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Crimson and Clovers	By : TheSirens Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 998 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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�Blah� � Talking
�Blah�- Thinking
�Blah�- Kyuubi or Houkou talking
♪Sairen♪- scene change
♫ Flashback♫- the end or beginning of a flashback
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Chapter V: The Road to Happiness Is Paved With Thorns
Screams laced with pure agony echoed off the thick walls. Each cry causing all the shinobi stationed within the halls of the lair to involuntarily let shivers run down their spines. Even though screams were common inside the base�the origin of them didn�t come from the experiments corner, but instead the section of the base controlled by the sounds shinobi�s only leader�Orochimaru.
Kabuto ran down the corridors shaped from the earth, shooting glares to any nin who dared to open his mouth to question the reason behind the screams. This was one of the moment the silver-haired medic nin wished his room was located closer to the Sannin�s, instead of the lab. Not even Sasuke, the chosen vessel to be, was granted the honor of sleeping close to the Sannin�s room. Orochimaru trusted no one to stay close to his dormitory, especially after all those he had betrayed could easily pay off any one of his shinobi�s. Trust was an uncommon word inside the base, and the actual usage of it could even be considered forbidden.
Orochimaru was not one who gambled his life on chances; he would teak and change any problem so that in the end things would turn out in his favor. For Orochimaru to trust someone was impossible, he was paranoid, unsure who was plotting what. And after Ren�s little joke with the laxatives in his food, Orochimaru had forced other to taste his food ahead of time. He wasn�t the type of person who would repeat the same mistake twice. But it would seem he had never expected for his expectations to delude him.
Pushing open the snake carved wooden door, the medic nin quickly shut them so no to reveal the state the Sannin was in. Surrounded by once white pristine sheets now colored red, the Snake Sannin was paler than usual, his purple markings glowing harshly against the face. Pulling back on of the sheets, Kabuto took another look at the wound caused be the Uchiha. After the clean up, the wound was actually not has bad as it had once appeared to be. A vital artery had been hit, explaining the amount of blood being lost, but the damage was minimal compared to what it should have been if Sasuke had been at his full power.
Moving his equipment to his side, the medic nin began to heal his leader. First reattaching the artery, before slowly pushing the healing chakra into the older mans body, trying to heal as much as possible. The minutes passed silently, and before Kabuto realized an hour had passed since beginning of the procedure. Wiping away the sweat drops that had made it past his head band, Kabuto sighed in relief, pleased he had at least been able to stop the bleeding.
Pushing his knees away from the ground, the silver-haired medic nin stood back on his feet stretching his sore muscles. Glancing at the Sannin, Kabuto couldn�t help but release an annoyed sigh. Bending his knees he picked up Orochimaru�s body, who had become unconscious sometime during the surgery. Carrying him to the large bed that took up most of the small room, Kabuto propped the Sannin to a sitting position, cleaning the back and the front of the body to not get blood on Sannin�s silky sheets.
Laying the paler than usual body unto the dark violet colored sheets, Kabuto began to cover the body with a blanket when a pale hand snatched his wrist. The vice grip shocking Kabuto seeing as Orochimaru shouldn�t have had any strength left to be awake and even less to actually catch the medic nin�s wrist.
�Ah�Orochimaru-sama how good that your up. The damage to your current vessel is low but the chance it will survive any other fights after this will be difficult.� Kabuto explained quickly, wanting to be released by the Snake Sannin, but knowing the idea was as impossible as the action.
�The�only vessel I want�is Sasuke.�
�But Orochimaru-sama, Sasuke is back in Konoha with Ren.� At the sound of the moon-colored haired girl�s name, the snake eyes narrowed.
�That bitch stole Sasuke�I want him back�in less than three months�I want him here�ready to take my soul�and that bitch�I want her dead�I no longer�want to use her�she has become useless�and I want her DEAD!� With the last word scream, coughs racked the Snake Sannin�s body, finally releasing his hold on Kabuto�s wrist. Ignoring all warning calls in the medic nin�s head to ignore the Sannin�s cough fit, the silver haired nin refused to listen, rushing to the Sannin�s side checking over his lungs.
Slapping away the helping hands, Orochimaru tried to send and even deadlier glare. �I�WANT�SASUKE! Send whoever�..you want�.but I demand��to see Sasuke�.. here in three months��. as well as Ren�s bloody head.� Stepping back Kabuto nodded to Orochimaru. Planning already who to send to bring the Uchiha and the experiment. Hearing the soft sounds of snores from the prone body of the Sannin, Kabuto at last excused himself.
�Oh how I�m going to get both of you back? I�m going to make you wish you had treated me better.� Grinning from ear to ear, Kabuto leisurely returned to his room and lab, not noticing the weird looks sent his way from the other shinobi�s.
♪Sairen♪
Sasuke stayed at Ren�s side, her tiny hand wrapped in his, his thumb running over her hand. Naruto stood at the opposite side of the bed, eyeing the girl in the same way he would any future enemy. Taking in her strengths, her weaknesses and most importantly how powerful she actually was.
�In power if I remember correctly he was fifth or so�but when it came down to fighting the only one he never beat was myself and the eight tails. Houkou is as cunning as any other mutt�and with his power over illusion it just makes him more dangerous than most mutts.�
Naruto could only snicker at the sound of distaste for dogs coming from Kyubbi. �You�re family. I can see the resemblance. � A snort from the fox was the only reply to the teasing, causing a smirk to grace his lips.
�Talking to yourself again Dobe?� At the sound of the old teasing word, Naruto lifted his head. Blue eyes clashed with dark ones, a similar smirk gracing the pale boy�s lips. No�Sasuke was no longer a boy�he no longer looked like the revenge crazed boy he had three years ago. Sasuke had grown taller, only slightly buffer than before, but not enough to destroy the perfect harmony of less than bulky muscles and graceful body. The ebony colored hair the same length as before, but giving the owner a strangely older look. Sasuke had turned into a man in the last three years�and Naruto could only feel envious of the changes. Not noticing he had too changed.
�I wouldn�t make fun of it teme�seems like that girl will also soon be hearing voices.� The playful streak in Sasuke�s eyes disappeared, hardening quickly.
�Her name is Ren. And you have no idea what you�re talking about.� Naruto�s eyes widened at the malice filling the last few words. Somehow in the last few moments the blonde had been able to completely screw up the fragile friendship.
Opening his mouth, his words were replaced by a loud bark, reminding the two shinobi�s that the large creamy colored dog was still in the room. Not also realizing the bark was a warning for seconds later Kiba appeared at the door, the large form of Jiraiya behind him, filling out the door. Kiba made his way to the corner were Akamaru laid, Jiraiya entering right after going to the small girl laying peacefully on the hospital bed, all accept for the large amounts of chakra rolling from her body.
�So is there any reason why I was woken up at 7 A.M., and rushed to the hospital? I was having such a lovely dream about these twelve deliciously curved women and they were jumping all over the places with only veils on and��
�AH! Ero-sennin this is a hospital have some respect.� Jiraiya smirked at his student, glancing at the Uchiha who had donned a calm demeanor. Any properly trained shinobi, the moment they walked in, would be able to tell the affect the seals were having on the small girl. One seal releasing normal chakra, the other releasing a harsher form of chakra, both types clashing in the surrounding air. And while Jiraiya knew what was happening to the poor girl, he always did like the sounds of pleas�even if sometime they weren�t for joining his bed.
�Look Ren-chan�well she having a problem like the one that I had�� Mumbling the last words, hoping his sensei would remember what he was talking about. While he trusted Sasuke, Naruto had no idea how the Uchiha would fully react to knowing that the Kyuubi lay dormant in his body�even if it did seem like Sasuke already knew.
�Well I don�t know��
�Come on Ero-sennin! You know you�re the best do I have to stroke your ego every signal time I ask a favor?� Naruto hmped, wanting to get back to the trying to fix his cracking friendship with the Uchiha instead of helping the Sannin�s ego grow.
�Cut them some slack, apparently the husband and the wife have already had there first lovers spat.� The joking voice belonging to Kiba had every one in the room turn to look at the dog shinobi, standing securely at the door. A large grin was spread on his lips, taunting not only the blonde but the Uchiha as well, and with a wink Kiba left the room with twin sets of glares following the raggedy haired nin.
�I�m going to find Sakura and then check in ANBU Headquarters�guards will be posted on the out side of this room sometime in the next two hours.� Finishing telling the trio the plan from the other side of the door, Naruto sprang to the hospital door sliding it open the exact moment Kiba puffed away in a cloud of smoke.
�Damn that mutt! He is so going to pay.�
�Tsunade will be here soon to gaki.� Turning away from the door, Naruto faced his teacher, eyes wide at the statement.
�Why is Tsunade-baachan coming?"
�Because I�m the best doctor here gaki!� The voice snarling from behind had the blonde tensing. Plastering a forced grin, Naruto turned to face the Godaime, rubbing the back of his head.
�Hehe�� Brown eyes narrowed at the smiling blonde, brushing past him a sigh of relief could be heard as it slipped past the pink lips. The sigh quickly replaced by yowls of pain when a fist connected to his head.
�Now tell me what happened. Sakura informed me but not enough it seems.� Tsunade told the room while taking Ren�s wrist and checking her pulse with her fore and middle finger.
�At least her heartbeat is strong, the seal hasn�t traveled for enough to affect that just yet. But if I�m right the seal needs to be removed sooner rather than later, who knows the havoc it could cause.� Looking up, brown eyes meet with dark ones framed by white hair. Receiving a nod from her old team mate, she gave a mental sigh. �Today is going to be a long day.�
�She lied about there not being a vessel in Sound.� Naruto started, slipping from his usual airy self to his jounin side. Cheery blue eyes hardening, his smile vanishing only to be replaced by stern lips.
�In fact the vessel is the girl on front of you. Houkou is the demons name; he is an inu demon, the fifth most powerful out of the nine.� The voice coming from Naruto�s mouth was cold�almost robotic. Sasuke�s face fought to stay stoic, but the sudden change that over took the blonde was shocking.
Tsunade frowned at hearing her prot�g�es voice fade into the usual monotone voice. It didn�t matter that she had heard it on several occasions; Naruto�s abnormal voice always broke her heart. But she knew as a jounin and even as an ANBU member he needed to be frigid, heartless and never allowed to reveal emotions. The perfect weapon for a shinobi was a tool before human.
No matter how many times Naruto would protest about killing, in the life style he had chosen, he had no other choice. The best way not to get caught up with the baggage that came with each and every mission was simply to become detached, become someone else. If not, the anguish, the guilt, the disgust�everything would build up before exploding. And with the eruption people died.
Slipping his hand away from Ren�s, Sasuke stormed over the robotic Naruto. Grabbing the front of his collar he pulled his ex-team mate closer to him, blinking onyx eyes fading to a deep crimson, the two tomeo�s spinning dangerously
�You. Shut. UP! You know nothing about Ren. What makes you think you know anything at all?� Naruto turned his eyes to meet the Uchiha�s, his blue eyes slowly losing their roughness.
�Sasuke�� Naruto paused unsure of how to continue. How to explain to his ex-best friend he understood perfectly what Ren would face and probably had faced.
�Kit�
The kitsune�s voice broke though Naruto muddy thoughts. To Naruto it was still odd to hear the kitsune�s voice inside his head. For fourteen years not even a peep had been heard from the kitsune, but that night when his body and the kitsune�s merged, something had been broken. Even if the merge had only been for a minute and had almost killed his body, it was enough to break parts of the seal. Parts that Naruto didn�t realize, till the next day when he was awoken to find the kitsune yelling at him in his mind, had blocked the kitsune from conversing with its host. Only a few people knew about his ability to talk to his demon, and even though Tsunade had worried that something had gone wrong with the seal, Naruto had been glad to have a connection to the demon, if only to talk to it.
�The Uchiha is worried about its pup nothing more�bitches are usually protective about their pups�
Naruto chocked on the laughter that he knew would erupt, comparing Sasuke to an over protective mother�yeah he could see the resemblance.
�Uchiha release Naruto right now. I will not have you fighting when we have this girl to worry about. Now unless you want me to toss your asses out of this room, get out!� Tsunade yelled at the pair, finding them incapable of giving her information at this time�even if neither knew it, they had become attached to the girl, by more ways than one.
Not wanting to let go, Sasuke tightened his grip on Naruto�s shirt glaring at the boy in front of him, unsure of what he wanted to do. Giving up on Naruto, Sasuke focused his glare on the busty blonde, which Tsunade was more than willing to return. A smirk followed the returned glare, as if he had dared to question her abilities. Allowing his Sharigan to be replaced by his original eyes color, he gave one more look to Ren before once more walking out of the room.
Swinging his head from his ex-teammate to the Godaime, Naruto cursed his luck. He would rather be a punching bag for Tsunade then ever have to put up with Sasuke�s moods. Grumbling about unfairness, Naruto followed the last Uchiha out the door.
�So�shall we start?� Jiraiya asked his first time speaking in quite a while. �At least Naruto and the Uchiha had been some entertainment�they really did act like a married couple.� Chuckling at the reminder of what the ANBU dog user had earlier said.
Catching the angry spark in Tsunade�s eyes the Sannin stopped his chuckling, going completely serious.
�Lets, I rather not have an angry Uchiha on my hands. The gaki is enough trouble.� Pulling back the sheet, Tsunade took a look at the moon-colored hair girl. What fortune had the child cast to have such bad luck in her life? Keeping in the sigh she would have released, the busty blonde went into the process of turning the small girl over and lifting the gown provided by the hospital.
�Sakura said the seal was on her lower back.� And with those words the two old teammates proceeded in undoing whatever disaster their third teammate had done.
♪Sairen♪
Shutting the door behind him, Naruto looked around in his attempt to find Sasuke.
�Tch. Dobe.� Looking to his left, the last of the Uchiha�s was leaning on the wall, as if no forces in the world could remove him.
�Come on teme.� The simple suggestion, sounded like a mix of a command and plea. Lifting a dark eyebrow towards the squirming blonde, Sasuke couldn�t tell if Naruto needed to use the bathroom or if he was nervous. Pushing himself off the wall, the dark haired nin stood next to the blonde, waiting. Taking the movement for a �yes�, Naruto rapidly attached his palm and fingers around the pale wrist, unaware of how to everyone it would have looked as if they had been holding hands.
With more energy than he should have after staying up for the last 56 hours, Naruto vaulted for the stairs, dragging a scowling Uchiha after him. Naruto�s pace didn�t slow down until the distance from Ren�s room and his place met his approval. Yet the silence that had made its appearance in front of the room still had not disappeared.
For Sasuke the silence was normal, for the past eighteen years of his life his life had been filled with silence. The only exceptions being: his childhood, the last few years with Ren and�the years with obnoxious blonde beside him. Silence was the protection Sasuke never had to work for, never ask for, and yet had appeared. Silence was haven.
For Naruto the silence was slowly killing him. His mouth kept opening and closing, like a fish trying to get the air to enter his mouth instead of his gills. The silence was awkward, he felt the need to interrupt it but nothing could come to the blondes mind. It wasn�t like the silence he was used to back in his apartment, there was a need for something to be said�anything to break the tense atmosphere that shadowed Naruto.
�Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.�
�You could ask to screw him senseless.� The sudden interruption in Naruto�s petite and nonexistent rant had the blonde�s whiskered cheeks burning a pale pink.
�Kyuubi!�
�What?! You haven�t had a good lay for a while; I bet you�re just sexually frustrated. Hell I�m sexually frustrated, and I don�t complain. But the least you could do to be a good host is get some action.� For once Naruto was glad he was a few steps ahead of Sasuke. If not the man would have seen the slight blush that had appeared a few seconds before turn a deeper shade, similar to the one Hinata appeared to have whenever Naruto would talk to her.
�Kyuubi! I�m warning you�� Naruto started, coming off his shock from being told to screw his friend by his parasite demon.
�I�m betting Shukaku got more action then me. His host can�t even sleep; I bet it lasted all night long. And here all I�m asking is you to ask the Uchiha brat to bend over.� The kitsune pouting, upset with the fact his sibling probably had gotten more action than himself and that Naruto hadn�t even asked the man to bend over, or even move in front of the blonde to at least get some good glances at the ass covered by thin light green hospital pants.
�Kyuubi I swear I�m going to kick��
�Dobe the�� Looking up, Naruto forced his mind to pay attention to the man beside him. However, Naruto never let Sasuke finish his sentence as skin met metal. ��door.�
Howling in pain, Naruto dropped the hand that had been holding the last Uchiha�s wrist, uncertain to why he hadn�t dropped it sooner. Rubbing his forehead, the blonde noticed his usual hi-tai, was no longer tied around his forehead. With a mumble of nosy pink-haired doctors who demand to treat even patients who aren�t injured and mess with their stuff, Naruto shoved the door open with more force that would have been necessary. A large smirk appearing as the metal door handle banged loudly against the outside wall.
�Serves ya right, stupid door.� Giving a look that told the blonde, the Uchiha saw him as insane, Sasuke moved past the blonde, who was too busy giving random kicks to the door, as if no one could see it.
The rooftop of the hospital was flat. Being as the hospital was in one of the corners of the village the view faced the west; all stores, houses and apartments in view from any spot. But the view of Konoha shot an ache through Sasuke�s heart. Deep down Sasuke wanted to run away again. Deep down he knew he didn�t belong here. He was an Avenger, there was nothing in this village but memories of what he had been forced to accept at such an early age. What had been drilled into him since the moment Itachi�s blade swung down tainting it with Uchiha blood.
Revenge.
Hate.
Be emotionless.
Show no loyalty.
Become strong.
Find the murder of the Uchiha Clan.
Be the Avenger for the Clan.
Kill to avenge the Clan.
Kill your brother.
The brother he had spent seven years of his life idolizing, wishing to be even a little bit like him. The genius�Itachi Uchiha.
Facing forward, his elbows bracing the rest of his lean body of the metal bars, the clear blue sky seemed to last forever, promising safety and acceptance, something the village underneath did not.
Finished with his revenge on the door, Naruto turned to find the Uchiha. At the corner were the view had a less populated area of Konoha, stood the Uchiha. Compared to the stature the genin Uchiha had, the Uchiha before him was different. The tension that had been on his face all those years ago had lessened, and if Naruto hadn�t known the boy since they were in the academy, the blonde would have bet millions that this Uchiha could actually smile without making small babies cry.
The touch of the metal door on his arm had Naruto turn to his latest enemy, who was currently trying to push the blonde away so it could shut.
�I swear that door is out to get me.� With that mumbled, Naruto moved out of the door�s way, which closed with a click. But from the few inches he moved, the blonde couldn�t move anymore. As if the gods were against him a wind appeared, slowly wrapping around the pale form of the Uchiha. It teasing the blonde by playing with the dark locks, pressing the hospital pants and loose shirt against the frame showing off small bits of the flesh underneath. And the fact the material was almost transparent from the way the sunlight was hitting it, was just as irritating as the wind.
�Defiantly something I would like to eat.�
�Yeah.� Hardly noticing what the Kyuubi had said, cerulean eyes couldn�t tear themselves away from the back of the Uchiha. The enticing back covered in close to transparent clothes, standing out with the dark hair and pale skin in the sunlight.
�Glad you agree, now move!�
�Wait�what?� Snapping back to his usual self, the blonde noted that at the moment he had little control of his body, his feet shuffling oddly towards the Uchiha, his broad tan build stiff. Within seconds Naruto felt his body return to his command, bringing the blonde close enough to Sasuke that he could see the fine lines of muscles under the pale green shirt, but far away enough that he didn�t have to fight the urge to jump his best friend.
�What do you think will happen to Ren?� The question was a whisper, but Naruto�s ears still caught it, and all crude thoughts left his mind. The words had concern subtly laced within.
The broken silence, that moments before he had been craving, sent shivers down his spine. Mixed emotions of happiness...of fear. For once Naruto wished he didn�t have to reply, that he had no answer. That the famous dead last could live up to the name and not answer the question.
But�he knew too well.
Naruto knew the burdens that a jinchuuriki carried, the hopes that were fought for, the dreams that had little chance of happening, the love difficult to obtain, and the hatred that silently choked you. He had eighteen years of hatred under him, and while he was accepted by the village and his fellow shinobi�he knew. He knew that there were still some people who watched his actions from the corner of their eyes, ready at anytime to strike if he got out of control. To find his one weakness that could lead to his downfall.
They wanted their weapon controlled, even if they thought the blonde didn�t know. The villagers in Konoha were the same as in Suna, even with all the respect, each village made sure they kept their weapon under lock and key, under untrusting eyes. The answer Sasuke wanted to hear was something Naruto could not bring himself to spill.
The silence returned with a vengeance, the pressure for an answer had the blonde jinchuuriki squirming.
�Just tell him the truth kit�like any father he is worried.� Nodding with Kyubbi�s words, the scuffling sound of shoes on pavement broke the silence once more. Naruto rested his back on the bars, his arms crossed across his broad chest; his head craned back allowing blue eyes to meet blue skies.
�It�s not so simple Sasuke.� There he had said it, but silence once more invaded the would-be conversation. In irritation, Naruto asked the first thing that came to his mind.
�Who told you about Kyuubi?� If Naruto had looked when he had asked the question he would have noticed the way Sasuke�s muscles had tensed.
�Orochimaru. He based his experiment on you and Gaara.� Only a few seconds had passed since Naruto had last spoke, but with Sasuke�s words, he wanted to go back in time and never ask the question. But now he couldn�t stop, he wanted to knew, he needed to know why such a girl had been placed into the position he had never wanted others to experience.
�How?�
�The myth was the demon bond itself to a tree, somehow Orochimaru found the tree. Kabuto told me that in the beginning there had been at least forty newborns, all from different areas. They were placed under the tree which the demon inhabited and then the tree was lit on fire. Orochimaru suspected that the demon which had sealed itself into the tree would also be able to self seal itself into a body. By the time the tree had finished burning the numbers had been cut in half.
�When I first met Ren�she was one out of the three left. Through the years the children had been driven crazy, some killed themselves, and others killed the people in their cells. Ren�s mother, Uta, placed a jutsu on Ren that almost caused Orochimaru to kill Ren, but instead Uta died.� Pausing, Sasuke turned his head to look at the blonde, finally having time to take in the changes that had taken place in the last three years.
Sun kissed hair had grown out of the once defying gravity spikes into slightly tamed spikes,the longest part caressing the whiskered cheeks. No longer was he short, sometime during the years he had reached a growth spurt, yet Sasuke would bet that he was still taller, something he wanted to hold over the blonde forever. The taller build held more muscles, easily seen by the black muscle tee, the black and orange jacket forgotten during the last few days. The only things that had not changed about the blonde, was his natural tan, the wide smile and the dazzling blue eyes. Even if the smile was strained and the eyes held painful memories, Sasuke couldn�t expect him to still be the same dobe he had left�even if deep down that�s what he wanted.
Turning away from the blonde, already having been distracted by his change, Sasuke reminded himself why he was asking Naruto such questions, that before he would never have cared for
�When did you�� Sasuke didn�t even have to finish his sentence for Naruto to know what he was referring too.
�I learned about Kyuubi the night that we graduated from the Academy. Mizuki told me in attempt to get me off guard and piss me off. I first used his power during the mission were we fought Haku and I met him when Jiraiya threw me off a cliff before the final part of the Chuunin Exams.
�A few months before y-you left, I was training to control his power better and I pushed too far. When I woke up the damn kitsune was talking in my head. But Gaara was never able to talk to his demon, even after all the times he transformed. So it might be different for Ren, the only thing that we jinchuuriki share similar is the hatred towards us by others.� Anger laced Naruto�s last words, as if the jinchuuriki�s were to blame for contain the demons. Sasuke didn�t even have to look to know that Naruto�s fists were clenching white.
Sasuke remembered the whispers behind Ren�s back by the rest of the sound nin�s, the fear that entered their eyes when the girl got angry. The few times she had hurt Kabuto and once Orochimaru during the times when she had no control of her body, was prove enough for Orochimaru�s nin to think she was unstable. Even Orochimaru had doubted if he could control Ren. �But taking in the way he attacked her in the last battle, I�m supposing Orochimaru has made up his mind. He wants Ren out of the way.�
�You should tell the Uchiha that unlike Shukaku, Houkou won�t do damage to the girl, maybe to you but no the girl or him.� Kyuubi informed his host, after being silent for too long. Opening his mouth to reiterate the information given to him by the kitsune, Naruto stopped long enough to think the words over.
�Wait�WHY ME!?� Kyuubi sighed, wishing that the blonde could be at least quite in his mind, seeing as he yelled enough outside.
�Houkou wants revenge against me so simply put you�re going to have a hard time gaining favor for the girl if you want to court the Uchiha.�
�What to you mean court him!?�
�What did you say dobe?� Naruto turned to look a Sasuke, who was raising a dark eyebrow with his question. Seconds passed as it slowly sunk in that Naruto not only had scream those words in his mind, but they had had also slipped his lips. Spreading a large grin across his face, he rubbed the back of his head, his whiskers marks curving slightly with his closed eyes, all combining to give the blonde more of a fox like appearance.
�Ha-ha, nothing teme.� Naruto rapidly spewed out, trying to think of a way to change the subject.
�Just smile and rube, smile and rub.�
Not accepting Naruto�s answer, Sasuke pushed himself off the metal bars that encircled the hospital roof. Moving closer to the blonde, Sasuke caught the slight smell of ramen, almost as if the scent belonged with the body.
�Dobe.� The word was barley a whisper, but the proximity between the blonde and ebony haired shinobi was so close that even a whisper could be seen as a yell.
�Just smile and rube, smile and rub, don�t open your eyes�� Jinxing himself with the order, his lashes slowly parted, revealing the blue gems underneath.
Black met blue, and as clich� as it sounded Naruto could have sworn time stood still, waiting for the next action. Bodies moved closer, foreheads millimeters apart from touching, the pairs of lips just a breath away. This time it would be for real, no one would push Naruto or Sasuke unto echo her. This time they had a choice, to touch lips or to pull away before the action had even been committed. This time they would finally�.
�Sa-Su-Ke!� The name was sung loudly, making the two men scramble away from each other as fast as possible before the metal door was swung open, once more being abused by a blonde.
�I was hoping you be here Sasuke-kun. Tsunade finished with the girl and she wanted to talk to you before she woke up�� Ino trailed off; glancing from the blonde to the ebony haired man she had once crushed on when she was a teen. A ten foot pole could be placed between the two nin�s, both panting and red in the face.
�Was I interrupting something?� Ino asked, smirking, enjoying seeing both of the strongest shinobi�s in such a panic state. But her entertainment was cut short as Sasuke�s retained his stoic fa�ade.
With a �hn� Sasuke moved away from the metal bars he had been holding as a life line and walked to the door Ino was standing in front off. Looking back at the blonde, whose face was still flushed, Naruto choose that moment to raise his head from his staring contest with the ground.
�Ah�go ahead Sasuke. I�ll catch up.� Without a response Sasuke turned back to the stairway, leaving the same way he had come up.
Making sure that Sasuke was far from earshot, Ino pounced on Naruto, a lewd grin on her face.
�So�what was happening between you two?�
�Nothing Ino.� Naruto told her, pushing down the blush that dared to form at the thought of what would have happened if Ino hadn�t come in at that moment, what Ino would have seen if she had come any later. �We were just fighting.�
�So that�s what you call it now, cause I would have sworn fighting doesn�t leave you blushing, panting and looking like you�ve been caught red handed doing something naughty.� To emphasize her point, she wiggled her eyebrows; the lewd smile if possible growing larger. More to convince himself rather then her, his laughter came out loudly.
�Ino you�ve been reading way too many romance novels.� Shaking his head at the girl he moved away from her and to the door.
�We were just arguing nothing else.� With that said, Naruto stepped into the stairwell, climbing down each step rapidly. Running away from anymore questions Ino would come up with.
Pouting from the blonde�s denial, Ino left a sigh escape her lips, before the pout reversed into a smile. The kind of smile that would make anyone in the vicinity run away from the fear it would bring.
�Just wait and see Naruto, you weren�t fighting I know that for sure.�
♪Sairen♪
Sasuke paused outside his and Ren�s hospital room. The door was shut, and he could hear no commotion on the other side. No nurses were running in and out, screaming for help. No ANBU were sneaking in, ready to kill if needed. The area surrounding the door was silent, peaceful. To anyone that would be a relief, but Sasuke knew better. Sometimes silence was your worst enemy.
Grabbing the door knob, the metal felt cool on his skin. It felt different from the metal he had been touching before on the roof�talking to Naruto. The blonde had looked different under the noon sun. Rosy lips, whiskered cheeks, and the face that looked grown up�while still having the maturity of a twelve-year old. And then we they had come closer, only a mere breathe away from obtaining a chaste kiss�
Sasuke eyes widened, his grip on the knob becoming tighter. �I almost kissed Naruto�� The realization hit him hard, worse than any physical attack, because if they had kissed, no one could be blamed for it. Not the boy in their Academy class, nor Ren. The kiss would rest solely on the shoulders of Sasuke and Naruto. ��Shit!�
Before Sasuke could run, claiming falsehood to everything, the door knob he had been holding turned and swung open, pulling a stunned Sasuke with it. Stumbling into the room with none of the grace the Uchiha�s were famous for, Sasuke attempted to rectify his mistake. Straightening himself, he plastered a scowl on his face, and glared at the offender who had dared to open the door on him.
But the damage had been done.
Tsunade smirked watching Sasuke tried to recover. It wasn�t everyday the Uchiha was caught off guard. His face had been priceless when he had stumbled in; making the Godaime wish she had been carrying a camera. The blackmail potential of that shot would have been amazing...the amount of gambling that could be done. �At least I can still make fun of him.�
�Ah, Sasuke, I was just about to send someone else to look for you.� Sasuke raised his eyebrow at the busty blonde, his composure finally gathered. �Oh it looks like he thought I was going to tease him�what a horrible thing to think�yet who am I to let him down.� Giving him another smirk, she could tell today was going to be a good day.
�Though, it was nice of you to stumble in.� The glare seemed to be sending invisible knifes, trying to impale the women as many times as it would take to satisfy Sasuke.
�Now before you stumble over and check on the girl�Ren right? She�s fine. Jiraiya removed Orochimaru�s seal, and everything is returning to normal. I ran a few tests on her body just to make she is okay, and everything checks out okay. Though I do have a question, when we were working on the seals, we noticed something�her seal it was self made correct?�
Sasuke didn�t let his glare reside the whole time Tsunade had been talking. Though he felt the stress in his shoulders that had appeared when he had been ushered out of the room disappear at the state of Ren�s health. Still upset with the Hokage who had the nerve to tease him, he only nodded.
�I see, Jiraiya said if that was the case I should tell you. Because of the demon sealing itself, the seal was personalized. As you know each seal placed on Jinchuuriki�s are different; Garra�s allowed the demon to change the host�s form and have control over the body on rare occurrences, Naruto is able to tap into Kyuubi�s power at will and can talk to it. Plus he told me only at a certain point would he body full change, but it would be nothing like Garra�s. Now with Ren, her demon has taken over before correct?� Tsunade received another nod.
�And I�m assuming Ren was in an emotional state before it took over.� Seconds passed before Sasuke finally nodded. �Good, because what I can tell that is normal. It may try to connect wit her, but I�m assuming it won�t be until she is older and more capable of handling its power.
�Now what you need to worry about right now is yourself. The only reason you aren�t in a dungeon or dead, was because you were injured and from the report I got, you also fought against Orochimaru. Since you did defect form Konoha to side with an enemy, you need to be tried by the council to see what will happen.� Tsunade watched the boy, in her eyes, take in the information, yet it seemed to her he could care less about the trial.
�With good reason I imagine, since those damn bastards in the council would love to have the last of the Uchiha�s in their grubby paws, and they will still want heirs just in case something happens to this one.�
�What will happen with Ren? She did fight for Orochimaru.� Sasuke questioned the Godaime. Just because he was sure the council wouldn�t at least kill him, of his adopted-daughter he wasn�t so sure.
�As I see if both of you are unmarked shinobi. You don�t wear the sigma of the Sound, or any other village, so neither of you have any sort of allegiance. If I tell the council that Ren was just a victim of Orochimaru and that she has ties to you they could manipulate, I see no reason not to accept her as an academy student in the village.�
Sasuke�s eyes narrowed at the mention of Ren and manipulation. Orochimaru had done the same thing�or tried to at least. If Sasuke could have, a smirk would have appeared on his face, but he didn�t want the women to suspect anything. If they want to learn about Ren, then they might as well experience the same torture Orochimaru faced. After all even while hell hath no fury like women scorn, and a pissed off eight year-old girl was far worse then hell.
Moving out of the way to let the busty blonde pass and leave through the still open door, he was stunned when he felt a hand roughly rap his head. Turning his face, with widened eyes, Sasuke only saw Tsunade smirking again.
�Next time try not to let your kid see you going at it so openly.� The mouth that was usually set in a straight line, drop open, leaving Sasuke looking like a fish�a soon to be pissed fish�but a fish none the less. �Damn I really need to start carrying a camera.� Finished with her teasing, and soon to explode form the laughter she was holding in, Tsunade rushed out of the room.
Snapping back from his fish look, to the frown and glare that was usual on the Uchiha�s face, only one thought repeated itself in his mind.
�That woman is dead. Hokage or not.� Spinning on his heel, he only had to take a few steps before reaching the door the women had slammed shut on her way out. Cracking it open, he paused in his action as Naruto�s voice entered the room. The voice saying the one name Sasuke hated even more than Orochimaru�s.
�Do you think they�ll send Itachi for Ren too? After all she is here now, and it be like killing two birds with one stone.� As the word �killing slipped from his mouth, Naruto winced, realizing that that wasn�t the best choice of words when in came to Akatsuki.
�I�ll ask my sources, but the possibility is high. This section is after all that boy�s and the shark man�s territory. It be rare to see them out of it.� Jiraiya replied, his voice matching Naruto�s whispering tone, but for Sasuke it felt as if they were screaming.
�How long?� Jiraiya just shrugged at the question. Pushing himself away from the wall he had been leaning on and into Sasuke�s view.
�Just don�t let the Uchiha kid find out. Remember what happen when we went to look for Tsunade. That kid almost killed himself, and I rather not have a crazy upset and ready to main little girl on my hands.�
�Beat up by a little girl, I can�t wait for that day.� Laughter reached Sasuke�s ears, but he could only see red. Itachi was coming. After so many years the chance to finally avenge his family was at hand. If he could just leave then he could track down his brother, all he had to do was wait for the opportune moment and then he could escape.
But�
�Sasuke-tousan?� Closing the door on the two outside, Sasuke turned to the person who had called out his name. Ren was sitting on her bed, one small hand rubbing the sleep from her eyes. The innocence the girl carried was amazing, but she was only innocent to a point. The point seen by many of the shinobi�s who had tried to exploit her and gotten her fangs.
This girl and he even would admit it, Naruto, were the reason for one brief second he had thought of forgetting his brother. Forgetting about everything and trying to live a peaceful, normal life. But he knew it would be fake, his life wasn�t peaceful nor was it normal.
�Yes Ren?� Going to her side, iceberg eyes meet dark ones, and a huge smiled spread on the girls face.
�I�m glad you�re still here Sasuke-tousan. That you didn�t leave�� Ren paused, her smile bit by bit fading. �I don�t want to go back�I never want to back to Orochimaru-sama! Never to the place were mommy died.� The last words were whispered. The icebergs eyes dulling and the small face scrunched in pain, her mind bringing up the painful memories she had blocked away.
�Ren.� Turning to meet the dark eyes, the small girl let a smile spread across her face.
�So�enjoy your kiss?� To anyone else the question would have been embarrassing, but Sasuke could tell that Ren was up to something, and if that something could get him out of answering that question, then he would take it.
�Though I don�t see why you would kiss such a baka. Sasuke-tousan might catch his stupidity.� The grin on her face spread wider, the twinkle in her eyes proving she was trying to irritate someone. But who?
�What did you say you little imp?� The loud voice that only belonged to one person, shouted.
�Narupo is a baka. Baka, baka, baka.� Ren answered, happy that her prey had taken in the bait. Stomping over Naruto stood by the foot of the bed, one of his veins on his forehead twitching as if it was about to pop.
�If I�m a baka why can�t you say my name right, huh?�
Sasuke looked from one to the other. The moon-haired girl who would insult and the blonde would insult right back. Both were acting like three year olds, which probably wasn�t hard for either of them.
Realizing he was being ignored, Sasuke let out an abnormal sigh. These two people were the reason. They were the reason why he had decided to put off on going to find and kill his brother. But before his brother came Orochimaru, if he couldn�t defeat the snake Sannin, it would be pointless to try and fight his brother.
�Itaii! Sasuke-tousan, Naruto baka hit me!�
�That�s cuz you bit me!�
�And you taste funny!�
�Well you look funny!�
�Why did I have to choose such loud and stupid people?�
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Pheme: So I usually don�t like make excuses but there were some problems that resulted in a late update. But rest assured the updates will be more continuous starting now. Hopefully one every week, but I�m taking Chinese classes for the whole summer, which are not only killer hard but also cut down on my writing time. Not to mention Lxie, who was the co-writer, is kind of swamped with life so she can't really add her part and edit it by the next day, so it might be a new one every other week.
Xiexie (thanks in Chinese) and please review because I love reading them and knowing what you think.
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