Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ If Only You Knew ❯ One Day ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter 5 One Day

As I walked to the location that Kakashi had told us to meet him, the next morning I contemplated the reasoning behind why I had not only been hit on once, but twice and by two men! Knowing that Kyuubi would no longer be any help on this subject I was left to my own intellectual ability to decipher this particular conundrum.

Besides, at this point Kyuubi would only laugh at me, and ask me if I was so smart wouldn't I be able to figure it out myself? That goddamn fox could only be counted on when I didn't really need it.

Inwardly I shrugged.

The fox was right, one day it wouldn't be here, I needed to quit relying on it for everything. Some things I needed to figure out for myself.

I do know one thing at least. I am apparently gay. It doesn't bother my 'moral sensibilities' at all. That would require one to have moral sensibilities. The only thing that saved these mortals from me taking their lives was the fact that I have retained some youkai abilities…and the fact that killing them would take a bit of time and energy. All I care about is trying to bring youkai out of hiding—or at least out of hiding from me—so I can better protect them.

I had been so buried in my thoughts that I had overlooked the fact that I had arrived at the 'meeting spot.'

Looking around I realized that Sakura, the Pink-haired blob—as I not so affectionately referred to her, secretly—and oh-so-perfect Sasuke had not yet arrived. Great, now I would have to hide to ensure that I maintained my 'mask.'

After all it would be shocking for Uzumaki Naruto to arrive on time.

Hiding in nearby brush I waited for the two to arrive, not surprised to see them arriving together. By together, I meant of course, Sasuke walking and Sakura clinging on him like there was no tomorrow.

As I observed them I checked my watch…yeah about five more minutes should do it…

Five minutes later…

As I walked up to Sasuke and Sakura—seemingly from where they had come from—there were looks of impatience on both of their faces.

Both looks directed at me, of course.

I smirked inwardly.

"Sorry I'm late guys…" I apologized, scratching my head as if the fact I was late had just now occurred to me. "Uh…where's Sensei?"

I knew that Kakashi had arrived shortly after I had hidden. He hadn't known that though. I was very good at hiding my chakra signature. He hadn't noticed my immersion from the shrub either. Hmmmphh! So much for elite.

However the fact that Kakashi was late had just occurred to the other two, their irritation at me was forgotten. For the moment anyway.

"So much for an elite jounin shinobi!" Sakura was currently mumbling. "He can't even be on time. So much for setting an example to young impressionable genin." I just rolled my eyes, typical Sakura answer.

Sasuke just gave his usual enthusiastic grunt…leaving the rest for us lesser mortals to have the wondrous privilege of translating.

These two idiots didn't know that the entire time Kakashi was gauging their reactions.

Damn… I keep forgetting that I'm dealing with two chibis who are still novices. Novices, who have yet to see or make their first kill. Novices to whom the notion kill has not even occurred to. They would have to find out. And it wouldn't be too far from now.

Apparently at one point Kakashi must have gotten tired of Sakura's complaining, Sasuke's sulking, and my standing around looking like an idiot, because he chose to appear about a few minutes after we arrived.

Sensing that Sakura was about to go into one of her self-righteous speeches I joined her just to make it appear to Kakashi that I was not traumatized by his earlier stunt. Indeed not, my mask was at its usual enormously idiotic proportions.

"Kakashi-sensei!" we both yelled simultaneously. "You are late!"

Having a mask of his own on—the happy-go-lucky one—he got a sheepish look in his eyes and rubbed his head absently.

"Sorry guys." He apologized seemingly without guile. "I overslept my alarm an-."

"Save it!" Sakura and I interrupted. Luckily Sakura's thoughts were easily read so it was easy to follow along with her.

It was actually kind of surprising that her thoughts were so easily read. Because Sakura was so weak-willed she had an entity in her mind that she called 'inner Sakura.' This in itself should have prevented her thoughts from being broadcasted like they were. I know she knew it existed. My theory was that she hadn't allowed the entity any reign over her mind. When it came to genjutsu she would be at a definite advantage… if she ever got control of it…however, at the current situation she was at a major disadvantage.

Deciding to cut the bullshit Kakashi apparently had enough of his fake excuse and got on with the 'mission' of our training.

Pulling out two bells he made them ring.

I rolled my eyes inwardly. Not this old trick. The Third and Fourth Hokage had used this teamwork technique while training their teams. Kakashi went on to explain the details of this training to the other two who weren't as well-informed as me.

"The task is this, the first two to take these bells from me get those lunches," pointing to a post and two rocks were two boxed lunches," the loser will be tied up and forced to watch the other two eat."

"So that's why he didn't have us eat lunch!" said the ever-brilliant Sakura who had been the last one to reach the conclusion." She pointed accusingly at Kakashi "You had this planned all along!"

Kakashi scratched his head at her accusation.

"Well, yeah that was the idea." He stated calmly. "Anyway let's begin…now!"

He took out a book after he'd said to begin. Sakura went slack-jawed and stared at Kakashi like he belonged in a zoo.

"What are you doing?" she screamed in outrage.

Kakashi didn't even look up.

"I won't even have to take my eyes from my book to defend myself from you." He still hadn't looked up. "Go ahead and begin."

Sasuke had already hidden, waiting until me and Sakura had bungled it up to make his move.

Sakura clumsily hid behind a tree…just observing for now.

Me, I just stood there, already knowing these two didn't get the intent of the exercise. I had already decided I would intentionally lose, I don't need food to survive anyway.

I attacked Kakashi clumsily from the back, and went sailing into the nearby river.

My mask yelled.

"I'm gonna be the future Hokage!" I can't lose!"

Making the signs for the Kage buushin no jutsu, one of the so-called forbidden jutsus for Konoha, I attacked again.

Kakashi seemed mildly impressed that I managed this, but said nothing as he popped all of my doppelgangers. He still saw right through the real me coming for his back and decided to counterattack using a perverted countermeasure. A 'technique' he'd learned from the Fourth.

"A Thousand Years of Death!" he yelled. Turning around to face my rear end he shoved his index finger up my ass.

For the sake of my cover I screamed in pain as I went flying back into the river. Inside I was irritated. That fucking pervert did not know when to take the word no for an answer. He'd done that on purpose just to show me that he didn't care I'd told him to leave me alone. He was going to keep pursuing me.

Even if he hadn't put it to words his actions had said it all.

Well he would find out soon enough what would happen if he continued with his little game.

Sakura, in the mean time, had fallen prey to a genjutsu of Sasuke being stabbed by kunai, and promptly fainted.

Sasuke was still biding his time.

I was tied up, literally. The reason being because I was tired of trying to make those other two morons see the point of the exercise. So I decided to end any chances of my success by going for the two boxed lunches directly. Kakashi then tied me up, a disgusting look in his eyes as he did so. Gods, that man really was nothing but a lecherous pervert, I could see the nasty images he had in his mind. My youkai half may have enjoyed them, but my human half was repulsed.

When Kakashi had finished his little game of tying me up he went back in the middle of the grassy field he'd started in and picked up his book where he'd left it.

It was then that Sasuke decided to attack.

I watched the fight with disinterest. It would be over soon enough. Kakashi had the obvious advantage over him. Sasuke wasn't half-bad though, Kakashi had to put his book down in order to fight him.

In fact Kakashi was shocked at the bastard's fireball jutsu, he thought that a shinobi of genin level should not be able to use a technique that required that much chakra development.

Sasuke's little tirade was brought to an end, though, when Kakashi attacked from under the ground and yanked him down to his head into the dirt.

Sakura by this time, had recovered from the first genjutsu, but saw Sasuke's head in the dirt and fainted again.

As Kakashi walked away from him I heard him impart words that were meant for Sasuke's ears alone.

"I will admit, you were right about one thing…you are not like the other two."

When everyone was gathered around the tied-up me, recovered from their earlier bouts of humiliating defeat Kakashi decided to reveal his true purpose of the exercise.

"The true purpose of this exercise was to test your teamwork…" Sakura and Sasuke looked up at him expectantly. "Naruto, you attacked blindly without thinking."

"Yeah, Naruto!" she screamed at me. "What were you thinking?"

Then he turned to Sakura.

"Sakura, you were so wrapped up with thoughts of Sasuke that you didn't even think about helping Naruto. And you weren't even able to help Sasuke in the end" She had the decency to at least act chastised, and looked down in apparent shame.

Lastly, he turned to Sasuke.

"You, Sasuke….you are the worst. You thought that you were so much better than the other two that you gave no thought to helping either. In fact waiting for them both to fail so that you would have the perfect chance to attack me, when I was apparently occupied." Sasuke just glared back at him and refused to answer.

Kakashi sighed.

"I will give you all one more chance…with the condition that you don't give Naruto any food. He cheated." He said this in an overly dramatic voice. "If you disobey and give him food then you will all go back to the academy and never advance."

He seemingly disappeared. Even I had to admit he was above average in the stealth department. It easy to see why he'd made it in the ANBU.

Sakura and Sasuke ignored me and ate their food. I knew that unless I helped these two idiots they would never get it.

Making my stomach growl, even though I wasn't hungry, made the two of them look up.

Sakura looked expectantly at Sasuke.

Sasuke just gave me an irritated look.

"I'm not hungry anyway." Was all he said. And left the plate on the rock where he'd been sitting.

Sakura, finally realizing I was tied up and couldn't reach for the bastard's plate, followed his example, but in a different way.

She walked up to me with a disgusted look on her face.

"Naruto I am going to feed you, this will only happen once and it's only because you are tied up."

Like I want you to come near me at all, you disgusting creature, I thought. But if it meant the end of this stupid exercise I was willing to suck it up once. Beside my cover didn't have that much pride to lose.

"Thanks Sakura!" I managed to choke out in a semi-grateful tone. This satisfied her because after I thanked her she began cramming food down my throat. Luckily this torture was ended a few seconds later.

Kakashi decided to arrive in his usual overly dramatic way…in this case it was a funnel of grey smoke.

"How dare you!" He screamed. "You….You…!" The look of horror on Sakura's face was amusing to say the least.

"You…Pass!"

Kakashi's eyes beamed at us as he yelled this.

Even Sasuke looked confused at his announcement.

"What do you mean we pass." He demanded.

Kakashi ignored Sasuke's demands and explained.

"You passed because even though the rule was to not help your teammate, you did it anyway. Yes, you broke the rules, but a shinobi who abandons his friends is even more despicable." He spoke in such a grave, serious tone, that I knew this was the real Kakashi talking, the one who had known pain and loss…and to me that made him a little less despicable. Then the, usual monotonous, lazy tone I was beginning to know well took over again. "Tomorrow we will begin your real training. Meet me at the overlook tomorrow and we'll begin."

And without further ado he left.

Sasuke left soon after.

Sakura looked dazed as she left slowly, I wanted to kill her, she took so long to fucking leave.

Finally seeing the coast was clear I utilized my claws that were convenient and retractable and sliced through the rope. I could have escaped at any time. But those two would have never have gotten the point if I had just gotten lose and continued.

And it only took all day for them to realize it, I thought sarcastically. Unusually tired, I too, turned to leave…only to come face to face with Kakashi.

Seeing no need to act like an idiot in front of him privately any longer I immediately demanded.

"What do you want?"

He didn't say anything for the longest time…just stared at me as if trying to figure something out.

Okay…I officially don't have time for this. I left, brushing by him as I walked past him.

At least that was my plan until he grabbed my arm and yanked me around to face him.

I allowed him to bring his face nose to nose with mine.

"Why did you help them?" he whispered curiously "You had no reason to help them…yet you did."

"It doesn't concern you," I answered him coldly, "I don't owe you anything. The only thing I have to say to you is…Let. Me. Go."

Of course he didn't.

Really the man would have to start listening to a perfectly good warnings.

Or he would get hurt.

Instead of letting go he brought both of his hands up to my shoulders.

He didn't try to kiss me…just observed my features as if trying to memorize them.

"You look so much like him…" he whispered softly "Yet there is nothing of him in you."

It did impress me a little that he had grasped this concept in so little time. This was the only reason I had not attacked him…yet.

But I could only stand to be touched for so long.

"I will warn you one more time." I told him. "Take your hands off of me right now."

This time he did, but before he did he whispered something in my ear.

"This time I will listen to you." He said silkily "But next time I won't. My intent is to learn everything about you…Uzumaki Naruto. In time you will be mine." Before he drew away he licked my ear and said. "In every way."

Giving me one last predatory glance he disappeared, at least to the human eye.

A shiver made its way down my spine even after he was gone. I didn't want him…but…the youkai part of me welcomed his advances…as if it enjoyed his forceful embraces and threats. I would have to be on my guard from now on.

I was so engrossed in my thoughts I had forgotten to scan for other chakra signatures, and hadn't done so since Kakashi had approached me.

Sasuke had been close the entire time.

Or at least was near now.

Close enough to see how near Kakashi's face had been to my own.

Oh gods, I sighed, wearily. His aura was filled with the colors of jealousy and anger.

Neither of which he had any right to feel.

When I felt him approach I prepared myself to be grabbed again…resigned to the fact that tonight was evidently the night for people invading my personal space.

Sure enough, Sasuke proved true to theory. He grabbed me in a threatening manner though, completely different from Kakashi's embrace, which had been one trying to seduce rather than to force.

Sasuke spoke, his voice full of suppressed rage and jealousy.

"Why were you letting him hold you like that?" he growled. "How dare you let him hold you like that!" His fist connected with my face."

I didn't make a sound, or try to fight back as he continued to punch me. I knew that if I made a sound this would just encourage him…as it did during of my routine beatings.

Strangely enough it was silent out, except for the sound of fists and feet pounding into flesh.

When he was finally finished I had three broken ribs, and I knew my face was bruised beyond recognition. I had been beaten enough times to know the extent of my injuries. This was not anywhere near the worst I have ever had.

I stood up after I'd surveyed the damage.

"Are you sure you're done?"

At my unemotional tone, Sasuke's angry face took on a look of confusion.

I decided to goad him on a little more.

It would make this confusing night a little easier to figure out. After all, beatings and pain were things I was more than familiar with.

"Is that really all you can do?" I openly scoffed. "You really are weak."

He just stood there, frozen like a popsicle.

This really wouldn't do at all…I would have to make him really angry. I was going to have to push him over the edge. Only one thing could do that.

"No wonder your brother left you alive. You were too pathetic to kill."

A maniacal look filled his eyes and in a scream of outrage he attacked me with all the pent-up fury…re-living that event in his life.

He kicked me, punched me, slammed me against a nearby tree repeatedly.

I was still once more, not uttering a sound, not moving.

By the time he was finished he was panting as though he'd just run a marathon. Suddenly he froze, and surveyed his handy work. Shock filling his good-looking face as he'd just woken up from a dream.

He backed away from me slowly, seemingly horrified at what he had done. His conscience -the one whose existence he'd always tried to ignore-hitting him full force.

"Why did you stop?" I looked up at him, still fully aware, despite my very swollen face. Then I laughed at him, which isn't easy when your mouth feels like the size of a watermelon. "You really are weak."

My ploy at pushing him over the edge again failed. He still looked up at me, horror being the only emotion evident on his face. Finally he managed to choke out.

"Why? Why didn't you stop me?"

I sneered at him. (Or at least attempted to).

"Why? Well why not?"

He backed away from me, and then ran away all together.

I just shook my head at his retreating form and stood up and started liming back the way I'd came this morning. Of course this morning I wasn't limping, I thought, irony is such a bitch.

The night had started out with such promise too. I looked up at the moon as limped along.

One day, I promised myself, One day this empty existence will end and I will finally be a whole being. One day.