Sasuke looked down at the fallen Naruto. He had nothing but an empty look in his eyes. He felt no pain, sorrow, grief, or sadness as he looked at his former best friend. He breathed out of exhaustion, clutching his shoulder. "What...the hell...are you...apologizing for?" said Sasuke to the unconscious Naruto, as the rain from the storm was hitting his face. "You...won...you loser..." All of a sudden, Sasuke felt like he was struck from behind, coughing up blood. He soon fell to his knees and onto the ground, losing consciousness. "This...makes us...equal shinobi...." thought Sasuke to himself, as he lost consciousness. Sakura, Lee, and Shikamaru rushed towards the two, with Shikamaru searching for a pulse on either of them.

"It looks like they're fine for now...but we have to get them to the village quick..." said Shikamaru to Lee and Sakura. Lee nodded in agreement and carried the two on his back. "Do not worry! I'll get them there faster than Gai-sensei!" said Lee, running off like a bullet towards Konoha. Shikamaru smiled a bit and, being himself, decided to walk back due to his laziness. Sakura, on the other hand, was extremely worried. She knew about Naruto's hardships and how much pain she had caused him, but what she never knew was what the outcome would be. She didn't want Naruto to die just because of some promise he made her back when they were kids. Knowing what to do, she started heading back towards Konoha. "I have to talk to Naruto when he awakens..." thought Sakura to herself.

A few hours had passed, as Sakura was sitting by an unconscious, bedridden, Naruto in the Konoha hospital. She had told everyone that she wanted to be alone with Naruto, with Sasuke laying in another room, being watched over by Kakashi, who was reading his book, as usual. Sasuke soon awoke from his slumber, feeling like a washed up old geezer. Kakashi set his book in his his pocket, as Sasuke had awoken. "Ah...Glad to see you're awake..." said Kakashi to Sasuke, a bit jokingly. "Have any good dreams about me?"

Ignoring that statement, Sasuke turned to look at Kakashi. "Kakashi...how long have I been out?" asked Sasuke to Kakashi. He then looked around the room. "Where...is Naruto?"

"You've been out for quite a while...3 hours to be exact." said Kakashi to Sasuke, answering his first question. "As for Naruto...Sakura is with him in another room. She just wants to be alone with him..."

Sasuke turned to look out a window, watching as the sun broke through the rain clouds, shimmering on his face. "I see...That's a relief..."

Meanwhile, Sakura was looking down at a sleeping Naruto, thinking about all the times she had with him. All the comical, romantic, and angsty moments. She smiled a bit as the memories flew by her, one after another. She then caressed Naruto's face, touching the whiskers on his face. She soon saw movement occur within him, causing her to smile. Naruto slowly opened his eyes, starting to regain consciousness from his earlier battle. "Sakura..." said Naruto to the pink haired girl. He soon managed to sit up, despite the bandages. "Naruto..." was all Sakura could say. All of a sudden, and unexpectedly. Naruto soon received a light, yet painful punch to the top of the head, causing him the wince in pain and rub the spot.

"Ow! What was that for, Sakura?!" asked Naruto to Sakura, feeling a great deal of confusion.

"That's...for making me worry about you, idiot!" said Sakura to Naruto, feeling tears of happiness flow from her eyes. Naruto laughed a bit a nd smiled at Sakura, remembering how much she meant to him. He then looked her in the eyes and chucled a bit. "I'm sorry...for making you worry..." said Naruto to Sakura. "I was so caught up in bringing back Sasuke, that I didn't want you to get involved with my fight with him...I didn't want you to worry about me, as I thought you'd be happy with Sasuke once I leave the village..." Sakura soon felt like a nail struck through her heart. He remembered all the things she said about Sasuke to Naruto. She remembered talking about how much more skilled, more mature, and more powerful he was compared to Naruto. She really had been a jerk to him the past few months. "Naruto..." was all she said, as tears started freefalling from her face at the memories of the past few months. Before Naruto even knew it, he felt a pair of arms embrace around him, completely shocking. "Sakura? What are you-?" Sakura interupted him by hushing him.

"Naruto...It doesn't matter to me anymore..." said Sakura to the boy, hugging him as if he would go away. "I don't care about that stupid promise anymore. I'm glad Sasuke's back, I but I chose to move on from him."Naruto looked at the weeping girl, as she was embracing him, completely shocked. "Naruto...It's you I love...I've loved you ever since you saved me from Gaara and the Shukaku...I just wish that I realized my feelings for you sooner..." Naruto looked at her and smiled, putting his arms around her. "Sakura...I love you too..." said Naruto to Sakura. "I've loved you since the day I met you..." Sakura smiled, pulling back and wiping her tears. Naruto managed to get out of bed and helped Sakura up. The two looked at each other like a wedding couple. They both leaned in and kissed each other on the lips, with their tongues wrestling for dominance. Naruto then put his arms around Sakura's waist, while she put her hands to Naruto's chest. Meanwhile, Kakashi, a fully healed Sasuke, and Sai were watching through the window.

"Well, It's about time..." said Kakashi.

"Indeed..." said Sai.

"No duh..." said Sasuke.

The three watched as Naruto and Sakura were making out. Sakura then pulled back and looked into Naruto's eyes. "Naruto...I'm sorry...for everything I've done..." said the Sakura to Naruto. "All the pain I've caused, all the-" she was soon interrupted by Naruto, who put his finger on her lip. "That's all in the past now..." said Naruto to Sakura. "Let's just move on towards the future..." Sakura thought for a few seconds and nodded. The two then proceeded to make out session #2.

10 years have passed, and all the Konoha ninja were having a celebration. Naruto, the new Hokage, was heading towards the bonfire, looking at the sky. He was now the spitting image of his father, the Fourth Hokage. Beside him were his two friends and former teammates: Sasuke, now Naruto's closest friend and advisor, and Sakura, his wife and the mother of their son Kazuki Uzumaki. Naruto looked around and saw all his old friends hanging around the bonfire. Shikamaru and Temari were hanging by a building, catching up on old times. Shino was watching the party from the shadows. Hinata stood by Sasuke, holding her daughter, Karin Uchiha. Neji and Lee were playing a game of rock, paper, scissors, with Tenten sighing. "Boys will be boys..." thought Tenten to herself, being really pissed off that neither of the two were even a least bit interested in her. Choji and Ino were sitting on a bench, playing their 3-year-old son, Yuki Akimichi. Akamaru, now a beast, was giving kids free rides, with Kiba watching. Konohamaru was dancing with Moegi, winking at Naruto. Kakashi and Gai were having a drinking contest, causing the two to become drunk. "Always a competition between those two..." thought Naruto to himself. Kankuro, Gaara, and the rest of them were there as well, although Kankuro was scaring the kids away because of his new make up and hs puppets. Naruto laughed and decided to jumping into the fun.

"All right! Here I come, believe it!" said Naruto. He then carried Sakura bridal style, while she was holding the baby and ran towards the party. Sakura and Naruto smiled at each other and both laughed a bit. Sasuke wasn't far behind, as he was carrying Hinata. They then laughed as they joined the celebration.

The End.

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Sorry if the chapter seems short. I just wanted to end it fast. I might add a sequel, depending on the number of votes I get. Please vote on whether I should make a sequel or not.