"... What?", Naruto jumped up and reflexively pulled one of his throwing knives.
But immediately he sagged from the stabbing pain in his lungs and rubbed his forehead. "Oh, you're awake," said Sasuke, who was sitting against a tree stump close to him.
* What happened? ... Did Sasuke kill the creature? * Naruto wondered thoughtfully.
As if he could read minds, Sasuke replied: "You fell and ...", there was a silence. "... So ..." he paused.
Probably something really bad must have happened when his mind ran off, Naruto mused.
The dreamer did not go into this further.

Sasuke grimaced like seven days of rain and turned back to his favorite occupation, after training: dozing.
He closed his eyes and enjoyed the comfortably warm sunbeam that fell on him through the thicket. Naruto also sat down on his natural-colored mattress and his eyes became heavier as he watched Sasuke.His dream was eventful, but could not bring him any clarity at the moment.

~

He, Sasuke, was walking down a path lined with dead, leafless trees with a bouquet of roses.
There was a door there. Large, pompous, but kept sneaky.
Carelessly he pushed it open and was startled ...

~

'No ...', Naruto mumbled in his sleep, he wanted to break free, break free from this dream that was actually very telling.

"What is it now?", Sasuke asked annoyed and shielded his open eye with the flat of his hand.
"N ... Nothing.", Naruto replied. "Then be quiet and sleep! We have to continue tomorrow immediately."
Sasuke turned around and fell asleep.

* ~ * ~ * ~ *

Kakashi stirred his steaming noodle soup in the small bowl and handed it with the words "Now eat my child, you are hungry." his student Sakura.
"Thank you Master Kakashi. It is really very nice of you that you voluntarily prepare my dinner for me.", She thanked him while she sipped his soup.Even if it wasn't nearly as fast as with Sasuke and Naruto, the two had a lot to talk about and stayed up late into the night.

The next morning, Sakura was awakened by the cheerful chirping of an unfamiliar bird. She rubbed her eyes and crawled out of her tent.
Kakashi was on her feet a long time ago and had put down her fresh fruit.
"As if I were helpless ...", she said jokingly in her monologue as she wandered towards the nearby source.

No sign of Kakashi, but that didn't really worry her. Surely he still had a job to do, so he can be gone for days.
And she would have to wait here like a castle dog until his return.

* ~ * ~ * ~ *

Now quite soft because of the calm, he thought of "that creature" that had chased them both. Sasuke never wanted to talk about this incident and probably couldn't even do it.
What happened? Had he saved Naruto's life?Then why didn't he say anything else?
Naruto wallowed in something uncomfortable.
Maybe Sasuke was suppressing feelings ?!