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A/N: Hm, thanks for the reviews! But I got way less than I got from the first two chapters. If writing short chapters gets more reviews, I'll just do that. : ) Also, the manga readers know what I'm talking about, I know Kakuzu and Hidan are assigned to capture Naruto now, but to be blunt….I don't care about them. So it's back to Itachi and Kisame. XD Here's chapter four.
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Chapter 4: Danger
Two figures stood on a large hill, overlooking the village of Konoha. Their black cloaks blew in the gentle wind, making the red clouds on them ripple. The taller, odder-looking of them had a large sword propped up on his shoulder.
He turned to his partner, who seemed to be studying the village through his red eyes, his face stoic as usual. "What is it?" he asked, turning to look back at the village, waiting for an answer that probably wouldn't come. To his surprise, he answered.
"Sasuke's back in Konoha," he said, not even bothering to look at him. Kisame just frowned.
"That's a problem? Wouldn't make a difference, would it? He still won't be strong enough for us."
"He'll bet stronger. But not even close to my strength. He'll get in the way when he knows I'm here."
Kisame just nodded, and shifted his weight to the other foot and tapped his shoulder lightly with the heavy, bandaged sword. "The jinchuuriki is probably still sleeping; let's go."
"No. At night."
The other frowned, looking put out. He was ready to get the stupid fox right now and get the hell out of here. "Right. I'll wait like a good boy."
Itachi frowned, but didn't say anything else. Red eyes melted back into onyx ones as he prepared to wait the day out patiently, unlike his partner. Instead of you coming to me, you're waiting for me to come to you. Still foolish, otouto.
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Naruto groaned, making his brain wake up. His arm stretched out to see if Sasuke was still in bed, but the spot was cold where he lay. Sitting up and rubbing his eyes, he kicked the blankets off and swung his legs over the bed.
He only got to take one step before he tripped over something, landing hard on the floor. "The hell?" he snapped, looking over to see…Sasuke. He had taken some sheets and his pillow and was sleeping on the floor. He lost it…
Sasuke opened his eyes, glaring at Naruto. "What, dobe?"
Naruto frowned; it was too early for this. Ignoring the insult, he stood up and crossed his arms over his chest. "Why are you sleeping on the floor?"
"Because you stink really badly, I couldn't sleep or breathe." Naruto blushed after a few seconds, finally realizing he had never taken a shower after Akamaru had peed on him.
"Right…sorry about that. I'm going to go get a shower."
"Do you have training or a mission today?" Sasuke asked before Naruto walked out, and he received a no as a response. Sasuke stood up, tossing the sheets and pillow on the bed and shuffled over to the kitchen to make the two of them breakfast.
Naruto walked in the kitchen, dressed and the smell of pee off washed off, to find a bowl of ramen for him and pancakes for Sasuke, which were already half gone. "Thanks," he muttered, sitting opposite and picking up his chopsticks. Sasuke just grunted, and they settled into a slightly uneasy silence.
Sasuke kept glancing at Naruto, and every once in a while their eyes would meet and Sasuke would just glare and look back down, while Naruto would blush and stuff his mouth full with some more ramen.
They were just finishing up when someone knocked on the door. Sasuke tensed, thinking it might be Sai. Naruto was slightly wary as he turned the knob, thinking it was another fangirl.
"Oi, Kiba," Naruto said, grinning at him and Akamaru, who was on his head again. "What's up?"
Kiba grinned, while Akamaru barked and wagged his tail. "A group of us are going to the onsen this evening at six, do you and Sasuke want to come?"
Naruto held up an index finger and leaned back so that he could see Sasuke, raising an eyebrow at him to ask if he wanted to come. Sasuke just shrugged impassively and Naruto turned back to Kiba. "Sure, see you guys then."
They waved and headed off and Naruto closed the door, grinning. "What do you want to do until six?" he asked, sitting across from Sasuke once again and resting his arms on the table.
Sasuke just stared at Naruto and smirked. It wasn't his usual, 'I'm-better-than-you' smirk, it was a creepy, suggestive one. "Yeah never mind," Naruto said, lowering his eyes to the table. Sasuke just chuckled, amused.
"Let's train," Sasuke said, raising an eyebrow.
"We can't train outside Konoha unless Kakashi-sensei is with us."
Sasuke got up and strode into the living room and started to move the furniture against the walls. At Naruto's confused look, he said, "Then we'll train here."
Naruto pouted for a moment, then gave in. "Fine. But only taijutsu, I don't want a hole in my house from your Chidori."
Before he could blink, Sasuke was holding him from behind, his fingers splayed against his abdomen. "Sasuke?" he asked, his thoughts unwillingly going back to their fight at the Valley of the End. He felt Sasuke's hot breath on his ear, and his pants felt a little tighter.
"I would never willingly hurt you again," he said, his lips brushing his ear slightly. Naruto closed his eyes, trying to control his hormones. Just as quickly as it happened, Sasuke had let go and was smirking at him. "Let's train, dobe."
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Both had taken showers after they trained and moved the furniture back in their original places, and were now standing outside the onsen waiting for the others to arrive, since they arrived early.
Soon enough they were joined by Kiba, Shikamaru, Shino, Neji, Lee, Chouji, Gaara, and Kankurou. "Who are we still waiting for?" Naruto asked after they stood around for a few minutes. Sasuke clenched his fists; he had a clue.
He growled low in his throat as Sai joined them. "Sorry for being late," he said, giving them all his usual annoying smile. Without another word, they all strolled in, changed, and went out to the giant bath with towels wrapped around their waists.
They took off their towels and stepped in the onsen, instantly feeling their muscles relax. After a brief glimpse, Naruto saw that no one else was there, and also that Sai was on his right side and Sasuke his left. He sighed. Was this such a good idea?
The first couple of minutes was spent with them talking about their missions; both the good and 'troublesome' ones. Slowly, one by one, they all fell asleep, their heads nodding off, the steam from the water floating among them.
Naruto was about to nod off as well, while Sasuke was watching Sai like a hawk, who had his eyes closed and a small smile on his face. Just before he let himself go unconscious, he felt something ghost along his upper thigh. He tensed, having a vague idea what it was. It was his right thigh, so it had to Sai.
He cracked an eye open and peered at Sai, who cracked his eye open and peered back, smirking. Naruto could now feel an evil aura coming from Sasuke. After nothing else happened, he closed his eye again and relaxed.
It happened again, accept this time he just didn't brush his thigh, he started massaging it. Naruto tried to remain calm and ignore it, but the hand slowly wandered higher, torturing. His body started reacting to it, but his brain wanted to rip the hand away.
Sai was about to wrap his hand around Naruto, when his eyes snapped open and he grabbed Sai's wrist, glaring at him. Sasuke's eyes narrowed; it was obvious what Sai was trying to do. Without a warning, Sasuke leaped over Naruto and at Sai, grabbing his shoulders and pushing him down under the water.
"Sasuke, no!" Naruto yelled, and at that the others woke up. The second they saw what was happening, they rushed over and yanked Sasuke off Sai, while Lee dragged a spluttering and coughing Sai back up.
"Bastard!" Sai spat, ripping his arm out of Lee's grasp, but not attacking Sasuke.
Sasuke sneered. Unlike Sai, he still had to be restrained. "I'm the bastard? Keep your disgusting, perverted hands off Naruto!"
"I'm quite sure Naruto didn't mind. Did you, Naruto?" All heads swiveled around to Naruto, was steadily sinking deeper into the onsen water. All he could give was a nod; Sai look like he'd been slapped, while Sasuke smirked in victory.
"Come on, Naruto, let's go home," Sasuke said, helping Naruto up and handing him his towel, picking up his own. "Stay away from him," Sasuke said, giving Sai a glare that meant death if he disobeyed.
They hadn't said a word on the way back, and Naruto was the first to say something while they were curled up in bed. "Sasuke?" he whispered, hoping he wasn't asleep.
"Hn?" he grunted, staring at the wall.
"Thanks."
"Whatever, dobe. He was making you uncomfortable." He turned slightly to face Naruto, and Naruto did the same, and they just smiled at each other. "Night, usuratonkachi."
"Baka."
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I was running through a pitch-black forest, unable to see anything. All I could do is run after the figure of Sasuke, calling out his name. Suddenly he stops and turns to me, but before I can even get near him I'm grabbed from behind and pinned to a chest. I see the Samehada, and I feel my chakra pouring out of me.
"Sasuke, help me!" I call out to him. Kisame chuckles, and Sasuke just looks at me then looks away at something else. I follow his gaze to see Itachi. "Sasuke…," I plead, my stomach feels like it's collapsing.
Without even a word to me, he turns away and chases Itachi, both disappearing into the darkness. The Samehada disappears into thin air, and my captor leans towards my ear, his black hair falling into my field of vision, his blood-red eyes meeting mine. "Got you, Naruto-kun."
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Naruto sat up in bed quickly, breathing heavily and drenched in sweat. Just a nightmare. That's all it was. As if to reassure himself, he turned to the sleeping Sasuke next to him. Leaning down, he tucked some of the raven hair behind his ear. "Don't leave me again," he whispered, before getting out of bed. He needed something to drink to help calm himself down.
He padded silently into the kitchen, still feeling uneasy. Taking a glass from the cabinet, he filled it up with water. Taking a sip, he turned around to see an odd hat of some sort hanging off the kitchen table's chair.
Walking closer and squinting at it, he almost dropped his glass when he realized it was a straw hat just like the Akatsuki wear. He turned to run back to the room, but someone grabbed him from behind, and this time he did drop his glass, shattering it into dozens of pieces.
"Sasuke!" he yelled..
"Don't bother," a cold, emotionless voice stated. "Don't bother to yell or fight, you won't get away this time." He leaned down, black hair falling into Naruto's gaze, his Sharingan meeting his blue eyes. "Got you, Naruto-kun."
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Alright, end of chapter 4. Please R/R, really appreciate it: )
