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Maru: Hi everyone sorry about taking so long to update I got really busy at work, and had to figure out how to introduce one of my favorite characters Kyuubi! Say hello Kyuubi.
Kyuubi: Hello, in the last chapter Maru asked for everyone to vote to see if I was gonna be older or young than Naruto and the final decision was….to be older. Sorry NARU-CHAN. (Smirking)
Naruto: DON'T CALL ME THAT!!! Maru make him younger!
Maru: Sorry can't, I need him to be older.
Sasuke: (Sighs) Naruto get over it. Maru's more stubborn than you, so he's not gonna change it.
Kyuubi: Besides how could you take care of someone when your barely legal?
Naruto: So, it doesn't matter I'd find a way. (Pouting and folds arms cross his chest)
Maru: Oh well now Sasuke get in costume we're starting soon.
Sasuke: I hate you for this stupid costume. (Starts stripping to put on the tattered pair of shorts)
Maru: Well at least Naruto can ogle you with his eyes now, but I prefer Jugo myself.
Sasuke: Change the story so I won't wear these and I'll offer you Jugo on a sliver plate.
Maru: (Starts drooling at thoughts of Jugo shirtless) Wait, no!! I can't, my story my rules! If you wanna try that again Sasuke, I'll let Sakura go on a date with you.
Sasuke: (shivers) Fine! (Mumbles) Stupid authors and stupid demands!
Maru: (Smirks) For that Sakura gets a kiss of you. (Turns and runs)
Kyuubi: (sighs) While Sasuke tries to catch Maru please enjoy Chapter 3 of Swing of Things.
Naruto: Will you two grow up?!
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Chapter 3: The Deal
Naruto just stared at the person in front of him, but before he could speak, the panther slowly got back to his feet and started to growl at the intruder. The stranger slowly started to spread his fight apart and began to crouch in an offensive stance. The panther took at full speed at the raven haired man, and in response the young man ran to a large open area away from Naruto. The panther followed him and lunged at him; however the raven looked over his shoulder and saw the creature pounce, and was able to dodge the attack. Tucking his body into a ball, he rolled to his left and opened up and looked at the jungle cat with a smirk on his face. As if the cat could sense his young man cockiness, it turned around and charged him again.
Naruto walked the raven haired man dodge the jungle cat's attack left and right. He could only stare at how fast and how the man's body moved as fluid as water. After a few minute Naruto decided he was tired of being and victim and picked up his hunting knife. He stood up and started towards the two competitors. Naruto was three feet from the two fighting warriors, when he took his hunting knife by the blade. Within a few seconds, Naruto took aim at the panther and flung the knife at him with all his might. The giant cat didn't notice the blade's movements until it was too late. The knife dug its way into its side causing severe damage. Naruto smirk as he backed away knowing the cat would come after him if he stayed there any longer. The raven haired man took his chance and ran at the distracted cat and charged. As he collided with the ferocious cat, he was able to knock him close to the edge were a large river, created by the waterfall, flowed. Seeing what the man was trying to do, Naruto came at the cat and able to force the jungle cat off the edge and into the river, but not before the panther took a swipe at Naruto.
The panther was swept down the river by the strong current, and Naruto let out a sigh of relief, before he felt a throbbing pain in his arm upper left arm. As he looked over at the throbbing arm, he was the panther was able to slash his arm and left a nasty cut. As Naruto looked around, he didn't see the raven haired man. Naruto felt a little disappointed that his savior had already left, so he walked to the spot where his back pack was and pulled out a first aid kit. Naruto slowly started to grab some disinfectant and started cleaning his wound.
While Naruto was busy with his arm, he failed to notice his savior had returned with several plants and a large leaf and a piece of vine.
The raven walked behind Naruto and placed his hand on the blondes shoulder. Said blonde jumped at the contact and looked up to see a pair of obsidian eyes. Naruto only stared at the man and took in every detail of the man appearance. The raven had long bangs to form his face and beautiful pale skin. The raven looked at Naruto and smirked. "I wonder if he realizes that he's staring. Oh well, better take care of his wound," the raven thought. Before he went to work on the blonde's arm, he took a good look at him and was astonished by what he saw. The young man before him had golden blonde hair the seemed to stick out in every direction, and deep ocean blue eyes. Next the raven noticed the tan skin on the blonde and looked at the whisker like scratches on the blonde's face.
As if his body was possessed, the raven's left arm reached up and started to trace the scars, and was surprised when the blonde closed his eyes and started to lean into the touch. However the blonde soon fell forward, the raven stepped up and caught the blonde. Wondering what happened, he looked at the wounded arm and saw that the wound was deeper than he thought and was bleeding profusely. The raven started to panic a little and tore the sleeve of the blonde's shirt. Next he picked the blonde up and walked over to the river. Then he placed the young man's arm in the water to rinse the blood away and started breaking the stalks of the flowers. Once the majority of the blood had been rinsed away, the raven kneeled next to Naruto and started to pour what looked honey over the slash marks. When the wound was cover with the strange yellow sap, the raven started to blow on it to help it dry faster. Finally the raven wrapped the leaf around the wounded arm and tied the vine around it to secure the leaf in place.
Now that the wounded was treated, raven started to walk back into the jungle. A moment later, he stopped and decided to take the blonde back with him. He would have hated to leave the idiot there and have him be eaten by something else, making his efforts to treat the blonde pointless. After securing the blonde on his back, and tying them together by a vine, he started up one of the trees and started running and jumped from branch to branch.
After ten minutes of travel, the raven arrived at what looked like the remains of an abandoned village. There were several, what looked to be huts sitting in a clearings. Most of the huts were falling apart; however one of them looked as if it had been recently built.
XXX Flashback XXX
Nearly a week had passed sense the Flight 5264 crashed into the Suna jungle, and many of the passengers were beginning to panic. However Fugaku decided to take charge and asked everyone what skills they had. It turned out that two or three of the men were former military, and one of the women know a great deal about the plant life in the jungle. After getting everyone's attention, Fugaku split the 22 passengers into groups and had them search the jungle for food, help salvage anything they could from the downed aircraft and start clear an area to set up a place for everyone to stay.
Months passed and it seemed that no would ever find the lost passenger, but this didn't seem to bother the lost travelers at all. With Fugaku's leadership skills, they had built a small village and everyone, even little Sasuke helped take care of one another. Groups of four went out every day to hunt, while the other planted a few of the edible plants near a clearing they had made, so they wouldn't have to go deeper into the jungle. Everyone learned how to defend themselves with hand to hand combat as well as with weapons.
They lived a peaceful life and it seemed nothing would change this however like all good things they must come to an end….
XXX End Flashback XXX
Walking into his hut, he untied the vine that kept unconscious blonde on his back, and laid him on his bed. He smiled for the first time in many years at the sleeping beauty and decided to go find something to eat for him and the sleeping man. He left quickly to see if he'd caught anything in one of his traps, but while he was gone, Naruto slowly awoke from his unconscious state.
As he sat up in the unfamiliar setting, he had hoped the entire event he had experienced a moment ago was nothing more than a dream, but to his dismay, he saw a room filled primitive looking spears and what looked like chairs from an aircraft. The blonde looked down at his arm and saw it had been covered with a leaf and vine, but also felt something sticking to his skin underneath the make shift bandage. He smiled as he remembered the handsome face that had saved his life, until he heard footsteps. Trying his best the defend himself, Naruto got out of the bed and ran towards the spears. Taking the newest looking spear, he prepared himself to fight off who or whatever decided to try and attack him.
A moment of silence passed when Sasuke stood at the entrance of the hut. He took a deep breath and decided to cook first then see if the blonde had gotten out of bed yet.
However back inside the hut Naruto was still poised and ready to attack, but when he heard the footsteps retreat, he lowered the spear. Getting anxious for his saviors return, Naruto walked over to the entrance of the hut and looked outside. He took notice of a fire roaring with a large pot, in the center of a group of small huts. Wandering out of the hut, he walked closer to the fire and pot. He looked inside the large pot and saw what he thought was soup. Then came another tap on his shoulder; Naruto nearly jumped out of his skin and turned around to end up staring back into the same obsidian orbs.
"Don't just tap someone on the shoulder like that, you could've gave me a heart attack," the blonde said finally with a pout.
Sasuke found this to be very cute on the blonde and allowed a smirk form on his delicate features. Naruto narrowed his eye on the raven and turned away from him. Sasuke sighed and made his way over to another pit. The young Uchiha squatted and took started another fire in the small pit, and walked back towards the wood line. Naruto soon noticed the young man was gone again and sat down next to the pot and pulled his knees up to his chin. Wrapping his arms around his knees, Naruto began to think of a way to get back to the others. Naruto had thought the young man didn't speak English sense he hadn't said a word sense the first time they met.
Sasuke just finished skinning two rabbits he in one of his traps and was making his way back to the village, and found the blonde staring into the flames of the new pit. The raven walked up behind the young man again and grabbed two large metal poles and whistled behind the blonde. Thinking this would be a less subtle way of getting the blonde; however said blonde still jumped from the sound and fussed at the Uchiha again. Seeing there was no pleasing him, he handed the blonde his rabbit and sat next to him and placed the small creature over the flames.
Naruto stopped for a moment and placed his dinner next to the ravens. Turning back to the raven haired man, he held his head down and said "thanks." Sasuke looked at the blonde and a small smile began to make itself own, but the Uchiha pride forced it away.
The two sat in silence for a long time until Naruto couldn't take it anymore. "Hey I know you saved me and all but you think you could help me get back to my friends," the blonde asked desperately. Remembering the blonde didn't know he understood him, Sasuke tilted his head to the side, while inwardly smirking at the blonde.
Naruto groaned in defeat and tried again very slowly, but no matter what he tried, the raven didn't seem to understand him.
Soon the meat was done cooking and the raven went into his hut and grabbed two bowls as well as forks. He handed one to the blonde and dipped his bowl in the soup and started to place a little bit of the rabbit's meat into the soup.
Naruto watched the raven start eating, but when the raven glared at him from the corners of his eyes, he started eating and was amazed how good the soup was. He did as his host did and place a good portion of the meat into the soup and was enjoying the freshly cooked meal.
They ate in silence, but the blonde soon ended it and asked, "Umm…this there a place where I can go wash?" He mimicked a washing motion hoping the raven would understand him. When the raven got up and started walking towards the jungle, Naruto lost hope, but a small pebble caught his attention. He looked up and the raven waved arms saying to follow him. The young blonde got up and ran after the raven. Soon Naruto started talking again and told the raven about everything that had happened.
Sasuke didn't mind the blonde talking at first but now it was starting to bug him.
Once they were through a thin part of a path, it opened up into a large area with what appeared to be a number of hot springs. Naruto's jaw dropped when he saw the hot springs and walked over to the edge and tested one of them out. The water was hot, but not to too hot, so he started to strip, until he felt a pair of eyes burning his back.
The raven smiled when he heard the blonde shut up and was surprised when he started to strip off his clothes. He was soon under the spell of the blondes beautiful body and what looked like juicy round ass underneath the long pant the blonde was wearing. He licked his lip, but went back to his emotionless face, when the blonde turned his head around. "Hey teme, you know it's rude to stare," the blonde said. Sasuke's left eyebrow began to twitch when the blonde called him by that name and decided playing stupid was no longer necessary.
"Dobe," was all the raven had to say to make the blonde widen his eyes and start glaring at the raven. "Listen teme, don't ever call me that if you wish to live," Naruto said coldly as he marched over the raven and put his index finger in Sasuke's chest. "Hm, you don't even realize that I'm actually talking to you do you dobe, not to mention that fact that I did save your ass from becoming someone's dinner," Sasuke quipped folding his arms in front of his chest. It took several seconds for Naruto to respond to the raven, sense his mind had just finished processing what he said.
"You bastard you could talk this whole time?" the blonde asked and scream at the same time. Sasuke groaned as he covered his ears from the yelling blonde. The blonde continued ranting about Sasuke not talking to him, but the raven ignored him and proceeded to take his shorts off and walked over to the hot spring.
Being ignored by the raven had pissed the blonde off thoroughly, a great deal of anger evaporated when he turned around and saw the raven's naked ass. Before he could turn away, his pants began unbearably tight around the front. "Fuck now how am I gonna get in with my friend saluting," the blond thought. Trying to will it away was working so he thought about his godfather Jiraiya naked. The thought made the blonde shiver, but did what he needed it to do and soon joined the raven with a blush on his face. Sasuke sat in the water with his eyes closed until he heard the water splashed and opened them slowly to reveal the blonde naked blonde in front of him. The raven soon found himself unable to turn his eyes away from the blonde. All he could do was gaze upon the beautiful golden tan of his skin and toned chest. He then noticed how the sunshine locks of hair had fallen and clung to the boys face.
To say the blonde was a looker was the understatement of the year to the raven but soon he remembered the blonde didn't belong in the jungle, however neither did he. At that moment, he thought of away he could stay with the blonde and give him what the blonde wanted as well.
"So if I can't call you dobe what do want me to call you," raven said turning his head away from the blonde. Naruto was watching the water when the he heard the raven's question. He replied, "Huh….oh my names Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto." Sasuke gave the blonde and small and genuine smile and proceed to make negotiation with him. "Well now that I know your name, mines Uchiha Sasuke. And before you start asking questions, here's my deal to get you out of the jungle." As if on cue, the opened his mouth to speak, but Sasuke shut him down before hand. "If I get you out of this jungle, you have to make me two promises, and you can never go back on them," the cunning raven said with a smirk. Naruto felt insulted by the raven's word and shout, "I never go back on my word. The Namikaze name would be forever shamed if I did!"
Seeing the blond e play into his hands brought great joy to the raven so he continued his terms. "Ok the first is that you must take me with you when you leave here, and you must also promise to be my mate." The raven waited for a moment and was surprised that the blonde immediately replied, "That's the easiest deal I've ever made okay Sasuke, I'll be your mate and get you back to Konoha with me."
Naruto was thinking when Sasuke said mate, he went as in a friend, but he'd soon learn that Uchiha deals always had a hidden message.
TBC…..
Maru: Ok so what do you guys think?
Naruto: That's the easiest deal I've ever made with this teme.
Sasuke: (Smirking) Naruto what do you think mate means?
Naruto: (Laughs) It means friend duh…
Kyu: (Sighs) Naruto, your and idiot. When Sasuke says mate, he means as in a life partner.
Naruto: (Shocked and slowly turns around) Sasuke tell Kyu you mean mate as a friend.
Sasuke: (Looks at Naruto with lust filled eyes) Sorry that would be lying and you know how Maru-chan feels about us lying.
Maru: Hey when did I say you could call me that?!
Sasuke: Don't interrupt! Now come along Naruto lets go. (Runs and grabs Naruto by the back of his jacket)
Naruto: Kyu, Maru, help me please! (Begging trying to get free)
Maru and Kyu: Sorry you're on your own.
Kyu: Well we hope you enjoyed the story. Review and tell Maru-san what you think , it really helps him write better.
Maru: Yeh what he says well bye for now!!
(Screaming comes from the background)
