Chapter Nine: Foiled Attempt or Not?
"In this life people are judged by two things, their ability to see and their ability to be seen."
(Naruto POV)
It was nearing dawn as I lied in bed next to Sasuke. I knew that something bad was going to happen but I had convinced myself that I would protect Sasuke no matter what, because Sasuke is my loved one that I care for most in the world.
Now I'm starting to sound like Lee. Just a little but it was enough to make he sick to the stomach. I mean come on! What is it with those eyebrows? Maybe one of these days he should donate at leave half of them to Gaara then no-brows will have brows and fuzzy-brows will be normal-ish. I don't think they guy will ever be normal.
Heh, I guess I'm going off on another thing because I don't like the feeling that the sunrise is giving me. I turned over to face Sasuke to find my Koi awake and looking at the ceiling. He turned his gaze to me and did a very uncharacteristic smile.
Well most people would call it that; I actually find it warm, because I know that I'm the only one that gets to see this side of the last of the Konoha Uchiha. I could tell he'd been awake all night because I was up all night and his breathing never evened out once. I yawned as I sat up and looked around the room. "Daylight is braking, should we do it now?"
"Yes." Sasuke said standing up and stretching his arms above his head. "We would have tired last night but Kabuto was listening, and if I have figured this guy out at all, he would use you to keep me here." He looked at me with a glint of worry.
"I'll be fine." I said as I showed him my fist and put my hand on my upper arm. "If he tires anything then I'll give him my U-zu-ma-ki Naruto Rendan!"
((A/N: I never said what time line this was in! You can all go and assume but I'm throwing times together.))
He smiled as he looked out the window. "Lets hurry." He said walking toward it. "Even if we do not make it all the way back to the Village I'm sure that Tsunade has sent other ninja after us."
"Right." I said standing up. I walked over to him as he opened the window. I looked at the door to make sure no one was going to come in as we escaped. After Sasuke was out I followed and we began to run away.
Only a little ways out of the city did we run into trouble. Kabuto was standing waiting for us. The look on his face was hard to read but I think I could tell what he was thinking.
"Wrong way Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun." He said with a devious smile. "You have to go to the other gate." He said pointing behind us. "Orochimaru-sama will be expecting you."
"Too bad." Sasuke said pushing me back a bit and drawing a kunai. "I've had a change of mind, and want to go back. I'll face the consequences of my actions and Naruto's then I'll live the rest of my life no matter how long or short that may be."
"Sasuke…" I said looking at the back of his head.
"Pity." Kabuto said as he pulled out a curved kunai. "Should I kill Naruto-kun?"
"Then I'll kill myself." Sasuke said as he glared daggers at the silver haired teen and moved his foot so his body covered me more.
"I'm not weak Sasuke I can fight him too." I said drawing my own kunai and standing next to him. "We'll fight together."
(Third POV)
Tsunade, Jiraiya, Iruka, Kakashi and a few ANBU leapt through the trees in a dead silence. The older ninja were thinking about what should be done about the two teens they we in such a deep thought that they did not realize a large explosion in the distance until Kakashi called for them to stop.
"That explosion." Jiraiya said, as he looked at the spot it had come from. "There is no smoke."
"Naruto." Tsunade said as she began to run to the area it had come from.
"Why would they be fighting? Shouldn't they still be on the run from us? Surely Sasuke knew that we would come after the two of them." Iruka questioned aloud.
"It might be that they had a change of heart." Kakashi said. "I know my students, better then they think I do. I know that Sasuke changed dramatically when he told Naruto his feelings. I also know that Naruto did not change at all. He's still obnoxious, stubborn, hot headed, thoughtful, and will always have that fierce determination that we all know."
"That's most of it." Jiraiya said. "Remember that he is more my student then your Kakashi so I may know him even better then you think."
"I'm not here to oppose." Kakashi said as they continued on. "I'm here to retrieve my students."
(Naruto POV)
"Sasuke behind you!" I yelled at my lover as Kabuto's chakara charged made a move to hit his thigh and upper arm. I threw a shuriken at him causing him to jump back away from my assault. "Sasuke! Daijobu desu ka?" I asked jumping over to him as Kabuto landed on a tree branch.
"Hai." He said watching Kabuto carefully his Sharingan at full power. "Ready Naruto?"
"You bet!" I said standing with my right arm touching his left. I knew what he was planning which not only made us a good couple but remarkable ninja team. "Kage Bushin no jutsu!" I said connecting my fingers and multiplying myself by four. Sasuke on the other hand was making many hands signs before he held his right hand out in front of him holding a vast amount of chakara that was crackling like lighting.
I sent three of my shadow doubles after Kabuto as I had another one help me form my Rasengan. When it was formed my clones vanished and Sasuke and I were back-to-back out attacks held out in front of us. As our hands got closer the attacks began to form together.
"Now!" We both said as we stepped away from one another for a second, combining out jutsu's and throwing them at Kabuto. He smirked and jump away but Sasuke and I pulled the jutsu in an upward direction like we were guiding it with a rope and it was a bird. When it was heading straight for Kabuto his eyes widened as the attack hit.
A blood curling scream filled the air then Kabuto fall to the ground his clothes torn and burned, his eyes closed and his breathing omitted. I paused as I stared at the now dead teen before us.
"Naruto! Sasuke!" I heard a familiar voice call. I cleaned out my ears as we looked around to see Kakashi-sensei, ero-sennin, Tsunade-baba, and…Iruka-sensei?
"Iruka-sensei!" I yelled as I ran to him and basically knocked him to the floor in a hug. "You're alive!"
"Yes." He said smiling at me. Kakashi was walking over to Kabuto and checking him.
"He seems dead." Kakashi said. "We'd better make sure though." He said as he drew a kunai. He held it to Kabuto's neck and looked at him. Then Kakashi pushed on the kunai, that was when Kabuto sprang to his feet and jumped away.
"Nothing fools you does it?" he asked as he smiled down on us. "You'll come willingly one of these days. That or I'll kill you both." Kabuto scowled as he vanished in a wisp of smoke.
"We're all glad to see you could escape your kidnapper." Ero-sennin said as he place a hand on my shoulder. "He did force you two into right?" he asked looking me closely in the eye. Then it clicked and I knew what he was trying to do.
"That's right!" I said standing up and looking at the older people around Sasuke and me. "He said that if we didn't go along he would kill us!" I knew it was the worst lie ever told but they all smiled; I don't really know if the ANBU gays smiled.
"Well there it is." Kakashi said as he walked over to Iruka and helped him off the ground. "The boys were forced into it, and because they love one another so much they did not want to watch the one they love die because they would not corporate right?"
Sasuke was about to retort with something that I knew would have been more truthful so I covered his mouth with my hands and spoke. "That's right!"
"Everything is solved." Kakashi said.
"Demo!" Tsunade-sama yelled looking angry; which I might as made her really look as old as she was with the wrinkles. "If you two ever come across this kind of dilemma again don't you ever think about trying to run from Konoha to get out of it!" Sasuke and I gulped before standing next to one another and bowing a little.
"Hai, Tsunade-sama." Sasuke said bowing his head down.
"Sure thing, baa-chan." I said as I bowed. That was when she hit me on the head angry.
"Stop calling me that!" she yelled.
I smiled sheepishly as I rubbed the spot where she hit me. I looked up at Sasuke who was trying not to laugh at me. I could feel the warmth coming from him as I stood up and dusted myself off. Tsunade-baba dismissed the ANBU and Ero-sennin said he had some things to get done. Kakashi and Iruka snuck off and Sasuke and I were to follow Tsunade-baba back to file a report on what happened.
As we got back to the village I looked out of it, admiring my…no…I thought as I held Sasuke's hand, our home. I knew from that day on Sasuke and I would be much more committed to our village and to one another, as both ninja and lovers.
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Well that's the end of that! I needed to finish it so I can work on my AU. It's incest but right now it's on a low level. Well wish me luck on my high school exit exam this week. I might write something else for this, I just received my DSL so I was watching a lot of Naruto episodes that I had never seen. That's what do me typing also I'm listening to Discord Satellite which is the opening song for the eps. I watched and its got a really good feel to it, you all should listen to it if you haven't yet. Well I'll see ya later, if you have any requests do not hesitate to ask me about it! See ya!
Sayonara!
Kaiyuku-Kun
(PS: I know that sooner or later I'm going to go and reedit this because my writing is much better now then when I started this so look our for improvements.)