Summary: Alternat seires of events set after the Sasuke/Naruto fight at the Valley of the end - If Naruto won.
Disclamer: I do not own Naruto, or anything else of value. It is not worth mugging me.
Chapter 4 - A Price To Pay.
- - - Sakura's POV - - -
Why did Sasuke-kun do that?
All mum said was 'At least she's not dating the Kyuubi-brat'
She always called Naruto that, and I don't know why. Mabye its because he was born on the day Kyuubi died. Mabye its due to his fox-like grin.
But Sasuke-kun went crazy.
---Flashback---
"At least ishe's not dating the Kyuubi-brat"
In a flash Sasuke was on his feet, Sahringan active, fist buried in my mothers stomach.
"You call Naruto a monster for what he is? I call you a monster for condemming an inoccent man.
As much as I hate to admit it, with this cursed-seal, I'm more likely to harm Konoha than him.
As much as you call him a monster, he is a hero. I know about the seal. The so-called monster
told me himself. I now regret getting him to make that promise. I know that it will cause him nothing but pain.
But I also know that he will never go back on his word, even if I go back on mine. So I will give him what he wants.
I will keep my end of the bargin, knowing he would help me regardles, because it is the least I can do, to try and atone for the likes
of you. Keep this in mind, woman, the 'Kyuubi-brat' is the only reason I am not the enemy of this village. The 'Kyuubi-brat' is the
only reason you have one of the legandary sannin as Hokage, the 'Kyuubi-brat' has saved the life of your daugter more times than
I care to count. The 'Kyuubi-brat' is one of the best ninja in this whole stinking village. The 'Kyuubi-brat' let his heart break DAY
after DAY after DAY to cheer you daugter up after I rejected her. Also he is the one who made me realise how I feel for Sakura"
After his monologue, the avenger left, though Sakura could almost swear she heard him muttering as he left
"Damn . .. I was supposed to keep to the script. Still, It hurt that he would know her mothers reaction so well. . .I wonder how much it hurt him to write it"
---End Flashback---
Just what did he mean? And why did he react so strongly? I won't be able to figure it out like this. I'll just convince Ino to help me snoop around tomorrow, while Naruto was training with her Sasuke-kun.
- - - Ino's POV - - -
After I released the jutsu, Naruto used his clones to stop me from leaving.
I asked him to let me leave, stating as an incidental note, that I owed him my life - saving me from kyuubi while in his mind.
He dispelled the clones and told me to sit down. When I did he told me how to repay him for holding kyuubi back.
Even after seeing his innermost secrets,. I admit that I was shocked.
The price I must pay, for the prevention of my death, was to help in the deciet that I had just uncovered.
I had to promise never to tell Sakura about the reason behind Sasuke-kun's new persona, and his new feelings for her.
Also I had to help them prevent her from finding out about it. I agreed, with misted eyes, Naruto was just too sweet, I owed him my life, and as payment of that
debt I was going to make his life a misery, by making his love happy. As I agreed, Sasuke appeared.
"Teme! This date shouldn't be over for another hour! What are you doing"
"DOBE, WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE, DO YOU WANT SAKURA TO FIND OUT"
So we explained about my finding the scrols, ecetera, ecetera, blah, blah, blah . . .
"So she'll help us? In any way"
Sasuke can be so untrusting! I assured him that I would.
"Then start dating Naruto"
Me and Naruto both screamed in protest to that, but Sasuke had planned it all out.
"SHe wants her friends to be happy, too, right" he said "SO what better way to fall her into thinking that the dobe is over her than for him to get a girl?
and it wouldn't be fair it the girl didn't already know about it, right?" OK, so he had some good reasons. "Also, It will convince her that her OTHER friend is over ME, right Ino"
I hated to admit it, but Sasuke was right, the bastard, after we agreed on THAT, he dropped the bombshell of the events at the Haruno household.
Then he went off to his room to sleep. Leaving Konoha's newest and most reluctant couple to try and figure out a way out of the mes Sasuke left us in.
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According to Naruto's script, Sasuke was just supposed to grin slightly and tell the elder Haruno that he was the ideal partner for her daugter,
as his love for her bought him back from the cluches of the sound-nin.
Also you may have noticed that Ino dropped the -kun from Sasuke's name, but that is only temporary as she's pissed at him for making her date Naruto.
