I have to thank Japime gurl for her review. She asked me a question that
sparked something in me and the answer now is YES! The dreams weren't
supposed to mean anything past this one storyline, but I've found a way to
incorporate them into a part later on in the story because of your
question. Muahaha... so now they do matter... THANKS!! (smirks as the
readers moan)
Title: Jaded
Series: Naruto
Rating: PG-13 (Will go higher later on)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Romance, Humour, Horror, Tragedy, Supernatural, Fantasy, etc. (pretty much all)
Summary: For most of his life, Naruto has had one dream (becoming Hokage) and one love (Sakura), but as he grows up he realises not everything is as easy as he wants to believe it is, and his romances are not as simple as getting the girl, but finding a love that's not bound by superficial reasons, and that's when he realizes he had his priorities mixed up all along. (Eventually it'll be SasuNaru)
Pairings: Some SakuNaru development along with some SasuNaru friendship vibes. Once again, nothing 'serious'. However, this is all stuff needed for later on. You know... the real shounen ai. How else was I going to keep it in character... not that I'm doing that very effectively now...
Chapter Title: 7. Fear Thy Friend
Sasuke was shocked by the admission, to say the least. He wasn't surprised that he was the subject of fear in the boy's dreams, but he never really wanted it to be true. They were supposed to have an understanding. Neither would call it friendship, but the bonding was there. The trust was there.
"But why?" He asked, after regaining his composure. Naruto turned his head away again, not trusting his voice if he stared too long.
"You scare me, Sasuke." He muttered. "Do you remember the way you looked at Itachi? At Orochimaru when he left your body? At me on the roof? It's one of the most terrifying things to look into your eyes and see, not the boy you are, but the monster you could be come." Sasuke flinched, but kept a firm, almost painful grip on Naruto's wrists. "It's the Sharingan, and it's the curse seal. I'm afraid of that look. I'm afraid of being the *target* of that hatred, because it's not you. It's that curse." Sasuke shook his head in denial.
"No, I'd never look at you like-"
"You did." Naruto interrupted. "Do you remember the time a few years ago when you challenged me on the roof. I saw the wheel spinning. You looked at me with so much hatred because I had supposedly surpassed you." He turned his head back to look up at Sasuke.
"Gomen nasai." He apologized, but Naruto ignored him.
"In my dream you were in the shadows of blood and darkness. You whispered that I was nothing but a demon that needed to be tamed. You were going to save me. Purify me. You wanted revenge on me for hurting you, for hurting everyone. You called me all sorts of names, which I never would have taken seriously, if it weren't for the blood thirst in your eyes. And then you..." He trailed off. Sasuke was stunned by the dream, and from the way that the boy trailed off, could predict for himself how it ended.
"I killed you?" He asked softly. Naruto closed his eyes tightly, remembering the pain and nodded.
"You stabbed me in the back." Sasuke frowned.
"You know I'd never-" Once again he was cut off by Naruto.
"But you would have!" He yelled, thankfully they weren't loud enough to wake anyone, even though Sasuke was sure Kakashi was lying awake, listening to their conversation. "When you left with Orochimaru you betrayed me... the village. You willingly went with them, knowing they would use you to hurt us. If I hadn't gone after you, you'd probably have done it again. You're a spoiled brat!"
Sasuke lowered his head, letting his bangs cover his face. He knew most of what Naruto was saying was true, and decided against defending himself.
"I know it means nothing to you, but I will never turn against you, and I'm sorry for the things I did in the past." Sasuke exclaimed softly. Naruto nodded. "But you have to know, I'm not going to promise you I'll get rid of the look altogether." The blond offered a smile.
"Ne, of course not!" He chuckled, something that took a lot of energy as Sasuke was still sitting on his chest. "You've still got to help me kill Orochimaru and Itachi!" His rival tried and failed to fight the small smirk that graced his features.
"Help *you*?" He asked incredulously. "You've got to be kidding me." Naruto closed his eyes, relaxing his whole body beneath Sasuke's.
"Fine then." He muttered softly. "You can watch from the sidelines." Sasuke grunted in annoyance and pushed himself off of the blond, ignoring the hand extended, asking for help.
"Get up yourself, dobe." He walked back into the camp to finish off Sakura's shift, ignoring Naruto's stream of colourful curses. "Oh and by the way," he called over his shoulder without turning around. "You still have the next shift."
***
The next morning, with a couple of hits to the head from Sakura, the hyperactive blond ninja got everyone up. Naruto had the misfortune of waking Sakura from the 'most wonderful dream of Sasuke' and being on the receiving end of her wake-up routine. He was rubbing his head sorely when they finally made it to the Wu Wei Zu garden. It was extremely vast and looked almost like a carpet of berries.
"Collect as much of the plant as possible to bring back." Kakashi nodded to them. "I think Tsunade-hime is going to need a lot to deal with the war." Naruto's eyes widened. For the last year or so it hadn't been obvious the war was even still going on and to be honest, Naruto had practically forgotten about the whole thing. Tensions between the Sand and Leaf and Sound were high but after the third died, the other villages decided to lay low and scope out the new Hokage.
"When are we going to do some A-class missions for the village?" Sakura asked, eager to help out. Kakashi shrugged, picking some berries.
"I have no clue, but I have a feeling it won't be too long now. You may still be mere genins, but soon even Konohamaru's class will be helping with the war, and they've only just graduated from the academy." Naruto frowned, shaking his head. He'd been on some tough missions of his own and most of the time had barely made it out with his head. He didn't want Sakura to go rushing into battle without any experience. He'd never forgive himself if she got hurt like the last time.
"This war should be fought by people with the experience to handle the situation." He said bluntly, bending over to grab a fistful of plants.
"Like you?" Sakura retorted angrily. For all of his suffering he really was an insensitive jerk.
"Yeah! Like me. I've been out there and barely escaped with my life. You barely made it out alive from this mission." Sakura glowered a bright pink, narrowing her eyes at the boy.
"And just how the hell did *YOU* get your experience?! By fighting and doing those missions!" Kakashi held up his hands between the two.
"In case you two have forgotten you are not enemies." He exclaimed. "Sakura, Naruto meant well. He's only looking out for your safety. And Naruto, Sakura is a ninja. You can't try and be hero for her forever." Sasuke snorted.
"Key word is *TRY*, Dobe." He muttered. "I sure don't think you're a hero." Naruto growled, jumping after the boy. He was stopped by Kakashi.
"TEME! Just you watch, one day I'm going to save your ass, and you'll be down on your knees kissing my feet." Sasuke laughed, which was surprising. Everyone looked at him with shock written all over their faces. "Nani?!" Naruto yelled angrily.
"If you ever do save my life, I'll be sure to remember this." Sasuke grinned. "Of course this isn't a bet, because I save you every other day, so it wouldn't count." Naruto growled under his breath but continued picking the berries. Sakura and Kakashi looked at each other and smiled, knowing things were back in order, and continued collecting their own.
~~~~~~~
I figure someone's got to figure out what I'm trying to do, but I'll say it anyways. I'm doing what I can to offer my own solutions to the problems in the Naruto manga, meaning I'm going to deal with everything that needs dealing with. (Eg. Kyuubi's secret. Everyone needed to know about it, so... I made it a point to tell em.) Of course I'm only one person, and there are only so many things I can think of to solve, plus I've covered the main ones such as Naruto vs the Kyuubi, Dealing with Naruto's pointless crush on Sakura and Orochimaru. Yeah!! I actually find a way to... "handle" him. Of course, at the moment I can't quite remember how I do it. Heh...
Review and tell me what other things should be solved (eg. Sasuke dealing with Itachi, etc.) and I'll tell you (If I can) whether I am using it or if I've forgotten it. (Warning: I've just remembered, I forgot the ultimate battle between Sasuke and Naruto... heh... but hopefully what I've substituted it with will be sufficient enough.)
Oh, and gomen nasai for the short chapter. Hopefully the next chapter will make up for it in some way.
Title: Jaded
Series: Naruto
Rating: PG-13 (Will go higher later on)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Romance, Humour, Horror, Tragedy, Supernatural, Fantasy, etc. (pretty much all)
Summary: For most of his life, Naruto has had one dream (becoming Hokage) and one love (Sakura), but as he grows up he realises not everything is as easy as he wants to believe it is, and his romances are not as simple as getting the girl, but finding a love that's not bound by superficial reasons, and that's when he realizes he had his priorities mixed up all along. (Eventually it'll be SasuNaru)
Pairings: Some SakuNaru development along with some SasuNaru friendship vibes. Once again, nothing 'serious'. However, this is all stuff needed for later on. You know... the real shounen ai. How else was I going to keep it in character... not that I'm doing that very effectively now...
Chapter Title: 7. Fear Thy Friend
Sasuke was shocked by the admission, to say the least. He wasn't surprised that he was the subject of fear in the boy's dreams, but he never really wanted it to be true. They were supposed to have an understanding. Neither would call it friendship, but the bonding was there. The trust was there.
"But why?" He asked, after regaining his composure. Naruto turned his head away again, not trusting his voice if he stared too long.
"You scare me, Sasuke." He muttered. "Do you remember the way you looked at Itachi? At Orochimaru when he left your body? At me on the roof? It's one of the most terrifying things to look into your eyes and see, not the boy you are, but the monster you could be come." Sasuke flinched, but kept a firm, almost painful grip on Naruto's wrists. "It's the Sharingan, and it's the curse seal. I'm afraid of that look. I'm afraid of being the *target* of that hatred, because it's not you. It's that curse." Sasuke shook his head in denial.
"No, I'd never look at you like-"
"You did." Naruto interrupted. "Do you remember the time a few years ago when you challenged me on the roof. I saw the wheel spinning. You looked at me with so much hatred because I had supposedly surpassed you." He turned his head back to look up at Sasuke.
"Gomen nasai." He apologized, but Naruto ignored him.
"In my dream you were in the shadows of blood and darkness. You whispered that I was nothing but a demon that needed to be tamed. You were going to save me. Purify me. You wanted revenge on me for hurting you, for hurting everyone. You called me all sorts of names, which I never would have taken seriously, if it weren't for the blood thirst in your eyes. And then you..." He trailed off. Sasuke was stunned by the dream, and from the way that the boy trailed off, could predict for himself how it ended.
"I killed you?" He asked softly. Naruto closed his eyes tightly, remembering the pain and nodded.
"You stabbed me in the back." Sasuke frowned.
"You know I'd never-" Once again he was cut off by Naruto.
"But you would have!" He yelled, thankfully they weren't loud enough to wake anyone, even though Sasuke was sure Kakashi was lying awake, listening to their conversation. "When you left with Orochimaru you betrayed me... the village. You willingly went with them, knowing they would use you to hurt us. If I hadn't gone after you, you'd probably have done it again. You're a spoiled brat!"
Sasuke lowered his head, letting his bangs cover his face. He knew most of what Naruto was saying was true, and decided against defending himself.
"I know it means nothing to you, but I will never turn against you, and I'm sorry for the things I did in the past." Sasuke exclaimed softly. Naruto nodded. "But you have to know, I'm not going to promise you I'll get rid of the look altogether." The blond offered a smile.
"Ne, of course not!" He chuckled, something that took a lot of energy as Sasuke was still sitting on his chest. "You've still got to help me kill Orochimaru and Itachi!" His rival tried and failed to fight the small smirk that graced his features.
"Help *you*?" He asked incredulously. "You've got to be kidding me." Naruto closed his eyes, relaxing his whole body beneath Sasuke's.
"Fine then." He muttered softly. "You can watch from the sidelines." Sasuke grunted in annoyance and pushed himself off of the blond, ignoring the hand extended, asking for help.
"Get up yourself, dobe." He walked back into the camp to finish off Sakura's shift, ignoring Naruto's stream of colourful curses. "Oh and by the way," he called over his shoulder without turning around. "You still have the next shift."
***
The next morning, with a couple of hits to the head from Sakura, the hyperactive blond ninja got everyone up. Naruto had the misfortune of waking Sakura from the 'most wonderful dream of Sasuke' and being on the receiving end of her wake-up routine. He was rubbing his head sorely when they finally made it to the Wu Wei Zu garden. It was extremely vast and looked almost like a carpet of berries.
"Collect as much of the plant as possible to bring back." Kakashi nodded to them. "I think Tsunade-hime is going to need a lot to deal with the war." Naruto's eyes widened. For the last year or so it hadn't been obvious the war was even still going on and to be honest, Naruto had practically forgotten about the whole thing. Tensions between the Sand and Leaf and Sound were high but after the third died, the other villages decided to lay low and scope out the new Hokage.
"When are we going to do some A-class missions for the village?" Sakura asked, eager to help out. Kakashi shrugged, picking some berries.
"I have no clue, but I have a feeling it won't be too long now. You may still be mere genins, but soon even Konohamaru's class will be helping with the war, and they've only just graduated from the academy." Naruto frowned, shaking his head. He'd been on some tough missions of his own and most of the time had barely made it out with his head. He didn't want Sakura to go rushing into battle without any experience. He'd never forgive himself if she got hurt like the last time.
"This war should be fought by people with the experience to handle the situation." He said bluntly, bending over to grab a fistful of plants.
"Like you?" Sakura retorted angrily. For all of his suffering he really was an insensitive jerk.
"Yeah! Like me. I've been out there and barely escaped with my life. You barely made it out alive from this mission." Sakura glowered a bright pink, narrowing her eyes at the boy.
"And just how the hell did *YOU* get your experience?! By fighting and doing those missions!" Kakashi held up his hands between the two.
"In case you two have forgotten you are not enemies." He exclaimed. "Sakura, Naruto meant well. He's only looking out for your safety. And Naruto, Sakura is a ninja. You can't try and be hero for her forever." Sasuke snorted.
"Key word is *TRY*, Dobe." He muttered. "I sure don't think you're a hero." Naruto growled, jumping after the boy. He was stopped by Kakashi.
"TEME! Just you watch, one day I'm going to save your ass, and you'll be down on your knees kissing my feet." Sasuke laughed, which was surprising. Everyone looked at him with shock written all over their faces. "Nani?!" Naruto yelled angrily.
"If you ever do save my life, I'll be sure to remember this." Sasuke grinned. "Of course this isn't a bet, because I save you every other day, so it wouldn't count." Naruto growled under his breath but continued picking the berries. Sakura and Kakashi looked at each other and smiled, knowing things were back in order, and continued collecting their own.
~~~~~~~
I figure someone's got to figure out what I'm trying to do, but I'll say it anyways. I'm doing what I can to offer my own solutions to the problems in the Naruto manga, meaning I'm going to deal with everything that needs dealing with. (Eg. Kyuubi's secret. Everyone needed to know about it, so... I made it a point to tell em.) Of course I'm only one person, and there are only so many things I can think of to solve, plus I've covered the main ones such as Naruto vs the Kyuubi, Dealing with Naruto's pointless crush on Sakura and Orochimaru. Yeah!! I actually find a way to... "handle" him. Of course, at the moment I can't quite remember how I do it. Heh...
Review and tell me what other things should be solved (eg. Sasuke dealing with Itachi, etc.) and I'll tell you (If I can) whether I am using it or if I've forgotten it. (Warning: I've just remembered, I forgot the ultimate battle between Sasuke and Naruto... heh... but hopefully what I've substituted it with will be sufficient enough.)
Oh, and gomen nasai for the short chapter. Hopefully the next chapter will make up for it in some way.