A/N: Firstly, I want to thank my wonderful reviewers! Thanks for the encouragement! I figured I should post more chapters if I want any more. :) The first few chapters should be posted pretty quick, since, like I said, I wrote them awhile ago, and they just need editing. Secondly, I apparently lied about there being romance in this chapter… but it will be beginning it in the next chapter! I promise! Thanks for your patience!

Important Note: In the first chapter I used single quotes to denote thoughts, and italics to denote changes in time, but from this chapter on I will be using italics to denote thoughts. Hope I don't confuse anyone… ;;

Hen na Kinyoubi

Chapter 2: Let the Battle Begin!

The way Sasuke saw it there were two quick solutions. He could either wake up, in the chance that this was still some horrible nightmare, or he could jump out the window. And based on the way Naruto was acting, the idiot was also seriously considering doing the same.

Earlier, after waking up and achieving a moderate level of sanity, Sasuke had quickly dashed off to his own house where he was certain he would find Naruto/himself. He had tried to wake Naruto in a way that would keep him calm, but he wasn't surprised when this proved to be impossible.

How can you be calm when the first thing you see when you wake up is yourself staring back at you? Sasuke was also certain that anyone who wasn't yet awake that morning was now, after hearing Naruto's impossibly loud screams and yells that the world was ending. Naruto's rant had been going strong for about 15 minutes now as Sasuke sat patiently waiting for him to get a grip. However, although he would never show it, Sasuke was also mentally panicking.

What if we can't find a way to get back into our own bodies? Will I have to be Naruto for the rest of my life? Sasuke involuntarily shuddered.

"Oi, Sasuke! Are you listening!?" Naruto yelled, interrupting his thoughts.

"No."

"What are we going to do!? Maybe we should tell Tsunade-baachan. She is supposed to be the best medic-nin there is, right? Maybe she can—"

"No," Sasuke interrupted. "We can't tell anyone; at least not yet. I feel like this all has something to do with that temple we visited yesterday. Let's go back there first, and try and find a way to reverse this. Then no one will ever have to know."

"…Oh, yeah! It must be that weird mirror that did this!,,, But, aren't we supposed to be training as a team today?"

Damn, I forgot about that. Being in Naruto's body must be getting to me.

"Fine," Sasuke finally said, after doing some thinking. "We'll go to the meeting place and tell Kakashi that we thought up a new training regimen that we want to try. And since we were going to train today anyway, we'll ask if we can train individually instead."

Naruto nodded. Ready to put the plan into action, he began heading towards the door.

"Uh… Naruto…"

"Ya, ya, I know. I have to be careful to act like you."

"Ya, so that means not acting like an idiot, and…"

"What did you say!?"

"… and changing out of your pajamas."

Naruto blushed. "Heh, heh. Oh yeah."

Sasuke sighed. There is no way this is going to work...

After going over the plan several times with Naruto, Sasuke now had a small glimmer of hope that if they worked together, they might actually get through this. And, with any luck, he would be back in his own body by evening.

However, as they approached the usual meeting place, Sasuke suddenly felt himself being overcome by a feeling he had little experience with: anxiety. He had always taken comfort in his ability to stay calm under pressure. But, now, that trait was something that worried him. Being outwardly calm at this point seemed like the worst idea, considering he was now Naruto, and calm was something that Naruto was decidedly not. Naruto was talkative and outgoing, and someone who never held back expressing his opinion. The idea of trying to act this way, when he had spent a lifetime keeping others from seeing his emotions, was making his stomach churn. And if he couldn't handle this situation then there was no way in hell that Naruto would be able to.

Sasuke looked up to see the figure of a girl standing on the bridge. Sensing them she looked up from the river, and as her emerald eyes met his he could feel her gaze pierce through him. And with that look, that small, fragile flame of hope was doused by a wave of anxiety. That was it. They were toast.

Sasuke's arm shot out instantly. "Naruto, wait."

"Now what?" the impatient ninja replied.

"You remember the plan, right? It looks like Kakashi-sensei still isn't here yet so we'll have to act like each other for longer than I expected."

"Ya, ya. I don't think I'm the one who's going to have problems. It's easy to act all uptight and gloomy, but my personality's unique and un-copy-able!" Naruto grinned proudly.

"It's something else all right," Sasuke muttered, as they continued walking forward toward a slightly confused looking Sakura.

"Morning," Sakura said as they approached. She looked slightly unsure about how to approach the situation. "I expect it from Kakashi-sensei but it's unlike you guys to be late… and even more unlike you to come together."

Sasuke was about to respond when Naruto cut in.

"Hmph. Like it's any of your business."

Naruto's words dripped with disdain, and couldn't have been more biting unless they actually had teeth. He then proceeded to huff over to the side of the bridge and lean on the rail. It was almost as if dark clouds were actually hovering over his head.

Sasuke nearly fell over from shock.

You have got to be kidding me! Talk about overacting. Sasuke wasn't really one to care what other people thought of him, but Naruto had crossed a line, and like hell was he going to take it lying down.

He prepared his counterattack. "Hey! Sasu—" However, his attack was quickly stopped by a sudden blow to the head courtesy of Sakura.

"Naruto! What did you do to Sasuke-kun to put him is a bad mood!?" Sakura yelled, looming over what she thought was Naruto.

Sasuke sat up completely stunned. He had never been on the receiving end of Sakura's anger before, and it took all the strength he had to keep himself from shouting a string of profanities at her.

At the same time Naruto was using all of his strength to keep himself from bursting into a fit of laughter.

About time. Naruto thought to himself as his body shook with silent giggles. He hated being mean to his Sakura-chan but the appeal of humiliating that bastard Sasuke was just too great. And if they were going to reverse this soon then he was going to milk this opportunity for all it was worth.

A still stunned Sasuke brought a hand to his throbbing head as his gaze moved back and forth between a seething Sakura, and a giggling Naruto. Sasuke had almost been tempted to feel bad for Naruto since he had to go through this beating at least every day. However, looking at Naruto's overjoyed expression instantly eliminated any compassion he had felt, and now he just had the urge to punch him in the face.

The plan had initially been to say as little as possible. They were supposed to work together. But Naruto had betrayed him. He was now an enemy. And this was now a war.

A/N: I hope you liked it! The next chapter should be up soon, but please feel free to leave any comments or anything on what there already is. Thanks!