AN: This chapter is a bit rushed, Just letting you people know that this story is very Sasuke centric so it'll focus on Sasuke. Thank You for the reviews, I'm ever so grateful! I'd appreciate some more feedback though to help me with my writing style and how to direct the rest of the story. Remember your opinion counts! Hope you enjoy :)

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Therapy

He slipped on his sandals then opened his front door. He was ready now to leave his haven. Latching the door close behind him, he knew that turning back wasn't an option. He was going to adjust to life in konoha again, whether anyone liked it or not including his inner self.

It had been a week since the confrontation between Naruto and him. He still felt off balanced because of the incident, but he knew the only cure was having a change in scenery. Since his house held all the occurrences. He was now on the receiving end of the town's hate. As he walked down the street he ignored the malicious glares and stares.

He was living in the same slums where Naruto had once resided as a child. The people that lived there were typical civilians who were barely surviving above the poverty line. However there was a certain warmness and comfort about the community, even though it wasn't necessarily directed to him.

Walking down the street he had his head held high with an intense glare and scowl firmly planted on his face. He was not going to make these people get the best of him. He had a mission which was precisely to get an official mission. He really needed something to occupy his time.

Reaching the other side of town, he headed for his former sensei's apartment. He was genuinely surprised he had actually remembered the location. Since there were so many places he could no longer envision.

Making his way up the stairs, he tried to compose his racing heart. It's been awhile since the two had shared any form of communication. The conversing he did remember that happened between them were ones filled with hateful words on his part and nothing but uplifting and heartening words on Kakashi's.

Knocking on the door, he then stared at the floor. Preparing himself for any and everything, acceptance, rejection and disregard. The click of the door opening was the signal for him to look up; he was met by a pyjama clad sensei, who by judging from his eyes he had just woken up.

"S-Sasuke?"

The silver haired man eyes opened widely. In shock that his former student was standing in front of him willingly without any guards surrounding him. Sasuke looked innocent, clad in a plain black shirt and pants wearing sandals, almost mirroring his child like self. This Sasuke was taller now and lithe in built, still maintaining his angelic features.

"Kakashi"

Sasuke replied meekly, not knowing what else to refer to him as, believing that there past relationship had been severed.

"Sensei" Kakashi replied with his U eye smile.

Sasuke scrunched up his face in confusion at the other ninja's response.

"What?"

"Its' Kakashi Sensei to you" The grin under his mask got wider.

"Whatever"

Sasuke responded with a roll of his eyes. He felt relieved that Kakashi avoid more awkwardness, exhibiting that there was no harsh feelings between them.

'Atleast I have one civil relationship with someone from my team'

Seeing that what he had with the other two was no longer existent.

"So what brings you on this side of town, Sasuke?"

"I want a mission" the Uchiha responded getting straight to the point.

"As much as we'll always be a team in my heart, I can't employ you missions anymore. You'll have to go to the mission centre"

Judging from Sasuke's lack of an answer, Kakashi guessed that the Uchiha didn't know where the mission centre was. He had left the village at a tender age, it was highly unlikely that he'd retain such information.

"I can show you where, Come in make yourself comfortable"

"Hn"

Following the instructions of his former teacher, Sasuke sat himself down on Kakashi's sofa. The apartment was somewhat untidy with weapons and scrolls scattered all over. Kakashi also had a large book case filled with various books of different sorts.

Picking up a novel that was left on the floor by his feet, he opened a random page and began reading.

'He left a trail of kisses as he went lower and lower, driving his uke crazy with the softness of his lips, A simple hello had turned into something…"

Snapping the book closed quickly, he threw it back on ground with a blush. Not sure if he was embarrassed that it had reminded him of the idiot he was supposed to hate or the fact that Kakashi was reading BL. Deciding that it wouldn't be safe to pick up anymore novels, he decided to look through a scroll while he waited on the silver haired man.

Kakashi returned to the room in his usual ninja attire. The two then headed out walking side by side to the mission centre.

"I'm proud of you Sasuke, Deciding to contribute to the village regardless of not being a ninja"

"It was more of a personal choice than anything" the Uchiha muttered.

"Regardless I'm proud, you're doing something very courageous."

"Oh and by the way Sasuke, How did you find that the novel, I saw you reading?"

Sasuke's complexion began to mirror that of his favourite vegetable while Kakashi's grinned away.

"It's awesome, very well written literature don't you think?" he replied with his grin getting wider with every word uttered.

"Kakashi have you ever befriended a man that way before, like in the book?"

Sasuke asked his curiosity getting the better of him, he wanted to know as badly as the time, he, Naruto and Sakura tried to see Kakashi's mask less face.

"If you mean by befriend as in sex, then no, I do that as much as I arrive late for something".

Ending the conversation right then and there to avoid any more awkwardness and shock from Sasuke and too much fun for Kakashi, they continued on their way to the centre in a comfortable silence.

Kakashi felt elated by Sasuke's responses it was that obvious that Sasuke was still shy about topics concerning sex. Kakashi figured either Sasuke was a virgin or didn't have much experience, since he was once solely caught up with only power and revenge. He couldn't wait to get personal with the Uchiha just for the sake of embarrassing him once again.

Reaching the mission centre, they both made their way in. Kakashi looking for a specific chuunin he knew that wouldn't give Sasuke any bias or ill treatment. Sasuke just stood there once against ignoring the various snares and glares while he waited for Kakashi to make the next move.

"Ah there's Iruka."

Kakashi made his way over to the desk with his slow, laid back, walk, only this time there was a predatory gleam in his eye. He was moving like a panther on the prowl. Sasuke walking at a distance behind him was oblivious to it.

"Kakashi I told you not to come bother me at work!" Iruka said with a glare.

"Excited aren't we?" Kakashi replied smirking.

"Kakashi I swear, if you don't leave right now, Call our plans for later cancelled!"

Iruka answered leaving no room for debate. Kakashi seeing how serious Iruka was, ran back to Sasuke and pulled him towards Iruka's station.

"What the fuck! Kakashi!" Sasuke shouted showing his annoyance.

"S-Sasuke, What are you doing here?" Iruka asked the raven haired man nervously. Iruka was stunned.

"See Iruka! I'm not here to bother you I'm here to get a mission for Sasuke!" Kakashi said quickly, trying to change Iruka's mind.

Who had return back to glaring once he realised that Kakashi had spoken.

"Is that true Sasuke?" Iruka asked gently in his teacher's voice.

"Yes Sensei" Sasuke answered politely.

"Hey how come he gets to be called Sensei, Iruka are our plans still on then?"

Both turned to each other and ignored Kakashi, They instead focused on each other.

"Well Sasuke you do know you being an ex-convict automatically eliminates you from missions higher than D, also you'll also need the Hokage to sign your mission documents as a form of permission"

'Shit' Sasuke thought. He was forced to get back involved with the Dobe in such a short time.

He needed the space away from the Hokage to free his mind and recuperate. The only reason he left the house was so that his mind would stop killing him with thoughts about the blond.

"Once you get it signed and stamped, you're free to participate in any mission assigned" Iruka continued to carefully explain.

Sasuke gave him a brief nod to show that he understood what was said. Iruka then proceeded to search through his desk for the relevant documents to give him. Handing them to him, Sasuke then said a brief thank you. Before heading to the Hokage office by himself.

Upon his arrival. He was met by six guards. All questioning his arrival with pure arrogance, giving him looks of disgust. Sasuke responded with pure sarcasm.

"What is your business here, traitor?"

"Isn't it obvious I came here to assassinate the hokage in broad daylight, are you going to assist me?"

"If I were you I would shut that mouth of yours, we know very well no one will miss a traitor like you" the guard responded venomously.

"I'm sure no one would miss your mother either"

"Why I outta!"

The guard raised his hand, bringing it down with a force strong enough to break the Uchiha's jaw. That was until there was a halt in his movement.

"How troublesome, Ninja guards abusing helpless citizens"

Shikamaru stood there holding his shadow jutsu on the guard. He was glad that he had come in time to stop the guard from harming the Uchiha. If the hokage got word of what happened to Sasuke there's no telling what would happen to the guard probably would end up demoted or worse demoted and beaten up.

Naruto wouldn't stand for anyone hurting his most precious person. Even if Sasuke was the one to stir up the fight, the blond would probably argue that he was chakra less and was always victimised by the villagers, giving his attacker no right to touch him without Naruto's intervention. Shikamaru suspected things would be far worse if Sasuke was officially Naruto's lover.

"Nara-sama, I'm sorry I didn-"

"Yeah yeah yeah save it for someone who actually cares" Shikamaru cut the man off.

"Uchiha what are you doing here?"

Shikamaru chose to get straight to the point with the raven haired ninja. It's not like they were necessarily friends before the Uchiha left for his betrayal.

"I have some documents for the hokage to sign" Sasuke responded dully.

Releasing the guard he was holding, Shikamaru ordered him to escort Sasuke to the hokage's office. With a soft grumble, the ninja followed his leader's instructions.

"Naruto, you haven't been giving me any attention anymore." Sakura whined.

She was currently sitting on the hokage's desk the hokage working at some files.

"I mean Naruto no sex in months, you barely even talk to me either" she continued.

Naruto was reading a file, well at least trying to read a file, it was his tenth time reading it over. His thoughts would always stray to his former best friend. It had been a week since the whole ordeal and the ever so courageous Naruto was still not brave enough to face Sasuke.

"Are you even listening to me!?" Sakura shouted getting fed up with the lack of response.

"Oh oh, sorry about that" Naruto responded while rubbing the back of his head sheepishly with a grin.

"As I was saying, Naruto you don't care about me anymore!"

"Sakura I do care, you're a good friend of mine" Naruto answered absently.

"I thought you were going to give us being a couple a chance again" Sakura persisted.

The two then became silent hearing a knock at the door. Sensing it was probably just Shikamaru trying to check if he was actually doing work, Naruto shouted a come in. To his and Sakura's surprise it was Sasuke in the flesh staring at them both with a look of dullness and indifference.

The atmosphere was tense, No one understanding where they stood with each other at the moment. The guard feeling that it was his duty to announce his and the Uchiha's reason for arrival, Broke the silence first.

"Sorry to disturb you Hokage sama, Shikamaru sama had asked me to escort Uchiha san, He's here to deliver some documents to you"

"Can you guys believe it all of team 7 are standing in this room minus or sensei" Naruto said cheerfully.

Sakura gave Naruto a plastic smile and Sasuke not giving any form of response.

"Sakura and Juunko could you guys leave for a second" Naruto asked.

"But Naruto" Sakura began to protest.

"Sakura a second" Naruto said seriously, not leaving any room for argument.

When the two left, Naruto had finally gotten the chance to properly survey his teammate. Sasuke was looking healthier than he last time he saw, rejuvenated and beautiful. His attractiveness radiating pass the civilian attire. His posture was tense and his eyes all though looking him in the direction of him were not really looking at him. Mouth screwed as if he was unable to talk.

Walking up to Naruto desk's, Sasuke lightly dropped the papers onto it. Ignoring the blonde stare. He wasn't going to let the blond know that he was affected by him. He wanted Naruto think that he had healed in one week and was now moving forward.

"I need your signature and stamp of approval for these" Sasuke said getting straight to the point.

"What is it exactly?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Hokage sama I think you should read it" Sasuke said in an indifferent tone.

"Come on Sasuke you know you don't have to call me Hokage"

Reading through the papers, Naruto began to sign and stamp with a huge genuine grin on his face.

"Teme, I always knew would go out back into the village, believe it! Naruto shouted ecstatically.

"You should really tell me how these missions go, that way I could tell the council to loosen up your chakra seal" the blond continued enthusiastically.

Reproaching the desk Sasuke collected his papers without a word. Making the blond know that he didn't forgive him and that he was in no mood to talk, turning his back he headed for the door.

"Thank you, Hokage sama would that be all?"

Not waiting for a reply, Sasuke continued his way out of the door. Maybe he was really an idiot like what the Uchiha had always called him, did he really expect Sasuke to forgive him so quickly and willingly. The office felt lonely and gloomy.

Did he forget that it had taken Sasuke over ten years to forgive his brother and that was only because of a change in the situation. Getting up from his desk, he stood by the windows overlooking the village. Looking down he saw Sasuke heading out of the building. He felt horrible within himself. He now had the raven haired man close to him but yet still so far.

As usual he was overeager, running into battle not truly understanding the battle or his opponent. He thought he knew what he was doing. He didn't wait for Sasuke to let his guard down, he just simply broke down the walls ruthlessly and mercilessly. He thought simply disarming would fix the issue. However what Naruto didn't realise Sasuke wanted him to surrender and admit defeat. Something the Hokage's pride was probably too strong to let him do.

What he did know though was that his over eagerness meant that he was unwavering and strong willed. This meant that he was determined to get back Sasuke's friendship. He would stop at nothing.

"Believe it!"