A/N: Save me from the NARWALS! She licked me T-T
Chapter five
I had actually set my alarm for the next morning, YAY FOR ME. I got up like usual and had a shower to relax my muscled and then I dressed before I stretched them out, okay usually I mope around and let them be stiff but we were starting missions today and knowing Kakashi and Naruto it would be something to grate on if I act like a whining baby about stiff muscles… I bet that one eyed bastard didn't even have any.
I walked calmly into the kitchen and sighed. I actually did some cleaning yesterday when I got home and found I had very little food left and I would have to go shopping today after my mission as I had a glass of milk and some toast with an apple, just to be healthy before I made lunch and cleaned up, again it was a sandwich for lunch and sadly it was the only thing I could make apart from instant noodles. Yeah I was a pathetic eighteen-year-old girl. I finished packing it before I rolled my tongue around in my mouth and looked in the fridge again before pulling out a little cherry tomato and looked at it funny as I pulled it out and rolled it between my thumb and index finger.
Sure I liked a tomato every now and again in my old life and if I wanted a snack I'd just shove one into my mouth but this was odd… This was like when I craved something sweet or my weird craving for fruit juice after a good workout as I narrowed my eyes at the little red… vegetable? Why did I never pay attention in school or useless information? I shoved it in my mouth and chewed and it was like OH MY GOD! I love them as I pulled out a few more from the fridge and ate them with a smile on my face.
WAIT! I forgot, Sasuke doesn't smile. I dropped it as I looked around guiltily and vacuumed another one in my mouth as I grabbed my bag and headed out for the day, stopping by the map in the lobby just to make sure where the bridge was as I headed out. I made mental notes along the way of shops I'll stop at on the way home and do some shopping and arrived at the bridge where Naruto and Sakura were already waiting.
"Good morning Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said to me happily with a wave and a slight flush to her cheeks like usual and I sighed.
"Yeah, morning to you too." I said back as I leaned on the railing next to her. There was no point in running away from her when she was just going to stand next to me anyway. And how can these two be so happy in the morning? I use to be a twelve year old and believe me, none of us were ever this enthusiastic, we usually just sat down and spoke to our friends, even the younger children didn't play too much in the mornings either… Maybe it's got to do with this whole chakra business? I'll never know.
I looked down to see Naruto glaring at me as I glared back slightly… Seems like every morning was going to start like this…
"What?" I asked and Naruto as he glared further.
"Nothing." He replied and looked away as I sighed and returned to staring up at the clouds passing by in the sky as Sakura rambled on about a date and such and I kept replying negatively to her, it was the safest option for me.
"Is he always going to be late?" Naruto said out in frustration after another half an hour flew by… Kakashi was an hour late so far.
"Yup so we better get use to it but knowing our luck, the one day we all don't arrive on time is the day he's going to be on time and torture us with extra training." I explained and they looked at me like I was an alien once again and I sighed… Maybe I should just get use to the look already?
"How come you know so much about Kakashi-sensei Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked as I jumped up onto the railing and sat on it and I shrugged, closing my eyes with a yawn I could feel coming on.
"I just know a lot plus you need to think the way Kakashi does. He's like a naughty kid in a way who doesn't want to do something and so he makes our lives hell while still completing the required points." I explained to my two teammates who seemed very intrigued by this piece of information and I smirked, I felt all so mighty powerful.
"What did you mean the other day when you mentioned a dojutsu, the sharingan?" Sakura asked as I opened my eyes and regarded their curious faces.
"The sharingan is a dojutsu specifically to the Uchiha clan and has amazing powers, to be able t see through any jutsu unfortunately I haven't awakened mine yet so I cannot show you." I explained, I really wasn't one for explanations anyway but it seemed to quell their curiosity for now.
"Sorry I'm late." A voice called from the archway over the bridge as we all looked up at Kakashi crouching on it with an eye smile and a wave. "I had to help this girl save her cat out of a tree." He added jumping down as Naruto and Sakura turned to him angrily and pointed their fingers at him.
"LIAR!"
"Well at least he's earlier than I expected. So… What's our first mission?" I asked jumping off onto my toes and then onto my foot, making little to no sound as it intrigued me slightly before I looked up at the three of them watching me again and I sighed, putting my hands in my pockets.
"Seems like Sasuke-kun is eager… Okay, our mission today is walking some dogs from the Inuzuka kennel and cleaning the dogs there." Kakashi said with an eye smile as I held back a groan and I could see Naruto and Sakura did as well as we followed after Kakashi towards the kennels. Kakashi greeted the woman waiting for us, Inuzuka Hana if I remembered correctly, Kiba's sister as we were led inside. Okay I really love dogs, don't get me wrong but washing them had always been the bane of my existence as we were led down the rows of kennels and shown which dogs needed walking, washing and or both.
"Alright guys, I'll leave you to it." Hana said with a smile before she left and the dogs barking rung in my ears, that was another thing I didn't like and that was the high pitched yapping sound they made as well, especially right in your face or in a room echoed like the one we were currently in.
"Go on, you've got your mission to complete." Kakashi said as he pulled out his book and I sighed.
"Sensei, aren't you going to work with us?" Sakura asked.
"Nope, he's done all of this before… Remember what I said this morning… I think if we walk all of the ones that need walking first it'll tire some of them down before we wash them to make it easier. Any objections?" I asked my teammates and Sakura smiled.
"That's the perfect idea Sasuke-kun, let's get to it." Sakura said, linking onto my arm and leading me down the corridors and stumbling slightly with a pouting Naruto behind us and I gave him an apologetic look as he looked at me surprised before he went back to pouting.
Like I said before… Walking the dogs were fine and even Naruto and Sakura were surprised at how I handled the meaner looking dogs with bad attitudes but soon enough they were all walked and I returned into the kennels to fetch the first few dogs to be washed… That was fine… Until we tried to put them into the big giant bath outside.
Naruto just had to wash the big giant bulldog first. Somehow Naruto and I could pick him up together until he squirmed and we dropped him into the bubbly water, splashing bubbles everywhere and the dog ran off… Did I ever mention at what a girl Sakura is? Naruto took off with shadow clones after the dog while I got a few smaller dogs to wash with Sakura while Naruto ran around the huge farm like yard, chasing after the dog.
I could handle small dogs, just pick them up and hold them, in one hand, easy right? Yeah then Naruto brought the giant dog back and I jumped on its back in the water… Yeah, bad move. I was just about to wrap my arms around it's neck before I slipped around into the water and the dog took off again… With me attached.
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled in panic and I sighed… I prefer being with the dog. Suddenly my ninja sense (Yes that is what I'm going to call my random shinobi training memories) kicked in and I flung a kunai and ninja rope as I hooked it onto the dog's collar and dove off into a roll on soft grass, THANK GOD! The wire stopped the dog and I sighed as I moved my sore shoulders from rolling and Sakura was hovering over me.
"Oh my gosh, Sasuke-kun, are you all right? Do you need any help? CPR maybe? Maybe I should get sensei and take you to the hospital, you have some nasty scratches and…"
"Sakura… Shut. Up. I'm perfectly fine." I said, pushing her away by her shoulder as I sat up carefully and winced… Rolling is not fun so please don't try it at home from a moving anything!
"Naruto, clean that damn dog with your clones, I need a break." I shouted at Naruto who was already tending to the giant dog and Sakura tailed after me with worry as I kept stepping to the side away from her.
"You're fine Sakura and so is Sasuke, go and help Naruto." Kakashi said as I rounded a corner to an old barn and sighed. Kakashi was sitting on one of the rings for the horses, reading his smutty book and I pulled off my shirt as I turned on the little tap by the wall and splashed my scrapes with water and rubbed any mud from them.
"Are you okay?" Kakashi asked as I wiped the blood from a scratch on my shoulder.
"Yeah, just peachy… I hate washing dogs… It's the bane of my existence." I muttered as I dug in my pouch and found the little jar of salve that I remembered seeing when I went through my pouches and bags and began putting some on the more serious scratches that were stinging.
"I thought Itachi was the bane of your existence." Kakashi said off handedly and I froze and felt myself become angry and scowled before I snapped my eyes up at Kakashi.
"Don't you dare bring his name up you one eyed bastard!" I snarled at him as my emotions began to have a tug of war. "You have no idea what it's like to watch the people you care for die before the hands of your own blood and your personal hero and go through all of that pain… Dammit Kakashi!" I snarled, realising I was standing on the edge of the ring, standing over Kakashi who still looked as board as always and I turned around and clenched my fists.
"I know exactly what it's like Sasuke, that's why I'm trying to help you…" Kakashi said with a sigh and I turned on him again.
"No, you have no damn clue what it's like dammit! Itachi he… he…" I lost my resolve as I almost let it slip about knowing the truth behind the massacre and I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before I opened my calmer eyes on him again. He was watching me intently but was covering it up quite well as I studied him right back. "Look… It's not that I don't want to talk but rather I can't and Itachi is a bit of a touchy subject right now. I also know what pain you've been through but I'll never truly understand it like you won't ever understand mine so I'm asking this once… Just drop it Kakashi." I explained a bit calmer as Kakashi looked like he truly listened to me this time before he eye smiled.
"Ma Sasuke-kun, where's the honorific?" Kakashi prodded and I pouted angrily but feeling a little better.
"Go read your damn smut sensei." I said as I pulled on my shirt and walked off to help with the rest of the dogs. After the huge dog and a few extra Naruto clones, we washed all of the dogs and walked back to the Hokage's Tower to the mission room to hand in the report and get paid… That reminds me, I need food and to save some money to pay rent… Hm rent… How much is it?
"Sasuke… Are you listening?" A voice called as I shook my head.
"Huh?" Oh nicely eloquent Sasuke! It was Iruka asking the question at the mission desk and he did seem oddly concerned. "Oh, yeah, I'm fine Iruka-sensei." I said and waved my hand with my eyes closed and put the other one in my pocket.
"Okay then… Team 7 you are dismissed." Iruka said, giving me the alien look again and I followed the rest of the team out.
"Alright guys. Same time tomorrow at the bridge, dismissed." Kakashi said before disappearing in a poof in the corridors again.
"Before you even ask Sakura, it's a no. Go home." I said as she got this hopeful look on her face and opened her mouth to say something. I put my hands in my pockets and yawned as I walked through the tower and headed back to the roads I passed earlier with the grocery stores on it and stopped at a few. I quickly found my wallet in my pouch with a water proof seal on it which explained a few things to me as I paid and left with food in my arms, mainly fruit and vegetables (TOMATOES!), some meat I could cook up, amazingly enough without burning it, and some bread and instant noodles and again got the alien look but I could care less right then, I was tired physically and emotionally after the confused tug of war.
I was walking down the quiet suburban streets when I got a feeling I was being watched and or followed. It sent shivers down my spine as it prickled and I felt watched, it was a horrible feeling.
"Alright… Who's stupid enough to be following me?" I asked, turning around to the empty road behind me. "I'm seriously not in the mood so if you won't come out, I'll come to you and drag your ass out now come out, come out whoever you are…" I said with a smirk after the little singsong part.
"What the hell is wrong with you teme?" A voice asked as orange came out of the trees and the voice sounded almost desperate yet suspicious as Naruto's blue eyes narrowed in on me.
"What's wrong with me? You're the one stalking me after dark Naruto." I said and Naruto frowned further.
"See, that's not something Sasuke would have said. Where's the real Sasuke you impostor?" Naruto yelled angrily at me and pointing his finger at me and I sighed, looking up at the sky as the stars had begun to come out. Well since I decided to change everything since the first thing I changed…
"I've had a wake up call, that's what happened. I'm not Sasuke yet at the same time I am and I can't explain it. I just woke up one day with a completely different look on life especially since we got put into the same team. I still don't like you though but I'm trying and I want to keep you as my rival and then one day I can explain everything to you, just not today… Dobe." I smirked at the end and Naruto seemed to return it.
"Not that I'm complaining teme but I think I might be able to get use to this new you… Just a warning though… I will kill you if I find you're an impostor and hurt anyone in the village, understand?" Naruto asked deadly serious and I nodded.
"What ever, catch you tomorrow Usuratonkachi." I said as I turned around and continued on home… Well that was an odd yet strangely comforting conversation with Naruto… At least this time he didn't attack me like usual.
The same routine happened the next morning as I got up and ready. Waited at the bridge for Kakashi with another excuse with Naruto and Sakura yelling 'LIAR' before we received our mission (Tending to a garden YAY… Another bane of my existence… Perhaps work is the bane of my existence). Finished the mission, returned back to the tower and dismissed before going to Ichiraku's with Naruto and Sakura (Just because I was going).
I watched as Naruto practically ate like a fat man who thought he was starving as broth flew everywhere and OH MY GOD was Ramen delicious! Even I ate two bowls which made Naruto laugh and bro fist me and Sakura stare at us like mad men, barely finishing one bowl, which Naruto finished for her. After an argument over the payment method (Naruto tried to get everyone to share the bill equally) we all went home to our houses and settled in for the night…
How could Sasuke not see how good his life was even if he had faced hardship in the beginning? Maybe I'm just missing something. I settled on my bed with a cup of tea as I looked out my window as people passed by on the street below and stared at the tree… It was the same one I remember the Sound Four found Sasuke on shortly after Kakashi gave Sasuke a little speech about a dark path. I tried remembering Itachi and all I could remember was the night he killed the clan and then the episodes afterwards after Sasuke killed him and it unlocked some of Sasuke's memories yet I can't access them now… He was as good as forgetting and locking things away as well as I did in my previous life.
The thought of killing Itachi and power intrigued me yet my own conscience reminded me of why Itachi did what he did but those were just meaningless compared to the overwhelming angry emotions over Itachi as well as deep sadness and confusion. My knowledge was nothing compared to emotions and that little thing Kakashi said to me the other day made me realise I was still the young, naïve and powerless little boy compared to Itachi or anyone right now… Just a genin, that word and title held more meaning to it now.
Like I said to myself earlier… I was sent here to change things which is what I will do… No girly emotions will have a hold over me anymore! It's so much easier being a guy, the only problem I've had so far is dealing with boners (Uh! Don't remind me) and straightforward emotions, so simple.
Yet being Sasuke has been an eye opener to me as well at how much I took for granted in my old life. Sure my father was a complete dick and practically abandoned us but hey, we made it through. I was happy in the end and I'm hoping I can give one to Sasuke and Itachi as well unlike in the real story of Naruto. I'll always miss my family like Sasuke misses his right now but it was worse right now, feeling double the loss in a way but it was easier to deal with as a guy in a strange way… Everything just seemed so much simpler, like I've always said, guys have a physical fight then they're like best friends again afterwards, with girls, it all back stabbing and held grudges, too much baggage.
And so life will carry on until I need to change something again.