Unexpected Behaviour
Chapter 4 : The challenge
Synopsis : After learning that Gai and Kakashi's team would join together to accomplish the same mission, this only complicates things even more between Neji and Naruto. Will they be able to with hold their feelings? Or will everyone learn of their real relationship?
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did
There's some talk, and a little fighting in this one, although towards the ending is where it gets more interesting.
Contains yaoi boy loves boy
*Dobe = Dead Last*
*Baka = Idiot*
*Onegai = Please*
*Ano sa = Hey, hey* ( A phrase Naruto says a lot )
Notes concerning the reviews will be at the bottom of this page.
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Gai made an attempt to explain the mission but with his choice of words no one actually understood what he tried to tell them in the first place.
"Kakashi-sensei? So why are we going on this mission with another team?" Sakura asked
"This is a B ranked mission. For now, there's only us and them currently available. Hokage wasn't too fund of only sending Gai's team, with Lee still at the hospital and Hyuga Neji still recovering form the previous battle, it was best another team came along." Kakashi started to explain to her
"So the other team is us" Sasuke confirmed
"Hai." Kakashi answered
"Ano sa, Ano sa? So what are we suppose to do on this mission?" Naruto asked so cheerfully
"We're bringing back our client, her family. Her sister and daughter." Kakashi explained
"So why do they need all of us to get them?" Tenten asked as she kept turning a kunai in the palm of her hand
"All we know is what information our client told us." Kakashi started but was cut off
"In other words nothing much." Neji interfered out as Sasuke gave him a cold glare
"Neji's right, all we know is that in their village, those people don't appreciate advance bloodlines, which her sister happens to have. Unfortunately for her, she didn't inherit the skill, but her daughter did. Someone betrayed their trust and turned on them, leaving to the one thing people do in that situation. They attempted to kill what they were afraid of. And so we're going to reunite them with their sister" Gai finished the briefing
"Those bastards" Naruto growled as he punched into his own hand
"Naruto ." Sakura said with a surprised look
"Are we sure their in our territory?" Sasuke asked, with his arms crossed
"Hai, that's why we can now interfere." Answered Kakashi
"Anything else before we leave?" Gai asked the team
"I hope we'll have ramen to eat on this mission." Naruto pointed out
Sakura felt very angry and punched Naruto in the back of his head, making him face down in the dirt.
"Baka! Can't you even think about something else than your stomach!" Sakura yelled out ready to punch him again
"Itai! That hurt like hell Sakura-Chan!" Yelled out Naruto as he patted the back of his head
Both continued to yell at each other, as Tenten giggled, Sasuke simply seemed bored as Neji stared, and couldn't help but smile, just for a tiny moment.
After the argument between Naruto and Sakura was stopped by Kakashi, everyone gathered up their things as Kakashi gave final instructions.
"We never know what may happen so whatever happens don't act on your own or get separated from the group." Kakashi warned the young students
"Act on your own, I think that means you Dobe." Sasuke pointed out
"NANI! Take that back you bastard!" Naruto yelled out to Sasuke as they started to quarrel
"Baka like I'm going to do that" Sasuke replied as he walked forward
"That bastard .." Naruto growled as he closed his fists
Neji saw the fire in Naruto's eyes when it came to those two fighting. He now understood why Naruto came to him late nights being so unstable.
"Ignore what he said, to me you'll never be a dobe nor a baka." Neji whispered to Naruto as he passed by him to follow his sensei and the team
Naruto looked a bit surprised by Neji's word, but he felt a lot better now that someone had told him that. Putting Sasuke's words aside, Naruto ran to join up with the group.
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*In the forest ..*
Gai and Kakashi were guarding the front, as Sakura was right behind them. Sasuke and Naruto were right beside each other, behind Sakura, as Neji and Tenten guarded the back.
Sasuke and Naruto simply glared at each other, as Sakura tried to continuously get Sasuke's attention. Tenten and Neji were being the silent type. Gai only thought of ways to beat in the future his rival, Kakashi. Kakashi couldn't wait for this mission to be over.
"This is boring. I'd rather spend time with Naruto." Neji thought as he stared at the blond boy in front of him
"That bastard" Naruto thought as he continued to stare at Sasuke
"That dobe" Sasuke thought as he did the same as Naruto
"They're funny to watch, they quarrel like a couple." Tenten pointed out with a smile
"Couple!?" Naruto and Sasuke yelled out as they turned to face Tenten
The group was distracted by Naruto and Sasuke arguing about Tenten's comment. Sakura of course, defended Sasuke as Kakashi and Gai looked at their team and smiled.
"All of you shut up" Neji ordered with a serious look
All gave a stare at Neji, as Gai noticed the reason why he acted that way.
"Do your thing Neji." Gai suggested to his student
"Byukugan" Neji said as he activated his skill
Neji looked around carefully as he turned slowly towards the right to explore more.
"What the??" Neji said with a surprised expression
"What's wrong Neji?" Tenten asked him as she placed her hand on his shoulder
"There's three figures running away to my right and in front of me five other persons." Neji answered as he continued to observe the five forms
"What do you think Sasuke?" Kakashi asked his student
"My guess is those in front of Neji are after the ones that are running to his right." Sasuke answered with a normal tone
"Demo, the client said it was only two, her sister and her daughter. So who's the third person?" Sakura asked a bit confused
"An enemy" Tenten answered
"Most likely" Neji pointed out
"Naruto and Sakura come with me. We'll go after the small group. If you agree Gai, you take Sasuke and your team and go after the bigger group." Kakashi ordered
"Good plan" Gai confirmed Kakashi's order
"Let's go" Kakashi ordered to Sakura and Naruto
Both team separated, each to their destination.
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*Kakashi's Team*
They ran towards the directions Neji gave them, as some thoughts crossed the students minds.
"Why couldn't I be in the same as Sasuke?" Sakura thought
"This mission still bites, I can't be with him. Although at least I'm not with that bastard!" Naruto thought
By the time they were thinking, they heard a nearby scream. A woman screaming.
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*Where the three persons were ..*
The little girl was being covered by her mother, as the man stood over them with a katana.
"Die you demons!" Yelled out the man as he prepared to attack
"Iie!!!" Both females screamed out while they closed their eyes
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto yelled out as he formed the seal
As the seconds passed, the two females slowly opened their eyes as the mother looked above her. She was surprised to look that her attacker had been overrun by multiple clones of a blond boy in an orange outfit.
"It's not nice to attack women." Kakashi pointed out, as he removed the katana form the man's hand
"You people don't understand their demons! They must die!" The man shouted that gave an angry stare to the females
Naruto walked between the stare of the man and the two women. Naruto had quite an angry look on his face as well, as he closed his fists until blood started to drip form them.
"I hate bastards like you the most!" Naruto yelled out as he leaped to punch the men in the face
The Naruto clones disappeared the moment Naruto's fist met the man's face. The man fell unconscious on the ground as an angry Naruto breathed heavily. His sensei and Sakura looked at him surprised by his sudden behaviour, although Kakashi wasn't too surprised due to the man's word.
"I'll go make sure no one else is around .." Naruto snarled as he left to scout
"Naruto wait .." Sakura started but Kakashi stopped her
"It's best for him, to leave him alone for now Sakura." Kakashi mentioned to her
"O .ok" Sakura replied, as she changed her face of worried to a smile for the females they had found
Naruto kept his distance from the group, as Sakura couldn't help but watch his back and worry. Kakashi on the other hand took care of the two females that were still on the ground.
"Don't worry, we're here to help you. Your sister wanted us to pick you up." Kakashi explained to the sister with a smile
"So you're a good man?" The little girl said as she looked into Kakashi's eyes
"Hai." Kakashi answered
The mother and her daughter were fine, as Kakashi explained the whole situation to them. Naruto continued to stay at a certain distance as Sakura played a little with the girl, sicne the girl was barely four years old.
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*Gai's team*
The team temporarily stopped to know the enemy's position.
"Neji how close are they?" Gai asked
"Byakugan. They'll reach our position in less than five minutes." Neji replied as he kept his byakugan activated
"How about welcoming them." Tenten suggested as she turned a kunai in each hand with a smile
All nodded in agreement with Tenten's idea. Sasuke hid himself in the trees with Tenten, as Gai and Neji stayed on the ground, behind bushes.
Within minutes, the 5 men, only armed with farm tools and small katanas, arrived at their position when they suddenly stopped.
Tenten had thrown multiple kunais barely 10 centimetres away form their feet.
"Why are you boys in such a hurry?" Tenten asked as she stood on a branch in front of them
"Keh! It's only a girl, both of you kill her!" A man ordered to two other men
The two men ran towards Tenten's position but she didn't look worried one bit, sicne Sasuke was too far off.
"Katon Ryuuka No Jutsu" Sasuke warned as he performed the hand seals to that Jutsu
The fireball, cut off the two men, as it barely touched them. But touched them enough to put their clothes on fire.
"I'm burning!" The two men yelled out as they rolled on the ground to extinguish the fire on them
The three last men were shocked by the fire, as Tenten and Sasuke looked down on them with a smile. Neji and Gai then come out behind the bushes to make their appearance.
"And you call yourselves men. How pathetic." Neji pointed out with his arms crossed
"Unless you really want to get hurt, I'd advise you to forget about the two women and leave." Gai suggested to the men
It didn't take long for them to pick up the two men on the ground and run the opposite way to escape. Neji looked up at Tenten and Sasuke as he deactivated his Byakugan.
"You wasted chakra on idiots Uchiha." Neji pointed out as he walked by him to join Kakashi's team
"Humph.." Sasuke replied
With those pursuers dealt with, Gai's team followed Neji to rejoin Kakashi's team.
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*Location of Kakashi's team *
Kakashi only waited now for Gai and his students to join them, sicne the situation in his team wasn't too good for the moment. Sakura took care of the little girl, as the mother, looked at her daughter with a smile.
"Forgive me Kakashi-san. I haven't introduced myself nor my daughter. My name is Kodora and my daughter is Midori." Kodora informed Kakashi and Sakura
"Midori that's such a cute name!" Sakura replied
After that, Gai's team appeared, as if a fight never occurred. Sakura ran to Sasuke in a cheerful mood, as Neji looked around to notice Naruto wasn't here.
"I guess there was no problem" Kakashi pointed out
"They were merely normal men just acting out of fear, the moment Sasuke spit out fire, they ran away." Gai mentioned with a laugh
"Nothing less to expect from Sasuke-kun!" Sakura cheered out
"Where's Naruto?" Tenten asked before Neji had the chance
"Don't tell me that baka found a way to loose himself in this forest" Sasuke commented
"When will he stop calling Naruto an idiot" Neji thought as his anger showed a bit
"Naruto is over there, and it's best to leave him alone for now." Kakashi warned his student
"Like I had the intention to go talk to him anyway" Sasuke pointed out as he looked at his right side
A moment of silence came, when Gai decided to take matters into his own hands.
"It's getting dark, and we can't sleep in the forest while we have such a beautiful lady and her daughter with us." Gai mentioned as he looked at Neji
"Why does he always look at me like that?" Neji asked himself as he joined his hands and was about to activate his Byakugan
"There's a Village not far from here. That's why I was running there to begin with. I'm sure the Inn director won't mind letting all of us stay there." Kodora mentioned with a low voice
"I could sleep outside for all I care as long as you ladies are comfortable" Gai repeated himself with a big smile
"You never cease to surprise me.." Kakashi mumbled to himself
"It's decided then, we'll leave now, Kakashi you take Kodora and I'll take care of Midori, it will go faster this way." Gai suggested to the rest of the group
"Sasuke, get Naruto and tell him we're leaving." Kakashi ordered his student.
"Why does it have to be me .." Sasuke thought as he walked towards Naruto
Naruto sat on the ground, his knees against his chest, arms wrapped around his knees as his head rested against his arms. Sasuke reached Naruto and alerted him to the plan.
"Come on Dobe, we're leaving." Sasuke ordered to him
"H..Hai" Naruto replied as he stood up and got the dirt off his butt
Naruto joined the group without any complaints as Sasuke simply was a bit shocked by his attitude.
"He didn't even react when I called him a Dobe." Sasuke thought as he was a bit confused
Sasuke joined the group as well, as Neji worried about Naruto sicne Naruto hadn't even looked at him since his return. He didn't even bother to reply to Sasuke's comments nor Sakura's.
The group leaped the trees while being careful, until they reached their destination for the evening.
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*At the Inn hotel*
Kodora was the first to enter with her daughter as she talked to the owner to arrange for everyone to have their own rooms. After a few minutes, she returned to explain more clearly to the group.
"We can stay here for the next few days. An each of you will have your own room." Kodora mentioned to the delight of the students
"Stay for a few days?" Kakashi asked a bit surprised
"Hai, there's a bad storm coming in tomorrow morning, it's safer to stay here until it's safe to return to your village." Kodora finished to explain to the group
"May I ask how you were able to get a room for each of us?" Gai asked by curiosity
"That's easy, the owner is the brother of my late husband. I knew by coming here we would be safe." Kodora explained
"That would explain why you were running here." Gai mentioned as he scratch his head
"I'm sure you're all hungry right now so please, follow me." Kodora asked as she showed the way
The two teams followed, as Neji was still concerned about Naruto's behaviour. Naruto was quite silent all the way to the Inn, and didn't even bother to argue when Sasuke called him different names.
When they entered the room, the food was already on the table, simply waiting for the guests to arrive. As they all sat down, Kodora Once again thanked the team for saving her and her daughter, Midori.
As all began to eat, except for Naruto. He suddenly stood up, turned his back to everyone and walked towards the door.
"Gomen, although it looks delicious I'd rather go rest now .." Naruto mentioned as he walked out and closed the door behind him
"Eh! Did Naruto actually just refused to eat and was being polite at the same time!?" Sakura shouted as her jaw dropped down on the floor
"Something is definitely wrong with Naruto." Neji thought as he stared a few seconds at the door
"What's wrong with Dobe?" Sasuke asked as he broke the silence in the air
All looked up at Kakashi and hoped that he would answer their question that's been on their mind for quite some time. But to their surprise it was Midori who broke the silence.
"Naruto-kun protected me and mama because that bad guy tried to hurt us. He kept saying we were demons and we should die and go to hell. Naruto-kun was very angry and beat the bad guy." Midori explained to the surprise of everyone
"Midori I think it's time for you to go sleep ." Kodora said as she dragged her daughter out of the room to put her to sleep
As Kodora left with Midori, the student were pretty silence, as Sakura couldn't help but to worry more. She looked up at Kakashi for comfort.
"Don't worry, by tomorrow Naruto will be fighting Sasuke again just like nothing ever happened." Kakashi replied with a smile.
Sakura smiled back feeling a lot better as Tenten and Gai didn't pay much attention to Naruto's behaviour. Neji had random thoughts going through his mind as Sasuke ate silently.
"I'll have to wait a little longer before I can leave to go see Naruto without anyone suspecting anything. It kills that I couldn't run after him when he stormed out.." Neji continued to think as he finished eating his meal
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*Naruto's room*
Naruto laid on his bed, as he covered his face with the sheets. Although he tried to sleep, he couldn't forget that man's words, when it came to the fate of demons.
"Chikushou! That bastard had no right to say such a stupid thing!" Naruto growled to himself as he rolled up on himself and fell asleep
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*In the hall of the Inn*
"It's getting late, I think it's time we all go sleep, we need the rest after all." Kakashi pointed out to everyone
No one argued and kept their comments to themselves, as everyone bid each other goodnight, Neji was the last to enter his room.
"Now is my chance to go see Naruto but I better make sure of where the others are first." Neji thought
He made several signs to activate Byakugan, to take a peek in every room to confirm their presence. When he looked into Naruto's room, he noticed the boy was rolled on himself.
And so Neji, carefully snuck out of his room and into Naruto's room, hopefully without being detected.
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*Naruto's room*
Neji opened the door and closed it carefully as well, to make sure not to make any sounds. He observed carefully wehre the boy was resting as he heard sounds.
The sounds didn't come from him. It seemed that Sakura and Tenten shared a room together, for their own security, from the boys of course.
Neji's attention quickly turned to Naruto when he noticed the boy was breathing rapidly and seem to be shaking a lot. Neji kneeled down as he placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder to try and offer some comfort.
Neji gently removed the covers off Naruto's face to see the boy's expression. Naruto seemed very sad and afraid, but of what and why? Neji moved to sit near Naruto's head as he gently pushed the pillow aside and rested the boy's head on his lap. Neji stared at Naruto's face as his fingers gently caressed the boy's lips.
"Gomen for not coming sooner ..The mission was easy, but not being able to even feel your touch was the hardest thing for me." Neji whispered with a sad tone
"It wasn't your fault Neji .." Naruto replied as he opened his eyes slowly to meet those of his lover
"You were awake all along??" Neji asked with a shocked expression on his face
"I couldn't help it, I missed hearing your voice.." Naruto answered with a little smile
"Then why are you shaking?" Neji asked a bit confused
"Because I'm cold mostly ." Naruto answered as he joined his hands to rub them together
"You should of said so earlier then." Neji pointed out as he moved
Neji, slowly removed Naruto's head from his lap, as he place the pillow back to it's rightful place. He then slid under the same covers as Naruto and got really close to him.
Naruto turned his head to see what he was doing, until he found himself drawned towards his lover. Neji had wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist and pulled him closer as their lips were very close as well.
"Is this a little better Naruto?" Neji asked softly
Naruto couldn't help himself but blush. Neji played a little with Naruto's blond hair as he continued to stare into his blue eyes. After several minutes, Neji leaned forward to kiss Naruto. The blond was a bit surprised but found soon enough he enjoyed this feeling. He kissed back.
By surprise, Naruto took control of the situation, Neji found himself under Naruto, as this one, infiltrated Neji's mouth with his tongue. Although it was a new sensation, Neji quickly replied by playing with Naruto's tongue with his own. Neji couldn't help but to draw Naruto closer to him, as they shared a passionate French kiss. Naruto slowly made his way down to Neji's neck, at first giving soft kiss, and upgraded suck part of his neck.
Neji couldn't help but give out a low moan as he tried to stay silent to not attract any attention from the others. Neji then placed his hand under Naruto's chin to lift it back up to his face, and gave him a soft kiss.
"As much as I want to continue, if we start to make noise they'll get suspicious .." Neji pointed out to his love
"I know, but I understand, at least I can have you with me tonight ." Naruto mentioned
Naruto gently touched Neji's cheek before give him a goodnight kiss. The blond boy then rested his head on Neji's chest with one arm holding him by the waist.
Neji rested his head on the pillow, as his hand brushed softly in Naruto's hair. Both boys then fell asleep in the warmth of each other that night.
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*The Next Morning ..*
Kodora prepared breakfast for everyone and of course, Kakashi and Gai were the first at the table. Sasuke joined up pretty fast with Tenten.
"Where's Sakura?" Kakashi asked as he looked at Tenten for the answer
"She's still getting dressed and brushing her hair." Tenten replied as she sat down next to Gai
"Sasuke, would you go tell Naruto about the breakfast?" Kakashi asked his student
"Humph. That dobe.." Sasuke murmured as he stood up and walked out of the room.
After a few minutes of walking in the hall, Sasuke stopped in front of Naruto's room and placed his hand on the doorknob. His eyes narrowed when he felt something.
"What's this feeling? I can feel Naruto's chakra but there's something else ..." Sasuke thought when he turned the doorknob and started to open the door.
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Chapter 4 was hard to do because I knew the beginning would be a bit boring for people but oh well, had to be done you know.
Thanks again for the reviews
Kuroi Hikari : I'm thinking of turning it into a triangle, but I'm having a hard time thinking of how lol
Jiro : I'm a new author so the word OOC I actually don't understand and sorry about the past and tense thing, over here in French school when it comes to English they suck at teaching it lol. Good that I didn't depend on those teachers
Sharingan Sasuke : all I can say is that you're a great writer when it comes to Naruto, I was surprised to find you in my reviews when I've read just about every story you made from Naruto. Thanks, and please keep writing Naruto
As for the next chapter, hope I can finish it very soon, I'm about to write another yaoi, but the pairings I'm not sure yet lol.
Preview : Because of the weather the team is stuck in the Village, and what better way to pass time then to go to and indoor hot spring. Plus Sasuke starts to suspect something.
Enjoy
Ookima
Synopsis : After learning that Gai and Kakashi's team would join together to accomplish the same mission, this only complicates things even more between Neji and Naruto. Will they be able to with hold their feelings? Or will everyone learn of their real relationship?
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did
There's some talk, and a little fighting in this one, although towards the ending is where it gets more interesting.
Contains yaoi boy loves boy
*Dobe = Dead Last*
*Baka = Idiot*
*Onegai = Please*
*Ano sa = Hey, hey* ( A phrase Naruto says a lot )
Notes concerning the reviews will be at the bottom of this page.
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Gai made an attempt to explain the mission but with his choice of words no one actually understood what he tried to tell them in the first place.
"Kakashi-sensei? So why are we going on this mission with another team?" Sakura asked
"This is a B ranked mission. For now, there's only us and them currently available. Hokage wasn't too fund of only sending Gai's team, with Lee still at the hospital and Hyuga Neji still recovering form the previous battle, it was best another team came along." Kakashi started to explain to her
"So the other team is us" Sasuke confirmed
"Hai." Kakashi answered
"Ano sa, Ano sa? So what are we suppose to do on this mission?" Naruto asked so cheerfully
"We're bringing back our client, her family. Her sister and daughter." Kakashi explained
"So why do they need all of us to get them?" Tenten asked as she kept turning a kunai in the palm of her hand
"All we know is what information our client told us." Kakashi started but was cut off
"In other words nothing much." Neji interfered out as Sasuke gave him a cold glare
"Neji's right, all we know is that in their village, those people don't appreciate advance bloodlines, which her sister happens to have. Unfortunately for her, she didn't inherit the skill, but her daughter did. Someone betrayed their trust and turned on them, leaving to the one thing people do in that situation. They attempted to kill what they were afraid of. And so we're going to reunite them with their sister" Gai finished the briefing
"Those bastards" Naruto growled as he punched into his own hand
"Naruto ." Sakura said with a surprised look
"Are we sure their in our territory?" Sasuke asked, with his arms crossed
"Hai, that's why we can now interfere." Answered Kakashi
"Anything else before we leave?" Gai asked the team
"I hope we'll have ramen to eat on this mission." Naruto pointed out
Sakura felt very angry and punched Naruto in the back of his head, making him face down in the dirt.
"Baka! Can't you even think about something else than your stomach!" Sakura yelled out ready to punch him again
"Itai! That hurt like hell Sakura-Chan!" Yelled out Naruto as he patted the back of his head
Both continued to yell at each other, as Tenten giggled, Sasuke simply seemed bored as Neji stared, and couldn't help but smile, just for a tiny moment.
After the argument between Naruto and Sakura was stopped by Kakashi, everyone gathered up their things as Kakashi gave final instructions.
"We never know what may happen so whatever happens don't act on your own or get separated from the group." Kakashi warned the young students
"Act on your own, I think that means you Dobe." Sasuke pointed out
"NANI! Take that back you bastard!" Naruto yelled out to Sasuke as they started to quarrel
"Baka like I'm going to do that" Sasuke replied as he walked forward
"That bastard .." Naruto growled as he closed his fists
Neji saw the fire in Naruto's eyes when it came to those two fighting. He now understood why Naruto came to him late nights being so unstable.
"Ignore what he said, to me you'll never be a dobe nor a baka." Neji whispered to Naruto as he passed by him to follow his sensei and the team
Naruto looked a bit surprised by Neji's word, but he felt a lot better now that someone had told him that. Putting Sasuke's words aside, Naruto ran to join up with the group.
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*In the forest ..*
Gai and Kakashi were guarding the front, as Sakura was right behind them. Sasuke and Naruto were right beside each other, behind Sakura, as Neji and Tenten guarded the back.
Sasuke and Naruto simply glared at each other, as Sakura tried to continuously get Sasuke's attention. Tenten and Neji were being the silent type. Gai only thought of ways to beat in the future his rival, Kakashi. Kakashi couldn't wait for this mission to be over.
"This is boring. I'd rather spend time with Naruto." Neji thought as he stared at the blond boy in front of him
"That bastard" Naruto thought as he continued to stare at Sasuke
"That dobe" Sasuke thought as he did the same as Naruto
"They're funny to watch, they quarrel like a couple." Tenten pointed out with a smile
"Couple!?" Naruto and Sasuke yelled out as they turned to face Tenten
The group was distracted by Naruto and Sasuke arguing about Tenten's comment. Sakura of course, defended Sasuke as Kakashi and Gai looked at their team and smiled.
"All of you shut up" Neji ordered with a serious look
All gave a stare at Neji, as Gai noticed the reason why he acted that way.
"Do your thing Neji." Gai suggested to his student
"Byukugan" Neji said as he activated his skill
Neji looked around carefully as he turned slowly towards the right to explore more.
"What the??" Neji said with a surprised expression
"What's wrong Neji?" Tenten asked him as she placed her hand on his shoulder
"There's three figures running away to my right and in front of me five other persons." Neji answered as he continued to observe the five forms
"What do you think Sasuke?" Kakashi asked his student
"My guess is those in front of Neji are after the ones that are running to his right." Sasuke answered with a normal tone
"Demo, the client said it was only two, her sister and her daughter. So who's the third person?" Sakura asked a bit confused
"An enemy" Tenten answered
"Most likely" Neji pointed out
"Naruto and Sakura come with me. We'll go after the small group. If you agree Gai, you take Sasuke and your team and go after the bigger group." Kakashi ordered
"Good plan" Gai confirmed Kakashi's order
"Let's go" Kakashi ordered to Sakura and Naruto
Both team separated, each to their destination.
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*Kakashi's Team*
They ran towards the directions Neji gave them, as some thoughts crossed the students minds.
"Why couldn't I be in the same as Sasuke?" Sakura thought
"This mission still bites, I can't be with him. Although at least I'm not with that bastard!" Naruto thought
By the time they were thinking, they heard a nearby scream. A woman screaming.
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*Where the three persons were ..*
The little girl was being covered by her mother, as the man stood over them with a katana.
"Die you demons!" Yelled out the man as he prepared to attack
"Iie!!!" Both females screamed out while they closed their eyes
"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto yelled out as he formed the seal
As the seconds passed, the two females slowly opened their eyes as the mother looked above her. She was surprised to look that her attacker had been overrun by multiple clones of a blond boy in an orange outfit.
"It's not nice to attack women." Kakashi pointed out, as he removed the katana form the man's hand
"You people don't understand their demons! They must die!" The man shouted that gave an angry stare to the females
Naruto walked between the stare of the man and the two women. Naruto had quite an angry look on his face as well, as he closed his fists until blood started to drip form them.
"I hate bastards like you the most!" Naruto yelled out as he leaped to punch the men in the face
The Naruto clones disappeared the moment Naruto's fist met the man's face. The man fell unconscious on the ground as an angry Naruto breathed heavily. His sensei and Sakura looked at him surprised by his sudden behaviour, although Kakashi wasn't too surprised due to the man's word.
"I'll go make sure no one else is around .." Naruto snarled as he left to scout
"Naruto wait .." Sakura started but Kakashi stopped her
"It's best for him, to leave him alone for now Sakura." Kakashi mentioned to her
"O .ok" Sakura replied, as she changed her face of worried to a smile for the females they had found
Naruto kept his distance from the group, as Sakura couldn't help but watch his back and worry. Kakashi on the other hand took care of the two females that were still on the ground.
"Don't worry, we're here to help you. Your sister wanted us to pick you up." Kakashi explained to the sister with a smile
"So you're a good man?" The little girl said as she looked into Kakashi's eyes
"Hai." Kakashi answered
The mother and her daughter were fine, as Kakashi explained the whole situation to them. Naruto continued to stay at a certain distance as Sakura played a little with the girl, sicne the girl was barely four years old.
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*Gai's team*
The team temporarily stopped to know the enemy's position.
"Neji how close are they?" Gai asked
"Byakugan. They'll reach our position in less than five minutes." Neji replied as he kept his byakugan activated
"How about welcoming them." Tenten suggested as she turned a kunai in each hand with a smile
All nodded in agreement with Tenten's idea. Sasuke hid himself in the trees with Tenten, as Gai and Neji stayed on the ground, behind bushes.
Within minutes, the 5 men, only armed with farm tools and small katanas, arrived at their position when they suddenly stopped.
Tenten had thrown multiple kunais barely 10 centimetres away form their feet.
"Why are you boys in such a hurry?" Tenten asked as she stood on a branch in front of them
"Keh! It's only a girl, both of you kill her!" A man ordered to two other men
The two men ran towards Tenten's position but she didn't look worried one bit, sicne Sasuke was too far off.
"Katon Ryuuka No Jutsu" Sasuke warned as he performed the hand seals to that Jutsu
The fireball, cut off the two men, as it barely touched them. But touched them enough to put their clothes on fire.
"I'm burning!" The two men yelled out as they rolled on the ground to extinguish the fire on them
The three last men were shocked by the fire, as Tenten and Sasuke looked down on them with a smile. Neji and Gai then come out behind the bushes to make their appearance.
"And you call yourselves men. How pathetic." Neji pointed out with his arms crossed
"Unless you really want to get hurt, I'd advise you to forget about the two women and leave." Gai suggested to the men
It didn't take long for them to pick up the two men on the ground and run the opposite way to escape. Neji looked up at Tenten and Sasuke as he deactivated his Byakugan.
"You wasted chakra on idiots Uchiha." Neji pointed out as he walked by him to join Kakashi's team
"Humph.." Sasuke replied
With those pursuers dealt with, Gai's team followed Neji to rejoin Kakashi's team.
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*Location of Kakashi's team *
Kakashi only waited now for Gai and his students to join them, sicne the situation in his team wasn't too good for the moment. Sakura took care of the little girl, as the mother, looked at her daughter with a smile.
"Forgive me Kakashi-san. I haven't introduced myself nor my daughter. My name is Kodora and my daughter is Midori." Kodora informed Kakashi and Sakura
"Midori that's such a cute name!" Sakura replied
After that, Gai's team appeared, as if a fight never occurred. Sakura ran to Sasuke in a cheerful mood, as Neji looked around to notice Naruto wasn't here.
"I guess there was no problem" Kakashi pointed out
"They were merely normal men just acting out of fear, the moment Sasuke spit out fire, they ran away." Gai mentioned with a laugh
"Nothing less to expect from Sasuke-kun!" Sakura cheered out
"Where's Naruto?" Tenten asked before Neji had the chance
"Don't tell me that baka found a way to loose himself in this forest" Sasuke commented
"When will he stop calling Naruto an idiot" Neji thought as his anger showed a bit
"Naruto is over there, and it's best to leave him alone for now." Kakashi warned his student
"Like I had the intention to go talk to him anyway" Sasuke pointed out as he looked at his right side
A moment of silence came, when Gai decided to take matters into his own hands.
"It's getting dark, and we can't sleep in the forest while we have such a beautiful lady and her daughter with us." Gai mentioned as he looked at Neji
"Why does he always look at me like that?" Neji asked himself as he joined his hands and was about to activate his Byakugan
"There's a Village not far from here. That's why I was running there to begin with. I'm sure the Inn director won't mind letting all of us stay there." Kodora mentioned with a low voice
"I could sleep outside for all I care as long as you ladies are comfortable" Gai repeated himself with a big smile
"You never cease to surprise me.." Kakashi mumbled to himself
"It's decided then, we'll leave now, Kakashi you take Kodora and I'll take care of Midori, it will go faster this way." Gai suggested to the rest of the group
"Sasuke, get Naruto and tell him we're leaving." Kakashi ordered his student.
"Why does it have to be me .." Sasuke thought as he walked towards Naruto
Naruto sat on the ground, his knees against his chest, arms wrapped around his knees as his head rested against his arms. Sasuke reached Naruto and alerted him to the plan.
"Come on Dobe, we're leaving." Sasuke ordered to him
"H..Hai" Naruto replied as he stood up and got the dirt off his butt
Naruto joined the group without any complaints as Sasuke simply was a bit shocked by his attitude.
"He didn't even react when I called him a Dobe." Sasuke thought as he was a bit confused
Sasuke joined the group as well, as Neji worried about Naruto sicne Naruto hadn't even looked at him since his return. He didn't even bother to reply to Sasuke's comments nor Sakura's.
The group leaped the trees while being careful, until they reached their destination for the evening.
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*At the Inn hotel*
Kodora was the first to enter with her daughter as she talked to the owner to arrange for everyone to have their own rooms. After a few minutes, she returned to explain more clearly to the group.
"We can stay here for the next few days. An each of you will have your own room." Kodora mentioned to the delight of the students
"Stay for a few days?" Kakashi asked a bit surprised
"Hai, there's a bad storm coming in tomorrow morning, it's safer to stay here until it's safe to return to your village." Kodora finished to explain to the group
"May I ask how you were able to get a room for each of us?" Gai asked by curiosity
"That's easy, the owner is the brother of my late husband. I knew by coming here we would be safe." Kodora explained
"That would explain why you were running here." Gai mentioned as he scratch his head
"I'm sure you're all hungry right now so please, follow me." Kodora asked as she showed the way
The two teams followed, as Neji was still concerned about Naruto's behaviour. Naruto was quite silent all the way to the Inn, and didn't even bother to argue when Sasuke called him different names.
When they entered the room, the food was already on the table, simply waiting for the guests to arrive. As they all sat down, Kodora Once again thanked the team for saving her and her daughter, Midori.
As all began to eat, except for Naruto. He suddenly stood up, turned his back to everyone and walked towards the door.
"Gomen, although it looks delicious I'd rather go rest now .." Naruto mentioned as he walked out and closed the door behind him
"Eh! Did Naruto actually just refused to eat and was being polite at the same time!?" Sakura shouted as her jaw dropped down on the floor
"Something is definitely wrong with Naruto." Neji thought as he stared a few seconds at the door
"What's wrong with Dobe?" Sasuke asked as he broke the silence in the air
All looked up at Kakashi and hoped that he would answer their question that's been on their mind for quite some time. But to their surprise it was Midori who broke the silence.
"Naruto-kun protected me and mama because that bad guy tried to hurt us. He kept saying we were demons and we should die and go to hell. Naruto-kun was very angry and beat the bad guy." Midori explained to the surprise of everyone
"Midori I think it's time for you to go sleep ." Kodora said as she dragged her daughter out of the room to put her to sleep
As Kodora left with Midori, the student were pretty silence, as Sakura couldn't help but to worry more. She looked up at Kakashi for comfort.
"Don't worry, by tomorrow Naruto will be fighting Sasuke again just like nothing ever happened." Kakashi replied with a smile.
Sakura smiled back feeling a lot better as Tenten and Gai didn't pay much attention to Naruto's behaviour. Neji had random thoughts going through his mind as Sasuke ate silently.
"I'll have to wait a little longer before I can leave to go see Naruto without anyone suspecting anything. It kills that I couldn't run after him when he stormed out.." Neji continued to think as he finished eating his meal
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*Naruto's room*
Naruto laid on his bed, as he covered his face with the sheets. Although he tried to sleep, he couldn't forget that man's words, when it came to the fate of demons.
"Chikushou! That bastard had no right to say such a stupid thing!" Naruto growled to himself as he rolled up on himself and fell asleep
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*In the hall of the Inn*
"It's getting late, I think it's time we all go sleep, we need the rest after all." Kakashi pointed out to everyone
No one argued and kept their comments to themselves, as everyone bid each other goodnight, Neji was the last to enter his room.
"Now is my chance to go see Naruto but I better make sure of where the others are first." Neji thought
He made several signs to activate Byakugan, to take a peek in every room to confirm their presence. When he looked into Naruto's room, he noticed the boy was rolled on himself.
And so Neji, carefully snuck out of his room and into Naruto's room, hopefully without being detected.
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*Naruto's room*
Neji opened the door and closed it carefully as well, to make sure not to make any sounds. He observed carefully wehre the boy was resting as he heard sounds.
The sounds didn't come from him. It seemed that Sakura and Tenten shared a room together, for their own security, from the boys of course.
Neji's attention quickly turned to Naruto when he noticed the boy was breathing rapidly and seem to be shaking a lot. Neji kneeled down as he placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder to try and offer some comfort.
Neji gently removed the covers off Naruto's face to see the boy's expression. Naruto seemed very sad and afraid, but of what and why? Neji moved to sit near Naruto's head as he gently pushed the pillow aside and rested the boy's head on his lap. Neji stared at Naruto's face as his fingers gently caressed the boy's lips.
"Gomen for not coming sooner ..The mission was easy, but not being able to even feel your touch was the hardest thing for me." Neji whispered with a sad tone
"It wasn't your fault Neji .." Naruto replied as he opened his eyes slowly to meet those of his lover
"You were awake all along??" Neji asked with a shocked expression on his face
"I couldn't help it, I missed hearing your voice.." Naruto answered with a little smile
"Then why are you shaking?" Neji asked a bit confused
"Because I'm cold mostly ." Naruto answered as he joined his hands to rub them together
"You should of said so earlier then." Neji pointed out as he moved
Neji, slowly removed Naruto's head from his lap, as he place the pillow back to it's rightful place. He then slid under the same covers as Naruto and got really close to him.
Naruto turned his head to see what he was doing, until he found himself drawned towards his lover. Neji had wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist and pulled him closer as their lips were very close as well.
"Is this a little better Naruto?" Neji asked softly
Naruto couldn't help himself but blush. Neji played a little with Naruto's blond hair as he continued to stare into his blue eyes. After several minutes, Neji leaned forward to kiss Naruto. The blond was a bit surprised but found soon enough he enjoyed this feeling. He kissed back.
By surprise, Naruto took control of the situation, Neji found himself under Naruto, as this one, infiltrated Neji's mouth with his tongue. Although it was a new sensation, Neji quickly replied by playing with Naruto's tongue with his own. Neji couldn't help but to draw Naruto closer to him, as they shared a passionate French kiss. Naruto slowly made his way down to Neji's neck, at first giving soft kiss, and upgraded suck part of his neck.
Neji couldn't help but give out a low moan as he tried to stay silent to not attract any attention from the others. Neji then placed his hand under Naruto's chin to lift it back up to his face, and gave him a soft kiss.
"As much as I want to continue, if we start to make noise they'll get suspicious .." Neji pointed out to his love
"I know, but I understand, at least I can have you with me tonight ." Naruto mentioned
Naruto gently touched Neji's cheek before give him a goodnight kiss. The blond boy then rested his head on Neji's chest with one arm holding him by the waist.
Neji rested his head on the pillow, as his hand brushed softly in Naruto's hair. Both boys then fell asleep in the warmth of each other that night.
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*The Next Morning ..*
Kodora prepared breakfast for everyone and of course, Kakashi and Gai were the first at the table. Sasuke joined up pretty fast with Tenten.
"Where's Sakura?" Kakashi asked as he looked at Tenten for the answer
"She's still getting dressed and brushing her hair." Tenten replied as she sat down next to Gai
"Sasuke, would you go tell Naruto about the breakfast?" Kakashi asked his student
"Humph. That dobe.." Sasuke murmured as he stood up and walked out of the room.
After a few minutes of walking in the hall, Sasuke stopped in front of Naruto's room and placed his hand on the doorknob. His eyes narrowed when he felt something.
"What's this feeling? I can feel Naruto's chakra but there's something else ..." Sasuke thought when he turned the doorknob and started to open the door.
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Chapter 4 was hard to do because I knew the beginning would be a bit boring for people but oh well, had to be done you know.
Thanks again for the reviews
Kuroi Hikari : I'm thinking of turning it into a triangle, but I'm having a hard time thinking of how lol
Jiro : I'm a new author so the word OOC I actually don't understand and sorry about the past and tense thing, over here in French school when it comes to English they suck at teaching it lol. Good that I didn't depend on those teachers
Sharingan Sasuke : all I can say is that you're a great writer when it comes to Naruto, I was surprised to find you in my reviews when I've read just about every story you made from Naruto. Thanks, and please keep writing Naruto
As for the next chapter, hope I can finish it very soon, I'm about to write another yaoi, but the pairings I'm not sure yet lol.
Preview : Because of the weather the team is stuck in the Village, and what better way to pass time then to go to and indoor hot spring. Plus Sasuke starts to suspect something.
Enjoy
Ookima