AN: Whee! New chappie! :p (tea is good for the muses~) Heh, it's never
mentioned how team 7 makes it back to Konoha, so I'm taking liberties. XP
End Of The World
I sit tiredly on a tree limb, trying to muster enough strength to haul both Naruto and Sakura to the next tree without falling. If I do this slowly, one tree at a time, then I might be able to get back.
Ugh...I'm exhausted. I've managed to hop twenty or so trees already, but I'm no where near home. Could I even make it there?
Calm down, Sasuke. Concentrate on making it to the next tree, and nothing else.
With a deep breath, I gather my teammates under my arms, and jump.
My foot lightly grazes the branch, but not enough. I start to fall backward. Panicking, I draw out what little chakra I have left and stick to the side of the branch with one foot. It's an awkward position, but it's better than plummeting thrity or so feet to the ground.
Hauling myself and my passengers on the tree firmly, I collapse against the trunk. I'm so *tired*. That small chakra I had used to keep myself to the tree hadn't helped either. Perhaps it's better if I take a break.
Arranging Naruto and Sakura so they won't fall off, I then flop back to the trunk, gasping lightly. My legs and arms hurt, and I'm tired, and I really don't want to move. Still, I'll have to try to get as far as I can, to the village, so the other shinobi have a better chance of finding us.
My eyes drift to my two unconcious teammates. Sakura looks fine, aside from some bruising. She'll be okay with sleep and some doctoring.
Naruto, however, is in slightly worse condition. I had cleaned up his forehead as best I could, and thankfully it wasn't bleeding anymore. He's dirty and battered all over, and quite exhausted.
Not that I blame him...once again he's amazed me by just how far he can go.
Even at the end of his chakra limits, he summons more from seemingly nowhere. He can get outrageously strong within a second. To think that the person that failed a final exam three times could do such things...
Is there another explanation for his power? The chakra he summons in dire situations doesn't always feel like his. It's....older, more powerful, more....evil.
The only thing I can compare it to is Gaara's chakra. Immense amounts of evil energy and power. But Gaara had a demon sealed inside of him, as proved by the intense fight just a little while before. Naruto has no such thing....right?
*He has a demon sealed inside of him...? Well, so do I!*
There couldn't be a demon sealed inside of Naruto....right? Even if there was, what demon would it be?
Naruto shifts in his passed out condition, and begins to fall off the branch. I lunge forward, ignoring my body's protests, and grab him around the waist to prevent any more movement.
However, as Naruto had been lying face forward to me, on his back, this ended me in a compromising position.
I will *not* think of where he's touching, I will *not* think of where he's touching...
Blushing wildly, I shift Naruto into a less....precarious postion. I then scoot backwards as fast as possible, trying to become one with the tree trunk.
I will *not* think about this, I will *not* think about this...
I will ignore it and it will go away. Scrunching my eyes closed, I will all concious thoughts into a black void. I float inside my head, pleasant darkness where I have no expections, no desires, no...ambitions.
Just me and the darkness.
I feel my entire body relax as I drift into a meditative state. I think I'll just wait here for someone to pick us up. I should've stayed in the first place; they were adult shinobi. They'd have no problems finding us.
All the better for me, my poor body needs some...no, a lot of down time before I'm ready for any more adventures.
Anything with Naruto, whether going to the ramen shop or hunting down demonic foreign shinobi, is an adventure.
I abandon my void, and open one eye. Naruto is lying peacefully against the branch, still comatose. Perhaps I should move us to the ground, I'm dangerously close to falling asleep, and a thirty-foot drop won't do any of us good.
I shift my protesting body once again, comforting myself by the fact that this will probably be the last time for a while. I once again clamp Sakura and Naruto (I will *not* think about the earlier incident) to my sides, and prepare to jump down...
Oh. OH.
Sasuke, you stupid ass, how are you going to get down?
I certainly didn't have the body, nor the chakra, to attempt a thirty-foot jump down. This is a problem I had not foreseen.
I scan the tree quickly. It is like most trees in the Konoha vicinity; tall, many-branched, with the branches starting at least six feet up.
This particular tree has a branch that starts at around eight feet or so. It was the largest jump I would attempt. So, I was going to look stupid.
Praying that no one else was here to witness my lack of grace, I sort of...slid from branch to branch. I couldn't jump; my leg muscles were over- used and protesting at even merely landing on a branch.
I managed to slide myself down the tree, even recovering from the time I misjudged the landing on a branch and slid off that one as soon as I landed, much to my leg's chagrin. Finally I was at the last branch.
I looked down. A small jump that normally wouldn't even phase me, but with my body in this condition, seemed to be the Konoha Hokage monument.
You can do this Sasuke, just slide off and land, and then you can take a nice nap.
Not allowing myself anymore time for cowardice, I push off. The landing seems to jar pain through my legs all the way to my chest. I cry out softly and fall backwards, landing with an undignified "plomp".
I'm *really* glad no one's here, or awake, to see this...
I just sit there on the ground, hurting and trying to recall just how I got into the trees in the first place. Oh right, I had used the curse seal for a while, but had stopped when the drain became too much. I shouldn't have used it; now I'm completely exhausted.
Carefully arranging Naruto and Sakura on either side of me, I then allow myself to lay back. Sakura is on my right, Naruto on my left. I give both a glance to see if getting out of the tree had done either harm, but it apparently hasen't. That's good.
My gaze lingers on Naruto for a while. He's dirty, and it gives me the urge to brush it off his face. My hand twitches with the want to do so, but I really don't have the energy to move right now. I look skywards (or rather tree-wards) again, closing my eyes and drifting pleasantly.
This....this is life, minus the exhaustion and pain. I wish I could do this everyday, lying peacefully and basking in the company of people I care about. It's moments like these that make me forget why I train so hard, why I'm trying to be the best.
If only I could feel this way everyday...
Naruto shifts and mumbles; he's not so much unconcious as just passed out asleep from energy loss. He suddenly throws an arm around me and cuddles closer, letting out a sleepy sigh, and falling still again.
I'ml shocked....or would be, had I the energy to care. Right now I'm too tired and content; I'm just going to pretend that he did that intentionally...
That he actually liked me back...
I go back to being pleasantly sleepy, and feel myself begin to fall more into it. As I feel myself fall asleep, a single thought runs through my brain...
This is the reason that makes my life worth living....the warmth and feeling exuded from one person, the person that I care about more than anything.
I feel happy at this, and drift off into pleasant darkness.
~Tsuzuku~
AN: Well, not so much a new chapter as pure pointless SasuNaru fluff. XP *isn't all that happy with this chapter (no plot development, arg!) but oh well* There's some of you out there that enjoy it, right?
End Of The World
I sit tiredly on a tree limb, trying to muster enough strength to haul both Naruto and Sakura to the next tree without falling. If I do this slowly, one tree at a time, then I might be able to get back.
Ugh...I'm exhausted. I've managed to hop twenty or so trees already, but I'm no where near home. Could I even make it there?
Calm down, Sasuke. Concentrate on making it to the next tree, and nothing else.
With a deep breath, I gather my teammates under my arms, and jump.
My foot lightly grazes the branch, but not enough. I start to fall backward. Panicking, I draw out what little chakra I have left and stick to the side of the branch with one foot. It's an awkward position, but it's better than plummeting thrity or so feet to the ground.
Hauling myself and my passengers on the tree firmly, I collapse against the trunk. I'm so *tired*. That small chakra I had used to keep myself to the tree hadn't helped either. Perhaps it's better if I take a break.
Arranging Naruto and Sakura so they won't fall off, I then flop back to the trunk, gasping lightly. My legs and arms hurt, and I'm tired, and I really don't want to move. Still, I'll have to try to get as far as I can, to the village, so the other shinobi have a better chance of finding us.
My eyes drift to my two unconcious teammates. Sakura looks fine, aside from some bruising. She'll be okay with sleep and some doctoring.
Naruto, however, is in slightly worse condition. I had cleaned up his forehead as best I could, and thankfully it wasn't bleeding anymore. He's dirty and battered all over, and quite exhausted.
Not that I blame him...once again he's amazed me by just how far he can go.
Even at the end of his chakra limits, he summons more from seemingly nowhere. He can get outrageously strong within a second. To think that the person that failed a final exam three times could do such things...
Is there another explanation for his power? The chakra he summons in dire situations doesn't always feel like his. It's....older, more powerful, more....evil.
The only thing I can compare it to is Gaara's chakra. Immense amounts of evil energy and power. But Gaara had a demon sealed inside of him, as proved by the intense fight just a little while before. Naruto has no such thing....right?
*He has a demon sealed inside of him...? Well, so do I!*
There couldn't be a demon sealed inside of Naruto....right? Even if there was, what demon would it be?
Naruto shifts in his passed out condition, and begins to fall off the branch. I lunge forward, ignoring my body's protests, and grab him around the waist to prevent any more movement.
However, as Naruto had been lying face forward to me, on his back, this ended me in a compromising position.
I will *not* think of where he's touching, I will *not* think of where he's touching...
Blushing wildly, I shift Naruto into a less....precarious postion. I then scoot backwards as fast as possible, trying to become one with the tree trunk.
I will *not* think about this, I will *not* think about this...
I will ignore it and it will go away. Scrunching my eyes closed, I will all concious thoughts into a black void. I float inside my head, pleasant darkness where I have no expections, no desires, no...ambitions.
Just me and the darkness.
I feel my entire body relax as I drift into a meditative state. I think I'll just wait here for someone to pick us up. I should've stayed in the first place; they were adult shinobi. They'd have no problems finding us.
All the better for me, my poor body needs some...no, a lot of down time before I'm ready for any more adventures.
Anything with Naruto, whether going to the ramen shop or hunting down demonic foreign shinobi, is an adventure.
I abandon my void, and open one eye. Naruto is lying peacefully against the branch, still comatose. Perhaps I should move us to the ground, I'm dangerously close to falling asleep, and a thirty-foot drop won't do any of us good.
I shift my protesting body once again, comforting myself by the fact that this will probably be the last time for a while. I once again clamp Sakura and Naruto (I will *not* think about the earlier incident) to my sides, and prepare to jump down...
Oh. OH.
Sasuke, you stupid ass, how are you going to get down?
I certainly didn't have the body, nor the chakra, to attempt a thirty-foot jump down. This is a problem I had not foreseen.
I scan the tree quickly. It is like most trees in the Konoha vicinity; tall, many-branched, with the branches starting at least six feet up.
This particular tree has a branch that starts at around eight feet or so. It was the largest jump I would attempt. So, I was going to look stupid.
Praying that no one else was here to witness my lack of grace, I sort of...slid from branch to branch. I couldn't jump; my leg muscles were over- used and protesting at even merely landing on a branch.
I managed to slide myself down the tree, even recovering from the time I misjudged the landing on a branch and slid off that one as soon as I landed, much to my leg's chagrin. Finally I was at the last branch.
I looked down. A small jump that normally wouldn't even phase me, but with my body in this condition, seemed to be the Konoha Hokage monument.
You can do this Sasuke, just slide off and land, and then you can take a nice nap.
Not allowing myself anymore time for cowardice, I push off. The landing seems to jar pain through my legs all the way to my chest. I cry out softly and fall backwards, landing with an undignified "plomp".
I'm *really* glad no one's here, or awake, to see this...
I just sit there on the ground, hurting and trying to recall just how I got into the trees in the first place. Oh right, I had used the curse seal for a while, but had stopped when the drain became too much. I shouldn't have used it; now I'm completely exhausted.
Carefully arranging Naruto and Sakura on either side of me, I then allow myself to lay back. Sakura is on my right, Naruto on my left. I give both a glance to see if getting out of the tree had done either harm, but it apparently hasen't. That's good.
My gaze lingers on Naruto for a while. He's dirty, and it gives me the urge to brush it off his face. My hand twitches with the want to do so, but I really don't have the energy to move right now. I look skywards (or rather tree-wards) again, closing my eyes and drifting pleasantly.
This....this is life, minus the exhaustion and pain. I wish I could do this everyday, lying peacefully and basking in the company of people I care about. It's moments like these that make me forget why I train so hard, why I'm trying to be the best.
If only I could feel this way everyday...
Naruto shifts and mumbles; he's not so much unconcious as just passed out asleep from energy loss. He suddenly throws an arm around me and cuddles closer, letting out a sleepy sigh, and falling still again.
I'ml shocked....or would be, had I the energy to care. Right now I'm too tired and content; I'm just going to pretend that he did that intentionally...
That he actually liked me back...
I go back to being pleasantly sleepy, and feel myself begin to fall more into it. As I feel myself fall asleep, a single thought runs through my brain...
This is the reason that makes my life worth living....the warmth and feeling exuded from one person, the person that I care about more than anything.
I feel happy at this, and drift off into pleasant darkness.
~Tsuzuku~
AN: Well, not so much a new chapter as pure pointless SasuNaru fluff. XP *isn't all that happy with this chapter (no plot development, arg!) but oh well* There's some of you out there that enjoy it, right?
