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Please Note: This chapter has not been checked for consistency! So if some things seem out of place, it just means I forgot to go back and add in a paragraph or two. I just had too many ideas come at once and thus I ended up writing parts A, C, D, G, M, N and Z and the other parts ie B, E, F . . . etc. were non existent while I was in that writing frenzy.
So, so, so, so sorry for that!
And this chapter seems shorter than the rest . . . so, so, so, so, so EXTRA sorry for that too! But I've finally got a plot for this fic so I hope that makes up for it!
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Disclaimer: I'm so hurt to say this but it's true. I don't own anything but this fic.
Rating: M
Pairings: SasuNaru
Warnings: Sadness, some language and no explicit yaoi
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On the last episode of callings of the round moon:
Naruto has been having some weird behaviour since the first time he has called upon the Kyuubi's charka which was at the bridge incident against Haku. A few nights later, his perception on his childhood crush Sakura has changed. Now, he has been having "indecent" thoughts about his other teammate, Sasuke (complementary of Kyuubi-sama).
Kakashi finds out that Sasuke likes Naruto and decides to "observe" the two i.e. peep on the two. All is fine and dandy with the mission and thus Team 7 sets off to return to Konoha.
After an incident where Naruto falls into a stream while he and Sasuke are retrieving water, Kakashi "suggests" Team 7 to make camp in case Naruto catches a cold. Sasuke feels a little bit sorry for the blond so offers his clothes when Naruto finds that he had left his pjs back at the Wave country.
Soon, everyone is asleep except Naruto and Sasuke. The full force of the moon's evilness puts Naruto's body in overdrive as he tries not touch Sasuke. So, defying the moon's evil plans, Naruto runs away and ends up nearly being attacked by a huge boar.
Sasuke comes in to save Naruto and they both run until they meet a cave. There, Naruto helps Sasuke attend to his wound from the huge boar. Lemon-ish scene follows where they both kinda . . . like . . . er . . . made out? Well, they did do naughty stuff but Naruto's still a virgin. I guess you'd call it oral sex?
Anyways! On with the story!
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Chapter 3: Wink, wink. Shhh! Secrets.
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Somewhere back in Konoha on a bright sunny day
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"CHOUJI! SHIKAMARU!" Screeched a very infuriated blonde-haired, blue-eyed kunoichi. Finding her targets just a few feet in front of her with one hiding not so inconspicuously behind a tree trunk, the blonde blew some steam out of her nostrils and ears. Gathering dust at her feet and getting ready to charge at her fellow team mates, the blonde was about to capture her targets when her Sasuke-kun radar picked up something heading their way.
Sensing the change in the girl's attitude, Shikamaru looked up in the general direction of the Konoha Gates. Seeing a certain team entering through, the pineapple head genin breathed a sigh of relief.
"O-Oi Chouji, I think we're safe." For now. Che, girls are so troublesome.
"Demo, Shikamaru . . . I don't think it was a good idea letting her catch that cat. It didn't take to well to being held by Ino."
"Ai, but we're saved for now." Nodding his head towards the now very distracted Ino and a certain annoyed Uchiha.
"Ino-pig! Get your fat arms off Sasuke-kun!" shouted a seething Sakura.
"Hmph! Don't tell me what to do you forehead freak! And my arms ain't fat! They're slender! You got something wrong with your eyes as well as that wide head of yours!" counteracted the blonde.
"Maa, maa. I think I'll just hand in the mission report myself so Team 7, you're dismissed!" smiling behind his mask, Kakashi poofed off once again.
Damn you Kakashi! Thought the raven-haired teen as his only excuse to get away from the blonde leech was taken away.
Strolling in the general direction of their other blonde teammate, Shikamaru and Chouji made their way towards Naruto.
"Hey." Drawled the lazy brunette while his best friend nodded in the blond's direction while still placing chip after chip into his mouth.
"Oh, ah, hey guys." Naruto fidgeted on his feet while making little glances towards the irritated Uchiha.
Argh! Why can't she take her hands off MY Sasuke! Can't she see that he doesn't like her!
Completely forgetting the awkward atmosphere that had been hanging around the two ever since that morning in which he found himself half naked on a sleeping Uchiha with their hand oh so innocently cupping his ass, Naruto continued to feel a bit of anger rise in his throat.
What is that bastard doing! If he doesn't like her then why is he letting her still hold him like that! ARCH! Stupid SASUKE-BASTARD!
Huffing in repressed anger, the blond stormed off, waving a hand gesture in goodbye at the other two members of Team 10 but ignoring the rest of the others.
"What's wrong with Naruto?" enquired Chouji after a few blinking seconds.
"I don't know . . ." Replied the other while glancing back at the scene with the Uchiha.
"Probably because of them?" nodding his head to the other two members of Team 7. However, something just didn't seem right with the blond's behaviour. Usually the blond would have stormed over to the trio and demanded something of the Uchiha.
Ah, too troublesome to work out.
Sasuke in the meantime, was trying hard to hold in his dislike of being caught off guard by a rabid fangirl.
"Ino-pig, Ino-pig, Ino-pig, Ino-pig, Ino-pig, Ino-pig, Ino-pig, INO-PIG!" screeched a seething pink girl.
"Big forehead girl, big forehead girl, big forehead girl, big forehead girl, big forehead girl. BIG FOREHEAD!" retaliated the smug blonde one.
Hn. Just like old times eh Sakura? Thought Ino.
Unknown to the other kunoichi, Ino still considered both of them the best of friends, especially after that incident.
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Flashback – zap, zap, zap, crackle. BOOM! (Ahem.) The day Ino found out about Sakura also liking Sasuke.
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"Ne, ne Ino-chan! Guess, what? I have someone I like!" squealing in delight, the little five year old Sakura blushed a rosy pink.
"So its Sasuke-kun isn't it?" Enquired another classmate.
"Eh? How do you know?" asked the now owlish looking pink girl.
"Well, every girl has a crush on him! He's like the coolest and cutest boy in our village!" replied another classmate.
Five year old Ino just started in a little shock at the scene that was playing before her eyes. Her closest and bestest friend had just declared that she also liked the same boy as her.
"Ne, Ino-chan. Too bad you can't be friends anymore eh?" asked Rukia, another classmate-turned-friend.
"What do you mean?" countered Ino, turning towards her friend.
"Well, isn't it obvious? You both like the same boy! You can't be friends anymore. She's your rival now!" exclaimed the other.
"R-Rival?" Turning back to her pink-haired friend five year old Ino stared in shock. Disregarding all of the happenings around her, the little blonde haired girl thought back to all of the times she had spent happy times with her pink friend.
Tears started to form at the corners of her eyes at the thought of losing her bestest friend.
No, no, no, no, NO! I'm not going to cry here!
Not trusting herself to not cry in front of the others, little Ino quietly walked away from the group to a quiet spot on the other side of the academy. There, Ino found an old tree with little kunai markings and sat down hugging her knees.
A few tears escaped her eyes as everything became all blurry.
Snap!
"A-Ano sa . . . um . . . are you alright?" asked a small voice in front of the distraught Ino.
Wiping away at her tears furiously, the blonde looked up to see another boy about the same age as her. He had sunny blond hair, blue eyes and three marks on each side of his cheeks. He was also very skinny for his age but Ino didn't pay much attention to that.
"W-Who . . . hiccup . . . are y-you?" asked Ino.
"Eh? Oh, I'm Naruto! Uzumaki Naruto!" replied the happy blond as he grinned at not having the other look at him with hateful eyes.
"Are you alright? Why were you crying?" asked Naruto as he took a seat beside the other.
Looking beside her at the other, Ino retold her story of what had happened earlier that day. She didn't know why she was telling another boy this but it seemed as if she needed to tell someone but she didn't want to talk to her bestest friend in case they got into a fight.
Nodding his head every so often to make him seem wise, Naruto listened quietly to the other which was unlike him.
When the other had finished a calm silence fell upon the two before it was broken by Naruto.
"Ano, do you still like this boy?"
Looking at the other boy as if he had grown a head Ino replied curtly, "Of course I do!"
"Enough to not be bestest friends anymore?" whispered the other blond, afraid to receive another angry outburst from his companion.
Ino blinked at the other, trying to think of something to say but couldn't. True she had liked Sasuke-kun since like forever but to choose him over Sakura-chan?
I just want us to be bestest friends . . .
Looking up at the afternoon sky, Ino found out on that day that she didn't want to like Sasuke if it meant loosing her bestest friend. With a smile on her face, she got up and dusted herself off.
Feeling much better and not as sad as before, Ino started to walk back home before her mother scolded her for being out late. Before she even made a few steps she turned around to face the other boy.
"Arigato Naruto!" Giving a smile of thanks, Ino left.
Smiling to himself, Naruto turned to look up at the skies above.
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However, things never turned out the way one wanted and the only way that Ino could salvage their friendship was to be rivals instead.
Feeling a forceful tug at her arms, Ino was caught a little off guard as Sasuke pried her arms off him.
"PIG, PIG, PIG, PIG!"
Smirking a little on the inside, Ino prepared herself for the onslaught of verbal abuse. She may not have the same close friendship as when they both were little but at least it was fun seeing her friend all riled up.
Sensing this as his only opportunity to escape, Sasuke slipped discretely away from the bickering pair and made his way in the same direction his blond had gone. Catching a glimpse of orange disappearing around a corner at the end of the street, the Uchiha jumped up onto the roof tops and took off in hopes of intercepting the other.
Dobe. Why are you running away from me since this morning?
Jumping down gracefully on the street below, Sasuke turned around to confront the blond. However, Naruto had not been looking where he had been walking and thus bumped into a dark object that had just appeared out of nowhere. Feeling himself fall backwards, Naruto prepared for the impact that awaited him.
Instead of hitting the hard ground, the blond felt a pale arm wrap around his waist and being pulled into a dark shirt.
"Dobe." A shiver went through Naruto as that name was whispered close to his ear.
This feels nice. Thought the blond until his senses finally kicked in and he realised that he was actually saved by his rival Sasuke and is now currently in his said rival's arms.
Jumping away as if he'd just been burnt, the blond raised his finger at the other and a frown settled upon his features.
"T-Teme! W-What do you t-think you're do-doing!"
"We need to talk." Said the Uchiha in a calm manner.
"A-About what! I don't n-need to talk to you about anything!" seethed the blond. He was not going to talk to the other now. Not when he didn't know what to say let alone think.
"About last night. You DO realise friends just don't do those kind of stuff and only couples do!" Sasuke stuffed his hands into his pockets, trying to repress blowing up in front of the other and making matters go bad.
A blush creep across tanned checks as Naruto was reminded of what they had done on their way back from the Wave Country.
"W-We . . . W-We . . . ah . . . Argh! I give up! Just forget it! Nothing happened ok!"
Feeling his eyebrow start to twitch to dangerous levels, the Uchiha tried to calm himself down.
I am not going to get angry. I am not going to get angry. I am not going to get angry. He's just testing you. That's all. He doesn't mean that.
Seeing as the other was not responding, Naruto took it as a sign that the other wasn't going to agree.
"S-S-So yeah! I-I mean I don't k-know w-what we d-done! That means y-you . . . ah . . . I-I . . . ah, ah . . . I mean . . . w-we . . . d-didn't . . . ha-have s-s . . . ah . . d-do . . . it." Looking around nervously, the blond racked through his brain on what else he could say to get himself out of this embarrassing conversation.
Kuso! W-We didn't do i-it. We're both guys for crying out loud! Iruka-sensei told me that's what a man and woman do after they get married! He didn't say anything about guys doing those kind of stuff!
Argh! What to do? What to do? What to do?
URSAI YOU INSOLENT GAKI! I'm trying to sleep here!
"So what you're saying is what we done last night wasn't intimate?" the Uchiha whispered into the other's ear. Somewhere between Naruto's rank and his thinking, Sasuke had managed to trap the blond against a wall with his hands on either side of the others head.
"Y-Yeah! Y-You can't prove what w-we done is . . . ah . . . s-se . . . ah . . . what we d-done last night is it cause you don't know either! It could just be a normal thing between friends and so we don't have to talk about it!" huffed the blond.
After a few moments of silence in which neither moved, the blond thought the other wasn't going to listen again and just make the situation more embarrassing for him. However, he was surprised when the other replied.
"Fine."
"Eh?" confusion etched on Naruto's face as to why the other was agreeing so easily.
"I said 'Fine.' Do I have to repeat myself?" pushing himself off the wall, Sasuke folded his arms and waited for the other to process this information and for the next question of 'why?'
"D-Demo, why?" Smirking at the blond's confused state, the Uchiha looked into deep ocean blue eyes.
"Whatever do you mean Naru-chan? I just agreed to go and find out what we done last night and prove to you that it was sex."
And then make you mine.
With that, Sasuke flipped back onto the opposite roof and headed off towards his estate.
Naruto stood there dumbfounded even when the other had left hours ago. All coherent thought had just been burnt by the Uchiha long ago. After a few more minutes of staring at the spot the other had just been, only one thought passed through the blond's mind:
SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
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That afternoon in front of the Konoha Library.
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Surveying the surrounding street in front of the library, Sasuke stood in the shadows of a dark alleyway. Checking that the close was clear, the Uchiha survivor created a couple of seals. A small "Henge no Jutsu" was whispered followed by some smoke in which a middle-aged individual with brown hair and eyes emerged.
Feeling quite satisfied with the ordinary look of himself, Sasuke made his way into the building. Unknown to the genin a dark figure had been making their way to the training grounds when they spotted the Uchiha enter the building.
Now why would he need to go there?
Slipping into the same alleyway that the Uchiha was in earlier, the dark figure decided to wait out for the other to come back to see what was going.
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In the Library somewhere in the back section.
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Reaching a dark enough aisle and sensing no other presence around, Sasuke dispelled his illusion and proceeded to look for some information that would help his predicament.
After a few hours of searching, the Uchiha found himself on the other side of the back section in which he was originally was. Flicking through the different titles displayed, one caught his attention.
Upon reaching the book, Sasuke had accidentally knocked over a small brown book. Picking it up, the raven-haired teen was about to place it back when the title on the cover caught his attention: Secrets to life's pleasures.
Flipping through the book, Sasuke skim read through the first couple of pages, trying to discern what the subject content were. Finding nothing of relevance, the Uchiha was about to discard the book as useless when he came upon an interesting sentence: To pleasure your partner that is of the same sex, refer to page 125.
Looking around for a stool to sit on, Sasuke found one deeper in the isle against the wall just under a small window. Sitting down, he flicked through to the right page and started to read.
Let's see . . . um . . . virgina . . . women . . . lesbian . . . cliterus . . . fingers . . . erection . . . males . . . prostrate . . . stretch . . . This is useless! It has nothing on what I need! Hm . . . what's this? "For further information and detailed illustrations refer to the novel series: Double Yuri Paradise and Gay, Gay Paradise written by the renowned Jiaryia-sama."
Double Yuri Paradise? Gay, Gay Paradise? Jiaryia? Where do I find that and why do those titles sound familiar?
Unknown to the researching Uchiha below, the window actually looked out into a side street just above the ground. Luckily (or unluckily or both) there was a tall, lanky jounin passing by that had stopped and knelt down to tie his loose shoelace.
(A/N: Sandals don't have shoelaces. This is just this tall, lanky jounin's excuse to look through the window. - -' seriously. If you haven't figured it by now, that dark figure waiting in that alleyway was Kakashi. He couldn't wait any longer cause he had already read through his novel and felt bored. He didn't want to enter the library itself cause Sasuke would have sensed him and stopped his research.)
Taking a casual look through the small window, a familiar twinkle of recognition passed through their eyes, er, eye, before a mischief smirk spread through their face that couldn't be seen due to a piece of cloth.
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Next Day: Team 7 Mission: Walking the Dogs
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Today could be considered the worst day for the Uchiha. Not only was he stuck with a pink thing and two dogs, his blond was not even looking at him! Infuriated, murderous intent flowed around Sasuke as he watched as Naruto was being dragged around by the big dog that he had picked to walk.
Damn you baka!
However, all anger dwindled dramatically as the said big dog proceeded to walk his dandy way towards a fenced area that said: Warning. Keep out.
Worry flitted through the Uchiha's eyes before it completely disappeared. Refraining himself from going after the blond, Sasuke watched in morbid worry as his angel was dragged into the clearing and explosives and cries of terror were heard throughout the afternoon sky.
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Half an hour later . . .
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"Geez Naruto! If you couldn't handle a big dog why did you choose it? I mean, Sasuke-kun would have done better!" scolded an irritated pink-haired kunoichi that was attending to the others wounds as a direct order from their sensei.
Leaning against a tree trunk a few metres away from the other two, Sasuke tried to once again hold in his anger but this time for a different reason.
What is that lazy sensei doing! How can he let Sakura attend to his wounds! I could have done a better job than that!
/ Yes, yes. Of course we could have done better. We could have played nurses and doctors/
Exactly! Eh? Wait! I-I didn't mean that!
A little pink tinge graced the pale features of the Uchiha as further thoughts of a white uniform and certain blond surfaced. Diverting his eyes elsewhere, the raven-haired genin tried to look anywhere else but at his blond team mate.
Looking up from his orange novel, a certain single-eyed jounin sensei decided it was time to confront his team of genins. Surveying his surroundings, he found that this was also a good opportunity to do some "work".
Placing his novel back into the many secret pockets of his vest, Kakashi proceeded to walk pass a certain raven-haired genin, making sure to walk extra slowly in order for his plan to succeed and not get caught. However, he was pleased to find that the after mentioned genin was blushing a little and glancing discretely at a certain blond.
A look of sadness passed through his single eye as he thought about what he was going to do next.
I can't do this! What if he doesn't return it? What if he accidentally rips or crinkles a page! Can he be trusted? This is my baby here! I can't let anything bad happen to it!
Feeling a little indecisive about his next course of action, the jounin was about to hyperventilate until he got a hold of himself.
No! That will not happen! We can trust him with this! Also, he needs our help! He must be frustrated that he couldn't get any. It is our duty as his sensei to do this! Yes!
With that thought in mind, the jounin was able to settle his doubts and proceeded to carry out his plan.
Sasuke watched out of the corner of his eyes at the nearing form of his sensei.
There's something wrong with him today. What is he up to?
Not soon after, his question was answered as Kakashi walked slowly past him.
Thud!
Looking down in front of him, he found the most disturbing object in front of him. There, laying oh so innocently at the foot of his feet was the infamous orange novel that the copy cat nin was always found reading.
Sasuke's eyebrow started to twitch upon seeing the horrid object.
What does he think he is doing!
Feeling anger rise, yet again, the young sharingan user was about to form a few hand seals and burn the said object to ashes when he caught a note sticking out of one of the pages that had the words 'Read this' written on it. Feeling a little curious as to what this could all mean, the Uchiha decided to humour his sensei a little before burning the novel in front of him.
Picking it up in disgust, Sasuke pulled out the note and started to read:
To whomever that finds this book:
If you find this novel lying around at your feet then I have accidentally lost it or misplaced it. Therefore, it would be much appreciated if you could return this orange novel back to me. (Sometime next week is preferable)
Please take care of my little orange baby for me.
Yours truly,
Your sensei.
Sasuke's already twitching eyebrow looked as if it was going to start having a seizure.
Does he think I'm going to READ this . . . this . . . thing
Before the Uchiha was able to rip out even one page, another voice brought him out of his bantering.
"S-Sasuke?"
Looking up, the raven-haired teen saw that it was Naruto that had called out his name. Quickly hiding the orange book in his pouch, the Uchiha scrunched up the note in his other hand.
"Um . . . ano . . . Kakashi-sensei said for us to return the dogs. Ah . . . and Sakura just left with sensei to report so yeah. We're left with returning the dogs."
"Hn."
Walking in silence next to his rival, Naruto tried to think about anything but about the one walking next to him. He didn't have to try too hard as the two turned down a market street in which he was greeted with not so friendly looks.
"Pss! Look! It's that demon!"
"Hey! It's walking with the Uchiha!"
"Why do you think the Uchiha would walk with that thing?"
"Probably the Uchiha's there to keep a watch on that monster no doubt!"
More whispered talks were being started here and there with glares and cold eyes directed at the blond genin. Bowing his head to hide the hurt, Naruto shuffled along behind the Uchiha at a slower pace.
Sensing the change in atmosphere around his blond and at the behaviours of the village people, Sasuke turned around to face the other. Seeing the sagged shoulders, he was about to reach a hand towards the other and ask what was wrong when something unexpected happened.
A random shop owner that sold pottery was shifting some of his merchandise out onto the side walk when he bumped into Naruto, sending him sprawled out on the ground. Turning around, the owner was about to apologise when he caught himself just in time.
"Watch where you're going you little monster!"
Out-raged at the owner's treatment of his blond, Sasuke was about to bit his head off at the rude villager when Naruto interrupted him.
"I-I . . . I-I'm sorry."
Surprised at the others set of words, the Uchiha was about to demand some kind of explanation when he was silenced by the soft words that flowed out of the others lips.
"G-Gomen Sasuke . . . I-I have to go." With those words just whispered barely above hearing range of the other, Naruto took off further down the street.
Looking dazed at the event that just perspired in front of him, Sasuke turned around to catch the last wisp of orange to disappear into the crowded street.
Naruto . . . thought two individuals.
T.B.C. . .
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Sorry! No blurb on what's going on in the next chapter as I'm still deciding what I should have happen; another mission, a sad Naruto moment or the Chuunin exams? Hmmm. . .decisions, decisions. I'll have one up on the next chapter if yous want it.