"Before lending money to your friends, decide which one you need more"-Mark Russle Andreotti
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Chapter 14: Pushing Away and Staying Together
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"Naruto..."
Jiraiya walked up behind the blonde sitting at the edge of the woods...one more step and he would be out of Konohagakure.
He had searched for the blonde only to find out he was too late...he had ran into the brat and now...Jiraiya looked down at the blonde. His eyes were half open staring into nothing...not that he could see the nothing...he had his arms wrapped around the tops of his knees and his mouth covered by his knees, his robes were still dirty and his hair was out of place...he was a wreck.
"Naruto aren't you going to say anything?" Jiraiya asked worried as he knelt down...it was like when the girl died all over again.
"Are you just going to be silent again? Beating yourself up for something you couldn't control?" Jiraiya huffed noting that he wasn't getting any reactions.
"You can't control fate..."
Jiraiya cursed, maybe he should have let more people come with him instead of telling them to stay...that Uchiha brat would have at least gotten some sort of glimmer of a reaction...
"Naruto you can beat yourself up and believe the lies the kid spat out..." Jiraiya sighed and tried to talk softer...as much as he could, "or you could try to teach the kid the truth...he's obviously confused and doesn't know what's going on..."
"He's right..." Jiraiya looked at the blonde surprised...he wasn't expecting a reaction let alone words.
"What do you mean he's right?" Jiraiya asked puzzled as he watched the blonde's body begin to shake.
"He's right...he's right...oh gawd..." Naruto hid his face into his knees as the tears began to burn his eyes...
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Sasuke stared at the little boy in front of him with his guardian. Why did he have to come back here? He should be out looking for Naruto not sitting here watching the foreigners...the brat...
Sasuke looked over at Shikamaru who was at the window...looking out of the window...stupid lackluster...
Sasuke returned his attention to the boy who seemed to be explaining his earlier actions to the older one. That boy...would he have answers? Would he know what he himself wanted to know? Or was this kid delusional...
"But he was right in front of me and..." The black haired boy seemed to be arguing...'Daisuke' was it?
"No excuse! We are not at home you cannot do what you want and besides..." Sasuke noticed the sad look that the brunette gave the younger kid...something was going on here and Sasuke was going to find out.
"Uchiha..." Sasuke turned to see Raido at the door, "You are being called out, and I will take your place."
Sasuke frowned but left none the less, at least now he could go get...
"What do you mean?" Sasuke stopped as he watched Tsunade frown...the old man Jiraiya looked upset...
"Iruka is over there now but there is no progress..." Jiraiya sighed, "He isn't even moving...he won't leave that spot..."
"What's going on?" Sasuke asked with a frown...they had to be talking about a certain blonde.
"It's Naruto." Tsunade decided to cut to the chase, "He's being unresponsive...he's just sitting at the edge of the woods..."
"I think that this is becoming too much of a flash back for him..." Jiraiya mumbled, "We need you to bring him back inside the village before he decides to do something brash..."
"How long has he been there?" Sasuke asked...it had been almost six hours since the kid had found the blonde...had he been there the whole time? Why the outskirts of Konoha? "Why do you think I can make a difference?"
"He's been there the whole time..." Tsunade sighed obviously stressed, "You can because you're not going to be allowed to leave until you get him back here..." She glared as Sasuke nodded and left.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Jiraiya looked at the woman across froe him.
"Of course I do...you already know my opinion on how they affect each other..."
"What I meant was...are you sure that Naruto won't do anything..." Jiraiya looked to the ground with a sad sigh, "After the girl died Naruto was like this...he didn't talk for a little over a month...he pushed everyone away...I knew that the village had grown suspicions but..."
"They aren't only suspicious Jiraiya," Tsunade decided it was time to inform the older man about her conversation with the older boy earlier. In case things got complicated.
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"Naruto..." Iruka sighed with a frown as the blonde didn't move or anything. He had been trying for almost an hour now...what was wrong with Naruto? What exactly happened! When he found out he was going to...
"Hn, Iruka let me give it a try..." Kakashi tried to give the chunin a reassuring pat on the back. "Naruto...its me Kakashi..."
Nothing.
"Naruto why are you doing this?"
Nothing...
"What is going on?"
"Naruto!"
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"Hey Ni-Chan why do you train so much?" Naruto grinned as he looked over in Daisuke's direction. He was getting used to the darkness...
"Well if I don't train I might become useless and that won't help me with my dreams." Naruto smiled patting the boy on the head as he walked up to him.
"To become Hokage of your village right?" Naruto nodded enthusiastically shaking his fist in the air.
"I will become that one day!" He heard the boy laugh, "Hey Dai-kun where is Yume and Ana they are always with you usually..."
"They are learning how to cook..." Naruto noticed the disappointment in the boy's voice...probably because he wanted them to play with him..not cook.
"Well Dai-kun why not tell me what your dream is?" Naruto smiled as he sat on the ground and heard the boy plop beside him.
"I want to marry Yume!" The boy exclaimed loudly...Naruto swore he could hear how loud the smile was...
"Really? Yume?" Naruto laughed as the smaller boy huffed.
"Yeah Yume! Why not?" Naruto heard the boy stand up and stomp around. "I love her!"
"Love?" Naruto grinned ignoring a certain face that flashed in his mind, "Okay Daisuke you can marry Yume on one condition..."
"What? I'll do it!" The boy shouted too eagerly.
"You have to protect her always and forever..." Naruto grinned at the silence, "And you know what? I think I might start training you okay?"
"Yeah!"
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"Sasuke-kun..." Iruka looked up as the Uchiha approached...for some reason that gave him a little more hope. He watched as Kakashi moved so that the younger boy could sit in front of the blonde.
"Naruto you need to go back to the apartment now." Sasuke frowned at the lack of response...even if Naruto was upset he shouldn't be acting this way...
"Naruto you need to stop acting like a spoiled brat and go back to the apartment!" Sasuke noticed Iruka get up to say something but Kakashi stopped the chunin, "If you stay here then you will just be in everyone's way and you will make it harder on everyone in the village."
Sasuke glared with a huff, "Naruto...I want you to come back with me..." Sasuke decided not to add the fact that he wasn't allowed to leave without the blonde.
Then the blonde moved his arms and stood up...it still seemed like he wasn't paying attention to who was around him.
"Naruto..." Sasuke sighed and grabbed the blonde's wrist and began to walk taking the blonde with him, "let's go home..."
Iruka sighed in relief as they left, "Maybe that will be for the best..."
"I've never seen him like this have you?" Kakashi asked the chunin silently.
"No...nothing to this level...usually when he was upset he would be quiet for a few minutes but he would laugh it off later..." Iruka gave Kakashi a sad glance, "but that was also before he lost his sight."
"Hn...I'm going to ask some questions, I'll talk to you when I get back." Kakashi gave the dolphin sensei a reassuring kiss on the cheek before vanishing.
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"Ni-chan! Dai-chan!" Naruto grinned as he heard Yume run up to them...they were almost finished with training anyway.
"Hai Yume-chan?" Naruto patted the girl on the head.
"Momma said that its time for dinner and Dai-chan your momma said for you to come home too..." Yume giggled and then looked the dirty Daisuke over. "Daisuke why are you training with ni-chan anyways?"
"Oh..." Naruto smirked evilly.
"It's because I said the only way he could marry you is if he could protect you!"
"Naruto!" Daisuke stomped blushing furiously.
"I accept!" Yume blushed a little causing both boys to look confused. "As long as you can protect me of course!"
Naruto grinned hearing Daisuke laugh happily and run off with Yume...they would be happy together...
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"So wait...the village that they are from have decided that it was Naruto who committed the crimes against them...and they sent this guy who is the leader's son to go after him...the only reason the boy is here is because he followed him...and he wants to take Naruto back to the village to put him on trial?" Jiraiya tried to put the information together...
"More or less...that is correct..." Tsunade sighed as Kenka-sensei and Jo-sensei walked into the room.
"You called Hokage-sama?" They both bowed politely.
"Yes, you have that class that you are teaching this year," She waited for them to acknowledge it, "I know that your students are waiting for a message to tell them when the next class will be..."
"Ah...if it's about the wait..." The polite Yuki Jo smiled, "Then..."
"No it's not that..." Tsunade looked over to Kenka, "I want you to postpone the class until further notice."
"Why?" The older man asked quickly.
"That is my concern and you may not resume classes until I give my word, understand?" Tsunade glared at the old man causing him to nod grudgingly.
"Dismissed." Tsunade watched them walk out of the door before Kakashi appeared in front of her desk. "Thank you for waiting..."
"Hm...I had forgotten about that guy..." Kakashi looked to the door with a sigh, "It really is bad that he is teaching Naruto at this time."
"That's why I postponed the classes, now if I may ask why you are here?" The blonde-haired woman gave him an agitated smile.
"I want to know what's going on..." He looked at her seriously causing her to sigh, too many people care about the blonde for him to be so upset.
"Okay..."
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Sasuke silently pulled the lifeless figure into their apartment...almost lifeless...he was walking and breathing...that was it. And it was getting on Sasuke's nerves.
"Are you going to stay like this?" Sasuke asked mentally cursing how angry he sounded...he was supposed to get the blonde out of this depression thing...not put him deeper into it.
"Come on." Sasuke grabbed the blonde's hand this time and pulled him to his bedroom...theirs now... He looked behind him at the blonde...he wasn't even trying to hide his eyes they were just looking downcast... Sasuke frowned.
"You stay here while I draw you a bath." Sasuke left knowing he probably didn't have to say anything at all...but the silence was getting to him for once.
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"Hey Yume how's your Dai-chaaaaan?" Naruto grinned as he drew out the chan...so much fun.
"Don't call him chan! It makes you sound like a pervert!" Naruto laughed as the girl bopped him on the head. "Now hold still while I cut your hair!"
"I don't want you to..." Naruto pouted.
"Oh be quiet! You're blind you won't be bothered by it!" Yume hit him again.
"Hey but other people will see me!" Naruto tried to stay still as he heard her snip away.
"Ooops..."
"NANI!"
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Sasuke finished washing the dirt out of the golden blonde hair silently as he began to scrub Naruto's back. Why won't he speak? This is getting to be too much for me...Sasuke looked at the tan skin compared to his white hands. He looked over Naruto's toned muscles...they made him look strong, almost like he had lived through enough circumstances for a life time...and yet now...he was so weak...
Why did the blonde have to suffer so much? Sure he himself suffered plenty but those were out of his own actions...or lack there of...Sasuke glared at the water...but Naruto...he never did anything to deserve what he has gotten...he wrapped his arms around the blonde's body and leaned his head against the tan back.
"Naruto no matter what..." Sasuke sighed as he tried to think of what he could possibly say... "No matter what I will not leave you and I will always be here...to protect you..."
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"How did you get him to start talking last time?" Tsunade was still at her office surrounded by scrolls and books...looking to see if there was a more medical way to fix this situation.
"It wasn't me..." Jiraiya thought for a moment, "I remember him moping on the outskirts of town...then I left and ran into some kids that wanted to see if he was okay..."
Tsunade looked up as Jiraiya paused noticing the sudden look of anger on his face. "Yes?"
"That boy Daisuke talked to him..." Jiraiya sighed looking at her, "Let's hope Sasuke will get to him."
"We'll use the brat as a last resort." Tsunade added hinting at her doubt in Sasuke helping Naruto.
"Aren't you the one that's always supporting them?" Jiraiya asked a little confused.
"Naruto doesn't need Sasuke right now, what he needs is a way out of this whole he has put himself in." Tsunade sounded as if she was correcting a student as she stood up and began to head for the door.
"I thought that Sasuke-kun might be able to..." Jiraiya mumbled as he followed her.
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Sasuke glanced at the clock. He could sleep for at least another hour or so...he looked over to the figure sitting in a corner...Naruto...
After the bath he put boxers on him and wrapped him in a blanket...but that's all he could even think of doing...why was Naruto acting like this? It was that dang kid's fault...Sasuke glared at the roof...if he ran into that kid again...he was going to get some answers even if he had to go to the most dire lengths...he had to know.
The raven-haired teen sat up when he noticed the blonde's eyes were closed...he was sleeping? Or was he just locking himself up more? Sasuke couldn't help but feel worried as he quickly went over to the blonde.
"Naruto..." Sasuke nudged him. There was no response.
He sighed and sat down beside the blonde. His breathing was regular at least...he looked at the clock again. How was he going to be able to sleep with Naruto acting like this? He had to get to the bottom of it! Sasuke cursed the fact that he was already guarded in the village...first time he left for Orochimaru...the second after the accident...Sasuke knew there would be no way for him to reach the visitors without someone knowing.
It's not like he would hurt them...unless he didn't get the answers he wanted of course. Maybe Hokage-sama herself knew...he would have to ask.
Sasuke flinched but stayed still as he blonde fell to his side and landed on Sasuke's lap. Sasuke looked down at the blonde a little surprised but noticed he was still sleeping...of course he isn't going to be okay its not like something to wear off after a few hours.
The raven-haired boy watched the blonde sleep...while he was sleeping he looked so peaceful...but even with that you could tell he wasn't in peace.
He wanted to know. He needed to know. Why was the blonde hiding so many things from him anyway?
"Why won't you speak to me?" Sasuke played with the blonde's hair as he slept, "I'm starting to think that you are pushing me away this time..."
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"Is everything ready? Everyone here? Where's my veil? Hinata? Ino!"
"Calm down Sakura!" Ino sighed as she stopped the girl from waving her arms. "You're going to rip your dress!"
"Ah but what about the..!"
"Flowers are good. People are here. The musicians are here and Kakashi and Gai are on separate ends of the building...and..."
"What about Sasuke?" Sakura looked at the worried Hinata and Ino as they both smiled uncomfortably.
"You should be worrying about Lee." Sasuke appeared in his black suit. He couldn't help but smile slightly at the sight of Sakura in her wedding dress...she was beautiful.
"Wait! You're not supposed to be in here!" Hinata meeped as Ino sighed.
"That's only the groom Hinata..."
"Sasuke thank you for coming." Sakura smiled sadly, she knew he would rather be with Naruto now...in his situation...and they would have postponed the wedding too but...
Sasuke told them not to.
"Sakura don't worry about it. You're getting married to Lee." Sasuke sensed the girl's sudden attitude change.
"He's right; this is going to be the happiest day of your life!" Ino smiled and she began to work on the veil again.
"Ano...Sasuke-kun...could you please leave..." Hinata tried to lightly nudge the boy out of the dressing room.
"Hinata I said that rule only applies to the groom!"
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"How do you think I am doing ni-san?" Daisuke grinned up at the taller blonde who just smiled.
"Let's try it out." Naruto got into a fighting stance with a grin, Daisuke was doing pretty well.
"I told you how I felt about hitting a blind guy." Naruto smirked as the smaller boy sighed.
"Then pretend I'm not blind then." Naruto grinned as he quickly vanished and grabbed the smaller boy's ankles holding the boy upside down. Having someone to train with was helping him out a lot more than he thought it would. Naruto smirked as he dropped the kid and backed away. Now it was the hard part...guessing what was going to happen without knowing.
"Ah!" He heard the small form rush up to him...all his weight to his left foot...a jump kick.
"Hah." Naruto grabbed the boy's right foot in the air...and dropped him to the ground again.
"Umph!" He smirked as the boy rolled away and then came back at him...same pace...Naruto's ears twitched as he heard something in the air...kunai...He quickly jumped up and landed behind the smaller boy. Why did he give him throwing weapons again? Oh yeah...to make it interesting.
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Everyone turned to the doors as the wedding march began to play from the piano.
Sakura smiled as the doors opened and she began to walk through. Iruka-sensei looked like he was about to cry...Sakura tried not to giggle as she looked up to Lee...the butterflies in her stomach spun around. She was getting married.
Kiba nudged Lee from behind causing the young husband-to-be to blush fiercely as Sakura walked up. She was so beautiful.
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"Sorry about that..." Naruto huffed as he leaned into the ice pack...niiiiceeeee...
"Naruto-kun how on earth did you get that black eye?" Naruto tried to smile but couldn't bring himself to do it as he walked.
"He tripped over me..." Daisuke offered Yumi and Ana, "It was an accident really..."
"He tripped over you?" Ana repeated obviously disappointed at the lack of excitement in the excuse.
"Yeah, yeah..." Naruto sighed, "I guess he can have this win..."
"YES!"
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"I do..." Sakura blushed as Lee put the ring on her finger...they had finally made it...
They both laughed as Lee kissed her and they began to walk back down. Lee shot a thumbs up to his sobbing sensei and Sakura giggled as she passed a sobbing Iruka.
"Congratulations." Tsunade smiled as the couple walked passed her with a small bow.
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"Daisuke?" Kyo looked around...where the heck did that kid go? He looked over at the new sleeping guard...the other seemed like he had somewhere to go...no reason to tell them about Daisuke...right now...maybe he just went to the bathroom.
He could only hope that the kid would behave himself...it was only a matter of time before they were going to leave anyway...with or without the blonde.
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"Sasuke you want to try and catch the bouquet?" Ino asked as she walked over to the sitting teen. She was glad he came to the reception as well...but from what she heard it wasn't like the blonde was going to go anywhere.
It had already been a few days.
"Hn...no." Sasuke sighed...such a girly event weddings were. Though this has been the first one he's been to...he never made time for anyone else's.
"Well okay then." Ino went over to the group of girls that were crowding for the bouquet...and a blushing Iruka who was pushed in by Kakashi.
Sasuke looked over to Lee who was going to throw the garter first, surrounded by guys who wanted to be the lucky one. Minus Neji who was getting punch.
"Okay here it goes!" Lee spun around and threw it in a random direction...it landed on Neji's head...a very angry Neji's head.
"Aw Man!" Kiba sighed with the rest of the group.
"Tenten you caught it!" All the girls squealed showing more sportsmanship as Tenten laughed blushing.
"Who caught the garter?" Ino yelled over to Lee who smiled.
"Of course it was Neji!"
Tenten glared.
Neji smirked.
The room went silent for a second.
"Well rules are rules!" Ino clapped...obviously half drunk on wine at the moment. "Neji come put the garter on Tenten's leg!"
Tenten walked with Neji to the center of the room. "Go too high and I'll kill you." She whispered over to the...now smug Hyuga.
"Nice to see you too." Neji glared at her as he bent down.
"I don't want to talk to you." Tenten looked to make sure no one could hear them as she put on a fake smiled and pulled up her dress.
"Just saying..." Neji waited for her to lift up her foot so he could slide the small blue garter over it.
Everyone clapped as they finished. They decided to ignore the tension...
CRASH
Everyone looked to see Tenten face first on the ground.
"Are you okay?" Ino ran over with some of the other girls as Tenten sat up.
"I think I hurt my ankle..." Tenten blushed...she couldn't believe she was going to do this. She looked over to Neji who was beside the group of girls.
"Someone get some ice!" Hinata quickly shouted...
"No its okay! Nothing I can't handle!" Tenten began to push herself up but was stopped by a hand.
"I'll carry you..." Neji grabbed her hand.
"Wha? No!" Tenten blushed, Oh my gawd! It's working? Remember to thank Naruto!
"I'm the only one that knows where you live...:" Neji smirked. It was true...the girl hated visitors...so no one knew...
"Neji...I hate you..." Tenten glared with a blush as the Hyuga boy picked her up with a smirk.
"The feelings mutual..."
Was that scene familiar to you?" Kakashi leaned over to a now blushing Iruka.
"Ah...but she may actually be hurt!" Iruka tried to squirm free.
"Hn...yeah...like you were that one time..."
"Besides I never said 'hate'..."
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"Hey kid, you lost or sumthin?" Daisuke quickly turned around to see another boy about the same age as him...or older... He also had a girl with him and a dorky looking boy with glasses.
"Uh...maybe..." The younger boy glared what if this is a trap.
"Maybe? Well you are or you aren't!" Konohamaru sighed, why did the grownups kick him out of the reception? He was only going to spike the punch...a little bit...
"Do you know where Uzumaki Naruto lives?" Daisuke asked quickly and looked around. He didn't like this village at all.
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"It's the greatest town ever! I hope you will come and visit me when I go back!" Daisuke watched Naruto laugh as Yume and Ana promised to visit him.
"Me too!"
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Daisuke shook his head and looked over to the older kid.
"He lives over there...about five buildings down...and on the top floor...apartment 415 I think..." Konohamaru eyed the kid suspiciously. "He's not feeling well anyway..."
Of course not. Daisuke thought coldly, I was about to tell everyone his little secret.
"How do you know ni-chan?" Moegi asked the cute boy in front of her, it was strange she didn't recognize him though...and his cloths...
"I..." Daisuke noticed a flower shop nearby, "Just wanted to see him...and tell him to get better..." Daisuke grinned when he noticed they believed him.
"Well okay, when you get there tell him to start telling people where he moved, it's stupid I have to give directions..." Konohamaru waved bye and continued...watching the kid walk away with a nod.
"Ano...Kono-kun who was that kid?" Udon whispered over to his friend.
"I don't know but I got a bad feeling from him." Konohamaru looked over to Moegi who seemed to be thinking.
"I think the reception is almost over, you wanna see if Sasuke-sama knows him?" She blushed at the chance of getting to talk to the tall, dark, and utterly handsome Sasuke.
"Ano...you know he's gay right?"
SMACK
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"Ano sa! Ano sa!" Daisuke pulled on the taller teen's arm.
"Nani? What's up Dai-chan?" The smaller boy huffed as his hair was ruffled by the blonde.
"I was wondering if you were going to stay with us in this new village..." The smaller boy asked quietly. "You know...'cuz...Yume really wants you to stay..."
"..." The smaller boy looked up to the blonde who was just standing there quietly.
"I want you to stay too..."
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Daisuke shook his head as he walked up to the door. 415...This was the monster's place...
The boy shook the handle surprised to find it unlocked...is this village that peaceful...or that trusting? He slowly opened the door and walked in silently shutting it behind him.
To his left was a small kitchen and his right was a rather large room. It had a T.V. and a lopsided couch...'why the heck does a blind guy have a T.V. anyway?' the boy frowned. It was too quiet in this place...maybe no one was home...'no that kid said he was 'sick' so he would be here...' The boy slowly began to walk down the hallway across from the door. It had four doors in it...one with a W.C. on it; the young boy decided he could skip that room.
He slowly opened the next door only to see a few towels and a sock. The boy sighed as he went to the next room, he could feel his heart beating faster as he pulled on the knob and slowly opened the door.
No one.
He released the air he didn't realize he was holding. 'Why the heck am I so nervous anyway?' the boy noticed familiar swords in a corner. 'They did take my weapons away, it would only be fair...' he picked one up and sadly looked at the pattern, 'She cared so much for that jerk...why?'
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"Yume-chan! Is Naruto training today?" Daisuke grinned as he walked up to the black haired girl.
"Hai!" She nodded with a smile, "He's still try'in to get used to the swords..."
"..." Daisuke looked down at the ground with a huff...he just didn't understand.
"What's wrong Dai-kun?" The girl asked him worriedly.
"I was just wonder'in why you gave him those swords anyway..."
"I didn't it was from Dad and Uncle...but why? Does is bother you?"
"No...yes...well...I mean..."
"Are you jealous Dai-kun?" The girl asked with a small laugh in her voice, "I asked them to give it to him...because...I love Naruto-kun...as if he really was my brother..."
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"But he wasn't your brother…" The black-haired boy unsheathed the small blade he was holding. "I will get him back for everything Yume…" The child bit his lip to hold back a small sob. "For you…"
He quietly left the room with the sword still in his hand. It was dark and getting darker by the minute…he briefly wondered if anyone had figured out that he was missing yet and if they were looking for him…if they would kill him for what he was going to do…
"Why not he is their beloved ninja…their tool…" The boy spat out angrily; distaste ringing in his voice.
He walked toward the last door…it was cracked open…suddenly a flash lit up the room. When had it started raining outside? The boy wondered briefly as another lightning flash lit the room up again. He shakily pushed the door open…
The room was otherwise empty other than the two futons on the floor and…the blonde sitting in the corner of the room.
Daisuke gasped as another lightning bolt lit up the room. It was…he looked…the raven-haired boy quickly shook his head…before looking back over at the blonde. His eyes were closed and he had his arms wrapped around his legs…he was wrapped in a thick blanket…he looked pathetic…
"Naruto." The smaller boy watched as he got no response. "Naruto it's me Daisuke…" The boy glared at the blonde.
"I'm here to kill you…"
The boy jumped back when the blue eyes opened half way. 'He can't see me anyway…' Daisuke reminded himself as he tried to regain his composure.
He lifted up the blade shakily pointing it over to the blonde.
"Are you going to fight me?" He nearly yelled regaining his confidence he was going to do this…he had to…he promised…everyone…Yume…
Even when his new mother had begged him not to…
"Kill me…" The words rang through the Daisuke's ears causing him to almost drop his sword in surprise.
"What?" The boy didn't seem to notice how his voice cracked.
"Please…" The blonde stayed in the same position unmoving…eyes still staring off…
"You aren't going to fight back?" The black-haired boy clenched his teeth glaring at the demon before him. "Don't think that I am still weak!"
The boy glared as the blonde moved a little closer to him causing the blanket to come off. He didn't have any weapons…the boy noted warily if he was going to do it…he should…
"Kill me…for Yume…" The blonde watched the dark-blue chakra lift its sword up again.
"Why won't you fight?" Daisuke's hands trembled as Naruto stared blankly back at him, "Why won't you fight to live?"
"I don't deserve to..." Naruto grabbed the hand holding the sword and pulled it closer to his own throat. "Isn't that right?"
"But!"
"I killed Yume! I killed her!" Tears began to form from the blonde's eyes as he pulled the edge of the blade to touch his neck. "I tried so hard…but…she…I couldn't protect her! Not even from myself…"
"She loved you!" Daisuke sobbed as he watched the teen in front of him cry. "She…loved you so much!"
"I know…and I'm sorry…" The blonde trembled causing a small cut to form on his neck.
"Stop it!" Daisuke moved the blade and threw it across the room surprising himself as he looked at his hands.
"Why won't didn't you?"
"I don't know!" The boy fell to his knees sobbing. "I…don't know…"
"Naruto!" Daisuke quickly jumped back as the tall black-haired kid he had seen earlier appeared before him followed by several other clouds of smoke.
"What's going on?" Tsunade yelled as Sasuke ran over to the shaking blonde. She watched the small boy in front of her begin to cry and noticed the sword on the other side of the room. "What are you thinking boy?"
"I will take him back for questioning…" Shikamaru quickly grabbed the boy and disappeared.
"Naruto…" Sasuke lifted the shaking teen up, "Are you okay?" He quickly looked the blonde over noticing a small cut on the neck…but nothing serious. "What did he do to you?"
"Sasuke?" Naruto smiled as he looked at the bright red chakra in front of him…it was Sasuke…
"I'm here Naruto…" Sasuke sighed in relief as the blonde hugged him.
"He's back…" Jiraiya smiled as he watched the raven-haired teen hugged the blonde back.
"Jiraiya…" Tsunade looked over at the man with a small smirk, "Let's go thank our guest…"
"Genma come with us…" The blonde woman ordered as she disappeared followed by the other two men.
"How'd you know?" Naruto asked quietly in the warm embrace he didn't want to let go of.
"Moegi and those boys came asking me about a kid in weird clothing coming to visit you and when we checked the tower only the one guy was in there…" Sasuke thanked the brats mentally in his head…he would have to take them for ramen of something.
"I see…" The blonde smiled softly tears still in his eyes. "He wanted to kill me…"
"I know." Sasuke pulled the blonde closer to him.
"He couldn't do it…"
"I know." Sasuke pulled the blanket back over the blonde's shoulders. He was still just in his boxers.
"Even when I was going to let him."
Sasuke's eyes went wide as he quickly pulled the smaller teen back so he could look at him.
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why would you let him!" The raven-haired boy yelled angrily catching the blonde in surprise. "Why…?"
Naruto smiled and quickly hugged the taller teen. "I'm sorry…"
"You can't leave me…" Sasuke wrapped his arms tightly around Naruto. "I won't allow it."
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"What were you doing there?" The older blonde woman glared across her desk to the shaking boy. Kyo was sitting in a chair next to but was just looking at the ground.
Jiraiya stood behind Tsunade along with Shikamaru, Iruka, Kakashi, Shizune, Genma and a few ANBU posted around the office.
"I wanted to kill him." The boy answered softly and honestly still a bit shaky.
"I see…" Tsunade leaned back…she knew what would usually happen in a situation like this…but…
"I couldn't do it!" The boy yelled with tears coming down his face. "I couldn't even do it for Yume…"
Tsunade watched the boy hug his shoulders. "Why?" She asked suddenly causing everyone to look at her surprised.
"Why couldn't you do it? You had the perfect opportunity…" The blonde woman spoke seriously as the boy looked at her surprised before leaning his head down.
"I couldn't…because she loved him…" He bit his lip to hold back a sob. "She loved him…he saved us…I loved him…"
"Daisuke…" Kyo watched the boy break down and cry.
"The villagers told me that it was his fault, that everything was his fault." The boy began ignoring the tears on his face. "They told me if I wanted revenge I had to kill him…"
"Why do they want Naruto to die?" She asked never flinching in her stern gaze.
"I don't know!" The boy shivered still hugging his shoulders.
Tsunade quickly turned her gaze to the brunette beside the boy. "Do you?"
The teen clenched his teeth looking away from her before answering.
"Maybe…"
"Maybe?" The blonde woman raised her eyebrow. "What do you know?"
"All I know is that we were okay and we were getting over the attacks until…" Kyo shifted his gaze to the blonde woman. "There were these visitors…"
"Visitors?" Jiraiya asked this time stepping beside Tsunade.
"That's all I really know. I never saw them…but they did visit my dad, the leader, and…well…they left." The teen ran his hands through his hair, "And the order wasn't to kill him it was to bring him to the village…" He looked over to the sniffing black-haired boy.
Tsunade and Jiraiya glared…there was something fishy with that story…
"When I talked to you when you first came you said that you needed to put Naruto on trial…do you know why?"
"No."
"Who gave you these orders?"
"My father."
"And he wouldn't tell his son anything?"
"Never has…" The teen glared at the floor.
"I want you two to leave my village and tell everyone there that you didn't find Naruto." Tsunade glared and the surprised boys. "Tell them that or the next time one of you come over here whether child or elder they will be killed."
"I see." The teen nodded curtly, "I will do what you ask…but may I ask why you are hiding Naruto?"
"Haven't you seen the effect he has on people? The ones that are in your village?" Tsunade smiled relaxing her shoulders. "I can't lose him."
"I see." The teen smiled lightly standing up. "We'll go get our things…"
Tsunade nodded as the teen followed some ANBU out before she looked down at the boy who was now wiping his face.
"Iruka…you can escort him…" She smiled over to the teacher who looked at her surprised with the jounin beside him.
"Yes, Hokage-sama." The brunette sensei bowed before walking over to the child.
"Why him?" Kakashi and Shizune asked simultaneously before looking at each other and glancing away.
"Just watch, oh the rest of you are dismissed." The blonde waved her hand as the rest of the people in the room vanished minus a few ANBU and Jiraiya.
"Hey…" Iruka bent down so he was face to face with the black-haired boy who just looked up at him surprised.
"I'm sorry…" Daisuke whispered lightly before looking back at the sensei. "Can we go now?"
"Hai." Iruka smiled softly messing the boy's hair before leaving the room.
"Oh yeah…he has a way with kids…" Kakashi grinned under his mask.
"But are you sure its safe?" Shizune asked the yawning woman in front of her.
"He's just a kid and I'm pretty sure if Iruka can handle dozens of shinobi trained children than he can handle one of Naruto's trainees."
"You mean?"
"Yeah, Naruto started to train him after the first village was attacked." Jiraiya looked over to Kakashi.
"How is the boy now?" Kakashi looked over to Tsunade who just smiled.
"He's back…but let's let Sasuke have him for a little while."
"Oh."
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"You're Iruka-sensei aren't you?" Iruka looked down at the boy that was holding his hand.
"Yes I am? Did you hear Hokage-sama say my name?" The tan sensei asked amused.
"No…Naruto used to tell us stories about you…" The boy sniffled. "You must really hate me now…I know how much he means to you…"
Iruka smiled before stopping in front of the door. "Well if you had hurt Naruto…I would hate you…I would probably want to kill you." The teacher smiled ruffling the boy's hair one more time. "But you didn't…so I have no reason to…you couldn't because he means a lot to you as well…"
"I'm sorry…" The boy bowed slightly.
"Have a safe trip." Iruka smiled as the boy went into the room before sighing. Why did Hokage-sama make him walk the kid?
The sensei began to whistle as he walked back to the office. He really wanted to go see Naruto. He had heard the blonde was woken up…or out of…or however you would put if…he was back and that was all that mattered.
XXX (this is going on during all of the above )
"I'm sorry…" Naruto leaned his head on Sasuke's shoulder in the embrace. Seeing the red chakra again…made him feel…so much better.
"Where'd you go?" Sasuke asked not letting go. He wasn't going to let go. Never.
"Back." Naruto said softly, "I went back to the village, before everyone died…I went back and remembered everything…I saw everything happen again and again right before my eyes…except I couldn't see it…it was all black…"
Sasuke tightened his grip as the blonde began to shake.
"I went back and could hear all their screams over and over…I saw her face flash in my mind so many times…then the colors…" Naruto grabbed the back of the taller-teen's shirt.
"I don't want to go back anymore."
Sasuke smiled as he held the blonde closer.
"Kiss already!" Both teens jumped away as Kakashi tapped on the window as Iruka bopped him on the head blushing.
"Baka! You ruined their moment!"
"How was it?" Sasuke asked glaring as the scarecrow climbed in through the window, but Iruka went around obviously choosing the door.
"He got put in front of Hokage-sama…" Kakashi looked over as Naruto twitched a little.
"Daisuke?" The blonde asked the silver chakra.
"Yes and the guy he came with. They are ordered to leave immediately with instructions to say they never found you and if they come here again or anyone from that village Hokage-sama has ordered immediate demise." Kakashi said nonchalantly as the teens nodded and Iruka entered the room.
"Naruto how are you feeling?" The tan sensei walked over to the blonde who was still seated on the ground.
"Hungry but good." The blonde laughed scratching the back of his head before the light blue chakra in front of him flared up.
"Good." Iruka repeated sweetly before punching the blonde on the head. "DON'T YOU EVER AND I MEAN EVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN! NEXT TIME…no…THERE WON'T BE A NEXT TIME BECAUSE I WON'T ALLOW IT!" The chunin sensei huffed before pulling the blonde into a hug.
"What he means is that he was as worried as hell and hasn't been able to sleep because of you and that you should take us all out for dinner." Kakashi grinned under his mask before getting kicked in the shin but a now sitting tan sensei.
"All but the last part." Iruka hugged the blonde boy again who was still rubbing his head where he got punched.
"Itai…next time I'll ask." Naruto grinned thinking about it.
"Hey Iruka-sensei is it alright if I go on a crazy-mad-angst fest and not talk for a few days or weeks while I remember my crappy past?"
"Oh sorry Naruto my schedule is too busy maybe next month I will be able to handle it."
"Oh okay…"
The blonde laughed to himself before the silver chakra patted him on the head.
"I'm glad you're okay too. So is Jiraiya and the old hag…"
"It's Hokage-sama Kakashi! Don't support that kind of talk from him!" Iruka kicked the older man in the shins again.
Sasuke coughed.
"So I guess we better get going." Kakashi chuckled lightly grabbing on to his tan lover.
"Hey!" The brunette flailed at being lifted up.
"Bye!" Naruto waved at the retreating silver and light blue chakra before getting pushed to the floor.
"Naruto…" Hot breathe blew into the blonde's ear causing his face to heat up. He looked up to the red chakra as two hands guided his own to Sasuke's face.
He could feel the hot soft skin…he moved his hands to the eyebrows…then felt the eyelashes rub against his palm…the air blowing from the nostrils…he grinned as he rubbed his fingers against soft lips…
He could almost picture what Sasuke looked like now…almost…
He felt the taller form lean in over his face…the lips touching his softly…the blonde gasped as he felt a hand rub against his chest…allowing entrance to the tongue that had began to trace his lips…
"Nnnn…" Naruto moaned squirming under the red-chakra as he ran his hands through the long soft hair that belonged to one Uchiha.
"Hu…" Sasuke gasped as he broke the kiss and looked down and the beauty under him.
Of course the eyes were closed…but the flushed cheeks and barely parted lips…messy blonde hair…tan skin…he leaned his head on the blonde's chest.
Heart beat.
A smirk came to the raven-haired teen's lips as he relaxed over the blonde's body. He could feel the blonde tense underneath him before relaxing with a deep breath.
"Sasuke?" Naruto asked wrapping his arms around the taller teen's back.
"Hn?" The raven-haired teen mumbled into the blonde's chest earning a small laugh.
"I'm Hungry."
XXX
Hello!
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PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!
So….well I could give a million excuses like final exams, graduation crap, went to Mexico for a week, College crap…writer's block…
Well a lot of crap anyway…lol
I stayed up watching the entire FMA anime straight…no break…not even bathroom…I had to go so bad! …lol well that's not the point…the ending…well I'm not going to spoil it but does anyone else notice how whenever Roy's subordinates/minions are divided up that Havoc and Fury are ALWAYS with each other? Hmmmm?
(grins)
Then I tried writing Fullmetal Alchemist fics…lol OOOOOHHHH! I love Havoc and Fury! They are my favorite more than anything! Then of course is Roy and Ed I mean come on…who doesn't! Right! Right! Lol
Well I might be posting those soon…maybe…they are kind of crap…lol well I think all of my stuff is crap and wouldn't be surprised if no one reads this anymore lol
GAWD I HOPE PEOPLE STILL READ THIS STORY! Lol
Hey I got a laptop! Yay! I can write these stories without worrying about my mom deleting them and all that crap! Yosh!
I realized that I used to use Japanese a lot in this story. Like the first few chapters a lot of the dialogue was Japanese…where'd that go? Do you like it better this way or that way? Lol
Going to college in September…lol I wonder if I can finish this story by then? Or at least get a few chapters in lol
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