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Chapter 10
The two were in sight of the village gates minutes later, hands still joined. The blonde had a big smile plastered on his face, full knowing of the ramen in his near future. Sasuke also had a smile, but only a slight upturn of the lips, that solely Naruto could notice.
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As Sasuke and Naruto made their way through the busy streets toward their destination, many villagers and fellow ninja gave the pair strange stares. The fox boy was sued to the angry and hateful stares glares of Konoha civilians, that he began ignoring them over the years. In doing so, the blonde was oblivious to the weird stares, which were not directed to him because they though he was the demon Kyuubi. The real reason, the only one that Sasuke could come up with, was because he and Naruto were holding hands. At this simple conclusion, the Uchiha smirked and regripped his boyfriend’s hand in a tighter hold.
“Why are you being so affectionate all of a sudden?” Naruto questioned suspiciously, although he did enjoy the action.
“Hn? Do I need a reason to express my love for the most important person in my life?” he replied, with a fake hurt expression played across his features.
“Aw. That’s so sweet, Sasuke,” the blonde said, as he pretended to tear up in joy, then laughed at this own acting.
“Would you rather me to be sweet all the time?” wondered the Uchiha in full seriousness.
“Hm... well, not all the time. That would be too drastic of a personality change, but I hate the cold bastard and superiority complex Sasuke. How about somewhere in the middle, and on the nicer side?”
“Agreed, but I do not have a superiority complex. It’s not a complex if it is in fact, a truth,” Sasuke corrected.
The demon container sighed, “You are so full of yourself.”
The raven quickly pulled the other close, so he could whisper in lover’s ear. “You’re going to be full to the brim with me when we get back home... Or would you rather switch roles Na-ru-to?”
Naruto gasped, and looked at the Uchiha. His response died in his throat though, when he realized they had arrived at Ichiraku’s. Doing his best to keep his blush to a minimum, the blonde walked into the ramen shop, dragging his eechi behind him.
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“Alright, who are we going to tell first?” Ino asked, walking beside her best friend.
“Whoever we come across, I suppose. All we have to do is tell a few close friends or teammates, and let the rumor mill turn,” Sakura explained with a maniacal grin, happy with her plan.
“I must say, you are a genius, girl,” th blonde girl laughed.
“What’s so funny?” a voice said behind them. The two girls spun around to face the speaker, Hatake Kakashi... their first target.
“Oh, nothing sensei,” Sakura retorted in a sickeningly sweet tone. “How are you?”
“I’m fine, can’t complain. How about you two?”
“There’s not much to say, except, well...” Ino trailed off, letting her blue eyes fall to the ground. The copy nin cocked his one visible eyebrow, a gesture urging her to continue.
“You see, I discovered something disturbing this morning... I am not entirely sure how to say this, but... Sasuke and Naruto are together,” the pink haired girl finished.
“Together? They’re friends, aren’t they? Why wouldn’t they be together?” the jounin questioned. He knew full well of the relationship between the last Uchiha and the curse sealed fox boy. The ex-ANBU member did “help” the two become a couple in the first place! Kakashi was curious what the two teenage girls would say.
“Together as in romantically involved,” elaborated Ino.
“Oh, really?” Kakashi said in a shocked voice. “How do you know this?”
“I inadvertently came upon them in the midst of kissing, among other things,” Sakura winced, the scene coming to life in her mind.
“And you find it disturbing?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Well, of course, sensei. What they were doing was wrong and unnatural,” the green eyed girl exasperated.
“Yeah, just he thought of it makes me sick to my stomach,” Ino added, holding her abdomen with both hands.
“Hm. You two abhor the idea of two people expressing their love, then?” Kakashi dead panned.
“When it is two people of the same gender, then yes. The whole idea is disgusting,” the Haruno girl explained.
“What’s disgusting?” Iruka-sensei asked as he appeared next to the group holding a bag of groceries. He was obviously on his way home from the nearby market.
“Homosexuals. Do you agree, Iruka-sensei?” the silver haired jounin asked nonchalantly. The chuunin’s eyes widened slightly and some color began to show on his cheeks. The two teens look at their ex-sensei expectantly.
“Um... No, I do not agree. I think if two people really love each other, gender is regardless,” Iruka finally responded, his eyes softening a bit. The girls did not notice his change of facial features, for they were too busy exchanging confused looks.
“Are you serious, sensei? You must be joking,” urged the Yamamaki girl.
“I am very serious, Ino, because...” the brunet stopped mid sentence, scratching the scar across his nose our of nervous habit. He was unsure how to continue, and looked over at the jounin to bail him out.
“Because he is in love with a man,” Kakashi stated. He stepped forward to stand next to the younger male and wrapped his right arm around the other’s waist. Iruka gasped, while his blush increased to a tomato red (A/N: blushing ukes are so cute!!! :3)
“What?!!” both girls shouted, causing a few heads of passers by to turn at the outburst.
“How long has this been going on?” Sakura demanded, not believing what was right in front of her. (A/N: deja vu, much?)
“About two years now,” explained Kakashi. “This secret that has been kept for far too long. There is nothing unnatural or wrong about love, no matter what form it may be in. I thought you were a smart girl and understand, Sakura. Do you comprehend it, now?”
“Not at all. There’s nothing to understand!” she squealed and ran off, Ino trailing close behind, her face still expressing a state of confusion.
“No goodbye? That was rude,” the jounin laughed.
“I’m disappointed in those two... Did you really mean that Kakashi? We are going public with this?” the hopeful teacher asked. The couple began to walk together toward Iruka’s apartment building, arms wrapped around each other’s mid section.
“Might as well. Sasuke and Naruto’s relationship is going to be common knowledge soon, anyway,” he said cooly.
“Wait, what?”
“Oh, it seems Sakura saw the two together doing things that go far beyond friendship boundaries. We should have come out sooner, and yet...” the jounin trailed off as he ceased walking.
“And yet?” the brunet asked softly, seeing sadness in his boyfriend’s eye.
The copy nin sighed, “ I didn’t want anything bad to happen to you. I though if no one knew, that would be my way of protecting you. I’m not sure how many share Sakura and Ino’s view, but I think now we can get through anything.”
“Oh, Kashi,” Iruka smiled. “That was beautiful. Let’s get back the apartment before the ice cream melts.”
“Sure thing, right after I....” Kakashi grinned under his mask as he quickly pinched his lover’s backside before taking off.
“Ouch! Hatake Kakashi!!” the flustered man shouted. He began to chase after the jounin, mumbling about what he was going to do to a certain hentai when he caught him.
The two were in sight of the village gates minutes later, hands still joined. The blonde had a big smile plastered on his face, full knowing of the ramen in his near future. Sasuke also had a smile, but only a slight upturn of the lips, that solely Naruto could notice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As Sasuke and Naruto made their way through the busy streets toward their destination, many villagers and fellow ninja gave the pair strange stares. The fox boy was sued to the angry and hateful stares glares of Konoha civilians, that he began ignoring them over the years. In doing so, the blonde was oblivious to the weird stares, which were not directed to him because they though he was the demon Kyuubi. The real reason, the only one that Sasuke could come up with, was because he and Naruto were holding hands. At this simple conclusion, the Uchiha smirked and regripped his boyfriend’s hand in a tighter hold.
“Why are you being so affectionate all of a sudden?” Naruto questioned suspiciously, although he did enjoy the action.
“Hn? Do I need a reason to express my love for the most important person in my life?” he replied, with a fake hurt expression played across his features.
“Aw. That’s so sweet, Sasuke,” the blonde said, as he pretended to tear up in joy, then laughed at this own acting.
“Would you rather me to be sweet all the time?” wondered the Uchiha in full seriousness.
“Hm... well, not all the time. That would be too drastic of a personality change, but I hate the cold bastard and superiority complex Sasuke. How about somewhere in the middle, and on the nicer side?”
“Agreed, but I do not have a superiority complex. It’s not a complex if it is in fact, a truth,” Sasuke corrected.
The demon container sighed, “You are so full of yourself.”
The raven quickly pulled the other close, so he could whisper in lover’s ear. “You’re going to be full to the brim with me when we get back home... Or would you rather switch roles Na-ru-to?”
Naruto gasped, and looked at the Uchiha. His response died in his throat though, when he realized they had arrived at Ichiraku’s. Doing his best to keep his blush to a minimum, the blonde walked into the ramen shop, dragging his eechi behind him.
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“Alright, who are we going to tell first?” Ino asked, walking beside her best friend.
“Whoever we come across, I suppose. All we have to do is tell a few close friends or teammates, and let the rumor mill turn,” Sakura explained with a maniacal grin, happy with her plan.
“I must say, you are a genius, girl,” th blonde girl laughed.
“What’s so funny?” a voice said behind them. The two girls spun around to face the speaker, Hatake Kakashi... their first target.
“Oh, nothing sensei,” Sakura retorted in a sickeningly sweet tone. “How are you?”
“I’m fine, can’t complain. How about you two?”
“There’s not much to say, except, well...” Ino trailed off, letting her blue eyes fall to the ground. The copy nin cocked his one visible eyebrow, a gesture urging her to continue.
“You see, I discovered something disturbing this morning... I am not entirely sure how to say this, but... Sasuke and Naruto are together,” the pink haired girl finished.
“Together? They’re friends, aren’t they? Why wouldn’t they be together?” the jounin questioned. He knew full well of the relationship between the last Uchiha and the curse sealed fox boy. The ex-ANBU member did “help” the two become a couple in the first place! Kakashi was curious what the two teenage girls would say.
“Together as in romantically involved,” elaborated Ino.
“Oh, really?” Kakashi said in a shocked voice. “How do you know this?”
“I inadvertently came upon them in the midst of kissing, among other things,” Sakura winced, the scene coming to life in her mind.
“And you find it disturbing?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Well, of course, sensei. What they were doing was wrong and unnatural,” the green eyed girl exasperated.
“Yeah, just he thought of it makes me sick to my stomach,” Ino added, holding her abdomen with both hands.
“Hm. You two abhor the idea of two people expressing their love, then?” Kakashi dead panned.
“When it is two people of the same gender, then yes. The whole idea is disgusting,” the Haruno girl explained.
“What’s disgusting?” Iruka-sensei asked as he appeared next to the group holding a bag of groceries. He was obviously on his way home from the nearby market.
“Homosexuals. Do you agree, Iruka-sensei?” the silver haired jounin asked nonchalantly. The chuunin’s eyes widened slightly and some color began to show on his cheeks. The two teens look at their ex-sensei expectantly.
“Um... No, I do not agree. I think if two people really love each other, gender is regardless,” Iruka finally responded, his eyes softening a bit. The girls did not notice his change of facial features, for they were too busy exchanging confused looks.
“Are you serious, sensei? You must be joking,” urged the Yamamaki girl.
“I am very serious, Ino, because...” the brunet stopped mid sentence, scratching the scar across his nose our of nervous habit. He was unsure how to continue, and looked over at the jounin to bail him out.
“Because he is in love with a man,” Kakashi stated. He stepped forward to stand next to the younger male and wrapped his right arm around the other’s waist. Iruka gasped, while his blush increased to a tomato red (A/N: blushing ukes are so cute!!! :3)
“What?!!” both girls shouted, causing a few heads of passers by to turn at the outburst.
“How long has this been going on?” Sakura demanded, not believing what was right in front of her. (A/N: deja vu, much?)
“About two years now,” explained Kakashi. “This secret that has been kept for far too long. There is nothing unnatural or wrong about love, no matter what form it may be in. I thought you were a smart girl and understand, Sakura. Do you comprehend it, now?”
“Not at all. There’s nothing to understand!” she squealed and ran off, Ino trailing close behind, her face still expressing a state of confusion.
“No goodbye? That was rude,” the jounin laughed.
“I’m disappointed in those two... Did you really mean that Kakashi? We are going public with this?” the hopeful teacher asked. The couple began to walk together toward Iruka’s apartment building, arms wrapped around each other’s mid section.
“Might as well. Sasuke and Naruto’s relationship is going to be common knowledge soon, anyway,” he said cooly.
“Wait, what?”
“Oh, it seems Sakura saw the two together doing things that go far beyond friendship boundaries. We should have come out sooner, and yet...” the jounin trailed off as he ceased walking.
“And yet?” the brunet asked softly, seeing sadness in his boyfriend’s eye.
The copy nin sighed, “ I didn’t want anything bad to happen to you. I though if no one knew, that would be my way of protecting you. I’m not sure how many share Sakura and Ino’s view, but I think now we can get through anything.”
“Oh, Kashi,” Iruka smiled. “That was beautiful. Let’s get back the apartment before the ice cream melts.”
“Sure thing, right after I....” Kakashi grinned under his mask as he quickly pinched his lover’s backside before taking off.
“Ouch! Hatake Kakashi!!” the flustered man shouted. He began to chase after the jounin, mumbling about what he was going to do to a certain hentai when he caught him.
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