Haha...see? I'm on a roll, so ok, here's the next chapter.
Usual disclaimers: I no own Naruto
Warning: PG-13, yaoi (m/m) Don't like? Don't read.
Yees...Oh, and to Akki no Tama's review, gomen nasai, I did not realize that it was set so that only authors could review. bows ;
On with the story! --
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Searing Soul
by Elegante
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Ch. 2
As the 3 genin, 1 Hokage's daughter, and the lazy jounin trudged on, Taiya kept fawning over Naruto.
Kakashi quietly observed from behind and noted with interest the reactions of each person.
Sakura still kept pinching herself thinking that this was a dream
Naruto still seemed flattered that such a pretty girl was paying so much attention to him
Sasuke? Well, he pretty much stayed his cool self but to the trained and skillful eyes of Kakashi, he could see that the boy was probably disturbed by the fact that this girl was paying so much attention to his rival...and, was that...jealousy in his eyes?
Oho! This is the first time Sasuke's been jealous of Naruto! Omoshiroi desu ne! (Very interesting indeed!) Kakashi thought gleefully to himself.
"Oy, sensei! Why are you laughing to yourself?"
Kakashi looked down to see Sakura staring suspiciously at him.
"Ah..heh..heh jya..nandemonaisu! (Nothing much!) ;
"Hora! Look, there's flat ground up ahead. Naruto! Sasuke! We're going to camp here tonight, you two go gather firewood!"
Sakura sweatdropped.
"Hn" (A/N: guess who said THAT?)
"Haiiiiii, sense-..."
Before he could finish, he was glomped by Taiya.
"Naruto-chaaaaaaaaaaaan!! Are you going to leave me here alllll alone?"
Naruto stared sheepishly at the teary girl.
"Kakashi-sensei told Sasuke and me to go get firewood...I have to g-..."
"Daijoubu, Naruto, you stay here with Sakura and Taiya, and I'll go gather firewood with Sasuke" Kakashi replied cheerfully
"Demo sensei!..."
"Daijoubu, Naruto!"
"Arigato Kakashi-san! Now I can spend more time with my dear Naruto-chan!!" Taiya glomped Naruto once more.
Sakura sweatdropped.
"Alright, Sasuke, lets go gather firewo-...Sasuke? Ore?" Kakashi looked around and saw that Sasuke had gone on ahead of him.
As Kakashi leaped from tree to tree to find Sasuke, he had to wonder to himself. This really is the first time I've seen Sasuke like this...Maybe he really likes the Hokage's daughter and is jealous of Naruto for taking her attention away...
When Kakashi found Sasuke, the boy was busy slamming his fist into a tree. Kakashi was about to make himself known to the boy when he heard some very interesting juice from the usual stoic boy.
"Goddamnit...why the hell does that blonde idiot get a girl now? It's just ridiculous! Argh, I have to concentrate, I can't get jealous now and..ARRRGGHH! KAKASHI-SENSEI! HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THERE!?"
The lazy jounin leapt down from the tree.
"Long enough to know that you're jealous. Come on, Sasuke, you can have any girl you want back in Konoha, why not just let Naruto have this one?"
"Easy for you to say..." Sasuke muttered.
Kakashi smiled and patted the boy on the head.
"Come on now, we have to get back to the site before the others start to worry."
Within 5 minutes, the two had gathered a nice stack of lumber and headed back for the camp.
While walking (leaping) back, the young shinobi and his sensei heard an ear-splitting cry.
"That's Sakura!"
And with that, they raced back to the campsite. What the two soon saw would be funny if it wasn't happening to their teammates.
Sakura was screaming her lungs out as a bear prowled near her. Taiya was clutching onto Naruto's arm so hard that his hand was turning blue (due to lack of circulation)
"Taiya-san, if you don't let go of me I can't save Sakura-chan and Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke will be upset if I let Sakura-chan be the bear's dinner."
"NARUTO!!! DO SOMETHIIIIIIIIING!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!" Sakura screamed.
"But, but, Naruto-chaaan! Who will stay here to protect me when you go save Sakura-san?"
"Taiya-san, theres only 1 bear...and its after Sakura, not you...so I think you'll be ok alone." Naruto smiled reassuringly to the (once again) teary girl next to him.
"NARUUUUUUUTOOOO!!!!! HEEEEEEEEEELPP!!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming, Sakura-chan!"
As Naruto was about to leap up, he found himself yanked back by Taiya.
"What IS it, Taiya-san?! Can't you see Sakura-chan is in trouble?! Let me go!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!! Naruto-chan haaaaaaaaaates me, WAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!"
"Ore..!? I never said I hated yo-..."
"YOU DON'T HATE MEE? big huge shimmery eyes WAAAAAH!! I LOVE YOU TOO NARUTO-CHAAAAAAAN, LETS GET MARRIED!"
Sakura would have fainted again if she had not had the bear stalking her.
"WHAT THE HELL?! NARUTO'S ONLY 16 HE CAN'T GET MARRIED! AND, BY THE WAY, I STILL HAVE THIS BEAR AFTER MEE!! HELLLPPP!!!"
"KATON GOUKAKYUU NO JUTSU!"
A huge ball of fire came blasting towards the bear, cooking it to crisps.
"Sa..Sasuke-kun! Arigato!" Sakura looked at her crush with heart-eyes.
"Hn."
"Sasuke-teme!! I could have rescued Sakura without you!"
"Oh REALLY. She'd have been bear chow by now if I hadn't just blasted that bear away, dobe."
"I COULD HAVE!"
"COULD NOT."
"COULD!"
"NOT!"
"YES!"
"no."
"YES!"
"no."
"YES!"
"yes."
"NO!"
"See? You couldn't have." Sasuke smirked.
"Sasuke bastard! You tricked me!"
Sakura sweatdropped.
The two rivals glared at each other as a blue wave of electricity passed between their eyes.
"Naruto-chaan!! I'll be waiting right here for you when you're done arguing with Sasuke-san!" With that, Taiya perched her pretty arse on a tree stump.
Kakashi walked over to the fallen bear and began to haul it towards the fire that Sakura had set up while Sasuke and Naruto were squabbling.
"Maa, at least we have dinner tonight." Kakashi smiled cheerfully and gleefully rubbed his hands together as an evil twinkle could be seen in his eyes as he started to roast the bear.
Sakura sweatdropped.
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(A/N: This was harder to write than the last chapter. There will be ravin' Sasuke-jealousy by next chapter, I think.)
Kimi wo, suki ni natte,dorekurai tatsu no kana?
Kimochi fukuraande kuru bakari de...