Author: Liddo-Obsession

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Chapter 7: Connections

The blond looked above himself, at the hammock where Kiba slept. It was hard to believe how comfortable and natural Naruto had become with everyone. The blond had already befriended half of the crew. Best of all he had already mastered responding to his new name.

His routine of waking up to clean the deck absolutely ordinary, but today everything would be different. The crew had received notification that they were finally going to land on the island of Konoha, and when they did everyone knew that Lee would burst into every room on the ship yelling of their arrival, with multiple youths in between each word.

Naruto chuckled he could still remember Lee breaking down the bathroom door to just to tell him. "What a splendid job, my youthful comrade on scrubbing the deck. The effort you put into it brings tears to my eyes." It had been right after his bonding time with Kiba.

After the blond had deduced that he had plunged his hand into a bucket of pee. He had lost it, the boy tackled the laughing idiot to the hardwood floor, screaming or as Kiba put it screeched.

"That's disgusting, dog breath. Now I'm going to smell like this for the entire day! What do you even give that mutt to eat, his pee stinks."

Straddling the man Naruto made sure to decorate the brunette's tattooed face with various bruises. But during the attack the blond only used one of his arms. Since the other was being used a chew toy to the very animalistic, Kiba. After gaining and entertains many spectators the crew decided to pull the two apart.

A third of the crew and the big white fur ball had to intervene in the fight, and dragged them both to Neji. Who had given them a two hour long lecture about respect, destiny and other stuff, that neither paid attention to. The only part that caught their attention was the fact that they had to clean up the disgustingly unorganized office before they could leave the room.

"Are you blind? It'll take forever to finish this." They screamed and begged to be left out to no avail, and in the end of their 30 minute pleas they sat down backs pressed against the wall and accepted their fate. Thus an entire 3 hour bonding had begun.

"Fuck" Naruto hissed as he leaned on his arm. The blond could still feel the stings of the bite wounds when he applied pressure. All Naruto hoped for was that he hadn't gotten rabies.

The boy quickly looked around the rest of the room checking that he had not woken anyone up. Thankfully no one in the room sleeping quarters had awoken. The blond gave another once over of the room filled with pirates who each slept on their individual hammock, and found no sign of his stowaway companion. Naruto hadn't seen Iruka in the longest the man seemed to be attached by the hip with Kakashi. Whenever the blond did see them they were always flirting with one another.

Remembering the white-haired man he recalled the orange book said man always carried around. Bringing his thoughts to his grandfather. He couldn't believe anyone could actually read such perverted things his grandpa had concocted, and actually enjoy it. It had always been Jiriaya's way of torture when he refused to eat vegetables. Which happened regularly, therefore he was regretful to say that he had every line memorized. Thinking about the old man made the boy think of his home. It made Naruto wonder if anyone had noticed he was missing. His heart fell to his stomach, after all this time and it was only now that he thought of his family and everyone he had left behind. 'Everyone must think I'm dead and I'm here befriending pirates.' Before his thoughts turned even darker.

A blinding green came into the room shinning off his pearly white teeth in the darkness.

"Everyone to position we are to prepare for the disembarking on the island." The bowl-cut haired boy yelled receiving grunts from all the sleeping pirates who threw daggers at him which he dodged with ease since it was a daily occurrence. "Our youthful Neji is awaiting on the deck to give you all the orders." The moment it was uttered all the drowsiness left the men and they all got themselves ready,

"Good Morning, Menma." Kiba said as he stretched his arms. Before Naruto had a chance to return his greeting the other threw themselves out of the bed, grabbed his arm and made the boy follow the rest of the crowd as they ran and stampeded out of the room onto the deck where Neji sat on the railing looking as they all came out like fumigated roaches. The island already visible in the distance approaching fast, Itachi handling the steering wheel.

"Men to their station for landing." Neji yelled and everyone complied. Naruto's position to lower the anchor along with others. Once the captain gave the order they started to do their job. The ship rocking to a stop as they reached the port.

Naruto could feel his palms start to sweat. He could hear all the shouting and cheering from the island, but the orders Neji was giving were drowning them out. As they came to all completed their jobs they stood in front of Neji waiting for further instructions.

"You are to unload all of the loot. We have gathered on our raid. After that you may enjoy the pleasure of this island until sunset tomorrow. If you are not here by sunset tomorrow the captain has made it very clear that he will abandon you here." Neji warned walking down the row looking at everyone's face to see they were paying attention. "Do you all understand?" He asked again. Everyone on the crew cheered their approval and each enthusiastically carried a crate off the ship.

The moment Naruto had set his load down he was being pulled by Kiba. "Hey where are we going?" The blond asked trying to dislodge the anaconda like grip from his arm with no avail.

"I'm buying you a drink." The man said, yanking on the boy's arm who had sunk his heels into the ground. It didn't take the blond long to consider the options. Either be alone on the island filled with murderous pirates or stay with someone he knew and follow him around like a lost puppy. Clearly the latter was the better option so he agreed to go with Kiba but not get away quick enough. Neji called out their names before they could turn the corner. "I need both of you idiots to help me distribute this."

Kiba groaned and Naruto followed his lead, although he was a bit confused as to why him hanging around Kiba automatically made him an idiot, he just wasn't in the mood to argue. They both followed the wagon with all the food and opened up shop.

The crates being placed on the clearing in the middle of many houses. A platform set up. The moment that they had all settled and someone screamed. "Come and get some good deals." The moment it was uttered a bunch of families came rushing out. Bartering rang through the boy's ears. Although he noted nothing seemed too abnormal it resembled the times he used to help out at the marketplace on sale days. Since the people buying weren't as shady as he believed they would be. What especially caught his attention was a group of children that came his way.

"Hey boss, mind giving us as much food this can give us." The boy with brown hair and a blue scarf told him, extending his hand to show him, what he assumed would be enough to get half a loaf of bread in the Capital's marketplace. He looked at Kiba and showed him the money. The pirate gave him two bags filled with different foods and he couldn't help but feel confused as to why they were giving so much away.

Naruto couldn't help but smile at the kids as the three struggled to take the food back into their home.

"Amazing how much illegal goods are so cheap, huh. If those kids lived anywhere other than here, they would have starved long ago. It's so troublesome how the government makes things so costly by a simple stamp." Naruto turned to look at a man lazily lying over a crate, examining a box.

"What do you mean stamp." The blond asked, the man let out an exasperated sigh.

"Troublesome." The man with the pineapple hairdo never answered the question instead he stopped inspecting the box to stare at the clouds.

"Hey Kiba, is he okay?"

"Who Shikamaru?" Naruto nodded. "Oh yeah he's just lazy. If it was up to him tomorrow would be cancelled due to lack of interest and it being too troublesome to deal with."

Meanwhile in a tavern nearby

"Saskeh–kun!" The raven's hand tightened around his drink as he tried to ignore all the pesky fan girls that had gathered around him. The man couldn't help but think that he deserved a break after everything he had gone through, but apparently to the screaming monkeys he didn't.

The captain had just finished collecting the money they had made off of the stolen goods and gone to barter for the needed supplies for his ship, arguing for about an entire hour but the one necessity he really needed was at the other hideout. So he had dealt with the stubborn man, Kakashi and the new guy Kakashi was trying to sleep with for nothing.

Yet after he had endured all the arguing, excuses, and flirting. He was currently being subjected to his worst nightmare,fangirls.

He didn't understand what they wanted from him. The brunette had expressed in the rudest way he could have possibly done, that he was absolutely in no way interested in listening to any of the confessions of love that came out of any of their mouth especially the bubblegum witch that dared to sit in the only occupying seat next to him.

"Hello, Sasuke-kun." He heard her say.

"Hn" The raven greeted before ignoring her presence, but she continued to talk regardless of his lack of interest.

"How has it been? I hope life is treating you well. I really missed you. why haven't you visited for such a long time?" She asked as she pressed herself against Sasuke who looked foreword, fighting back the urge to push the witch out of her stool. Although a pirate he was some what of a gentleman. (That's a lie.) The only reason he hadn't was because it wouldn't be wise for him to end up with a curse right before a huge treasure hunt.

"Sasuke-kun, Why are you giving me the cold shoulder. Why don't you open up to me and tell me how much you really love me." She continued to whisper in his ear. He had enough, his patience of the day completely depleted. The last straw being Sakura pushing her non existent boobs onto his arm. The raven always did two things: always getting what he wanted and saying what was on his mind. The raven turned his body, dislodging the woman's hold and looked at her dead into green eyes void of all emotion.

"Sakura, From the first time I laid my eyes upon you, I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life avoiding you."

Seeing the glimmer in her green eyes dim he smirked and went back to drinking as the flushed woman stomped her way out of the tavern. Shouting about gaining his love one way or another before leaving him at peace again.

Forty-five minutes after the incident with Sakura. A bandana wearing little figured man walked into the bar capturing the attention of many of the men and women in the room as the boy scoped through the room, clearly not finding what he was looking for. The pout on his face a clear indicator. The boy made his way to the only open seat at the bar which just happened to be next to be right next to Sasuke. Sitting his well fit ass into the seat. The petite male proceeded to bang his head against the table.

"I can't believe I lost sight of Kiba." He groaned. "What the heck am I supposed to do now I don't even know where I'm going to sleep tonight." The banging on the table stopped as the blonde heard a chuckle.

"What are you laughing at Teme?" Naruto asked his voice raspy from all the screaming he had done trying to call out to Kiba as they were separated when a hoard of pirates got right between them and pushed them apart, leaving naruto to fend for himself.

"I'm laughing at you, destroying some of your last brain cells dobe." The blond turned to him red faced with anger and embarrassment not fully thinking, the blond was going to give the man a piece of his mind.

"Shut up, Bastard. I'm not in the mood for your teasing. I'm going to stay on this island for the rest of my life cause I don't know where they left the ship and now I have to deal with your stupid teasing. Hell. No."

Looking up Naruto froze to look directly at the captain. Positive that he was going to be walking the plank.

Which happened to be the exact opposite of what the blond believed would happen in the Captain's head.

Sasuke found himself interested by the crewmember in front of him, admiring that he had actually had the courage to talk to him in such a way.

The raven signaled for two more cups of rum his way. While the young man stared at him gaping. One of the drinks was for himself and the other for the idiot next to him. All the while Naruto was trying to formulate a plan to get out of his current predicament.

"You shouldn't let your mind wander, it's too little to go out on its own." Sasuke smirked waiting for any reaction from the boy, who in turn couldn't resist to retort to the taunting.

"Shut up, Bastard." The blond knew he was going to get himself killed because of his big mouth one day. He just wasn't one to keep his thoughts to himself, he was surprised when Sasuke passed him what he assumed to be rum. The boy looked at the cup, to the captain and back to the cup. Naruto quirked an eyebrow was the man planning to poison him. "Don't worry I didn't do anything to it." Naruto didn't move even if it wasn't poisoned, he had never drank before, and he didn't want to be at the mercy of anyone here so he turned it down.

"What's wrong, girly?" Sasuke teased. "Can't handle a drink."

"Excuse me?"

"Can't handle a drink?" Sasuke challenged, Naruto looked at the drink in the captain's hand before he grabbed it looking straight into onyx eyes.

"Of course I can handle it, bastard " Naruto said, never one to back down from a challenge. "After can you tell me where the port is."

"I rather not." Sasuke said swiftly. "how about you have some drinks with me and I'll take you to my ship tomorrow." The authority in the captain's voice left no room for arguing.

"Fine"

Naruto and Sasuke downed the first cup of rum. Naruto shook his head to get rid of the feeling. Sasuke quirked an eyebrow at him. Which Natuto simply responded. "It burns"

The raven stared at him for a while a glint of amusement glistening in his eyes.

"Hn"

"What the fuck does that mean?" Naruto yelled as the next set was already in front of them.

By the seventh drink the ice had already been broken by multiple random questions on behalf of a tipsy dobe.

"Is tomato a fruit or vegetable?" Naruto slurred out, swaying in his seat next to Sasuke.

"Fruit" The raven answered looking over to the side watching big blue eyes.

"Really why?" The blond asked.

"It has seeds."

"Oh" Naruto looked amazed at the simple revaluation. With every minute that passed Sasuke couldn't help but feel attracted to the other.

After many drinks Naruto looked down at the sheath connected to the belt Sasuke wore. Seeing the interest in the cerulean eyes, the raven unsheathed the sword to display it to the blond.

"It can cut through anything." Sasuke commented making Naruto's mouth form a perfect o. That made the captain want to scoop down and claim those lips. He scooted closer to the drunk male placing his hand on the boy's thigh. Naruto didn't even react to the touch.

"You know what I heard." the blond said leaning on the ravens shoulder as the other started to rub his thigh. "That the second most consumed vegetable are tomatoes."

"Dobe. You've had enough."

"No! This is not something to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown, with great force."

"Usuratonkachi, what are you talking about?" Sasuke stood up paying for the beverages they had both downed.

"Don't insult me Jackass." Naruto stood looking up to glare at the captain. "I'll..umm." Sasuke caught the boy before he fell on his face and headed upstairs.


And Done :) Next chapter may come sooner if I get a lot of reviews. Does anyone remember what I said chapter 8 would be? Well anyways please forgive me for my inability to write a perfectly grammatical chapter.