Stupid botanist
Summary: For the join project of history class and social study class, a high school student,Uchiha Sasuke, had to spend his summer break at Konoha with a stupid blond who believe plants can talk. SasuNaru, AU, slight supernatural, lime
Disclaim: All Naruto characters do not belong to me.
Chapter 2: party and partner
Sasuke woke up by the knock on his door. Iruka had come to pick him up for the dinner.
"Tsunade-sama will introduce you to other coworkers that join the dinner to night. The head of all departments had business trip early but all of them comeback this evening, that why you will be introduce to them now. We don't have guest often so it will be very talkative tonight but don't worry, we won't torture you…much…"
Iruka told him with the smile on his face but cannot say the same for Sasuke who wonder what the mean by torture him. They stopped at the luxury brown cafeteria double door.
"Prepare yourself OK?"
Wha? Prepare himself for what?
" WELCOME TO KONOHA SASUKE! "
The popped noise. The confetti. It was not a dinner. It was a party!
The normal cafeteria that he had seen last noon had been turned into another place. Most of the chairs had gone somewhere and all the long tables were placed around the room with all you-can-eat food and drink on them. The easy-to-listen music came from the speakers in the corners was in the air. And Sasuke was covered by long color paper strips and glitter.
"What the!"
"See? I told you."
"You told me nothing!"
"I told you to prepare, didn't I? This is the welcome Sasuke surprise party. I can't ruin the surprise."
Iruka grinned and it was annoying Sasuke as hell.
"Hell-lo Saasukee-kuunn…"
"Tsunade-sama! You are drunk already! That was fast today."
Iruka seem surprise about the drunken state instated of her drinking habit. Shizune came by to take care of Tsunade who started speaking nonsense and told Iruka something.
"The new lot of sake came in early. Orochimaru-sama and Jiraiya-sama also brought some expensive sake and wine as her souvenir. So she has been drinking since 5 p.m."
While the 2 adults talked, Sasuke tried to get rid of all the junks that covered him. A pale white hand appeared on his shoulder.
"Hello, I'm Yakushi Orochimaru, the head and supervisor of Genetic department. This is my husband, Kabuto."
"Hi, I'm Yakushi Kabuto, the head and supervisor of Purify department. I used to be my husband's apprentice. We just get back from 'Genetic Technology International Conference' in Rice country. Too bad you are a minor. Rice country is well known as the best sake-maker in the world."
"Good evening Sir. Both of you must be very talented or else you won't work here."
Sasuke shook hand with Kabuto then Orochimaru.
"Thank you for compliment. You are a handsome boy, Sasuke. Have you considered being a genetic scientist? I'm more than happy to accept you as my apprentice."
The pale and sick looking man was stronger than his look. He could not pull his hand away from the pale one. The long black hair man smiled widely at him but the silver hair man behind did not. The round glasses man seemed like his vein could pop any second in Sasuke's opinion.
"Oro-chan. What drink do you want? How about the great red wine Jiraiya-sama bring, I will go get it for you."
He said and walked away. Orochimaru let the boy's hand go and followed the younger man like a puppy, the kicked puppy.
"Wait Kabuto-kun! I only offer him the apprentice position! Nothing more! Really! Kabuto-kun~~"
A weird couple. But the man who walked this way is weirder because he worn strange designed cloths that look a lot like kabuki costume with his long spiky white hair.
"Hello boy, Jiraiya-sama is here. Nice to meet you, young prodigy of Uchiha clan."
"The pleasure is mine, Jiraya-san. I have heard your name many times. I didn't know top 50 world investor like you is the part of this organization as well."
"I cannot say I am fully a part of this organization but I'm Konaha villager before the world investor. I just have good business brain and friendly attitude thus I have a lot of connection around the world. I remember the first business I did is doing spoiled classmates' homework for pocket money. And before I realize, I had been involved many businesses more than my hands could count. Business is like a game to me, a game involves money. I have played it all my life and I will continue playing. It keeps me from being Alzheimer."
The man grinned. Sasuke doubted why this man did not turn Konoha from a non-profit organization to a private company or an independent entity. He had the skill but why he chose not too.
"If you don't mind, can you tell me why don't you turn this NPO to a For-profit organization? You have skills to make Konoha the world leader."
"Haha. Think deeper boy. Why do you think I never close to top 100 millionaires in the world although I am listed as a top 50 investor? I always donate half of my return on investment to Konoha. Donation is what we need. All of Konaha workers and villagers are nature lover. We never care for being rich, having enough to live and saving for old age is the financial goal. As big as our organization is, we need a lot of many. Konoha is fit as NPO more than anything."
"But this is not a charity organization, isn't it? I didn't find any information regard Konoha asking for charity."
"Because we never ask for charity. Most of donation came from our villagers who making profit from accept outside-jops. With you being here, it is a sight that we in need of making more money or else we will face the trouble"
"Why?"
"Kanoha is in a large debt. Your being here mean people will start looking into other thing they never care before. And some of them might set out to destroy us using our weakness, the dept."
"I can't believe this organization has dept."
"Shodaime used some of the original fund, the profit from selling the cure, to buy weapons and saved the rest in the bank. Nidaime used some of it sending villagers outside for education. Sandaime used the rest of original amount to build the border. I still wonder how he can make government agree that inside the border belong to Konoha village unlike the Konoha forest outside that belong to the country."
"Hence the remodeling of this organization in Yondaime time had to borrow all the money from the banks."
"Only half. Minato is a wanted man anywhere. He made close to 10 billion every year and donated more than 90% of what he made to Konaha. His donation and my donation, more than 80% of the fund, made half of the budget money. He loaned using organization name. He builds everything with in a year. The remodeling helps the organization raises the fund faster and easier. Do you know about the priority policy?"
"Environment comes first, customers come second and ourselves come last? I think Iruka-san told me once."
"Actually it adopted from Manato own policy. His word was 'Nature comes first, other comes second, and I come last'. He worked very hard and donated to the last cent of his money after exclude the small saving for his family. Within 5 years of his time, we could pay back 30% of the loan principle. After the tragedy happened, the principle pay back rate is drop from 6% to 2% since we lost a large sum of donation we usually got form Minato. Even now, we have to pay interest and 40% of loan principle. That is the danger. The loan time is 35 years therefore Konoha won't be able to pay the loan back; 2% each year for the next 15 years is not enough. I think Minato plan to end the loan by using most of his money that why he accepted the time condition."
"And you tell me this because?"
"Because you are a sign of a new revolution of Konaha. In fact, Konoha has much knowledge about the rare plant but we never sell their product or knowledge away. We keep them as a secret only insider known about. Last year the broad considered selling products from rare plant, such as chemical extract and rare flower, but the elders are still afraid of greedy people seeing as Konoha's security is not very good around the forest area. Now, Tsunade offer you this chance cause me to think they already know it is time to sell some of our secret out to save our skin. I believe the sell will help raising the payback rate to 3.5% or more."
There was a group of trio walked up to them. They changed the direction of the conversation.
"Good evening, Uchiha-san, Jiraiya-sensei."
"Good evening. I thought you three will take longer time for you vacation trip."
"I don't want to be rude but who are you?"
"Oh sorry Sasuke, let's me introduce them to you. From left to right, Nagato, Yahiko and Konan. They are the supervisor of Administration department."
"We were orphans adopted by Konoha and became Jiraiya-sensei's pupils." The shy boy, Nagato said.
"Yo! Yamato-san! This way! This way!"
Another boy, Yahiko called for a dark brown hair man who worn turtle neck shirt.
"What the matter? Oh, the guess of honor, Uchiha Sasuke. Call me Yamato. I'm the head and supervisor of Phytology department."
"Nice to meet you all."
"Look like you have been engaged with a lot of conversation since coming in. Why don't we leave the old man to catch up with his former students while I help you get some food?"
"Sound good. Please, excuse me."
Yamato lead Sasuke away from the group and they were having dinner without interruptions.
"I have heard the board think you are a good start bring our own products to the eyes of outsider. They believe you will help create the good image for our brand. Or else they won't partner you up with the brat."
Yamato started the conversation out of no where.
"The brat?"
"Yeah. He is very loud and annoying one but he is the most potential botanist we could have."
Suddenly Iruka showed up and joined the conversation.
"He is not loud or annoying. Well not very loud but he is just an active boy. He can be quiet and obedient when asked to. He has kind heart and beautiful smile. And of cause, Naruto is the best botanist we will have, better than you ever been."
Sasuke's eyes wider a little. He whispered to Yamato.
"I don't know Iruka is such a dotting parent. Is this Naruto his son?"
"Not really. Naruto was the son of Yondaime and his lover. Both his parents died protect the god. Iruka was Naruto's nanny. Oop. I should not tell you that. Don't mention it to anyone, especially in front of Naruto. OK? He is very sensitive to this subject."
This Naruto character gained big interest from Sasuke. His partner would be the son of the Yondaime. If god messenger is the bloodline ability, his partner might be a god messenger of this time. Very interesting indeed.
"So. Where is Naruto-kun?" Sasuke asked.
"We don't know. Some where in the forest perhaps." Iruka answered.
"Hn.."
"The forest is his playground. He often loses in this building but never lose in the forest." Yamato explained.
"That sounds stupid. He is an idiot who get lucky in the forest. It is not possible for a man to lose in the building but not the forest, Yamato-san."
"It is just the way Naruto's brain work, Sasuke-kun. He said this build is like a maze it has too much similar looking corner and all. You cannot expect a boy who only comes here once a year to remember the entire building layout." Iruka said in Naruto's defending.
"In that case, should not the same logic apply to his foresting?" Sasuke doubtfully asked.
"The forest is like a home to him. He spends his time living in the forest more than his house. As a result, I think it is possible for him to never get lost in the forest." Iruka told him with pride.
Tsunade. Tsunade. Tsunade.
"What is up with all the cheer?"
"I think the sannin trio is having drinking competition. Who do you think will win this round, Yamato? Tsunade-sama or Jiraiya-sama?"
"Do you have to ask? Orochimaru-sama is clearly the winner. He is the hebi remember?"
"Hn..?"
"It is the inside joke, Sasuke-kun. Orochimaru-sama never gets drunk and with the look like him, we call him the hebi – like in a folktale where snake never get drunk."
"What ever. When I will meet Naruto then?"
"Properly, tomorrow. I believe the messenger bird already reach him."
"Messenger bird?"
"We want to have the least amount of on microwave/radio wave in the air inside the border so we don't have any mobile phone and if you notice the phone number you used is the cable number. The line is hiding under the road. You can say the knowledge and skill of using internet of Konoha is almost zero to none as well. Consequently, we train birds as a messenger. The bird has been train to find a certain person and always come back its nest which is behind the dorm or in the village. Some person has more than one bird assign to them. But Naruto is a special case; he only has one bird which is a very smart hawk. It doesn't live in one please. Bait it with traditional naruto and he will know."
"It eat fishcake? Weird bird. Why this Naruto seems so special?"
"He is special. If you meet him you will understand."
Iruka smiled proudly. He looked so happy. The boy betted he was very dotting parent as well as mother hen to Naruto boy.
The party went on and on until a quarter to midnight, People went back to their room except some who walked thru the center door toward the garden.
"Where are you going Jiraiya-san? If you feel drunk, shouldn't you go to your room?"
"Hic! Of cause I will –hic- go to my room. -Hic- I have to go –hic- home first. –hic-."
"Hn?.."
"All villagers live in the original village. Only guests, outsider-workers live in the dorm. I have to get back too. Good night Sasuke-kun."
Iruka explained and follow the older man. From his memory about the map, it could take half an hour with cart. Without the cart how long they would take to get home then. Why didn't they spend the night here?
"We have horse carriages and bicycle if you wonder, Uchiha-san."
"Hn.."
"We have everything take care of. Go rest Uchiha-san. You might have to go to the village tomorrow to meet Naruto."
"Good night. Nara"
"Troublesome. Such a cold prick. Hope they could endure each other for the whole 3 weeks."
The dark hair boy did hear the large sentence but paid no mind. He took shower in his private bathroom and went to sleep at midnight.
The alarm woke him up at 6 o-clocks as plan. He changed his pajamas to the forester uniform, which were inner short-sleeves t-shirt, light cargo pant and a vest with pockets, and went to cafeteria for breakfast. He kept quiet because he did not want to talk to mere workers. The supervisor trio of administration department joined his table and followed by Tsunade and Shizune.
"Uchiha-kun, Miso was here this morning. Naruto want to meet you at his house about noon. I think you can ride the bicycle to the village. Can you ride?"
"Yes, I can. Miso?"
"Oh, Miso is Naruto's hawk."
Sasuke thought who ever name their hawk Miso must be weird or stupid. After breakfast, he and the board talked about his scope of information, what the organization wanted to let out, what the prodigy wanted to present, until they found the right combination. Nearing noon, the insect boy who waited at the end of botanical garden guided him to Naruto's house. Along the bicycle ride, he felt fresh because the clean nature around him. You could not breath fresh air in the city hence he felt very relax and enjoyed the ride.
When he reached the house, what impressed him is the front lawn with some flower planted alongside the fence. The creamy one story house was cute looking but the little garden is enchanted. He never saw these flowers before. What species were they? One of them looked like a flower lamp antique with a large yellow tube-like translucent petal covered a white translucent orb that had 3 stamens inside. Beside it was a plant that had many furry pompom flowers. It looked all fluffy like a pompom made of yarn. Next to it was a plant its pink flowers looked like mini-size droppers. The last plant caught his attention the most. The royal blue thump-size leaves looked like velvet silk. He had to touch them. The first touch is so smooth and soft. He could not help himself rubbed it to his heart content. Now, he wondered what the dropper look-a-like flower was capable of. He dropped the rubbing and reached out for the mini dropper. With one squeeze at the part that should be its bulb, a drop of nectar came out. It smelled good but he did not dare to taste it. He felt a pencil hit his head when he when back to rubbing the left thus he turned around to find the suspect.
"Remove your hand at once! How dare you hurt them!"
"I didn't hurt them! I'm just touching. How can I hurt them? Are you stupid or what?"
"How dare you! I'm not stupid! Remove your hand from her NOW!"
Sasuke was getting annoying so he did as told. The yellow spiky hair boy who had sky-blue eyes, tan skin, 6 whisker birthmarks on his face and worn botanist/forester uniform walked directly to the plants and started comforting them.
"Calm down babies, papa is here. No ugly bully anymore. Everything will be alright trust papa OK. Tell papa how much you hurt. Aha, only minor injure. Don't worry, it will pass away soon, papa promise."
The black hair teen couldn't believe what he had seen. This boy talked like those plant could talk back. He must be crazy or had psychosis or mental disorder.
"I can't believe I have been partner up with an ugly guy like you! No! The ugly guy like you should not be here at all. Tsunade-baachan must be drunk when offer your stay!"
How could he insult his look! He was voted the best looking guy in his school year. He never cared about his look but it was about the pride. You can't call someone ugly when he/she is not.
"Shat up, dope! I think the one who should not be here is you! You should be in mental hospital instead of here. Who talk like the flower can talk back like you must be crazy."
"Don't call me DOBE! And they can talk!"
The 5'3" teen walked up the 5'6" one with an angry face. He grabbed the front of his t-shirt and pulled down. The taller one took it as a challenge and pulled the shorted boy's t-shirt in return.
It was a funny scene to the audiences if they had any. The shorter boy was in between standing and tiptoeing state while tried to overpower his enemy. On another hand, the taller one stood firmly but bent his head to look down on another boy. Their forehead and the tip of their noses almost touched each other.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto! Remember that and don't call me DOBE, you TEME!"
"I'm Uchiha Sasuke! Remember it well and don't call me TEME, you DOBE!"
"What! YOU!"
Naruto snapped. He pulled Sasuke's shirt down with more force without thinking. But his act caused him to lose balance and pulled Sasuke entire body down with him. The ivory skin boy fell on top of the tan skin boy, forehead touching, nose touching and lips touching.
- End of Chapter- TBC-
A/N: Whoa, the accidental first kiss scene. Orochimaru is good! Surprise! Yeah, I just want to see a good Orochimaru in SasaNaru fanfic since most of the time he is a villain. He and Kabuto are married. Can you guess who the uke is? I think I give you enough clues already. I hope I got it right, the concept of independent organization and how it work. Well, if it wrong just assume it is right in my fanfic OK. ^^
I know too much information again but I believe it is necessary since it related to Sasuke's purpose - his school project information collecting. Another reason I put a lot of info in the first few chapters is I want you to have some knowledge about my Konoha village's lifestyle & culture. So, I won't have to explain later too.
Sorry that my stories are un-beta if you find any error please told my by using the review function.
This is fanfic for fans. Tell me what you want to see/read if it works well with my main story line, I will put it in for you.