Something new...
What? You mean, I actually have time to write and post another fanfic? (Is asking for more work, obviously)
I kind of got away from writing SasuNaru, but since reading the most recent chapter, I've had inspiration to write some more. So here's my attempt, following the most recent chapter in the manga (#415).
Title: Don't really have one yet...chapter's called "Sasuke's Decision" though.
Author: dark_angel_isla
Fandom: Naruto obviously
Pairing: SasuNaruSasu
Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: G for now...
Word Count: 1,406
Summary: After defeating the eight-tailed beast, Sasuke and his team return to the Akatsuki's hideout where he finds out what they really do to the beasts. He fears for Naruto, who's next, but mainly because he still has feelings for him.
Chapter 1-Sasuke’s Decision
The task had been completed. Sasuke and his team had captured the eight-tailed beast. He couldn’t help being proud of his teammates, but he still felt his eyes bleeding from the new power he had gained. Moreover, he couldn’t help feeling slightly anxious about where he was to go to next. Konoha. He had left the place more than two years ago and now he had come to carry out his mission. He knew in the end what it would have to be. He would have to kill Naruto. Somehow, he knew that he would be the one to finish the nine-tailed fox. There was no question. Even though Tobi advised him to stay out of Naruto’s way, Sasuke knew it was inevitable that their paths would cross once more.
They had almost arrived at the hideout when Suigetsu stiffened suddenly. Sasuke glanced at him to see what was up and then, looking ahead, he knew why he had frozen. Kisame was there at the entrance. Sasuke knew that Suigetsu wanted more than anything to defeat the gigantic shark. He would have to wait. There was no time for this.
Sasuke walked smoothly past the shark beast who had been on congenial terms with his brother, a fact that Sasuke knew right when he saw him and Itachi that one time long ago when they had tried to kidnap Naruto. His reasoning for fighting Itachi then was initially selfish, just because he hated his brother so much. But as time passed, he realized it was for a different reason.
Sasuke seated himself in a stone chair and his teammates gathered around him, Jugo setting Karin down gently beside Sasuke. The Uchiha tried not to look concerned about her. However many times she tried to hit on him, Sasuke would never take the bait. His heart belonged to someone else, someone whose heart he shouldn’t have broken. The guilt barely surfaced these days, but he knew that once in Konoha, he would have a guilt parade going through his head. He tried to keep himself composed, especially in front of Akatsuki, but sometimes the feelings would get in the way of his emotional block.
Tobi appeared out from the shadows as he saw the eight-tailed beast in front of Team Hawk.
“Excellent.” Tobi said, coming toward them. “Excellent work, Sasuke-kun.”
Sasuke ignored the grumbling from the others around him as he was the only one who got acknowledgment for this task. Suigetsu was especially bitter as he plunged the gigantic sword into the floor. Sasuke sent him a sideways glance and the shark-boy stopped fuming.
As Tobi came closer, he regarded Sasuke (or at least Sasuke guessed that he did; considering he always wore that stupid mask, Sasuke could barely tell sometimes) and then said, “Your eyes.”
Sasuke looked down, ashamed of how much power he had to use in order to get control over the beast. It was surely insulting.
“I knew you would prove better than your brother.”
Sasuke’s eyes widened as he heard this. Tobi was giving him a compliment? Even though Itachi was a student of his own, Tobi still favored Sasuke? Or was he just saying that to make him feel more special? Sasuke couldn’t tell with Tobi. He didn’t necessarily like Tobi just because of their first meeting when he revealed that all that time Itachi had been under orders to kill his entire clan except for him for everyone’s benefit (except for Sasuke’s). He had been manipulated from the start. That was one thing Sasuke hated more than anything. He wanted to make his own decisions, but somehow, everyone seemed to bring their own interests to coincide with his. The only time he felt confidant that no one would ever manipulate him was when he was around…
No, Sasuke thought, shutting his eyes tightly, allowing the blood forming at the creases to drip down his cheeks, I shouldn’t think about that. But he couldn’t help not thinking about him sometimes.
“Right,” Tobi said, bringing Sasuke out of his own thoughts, “We’ll take the hachibi from here then.”
Sasuke looked up at the masked man as he asked, “What is it you plan to do with him?”
Tobi hesitated before speaking, “Akatsuki has been searching for these creatures for some time. It is only to extract the beast from them and leave their human skin to rot that the Akatsuki require these powerful beings.”
Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he asked, “So, you extract the beast from within, but what happens to the owner?”
Tobi gave a dark look as he said plainly, “They die.”
Sasuke couldn’t tell how wide his eyes had gotten to be, but from the shock of the answer, he would expect pretty big. They die? And Naruto had one of those beasts inside him. Then that meant…
Sasuke got up quickly from his chair as he faced Tobi with such hatred as he hadn’t felt in a long time. “You mean to tell me that…”
He couldn’t find the rest of his voice. He didn’t want to have to mention Naruto in front of Tobi, though he wouldn’t be surprised if the orange-masked Uchiha knew about his unmentioned feelings for the blond boy.
“What? Is this surprising to you, Sasuke-kun?” Tobi asked, clearly mocking him in front of the others.
Sasuke held his stance and bit his tongue. He didn’t feel like arguing with Tobi. It would do him no good in the end. Still facing Tobi, Sasuke addressed his team. “Jugo, take Karin downstairs.”
He heard movement from behind him as he guessed that Jugo did as he instructed. Not taking his eyes off of Tobi’s, Sasuke backed out of the room, instructing Suigetsu to accompany him. Tobi didn’t try to stop him which he was glad for. He also didn’t really want to witness the beast getting extracted from the man. It wasn’t that he felt sympathy towards the man though. He had actually despised his annoying opponent, but he couldn’t help but think that that could be Naruto.
He had no idea if the other members of the Akatsuki had caught up to Naruto yet and whether or not they were battling each other. It seemed as if he would know whether they would be or not, like he would have to witness it himself.
“Sasuke?”
Suigetsu’s voice rang out in the silence and the raven-haired boy turned to him.
“Are you okay?” Suigetsu asked, noticing Sasuke’s prolonging lack of speech.
“I’m fine.” Sasuke lied.
“Okay. It’s just back there, you seemed-”
“Look,” Sasuke said sharply, turning fully toward him, “I’m fine, understand?”
Suigetsu nodded, seeming a little off kilter at Sasuke’s behavior. They reached the rest of their team as they came into the room downstairs that was designated their sleeping quarters. Sasuke slept in a solitary room next to theirs (mainly to get away from Karin, who would always insist that he sleep next to her). When Sasuke appeared, Jugo went over to him.
“I think she needs medical attention, she’s not doing too well.”
Sasuke nodded understandably and thought about who could possibly help Karin. The only medical ninjas he knew of were Tsunade and her assistant. But if he just showed up in Konoha to ask for their help, he would surely be questioned and possibly banned from the village…maybe even killed. If he was lucky, he would get a break, but he knew that there was a ninety-nine percent chance that he wouldn’t. The only chance was if Naruto forgave him. Not that he would. Sasuke had deserted him, had left him for dead. He had hurt Naruto for leaving and even when Naruto came to seek him out, he still refused. But now, the deed was done. Itachi’s death had meant so much to him that he had no time to focus on anything else. He hadn’t even considered Naruto’s feelings. But recently in the fight with the hachibi, he realized that people still cared about him, or at least he hoped. He wasn’t sure and he wasn’t going to be sure until he found out for himself.
Before Akatsuki could put their plan into action, Sasuke was going to pay a visit to Konoha on a mission, not to destroy the village, but to talk to the people he knew and loved to see if they could possibly help Karin.
A/N: I was really nervous about this chapter because there's a lot of technical stuff I had to put in from the most recent chapter. I'm not good with that type of thing in fanfics...but yeah, I hope it's good for now.
I kind of got away from writing SasuNaru, but since reading the most recent chapter, I've had inspiration to write some more. So here's my attempt, following the most recent chapter in the manga (#415).
Title: Don't really have one yet...chapter's called "Sasuke's Decision" though.
Author: dark_angel_isla
Fandom: Naruto obviously
Pairing: SasuNaruSasu
Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: G for now...
Word Count: 1,406
Summary: After defeating the eight-tailed beast, Sasuke and his team return to the Akatsuki's hideout where he finds out what they really do to the beasts. He fears for Naruto, who's next, but mainly because he still has feelings for him.
Chapter 1-Sasuke’s Decision
The task had been completed. Sasuke and his team had captured the eight-tailed beast. He couldn’t help being proud of his teammates, but he still felt his eyes bleeding from the new power he had gained. Moreover, he couldn’t help feeling slightly anxious about where he was to go to next. Konoha. He had left the place more than two years ago and now he had come to carry out his mission. He knew in the end what it would have to be. He would have to kill Naruto. Somehow, he knew that he would be the one to finish the nine-tailed fox. There was no question. Even though Tobi advised him to stay out of Naruto’s way, Sasuke knew it was inevitable that their paths would cross once more.
They had almost arrived at the hideout when Suigetsu stiffened suddenly. Sasuke glanced at him to see what was up and then, looking ahead, he knew why he had frozen. Kisame was there at the entrance. Sasuke knew that Suigetsu wanted more than anything to defeat the gigantic shark. He would have to wait. There was no time for this.
Sasuke walked smoothly past the shark beast who had been on congenial terms with his brother, a fact that Sasuke knew right when he saw him and Itachi that one time long ago when they had tried to kidnap Naruto. His reasoning for fighting Itachi then was initially selfish, just because he hated his brother so much. But as time passed, he realized it was for a different reason.
Sasuke seated himself in a stone chair and his teammates gathered around him, Jugo setting Karin down gently beside Sasuke. The Uchiha tried not to look concerned about her. However many times she tried to hit on him, Sasuke would never take the bait. His heart belonged to someone else, someone whose heart he shouldn’t have broken. The guilt barely surfaced these days, but he knew that once in Konoha, he would have a guilt parade going through his head. He tried to keep himself composed, especially in front of Akatsuki, but sometimes the feelings would get in the way of his emotional block.
Tobi appeared out from the shadows as he saw the eight-tailed beast in front of Team Hawk.
“Excellent.” Tobi said, coming toward them. “Excellent work, Sasuke-kun.”
Sasuke ignored the grumbling from the others around him as he was the only one who got acknowledgment for this task. Suigetsu was especially bitter as he plunged the gigantic sword into the floor. Sasuke sent him a sideways glance and the shark-boy stopped fuming.
As Tobi came closer, he regarded Sasuke (or at least Sasuke guessed that he did; considering he always wore that stupid mask, Sasuke could barely tell sometimes) and then said, “Your eyes.”
Sasuke looked down, ashamed of how much power he had to use in order to get control over the beast. It was surely insulting.
“I knew you would prove better than your brother.”
Sasuke’s eyes widened as he heard this. Tobi was giving him a compliment? Even though Itachi was a student of his own, Tobi still favored Sasuke? Or was he just saying that to make him feel more special? Sasuke couldn’t tell with Tobi. He didn’t necessarily like Tobi just because of their first meeting when he revealed that all that time Itachi had been under orders to kill his entire clan except for him for everyone’s benefit (except for Sasuke’s). He had been manipulated from the start. That was one thing Sasuke hated more than anything. He wanted to make his own decisions, but somehow, everyone seemed to bring their own interests to coincide with his. The only time he felt confidant that no one would ever manipulate him was when he was around…
No, Sasuke thought, shutting his eyes tightly, allowing the blood forming at the creases to drip down his cheeks, I shouldn’t think about that. But he couldn’t help not thinking about him sometimes.
“Right,” Tobi said, bringing Sasuke out of his own thoughts, “We’ll take the hachibi from here then.”
Sasuke looked up at the masked man as he asked, “What is it you plan to do with him?”
Tobi hesitated before speaking, “Akatsuki has been searching for these creatures for some time. It is only to extract the beast from them and leave their human skin to rot that the Akatsuki require these powerful beings.”
Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he asked, “So, you extract the beast from within, but what happens to the owner?”
Tobi gave a dark look as he said plainly, “They die.”
Sasuke couldn’t tell how wide his eyes had gotten to be, but from the shock of the answer, he would expect pretty big. They die? And Naruto had one of those beasts inside him. Then that meant…
Sasuke got up quickly from his chair as he faced Tobi with such hatred as he hadn’t felt in a long time. “You mean to tell me that…”
He couldn’t find the rest of his voice. He didn’t want to have to mention Naruto in front of Tobi, though he wouldn’t be surprised if the orange-masked Uchiha knew about his unmentioned feelings for the blond boy.
“What? Is this surprising to you, Sasuke-kun?” Tobi asked, clearly mocking him in front of the others.
Sasuke held his stance and bit his tongue. He didn’t feel like arguing with Tobi. It would do him no good in the end. Still facing Tobi, Sasuke addressed his team. “Jugo, take Karin downstairs.”
He heard movement from behind him as he guessed that Jugo did as he instructed. Not taking his eyes off of Tobi’s, Sasuke backed out of the room, instructing Suigetsu to accompany him. Tobi didn’t try to stop him which he was glad for. He also didn’t really want to witness the beast getting extracted from the man. It wasn’t that he felt sympathy towards the man though. He had actually despised his annoying opponent, but he couldn’t help but think that that could be Naruto.
He had no idea if the other members of the Akatsuki had caught up to Naruto yet and whether or not they were battling each other. It seemed as if he would know whether they would be or not, like he would have to witness it himself.
“Sasuke?”
Suigetsu’s voice rang out in the silence and the raven-haired boy turned to him.
“Are you okay?” Suigetsu asked, noticing Sasuke’s prolonging lack of speech.
“I’m fine.” Sasuke lied.
“Okay. It’s just back there, you seemed-”
“Look,” Sasuke said sharply, turning fully toward him, “I’m fine, understand?”
Suigetsu nodded, seeming a little off kilter at Sasuke’s behavior. They reached the rest of their team as they came into the room downstairs that was designated their sleeping quarters. Sasuke slept in a solitary room next to theirs (mainly to get away from Karin, who would always insist that he sleep next to her). When Sasuke appeared, Jugo went over to him.
“I think she needs medical attention, she’s not doing too well.”
Sasuke nodded understandably and thought about who could possibly help Karin. The only medical ninjas he knew of were Tsunade and her assistant. But if he just showed up in Konoha to ask for their help, he would surely be questioned and possibly banned from the village…maybe even killed. If he was lucky, he would get a break, but he knew that there was a ninety-nine percent chance that he wouldn’t. The only chance was if Naruto forgave him. Not that he would. Sasuke had deserted him, had left him for dead. He had hurt Naruto for leaving and even when Naruto came to seek him out, he still refused. But now, the deed was done. Itachi’s death had meant so much to him that he had no time to focus on anything else. He hadn’t even considered Naruto’s feelings. But recently in the fight with the hachibi, he realized that people still cared about him, or at least he hoped. He wasn’t sure and he wasn’t going to be sure until he found out for himself.
Before Akatsuki could put their plan into action, Sasuke was going to pay a visit to Konoha on a mission, not to destroy the village, but to talk to the people he knew and loved to see if they could possibly help Karin.
A/N: I was really nervous about this chapter because there's a lot of technical stuff I had to put in from the most recent chapter. I'm not good with that type of thing in fanfics...but yeah, I hope it's good for now.