Hi guys! Thanks for the amazing reviews! As for questions...WILL I BE DONE WITH DAY 7. I don't know. I haven't decided yet. But we'll see. If u guys like this, mayber I'll keep going.
BTW i know I can't spell. Oh yes, it is one of my many flaws and I almost always write original stuff vs. fanfics so when I do...I'm to lazy to look up spellings so SORRY! Also, sorry about my random jumping from POV but Its more fun to write like this so...sorry!
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Naruto woke first in the morning, she felt herself tense when she realized someone had their hand over her shoulder. Slowly, she turned to see Sasuke, but the tense didn't release. She just stared at him, the memory of last night replaying in her head.
"Did I really say I love you?" she asked herself softly.
She studied his face and realized she'd known how she felt for a long time, she just hadn't admitted it. She was a grown woman now, not a little girl pretending to be a boy anymore. She had fallen for Sasuke like so many girls before her, difference was: she really knew him.
Did he love her though? Possibly. Not likely. But if he did, was that love strong enough for him to hold together when she told him the truth? Was it strong enough for him to follow her home, or would he stay on his trail of revenge that he clung to.
Reluctantly, Naruto sat up, letting his hand slide to the ground. She rubbed her eyes, letting the sleepy feeling wear down. She glanced around the woods and then back down at Sasuke.
"I'm going to have to tell you," she whispered. "You're going to hate me, Sasuke. But I made a promise."
She walked across the clearing until she reached her bag and she dug inside for breakfast. She hadn't had any meal yesterday since Sasuke came yesterday. She pulled out her supplies before halting, staring at the things in her hands.
"I'm not going to tell you Sasuke," she said slowly, a small smile appearing on her face. "I'm going to make you realize who I am."
Sasuke woke an hour later, his eyes traveling around. He sniffed the air and found the smell that had woke him up.
"Morning," Naruto smiled.
"Yeah…" Sasuke answered quickly. "So…let's talk about what you said last night. I need to tell you how I feel."
"And which thing is that?..."
"Well after you yelled at me…"
"Hungry?" she cut him off quickly, a blush raising to her face. She wouldn't let him say anything until he knew the truth.
"Look I need to…Is that…Ramen?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yep, I live off the stuff!" she grinned waving the pot of Ramen at him. "Come have some!"
Slowly, Sasuke got up from the ground and began to inch closer. "I haven't had Ramen in…so long. I'm not that big of a fan…"
"Oh," she said, her smile decreasing.
"But I," he continued. "Would really love some after all this time."
"Sure," she smirked, handing him a bowl.
"What?" she asked when she saw the look on his face.
"Nothing," he sighed but she frowned at him so he told her. "It's nothing. It's just a good friend of mine used to really love Ramen too."
"And ummm…" she prompted. "Who was this?"
"No one," Sasuke said taking a mouthful in and sighing with satisfaction.
"Naruto?" she asked making him drop the bowl. It hit the ground spilling Ramen into the mud.
"How did you—oh right. Stories of me and him must be everywhere now. Huh?" He said, though he was slightly suspicious. Perhaps she was a relative of some sort. They even sort of looked alike.
"Yeah," she said quickly and Sasuke couldn't figure out why she looked so sad.
"So have you decided what you're going to do?" She asked.
"Well I'm not going to kill you," Sasuke said shrugging.
"Oh thanks," she rolled her eyes at him. "That's so what I meant!"
He glared at her but then looked away. "No. I don't know."
"Oh," she bit her lip and turned back to the fire.
"But you said you'd tell me who you were."
"Right." She nodded. "But you'll have to guess."
"What?" Sasuke shook his head. "That is not part of the deal!"
"Is now," she said stubbornly. "I've already given you at least two clues."
Sasuke pondered this as he was handed a new bowl of ramen. He began to eat, thinking her words over. "I don't know."
"Okay, let me think of another hint," She said. Naruto began to pace around the fire before smiling at him. "I've got it!"
Her hands moved quickly before a puff of smoke, and then there were two of her smiling at him. "Now do you get it?"
"No." He stared from one to the next. He had not been expecting that. Not many people could do shadow clones though. Naruto could….NO! Sasuke shouted at himself, you will not think of him! Memories lead to feeling lonely and missing them.
"Ugh!" she yelled in frustration, throwing her arms up in defeat.
"Why don't you give up and just tell me?" Sasuke suggested, rolling his eyes at her in exasperation.
"I never give up, for that's my ninja way!" Naruto said loudly, proudly.
Sasuke stops dead, the words echoing through his mind. The girl, no...
He stared at her, deep into her eyes and blinked in surprise. It had been there the whole time, staring him in the face. But it couldn't be possible, yet…
"No," Sasuke said in a barely audible voice.
"What?" she said, hopeful. And yet, afraid.
"That is not your ninja way…its—"He cut off, unable to finish the sentence.
"It's what?" she asked raising an eyebrow as if nothing was amiss.
"This is going to sound really weird but are you by any chance…" A gleam appeared in his eyes as his face remained calm. "Naruto?"
"Took you long enough Sasuke," she said giving the tinniest weak smile she was able to give.
"I see," Sasuke said, standing up. Even though he appeared calm, his mind spun an alarmingly fast rate. "Then let me see your real self."
"My—what?" Naruto asked slowly. Confused.
"Release the jutsu that makes you appear like…that," Sasuke was barely looking at her now.
"Oh, this isn't a jutsu," Naruto blushed looking down. "I really am a girl."
Sasuke took a step back, his eyes studying her face. "That's not possible. Naruto is—"
"Did you know that's illegal for a girl to be a jinchriki?" Naruto asked, her face pale. "I was disguised as a boy for…so long. To save my life…"
"Naruto. You are a…girl?" Sasuke said slowly.
"Yeah," Naruto answered pulling hair from her eyes. "So first you didn't realize I was a girl, and then you don't realize I'm your best friend. Now I feel hurt and you must feel real stupid."
Sasuke knew these worlds were meant to get some kind of reaction from him. Something, anything.
Naruto just needed some kind of sign of how he was feeling. Betrayed by an old friend. Or did he even care? Was he just happy he could kill him now?
"Why did you come?" Sasuke asked, still calm.
"To tell you that I was a girl," Naruto answered quietly, bringing her knees to under her chin. "And I came here to—"
"To tell me that you were a girl? Why?" he asked cutting her off, emotion spilling on his face as he tried to hide the anger and confusion.
"Because when I was younger, I told myself that I would tell you first, before everyone else. I can't hide my gender from anyone anymore, I'm afraid," she gestured down at her body. "Besides, they don't all hate me anymore. I don't think they'd let anyone hurt me. I hated keeping a big secret like that from my best friend."
"After all this time? You thought that even if you couldn't keep Sakura's promise to bring me back, you'd keep the promise to yourself that you'd tell me you lied to us all? That you were living a lie?" Sasuke asked. All the barriers that held back his emotions were gone, and he was the real Sasuke that no one else saw, but Naruto always knew.
"Lied?" Naruto asked. "You think it was some kind of game for me? No one knew. Not one person, not after the Third died! And then…I planned to tell you. I was going to, I had it all ready. I was afraid because you weren't acting like yourself, and we had fought. We could have killed each other! So I was going to tell you. And then you left. YOU LEFT ME ALONE!"
Sasuke looked up at her and felt his anger shatter into a million pieces, only to be held up by a feeling he didn't know. Sasuke stood there as if he was in a trance, staring into her eyes. And then, just like that…Sasuke Uchiha began to cry.
All Naruto could do was stare up at him as tears began to fall down his face. They felt hot against his skin, like he was ice.
"I was alone Sasuke, I had no one. Iruka, Kakashi, Sakura, Pervy Sage, Lady Tsunade. They were there for me, but they didn't know me. Not like you," Naruto continued to rant, as if she had been dying to say it for so long. "No one knew me like you. I didn't understand, why you meant so much to me. I mean sure, you were my best friend, but there was something special there. It's not until yesterday that I understood my feelings that I could never face like everyone else because of who I was. I am in love with you Sasuke Uchiha."
"So what? You think your love will make me change my mind? You think that because you told me the truth everything is okay now?" Sasuke asked with new tears.
"No," Naruto looked up at him as if confused that he couldn't see her intentions. "Sasuke, I came here, to find you, to tell you the truth, and to fight you. Now I know…I have to die."
"What?" Sasuke asked stepping towards her. They were inches from each other, but neither noticed, they were too focused on each other.
"Sasuke, I left Sakura a note explaining what I was doing. She'll tell everyone that I came here to kill you, which I did. I came to tell you the truth, and then fight you to the death. I knew you wouldn't change because I was a girl. But then…I realized I was in love with you. I couldn't kill you if I wanted too."
Sasuke stared at her, and anger bubbled inside of him. "So now you are waiting for me to kill you?"
"Yeah," Naruto nodded with sadness. "I can't ask you to change, you want your revenge. Please Sasuke, just take my life. No one else's. For I hold the hate, love and faith of every person in that village …Take it out on me."
Sasuke took the last step towards her, closing the gap.
He looked so angry, Naruto decided. He looked furious and aggressive. She shut her eyes and waited for him to put the knife through her heart. She didn't cry, she stood there with every last ounce of dignity. She couldn't stop the trembling though, it only stopped when….she felt lips crash into hers.
Okay, Day 5, Part one complete! I know, u all hate me for cliffhangers but I love them :) I will update really fast if u guys want, but you gotta review! PLEASE! It makes me happy to know someone likes it :) Maybe if I get 25 reviews grand total( I have 17 at the moment) I'll update asap!
