Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Alpha and Omega ❯ Not What You Think ( Chapter 6 )

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“Talking”

`Thinking'

 

Not What you Think

Tsunade's POV

 

Tsunade tapped her fingers on the desk. She was getting impatient. Those three had been back in town for a day and a half yet no one could locate them. She shook her head in anger.

 

“Tsunade-sama” Shizune smiled, “They have located them and Hiryuu is on her way in.”

 

Tsunade relaxed a little. Maybe Rei had a good explanation why she was here in Konohoa. Her job was to keep Sasuke and Naruto distracted while in Otaku. That didn't mean her job carried on into Konohoa.

 

“What will we do about Itachi? Sasuke and Naruto are early; they were supposed to be gone the rest of the year.” Shizune worried.

 

Tsunade sighed, “I don't know. Rei was supposed to keep them busy drag out the mission. She was supposed to launch attacks and make it difficult for them. I'm not exactly sure what we are going to do. Itachi is in the city and Akatsuki still wants the nine tails. If Sasuke sees Itachi he is going to try and kill him. If Itachi sees Naruto he is going to try and take him. That was the reason we sent them on that mission. They were going to be gone a year to Otaku and we were going to clean up this mess. But for some reason they came back early and Rei the chunnin I hired in Otaku to keep them distracted didn't distract long enough.”

 

“Tsunade-sama you wanted to see me?” Rei said from the door way.

 

Tsunade took her appearance in. She was disheveled like she was doing something strenuous and was interrupted. She was not as composed as she usually was and she was blushing furiously.

 

“Sit” Tsunade pointed at the chair in front of her desk. Shizune closed the door and stood there looking at Rei with her arms crossed.

 

“It's nice to see you in Konohoa.” Tsunade said raising her eyebrows.

 

“I can explain.” Rei said defensively.

 

Rei stared at her feet for a few seconds.

 

“Well, I'd like to hear this explanation.”

“Naruto and Sasuke asked me to come live with them in Konohoa.”

 

Tsunade sat there for a second thinking. She knew about the relationship that Naruto and Sasuke had. Not a lot of people realized it but she, Kakashi, Jiriya, and Iruka knew.

 

“Forgive me for prying in their personal matters but why would they want you to come live with them? The two of them...” Tsunade trailed off.

 

Rei blushed again, “It's kind of complicated but it's more like the three of us.”

 

It was Tsunade's turn to blush this time. “Really and how did this come about? You know when you were supposed to be keeping them in Otaku?”

 

“When they arrived I launched attacks like you said. But then Tousan assigned Sasuke to look after me and he is a very interesting person. From Sasuke I got to know Naruto and that's when it just got complicated.”

 

“So what, then you end up in Konohoa?”

 

“I love them. Both of them, and I want to be here with them.”

 

“You love them? You don't know what kind of danger you put them in letting them come back early. I guess since your going to be a permanent fixture here in Konohoa I can disclose some things to you. I assume you know all about Sasuke and his family troubles. He doesn't tell many but if he asked you to come here with him then he really loves you. So I'll assume he told you about the Uchiha clan and his brother Itachi?”

 

Rei nodded her head, “He said he was an avenger and he wanted to kill his brother for what he did to their clan. He also said someday he'd like to revive his clan.”

 

She started blushing again after the statement and Tsunade could only imagine why.

 

“Anyway Itachi is part of this group called Akatsuki. Itachi is here in Konohoa for Naruto not Sasuke.”

 

“That doesn't make sense.”

 

Tsunade sighed; they hadn't told her about the Kyuubi. She didn't want to be the one to tell her it wasn't her place. It was Naruto's, but if she didn't tell her then Rei wouldn't understand how badly she messed things up.

 

“Roughly 13 years ago there was a nine tailed demon fox that was terrorizing Konohoa. Well the entire fire nation. The fourth Hokage at the time couldn't kill the fox no one could. But he came up with a different plan. He sealed it in a baby boy. He thought it'd made the baby a hero. But it made him an outcast. Naruto grew up alone. No one would recognize him and all the adults always looked down on him. They saw lost loved ones when they looked at him. They saw that war that destroyed parts of the country side and they saw the Fourth's death. Naruto had a hard time and still does. Only a few people know how great he is. That he is not the Kyuubi. However Itachi and the Akatsuki want him for unknown purposes. We can assume it's to unleash the nine tails that's trapped inside him. If they do that, then Naruto will die. We were having you distract them in Otaku so that we could somehow get rid of Itachi. But we haven't yet, and now we are in trouble.”

 

Rei hung her head in shame. Tsunade was not trying to shame her only show her the complexity of the situation.

 

“Do you want me to take them back? Or do something…anything.”

 

Tsunade shook her head, “They are here we might as well keep them here and keep an eye on them. Besides Itachi there is also Orochimaru.”

 

Rei cocked her head to one side in confusion, “Orochimaru?”

 

Tsunade smiled, “So Sasuke left something out.”

 

“Isn't he a bad person? I thought he was the one who killed the third. I also heard that he'd fled Konohoa.”

 

“Yes but during this years chunnin exams he left Sasuke with a seal. He knows Sasuke wants very badly to kill Itachi. He figures that Sasuke will want more power and he will come to him for it. The seal on the back of Sasuke's neck can give him more power. But Orochimaru rarely ever does things without a price.” Tsunade sighed thinking about what Orochimaru had asked her in the past. He knew how to prey on your soul's weakness.

 

“Is there anything that I can do?” Rei said barely above a whisper.

 

“Watch them both. Orochimaru will try something and it may mean Sasuke is going to run off with him. For now just try not to let that happen. Let me worry about Itachi and Naruto. You can go now.”

 

“I'm really sorry Tsunade-sama.”

 

Tsunade waved her hand, “I'll forgive you this time Rei.”

 

Sasuke's POV

 

Sasuke was getting dressed. Those stupid ninja found them. Sasuke noticed some jounin watching them when they came back into the city. So instead of going back to Sasuke's they got a room at the local hotel which is next to the bath houses. It was a good idea that only worked for awhile. The jounin checked their houses and their friends' homes before they thought to just ask the citizens if they'd seen them. Sadly enough everyone knew the last of the Uchiha clan and the Kyuubi. Sasuke assumed that Rei was the only one no one would recognize. Apparently he was wrong and that concerned him. Why would Tsunade ask for her and not Naruto or himself?

 

“Hey Sasuke, why do you think Tsunade wants to see Rei and not me or you?” Naruto asked as if reading his thoughts.

 

“I was just thinking that Naruto, and I'm not exactly sure. But when she gets back we are going to find out.”

 

Naruto grinned at Sasuke, “Are we also going to finish what we started?”

 

Sasuke smiled, “I hope so we were just getting to the good part.”

 

Sasuke watched the nearly naked Naruto put his hands behind his head and lay back down. Sasuke tackled Naruto and kissed him.

 

“You look delicious.” He whispered in between kisses.

 

Naruto laughed holding Sasuke by the shoulders catching his gaze, “Wait for Rei you know it's going to be her first time.”

 

“We are going to have to go slow. I don't want slow right now I want you.”

 

“Sasuke…” Naruto said in a warning tone.

 

“Fine, then I'm going to go for a walk. I can't stay in this room and look at you if you are going to deny me.”

 

Naruto was laughing as Sasuke closed the door, “I love you too.” He yelled after him.

 

Sasuke walked for awhile around the city he saw some of their other friends.

 

“Hey Sasuke where the hell have you been?” Kiba waved.

 

“Naruto and I went on a long mission to Otaku.”

 

“I know it's been months since anyone's seen you. Where is Naruto anyway?”

 

“Um I'm not sure.” Sasuke lied. “But I've got to meet Kakashi I'll talk to you later.”

 

Kiba waved as Sasuke hurried away. He wasn't sure if anyone knew about he and Naruto and he defiantly knew it was going to get complicated when Rei was introduced. Sasuke decided to avoid people and take refuge in the forest.

 

“Hello little brother.” A voice behind him whispered smoothly.

Sasuke turned around and no one was there. When he turned back around about 100 yards in front of him Itachi was smirking.

 

Sasuke was horrified and angered at the same time. He rushed to attack his brother, but then he was gone. Seconds later Sasuke wasn't standing in the streets of Konohoa, he was standing in front of his parents dead bodies.

 

“NO!” Sasuke yelled. He was familiar with this scene. He was also familiar with the attack that Itachi was making on his mind. It felt like days as he watched Itachi kill his mother and father in front of him over and over again. He tried not to get lost in it. But before long he just felt the terror again, he tried to scream or run or something but nothing happened. He just stood there watching him kill them.

 

“Sasuke,” someone shook him hard. He opened his eyes to be met with Sakura's.

 

“Your screaming in the streets what is wrong? Where have you and Naruto been?”

 

Sasuke rolled to one side and threw up. He couldn't say anything. Tears almost came to his eyes but he held it down.

 

“Sasuke?” Sakura said softly

 

Sasuke pushed her down and ran out of the city. He found a tree and kicked it hard.

 

“FUCK!” he yelled.

 

Once again he was bested by Itachi and he didn't even have to lay a hand on him. Itachi was always faster and smarter. No one ever let him forget that.

 

“He made ANBU at 13.” Sasuke mocked to the tree.

 

His anger was growing and growing making the seal burn slightly.

 

`Maybe I should go to Orochimaru. He can help me kill Itachi'

 

“Sasuke-kun, I think it's time we had a talk.” A voice from high in the trees said happily.

 

Before he knew it he was surrounded by four sound ninja.

 

“Orochimaru sent us to find you. It was very hard we've been looking for you for awhile. But now here you are. We saw what Itachi did to you.”

 

Sasuke didn't want to hear this. He started to attack. They too were faster than him, the anger that was boiling inside was almost too much to bear. The cursed seal started to spread feeding on his anger.

 

Sasuke didn't want it to stop it was giving him more power. He craved nothing more than power at this moment.

 

“We are all special Sasuke.”

 

Sasuke watched horrified as the sound ninja smirked. They had seals that spread all over their bodies.

 

Sasuke couldn't win this fight. He hung his head in shame a moment.

 

“Sasuke-kun come with us. This is just a taste of what Orochimaru-sama can give you. All the power you want and need he can give you. Then you'd be rid of that pesky Itachi.”

 

Sasuke wanted to spit in his face. Instead he started attacking again. This time they didn't taunt him with a petty fight. In seconds Sasuke found himself face down in the dirt.

 

“Don't make this harder on yourself than it has to be Sasuke-kun.”

 

The way he said Sasuke's name made him want to throw up it was too informal.

 

“Meet us in the forest at sunrise if you want this power.”

 

Then Sakon tossed Sasuke aside as if he were trash. Sasuke just laid there and watched them laughing at him as they walked away.

 

Sasuke was beyond anger. Twice in one day. He'd been beaten twice in one day. A furious yell tried to escape from his lips but he swallowed it down.

 

`What have I been doing?'

 

Rei and Naruto grazed his mind. He began to regret them. The love he felt when he thought of them tried to soothe the anger but it wasn't enough. Watching is parents die in front of him over and over and over reminded him that this wasn't his life. This wasn't what he was supposed to do. He had to kill Itachi for what he did. Itachi deserved nothing less than the most painful and creative death Sasuke could come up with.

 

If he stayed here he couldn't make that happen.

 

Rei and Naruto were holding him back.

 

Sasuke sighed.

 

Naruto's POV

 

Something wasn't right. Every fiber in Naruto's being was on edge. Something was going to go wrong tonight. Rei and Sasuke were still out, they'd been gone too long. Naruto decided to go look for them.

 

As he reached to open the door there was a knock on it.

 

“Naruto.” The familiar voice said unsurely.

 

“Sakura.” Naruto sighed.

 

He knew he'd have to face her eventually.

 

“Sakura I'm sorry. What we did to you was a breech of trust. We were team seven we were supposed to be friends no matter how often we bickered. Sasuke and I should not have kept it from you. I want you to still be my friend I need you to still be my friend.” Naruto pleaded.

 

Sakura sighed, “I overreacted. I miss you two. I can't come back to team seven but I still want to hang out. Things can't be the same but they can be close to it.”

 

She hugged him he squeezed her.

 

“Got a new girlfriend?” Rei's voice came teasingly down the hall.

 

Naruto blushed, “This is my best friend Sakura. Sakura this is Rei.”

 

Rei and Sakura bowed to one another.

 

“May I come in?” Sakura asked, “I have to tell you something about Sasuke.”

 

“Sasuke is something wrong?” Rei looked a little panicked.

 

“Yeah something is wrong.” Sakura answered the dark-haired girl.

 

Naruto moved out of the way and let the two girls in. As Rei passed Naruto she kissed him. Naruto hoped that she wouldn't but he didn't deny her, he loved her after all. He just didn't want to have to explain the situation to Sakura.

 

Although normal to them in reality it was really strange.

 

“So this is your girlfriend?” Sakura smiled.

 

“I wouldn't say MY girlfriend alone.” Naruto started.

 

He saw Rei stifle down a giggle.

 

“Then what would you say?”

 

“Well it's kind of complicated. We met her in Otaku and…” Naruto trailed off.

 

Naruto saw that Sakura caught the “we” in the sentence. Confusion still rest on her face.

 

“It's kind of the three of us.Together.Dating.” Naruto said really quickly.

 

Sakura turned beet red. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out.

 

“Sorry.” Naruto apologized again.

 

Sakura took a deep breath, “Um, its ok not like I'd want in on that sort of situation…”

 

Naruto was hoping that she wouldn't be angry because she wasn't the girl between he and Sasuke.

 

“What about Sasuke.” Rei interrupted the awkward situation.

 

“Right.” Sakura mumbled still in shock. “He was screaming in the streets today earlier. I went to him to see what was wrong and he kept mumbling about Itachi. Then he pushed me down and ran off. I don't even think he realized it was me. I followed him and four sound ninja surrounded him. There was a fight and then they offered him more power. Enough power to beat Itachi, but he'd have to go back to Orochimaru with them.”

 

Naruto felt his heart break. He was sure that everyone could hear it because the pain was so blinding. They didn't have enough love to keep him there. Naruto understood but a life without Sasuke seemed desolate. He tried to keep himself composed. He wasn't sure what was going to happen but he needed to talk to Rei alone.

 

“Naruto?” Both girls said looking at him concerned.

 

“Sakura keep quiet about this for a little while until Rei and I find him. If we haven't contacted you by tomorrow morning then tell Kakashi.”

 

Sakura nodded and headed for the door, “What if you cant find him and he's gone?”

 

Naruto didn't know if he should answer her honestly.

 

“Honestly Sakura, we'd follow him to the ends of the earth. If that meant we had to go to Orochimaru with them then we'd go. So one of two things will happen, we will talk him out of this nonsense and he will come back to the apartment with us, or you wont hear from us tomorrow morning because we've followed him to Orochimaru.”

 

“If you left here you'd be traitors.” Sakura said wide-eyed.

 

“How far would you chase someone you loved?” Rei asked Sakura.

 

Naruto reflected on all the things Sakura had done when chasing Sasuke. How she'd put her life in danger, he knew ultimately she'd understand.

 

Sakura lowered her head, “As far as it took.”

 

Naruto pulled her in for a hug, “No matter what happens we will send some kind of word to you ok? No matter where we are we will let you know if we are ok.”

 

Naruto knew he was talking like they were going to leave. Because he knew Sasuke and he knew that nothing was more important than Itachi's demise in Sasuke's eyes. For some reason that didn't anger Naruto, he understood that Sasuke loved them as much as he could. On the outside he was the cool Uchiha survivor capable of anything. On the inside he was so very damaged that Naruto didn't think they'd make it this far.

 

Sakura held on for awhile then held Naruto's face, “I love you ok? You tell Sasuke that for me too. I love you and I need you two to come back here. I've been lost without you two here fighting and making me want to better myself.” She was holding back tears.

 

“Go Sakura, we have to find him.”

 

“You take care of my boys you hear?” Sakura said pointing at Rei.

 

Rei bowed deeply showing respect. “I will protect them with my life.”

 

Sakura ruffled Naruto's hair then walked out of the hotel room's door closing it softly.

 

As soon as Naruto thought she was out of range he turned to Rei, “Pack your things, if we hurry we can beat him to the gates.”

 

“You honestly think he is going to go without us?” She said sadly

 

“I think he is going to try. Sasuke will think this is best for us, he will think he is protecting us somehow. That and he is not good with goodbye's.”

 

Rei nodded and started to pack, “I followed you two to Konohoa because I love you. I will follow you two anywhere.”

 

Naruto smiled and kissed her deeply. “How can I love both of you so much?”

 

Rei laughed, “Because we are soo completely awesome and no one else is worthy.”

 

Naruto laughed with her and ask they packed their bags.

 

Sasuke's POV

Sasuke didn't go back to the hotel. He couldn't bring himself to. He figured when he was almost there he'd send them a message telling them the truth. Telling them he loved them even if he never said it. Telling them he was sorry.

 

Sasuke took his room in for a second it was cold. This apartment never felt like home. This city hadn't felt like home in a long time, except when he was with…them.

 

He fought back the urge to change his mind. No matter how much he wanted to stay his hatred was still stronger. Itachi said that he needed the hatred to defeat him and hatred was the thing driving him now.

 

The person who said loved conquered all was a fucking liar.

 

Sasuke started his walk to the gates.

 

“Leaving?” a voice said from the shadows.

 

“What's it to you?” Sasuke said turning toward the voice.

 

“what about them? What about their dreams and wants? Your being selfish Sasuke.”

 

“So to not be selfish I have to discard what I want? Isn't that selfish? I don't feel like arguing this with you Sakura.”

 

Sakura stepped out of the shadows her face was tearstained and dirty.

 

“I've been looking everywhere for you. I know you don't love me like I loved you once. Like I'll always love you. But you love them like that. If you love them then you should reconsider.”

 

“I can't”

 

“Your being just like him. He is making you just like him.”

 

“If that's what it takes.”

 

“Your impossible Sasuke.”

 

Sasuke hugged her like he knew she always wanted to be hugged.

 

“Why them and not me? Why her and not me?”

 

Sasuke used his thumb to wipe away her falling tears. He didn't answer her question. He just kissed her like he imagined she'd always wanted him to kiss her. He kissed her like he was kissing Rei or Naruto. He gave her their goodbye. Somehow he thought Sakura knew that wasn't a kiss for her.

“I'll always love you Sasuke.” She whispered into the air after he'd walked away.

 

Sasuke's walk to the gates was a lot faster than he suspected. He turned for a second and starred at Konohoa.

 

`My new path starts here. There is no going back'

 

He turned to see Naruto and Rei's silhouettes standing a few yards away. He was surprised.

 

“Where do you think your going?” Naruto growled at him. He could see the outline of his chakra was starting to tint red.

 

“To Orochimaru.”

 

“No goodbye?” Rei also growled. He would have sworn she had a Kyuubi also.

 

Sasuke didn't answer her.

 

“Without us?” There was a little pain in Naruto's voice.

 

“This is my life. These are my decisions. If I wanted to go to Orochimaru then I can. I don't need your permission.”

 

As if by teleportation Naruto was in Sasuke's face.

 

“All the nights you spend in my bed. All the nights we've spent with Rei, and you tell me that this isn't my business?” He shoved Sasuke, “You have my heart, you have apart of me and I'll be damned if your just going to walk out of this city without me and Rei.”

 

“What about Hokage? What about your dream of the village noticing you? If you go with me there is a chance you will never be allowed back here.”

 

“What's the point of being Hokage if your not there? What's the point of be recognized by all the villagers if you aren't here to share it with me?”

 

“If you walk out of this village you will be a traitor. If you ever return here it may be for Orochimaru and it may be to kill our friends. Can you do that? Can you follow me that far?”

 

Naruto shoved Sasuke into the pillar of the gate. “I don't have a choice. If you go now I couldn't live without you.”

 

Sasuke looked over at Rei.

 

“I followed you from Otaku, like I told Naruto I'd follow you two anywhere.”

“You can accept that we go with you now, or wait for us to come for you later. But either way we will end up by your side.”

 

Sasuke's heart sank. He didn't want them throwing away their lives for him. But he was a little relived that he wouldn't be going to Orochimaru alone.

 

“Fine.” He mumbled.

 

Naruto let him go.

 

Sasuke started walking toward the spot where he was supposed to meet the sound ninja.

 

“Do you think it will even be ok that we come with you?” Rei asked.

 

“Orochimaru wants me, apparently badly. I don't know if he'd much care what company I brought. Especially if it's the Kyuubi and the last of an amazing bloodline limit.”

 

“Sasuke-Kun.” Came Sakon's annoying voice, “And who are these two?”

 

“They are coming with me.” Sasuke said as resolute as possible to leave no room for argument.

 

“As you wish.” Sakon nodded.

 

The four sound ninja turned and started walking Sasuke assumed he was supposed to follow them. He glanced back to see Naruto staring at the village.

 

Naruto's POV

 

Naruto was confused by the lack of sadness that came from leaving the village. He held a kind of contempt for it. He was born there and despised there. He had a few friends and everyone including Sasuke thought he was a dobe. Besides it being his childhood village what kind of attachment did he really have to it?

 

Memories flooded his mind mostly bad ones. The good ones didn't come until a few years ago. Naruto felt bad he didn't say by to Kakashi, granny Tsunade, or Iruka. He wasn't sure how this was going to go. Or if Orochimaru would even accept them, not much made sense in Naruto's world anymore. Nothing except loving them.

 

“Naruto did you change your mind.” Rei asked softly.

 

He looked back to see Sasuke and Rei waiting on him.

 

“No, never.” He answered walking over to them as they followed the sound ninja out of Konohoa.

 

Tsunade's POV

 

Tsunade walked to her office with Itachi still on her mind. If she could just get him then all of this madness would come to and end.

 

When she got to her office doors Sakura was standing there face tear stained and dirty.

 

“Sakura what's wrong.”

 

“Naruto, Rei, and Sasuke they left the city late last night.”

 

“what where did they go?”

 

“Sound ninjas came to offer Sasuke power if he went with them to Orochimaru. Naruto knew Sasuke would take the offer. I saw Sasuke leaving we spoke and then I followed him. I knew that Naruto said he'd try to stop him, but deep down I kn..” Sakura's voice broke a moment. “I knew that they were going to go and they did. Naruto shoved Sasuke a bit until he agreed to take them with him. Now they are gone.”

 

“Do you know where?”

 

Sakura shook her head, “Just to Orochimaru.”