Author' Note Begins Here
Hello everyone and welcome to the second installment of Statement of Intent.
I'm new to fanfic writing and since this is my first story, I don't really know where to cut off chapters and all. It's all consecutive in my head and my little notebook so when I guess I'm gonna have to go by whenever I feel like a chapter should end. I guess the last chapter was a cliffie and kinda a weird place to end the chapter. To compensate, I'll put chapter flashbacks at the beginning of the chapter using the amazing Goten and his announcer voice (like in DBZ). Yup, just like the recaps.
Oraday: Alright Goten get to the disclaimer part, and make it witty this time.
Goten (with disclaimer sign): Oraday does not own NarutoÔ K. Masashi does. Oraday's cat tried to seduce the NarutoÔ rights from him but she didn't succeed because she's pregnant.
Oraday: -sweatdrops- Ookay, on with chapter two then -.-
Author's Note Ends Here
Goten (with announcer voice): In the last chapter of Statement of Intent
"Teme, you've been acting weird and spacey all day. Once we sit down and I tell you about my trip to Sunaga, you're going to haveta tell me why you've been so weird."
"Fine, but I want the full story and you know you can't lie to me."
"Yeah, yeah. Alright teme."
"Alright dobe. Speak"
Reading directions:
Italics:Thoughts
Bold: Kyuubi in Naruto's head
Chapter 2: Topless
"Hey, don't talk to me like I'm, a dog."
Damn Sasuke, still has that stick up his ass. Probably needs help getting it out.
Suddenly, as the image of Sasuke pulling something out of his butt, with Naruto helping, flashed through his mind, Naruto flushed a deep bright red which led to Sasuke placing his hand on Naruto's forehead.
"Are you alright dobe? Are you sick? If you are, don't sneeze on me."
"No, I'm not sick. I-it's just a little hot th-that's all... Eh Sasuke?"
"What."
"You can take your hand off me now."
Sasuke "Hn-ed" as he took his hand of Naruto's forehead. A sort of comfortable silence settled on the two shinobi as Naruto thought through what he was going to say while Sasuke scolded himself/cheered for touching Naruto.
"Are you going to explain yet?"
"Shut up teme. I'm thinking of where to start."
"Why don't you start at the part where you arrived to Sunagakure."
"Fine. As you probably already know as the great Uchiha tensai (sarcasm), a couple of months ago, I had a mission to deliver some Hokage-Kazekage correspondence scrolls and all...
FlashbackFlashback!Flashback!Flashback!Flashback!Flashback!Flashback!Flashback!
Naruto had arrived to Sunaga the day before and delivered the scrolls to Gaara's secretary. He had yet to see the Kazekage, and it seemed no else had either. It was rumored he had a guest to entertain. Naruto immediately dismissed the rumor as untrue opting to believe Gaara was planning some kick-ass training he and Naruto could do together. Naruto was told he was to see the Kazekage today at dinner time and he was already on his way in his standard jounin uniform. On his way there, Naruto saw a strip club and thought it would be a good idea and an awesome accomplishment to get Gaara to go there. As he thought of exactly how he would manage to get Gaara to a strip club, he walked towards the Kazekage tower and before he knew it, he was at the front door. He knocked lightly and awaited an answer. A servant opened the door and greeted him.
"Uzumaki-san, the Kazekage is in the next room. If you'll follow me please."
"SURE," Naruto replied with his trademark wide grin.
A voice said "Naruto," at which he turned and saw the origin of the voice was Gaara.
"Hey Gaara. How've you been? Are you ready to get your ass kicked when we spar? Wanna go to a strip club? How's Temari? How's Kankurou? Did you hear that rumor about you having a guest to entertain? Pretty crazy huh?
After the consecutive inquiry Naruto made, Gaara proceeded to answer each question.
"I've been fine, Naruto. I won't get my ass kicked when we spar because we probably won't be sparing and I'd kick your ass anyway. I don't want to go to a strip club. Temari's fine. Kankorou's fine. I did hear that rumor about me having a guest to entertain. It's true. I'll let you see him later."
Though Naruto was not at fast as processing information as Gaara, he quickly caught on to the fact that confusing him was not going to work. All the questions he'd woven around the important subject of the strip club were superfluous and he didn't care for any of the responses. He was ready to correct Gaara's misguided impression that he could kick his ass, but he was mostly surprised at the fact that the rumor had been true so he decided to go with asking about that first.
"So the rumor was true? Who is it?"
"I'll tell you later. For now, we should eat."
"Great, I'm sooo hungry. What are we having?"
"I knew you'd want ramen so we're having that as the main course. You can see the rest of the food once we get to the dining room.
Dining mats were set down for the two men to sit on and the lowered table contained a spread of food. The aforementioned ramen was present as was a dish of tempura, sushi, and rice balls. Condiments were spread throughout the table and Naruto's mouth watered as he set eyes on the food.
"Jeez Gaara, you really went all out huh?"
Once the two sat down, the food was eaten at an incredible speed due to Naruto's vacuum-like mouth sucking all the food in sight. Gaara ate a calm pace, though, because he's Gaara, he ate his fill without having to fight Naruto over portions.
"(sigh) Heh, that was great. Thanks for the food Gaara. Hey, I have an idea, why don't we have a drinking contest."
"You're kidding right. I'd win and you'd get piss drunk. There is no way I'm letting you get piss drunk in my house."
"If I get too drunk, you can throw me out of your house."
"And be responsible for whatever damage you wreak on Sunaga in your drunken stupor. I'd rather not."
"Aww, com'on Gaara. (puppy dog eyes) Pleeease, pretty pleeeas. I promise if you do this I'll...I'll...I'll...Dammit Gaara, I don't know what you'd want that I could give you."
"How are your 'Hokage lessons' going?"
"Nani? They're going fine. Tsunade-baachan says I'll be ready to be Hokage in a couple more months. Why?"
"If I have a drinking contest with you, you must give me unlimited visitation rights to Konoha when you become Hokage"
"Eeeh, okay. Bring on the sake!"
"You're going down Uzumaki."
An hour and about 25 medium sake bottles later, a very far-gone on an alcohol trip Gaara and a completely sober Naruto made their way onto the street and towards the strip club Naruto had planned to go to. Gaara had not know when he accepted Naruto's drinking challenge that the Kyuubi metabolized the alcohol in Naruto's system, thus leading to a very happy, full, and sober Naruto.
"U-Uzumaki, you have been unable to defeat me the great Gaara. G.G. those are my initials Grrreat Gaara. Gee, Gee; it sounds like a song. Sing with me Uzumake—ki.
Maybe I shouldn't have let him get so wasted. He's gonna have a killer headache in the morning. Good thing I leave tomorrow. His fault anyways, he should have remembered the perks of having a demon in ya.
How would he know anything about perks to being a jinchuriki. I know Shukaku wouldn't allow Gaara any perks. He's a stingy asshole. If you leave early in the morning, Gaara will probably figure you were sober (if he remembers tonight) and he'll want to kill you. But... at least you'll have a head start and he probably won't remember this anyways.
Heh, you're right. Still, even if he beats my ass for this, I have plenty of good blackmail. Good thing I brought a camera.
"Hey Gaara. Where are you going?" Naruto called out as he saw Gaara stumbling away from the direction of the strip club. "The club is over here!"
"Hee, right, strip club. What are we doing here?"
"You said you wanted to come, remember?"
"Oooh, I musta said that if we're here. Is Neji gonna be the headliner"
"NEJI?" (Looks at Gaara with these eyes O.o)
"Yes, Naruto?"
(Gaara runs to Neji and glomps him) "Neji! (squeal AN: freaky and cute, totally Gaara ;D)
"Gaara, what are you doing here?"
"Well... I missed you. I wanted to see you and I wanted to see you naked so I asked Naruto to take me to this strip club 'cause I thought you might be there. Where were you?"
All the while Gaara is being drunkenly weird with Neji, Naruto is watching the scene before him while trying to process all that's happening.
What the fuck is going on? Did I just step into another dimension? Kyuubi! Are you sure you didn't let me get drunk
I'm sure. Those two are just together. I don't know why you didn't feel the Hyuuga's chakra signature in the house. He wasn't even trying to hide it.
I did sense his chakra, only, I thought Gaara was just being nice and letting Neji stay in his house to keep up Konoha-Sunaga relations and all. I heard Neji was visiting on some official Hyuuga business and so it makes sense the Kazekage would have a member of the most prestigious family in Konoha stay in his home. My mind isn't perverted like yours. I'd never think Gaara and Neji would...would be together.
Those dreams you have about Sasuke prove you're a pervert. If you want, I can give you a general sypnosis of what the dreams consist of to remind you.
Just...shut up!
In his musings/argument with Kyuubi, Naruto did not see Neji subdue Gaara, throw him over his shoulder and turn to face him. He also didn't notice how Gaara was playing with Neji's hair and making weird noises all the while.
"Naruto." Neji addressed the blond jinchuriki
"Huh? Oh what's up Neji?"
"I'm taking Gaara home. By now I'm sure you've figured out mine and Gaara's involvement with each other and it shall suffice to say that I expect you to be discrete. Gaara was going to tell you of this later today, but things came up and neither of us foresaw him getting drunk. Know this, however, if you ever dare to even attempt to expose Gaara to any perverseness without my involvement, I will personally castrate you. That being said, I will see you back in Konoha in a few months. Goodbye Naruto"
"Uhh, o-okay, bye Neji. Bye Gaara."
"Buh-bye Uzumakiiiii-san. San, san, san-NEJI "(alarmed)! San sounds like sun and Naruto's hair is like the sun. Hee."
Upon hearing Gaara say this, he quickly deadpanned Naruto and proceeded to fix him with the scariest glare he could muster. That glare was able to scare Naruto since he'd never seen or felt Neji be so hostile since they first met. That glare was able to keep Naruto from laughing at Gaara's actions though he doubted it would hold back the laughter when he reminisced. Naruto decided it would be best to just keep his mouth shut until he was back in Konoha. Then he could tell Sasuke all about it. The Uchiha was his best friend after all, and maybe he could get a laugh out of him. He liked seeing Sasuke laugh. He walked away towards his hotel room as Neji carried Gaara back to the Kazekage's home and, upon arriving to the redhead's room, proceed to molest his poor, wasted boyfriend.
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"So you never actually went into the strip club?"
"Nah, I thought maybe I'd go on my next trip to Sunaga. I had to get a head start since Neji definitely noticed my sober state and I bet he'd tell Gaara as payback for almost corrupting his innocent little boyfriend."
"Hn. The Hyuuga and Gaara. How did they even meet?"
"I asked Lee about it and he told me they met on a mission when Neji had to escort Gaara here for some Kazekage business."
"Who else knows about those two?"
"Just me, Lee, and now you. Wait...Lee probably told Sakura, though I'm not sure, and I think Hinata knows."
"So why did you tell me?"
"Hm? Oh, I told you 'cause I thought I'd get a laugh out of you after telling you how Gaara is when he's drunk and Neji was part of the story. Plus, you asked and you said so yourself I can't lie to you."
"Glad you were listening dobe."
"TEME! Don't call me that. Jeez you tell a guy a funny story and he still can't lighten up."
"Don't get so pissy. I did find the story funny, just not funny enough to laugh. I don't think that Gaara acting weird is all that funny, he is weird."
"Yeah, but you gotta admit its funny that he got drunk."
"I don't have to admit anything but I suppose I can admit that, dobe."
"TEME!"
End Chapter 2
Oraday: Wow, this looks like a long chapter!
Goten: It's mostly flashback.
Oraday: Yeah, but drunken Gaara was funny and cute.
Goten: Gaara's not meant to be funny or cute.
Oraday: Well how do you explain his cute little panda baby face
Goten: I'm not discussing this anymore
Oraday: Fine, tell'em what they wanna hear
Goten (with announcer voice): On the next chapter of Statement of Intent, Naruto and Sasuke get a mission which involves Gaara, Neji, and Creeepy Orochimaru and more pervert Sasuke.
Alright, that's all for today. Remember to give me feedback to know if I'm doing anything right.