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'I only kissed you because I was just so happy to see that you are alive, Bastard! It doesn't mean anything!'
Sasuke took a huge gulp of the milkshake that Kurogiri had given him as his mind replayed the second kiss that Naruto and him had. Even though she said it, the idiot look like she was just as affected as I was. His hand trembled as sparkling blue eyes flashed before him. He never called her out for it, not when he was just so focused on getting revenge against Itachi. If he called her out for it or tried to chase her then it would make things harder for them.
He would always worry that Itachi would try to take away the one person that gave him hope for a better future.
There was no Itachi for him to worry about in this world, but neither him nor Naruto have any plans to stay in this world. He knew Naruto like the back of his hand and nothing would stop her from achieving her dream of becoming Hokage. Knowing her, she was probably trying to learn everything she can about getting out of here and trying to get him by her side again.
'If I win the Sports Festival then I get to kiss you and if I lose then you can ask me anything that you want.'
Naruto was a kunoichi, a terrible one at times but she had been taught in the arts of seduction. A tiny scowl played on his lips as Shigaraki and Kurogiri glanced at each other and then at him. Naruto had always been good at that art, better than both Sakura and Ino because the girl always treated it like a prank. He always thought he would be above it because of how stupid it was.
But one look at Naruto's eyes and he returned back to that six-year-old boy that had a huge crush on the outcast of their village.
"Sasuke-san, you seem almost annoyed about something," Kurogiri commented lightly. The man put down the glass that he had been wiping and almost looked at him with concern. "Has there been any bumps on the mission that you have been assigned?"
Sasuke grunted. "No."
"Are you making progress with that whisker bitch?"
The glass in Sasuke's hand nearly cracked at the insult thrown at his friend. If he say anything or do anything against Shigaraki then the bastard would take it as him being affected by Naruto. If that bastard even tell his teacher about him still having feelings for the whiskered girl then the man would assign someone else. Sasuke could not allow that to happen.
He could not allow anyone to corrupt Naruto.
"We made a bet about the Sports Festival," Shigaraki's eyes gleamed with excitement while Kurogiri tilted his head at him. Sasuke stirred his milkshake, focusing his eyes on the blank computer screen in the corner. "If she wins the Sports Festival then she wants a kiss but if she loses then I can ask her anything."
I remembered how good it felt to kiss you.
His throat dried up and Sasuke grinded his teeth again. Either Naruto knew about his feelings towards her and was trying to take advantage of it, or the idiot was being completely sincere about how much she liked their kisses. It was definitely not the former because his best friend was an idiot when it came to love. But it was definitely not the latter because Naruto could be greedy and selfish at times.
If she enjoyed their kisses so much then Naruto would just do it again without asking or making a bet.
"I thought the two of you didn't have that kind of relationship," Kurogiri commented. "Do you think the heroes have decided to use her against us as well?"
Heroes were supposed to have morals, wouldn't they? And in this world, they would never think of using children as their weapons. They would never think of asking her and even if they did, Naruto would have refused. If for any reason then it was because she would never want to see him go to jail. The idiot still think he was the same person as before, the same boy from the Massacre.
'I care for you.'
"No," Sasuke took a sip of her milkshake. "Even if they did, Naruto would have refused."
Shigaraki tapped his chin and regarded him. "It had been three years since the two of you last saw each other and yet you seem to be certain that you have her all figured out."
Because I know her and I understand the idiot better than she understand herself. If he included the last three years then the two of them have been friends for ten years now. Naruto never seemed to change all that much in the years since they became friends. She always seemed to have a smile on her face even if she was in pain. If her main goal wasn't to become Hokage then it was to make him smile and laugh.
If her main goal was now to return home then Naruto must be planning to try and bring him back with her. But how could he return to Konoha when his brother was still out there? How could he ever be happy with Naruto if there was always that constant fear he would take Naruto away from him? He couldn't allow it to happen.
"Because Naruto is loyal to the point that she is an idiot," They blinked as Sasuke took a deep breath. "And she is obvious with her emotions to the point that she makes a terrible kunoichi."
'Oi Bastard, why don't you ever give Sakura-chan a chance? She loves you.' Sasuke always knew of Sakura's feelings towards him but his clan valued love. He could never be with someone that he did not love and while he cared for his teammate as both a friend and a teammate, Sasuke could never give her that love. Especially not when Naruto seemed just a little bit heart-broken at the thought of him actually giving Sakura a chance.
If Itachi had never ruin anything, Sasuke would have told her the actual reason why he would never give Sakura a chance.
'Because she is living a fantasy of what type of person I am.'
He could never say to her that it was because he wanted Naruto.
"So what else have you been hiding from us, Sasuke-kun? You claimed that you and your friend didn't have that kind of relationship but you didn't deny Kurogiri's words." Shigaraki tapped his chin. "Maybe I should ask Sensei to give the job to me."
Black eyes flared with irritation.
"The idiot and I never had a relationship like that," Sasuke grinded his teeth. "And go near Naruto and you will have less chance of getting her to talk."
"Hellbringer is the only one that has a relationship with her and that was why I assigned him with the task," A voice reprimanded as the computer screen turned on. Sasuke put down his drink and straightened his back while Shigaraki pouted at the sound. Sasuke kept his expression completely bank at the knowledge that All For One was backing him up.
"Sensei."
"All For One."
"I see that Shigaraki had decided to interrogate you about your mission," All For One observed. "Does the girl still trust you?"
Sasuke nodded, earning a cruel smile from All For One and a scowl from Shigaraki. At least someone was pleased with his actions and wasn't questioning him every single damn time. Although Sasuke longed to punch the asshole in the face and shove a chidori through his heart for putting him in this situation. He could never be completely free of his bond with Naruto because of this bastard.
Actually Sasuke did not even know anymore if he wanted to be free from her.
"Do you have another task for Hellbringer to complete?" Kurogiri questioned.
Sasuke stiffened as All For One tilted his head. Was he going to ask him to sneak into UA during the Sports Festival and cause mayhem? He would do it in a heartbeat if it meant that Naruto stopped trying to see the good in him. If his best friend wasn't so intent in seeing the good in him and trying to bring him back by her side.
"Hopefully he will do better than the seduction mission you gave him," Shigaraki grumbled. "He seems to be failing miserably at trying to get her to part secrets."
All For One laughed. "And that's why I didn't give you the task, Shigaraki. You think it will be just too easy for a child like Hellbringer and his teammate to open up and spill their secrets. Patience is the key to this operation and you still lack patience."
Shigaraki balled his hands into a fist and threw a glare at Sasuke but the teen ignored it. It was not his fault that the bastard had no idea of being patient or just how hard it would be for him to get Naruto to trust him. The childish man thought it would just be easy to get Naruto to open up, but Naruto was shrewd at times and she knew something was up.
She had to know by the way she made a bet because Naruto didn't really get any benefits from the bet.
'Fine Idiot, if you master the fireball jutsu in one hour then I will say that you are right but if you lose then you will stop playing pranks for a week and focus on finishing all those homework that you decided to skip on.'
The idiot was definitely sneakier than he gave her credit because Naruto was trying to mimic the bet that she failed to complete eight years ago.
"Hellbringer, I want you to begin recruiting a couple of people to Shigaraki's cause." Sasuke blinked while Shigaraki jerked his head at All For One. Did the villain just ask him to recruit? Of all the people that he decided to give the task, the bastard gave the task to him.
Kurogiri was a better option.
"Why him?" Shigaraki growled.
"Because you throw a tantrum like a child and will probably try to kill them if they refused to follow your cause," Sasuke retorted as he fixated his black eyes on All For One. "If you want All For One to give you more tasks then grow up."
Shigaraki growled but Sasuke just focused on the face of All For One. His stomach turned as he realized that he might have to spend weeks or days without seeing Naruto. That he would bring in people that would hurt innocent people and people that might just be precious to Naruto.
But going back to their world was more important than any hurt feelings that Naruto would have.
"I'm starting to think that you are stalking me, Bastard."
Sasuke grunted as he slipped his hands into his pocket and stared at the bright blue eyes that belonged to his best friend. It was not his fault Naruto was predictable in where she might just go to train. Even if Naruto claims and believes she could win the Sports Festival, the girl would still train because Naruto would have nothing better to do without work to keep her busy.
The blond-haired girl let out a sigh and jumped down from the tree, dusting off any dust and dirt from her clothes. He kept his expression blank and forced his eyes to focus on Naruto's bright blue eyes instead of the way her T-shirt seemed ready to emphasized that Naruto was no longer a flat-chested girl. His throat dried up when he recalled how Naruto rubbed her body against his own, reminding him again that they weren't twelve.
"Hn."
Naruto frowned and stared at him. Blue eyes seemed to be fixated with his own black eyes and the blond-haired girl took a step forward, her hand reaching out to him. He stilled and waited for her to say something, but instead she just grabbed hold of his hand and pulled him close to her. He raised his eyebrow at the tightness of her grip.
"What the hell did those bastard do to you?" She demanded.
Sasuke kept quiet and looked down at the furious blue eyes of his best friend. A part of him longed to tell her everything but a larger part of him knew better than to do it. It would only increase her urgency to try and save him, make her try harder to bring him back to her but he couldn't do it. As long as Itachi was still out there then he needed to keep himself close off from her.
"You can't tell me, can you?" Sasuke clicked his heel and Naruto pinched her nose. "You can't tell me? Or are you refusing to tell me?"
"It is none of your business."
Naruto put her hands on her hips. "Well it becomes my business when you decide to interrupt my training for the Sports Festival and when you look like absolute shit."
He grunted and looked at the forest around them, drinking in the sight of the greens that almost remind him of Konoha and then look back at Naruto. Golden sunlight danced around her, almost making her look angelic when his best friend was anything but an angel to people. She was fury and fire, always ready to destroy anyone that hurt her or her friends and never seemed to get a control of her emotions.
Always free to express them, like now with her anger.
"I will be out of the city for the next couple of weeks," Naruto blinked and Sasuke lowered his hoodie as his black eyes focused on the stunned face of his friend. She kept quiet and her eyebrows knitted together, telling him not only was she confused by his information but also concern for him. "So don't worry if I don't come into contact in the next couple of weeks."
Naruto nibbled her bottom lip. "Are they going to make you do something dangerous?"
She didn't need to ask if it was illegal because they both knew that he had already done something illegal before. He already murdered so many people for All For One, transported and kidnapped so many people just so that All For One could make more Nomu.
Sasuke shook his head and his best-friend slumped her shoulders in relief. Despite all those terrible things he had done, the things that Naruto had a feeling he did…his friend was still worried for him. Sometimes he didn't know whether to shake her and remind her that this wasn't how she should react, or be pleased that Naruto was still there for him.
He was a selfish bastard for still liking it.
"So why did you come here? I thought you would just leave without a word if it was a mission."
Sasuke cleared his throat and reminded himself that being honest was what was needed for his mission. "Because I'm going to be back this time, so you don't need to chase after me. I won't leave like last time."
"Were you even going to say goodbye to me when you decided to go to Orochimaru?" Anger and hurt leaked out of her tone, reminding Sasuke again of why he never said goodbye to her. It reminded him of his reason for not going to her apartment that night to say goodbye because the last person he wanted to hurt was Naruto.
The last person to make him hesitate was her.
"I nearly went back to convince you to come with me," Naruto blinked and stared wide-eyed at him as Sasuke turned his body away from her. He hated the things he did to accomplish his mission because he didn't want to be vulnerable around her. He wanted her to hate him but All For One's plans needed him to make her like him.
Naruto sucked in a deep breath. "You know I would have said no to you because you know damn well I won't ever abandon the village."
"Why do you think I never ask you?"
The blond-haired girl sighed and laid down on the grass, flickering her eyes at him like she was telling him to lay down with her. He rolled his eyes but did as she requested, staring up at the clear blue sky. The quietness of the forest almost lured him into relaxing and thinking back to a time when they had been happy. The days where Naruto and him would play in the forest till either his mother or that man come to take them away from there.
Those had been the happiest days of his life.
"You know Sakura-chan begged me to bring you back to her," Sasuke stiffened and Naruto looked up at the sky. "She made me promise her to bring you back to the village but y'know I was already planning to do that. I must be selfish for using her as an excuse to bring you back."
Sasuke rolled over to the side and stared at her. He allowed his hand to detangle her hair like he used to do when they were little kids sleeping in the same bed. It had been one of the few things to calm her down whenever her emotions seemed to be acting up on her. Despite what he tell Naruto, he actually did like doing it.
It brought a sense of calm to him.
"If I had went to Orochimaru, would you have tried bringing me back? Or would you follow through with my wish?"
He already knew the answer but Sasuke wanted to confirm his suspicion.
Naruto laughed. "You know the answer to that question. I would have tried again because you can't get rid of me that easily, Sasuke. Do you really believe I can leave you alone? You are my best-friend and I know you. You would stop me from making the biggest mistake of my life."
He really was a fool if he continued to stay by her side but Sasuke wanted to remain a fool. He wanted to have this basket of sunshine for as long as he could have it, because things were just going to go to hell in the next few days. His throat dried up as he paused in the combing of Naruto's hair.
"You know I would do anything to go back home, don't you Idiot?"
Blue eyes flickered to him.
"I know which is why I plan to make sure that you don't fall into the darkness," she smiled. "But you better be back after I'm done with the Sports Festival."
It really was becoming harder and harder to leave Naruto, especially when she beamed at him and gave him that smile again. The more she smiled at him, the more he had those dangerous thoughts again and it was the last thing they needed. If the two of them ever planned to get back home then Sasuke needed to get a grip of his emotions and those dangerous thoughts.
Love was not something he deserved to have.
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