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Warnings: This is my first time writing a Naruko, the female Naruto. So… yeah :) I hope you all don't mind. This is a gender-changing fanfiction, and it's rather… weird; for me at least. This piece of fanfiction contains female!Naruto, slightly bastardized Sasuke (come to think of it, he's almost always being mean), mild language, shounen-ai, implied yaoi (nothing naughty though), and healthy dosage of het.
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Seven o'clock in the morning came too quickly for Uzumaki Naruto, but it didn't mean that he liked it. After the relentless teasing by his guardian that lasted even as he was washing the dishes, he still had to complete his assignments. Umm, Naruko's assignments, to be more specific. It wasn't due until Monday, but he figured that Naruko didn't need to be as lazy as him.
Plus, working on the Trigonometry problems helped to chase away a certain someone from his mind. It had been rather successful, Naruto noted, because he only drew chibi-Sasuke (complete with the horns and vampiric canines and the devil's tail) only once. And, he only thought of... he only cursed Sasuke-bastard in his mutterings twenty times.
He didn't even try deciphering the Uchiha's evil intentions for asking him... Naruko out. It was an impossible feat, for Uchiha Sasuke had always belonged to some unthinkable, malevolent alien species that would soon bring out the destruction of the world (and its inhabitants' minds). Naruto snickered as he imagined Sasuke standing atop a building, while commanding everybody (using that damned, grown-up voice of his) to bow towards their new king.
His mirth was suddenly halted though, when he felt the pain of transformation gnaw at his insides. Tsunade-baachan already warned him about the painful twists that his internal organs would do to bring about the change, but he had been so depressed, so tired of the cruel looks. At first, he didn't really mind the physical pain, but lately, it had been becoming worse. Maybe it was because he's reconsidering? Pretending that he was Naruko, the perfect girl, was becoming more hurtful to himself.
He was starting to loathe his classmates' stupidity, and the fact that they really didn't care about Uzumaki Naruto.
He could feel his hips expanding, making his pajamas feel tighter near his groin. His legs grew more slender, weaker, and he couldn't fathom why people liked such skinny legs. His shoulders shrank in width, and he felt much weaker. He could feel his blond hair grow longer, until it reached his waist. It felt hot and stuffy, but people fawned over the 'smooth as silk' mane that looked suspiciously like the ones in shampoo commercials. He could feel his chest grow, and pretty soon, breasts were added to his physique. He also couldn't quite fathom the guys' perverse glee when they leered at a woman's breasts. To Naruto, they're simply squishy globes of fat that made his top a lot tighter than he would have liked.
The longer nails grew again, and Naruto sighed, because he'd have to add those paints again. Nail polish. And he'd have to choose a nice set of clothes, because he would go out with Sasuke later.
Umm, Naruko would go out with Sasuke later. It has been getting harder to distinguish between the two identities inside his mind's privacy. He's just tired, that's all. It's not like he wanted to go out with that bastardly prick.
The transformation ended, and Miyazaki Naruko appeared.
He's My Girl
Installment Two
The heels clicked noisily against the sidewalk, but Naruko didn't care. In her mind, she doesn't think the passersby, which were openly gawking at her, cared either. She should have listened to the Old Hag, but the Ichiraku ramen take-out that Iruka-sensei delivered was too tempting to let go of. After Tsunade's wonderful job of dolling her up for her "Hot Date", she wolfed down the noodles, resulting in a messed-up masterpiece. She and Tsunade had a bickering match filled with names and blames, and the Old Hag spent another hour on salvaging her appearance.
Iruka-sensei gazed at her fondly then, and wished her luck with her date. She knew that Iruka-sensei didn't approve of Tsunade's potion at first, but it's just that--
"You're late," A bored voice intoned dully, and Naruko found that she already arrived at the Central Mall's entrance. She was lightly panting, and she could feel the pressed-powder clamming near her forehead. Damnitdamnitdamnit.
She forced a cheerful, yet embarassed laugh. "Really? I'm very sorry, Uchiha-san," She managed to say without choking. Sasuke admittedly looked gorgeous today, and he's just wearing a simple, long-sleeved shirt. It was unfair. She had to drink that bloody potion to be accepted and to look dashing, while this arrogant teen didn't have to do anything. It was so unfair.
Black eyes narrowed, and Naruko felt uneasy. Sasuke wasn't famous for his patience, after all.
Will he murder me because I'm late? Naruko wondered. Damn, she knew she shouldn't have come!
"...What's the matter, Uchiha-san?" She asked, surprised at how easy it was to pretend that she was worried. Or maybe it wasn't pretending? Nah, Sasuke has been enemies with her... with Naruto since kindergarten, and they generally made each other's lives as hellish as possible. She couldn't be worried about the other.
For a split-second, Sasuke's eyes seemed red, but it disappeared as soon as it emerged. Naruko felt a chill go down her spine. He really is a demonic bastard alien, Naruko thought.
Then, "You were late for forty-five minutes and twenty-nine seconds," Sasuke remarked coolly, and Naruko mentally winced. He's a really freaky alien, who counts time up to seconds, Naruko realized with mirth and awe.
"I'm sorry, Uchiha-san..." Naruko automatically said, but she trailed off as Sasuke's eyes acquired that strange glint. It looked like how Iruka-sensei's eyes would look once Kakashi-pervert-sensei's name was mentioned. It was like...
"I thought something happened to you," The Uchiha said tightly, in a voice that sounded so small, so worried, before reaching out to grip her elbow in a strong hold.
Naruko allowed herself to be steered towards the mall's entrance, still too shocked with Sasuke's softly-spoken words.
"You look fat in that dress."
"WHAT!"
"It emphasizes your stomach and shoulders... which are not skinny, by the way..."
"Take that back, you rooster-hair!"
"Isn't that Hyuuga Neji, one of your suitors?"
"It is Neji. And he's not my suitor."
"Oh? 'Neji', huh?"
"...What?"
"I didn't realize that you're on a first-name-basis with Hyuuga."
"...So what?"
"We're on a date. You should call me by my first name too, or I'll feel hurt."
"As if. Fine, I'll call you 'Sasuke'. Only if you call me by my first name too."
"That's good. Now that that's settled, let's go, Naruto."
"...Okay..."
"..."
"...It's Naruko!"
"You eat like a pig, Naruto."
"Hey! That's not true!"
"...Oh?"
"...And it's Naruko, damn it. At least get my name right if you're going to be an insufferable prick."
"You still eat like a pig."
"I do not! And I happen to like ramen!"
"...It doesn't have nutrients."
"Like I care! I love ramen!"
"Hn. So that's why your brain has so little nutrients..."
"Shut up, bloody bastard!"
It was really strange.
They did nothing but bicker, and it was very different from the words of admiration and worship that her 'followers' spouted. It was very different, but Naruko found that she liked it better. Much better.
And Sasuke seemed to be having fun now. Since Naruko appeared, the young Uchiha seemed to have developed his meanness skills, and managed to coldly offend most of his classmates. Not that it deterred his fanclub from drooling at his sight. Now though, it seemed that Sasuke was regaining his enthusiasm with bickering, much like how it went with Naruto before. Naruto may have been hated by everybody, but his trash-talk with Sasuke was fun.
Naruko found out that she missed the bickering, the quarrels, the name-calling, the insults. She missed Sasuke. Which was really strange. Maybe it's a side-effect of the potion Tsunade made?
"Action movie, okay?" Sasuke lightly asked, just before he bought their tickets. Naruko managed an enthusiastic nod. Her outings with her friends usually consisted with trips to the salons, boutiques and spas. And her friends adored chick flicks. This date was a good change. She wondered how Sasuke knew that she'd agree with an action movie. He couldn't have known about her true identity. He couldn't.
He just couldn't.
"Let's go, Naruto," Sasuke said, gripping her elbow tightly again. She frowned at the rough-handling, but she noted that Sasuke also bought a huge popcorn. Barbeque flavor. Naruto's favorite.
"...It's Naruko!"
She couldn't remember what the movie was about. There were lots of explosions, and each burst of flames colored Sasuke's pale cheeks pink, making it seem that he was blushing. Which was impossible, really. Even when she existed as Naruto, she had already established that Sasuke's an emotionless Ice Prince. Emotionless, most of the time, though he could also show cold anger and blatant sadism.
Nope, Ice Princes don't blush, no matter how pretty they looked that way.
She remembered brushing her fingers a couple of times with Sasuke's, as she stuffed the popcorn into her mouth. She knew that Tsunade would have a cow if she found out that she smeared her lipstick, but hey, the popcorn's good. And Sasuke didn't seem to mind. Which was weird. Didn't guys like dainty, demure girls?
Sasuke was very, very weird.
But then again...
Did it make him weird, for liking such a weird person?
She managed to control herself from wolfing down the entirety of the ramen that was placed in front of her. It was very, very strange. Sasuke seemed to know the things that she wanted. Even though those things were not the ones she proclaimed she liked.
It's as if Sasuke knew her... Naruto.
Which is ridiculous. Right?
They proceeded from Ichiraku to the nearby carnival-like place. Lots of couples swarmed the area, and Naruko wrinkled her nose. She never liked public displays of affection. The sour look on Sasuke's face told her that her date also disliked such displays. But then, the carnival would leave tomorrow, and this is her chance to explore this area.
She tugged gently at the hand holding her possessively, and steered Sasuke towards the stuff-toy stands. She didn't really like stuffed toys, but she figured that she should act like a girl, damn it. So that Sasuke wouldn't be suspicious. An elegant eyebrow rose at her choice of booth, but Sasuke didn't say anything.
It was around six p.m. already, and Naruko couldn't believe that she managed to go out with a person, for an entire day, and have fun. And it's Uchiha Sasuke. Most sought-after guy. Naruto's rival. And they managed to not drive each other insane. Naruko felt like jumping for joy, squealing like a girl, or submitting her head for a medical/psychiatric examination.
It took Sasuke only three minutes to win the most expensive prize in the booth. Naruko wondered if Sasuke practiced shooting before. It would certainly help with his alien-world-domination plots.
Naruko wanted to scoff and challenge the bastard to a competition, but she remembered that Naruko was supposed to cuddle the stuff-toy and squee her glee and admire Sasuke's skill.
"Here," Sasuke said dispassionately, handing the prize-toy to her. The shop owner still looked disbelieving at Sasuke's ease of winning the thing.
Naruko was about to gush about the cuteness of the toy, when, she recognized what it was.
A gold-and-orange fox.
The color blending was harmonious, and the fox's tails curled around the plushie magnificently. Something surged inside Naruko's chest--a feeling of warmth. Then, the warm feeling was replaced with a horror.
She remembered Naruto's classmates' jibes, about him looking like a fox.
Did Sasuke know?
Why... why then?
Why wasn't he mocking her?
Her hands shook, as they hang at her sides; the fox-toy was still clutched within her perfectly-manicured nails.
"...Why did you ask me out, Sasuke?" She asked, keeping her voice fiercely low. The shop-owner (and some of the passersby) pretended to not be eavesdropping at the unfolding teenage drama. Some of the crowd went to the same school as the duo.
Sasuke's eyes glittered, like stars soaked in the encompassing night. His voice was also low, but it was still filled with emotion. So much for the emotionless Ice Prince. "...It's because I like Naruto."
Nobody in the crowd heard the name. Even if they did, it sounded like Naruko, anyway.
But Naruko knew. She knew. She heard. She heard Sasuke perfectly.
She gritted her teeth, knowing that it was such an un-feminine act to do. "I hate you, you bastard," She said, her voice sounding cracked and terrifyingly like Naruto's.
Without another word, she turned on her heels and ran, away from Sasuke.
Away from the only person she thought she could love.
To Be Continued
Anyhow, I was finally able to convince my mom (and more importantly, my doctor) to let me use my laptop even though I'm in the friggin' hospital :D The confusion-switching between 'him' and 'her' were intended. I wanted to portray that Naruko and Naruto are not really different, even though Naruto was trying hard to separate the two of them.
Erm... Yeah XD;;;
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