Chapter 2 - Konoha - Tsunade s office.
Naruto walked into Tsunade s office, hands linked together behind his head, grinning brightly (almost as brightly as his hair, not to mention his jumpsuit )
What s up Baa-chan! Naruto asked wondering why she hadn t yelled at him yet.
Kazekage-sama Gaara is coming in three hours she said slowly, staring at Naruto. Said boy looked at the floor, a light blush spreading across his face at the words Kazekage-sama he coughed and grinned.
So, are you saying that I am his guide? Naruto asked with a small smile on his face, tilting his head in a fox like way and how long is he staying? Three weeks, there has been trouble with Otogakure and Gaara has come to help out with protecting the village, Matsuri has taken over as the kazekage whilst he is here Tsunade frowned slightly at the problem and Naruto looked at her quizzically.
Go home gakI, I expect you here and tidy in three hours exactly. Do no be late, or I will use you as my new punch bag she said threateningly, her eyes showing she would do it if she wanted to. Naruto gulped audibly and with a salute he dived out of the window, his heart was racing like crazy and he only had one thought in his mind Gaara s coming! Somewhere in the forest We have twenty minutes to be in Konoha Gaa-kun. I m sure that your boyfriend will know by now and be waiting oh so impatiently for your arrival Temari teased Gaara mercilessly. Not realising how much he wished for it to be true, how he longed for someone to love a monster like him. True he no longer had Shukkaku but that never stopped him from being a monster.
What s wrong Gaa-nii? she giggled manically. Kankurou gaver her a weird look at this reaction and she straightened out her face immediately What.? she snapped I am a girl you know. Gaara sighed and sped up as his two siblings began to bicker behind him. Within moments of fast running Gaara neared the gates of Konoha and slowed down waiting for Temari and Kankurou to catch up with him. As he was waiting he could hear birds chirping throughout the tree when suddenly a noise burst through the silence UZUMAKI, YOU RE LATE! Gaara chuckled slightly before shaking his head for having shown such an emotion. He could sense Temari s chakra signature closing in so he dropped down from the trees and walked towards the gates.
Hokage s office ano Tsunade-baachan, Gaara-kun isn t here yet, how am I late? Naruto asked sitting on the floor his arms were folded and he was pouting. Tsunade looked at him smiling inwardly at how cute he is.
Because Naruto-kun, I can t tell the Kazekage off for being late can I? she asked calming down slightly wondering when Naruto started calling the Kazekage gaara-kun .
So I guess- she started, interrupted by a knock at the door. Yes? What do you want?! she spat at whoever dared interrupt her rant. A young guard walked in with a scar across his left cheek.
Hokage-Sama, Kazekage-sama has arrived. He is at the gates now and should be here shortly he said bowing low as he backed out of the door. Tsunade look at Naruto who seemed to have stood up and started fidgetting. She opened her mouth to say something to him then she closed her mouth when she realised she didn t know what to say.
Another knock at the door and in walked Gaara.
Kazekage, I m so glad you made it here. How was your journey Tsunade said smiling, not letting Naruto s reaction go unmissed. His heart skipped a beat when Gaara walked in, and now he couldn t stop looking at the young Kazekage.
Hokage-Sama. I thank you for your kind welcome and your hospitality. My journey went well Gaara s voice was flat as always, he then bowed deeply to the Hokage who returned his bow. Gaara saw Naruto out of the corner of his eye and chuckled inwardly he seems to be doing a very good impression of that Hyuuga girl (Somewhere in the Hyuuga training grounds Hinata was just about to land the winning blow against Neji when suddenly she sneezed and knocked herself out with her own fist) Naruto, glad to see you again Gaara said, the monotonous toned had disappeared and his eyes seemed a little brighter than before.
Tsunade and Temari smiled knowingly watching the events unfold in front of them.
I-it s good to see y-you too G-Gaara-kun Naruto stuttered through his sentence, groaning inwardly he thought God I sound like Hinata (Hinata opened her eyes to see Neji leaning over her a slightly worried look on his impassive face when all of a sudden another sneeze wracked through her body causing her to vault forward and hit her cousins head this time it ended with both being knocked out) throughout his inward ramblings Naruto had failed to notice that the conversation had moved on.
Come along Uzumaki Gaara drawled with a slight smile to his face knowing that Naruto had not been listening.
Where are we going Gaara? Naruto asked, his head tilted sideways. He heard Gaara chuckled and looked at the floor blushing. Gaara looked over at Naruto noticing the blush and frowned slightly.
You re my bodyguard baka. Well atleast you re showing me around Konoha and protecting me from getting mugged. Gaara said with a slight sneer. Naruto s blush seemed to increase and his interest in the floor deepened.
I wonder what he s thinking about. He s never this quiet, something must be wrong. Hm he does look cute when he Oh my god I can t believe I almost thought Naruto was cute, maybe it s the change of temperature yes Konoha nights are much different to Suna s that s all.
Gaara kept looking at Naruto, he was so engrossed in watching the blonde that he didn t notice the approaching lap post and was shocked to see that he had somehow managed to fall on his ass.
Gaara glared at the offending lamp post and then noticed that Naruto had snapped out of his little day dream to look at Gaara on the floor. Gaara could see the cogs in Naruto s brain spinning over time whilst his eyes darted between the lamp post, gaara and the floor. Then after a whole thirty seconds Naruto roared with laughter at the predicament. To top it off Gaara stood up calmly and then winced a little and started to rub his ass, by this time Naruto was crying with laughter.
I-I didn t ..think .I would have .hahahahaha to protect you from a lamp post ahaha Naruto squeezed out between laughs.
Gaara scowled at the blond wanting nothing more than to fill up his mouth with sand and shut him up, instead he settled with a shrug and a glare, then he turned and walked away. Naruto scurried after him then taking hold of Gaara s arm he whispered in Gaara s ear Lets go swimming, today is too hot to do anything else. he then pulled away slightly to see Gaara s reaction, all he got was a small tinge of pink dancing across Gaaras cheeks before Gaara s mask reappeared and he nodded stiffly. He allowed Naruto to take him through the streets of Konoha and lead him to a small clearing. Gaara gasped at the sight, having lived in Suna all of his life Gaara had never seen one so breathtaking. In the middle of the clearing there was a small lake at the bottom of a waterfall. Wild flowers were scattered everywhere creating a rainbow of greenery. He looked round the view until his eyes came to rest on Naruto. The boy was stood there with his shirt on the floor and an odd look on his face.
Problem Naruto? Gaara asked the blonde with a slight frown on his face.
Ano why are you staring at the waterfall with your mouth open? the blonde asked rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. Gaara smiled at the blonde and shrugged nonchalantly. Satisfied with the answer Naruto continued to trip down to his boxers. Gaaras blush came back in full force as he turned away from the sight and proceeded to disrobe himself.
Moment later Gaara was standing at the edge of the lake looking down upon a hyperactive blonde who had not stopped talking since he had gotten in the water. All of a sudden he felt a hand on his foot and then he was being dragged underwater. After a couple of seconds Gaara had resurfaced coughing and spluttering in between cursing Naruto when he noticed how close the aforementioned boy had become, concern was written all over the blondes face and reflected in his eyes.
Gaara! Man, you okay? he asked tentatively You didn t hit your head or anything did you? Naruto moved closer which Gaara wasn t sure could be possible but it was made possibly and they were now mere inches away from each other. Gaara s breath hitched in his throat, he opened his mouth to speak but when nothing came out he decided it was best to just close it again. Deciding to answer in a safe way he nodded his head, then he shook it and then he smiled, this way he had answered all the questions without looking stupid.
Meanwhile Naruto had been biting on his lip at the mere closeness of the two, not to mention the fact that Gaara looked damn sexy with his hair sticking to the side of his face, water droplets clinging to his toned pale chest. All he wanted to do at this moment in time was kiss Gaara, to just reach over to him and show him that he loved him, and not being one to push away his urges he decided he would do just that. Slowly he leant forward and brushed his lips against Gaara s, whose eyes widened in surprise but before he had a chance to process what it meant Narutos lips were once again upon his - this time more forcefully. Gaara relaxed into the kiss until his foggy brain cleared up suddenly and he was pushing Naruto away with a single thought of This is wrong! We re both men . Gaara had pushed Naruto so roughly that he had sent Naruto some way off and under the water, he then concentrated chakra onto his feet and rose out of the water, he then used shunshin to get to his clothes and get to his room in the Hokage tower.
Once he left Naruto slowly climbed out of the lake and got dressed into his clothes. He then walked up the side of the waterfall and sat on top of it. His dull eyes stared out over what he could see of Konoha and they continued to look that way until a jounin arrived with a message from Tsunade. Naruto wandered over to the Hokage tower, standing outside of the Hokage s door he took a deep breath then came the bright fake smile and he bounced on his heels ready to activate his insane hyperactivity he was well known for. He then disappeared from the spot he was standing in and reappeared inside the Hokage s office. Tsunade looked up at the use of chakra inside her office and upon seeing orange she got ready to beat the boy to a pulp, here eyes kept going upwards until she locked onto his eyes. The pure heartbreak in those eyes was what stopped Tsunade, there was a smile plastered on the boys face but it did not reach his eyes, nor did it look believable as there were also red tear stains running down his face.
What happened GakI? she asked softly, she hated seeing him like this. Mentally swearing to kill the person who did this to Naruto she started to listen to his story. At the end of it she looked perplexed well okay then, so that means I will need to change the Kazekages guide and protector SHIZUNE GET ME HATAKE KAKASHI after her quiet mumblings the sudden rise in her voice caused Naruto to wince and an eavesdropping Sakura and Shizune to fall off of their chairs an almost silent hai Tsunade-sama could be heard coming from the direction of the door and Naruto turned back to Tsunade who had an awfully evil look on her face. Naruto then sighed and turned away from Tsunade, he opened her door and walked out head down and shoulders slumped he put his hand in the air in goodbye then disappeared. Sakura looked at Tsunade with a worried expression on her face, there had been no signs whatsoever of the usual happiness that the blonde exuded, Sakura turned to go after the boy but a stern look from Tsunade stopped her in her tracks, and with a shake of her head she pulled some sake out of her drawer and downed a cup.
Naruto trudged back to his apartment slowly, he ignored all of the villagers, all of their hate filled glares and their incessant mumblings. He walked past Ichirakus without even glancing up causing Teuchi and Ayame to frown at the blondes unusual behaviour. He opened his door to his apartment and walked in ignoring the smashed window and the words monster fox boy daubed on his wall, he didn t bother with food or any other necessities. Instead he just went straight to bed.
Naruto walked into Tsunade s office, hands linked together behind his head, grinning brightly (almost as brightly as his hair, not to mention his jumpsuit )
What s up Baa-chan! Naruto asked wondering why she hadn t yelled at him yet.
Kazekage-sama Gaara is coming in three hours she said slowly, staring at Naruto. Said boy looked at the floor, a light blush spreading across his face at the words Kazekage-sama he coughed and grinned.
So, are you saying that I am his guide? Naruto asked with a small smile on his face, tilting his head in a fox like way and how long is he staying? Three weeks, there has been trouble with Otogakure and Gaara has come to help out with protecting the village, Matsuri has taken over as the kazekage whilst he is here Tsunade frowned slightly at the problem and Naruto looked at her quizzically.
Go home gakI, I expect you here and tidy in three hours exactly. Do no be late, or I will use you as my new punch bag she said threateningly, her eyes showing she would do it if she wanted to. Naruto gulped audibly and with a salute he dived out of the window, his heart was racing like crazy and he only had one thought in his mind Gaara s coming! Somewhere in the forest We have twenty minutes to be in Konoha Gaa-kun. I m sure that your boyfriend will know by now and be waiting oh so impatiently for your arrival Temari teased Gaara mercilessly. Not realising how much he wished for it to be true, how he longed for someone to love a monster like him. True he no longer had Shukkaku but that never stopped him from being a monster.
What s wrong Gaa-nii? she giggled manically. Kankurou gaver her a weird look at this reaction and she straightened out her face immediately What.? she snapped I am a girl you know. Gaara sighed and sped up as his two siblings began to bicker behind him. Within moments of fast running Gaara neared the gates of Konoha and slowed down waiting for Temari and Kankurou to catch up with him. As he was waiting he could hear birds chirping throughout the tree when suddenly a noise burst through the silence UZUMAKI, YOU RE LATE! Gaara chuckled slightly before shaking his head for having shown such an emotion. He could sense Temari s chakra signature closing in so he dropped down from the trees and walked towards the gates.
Hokage s office ano Tsunade-baachan, Gaara-kun isn t here yet, how am I late? Naruto asked sitting on the floor his arms were folded and he was pouting. Tsunade looked at him smiling inwardly at how cute he is.
Because Naruto-kun, I can t tell the Kazekage off for being late can I? she asked calming down slightly wondering when Naruto started calling the Kazekage gaara-kun .
So I guess- she started, interrupted by a knock at the door. Yes? What do you want?! she spat at whoever dared interrupt her rant. A young guard walked in with a scar across his left cheek.
Hokage-Sama, Kazekage-sama has arrived. He is at the gates now and should be here shortly he said bowing low as he backed out of the door. Tsunade look at Naruto who seemed to have stood up and started fidgetting. She opened her mouth to say something to him then she closed her mouth when she realised she didn t know what to say.
Another knock at the door and in walked Gaara.
Kazekage, I m so glad you made it here. How was your journey Tsunade said smiling, not letting Naruto s reaction go unmissed. His heart skipped a beat when Gaara walked in, and now he couldn t stop looking at the young Kazekage.
Hokage-Sama. I thank you for your kind welcome and your hospitality. My journey went well Gaara s voice was flat as always, he then bowed deeply to the Hokage who returned his bow. Gaara saw Naruto out of the corner of his eye and chuckled inwardly he seems to be doing a very good impression of that Hyuuga girl (Somewhere in the Hyuuga training grounds Hinata was just about to land the winning blow against Neji when suddenly she sneezed and knocked herself out with her own fist) Naruto, glad to see you again Gaara said, the monotonous toned had disappeared and his eyes seemed a little brighter than before.
Tsunade and Temari smiled knowingly watching the events unfold in front of them.
I-it s good to see y-you too G-Gaara-kun Naruto stuttered through his sentence, groaning inwardly he thought God I sound like Hinata (Hinata opened her eyes to see Neji leaning over her a slightly worried look on his impassive face when all of a sudden another sneeze wracked through her body causing her to vault forward and hit her cousins head this time it ended with both being knocked out) throughout his inward ramblings Naruto had failed to notice that the conversation had moved on.
Come along Uzumaki Gaara drawled with a slight smile to his face knowing that Naruto had not been listening.
Where are we going Gaara? Naruto asked, his head tilted sideways. He heard Gaara chuckled and looked at the floor blushing. Gaara looked over at Naruto noticing the blush and frowned slightly.
You re my bodyguard baka. Well atleast you re showing me around Konoha and protecting me from getting mugged. Gaara said with a slight sneer. Naruto s blush seemed to increase and his interest in the floor deepened.
I wonder what he s thinking about. He s never this quiet, something must be wrong. Hm he does look cute when he Oh my god I can t believe I almost thought Naruto was cute, maybe it s the change of temperature yes Konoha nights are much different to Suna s that s all.
Gaara kept looking at Naruto, he was so engrossed in watching the blonde that he didn t notice the approaching lap post and was shocked to see that he had somehow managed to fall on his ass.
Gaara glared at the offending lamp post and then noticed that Naruto had snapped out of his little day dream to look at Gaara on the floor. Gaara could see the cogs in Naruto s brain spinning over time whilst his eyes darted between the lamp post, gaara and the floor. Then after a whole thirty seconds Naruto roared with laughter at the predicament. To top it off Gaara stood up calmly and then winced a little and started to rub his ass, by this time Naruto was crying with laughter.
I-I didn t ..think .I would have .hahahahaha to protect you from a lamp post ahaha Naruto squeezed out between laughs.
Gaara scowled at the blond wanting nothing more than to fill up his mouth with sand and shut him up, instead he settled with a shrug and a glare, then he turned and walked away. Naruto scurried after him then taking hold of Gaara s arm he whispered in Gaara s ear Lets go swimming, today is too hot to do anything else. he then pulled away slightly to see Gaara s reaction, all he got was a small tinge of pink dancing across Gaaras cheeks before Gaara s mask reappeared and he nodded stiffly. He allowed Naruto to take him through the streets of Konoha and lead him to a small clearing. Gaara gasped at the sight, having lived in Suna all of his life Gaara had never seen one so breathtaking. In the middle of the clearing there was a small lake at the bottom of a waterfall. Wild flowers were scattered everywhere creating a rainbow of greenery. He looked round the view until his eyes came to rest on Naruto. The boy was stood there with his shirt on the floor and an odd look on his face.
Problem Naruto? Gaara asked the blonde with a slight frown on his face.
Ano why are you staring at the waterfall with your mouth open? the blonde asked rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. Gaara smiled at the blonde and shrugged nonchalantly. Satisfied with the answer Naruto continued to trip down to his boxers. Gaaras blush came back in full force as he turned away from the sight and proceeded to disrobe himself.
Moment later Gaara was standing at the edge of the lake looking down upon a hyperactive blonde who had not stopped talking since he had gotten in the water. All of a sudden he felt a hand on his foot and then he was being dragged underwater. After a couple of seconds Gaara had resurfaced coughing and spluttering in between cursing Naruto when he noticed how close the aforementioned boy had become, concern was written all over the blondes face and reflected in his eyes.
Gaara! Man, you okay? he asked tentatively You didn t hit your head or anything did you? Naruto moved closer which Gaara wasn t sure could be possible but it was made possibly and they were now mere inches away from each other. Gaara s breath hitched in his throat, he opened his mouth to speak but when nothing came out he decided it was best to just close it again. Deciding to answer in a safe way he nodded his head, then he shook it and then he smiled, this way he had answered all the questions without looking stupid.
Meanwhile Naruto had been biting on his lip at the mere closeness of the two, not to mention the fact that Gaara looked damn sexy with his hair sticking to the side of his face, water droplets clinging to his toned pale chest. All he wanted to do at this moment in time was kiss Gaara, to just reach over to him and show him that he loved him, and not being one to push away his urges he decided he would do just that. Slowly he leant forward and brushed his lips against Gaara s, whose eyes widened in surprise but before he had a chance to process what it meant Narutos lips were once again upon his - this time more forcefully. Gaara relaxed into the kiss until his foggy brain cleared up suddenly and he was pushing Naruto away with a single thought of This is wrong! We re both men . Gaara had pushed Naruto so roughly that he had sent Naruto some way off and under the water, he then concentrated chakra onto his feet and rose out of the water, he then used shunshin to get to his clothes and get to his room in the Hokage tower.
Once he left Naruto slowly climbed out of the lake and got dressed into his clothes. He then walked up the side of the waterfall and sat on top of it. His dull eyes stared out over what he could see of Konoha and they continued to look that way until a jounin arrived with a message from Tsunade. Naruto wandered over to the Hokage tower, standing outside of the Hokage s door he took a deep breath then came the bright fake smile and he bounced on his heels ready to activate his insane hyperactivity he was well known for. He then disappeared from the spot he was standing in and reappeared inside the Hokage s office. Tsunade looked up at the use of chakra inside her office and upon seeing orange she got ready to beat the boy to a pulp, here eyes kept going upwards until she locked onto his eyes. The pure heartbreak in those eyes was what stopped Tsunade, there was a smile plastered on the boys face but it did not reach his eyes, nor did it look believable as there were also red tear stains running down his face.
What happened GakI? she asked softly, she hated seeing him like this. Mentally swearing to kill the person who did this to Naruto she started to listen to his story. At the end of it she looked perplexed well okay then, so that means I will need to change the Kazekages guide and protector SHIZUNE GET ME HATAKE KAKASHI after her quiet mumblings the sudden rise in her voice caused Naruto to wince and an eavesdropping Sakura and Shizune to fall off of their chairs an almost silent hai Tsunade-sama could be heard coming from the direction of the door and Naruto turned back to Tsunade who had an awfully evil look on her face. Naruto then sighed and turned away from Tsunade, he opened her door and walked out head down and shoulders slumped he put his hand in the air in goodbye then disappeared. Sakura looked at Tsunade with a worried expression on her face, there had been no signs whatsoever of the usual happiness that the blonde exuded, Sakura turned to go after the boy but a stern look from Tsunade stopped her in her tracks, and with a shake of her head she pulled some sake out of her drawer and downed a cup.
Naruto trudged back to his apartment slowly, he ignored all of the villagers, all of their hate filled glares and their incessant mumblings. He walked past Ichirakus without even glancing up causing Teuchi and Ayame to frown at the blondes unusual behaviour. He opened his door to his apartment and walked in ignoring the smashed window and the words monster fox boy daubed on his wall, he didn t bother with food or any other necessities. Instead he just went straight to bed.