*Chapter 14*: Chapter 14

They walked up to the gates. Shikaku was leaning against the gate. The moment he saw them, a look of relief appeared on his face as he pushed himself off the wall.

"You guys made it." he whispered, "Do any one of you need to go to the hospital?"

Naruto pushed Kakashi and the man moved with his finger, even though he was trying to hold himself up.

"Kakashi used his Sharingan too much." he said.

Sakura giggled at him. Pulling his arm around her shoulders, she slid her arm around his waist.

"Come on, Kakashi-sensei. Let's get you to the hospital." she said.

"I'm fine..." he muttered weakly.

"Yes, yes, you're fine. Let's go." she placated him as she walked him away from them.

Shikaku looked back to Naruto and Sasuke.

"Are you all right?" he asked.

Naruto nodded, "Everything worked as planned. Thanks, Shikaku."

Laying on his bed, Naruto slept silently, blankets kicked around his feet. His arm laid across his bare stomach. Sasuke sat in the window sill, staring at the boy. He had come to terms with the fact that Naruto was the only person who truly meant anything to him. Having Itachi back was good, it made him happy, but their past was always going to be there, even if Itachi didn't know about it. Naruto was the only constant in his life, the only thing that made him happy. Stepping out of the sill, he walked to the boy. Removing his sword, he leant it against the wall. He removed his kimono top, tossing it aside. His hand came out, sliding over Naruto's stomach. He threaded his fingers into the boy's. Leaning down, he pressed his lips to Naruto's. The blonde groaned softly, kissing back. When Sasuke pulled away, Naruto was blinking up at him.

"Sasuke? What's up?" he asked sleepily.

"Nothing." the Uchiha whispered.

He slipped into the bed with Naruto, wrapping his arms around him. The Uzumaki curled into his chest, snuggling in close. Sasuke grabbed his chin, making him look up. Naruto gave him a sleepy smile. Leaning down, he kissed the boy again. The blonde's arms came up, wrapping around Sasuke's neck. He pulled Sasuke on top of him. The Uchiha slid his hands down his side, grabbing his knee and pulling it up.

"Sasuke..." Naruto moaned as they broke apart.

The brunette wasted no time in kissing down his lover's neck, pushing his hips down. Naruto dug his nails into Sasuke's back, his own back arching in pleasure. Grabbing his hands, Sasuke pinned them above Naruto's head, sitting up enough to look him in the eye as he panted softly. Naruto struggled weakly against him.

"Come on, Sasuke. Don't tease." the boy complained.

He smirked. Grabbing a hold of Naruto's knee again, he jerked him up roughly, making him gasp.

"Please, Sasuke." he begged.

The Uchiha leant down again, kissing him deeply. Naruto managed to wiggle his hands free and threaded his fingers into the older boy's hair. He pulled the dark hair, pulling Sasuke as close as possible.

Naruto dodged Sasuke's Kusanagi, darting in with a kunai. Sasuke jumped back just as Naruto was able to stab him. Naruto went back in again but Sasuke blocked with his chokutou. Suddenly, they were forced to part as a log came flying into the clearing. Naruto dodged as Sakura tried to punch him. Sasuke attempted to attack her but she deflected the blade with her metal plated gloves. This three way battle continued for several minutes, until they had thoroughly worn themselves out. At which time, they sat at the base of the three stumps.

"Are you all right, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked, "You were pretty into the sparring match."

She sighed, putting down her water bottle, "My parents are driving me mad. It's just little nitpicky things but... Damn it!"

She grabbed her hair in frustration. He gave her a sad smile. He couldn't help but wonder what it'd be like to have parents. A movement drew their attention to the bushes. What appeared to be a crystal ball was thrown out. Their eyes followed it instinctively. A light emitted from it, blinding them. When they could see again, they looked around.

"What was that?" Naruto asked, standing.

"I don't know." Sakura said softly.

They looked around and saw Team 8 walking by. Kiba and Shino looked normal but Hinata... Her hair was long and she was wearing shorts and a crop top. As Sakura ran up to them, Sasuke and Naruto exchanged a look over the Hyuuga.

"Did you guys see-" she stopped, finally noticing Hinata, "Hinata, what are you wearing?"

The Hyuuga gave her an annoyed look, "What are YOU wearing?"

Naruto and Sasuke walked up and Hinata turned to them.

"Sasuke!" she yelled.

She reached out, grabbing Naruto's arm and pulling him to her.

"Stay away from my Naruto-kun!" she snapped at the Uchiha.

"What the hell, Hinata?" Naruto said, pulling free and moving back to Sasuke and Sakura.

Just then, Akamaru bit Kiba in the ass. They froze. Naruto suddenly realised that Kiba's tattoos were shaped different. The fang marks appeared more like whiskers, split into four. Kiba knocked his partner off of him.

"What the fuck are you doing, Akamaru?" the Inuzuka snapped, "You bite my ass every chance you get!" Akamaru was barking and growling at him, "I don't like having you around either, you know!"

Akamaru launched at him, and Kiba fell backwards. The puppy ran off.

"Did you get into a fight with Akamaru or something?" Sakura asked.

"What do you mean? He's always like that." Kiba said, standing, "Jeez. I wish I was born as a cat tamer."

Naruto backed into Sasuke, looking at Kiba, who was acting like a cat.

"Get the hell away from my Naruto-kun, you pervert!" Hinata snapped, "Always trying to seduce him! Bastard! I'll fucking kill you!"

"Um... Sakura-chan, Sasuke, let's, uh... Let's go. We'll talk to you later!" Naruto said, grabbing his teammates' hands and running off.

"Sasuke! Quit touching Naruto-kun!" Hinata yelled after them.

They raced off to the main street.

"What the hell happened to them?" Naruto muttered, leaning against a wall.

"I've got no clue. Why did Hinata think that Sasuke-kun was trying to seduce you?" Sakura asked.

The boys shook their heads, though they couldn't look at each other.

"Hey, Chouji!" they heard Shikamaru's voice.

They looked to see Team 10 walking the corner. The first thing they noticed was that Chouji was thin. Then, Ino was acting like Hinata was supposed to.

"Let's go eat some yakiniku!" Shikamaru said, "It's 1500 ryou for a table at Barbe-Q and it's all you can eat. If three people go, we can split the bill into... let's see...?"

The normally genius man was trying to count it out on his fingers.

"500 ryou each!" Chouji responded with a sigh.

Team Kakashi exchanged a look; these three too?

"Anyways, I don't like those all you can eat places. I don't each much, so it'd be a waste of 500 ryou." Chouji continued.

"Aw, come on! Even if you only eat five servings, 500 ryou is a pretty good deal." Shikamaru grabbed Chouji's shoulders.

Chouji knocked his hands off but he just grabbed him again.

"There's no way I'll be able to eat five servings!" Chouji told him.

"Hey, calm down." Ino tried softly.

Instead of her short skirt and crop top, she was wearing a long skirt and a shirt that completely covered her stomach.

"Shikamaru-kun, Chouji-kun, you shouldn't fight." she gently pushed them apart.

She seemed to take notice of Team Kakashi.

"Sakura-chan! Would you like to come along?" Ino asked. She ran up to them, "Hey, let's go! It'll taste better if we all eat together!"

He stepped back to Sasuke, "Find out what's going on."

Sasuke nodded and disappeared.

"Hey, let's go!"

"You guys are acting weird." Sakura stated.

"We are?" Ino asked, looking to her team.

"You're the ones acting weird." Shikamaru said, his pinkie in his ear.

"Sakura, you're a hero's daughter." Chouji grabbed her shoulders, "So you should behave like one."

She looked at him in surprise, "A hero's daughter?"

He pointed to the Hokage Monument. They turned. Instead of Naruto's father's face up on the mountain, it was Sakura's father. He looked at her sharply. She was in shock.

"What are you two doing over there?"

They turned and saw Sasuke. Only, he didn't look like the Sasuke they had come with.

He was wearing an open, black short sleeved shirt, the Uchiha clan symbol around his neck. He was also wearing dark green pants. His blue shoes were flared at the top. He also seemed to have a small, yet genuine smile on his face.

"You guys look like you've seen a ghost, Sakura, Naruto." he said.

They all decided to head to the bath house, meeting up with Team 8 and Team Gai along the way. Or at least TenTen and Neji. Naruto sat, washing and watching everyone. It was odd.

"So only Gejimayu didn't come?" Naruto asked as Shino sat next to him.

"It happens all the time. Because he's as busy as a bee with his training. I hate bugs like that!" Shino said.

Naruto blinked, trying not to show his shock. So, Shino hated bugs in this weird world.

"Your heart and privates aren't much to talk about." Naruto commented.

Shino closed his legs, wiping his glasses with his towel.

"Naruto, check it out!" Kiba had soap on his head like cat ears, "Cat ears! Nya, nya."

"I see." he said lamely.

"Aw, you're no fun." Kiba pouted, "How about this, I'm a lion!" he changed his shower cap to frame his face.

"Ah, if you had to imitate animals, I'd prefer you saying, 'wan wan'." Naruto told him.

"Oh, yeah!" Shikamaru drew their attention.

He had stacked all the chairs up and slid into them, "Strike!"

He then fell into the bath, knocking the water out.

"Shikamaru, enough already." Chouji said, "You're not a child. The bath's not deep enough now."

The former genius scratched the back of his head, "My bad."

"Oh, well. Baika no jutsu!" Chouji expanded his body.

"Awesome! The bath is suddenly full again! Why?" Shikamaru asked.

Naruto rubbed his head, "Kiba loves cats, Shikamaru's an idiot... Watching them is driving me nuts!" he muttered.

"Stop overreacting to every little thing." Sasuke said, taking his hand, "Come here."

The Uchiha pulled him into a small crevice near the door.

"Sasuke, what-" Naruto was cut off by his teammate pushing him into the wall, kissing him roughly.

"Oh, man. Sasuke's at it again!" Kiba called.

Naruto pushed the boy off of him, eyes wide, "What are you doing?" he asked in a whisper.

"Kissing my boyfriend." Sasuke replied, kissing him again.

Naruto was in complete shock.

"Is someone going to save Naruto?" Kiba called.

"No!" Naruto pulled away, looking at Neji, "This way. Turn this way!"

The Hyuuga was using his Byakugan to look through the wall at the girls' bath.

"Damn it!" Neji then said, flinching back.

Sasuke sighed, nuzzling Naruto's neck, causing the boy to bite his lip.

"Hinata's noticed Neji's peeking again." the Uchiha muttered.

An explosion, and the accompanying scream, drew the boys to the girls' changing room.

"Hey, what happened?" Naruto asked, not caring about knocking.

Hinata was holding Lee up by his collar.

"Lee was peeking!" TenTen told them.

"What? How shameless!" Neji said.

Hinata looked at her cousin, making him wince.

"You're one to talk!" she snapped.

She grabbed his face and pulled his hair.

"Hinata-sama!" he mumbled.

Lee stumbled passed Naruto, leaving out the door.

"That bastard! He ran away!" Hinata said.

"Everyone, after him!" TenTen told them.

Everyone but Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke raced after him.

"What the heck is going on?" Sakura muttered.

"It's like everyone's personalities have been reversed..." Naruto told her.

She looked at him, seeming not to care that she was only in a robe and he in a towel.

"You mean Sasuke-kun too?" she asked.

Naruto looked at the boy, who was shaking his head, "He's mostly the same... but he is different."

The boy left the room.

"I see. If Lee-san hasn't changed much either, then he shouldn't be the type to be peeking, right?" Sakura asked.

He nodded. They changed quickly and went after their friends.

"No excuses!" Hinata said, holding her fist up at Lee.

The poor boy was on the ground, circled by them.

"Wait!" Naruto called.

"Naruto!" TenTen said.

"Everyone, calm down!" Sakura told them.

She knelt next to Lee.

"Maybe it really was coincidental." she said.

She held her hand out to Lee.

"Sakura-san!" Lee said, tears in his eyes.

She pulled him to his feet but Hinata punched him in the shoulder.

"Shut up. I say we beat him up anyway!" she snapped.

"Stop it! Lee-san isn't that kind of person..." Sakura said, touching his shoulder.

She grabbed his torn jumpsuit and it began to tear more, until there was nothing on his body. He was... wearing a bra and panties. Everyone was in shock.

"Hey, that's my underwear!" TenTen told them.

Naruto and Sakura was in shock.

"You took them from the changing room, didn't you?" Hinata said, her hands of her hips.

They didn't even stop him from getting beat up.

The two went up to the Hokage monument and were met by the real Sasuke.

"Everyone's so weird." Naruto said, holding his head.

"I think we've been transported into another world. That's the only explanation I have for it." Sakura told them.

"I agree." Sasuke said, sitting next to Naruto. He hand gently brushed Naruto's side.

"I've learnt that Naruto's parents are alive, but Naruto still had the Kyuubi sealed within him. Both of Sakura's parents were killed during the Kyuubi attack." he informed them.

Naruto sighed, "Let's try and get some sleep. We'll figure it out tomorrow."

The two nodded. Splitting up, Naruto headed for his apartment, but instead of going to the door, the boy checked through the window. Someone else was living there. He sighed; he had no clue where he and his 'parents' lived. Going to Sasuke's apartment, he found the other Sasuke, not his. In the end, he headed for the Uchiha compound.

"Problems?" Sasuke asked as he entered the house.

"I don't live in my apartment, apparently." Naruto said.

He walked up and wrapped his arms around the boy.

"Is there another me?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto nodded.

"How does he act?" the Uchiha seemed amused by this.

Naruto looked at him, "Apparently, you and I are openly dating in this world. He kissed me in the baths."

Sasuke's eye twitched, "He kissed you?"

Naruto smirked and leant up, kissing him deeply. Sasuke held him close. He leant down, kissing at the boy's neck.

"Openly dating..." the Uchiha whispered, "I would love to be able to do that."

Naruto couldn't help smiling softly, "Really?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Me too."

They sat near an open window, since the compound was still quite stuffy. Sitting across from each other, the two stared at one and other.

"Your parents..." Sasuke said softly, "What were you thinking about when we saw that ball?"

He looked away, "What it'd be like to have parents. What were you thinking about?"

Sasuke looked out the window at the moon, "That I wish I could hold you in public. You were sad..."

Naruto smiled, but then he stopped, "You wanted to hold me in public, I was wondering what it was like to have parents, and Sakura..."

"She was fighting with her parents..." Sasuke said, catching on to his train of thought.

"If she was thinking that she was wondering what it was like without parents..." Naruto said, "We need to confirm this with her."

Sasuke nodded. They left the compound, quickly heading to the girl's house. Knocking on the window, she opened it.

"What's up?" she asked as they stepped inside.

"What were you thinking about right before we came here?" Naruto asked, not wasting time.

She blinked in surprise, "Oh, uh..." Then, she looked down in shame, "I was wondering what it would be like if I didn't have parents."

Naruto looked down.

"I'm so sorry!" she told them, "I know I should have never thought that, but I just couldn't help it!"

"So, that's it." Naruto said, "This world is based off our desires. You not wanting parents, me wanting parents, Sasuke-"

He stopped short, glancing at the boy. She looked at them.

"Sasuke-kun wants what?" she asked slowly, "Does this have to do with Hinata being jealous of Sasuke-kun being near Naruto? Why she said he was probably molesting Naruto in the baths? Sasuke-kun, what were you thinking about?"

He looked at her, "That I wanted to hold Naruto in public."

Naruto looked away as she turned to him.

"You two are... I see." the girl looked down, "I guess that makes sense. You were always closer to Naruto."

A tear slipped from her eye but she wiped it away quickly.

"Sasuke-kun, you better take care of him. The same with you, Naruto." she said.

He nodded, still not looking at her. She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around him in a hug.

"Don't worry, Naruto. I'm not mad." she told him. She pulled back, "You can't help who you fall in love with."

Naruto looked away, "I don't-"

"Naruto doesn't think he's capable of love." Sasuke said.

She looked back him before turning back to Naruto, "But you love Sasuke-kun. Just like Sasuke-kun loves you."

"Sasuke doesn't-" the blonde looked to Sasuke.

The Uchiha wouldn't meet his gaze.

"Sasuke...?" he asked.

"I told you if it happened, it happened." the boy said, "It happened."

Naruto stared at him with wide eyes. The Uchiha walked around Sakura and gently touched Naruto's face, leaning in to kiss him. The kunoichi looked at them with a sad smile.

The next day, they set about trying to get information about this world, and why they were there. Sasuke went off on his own, since he had a counterpart in this world. Sakura and Naruto headed towards the Hokage tower. Everyone they met, talked about the 'hero's daughter'. They arrived at Tsunade's office. Reaching for the door, they stopped at the sound of Tsunade's voice.

"Unbelievable! Kumo's Bijuu has been stolen?"

They entered the room. Seeing her, Naruto was surprised. Her chest was flat, and she was wearing glasses. Shizune was wearing makeup, her breasts popping out of her kimono. Even TonTon was different. She was completely black.

"What was that all about?" Naruto asked.

"A Bijuu was stolen?" Sakura asked.

"Calm down. I heard that a female Jinchuuriki was kidnapped." she told them.

"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune scolded.

"It's likely that fighting might break out soon. There's no reason to keep it hidden." Tsunade said.

"Fighting? With whom?" Sakura asked.

"You know about the masked man, who indiscriminately collects rare jutsu and Kekkei Genkai, right?" Tsunade asked.

"He's an internationally wanted S ranked criminal. But I can't believe he's going after the Bijuu." Shizune said.

Naruto shared a look with Sakura.

"Where is he now?" he asked his Baa-chan.

"Don't even try. He's not someone you can go up against. Many villages, including us, have tried to bring him down... But, even Jiraiya-sama didn't come back." Shizune looked down.

Naruto froze; Ero-sennin had died in this world already.

Tsunade looked down, "Jiraiya did say this though: There is only one way to defeat the masked man."

"We have to use the sealing scroll, the Book of the Crimson Moon, right?" a male voice said behind them.

Naruto stiffened as Sakura looked back. Slowly, he turned back, to see his father and his mother standing there.

"Welcome back." Tsunade greeted them.

"Glad to be back." Minato said as the two bowed.

Sakura looked at Naruto in worry. He wasn't talking.

"Please tell me more on the matter." Sakura said.

"Apparently, Jiraiya-sensei witnessed a prophecy on Myouboku-san. The prophecy said that the masked man could be defeated using the Book of the Crimson Moon that Jiraiya-sensei would find. Since the Great Toad Sage's prophecies always come true, Sensei followed the prophecy and put his life on the line to get the Book of the Crimson Moon. But he was gravely injured, and passed away before he could return to the village." the man said with his eyes closed.

"So, where is that Book of the Crimson Moon now?" Sakura asked.

"It is probably hidden somewhere along our border with Kusa." Tsunade said.

"So you were able to decode the message?" Minato asked as he approached.

"It took a while to decrypt. Minato, Kushina. Once Kakashi and Gai return, I want you to retrieve the Book of the Crimson Moon." she said.

"Let me go on that mission as well." Naruto told the Hokage, still not looking at his parents.

"Naruto!" Sakura said.

"If we can beat the jutsu user, the jutsu will be dispelled too." Naruto told her gently.

"Well, that's true." she muttered.

"Baa-chan?" he asked.

The woman sat back, crossing her arms, "There is no need for you two to go."

"I'd like him to come along as well." Minato said.

Finally, Naruto looked up at the man.

"Minato!" Tsunade said.

"Please don't worry. I will definitely bring back the Book of the Crimson Moon." he assured her.

She sighed, "Very well."

Minato bowed, "Thank you very much."

Seeing the surprised looks Sakura and Naruto were giving him, Minato smiled. Naruto looked away.

They left, meeting back up with Sasuke at the compound, explaining to him what was going on. After that, Naruto followed his 'parents' to their 'home'. He didn't like this. These people weren't his parents, no matter how much they looked like them. He ended up barricading himself in his room. Kushina banged on the door.

"Come out, Naruto." she said, "It's dinner time!"

"I don't want any. Just leave me alone!" Naruto said through the door.

The door blew open, knocking everything away. He stood, shielding his eyes. The woman walked in, her hair flying about.

"It's a hundred years too early for you to go against me." she said.

Minato came out behind the woman, "Stop it, Naruto. Your mother's nickname IS the Red Hot Blooded Habanero." he said nervously.

"You're going to eat your dinner, aren't you?" she said, an angry tick on her forehead.

"Whatever." Naruto muttered, stepping passed them.

He stayed silent as they ate. After eating, he saw an album. Looking at it, he fought his tears, seeing himself grow up with his parents in the pictures.

The next day started in horror. Kakashi doing the 'nice guy' stance.

"All right, fellas. Let's put some spirit into it!" he said, giving them a thumbs up.

Next to him, Gai was slumped on the ground, "Yeah, right. It's hard to go on consecutive missions without a break. I'm not as young as I used to be."

Kakashi knelt next to him, "Don't be like that. Let's give it our all!"

Naruto was shivering, hiding behind Sakura.

"An unexpected reversal of characters." she muttered.

They headed out until they came to a cliff.

"The Book of the Crimson Moon is up ahead. I'm sure Sensei set traps of some sort." Minato told them, "Kakashi, take point. I want you to use your Sharingan to look for any danger."

Kakashi stood straight, "Yes, sir. Or so I'd like to say..." he sat down, "I was excited and had my Sharingan active all this time, so..."

"You always get tired at crucial times." Minato said.

"I need a break too." Gai said, sliding down a tree, "Why does an old man like me need to do this?"

Minato just sighed, "I guess we have no choice. Let's take a break."

While they were doing this, Naruto jumped down the cliff, heading to the small patch of trees that Jiraiya had hidden the book in. Racing through the grass, he stopped short when he spotted a sensory seal. He disabled it easily and continued to the trees. He found a small shrine. There was a teleportation jutsu and a four corner barrier seal on it. However, it was easily enough disabled by Naruto. Opening the shrine, he took the scroll out and headed back.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled, jumped down the rock face when she saw him.

His 'parents' jumped down too.

"Naruto, how dare you run in like that?" Kushina said, hitting him.

Then, she hugged him tightly. Naruto froze. He was being hugged... by his mother. Remembering that this was nothing more than a powerful Genjutsu, Naruto pushed her away. With a bowed head, he handed the scroll to Minato before walking to Sakura's side.

They reported back to the Hokage, learning that the scroll couldn't be opened until the moon was red. Unable to stop himself, Naruto raced back to his home, back to his parents. Days past by as they waited for the 'red moon'. Kushina's birthday came by. Naruto couldn't stop himself from enjoying it. He'd met both of his parents, and they really seemed like that they were no different in this world, other than not being dead. After a few days, though, the peaceful night was disturbed with an explosion.

Sakura and Naruto raced to the Hokage tower, which was no longer standing. They were met by Tsunade, Minato, Gai, Kushina, Kakashi and a few others fighting with white masked beings. As they were captured in purple seals, and their chakra taken, they sent kunai at the black haired man who appeared to the guy in charge. The kunai were stopped just before they hit him.

"Stay away, Naruto!" Minato called, hugging Tsunade to him, "It's the masked man!"

They looked at him. Sakura attacked but a white masked, white tiger knocked her to the side.

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto called but a masked crocodile creature stopped him from jumping to her.

"Don't even try. You're no match for me." the masked man said.

His voice was familiar but Naruto couldn't put his finger on why.

"Even so, to get out of this world, I have to defeat you!" Sakura said, standing, "I have to do it!"

She charged at him but white ribbon wrapped around her from another creature.

"Sakura-chan!" he called.

"Run away, Naruto." his mother ordered, "I won't forgive you if you die before your parents!"

A blow came from behind, knocking Naruto into the crocodile creature.

"I feel something I don't like from you." the masked man said.

The crocodile whipped it's tale, knocking him into the air as the tiger, snake, and bird creatures attacked. He disappeared, though, before they hit. Opening his eyes, he found his dad kneeling.

"After we retrieved the book, I had my insignia carved into it." the man told him, In a desperate situation, I thought I'd use the kunai I planted outside the village to take the book to safety." he held up a kunai, "I won't let them have what Sensei left behind!"

"In that case, why don't you fetch it for me?" the masked man said, making them look up in surprise.

She showed them Sakura.

"In return for this girl's life." he finished.

She and the creature holding her disappeared. Naruto moved in to attack but they all disappeared. The masked man held up his hand, a black ball appearing there.

"A parting gift." the man said in the air.

"This is bad. That concentration of chakra..." Minato started.

The masked man flew into the air, "Dai Rasen Ringan."

He dropped it and an explosion occurred. Minato grabbed Naruto. He was knocked unconscious.

"Naruto! Naruto!" Kushina's voice woke him.

She hugged him when she realised he was awake. All around, there was devastation. He stood, finding Sakura's pack.

"We still have the scroll." Minato said, "Let's regroup and wait for a chance to strike back!"

"We have to save Sakura-chan, now!" Naruto said.

"It's impossible, Naruto!" Minato told him, "We're not that skilled. I cannot give up my life for a stranger."

Naruto stopped; so that's how they were different, then.

"We may be ninja, but we're also human." he looked away.

"But-" Naruto started.

"What if you died?!" Minato snapped, "We're worried about you, Naruto."

Turning away, Naruto saw the Yondaime's cloak in Sakura's pack. He picked up one of his father's kunai.

"I... need to go." he said.

"No, you don't!" Minato said, "There's no reason to act like a hero!"

"I'm... not actually from this place." he told them to their surprise, "I'm sorry to lie to you."

"What are you talking about?" Kushina asked.

"My real dad was the Yondaime. And my mom was the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi. The two of them died protecting the people, the village, and me, back in the real world." he gave them a gently smile.

"Naruto, please. Don't go." Kushina said as she grabbed him.

Slowly, he removed her hands, "I'm going."

He turned and grabbed the cloak.

"Naruto!" Kushina called.

Naruto pulled the cloak on before looking back, "I'm the son of two heroes, after all!"

He headed off. Sasuke joined him once he left the village. The two followed Sakura's chakra to the training caves, used by Jiraiya and the Yondaime in their world. Sakura was chained with a seal and a man stood behind her. He was transparent, wearing an Akatsuki robe, his face covered by an orange mask. It was Tobi... Obito.

"You?" Naruto snapped.

"Naruto!" Sakura said, "Sasuke-kun!"

Naruto went to attack but the man walked through Sakura.

"Unfortunately, I'm not your opponent." he said.

Turning, Naruto was barely able to dodge as he was attacked by the masked man.

"Sasuke, get Sakura-chan!" he called as he jumped free of the bridge and landed on the water.

"Hand over the Book of the Crimson Moon." the masked man said.

"I refuse! Release Sakura-chan first!" Naruto snapped.

"In that case, I'll just kill you and take it." he replied, "I was planning on killing you anyway. I'm getting some nasty vibes from you. I can't let you live. It's a horrible feeling."

Naruto could feel it too. Something was wrong, with Kyuubi and the seal. The man launched at him. Naruto went to defend but was kicked away. The masked man landed on the water across from him.

"Your existence makes ne nauseous. Your chakra! With that said, let's settle this right away." he made a sign, "Kumen Sowaka. Azure, white, crimson, black, sky, south, north, three, jade. Kumenjuu."

A white symbol appeared in the sky with the kanji of each word. The creatures from before appeared from the symbol.

"I'll grind you into dust!" he said.

The creatures attack but before Naruto could do anything, chakra strings wrapped around him, pulling him to safety. Looking up, Naruto was surprised to see the Akatsuki members. Sasori being the one who just pulled him away. Itachi was standing on the top of a torii.

"We're here on the Hokage's orders." Itachi said.

"Basically, we're here to back you up while you take on that masked guy." Deidara said.

"Messed up." Naruto muttered.

He saw Sasuke free Sakura as the Akatsuki attacked.

"The mercenary group, Akatsuki!" the masked man said.

They held off the beasts. Naruto engaged the masked man in a fight again. He followed the man into the caves. Ignoring the training dummies, he moved to fight him. They fought for several minutes. However this was, he was very skilled. He caught Naruto's fist and threw him down into a spike pit. Naruto used Kawarimi and landed on the spike, suddenly very happy for the training Sakura inflicted upon them. The man landed on another one.

"Who the hell are you?" Naruto asked.

"You're really disgusting." he replied.

He made another one of the black chakra balls but this one had rings around it. Naruto made the Rasen Shuriken. They launched at each other and their attacked combined. A large explosion resulted from it. There was a pain in his stomach.

"You can feel the disturbance, can't you? Deep inside your stomach." he laughed manically, "You sure are dumb. The guy inside your stomach had been fighting all this time."

His cloak and mask began to dissolve. Naruto was shocked to see his own face staring back at him with black hair. They both barely stayed on their feet as they landed in the devastation of their attacks. The other him continued to laugh.

"To think... that there would be someone like me in this world... That's why I can't stand it! Your very presence here gives me goose bumps all over my body. I'll wipe you off the face of the earth!" he said.

Orange-red chakra began hitting him. When it stopped and he looked back at Naruto, the boy saw the other Naruto's eyes were red. Chakra erupted from him. When the smoke cleared, he was standing on Kyuubi's head, the full sized Kyuubi. Eyes wide, Naruto quickly called upon his Kyuubi.

"What the fuck is this?" the beast asked, glaring at his darker counterpart.

"We got thrown into a Genjutsu world." Naruto told him quickly.

The real Kyuubi attacked. Naruto barely able to hold on as the two began to battle it out. Physical and chakra attacks. Naruto let Kyuubi handle Kyuubi and instead focused on the other Naruto. When the two Kyuubis slammed their heads together, the two Narutos jumped at each other.

"Die already!" the other Naruto yelled.

Naruto punched him in the face, sending him to the ground.

Naruto opened his eyes, realising that he had been knocked out somehow. He saw the other Naruto above him on a bridge, looking dead.

"I did predict this outcome... but I guess you really did win, after all." the Akatsuki member appeared above the other Naruto, "This battle did exceed my expectations, though."

Kyuubi appeared next to Naruto, growling at the man.

"I didn't think you and Kyuubi were linked that strongly." he said.

"I'm going to tear you to shreds, human." Kyuubi growled.

He laughed. Naruto threw his father's kunai at the man. It stopped in front of his right eye before going through him. He disappeared.

"Kyuubi!" he heard.

It was Kushina and Minato. Sakura, Sasuke, and the Akatsuki jumped down to his side. Naruto looked up to the fox. He disappeared, back into the seal. The other Naruto began to glow green, drawing the attention of the boy's parents. Naruto turned away. He, Sakura, and Sasuke began to glow.

Naruto, is this..." Sakura said.

"You're going back, right? To where you came from." Minato said.

"This is goodbye." Kushina whispered.

Naruto bit his lip before smiling, "Thank you for coming to help. Also, though we only spent a little time together, I'm really thankful. This was the first time I've had this opportunity since I was born. Thank you for the food. Thank you for worrying about me, getting mad at me, and staying alive." he said.

They disappeared.

Sasuke wrapped his arms around Naruto. The boy had been a little depressed since they left the Genjutsu world. He wouldn't even let Sasuke kiss him. Still, every night, Sasuke came to him, hugging him close.

"I... love you, Naruto." he whispered to him.

Naruto sniffled lightly, "Don't say that, please." he whispered.

"Why not? It's true." Sasuke said.

"Because I can't say it back." Naruto said.

Sasuke pulled him closer, wrapping his leg around him. He buried his face in Naruto neck, kissing the tanned flesh gently.

"Naruto, I don't care." he whispered to him, "I know you do, even if you don't realise it."

"How can you know that?" the boy asked.

"Because, I know how much you can about people. About me. You love, you just don't know what it's supposed to feel like." he said.

Naruto rolled over in his arms, "It's odd, hearing things like that coming from you."

The boy smirked, "I'm sure. It's odd saying it."

He tipped Naruto's chin up and got the kiss he had been after since they got back.

"Are you going to be all right?" he asked as he pulled back.

He ran the back of his hand over Naruto's face. The blonde nodded, laying his head against Sasuke's chest.

Naruto walked down the street, eyes narrowed. Tobi was the one that sent them to the other world. But the Tobi in their world was a good guy. Sakura and Sasuke both seemed to miss the fact of who sent them there, so they didn't bring it to Tsunade's attention when he was upset. Naruto was on his way to Obito and Kakashi's apartment. Knocking on the door, he was met by the man he was after.

"Can I help you, Naruto-kun?" he asked with a smile.

That only made his eyes narrow even more. He stepped in the room.

"I need to speak to you, Obito-nii-chan." he said.

"About what?" he asked, moving to the kitchen, "Would you like some tea?"

"No, thanks." the blonde said, "When did you start calling me 'Naruto-kun'?"

The man froze.

"Because the Obito-nii-chan of this world calls me 'Naru-chan'." he said.

Slowly, the man put the tea kettle down and began to laugh.

"Caught by such a small thing." he said.

He turned, his Sharingan activated. Naruto didn't back down.

"You found the scroll." Naruto deduced, "Probably not long after we used it, or else the world would have changed. But you didn't arrive when we did. When did you get back? A few months ago?"

Yeah, the Akatsuki got a new leader, their old one. The man laughed again.

"You're smarter than I gave you credit for, Naruto-kun. Yes, I arrived shortly after Orochimaru's invasion of the village." he stated, "I don't know how you were able to convince my younger self to come back, and to wear chakra seals no less. But it was simple enough to fix. And having the knowledge I have, I was able to recruit all the members I need, and seal three of the Bijuu in such a short amount of time."

He smiled at Naruto.

"You know how I convinced him?" Naruto asked.

"I don't really care-" he started.

"I asked him what Rin would think when she met you in the afterlife. Everything you've done in her name..." Obito took a step back, eyes wide, "Killing thousands of people, all for her sake! What would she do to you if she knew?"

He started shaking his head, "Stop."

"Naruto, what are you doing here?" he heard Kakashi say behind him.

"You've killed thousands of people!" Naruto yelled at Obito, ignoring Kakashi, "Thousands! Innocent people who did nothing! My father, your sensei! You murdered him!"

"Stop!" Obito yelled, grabbing his head.

"My mother! Fuu! Yugito-nee-chan! Utakata-nii-chan! Roushi! Han! Gaara! The Uchiha clan!" Naruto yelled.

"Stop! Stop it!" Obito continued to tell him.

"You destroyed the Uchiha clan!" Naruto told him, "Had you not attacked the village with Kyuubi, the Uchihas would have never been suspected of being involved! If they hadn't been suspected, they would have never attempted a coup d'état! They would have never had to die if not for you! Your family! Your friends! My whole life was destroyed by you!"

Obito fell to the ground, holding his head, "Stop, stop, stop, stop..."

"We came back here and saved you!" Naruto told him, "We forgave you! Let you come back to the village! You never even had to tell Jiji that you killed my parents. That you caused the Kyuubi attack."

"Naruto, what are you saying?!" Kakashi said.

He looked at his friend in horror.

"You volunteered to have the chakra seals put on you! You lived happily here with Kakashi!" Naruto yelled.

Obito was still on the ground, shaking horribly.

"You had your life back, Obito-nii-chan! And now... now you've ruined it!" Naruto snapped.

"Stop!" Obito yelled, throwing a kitchen knife at him.

Naruto caught it and dropped it on the ground. He walked up to the Uchiha and grabbed him by the collar. Picking him up, he pushed him against the wall.

"You had a chance to live the life you should have." Naruto told him.

Obito pushed at him frantically, tears streaming down his face.

"Please! Stop!" he begged.

"Why?" Naruto snapped, "Why should I? You're trying to kill me! Isn't it bad enough you killed my mother, my father?!"

"Kill me! Please! Just kill me!" Obito told him.

"Gladly!"
Naruto pulled a kunai, spinning it around his finger. He went to stab the man in the throat but he couldn't move his hand. Looking back, he saw Kakashi holding his arm.

"Don't, Naruto." Kakashi told him.

"Release me!" Naruto ordered sharply.

"Stop." his sensei said gently, "We'll take him to Tsunade-sama. Renew the chakra seals on him and we'll take him to Tsunade-sama."

Growling, Naruto still knew he was right. He threw Obito into the counter, knocking the man out. Kicking him on to his back, Naruto pulled his kimono top open and cut his own palm with his kunai. Slipping it back into it's holder, he pulled a brush. He wrote the seal directly over Obito's heart, making sure that only Naruto himself could remove the seal this time.

"Go home. No, go to Sasuke. Work it off." Kakashi told him.

"He's the one who sent us into that Genjutsu world." Naruto informed his sensei.

"I guessed. Go on. I've got him." he said.

Naruto nodded, disappearing.

He reappearing in the Uchiha training grounds.

"Naruto-" Sasuke was cut off by Naruto kissing him roughly, pushing him into a tree.

The Uchiha grabbed his shoulders, pushing him back, "What happened?"

Naruto sighed, running a hand through his hair, "Obito-nii-chan... He was the one who sent us into that world."

Sasuke's eyes widened, "I thought we'd dealt with him."

"We did. Apparently, Tobi found our scroll and came back not long after we did. He appeared shortly after the invasion." he told him.

"I see." Sasuke muttered, "If he dead?"

Naruto shook his head, wrapping his arms around the boy's neck, "Kakashi stopped me. He had me refresh the chakra seal and he's going to take him to Tsunade-baa-chan." he told him, "Kakashi sent me to you to work off my anger."

Sasuke snorted, shaking his head. He hooked his arm around Naruto's waist.

"Come on, then. Best follow orders." he said.

Naruto laughed, kissing him deeply.

Word of Obito's involvement in the Akatsuki was kept under wraps. Only Team Kakashi, Tsunade and Shizune knew. Obito was just sent back to live with Kakashi, after it became apparent that he had yet again become Naruto's victim. Considering that the members of the Akatsuki were Nukenin, they'd still go after them, but Obito was taken to Amegakure with Jiraiya to inform Pain and Konan that they were no longer needed.

Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi raced through the woods, heading to Ta no Kuni. Dealing with the Akatsuki would take time. For now, they were going after Orochimaru, since he was the bigger threat. They reached the underground bunker that was Otogakure and Sasuke led them through the halls, knowing it's layout by heart. They found Orochimaru in a sad state, with no arms, and no help because of Kabuto's death, there was nothing he could do. Sasuke killed him before the man could even defend himself.

Stretching his arms above his head, Naruto walked down the street happily. Everything was back to normal. Obito was back to being a good guy, Orochimaru was dead, and the Akatsuki was well on their way out. All was good.

"You look happy." Sakura said, smiling at him.

"Yep. Everything's good." he said, looking up at the bright blue sky.

"Not everything." Sasuke stated, making them look over.

"What do you mean, Sasuke-kun?" the girl asked.

He looked at Naruto, an intense look in his eyes. The blonde blushed, looking away.

"Oh!" Sakura giggled, "Do it. It'll be funny."

"What?" Naruto's head whipped around, looking at her with wide eyes.

Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arm, pulling him in close, not caring about the people watching around them.

"Sasuke-kun-" Ino's voice cut short.

The Uchiha leant down and pressed his lips to Naruto's. The boy was froze stiff but melted at his touch.

"Oh, that makes so much sense!" Kiba's laughing voice drew his attention, reminding him of their location.

Naruto pulled away quickly.

"Damn it, Sasuke!" he snapped lightly.

His eyes were glued to the floor and he didn't want to look up but his curiosity got the better of him. Kiba was grinning. Shino didn't look any different. Hinata was looking down sadly. Shikamaru didn't look surprised and Chouji continued to eat his potato chips. Ino, however, had clenched fist, glaring at him.

"Naruto! You stole my Sasuke-kun!" she yelled.

The boy took a step back. When she started after him, he turned and ran.

"Naruto!"

The end.

Thank you for your support, everyone. I did the ending like an episode of Naruto would end (and I think I've seen one end like that, just with Sakura). I could totally see it in the sketch out still. Currently, there is no plan for a sequel. Once more, thank you.

Nashijun