Round Robin
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Naruto › Round Robins
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
5
Views:
2,336
Reviews:
1
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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Chapter 1
Sasuke was the one who noticed it first.
As they crossed the village gates and headed toward Hokage tower, Naruto’s gait became increasingly slower and uncoordinated, making the blonde lag behind his teammates. He was quiet, too quiet given his boisterous nature, and this very fact unconsciously forced the Uchiha to remain close to the other as they continued forward.
Halfway through town and Naruto wasn’t walking anymore so much as stumbling repeatedly in a somewhat straight line. His face, which had been unusually pale all the way home, was now flushed and Sasuke could see clearly the beads of sweat rolling down from Naruto’s temples, the blonde hair darkening and flattening as more of it became glued to the other’s skin. There was a brightness to his blue eyes that went beyond the normal spark of life usually present, the gleam disappearing and reappearing in time to the blonde’s lids sliding slowly shut before shooting back open. This repeated action kept making him lurk uncertainly and bump into things, and when he rocked into Sasuke for the fifth time, the Uchiha decided that enough was enough.
Grabbing hold of the blonde idiot by his sleeve, the brunette pulled his teammate to a stop and turned him so that they could face one another.
“Dobe, are you sick?” It was also possible that the blonde was merely tired from their previous mission but Sasuke dismissed that explanation as soon as it surfaced as he watched Naruto struggle to focus. The blonde was watching him oddly, eyes straying to rest on the Uchiha’s lips, and it wasn’t until several long moments of silence had passed that the other finally answered.
“I’m…” and then he said something else that was neither audible nor decipherable, blue eyes and blonde head trailing upward to peer at the clouds overhead. Sasuke stared at him, frowning as he listened to the blonde breathing, the barely there wheeze ringing loudly in the brunette’s ears.
“Naruto, are you alright?” The Uchiha gave his teammate a slight shake when the other continued to stare openly at the clouds in a way that would have made Shikamaru Nara proud.
“Sasuke, what’s the hold up?”
Frowning again at Naruto, Sasuke looked over the blonde’s shoulder at Kakashi and Sakura, the pair several yards ahead of where he was. “I think…”
“Where?” The question was spoken slowly and softly but it was enough to make the Uchiha divert his attention to the blonde again and watch as Naruto slowly looked around at their surroundings. “Where are we?”
Sasuke felt a sense of dread wash over him and felt his jaw drop in alarm. Quickly he darted a look over Naruto’s shoulder again at his sensei and whatever expression showed on his face was enough to communicate that something was very wrong as both Kakashi and Sakura started hurrying toward them.
“Hey,” There was a tug on his shirt and the brunette’s eyes instantly snapped back to the blonde. Naruto was squinting, his efforts to concentrate plain as he studied Sasuke’s face and form a question, blue eyes dilating slightly. “What’s… your name… aga…”
And then those blue, blue eyes disappeared as they rolled upward into the blonde’s head. Without further warning, Naruto dropped like a stone and it only due to his quick reflexes that Sasuke was able to catch him in time.
As they crossed the village gates and headed toward Hokage tower, Naruto’s gait became increasingly slower and uncoordinated, making the blonde lag behind his teammates. He was quiet, too quiet given his boisterous nature, and this very fact unconsciously forced the Uchiha to remain close to the other as they continued forward.
Halfway through town and Naruto wasn’t walking anymore so much as stumbling repeatedly in a somewhat straight line. His face, which had been unusually pale all the way home, was now flushed and Sasuke could see clearly the beads of sweat rolling down from Naruto’s temples, the blonde hair darkening and flattening as more of it became glued to the other’s skin. There was a brightness to his blue eyes that went beyond the normal spark of life usually present, the gleam disappearing and reappearing in time to the blonde’s lids sliding slowly shut before shooting back open. This repeated action kept making him lurk uncertainly and bump into things, and when he rocked into Sasuke for the fifth time, the Uchiha decided that enough was enough.
Grabbing hold of the blonde idiot by his sleeve, the brunette pulled his teammate to a stop and turned him so that they could face one another.
“Dobe, are you sick?” It was also possible that the blonde was merely tired from their previous mission but Sasuke dismissed that explanation as soon as it surfaced as he watched Naruto struggle to focus. The blonde was watching him oddly, eyes straying to rest on the Uchiha’s lips, and it wasn’t until several long moments of silence had passed that the other finally answered.
“I’m…” and then he said something else that was neither audible nor decipherable, blue eyes and blonde head trailing upward to peer at the clouds overhead. Sasuke stared at him, frowning as he listened to the blonde breathing, the barely there wheeze ringing loudly in the brunette’s ears.
“Naruto, are you alright?” The Uchiha gave his teammate a slight shake when the other continued to stare openly at the clouds in a way that would have made Shikamaru Nara proud.
“Sasuke, what’s the hold up?”
Frowning again at Naruto, Sasuke looked over the blonde’s shoulder at Kakashi and Sakura, the pair several yards ahead of where he was. “I think…”
“Where?” The question was spoken slowly and softly but it was enough to make the Uchiha divert his attention to the blonde again and watch as Naruto slowly looked around at their surroundings. “Where are we?”
Sasuke felt a sense of dread wash over him and felt his jaw drop in alarm. Quickly he darted a look over Naruto’s shoulder again at his sensei and whatever expression showed on his face was enough to communicate that something was very wrong as both Kakashi and Sakura started hurrying toward them.
“Hey,” There was a tug on his shirt and the brunette’s eyes instantly snapped back to the blonde. Naruto was squinting, his efforts to concentrate plain as he studied Sasuke’s face and form a question, blue eyes dilating slightly. “What’s… your name… aga…”
And then those blue, blue eyes disappeared as they rolled upward into the blonde’s head. Without further warning, Naruto dropped like a stone and it only due to his quick reflexes that Sasuke was able to catch him in time.