In the classroom Naruto eyed his students, his blue eyes gleaming with happiness. "Hello class, how was your weekend?" Naruto asked as the students bursted into conversation. Sasuke watched in silence, still amazed at how much Naruto had changed. "Hey, Naruto-sensei who is that?" a girl asked, pointing over to Sasuke who stepped back some. "Oh, class that's right!" Naruto chuckled, motioning for Sasuke to come over. "He will be our new assistant! His name is-" Naruto's words were cut off as Sasuke spoke up. "I am Sasuke Uchiha, the one who'll be helping your sensei" Sasuke forced a smile as the kids eyed him curiously while others hid behind Naruto. "Don't worry guys, he may look scary but he's really cool" Naruto laughed before telling the kids to take their seats. "So sensei, what will we be learning today?" the class asked as Naruto leaned back against his desk, thinking. "How about we do a written test?" Naruto said, clapping his hands together before the complaining started. "I'm just kidding! How about we go explore the outskirts of town?" he said, immediately gaining the class's interest again. "But, just because you don't have to do a written test does not mean you won't have to do a physical test!"
As he, Sasuke and the students walked out from the academy they walked to the treeline, moving onto a dirt path. "When we get to our point of destination, I want you all to sit in a circle" Naruto said, the students nodding their heads. When they reached the open area in the forest the students took to sitting in a circle as they giggled and chatted. "Alright class!" Naruto spoke up, standing in the middle of the circle. "Today, we're going to be learning about Genjutsu" Naruto said, calling Sasuke over. "Sasuke here is a master at genjutsu, he's able to make you believe a simple illusion is real" Naruto said, pinching Sasuke's neck lightly. "Uh.. yeah!" Sasuke said, silencing a low growl as he began to explain down to the very core of what genjutsu is. "Sensei.. Can we perform genjutsu..?" the students later asked as Naruto laughed. "You guys will someday, but that's up to your team leader to decide" he said. "Our team leader..?" a group of kids asked as Naruto nodded. "When you graduate from the academy you all will be separated into squads of three, four including your sensei" he smiled, remembering the old days.
The day dragged on until class was dismissed at 4pm, giving Naruto and Sasuke two hours to prepare for the dinner reunion with Sakura. "You did good, assistant" Naruto grinned over at Sasuke who snorted, ignoring his sly remark. "Aren't you going to change?" Sasuke asked, looking at Naruto's outfit. "Why should I?" Naruto blinked, looking at his clothing. "This outfit shows my place in the village, not like I'm going somewhere special anyway" Naruto said. "Er.. Naruto, can I ask you something?" Sasuke said as they stopped at the village treeline. "Sure, what's up?" Naruto asked, looking over to Sasuke with curious blue hues. "How are you taking the breakup between you and Sakura?" Sasuke asked, his slate eyes scanning Naruto's face. "Seriously?" Naruto blinked, surprised at his friend's sudden question. "Well..." he said, looking to the ground for a moment. "Hard" he spoke slowly, his voice wavering from dark to high with one single word. "Did you, love her..?" Sasuke asked, watching Naruto's head snap up. "I don't know, I mean yeah she meant a lot.. and it hurts like hell to have lost her.." Naruto said, sighing as he looked the other way.
"I was with her for a whole year, we were always together.. It just seemed, so natural to have her in my life" Naruto said, looking to a tree. "I mean, I didn't think she'd just up and leave me like that.." he said, his words almost breaking. "And it's for reasons that I didn't even know of.." he sighed, his tone lowering. "Sasuke, I'm just going to let you two have dinner alone.. okay?" Naruto said, looking back over to Sasuke who's eyes widened. Crystal clear tears were upon the blonde's cheeks but were quickly wiped away. "Where will you be..?" Sasuke asked, acting as though he didn't see Naruto's actions. "I'll just be across at Ino's flower shop" Naruto said, forcing a smile. "Okay.." Sasuke nodded as they both began to head back into the town. Sakura meanwhile was applying lipgloss before adjusting her cute dress. "Today is the day I get Sasuke!" she giggled, leaving her house as the clock showed 5:45pm. Naruto and Sasuke were already at the rice shop, sitting at a table until Sakura appeared. "Have fun.." Naruto said and left in a hurry. Sakura blinked, but shrugged and sat down across from Sasuke.
"Naruto!" Ino smiled as she watched him enter her shop. "What brings you here?" she asked, coming out from behind the counter. "Just not wanting to get inbetween Sasuke and Sakura" Naruto replied, eying some Orchid's gleaming beneath a light. "Oh, are they on a date?" Ino asked, wrinkling her nose somewhat. "Just a team reunion" Naruto said, smiling a bit as Ino frowned. "I see.." she said, looking to the Orchid's as well. "So Sasuke, how have you been?" Sakura asked, smiling over to her former team mate as he eyed her. "I've been okay, getting stronger and what not" Sasuke said, pulling apart his chopsticks as he began to eat his rice. "Naruto and I just broke up, I'm happy about it" Sakura said after they both got done sharing stories from over the years. "Happy?" Sasuke said, raising a brow as he shuffled in his seat. "Yeah, I mean Naruto was so obsessive.. And full of himself!" Sakura said, beginning to go on and on about how bad the blonde was. Sasuke, slowly feeling his blood begin to boil accidently knocked over his glass of water before realizing what he did.
"Sasuke, are you okay?" Sakura asked, concerned for the raven haired male. "Yeah, I'm fine just tried shooing a fly away" he plastered on a fake smile before cleaning the water up with some napkins. "Anyway, I need to head back.." Sasuke said, leaving some money on the table before rushing outside. "Naruto!" Sasuke called to the blonde who was laughing over whatever with Ino. "Oh, I have to get going" Naruto said as Ino pouted but nodded. "See ya around Naruto!" Ino called to him as he began to walk back to his apartment with Sasuke. "How was it?" Naruto asked, not daring to look over at Sasuke. "Boring" Sasuke responded immediately before falling silent. "Heh.." Naruto chuckled, but followed Sasuke's silence as they walked through the busy streets. Back at the apartment Naruto sighed, removing his jacket and undershirt as he moved into the kitchen in only his pants and forehead protector. "Sasuke, don't worry about making me dinner" Naruto said, smiling a bit to his friend who blinked. "Won't you get hungry?" Sasuke asked but Naruto shook his head. "I have instant ramen, don't worry!"
"Well okay but.. Want to split on some sake?" Sasuke asked, walking into the kitchen in a pair of Naruto's pajama pants. "Hmm.. Well, we do work the afternoon classes tomorrow so.. sure" Naruto said, deciding not to eat his ramen right away. As the two males took to sitting on the living room floor they sat two large bottles of sake in the middle of them before beginning to drink. "And I was all.. You perv, stop drooling over me!" Naruto said, his voice loud as he took another sip of sake. "He seriously drooled over you?" Sasuke said, his words slurred followed by loud laughter. "Oh my god, yes! Whenever I did my sexy jutsu!" Naruto gagged from laughing too hard before they turned their heads to the front door. "I'll get it.." Sasuke said, pushing himself up to his feet as he stumbled to the door. "Oh hiii Sakura" Sasuke said, a hiccup following his words. "Is Naruto home?" Sakura asked and Sasuke shook his head, raising his left foot in a quiet 'shhh meaning'. Naruto blinked, his vision somewhat blurry as he listened to the two share words. "Oh, okay well.. I just wanted to let you know that I want to go out with you.." Sakura said as Sasuke tensed.
Naruto eyed the raven haired male's muscles twitch in his arms and back. "What?" Sasuke said, his voice ab it loud as Sakura repeated herself. "Naruto isn't great anyway!" she said, adding a bit of happiness to her voice before beginning to go on and on about Naruto once more. "Sakura.." Sasuke said after a moment, his fists clenching. "Shut up!" he growled, his body now beginning to shake. "You know nothing of Naruto, how can you go on and on about how bad he is?" he yelled as Naruto watched from the living room, somewhat in a world of his own. "I've only been back for two weeks yet I've seen how much Naruto has changed! He's amazing, anyone would be blessed to have him as a lover!" Sasuke spat, inhaling deeply before yelling some more. "You are clearly ungrateful and unaware of just how much Naruto cares for you! And what's more, you call him useless? He saved the village!" he said before slamming the door in Sakura's face. "Annoying female.." Sasuke sighed and stumbled back into the living room.
"Woah, what just happened?" Naruto said, downing the rest of his sake as he toppled over onto his right side. "Oh uh, nothing" Sasuke said, watching his friend with amusment. "Oh hey, did I tell you about the time I caught Kakashi and Iruka?" Naruto then said, sitting up quickly. "What'd they do?" Sasuke asked, now interested as the blonde laughed deviously. "Okay okay, well I was taking a walk around the village say.. a year ago and I saw them together" the blonde said as Sasuke nodded, taking in what has been said. "Well, they weren't just talking.. They were like making out!" Naruto laughed, holding his stomach as he toppled over onto his side again in laughter. "Whaaat?" Sasuke exclaimed, his slate eyes widening before he too was laughing. "Oh hell yeah man, they were all over each other!" Naruto said until he sat back up, calming himself down. "Hey, Sasuke.. I'm glad you're back" he said, a smile appearing on his flushed face. "Me too.." Sasuke said, staring at the floor.
The next day Naruto awoke to the sound of yelling. Annoyed he opened his eyes, realizing he had passed out on the living room floor. "How could you say those things to me, Sasuke?" the voice was Sakura's. Listening closely Naruto blinked, automatically assuming Sasuke and Sakura were in a fight. "You can't go and say such things about Naruto.. He really does care for you Sakura.. I mean hell, he was crying yesterday" Naruto heard Sasuke's voice which was now soft. "Crying.. for me?" Sakura said as Sasuke responded with a silent yes. "Why..?" she asked as Sasuke groaned. "He cares for you, okay?" Sasuke said and with some moments of silence, Naruto heard Sakura leave. Quickly the blonde pretended to be asleep as he heard the Uchiha returning to the living room. "I know you're awake, idiot" Sasuke said, kicking Naruto in a playful manner. "We need to get ready, afternoon classes start in an hour" Sasuke chuckled and went to getting changed. "I need to buy some more clothes too, wearing one outfit is annoying"
"Naruto, Sasuke.. wait up!" Shikamaru ran up behind them, panting. "You guys aren't going to be teaching for the rest of the month" he said, catching his breath. "Uh, why?" Naruto said, narrowing his eyes. "Tsunade wants you two to train.. Sasuke's chunnin exam is coming up and you Naruto, your promotion test is coming up" Shikamaru said as the two males groaned. "Who's taking over my class?" Naruto asked, worry in his tone until he eyed the pineapple haired male's smile. "Kiba will be, he gladly accepted your old job" Shikamaru said as Naruto laughed. "Oh gosh, wonder how poor Akamaru will like the kids" the blonde grinned, thinking of the sight. "You will be expected to check in on him though, he's still used to this whole instructor business" Shikamaru said then said his farewells. "Okay then well.. Shall we go train?" Naruto asked Sasuke who shrugged, following behind the blonde in a sluggish manner.
"You have two weeks to be ready, Sasuke" Naruto said as they stood within the very first training grounds they were ever in as kids. "I know, boss" Sasuke smirked as Naruto scoffed. "You'll be going against genin too, so don't use that curse mark of yours.." Naruto then grew serious until Sasuke frowned, showing off his neck. "That thing has long since disappeared" Sasuke said as Naruto studied the Uchiha's neck, blinking in confusion. "Oh, okay!" he smiled until sitting down on the grass. As the day progressed Naruto watched Sasuke train without pause, something that amazed him. "Hey, you two.. Wanna come over for a party tonight?" Ino asked both Naruto and Sasuke, stopping them from heading back to the apartment. "What's the party for?" Sasuke asked, raising a brow as Ino shrugged. "I don't know but, it's going to be awesome.. Lee wants you guys to come!" she said and ran off, leaving the two in a cloud of confusion. "Well..?" Sasuke asked the blonde who nodded. "Since I don't teach anymore, might as well make the best of my nights!" Naruto grinned.
After Sasuke had finished purchasing more clothes Naruto and him walked back to the apartment to change. Naruto changed into a pair of navy blue jeans followed by a white t-shirt with his clan's symbol imprinted on the back. Sasuke on the other hand changed into that pair of leather pants, followed by a tight leather vest with a fishnet undershirt beneath it. "Going to a party or out to impress the ladies?" Naruto asked as he studied Sasuke, head to toe. "Who knows" Sasuke smirked, eying Naruto's clothes. "You look like a bum, idiot" Sasuke laughed as Naruto rolled his eyes, leaving his apartment. When they reached Lee's house they were quickly invited in, only to witness just how many people were there. "Sasuke, Naruto!" Ino pranced over to them, eyes gleaming happily. "I'm so happy you two could come!" she said as Lee and Gaara walked over to them. "Nice to see you two" Gaara said, a smile on his face as Lee nodded. "Enjoy the party" Lee said before he and Gaara headed off into the crowd.
Sasuke soon found himself as the center of attention with some girls, and guys while Naruto sat on Lee's couch. "Oh hey Naruto!" Kiba said, throwing himself down onto the couch beside the blonde. "Kiba!" Naruto smiled, punching his friend in the arm playfully. "You here alone, ain't got a lady friend?" Kiba grinned as Naruto looked away, mumbling. "Hey, wanna have a few drinks with me? Lee's got a whole table of sake!" the canine loving male said as he tugged Naruto off of the couch and over to the table. Just as the music turned to an upbeat song Naruto and Kiba were on their seventh drink, their faces flushed a soft pink. "Oh my god, I love this song!" Naruto said, beginning to dance like an idiot - though in his mind he was top dog of dancers. "Ha!" Kiba laughed and soon joined in, his and Naruto's bodies coming closer and closer to touching. Soon the dancefloor, aka Lee's living room was crowded with a circle of people. In the middle Kiba and Naruto danced, their hips grinding against one another's as people cheered them on. Sasuke, who was oblivious moved through the crowd before feeling his mouth drop open.
"Yahooo!" Kiba laughed, his arms snaked around Naruto's neck as other people joined in with partners of their own. Soon others were following the two male's dirty dancing routine before they left the dancefloor. Laughing Naruto finished off the remaining quarter bottle of sake as Kiba stood in front of him. "Nice moves there" Kiba grinned as Naruto chuckled, his eyes then widening as Kiba pressed him back against the wall. "I have some of my own though.." Kiba whispered gently, his left hand pinning Naruto's hands above his head as his free hand rested gently on Naruto's right hip. "K..Kiba" Naruto stuttered, his vision becoming blurry as he felt the male press his lips to his own. After that the world around him went black, his mind spinning in a sickening way. What seemed like an eternity after Naruto opened his eyes, finding himself resting on Sasuke's lap. Painfully he sat up, his hair a disaster as he eyed the Uchiha male. "Awake, idiot?" Sasuke growled, his tone extremely cold. "Yeah" Naruto said, confusion in his voice as Sasuke got off of the couch.
"What happened at the party?" Naruto asked, sitting cross legged on the couch. "Well let's see.. You got drunk, dirty danced with Kiba, made out with Kiba, passed out and oh.. Did I mention made out with Kiba?" Sasuke said, his slate eyes flashing darkly. "Wait, what?" Naruto blinked, his stomach churning as he leaned forward. "You heard me" Sasuke said before Naruto toppled over onto the floor, gagging. "Bucket.. Now!" he said as Sasuke hurried to get the garbage. Naruto immediately threw up into the garbage, his head pounding as his stomach burned. "Damn it.." he groaned, wiping his mouth with a napkin as he leaned back against the couch. "I don't remember a thing" Naruto said, sighing lightly. "Well, lay down.. Sleep off your hang over.." Sasuke said, pointing to Naruto's room. "Fine fine.." the blonde responded and stood up, carefully making his way into his room before collasping onto his bed.
Meanwhile Sasuke waited outside of Naruto's bedroom door, watching a half hour tick by slowly until leaving the apartment. Walking the streets he eyed the sun touching the top of the Hokage faces before making a left. Approaching the Inuzuka residence he knocked on the front door, slate eyes flashing murderously as Kiba came to the door. "Oh hey Sasu-" Kiba's words were cut short as Sasuke stared at him coldly. "Woah, dude what's wrong?" Kiba asked as Sasuke cleared his throat, easing his anger level. "Why in the hell did you kiss Naruto?" he asked, Kiba's face turning a dark shade of red. "Oh.. uh.." Kiba blinked, thinking for a moment before sighing. "Well you see, not like you'd know though.. I've had a crush on Naruto for two years now" Kiba confessed, Sasuke's eyes narrowing for a moment. "You have a crush on Naruto?"