Prologue
Sasuke couldn't believe he was doing this: hiding in the shadows, spying on his ex-best friend.
No, he told himself. This wasn't spying on someone; this was gauging the enemy.
Yeah, right.
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Naruto felt eyes on him; he'd felt them ever since he'd crossed the banner saying 'Otakuthon!!".
He knew who it was – who couldn't tell when the love of their life was watching them? And so, when he'd finally gotten tired of it, he excused himself from Neji, who suspected nothing – Naruto used the toilet excuse. He walked off in the direction of the washrooms, and when he'd lost Neji, turned for the training field instead.
He stood in the middle of the grass, and sure enough, barely seconds passed before there was a rustling behind him.
Sasuke. He turned.