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QY: The lateness of this chapter is so appalling that I have nothing to say for myself. And anyway, if you cared that much, you would've read in my bio that it was a combination of school and family problems, so I couldn't really help it... much. Just a note, the responses were made four days after I posted the last chapter and I added them as it came. So comments may be... different.
Another note, as of April 27, I edited all of the previous chapters; most of the typos/technical errors should have been corrected. But I'm not perfect, so there's probably a few things left... The most I actually edited is that I changed around a little section from the end of chapter 4 to the end of chapter 5. This means that instead of the teacher/mentor-student meetings being a sort of a flashback, it just takes place after Sasuke and Naruto gets jumped. Since I did this, that means the only flashback in this story exists in the three chapters that goes back to tell the story of the four days. If anyone's confused, or just want to ask questions, feel free to e-mail me, or send an instant message on AIM, or leave a comment on the latest lj-entry. Everything is available on my bio. Right, you can read the new stuff now.
Warning: There is a reason why this story is now rated M. There's a lot more innuendos and such and (still amateurishly written) plot-less sexual situations straight ahead and if you just wanna skip that part, you can skip the scene in between the first two dividers. And just in case... yes, it is now considered to be yaoi. Softcore, but still yaoi.
Review Responses: (This chapter will take me some time, so, alphabetical order! And it means everyone gets a response, so be patient. Or just scroll straight past it.)
Aimi-chan- Nah, it's not amazing, it's more like it took me time to fully plan out the ending. Now the only thing left to do is getting there. Your contributions are great. Btw, I'm using the double revenge idea XD I couldn't resist. I'm glad you liked the uke thing O.O You've maimed someone? (But yeah, the smile would've definitely helped.)
Aurum- -beaming grin- Qian-chan is also glad that she's made Au-chan smile and refer to herself in third person. Qian-chan firmly believes that Iru-chan and Naru-chan are the same type in certain moments. Qian-chan would be glad to die in Au-chan's hug. (After Qian-chan has finished DR because she is sure some people will revive her just so they can kill her again for dieing.)
Azamaria-chan- My life's goal has been achieved! Laughter has been created! Eh, Neji/Lee, what can I say, my mind's stuck on the yaoi-channel. XD I'm glad you love this story and I only hope you didn't literally sit by your computer and wait. -sheepish grin- Thanks for the luck.
evvy- The one thing that I'm sure of is that it will be SasuNaru. In the end. -cough- Some things before it may not make you so happy.
ewyounerd- Yay! Tati! And what do mean finally? Yes, jealous Sasuke is something that shall always exist. Really? You like my Lee? That's cool. I'm not too sure about het goodness as I've never written it before... And Shino/Sakura was from a fic I read. I shall try to make it work out good. Whoo! Someone actually wants the Neji/Lee-ness! Sexual tension is almost as good as the actual thing. XD Chocolate syrup cannot be compared to the powder, it's leagues apart.
ghostninja85- If that was a joke... alright, it wasn't that bad, not much anyway. Over-uke Naruto scares me, so I will never do that to him. I try to make it a point to make that part of Naruto stay true, if nothing else. Fwha! Disastrous is right -evil laugh-
GreenWindOfFire- This is where the guilt overwhelms me about not updating. XD Thanks for reviewing.
Gonrie- It's great that you thought it was great. Here's to hoping you'll love it more!
Half-Devil- Mwahahaha... Curiously, I always ask people where they live so that I know what time they are at compared to mine. And yes, I understood your reason. Don't worry about not reviewing every chapter. Just do it once in a while so I know you're alive. XD
hujin- Your pain rather gladdens me in this weird roundabout way XD Seriously though, thanks for the comment. I'm ecstatic that my attempt at humor has succeeded.
Joonie- I didn't quite realize this is an AU, but it is.. isn't it? Thanks for saying it's one of the best. And the part where you confused yourself? Don't worry, my mind breaks down if I think too hard on it. Thanx for the watch!
kawai kitsune- I'm rather disappointed that so few people see the potential in Neji/Lee. But I appreciate your opinion and really appreciate your comment. Half a year ago (or more) Lee/Sakura was my main het pairing. But I've since then seen the light. Lol, you may not see it that way though. Don't worry though, no matter what happens (keep this in mind) SasuNaru will always prevail and lord over everything else! -insane chuckle-
Kit- First off, thank you and I'm glad the idea appeals to you. The thing is, it used to be Lee/Sakura before it became Neji/Lee. But because you so politely told me (and because compliments will get you everywhere) I'll make sure it's not too prominent. But it is a part of the plot... and you might hate me after the next few chapters...
Ly--hugs- Only.. one thing... Neji/Gaara? Eh? Hehe, but I'm glad you like this story.
Ly Mizukage- Yay!
M-G8- I'm sorry I killed your penname, but it was necessary. And thank you!
Marcus- I actually had an email written to reply, but it got bounced. The general gist of it is that I'm going back to edit all my chapters, hopefully it will help. And since I'm planning my chapters now, flashbacks will come to a minimum- lack of planning is why the flashbacks existed... The make-out scenes were interesting in what way? -nudge nudge-
moonep- I'm glad you loved the chapter. And I'm surprised you never learned what uke and seme meant. But I'm glad to have been a help. Nice? I'm trying to have a good impression so you can leave more reviews, lol. As to marrying my stories... I'm afraid you'll have to wait until they're of age. Most of them are only a year old and this is only 10. Pedophile. XP Joking, joking.
Night-Owl123- Here it is! Not soon at all... And the fact that you read it makes me feel not so silly. Thank you!
Noniechan- -insane laughter-
nor-ai- Neji/Lee used to be extreme to me... What can I say, I've got a (extremely) flexible mind. But I'm glad you won't mind. And as I said up there somewhere, it won't be too prominent, so you can squint your eyes and just pass right by it. Mostly. Possibly. -smile-
Nuppu- I guarantee you that you won't think three endings are nice when you read the first two. Aw, thanks for the compliments. And you're right, even if my writing wasn't too good... the pairing will still keep a lot of people here.
Puchu-chan- I swear, that wasn't meant to be a cliffy! It wasn't! It wasn't! I do know what crack fics are, wrote one actually, didn't quite think this was one. But now that I think about it... O.o It kinda really is, isn't it? I'm so... glad that you died in the amazing-ness of the fic. Haha, you're in luck, I actually really started to work on this the day you reviewed. (And didn't finish till a long time after)
quaebah24- O.O -scared- Here's your make-out sessions. Don't hurt me!
QuestofDreams- Yeah... weren't they great? I had this shocked look on my face when I first thought about it. Then I called myself brilliant, teeheehee. Aw... yes, you should write humor, angst bad. Yeah... "happy time" kinda creeped me out XP
Seito- I refuse to take the title. And I'm glad you liked, really glad. Please, feel free to take it and use it on them. And remember to be careful not to suffocate the chibis.
Shi Rurouni of the Aphrodesiac- Wow... I don't know where to start with your review but... thank you for all the comments. And the KakaIru? Showing up either at the end of this chapter or in the next, so don't worry. And what do you mean spelling errors! I understand punctuation errors, but... c'mon! I spent all of 4/27 re-reading the entire series! Nooo...! Ugh, I can't believe I actually beta for people. I suck. Anywayz, I sympathize with you on the book thing and the naughty images. It takes great effort to move past certain parts on my chapters. XD Thanks for reviewing this and a few of my other stories. I really appreciate it. P.S. Lee-sama rocks my socks.
sodesne- Thanks XD
Tsubaki-chan- Yeah, this is the real 11. SasuNaru actions rule! And yaoi fan-girls add more to the plot than bashing fan-girls could ever do. I'm glad you like this. And I bow down to your Roy/Ed story, Caught. And your SasuNaru series.
tsuki-chan10- You're in luck, for you, this is update soon. Heh... T-T But thanks for reviewing!
Ulitheal-O.o No! No begging! Get up, get up! Here it is! Please, get up! Lol. Your reviews... end so abruptly, it makes me blink and go "Uh?" Heh, but I'm glad you liked (the one-shot).
Young Sasuke- Your comments... make me ego big. I was trying to make the world prosper... it didn't happen. -cries-
Yuen-chan- Whoo for Yuen-chan! Erm, I'm sorry I updated before you could review? O.o? Lmao, a carrot outfit? I've always wanted my own personal mentally disturbed cheerleader. Heh, life is beyond grand.
Before going on, I would just like to thank all those people who commented on the pairings. Especially those of you that didn't like one of them (mostly Neji/Lee). I am grateful that you will continue reading without complaint. You guys are the best.
With that said, 211 reviews for 10 chapters! Hell, 211 reviews! You guys are totally awesome! Y'all deserve strawberry Pocky! Or Oreos, if you like them better.
Time to read on and widen your eyes (in horror) at the attempt of a sex scene! Or just completely bypass the scene in between the first two dividers.
(4 pages of rambles... I'm updating on time now just so I don't do this to you guys...)
Delicious Revenge - Chapter XI - QianYun
Matchmaking and Making Out
It was a brand new day.
A new day where the sun was shining a bright yellow. A new day where the sky was the kind of blue that made you want to just snatch it down and smack it on a canvas. A new day where there were fluffy white clouds that made you think of cotton candy. A new day where the birds were chirping in a quiet sort of way that told everyone that the squirrels were not up to their usual tricks yet. A new day where the breeze was low, but warm when it came. A new day where everything felt as if it would all work out, quite obvious from the fact that your favorite song is playing on your new radio-alarm.
A new day where the perks of having your boyfriend live with you really hit.
As was quite indicative by the moans and pants heard from the current Uchiha house, from the current Uchiha heir.
Those moans and pants grew in stages. It had started out quiet- only the remnants of a dream that had yet to let go. But slowly, the boy's senses tingled in pleasure; sparks ran up and down his spine.
It was a new day, alright. It most definitely had to be, if the tongue trailing down his neck was any indication at all. He didn't quite want to wake up though, quite certain that it was all just a dream. However, persistent hands danced on his skin, brushing by erogenous zones he never knew he had. And with that, Sasuke's eyes opened in mid-moan to see a blond head moving its way down his body.
(Pointless sex-related scene. Don't read if you don't feel like it. Scroll stright to the next divider.)
The sight too tempting, Sasuke felt himself get more aroused. For a moment, he feebly wondered if he should push the other away- it was still a bit too soon, wasn't it? But the thought was banished when the blond head raised to reveal Naruto's face.
Upon which an extremely smug fox-grin lurked. Naruto's hair was more disheveled than usual and his blue eyes gleamed with a hidden spark. Or not so hidden, as Sasuke was able to identify it- after a pause, that is. It wasn't too hard to read the seductive mood the other was in. Dark pink lips parted slightly to exhibit a writhing tongue, occasionally peeking out to lick at the lips. And then they were parted even further to allow the sound vibrations to escape.
"Good morning, Sasuke-chaaan," purring his words, it seemed obvious that Naruto was feeling rather proud and satisfied.
Struck momentarily speechless, the pale-skinned boy could only gape at his tanned counterpart. Taking it as a good sign, Naruto grinned once more and crawled up Sasuke's body so that they were at eye level with each other. He dragged his hands along the boy's chest as he did so, softly caressing the skin, teasing his sides. They stared at each other in the morning light before Sasuke blinked and attempted to form a response. But none was forthcoming as he was stopped by the luscious lips that descended to settle upon his.
Like all the other kisses they shared, it started out chaste, a mere meeting of lips to lips. Then Naruto nudged against Sasuke, poked out his tongue and licked at the other's lips. Finding resistance, the blond grinned to himself before moving his right hand to that spot on the lower right of his left ribs. A gasp escaped the dark-haired boy and Naruto took his chance in claiming the opened mouth.
Taking his time, Naruto leisurely explored Sasuke's mouth, taking care to delve into the warmth and inspect every spot in the previously inaccessible area. He delighted in every moan escaped and basked in the glow of success as he heard every whimper Sasuke made as he moved his tongue out of his mouth.
It was addicting, the noises that came out. Those little behind the throat vibrations that he never heard from Sasuke, but mentally agreed that they were the most erotic noises he had ever heard.
Soon, however, the need for air grew as they had yet to learn how to breathe through their noses while kissing and the blond resorted to leaving the delicious mouth for the salty taste of Sasuke's skin. There was a whine of protest before a heated moan filled the room. Naruto took care to encounter every part of Sasuke's face, and that was how he came to realize that the area right at the end of Sasuke's right eyebrow was highly... reactionary. A lick there caused Sasuke to thrash beneath him, hands coming up to press down on Naruto, trying to fulfill the desire for more contact.
Naruto decided that the teasing had gone on for too long as he felt the hot stiffness pressing against his thigh. Even in such a situation, or perhaps especially in this situation, he couldn't help but feel awed that he out of all people could make the Ice Prince react this way.
It was mind boggling, really.
But insistent hands demanded to have his attention returned to the feast of porcelain skin in front of him. Tongue peeking out in a fox grin, Naruto completely bypassed the entirety of Sasuke's body to pull down the boxers and engulf the ready and waiting member between Sasuke's slender legs. There was an immediate deep-throating and both Naruto and Sasuke froze at the sensation.
For Naruto, there was a raw pain in his throat where Sasuke's length entered, a heavy weight on his tongue, a slightly too large shape keeping his jaws slack. There was a bitterly salty taste at the back of his throat and a thought flashed through Naruto's mind if it was really worth it to give Sasuke a blowjob.
For Sasuke, there was an abrupt change of a slightly cool air on his aching length before it was engulfed in a wet and amazingly hot mouth. He had immediately froze up because the first sensation was too great to ignore and he continued to do so to resist the urge of thrusting up into the hot cavern. But then Naruto unconsciously hummed a little in thought and the vibration caused Sasuke to become wild. A loud groan echoed through the room, breaking any lasting image that still remained of Sasuke and Naruto not doing anything intimately physical. Although, since the nearest neighbor was just past normal hearing capabilities, it didn't matter much.
Unless you included that little blinking green light snuggled into a corner of the armchair diagonally across from the bed and right next to the balcony doors.
It was that very groan that caused Naruto to harden his resolve and place his hands on the other's hips. Slowly, achingly slowly, he lifted his head back up, lightly pressing his lips against the sensitive skin, sending sparks pleasure up Sasuke's spine, making him moan wantonly. Sasuke tried to thrust back into the mouth, but was kept down by the firm grip Naruto's hands had on his lower body. His own pale hands fisted Naruto's blond hair, but he still had enough of his wits about him to know not to pull. For that, Naruto was grateful and he decided to show the dark-haired boy just how grateful he was.
Naruto wrapped his lips under his teeth and swiftly moved back down Sasuke's cock, deep-throating him again. A soft wail escaped the other boy and the blond allowed himself a moment of satisfaction before bringing himself up again.
And so it went, up and down, up and down. Naruto's speed made it dangerous, sometimes his mouth was millimeters away from leaving the flesh, sometimes he went down so far that he almost choked. Without any exception though, every time he moved down, he was treated to the smell of Sasuke- burying his nose into the pubic hair, every once in a while.
Naruto's mouth in its entirety was not the only thing that was busy, his tongue took to licking up and down and around Sasuke's length as Naruto's head changed in elevation. It trailed along the puckered veins and dragged itself along the flesh, occasionally applying more pressure in certain spots and alternately sucking hard. After a while of this with plenty of movements from the boy beneath him and a myriad of arousing noises he popped the cock out of his mouth and proceeded to lick it as if it was his new lollipop.
With less movement overall, Naruto shifted one of his hands beneath him, teasing at Sasuke's balls. Above him, the boy moaned in ecstasy, eyelids growing heavy in pleasure and chest heaving. Sweat rolled off his body, moving along with his excited panting.
Sasuke's hands were ever present in Naruto's hair, alternately gripping and smoothing it, letting the blond know exactly what he liked and what he liked more.
Heavy pants grew louder in volume as Naruto brought his hand up to stroke the slick length, bringing out more gasps of pleasure. His hands sped up and he brought his mouth down to the tip of Sasuke's member. He sucked hard and the dark-haired boy's hips snapped up, fists clenching at the sheets under him.
Shock ran through Sasuke's body as a rush of feeling traveled from his privates to his mind. It was an overwhelming touch of pleasure that reached him; a euphoria reached his mind and for a moment he glimpsed heaven before he was brought back down, mentally and physically.
He collapsed back on the bed, his nerves tingling, his limbs shaking. He opened his eyes wondering when he closed them when he felt Naruto crawl up his body. Settling his gaze on the other boy, trying to fight the lethargy creeping over him, he was unsurprised to find the same look a cat would have when it caught the canary. At the sight of Naruto licking his lips seductively, Sasuke pulled him down roughly, bringing his mouth onto the blond's. He forced his tongue into Naruto's mouth, reveling in the moan that came moments later. Sweeping across the area, he encountered a salty bitter taste. With a gasp, he pulled away from Naruto.
"You swallowed it?"
A frown came across the blond's face and Sasuke knew without words that he did.
"I'm never going to do that again."
"Was it really that bad?"
"You want a taste?"
And with that, Naruto brought up a finger to swipe at his neck, where a previously ignored white spot laid. He brought it up to Sasuke's face and his eyes crossed in an attempt to see it.
"C'mon, stick out your tongue." Naruto waved his finger in front of Sasuke, "Or are you too cowardly?"
A scowl immediately found its way onto the Uchiha's face before it lit up with an idea. Before Naruto could do a thing, he was flipped over and with a smirk, Sasuke moved down his body. With a, "I think I'll get my own taste from you," he interrupted Naruto's attempt to talk as it was interrupted by an escaped strangled gasp.
Oh god, this boy was talented.
Half an hour later, Naruto had curled up on Sasuke, half of his body lying on top of the other boy. His head was tucked into the pale neck and his arm crossed Sasuke's chest to loosely clasp the other's hand. A yawn erupted from the blond before he began to blink his eyes sleepily. Sasuke laid under him, staring unseeingly at the ceiling; a distant look crossing over his face. Naruto propped up his head with his arm and stared at Sasuke staring at the ceiling. This continued on for a while before Sasuke broke the silence.
"Dobe, I know I'm unbelievably handsome, but that's no reason to stare at me for fifteen minutes straight." Sasuke glanced at him, but looked away moments later. Naruto frowned and a crease appeared on his forehead. "I hope this means you're the bottom if you have the after-sex jitters."
However, Sasuke merely hummed in thought, seeming to have missed his words. But then his eyelids fell halfway and he shifted his eyes towards Naruto and back away.
Now, normally, Naruto was a dense person who never would've thought that that was an intentional gesture of some kind. But four, almost five years of being on the same team as Sasuke weren't for nothing. Sasuke was not a person for meaningless gestures and something as simple as shifting his eyes could mean a great deal of things. Including, but not limited to the 'come hither' look that Naruto decided looked quite unusual, but also very alluring on Sasuke. This time, though, there was no need for him to verbally identify the reason for Sasuke's move; he assumed it to be related to the fans again. As it always seemed to be these days.
The dark-eyed boy's gestures were also enough to tell him what was needed. Naruto wasn't quite so adverse to the thought, of the plan, anymore. It was rather fun, confusing people. So it didn't take much prompting for the blond to slip into a role, one that he had been anticipating filling for some time.
He brushed off the covers that somehow managed to stay on the two of them and climbed onto Sasuke, sitting on his abdomen. He mentally applauded the other boy when a fine flinch and a surprised look crossed his face before settling back into a calm, collected expression. Sasuke shifted his eyes away from Naruto and turned to face his window.
The joy of being a shinobi, you got to learn how to act well along with everything else. And it was that acting talent which Naruto now relied on.
It took more shifting than he expected, but the thoughts soon slipped into his mind easily and with nary a concern, he began the fun.
He was sure that the move was expected, but nevertheless, he tried to subtly apologize to Sasuke. Mostly to avoid hurt feelings. It wasn't like he was scared about what Sasuke would do if it wasn't for the good of the act.
No way, no how was he scared.
Uzumaki Naruto was afraid of nothing.
Which was precisely why he sent a silent prayer to Sandaime to protect him should anything happen to him.
What was this action that caused Naruto to adamantly deny any feeling of fear? Apparently...
After the subtle flinch of fear, Naruto grabbed Sasuke's face and turned it roughly towards him. Growling, he said, "Don't you dare turn your face away from me. Alright? You look at me and only me no matter what the fuck's going on. I don't care who's talking to you, I don't care about your feelings, you look at me." The pale boy pressed his lips tightly, but when Naruto brought up his other hand to rest on his neck, he gave a small nod. A brief triumphant look crossed the blond's face before an uncharacteristic smirk settled on his mien.
"Watch what you do, Uchiha. Remember your limits." The fox-bearer's hand tightened on Sasuke's throat for a moment, hard enough to leave small fingerprint bruises. Then he got up and walked out of the room, swaggering with unchecked superiority. Sasuke turned his head to watch the blond go before facing the windows and balcony once more. Tears glistened in his eyes before pale eyelids closed to push them back. His arms curled around his waist and he hugged himself before getting out of the bed.
Shoulders slumped, head down, the dark-haired boy walked like a defeated person, his fighting spirit having been defeated long ago. He exited the room with unsteady steps; the green light on the armchair blinking all the while.
The moment Sasuke was out of view from his room, his stance straightened and he stood against the wall in silence. Sure enough, six minutes later, he heard his balcony door slide open and steps echoing through his room. There was a shifting of cloth before the balcony door slid closed. An eyebrow rose and Sasuke shook his head in disbelief. He tapped his foot for a moment then walked to the bathroom where the shower was running.
Naruto was due for a rude awakening.
At least, he thought so anyway.
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It didn't take much for Sasuke to get Naruto to jump out of the shower, tantalizingly naked. Nope, it didn't take much at all. He was such a gullible man, even after all these years. Did he really expect him to get mad about something that was his idea in the first place? That would mean admitting he did something wrong. And the Uchiha never did anything wrong.
Well... close to never anyway.
Still, he had to hand it to Naruto; he did a great job in ignoring the fact that he stood naked, dripping wet in front of his boyfriend that was pretending not to be his boyfriend pretending to be his boyfriend. In other words, he was standing stark naked in front of a hormonal teenager whom by all rights had the freedom to jump him without protest.
Which was exactly what Sasuke did after deciding that his pride wouldn't shatter act the action- it wasn't as if there were any witnesses anyway.
Or wait.. was that a blinking green light he saw at the corner of his eye? But it seemed to be nothing, only the reflection of the flashlight in the squirrel's paws from the window.
Sasuke paused in his ministrations (molestation) to turn towards the window. He raised a hand to rub at his eye, but was interrupted by the growl that Naruto emitted with the loss of the molesting ministrations of Sasuke's hands. Distracted, Sasuke turned back, practically purring at Naruto's response, "Why Naruto! Did you just growl at me?"
At his words, silence stretched between the two before Naruto poked Sasuke's forehead and said, "Don't say stuff like that, it scares me. And what are you stopping for!"
So intent was he in expressing his discomfort in Sasuke's abnormalities, he completely missed the flinch that came over Sasuke at his action. But the dark-haired boy recovered quickly, snatching a random comeback from his thoughts. "If that scares you, I would hate to see what would happen to you if I..." The rest of his words were lost in the thrum of the shower as he bent his head slightly to whisper into Naruto's ear.
"Ecchi!" Naruto punched Sasuke's wet arm, but the flush across his face belied his comment, showing that he was just as perverted as his counterpart.
Sasuke smirked, success glowing in his eyes, "It's not like you haven't thought of it before." A scowl crossed Naruto's face and he said, "I have not-," but his words were lost in a moan when Sasuke sucked at Naruto's right ear lobe, slightly massaging it before moving down.
Tanned hands moved up to grab pale biceps and moans resumed echoing through the Uchiha residence.
"Sex addict, that's what you are. A complete sex addict!" A breathless Naruto spoke, trying to climb out of the bathtub, and subsequently, Sasuke's arms.
"You can't really call me a sex addict, since we haven't had sex yet," Sasuke pointed out.
"It's the principle of the matter! And stop groping me, I'm hungry!" The blond whined in earnest, reaching for something to help him escape Sasuke's arms.
DING DONG
Saved by the bell.
Unfortunately, Sasuke had been concentrating so hard on keeping Naruto with him, that the bell caused him to start, jerk, and let go of Naruto. As such, it was no surprise that the blond flew head first out of the bathtub and towards the door. Sasuke blinked in surprise for a moment before saying, "If you wanted to get out so much, why didn't you just tell me?" It was rather difficult for the dark-eyed boy to hide his smile when Naruto raised his head off the floor to turn and glare at the other male, growling all the while. He stood up and yanked open the door, muttering "Bastard," as he exited.
"You might want to-" Sasuke's words were cut off by the slam of the bathroom door. He raised his eyebrow at the action and finished his sentence to himself. "You might want to put on so clothes. Or at least a towel..." It seemed to be typical hot-headed Naruto behavior, so Sasuke took his time getting out of the tub. He didn't particularly want to be around Naruto when he finally realized he wasn't wearing anything. Especially since he was heading directly for the front door.
It was only a matter of time...
That time came extraordinarily soon, for moments later, after the sounds of footsteps stopped, and a door was opened, there was complete silence in the house except for Sasuke's shifting. Then a loud slam thundered through the building, almost immediately followed by a loud and peeved voice, "SASUKE!" Having put on a robe, the aforementioned boy poofed in front of the blond, innocently saying, "Yes, Naruto? You needed something?"
He pretended not to notice the bare body in front of him, focusing on the enraged and embarrassed expression on Naruto's face. It was fun, really; teasing Naruto had its perks.
Sasuke seemed to have forgotten the penalties involved. Naruto's payback.
But the payback was to be set aside for now as Naruto started his way up to the bedroom to put on some clothes hopefully ones he recognized. Meanwhile, Sasuke smirked and walked over to the door. Although upon opening it, his smirk was immediately replaced by a scowl.
"You."
Unsurprisingly, the stoic expression on the visitor's face remained unchanged. Even so, it seemed that the lingering blush did nothing to diminish. Calm and unmoved, the visitor watched Sasuke with steady eyes. There was no response from the Uchiha, he appeared quite content to stand at the door in his silk robe with the late autumn wind flinging everything into chaos. Neither of them seemed inclined to look away and it was most likely that if Naruto didn't stumble down the stairs right at that moment finally wearing some of his own clothes - the staring contest would have went on for a long time.
Interestingly, it was the visitor who moved first to attempt to catch the falling Naruto. Sasuke merely rolled his eyes and closed the door before leaning against it.
Of course, not before winking at the cluster of fans to the right of the door. At the scandalous gasps, Sasuke felt oddly pleased with himself. Even more so when he turned back to the hallway, and thus into the living room to see Naruto scold their visitor even while he walked to Sasuke's side.
"Honestly! What the did you think you were trying to do? Saving me! Who do you think I am? Some helpless female citizen who couldn't balance herself after jumping from tripping down a few measly steps? I'm Uzumaki Naruto. U-zu-ma-ki Na-ru-to! Out of all the people, I didn't expect this to come from you, Neji!" Speech finished, he reached Sasuke's side and wrapped his arms around the dark-eyed teenager's shoulders.
There was no response from Neji other than a shift of his features, almost as if something intrigued him, but not quite enough for him to actually speak up. Even so, a glance by Sasuke caused an imperceptible sneer to appear. But Naruto took no notice, having already forgotten the incident and thus brushing off everything else that occurred moments prior.
God bless the simple-minded blond.
"So why are you over here?" It appeared as if it was a change of topic meant to relieve the tension, but in all honesty, it was Naruto forgetting already and asking the most urgent question in his mind. Neji opened his mouth to respond, but was interrupted before he could make a sound. A sudden knock on the door broke their conversation before it even started as both Naruto and Sasuke turned to open the door. The blond draped himself over Sasuke's back, looking very much like a smug and possessive cat. Quite used to the sight, their latest visitor breezed into the house, chattering all the while. The remaining pink-haired member of Team 7 was totally oblivious to the tension that could almost be grasped between Sasuke and Neji. Or it could've been that she knew it very well as she walked straight to Neji - who stood quite patiently at the end of the hallway telling him that he was needed by Gai as soon he was done with his errand.
"Errand? What errand?" Curious, Naruto bounced over to Nevi, eager to hear about anything that could be related to a mission, preferably his.
Almost reluctantly, but not really since Neji was not a hesitant person, the teen said, "Tsunade-sama sent me to inform both you and Sasuke that she wanted to speak with you about something."
"Is that all? She couldn't have sent a genin?" An innocent enough question, if it wasn't accompanied by a gaze weighted heavily with a certain type of disdain.
"It just so happened that I was free, so Hokage-sama asked me. It would not have been polite to refuse."
"Hmm." Like a tennis match, Naruto and Sakura's confused gaze traveled from Nevi to Sasuke. There were some issues going on here that the two of them felt like they should know.
Frustrated by the silence that followed Sasuke's response, if you can call it that, Sakura let out a huff and tugged at Neji's sleeve. Any other person would have been alarmed by his fierce... blank.. gaze, but having spent years on the same team as Sasuke, very little fazed her now. Without further ado, the pink-haired girl left with a cheerful wave, close to dragging Neji with her.
Sasuke would've felt grateful, really, he would! - but the video peeking out of her pocket kept him from feeling so, especially with the label, which he was able to read quite clearly, thank you very much. It would've been rather difficult to miss the neon green label that read, 'S&N's First Time'.
Unknowingly, Sasuke's eyes followed Sakura's retreat from the Uchiha property, so he barely registered Naruto's tugging. Until it became pulling, that is.
"What do you want?" snapped Sasuke, his thoughts were busy centering on what he - they - would do to Sakura. Naruto wasn't a person who took kindly to being ignored and/or rudely talked, so without a moment's hesitation, he pulled at the robe's collar and whoosh! went the only article of clothing covering Sasuke from the world- and the fan girls still hiding out at the bushes.
A moment of silence for Naruto as he is about to die now.
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It took a fight, some time, a bit of food, and some messed up making up before they finally left the house. (Apparently, in Sasuke and Naruto's relationship, a long round of insults constituted as apologies...) The walk itself was short as Sasuke began running half way there and the blond felt compelled to compete with the other's speed. Which explained why the town saw a blond blur followed by a jogging Sasuke heading towards the Hokage mountain. Which also explained why Naruto burst into Tsunade's office without pausing and panting heavily while the dark-haired teen strolled in calmly.
It was fortunate for Naruto that Tsunade had stepped out since Sasuke decided a panting and tired Naruto was suddenly very attractive (teenagers... everything turns them on) and pushed him down onto the floor for a moment of sexual harassment. Of course, that's only if Naruto's protests were actually made in earnest... which they probably weren't.
Unfortunately for them, they were interrupted by a rapid series of clicks coming from the door. Sasuke lazily looked up while Naruto tried to tug his shirt back down to see Tsunade's face hidden behind a professional camera. One of those that took about 5 frames each click. (Which meant a lot of money for Tsunade. If she managed to develop them, that is. It didn't seem likely.)
It only took a few moments for Naruto to recover, yelp and roll Sasuke over in an attempt to reach the camera. A couple of years ago, Naruto wouldn't have been able to grab the camera as Tsunade held it above her head. But those years have passed and it was simple for the blond to reach out and pluck the camera of of Tsunade's hands. Except for the two fingers aimed at Naruto's forehead. As it was always said, Naruto and Sasuke were the two best overall shinobi (except for Naruto's non-existent genjutsu), but in a fight with only one ability, such as strength or speed, there were people who could beat them with nary a sweat. Tsunade and her brute force was one of those in the category.
So, how to take the camera?
"Hey! Old hag, if you don't give me the camera, I'll tell everyone about those books you have in the second drawer up from the floor of the desk nest to the bookcase which is all about-"
Flick. Bam.
Blackmailing Tsunade apparently didn't help as Naruto was left to pick himself up after flying into Tsunade's chair and desl. There was a childish look of hurt on Naruto's face that almost broke Tsunade's resolve.
Almost, but not quite.
"You should get up, Sasuke, and comfort that brat of a lover of yours."
"I'm afraid, Tsunade-sama, that that brat of a lover as you call him, doesn't take too kindly to be comforted."
"Hmm?" A contemplative look crossed Tsunade's face. "Interesting. I would've thought that as the bottom of the relationship and with the way you've been acting..."
"You of all people should know that even if Naruto was submissive to me," here, Sasuke walked over to the now-upright blond and cupped a hand under his chin, "he's still Naruto." At this, a wolfish grin crossed the shorter youth's face.
"Damn right."
The busty Hokage rolled her eyes at the theatrics of her two shinobi and calmly walked to her seat, dodging all of Naruto's attempts to take the camera.
"Now, as you should know, I sent Neji to get you guys because I wanted to speak to you. And don't you raise that eyebrow at me, Sasuke, I know I'm speaking the obvious." She turned from her position at the bookcase to face the two youths, finding both of them in slight surprise. "I didn't become Hokage without having honed skills. Which conveniently brings me to the reason you were brought here."
Tsunade took a breath as if she was ready to launch into a long narrative. But nothing came and as expected, Naruto became impatient. "So what's the reason? Don't just leave us hanging, 'baa-san." The Hokage's lips twitched at the title, but she waved it off with little thought, "Haven't you heard? Patience is-"
"A virtue. Blah, blah, blah. I don't need a lesson in morality. Get on with it." Slightly startled at Naruto's unusually extreme rude manner, she retaliated by saying, "Do you have somewhere to go, Naruto? Perhaps back," she paused and made a vague gesture, "home so that you can continue where Sasuke left off? I'm sure there's a lot of sexual frustration building up right with your boyfriend standing right next to you and looking so hot too."
Despite the fact that Naruto had been with Sasuke both officially and truthfully for several months, it still unsettled him to hear such comments and a red flush rose on his face. "You perverted old hag! No wonder you were teammates with Ero-sennin! You're a pedophile as well!"
"I was merely saying that Sasuke looked warm in his outfit, I see nothing perverted about the statement." A smile lit up Tsunade's face, smug at getting one up on Naruto.
"Eh?" Naruto turned to look at Sasuke who was currently sitting in the one available guest chairs, idly flipping through a book. A book which he quickly snapped shut and slid back onto Tsunade's desk when he noticed he was at the center of attention. A blink and he slowly asked, "May I help you?" Giving his boyfriend a once-over, Naruto put on a bewildered face and asked, "Aren't you hot in that thing?"
"I'm hot in everything, I do realize." A smirk settled on Sasuke's face before he chuckled and said, "I'm not wearing anything under this."
It was really such a wonder that he wasn't hot, since although fall was ending, the sun was still strong and wearing a wool sweater and long pants certainly couldn't be very comfortable. However, at his words, Naruto reached over and thrust his hand into Sasuke's shirt, feeling the pale boy's chest. "Hmm, you're not. And you're not hot or sweating either."
"Alright, alright, I don't want anymore molesting in the office. Let's get back to the point." As swift as Naruto stuck his hand up Sasuke's shirt, he took it out again and exclaimed, "Finally!"
"Brat."
"Old hag."
"Do you guys want to be alone? I can step out, I don't mind."
"Ha. Ha. Very funny."
There was a pause in the conversation as Naruto took a seat on Sasuke's lap (he had broken the other chair when he flew into it after Tsunade flicked him) and Tsunade shuffled some papers around. Finally...
"So here's the thing. I've been hearing that some of your skills have gotten rusty and as luck would have it, I have a perfect mission for you guys to take to brush up your abilities." At her words, both Sasuke and Naruto were caught between being indignant at the jibe at their skills and being excited that they had a mission after so long. In the end, they just asked for the details.
"I would love to tell you the details, the only problem is that I have a rather small amount."
"What? Isn't it your responsibility to make sure the shinobi under your command don't go off onto some stupid suicide mission? What if that's what it turns out to be?"
Tsunade looked down at the papers in her hands and looked back. Dryly, she said, "I don't think that's a possibility." Pulling at Naruto's shirt, Sasuke restrained the curiously active blond- who attempted to leap over the desk and choke his Hokage and said, "Can you inform us of the details you do know that makes you so sure of that?"
A grin appeared on her face and she handed the papers to Sasuke with a cheery, "Sure!"
Both teens narrowed their eyes at her and then read the paper in front of them. Seconds later, an angry yelp echoed through the tower. "You want us to WHAT!"
"Oh, calm down, it's not that bad."
"Not that bad! You want us to-"
"It's not like you haven't done it before."
"I haven't!"
"Oh. Well, Sasuke has. He can coach you along."
"Coach me along? I don't need nor want him to coach me along in something like this! What exactly went through your mind when you accepted this mission?" When Tsunade opened her mouth to answer, Naruto scowled and said, "Never mind, I don't want to know. But why us?"
"I told you, you need to hone your skills more-"
"Like this?"
"Especially like this. And you guys are the only ones available who can do this the best. I'm afraid you'll have to accept this mission."
"Say something, Sasuke." Naruto pleaded. The dark-haired boy shrugged and said, "There's nothing more to say, she's already decided."
Naruto looked between Tsunade and Sasuke before huffing in disgust and getting up and leaving. Sasuke followed soon after and Tsunade was left in her office smiling.
"This. Will be fun."
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"Your reaction went a little overboard, don't you think? It's not that horrible of a mission. Much. I've done it before, it's not too difficult. Why-"
"Not that difficult! And why haven't you ever told me you accepted a mission like that? I though we were friends."
Sasuke gave a long-suffering sigh, walking down the streets with Naruto towards the training field. "I never saw a point in telling you. What good does it do?"
Naruto scowled at Sasuke's words- he knew they were true; knowing that Sasuke had previously accepted a mission like this wouldn't have done anything. Still, it would've been nice to know. Despite that it would've had little impact on their relationship, it was nevertheless something he didn't know about Sasuke.
The thought that he had yet to tell him about the Kyuubi occurred to him, but he brushed it off.
Reaching the field, Sasuke turned to Naruto and tugged at his arm. He brought up a hand to settle upon the blond's cheek and rested it there. He then brought his head closer to him and placed their foreheads together. They stared at each other for a few moments before Naruto sighed and closed his eyes.
"Fine, you win. But is there anything you want to tell me before I find out the hard way?"
A smile settled on Sasuke's lips before he replied, "Well... there are a few things you should know. Including the fact that I would love to see you naked and under me, screaming in pleasure." Instead of the blush Sasuke had come to expect, Naruto merely grinned and said, "You'll just have to wait for that. In the meantime, what are we doing?"
Stunned at the implications of Naruto's words, it took him a while to recover and answer. "I was thinking about training a little in chakra control, since we're going to need it for the mission, and starting the second part of the plan."
A blank look crossed Naruto's face, "We have a second part?"
Sasuke blinked.
Blinked once again.
Took a step back.
All the while donning a look on his face that read somewhere along the lines of, "OMG, my boyfriend's an idiot."
At least, it would on anyone else, at this point, it was a regular expression for Sasuke.
Okay, it's an over-exaggeration. But Sasuke was, at this point, speechless. So he went for the closest form of speech he could get to.
He walked back to Naruto and slapped him upside the head.
"Ow! What was that for?" Naruto rubbed his head, Sasuke had a heavy hand.
"I was attempting to knock some sense into you. I should've remembered that the only thing that would happen is you losing the last few brain cells you have left."
"That wasn't funny four years ago. It still isn't."
Sasuke sighed in exasperation, "Yeah, I know. But it's my way of coping."
"Coping? With what?"
"Naruto, do you remember that whole conversation we had with Lee and Shikamaru about, oh, I don't know, a month ago?" Naruto nodded tentatively. "The entire talk was about our plan. Our multi-part for revenge that was going to take months to finish."
"I remember that. I still don't remember the second part."
"Naruto! Why- Hmm." Sasuke paused for a moment and looked out into space, thinking about the day of the meeting. He clearly remembered Naruto being there for all of the meeting, but there seemed to be a blank spot in his memory for when they were talking about the second part of the plan. Why then, did he remember what it was?
Naruto had been watching Sasuke the entire time, so he was startled to see a pink flush come over the dark-haired boy.
"Sasuke?"
Slightly startled, he muffled his movements with a small cough before saying, "Right, so anyway, the second part of the plan. We do what everyone else tried to do with us. Matchmaking." The dark-haired boy continued with his narrative about the plan, so Naruto could only wonder in silence about the complete disregard of the issue of why he hadn't heard of it in the first place. Soon, he brushed it off to concentrate on Sasuke's details. There weren't too many specifics that he could see, but it was evident that they had thought up of many possible outcomes and solutions to any problems that would arise. It amazed him sometimes, the extent of Shikamaru's intelligence. Made him rather glad that he was on their side and not anyone else's. Imagine the destruction that could've been brought down upon them if he belonged to an enemy country.
Tuning back into Sasuke's dictation, he was startled to realize that the other teenager had left him and was walking away, towards the field. "Hey! Where are you going?" The other boy's hand came up in a wave, "To find someone that would actually listen to me when I talk."
The blond cocked his head in confusion before sighing in exasperation. Honestly, the boy was so sensitive. He ran up to Sasuke and cut in front of him, jogging backwards to keep their pace. "Oy, you're not gonna get mad just for something like that, are you?"
"Mad? Over something like this? Never! Heaven forbid if I wanted to my boyfriend to actually listen to me when I speak. What in the world was I thinking!" A dramatic look fell over Sasuke's face, accentuating his annoyance over Naruto's flippant attitude. "You know, if you don't want to do this, all you have to do is tell me. I won't force you." A fierce scowl threatened to make its way to his face, but with the control he perfected in his younger years, he kept it contained within him. At Naruto's bewildered look, Sasuke rolled his eyes and calmed down, "Seriously though, if you don't want to do this, you can just tell me. I know that you're not the type to carry out such a revenge plan. It is a little more than you're used to, isn't it?" A smirk graced his face as he fell into a routine that he was used to. Being bitter about Naruto and his... issues never quite settled with him.
Besides, he was pretty sure there was a part of him that held certain characteristics of Naruto in high regard. Some part... deep down inside. Possibly.
"A little more than I'm used to? Do you realize who you're talking to? The king of pranks! Don't tell me you don't remember all those things I did back in the academy and those couple of years after. Something like this is like an appetizer!" Naruto spoke vehemently, working hard to defend his reputation. How dare Sasuke say such a thing! Naruto was speaking so intently, that he never noticed the smirk that appeared on Sasuke.
So easy to manipulate.
"An appetizer, you say? So then, how about we up the stakes?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes for a moment in thought before saying cautiously, "How?"
"How about..." With growing pleasure, Sasuke sketched out exactly what he was thinking.
"Ready?"
"I think so."
"Naruto..."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's get it on with."
"For someone who was calling this an "appetizer", you don't look like you want to do this very much." Sasuke looked over to Naruto, casually taking in his surroundings at the same time. A scowl that looked more like a grimace appeared on Naruto's expression, "Yeah, well, I forgot about this part."
"Well, suck it up and get in there. It's your turn." He smacked the younger teen's bottom as if it would help to move him. Interestingly, after sticking out his tongue at Sasuke in retaliation, he did exactly that.
"Good luck," wiggling his fingers at Naruto, Sasuke chuckled to himself lightly "This should be good."
'Okay Naruto, concentrate. You can do this. You know you can. Just act normal and don't think too hard. That's right, just like as if it was any other day...'
Never one to be nervous for very long, the blond shook off his thoughts and continued his way towards his destination.
Sakura's house.
In his hand, he carried one of those cheesy romance cards a person could find in any bookstore. He walked past a few storefronts and apartment buildings before he reached a nicely decorated house. A soft, muted blue in color, it sported several windows on each face of the house and a decently-sized front lawn. Several different types of flowers grew in a variety of colors. Realizing he had stood upon the path for a while now, Naruto determinedly looked at the front door and walked towards it. Raising a hand to knock at the door, he paused before letting it fall against the door.
Time to face the music.
Whatever that meant.
The door was, unfortunately for Naruto, opened rather quickly, revealing the pink-haired Haruno Sakura dressed in a dark blue outfit. "Naruto-kun! ...why are you here?" Sakura glanced around suspiciously, looking for a tell-tale sign of a prank or something of the sort.
"I'm hurt, Sakura-chan, that you would think so lowly of me." Naruto paused and spoke again. "I am here on a mission. For Lee. Here," he held out a card under her nose, "he didn't want to give you this, so I picked it up and delivered it." At his words a skeptic look crossed Sakura's face. "Lee-kun? Didn't want to give me this? Are we thinking about the same Lee?"
"Why? Is there another Lee that I don't know about?" Looking as if he was really thinking about it, Naruto was silent for a while before saying, "Rock Lee, right? Bushy eyebrows, weird green jumpsuit and an even weirder haircut? Cries a lot in joy? Enthusiastic-"
"Yes, Naruto-kun. That Lee." Sakura rolled her eyes in exasperation and took the card that Naruto held. Before opening it, she glanced cautiously between the card and the blond teen in front of her. Deciding, somehow, that it was safe, she opened it and was greeted with a handful of sparkles and a flowery smell- that of roses, perhaps. She stood at the doorway, reading the writing on the card, expression softening as she went on.
At the change, Naruto's curiosity piqued and he rose on his toes in an attempt to look over the top of the card and read it. Noticing his movements, Sakura closed the card and with a stern expression, said, "Naruto-kun, you know it's impolite to read over a person's shoulder." Before Naruto could say anything, she added, "I know you're not reading over my shoulder, but Naruto, really," she smirked, "It's the principle of the matter."
When Naruto's mouth fell open slightly, Sakura proved that 'Inner Sakura' still existed when she winked and closed the door in his face. Through the door, Naruto head a faint, "You might want to tell Sasuke to get glazed windows. You never know who's watching." A light laugh sounded and footsteps were heard moving away from the door.
Surprise apparent in Naruto's expression, it took him some time to recover and walk back to the place where Sasuke was waiting for him. But step by step, Naruto's prankster mind started to work and provide minuscule details that would make the plan have a higher success rate. Naruto wasn't naturally a very vindictive person, but the constant invasion of privacy was starting to tick him off, and since the perpetrators were his own comrades, the retaliation could only come in the least physically harmful way and the least permanently traumatizing way as well. It still left a wide variety of choices for payback.
This was only the beginning.
A yawn erupted from a still Sasuke a little away from Sakura's house. They – meaning Sasuke and Naruto – had woken up too early considering the hour they had went too bed. He never knew that planning a revenge would take this much thought and energy. Back then, when the only thought was revenge, he never took the time to plan out what he really should be doing. Maybe that was why he still hadn't succeeded yet. Perhaps he should start mapping it out? It wasn't like he had much to do. There was that one mission Tsunade assigned them a couple of days ago, their long plan of revenge for the townspeople, taking care of Naruto... Suddenly, it seemed like he had too much to do. So what about-
His thoughts were abruptly cut off by the appearance of his boyfriend looking oh-so confused and surprised. Right underneath the surprise, though, was the calculating look that Naruto always gained when he was thinking seriously about something that would have been a off-handed thought to other people. Sasuke wasn't sure if he should be wary or happy. But since Naruto had just come from Sakura's house, there was a high chance that he would be able to feel glad.
But it would seem that he would have to wait, since the look on Naruto's face was still predominantly curiosity. It was too bad, he was ready to think up something clever.
"Hey, dobe, what's with the look?"
"What did you write in the card?"
Sasuke was taken back by the direct question and so took his time to answer. "I wrote something anybody would want to read from their crush."
"That doesn't say anything." Naruto squinted his eyes in thought. "Whatever you wrote in there, Sakura liked a lot. I never knew you had it in you, Sasuke."
"I don't have anything "in me"," Sasuke scowled, unwilling to discuss the writing in the card. He didn't like people reading his writings, having been developed under his mother's tutelage; the only reason he wrote in the card was because Lee was a person who would want to make something like that personal. Naruto had proclaimed any message he wrote would immediately lead a person to think of him. With no other person available, Sasuke was left to do it. It didn't mean he had to like it.
"But Sasuke!" When the dark-haired boy only frowned in response, Naruto scowled as well and changed the direction of the conversation; he would get it out from the other teen soon enough. However, a tense silence fell over the two teenagers and they were left to their own thoughts. Standing against the wall of an apartment building, Sasuke became uneasy and snapped out a quick, "Sorry". Wanting to regret the apology, but not being able to in the aftermath of Naruto's bright smile, he took the blond's hand and tugged him towards their next destination.
The Academy.
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For the teachers in the Academy, it was a relatively peaceful day; relatively peaceful meaning that there were no injuries other than the normal wounds the students received from practicing throwing projectiles. Relatively peaceful meaning no more than two pranks had been played on someone or another. Relatively peaceful meaning that nothing blew up, except for the homework placed on one of the teacher's desks. Of course, considering that the assignment was to make their own explosion note, it was to be expected.
The teacher was sure that they hadn't asked the students to put enough power in there to blow out the entire front of the classroom though.
In another classroom, Iruka stood in front of the students, sternly glancing around the room as he proctored the test he handed out on certain tactics they had studied for the past month.
One of those tactics included the ability to gain information without anyone else noticing. A bit like the first part of the Chuunin Exam that Naruto-tachi had taken. The only difference was that the information wasn't to be taken from the other students, rather, it was to be taken from their surroundings. Taking information from other people would've been a bit too simple for the kids in his current class. Even Iruka knew that copying answers off another person's sheet was one of the easier things to do. The only crippling aspect of it was being able to keep calm enough to do so- cheating was something that had been drilled into people as a bad habit.
Perhaps part of the test was to break a habit? The habit of not cheating?
But not matter how Iruka thought of it, he still couldn't quite understand the exact details of that year's test. Although he would have to say that the last question was a good one. A shinobi didn't only need the physical ability to do something, they also needed the mental stability to back it up.
However, at this point in the game, in their life, Iruka believed that it wasn't something they had to test just yet. For now, he needed to know their abilities.
To be able to see underneath the underneath. It was what Kakashi always said, wasn't it? Something the greatest shinobi held to. Since Iruka had to test his students on this, it would be necessary for him to be able to do so, right? After all, how else would he be able to make the questions.
As such, it didn't take him long to notice the twitch that one of his students seemed to be developing. Normally a rowdy pupil, Takuya had the ability to focus intently on something if he decided it was worth it. After a few months and tests with Iruka, he had decided that the exams were the one thing he would allow himself to concentrate on. The kid had a lot of potential, he also had a tendency to stop blinking when he took a test.
Something like a twitch would have immediately been stopped; concentration on Takuya's part meant gaining control over just about every function – voluntary and involuntary – that a human body could have. Besides his voluntary movement of writing with his right hand, everything else either slowed or stopped. All except the sudden taps of his left ring finger that occurred exactly every fourteen minutes.
Takuya was tapping his left ring finger every fourteen minutes and five seconds.
Rolling his head as if working a crick out of his neck, Iruka moved his eyes over the corners of the room. Within seconds, he found what he was looking for and he brought his head down once again and smiled. He stepped behind his desk and sat, shuffling around some papers as if he was looking for something. Which he was, and when he found it, there was a soft, "Ah-ha!" and an opening and closing of a desk drawer.
Looking at his watch, he noted the time and announced, "There's five minutes left. If you haven't reached the last question yet, I would advise you to do so soon. I will collect all papers in six minutes. Keep notice of the time and remember that what should be there, won't be."
Finally giving the last clue for the exam, he could practically hear the light bulbs going off in the students' minds. Leaving them to their own devices for the last few minutes, he scooted his chair back a few inches and brought the papers to his lap. Hands moving in a speed that blurred, Iruka looked up only once to sweep his eyes across the room, noting all the different postures of his students.
And there was the other.
Finishing with the papers in his lap, he brought them back up to reveal a paper pagoda with eleven levels. He made another one in a couple minutes and placed it carefully next to the first.
"Alright, time. Fold your test papers in half and label it. As I call your name, hand me the test paper and get something from one of the pagodas." Immediately, a few heads snapped up to glance at him suspiciously. There was a trick in this, they just knew it.
Iruka called up three students at a time, all of them going for a different pagoda. Rarely was only one pagoda emptied and as more and more students left without being harmed in any way, only taking out a piece of candy or something of the sort, the remaining students became less cautious. When he called up Takuya and two other students along with him, one of them that Iruka had taken notice of, he anticipated them allowing the third students to take from a pagoda first before reaching in themselves.
They did exactly as he thought and it was only a simple matter of triggering his chakra to catch the hands that reached into the pagoda. Since Iruka refrained from dismissing any of the students, the twin yelps that came when he trapped the two hands caught the attention of his entire class.
Smiling serenely at the two boys in front of him, he set his chin on his crossed fingers, much like one of his previous students. "The both of you failed the test." He paused at the gasps from the other students; the two that stood in front of his desks were the more able ones of the class; if they had failed, it was likely that nobody else did very well...
"Would you like me to explain why?" Takuya shrugged nonchalantly while the other boy narrowed his eyes at him. "The reason is simple. The two of you still need to brush up on your deception skills. It's no wonder that Hokage-sama assigned you that mission. Sasuke-kun, Naruto."
Murmurs traveled through the students, giving the classroom a façade of a gossiping, tittering central area. They were starting young, apparently.
There was no response from the other boy other than a blink and a 'poof'; after the smoke disappeared, Sasuke stood in its place, looking decidedly bored. On the other hand, Takuya dramatically pointed a finger at Iruka, loudly saying, "How did you see through my disguise! It was perfect! I had to keep still and I know I even tapped the left ring finger every fourteen minutes and five seconds! How!" wailing at the every end, there was also another 'poof' and Naruto stood with his finger still pointing out and still dragging out the end of his question.
Iruka grinned in amusement and replied, "Probably because it's every fourteen minutes on the dot. And before you ask, Naruto, I knew it was Sasuke because no matter what form he's in," he smiled at the older teen, "his posture never changes."
He glanced behind the two teenagers and addressed the students still sitting in their seats, "Those of you still with test papers can come up here and hand them to me. And," he released his chakra and at the jolt of energy, Naruto and Sasuke took their hand back quickly, "You guys can take something from the pagodas as well." After a few moments in which a handful of kids gave in their papers and took their share of the gifts, Iruka dismissed them all to relax in the yard.
Organizing the papers, he ignored his former students for a while before looking up at them, "So, what can I do to help my favorite former pupils? Or did you come here just to take the test for your alter-egos?"
"Aw, Iruka-sensei! Does this mean that I can't just visit you in my free time?" A fox like smile appeared on Naruto's face as he donned his most innocent look- a little too innocent as Iruka smiled fondly and shook his head.
"It's not going to work, Naruto. Try again." He looked steadily at the two teenagers, one dark and one light in color. Naruto started fidgeting under his glance and refused to say anymore.
To make up for it, Sasuke's deep voice resounded through the room, "We wanted to invite you for dinner at our house. To thank you." A small, timid smile lifted a corner of his lips and Iruka was startled to see it.
Startled, but glad. With a wide smile, Iruka agreed. "I would love to have dinner with you guys, but what are you thanking me for?"
"For helping me when I spoke to you a few weeks ago. It really... helped." Inwardly, Naruto cringed, lying to Iruka was always hard, especially when he had felt so disappointed when he had spoken to Iruka before.
"I'm glad I was able to help. When do you want me over?"
"Actually, we were thinking, if you weren't busy, that you could come over tonight." 'Mostly because Kakashi-sensei leaves for a mission tomorrow night', Naruto silently added.
The scarred teacher blinked before responding, "It's a bit sudden, but I'm not doing anything special tonight. I hope I won't be intruding."
"You would not be intruding, sensei. We are the ones who are inviting you." Sasuke spoke quietly, assuring Iruka that they wanted him at their house.
"In that case, I'll see you guys tonight. I'll have to finish marking these tests now if I want to get any sleep."
Both Naruto and Sasuke smiled serenely at this. Iruka refrained from raising his eyebrows at their curious actions and shooed them out of the room. They're up to something. I know it.
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"Iruka-sensei suspects something."
"Of course he does. You have bad acting skills."
Naruto gasped in indignation, "I have bad acting skills? What do you think I've been doing for the past month?"
"Do you really want me to answer that question, Naruto?" Sasuke smirked at the answering edged pout on the blond's face. "Forgetting your non-existent acting skills for the moment, did you give Kakashi the note?"
"Yeah, I passed by his house and triggered a couple of traps. What did you write in their that makes you so sure he's going to come?" As Naruto and Sasuke walked from the Academy to the grocer, they smoothed over the last of their planning for the night.
"I wrote something."
"Something! What does that mean?"
A grin, "You want to know?"
"Yes!"
"Ah, too bad then, maybe you can ask Kakashi when you see him. Oh, look! Fresh cabbage!"
"Argh, Sasuke! Stop doing that!" Naruto ran after Sasuke, catching up to him in the store. Although he attempted to get an answer, he was quickly drawn into a conversation about what to eat for dinner.
One thought ran constantly through their minds. If everything went right, Iruka would definitely not be getting any sleep tonight. One way or another.
To Be Continued...
QY- As footnotes irk a few people, I'm just going to write my consecutive thoughts.
My friends said the scene wasn't hentai enough... Apparently, if I'm going to write about two guys, I have to do them actually going through with the penetration of one of them.
After-sex was used instead of the normal post-coital because I looked it up and... I'm pretty sure none of them have a vagina to insert the other's penis in. Nor did they actually have intercourse anyway...
Ee! It's the attack of Violent-and-Uncaring!Naruto and the appearance of Defeated-uke!Sasuke. Why do I feel as if my story is turning out to be one of those that makes fun of other people's OOC characters?
Oh man, deterioration of my mind leads to Naruto's and Sasuke's deterioration. Sleep-deprivation. I wanted to finish before my Spring Break was over. (4/25-4/29 for me) Wasn't successful, so the two of them suffered for no reason.
There were so many places I could've stopped... but I wanted to actually have a point for the chapter so it went on and on and on and on even though it probably would've been better if I stopped.
Since the ring finger's nerves are directly connected to the middle finger's, it's difficult to control it voluntarily in certain circumstances. For instance, if you place your hand on a flat surface and curl your middle finger towards your palm, you'll find that the ring finger barely moves while the others are fine. This is why I chose the ring finger instead of anything else. Doesn't make too much sense if you think about it, but eh. Takuya won't be talked about anymore anyway. I think. (Btw, who knows where I got the name from? Has the same seiyuu as Naruto. XD)
Pagodas are those towers with the lowest level being the widest and shrinking as it gets higher. There's usually a rather large opening on all four sides of the bottom-most layer. It's an Asian building, mostly found around Buddhist areas and such. A famous one is the one that trapped the monkey king from Journey to the West (the original of Saiyuki)in one of the stories. It doesn't actually exist- at least, I don't think so, but it was how I identified it when my friend made a pagoda. So yes, you can make one using paper.
Ah, I was determined to finish it today. 28 pages on OpenOffice, 20 pages of reader-friendly pages. I would feel proud, if this didn't take me three months to write. And I mean this literally, for once. I don't think this chapter was up to par, but at this point, it's hard to change anything. So, let's see what happens at the dinner, eh?
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Written: 2/17/05 – 5/4/05