Author: I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a long time! Its because im at my grandmas house and I cant always get to the comp neways I hope people will keep reading this fic cuz I think the conclusion is coming up soon. I might be starting another fic about sasunaru and I wanted to no what people would say to that! I love the people that give me nice reviews thank you for them. I never really thought about how much authors liked reviews until I started to write my own fic and now im like begging for then it must be karma….o well!
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Chapter 13
When it came time for the store to close Iruka slung his arms around Naruto and Sasuke's shoulders steering then away from the shop and in the direction of Sasuke's house. There was an uneasy silence now Iruka waited until they were half way to Sasuke's house before talking.
"Well you know with this link thing…are you guys comfortable with it?" he waited expecting Naruto to answer but when Sasuke did he was surprised.
"We can handle it I think…you see we get along just fine." Sasuke smiled…actually smiled.
"That I can see…" Iruka grinned and looked at Naruto, who was blushing. Iruka then stopped walking and the two boys stopped as well. Well I need to get home and plan lessons and I know that you Naruto need to get some rest so I'll see you guys soon maybe."
"Yeah we'll see you soon sensei! Thanks for the ramen today it was fun." He nudged Sasuke and Sasuke smiled a small smile that was barely noticeable.
"I also thank you Iruka-sensei if Naruto says he'll see you again then I guess I will too, I had a good time." Sasuke moved closer to Naruto filling the space Iruka had made between them.
That was how Iruka left them standing side by side in the darkness. When he opened the door to his house it was dark and empty, he sighed another night of lesson plans and grading papers all alone trapped in his seemingly endless solitude…
Sasuke looked at Naruto as Iruka walked away, Naruto was staring at Iruka's back with an expression of love and respect Sasuke felt…jealous even though he knew Naruto didn't love Iruka in that way.
"He saved me…" Sasuke gave him a puzzled look. "Iruka I mean…he saved me from…losing my will to live…." Naruto smiled at Sasuke and held out his hand. Which Sasuke took it was dark now and no one would see. Or that's what they thought.
Sakura had been following them all day and had sat silently on the ramen shacks roof as she watched Naruto, Sasuke, and Iruka have a wonderful time talking and eating. She was still slightly in shock from the day before and she tried to ignore the small gestures of affection the two boys shared.
Sakura always thought that she would win Sasuke's heart and now to see that another held it in the palm of their hand made her livid with rage. How could Naruto do this to her? How could he possibly fall for the guy he knew she liked? Sakura was right when she thought that Naruto always got between her and Sasuke-kun.
Sakura was thinking along these lines then she sensed someone standing on the roof next to her. When she turned around to look she couldn't help but take a step backwards.
Before her stood a guy that looked to be around her age, he had red hair and green eyes. His eyes were anything but normal. They were framed darkly like a girl who had put to mush eyeliner on. The boy had a character on his forehead and he had no eye brows. His mouth formed a scowl and he looked like he was pissed off at everything.
While she was staring at him Gaara noticed it was the same girl he had seen the night before. Gaara wondered what she was doing up here watching what Gaara knew were her teammates. This brought him back to the reason he was here in the first place. Uchiha Sasuke was why Gaara was here watching, Gaara had found out that one of the two remaining ninjas of the Uchiha bloodline was here in this village and he had been excited that he would have a chance to crush him.
Gaara wanted a chance to fight and Sasuke was the perfect thing, being of an advanced bloodline might make him worth killing. Gaara looked at Sasuke's companions in distaste; one was Umino Iruka who was a chunin and a teacher at the academy. The other was Uzumaki Naruto a loud boy that liked to play pranks and was in other words a waste of time.
It took a few seconds to realize that the girl who he thought must be Haruno Sakura had said something.
"Who are you?" Sakura asked the strange guy again and as a response he scowled at her.
"It does not concern you who I am, because I don't care about you." Gaara said this simple sentence and then returned to watching Sasuke. Sasuke wasn't talking very much but Gaara caught all the side ways glances he threw Naruto's way…Gaara saw a glimpse of an unrecognizable emotion in Sasuke's eyes when ever he talked to Naruto. This puzzled him and he decided to keep that in mind.
Gaara having seen enough to know that Sasuke wasn't that good was turning to leave when he noticed the pink haired Sakura still staring at him "……………" He frowned at her before taking off into the setting sun.
Sakura watched after the strange boy and she felt a strange tug in her heart, that guy's expression the look in his eyes was the same as two others she knew. Naruto and Sasuke, that expression of deep loneliness and pain, Sakura thought back to the day before and remembered how happy Sasuke had looked as he stood by Naruto his slight relaxation in posture.
Who was this guy and where did he come from? Why was he here on the roof of the ramen shop spying on her teammates and former sensei? Sakura shook her head and then looked back at the people that she had come to watch as well.
They had gotten up and Iruka was steering them away from the shop his arms slung around Sasuke's and Naruto's shoulders. He wasn't speaking and Sasuke and Naruto were silent as well. Sakura was about to follow when somebody shoved her from behind. Sakura gave a muffled yelp as she tumbled off the roof just managing to land on her ass instead of her head. The girl that had pushed her leapt gracefully down and landed in a crouch beside her. It was Ino her friend/rival who had blonde hair and liked Sasuke too.
"Hey big forehead, still trying to catch Sasuke-kuns eye?" Ino stood now and placed her hands on her hips. "You know I won't lose to you…what's wrong?" Ino had noticed that Sakura looked pale and preoccupied.
Sakura took a deep breath and stood up brushing herself off. She sighed "I don't think either of us will have Sasuke…" Sakura couldn't finish because Ino quickly interrupted.
"WHAT?!" Ino was yelling in Sakura's ear and making her wince, Ino choose not to notice though. "I don't know about you but I will certainly not give up on Sasuke-kun, I knew you would lose to me!"
Sakura waited until she was sure Ino wasn't going to say anything else when she continued. "You won't want to go with him if you knew what I do; you would want to kill a certain somebody else…"
Again Ino interrupted "What the fuck are you talking about…" she didn't finish because Sakura clapped a hand over her mouth and pulled her rather roughly in to an ally. Ino's eyes widened and she was still trying to say something. When Sakura let go of her she was panting.
"Now shut up and listen, I don't want to repeat anything because I don't want to say it in the first place." Sakura waited until she was sure Ino was indeed going to keep her mouth shut and then spat out the bad news. "Sasuke likes Naruto." Saying it made it feel more real and Sakura didn't really like that. She then looked to see how Ino was taking the news.
Ino stared at Sakura for a while and then burst out laughing. "So….so you're trying to say that Sasuke not only likes guys but he likes NARUTO? Ino looked at Sakura waiting for her to say that she was just kidding, to say that Sasuke didn't like Naruto but Sakura only stood there with a mournful expression on her face.
Ino screamed in rage and swung at Sakura who didn't dodge or move out of the way, her fist connected with Sakura's face and the pink haired girl stumbled "Your fucking lying right?" Ino looked at Sakura who was staring at her in disbelief shocked that Ino had hit her.
"I'm not fucking lying about anything you bitch; I heard it from his own damn mouth right after I overheard him talking to Naruto and them saying that they loved each other!" Tears had started to form in Sakura's eyes and she couldn't help it when a few slipped out.
Ino looked at her friend and then grabbed her arms pulling her up. "Come on I have an idea." Ino lead Sakura to a small tea shop that was still open and then ordered tea for both of them.
Then something caught her eye, walking slowly past the little shop come Sasuke and Naruto. Ino squinted and gasped. In the failing light it was hard to make out that they were holding hands. So…Ino thought Sakura was really telling the truth, Ino couldn't believe it and she glanced at Sakura who was also watching the pair with eyes that were filling up again.
Ino jumped up put of her seat and was heading for the door but Sakura grabbed her arm and held her back. She glared at Sakura and tried to tug her arm away.
"No you can't, if Sasuke finds out you know he might kill me and you because I wasn't supposed to tell anyone!" Sakura was pleading but she kept back her tears.
Ino looked outside again for Sasuke and Naruto but they were gone, cursing she ran into the street and collided with someone….