Hello again. Before I begin my boring beginning talk, I hope you all had a great weekend (even though it's Wednesday) and are so far enjoying my story and any other stories you may be reading.
I also want to let you know that I will be discontinuing this story….
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Just kidding! I would NEVER do that!
It is time. For my boring talk. It won't be that long, I promise.
So, thank you all who have reviewed. I just want to let you know that I have already gotten SEVERAL ideas for my next stories and I will be giving you a brief summary of the next one I will post near the end of this story so be attentive when you read over my boring beginning. Like always I hope!.
Also, I wanted to ask before I start posting that next one, if you all want it to be NaruSasu or SasuNaru. Either one is good for me. I was planning on SasuNaru because it worked with the story line but I could just flip it and I like both equally. As long as they are together, bro! So, ya, when you review, just put your answer in there.
BORING BEGINNING DONE! Hopefully you read it…
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"Come on Naruto, you have to keep trying. Don't give up now." Sasuke called over to the blonde who was currently sprawled out in the grass and wheezing.
"Sas… ke… I… can't… too tired…" He managed out.
Sasuke rolled his eyes at the response, walking over to Naruto and nudging him with his foot.
Over the past few days, they had been hanging out often; training or just being stupid. Naruto was delighted with the fact that Sasuke was smiling a lot with him. He felt as though he had accomplished something. Neither of them, though, had talked about that night together. Naruto was too nervous and thought Sasuke would just start avoiding him again. Sasuke, on the other hand, was nervous that Naruto would start avoiding HIM. And, of course, neither of them wanted that.
"Let's go, Naruto. If you keep getting tired after 5 minutes, you're never going to be able to fight well." Sasuke said, pulling Naruto up by his arm and holding him up.
Naruto reached to pull his sword out of the ground where it had landed, only to find it to be stuck. He tugged on it as hard as he could and even fell over in his effort to reclaim his sword. "Sasuke, my sword is stuck!"
Sasuke shook his head in mock disappointment, laughing at how weak the blonde was, and pulled the sword out with no effort at all. Naruto pouted as he watched; crossing his arms and looking away. "I got it loose for you already."
"Of course you did." Sasuke chuckled, lifting Naruto up for the second time and handing him the sword before throwing his own to the ground. "This time, I will fight you without my sword. That way, you won't, hopefully, get any serious injuries."
"But what if you get hurt?"
Sasuke shook his head. "You're too beneath me to even put a scratch on me."
Naruto frowned. "I'll teach you to take back those words, bastard."
Sasuke celebrated mentally. Out of every day he'd been practicing with the blonde, insulting him today was finally getting him to show some determination. Maybe Naruto could get better by aiming to beat him in any way. "Yeah right! You're too weak! You'll never even touch me with that blade."
Naruto glared at him, steadying his sword and locking eyes with the raven. Sasuke's faint twitch at the corner of his mouth set off the first swing. Naruto aimed to put as much power as he could, swinging it roughly and as fast as he could, thinking Sasuke would never be able to dodge it. Wrong he was.
Sasuke's hand landed gracefully on the top of his sword as though it was in slow motion, twisting his body into a flip and landing calmly behind Naruto. As the blonde looked around for him, he tapped lightly on his shoulder. "I didn't even hit you?!" Naruto asked, astonished and upset.
Sasuke shrugged and swung his fist out, stopping right when he was about to his the blonde in the face. "Got you." He grinned, placing his hands in his pockets.
Naruto growled, swinging the sword out once more. Sasuke ducked quickly, smirking at the blonde and just making him even angrier. For every swing, Sasuke flipped, ducked, or side stepped without taking his hands out of his pockets. As Naruto grew tired, Sasuke just stood calmly against a tree, still smirking.
Naruto could feel the sword growing heavier than it already was in his hands. His arms were
killing him and his legs were really sore. He examined the Uchiha, seeing his hands still in his pockets. "Are you really fighting me like that?" He demanded.
"It's working, isn't it?" Sasuke asked, lunging at Naruto and tackling him, placing his sword at his neck. "You lose again, Naruto."
Kiba cleared his throat loudly, catching the attention of both of them. "King Itachi would like to see you, Sasuke."
Said raven narrowed his eyes at the brown haired boy before him, examining his armor and how it 'coincidentally' looked exactly like the armor the guards in the castle wore. With a sword attached to his belt and armor that fit perfectly, Sasuke could have guessed that Kiba was working with his brother.
Sakura came dancing out as well, wearing one of the robes the nurses wore. She, unlike Kiba, was still oblivious about Sasuke's past. Kiba had decided that if anyone else knew, it would only make things difficult. Especially since Sakura would end up saying something and Naruto probably wouldn't believe him, putting it off as one of his silly jokes. And if either of them knew, it would ruin his current plan.
Sasuke nodded, standing up and pulling Naruto up with him. "I will train with you later, then, Naruto."
Naruto nodded in agreement, waving goodbye to him as the raven walked away.
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Naruto followed Kiba and Sakura down the hallway quietly, barely paying attention to what they were talking about. "Hey Kiba?"
Kiba turned and looked at him. "What did King Itachi need?" Naruto asked.
Kiba looked away, shrugging. "He didn't need anything…"
Naruto stared at him questioningly, as did Sakura. "Then why did you send him there?" Sakura asked.
Naruto became suspicious, studying his friend closely. "Kiba, where are we going?"
"Yes, Kiba, where are you going?" A deep, angry sounding voice echoed down the hallway.
Kiba's eyes widened at the absolute anger in that voice. He couldn't move, even when he heard footsteps as someone, who he knew had to be Sasuke, approached.
"Sasuke…?" Naruto whispered as he saw him walk up to Kiba and grab him, piercing his very soul with a glare.
"Did you really think I'd let you leave that easily?" Sasuke demanded.
Kiba didn't respond. He could feel his mouth go dry, his body start to shake slightly, and his eyes to be frozen wide in fear. 'Get ahold of yourself, Kiba. You have to protect Naruto and Sakura!' He closed his eyes, pulling up all of his courage and drawing his sword. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at his movement before chuckling darkly.
"Do you really think you can beat me?" Sasuke asked, almost pitying the boy. But, of course, that wouldn't make much sense if he wanted to instill fear in all of his 'subjects' once he became King.
Kiba smirked at him. "I'm not expecting myself to beat you but I'm sure I can hold you off long enough to let them escape."
Naruto and Sakura exchanged glances, not understanding what was going on between the two before them. All they knew was that they had to get them apart before something bad happened. Both could feel the murderous aura emanating from Sasuke and were extremely worried mostly for Kiba's safety.
Sakura held back her tears. She didn't want to see anyone fight. All she wanted was for everyone to be happy and for Sasuke to be nice again.
She shook her head slightly, looking up at him and deciding she couldn't just sit by and do nothing. 'I'm important to this group too! I can't be a burden to them!' She stepped forward, wrapping both of her arms around on of Sasuke's. He immediately flinched at the contact, shaking her off and ripping his sword out of its case. Sakura saw a flash of red in his eyes and the swing of his sword before she shut her eyes, waiting for it to be over.
Sakura gasped when she hit the ground, seeing Naruto standing in front of her, Sasuke's sword pressing against his neck. Sasuke's eyes turned from no emotion to confusion and then realization. He shakily drew his sword back, watching the blood trickle from Naruto's neck. The blonde stared forward in astonishment. He didn't expect Sasuke to actually try to kill Sakura, who was previously standing in his place. He grasped his neck, mouth falling open but no words escaped.
Kiba's eyes widened and he took a step back, shocked. "Sasuke, what did I tell you about that rage of yours?" Itachi asked.
Sasuke didn't look at his brother, just watched the blood seeping through Naruto's fingers.
"Nurse, treat his wounds." Itachi said and a pale-blond haired woman rushed up to Naruto right before he collapsed to the ground. She took out a towel, wiping the blood away before applying a tiny bit of medicine, seeing as they weren't supplied with much. She took out bandages, wrapping them tightly around Naruto's neck.
"Sasuke, are you listening to me?" Itachi asked, standing in front of his brother. "You need to calm down." He grabbed Sasuke's arm lightly, using his other hand to slowly pry the sword out of his tight grip. He sent a glance to Kiba, telling him just with the look that they would talk later.
Itachi threw the sword to the side, making sure to keep it far enough away that Sasuke wouldn't get to it faster than him.
Naruto pulled himself into a sitting position, looking around for Sakura. "You need to lie down!" The woman said, grabbing his shoulder. He ignored her, shuffling over to the pink haired girl and grabbing her arm.
"A-are you okay, S-Sakura?" Hearing his raspy voice and seeing the blood seeping through the bandages made Sakura lose it. She covered her mouth to quiet her cries, tears pouring down her face.
"N-Naruto… I'm so sorry… I shouldn't have moved at all… You wouldn't be hurt…" She whispered.
Naruto shook his head, wincing slightly at the pain, and grasped her hand. "Sakura, it wasn't your fault." He turned to Itachi, his eyes staring at the back of Itachi's head. "I think someone hear owes us an explanation." He looked at Kiba as well, suspecting he was hiding something from them and that's the reason why he was leading them out of the castle.
Kiba looked shamefully at the ground, listening to Itachi's soft laugh. "Naru… How observant of you. And for some reason people seem to think you are inferior in intelligence. That means lower than someone else, by the way. Anyway, I agree that you are owed an explanation but I would like to have Sasuke present at the time so if you gave me, let's say 10 minutes, I will have him properly placed so we can all talk without having an angry little Sasuke on our hands."
Sasuke glared; his body tensing and adrenaline surging through him. Itachi called guards down the hallway that took hold of Sasuke's arms before he could move. "Take him to that place." Itachi mumbled. The guards nodded, looking quite distraught as they half dragged the prince down the hall.
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A/N: Ok so I know you are probably thinking 'why isn't Itachi-san scared of Sasuke-kun?!' and there is a reason and it's fairly obvious. I suppose I can tell you now instead of waiting for the next chapter, huh? Well, it's because it's his little brother and he loves him dearly. He's still a little caught up in the old Sasuke. Whom you will meet soon. YAY! And he knows his brother can't beat him. Since he is older, better, and more rational since he doesn't get super angry when fighting and doesn't lash out without thinking. He uses his brain.
Anyway, READ AND REVIEW! Next chapter should help explain a bit and Sakura and Naruto will find out about Sasuke's past and etc. I put a little bit of Sakura from the actual show in here, saying she doesn't want to be a burden or anything and wants to help but in reality (in my mind anyway) she'll always be a burden. I don't like her sometimes. When she likes Sasuke and Naruto. Because they are going to be together…
