The Dragon Dilemma
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
/-- Scene change
)-()-( Different point of view
?-? Flash back
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Chapter 9
He woke and noticed that Naruto was currently to his side and looking like a cross between a human and something else. He sighs, wondering just what possessed him to try that incomplete jutsu on the blond. Logically, it wasn't Naruto's fault that Sakura took him away, but he also didn't like the fact that Naruto didn't put up an argument about Sakura taking him away, even if he had been currently in the form of a cat.
He sighs and looks around the room to check and see if the sword is alright. He then gets up and walks towards the book Naruto had been reading. He frowns as he reads the title and then puts the book down on the bed. He's kind of stunned that nothing in the room was wet, though Naruto and himself were. He then glances at Naruto and frowns. He walk over and checks to see that Naruto's still alive, noticing that the Dobe was, he picks the … ex-blond boy up and carries him to the bed and then he walks over and picks up the sword.
He leaves the room to go and talk with Kakashi about what happened. He feels guilty about what he did and he hopes that they'll be able to reverse what he did to Naruto. He sighs as he thinks as he walks down the stairs. 'I wonder what else was affected by that jutsu.'
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He blinks as he looks around the odd forest; he knows that this is a dream, for he doubts that huge crystal trees exist. He sighs and blinks as something snaps behind him. He turns to find Shadow there. "Shadow?" He asks. "Naruto?" The other says, as in not growling, snarling, or roaring as the black Organiod says his name. He just stares at his best friend in shock as Shadow seems equally stunned too.
"Are we sharing the same dream or something?" He wonders after a few minutes of silence. "You were guarding the sword, right?" Shadow asks. He nods and says, "Yea, then I read this scroll with a jutsu that creates a wooden house. Sakura came in and asking about Sasuke and took that black cat away. As I was reading that law book, Sasuke came in with a maniac look on his face…" He blinks and curses slightly as he remembers that Sasuke did some kind of jutsu. "What happened." Shadow demands. "Sasuke did some kind of weird jutsu before he passed through my water shield and grabbed me. I lost control of the shield and was knocked out along with Sasuke."
Shadow growls and curses quite creatively for a grand total of ten minutes, he didn't know that any of those things are even possible to do with a human, but he doubts that Shadow cares at this point. He gulps and blushes in turns at the colour descriptions that Shadow wishes to do with Sasuke's manhood. He knew that Shadow could have a mean temper, but this was the first time he witnessed this kind of behaviour from the Organoid.
Once Shadow's calmed down slightly, he says, "You can't do anything, we don't want anyone to know you exist, remember? Also, I'm sure that whatever jutsu Sasuke did wasn't harmful, I mean, Kakashi would have his hide if he did." Shadow nods reluctantly after thinking about it for a few minutes.
"So, you dream this forest up?" He asks, changing the subject. Shadow seems to calm down and allows the subject to change. "I find this place relaxing. The way I can dream how light shines on and through the trees… it calms me. Just because I lack certain characteristics when it comes to dealing with life doesn't mean I'm not allowed to dream up beautiful things." Shadow says. He grins and replies, "That's not what I'm thinking and you know it. So, you have anything to show off while we're here?" Shadow seems amused and soon leads the way out of the forest as they listen to some song that Shadow either remembers or thought up. 'Besides, what better way to spend a rainy day then with your best friend?' He thinks to himself as they walk calmly through the forest.
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He sighs as Kakashi announces that Naruto will wake up when the jutsu wears off, which makes him extremely relieved, though Sakura patted him on the shoulder and says, "I'm sure whatever happened that he deserved it, Sasuke. I mean, he's not very social is he?" He tries his best to ignore her, he notices that Kakashi seems to look at Sakura in disappointment.
Soon they leave and he's alone with Naruto. He takes time to study the form that his jutsu created. Naruto has grey bluish fur and what appear to be bronze scales covering his body, it seems to clash, but in it's own way, they seems to work. Naruto's face is covered in fur with pointed ears that look to be ears of a cat or fox resting on the head. Naruto has a snout with the upper part being covered in fur, but the lower part in scales.
On Naruto's arms were scales with fur along the edge of the arms. Thick claws rest at the tips of Naruto's fingers, looking wickedly sharp. Naruto's legs were mirrors of Naruto's arms, only that instead of normal looking feet, it seems that Naruto's has the beginning of paws. Only four toes can be seen with claws that seem to curving down towards the ground, though if Naruto was awake and could walk around, he was sure that the claws would only scrap the floor if Naruto wasn't careful. He also seems a bit puzzled as to why Naruto would have such an odd mixture of scales and fur, but doubts that he'd figure it out and he just knows that Naruto wouldn't know about it either.
He sighs and glances over at Naruto's back pack. Though he's tempted to go through that pocket where the tiny scroll were, he doubts he'd be able to undo the jutsu on them to take a look at them. He sighs and sits down on the floor, not wanting to rest on the bed just in case Naruto wakes and decides to bash his head in once wake.
Slowly he's eyes begin to close and his head falls to his chest with his arms crossed. He just feels exhausted from worrying and he figures that when Naruto wakes, he'll be able to wake before Naruto does anything off the bat.
)-(Naruto)-(
He woke and blinks as smoke clears around him. He turns his head to check on the sword, seeing that its fine, he scans the room. He holds himself up by his arms and studies Sasuke from his position on the bed. He frowns slightly as he remembers the way Sasuke entered the room. As tempting as it was to get back at Sasuke for whatever jutsu he casted, he just couldn't be bothered, quoting Shikamaru: "Too troublesome."
He looks thoughtful as he thinks about his friends back at Hidden Leaf and sighs as he realises that he wouldn't mind playing a game of Go with Shikamaru or just plain cloud watching. He smiles sadly as he gets up off the bed. He sighs and shakes his head in hopes of dismissing his thoughts. He checks through his pack, just to make sure nothings missing and then picks up the sword and heads out of the room to grab a meal.
He soon is sitting at the table, waiting for someone to bring him something to eat. He studies the dinning room as he waits. "What did you do to Sasuke?" He looks startled as Sakura enters the room looking angry and ready to pummel someone into the ground. "What are you talking about? Other then him coming into my room with a crazy look in his eye, I hadn't seen him since we woke up." He says to Sakura in what he hopes is a calm tone. He just doesn't like the way Sakura's acting and he tries to resist doing that water shield jutsu.
Before Sakura could do or say anything, Kakashi appears between them. "What about a cat?" Kakashi asks casually. He blinks and sends a questioning look at Sakura, she just shrugs and he answers, "There was a black cat that appeared, though Sakura took off with it after asking where Sasuke was." Kakashi nods thoughtfully and says, "So it's not what Naruto did, but what you did Sakura." "Me? What do you mean? I wouldn't hurt Sasuke!" The pink haired girl says. "That cat was Sasuke using Henge." Kakashi says simply.
He froze as he recalls what he did before that cat and groans as the impact of what happened descended on him. "So you did do something with Sasuke!" Sakura shouts as she points a finger at him. "It's not what I did to Sasuke; it's what I did in front of him." He replies. Both looked at him, clearly wondering what he had done.
He's unwilling to talk about it and before either could press him for details, Sasuke walks in with a scowl on his face and pointy looking at Sakura. "Why were you shouting?" Sasuke demands. Sakura seems to freeze and Kakashi says, "Just wondering what Naruto did in your company before Sakura took off with you. You know that spying on one's team mate's is worrying, Sasuke. One might think you don't trust Naruto." Sasuke seems to flinch and then glare at their instructor.
He decides to keep out of this, even if he should be upset over what Sasuke did. 'I think I've been spending a little too much time with Shikamaru.' He thinks privately to himself. The three began a heated argument as his food arrives. He says thanks to the server and begins to eat once the server leaves the room. He tones out the others, he just didn't have the energy to listen in and maybe try his hand at playing peace keeper.
He blinks and watches as Sakura flees out of the room, from the sound of things, she's clearly upset. He notices that Kakashi seems to be berating Sasuke for making Sakura cry. Sasuke doesn't seem concerned and just looks impassive as Kakashi lectures Sasuke about team work. He continues to eat and begins to wonder just what happened within the last few minutes that would make Kakashi concerned about their team work and performance.
Soon Kakashi heads off to go speak with Sakura, leaving him alone, once again, with Sasuke. Sasuke notices him, finally, and walks over. The other sits down and he studies Sasuke in hopes of figuring out his mood. "Why did you Henge into a cat?" He asks after about five minutes. Sasuke looks uncomfortable and if he hadn't been looking for the right hints, he would think that Sasuke could careless about the question. He has patience, knowing that given time Sasuke will crack.
Sasuke finally cracks after a few minutes, says quietly, "I wanted to know more about you." He sighs and says, "You could always just asks, like a normal person." Once more, he notices how uncomfortable Sasuke is once he says that.
"Why didn't you do anything once you woke up?" Sasuke asks, changing the subject. He snorts, but allows the other to change the subject, for a while. "To quote a friend of mine: 'too troublesome.'" He says. Sasuke seems taken back by that, for he doesn't reply.
Silences reigns between the two of them, he's not disturbed by this. He kind of wonders why Sasuke seems to be interested in him, considering Sasuke never showed interested in anyone. He touches the sword at his side as he thinks about what this implies. Either of them broke the silences between them, even when the server comes back for his plate. They were alone with their thoughts until Kakashi appeared and he notices that Kakashi wants to speak with Sasuke alone, he left them alone.
To be continued …