's neck to its normal position. The green chakra receded and Kakashi had to stifle another sigh. Being Rin's teammate for years did have its benefits. Placing his two fingers on the Uchiha's neck Kakashi wasn't surprised to not feel a pulse. Another set of hand seals and Kakashi's right hand erupted in lightning.

"Will that work?" Pakkun asked.

"I sure as hell hope so." Kakashi replied as he lowered the Raikiri down to Sasuke's chest.

"If it does, it is most likely going to hurt immensely."

"Yeah...I sure as hell hope so. CLEAR!"

Xxx

In a dark and shadowy area covered in forestry a light breeze gently blew against the leaves. A stray leaf was plucked from a branch and gently floated down. Just as the leaf was halfway to the ground a kunai pierced through it. In a burst of red mist Naruto appeared and grabbed the kunai. The boy dropped to his knees and gasped in exhaustion. He had teleported at least ten times by teleporting to his kunai and then throwing it with all his might before teleporting again to repeat the process. After ten or so times Naruto believed he was far enough from his sensei.

Naruto pushed himself to his feet wearily and looked around. Unsure of where he was, Naruto pocketed his kunai and started to walk.

"Now what do I do?" Naruto asked to the open air. When Naruto saw Sasuke with his neck broken the blonde panicked. He didn't mean to kill the other boy. The memory of the Uchiha's mangled body caused Naruto's insides to clench. Naruto leaned down and emptied his stomach's contents all over the ground trying to hold back a sob. Sasuke was dead. Naruto wiped his mouth with his sleeve and looked back. He couldn't return to Konoha. Not now. The thought of the villagers' fury made the boy cringe, but there was one thing that made Naruto almost vomit again. The look on Sakura's face if she heard he was the reason Sasuke was dead gave the blonde chills.

"I can't go back. Not now. I'm sorry everyone, but this is one promise that I can't keep." Naruto turned towards the road that led to Konoha one more time. No going back from here. 'Maybe this is a good thing. I mean...I'm free aren't I?' Naruto thought darkly. He had been wanting to be free from the council's clutches since he learned they kept him on a leash. This wasn't how he wanted to achieve freedom, but now It was thrust upon him. Taking one last breath Naruto walked away from his home.

On this day Naruto had gained freedom.

On this day Naruto inadvertently killed Uchiha Sasuke.

On this day Naruto turned fourteen...

The day was October 10th, and rain started to fall on the birthday boy as he walked into the dark. The sounds of pouring rain and crunching leaves permeated the air. It was broken by a soft mutter barely heard by the world.

"Good bye, everyone."

Good bye, birthday boy...

Xxx

Well there we go. I'm sorry this has taken so long. I don't really have an excuse other than I'm trying to finish school and hoping to keep working to make money to survive the costs of said school. Growing up school us but it's life. I know that the main problem with many was that this closely followed canon. Well this is where everything deviates. Naruto killed Sasuke on accident and leaves out of shame and horror of what he did. If you guys are thinking that Naruto's leaving Is abrupt, think of it like this: you promised the girl you love you would bring back her love. Then you kill him. Your home hates you and loves him. What do you believe will happen to you? Naruto is afraid of the consequences of his actions. He is trying to look at the fact that he has freedom now to help stem the pain.

Now we go into the part where I was really excited to write about. Naruto's journey. But this is only one path and the possibilities are limitless.

So on to some important information. Tonight I will be posting the long awaited updates, meaning at least 2 chapters, to Key Through the Heart: Rebirth. I will also be posting the first chapter to my new story Ghost. If you aren't familiar with the prologue I say go ahead and read it. I'm writing that story because the idea came to me out of nowhere and I completely loved it. Breaker of Truth:Fantasy Killer will most likely be updated after. Behold the Mimic and Mundus Specialis need to be reworked. I'm not really talking about a reboot but maybe I can have a beta look over everything.

So read, enjoy, and review!

PS: I'm not so keen on the Naruto ending. I don't want to rant, but...yeah. It was okay which makes me sad. It could have been better.