Emo Farm
Chapter Six! WHOOOOOT! Only five more to go! (Aicaramba does that mean the story is half done…yup!)
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"Enough," Sasuke panted heavily, "No more, I need a break!"
"How will you ever grow strong enough to defeat Itachi if your progress is so slow?" Orochimaru tutted, "Show me the jutsu, and then you can rest."
"No. I won't."
The Sannin's eyes narrowed. "Think carefully Sasuke-kun. You won't, or you can't?"
"Does it matter? It's not going to be done either way!" the boy snapped.
"I beg to differ. If you can't, we'll have a nice student-sensei motivational speech, take a break, and try again. If you won't, I will simply…what is it you say? Kick your ass and stop teaching you for good. We'll see how well you can control the curse seal without me."
The Uchiha scowled, and pointed over his shoulder. "Bird. Message," he grunted.
Orochimaru turned as caught the envelope as it fell.
"How like a child…you get a little tired and your grammar goes down the drain. Can't you form complete sentences? It doesn't take that much cell power," he chided, reading the message. "It seems that your friend Gaara-san has arrived. We are asked to cut short this training session," he nodded to the Sasuke, "Count your lucky stars."
"Hey, how come Gaara's 'san' and I'm just 'kun'?"
"Gaara-san is someone I respect. He became Kazekage at a very early age, and is very powerful. But above all, he knows how to utilize what would have otherwise been his downfall and turn it instead to this most powerful weapon. You on the other hand are a whiny sniveling brat who is weak and headstrong and so narrow-minded he won't even stop to ask why his brother left him alive, really."
Sasuke frowned. "What was that last bit?"
"Nothing, lets go," the Sannin replied, heading back home at a brisk pace.
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"Gaara," Sasuke greeted him, hesitantly. Having invited the boy under the crippling effects of alcohol, he was unsure of what to expect.
"Sasuke-kun!' the sand user exclaimed, "Ah…Naruto-kun has really missed you, you know. And don't even ask me how Sakura-san is doing. You must return home, Konoha weeps at Sunaga's doorstep at the loss of her last Uchiha."
"Cut the crap Gaara."
"Fine," the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand agreed, "But Naruto and Sakura-chan really do miss you. An ANBU root member called Sai…you're associated with him, no? He has taken your place in team seven. Kakashi-sensei has no student to teach, and Tsunade-hime won't let him out on missions. I've come to take you back, for all of their sakes."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the boy. "I'm not going back until I kill Itachi."
"Ok. How long will that take?" Gaara asked patiently.
"Orochimaru will train me for a few years, and then Itachi and I shall duel."
"A
few years?" Gaara repeated, appalled, "Naruto's tearing up the
countryside looking for you! He's gotten much stronger, if he finds
you he'll drag you back to Konoha if he has to break your limbs to
do it!"
"I've gotten stronger too," Sasuke retorted,
"I'll kick his ass!"
Orochimaru coughed. "Yeah, I beg to differ. Naruto-kun has Jiraiya training him. Though I'm teaching you, its unlikely that you'll be able to compete against his enthusiasm and chakra for at least another year."
Sasuke glared at his mentor. "Whose side are you on?"
Gaara sighed. "Well, if there's no other option, if you won't come quietly, I suppose I'll have to stay here until you kill your brother, then bring you back to Konoha."
"But you're the Kazekage! What about your village," Orochimaru objected.
"Temari has taken over for me until I return. I swore I wouldn't come back without Sasuke. Little did I know how long that would take…"
Sasuke, Orochimaru, and Gaara sighed in unison.
Suddenly, Gaara's eyes lit up. "Hey, why don't you just poison your brother? Living in the same house, it shouldn't be that hard, hmm?"
Sasuke snorted. "You think Itachi lets anyone have the chance to touch his food? It goes straight from the kitchen to his plate. I'd have to poison the whole dish and kill everyone else in the house."
Orochimaru laughed. "Besides, that wouldn't be just, heroic way of doing things would it? Sasuke wants to make Itachi suffer."
"I could use sabaku kyuu on him," Gaara offered, "That's painful."
"No, I have to be the one to kill him."
"Oh, you just want to have your cake and eat it too!" Gaara sniffed.
"Damn straight! What good is cake if I can't eat it?" Sasuke fumed.
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yeah, I hate it when people use that line on me…seriously, are you going to preserve that cake for all eternity?
L: Call me what you like, I'm still taking your cake.
Teehee.