Author's Note: This chapter's pretty short and pretty retarded. Sorry! Also, I love Sai! I just don't have the heart to ignore his existence. And yes, fangirls! haha! Who doesn't love fangirls? I swear I'm one of those girls by the counter. Poor Sai though, he's scarred for life! *snickers*
Summary: Blue eyes met blue. The other to protect his village, the other to protect his most precious person. Itanaru! Somewhat AU!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto 'cause if I did, I won't let Itachi die! T_T
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Chapter 3: Fun Over Dinner
"Oh yeah Kisa-nii before I forget." Naruto whined, despite the ramen in his mouth.
"What?"
"You promised me that you will let me borrow Same-chan. Can I use her later ne?" the blond inquired looking at Kisame with puppy dog eyes.
Kisame sighed. 'So the other me promised him this?' he lazily looked back at the blond kid. "What for?"
"Nothing, I just want to try something out later." Naruto beamed. "You will let me borrow right?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Drop it kid."
"But…but you promised, you're so unfair I was really looking forward to it." the blond pouted cutely.
"I said no Naruto."
Naruto crossed his arms against his chest, sticking out his tongue. "Kisa-niichan's being a meanie again."
"I'm not!" Kisame snapped.
"You are…"
"I'm not."
"You are."
"I told you I'm not."
"BUT YOU AREEEEEE!!!" Naruto retorted back voice going just an octave higher, he really loved ticking the shark-like nin off. The blue-eyed blond felt like cackling evilly.
Kisame cringed. 'Dammit, this kid's being too pushy.' he grimly thought gritting his teeth in half annoyance. "Fine, later! But I won't let you use it on your own. Kami knows what's you'll do to my Samehada! If you as much put a scratch on her Naruto, mark my word I won't ever treat you to ramen again."
"Yay!" Naruto pointed out excitedly. "It's okay, I'll make sure my fire won't burn it." The blue-eyed blonde grinned, attacking his eighth bowl of ramen. "Besides, you've been using that threat for forever Kisa-niichan which is utterly useless since you always fall into my irresistable charms anyway kekekeke."
Kisame felt like strangling the boy right then and there but decided to ignore the urge. Something else caught his attention. "Your what?" he asked, intrigued.
Naruto glanced up. "My what?"
"What fire?"
Naruto raised an eyebrow slurping his ramen before speaking again. "My fire, Kyuu-kun's fire. Like duh Kisa-niichan he's a fox demon representing the fire element. Since we've merged, I've got full access to his system making me able to summon fire at my will…pretty much like Gaara-kun…but of course I still have to master it 'cause I still geta few burns here and there at times." he stated smiling sheepishly. Kisame simply gave him the what the fuck look, still processing that bit of information in his mind. Naruto rolled his eyes sighing. "...and no I won't ask why you suddenly forgot about that, you seem to be having a slight case of amnesia lately." he concluded before stuffing himself with a mouthful of ramen.
'Is it just me or is this kid getting more and more interesting?' Kisame thought in amusement while giving the blond a smirk.
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"Yay! I'm full!" Naruto happily exclaimed setting down his 10th bowl of ramen on the table grinning like a hyena. "Arigatou Kisa-niichan."
Kisame reached out and ruffled the blond's hair. "Anytime kid." he was kind of used to his new nickname, seeing the hyper ninja had been calling him that for the past 15 minutes. He studied the bowls of ramen. "Geez kid you eat for 10 people, don't you ever get fat?"
Naruto's grin grew wider. "Nope! It-chan gives me…" he signaled for Kisame to come closer so he could whisper the rest of his sentence and to Kisame's regret he simply obliged. "…great exercise at night. I'm sure you've heard strange sounds coming from our quarters ne Kisa-niichan?"
Kisame choked on his food.
"Oh my God, are you alright?" he slightly gasped in fake worry. Kisame's reactions never fails to amuse him every single time. "Ohhhh you're red." he remarked snickering.
"Damn brat." Kisame exclaimed coughing up the ramen that got stuck in his throat.
Naruto merrily laughed. "Seriously Kisa-niisan you act like a girl at times."
The shark-like nin's eyebrow twitched. "You take that back."
"Make meeee."
Kisame hanged his head in defeat deciding to just let the subject drop. He really couldn't care less whatever the kid and the other Itachi had been doing during their free times. Shrugging, he reached into his cloak's pocket and took out his wallet, placing the money onto the table, frowning slightly.
"Ei? Something wrong?"
Kisame rubbed the back of his head. "Errr…"
The blond grabbed the pouch from his grasp and peered inside the contents. What's left of it at least. "You're really serious about not treating me to ramen ever are you?"
"Dead serious! At this rate I might end up broke, cold and hungry on the streets."
"Not a chance…that's totally not cool…besides you're too good looking for that."
The shark-faced nin raised an eyebrow as Naruto chuckled. He was really starting to like this other version of the boy. He's downright honest. I mean come on, he really is good looking, but people are just too dense to look closer just because he looked like a shark. Kisame smiled inwardly.
He turned his gaze to the Uchiha who had been silent the whole while. "Oi Itachi, help me out here will you? At least pay half the…" he trailed off, his eyes set to his partner whose eyes were glued to another direction. Darting his eyes to side, he stopped at a figure which apparently caught the brunette's attention.
Naruto for his part glanced up at his lover, and then to the direction Itachi had his eyes on. The smile on his lips faded, when he realized that the Uchiha was staring at something…or worse yet, someone. He was mistaking that look as ogling when in fact the older Uchiha was glaring daggers towards that boy in the corner.
"And here I thought you preferred blondes." Naruto grumbled under his breath.
Hearing this, the brunette decided to stop his glaring session. He gently cupped the blonde's chin turning his head a little, so that now they were face to face, lost into the blue pools that were Naruto's he softly spoke. "I don't prefer blonds."
Naruto frowned slightly.
"I only prefer you Naruto-kun." with that said the older Uchiha leaned down claiming the blonde's soft lips trying to put everything he felt right now into that one kiss.
Feeling his lover's lips against his own, Naruto smiled closing his eyes as he let himself drown to the sensation. 'Strange, It-chan never kissed me in public before.' he silently thought.
Itachi put more pressure to the kiss when he felt the other kissing back. Wanting to feel more of Naruto, his tongue darted out wanting access inside the blonde's mouth. Naruto welcomed this with absolute abandon. He felt the other's hand on his cloak clutching at the soft fabric. A soft moan escaped the blonde's lips as he let his tongue stroke his lover's own, letting it explore every inch of his lover's mouth.
'Itachi. It's been a while, since you've kissed me this way.'
An eternity or perhaps a moment passed. It was Naruto who first gently broke the kiss due to the necessity of their lungs, and the unexplainable strange sensation he had in his gut. He looked up at Itachi lovingly cheeks flushed red carressing the ebony-haired man's face. "It-chan!" he started. "What's the matter?" he could tell there was something different.
Without uttering a single world Itachi held the boy against his chest, kissing the mop of blonde hair inhaling the scent that was only Naruto. 'I am not the person you think I am.' he silently thought, a sudden pang of pain shot through him. "Promise me that you'll never...change. Always smile, Naruto."
Naruto blinked in confusion. There was something in his lover's voice that was quite unsettling. 'It-chan, what's bothering you?'
Shaking his thoughts off, Naruto allowed himself to instead drown more into the sensation of Itachi's warmth. "I promise." he nodded with a soft reply.
"Ugh, okay! I'd really appreciate it if you guys stop the drama? Since we're in a public place and people are staring at the both of you." Kisame stated smirking. 'That boy sure has that effect on you Itachi.' he mentally added.
Realizing that they were still yes inside the ramen shop, Naruto gently extracted himself from the older Uchiha rubbing the back of his head. "Ehehe…gomen! Got carried away there."
Itachi sighed and let go of the blond, disappointed that they had to stop but then proceeded to eat his own meal. Hunger was beginning to pop out it's huge head. Shifting his gaze back to the boy earlier seated at the corner he smirked. 'He's gone! GOOD.'
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Sai sat there, eating his ramen trying his best to keep his cool. He could feel the Uchiha's gaze on him, boring holes into his skull. That in itself sucked.
Earlier he had his eyes on Naruto, studying him from head to toe, surprised about the blonde's new clothing and slight change of appearance, not to mention his new preferred companions, he shifted his gaze only to be met by the red penetrating eyes of the mangekyou user Itachi Uchiha. Sai gulped, quickly looking back down at his ramen, eating his meal. How long had that S-class criminal been looking at him? He didn't know.
He heard Naruto argue with the other Akatsuki member they were with. 'Why is Naruto-kun being so familiar with these people?' he mentally asked frustration starting to kick in. 'I don't understand this, I need to talk to him,later when he's alone.' he heaved out a deep breath. 'YEAH! ALONE.'
The artist ninja was almost done with his food when he heard whispers from the two girls by the counter.
"Oh my, look at those two Aya, aren't they cute together?"
"Wai Rika-neechan, the blond one is so adorable." she giggled.
"I know! And look at his boyfriend. Whoa, effing hot."
"But don't you think he's too young for that guy?"
"Nah, who cares? As long as they love each other, it's always alright." she stated having that dreamy look on her face.
"Baka neechan you're such a sucker for these kind of things are you?"
"Damn proud of it." she beamed fighting the urge to melt right on the spot.
"The one that looks like a shark disturbs me though."
Both girls snickered.
"Huh?" Sai glanced up, and what he saw almost made him choke on his ramen. Naruto and Uchiha Itachi in a lip lock. "Alright, this is just too much! I seriously need some fresh air." and with that he placed his payment on his table, and went outside.
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A few minute laters, as he placed his chopsticks down on the table along with the empty bowl of ramen, Itachi stood giving his companions a stare meaning that they were about to leave. Naruto smiled as he got up as well, his hands reached out slipping them against Itachi's own entwining their fingers. The brunette glanced back at the blond then at their joined hands, a feeling of warmth enveloping him. Itachi tightened his hold, wanting that moment to never end as they started their pace.
"Bah, sucks to be a third wheel." Kisame mumbled, carefully setting his sword behind his back scaring a few costumers in the process.
Naruto turned his head, grinning cheekily at the shark-like nin. "Get yourself a wife Kisa-niichan, then you won't be a third wheel anymore." Kisame thwacked him in the head. "Ouch, what you do that for?" the blond pouted massaging the suddenly sore spot. The mist-nin just smirked.
Once they were outside, Naruto's eyes scanned the area unexpectedly stifling a yawn. "We need a place to stay for the night It-chan. I'm...tired." he craned his neck to side, looking up meeting his lover's gaze, rubbing his thumb against the back of Itachi's hand. "Aren't you...tired at all?"
The older Uchiha shook his head and was about to answer the blond's question when the sound of plates breaking caused him to turn his head to the side, Naruto and Kisame did the same and was met by the picture of a young boy maybe in the age of six, being violently shoved across the middle of the street.
Upon seeing such display, Naruto's expression darkened. "Why those fucking bastards!" the blue-eyed blond hissed under his breath.
TBC
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