The Color Blue
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Naruto AU/AR › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
18
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1,522
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3
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0
Currently Reading:
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I do not own Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto does. I make no money from this story. All other characters intended to be fictional, and any similarity between them and a real person, living or dead, is coincidental.
Chapter 14
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Once Hinata had regained consciousness, Naruto waved goodbye to Tigerdragon and led the shy girl out of the chamber and down several halls. At last, the two reached the front door of the house, where they encountered Sparrow, Oriole, Fennec, and the leaf-nin.
"What's going on?" Naruto demanded, walking outside and confronting the bickering ninja.
"They don't want to go," Oriole explained wearily. The black-haired girl gestured at the chaos the leaf and Guild ninja were making.
Sparrow was desperately trying to make peace with them, alternately begging the jounin-sensei for assistance and screaming at the leaf kunoichi to shut up.
Fennec had Sasuke pinned to the ground and was laughing depravedly as he tried to wriggle free.
Shino, Shikamaru, Neji, and Chouji seemed to be ignoring the situation, and Lee and Kiba were watching Sasuke with concern, wondering if they should interfere.
From behind him, Naruto heard Hinata gasp.
Shaking his head, Naruto approached the conflict cautiously. First he approached Sparrow, telling her that he would handle the situation. The frazzled girl looked relieved, and walked over to join Oriole in relative safety. As Sparrow collapsed with relief on the ground, Naruto attempted to get his friends' attention.
"Hey, look, I'll get you set up, okay?" he tried to calm them down.
"No! It's not okay, Naruto!" Sakura yelled. "Why didn't you tell us about this?!" The others nodded in agreement, except Sasuke, whose face was still pinned in the dirt.
Naruto frowned. "I didn't feel like it. And it was a long time ago; it didn't matter in the leaf," he explained.
"Why didn't you tell us once we arrived?" Kakashi queried.
Naruto pursed his lips as he looked into his sensei's eyes. "I didn't feel like it," he repeated. He scanned the leaf-nin's eyes, daring them to push the issue. Only Kakashi and Sakura seemed to be unsatisfied with his answer. Suddenly, he caught sight of Fennec, who was cackling wildly and sitting on top of Sasuke's back.
"Fennec, let him breathe," Naruto demanded. Fennec looked up in surprise before jumping off the Uchiha's back and walking over to Oriole and Sparrow.
Sasuke jumped up immediately, fire and sharingan in his eyes, and turned his gaze on Naruto rather than Fennec.
"What the Hell is going on, Naruto?" he stalked over to his teammate and grabbed him by the collar. The Guild kunoichi started to rise, but Naruto waved them off.
"What are you talking about, teme?" Naruto taunted.
"Why didn't you tell us you were second?" he shook the blonde once, hard.
"Because I didn't want you to know," he pushed Sasuke, knocking himself loose from the Uchiha's grip. The leaf ninja were watching the clash intently and cautiously. They all knew how explosive the two could be when around each other and didn't want to risk injury.
"Why not? Why does it matter?" he pushed Naruto back.
"Because I don't want any special treatment!" Naruto shouted, pushing Sasuke down. "I don't want to earn respect that way! I want to earn it because I deserve it!" Naruto unclasped his earring and held it out for Sasuke to see.
"You see this? This means that they respect me here. And I earned it! I don't want you to fall all over me because I've been here before; I want you to respect me because I'm a good ninja!" He put the earring back and turned to the Guild kunoichi.
"I'll take them," he said quietly, but powerfully. "Go get some uniforms: all sizes, all accessories, all shades. Meet me at my place." The three girls nodded and disappeared.
"Let's go," Naruto commanded harshly, turning and walking away. Startled by their friend's behavior, the leaf ninja followed him, whispering quietly among themselves.
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By the way, the amount of angst in the chapter seriously pisses me off.
Once Hinata had regained consciousness, Naruto waved goodbye to Tigerdragon and led the shy girl out of the chamber and down several halls. At last, the two reached the front door of the house, where they encountered Sparrow, Oriole, Fennec, and the leaf-nin.
"What's going on?" Naruto demanded, walking outside and confronting the bickering ninja.
"They don't want to go," Oriole explained wearily. The black-haired girl gestured at the chaos the leaf and Guild ninja were making.
Sparrow was desperately trying to make peace with them, alternately begging the jounin-sensei for assistance and screaming at the leaf kunoichi to shut up.
Fennec had Sasuke pinned to the ground and was laughing depravedly as he tried to wriggle free.
Shino, Shikamaru, Neji, and Chouji seemed to be ignoring the situation, and Lee and Kiba were watching Sasuke with concern, wondering if they should interfere.
From behind him, Naruto heard Hinata gasp.
Shaking his head, Naruto approached the conflict cautiously. First he approached Sparrow, telling her that he would handle the situation. The frazzled girl looked relieved, and walked over to join Oriole in relative safety. As Sparrow collapsed with relief on the ground, Naruto attempted to get his friends' attention.
"Hey, look, I'll get you set up, okay?" he tried to calm them down.
"No! It's not okay, Naruto!" Sakura yelled. "Why didn't you tell us about this?!" The others nodded in agreement, except Sasuke, whose face was still pinned in the dirt.
Naruto frowned. "I didn't feel like it. And it was a long time ago; it didn't matter in the leaf," he explained.
"Why didn't you tell us once we arrived?" Kakashi queried.
Naruto pursed his lips as he looked into his sensei's eyes. "I didn't feel like it," he repeated. He scanned the leaf-nin's eyes, daring them to push the issue. Only Kakashi and Sakura seemed to be unsatisfied with his answer. Suddenly, he caught sight of Fennec, who was cackling wildly and sitting on top of Sasuke's back.
"Fennec, let him breathe," Naruto demanded. Fennec looked up in surprise before jumping off the Uchiha's back and walking over to Oriole and Sparrow.
Sasuke jumped up immediately, fire and sharingan in his eyes, and turned his gaze on Naruto rather than Fennec.
"What the Hell is going on, Naruto?" he stalked over to his teammate and grabbed him by the collar. The Guild kunoichi started to rise, but Naruto waved them off.
"What are you talking about, teme?" Naruto taunted.
"Why didn't you tell us you were second?" he shook the blonde once, hard.
"Because I didn't want you to know," he pushed Sasuke, knocking himself loose from the Uchiha's grip. The leaf ninja were watching the clash intently and cautiously. They all knew how explosive the two could be when around each other and didn't want to risk injury.
"Why not? Why does it matter?" he pushed Naruto back.
"Because I don't want any special treatment!" Naruto shouted, pushing Sasuke down. "I don't want to earn respect that way! I want to earn it because I deserve it!" Naruto unclasped his earring and held it out for Sasuke to see.
"You see this? This means that they respect me here. And I earned it! I don't want you to fall all over me because I've been here before; I want you to respect me because I'm a good ninja!" He put the earring back and turned to the Guild kunoichi.
"I'll take them," he said quietly, but powerfully. "Go get some uniforms: all sizes, all accessories, all shades. Meet me at my place." The three girls nodded and disappeared.
"Let's go," Naruto commanded harshly, turning and walking away. Startled by their friend's behavior, the leaf ninja followed him, whispering quietly among themselves.
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By the way, the amount of angst in the chapter seriously pisses me off.