Story: The Blonde Uzumaki
Author: WeirdChocolateLover
Chapter : 2
Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine.
Sasuke didn't know what to think.
On his right hand was a photo, clutched fervently like a lifeline. The photo showed a young boy with blonde hair and dark onyx eyes, though unlike his, the boy's eyes were glinting with mirth and merriment. He did not need to look twice to conclude that the the boy was happy, and so was another blonde beside him.
Sasuke refuse to splutter in front of the hokage. Though it took all of his sheer will power to avoid displaying a vehement response. It's been 3 years since Itachi's death, and no one bothered to tell him that his brother had sired a child.
He stood rigid in front of the hokage, his tongue frozen. All the emotions stimulated by Itachi's death all came crashing down. And before he knew it, he found his left hand desperately grasping the material of his clothes. He bowed his head, as his upper teeth sank into the bottom of his lips, drawing the metallic taste of blood.
The hokage sighed, sinking into her chair farther. She knew Itachi was still a touchy subject for the young man, but she would've preferred an aggressive display of fury rather than shaking fists and raging inside storm. She watched carefully as the aura surrounding the raven-haired man grew darker and darker. Displaying a massive spike of killer intent.
"Leave, Uchiha." The hokage said, propping her knotted hands below her chin, gazing impassively at the dark-haired man. While deciding to postpone the inevitable rather than risking the destruction of her office and restarting the paper work. It was rather delay and abate, or go on and aggravate. The former sounded more promising.
The Uchiha need not to be told twice as he shunshin'ed out of the hokage office, still gripping the photo.
Silence encompassed the room as Tsunade rubbed her forehead while obtaining a cup of sake, and quenching the burning desire of her throat.
"So, he didn't take it well, huh?"
The blonde hokage snorted sarcastically. As the white-haired, bulky sannin ungracefully trudged his way into the room via window, and smoothly dodged the flying cup that was oh-so accidentally thrown his way.
Kakashi was lazing around the training ground, hands gripping the bright orange book in front of his face. His cheeks flared with heat as his eyes fall downwards, internalizing the words one by one. He had just gotten the newly published sequel of the Icha Icha series earlier, the sole reason which induced the production of cortisol in his brain. He was enjoying the scene, and the environment very much agreed, as the wind gently caressed his inflamed face and the birds harmoniously chirping glowing words in animal linguistics.
He was very much engrossed when a sudden movement jerked him out of his desires. His other student stood before him, his prized book dangling from her hands. Sakura stood, with all her pink and proud glory, glaring holes at Kakashi, completely delivering her extreme contempt against Kakashi's never fading habits.
"Ahh. Sakura-chan good morning." He greeted flashing the girl a warm eye-smile.
Sakura rolled her eyes at Kakashi's antics, while throwing him the orange book in pure disgust. The silver-haired jounin effortlessly catched the book, storing it safely inside of his vest, and concealing it from the view of the vicious medical-nin.
"Neh sensei, why did Tsunade-sama call for us?" Sakura asked, taking a sit on a warm patch of grass, releasing all of the previous ominous killer intent, and purely showing her curiosity, especially since the jounin arrived early for once, thought it was still because of the book.
"I believe Tsunade-sama has a mission for us." Kakashi answered in a clipped tone, as the familiar chakra of the dark Uchiha approached with ease. He was sure it has something to do with the conversation between Sasuke and the hokage a few days back, considering the brooding boy never left the Uchiha manor after the exchange.
Sakura frowned at Kakashi's concluding tone. There was more to it that the jounin was letting on, although it was quite possible that her former sensei knew nothing about the whole circumstances as well. Sakura turned to the familiar silhouette of the approaching Uchiha, and felt a tug in her gut painfully. She watched as the raven skillfully landed on the hard ground, which prompt Sakura and Kakashi to stand up.
Sakura's crush on the raven-haired man had never been a secret. It was normal at first, considering the Uchiha's physical attributes and his enigma was yelling complete pheromones. Although she expected to grow out of the crush turned obsession, like Ino who was now in a relationship with Sai, but it never did, in fact it dangerously developed into something more.
However after gaining more years, she changed her approach and acquired a mature mindset. She never expected the Uchiha to reciprocate, though that did not stop her from hoping.
Sasuke nodded to each of them, as a sign of acknowledgement, and without misusing further words, the former team leaped out of the ground, dust booming in protest, towards the direction of the Hokage tower.
"Itai itai itai .. hime." The once proud sannin was reduced into nothing but a scared frog beseeching for mercy, as the hokage distorted the poor body part in an awkward angle. How he still lived after all of his perverse endeavors was a mystery to many, and perhaps one of the reasons he was the strongest among the legendary sannin.
"Hokage-sama, team Kakashi reporting for duty." Kakashi cleared his throat and announced as they arrived in time to see the white-haired sannin's ear being caught in a twisted painful grip, probably the result of a failed perverted attempt, while Tsunade snarled in revolt at her former teammate's foolery.
Tsunade looked at the newly arrived team before flicking the sannin on his forehead. The whole team watched as the toad sage was thrown out of the window, crashing into an unknown building before grunting in pain. Tsunade smirked in triumph, as blood flowed out of the sannin's newly constructed wounds, before turning to the team she summoned.
"Team Kakashi. I have a B-rank mission for you." She said, leaning into her chair, as she brought a cup of sake on her lips, gazing at the Uchiha who looked at her blankly in return.
"You are to retrieve a scroll from one of Orochimaru's hideouts-" Sasuke stiffened at the mention of the snake. "-and wipe out the stupid ninjas who were planning to revive his old experiments." She concluded, giving their team leader a scroll for more information on the mission.
"Though you have to move fast, considering some minor villages are also interested and are going to send their own shinobis for a retrieval mission. You leave tomorrow."
"Hai." Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura grunted in affirmation, as they prepared to leave.
"Good. Now scram." She said waving her hand dismissively.
At the precise moment, Jiraiya returned, groaning in pain while wiping a trace of blood just below his newly cut lip, as he stood on the window. He rubbed his forehead to ease the pain caused by the woman's superhuman strength.
"Couldn't you go easy on me, hime?" Jiraiya whined, licking his stinging lips. Tsunade sneered taking a swig of her sake, before catapulting the empty cup towards Jiraiya. The sannin whipped his head to the left, narrowingly missing the hurling cup.
"Make sure they meet, Jiraiya. I promised Itachi." Tsunade said, all humor fleeing as she looked at the stern expression on Jiraiya's face at her utterance.
"Of course." Jiraiya answered solemnly, before vaulting out of the office, cradling his left arm.
