Here's chapter 2! XD Yay::claps: I usually am horrible at updates. And I have a lot to do with school right now. So if I don't update often, harrass me. I need to learn resposibility. Right! So! In this chapter... Shikamaru makes an appearance. I'm not really familiar with him, so if he's OOC, I'm terribly sorry. T.T He does say 'troublesome', though! So do I get kudos for that::is hopeful: Enjoy this chapter!
"So what you're saying is," Sakura frowned, "that Naruto and Sasuke-kun have switched… bodies?"
Kakashi nodded, flipping a page in his book.
Naruto gaped, unsettling Sakura. It was weird to see Sasuke react, even if they knew it was because he was now Naruto. 'This is crazy,' Sakura thought.
"You mean I'm stuck being Sasuke-teme!" Naruto crossed his arms, dropped to the ground and pouted. This action was so Un-Sasuke, even Kakashi had to struggle from showing any shock.
"And he's stuck as you," Kakashi added.
Naruto's eyes widened and he scrambled back up. "NO! He'll totally ruin my image!" 'What image,' Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke each thought. "I mean, he can't act like me! He's an iceberg!"
Sasuke sent Naruto his patented death glare, which didn't have the same effect without the pitch black eyes he usually had. "Dobe. What makes you think I want to be you?" He crossed his arms.
Kakashi caught Naruto as he was about to lunge. "Now, now. No fighting. If one of you kills the other, you'll never get back to normal. Now, I'm sure this is temporary. But until then you have to act accordingly. Naruto, you'll have to act like Sasuke. Sasuke, that means you act like Naruto." He released Naruto, causing him to fall. "And both of you, be convincing. Think of this… as training. Imagine your lives depend on you pulling this off." He glanced at Sakura. "You'll have to act like nothing has changed. Alright?"
"Hai, Sensei."
"Oh, and I want the two of you to stick together," Kakashi added, pointing to the boys. "That means you'll have to stay in the same house. Try not to kill each other, ne?" And with that, Kakashi vanished in a whirlwind of leaves.
"WHAT?" Naruto bellowed. "I have to stay in the same house with Sasuke-teme! No way! I refuse to share a house with him!" He crossed his arms resolutely.
"Quiet, dobe. It's not like we have a choice." Sasuke sighed. How in the hell was he supposed to act like Naruto?
"Well," said Naruto, his attitude completely different. "At least I'll be able to act like you easier than you'll be able to act like me. Dobe," he added as an afterthought. Crossing his arms across his chest, he smirked smugly.
"You wish, teme," Sasuke shouted, in a complete change of demeanor. "I'm going to beat you so bad you won't know what hit you!"
Sakura watched her two teammates, amazed. Never in a million years did she think that Naruto would be able to pull off Sasuke's cool, proud air. And she never imagined that Sasuke would, or could, blow up the way Naruto can. She felt strangely proud of them. She had given up on her silly crush on Sasuke, and now considered him a treasured friend. Besides, she knew she wasn't right for him. Only one person could get a reaction out of Sasuke… Of course, around others, she kept up the pretense that she still liked him.
"That was great, you guys!" Sakura clapped enthusiastically. "I think you guys might be able to pull this off!"
Naruto beamed, yet again throwing Sakura off. Who knew Sasuke could smile like that? Well… at least his face. He should smile more. Or just smile, actually.
"Maybe I'll be able to use Sharingan!" He jumped excitedly. "Ooh! Sasuke! How do you activate Sharingan?"
Sasuke scoffed. "Che. Like I'd tell you, dobe." He smirked. "Now I won't have to deal with my fan club. Maybe this wont be so bad… Good luck with them, Naruto."
Rolling his eyes, Naruto re-crossed his arms. "Oh, please. Like they're that bad. I'm a shinobi! I can handle your fan girls." He gave a shrug. "'Sides… It'd be nice to see what it feels like to have people care about me…"
Sakura rolled her eyes. "People care about you, Naruto. Stop being dense!" She slapped him upside the head.
"Ow!" Naruto whined pitifully, clutching the back of his head. It was amusing and unnerving to see Sasuke's body whine. "Sakura-chan!"
"Don't do that again, Sakura," Sasuke growled, a hand on the back of his head.
Sakura blinked. Slowly, she lowered her arm to her side.
Naruto frowned. "You felt that, Sasuke?" This whole situation was just plain weird.
"Yes, I fucking felt it," Sasuke snapped back. He sent a glare towards Sakura, who merely raised an eyebrow. Naruto glaring wasn't that intimidating. Sighing, Sasuke turned to Naruto. "Alright. Let's go. We'll stay at my place." He started moving towards the village.
Naruto smirked. "The Uchiha compound? Isn't that place technically mine now? Since I'm you now and all, I mean."
Sasuke spun around viciously. "Only in body are you me, Naruto. Not in mind. Now hurry the hell up." With that said, Sasuke resumed his trek back to the village.
"God, don't get your panties in a bunch," Naruto muttered. "Oi! Wait, teme! We have to make a stop first."
"What are you going on about, dobe?" Sasuke was getting very tired of this already. He just wanted to go home so he could relax and try to figure this whole thing out. He didn't want to… prance around Konoha pretending to be Naruto. Who knew what would happen? They might bump into some of Naruto's damn friends, whom he hated and hated him. Then he would have to be friendly to them, since they would think him to be Naruto. No, he wanted to go soak in his bath and clear his head.
"Ichiraku! We have to go there first! I always go there after training. It's like a tradition…" He trailed off and glanced to the side.
Sakura, who had been watching interestedly, frowned at Sasuke. "I think you should go to Ichiraku first, Sasuke-kun." She gave him a significant look.
Closing his eyes, Sasuke took a deep breath. "Do I have to eat the ramen?"
Currently, Sasuke and Naruto were walking through the streets of Konoha. Naruto was scowling, having been beat down after giving Sasuke a hug for saying yes, which put him totally in character. Sasuke, on the other hand, had to act hyper, loud and obnoxious, which just wasn't his style. He was doing a decent job though, even if his smile looked as though it belonged to a deranged psychopath. No one noticed. Besides, they all already thought Naruto was insane, so it didn't matter.
Naruto's mouth curved into a smirk. "I thought you said you knew how to get there, dobe," he drawled.
Sasuke spun around and glared at Naruto. "Fuck you, Sasuke-teme!" It was a little strange calling himself names. "I know exactly where we are! And I know how to get there, too!" He stuck his tongue out at his companion. At least he could act somewhat childish. His childhood had been wrenched away from him far too early. All because his big brother had to go power-crazy and kill everyone. But he'd get revenge… Someday…
"Oi! Naruto… You okay?" Naruto had a hand on Sasuke's shoulder. A;; of a sudden, the boy had frozen and started glaring at some poor old man with death in his eyes. The old man had been immobilized, and was now trying to calm his breathing with a hand over is heart.
Sasuke's eyes widened at Naruto, who was currently acting out of character. Remembering his own role, he shrugged Naruto's hand off, smiled and scratched the back of his head. Idly, he wondered if Naruto's hair had always been this soft… "What are you talking about? I'm fine!"
Naruto gave him an unreadable look, one that would have looked out of place with his normally blue eyes and whiskered cheeks. He looked as though he was going to say something, but he snapped his mouth shut as he looked over Sasuke's shoulder.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, but he turned around with a smile. He came face to face with Nara Shikamaru. It was hard for Sasuke to pretend to be friends with this boy.
"What are you doing, Naruto?"
About to answer, Sasuke opened his mouth, but Naruto cut him off.
"The dobe got lost looking for his ramen stand." Naruto hated not talking. Why did he have to turn into the human rock? Sasuke seriously had the social capacity of a wall, and it was going to be the death of Naruto.
Sasuke sent a glare at Naruto before grinning sheepishly at the Nara.
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow at Naruto. "I don't think I was talking to you, Uchiha."
Naruto's eyes narrowed. "I don't think you needed to come over here."
"Shikamaru," Sasuke interjected. "Do you think you could take us to Ichiraku?" He scratched the back of his head with a sheepish grin. When he got home, he was going to have to wash himself thoroughly. He felt strange with all this smiling and friendliness.
Shikamaru sighed. "So troublesome…" He nodded and motioned for them to follow him.
After about three minutes, they arrived at Ichiraku. Once there, Shikamaru said good-bye to 'Naruto' and pointedly ignored 'Sasuke'. They were just about to sit down when a voiced caused them to pause.
"Naruto! There you are. I thought you'd forgotten our tradition."
Sasuke nearly froze; instead, he turned around to find his and Naruto's old sensei standing behind them, smiling. In his mind, he killed Naruto a hundred times over. The dobe had 'conveniently' forgotten to tell him they'd be having dinner with the one person who knew Naruto better than himself.
Yay! Second chapter! Tell me what you think! And also, many thanks to those who reviewed. You make me, Sasuke and Naruto very happy monkeys! XD
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