It was an odd week for each one of them. Naruto and Sasuke were still adjusting to Guy's apartment, and the fact that they had a guardian again. While Guy was adjusting to having two young boys living with him. He had debated asking Kakashi for help at one point, but decided against it when he remembered the 'incident', as he called it. Who knows what non-youthful books Kakashi would leave lying around! Nope, definitely not risking that again.
Even though it was weird, Guy felt blessed. Simply knowing these two gave him some fluffy feelings in his chest. They were too cute together! And their brotherly bond was so pure, it made him happy just seeing it. He tried to coax them into calling him something other than 'Guy-Sensei', or sometimes 'Spandex-Sensei' in Sasuke's case. However, it was too soon. The wounds from that night were too fresh for that to happen now. Soon, but not now.
He was sat in his apartment, reading a book on fuinjutsu and wondering how the boys were doing. Naruto had been a little fidgety this morning, worrying Guy. When he asked Sasuke, he had simply said that it was taijutsu lessons today. After what happened the other week, Guy could understand the blonde's reluctance to take part. However, he would never grow as strong as he wanted with that mind set.
Getting up from the couch, Guy set his book down and went to grab pen and paper. It would seem horrible at first, but the training regimen he would build them would greatly increase their strength and subtly calm Naruto down and let him realise that he can get stronger without being scared.
With that in mind, Guy wrote down the regimen he saw fit for them both.
Sasuke pushed the door open, breath laboured as he slumped to the ground upon entering the apartment. A smirk grew across his lips, his head lifting ever so slightly so he could see the doorway from his place on the floor. A minute later, Naruto stumbled through the door, face scrunched in both pain and defeat.
"No fair Nii-San, you didn't even warn me."
Sasuke's grin widened.
"You won't get a warning for everything Dobe."
Naruto pouted past his breathlessness, his energy returning faster than Sasuke's. Sasuke pouted at that. He knew why it was like that, didn't mean he liked it. He remembers that conversation with his mother. As the memory flickered to life in his mind, he couldn't help the saddened expression taking over his features.
"Kaa-Chan, why does Naruto not get tired like me and Nii-San?"
Mikoto looked down at her son, a small smile on her face. She knew both of the reasons why that was, but she could only tell him one. Even then, the thought of her friend stung. The majourity of her clan had been killed, leaving just a few left dotted around the world. Still, she wasn't going to avoid this question.
"That's because of his clan."
She said proudly, even with the welt of pain in her chest. Her eyes stung, but she refused to cry. Not only was her son here, but she was a ninja. She wouldn't cry for the sacrifices of a generation old war.
"His clan? I thought he was a clanless orphan?"
Sasuke's brow furrowed in confusion, his hand holding his chin like he had seen his father and Itachi do so many times. Mikoto chuckled, knowing that Sasuke was imitating them.
"That's because his clan is gone Sasuke. He is one of the last ones, so they don't mention it."
Sasuke turned his confused gaze to his mother, head tilting to show that he was more confused than before.
"But, if they spread the word, Naruto wouldn't be alone."
Mikoto nodded, her smile slipping off her face. Instead, her lips turned down, her expression becoming serious in a matter of seconds.
"That is true, but it's too dangerous. His clan was wiped out for a reason Sasuke. They were renowned for their fuinjutsu and their chakra stores. If people knew an Uzumaki was still alive, they would be after him."
Sasuke's face dropped in horror. He didn't know everything she said, but he got the gist of it. And he understood. He nodded determinedly at her silent promise. He would keep Naruto's secret, and protect his brother!
He blinked as a hand waved in front of his face. With wide eyes, he looked up at the blonde worrying above him.
"Nii-San?"
He shook his head, plastering a smile on his face. He couldn't tell Naruto. He might want to try and find the remainder of his clan, and that's not safe! No, he would continue to protect him. With another shake of his head, he rose to his feet and patted Naruto's head, causing the blonde to pout.
"Boys! Hurry and get in here!"
Both boys blinked, a little surprised they heard another voice in the apartment. Shrugging their shoulders, the two boys removed their sandals and headed for the living room. When they got there, the two sweat dropped.
"From here on out, you two will join me with my youthful training!"
Guy grinned, two items of clothing hanging from his raised arms. Sasuke paled, the idea of wearing that not sitting well with him. Meanwhile, Naruto was beaming with joy. The idea of being like Guy making him bounce where he stood.
"No way."
Guy frowned.
"Why not Sasuke? It will help with your youthful training!"
"Stop talking about youth!"
Guy guffawed at Sasuke's expense, the younger raven feeling a vein throbbing on his forehead. Naruto looked at Sasuke, noting the disgusted look he kept sending the offending item. Trying to be a pacifier between the two, Naruto created a compromise.
"Why don't we do the training, but leave the spandex out of it?"
He looked at Sasuke, happy to see him nod in agreement. Though, he felt a little bad when Guy slumped in defeat. Wait… did he mean right now?
"Let's get training!"
With new found energy and gusto, Guy pushed the out the door and headed for the edge of the village.
"40 laps on your hands!"
Sasuke and Naruto paled, only having a second to regret their decision before Guy was helping them walk on their hands.
Another week later, the two had gotten used to Guy being there when they returned home. They had also, somewhat, adapted to his training regimen. Though, fourty laps was condensed down to twenty. How he expected them to manage that on the first day was a mystery.
Today, Guy was dead set on getting them to join his sparring match. However, the conditions were, a little much for Sasuke.
"No."
"This is the secret to my youth! Don't you want the everlasting energy?!"
"No!"
Guy grinned, hoping the gesture might help convince Sasuke to go along with him. Beside him, Naruto was grinning just as wide. He was constantly turning around to get a better look at the thing Sasuke despised so much.
"This is awesome! Thanks Sensei!"
Guy grew an air of smugness around him, his proud smile aimed straight at Naruto as he addressed Sasuke.
"See Sasuke? Naruto is enjoying it, why not give it a go?"
Sasuke scrunched his face up in distaste. He didn't care if Naruto enjoyed it, or looked kind of cute in it, he was not wearing it. His eyebrow twitched and he dropped the item on the floor, avoiding it with every fibre of his being. Guy grinned as if he had won. "Soon, he will join us and I will have my youthful students!"
"I'm not gullible like the Dobe is."
"Hey!"
Naruto was angrily pouting at Sasuke now, the sight being mildly amusing to the young raven.
"And, I refuse to be seen wearing this!"
He said, pointing at the item on the ground, not even looking at it because he hated it so much. Guy hummed silently, a thought occurring to him. It may seem a bit evil and underhanded but, it was bound to work.
"I just wanted us to match for one session… It's ok, I understand… I'll put them away. Naruto, can you give it back?"
Naruto looked devastated. Large, watery eyes shooting from Guy's defeated expression to Sasuke's slightly guilty one. His nose scrunched as his eyes prickled with fresh tears, startling Sasuke as he watched a tear drop onto the floor. Immediately, Sasuke grabbed the body suit and began changing into it.
"Ok, ok! I'll do it!"
Naruto brightened up immediately, Guy grinning mischievously beside him. In a flash, his face changed into unadulterated joy.
"This is a momentous day! All hail the power of youth!"
"Power of youth!"
Sasuke groaned, wishing the floor would just eat him. Either that, or it would eat Guy and let him stay home and change out of this thing. Instead, he was forced to walk through the streets of Konoha wearing the green, spandex suit matching Guy and Naruto's own ones. He kept his head lowered as he heard whispers from the villagers. If his face was any redder, he would be a tomato. He's starting to think the life of a tomato is more enticing at this point…
When they made it to the training ground, Naruto cheered and Sasuke collapsed to his knees. Naruto turned a worried glance to his brother, the raven waving him off. Not wasting a minute, Guy called them to practise their taijutsu. At this, Sasuke actually smiled. He was so happy he had a chance to punch that smirk off of Guy's face.
Ten minutes into the spar, two silhouettes stopped in a nearby bush. After seeing the two boys walking with the taijutsu specialist, they had grown curious and followed them. Luckily, they hadn't been spotted.
"That is Sasuke-Kun! What is he doing in that disgusting outfit?!"
One of them angrily whisper-shouted to the other. The other immediately holding a finger to their lips to try and quieten their friend. It wouldn't do them any good to be spotted.
"Be quiet Sakura."
Sakura flinched slightly at the hissing tone her friend used. The other sighed before turning back to watch the training boys. Or rather, the blonde boy in particular.
"Besides, I think it's kind of cute. It matches Naruto-Kun's perfectly."
Sakura had to nod at that. It did indeed match the blonde's. However, something else caught her attention.
"You can't be serious! Ino, that outfit is ugly!"
Ino hissed again, finger firmly placed over her lips. She looked back to see Naruto looking around. When the blonde was called, he sent one last look around the ground before shrugging and going back into the fray. Ino sighed in relief before bonking the pinkette on the head.
"Will you stop raising your voice?"
She ground out through gritted teeth. If she gets caught because of Sakura, she's going to prank her so bad.
"No matter what you say, Naruto-Kun looks adorable in his. I could care less about Sasuke's. Or that old guy."
"That would be Might Guy, their new guardian."
The girls jumped, Ino managing to slap a hand around Sakura's mouth before she could scream in terror. The two turned around slowly, coming face to face with a white haired ninja. Even with a mask and his forehead protector covering most of his face, they could still see the smile on his.
"Um… hi?"
Sakura gave a minute wave, earning a short wave and a greeting from the ninja. Ino furrowed her brow a little, confused by what he had just said.
"New guardian?"
Kakashi nodded, smile widening a little.
"Yup. Guy is the man who will raise them from now on."
The girls made noises of understanding before Sakura pouted at the scene outside of the bushes. Ino and Kakashi turned to look as well. Kakashi holding in a chuckle when Guy got punched by an ecstatic Sasuke.
"Still, did he need to force Sasuke-Kun to wear that outfit? It's totally uncool."
Kakashi sweat dropped as he rubbed his nape in embarrassment for the boys. He felt bad that Guy had managed to talk them into it. He probably roped Naruto in somehow, which lead to Sasuke joining too… Poor boys…
"Sounds like a Guy thing to do…"
He sighed again, straightening from his crouched position to leave the bushes. The two girls tried to cover themselves a little more so they didn't see them, and were happy to note that they went undetected. However, they were more curious about what the white haired man was going to do than celebrating their own ninja skills.
"Hey guys."
The three turned to see the man lazily waving at them as he walked over. Guy grinned, as Naruto beamed at the man. Even though they didn't talk much, due to a protective Might Guy, Naruto still heard about the things Kakashi has done. Thus making the man really cool in Naruto's eyes. And, the fact that Naruto is coming out of his shell more, meant that he was openly happy to see the man. Sasuke, not so much.
"Kakashi-Sensei!"
Kakashi's smile widened as he stopped near the three, hand finding its way back into his pocket.
"Hey kiddo, how's training?"
The air around Naruto transformed into an aura of pride and smugness. He pounded a hand into his chest, smirk quirking his lips upwards.
"Awesome! We even landed some hits on Guy-Sensei!"
Sasuke grins from his spot slightly behind Naruto. Guy laughs in pride for his charges getting better and better each day. Then, Naruto takes a step back and spins on the spot, showing off the full green suit he's wearing.
"We got new training suits too! Cool, huh?"
Kakashi laughs, a little nervously, at the boys' happiness. So, it didn't take much convincing Naruto huh? Now he feels worse for the kid. And, judging by Sasuke's face, he just plain didn't want this. So, in conclusion, Naruto was up for it, which lead to Sasuke agreeing? Boy, Sasuke had so much of his sympathy.
"Hey Kakashi. Do you plan on joining us and training your youth?"
He sees Sasuke shiver out the corner of his eye, and can't help but empathise. Then he sees Naruto and Guy's grins, and can't refuse the offer. What would it hurt?
"Sure."
Naruto cheered loudly, throwing his arms in the air. From behind him, Kakashi swears he hears a tiny squeal of joy, but doesn't say anything. No one else seems to have noticed anyway. His attention is brought back to the blonde when he abruptly stops and turns to look at Kakashi with an inquisitive gaze. He can see a gleam of mischief in his blue hues, or at least, he thinks he does. If he did, it was there and gone in a split second.
"Will you wear a matching training suit too Kakashi-Sensei?"
Kakashi coughs loudly, a sliver of fear setting in. That was mischief. Definitely mischief.
"Er… No, I won't."
Naruto visibly droops, a frown appearing on his face. Somehow, the look makes Kakashi feel really guilty. To try and get away from the topic, he turns to Sasuke. Big mistake. Sasuke has an evil glint in his eyes, mischief plastered for everyone to see. Then, the raven is sighing and shrugging his shoulders. Kakashi's eyes narrow in an analysing way, hoping this isn't going where he thinks it is.
"Kakashi-Sensei isn't cool enough for one of these outfits Naruto. That's why he said no, because he knows it and doesn't want to embarrass himself."
Kakashi and Sasuke glare at each other, challenge sparking between them. "Me uncool? No, he's just trying to rile me up." Sasuke grinned, "Right where I want him."
"We shouldn't make him. I mean, he's clearly not ready for it."
Multiple veins popped on Kakashi's head, a dark aura shrouding the Jonin. Naruto looked between the two, seriously confused about what was happening.
"Guy, get me a uniform."
Sasuke's smirk widened in victory, Kakashi's glower hardening. Naruto decided to not get in the middle of it and started practicing his stances. Guy gave a victory whoop before sprinting out of the ground to get another outfit.
Twenty minutes later, Guy returns with a suit for Kakashi. The white haired Jonin resides himself to his fate, before moving out of sight to change. Sasuke frowned in confusion.
"Why is he changing over there? He's a guy too right?"
Guy laughed, waving the boy's worries off. Thought, they're not really worries…
"Kakashi doesn't like anyone seeing his face. In fact, I've never seen his youthful face without the mask."
Sasuke's frown deepened, and Naruto joined his brother with the expression. He can understand why someone might hide their face. He's wanted to hide his away too.
A couple of minutes of silence later, Kakashi re-joins them in his suit. However, his suit is slightly different to theirs. His suit, comes with an extended neck that works as a face mask. Guy stood proud as Kakashi walked out rubbing his nape in embarrassment. Sasuke was stood to Guy's side, struggling to hold in his chuckles. Naruto stood by the younger ravens other side, beaming smile on his face.
"You look cool sensei!"
"Thanks Naruto…"
Even though he hated this, Naruto's praise did make it a little better. Well, that is, until Guy spoke again.
"Do you like the addition I made? I knew that one day you would be dying to wear one, so I made on with a mask extension just for you Kakashi."
With Guy looking so proud, Kakashi could only find exasperation in his demeanour. At least the other Jonin had took into consideration his need for a mask.
"Yeah… thanks…"
Naruto turned to Sasuke to get his opinion, when he saw the other still holding in his laughs. Naruto cocked his head to the side and furrowed his brow. He was rather confused as to why Sasuke was laughing.
"What's so funny Nii-San?"
Sasuke let a snort escape before trying to rein in his laughs. Before answering Naruto's question, he straightened up and took a few deep, calming breaths.
"Oh, it's nothing really."
Naruto was still confused, but chose to ignore it in favour of training.
"Can we train some more now sensei?"
He looked to Guy expectantly and the man beamed back at him. His hand shot up and stuck out a thumb in agreement.
"Of course! Naruto, you're with me. Sasuke, you can train with Kakashi. Go easy on him, my dear rival."
Kakashi ignored Guy and instead turned to Sasuke with a devilish grin. Sasuke recoiled immediately, eyes wide in fear. When Kakashi's grin managed to widen further, Sasuke felt a shiver run down his spine.
"Payback time."
Hours passed as the four trained side by side. At one point, they switched partners, but changed back not too long later. Guy was making sure to keep them on their toes by switching partners on a whim. However, Sasuke had noticed something. When Kakashi was fighting him, he would pack more of a punch. Not so much to get noticed, but enough to sting a little more. At certain points, it looked like Sasuke was fighting for dear life. "Is he insane?! That crazy ero is going to kill me!"
Movement in the trees catches Sasuke attention, taking him away from the battle. Seeing this, Kakashi frowns and goes in for a slightly harsher punch. When Sasuke clicks back to the fight, it's too late to dodge.
"You should always keep an eye on your opponent."
Black eyes widen as the white haired Jonin draws near. Time seems to slow down, and he prepares himself for the hit. However, before the fist impacts, a flash of yellow flies before him, protecting him from the hit.
"Naruto!"
The blonde collapses to his knee, arm wrapped around his stomach as he coughs the air out of his lungs. When he stops coughing and can breathe again, he turned to look at Sasuke.
"Nii-San, why did you stop paying attention?"
The raven shakes his head, mildly frustrated. Guy and Kakashi watch in interest.
"The bush moved, so I looked."
Naruto furrowed his brow as he looked over to the bush. He blinked a few times before concentrating on the bushes. He startled a little at what he found.
"There are two girls in there."
The three other males snapped their attention to Naruto, choosing to question the girls in a moment. Kakashi's eyes narrowed in suspicion, but he kept his mouth shut. Better to let the boy confirm it then to jump to conclusions.
"How can you tell?"
A sheepish smile made its way across the blonde's face, but Kakashi saw past it. And, judging by Guy's expression, he could see the underlying fear there too.
"I sensed their chakra."
Kakashi and Guy shared a worried glance. They knew about Naruto's clan, and how their chakra and sensing capabilities were special, but this was too fast. This meant that the Kyuubi was able to affect him in some way. It wasn't much now, but it could get worse. Guy frowned for a second before turning to Naruto with a smile.
"Jeez Sensei, you could hold back a little couldn't you?"
Naruto grinned, switching topic with ease. Sasuke was torn to Naruto's side. Judging by the looks the two Jonin shared, and yes, he saw that. Judging by the looks they gave his brother, something else was at play here. It didn't help that Naruto had tried switching subject to try and pacify them. Either that or throw them off. It had to be… It was the Kyuubi's fault!
He's not dumb. He remembers what his mum said about Naruto's clan. But, considering everything, it was pretty obvious that the two elders came to the same conclusion. Maybe even Naruto, based on his slightly closed off expression.
Still, everyone played along, and Kakashi began to rub his nape.
"Mah, I'm sorry Naruto."
Guy moves to stand beside Naruto, head shaking as he does so. Then, he's sending Kakashi a meaningful look disguised by disappointment.
"I am extremely disappointed in you Kakashi. We were only training, and you went at full strength. You have let me down…"
Kakashi sweat dropped before bowing slightly, a nervous chuckle passing his lips as he did so.
"I'm really sorry Naruto."
As Guy helped Naruto get to his feet, despite the blonde's protests, Sasuke walked over to the bush. Kakashi watched with a bored gaze as the bush began to shake as the girls panicked. Sakura a little more than Ino since it was her crush coming over.
"Come out."
The two stilled, one looking a lot more nervous than the other. However, they had been found out, and it was better to just do as told at this point. So, Ino sprung to her feet with determination settling on her features.
"We're sorry to watching without permission!"
She bowed, Sakura jumping up to bow alongside her. Sasuke sighed in exasperation as he waited for the blonde to continue.
"We just… We just wanted to join but didn't know how to ask!"
Sakura startled a little before eyeing her friend with scepticism. Clearly Sasuke wasn't buying it either, but, luckily for them, he didn't reply. Instead, it was Naruto who replied, making Ino blush in the process.
"Really? Why didn't you just ask?"
"W-Well…"
"You seemed into so, we didn't want to distract you."
Sasuke huffed in amusement.
"Fat load of good that did…"
He mumbled, earning a punch in the arm from Naruto. He turned to see the blonde pouting at his mean words.
"Don't be mean Nii-San."
Naruto turned to Guy, a slight pleading look on his face. Immediately, Guy understood.
"Well, would you look at this Kakashi?! Now we will have some youthful girls training with us too! What a glorious day!"
He shouted as he raised his arm to stop the tears from flowing. Then, out of nowhere, he appeared beside them holding two more green suits. Ino spotted Sasuke through her peripheral, and had to suppress a shiver as the older Uchiha grinned.
"These suits will help us make you splendid kunoichi by giving you freer movements. Let's train your youth!"
Naruto chuckled, unknowingly causing Ino's cheeks to heat up. He then turned to the girls and smiled, trying to comfort them so they didn't completely hate wearing the outfit. Ino's determination flared as she grabbed the green garb and headed back for the bush to change. Sakura sputtering a little before rushing to follow her friend.
When the girls were out of sight, Naruto turned to Guy with a puzzled expression.
"Sensei, where did you get those from? And how come you had spares?"
Guy chuckled, worrying Kakashi somewhat.
"I could tell they were there when Kakashi arrived. In answer to your other question, I shall teach you an important lesson."
He loudly proclaimed, making Naruto fired up for his answer.
"A shinobi must always be prepared!"
While the girls got changed, Guy came up with a new training strategy. He would have to think about who would be better paired with who. Judging by the girl's glances and the blushes sparking at somewhat random intervals, it would be best to keep them away from their crushes.
As he finished deciding the teams, the girls finished changing. Both of them emerged with blushes on their faces and the outfit on. Sasuke looked indifferent, while Naruto smiled brightly at the two, making Ino's blush worse.
"You look really cute!"
"T-Thanks…"
Ino fidgeted in place as Sakura turned to look at Sasuke, hoping he would give a similar comment. When she saw him avoiding their gazes, her heart sank a little. She felt a little better after Naruto punched Sasuke's arm and whispered for him to comment, but it was a fleeting moment.
"Why would I say something when I hate these outfits?"
He angrily whispered back. Naruto rolled his eyes then walked over to Guy. The raven haired Jonin clapped his hands twice to gain their attention before making the announcement of teams.
"Sakura, you will join myself and Naruto. Ino, you get the pleasure of teaming with Sasuke and my rival Kakashi."
The girls nodded and training got back underway. Sasuke sighing beforehand.
"Welcome to Hell."
Despite her being there for Naruto, Ino actually put her all into training. She had quickly realised that she would need to keep with said blonde if she wanted to garner his affection. The fact she was putting in some effort surprised Sasuke. It was a nice change, and he felt like he could get along with her better if she kept this mind set going.
On the other hand, Sakura was not putting any effort in at all. Naruto frowned as she squeaked and avoided his fist. In her head, Sakura was whining that she wasn't paired with Sasuke, and that she couldn't show him her amazing skills. Well, she doesn't have any physical skills, but she's got chakra control down to a t! If only she could show him…
"Psst, Sakura."
She jumped a little then yelped as a fist softly landed in her side. Naruto slyly moved her hand to hold his wrist, so it looked like she had him trapped.
"Pretend to punch me really hard."
She blinked in confusion before going to argue.
"What, why?"
"You're not used to Sensei's training right? If you punch me, I'll go flying dattebayo."
He grinned and she nodded. She didn't know why she nodded, because being able to send the blonde flying probably wasn't even possible for her. Unless… To look like she sent him flying, she'd need more force. Luckily, she wanted to try this out anyway so, why not now?
The two jumped away from one another, looking ready to end the fight. Guy kept a watchful eye on the two from the side-lines. He had realised early on that fighting both himself and Naruto was too much for the girl. He also noted how she managed to sneak glances at the raven Uchiha every so often. He didn't like that she wasn't paying attention, but she seemed to be into it now.
With a slight nod from Naruto, the two sprinted to the middle. They both reel back their fists, Naruto making sure to aim just off from her head to make it more realistic. Then, when they're a feet apart, they launch their punches at each other. The instant she does, Sakura tries to infuse her hand with chakra. However, she's new to the experience, and uses too much.
Naruto's eyes widen as Sakura's blue cloaked hand lands on his cheek. Images flash through his mind like a presentation. Images of cold red eyes and darker than black hair. Of corridor after corridor dripping with the blood of their clan.
With no time to execute the plan, Naruto is launched into a tree. Sakura's green eyes widen as she watches him slump against the tree, gaze flicking between Naruto and her clenched fist.
"Naruto!"
Guy is by the blonde's side in an instant. Sasuke, having heard Guy's shout, spins around immediately with horrified eyes. Ino stops as well, he leg stopping just short of Sasuke's now unprotected head as she turns to look. Kakashi releases a breath of relief that the kick stopped, before also turning his worried gaze towards the pained child.
Naruto groans, Guy gasping in relief that he wasn't knocked out. Realising his brother is alright, to some extent, Sasuke drops what he was doing and runs over to hug Naruto. His grip is loose, the boy doing his best not to hurt the already injured blonde.
"What happened?!"
Naruto blinked wearily, the images continuing to flash through his mind. The blonde gripped his hair, face scrunching up as his thoughts continued to terrorise him. His breathing quickened and instantly Guy knew what was happening.
He pried Sasuke off of the blonde and knelt in front of him, not too close but not so far that he couldn't grab the boy and run to the hospital if it got too bad.
"Naruto, deep breaths. In out, in out, ok?"
Naruto vaguely recognised Guy's voice and nodded. Slowly, he began to breathe regularly again. Sasuke sat a few feet away, eyes wide in shock. He wanted to know what happened, what made his brother suddenly freak out. Could he just ask? No, he was too scared.
As Sasuke tried to think, Sakura and Ino ran up to him, making sure to not get too close to Naruto. Ino was freaking out, and Sakura was in tears as she fell to her knees.
"I'm so sorry Naruto. I didn't mean to hit you that hard."
Sasuke would have scoffed at her if he was calm and collected. However, this situation had him on edge. When Naruto finally calmed down, Guy lifted him up and cradled him to his chest.
"I think we should all go home and rest. Maybe even order some Ichiraku?"
Guy tried, Naruto releasing some tension at the elders words. Everyone else nodded, the girls leaving with Kakashi, each one looking concerned. Sasuke walked over to Guy and took Naruto's hand, the three walking back to the apartment silently.
I AM SO SORRY THAT I TOOK SO LONG TO WRITE THIS! I was busy all of last week, and sick this week. I know that's not really a good excuse but... I'M SORRY! But hey, at least this is a super long chapter for you to feast your eyes on... Sorry?
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