Maiden: ^_^ I promised this chappy would be longer teehee.
Disclaimer: Y'ALL I HEARD THAT THE NARUTO ANIME'S GONNA GET LICENSED IN AMERICA!! I PRAY THEY WON'T! BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL HAVE HORRIBLE VOICING AND LIKE THEY'LL CUT OUT SOOO MANY SCENES!! ;_; DAMIT! IF I OWNED NARUTO I WOULDN'T SELL OUT FOR A MILLION BUCKS
NTI: *smacks Maiden* Get a hold of yourself
Maiden: @_@ yah. . .anyways, THANX FOR THE REVIEWS! Y'all rock!!
^_~ read on
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Chapter Two: A Fork Stuck in the Road
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"Naruto??" Sasuke asked breathlessly as he turned slowly to face the voice that had spoken.
Sure enough, the blond had sat up and smirked at the expression on Sasuke's face.
"Like I said, you can't beat me anymore Sasuke." He said as he stuck his nose up in mock superiority..
Sasuke let out an angry "hmph" and stared at Naruto through narrowed eyes. "I went easy on you, baka."
Naruto's blue eyes became dangerously small. "AS IF SASUKE! YOU GOT YOUR ASS KICKED! I BEAT YOU!"
"Technically, if you beat me, you wouldn't be in the hospital right now would you?" Sasuke retorted through gritted teeth.
The other boy fell silent. "Well still. . ."
Sasuke smirked. "Well still what? Well, you're still weak? Well, I'm still better?" Sasuke resisted the urge to stick his tongue out at Naruto as he taunted him. That would make him seem too immature, almost to a Naruto-like level.
"SASUKE I'LL KILL YOU!!" Naruto lunged out of his bed, but the dark haired Genin just watched in amusement.
Immediately, a *thud* was heard as Naruto's weight shifted onto the cold, tiled floor.
//Nani?? Why can't I move freely?// he thought to himself as he suppressed the pain that was now shooting through his body.
"That's the effect of the chidori baka, a large amount of electricity surges into your body and your nerves become useless."
Naruto's jaw dropped. "Itsu made mo*?" He asked silently, his blue eyes widening and becoming clear with shock.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "No, it's just an after effect, you either die, or you live and heal."
The other boy let out a large sigh of relief. "For a minute I thought my ninja years were numbered."
Then he looked up at the dark-haired boy sitting in bed. "Ehehe, looks like you're pretty lame for now too eh?" he asked with a hint of mocking in his voice.
"Urusai*, Naruto!" the other demanded and turned to the wall.
For a few minutes, Naruto sat on the floor and made faces at Sasuke, who was doing his best attempting to ignore him. Soon, Naruto had invented a new way to annoy Sasuke.
He had made up a little song.
"Number one rookie ain't such a tough cookie"
"Thought he'd win, but lost to my rasengan"
"He acts so cool, but he's actually a fool"
"Let's all take a go, at this stupid marshmallow!"
Sasuke closed his eyes and diverted his attention away from Naruto. //Don't let him get to you, stay calm, stay calm//
"Besides. ." Naruto's voice broke Sasuke's concentration bubble. "If you can't even beat me, how can you beat Itachi?"
The last words touched a nerve in Sasuke.
He dove off the bed, ignoring the protest of his muscles. "Naruto!!! DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT THAT!!! DO YOU HEAR ME???"
Sasuke's hand found its way to Naruto's throat. Even though his grip was unbelievably weak, Naruto didn't have the strength the push him off.
Lucky for Naruto, and to Sasuke's dismay, the nurse chose to walk in at that time.
"Boys! Yamete*! YOU there!" She pointed to Sasuke. "Let him go this minute!"
Sasuke reluctantly let his hold on Naruto go and the blond wheezed, taking down giant gulps of air .
Naruto gave Sasuke a death glare and sluggishly made his way back to his bed, only mildly aware of the pain it caused him to lift himself onto the bed.
"Nurse! I demand to be moved to a different room, away from this psycho who's after my life!" Naruto tilted his head towards Sasuke.
Sasuke just laughed. "Yah right, I don't bother wasting my time trying to kill people who'll probably sleep walk off a building anyway."
Before Naruto could respond, the nurse was yelling. "THAT'S ENOUGH! BOTH OF YOU!"
They remained silent as she pushed her glasses up, causing Naruto to cringe because it faintly reminded him of Kabuto.
She examined her clipboard. "There's an empty room down the hall if you like Naruto."
He nodded eagerly. "I'd sleep in the toilet room to get away from Sasuke."
The nurse looked over her glasses and raised an eyebrows. "Alright, let me go get a wheelchair for you." with that, she disappeared down the hall.
Sasuke, who was still on the floor, pulled himself up so that he was lying against the bed, he then resumed his glaring contest with Naruto.
"God, sometimes I just wish you'd just drop dead." Sasuke sighed and looked away.
"Yah well, it's not like there would be anybody to miss me if I did." Naruto replied quietly and lay his head down, staring intently at the wall..
A shocked expression donned on Sasuke's face
"Naruto?"
"What???"
"You're. . . an orphan?"
"Well, now that the cat's out of the bag, yes, yes I am." Naruto turned on his side and looked coolly at Sasuke. "Why, are you going to hate me more than you already do now?"
Sasuke cast his gaze downward. "No, I just.. I'm an orphan too"
Naruto's eyes widened slowly, but then he closed them. A strange feeling had overcome him.
~*flashback*~
It was a cool August evening, Most families were at home eating dinner, so the streets were quiet.
Eight year old Uzumaki Naruto walked through a deserted park towards his house, a bag full of instant-cup ramen swung from his hand as he walked absent-mindedly.
//When I get home, I'm going to eat the miso one first, and then, if I'm really hungry, I think I'll have the chicken-flavored one too . . .// he thought to himself happily.
Somewhere near the exit of the park, a muffled sound reached the young blond boy's ears.
He stopped, and listened, for a moment he heard only the echoes of the wind, but then he heard it again, it sounded like someone was crying.
Obviously no one had ever told Naruto that curiosity killed the cat, he wandered towards the sound and peaked behind a rose bush.
A thin boy with shaggy black hair sat crying into his sleeve, mumbling to himself. "The whole clan was wiped out, I can't believe I let this happen, if only I was stronger, then I could kill Itachi. . . "
"Hi, are you okay?" Naruto asked whole-heartedly.
The boy froze. "Get away from me!" He shrieked and pushed Naruto to the ground, the bag of ramen scattering.
Naruto did not move, he only stared at the other boy.
They stayed that way for a while, until the dark-haired boy started picking up the ramen. "I'm sorry . . " he muttered incoherently as he handed the last one to Naruto.
"It's okay!" Naruto smiled and graciously accepted it. "Are you sure you're okay?"
The other nodded and began to walk away. As he left, he spoke to no one in particular. "I will become stronger than him"
//What a strange boy// Naruto thought to himself as he watched him disappear.
~*End flashback*~
"You were that boy behind the rosebush weren't you?" Naruto asked silently when he reopened his eyes and found Sasuke staring at him.
Sasuke's eyes widened, and he looked up at the roof as if he was searching for that memory. "I think so."
"I'm sorry for what happened to your clan Sasuke. . ." Naruto apologized honestly.
Sasuke only nodded.
"Well here we are! Ready to go Naruto?" The nurse entered smiling, pulling an old wheelchair behind her.
Naruto glanced from the nurse to Sasuke, back to the nurse. "If it's okay . . I'd rather stay here."
He glanced at Sasuke, attempting to see if he had his approval. The other boy first looked shocked, but then he smiled.
"Well . . . If you're sure. . ."
Naruto nodded. "Sorry to bother you with the wheelchair."
She sighed, muttered a week "Mmmhmm" and pushed the wheelchair back out the door.
"Couldn't leave me could you baka?" Sasuke smirked and stuck his tongue out at Naruto without reserve.
Naruto grinned and also stuck his tongue out. "Well, I know you'd miss me so much."
"Maybe I would" Sasuke laughed.
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* Itsu Made Mo - Forever
* Urusai - Annoying/Shut up
* Yamete - Stop, Cease
Note - Naruto does know Itachi to some extent, and he does know Sasuke is an "avenger" so that wasn't like a random splurge of my imagination, but I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't know about the whole Uchiha clan tragedy, so P I'm putting it in.
Anyways, yah I just read chappy 176, and obviously this isn't how it ends -__-() so this is my rendition hehe.
REVIEW!! PLZ! I LUV YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! ^_^(\/)
~Maiden
Disclaimer: Y'ALL I HEARD THAT THE NARUTO ANIME'S GONNA GET LICENSED IN AMERICA!! I PRAY THEY WON'T! BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL HAVE HORRIBLE VOICING AND LIKE THEY'LL CUT OUT SOOO MANY SCENES!! ;_; DAMIT! IF I OWNED NARUTO I WOULDN'T SELL OUT FOR A MILLION BUCKS
NTI: *smacks Maiden* Get a hold of yourself
Maiden: @_@ yah. . .anyways, THANX FOR THE REVIEWS! Y'all rock!!
^_~ read on
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Chapter Two: A Fork Stuck in the Road
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"Naruto??" Sasuke asked breathlessly as he turned slowly to face the voice that had spoken.
Sure enough, the blond had sat up and smirked at the expression on Sasuke's face.
"Like I said, you can't beat me anymore Sasuke." He said as he stuck his nose up in mock superiority..
Sasuke let out an angry "hmph" and stared at Naruto through narrowed eyes. "I went easy on you, baka."
Naruto's blue eyes became dangerously small. "AS IF SASUKE! YOU GOT YOUR ASS KICKED! I BEAT YOU!"
"Technically, if you beat me, you wouldn't be in the hospital right now would you?" Sasuke retorted through gritted teeth.
The other boy fell silent. "Well still. . ."
Sasuke smirked. "Well still what? Well, you're still weak? Well, I'm still better?" Sasuke resisted the urge to stick his tongue out at Naruto as he taunted him. That would make him seem too immature, almost to a Naruto-like level.
"SASUKE I'LL KILL YOU!!" Naruto lunged out of his bed, but the dark haired Genin just watched in amusement.
Immediately, a *thud* was heard as Naruto's weight shifted onto the cold, tiled floor.
//Nani?? Why can't I move freely?// he thought to himself as he suppressed the pain that was now shooting through his body.
"That's the effect of the chidori baka, a large amount of electricity surges into your body and your nerves become useless."
Naruto's jaw dropped. "Itsu made mo*?" He asked silently, his blue eyes widening and becoming clear with shock.
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "No, it's just an after effect, you either die, or you live and heal."
The other boy let out a large sigh of relief. "For a minute I thought my ninja years were numbered."
Then he looked up at the dark-haired boy sitting in bed. "Ehehe, looks like you're pretty lame for now too eh?" he asked with a hint of mocking in his voice.
"Urusai*, Naruto!" the other demanded and turned to the wall.
For a few minutes, Naruto sat on the floor and made faces at Sasuke, who was doing his best attempting to ignore him. Soon, Naruto had invented a new way to annoy Sasuke.
He had made up a little song.
"Number one rookie ain't such a tough cookie"
"Thought he'd win, but lost to my rasengan"
"He acts so cool, but he's actually a fool"
"Let's all take a go, at this stupid marshmallow!"
Sasuke closed his eyes and diverted his attention away from Naruto. //Don't let him get to you, stay calm, stay calm//
"Besides. ." Naruto's voice broke Sasuke's concentration bubble. "If you can't even beat me, how can you beat Itachi?"
The last words touched a nerve in Sasuke.
He dove off the bed, ignoring the protest of his muscles. "Naruto!!! DON'T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT THAT!!! DO YOU HEAR ME???"
Sasuke's hand found its way to Naruto's throat. Even though his grip was unbelievably weak, Naruto didn't have the strength the push him off.
Lucky for Naruto, and to Sasuke's dismay, the nurse chose to walk in at that time.
"Boys! Yamete*! YOU there!" She pointed to Sasuke. "Let him go this minute!"
Sasuke reluctantly let his hold on Naruto go and the blond wheezed, taking down giant gulps of air .
Naruto gave Sasuke a death glare and sluggishly made his way back to his bed, only mildly aware of the pain it caused him to lift himself onto the bed.
"Nurse! I demand to be moved to a different room, away from this psycho who's after my life!" Naruto tilted his head towards Sasuke.
Sasuke just laughed. "Yah right, I don't bother wasting my time trying to kill people who'll probably sleep walk off a building anyway."
Before Naruto could respond, the nurse was yelling. "THAT'S ENOUGH! BOTH OF YOU!"
They remained silent as she pushed her glasses up, causing Naruto to cringe because it faintly reminded him of Kabuto.
She examined her clipboard. "There's an empty room down the hall if you like Naruto."
He nodded eagerly. "I'd sleep in the toilet room to get away from Sasuke."
The nurse looked over her glasses and raised an eyebrows. "Alright, let me go get a wheelchair for you." with that, she disappeared down the hall.
Sasuke, who was still on the floor, pulled himself up so that he was lying against the bed, he then resumed his glaring contest with Naruto.
"God, sometimes I just wish you'd just drop dead." Sasuke sighed and looked away.
"Yah well, it's not like there would be anybody to miss me if I did." Naruto replied quietly and lay his head down, staring intently at the wall..
A shocked expression donned on Sasuke's face
"Naruto?"
"What???"
"You're. . . an orphan?"
"Well, now that the cat's out of the bag, yes, yes I am." Naruto turned on his side and looked coolly at Sasuke. "Why, are you going to hate me more than you already do now?"
Sasuke cast his gaze downward. "No, I just.. I'm an orphan too"
Naruto's eyes widened slowly, but then he closed them. A strange feeling had overcome him.
~*flashback*~
It was a cool August evening, Most families were at home eating dinner, so the streets were quiet.
Eight year old Uzumaki Naruto walked through a deserted park towards his house, a bag full of instant-cup ramen swung from his hand as he walked absent-mindedly.
//When I get home, I'm going to eat the miso one first, and then, if I'm really hungry, I think I'll have the chicken-flavored one too . . .// he thought to himself happily.
Somewhere near the exit of the park, a muffled sound reached the young blond boy's ears.
He stopped, and listened, for a moment he heard only the echoes of the wind, but then he heard it again, it sounded like someone was crying.
Obviously no one had ever told Naruto that curiosity killed the cat, he wandered towards the sound and peaked behind a rose bush.
A thin boy with shaggy black hair sat crying into his sleeve, mumbling to himself. "The whole clan was wiped out, I can't believe I let this happen, if only I was stronger, then I could kill Itachi. . . "
"Hi, are you okay?" Naruto asked whole-heartedly.
The boy froze. "Get away from me!" He shrieked and pushed Naruto to the ground, the bag of ramen scattering.
Naruto did not move, he only stared at the other boy.
They stayed that way for a while, until the dark-haired boy started picking up the ramen. "I'm sorry . . " he muttered incoherently as he handed the last one to Naruto.
"It's okay!" Naruto smiled and graciously accepted it. "Are you sure you're okay?"
The other nodded and began to walk away. As he left, he spoke to no one in particular. "I will become stronger than him"
//What a strange boy// Naruto thought to himself as he watched him disappear.
~*End flashback*~
"You were that boy behind the rosebush weren't you?" Naruto asked silently when he reopened his eyes and found Sasuke staring at him.
Sasuke's eyes widened, and he looked up at the roof as if he was searching for that memory. "I think so."
"I'm sorry for what happened to your clan Sasuke. . ." Naruto apologized honestly.
Sasuke only nodded.
"Well here we are! Ready to go Naruto?" The nurse entered smiling, pulling an old wheelchair behind her.
Naruto glanced from the nurse to Sasuke, back to the nurse. "If it's okay . . I'd rather stay here."
He glanced at Sasuke, attempting to see if he had his approval. The other boy first looked shocked, but then he smiled.
"Well . . . If you're sure. . ."
Naruto nodded. "Sorry to bother you with the wheelchair."
She sighed, muttered a week "Mmmhmm" and pushed the wheelchair back out the door.
"Couldn't leave me could you baka?" Sasuke smirked and stuck his tongue out at Naruto without reserve.
Naruto grinned and also stuck his tongue out. "Well, I know you'd miss me so much."
"Maybe I would" Sasuke laughed.
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* Itsu Made Mo - Forever
* Urusai - Annoying/Shut up
* Yamete - Stop, Cease
Note - Naruto does know Itachi to some extent, and he does know Sasuke is an "avenger" so that wasn't like a random splurge of my imagination, but I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't know about the whole Uchiha clan tragedy, so P I'm putting it in.
Anyways, yah I just read chappy 176, and obviously this isn't how it ends -__-() so this is my rendition hehe.
REVIEW!! PLZ! I LUV YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! ^_^(\/)
~Maiden
