A New Path
Chapter 5 : Changes
Synopsis : What will Gaara do to Naruto!? And how will Temari and Kankuro react to this? And Sasuke thinks about that night when Naruto told the truth about his life to the Uchiha.
Pairings : Main pairing will be Gaara x Naruto. A little bit of Sasuke x Naruto, along with maybe Kakashi x Iruka
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Important note : Contains shonen-ai, in other words boy loves boy, don't like then don't read
Extra Information :
- This takes place after the Chuunin exam, although, Sasuke never went to join Orochimaru.
- Also, the fight between Sasuke and Naruto on the Hospital roof did occur.
- Important to have read up to Volume 20 of the manga Naruto
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- naruhodo = I see -
- Chikushou = damn / dammit -
- naze = why -
- hai = yes / yeah -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Temea = You -
- Itai = Ouch / Ow -
- Urousai = Shut up -
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*Sand Village, Gaara's Bedroom*
Gaara stared at the blond for several minutes, surprised by the reply the boy had given him.
Gaara blinked once, as he decided to stand up on his feet and uncross his arms.
"I don't feel like killing you right now" Gaara answered as he prepared to walk out of the room
Naruto jumped out of bed as he stood in the way of Gaara and the door.
"You're just going to leave like that!? Aren't you even going to ask me why I left that stupid Village!?" Naruto yelled out as he face Gaara with anger
"You're in my way" Gaara replied
"You're not going anywhere until you tell me why the hell you brought me here and didn't kill me yet!" Naruto shouted as he pointed his fist towards Gaara
Gaara only lifted an eyebrow as he took another step forward towards the blond.
Naruto took a step back towards the door, when they heard a female voice coming from the other side.
"Gaara! How long are you planning to watch that idiot ........." Temari started when she opened the door quickly
The moment the door opened, Temari rushed in, as she bumped into Naruto's back.
Naruto was pushed forward when he noticed he was getting very close to Gaara's face and body.
As Temari regained her balance from bumping into the blond, Naruto's lips met instantly those of Gaara.
Naruto and Gaara were kissing, as their eyes opened wide, just as much as Temari's that was shocked and surprised by the sudden action.
"Temari!" Kankuro yelled out as he stepped inside the room
Kankuro's eyes widened as his mouth opened in shock over what his eyes made him see.
Gaara and Naruto stared at each other for a moment when Naruto realized how the situation wasn't good at all.
Naruto jumped back as he landed on his butt, at the feet of Kankuro and Temari.
"Why ......... Why were they ......... Kissing?" Kankuro managed to let out
Temari didn't answer as Gaara's sand started to pour out of his gourd and gather at his own feet.
"Uzumaki Naruto ........." Gaara spoke as his eyes glared at the blond
"Oh crap, Now I'm dead" Naruto thought as he shivered
The sand slowly made it's way towards Naruto as it started to engulf the blond slowly. Temari and Kankuro stepped aside not wanting to interfere especially after what happened.
Naruto was now immobilized by the sand, as Gaara stepped forward and stared at the blond.
"Kankuro, Temari, leave us alone." Gaara demanded
"But Gaara ........." Kankuro started
"Are you sure ........." Temari continued
"Out or I'll kill you both" Gaara warned them
Temari and Kankuro felt a chill as they simply nodded and gave away a false smile to their little brother as they left the room.
Gaara's sand held Naruto from any movement, as Gaara looked down to our blond with strange eyes.
"Let me go!" Naruto yelled out
"You're going to answer me Uzumaki Naruto." Gaara warned the boy
"Whatever" Naruto responded
Gaara kneeled before the boy, as the sand slowly removed itself and went back into its gourd.
"What was that earlier?" Gaara asked
"Huh?" Naruto let out
"What you did to me" Gaara specified a little
"Oh, that was an accident I swear I didn't mean to ........." Naruto started to explain
"What was it?" Gaara asked again
"Kiss. It's called a kiss." Naruto answered a bit confused
"I see. Why do people do that?" Gaara asked
Naruto's eyebrow lifted a bit, surprised by the question but he remained calm.
"That's what people do when they like someone else." Naruto answered as he evaded eye contact
"I see. Does that mean you like me?" Gaara asked
Naruto's body jerked up suddenly, as he looked straight into Gaara's eyes with a serious look.
"Hell no! Not like that anyway" Naruto answered
"I see" Gaara let out
"Is that why you keep me alive, to answer that stupid question?" Naruto asked
"Iie. I've been wanting to see you ever since the Chuunin exams." Gaara told the blond
"Why?" Naruto asked
"Because, the words you spoke to me during our fight, in your Village made me think." Gaara answered
"First of all, I'm surprised you even paid attention, second since when do you let other's words affect you and last, Leaf Village isn't my Village anymore" Naruto informed the boy
"Aren't you the one that always yells out how you're going to become a great Hokage?" Gaara reminded the blond
"Urusai! No one could understand me! NO ONE! They only hate me so I did them and the whole Village what they wanted, I left! Their stupid little demon finally left!" Naruto yelled out as he stared at Gaara with both rage and sadness in his eyes
"What happened? What did they do to you?" Gaara asked, without showing any emotions
"None of your god damned business! I just hate that Village and everything in it! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Naruto yelled out his answer
Gaara lifted an eyebrow as he saw the rage the blond had within himself. Gaara walked towards the door and prepared to leave, only this time, Naruto didn't get in his way.
"I'll come back in an hour. Don't do anything stupid. I don't feel like hunting you down today." Gaara stated as he left and closed the door behind him
"As if I have anywhere else to go ........." Naruto thought as he fell to his knees
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*Konoha Village*
Gai's team finally arrived at the meeting place, as now all three teams were together.
"Sasuke-kun!" Both Ino and Sakura yelled out to him
"Don't they know this isn't the time to be all over him" Shikamaru thought as Chouji continued to eat his chips
Kurenai slapped her forehead, as Shino and Kiba were still at it, fighting, well Kiba was the one fighting mostly. Shino on the other hand made some remarks from time to time which pissed Kiba totally off.
Hinata stayed next to her own sensei, not wanting to interfere or say something out of place. Her main focus was mostly on Naruto, and now the appearance of her cousin, Neji.
"What took you so long Gai?" Asuma asked as he smoked another cigarette
"The boys needed to have some time together" Gai replied with a shiny smile
"Everyone gather now. We'll give you all the information that Hokage-sama gave us." Kurenai ordered as the genins gathered together
Neji, Shikamaru and Sasuke all leaned against nearby trees, as the girls all sticked together. Shino, Kiba and Chouji stayed near their own sensei, waiting for the information and their new mission.
As the Juunins explained their mission, all three boys leaning against the tree were lost within their own personal thoughts.
Neji's eyes looked up at the sky, as a few birds flew by.
"I hope that I can help you as you helped me Naruto-san........." Neji thought
Shikamaru had his hands in his pockets, as he found himself staring in the sky, looking up at the clouds.
"You better not be too troublesome when we find you........." Shikamaru thought
Sasuke, paid no attention what so ever to what the Juunin were talking about, as the conversation he had with Neji sank in him. He then recalled the last time, he and Naruto had a serious conversation that ended their rivalry and friendship.
"Deep down, I knew you were right dobe I just didn't want to hear it and face the truth ........." Sasuke thought as he closed his eyes for a few seconds =========================================================================== =======================
FLASHBACK
After the incident on the hospital roof, Kakashi had a serious talk with Sasuke concerning hurting your own comrades. (This is important to have read the manga to know the conversation that happened between the two )
"Sasuke, go talk to Naruto. You need to talk things out with each other." Kakashi stated
Sasuke looked away from his sensei, but nodded that he would visit Naruto to talk about things.
--- Hours Later---
Sasuke had thought a lot of what he could say to the blond, despite the fact that he knew his change of behavior was due to the sudden reappearance of his older brother, Itachi, deep down he knew he was the one acting like an idiot and not Naruto.
---Naruto's Apartment---
After hours, he finally decided to go see Naruto at his apartment. He stood several minutes in front of the door, unsure if he should actually knock.
"What do you want?" A male voice asked
Sasuke looked in front of him, to see that Naruto's door was open and the blond stood there, and watched him.
"We need to talk" Sasuke told the blond
"Just talk? Are you sure you're not going to try and fight me again?" Naruto stated
"Baka just let me in" Sasuke demanded with serious eyes
"Welcome back bastard" Naruto mentioned as he stood aside to let Sasuke enter.
Sasuke entered Naruto's apartment, while Naruto closed the door behind him.
"You can sit you know" Naruto informed the other boy
"I'll stand" Sasuke replied
Naruto rolled his eyes as he sat down on his couch, and faced Sasuke, that leaned against the wall, hands in his pockets.
"Well, talk" Naruto said as he crossed his arms
"I shouldn't of fought you back there ......... I wasn't in my normal state ........." Sasuke started as he avoided any eye contact with the blond
"Kinda noticed that. But don't worry about it, I actually accepted to fight you anyway, so it's my fault too" Naruto said
Sasuke stopped completely moving for a few seconds, as he realized Naruto was quite open and honest, not being his usual stubborn idiot.
"Guess I'll leave then." Sasuke said as he made his way towards the door
Naruto was surprised by the boy's sudden rush to get out, as Naruto grabbed Sasuke by the wrist, to prevent him form leaving.
"Let go of me" Sasuke ordered as he faced the blond
"Listen you bastard I know you hate me, but why do you want to kill Itachi that much?" Naruto asked
The moment Naruto simply asked that question, Sasuke's fist connected with his jaw, as Naruto took a few steps backwards.
"You don't know anything!" Sasuke yelled out as his Sharingan appeared
"Then why don't you explain it to me then!" Naruto yelled back as he rubbed his chin
"You wouldn't understand dobe! You never had any parents or anyone to care about you! I had to watch the death of my parents and my entire clan being killed off during 24 hours not just once but twice! That bastard only left me alive to hunt him down and that's what I'm going to do!" Sasuke yelled out in anger
"And then what?" Naruto asked with a serious tone
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked a bit confused
"Once Itachi's dead what are you going to do?" Naruto repeated himself
"The resurrection of my clan" Sasuke answered
"And after that? What are you going to do?" Naruto asked again
"That's none of your damn business anyway!" Sasuke yelled back as his fist closed
"Listen Sasuke, if you just go on only wanting to kill Itachi, you'll become exactly what he wanted you to be. You keep saying how much you hate him but why do you do exactly what he wants you to do huh? You're not strong enough to go against him alone right now!" Naruto stated
"I'm stronger than you! I'm strong enough to kill him alone, I don't need any help especially not a dead last like you." Sasuke yelled out in anger
Naruto's hand flinched a little by the last comment and this got him even madder.
"Going alone against Itachi you'll loose! Strength doesn't come from the hate Sasuke, but from protecting what you care most of. Let me at least help you in any way ........." Naruto started to say
"Help me? I don't need help! Especially yours!" Sasuke yelled out
"Look, even though we're rivals, I've always considered you like a friend, someone I could trust. Maybe you don't feel the same way, but I'm serious. I know you would never ask for help, so that's why I'm offering it. Besides we'll both get strong, and then you can go kick Itachi's ass and I'll just watch." Naruto continued to say
Sasuke glared at Naruto with such intense anger and rage Naruto took a few steps back, but despite the fact he could get his ass kicked and beat like hell, he knew Sasuke needed to hear it, to hear the truth that others wouldn't dare to tell him.
"Snap out of it you bastard! If you turn your back on your friends and comrades, become cold like ice, you'll become just like Itachi! Is that what you want? To be exactly what you despise Sasuke? Because if you continue like that that's what you're going to become, consumed by darkness and just be like your brother" Naruto finished off, as he waited for Sasuke's anger to hit him at full force
Sasuke quickly walked towards Naruto, as he grabbed the blond by the collar. His Sharingan was very intense, and it showed he was beyond pissed over what the blond had told him.
"Sometimes it hurts to hear the truth, trust me I know. The pain of being alone, to be hated and all, I know it all too well. But if you're going to kill your brother, then at least have some dignity and don't become exactly like him ........." Naruto mumbled with determination in his eyes
Sasuke reacted quickly, as he punched Naruto's stomach with great strength.
The blond fell to his knees, as he tried to catch his breath from the punch.
"You of all people could never understand what I went through! And you better stay out of my life from now on!" Sasuke yelled at him as he walked away and headed out of Naruto's apartment
Sasuke left as he closed the door behind him with extreme force, slamming it.
---Minutes Later---
Naruto managed to get up on his feet, as he made his way to his couch to lay on it. He took a deep breath, as he found himself staring at the ceiling.
"You're wrong Sasuke, I understand more than anyone else about how you fell ........." Naruto mumbled as he fell asleep
---Uchiha House---
Sasuke came in still enraged by Naruto's words, as he continuously punched the nearest wall to him.
"Damn you Naruto! DAMN YOU!" Sasuke yelled out as his fist started to bleed from all the punching
END OF FLASHBACK
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*Konoha Village*
Sasuke was lost within his thoughts, when Sakura and Ino walked towards him,
"Sasuke-kun are you alright?" Sakura asked
"Concentrate on finding the dobe Sakura" Sasuke coldly said as he walked passed the duo
"What's wrong with him?" Ino asked her pink haired friend
"I don't know" Sakura replied as she found herself staring at her comrades back
The genins gathered to their respected teams, as each Juunin agreed on the conditions stated.
"Listen up, in all times, you stay in your group. Each team has their own territory to cover. Gai's the North sector, Asuma's the West sector, as for my team, we have the South sector." Kurenai explained to the others
"What about the East sector?" Sakura asked
"Kakashi will cover that part with Jiraiya-sama" Gai answered
Each team knew what was left to do, as they all went in their own respected direction to start for the search.
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*Sand Village, Gaara's House*
After an hour, Gaara returned to his room to have another talk with the blond, as he wanted to know more for an unknown reason, when he heard loud sounds coming from it.
To Gaara's surprise, Naruto hit the wall continuously with his bare fists. Gaara could only stare at the blond when something caught his eyes from Naruto's face.
"Naruto is .........crying?" Gaara thought as his eyes widened
Naruto continued to beat the crap out of the wall, not caring about his bloody hands, when he felt the presence of another within the room.
Naruto turned around, eyes soaked in tears, bloody fists, he looked straight into Gaara's eyes and cried.
"You were right Gaara ........." Naruto mumbled
"What are you ........." Gaara started to ask
"Back then, people like us, can't live in peace in a world like this......... It's kill or be killed.........They fear and hate what they can't control" Naruto continued to say
Gaara looked a bit shocked by the words Naruto had just spoken. Obviously something happened to him in the Leaf Village, enough to be able to break the soul of Naruto.
Naruto fell to his knees, as the tears continued to fall, he wrapped his hands around his head, as his forehead touched the floor.
After a few minutes, Naruto felt as if he was being pulled onto something. Throughout his blurry vision, he noticed Gaara had kneel in front of him, and pulling him closer to him.
Gaara placed Naruto's head against his shoulder, as one hand support the blond's head, the other held him in place.
Naruto wasn't too sure how to respond since he knew Gaara didn't know much about being loved due to his past.
"Naze?" Naruto asked weakly
"Because the one person who ever loved me, did this when I use to cry." Gaara explained
Gaara felt Naruto's hands move around his waist, as the blond cried even more hearing such words.
"I don't know what happened, but I'll protect you, Uzumaki Naruto" Gaara stated
Naruto lifted his head to look into Gaara's eyes, although his own were very water like.
"Why would you want to protect me ?" Naruto mumbled
"Something inside me hurts. It's been a long time since I had this feeling. And either than her, you're the only person who can awaken this pain in my chest." Gaara informed the boy
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked through his sobbing
"You are someone special to me" Gaara replied
Naruto's eyes widened by the phrase Gaara had just spoken, as Gaara pulled the blond closer to his body and started to rock him back an forth slowly.
"I'm someone special .........?" Naruto repeated to himself as he let his eyes closed and felt the warmth that embraced him
TBC
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At last, crappy chapter though sorry about that. My writer's block hasn't changed for two weeks and it's so hard to write something good, so hopefully this wasn't too boring.
Hopefully the characters weren't too OCC you know. Gaara's hard to let him be like he is, but then there wouldn't be much Naruto x Gaara huh?
Well I tried my best to not make this too crappy and I hope you still liked it a tiny bit.
The reviews
despairing tears : hope you like dthis chapter, I keep rewritting the whole thing but to me it seems to suck each time lol
Sailor Fortune : Well unfortuantely Gaara didn't do much yet, sorry about that
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Silver neo : you remind me of another reviewer I have, writes me these cute funny stories, they make my day you have no idea. So keep it up!!!
Silverknight7 : Naruto has a gift to get himself in those situations lol
Rubymoon17 : I actually thought about the first time Sasu and Naru kissed so I thought I,d make it funny for you people who read it sorry for the last update
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Little Leila : well give me some time but slowly Sasuke seems to regret all the things he said, hopefully in this chapter it expained it a little.
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Iceheart19 : unfortunately I'm only good at writting and suck at drawing lol. Anyway, people have other things in mind then being mad at Sasuke. Neji proved in his own point how he felt about Sasuke and all.
Kuroi hikari : unfortunately he didn't do anything erverted ......... yet that is ( evil laughs ) I got some good stuff instored for this couple, so keep on reading and reviewing
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Next Chapter :
Naruto explains what happened to Gaara and reveals his biggest secret, the Kyubi!!! How will he react?
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Ookima
Synopsis : What will Gaara do to Naruto!? And how will Temari and Kankuro react to this? And Sasuke thinks about that night when Naruto told the truth about his life to the Uchiha.
Pairings : Main pairing will be Gaara x Naruto. A little bit of Sasuke x Naruto, along with maybe Kakashi x Iruka
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Important note : Contains shonen-ai, in other words boy loves boy, don't like then don't read
Extra Information :
- This takes place after the Chuunin exam, although, Sasuke never went to join Orochimaru.
- Also, the fight between Sasuke and Naruto on the Hospital roof did occur.
- Important to have read up to Volume 20 of the manga Naruto
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- naruhodo = I see -
- Chikushou = damn / dammit -
- naze = why -
- hai = yes / yeah -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Temea = You -
- Itai = Ouch / Ow -
- Urousai = Shut up -
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*Sand Village, Gaara's Bedroom*
Gaara stared at the blond for several minutes, surprised by the reply the boy had given him.
Gaara blinked once, as he decided to stand up on his feet and uncross his arms.
"I don't feel like killing you right now" Gaara answered as he prepared to walk out of the room
Naruto jumped out of bed as he stood in the way of Gaara and the door.
"You're just going to leave like that!? Aren't you even going to ask me why I left that stupid Village!?" Naruto yelled out as he face Gaara with anger
"You're in my way" Gaara replied
"You're not going anywhere until you tell me why the hell you brought me here and didn't kill me yet!" Naruto shouted as he pointed his fist towards Gaara
Gaara only lifted an eyebrow as he took another step forward towards the blond.
Naruto took a step back towards the door, when they heard a female voice coming from the other side.
"Gaara! How long are you planning to watch that idiot ........." Temari started when she opened the door quickly
The moment the door opened, Temari rushed in, as she bumped into Naruto's back.
Naruto was pushed forward when he noticed he was getting very close to Gaara's face and body.
As Temari regained her balance from bumping into the blond, Naruto's lips met instantly those of Gaara.
Naruto and Gaara were kissing, as their eyes opened wide, just as much as Temari's that was shocked and surprised by the sudden action.
"Temari!" Kankuro yelled out as he stepped inside the room
Kankuro's eyes widened as his mouth opened in shock over what his eyes made him see.
Gaara and Naruto stared at each other for a moment when Naruto realized how the situation wasn't good at all.
Naruto jumped back as he landed on his butt, at the feet of Kankuro and Temari.
"Why ......... Why were they ......... Kissing?" Kankuro managed to let out
Temari didn't answer as Gaara's sand started to pour out of his gourd and gather at his own feet.
"Uzumaki Naruto ........." Gaara spoke as his eyes glared at the blond
"Oh crap, Now I'm dead" Naruto thought as he shivered
The sand slowly made it's way towards Naruto as it started to engulf the blond slowly. Temari and Kankuro stepped aside not wanting to interfere especially after what happened.
Naruto was now immobilized by the sand, as Gaara stepped forward and stared at the blond.
"Kankuro, Temari, leave us alone." Gaara demanded
"But Gaara ........." Kankuro started
"Are you sure ........." Temari continued
"Out or I'll kill you both" Gaara warned them
Temari and Kankuro felt a chill as they simply nodded and gave away a false smile to their little brother as they left the room.
Gaara's sand held Naruto from any movement, as Gaara looked down to our blond with strange eyes.
"Let me go!" Naruto yelled out
"You're going to answer me Uzumaki Naruto." Gaara warned the boy
"Whatever" Naruto responded
Gaara kneeled before the boy, as the sand slowly removed itself and went back into its gourd.
"What was that earlier?" Gaara asked
"Huh?" Naruto let out
"What you did to me" Gaara specified a little
"Oh, that was an accident I swear I didn't mean to ........." Naruto started to explain
"What was it?" Gaara asked again
"Kiss. It's called a kiss." Naruto answered a bit confused
"I see. Why do people do that?" Gaara asked
Naruto's eyebrow lifted a bit, surprised by the question but he remained calm.
"That's what people do when they like someone else." Naruto answered as he evaded eye contact
"I see. Does that mean you like me?" Gaara asked
Naruto's body jerked up suddenly, as he looked straight into Gaara's eyes with a serious look.
"Hell no! Not like that anyway" Naruto answered
"I see" Gaara let out
"Is that why you keep me alive, to answer that stupid question?" Naruto asked
"Iie. I've been wanting to see you ever since the Chuunin exams." Gaara told the blond
"Why?" Naruto asked
"Because, the words you spoke to me during our fight, in your Village made me think." Gaara answered
"First of all, I'm surprised you even paid attention, second since when do you let other's words affect you and last, Leaf Village isn't my Village anymore" Naruto informed the boy
"Aren't you the one that always yells out how you're going to become a great Hokage?" Gaara reminded the blond
"Urusai! No one could understand me! NO ONE! They only hate me so I did them and the whole Village what they wanted, I left! Their stupid little demon finally left!" Naruto yelled out as he stared at Gaara with both rage and sadness in his eyes
"What happened? What did they do to you?" Gaara asked, without showing any emotions
"None of your god damned business! I just hate that Village and everything in it! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Naruto yelled out his answer
Gaara lifted an eyebrow as he saw the rage the blond had within himself. Gaara walked towards the door and prepared to leave, only this time, Naruto didn't get in his way.
"I'll come back in an hour. Don't do anything stupid. I don't feel like hunting you down today." Gaara stated as he left and closed the door behind him
"As if I have anywhere else to go ........." Naruto thought as he fell to his knees
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*Konoha Village*
Gai's team finally arrived at the meeting place, as now all three teams were together.
"Sasuke-kun!" Both Ino and Sakura yelled out to him
"Don't they know this isn't the time to be all over him" Shikamaru thought as Chouji continued to eat his chips
Kurenai slapped her forehead, as Shino and Kiba were still at it, fighting, well Kiba was the one fighting mostly. Shino on the other hand made some remarks from time to time which pissed Kiba totally off.
Hinata stayed next to her own sensei, not wanting to interfere or say something out of place. Her main focus was mostly on Naruto, and now the appearance of her cousin, Neji.
"What took you so long Gai?" Asuma asked as he smoked another cigarette
"The boys needed to have some time together" Gai replied with a shiny smile
"Everyone gather now. We'll give you all the information that Hokage-sama gave us." Kurenai ordered as the genins gathered together
Neji, Shikamaru and Sasuke all leaned against nearby trees, as the girls all sticked together. Shino, Kiba and Chouji stayed near their own sensei, waiting for the information and their new mission.
As the Juunins explained their mission, all three boys leaning against the tree were lost within their own personal thoughts.
Neji's eyes looked up at the sky, as a few birds flew by.
"I hope that I can help you as you helped me Naruto-san........." Neji thought
Shikamaru had his hands in his pockets, as he found himself staring in the sky, looking up at the clouds.
"You better not be too troublesome when we find you........." Shikamaru thought
Sasuke, paid no attention what so ever to what the Juunin were talking about, as the conversation he had with Neji sank in him. He then recalled the last time, he and Naruto had a serious conversation that ended their rivalry and friendship.
"Deep down, I knew you were right dobe I just didn't want to hear it and face the truth ........." Sasuke thought as he closed his eyes for a few seconds =========================================================================== =======================
FLASHBACK
After the incident on the hospital roof, Kakashi had a serious talk with Sasuke concerning hurting your own comrades. (This is important to have read the manga to know the conversation that happened between the two )
"Sasuke, go talk to Naruto. You need to talk things out with each other." Kakashi stated
Sasuke looked away from his sensei, but nodded that he would visit Naruto to talk about things.
--- Hours Later---
Sasuke had thought a lot of what he could say to the blond, despite the fact that he knew his change of behavior was due to the sudden reappearance of his older brother, Itachi, deep down he knew he was the one acting like an idiot and not Naruto.
---Naruto's Apartment---
After hours, he finally decided to go see Naruto at his apartment. He stood several minutes in front of the door, unsure if he should actually knock.
"What do you want?" A male voice asked
Sasuke looked in front of him, to see that Naruto's door was open and the blond stood there, and watched him.
"We need to talk" Sasuke told the blond
"Just talk? Are you sure you're not going to try and fight me again?" Naruto stated
"Baka just let me in" Sasuke demanded with serious eyes
"Welcome back bastard" Naruto mentioned as he stood aside to let Sasuke enter.
Sasuke entered Naruto's apartment, while Naruto closed the door behind him.
"You can sit you know" Naruto informed the other boy
"I'll stand" Sasuke replied
Naruto rolled his eyes as he sat down on his couch, and faced Sasuke, that leaned against the wall, hands in his pockets.
"Well, talk" Naruto said as he crossed his arms
"I shouldn't of fought you back there ......... I wasn't in my normal state ........." Sasuke started as he avoided any eye contact with the blond
"Kinda noticed that. But don't worry about it, I actually accepted to fight you anyway, so it's my fault too" Naruto said
Sasuke stopped completely moving for a few seconds, as he realized Naruto was quite open and honest, not being his usual stubborn idiot.
"Guess I'll leave then." Sasuke said as he made his way towards the door
Naruto was surprised by the boy's sudden rush to get out, as Naruto grabbed Sasuke by the wrist, to prevent him form leaving.
"Let go of me" Sasuke ordered as he faced the blond
"Listen you bastard I know you hate me, but why do you want to kill Itachi that much?" Naruto asked
The moment Naruto simply asked that question, Sasuke's fist connected with his jaw, as Naruto took a few steps backwards.
"You don't know anything!" Sasuke yelled out as his Sharingan appeared
"Then why don't you explain it to me then!" Naruto yelled back as he rubbed his chin
"You wouldn't understand dobe! You never had any parents or anyone to care about you! I had to watch the death of my parents and my entire clan being killed off during 24 hours not just once but twice! That bastard only left me alive to hunt him down and that's what I'm going to do!" Sasuke yelled out in anger
"And then what?" Naruto asked with a serious tone
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked a bit confused
"Once Itachi's dead what are you going to do?" Naruto repeated himself
"The resurrection of my clan" Sasuke answered
"And after that? What are you going to do?" Naruto asked again
"That's none of your damn business anyway!" Sasuke yelled back as his fist closed
"Listen Sasuke, if you just go on only wanting to kill Itachi, you'll become exactly what he wanted you to be. You keep saying how much you hate him but why do you do exactly what he wants you to do huh? You're not strong enough to go against him alone right now!" Naruto stated
"I'm stronger than you! I'm strong enough to kill him alone, I don't need any help especially not a dead last like you." Sasuke yelled out in anger
Naruto's hand flinched a little by the last comment and this got him even madder.
"Going alone against Itachi you'll loose! Strength doesn't come from the hate Sasuke, but from protecting what you care most of. Let me at least help you in any way ........." Naruto started to say
"Help me? I don't need help! Especially yours!" Sasuke yelled out
"Look, even though we're rivals, I've always considered you like a friend, someone I could trust. Maybe you don't feel the same way, but I'm serious. I know you would never ask for help, so that's why I'm offering it. Besides we'll both get strong, and then you can go kick Itachi's ass and I'll just watch." Naruto continued to say
Sasuke glared at Naruto with such intense anger and rage Naruto took a few steps back, but despite the fact he could get his ass kicked and beat like hell, he knew Sasuke needed to hear it, to hear the truth that others wouldn't dare to tell him.
"Snap out of it you bastard! If you turn your back on your friends and comrades, become cold like ice, you'll become just like Itachi! Is that what you want? To be exactly what you despise Sasuke? Because if you continue like that that's what you're going to become, consumed by darkness and just be like your brother" Naruto finished off, as he waited for Sasuke's anger to hit him at full force
Sasuke quickly walked towards Naruto, as he grabbed the blond by the collar. His Sharingan was very intense, and it showed he was beyond pissed over what the blond had told him.
"Sometimes it hurts to hear the truth, trust me I know. The pain of being alone, to be hated and all, I know it all too well. But if you're going to kill your brother, then at least have some dignity and don't become exactly like him ........." Naruto mumbled with determination in his eyes
Sasuke reacted quickly, as he punched Naruto's stomach with great strength.
The blond fell to his knees, as he tried to catch his breath from the punch.
"You of all people could never understand what I went through! And you better stay out of my life from now on!" Sasuke yelled at him as he walked away and headed out of Naruto's apartment
Sasuke left as he closed the door behind him with extreme force, slamming it.
---Minutes Later---
Naruto managed to get up on his feet, as he made his way to his couch to lay on it. He took a deep breath, as he found himself staring at the ceiling.
"You're wrong Sasuke, I understand more than anyone else about how you fell ........." Naruto mumbled as he fell asleep
---Uchiha House---
Sasuke came in still enraged by Naruto's words, as he continuously punched the nearest wall to him.
"Damn you Naruto! DAMN YOU!" Sasuke yelled out as his fist started to bleed from all the punching
END OF FLASHBACK
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*Konoha Village*
Sasuke was lost within his thoughts, when Sakura and Ino walked towards him,
"Sasuke-kun are you alright?" Sakura asked
"Concentrate on finding the dobe Sakura" Sasuke coldly said as he walked passed the duo
"What's wrong with him?" Ino asked her pink haired friend
"I don't know" Sakura replied as she found herself staring at her comrades back
The genins gathered to their respected teams, as each Juunin agreed on the conditions stated.
"Listen up, in all times, you stay in your group. Each team has their own territory to cover. Gai's the North sector, Asuma's the West sector, as for my team, we have the South sector." Kurenai explained to the others
"What about the East sector?" Sakura asked
"Kakashi will cover that part with Jiraiya-sama" Gai answered
Each team knew what was left to do, as they all went in their own respected direction to start for the search.
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*Sand Village, Gaara's House*
After an hour, Gaara returned to his room to have another talk with the blond, as he wanted to know more for an unknown reason, when he heard loud sounds coming from it.
To Gaara's surprise, Naruto hit the wall continuously with his bare fists. Gaara could only stare at the blond when something caught his eyes from Naruto's face.
"Naruto is .........crying?" Gaara thought as his eyes widened
Naruto continued to beat the crap out of the wall, not caring about his bloody hands, when he felt the presence of another within the room.
Naruto turned around, eyes soaked in tears, bloody fists, he looked straight into Gaara's eyes and cried.
"You were right Gaara ........." Naruto mumbled
"What are you ........." Gaara started to ask
"Back then, people like us, can't live in peace in a world like this......... It's kill or be killed.........They fear and hate what they can't control" Naruto continued to say
Gaara looked a bit shocked by the words Naruto had just spoken. Obviously something happened to him in the Leaf Village, enough to be able to break the soul of Naruto.
Naruto fell to his knees, as the tears continued to fall, he wrapped his hands around his head, as his forehead touched the floor.
After a few minutes, Naruto felt as if he was being pulled onto something. Throughout his blurry vision, he noticed Gaara had kneel in front of him, and pulling him closer to him.
Gaara placed Naruto's head against his shoulder, as one hand support the blond's head, the other held him in place.
Naruto wasn't too sure how to respond since he knew Gaara didn't know much about being loved due to his past.
"Naze?" Naruto asked weakly
"Because the one person who ever loved me, did this when I use to cry." Gaara explained
Gaara felt Naruto's hands move around his waist, as the blond cried even more hearing such words.
"I don't know what happened, but I'll protect you, Uzumaki Naruto" Gaara stated
Naruto lifted his head to look into Gaara's eyes, although his own were very water like.
"Why would you want to protect me ?" Naruto mumbled
"Something inside me hurts. It's been a long time since I had this feeling. And either than her, you're the only person who can awaken this pain in my chest." Gaara informed the boy
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked through his sobbing
"You are someone special to me" Gaara replied
Naruto's eyes widened by the phrase Gaara had just spoken, as Gaara pulled the blond closer to his body and started to rock him back an forth slowly.
"I'm someone special .........?" Naruto repeated to himself as he let his eyes closed and felt the warmth that embraced him
TBC
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At last, crappy chapter though sorry about that. My writer's block hasn't changed for two weeks and it's so hard to write something good, so hopefully this wasn't too boring.
Hopefully the characters weren't too OCC you know. Gaara's hard to let him be like he is, but then there wouldn't be much Naruto x Gaara huh?
Well I tried my best to not make this too crappy and I hope you still liked it a tiny bit.
The reviews
despairing tears : hope you like dthis chapter, I keep rewritting the whole thing but to me it seems to suck each time lol
Sailor Fortune : Well unfortuantely Gaara didn't do much yet, sorry about that
Drownin' in my Tears : glad you liked the ending
Silver neo : you remind me of another reviewer I have, writes me these cute funny stories, they make my day you have no idea. So keep it up!!!
Silverknight7 : Naruto has a gift to get himself in those situations lol
Rubymoon17 : I actually thought about the first time Sasu and Naru kissed so I thought I,d make it funny for you people who read it sorry for the last update
Mashed Potato Master : I updated as you ordered sir!!!
Little Leila : well give me some time but slowly Sasuke seems to regret all the things he said, hopefully in this chapter it expained it a little.
Red rose : many people loved that little scene where Naruto accidentally kissed Gaara
Ladyvirgo : happy to know you liked Neji standing up to Sasuke and confronting him about what Naruto can do to some darker people.
PhO3Nix cRAz3d : no worries Naruto stays with Gaara. I'm very glad to know you like my fic, continue to review and read and give comments!!
SoulSilencer13 : well people wanted some Gaara Naruto so I had to start with something so there it is. Hopefully people will like the ending of this chapter.
Iceheart19 : unfortunately I'm only good at writting and suck at drawing lol. Anyway, people have other things in mind then being mad at Sasuke. Neji proved in his own point how he felt about Sasuke and all.
Kuroi hikari : unfortunately he didn't do anything erverted ......... yet that is ( evil laughs ) I got some good stuff instored for this couple, so keep on reading and reviewing
Nikkler : I'm glad to know people like how all the other Naruto characters react, I'm trying my best to update as soon as I can, but with 7 stories writing kinda takes it's time lol
Okamiiyasha : I got tired of waiting for someone to write it so I wrote it instead!!! Glad you liked it
Asuka : Well in the Anime and Manga Kankuro is spelled Kankuro and not Kankurou, most fics are written like this as well, so sorry about that.
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Next Chapter :
Naruto explains what happened to Gaara and reveals his biggest secret, the Kyubi!!! How will he react?
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