What if

by Teme of the year

What if Sasuke never left? What if Sakura loved someone else? What if they all met Sai at 13? What if there was another Uchiha? What if Naruto and Sasuke find love in each other? Surprises at every corner since Sasuke discovered secret family, not to mention discovering some feelings for a certain blonde. Yaoi, Narusasu, some Sakuhina, Eventual Narusasu. Enjoy! Discontinued...sorry

12. Chapter 12

Heeeeeelllllooooo students! So this chapter isn't going to have a lot of Narusasu, but you definitely will see some very obvious feelings! That's something? Eh? No? Sorry…I've introduced a new character, tell me if you like him or not! I wanted to give a brotherly character.

Well, on with the story!

Sasuke sat shifting in his seat nervously, looking out the window of the train. Watching everything go past in a blur.

It seemed like that recently…

Everything was going so fast that Sasuke could barely keep up, and when he thought he took a step forward, it was actually two steps back. Sasuke sighed and leaned against the window, nervousness eating away at him painfully slow. Sasuke thought about what he would say. How he would say it. If he could say it. Whatever it was…

Sasuke was tempted to close his eyes and sleep, he had been stressing the entire journey to the point where he had tired himself out. Sasuke was about to succumb to the idea, when he felt the train slowing down, and eventually come to a stop. Sasuke blinked and looked around, We're here already?... Sasuke thought, seeing how passengers were leaving the train and collecting their possessions. Sasuke gulped and stood up, he made his way out of the train and went silent.

Realising a horrible fact.

He only really knew his way from the hotel, which he and his team had stayed in, to the pier. Also Soma's and Tao's shop. However, other than that he was lost. He had only really been in Gecia as a child, and his memories weren't exactly intact. He saw how everyone went off to where they were supposed to go. I should have probably taken a map… Sasuke thought in hindsight.

Sasuke looked from side to side to see anything that looked familiar, but the train station didn't have any disguising marks. Sasuke sighed and bit his lip. Tensing when he felt a hand being placed on his shoulder, he turned to see a young man, in his early 20s. Just a bit taller than Naruto, but not a giant.

Blonde hair that hung in loose ringlets, with a black tricorne hat, like a pirate. His hair reached his shoulders, sporting an opened light blue shirt, with a plain white top underneath. Wearing casual blue jeans, and normal black trainers. Sasuke sighed, he really didn't have time for perverts.

"Um, excuse me, but…have I seen you before?" The blonde man asked, Sasuke decided he wasn't even going to make a smart remark, he just needed to be alone right now.

"Listen, I'm not interested, okay?"

"That's great, but I'm asexual" The man clarified, surprising Sasuke a bit "You just look really…" The man trailed off and sighed, removing his hand from Sasuke, "I apologise, that was probably really weird, I'll leave you alone" The man said, turning around and walking. Sasuke suddenly realised that he needed to find his way to the pier, and this guy might know. Sasuke jogged after him and attempted to catch his attention.

"Hey, while we're asking random questions, do you know how to get to the pier?" Sasuke asked, the man blinked and nodded his head.

"Yeah, I was actually just going there"

"Oh, well do you mind if-" Sasuke was cut off as the man shrugged and walked off.

"Yeah, sure, just follow me" The man stated plainly, putting his hands in his pockets. Sasuke blinked and found it weird how unresponsive the stranger way, considering how he had just approached Sasuke. Plus, Sasuke was used to being treated like a princess by men who wanted to get in Sasuke's pants. Sasuke followed the strange man.

Sasuke was distracted with what he was going to say to Shen rather than the stranger, though the stranger didn't seem to want to start a conversation either. So it worked for both of them. Sasuke walked along the man, nervously looking at the ground, picturing scenarios of how it could go with Shen. Sasuke didn't realise that he followed the man to the pier, until the guy waved his hand in front of his face.

"Hello? Earth to human?" The man stated, Sasuke shook his head from his worrying thoughts and nodded.

"Sorry, um, thank you" Sasuke thanked awkwardly, the man nodded his head. He was about to go onto the pier when a random lady from a shop nearby called him.

"Hey, Katsu! Help me with these boxes, would ya?" The lady called, the blonde man, now identified as Katsu, nodded and walked over. Sasuke stopped watching the strange man walk away, and turned to face the pier. Taking a deep breath, he stepped onto the wooden walkway. He closed his eyes and mentally reassured himself.

Sasuke shakily marched towards to the end of the long pier, Shen's boat becoming nearer and nearer. Sasuke's throat went dry, gulping down some fear that attempted to rise up. Sasuke inevitably reached the end of the pier, and therefore Shen's boat. Sasuke glanced over the name of the boat in italics.

'Sasko'

Sasuke tilted his head at the name, It sounds oddly familiar… Sasuke wondered, he shook his head and looked up. He gulped and jumped up, grabbing the side of the boat, he pulled himself up. He looked around and saw Shen was nowhere to be seen. Sighing as he felt something rub across his leg, he glanced down and saw Sasha purring against Sasuke.

"Hey girl" Sasuke spoke softly, kneeling down to pet her head. Sasha nuzzled into the babying touch, pleased with the attention. Sasuke smiled lightly, he missed Sasha, she was incredibly fond and protective of Sasuke. "Hn, I guess the one relationship I have that isn't messed up is with you, isn't that healthy?" Sasuke voiced, Sasha looked at Sasuke as if she could answer, and made a noise to respond to Sasuke's question.

Soft steps were heard, Sasuke whipped his head to see that Shen was coming up from the lower half of the boat. Shen froze when he saw Sasuke and remained silent. Sasuke stood up and gulped nervously, the tension was thick enough that Sasha looked concerned between the two Uchihas.

"Shen, I um…hi"

"Hi…" Shen mumbled back, Sasuke bit his lip fearfully, not knowing what to say. Sasuke felt overwhelmed with so many emotions, he felt numb and sensitive at the same time. With so many things mixing and swirling around him, he didn't notice how a single crystal tear fell from his midnight eyes. In a flash, Shen made a beeline for Sasuke, hugging him before the tear could leave Sasuke's face. Sasuke blinked and trembled slightly.

"I'm sorry…" Sasuke whispered out "I'm so sorry…" Sasuke repeated in a hushed voice, Shen hugged Sasuke tighter, as Sasuke repeated the apology again and again. Quietly sobbing into Shen's chest, gripping at his shirt. Shen had a saddened expression on his face, never wanted to see his Sasuke cry.

"Sasuke…" Shen murmured, not saying his name for any reason, just getting used to saying the name again. The reality of Sasuke being alive almost brought a tear to his own eye. "Sasuke…" Shen repeated, closing his eyes and just held Sasuke. Embracing Sasuke's entire being, his life scaring away Shen's loneliness. Sasuke looked up teary-eyed at Shen, filled with feelings.

"I…thought you would be mad…"

"No…" Shen replied gently, slipping one of Sasuke's bangs behind his ears "How could I be mad at you? It's not your fault, it's mine" Shen stated "I can't believe how stupid I was, I should have been more aware of the massacre, more aware of you, I shouldn't have ever let you or your mother go" Shen said angrily, infuriated with himself, Sasuke shook his head.

"I should've told you who I was in the first place, avoided this mess, but I was scared, I…haven't had family in a long time, so I didn't know what to expect" Sasuke explained, Shen shook his head with a small smile.

"I actually went to Konoha when I found out, but I left without seeing you, I thought that you would have been better off without me"

"Hn…I thought the same, like father like son, I guess"

"What?" Shen questioned, pulling back to look at Sasuke strangely, Sasuke realised what he just said and gulped, I might as well tell him now… Sasuke supposed, Sasuke took in a deep breath and looked Shen straight in the eyes.

"While the truth is coming out, I might as well tell you…" Sasuke said anxiously, Sasuke went silent gathering the courage, "You know how you and my mother were…together?" Sasuke asked, Shen nodded his head confused, "Well, I'm her son…" Sasuke trailed off.

"Yeah, I know" Shen responded, raising an eyebrow.

"Well…" Sasuke started "Let's put it this way, Fugaku isn't my father" Sasuke confessed, Shen blinked and tilted his head.

"Wait, then who is?" Shen questioned, not getting it, Sasuke sighed and put his hands on his hips.

"Well, unless there was a third guy, I think it's pretty clear" Sasuke answered sarcastically, Shen blinked before his eyes slowly widened.

"You mean…"

"Yes"

"I'm you're…"

"Correct"

"That makes you my…"

"That's the general idea, yes" Sasuke answered, feeling more comfortable with the situation. Shen opened his mouth to say something, but instead passed out. Sasuke looked at Shen's fainted body and sighed, folding his arms in an annoyed manner, "That's just great" Sasuke complained, he glimpsed at Sasha who looked as if she was shaking her head at Shen.

Sasuke went over to the leather booth and sat comfortably, kicking his feet up and grabbing a nearby trash mag. He gave a warning glare at Sasha and pointed.

"You tell no one that I read this, but I need to find out if Ankia is going through with the marriage, even though she's been spotted with Tyran" Sasuke ordered, Sasha gave a small nod and hopped over and snuggled against Sasuke, falling asleep. Sasuke decided to read the trashy magazine until Shen woke up.

A few minutes later, Sasuke heard some noise and look up to see the blonde man from earlier climbing aboard the boat. Sasuke raised an eyebrow and saw how the blonde man, formally named as Katsu, eyed Shen then Sasuke.

"Um, what happened and why are you on the boat?"

"He just found out that I survived a massacre and I'm Uchiha Sasuke, he also discovered that I'm his son, then he fainted" Sasuke explained nonchalantly, flipping through the magazine.

"I knew it" Katsu stated plainly.

"You got all that from just looking? Look out Sherlock Holmes" Sasuke remarked sarcastically, Katsu blinked and shook his head.

"No, I knew you were Sasuke, you have a certain look to you, I remember you"

"You know me?" Sasuke asked, looking up from the magazine. Katsu gave a small smile and made his way over to sit opposite to Sasuke, grabbing an unopened non-alcoholic beer.

"You were only two at the time, but when I was eight I was orphaned, Shen adopted me, I knew you till you were four, then you disappeared" Katsu explained, "Heh, you're kind of like a little brother to me, you used to call me nii-san and all" Katsu chuckled before seeing the look on Sasuke's face, "Then again, I guess you are the last person who wants to hear about brothers"

"It's not my favourite aspect of the family…" Sasuke replied with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah…I know about the massacre, I was really concerned about you, every time I tried to ask Shen about it, he just changed the subject" Katsu stated shrugging, "So how you been, you know, apart from the whole lifetime of isolation?" Katsu asked dryly, Sasuke blinked, "I mean as appealing as it is, I'm sure you'd like to talk about other things" Katsu joked with no expression, Sasuke chuckled and sat up, putting the magazine down.

"You…have the same kind of humour as I do" Sasuke smirked.

"As childish as this is, I'm six years older than you, so technically you have the same humour as me" Katsu spoke, Sasuke laughed lightly. "Anyway, pint-size…"

"Did you just call me pint-size?"

"Well, that's what you are, you're tiny" Katsu detailed, "And we might not be biologically related, but you're like a brother to me" Katsu said "Even though you can't remember, Shen mentioned something when I was growing up, about you having your memories erased, I still remember when I used to baby sit you" Katsu stated, Sasuke stared at him considering what he was saying, Katsu gave a small chuckle "Hn, we used to get Soma rather riled up! We hid her broom one time, she chased us down the road with a frying pan that day" Katsu chuckled, remembering it all, Sasuke listened to him and felt weird. Weird in the sense of someone who kind of reminded him of a kind Itachi, only a little nicer and approachable…

"I was actually thinking about that…"

"Hm?"

"About my memories, they may have been erased, but surely you can't remove the first six years of someone's life, so…"

"So…?"

"So I want to see if I can get them back" Sasuke proclaimed, Katsu raised an eyebrow and sat back, folding his arms.

"How are you going to do that?" Katsu asked, Sasuke went silent, trying to think of a way.

"I could ask my teacher…" Sasuke murmured, thinking of Kakashi "I could ask my dad, but that's if he doesn't faint"

"Yeah, about that, I thought you were his nephew?"

"That's what I thought, but…um, well Shen and my mom…were together for some time, so…"

"You do realise that makes you a bastard child, right?"

"I prefer to think of myself as a love child actually, since it only happened because they loved each other, but…of course traditions come first, so my mother was in an arranged marriage…" Sasuke explained sadly, Katsu saw the saddened look on Sasuke and took off his hat. He placed it on Sasuke who blinked, "Wha…"

"When we were younger you used to love wearing my hat, claiming that you would be the greatest pirate ever" Katsu chuckled, Sasuke blushed from embarrassment, putting his hand on the pirate styled hat. Sasuke tilted his head, "What's wrong?" Katsu asked, when he saw Sasuke looking like he was trying to figure something out.

"It's just that…it feels familiar…" Sasuke answered, feeling the coarse material that seemed to be giving him some sort of nostalgia, it seemed like he was about to remember something when his mind was hit with a dull ache. Sasuke put his hand on his forehead and groaned, "Damnit…" Sasuke mumbled, his head hurting.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, it's that anytime I try to remember something from my past, I get an aching migraine" Sasuke complained, he tensed when he gave it some more thought, "You don't think that…it's some kind of barrier that's preventing my memories, do you?"

"It's possible, why don't you ask Shen, I mean, he was a really powerful ninja"

"He was?" Sasuke questioned, a little surprised, though Sasuke had to admit he wasn't completely aware of Shen's capabilities.

"Yeah, if you ask around in Konoha, they'll tell you that he rivalled the Hokage himself, he changed the way ninja performed jutsu, this was all before the age of 15" Katsu elucidated, "It was strange how the Uchihas looked down on him, but it was because instead of putting Uchiha first, he put everyone first, he believed that the Uchiha had a social responsibility to look after everyone in Konoha, like they were one of their own" Katsu continued, leaving Sasuke speechless, "It was because he didn't believe in the different classes, he argued that everyone was equal, it's the reason everyone had wanted him as Hokage, because everything he did, he did for everyone else" Katsu explained, Sasuke couldn't help but admire the passed out man. Sasuke's mind randomly noted that Shen was similar to Naruto, how he fought for the rights of everyone; playing hero with no expectations of a reward.

"He's…very altruistic, isn't he?" Sasuke stated, Katsu nodded his head and stood up, he looked around for a bucket, Sasuke took no notice and rested his face in hand "Sometimes I find it hard to believe I'm their kid, my mother was unbelievably compassionate, and Shen is self-sacrificing, and I'm…" Sasuke sighed "Not…" Sasuke heard a small clang and looked over to see Katsu filling the bucket with water, Katsu was nodding at Sasuke.

"Well, my mom was a pianist, and my dad was a painter, and I have no musical talent whatsoever, also I couldn't paint anything to save my life"

"That's right, you mentioned you were an orphan, I'm sorry about that"

"Let me stop you right there, I may have been orphaned, but it wasn't a sad sob story" Katsu corrected "When I was eight, they asked if I wanted to travel the world with them, I said no and that I would prefer to wait until they got back, so they went off and I do believe they're coming back in the next year or so"

"Why didn't you want to go?"

"I love my parents, but I'll be damned if I have to spent the next 15 years travelling the world with them, I don't like people as it is, so meeting new one isn't on my agenda"

"Preach it" Sasuke joked expressionlessly, Katsu chuckled and finished filling the bucket. He walked over to Shen and look at Sasuke.

"Would you like to do the honours?" Katsu asked, raising the bucket. Sasuke shook his head and made a gesture.

"Go ahead" Sasuke motioned, Katsu tipped the cold water on Shen head, in response making Shen jump up in shock.

"What the-!" Shen exclaimed, looking around confused, he saw Katsu and sighed, "I remember raising a polite, pleasant, kind boy, what happened?!" Shen sighed, he stood up and patted down the water beads that dripped onto his face. Shen froze when his eyes landed on Sasuke.

"Don't faint again, please" Sasuke said calmly, Shen blinked and gave a small chuckle.

"Not one of my most graceful moments, I have to admit" Shen replied, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head, "So…um, where do we go from here?" Shen asked, Sasuke shrugged.

"Well…I'm good with just avoiding the awkwardness and start acting like this is all normal" Sasuke suggested "What do you say…um, dad?" Sasuke asked, Shen gave a small smile and nodded.

"Yeah, that sounds good…son" Shen answered, it was silent until Shen walked over and took off the pirate hat off Sasuke, and ruffled his hair "I guess we got some catching up to do, huh?" Shen laughed quietly, Shen placed the hat back on Sasuke who pouted slightly.

"I'm not a kid, you know" Sasuke complained.

"You are to me, my kid" Shen grinned cheekily, Sasuke rolled his eyes with a smirk.

"I hate to break up this tender moment, but Shen?" Katsu interrupted, Sasuke chuckled to himself at the mood killer, Shen blinked and turned around, looking sheepish.

"Heh heh, sorry Katsu, this must be lot for you to take in, huh?" Shen asked, Katsu scoffed and began to walk over to Sasuke.

"Well, I'm not sensitive like you, so I took it pretty well in the last minute" Katsu proclaimed, sitting across Sasuke, looking bored. Shen pouted and faked a hurt look.

"Uwa, you're so mean Katsu!" Shen cried out, pointing accusingly towards Katsu.

"He's right, you're sensitive, very hyperactive for an adult" Sasuke stated, Shen began to comically cry.

"Both my boys are malicious!" Shen yelled, throwing his arms in the air like a child would in a tantrum. Both boys exchanged amused expressions, watching Shen jump up and down about how cruel they were being. Shen eventually tired himself out and sat in the leather booth, "Phew, not as young as I used to be" Shen chuckled, Shen tilted his head and smirked, "Wearing Katsu's hat again I see, does this mean you're going to become the greatest pirate ever again?" Shen bemused, making Sasuke blush from embarrassment.

"Oh come one, I was a kid, I can't even…" Sasuke's eyes widened, "Hey, that's right, my memories…dad, is there any way I could get them back?" Sasuke asked, Shen blinked and placed a hand on Sasuke's forehead.

"Hm…I'll have to search my archives, but it seems like it's more like a barrier blocking the memories, rather than them actually being erased" Shen observed.

"Yeah, me and Sasuke thought about that possibility" Katsu stated, Shen retracted his hand and thought to himself.

"I think it could be removed rather easily, but it'll have to be Kakashi, since he's more experienced with these things, I could try, but I'm kinda rusty" Shen explained, "Oh hey! If Naruto is good at this, then he could do it!" Shen suggested, Sasuke sighed and leaned back, stroking Sasha's sleeping form that was nuzzled against him.

"I don't think he wants anything to do with me at the moment" Sasuke said sourly.

"Ehhh? What's wrong between you two?" Shen asked, Katsu looked between the two slightly confused.

"I'm sorry, but who's Naruto?" Katsu questioned.

"He's Sasuke's love interest"

"He is not!" Sasuke intervened, rolling his eyes, "He's just a friend, but we got into a really bad fight"

"Sometimes couples fight" Shen said reassuringly, Sasuke's eyebrow twitched in annoyance.

"Dad…" Sasuke warned.

"Aren't you a little young to be dating?" Katsu spoke protectively, not wanting his little brother growing up too fast.

"Aww! Look at you Katsu! Getting all brotherly over Sasuke!" Shen cooed, Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"I'm 16 already, I'm old enough to date" Sasuke argued, until he realised what he said "Which I'm not anyway, me and Naruto's friendship is just…different" Sasuke tried to explain, Shen scoffed in response.

"How many times have you guys kissed?" Shen asked rhetorically, Sasuke blushed.

"What?!" Katsu exclaimed.

"They were accidents"

"How many times can you accidently kiss someone?" Shen questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"I-It just happens!" Sasuke exclaimed embarrassed, It's not like we do it on purpose! But that one time when Naruto saw the gay couple doesn't count I guess… Sasuke thought "Besides I don't even like him"

"That's not the problem" Katsu started seriously, "It's him liking you that would be problematic" Katsu practically growled, Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked confused, Shen chuckled and patted Katsu's back.

"It seems that Katsu here thinks that Naruto is trying to take advantage" Shen clarified with a smirk, Sasuke scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"The dobe gets all angry when someone else tries to do something me"

"You ever think why?" Katsu asked, silencing Sasuke who eventually just sighed.

"That's why we were arguing…some guy was trying to play me, Naruto ended up hurting the guy, then when I bugged Naruto about telling me why, he wouldn't give me an answer, and then he finally did and…I made him angry…" Sasuke finished, Shen gave a sympathetic look towards Sasuke while Katsu seemed pissed.

"He sounds like an ass" Katsu stated.

"No, he's really not, he's…actually pretty sweet…" Sasuke smiled to himself.

"AWWW!" Shen cooed loudly.

"Shut up!" Sasuke blushed, Katsu still didn't look happy and came to a decision.

"You should stay away from this guy, he sounds like trouble" Katsu advised, Shen shook his head.

"Aw, no way! They totally should be together! He cares about Sasuke" Shen claimed.

"If he cared then he wouldn't make Sasuke feel like this, like it was Sasuke's fault, doesn't sound like he cares to me" Katsu argued.

"Naruto just doesn't know how to express his feelings for Sasuke, so he lashes out in anger" Shen disputed.

"More like he doesn't have feelings for Sasuke" Katsu debated, Sasuke sighed.

"I'm sitting right here, guys" Sasuke interrupted annoyed, both males looked apologetically towards Sasuke, "I couldn't stay away from him even if I tried"

"Aw!"

"Not like that, we're on the same team, so I couldn't avoid him even if I tried" Sasuke clarified, Katsu sighed annoyed and made an 'Hn' noise.

"Fine, then you'll need someone to be vigilant of this guy" Katsu stated before standing up "And that'll be me, starting from today I'll be living with you Sasuke to keep an eye on you and this Naruto character" Katsu concluded.

"What?!"

Kakashi standing currently standing over passed out Sakura and Naruto, he sighed and shook his head.

"Sometimes I worry for these kids" Kakashi stated, Sakura began to stir and groan. Her eyes hazily opened, sitting up she took in her surroundings.

"Hey…where did my swimming costume Hinata go?" Sakura asked fuzzily, still waking up to her surroundings.

"I have no idea what you're talking about, and I'm not particularly curious, though why you are on the floor is another story" Kakashi responded, Sakura just made a flippant gesture and sat up.

"Long story, Hinata was in a swimming costume and Sasuke was a cheerleader" Sakura said nonchalantly, Kakashi blinked in response.

"What?" Kakashi voiced, Sakura eventually got up and explained what had happened with her and Naruto. After the explanation, Kakashi looked at Naruto's passed out body and back at Sakura, "I see…so Naruto passed out from…?"

"Shock unfortunately, not from arousal, but from the look of Naruto's face when he saw the different Sasuke's, he was definitely having thoughts" Sakura reported, Kakashi sighed and shook his head.

"They're overcomplicating this, they need to speak honestly, or they'll just live out in denial and frustration" Kakashi explained, Sakura nodded her head in agreement.

"Apparently they just got in a really bad argument, something about some guy coming onto Sasuke"

"Yet Naruto still claims that he has no feelings for out little Uchiha prodigy"

"Why do you think that is?" Sakura asked, turning her head to face Kakashi "I mean if Naruto liked someone, he wouldn't exactly hide it, believe me, me of all people would know" Sakura reassured, looking down at Naruto thoughtfully "So why does he reject the ones he has for Sasuke?..." Sakura mumbled, tilting her head.

"Perhaps Naruto, while he doesn't have any problem with anyone else's sexual orientation, struggles to come to terms with his own, sexuality is a confusing time for teenagers" Kakashi suggested, Sakura however shook her head.

"No, it's not that, me and Naruto once talked about it…heh, it's ironic, because he claimed that if he liked a dude then he would tell him" Sakura chuckled, Kakashi raised an eyebrow as a thought entered his mind.

"Perhaps that's the problem" Kakashi voiced, gaining a confused expression from Sakura.

"Huh?"

"Have you ever noticed that Naruto will naturally stand next to Sasuke? Or how his first concern when in a dangerous situation is often Sasuke? Perhaps after he does something he looks for Sasuke's reaction?" Kakashi pointed out.

"Now that you mention it…Wait, what's your point?"

"Maybe Naruto isn't lying about his feelings for Sasuke, because he might not be aware he has them" Kakashi proposed "If he does these actions without realising it, then perchance it's his subconscious that has taken a liking to Sasuke, he just hasn't realised it yet" Kakashi stated, Sakura nodded her head thoughtfully and placed her hand on her chin, closing her eyes to think.

"Hmm, you have a point there, Naruto isn't exactly the most in-key person; still, may I offer another theory?" Sakura asked professionally, both of them acting like scientists observing an experiment. Kakashi made a gesture to let Sakura speak, "I asked Naruto why he wouldn't give Sasuke a chance, he said that it be too weird, and that it would be awkward if they broke up" Sakura explained, "I might also want to point out that he didn't say that he didn't like Sasuke like that, I don't think he realised, but still…" Sakura trailed off.

"It does support the idea that Naruto doesn't know that he has a fondness for Sasuke" Kakashi said, Sakura sighed and shook her head.

"These guys seriously, and Sasuke is like a closed book so I don't even know what is going through his mind!" Sakura huffed.

"Sasuke is admittedly more complex than Naruto, though he isn't as obvious as Naruto when it comes to expressing his feelings" Kakashi stated, Sakura blinked and tilted her head, "Let me explain, every time Sasuke is talking to a male suitor, or some male that is trying to get acquainted with Sasuke, Sasuke only pays some kind of attention to the male when Naruto is around"

"Are you saying that Sasuke is trying to make Naruto jealous?"

"Possibly, but I think it's more likely that Sasuke is seeking Naruto's attention or even taking concern for Naruto, concerned that Naruto won't like how Sasuke's attention isn't on him"

"Are you saying that Sasuke subconsciously is aware of Naruto's subconscious feelings towards him, while Sasuke himself has subconscious feelings for Naruto?"

"In a nutshell"

"Oh good lord, is there any hope for these boys?"

"Well, like in fanfictions we can rely on hormones, frustrations and, more often than not, love" Kakashi preached, Sakura chuckled and put her hands in her pockets, shaking her head.

"I don't think they're in the love stage just yet, the first two however…" Sakura implied, Kakashi made an 'Hn' noise in response. They both gave their attention to Naruto who was beginning to awake, they looked at each other with a silent 'Who's going to explain what happened' look.

Naruto grumbled and sat up on all fours, looking around confused and hazed. Naruto tilted his head to look up at both of the observers. Naruto glanced at Sakura then Kakashi. Then back at Sakura, then Kakashi.

"Um…hi?"

"Hello" The both said in unison, creeping Naruto out.

"Um, okay that's weird…" Naruto replied, in return Sakura and Kakashi tilted their heads in unison.

"What's weird?" They asked at the same time, Naruto blinked and hopped up from the ground, dusting himself off.

"Okay, you two are creeper than Yamato combined, so I'm gonna go" And with that Naruto left, Sakura and Kakashi exchanged glances, sighing at how naive and oblivious Naruto was. Unaware that Naruto's mind was orientated around Sasuke, worried about what state the raven-haired boy was in.

"What?!" Sasuke exclaimed "What do you mean you're coming to live with me?!" Sasuke cried out, Katsu nodded his head and folded his arms.

"You need someone to look after you"

"I'm fine on my own!"

"Besides, you need someone to keep an eye on this Naruto, even the name sounds fishy…" Katsu growled suspiciously.

"Dad!" Sasuke exclaimed, Shen gave an apologetic smile and sighed.

"I'm sorry Sasuke, but it seems like he's made up his mind" Shen chuckled.

"That's not fair!" Sasuke complained "I should be able to date whoever I want"

"Uh-uh, not until you're at least 18, and it has to be someone I approve of, and not NARUTO" Katsu stated harshly, Sasuke huffed and folded his arms.

"That's bullshit, if I want to date Naruto, I'll date Naruto" Sasuke argued, Shen tilted his head and looked curiously at Sasuke.

"How comes it bothers you?" Shen asked, catching Sasuke's attention "Why does it bother you that you're not allowed to date Naruto?" Shen questioned calmly, Sasuke blushed when he felt both males' eyes on him.

"I-It doesn't! I just don't like being controlled like some 5 year old, that's all!" Sasuke blushed furiously, realising how it was coming across. Shen blinked and kept a calm demeanour.

"So you would you like to date Naruto?" Shen enquired steadily, Sasuke's eyes widened and blushed even more.

"O-Of course not!"

"Hmm" Shen hummed "Let me rephrase, would you like the option of dating Naruto?" Shen questioned, Sasuke fell silent, unaware of how to answer the strange question.

"That's…different"

"Why?"

"Well, because…it just is, I mean I don't want to, but…I guess someone telling me that I wasn't allowed would make me feel a little restricted" Sasuke answered, Shen gave a small nod of his head and let Katsu take over.

"As reassuring as that answer was, I'm still coming to keep an eye on you" Katsu replied sarcastically, Sasuke opened his mouth to protest, but Katsu pinned him with a glare saying 'It's settled'. Sasuke sighed and gave up, I guess I have no say in the matter…Sasuke concluded, With any luck, it won't be too bad…Sasuke hoped, trying to make the best of the situation.

Deciding that he couldn't convince Katsu otherwise, Sasuke gave a goodbye to Shen and went over to Katsu's apartment to help pack his stuff.

When they arrived at Katsu's apartment, that wasn't too far from Shen's villa, Katsu unlocked the door and began to look around for a large duffel bag. Sasuke stepped inside and looked around, seeing the light blue walls, with the simple furniture consisting of a coffee table; a couch, bookcase filled with thick books and a few reading chairs.

+Sasuke walked curiously over the bookcase and lightly touched the books, trailing his fingers along each case; absorbed with the different titles and designs, the variations of thickness, and the enticing scent of ancient books.

"It's a pretty good collection I have" Katsu commented, fishing a duffel bag from a large cupboard and giving a small smirk towards Sasuke. Sasuke gave an absent-minded nod, looking back at the books; the coarse feel of hardback books on his finger-tips. "You like books, huh?" Katsu asked, walking around the room and picking up his things.

"Well, you can't buy happiness, but you can buy books, and that's pretty much the same thing more or less" Sasuke shrugged, Katsu chuckled and nodded his head.

"I love reading new books, it's like meeting new people…only better and not maddening" Katsu replied, "It's hard to share a compassion for something intellectual when the most stimulating conversation you can get around here is about the discount of wrench" Katsu stated dryly, Sasuke chuckled and turned his head back to the books, admiring them. Katsu raised an eyebrow as he began to pack his things in the blue duffel bag, "You can take one if you like" Katsu offered, Sasuke withdrew his hand and shook his head.

"No, it's fine, I have my own books"

"You can never have enough books"

"Touché" Sasuke smirked, he looked over the books, analysing which one he wanted to take. Katsu chuckled at Sasuke's indecisiveness, he strolled over and placed a hand on his chin and studied his bookcase. Katsu came to a decision and picked out a thick red book, the front's only design was a black leaf and a white leaf forming a yin-yang sign.

"This one" Katsu stated, handing Sasuke the book "I think you'll like it, it's pretty interesting, the context of the book makes it even more intriguing" Katsu said, Sasuke took the book and ran his hand over it.

"The context?" Sasuke enquired, Katsu nodded and gave the book a glanced.

"Yeah…this book is actually really recent, released a year ago. The author was inspired by an event he saw, then he wrote the rest of the story from his imagination"

"Event? What kind?"

"Oh, he saw a fight between two ninjas and he formulated the story established off that, he was an old retried ninja himself, claiming he could tell what kind of people they were from the way they fought and their relationship, he also based his character's personalities off of dialogue he heard spoken between the two fighting ninja" Katsu explained, Sasuke nodded captivated.

"I suppose I can relate to this story then, being a ninja and all"

"Even if you weren't, I think you'd still like it, the story is interesting; an angry, stubborn boy trying to leave on his own lonely path, but another boy who refuses to accept that and attempts to drag him back home" Katsu described, Sasuke blinked and tilted his head.

Something felt off by Katsu's explanation…

Sasuke shook his head lightly and couldn't put his finger on it, but something about that kind of situation felt familiar to him…he couldn't for the life of him figure out why…

"What…is this book called?..." Sasuke asked suspiciously.

"Valley of the end, it was named after where the author saw the fight" Katsu answered, Sasuke nearly jumped in shock, but remained calm. So this book is about…

"What are the names?"

"If I remember correctly, they were Rozu (Rose in Japanese) Okami (Wolf in Japanese) and Taiyo (Sun in Japanese) Kitsune (Fox in Japanese), the author was a big fan of representation, and the way they were described they looked like their names" Katsu finished, Sasuke gave a disapproving stare at the book, and an unhappy hum.

"I'll…be sure to read it" Sasuke mumbled.

"Good" Katsu replied, before stretching his arms out and hefting an entire shelf of books and walked over to his duffel bag, Sasuke raised an eyebrow and caught Katsu's eye as he settled the books down. "What? I need my books"

"So you take the equivalent of a library?" Sasuke questioned as Katsu repeated the action, grabbing more books, Katsu scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Open that door over there, you'll see how little I'm taking in comparison" Katsu snorted, Sasuke went to a door, which he assumed to be the bedroom, and opened it. Sasuke's eyes shot open as wide as the door, seeing the room silently shocked. "Told you!" Katsu called out.

Sasuke stared at the medium sized room filled to the brim with books.

This wasn't an exaggeration.

Books were actually stacked on top of each other to the point where they reached the ceiling, books of different sizes and variations created an unorthodox structure, the bed was engulfed in books splayed across. Some open, some closed, some were even resting open on other books. Sasuke couldn't fathom a sentence as Katsu stood next to him and nodded with his hands on his hips.

"Take this how you will, but I've already read all these books" Katsu stated "Twice" Katsu added, Sasuke attempted to speak, but had nothing to say "At the risk of portraying myself further as a lunatic, I have more emotional remorse for a character's death in one of my books then anyone in reality" Katsu admitted.

Sasuke gave him a look saying 'Not even I'm that obsessed', Katsu gave a click of his tongue and swished around, walking over to the kitchen counter to pick up his duffel bag, slinging it over his shoulder he gave Sasuke a smirk.

"Come on, you need to show me my new home for my books" Katsu smirked, making Sasuke roll his eyes "I'll be bringing more, just so you know, prepare for your place to be bombard by books, believe me, it'll look like a library sneezed in your house" Katsu joked, Sasuke chuckled and nodded.

"Don't worry, the Uchiha compound is…vacant enough"

"Well hot damn, who says massacres aren't great?" Katsu teased dryly, Sasuke blinked in surprise at the rather…strong joke.

"Little wicked, don't you think?"

"Eh, don't be a pussy"

"Wow" Sasuke scoffed, folding his arms, Katsu raised an eyebrow and shook his head.

"Ever heard of using humour as a defensive mechanism to avoid facing problems that would cause an emotional disruption?" Katsu questioned quietly, Sasuke sighed and nodded.

"I'm aware of the concept, I know how to act like a cold bastard" Sasuke stated, a silence moment passed before Katsu took his hat and once again placed it on Sasuke's head. Sasuke blinked in surprise "Wha…K-Katsu-"

"Don't be so depressed about being a cold bastard, somebody's gotta play the role right?" Katsu said "And besides, we can be lone wolves together" Katsu smiled warmly, Sasuke didn't get a chance to reply when Katsu turned around and began to walk.

Sasuke gave a small and barely noticeable smile to himself, He's rough round the edges, but…Sasuke looked to see Katsu with an impassive expression, observing the outside world, He seems to care about me, and even though I can't remember…to me, he'll become…

"Hey, you coming, pint-size?" Katsu asked, standing in the doorway, Sasuke nodded and walked out of the apartment. Katsu locked the door and made a gesture with his head, lifting the hat off of Sasuke and smirking "Hn, with Shen's boat you could become quite the pirate, just like you wanted" Katsu teased, Sasuke pouted lightly and gave a light punch on Katsu's arm.

"Hey, I told you to stop teasing me about that!" Sasuke laughed lightly, Katsu smirked as they started to banter with each other, making their way to the train station. To me, he'll become…

Katsu ruffled Sasuke's hair with a pleasant smirk.

A brother…

Naruto continued to pound his fists repeatedly into the large, thick pillar. Naruto decided he wanted to release some frustration by training in an empty field; in one which happened to have large thick pillars scattered across. Building up a sweat as his punches worked like lighting clashing with the stone; panting and breathless as the chill air filled his lungs again and again, slowly burning off his energy as he pushed himself to punch harder and faster.

Naruto worked like an unstoppable machine, with his mind working equally as hard. Wonder what Iruka is doing…Naruto thought absently, Maybe Jiraiya is free…Naruto supposed, Kiba might possibly want to hang out…Naruto thought, but no matter how much he tried to think mindlessly about unimportant things, it always came back to the same thing…

Sasuke…

Naruto groaned and stopped training, he rested his arms on the pillar and pressed his head on his forearms; Naruto was left staring at the ground, thinking of a certain raven-haired boy. He continued to quietly pant, his adrenaline rush from training calming down. His eyes were hooded yet focused on the grass beneath him, watching it ever so slightly sway in accordance to the wind. Naruto sighed, closing his eyes temporarily.

"Damnit Sasuke, why do you have to be so difficult?" Naruto said to himself, as if he could answer his own question "Would it kill you to just listen to me once in a while?" Naruto asked himself, unaware that a certain demon fox was eavesdropping.

"Are you thinking about the little raven again?" Kyuubi's voice rang out, Naruto sighed, he didn't need to deal with the sarcastic likes of him right now; he already had to deal with Sasuke. Naruto heard the demon give out a cruel laugh, "He really has you wrapped around his little finger, doesn't he?"

"Do you have to speak? I was enjoying the silence"

"Oh ho ho! Prickly today, are we?" Kyuubi chuckled, Naruto let out another sigh and frowned.

"Sorry…" Naruto mumbled, Naruto had developed a somewhat 'good' relationship with Kyuubi, he didn't need to go and mess it up, I already messed things up with Sasuke…Naruto thought, "I'm just…a little worked up, it's no big deal"

"Listen Kit, I'm in your mind, you can't lie to me and even if I weren't, I could still tell that you're a little more than 'worked up'" Kyuubi confronted, feeling concern for the blonde-haired jinchuriki. Naruto stopped leaning on his forearms and stood up, he turned around and slid down to the ground with his back against the pillar.

"I don't know what's wrong with me, I don't usually get this effected by Sasuke" Naruto claimed, Kyuubi just scoffed in response, Naruto raised an eyebrow "What? What's with that reaction?" Naruto questioned, Kyuubi gave another scoff.

"You're always effected by that little raven, it does raise a few questions" Kyuubi replied, Naruto rolled his eyes annoyed.

"I already have to deal with everyone shipping us, I don't need you doing the same"

"Actually, I was hinting that you still retain envious feelings towards him, not that…" Kyuubi answered back, Naruto froze and blinked, Shit…I hope he doesn't- "Bwahahahaha!" Make fun of me… "Ohhh, so that's how it is between you two now? And here I thought all those kisses were accidents! Hahahaha!" Kyuubi mocked.

"They were accidents! Damn it Kyuubi, this isn't helping me you know!" Naruto complained, Kyuubi settled down and thought to himself.

"It's not my fault that you beat up Sasuke's male suitor, you even blamed me! I didn't have trouble with him being nice to the little raven, it only bothered you"

"Oh please, last time I checked when I attacked Riku, my eyes were red and I had fangs, that's all on you"

"I wasn't the one who punched him"

"Don't act all innocent, it was quiet, but I heard you chuckling when I hit him"

"I…just like seeing others in pain"

"Yeah right, you were just as upset as me"

"That's only because your feelings are highly contagious, it's not my fault you want to mate with the little raven"

"I don't want to mate with him! I just…don't want who he mates with to hurt him"

"That is not a normal concern"

"Whatever…" Naruto trailed off, running a hand through his golden locks and sighing. Thinking about the look in Sasuke's eyes when he left; something akin to heartbreak, it pierced Naruto's own heart when he remembered the look of desolation in Sasuke's expression. Naruto felt angry at himself, with guilt mixing in. He should've been more aware and sensitive.

Because Naruto knew that no matter how harsh someone could be to Sasuke, Sasuke wouldn't bat an eye, but when Naruto was severe…

Naruto sighed, he couldn't decide whether it was flattering to have such an influence over Sasuke, or to feel exasperated that he was given the burden of watching what he said to Sasuke, in fear that he would send the Uchiha off the edge. Naruto could insult Sasuke, and Sasuke wouldn't care, but when Naruto was serious, something happened to Sasuke, as if he broke down and couldn't handle Naruto's displeasure.

"I guess I should apologise" Naruto mumbled to himself.

"Apologise to who?" A voice said, Naruto turned his head to see Konohamaru standing there, Naruto gave a forced small smile.

"Heh, no one…hey wait a minute!" Naruto suddenly exclaimed, "You need to explain yourself about earlier! Transforming into Sasuke like that! It's you who needs to apologise!" Naruto proclaimed angrily, Konohamaru nervously tubbed the back of his head with a smile.

"Heh heh…about that…"

"And about you using it on enemies, do it again and I'll dismember you"

"Geez! I get it, no using Sasuke on enemies!" Konohamaru promised, a small silence followed until Konohamaru broke it "How about for personal use?" Naruto sent a heated glare in response, making Konohamaru gulp and hold his hands up in defence "Heh heh…joking, I swear" Konohamaru reassured.

Naruto looked forward and spaced out, not really acknowledging Konohamaru when he sat next to Naruto; as they both sat in the neutral silence, Konohamaru sat impatiently.

Because being an energetic child and sitting noiselessly was not a good combination. Naruto chuckled softly, and smiled, still keeping his gaze in front of him.

"You're hopeless at keeping still" Naruto commented with a smile, Konohamaru pouted and folded his arms childishly.

"Hmpf! When did you start acting all grown up?" Konohamaru huffed, Naruto chuckled and ruffled Konohamaru's hair.

"It's a part of growing up, you'll be doing it soon"

"Ehhh?! What's with this attitude? It's not like you at all! It's so weird…so calm and acting mysterious…ugh! It's creeping me out!" Konohamaru complained loudly, Naruto merely blinked and thought about what he said, I guess I'm acting a little more mature than usual, but it's hard to act like a kid when dealing with complicated problems…

"Just you wait Konohamaru, you'll be dealing with 'grown-up' problems soon enough" Naruto stated, Konohamaru screwed his face up in disgust.

"Ew, I don't mind transforming into girl, but liking one? Ew" Konohamaru cringed, Naruto chuckled and let his head fall back against the pillar, observing the sky above. Konohamaru groaned and once again began to complain, "Does that mean you are thinking about some like that?" Konohamaru asked, Naruto remained silent, but that seemed to be answer enough for him "Ew!"

"Hn…yeah ew…" Naruto laughed quietly, Konohamaru seemed to have a small pink blush as he fiddled with the hem of his shirt.

"Um…so…" Konohamaru started, getting Naruto attention.

"Hm?" Naruto voiced, turning his head lazily to face Konohamaru who looked nervous.

"Um…who are you thinking about?" Konohamaru asked flustered, feeling embarrassed and sheepish about asking those kind of questions. It was like asking you parents where babies came from, but even Konohamaru claimed to find it gross; he, like every kid, was curious.

"Can you keep a secret?" Naruto questioned, Konohamaru nodded his head and hopped positioned so he was kneeling and leaning forward keenly, excited to hear who Naruto was thinking about; Naruto looked back up the sky and replied "Sasuke" Konohamaru smirked and gave perverted snicker.

"Neh neh, you thinking about Sasuke, eh?" Konohamaru sniggered.

"Not in the way you're thinking" Naruto stated in a calm voice, not even caring what Konohamaru was implying. Naruto had dealt with it so much that it had lost its shock factor, also being faced with more important problems had put it all in perspective, that people shipping them wasn't that important. "It's just…" Naruto trailed off and sighed, he instead put a smile on his face and patted Konohamaru's head, "You're a little young to hear about these things, maybe when you're a little older"

"Aw what?! That's totally not fair, I am so old enough!"

"Noooooooo you're not, you're only 13, but it's fine, we'll talk about something else"

"Uh-uh!" Konohamaru refused, a lightbulb suddenly appearing over his head as he gave Naruto a devious smirk, "What is I looked a little older?" Konohamaru asked evilly, Naruto narrowed his eyes.

"Don't even think about it" Naruto warned.

"OK!" Konohamaru chirped, making Naruto's eye widen, "Tsūjō no Sasuke!" A poof of smoke, and Konohamaru was revealed to be Sasuke. This time in his usual clothing; dark green army style trousers, tight black sleeveless turtle neck shirt and combat boots. Konohamaru was kneeling obediently, tilting his head at Naruto. "Hey dobe, what's going on inside that thick skull of yours?" Konohamaru asked in Sasuke's voice, Naruto flinched and turned his head away. Trying to ignore how it felt like Sasuke was actually in front of him, "Dobe?"

"S-Stop it Konohamaru"

"Konohamaru? It's Sasuke, you idiot" Konohamaru scoffed, Naruto squeezed his eyes shut, wishing that he could do the same with his ears. Naruto flinched when he felt a hand rest upon his shoulder, "Naruto? Why are you ignoring me?" Konohamaru asked, Naruto looked at the hurt expression that was on 'Sasuke's' face.

"H-Hey! Don't look like that, that's not like Sasuke at a-all!" Naruto gulped, Konohamaru decided to take another approach and instead nuzzled into Naruto's neck. Naruto instantly tensed and felt uncomfortable.

"Naruto…" 'Sasuke' mumbled like a sweet whisper, "I love-"

"Finish that sentence and you ain't shitting right for a week" Naruto cautioned, Konohamaru snickered and removed himself.

"Heh, you really got a thing for Sasuke, don't cha?" Konohamaru teased, something snapped inside of Naruto, like the frustration and pressure of denying something between him and Sasuke finally seemed to break.

"You know what?! Yeah, fine, he's attractive, you happy?!" Naruto snapped, silencing Konohamaru. Naruto sighed and looked forward, running a hand through his hair. "Just because I think he's cute doesn't mean I like him like that, it just means I see what everyone sees! See? No big fucking deal!" Naruto cursed angrily, Konohamaru winced in fear; Naruto slammed his back against the wall and huffed. Konohamaru gulped and looked down nervously, Naruto bit the inside of his cheek "What? Don't have anything to say, smartass?" Naruto spat out.

"U-Um…" Konohamaru stuttered, Naruto just shook his head.

"Get out of Sasuke's form, now" Naruto ordered, Konohamaru in flash switched back to his normal self, looking anxious.

"M-Maybe I should go…" Konohamaru mumbled, Naruto was starting to feel some regret and sighed.

"No…it's fine, look Konohamaru, I'm sorry, it's just that a few things are going on right now and I shouldn't have taken it out on you"

"I should be the one saying sorry, I shouldn't have provoked you like that, I…I just thought that maybe if I…then maybe…"

"I know, I know…you were trying to cheer me up, but its fine, seriously" Naruto reassured, patting Konohamaru's head, Konohamaru pouted in response, Naruto gave an apologetic look "I know what it's like to see someone important to you facing problems, especially when you don't understand, even more so when your just a kid"

"I'm not that much of a kid! I drink milk!" Konohamaru tried, Naruto chuckled.

"Yes you are, but it doesn't matter, because you'll be dealing with this stuff when you are older"

"Ewww! Nii-chan!" Konohamaru whined, Naruto chuckled and looked up at the sky once again; absently listening to Konohamaru talk about random things. Naruto couldn't help but see the irony of it all, how it was usually Naruto blabbering to Sasuke while Sasuke paid little attention.

Sasuke…

Naruto gave an inaudible sigh as his thoughts trailed back to Sasuke. Naruto thought about it a little longer until his guilt finally got the better of him, Naruto had excused himself from the conversation making Konohamaru pout. Naruto apologised and went off in search of Sasuke, hoping that Sasuke would accept his apology…

What Naruto didn't know was that today and the next two days were going to be hell.

Sasuke had been talking to Katsu the entire train ride, getting to know him and talking about himself. It was refreshing to be able to talk to someone without them wanting to kill you or get in your pants; though Jenny fit those requirements, her constant teasing about him and Naruto made her a little annoying; nevertheless Sasuke could see a possible friendship between him and Jenny.

Sasuke kept glancing to the book that lay next to him, wanting nothing more than to rip it open and read it.

Could you blame him? It was a book about him and Naruto! Him and Naruto! And if the author had wrote the characters with his and Naruto's personalities, then surely it would be relevant to him and Naruto's relationship.

Sasuke's mind had been flickering to the blonde, thinking of how it had been left between those two. Sasuke sighed, putting his face in hand. Katsu noticed Sasuke's spike of unhappiness and leapt into brother mode.

"What's the matter, pint-size?"

"Stop calling me that"

"Stop being a pint-size" Katsu replied with a smirk, Sasuke sighed and looked out the window. Not really having the energy for a fight. Katsu frowned slightly at the lack of enthusiasm, tilting his head slightly, "It's not that bad of nickname, is it?" Katsu teased kindly, Sasuke sighed and shook his head.

"It's not that, I'm just…" Sasuke sighed, trailing off.

"Is this about the ass?"

"Katsu…"

"I'm sorry, Naru-ass-to? Was that his name?" Katsu asked rhetorically, Sasuke rolled his eyes in response.

"Don't be mean to him, that's my job" Sasuke chuckled, "Besides, even though we were in a fight, chances are we're going to forget about it and move on, so…"

"So?..."

"So…Iwantyoutwotogetalong" Sasuke rushed out, but Katsu caught it.

"What?! You want me to get along with the asshole who made you feel like dirt? No way"

"He's not an asshole and he didn't make me feel like dirt" Sasuke corrected "He's someone who I've known longer than I can remember; he's been someone, as much as I hate to admit it, important in my life, and that's not about to change apparently so yeah, you have to get along with him"

"But-"

"Please?" Sasuke begged slightly "It would mean a lot to me, I want you two to get along" Sasuke stated, Katsu looked as if he was going to consider it but shook his head.

"Why does this idiot mean so much to you?"

"Because he's my best friend, and you're not allowed to call him an idiot; because 1, only I'm allowed to call him an idiot, and two, he's actually not that bad"

"Somehow I doubt that asswipe-"

"Katsu" Sasuke interrupted with a warning tone.

"I'm just saying" Katsu replied nonchalantly "Besides, how do you expect me to get along with an actual living person?" Katsu questioned. Sasuke, who wasn't exactly a social person, shrugged in response.

"Listen, I'm not really a people person either, but Naruto is actually a good guy"

"A good guy?" Katsu responded sceptically.

"Yes, he is actually" Sasuke defended.

"How?"

"Huh?"

"How is he a nice guy?" Katsu questioned, in response making Sasuke shift uncomfortably, Katsu noticed the sudden discomfort and raised an eyebrow "If it's so hard, then I assume it's because he's not a good guy?" Katsu stated more as a fact then a question. Sasuke shook his head, leaning his arms on the table.

"I'm just…not used to complimenting people, even if they do deserve it" Sasuke explained, Katsu made a gesture with his hand saying 'Well go on then', Sasuke sighed quietly and looked out the window, like it would somehow give him an answer. "He's…" Sasuke started, imagining if the blonde was there with him "…stubborn" Sasuke stated with a smirk.

"Stubborn?"

"Yes, very, he's also really determined…protective, even if he hasn't met them he wants to play hero and save the day" Sasuke chuckled lightly, "He jumps into any situation, at the risk of himself, with no plan just because he doesn't think things through, but a lot of the time that actually has helped us…of course it also causes problems, but Naruto would then apologise profusely and try to make it up to us…" Sasuke gave a small smile, still gazing out the window, "He's truthful, he doesn't deceive people at all; you can see it in his eyes, his honesty…his eyes tells you everything…they're like burning sapphires…intense…" Sasuke trailed off, his eyes becoming hooded, "…I've never seen such eyes before…" Sasuke mumbled.

Katsu blinked, glancing at Sasuke then to the window, then back at Sasuke.

"Should I…leave you and the window alone?" Katsu enquired with a raised eyebrow, Sasuke blushed lightly and ripped his gaze from the window.

"N-No" Sasuke stuttered embarrassed, Katsu frowned, giving a disapproving look.

"Hmm, I don't like how you described him, I really should keep an eye on him…then again, I suppose you have an eye on his eyes by your description" Katsu spoke, not even in a joking manner.

"K-Katsu!" Sasuke exclaimed flustered.

"I'm just saying" Katsu replied nonchalantly "By the way, why do you keep glancing at that book like your life depends on it?" Katsu asked, looking plainly at Sasuke. Sasuke tensed and bit his lip out of habit, "Sasuke?"

"It's…complicated" Sasuke sighed, not really wanting to confess how the story was about him and Naruto.

"We got time" Katsu replied, leaning forward a bit. Sasuke tried to think of a way out of it when suddenly the train came to a halt. Sasuke smirked and shrugged at Katsu, getting up from his seat.

"Guess we don't" Sasuke retorted smugly, walking coolly down the carriage, Katsu chuckled and got up to grab his duffel bag.

"Wrong way, pint-size"

Naruto casually jogged down the mildly busy street, looking for signs of Sasuke. Asking a few friends along the way if anyone had spotted him. Even Sasuke's fangirls didn't know where he was. Naruto had decided that after half an hour of searching, he would go to the Uchiha compound and if he wasn't there, then he would start to get worried.

Naruto sighed and ran a hand through his hair, determining that he probably was going to meet the Uchiha with a fight. Deeming this to be the inevitable conclusion, Naruto decided that if he had to argue with the Uchiha then he wouldn't do it on an empty stomach. Naruto didn't really have the patience to walk over to Ichiraku's and wait for his food, so he settled on buying some instant ramen instead.

Naruto was walking across the street when he bumped into someone midway. Both fell to the floor and groaned. Naruto shook his head to see a young blonde man, whose hair hung in loose ringlets, wearing a black pirate hat and carrying a duffel bag that had books coming out of it.

What Naruto didn't know is that this is where the hell started.

"Oh, um, sorry" Naruto apologised, Katsu narrowed his eyes and growled, uninterested in the apology.

"Where did you learn to walk? Flightless bird academy?" Katsu hissed, Naruto blinked and was slightly taken aback by the insult. Naruto decided to try and make it up to him by picking up a fallen book and handing it to him. Katsu growled and snatched it off of Naruto "If you are as maladroit as you are ham-fisted, then I want you nowhere near my books" Katsu jeered, Naruto frowned slightly at the ungrateful response.

"Listen man, I have no idea what you just said, but I can tell it wasn't very nice, I'm sorry about your books, but they're just books-"

"Just books?!" Katsu bellowed, getting up and glowering at Naruto who cowered slightly.

"Um…"

"My books have more significance in their entire being than you do in your miniscule brain!" Katsu yelled, Naruto narrowed his eyes and got up to face the insulting man.

"I said I was sorry, what is your problem?" Naruto confronted, Katsu narrowed his eyes right back.

"The problem is, you Neanderthal, is that we only have so much precious time on this earth and you are wasting mine!" Katsu retorted, Naruto in turn rolled his eyes and folded his arms, looking unimpressed and annoyed.

"Well, my apologises princess, I didn't realise that you were sooo amazing!" Naruto scoffed, Katsu turned up his chin and gave an 'Hn' in response.

"It's not me that is so underdeveloped that he refers to normal behaviour as being stuck-up"

"Are you calling me stupid?!"

"If the shoe fits" Katsu retorted, Naruto's eyes flashed red for a moment and glared at Katsu.

"Do you want to fucking go?" Naruto threatened, Katsu seemed unaffected by the threat and rolled his eyes.

"Of course, you're an imbecile so when you can't keep up mentally you respond with physical violence, it's a sad sight to see" Katsu replied smartly, Naruto gave a deadly and bitchy smile in return.

"Riiiight, it sounds like you use a lot of fancy words because you can't fight for shit" Naruto countered smugly, Katsu's air of superiority seemed to drop and was replaced by a hostile one.

"I assure you, I can hold myself well in a fight" Katsu snarled, letting his duffel bag drop to the ground and cracking his neck.

"Sounds like a lot of bullshit to me" Naruto retorted, cracking his own knuckles menacingly and steeping forward.

"Hn, not only did you enter in a battle of the wits unarmed, but now your hanging yourself by challenging me physically" Katsu braved, stepping forward also. Both blondes pulled back their fists and were about to engage in a bloody fight, then all of a sudden they were stopped.

"What do you think you're doing?!" An angry voice called out, stomping over to both of the fired up males. They blinked as the fuming raven-haired boy stood in front of them, folding his arms and looking like a disapproving mother.

"Sasuke!" Both males exclaimed surprised, before looking at each other, "How do you know Sasuke? I asked first! Stop copying me!" They kept on shouting in unison, Sasuke gave an annoyed huff and slapped both of their heads, "Ow!"

"What the hell are you doing? Everyone is watching you!" Sasuke hissed, Katsu and Naruto looked around to see people spectating the argument, but went back to what they were doing when they realised they been caught watching, "What are you two doing?" Sasuke questioned furiously.

"How do you even know this guy, teme?" Naruto interrogated.

"Why are you associated with this fool, Sasuke?" Katsu grilled, Sasuke stood and looked between them.

"Um, well…" Sasuke voiced, completely caught off guard before composing himself, "Katsu, this is Naruto, Naruto this is Katsu" Sasuke answered, Katsu's eyes shot open, THIS is the guy? THIS is Naruto? Oh hell no, he isn't getting anywhere NEAR Sasuke!...Katsu thought angrily, Over my dead body!...Katsu growled slightly, his eyes filling with fire, "Katsu, I need to talk to Naruto for a sec"

"But-"

"Please?" Sasuke pleaded, Katsu sighed and nodded, Wait! I can't leave Sasuke alone with this man, I need to put in place something that'll keep this guy away from Sasuke, but what?... "Katsu?" Sasuke voiced, I got it…the perfect way to keep this pervert away from my precious little brother…Katsu grabbed Naruto's black shirt and pulled him forward, so Katsu's mouth was now near Naruto's ear.

"Keep your filthy paws off my boyfriend" Katsu ordered quietly enough so that Sasuke couldn't hear.

"Katsu!" Sasuke snapped, Katsu let the shocked blonde go and walked away with a smug expression. Naruto stood silently as the information processed through his mind, That was Sasuke's…boyfriend?...Naruto blinked, he didn't have time to think more about it when Sasuke stepped in front of him. "I guess we need to talk" Sasuke spoke, Naruto suddenly remembered how things were left between him and Sasuke and nodded.

"Yeah…guess we do" Naruto replied, it was silent for a moment, the only noise was the people of Konoha going about their day.

"Look, let's just…let's just forget about it, okay?" Sasuke sighed, Naruto blinked and felt a little surprise.

"Forget about it?" Naruto repeated, Sasuke shifted his weight and looked down to the ground, his arms still folded.

"Yeah…it's what we do best, isn't it?" Sasuke responded.

"Right…" Naruto agreed quietly, it was another moment of silence until Naruto spoke up, "So…Katsu, huh?" Sasuke looked up and nodded.

"Um, yeah, he's my-"

"Yeah, he told me" Naruto interrupted, not wanting to hear it coming from Sasuke, for some reason it made Naruto hurt a little on the inside. Sasuke nodded and assumed that was what Katsu had whispered in Naruto's ear, "Um…congrats" Naruto commended, forcing a smile, Sasuke tilted his head a little confused, but nodded.

"Er, thanks…" Sasuke replied awkwardly, because that's what the situation was.

Awkward. Awkward. Awkward. Awkward.

Sasuke couldn't stand the strange atmosphere around them and tried to get away.

"Um, I should probably go and get Katsu settled"

"Settled?"

"Oh yeah, he's moving in with me" Sasuke clarified.

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

Naruto felt a strange ripping in his chest, and the horrible thudding of his heartbeat was all he could hear.

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

He saw Sasuke's mouth moving, meaning he was speaking, but it was hard to listen when everything seemed to be pounding in his ears.

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

What Sasuke had said was echoing through his mind, destroying anything else that wasn't engulfed in Sasuke's statement. Naruto gulped and felt like his whole world went black, the only thing keeping him standing was just plain will.

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

Moving in with me…

Naruto felt like everything was crashing down on him, he tried to listen to distract himself from everything hurting, but he wasn't able to and was only brought out of his nightmarish orchestra when Sasuke called Naruto's name.

"Huh, what?" Naruto voiced confused, Sasuke rolled his eyes and sighed annoyed.

"I said I want you to play nice"

"Play nice?"

"Yes, with Katsu" Sasuke elucidated, Naruto felt another ripping in his chest, it wasn't as intense and it felt more angry this time, but Naruto saw the pleading look on Sasuke's face.

"I don't know Sasuke, he's kind of a dictator" Naruto stated.

"Don't be mean, dobe"

"Why do you think I added the 'tator'?" Naruto replied, making Sasuke laugh a little, Naruto smiled, for a moment forgetting all about Katsu.

"I'm serious, dobe, I want you two to get along, since you're probably going to be seeing each other a lot"

"But-"

"It would mean a lot to me" Sasuke stated softy, Naruto went silent at that remark and sighed.

"Fine" Naruto mumbled childishly, but it was worth it to see the smile on Sasuke's face.

"Thank you" Sasuke stated relieved, rolling his eyes, "Was that so hard?"

"Yes"

"Naruto…" Sasuke warned playfully, Naruto smirked cheekily in response.

"You know, if you're not doing anythi-"

"Sasuke!" Katsu called out, Naruto sighed as he was interrupted and Sasuke's attention was taken away. Sasuke nodded as Katsu began to walk over.

"I'm gonna go get him settled" Sasuke stated, Naruto nodded and watched Sasuke leave "See you, dobe" Sasuke remarked coolly, walking away casually, Naruto nodded and smiled dreamily.

"B-Bye teme" Naruto said with a lop-sided smile, waving goofily. Naruto's care-free expression was wiped right off when he sensed Katsu next to him. Katsu was leering evilly and chuckling.

"Yeah, he has to get me settled" Katsu sneered smugly, "Can't wait for me and him to get settled into that HUGE bed he has, you know, to celebrate" Katsu bragged "Can't even wait to feel that little talented mouth again, mn-mn, it's so good" Katsu smirked before leaning forward "He's really flexible you know…damn, I'm just thinking of all the little outfits he wears for me…my favourite is the little sex-kitten" Katsu chuckled maliciously, Naruto narrowed his eyes, but bit his tongue so he wouldn't say anything. Katsu walked off, catching up with Sasuke he put an arm around his shoulder. Naruto watched and turned away, another ripping feeling going through him.

Thoughts of what Katsu and Sasuke were doing, what they had done…what they were going to do. Naruto shook his head, There's no way that Sasuke would dress-up for him…right?...Naruto thought, thinking of everything Katsu had told him. Running a hand through his hair, he sighed and decided to pay Sakura a visit. She was the only one he felt like he could talk to now.

"Sasuke has a boyfriend!" Naruto exclaimed as Sakura opened the door, Sakura blinked as Naruto walked pass her.

"Well hello to you too, Naruto" Sakura stated sarcastically as she shut the door, Naruto groaned as he flopped on Sakura's couch. Naruto looked left and right confused.

"Hey, where's your parents?"

"They're visiting family for the week, what are you talking about Sasuke has a boyfriend?" Sakura questioned, walking over to Naruto who groaned.

"What it sounds like, he has a boyfriend" Naruto stated, laying his forearm over his face.

"Maybe it's just a misunderstanding, maybe he's not-"

"I met him and he told me"

"Okay, well, maybe Sasuke has a boyfriend" Sakura admitted, she sat on the couch and looked at Naruto's sprawled out body, "Maybe it's just a fling, they're probably not even serious-"

"They're moving in together"

"Okay, well, maybe they are serious" Sakura admitted, she sighed and looked sympathetically towards Naruto "I sorry, Naruto" Sakura stated compassionately, Naruto shot up and looked at Sakura bewildered.

"Don't be sorry! I'm not sorry, I don't even care! Do you care? Because I don't! I don't care! Pfft, why would I care?! It's not like I care! Why do you care?!"

"Whoa whoa whoa! Calm it, Nardo" Sakura reassured, "Look like you was having a damn stroke, geez, relax…" Sakura calmed, Naruto groaned and let himself fall back; huffing as his back met the couch.

"I have no idea what's going on with me today, first Riku, then this guy shows up…" Naruto sighed and fisted his golden hair "I feel like I've been separated from Sasuke, it's like I don't even know him sometimes" Naruto spoke, letting his eyes close "He didn't even tell me that he was in a serious relationship, I thought that I was the one person he could talk to" Naruto sighed again as Sakura frowned empathetically "I guess not…" Naruto murmured, shrugging half-heartedly.

"Naruto, you know that Sasuke values you over anyone else, this boyfriend ain't got nothing on you, you know more about Sasuke then you do yourself" Sakura comforted, Naruto opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling above "Trust me, it's just a rough patch you guys are going through, you'll be back to fighting each other in no time" Sakura reassured, Naruto sighed quietly and nodded.

"I guess you're right…I just wish that he would talk to me"

"He's ignoring you?"

"No, he's just not talking honestly with me, he wants to forget everything that happened that would cause anything awkward, it's frustrating not being able to get him to talk to me"

"Then make him"

"What?"

"Make him talk to you"

"But how-"

"I'm sure you'll figure something out" Sakura winked before getting up and clapping her hands together "Alright it's late and I'm tired, come on"

"Alright alright, I get the message" Naruto stated, getting up from the couch, but Sakura bonked him on the head, "Wha…?" Naruto voiced puzzled.

"I said it's late and somebody has to make sure that you don't break down and crying about how Sasuke's with another man now" Sakura joked, Naruto chuckled and fell back against the couch.

"Thanks Sakura-chan" Naruto smiled gratefully, Sakura threw a nearby blanket and pillow at the boy.

"Night, and oh! Please don't wake up too early, momma needs her sleep" Sakura requested, Naruto nodded and laughed.

"Got it" Naruto promised, Sakura gave one last smile and left for her room. Naruto huffed and flopped back down onto the couch, staring up at the ceiling. So what if Sasuke has a boyfriend?...it's not like he's going to forget about me…

…

No way has Sasuke dressed up for him; he was totally bluffing…

…

Right?...

…

I wonder what he wears…

…

Katsu mentioned a 'sex-kitten', but I never would have pegged Sasuke as the type for dress-up, especially something like that…

…

Maybe…a maid's outfit? He'd look good in that…or female clothing…even a school girl outfit, which would be good…

…

Wait?! The fuck am I thinking?

…

Screw it, no one can hear or see my thoughts, who cares?

…

I didn't think Sasuke was that kinky, hmm…kinky and Sasuke don't mix…or do they? Sasuke does seem to like being dominated…

…

Is it just clothing that he wears that's kinky? I can't imagine Sasuke using toys like that…

…

Wait! I heard about people like this! They seem all shy and innocence, seemingly oblivious to kinky things like that, and then BAM! They're horny, repressed sex demons…

…

Hm, I don't think Sasuke is a horny, repressed sex demon though, Jiraiya would've picked up on it and told me…

…

Fuck.

…

I bet Sasuke is having sex with that bastard right now…

…

Damn it! Of all the people Sasuke had to fall for it had to be this guy!

Sasuke gave a sigh of relief as he flopped onto his black couch, finally happy to be in his loose black shorts and loose black t-shirt; and finally happy to be able to relax after the stressful day he had. Katsu chuckled as he sat more gracefully on a chair across Sasuke.

"Tired?" Katsu chuckled, in response Sasuke made a strangled which roughly translated into 'Yeah'. Katsu smiled and gazed at his little brother, happy and grateful to be united with him. Katsu internally sighed, revisiting his earlier decision toward Naruto. Perhaps I was too rash, I was a little explicit with details on my 'relationship' with Sasuke…if Sasuke found out then he'd be furious…Katsu supposed, looking at Sasuke's exhausted body.

Katsu had to admit his first impression on Naruto wasn't exactly positive, but whatever it was, he would have to hide it from Sasuke. Sasuke had begged him to get along with Naruto, claiming that he was his best friend. Katsu couldn't possibly upset Sasuke, even if it meant sucking up and playing nice with the blonde idiot.

Maybe I should confess that I'm not actually Sasuke's boyfriend…let Sasuke lead his own love life…Katsu pondered, he looked over to Sasuke who gave a cute smile, something akin to a child's one, Fuck that shit, I need to protect this kid…Katsu concluded as Sasuke continued to smile obliviously.

"So?" Sasuke voiced, bringing Katsu out of his thoughts.

"So what, pint-size?"

"So what do you think of Naruto?" Sasuke asked a little nervous, biting his lip out of habit.

"He's a fucking monkey" Katsu answered, making Sasuke put a fist to his mouth to stop laughing.

"He's not that bad"

"He bloody threatened me"

"Don't act like the victim, I know you riled him up too" Sasuke smirked, Katsu opened his mouth to respond, but quickly shut it, knowing he had no smart remark to return. Sasuke sat up and placed his face in hand, "He's agreed to get along with you, and I hope you do the same"

"I'll be civil, doesn't mean I'll be nice" Katsu stated, Sasuke chuckled and glanced back at the book that laid on the table, That book… "I suggest you get to reading that, if you're so keen" Katsu spoke up, Sasuke nodded dumbly and watched as Katsu got up from the chair and walked passed Sasuke, ruffling his raven hair along the way "Night, pint-size" and with that Katsu had gone off to his room.

Sasuke kept looking at the book and bit his lip, I wonder…I wonder how much that man saw of our fight, did he see me return to Konoha? Or did he just see the fight? Did he see the middle? End? What did this man see?!...Sasuke pondered, Sasuke reached out hesitantly to the book and picked it up. He took a deep breath and slowly opened the thick book. Sasuke's eyes trailed over the large title.

Chapter one: Valley of the end

The water cascades down the gravelly rock, making way down the essence of stone with a never-ending purpose. Monuments stand tall and proud, over-looking the peaceful lake; the swaying trees and the softly singing wind. Each form of life spectating the naturistic scene before them. Their life. Their home. But something interrupted the peace, something disrupts the atmosphere. New forms of life are thrown into the lap of tranquillity.

A disturbance.

A crashing sound erupts from the sky, and with it, two boys. Both land on the water like delicate dancers on a stage; covered in perspiration, dripping in fortitude. Panting and gasping for air, the ruins of a past battle.

The first boy. A revengeful spirit, hell-bent on the destruction of another at the cost of himself; due to a silent promise made by a man with no voice. Spiky black hair as dark as his eyes, which retained no form of emotion; yet burned with a passion in front of the other boy. Something akin to hunger. His skin pale as fresh milk, yet glowed like the moon. Minor grazes and wounds tainting the porcelain skin.

His name, Rozu Okami.

As if created to oppose the raven-haired boy, the other boy stood just as abused and assaulted. Golden blonde hair, that rivalled the sun itself, hung over cerulean eyes; equally as bright and brilliant. Sparkling with feeling, imitating waves of powerful emotions. Sun-kissed skin and an aura like angels, innocence and purity.

His name, Taiyo Kitsune.

Damn…Sasuke thought as he read the powerful introduction, It describes us so…accurately, how did this guy get all this just by watching us…Sasuke wondered. Shaking his head he concentrated on the book.

"Okami, return back to the village! Return to Lapiz with me!" Kitsune cried out desperately, Okami turned his head away, the wind blowing through his ebony hair.

"I can't…" Okami whispered out, the tense moment ever-building between the boys "Don't you understand? There is nothing for me back there, I must go"

"I'm here, I'm what you have back at Lapiz! What of your sister? Who will look after her?" Kitsune shouted, Okami's breath hitched and gained a tear in his detached black orbs.

"My sister…my sister will grow strong in Lapiz, but I won't, I can't stay here! My promise to my-" But Okami was interrupted when Kitsune appeared in front of him in a flash, caressing Okami cheek. Okami turned his head, a light blush peppering his cheeks.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at what the book displayed.

"Okay…little weird and cheesy,,,, totally different from what happened, but okay…" Sasuke mumbled to himself, thinking that maybe it wasn't what it seemed and continued to read.

"And what of your promise to me, Okami? Did you forget?" Kitsune whispered sweetly, gazing over the blushing boy who refused to meet his gaze.

"Don't remind me! I was a fool when I said that" Okami cried out flustered, Kitsune forced Okami to look at him. Kitsune held Okami's face with both hands, eyes hooded as he gazed passionately into the ebony eyes.

"Then I'm a bigger fool for falling for it…and falling for something else…"

Wait what? Sasuke blinked.

"K-Kitsune…" Okami stuttered as Kitsune leaned forward.

"Okami…" Kitsune whispered, leaning forward and finally-

Sasuke slammed the book shut with his face burning scarlet, staring at the book as if it was talking to him. He let it fall out his hands and hit the couch, he shuffled back and held his knees to his chest. His eyes stuck to the crimson book, acting like the book was on fire. He took in a shaky breath and let it out.

What the hell.

That was all that was going through Sasuke's mind.

What the hell.

How could someone write that about us?

What the hell.

Why did he write that?

What the hell.

Why do I want to read on?

Sasuke froze at that last scary thought, he released his knees and crawled towards the book. Curiosity and fear coursing through him, he bit his lip as he slowly held the book. He stayed in a kneeling position and slowly opened the book. Sasuke peeked inside and read on.

"Okami…" Kitsune whispered, leaning forward and finally…

Finally what?...Sasuke thought, forcing himself to read on.

Finally…rested his forehead against the other boy's.

"Okami, please come back, you're like brother to me, you're the most important person to me" Kitsune pleaded, Okami scoffed and shook his head lightly.

"I don't think your girlfriend would like it if you said that" Okami chuckled, Kitsune smiled at the commented and bit his lip slightly.

"So…?"

"So what?"

"You know what" Kitsune replied, Okami sighed and closed his eyes.

"I'll…come back…"

"Thank god"

"But only if you stop touching me, I don't like it when people touch me" Okami complained, Kitsune chuckled and nodded, removing himself from Okami.

"Deal…" Kitsune promised, "By the way, your sister has been terrified, you might want to go and comfort her" Kitsune advised, Okami nodded and sighed.

"She's probably really scared…I shouldn't have left Dana…"

"Dana will be fine, you just need to reassure her" Kitsune stated, Okami nodded and walked across the water.

"Come on, we have some explaining to do…" Okami smirked flirtatiously, giving a naughty wink to Kitsune who smirked in response.

"Yeah…I guess we do…"

End of chapter one

Sasuke sat in silent shock, realising that the boys didn't kiss and that they just seemed to be friends. Sasuke frowned at the 'flirtatious smirk' and 'naughty wink' that his character had given. The character representing Sasuke seemed a little too emotional, a little too lenient; not to mention flirty.

But maybe Sasuke read it…wrong? Then again how can you read a book wrong?. The entire scene was brought down rather mildly, not the emotional rollercoaster that him and Naruto had endured. Though it was a good way to start a book.

Sasuke yawned and stretched; he laid down and sighed contently. But right now he would sleep, because he was tired as hell. Sasuke's eyelids became heavy as he tried to stay awake to get to his room, but right now his couch seemed way too comfortable to leave at that moment….

Annnnnd Sasuke was out like a light.

Concluding day 1 of the hell for Uzumaki Naruto. Only going to get worse the next day…

Fiiiiiinished! Yay! What do you think of the whole 'Valley of the end' book? I was going for cheesy, was it cheesy? Hopefully. Anyway! Please review! I want to know if Katsu is a character you liked, a big bro for Sasuke! Next chapter will be about the next day of hell and probably the third and final day of hell. Well, review please and tell me what you think! Moshi Mosh!.