Oh how extreme am I? XD
This chapter is abit weird. Enjoy.
Chapter 10
Naruto yawned as he entered the gates of Konoha High School. He looked at the clock inside the school's reception area with lazy eyes. 6:55am was what it read. Naruto still had a whole hour and five minutes left until his lesson actually began, however he hadn't been in much of a state to teach after a certain incident with, for Naruto's sake, he who must not be named…
However, he didn't understand why Tsunade had to book his appointment with school nurse for him so early. Tsunade was hoping to get some counselling for him to avoid any future personality changes, freaky behaviour or anything psychological detention had caused him. However, seeing as there was a lot of that going around the school the school nurse had been booked for a whole week, so today was Naruto's day.
"Oh man, what a week." It appeared that Naruto was not the only early person in the school. Kabuto had come out of the nurse's office stretching and yawning. He then noticed Naruto.
"Oh, hello Naruto-kun, you're here early." He smiled pleasantly.
"So are you." Naruto said. "What were you doing in the nurses office… although I suppose I spend an hour with him and thought I was gonna die, let alone what it could have done to you…."
Kabuto chuckled a little.
"Oh Naruto-kun, do you seriously not know what my role in the school is?" He said. "Although I give you points for a vivid imagination."
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"I'm the school nurse." Kabuto raised his glasses with his finger and smiled pleasantly.
"Kabuto…. W-WHAT?! How is this appointment going to help me then?! Is Tsunade out of her mind!! I'm out of here." Naruto was about to head out.
"Naruto-kun please don't be intimidated. If you just relax, I can help you." He said smiling still.
Naruto had gone pale.
"That's similar to what Orochimaru said… Eeek You're just like him!"
"Naruto-kun..."
"Stop calling me that! We're not friends; I don't fall for the same thing twice!"
"Okay fine… Uzumaki-san, is that better?"
"No, too distant and formal… Call me Naruto-sama, I should get used to it for when I'm head of technology department." Naruto grinned.
"You've set your standards a bit low from the point of Hokage to head of Technology…" Kabuto chuckled.
"H-hey! I just realised you have to start from the bottom is all…"
"Step into my office please, Naruto-san. However, I'll outline what I'll do out here so you feel better." Kabuto smiled.
"Wow, you're so professional… unlike everyone else." Naruto said something smart for a change.
"Thank you, I try. We'll simply just talk about your experience, and I'll ask you a few questions about how you feel. Then we will find ways around it."
"Wow, that's such a simple yet smart plan… I bet it worked many times on the students?" Naruto, who had now calmed down, said.
Kabuto smiled sheepishly. "Not yet. But I'll break through Orochimaru-sama's psychological walls of terror eventually."
"Amazing, Kabuto-san…" Suddenly Naruto got a chill down his spine. "Orochimaru-sama?! You just slipped!"
Kabuto tilted his head slightly. "Huh?" He looked at Naruto with curiosity.
"He tried to charm me like that with whole talk about reformation! You and Tsunade obaa-san will only ever get my dead body in that office! Stay away from me!!" Naruto said as he run out as fast as he could.
Kabuto stood there laughing innocently to himself. "Why is he so dramatic so early in the morning…?"
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It was now around 9am in the morning and most of the senseis were in their separate offices or around the school preparing for their lessons. Sakura was in the science department, being the science teacher, and was humming to herself whilst preparing for the lesson. She waited there for a moment once she'd finished preparing. Soon enough it had gotten to quarter past 9.
How unusual for her students to be late, she thought. They usually looked forward to her lesson and walked in if not on time, then early, despite it being science. She had even heard them say that she was probably the most sane and nice teacher in the whole school, which probably explained why. Of course, nothing had yet happened for her nerves to explode. Most of the time she was away from Naruto (main trigger of those nerves) Ino and Lee, and ever since she had gotten over that crazy crush she had on Sasuke, she was fine with not seeing him either and the mention of his name didn't send her into a daze. Also dealing with his occasional coldness when she did see him was fine for her (which by the way, had decreased recently which left Sakura wondering why.) Sai, who also tended to annoy her an incredible amount, was literally in the other side of the school. She was pretty much isolated from anything that would trigger her share of insanity, which was obviously great for the students.
"ATTENTION TEACHERS OF KONOHA HIGH!"
"Waah! What was that?!" Sakura almost jumped out of her seat in shock at the sound of the notice.
"Please head over to the staff room immediately, thank you."
It had appeared to be Shizune's voice.
At the staffroom…
Tsunade was standing there with a French-looking older man, Shizune, Orochimaru and some students. To put it frankly, she looked pissed.
"What's the big idea! Where are all the students?" Kiba said.
"The ones that need to be here are here with me and on time, unlike the rest of you. You are teachers, TEACHERS, why is it that the students are here and you are not even though you are in school?" she scolded.
They were all extremely confused.
"Tsunade-sama, I beg your pardon but I believe that I speak for everyone when I say that, I don't understand what you are talking about." Itachi said in a tone so polite and calm it was intimidating.
"Hey Sasuke, is this the Itachi we all first met?" Naruto whispered to his colleague.
Sasuke nodded slightly.
"Why you…! I announced that the art competition is today and that there will be no normal lessons running." She tried to contain her anger.
The teachers were wearing blank faces.
"I sure don't remember that, how troublesome." Shikamaru said.
Tsunade had a terrible feeling. "You must have been sleeping." She reassured herself.
"I don't either." Itachi said.
"You must have been in a low IQ personality state when the announcement was made, that's understandable." She tried reassuring herself again.
"T-Tsunade-sama? Why would you say something like that…?" Itachi appeared to have teary eyes.
Sasuke's eyes widened greatly. "Ohhh no…. Nii-san I never heard it either, it's not your fault!" He said going over to his brother, trying desperately to hide him from everyone else.
"Is Itachi crying?" Neji pointed out.
"No! No he's not! Uchiha men don't cry, why would you think something like that!?" Sasuke tried to cover up this ordeal that would, in his mind, bring shame to his family and a lot of headaches for him.
"Oh otouto it makes me so happy that you called me nii-san again. Just like old times!" Itachi sniffled, clutching Sasuke in a breathtaking (literally) hug.
"Get…. off…psychopath…. Gaaah!" Sasuke was struggling to breathe.
"Heh-heh, what funny guys huh? They're humour is our pride and joy in this school! And look at how much they love each other, isn't it inspiring?" Tsunade said to the French looking man.
"They love each other? Hmm…"
"N-no I mean, they're brothers! Brotherly love." She laughed nervously.
Suddenly her laugh got louder. "U-uh surprise! I wanted to surprise you all… the art competition is taking place today. Wonderful, splendid! We all know… Now let's begin!" she grinned sheepishly and faced away from the teacher's and the French looking man. She had almost bumped into Orochimaru.
"Tsunade, that is a marvellous way to hide the fact that you're getting old thus failing to remember things and are actually doing what you've accused everyone else of doing; slacking. I think you fooled everyone well." He said so that only she could hear.
Tsunade gritted her teeth out of anger, although she wouldn't dare say anything under the circumstances… even she, however, couldn't deny how scary Orochimaru's patronising comment and voice was.
"Okay, this is Hatsami-san. He's the local governor as well as today's main judge for the winner of the competition." Tsunade's glare to her employees suggested something along the lines of 'make a good impression or die…'
"Now you know the score, get a canvas and have fun! Itachi, Gaara, remember my words…" she reminded.
"Jeez this is so troublesome." Shikamaru said.
"Yeah I'm hungry." Chouji added.
"I have a feeling these drawings are going to be interesting." Kabuto said.
"Are you not taking part?" Shikamaru asked.
"Nope, I don't particularly need to so Tsunade let me off. Besides, I can't draw…"
In the meantime, Naruto was smiling happily. "Ohh I have the perfect drawing! It's bound to wiiinnn!" He said.
"Hah!" He heard someone say which caused him to turn around. "If you think you out of all people will win, keep dreaming Naruto."
"Whatever Sai! At least I'm not all talk and no action."
"What?" Sai said rather calmly.
"I haven't once seen any of your art, you must suck so much you try to hide it, or you don't have any at all!"
Sai was glaring at Naruto. "Why you blind idiot. How many time have I fought by your side and done sketches in seconds, hmm?" He countered.
"I never got to see them." Naruto said. "You did say it was in seconds…"
"Tch!"
"If you don't counter him…" Sasuke said from behind Sai. "You'll be in trouble."
Sasuke had said that so dully that Sai failed to see the insult in it as yet. "Why is that?" he said as he turned to face him.
"To lose to Naruto in a battle is one thing… but in a word fight, in which Naruto has little to no brain capacity, that's quite shameful." Sasuke said, folding his arms.
"Teme!" Sai and Naruto said at once since it was directed at the both of them. They looked at each other for a second, and after deciding that they still hated each other even though they both shared hate for Sasuke right now, they turned away.
"Mr. Clan of cry-babies, I think you have bigger worries than insulting me." Sai said.
"No kidding." Naruto added whilst chuckling.
"No…" He turned around.
"Otouto, I'm not so sure how to set things up and Tsunade-sama keeps shouting at me… I'm sorry for embarrassing you but I'm just so saddened by all the cruelty that comes from older people… have I done something wrong?" Itachi began to sniffle much to Sasuke's horror.
"Itachi… I'll kill you one of these days." He mumbled.
"What's that, otouto?" He sniffled some more.
"Come on nii-san, I'll help you, okay? It'll be okay, I promise… Just stop crying please or…" Sasuke sighed deeply.
"Or what?" Itachi said looking at Sasuke with big puppy dog eyes.
Sai and Naruto were trying hard to hide their chuckle, they were anticipating to hear what Sasuke was about to say… Mainly 'because they could tell it was crushing his pride.
"Or you'll upset your little brother, and then I'll probably c-c-…."
"Awwuh poor Sasuke-kun, are you gonna cry too. There, there." Naruto patted his back whereas Sai was trying hard to keep a straight face.
"So Sasuke, is this the big bad scary man you so desperately wanted to get revenge on…? He looks like a little lost puppy."
They then burst out laughing
"Dopes, you want to die. Hmm." Suddenly Sasuke began to smirk; it was a malicious and plotting smirk indeed. "You guys, you've never had any older siblings have you?" He said.
"N-no…why?" They replied, in between laughter.
"Then, you really don't know what advantage they hold for younger siblings, especially when they're being bullied… and especially when the older sibling is Itachi in a certain mood." He said, an evil laugh slowly starting.
"Y-you wouldn't… whatever it is you're gonna do." Naruto said.
"You idiot." Sai said, directed at Naruto.
"You want to know what's so scary about Itachi? It's how easily he can change from one feeling to another, and satisfy that emotion without hesitation despite what he may have felt before. It's quite a deceiving trait he has... Sometimes, all he needs is a little trigger."
They both had terror in their wide eyes as Sasuke stood there with a malicious laugh. They were shivering tensely at what may have awaited them when suddenly…
A tear dropped….
"NII-SAN!!! WAAAAH!!" He went to Itachi who was happily sitting in the couch waiting for his younger brother. He immediately run up to Sasuke, Naruto and Sai.
"What happed?! S-Sasuke…"
"I-I… They just…" Sasuke stuttered and sobbed as part of his act.
Itachi's eyes had suddenly gone red.
"W-wait Itachi, you don't even know what happened… isn't it strange that Sasuke is crying, he'd never do that! Think about it, please!" Naruto begged.
"I don't need to know, Naruto-kun." Itachi said in such a cold and sadistic manner that Naruto and Sai's bones froze stiff. "If it made my sensitive and caring brother cry, it's bound to be bad… and you two look like the culprits."
"They are." Sasuke added.
"Caring and sensitive? Is this the same Sasuke…??" Naruto pondered.
"Y-you wimp! Great Uchiha my butt!" Sai said.
"You'll die first, Sai-kun." Itachi gave Sai the honour.
At this moment, Sai and Naruto had been taken into Itachi's jutsu, whereas Sasuke, who was behind his brother, wiped his crocodile tears and left them.
"Fools. At least that skitzo is good at making up for his mistakes." Sasuke thought to himself.
"Sasuke! What is going on over there?" Tsunade demanded.
"Naruto, Sai and Itachi are playing a game to determine who will get the expensive canvas. I suggest you check up on them after about, 10 minutes."
"Oh, why?" Tsunade raised her eyebrow suspiciously.
"They might get carried away." He said as he walked off to his business.
"Ten minutes… around 10 days in mangekyou time…. Kakashi couldn't last 7 hours..." A smug look rose in his face as he thought this. "I'm simply wondering how much energy that'll drain from Itachi; he'll be out of my life for at least a week." Indeed, this worked out perfectly for Sasuke. Or so he hoped.
"Naruto-kun!! May I ask you a question please?" Lee had run up to Naruto, who was to say the least rather busy.
"Naruto? Uhh guys what are you doing?" Lee's eyes widened. "C-can it be? ………. The starring game?! Gai-sensei once played that with Kakashi-sensei, oooh can I join in please, please?!" Lee said enthusiastically, he then stupidly looked into Itachi's mangekyou and was taken in the jutsu too.
//inside Itachi's mind
"Woaaaah. What is his place? It is so confused I get a headache just starring at it." Lee said as he looked around at the new world he was sucked into.
"N-nooo I want out, I had nothing to do with your stupid brother! Oof-" Sai said as a random boulder grew out of no where causing him to smash into it.
"So, Sai…" Lee heard a booming voice say out of nowhere, it was obviously Itachi's. "You like to tell people the opposite of what you think. How about…Let's see… I'll have you become the opposite of what you want to be, heh, heh, heh."
"Go ahead and try it!" Sai said whilst rubbing his bleeding nose. "You won't break me, even with your stupid jutsu." However, the second time Sai spoke, it was not like his voice at all. It was much more feminine… and yet rather harsh. He noticed something else too, his hair had grown. "W-what the…"
"Oh, look perfect timing too. Seems we have a pest enter our little game." Itachi's booming voice said.
"Sakura-chan!! I didn't know you were playing the game too!" Lee shouted at a confused Sakura, or Sai even…
"Sakura? What are you talking about…? Oh my God." Sai realised what had happened. "I'm UGLY!!!" He squealed.
"Get me out of this horrendous body! You can't do this to me it's beyond anything that's cruel and disgusting!" He shouted.
"That's funny, most men would only dream of being in a girl's body…" Itachi's booming voice said.
"Ugly does not count as a girl… Anyway I'm not a pervert!!!"
"I think you should have bigger worries."
The Sai entrapped in Sakura's body turned around to see what was behind him, and to his horror he saw a love-struck Lee walking towards him.
"Sakura-chan, you look more beautiful than ever." He said. "How fortunate that we are in this isolated place alone. I can express my love without any distractions, and you can't run away from me either." He said as he approached Sai.
Sai's female face turned blue. "No! I'm not Sakura, you touch me and you're dead meat!"
"Oh Sakura-chan that is so something you would say…"
"This is not real… this is not real… this is NOT real…"
"It's the next best thing to real." Itachi's booming voice said.
In the meantime….
"What… the… hell? Is this Itachi's mind?" Naruto was looking out into a huge, never ending field. It seemed to have divided into two. He looked over at his right and noticed a calm, beautiful area with lots of happy things like butterflies and rabbits… on the other; however, it was a desert like cemetery where everything looked dead, dark and gloomy. There was a fine line between these two places.
"I think I'll go stay over there…." Naruto said as he headed towards his right.
Suddenly Itachi appeared before him. "Hello Naruto-kun. How do you like my world so far?"
"Yikes! Don't hurt me! I feel so fragile and unprotected in this placee!!"
"Naturally; it is a place where you have no control of anything whatsoever. Not even your own limbs." He said in a monotone.
"Heh, whatever you do to me it's not like it's never happened before." Naruto said rather arrogantly. "I can take it!"
"That's very similar to what Sai-kun said." Itachi looked over his shoulder.
"GYARRRGHH I WANT TO GET OUT OF HEEERRE!!!"
Naruto's eyes widened as he heard the shrieking voice of Sai. "What did you do to him!"
"You'll have plenty of time to talk about that later. Are you hungry Naruto-kun?" He asked.
"Now that you mention it… You're not gonna feed me worms or something, are you?" Naruto said, gripping his stomach. He hadn't noticed, but it appeared that they were on the darker side of Itachi's mind right now. He also hadn't noticed a lovely little dinner table with a certain person sitting on it…
"Unfortunately, I'm not that kind." Itachi said.
Naruto turned his attention to where Itachi's eyes had moved to; the dinner table. Naruto began to shiver and hyperventilate…
"Hello Naruto-kun, care to join me for some ramen?" Orochimaru said, picking up some chopsticks and about to feast on the most delicious and beautifully stunning ramen Naruto had ever seen.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
"Heh, heh, heh…." Itachi laughed.
Exit Itachi's mind//
Sai and Naruto collapsed to the floor looking like they were about to die, whereas Lee looked quite satisfied and was blushing madly. Itachi however, had a monotone pissed off look like he wanted to kill someone.
"I-I'll… N-n-never look at ramen in the same way… a-again!"
"You idiot Naruto!! If we had stuck together we could have taken him!! … Why did you leave me to endure such morbidity...?" Sai managed to say.
"B-but… I hoped ramen would never meet the same fate as I did!" Naruto wept. "We can't let him win the competition; if any of them win I'll never forgive myself!!"
"You're right!" Sai leaped up at once. "Let's win this for our dignity! Lee…"
Sai said, turning to the bushy browed sensei.
Lee had a dazed look on him so Sai's fist meeting his face was a bigger surprise than it should have been. "Oww... what did I do?"
"That's for mistreating a woman, even if she is ugly…." He shivered.
Naruto gained a sense of inspiration from that. "Yeah! Orochim-" But as the snake-like sannin turned his attention towards him, he realised he was not that brave. "Ye- never mind… Heh…"
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Sasuke was walking happily (well, as happy as Sasuke can get…) carrying a canvas over his head. He was headed for his destination when suddenly he tripped up over something and fell flat on his face. Even worse, however, he broke the canvas. He looked up to see his brother standing before him. It appeared that Itachi had stuck his foot out without Sasuke noticing so he had tripped on it.
"Foolish little brother." He said. "If you're still getting me to fight your emotional battles, then you have learnt nothing and are not worthy of an Uchiha. Once more, embarrassing me by crying like a foolish little baby; don't think this will be left unnoticed."
Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows.
"Whatever, Itachi. Go play evil nii-san with someone else, I'm in too good of a mood for the likes of you." Sasuke said as he got up.
"Now you will endure the cruelty that comes from older people, foolish little brother." Itachi said as he left.
Sasuke turned around to see a furious Tsunade standing behind him with her hands at her hips. Sasuke sighed.
"Do you know how much that cost?" she said pointing at the broken canvas.
"I give up. Just punish me already." Sasuke said as he picked up the canvas mumbling.
Poor Sasuke, he should have known things wouldn't go as he planned haha. Who's watched shippuuden? (on a random note) Sasori-sama rules! I finally got to see his true face yattaa!!! (must include him mooore)
That reminds me, let me know what characters you want to see more of, if there's anyone specific since I do alot about some characters and not so much about others. I love them all equally though! (Maybe Kakashi and Sasori a little more... lool) Thanks. reviews&crits muchos appreciated.