A.N.: Hello, minna-san! Here, to another one SasuNaruSasu ficcie. Even when I had just yesterday said that I would wait a little more till posting this up (for the ones that do bother to read my profile), I figured a name for it, and then I figured I would post this to see how people react to this. I have the thing sketched in my mind, and according whether people like it or not, I will post it.
This will a multi-chapter fic, cannon, and yeah…hope you like this.
Other pairings are yet to decide…and yeah, just read it, and again, hope you like this.
Disclaimer: Do not own it, sadly. Things would be infinitely smexier if I did own it… I ought to marry Kishimoto-sensei and steal his rights… .+evil laugh+. Kukukukukuku!
Rating: T—for its theme and cursing and cussing and crude language.
Warning: This story, later on, will contain boy-on-boy themes. Don't like it, avoid reading this, then.
Now, without further ado, on to the fic!
Notes: Un-betaed
Ship of Fools
By Yoru no Tsuyu
Kimi to arukou
Hishageteru kaban motte
Arittake no yume wo burasagete yukou
Hoshikuzu ga naite makkura ni naru toki mo
Watashi ni wa kikoeru
Anata no yobirin
I'll walk with you
Carrying my bag, so heavy it's crushing me
I'll put all my dreams on show
Even when the stardust cries and turns black
I hear you
Ringing my doorbell
Fuusen - Amano Tsukiko
Prologue
He had never thought he would ever be in a situation like that. Well—he had seen it coming, a little voice on the back of his head announced—but he wasn't admitting it any time soon.
Damnit…the old hag…
"Well…? Gaki, I don't have all day… so, off you, now!" a very familiar voice said in front of him. A feminine voice said in front of him. A voice that bordered amusingly on irritation and hilarity.
A glare. "Why, you, you old hag—" Naruto said, glaring daggers at the old hag—Tsunade-sama—in front of him.
"Naruto…" Tsunade warned, a vein of frustration and anger visibly popping now, "I would watch what you said to me, since it was that same impertinent mouth of yours that put you in this same very trouble." Then, she added, "or…should I revoke that same pardon you so badly asked?"
And yes, the blond shinobi remembered what she was talking about. He didn't know whether to feel angry, frustrated, or grateful. Damnit, teme, it's was all his fault…
By something short of a miracle, the bastard had made it back in one piece after defecting with Orochimaru, training with the snake, betraying the snake, and then fighting and killing Itachi.
He, yet again, was at a loss of what to feel in that regard. He didn't know if he should feel hurt that the other had done that all by himself, without depending on anyone (not even him, the person he supposedly considered a brother, a voice in the back of his head admitted bitterly), betraying him—them, the people that cared about him—or if he should feel awed, since the other did all of that by himself,—alone—in one piece and with barely a scratch, considering who his opponents were.
Then he guessed he should be angry at the other, since it was that situation that put him in this trouble. That, and his big, big mouth.
When the other came back—he blushed, trying to avoid that thought—well then, after he got back (he purposely avoided thinking about what exactly happened the moment the bastard came back), and as, somehow, the ANBU spotted the S-class missing nin and took the now last Uchiha unceremoniously (vigilance had gotten tighter over the years and conflicting incidents between the others ninja villages), the blond nin had wasted no time in going where the old hag was, and practically begged her for the sake of pardonship for the last Uchiha's heir.
Well, it was true that the Uchiha hadn't went by unscathed—the Uchiha was to spend a year of constant vigilance, until he had proved to be trusted again and completely forgiven (some kind of a parole situation). That, and at least two years doing nothing sort of ninja activities (the only thing allowed was training, barely), even if he passed the year test successfully.
And that was where the problem lay.
Somehow, in an argument regarding the bastard with the old hag, things had gotten, well, heated, before insulting Tsunade-sama, fifth Hokage of the Hidden Village of the Leaf. A busy day for her with the constant work her position required, the up-coming Chuunin exams, plus the stress she had to stand regarding the Uchiha's case against the elder—normally, desertion, betrayal and treason meant immediate death—resuming that into a bad, bad day—but he only called her Old Hag! And it was the truth, anyway!
—but she had been nice through the whole issue and ordeal—
And she only did it because Naruto had asked for it—she wouldn't normally spend that much stress over an ungrateful and stuck-up nosed brat that deemed that going under that crazy man's wings was the proper thing to do, disregarding the others' feelings over the whole situation.
Still…
She didn't have to go that far!
"But… but… Why me!?!?"
The older woman sighed—deeply, massaging her temples in a weary fashion. "Look, Naruto—it was you that asked for it. You must know that this was a very special exception—a benign concession, I must add—and do you know how tiring was it appealing in front of the elders, even if I am the Hokage? So Naruto, deal with it—it is tiring and stressful enough as it is."
"But—"
"Enough, Naruto." the actual Hokage raised a hand to stop him, "you shall spend the whole year with him (I don't care who moves over who's place, as long as you're under the same roof), watching over him, making sure he behaves. End of story."
Naruto sighed, finally giving up. "Yes, Hokage-sama." He ended, bitterly, before curtly and tensely bowing, and leaving the Hokage's office.
Damn. It was going to be one long, long year…
Vocabulary:
Gaki: brat
Teme: a degrading 2nd person, and something akin to it (even though roughly translated) would be 'bastard'.
A.N.: So, people, what do you think of it? Hope you had liked it. This idea just popped, and it begged to be written down. So, this is it. I tried to take a break, but… this plot was meannie and wouldn't leave me alone! So, yeah… XD
First chappie will take a while; I want to build it better.
So, as always, suggestions, ideas, comments are more than welcomed!
So… press that beautiful lil' review buttom over there… C'mon, you know you want to…
P.S.: Flames will be completely deflected.