(I had no idea what to name this chapter, so we're going with this...It's a reference to one of my oneshots if you're wondering)
After the whole Leaf-nin encounter, Team 7 plus Gaara were off on their merry way again. Though merry probably isn't the best word to use. Gaara and Sakura were about ten meters in front and were barely visible through the dense forest. Not to mention the slowly darkening sky that made everything that much harder to see.
Kakashi, Sasuke, Kurama, and Shukaku were all walking in the middle. Kakashi was once again engrossed in his book, barely paying any attention to his surroundings. Kurama and Shukaku were arguing about something, like usual. And Sasuke was in this awkward limbo, where he wasn't blocking out the entire universe like Kakashi, but he also didn't feel like joining the two arguing tailed beasts.
Naruto, on the other hand, was trailing behind everyone. And the blonde's uncharacteristic gloominess was really starting to irritate Sasuke. Having had enough, the ravenette slowed down to match Naruto's pace. "What is up with you today? And don't say nothing."
"I'm fine 'ttebayo..." Naruto mumbled, making Sasuke sigh.
"No, you're not. Come on, what's bothering you?" The ravenette gave Naruto a piercing stare, one that said 'You better spill if you want me to leave you alone,' And it only took a few minutes before the blonde caved.
"Fine, I saw my dad last night." Sasuke pursed his lips, trying to find the right words without further hurting his teammate's feelings.
"Naruto....Minato's dead."
"I thought so too, but last night...I don't know how to explain it 'ttebayo. Even Kurama doesn't know exactly what happened. But I saw him. I know I did dattebayo. He was this...swirling blob of blue energy, but it was him!"
Sasuke remained silent as he listened to Naruto's fragmented explanation. "It wasn't a hallucination, Sasuke. He spoke to me, he said that he was proud. An-and I could feel it when he hugged me dattebayo! You can't touch hallucinations!" Sasuke could see wet trails begin to form down the blonde's whiskered cheeks. "And I know you probably think I'm crazy-" The ravenette cut Naruto off.
"I believe you." The jinchuuriki immediately stopped talking and looked at Sasuke with wide eyes.
"Y-you do?" He stuttered out. Both of them had stopped walking at this point.
"Hn." Yes.
Naruto's face morphed into a teary smile as he ran over to Sasuke and buried his face in the ravenette's chest. Sasuke instantly responded by wrapping his arms around the blonde and pulling him closer.
No words were spoken as the two of them shared the comforting embrace. The others had probably noticed their absence and were bound to find them sooner or later, but that didn't matter to either of them.
Much to Sasuke's annoyance, Naruto pulled away. "Thanks for that dattebayo." But before the blonde could completely escape Sasuke's grip, the ravenette pulled him back with a quiet "hn," tucking Naruto's head back into his chest.
"Um, Sasuke? Whatcha doing 'ttebayo?" Sasuke moved his head to rest in the crook of Naruto's neck.
"Shut up and don't move." After a moment, Naruto began to relax and Sasuke felt a pair of arms wrap around his torso once again.
Sadly, their moment was cut short once again.
"Oh ho ho! I sure hope we're not interrupting anything!" Sasuke groaned and lifted his head up to yell at Shukaku, but Kurama beat him to it.
"Now you've done it you idiot raccoon! When humans are embracing each other like that, you're not supposed to interrupt them! Now Sasuke's gonna fry you with a Katon jutsu." Shukaku scoffed, completely unconcerned despite Kurama's warning.
"A measly fireball will do nothing against the great One-Tailed Racoon!" Kurama rolled his eyes and gave a foxy smirk to the raccoon demon.
"Not in your current form it won't....would you like your grave next to that tree over there, or by that puddle, we passed a few minutes ago?" Naruto pulled away from Sasuke so that he could watch the scene. And soon, Kakashi, Gaara, and Sakura joined him.
"Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu." The ex-Uchiha said calmly, and he then launched an enormous fireball at Shukaku's small body, creating a fairly large explosion and a lot of smoke.
When the dust cleared, Naruto saw Shukaku sprawled on his stomach, as if he tried to belly flop on the gravel path. Kurama then calmly walked up to the Ichibi and proceeded to walk all over his body. Once the Kyuubi was finished, he picked up Shukaku's body and began dragging it away. "The puddle it is then,"
As soon as those words left the fox demon's mouth, Shukaku immediately woke up and began thrashing. "Ew! No! No! No! You made that puddle!"
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Sorry, I know my sense of humor sucks.
Anyway, what do you all think so far?
Is there too much of one character?
Do you want to see more of a character?
Is the plot confusing?
Are Kurama and Shukaku funny?
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*I'm aware that all the parent/family situations are kinda confusing right now, but they will be explained!!
-Isabelle ;D
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