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Chapter List
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Disclaimer: Naruto doesn�t belong
to me. Probably wouldn�t be nearly as popular if it was anyway�

Summery: AU. Mizuki escapes
confinement and his revenge on Naruto has disastrous
consequences. What will happen when the loudest ninja in Konoha
suddenly isn�t anymore?

Warnings: Gore(especially
prologue), violence, possible future Shounen-ai
and/or Shoujo-ai. And het�

-written �speech�-
/sign language or other forms of code/
�mouthed words�

Cyber-
�In this chapter, Sasuke Vs. the Mask, Sasuke will try his hardest to find out what�s hiding
beneath that mask and the mask shall laugh in his face. . . Wait, that�s the omake. Anyway, on with chapter two of the Mute!Naruto epic!�

Hush
Chapter 2
Second Impressions

Naruto, looking rather dashing in Konohamaru�s present and with the mask covering his neck up
to his chin, pushes the classroom door open and leans against the frame, eyes
closed and lips drawn back in an expression of pain and fatigue. He is about to
head into the bustling room but another boy brushes past him with barely a
glance then stops and turns around to do a double take. Looking bored from the
tip of his bushy ponytail to the bottom of his shoes he drawls, �Naruto?� He looks Naruto up and
down, self-confirming his statement, and continues, �That is better than the
orange outfit. But this meeting is only for graduates.� When Naruto glares and jabs his thumb at the hitai-ate
proudly displayed on his forehead the boy rolls his eyes, �Ch� How
troublesome.� That said he proceeds to ignore Naruto
and search for a seat among the benches.

Letting out a held breath, and wincing at
the action, Naruto moves into the room. His
entrance immediately catches the silver-white eyes of a small girl in the back
row. She looks at Naruto, mouth open just slightly in
surprise, and a blush spreads throughout her entire face. As he passes she
looks about to say something but stutters quietly into a stop instead. Naruto, concentrating on remaining upright and not showing
his weakness, doesn�t notice her and continues down towards the front of the
classroom before slipping tiredly into a seat next to a black-haired boy in
blue and white who stares passively towards the front. The boy�s dark eyes
flicker towards Naruto and remain on him for a
second, slight frown on his face deepening for a moment, before the boy looks
away and returns to pointedly ignoring everyone in the room.

~

�Hokage-sama, I have a request
about the team formations.� Iruka slips into the
room, looking meek next to the assembled jounin,
wearing a faint blush, �This is forward of me but. . .� He trails off, looking
at the ground but one woman with dark hair and red eyes smiles at him and he
returns it before looking back up.

�This is about Uzumaki Naruto, correct?� The Hokage
comments idly, staring into the sphere on his desk as the image shown within
changes to show Naruto. In the image Naruto has his head on the desk fighting to keep his eyes
open and taking in quick, shallow breaths through his mouth.

Iruka nods, still looking rather
nervous, and launches into an explanation, �I can see the wisdom of all the
teams but considering. . . That is, since last night. . . I don�t think Naruto�s current team will be good for him anymore.� Iruka pauses and takes a collecting breath, �Perhaps if Haruno Sakura was switched with Hyuuga
Hinata. Or even better, if Naruto was switched with the Inuzuka
boy.�

One of the jounin speaks up, voice
gravelly, �If the original teams were wise choices why
change them at all? What is your reason?�

Before Iruka can speak up the Hokage murmurs, �The traitor Mizuki,
who escaped last night, attacked Naruto in revenge
and the boy is now permanently mute.� He turns a mild look on Iruka, �But what I want to know is why Naruto
is present at the meeting. He is on medical leave and should not be out of the
hospital yet.�

Iruka blushes and scratches the
back of his head but out of the blue one of the jounin,
face hidden behind a mask and hitai-ate tilted to
hide one eye, speaks out drolly, �So that�s where my missing mask went. . .�

Iruka turns a glare on the man but
quickly wilts under the amused stare he is given in return. Muttering something
under his breath he addresses the Hokage, �Well, Naruto appears to have escaped from the hospital. When I
went to check on him a short while ago he had already gone. This day is a big
accomplishment for him, he has had his heart set on
being there today since he graduated.�

A different jounin from the first
two, tall and imposing, speaks up, �I don�t see why the groups would need to be
changed. The Uzumaki boy will still have to overcome
his new handicap if he is to succeed and that could be accomplished with almost
any team.�

Iruka bristles, exuding a
protective aura, �Because Naruto is the loudest, most
boisterous boy in his class, in any class only Inuzuka
Kiba comes close, and
loosing all of that is going to be very hard on him. Of his current teammates, Uchiha Sasuke is fairly quiet but
Haruno Sakura can be quite chatty, especially when Sasuke is around. I know, I can see it in his eyes, that
every time someone around him talks he is reminded again that he can�t so it
would be better if he were to be placed with others who are quiet, forced or not.�
Iruka starts to relax, speaking impassionedly, �While
the first option I mentioned might not be very good I�ve looked hard at both Naruto and Inuzuka Kiba. In combat they use somewhat similar styles and
tactics. Overall, I�d say that they are roughly equal. Kiba�s
current teammates, Hyuuga Hinata
and Aburame Shino, are both very quiet which would
suit Naruto, and Kiba could
take the place of Naruto within the other team quite
easily.� He takes a deep breath and suddenly looks nervous again.

The Hokage sits quietly watching
the scene within the crystal then his lips quirk in a grin, �I think I�ll keep Naruto and Sasuke together. They
seem to have made a good start already.� He chuckles, �However, I will hold
open the option of switching Hinata and Sakura at a
later time if a switch is deemed necessary by both of their sensei.� With a
wave he dismisses Iruka, �Hurry to your students now,
it would seem Naruto is getting himself into trouble
as usual.�

~

Naruto sits limply in his seat,
heavy lidded and breathing shallowly, until a commotion from the door attracts
his attention. He looks up in time to see two girls arguing, one a blond and
the other with long, nearly pink hair. He perks up immediately mouthing,
�Sakura-chan.� and gazes adoringly at the pink haired
girl. Cheeks pink, he stands up to welcome her as she approaches but she pushes
him aside to fawn over the other boy next to him.

Sakura nearly bounces with glee, �Sasuke-kun!�
She starts to say more but stops abruptly when she sees an irate Naruto leap up on the desk in front of Sasuke.
She doesn�t seem to notice Naruto wince and bite his
lip after performing the action but Sasuke�s dark
eyes widen then narrow slightly.

With a glower, Naruto crouches in
front of Sasuke, trying to stare the other boy down. Sasuke, however, doesn�t cooperate and quickly breaks eye
contact to glare with mixed confusion and frustrated curiosity at the mask
obscuring Naruto�s throat. Naruto
catches the direction of Sasuke�s gaze and his mouth
falls open to speak. At the same time Sasuke reaches
out to grab the top edge of the mask and an increasingly disturbed Naruto grabs the slender wrist to stop him.

In a split second the room is in chaos with the girls who
had gathered around Sakura in response of an ongoing argument staring in shock
at an equally shocked Sasuke and Naruto.
The boy in the seat below Naruto suddenly leans back,
knocking the blond forward. The two boys stare in startled shock over meshed
lips, Sasuke�s fingers dislodged from the edge of the
mask and now threaded partially through blond hair at the base of Naruto�s skull.

Sakura, arguing with the blonde she had come with stops
mid-yell to gasp and stare in shock, �Ino-pig! You� eeek!� When
the impromptu kiss doesn�t end immediately she faints, to be caught by Ino.

Ino, her arms full of an
unconscious Sakura, gapes, looking rather broken-hearted, �Sasuke-kun
is kissing Naruto?! But. . .� She trails off staring,
not really aware of voicing her thoughts, �Naruto
looks nice in black. . .�

The kiss ends quickly, the two utterly shocked boys shaken
apart by a ragged cough from Naruto. Naruto immediately curls in on himself, expression pained,
and presses his hands against his throat. Sasuke,
however, licks his lips wearing a vaguely shocked expression that morphs to a
frown, his voice an unheard whisper, �Blood?�

For a moment no one moves and then one girl yells, �Naruto stole Sasuke-kun�s first
kiss!� and the group of girls, resembling a small scale mob, turns on Naruto looking ready to attack.

The moment after the first punch is thrown,
however, Iruka is standing between the girls and Naruto, looking like nothing more than a mother hawk
protecting her chick. His voice is steely quiet, �No fighting in this
classroom. Now take your seats and we will begin the explanatory meeting.�

The girls, and the others who had left their chosen seats to
get closer to the action, grumble and drift away from Naruto.
Ino, looking rather annoyed at Sakura�s dead weight,
shoves Sakura onto the bench and marches to the back row. Naruto,
up after the punch but still looking groggy and in pain, pushes her over and
slumps in beside her. Still unconscious, the pink-haired girl falls to the
side, her head landing in Sasuke�s lap and getting a
surprised grunt from the brooding boy. Looking rather annoyed, at both Sakura and Naruto, Sasuke attempts to shake her awake and when that fails
proceeds to ignore her.

Apparently satisfied that Naruto
is mostly ok and that he will come to no further harm Iruka
moves to the front of the room and begins a speech on the responsibilities of genin, Sakura waking just as he announces that the class
will be split into three man teams. He is forced to pause for over a minute due
to Sakura�s ecstatic squeal upon waking in Sasuke�s
lap and the minor descent into insanity it causes, including being forced to
deal with a flustered and very annoyed Sasuke. After
some yelling, and convincing a recalcitrant Naruto to
sit in between Sakura and Sasuke, Iruka
calms down the class and begins to announce the teams. All is well until he
announces the members of Team Seven.

Naruto, taking careful and very
shallow breaths, perks up at the announcement of his name and leaps to his feat
with glee when Sakura�s name is called. Moments later he is slumped against the
desk but not out of despair over hearing Sasuke�s
name called. He is bent over and coughing out blood as quietly as possible,
hands clutching at his throat. No one else appears to notice but Sasuke frowns faintly, the frown deepening when he sees Naruto wiping fresh blood from the table with a furtive
glance once the coughing subsides. Before he can do, or ask, anything though, Iruka calls a recess for lunch.

Iruka, clearly concerned, swoops
down on Naruto. His smile is faint and his voice is
soft, �Naruto. Could you come with me for a moment? I
have something for you.� Naruto, looking exhausted, follows, leaning against Iruka
as soon as they get to the door.

Sasuke takes a step in their
direction but is waylaid by a blushing Sakura. Before he can protest she grabs
his wrist with both hands surprisingly hard and pulls him away with a cheery
suggestion that is more of a command, �Let�s eat lunch together, Sasuke-kun! Since we�re teammates now!�
Sasuke glares at her before glancing back the way Iruka led Naruto, but she is too
busy throwing a smirk at Ino to realize.

Ino, however, is too busy glaring
at her new teammate and complaining to notice, �First I find out that Sasuke-kun probably likes boys then I get stuck with you
and the fatty as teammates. My life sucks.�

Her new teammate, still looking bored,
shrugs, �Not my fault. I didn�t want to be stuck with such a troublesome
girl either.�

�Shut up, Shikamaru.�

~

Iruka settles Naruto
into a chair in the cramped office, clucking his tongue with concern, �Naruto, are you sure you�re alright?� At Naruto�s affirmative nod he sighs and pulls out the bottle,
carefully reading the label and measuring out a dose, �I�d rather you went back
to the hospital now but if you insist the medic said this should help the pain.
And that it would allow you to drink some water too, but no food yet.� He hands
the small cup of thick syrup to Naruto, �Drink all of
it.�

Naruto smiles up at Iruka, eagerly accepting the cup and gulping it down. A
half second later he is doubled over hands clutching at his throat again and
tears leaking from his eyes. A concerned Iruka
steadies him and holds him until he relaxes.

Looking stern, Iruka gently helps Naruto stand, �If it hurts that badly I�m taking you back
to the hospital. No one in your condition should be out and about.� Naruto shakes his head in furious negative and manages to
look pleadingly up at Iruka. The older man quickly
cracks and sighs again, �Alright, but you�re going to go somewhere quiet and
rest until lunch is over. I�ll come back and get you.� At Naruto�s
nod the Iruka leads the boy out.

~

Snarling, Sasuke manages to shake
his hand free of Sakura�s slackening grip, �Let me go!�

Sakura blushes, �Sorry, Sasuke-kun.
Anyway let�s eat here.� She gestures to a bench and begins walking toward it,
talking animatedly, �I�m so glad we get to eat together, Sasuke-kun!
Isn�t it so wonderful that we�re on the same team? Sasuke-kun?� She turns
around to find Sasuke walking away, �Wait! Sasuke-kun, don�t you want to eat here? I�m mean if you�ve
got somewhere better or,� she blushes, �more private. . . Sasuke-kun?�

Sasuke turns and gives her a cold
stare, �I�m going to find Naruto.�

�Naruto!�
Sakura scowls, �He�s so annoying! Always getting in my way and spoiling my
love. So selfish.� She breaks into a trot to keep up
with Sasuke�s increasing place, �You know he doesn�t
have parents right? That�s what makes him so selfish. If he had parents to
scold him he would be nearly as. . .� She flounders as Sasuke
suddenly stops, head down.

�You don�t know.� Sasuke�s voice
is low, little more than a whisper, �The pain, the
loneliness. Being scolded. . . I�m sure Naruto would
do anything for a father, even if he was constantly scolded and considered
unworthy, compared to. . .� Sasuke trails off and
walks briskly away, leaving a gaping Sakura behind.

~

Naruto blinks sleepily as Iruka opens a door. Iruka smiles
at his expression and guides Naruto inside, �I used
to hide up here when I wanted to be alone. No one should bother you.� He
chuckles at Naruto�s nodding head, �The medicine must
be kicking in. The bottle said it would make you sleepy.� He gives Naruto a gentle push towards the open window, �There�s a
patch of sunlight, should be nice and warm. Go. I�ll be back to get you later.�
He watches fondly as Naruto stumbles into the
sunlight and curls up, almost instantly asleep. Then with a quiet smile he
closes the door and his footsteps can be heard fading away.

~

Perched on a rooftop Sasuke
suddenly smiles, a twisted one but there, and leaps down, �Found you. Now to
find out what is wrong with you.�

~

Ino, munching onigiri
and leaning against the railing blinks down at the window across the way, �Is
that. . . Naruto?�

Shikamaru sits up from looking at
the clouds and nods before falling back to his original position, �Yeah.�

�That�s an awfully secluded spot. . .� Ino
frowns, �Is he sleeping?�

�Ch� How troublesome.�

Ino growls, �Shut up, Shikamaru. Remember who�s the leader here.�
She elbows Shikamaru in the side, getting a grumble
for her troubles and looks down at the window again, �Sasuke-kun?!
What�?�

Shikamaru groans, �I don�t want to
know.� He turns and cracks an eye at the other boy sitting with them, happily
eating a massive pile of onigiri, �Chouji, please tell me you�re almost finished so we can get
out of here.�

�Nope. Sorry Shikamaru.�
The heavyset boy holds out one of the onigiri, �Want
another?� Shikamaru covers his eyes with his arms but
takes the peace offering anyway.

Ino gasps, �Sasuke-kun
is, is kissing Naruto! Again!�

Shikamaru glances down at the
window, revealing only a slim strip of Sasuke�s back,
being clutched by one of Naruto�s hands, through the
shutter, �You�re jumping to conclusions. It�s impossible to tell from this
angle that. . .� He glances at the rapt Ino and rolls
over, �Why do I even bother?�

�Now they�re hugging!�

Shikamaru groans, �I don�t want��

�And Sasuke-kun is giving Naruto his food. Feeding him by hand!�
Another groan. �Eeek!
Naruto just groped. . . Oh, he was just reaching for Sasuke-kun�s water. That�s so cute.�

�I don�t want to know!� Chouji
looks surprised at Shikamaru�s shout but Ino doesn�t notice.

�So Sasuke-kun
really does like boys. Damn.� This time both boys groan in response.

~

Sasuke slips into the small room
through the window, looking triumphant. His smirk fades quickly as he
approaches the sleeping Naruto, hearing the gurgling
crackle in each shallow breath. Face darkening with annoyance Sasuke kneels next to Naruto and
shakes his shoulder, �Wake up, idiot.� Naruto curls
up tighter in response, tears wetting his eyelashes while his eyes move
restlessly behind the lids. Frowning Sasuke shakes Naruto harder, rolling the blond on his back, �Wake up!�

Naruto starts awake, mouth open in
a scream and eyes wide with terror. In the next moment he is struggling to
breath, making wet, sickening sounds with each indrawn breath. His hand claws
futilely at his throat and his lips redden with traces of blood.

�The hell?!� Eyes wide with
something resembling fear Sasuke pulls Naruto up, �Blood, lungs. . . Umm. . .� Ever so slightly
frantic, Sasuke grabs Naruto�s
chin and forces the blond to look into his eyes, their faces nearly touching, �You have to cough it up. Cough, Naruto!�
One of Naruto�s hands fists in Sasuke�s
shirt but his breathing only becomes more labored. Sasuke
snarls, more afraid than angry, �Cough!� He sends a fist into Naruto�s stomach and Naruto
doubles over, their positions forcing his forehead into the crook of Sasuke�s neck. After a moment there is
a hacking cough and the sound of blood splashing on the floor followed by
another and another. Naruto�s other hand comes up and
wraps around Sasuke for support and Sasuke carefully returns the action holding the weakened
boy still as he coughs.

The coughing subsides and Naruto
relaxes, hands falling from Sasuke�s back. Sasuke shifts to sit beside Naruto,
looking rather relieved, and starts when the other boy leans heavily against
his shoulder, breathing shallow and fast. Sasuke
glares down at Naruto, �What the hell is wrong with
you? As your�� Sasuke�s tone
softens slightly seeing the exhaustion in Naruto�s
features, �If you were sleeping you probably haven�t had lunch yet. Idiot, when
you�re sick you need to eat well. Where�s your lunch?� Naruto
doesn�t respond, blood glazed mouth open to take
easier breaths. Sasuke growls angrily, �You didn�t
think to bring anything did you? Or money to buy something?� Taking the lack of
response as confirmation Sasuke�s mood darkens even
more and he digs out a package of onigiri and a
bottle of water, muttering snidely, �I don�t want to risk getting in trouble
for letting you die or something so. . .� He pushes one of the onigiri towards Naruto, �here. I
never eat the last one anyway.�

Naruto turns his face into Sasuke�s shoulder in refusal of the food even though his
stomach rumbles weakly. Sasuke sighs in exasperation
and takes a small bite, �It�s not poisoned if that�s what you�re worried
about.� He pushes the onigiri against Naruto�s lips, �Eat.� Naruto
closes his mouth, open to take in gasping breaths, and shakes his head getting
an annoyed sound from Sasuke.

Then Naruto sees the water bottle
and reaches over to grab it, ignoring Sasuke�s
startled jump. He twists off the cap and takes a swallow, gritting his teeth
and tensing with pain as the water slides down his throat. Sasuke
reaches out to steady the tipping bottle, his hand covering Naruto�s
own, with an expression of understanding, �You�re not eating because of the
pain. What is wrong with you?� Naruto only brings up
the bottle again in response. Clearly frustrated Sasuke
steadies him while he drinks, carelessly brushing the dribble of pinkish water
from Naruto�s chin when the blond finishes. Naruto just lays his head against Sasuke�s
shoulder again, hovering on the edge of consciousness.

�Now tell me what�s wrong with you.� When Naruto mutely shakes his head Sasuke
growls, �I have a right to know as�� Sudden
realization dawns on his face, �You can�t talk can you?! Whatever�s wrong it�s
preventing you from speaking.� Naruto
flinches and Sasuke sighs, �Fine. I�ll wait.� He
pauses and stands, pulling Naruto up next to him,
�Come on. Break will be over soon.� When Naruto sways
on his feet Sasuke shrugs the blonde�s arm over his
shoulders and helps the other boy out of the room. His threat is rather
unconvincing, �Tell anyone about this and I�ll kick your ass.�

~

Ino puts a comforting hand on
Sakura�s shoulder, �I�m sorry about Sasuke.�

With a shrug Sakura knocks of Ino�s
hand, �What are you talking about?�

�About Sasuke
liking Naruto.� Ino
sighs, �It was a shock to me too. Anyway. . . how
about a truce? There�s no point in competing for someone who�s already taken.�

�You�re lying! There�s no way Sasuke
would like Naruto. . .� Sakura trails off, looking pained as Sasuke carefully escorts Naruto
in, the other no longer leaning on him, a hand resting on Naruto�s
back just in case. She pales when Sasuke slips into a
desk in the front row and helps Naruto sit beside
him. When Naruto leans against Sasuke�s
shoulder, the dark-haired boy looking both annoyed and embarrassed, she
whimpers and tears form in her eyes. �It can�t be true. . .�

This time Ino slides a comforting
arm around Sakura�s shoulders, �It�ll be alright. There are other cute guys out
there. Besides, Sasuke isn�t good enough for either
of us anyway.�

~

Iruka slinks into the room,
looking quite guilty, leading several jounin. When he
sees Naruto though he blinks in shocked confusion,
murmuring, �I was sure Naruto wouldn�t wake up on his
own. . . I hope he isn�t mad at me for trying to let him sleep through the rest
of the meeting.� With a shake of his head he addresses the assembled genin, �Now I would like to introduce your new jounin sensei,� Iruka stops to
half-glare at the group and mutters under he breath, �All but one.� Out loud he
continues, �When I call your group number please come to the front and your
sensei will take you somewhere to have your first meeting.�

~

The Hokage stands contemplatively
at the doorway to Naruto�s apartment, the masked jounin at his side, and looks sadly at the bloodstained
floor.

The jounin kneels and touches the
dried blood, �So this is where it happened then?�

�Yes.� The Hokage�s voice is
stern, �Kakashi. You need to watch over them,
especially Naruto and Sasuke.
It is clear to me that Sasuke�s only goal is
vengeance right now and Naruto. . . If Naruto allows Mizuki�s attack to consume him. . .� The old man trails off
meaningfully.

�Two avengers, huh?� Kakashi speaks nonchalantly but his stance is tense, �Maybe
that teacher, Iruka, was right. It might be best to
separate them. If they are together they could end up encouraging each other
further down that road.�

�That is a risk I�m willing to take. Naruto
is unusually forgiving. . .�

�You�re hoping that he�ll let this go and be a good example
for Sasuke?�

�Yes, but if that fails. . . Their common bonds may help
them form ties, with each other if not the village, and make them become less
reckless in seeking their revenge.�

�I see.�

As Kakashi turns to leave the Hokage calls out softly, �I�m entrusting them to you, Kakashi. Don�t fail me. Out of any of the young ninja in
this village they have the capacity to become two of the best, and most
powerful, ninja in a long time.�

�Or two of the most dangerous criminals. . .�

~

Mizuki bows before the shadowed
figure, a sick smile on his face, �A certain man directed me to you. He said
that you want me to join your forces. Especially now that
I�ve killed the kyuubi brat.�

Hissing laughter fills the air, �Welcome, Mizuki. You seem. . . most
promising.�

Cyber-�That
is the end of this chapter. How was it? Do leave reviews but until next
chapter, ja ne!�

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Thanks to: Lique, Kyouta, vampchic, yoroshiku, kijo kasumi, Anon, silverfox, A
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To 18: Thank you for your review. To answer your question I
do not intend for Naruto to ever get his voice back. And
yes, this will be a very long fic(five chapters just to get past the introductory stuff).

To Sammei: Thank you for your
review and yes that is basically what happened. As for the facemask, well, you
know already.

To Yum: Thanks for the review. As to your question; Mizuki attacks Naruto as he is
getting home after playing with/teaching Konohamaru
all day. And the answer to the other question will be revealed in the fic. Eventually.

To yume: Thank you for the
constructive critique! You don�t know how much I look forward to such things. I
agree with the comma thing(I have trouble with commas)
and I will watch out for similar instances in the future. I�m a little unsure
what you mean about the dialogue though.

To ??GN??:
Thanks for the review. Sorry to say that there will probably be some m/m in
this fic. However, there will also be some m/f and
f/f as well and no pairing will be the focus of the story.
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