Author's Note: The SasuNaru pairing has always been my OTP before ItaNaru came in the picture. Actually the reason my love for this pairing lessened was because of all the sad things happening between Sasuke and Naruto and it just tears me up so much everytime I think about them. SO YEAH! I decided to make my own verse where everything's been done. Naruto's dead, Itachi's dead, Orochimaru's dead and Sasuke's left going insane. So I thought hey, I want a happy SasuNaru fic and a not so bad ass Itachi and thus the birth of "Starting All Over Again" came! I hope everyone likes it. And I apologize for any grammatical or spelling errors.

Summary: Sasuke's been given a chance at a life and love. Transported back in time our onyx-eyed shinobi must do the best he can to make things right while trapped in a 7 year old's body. Will Sasuke be able to pursue his blond and save his clan at the same time?

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. He belongs to his rightful owner, Sasuke...errr Kishimoto-sensei?

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PROLOGUE: DAMN REGRET

"Sasuke…I forgive you." his face showed no trace of anger nor of pain. There was only love in his eyes and it was directed for him and him alone. Yet before his heart of ice finally realized what he had done, Naruto's last parting breath had left him. "I..love you Sasuke, I've always had." and then he was gone.

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The ebony haired teen screamed in despair and agony clutching his head in his hands desperately trying to forget, to erase the blond's image in his mind. "NO NO NO NO NO!!!! Naruto, why? Why won't you hate me?!! I fucking betrayed you! I fucking left you! I fucking chose revenge rather than to be with you! I don't deserve your love. I don't! I fucking don't!" he growled through gritted teeth, pulling at his hair in desperation, in grief and in pain.

Naruto's lifeless form remained vivid in his mind. Brimming tears continued to stream down his cheeks. How long he had been in this condition he didn't know and he simply didn't care. All he could see and hear were Naruto's words, the fight that had ensued, the way he had looked at him, the way he smiled at him despite his betrayal, his cruelty and especially his deceit. "Naruto I lied!" Sasuke cried out throwing various objects all over his rented apartment.

No one knew where he was. Orochimaru died by his own hands. The bastard got what he deserved for feeding Sasuke's lust for revenge that resulted in the destruction of the only person that mattered. The Konoha nins won't be able to find him, or maybe if they did it'll be his lifeless body that they'd find.

"I lied when I said you never meant anything to me. I lied Naruto! I love you, you dobe! I've always had! But I was scared, scared because I know that when I'm with you the feelings will only get stronger. So I chose to lie. I wanted to cut our connection, I didn't want it to be you that I must kill for me to acquire the mangekyou sharingan! Do you understand it now? Do you? Answer me Naruto! Answer me!" he screamed, desperately wanting to hear his voice again, to hear him answer his questions, to call him teme and to tell him he's being a bastard. Anything but the silence of the night and the coldness of the air and especially not the lifeless body that remained at the forefront of his mind.

"And you know what's funnier eh Naruto? I found out Itachi didn't really kill our clan. That he showed me those images for my sake so I would sought out revenge. For me to get stronger." a bitter chuckle escaped his lips. "Imagine that! I'm pitiful right? I lost everything. I lost you. And for what? Wanting to kill my brother for something he didn't do? Tell me Naruto, I'm the stupidest person alive right? I could already imagine you telling me that." Sasuke slumped against the wall burying his face in his arms wiping off the tears that refused to stop. "But then that's the only thing I could do right now do I? Imagine you. Imagine you here with me. Imagine my arms wrapped around you. Imagine your smile. Imagine your laugh. Imagine all your stupid tricks. I'm left with my stupid imaginations!"

Sasuke threw his head back pounding it against the wall behind him. "If only I could do everything all over again. I would stay by your side until you get sick of me. I would protect you. I would make you happy. I would make everyone that so much as call you a murderer and a demon writhe in pain. I would make you smile everyday. I would love you. I wouldn't care about revenge. I wouldn't care about anything but you. Dammit Naruto! I need you! I fucking need you usuratonkachi!" never before in his life did Uchiha Sasuke realize other than in that exact moment just how much Naruto meant to him. And the sad part was it was too late.

For some endless moments Sasuke continued to bang his head against the wall, mind filled with the memories of the blond teen. He thought back to their times in the academy up until their graduation as genins. He could still remember Naruto's lone figure sitting by the swings and the nasty comments people made about him. At that time he was too blinded with rage for his brother to actually care for anyone. He didn't realize just how much Naruto had lost. He was so absorbed in his own hatred that he didn't notice how much Naruto was hurting inside, of how much Naruto needed someone to be there for him. Just like how much he needed for someone to be there for him as well. Everyone else was just annoying, but he knew that Naruto was different. Yet, he didn't made any move to make friends with the blond.

And then he got teamed up with Naruto and Sakura. He remembered their first Class C turned Class A mission. Kakashi had told him the reason why Naruto got into his state. It was because of him. Naruto went berserk when the blond thought he had died from Haku's attacks. It was already painfully obvious how much he meant to Naruto, yet again he was too blind to care.

Then the memory of the Chuunin exams came. His fist connected with the hard cold floor as he was reminded of the snake sannin's face. It was him! It all started with him. He fed Sasuke's hunger for power and he was too much of an idiot to readily comply. Then there was the fight at the Valley of the Ends. Such painful memories. He just couldn't take it anymore.

A sudden loud bitter laugh broke the silence of the night. Sasuke felt like he was loosing the last strands of sanity that he had left. Fingering the kunai in his pocket, the ebony haired teen brought it towards his neck and positioned it upon the cursed seal that fucking snake bastard had marked on him. He played with that spot for some endless seconds before finally plunging the kunai in.

Sasuke relished in the feeling of pain. Pushing the cold hard metal more inside, Sasuke started twisting the kunai upon his new wound. Here and there it went. He didn't mind the pain from it, actually he delighted in the sensations he was having. Somehow he noticed that the pain in his heart was starting to lessen. He began cackling like a mad man delighted at the thought of getting rid of the pain of his heartache and especially the painful memories he had of Naruto.

The onyx-eyed shinobi made his decision, he preferred to die. Another laugh escaped his lips for the idea of death frightened him no longer.

Plucking out the kunai from his bleeding wound, Sasuke brought his blood soaked hands and kunai right above his chest directly where his heart resided. "Naruto..." he mouthed slowly pushing the kunai's tip into his chest. Tear stained cheeks and blood shot red eyes stared at the glowing moon outside, an image of his bestfriend and would have been lover still refusing to dismiss. Everywhere he looked there was Naruto and it hurt too fucking much.

Gripping the kunai tighter in his palm and without further hesitation Sasuke plunged it into his heart needing to stop the pain he felt from Naruto's death. He'd rather have physical pain than being reminded over and over again of what he had done.

A short moment after the ebony haired teen began feeling warm blood flowing from his wound. "It's difficult to breath Naruto." he gasped out as the results of what he had done to himself was finally taking a toll on his body. "Did you feel...the exact things...I'm feeling right now?" More and more blood came oozing out from both wounds he had inflicted upon himself, Sasuke began coughing up blood as well. "Naruto..." he gasped again struggling for breath. "If I...plucked my heart right now..." another gasp and then another. Sasuke fought the urge to fall into unconsciousness, he wanted to feel more of this pain. It was only fair for Naruto and he more than deserved it. A sad smile grazed his lips as tears started to fall once again. "...if I gave my heart to you...Naruto would you accept it?"

Flashes of his life passed right before his eyes mostly the times that he had spent with the blonde. Over and over again he saw the memories they shared. He could feel his heart beginning to beat at a much slower pace, Sasuke's eyes began to fall shut.

He knew his end was near and welcomed it with absolute abandon, life just didn't make sense anymore, not without Naruto. For the first time in a long time the onyx-eyed teen felt peace, he savored in the thought that he was going to where Naruto was. They were going to be together again.

But that peaceful feeling however was short lived. Without warning, a sudden deep excruciating pain exploded in his senses. He was hurting everywhere. Sasuke wanted to scream but no voice would come out of his mouth. "Nggghh..." he groaned instead choking and coughing up more and more blood. He felt like he was being cut into little pieces. Sasuke thrashed and cursed under his breath but he couldn't bring it in himself to care of how much pain he was currently going through.

Up until the last seconds of his life Naruto's smiling face remained in his mind. "I...love you Naruto." he managed to utter before his breath finally left him.

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"I cannot let this happen oneechan, I cannot! It pains me just seeing how much of a disaster has happened between these two." The red-haired celestial maiden exclaimed walking to and fro a frown creasing her smooth forehead as she took glances with what seemed to be a crystal ball, her expression getting darker by the minute.

The green-haired celestial maiden gave out an exasperated sigh. "We cannot interfere with the human world Hikari. It is against the rules of Law and Order. My heart also is breaking for them but as much as I want to help them, you know I can't"

"Why not? You're the high priestess. Surely you can do something about this."

"I may be the high priestess but that doesn't mean I can just toy with the human world." the green-haired maiden retorted.

"We are not going to toy with it. We're going to fix it. Besides with a heart filled with so much regret like that human, wouldn't it be better if we grant his wish? It is surely going to be for the better. So much time apart, so much time wasted. You've done the same thing with that certain couple thousands of years ago. And they turned out great for each other. Why couldn't you give this one a chance?" the redhead retorted back trying her best to convince the older maiden.

"I only did that because..."

"Because you were moved with their love for each other. And what's happened now is exactly the same thing. With us granting his wish it might as well be for the good of their world. So many unnecessary deaths oneechan! It pains my heart to see such deaths and for what?"

The older maiden sighed in defeat. No matter how much she might deny it, her younger sister was right. This couple deserved a second chance at love.

"But if we send him back in time he would still have the memories up to his last dying breath. You know if there's one thing we can't mess up it's a human's memory. Wouldn't that be dangerous? He does have a twisted mind."

"He's learned his lesson! And with those memories in tack then all the better then! He would know the things he has to do and the things he need not do! I believe in this one. I know he won't mess up the chance we're going to give him. You felt it too didn't you? The tremor when he said those dying words."

For some seconds she continued to stare at her sister, finally she shrugged. "I did and I agree." she nodded while looking back down at the crystal ball then reached out for the hand of the younger maiden. "You ready?"

Hikari held her sister's hand in hers looking at her with worshiping eyes. "Oneechan, you're really going to...?"

"Yes my dear sister. I understand the situation. We're going to help these two." she answered smiling.

"Arigatou Yume-neechan!" she exclaimed trapping the older maiden in a tight embrace.

The green-haired girl's eyes softened. "Okay then, so are you ready?"

"Yes!" the redhead answered in excitement, gently extracting herself from the hug plucking one strand from her hair. "Can't forget to send him the message." she said then proceeded to recite a handful of incantations before the strand of hair turned into dust landing inside the crystal ball. She beamed reaching out for her sister's hand again. "Okay all set."

"Here goes. I wish for their happiness." the older maiden said then began to recite the incantations needed.

Time and space could not even begin to define

Such love, regret and longing like thine

Turning back the hands of time we offer you

A chance to sought out thy love for him that lives for you

Here we sisters of the celestial world stand as witness

May your wish be granted and your heart rejoice in this

A sudden bright blinding light seemed to fill the whole place as they continued chanting the incantation then without warning, everything stopped. The siblings gazed at each other. Hikari's smile went up to her ears. Yume couldn't help but smile back.

Meanwhile in the human world, slowly at first but then with great speed, time began racing backwards.

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"Sasuke...sasuke wake up dear. It's time for school."

The ebony haired teen groaned as he crawled deeper into the mattress, wrapping the blankets tighter around his body.

"Sasuke...it's time for school son!" another voice called out.

"What?" he asked mind still a little fuzzy from sleep. Sasuke gently lifted his head off the pillows slowly prying his eyes open. "What happened?" he mentally asked and just as he was trying to get more semblance of what was happening around him his thoughts instantly crashed down on Naruto.

The all too familiar ache in his chest began it's vicious assault. Streams of tears started making it's way down his cheeks. "NO! DAMMIT DAMMIT! Why am I alive? How the hell am I still alive? he repeatedly cursed under his breath. He didn't want this. No, not another day of torture. Of thoughts of Naruto! He just wanted it all to end. If he ever found out who had the cheek to save him from his suicide attempt he's going to make sure that person suffers. "Naruto....Naruto...I'm sorry! I still can't be with you. But don't worry ne? I'm going to be with you soon. I promise. We'll be together again." he kept murmuring under his breath convincing himself that soon he was going to be reunited with his beloved.

"Ototou, are you sleep talking again?"

Sasuke's eyes snapped wide open. "What in the..." he knew that voice all too well.

All too suddenly, he realized that something was amiss. With the wound he had inflicted himself the other night it was impossible for him if he did ever survived, to not feel any pain at all. The ebony haired stared at the bed that he was currently lying on. A sudden deep seated feeling seemed to awaken his senses. The scent of the sheets smelled ridiculously familiar. It was a scent that he thought he might never smell again.

"He's not waking up hahaoya."

"Oh my poor baby, he's still upset about what happened to his ninja toy set 'Tachi."

A hand suddenly was resting upon his shoulder shaking him. "Sasu-chan, hey come on now. Better wake up or you're going to miss breakfast."

"Sasu...sasu-chan?" only one person ever called him that.

Against Sasuke's better judgment he was instantly on his feet facing the two people in front of him. His heart almost stopped from what he saw. "O...okasannn?" eyes darting from the image of his mother then unto the other person's face the ebony haired boy felt his blood froze. "A...Aniki!!!!!????"

His mother blinked, looking at him in bewilderment. "Sasu-chan? Are you feeling well?"

Without warning, the older Uchiha sibling unceremoniously walked a few paces forward kneeling in front of him resting the back of his hand upon his forehead checking for any sign of fever. "Ototou? Are you sick?" the face that once belonged to his brother asked him voice laced with worry.

Sasuke Uchiha cannot believe what he was seeing.

He knew this was not an illusion his brother had him trapped in that much he would be able to tell. Nor was it any other genjutsu, the trained shinobi that he was he would surely be able to track it and break it down.

He took in the sight of his surroundings. He was in his old room.

He noticed his notebooks and books on the side by the shelves in a neat pile where they usually were. His closet was at the opposite side of the room, his mattress - then realizing something, Sasuke's hands immediately closed around his throat. "My voice." he said in disbelief. "What the heck is wrong with my voice?" The ebony-haired shinobi looked down at his hands he then realized to his horror that they were...small?

Eyes widening in further shock Sasuke tore himself away from the bedroom then ran hastily towards the family mirror that was in the living room, his mother and brother following him closely behind. It was then when he faced the mirror and had taken a good look at himself did he realize...

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Sasuke screamed at the top of his lungs.

Everything began spiraling out of control and then before he knew it the world turned black.

TBC

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