Switch!

Mayumi-Sempai: This story is co-authored between Crimson2006 and MissMayumi. MissMayumi does not deserve all the credit. We share it. Even though Crimson2006 was the biggest help! ^^

Crimson-Sensei: Haha, are you stroking my ego again Mayumi-Sempai?

Mayumi-Sempai: It's true! You helped the most in this chapter. Everything I had written was short! Mmmhmm! Stroking is what I do best! So what next...Oh ya!

Disclaimer: MissMayumi nor Crimson2006 own any of the Naruto characters or anything we mention in this story that is copyrighted. We have created a separate account, other than our first ones, In the event that we create more stories together down the line! ^^

Mayumi-Sempai: Disclaimer done. ^^

Crimson-Sensei: Damn disclaimers! I wanna own Sasuke! *glomps* Ah... and while I'm at it, I'll take Itachi too!

Mayumi-Sempai: Nani!! Darn..I wanted Itachi..guess I just get yuki!! ^^

Mayumi-Sempai: also, I am a low life who can't even write big paragraphs. :( Crimson2006 deserves most of the credit! ^^ But I still like to stroke..heh.

Crimson-Sensei: Ah, that’s no fair… *pouts*

Mayumi-Sempai: You're sexy when you pout! ^^

Crimson-Sensei: Haha, You tease…! o.0 Oh, well I have a paragraph complex…(scratches head) But look at you; you came up with some great masturbation idea’s for this fic! And you had the original idea to have them switch bodies! Much credit goes to you my dear! ^^

Mayumi-Sempai: haha, if you say so...^_^

Crimson-Sensei:
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ In this story, Sasuke and Naruto switch bodies. After this happens, it may get confusing to the reader in regards to who is speaking and who is being spoken to. Thus the following is meant to explain how such a process is going to work. It may seem complicated now, but when you actually read the story, it should make sense. If you don’t get it, you can e-mail me at: MyCrimsonRose13@aol.com

There are two ways that you will see Naruto and Sasuke’s name written in this story. One is in regular font and the second is in bold.

Regular font is when we are referring to the actual character a.k.a “their soul” rather then their ‘body/ physical appearance.’ So think inner perspective. Even though “Naruto” will be in Sasuke’s body, he will still be referred to as “Naruto.” It should be automatically assumed that we’re talking about him being in Sasuke’s body so that we don’t have to repeatedly state it. Vise versa.

Example: (before the switch)

Naruto’s name in regular font – Naruto’s in Naruto’s body
Sasuke’s name in regular font – Sasuke in Sasuke’s body

(After the switch)
Naruto’s name in regular font means – Naruto’s in Sasuke’s body.
Sasuke’s name in regular font means – Sasuke’s in Naruto’s body

The bold “names” come into play, when outer perspective is being used –because other people won’t know that Sasuke and Naruto have switched bodies– and is simply there so that the reader doesn’t become confused when other people talk to them. It will be used minimally, as most of the time “physically features” will signify who someone is looking at.

Examples: (before the switch)
There is no bold font before the switch

(After the switch)
If Sakura watches Sasuke – then the bold font means that Sakura is looking at “Sasuke body.” In does NOT mean that Sakura is looking at Naruto’s body where Sasuke’s soul is. (Bold Sasuke means that Sakura thinks that she’s talking to Sasuke, even though she’s talking to Naruto who is inside of Sasuke’s body)

If Sakura is looking at the raven – then again, she is looking at Sasuke’s body! Not where Sasuke’s soul is.

Another Example:
Sasuke or Uchiha in bold – Sasuke’s physical body, not where Sasuke’s soul is
Naruto or Uzumaki in bold – Naruto’s physical body, not where Naruto’s soul is

Bold font is only used by other people and is so the reader does not become confused, when other characters are talking to the boys.

Mayumi-Sempai: Woah..that was long! ^^ One last thing you must remember! We've changed it around, Naruto brought back Sasuke from the Valley of the End and right now they are 15. They have lived in Konoha the last couple of years. Sasuke did not go to Orochimaru.

Mayumi-Sempai and Crimson-Sensei: and now, after intense brainstorming, aching fingers, and heavy stroking ^^ we present to you, Switch! Enjoy! ^^


Switch
Chapter One
****

The sun was setting in the warm autumn sky. The brilliant shades of vermillion, damask and violet, filtering through the twilight, draping a pale golden sheet along the expanse of the desert. All was quite as the four figures moved to make camp, but that edge of silence didn't last long when the two of the member's began to argue.

"Naruto, you're doing it all wrong! Those aren't the right poles!" Sasuke growled, agitated by the fact that his teammate couldn't even complete the simple task of putting a tent together.

Naruto frowned and continued to attach the shorter pole to the longer one; which wasn't really how it was supposed it go, but he certainly wasn't going to admit defeat. No, Uzumaki Naruto was going to keep trying till he got the damn thing right. He was not going to be trounced by an unanimated object!

"Shut up, teme! I'm trying!" Naruto yelled back, angrily.

"Tsk, don't blame your stupidity on me."

I'm not stupid! You're just jealous!"

"Hn. Of what? Your inability to put a tent together?"

"Ok bastard, I've had enough of your lip!" Naruto yelled, throwing down the poles he'd been trying to connect, his finger pointed dangerously at the raven. "One more word and you're going to be sorry!"

Sakura sighed and watched as her teammates argued. Naruto and Sasuke were going to end up getting in a full blown fist fight if they weren't careful. Team Seven was currently on an A rank mission to deliver some scrolls to the Kazekage, but things weren't going very well. It wasn't that they'd met a lot of resistance along the way. No. Their real problem was with Sasuke and Naruto and their constant need to batter each other. Thankfully though, the group was supposed to arrive in Suna tomorrow afternoon, but with the way those two were acting, Sakura wasn't so sure they'd be there by then. It wasn't as if the boys hadn't been at each other's throats non-stop since they left Konoha, but tonight was by far the worst. Sakura didn't even want to think about what the trip home was going to be like.

"Damn it bastard, give me that pole!”

"Why? You don't know what to do with it." Sasuke deadpanned.

Yes, it was going to be another long night.


***

"I'm very disappointed in the two of you." Kakashi sensei said to his two students; his exposed eye shifting from one boy to the next, taking Naruto's care free behavior and Sasuke's indifferent demeanor. Team Seven had successfully completed their mission three days ago, but during that trip and the days thereafter, both Naruto's and Sasuke's hostilely towards each other had grown to ridiculous levels and Kakashi was tired of it. Thus, that was why he had called a special meeting at the oh-so familiar bridge, that over looked one of Konoha's famous streams.

"Kakashi-Sensei! It's all Sasuke-teme's fault! If he hadn't been trying to correct me, I might've gotten the tent up!" Naruto explained before glaring and sticking his tongue out at Sasuke.

"Hn. Naruto. Don't you think that's a little childish? Besides, even if you'd managed to get the tent up, it wouldn't have been right. The whole thing would have collapsed on us in the middle of the night." Sasuke said coldly, turning to Naruto.

"That's it!" Naruto yelled. He aimed a punch at Sasuke who moved by mere millimeters, effectively dodging Naruto's fist. Naruto kept throwing punches and kicks, and Sasuke kept dodging.

"Enough!" Kakashi said firmly and both boys froze, their eyes locked on the sliver-haired man who appeared to be rather pissed off. Straightening up, they heeded their sensei's words and waited for him to continue. "That's better. Now, I'm assigning you both to a D Rank mission." He informed. "You guys will work together on this mission and if I hear any complaints, then you will be forced to complete even more D rank missions. Am I making myself clear?"

Naruto nodded but suppressed a groan. He still had nightmares about all the low rank missions that they were forced to complete when they'd first become a team. Pulling up weeds in the garden, picking up trash in the river, walking those damn dogs—the blonde shuttered slightly at the thought of what Kakashi might have come up with this time.

Sasuke however, didn't seem the least bit fazed. "Hn. Fine. What's the mission?" He asked. Something good and simple was nice every once in a while, so he wouldn't complain. Besides, the sooner that Naruto learned to listen to everything he said, the better.

Kakashi threw a folder at the Uchiha's face and Sasuke caught it with ease. Gingerly, he opened it and viewed its contents. Yes, the mission seemed easy enough and if he could keep the dobe from touching anything, then it would only take a few hours to complete.

"Alright then, if there aren't any questions, my lovely little dolphin is waiting for me! Ja!" Kakashi smiled and poofed away.

"Well, Teme, lemme see it!" the blonde demanded.

Sasuke smirked and shut the folder, giving a quick glance to Naruto before taking off in the direction of the Hokage tower. "Come on dobe," he called.

Naruto frowned; agitated by the fact that his teammate wasn't letting him see what their mission was. "Listen here bastard!" his feet moving swiftly to catch up to the raven, "I have a right to see what's written in that folder too. Kakashi said that we have to work together on this."

"And we are. I'm practicing my leadership skills and your working on compromising."

The blonde growled, but let the issue slide. It'd be just his luck that Kakashi would come back and catch them arguing, which of course would lead to more low rank mission. More then anything Naruto wanted to get stronger so he could protect his precious people, but being stuck doing community service wasn't going to help him achieve that goal. With that considered, he was willing to compromise as Sasuke had so kindly put it. However, he wasn't going to let the bastard boss him around; he did have some pride.

Still, there were deeper issues then self-satisfaction in the works. Even though Naruto didn't want to admit it out loud, he was sort of tired of fighting with his best friend. It was true that he liked to initiate confirmations between them and that they both enjoyed throwing a few good insults around. But as of lately, their fights were becoming more frequent—the instigator being less significant. And although Naruto tired not to let it show, it was really starting to bother him.

"Hurry up dobe!" Sasuke called, suddenly breaking the blonde's thoughts.

Naruto looked up to his teammate, noticing that they'd wandered behind the Hokage tower. Just a few feet in front of him, where Sasuke was patiently waiting, was a large shack that looked to be in fairly good condition. Strangely, Naruto wondered why he'd never taken notice to it before, but brushed it off as being unimportant. "What are we doing here?" he questioned.

"Our mission, obviously." Sasuke retorted, opening up the folder and pulling out a brass key that had been tapped to the inside flap. Tossing the file to Naruto, the blonde took the opportunity to read the paperwork while Sasuke unlocked the shack.

"So uh, we're cleaning this place up?" He asked, his blue eyes skimming over the content. In the file was a brief description of the various things that they were required to do, which namely summed up to cleaning the windows and floors, as well as organizing the shack's content. Apparently the storage room had been used by the fourth Hokage but nobody had been in there since the man died.

"That's what it says, Usuratonkachi."

Naruto shifted nervously and tried to ignore the bitter edge to Sasuke's voice. He had greater things to worry about then his teammate being a smart-ass. "Hey do you think that there might be s-spiders in here?"

The raven frowned and pulled the door open. "Hn, probably. Why are you afraid?" he taunted.

"No!" the blonde quipped, even though it was a lie. Naruto hated spiders with a passion. Just thinking about it gave him the chills. He'd never let Sasuke know that though, else the raven would never let him live it down.

Sasuke just shook his head in a board fashion and looked inside the supply shed, a gust of musty air seeping out from its dark depths. The loose partials seemed to settle uncomfortably in the back of the raven’s throat and he coughed. The action was immediately followed by one of his signature scowls. It was a bit dusty; but that’s not what was bothering him. All the windows were shut and yet the breeze had come from inside the shack. There must be a draft, he thought, brushing the occurrence aside. Though for some reason, he felt slightly uneasy.

After letting the room air out a bit, both he and Naruto entered the poorly lit shack; leaving the door open, because despite the time of year, it was still very hot out and they needed the extra light.

Taking the time to leisurely look around, Naruto admired all the priceless memorabilia, relics and a few things that could only be classified as junk. For the most part, the center of the building was open, but along every wall and towards the back, there were a vast number of boxes. They ranged in all different sizes; each one stacked on top of the other. Some towers were so high, that they nearly reached the ceiling while others boxes rested on wooden shelves that were built into the wall. Leaning over to his right, the blonde slid his finger over the top of one of the boxes –dust covering the said extremity in a thick coat. He sneezed. They definitely had their work cut out for them.

Sasuke smirked. He didn't know that Naruto was allergic to dust. Oh well, the blonde would just have to cope.

As Naruto continued to search around the shed, Sasuke deemed that it was probably best to get started. He hadn't expected the Hokage to be such a pack-rat, so the mission was probably going to take a little long then what he'd originally anticipated. But that was fine, as long as Naruto stayed out of trouble. Kami knew the boy had a way with screwing things up, and if past D rank missions were any indication, Sasuke knew that he'd have to keep a close eye on the blonde, or face the possibility of an astronomical disaster.

Sauntering over to a smaller stack of boxes, the raven lifted them up with supple ease and walked out of the shack. He figured that clearing everything out of the shed would be the best course of action, that way they could air the items out, clean the place, and put everything back in nice and neat. It wasn't so much a cumbersome task as it was vexing.

Not noticing that Sasuke had already started to work, Naruto continued to meander about, gaping at the swords and Ninja weaponry that was hanging on the walls. He wondered why no one cleared this shed out sooner. Maybe he could get away with taking a few...

Suddenly, a small black spider lowered itself in front of Naruto and the blondes eyes widened in fear. Doing the first that that any normal person who was arachnophobic might do, he freaked out and staggered backwards to distance himself from the 'dangerous' spider. Having never been a graceful person, added to the fact that he didn't have eyes in the back of his head, Naruto wasn't able to see the protruding floor board and in his hasty retreat, lost his balance. Unable to stop himself, Naruto fell back into a rather large tower of boxes; the said items collapsing on top of him, making a loud crashing noise.

Sasuke, who was outside laying the artifacts on the grass, heard the commotion and cursed Naruto for making his life difficult. Giving an exasperated sigh, he placed the final piece on the ground and headed back inside. Upon entering, the raven arched a brow at the slight. A good two-dozen boxes were laid askew and from beneath a very large pile of them was a familiar set of arms and legs that could only belong to one person.

"Naruto, what do you think you're doing!" Sasuke yelled. Now that the dobe had made a bigger mess, it was going to take even longer to clean the place. He'd only stepped outside for what... two minutes? And in that time Naruto had practically doubled their work. Artifacts were scattered everywhere.

"Look at this mess," he gestured, with a growl.

"Bastard! It was the stupid spider—" Naruto stopped there. He didn't want Sasuke to tease him.

Sasuke, understanding what had happened, gave a heavy sigh and helped Naruto up. "I don't care about your stupid problems, just clean up this mess and try not to screw anything else up." The words were cold and calculated and Naruto swallowed the snide remark that he'd be so eager to spit out only seconds before. After Sasuke was sure that Naruto got the point, he turned around and went to retrieve a few more boxes from the other side of the room.

Naruto stuck out his tongue at Sasuke's retreating back before brushing all the dust off his clothes, which was a lot considering that his outfit looked more gray then orange at the moment. Sneezing repeatedly, he first looked at the mess encircling him, and then up to the shelf he had hit. Only one small box that was marked 'Do Not Open!' was still on the shelf. However, it was teetering on the edge and about to fall at any given minute. As if the mere indication of the act had set in motion the event, Naruto's eyes widened as the item fell on him.

In most cases, Naruto would have been able to avoid the object. But due to his pending concussion from the last fiasco, his response time was a little lax and he didn't quite make it out of the way before the small, but heavy box hit him on the head, causing him to fall to the floor again.

Sasuke growled. Damn Naruto.

"Dobe, quit clowning around!" Sasuke warned.

Naruto sat up and rubbed his head, looking menacingly at the object that had just assaulted him. The box lay on its side, the lid slightly askew. Naruto picked up the item and ignoring the words 'Do Not Open' lifted the lid fully off.

Inside, lying on a small blanket of silk was a necklace with a sapphire stone that intertwined with a red gem. Naruto turned it over, and in black, on the back of it, there was a weird symbol he couldn't identify, though it looked slightly familiar. Not really giving the matter much thought, he slipped it on quickly, noting it looked perfect around his neck.

"Sasuke, come look at this! This probably belonged to the Yondaime, and now it's mine!!" Naruto cheered.

"Dobe, put it back!" Sasuke threatened. If anyone found out Naruto stole the necklace they'd lose their titles as jounin.

"No way, it's mine now! And no one will be able to wear it but the great Naruto Uzumaki; the next Hokage!" Naruto replied, twirling around. Naruto didn't notice the faint humming from the necklace as he boasted about his discovery, nor the faint glow that emitted from the red stone.

Sasuke stood up, intent on putting the necklace back. For some reason the uneasy feeling that he'd felt when they'd first opened the door was crawling its way back into his gut, wrenching in a painful way that screamed 'danger.' He didn't know why, but something about the necklace seemed off—it was only expected that Naruto would be too dense to notice it though.

"Take it off and put it back," he warned.

Naruto, who was catching on to a major 'payback' moment, just shook his head playfully. "I'd like to see you make me… pretty boy!"

Sasuke felt a nerve pop and he strode across the room with a quick step. Naruto, who had already came up with a plan, skillfully maneuvered around the boxes and scattered artifacts to get away. After a good fifteen minutes of chasing the blonde around the room, Sasuke finally cornered his friend, a glint of arrogance lingering in his dark eyes.

"Tsk, did you honestly think you could get away from me?" Sasuke gloated, which in turn caused Naruto to roll his eyes.

"Yeah, I was hoping that you'd trip over you ego since it's so damn big, teme!"

Lashing out, Sasuke snagged the necklace, but the second his fingers coiled around the twin stones, he regretted. Instantly, a bright blue light enveloped them both, washing over their skin in a way the sent shivers up their spines. For a brief moment both of them felt an odd tug and then everything faded into black. The energy pulsated one more time from the stone, a gust a heavy wind slamming Sasuke back into the far wall as Naruto's body collapsed to the ground.

Neither boy moved...

***

Iruka stood in the kitchen, the delicious aroma of freshly baked cookies filling the tiny apartment that he called home. The older man had always had a passion for cooking, and today he was making Naruto's favorite dessert in hopes to cheer the youth up. Even though Naruto hadn't said anything to him about the matter, Iruka had a strong feeling that something had been bother his little blonde and he was worried as to what it might be.

Spooning more cookie dough onto a baking sheet, he popped the said bake-ware into the oven and set the timer. Turning around he gasped in surprise to see Kakashi standing directly in front of him.

"Good morning my little dolphin," the older man smiled, the smooth texture of his mask crinkling up as his lips curved upward.

Iruka drew his own lips into a tight line and smacked Kakashi in the shoulder with the over mitt. "How many times have I told you to use the door bell? If you keep popping in on me like that, you'll give me a heart attack."

"I guess I'll just have to give you mouth to mouth," Kakashi teased, earning himself another smack, via the oven mitt.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Iruka asked, pulling out the necessities to make an early lunch for his lover. The brunette knew that Kakashi had the unhealthy habit of skipping breakfast and he was sure that the man was hungry. "I thought team Seven had a mission today?"

Watching Iruka make him a turkey sandwich, the silver-haired man wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's waist, pressing their bodies together. "No, just Sasuke and Naruto." He replied, resting his chin on the other's shoulder. "I sent them on a D rank mission to clean out the Yondaime's old storage shed."

The brunette tensed slightly and turned around, a very troubled expression adorning is visage. "You sent Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha to clean out the Hokage's shed?"
Kakashi nodded.

"What's wrong with you?" The younger man accused, shaking his finger like he was scolding a child. "Do you have any idea what's in that shed? There could be forbidden Jutsu's, cursed artifacts or worse… spiders. Did you even consider the fact that Naruto suffers from arachnophobia?"

The sliver-haired man arched a brow finding it oddly ironic that Iruka was more worried about the spiders then cursed artifacts. "Cup-cake, I think you're over reacting. Sasuke and Naruto need to learn to work together. Besides, there's nothing to worry about, we all know how the Yondaime was. The worse that those boys might find is a box of tobacco or maybe a little pot."

Iruka paled at the mention of the latter. He could already picture his poor little innocent Naruto being tricked into smoking pot, by the big bad Uchiha. He couldn't let that happen. "I have to go," he replied, pushing past Kakashi, his motherly instincts kicking into overdrive.

"Why?" The older man frowned. He'd been hoping to discuss something of importance with his boyfriend, but it looked that he was going to be deterred. For the last few weeks, Kakashi had been contemplating the idea of asking Iruka to move in with him and he'd finally decided that today he was going to implore that suggestion verbally.

"Naruto's a big boy, he can take care of himself and I'm sure that Sasuke is perfectly capable of smashing a spider, should one happen to show up."

Slipping on his shoes, Iruka shook his head. "I just wanna go check on them real quick, I'll feel much better once I know that Naruto's ok." he replied. Standing up the brunette saw the saddened look in his lovers grey eye and gave a soft sigh. Walking over to Kakashi he gave the man a quick kiss before heading out the door. "I'll be right back," he promised, making his way in the direction of the Hokage tower.

*****

It only took about ten minutes to get to the small shack that was located behind the Hokage building, but during that time Iruka couldn't help but mull over a hundred different scenarios in regards to things that could have possibly gone wrong. He couldn't help it, Naruto was like a son to him and it was only natural for a parent to worry about their child.

Rounding the last corner, the shack folded into view and the brunette looked around, taking notice that several boxes and artifacts were lining the grass. The sight eased his mind slightly, seeing that the boys were apparently working and not goofing off, but the lack of noise erased that calm feeling. Naruto was never this quiet, not even when he was sleeping. Furthermore, Sasuke was supposed to be with him and those two were worse then kindergartners hyped up on sugar. They were always fighting, arguing or flat out insulting each other... Yet, the place was completely void of all sound. Something was wrong.

Stepping inside the shed, Iruka waited for his eyes to adjust to the change of light before he gave a brisk look around, letting his dark eyes taken in the sight. The place was an absolute mess. There were boxes everywhere, artifacts, scrolls, papers, weapons… the inside of the shack looked like a category five hurricane had hit it. Despite this, there wasn't any sign of Naruto or Sasuke.

"Boys," he called out, maneuvering around various items. It wasn't until Iruka was about half-way into the room, that he suddenly caught sight of a pale arm protruding out from a bunch of boxes. Hurrying over to Sasuke, the older man moved the debris off of the Uchiha and shook him gently. Noticing that he was coming to, Iruka scanned the room for Naruto, locating the boy a few yards away.

"Naruto," he called, leaving Sasuke for the moment to tend to his adopted son. Rushing over to the blonde, he checked the boy for any injuries and was relieved to find none present –save for a small bump on the head. Shaking the youth he watched with concern as bright blue eyes flicked opened. "Oh thank god you're alright!"

Naruto could barely make sense of the voice that was calling him. He tried to open his eyes, but for some reason he felt awkward. He couldn't pinpoint it at first, but as he slowly withdrew from his stupor, he realized that his Chakra felt all out of whack and he couldn't sense Kyuubi. That thought frightened the boy and he instantly shot up right, his eyes opening to the poor lit room. It took a second, but as things started to focus, he realized that Iruka was in the room, crouched down next to...him.

Not at all understanding the situation, the youth swallowed thickly, hoping that this was some sort of dream. How could Iruka-sensei be next to him, when he was over here? Briefly, Naruto tried to recall if he'd used his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, but couldn't remember doing so. In fact, the last thing that he remembered was Sasuke chasing him around the room, and then that necklace he'd been wearing had emitted that creepy light. Raising a hand to scratch his head, Naruto stopped mid-process when he realized that his skin was pale, not tan.

Looking down, the slow rise of panic that had recently taken a hold of his body, doubled as he came to realized that he was wearing a blue shirt and white shorts. He was in Sasuke's clothes...He had Sasuke's skin? Tugging dark the dark bangs framing his face, Naruto was also rudely informed that he had black hair. Although the youth had always been a little slow in the thought process department –because Naruto simply had a different type of intellect– this time the answer seemed to bite him in the ass almost immediately.

"OMG, I'm Sasuke!" he yelled, a hand shooting up to his throat when he realized that he even sounded like the raven. The sudden outburst had gained Iruka's attention, just as the blonde in his arms had started to open his eyes.

"Sasuke?" the elder man questioned, looking across the room at the raven. He knew that the Uchiha hardly ever showed any emotion, but as of the moment he looked as if he was scared-shitless. "Are you alri—" he started, but before Iruka could finish his sentence, the pale youth had jumped up and rushed out the door.
Naruto didn't know where he was going. Hell, he didn't even know why he was in Sasuke's body, but he was quite sure that he had to get out of there. It was stupid to run, but in his fear struck mind, it was the only thing that he could do. Get away and hope that this was all some sick twisted nightmare.

Iruka looked down to the blonde in his arms. "Stay here Naruto," he informed, standing up and giving chase after Sasuke.

Sasuke frowned in confusion as to why Iruka was calling him Naruto, but as the sight of the hideous orange jacket came into view –the realization that he was the one wearing it, sinking in– Sasuke felt his world slip from beneath him.

He was in Naruto's body.

This could not be happening was the only rational though that surfaced in his mind. To double check, he plucked a few hairs from his head, though technically it wasn't his head. His eyes widened when he realized that the hairs were blonde, and that yes, pulling them had hurt. This wasn’t a dream…

“But it has to be a dream…” he told himself.

Still not willing to fully believe this was happening, Sasuke walked over to a cracked mirror and sure enough, it was blue eyes that were looking back at him. Sasuke glared at the reflection before punching the mirror, the broken fragments falling to the ground. This was the second worse day of his life, next to the Uchiha massacre. He needed to find out how this had happened.

'Think, Sasuke, Think...' he scolded. Then finally it clicked.

"The Necklace!" he mumbled; realization sinking in. Immediately he headed over to where Naruto had previously been standing. Moving box after box out of the way, he cursed. It wasn’t there. Trying to shake away the disorientation flooding his mind, Sasuke again realized that he was in Naruto’s body and not his own. It was really going to take a while to get used to that.

“Ugh, what am I thinking, there’s no way I’m staying like this!” he chastised. Reaching up his fingers glided around his tan throat. Naruto had been wearing the necklace when the light had appeared; sadly though… it wasn’t there now.

"Fuck. Shit. Son of a bitch..." Sasuke named every cussword he could think of and then some. Forcing himself to focus, he replayed what had happened and tried to think where Naruto might have found the necklace, maybe he could find a clue there. But there were dozens of boxes scattered all around him and it might take hours to find the right one. It was then that Sasuke remembered the last box that had fallen on Naruto’s head.

'It was that small box…!' Frantically the Uchiha dropped to his knees, sorting through all the debris to find it. He’d been looking at Naruto when it happened and if he recalled the incident properly, it had been a blue box. After a good five minutes of searching, he finally located a small, blue box that ironically had the words Do Not Open listed on the lid. There was no doubt in Sasuke’s mind that this was the box Naruto had opened. And sure enough, when he removed the top, there was nothing inside it but a thin strip of silk. Of course, Sasuke wasn’t just going to give up. No. He knew better then that. Wedging his fingers under the material, he pulled the material up, and just as he expected there was a note tapped to the bottom of the inside.

Letting his blue eyes skim over the words, Sasuke froze.

‘In the event of an altercation, whatever you do, you can not…’

"Oh Shit..." Sasuke mumbled, realizing the meaning behind the warning as he read the words twice over. He needed to find Naruto and fast.

end chapter

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