"No. Hell no," Sasuke glared at the piece of clothing in the blond's hand. "There is no way I'm going to wear that and you can't make me."
"It's either this or be naked while you wait for you Samurai clothing to dry," Naruto said, handing the clothes to the raven. "And besides, you'll scare the sheep off with all that black clothing."
The raven rolled his eyes and took the clothing from the blond. "And how is black supposed to scare sheep?" He started to strip out of his dirty old black clothes as Naruto turned around.
"Sheep are calmer around colors that they've seen before. Such as brown, green, tan, and sand color. But they've never seen black before unless it was a wolf or a sheep. And sheep always follow their masters no matter where you are."
"So these sheep are like your pet?"
"Yep. If you go by yourself, they'll run off. But if they see me, they'll immediately come towards me. They recognize me and know that it's safe."
Sasuke hummed and almost chuckled at the image of sheep following Naruto around like lost dogs. He smirked as he put on the wool robe, not liking how it was baggy on him. His old clothes were baggy but not as baggy as this.
"Ok, you can look now," the raven grumbled. He wore something that felt like a dress with a heavy robe over it. How could the dobe stand it?
"See, not so bad is it?" Naruto smiled, biting his lip to keep from laughing. Sasuke looked like a child wearing adult clothing.
"You have got to be freakin' kidding me. How can you stand this in this kind of hot weather?! It's like wearing a heavy coat for the winter!"
"Don't ask me; we're used to it. And you being from the Village hidden in the Mist, I can tell why you're not used to it. Now let's go, I don't want to see any of my sheep missing."
"Sometimes I wonder why sheep would want to run away from their masters."
"I do too."
"But with you, I could come up with a few reasons."
"Hey!"
"Let's go dobe, we have sheep to herd. Though I have no clue how to do that," the raven mumbled the last part to himself, but Naruto heard it anyways.
"Don't worry; I'll teach you everything I know!" The blond patted his back.
"Which probably isn't much."
"Well excuse me Mrs. ice princess! What got shoved up your ass?" Naruto grumbled, crossing his arms and heading for the fields.
"Lighten up dobe; your mood is affecting me."
"You were the one who started it."
"Please, let's not get into this again. I already have a headache and you're making it worse by all that jabbering. So could we please just hurry up and herd these sheep?"
"Whatever. And you don't just herd sheep; you got to clean them, count them to make sure none are missing, and help some of them give birth sometimes. It's not as easy as it sounds. Believe me, I know."
"Oh God help me."
=^-^=
Sasuke panted when he had finished washing the last sheep. Naruto was right; it is hard taking care of sheep. And he can't imagine himself doing this everyday by himself like the blond does. And the blond was even breaking a sweat.
But he will not let the dobe surpass him. He will become a shepherd boy and become part of the small village. He will try everything he can to fit in with village, even if it kills him.
Naruto sighed as the last sheep was cleaned. All of them were healthy. No bugs, no diseases, all of them were clean. That's good, now they could be sheared and their wool could be used for clothing and more tents. And several of them were pretty close to giving birth.
"Ok, since we are done cleaning and counting them, we can just sit here and watch over them," the blond explained, standing up.
"What? Can't we just go back and get some sleep?" the raven whined, lying on his back. Naruto leaned over him and frowned.
"Of course not. We gotta watch over them and make sure that none of them get stolen or eaten. So get up and don't be lazy."
Sasuke grumbled and slowly got up, his back aching. He had long since taken off his robe when the sun had set high above the sky. But he also wanted to take off this dress like thing. It was too damn hot, even with enough drinking water.
Naruto noticed his exhausted ness and took pity on him. "Well, since it is your first day, I guess I could let you rest here while I watch the sheep." He smiled gently at the raven, blushing some.
Sasuke smiled in thanks and immediately laid back down and fell asleep a few moments later. Naruto sat beside him, watching him as he slept. He couldn't help but smile at the raven as he slept peacefully. He touched that silky hair, rubbing the strands between his fingers.
He quickly lets go when the raven mumbled in his sleep, moving to his side. Naruto smiled and took Sasuke's robe, putting it over him like a blanket so he wouldn't get cold. It did get chilly when the sun sets and it wouldn't be very pleasant to wake up from the cold dirt.
He looked back at the sheep, smiling when some of the males started to groom their females, as if claiming them that they're his. When that was finished, the female would groom their lambs, making sure their coats were clean and smooth.
Just sitting here and watching the sheep, reminded him of when he had met King David. The man used to be a shepherd before he was anointed king at a young age. He had older siblings but none of them were chosen king. The king's father said that God didn't want them to be because their hearts weren't pure. But David's was.
The guy even took down a lion and a bear with his bare hands and took down that one huge guy named Goliath with only a rock. Man, how Naruto wanted to do that. He even remembered how the king said that King Saul tried to kill several time just because the guy was jealous of him.
The king threw a spear at David when he was playing his harp one day for the king. Luckily it missed. Then David had to run from King Saul until the man was finally killed, which Naruto didn't what killed him, and the shepherd boy became king. Still is king today.
That man sure did love his people more than himself. He also loved God with all his heart. He was strange but Naruto respected him for that. People loved him because he was different.
The blond sighed, smiling to himself when he remembered the king asking him to become his right hand man for the thrown, even the next king. But Naruto had declined. He didn't want to become king or leave his home. Plus he was lousy at Greek and Hebrew.
But he did want to become Hokage of Japan. He didn't know how King David knew Japanese, but he was glad the man did (he really didn't in real life). The man was kind and gentle hearted and respected the blond's answer.
He watched the sheep graze, thinking over the last couple of days and what had happened between them. Finding Sasuke in the desert and dropping him into the well reminded him of Moses and his wife. But that was hundreds of years ago when that had happened.
Naruto felt like Moses' wife when he dumped the raven into the well. He even wanted to meet Moses, after all the things he heard about the man. But he was long since dead. The man was a hero.
The blond chuckled to himself at thinking of himself as a woman. He never thought about it until now. He really did feel like her, now that Sasuke's here.
He slowly got up and walked over to the sheep, smiling when some of them came running to him, wanting attention. Sitting back down, he petted some of them and fed them some salt licks.
They licked his hands clean and walked away when they were finished. Naruto hmphed at that, crossing his arms.
"Oh sure, come to me like you love me before go away right after I gave you a treat. Is that all I am to you? Your treat giver?!" he cried out, smiling to himself.
"Apparently so."
Naruto jumped at the new voice and looked around to spot a redhead on a horse. The redhead seemed to be about a couple years older than him and seemed to be of some sort of royalty. Hi crimson eyes glimmered in the light. He may look older, but he was actually smaller.
"W-who are you?" the blond asked, getting up on his feet.
The man chuckled, getting off his white horse. "My name is Sasori. What might be yours?" He walked up to the blond, looking up into those baby blue eyes.
"How do I know you won't hurt me after I tell you?"
"You don't."
Naruto stared at the redhead in suspicion, knowing that he was challenging him. "Naruto Uzimaki."
"Ah, the Fourth's son. I'm impressed. But I was expecting someone a lot taller and more muscled. I guess I shouldn't expect anything before I see it, eh?"
The blond quirked an eyebrow and scrunched up his nose. "O-kay, you're really starting to freak me out. Whatever happened, I didn't do it I swear."
"I'm sorry for confusing you; I just wasn't expecting to meet the Fourth's son," Sasori smiled, making Naruto shudder.
"Would you please stop calling me the Fourth Hokage's son, I'm not his child. I don't even know why you expect me to be the Fourth's son."
"Your last name is Uzimaki right?" The blond nodded. "So is the Fourth's. His name was Minito Uzimaki. He had a son, but he and your mother died the day you were born. Your Aunt and Uncle took you in as their son. But they were murdered by a couple of Samurai before you became 12. They never told you about your real parents for they thought it would cause trouble. Does that answer your question?"
Naruto stared at the redhead with wide eyes. "How did my biological parents die?"
"They, too, were murdered by Samurais. The Hokage of the Village hidden in the Mist wants you dead. And some other guy by the name of Sasuke Uchiha, but that's not the point. You're in trouble Naruto, I expect you to do something about it."
"Are you," the blond took in a shaky breath, "g-going to kill me?"
"No, I came to warn you."
"Aren't you a Samurai?"
"Was… as it were. I was horrible with a blade and they kicked me out. Now I'm just a wonderer. But I do head back to the monastery once in a while to catch up with old friends. But last time when I did, I heard that they were looking for you and wanting to kill you."
"W-what do they want to kill me for?"
"Hate. Uchihas hate Uzimakis. Ever since your father killed Fugaku's father, the Uchihas wanted revenge. So, they went to war against each other; the Uzimakis winning. Minito ordered a truce between them, but the Uchihas would rather die than become allies with Uzimakis."
"So, what happened?"
"The Uchihas killed themselves, except for Itachi and his younger brother Sasuke. They were too small to understand. With Sasuke being just a baby and Itachi being an eight year old, Minito took them in as his own sons. But after you were born and your parents murdered, the last remaining Uchihas were given to the monastery and become great Samurai.
"But nobody knew that Fugaku was still alive and had become Hokage of the Mist village. And when he heard about you still being alive, he sent out search parties for you. The man wanted you dead that bad. But, if I may ask; how did you survive when your aunt and uncle were murdered?"
"My uncle had put me in a gypsy's basket before the attack. It was like he knew what was going to happen, so he just gave me to a gypsy woman and put me in her traveling basket." Naruto wanted to cry, he wanted to scream and yell. "But you said that Uchihas hate Uzimakis?"
"Yes I did."
"If Sasuke is supposed to hate me, why doesn't he hate me now?"
Sasori chuckled. "You poor naïve boy. He never hated you. Actually, he was quite fond of you, even though you two never met. The reason why he was supposed to be beheaded was because he avenged the Uzimaki name."
"Really? But when I told him my name, he didn't seem surprised at all." Now Naruto was really confused. Sasuke knew who he was but didn't sat anything?
"Yes. In fact, I heard that he loved you dearly, though he never met you. He has heard of you and saw paintings of you, but he never met you before," the redhead smiled gently, remembering the raven's words. "But he didn't seemed surprised, because he didn't want to look suspicious."
"What did he say about me?"
"He said that he would rather die then see you be murdered. He didn't understand why his father hated the Uzimakis so much to even kill every last one of them, except for you. He then said that he had fallen in love with you dearly and would like to spend the rest of his life with you if he could."
Naruto blushed, frowning. "So I'm the last remaining Uzimaki?"
"That is correct. But let me ask you this, do you like the Sasuke?"
"Well, I guess so. But how am I supposed to regain the Uzimaki name if I don't marry a woman?"
The redhead tsked. "You poor boy. You don't have to worry about that. Almost all Uzimakis who gave birth were men. That means you could give birth too."
"But how's that possible?!"
"I don't know, so don't ask me. But some people say it was a sign from God. So you don't have to worry."
Naruto sighed and frowned, looking down at his feet. Sasori sighed too and smiled softly, putting a hand on the blond's shoulder. "Don't think of you don't have; think of what you do have."
"Like what?"
"Well, you have someone who cares about you and took you in as a son, you have someone who loves you, you have younger siblings, and a home that needs you."
The blond couldn't help but smile. "Thanks."
"Good boy. Now, where is Sasuke?"
"He's over there, sleeping," Naruto pointed towards the small hill where the raven was still sleeping. "Would you like to stay for the night before heading back out?"
"I would love that, thank you." Sasori got back on his horse and followed Naruto as the blond carefully picked up Sasuke. For some one Naruto's size, the blond sure was strong.
"I hope Tsunade doesn't mind another visitor."
=^-^=
{BLOOPERS!}
"No. Hell no," Sasuke glared at the clothing in Naruto's hand. "That looks like a dress! Do you honestly think I'm going to wear that?" He said the last part to the producer.
"You have to if you want to get paid."
The raven sat there for a minute before turning back to Naruto. "Well what are you waiting for? Hand me the damn dress."
[beep]
Sasuke struggled, trying to get the stupid dress thing on. It was just over his head before he suddenly lost his footing and fell with a loud thud. Naruto only glanced back for a moment before shaking his head at the camera.
[beep]
"Well excuse me Mrs. ice princess! What got shoved up your ass?" Naruto grumbled, crossing his arms.
"Lighten up. At least you remember your lines and I have the slightest clue what my next lines are," the raven growled, hands on his hips.
"You want a piece of me?"
"Bring it."
Naruto pulled the raven and kissed him deeply, Sasuke fighting back.
"Oh, would you two stop doing that?! This is the fifth time we've gone over this scene!" The director yelled, grumbling when the two didn't listen. "Whatever. Ok people let's wrap it up! If they ever do."
[beep]
"Apparently so."
Naruto jumped and screamed like a twelve year old girl on helium for about two minutes before finally settling down. "That was scary."
Sasori rolled his eyes, coughing to keep himself from laughing.
[beep]
"But how's that possible?!" Naruto yelled.
"Don't look at me; it's in the damn script. Didn't you read it?" Sasori huffed; rolling his eyes like the blond was a dufus.
Naruto frowned and stared at the redhead. "Damn it, I was getting into it too before you ruined it." He threw up his arms in annoyance, grumbling to himself.
[beep]
There you go, a much longer chapter, about eight pages. Probably would have gone more, but my wrist hurts and I'm pissed off that Obalma won the election. I heard that he was going to make all the soldiers in Iraq come back, which is stupid because the war will move over here in America! I also heard that he's getting rid of home schooling. What's wrong with home school? I also heard that he was a racist against white people.
And now that he's president, America's screwed. Sorry Obalma voters. Is the society that stupid?! I say it is! Who here agrees with me?!