This is my first Naruto fanfic (well the first one I'm actually willing to publish, anyway) and is honestly just for laughs and giggles. The plotline doesn't get too serious and is just some good old fashion casual storyline. Canon SasuSaku is already angsty enough as it is.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot. The characters and the world of Naruto belong to Kishimoto.
Team Seven walked out the Hokage office in a daze – well, half of the team was in a daze. Naruto was practically vibrating with forced-down laughter and Kakashi for once had put his pornographic book away in favor of eyeing his students. Despite the fact that all three were practically next-generation Sannin, with Naruto having trained under Jairaya, Sakura taken under the wing of the legendary Tsunade, and Sasuke training with and killing Orochimaru with his brother, the three teenagers were still children in his eyes.
Their jounin rank be damned.
Sakura's face could rival her hair while Sasuke had gone paler than what was healthy. Had anyone walked in on them at the moment, both would be swept to the hospital nevermind the fact that one of them was Konoha's best medic-nin.
"So I'm guessing we're to have dinner at the Uchiha Manor tonight?" Kakashi's barely hidden amusement broke the silence, and along with it, Naruto's self-control. The Hokage-to-be had all but burst out laughing so hard that he had doubled over and was kneeling on the floor, hand going up to their genin sensei's knees to keep himself somewhat up.
His teammate's laughter seemed to break Sasuke out of his trance-like state. Using his state of unstable laughter to his advantage, the Uchiha whacked his self-proclaimed best friend on the back of his head, taking light satisfaction on the blond's indignant yelp.
"Now now boys," Kakashi's voice had the air of longsuffering it always had whenever he had to separate the two, "I suggest you stop it and prepare for our mission." His lone eye went to his only dark-haired student.
"Now I assume Mikoto and Fugaku will give us more details?"
Sasuke transferred his glare from his teammate to their former-sensei. He nodded, not bothering to comment on the fact that the Kakashi had practically invited themselves to dinner tonight. His eyes drifted over to their team's kunoichi. If he knew his mother, she was definitely going to want them there anyway.
"Sakura-chan, are you okay?" Naruto asked, waving his hand directly in front of the rosette. "You don't usually blank out this long."
"I'll take her to her office," Sasuke volunteered, unceremoniously dragging the rosette by her arm.
Watching his teammates walking away, Naruto grinned.
"Mikoto-chan really outdid herself on this one," the blond commented. Beside him, Kakashi smiled underneath his mask.
"Because she knows Sasuke would never in a million years go against the Hokage or herself."
"There's a special mission that only team Kakashi can carry out," Tsunade-sama announced. The ninja in front of her didn't know what to make of their hokage's smirk.
"Alright! I haven't had a good mission in forever! Dattebayo!" Naruto hollered, fist raised in classic Naruto-fashion. Sakura rolled her eyes at her teammate's behavior.
"What's the mission, Tsunade-shishou?"
"It's an A-ranked mission, but thankfully this doesn't involve leaving the village so you will still be able to do your shifts in the hospital should you choose to do so."
More than one curious brow went up. A-ranked missions often involved either escorting a high ranking civilian or intel gathering or even obtaining a scroll from another village. Intra-village A-rank missions were one in a million if there was any.
Seeing her shinobi's questioning looks, Tsunade's smirk grew even wider, and Sakura, knowing her mentor far too well, felt a chill run down her spine.
Whatever it is, it's not good.
"Shishou?" the rosette ventured. "What are the mission details?"
The Godaime clasped her hands together in front of her and raised it to her face, resting her chin the back of her hand. Sakura tried not to think of how much she resembled her teammate's old 'contemplating' pose, but the Hokage looked too amused than she had any right to be.
"The mission request came from the main family of the Uchiha Clan."
All heads except for the Hokage's turned to Sasuke, who only frowned.
"If this is about the engagement, we decline the mission."
Engagement? What?
"I'm afraid this is not yours to accept or decline, Uchiha," Tsunade snapped. "Uchiha Mikoto specified that Sakura take this mission."
The Hokage sat up straighter giving her apprentice a rather serious look despite what came out of her mouth next.
"Haruno Sakura, you are to act as Uchiha Sasuke's indefinite girlfriend with the rest of Team Kakashi to play along and make it as believable as possible."
Just something to get us started. I've always loved the fake-relationship trope and thought why not have SasuSaku have a go at it?
Anyway, feel free to tell me what you think and how you think this will go huehuehue