But you make it look so easy

Chapter Three!

Seven years ago…Sasuke's imprisonment time: One Month

Naruto's anxiety was steadily raising by each second. The two ANBU guards that flanked him wasn't helping his rapidly besting heart in the least. After spending the last half-hour of being searched for weapons and his chakra being temporary suppressed. He was now being escorted into the heart of the Prison. Toward Sasuke's cell.

During the past month Naruto had refused to visit Sasuke. Well, that wasn't exactly true. Kakashi, as well as the former Hokage, Tsunade, had restricted him from doing so.

"You are too emotional right now, Naruto." Said Tsunade from her place on the sickbed.

Half-a-year after the Pain attack and Tsunade still hadn't fully healed. Because of her unstable condition, Danzo had became Hokage. After Danzo died- more specifically after Sasuke killed him- Kakashi had became Hokage at Tsunade's request. She said that the village needed a stable, able leader. 'Konoha will not survive if its leader keeps changing. They are now all yours.'

Looking at Tsunade now. She seemed much more healthier then she was before. But before, she wasn't just physically weak but emotionally as well. Jiraiya's death weighed on her shoulders more than it appeared. Not to mention the near-destruction of Konoha while it was under her watch.

Her blonde hair was tied back, as it usually was. Her voice strong and her eyes bright. Even though she wasn't the Hokage anymore she was still a commanding person with an authoritative atmosphere. One that Naruto was glad to see again.

"Tsunade-" Naruto began.

"Tsunade's right, Naruto." Said Kakashi who was standing near the doorway. "You are not allowed to see Sasuke-"

"That's bullshit!" Naruto exclaimed.

"-Until you are ready." Kakashi finished.

"You must be patient, Naruto." Tsunade said. Her tone of voice changing the intense atmosphere into a much calmer one.

Blue-eyes closed in frustration. "I don't think I can be patient. Why, why can't I see Sasuke?" A heavy hand was placed on Naruto's shoulder. He opened his blue-eyes and let out a sigh.

"When you are ready, Naruto."

Naruto bit his bottom lip. Perhaps he wasn't ready yet. Walking through the damp and dark corridors of the prison was unsettling. The blond clenched his fists. No, he had to see Sasuke. Had to speak to him. After seeing Sasuke at the Trial a month ago, how lifeless and unrecognizable he was…Naruto was ready for anything.

The voices that had once flooded the prison walls, since Naruto walked in, had suddenly ceased when he entered an isolated narrow corridor. The only sounds were the echoes of their footsteps, Naruto focused breaths, and his beating heart.

Taking another deep breath, the two ANBU agents lead Naruto through two more corridors and they finally came to an opening. On the far side of the cavity was a single solitary cell. The light above was dim and it smelled of rusted metal.

Between the confining bars, that sparked blue from the electrical current that ran through them, sat a lone figure. Naruto steeled himself, he was finally going to see Sasuke.

Stepping forward Naruto gestured to the ANBU guards to leave. They gave an obedient nod and walked away. A heavy metal door closing after them.

The silence of the room was temporary overwhelming. Finally Naruto took a step forward the motion producing an almost deafening sound that made Naruto cringe. With his shoulders tense he proceeded until he was in front of the solitary cell.

Sasuke was sitting on the cold stone floor. His back against the plain sand-colored wall, knees slightly bended as they lay sprawled in front of him. Long dark hair covered most of Sasuke's pale face. A grey jumpsuit replaced the previous outfit Naruto last saw him in.

Blue-eyes took in Sasuke's new environment. A simple old cot with a single thin blanket was evident on the left. On the right was a small white sink and a toilet. The silver bars that surround were made from a special stone that absorbs chakra. They ran with a strong electrical current that Naruto knew would singe the skin with a single touch quite easily.

From where Naruto stood he could feel the affects of the stone bars as well as the electric current in the air. It made the hairs on his arm stand.

"Sasuke," Naruto said softly. He noticed that his own voice sounded unfamiliar. His throat being parched. He swallowed and tried again. "Sasuke."

The raven didn't answer. No sign of acknowledgement what-so-ever.

The blond sat down on the wooden chair that was placed before the cell. With his hands on his knees he leaned forward. With the darkness of the room he couldn't get a good view of the raven's face. But for now maybe that was for the better. "It's Naruto." Naruto released a strained chuckle. "But you knew that."

Sasuke's head didn't move, his face was still hidden and was titled downward.

"Look at me, Sasuke."

No reaction.

Frustration and anger bloomed in Naruto's chest and easily took over. "Goddamn it, Sasuke!" With his teeth clenching to almost painful levels Naruto tried again. "Talk to me. Say something for god sakes!"

No answer.

Was Sasuke truly unreachable? Forever lost? Sasuke left Konoha for revenge and power. The darkness ate him up and of what was left of Sasuke- what Sasuke was made into- was something terrible and unidentifiable. It simply made Naruto's heart sink.

-- Present Day…

Looking at the full length mirror, Sasuke couldn't keep the flush of his cheeks at bay.

"Oh, hell…" He murmured. His hands clenching and unclenching. "Fucking hell…"

"Come on out, Sasuke!" Said a familiar voice from the other side of the bathroom door. "How much longer!"

Sasuke grinded his teeth together. Naruto was waiting for him outside the door. Looking back at the mirror, Sasuke shook his head. No, there was no way he was going out there looking like this!

The knee-high, one-shoulder black dress, that Naruto had gotten him, was of rich and expensive fabric. It made Sasuke wonder just how Naruto had gotten a hold of it. Feeling the fabric between his fingers, Sasuke concluded that it felt nice. It was soft and it was cool against his skin, all the while being quite thick and battle worthy. It was slightly parted, so it was easy to move in. The bandages that were wrapped around his thigh, with a kunai hostler, was partly visible. Along with the very tight and restricting small black shorts that was worn underneath. Armored fishnet wear ran along his chest and exposed shoulder, giving Sasuke- Mai- a very sexy look.

His overall pale skin contrasted beautifully against the dark outfit. Sasuke's hair was still spiky at the back to some extent, flowing down mid-backside. The hair-length was tolerable. And he was beyond glad when he looked down at his flat chest. Thank god for flat chested girls. Sasuke didn't think he would make it being Mai if he had to stuff a bra on a daily occasion.

"Goddamn it, Sasuke! Get out here!" Said Naruto his voice ringing through the door.

Sasuke groaned. For some reason he couldn't make himself go out there. He felt terribly exposed. In his head he could think of the many ways Naruto would react. None of them were pleasant and he wasn't looking forward to it. With a resolved, strained sigh Sasuke concluded that it would be better to get it over with quickly.

Heavy footsteps approached and unforgivable loud rapping sounded on the bathroom door. Obviously Naruto had enough of waiting and decided to instead pound on the door until Sasuke got out.

With murdering thoughts, thoughts that will toss his pale ass back into the penitentiary, Sasuke flung the door open.

Naruto- as Haru- stood before him. The formerly-known blond opened his mouth to say something angry but then he stopped. He stood frozen in front of Sasuke. His mouth open, eyes wide in shock. Naruto took a staggered step back. His blue eyes roaming and drinking in every inch of Sasuke.

If Sasuke felt exposed before, then he felt utterly naked under Uzumaki Naruto's gaze now. The long-haired raven felt his cheeks heating up. Uchiha Sasuke was blushing. He had expected Naruto to laugh or throw out some lame-ass joke not stand there and stupidly stare at him!

Naruto closed his mouth and awkwardly glanced away.

Sasuke gathered what remained of his dignity and stormed passed Naruto. Taking a hold of his pouch, that was left on the bed, he examined all its contents. Kunias, explosive tags, smoke bombs…Noting the number of each item Sasuke tied it around his waist and his disguise as Mai was complete.

"Um, you l-look…" Naruto stumbled over his words. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously and his blue eyes finally glanced up to look at Sasuke. Sasuke couldn't quite read the look in Naruto's eyes. Blue-eyes had glazed over momentarily. Finally the former blond shook his head and gave a warily smile and spoke with his voice back to normal. "You look good, Sasuke." The smile grew into a grin. "I mean, Mai."

Sasuke gave a glare. He was about to reply but then Naruto's own outfit demanded his attention. Naruto wore a dark blue shirt. His navel was exposed except for the armored fishnet wear underneath. One sleeve was apparent while the other arm was wrapped in bandages. Loose-fitting dark pants were worn. They were littered with pockets, chains, and buckles. All in all, Naruto looked good.

Catching Sasuke's stare, Naruto gave a saucy grin. "Like what you see, honey"

Sasuke's glare returned in full force. His deep voice seemed embodied, separated from the sexy women Mai. "We should go over the plan." He said turning around and searching for a map.

Naruto gave a nod of his black head. "Ok, but Sasuke," Naruto waited until Sasuke turned back toward him. "You should do something about your voice. You sound like a man, darling."

While Naruto happily smiled, Sasuke scowled. "I'll keep that in mind. Now can we go over the plan," Turning back around and facing the bed, Sasuke finished his sentence. "I don't want you to make a jackass of a mistake." Sasuke smirked. "You know, since you have the brain capacity of a donkey."

Naruto gave an artificial laugh and made his way to the other side of the bed where the map was laid out.

"This is where we're at." The raven said as he pointed to a dot on the map.

Naruto rolled his eyes at the obvious information. His blue-eyes glanced at Sasuke- the male voice on the sexy body of Mai really looked off. It was starting to bother him.

"In a half-a-days walk we will arrive in Meadow and we are to meet with the ninja's from Earth Country." Sasuke continued.

On second thought, the deep voice was becoming erotic. Naruto thought.

"We are to cooperate with the ninja's. They are from the Hidden Village of Rock so this mission will help with the wavering relationship with them and Konoha."

Not only the voice but Sasuke has a becoming face. Hardly any make-up was required.

"Once we meet with them they will lead us to the Underground and introduce us into the group. They have been undercover for over five months and have gained the Leader's trust. We will use that to our advantage."

Glancing down, Naruto's blue-eyes came into contact with Sasuke's long legs. Very nice.

"After the-" Sasuke stopped talking, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

Not only were the legs nice- did he wax?- but the ass looked fine and firm.

"Are you paying attention, Naruto? Or are you too busy staring at my ass!"

Sasuke's loud voice was sudden and it made Naruto jump. "Wha..?"

"Pay attention, you moron!" He exclaimed as he turned back to the map and went on explaining.

Naruto scratched his formerly-blond-head innocently. A devilish smirk then shaped onto his face as he noticed that Sasuke's blush had returned.

"However if- Are you listening?" Sasuke demanded.

Holding up his hands, a grin on his face, he said: "Of course I am. Now what was the plan?"

-END of Chapter Three

A/N: Thank you for reading and for your awesome reviews!

For extra entertainment- Here's a 'Deleted Scene'!

In this scene, which I will call the darling scene - After rereading it and rereading it I decided to take it out. I have the tendency to write Naruto as being a cocky, confident flirt- This scene showed a little of that personality and I felt that he was being too forward a little too early in the story. My bad. But I like the scene so I thought I'll share it.

Here it is-

Sasuke's glare returned in full force. His deep voice seemed embodied, separated from the sexy women Mai. "We should go over the plan." He said turning around and searching for a map.

Naruto gave a nod of his black head. "Ok, but Sasuke," Naruto waited until Sasuke turned back to him. "You should do something about your voice. You sound like a man, darling."

While Naruto happily smiled, Sasuke scowled. "Let's just go over the plan, darling." The darling part was spoken at a higher tone. He did it to mock Naruto but the former blond took it seriously.

Naruto shook his black head again and took a step forward. "Nope, higher."

Sasuke's scowl remained in place. Guessing that perhaps perfecting the voice now would be better, he repeated the last thing he said in a higher voice. "Darling."

With another step forward Naruto gave another disapproving shake of his head. "Nah-uh, little lower. Level it out."

"Darling."

Leaning forward Naruto took a hold of Sasuke's chin. "Say that again."

Softly, hardly above a whisper, Sasuke spoke again. "Darling"

Naruto smiled. "Perfect."

Letting go of the chin, Naruto abruptly walked passed Sasuke to the side of the bed where a large map was laid out.

Sasuke blinked. What the hell was that! He thought confused. His confusion turned into anger as Naruto called out behind him.

"Hurry up, Sasuke. We do have a plan to go over."

-End of scene- NHT