AN: Glad people don't think I'm overusing her XD And I love Kinrui-chan too, even though she's mold x3. But that makes her so cute!
Anyway, hope you enjoy this sixth chapter!
Ninja For Hire
By SmexLemur
Chapter 6: Orochimaru is my bitch!
"Well, I guess I'm entitled to some tasty ramen!" Naruto declared as he exited the bathroom, a fake grin plastered on his face. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the sudden change of mood, but decided it would be best not to pry too much—Naruto would just lie anyway. In all the years he had known the dobe, he knew he was just putting up a mask, much like he did himself, only Naruto's was a mask of eternal cheerfulness and energy.
"We're not going to eat ramen just because you beat me," Sasuke argued, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Besides, you got a letter from the Hokage while you were in the bathroom." He nodded at the dinner table, where a crumpled, white letter was lying. Naruto shook his head mentally—Tsunade was so unorganised. Not that he was, of course.
"What does the old hag want now?" he muttered softly, taking the letter and reading it. "EH!" he exclaimed. "She wants to start already!"
"Start what?" Sasuke asked curiously, trying to read the letter over Naruto's shoulder.
"Bastard! Don't read other people's mail!" The blonde exclaimed quickly, crumpling the tiny white sheet up and stuffing it into his pocket. "And if you must know, you gotta promise me you won't tell anybody else!" Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Who am I going to tell? Kinrui-chan?" he asked dryly. Naruto waved a hand.
"She already knows," he replied. Sasuke sweat dropped. "Anyway, there's no easy way to say this, but," he took a dramatic pause, "You're looking at the next Hokage of Konoha! Told ya I'd be one someday!" Sasuke stared for a moment, letting this news sink in.
"Tsunade said that?"
"Yup!"
"And she was serious?"
"Yup!"
"Congratulations." Naruto huffed.
"You can be a little more enthusiastic about it! I mean, you're best friends with the Rokudaime, you should be honoured!"
"Oh yes, I'm not worthy of your presence," Sasuke drawled lazily, rolling his eyes when Naruto gave him one of the cutest pouts he had ever seen. He sighed as he walked over to the blonde and awkwardly swung an arm around the blonde's shoulders, who froze immediately. "Be a good Hokage," he said and pulled away from him, heading towards his own room. "Be here at six, I'll make dinner," Naruto heard him say, before the door to his room closed.
Naruto stood rooted to the ground for a couple of seconds, before his face broke out in a huge grin and headed to the Hokage's office.
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Why the hell did I do that! Sasuke wondered mentally as he locked himself up in his bedroom. He was happy, naturally, that Naruto was finally going to achieve his goal, but he never, ever showed others… affection, like that. Groping? Sure. Molesting? Of course! But giving someone an almost-hug? He had never done that to anyone besides his family.
He shook his head and sighed, burying his face into his pillow. Was he really in love with the dobe? Sure, he was possessive and he was attracted to him… but love? He'd never been in love before, so how could he be certain? He certainly didn't want to hurt Naruto's feelings.
"But damn," he muttered softly. "I love having him around here. Even without the sex."
"You do, do you?" A voice suddenly said. Sasuke's head shot up and he jumped off the bed, immediately attacking whoever it was that was in his room. The person jumped off the windowsill he had been sitting on and it wasn't until Sasuke saw a flash of grey hair that he stopped. "Is that a way to greet your sensei, Sasuke?"
"Hn," the black-haired man replied, annoyed. "What are you doing here?" Kakashi's eye crinkled.
"Came to check up on my two favourite students," he declared happily. "Plus, Iruka temporarily kicked me out… he said he didn't need any distractions while he was grading papers."
"He didn't want you to molest him then?" Sasuke asked dryly. Kakashi scratched his head, chuckling.
"Yup. So, what was this I hear about you and Naruto? You're actually making him wear a uniform and you're still alive?" Sasuke shrugged.
"Not like he could kill me if he wanted to," he replied, before smirking at his former teacher. "But he's not happy about it, no."
"Ah, young love," Kakashi mused, rubbing his chin. "I remember when I first fell for Iruka—I think it was three years ago when he had been pushed into a lake by some of his students. I was sitting up in a tree and I could see right through his clothes—"
"What were you doing in that tree?" Sasuke interrupted. "Don't tell me you were stalking the poor guy?"
"Hey!" Kakashi huffed. "At least I'm not forcing him into a maid uniform. Though it is a good idea," he added afterwards.
"I'm sure you could do it. You only spend money on those perverted books after all," Sasuke replied dryly. "Anyway, was that all?"
"Well, I was just wondering if you could come along to the bar to grab some sake. I need a drinking partner and I'm getting tired of Gai trying to out-drink me… He always passes out and then it's my responsibility to get him home." Sasuke gave him a shrug, before grabbing his sandals.
"It's not like I've got something better to do."
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"So, Tsunade-hag! What are you gonna teach me, huh? Is it something cool?" The blonde woman blinked at the young man's energy and hid a tiny smile, before throwing him a very big and fat scroll.
"Sorry kid, but the only thing you'll be learning from now on are rules, more rules and, to get some variety in your Hokage-training, more rules," she replied, smirking at Naruto, who was pouting.
"But Tsunadeeeee," he whined. "I don't remember you learning any rules!"
"Sarutobi was my sensei, remember? He taught us all kind of things about Konoha's rules, the council, all that jazz, even though it was against our will," she replied. "Besides, I can't simply appoint you—you have to prove to the council and the village elders that you are suitable for becoming a Hokage. They requested me, so I didn't have to prove anything at that time—you do, so it's best to go prepared. I haven't exactly told them I'm resigning yet," she said sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head.
"Wait, wait, so there's a possibility that I'm not going to become Hokage?" Naruto asked and huffed. "That's just great! The council members hate me!" he exclaimed furiously. "There's no way they're going to approve me."
"I'm sure they don't hate you," Tsunade argued.
"Yeah, they do! They told me themselves after I set off some fireworks in their office! I swear those old geezers can't take a joke," Naruto muttered, crossing his arms.
"Well, even so, they have to be objective about it, so they can't outright refuse you just because you played a prank on them in the past," the Godaime said, snickering.
"Oh, that wasn't the only thing I did, believe me," Naruto exclaimed. "They even tried to throw me out of Konoha when I was ten, because I had stapled their robes to their chairs one time. If old man Hokage hadn't stopped them, they would've done it, too!" Tsunade snickered again—Naruto's pranks were enjoyable, when you weren't on the receiving end of them, of course. She would've loved to see those old geezers stapled to their chairs.
"In any case, there are some new members I'm sure you haven't pranked. Yet," she added, giving him a stern look. "So just do your best and I'm sure it'll be fine—even though I doubt someone as stupid as you could memorize all those rules," she added. Naruto huffed.
"Shut up, you old hag! I'll have this entire scroll memorized in a week!" Tsunade smirked lightly.
"A man never backs down on his word," she replied, remembering the day they had first met. "If you memorize that thing in a week… I'll help you prank the council members," she said. Naruto's eyes immediately brightened and his face spread out in a wicked grin. Tsunade shook her head mentally—really, no matter how old the blonde was, he would never grow out of his prankster personality. "And I'll take the blame for it," she added.
"And if I don't memorize it?" the blonde asked.
"Then you'll have to be Uchiha's maid for another week," Naruto sighed.
"Well, that's not too—"
"But," Tsunade added, smirking. "You'll have to clean his house naked." Naruto's eyes widened.
"WHAT!" he yelled. "I knew you were a sick pervert!" he pointed an accusing finger at her.
"Worried? I thought you were so sure of yourself," Tsunade smirked. Naruto huffed in return, crossing his arms.
"I am, Tsunade-hag! I'll memorize this scroll and then, but I want to get something else in return for winning the bet," he said, grinning. Tsunade's eyebrows shot up.
"Oh?" Naruto rubbed his hands together, cackling.
"You'll have to flash the council members and I want you to run around in your underwear through the village, yelling 'Orochimaru is my bitch!'," Naruto said firmly.
"Are you crazy, brat!" Tsunade exclaimed. "The elders will have a heart attack if I flash them!" Naruto narrowed his eyes at her, smirking lightly.
"What? I thought you said I was such an idiot and that I could never memorize the scroll? Backing down on your words already?" Tsunade's lips formed a thin line.
"Fine! New bet! If you win, I'll help you prank the elders and take the blame for it and if I win you'll have to do my paperwork for a week! Deal?"
"Deal!" Naruto exclaimed happily, though he was slightly disappointed—he would give anything to get Tsunade to say 'Orochimaru is my bitch'.
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"Oi, Sasuke! I'm home!" Naruto called out, wondering vaguely when he had started to view Sasuke's house as his home. After all, he was there only temporarily, though it was weird how warm he felt whenever he was there. Maybe because he was sharing a house with someone else? He had been living alone for as long as he could remember, even when he was a small child…
"Sasuke?" he asked, looking through the house. The Jounin wasn't in his bedroom, nor in the kitchen, nor was he in the livingroom. "Hm, he must've gone out," Naruto muttered to himself, setting the giant scroll down on the kitchen table and grabbing some instant ramen. "You don't happen to know where he is, Kinrui-chan?" he asked the mold. It growled in response and Naruto chuckled lightly. "Nah, I figured you wouldn't. That bastard is so inconsiderate!"
Ten minutes later, Naruto heard someone fumbling with the keys outside the house, muttering something about 'stupid, moving keyhole! Stay still!'. The blonde blinked once, leaving his cup of ramen on the table and went to the front door. He opened it, revealing Sasuke, who had a flush on his face and a half-glazed look in his eyes.
"Naruto!" he exclaimed happily, throwing his arms around the startled blonde. Naruto blinked once and tensed immediately as he felt Sasuke's entire weight on him. He smelled the strong scent of sake and sighed—the idiot had been drinking a little too much. "Did I make you worry, Naruto? Kakashi made me go, I swear!" he exclaimed. The blonde raised an eyebrow, amusement in his eyes—Sasuke was a happy drunk. And very affectionate too, since the guy was still hugging him. "Naru?" Sasuke asked him suddenly. The blonde blinked.
"Yes?"
"Do you love me?" Naruto stayed silent for a long time, though in his mind he could hear the damn demon fox cackling with amusement. He doesn't know what he's doing, Naruto reminded himself. He's drunk. He doesn't know what he's saying. The blonde gave him a small smile, before slipping his arms around Sasuke's waist to help him stand up straight.
"Come on Sasuke, let's get you inside," he said, dragging the Uchiha inside the house and guiding him to the living room. "Wait a minute, I'll get you some water." Sasuke nodded, sitting down on the couch and staring after Naruto, who disappeared into the kitchen. It only took the blonde a couple of seconds and when he had returned, he found Sasuke jumping up and down on the couch, full of energy. Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Sasuke, get off of there, you're going to fall!" he warned him. Sasuke shook his head stubbornly.
"I'm a ninja! I can't fall," he declared, though not one second later, he tripped over a pillow and fell forward.
"Sasuke, idiot! Watch out!" Naruto exclaimed, launching himself towards the Uchiha, who was threatening to fall on top of the glass table next to the couch. Naruto jumped in front of him, caught him and fell backwards, right on top of the table.
Sasuke sobered up when he heard the glass breaking and saw the red liquid that was Naruto's blood spread itself across the floor.
"N—Naruto?"
The blonde didn't reply.
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AN: What a lame way for a ninja to get injured, huh? T.T Poor Naru-chan. And Sasuke is sooooooo OOC that it hurts! XD Well, he is drunk, so that's an excuse, right? XD Review, please? X3!