Naruto shrugged, relaxing into the somewhat hold. He tilted his neck, so he could look up, and placed a gentle kiss to Sasuke's jawline, before settling back into his place. "Yaknow, Sasuke? Sometimes I wonder where both of us would be if you hadn't came back.." He explained, the arm that was on the pale teen's chest moved to hold onto him as much as he could without making one of them uncomfortable.
"You'de have probably been closer to being Hokage by now, if you hadn't chased me. And I'de probably be dead or used as Orochimaru's container. Same difference really." Sasuke said after a few moments of thinking, though he said it more to himself then to Naruto. He'd never really thought about how things would have been if it weren't for Naruto and his tendencies to not let things go.
"Well, if when I brought you back meant giving up becoming Hokage.. then I think I can live with that.." Despite how much Naruto was dying to be Hokage, he'd give up his dreams in a heartbeat if it meant keeping Sasuke.. The pale teen was so much more important to him, if need be, the blonde would give up his life for him. Almost had, trying to bring him back and all.. But that was way behind them, and he preferred to keep such memories away.
"Don't be stupid." Sasuke muttered and pushed himself into a sitting position. All Naruto had talked about back in the academy and before team seven was broken up was being Hokage. Even when he was a stupid deadlast with no skills, it was all he talked about. He'd grown into a very good ninja, and even the godaime seemed to have accepted him as her pupil. The last thing he planned to do was interfere with his dream. He himself had went to a certain extent to accomplish his goal.
Naruto sat up, pulling his knees against his chest. Just little things like that, when Sasuke sat up and let him fall away, the smallest things like that are what made him fear he was making the pale teen mad. And he wasn't being stupid.. it was only true. It wasn't like he was saying he didn't want to become Hokage, he knew he had a pretty damn good chance, just.. He couldn't belive Sasuke didn't understand how important he was in his life. The blonde rested his chin on the tops of his knees, brows furrowed. "I didn't mean to make you mad, Sasuke.."
Sasuke sighed deeply and resisted the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose to ward off the oncoming headache. This irritated him. The fact that Naruto couldn't seem to tell the difference between his moods, attitudes and expressions anymore. Apologizing for making him mad when it was obvious he wasn't really mad. There was a difference between annoyed or frustrated and mad or pissed off. Had what happened really changed that much in Naruto's perspective..? Naruto is the person who knew him best, he thought. If things concerning him from Naruto's point of view changed, then what? What was he there for? It seemed his insecurities were rearing their ugly head again.
The blonde glanced at his lover a bit warily, and this day had started out so great too.. He hated the fact that he was beginning to be cautious around Sasuke, that wasn't how it was suppoused to be. Maybe.. he should just pretend what happened with Ino had never actually taken place. But that was easier said than done.. He didn't want things to change between them, he wanted to keep their pointless, meaningless arguing and know that it wasn't for real.. Sasuke i never /i called him names or made fun of him with actual meaning behind anything he said. "Sasuke?"
Sasuke stood up and brushed himself off, quirking a brow as he glanced down at the blonde. "Dobe, if you need to get something off your chest, then do it." He said without any hint of anger or contempt. If Naruto had an opinion, or even wanted to yell and kick and scream at him for something, then he'd rather him do it then keep it quiet. If his uncontrolled actions had done something to their relationship, then he wanted to fix it. Sasuke sent an impassive glance and his pinkhaired a few feet away. "You too, Sakura." He said a bit icily. "If you have something to say to me then say it, if not, then quit wasting your time scrutinizing me. It's annoying." He told her bluntly. It wasn't a secret after all. No doubt that was probably what was on her mind. He'd felt her watching them the entire time since she'd arrived and frankly, that little prickly feeling you get what you know you're being watched was rather annoying after a while.
The blonde stood also, by now his mood had completly turned horrible, and he didn't even feel like training anymore.. but maybe it would get his mind off of his troubles. Maybe it would help him forget the whole ordeal from yesterday, and he'd go back to being able to interpret the difference between Sasuke's moods. He was afraid that maybe he'd made the Uchiha think he didn't trust him anymore, and that was most definatly not the case, he'd never lose his trust in Sasuke.. Now he had to figure out a way to make things up, to show the pale teen he still trusted him and loved him just as much as he did two days ago. Naruto didn't want to make it seem like he was being cautious either, so he'd have to really rely on that trust they'd founded between themselves. He'd just have to go on like nothing had happened, cause he was more than positive that no matter how loud he got, the older teen would never actually lose his temper with him. "I'm going home with you later, ok?"
Sasuke tucked his hands into his pockets, blinking at the blonde for a moment with a slightly raised brow. "Alright." He retorted with a small nod. He wondered if Naruto felt guilty for his questions, or Sasuke's reaction to those questions. The dobe tended to waste energy worrying about completely trivial things, anyway. The discussion however, seemed to have ended with that statement, which would probably be continued later after training. He heard a poof from behind him and didn't bother turning away from Naruto, knowing it was Kakashi; late as usual. Frankly, he wasn't too keen on seeing his teacher at the moment. No doubt he'd also have something to say, a lecture or some piece of witty 'knowledge'. Kakashi wasn't serious often, and when he was, it was usually unavoidable and annoying depending on the situation.
Naruto turned to his teacher, not bothering to scream at him about his lateness like he used to do when they were younger. Right now, it didn't seem like such a fun idea. The fact that the gray-haired nin wasn't reading that horrific naughty novel sort of suprised him, and might have bothered him since it usually meant he was in a 'serious' mood. "Uchiha.." Their sensei began, crossing his arms over his chest. "Your behavior the other day was unacceptable. Care to explain yourself?" The blonde rolled his eyes, plopping down on the grass where he'd previously been occupying. Was this going to take a while?
Sasuke didn't answer the tall masked ninja, who was staring expectantly at him with a serious furrow in his brow. The raven crossed his arms defensively over his chest and scowled, looking anywhere but at Kakashi. He was obviously not in the mood if he was on a only last name basis. Their teacher knew exactly how much of a toll the cursed seal took on his body, and he also knew how hard it could be to control when it came to chakra and emotional stability. Kakashi had been the one to attempt to seal it for him when he'd first recieved it during the chuunin exams. He mentally snorted. As if he didn't know his behavior had been 'unacceptable'. "Not particularly." He answered, a bit of sarcasm noticeable in his voice. He glanced at his teacher, who's expression would have probably been intimidating had he been anyone else.
The masked-nin hadn't necessarily been expecting an answer.. He knew Sasuke wasn't one to explain his actions if he didn't see a reason to. "Well, your little tantrum has earned you all a lesson in control over you actions. A ninja can't just blow up and attempt to kill a comrade because she was poking fun. Also, acting on emotions is i not /i what a shinobi does, that's not what we're paid to do." He explained, as if he hadn't already been over this with the group a million times. The blonde wasn't paying attention to a word the man was saying, he was busy mutilating innocent blades of grass, currently blaming his troubles on the green blades.
Sasuke glared at his teacher with such intensity, it was surprising the poor guy didn't burst into flames on the spot. "No, because we're paid to be late and read porn all day, right?" He snapped, annoyed that he was being lectured and also the fact that Kakashi was taking it out on not just him, but Naruto and Sakura as well. Openly provoking someone and 'poking fun' as he liked to call it were completely different. He wasn't there and he didn't understand. Kakashi didn't know anything about what he'd been thinking at that time. Out of the corner of his vision he saw Sakura flinch at what he said, though she didn't say anything. He understood Kakashi was probably disappointed or something stupid, but that didn't mean he had to act like some all knowing master of knowledge.
Naruto glared at Kakashi also, sure.. what he was saying was true, and Sasuke did have a pretty good point there. "You don't have to tell us all this, yaknow.. It's not like it hasn't been drilled into our heads before.. And big deal, he messed up i once /i .. Not even the strongest shinobi is perfect.." The blonde stated, fully backing up his lover, though he didn't quite agree on Sasuke's actions yesterday. "And plus, you don't even know what she said to him, so who are i you /i to lecture i him /i ?" The fox-holder was a bit suprised at his own boldness, drawing his knees up to his chest and avoiding the older man's gaze.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes at Sasuke, ignoring the comment in favor of glancing at Naruto, who had surprised him slightly by speaking. His words were obviously directed toward Sasuke more then anyone else, and Naruto was usually one to sit and pout during a lecture. "Because I'm the teacher here, Naruto." Kakashi said in a solemn tone. "If I'm correct, you weren't there either." He stated thoughtfully. Sasuke turned to Kakashi, having sent Naruto a glance that silently told him to shutup before he dug himself a hole for no reason.
Naruto muttered words only known to himself under his breath, ripping up a handful of grass. No, he hadn't been there, but he had been at the party, and he'd been told what was said. And because he's the teacher? That was a bunch of shit.. that didn't mean he was their parent though. The blonde threw the pieces of grass he had still crushed between his fingers at the man, he knew it was totally harmless, but it would show his dissapproval. "Bastard.." He grumbled, absently wondering when they'd get started on training.
Kakashi sighed and slouched his shoulders. Apparently he was getting no where, and his words seemed to have a least a bit of an effect on them. He completely ignored the childish gesture Naruto did in his direction and whipped out his small orange book. He'd decided to let the obvious disrespect that had gone on thta morning pass, since things had seemed pretty tense before he'd even gotten there. He hadn't planned on punishing anyone, having already spoken to the hokage not long after it had all happened. "Well.." He said, sticking a free hand in his pocket and glancing between the three members of team seven. "I guess we can get to training. what'll it be? Sparring?" He glanced at the boys then at the only female on the team. "Ninjutsu practice?" Sakura didn't often spar with Naruto or Sasuke, since she seemed to be on a completely different level then them. It wasn't that she was weak per-say, but she was a medic-nin. They weren't necessarily made for fighting unless it was to defend themself for a short time.
Naruto shrugged and stood up, at least now they'd be alone-ish, even though the time together would be spent kicking each other's ass. He brushed off his hands, sending Sasuke a look that said 'ready?'. He wasn't even in the mood for fighting at the moment, he'd prefer to talk to the pale teen about stuff, or even drag him back to one of their houses and snuggle up in a warm blanket with him. But hopefully, fighting for a bit with the older teen might show him that the blonde wasn't really i scared /i of him, or else he wouldn't trust him in a spar, whether it be friendly or not.
Sasuke followed Naruto out into the training grounds, leaving Kakashi and Sakura behind, who were talking quietly to themselves; he didn't bother to listen to what was being said. Once they were near the middle of the small open expanse of land, Sasuke stopped walking, watching as Naruto continued a few more feet before stopping himself and turning to face the pale teen. He didn't say anything, only watching the whiskered teen in front of him. He kept his hands motionless at his sides, though he was watching and waiting for any kind of sound or movement. He wouldn't be the first to move today.