I have such a bad case of writer's block for my other stories, so I decided to write this. It is going to be a two-shot, or whatever the heck people call a story with two chapters. Anywho, it starts off kind of silly, but will get better as it goes on. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own no part of Naruto.
Summary: Naruto and friends realize that Sasuke never blushes. They set off on a mission to make the raven blush, which sets off some weird feelings and ideas in Naruto.
"Have you guys ever noticed that Sasuke never blushes?" Ino asked the group, glancing over her shoulder at the raven. "And I mean, never blushes. Like, I don't think he is even capable of blushing."
Sakura, Naruto, Shikamaru, Neji, Hinata, and Kiba all glanced over at their estranged friend.
"Don't all look at once!" Ino stage-whispered, flapping her hands like a bird.
Immediately Sakura and Hinata looked back at her but the boys continued to gawk at Sasuke. The raven noticed them, and one perfect black eyebrow raised.
Naruto waved and smiled, Kiba grinned, Neji shrugged and looked back at Ino, uninterested, and Shikamaru murmured his trademark, "Eh, how troublesome..."
Naruto turned back to Ino. "So what he doesn't blush? I don't see why it matters..." Kiba, Shikamaru, and Neji nodded in agreement, backing Naruto up.
Ino glared at the blonde and then huffed and turned to Sakura and Hinata.
"You guys know what I mean, right?" She asked in an almost desperate manner. Hinata shrugged.
"Oh, totally, Ino. It is kinda weird. I wonder what he looks like blushing?" Sakura gushed. The two girls looked over at the raven in sync, then said in perfect harmony, "Adorable!" Neji winced at their squeal and stood up.
"Well, as fun as this has been, I am now bored and going home. You coming, Hinata?" Hinata nodded demurely, whispered a goodbye to each person and hurried off after him, blushing when Naruto said bye back. Sakura frowned as she watched them go.
"Well, so sorry you don't appreciate cute guys, Neji!" Ino called after Neji. But the Hyuuga's were already long gone.
"I appreciate cute guys." Naruto said bluntly, a few seconds later. They all stared at him and the blonde blushed profusely.
"I-I-I m-mean...! Uh...I didn't mean it like how it sounded." He finished lamely.
Ino glanced slyly at Sakura and the pink-haired girl smiled back, nodding. The two friends looked positively ruthless. "Uh-huh." They murmured disbelievingly.
Both of them leaned incredibly close to Naruto and said, once again in sync, "You sure you don't have something to tell us, Naruto?"
"Yeah, something concerning your sexual orientation?" Added Ino. Naruto blushed as red as a tomato.
"Hell no! I just didn't think before I spoke, that's all!"
"You seem to do an awful lot of that, Naruto." Kiba said with a chuckle, and stroked Akamaru's head; the giant dog's tail thumped loudly against the ground.
"Shut up, you asshole!" Naruto yelled at him.
"Who are you calling an asshole?! Asshole!" Kiba retorted. Naruto and Kiba started to bicker, much like a married couple.
Shikamaru shook his head and mumured, "So troublesome..."
Ino and Sakura shared another glance and Sakura shrugged.
"Alright, alright, stop it you guys." Ino said loudly. They didn't stop. Sakura mimicked pushing sleeves up her arms and, slamming her hands on the table, screamed, "Stop it and shut the hell up, you guys!" They stopped. Sakura flipped her hair back over her shoulders.
"Sheesh. You would think you were both PMSing." Sakura muttered. The two boys blushed and even Shikamaru cracked a smile.
"Alright, you got us to stop fighting. Now what do you want?" Naruto asked stubbornly, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Well...it's funny you asked that..." Sakura said, smiling cattily.
"Are you serious?" Naruto asked with a frown.
"Of course," Scoffed Ino. Sakura grinned at the bleach-blonde girl over her shoulder. "It will be interesting." Ino continued, tapping her chin thoughtfully. "Consider it research over a fellow ninja, a team mate." Naruto pondered that a moment, scratching his cheek.
"Hmmmm...Okay!" He replied chirpily. Naruto persuaded, Ino turned to Shikamaru and Kiba.
"What about you guys?" Kiba looked at his pet and best friend; Akamaru barked and wagged his tail. The tattooed boy smiled and shrugged.
"Sure, why not? It will be kind of interesting."
"Shikamaru? What about you?" Ino questioned. Shikamaru looked up from his feet.
"Huh? Oh...Well, it is rather troublesome, but I suppose I shall indulge in you guys' game."
"Yay!" Ino and Sakura squealed, grabbed each other's hands and jumping up and down.
The three boys exchanged a look.
"Girls, man. Girls." Naruto said with a shake of his head.
"So...we're just trying to make him blush, right?" Shikamaru asked, scratching his cheek. Naruto and Kiba nodded in affirmation.
"Uh-huh. At least...I think so." Naruto blinked and bit his lip. "I think it's kinda weird, but hey, whatever breaks the boredom, right? There's been no missions lately, soooo...Yeah."
Shikamaru watched him with a bored expression.
He "hmmpd" and turned back to the girls. Ino and Sakura were sitting next to each other, heads together as they planned their attack...whatever their attack was.
"This is going to be so much fun!" Kiba said with a smile. Akamaru barked loudly in agreement.
Naruto looked at his friend in confusion. "Have you been eating dog biscuits again, Kiba?"
"No!" Kiba said defensively. "It was just one time, anyways... To see what they tasted like. Akamaru likes 'em..." Shikamaru and Naruto sniggered.
"Okay, okay, relax. Just making sure." Naruto said with a chuckle. Kiba crossed his arms and grumbled, leaning against Akamaru.
"Yeah, well...whatever, asshole."
A blood vessel in Naruto's forehead bulged and he turned to the dog lover.
"Who're you calling asshole!? Asshole!" The blonde growled.
Ino nudged Sakura.
"They're at it again, Sakura." Sakura sighed and face-palmed.
"See, this is why we need something like this. A mission. We're all going crazy from boredom."
"Uh, I think Naruto and Kiba were crazy to start with..." Ino said quietly.
The two girls laughed so loudly that Kiba and Naruto stopped fighting and turned to look at them.
"What? Why are you laughing? What did we do?!" They both yelled simultaneously.
"Do you see him?" Sakura murmured, prodding Naruto in the side.
"Umph!" He grunted as a particularly uncomfortable jab was applied to his ribs. "Okay, first off, stop stabbing me! And second off, I am looking!" His head disappeared back around the corner, leaving Sakura to grumble.
Several moments later Naruto's face reappeared.
"I see him! He's leaning against the wall under that tree over there." Naruto murmured, gesturing with a thumb which direction he was in. Ino nodded and tightened her ponytail then tugged her shirt straight.
"Alright. I'll go first," The blonde girl said. Sakura placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Be careful out there, Ino. This is a dangerous mission." Ino nodded curtly. She hurried to the corner and glanced back at them. Naruto gave her a thumbs-up and Sakura smiled at her, tears in her eyes. She disappeared around the corner.
"They grow up so fast..." Sakura said, wiping at her eyes. Kiba snorted and Shikamaru shook his head, leaning against the wall.
"This is ridiculous. Remind me why we are doing this again?"
"Shhhh! I hear something!" Kiba hissed. Four pairs of ears strained to hear.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke! It was just a joke!" Silence reigned for many long seconds. Naruto bit his lip. "Ahhhh! Fuck, get away from me!" Ino's voice was very loud in the fairly quiet street. The four friends hurried around the corner to gawk at what they saw.
Ino had performed the Sexy no Jutsu...but she was a naked female version of Sasuke! The actual Sasuke was chasing her around, up and down the street, across the road, and past many people who were also staring.
"I didn't know she even knew Sexy no Jutsu!" Naruto exclaimed in amazement. Sakura's mouth hung open. Shikamaru murmured his typical phrase and Kiba gawked.
"Hell, Sasuke is hot!" The dog-loving ninja murmured, awe-struck. Naruto whipped around to glare at him all the while yelling, "See! See! I'm not the only one who speaks without thinking! See, Sakura?!" Sakura waved her hand at him to be quiet.
"Shhhh! You baka! This is too good to miss." Just then, Ino went flying past, Sasuke hot on her tail.
She cried, "Saaakkuurraa! Save me!"
The four friends saw that Sasuke had his sharingan activated.
They all stepped several steps back, each whistling and looking anywhere but at Ino and Sasuke.
"I'm guessing he didn't blush..." Sakura murmured once they had disappeared down the road.
It was the next day and it was Kiba's turn.
"What are you going to do?" Naruto questioned. Sakura and Shikamaru watched Kiba and fidgeted impatiently. Ino sat on a bench next to them, looking wounded.
Physically, she was perfectly fine; Her pride was the only thing that had suffered the day before.
After being chased for over an hour, the jutsu has dissipated and Sasuke had realized it was pointless. He disappeared a few moments later. She just wasn't worth his time once something that could harm his popularity was gone.
"Haha, just wait and see. Let me just tell you...it's going to be good. Sasuke is going to blush for sure. Or at least he better," Kiba frowned. "I had to work really hard to get these." The brown haired youth patted the plastic bag her was holding, outlining something soft and fabric.
"For your sake...I hope you're right, Kiba." Ino said.
The group sat on a roof and watched as Kiba approached Sasuke. They couldn't hear what was said, but they could see their facial expressions.
Kiba appeared happy at first, then arrogant and triumphant. From the start, Sasuke was sullen and annoyed looking. He frowned as Kiba said something and reached into his bag.
Shikamaru and Ino held their breath, Naruto winced as Sakura caught his arm in a bruising grip.
With a theatrical flourish, Kiba pulled a wad of black cloth from the bag. It unfurled in the breeze and hung several feet from Sasuke's face, in everyone's view. Sakura gasped.
"A-are t-t-those...-" She stuttered, "Sasuke's boxers?!" Ino finished for Sakura with a shriek.
Naruto and Shikamaru's mouths dropped open.
How the hell did he get those? Naruto wondered and stared, waiting for Sasuke's response.
Sasuke smirked and though they couldn't hear what he said, they all knew he asked, "Is that all you got? Hn. Pathetic."
With a deft movement, he snatched his underwear from the air and walked away, still smiling. Kiba stood as still as a statue, face frozen in a look of shock. Naruto leaped from the rooftop and landed beside him. He put an arm around Kiba's shoulder.
"It's okay, buddy. He's a stronger man than us, that's all. That was a great idea...just not right for this mission."
"Oh, so now their buddies?" Ino challenged. Sakura shrugged and looked down the road after Sasuke. She could still see the back of his head and his stupid perfect hair. He didn't seem the slightest bit embarrassed.
You are a tough nut to crack, Sasuke. A tough nut indeed.
It had been a year since Sasuke has returned to Konoha.
He, Naruto, Sasuke, Ino, and Kiba were 17, Shikamaru was 18.
In that time, Sasuke had only interacted with his old friends when they went on missions or when it was absolutely necessary. Despite his faults in earlier years, he had retained all of his old popularity, which was actually added upon because he was even more handsome now, plus the fact that he was even more of a bad-boy, which for some reason, girls found attractive.
At first, Naruto had been angry that Sasuke had returned on his own, feeling as if his life has less meaning now that his friend didn't need rescuing. Then he had come to terms with it, and decided to simply be happy that Sasuke was back and safe from harm.
Naruto spent his days admiring Sasuke from afar, and wishing to be closer to him.
His feelings for the raven were more then friendship, but not exactly love or lust. More of an infatuation. But who was to say they couldn't evolve into either love or desire?
Who was to say, indeed?
It was later that day and was now Shikamaru's turn. The boy grumbled and groaned but his friends wouldn't let him out of his commitment.
"Come on, Shika. We gotta make him blush! Ino and Kiba already went. It's up to you, Sakura, and I." Naruto gave the older boy a short pep-talk as Sakura and Ino searched for their wayward target. Just then the two girls appeared, landing next to them with the slightest thump.
"He's by the school yard." Ino told them with a serious face. Shikamaru nodded.
"Okay, thanks guys." Ino and Sakura nodded and turned to Kiba and Naruto. Kiba was rather upset that his plan hadn't worked.
He had later told them that he had snatched the underwear in the dead of night from the clotheslines in Sasuke's backyard. Kiba was depressed that all of his hard-work had gone to waste.
"I had to climb over the stupid fucking fence surrounding his stupid fucking mansion to get his stupid fucking boxers." As you can see, the dog-boy was pretty angry.
"So what do you plan on doing?" Naruto asked Shika. The blonde was pacing, still trying to decide on his own plan. He hoped Shikamaru's would give him an idea...Shikamaru shrugged.
"I don't know. I'm just gonna wing it." They blanched and Sakura moaned dispiritedly, "We're going to fail! Waaaa!" Ino hugged her friend, comforting the girl.
"Don't worry, Sakura. We'll make him blush someday." She sniffled and wiped her nose.
"Yeah, yeah, okay. Let's just get this over with."
Shikamaru nodded and walked unhurriedly down the sidewalk towards the schoolyard. Within a few minutes, Sasuke was in their sights. Naruto felt like a predator chasing its prey. They halted about twenty yards away, but Shikamaru continued forward, until he was standing in front of his fellow nin.
"Hey, Sasuke." The others could just barely hear Shikamaru's voice; it floated to them on the wind. Sasuke's was even harder to hear.
"What do you guys want?" He asked angrily. Naruto was surprised that Sasuke was showing emotion. Normally he was a shell of a person, not angry or sad in the slightest. That was what made this "mission" so difficult.
Have we hit a nerve? I wonder...
"Now, Sasuke," Shikamaru sounded rather condescending. "That's not very nice."
"Yeah, well I could be even meaner. If I wanted to, I could rip your stupid ponytail off. Or your ears." They all heard Shikamaru gulp. He glanced over his shoulder at them. Sakura gave him a thumbs-up, smiling broadly. He nodded and turned back to the raven.
"Uh, w-well...we just wanted to ask you..." His mouth dried to the point of speechlessness.
"Yes?" Sasuke asked, sounding practically lethal.
"We were wondering about your sexual orientation." Shikamaru forced out. Sasuke blinked, his entire face blank. He wasn't expecting that.
"What?"
"You heard me," Shikamaru said, feeling much more bold. "We were wondering what your sexual orientation was. Since you never seem to be interested in girls..." Shikamaru trailed off, smiling as Sasuke grew flustered. And yet...no blush.
"T-that's none of your b-business." Sasuke said defensively.
Naruto, standing next to a fish-like Sakura and Ino, couldn't believe his ears.
Did he just stutter? Sasuke never stutters. And why is he avoiding the question? Could Sasuke be...gay?
"Well, I suppose that answers the question. You, Sasuke Uchiha, are gay." Shikamaru never saw the punch coming. He was unconscious before he hit the ground.
"Ohmygod!" Sakura and Ino yelled, and the four friends surged forward to his side. Sakura cradled Shikamaru on her lap and Naruto glared at Sasuke.
"You didn't have to punch him!" He said loudly. The raven shook his hand, face brazen.
"Oh, yes I did. Maybe now you guys will leave me alone. I don't know what you're trying to achieve, but stop it now! Just leave me alone!" He stalked off, a cloud hanging over his head.
What the hell Sasuke? Naruto thought. Wait...he didn't deny it. Sasuke didn't deny he was gay.
And that was when his feelings evolved.
Three days had passed. Shikamaru was pissed off, Ino's pride was still hurt, Kiba was still annoyed, Sakura still wanted to see Sasuke blush, and Naruto wanted to know if Sasuke was really gay or not. The group weren't sure if they wanted to attempt making Sasuke blush again, though.
None of them wanted to be punched.
Even three days later Shikamaru kept getting headaches. He had been checked out by Tsunade and was fine, except for his flaring temper. At random moments he would kick a rock, or a tree and growl, "Damn you, Sasuke!"
Naruto was going nuts with curiosity. Finally, he couldn't stand it any more. He gathered his friends and stated, "I am going to make Sasuke blush," And find out if he is gay... Of course, he wasn't about to tell them that. Or tell them his plan. It was just too embarrassing.
They could question him all they wanted, but his lips were sealed.
"But Naruto, you could get hurt!" Sakura said, in a strangely motherly tone.
"Yes, that's true, Sakura. But it's worth it. We may not have won the last battle, but if we make Sasuke blush, we will win the war." Shikamaru scoffed.
"How troublesome..."
Sakura and Ino nodded; it made sense.
Kiba leaned against Akamaru and shrugged.
"You're funeral, buddy."
"What's your plan?" Ino asked.
"Uh...it's a secret." And stupid. And reckless. And most likely going to get me killed.
They found Sasuke leaning against a tree by the training grounds. Naruto took a deep breath and cracked his knuckles.
"Here I go."
Sakura and Ino patted his shoulders as he walked off, silently cheering him on. They scattered so that they were each hiding behind a different tree, all within seeing and hearing distance. All but Naruto were blocking their chakra signs so Sasuke wouldn't know they were there.
Naruto banished all thoughts of his friends from his mind, and walked up to Sasuke with his shoulders back and his head high.
"What do you want?" Sasuke asked curtly before Naruto had even reached him. The blonde deflated slightly.
"Uh, I wanted to talk to you."
"I can see that. As I said before, what do you want?" Naruto swallowed. His mouth felt dry. He licked his lips, wetting them so they shined and stepped closer to Sasuke.
"About what you said to Shikamaru...Or, I guess, what you didn't say to Shikamaru...Were you serious?" Sasuke blinked and looked at Naruto as if he had lost his mind.
"What? I don't understand." Sasuke stared at Naruto, dark eyes glinting.
Naruto swallowed again.
"Uh...well...ummm..." Naruto coughed. "Oh screw this, I'm not good with words." With that, Naruto stepped forward, shoved Sasuke against the tree and crushed his mouth to the raven's.
Their body's were meshed together, chest to chest, and thighs to thighs.
Naruto could feel Sasuke's well-defined muscles through their shirts and longed to touch them. Instead, he deepened the kiss, pressing his lips harder against Sasuke's.
Sasuke seemed frozen.
He only started to move when Naruto slicked his tongue along his lower lip. His mouth opened in shock and Naruto forced his wet appendage into the hole available, exploring Sasuke's warm cavern. His tongue twirled against Sasuke's and was surprised to have the raven react.
Their tongues battled for dominance. Naruto was winning until Sasuke grabbed him and spun him around, pressing Naruto against the tree. The rough bark scratched against his back through his shirt. One of Sasuke's legs came up to press between Naruto's legs and the blonde moaned into his mouth.
"What the hell?!" Sakura's voice broke through their lust-induced haze and the two boys broke apart. Sasuke was flushed, his pale skin a beautiful rosy color, his eyes glassy with desire.
Naruto looked similar.
The blonde was pretty sure Sasuke also had a similar problem in his pants.
Sakura and Ino were glaring at the two boys, wondering what the fuck was going on. Shikamaru looked disinterested, as if he had expected this (maybe he had) and Kiba looked absolutely shocked.
"Holy fuck..." He muttered, and Akamaru whined, nodding his head in agreement.
"Uh, Sakura, I can explain – "
"Oh yeah? Well then you better start explaining right fucking now! And you, Sasuke!" She directed her anger at Sasuke now. "Why the hell did you kiss this baka back?! Are you...are you actually gay?" She finished in a whisper, as if that was too horrible to imagine.
Ino's face was that of a child who had lost a favorite doll or toy. Sakura's face was merely twisted up in anger. She felt betrayed. All these years of chasing after Sasuke, of loving him and wishing he was hers...all pointless.
What really pissed her off though, was the fact that Sasuke hadn't told them and had let them go on believing that he was merely a prick, instead of the fact that he didn't like girls at all!
And Naruto? Oh, Naruto...Sakura wanted to kill him right then. Sakura had been his best friend for years. Years! And he just now let's them know he was gay as well? Everything was so screwed up... Sakura wanted to growl and scream in anger.
"Well...uh..." Naruto was still stammering. "Hey, he blushed at least." The blonde said, pointing to Sasuke's bright red face. Sasuke looked gorgeous. And utterly fuckable. Just then his eyes started to clear, and a look of furious realization crossed his face.
"Wait...all the crap you were doing to me...this...You were just trying to get me to blush!?" Sasuke's dark eyes turned pitch black. If looks could kill, Naruto would have been placed in a grave right then. Sasuke was furious.
"What? No! I mean, not exactly... Sasuke, I really do like you!" But it was too late. Sasuke had already turned and was stomping off.
"Whatever! See, this is why I hate people. So-so...fuck off, Naruto!"
Naruto was left standing all alone, Sakura and Ino glaring at him, and Kiba and Shikamaru trying to think back to all of the times they had been naked in front of Naruto or Sasuke.
He had a lot of explaining to do.