Chapter 7: Fight
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They had followed Sasuke's instructions, ready for a trap but there were none. They had fallen on the unsuspecting Sound shinobi and the fight had begun. Jiraiya and Orochimaru were already at each other's throats while Kabuto fought Gai-sensei.
Naruto tried to corner Sasuke but he was now dealing with another opponent that seemed worth all of his time and attention. Sasuke found himself facing Sakura. He had to admit that he was rather surprised by her progress, too bad she wasn't his best friend!
"I will crush you!"
Sasuke dodged her deadly fist and caught her arm in a death grip, hearing distinctly the sound of bones breaking. Knowing that wouldn't stop her, he let the Chidori Nagashi course through his body sending her an electric shock. With a well-aimed kick she freed herself and fled against a wall, her breathing laboured. Already she was using her chakra to heal her wound.
"A medical ninja? Impressive."
But he didn't have time to deal with her; he wanted to fight the dobe.
"Katon! Goukakyuu!"
Fire emerged from Sasuke's mouth, Sakura wouldn't be able to dodge it on time.
"Kamaïtachi!"
A gust of wind was sent toward the fire, making it double but also turning it against his creator. Temari had appeared next to Sakura.
"Alright there?"
"Hai! I'm almost done healing myself."
"You should go to Ten-ten. She's badly hurt. The others might need you too. I'll take care of this one."
Sasuka got to her feet. No way! Sasuke was hers! She had let him slip through her fingers twice already. Now was her chance to bring him back!
"No! I'll do it!"
"You're a medical ninja! It's your job to help the others!" snapped Temari.
Sasuke hadn't seen this woman fight but he had heard the stories. She looked strong. Her fan would be a problem. He didn't have any time to waste!
"Nice fan, woman, but that's my emblem. I'm so sorry, but I will have to destroy it. Hope you don't mind."
"Just try me!"
So she used the fan as a shelter? And she wouldn't let him approach her. She was clever too. She would always use all her strength in dodging the flames, so there was no need to hide kunai inside. This was becoming a little unnerving. Fine. He would just have to kill her then.
She was concentrating all her attention in dodging all his attacks. Sasuke took this opportunity to creep behind her. His kunai was ready to slash her throat when he sensed him. He drew his sword just in time for it to take the impact.
"Rasengan!"
Sasuke barely had time to let Chidori Nagashi protect him before he was slammed against a tree, bringing two of the clones down with him. Ouch! There was no time to think, the blond was already rushing toward him, the blue orb in his hand. A one man trick, huh? But didn't he just see two Kage Bushin disappear? That was strange. Usually Naruto used only one for this jutsu. With a light frown gracing his features he caught Naruto's arm and let the chidori chirp in the air, using as much chakra as he could for it.
Orochimaru had summoned Manda and Jiraiya had summoned Bunta, but without Tsunade Jiraiya wasn't a threat. He could crush him like a little annoying bug. Manda had already managed to injure Bunta's left hand. Things were going well. That is until the Snake King caught sight of his true master, who was fighting just behind them. The dark teen was rushing toward a blond man chidori in hand against a Fûton jutsu! He was going to take the full impact of the blonde's jutsu! Without thinking, Manda slashed the air with its tail.
Sasuke's attack was about to connect with Naruto's jutsu when the horror registered. It wasn't the Rasengan! It was a Fûton jutsu! God damn it! He should have used his Sharingan sooner. Sasuke quickly gathered and prepared for the impact. He could use some fire to prevent most of the damage if he had enough time, that is. A huge tail hit him right on the stomach and sent him flying backwards. He caught himself on a crouching position and saw Naruto's jutsu hit Manda's tail right in the middle, nearly cutting it in two.
The angry yell that came from Orochimaru let Sasuke know that what had just happened hadn't been planned at all. Dashing to the hurt snake, Sasuke sent a wave of chakra into the ugly injury, stopping the bleeding. Letting Orochimaru deal with the fight alone, Manda curled protectively around Sasuke, baring his fangs to Naruto.
"Manda!" yelled the snake sanin, who was now in a pretty bad situation.
"It seems that your snake prefers youngsters," taunted Jiraiya. "Bunta, go help Naruto."
The toad scooped Naruto up and blinked at the Snake. That was a first. The utterly proud Manda getting hurt to protect someone else?
Sasuke massaged his stomach. That hurt. He wasn't certain but he might have cracked a rib and some blood dripped from his temple. If Manda hadn't helped him, he would have been in huge trouble. Well, Naruto was sure worth his time now. He let his eyes bleed Sharingan.
Manda went for Bunta's shoulder while Sasuke went for a hand-to-hand combat. The Uchiha seemed to be enjoying the fight and that's when Manda noticed the hungry look and the way everything else had been swept away from the dark haired teen's mind. And the small gestures he made, how he would softly run his hand where the blond had brushed him. So this was the man that had claimed the Sharingan bearer.
Sasuke was exchanging blows with Naruto. He took some steps back and sent flowers of fire in the air. Naruro dodged them while making fun of his friend, before he noticed that said friend had hid kunai and shuriken in the flames and was controlling them with small threads of invisible iron. Shit. Running for his life he went into the forest hoping the trees would block the weapons. Sasuke went after him, chuckling softly.
"Seems like they don't give a shit about us," remarked Bunta.
Sasuke met with Naruto's new jutsu but this time he was ready. "Fire is stronger than wind, Naruto!"
Countering the attack he drew his sword and lodged it right under Naruto's chin. A smirk settled on his features when he felt the cold touch of a kunai under his own chin.
"Not bad, dobe."
They were breathing heavily. Sasuke was on top of Naruto, his face inches from the blonde's.
"Come back?" asked Naruto tentatively.
His only answer was a sharp pain on his side. Sasuke had elbowed him and withdrew. He was already making hand seals for his next attack. So he would really have to crush the man to bring him back. Angry beyond words, he roared and made a hundred Kage Bushin who all launched right at Sasuke. The dance began. Sasuke was moving graciously in the air, almost never touching the earth and using the Bushin to gain more speed. Naruto had just finished his jutsu when Sasuke touched the ground again, with his back cornered against a tree. Perfect.
Red eyes dilated a little at the scene in front of him, Naruto, blue eyes tinged with red, blond hairs messy and dancing with the surrounding chakra, his tanned skin glowing softly under the blue light of his deadly jutsu. Jutsu aimed straight for him.
Sasuke's arm moved of its own will and grabbed a handful of the blonde's clothes, dragging him faster toward him, making the dobe gasp in surprise and loose his concentration, undoing the jutsu. And then their lips connected.
A "what the hell?" hadn't totally formed in Naruto's mind when they were already falling in a mess of limbs on the forest floor, the sounds of the battle still echoing in the background. Naruto blinked at the dishevelled Sasuke under him. His hair was fanned on the floor, his lips slightly apart and wet from the kiss, dark eyes filled with lust and locked on him. Whoever said this man was an ice prince?
A groan was his only warning before a hand dragged him back to Sasuke, their lips meeting again. This time he let go of everything and deepened the kiss, tasting Sasuke. Oh he had missed that! And it was a wonderful feeling to have Sasuke gasping under him, his body arching and his hands tangled in his hair. He had dreamed of that but never imagined he would have the chance to make it real.
Already his hands were discovering Sasuke's body, trailing softly under the opened shirt and ghosting upon the soft skin of his nipples. Breaking one of their kisses he straightened up a little in order to take off his jacket but didn't have the chance to do it. Sasuke had followed the movement.
"No," breathed Sasuke before kissing him again, wrapping himself tightly against him.
Naruto broke the kiss again and after a small apologetic peck and some light biting on the pale neck took off his jacket and shirt in one movement. He let them drop in a pile next to them. Sasuke had laid back on the ground, his breathing laboured and his eyes unsettled. He was breathtaking. Slowly, as if to check, Naruto let his finger caress Sasuke's face, bringing the black fathomless pupils back to him.
Sasuke reached for Naruto again, he was addicted to his kisses. He shouldn't let his brain catch up with him; he didn't want it to stop. Then he felt Naruto's naked and warm chest meet his burning skin. The blonde's hands travelled on his shoulder, pushing away his shirt, trapping his arm on the process of taking it off. He might have protested hadn't Naruto released him instantly and began kissing his throat. One hand was playing with his nipples. The other had grasped his nape making Sasuke's neck arch for Naruto, offering perfect access to his throat.
"S…stop," the lips only left his neck to take his mouth again. Sasuke began to push Naruto away, but his arms felt strangely weak.
"Stop… I…" kiss "have to…to ahhh," Naruto had just begun to rock slowly against him and Sasuke found himself writhing in hopeless and delicious agony.
"To what?" asked a chuckling Naruto, purposely sending his hot breath right into Sasuke's ear.
Shuddering, Sasuke began to move in time with Naruto, unable to stop his body. Reaching for Naruto he kissed him with despair.
"Kill you."
"Yeah sure, later," Naruto mumbled softly in his ear before he resumed his kissing. Sasuke sighed and nestled his hands in the blonde's mane without noticing a hand gently undoing the purple knot of his belt and dangerously going south.
At the very moment that Naruto was about to reach his goal, Sasuke sprang up and shoved him aside. Too fast? Then he noticed the unmistakable sound of a flying kunai and the soft "toc" of it hitting a trunk.
"Sasuke?"
The explosion's breath caught him off guard. Had Sasuke sent an explosive note? Why did someone have to walk in on them? Why?
"Oh I'm so going to kill whoever that was!" groaned Naruto while letting himself rest against the tense body of his should-have-been-lover-if-a-fucking-idiot-hadn't-come-to-disturb-them.
"I don't think so. They're from your team."
"What?" mumbled Naruto, pouting.
"Orochimaru is dead. They must be looking for you."
Naruto sat upright and glanced behind him. The fight had stopped and he could hear people muttering behind the fog lingering after the explosion. Sasuke had set an explosive and poisonous fog. That bought them some time.
"How do you know who won?" That was when he noticed that Sasuke was scratching his shoulder.
"The seal is gone."
Not waiting for an answer he got up, put his shirt back on, redid the knot and secured his blade on his back. Was he leaving? Now?
"Hey! No!"
"I'll go get my brother's head now. Don't try to stop me."
Naruto caught Sasuke's wrist and slid an arm around his waist.
"Stay! You helped us beat the snake! You can train in Konoha!"
Sasuke didn't push him away but he didn't answer the kind touch either.
"You said you understand me, right?"
"Yes!"
"Then let me go."
Naruto didn't know what to say. He didn't want to lose him, especially not now! Sasuke spoke again, "I have to Naruto… and I should kill you to gain more power. Let me go. I can't let him live. It's my duty to kill him."
"Because you can't stand to see him like this?"
Sasuke turned sharply in his embrace to face him. He bent a little and gave him a chaste kiss. Then in a blink of an eye he was on top of a tree, leaving.
"Wait! Promise you will come back!"
"Maybe if I am successful."
"Sasuke!" He was going to set off after him but a couple of screams stopped him.
"Naruto! We were worried!" It was Lee.
"I saw you on the floor. Did you catch him?" It was Sakura.
Naruto felt a peck of guilt. Thank God she hadn't understood what she had witnessed. At least Sasuke would come back… his answer was a yes, he was sure of it. Now he would have to thank all of his friends for coming with him.
"Any casualties?"
"Two of the Sand, Ten-ten is badly injured and we're all more or less in bad shape."
"And Jiraiya?"
Naruto couldn't turn and face them. Not yet. Not while his fox grin wasn't back in place.
"He's… well… he will live…"
"He killed Orochimaru, didn't he? That must hurt…"
Would it hurt less if he wasn't the one to kill Sasuke? Or would it be worse to know he could have stopped him? That he could have done something to save him? Sasuke was after his genius brother, an Akatsuki member. Would he come back alive and whole?
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