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Warnings: Yaoi. Shounen-Ai. SasuNaru. OOCness? Spoilers. Violence, language. Screwing up with the canon and the possible end-of-series. Dark!Naruto?

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He didn't know how to react.

Blue eyes were wide-open, emotions that ranged from disbelief, shock and anger swirling like a fearsome tornado. His lips were twisted into a tight line, as though he was trying his best to not open his mouth, to not speak at all.

He didn't know what he could say.

Congratulations?

No, because that would be blatant lying.

He knew the other knew.

Hell, everybody knew.

It was his most fervent wish, to become the Hokage. It was his top priority, topping the wish to take Sasuke back by a slight margin.

Sakura-chan... no, the Rokudaime's emerald-green eyes were pleading at him to understand, to not lash out. Understand? What was there to understand?

He wasn't stupid. He wasn't stupid, like they thought.

If Sakura really didn't want to do this, why did she accept? She wanted to become the Rokudaime. She wanted to steal it away from him.

Naruto's cerulean orbs darkened.

He wanted to say a lot of things, wanted to lash out, to scream, to cry.

In the end, he turned around, without saying another word, without making another sound, and he left the room the new Rokudaime occupied.

Stolen Submission

Part One

"Don't rub it in, bastard," Naruto called out to his apartment, all too aware of the chakra signature that was circulating in the air inside. He supposed he should have been more surprised and more freaked out with the other's presence, but he was upset and still numbed, and he didn't have time for some serious thinking or some serious beating-up.

A shadow walked away from the bedroom door. Red eyes glowed from beneath the darkness, intently watching Naruto who was slumped in his battered living room sofa. The blond watched Sasuke back, though he was a bit jealous of the Sharingan's ability to see things clearly, even though it was shrouded in darkness.

It seemed that Sasuke didn't wear the horrendous purple-bowtie-outfit, in favor of wearing a simple attire consisting of jeans and a shirt. Naruto thought that it was a futile attempt to mask the killing intent that was rolling off the Uchiha in waves.

"I heard about it," Sasuke said quietly, and Naruto felt somebody sit beside him, his knees bumping against Sasuke's. The blond suddenly felt tired and lulled into rest, as though Sasuke was a lullaby.

This was the first time Sasuke ventured to Konoha again.

Naruto felt a strong hand curling around his shoulders, forcing him to lean against the Uchiha. He didn't like such displays of affection, but nobody could see, nobody could know, and hell, it felt better. It felt better to know that somebody still preferred him.

It felt better that somebody would still be there for him.

"Why are you here?" Naruto asked softly, eyes fluttering closed. The room suddenly felt heavy, and the blond wondered if there was somebody who cast a sleeping jutsu on him. He felt strangely tired, and even more strangely, safe.

Safe was the furthest thing one should feel when near the demonic Uchiha. Naruto was fairly sure that Sasuke was hear to fulfill some evil deed. Though, the blond didn't feel like resisting.

"Come to Sound with me," Sasuke whispered hotly, one ice-cold hand caressing his cheek. Naruto found the motion soothing.

He surprised himself by considering the proposal, because he loved this village, didn't he? That was one of the reasons he wanted to become Hokage. He was supposed to want to protect the village, not run away to Sound, one of Konoha's enemies.

He wanted to be the Hokage because he wanted to be acknowledged.

Sasuke was giving him acknowledgement. Hell, Sasuke has always acknowledged him.

"Come with me," The Uchiha whispered with urgency, pressing Naruto closer to the other's slender form. It felt really nice, Naruto had to concede. If he stayed here in Konoha, such niceness wouldn't be granted to him.

If he went to Sound, he'd be with Sasuke.

Dozens and thousands of questions flurried inside his mind. What about Orochimaru? About Itachi? About Kabuto?

But it didn't matter.

Naruto found himself lifting his hand and settling it heavily against the pale hand caressing his cheek. Blue eyes stared squarely at the blood-red orbs.

"Yes," Naruto replied with a bitter voice, and closed his eyes, not seeing Sasuke's triumphant smirk.

Finally.

To Be Continued

Another Dark!Naruto, Touchy-Feely!Sasuke and Rokudaime!Sakura... Umm, no, Naruto wouldn't be as 'submissive' as this, all throughout. It's just for the first parts, because, he was still shocked and vulnerable by his friend's betrayal. Then again, Sasuke still has some hidden tricks...

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