Hello world! So this is my first multi-chapter story so be nice with me. Remember english isn't my first language so I'm sorry if there are spelling mistakes. If you find them you can blame Google! Google and his translater! Anyway, so I think all the stories I've seen of this episode are slash stories, so I decided to do one that's strictly FRIENDSHIP. Please review and tell me what you think. Be nice okey? There will be some fluff. NO SLASH.
"Well... That certainly is interesting."
The Third Hokage said thoughtfully as he leaned back on his chair, a small smile making its way to his wrinkled face. His eyes twinkled with amusement as he stared at the two gennin in front of him. Team 7 had just returned from a mission to retrive a stolen, golden statue for the Feudal Lord's sister. According to Kakashi, there had been a few complications when fighting the thieves. This had worried him and Iruka, until the jounnin gave a full report on how the events unfold, with Sasuke and Sakura's help. It was amazing how the things turned from worrisome to ridiculous.
"Very interesting indeed..." It was more than clear he was enjoying the moment, but, being the serious leader of the village he was, he tried his best not to show it. Iruka Umino didn't even bother.
The chunnin had bite his lip to prevent the grin to form, but it was useless. He exploded in a fit of laughter that reflected his thoughts on the situation. This, of course, only lasted a few seconds before Naruto stepped in, completely irritated.
"Oi! Stop laughing sensei! This is serious! Geez, and here I thought you were the adult!" Screamed the blonde outraged. Iruka tried controling his mirth and wiped away a couple of tears that had threatened to fall out merriment.
"It... just... I" a chuckle "Just how did you two end up getting stucked?!" He asked with the content of a five-year old boy.
"We don't know! It just happend!" He cried in annoyance while waving his arms, which cause Sasuke's right arm to mimmick.
They had travel all the way from border of the country to The Leaf and that thing still didn't melt! It was ridiculous! And embarrasing. They couldn't walk around the village like this. It was as if they were holding hands! Naruto could practically hear Kiba's taunts and Sasuke could already feel the shame. He was an Uchiha. The last Uchiha. The clan's pride should be reflected on him, and now that pride will be smother by Naruto's stupidity. Not mention his own pride. He will not be seen hanging around in the village with the loser.
"Well," said Iruka, who was finally composed. "According to the thieves leader It will wear off in a few days right?" a nod from Kakashi. "Well, you two will just have to put up with it until It goes away." The face the boys made almost provoked another laugh from the chunnin.
"Are you kidding me?" exclamed the children at the same time.
"We can just ignore the fact that we are stuck!
"How do you expect us to just shrugg it off?!
"What about training?!
"We can't do everything with just one hand!"
"What will happen when have to bath?!"
This and more complains were yelled to the Hokage and teacher, each of them more stupid than the last. It came to the point when Hiruzen had to stop smoking his pipe so he wouldn't choke trying to hold back the laughter. It was fun. Seeing Sasuke Uchiha act like a boy that's trying to convince his mother to let him stay home on the first day of school was quite entertaining. It was the most interesting thing that had happend in weeks, but right now there were other reports that had to be checked and a lot of paperwork to do.
Tipping his hat over his eyes Hiruzen told them to be quiet in the most stern voice he could manage at that moment.
"I understand your concers," he placed his elbows on the table infront of him, fingers intertwined. "but I'm afraid there's nothing we can do. You are just gonna have to be patient and wait until this... substance goes back to its liquid form." he eyed both gennin. "You should probably be more worried about your living arrangements in this time period."
"Living..."
"... Arrangements?!"
The Third smiled. "Team 7 won't be assigned any missions until this... problem comes to an end. That's everything. You are dismissed."
Kakashi and Sakura bowed respectfully while Sasuke and Naruto stood still.
"Old Man... don't tell me you won't actually do anything." Naruto deadpanned.
"Is not as if I can do anything." was the calm reply.
"But-but... Old Man!"
"Naruto, that's enough! You heard what Lord Hokage said." Iruka leaned over the table as he scold the blonde. Naruto gritted his teeth in anger and was prepare to keep arguing when he felt a tug on his right arm. He turned his head to see Sasuke already walking to the exit, dragging him in the process.
"Come on idiot start moving." he said without sparing him a glance.
"What?! Are you serious?!" he yelled as he had now other but to follow him out the door. Still, he kept the rant going. "You can't actually agree with the Old Man! I mean this is-"
The door closed with the sound of Naruto's loud voice echoing through the halls. It was then, when the elder gentleman was finally able to realese a chuckle.
"Tell me Iruka," the young man turned his head to the Hokage. "just how much do you think they will be able to be that way without trying to end eachother's life?" he asked with clear amusement. The chunnin laughed at this. "If you want my opinion Lord Third, I would say that they will be fighting on the floor at any minute now." he said as he crossed his arms behind his head and leaned back on the chair. Hiruzen smirked.
Taking in a large breath of smoke from his pipe, the village leader closed his eyes momentarily. Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were being forced to live together and socialize for an indefenite amount of days at the same time they are being forced to fulfill tasks with just one hand seens the other is trapped in some strange liquid form of chakra that turned solid, forcing them to rely on eachother in order to complete two hand actions. Yes, it will be entertaining. Especially when bath time came.
"Are you listening!? Sasuke, you bastard!"
"What else can we do?!" he exclaimed, having more than enough of Naruto's voice. He stopped dead on his tracks and turned to face the annoying blonde. It was so abrupt that Naruto had to keep himself from stumbling on Sasuke and give him another kiss. One was bad. Two was worse. In three he would die. The Uchiha, though, didn't took note of it and focused himself on glaring daggers at his teammate. "You heard what they say. It will take days before this thing dissolves so all we can do is wait, no matter how much we hate it." he growled the last part. He really hated it. The blonde scowl at him.
"I get that!" he whined. "What I don't get its how do you plan we deal with... this!" He said as he raised the dark grey ball that covered both their hands. Sasuke snorted.
"We? If anyone should have a plan is you, Naruto. You are the reason why we are in this problem." The jinchuriki stared at him wide-eyed. Anger started to boil in his whole being. Was the bastard really blaming him for this?! What the heck?! He didn't wait to voice his opinion.
"What?! You are putting this on me?! No, no, pal. Not happening. The only guilty one is you for not letting me get the statue when I had the chance!"
"Of course is your fault! If you weren't an idiot we would have never get caught! All you wanted was to get on my way of ending the mission quickly!"
"Why you...!"
They were on the floor in record time, kicking and grunting and trying to do as much damage as they could to eachother with one arm. Kakashi and Sakura, who were already walking down the stairs, came running to the hall in order to 'seperate' the boys. While Kakashi had his arms around Sasuke's torso, Sakura grab hold of Naruto's shoulders, and together, they pull the boys away from eachother (well, as much as they could with their hands stuck together).
"Now, now, behave." said the jounnin to a the struggling teen.
"Naruto! Quit it!" orderes the young kunoichi as she placed her arms around the blonde's neck to strangle him.
It took five minutes to calm them down. When they were finally quiet, Kakashi stood infront of his students and spoke in his usual calm voice.
"Now, listen here both of you." The children looked up. "I know that none of you are happy with this, but you are gonna have to deal with it. And when say 'deal with it' I mean both of you, together, as comrades." Naruto's eyes went to gaze at the wall. Sasuke scowled and Kakashi's voice soften. "Just be patient for a week top and then you will be able to stay as far from eachother as you want." So much for solving differences..., he thought. "The important thing right now is for both of you to decide were will the two of you live." That caught the boys attention.
"What?" they asked.
"That's right." he shrugged. "Until that thing dissolves, you two will have to stay in one of your houses. You need to decide which."
"Mine." they said at the same time. Kakashi almost rolled his eyes. Great... Both kids turned to eachother with a heated glare. Naruto just had had enough of the Uchiha. It was because of the bastard they were like this. If he was honest, he didn't mind were they spent the night, but he had his pride. Sasuke will not treat him like trash just because he thought it was his fault. At the beggining he thought that it didn't matter who's fault was (they both acted like idiots), but the Uchiha, being the proud bastard he was, placed all the responsability to him. No, he didn't care in which house they stayed, but he will put off a fight just so he could annoy his teammate.
All those thoughts went through his mind in a matter of seconds as he held his ground infront of his comrade. They would have stayed that way for the whole afternoon, but just when Naruto believed they would start fighting again, something flickered in the Uchiha's black eyes. All the fire that was directed to the blonde a while ago, disappeared. The anger vanished in a second and Sasuke spoke in the most tired of voices.
"Fine, your's." the raven sighed. Naruto stared at his friend, surprised that Sasuke gave in so easily. "But we have to go to my apartment first. I need a few things." Naruto's brows furrowed in cunfision and (why not saying it) concern. The Uchiha wasn't meeting his gaze, and there was something strange in the way he stood. The blonde send him an untrusting glance and was about to talk when Sakura interrupted him.
"Naruto! Sasuke had just agreed to stay in your house. Aren't you saying anything?" asked the pink-haired girl with a small glare. Naruto looked a her before focusing on the boy. "You now what? Let's stay in your's. I'm sure is bigger than mine and I'm not the cleanest person of the world, so you can imagine how my apartment is..." he trailed off. "Okey..." was the answer.
Both gennin stood in an awkward silence which made Sakura squirm uncomfortably and Kakashi smile.
"Well," said the jounnin as he break the silence and get his students attention. "that just about covers it. Now all you have to do is to get Naruto's stuff and then spend the night in Sasuke's home. See? Easy." he exclaimed cheerfully while putting his hands on his pockets. "I'll suggest you take the rooftops, though. That way you don't get any unwanted attention, right?"he gave them a one-eye smile.
"Yeah..."
"Sure..."
As the Team walked out the building, Naruto made sure the to turn the conversation happier topics as he usually did. All the time, he tried to shake his mind from the look Sasuke had while arguing. Was it just him? Or was he upset?