Ringing.

She groaned as she struggled to open her eyes.

"Sakura!!!"

Who's.....that?

Who's Sakura?

Blood trickled down her chin.

Oh...right.....that's her.

"What's going on?" Sasuke growled as he held Sakura's unconscious body in her arms.

Konoha was gone.

In the middle of a flattened space, that was once called Konohagakure no Sato, stood Naruto Uzumaki, Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi and A rank Yoneda.

Shinra Tensei....he didn't even know where those words came from.

He glanced up at the buildings that had fallen and crumbled.

There was so much blood.

But why did it not excite him anymore?

He narrowed his eyes at the ninjas who charged at him.

But who cares.

Those who oppose him are to die.

Tearing the seals off his body, he summoned his usual four scrolls and shot out jutsus at the four of them which they dodged easily only to be hit by another barrage of different jutsus.

But....

Naruto's face remained blank as the ninjas screamed in pain.

....What was his reason to live? To continue to fight?

His eyes narrowed at Kakashi who charged at him.

Activating his sharingan, he ignored Kakashi's shocked gasp and kicked him to the side, Kakashi turning into a puff of smoke.

'Shadow clone.'

"There is...no use hiding," Naruto stated. Summoning a black scroll, he rolled it open in mid air as twenty kunais were summoned and thrown in different directions.

'That kunai is...!' Kakashi's eyes widened.

In a flash, Naruto disappeared.

Before Kakashi had the chance to even move, he heard a whisper next to him. "Found you."

There....was none.

A katana was summoned in Naruto's hand as a shadow clone held Kakashi down.

"This is all....your fault," Naruto whispered, plungin the katana through his sensei's throat.

Then....why is he even fighting?

His eyes narrowed at the ninjas charging at him.

Yeah....there was no reason.

A chidori was plunged through his chest.

Naruto dropped onto the ground, blood trickling down from his mouth.

Kakashi held a look of regret.

Naruto's lips slowly twitched up into a smile.

"Y-You....suck..as a s-sensei," Naruto choked out.

"I.....know," Kakashi clenched his fist.

"Ha...ha....." Naruto scoffed lightly. "My life.....sucked...huh?"

His eyes slowly closed.

Kakashi held back his tears as he turned away from his former student.

It was so bright.

The light pierced his eyes as the blonde covered his eyes with his arm.

"Oi....Naruto."

His eyes widened.

"Ki....ba."

Tears stained his eyes.

"Why are you crying, you idiot?" Kiba gave Naruto a teasing smile.

"S-Shut up!" Naruto laughed lightly.

"I....missed you," Kiba sighed with a smile.

"Yeah....I did too," Naruto muttered. "Kiba..."

He clenched his fists. "Do you....

...hate me?"

"Hate you?" Kiba scoffed. "I've hated you my whole fucking life," Kiba snarled.

There was silence before the two broke out in laughter.

"You're so small," Naruto patted Kiba's head, the Inuzuka swatting his hand away with a scoff.

"Not like you haven't grown any taller after 2 fucking years," Kiba smirked.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, I'm still taller than you," Naruto crossed his arms with a huff.

"You do realise you're arguing with a 13 year old here~" Kiba teased.

"S-Shut up before I kill you again, ttebayo!!!"  Naruto growled, red blushing in embarrassment as he chased after Kiba. "Be glad I can't use hiraishin or shunshin here!"

"Haha! Loser!"

"You're the loser, loser!"

..

In the distance, you could hear a small, tiny tinkling sound followed by a small splash.

..

END