The Forgotten Ones

Summary:
"Konoha has been destroyed. The village was completely demolished by the Nine Tailed Fox. There were no survivors." But what if two people did survive? What will the two Genin do?

Rating: T

By: SasukeUchihasGuardian

A/N Just to let you know, the prologue is a songfic, but the rest of the story isn't. Enjoy! :)

Chapter 1: Homeless and Alone

Prologue:

There was a dreadful scream, followed by a deafening crash and a bloodcurdling howl. The Nine Tailed Demon Fox roared angrily as it smashed its giant foot down directly on top of the Hokage's mansion, its claws digging into the destroyed building that began to crumble underneath the weight. Below, a small crowd of villagers attempted to escape the debris, to dash to safety, but the growing flame wafted in front of them all, engulfing them in the heat of the searing inferno.

Let's watch this city burn, from the skylines on top of the world, till there's nothing left in her, let's watch this city burn the world

A few other terrified villagers hopelessly sprinted for it, but one of the demon's massive tails shattered the top of a roof, sending it collapsing down on them, crushing them all under its mass. The few that remained cried out in sheer agony, screaming for anybody to help them as the fire drew close, but knew it was futile. More screams arose as the blaze overtook them.

Body doused in ash with two empty cans of gas, the only evidence they have is the police sketch of my mask, and it's hard at times to ask if you can save my heart for last

There was another crash and another howl as the fox raised its head, snarling at everyone down below. Two piercing red eyes glowered at the people underneath, sending shudders of terror down their spines. As a muscular tail sent another structure crashing down, a trail of black smoke climbed higher into the sky, turning it murky and distributing ashes over the entire village, burning and constricting the throats of the villagers that were trapped underneath it.

It's hard to face the facts, when the darkness fades to black. It's not just make believe, when they make me take a seat, and they put amphetamines in the air and make me breathe

Flames suddenly washed over a small group of children, and they screamed in horror as the temperature around them flared. Some of the ninja who were still alive managed to grab them and bring them to safety. Half of those ninja never made it out of the inferno.

So come on and grab your children, look out for burning buildings, and villains who pillage, they're killing the millions and billions of people die for a lost cause, and so I pray to my nation destroyed under God

A single paper bomb was thrown swiftly at the demon's face, discharging under its muzzle, but it seemed unscathed as it roared furiously and killed the man who hurled it with a swift strike of its tail.

All my battles have been won but the war has just begun

Blood red eyes fixed upon the destroyed Hokage tower, where some ninjas were attempting escape through without being noticed. It slid a tail across the earth straight through it to annihilate everyone inside. Towards the border of the village, there was an explosion and more smoke rose into the atmosphere, turning it to absolute blackness. The demon roared again and used its blood-spattered fangs to shred the top half of a building off, dropping it onto the already half smashed hospital.

The city looks so pretty do you wanna burn it with me, till the skies bleed ashes, and the f*cken skyline crashes? We make ashes just with matches to ignite the flame, and all the hopes of a youth deemed f*cken insane

Nine tails whipped violently in the sky, over the ashen full moon. Villagers that watched the fox began to realize that under that full moon, the demon could not be eradicated.

They say take the pill, in God we trust, go and kill, God loves us, after life, after death, breathing till there is no breath

In the distance, two ninja observed their home be completely destroyed by the demonic animal. Two teenagers, both only 13 years old, stood from on top of one of the few standing buildings left- the village border watchtowers. They were far enough away where if they fox were to assault them, they would have time to run. Both of them were throwing explosive tags, kunai, and any other weapons they had. It was no use. "RUN!" They yelled.

I will not die in the night, but in the light, of the sun and the ashes of this world in my lungs, but who am I to say, let's all just run away? Grab your saints and pray, we're gonna burn this world today! It's the end of earth, we've been done since our birth

The fox bellowed and continued demolishing buildings, slaughtering everyone near them. As it traveled deeper into the village, more smoke and ash filled the air. The two teenagers couldn't flee the beast's path any longer.

The city looks so pretty do you wanna burn it with me?

Flames engulfed more and more of the village as it passed through.

The city looks so pretty do you wanna burn it with me?

One of the tallest remaining buildings was smashed to the ground before exploding into debris and smoke.

The city looks so pretty do you wanna burn it with me?

The demon's piercing bloody eyes looked directly at the two teenagers, sending shivers down their spines. The fox's growl was deep and threatening, and it bared its fangs at them menacingly. Red and orange dancing flames began seeping out in between them. The two teens were completely vulnerable, watching the demon power up the attack that would end their lives.

The city looks so pretty do you wanna burn it with me?

The two couldn't run, and they knew that for a fact. Through the corner of their eyes they could gaze upon what was left of the village.

We'll use the trees as torches, we'll fill the streets with corpses, we'll watch the city f*cken bleed, and bring the world to its knees

Nothing was remaining but the inferno, debris and dead bodies of their fellow villagers. Streets were covered with spattered blood, and the oxygen was tainted with the smell of burning bodies. As they focused back in on the fox, they realized it was about to attack. One final breath and a link of fingers was all they could manage before the blast of chakra was shot directly at the structure they were standing on.

Let's watch this city burn, from the skyline on top of the world, till there's nothing left of her, let's watch this city burn the world

With nothing left in the village, the demon smirked in sick pleasure.

Let's watch it burn…

Let's watch this city burn the world

Story:

Naruto slowly blinked open his heavy eyes, instantly regretting it as the sunlight burned and left him blinded. He pressed his eyes shut again, exposing them more gradually the next time. He felt a terrible throbbing in his ankle and grunted weakly.

I… I'm alive? But… but where's…? He hastily sat up, regretting it as his head pulsated. He clutched it and felt a thick liquid cover his hands, and he realized in horror that it was blood.

"Sasuke?" He glanced around swiftly, but he couldn't find his partner anywhere.

No… he can't be… He thought. He leapt to his feet, but collapsed back down to his knees.

"Sasuke you can't die!" He exclaimed, looking around frantically for even a hint of his teammate's corpse. Every time he thought he saw him, he found that they were the dead bodies of other villages, some too bulky to be Sasuke's brawny hands, and some too frail and scrawny to be even a five year olds.

"Sasuke!" He shouted out again, crawling weakly on his hands and knees for him. He grasped countless hands that could've been his teammate, but he freed them after realizing that they weren't Sasuke's hand, but instead an additional corpse's frail limb.

"Sasuke…" he sobbed feebly, curling up into a ball. He couldn't lose Sasuke.

He suddenly noticed something that caught his eye- a smaller sized hand, with a small wrist warmer below it. He weakly crawled over to it and grasped the hand. Unlike the others that he had grabbed, this one still had a tiny bit of warmth. He lifted up the wreckage that was on top of the body, revealing a bloody, barely breathing Sasuke Uchiha.

"Sasuke…" he sighed in relief, dragging him out from below and pulling him tight to his own body and checking him over. Naruto was grateful he was unconscious, because if he was awake, he'd most likely be screaming in agony.

At least three or four of his ribs were shattered, and his ankle was gruesomely twisted backwards. Deep cuts and gashes were sliced all across his body, slashing through his clothing and one over one of his eyes, bleeding profusely. The skin that wasn't covered by blood was burned awfully, besides his face, which was astonishingly unharmed by the flames. His breathing was short and faint, close to one breath a minute. Not nearly enough oxygen for him to live on, and even someone as inexperienced as Naruto could distinguish.

Selecting his actions cautiously, he tried his best to recollect what Iruka had educated him on in the academy. Blinking the tears away at the thought of his beloved teacher being dead, he checked his teammate's condition the best he could with what he could recall in his frantic, traumatized mind.

He put an ear to Sasuke's chest, listening to his breathing. It's even worse than I thought. He thought shockingly as he put a finger to his neck, trying to ignore the tiny shriek of pain Sasuke emitted when he touched the burnt skin.

How awful … He did the best he could do to restore his health. He unzipped his jacket and then pulled his shirt over his head, taking out a kunai and shredding it to pieces. He tenderly tied them around the wounds that were bleeding the most. He wrapped some bandages around his forehead and then around the eye that was cut. He made sure that he wrapped them under his bangs, and cover them thick enough that the blood wouldn't seep through immediately.

It was then that Sasuke opened his eyes.

The first thing he did was instantly scream in agony, grabbing his abdomen, but the sudden movement caused some of the closing wounds to reopen and he groaned feebly, turning his head to the side and longing that he'd just black out for the next few days.

Naruto stroked his hand gently to see if he was entirely awake, but he gasped and whipped his hand away, screaming in terror.

He's not acting like himself… he must be scared out of his mind… Naruto thought sorrowfully.

"Hey… Sasuke it's okay… Don't move or you'll hurt yourself even more…" He whispered, gently grabbing Sasuke's hands and placing them at his sides. Sasuke's panicked breathing didn't slow down, but he gazed directly into Naruto's sky blue eyes. "Sasuke… relax… calm down…" He soothed, taking note of his heavy, panicked breaths. They were so much different than the ones he was inhaling before he had woken up. Naruto was curious why.

"W-where are we..?" He whispered, looking around at the debris and the small flickering flames.

"This is the village…" Naruto murmured sadly. "This is our home…"

Sasuke's eyes widened. "What? No! It can't be!" He tried to sit up, but he gripped his stomach. Naruto's arms wrapped around his abdomen and back as he laid him back down.

"Don't move so suddenly. I don't know what's wrong yet." He told him.

Sasuke grit his teeth. "No… no… this can't be the Leaf Village… our home… Naruto… where is everybody?" He gasped out, his throat feeling like it was on fire from inhaling all the wreckage and the smoke.

"There's no one left, Sasuke." Tears slid down Naruto's tanned cheeks. "They're gone. We're the last ones." He whispered huskily.

Sasuke shook his head, refusing to let the tears that stung his burning eyes fall. "No! It's a dream! This can't be real!" He cried. He didn't move when he felt two shaky arms wrap around his body and pull him into a solid embrace.

"It's not a dream… this is real. We have no one… but each other… Sasuke…" He murmured quietly, squeezing harder when he heard a sob escape his friend.

"No…" he choked out, finally letting the tears out. "Everyone… Sakura? Iruka? Kakashi? It can't be true!" He buried his face in Naruto's shoulder, and the blonde could feel the tears already soaking through his orange jacket.

He wondered what they were going to do. They were both injured terribly, Sasuke more than himself, with no possibility of being cured anytime soon. The fox was gone, so he wouldn't be able to heal quickly like all of the other times. He had no idea where the demon that destroyed his home even went. He wasn't concerned about himself, since he knew he would be alright. Sasuke was the one he was troubled about. He couldn't walk or hardly even move. He was losing too much blood too rapidly, and he would die if he didn't get assistance soon. Even someone as inexperienced and clueless as Naruto could figure that much out.

"Sasuke… we have to get out of here." He whispered, leaving out the reasons why. It felt odd that he was the one in control of things. He would have presumed that it would be him having a breakdown on the ground, hurt, terrified, and traumatized. Never Sasuke. He figured it'd be Sasuke that would be telling him to get out of the village. Not only was the wretched stench of the burning bodies and smoke filling their lungs, but the small flames that were left of the once raging inferno were slowly but surely creeping up on them.

Sasuke just nodded weakly, and Naruto noticed that his crying was down to small hiccups, and his eyes were glazed over in pain and that his whole body was trembling.

"Sasuke?" He whispered unsurely, touching his cheek. He twitched faintly, but then went motionless again, looking up at him with lidded eyes.

"Don't you dare die on me, Sasuke! Don't you dare!" He yelled, making him flinch at the words. Naruto stood up on his feet, paying no heed to the agony that shot through his body as he did. He kneeled down and lifted Sasuke into his arms.

"We're going… we'll go to the Sand Village and ask for help. They'll heal you up, since our villages are- were- allies." He whispered, his voice almost cracking when he corrected himself. Sasuke just nodded, half aware and barely even able to understand him or register who he was. His eyes began to close, but Naruto shook him a little to wake him up.

"Don't fall asleep on me, Sasuke… Don't you dare close those eyes… you haven't killed your brother yet so don't you dare go to sleep…" He said, holding him closer to his chest to relieve himself more than to ease his teammate. Sasuke shifted in his teammate's arms, trying to make himself more relaxed.

Naruto, doing his complete best to ignore the tremendous pain that was coursing through his body, began to walk into the forest, towards the direction of the Sand Village. He knew if he didn't get there in time, they'd both eventually die.

"N-Naruto?" Sasuke asked five minutes into the walk, breaking the silence that had hit the two of them like a brick wall. Naruto looked down at him and waited for him to finish his question.

"Why… why is m-my eye band…aged? W-why did you wrap one of… my e-eyes?" He asked. Naruto drew in a shaky breath before answering.

"You have a deep cut in your eye… they'll fix it at the Sand Village." He told the traumatized boy.

Sasuke didn't give it much more thought, fully believing Naruto. Even if he wanted to, he was much too hurt to even register half of what Naruto was even saying. He closed his eyes again, and when Naruto tapped him gently, his eyelids only opened a fracture, before sliding back down again.

Naruto tried his best to rouse the sleeping Uchiha, but he wasn't waking. Naruto found that since the adrenaline wore off, Sasuke couldn't keep himself conscious for long and that his breathing was back to being shallow and pained.

Still going against his body, Naruto quickened his pace. As he walked he realized something dreadful.

He had nothing to live for anymore except his best friend.

Sasuke was all he had left.

~TBC~

New story chapter 1 completed! :D Please review and tell me what you think! No more of it will be a songfic I promise! Thanks for reading! :)

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~SasukeUchihasGuardian