A Dog's Life

Welcome to a new chapter of ‘A Dog’s Life’ I want to thank everyone who had commented thus far on the story I really appreciate all the support for my story. I am curious what you all think will happen and value your feedback. Again this chapter is unedited since I still don’t have an editor yet but I hope you like the chapter despite the problems. So without further ado, on to chapter 6.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto that honor is held by Masashi Kishimoto I am just a fan writer doing this for fun.


Chapter Six-A Dog’s Life by KitsuneFun


Sniffle.

“What’s wrong Sasuke?”

Sniffle, “I don’t know…” pout.

“Of course you do… tell papa” Fugaku smiled hoping his younger son would confess though he had some idea what it could be about, “You trust me don’t you Sasuke?”

Nods, “Yes papa…”

“Then tell me?” he nudged the younger boy.

“I‘m not having any more dreams…” the younger boy paused before making a decision, he ran over to his father and hid within his father’s long robes hiding his face, he had started to cry and Uchiha‘s didn’t cry, “He’s all alone Papa… he needs me…”

“Are you sure he needs you?” Fugaku asked hesitantly knowing if he pressed too much the young boy would withdraw and never speak of it again, he partially blamed Itachi who tended to make his younger brother feel inferior though their was no need.

Sasuke slowly nodded again and looked deep into his father’s kind eyes, “He used to be afraid that I was only there because of the power he has… he says that people fear him…his power but I…” the younger boy turned slightly looking away from his parent and turned a bright red.

Fugaku laughed, his son could really be adorable sometimes, “So you like him?”

If possible his son turned redder, but he shook his head in the affirmative despite feeling uncomfortable with the strange new emotion, “I don’t want him to be alone.”

The older man smiled and hugged his youngest son close while rubbing Sasuke‘s back in slow circles helping to calm the distraught boy, “I think I would like to meet him…” Sasuke pulled away and Fugaku could see a new batch of tears start to fall, “What is it Sasuke?”

“I can’t feel him… and I no longer dream about him Papa…. Does he hate me?” black eyes lifted they had started to turn red and Fugaku knew he needed to protect his son, knowing it was never easy for anyone to loose their soul mate at so young an age, he decided to lie.

“I think that your link has been tampered with I can get Kakashi to fix it?” he asked in an unemotional voice, he knew that if he didn’t erase the memory of the soul connection the younger boy would slowly go insane, it was better that he didn’t remember and perhaps his soul mate would be reborn.

The raven haired boy looked up in excitement, “Can he really… please Papa, I need to reach him…”

Fugaku smiled and sent a request by wind sprite to his cousin’s son to meet them there, it however took a long time for Kakashi to reach them, the white haired man smiled that goofy smile of his as he came, “Am I late”

“Kakashi I am not in the mood… I need to block Sasuke’s memories," it seemed the only way for his son to live a long life is if he couldn’t remember the one he wanted.

“Uncle isn’t their any other way?” Kakashi asked not wanting to see Sasuke’s soul tainted with such an event.

Fugaku nodded, “Yes and do it quickly I don’t want him to suffer any more than he is right now.”

Kakashi nodded and tool off the special patch that hid his most powerful magic, his Sharingan eye, based on legends of a weapon of the same name it was little more than a powerful tool that when activated could manipulate another’s thoughts so much that they could no longer distinguish between reality and fantasy and at times people could be made to forget another‘s life all together, “Kakashi… I don’t know if I will regret this but I need your help in getting something done.”

15 years later/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Sasuke could feel a sudden fear come over him that he couldn’t explain when he noticed the redhead smirk in his direction, ‘You can’t have him’ he thought and was it his imagination or did Gaara’s smile widen.

Naruto looked between his boyfriend and his dog in confusion, it suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable hanging around them, “Wow…” he laughed trying to break the tension he couldn’t understand, “If I didn’t know any better I would think you hated each other…”

Sasuke gritted his teeth trying not to show anymore emotion than he already had not wanting to give his enemy the chance to use it against him and oddly it was Gaara that interrupted the flow of hate, if briefly first, “I was just surprised Koi… should I worry about you liking him more than me?” the redhead looked steadily into his boyfriend’s eyes not wanting the other to read too much into the question.

Apparently the blond took it the way he hoped and laughed thinking Gaara was only joking when he asked that question, “Don’t be silly… you know I like you best,” he smiled warmly at the redhead who blushed slightly shocking Sasuke, ‘Is he acting for my benefit or could he…’ the raven didn’t know why but the sudden thought that the other man was serious about liking Naruto made him feel threatened and he wouldn’t… couldn’t allow that to happen.

Around the same time////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Once Obito and Kakashi had reached the store’s bathroom, the brunette took matters in hand and smacked his partner’s hands from off of him, Kakashi’s hands had lingered a little too long for Obito’s comfort, “Ok pervert you dragged me off to the bathroom now why did you drag me off and why is Sasuke a dog?” he crossed his arms and started tapping his foot as he glared at the taller man impatiently when all he wanted to do was go back to help the raven out.

“Ah no snuggle first?” Kakashi pouted holding open his arms hopefully towards Obito only to have the other’s eyes narrow further in challenge at his unwanted suggestion, he sighed knowing the situation was worse than he had expected when he had used that magic spell on Sasuke only to notice to his surprise that it hadn’t completely cured the raven it only managed to give back the raven‘s voice, “It appears as though someone placed a complex curse on him…”

“How complex?” Obito asked dropping his hands in worry since he knew when his partner started acting serious it was never a good sign.

Kakashi scratched at the back of his ear, Obito had learned long ago that it was a nervous habit for the older man when he wasn’t quite sure of himself, “Well I could be wrong but I don’t think Sasuke can be cured…“

The smaller man’s eyes widened in horror at the implications of the raven never gaining his regular form since it could be potentially catastrophic for the Uchiha bloodline, “But that means…“

Kakashi took off his headgear to look at Obito closely, their was pain in his eyes, it made the taller man seem suddenly younger than his 500 years would indicate, “It seems like Itachi chose well when he put that curse on Sasuke because if I remember well about that particular curse… only the kiss from one’s own true mate can free him…“

Obito cursed under his breath, ‘it seemed like Itachi not only wanted to take over both worlds but he also wanted to destroy his own heritage‘, “I can’t believe he would go as far as to destroy his own family line…”

“Believe me Koi..” the smaller man tried to ignore the pet name for the moment in favor of letting the older man continue in hope that he had an answer, “He knows exactly what he is doing… because Sasuke’s soul mate died when he was 7 so he knows that Fugaku will have to choose to let him back into the family or it dies.”

Elsewhere///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Shino eyed the picture thoughtfully it was of a rather plain looking man with brown hair and pale skin but when looking at the brown eyes he felt that somehow he could trust this boy, though he couldn’t explain why, he handed the photo back to Ino, “What’s so important about him?”

Ino leaned in excitedly, “Apparently he is Arashi’s heir…”

If Shino hadn’t been wearing the round glasses covering his eyes and the mask covering his lower face, Ino would have seen his shock, “I thought that Arashi couldn't have any children…”

Ino smirked in triumph having heard the other boy’s slight interest despite his outward appearance, “Well apparently with the death of Kyuubi… Arashi felt his son needed protecting so he faked the news that the boy existed and shipped him off to the human world…”

Curious he tapped at the picture, “And you think this is him… he looks nothing like either Kyuubi or Arashi…”

The blond girl smiled while shaking her head in amusement, “You see that rather ugly and plain necklace around the guy’s throat?” Shino nodded having noticed it, “Well it’s disguising his true looks similar to a magical haze that makes him look plain to the onlooker well all except maybe the Uchiha but what’s the chance that one would stumble upon him in the real world…“

“And how exactly does that involve us, if this is supposed to be so secret?” Shino asked wondering to himself why the elders would go to such lengths to protect the boy in the first place.

Ino leaned closer till she wrapped an arm around the other boy’s shoulder, “Well you know how you were wondering when we would have our next assignment,” at his nod she continued, “Well apparently Naruto is it… Arashi wants us to escort him back to the Magical World.”

Well that’s it for chapter 6; I hope you liked it as for chapter 7 I will try to get that out as soon as possible. As for Sasuke and Naruto their will be more building tension between them later but I am trying not to rush anything yet since he still has Gaara for the moment. Till Later, Ja Ne XD