Here's the second chapter! Thank you so much for all of your responses. I am a bit overwhelmed with how many people have read this story. A special thanks to all you that reviewed. You guys are amazing.
One thing, Yes my portraits of some of the characters in here are pushing the boundaries of what defines them as them. But, I like the idea of a confident Sakura and a flustered Sasuke. It's all in good fun. Hope you enjoy.
Once again I do not own Naruto.
EDIT 6/5/2012: Just some minor spelling and sentence restructuring :) And FYI I am working on the final chapter as we speak, hopefully should be up within the week.
He's mad. Borderline delirium mad. How could she even consider wrapping her legs around that...no! He will not demean himself with images of the Dobe anywhere near her nether regions. Sasuke threw a withering glare over his shoulder, only to have his eyes widen and bleed a deathly crimson. There they were, at it again. His hands were all over her, wrapping her in a forest green kimono with a vibrant yellow obi.
"Neh, Naruto. Do you think that I should show more leg?" Sakura proceeded to open her kimono revealing long toned legs. "What about you Kakashi-sensei? You've been studying this guy for weeks. Does he like them sweet and innocent or more on the concubine side?"
Is she doing this on purpose? There's no way that his sweet and innocent Sakura could be conniving. Well she's not innocent anymore, brooded Sasuke. When we get back to Konoha the first chance that he gets, Sasuke is going to punt that knucklehead as far as Suna. Muffled in the background he overheard, "I'd say he likes them coy. First play the innocent and then hit him over the head with your provocativeness." Explained Kakashi.
"You know I read about this situation before." And, there he was, that damn fake clone of his talking to him. If he calls me nii-san one more time... "If you want to woo her your going to have to do what they call pea-cocking, nii-san." Sai looked at Sasuke with a smile that told him, Sai knew exactly what he was doing to him.
Sasuke gave him a noncommittal "Hn."
"You need to show her your manly side. Flash her some of your pasty muscles." Sai reached over and tried to grab one of Sasuke's arms. Sasuke maneuvered his arm around to clamp down on the front of Sai's half shirt. The full brunt force of Sasuke's infamous Uchiha glare is now solely directed at Sai. "Ooh there you go. I think that you've got the flashy manly part down. Now you just need to hit her over the head and drag her back to your cave. The tricky part is keeping her there. This is where the wooing comes in." Sasuke was already giving Sai his most intense glare, so he chose to proceed to step two. Slow death by gengetsu. One where his opponent truly gets melted into a pile of goo by his Uchiha glare.
"You know Sasuke, Sai's got a point" Red eyes snap to one coal black eye. "A girl needs a man, but one that is manly enough to show her how he truly feels."
Sasuke looks back at Sai and ponders, 'suppose step two needs to wait.' He releases Sai with a forceful shove back. Then turns back to Kakashi and drones, "Show all his manly perverted feelings?"
A low laugh is emitted from Kakashi as he throws up his hands in a defensive position, "Hey some of the strongest shinobi are the biggest perverts. There's Jiraiya, one of the sannin. I know for a fact that the fourth had some perverted tendencies."
"Hey! I do not want to get those kinds of images in my head about my dad!" A disgusted scowl was plastered on Naruto's face as he walks towards his male teammates. "He was a hero and the perfect gentleman."
Kakashi's visible eye crinkled, "You do know the saying Naruto, that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree? You yourself have your sexy-no-jutsu and where did you get the 'research' for it, hmm?" A light shade of pink made it's way across Naruto's tan cheeks. "Besides, I know for a fact the first time you saw Sakura's bare chest, you almost bled to death from your torrential nose bleed. She had to take you to the hospital to get a blood transfusion." Naruto had to quickly pinch his nose to prevent another bloody outflow from the memory of that event.
With this new information Sasuke glared at Naruto, but had a hard time repressing a slight smirk at the idea of him dying from the sight of a pair of knockers. Kakashi gave another chuckle and continued, "This is all beside the point." Kakashi turns to face Sasuke while assuming his trademark stance, "You can be a strong shinobi and still fall victim to the opposite sex. There is no shame in it Sasuke, and the sooner you realize how you feel about her, the sooner you can be with her in all the perverted ways you want."
Expelling a forceful 'Tch' Sasuke turns to leave the pestering older shinobi to the devices of his two idiot male teammates. "Oh and Sasuke, walking around in only your boxers is pushing the pea-cocking a little to far. It's more about subtle flashiness." Sasuke fights the urge to punch Sai across the world. Instead Sasuke gracefully stomps over to his folded clothes and jerks them on, all while formulating a plan to enact phase two on the annoying root member as soon as possible.
After everyone has gotten changed into their civilian clothes, Naruto and Sakura headed out to the village. Sai and Sasuke were to follow them there in about an hour and Kakashi went back to being the man in the shadows. Sasuke, still stuck at the granite outcropping, began to think over the rather pestering advice. In the three years that he had been back on the 'good' side, he had seen how much Sakura had changed. She was no longer his ever present shadow. In fact Sasuke had to admit that she had grown into a very strong individual. He remembered watching her in action on the battlefield during the shinobi war against Madara. She had been in the medical tents tending to the many wounded. She had moved around with authority, confidence and grace. Sasuke clenched his teeth when he further remembered how she fought.
He and Naruto were facing Uchiha Madara himself, when she had shown up. He had immediately thought that she was going to get herself killed in a heartbeat. But when her fist hit the ground creating a huge chasm, he had to think twice. She was no match for Madara, she knew that, but she fought smart. Sakura would move in to use a key jutsu to distract, while her teammates could prepare a more powerful offense. In the end the fight became a fluid dance between the five members of team seven versus Madara. And, when Naruto had finally killed the ancient Uchiha, Sakura had been there to heal them all. She had earned Sasuke's respect.
When they got back to Konoha, Sasuke expected her to go back to her fan-girling ways. So he, in turn, continued to treat her with his quiet disdain. When he realized that she wasn't being that annoying girl anymore, his treatment of her had already done its damage. When he began to think about completing his second goal in life, he had immediately thought of making her his Uchiha matriarch. After a few failed attempts at getting her attention, Sasuke decided that he had done to much damage and started to reluctantly look at the other kunoichi.
There had been this slow building of a long forgotten feeling in his gut, that Sasuke could no longer ignore. Lust was not the right word for it, although he could not wait to get between those luxurious thighs. Love had to be it. Not the kind of love that he had felt before, for his family, but a new kind of love. One that had crept up on him and was slowly blossoming. Sasuke leaned down gathered a small rock in his hand and chucked it at the granite outcropping. He was going to have to do something to change her opinion of him. Going after her like a dog in heat was possibly not the best way to go about it. Although the idea of 'pounding' his message of love into her, did not sound unappealing at all. With a heavy growl Sauske admitted that he had to try and woo the pinkette.
Naruto and Sakura were making their way through the crowded market. Their arms were linked and heads tilted in a loving manner. Naruto had been leading her around the stalls trying to dote on her like a loving husband. He had insisted on buying her a pretty little kanzashi, saying 'look at how good of a husband I make, Sakura-chan,' as he placed it in her hair. Sakura was having a good time. They had already spotted their target and were working their way towards a place the nukenin was known to hang out. They entered the extravagant hotel lounge and got a table. Naruto very boisterously told the waiter that he wanted the best meal for him and his lovely new wife. When the waiter left, Naruto moved in and nuzzled Sakura's neck. "You know" he whispered, "I saw your little strip tease earlier." Sakura's cheeks painted themselves a warm shade of red as she looked away from Naruto, only to lock eyes with Sasuke as he and Sai walked in. Quickly maneuvering her eyes away, she mustered a look of sly pride over her features as she returned her gaze to Naruto.
"What about it?" She squeaked remembering that she had no idea where she had gotten the courage to do the strip tease. A deep rumble vibrated from Naruto as he caressed her bangs from her flushed cheeks.
"I know what you are doing and I don't know if I like the idea of you corrupting our innocent Sasu-chan."
A long jubilant laugh cascaded out of Sakura's lips before she could choke out, "You've got to be kidding me. Innocent?"
"Oh I am very serious here Sakura-chan. Sasuke is very much as innocent as you were before I got my hands on you." A somewhat stern look mixed with a mischievous grin spread on Naruto's face. "If I find out that you hurt him in anyway, I am going to have to kick your ass. He has been through a lot in his life." Sakura shook her head in amazement. "I know that he cares about you." Sakura just scoffed at him. "No i'm serious. He has a funny way of showing it, but anyone can see that he seems warmer when around you." A light chuckle sprung from Naruto. "Though I do believe that he does deserve some punishment for ignoring you for too long. How about you and I up the anti a bit, and show him some of what he's going to get from you." Sakura's eyes narrow at the sparkling smile that he is giving her.
"Naruto!" Sakura growled. "Your lips are not supposed to be kissing me but a very pretty violet haired kunoichi back home."
Snaking an arm around her shoulders Naruto whispered in her ear, "I'll make a deal with you Sakura-chan. If you let me kiss you in front of Teme, i'll finally get the courage up to ask Hinata out." A tinkling laugh ghosted from Sakura.
"I don't know why you need any courage. She has already confessed to you." Sakura took a breath before she continued. "I don't think that it's a good idea to, mphh..." Naruto had moved in for the kill. His slightly chapped lips moved across hers in a slow sensual way. Trying hard to not blow their cover and shove Naruto off, Sakura let him coax her into kissing him back. He really was a good kisser, but all she could think about was how she wished it was a different teammate of hers. Naruto moved his arm around so that he could place his hand at the back of her neck and moved his fingers into her hair. The action made Sakura emit a small gasp, which allowed Naruto to dive in deeper. He's such a...a cheeky bastard!
From the back of her mind she could feel a very dark and powerful aura being directed at the knucklehead. Sakura took a peek from under her lids towards Sasuke. If her mouth had not been otherwise occupied she would have taken a very big gulp. His eyes smoldered in a torrent of fury. His strong fingers had shattered the glass he was holding and a dark stain was melting into his tight top. Naruto was right. There was no other way to describe Sasuke's reaction other than one of jealousy. And if there was that green emotion there, then there had to be some form of attachment to back it up. Smiling into the kiss, Sakura began to formulate a plan. She would not make it easy for Sasuke. She leaned into Naruto and pressed herself fully against his chest. A low growl of appreciation mixed with laughter made it's way out of Naruto.
Naruto proceeded to move his other hand to slide up her thigh, along her side, only to settle at the base of her breast. His thumb slowly trailed a small line along the juncture, making Sakura arch her back slightly into the touch. After a few moments more Naruto pulled back and plastered a brilliant smile on his face. "You know Sakura-chan, I always did love kissing you." Sakura just smiled back at him. "I think that had the desired effect on both of our targets." Naruto gave a quick glance back at Sasuke and threw a grin at him. Speaking out a bit Naruto stated, "Sakura-chan, i'm going to go and get our room ready. Stay here and enjoy some more of this delicious food." He gave her a light kiss on the forehead and walked away.
Sakura sat there humming to herself while eating some more of the food. Not to long after Naruto's departure did Sakura feel a new presence at her table. Bashfully she lifted her green eyes to ones of amber. He wasn't a bad looking man. He was in his late twenties, well built, and had a soft featured face. If Sakura didn't know that he was a missing nin, she would have said he was quite genial. Sakura lowered her glass and asked, "Is there something that I can do for you?"
A broad smile smeared across his face but did not reach his eyes. "I was wondering what a beautiful young lady, such as you, was doing here eating by herself?"
"Oh my husband went up to our room for a bit." Sakura leaned over the table to reach the bowl of rice. In the process she exposed a small glimpse of her cleavage. His light eyes drank in her form. "We are here on our honeymoon, enjoying this fine village."
"Is that so." He took the liberty of sitting down in the chair next to her and leaned towards her. "I noticed that you two were quite enjoying yourselves earlier." Sakura didn't have to make herself blush at that comment. He leaned in a little more and placed a hand on her knee. At this point he looked her straight in the eye. She could feel the tell tale signs of a gengetsu falling over her. It was a weak one, easy for her to break out of, but she left it up so as not to alert him that she was a shinobi. His form slowly changed into Naruto's and his voice became the light laughter of his. She smiled at him and rummaged her hand through his hair.
"When did you get back?" She sighed at him.
"Only a few moments ago. Are you ready to head up?" His mouth quirked up in a sinister grin. She shook her head at him in a yes motion. They both stood and made their way out of the restaurant. When they passed Sasuke's table she motioned for them to trail her.
Sasuke could only sit and watch as Sakura got thoroughly kissed and felt up by Naruto. He wanted nothing so bad as to walk right over to their table, pummel Naruto to death, and possibly chop off his hands for daring to touch her like that. He then wanted to take Sakura somewhere dark, and teach her a few lessons about how she had been a bad, bad girl. He knew that Naruto was intentionally trying to get a reaction out of him, but the way that she had joined in with Naruto's ploy made something in him stir. He was furious, but he wanted nothing more than to smash his own lips into hers.
When Sakura made contact with their target. He saw the gengetsu that the sleazeball had put on her. He was not worried that she couldn't take care of herself, but having to watch her and 'Naruto' walk out of the restaurant all chummy, made him even more upset. He was going to kill the Dobe. When they were out of sight, he looked over at Sai and nodded at him. Both shinobi were gone in a flash. They trailed Sakura from the rooftops. Her head was leaning on the shoulder of her captor while they chatting animatedly. He had to admit that she was a pretty good actress.
When the two reached the outskirts of town the target began to lead her down a trail into the nearby rocky cliffs. Sasuke smirked to himself thinking that the idiot of a man was making it too easy on them. They would be on their way back to Konoha in a less than an hour. He watched as the shadows of his three other teammates placed themselves in a circle around their target, leaving no room for an escape. This man was supposed to be a very strong missing nin from wave country. Sasuke made a short grunt of amusement. The guy was sub-par compared to team seven. Sure he had a substantial chakra pool, but he was horrible at noticing his surroundings. The man was so absorbed with the idea of getting Sakura that he did not notice his impending doom.
Sakura was quickly pressed against a rock wall, while the missing nin ravaged her neck. Black eyes blazed red. Why is it that he had to spend all day watching her get man-handled by everyone except him? His sharingan spotted an influx of chakra that gathered in Sakura's right hand. She slowly pressed it to the back of the nin's neck and released a powerful burst of chakra. The man was dead before he hit the ground. With hand signs too fast for the naked eye, Sasuke teleported down to Sakura in an instant. When he looked into her eyes he saw a shadow of pain flash across them, before it was replaced with one of resolve.
He understood that look. She felt guilt for killing the man without giving him a chance to fight, but she also understood that it was the best way to do it. He leaned in and gently closed up the front of her kimono. He then smoothly wiped the lone tear that had fell from her glassy green eyes. Settling the palm of his hand to rest on her cheek he told her in a deep baritone, "You did well." He then tweaked her nose, bent down to retrieve the dead body and slowly walked away.
Moments later the rest of team seven landed in the clearing. Naruto was making his way over to Sakura, but stopped as he passed Sasuke. Blue eyes met crimson. A large smile spread across Sasuke's face, and a very confused one marred Naruto's. Before Naruto could get over his shocked state, Sasuke reeled back his free arm and socked Naruto square in the jaw. Naruto went flying across the clearing with a loud howl. The smile on Sasuke's face faded to a satisfied smirk. He made a small 'Hn' before considering to himself that maybe Sai's fake smiles had a use after all.
They made their camp just outside the border of rock country. Naruto had complained the whole way about how Sasuke only got a hit on him, because he used underhanded methods. Kakashi merely commented to Naruto that 'he should have listened to his awesome sensei when he told him to look underneath the underneath.' The night rations were handed out and the watch schedule was set. Sakura had the first shift and Sasuke had the one right after hers.
The night was cool when he rose from his light slumber. Sasuke figured this was his first chance to try out some, completely platonic, moves on Sakura. The problem was he had no idea what that meant. He supposed that he could try talking to her, but making conversation had never been his forte. Grumbling to himself, he removed the sleeping bag from his lithe form and made his way towards Sakura's position. But, not wasting an easy opportunity, Sasuke gave the snoring blond a quick kick in the butt before running off. A loud 'damn you, Teme' reached his hears as he leaped up into the nearest tree.
When he found her he barely had a chance to stifle a gasp of surprise. She was standing on top of a lake dripping wet. She was once again wearing only her tight bindings and red silk panties. What is she trying to do to him? Here he was trying to play the gentleman, but all he can think about doing now is pushing her down on the cold sandy beach and touching her in places he'd only dreamed of. Stupid woman! She slowly turned her head and glanced back at him. She didn't jump and try to hide her exposed body like he thought she would, but instead turned to fully face him.
Sasuke didn't know what to do. He had two options right now. Either walk away or walk forward. He knew what he wouldn't be able to stop doing, if he did walk forward. Before he could make up is mind, she started to make her way to him. Sasuke took this chance to soak in her damp form. She was a beautiful specimen. Her long toned legs moved forward as her hips swung slightly from side to side. He didn't let his eyes hover to long on the space between her smooth thighs for fear that he would not be able to control himself. So instead he made his way up her flat stomach to her pert breasts. He could see the outline of them fairly well, due to her wet bindings. They were round and full. He imagined that they would fit nicely in his hands. With much effort he made his eyes move from her soft mounds to her full lips and then to her deep green eyes. He noticed that she had a mischievous glint in them, that he was not sure he trusted.
"Do you like what you see, Sasuke-kun?" She purred at him. Shit! If he did not get out of here soon, he was going to loose all sense of self control. And he did not want to ravage her right here before attempting to woo her. Ok, yes he really, really wanted to. But, he kept telling himself that he needed to wait. At this point Sakura had made her way so that she was mere few inches from him. She lifted her hand and slid one finger down his chest. Before he could even fathom what she was doing, he felt her slide that finger under the edge of his pants to play with the top of his boxers.
She was going to drive him insane! He already felt his loins rising to the call. If she moved even a micro-inch lower, she would not be able to blame him for having ripped those flimsy red panties off her and sheathing himself inside her. Her next words had his breath catching in his throat. "Is it true Sasuke-kun, that you've never experienced being inside a woman?" Her eyes were half lidded and spoke of pleasured promises. Sasuke could only manage a shaky affirmative 'Hn.'
"Is that so?" Sasuke kept playing the mantra, I need to wait, over and over in his head. He knew that she was doing this on purpose, trying to push him to his limits. He had to admit that she had gotten very good at her seduction techniques. "Hm, I wonder if it will be like the time that I took Naruto's virginity." She glanced back up at him to catch his scowl, before continuing. "He was very...intense." When she uttered this statement she sunk her finger lower to hook into the top of his boxers. She leaned forward to peer into it's depths and gave an appreciative growl. At this point Sasuke said to himself, fuck self control, and bent down to hook his hands around the back of her legs. He lifted her up, wedged himself between her silky thighs and pinned her to the nearest tree.
"I will make you forget that you even thought of touching that idiot." Sasuke growled in her ear. Digging his hips into hers, he caused her to elicit a throaty moan. Hearing her hitched breath and wanton moan made Sasuke see red. He opened his mouth and nibbled on her delectable neck. She arched her head back to allow him access to more. But, before he could reach her supple lips, she grabbed his head in her hands, let out a throaty chuckle and poofed into white smoke. Sasuke was left there with a raging hard on, and arms holding tight onto a log.
It took him a few moments for the blood to make it back to his brain, for Sasuke to realize what Sakura had done to him. All he could think as he heard her merry laughter far in the distance, was that she was a complete... tease. And that she had better run the next time he saw her.
Well there you go. What did you think? I do have to say that it's so much fun to mess with Sasuke. He needs to learn to loosen up a bit. Well this story should be finished in one more chapter, which hopefully I can knock out fast again.
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