Complimentary Colors

Sasuke, Naruto:

Have arrived at the school. Will search for information on missing Nin. Try not to kill each other before I return.

-Sakura

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Sakura sat slumped over in her stool, resting her arms on the table, sketch book and pencils scattered carelessly over it. At the table over, a gaggle of girls giggled over something or other. Normally, Sakura would be one of them. But not today. She had a mission, and couldn't afford to be distracted.

She was in art room 3, where the target sat at right in front of the television, watching intently.

'Colors make up our world. They can cause different moods, and almost all of them are made of the three primary colors, mixed together.'

Sakura wondered what the target found so interesting, but didn't dwell on it, pretending to pay attention to the screen as the teacher walked by.

'Blue is what is known as a cool tone, and it can make us calm. But too much blue makes you depressed.– Like Sasuke, Sakura thought idly. Sasuke seems like a 'blue' person. And it's supposed to be 'cool'

'On the other hand, Red is a 'warm tone' – it makes us think of warm things, like fire, or summer.'Like me. I'm a red person. 'It can also make us more active. Looking now, you may detect a slight increase in your heart rate.'

So if I'm red, and Sasuke is blue…Naruto is definitely orange, bright and cheery.

Sakura, now fifteen, was over him. You know, Sasuke. He was a great guy, calm and collected and strong, but…

After he left Konoha for Orochimaru, Naruto brought him back. Naruto had gone after him, and he had come back, fatigued and without Sasuke, but smiling.

He will be back. He had said, with a smile. And she believed him. Because if Naruto said that Sasuke would come back, Sasuke would come back. And he did. Months later, he came back. And Itachi was dead.

When people asked how Naruto brought him back, his answer was…strange.

Miso flavored lips. Sasuke would say. And there is someone I cannot leave behind.

'Complimentary colors are colors that, when mixed together, create neutral shades like brown, and grey.'

It was strange, now that she thought about it. Naruto and Sasuke are a couple. Well, it was the agreement of what had been the Genin GossipGroup (most of them were now Chuunin) that they were. They never actually said it. But it was obvious…shy secret smiles, the occasional unnecessary brush of skin.

Naruto and Sasuke were a couple (probably)…but half the time they didn't even act like it! They constantly fought, and bickered, and threw stuff at each other!

'When put together, the contrast of Complimentary colors makes the colors seem more vivid, more intense. Examples are Purple and Yellow, Blue and Orange-'

Suddenly, Sakura sits up, and she stares at the screen, which has already moved on to other topics. But she doesn't notice. Because now, she understands.

Complimentary colors. Orange and Blue…

When these colors meet, they clash, but make the colors themselves more vivid and intense, more beautiful.

When Naruto is with Sasuke, they clash. They fight, they bicker, and they throw stuff at each other. But in return, they gain something precious. The result is something more vivid, more intense, and they are better than they could ever have been alone.

Someone I cannot leave behind

Because without orange, blue is just another shade. It is calm, and it may become depressed. Orange is just another color. It is cheery, but may loose hope. When they come together, Blue is reminded that it's okay to be sad, but it's okay to be happy, too. Orange realizes that hope can be useless, but dreams can come true.

Because together, they clash. But in the end, they are complimentary.

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Orange, Blue:

Target found and information collected. Coming home.

-Red