Night Time Strolls Along the Tori Gates

Chapter One: The Moonlit Stroll

It was a cold dark mid may night, the moon was shining through the red Inari gates. Naruto looked up at the slivers of light making their way through the gate, shining on his long blond hair. He was trying to hold on to some hope that, through those slivers of light, he could recollect any shards of his washed-out memories. All he could remember was his name.

Naruto kept walking down the steps of the shrine trying to find the city hoping that familiar sights would welcome him there. Along the path, a white butterfly was floating by. Out of the blue a charcoal black wolf comes bursting by trying to catch the butterfly. Naruto's curiosity got the better of him and he chased after the two. They did say that the white butterflies served as messengers to the gods, so maybe if he saved one some god would take mercy on him and restore his memories. He chuckled under his breath at the thought.

He chased after the wolf and saw the cub make a grand leap onto a branch located on the other side of the river. Naruto was not as fortunate. He made the leap but, he didn't notice the river was raging from recent rains. He stumbled in the river and began to get carried away with the current. He fought swimming with the current trying to make it to the other side. His head hit a stone and the world became black once more.

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"How dare you bring a stranger into the complex Itachi! Do you know what father is going to do to us when he finds out!" said an upset and hushed voice.

"Sasuke, I was not going to let the poor boy drown. He looks about your age and has a fascinating aura coming off him." The other voice answers.

At this moment Naruto feeling groggy and helplessly tries to move his body. His muscles screamed in agony warning him not to do it again. There he was laying in a futon while the two-people discussed over him.

With a strangled voice Naruto said, " I don't mean to be any trouble... please show me the way out *cough**cough* and I will be on my way." Sasuke gasped when he saw the boy open his ocean blue eyes. He felt something stir inside him that he didn't understand.

Itachi answered him, "Don't be silly little one, you are no trouble at all. My family has the means to take care of you until your family comes to get you." Sasuke glared at his brother. Sasuke didn't understand why his brother was being so nice to him since they didn't know anything about the boy.

Naruto coughed," I am sorry I do not know my family nor my family name. I awoke under the moonlight between the Inari gates. My curiosity got the best of me when I decided to chase a wolf cub that was chasing a butterfly. That is all that I recall. Would you be able to help me? All I have is what I have on my person." Itachi smiled at Naruto. Naruto takes a moment to look at Itachi and a slight gasp escapes his lips. Itachi was beautiful. He had long cobalt hair that came down to his lower back. He was pale with the darkest eyes he has ever seen. Everything about him screamed beautiful.

"Of course, we will do our best to help you. What was your name? Do you happen to know how old you are or what year it is? You may have gotten amnesia from a fall or something at the shrine. I will call my parents, so they can bring the family physician. Is that okay?" he asked, snapping Naruto out of his trance.

Naruto looked apprehensive, but answered him, "My name is Naruto and I believe that I am 17 years old. I don't really know what year it could be I am sorry."

"Don't you worry I will get our parents to bring the doctor." Itachi smiled reassuringly," I am Uchiha Itachi and this is my little brother Sasuke. He is also 17 years old I will leave him here with you while I let my family know of what has happened. Don't worry we will take care of you."

With that Itachi steps out the door and Naruto takes a moment to take a good look at Sasuke. Sasuke was a boy his age. He had unruly dark black hair and beautiful porcelain skin. His eyes were these dark onyx gems that stared into your soul. There was something about him that stirred an intense feeling in him. He wanted to continue to stare in to his eyes and try to get closer, but he noticed that Sasuke had a sour look on his face and he looked a little frightened. There was something about the look that made Naruto want to make it disappear. Apparently Sasuke did not like getting himself into trouble based on what he had heard from the previous discussion with Itachi. Sasuke felt uncomfortable with Naruto's presence. From what Naruto could tell these two boys must come from a very distinguished family. The room he was in alone was huge with bamboo tatami mats and well painted sliding doors. The futon he was laying in was extremely comfortable made of extremely fine material. He also noticed that the yukatas Itachi and Sasuke were wearing were made from expensive, luxurious materials. Naruto tried to get up and suddenly the room began to spin. Sasuke ran to him and caught him before he fell.

"What are you doing moron! You almost drowned and when we pulled you out of the river your head was bleeding!" he exclaimed.

Sasuke held him gently, but there was a deep storm brewing in his eyes. He helped Naruto lay back down. Naruto reached for the bandage on his head and remembered what Sasuke said about the head injury he incurred. That explained the headache that Naruto had. Sasuke looked at him angrily and told him to stay put and not move around too much. He was pacing around the room obviously upset and unsure how to handle everything that was happening. This made Naruto want to appease him.

"Thank you for finding me and helping me out of the river. I woke up lost and didn't know where to go. I foolishly fell into the river thinking that I could make the jump. How did you two find me? isn't it late at night?" Naruto broke the uncomfortable silence.

"Well I don't know how, but be lucky you ended up on the Uchiha grounds. I was taking a moonlit stroll with my brother and we heard you fall in." Sasuke answered quickly. He didn't like lying to the boy, but he didn't trust him and did not want to say too much about his family. His family had secrets that needed to be protected and he wasn't going to let some stranger come and find them all out. Especially when said stranger was stirring this feeling inside of him. Naruto looked at the boy and smiled he didn't know why, but it relaxed him to be near Sasuke. There was something familiar that felt like home. At the moment, Naruto didn't know a thing about his past, so he was relieved that something felt familiar.

Naruto laughed lightly and said, " I am glad I met you Sasuke. " Sasuke was shocked by this and when he went to retaliate he realized that the boy with the crystal blue eyes had fallen fast asleep.

Author's Note:

Hello Y'all this is my very first fan fiction. I have always loved the Sasuke/Naruto pairing and am hoping I could make a story with some of the themes I like while I wait for some of my favorite authors to update! This is unbeta'd. Potential MPreg or A/B/O themes or even Dominant/Submissive themes in the chapters to come so if you don't like don't read 😊

Updated 9/30/2018:

It was brought to my attention that the way I was writing the dialog was difficult to read. I wanted to take what my reviews said and make some changes in the formatting. I hope this helps and thank you so much for the constructive criticism.