Konoha Public…Enemy?!
by Herm-Own-Ninny879
Disclaimer: Nah, I don't own Naruto. Just the plot…of this story. O.o
Author's Note: Yep, it's SasuSaku. A bit…AUness. Enjoy! It might start off serious, but hey…it's a humor/romance fic.
Inspired by some DeviantART work, 'When Did Your Heart Go Missing?' by Rooney, and the Michi to You All ending of Naruto Shippuden.
Chapter One: Unappealing Feelings
"I just don't understand why you have to be like my mother," Uzumaki Naruto, age sixteen pouted, attempting to hide the injury on his face, and scowling at his best friend,sixteen year old Haruno Sakura. The said pink-haired girl rolled her eyes and moved his hand away from his face.
"Do you even know what your mother was like?" Sakura smirked, "and if we don't treat this, it might get infected."
"Sakura-chan, it's only a LITTLE cut," Naruto whimpered. Sakura scowled an angry, temperamental expression, which made the blonde boy twitch. Sakura smiled, eyes narrowed and focused healing chakra onto the wound he had gained from the day's mission.
"There. All healed," Sakura smiled, putting a small band-aid on his face. Naruto sighed.
"Thank you, Doctor Haruno," he said boredly. "Now can we go and get some ramen?"
Sakura sighed and stood up from her chair by Naruto's check-up bed in the Konoha Hospital. Stretching her arms, she picked up her hitai-ate and placed it as a headband on her head. Her slender, fit figure showed off with the red-and-white tank top, and the short, short black leggings, and the cover she put on top of it—the outfit she usually wore to missions and training. Naruto tried not to stare, and put his orange-and-black sweater back on, zipping it all the way up, and he put back on his leaf headband as well.
"Alright," Sakura mumbled, "just let me go ahead and put on my headband righ—"
"SAKURA-NEECHAN!" a loud voice screamed, slamming the door to Sakura's medical office open. Sakura and Naruto both shot up straight where they were and a little boy, with a long, cyan-blue scarf stood there, hands-on-knees, panting loudly. "You're needed at the Main Gates, you and Naruto-niichan!"
"Konohamaru, I just wish you won't call me niichan," Naruto scowled, narrowing his eyes in another pouty look. He rolled up his sleeves. "Why do we need to go there NOW?"
"NARUTO-BAKA!" Sakura scowled, raising her hand, getting ready to whack him, but Konohamaru looked at them exasperatedly, becoming very impatient by every second.
"Alright, alright, let's GO already," Naruto rolled his eyes, and he and Sakura followed the twelve year-old outside the premises of the Konoha Hospital. They continued to rush by fellow ninja and townspeople, trying to fight the urge to greet them. Finally, they arrived at the main gates, where two ANBU Black Ops members, and Sakura's Tsunade-shisshou were standing, looking stone-serious. This odd aura around the area was daunting…and everyone's chakra was spinning out of control, Naruto felt. Sakura shivered.
"What's going on?" Naruto said, raising an eyebrow, scanning everyone's faces for a look that could tell everything. Konohamaru nodded to Tsunade, who did the same, and he ran back off. "Why are you all quiet?"
"Do you sense that chakra?" Tsunade said quietly, folding her arms and closing her eyes. Sakura looked around at everyone, especially at the two ANBU members, who had their hands ready to reach for their katanas and kunai knives, but with their masks on, she couldn't read their expressions…but their feelings were easy to read.
Worry, malice, and a short bit of utter hatred.
She looked at her Shisshou, who was still expressionless. So, unwillingly, Sakura closed her eyes and felt the breeze run through her air…and then it hit her.
Her eyes shot open with a flash. She looked over at Naruto, who looked back, their eyes wide.
"Wh—"
"—NOW?" Naruto exclaimed. Tsunade opened her eyes and gazed at the two people she had seen grow up and mature.
"Yes."
"He's not that far," Sakura said in a high-pitched voice, now worrying. Naruto gulped, his hands balling into fists. The demon inside of him seemed to want to get out at even the FEEL of this certain person's chakra.
"That…dobe…" Naruto whispered, trying to hide the tears that were beginning to form at the corner of his eyes.
"OVER THERE!" One of the ANBU shouted. Everyone was ready for this incoming visitor. Sakura gazed into the distance past the gate, and saw a tall figure, limping and injured—
"SASUKE-KUN?" Sakura screamed. Without anyone pausing to stop her, she began to run, run towards the figure that was slowly approaching.
"SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto shouted, trying to catch up to her, but he tripped on a stone and he stood up quickly, pausing to dust himself off, and then proceeded to chase after the pink-haired cherry blossom.
The figure collapsed and, Sakura finally reached him.
He was a handsome, tall figure, long, dark hair that was in the form of somewhat a chicken's bottom. His breathing was in deep, ragged staggers, and his clothes were torn and bloody. The long katana she would always recognize on missions to save him was missing, and his deep, onyx eyes were gazing back up at her almost lifelessly. She took a look at his body, which was covered in cuts and bruises.
From his mouth came a soft, stoic voice that she would always remember…
"Sakura…" Uchiha Sasuke whispered and he fell into the blackness.
One-and-a-half Years Later
"You're still annoying…as per usual."
"Sasuke-kun!" Tsunade-shisshou snapped. The pink-haired girl sitting next to her scowled, her hands balling into fists.
"Sasuke, you DOBE!" Sakura, now eighteen, growled, her face contorted with annoyance and anger, "that's all you ever say to me! Did you know that you're the most annoying man on this PLANET? I was just merely questioning you about your fucking mission! Catch my drift, compadre?" She stood up, the chair scraping on the hard wooden floor.
"What I mean, Pinky, is that you have to get out of my—ah—'fucking' personal life,"
"You're calling me PINKY now? YOU BASTARD!"
"Whatever."
Uchiha Sasuke, also eighteen, almost nineteen, glared at her and fixed his Jonin vest, zipping it up. He turned around from the mission table where the Godaime, Tsunade-shisshou, was rolling her eyes in frustration, was sitting, with his, Sakura, and Naruto's former sensei of years ago, Umino Iruka, who was trying his dear best not to laugh at this predicament…which had happened…how many times now? It was very apparent that the Hokage was getting more and more wrinkles…coming from these two, hidden underneath her Ninjutsu-covered beauty. Sakura was next to him, fuming with rage for the fiftieth (?) time.
Sasuke stopped at the door, opening it. He cocked his head towards Sakura and smirked. "See you later, Haruno," he added, and then left, collecting his payment from the other Ninja at the other mission tables. Sakura's jade eyes lightened, and she looked away from her mentors, her face a soft tint of pink.
Tsunade sighed, looked down and folded her arms…Ever since Sasuke came back in the high ranks of the Konohagakure Ninja…all he and Sakura have been doing is…ARGUING, FIGHTING, and worst of the bunch, BICKERING. I don't even know why they even argue…I thought Sakura liked him. Psh…good thing Naruto isn't here…or else all hell would break loose in the village…they might even attempt to burn it down someday.
"Shisshou, I think I'm going to go home and rest," Sakura sighed tiredly, picking up her dark brown messenger bag. Tsunade raised an eyebrow, looking back up at her student.
"Alright, Sakura, but before you go…" Tsunade said, rustling through mission scrolls and requests, checking the B-ranked mission list. Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"You've been requested a partner mission, starting tomorrow."
"WHAT?" Sakura exclaimed. "I just came back from one with Ino! I don't need another one," she added, groaning. "What is it this time, and who the hell am I going to be partnered with?!"
"Sakura, watch your language," Iruka-sensei warned, as Tsunade looked like she were going to throw the box of scrolls at the young lady, but tried to keep her cool as best as usual.
"I don't mind, Iruka," the woman said, taking deep breaths. "Sakura, you and your partner were SPECIALLY requested for this mission," she said, but when she saw Sakura's expression, she decided to go on, "…and you are to leave tomorrow morning, and all you need to bring is a bag like the one you're wearing, full of regular toiletries, and your weapons."
"But—Shisshou--" Sakura began to protest, but Tsunade held up a hand to her.
"I know you're really not going to like this, but…your partner is…"
"Come on, just spit it out already," Sakura groaned. "Who is it? Naruto? Ino? Lee? Kiba?"
The Hokage was expecting this. Getting ready for Sakura's evil deathblow, she finally stated that one name that would make the whole world explode.
"…Uchiha Sasuke."
Sakura blinked once.
Tsunade looked back at her and then to Iruka, who already had his hands to his ears. Sighing, she closed her eyes and folded her hands under her chin in annoyance.
"ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!" Sakura screamed, pulling at her hair. "I HAVE TO BE PARTNERS WITH HIM? THAT BASTARD?" she fell to her knees, and began pleading, "Please, shisshou, please, I don't want to go with him, he's just going to annoy the hell out of me! Pleaaaase…."
Tsunade merely looked at her. "This mission pays a lot due to its rank, Sakura. You'll be doing a good thing for our village, and for your own sake."
Sakura stared at her, sighed and looked down. "Fine then. I'll take the mission."
Tsunade smiled and wrote hers and Sasuke's names down.
"FUCK, FUCK, DAMN IT, FUCK!" Sakura screamed, kicking a rock ten minutes later once she left the Hokage tower. People in the street were oddly staring at her like she was crazy. "I—HAVE—TO—BE—EFFING—PARTNERS—WITH—UCHIHA—SASUKE!"
"Fuck…and I have to be your partner too," a stoic voice muttered behind her. Sakura quickly refrained from kicking the large rock, and spun around, finding the said boy scowling at her, his hands inside his pockets, looking bored and completely apathetic to her. She glared evilly at him.
"I'm not going to like this," Sakura said warily, scowling at him. She got closer and pointed a wagging finger at him. "If you put a single…TOE…out of line, I'm having us come back straight to Konoha, whether we finish the mission or NOT!" She was breathing heavily, hands now balled into fists, getting ready to strike him, but Sasuke merely laughed.
"Actually—Pinky—" Sakura scowled at the said nickname—"I'm not at all happy with this arrangement either. I really don't want to be surrounded by a fan-girl with the likes of YOU."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
"Nothing," Sasuke smirked. "Like you heard."
"I DID HEAR! FAN-GIRLY? HOW CAN I STOOP DOWN TO THAT LEVEL?" Sakura shouted. Sasuke sighed and closed his eyes, beginning to walk away.
"COME BACK HERE, BAKA!"
"See you tomorrow, Pinky," Sasuke said drolly, finally disappearing at the end of the street.
"God, I hate him," Sakura whimpered, falling to her knees. She looked up at the sky. "WHY, KAMI, WHY?!"
A little girl stared at her, eyes wide.
"Come, sweetheart…let's go," her mother said hurriedly. The little girl raised an eyebrow.
"Kaa-san…is THAT a KUNOICHI?"
"No, dear, that's just a drama queen."
The Next Day
To Sakura's avail, the next day was filled with a bright sunshine in the sky, and birds were oddly chirping something sounding like…"Idiot…Idiot…"
"Stupid birds," she muttered, putting on her zori. She waved goodbye to her mother who merely continued chatting on the phone with her aunt, and headed off into the street. She occasionally said hello to some friends on the path, such as Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Chouji. She stopped by a dango restaurant and purchased two sticks and a thermos of green tea for the trip, which she was sure wouldn't last that long. With Sasuke, things were sure to run smoothly…unless they talked to each other, and then all hell would break loose.
Finally arriving at Hokage Tower ten minutes later, she stretched and opened the door where Tsunade-sama was sitting with Iruka-sensei, and the substitute junior assistant, Yamanaka Ino, was next to him.
Sasuke hadn't arrived yet.
"Good morning, Shisshou," Sakura yawned. She put the dango store bag in her messenger bag, and signed in at the table. "I'm really sorry about yesterday, I—"
"—No need to worry, Sakura," Tsunade laughed, "We all know how much you love Uchiha Sasuke."
Ino tried to hide her laughter. "Yeah, Sakura."
"HEY!" Sakura said, gaping at the three laughing people. "I do NOT love him—well I did when I was thirteen—but I'm MORE MATURE NOW."
"Mature enough for you to kick an innocent stone sixty thousand times until it turned into ashes," Iruka muttered to Ino, who merely giggled.
"Oh, stop it," Sakura muttered, "I didn't mean to, I was in the mood called 'frustration.' Hello?" Sakura spun around when she felt that familiar sense of chakra.
"Hey, Sakura-chan!" Uzumaki Naruto exclaimed, patting her head. Sakura laughed. Behind him were Hyuuga Hinata and Inuzuka Kiba.
"How was your mission?" Sakura asked, grinning.
"Fine, we got our client to where he wanted to be safe and sound. I was gonna call you at the rock downstairs, you know the big-medium-sized one?"
Sakura whistled and looked up at the ceiling, hands behind her back, and then felt a twinge of hate as she felt another familiar sense of chakra behind Naruto. She looked over the orange and black clad-ninja's shoulder, and saw Uchiha Sasuke standing there, bag in hand, scowling at her.
"Morning, dobe," he said cockily to Naruto, who rolled his eyes and smirked.
"Ohayo, baka," he said back, smirking. He moved aside and let him pass to Sakura.
"Good morning, Pinky," he said coldly. Sakura harrumphed and folded her arms. She and Sasuke tried to avert glances at each other as they approached Tsunade to get their mission briefing.
"Ohayo Gozaimasu," Tsunade said, peering at the two of them. HN…they really do make a good couple…she thought sneakily. "Today, you two, as PARTNERS—not enemies trying to rip each other's throats out—are going to protect a VERY wealthy merchant from the Village of Mist. She's quite a young lady…about age sixteen, and she just inherited her wealthy father's job and assets. She's the target of many missing-nin attacks—"
The words missing-nin stung Sasuke like a fly in a flytrap.
"—and she's been wanted by the enemy for her money, and probably her looks. Her name is Katzuki Sendo."
The door opened, and a beautiful young girl entered. She was merely wearing a long pair of pants that gave a little 'poof' at the bottom, and a tank-top very much like Sakura's. Her dark, dark violet hair was up in a twist, and her steel-like silver eyes gazed at them, trying to find lies in her protectors' eyes. She was very-well built—and her chakra senses made her seem like a young ninja—but she was a mere…civilian. Katzuki Sendo probably didn't need a bodyguard with a body like that.
Well, maybe she did.
Sakura and Sasuke bowed to her, and she sighed. "No need to bow, guys, I'm YOUNGER than you," she groaned. "I don't like it when people bow to me, it just gets really annoying. You know? Have you ever gotten that feeling?"
Sasuke and Sakura's heads were still down and they looked at each other with amazed, and yet, confused looks on their mugs. They finally straightened up and shook Sendo's hands.
"Pleasure to meet you," Sakura said politely. Sasuke nearly snorted, but stopped himself. Sendo raised an eyebrow and walked past them to Tsunade-sama, and Tsunade laughed, stood up, and gave her a tight hug.
"Hello, Sendo-chan," she smiled brightly. "How have you been?"
"Well…I just sold some property and some items to several clients on my way here from my rent-house," Sendo shrugged. "I guess I'm fine…"
"That's good. I hope your stay in Konoha was enjoyable."
"It was," Sendo grinned brightly, her eyes closed. She opened them again and raised an eyebrow at Sasuke and Sakura. She bent down to Tsunade and whispered in her ear. "So…those two, right?"
"Yes," Tsunade whispered back, smiling. "Change them as best as you can."
"Right-o," Sendo saluted, standing up straight. "You two ready to go?" she questioned Sasuke and Sakura. The pair moved away uncomfortably from each other, and then Sendo clapped her hands and smiled brightly. "I bet we'll become great friends, ne?"
Exactly the opposite, both Shinobi thought maliciously, looking at each other. Naruto rolled his eyes and pushed them out the door, Sendo following.
"See you guys in a few days," Naruto waved. Sasuke and Sakura sighed and waved back.
Five hours later, HOURS away from Konoha's boundaries…
Silence.
That's all that was practically heard from the group of three. No one talked, which made Katzuki Sendo…VERY annoyed.
"Aren't you two dating or something?" Sendo said twirling the chopstick in her hair. Sasuke and Sakura gaped at her.
"I just hate his guts, and NO, I would never date him. I would've…BEFORE…but no more, NO MORE," Sakura said, looking at Sasuke with utmost disgust. Sasuke rolled his eyes and sighed.
"No we're not. I don't want to be with her ever," he said seriously, his soft, stoic voice filled with malice and dislike. The two folded their arms and continued to walk. Sendo had a simple, pouty expression on her face, filled with annoyance and impatience. It was time these two should learn a lesson…well…maybe…later, maybe. If they get attacked. If that was even possible. She couldn't stand the silence anymore, and began to talk to Sakura, and as Sendo tried to add in Sasuke to the din of conversation, Sakura tried to draw all of Sendo's attention on her, averting Sasuke's eyes at all cost. That made the very petite Sendo…at the top of her impatience.
But she had to save time, had to get to know the two better.
"So, Sasuke, tell me your life story," Sendo whistled, skipping in between him and Sakura. Sasuke scowled. Sakura rolled her eyes. This little merchant girl was annoying the…pants? No…she was annoying the skirts off of her.
"No, thanks," Sasuke said, coldly denying her admittance. Sendo slumped down and tried not to scowl. She stood up, turned around, and began to walk backwards, following them.
"He doesn't like to talk about his so-called 'depressing life,'" Sakura mocked him. Sasuke glared at her.
"Don't answer questions for me!"
"I can if I want to!"
Dear Kami, Tsunade was right…these two are HORRIBLE partners, Sendo groaned in her head. I need to act n—
"SENDO-SAMA!" Sakura screamed, jumping in front of her as a shadow popped out of the leaves. Sasuke pulled out his kunai knives, and threw them at the enemy, charged with Chidori electricity. It hit the enemy and whacked him to the side, but then surprisingly the missing-nin created a shadow clone, and stabbed Sasuke in the arm.
"SHIT!" Sasuke screamed. He kicked the nin, and pinned him to the ground, and stabbed him. Panting, Sasuke clutched his arm, staggered off the dead body, and rushed off Sendo and Sakura.
"We've got to get out of here," he panted, tracking blood on the ground. Sakura rolled her eyes and threw him bandages. He gaped at her. "So you're not going to heal me?"
"When we get to a camp site, I will," Sakura stuck her tongue out at him. "Let's go!" She grabbed Sendo's hand and they rushed into the woods.
"Women," Sasuke muttered, and followed, limping.
Author's Note: Wow…this maybe the longest first chapter I've ever written for a story. You'll see where I'm going with this plot…just wait :)
--Sakura-sama
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