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Inconvenient truth	By : Hellagoddess Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1401 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Six

After such a revelation-filled morning, Sasuke didn�t want to go to training. He was pretty sure that Naruto would be there by now, and didn�t want to face him anymore than he�d want to date Sakura.

But training was training, and now that the dobe was back, maybe they�d get some decent missions.

So he hesitantly strapped his weapons pouch on and deliberated by the door for a few minutes, adjusting his shirt. As he walked out, the edge of his collar seemed to catch on the doorway and it suddenly became very, very important that something like that never, ever happened again. Twenty-five minutes later, after he was absolutely sure that the frame was smooth and had no splinters, he slowly shut the door after him and locked it. A sudden urge to run back inside and check all the other doors and possibly the window frames was reluctantly crushed as he turned to walk to the district gates.

As much as he slowed his steps it was inevitable that he would finally arrive. He, however, wasn�t prepared to his heart to leap up into his mouth at the sight of the dobe. Or his pulse to quicken. Or for his shirt to suddenly become so hot and stifling.

He ignored it all as best he could, along with Sakura�s enthusiastic response to his appearance. His eyes were fixed on Naruto who was leaning tiredly up against the side of the bridge, a exhausted looking smile on his face and a hand raised slightly in greeting.

He looked away and down, letting his hair hide the relief in his eyes that Naruto was doing better. He grunted noncommittally at his murmured welcome and waited for Kakashi.

It was only a short wait for an hour or four and then they were off to the training grounds to finally work on their �teamwork�. Sasuke had been hoping for a mission but, as he cast sidelong glances at the dobe through the curtain of his hair, he was grateful that they weren�t going far. They�d only been running for half an hour and already Sasuke could see the sweat gathering on Naruto�s brow, could hear the tiny hitch in his breath that meant he was trying to hide the fact that he was struggling.

Kakashi must have noticed too because they took a quick detour and found a different spot, one much closer than their normal training area. Sasuke found himself stupidly grateful that their sensei didn�t seem to have the same hatred that the rest of the village had for the dobe.

They set up quickly and started with some light stretches to warm up. Naruto breath was coming faster now, the pace of it beginning to alarm Sasuke.

�Naruto!� Kakashi barked, obviously trying not to make an issue of it. �Take your jacket off, it�s too hot for it in this weather!�

They had all paused when Kakashi had spoken and, as one, turned to look at where Naruto was panting, sweat running openly down his face, and they hadn�t even started training!

He shook his head, murmuring a denial, when the movement suddenly made his lose his balance and he stumbled. Sakura rolled her eyes, muttering about how stupid he was while Sasuke desperately tried to hide the way his body had jerked forward to catch him.

�I�m�fine, Kakashi-sensei!� He tried for his big smile and failed miserably. �Just need to get back into training, can�t have a weak Hokage!� He laughed, the sound a faint shadow of his previous self.

Sasuke winced to hear him force it like that but shrugged. If the damn dobe wanted to do himself in by pushing too hard, then who was Sasuke to stop him?

�Someone who loves him�� A voice whispered in the back of his mind. He pushed it away angrily and concentrated on what Kakashi was telling them about their training today.

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Sasuke grimaced as he pushed Naruto up against his apartment doorway. The unconscious dobe�s head lolled forward onto Sasuke�s shoulder, his slow breath warm against his neck. Sasuke shivered and tried to think straight.

�Dobe! DOBE! Where are your keys?!� He whispered furiously at the figure slumped in his arms. No response except a slow wetting of lips.

Sasuke rolled his eyes, trying desperately not to think about how close Naruto was or how sweet his body smelled pressed up against him. His hand fumbled blindly down Naruto back, worming it�s way in between his jacket and the wall. He closed his eyes tight and slid a hand into his unconscious boys back pocket, his palm trying not to cup as much as possible. The tips of his fingers found the key and he delved a little deeper, the movement causing Naruto to press against him more.

�S�s�ke�� Naruto groaned under his breath and the Uchiha�s hand instinctively paused where it was, pressing against the other boys ass.

Sasuke tilted his head sideways to check on the dobe who, it seemed, was still blissfully out-to-lunch. He breathed a sigh of relief, reaching for the key and trying not to think about the reason why Naruto always murmured his name whenever he was touched.

The key in his hand, he reached around behind Naruto and unlocked the door, hauling him through and kicking it shut after them.

He gave a quick glance around and quickly dragged Naruto to his bedroom, dumping him unceremoniously on the bed, waking him abruptly.

�OW! Teme! What the hell did you do that for?!�

It seemed the fall had woken him up, although why the impromptu groping by the door hadn�t was a matter for another time.

Sasuke shot him an angry glare, still upset by what had happened earlier. Naruto scowled at him and crossed his arms, arranging himself on the bed so he didn�t press on his burns so much.

Sasuke counted down in his head while he grabbed some first aid things from the bathroom.

3�

2�

�Oi!�

Here we go.

�You didn�t have to bring me home! I was fine! I don�t know why Kakashi-sensei made such a big deal out of it! And why are you here, EHH?! Does he think I can�t take care of myself or something!�

Sasuke shook his head and exited the bathroom, his mask of indifference cracking slightly to let the anger show.

�Oh for Gods sake, Naruto! You could have been killed! If you hadn�t felt up to training so hard, why didn�t you say anything! You�re my best friend and I don�t like to see you hurt for no good reason!� His mouth snapped shut and suddenly seemed to shrivel up, going dry.

It was possibly the longest, most caring thing he had ever said to Naruto and they both knew it.

�Hmpf!� The blonde covered up his shock by sticking his lip out and crossing his arms, his eyes screwed shut.

Sasuke quickly gathered up what medical supplies he had found and sat next to Naruto on the bed, needing a distraction from the turmoil of emotions that had just risen to the surface inside him. He sighed heavily and tugged at the bottom of Naruto�s shirt.

�You need to take this off��

�I know that!!�

�Well�take it off then. Or do I have to do that for you too?� Sasuke referred to the carrying of his person from the training grounds to his home.

�I don�t even need your help, teme! Stop touching me!�

Sasuke�s eye twitched and he ground his teeth.

�Look! I�ll stop touching you if you stop acting like a damn child!�

That shut him up and only token grumbles were made as Sasuke lifted the shirt over his head and began to tend the burns across his shoulders.

Naruto grumbled something again and Sasuke pressed the swab he was holding against the burn just to hear him hiss.

�What was that, dobe?�

�Fuck! Don�t press so hard, bastard! I said, I don�t even know why she threw that explosive note then! It wasn�t even a sound move, I could easily have avoided it!� He tried to puff up his chest and winced, when it forced his skin to stretch a bit.

�Then why didn�t you?� Sasuke smirked, deliberately goading him, unable to help himself.

�Cause�cause�It�s Sakura! And she needs to feel she�s doing well I guess�� He trailed off, eyes thoughtful.

Sasuke paused, suddenly wondering if he had read the dobe wrong.

�Nah�he�s just trying to cover his own stupidity again��

�So�� He swiped some cooling gel against the blistered skin, feeling the tension drain from Naruto as it sucked away the sting of the burn. ��you let yourself get blown up because you wanted to coddle your teammate and make her feel better about her skills? Not because you were actually boiling hot in that oven you call a jacket, in pain, and too tired to even lift your feet?�

Naruto�s mouth gaped open and closed like a fish, denials stuttering out around his outrage. Sasuke pressed lightly on his burn again and shut him up.

After his shoulders were done, Sasuke glanced down at the rest of him. The explosive note Sakura had thrown during the spar had done far more damage than he�d thought possible. It wasn�t even a very powerful one, a type used in simple spars, against teammates, not enemies. But Naruto had taken the full blast, right on his chest. It was expected that at their caliber, they could move fast enough to avoid them, so she had aimed for a critical spot, expecting it to miss, probably using it as a distraction.

But the damn dobe had stood there, sweat running down into his eyes and had taken it like the dumbass he was. Fortunately it missed his mid-section, although a long diagonal burn traveled down his chest, dissipating just under his navel.

His navel�which seemed to be doing very strange things.

Sasuke�s eyebrows jerked upwards as a faint black, swirly seal rose and disappeared around Naruto�s bellybutton, only to come back a few seconds later, then go again.

�What the hell is that?�

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Sorry about the lateness of the chapter, life got away with me for a short while! But in the meantime I have written a fair bit more on 'Wide of the Mark' for all the people waiting for updates on that :) Please review!

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