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The Price of Love I	By : JaydenNara Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1166 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, the characters and original manga and anime belong to Masashi Kishimoto, I also do not make any money from writing this story

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Well, here is the recently rewritten first chapter. It is a combination of chapters one and two, minus the flashback. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter One

Pride and Punishment

"Hey baa-chan!" Naruto yelled as he burst into her office at full speed, and skidded to a stop two feet from her desk.

The kitsune had returned from his years of training with Jiraiya just over a month ago, and was bugging the fifth daily. More than anything, the teen wanted to go after his best friend and rival. In the month or so he had been home, the newly reformed team seven had only tried once, and failed miserably. The only consolation was that Naruto had been able to see the missing raven, and ascertain that Orochimaru had not yet taken over his friends' body.

The Hokage jumped to her feet, palms hitting the desk so hard papers went flying as the structure shuddered and groaned under the impact. "Don't call me that you little brat!" she growled, her eyes narrowed, teeth clenched. As much as she loved the loud mischievous teen who constantly reminded her of her late brother, he defiantly knew how to push her buttons. It had only been two hours since he had last bothered her, and she couldn't fathom what he could possibly want now.

Naruto took a step back in shock from the deadly glare he was receiving from his elder. The blond women in front of him could be damn scary at times. He scratched the back of his head with one hand, looking up at her with a sheepish grin on his face. If he didn't know better, he would have believed the woman was close to killing him, but took comfort in the fact that she had a soft spot for him. He started laughing hysterically, doubling over, and clutching his stomach.

"Well, what do you want?" she fumed as she sat down again, leaning forward slightly on the desk, watching the young teen rolling around on the floor. "If this is about going after Sauske again, forget it. I've already said no twice today." Her finger nails clicked impatiently on the wood. It would be oh so easy for her to toss the brat out the window and dust off her hands as if nothing had happened.

"It's not..." Naruto gasped out, struggling to regain his breath. Tsunade's mouth fell open in surprise as the young nin continued. "I've asked you, uh, how many times now... forty eight?" He scratched his head again. "Does that sound right? Maybe more, no, it's got to be less, no, crap! Gah, I don't know!" He was babbling to himself now, trying to count on his fingers, then losing count and starting over.

The sannin stared at the young teen as if he had grown two heads. "Baka," she muttered to herself before yelling at the boy. "Naruto!" Her impatience seeped into her voice. "Get on with it already or get the hell out! I'm extremely busy, and I don't have time to listen to you natter on incessantly about absolutely nothing!" Though it did beat the hell out of the endless paperwork that seemed to appear on her desk and never leave.

The genin grinned broadly. "You need to send Kiba and Shikamaru on a really long mission," he announced happily. "Alone."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow in response to the new request.

"They've been at each others' throats; it's nothing but yelling, and screaming," he explained quickly when she didn't respond. "They haven't been able to go near each other for the last month without getting in a fight. Not to mention dragging everyone else into it. It's driving everyone insane!" the blond exclaimed, throwing his hands up. "My team, their teams, even bushy brows team." He sucked in a large breath then ranted on. "They use to be best friends! Chouji, Shikamaru, Kiba, and I hung out at the academy. We never fought; mind you we mostly skipped class and drove Iruka-sensei mad." The blonde boy scratched his head and giggled at the memory, then sobered again, "but now... well, they are everyday, even several times a day!" His mind drifted back to the day at the lake where the whole situation reared its head.

The fighting seemed to come out of nowhere, starting rather suddenly. No one knew the reason for the sudden argumentative state of the two friends, all except Naruto that is, but he wouldn't tell a soul, not even the Hokage herself. To him, it was private, and only the two of them could work it out on their own, but it seemed that they might need a bit of a push in the right direction. The Uzumaki was determined to provide that push and had spent the last few days formulating a plan.

Tsunade frowned at the troubling news, and watched the teen that seemed to be lost in thought. She needed to gauge the depth of the situation; she couldn't afford problems like this in the village. There couldn't be disruptions in the delicate friendships of the nine rookies, and team Gai, not at a time of such unease. They were the future of the village and there was already too much unrest in the uncertain times. The last thing they needed was picking sides.

"I need to see it myself," Tsunade finally said. "Can you get all your friends out tonight in one place so I can observe? Have everyone go out for BBQ or something?" Observing the group would normally be the best option, but it was also an excuse for her to get out of the office and drink sake without Shizune lecturing her over her shoulder.

"Uh, yeah, I think so..."

"You really think a mission alone would fix it?" the older blond said before pausing."If it's as bad as you say," she continued. "They might end up killing each other." She smirked at him, doubting the severity of the problem at hand.

Naruto tilted his head slightly and seriously pondered her words for a moment. "Nah," he said, shaking his head. "They would never do that. They're best friends whether they act like it or not. I'm pretty sure they just need to work through their issues in a one on one setting, but far away from the general populace. You'll see tonight." With that said, he ran out the door without a backwards glance to the confused Hokage.

"We're still missing Ino, and Shikamaru," commented Neji as he looked around at the crowded table. The group hadn't gathered in awhile as it always seemed to end badly. Neji glanced down the table at reason number one, Kiba.

"Pffft... he's probably staring at clouds again, the lazy ass," Kiba scoffed.

"At least I'm not constantly stopping to look in every mirror I pass." The retort came from behind Ino as her and Shikamaru walked in. The shadow nin lazily glared at the brunette as he took a seat.

"I'll have you know, I hardly ever look in a mirror."

"Not something to be proud of, it shows. When was the last time you brushed your hair, or your teeth for that matter?"

"Shut it baka," the brunette hissed. "You just contradicted your first so called comeback. Aren't you suppose t be a genius?" he spat, his slitted eyes roving over the shadow user, searching for the next object of ridicule. "And at least I don't look like I have a pineapple on my head."

Everyone froze in place, afraid to get involved again. They could only watch in horror as the arguing grew worse, and insults rapidly increased in severity.

Chouji frowned at his friend and teammate. Naruto had promised that this time it would be different; most had assumed it meant the fighting had stopped.

Kiba jumped to his feet, Shikamaru followed suit as they glared daggers. They continued to yell and scream at each other across the table, pointing fingers, and making rude gestures. While it wasn't odd to see Kiba worked up over something, being able to rile up the Nara was a feat to be proud of, but not at the expense of friends.

"K-k-kiba-kun," Hinata gently tugged on his jacket sleeve, "p-please s-s-stop."

The dog nins arm accidently connected with her head as she distracted him, knocking her over. He barely glanced at his timid teammate, still yelling at Shikamaru, now about what he had caused him to do.

"HEY! What the HELL is your problem!" Naruto was now on his feet. "You just sent your teammate flying, and you haven't even stopped to apologize!" This was the first time anyone had been hurt in the crossfire, meaning everything had just been taken to the next level.

The dog nin snarled at the blonde. "Stay out of this moron!"

The entire table erupted. Plates and cups went flying. Everyone one was yelling. Chouji was struggling to keep the flailing dog nin in a headlock. Shino had Shikamaru by the collar, the other fist pulling back to strike, but was quickly caught in the Shikamaru's shadow jutsu. Sakura went to help Hinata, only to be knocked over by someone being pushed into her.

As chaos ensued the fifth sighed, and dropped her head into her hands. She was in a state of disbelief. 'They are absolutely unbelievable. She hadn't realized that Naruto really meant everything he had said. If anything, she had thought the blond had been exaggerating a bit, but this – this was ten times worse than anything she could have imagined.

Suddenly, she was on her feet and across the room, grabbing them by the scruff of their necks and throwing them. "Enough!" the Hokage yelled, her voice almost shaking with the rage that pulsed through her. An ugly snarl marred her usually beautiful face. "All of you go home now! I have never been more ashamed of any of my ninjas!"

They all slunk out slowly, thoroughly disgusted with themselves.

"So much for not getting pulled into their squabble," muttered Tenten, even though she had seen it coming.

"Here, here," Lee sighed. No matter what, they just could seem to get along. At one point, Maito Gai had exclaimed to his team that there was inner turmoil that had remained unresolved for too for far too long. Of course Lee had pronounced his beloved sensei a genius.

"Well, Naruto was right though," Ino said, looking over. "This time was different." It seemed obvious that the blond had gone to Lady Tsunade, or at least made sure she was going to be her before setting up the dinner. The first seemed more likely seeing as most didn't believe Naruto to be that clever'

"Nara! Inuzuka!" Everyone's head turned at the sound of the Hokage's voice. "My office, 7 o'clock! Do not be late, or else..." Tsunade's voice trailed off, letting the two angry teens fill in the threat on their own. She sank back down into her own booth again, cursing the youth, as she watched the large group file out. She downed her sake straight from the bottle.

Shikamaru sat on the floor, hands behind his head, leaning back on the wall across from the Hokage's office doors. He was relieved Kiba hadn't shown yet, and was hoping the teen wouldn't show at all. "Troublesome mutt," he muttered to himself. "This is his fault. None of this would be happening if he had controlled himself at the lake." Shikamaru sighed as he recalled what a pain in the ass the two had been to everyone over the last little while. He assumed they were driving everyone absolutely insane with their inane fights.

The Nara's thoughts were interrupted by a low booming bark as Akamaru came barrelling around the corner. The giant dog pounced on him, and immediately started licking the startled shinobi in a over exuberant greeting.

Shikamaru started shouting at his so called friend who was now casually leaning against the corner the canine had just appeared from. "Get your troublesome mutt off me!"

Kiba watched his faithful companion attacking the senior shinobi with affection. "Why? I think he misses you," the dog nin smirked.

"And whose fault is that?"

"Yours"

"Mine? How on earth is it mine?" Shikamaru was struggling to keep the massive body of fur at bay. "I seem to remember this being your doing."

"Jeez, you're the one who started ig..."

He was cut off by the door being flung open violently. The Hokage snarled. "Both of you get your asses in here before I kick them across the village!"

Akamaru halted his attack on Shikamaru, the nervous dog's tail going between his legs. The two teens exchanged worried glances. An already angry Hokage first thing in the morning was not a good sign.

Shikamaru heaved himself to his feet, and strode into the office. He was determined to face his punishment with dignity, after all, he did deserve whatever was thrown at him. They'd caused enough trouble.

"I think we're in big trouble Akamaru," Kiba whispered to his partner, and patted the dog awkwardly. He followed Shikamaru in, shuffling his feet as he moved.

Tsunade was seated behind her desk again, her face livid. Clenched fists rested on the desk, and the Hokage leaned forward on her arms. "I have a mission for you," she said, glaring at the two shinobi. "Do you think you can handle it?" she mocked.

Kiba cringed; he wasn't use to seeing this side of his leader. Usually her anger was reserved for his knuckle head blonde friend. He nodded slowly.

"Yes M'lady," came Shikamaru's quiet reply as he looked down, ashamed. "We will not fail you."

"Good. Shizune!"

Shizune crept forward and handed each boy a scroll each containing the mission details. She then quickly retreated back to the corner, trying to stay out of the line of fire. Getting caught in the middle wouldn't bode well for anyone.

"Reconnaissance!" Shikamaru almost shouted, his eyes snapping up to meet the golden gaze of the Hokage. "B-b-but this mission will take over a month to complete! You're asking us to go through every ninja village!" The Nara's eyes were wide as he stared at the fifth in disbelief. "We can't do this on our own; we need a team of at least four, maybe five!"

"No," the blond interjected. "I will only be sending the two of you, and I think you know why."

Shikamaru watched his friend out of the corner of his eye. Kiba had been uncharacteristically silent. They both knew what was going on. Someone had complained, or merely enlightened the Hokage of their constant feuding.

The dog nin opened his mouth for the first time since entering the office, and then promptly shut it. He was shocked that they're friends had gone this far. He was under the assumption that this was their friends doing, no one else would have gone out of their way to straighten them out.

"Kiba?"

"Ahhh... well," Kiba scratched his head nervously. "I guess, eh, when do we leave?"

"Immediately!"

"What!" Both boys stared open mouthed at their leader.

"How can we leave right now?" Kiba was almost yelling, "We haven't had time to pack or prepare."

The platinum blond clutched her throbbing head, regretting the amount of sake she had drunk the night before. It was too early to be dealing with this as well as a hangover, and the Inuzuka was loud. "It's all been taken care of thanks to your concerned friends," she said hurriedly, trying to get them out of there as fast as humanly possible. "Shikamaru, Chouji has your pack, and Kiba, Shino has yours. Everything you need should be ready, and they will meet you at the front gate in ten minutes."

Kiba turned and stormed out of the office, Akamaru at his heels. Shikamaru watched his friend leave, and with a quick nod to the Godaime, hurried after the enraged brunette.

"Tsunade-sama?" Shizune said finding her voice, "Do you think this is a good idea? We don't even know what is causing friction between the two. The whole situation could blow up in our faces."

"No. It'll be fine." Tsunade stared at the empty door for a moment. "Naruto seems to know the deeper meaning behind the out bursts, and he came up with the whole plan. There was definitely more than met the eye in this situation, and definitely more than the Uzumaki was letting on. It was clear the young blond shinobi knew what was going on, and where the underlying issue lay, but he wasn't talking. The Godaime was cursing the teens morals. "I trust things will be fine," she mumbled, hoping she was right.

"For the sake of the village, I hope you are right in trusting him."

"Me to Shizune, me to."

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