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Chapter 30: Encounters

Saga 2: Sasuke and Naruto

Sasuke Uchiha

My feet soaked in the river near the base; I had preferred to come alone so I could think and I couldn't help but to rest a bit and feel the water run between my toes. How lucky my brother was, to have found the love of his life in that macabre organization he had entered. I felt confused- I always thought my brother was a traitor and only now was I coming to terms with him being a sacrificed hero for that damn village.

Now I didn't wish to return more than ever. I would not live in a place where I knew how they had treated my brother, to have thrown him out like a dog without an owner only because he fulfilled their stupid orders to save them from an uprising. They knew well nobody would have survived the Uchiha if they took up arms.

I fell back on the rock I was sitting on, leaving my feet in the water as I looked up at the sky. I watched the clouds pass by over me and had to place my arm near my eyes when the sun came out from behind them, shining down on me. It was very calm and this was precisely what I needed. I always had it crystal clear as to what I wanted but now... it was very clear I needed to think about what to do with my life. Vengeance was no longer in my plans.

Could I go to another village? Which one? In all of them, I had at least killed someone, so I was wanted in all of them. I think I was the most wanted criminal in exception to my brother. Where would I go? What would I do? Was my life going to be slow while I hid in my dark cave with Karin waking me up every morning with her annoying little chirps? I wanted something better than that, perhaps I wanted what my brother had found: a happy life away from vengeances, assassinations, betrayals...

I couldn't do it; I wasn't very well received in any place and the only one who wouldn't stop looking for me was Naruto. Oh god, was that blond insistent on following me everywhere. Inevitably, I smiled because it had been a long time since he's gotten in my way and I was starting to miss seeing him. What excuse was I going to give him now? I always told him that I wanted revenge on my brother, that that's why I left and why I would not return. What did I have to tell him now?

It was simple, really: I don't want to go back because they would kill me. I was a traitor, I would be judged as a criminal and I'd rather die in my dark cave before they cut my head off.

A drop had fallen on my cheek and I noticed that the sun had been covered by a few dark clouds. Oh how the climate changes rapidly in this region! Even though I knew we were close to the land of rain, it was annoying; it rained almost every afternoon. I supposed though, that this was the village that I found myself most safe in mostly because Pein controlled it and honestly, I trusted him the most. I didn't know when he took over but I felt... perhaps 'safe' wasn't the word I was looking for, but I felt calm not being searched for twenty-four hours a day.

A rustle of leaves nearby surprised me; nobody tended to be around here. I didn't get off the rock however, I stayed there, quiet, letting the rain fall over me. I did place my hand on the handle of the katana, hoping that whoever was near, would pass by without paying much mind to me. I prepared a possible attack in case they did come.

It seemed today was not my day because although I didn't get up to see who it was, I heard Naruto's annoying voice as he said "I found you, teme." I closed my eyes from the insistence of this guy. Was he really not going to leave me alone in peace? How much time would he continue to follow me?

"Do I have to talk to the Hokage for you to leave me alone?" I asked him in a bad mood while I got up and looked at him- he came with one of Kakashi's dogs. Now I was starting to understand how he had found me; my damn scent.

"You're far from home." He told me.

"No, you're the one far from home, idiot. Go back from where you came from before I kill you."