Part 3:Innocence
The street's were alive, the noise, the color, from small children to the oldest men and women, their voices ran together in a mixture of confusion and laughter. Everyone was out today; the streets were thick with shoppers, friends and nin as they took advantage of the wonderful day. Two men walked slowly on the sidewalk, their hand's clasped. Naruto had a bright smile plastered on his face absorbing everything around him. Sasuke lagged behind letting the blond tug his around, a soft smile gracing his face.
"Konohamaru! Wait up!" A teenage raced past the two men, a hand coming up to push the shaggy dark hair from his leaf forehead protector and out of his eyes. He wore a pair of dark blue baggy jeans and a white t-shirt underneath a tan chuunin vest. There was a white holster strapped to his left leg and numerous blue and white rubber bracelets on his wrists
He stopped a few feet away from the two shinobi and glanced back, flipping his mid-length ponytail over his back, "C'mon you slowpokes. Kiba-Sensei is going to be pissed if were late!" he said his voice half-teasing, half- serious; his brown eyes reminiscent of the 3rd Hokage were dancing merrily.
Two more teenager's, both with a chuunin vests stopped in front of him, one a girl her bright red hair pulled back into a bun with various diamond flowers pinned in it and her protector dangling of her neck, gave him a withering look. Her hazel eyes sparked and then softened with humor, "We're not the one's who had to have that third bowl of ramen!"
The last one with spiky dark hair, his protector pulled over his right eye and half of a thin slender scar, the one blue eye sparkling, was laughing to hard to say anything. Their outfits were similar to Konohamaru's, the girl tan shirt and red shirt with a black messenger bag, the boy dark green pants and black t-shirt.
His laughter was catching and soon the three nineteen year old's could barely keep standing. Naruto's smile softened into one of memories and wonder as he watched the team of chuunin's try to calm down. Sasuke came up behind him and rested his head on the shorter man's shoulder, his eyes soft and warm. "Are we really that old?" he asked teasingly. Naruto smiled and tilted his head towards the man but didn't answer.
Konohamaru managed to calm down enough to grasp his teammate's hands and start pulling them towards the direction they had been heading before the ramen comment. "We better hurry before he sends Akamaru after us." This comment only sent the two laughing even harder than before as they were dragged down the sidewalk and around the corner.
"It's more like were we ever that innocent?" he asked instead his voice barely over a whisper, his left hand coming up to clasp the arm around his neck and the finger's of his right hand lacing with Sasuke's. The dark- haired man gave a soft grunt and nuzzled the side of his lover's neck.
To still be chuunin's, to still have not been sent out on an assassination mission, that was in a sense a blessing. During the small war between the hidden villages, those three had been to young to have been involved in anything. Even Konohamaru whose grandfather, his only family, had been killed he was still innocent. They were still children; they were why the Hokage had died, to protect their innocence, to let them be younger longer.
With the Jounin exam's coming up in six months those teenagers would soon be competing, if they wished, to be sent out on higher ranking mission's, the almost certain death kind's. That was why some chuunin's decided not to take the Jounin exam it wasn't fear as more protection. For Naruto his first assassination had been hell, both on him and his lover. But they had gotten through it, thankfully for the better.
"Naruto! Sasuke!" They we're pulled out of their soft moment by a very familiar feminine voice. They turned and saw a chuunin with short pink hair pulled back into a small ponytail. Two identical smiles broke out onto their face as the woman came up and gave them both a tight hug. Her mint green eyes sparkled with happiness, "I was just going to meet you!"
Naruto smiled, "Funny that was what we were going to do" his voice was light and teasing as the girl gave him a soft punch in the shoulder.
"Very funny!" she said the small diamond ring on her right hand catching the sunlight and sparkling brightly.
Sasuke grabbed her hand, looked down at it and then up at her with one slender eyebrow raised. "Would this have anything to do with it?" he asked his voice normal but gently hinting at laughter.
A deep red blush rose up on Sakura's face and she pulled her hand back, "Lee asked me last week" she said unable to keep the excitement out of her voice. Suddenly she couldn't breath as she was pulled into a hug from both sides, she laughed and hugged back two of the most important men in her life.
They finally started off towards the restaurant, Sakura talking about what they had missed, the class she taught with Iruka-Sensei and most importantly every detail of the night Lee-san had proposed. The blond Jounin animatedly involved while the dark Anbu letting the two hyper nin's talk to their wit's end just enjoying the light they both exuded.
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Well...I rather enjoyed this one^^ I think my second favorite couple in this series is Sakura-chan and Lee-san. So cute! *giggles* Pink and green, Blue and orange ^_~ I hope you guy's enjoy this one especially the little appearance by a very grown....well not so much mentally but, grown up Konohamaru! Thanks for the great review's you guys! I hope you enjoy this!
By the way I think I got the spelling's right for Chunin and Jonin (except for the little things over the u and o's) but I'm going by the Shonen Jump spelling I've seen different one's so I think I have it right but I'm not sure^^;; And that was my Useless Announcement for the day! *cheers*
The street's were alive, the noise, the color, from small children to the oldest men and women, their voices ran together in a mixture of confusion and laughter. Everyone was out today; the streets were thick with shoppers, friends and nin as they took advantage of the wonderful day. Two men walked slowly on the sidewalk, their hand's clasped. Naruto had a bright smile plastered on his face absorbing everything around him. Sasuke lagged behind letting the blond tug his around, a soft smile gracing his face.
"Konohamaru! Wait up!" A teenage raced past the two men, a hand coming up to push the shaggy dark hair from his leaf forehead protector and out of his eyes. He wore a pair of dark blue baggy jeans and a white t-shirt underneath a tan chuunin vest. There was a white holster strapped to his left leg and numerous blue and white rubber bracelets on his wrists
He stopped a few feet away from the two shinobi and glanced back, flipping his mid-length ponytail over his back, "C'mon you slowpokes. Kiba-Sensei is going to be pissed if were late!" he said his voice half-teasing, half- serious; his brown eyes reminiscent of the 3rd Hokage were dancing merrily.
Two more teenager's, both with a chuunin vests stopped in front of him, one a girl her bright red hair pulled back into a bun with various diamond flowers pinned in it and her protector dangling of her neck, gave him a withering look. Her hazel eyes sparked and then softened with humor, "We're not the one's who had to have that third bowl of ramen!"
The last one with spiky dark hair, his protector pulled over his right eye and half of a thin slender scar, the one blue eye sparkling, was laughing to hard to say anything. Their outfits were similar to Konohamaru's, the girl tan shirt and red shirt with a black messenger bag, the boy dark green pants and black t-shirt.
His laughter was catching and soon the three nineteen year old's could barely keep standing. Naruto's smile softened into one of memories and wonder as he watched the team of chuunin's try to calm down. Sasuke came up behind him and rested his head on the shorter man's shoulder, his eyes soft and warm. "Are we really that old?" he asked teasingly. Naruto smiled and tilted his head towards the man but didn't answer.
Konohamaru managed to calm down enough to grasp his teammate's hands and start pulling them towards the direction they had been heading before the ramen comment. "We better hurry before he sends Akamaru after us." This comment only sent the two laughing even harder than before as they were dragged down the sidewalk and around the corner.
"It's more like were we ever that innocent?" he asked instead his voice barely over a whisper, his left hand coming up to clasp the arm around his neck and the finger's of his right hand lacing with Sasuke's. The dark- haired man gave a soft grunt and nuzzled the side of his lover's neck.
To still be chuunin's, to still have not been sent out on an assassination mission, that was in a sense a blessing. During the small war between the hidden villages, those three had been to young to have been involved in anything. Even Konohamaru whose grandfather, his only family, had been killed he was still innocent. They were still children; they were why the Hokage had died, to protect their innocence, to let them be younger longer.
With the Jounin exam's coming up in six months those teenagers would soon be competing, if they wished, to be sent out on higher ranking mission's, the almost certain death kind's. That was why some chuunin's decided not to take the Jounin exam it wasn't fear as more protection. For Naruto his first assassination had been hell, both on him and his lover. But they had gotten through it, thankfully for the better.
"Naruto! Sasuke!" They we're pulled out of their soft moment by a very familiar feminine voice. They turned and saw a chuunin with short pink hair pulled back into a small ponytail. Two identical smiles broke out onto their face as the woman came up and gave them both a tight hug. Her mint green eyes sparkled with happiness, "I was just going to meet you!"
Naruto smiled, "Funny that was what we were going to do" his voice was light and teasing as the girl gave him a soft punch in the shoulder.
"Very funny!" she said the small diamond ring on her right hand catching the sunlight and sparkling brightly.
Sasuke grabbed her hand, looked down at it and then up at her with one slender eyebrow raised. "Would this have anything to do with it?" he asked his voice normal but gently hinting at laughter.
A deep red blush rose up on Sakura's face and she pulled her hand back, "Lee asked me last week" she said unable to keep the excitement out of her voice. Suddenly she couldn't breath as she was pulled into a hug from both sides, she laughed and hugged back two of the most important men in her life.
They finally started off towards the restaurant, Sakura talking about what they had missed, the class she taught with Iruka-Sensei and most importantly every detail of the night Lee-san had proposed. The blond Jounin animatedly involved while the dark Anbu letting the two hyper nin's talk to their wit's end just enjoying the light they both exuded.
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Well...I rather enjoyed this one^^ I think my second favorite couple in this series is Sakura-chan and Lee-san. So cute! *giggles* Pink and green, Blue and orange ^_~ I hope you guy's enjoy this one especially the little appearance by a very grown....well not so much mentally but, grown up Konohamaru! Thanks for the great review's you guys! I hope you enjoy this!
By the way I think I got the spelling's right for Chunin and Jonin (except for the little things over the u and o's) but I'm going by the Shonen Jump spelling I've seen different one's so I think I have it right but I'm not sure^^;; And that was my Useless Announcement for the day! *cheers*