Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
A/N: well, last chapter, last oneshot though this has turned into some sort of story already… I'm really sorry for the inconsistency… ah well, I really enjoyed this… and I hope you guys did too… I think I'll try to make some sort of happier story next time… thanks to everyone who reviewed… I really appreciated all of them. Gah, and I hate this.. I have a new plot bunny but I have to finish this first… oh well… be prepared for an ugly ending. Haha… I really am getting tired of this story…
History
He had half expected Sasuke to be sprawled on the floor of the huge compound, dead.
He didn't know whether he should be happy that his best friend wasn't there or scared because now he didn't know what to expect.
He had searched every single room but to no avail.
Slapping himself for not thinking of it sooner, he quickly went to the weapons room and scanned the racks for Sasuke's infamous sword, the Kusanagi. It wasn't there. There was also a noticeable number of shurikens and kunais missing. His common sense told him that 'Tachi took the items but he had a feeling that there was more to the situation than what met the eye.
Deciding that he wanted to make sure, he went to 'Tachi's room and looked inside the closet. It was quite organized and 'Tachi's Chuunin Vest was still there. He counted all the vests. One. Two. Three. Three vests in all, the standard set given to all ninjas. If 'Tachi left then that meant that he was probably in his normal clothes. The ninja sandals were still there too, so was his ninja pouch. There was just something fishy about the whole situation. When Sasuke left the village, he had his full battle gear on but nothing seemed to be missing in 'Tachi's room.
Naruto knew that there was little left to analyze in the room so moved on to Sasuke's room. He then looked inside Sasuke's closet and counted all the ANBU uniforms. One. Two. Two…
He didn't need to think twice before he ran out of the compound in pursuit of Sasuke. The guy was more insane than he thought possible.
Finally, after thirty minutes of nonstop running, he caught up with them… or rather, him… because by the look of things, the other was no more.
Naruto couldn't suppress his shudder when he heard a wry chuckle emanate from the one standing before him.
"History repeats itself, you know. Who would have thought that I'd have my revenge on him twice?"
FIN