A/N: I don't know what happened, but a fire lit inside of me and I started writing and just couldn't stop. So, for the first time in forever (damn Frozen for making me sing that) I'm posting an udate shortly after the last. And, what's this? It's even longer than the last chapter? What is going on here?! Go me. I'm a champ. Anywho, I hope you guys dig it. I had fun writing it. (: Ohhh and also, you guys give the best reviews. You're all lovely and wonderful and junk and I appreciate the crap out of every single person who follows, favorites, and reviews. You keep me motivated. -hugs-
DISCLAIMER: Alas, I'm only borrowing these super cool dudes and ladies from Masashi Kishimoto. He owns them. I do not. It's unfortunate but, ya know, it is what it is. DAMN YOU KISHI FOR NOT LETTING THESE TWO SOUL MATES GET MARRIED! *cries*
WARNING: Oh, you know, the usual. Curse words, violence, sex, all that good stuff.
~0~o~0~
Blue eyes were locked on the row of cuts slashed across his boyfriend's arm. Tears formed as warmth spread through his cheeks. He didn't understand what was going on with the man standing awkwardly in front of him. He thought things had gotten better...he had trusted Sasuke. He left for just over a week and everything had fallen apart.
Naruto was caught between anger and sadness. He couldn't understand why Sasuke would purposely harm himself. A war was raging in his head, the urge to scream and knock some sense into the raven battling against the urge to hug him tightly and whisper that everything would be okay. It ended in a draw.
"Why would you do that to yourself?! I don't get it! Why?" Naruto yelled, tears falling from the corners of his eyes. He reached out to him and was shoved away.
"I had to find some way to cope."
"A way to cope? I thought that medication was supposed to help you. You said it was working and that the side effects were even gone, so why do this?" Sasuke finally met his eyes, his own darkening. He didn't say a word, just stared back at him. Naruto stepped back and clenched his fists, realization hitting him. "You stopped taking it when I left didn't you?"
Sasuke just held his gaze, frowning, his own fists clenched. He really didn't want to do this right now. In fact, if he could have it his way, he wouldn't have this conversation ever.
"Answer me, God damn it!" Naruto shouted, grabbing Sasuke's shoulders and shaking him. "What the hell is going on with you?"
"Yeah..." Sasuke said quietly. "I stopped taking it. It was hurting me more than it was helping and so I found a different way to cope. Something more efficient. What I've been doing to my arm...it keeps my emotions in check. It's a release. That's all."
"So you lied about that too." Naruto stated flatly. He released Sasuke from his grip and backed away. "You're not doing that to yourself ever again. I mean it. I swear if I find out you've-"
"Just stay out of it!" It was Sasuke's turn to be angry now, although, part of him felt he didn't have the right. But, another part of him assured him that it was none of Naruto's business.
"I'm not staying out of it, Sasuke. You can't seriously think this is okay! Just let me help you!" The anger began to dissipate from his voice, a pleading helplessness surfacing. His eye's wide and desperate.
"How could you possibly help me? Besides, this has nothing to do with you. This isn't hurting anyone so just leave it alone."
"It has nothin' to do with me?" Naruto laughed darkly. "Jesus Christ, Sasuke! Do you not understand that you are a part of me? What you do to yourself affects me too! I'm not fuckin' leaving this alone! When you hurt, I hurt. Those words I said to you back then, I meant them."
Sasuke's eyes widened and guilt weighed heavily in the pit of his stomach. Naruto had always been there, he had always cared. And now Sasuke was keeping secrets from him and refusing to let the blond into his personal life. After all, was that really fair? After everything Naruto had done for him?
Sasuke contemplated his options, the blond's patience clearly decreasing by the second. He ignored the pointed glare and let Naruto's words sink in. If he agreed to let Naruto help him, he'd be fussed over and probably forced into doing things he didn't want to do. It could become unbarebly annoying. But, on the other hand, if he refused Naruto's help, he wasn't sure how the blond would react to that. He might lose him but, given Naruto's past, it was more likely that he would be persistant and relentless. Either way, now that the blond knew his secret, he wouldn't be getting rid of him that easily.
Sasuke ran a hand through his hair and sighed, locking his eye's with Naruto's.
"Okay." He said. "Then how do we fix this? What else can I do?"
Naruto visibly relaxed at these words and paused for a moment before a grin spread from ear to ear. He scratched the bridge of his nose and laughed awkwardly, warmth spreading through his cheeks. The reaction somewhat confusing to the raven who cocked an eyebrow in response.
"Well, I know of one other way to relieve stress." Naruto smiled, grabbing Sasuke's hand and squeezing it lightly. "Back when I was on the road with Pervy Sage, he told me that sex was an important part of a shinobi's life. He said it relieved tension and helped with stress. He said it could fix about anything. Ya know, I always thought he was just makin' up excuses for bein' a perve, but, maybe we could test his theory."
The raven blinked, dumbfounded at the speed of which the blond had changed his mood. Seriously, one minute the guy was raging mad and the next he's horny? Sasuke was beginning to wonder what he'd gotten himself into.
"You're serious?" Sasuke asked, placing a hand on his hip.
"Yeah. I want to help you. And at least sex won't leave nasty scars and make you bleed. Well, unless you want it to." He wiggled his eyebrows at the raven who snorted and rolled his eyes.
"Do you really think having sex regularly will help keep my emotions in check?" He still couldn't believe the conversation had ended up here. How the hell did this even happen? Leave it to Naruto, he thought. In retrospect, Sasuke wondered if leaving Naruto with Jiriaya had really screwed over his future self.
"There's only one way to find out, teme." Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck and kissed his lips, running his tongue along the crease, asking for an invitation.
Sasuke parted his lips and hungrily slid his tongue along the others'. He had missed this taste and felt that he could never get enough of it. As the kiss progressively became more passionate, he slid his hands down Naruto's hips to his ass and pulled him up, the blond wrapping his legs around him. In one swift motion, the raven had turned the blond around and slammed his back against the wall, biting and sucking at his tanned neck.
"Nggh" Naruto moaned as Sasuke sucked at his pulse, a pale hand finding it's way to the waistband of Naruto's pants. His slender fingers dipping in and wrapping themselves around Naruto's manhood. He tightened his grip and began pumping Naruto's cock, slowly at first, gradually increasing the speed.
The sounds that escaped the blond's mouth and the way his body trembled against the raven's made Sasuke realize that replacing his kunai with Naruto's toned body as a stress reliever was actually a brilliant idea. He cursed himself for allowing the blond to find a better solution to his problem than he had. Maybe leaving Naruto with Jiriaya was actually very beneficial to future Sasuke.
Naruto bit his bottom lip and let his head fall back against the wall. Sasuke released the blond's legs and got onto his knees, unzipping Naruto's pants and sliding them down to his ankles. Placing his hand on the base of Naruto's fully erect dick, he licked the spot just beneath the head. Naruto shivered and groaned, biting harder into his lip. Sasuke smirked against the head, teasing Naruto really never got old.
"Fuck, Sasuke!" Naruto panted. "This is torture!"
"No. But it's about to be." He moved his hand up and down at the base and placed his lips around the head, sucking gently while occasionally circling his tongue around it.
"Unnngh." He threaded his fingers through Sasuke's hair. "Deeper." He moaned, tightening his grip around the raven-colored locks.
Sasuke obeyed, plunging deeper, removing his fist to allow the head of the cock to hit the back of his throat. He supressed a gag and moved his lips back up to the head and back down again. Repeating the motion, increasing his speed gradually, sucking harder each time he reached the tip. He paused and ran his tongue from base to tip, opening his eyes to watch Naruto's face.
"Fuck, Sasuke...so...good."
That was it, he couldn't wait any longer.
"Wait here." He said, leaving a half-naked Naruto leaning against his living room wall as he rushed to his bedroom. He pulled the top drawer of his dresser open and grabbed a tube of thick liquid. He returned to find Naruto standing awkwardly, raising a brow as the raven walked towards him holding up the bottle with a smirk on his face.
"This is going to be our new best friend." He said, the blond grinning as he realized what it was.
"You actually bought some lube?" He laughed, imagining an embarassed Sasuke holding it out to a casier.
"Shut up."
Sasuke motioned to Naruto's pants and the blond kicked them off. After removing his own pants, he wrapped his arms around Naruto's thighs and pulled him up until he hugged Sasuke's waist with his legs, his back pressed firmly against the wall and his arms around the raven's neck.
Popping the cap off, Sasuke poured a generous amount of the liquid onto his fingertips. He prodded Naruto's entrance as a warning, after recieving a nervous nod from the other, he slid his index finger in knuckle deep. Naruto gasped, tighting his hold on the raven. He moved his finger inside of him until he felt the muscles loosening slightly, smirking as the blond grunted.
"Fuck! Oh my God!" Naruto breathed into Sasuke's ear.
"Relax." Sasuke nipped at the blonds ear, continuing to move his finger inside of him.
And then a second finger.
"Hnngh!" Naruto's face was bright red, a sweat breaking out on his forehead. "Fuck!"
Slowly, Sasuke removed his fingers. He squeezed another generous amount of lube onto his palm and lathered his own manhood with it. He pressed the head against Naruto's entrance, watching for the blond to give him permission. As soon as he saw the nod of approval, he slid into him. Just the tip at first, gradually pushing further into him.
Naruto pressed his face into the crook of Sasuke's neck, breathing heavily. He often imagined his 'reunion' with Sasuke while he was away in Suna, but his fantasies didn't live up to the real thing. Sasuke being inside of him, connected, as close as they could be, was the most amazing feeling in the world to him. He snapped his head back as the raven had reached a certain spot that felt particularly good.
"Fuuuuck! Sasuke!" He bit down on his lip to supress the urge to moan. Sightly embarrased by how loud he was being.
"No. I want to hear you. I want you loud." Sasuke said, biting and sucking at the blond's pulse as he thrusted himself deeper, moving faster than before.
"Unngh, fuck! Sasuke...so...good...fuck..." Naruto dropped his head back down against the raven's shoulder. Sasuke wrapped his arms around the blond, clutching him tightly as he thrusted himself into him.
A picture frame, hanging to the left of them, rattled from the beating the wall was getting from the two lovers and crashed to the floor when it just couldn't withstand the abuse any longer. The sound faint and muffled as the world melted around them. In this moment, nothing else exsisted.
Sasuke removed one of his arms and used it to pay a little attention to the blond's erect manhood. He pumped it in time to his thrusting, glad that it had been the same hand he had used to lube them up. Naruto's body shook, and not a moment later he had released his seed all over the raven's chest.
Sasuke hadn't lasted much longer, filling Naruto with his own cum mere seconds later. As soon as Sasuke slid out of him, Naruto slumped to the ground, his shaky legs unable to hold him up any longer. Sasuke joined him a moment later, the two of them breathing heavily and allowing their brains an adjustment period.
"Wow." Said Naruto, staring down at his trembling hands. "That was...fuckin' amazing."
Sasuke smirked next to him, his chest rising and falling as he tried to control his breathing. "The best we've had yet?"
"Oh yeah. I swear it gets better every time."
"Well, practice makes perfect."
The blond smiled and scooted himself closer to the raven, resting his head against his shoulder. "So how do you feel?"
"I'd say I'm feeling pretty relieved."
"You aren't stressed? Or angry? Sad?"
"I think this might just work, Naruto. I never thought I'd say this in a million years, but, you're a God damn genius."
"I win again, Sasuke."
"You sure do, Naruto."
~0~o~0~
It was early in the afternoon when Naruto and Sasuke had finished painting their assigned building, a quiant little bookshop owned by a kind elderly couple. The skies were clear, sunlight pouring over the village with a slight breeze to combat the heat. They walked side by side down the road, Naruto's hands behind his head and Sasuke's in his pockets.
"You hungry?" Sasuke asked, acknowledging the angry growl that had come from the blond's stomach.
"I'm literally starving." Naruto groaned, dropping his arms to his sides dramatically and dragging his feet. "I'm on the brink of death."
"Hn." Sasuke smirked. "Seems we better hurry and get you some food then. You clearly won't last much longer if we don't."
"Thank you for understanding." Naruto said a little too seriously, the raven rolling his eyes.
"How about we skip on the ramen today? I'm tired of bleeding broth."
"Huh?" Naruto frowned, confused.
"...you make me eat so much ramen, that it's feels like the blood in my viens is being replaced with ramen broth. Do I need to explain everything to you?"
"I'm no medical nin or anything, but I'm pretty sure that's impossible no matter how much ramen you eat. Because otherwise I'd definitely be bleedin' broth." Naruto scratched his chin imagining a world where that was possible. The looks on his enemies faces would be priceless.
"I said that it feels like-" Sasuke shook his head. "Oh, nevermind. So where should we go? There isn't much at my house and I know you won't have anything at your place either."
And, right on cue, the most delicious smell permeated the air around them.
"That. I want that. I don't even care what it is." Naruto said, sniffing the air.
"Seems it's coming from there." Sasuke nodded towards a restraunt just ahead of them to the left. "It does smell pretty good."
"Let's do it." Naruto confirmed, walking towards the building with a new pep in his step.
The inside of the building had a beautiful atmosphere, colliding a traditional setting with a modern one. It was alive with the sounds of chatter and the clinking of dishes. They recognized most of the customers from their days at the academy, being their own age or close to it, and gathered that this must be the new hot spot.
Towards the back of the room, they spotted the rookies they had grown up with. They were seated at a long table, Shikamaru, Ino, and Chouji on one side, with TenTen, Lee, Kiba, Shino, and Hinata filling the other. Naruto immediately headed towards them with Sasuke following closely behind.
Hinata noticed them first, turning her head and hiding her face as she frowned. Kiba took notice and glanced up, spotting the two shinobi that had caused her discomfort. He caughed awkwardly and nodded his head towards them, the others catching the action and turning to see them approaching the table.
Naruto took no time at all plopping himself down in the seat beside Shikamaru, and Sasuke slid into the seat beside the blond. Oblivious as always, Naruto hadn't noticed the awkwardness that hung in the air following their arrival. Sasuke, however, felt it right away. And he had a pretty good idea what was causing it.
Kiba shifted uncomfortably in his seat, desperately trying to avoid the pointed glare that Sasuke was burning into the brunett's face.
"Uh, hey guys." Chouji said politely yet somewhat awkwardly. "Good to see you two...together. Ya know, friends and stuff...Ow!" He bent slightly, rubbing his leg beneath the table. "Ino! What the heck?"
"Way to be obvious, moron!" She said, face-palming.
"Obvious about what?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh you've got to be kidding me." TenTen sighed, shaking her head. "Poor stupid soul."
"Hey, you guys are acting weird." Naruto frowned. "What's going on?"
"It's nothing." Said Shikamaru, pushing a menu towards him. "You should try this, you'll like it." He pointed to a noodle-centric dish and mouthed the words 'shut up' to the others when Naruto wasn't looking.
"That sounds awesome." Naruto grinned and pushed the menu to his right for Sasuke to examine. The raven nodded a thanks and went right back to glaring at the brunett in front of him when Naruto started a conversation with Lee.
As Naruto chatted away, continuing to stay oblivious to his uncomfortable comrades, Sasuke kicked Kiba from beneath the table and finally gained his attention. He started a silent conversation, consisting of facial expressions alone.
Sasuke's eyebrows pushed down in anger, his mouth in a frown.
Kiba smiled sheepishly and shrugged.
Sasuke raised one eyebrow.
Kiba frowned and turned his eyes towards Hinata.
The raven turned his head towards the Hyuuga and back towards the brunett.
The brunett nodded.
"If you'll excuse us, Kiba and I need to talk." He stood from his seat and stared at the panicking brunett until he followed suit. "Naruto, when the waiter comes by, just order me this." He pointed to the dish he wanted and turned away, Kiba reluctantly following him outside.
~0~o~0~
"So, Kiba, heard any new gossip lately?"
The brunett swallowed and scratched the back of his head. "So, funny story..."
"I never did have much of a sense of humor. But continue, I'm curious." He crossed his arms, his eyes darkening.
Kiba laughed nervously. "So, um." He cleared his throat. "Well, you see, I may or may not have told Hinata that you confirmed her suspicions or whatever and then she may or may not have confided in Ino about it when she couldn't find Sakura and, well, you know Ino..."
"Interesting. So, and correct me if I'm wrong, I do recall telling you not to tell a single living soul. I also remember telling you that you'd regret it if you did."
"Okay, yeah, in all fairness you did say those things-"
"And you accepted them and gave your word."
"I did, yeah..."
"And, then you proceeded to break your word."
"Well-"
"Well, this certainly is unfortunate for you, isn't it?"
"Oh my God! Please don't kill me! I didn't think she'd tell anyone! I have a dog to take care of, I can't die! What will happen to Akamaru? He needs me!"
~0~o~0~
Back inside the restraunt, the others watched through the giant glass windows at the front of the building as Sasuke smacked Kiba in the back of the head. The other falling to his knees and begging for his life to be spared. The raven shook his head and kicked Kiba off of him when he tried to latch on to his leg, still clearly pleading for forgiveness.
Naruto followed his comrades' gazes and quickly snapped his head back when he felt someone grab his arm.
"So! Naruto!" Said TenTen. "How are things? How was your trip to Suna? Did you like painting today?"
"Uh...things are good, Suna was fun, painting is always cool and why is Sasuke punching Kiba?"
"I cannot take this any longer!" Lee exclaimed. "We must be honest with Naruto! He is our comrade and we should not keep secrets!"
"Oh my God, Lee! What are you doing?" Ino whisper-yelled across the table, Shikamaru burying his face in his palm and the rest of them going dead silent as they tried to avoid the blond's eyes.
~0~o~0~
Sasuke re-entered the building, brushing dog hair off of his pants and smoothing out his tank top. Kiba followed him, sulking and cursing under his breath. When they approached the table Naruto was stitting stiffly, his face tomato red and his eyes wide.
"Oh, God damn it all." Sasuke said, touching Naruto's arm. "What's wrong?" He wasn't sure why he bothered asking, he was fairly certain he already knew the answer to his question.
"Y-you told them?" Naruto asked quietly.
"Half of them figured it out, dobe." He sighed and straightened his posture, letting go of Naruto's arm. "Raise your hand if you hate Naruto now." He said monotoniously.
Shino coughed. The rest just stared blankly back at him.
"Wow. Look at that. No one hates you."
"Listen, Naruto." Kiba said, returning to his seat beside Hinata. "I mean, it's weird and, like, kinda gross or whatever, but I really don't care. None of us do."
"He's right, Naruto." Shino spoke up for the first time. "We may not understand it. And it may be a little strange, but, it's really none of our business. You're the same person you always were aren't you?"
"It is not a shameful thing to find love!" Lee exclaimed passionately, fist raised. "It is beautiful no matter where it is found!"
Naruto stared back at him, recalling the similar words that Gaara had said to him not long ago. His chest tightened and his face became warmer. His emotions were battling it out inside of him. He was unsure of whether he was embarassed, or if he was happy that it seemed his friends had understood and accepted him despite his doubts. In the end, he decided he was both.
"S-so, you guys don't think I'm a freak or anything?"
"Oh, no, hun you are definitely a total freak." Ino said in her sassiest voice. "But you've always been a freak and we loved you then, so why wouldn't we still love you now? I mean, totally not cool that you snagged the village hottie." She paused, winking at the unamused raven. "But, I'm not a little kid anymore. Something like that isn't going to stop our friendship."
Naruto swallowed nervously as he thought of a certain pink-haired kunoichi. "W-what about Sakura? Does she know about this?"
The others shifted uncomfortably in their seats and Ino scratched the bridge of her nose, frowning. "Well, we all agreed to let you two be the ones break the news...it really isn't our place. She's your teammate so she should hear it from you." She wrung a napkin in her hands as she spoke, her eyes softening. "She's still has feelings for Sasuke, you know...so, just, be considerate. She's my best friend, and we fight a lot, but, I'm a little worried about how she'll take it."
Naruto stared down at his lap, clenching and un-clenching his fists. "Yeah...I guess I didn't think much about how this would affect her, ya know."
"She's a big girl. She can handle it." Sasuke said, taking a sip of his iced water.
"Don't be such a jerk!" Naruto said, snapping his head towards the raven. "She's been in love with you since we were kids, don't you feel even a little bad for her?"
"I've made my feelings clear long ago, and continue to do so. She knows where I stand. She's my comrade and friend. That's all. She should be ready to accept this." Sasuke said simply, resting his head in his hand.
"It's not that simple." Ino said, glaring daggers at the Uchiha. "Whether or not she knows you're not interested in her, that won't change her feelings and it'll still hurt to see you with someone else! Imagine how she'll feel when her two teammates, and closest friends, hook up and leave her behind!"
Sasuke glared right back at her, and shrugged. He leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms. "Like I said, she's a big girl. She can handle it. I'm sure she'll be upset at first but what the hell am I supposed to do about that?"
Naruto stared at him and sighed. "You better just let me do all the talkin'. You'll probably be a jerk about it."
"Fine. I really don't feel like dealing with all that anyway. But while we're on the subject of who knows, and who doesn't...let's try to keep this between us for now. Got it?" He glared around the table at his comrades. "Especially you, Kiba. Don't go barking about our business all over town." The brunett swallowed nervously and nodded his head.
"Why does it really matter?" Chouji asked. "All of us already know, and you'll probably tell Sakura soon too-"
"It matters because I don't exactly have the best reputation. And Naruto's pretty much garaunteed the next position as Hokage. I don't want to fuck that up. It's already frowned upon that he associates himself with me. If people knew just how involved with me he is, it may end up dragging him down. I don't want that to happen."
Naruto turned to the raven, surprised at his words. "But Sasuke-"
"I know that eventually, people will know about us." Sasuke said, frowning at his lap. "I just think it would be better if we prolonged that until I have them convinced that I'm not the enemy anymore."
The rest of the table nodded silently in agreement. After all, he did have a pretty damn good point. The rookies had come to accept him because of Naruto, but even they weren't completely comfortable with him being back just yet. It was going to take time. And if they were having a hard time getting over his crimes, then anyone who wasn't originally friends with him would have an even harder time.
Naruto just stared at his lap until their meals came, all of them eating in mostly silence, save for some awkward small talk. He had too much on his mind and Sasuke wasn't helping much with the stress of telling Sakura. He cared a lot about her and it hurt to think that he'd be the reason for her broken heart. But, she had to be told. Especially now that everyone else knew. And he really wasn't looking forward to it.
~0~o~0~
"What?!" Kakashi stood from his desk and approached the dark-haired boy in the center of his office, narrrowing his eyes. "Are you sure about this?"
"I'm certain." Sai replied, calmly.
The sixth Hokage raked a gloved hand through his gray hair. "How did you gather this intel so quickly? You're absolutely certain they trust you?"
"It wasn't hard to gain their trust, after I convinced them that I hated Sasuke. They know I was once under Danzo's orders. We were in the foundation together."
"This is more serious than I thought." He sighed heavily and rubbed the back of his head.
"There's one other thing you should know..." Sai stepped foward and handed a scroll to the Hokage.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow as he undid the string and unrolled the parchment. The longer his eyes scanned it's contents, the wider they got. His heart skipped a beat and the scroll shook in his grasp.
"Send me Naruto and Sasuke immediately."
~0~o~0~
A cool breeze danced through the trees and entwined itself in soft pink hair. The tears that slipped down her pale cheeks left a burning coldness in their tracks. She stared at her comrades in disbelief. The blond staring at the ground, the raven glancing off into the distance with his hands in his pockets.
"I'm sorry, Sakura." Naruto said, keeping his gaze on the concrete beneath him. "I hope this doesn't mess up our friendship..."
"W-when did this happen?" She asked quietly, her voice shaking. She looked to Sasuke and bit her lip. He hadn't spoken a single word.
"Ms. Haruno!" A young nurse shouted from the Hospital's double doors. "Tsunade says your break is up!"
"I'l be there in just a moment!" Sakura yelled back, her voice cracking. She turned back to her teammates, anticipating their response.
"Well, I guess deep down, we always sort of knew-"
"But, when? When did this happen? How long have you kept this from me?" Sakura asked desperately.
"It hasn't been long." Sasuke finally said. "Certainly not long enough for people to be finding out already. But that couldn't be helped thanks to a certain loud mouth and an overly-observant woman who couldn't mind her own business."
"So, I'm not even the first to know? You're only telling me because other people already found out?" She clenched her fists, fighting back tears.
"Our old classmates from the academy know. No one else. I'd like it to stay that way. Understand?"
"But...I just...how did this happen? I never imagined the two of you...this is so strange, isn't it? I've never even seen another couple like-"
"Just be sure that you keep your mouth shut." Sasuke snapped, growing impatient.
"Sasuke!" Naruto glared at the raven. "Cut it out!"
"Whatever." Sakura said, pushing past them. "I need to get back to work."
"Sakura." Sasuke said, firmly. "Give us your word." He grabbed her arm and she immediately yanked it away from him.
"Fuck you, Sasuke."
Naruto watched as she ran back into the hospital, guilt dropping like lead into his gut. Sasuke seemed to be annoyed but otherwise content. The blond clenched his fists, his eyebrows turning down in anger.
"Sasuke, you didn't have to be so mean! You really hurt her feelings!"
"I needed to be sure she wouldn't go off telling everyone. I realize that this is hurting her, but it's more important that-"
"Sasuke, Naruto!" The two whipped their heads around to find Sai approaching them, looking rather serious. "Come with me, please."
"What do you want?" Sasuke asked, narrowing his eyes. He never did care for the socially awkward artist.
"It's urgent. We need to see Hokage-sama right away."
"Kakashi-sensei? Why? What's happened?" Naruto asked, following the former root member towards the Hokage building, Sasuke at his side.
"Oh, you'll find out." Sai said, darkly.
Sasuke had a bad feeling about this.
A/N: Leaving on another cliff hanger because ayyyyye that's how I roll. Also, I wanted to mention that I saw the Boruto premier on Naruto's birthday and OH MY GODDDD 10/10 much good, such amazing, very movie. Seriously, guys. Best Naruto movie imo. Emotional, badass, nostalgic, cute, funny...like everything I could have hoped for. And not to mention, ALL DAT SASU-KAY. His development is beyond perfect and amazing by the way. Same old Sasuke, much better attitude and priorities. Much recommend. I can't wait for the DVD release.