Chapter 8
"Naruto?" Kiba looked at Naruto.
"Gaarhg!" Naruto peeled the thick layers of curtains all over the room. Sasuke winced when the sunlight flooded the room. "There much better, ne?"
Kiba's face faulted. "Oh, now the effect for the interrogation room is all gone now." He puffed his cheeks and peeled his cop hat.
Turning off the light bulb, Naruto sighed at Kiba. "Kiba, you're just complicating things here." He said as he folds all the curtains and blankets that Kiba, Shino and Shikamaru used. "And I can't believe it!" Shino, Shikamaru, Kiba and the tied up Sasuke looked at him. "Shino and Shikamaru helped Kiba arrange this curtains and blankets!" he sighed again. "Anyways, Hiashi-san and I met at the hallway before I came back."
"You? You weren't in this room when I tied this bastard up!" Kiba's brows went sky high and pointed at Sasuke ignoring Sasuke's shouts about Kiba calling him bastard without permission.
Shino and Shikamaru scratched their head. "Well, he used the bathroom before you two." Shikamaru looked Kiba and the tied up Sasuke. "Came." He explained lazily as Shino nodded for agreement.
Kiba glared at Shino and Shikamaru, before Naruto continued what he was saying. "As I was saying, Hiashi-sama and I bumped to each other a while ago, and he told me to prepare because we'll be leaving soon." He reached some things from his bag and prepared all the things he needed for the beach.
"What? That's too fast. I didn't know time flies by very fast." Kiba peeled his Police Uniform and revealed his original clothes, so as Shikamaru and Shino. "Well, I think the interrogation for today is canceled. Be thankful, Sasuke-Baka." He said as he walked out of Naruto and Sasuke's room.
"I'll see you later then." Shino excused his self.
"Too bothersome, Uchiha, Sasuke." Shikamaru followed Shino.
Before Shino and Shikamaru could leave, Naruto called for the two and. "Hey! Come back here and untie Sasuke!" Naruto pointed at the tied Sasuke.
Shino and Shikamaru sighed and slouched towards Sasuke.
While untying Sasuke off, Shikamaru and Shino whispered something on Sasuke. That made Sasuke broke in pure confusion. "Okay, he's released, see you later." Shikamaru shoved his hands in his pockets and exited the room followed by Shino who bowed down and exited the room.
Outside the room, Kiba was leaning on the wall across the door, "What took you guys so long?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Hey! We were stopped by your baby brother like, Naruto!" Shikamaru harrumphed. "Anyway, I'll be going now, I also want to fix my things for the beach."
"You're going to swim?" Kiba asked, happily. "Alright! Let's go, Bug boy! Let's fix our things too!" he dragged Shino, who waved goodbye at Shikamaru.
"That's troublesome."
While at Naruto and Sasuke's room-
Heavy, uncomfortable silence fell inside the room as Kiba, Shino and Shikamaru left. The only sounds that can be heard were the ruffling of the clothes of Sasuke and Naruto.
'Talk to him, for pete's sake!' Inner Sasuke battled Sasuke.
'Hey! Do you think that's easy!' Sasuke snapped back. 'Why don't you try and be at my place!'
'I really would like to, but unfortunately, I cant.'
'So shut up then! You don't know the feeling! Naruto being so cold towards me! That just…'
'Hurt?'
'Yeah! So shut up for once, please.'
'Sorry.'
After Sasuke scolded his Inner. He heard the frightening silence again. Once in a while, he glances at the blond boy. But every time the blond catches the glance, he will turn his back at the Uchiha. When Sasuke couldn't take the deafening silence, he tried to start up a conversation.
"Uhh, Naru…" he was cut off when a knock hollowed the room. Naruto opened the room as fast as he could. "to…" Sasuke finished his 'Naruto' with a sigh and a look at the window.
"Yo! Time to go now." Kakashi smiled at Naruto, but the smile was replaced by a slight frown when he saw Naruto giving a fake smile and went back in to get his bag. "You all alone in the room?" he asked as Naruto walked passed him. Naruto shook his head while facing his back at Kakashi. "Okay…" he looked inside the room and saw Sasuke looking grimed. "Oi, Sasuke…time to go." He walked inside and patted his head.
Sasuke looked at his teacher, with eyes that is water like. "Yes, Kakashi-sensei." He replied and zipped his bag, swung it on his shoulder. Standing up, with his head bowed down he exited his room.
Kakashi, quite surprised at Sasuke's actions. He suspected something. He and Naruto got into a fight again! And not an ordinary fight…I guess. He smiled and followed Sasuke out.
On the way down, Kakashi and Sasuke had a conversation like this.
"Oi, Sasuke…" Kakashi looked at the downed Uchiha. "What's problem?" I don't think that he'll answer this but it's worth a try, right?
"Kakashi-sensei…" Sasuke looked at the surprised Kakashi. "Naruto's really angryat me," he said as he slowed his walk from normal and sat on the floor helplessly.
Kakashi kneeled down to level Sasuke. "Sasuke?" shocked when Sasuke pulled his knees and hugged it against his chest, burying his face on his knees, sobbing. Kakashi can't believe what he is seeing so he just smiled and ruffled his student's hair. "Hey come on, you two always fight like cats and dogs, so why cry when Naruto turned cold towards you?"
Sasuke shook his head and tears over followed his eyes. "You don't understand!" Sasuke snapped back with trembling voice and made Kakashi withdrew his hand. "It's just the first day me and Naruto are lovers, then I'll go blew it off like, just a bubble because I wasn't listening to him! And I lied that I was listening!" Sasuke turned chibi and cried a fountaing, while rubbing his eyes and wailing. "Waaaaa, I am a big fat liar!"
Whooooooooo, hehe so that was it… "So…you're telling me that…you…and Naruto?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow and fought laughter. " I see, that's why Naruto's kind of cold lately, Hiashi-sama noticed." He smiled. "Don't worry, a little peace offering will make it all better." He offered the Uchiha a hand.
Sniffing like a baby, Sasuke accepted the hand. "What kind of peace offering can I give him?"
Kakashi looked bored and slouched more. "What else? Ramen's the only offer."
"I only wish he would accept it."
"Of course, he will, he would never refuse."
"But if refuse? What will I do then?" Sasuke panicked.
Kakashi stopped and placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulders. Looking at him with a smile, "Sasuke, just give it a shot, nothing will loose you."
"There is…" Sasuke twiddled his fingers Kakashi frowned a little. "And that is Naruto."
Sighing, "Then just say sorry. Nothing will hurt you if you tell him that you're really sorry." He then ruffled Sasuke's hair. "Come on, Come on. They're all down stairs."
The noisy living room…"Saaaaaaasukkeee-kun!" squealed the girls as Kakashi and Sasuke came down.
"I'll leave now, Sasuke." Kakashi waved goodbye at Sasuke.
'Damn, Bastard!' Sasuke tched.
"Too, bothersome, don't you think?" Shikamaru asked Kiba, Shino, Naruto, and Choji. "I am sure happy that, I am not Uchiha, Sasuke."
"Hey," Kiba noticed that Shikamaru didn't bring anything. "I thought you've fixed your things for the beach." He pointed at Shikamaru.
Shikamaru rolled his eyes at Kiba. "I found it too troublesome to bring my things there."
"You mostly think that everything is troublesome." Shino entered.
"Hey, I found something that is not troublesome." Shikamaru slouched. "And those are.."
"Shougi and Go." Shino and Shikamaru chorused. "I knew that you would say that too." Shikamaru snickered.
"Hey, everybody." Everybody looked at the caller, which is Hiashi. "Since it's time to go, would you like to be partnered with some one or do you want to walk alone?" he asked.
"Oh, I want to be with a partner!"
"What? Partners? Again?"
"I want to be with Sasuke!"
"I want to walk alone."
"Hey! Let's be partners!"
"Anyways, I like you all guys to be in two lines, so I guess that you all be with a partner." Hiashi smiled at them. And the others face fault, other smiled and others are kind of disappointed. "Okay, go look for a partner!"
They moved in the Living room looking for partners.
"Hey, do you already have a partner?" Naruto asked Chouji.
Chouji looked at Naruto for a while. "Why don't you ask Sasuke?"
"Umm… thanks but no thanks then, Chouji." Naruto moved along.
Sasuke tipped toed in the crowed. Looking for Naruto. When he spotted him, Naruto was talking to Kiba. Sasuke went to where Naruto is. Okay, it's worth a try! I'll go ask him. "Umm, Na…" but was cut off…
"Yay! Thanks Kiba!" Said Naruto…
My world's crumbling down under my feet! Sasuke fell to his knees and turned Chibi…reaching his hand to Naruto with a comic look.
"Yo, Sasuke what are you doing on the floor? And why is your hand reaching something that you cant reach?" Neji looked at Sasuke from the back tip toeing so he could peer at the boy's face. "Hey, you're weird today." He stood behind Sasuke as the raven-haired boy stood up and cleared his throat. "Anyways, do you already have a partner?"
Sasuke's eyes widened but came back to normal. "Oh, none. Why?"
"Well, I have none too, Gaara's partnered with I think his partner in his room." Neji frowned. "And I don't want to steal him away from his partner."
"Okay, I'll be your partner…Kiba is Naruto's partner." He sighed.
"Yeah, I've noticed." Neji frowned at the laughing Naruto with Kiba.
"Okay, it looks like every body now has their partners, now let's move!" Hiashi lead the group.
On the Road to the Beach…It was really a very hot afternoon, and all of our casts are walking…except for some…
"Haaaaaaah! It's so hot! I can't move in this heat! My skin will burn!" Sakura whined and spotted Lee. "Lee-kun, can you carry me?" she wiped her sweat from her forehead.
"Anything for my Angel!" Lee saluted and carried Sakura, bridal style.
"Why that Sakura!" Ino fisted her hands, then noticed Shikamaru who was walking without anything. "Shikamaru!" she tailed him waving.
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. "What is it?" he answered back while walking.
"Can you carry me?"
"No."
"Why?" annoyed and a vein popping out her forehead.
"Because it's too troublesome and you're quite heavy." With that he received a lump on the head. "Too troublesome…" he said as he watch Ino walk back to her line and nursed his lump.
"That's what you get when you tell her that she is heavy." Chouji laughed at Shikamaru.
"Shut up…"
Huffing and puffing, Naruto wiped the sweat that trickled down his face. "Aaaah! When will we arrive?" he asked very loudly.
"We'll be there in about some more minute, Naruto-kun." Hinata replied back at Naruto who is behind him.
"Really? My body is all ready numb from walking…" he said as he wipe again a sweat that is trickling down.
Kiba tapped Naruto's back, grinning at him. "You can use my back if you want." Kiba offered.
Giving Kiba a wide smile. "Don't worry, Kiba. I still can move…" he insisted.
"Really? Didn't you just tell Hinata that your body's already numb?" he raised an eyebrow. Naruto's face gave a forced smile. "Now, don't worry! I can carry you till we arrive at the beach."
"Okay, but what about my bag and your bag?" Naruto asked, desperately, finding a way where he couldn't burden Kiba.
"Shino!" Kiba called and Shino came.
"What?" He asked, hands inside his pockets, and his knapsack on his shoulder.
"Can you carry this?" Kiba threw his bag and Naruto's bag at Shino who caught it perfectly.
Looking at the bags that were thrown to him, he shrugged and carried it. Naruto snatched back his bag, "I don't want to burden you, Kiba and Shino. Really I can manage."
Kiba glared at Shino, who shrugged and pulled Naruto's bag back, "Naruto, please accept our offer." He said in a low tone voice. "Just this once, please?"
Pouting, he sighed in defeat, "Fine…but…" Kiba glared, "Fine."
Kiba lowered a little so Naruto can climb his back. (Ire: It's a piggyback ride! Weee!)
"There." Kiba gave a brotherly smile at Naruto who, now smiled back. "See, I told you, I can carry you, you're not that heavy."
At the back where Sasuke, Neji and Gaara are…
"Hey, I thought you have a partner." Neji pointed at Gaara who is at Sasuke's right.
"I did…I left her where she is. She's uncomfortable with me." he replied.
"Who wouldn't be?" Neji asked as he laughed.
"You, Sasuke, Naruto, Temari, and Kankuro." He replied in a low tone voice.
"Okay, I got the answer." Neji placed his hands at the back of his head, and then noticed that Naruto is at Kiba's back. "Hey, hey… Kiba got Naruto on his back." He nudged Sasuke that snapped back from reality.
"Huh?" Sasuke followed Neji's pointing finger. And saw what Neji was trying to say. "And so what?" he replied knowing that Kiba is just like a big brother to Naruto.
"Grrr…" Neji turned chibi and fumed. " I didn't know that Kiba also have eyes for Naruto." He walked in chibi form and stomping.
However, Gaara was just silent glaring at the Inuzuka. Sasuke shook his head. "Hey, how could you say that he also has eyes for Naruto?" the snapped their heads to look at Sasuke. "Don't jump into conclusions, that's not a nice thing." He said as he walked faster.
"He's got a point, don't jump into conclusions, Neji." Gaara smirked.
"Hey! Don't talk like that conclusion never crossed your little brain!" Neji snapped back, still in chibi form that is fuming over.
"That never crossed my mind." Gaara sweat dropped as he cleared his throat and walked faster coping with Sasuke.
"Oh, yeah! Then why are looking guilty!" Neji ran to catch up with the two. "And don't leave me like that!" he said jumping while steam escaped his ears.
"I do not look guilty." Gaara looked away from Neji.
"Oh, yeah? Then why are you avoiding my eyes, Browless?" Neji mocked still in chibi form.
"I am so not avoiding your…did you say eyes?" Gaara laughed. "I didn't know that you have eye, Irisless! And who gave you permission to call me Browless?" he pointed a finger at Neji and turned Chibi with steams escaping his ears.
"Nobody! And who told you to call me Irisless! I only let Naruto call me that!"
Sasuke shook his head. "You know, don't start fighting here." He said with a bored tone.
"Oh, yeah! And who told you to stop us, Bastard?" The chibi Neji and Chibi Gaara pointed an angry finger at Sasuke.
Glaring at the two and turned Chibi. "Who gave you permission to call me Bastard?" Sasuke pounced at the two.
And enter the cloud of fighting!
Gaara pulling Neji's hair, Neji biting Sasuke's leg, Sasuke arm locking Gaara.
Naruto looked at the back where Sasuke, Neji and Gaara where, he sighed at he saw the three fighting again. Kiba was tickled as Naruto sighed.
"Hey, something bothering you?" Kiba asked as Shino, Shikamaru and Chouji looked concerned at Naruto.
"Oh, nothing much, it's just that Neji and the other two are fighting again, then they promise me that they wont…" he again sighed and frowned.
"Where are those three anyways?" Kiba looked around. Naruto pointed at the back, and he followed the pointing finger. Sighing, he went ahead, carrying Naruto, catching up with Kakashi and the other jounins. "Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke and the others are killing each other, again." Kiba tugged Kakashi's sleeves.
The jounins looked at the back and found a cloud with feet and everything popping in and out from it. Kakashi, Gai and Iruka sighed deeply and walked towards their students. Muttering, "Kids these days."
"Hey, stop pulling my hair! Who pulled my hair?" Chibi Sasuke screamed as he pulled someone's cheek.
"Who poked my eye! Damn whoever who did!" Chibi Neji covered his injured eye as he punched someone who cried out "AW!"
"Easy on the cheek! Hey stop pulling!" Chibi Gaara cried as he arm lock an arm.
The three continued fighting their heads off until they felt someone picked them up by their shirt collars.
"Now, now, Kids, stop fighting and injuring yourselves, you may end up dead after that." Gai scolded Neji, ignoring the protests Neji's making.
"Let me had 'em! I'll show them!" Chibi Neji punched and kicked trying to escape Gai's hand.
"And I thought highly about you, you know what I mean?" Kakashi narrowed his eye on the Chibi Sasuke as he struggle his way out of Kakashi's clutches.
"They started it!" Chibi Sasuke pinpointed.
"Pish posh, Sasuke." Kakashi swayed Chibi Sasuke back and forth.
"Let go off me and don't sway me! I am getting dizzy!" Kakashi stopped and chuckled. "Thank you." Chibi Sasuke's eyes are swirling.
Iruka sighed, he closed his eyes as he drew his arm away from his body a little so Chibi Gaara wont kick and punch him easily. "Honestly, Gaara, I thought you're one of those who can hold back insults." He broke an eye watching Chibi Gaara fight back. Again, he sighed and let the Chibi struggled his way out of the holds of Iruka.
"You know that you're hurting someone, right?" Kakashi broke the annoying protests of the students in their hands. The three shot their heads towards Kakashi, eyes glaring, but questioning Whom Kakashi, rolled his eye and sighed, "So you don't know?" eying Chibi Sasuke, who turned normal, and frowned, knowing who Kakashi is talking about and so as Gaara and Neji.
"Be sure that things will be all mend up before we leave this place." Kakashi winked at Sasuke and dropped him carelessly.
"You know," Gaara looked at Iruka (Gaara's back to normal size.) and Iruka looked at Gaara. "You can let go of me now." Sudden let go of Iruka, Gaara fell to the land with a quite thud.
"Sorry, did I hurt you?" Iruka panicked at what he had done to the boy but the boy just looked at him and gave him a sign telling that it's all right.
"So, you did understand what Kakashi-sensei said?" Gai eyed Neji, and he nodded. "All right!" Gai let go of Neji bringing him to the floor without grace. "And hurry up, the others left us already."
So after the agonizing walk under the brightly hot shining sun, Naruto and the gang was held to a stop by the all and mighty Hiashi.
"Alright, Gang! Here behind this gate." He pointed at the big gate with blue painted bars. "Will be the destination that I was talking about this morning!" and then the gates open, like in the movies, it shone like heaven, and revealed the large ocean and golden sands accompanied by the coconuts and pine trees. (Ire: I don't know if there are really pine trees in a beach but what the heck!)
Ooohs and aaahs flooded the crowed. Hiashi smiled at the sight of the young ones, eyes sparkling at the sight.
Again, Hiashi smiled at them and continued. "All right, I can see that you people want to come in now," he said. "Alright, let's get going then!" he punched the air like a kid. Then noticed the looks of his companion, which were like they were really bored or couldn't believe his behaviors. Clearing his throat, he gestured the kids to come in first before the older ones.
"YAY! IT'S THE BEACH!" cried all of the kids, except for of course, Gaara, Sasuke and Neji.
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Ire: And that's for that chapter! Mwahahaha! I feel loved. –Eyes, hearts-
Naruto: You're acting weird!
Ire: I am weird everyday. Oh, right I saw a baby Naruto a while ago.
Naruto: A baby WHAT?
Ire: A baby Naruto, he's so cute! I even saw a Chibi Ban.
Sasuke: Leave her be, she's just out of the world today.
Ire: I heard that!
Sasuke: Finally, she came back to earth! And so what if you heard that?
Ire: Why do you always have to ruin my day! Argh!
Sasuke: That's what my expertise!
Ire: AAAAAAAARGH! CAN I RIP HIS HEAD OFF?
Naruto: NO! Absolutely NOT! –Crossing his arms for an X sign-
Ire: Arrrrg! Can I break his arm, then?
Naruto: Boo boo!
Itachi: Ah, I see that another day with my brother, Vin-san.
Ire: Ita-chan...YAY!
Sasuke: Why are YOU here?
Ire: Now, now, Sa-chan, I called Itachi-kun, because I want this to be fun.
Sasuke: You know what is fun? Fun will start if I start RIPPING HIS HEAD OFF!
Naruto: No can do, Sasu-chan…
Sasuke: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaairgh! Right, take their side! I am always alone. –Walks out-
Naruto: Hey! Are you mad at me? Sasu-chan! –Runs after Sasuke-
Ire: Oh, so sweet.
Itachi: Umm, I was just wondering…
Ire: What?
Itachi: When will we come? I thought thatwe would be entering our appearance at chapter 6?
Ire: Oh, that, so sorry, but I do promise that you and the others will come in for the next chapter.
Zabuza: You better be sure about it.
Ire: Ursula of the Hidden Mist Village! Long time no see!
Zabuza: Shut up, Wicked Witch of the South East.
Haku: No, bickering, please.
Temari: Yay! We'll be at the next chapter!
Kankuro: I just can't wait. Ha, ha, haaaaaay, why am I here again?
Kisame: Itachi brought us here…Actually I was following him, since I am his partner.
Deidara: And explain what am I doing here?
Itachi: Of course! You're included!
Ire: Whatever…anyways…
Ire & Haku: We want to thank all of the people who are reading this, and thank you for reading this chapter, if you are reading this…
Naruto: Oh, we would want to thank, Lady Samurai-sama, neonparis-sama, Alana-StarSugarCat-sama, again! Thank you! And oh I also want to Thank tiggra-sama. We want to thank you all for reviewing and reading this story! Aaah! Sasu-chan! I am really sorry! I didn't mean to take their side about your Aniki! Sasu-chan!
Sasuke: Aaaa, urusai, Dobe!
Naruto: -cries- Waaaa! Sasu-chan o hidoii!
Neji & Gaara: Hey! Who gave you permission to make Naruto-sama cry?
Sasuke: So, what?
Neji: You're dead Uchiha!
Sasuke: Which Uchiha? Him –points at Itachi- or me?
Gaara: You! You're dead!
Sasuke: Like you could catch me! –Runs off!-
Haku: Anyways, thanks for reading this chapter! Hope you liked it! Oh, and if you have more time, please do leave a review…
Zabuza: Or leave a flamies, she deserves it anyway.
Ire: You can't ruin my lovely night! Mwahaha!
All: Anyways, we're off now!
