Unexpected Behaviour
Chapter 10 : Conflict of the heart
Synopsis : Neji and Sasuke settle a score concerning Naruto.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did
Contains yaoi boy loves boy
Extra Information
- Holster : it's the pouch attached the their right or left leg which usually carries kunais and shurikens.
- Hakke Rokujuu Yonshou : Using a highly advanced form of Byakugan, the user is able to see the Chakra Holes on a person's body, and using the Hyuga Taijutsu Style - closes the Chakra Holes with quick blows, stopping the flow of Chakra through one's body.
- Hakke Shou Kaiten : Another of the 'perfect defence' jutsu types. At the exact moment a blow is landed on the body, large amounts of Chakra are expelled from the Chakra Holes around the body. With that force, his body spins like a top. The combined efforts of the Chakra and the spin, first deflect the attack - then throw the opponent backwards.
- Hyuga Style Taijutsu : A special Taijutsu style passed down through the clan itself. The Taijutsu style damages the body by allowing chakra, flowing through the users palm, to directly damage the opponents Inner Coils System. This Taijutsu directly destroys the opponents inner organs, and the softest blows can take out the largest person - and deal high amounts of damage.
- Chidori : This jutsu is Kakashi's sole original technique, originally formed for the use of assassination. The user, gathers such a large concentration of chakra in the had, that it becomes visible. Pushing the limits of the body, the user charges forward, the chakra amount growing, as does the incredible speed. The chakra becomes so powerful, that it becomes similar to a blade, and is able to cut through near anything. The attack creates a constant 'chi' noise, sounding like a thousand birds advancing towards you. The jutsu gained its name from this sound. This jutsu gained the nickname 'Lightning Edge' or, Raikiri - When Kakashi cut a bolt of lightning in half using it.
*Dobe = Dead Last*
*Baka = Idiot*
*Onegai = Please*
*Ano sa = Hey, hey* ( A phrase Naruto says a lot )
*Chikushou = Damn*
*Iie = No*
*Itai = Ouch / Ow*
*Temea = You*
*Arigatou = Thank You*
*Ohayo = Good Morning*
Notes concerning the reviews will be at the bottom of this page.
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*Outside Naruto's Apartment*
Neji stood near Naruto's front door still waiting for his lover to return to him.
"Neji!!!" A similar voice yelled out from behind him
By the time Neji turned around, the last thing he remembered seeing was a blond haired boy jumping and wrapping his arms around his neck.
Neji took a few steps back form the weight of Naruto and then wrapped his arms around the blond. He pulled him closer to embrace him tightly.
Neji closed his eyes as his lips brushed against Naruto's neck. Naruto closed his eyes as his grip tighten on Neji's back.
Suddenly, Neji opens his eyes and pulls away from the blond. Neji takes a few steps back to take a certain distance from his lover and looks at Naruto with a confused but yet angry eyes.
"What's wrong Neji?" Naruto asked as he was confused by his lover's action
"You ... You smell like that Uchiha..." Neji replied as his tone was much colder now
"Huh?" Naruto asked as he was confused by his lover's words
"I'd recognize that awful smell anywhere. Uchiha Sasuke." Neji repeated himself as his eyes were getting more and more angry
Naruto stood there surprised as he thought what he could tell his lover. Naruto took a step forward as Neji did the opposite of him.
"We went to train in the forest, but we kinda trained too much. We got caught in the middle of the stupid storm. So I got stuck with Sasuke in this house." Naruto started to explain
"So that's when you jumped on him!?" Neji yelled out to the blond
"NANI!? Sasuke's the one that jumped on me until I finally managed to get him off me!" Naruto yelled back at him without thinking
"You must be lying!" Neji let out as he pointed his fist
"I'm not lying! The only reason I might smell like Sasuke is because I was damn cold so he forked over his own blanket so I wouldn't freeze to death!" Naruto replied with such an intense and angry tone
"Yeah right ..." Neji mumbled as he turned his back to his former lover and prepared to walk away
Naruto stomped the ground as his fist closed. He charged immediately at Neji, as this one was too emotional to realize Naruto was attacking him.
Naruto grabbed Neji's wrist as he was forced to face Naruto. Naruto tackled Neji to the ground, as the blond pressed his hands on Neji'S shoulder to hold him down.
"Let me go!" Neji yelled out as he struggled
A loud sound is then heard, as Neji's face leaned on the left side, with a red cheek. Naruto had just slapped Neji's cheek which surprised the boy a lot.
"Now you listen to me you bastard! Nothing happened! Don't you get it! The only one I love is you!" Naruto yelled at Neji as tears began to fall from his eyes
Neji, didn't look at Naruto's face, until he felt something warm and wet slowly dropping on his red cheek. Neji slowly turned his head to look at Naruto, and what he saw was that Naruto was actually crying.
"You ... Love me?" Neji repeated softly
"You moron of course I love you!" Naruto repeated once more as tears continued to fall
Neji's expression soften as he reached out to wipe off the tears from Naruto's cheeks.
"I love you too" Neji whispered to the boy as he pulled the boy into his arms
Neji caressed his lover's back, as this one continued to cry, without holding back any of his tears.
"I'm sorry for doubting you Naruto ..." Neji murmured to his ear as he hugged the boy even more
After several minutes, Naruto found a way to fall asleep in Neji's arms, as he stopped crying and simply fell asleep. Neji felt the boy's grip loosened as he simply smiled.
"That is so like you to fall asleep at a moment like this" Neji thought as he slowly stood up with Naruto in his arms.
Neji managed to snatch the key form Naruto's pocket as he unlocked and opened the front door to Naruto's apartment.
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*Naruto's Bedroom*
Neji gently laid his lover on his bed, as he took off his orange jump suit, leaving the blond only with a shirt and boxers on.
Neji sat next to him as he gently brushed his fingers through Naruto's hair and smiled. He then laid a soft kiss on Naruto's forehead as he pulled the sheets over the boy to his neck so he wouldn't freeze.
"I'll be right back Naruto, I'm just going to teach someone a lesson" Neji whispered as he left Naruto and left to his next destination, where ever Uchiha Sasuke could be found.
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*Outside Sakura's House*
Sasuke had escorted Sakura safely to her house, but unfortunately for him, Sakura still wanted more.
"Why don't you come inside Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked him
"No." Sasuke quickly answered
"Why not?" Sakura kept asking until she got a reasonable answer out of him
"You're annoying" Sasuke answered in a cold tone
Sakura suddenly felt very depressed when she heard Sasuke's answer. She stood there, as Sasuke simply walked off to his own house.
A few kunais appeared out of no where as Sasuke flipped backwards to evade the unknown attack.
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled out as she stared at Sasuke
Out of the forest, a dark figure stepped into the sunlight as he had a kunai in hand.
Sasuke stood up as looked straight at his opponent standing in front of him.
"Hyuga Neji" Sasuke said as Sharingan appeared in his eyes
"Uchiha Sasuke" Neji said as his Byakugan activated
Sasuke reached out in his holster to grab hold of a kunai as well, as Sakura prepared to walk towards the boys when she heard Sasuke shout at her.
"Sakura. Just leave." Sasuke ordered her with such a cold tone
"But Sasuke-kun ..." Sakura spoke with a little fear
"Just get lost already!" Sasuke shouted
Sakura was shocked as she decided to run, not into her house but back inside town.
"What's your problem?" Sasuke asked coldly
"You dared to touch MY Naruto again." Neji replied coldly as well
"So what if I did?" Sasuke teased him
It didn't take long for Neji to react to that phrase as he charged forward. Their kunais clashed together as their eyes also met. Neji let out a smile as he retreated his kunai backwards and his other hand forward to try and get the chakra flow to stop in Sasuke's arm.
With Sharingan, Sasuke had seen what Neji planned, as he felt his body move closer to Neji due to the fact he retracted his kunai. Sasuke immediately gathered chakra to his feet so he would stomp the ground and place some distance between him and Neji.
As Sasuke landed a few meters away, Neji took back his stance, of Hyuga Style Taijutsu. ( The one he took when he fought against Hinata during the chuunin exams ).
Both boys stared at each other with such hatred as they waited for the other one to move.
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*Somewhere in the Village *
Sakura ran through the streets as she looked into every shop, searching for someone specific.
She finally stepped into a shop where she found the Juunin with silver hair.
"Kakashi-sensei! You've have to stop Sasuke-kun now!" Sakura yelled out as she breathed heavily
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*Outside Sakura's House*
The staring competition continued as, as Sasuke knew close combat was out of the question due to Neji's attack position.
"Chidori is the only way ..." Sasuke thought
Sasuke quickly placed a greater distance between himself and Neji as he completed a series of hand signs as he placed his hand face down against the ground.
"So that's what you're thinking Uchiha..." Neji thoughts as he prepared for his counter attack for it
You could see clearly the chakra in Sasuke's hand as the sound accompanied it. Quickly, Sasuke charged straight forward with his hand in front of him.
Sasuke's hand suddenly stopped only a few inches away form Neji's face, as this one smiled.
"Chidori was it?" Neji teased as he grinned
Suddenly, the Chidori attack was stopped as Neji's chakra covered him.
"Hakke Shou Kaiten" Neji let out as he spin on himself releasing chakra to shield him from Sasuke's Chidori
After he activated his Kaiten, after a while, Chidori vanished as Sasuke was pushed back violently. Sasuke barely had time to land on his feet, but lost balance in the process.
He stood up slowly as Neji finished spinning around and took back his initial position.
"He was able to counter Chidori!?" Sasuke thought to himself very surprised
"I've only started with you Uchiha Sasuke!" Neji warned the boy as his eyes were more focused
"As if I'd let you get another chance like that" Sasuke commented as he held his arm which he used for Chidori
"You already did ..." Neji mentioned as he smiled
"Nani!?" Was the only word Sasuke managed to say when Neji vanished before his eyes, by the time he realized what Neji was about to do, it was too late.
"Hakke Rokujuu Yonshou" Neji yelled out as he started to perform the Jutsu
"two"
"four"
"eight"
"sixteen"
"thirty-two"
"sixty-four"
Neji finished his Jutsu, as Sasuke hit violently the tree behind him and fell face first to the ground. The difference this time was Neji used his fists to make it more painful then just stopping Sasuke's chakra flow.
Sasuke had trouble even moving due to all the bruises he had, as he spit out some blood to the ground. His Sharingan faded as his vision started to blur.
"You shouldn't have the right to be called Uchiha." Neji stated as he walked slowly towards the boy
Sasuke managed to find the strength to at least come to his knees, as he felt the pain throughout his body. He had a hard time breathing as he pulled out a kunai to defend himself.
"Useless" Neji said as he prepared to strike Uchiha down
As Sasuke looked above him, it was no longer the small figure of Neji that was in front of him but one that was much taller with silver hair. He then felt someone grip his arm and a much annoying voice.
"Sasuke-kun are you alright?" Sakura asked as she placed her free hand on Sasuke's cheek
"Sakura?" Were the last words Sasuke spoke before he fell unconscious
"Sasuke-kun? Sasuke-kun!?" Sakura repeated as she held the boy in her arms
"Sakura, don't worry, he's only exhausted" Kakashi assured his student as he faced Neji
"I have no quarrel with you Kakashi-san." Neji pointed out as his Byakugan disappeared and he turned his back to the Juunin
"Matte Neji-kun" Kakashi demanded as he took a step forward
"He stuck his nose where he shouldn't. That's all I have to say" Neji informed the Juunin as he walked away from everyone's sight.
"I take this is because of Naruto then ..." Kakashi thought as he turned around to take care of his two students
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*Naruto's Apartment*
Naruto started to sat up in his bed, eyes closed, as his nose picked up a familiar smell.
"Miso ramen ..." Naruto mumbled as he opened his eyes
Naruto ran out of his room and into his kitchen to see bowls filled with ramen on the kitchen table.
"I wanted to surprise you." Neji whispered to Naruto's ear as he appeared behind the blond
Neji wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist he softly kissed his neck. Naruto normally would give in but his eyes were focused elsewhere.
"Can we do that later?" Naruto asked a bit shy
"Of course ramen always comes before me" Neji pointed out as he gave away a little smile
Neji slowly released his hold on Naruto's body as the blond rushed to the table and put all the ramen he could inside his mouth. Neji sat down and ate slowly as he stared at his lover and smiled again.
"Swhait?" Naruto asked still having a mouthful of ramen
"You're just cute when you eat." Neji replied
After an hour, Naruto finished eating his dozen ramen bowls, as he patted his stomach and leaned back.
"You're the best cook ever!" Naruto told his love with a wide smile
"I'm glad you liked it." Neji replied
"Hey, I'm going to get change ok?" Naruto informed
As Neji nodded in agreement as he disposed of the dishes, Naruto went into his room to change into his pajamas.
Knock Knock
"Neji, could you get that?" Naruto asked as he struggled with his pants
"Sure" Neji answered as he headed towards the door
As Neji opened the door, the first thing that he saw was a fist about to strike him in the face. Of course Neji blocked it with his own hand as the door opened wide to reveal a pink haired female genin.
"That's now a good way to hello to someone that opened the door to you." Neji stated as he released Sakura's fist
"Why the hell did you do that to Sasuke-kun!?" Sakura yelled out to him with such an angry tone
"That's between him and me." Neji replied as he was about to shut the door to her face
"You wait! You could of killed Sasuke if I hadn't brought Kakashi there. Why? He never did anything to you!" Sakura yelled out to him as she grabbed his arm
"Ignorant girl!" As his Byakugan appeared and startled Sakura. " Sasuke touched what was mine to begin with. He brought this upon himself for going after Naruto, and if your teacher hadn't interfere, he would be far more injured than he is right now" Neji stated as he slammed the door shut, leaving a shocked Sakura on the other side.
Neji calmed himself down as he was unaware that Naruto had heard everything that Sakura yelled at him.
"Neji hurt Sasuke badly...?" Naruto thought as he stayed silent for a moment
In the kitchen, Neji paced around as he cursed that pink haired girl.
"Damn you wench for ruining my evening with Naruto!" Neji told himself for no one else to hear
Naruto gathered his courage as he put on a fake smile, as he hoped Neji wouldn't notice. Neji did just about the same thing, hoping Naruto hadn't heard his conversation.
"Well I'm all ready for bed!" Naruto informed Neji with a smile
"I must admit cooking for you is rather exhausting..." Neji started as Naruto looked at him with confused eyes
"What's wrong Neji-kun?" Naruto asked as he walked towards Neji
"I can't let him know I actually nearly killed Sasuke..." Neji thought as he also thought of an answer to give the blond
"Neji?" Naruto repeated
"Would you mind if we go to sleep I don't feel too good." Neji stated as Naruto was only an inch away from him
Naruto placed his hand on Neji's forehead to check for his temperature.
"You seem to have a little fever." Naruto stated as he went to his bathroom to retrieve a bottle of something. "Here." Naruto handed the bottle to him
"What's this?" Neji asked as he looked strangely at the bottle
"This will make you feel better" Naruto said as he smiled
"Arigatou ..." Neji thanked him as he took some pills and swallowed them
"Time to sleep!" Naruto happily said as he grabbed Neji's hand and they headed for his bed
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*Naruto's Bedroom*
Naruto jumped into his bed as Neji closed the light and joined him. Naruto laid on his left side, as Neji did the same but as their bodies touched. Neji then laid a soft kiss on Naruto's neck, as he placed his right arm around Naruto's stomach.
"Goodnight" Neji softly said as he laid his head back on the pillow
"Goodnight" Naruto replied as his eyes remained opened.
Neji fell asleep quickly, as Naruto remained awake as he felt somewhat bad for Neji not telling him about something so important. Naruto spent most of the time only thinking.
-----Hours Later-----
Neji was sound asleep, as Naruto looked over to his clock to see it was 1 a.m. already. Naruto had been unable to shake off the worry he felt concerning Naruto and the disappointment he had in Neji.
Naruto finally made a decision as he slowly removed Neji's arm from his body and slid out of bed without making a sound. Naruto placed back the sheets over the boy as he grabbed something his orange suit and head out of his room.
"I'll be right back." Naruto mumbled as he closed the door behind him
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*Uchiha House*
All lights in the Uchiha residence were all shut except for one, Sasuke's room. Sasuke walked out of the bathroom, as he only wore his shorts.
Sasuke could barely stand on his two feet as he walked towards his bed, using the wall for support.
Sasuke stopped when he reached the end of his bed, but as he was about to walk on his own, the pain all over his body increased as his knees weakened.
"Chikushou ..." Sasuke mumbled out as he felt his eyes close
As he felt himself fall towards his floor, he felt a firm grip, preventing him from continuing his fall. He felt himself being carried somewhere, his bed, as he felt warm feeling near him.
The warm feeling then went away for a few minutes to return as he felt something cold and wet on his forehead. Sasuke then managed to open his eyes as he met a pair of blue eyes that stared at him.
"Na ... Naruto?" Sasuke let out with a low tone
"Do you think you can sit up?" Naruto asked
"Baka ... What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked as he managed to sit up
"Just shut up and turn around." Naruto ordered as he sat on the bed, behind Sasuke
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked as his eyes twitched time to time from the pain
"Hinata gives me this recovery gel form time to time for my wounds. So I figured this would help you." Naruto answered as he opened the container and started to place in on Sasuke's back
At first, Sasuke felt a shiver, as the gel was a bit cold, but he felt better since Naruto was gently rubbing it on his skin.
After a while, Naruto finished rubbing the ointment on Sasuke. As the dark haired boy was about to speak, he suddenly felt both hands of Naruto, gently pressing on his back, with his forehead pressing on the back of his neck.
"Naruto, I appreciate you coming over and helping me but you shouldn't be here ..." Sasuke started as he heard a low but sad voice behind him
"Gomen Sasuke ..." Naruto mumbled
"For what?" Sasuke asked a bit confused.
"It's my fault that Neji hurt you this badly, and I couldn't even stop it ... It's because of me ..." Naruto murmured as he closed his eyes
As Sasuke was about to speak again when he felt something warm, like droplets gently falling on his back.
"It's all my fault" Naruto repeated over and over again as the tears wouldn't stop falling
"Naruto's crying??" Sasuke thought as his eyes widened
Sasuke started to turn around to face Naruto, as Naruto didn't dare to look straight into Sasuke's eyes. Both boys faced each other as Sasuke leaned forward to force Naruto to look into his eyes.
"Don't blame yourself for this Naruto, it wasn't your fault to begin with." Sasuke started
"Demo ..." Naruto mumbled as he wiped off his tears with his hands
"No buts! This was my own fault, so stop blaming yourself dobe" Sasuke let out with a little smile
"Don't call me that you bastard" Naruto let out with a little smile by Sasuke's last word
Both boys stared at each other with smiles, as Sasuke took a piece of cloth and washed out the tears on Naruto's face.
"Not that I don't like having you here Naruto but you should leave and go back home." Sasuke explained
Sasuke looked a bit sad, but Naruto simply jumped out of the bed and headed out of Sasuke's room. He opened the door but before closing it, he stood there for a moment.
"Arigatou" Naruto told him and then closed the door
Naruto left Sasuke's house, as Sasuke crawled back into his bed and laid on his , still a bit painful, back, arms crossed behind his head. He looked up at the sealing and then through the window where the moon was shining brightly.
"Iie. I should be the one thanking you Naruto ..." Sasuke softly said as he closed his eyes
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*Outside Uchiha's House*
As the light in Sasuke's room was turned off, Naruto started to walk back towards his home, when he heard a branch crack, in the trees next to him.
"What was that?" Naruto asked himself, as he looked around him in the trees
"I must be tired ..." Naruto told himself as he continued to walk towards his Apartment.
From within the darkness of the trees, there stood a dark figure that seemed to stare at the blond, until it jumped off to another branch and disappeared.
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*Naruto's Bedroom*
Naruto made his way silently back in his room, as he took off his orange suit and slid back into bed.
"Sweet dreams" Naruto whispered to his love as he kissed him softly on the lips
A few minutes later, Naruto had fallen asleep, as a Neji slowly opens his eyes. His eyes showed a very sad expression as he stared at the blond.
"I never thought that the reason you cried was because of me ..." Neji thought as he gently placed his hand to pull the blond closer to him
TBC
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Yay!!! Another chapter done, and this one it didn't take a whole week for you loyal readers to wait for. I know that things look really bad right now and Sasuke is a bit less of a bastard he was but that's what happens in triangles, but no worry only very light SasuNaru anyway.
On with the reviews!!!
Pinky-cat : I totally forgot about Sasuke having a seal so let's pretend that the extra seal on that curse is doing it's job correctly ;)
Rubymoon17 : I worked a lot on this chapter to release it sooner since I was really bad of me to leave such a cliffhanger, hope you enjoyed it
Naito Kiseki : another nice and funny story. I really enjoy reading your reviews the most. They make me feel so good, hopefully you've enjoyed this chapter and the fight.
Ravendark160 : Well Naruto smells like ramen but this time he smelled something else since Sasuke did hold the boy within his arms all night. Neji is usually very clever so that's how he figured it out!!
Temari-chan : Many people like the fact that he snapped at Sakura lol. Well personally I hate her so I thought I'd do something evil ( kinda ) to shut her up. Also includes the scene where Neji shuts the door to her face. Indeed tension will continue to rise but that's because of Neji and Naruto's own fault. If there were no tension I wouldn't be able to write a good story ne? How many chapters? At first I only planned like 10 chapters but so many reviews and news ideas pop in my head, but maybe 15 chapters will be enough I hope.
Muchacha : I haven't read anything form you before in reviews, glad it's addictive my story ( grins ) As said elsewhere not enough Naruto and Neji fics out there so I took the responsibility to write one although I never expected to have this many reviews.
Nikkler : Your wish was almost granted ne? Neji did kick Sasuke's butt very hard, although Kakashi interfered, hope you enjoyed this chapter
Next Chapter : Departure ...
We discover who the dark figure was! The tension between Naruto and Neji rises a little more.
Read and REVIEW!
ARIGATOU MINA!!!
Ookima
Synopsis : Neji and Sasuke settle a score concerning Naruto.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I wish I did
Contains yaoi boy loves boy
Extra Information
- Holster : it's the pouch attached the their right or left leg which usually carries kunais and shurikens.
- Hakke Rokujuu Yonshou : Using a highly advanced form of Byakugan, the user is able to see the Chakra Holes on a person's body, and using the Hyuga Taijutsu Style - closes the Chakra Holes with quick blows, stopping the flow of Chakra through one's body.
- Hakke Shou Kaiten : Another of the 'perfect defence' jutsu types. At the exact moment a blow is landed on the body, large amounts of Chakra are expelled from the Chakra Holes around the body. With that force, his body spins like a top. The combined efforts of the Chakra and the spin, first deflect the attack - then throw the opponent backwards.
- Hyuga Style Taijutsu : A special Taijutsu style passed down through the clan itself. The Taijutsu style damages the body by allowing chakra, flowing through the users palm, to directly damage the opponents Inner Coils System. This Taijutsu directly destroys the opponents inner organs, and the softest blows can take out the largest person - and deal high amounts of damage.
- Chidori : This jutsu is Kakashi's sole original technique, originally formed for the use of assassination. The user, gathers such a large concentration of chakra in the had, that it becomes visible. Pushing the limits of the body, the user charges forward, the chakra amount growing, as does the incredible speed. The chakra becomes so powerful, that it becomes similar to a blade, and is able to cut through near anything. The attack creates a constant 'chi' noise, sounding like a thousand birds advancing towards you. The jutsu gained its name from this sound. This jutsu gained the nickname 'Lightning Edge' or, Raikiri - When Kakashi cut a bolt of lightning in half using it.
*Dobe = Dead Last*
*Baka = Idiot*
*Onegai = Please*
*Ano sa = Hey, hey* ( A phrase Naruto says a lot )
*Chikushou = Damn*
*Iie = No*
*Itai = Ouch / Ow*
*Temea = You*
*Arigatou = Thank You*
*Ohayo = Good Morning*
Notes concerning the reviews will be at the bottom of this page.
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*Outside Naruto's Apartment*
Neji stood near Naruto's front door still waiting for his lover to return to him.
"Neji!!!" A similar voice yelled out from behind him
By the time Neji turned around, the last thing he remembered seeing was a blond haired boy jumping and wrapping his arms around his neck.
Neji took a few steps back form the weight of Naruto and then wrapped his arms around the blond. He pulled him closer to embrace him tightly.
Neji closed his eyes as his lips brushed against Naruto's neck. Naruto closed his eyes as his grip tighten on Neji's back.
Suddenly, Neji opens his eyes and pulls away from the blond. Neji takes a few steps back to take a certain distance from his lover and looks at Naruto with a confused but yet angry eyes.
"What's wrong Neji?" Naruto asked as he was confused by his lover's action
"You ... You smell like that Uchiha..." Neji replied as his tone was much colder now
"Huh?" Naruto asked as he was confused by his lover's words
"I'd recognize that awful smell anywhere. Uchiha Sasuke." Neji repeated himself as his eyes were getting more and more angry
Naruto stood there surprised as he thought what he could tell his lover. Naruto took a step forward as Neji did the opposite of him.
"We went to train in the forest, but we kinda trained too much. We got caught in the middle of the stupid storm. So I got stuck with Sasuke in this house." Naruto started to explain
"So that's when you jumped on him!?" Neji yelled out to the blond
"NANI!? Sasuke's the one that jumped on me until I finally managed to get him off me!" Naruto yelled back at him without thinking
"You must be lying!" Neji let out as he pointed his fist
"I'm not lying! The only reason I might smell like Sasuke is because I was damn cold so he forked over his own blanket so I wouldn't freeze to death!" Naruto replied with such an intense and angry tone
"Yeah right ..." Neji mumbled as he turned his back to his former lover and prepared to walk away
Naruto stomped the ground as his fist closed. He charged immediately at Neji, as this one was too emotional to realize Naruto was attacking him.
Naruto grabbed Neji's wrist as he was forced to face Naruto. Naruto tackled Neji to the ground, as the blond pressed his hands on Neji'S shoulder to hold him down.
"Let me go!" Neji yelled out as he struggled
A loud sound is then heard, as Neji's face leaned on the left side, with a red cheek. Naruto had just slapped Neji's cheek which surprised the boy a lot.
"Now you listen to me you bastard! Nothing happened! Don't you get it! The only one I love is you!" Naruto yelled at Neji as tears began to fall from his eyes
Neji, didn't look at Naruto's face, until he felt something warm and wet slowly dropping on his red cheek. Neji slowly turned his head to look at Naruto, and what he saw was that Naruto was actually crying.
"You ... Love me?" Neji repeated softly
"You moron of course I love you!" Naruto repeated once more as tears continued to fall
Neji's expression soften as he reached out to wipe off the tears from Naruto's cheeks.
"I love you too" Neji whispered to the boy as he pulled the boy into his arms
Neji caressed his lover's back, as this one continued to cry, without holding back any of his tears.
"I'm sorry for doubting you Naruto ..." Neji murmured to his ear as he hugged the boy even more
After several minutes, Naruto found a way to fall asleep in Neji's arms, as he stopped crying and simply fell asleep. Neji felt the boy's grip loosened as he simply smiled.
"That is so like you to fall asleep at a moment like this" Neji thought as he slowly stood up with Naruto in his arms.
Neji managed to snatch the key form Naruto's pocket as he unlocked and opened the front door to Naruto's apartment.
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*Naruto's Bedroom*
Neji gently laid his lover on his bed, as he took off his orange jump suit, leaving the blond only with a shirt and boxers on.
Neji sat next to him as he gently brushed his fingers through Naruto's hair and smiled. He then laid a soft kiss on Naruto's forehead as he pulled the sheets over the boy to his neck so he wouldn't freeze.
"I'll be right back Naruto, I'm just going to teach someone a lesson" Neji whispered as he left Naruto and left to his next destination, where ever Uchiha Sasuke could be found.
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*Outside Sakura's House*
Sasuke had escorted Sakura safely to her house, but unfortunately for him, Sakura still wanted more.
"Why don't you come inside Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked him
"No." Sasuke quickly answered
"Why not?" Sakura kept asking until she got a reasonable answer out of him
"You're annoying" Sasuke answered in a cold tone
Sakura suddenly felt very depressed when she heard Sasuke's answer. She stood there, as Sasuke simply walked off to his own house.
A few kunais appeared out of no where as Sasuke flipped backwards to evade the unknown attack.
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled out as she stared at Sasuke
Out of the forest, a dark figure stepped into the sunlight as he had a kunai in hand.
Sasuke stood up as looked straight at his opponent standing in front of him.
"Hyuga Neji" Sasuke said as Sharingan appeared in his eyes
"Uchiha Sasuke" Neji said as his Byakugan activated
Sasuke reached out in his holster to grab hold of a kunai as well, as Sakura prepared to walk towards the boys when she heard Sasuke shout at her.
"Sakura. Just leave." Sasuke ordered her with such a cold tone
"But Sasuke-kun ..." Sakura spoke with a little fear
"Just get lost already!" Sasuke shouted
Sakura was shocked as she decided to run, not into her house but back inside town.
"What's your problem?" Sasuke asked coldly
"You dared to touch MY Naruto again." Neji replied coldly as well
"So what if I did?" Sasuke teased him
It didn't take long for Neji to react to that phrase as he charged forward. Their kunais clashed together as their eyes also met. Neji let out a smile as he retreated his kunai backwards and his other hand forward to try and get the chakra flow to stop in Sasuke's arm.
With Sharingan, Sasuke had seen what Neji planned, as he felt his body move closer to Neji due to the fact he retracted his kunai. Sasuke immediately gathered chakra to his feet so he would stomp the ground and place some distance between him and Neji.
As Sasuke landed a few meters away, Neji took back his stance, of Hyuga Style Taijutsu. ( The one he took when he fought against Hinata during the chuunin exams ).
Both boys stared at each other with such hatred as they waited for the other one to move.
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*Somewhere in the Village *
Sakura ran through the streets as she looked into every shop, searching for someone specific.
She finally stepped into a shop where she found the Juunin with silver hair.
"Kakashi-sensei! You've have to stop Sasuke-kun now!" Sakura yelled out as she breathed heavily
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*Outside Sakura's House*
The staring competition continued as, as Sasuke knew close combat was out of the question due to Neji's attack position.
"Chidori is the only way ..." Sasuke thought
Sasuke quickly placed a greater distance between himself and Neji as he completed a series of hand signs as he placed his hand face down against the ground.
"So that's what you're thinking Uchiha..." Neji thoughts as he prepared for his counter attack for it
You could see clearly the chakra in Sasuke's hand as the sound accompanied it. Quickly, Sasuke charged straight forward with his hand in front of him.
Sasuke's hand suddenly stopped only a few inches away form Neji's face, as this one smiled.
"Chidori was it?" Neji teased as he grinned
Suddenly, the Chidori attack was stopped as Neji's chakra covered him.
"Hakke Shou Kaiten" Neji let out as he spin on himself releasing chakra to shield him from Sasuke's Chidori
After he activated his Kaiten, after a while, Chidori vanished as Sasuke was pushed back violently. Sasuke barely had time to land on his feet, but lost balance in the process.
He stood up slowly as Neji finished spinning around and took back his initial position.
"He was able to counter Chidori!?" Sasuke thought to himself very surprised
"I've only started with you Uchiha Sasuke!" Neji warned the boy as his eyes were more focused
"As if I'd let you get another chance like that" Sasuke commented as he held his arm which he used for Chidori
"You already did ..." Neji mentioned as he smiled
"Nani!?" Was the only word Sasuke managed to say when Neji vanished before his eyes, by the time he realized what Neji was about to do, it was too late.
"Hakke Rokujuu Yonshou" Neji yelled out as he started to perform the Jutsu
"two"
"four"
"eight"
"sixteen"
"thirty-two"
"sixty-four"
Neji finished his Jutsu, as Sasuke hit violently the tree behind him and fell face first to the ground. The difference this time was Neji used his fists to make it more painful then just stopping Sasuke's chakra flow.
Sasuke had trouble even moving due to all the bruises he had, as he spit out some blood to the ground. His Sharingan faded as his vision started to blur.
"You shouldn't have the right to be called Uchiha." Neji stated as he walked slowly towards the boy
Sasuke managed to find the strength to at least come to his knees, as he felt the pain throughout his body. He had a hard time breathing as he pulled out a kunai to defend himself.
"Useless" Neji said as he prepared to strike Uchiha down
As Sasuke looked above him, it was no longer the small figure of Neji that was in front of him but one that was much taller with silver hair. He then felt someone grip his arm and a much annoying voice.
"Sasuke-kun are you alright?" Sakura asked as she placed her free hand on Sasuke's cheek
"Sakura?" Were the last words Sasuke spoke before he fell unconscious
"Sasuke-kun? Sasuke-kun!?" Sakura repeated as she held the boy in her arms
"Sakura, don't worry, he's only exhausted" Kakashi assured his student as he faced Neji
"I have no quarrel with you Kakashi-san." Neji pointed out as his Byakugan disappeared and he turned his back to the Juunin
"Matte Neji-kun" Kakashi demanded as he took a step forward
"He stuck his nose where he shouldn't. That's all I have to say" Neji informed the Juunin as he walked away from everyone's sight.
"I take this is because of Naruto then ..." Kakashi thought as he turned around to take care of his two students
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*Naruto's Apartment*
Naruto started to sat up in his bed, eyes closed, as his nose picked up a familiar smell.
"Miso ramen ..." Naruto mumbled as he opened his eyes
Naruto ran out of his room and into his kitchen to see bowls filled with ramen on the kitchen table.
"I wanted to surprise you." Neji whispered to Naruto's ear as he appeared behind the blond
Neji wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist he softly kissed his neck. Naruto normally would give in but his eyes were focused elsewhere.
"Can we do that later?" Naruto asked a bit shy
"Of course ramen always comes before me" Neji pointed out as he gave away a little smile
Neji slowly released his hold on Naruto's body as the blond rushed to the table and put all the ramen he could inside his mouth. Neji sat down and ate slowly as he stared at his lover and smiled again.
"Swhait?" Naruto asked still having a mouthful of ramen
"You're just cute when you eat." Neji replied
After an hour, Naruto finished eating his dozen ramen bowls, as he patted his stomach and leaned back.
"You're the best cook ever!" Naruto told his love with a wide smile
"I'm glad you liked it." Neji replied
"Hey, I'm going to get change ok?" Naruto informed
As Neji nodded in agreement as he disposed of the dishes, Naruto went into his room to change into his pajamas.
Knock Knock
"Neji, could you get that?" Naruto asked as he struggled with his pants
"Sure" Neji answered as he headed towards the door
As Neji opened the door, the first thing that he saw was a fist about to strike him in the face. Of course Neji blocked it with his own hand as the door opened wide to reveal a pink haired female genin.
"That's now a good way to hello to someone that opened the door to you." Neji stated as he released Sakura's fist
"Why the hell did you do that to Sasuke-kun!?" Sakura yelled out to him with such an angry tone
"That's between him and me." Neji replied as he was about to shut the door to her face
"You wait! You could of killed Sasuke if I hadn't brought Kakashi there. Why? He never did anything to you!" Sakura yelled out to him as she grabbed his arm
"Ignorant girl!" As his Byakugan appeared and startled Sakura. " Sasuke touched what was mine to begin with. He brought this upon himself for going after Naruto, and if your teacher hadn't interfere, he would be far more injured than he is right now" Neji stated as he slammed the door shut, leaving a shocked Sakura on the other side.
Neji calmed himself down as he was unaware that Naruto had heard everything that Sakura yelled at him.
"Neji hurt Sasuke badly...?" Naruto thought as he stayed silent for a moment
In the kitchen, Neji paced around as he cursed that pink haired girl.
"Damn you wench for ruining my evening with Naruto!" Neji told himself for no one else to hear
Naruto gathered his courage as he put on a fake smile, as he hoped Neji wouldn't notice. Neji did just about the same thing, hoping Naruto hadn't heard his conversation.
"Well I'm all ready for bed!" Naruto informed Neji with a smile
"I must admit cooking for you is rather exhausting..." Neji started as Naruto looked at him with confused eyes
"What's wrong Neji-kun?" Naruto asked as he walked towards Neji
"I can't let him know I actually nearly killed Sasuke..." Neji thought as he also thought of an answer to give the blond
"Neji?" Naruto repeated
"Would you mind if we go to sleep I don't feel too good." Neji stated as Naruto was only an inch away from him
Naruto placed his hand on Neji's forehead to check for his temperature.
"You seem to have a little fever." Naruto stated as he went to his bathroom to retrieve a bottle of something. "Here." Naruto handed the bottle to him
"What's this?" Neji asked as he looked strangely at the bottle
"This will make you feel better" Naruto said as he smiled
"Arigatou ..." Neji thanked him as he took some pills and swallowed them
"Time to sleep!" Naruto happily said as he grabbed Neji's hand and they headed for his bed
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*Naruto's Bedroom*
Naruto jumped into his bed as Neji closed the light and joined him. Naruto laid on his left side, as Neji did the same but as their bodies touched. Neji then laid a soft kiss on Naruto's neck, as he placed his right arm around Naruto's stomach.
"Goodnight" Neji softly said as he laid his head back on the pillow
"Goodnight" Naruto replied as his eyes remained opened.
Neji fell asleep quickly, as Naruto remained awake as he felt somewhat bad for Neji not telling him about something so important. Naruto spent most of the time only thinking.
-----Hours Later-----
Neji was sound asleep, as Naruto looked over to his clock to see it was 1 a.m. already. Naruto had been unable to shake off the worry he felt concerning Naruto and the disappointment he had in Neji.
Naruto finally made a decision as he slowly removed Neji's arm from his body and slid out of bed without making a sound. Naruto placed back the sheets over the boy as he grabbed something his orange suit and head out of his room.
"I'll be right back." Naruto mumbled as he closed the door behind him
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*Uchiha House*
All lights in the Uchiha residence were all shut except for one, Sasuke's room. Sasuke walked out of the bathroom, as he only wore his shorts.
Sasuke could barely stand on his two feet as he walked towards his bed, using the wall for support.
Sasuke stopped when he reached the end of his bed, but as he was about to walk on his own, the pain all over his body increased as his knees weakened.
"Chikushou ..." Sasuke mumbled out as he felt his eyes close
As he felt himself fall towards his floor, he felt a firm grip, preventing him from continuing his fall. He felt himself being carried somewhere, his bed, as he felt warm feeling near him.
The warm feeling then went away for a few minutes to return as he felt something cold and wet on his forehead. Sasuke then managed to open his eyes as he met a pair of blue eyes that stared at him.
"Na ... Naruto?" Sasuke let out with a low tone
"Do you think you can sit up?" Naruto asked
"Baka ... What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked as he managed to sit up
"Just shut up and turn around." Naruto ordered as he sat on the bed, behind Sasuke
"What are you doing?" Sasuke asked as his eyes twitched time to time from the pain
"Hinata gives me this recovery gel form time to time for my wounds. So I figured this would help you." Naruto answered as he opened the container and started to place in on Sasuke's back
At first, Sasuke felt a shiver, as the gel was a bit cold, but he felt better since Naruto was gently rubbing it on his skin.
After a while, Naruto finished rubbing the ointment on Sasuke. As the dark haired boy was about to speak, he suddenly felt both hands of Naruto, gently pressing on his back, with his forehead pressing on the back of his neck.
"Naruto, I appreciate you coming over and helping me but you shouldn't be here ..." Sasuke started as he heard a low but sad voice behind him
"Gomen Sasuke ..." Naruto mumbled
"For what?" Sasuke asked a bit confused.
"It's my fault that Neji hurt you this badly, and I couldn't even stop it ... It's because of me ..." Naruto murmured as he closed his eyes
As Sasuke was about to speak again when he felt something warm, like droplets gently falling on his back.
"It's all my fault" Naruto repeated over and over again as the tears wouldn't stop falling
"Naruto's crying??" Sasuke thought as his eyes widened
Sasuke started to turn around to face Naruto, as Naruto didn't dare to look straight into Sasuke's eyes. Both boys faced each other as Sasuke leaned forward to force Naruto to look into his eyes.
"Don't blame yourself for this Naruto, it wasn't your fault to begin with." Sasuke started
"Demo ..." Naruto mumbled as he wiped off his tears with his hands
"No buts! This was my own fault, so stop blaming yourself dobe" Sasuke let out with a little smile
"Don't call me that you bastard" Naruto let out with a little smile by Sasuke's last word
Both boys stared at each other with smiles, as Sasuke took a piece of cloth and washed out the tears on Naruto's face.
"Not that I don't like having you here Naruto but you should leave and go back home." Sasuke explained
Sasuke looked a bit sad, but Naruto simply jumped out of the bed and headed out of Sasuke's room. He opened the door but before closing it, he stood there for a moment.
"Arigatou" Naruto told him and then closed the door
Naruto left Sasuke's house, as Sasuke crawled back into his bed and laid on his , still a bit painful, back, arms crossed behind his head. He looked up at the sealing and then through the window where the moon was shining brightly.
"Iie. I should be the one thanking you Naruto ..." Sasuke softly said as he closed his eyes
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*Outside Uchiha's House*
As the light in Sasuke's room was turned off, Naruto started to walk back towards his home, when he heard a branch crack, in the trees next to him.
"What was that?" Naruto asked himself, as he looked around him in the trees
"I must be tired ..." Naruto told himself as he continued to walk towards his Apartment.
From within the darkness of the trees, there stood a dark figure that seemed to stare at the blond, until it jumped off to another branch and disappeared.
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*Naruto's Bedroom*
Naruto made his way silently back in his room, as he took off his orange suit and slid back into bed.
"Sweet dreams" Naruto whispered to his love as he kissed him softly on the lips
A few minutes later, Naruto had fallen asleep, as a Neji slowly opens his eyes. His eyes showed a very sad expression as he stared at the blond.
"I never thought that the reason you cried was because of me ..." Neji thought as he gently placed his hand to pull the blond closer to him
TBC
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Yay!!! Another chapter done, and this one it didn't take a whole week for you loyal readers to wait for. I know that things look really bad right now and Sasuke is a bit less of a bastard he was but that's what happens in triangles, but no worry only very light SasuNaru anyway.
On with the reviews!!!
Pinky-cat : I totally forgot about Sasuke having a seal so let's pretend that the extra seal on that curse is doing it's job correctly ;)
Rubymoon17 : I worked a lot on this chapter to release it sooner since I was really bad of me to leave such a cliffhanger, hope you enjoyed it
Naito Kiseki : another nice and funny story. I really enjoy reading your reviews the most. They make me feel so good, hopefully you've enjoyed this chapter and the fight.
Ravendark160 : Well Naruto smells like ramen but this time he smelled something else since Sasuke did hold the boy within his arms all night. Neji is usually very clever so that's how he figured it out!!
Temari-chan : Many people like the fact that he snapped at Sakura lol. Well personally I hate her so I thought I'd do something evil ( kinda ) to shut her up. Also includes the scene where Neji shuts the door to her face. Indeed tension will continue to rise but that's because of Neji and Naruto's own fault. If there were no tension I wouldn't be able to write a good story ne? How many chapters? At first I only planned like 10 chapters but so many reviews and news ideas pop in my head, but maybe 15 chapters will be enough I hope.
Muchacha : I haven't read anything form you before in reviews, glad it's addictive my story ( grins ) As said elsewhere not enough Naruto and Neji fics out there so I took the responsibility to write one although I never expected to have this many reviews.
Nikkler : Your wish was almost granted ne? Neji did kick Sasuke's butt very hard, although Kakashi interfered, hope you enjoyed this chapter
Next Chapter : Departure ...
We discover who the dark figure was! The tension between Naruto and Neji rises a little more.
Read and REVIEW!
ARIGATOU MINA!!!
Ookima