Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Fall ❯ Contact ( Chapter 1 )
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By: g-sus 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Drama / Romance / Angst / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 02.08.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 358 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Drama / Romance / Angst / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 02.08.2012 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 358 | Status: Work In Progress
Title: The Fall
Genre: Romance, Angst, Comedy
Chapter/s: 2/??
Pairing/s: Naruto/Sasuke, Sasuke/Naruto, Naruto/Neji
Summary: Love is a game and Naruto has given up on playing, but that doesn’t mean Sasuke and Neji have. {SasuNaru, NaruSasu, NaruNeji}
Disclaimer: Naruto is a manga created by Masashi Kishimoto and is in no way affiliated with this fiction. The plot however, is a product of my own intellect, please do not duplicate or repost anywhere else without my expressed permission. Thank you.
Chapter 1: Contact
Sasuke couldn’t even remember the last time he ate Ramen, but he relished the taste. The hairs on the back of his neck were permanently raised, the beady eyes of the usual ANBU team kept close watch on the Uchiha’s movements, never allowing him complete privacy to enjoy his meal that reminded him of him.
The soft and careful footsteps across the carpet alerted him to the medic’s present, the understated scent of lilies and sakura blossoms belonged only to the pinked haired Kunoichi Sasuke knew.
“Good Morning Sasuke-kun.”
“Good Morning.” Sasuke nodded his head respectfully as the female breezed past him to make herself a cup of hot tea, Sakura had become accustomed to Sasuke’s morning routine and made herself comfortable within his home on a daily basis.
“Ramen is a strange choice of breakfast today Sasuke-kun.” Sakura smiled knowingly at the raven haired ninja eating silently, ‘He must miss Naruto...’
“What’s planned for today?”
“Hokage-sama has requested I complete some D rank missions before I continue my training.”
Sakura nodded absently, having received the same answer to the same question for the past six months since his return. The D rank missions were a part of his yearlong punishment, given to him by the Hokage’s council.
Sasuke wiped his mouth clean with a napkin and tossed the empty Ramen packaging into the bin, Sakura watched as he gathered his things and carefully strapped his equipment to his body, not much was needed for D ranked missions.
“Shall we go?”
Sasuke nodded silently and turned on his heel, sending a sharp look at a concealed ANBU member before disappearing in a cloud of smoke, six separate clouds of smoke were visible around the Uchiha’s living room indicating the ANBU and Sakura had followed in his footsteps to the Hokage’s office.
---
Naruto clicked his tongue in annoyance as he inspected the wound he received from his latest mission as a hunter ninja. The cut wasn’t too deep, he had already applied an ointment and Kyuubi’s chakra was already healing the wound. With a sigh of relief and pleasure the blonde stepped into the steaming shower and revelled as the hot water poured over his aching body and wounds. It was nice to have hot water available, hot water used to be a rarity in Naruto’s apartment; however, the landlady looked upon him with kinder eyes since he returned the precious Uchiha to Konoha six years prior.
Blood and water followed each other down the drain as the water washed Naruto’s skin pure once more, ready for another day of mundane Chuunin missions. In recent months he spent more and more time in the shower in the mornings and skipping meals, his contracts as a hunter ninja made him remember the trials he went through in the three years he spent training to become strong enough to retrieve Sasuke. Being a hunter reminded him of Haku, the friend he lost and the battle he fought with the Uchiha – where the two actually bonded. He hated thinking so early in the morning.
Deciding there was no time for breakfast, Naruto dried himself off roughly with a towel and dressed quickly before jumping through the window and bouncing from roof to roof to get himself to the Hokage’s office in time for his meeting – to which, he was already late.
‘The old hag is going to kill me.’
----
Sasuke stood before the village leader, listening half heartedly as she briefed him of the D rank missions he was to complete that day. Tsunade read off the missions for the Uchiha, tapping her fingers impatiently against the desk.
‘That little brat is late, and if he comes within the next five minutes he’ll encounter Sasuke for the first time in six months, this could be interesting...’
Like clockwork, just as Tsunade finished briefing Sasuke, Naruto burst through the door in a fluster of excuses for being late. It took Naruto a split second to realize just who was in the room with the Hokage and half a second to think of battle plan on how to approach the situation.
‘It’s been six months without any form of contact... that was an effort in itself.’
Naruto bowed respectfully toward the Hokage and decided on ignoring the Uchiha, staring straight ahead at the Hokage, awaiting her briefing on his missions.
“Ahh, Naruto you’re late.” Tsunade said, amused at the painfully obvious tension that had filled the room between the two males. Naruto never bowed to her in apology for being late, she knew this day was going to be interesting.
“Today I need you to complete two C-rank missions on your own. They are both within the village and shouldn’t take you too long to complete, so you’ll be free this afternoon.” Tsunade tossed the mission scrolls over to the blonde who caught them in one hand.
The blonde nodded in thanks and flashed the Hokage a grin, “See ya later you old hag.”
Tsunade growled in annoyance and threw an empty sake bottle at the young man, watching as it bounced off his head and rolled to the floor by the Uchiha’s feet. Naruto chuckled gently to himself and walked toward the door, allowing his gaze to rest on the Uchiha’s face before he left.
‘Tch, still the same asshole I remember from three years ago.’
Sasuke walked forward and collected the mission scrolls before following Naruto out of the office and released the breath he was unaware he was holding while in the blonde’s presence. He never thought he would be comforted by the feeling of eyes watching him again.
Closing his eyes momentarily, Sasuke regained his composure and walked out of the building to complete his missions, with another mission in mind for that day – to find Naruto and speak with him.
----
Sakura ran after Naruto and tapped him on the shoulder to gain his attention, Naruto’s eyes filled with happiness when he saw Sakura smiling at him. He no longer harboured a crush for her but he loved her like a sister, and she, had the same feelings toward him.
“You know Sasuke-kun misses you a lot more than he lets on.”
Naruto sniffed indifferently, “Is that so?”
A smile tugged at Naruto’s lips before he was able to wipe the expression from forming on his face. ‘Shit.’
The smile didn’t fall short in Sakura’s eyes, the pink haired kuniochi grinned happily, “He does. Today for breakfast he ate Ramen, he never ate Ramen while in team 7 unless he was with you.”
Naruto rolled his eyes in amusement, “I don’t blame him, Ramen is convenient and a great breakfast choice when you’re in a rush.”
Sakura laughed, “Whatever you say Naruto, you two miss each other, you both refuse to acknowledge it though. Why don’t you talk with him? You’ve avoided him for six months, but you can’t avoid him forever.”
“I haven’t been avoiding him; I just don’t want to see him.”
“You two are best friends, you share a special bond, if you didn’t you wouldn’t have spent three years training for him.”
Naruto didn’t bother replying and the two fell into a contemplative silence as they walked along, watching the day to day activities of various villagers.
“Let’s go for dinner tonight? Pick me up from the hospital at sundown, I’ll treat you.”
Sakura ruffled the silent blonde’s hair, a plan unravelling in her mind that involved the estranged best friends. Naruto nodded and winked at the medic before darting away to complete his missions.
Genre: Romance, Angst, Comedy
Chapter/s: 2/??
Pairing/s: Naruto/Sasuke, Sasuke/Naruto, Naruto/Neji
Summary: Love is a game and Naruto has given up on playing, but that doesn’t mean Sasuke and Neji have. {SasuNaru, NaruSasu, NaruNeji}
Disclaimer: Naruto is a manga created by Masashi Kishimoto and is in no way affiliated with this fiction. The plot however, is a product of my own intellect, please do not duplicate or repost anywhere else without my expressed permission. Thank you.
Chapter 1: Contact
Sasuke couldn’t even remember the last time he ate Ramen, but he relished the taste. The hairs on the back of his neck were permanently raised, the beady eyes of the usual ANBU team kept close watch on the Uchiha’s movements, never allowing him complete privacy to enjoy his meal that reminded him of him.
The soft and careful footsteps across the carpet alerted him to the medic’s present, the understated scent of lilies and sakura blossoms belonged only to the pinked haired Kunoichi Sasuke knew.
“Good Morning Sasuke-kun.”
“Good Morning.” Sasuke nodded his head respectfully as the female breezed past him to make herself a cup of hot tea, Sakura had become accustomed to Sasuke’s morning routine and made herself comfortable within his home on a daily basis.
“Ramen is a strange choice of breakfast today Sasuke-kun.” Sakura smiled knowingly at the raven haired ninja eating silently, ‘He must miss Naruto...’
“What’s planned for today?”
“Hokage-sama has requested I complete some D rank missions before I continue my training.”
Sakura nodded absently, having received the same answer to the same question for the past six months since his return. The D rank missions were a part of his yearlong punishment, given to him by the Hokage’s council.
Sasuke wiped his mouth clean with a napkin and tossed the empty Ramen packaging into the bin, Sakura watched as he gathered his things and carefully strapped his equipment to his body, not much was needed for D ranked missions.
“Shall we go?”
Sasuke nodded silently and turned on his heel, sending a sharp look at a concealed ANBU member before disappearing in a cloud of smoke, six separate clouds of smoke were visible around the Uchiha’s living room indicating the ANBU and Sakura had followed in his footsteps to the Hokage’s office.
---
Naruto clicked his tongue in annoyance as he inspected the wound he received from his latest mission as a hunter ninja. The cut wasn’t too deep, he had already applied an ointment and Kyuubi’s chakra was already healing the wound. With a sigh of relief and pleasure the blonde stepped into the steaming shower and revelled as the hot water poured over his aching body and wounds. It was nice to have hot water available, hot water used to be a rarity in Naruto’s apartment; however, the landlady looked upon him with kinder eyes since he returned the precious Uchiha to Konoha six years prior.
Blood and water followed each other down the drain as the water washed Naruto’s skin pure once more, ready for another day of mundane Chuunin missions. In recent months he spent more and more time in the shower in the mornings and skipping meals, his contracts as a hunter ninja made him remember the trials he went through in the three years he spent training to become strong enough to retrieve Sasuke. Being a hunter reminded him of Haku, the friend he lost and the battle he fought with the Uchiha – where the two actually bonded. He hated thinking so early in the morning.
Deciding there was no time for breakfast, Naruto dried himself off roughly with a towel and dressed quickly before jumping through the window and bouncing from roof to roof to get himself to the Hokage’s office in time for his meeting – to which, he was already late.
‘The old hag is going to kill me.’
----
Sasuke stood before the village leader, listening half heartedly as she briefed him of the D rank missions he was to complete that day. Tsunade read off the missions for the Uchiha, tapping her fingers impatiently against the desk.
‘That little brat is late, and if he comes within the next five minutes he’ll encounter Sasuke for the first time in six months, this could be interesting...’
Like clockwork, just as Tsunade finished briefing Sasuke, Naruto burst through the door in a fluster of excuses for being late. It took Naruto a split second to realize just who was in the room with the Hokage and half a second to think of battle plan on how to approach the situation.
‘It’s been six months without any form of contact... that was an effort in itself.’
Naruto bowed respectfully toward the Hokage and decided on ignoring the Uchiha, staring straight ahead at the Hokage, awaiting her briefing on his missions.
“Ahh, Naruto you’re late.” Tsunade said, amused at the painfully obvious tension that had filled the room between the two males. Naruto never bowed to her in apology for being late, she knew this day was going to be interesting.
“Today I need you to complete two C-rank missions on your own. They are both within the village and shouldn’t take you too long to complete, so you’ll be free this afternoon.” Tsunade tossed the mission scrolls over to the blonde who caught them in one hand.
The blonde nodded in thanks and flashed the Hokage a grin, “See ya later you old hag.”
Tsunade growled in annoyance and threw an empty sake bottle at the young man, watching as it bounced off his head and rolled to the floor by the Uchiha’s feet. Naruto chuckled gently to himself and walked toward the door, allowing his gaze to rest on the Uchiha’s face before he left.
‘Tch, still the same asshole I remember from three years ago.’
Sasuke walked forward and collected the mission scrolls before following Naruto out of the office and released the breath he was unaware he was holding while in the blonde’s presence. He never thought he would be comforted by the feeling of eyes watching him again.
Closing his eyes momentarily, Sasuke regained his composure and walked out of the building to complete his missions, with another mission in mind for that day – to find Naruto and speak with him.
----
Sakura ran after Naruto and tapped him on the shoulder to gain his attention, Naruto’s eyes filled with happiness when he saw Sakura smiling at him. He no longer harboured a crush for her but he loved her like a sister, and she, had the same feelings toward him.
“You know Sasuke-kun misses you a lot more than he lets on.”
Naruto sniffed indifferently, “Is that so?”
A smile tugged at Naruto’s lips before he was able to wipe the expression from forming on his face. ‘Shit.’
The smile didn’t fall short in Sakura’s eyes, the pink haired kuniochi grinned happily, “He does. Today for breakfast he ate Ramen, he never ate Ramen while in team 7 unless he was with you.”
Naruto rolled his eyes in amusement, “I don’t blame him, Ramen is convenient and a great breakfast choice when you’re in a rush.”
Sakura laughed, “Whatever you say Naruto, you two miss each other, you both refuse to acknowledge it though. Why don’t you talk with him? You’ve avoided him for six months, but you can’t avoid him forever.”
“I haven’t been avoiding him; I just don’t want to see him.”
“You two are best friends, you share a special bond, if you didn’t you wouldn’t have spent three years training for him.”
Naruto didn’t bother replying and the two fell into a contemplative silence as they walked along, watching the day to day activities of various villagers.
“Let’s go for dinner tonight? Pick me up from the hospital at sundown, I’ll treat you.”
Sakura ruffled the silent blonde’s hair, a plan unravelling in her mind that involved the estranged best friends. Naruto nodded and winked at the medic before darting away to complete his missions.