7 years ago, a Nine-tailed Fox suddenly appeared. It's tails lashed out smashing mountains and sending tidal waves crashing to the stores. The ninja rose up to defend their villages.

One shinobi faced the Nine-Tailed Fox in mortal combat. This ninja, was known as the Fourth Hokage. The Fourth Hokage managed to defeat Nine-Tails by sealing it into the boy who would be known to be named as Naruto Uzumaki….

"Why did Iruka-sensei have to be so brutal with his punishments." complained Naruto outloud as both of his hands were tucked into his pocket. Naruto's black shirt with a red swirl in the middle was covered in dirt. His grey pants were in the same state as his shirt. Naruto gave a deep sigh as he made his way back to his house. That's when suddenly a strong gust of wind blew through the area. Naruto's spiky blond hair moved wildly in the wind. The wind caused him to look away.

That's when he noticed him. Naruto gazed down at the lake in front of him. There was a wooden pier in the lake that didn't go in too deep. At the end of the pier sat a boy with dark hair, and wore a blue collared shirt. Naruto sneered as he recognized the symbol on his back. Which caused him to recognize the boy immediately, Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto bent his head to the side as he suddenly stopped and looked down at Sasuke. Naruto then recalled what he'd heard in class, how his entire clan had been slaughtered. He'd been gone for almost 3 weeks, and hadn't attended class since then.

Naruto's eyes softened as he looked down at Sasuke sitting alone at the pier. Even though he hated the arrogant bastard, he couldn't help but feel sympathy. After all he knew exactly what it meant to be with nobody to care for you. The horrors of being completely alone. Sasuke turned in the direction of Naruto. For a moment, Naruto's eyes met Sasuke's and a sense of annoyance filled Naruto. The two boys quickly glared daggers at each other before looking away. Naruto huffed, "Teme."

Naruto took a step forward to walk away. Naruto had not noticed he was to the edge of the sidewalk, and took a bad step. His foot gave out, and he ended up rolling down the sloped ground. He rolled down the hill like bowling ball, and landed on the edge of the pier. Where he finally came to a halt. Naruto felt his head spin as he rubbed his neck. Looking up he was surprised to see Sasuke standing in front of him. His hand outstretched. Naruto rose an eyebrow not expecting that from him. Without really thinking about it, Naruto took his outstretched hand, and Sasuke helped him up.

"Thanks, Teme." replied Naruto as he stood back up on his two feet. Sasuke eye twitched at the being called a bastard, and he scoffed, "Whatever, just watch were your stepping, dobe."

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU CALL ME!" shrieked Naruto as he took a step back, and clenched his fist. Sasuke didn't seem to have patience for Naruto's antics as he shot back, "I called you dobe because you're a fucking idiot!"

That was enough as Naruto launched a fist right at Sasuke's face. Sasuke quickly dodged it, but what he was not expecting was Naruto's second fist. Sasuke took it right into his face. He was more surprised that hurt as he hadn't expected to be hit. That's when Naruto gloated, "You thought I would come with the same move again? I learned a thing or two since our last fight!"

This infuriated Sasuke, and he quickly recovered and threw a kick at Naruto. Thus, the chaos ensued.

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"You…*pant*...bastard…" muttered Naruto as he laid on his back. His left eye was swollen and his lower lip was bleeding. Sasuke was laying on his back next to him as his right cheek was swollen, and his lip was also busted up. He stammered, "Shut up….*pant*...dobe."

They lay on the ground for a couple minutes as they were both exhausted from their random fight. Naruto was the first one to slowly get up. He managed to sit himself up, and he let out a few breaths. He asked Sasuke, "So, how've you been."

Sasuke looked up at Naruto a bit confused at the change of tone. Sasuke didn't say anything, as he thought about the past month. Naruto just let out a sigh as he expected the cold shoulder, then he asked, "Do you know who did it. There's been rumors that a group of shinobi…."

"It wasn't a group of shinobi." cut Sasuke as his eyes narrowed dangerously, and then seethed, "It was but one man….Itachi."

"On-one man." stuttered Naruto as his eyes looked at Sasuke shocked. The name rang in his head like bells, and that's when Naruto remembered the name. He'd heard of an Itachi before….a once in a lifetime prodigy from the Uchiha Clan. Naruto gulped, "Wait a minute….wasn't Itachi part of your clan?"

"He was my brother." muttered Sasuke as his eyes narrowed with anger. Naruto gazed into Sasuke eyes and that's when he noticed it. Naruto felt a chill go down his spine as he stared at it….the hatred in his eyes. Naruto quickly looked away frightened at what he had seen. He'd seen those eyes before. Those eyes were the same as everyone else, but this gaze was different. It was directed at him, but at someone else. Is that why everyone hated him? Was it cause he did something on the magnitude as Itachi?

Naruto shook his head, and he looked back at Sasuke. Then he angrily put it, "What an asshole. Why the hell would he kill off his own clan….his family."

"I don't know."

"Does he not understand….the pain of being all alone?" resounded Naruto as he looked up in the sky. His sentence caught Sasuke off guard as he looked at Naruto. Naruto's expression changed, and then he added, "The feeling of being alone….it sucks doesn't it. To go home, and know that no one will ever be there for you. I don't understand how anyone can ever choice to kill their family….since there's nothing more painful than being alone."

Sasuke's eyes widen a bit as he had not expected this from Naruto. The knucklehead who was always spewing on about being the hokage and goofing off. Naruto stopped looking at the sky, and looked back at Sasuke. Naruto gave him a grin, and then sounded off, "So, if Itachi was able to kill off your entire clan then we better step up our training."

Sasuke blinked not having expected that response. Then he quickly questioned, "Our?"

"Well, I've decided that since I'm gonna be the next Hokage it's only fair that I help you out." said Naruto with a cocky smile. Sasuke couldn't help, but let a small grin escape his lips. He quickly sat up and he snickered, "Like the class dobe would be able to help me take someone like Itachi down. Even if you were, he's mine to kill."

"So be it, but first we're gonna have to get strong. Then we're gonna have to hunt him down. If this guy was able to kill off an entire clan, you're gonna need all the help you can get, teme." boasted Naruto. Sasuke just let out a sigh as he was not in the mood to argue. Naruto then added, "Besides, it's only just that you kill him. I'll let you have him once I kick his ass."

"You have no idea what you're talking about." retorted Sasuke. Naruto then answered with, "Just watch me."

Naruto gave Sasuke a boastful smile as Sasuke just rolled his eyes. The sun slowly sank into the horizon as it's rays shun on both of them. They both stood up and very slowly made their ways back home. However, this time they didn't walk alone.

Thus, this became the day that Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki began friends. So begins the story of The Dobe and The Teme….

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Thanks for reading this out! I've know that I tend to jump around stories a lot! Just to let everyone know I'm done writing Overlooked Prodigy, Guildmaster, and The orb. Everything else may get updated know and then, but those three are dead. I'm really not motivated to write them. I might rewrite the Orb, but the rest are done. Sorry to all it's fans, but appreciate all of the support! Hope you enjoy this new series! Thanks!
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