I was bored, so I thought I'd type this little tidbit up...
Ack!! GWFasc... stop reading my mind!! Am I really that easy to predict? Of course, you aren't EXACTLY right about what's going to happen.
Oh, and I know about Lee and his Alcohol-ness from a raw version of Naruto 210... lets just say he doesn't get too drunk this time around okay? (to tell the truth, he isn't drunk at all... he got one of the glasses that was poured before Kiba's infamous extra ingredient was added...) I didn't want to see Lee too drunk anyways, cause he has to be conscious of his actions. We'll save that tidbit for another chapter... thanks to Monimonika who sent me the info (cause I was too lazy to translate the chapter myself.
Chapter Title: 31. Inhibitions
"Do you remember Gaara of the Sand?" Sasuke asked, pushing back the gate to Leaf village. Naruto's head shot up at the name.
"Mr. Panda-bear?" He asked, remembering the boy from their past. "What about him?"
"He's the new Kazekage."
"WHAT!? How did he become a Kage before me?!"
"That's not the point." Sasuke said, becoming slightly irritated. "He's the one making all of the decisions. They're planning on allying themselves with us because it's more profitable that way." They walked into the village in silence for a few moments before Naruto remembered something he'd overheard.
"I heard a couple of people saying they hadn't attacked us because they didn't know much about Tsunade and they wanted to wait and see what kind of a leader she was before they made any decisions." Sasuke nodded; he'd heard the same thing.
He pulled out the scroll he'd written the information on and handed it to Naruto. "Give this to Tsunade, I'm tired and I want to go home." Naruto nodded and watched the boy walk home, shoulders slumped in exhaustion. He knew it was just a front, but he figured Sasuke just wanted to get a bit of rest. The blonde knew for a fact that even after a full day of training it only took a couple hours of sleep to get him back up to his regular pace.
He turned around and headed quickly to the Hokage's office, jumping along the roofs to make it go faster. When he arrived there he noticed a small note left for him, taped to the door. He tensed for a moment, wondering if it was a trap, before he read it.
'Naruto and Sasuke, go to Sakura's house.' He shrugged to himself, looking into the building to find it entirely empty. He sighed and turned towards his girlfriend's house, wondering what the problem was.
"I wonder if Sasuke not being there is going to be a big deal." He wondered aloud to himself when he got to her door. The lights were all out and, as he walked up to the door, he could hear frantic scuffling. He knocked twice and half a dozen people called for him to come in, followed by half a dozen curses and one yelp of pain that sounded quite a bit like Shikamaru, which was silenced by a hiss of the boy's name from Ino.
Naruto smirked to himself and opened the door. Everyone was supposed to be hidden in the darkness, but there were people passed out on the carpet for it to be successful. They jumped up from their hiding places anyways and yelled "SURPRISE!!" He noticed Shikamaru stand up and shoot Ino a glare, while rubbing the back of his head where she must have smacked him. He looked a little unsteady on his feet.
"Where's Sasuke?" Ino asked, ignoring the look she was getting from her team mate. Naruto offered a shrug.
"He went home, tired." He walked up to the couple and gave Shikamaru a wary glance. "Is he drunk?" He asked, slightly bewildered. Ino nodded sadly.
"Kiba spiked the punch... a lot. I think there's more alcohol in that stuff than punch. This party was supposed to be a partial celebration of your return, but also cause we need a little fun. Do you have a report for him?" Naruto nodded and pulled out the scroll.
"Can you keep this safe for him until he reaches hangover stage?" She smiled and nodded, slipping the roll of paper into her purse and dragged the boy away.
"Wait, Ino!" The blonde girl turned around. "Have you seen Sakura anywhere?"
"Gomen, no, but I did see her around Lee a lot."
"I saw where she went!" Kiba exclaimed, mischievously. Naruto turned around to see twin evil smirks on the boy and his dog. He was also surprised to see that Kiba had avoided the punch.
"You're not drunk?"
"Nope, but its funny watching all these people get themselves drunk." He chuckled to himself. "Sakura and Lee went upstairs a while ago. You know, it was so weird, cause she was fawning all over him calling him Sasuke." Naruto frowned, wondering briefly if the kunoichi had gotten herself drunk too. There was no other way she'd mistake Lee for Sasuke. "She's been doing it all night." Naruto nodded, totally caught off guard when the boy dropped to the ground in front of him. Maybe he'd had a little more than he'd thought. The blonde smirked and headed upstairs.
From the landing he could see that the drunkenness was widespread. Everyone from Iruka and Kakashi to Shino and Ebisu seemed to be sharing a glass (or two... or four) of the punch. He turned to Sakura's bedroom door, assuming that that was where she'd brought Lee and knocked softly. No answer.
He opened the door a crack and peeked inside, gasping in horror at the sight before him. Tangled in the bed sheets were Lee and Sakura, entirely devoid of clothing. Indeed, the articles were thrown all over the place, as were their limbs. He took in a shuddering breath attracting the attention of Lee, who sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Sasuke." Sakura mumbled, clinging tighter to the boy's waist.
"Naruto." Lee said softly, shaking the girl awake. He could clearly see the betrayal written on the boy's face. The tears were on the brink of spilling. Sakura lifted her head to look wearily at the boy standing dumbstruck in the doorway.
"Naruto?" She asked blinking slowly, before realization set in and she gasped. "Naruto!" She exclaimed and turned to the boy in her bed only slightly less surprised to see him than Naruto. "LEE! I thought you were..." she trailed off, looking down at her hands folded in her lap. She at least had the grace to look ashamed.
"You thought he was Sasuke because you're still in love with that stupid bastard." Naruto bit out furiously. "You can't blame the alcohol, it only lowers your inhibitions... which means you were willing to whore yourself off to Uchiha more than you were willing to kiss me." He snarled, his eyes flashing red before he ran down the stairs. He ignored all the people who'd heard the exchange and tried to call him back. He didn't care to hear what they were saying; all he wanted to do was get out of there. He pushed past Kakashi and Iruka and ran out the front door.
"Naruto, no!!" She cried after him, running out into the hallway, wrapped in a bed sheet, but he had gone. Kakashi looked up at her appearance above everyone and shook his head sadly. He had warned her about breaking Naruto's heart. He pulled Iruka from the crowd, and away from anymore alcohol.
"Stupid little girl." He muttered.
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Yeah, short chapter, but it did all it needed to. Plus, I only posted the previous one yesterday. Poor Naruto. I really wanted to bash Sakura's head in when I first came up with this idea. Of course, now I just feel really sorry for her.
Yay for Kakashi and Iruka-ness.
Ack!! GWFasc... stop reading my mind!! Am I really that easy to predict? Of course, you aren't EXACTLY right about what's going to happen.
Oh, and I know about Lee and his Alcohol-ness from a raw version of Naruto 210... lets just say he doesn't get too drunk this time around okay? (to tell the truth, he isn't drunk at all... he got one of the glasses that was poured before Kiba's infamous extra ingredient was added...) I didn't want to see Lee too drunk anyways, cause he has to be conscious of his actions. We'll save that tidbit for another chapter... thanks to Monimonika who sent me the info (cause I was too lazy to translate the chapter myself.
Chapter Title: 31. Inhibitions
"Do you remember Gaara of the Sand?" Sasuke asked, pushing back the gate to Leaf village. Naruto's head shot up at the name.
"Mr. Panda-bear?" He asked, remembering the boy from their past. "What about him?"
"He's the new Kazekage."
"WHAT!? How did he become a Kage before me?!"
"That's not the point." Sasuke said, becoming slightly irritated. "He's the one making all of the decisions. They're planning on allying themselves with us because it's more profitable that way." They walked into the village in silence for a few moments before Naruto remembered something he'd overheard.
"I heard a couple of people saying they hadn't attacked us because they didn't know much about Tsunade and they wanted to wait and see what kind of a leader she was before they made any decisions." Sasuke nodded; he'd heard the same thing.
He pulled out the scroll he'd written the information on and handed it to Naruto. "Give this to Tsunade, I'm tired and I want to go home." Naruto nodded and watched the boy walk home, shoulders slumped in exhaustion. He knew it was just a front, but he figured Sasuke just wanted to get a bit of rest. The blonde knew for a fact that even after a full day of training it only took a couple hours of sleep to get him back up to his regular pace.
He turned around and headed quickly to the Hokage's office, jumping along the roofs to make it go faster. When he arrived there he noticed a small note left for him, taped to the door. He tensed for a moment, wondering if it was a trap, before he read it.
'Naruto and Sasuke, go to Sakura's house.' He shrugged to himself, looking into the building to find it entirely empty. He sighed and turned towards his girlfriend's house, wondering what the problem was.
"I wonder if Sasuke not being there is going to be a big deal." He wondered aloud to himself when he got to her door. The lights were all out and, as he walked up to the door, he could hear frantic scuffling. He knocked twice and half a dozen people called for him to come in, followed by half a dozen curses and one yelp of pain that sounded quite a bit like Shikamaru, which was silenced by a hiss of the boy's name from Ino.
Naruto smirked to himself and opened the door. Everyone was supposed to be hidden in the darkness, but there were people passed out on the carpet for it to be successful. They jumped up from their hiding places anyways and yelled "SURPRISE!!" He noticed Shikamaru stand up and shoot Ino a glare, while rubbing the back of his head where she must have smacked him. He looked a little unsteady on his feet.
"Where's Sasuke?" Ino asked, ignoring the look she was getting from her team mate. Naruto offered a shrug.
"He went home, tired." He walked up to the couple and gave Shikamaru a wary glance. "Is he drunk?" He asked, slightly bewildered. Ino nodded sadly.
"Kiba spiked the punch... a lot. I think there's more alcohol in that stuff than punch. This party was supposed to be a partial celebration of your return, but also cause we need a little fun. Do you have a report for him?" Naruto nodded and pulled out the scroll.
"Can you keep this safe for him until he reaches hangover stage?" She smiled and nodded, slipping the roll of paper into her purse and dragged the boy away.
"Wait, Ino!" The blonde girl turned around. "Have you seen Sakura anywhere?"
"Gomen, no, but I did see her around Lee a lot."
"I saw where she went!" Kiba exclaimed, mischievously. Naruto turned around to see twin evil smirks on the boy and his dog. He was also surprised to see that Kiba had avoided the punch.
"You're not drunk?"
"Nope, but its funny watching all these people get themselves drunk." He chuckled to himself. "Sakura and Lee went upstairs a while ago. You know, it was so weird, cause she was fawning all over him calling him Sasuke." Naruto frowned, wondering briefly if the kunoichi had gotten herself drunk too. There was no other way she'd mistake Lee for Sasuke. "She's been doing it all night." Naruto nodded, totally caught off guard when the boy dropped to the ground in front of him. Maybe he'd had a little more than he'd thought. The blonde smirked and headed upstairs.
From the landing he could see that the drunkenness was widespread. Everyone from Iruka and Kakashi to Shino and Ebisu seemed to be sharing a glass (or two... or four) of the punch. He turned to Sakura's bedroom door, assuming that that was where she'd brought Lee and knocked softly. No answer.
He opened the door a crack and peeked inside, gasping in horror at the sight before him. Tangled in the bed sheets were Lee and Sakura, entirely devoid of clothing. Indeed, the articles were thrown all over the place, as were their limbs. He took in a shuddering breath attracting the attention of Lee, who sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Sasuke." Sakura mumbled, clinging tighter to the boy's waist.
"Naruto." Lee said softly, shaking the girl awake. He could clearly see the betrayal written on the boy's face. The tears were on the brink of spilling. Sakura lifted her head to look wearily at the boy standing dumbstruck in the doorway.
"Naruto?" She asked blinking slowly, before realization set in and she gasped. "Naruto!" She exclaimed and turned to the boy in her bed only slightly less surprised to see him than Naruto. "LEE! I thought you were..." she trailed off, looking down at her hands folded in her lap. She at least had the grace to look ashamed.
"You thought he was Sasuke because you're still in love with that stupid bastard." Naruto bit out furiously. "You can't blame the alcohol, it only lowers your inhibitions... which means you were willing to whore yourself off to Uchiha more than you were willing to kiss me." He snarled, his eyes flashing red before he ran down the stairs. He ignored all the people who'd heard the exchange and tried to call him back. He didn't care to hear what they were saying; all he wanted to do was get out of there. He pushed past Kakashi and Iruka and ran out the front door.
"Naruto, no!!" She cried after him, running out into the hallway, wrapped in a bed sheet, but he had gone. Kakashi looked up at her appearance above everyone and shook his head sadly. He had warned her about breaking Naruto's heart. He pulled Iruka from the crowd, and away from anymore alcohol.
"Stupid little girl." He muttered.
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Yeah, short chapter, but it did all it needed to. Plus, I only posted the previous one yesterday. Poor Naruto. I really wanted to bash Sakura's head in when I first came up with this idea. Of course, now I just feel really sorry for her.
Yay for Kakashi and Iruka-ness.