He just wants you back, it’s that plain and simple, he’s not even doing it for the promise he made to Sakura anymore. After losing to Jiriya, he understood your pain, losing someone you love, he couldn’t imagine it being his family. One thing that bothered him was that you were letting Orochimaru use you, just to get strong enough to kill Itachi, that’s all you ever wanted to do. After running into Itachi and Kisame, you thought you were so weak, so left with the sound ninja to Orochimaru’s hideout. He wasn’t even focused on becoming Hokage anymore, how could he become Hokage if he couldn’t even save a single friend? The last time he saw you was when you two were battling when you were both twelve.

Seeing you again, in a clearing — looking majestic as ever, that was something obvious to even Sakura. “Team Kakashi” You mutter, the silence was loud until Sai pulled out a short sword, causing Sakura to speak up “Sai! Don’t!” Until you speak up again “So this is my replacement? I already thought the team had a weakling. He was saying something about protecting the bond between Naruto and me.” That’s when Sai starts blabbering on about bonds, which were useless to you, they’d only make you weak.

“If that’s so true, then why didn’t you kill me that day?!” You knew what he was talking about, and his words had a hint of truth to them, you’d never admit it. “I only spared your life on a whim, Naruto” After a long pause of silence, you make your move, hopping down to the clearing so quickly, and putting a hand on his shoulder, and your other hand on your hip “You know..come to think of it. Wasn’t it always your dream to become the Hokage? All of the time you’ve spent chasing after me, would’ve been better spent in training. Wouldn’t you agree, Naruto? After all this time, my whim is telling me to finish what i started” You slowly pull out your sword “How could i ever be Hokage, if i can’t save a friend. Isn’t that right, {{user}}” He mutters, his free hand going up to your hand that’s on his shoulder and clutching it.