Can I be my true self? A Naruto story.
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Chapter three
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Part three
Sitting in the shadows, a man looked down to Yuki. The master was covered in a long crepuscular cloak that covered his face. Yuki couldn't move from his spot as his master's eyes hold him in position. "Are you certain that you heard right?"
Yuki dare not be wrong. "I..I am positive." The frozen man sweated a river.
"She finally revealed herself. The daughter of Minato Namikaze, or better known as Yondaime or the Yellow Flash, will be ours. She will atone for her father's sins." The vicious master said. "I can't believe I had waited this long for her!"
"She…she is the…the daughter of the…the Yellow Flash?"
"Hai. She will fall. That will be the best revenge for me. Too bad Minato is dead. My revenge would have been so much sweeter, if I could have killed her in front of him." The master's laugh was pure villainous. He was having too much fun just thinking about torturing the girl. He was truly evil.
"Hai, it would be, but sadly he is dead already."
"I know!" The master's killing intent was enormous. "I just wished it was me who killed him! Keep an eye on the Namikaze girl, but not too close. You cannot be notice."
The orange kunoichi sat on the head of Yondaime with her arms around her knees. She didn't understand why it was so hard to talk about that man! "Naruto?"
A figure in the shadows walked to her. "Sai?"
"Hai, it's me." The ex-root member sat down right next to her.
"Why are you here?" She whispered.
"To talk to you. Why else would I be here?"
"Okay?" Naruto wasn't in the mood to talk. She especially didn't want to talk about the teme. "Whatever you want?"
Sai decided to jump right in, since he was never the kind of guy to beat around the bush. "I thought you wanted Sasuke back, and that you would do anything to keep him here."
"I do." Neither Naruto nor Sai made any movements to look at each other. "So what is your point?"
"You should be over moon to have him back, but instead you are avoiding him." Why am I doing this? Why should I help the imbecilic Uchiha?……I'm helping Naruto, but that doesn't mean that I will sit back and let Uchiha get what he wants. Sai thought. His smile was fake, but Naruto wasn't paying attention.
Sai's words hit home. He seemed to calm the blonde down somehow, but Naruto couldn't explain it how. "You are right." Tears started to flow. "I hate being a woman! We are so emotional. We cry over every little things. I miss being a guy. Life was simpler."
All these bonds started to get to Sai, but it was a great thing. He wouldn't change it for the world even if it took a lot out of him. Sai chuckled at her last sentence. "Yea, but I could never do this if you were a boy. Or rather I wouldn't do it."
The blonde didn't understand what Sai meant by that. "What do you mean?"
"This." He put his hand to her face and wiped her tears away. Sai wanted to do more, but he knew that she was not in the place right now. Sometimes my own emotions are too much for me to handle. He thought.
Naruto was speechless for once in her life. "….." Nothing came out as she tried to speak. Sai smile, since he knew he wasn't going to get an response. Was Sakura right? I have a lot of boys, who are nice to me, but it wouldn't make sense for that many people to like me. Naruto Uzumaki was never a person to be quiet for too long. "Thanks, for the advice." She got up knowing what she had to do. "I have to go. Bye." Sai smiled, not saying word, and the girl disappeared from his sight.
"You can come out now."
Sasuke was doing a bad job of 'wondering around.' He was hoping he could pass by her randomly. He wanted to look for her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He was the great Sasuke Uchiha. He didn't go around looking for people. People found him! He had too much pride for himself, and he knew it, but there was nothing he could or would do about it.
Sasuke found himself wondering up to Yondaime's head, the dobe's favorite spot. Sasuke felt furious and jealous at the same time. His replacement, for all those years, had replaced him once more at Naruto's side. It was suppose to be his job to comfort the blonde dobe.
The raven could not hear anything that the two were saying. He wanted to go closer, but he knew the ex-root member would sense him. Sai and Naruto were rather close together, but Naruto didn't look too happy. This made Sasuke even more psychotic. He wanted to go up to the blonde and pull her into his arms, but his damn Uchiha's pride would not let him.
Tears fell from her eyes, but Sasuke never moved. He wanted to, but he was never any good with dealing with emotions. The only thing that Sasuke heard was Naruto yelling, "I hate being a woman!" Sasuke didn't know what to make of it, but he did know that he couldn't make any judgments. His blood started to boil as Sai touched his dobe, and it seemed to calm the hyperactive kunoichi. Sai was too close for Sasuke's liking, but he wasn't going to do anything about it. Sasuke was jumping for joy, well on the inside, when Naruto got up and left. "You can come out now."
Sasuke didn't need to be told more then once. How did he know I was here? Sasuke glared at him with his famous Uchiha glare, which he gave about almost everyone, well everyone. "How did you know I was here?"
"I am an Anbu Black Ops. It's very hard to sneak up on me; however, the only one that could do that is Naruto. And we all know that she doesn't usually sneak up on anyone. Naruto was with me, so it had to be you, since you are looking for her." Sai smiled his famous fake smile.
"I wasn't looking for that loser. I was just walking around."
"Whatever."
"Hn."
"I like Naruto more then a friend, and since you won't make a move, I will."
"Why would I make move on Naruto?"
"You like her."
"No, I don't." He snapped. Yes. I do! Ex-missing ninja thought.
"Then you won't mind, if I ask her out?"
"No." YES! I WOULD MIND. Sasuke tried, but he couldn't get the words out. She's mine. You can't have her! Sasuke was very cold to Sai as his pride got the best of the Uchiha.
"So I can ask her out?"
"Hai. Why would I care if you ask her out?" I do care! Say it, damn it! He growled at himself. He was being stupid.
"Good. She won't be single forever. Naruto's a fine catch. You can't let a girl like that escape." Sai was about to leave. "I think she is looking for you, wanting to explain about her being a girl."
"Hn." Sasuke was rather upset.
"Don't spy on me again, okay?" The ex-root member smiled, but he was deadly serious. He was always serious.
"Hn," Sasuke paused. "Why was she crying?"
"You can never understand women."
"What do you mean by that?" He roared at Sai. Sasuke was outraged. Sai didn't answer. It was like he wanted to annoy the Uchiha to death. Sasuke watched as Sai disappeared. He wanted to stop Sai from doing many things. One he wanted to stop him from leaving, and two, he wanted to stop from taking away the only person that Sasuke wanted. Why did I said no? How dare he ask me that? The raven headed home. How dare he ask me about her? How dare he ask me, if he could ask Naruto out? After cursing Sai, Sasuke thought, I forgot! Sai said that Naruto was looking for me. I will just look for her tomorrow.
"Where is that teme?" The dismayed Naruto questioned as hours went by, looking for Sasuke. It was getting dark as the blonde made her way back to her apartment. She knew the way to her apartment blindfolded, but that didn't mean she was perfect. The blonde looked up to the starry sky and didn't notice the person that she walked into.
"Naruto?"
"Neji, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there."
"I guessed that, because if you did, you wouldn't have walked into me." His lavender eyes locked onto Naruto's cerulean eyes. "You looked stress."
"I could never get anything pass those eyes of yours."
"Not many people can."
She took in a long breath. "I was looking for Sasuke."
"Why would you look for the traitor?" Neji never really like that man, but it grow into hatred, when he left the village those five years ago. "I still find it hard that he came back on his own." He added as Naruto glared at him. "He must want something."
Naruto didn't understand why she glared at him. Did she like Sasuke? No, he was her best friend. "He found out that I was a girl, but I left before we could talk about it. I was afraid of what he might say to me."
"It doesn't matter how much you hide. You cannot change your destiny."
"You're still on that. You make your own future, dattebayo!" She chuckled. "I thought I already showed you that you control your own fate."
"You did." Neji turned scarlet. Naruto was one of the few that could do that.
"Good." Naruto stared at the boy and he gave her what-are-you-looking-at look. "I thought I saw something on your face, but it's gone."
"Okay?" His eyebrow rose.
"So how are Hinata and Kiba doing?"
"Their relationship is doing great." He paused. "They are getting closer and closer." They could being engaged soon, he thought.
"So how are you and Tenten?"
"Friends."
"Why?"
"I like someone else."
"Who? Do I know them?" Neji nodded. "I could help! You should go right up to her and ask her out!"
"Easier said then done." It's kind of hard, when you are the person! Neji was another person, who had a hard time showing his emotions.
"How hard can it be?"
"Why don't I walk you home?" He avoided the evil question. It was hard. Damn it!
"You never answered my question." She said as he took her hand.
He lead her the whole way to her apartment, and there wasn't one word said. Neji was the first to speak as they stood in front of Naruto's door. "I can explain it over dinner sometime." Naruto was speechless, which didn't happen too often, but it seemed to happen a lot today. "What about the day after tomorrow? I will take you to dinner."
The kunoichi couldn't see Neji blush in the darken area. "Sure, but…"
Neji put up his hand to silent her. "It's just dinner. It will be informal."
"Okay."
"So the day after tomorrow around seven?"
"That sounds good."
"Good." The ninja backed away from Naruto. "Bye, Naruto."
"Bye." Neji disappeared in a puff of smoke leaving Naruto speechless. She had no idea what she had agree to, but she knew it was big. Naruto wanted to tell someone, but she didn't want to be made fun of. Sakura was usually good with things like this as well as Ino. Sakura had been dating Rock lee for two years, and well Ino was, well, still single. Hey, they were very good with advice.
Naruto rushed into her bedroom and let gravity take over. I will go see what they think. Being a girl is too much work! Guys don't have to deal with problems like this. Her cerulean eyes soon started to fade in the darkness as she fell asleep.
Sasuke had a bad night. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Sai and Naruto together. It made him sick to his stomach, and Sasuke would have to wake himself up every now and then to end the nightmare.
Dawn came rapidly, and the raven had to push himself out of his bed. His body didn't want to move, but his Uchiha's pride would not let that stop him. A knock, at the door, made the raven move swiftly, and to Sasuke's displeasure, it was Kakashi. "Yo."
"What do you want?" Sasuke growled.
"Did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed today?"
"Shut-up and answer the damn question!"
"Did a black cat across your path today?" It was nothing new for Sasuke to be irritated, but this was something different. Sasuke was in a mood to kill, but the Silver haired Jounin didn't understand why. He would find out, however.
"Why are you here?" Sasuke asked.
"I just wonder, if you saw her, yet?" Kakashi answered with another question.
"Hai, I have seen Naruto!"
"It's hard to believe that Naruto is really a girl." Kakashi shuffled passed the indignant teen and posed himself on the futon. "I wished I was there to see it."
Kakashi chuckled as he pictured it. "Naruto's a girl, so what?"
"Did you two get into another fight?"
"No, she left before I would react to her being female."
"That is understandable."
"Why would you say that?" The Uchiha growled.
"You aren't the easiest person to get along with, and you aren't very understanding." He lowered his voice hoping his student would not hear him. "You're never going to get a woman, since you only care for yourself. You're going to end up alone."
Unlucky for Kakashi, Sasuke heard every word. "Look at you!" He snapped. "You have your nose in that book of yours all day. You are going to be alone not me!"
Kakashi was partly hurt by what the raven said, but the Jouin had lost his comrades, so being alone was nothing knew for him. When Kakashi got his own team to teach, he felt better then ever, but something was missing still. "Why are you so upset?"
Sasuke didn't know what to say. His problems started with Naruto. They always began with that blonde dobe. "Naruto."
"What did she do?"
"She did nothing." Sasuke took in a deep breathe and started to speak. "I didn't believe Naruto was a girl at first, and she must had seen it in my eyes. I saw it was really the dobe, when I used my sharingan, but she disappeared before I could say anything, or explain why she is a she. I…"
Kakashi cut him off. "You are rather hard to talk to, since you are always wearing I-am-going-to-kill-you-if-you-talk-or-even-look-at-me look."
"Shut-up." Kakashi smirked under his mask, but Sasuke was able to see it. "What is so funny?"
"You like Naruto."
"Hn."
"You like her, before you knew he was she."
"I am not gay, damn it."
"Of coarse not, and it's fine. You are in love with Naruto, who is in fact girl."
"Shut-up!"
"Naruto is a catch! If only I was a few years younger," and her father wasn't my Sensei. He would find a way to come back to life and kill me for even thinking about his only daughter. Sasuke gave him don't-you-dare-say-it look. "What?"
"YOU PERVERT."
"I just call them how I see them."
"Whatever. Just don't touch her." The house was so quiet that you could hear a needle fall. "So how long did you know Naruto was a girl?"
"I found out after your clash at the Valley of the End."
"Did Naruto always knew she was a girl?" Naruto liked Sakura, so I would say no...unless it was an act.
"No. She found out after the Third died, because the henge that the third cast evanesced as he died."
"I wonder how she took that."
"Naruto freaked, but that is all I know. Jiraiya was the only person to see Naruto's reaction, so you have to ask him, or better yet ask, Naruto."
"Why did she stay a boy, when she was trying to bring me back to the village?" I might have come back with her, if I knew she was a she.
"Naruto had just recently stop using the henge. Naruto said, being male was easier. Naruto still doesn't know much about being a woman. It's cute." The senior ninja giggled. That orange book had only been a bad influence on him, but he wasn't going to stop reading it.
"Pervert!"
"You were thinking the same thing as me."
"Shut-up!"
"It's true. So why are you so frantic?"
"Sai is going to ask out my dobe?" Sai better not touch her, if he wants to see the age of 20.
"Your dobe?" Kakashi repeated.
"Hn."
"So are you admitting that you love her?"
".…..Hai." Sasuke glared at him. "If you tell anyone, I will kill you."
Kakashi knew the raven was true to his word. "How do you know that?"
"He ask me, if he could ask her out, and I said yes."
"Sasuke." He let out a deep sigh. "You were never any good telling people how you feel." Sasuke gave him the famous Uchiha glare. "I doubt Naruto would go out with Sai anyway. It took them forever to be come friends, but next time you should show your emotions. I have to go." Kakashi didn't wait for a reply.
"Jackass!"
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And by the way, i was eventual going to turn this in a SasNaru live story, but i will open up a poll. Send me any name of the person that you want Naruto to end up with and the person with the most votes will win Naruto's heart. It is open to anyone in the show, as long as they are alive in my story anyways. So email me the name of the person that you want to see Naruto-chan with. It can be anyone you want, and there is no one that you can not pick, so tell me who!!
6/05/08- That poll is long gone, but feel free to email me. I have updated this chapter. I added things. remove things. change things. And fixed things.
8/12/08- I have updated this chapter, since one of the reviewers said I'm 'abusing' Fanfiction's rules, or something like that! If they think i'm abusing the rules, then he should read other stories, which have far worse grammar then i do!!