"What. Is this." Sasuke muttered lowly, temper threatening to boil over with every line read from the document in his hand.
Tsunade smirked sitting behind her desk utterly relishing in the turmoil of the young man in front of her. The amount of money she lost and will regain from this boy was swimming in the back of her mind as she stared intently at his reaction.
Beside her, leaning on the wall with porn in one hand was Kakashi who looked up from his book to give a sheepish grin.
He flipped up his porn to cover his face from the murderous glare shot in his direction and shrugged, "They warned you when you told them you were 'taking a break'" his free hand making quotation marks, "'there would be consequences', and at this point the agency is tired of your macho swag action character persona."
Sasuke stared blankly at his perverted manager wondering why he decided to comply to them dragging him back into this tragedy called show business. "What the fuck are you even saying." He deadpanned.
Kakashi sighed and turned to Tsunade to explain. "Look Uchiha, your look- this look," she motioned over at his poncho and bandana, "has destroyed my happiness and a thousand other innocent fangirls' happiness, you're like a walking unresolved plot line, you're giving the masses an enormous feeling of being unsettled, do you understand what I'm saying here?"
The Uchiha in question narrowed his eyes pushing the document away from him and back onto Tsunades side. "I understand that I have half the mind to burn this document and this place to the ground."
The woman only rolled her eyes, "Your absence made us lose a lot of money and your reputation has suffered from all of the rumors that were never cleared when you disappeared. We can't just bring you back into show business and expect the masses to stop hating you. If it had only been my choice I wouldn't have let you come back in the first place, but the board has already calculated the fortune you and we will make under this new approach."
She slid the copy back to his side of the desk and shrugged, "It won't be that bad. As talented as you are and experienced in many genres I'm sure you can handle a little acting behind the scenes."
Kakashi nodded, "Think of it as an extension to performance training."
Sasuke's face twisted in disgust. "The two of you know fully well why I had to leave, and I was dragged back to this?" He grimaced as he reread the words.
'Due to his extended absence in any Allied Shinobi Forces (ASF) projects and having several projects collaborating with rival talent agencies as well as being the subject of a variety of personal scandalous rumors, Uchiha Sasuke has been under heavy review in order to take proper probationary measures to participate in an show business projects concerning ASF. With that said, the agency's board agreed that his lack of popularity and terrible reputation would destroy the image that this enterprise so diligently advocates and therefore the subject in question MUST be reintroduced in a pair like many other celebrities signed into the agency and gain popularity through the loveteam tactic as a requirement to participate in any ASF-related show business.'
"So what, they're just gonna orchestrate a way so I suddenly reappear as an unnaturally lovestruck idiot to some unnatural icon?" Sasuke scoffed, "If they so badly wanted another love team then they should've asked that smiling Blond idiot who dragged me back in the first place."
"That's the point Uchiha brat," Tsunade flipped her computer screen towards him displaying Naruto's newest movie promotion. "He's the go to Rom com actor nowadays but 2017 is his prospective year to climb through the action/fantasy genre."
"He's already been through two long term love teams and has exhausted the amount of money we can make on a bubbly hero persona in terms of Romance. People are getting used to it and so is he."
Kakashi perked up from his book, "And it won't be so forced. These people have already planned out the natural progression of a realistic relationship. Which is why this is only just acting outside the job."
"Tch." He wasn't convinced. His mind replayed several other actors and actresses who went through the same shit. Being introduced in the show biz world as nothing but 'close friends' then suddenly having several romantic comedy projects together, being spotted 'candidly' hanging out alone, sitting through thousands of interviews with casual hands on each other's laps or around each other's shoulders, 'unintentionally' leaning closer and laughing 'genuinely' but never officially declaring a relationship.
For the past decade the masses have been raving about the newest love teams, sucking it all up like leeches. In a modest viewpoint, Sasuke's active role in the action/thriller/fantasy genres have stirred up more attention but some of these love teams have dominated the rest of the allied nations' favorite aspects in show business. Especially after his disappearance, almost every busy area in the nation became littered with giant endorsement posters of multiple love teams. The amount of money and attention it reels in is ridiculously sureproof.
Three years ago, he always deeply appreciated that he never had to go through the overwhelming pile of bullshit that love team stars had to go through. Thankfully his lineage as an Uchiha had already brought him enough fame before his voice even dropped so he only had to go through one or two kiddie projects before jumping straight into secondary roles in award-winning action projects. It was only a matter of time before he began getting offers left and right for his own projects as the leading man within the genre.
So what the fuck? It was a known fact in all of the hidden villages that in show business, Uchihas were purely action stars. They film. Period. End of story. Everything afterwards was their own personal business that was null and void and unreachable to any camera no matter who's contract they've signed.
Kakashi chuckled, "But if the Raven prince of show business suddenly comes back," grinning at the scowl on the mans face, " and has a romantic comedy with a certain pretty lady and ends up falling in love, the sky would surely rain money don't you think?"
"Aaa, yes the most interesting part of it all," Tsunade gave a shit eating grin,
"While searching through threads of social media during the time of your critical review, they found something very very interesting."
With a glint in his eye, Kakashi pulled out a laptop and clicked a file folder that made Sasuke's eyes widen.
"Ever since 'Growing up', there's been a growing community of fans who've been very avidly blogging about you and the actress of 'Iris."
The raven-haired 20 year old lifted an eyebrow as he glanced through a couple of drawings and scenarios. "I've never even spoken to her," he looked back up at the two with confusion. The screen was full of different blog posts from texts to gifs to fan art of the two together.
Kakashi quickly closed the screen with a cheerful smile.
"Anyway, you had a couple of scenes next to her and both of you seemed to have the most dominating impressions in the whole project despite having completely separate scenes. The posts caught the eyes of the Board and gave them the inspiration to take you back if only to make it happen."
Sasuke twitched. He didn't miss this part of show business at all.
Tsunade nodded, "If you don't agree then you cannot participate in any show business affiliated with ASF."
Sasuke sighed. If it wasn't for him he would actually have a choice but... He had no other way. "Hn." he grunted. He raked a hand through his hair and clenched his jaw.
"There's no other way to come back? At all?"
The silver haired man shook his head, "Tsunade already pleaded to spend the least amount of effort on you as possible. They seem pretty adamant."
Sasuke glared at the busty woman who only shrugged nonchalantly. "Then fine, I'll try it out, but I won't sign the papers just yet. Not until I see this 'plan'" he stated darkly.
Kakashi brightened, "And there's my lovely pupil!" Patting him on the back, "Don't worry Sasuke, I heard this 'Iris' girl has a rather dignified reputation and comes from a famous lineage as well."
"Hn, I really, frankly, don't care. Send me those plans as soon as possible Tsunade."
With that the young man pushed himself out of the chair and promptly dismissed himself from the office.
"Tch, what a brat." she scowled, "But that surprisingly went smoother than I expected." She gulped back a cup of sake and slumped back in her seat.
"Now I guess we have to break the news to the Iris huh?" Kakashi chuckled. "Well lets call her in."
A/N: Hello! I hope you liked it! I'm not sure if many of you recognize my username but I've been a ghost sasuhina reader for a while and finally decided that why not, let me finally post my ideas. Its 2017 might as well let the bucket list checks rain. But anyway! I've been very unnerved about Sasuke's ending like everyone else and it made me think about what would happen if any higher ups ever caught wind of our secret sasuhina shipping lol. The whole showbiz love team tactic is such a big thing in Filipino show business so this story is inspired by that. Like comment and subscribe lmaooo and see you next time.