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An Interwoven Web Of Deceit	By : Kalariona Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1232 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Well, here you are. I finally updated this story. My muse has abandoned me and I have been having great difficulty doing this.
To Kai, Kori Nibiki, 90210, Anon, clowangel, ghostninja85, mE, Sukura, Van, Tsuki No Kitsune, Sailor Epyon, Rosmary Kiss, Yugi-obsessed, Lady Samurai, Vermillion Wolf, and all others who have reviewed. I love you all and I appreciate all of your reviews.
I�m note sure if you will enjoy this chapter or not. I�m sure you will all guess what is happening here and that mysterious object is mentioned again.
Anyway, here you are:

AN INTERWOVEN WEB OF DECEIT

Tangled Emotions - Part 2

The grass was springy and soft and the sun was warm. Naruto smiled as he sat down in the shade of large tree, on one side of the training grounds. If Ino was to turn up while he was dozing, there was no way that she would have missed him.
Sighing contentedly, he lay back amongst the grass, placing his hands behind his head. He just wanted to forget everything for a little while. Forget he was having headache problems, forget that he was dating Ino, forget that Gaara had kissed him and forget that he was experiencing weird feelings while hanging around with Sasuke. At this moment, he felt calm and relaxed. He didn�t need to think about things at this moment, especially involving his feelings.
Silence reigned for a few minutes. Nothing but the rustling of the leaves in the branches above could be heard, moving gently in the sight breeze.
Naruto closed his eyes, letting himself relax and doze. He probably would have fallen asleep, if there hadn�t been a loud rustling in the bushes next to him. He opened his eyes to see Ino tumble out of the bushes, leaves in her hair and attached to her clothes. She looked slightly peeved as she stood up and brushed down her skirt.
�Ino?� Naruto sat up on his elbows and stared at the blonde haired girl standing in front of him. Something felt amiss, but not exactly wrong. This feeling increased slightly when Ino stared back at him, then dropped her eyes and blushed.
�H� Hey there Na Naruto�.� Ino stuttered out. Naruto blinked in surprise at Ino�s nervousness, then smiled.
�Hey Ino, finished shopping?�
�S� Shopping?�
�Yeah. You did go shopping with Sakura, right?� Naruto was becoming confused. �That was what you told me you were doing.�
�Yes, yes. Of course. Shopping.�
�Are you okay?� he asked worriedly, sitting up properly. Ino looked embarrassed and wouldn�t look at him in the eye.
�Yes, I�m fine,� Ino replied quietly. She moved towards him and then sat down on her knees, facing him.
�And did you change clothes? I�m sure you were wearing red this morning.�
Ino looked down at herself in confusion, then looked back at him. �I went to get changed. I was too hot. Blue is a cooler colour.�
Naruto stared at her face, watching as her eyes darted back and forth from looking at him, to looking at her lap. �Are you sure you�re okay? You look kind of strange.�
Ino gave him a sharp look, the shy expression wiping off her face immediately. �What do you mean, strange?�
�Worried,� Naruto rectified, �like you have a problem that you can�t solve.�
�Oh, right.� The sharp look faded from her face and the blush re-appeared.
�Ino��
�Can I ask you something?� Ino interrupted, �and I want an honest answer.�
�Of course.�
�What are your feelings towards Sasuke?�
�Feelings?� Naruto felt a slight blush forming on his cheeks and he coughed, trying to get rid of it and the strange emotion that had risen in him as soon as Sasuke�s name had been mentioned. He blamed Gaara and his kiss that morning for this. �What do you mean exactly, feelings?�
�As in, what do you feel when you are with him? Do you hate him?�
Naruto pondered the question, unsure on where this conversation was going but wanting to find out. �Well no, I don�t hate him. It�s more like we are always trying to gain the upper hand against each other. Our spars usually continue until neither of us can move. I�d say that it was more like friendly rivalry, although the friendly part gets very strained sometimes.�
�Strained?�
�Um, well, not as friendly,� Naruto waved his hand, avoiding the question.
�Is that all?� Ino tilted her head slightly, her eyes not leaving his face. Her stare made Naruto fidget slightly.
�I do worry about him as well, you know. He is my best friend after all. He always seems so lonely. It�s his eyes I suppose.� Naruto stopped fidgeting and stared curiously at Ino, �Anyway, why do you ask?�
Ino didn�t answer. Instead, he saw her nod at something, then she moved closer to him and swung a leg over his so that she was practically astride him.
�What are you doing?� he began to panic.
His body froze as Ino sat herself down on his pelvis, leaning down so her chest was pressed to his and Naruto had a splendid view of her bra underneath her loose top. He shifted his eyes and stared into her face.
�What do you think I�m doing Naruto,� she all but purred at him. He gulped and closed his eyes.
�I,,, I don�t know.�
�Well, obviously I�m going to kiss you, then get what ever else I can!�
�Wha�� Naruto was cut off as Ino pressed her lips onto his, her tongue entering his open mouth. Her scent surrounded him, a flowery fragrance along with something else. To his sensitive nose, it smelt slightly musky with a hint of oranges. Tangy. A smell that was most definitely not Ino.
The warmth of the other body pressed him down, slender fingers twining gently into his hair and thumbs were stroking along the edges of his ears. Her lips slid over his own, slowly but firmly. Her tongue rubbing against his, tickling his palate with every removal and re-entry as another breath was taken.. Ino had never kissed him in this manner. He had only ever shared soft, tentative kisses with Ino, almost shy, like every touch was another new step and experience. Ino tasted like mints, like her toothpaste she had sitting in his bathroom. Spearmint. This kiss did not taste of mint, more like sugar candy pieces, the kind that melted in your mouth and leaving the sweet aftertaste for quite a while.
This was not Ino�s taste. This was not Ino�s kiss.
This was not Ino!
Even as this realisation hit him, he still could not stop himself from kissing back the one above him. He moved his arms so that they were circling the waist of the Ino impostor and moved his head to the side slightly to give them a better angle. He was lost. His heart was beating incredibly fast and the taste of the one above him was intoxicating.
�HEY NARUTO. ARE YOU HERE?� A voice penetrated the haze of mist in his mind. The person disguised as Ino broke the kiss sharply and pulled herself away from him. She then disappeared much faster than she had appeared, into the canopy of trees above.
�Naruto?� That was Ino�s voice. The real Ino�s voice. He knew this since the voice that had interrupted him first had been Sakura�s voice. He had enough time to prop himself up and wipe his mouth before Ino and Sakura appeared in front of him, Shikamaru trailing behind.
�I� Ino,� Naruto stuttered out, his eyes fluttering upwards to the canopy above them, then back to his girlfriend. She was wearing the red dress that he had seen her wearing that morning.
�Are you alright?� Ino sounded concerned, kneeling down next to Naruto. �You look like you�ve seen a ghost.�
Naruto had no answer to that. He had just spent his time kissing someone who wasn�t Ino but had looked like Ino, and now Ino, the real Ino was sitting next to him, in the same place that �Ino� had sat, moments earlier. His head was spinning in the confusion of it all. One thing flashed through his mind, suddenly clearing away the confusion. Kiss Ino. Kiss her the way he had kissed �Ino� and that would explain things.
He grasped Ino�s arm and pulled her onto him. He held her firmly on his lap, wrapped one arm around her waist and moved the other to support her neck. He then moved in and kissed her, using his tongue to gently open her mouth. She opened it willingly and he deepened the kiss.
Mint

Ino tasted of mint and also of chocolate toffee, pointing out to him that she had been eating his favourite sweets before coming to meet him. The kiss was warm and sweet, but that was all. He didn�t get that rush of heady emotion he had felt during the other kiss.
Almost in disappointment, he pulled away and plastered a small smile on his face.
�Sorry about that Ino. I couldn�t help myself.� The only excuse he could come up with. How lousy.
�That�s okay,� Ino looked dazed, her hands were gripping Naruto�s shoulders tightly, as if letting go would cause her to overbalance.
Naruto felt a pang inside him. Partially guilt. If he appeared nonchalant now, he would definitely hurt Ino�s feelings, so for the moment, acting as normal as possible was best.
�So Ino, don�t tell me that you didn�t save me any chocolate balls�..�

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Naruto deserved an award for his great acting skills, Shikamaru noted as he stared at both Ino and Naruto. Something had happened to Naruto before the four of them had met up. That much was obvious from the slightly flustered look he had given them when they had joined him and that kiss with Ino. That was slightly extravagant. Now though, he looked distracted, like his mind was elsewhere.
Shikamaru didn�t usually concern himself with what others were doing, but he actually found himself inwardly curious on what was wrong. Bit by bit, Naruto had become quieter and quieter. He couldn�t see that there was any reason for it..
�Shall we go then?� Ino linked her hand with Naruto�s and began pulling him along, �I don�t want to make the Hokage wait too long.�
�I need to see her too,� Shikamaru decided to speak. �We�ll walk with you.�
Sakura stared at him questioningly, which he ignored. Instead he gripped her upper arm and they both walked behind Naruto and Ino. The walk was done in silence, with Ino occasionally humming a tune slightly off key to herself and swinging her and Naruto�s joined hands.
�Hey Naruto, have you seen Sasuke-kun lately?� Sakura suddenly asked.
As Shikamaru watched, Naruto�s shoulders tensed and from where he was walking, saw Naruto bite his lip and furrow his eyebrows.
�Not today,� he replied in a stand offish tone of voice. �He�s probably off training by himself.�
�Oh.�
Shikamaru turned his head and stared at the girl whose arm he was holding onto. Sakura was giving Naruto a curious look, almost as if she was suspicious of his answer. He did admit that it was a bit vague, coming from the blonde who usually took great delight in cussing and swearing in the same sentence as the other boys name.
�Do� Do you know if he is okay?� Sakura spoke up again. �I haven�t seen him around for a couple of days now.�
�As far as I could tell from when I saw him last, he seemed okay,� Naruto sped up his pace until he was the one pulling a protesting Ino along the path and leaving himself and Sakura behind.
�That was strange,� Sakura commented next to him. �I was expecting a little bit more than that.�
Shikamaru agreed.

xxxx

�Right young lady. You�ve got some explaining to do.�
Tsunade stared at the girl sitting on the other side of her desk. Ino looked slightly worried and she held her clasped hands in her lap.
�Excuse me?� Ino asked. �I�m not sure I follow.�
�What did you do to Naruto when you attempted your Shintenshi no jutsu on him?� Tsunade leaned back. �Sasuke told me that you both passed out. This is important Ino. What happened?�
�Well, I, um.� Ino was hesitating and she seemed scared of something but she pushed on anyway. �I got into his head like I was supposed to, but instead of being in a position to control his body, I found myself in a dark, damp corridor. There was nothing in it.� Here Ino paused again and shuddered. �It was then that I heard a noise. A whining coming from down a side passage. I walked towards the sound, determined to find the source of it.�
�What did you find?� Tsunade pressed.�
�A fox. A small fox, trapped behind huge bars.�
�A small fox?�
�Yes. At the time, I didn�t know why someone would abandon a fox in a cage all by itself with no food and no water.. It looked so sorrowful and lonely, that I had to try and help it.�
Tsunade acknowledged the point made. Anyone with a shred of decency would try to help an animal in need. �So what did you do?�
�I noticed that from where I was standing, there was no way I could reach the seal scroll holding it in, so I went to look for something to stand on. While searching, I found a small room. Inside was a red chest and a crate.� Here she paused and looked thoughtful.
�A chest?� Tsunade asked. �There was a chest?�
�Come to think of it,� Ino rubbed her forehead with a finger, frowning, �why didn�t I remember it before? It was a strange thing to find there.�
Tsunade frowned also. A chest? What did a chest have to do with the Kyuubi? �Ino,� she leaned forward, �what do you remember about the chest?�
�Well, it was red, with strange markings down the sides. It wasn�t very big, about this size,� here she held out her hands to the width of two scrolls, �and it had a seal scroll, much like what was over the cage.�
�Another seal?� Tsunade was completely confused. She only knew about the one seal inside Naruto and that was the Kyuubi seal. She hadn�t known or been told about any other. What else could the Fourth(1) have done to Naruto? What else could have been so bad that it needed to be sealed away?
�Yes,� Ino continued, �only it had a slight tear in it and the chest was cracked slightly. A small stream of mist was coming out of the crack.�
Tsunade felt her skin prickle. This must have been what was causing Naruto�s headaches. The mist stream that Ino mentioned coincided with the Chakra stream Neji spotted when Naruto had come to her in total agony. The question now was, what was inside that chest?
�Hokage sama��
�Did you open it?� she interrupted.
�No,� Ino continued, �I heard the fox whine again, so I pushed the crate out to the cage. I don�t think I thought about the chest again. Instead I attempted to take the seal off the cage. I stood on the crate and reached up to it, but before I could touch it, Naruto appeared and stopped me. That was when I found out what was actually in the cage.�
�The Kyuubi,� Tsunade whispered.
�Yes,� Ino replied. �He is pretty rude.� Tsunade was surprised to see a slight blush appear on Ino�s face. �I.. Er.. Had a slight argument with him. I guess I lost my temper.�
�Then what happened?�
�That was all. It was then that I found myself back in my own body, Naruto staring at me from beside Sasuke. I never did find out why Naruto was getting those headaches, although he did seem to get better after that. I don�t know why.�
�So Naruto never told her,� Tsunade mused. �Who have you told about this?� she asked aloud.
�Just my mother, just before I left her house,� was the reply.
Yamanaka Arie(2). Tsunade had met her a couple of times. Ino�s mother was a very stubborn lady but she cared about her family. The first few times she had met her, she had been trying to hold her husband back from joining the fight against the Kyuubi, holding her newly born daughter against her chest and crying openly. She had lost both her brothers that day. The second time had been a few years later. She had another child, a boy. She seemed haunted, even though she smiled.
Most recently, she had seen her was yesterday, requesting that she ask her daughter to come and see her. She had looked resolved and calm, almost determined.
�Speaking of your mother, she wants you to go and see her sometime today.�
Ino looked back at her defiantly. �No. I refuse to hear her moan at me, demanding I leave Naruto. I wont!�
�Yamanaka-san,� Tsunade frowned. �I don�t want to hear your childish moaning. Go and visit your mother!�
�Shall I take that as an order then?� the girl asked sullenly.
�If that�s what you want.�
�As you wish, Hokage sama.�
Ino didn�t quite stomp out of the room, but Tsunade felt the need of the girl to do so. The slam of the door proved the point. Tsunade sighed and pressed the fingertips of both ands to her forehead and sighed. She felt her own headache approaching fast and cursed her decision of accepting this job again.

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And there you are. Another chapter. I do hope that you enjoyed it and please review. The more I get, the better my motivation to update.
Now, quickly:
(1) Does anyone know the fourths name? Or is that something no one has mentioned yet?
(2) Does anyone know anything about Ino�s family. They are going to appear in this but I hate to create someone that already exists.
Thank so so much for reading and please continue. The next chapter will be up when it is typed
Rie
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