As the sun set on the horizon, Sasuke sat on a chair on the back deck of a hotel in the Sound village and wondered if he would ever see Naruto again. He remembered the blonde so clearly, his blue eyes sparkling, his voice, clear as crystal. Little did he know that he would see him again very soon.
Naruto's POV
"I have a mission in the SOUND village? Arn't they our enemies?" Naruto asked Tsunade loudly as normal.
"Well, normally they would be" she replied nonchalantly,"but Orochimaru and I are ummmm...close friends?" she continued nervously.
"you're sleeping with him arn't you?" Naruto asked lazily, sorta hoping she wouldn't answer.
"Is it that obvious?" she answered with an awkward look on her face.
"I'm leaving now." Naruto stated as he walked out of the room. He really didn't need to hear this right now!
"WAIT!" Tsunade yelled, caught her breath and continued "I havn't even told you about the mission yet!" she finished.
"O YEAH! I almost forgot! Ok what is it? Naruto replied, shocked he almost forgot about a mission.
"you have to go to the Sound village to check out some strange murders" she replied, taking another sip of her sake then continuing with "but be careful. this is some pretty fucked up shit" she finished, rotating her now empty glass in her hand.
"probably nothing I havn't seen before" Naruto replied and with that, he was off to the Sound village.