Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Starting Anew ❯ Pain Can Be A Good Thing ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: Yeah, what kind of author would be in the right mind when they write a Fanfiction about their own book/show/character? Then, no, because I'm not that insane… XD

 

Pairings: SasuNaru, SasuNaruNeji, NejiNaru, KakaIru

 

He's been released. And yet, something happens that ends up with another person going to the hospital. Will Sasuke ever learn that pain isn't everything?

 

Note: 0.0 wow… over one thousand seven hundred hits. I don't care if some people don't exactly read this, but at least there are some who look at it. I think I will finish this. Oh, and just like the last few chapters, sorry for the very long update. As usual, and I think as always, the lame excuse of every author (nah, it's just me) things has been hectic. God forgive!

 

Warning: Slash, fluff, shounen-ai, yaoi, malexmale loving, jealousy, desperate actions, manipulations, and r-rated language.

 

Dedication (friend): Prongs

 

Dedication (reviewer): Andromeda Nymphetamine Nemesis Baddacelli

 

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Chapter 3- Pain Can Be A Good Thing

 

 

“Well, you're all good, and you're ready to go. However, you should stay with someone who knows you best to regain your memories. Has your Iruka-sensei picked someone yet?” Tsunade said, checking Naruto's head, then the rest of his upper body. Naruto wore his shirt back to its place. Besides the Hokage and the patient, there were four more people inside.

 

Kakashi, Iruka, pray tell Sasuke and Neji. The Hyuuga Genius literally followed the Chuunin sensei everywhere just to persuade him into changing the idea of Naruto staying in the stoic survivor's house.

 

The said Chuunin sensei just smiled at Tsunade and said that there was no final decision yet to the relief of the Uchiha and the Hyuuga. Not much to Naruto, nevertheless, he was too busy looking at the doctor for any information.

 

“I see… well, Iruka-sensei, would you be so kind to come with me for a moment. I would like to talk to you about something…” The brunette older man nodded and went outside towards the door. Before doing so, he glared at all the other three (*handsome*) men he came inside the hospital with. The death glare only Iruka-sensei could manage to do. No matter how hard both the cold-hearted bishounen would do, they just won't get to do it.

 

 

It was more than a few moments before the Hokage left and Iruka came back inside. At first, the Chuunin sensei looked like someone was about to die, but then after a moment of questioning on how he was, he quickly smiled, though it never registered.

 

“Naruto… the doctor said you could get out today. Now get these clothes and get dressed. We'll eat out today.” With that, the blonde walked out slowly and got to the nearest restroom to change.

 

Before anyone else could utter a word, Iruka raised his hand. “Ah!” Another attempt, “Oh, just shut up!” Then for a few moments, no one tried to talk. Iruka sighed then finally spoke in a soft manner.

 

“Sorry... but Neji, we've discussed this already. No, we can't change to you staying with Naruto, because Sasuke's the one who knows him best.” He said, the Uchiha smiling, and then the Hyuuga's veins twitching into Byakugan.

 

“But…--”

 

“No more, Neji! Besides, it's not Naruto who's going to move in to another place. It's Sasuke.” There were no more words to say among them. Though Iruka felt sorry to the Hyuuga Genius. He smirked in the idea of what these two boys will do for his favorite student. Then the question was asked.

 

“Why don't you stay with them instead? Both of you could take care of him without dying, right?” The Hyuuga grinned wickedly in triumph and the Uchiha growled angrily, though he couldn't do anything to the Chuunin because his Jounin lover was there.

 

`Did I just say that Kakashi-sensei was Iruka-sensei's lover? Ah, well, it's obvious anyway. Just can't let them know I know about them now. I think Naruto knows too… There are just some things a Genius can't figure out.' Sasuke sighed inwardly as he thought.

 

Then, Naruto came in. Everyone stared at him. Specifically Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuuga Neji. All right, imagine Naruto without his orange jacket and pants. He wore a white long-sleeve and the black shirt get-up and white long shorts. His hitae ate on the left arm, like Shikamaru. He said it was too itchy.

 

“Uhm… I—I'm sorry I took so long—I couldn't find any style left to get to wear this so—uhm—gods—I'm—” A pale finger covered his lips to make him quiet. The owner of the finger smiled and lowered himself to see Naruto eye to eye. The pale older boy smiled at the younger boy.

 

“You look beautiful…” And with that—he said no more.

 

 

Sasuke ran. He ran hard and fast, escaping from everything. From the hospital, the Hyuuga, both his teachers, his feelings—Naruto. He jumped from branch to branch and land to land towards the training grounds where he could take his anger out. Being a quiet teenaged boy, he needed a place to yell. He had to get out.

 

As soon as he came to the training grounds, he went towards the nearest and thickest tree trunk he could find and started to both punch and kick it. For over half and hour, that was what he was doing. Not before he finished with a yell of both anger to himself and that blasted Hyuuga.

 

“Fuck it.” He swore. Sasuke slid down from the very thin trunk now. A tree trunk of 12 inches wide had become 4 inches thin. He winced once he got down to the ground, still leaning onto the trunk, thankfully that was not falling.

 

He didn't notice how tired he was. Who wouldn't get tired when you ran all the way from one side of the village to another and without stopping for half an hour kicking and punching a very thick tree trunk? He looked at his arms and ankles. They were red and bleeding slightly. Slightly, but bleeding nonetheless. With one last wince of pain, his vision started getting blurry.

 

`I—I don't care what happens to me now… I…just…want…to sleep…' And everything that surrounded him was black.

 

 

Naruto laughed at Neji. He was having fun with the Hyuuga Genius, because he wasn't stoic as he thought he was. The Hyuuga was even laughing. They went their way towards the training grounds, because, according to many, this was the first place they went to see Kakashi and started coming together.

 

He smiled and chuckled. Neji smiled as well. It was easy to talk to Naruto like this… not worrying about anything or anyone. He was free, in a way, wasn't he?

 

Suddenly and unexpectedly, Naruto came to a stop, and a gasped escaped his lips. Neji was looking and wondering why Naruto was like this that he didn't have time to look forward. Naruto ran towards to where he saw and Neji's eyes followed.

 

Sasuke was lying on the grass…ankles and fists bleeding or red, and there were pieces of splinters. The once so thick and fat tree trunk had become as thin that you can mistake it for a stick.

 

“Sasuke! Sasuke! Wake up!” Naruto shook Sasuke, trying to do what he was saying. He looked down at the older boy's body and noticed that the pale hands were red with scratches and splinters. He gasped and examined Sasuke carefully. He lowered his ear to Sasuke's chest.

 

Bump, bump, bump, bump

 

Beats continued again and again. Naruto sighed in relief. Sasuke's heartbeat was still in sync. The older boy was still alive and breathing. Neji went over, his shadow covering the two Team Seven members. His silver eyes were close to killing. Naruto's eyebrows furrowed together with fear for both the older boys.

 

“Neji-kun…” His cerulean eyes begging for help. Not for himself, no. It was for the sole Uchiha. Neji's expression became a bit mild to see Naruto. The younger blond boy was already beating himself up, for all he knows. The Hyuuga sighed.

 

Naruto looked down back at Sasuke, thinking as though Neji wouldn't help or do anything at all. He hugged the older and paler boy closer, Sasuke's head on his chest. He tightened his grip.

 

Then something made him loosen it. Someone was lifting Sasuke, his mind not registering well to think whom it was. By the time he looked up, Neji was carrying Sasuke by the shoulder, and the Hyuuga took him by the waist as well. He gasped, a faint pink blush spreading across the bridge of his nose. Neji had no shame. None at all.

 

 

He forced himself to wake up. Sasuke blinked his way to consciousness, remembering that he wasn't on a soft surface. He was on the hard ground softened only because of the grass. At first, his eyes were plain blurry, and that there were three figures standing, blocking the light the was going to burn his eyes.

 

“Aurgh…” he moaned when he tried to raise his arms.

 

“Don't move…” A soft voice said. The voice was complaining. And it was worried. When his mind got used to being awake, he saw that the three figures were the Hokage, Hyuuga and the one and only Naruto. Memory or none, he was still the Naruto everyone knew, and was going to learn by heart. Purely, this time. He was going to make sure of that.

 

He rose slowly, nevertheless wincing and flinching at the pain he was receiving from his legs and fists. “How stupid can an Uchiha get? And I thought Uchiha's were intelligent.” Came Tsunade-sama's voice. He knew she was being sarcastic about what he did, but hey, what can he do? He was in love.

 

“Che…” he said. “We are. Idiotic people just don't see it.” Tsunade's face turned red and her eyes were gleaming flames and murder. Shizune quickly came to her side and stopped her trying to kill the only Uchiha left.

 

“So…how are your legs and fists feeling?” Naruto asked, shyly. Sasuke's head quickly turned to the Uzumaki and smiled. Naruto's eyes were raising and dropping. There was a pink hue tainted on his cute face. At the background, you could hear Tsunade-sama yelling `Let me hurt him! One last time! LET ME PUNCH THAT STUPID GRIN OF HIS!' and the mumbling `…idiotic people just don't see Uchiha intelligence…grr… what kind of person does he think he is?!'

 

And with Shizune replying with something like—`…uhm…an Uchiha, Tsunade-sama…' and with that, the fifth Hokage exploded. Neji sighed and helped Shizune bring the Hokage outside the room before she could cause more damage. A nice cool air would be good for someone hotheaded.

 

Sasuke smiled, his handsome face glowing. Naruto's pink hue quickly turned into a red tomato-looking face. One could even mistake it as the latter fruit. But he calmed himself down (returning the red hue to a pink one) and smiled back at Sasuke.

 

“I'm alright. If you don't mind… how did I get here?” He asked, curious with what the blond was about to say. “Great, you're the one losing the memories now?” Naruto said, hands on his hips and an eyebrow raised. Sasuke chuckled and shook his head.

 

“No. I would just like to know what happened after I passed out. What time did you find me?” Naruto took a chair from the back and sat. “Oh,” escaping his lips. “Well I think we found you two or three hours before sunset. You were lying down on the ground and your arms and legs were bleeding that we couldn't ignore you.”

 

“We?” Sasuke asked. “Yes, Sasuke-kun. We. Neji-kun and myself were walking towards the training grounds. He was suppose to show me the first time I met Kakashi-sensei, Sakura-chan and…you.” He whispered the latter with great happiness, that Sasuke would be stupid like Tsunade said if he missed it.

 

“It was. We were fighting Kakashi-sensei for the first time. But, in your annoyance and irritation, you were defeated. For lunch and if I remember well for the rest of the training, you were tied to the tree trunk, which I think I made into a stick.” Naruto laughed. “Yeah, you did…” He said.

 

“You were even boasting that you didn't need to eat. But your stomach disagreed.”

 

“Let me guess… I got hungry, but I still wouldn't give up.” He smiled.

 

“Yeah. You did.”

 

“And you gave me lunch…didn't you?” He asked, hopefully, and he didn't know why. Sasuke smiled at the hope. “Yes. I did.”

 

And maybe for the rest of the night, Sasuke let out his own memories.

 

 

Yay! I'm done! ^__^ Sorry for another short chapter. I wasn't expecting it to turn out like this. But my diskette got lost!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! It's somewhere in the Collage Department of my school. *sigh* Oh, the hard work. *sigh*

 

Well, anyway, Happy Valentine's Day to all!

 

It's fourth quarter, and I need to study. By March 1 or mid-March, the fourth chapter will be up. Maybe even earlier. Just wish me luck. ^__^

 

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