Chapter 21: Discrimination
Sasuke sat at the end of a very large red oak table, with four council members and the Hokage's eyes starring at him, he felt uncomfortable as he knew they were starring at him in scrutiny. Sasuke kept his head high and starred them all back in the face in turn, showing no emotion or signs of weakness on his face.
Tsunade placed down her pen on the sheet of paper she was writing on, before addressing Sasuke, "Uchiha Sasuke, do you know exactly the extreme of what you have done?"
Sasuke sighed, he would be interrogated just great. "No, I didn't know my sexual life was of anyone else's business other then my own."
"But regarding this situation that is not a fair statement to make." The council muttered in agreement to each other.
"How isn't it Hokage-sama?" Sasuke said in his monotone voice glaring at Tsunade. "I thought who I picked to fuck was up to me?" The elders gasped from Sasuke's straight forwardness.
"Well Sasuke I will inform you of the seriousness of this matter, yes it is true that one should be able to have intercourse with anyone they choose, but for you things are different, you are the soul survivor of your clan with the exception of Itachi. And it is you 17th birthday therefore you have come of age to continue your clan. The village has been waiting for the day that the famous Uchiha clan would be revived, and by what you have done, you will be destroying any chance of the sharingan ever being passed on."
Sasuke crossed his arms starring at the Hokage, before she continued, "It is tradition in the Uchiha clan that at 17 you should choose a bride to produce offspring," Sasuke's stomach churned, they were talking about him like he was some sort of show cat, with all the breeding and traditions. "You must think about this before you throw away any chance of your clan ever going back to its former glory, or even existing at all, I suggest that you choose a female to wed."
"No, I will not do that! And as far as I see it, stuff traditions, I'm the only one left so why should I follow them."
"Sasuke, this is part of your clans code, would you purposely go against that for your own selfish needs?"
"Again, my sex life has nothing to do with you…" Sasuke hissed.
"I think it does, seeing as you christened my desk!"
"Oh please, you were just getting some fan service," Sasuke laughed as the elders gasped.
Tsunade stood up from her seated position, "Sasuke you being irrational, think about your clan!"
Sasuke stood up banging his hand down onto his table, "I don't want to hear anymore about my endangered clan, I don't care about the clan and I don't care about the Uchiha name, as far as I'm concerned it died a long time ago. There is no use in living in the past, I'm Sasuke, just Sasuke! And I will do what ever the FUCK I want!" Sasuke said storming over to the door.
Tsunade stopped Sasuke at the door grabbing his arm with her super human strength, "I don't believe that, I don't believe that one moment Sasuke! You do care about your clan, why else would you be so hung over about Itachi?"
"Let me go," he hissed, "And don't bring Itachi up around me!" he said yanking his arm away from Tsunade.
"You will never reverse the damage that Itachi did if you stay with Naruto," Tsunade said, Sasuke rushed out of the conference room, sadly she was right. Sasuke dug his nails into his hands, Naruto could not bear children.
If there was one person to blame for what had happened it would have to be, Sakura! Although she was totally wasted she had now put into motion this dilemma that was now ripping Naruto and Sasuke's life apart, she had totally ruined their secret, she had gone against her promise, and now everyone in Konoha knew what Sasuke and Naruto were and that they were an item.
Sasuke remembered the shocked look on everyone's faces as they had wondered into the Hokage's office, all in a harmless game, but to find out the gossip of the year right there on the Hokage's desk.
Sakura walking forward swinging her sake bottle around, the hugest grin on her face, as she raised her sake bottle into the air "Haha I won, I found them!"
The army of faces behind her, some of shock, some of pity for walking in on them, but most were of distaste. Like they looked down at Sasuke and Naruto, like what they were doing was dirty, or wrong.
Naruto hiding his nakedness under Sasuke, as Sasuke let his head slump a bit wishing this was all a nightmare, and that it wasn't true and wasn't happening to them.
They all started to mutter there eyes licking up the image of Naruto and Sasuke's naked forms, saying things like they always suspected that Sasuke was gay, seeing as he was a pretty boy. Sasuke and Naruto grabbing their clothes and trying to hide behind them. Sakura's high pitch laugh echoing through the room, she laughed and laughed, Sasuke just looked to the ground trying to pretend he wasn't there.
The teens were ushered out of the room, when a hot headed Tsunade came forward pushing them out of the way, while screaming at everyone to leave.
"Why! How could you!" was all she said to Naruto and Sasuke throwing their clothes at them.
That was one of the most embarrassing moments of Sasuke's life.
Naruto wondered through the streets of Konoha, Sasuke had been called to the 'conference room' so now Naruto really had nothing to do, things were pretty on edge, since everyone had found out about 'the secret'.
Even now as Naruto walked to his favourite ramen shop he saw people whispering and pointing at him, like he was a freak.
Girls breaking off from whispers and laughing as they gave him queer looks, Naruto sighed, he could take this. He had put up with the village hating him his whole life, this was no different.
But he did have to wonder if Sasuke could take this, would the village turn the same hatred they have for Naruto onto Sasuke, Naruto didn't want to think about it.
Sasuke had been so quiet around Naruto since they had been caught, Naruto pushing his fist down into his pocket, damn that stupid bitch Sakura for what she had done.
Couldn't she just take the fact that she was never going to be with Sasuke, oh so she had to go fuck up everyone else's happiness just because something didn't go her way.
Naruto sat down ordering some Ramen, at least here he was not pestered by everyone wanting to know, how Naruto could score someone like Sasuke.
Naruto started to eat his miso Ramen, when he jumped when a hand came and whacked him on the back he turned and saw Tsunade looking at him, she smiled.
Tsunade was one of the people in the village that Naruto actually trusted, he blushed at the thought that last time Tsunade saw him he was on her desk with a naked Sasuke.
"How are you Baa san?" Naruto smiled before scratching the back of his head, "About the other night, um I didn't expect we would be um… yeah…"
"That's actually what I came to talk about." Tsunade said as she motioned for a drink. "About Sasuke actually."
"Oh," Naruto said lowering his head, he didn't like the way Tsunade said Sasuke's name. "What is it?"
"I don't expect Sasuke has told you, but there are certain rules that come with being a Uchiha," Tsunade hated to be the one to tell Naruto, she thought of Naruto like a little brother, and the last thing she wanted was to hurt him, "Well when a Uchiha comes of age, when they turn 17 they should choose a mate, so they can produce an heir,"
Naruto spat out his noodles as he felt he was going to choke, Sasuke having children! Now that was a image hard to digest, Sasuke didn't seem like the fatherly type…
"Yeah so?" he said his mouth half full.
"Naruto, you see the problem don't you, you cant produce an heir." Tsunade pointed out, Naruto choked again with the image of himself carrying around Sasuke's child for nine months.
"Well I don't think Sasuke wants children, so there's no problem is there?"
"Naruto…" Tsunade said putting her arm around Naruto, "Sasuke, doesn't know what he wants, but eventually he will want to revive his clan. You know how it has effected him, one day he will want children, and with you he can not have them. I'm sorry Naruto but its better if you finish it now, the longer this goes on the harder it will be when it comes to the time when Sasuke will search out for a woman."
Naruto started to shack his head as Tsunade went on not wanting to hear what she was saying, he put his hands over his ear, "No, NO your wrong! Sasuke doesn't need children, as long as Sasuke and I are together we will be happy!"
"Naruto! If you don't snap out of this stupid phase, Sasuke's clan will die along with him, do you want this? Can you seriously take his family pride away from him? Naruto I want you to ask yourself this, can you live with knowing that you are crushing a whole clan with your decision?"
Naruto got up from his seat, grabbing his wallet and stuffing it in his pocket, his eyes already getting a bit teary, he hated to admit but the damned woman had a point, he didn't want Sasuke to be hated like he was, he didn't want to ruin Sasuke's life and as much as it hurt he didn't want to take Sasuke's clan away from him either.
Sakura hid under her blankets it was afternoon but still she didn't not dare get out of bed, her head was killing her from the hangover. But she was not staying in bed because of that, more of the fact that she was aware that her life could be coming to a end very soon.
She sighed, how could she be so stupid, at the time she thought she would be lifting a huge weight of her chest if she just let it out to the open about her secret, BUT it wasn't her secret it was Naruto and Sasuke's secret, and she had promised she would not tell anyone, she actually did feel really bad, she regretted giving it away.
She remembered the other ninja's face expressions, she also had to imagine what Sasuke and Naruto were feeling right now, she pulled her blankets closer to her, how could she have been such a bitch?
Naruto pushed open the door to his apartment, slipping in and removing his coat throwing it onto the couch, he looked up and jumped when he saw Sasuke sitting in one of the chairs that were next to his couch.
Sasuke gazed out the window not looking at Naruto, "Sasuke?" Naruto said placing a hand on Sasuke's shoulder.
Sasuke looked up at him a lost look on his face, "Naruto."
Naruto pulled a chair out in front of Sasuke, "What's wrong?"
Sasuke sighed, "They want me to get married,"
"Yeah, Tsunade told me I think she was trying to make me break up with you or something, she went on about it being about your clan, and how I would be destroying your clan forever and that…" Naruto rambled on, "But You know what, fuck clans! You don't need them, I mean as long as we have each other right? Uchiha is just a name! And as for the sharingan, will the Hyuuga's have a better ability anyway, right? Right Sasuke?"
Sasuke grabbed Naruto's hand looking him in the eye, his eyes looked so sad, so lost, "I love you," he gasped out, "Naruto I love you," he pulled Naruto in for a hug before letting him go.
"But, but.." tears slide from Sasuke's sad eyes, "The clan does matter…to me."
Naruto gasped in air, trying to comprehend what he had heard, this was not that much as a surprise, after Naruto's chat with Tsunade it had sorta been building up to this.
Naruto let his hand fall from Sasuke's grip. He was getting dumped again, and he could do nothing to stop it.
"Your…your going to…" Naruto gulped, "Get married?"
Sasuke wiped the tears away from Naruto's face, "I only ever wanted to be with you, and it hurt, it hurts Naruto."
Naruto winced as he felt the tears coming more rapidly, "Please, just go.." he spluttered out.
How could Sasuke do this to him? After everything Sasuke and him had been through, just for some stupid clan.
Sasuke didn't move. "Sasuke, JUST GO!" Naruto yelled out standing up walking across the room and kicking the coffee table over, before going to retreat to his room. He didn't look back to see if Sasuke had done what he had said, right now he didn't really care about reality, why was it that Naruto was always left with the reality that sucked?
Chapter 22: Uchiha Tradition
The sun glares through the crack in the curtain, sprawling its self across Naruto's face, he wakes from the heat opening his eyes, before cringing at his head ache, such things happen when one indulges in alcoholic drinks to escape from feeling depressed.
Naruto hadn't surfaced from his bed for about five week now, eating all the food that was left in the cupboards and hording into sake that had been saved for special occasions.
Naruto had never thought in the past that he would find himself crying along with soapies, but things were different now, Naruto believed that he actually was in love.
He had been ignoring Sasuke's calls, resulting in turning off his phone when he had received a text message 'can we at least be friend?'.
Naruto crawled out of his bed, standing on the many dirty clothes scattered across the floor that he hadn't bothered to clean or pick up, every morning just grabbing out more fresh clothes, with out ever cleaning any. He was currently running out of fresh shirts.
He didn't have much of an appetite anymore since about a week back, but when he did eat he would lunge for the ice cream and chocolates to accompany him as he hugged his pillow and sobbed.
Naruto seriously couldn't believe himself, he was just as bad as the Sasuke's fan girl's who sat in their houses and sobbed because they knew they could never have the sexy raven haired Uchiha.
But Naruto cried because he had Sasuke, he had him right up to the moment where Sasuke deemed his clan of more importance, Naruto cries because he knows that now Sasuke must marry someone, and that once a ring is placed on another woman's finger, Sasuke will never be his again.
Naruto walked out into the lounge flopping down on the couch and turning on the TV, this had become a routine, he had been ignoring the door when it rang not wanting to see anyone's faces unless they were actors on the TV.
Naruto found it comforting to sit in the dark at night and in day, he had stopped opening the curtains and didn't turn on the lights any longer, his house was a wreak, flat coke sat in glasses placed in different spots around the room, one of the bookshelf, one of the TV, one sitting on the top of the fridge, Naruto's mind was in an array.
Naruto sat back on the couch, as he used the remote to click play on a recorded video, where he had recorded one of his favourite episodes of his favourite soapie Will and Grace. (it has gay guys in it)
Picking up a glass of cock he slumped back on the couch sipping away as he watched the screen, resulting in tears as soon as one of the love scenes came up.
Probably the thing that hurt Naruto the most was the fact that Naruto had trusted Sasuke so much, that he had even given away his virginity to him. Naruto felt like such a pansy admitting it, sex is just sex, but he had thought of this different. He had given his innocence to Sasuke, urrrhhh Naruto felt like such a girl!
But…he had propped his legs up, he had let Sasuke enter him, he had acted like Sasuke's bitch, calling out Sasuke's name, letting his body move with Sasuke's, groaning and moaning for Sasuke, wanting Sasuke, letting Sasuke touch him and then coming on Sasuke, letting Sasuke know, yes…yes he was good in bed. And that yes, yes Naruto WAS panting like a dog, that YES he wanted Sasuke's dick up his ass, that Naruto was just SOME horny bitch that wanted a fuck. And that sure fucking Sasuke he deserved to be dumped.
Naruto pulled his feet up to his chest, covering his face with his hands, 'forget.' He tells himself 'just forget,' but Naruto cant, he thinks he never will, and now as he sits in his cold dark apartment, as he hears the knock on the door he doesn't know if he can take it any more. Everyone had always hated him, no one had ever thought he would be a good ninja, kids thought it was alright to tease him, that he didn't matter to anyone. Naruto rose from the couch, what was the use in putting up with this shit any more. The knock on the door rose, Naruto ignored it as he walked past the door towards the bathroom. Really what is the point? Naruto doesn't think he could cope his he saw Sasuke slip a ring onto someone's finger, Naruto doesn't think he could bear to see a woman carrying a baby around in her arms, that is Sasuke's.
Naruto entered the bathroom pulling the door closed behind him, looking at himself in the mirror, his hair is greasy, his eyes are red from tears, his been wearing the same clothes for the past three days, he smells like sweat and sake. He cant take it, he cant look at his sad image, he bends down opening the cupboard grabbing out his razor, he looks at the sleek blade, would anyone even remember him? Would Sasuke even care? Probably not, nahh he would be too consumed with his wife and his children, another tear runs down Naruto's face.
What a way to die, Naruto thinks. He was imaged himself becoming Hokage, dying in battle, becoming a hero of Konoha. But no here he is a crying mess all because of Sasuke.
Naruto turns on the tap to the bath, the bath fills with cold water, he can still hear the beating on his front door, he strips off his clothes stepping into the freezing water, sinking down gasping in air as he feels like his lungs are getting suffocated.
He takes the blade to his arm and closes his eyes, he can already feel himself getting fainter from the cold water, he thinks back to Sasuke's face as he pushes the blade down onto his veins, he can almost feel the skin breaking, he can sense the blood is about to come. If he just presses down a little more, he really will be bleeding, then he will just wait, wait till he is taken away.
The door gets pushed open, the blade about to cut. Iruka runs forward grabbing the razor out of Naruto's hand and throwing it across the room, picking Naruto up and dragging him out of the freezing water, hugging Naruto's shivering body against him, trying to make him warm, Naruto's teeth chatter and his lips are slightly blue.
"You idiot! You idiot!" Iruka says as he grabs a towel covering Naruto up. "What the hell do you think your doing?"
Naruto sat on the couch covered in a blanket, as Iruka rushed around the kitchen making Naruto a hot coffee, Iruka comes and sits next to Naruto passing him the coffee, Naruto sips at the hot liquid.
"Naruto…why?" Iruka asked confused, Naruto just kept sipping his coffee.
"Naruto, you were the last person I suspected this from, Naruto you are so strong, you have put up with so much! Naruto you have so many dreams that you want to accomplish, you are brave, you are so brave and genuine, please Naruto, why?"
Naruto chokes on his coffee spitting it out, tears running down his face, gasping in as he starts to making the embarrassing sounds of crying. "I…I.." he stutters, more tears coming, his balling his eyes out and he cant stop, they are all gushing out, his gasping, his heart is breaking, its in two, and his eyes sting, he cant see past the veil of water.
Iruka pulls Naruto close hugging him, Naruto cries on Iruka's shoulder, "You knew? How did you find out?" Iruka said.
Naruto gasped again, "Who doesn't know?" He burries his head in Iruka's shoulder.
The arranged marriage, had been announced. The engagement party in a month, the marriage that had been planed since the Uchiha was born, the engagement of Sakura and Sasuke.
Naruto dug his nails into his knees, thinking about Sakura and Sasuke being together, getting married having children, he had not been putting a name to the woman on purpose, because he didn't want to believe that Sasuke was getting married with Sakura, Naruto was dumped for Sakura.
"I…I.." Naruto stuttered, Iruka hugged Naruto closer, "It's ok Naruto, you don't have to.."
"I…I…love him." Naruto said lightly through his crying.
After Sasuke and Naruto had broken up, Sasuke had been confused he cursed himself, he didn't know what he was doing, when Naruto had told him to go, he didn't know what he should do, and as he sat there and watched Naruto walk away from him, he knew that him and Naruto would never be the same again.
Tsunade praised Sasuke telling him it was the right decision, Sasuke didn't listen to her, he just sunk back in the shell that had consumed him, that Naruto had set him free from, but now that Naruto was gone, it was entwining him again.
The council went about the preparations, for about a week Sasuke sat at his house attempting to ring Naruto, Naruto had not been answering his phone, so Sasuke messaged him 'can we at least be friends' he never got an answer, no one had seen Naruto anywhere, for all Sasuke knew Naruto could of left town.
The Uchiha files were found, in one of the many file cabinets in the Hokage's office, After the Uchiha clan was destroyed the files were moved from the Uchiha compound to the Hokage's towers. The records were looked through, when they found a very interesting file, there was an arranged marriage, It was organised on Sasuke's first birthday in fact.
When Sakura and Sasuke were addressed by the Hokage to the fact that Sasuke and Sakura would be getting married, they were both shocked. They were still hostile towards each other, and even Sakura who had been a long time fan of Sasuke, didn't quite agree with the marriage.
But as it was the wish of her family, she could not go against them, and as she looked up to Sasuke, she knew that maybe one day things would be different between them, sure she did not love him. But she knew he was going through the same position that she was.
Sasuke was now to far, to care who he married, he didn't love Sakura, in fact him and Sakura had quite a few issues, they hated each other now and Sasuke knew this, but she kept her mouth closed so he did the same.
News reached the town of the marriage, cards and letters were sent to Sasuke and Sakura praising on what a nice couple they are.
Sakura and Sasuke were forced to live together, it wasn't that bad, they had separate bed rooms, and they didn't talk much. Sakura cooked and Sasuke spent most of his days away from the house, it was now the fifth week of them living together, they sat across from each other at the dinner table, chatting casually.
Silence fell between them, this always happened, Sasuke never had the will to make a convocation, and as they were both getting use to the arrangement it will still a tad awkward.
Sakura sliced into her food chewing on it, she looked over at Sasuke he looked so sad, he heart sank in her chest, she couldn't help but feel bad.
"Hey, you know I use to have a crush on Kakashi." Sakura said, she couldn't believe she was telling him.
"Seriously!" Sasuke said in shock.
Sakura laughed, "Yep, even though his like the worst pervert.."
"Me too…" Sasuke said.
"Huh?" Sakura missed what he meant.
"I had a crush on him too and I'm guessing so did Naruto." Sasuke said.
Sakura laughed, "You fags!"
"Bisexual.. I'm bisexual…" silence fell between them, but Sakura couldn't let there first actual convocation become a complete loss.
"hey remember out survival training, when you were um buried in the ground, I thought you were a severed head, a pretty hot severed head!"
Sasuke laughed, Sakura smiled at last he was opening up, even if it was just a little bit it made all the difference, this was the first time he had laughed.
"You have a nice laugh."
"thankyou."