Disclaimer: I do not (sadly) own Naruto, and writes this purely for enjoyment, not profit, Masashi Kishimoto made Naruto and continues to write.
Entire Summary: Find in 1st chapter!
Warning: Naru to FemNaru transformation, Naru/Sasu combo, FemNaru/Sasu, Naru/FemSasu, Sasu Transfromation, FemSasu. This fic will no doubt contain a citrus bits, lot's of smut and fluff, and Yaoi. Don't forget to review and leave helpful feedback as well as any ideas for future chapters!
Notes: This chapter draws us closer to the goal! (And a lemon!) And thanks for the reviews~
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"Sasuke?" a voice queried. The raven-haired boy returned from his daydreams of hawks killing snakes, brought back to the entrance to the Hokage's mansion by none other than Naruto.
"What do you want?" Sasuke asked impatiently. He was waiting for someone.
"Are you still daydreaming? Sasuke, you asked me to come here." Suddenly it hit him, and Sasuke looked at Naruto, remembering.
"Oh... sorry, Dobe." he told him. "Come on then, we need to see Tsunade-sama, and what took you so long?"
"You know... a bed, shower, dirty house. Things like that," replied Naruto as they slowly made their way up the stairs before arriving at the doors. They swung them open and went inside. There sat Tsunade, intently scrawling all over whatever papers she needed to complete.
"Hello boys," she stated as she roughly scrabbled her pen over the sheet she was writing on. The two ninja walked into the room and stood. "Take a seat," she added, tossing the paper onto the huge tower of paper beside her desk. Soon enough she had finished the final paper, and gave her undivided attention to Sasuke.
"Tsunade-sama, I wish to rebuild the Uchiha clan," Sasuke plainly stated, bluntly packing a long discussion into a few words.
"And how do you plan that?" asked the inquisitive Hokage, "There are no descendants of the Uchiha bloodline here, and I'm not willing to give you a kunoichi. I'm sorry."
"I would like to speak about that... alone. But first I would like to request Naruto as my introductory Guardian," Sasuke once again stated, as if bored.
"I see... Well, I suppose that could be arranged. I will attempt to ensure that Naruto becomes your Guardian." Tsunade looked thoughtful for a few seconds before asking, "Naruto, do you wish to become Sasuke's introductory Guardian?"
Naruto looked at her as if in disbelief. "Of course I would like to be his Intro Guard!" he answered quickly. "I am his best friend!" he scowled, but then suddenly lit up. "When is Sakura getting back from the Sand?" Sasuke visibly cringed, thinking of Sakura fawning over him.
"About two months is when she gets back," replied Tsunade quickly, checking Sakura's mission papers. "Now you may leave, Naruto." Tsunade told him firmly, and Naruto stood, stuffed his hands into his pockets and slouched out of the room, shutting the large doors behind him.
"Tsunade, about my clan..."
"Yes, I have done research. As it turns out, the Uchiha clan did mix with one or two prevalent clans. It is all written here." Tsunade handed the small slip of paper over to Sasuke, who looked at it for a few seconds, before placing it into a concealed pocket.
"Well... the kunoichi listed here are all weak. Is there no way to remedy the situation?" Sasuke folded his arms in anticipation for the worst. But it did not come.
"Sasuke Uchiha. As it happens, I recently - before your arrival - crafted this Transformation Seal, which is linked by chakra strings to the brain of the specifier. In this case, you are that specifier." Sasuke felt a strange feeling in his head, but then it suddenly stopped, so he forgot about the feeling entirely. Tsunade handed him the seal. "I would advise speaking to Sakura about rose essence, which is quite expensive, and Choji, for the creation of a pill for the seal and the rose essence." Tsunade waved at him to leave then, preparing to return to her writing. Sasuke, hearing enough, stood, bowed, and left.
As Sasuke walked through the village, he met many people he remembered, and many he did not. He reminisced, apologised and formally thanked all of his old friends before finally coming across Shikamaru.
"Hello Shikamaru," Sasuke stated plainly. "It is good to see you again after all this time."
"Hi Sasuke, you too," yawned the Jonin. "What do ya need?"
"I need Choji to help me," replied Sasuke, certain that the black haired teen knew where his best friend was.
"Choji is eating barbecue in there." Shikamaru gestured to the building behind him, yawning again.
"Ok..." Sasuke made his way through the crowded doorway into the barbecue restaurant; it was truly packed. Sasuke returned to Shikamaru after helplessly scanning the room for the chubby ninja. "Sorry Shikamaru, but could you show me to him?"
"This is such a drag..." protested Shikamaru, yet complied anyway, pushing slowly through the crowd into the packed restaurant. "Choji insists on eating here, because their barbecue is the best!" yelled Shikamaru tiredly over the din. "He'll be over at that table!" he yelled, before he was swept away in a tide of people.
Sasuke made his way through the throng before coming to sit at the Akimichi's table. "Oh ho!" shouted Choji happily, the grin on his face obscured by the steam of the barbecue. "Sasuke, you did return! Let the number one chubby ninja be one of the first to say welcome back!"
Sasuke smiled. "Thanks Choji!" he said, and took a seat opposite. After about half an hour of remembering the years long past, Sasuke finally brought the conversation around to ninja pills. "Choji..." asked a very full Sasuke, "I was wondering if you knew anything about a seal withholding pill, like your rumble balls."
"Why do ya want to know?"
"How to make one, or just have one," stated Sasuke, hoping that Choji's knowledge of food spread to the smallest, most useful pills.
"Well... I don't really know about them... Ino makes 'em for me, you should try asking her," replied Choji, reclining in the large couch and letting out a sigh.
"Thank you, Choji." Sasuke stood, shook his hand and left, leaving Choji alone with the huge pile of plates and bowls.
"Sasuke, come back here now!"
Ino returned to the counter after having placed the fresh batch of roses on the preparation bench. Soon she would need lunch, and would close the flower shop whilst eating. After a few more minutes of being open, the sign on the door flipped to reveal 'Sorry, closed', as Ino opened her salad and slowly began to eat it.
After a few minutes there was a knock at the door. "We're closed!" yelled Ino from where she sat. The knocking came again, louder than before. "We're closed!" she shouted, turning towards the door. Once more the knocking continued. Ino rose from her chair, sighing as she walked to the door, unlatched it, and opened it to look into the onyx orbs of Sasuke Uchiha, his pale skin as perfect as ever.
"Good morning, Ino," he said to her as she blushed immensely. He looked at her strangely when she turned an even brighter red, as she had seen his chest easily due to his shirt being so open. "Ino?" She stared into his eyes again and he stated, impatiently, "Ino, I need your help."
She snapped herself out of her daze and hastily regained her composure. "Hi Sasuke!" she cutely proclaimed, and welcomed him inside the Yamanaka flower shop before quickly shutting the door. Sasuke bowed and walked across to the table, sitting casually. "Sasuke?" she asked quickly. "Do you want anything to eat?"
"No, Ino. I want something else from you." He turned and stared at her as he said this, his face as straight as a line. She blushed profusely as soon as she heard the words that shocked her so much.
"Sa-Sasuke... I didn't realise you felt like that..." she stuttered quietly as he cocked his head to the side, wondering what she was turning so red for.
"Ino, I need you to reconstruct a form of Choji's rumble balls for me please. I need you to implant this seal instead of the normal," he paused to quickly hand her the seal he pulled from his pocket, "and leave room for five millilitres of liquid."
"Uh... okay, Sasuke..." Ino muttered awkwardly as Sasuke stood and wandered away to stand by the counter. "I'll do that then..." she murmured as she sauntered over, following him. "Um, did you need anything else?" She felt so awkward - why had she thought he would be so desperate for her?
"Yes. Do you have in stock any Rose Essence?" he asked, lifting an eyebrow hopefully. Sure enough, Ino shook her head.
"Sorry, that's Sakura's area; she uses it for medicine and the like, but I'd have no clue what to use it for, let alone how." She looked at him apologetically as he shrugged. "Sorry, Sasuke."
"Very well, when will the pill be complete?" he asked her as he turned to leave.
"About a day, so please return this time tomorrow for the empty pill." She smiled happily at him as he moved to the door. "Oh, and please turn the sign around. We're open now." He turned, nodded, opened the door and slipped through, silently closing it behind him. Ino, left alone, sighed. I never get any luck, was all she thought.
Naruto sat sleeping at the entrance to Sakura's house, snoring and rolling so uncomfortably that he could never hold still. Soon enough, the door opened and out stepped the pink haired girl who lived there. "Naruto!" she yelled loudly when she saw him, intending fully well to wake him. "Why are you outside my house?" Naruto awoke and rolled around to see her.
"Hi Sakura..." He rubbed his eyes quietly before continuing. "I was just wanting to say goodbye to you." Sakura glanced at him before she walked down the path to the road. "I think Sasuke wanted to say goodbye too," he muttered quickly.
"Well..." she sighed loudly, "at least I'll see him when I return. Please give this to him." She handed Naruto a small vial containing a thick pink liquid. "Tsunade said to give it to him, so please do."
"But what is i-" Naruto began before Sakura interjected.
"Never mind, just give it to him." She nodded in assurance before making her way towards the gate. "And make sure you do!" she yelled back soon after as Naruto inspected the contents of the vial.
Naruto began to walk back into the centre of the village to return home. Still fingering the vial, Naruto decided that, despite the seriousness in Sakura's voice when she told him to deliver it to Sasuke, he would just taste a tiny bit; maybe it was poison or even the wrong thing, and if it was the right thing, then he wouldn't need to worry on account of Sasuke needing it.
Naruto eventually gave in and removed the stopper of the vial before scooping a small portion up with his pinky finger, and tasting it. It tasted like a mix of sugar with a hint of flavour, something mild, yet not mild enough to be unnoticed. It tasted of rose, a flavour he had tasted when Sakura had cleaned a wound on the inside of his cheek.
Naruto eventually made it back into the centre of the village and leapt onto the wall leading up to his house. He yawned and approached the door, which had had a kunai rammed through the wood. Naruto ripped the note which was pinned to the door. The note said;
'Naruto,
Meet me at Ichiraku's tomorrow; 6:55pm, I'll pay.
-Sasuke'
The blonde suddenly burst into excited laughter "Yes!" he yelled happily, punching the air. "Sasuke's paying, finally!" he shouted, before finally opening his door to go inside. "I can't wait!"
Naruto set the paper carefully onto his dining table before yawning widely. "Ugh... tired." He went over to his fridge and retrieved a bowl of ramen before heating it up in his microwave. He removed the ramen and sat at his table; another note lay in the centre, a lot more gently laid than Sasuke's.
'Naruto,
Mission tomorrow; proceed to my office at 12:00 noon sharp. Do not be late;
VERY IMPORTANT
-Tsunade.'
Naruto sighed lazily. Ugh, I can't be bothered to do any more 'really important missions'.Naruto slurped up the last of his noodles. Ah well, gotta do my job, I guess. Naruto stood slowly, picked up the disposable bowl and threw it in the trash; he slouched to his bed, lay down in his clothes, and curled up to sleep.
Sasuke sat in his room, examining his blade, and feeling along the sharp edge. He waited in the dark, desperate to once again start his clan. The Uchiha would be great again, and honourable, and he, Sasuke Uchiha, would get them there, with the help of his pill.
He stood, removed his clothes and lay on his bed naked, willing himself to go to sleep. He couldn't, though, no matter how hard he tried. Orochimaru might have been trapped within the Totsuka blade, but a portion of the snake's consciousness lingered within the dark haired boy's mind. Sasuke attempted to 'breach' Orochimaru's little fortress in his mind, and eventually broke through the eternal genjutsu.
He stood in a graveyard. There, in front of him, stood Orochimaru. "Sasuke-kun..." he hissed out of his thin mouth, "why are you here?" he asked in his slick voice. "How are you here?"
"Orochimaru, I came because I wish to know if Tsunade's pill will work appropriately," the raven haired boy replied, looking at his old master with distaste.
"Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke. When will you learn?" the pale man shook his head. "I would wish for something in return."
"Oh?"
"Oh, just a portion of Kyuubi's chakra; if I can get a hold of that, then I can tell you how to repair Tsunade's pill's defect." Orochimaru stared into Sasuke's eyes with that greed which was always there.
"Tell me why I shouldn't use Amaterasu on you until you tell me?" Sasuke asked, threatening the older man.
"Sasuke-kun... you have no power here." Orochimaru shook his head sadly.
"You underestimate me yet again, you stupid fool." Sasuke's brow furrowed, but suddenly he felt his body shrink to how he was when his clan died. He was standing in a room with Itachi and the corpses of his two parents. Orochimaru materialised beside Itachi, leaning on him.
"So Sasuke, how does it feel to be under the power of your own Sharingan?" Orochimaru spoke as if omniscient, as if everywhere at once. At once Sasuke made a hand sign and spoke.
"Release." His voice came out child-like and insignificant, just how he felt on that night. Nothing happened, absolutely nothing.
"Foolish Sasuke-kun, you can't grasp the basics of your own genjutsu; this particular one, crafted by me through your eyes, traps you in your child form. You cannot manipulate chakra as you can in the real world, but this genjutsu is so intricate that even you at full power could not unravel it."
"What do you want?" yelled Sasuke, feeling childish tears course down his face. Suddenly Itachi moved.
"Brother..." he murmured quietly, "I want Madara's Sharingan."
His father stood, even with the large slash on his chest. "Son, I want Madara's Rinnegan,"he uttered with a raspy voice, sounding like his voice was out of tune. Suddenly, his father fell into chalk dust and his mother stood with the same slash along her chest.
"Sasuke, I want freedom," she hissed before the world broke apart and Sasuke stood as a child in front of Orochimaru, who smirked and licked his lips.
"Sasuke-kun... give me these things, and I will give you Uchiha," the tall dark haired man rasped, leaning on his hip. Sasuke stood, thinking, analysing, for a few minutes; hoping, wishing to find some way around Orochimaru's deal. Giving up, he sighed.
"Very well, Orochimaru," he nodded in agreement, "you will be given these things." Orochimaru's neck elongated suddenly as he flew across the gap to Sasuke's neck.
"Thank you, Sasuke." He hissed as fangs stabbed into the child's smooth skin, renewing the cursed seal and ensuring Sasuke's compliance with the deal. "That mark will destroy you should you go against our deal." His neck detracted and the genjutsu faded, and Sasuke stood alone in whiteness.
A door stood in front of him, as if self-suspended. Sasuke reached out hesitantly and pulled it open.
Sasuke awoke on his bed as the sun blasted through the window of his room. He stood, stretched and yawned, pulling on his pants and shirt before tying them with his purple rope. He walked from his room slowly to his kitchen, where he sat and ate breakfast. Perhaps nothing is wrong with the pill method, thought Sasuke, but he was answered by a searing pain in his neck where Orochimaru had bitten him. His hand flew to the mark and he cringed in terrible pain. Or maybe there is something.
Soon after he ate, Sasuke leapt from the courtyard near his house and into the central area of where the Uchiha once was based. He walked through the crowded streets, searching. Eventually he found the Uchiha hall, where he pulled up the same mat he uncovered so long ago. Down in the depths was the body of Madara Uchiha, rescued from the battlefield of the Fourth war, and left here while Konoha was recovering from the hoard of Zetsus. He walked to the corpse with a thin blade he had taken from his home. He slowly removed both of Madara's eyes and placed them in a small pouch, but not before cutting the Sharin gland and the Rinne vein to effectively stop the genjutsu of the eyes.
Sasuke left the nostalgic hall after burning the majority of the documents last touched by him, and vanished into town. He travelled back to his house, and had having a shower before the clock struck 8:00am.
Naruto awoke in his usual position; lying almost sideways off the bed with his arms flailing out at strange angles. He crawled out of his wreck of a bed, rubbing his neck, and walked across to his shower, spending a few minutes to let the water wash across him. He eventually left and dried off. He progressed into the kitchen, yawning and scratching the back of his neck; he retrieved a bowl of Uzumaki Cereal, and poured the swirls into a bowl, filling it with milk.
After eating his breakfast, Naruto remembered something he had to do, something he had been asked to do... something important. He dismissed it and left, walking along the road from his house to go to Ichiraku's. As he approached the hanging paper saying "I-Chi-Ra-Ku!', a familiar voice greeted him; "Naruto!" it yelled happily. "Naruto, I haven't seen you in ages!" It was Iruka, standing near Kiba. He was haggling for some Bento.
"Hi Iruka-sensei!" Naruto grinned and shook his old master's hand. "What have you been doing lately?"
"Oh, nothing much, just doing Academy work and stuff," his sensei said with a sigh, before smiling. "What are you doing, Naruto?" he asked before seeing Ichiraku behind the blonde boy. "Oh... Ramen, I see." He laughed before tapping his chin as if wondering about something. "Hokage-sama was very angry when I saw her, although, I'm not sure what about..." He tapped his chin slowly as Naruto's grin fell.
"Oh crap!" shouted Naruto anxiously. "Iruka, what time is it?"
"Uh, about 1:00pm, why?"
"I've gotta run!" yelled Naruto. "See ya Iruka!" He ran off down the street quickly, leaving the scarred man wondering what in the world he was doing.
Soon enough, Naruto arrived at the entrance to the huge red mansion, surprised at the speed in which had gotten there. Naruto strolled through the gate and up into the building, soon coming to the doors leading to the Hokage's office. He knocked three times before a crash emanated from the room against the door; Naruto shoved the door open and looked about the room. Tsunade, sitting angrily behind her desk, fanning herself, had thrown a scroll at the door and was now attempting to recover some remnant of her composure.
"Naruto!" she suddenly shouted, furious. "Why are you so late! You should have been here an hour ago!" She slammed her fists against the table and angrily glared at the recoiling blonde in front of her.
"Sorry, Granny-sama!" he quickly returned, bowing. "I'm sorry." He stood, his face a brick wall, in front of her, awaiting the mission request.
"Naruto Uzumaki, this mission is very important." The Hokage lifted a small kitten from beside her desk. "You are to raise this kitten and treat it lovingly and fairly." She handed the mewling kitten over to the confused Naruto.
"What..." he quickly asked, very confused. "Why are you giving me a cat?"
"Because, Naruto, I like him, and he is a gift." She stared at his doubtful look "Plus, I'm Hokage, so what I say goes." She turned away from the blonde to stare out of the window. Naruto looked down at the warm bundle in his arms; the kitten had jet black, silky fur and a small nose. He emitted an insanely cute mewing noise at almost every mention of him.
"Do I get to name him?" asked Naruto, looking back to the Hokage.
"Yes..." she replied, still irritated. "Now get out of my office."
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*Higashimaru is a kind of soy sauce