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/Bleh/ Naruto talking to Kyuubi mentally

Warning! slight zest in this chapter

The calm humming of the spring locusts was not the only thing that was keeping Uchiha Sasuke awake that night.

His mind was pragmatic a sure sign that he would never get any rest, just like the previous nights. He had been a captive in this manor for two weeks now. Each day had proved to be the same as the last.

Just like clockwork, he would rise early every time, and then he would bathe in a hot spring adjacent to the manor, by providing a change of clothes and fed his meals by some blushing maid or another, then he would sit around mainly meditating or plotting a means of escape. Nobody seemed to have had a change in the routine they were like marionettes all being yanked around by the same puppet master.

That excluded their Vessel he was unpredictable, and where ever he went chaos would surely follow.

Fortunately, he had not seen the boy at all this week and the following, which seemed odd since Naruto had popped up almost every day the first week.

The Prodigy's dark depths then drifted up towards the ceiling in his dimly lit room the back of his head resting on his upturned palms.

There was a stream of pale moonlight outside his barred window, where every so often he would catch a glimpse of a passing shinobi silhouette that was stationed outside this place. They would do their normal rounds stalking the perimeter. Right now he could not sense them, but he knew they were there.

He sighed rolling onto his inner arm. He was facing the rice paper door now, that was when he finally got his mind to quiet down while the cusp of sleep started to creep in that was when he heard a commotion outside.

What is it now?

Once again, Naruto was trapped he was being punished for no apparent reason. Well, there were reasons but he refused to acknowledge them.

It had been Kakashi who put his foot down this time.

Even as the man read his favorite perverted novel he still kept an eye on him.

Spring came and he was phasing which meant he would be chaperoned until it was over. His body tingled like a hundred ants were marching just beneath the surface as he and Kyuubi's Chakra began to merge.

His hair was much longer and no longer resembled a pineapple but a golden mop instead and his orange sweatsuit was flooding, from the sudden growth spurt. He did not feel any different well that was a lie, but he assured the silver-haired Jonin that he was normal as can be, and yet he knew deep down that he needed to go see Sasuke. He had to at least warn him.

/What do you think you are doing/ He heard Kyuubi's growling voice. Naruto yawned while slowly inching his way towards the window. He peered outside. The moon was so close he could almost cup it in his palms.

/Nothing just looking out the window is all/

/You know I could sense what you are thinking/

/Well then I bet you already sense what I'm about to do next/

In one swift move, Naruto had thrown himself through the fifth-story window, an action, not even his skilled chaperon could have predicted. He had tucked and rolled his body down the rooftops landing similar to a cat on his hands and feet. Before dashing off into the dark. He ensured to hide his Chakra signature.

Sasuke tried to force sleep. He could hear the blatant commotion right outside his window now. They had put more guards around the structure. Did someone try to escape? He wondered. Shinobi were talking amongst themselves and from what he could hear somebody got loose.

Finally, he got up closing the wooden shutters.

Whatever had happened there, had nothing to do with him. The least he could do was get some rest. This time he saw a sphere of light from a lantern on the other side of the thin rice paper door. Abruptly, the door to his prison was opened by a red-faced maid who appeared to be clad in a classic style dress making her appear larger than she was. She looked mortified and did not keep his gaze instead her head remained turned to the side.

"Uchiha-san," she griped just before the hem of her dress had lifted on its own accord and an individual crawled from underneath it.

"You weren't sleeping were yah?" Naruto said this while climbing to his feet. The maid had quickly slid the door closed and reluctantly picked a corner of the room where she would rest quietly on her knees in a traditional geisha pose. So the gigantic robes were to hide the culprit.

"Why are you here? I'm sure your babysitter is going to be checking this place first."

"I beg to differ," Naruto had smirked.

Sasuke had raised a brow at that.

He then plopped down dramatically next to his attended and that's when Sasuke noticed it. The blonde appeared different those chubby cheeks had slimmed down and his hair had grown out to shaggy mop the point where the front had brushed his jawline. Even his orange jumpsuit appeared to flood as he sat up, all in all, he looked older and extremely uncomfortable in his skin.

He sat in a crossed-legged fashion.

"I had to come," Naruto admitted, scratching the side of his whiskered cheek innocently.

That had piqued Sasuke's interest. What did he mean by that?

Naruto then groaned while falling onto his back again. He had one arm draped over his face visibly embarrassed. It was the first time seeing him at a loss for words, usually, Naruto would be talking his ear off.

"I messed up." His voice cracked.

His voice seemed to stick out in the still night air.

"What do you mean messed up?" He had the raven's undivided attention.

"Let's just say it winded up affecting your outcome in the process."

"Meaning?" Why was he stalling?

"I kissed Sakura okay? It was on the cheek of course, but some villagers saw me and brought it to Tsunade-baa-chan's attention. She'll find any excuse to kill yah, y'know. So now, about a third of the village wants a second chance. They are convinced my choice was an error. They think I'm too young to know what I want."

He had dropped his arm to his side and began to stare intently at the ceiling while his nails raked across the floor. He appeared ashamed like Sasuke would see this as some kind of betrayal.

"The only way they would believe it is if something convinced them otherwise." He let his words trail off into the night, and never before had Sasuke wanted to strangle someone with his bare hands but the urge was there. He had to calm himself.

"Is this some sort of way to get me in bed?" Sasuke joked however, the seriousness of his face would have said otherwise.

"What! nononono it's not like that!?" He shot straight up, those bright cobalt pools were fixed on him.

Naruto was quickly shushed by the woman sitting in the corner.

"Then what is it? You saved me just to go around and give that woman ammunition to kill me. You know what don't worry about it. I'm pretty capable."

"Maybe out there but not here. Not when an entire village wants you dead and the only thing keeping you alive is me." He countered.

"I'm not going to have sex with you." There was one thing Sasuke did not need in his life an emotional attachment tagging along when intimacy repulsed him to his very core. It made people sloppy and weak.

"They just need to be convinced it is all an act."

"No."

"It might just get you out of these manor walls." He coaxed.

Sasuke exhaled through his nose. He just had to throw that in there. The idea of freedom from these manor walls was too tempting to pass up. So he swallowed his pride. Though he silently promised to make Naruto pay. So he'll play the part to the fullest of his capability.

"Whatever then have it your way," He abruptly stood up and began to untie the drawstring to his robe fully disrobing.

It felt as if everything happened in slow motion the blonde watched from his seat on the floor in awe the room may have been dark but the moonlight was hitting Sasuke in all the right places. intuitively his eyes began to drift down that smooth ivory chest towards his navel and then just as he got to the cluster of inky black pubes- "Wait what are you doing!" As if snapping out of it Naruto had placed a palm over his eyes blocking his view it was more of a reflex. He had been talking to himself but Sasuke did not know this.

"You are the one who wants to convince them, so let's start the convincing because I'm pretty sure it won't be long before your bodyguard gets here."

"Here let me help you," The raven gave Naruto one hard shove making the blonde trip over his own feet, sending him tumbling on his backside. He stood over the vessel with a look that was a mixture between smugness and amusement. The youth had lowered his head he started picking at his pants leg, similar to the way a child being punished would do.

Sasuke rolled his eyes and crouched low until he was at eye level with the sulking teen. He placed a hand on the boy's chest forcing him to lie back, before latching both hands on the hem of Naruto's pants. Briefly, they made eye contact before Sasuke shot him an amused side smirk and gave his pants one rough tug.

Naruto's orange sweats were just about to pass his jewels when both sun-kissed hands latched onto a piece of the clothing and he started to tug in the opposite direction from Sasuke.

"You know what I change my mind," the blonde started to laugh nervously. He realized he haven't thought this far ahead.

"Ah ah ah we are going to finish what you started," Naruto noted that Sasuke was enjoying seeing him squirm a little too much. And with that, it only took one hard jerk, for Sasuke to rip the pants from Naruto's grasp and off of him entirely.

He's good at this. He must have had a lot of practice, Naruto thought dejectedly.

He had sat up once again as it took a moment for him to become aware Sasuke was working on his jacket now. Sasuke had jerked his zipper down with alabaster digits slid underneath the fabric of his orange jacket exposing bare shoulders. Sasuke crept down his bare back to his knees until he was face-to-face with the naked youth.

He had sat on his lower legs and slid an arm around the nook of Naruto's back pulling him up until he was on Sasuke's upper legs, while Sasuke was resting between his thigh they were pressed close.

The blonde stared down at that attractive face. He pressed the crown of his forehead against his attended-to-be. His heart was beating like that of a drum. His senses were on overload he could not decipher what he was feeling but it hurt.

He did not like the pain, it was just like a knife being driven through his chest... The fog was broken by Sasuke's words.

"Kiss me," Sasuke whispered breathlessly as their lips connected in a chaste kiss it was Sasuke who deepened it.

The ebony-haired teen's tongue brushed a crossed a soft bottom lip as he coaxed the blonde to open his mouth his tongues brushing against Naruto's who was inexperienced and showed he was a sloppy kisser.

Naruto had no clue how or where to move his own. From Sasuke's point of view, Naruto's response felt more like one who would have dabbed their tongue at some hot water. So when the raven-haired Shinobi had to guide the blonde by gently caressing his tongue with his own.

The blonde pulled back his breath waning into Sasuke's mouth.

Subconsciously, Sasuke had cupped the blonde's right buttcheek pressing him closer until Naruto started squirming.

Sasuke did not have to be a mind reader to know Naruto was giving in. He could feel it straining between the both of them the friction was evident enough. Naruto's core was on fire the warmth spreading to Sasuke and engulfing him also. Sasuke also knew that he would have to swallow his pride if he were to get what he wanted which was his freedom.

Of course, Konoha's vessel was smitten by him. He knew it from the first time they met Naruto had naturally gravitated toward him.

Most of the time he used his good looks and charm to get what he wanted other times he wanted to be left alone. So he would play the part of the doting lover, boyfriend, whatever. He just needed them to let their guard down long enough so he could leave this place for good maybe even take a scroll with him if that was even true. Somewhere in between all the grinding the woman who had harbored Naruto in her robes had fled.

Fortunately, he could sense a familiar Chakra signature nearing fast. His eye snapped open just to see the room door open.

He made eye contact with a shell shock Hokage and Jonin before the door was promptly slammed closed. He broke the kiss only to have Naruto lean in again for another. He leaned back.

"We have visitors," heavy-lidded golden pools locked with his own.

"So, I'm not finished convincing them yet," Naruto had leaned in kissing him deeply again. His body was drenched with perspiration. The raven broke the kiss, giving Naruto a gentle thump on the nose for that.

"I think your Hokage got enough of an image to last her a lifetime."

Sighing Naruto as he reluctantly climbed off.

Sasuke hoped that woman would not kill him just for the hell of it.

He had put his robe back on. Naruto did the same with his pants and jacket. He seemed sedated.

"Are you both decent!" Yes, the Hokage was one pissed-off dragon lady. She opened the door her face bright red. Her honey-colored brows frowned and her right hand clenched until her knuckles were red and white.

Abruptly Sasuke wrapped an arm around Naruto's side drawing him in closer. He pressed his nose into that soft golden mop. He watched her from the corner of his eye. He flat-out defied her. Naruto stood there catatonic his eyes now back to normal though they were distanced.

/I messed up again/ Naruto confessed.

/You fell for the outsider/ Kyuubi sighed.

Apologies for that long update.