[Fic] Naruto: Naruto + Sasuke (gen/brother): Distractions
Distractions
Summary: Pre-Chunnin/Itachi/Orochimaru. It's sometimes not Naruto's fault he's so clumsy, especially with explosive kunai. Unfortunately, Sasuke pays the price. Humor, one-sided NarutoxSakura, and unrealized subtext.
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Sasuke was NOT jealous.
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Naruto looked away for one second from the target as a certain caught his eyes, and let out a squawk--before snapping his eyes furiously, embarrassed, back... to...
--shit, just the throw the damn things!
But when he did, he realized: "Oh mother--"
BOOM.
"YOU FREAKING DUMB ASS!" Sasuke screamed, heart hammering in his chest as he stood on a branch next to the gaping hole the tree that had been in front of him. "ARE YOU BLIND TOO OR JUST THAT STUPID!"
"Shit! Sorry Sas--I mean, SHUT UP!"
"Ano, Sasuke. Naruto obviously thought you were skilled enough to avoid it," Kakashi called reasonably, while Naruto made a face to show that he did not at all agree with this. Seeing Naruto's sour expression, Sasuke kicked him off the tree branch for nearly explosive-kunai'ing a hole through him instead of the bandits ahead. Finding nothing wrong with either scenario, Kakashi smiled fondly at them like they were just the darned cutest little things in the world, before taking off again.
Sakura sent Naruto's falling, screaming body a "why do you do this to me" look of resignation, and seeing Sasuke's murderous aura towards the jumpsuited boy made her decide it might be best this once to just catch up with Kakashi.
"You're distracted," Sasuke said as he landed next to Naruto, who was trying to get his head out of the ground with his legs kicking furiously every which direction.
"MWFEURROMFRUU!" Naruto screamed offensively beneath the dirt. His free hand shook in a fist at him.
Sasuke managed to glare and sigh at the same time: "Dumb ass." Eye twitching as seconds of his precious time threatened to stretch into minutes, he yanked Naruto out of the ground by his ankle.
"--AND I'M GOING TO KILL YOU YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS BAST...--oh." Naruto's blue eyes blinked at him upside down. "Um...thanks."
"Whatever!" Sasuke said defensively, after lowering Naruto down. They sat to let the blond catch his breath after falling forty feet, and clean the dirt off his face with a water canteen. "It's not like I care."
"..."
"..."
"Right!" Naruto said quickly, lowering the sleeve he'd used to rub his face and throwing the water back at Sasuke. He looked quickly around the forest, expression changing. "Aw, come oon--where's Sakura-chan and Kaka-sensei?"
After stowing the canteen in his pack again, Sasuke glared before pointing off ahead. "Idiot. They left without us. As usual I'm the only one who can stand your presence."
"Aw maan..."
Sasuke folded his arms. "What were you so distracted about anyway?"
Naruto blushed, looking away so quickly he neck might have snapped off. "WHY WOULD I TELL YOU SOMETHING LIKE THAT?"
"Stop screeching dumb ass!"
Naruto sent him a deathly glare again and then fidgeted. "Well, I was behind Sakura-chan when I was aiming...right?" He drifted off and looked at the ground in absolute fascination.
"Yes. What about it."
"..." Fidget, fidget.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
Naruto looked at him intently as he passionately declared with fire in his eyes: "Sakura-chan has the best legs of any onna in the whole freaking village!"
"..."
Sasuke shot to his feet, looking impressively incredulous for a twelve year old. "Dumb ass! You and your stupid hormones nearly FRIED me!"
"Oh you big baby! At worst I messed up your pretty-boy hair--"
They paused, and then looked away in opposite directions, each one determined to blame the other for that.
"Tell her."
Surprised, Naruto squinted at him, looking even more unattractive. "Eh?"
Sasuke was trying to pretend he wasn't holding back a blush by glaring a tree into dust. "When you like someone you should tell them how you feel. You never know when they'll be gone." His fists clenched. "Or when they'll change."
Naruto felt awkward, and he couldn't think of anything to say other than, "Oh."
Lonely pasts neither of them would ever share or admit to unless pinned down hung there heavily in silence.
And then, "Hypocrite!"
Sasuke looked at him, looking a rare show of confusion. "What?"
"I know you like Sakura-chan!" Naruto said in an even rarer show of honesty.
"What?"
"You protect her and--wait. You're trying to sabotage me aren't you?!"
"Oh whatever," Sasuke snarled impatiently, fed up it with all suddenly. "You...dumb ass!"
"Hey wait up!" Naruto whined after Sasuke stomping off, getting up to chase after him. "Come on teme, don't be mad! Sasukeeeee..."
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A/N:
onna: I'm sure this is a rude term for "woman" because back from my GW fan days, I thought I heard Wufei use it. xD
Kishi-ka, stop breaking my heart with their tragic friendship and make them BFFs again, yes?