Dedication: I dedicate this chapter to my lil' sister. The doll is pregnant and due in Feb! -throws confetti- Here is to a happy and healthy pregnancy and birth Haus! -glomps-
Disclaimer: I don't own them, i am not that lucky -le sigh-
Warning: Yaoi, lots of blasphemy for all Oz lovers, and overall crappiness. Enjoy!
Naruto in Oz! ch4..i think...
The group had been walking for a while, the constant argument between their 'sensei' Kakashi and Naruto managing to make the walk more dull than it should have been. Sasuke satisfied himself with simply watching the scenery, that is until something that sounded like a heard of rabid snarling dogs sounded out. He turned giving the small blonde a dry stare, Naruto smiled and laughed sheepishly holding his stomach.
"Sorry...I haven't had anything to eat since breakfast..."
Sasuke smirked at the cute look on the boys face and looked around, there had to be something he could eat, after all he was Naruto, he would eat anything. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, spotting a couple apple tree's a little way away.
"How about apples?"
Sasuke turned and glared at the scarecrow who had spoken, the man smirked behind the mask and Sasuke was tempted to show the man his Katon, just to make sure he knew his boundaries. However before Sasuke could start a walking bon fire Naruto was dashing toward the trees, a happy smile plastered on his face.
"He really is too cute, ne?"
Sasuke glared over his shoulder and Kakashi put up his hands in surrender smiling all the while, "No worries, I prefer the kind with more years and less volume."
"I wasn't worried."
Kakashi chuckled as they started for where Naruto was jumping, trying to reach the ripe fruit.
"Really? You looked ready to kill me."
Sasuke smirked, "I was, but who said I was worried?"
The scarecrow stopped in his tracks and watched the surprisingly dangerous kid go to help his little lover. Really they were almost as interesting as that book someone had dropped in his field, 'Icha Icha Paradise'. Chuckling happily to himself he went to meet them. Naruto, thanks to using Sasuke as a stepping stool, was able to reach now and grabbed a large red apple. Plucking it from the branch Sasuke got up, quickly wiping the blood from his nose up from when he'd been daring enough to look up during Naruto's reach. Sasuke locked that mental picture away for cold winters and rainy nights before he felt something hit the back of his head.
"Ow! Naruto! You little-..."
"Hey!"
Sasuke paused in his already half done shout and stared shocked for a moment as he took in the escalating fight between the blonde, who was hanging onto the apple for dear life, and the tree that was holding both apple and cursing ninja in the air. Kakashi was looking uninterested as even and was actually leaning against the fence reading! Sasuke didn't even have a moment to glare and Naruto shouted while avoiding the swinging tree limbs.
"Let go asshole! I'm hungry damn it!"
"Naruto just let-...go..."
Sasuke fell backwards as he was offered more than a little view up the skirt of the blonde who was carelessly flinging his legs, unaware of the problem he was creating for his boyfriend. Sasuke went over trying to calm himself next to Kakashi who was giggling perversely.
"How dare you! Would you like it if someone just picked off of you because they're hungry! Huh!"
Naruto growled and swung around smacking off as many apples as he could, the tree growled back and tore the basket from Naruto's hands. Naruto gasped and the tree smiled evilly while taking out and ripping the contents, AKA: Naruto's clothes.
"Nooooooo! Damn tree-bastard!"
Sasuke sighed, he'd had enough of this, mumbling under his breath while holding his nose, "Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
He aimed slightly to the left of the tree, not wanting to start any forest fires, even if this was a dream. The tree's however got the point and dropped Naruto who hurriedly gathered some apples in the basket before running out of reach, turning to stick his tongue out at the fuming foliage. Sasuke rolled his eyes and turned trying to fight a blush, nosebleed, and maddening giggle. He was pretty sure he was OD-ing on Naruto, not a bad way to go though. The Uchiha briefly entertained a image of himself dead with a huge grin and blood dripping from his nose. Death by perversion...sounded like something in one Kakashi's stupid books.
"Oof!"
Sasuke was pulled back to the real world when Naruto who had been grinning and flipping off the tree's fell. Sasuke was immediately aware of a rather strange looking boy standing beside the road...made of tin...with the sign for 'love' wielded on his forehead...Okay, this was getting stupid.
"Ga-Gaara!"
The boy didn't move however and Naruto looked more closely, it was definitely the other demon container. Gaara was standing completely frozen, the large gourd absent and instead hugging a steel object that looked strangely like a teddy bear...or a panda.
Kakashi cocked his head noticing the tin-boys green eyes were pointedly looking at the bushes beside the rather mouthy Sasuke, the scarecrow followed his gaze and let out an interested 'hmmm...' before diving into the bushes.
"Hey Sasuke-teme?"
Sasuke stared, studying the boy before them as Kakashi nosed around in the bushes beside him.
"Do you think...we are dead and this is hell?"
Sasuke smirked, "Even hell couldn't be this screwed up, Dobe."
Sasuke's very Sasuke-ish remark made Naruto relax a little, even if everyone else had gone insane and they had been dropped into a parallel universe, at least he still had Sasuke. And Sasuke was still his Sasuke. Naruto stepped back and slipped his hand in Sasuke's using the warm and rough grip to calm down. Okay, one more oddity added to the list. Gaara of the Sand was made of metal and hugging a metal bear...
Sasuke for his part was glad when he felt Naruto relax, he wasn't sure what was going on but he knew freaking out wouldn't help.
"Ah? I see."
Kakashi pulled out of the bushes holding out a oil can and smiled, "I bet this is the problem."
Sasuke rolled his eyes as Kakashi went to the statue-like Gaara and using the oil can he wetted down the boys joints. Finally there was movement, Naruto took the oil can from Kakashi and put it in the basket with the apples. Gaara worked the kinks from his legs and arms then jaw and neck before hugging the bear tighter, the sound of metal on metal torture to the ears.
"Thanks..."
Naruto smiled, "Well, Gaara! Nice to see you're pretty much you here as well!"
Gaara blinked at Naruto blankly, "Do I know you?"
Naruto sighed and waved the question away, it was far from shocking even Gaara didn't remember him.
"What were you doing out here?"
"I lost Yashamaru-chan," Here he held up the Panda before continuing, "And came out to find him. Then it started to rain and I rusted up."
Kakashi nodded before leaning over and whispering to Sasuke, who really didn't want the aggravating man anywhere near him at the moment.
"Ooo, he is creepy, ne Sasu-chan?"
Sasuke offered a swing to the man's skull but missed, he hadn't expected to actually hit him.
"One, don't call me that or I will kill you. And as for him, that's how Gaara always is. And yeah, its creepy."
Kakashi laughed and Naruto cocked his head curiously at his boyfriends violent reaction to their teacher (sorta...usually anyways...Naruto's head hurt.) Gaara however spoke, voice as even and emotionless as ever.
"Yeah, I am always this way. It's because I am hollow."
Naruto perked up and slapped a cold metal shoulder, "Good then! Come with us! We're going to see the Great Kage of Oz to send me and Sasuke back, and Kakashi wants a brain (he could use one too). Maybe he could give you something to put inside so you're not hollow anymore!"
Naruto finished and grinned impishly at the man who glowered while Gaara thought it over and Sasuke mentally whimpered at having to travel with so many people, damn it, he was never going to be able to let Naruto know just how much he appreciated the outfit!
"...Do you think...he could give me a heart?"
Sasuke looked up while Naruto looked back at Gaara through the headlock Kakashi had him in while he maintained his death grip on Sasuke's hand. Kakashi smiled warmly at the boy.
"I bet he could, besides isn't standing here all the time boring?"
Gaara nodded, "Yeah...okay...I'll come."
Naruto smiled and pulled his head from the mans arm, sticking his tongue out at him before scrambling over to Sasuke and ducking a fist. However the playful moment was ruined when a cackle came from the top of the house nearby. A curst of the same purple smoke signaled the witches arrival and Sasuke glared hard while Naruto squared his shoulders and glared less hatefully. He was Naruto after all, next to the Uchiha death glare he looked like he was batting his eyes prettily. Kakashi and Gaara remained, looking rather unfazed at the occurrence.
Orochimaru, the Wicked Witch of the West, glared down at them, billowy black cloak looking menacing in the wind while the crocked witches hat and torn up old broom completed the look.
"What's this? Gathered friends?" Orochimaru sneered at Gaara who watched him blankly and Kakashi who...was...reading...idiot. The Wicked Witch cackled again, the sound grating on the ears of even Gaara. Suddenly the laughter cut off and he leaned down, locking Kakashi and Gaara with a evil glare.
"I would get away from them if I were you..."
Kakashi simply smiled and Gaara blinked, Sasuke figured it was the lack of reaction that was making the man's temper flare. Either way after scowling at them both he spoke, voice low and shaking with unveiled rage.
"If you don't I'll stuff a bed with you!" He pointed a long nailed finger at Kakashi who blinked, "And I'll make a beehive out of you!" Gaara gave a emotionless glare, Sasuke clenched a fist, he really hated that guy!
Delighting in finally getting reactions Orochimaru cackled, "Hey, scarecrow! Wanna play ball!"
He held up a hand, fire circling in his fist, before throwing it at Kakashi, cursing loudly Naruto tried beating the fire down as Kakashi tripped backwards and Sasuke threw kunai at the man who slapped them aside. Gaara sighed and plopped down, sitting on and putting out the fire. Laughing hysterically with another poof of orange smoke he was gone.
Kakashi glared, his one button eye narrowing. "Sasu-chan, Naru-chan," He was met with glares from the two boys who were still pissed from Orochimaru's mouth, "I'll help you get to the Kage, even if I don't get a brain. A bed out of me. Bah!...unless it's in some lovers rooms..."
"Same here, I don't want to be a beehive. With or without my heart."
"Right! Shall we?"
"Yes."
Gaara silently started forward and Kakashi followed, already chatting to the quiet red head. Sasuke sighed smiling a little and grabbed Naruto's hand again, his blonde smiled back and they followed the two determined Oz inhabitants onward down the Yellow Brick Road.
-Owari-