Sakurabana: I don't feel like talking much. So go ahead, one of you, say it.

Sasuke and Naruto: What?

Sakurabana: Say what you usually say.

Sasuke and Naruto: o.o?

Sakurabana: You know.

Naruto: I love you?

Sasuke: Is that what you're talking about?

Sakurabana: No! The thing you usually say for me.

Sasuke: Get away, Jiraiya?

Naruto: Is that it?

Sakurabana: NO!

Naruto: Oh! I get it now!

Sakurabana: Finally!

Naruto: She means for us to say that this is a shounen ai, which means it a boy/boy relationship!

Sasuke: Good thinking, Naruto.

Sakurabana: NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AT ALL! YOU IDIOTS! ALL I WANTED YOU TO DO WAS… :rant rant rant:

Sasuke: I thought she didn't want to talk that much.

Naruto:laughs: Well, she doesn't own anything. I would say that I'm my own free person, but really I'd be lying. I belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Freaky Ninja

(Sasu/Naru)

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The blackening sky looked as if it were about to rain. He sat under a tree and continued to glance upward towards it. Having just eaten, he felt relaxed and refreshed. He got up and thought it was a good a time as ever to go and visit him. So, without a backward glance, he ran off to the house.

After only a few minutes, he arrived at his house. The occupants were both male and both ninjas, but that only made everything easier. It proved to him that two ninja males could hold a relationship. And that's exactly what he wanted with a certain whisker-faced boy.

Knocking on the door, he heard footsteps approach. The door opened abruptly and a black-haired man with a scar across his nose stood there. He looked tired… no, exhausted. He stood at the doorway until the man had finally processed who it was and smiled.

"Hello, Naruto. What brings you here?"

"Hi, Iru- er, Sensei." He quickly changed. He had no idea what Naruto really called him. "I was wondering if I could talk with you."

"Sure, what about?"

"About guy troubles."

"I never knew you were having guy troubles. Is it about Sakura? Or about another girl?"

"No. It's about another boy."

"Oh, well come in." he motioned the boy inside. "Go on, sit down."

He sat down on the couch and began studying the room. It was significantly smaller than his mansion and also messier. Living alone, he was able to easily able to keep it clean all the time.

"Sorry, I haven't gotten to cleaning yet. I said I'd do it whenever Kakashi was out grocery shopping, but then you stopped by. So I think he'll understand."

Sasuke nodded once and then finally noticed what Iruka was dressed in. He had on a pair of dark blue sweats that hung a few inches below his bellybutton. A tight white shirt accented every muscle on his torso, back, and arms.

Iruka caught him staring and asked, "Do you like it? Kakashi bought them for me."

"Hn. I mean, yeah, it looks good."

"Well, then I guess Kakashi succeeded in what he wanted to achieve. Well, back to the real problem. What was it you were trying to tell me on the pouch? Something about another guys, is it?"

"Yeah." He said. He still wasn't comfortable speaking to him, but it was the person Naruto trusted most. It'd just look weird going to Kakashi and asking for help in this body. So he just sighed and told him everything. "It started out that I liked this boy. I watched him from afar, protected him… as much as I could, and risked my life for him. I love him, but I don't know who to tell him. I don't want to be rejected because… because…"

"It'd hurt too much." Iruka stated.

"Yeah." He nodded once and then continued. "So, I tried a different approach. I kissed him instead. And…"

"What did he do?"

"He just sat there. He didn't pull back… he didn't kiss back… he did nothing. Afterwards, he tried to cover up why he didn't pull back and punch me, but I saw the slight blush rise to his cheeks. Also, not only did he not pull back, but…"

"Yeah?" Iruka urged. He knew that the good part was coming up.

"His eyes where closed, and his lips were parted… the look of ecstasy was on his face." He sat there recalling the memory in a sort of trance.

"Naruto, do I really have to tell you?" Iruka said as he watched the boy snap out of his trance.

"What?" he said more casually then the usual coldness the lurked in his voice.

"Whoever you kissed loves you back. If he didn't pull back and had that pleasurable look upon his face after the kiss, then I'd say he definitely does. What did he say afterwards?"

He sat there trying to recall the memory. He flinched as he heard the voice replay in his mind. "He just said I was a fag and that I kissed him after he thought it was Sakura. But, that didn't matter really. Because whenever he walked away, I didn't say anything, but I saw the flicker of disappointment, hurt, and sadness on his face. He was never that good at hiding his emotions."

"So, he said all that stuff beforehand so that it'd make you think he didn't like you?"

"No, more or less so I wouldn't laugh at him later on once he found out I was kidding. That's my guess. But I wasn't kidding around, I was serious."

"Well, I'd say for you to go up to him and tell him everything you told me. Tell him how much you love him and why you feel like that. Don't tell him that you aren't 'kidding' because then it just adds more suspicion. More likely than not, he loves you too. He just doesn't know who to express it. If who I think is who you're talking about."

"Who?"

"Uchiha Sasuke?"

He throat clamped. He wanted to know how he figured it out. He never gave the slightest clue who it was or the name. Did Naruto really talk about him?

Before he could speak, Iruka smiled and added, "I've seen the way you look at him. I looked at Kakashi like that before too. Then, he came up to me and told me that he loved me and gave me a kiss. Of course, I acted almost similar, only I didn't call him a 'fag'. I ran away with disappoint, because, I too, thought he was only joking. But when he followed me back to my house, I shortly found out that he wasn't."

A slight blush rose to meet Iruka's cheeks. Sasuke actually found himself smiling at the behavior and continued to listen.

"So, my best bet would to not only tell him how much you love him, show him also." He winked at him and smiled. "You can buy a women's heart, Naruto, but you can only show your way into a man's. Prove to him that you love him. No amount of money will ever add up to the amount of love you are willing to give to another. It comes down to not how much you have risked already, but how much you are still willing to risk. It's up to you and how much you really love him, Naruto."

He nodded while taking all of this in.

"Well, you don't have much time. Why don't you go and tell him before it begins to rain. That way, you can stay inside and enjoy each other's company as the rain falls outside."

"Thanks Iruka-sensei." He said and walked to the door. "I'll remember everything you said."

He nodded at the grown man and ran out of the house and unto the street. The wind had already begun to pick up and the skies began to drizzle, showing signs for a tremendous downpour.

Iruka watched the boy down the street until he turned his first corner. He smiled once again and closed the door.

He then heard a voice behind him. "You always were a hopeless romantic."

He smiled and turned around to face the occupant of the voice. "Is there a problem with that?"

"Not at all." said a silver-haired nin. "There is no problem whatsoever." He wrapped his arms tightly around the Iruka's waist.

He put his arms around his neck and noticed that his mask was no longer on. Another blush met Iruka's cheeks, as he knew what was coming later on. "Kakashi…"

"Shh…" he said as he began kissing his neck. Slowly and teasingly, until he found his way to his shoulders, then his chest, and then back up to his neck again. Iruka stood there, knees weak, until Kakashi stood straight up and landed a soft whisper of a kiss upon his lips. "The funny thing is… we were never out grocery shopping."

"No, we weren't. I wonder if they'll ever find out?" he whispered.

"No, I doubt it. But shall we start where we left off earlier?"

"Of course."

This time, Iruka reached over and locked the door before proceeding into the bedroom, still linked together in Kakashi's arms.

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Sakurabana: Oh yeah! A little Kakashi and Iruka action at the end. I never meant to do that, but I just thought it up on a whim. So I hope you liked it, even if it didn't have anything to do with the story.

Kakashi and Iruka: It's about time!

Naruto: So that was Sasuke in my body, right?

Sakurabana: Correct.

Sasuke: Getting a little quicker aren't we, dobe?

Naruto: SASUKE!

Sakurabana: Well, I believe one or two more chapters shall do it. We are quickly coming to a close in our story. Thanks for sticking with me and I hope you really enjoyed it!