Complexity
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by summerdragonfly
Chapter IV
"No Way...!"
A/N: Thanks for all your nice comments. And no, Sasuke is not that dense,
he knows what's going on, but since he's being the stubborn little prat
we all know and love, he's in denial and refuses to let himself think
what he dreads the most. Don't worry, I know he's not that stupid XD
Short chapter, sorry! ^^;;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura was still the irresistible girl Sasuke always knew. Not only was
she incredibly beautiful, but she was a magnet for people. Her charisma
and personality allowed her to make easy friends and no one had anything
bad to say about her. Sasuke found himself visiting her more often and
reluctant to leave her at the end of the day. The way he was feeling
was...strange. Strange, but familiar.
And her son. What the heck was up with that? The little kid was so
attached to Sasuke that it was scary. To be honest, Sasuke did really
care for the kid as much as Takeshi cared for him. His looming suspicions
were trying to get the best of him, but he'd rather confirm those
suspicions through Sakura. And never, yet, had he found out a way
to approach her.
*I can't put this off. I just can't.* But one day as Sasuke was walking
up to Sakura's house and swallowing up his courage(which was a funny
thing, considering he had done much harder things that involved risking
his life), something intervened again.
Sasuke dodged five shuriken that came pelting out the door at him. This
was no challenge of course, and as he turned to see who had tried
to "attack" him, he was knocked flat off his feet in a tackle. Naturally,
it was Takeshi.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke said, trying to push the boy off of him.
"So?" Takeshi said, standing up. "What do you think? Getting better,
aren't I?"
"......." Sasuke looked at him, almost sympathetic. "You're going to have
to do much better than that as a Genin."
"How many times must I tell you?" came a female's voice angrily, drawing
closer to them. "We do not attack random strangers---" Sakura stopped
as she saw Sasuke. "Oh, ohayoo, Sasuke-kun, I'm so sorry that Takeshi---"
"That's all right," Sasuke said. "Attack like you mean to kill or
you'll never stand a chance, right?"
"....right..." Sakura said, smiling in a nostalgic way.
"It's an improvement," Sasuke said to Takeshi. "But no where near
my standard, of course."
"You listen to everything Sasuke-ojisan says," Sakura said, sounding
like a true mother. "And don't get in trouble."
"Hai, okasan." Takeshi said in a dull tone.
Sasuke could not suppress a smile at witnessing this.
* * *
"Hey, Sasuke-ojisan,"
"What is it?"
"Guess what?"
"Just tell me."
"No, you have to guess first!"
"Just tell me!"
"Guess!"
"No."
"Guess!!"
"No!"
"Fine!" Takeshi grumbled. "Guess what jutsu Naruto-ojisan taught me?"
"....." For a moment there, Sasuke feared that it would be the Sexy
no Jutsu. He raised an eyebrow. "What?"
To Sasuke's great relief, it was not the skill he was dreading. "Kage
Bunshin no Jutsu!"
"Oh," Sasuke nodded. "Good for you. That'll come in handy."
"Bet you can tell the difference between my clones!"
"....I think I can," Sasuke chuckled.
"Well, so far no one can, not even my mom, or Naruto-ojisan!"
"Why don't you try me?" Sasuke said with a sort of egotistical
voice.
Takeshi closed his eyes, and concentrated. Holding his arms up
in the proper formation, he yelled, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
At once, at least five hundred clones surrounded Sasuke in the
forest, each as identical as the other.
Sasuke was mildly surprised. *....not bad for a kid his age...*
He sighed. "All right."
He closed his eyes and opened them a second later. When he opened
them, however, they were red and had a single wheel in them. *Sharingan!*
Sasuke scanned around, and after a couple of seconds, turned forty
five degrees to his right and walked right up to the third row
of clones. "You aren't fooling me," he said, looking straight into
one of the clone's eyes.
The illusion dropped, and the one Sasuke was looking at was the
only Takeshi left. He pouted. "That's not fair,"
Sasuke's eyes were normal now. "What's not fair?"
"...I didn't think that you had it too." Takeshi said quietly.
*...too....?*
"Using the Special Red Eyes isn't fair! You could've at least
told me that you had them too!"
"...Special red---chotto matte," Sasuke said, kneeling down to
Takeshi's height. "What do you mean, 'too'?"
The boy hesitated. "....promise not to tell anyone? Especially
my mom?"
"...." Sasuke didn't understand, but he promised. "Yes."
"Ok...." Takeshi closed his eyes.
Sasuke held his breath. *It...can't..be...*
But it was. When Takeshi opened his eyes, they were red and
had a wheel in them, identical to Sasuke's a moment later.
Sharingan.
Sasuke stumbled over his own feet trying to get back up.
"What---how---where---this is---"
"I knew you would freak out!" Takeshi said, and his eyes
were back to normal. "My mom thought she was dreaming and
fainted when she saw me like this. That's why I've been
keeping it a secret from her."
Sasuke could not speak. This was unexplainable, it just
couldn't be!
"Well, at least now I know I'm not the only one!" Takeshi
said happily. "Old man Kakashi has it, but it's only in
one eye and it's all scarred and everything. But you're
just like me, Sasuke-ojisan!"
Sasuke could not smile back. He had to find something
out. There was no denying it any longer. "Takeshi, come."
"Where we going?" Takeshi asked, totally bewildered.
"I have something to discuss with your mother."
.:END CHAPTER IV:.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
by summerdragonfly
Chapter IV
"No Way...!"
A/N: Thanks for all your nice comments. And no, Sasuke is not that dense,
he knows what's going on, but since he's being the stubborn little prat
we all know and love, he's in denial and refuses to let himself think
what he dreads the most. Don't worry, I know he's not that stupid XD
Short chapter, sorry! ^^;;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura was still the irresistible girl Sasuke always knew. Not only was
she incredibly beautiful, but she was a magnet for people. Her charisma
and personality allowed her to make easy friends and no one had anything
bad to say about her. Sasuke found himself visiting her more often and
reluctant to leave her at the end of the day. The way he was feeling
was...strange. Strange, but familiar.
And her son. What the heck was up with that? The little kid was so
attached to Sasuke that it was scary. To be honest, Sasuke did really
care for the kid as much as Takeshi cared for him. His looming suspicions
were trying to get the best of him, but he'd rather confirm those
suspicions through Sakura. And never, yet, had he found out a way
to approach her.
*I can't put this off. I just can't.* But one day as Sasuke was walking
up to Sakura's house and swallowing up his courage(which was a funny
thing, considering he had done much harder things that involved risking
his life), something intervened again.
Sasuke dodged five shuriken that came pelting out the door at him. This
was no challenge of course, and as he turned to see who had tried
to "attack" him, he was knocked flat off his feet in a tackle. Naturally,
it was Takeshi.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke said, trying to push the boy off of him.
"So?" Takeshi said, standing up. "What do you think? Getting better,
aren't I?"
"......." Sasuke looked at him, almost sympathetic. "You're going to have
to do much better than that as a Genin."
"How many times must I tell you?" came a female's voice angrily, drawing
closer to them. "We do not attack random strangers---" Sakura stopped
as she saw Sasuke. "Oh, ohayoo, Sasuke-kun, I'm so sorry that Takeshi---"
"That's all right," Sasuke said. "Attack like you mean to kill or
you'll never stand a chance, right?"
"....right..." Sakura said, smiling in a nostalgic way.
"It's an improvement," Sasuke said to Takeshi. "But no where near
my standard, of course."
"You listen to everything Sasuke-ojisan says," Sakura said, sounding
like a true mother. "And don't get in trouble."
"Hai, okasan." Takeshi said in a dull tone.
Sasuke could not suppress a smile at witnessing this.
* * *
"Hey, Sasuke-ojisan,"
"What is it?"
"Guess what?"
"Just tell me."
"No, you have to guess first!"
"Just tell me!"
"Guess!"
"No."
"Guess!!"
"No!"
"Fine!" Takeshi grumbled. "Guess what jutsu Naruto-ojisan taught me?"
"....." For a moment there, Sasuke feared that it would be the Sexy
no Jutsu. He raised an eyebrow. "What?"
To Sasuke's great relief, it was not the skill he was dreading. "Kage
Bunshin no Jutsu!"
"Oh," Sasuke nodded. "Good for you. That'll come in handy."
"Bet you can tell the difference between my clones!"
"....I think I can," Sasuke chuckled.
"Well, so far no one can, not even my mom, or Naruto-ojisan!"
"Why don't you try me?" Sasuke said with a sort of egotistical
voice.
Takeshi closed his eyes, and concentrated. Holding his arms up
in the proper formation, he yelled, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
At once, at least five hundred clones surrounded Sasuke in the
forest, each as identical as the other.
Sasuke was mildly surprised. *....not bad for a kid his age...*
He sighed. "All right."
He closed his eyes and opened them a second later. When he opened
them, however, they were red and had a single wheel in them. *Sharingan!*
Sasuke scanned around, and after a couple of seconds, turned forty
five degrees to his right and walked right up to the third row
of clones. "You aren't fooling me," he said, looking straight into
one of the clone's eyes.
The illusion dropped, and the one Sasuke was looking at was the
only Takeshi left. He pouted. "That's not fair,"
Sasuke's eyes were normal now. "What's not fair?"
"...I didn't think that you had it too." Takeshi said quietly.
*...too....?*
"Using the Special Red Eyes isn't fair! You could've at least
told me that you had them too!"
"...Special red---chotto matte," Sasuke said, kneeling down to
Takeshi's height. "What do you mean, 'too'?"
The boy hesitated. "....promise not to tell anyone? Especially
my mom?"
"...." Sasuke didn't understand, but he promised. "Yes."
"Ok...." Takeshi closed his eyes.
Sasuke held his breath. *It...can't..be...*
But it was. When Takeshi opened his eyes, they were red and
had a wheel in them, identical to Sasuke's a moment later.
Sharingan.
Sasuke stumbled over his own feet trying to get back up.
"What---how---where---this is---"
"I knew you would freak out!" Takeshi said, and his eyes
were back to normal. "My mom thought she was dreaming and
fainted when she saw me like this. That's why I've been
keeping it a secret from her."
Sasuke could not speak. This was unexplainable, it just
couldn't be!
"Well, at least now I know I'm not the only one!" Takeshi
said happily. "Old man Kakashi has it, but it's only in
one eye and it's all scarred and everything. But you're
just like me, Sasuke-ojisan!"
Sasuke could not smile back. He had to find something
out. There was no denying it any longer. "Takeshi, come."
"Where we going?" Takeshi asked, totally bewildered.
"I have something to discuss with your mother."
.:END CHAPTER IV:.