Well here I am again, bringing you all the next chapter of "Bonds of Steel". Hmm, 19 reviews is alright, I guess, since I only wished for hits anyway so 19 reviews isn't so bad right? Hope you all liked the NaruxSaku on the last chapter because there will be some disturbances in this one. For all of you who have probably guessed that Sasuke will be in this chapter to try to break them up... well, all I have to say is... you're-- oopsy, not supposed to say that part ) what was I thinking?? Anyways, read on!!!
EDIT: Super late chapter, sorry about this. High school is getting stressful .
Disclaimer: I seriously don't own Naruto...
Chapter 3
Sakura was awakened when she heard footsteps coming near her. Being trained as a ninja, her sense of awareness was increased beyond that of any normal human being. Sakura found herself laying on the couch in her living room. She must have been too tired after dinner to even go up to her room. The girl rubbed her eyes and saw her mother dressed up in her full Jounin uniform, looking like her Kakashi-sensei, save the white hair and mask. Sakura's mother, Shaori, looked much like Kurenai, the Jounin in charge of Team 9, but more beautiful. With silky pink hair going below her shoulders, a striking hot figure, an amazingly young age of thirty, and a great reputation as the 'cherry blossom assassin,' she has been asked out by many shinobi and male village citizens. Shaori gave birth to her daughter at the age of seventeen with another man. Sakura's father disappeared during a mission when she was very young, so she doesn't remember him at all. Sakura stood up and stretched and saw her mother filling up her holster with shuriken and kunai from a cupboard in the kitchen.
"Going somewhere, Okaa-san?" Sakura asked, still slightly dazed. Shaori turned to her daughter.
"Hai," she nodded. "Kakashi stopped by a little while ago and gave me a scroll from Hokage-sama. It's nothing big, just some B ranked mission that requires me to gather information from Iwagakure."
"Are you going alone?" Shaori shook her head lightly.
"Kakashi and Shizune will be accompanying me on this one. I requested to do it alone but Hokage-sama wouldn't hear the end of it," she said as she walked over to Sakura and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "I'm going to be back in a few days, ok?"
"That's fine, Okaa-san," said Sakura, remembering what her sensei said the other day about a mission he was going to have today. Shaori nodded and puffed out of existence.
Sakura dragged herself to the bathroom to freshen up. After undressing herself and entering the shower, she allowed the warm water to soothe her skin. Sakura wondered what she should get for Naruto's birthday. She could get him a year supply of ramen but assumed that he probably has five years worth of ramen anyway. "Scratch that thought," she said to herself. She actually didn't know what to get him. Ramen was the only thing she knew that he held close to him. Suddenly, an idea struck her like a brick to the gut. He was probably getting sick of wearing that orange jumpsuit everyday, so, maybe a new set of clothes would be a good idea. Sakura nodded at the idea and found her eyes averting to the calendar a few feet from her shower. She rubbed the glass to take away the water that was blocking her view. The calendar told her that her birthday was going to be on the day that Naruto would treat Konoha twelve to a restaurant. Getting excited, she wondered what she would get from Naruto. Sakura slightly slapped herself for thinking such a thing. Naruto was all she could ever want, no birthday present from anyone would match what he had given and was still giving her, happiness.
After bathing for a few more minutes, Sakura stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel from the counter in front of her. The girl was glad for having placed her replacement clothes in the bathroom so she could dress up on the spot. She knew that no one was home but it didn't hurt to be extra cautious right? After dressing up in her usual attire, she ate some leftover food from the night before and left her house, locking the door in the process. Sakura walked to Naruto's apartment, hoping that he was awake so they could spend the day together or something. Since Kakashi-sensei was on a mission with her mother and Shizune-sempai, there would be no training today. On the way to Naruto's place, Sakura's eye caught the sight of a local clothing store. Praising herself for remembering to bring her money, she entered the store and quickly grabbed something suitable for the blond and paid the clerk before leaving. Finally arriving at Naruto's front door, Sakura reached down her pocket for the keys that Naruto left for her the day before and opened his door.
Sakura closed and locked the door before heading into Naruto's room. She wasn't surprised to find him still asleep. Sakura felt a smile on her lips. Naruto really did look cute while he was asleep. He seemed so peaceful and serene, and the nightcap that he wore only added to the overall cuteness. Sakura sat next to the sleeping blond and kissed his cheek. She didn't know why she did that but didn't exactly care. With his reflexes responding, Naruto subconsciously rubbed his cheek and found himself waking up with the love of his life next to him. Naruto was about to get up but was pushed back down with Sakura's lips on his. Waking up to his girlfriend's kiss was something he could really get used to. As much as he was enjoying making out with the pink haired girl in front of him, Naruto's need to eat and freshen up was getting the best of him. Slowly pulling away from the kiss, he left Sakura desiring for more.
"I'm sorry about that, Sakura-chan, but I have to get breakfast and a shower, besides, I smell like an old gymbag," he said, receiving a light laugh from Sakura.
"Your husky smell really arouses my hormones, you know?" she said, receiving a smile from the blond.
"Maybe so, but I'm sure that it would really turn you off if I ran out of energy due to starvation while we are kissing or doing other things," he winked at her.
Sakura grinned. Naruto arose from his bed and walked to the shower. While he took a shower, Sakura hid his birthday present under his bed so that he wouldn't find it until she told him so. The pink kunoichi noticed that the door to the bathroom was left open. Curiosity getting the better of her, she tip-toed close to the door and silently moved it enough so that she could get in. Sakura flashed through a few handseals to form a low level genjutsu to blend herself with her surroundings, much like a chameleon. Concentrating some chakra on her feet, she walked up the walls and peeked on her new love as he bathed. What she saw almost made her drool. Finely toned biceps, triceps, torso, and lightly tanned skin texture. If there was such thing as a god, Naruto could possibly look like one, in her eyes. He always wore his jumpsuit so no one ever saw what was underneath them. Sakura silently wiped the saliva oozing from her lips and made her way out of the bathroom. After completely leaving the bathroom, Sakura allowed herself to collapse on Naruto's bed. It probably was just hormones but, she could really feel herself getting hotter. Seeing Naruto's naked complexion sent tingles down her spine.
"I hope Naruto-kun doesn't start thinking I'm a pervert..." she said to herself.
After another five minutes, Naruto stepped out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his shoulders. He was fully dressed, thanking his lucky stars that he placed extra clothes in the bathroom for any emergency situations. The blond walked over to his living room and found Sakura sitting on the couch, watching some unknown program on the television. When Sakura noticed his presence, she motioned for him to sit next to her. Complying to her body language, Naruto sat down close enough to her that his legs were touching hers. Sakura moved closer to him and inhaled his scent.
"You smell really good, Naruto-kun," she said almost seductively. She didn't know why her hormones were acting up like this but it felt so damn good.
"Thanks, Sakura-chan, you smell lovely too," he replied sweetly as he moved closer to her as well.
"I don't know what's happening to me, Naruto-kun, but ever since we got together, this feeling inside me started bursting like a volcano," she said as she placed her hands on his lap.
"I believe it's normal for hormones to act up at our age, Sakura-chan," he said. Before he noticed anything else, his lips were smashed in with Sakura's. This was indeed a feeling that would take a lot of getting used to. It was very comfortable and foreign, in a good way. Kissing Sakura only on the lips was fun but it was getting boring. Wanting to satisfy Sakura's hormones without going too far, Naruto trailed his lips down her chin, and slowly made his way down her neck. Sakura moaned as the blond lightly sucked on the thin flesh on the side of her neck. The boy knew what this was doing to his girlfriend (we'll just refer to them as boyfriend and girlfriend from now on). As if expecting her reaction, Sakura moaned again and let her arms go limp beside her.
"Oh... Naruto-kun... you're so... ohh..." she managed to let out in between moans.
Naruto grinned and moved on just slightly above her chest. He knew that he was going to the point that she would want him to make her his officially, but he had his honor and would not do that to her. Praising Ero-sennin for his teachings, Naruto moved his hands slowly and gently against her luscious curves and soft body. Being trained as a ninja, it was expected for her to have fine curves and nicely toned body areas. Naruto found himself grinning but quickly smacked it off. Maybe his hormones were acting up too. Then again, how could it not? Sakura was one of the hottest kunoichi that he had ever laid eyes on. The boy was actually surprised that there were not many guys that asked her out. Maybe they were scared and thought that she and Sasuke were an item, but he was glad that they weren't, and hopefully, it would never turn out that way. Knowing that he was reaching the limit he allowed on himself with all this, Naruto halted and allowed the girl before him to breathe. After regaining her complexion, Sakura looked into his eyes.
"What's wrong, Naruto-kun? Why did you stop?" The blond smirked.
"Just giving you a sneak peek on what we will do, a couple of days from now," he said. Sakura playfully punched him on the arm.
"Don't tease me like that!"
"Hehehe," he murmured while rubbing his arm. "So, want to go out for some breakfast?"
"What's wrong with eating ramen at your house?" she asked, trying to read his mind but failed to do so. Naruto stood up and took her hand.
"That's because we're not eating ramen today," he told her. "I was thinking, something different, something new,"
Before Sakura was about to reply, Naruto used a teleporting jutsu on them both, leaving only a swirl of white smoke. Before she knew it, they stood in front of a pretty well known restaurant. It looked like a pretty expensive looking restaurant. Sakura knew of Naruto's poverty and dared not risk getting his money all spent on her. Sakura was better than that. She wouldn't allow Naruto to spend this much on her. If anything, she would pay for whatever it was.
"Naruto-kun, this is a very expensive restaurant..." she let out, hoping to see Naruto pout but saw the exact opposite. He was smiling, like usual.
"Don't worry about it, Sakura-chan, I've got it all covered," he said reassuringly as he took her hand and led her inside the restaurant. When they entered, a few people looked at them but there was something that surprised Naruto. They just returned to their conversations. No hateful words, no screaming, no insults, nothing. Smiling about it all, he walked to he cash register. The voice of a nice looking woman entered his ears.
"What will you two have today, sir, madam?" she asked him in the tone that told him that she did not know of his past or why he was treated the was he was.
"I'll just take today's special," he said quickly and nervously. He turned to Sakura, who was still looking at the menu above her. "I'll get what he's getting," she replied, pointing to Naruto.
The clerk nodded.
"That will be 14 yen, sir," she kindly said. Having no money in his pocket, Naruto took out the gift card that Shikamaru gave him the other day and showed it to the clerk. The clerk slightly gasped and smiled at him.
"So you must Uzumaki-san?" she asked. Naruto and Sakura were baffled. "Akimichi-sama told all of us to expect your arrival some time during this month," she said as she swiped the card on the machine and handed it back to Naruto.
"Two specials, coming right up," she announced as a waiter walked up to them and led them to their tables. Naruto and Sakura were placed at a very nice looking area with a table and two seats, as if it were empty before they even arrived. Naruto pulled up a seat for his girlfriend. Sakura sat on in and thanked him with a kiss to the cheek. Naruto pulled up the other seat and sat down. The waiter served them two glasses of fresh water with ice before taking his leave.
"Naruto-kun, are you a special guest around here?" Sakura asked.
Naruto shrugged.
"For a whole month, I guess I will be," he told her.
"So Naruto-kun."
"Hm?"
"What are your plans for your birthday?" Naruto smiled at her.
"I was thinking of treating all of Konoha Twelve to a restaurant, we could have fun there and stuff," he said.
"Oh," Sakura said with a hint of disappointment. She was hoping that she and Naruto could do something special on the day of her birthday, but this was understandable. She never told him her birthday, so how would he know?
While they continued with their small talk, they did not notice a certain blue clad shinobi. Sasuke Uchiha walked up to them and nearly surprised Sakura. Naruto, on the other hand, was used to surprise appearances due to his past, and did not even flinch. Sakura's mouth opened slightly at what she saw. Sasuke, was looking straight at her, and smiling? This was an odd surprise. Since when did the cold and heartless Sasuke look at her that way? Naruto squinted his eyes at the Uchiha. Something was wrong and he could feel it at the edge of his skin, like a bug bite. Naruto was always one to believe in second chances, hell, even third or fourth chances, but with Sasuke being nice and smiling at people, you could definitely tell that something was wrong or about to go wrong.
"Hey guys, mind if I sit down?" he politely asked. Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"I don't think that's possible, Sasuke," Sasuke frowned. "There are only two seats available, and besides, I'm not paying for your meal."
"Oh, that won't be a problem, I can pay for my own meal. And for the seat problem..." he trailed off and formed a familiar handseal that forced Naruto to raise the other eyebrow.
"Kage bunshin no jutsu," he called out but not too loudly. Sasuke produced one shadow clone. That shadow clone formed the handseal for the henge no jutsu.
"Henge!" said the clone as it transformed to a chair. Sasuke pulled the chair towards the table and sat down next to his teammates.
"That is called trespassing, you know that, right Sasuke?" Naruto inquired. Sasuke nodded.
"Yeah, but I like spending time with my friends, even though I may not show it," he said. "Besides, I told the clerk that I was a part of Team 7, the team that you guys are in, so she let me join you two."
"Alright Sasuke, spill it, what do you want?" Naruto asked, not caring for his lack of manners.
"What's the matter with you, Naruto?" Sakura cut it before Sasuke was about to say anything. "He just wants to join us, is that such a big problem?"
"Yeah, Naruto..." Sasuke let out innocently. "Is it such a crime to spend quality time with my teammate, and friends?"
"Since when were you so attuned into spending time with us?" Naruto asked intently. Sakura looked at him and nodded her head slightly in realization. He was right after all. Sasuke never was the talking type, especially to both Naruto and herself.
"So, what's up Sasuke?" Sakura asked. Naruto started to fidget. Sakura glanced at him and put her hand on his leg. Something was definitely bothering Naruto, and it all started when Sasuke sat with them.
"Oh nothing, I just wanted to spend time with you guys for once," he said as innocently as before.
"Sasuke, why now?" Naruto asked.
"What's wrong with now? Are you two on a date?" he asked, although already knowing the answer.
Naruto nodded with a slightly triumphant smirk.
"Well, since you asked ever so politely, yes we are on a date," said Naruto. Sakura glanced at him again. Why did he sound like he was bragging?
"Congratulations to both of you," he said through his teeth. Sakura didn't seem to notice but Naruto knew what kind of game he was playing.
'Meh, the teme finally realized how stupid he was for not paying attention to Sakura. Now he's trying to steal her from me...' he analyzed. 'What a loser...'
When the meals arrived, they all ate fairly silently with an occasional talk from either one of them. After they finished, they left the restaurant. Much to Naruto's dismay, Sasuke decided to tag along. Sakura didn't seem to mind but she was hoping that she could have this day with Naruto. Another reason was that, she knew her feelings for Naruto but she still had some for Sasuke, as much as she tried to tell herself she didn't. 'Just tell yourself you love Naruto,' said her inner self. At that thought, Sakura's body twitched but it went unnoticed by her teammates as they continued to glare at each other.
Sakura glanced at Sasuke. He was calm, cool, handsome, and everyone loved and respected him. But even with all of those qualities, she was starting to find herself uncomfortable around him. He was a great shinobi with incredible potential, and he could have been the one that fathered her children in the future if only revenge wasn't the only thing that flew around his head like a bumblebee. Sakura then glanced at Naruto. Sure he wasn't the sharpest tack in the shelf but he was always there for her. Even though most didn't approve of his looks, abilities, potentials, and even rights as a human being, she knew that they were all wrong. Naruto was always there for her and everyone else that needed his help. He was with her through the small things by being the one that she could take her anger out on, and through the larger things by being the shoulder that she needed to cry on. Also, as a plus, Naruto in his own way, was really kind of attractive. Sakura grinned at her options. There was no competition to begin with. It was clear to her as to who would be the one to make her happy, she only regretted not seeing her chosen one when he was right in front of her.
"Naruto," she called to him and wrapped her arms around his. Both boys stopped glaring at each other and looked at their only female teammate. "Let's get out of here, you promised you would take me to that one romantic place that you were talking about, right?"
Naruto flared his eyebrows, "What romantic--"
"Oh don't tell me you forgot already," she interrupted and nudged him with her free elbow. Understanding what she was up to, Naruto grinned and looked at Sasuke.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke. I promised to take Sakura out somewhere else," Naruto glanced at his girlfriend and mouthed a 'thank you' at her. Sakura winked at him.
Although he was frustrated, he did not show it.
"Oh that's alright," said Sasuke, placing one of his hands in his pockets and clenched it hard. "You two go ahead and have fun, I have a few things to take care of anyway," he said as he walked towards the opposite direction.
After he was way out of sight Naruto started laughing uncontrollably. Sakura laughed along side him.
"Sakura-chan, that was really clever," Naruto complimented as his laughter slowly died down.
"Thanks," she said. "Honestly though, he was starting to get on my nerves."
Naruto glanced at her and raised one of this eyebrows.
"He was ruining our nearly perfect day by popping out of no where," said Sakura.
"Tell me about it," Naruto replied. "And here I thought you were enjoying his company."
"To an extent, I guess I was, but he just started to get annoying."
"I love you Sakura," Naruto said, seemingly out of no where.
"That was random, but I love you too Naruto," she said as she pulled him in to a kiss.
Little did they know, Sasuke was watching them kiss. He gripped his hands hard enough to allow blood to slowly ooze out of his palm.
Ohhh man, I'm soooooooo sorry for this very very very late update. I've pre-typed the next chapter but now I have new ideas so it will take me a while to redo that.
Sharinyakugan
