The Princess Bride, Naruto Style

AN: Thank you, thank you, thank for being so patient in the wait for this update. I am sorry it took me so long to get the second chapter out. What can I, I’m a lazy POS (Procrastinator On Steroids) and just wasn’t in the mood most of the time. That and I had like a million ideas for other stories and every time I started to write this one I couldn’t help but stray to the others. Not that any of those are anywhere near ready to post.
Now I am begging of you, READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER. Do not just stop when you see who my Princess Bride is. I know it’s a little odd, and I really wrestled over who it would be, but I’ve decided and that’s all there is too it.

Special thanks to:
www.godamongdirectors.com for the awesome transcript of The Princess Bride.

Word Slave: I am also excited to see what I do with this as I’m always changing my mind. Thank you for the compliment.

goodchaos: Thank you for the complement about Sai. I was so afraid I’d made him too snarky. And you are absolutely right, Sasuke would make a great Buttercup.

inumoon3: Yes that is Kingdom Hearts. Now, can you guess which one? I also love Naruto as the uke and he will be in this story.

HikariSappire: Thank you for the name it really helped.

msuzumaki: Juugo and Suigetsu, I wonder if I can use them both in the story.

Nova: Thank you for all that info on Juugo. He is perfect for the part I’m going to use him for.

Admiral ShadowWolf: Thank you, I hope I don’t disappoint you to much and that I don‘t ruin such a great movie. BTW, have you read the book?

uchiha mikomi: I did not know that, thank you.

martinikisses89: Thank you for the tip on leafnija.com, it really helped. I got a lot of info from there.

trulywicked: OMG I can’t believe you reviewed. Thank you so much I am honored. You are one of my favorite authors.

kamiam: Thank you for the review it was the kick in the ass I needed to finish this chapter.

{Sai narrating with out cutting out from the story scene}
[Ino speaking with out cutting out from the story scene]
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******** fade to Ino’s room
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“speaking”
‘Thinking’


2 Love?, Friendship, and Royalty

“Fine what’s it about?”

“Fencing, fighting torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, real friendship, miracles, self realization, trust” he listed, almost sounding excited.

“Eh, doesn’t sound too bad.”

“Thanks for the vote of confidence.” He opened the book and Read “The Princess Bride, by William Goldman. Chapter One. Sakura was raised on a small farm in the country of Oto.”

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It is a beautiful sunshiny day, not a cloud in the sky. The grass is green as green can be, across the rolling hills. The occasional patch of trees are all tall and strong. In the distance you see a figure riding a chestnut horse towards an old looking stable and small cottage.

{It was left to her by her parents who had passed away. Though it wasn’t a very large plot of land, it turned out a small fortune and it was run by her uncle, Mizuki. He was doing such a good job that Sakura didn’t have to lift a finger. She lived in a small cottage on the estate that had a small stable. Her favorite pastimes were riding her horse and tormenting the farm boy that worked there. His name was Naruto, but she never called him that.}

[Wait a minute, you said this was yaoi. Why is it starting with a guy and a girl?]

{You’ll find out if you just be patient.}

When she stops to get off of the horse you can see a young woman in her late teens with pretty green eyes and long, flowing, pink hair which she loves to brush . She is very beautiful despite a slightly large forehead. Sakura is wearing a worn out cotton dress the color of burlap with bodice of fading green. Over that is a cloak of faded dark pink. In front of her, hard at work with the farm chores, is a very handsome young man . He has sunshine blond hair and very tan skin; brown breaches and a thin, shirt of faded orange adorn his very fit body, all of which are dirty and worn out.

{Nothing gave Sakura as much pleasure as ordering Naruto around.}

Sakura stood there for a moment, holding the reins of her horse, then ordered, “Farm boy. Polish my horse's saddle. I want to see my face shining in it by morning.” In the background, Naruto in the stable doorway, looks up at her. It is then that you see eyes of such a stunning blue they make you want to drown in there depths. On his slightly feminine face those eyes, along with his body, easily make him as beautiful as Sakura, maybe even more so, but in a masculine way.

Suddenly the blonde beauty strikes a victory pose and says in a loud, somewhat obnoxious voice, “Believe it!” Sakura roles her eyes and walks away towards the house. Naruto sighs and continues with his chores.

{Believe it, was all he ever said to her.}

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Naruto is outside, chopping wood. He is not wearing a shirt and it’s very obvious that he often doesn’t as he is evenly tanned all over. Sakura drops two large buckets near him.

“Farm Boy. Fill these with water,” she ordered, then added “Please.”

“Believe it,” he answered, striking his standard victory pose. She leaves; his eyes stay on her. She stops, turns -- he manages to look away as now her eyes stay on him.

That day, she was amazed to discover that when he was saying, "Believe it," what he meant was, "I love you."

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Sakura is in the kitchen stirring a pot of delicious smelling stew. The sun is starting to set and it makes the little room feel very cozy. Naruto enters with an armload of firewood.

{And even more amazing was the day she realized she loved him.}

Naruto sets the wood down and turn to leave. Sakura, not wanting him to leave spoke. “Farm Boy...,” she paused not knowing what to say then pointed to a pitcher that she could reach herself. “Fetch me that pitcher.”

Naruto, with a very confused look on his face reaches for it. As he hands it to her he says, “Believe it,” in a quiet voice. He once again turns to go outside. This time Sakura grabs hold of his shoulder and turns him to face her. She leans up and kisses him passionately.

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“Hold it, Hold it,” Ino interrupts her brother. She is not at all pleased with the way things are going. “If this is yoai then why the hell are they in love?” she demanded. Sai, with his fake smile firmly in place, answers, “It never say’s they are in love.”

Ino is stumped for all of two seconds before she snaps, “But they are kissing. Sakura and Naruto are kissing and...”

“They are not kissing, Sakura is kissing Naruto,” explained the annoyed artist. “Oh, well that makes such a big difference,” the sister replied very sarcastically.

“Just let me finish the freaking scene.”


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She leans up (just a little as he is not much taller than her) and kisses him passionately. Naruto, shocked by the turn of events, abruptly, but gently pushes her away. “Sakura what are you doing?”

“Kissing you silly,” she said, as if that explained everything. She tried to kiss him again but he stopped her.

“Why are you kissing me?” She rolled his eyes at his shyness. “I realized a few days ago that all this time, when you’ve said believe it, you’ve been saying you love me. And today I realized I love you too.” She kissed him again, but he didn’t respond. Instead he stood as if thinking. “Why aren’t you kissing me back?” she asked, breaking the one sided kiss.

“You’re right, I have been saying I love you. I just don’t know if I’m in love with you.” he explained.

[Oh, I get it. He loves her like a sister]

{Maybe. Now let me continue.}

“I just don’t know if I’m in love with you.” he explained. “But I would like to find out,” Naruto quickly added as Sakura’s face fell.

[He’d like to find out? What the hell. Are you trying to trick me? Because all I’ve seen so far is het.]

{First off, you haven’t seen anything, I’m reading to you. Secondly, if you don’t friggin stop interrupting me I’m gonna stop.}

[I hate it when authors try to make the you like the female love interest in a M/M story]

{And I hate being interrupted while telling a story so shut up.}

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Sakura and Naruto are in the kitchen again. She is sitting in a chair and he is standing next to her as they look over a bunch of papers on the table. Sakura is nearly in tears and Naruto looks very worried.

{Unfortunately they did not have long to find out if they were truly in love. It turned out that her uncle Mizuki had been embezzling much of the money from the farm and had run off with a small fortune, leaving the farm greatly in debt. It looked as though she was going to lose the farm.}

Sakura turns her head into Naruto and starts to sob uncontrollably. “What am I going to do, Naruto? I can’t lose the farm it’s been in my family for generations.”

Naruto tries to comfort her by hugging her. As soft and gentle as his touch is his eyes are a torrent of anger, doubt, and fear. After a moment a look of fierce determination replaces everything else. “I’ll go back to fishing. It may be dangerous, but at least it pays well. It’s the only way to make the money in time.”

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It’s early dawn. Naruto and Sakura are standing near the gate to the farm, locked in an embrace.

{It was a very emotional time for Sakura}

“I fear I'll never see you again.”

“Of course you will.”

“But what if something happens to you? I can’t lose you and the farm. It would break my heart. You don‘t need to go we could work something out with the bank”

Naruto, pushed her away so he could look her in the eye. Teary emerald met determined sapphire and he said, “Hear this now: I will come for you,” with all the confidence in the world.

“But how can you be sure? What if you find another girl out there and decide not to come back,” Sakura voiced her secret concern.

“I may not know if we are in love but I do know that you are my precious friend and I would never abandon you.”

“Naruto,” her voice is suddenly different. It is more desperate and at the same time more loving than it has ever been. “I know I haven’t always treated you right, in fact I’ve been borderline abusive at times. I’ve used you and taken advantage of you in the past but this, this is my request of a lifetime. Come back to me. Come back to me with enough money to save this farm.”

He smiles at her, she smiles too, throws her arms tightly around him. They kiss, it isn‘t passionate but it is loving. Then Naruto heads off off into the sunset, Sakura watches him go.

Naruto was not at see long. His ship was attacked by the Dread Pirate Kyubi, who never left captives alive. When Sakura got the news that Naruto was captured by such a ruthless pirate --

[Oh, so he ends up with dread pirate Kuddie. Yaoi on the High Seas, that’s good.]

{It’s The Dread Pirate Kyubi you heathen and you’ll have to wait and see who ends up with who.}
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We now see Sakura, staring out the window of her room. She has no emotion on her beautiful face.

{She went into her room and shut the door. And for days, she neither slept nor ate.}

“I will never love again,” she said in an emotionless voice. “I will never trust again.” Though some time later she realized she was not in love with Naruto, she still loved him. And if it hurt this much just to lose a friend she did not think she could bare to lose her one true love, whoever he was. She found a way to save her farm but she no longer cared much for it and allowed it to fall to ruin.
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Five years have gone by and much hasn’t changed in the land of Otto. It is still a prosperous land with an old King. This only noticeable difference was the country was about to celebrate it’s 500th Anniversary. In celebration the King and his son, Prince Oroachimaru, had invited the people of the surrounding villages into the castle courtyard.
The main courtyard of Otto was replete with townspeople, livestock, and a bustling marketplace. It was decorated brightly and the mid day sun shone brightly on the happy people.

{On this day the main square of Otto City was filled as never before to hear the announcement of the great Prince Oroachimaru's bride-to be.}

Standing in his royal robes on a castle balcony is Prince Oroachimaru, a man of incredible power and bearing with an ugly snakelike face. Three more people stand behind him in this place of royal honor: an old couple with crowns, the aging King and Queen of Otto, and a handsome young man who seems the Prince's match in strength, perhaps even stronger despite being quite a bit younger. His dark hair and red eyes make him even more imposing and dangerous.

Oroachimaru raises his hands, to get the attention of the large crowd. “My people ... a month from now, our country will have its 500th anniversary. On that sundown, I shall marry a lady who was once a commoner like yourselves...,” he pauses for a moment.

“... but perhaps you will not find her common now. Would you like to meet her?” And the answering YESSSS booms like summer thunder. They cheer and clap their hands, a smile on every face.

He gestures to a giant staircase leading to the crowd. Standing at the top of the stairs, cleaned up and dressed in rich, beautiful clothing is Sakura. “My people ... the Princess Sakura!!” announces Oroachimaru. She descends the stairs and starts to move amongst the people. They all bow towards their future princess and queen. Though she has vowed not to love anyone, and has kept this vow even five years later, she cannot help but be moved by this act.

{Sakura's emptiness consumed her. Although the law of the land gave Oroachimaru the right to choose his bride, she did not love him.}
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{Despite Oroachmaru's reassurance that she would grow to love him, the only joy she found was in her daily ride.}

We now see Sakura barreling along on her horse, controlling it with ease. She is smiling a care free smile and enjoying the wind in her face. It is a beautiful day and she continues to ride into a lovely, quiet, deserted, wooden glen. Buttercup suddenly reins in her horse. Standing in the middle of the road are three men.

So who was shocked about Sakura being the Princess Bride. (Ducks as objects are thrown) Maybe I should have put a NOT FOR SAKURA HATERS warning above. Like I said I wrestled about who would be Westley and who would be Buttercup. I really did but in the end I wanted to do something that no one would expect. Can anyone guess who Sasuke will be?

PS I have no beta so any mistakes are all on me.