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The timeline of when this happens is non existence so like , this is a cannon divergence!
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO SLANDER NARUTO, I jst though this is a neat idea (also u could argue that Natruto did mature in the end to accept Sasuke as who he is rather than try to “fix” him)
Also this fic is anti Konoha (We woke with this one rahh)
It’s raining, a bit too much for Naruto’s liking.
It’s one of the missions where He, Sakura , Sai and Yamato were tailing Sasuke.
He misses him so much, his heart aches that he could not help save him. If only he was stronger, more persuasive, maybe Sasuke would not leave Konoha, maybe team seven would not feel a gaping hole…
Maybe his heart would not bleed every night from regret. Regret that his immaturity did not let him reach a hand to him.
But thinking about the “what ifs” now is not Naruto’s way. He should focus on the mission at hand.
As he was about to finish his thought process, Naruto noticed a shadow moving in the dense forest trees.
A familiar brooding chakra, a presence he had grown oh so accustomed to.
It was him! He found Sasuke! He should make a shadow clone to inform his group while he tries to cooperate with him!
“HEY ASSHOLE, COME DOWN HERE WILL YOU!” He screamed while rushing to body slam Sasuke with a shadow clone helping. Both Ninjas had fallen on the tall grass of the forest with Sasuke kicking Naruto off.
“What’s the great idea, huh? Get the heck out of my way, dork.” Said Sasuke,who is rather annoyed by the Blonde’s rather bold choice of attack. “Let me guess, are you trying to bring me back to your oh so great village? What a load of rubbish.” he said, much to the distaste of the Blond.
“Of course I am trying to get you back! We are members of a team, we grew from the same village, we both have been alone for most of our lives and I promised I will bring you back, I-I can’t just let you go for your revenge! I can’t stand while you suffer from your rage, alone. Like how I did.” Naruto said. He understands Sasuke’s pain. He knows how it is like to suffer, alone, where none would like to help him not drown in his misery.
“And yet, you ignorantly assume that my seeking of revenge puts me in misery? You assume that my hatred should bring me pain, that I suffer from it? You assume that I should just forgive a world that let my people die, that has taken from me what is dear? Does that sound any better? Is this what justice is to you?” Sasuke said. For what he knows, is his wrath not justified?
His brother was forced to kill their clan for Konoha, His family were persecuted and seen as inherently evil by some of the Hokages, Danzo was cultivating uchiha eyes for his own use for who knows how many years.
Should he not be mad, Should he not seek vengeance?
“But turning to revenge will only burn you up, it will only eat away at your soul from the inside, and we could help. We are here for you. Is Team Seven not a family?” Naruto stated.
“Yet how will you help me? What can you and Team Seven do for me? By making me compliant to a system that hides its darkness? To be subservient to regimes that treat human lives as objects capable of transaction?” Sasuke came closer to Naruto , taking him by surprise with a kiss and scarlet swirling eyes.
“Stop trying to Fix Me” Red met blue, and the world has been sent to a rather grim sewer like place.
Naruto again was standing, defeated and emotionally destroyed at his inability to reunite with his Love- friend.
He is more distraught about his ignorant ability to even see the world from Sasuke's perspective.
“Go and rest boy, you will figure it out one day” was the advice for his giant fox.
And he is right, he should figure it out when he has more clarity. Maybe he should not chain Sasuke to his world view.
He should accept Sasuke as who he is.
He should let Sasuke be free.
He really has no right to demand Sasuke to return, does he.