Title: Odds Against You, Naruto!
Author: Luna Knyte
Genre: Romance/Drama/Suspense
Rating: From PG13 to Fanfiction M
Summary: When everyone is against you. When no one, not even your own family, believes in you. When demons are out to get you and people turn their backs on you. Then you must be Naruto Uzumaki. Black sheep of the Namikaze-Uzumaki family, shadow of his rival, Sasuke, and complete outcast of Konoha.
Kakashi watched as Naruto walked away. Something unsettling found its way into his stomach. A scurrying sound alerted him that Pakkun had returned.
"So, what did you find?" Kakashi asked still looking at Naruto's form before it disappeared.
"That thing you're feeling. It's out there. I'm not sure what it is, but it's dangerous. Its presence is very homicidal. What exactly do you think it is?" Pakkun asked.
"I don't know. All I know it that it's very faint. I have to concentrate very hard and use the Sharingan to trace it. But I think Naruto can sense it," Kakashi replied.
"Do you think it's after the boy?" Pakkun asked.
"If it is, I'm not letting anything happen to him," Kakashi vowed.
"I'm worried about you," Pakkun said.
"Please, I'm less likely to get hurt. It's Naruto I'm worried about. Especially lately," Kakashi said.
"That's all troublesome and all, but that's not what I meant," Pakkun said.
"Then what did you mean?" Kakashi asked.
"You seem to be very concerned for the boy. I know that you just care for him because besides the Hokage, he the only one you've allowed to be near. Other people...they may not see it like that if they get a glimpse of how you act when you're together. Unless...I'm the one that's wrong and they're right?" Pakkun said.
"Your implying that I have a relationship with my student?" Kakashi said.
"Well if I remembered correctly Naruto wouldn't be the only one to have a crush on their sensei," Pakkun replied.
Kakashi didn't answer and walked away. He decided to go to the library and do some investigating. It couldn't hurt to brush up on demons. He didn't realize how much the library actually had on demons. The books were more than plenty. There were so many types of demons with different powers and capabilities, it was actually pretty overwhelming. Most of the information did come from Jiraiya, but who better than one of the legendary Sanin, who happened to be his sensei's sensei? Anyway, Kakashi spent all of the night in the library indulge in his research. Even more so in the section he found about demon and vessels.
He had small hopes of somehow coming across something that might separate Naruto from the curse that's caused him to be an outcast. Unfortunately no such luck. In fact it was the opposite. According to Jiraiya's findings, if a demon was extracted from its vessel the vessel would die. Once someone becomes a vessel they are forever cursed with the demon until they die. Most of the time, Kakashi would guess, their death would be early in life due to prejudice and hatred from humans. Only those who were lucky enough to keep it a complete secret from everyone they knew would live, or if the people they knew loved them enough to completely see past the demon and see the person that they are...
Naruto is somewhere in both those categories. The new generation doesn't know about the demon, and there are those who do know that love him for who he is, like himself, but at the same time there are people who don't see the innocent and frightened child but the demon. And Naruto has seen horrible injustice and even more so horrible indifference...some of it being from his own father. Even in his mind that left a bad taste in his mouth, but he wouldn't deny that's what it is. He also will make sure that from now on Naruto would be better protected and also distract him from all the drama. Perhaps train him himself, and give him some normality.
When he woke up his head was lying on his folded arms in the back of the library. He stretched and yawned. He looked at the last page he was been reading. He looked at the last paragraph and read the last few lines before the rest of the book went blank.
"The vessel is born human. It must be reminded that it still is human otherwise it will become the very thing it holds inside. The heart and soul of a vessel are no different than that of a non-vessel and though it is easier to believe that the demon is the one tainting those two objects, it is not! Be warned and careful when dealing with a vessel, for in the improper care one could be making the vessel out to be the very thing that they fear."
Kakashi walked out of the library and decided to go have a talk with his sensei. He needed to make a few points clear. Blinking at the bright sunlight as he opened the door Kakashi jumped to the rooftops and leaped towards the Hokage Tower. Using the window rather than the door like he's used to he let his presence be known. Though out of respect knocked as well.
"Kakashi...what are you doing here?" Minato asked.
"Well sensei, I actually came here to have a word with you about Naruto," Kakashi said.
Minato gave a heavy sigh and asked in a tired voice, "What has he done this time?"
Kakashi narrowed his eye, something he hasn't done to Minato since his early days of being a rookie ninja. Trying to keep his respect in his voice, which was harder said than done, Kakashi asked, "What makes you think he's done anything wrong?"
Minato seemed surprised by Kakashi's answer. Which only seemed to make Kakashi's growing irritation turn to anger.
"My son, as of late, hasn't been acting up to the standards of his title," Minato answered in the politician voice Kakashi is growing to hate. It was the same politicians voice that's making Naruto miserable and distant. I mean 'not acting up to the standards of his title'? Naruto wasn't even Naruto to his sensei anymore either? Was Naruto nothing more to his sensei than the honorable son he's seen as by the rest of the village? Without holding the sass from his voice Kakashi replied,
"Well at least your acknowledging him as your son."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Minato demanded.
"I don't mean to offend sensei, in the way I don't want to upset the village's leader because I'm nothing but your subordinate, but as your student and perhaps your friend, your treatment of Naruto leaves a lot to be desired." Kakashi responded.
"That's nonsense Kakashi," Minato said.
"Is it sensei? When was the last time you trained with him? Walked with him to school or the park? When was the last time you took him to eat at Ichiraku's?" Kakashi demanded, his voice showing his anger if only a bit.
"Yesterday," Minato gritted through his teeth.
"That was Sasuke," Kakashi retorted.
Minato was about to snap back but held his tongue. He clamped his mouth shut and breathed hard through his nostrils. Closing his eyes for a moment Minato asked, "What exactly did you come down here to talk about?"
"I'm not sure anymore. I wanted to ask a lot of questions because only Minato-sensei had the answers. Because Minato sensei was the same man who was supposed to be Naruto's father...but he's not the man that sits behind that desk," Kakashi said darkly.
"Watch you mouth Kakashi..." Minato warned.
"What the hell happened? Are you scared sensei? Is the council more powerful than you that you choose to see what they see? More powerful that you choose to ignore the frightened look in your own sons eyes?!" Kakashi demanded.
"He's fine," Minato said turning in his chair so he wouldn't be looking at Kakashi.
"That's because he acts fine. If he actually shows weakness the people who you let hurt him will kill him! He's scared and has the right to be! These people that both you and I protect are blind and misinformed. They treat Naruto as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong! And you haven't done anything to make them think different!" Kakashi exclaimed.
"Nothing happens that I don't know about! And if there is ever any acts against my family I will never let it pass," Minato said as he stood and glared at Kakashi.
"Open your eyes sensei! On more than one occasion I've treated Naruto's wounds he's claimed to have gotten from training but I know perfectly well the difference between training wounds and killing strikes! All of this happens and I know you see it and yet you always do let it pass!"
"Naruto isn't like you and me Kakashi! He gets into trouble day in and day out. There are bound to be consequences," Minato said.
"Do you hear yourself right now, sensei? That's where your wrong. Naruto is just like us. The only reason he gets in trouble is because that's the only time you give him the time of day," Kakashi accused.
"You're out of turn Kakashi," Minato hissed.
"Or do just wish that one day Naruto does something 'bad' enough to get himself killed? Then you'd be freed from him. Then everything would be better," Kakashi spat.
"KAKASHI!" Minato roared.
"Am I wrong?!" Kakashi demanded. He knew he was angry. He knew he'd say something stupid, but he also knew he'd say the truth.
"My son is very important to me. I'd never wish him any harm," Minato answered through gritted teeth.
"Ha! You can't even tell me you love him! You criticize him for not being good enough. Have you ever spent as much time with him as you do with Sasuke? Do you even want him to be strong? Or are you believing that shit the council says?" Kakashi demanded.
"Of course not! I love Naruto...I think its best you leave," Minato said.
"Not until you answer one last thing," Kakashi said as he clenched his fist at his sides.
Minato slammed his hands on his desk and yelled, "WHAT!? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT TO ASK?!"
"Why didn't you give him the Namikaze name to carry on?" Kakashi whispered.
Minato stopped whatever smart ass answer he had prepared for Kakashi and stared at his former student with eyes widen in shock. A complete disbelieving look on his face. He didn't verbally give Kakashi an answer but Kakashi got one either way. A gust of wind blew in the office and in a swirl of leaves Kakashi was gone. Leaving Minato to slouch down onto his chair. Mind blank, unable to process any coherent thoughts. Only able to replay the whole conversation in his head, trying to make sense of it, any of it...
Team 7 was in its usual training grounds waiting for their sensei to arrive. They had already been there for a few hours but they were used to it. They had Kakashi Hatake as their sensei after all. The most tardy ninja in all of history.
In their younger days Sakura wasn't allowed to communicate with Naruto because her parents made her believe that he was evil even though he was the honorable son. She was to respect him, but only out of respect to his father, not to him. So when she first met him in the academy she was cold, polite, but very cold.
But her crush on Sasuke allowed her to see Naruto in a new light. Never would Sasuke go anywhere without Naruto. They were inseparable most of the time. When it wasn't needed for them to be apart they weren't. So Sakura saw Naruto's true nature. Not the son of the Hokage. Or the troublemaker. Or anything else. She saw Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke Uchiha's best friend, most loyal boy who always puts himself last, and who was willing to die for her.
On their first real mission outside of the village they had ran into a rogue ninja. A mission and an opponent who were considered A if not S ranked. Sasuke had jumped in front of Naruto to protect him from a senbon attack. Sakura blamed him for it, but when Sasuke regained consciousness he made his point very clear that he'd die over a thousand times if it meant saving Naruto. Sakura had never seen such seriousness and devotion before. It brought out a new aspect towards the boy's relationship. She didn't know what it was but...she'd support it. She wasn't sure what she was supporting but she would. Later, on the final battle on the bridge, Naruto took the attack the bad guy had directed at her. The guy's sword pierced right through Naruto's stomach. The image of Naruto's body limp and unmoving and his eyes closed was forever engraved in both hers and Sasuke's minds. Haunting their dreams. But Naruto hadn't died. Quite the opposite. He summoned this amazing Chakra that was visible to all of them, something never really heard of, then attacked the bad guy. Instead of killing him though he surprised all of them by getting the swordsman to attack the guy who ordered the bridge builders death and all of his henchmen.
In the end they had become the best of friend, all three of them. A family almost. So when Kakashi arrived with a seriousness that reeked of near malice with eyes on Naruto, both Sasuke and Sakura were scared.
"Sensei?" Sakura asked.
"Today you two are dismissed," Kakashi said pointing to Sasuke and Sakura.
"What about Naruto?" Sasuke demanded standing in front of the blonde in a protective way.
"I need to have a word with him," Kakashi answered flatly.
"But-" Sasuke began but Kakashi cut him off.
"It's an order."
Looking wearily at Naruto the other two reluctantly left. Kakashi took Naruto's hand and dragged him off somewhere else, somewhere no one could see them. They walked for what seemed hours, but that was only the anger that Kakashi was feeling. It was more about half an hour. All the while he never let go of Naruto's wrist. Kakashi used Naruto's pulse to calm him down. Naruto's heartbeat was calm. Despite being suddenly taken away by his sensei Naruto wasn't worried or anxious. Kakashi was thankful. The last thing he wanted right now was for Naruto to be scared of him too.
Finally arriving at their destination Kakashi let go of Naruto's hand and proceeded to walk over to the giant boulders that resided next to a small mountain and attacked them. Punching his furry into them until his punches made craters on the boulders. Finally obliterating the boulder into pebbles with his own technique of the Lightning Blade. Naruto just sat on the grass with his knees pulled up to his chest and watched. As he watched, Naruto remembered when this tradition started. Since then on, whenever Kakashi felt tense this is what they would do. It anything it'd only increased his crush over the years.
Nineteen year old Kakashi was punching his furry out of him and into the mountainside of one of the mountains in the forest. He was angry. It was supposed to be a simple mission. His sensei trusted him with its success. But he'd chosen to save the lives of his teammates. He was overall proud of his choice, later it will allow him to at least sleep. The downside was that they had lost the scroll and now, because of him, his sensei was going to face the council's wrath.
"AH!" Kakashi yelled as he destroyed the rock to smithereens.
"Did dat wock make you mad?"
Kakashi turned around and saw the honorable son in his orange dress robes. Though because of his trudging through the forest they've been torn and dirtied.
"Honorable son...what are you doing here?" Kakashi asked.
Five year old Naruto shrugged and walked closer to Kakashi, "On a walk."
"It's very dangerous for you to be out here by yourself, Honorable son," Kakashi said.
"But I fibe years ol' today!" Naruto protested, "I ol' enough!"
"Today's your birthday?" Kakashi asked, and couldn't help but frown at the speech impediment. By five years old, his speaking skills should be better. Though some of it could pass because of the missing teeth, it still bothered Kakashi.
"Yup!" Naruto replied happily.
"Then shouldn't you be at home celebrating?" Kakashi asked.
"Persons celubuwate birfdays?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Of course," Kakashi said.
"Oh...well, no one eber celubuwated my birfday. Ne ne ninja-san, why do persons celubuwate birfdays?" Naruto asked as he sat down in front of Kakashi, who sat down Indian style in front of Naruto.
"Well...they celebrate because it's a happy day," Kakashi saw the questioning look in Naruto's eyes and raised his hand and explained, "Its a day when someone people love is born. They are happy to have them near and alive...that's why they celebrate."
"Who celubuwates?" Naruto asked.
"Usually friends and family," Kakashi responded.
"Huh...dats why no one celubuwates Nawuto's birfday!" Naruto exclaimed like a detective that's finally found the last clue needed to solving the case.
"What do you mean Honorable son?" Kakashi asked.
"Nawuto has no fwiends...and...fader, he always busy and no habe time for Nawuto...and mommy...mommy always with fader..." Naruto whispered.
Kakashi felt sympathy for the young child, and because the child had distracted him from his troubles then he could at least try to make the young blonde feel better.
"Say, Honorable son, what would you like for your birthday?" Kakashi asked.
"Want?" Naruto asked.
"Yes. For your birthday you get anything you want. So you can ask me of anything and I'll get it for you," Kakashi promised.
Naruto stayed quiet and looked at Kakashi so intensely that it almost made Kakashi uncomfortable. Finally, after a whole minute of silence, Naruto asked quietly, "Will ninja-san be Nawuto's fwiend?"
Out of anything Kakashi thought a young boy would ask for, that was something he didn't expect. Kakashi smiled, even though Naruto couldn't see it, and extended out his hand and said, "I'd be honored."
"YAY! Nawuto has fwiend!...Wait, what's your name?" Naruto asked.
"Kakashi. Kakashi Hateke, honorable son," Kakashi replied.
Naruto frowned, "Don't call me dat. Everyone calls me dat, but dats not Nawuto's name. Nawuto's name is Nawuto Uzumaki."
"Its not customary for regular people to do that though," Kakashi said.
"Well...your Nawuto's fwiend wight? And I get whatsever I want wight? Well, I want you to calls me by my name." Naruto said.
"...Alright, Naruto." Kakashi said, which caused Naruto to smile.
Naruto then stood up and looked at the pebbles that used to be a rock before Kakashi got through with it.
"So what did da wock do to make you mad?" Naruto asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing." Kakashi said as he walked next to Naruto.
"They why did you hurt it?" Naruto asked.
"Uh..." Kakashi scratched his head embarrassed for some reason. "I wasn't mad at the rock Naruto, I was mad because my last mission didn't do too well."
"If wock didn't do nothing wong, then why did you hurt it?" Naruto asked.
"I needed a way to feel better and this helped," Kakashi said.
"You needs to pologize to it. Dat wock is a part of nature and nature is alive...you hurt it so pologize!" Naruto demanded, quite adorably in his chibi appearance, as he pointed to the pile of pebbles.
Kakashi turned to the pile of pebbles and awkwardly said his apologies. He felt foolish but the smile that Naruto had given him was worth it. They went back to their sitting positions and Naruto asked why Kakashi still felt sad.
"I don't," Kakashi reassured but Naruto wasn't convinced. "I...I guess it's because I let your father down."
Naruto smiled, "Don't worry. Fader weally weally likes you. If he acted mad now, it was only cuz he has to act mean sometimes. I don't know why but its something cuz of his job. But he talked about you a lot and how he pwoud of you."
Kakashi smiled and lied back onto the ground and stared at the sky. "Is there anything else you want for your birthday Naruto?"
"No," Naruto shook his head, "I just want to spend time with my new fwiend."
Kakashi patted the spot next to him and Naruto followed, but instead of laying next to him Naruto climbed on top of his and laid on Kakashi's chest. "Let's cloud watch."
"But that's boring," Naruto whined.
Kakashi chuckled, "Well that's what you use your imagination for. See, that one over there kind of looks like a pine tree. You add a few other clouds and they could be Christmas ornaments."
Naruto giggled and then pointed at another cloud, "That one looks like a heart..."
Ever since then, they've done that a few times. Now Naruto looked at Kakashi who had just used his Lightning Blade on a boulder. Kakashi's posture was tense. He was visibly angry. Naruto could hear Kakashi breathing loudly. Silently Kakashi walked next to Naruto and laid down and closed his eye.
Naruto was unsure of what to do so he laid down too and then pointed to a cloud and said, "That one looks like cotton candy."
It took a few minutes but finally Kakashi chuckled a bit and said, "Out of all the things you could see you see cotton candy? Naruto...most of the puffiest clouds look like cotton candy."
"Yeah but I mean the kind they have at festivals. They have a specific shape, and that little cone on the bottom. See? There's a triangle shape there too," Naruto pointed out.
Kakashi pointed to another cloud, "That over there kind of looks like Pakkun."
"Balancing on a giant beach ball," Naruto added.
"Wearing a pointy party hat," Kakashi added.
Naruto pointed to another cloud and said, "That one over there looks like an apple."
"Its kind of round, how can you be sure?" Kakashi asked.
"Its called using your imagination, Kashi."
Kakashi hummed in agreement and then they stayed silent for a few moments. Naruto then dared himself to ask Kakashi the question that's been plaguing him since the beginning.
"What happened?"
"Nothing," Kakashi replied quickly.
Naruto nodded, though he didn't believe it, and decided to distract Kakashi. He seemed to be very upset. Kakashi wasn't there yesterday when his father arrived with all of those ninja. Kakashi might not have known about the demon attack. If Naruto told him...would Kakashi believe him? He wanted to believe that Kakashi would, but there was doubt. There was always doubt on the people he could trust. Everyone he trusted. Even Kakashi, Iruka, and Sasuke.
Iruka lost his parents because of the demon that resides within him. Iruka's told him that he doesn't blame him because he isn't the same monster. That doesn't mean the thought isn't there. He made Iruka an orphan. Sometime, when he disappoints Iruka, he thinks he sees the thought there...
Sasuke has a lot going for him. Everyone loves him and wants him to prosper. Eventually he might find Naruto as annoying as everyone else and abandon him as well. He wants to believe in Sasuke when he promises forever and eternity, but those words aren't as set in stone as their meanings.
Then there's Kakashi...
"Hey...sensei?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah?"
"Have you ever wondered what's out there? Outside of Konoha I mean," Naruto asked.
"There's a lot Naruto. Once you and the rest of the team are more trained you'll get to see different places and different people. Some will be kind of like the mission we had with the bridge builder, but others won't. Others will be easier and you'll make friends and see wonderful places." Kakashi said.
"That's good but not what I meant sensei," Naruto said quietly.
"Oh? Then what?" Kakashi asked.
"I mean...you know how supposedly there's someone for everyone?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah," Kakashi replied.
"Well...what if that person isn't in Konoha? What if they were from somewhere else? Would you leave Konoha to be with them?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi stood up for a bit to look at Naruto who had rolled over on his stomach and closed his eyes. "That's dangerous Naruto...Leaving Konoha is something we can't do."
"What if, hypothetically speaking, it was for the person that would make you happy. That they were all you needed. What if they were willing to leave their village to be with you?" Naruto asked.
"And come to Konoha with me?" Kakashi asked.
"Well...yeah, that's one option. But they wouldn't want to be the cause of war between the two villages so they suggest for you two to leave somewhere else completely different. Somewhere no one you used to know would know...a place where it'd be just the two of you and you can start a family and live in peace for the rest of your days...complete paradise...Would you go?"
Kakashi thought about it a bit, "I don't know...where exactly would I go?"
Naruto rolled back over and looked at Kakashi. That was all he did: look. It was unnerving so Kakashi asked, "What?"
"Who is it?" Naruto asked.
"Who is what?" Kakashi countered.
"There's someone special in the village for you, and I want to know who it is," Naruto replied.
"What are you talking about Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
"I just told you that you'd have the opportunity to be with the one who'd make you happy for the rest of your life, and you wonder where you'd go?! If that was the scenario then you wouldn't care about where you'd go, only that you'd be with that person. You wouldn't really care about what you'd be leaving behind because of the amazing promises that are in the future with that person. Only reason you'd asked that question is if there already is someone here in this village. Who is it?"
"What makes you say its a person?"
"Uh, hello? It's you. You retired from ANBU on your own accord so that means you don't care about military rank, you only keep the necessities in your apartment because you really don't like being attached to material things, you are always late wherever you go so you aren't really a people pleaser. All in all I can't see having a real reason to stay unless there was someone...real special."
"...There is." Kakashi answered as he laid back down, hand behind his head.
"I knew it," Naruto said smugly, "Tell me about them. What are they like?"
"Well...obviously they're nice. They're considerate, strong, and utterly amazing. Plus rare," Kakashi summarized.
"Rare?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah well there aren't that many blonde haired blue eyed people in Konoha, are there?" Kakashi said.
"I guess not, but that sounds just like my dad," Naruto said as he glanced over to Kakashi.
"Yeah, but he's taken. So I guess that makes you my reason for not leaving," Kakashi said.
Naruto blushed and turned over so Kakashi wouldn't see him. Yeah, there were something that made him doubt Kakashi less, but there is still a bit of doubt. Just like his mother loves her husband more than her own son, Naruto fears Kakashi loves his sensei more than his own student.
They changed the subject then and just talked about nonsense. They talked for hours until after sunset and Naruto fell asleep. Kakashi picked him up and carried him back to the Hokage mansion. He entered through the window of Naruto's room and gently placed him on the bed. Naruto snuggled up to the familiar warmth and made himself comfortable. The sight made Kakashi smile.
He moved closer to Naruto and lowered his mask and placed a kiss on Naruto's forehead.
"My reason for not leaving...and perhaps the reason I'd leave willingly for," Kakashi whispered. He raised his mask again but his lips hovered over Naruto's.
"Naruto!" The door slams open and an angry Sasuke is glaring at the sight. Kakashi doesn't jump, but leisurely rises to his tallest posture, and looked at Sasuke listlessly, and then jumped out the window.
Sasuke glared at the window then in less than second was next to Naruto. He shook him awake, which Naruto didn't like.
"Whaaa?" Naruto asked groggily.
"Has Kakashi kissed you?!" Sasuke demanded.
"Kissed..? yeah," Naruto replied as he rubbed his eye.
"What?!" Sasuke yelled angrily.
"Well yeah. On my forehead a lot or sometimes on the cheek. Mostly on my birthday or Christmas," Naruto answered.
Not completely satisfied but still somewhat still Sasuke gave a sigh of relief. He then leaned in close and kissed Naruto. Naruto froze and went rigid. Sasuke pulled away and saw the scared look in Naruto's eyes.
"It's okay...It's me...I'm not going to hurt you." Sasuke promised.
Naruto closed his eyes and allowed Sasuke to kiss him. Though when he did the wound on his side began to burn. There was this spark in the back of his mind. It flickered, as if someone was trying to start a lighter but could only get sparks. When Sasuke tried to deepen the kiss the flame finally erupted and Naruto took charge of the kiss. Switching themselves so that Naruto was on top, he pushed Sasuke down on to the bed, and did what he'd seen people do in the movies. Sasuke seemed to like it from the sounds he was making. He grabbed hold of Naruto and pulled him closer, accidentally causing them to rub their nether regions together. They pulled apart and looked at each other, Sasuke noted that Naruto's eyes had changed from blue to violate. Sasuke dismissed that thought and grabbed Naruto's hair and pulled him in again. They were in an intense make out session, Naruto putting up a complete sense of passion that Sasuke couldn't describe, or wanted to stop, but it all stopped when the door from downstairs opened and closed.
"Sasuke! Is Naruto back yet?" Kushina asked.
Naruto pulled away and jumped so fast away from Sasuke with such a paniced looked on his face, it sort of hurt Sasuke. Naruto shook his head and muttered apologized.
"Sorry...I'm so sorry...No love...Can't love me...Can't love demon..." Naruto whispered.
Sasuke face fell. He got up and walked up to Naruto.
"Sasuke!?" Kushina called from downstairs, but getting closer.
"Naruto..." Sasuke said as he caressed Naruto's cheek. Naruto recoiled but Sasuke didn't move away and Naruto finally settled into Sasuke's touch.
"I promised you I wouldn't hurt you. I mean it..."
"My moms coming...you should get to your room. I don't want to have to explain this," Naruto said as he crawled back into bed. Sasuke looked at him with worried eyes. Naruto was clutching the giant bruise...He was hurting, Sasuke was sure of it. But he couldn't prove it. He'd find a way though. He'd help Naruto no matter what!