Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Hot Sand ❯ Return to Konoha ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 6:

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and do not make money off of this fic.  Naruto is property of Masashi Kishimoto, give him love...buy his works.

 

A/N's: No smut…just funny dialogue and stuff.

 

Next update: November 5th (longer chapter)

 

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Ino woke first, finding herself still wrapped around Sakura. It was nice to be greeting by the morning in such a way, and Ino wished desperately that Sasuke would realize that she was right for him so Ino could wake up with him in this manner. It was still pleasant with Sakura, because her friend was very dear to her. Ino leaned in to the other kunoichi's face and lightly let her lips brush over Sakura's. When Sakura didn't stir she kissed a little harder, firmly placing her lips against the other woman's. Sakura's eyes flew open and found Ino caressing her cheek and making out with her as she slept.

 

Pulling away Sakura shrieked, “Ino! What are you doing?” Ino looked hurt, she knew that her friend didn't like women, but thought that maybe since it was her Sakura might make an exception. Sakura waited for an answer that didn't come so she rephrased her question. “What in the world possessed you to kiss me?”

 

After a few more moments of silence, Ino released an angry reply. “I'm sleeping with an ass that doesn't care about me further than he can fuck me, and I'm here with my closest friend and I think…maybe…maybe there's happiness for me with someone that I already love and who loves me,” Ino said, tears in her eyes. “You know, you aren't the one who gets hurt in love. Kakashi isn't the only specimen of the male species that tends to be more trouble than he's worth. In fact, I think that he and Sasuke should start a club.”

 

Sakura realized quickly that this was Ino looking for comfort, someone to be there for her in a time when she was in pain, not necessarily pursuing Sakura sexually. “Ino…I'm sorry. I didn't realize at all what you were going through. And you're right, those two should start a club,” she joked hugging her hurt friend.

 

“I do wish that I could just fall in love with you, Sakura, because we fight and yell…but at the end of the day you and I understand each other and I feel like I could be with you,” Ino sobbed into Sakura's shoulder. “Why do I fall for people that can't love me? What is wrong with me?”

 

Sakura was taken aback by Ino's words…she was serious…Ino had feelings for her. Sakura didn't know what to say to her friend (and was honestly too confused to think of anything), so she simply held Ino and rocked back and forth until her friend's tears stopped and the blonde woman got up and walked toward the bathroom. Ino…that was definitely a wrench she hadn't expected to be thrown her way.

 

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Naruto's bags were packed and he waited at the doorway of the mansion for Sakura. He traveled a bit heavy on this trip due to the fact that he had to bring along Hokage formal apparel (some of which was in ruins thanks to Gaara). Joining her friend, Sakura sighed and picked up a bag that Naruto was unable to juggle. “You travel like a girl,” she muttered, frustrated that she would have to help Naruto lug his crap back to Konoha.

 

Naruto noticed her small, single pack and grumbled, “And you don't.” She laughed and gave him a punch in the arm, playfully teasing him. The wedding guests from Konoha would return in shifts to in order to lessen the possibility that there would be an attack that wiped out the lot of them entirely. It was a tiny and very remote possibility, but one that Tsunade informed them they must avoid. The Sixth Hokage, Naruto, was to return in the first group under the protection of at least two capable members. Originally, it had been Sakura and Kakashi that would accompany him back, but instead found Sasuke replacing Kakashi at the last moment due to Kakashi's unknown whereabouts (though it was secretly confirmed that he was still with the couple he had left the wedding with). Sakura didn't mind the substitution (actually she appreciated it). Sakura did not want to deal with Kakashi so soon after her realization that she had put too many feelings into the situation with her ex-sensei.

 

Naruto waved at Sasuke who was coming down the stairs of the diplomatic wing with a dark haired woman still clinging to him as he seemed completely cold and disinterested in her presence. “What an ass,” Sakura muttered to herself, earning a confused look from Naruto.

 

“What did he do now?” Naruto asked, but Sakura huffed and refused to answer. The blonde man just laughed a bit and asked the two if they were ready to leave. Naruto had said his goodbyes to Gaara privately earlier in the morning, the Kazekage still hoping to avoid unwanted attention. The three set out for Konoha, making it to the edge of town when one of Naruto's bags had a strap that broke. Fiddling with it and finally attaching it with a knot Naruto grumbled at the formalities required of a Hokage and pulled the bag onto his back again. The three leaf ninja had almost sprinted off into the desert, but were stopped by the images of two men waiting at the village's end. Naruto smiled as he saw one was Gaara, and he snickered as he realized why his lover had come out to see him off even though they had already said goodbye. He wanted to show off in front of his brother.

 

Sakura gleamed, it was Kankuro. Most likely he was only present to accompany Gaara, but it was nice to see him again…and without his normal maroon makeup. Sakura smiled at the man, satisfied with just the sight of the puppet-nin, but Kankuro apparently had other plans for Sakura as he strutted up to her and pulled her into a passionate embrace that made the three other men gawk in confusion.

 

Gaara fumed, he had convinced Kankuro to come with him so he could do show his brother that he wasn't alone…that he had Naruto…not so Kankuro could maul Sakura. Naruto grinned, glad to see that Sakura hadn't let Kakashi get her down, also decided that he wasn't going to let his pink-haired friend be the only one that said goodbye to their lover in such a way. Gaara found himself being pushed against a nearby hut and then was nearly ravished by a very handsome Hokage.

 

Sasuke could only stare. He was confused, completely and utterly confused to why Naruto was kissing Gaara and why Sakura was making out with Kankuro. He rolled his eyes and figured that he must not have been the only one to hook up in Suna. Kankuro and Sakura kind of made sense…she did have a thing for lecherous men. But Gaara and Naruto on the other hand was a pair that he never in his wildest dreams saw coming. Obviously, Kankuro was a bit shocked by it as well as he and Sakura broke their kiss to ogle the groping session that was occurring against the nearby building. And it WAS a groping session, made complete when Gaara grabbed Naruto's jacket with his fingers and accidentally ripped it while in the throes of passion, just like he had done with the Hokage robe. Naruto broke their kiss, “Dammit, Gaara! What is with your penchant for ruining my clothing?”

 

Gaara grinned sinisterly at Naruto and shrugged, letting the blond walk back towards his group cursing at the new hole that was torn in his favorite jacket. Kankuro was still letting his mouth gape open in shock as Sakura gave him one more quick kiss goodbye. Her lips reawakened him to reality, and he tugged her back by her arm and whispered in her ear, “I'll come visit you in Konoha soon.” The puppet-nin kissed her forehead lightly and told her goodbye.

 

The three Leaf ninja left while Gaara and Kankuro watched their images quickly become specks along the horizon. “I didn't think you'd have it in you,” Kankuro muttered to Gaara, who was smiling like he'd won a bet. “Are you still a virgin, baby brother?”

 

“Not in any sense of the word, Kankuro,” Gaara told him, not at all hiding the pride in his voice.

 

“That's good, you needed to get laid,” Kankuro said slapping Gaara on the back in a very brotherly fashion. It didn't even irritate Gaara…in fact, he found comforting that his brother was happy for him.

 

“I didn't think that you'd actually be able to win over someone like Sakura. She looks like she's getting attached,” Gaara said eyeing his brother. Something told the Kazekage that Naruto would let him hear about it if his brother hurt Sakura.

 

“Hmm…you think?”

 

“Seems so, at least the best I can tell,” Gaara muttered, hiding the fact that he definitely recognized the signs that the kunoichi was falling for his brother. He had seen it happen many times before, and Kankuro had broken many hearts.

 

Gaara wasn't expecting the next thing to slip from Kankuro's lips. “It would be nice…” he murmured. “It would.” It was definitely a stance that Kankuro had never taken even in the slightest with a woman, so it surprised Gaara to find that his brother might have found someone as well.

 

“Where is your kabuki paint? You look odd without it,” Gaara informed his brother.

 

“She doesn't like it, so I'll have to find something new I suppose,” Kankuro answered. With that the conversation was done as the puppet-nin headed back toward the mansion. Gaara smirked in a very devious and ominous way that was reminiscent of his youth. His brother was in love, and that was quite funny to the Kazekage.

 

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“I want details,” Sakura told Naruto as they leapt from tree to tree.

 

“No details,” Sasuke warned, but Naruto ignored him completely.

 

“Um, well…we had sex,” Naruto said hesitantly, feeling odd that he was sharing this with Sakura. He usually discussed such things such as sex with his pink-haired friend, but couldn't help but feel a little odd describing how Gaara had screwed him last night.

 

“And?” Sakura prodded

 

“No ands,” Sasuke muttered, trying to move ahead of the two and remove himself from the conversation.

 

“And it was nice,” Naruto responded.

 

“Oh come on! It's every kunoichi's wet-dream to hear about the Kazekage and the Hokage getting it on. Spill it blondie!” Sakura ordered.

 

Naruto laughed at her, “Well, which night do you want to hear about?”

 

“Both.” Sakura's succinct reply bordered demanding and Naruto continued to withhold the details of his and Gaara's coupling.

 

“Hmmm, first I think I want to hear a little bit about you and Kankuro,” Naruto teased her.

 

Sakura smiled, thinking of the puppet-nin that she had spent the previous night with. “He was a nice distraction. Did you know that he has a seven inch scar on the right cheek of his buttocks?”

 

“No, I didn't…and very naughty that you do know. I take it that you fully fell victim to the charms of Kankuro?”

 

“Oh yes, fully fell for his game hook, line, and sinker…but I'm aware that it's nothing serious,” Sakura replied.

 

“That's what you said about Kakashi,” Sasuke muttered, who apparently fell back after hearing that his friends were discussing Sakura's love life rather than Naruto's. “You are rather foolish in love.”

 

“And you are an ass!” Sakura sputtered at her other teammate. Sasuke had picked a bad day to involve himself in relationship-giving advice.

 

“Huh?” The Uchiha looked genuinely confused to why Sakura had reacted in such a way. She usually took his opinion on men quite seriously, so he didn't understand why she was yelling at him.

 

“Stop sleeping with Ino!” Sakura shouted, “You are breaking her heart. She has loved you since we were kids and all you ever do is use her. In fact, all you ever do is use women…must be that icy Uchiha heart, too cold to love anyone.”

 

Sasuke was flabbergasted and didn't even know where to start with his rebuttal. He wanted to shout back at Sakura and tell her that she was very wrong about him, but everything that she said was basically true. He didn't love any of the women he was with and he was just using Ino for sex. “Fine, I'll leave her alone,” Sasuke growled and left the conversation at that since he didn't feel the need to apologize.

 

“Good,” Sakura hissed.

 

“So, uh…Gaara…” Naruto tried very hard to change the direction of the group's dialogue, “Did you know that he's a natural red-head?”

 

Sakura had been fuming over her exchange of words with Sasuke, but giggled when she heard Naruto confirm Gaara's hair color to be genuine. “So who did what?” she asked, because the one thing that definitely plagued her was which one of the two was going to relinquish control in the situation. Her money was on Gaara being the dominant member of the couple.

 

“Well, he was a virgin…” Naruto's words were cut short when Sasuke fell off of the tree that he was flying toward and tumbled to the ground.

 

“Gaara was a what?” shouted the Uchiha who had easily landed on the ground and was brushing himself off while his two companions waited patiently for him.

 

“Yep, totally a virgin…hadn't even kissed anyone. I kissed him, and then I got top that night,” Naruto grin was so wide that it bordered on the look of a cheshire cat. Sakura and Sasuke's mouths were completely agape. Neither had assumed that Gaara of the desert would be a virgin, and definitely not one that would let Naruto fuck him. “Don't look at me like that, guys. He and I are sharing.”

 

“I feel like I'm in some perverse version of kindergarten back at the academy…sharing…oh kami help me,” Sakura said as Sasuke leapt up into the tree beside Naruto and her.

 

“Yep, that's why last night…” Naruto turned red and his words trailed off.

 

“Someone got repaid?” Sakura asked with a smirk.

 

“Yeah, that's a good way of putting it,” Naruto mumbled. “But it was good, both times. Unusual, but nice.”

 

“I always thought that you were part girl,” Sasuke hissed in a teasing and mocking way. That earned him one of Sakura's earth shattering punches to his jaw and he fell out of the tree for a second time and this time landed on his back. Sasuke looked up at Sakura with his eyes wide, she had caught him completely off guard. His female teammate usually reserved such reactions for Naruto, not him…and even when she did come at him it was usually easy enough for Sasuke to avoid.

 

“You are such an insensitive ass!” the pink-haired woman growled, “saying things like that are not appropriate.”

 

Naruto put a hand on Sakura's shoulder trying to calm her down. “It's okay, really. It's just Sasuke's way of joking with me. Settle down.” After a little bit of silence Naruto decided to break the heavy tension of the group and continued his story, “I didn't think that it would hurt as much as it did, it took awhile for it to feel good.”

 

“What did you expect, dobe? Or had you done it before?” Sasuke asked as he once again returned to the tree branch.

 

“No, I hadn't done that before. I haven't ever been with a guy. I tell you everything, so you should already know that,” was the blonde's retort.

 

“Hmph, yeah, well if it might have been something that you kept secret.”

 

“You know that I wouldn't!” Naruto was about to release Sakura and let her go at it with Sasuke. He really was being a bastard today. Sasuke was one of the few people in the world that knew that Naruto might actually be interested in a relationship with another man. This was because of a situation that the two never spoke of…about a night that started with too much sake that ended with them making out in Sasuke's bed and nearly taking it to that next step until Sasuke freaked out.

 

“So, technically, Gaara took your virginity too,” Sasuke laughed at the thought and had to dodge Naruto's fist that was aimed for his head.

 

“Awww…so cute, someone lost his virginity last night,” Sakura added to the teasing. Naruto grumbled and tried to not let his friends bother him too much. He was sure that this would not be the first time that he would be subject to such banter if he was going to be involved with Gaara. Naruto didn't respond verbally, only moved to continue back toward Konoha, trying to ignore Sakura and Sasuke's laughter as they hurried through the trees.

 

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