I don't own Naruto or Free! I just wrote the fan fiction! If any character in this story seems OC-ish to you then I'm sorry; no one's perfect! Some things might change throughout the course of this story so don't yell at me about that please! (Italic - thoughts and "..." - Speech) Please enjoy the story and I'm warning you now: Guy x Guy so YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! Any negative comments will not be read or given a single glance so if you don't like this sort of thing than DON'T READ!
Sasuke's Training Day - Haru's Secret Jutsu
Haru walked out of his room to see Sasuke fixing his forehead protector. He smiled at the fact that Sasuke was just blindly walking forward fixing some parts of his clothing.
Sasuke ended up bumping into Haru. He looked up from what he was doing to see Haru's sapphires. "H-Haru...I...uh...sorry..."
Haru smiled. "It's okay; just watch where you're going next time." He teased.
"Why don't you watch where you're standing?" Sasuke teased back; making both of them laugh. Sasuke's phone buzzed in his pocket; making him jump a little. He pulled the phone out to see that Naruto had texted him.
- Hey. Kakashi-sensei told me that we're going to meet on the bridge today.
-Naruto
Sasuke put his cell phone back in his pocket and nodded for Haru to follow.
Haru nodded and followed the gennin down the hall to the kitchen. "Who was it?"
"It was the same guy who was with me the day that I first met you which was...uh...oh yeah - yesterday."
"His name was Naruto right?"
Sasuke nodded. "That's right."
"So what's for breakfast?"
"Well I was going to make you that mackerel I promised, and I have no idea what I'm going to eat yet...so I guess I'll start by grilling your mackerel." Sasuke said with a shrug.
"I could make you something if you want me to." Haru suggested.
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea...sure, knock yourself out."
Haru walked over to a pantry door and looked inside. He reached in and grabbed some ingredients.
Sasuke was too busy grilling Haru's mackerel to notice what Haru was doing for his breakfast. He quickly glanced over to see Haru stirring a bowl. His head tilted. "What are you making?"
"I can't tell you. Pay attention to what you're doing or it'll burn." Haru said looking up from the bowl.
Sasuke looked back at the mackerel and quickly flipped it; occasionally adding pepper, salt, and other spices to add flavor.
Haru had been making Sasuke a traditional breakfast of eggs, toast, and bacon (figuring he'd need a lot of energy for the day). He heard Sasuke turn the grill off. He looked over to see Sasuke grabbing a plate and tongs; even though he couldn't see the grilled mackerel.
Sasuke walked away from the plate to grab something to go with the mackerel (to drink).
Haru had finished making Sasuke's breakfast, but before he could go and take a peek at his mackerel, Sasuke walked back over to the plate and put a glass down. He walked over and put his chin on Sasuke's shoulder; looking at the perfectly cooked fish. "That looks amazing..." Haru said inhaling the scent of the fish. "What did you put on it?"
"Pepper, salt, and other spices...ya know...to add flavor..." Sasuke said with a warm smile. "What did you want with this fish?"
"Whadoya have?"
"I have water, apple juice, orange juice, and milk."
"I'll just have water...I'm not really that picky."
"Oh really?" Sasuke teased.
"Yes really." Haru mimicked.
"Alright then. There ya go: one grilled mackerel and water." Sasuke said with a chuckle.
"What's so funny?"
"I sounded like a waiter."
Haru snickered. "You kinda did."
"Do you want this or not?" Sasuke asked; still laughing a bit.
"Yes I do please. Your food is on the table."
Sasuke looked over and saw the plate that Haru had prepared for him and smiled. "Thanks." Sasuke said as he sat down at the table. "You even got the drink I was going to get myself right..." Sasuke thought with a smile.
Haru sat down; his eyes glowing with anticipation (probably to taste his grilled mackerel).
"Go ahead...try it and tell me how I did." Sasuke said.
"You too."
Both Sasuke and Haru tried their food. Both had the same reaction. "Oh. My. God." They both thought; their eyes widened.
Haru looked over at Sasuke; a blush creeping across his cheeks. "If he lives alone, how does he know how to cook like this?" Haru asked himself as he looked into Sasuke's obsidian orbs.
Sasuke looked over at Haru; feeling like he's being watched. "I understand how simple this sort of thing is, but how does he make it taste so good?" Sasuke wondered as he locked eye contact with the swimmer sitting across from him.
"Well?" Haru asked after swallowing.
"It's amazing!" Sasuke said; his eye full of light. "What about that mackerel? How'd I do?"
"I never thought to put all this stuff that you had put on this to make it taste so good...it tastes better than when I make it. Thank you..."
"So is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"It tastes amazing...bottom line..."
"It was no trouble."
"If I may?"
"Hm?"
"If you live alone, how'd you learn to cook like this?"
"Oh that's simple - my mother left her old recipes, so I'd practice with those."
"Oh nice."
The two talked and finished their breakfast.
Sasuke phone buzzed again. "Who ever could it be?" He said pulling his phone out.
-Are you on your way over?
-Sakura
Sasuke started typing on his phone.
-Yes. I was just finishing my breakfast if that's okay.
-Sasuke
"Naruto again?"
"No. It was my other team mate - Sakura Haruno."
"Ah...what's she like?"
"Annoying, smart, and probably above all - strong spirited." Sasuke said as he slipped his cell phone back into is pocket. "Now...shall we get going?" Sasuke asked.
"Sure." Haru answered with a nod and a smile.
Sasuke phone buzzed once again; making Sasuke sigh. "What now?" He asked sound annoyed. He stopped to look at the text.
-I was just wondering, but okay then. See ya in a bit.
-Sakura
"Sakura again?"
Sasuke nodded and sighed and opened the front door.
"If she annoys you so much then why'd you give her your number?" Haru asked as he and Sasuke walked outside.
"It was required because we're on the same team so we need to stay in contact with each other in case one of us knows something that the others don't." Sasuke answered as he locked the door.
"Ah...okay...I understand now." Haru said nodding as he and Sasuke started for the bridge.
They walked down the street to the bridge; only to be stopped by a group of young girls; not yet graduated from the academy. "Sasuke-kun! Can we have your autograph please?"
"I...I uh...I guess so..."
The group of girls squealed and grabbed pens.
"I-I don't know how you want me to do this...uh..." Sasuke said as he scratched the back of his neck.
They formed a line. "How 'bout this?" The first girl in line asked.
"Uh...o-okay..." Sasuke said; feeling kinda awkward after a while of being asked the question - 'can you sign...?'
Haru watched a laughed a little as Sasuke gave autographs to the young girls in training to become a ninja.
"Thanks Sasuke-kun!" The girls squealed.
"Yeah sure..." Sasuke sheepishly chuckled and scratched the back of his head. He walked back over to Haru.
"Fans of yours?"
"Sadly..."
"You don't like fans?"
"Not really...they make me feel awkward..."
"Is that why you were stuttering and scratching that back of your head and neck?"
"Pretty much, but let's get going."
"Yeah."
They walked to the bridge to see Naruto and Sakura waiting for their sensei still.
"Kakashi late again?" Sasuke asked Naruto.
"Yeah, as usual."
"You'd think he'd learn after a while..." Sakura added.
There was a puff of smoke; catching the attention of the four.
They turned around to see Kakashi perching on an arch way.
Kakashi smiled. "Hey guys."
Sasuke leaned against the rail and sighed.
Haru just sat down at Sasuke's feet.
Kakashi jumped down from his perch. "So. Are you guys ready for your training today?"
"Quick question sensei."
"What is it?"
"Why are you late most of the time?"
"Most of the time?!" Naruto asked. "Uh Sasuke?"
"Yeah Naruto?"
"When has Kakashi-sensei ever been on time for training?"
"You had taken the day off, and he had shown up on time. Right Sakura?"
"Right."
"See?"
"Alright, alright I get it already." Naruto said crossing his arms.
"Hey Sasuke?"
"Yes...Sakura?"
"Who's your friend?"
"Oh guys, this is Haruka Nanese."
"Hi Haruka. My name's Sakura Haruno." Sakura said holding her hand out.
"Hi...you can just call me Haru..." He said shaking her hand.
"Hi there Haru." Kakashi said with a smile.
"Hi...nice to meet you...Kakashi is it?" Haru said as he held his hand out.
"That's right. Nice to meet you as well." Kakashi said as he shook Haru's hand. "Now as I was going to say, Sasuke, I'm usually late because normally I'm thinking about what we'd do for training."
"Oh...alright..." Sasuke said with a sigh. "He's hiding something..." The gennin thought.
"We're going to the lake for training today, so if you forgot your swim suits then I suggest you meet at the lake after getting it. Alright?"
"Alright." Sasuke said.
"Yes sir!" Sakura and Naruto said in unison.
Sasuke and Haru went back to Sasuke's house to grab their swim suits.
"Where's yours Haru?"
Haru lifted his shirt slightly; allowing Sasuke to see a black swim suit rim.
"Oh okay."
"What about you? Are you wearing yours right now?" Haru asked as he pointed to Sasuke's cargo shorts.
"Huh? Yeah."
"Nice. Let's go."
"Right."
The two boys left for the lake to meet everyone else.
"Hey there they are!" Sakura pointed out; catching Naruto and Kakashi's attention.
"Hey Sasuke, Haru."
"Hey sensei."
"Kakashi."
"H-hi Sasuke..." Sakura said; a faint blush spreading across her face.
"Hey Sakura."
"Haru?"
"Yeah?"
"Where's your swim suit?" Naruto questioned.
"I'm wearing it underneath my cloths."
"Oh. Alright."
"Alright you guys listen up." Kakashi said.
"First off, I need to have a word with you, Haru."
Haru nodded.
Kakashi lead Haru away from the three gennin.
"What did you need Kakashi."
"Well this isn't going to make sense at first, but you'll understand when I show you what I need you to do..." Kakashi started.
"What does it have to do with?"
Kakashi made a scroll appear. "This..."
"What is that?"
The man opened the scroll and showed Haru what was inside.
"What does it mean 'everything will be learned when signs meet energy'?"
"It's the key to learning jutsu."
"Jutsu? You mean like what Sasuke does?"
"Yes. That is exactly what I'm talking about."
"So why does this have to do with me?"
"I need you to take this scroll, keep it with you, and meet me tomorrow with Sasuke at the training field; he'll show you where you need to go. He'll take you to the training field and then I'll give him the rest of the day off until I call him."
"So what'll I be doing with you tomorrow at the training field?"
"I'm going to teach you how to perform jutsu."
"Why?"
"Seen as how you'll be staying with Sasuke for a while, and he trains with his team mates and myself, he'll probably want you to tag along, I don't want you to be sitting around bored, and learning jutsu will help you fit in around here so that nothing is as awkward as it would be if you didn't know any jutsu at all."
"Oh...I see...alright then, but I should probably tell you I wouldn't be bored here."
"Why's that?"
"There's a body of water and I'm a swimmer."
"Alright then."
Haru and Kakashi walked back to the other three who were waiting instruction.
"Alright you three..." Kakashi started. "I want all three of you to sit on the water and practice chakra concentration."
"That's it?!" Sakura questioned.
"Yes 'that's it'. Unless you have something better in mind?"
Sakura looked over at Sasuke who was unzipping his shirt.
Haru had also turned his attention to Sasuke as he silently watched as Sasuke took his shirt off along with his wrist guards, forehead protector, and his shoes. He watched as Sasuke placed everything in a neat pile in the grass; putting his shoes next to everything else.
"Wait! Sensei?"
"Yes Naruto?"
"What about Haru?"
Kakashi looked over at the swimmer; his shirt already off and working on taking his pants off. "I think he'll be fine Naruto, don't worry about him."
Naruto looked over at Haru again; only to be shocked when He saw that Haru had been wearing his swim suit under his cloths; his cloths neatly folded on the ground next to his shoes. "What the-?" Naruto said. "Uh...Haru?"
Haru looked over at Naruto. "Yeah?"
"Were you always wearing your swim suit under your cloths?"
"No...I put them on under my cloths when Sasuke and I went to get our swim suits...why do you ask?"
"Just wondering..."
"Alright." Haru said with a shrug before walking into the water and immediately took a large breath and went under; trying not to disturb Sasuke.
Sasuke was quietly sitting on the water's surface; eyes closed, calm breathing, and extremely motionless.
Sakura and Naruto found themselves staring at how at peace Sasuke looked while he was out there in the middle alone. "He's awful quiet..." Sakura whispered.
"He's always like that when he concentrates Sakura." Naruto whispered back.
Kakashi looked at the two gennin. "Shhh. Let him concentrate." The jounin said in a hushed tone.
"Sorry..." They whispered back.
As Haru swam around underwater; he looked up to see how calm Sasuke looked as he sat in the surface. "He's very calm about that...maybe...he's thinking about something perhaps?" He thought as he watched Sasuke's steady breathing pattern. "Quiet, calm, steady...motionless, and very mysterious...are all the things that come to mind when I see him like that." He thought before reaching a wall and swimming up for air. He breached the surface; trying to be as quiet as possible, but still trying to get air into his lungs. Still trying so hard not to disturb his friend he took a deep breath and went back underwater.
Sasuke opened one eye to see Haru swiftly maneuvering under the clear water; seeing how the swimmer was barely using his hands at all. "Wow...he's not even using his hands much and he can still swim like that?!" Sasuke thought as he found himself staring into the water just watching Haru swim. "He kinda reminds me of a dolphin...hm...maybe that's why he likes dolphins so much."
Kakashi looked over at Sasuke. "He doesn't seem to be in deep thought anymore, but he's still sitting on the waters surface. I guess I underestimated how much control you've gained Sasuke."
Sasuke stood and sighed.
The other three watched as Sasuke immediately sank into the water afterwards.
"Wow...that much control?" Sakura said.
"He's gotten better I must say." Kakashi said with a chuckle.
"I didn't know you could do that when you have control of your chakra!" Naruto said; sounding a bit excited.
"You...you didn't?" Sakura asked.
"No. Did you know you could do that?"
"Well I figured that because you can concentrate to walk on water, you can also start to slowly but calmly lose control of your chakra causing you to sink because there's not enough chakra to hold you up." Sakura explained.
"Huh...I never thought of it that way..." Naruto said looking back to the lake.
"That was very nicely explained Sakura." Kakashi said.
"Thanks Kakashi-sensei." Sakura said with a smile.
Sasuke decided to swim around with Haru for a bit...well at least that's what it started as.
Haru watched from one spot as Sasuke swam underwater.
Sasuke wasn't watching were he was swimming and accidentally banged into Haru. He turned to see the swimmers sapphire orbs staring strait into his obsidian ones; making a faint blush cross his cheeks.
Haru smiled. He mouthed 'I have an idea.' to Sasuke.
Sasuke tilted his head in curiosity.
Haru wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist and pulled him closer.
Sasuke put a finger up as if to say 'wait.'
Haru let go.
Sasuke swam up to get air.
Haru followed.
"Oh, Haru, Sasuke, I totally forgot you two were there." Sakura said as she stood from the center of the lake; she'd been concentrating the entire time that she's forgotten that Haru and her team mates were still there.
"At least we know now that you were completely concentrated on your chakra." Kakashi said with a small laugh.
"When will it be my turn sensei?"
"In a moment Naruto, don't worry you'll get our turn." Kakashi said before turning to Sakura. "Are you going to call it a day for now Sakura?"
Sakura smiled. "Sure. Naruto can have his turn now. Besides, I was starting to feel a little tired anyways."
"Good." Kakashi said before turning to Naruto. The jounin nodded to the young gennin; making a goofy smile crawl onto his face.
Sasuke and Haru took deep breaths and went back under the water before Naruto could step onto the lake; also making sure that he wouldn't see them.
Naruto walked out to the middle of the lake and sat down to concentrate.
Almost immediately, Haru pulled Sasuke into his arms and placed his lips on the Uchiha's.
Sasuke couldn't help but kiss the swimmer back, after all - he was a good kisser.
The two started to sink from lack of oxygen; only until they hit the bed of the lake did they realize that they needed to go up and get air. They quickly swam up to the surface. They breached the surface gasping for air.
Sasuke coughed a little from the lack of air in his lungs.
Kakashi looked down at the panting gennin. "Are ya okay there Sasuke?"
Sasuke looked up to see his confused sensei. "Huh? Oh...uh...yeah...I'm fine."
The man lifted an eye brow. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Alright..." Kakashi said. He went to walk away, but instead found him self looking from Haru to Sasuke and back to Haru again. "Hm...something's up between those two...and I'm gonna figure out what before someone gets hurt...especially Sasuke." The jounin thought before actually walking away.
"So what do we do now Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura questioned.
"Hm...I wasn't expecting you three to finish so early so I didn't plan anything. I guess training is over for today. You three can have the rest of the day off."
"Okay." Sasuke said as he put his cloths back on (after getting dried off of course).
Haru walked over to the pile of cloths and put them on (also getting dried off).
Naruto walked over to Haru. "So...what you gonna do the rest of the day?"
"I was going to hang out with Sasuke. Why?"
"I was just wondering. Did you wanna maybe hang out with me instead?"
"Huh? Uh...I...uh...no thanks, but thank you for asking."
"Are you sure? It'd be a lot of fun." Naruto said wiggling his eye brows.
Haru backed away slightly; only to bang into Sasuke. He turned to see the boy with a confused face.
"Le'me take care of this..." Sasuke whispered moving Haru out of the way. "Naruto...what are you doing?"
"I was trying to become friends with Haru that's all." He said with a shrug.
"Well there are other ways to go about it." Sasuke with a glare.
"Alright, alright I get it. Well I'll see you two later I guess."
Sakura walked up to Haru and Sasuke. "Hey you two." She said with a smile.
"Hey Sakura." Sasuke said.
"Hi Sakura..." Haru mumbled.
"So what're you two gonna do the rest of the day?"
"I dunno..." Haru and Sasuke said at the same time. They looked at each other; only to look away with very dim blushes across their faces.
Sakura didn't notice either if the boys' blushing. "Well alright then, but if you wanna hang out just text me." She said with a smile before she walked away.
"Y-yeah...sure..." Haru mumbled.
Sasuke looked over to see that Kakashi had disappeared. "He didn't take too long to run off..." Sasuke thought as he looked around.
"What is it?"
"Kakashi didn't take long to run off don't ya think?"
Haru looked around. "Oh yeah...he IS gone...that was quick..."
"Well let's get out of here."
"Right." Haru said before leaving the training field with Sasuke.
Kakashi watched from a tree; undiscovered by the two boys. "I WILL find out what is up between you two..." He thought as he jumped from tree to tree; trying not to be caught by the two boys.