I knew somebody was going to go and cry out "Oh no!"… And I was right. Yes, I know that is kind of sad that Naruto caught Sasuke and Sakura kissing, even when it was Sakura who was the one doing the kissing and Sasuke was just standing there like a brain-dead idiot. But things happen. And like I said, this chapter will have some angst. Oh and did I mention that this chapter will reveal those who were plotting? If I failed to do that, then I am sorry. It does.
Recap
Sakura quickly released the kiss and walked back sheepishly to her area of waiting. Naruto felt sick to his stomach from seeing what was going on. They both just started dating and here Sasuke was making out with Sakura. That was a serious punch bellow the belt. But he had to act like a shinobi. He couldn't show any emotion. He had to keep it under wraps. For once he just had to keep it bottled and not have it show. If Kakashi would allow for Naruto to spare with Sasuke, there was certainly hell to pay.
Sasuke had betrayed him. It was as simple as that. If Sasuke really loved him, he would have pushed her without a moments thought. But there they were, kissing and the blonde felt like an idiot. The pretty people are always the ones who will hurt the most. Sasuke was pretty, so it was obvious that he would screw this all up somehow.
Vent the Pent-Up Frustration
"Good morning, my students. I passed by this lady who asked me for help and-" The silver-haired sensei started explaining his reason for being late, but no one believed him.
"Liar!" Both Sakura and Naruto yelled at the same time. The blonde boy tried to act as normal as he could to avoid revealing how he truly felt about Sasuke. By now, he was having some doubts but didn't want to worry anyone. 'Maybe Sasuke liked Sakura all this time. He probably got jealous and tried to trick me into liking him... That clever teme.'
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, seeing how he was currently having an internal conflict and knew that he wouldn't be let off easily for what he had just done. 'Damn it, I should have just pushed Sakura away! I'm such a coward... Now Naruto will never trust me.' He eyes saddened slightly and turned his head away, not daring to make eye contact with the person he loved.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes upon noticing the strange change in all his students; Naruto, who was now glaring at the ground all of a sudden, Sakura, who had a face as pink as her hair, and Sasuke, who was looking away from both of them. Spotting their change was easy, but trying to know what had happened to cause this was difficult.
"So, what are we going to do today?" Sakura asked their teacher.
Kakashi looked at his students and spoke, "I figured I'd have you guys spare each other. So who will want to go at it first?" Kakashi asked.
He figured that having his students vent out their frustrations would be better than having them blow up in his face, besides he really wanted to read His Come-Come book.
"Sasuke, I'm going to beat you!" Naruto yelled with deep malaise.
Right now he just wanted to beat the living snot out of Sasuke for jerking him around like that. Who was Uchiha to think that he could toy with people's emotions. There was no way in hell Naruto was going to even allow Sasuke to think he could be his toy to play with.
And without any warning Naruto dashed to Sasuke, a kunai in his hand. Sasuke really didn't want to fight the blond like this.
"Since when did the dobe get this fast?" Sasuke found himself asking this as he used his own kunai to block Naruto's attacks. Both of them seemed to be oblivious to the world as they fought.
"Naruto, take it easy, will ya? I can explain." Sasuke spoke to Naruto as he blocked another of Naruto's attacks.
"Explain how you and Sakura were making out?" Naruto said as he missed again. "And don't tell me she tripped and landed on your lips."
"Haha, very funny. But I didn't try to mess with her." Sasuke said.
"Bull. I should have never brought you back from Orochimaru. I should have left you there. I should have broken my promise!" Naruto spat as he managed to succeed in one of his moves.
Sasuke just stood there frozen. His arm was cut a bit from the attack, but not serious enough of a concern. What Naruto said was sharper than any kunai could ever be. Did he hurt Naruto so much that it would make Naruto hate him?
Kakashi and Sakura stared at both shinobi. Something serious was going on between them and perhaps it wasn't a good idea to have them spare each other, as Kakashi realized this. Whatever was going on between them wasn't going to be fixed by having them knock each other's lights out.
Kakashi was about to
intervene when Sasuke charged at Naruto.
There was no way in hell
Sasuke was going to lose Naruto like that. He had to prove him that
Sakura was a huge misunderstanding.
"Naruto! Just listen to me!" He shouted desperately as another kunai went flying by him, barely missing his left ear.
"Why should I?! I saw it! You didn't push her away or anything! Just admit it! You liked her from the very beginning!" Naruto's vision started blurring slightly. He furiously rubbed his eyes to avoid letting everyone see his visible tears. "I've always hated you, but I've never hated you like this!"
Sakura widened her eyes, finally realizing why this battle started in the first place. It was because of her. Was Naruto jealous that she kissed Sasuke? Naruto did like her for a long time now, but she had always denied him. The kunoichi didn't want to put her closest friends in danger. Right when she was about to run towards them, her sensei held out a hand to stop her.
"Let them work it out..." Kakashi muttered. He knew that there would be a chance they would fight until one would lose conscience, but it was a lover's quarrel, not just a battle of hatred. If he or Sakura were to interrupt, their frustration would end up going on forever.
"Why would you even think I like Sakura after all those rejections! GOD NARUTO! IT WAS A MISTAKE!" Both shinobi were now panting from the ferocity of their fighting.
"LIAR!" Naruto still refused to believe what Sasuke was saying and continued fighting with all his strength. "I... HATE... YOU..." He gave a roar and advanced toward Sasuke; his eyes were red with pupils narrowed into slits, and his teeth began to grow long fangs. Sasuke knew that the Kyuubi had strengthened with Naruto's feelings.
Naruto just wanted to slit Sasuke's throat open. It seemed that every word the Uchiha spoke was a lie. Memories of their lust played in his mind. He wasn't going to let Sasuke have everything. He wasn't going to take Sakura. In Naruto's eyes, he was jealous of him. Sasuke had a mother. He had a father. He had a brother. He had a family. He got to know them. Naruto never got to know his parents. His mother died when he was born, and he only recently found out who his father was from Tsunade. He was furious that his father forced the fate Naruto had to live with for the rest of his life. He was upset knowing that his father died and left Naruto alone in the world knowing that he was the last of the family. He was proud that his father saved the village. He was the son of a great ninja. It seemed only appropriate that he would one day surpass his father, Namikaze Minato or better known as the 4th Hokage.
"Damn it Sasuke, I hate you! You act as if everything is about you!" Naruto yelled as both nin were in hand-to-hand combat.
"What do you mean by that? I told you that I didn't-"
"That is what I mean! You act as if everything has to be about you! You couldn't even live one hour in my shoes!"
"What the hell are you yelling about now dobe!" Sasuke asked as he dodged Naruto's moves.
Sasuke couldn't block now. Naruto's emotions were out in the open and it was feeding the fire of the demon inside Naruto.
"You got to have a mom and dad! Even if it was for a little while- You had a family that loved you! You have the luxury of hating a sibling." Naruto made another failed attack.
"The village loves you! You're the favored one! All the girls would open their legs for you if you asked them to!
"And what the hell do you do? You go off running away like a cowered to Orochimaru and then I bring your no good ass back here and you think everything can be the way it was before? The world doesn't work like that!
"Just try and live my life! How would you feel if you were treated worse than scum because people are too ignorant! I have a demon in me and people blame me for the deaths of their family. If I weren't born, my father and mother would still be alive! They'd both be happy proud of this village.
"I have to always be on my guard. People want me dead because I can become too powerful. Or they'll try and take advantage me being the host of this demon. So many times I just wanted to end it all. But I had to prove that I as better than that. And Sasuke, I don't give a damn about your no-good-ass!" Naruto fell to the ground crying uncontrollably.
He had to get everything out. So much swirled in him. He was never given the chance to vent. Even when he had people who cared about him, part of him was still in a dark side. And to him, it seemed to be a sin if he ever showed it.
"Sakura, I think we should take our leave." Kakashi spoke as coolly as he could. As much as he wanted to stay, he knew that these mattered had to be in their own privacy.
"Bu-"
"Sakura, trust me, I know what I'm talking about."
Sakura frowned a bit as she and Kakashi left the area, leaving Sasuke alone with the emotional shinobi.
Sasuke's bangs covered his eyes. He wanted to just embrace the blonde in his arms and tell him that he was sorry for everything. The raven-haired boy just stood there, afraid that anything he said would just break the sobbing boy even more. But he couldn't just leave him sitting there.
Before he knew it, Sasuke's leg had carried him towards the blonde, still slightly cautious in case Naruto decided to attack again. He kneeled down, and brought Naruto's face up to his own.
"I know that my pain can't compare to yours and I know you're really hurt inside. But I'm glad you able to vent out... vent out on me. Maybe you do hate me like you say, but I don't care. Hate me. Loathe me. Despise me. I don't deserve you, Naruto. Just realize that I swear, I don't love Sakura like you think I do." Sasuke paused before continuing.
"I... I only love you... ever since we were little. You were the first person that I truly saw as my best friend... and I also hoped for more. Seeing you always smiling and laughing, it made even me happy. You never let anything bring you down..." He lowered his head so that his gaze met the ground.
"But now, seeing you like this, it hurts me, more than you'll ever know. You deserve someone you will make you happy, Naruto." The taller male stood up, not looking at Naruto. "Maybe... maybe I should leave again. Your feelings toward me are obviously pure hatred. To love me would be a fatal mistake. I don't want to hurt you, Naruto. So just... so just go back to living your little free-spirited life without me."
Naruto looked up at Sasuke as he turned for his leave. Naruto could tell Sasuke was being honest with him. And that's what he wanted. He wanted to know that Sasuke loved him and he did.
"Sasuke," Naruto called after the raven shinobi.
Sasuke turned to see the tear stained Naruto gazing at him with love. He couldn't help but smile at Naruto's warmth. There was something in that blond that brought out the best in people. If Naruto could bring out the goodness from Haku and Zabuza, perhaps Sasuke wasn't at all to late for Naruto's healing light.
"Don't leave me."
Sasuke slowly walked up to Uzumaki. He truly was graceful in his steps as a swan was in water. Sasuke bent down to Naruto's level fluidly as he placed his hand on his cheeks, drying the tears from those ocean eyes. Naruto's smile seemed to magically beam into life.
"I'm not going anywhere dobe."
Shino sat lazily on a random tree branch with Kiba both enjoying their company. They had been trying hard to find an other couple they could double date with, but it seemed that they had to get their hands in Cupid's game.
"Do you think it worked?" Kiba asked as he put his foot on Shino's leg rather in a playful laziness.
Shino brought out his finger revealing a small bug, a smile hidden from his jacket collar.
"Mission success."
Heheheh… Yes, here is the chapter. And don't you love how I managed to get Kiba and Shino in here? Man, the angst in this chapter is like fierce. But at least Naruto got to vent. He seems like he needs to do that on the show, but is unable to because he's worried of what his friends and loved ones will think and just has his emotions bottled up until it forms cancer or something bad like that.
