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Naruto and Sasuke lay side by side on the ground of the Waterfall at the Valley of the end, panting. With bruises on their bodies, and smiles on their faces. Whether he means it to be sadistic or masochistic he doesn’t know, but Naruto can’t help but question if they could do more damage to each other.
“…Still don’t wanna see what happens when we smash the rassengan and chidori together?” Sasuke laughs harshly at that, rolling on to his side as he clenches his stomach, half in pain and half in unexplainable joy that, after what felt like an eternity, he got to experience one of Naruto’s, wonderfully stupid ideas.
“HAHAHA! WHAT?! Are you nuts?! The last time we tried that move, we nearly died! I’m pretty sure it would kill us now! Or at least make us lose at least one of our limbs?” Naruto snorts and chortles with Sasuke, turning his body to face his. He winces as he turns his body, a searing euphoria rushing through his chest as he gets to re-experience the ghost pains in his stomach, likely were from earlier, when Sasuke’s feet kicked him so hard his back hit the cliff.
He’s so stinking happy, the constant grin on his face never wavering since they decided to fight again like they were kids. Of course now with…somewhat less serious consequences, considering they wanted only to use the fight as an excuse to decide who tops for the first time.
He finally fully turns to Sasuke’s face, which to Naruto’s delight, is still shaking in laughter. He pushes one of his hands slowly to Sasuke’s face, intending to wipe away the tears falling from his eyes.
Sasuke unfortunately takes one second too long to open his eyes, startling when he sees Naruto’s hand right in front of his face.
It brings back one too many memories, he expected first of Itachi pretending to steal his eyes, which does eventually show in his montage of pain and mayhem. To his own shock, the first thing he sees instead of Naruto’s hand, is hard to discern. Either it was yet another time he uselessly begged for a normal relationship between him and his former teacher, or another time he numbed it, or-More faces.
Instinctually, Sasuke holds his breath, shifting quickly away from Naruto’s hand. Naruto blinks rapidly at this quick movement, noticeably confused at Sasuke’s nervous features, where when they were fighting previous, he seemed just as euphoric as Naruto.
“Woah there Teme, what’s got you so antsy? I’m not gonna pull the Rassengan now…right? Is that why you, moved?” Sasuke swallows around nothing, sitting up while wincing so he can breath better. Naruto’s face falls, internally his mind racing over the meaning of Sasuke’s quick change in mood.
Jeez I didn’t think he’d mind me holding his face that much, he seemed to like it after the battle…
Huh, wonder if that’s cause he didn’t see my, form with Kurama yet…is he, frightened of me now?
In the back of his mind, Kurama’s deep voice rumbles with a dry laugh, his voice booming through Naruto’s incessant thoughts.
As he should. That brat has underestimated our power for far too long. Why shouldn’t he be frightened of our true form?
Except it’s not our truest form asshole, it’s just…one of our , stronger ones.
He tells himself this, though a wave of insecurity washes through him, wandering if Sasuke is well and truly actually afraid of him.
A moment of silence passes between them, as Naruto also tries to sit up, wincing much like Sasuke, who is still panting as he grounds himself away from his gruesome memories, ones of which he prays Naruto will never have to be witness too.
He can’t know, just how depraved I’ve been willing to become for power…he can’t know…he’ll. He’ll never, ever, look at me the same again.
“I-I’m fine usurutonkatchi. Just…exhausted I guess…come on, we should, probably wash off the uh, cliff debris.” He stands, swaying for a second as his legs tremble from lack of movement for so long. He holds his hand out to Naruto, noticing the uncharacteristic quiet that his beloved had taken on since his original comment.
As they walk out of the Valley, with Sasuke picking up Naruto’s headband as they walk, this unusual quiet continues. He hands the headband back to Naruto, who pauses in walking, his grin returning, as he limply bounces.
“Hey-ow ow pain. Aw thank you…oh. I guess that means. Ah. I can final give you this…” He takes out Sasuke’s headband, which has carefully been stored away in Naruto’s shirt since their first fight in the Valley at the End. Sasuke blinks rapidly, his eyes whelming up for just a second, before he takes it back. Naruto blushes when their hands touch, still in some disbelief that they were finally, together.
He can’t help but, try to compliment Sasuke. Since, well. He can do that now.
“…I uh. I admit I-I think you look great without the headband, but I do think you should, have it back.” Sasuke smiles at that while rolling his eyes affectionately. He tucks the band in his shirt, still not quite feeling deserving of wearing it.
“Oh you thought my forehead was better bare do you? Heh, what else do you like bare-SON OF A BITCH! I’M GONNA KILL SUIGETSU AND KARIN, AGAIN! FOR RUINING MY BRAIN WITH DIRTY JOKES, AND CONSTANT FLIRTING, GODDAMMIT!” Annoyed, defeated, and honestly very tired, Sasuke punches a stone block beside himself, falling to his knees and crying when it doesn’t break in two. Naruto puts his hands on his hips, clicking his tongue in a mocking tone.
“Oi oi you are so horny and pent up aren’t you? Mixed in with…ehhhhh. Temeeee, when’s the last time you slept?” Sasuke wipes his tears away, grumbling while he does.
“How the fuck should I know? I’ve been on a revenge spree for the past…what, 5 years? My time and sleep schedule has been fucked for months.” Naruto winces loudly at that, almost performatively.
“Whhhhat? Sasuke you used to be a better sleeper than me! Well no wonder you wanted to murder everyone after you already got…most of your revenge. Dattebayo you need rest. Come on.” He lifts Sasuke princess style, used to doing this for his rescue missions.
Of course he’s not used to the princesses kicking and cursing at him…most of the time. Still, they usually don’t aim as well for his chin as this particular princess.
“WHAT THE FUCK NARUTO- YOU DON’T JUST DO THAT! WHY ARE YOU CARRYING ME LIKE THIS, I’M NOT A WOMAN!” Naruto rolls his own eyes, walking slowly as he keeps having to readjust Sasuke, who is squirming more than all the other times Naruto has carried him.
“Oh jeez- WILL YOU STOP RESISTING? I’M NOT CARRYING YOU LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU’RE A WOMAN, IT’S JUST EASIER! Sheesh…if you were a woman, I’m pretty sure I would’ve just dropped you after you tried to hit me that many times.” Sasuke huffs, crossing his arms. He says nothing, slowly dropping his head to Naruto’s shoulder as Naruto walks through the valley. Along the way, Sasuke can’t help but ask,
“…Have, you been sleeping well since, I’ve been gone?” Naruto stops at that. He looks to Sasuke, smiling when he sees him curled up. Sasuke blushes, avoiding his eyes. Naruto hums, continuing to walk.
“Eh, it’s gone in waves…sometimes I would have nights where, I stared at the ceiling till sunrise, worrying that I would miss you, returning if I went to sleep…other night’s I slept in till noon.” Sasuke snorts at that.
“Figures.” Naruto speaks in a whiny voice,
“Oh you- shut it. It’s better than getting no sleep!” Sasuke hums at that himself.
“I don’t know…sometimes no sleep at least gives you a short rush of energy till…well, funny enough sometimes noon.” Naruto pulls his face at that, in surprise.
“Huh really? I didn’t know that…how do you know that?” Sasuke narrows his eyes, unbeknownst to Naruto, trying to think of something more than just, his laundry list of trauma.
“Um…………it’s happened, at times. When I experienced something, really shitty and. I can’t help but, unfortunately remember it over and over again and as a result…have trouble sleeping…like. I had this problem when I was a kid I guess but, it wasn’t so bad….well, I guess the more, shitty things happen, the more I, have trouble sleeping……” Naruto saddens at that, briefly pausing, to look at their surroundings. To Sasuke’s surprise, they’re already entering the village.
He whispers to Naruto,
“Aren’t you going to let me down dobe?” Naruto cheekily smiles, holding Sasuke closer.
“Nah. I brought you back, I get to carry you the way I want…besides. If I am being completely honest…I, don’t wanna let you go for a while…I. Kinda just wanted an excuse to keep, holding you.” Sasuke widens his eyes at that, in disbelief that, he’s allowed to do that now.
He takes a moment to second guess, and question to himself if he’s ready for that, possibility of more shame.
But his eyes drift open and closed, his body finally feeling safe enough to relax.
Now that well…he’s in Naruto’s arms……maybe he can finally. Be okay.
And so, sleepily, he says,
“Hmph….idiot…I love you.” He falls right asleep, the last sensation he takes in being Naruto gently kissing him on the head.
“Goodnight you jerk…I love you too.” Naruto hoists Sasuke slowly in his arms, getting a better grip so that Sasuke’s head can easily lay on his chest. Sasuke grumbles, digging his face against Naruto’s torn jumpsuit underneath. Naruto laughs as he walks through Konoha, ignoring the odd stares and whispers. Though he is delighted when he hears a few that seem…supportive?
“Well would you look at those two.”
“About damn time, I’ve been hearing that damn Naruto crying out for Sasuke every damn night since he left.”
“No kidding! Well based on how they’re positioned, I’d wager that the Uchiha is a bottom.” Annnnnnd Naruto needs to get the hell away from this, waaaay too supportive group. He gets him and Sasuke away from the crowd, nearly running over Sakura on his way to Sasuke’s house. Ino stops him, jumping in front of her girlfriend, who’s turned around ordering ice cream from a stall, to end off their lovely date night.
“Watch where your going! Idiot!...Hey is Sasuke alive?” Naruto gasps, looking into his arms. He takes a breath, seeing him taking small breaths.
“Pheeeew. What the hell Ino? He’s just sleeping, why’d you freak me out and make me think he was dead?!” Sakura finally turns around, squinting her eyes in shock when she sees Sasuke, seemly calmly sleeping in Naruto’s arms.
“…Well Naruto. I may just be guessing here, but it could be because why else would Sasuke let you bridal carry him like this, through the village?!...OH MY GOD WHY ARE YOU BOTH BRUISED AND BLOODY! YOU MORONS!” She gets to healing them, a tiny part of her happy that she didn’t seem to wake Sasuke. Her and Ino make brief, silent conversation with each other, clearly saying to one another;
HES SO CUTE WHEN HE’S ASLEEP!
It was a funny topic for the two of them, realizing that they can, as a couple, privately ogle over attractive people. As long as they communicate over it, which they’re both soooo happy to do with one another!
Yeah. Sakura thinks to herself, Dating girls does seem MUCH better, sooo much more understanding, and I just love talking to her! Or is that just a gay thing….Aww who cares! I’m just so happy.
Naruto laughs lightly, not in the very least catching on to Sakura and Ino’s silent communication skills.
“Awww thanks Sakura! Oh we were just having fun. Wanted to fight like when we were kids, except this time over who…..uh….Dooooes things.” Sakura narrows her eyes.
“As if I, and everyone within a 5 mile radius didn’t hear you two whispering about it at Ichiraku’s. Turns out, neither of you are subtle.” Ino crosses her arms while cocking her hip in full agreement with Sakura.
“Mm Hm! No subtly in the slightest!” Naruto shrugs, making Sasuke grumble in his sleep, nuzzling his head, somehow deeper into Naruto’s chest. Ino and Sakura coo over it, ignoring Naruto’s response.
“Oh whatever, it’s not like we we’re hiding how into each other we are. Plus we haven’t seen each other in aaaaages. Why would we be subtle?....Hey are you two paying attention?....Also could you stop staring at Sasuke. I know he’s cute when he sleeps.” Both girls answer in the same tone and volume,
“Sooooo cute.” Naruto puffs his chest, cuddling Sasuke closer.
“Yeah, but he’s mine! No one else’s! So quit it!” Ino grins, having come up with a perfect dirty idea.
“Ooooh we could all share? I can’t see Sakura saying no to that.”
“Welll-“
“NOPE, SCREW THIS, WE’RE LEAVING! THANK YOU FOR THE HEALINGGGG!” He jumps away with Sasuke, his energy being regained from Sakura’s healing touch. The girls watch him leave, one in guilt and one in pride.
“…Think we went too far?” Ino asks Sakura, who laughs, while taking her hand.
“You kidding? Those two turn every mundane moment into an excuse to listen to their drama. If anything, I think they deserved worse.” Ino giggles, leaning her head against Sakura’s. She smirks, seeing the shade match her hair.
…….
And now Ino can’t help but wonder if it matches other places.
“Haha, yeah you’re probably right….say, I don’t suppose you’d be interested in a…leisurely stroll through the trees.” Sakura gets excited, her eyebrows turning at the same time as her lips quirking upwards.
“Oh?...I hear that’s where couples go to get even closer. Do tell me sweet Ino…..you coming on to me?” Ino flushes, covering her own excitement in a giggle, as Sakura’s body gets very close to her. She enjoys the tingle up her spine when Sakura slowly pins her against a wall.
Sakura waits expectantly, waiting for a verbal confirmation by Ino. But of course, the bratty chick, who she’s soooo into she’s realizing, instead says,
“…And what if I am? What you gonna do to me?” Sakura gulps, as Ino arches her back, presenting her breasts against Sakura’s, comparably smaller ones. Sakura’s hands grip against the wall, creating small dents in the wall where her fingers meet stone.
Sakura knows they both like it, the evidence clear in their eye contact. She takes it as much of a sign as any for consent.
She kisses Ino, who enthusiastically wraps her hands around neck. She can’t help but feel giddy, a childhood dream of hers coming true.
And an adolescent dream that as well comes true later in the night, when the two ladies make their way to the trees in the forest, having their way with one another, with no one else the wiser.
Well, minus one Sai and Shino, who secretly listened to the event while on their own date, perhaps disturbingly realizing that they can be perverts together.
But that’s a different story, for a different time.
For this story, the two leads were nearing Sasuke’s home.
Unbeknownst to Sasuke. Who is now, to his surprise, waking up some moments later when Naruto places them both in his family’s hot springs.
Sasuke’s family hot springs that he hadn’t seen in…years.
“….N-Naruto, why the fuck…”
“I can explain!” He places Sasuke beside him, who sighs automatically, letting his body relax against the well shaped walls, as design. Naruto follows Sasuke’s lead, groaning as he gets the full effect of the pool.
“T-thiiis relaxs your chakra, huh?” Sasuke giggles.
“Feels like it. The idea is to simulate it enough that your body tries to create the effect, or thinks it does………..probably shouldn’t have told you that. That’s an Uchiha family secret.”
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“HEY WAIT, SO WAS GETTING IN HERE! USURONTAKONCHI, WHAT THE FUCK, HOW DID YOU GET INTO MY FAMILY’S HOME?!”
“HEY! YOU stashed YOUR house keys, in YOUR headband, which YOU threw towards me. Baka, why wouldn’t I use it?.........”
“…..Did you jerk off in my bed-“
“No! Only at my apartment…….well, okay to be fair, do wet dreams count?” Sasuke cringes his eyes.
“Where in my home have you have had wet dreams?”
“Uh-only your bed!...I think. I assumed cause, w-well I didn’t touch it or nothing but. Under the mattress, there was a dildo-“
“Goddammit, oh no. That could apply to. Multiple people.”
“WHAT! YOU’VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! H-HOW THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE’S BEDROOM HAVE DILDOS!?” Sasuke groans, wiping his forehead in mental exhaustion.
“My parents….I just went through their stuff as a stupid kid…only realized when your father said that they were both in other relationships, what those memories were.” Naruto hums at that, scratching his chin as he intakes the extra information.
“Damn……that’s kinda nasty.” Sasuke nods with him.
“Very nasty…it would be my room if there was a bunch of kunai scattered about…or stuck in my walls.” Naruto snaps at that, happy to know his secret sleeping space from time to time, actually did belong to his beautiful boyfriend.
“YES! Those were definitely in there, phewwww. So I was sleeping in your room.” Sasuke raises his brow at that, as he slowly sits up to grab a wash cloth beside the bath.
Which, to his surprise, is very clean like the rest of the room.
“…..Yeahhh about that, why were you sleeping in my room again?” Naruto blushes, rubbing his neck awkwardly.
“Wellllll you know how some nights I’d stay up so late, worried about missing seeing you when you’d return?” Sasuke hums, rubbing the cloth into his skin after he lathers it in a citrus body wash.
“Hm, yes I do remember you mentioning that.” Naruto exaggeratedly waves his hands while he talks, splashing some water on to Sasuke. Sasuke ignores it, used to his comrades usual style of overenthusiasm.
“WELL! This continued for awhile, and it got soooo bad that my training was worsening, so I figured ‘well, if I wait in Sasuke’s house, in his bed, then I won’t have to stay up, cause that’s the first place he’d go if he came back to the village!’ Plus your place is nicer than mine, didn’t even take much to clean it!” Sasuke shakes his head fondly at, yet again one of Naruto’s asinine ideas.
“…Well that’s dumb.” Naruto’s hand turns into a fist, shaking it angrily at Sasuke.
“HEY, WHO YOU CALLING DUMB! Clearly it was a great idea, since you’re back here now-“
“Because you brought me here dobe!”
“Annnnd aren’t you happier, because the first place you woke up was in your own home?!” Sasuke huffs at that, his soft heart, unfortunately softening more at how happy he is that Naruto was considerate enough to bring him here first.
“……I guess…it is, better than waking up in, a strange place…though for the record, as an outsider to the family, you have broken so many rules to do this.” Naruto shrugs, his hands flopping into the hot water.
“Ohhhhhh no! The great Naruto Uzumaki broke a rule?! What a shocking thing for him to do, whatever will he do! Why, his reputation alone-“
“Oooooh shut up, that’s not what I meant! I meant more, the breaking of those rules is, you have to admit, very disrespectful to my ancestors.” Naruto hums at that. Eventually he claps his hands together, in a prayer motion.
“Oh great Uchiha clan, I am sorry for disrespecting you all, by cleaning your house-“
“Oh my god-“
“And making sure your food didn’t go to waste-“
“For fucks sake-“
“Annnnd clearly being so disrespectful when I brought your ONLY descendent home, all in one piece-“
“Only because I said no to the Rasengan and Chidori idea-
“And truly! I am soooo sorry, for being disrespectful, when I made that same descendent a nice hot bath, wiiith the nice flowery herbs from the shelf.” Sasuke smacks his own face.
“Noooooo you idiot! Which one?!” Naruto blinked, looking into the, very sacred cupboard that Sasuke is absolutely going to slap him for going through.
“Uhhh, the pink one?” Sasuke growls in anger.
“WHAT? You ooooooh I’m gonna…..those were the, very very special and rare flowers, meant ONLY. To be used on a married couples first honeymoon………”
“…..Ooops?”
“OOOPS! YOU DUMB BASTARD- HOW MANY OTHER HERBS HAVE YOU USED?!” Naruto gasps, smacking his cheeks in instant regret.
“WHY, WERE THEY SPECIAL?!”
“YES YOU IDIOT- Naruto….those were, specially picked, each having a specific life event they get used for- or heh, even better- THE ONES THAT ARE LIFESAVING MEDICINES!” Naruto screeches in shame.
“OOOH NOO! I HAD NO IDEA- WHY DOESN’T YOUR FAMILY LABEL THE JARS?!” Sasuke’s eye twitches, the relax from the bath instantly forgotten, as an ocean of ancestral rage washes over his body. He clenches his fists, trying to take a deep breath so he doesn’t murder the love of his life.
“……Naruto. This, hot spring is, special for my family. It carries with it, rituals and traditions that, ha. I don’t even get to fully understand because the original, keepers of that knowledge are fucking dead…but the one thing, I do know, that all Uchiha children are taught from birth till the day we die, is how those herbs work. It is MEANT to be a secret. We labelled the jars, apparently at one point, but because they contain such quality ingredients, when we were raided they always stole those first. Which is, really bad, cause usually those herbs are used in rituals related to life and, death events…as such. My family, stopped labelling the jars, planning that, if someone does try to rob us, they would get confused and just steal all of the jars, which is waaay too much to steal, so they’d get caught…but no, instead of the herbs being stolen, you used them…how often?!” Naruto gulps, looking at the containers.
“……Not like, that long? I didn’t realize this was here until like, about a year ago? I don’t bath a lot, so I only used these like, what twice a month?” Sasuke groans, regretfully getting out of the bath to check, quantifiably, how stupid his darling is.
Thankfully not very stupid he finds, as none of the jars are even half empty. Sasuke has a sigh of relief, as Naruto stutters while tapping his fingers nervously.
“I-I didn’t know what it was, or how to get more of it I promise, I w-was never gonna finish them, I just…I don’t know, I was kinda hoping it was like, the secret to getting Sharingan, maybe?” Sasuke lets out a dry laugh at that, rescrewing the lid to the pink jar.
“Course that’s what you thought those were for…oooh you beautiful fucking idiot…My love for you is what keeps you alive, remember that.” Naruto laughs at that, sitting beside Sasuke on the ground. He looks at the jars, now curious of their uses.
“Hehe, oh I’ll remember teme…….say, so why are your jars, in an order like a rainbow?” Sasuke blinks, staring deeper at the jars.
……they are rainbow? Huh. Weird.
“…..Huh. I have no fucking clue. Hehehe, and I’ll neeeever know.” He laughs manically, rubbing away brief tears from his eyes. Naruto brings his own knees in, feeling guilty over making Sasuke somber.
“…Sorry.”
“Aw, it’s fine. There’s nothing that can, hurt me anymore….well. Oh okay, I do remember, why they’re in this specific order. I just, don’t know why it’s a rainbow-“
“Ohhh okay. So, why the order than?” Sasuke hums, pointing his finger automatically. He pauses, glaring at Naruto intensely.
“…Remember, these are my, now very dead family’s secrets. No sharing this shit, okay Naruto?” Naruto nods, and decides to obnoxiously ask,
“If I’m realllll good at being quiet about it, will you kiss me again? It’s been awhi-“ Sasuke kisses him, ever hungry for his lips. Something, he realizes while feeling Naruto’s hand along his leg, he never wants to stop.
He does however stop his hands, feeling Naruto’s sneaky hands trying to do something, Sasuke would find sacrilegious to do in front of such a sacred space.
“Ay- no! Just- let me explain the jars so I can close them and then we can……..do things.” Naruto giggles while sitting cross legged, trying to look like he’s listening.
Sasuke doesn’t mind knowing he’s only half-listening, something he can simply tell from Naruto’s raging hard on.
Unashamedly, standing out in front of him.
As such, Sasuke’s blushes through his, presentation on his family’s ritual herbs.
“S-so the pink one, as I told you is for honeymoons, meant to….create arousal and fertility.” Naruto scrunches his face, not knowing the word fertility. He thinks about something else, asking,
“Wait, but why is it first?” Sasuke hums, answering,
“Because, many Uchiha’s originally believed that, a family starts with the joining of two people. So, it’s the starting herb for, the family to collect and prepare.” Naruto ‘huh’s at that,
“Next, the red. Is meant for pregnancy. To make sure it goes smoothly, and….okay well maybe this one could give you Sharingan, as a baby. Or, no. It helped the mother not become blind using it during pregnancy, so that it passes down to the baby…..something like that. Ugh, I hate how much of this I forgot.”
“Nah its cool! I barely know anything about my family’s, well anything, so this is interesting! What does Orange do what does orange do?!” Sasuke kisses him, making Naruto calm down, in order to kiss him back. Sasuke goes back to talking, impressed at how pink Naruto got.
“Shut the fuck up, I’m telling you-“
“YAY!” Sasuke rolls his eyes affectionately.
“Anyways…Orange, is for birth. Uchiha’s usually have their birth, in the water with it. Or, they soak a cloth and wipe the baby with it. It brings relief from the, everything of birth, and it’s good at, cleaning the baby with something that reminds them of mother, who usually bathe in it before hand….or. Huh, I did have an uncle who gave birth, and Aunt who, sired I guess? Is that the word?” Naruto, oh so helpfully claps and said,
“She ejaculated into him-“
“EW FUCKING HELL NARUTO!” He smacks him, making Naruto laugh, and punch his arm back. Sasuke giggles, thankful that Naruto has his taste for, violence in flirtation.
“You, disgusting bastard. Anyways! So yeah. The yellow one is medicine, which can be used during birth, if there are complications…really for any injury. Its hard to make I think, so, my mom told me those ones are to be used with as many injured people at a time as possible-“
“That makes sense.”
“Mm-hm. The green one, is for every birthday. We are given a bath in the morning, only meant to be bathed in by the birthday person. But only after we learn all the medicines, and can recite them back.”
“Huh…is it, bad that you haven’t, gotten to use it every birthday?” Sasuke raises his brow in thought.
“Hmm….I did take some herbs with me when I left, but I’m pretty sure I, used them up for, my birthday from 2 years ago….but I guess I, did stop the, reciting of medicines…I…I honestly forgot about doing it…” Naruto saddens at that, matching Sasuke’s hunched form. He leans over, slowly placing his head on Sasuke’s shoulder. Sasuke sighs, continuing.
“…Yeah. I don’t know….heck, I don’t even remember what the blue one was for.” Naruto raises his eyebrow in surprise.
“Really? Huh. Well what about the purple one?”
“That one is to be boiled, and poured over a corpse during their funeral.”
“Oh okay wow.”
“Mm-hm. It’s typically meant to go over the eyes first, so as to fill the corpse’s sockets if their eyes are given to someone else.”
“…..Given?” Sasuke sighs.
“Yeah…something I, briefly learned from Itachi and, shockingly Madara I guess…eyes, in the Uchiha clan, are sacred, and only really meant to be given. Like, you can steal them, but they will not be as powerful, or as respected. They also last less long.” Naruto blanches at that.
“W-what do you mean by, last?” Sasuke bites his lip.
“…You really promise never, ever to tell my family secrets?” Naruto puts a hand on his chest.
“I swear on my life!”
“…fine. We uh. Go blind quicker, when we use Sharingan, regularly. I-I actually. Did go blind. These uh. These are not my original, eyes.” Naruto blinks rapidly at that, now intensely staring at Sasuke’s….well kind of Sasuke’s eyes.
“………Wow. I could never, tell. Woah woah wait. Do all of your family members have the same colour eyes, cause of that?” Sasuke shrugs.
“Maybe?....Sadly it’s hard to tell with inbreeding.”
“Oh yeah. That makes sense, I’ve heard a lot of clans- actually are mine too? Huh, guess it’s a good thing we’re definitely from different clans.”
“...hopefully. But yeah. So, these are Itachi’s eyes.” Naruto gasps at that, his brain finally taking a moment to, piece Sasuke’s life together.
He…he killed his brother, because he thought his brother killed, his whole, clan and culture…but, Itachi only did it, for the Leaf, and to protect Sasuke…but. Sasuke didn’t know that until, after Itachi’s death and, taking his eyes……..oh my god. He always, has a reminder of that, IN HIS EYES!
Naruto can’t help himself. He hugs Sasuke tightly, tearing up as he does.
“I…..I’m so proud of you, you know that? Like…you’ve been through hell and back, literally….but, you kept going. And, I’m so happy you did, so I could…be with you again.” Sasuke starts quietly tearing up too, his hand going to rub his eyes behind Naruto’s back.
“You. Oh you s-sappy, bastard………thank you.” Naruto smiles, a confused look going on his lips, as he pulls away from the hug.
“Thanks for what?” Sasuke blushes, avoiding his eyes.
“For. Uh…..seeing me, I guess.” Naruto softens his face at that, touching Sasuke’s hand. Sasuke holds his hand back, rubbing it thoughtfully.
“….Hmm. I guess hypothetically I could figure out what the blue one is if I look through my mom’s notebooks. There’s like, different combinations that can be made from mixing the different herbs, but that’s something typically only the, women in my family kept track of…but, guess there’s no women so…I guess the, responsibility would go to me now. Huh...Come on Naruto.” Naruto watches in disbelief as his boyfriend stands, his hands up in disbelief.
“B-b-but what about the nice fragrant bath? I thought we were gonna, do stuff in it?” Sasuke rolls his eyes while putting on one of his family’s robes. He similarly hands one to Naruto, who groans in frustration, while taking it from his hand.
“Oh please, I told you that it’s only for honeymoons, so it’s only going to be used for those…besides, the uh…aphrodisiac, effect, is gonna last for at least 6 hours.” Naruto claps excitedly, standing while putting the robe on.
“YAYYY! That’s six hours more I can use to drive you crazy!” Sasuke chuckles fondly, leaving the bathhouse after draining the tub.
“Dobe. I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to be making me more sane, at least, based on what your father said in his letter.” He holds out his hand, entangling his fingers with Narutos’ as they walk towards his parents room. Naruto takes on an annoying voice, correcting Sasuke.
“Uh, actuually! He said it was up to Konoha to make you more sane! My only job is to supervise you, which I’m doing pretty good at!” He pulls up their entwined hands, pointing to their clasp as if it’s an award for a job well done. Sasuke snorts, letting him swing their hands back and forth.
“Uh huh. And what if having you as my ‘supervisor’ just drives me crazy into killing everyone in the village, anyway?” Naruto hums at that, shrugging with one hand after a moment.
“Well, then I guess I’ll just have to drag you right back here. Or, handcuff you to me, so you can’t kill people.” Sasuke laughs at that, as he opens his parents doorway. He pauses, looking out at their room.
On the dresser, he sees pictures upon pictures of his family. His parents in their wedding attire, both with the same monotone look they’ve held with one another all his childhood. He sees photos of him and Itachi growing up. Almost without thought, he walks over to the dresser, along the way dragging Naruto with him to look more closely at the photos.
Among them, he spots many with Itachi holding him as a baby, or letting him climb on his back. Sasuke smiles sorrowfully, seeing one for when Itachi became an Anbu.
Though in hindsight, him acquiring the role would, unfortunately lead to the eventual downfall of the Uchiha’s. Yet looking at the photo, Sasuke doesn’t think anyone could’ve guessed, his family members all clapping Itachi on the back. In the back, he sees his mother and father laughing, while holding a fuming younger Sasuke, who was outraged that his brother wasn’t hugging him at all times.
Sasuke lets out a breath he doesn’t know he was holding, tracing the glass for all the people he’s lost.
His thoughts of past pain is broken, when Naruto starts cooing at a photo of baby Sasuke in his Uncle’s arms.
“Awwww, you looked so cute! Dang, even aa a baby you looked ready to start a fight.” Sasuke chuckles, putting down the photo he was holding. He looks at the one Naruto is holding, smiling when he sees his mother laughing in the background of the photo
“Oh yeah, I’ve always been like that. I uh, apparently was very picky about who could hold me and who couldn’t.” Naruto barks out a laugh at that, as he puts the photo down.
“Course you were…does that mean I’m extra special, cause I get to hold you allll the time-owww!” Sasuke punches him, clicking his tongue.
“Idiot. Try to hug me all the time, and I’m gonna punch you more.” Naruto winces while rubbing his arm, a toothy grin breaking out.
Though Naruto can’t explain it well, he enjoys when Sasuke gives him pain, a sense of euphoria rushing through his system every time he gets hurt.
“Oh yeah? Promise to do it in the face next time? I reeeally like it when you punch me there.” Sasuke inhales a deep breath, unbeknownst to Naruto having to control his own urges, in order to not just throw him down for another fight, now with less clothes.
From Naruto’s perspective however, Sasuke almost seemed, disgusted by the idea. Maybe even, offended?
Is fighting only a foreplay thing? OR WAS IT NEVER GONNA TURN INTO SEX, CAUSE HE IS SCARED OF ME?
WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP NARUTO!
“You shut the fuck up!” Sasuke raises his eyebrow in offense, immediately as Naruto gasps,
“What was tha-“
“I’m sorry, that was to Kurama not you, I swear!” Sasuke nods, tilting his head in curiosity.
“…….Does he, talk to you often?” Naruto gulps, rubbing his neck awkwardly.
“Uh-uh yeah I guess? Like not, super often but. Sometimes-“ Sasuke rolls his eyes, realizing that Naruto’s overthinking his own answer.
“Naruto. Look at me.” Naruto stops looking around the room, looking directly at Sasuke.
“Dobe. I don’t care that you talk to the fox in your body. I was just, curious about it…” Naruto blinks, his face turning unexpectedly happy.
“O-oh, yeah? Well uh. What are you curious about?” Sasuke bites his lip, trying to pick just one out of the millions of questions he’s about what it feels like to be a jinchurikki.
“Hmmm. I have a few…is, Kurama, fine with me asking?”
Why does he care what I think? Not like I get a choice.
Well are you?
Why not? Go nuts kid, you’re the only one who’s gonna get embarrassed by the answers.
Naruto nods, using a thumbs up to gesture to Sasuke that he can continue. Sasuke starts the questioning as such,
“Okay. Can he hear, everything, or see everything you do?”
Yes, unfortunately.
“Yes, he says unfortunately so.” Sasuke hums at that. His eyes nonchalantly trailing down Naruto’s open chest.
“Hmm…does he…feel, everything you do?”
“Ooooh that’s a good question, I haven’t thought about that! Hey Kurama! What is it?”
….Yes and no. I feel when you eat, your food being dropped in front of me. I don’t feel when you hold things, unless you’re trying to push chakra into it.
Naruto relays this to Sasuke, though he finds his mind now stuck with even more questions.
“Wait then…does he feel when, your uh. L-lips touch things?”
……I can tell when you’re kissing someone. But I don’t feel it, like that.
Naruto relays this again, but pauses and yells at Kurama out loud.
“WAIT! How can you tell when I’m kissing someone, but not feel it?”
Mmmm. How do I describe this? Hmm….I can feel your, chakra rushing to your crotch.
“…..Naruto what the fuck did you just say he said-“
“OH MY GOD, HE KNOWS WHEN I HAVE A BONER!” Sasuke tries to stifle his giggles, but can’t help when he bursts out laughing his ass off.
“HAHAHA OH GOD THAT’S SO FUCKING FUNNY!”
“NO IT’S NOT TEME, IT’S AN INVASION OF MY PRIVACY!”
WHAT PRIVACY, I’M IN YOUR BODY, THERE IS NO PRIVACY!
“……Wait, Naruto does that mean when you have sex, he’ll feel it?” Naruto stares at his stomach, needing an answer to that question.
AGAIN! How should I know…not like you’ve gotten any, virgin loser.
“OH FUCK YOU I AM NOT A LOSER FOR BEING A VIRG-em. Um. Ahhh.” Sasuke stops laughing at that. His face grows oddly soft, that Naruto has, inexplicably, entrusted his first time to Sasuke, without even mentioning it. He grabs both of Naruto’s hands, when he starts to nervously shake.
“Ohhh it’s okay, I don’t mind if I’m your first.” Naruto breaths out a sigh of relief, letting his forehead rest against Sasuke’s.
“Pheeeew, that’s nice….oh. I’mmm guessing this means I’m not your, first?” Sasuke freezes at that, his chest pounding.
“I-I uh it’s-um.” Naruto rubs his hands, in what he hopes is a soothing manner.
“It’s okay. I don’t mind if I’m not, really. It’s good, means you got some experience between us…I guess I may have just been curious on, whooo it was?” Sasuke gulps, letting go of Naruto’s hand. He goes to his mother’s chest of notes, distracting himself with his original quest.
“Uh-um we’re getting distracted from finding out what that uh, blue jar is.” Naruto scrunches his face, now even more curious on who it could be.
Hmmmm. He said he doesn’t like girls, so they’re out. Shikamaru is so not into dudes, so not him…hm. Sai and Gaara don’t really get along with him…but why would he hide who it is-OOH what if it’s scandalous, ooooooh.
Just as Sasuke smiles in triumph, finding the passage on the blue jar, Naruto interrupts his moment to ask,
“Ooooh was it someone you weren’t supposed to get with? Oh like a teacher-“ Naruto trails off in his thoughts, not noticing how Sasuke hitches his breath, his eyes widening in fear.
“Nooo don’t tell me it was Kakashi Sensei, I always knew that guy was a pervert-“ Sasuke drops the notebook, clutching his chest as he tries to take deep breaths, grounding himself as best he can to the present. Naruto looks over after hearing the book drop. His eyes widen in similar fear, as he rushes to Sasuke’s side.
“H-hey what’s the matter? Was there something scary in the notebook?” Sasuke shakes his head, sitting down as he wipes his eyes of already forming tears. He tries to block out the memories coming at him, but it only makes him curl into himself more. He mutters, trying to communicate to Naruto through his panic.
“N-no not the b-book I-hhhh. Naruto please just, d-don’t touch me.” His brain needing a moment to adjust to the new command, Naruto instinctively moves closer.
“But why-“ Sasuke rears his head, his eyes furious as his survival instincts take over.
“DON’T TOUCH ME!” Naruto moves, his back hitting Sasuke’s parents bed. Sasuke sits away from him, panting as he tries to calm himself. His hands go to his chest, rubbing it as he tries to mimic the way his mother would calm him when he was young.
All the while, Naruto is pondering over what he did to make Sasuke so afraid of him. He can’t help but question if it’s to do with his beast form that he showed while fighting him earlier in the night.
It breaks his heart, but Naruto would honestly much prefer Sasuke to be without him, and feeling safe, than to be around him in complete terror.
Sheesh, and that would only be worsened by me being his ‘supervisor’…maybe it’d be better to, find someone he feels safe around.
“….Well uh. I don’t want to, make you afraid. So I uh, I’ll find a replacement-“ He stands to leave, but feels himself getting tugged back by Sasuke, who is still in his same position. Only now, he is rubbing his chest while using the other hand to hold Naruto’s robe.
“W-wait, please stay. I-I don’t feel afraid around you I just……….I-I just need a moment to, remember it’s you, okay? S-so just, stay. Please.” Naruto frowns at that vague answer, but he sits beside Sasuke all the same. He gives enough space between them, allowing Sasuke a moment to take deep breaths.
What do I do Kurama? I don’t wanna ruin my relationship with him, just because I look a bit like an animal sometimes.
Oh for fucks sake…you don’t know how he feels about you. He just said he’s not afraid of you-
But he said he needs to ‘remember’ me. What else could that mean?
……Ask. Him.
………….Oh.
“……Is. Do…Do you need help, remembering me because of, h-how I looked when we fought, at the Valley?” Sasuke breaths out again, his face in confusion.
“Huh, what do you mean?” Naruto twiddles his thumbs, a nervous habit Sasuke remembers him having when they were just Genin.
“……Like. I know I look, pretty…scary, as the uh. Nine-Tails, Form…and I get if it frightened you so bad you, can’t remember me.” Sasuke smiles at that, thankful for the natural distraction Naruto has brought him out of his, dangerous thoughts.
“….Oh Naruto. I’ve never been afraid of you like that…..quite the opposite, actually.” Naruto looks to Sasuke, his face now in confusion.
“Wait, what do you mean?” Sasuke smirks, his hand reaching out to trace Naruto’s whiskers. Naruto gulps, enjoying Sasuke’s fingers to his skin.
“…….I get really, really aroused when you turn into that form.” Naruto’s jaw drops, making Sasuke chuckle.
“WHHHHHAAAAT? REALLY?!”
“Heh. Yeah it…….I mean, when we fought as kids, by the waterfall you. God when you turned into it I got so angry, because I kept getting distracted from fighting you, and continuing on with my revenge.”
“…….Huh.”
“…….Yeahhhh. You were kind of my, sexual awakening, I guess?” Naruto, without thinking, puffs his chest out in pride.
It deflates however when a, startling realization comes to him.
“….Wait. You had your first time, after leaving the village, not. Before?” Sasuke gulps, but slowly nods.
“…Yes. You, thought it was before?” Naruto rubs his neck, thinking on the question.
“Well, yeah? You were good looking, a lot of people thought so…..and well. You were also, definitely my sexual awakening, so I guess I just, assumed you did it, earlier than others?” Sasuke dryly chuckles at that.
“Oh don’t worry about that, it was definitely too early.” Naruto taps his chin, still not quite getting it.
“…Was it with that white haired guy you teamed with?” Sasuke scrunches his mouth in distaste.
“Ew, no. Suigetsu is way too, easy, literally fucks with every hot person we’ve met in towns. I just knows he’s riddled with some, water-born illness.” Naruto twists his face, completely lost for who Sasuke’s first time could be.
“….So, who was it then. Your first? I really really promise I won’t judge, I just wanna know.” Sasuke eyes waver at that, his hands clenching into fists. He wants to believe Naruto, truly.
But….well who could look at me after…..everything.
“……….You. You won’t think, different of me if it’s….gross?” Naruto quirks his lips, but shrugs.
“Well. It’s in the past, isn’t it? What do I care…you’re you, no matter what, sex stuff you’ve done, I think.” Sasuke hums at that.
A silence passes between them, neither rushing the other. Sasuke takes a few moments to blink and breathe, recentering himself. Naruto does his best to get close, without touching him, should Sasuke get upset about it like before.
After what feels like an eternity, Sasuke breaks the silence, saying,
“……..I um. My, experience with sex has….really been, kinda shit. So much so I…ugh. I don’t even know which time, would count as my first?...Well. So. Ulgh…that, disgusting pervert Orochimaru, used to um. L-lick me, a-and, touch me where I…begged him not to. But, he insisted it was necessary for the, curse mark to take effect and so I could…get my, revenge…I…….well. I knew I sold my soul to the devil, I guess I just didn’t…think too much about my body, in that aspect….but, for proper sex, I guess. I uh…..ugh. So. Unfortunately, Orochimaru blew through most of our money with his, experiments. And, well it’s not like he really paid that much attention on when to, give us food. So, after two nights of going hungry, I. Skipped to town, and had no money….so, to, have a free meal I…..I….I…I” Naruto takes a breath he didn’t know he was holding, as Sasuke’s chest moves up and down. As Sasuke’s words soon turn to, very quiet crying. Naruto holds out his hands to hug him, but stops when he realizes that could, absolutely recreate awful memories to Sasuke.
And so, he sits. He gently nudges his hand on the ground to Sasuke, hopeful when Sasuke grabs in in a sort of death grip.
He doesn’t say anything, as for a few minutes, Sasuke quietly cries into his elbow, attempting to forget his lost innocence. Naruto tears up himself, wiping them away with the robe.
After a few minutes pass, Sasuke pulls his face out of his elbow, allowing his body to relax against Naruto. Naruto holds him close, now in full confidence of knowing what Sasuke needs in this moment from him.
Perhaps a moment for Sasuke not to feel like the most messed up one, as Sasuke’s question on what count as a first time, sparks a memory for Naruto.
“……Hey wait. Hand and mouth stuff counts as sex?” Sasuke bursts out in a tearful laugh, dabbing at his eyes.
“Y-you ha, you. That’s what your first question is?” Naruto waves both of his arms out.
“Weeeell I’m sorry my questions are sooo boring to you…but actually, I was asking cause…if those do count, thaaaan I may have had my first time with Jiraiya?” Sasuke gasps in surprise.
“Reeeally, him? I thought he was only a gross old pervert to girls.” Naruto nods, his face fond at his old, disgusting teacher’s antics.
“Yeaaaah he was. That’s, I guess why I never counted it? Cause, well it happened when we were drunk, and I was doing sexy-no-jutsu.” Sasuke nods in understanding now.
“Ahhhh that makes sense.” Naruto nods, laughing uncomfortably at what, he is now remembering as a weird memory to have of your former teacher.
“Yeahhhh. Plus, I don’t know. He didn’t like, pressure me. We were just, talking after we had waaay too much sake-“
“That seems, like an odd drink to share with your student.” Naruto nods, also in understanding of that.
“Oh yeah, it was a very stupid idea. So stupid we, both totttally thought it was a great idea to see which was better, penis orgasms, or vagina orgasms…but well. I didn’t, know how to touch a vagina, and so good old pervy sage got a little bit too interested in, showing me the ropes…….wow…..Sasuke, I think I had sex with my teacher.” Sasuke snorts at that, as Naruto’s own face widens in horror, much like Sasuke’s did just a moment ago.
“Welcome to the club, we come with free trauma and, sadly, no way of forgetting, that that actually happened.” Naruto’s body shrinks in disgust, shaking his body to get rid of the sensations.
“Ewww oh my god. Now I get why you didn’t want me to touch you while you were remembering stuff. That is, a horrible feeling.” Sasuke nods, happy at, being understood well, for what feels like the first time.
“…Yeah, it is isn’t it?...Huh. I think I…feel better some how?” Naruto blanches at that, extremely confused on how their moods has switched so easily.
“Really? Why?” Sasuke shrugs.
“I don’t know, I’ve never understood my emotions very well…I guess. I don’t know…I’m, relieved that, I don’t have to lie to someone I love. And that…maybe what I went though didn’t, change me the way It thought.” Naruto scratches his chin.
“…Huh. I wonder if I changed after what me and Jiraiya did…do I seem like I changed?” Sasuke upturns his lip, facing Naruto as he observes his form.
Obviously he’s changed since Sasuke has left the village. He’s gotten taller, stronger, and has grown much in maturity…
And yet, Sasuke still sees that spark in Naruto’s eyes. It is a spark, he has always been envious of. The spark that, lights when Naruto is trying to fix the world, or protect others.
It’s a childish spark, one that shows when he’s making a joke, or playing a prank.
Though Sasuke assumed it was nothing more than a trick of the light…he couldn’t help but notice, how every time Naruto looked at him, that spark shined even brighter, as if being around Sasuke’s dreary self was, the ignition, to lighting Naruto’s spark.
Sasuke still sees that spark in Naruto’s eyes, and after carefully looking at him, Sasuke can safely say that it is just as bright as when they were kids…in fact, it may even be brighter, from having the ability to, look at his ignition whenever he likes, without consequences.
“……Nah. You haven’t changed a bit…still the same, annoying, good looking usurontakachi that you were when we were kids.” Naruto brightens at that, his smile widening as he plays with the hem of Sasuke’s sleeve.
“Awww you think I’m good looking?” Sasuke rolls his eyes affectionately.
“No I’m obviously only dating you for your non-existent intelligence.” Naruto smirks at that, chuckling at Sasuke’s sassy smile, he feels he only gets to see so rarely. Self-consciously, Sasuke can’t help but ask,
“…….Did um. Did I, change since, my time with, Orochimaru?” Naruto hums at that. He puts his palm on his chin, looking Sasuke up and down.
Sasuks has changed in so many ways, it’s hard to count. His wardrobe, his beliefs, his heart…he’s been put through so much, it would be harder for Naruto to not see any changes.
And yet. There’s something about Sasuke that, Naruto has always considered a core of who he is.
Some have called it anger, arrogance, evil.
For so long, Naruto has misunderstood Sasuke as a person. For so long, he thought that Sasuke’s revenge had consumed him, to the point that his core was gone, and the only thing left was, hatred.
But now, Naruto knows Sasuke better. He’s seen his heart closer, he’s heard how others have effected his way of thinking. And most importantly, he acknowledged that, the Sasuke before him has been shaped by the violence, of others. Never, his own. Whenever he has seen Sasuke, shape the world, without the onslaught of suffering brought by others, Sasuke’s core has always been…
A strong sense of love. Sure, he fights and his goal of revenge has completely changed how he shows his love. But, even that revenge was fueled by Sasuke’s love. His love of family, his love of his culture, his love of, well Naruto.
His love of his family has been the catalyst for his decrease in quality of life. But, this love of Naruto was the truest antidote to his pain.
As the only thing in this world that, could heal Sasuke, is the love of his one and only, something Naruto now feels so incredibly privileged to be, as his childhood had previously led Naruto to believe that, no one would love him. But Sasuke, like many times in his life, changed the way Naruto’s world spun, with truly, just his love.
And that love, as far as Naruto can tell, is still there. Always has been, the one thing that has never changed in Sasuke, and the one thing Naruto hopes, never changes in him.
After all, though he won’t say it now, he knows deep down that Sasuke’s love, was also like a salvation for Naruto. For those days where Naruto thought no one would love him, or care for him, or see him beyond the demon in his body…Sasuke saw him for who he was. Sasuke, loved him for who he was, saving Naruto from, complete and utter despair.
Sasuje’s love is a salvation he hopes to, hold on to, until the day both of them finally kill each other, unwilling to let anyone else get the job done.
“…Ehhh. Like, you’ve changed plenty, you’re practically wearing a whole new outfit whenever I see ya.” Sasuke snorts, shaking his head. Naruto continues, a soft look in his eyes as he gazes at Sasuke’s love.
“…But you know Teme. I don’t think anything could’ve changed, who you are, deep down…as long as I’ve, chased you. It’s always been there, the same…just, maybe hidden from the rest of the world.” Sasuke pauses at that. He looks at Naruto, who looks nothing less than honest.
He feels ashamed to not have the words to express his, gratitude at how much Naruto has helped Sasuke feel, whole.
So, at a loss for words, all he finds he can say, while leaning closer to Naruto’s lips, is,
“…I…You know I, love you so much. Right?” Naruto grins, bringing their mouths closer as he answers back,
“Oh yeah, I’m well aware…you uh. You know I love you too, right?” Sasuke smirks, softly saying before kissing Naruto,
“Heh. You better believe it, dobe.” They kiss, now easier with what feels like a large weight having left both their shoulders.