Follow the lives of Sasuke and Naruto, from childhood and beyond. There will be fluff, there will be love, other pairings etc. Please enjoy and review. You can also follow this story on wordpress.
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The Orange Factory
We were young when we first met
"Now Sasuke, I want you to meet Uzumaki Minato." His father said. "He's the mayor of the town so I'd like you to show him some respect."
The young raven listened half heartedly to his father, his attention more focused on a blond child talking to a plush fox in the garden next door. It was automaticity that led him to his polite greeting of "Good morning Uzumaki-san."
"And good morning to you too, Sasuke." Minato cheerfully replied as he crouched down to the boy's level. "That's Naruto over there. Why don't you go over and and say hello. We Uzumaki's don't bite."
Taking this as his cue, Sasuke let go of his father's hand. He puffed up his chest and strode over, an air of confidence hanging around him. However, truth be told, the raven was terrified. He rarely had the chance to meet new people and now he was given an opportunity.
Mustering up as much courage as he could, Sasuke stood before the blond and cleared his throat.
"Hello. My name is Uchiha Sasuke." He gave the child a meek smile.
The child paused in play and glanced at the newcomer. "Thats nice. My name is Uzumaki Naruto."
An awkward silence followed and Sasuke became confused. He had watched his father introduce himself to other people many times. He was pretty sure this was what people did to become friends but the child had gone back to play with the plush toy.
He tried again.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke and I'm 6 years old."
"Oh, ok. My name is Uzumaki Naruto and I'm 5 years old." The other said and held up 3 fingers. He smiled and then went back to playing with his fox.
The raven haired boy was frustrated and stomped his foot gently. Perhaps's third time really was the charm, or that's what he had heard his brother say.
"Uh, My name is -"
"Yes yes, I know you're Uchiha Sasuke and you're 6 years old." The blond child held up 4 fingers. "I'm Uzumaki Naruto and I'm 5 years old." This time he held up 2 fingers. "Anything else?"
Sasuke swallowed nervously. Why wasn't this working. He had introduced himself, giving name as well as age. He only wanted to make a friend and then it hit him. He hadn't asked.
"Will you be my friend?" he asked, hoping to the heavens above that the answer would be yes.
His answer came with a blinding smile. "Ok. "
The simple answer made Sasuke's heart soar with happiness and an expression of pure delight spread on his face.. He had made his first friend.
"Wanna play with kit?." Naruto continued and held up 5 fingers. "She's 3 years old."
The raven haired boy nodded and was ecstatic to be invited to play, even if the person inviting was mathematically challenged. He guessed in this circumstance, that could be overlooked. He was just happy to have made a friend