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Eight | The Legendary Sannin: Nostalgia!

Sasuke woke a couple of hours later, a bad pain in his hand, and a dull ache in his head. He tried sit up in bed, wincing.

Naruto came over and helped the Uchiha sit up, and then Sakura was by the boys' side.

"Sasuke, are you feeling alright?" She asked, hugging him. He just sat still, not saying anything.

"Does your hand hurt?" Naruto asked, and Sasuke nodded lightly. Naruto reached on the nightstand and grabbed the pills Jiraiya left for the pain (but meanwhile, Jiraiya was out 'asking around about Tsunade'. That pervert).

"Here, take these," Naruto said softly, dropping the medicine into the Uchiha's hand. "They'll help."

"Thank you..."

Sakura smiled and moved to make lunch for the boys, having already eaten.

When she brought them the food, they ate slowly in silence.

While Sakura did dishes, Naruto looked at Sasuke carefully. "Are you okay?"

A sigh. "Hn, dobe..." Was the reply, but it lacked the venom it usually held. "I'm fine."

Suddenly, Naruto was hugging him. It felt nice and Sasuke found himself lightly hugging back.

Sakura smiled at the scene and went back to cleaning.

Sasuke smiled a bit as well, before he pushed the blond away. "Usuratonkachi."

Naruto grinned.

The next day, they were on the move again, and meanwhile, Jiraiya was teaching Naruto a new jutsu. Town after town, and no sign of Tsunade yet.

Eventually, they did find her in one town, but she would not go with them. Naruto made a bet with her (if he mastered the new jutsu, she'd give him her necklace and admit that he was worthy of becoming Hokage) and won, mastering the jutsu Jiraiya was teaching him - the Rasengan.

Sasuke and Sakura stayed at an inn (after Tsunade's assistant Shizune had healed Sasuke's wrist) like they were told, but Naruto didn't listen and left to join in on Tsunade's, Shizune's and Jiraiya's fight with Orochimaru and Kabuto.

But he didn't know that Sasuke was tailing him.

The three Sannin, Naruto, Shizune and Kabuto all fought, and from the looks of it, nobody was really winning, nobody was really losing.

Kabuto and Naruto fought after Shizune was down and Tsunade was healing herself, but Kabuto used some medical jutsu attack and hurt the blond very badly (after Naruto used Rasengan on him).

Naruto was dying.

Jiraiya took care of Orochimaru and Kabuto healed himself while Tsunade was trying to help Naruto. She attempted to heal him.

And then Sasuke was running up to her. "Is he okay?"

"I thought we told you to-"

"I didn't have to listen. Now, what happened?"

"Him," she said lowly, looking in Kabuto's direction. Sasuke's eyes narrowed, glaring at Kabuto, and then he glared at Orochimaru, who was fighting Jiraiya still.

Sasuke crouched down. "Is he okay though?"

Tsunade sighed. "He's hurt very badly-"

"Well then help him," Sasuke snapped. "You can't let him-"

"Shut up, I'm doing the best I can!"

Sasuke grabbed Naruto's hand and squeezed. "You better not- I better not lose you, usuratonkachi."