An intuition : Reboot || 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂

𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 // An Intuition: Reboot

"Itachi-san." Naruto tried his hardest to keep relief from flooding his voice. The eldest Uchiha nodded, an almost apologetic expression on his face. He could feel his heart racing, and he strained to slow it down. His cheeks flushed an adorable red, and he nervously lifted a hand to cover the left side of his face.

"Naruto-kun... I apologize if I came off as rude earlier. Missions have only been getting harder these days, and frankly, I was so stressed that your disruption irritated me beyond belief. At any other time I wouldn't have reacted in the same way, I can assure you." Naruto avoided Itachi's gaze in fear of bursting into laughter. He wasn't used to hearing Itachi apologize so profusely. Usually just an 'I'm sorry' would do the trick. Itachi must have taken Naruto's reaction the wrong way, and only went on to explain himself further. Naruto raised the hand to his forehead, surprised by Itachi's insistence.

"... If I insulted you in any way, please don't hesitate to tell me so. I've been trying to-" The blonde finally got fed up and interrupted.

"Itachi-san, you really shouldn't be apologizing. I shouldn't have bothered you in the first place." Itachi's dark eyes widened. Naruto's supposedly reassuring statement only succeeded in feeding his guilt.

"No, no. Please accept my apology." Itachi tried again. Naruto looked down at his feet, contemplating his next move. When the blonde didn't answer, Itachi was forced to take action. "You were saying something about knowing me ?"

Naruto lifted his gaze, a grin brightening his features. "I... Was mistaken. I thought you were someone else." Either Naruto was a bad liar or Itachi was over observant. It was probably both. Itachi was an Anbu captain, after all.

"I don't believe you did. It couldn't have been just coincidence that you knew my name." The Uchiha said with a blank stare. Naruto felt a spark of anger igniting in his stomach.

"You said it yourself." Naruto replied. Itachi remained impassive, but his eyes narrowed slightly. The blonde hesitated before leaning forward. He wouldn't back down to Itachi.

"I wasn't thinking rationally." Itachi easily brushed the comment off. Naruto rolled his eyes. "I don't see why you're so interested. Anyways, I thought the Uchiha clan had forbidden me from coming into contact with you ever again."

"That may be true, but I was the one that approached you, wasn't I ?" Itachi countered. He was dangerously close to smirking.

"I suppose so..." Naruto trailed off. He then realized how impolite he was being. "Would you like to come in ?"

"Yes, thank you." Itachi stepped past the blonde, glancing around at the small apartment. It was in no way 'dull'. The walls had been painted a jet black that would have been depressing in any other situation. The furniture was either white or orange, which were beautifully accentuated by the black walls looming in the background. The floor was a sleek, dark wood. The whole apartment very closely resembled Halloween.

"Your interior decorating is... Festive." Now smirking could not be helped. Naruto appeared crest fallen for a moment before his previous high spirits returned. He led Itachi into the living room, where he motioned for the Uchiha to sit down.

"So how did you find my apartment, anyways ?" Naruto asked, appeasing his curiosity.

"I asked the Hokage." Itachi didn't seem to want to explain further, so Naruto didn't bother.

There was a comfortable silence after that, and neither was in a rush to break it. The only sound was... Of the door being slammed open. The blonde jumped a mile high, but Itachi looked as if he'd been expecting it.