Legend:
-Thoughts-
Narration
"Talking"
(With Certain Character or Scene Change)

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I Always Knew

Chapter 6: I'm Late! I'm Late!

The next morning Naruto was awoken by a grumpy Uchiha pushing him off the bed, it took him a while to figure out where he was as he couldn't see the trees above him. Blinking back the last remnants of sleep he took in the sparsely furnished room with just a single window above the bed and a dresser at the far end of the wall then up at his friend. "Hey dobe, are you going to just lie in bed all day or are you going to get up anytime soon?" Sasuke questioned -I bet this idiot forgot-.

"Bastard, you could have let me sleep for another few hours," he retorted hotly -I was up all night trying to think of a way to fix the damage that I did to Hinata without me becoming too incorporated into her life again, but nothing comes to mind-.

"Now there's the Naruto I know," Sasuke commented blinking in surprise -I haven't seen him like this ever since we met up at Orochimaru's lair. I hate to admit it, even if it's only to myself, but I missed this side of him-.

"What the hell are you talking about? I'm the same as I've always been," Naruto asked confused -I wonder what knocked a few screws loose in Sasuke's head training under Orochimaru or killing his brother-.

"No, for the past few years you've been acting like me. Aren't you going to the Hyuga estate for tea today?" Sasuke asked changing the subject.

"Yeah, why you ask?" Naruto asked suspiciously -I don't like this, him reminding me of something is never a good sign-.

"No reason, only that you have one hour to get there and the Hyuga estate is all the way across the village," Sasuke commented airily -I guess it's a good thing he didn't forget, but to oversleep what would he do without me?-.

"Teme! Why the hell didn't you wake me up sooner!" Naruto yelled picking himself off the floor and running to the bathroom to get ready -Rrrgg! I swear that bastard is dead set against me!-.

"I tried, but you wouldn't get your lazy ass up so I finally gave up and kicked you onto the floor. Oh, you might want to put this on, it's a traditional robe," Sasuke yelled tossing a dark blue robe over in the frantic blonde's direction, which he caught and quickly changed into.

When Naruto had finished he rushed out of the Uchiha estate and off to the Hyuga estate leaving behind a smirking Sasuke until the doorbell rang a few moments later, transforming the smirk into a smile he went to answer it.

A yellow and blue blur sped its way through Konoha, something that the villagers hadn't seen since Naruto had left making everyone nostalgic for the hyper blonde. Suddenly a person stepped in the way of the blur causing both figures to tumble on the streets. "All right I want to know who-," but the person never finished their question as they now clearly saw who it was that they had been trying to stop and instead asked another question, "Naruto?"

"Yeah just who the hell did you think I was, Orochimaru? Me and Sasuke killed that bastard a long lime ago! Just who the hell are you and what were you thinkin' stepping in someone's way like that? You know you could have been seriously hurt? What the hell are they teaching kids these days?" Naruto shouted ranting.

"Boss you mean you don't remember me?" the young boy in front of him asked disappointedly -I guess I shouldn't have hoped for so much, I mean there were a lot of other people more important to him, I was just some kid-.

At the familiar title Naruto stiffened and looked the boy from head to toe -I don't believe it, it can't be...- then did a double take, "There are only three people who call me that," he stated with a wide grin before continuing wrapping the boy up in a big bear hug, "Konohamaru! Is that really you? Man it's been so long I remember when you use to look like just a little squirt! Well now you're not that little anymore, but you're still a squirt."

"Boss, you're... crushing... me," Konohamaru said between gasps as he tried to get out of the hug only to fall flat on his butt when Naruto suddenly let go -It's good that he remembered and it looks like he's gotten a lot stronger too; he's in a whole different league than me. I guess Naruto is still the coolest-.

"Sorry 'bout that. Guess I was just so excited that I forgot my own strength," Naruto apologized sheepishly helping Konohamaru up -Man, the kid has certainly grown up. He doesn't look like the same kid that use to try and ambush me all the time anymore. I really wish I could have been there for him, but I'm sure Iruka-sensei watched over him like he did me-.

"Hey Boss where are you going in such a hurry anyway? And what's with the formal wear?" the boy asked taking in his mentor's appearance.

"Oh, I was just on my way to Hinata's place for TEA! Oh man I'm going to be so late! Sorry Konohamaru, but Lord Hiashi is gonna kill me if I'm even one millisecond late then Neji will bring me back to life and kill me again! We'll catch up later I promise and next time Meogi, Udon I want to see how much you guys have grown too!" Naruto shouted in departure as he took off once more in a blur.

Stepping out of their hiding places Meogi and Udon each gave curious looks to Konohamaru. "How does he always know where we are?" Meogi complained.

"Yeah, even Akamaru can't sense us anymore and he the best at chakra detection," Udon put in equally miffed.

"Boss has spent five years being hunted down by other BINGO ninja and ninja from our own village as well, so his senses are probably even more attuned to chakra than even Akamaru if he could sense you guys by just instinct alone. If he really tried he could probably pick out a single chakra signature that was nearly gone in a village twice this size," Konohamaru explained to his friends.

"But that's impossible, even with the Kyuubi boosting his senses," Udon protested.

"Yeah, no human could possibly so that," Meogi supported annoyed that Konohamaru seemed to just be messing with them again.

"Not for him, he has something else to help him with that," Konohamaru replied almost reminiscently before clapping his hands and getting back to his usual self, "Okay! No more time to chit-chat we have a mission to complete."

Meogi and Udon exchanged curious looks but dropped the subject as they knew the would get no more from there teammate and continued on with their mission of patrolling the village.