The Mission
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The Mission
Em says: In this story Sasuke’s back from Sound.
Sasuke says: Of course I’m back from Sound. I wasn’t gonna stay there forever.
Naruto says: No I think you would have, had I not came and dragged you back teme.
Sasuke says: What did you call me?
Naruto says: You heard me... teme
Em says: Well their just gonna go about fighting. –Bastard. *kick, punch* Dobe *growl*- Yeah sooo, let’s get to the story shall we? also I'd like to say sorry, and yes I did get the ides for this from a doujinshi I've read, sorry for not saying earlier. i seriously forgot, please don't be mad =]
The Mission
“Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke. You have requested to be promoted to Anbu. In order for that to happen, you must complete an Anbu ranked mission, successfully.” She paused and continued.
“These are your missions,” She handed them the scrolls and went on, “If you complete these missions you’ll be promoted. Alright, now enough with the formalities and get out of my office so I can sleep.”
“Alright teme, lets go become Anbu-dattebayo.”
“Che, shut up dobe.”
“Stupid bastard. Where’s your mission at?” They both opened their scrolls. In unison they said,
“Hidden Village of Rock.” Sasuke quirked his brow in question, but Naruto didn’t notice and kept on reading his scroll.
“WHAT?? I’m going to kill her. I’m not doing this mission. NO WAY!”
“What the hell dobe? What’s wrong with your mission? I thought you wanted to become Anbu.”
‘I can’t tell him what my mission is. It’s too embarrassing, out of all the missions she could’ve give me… why this one?’
“I.. I do want to become Anbu, just not by completing this mission bastard.”
“Why not dobe? Scared?” Sasuke was mocking him and he wasn’t gonna take it.
“Teme, I don’t see you having to work in a broth…” ‘Shit! He knows, oh god, he’s gonna hate me.’ “Doesn’t matter.”
‘She’s making him work in a brothel.” Sasuke smirked inwardly. ‘I could use this too my advantage. I’d never be able to take him here, so take him when he has no choice.’
Yes Sasuke loves Uzumaki, though he’d probably never admit it. Well not until he gets to the brothel. ‘Lucky I’m working there too.’
“Damn her! Such a stupid mission. I cant believe it. And that stupid teme, ‘Why not dobe? Scared?’ I don’t see him working in a brothel, like a… like a whore. ARGHHH!”
Naruto began to pack his bags, he wasn’t going to show Sasuke he was scared. When he finished, he grabbed his bags and went to wait at the gate for Sasuke.
They had half a days travel to get to Hidden Village of Rock.
“Ne Sasuke?”
“What is it dobe?”
“Don’t call me that.” Naruto pouted. ‘He looks cute when he pouts, I should make him do it more often. I wonder if he’ll pout when we have sex.’ Sasuke got pulled out of his thoughts by a hand waving in front of his face.
“Sasuke, earth to Sasuke? You there?”
“Hn.”
“Well I was gonna ask, umm, what’s your mission?” Naruto was fighting to keep his blush down.
“Wouldn’t you like to know?” he purred into Naruto’s ear. ‘You’ll find out soon enough dobe.’
“Well I’m off. Ja Sasuke!” ‘He’s too loud that dobe.’
‘Into the closet you go lady.’ Naruto was heaving the real ‘entertainer’ into one of the closets. Then he formed hand seals, whispered Oiroke-no jutsu and waited patiently for the ‘client’.
He was supposed to seduce the client give him pleasure, knock him out, take the scroll and leave. But he hoped that he didn’t have to give pleasure. Oh how wrong he was…
‘These guys are too stubborn.’ Sasuke was currently running from the real clients that were supposed to take the scroll he got by seducing the entertainer.
‘Ah roof ducks (don’t know what they call those Jap things =] )’ He opened it and dropped in, shutting it on his way down. He was shocked at what he saw, Naruto was in his sexy jutsu form, wearing a pale pink katana and his hair was long and streaks of pink in it.
‘I guess this is what he meant when he came up with an even more perverted Oiroke-no jutsu. Lucky I’m henged.’
“Konitchiwa… I’m Aya-chan.” He said while offering a sweet but forced smile.
“Ahh, Aya-chan, my name is Kensuke.”
“Well Kensuke-sama I presume you have the scroll I’m after.”
“Of course, but you must give to receive.”
‘Who the hell does this bastard think he is? He wants stuff, oh god. I’m just glad Sasuke’s not here. But this chakra it seems familiar.’ But he just brushed the thought aside.
“May I ask what is it you want Kensuke-sama?” ‘That’s right Naruto just play dumb and stall for a bit.’
“Please Aya-chan, come…” He motioned for ‘her’ to sit on his lap. By which ‘she’ reluctantly did. When she was seated on his lap, she said,
“Aya-chan is only here to please you Kensuke-sama. Tell me what you wish of me.” ‘Yeah get what you can before I punch the living shits out of you.’ Naruto did not like this, at ALL!
Sasuke leaned closer to ‘her’ ear and whispered…
“I want you to suck me dry.” Naruto’s eyes widened and then he sighed in defeat. But before he could start and get it over with ‘Kensuke’ pulled him up and kissed him. The bastard was kissing him.
‘This taste, it’s familiar. Like back in the academy when I accidentally kissed Sasuke. Sasuke. OH MY GOD I’M KISSING SASUKE!’
‘No he’s kissing you idiot.’
‘Shut up stupid fox… Ahh well, seems like he knows it’s me, but why? Why would he kiss me?’
‘Because he wants you kit. He’s a good choice trust me.’
‘I swear, if you’re wrong…’
‘What? Going to kill me? Going to kill yourself?’
‘Stupid fox.’ He just chuckled. ‘Well I guess this could go my way.’ Naruto smirked against those lips, but in doing so he gave Sasuke the opportunity to slip he tongue in. And that’s exactly what the bastard did. Then Sasuke began to rub his hand on Naruto’s thigh, right next to his cock, that made Naruto loose all control and change back to his real form.
“Well, well, well, I have been fooled I see. But your in luck,” he paused, then whispered seductively into Naruto’s ear, “You’re more beautiful in this form.”
“S..stop Kensuke-sama.”
“Yes I agree, this has been going on for far too long. Please go through with my request.” He paused, “Actually, before you do that, tell me. What’s your real name?”
“Naruto.”
“Well Naruto, go on…”
Naruto feigned disappointment, but went merrily on his way to granting his request. He quickly unzipped and unbuttoned Sasuke’s pants and pulled them down with his boxers.
He began to stroke Sasuke’s half hard member to become fully erect, when he succeeded he lowered his head, closed his eyes and deep throated him.
“Ahh,” Sasuke moaned, loud and clear. Naruto was encouraged by this and begun to suck harder and faster. If Naruto kept at it, Sasuke was going to come.
‘No, too early for that. *evil laugh*’
He fisted Naruto’s hair and pulled him away from his still hard cock.
“E..enough Naruto…” Naruto was confused. Sasuke chuckled inwardly at his expression. ‘So cute.’
‘What’s he u..up.’ But just as he thought that Sasuke began to pump his member.
“Ahh, Sas… Sasuke..” He panted.
‘Shit! Does he know it’s me? No… he can’t.’
“Tell me Naruto, who is Sasuke? Why do you scream his name? Is he your lover? ”
“Ahh, cumming.” Naruto screamed as he cummed into Sasuke’s hand.
“Beautiful…” Sasuke murmured. “Face me Naruto.”
Naruto did exactly that. He began to kiss Naruto passionately distracting him from the finger that was probing at his entrance (so to speak LOL more like his exit… okay youse have no sense of humour back to the story..)
Moments later a lubed finger traveled from Naruto's inner thigh to his cheeks. His back arched off the bed as the fingers circled his opening, teasing the sensitive flesh. Sasuke mouthed his cock distractingly while a finger entered him slowly. Naruto hissed at the intrusion, gripping Sasuke's hair tighter. He tried to focus on the pleasure Sasuke's tongue was giving instead of the slight twinge of pain.
Sasuke pushed his finger in gradually and then moved it in and out of him slowly, getting him used to the feeling. It was a strange sensation. He could feel his inner muscles pushing against the digit. As he got used to it, he pushed on Sasuke's shoulders, indicating without words that he was ready to accept another.
A second finger joined the first, causing him to shut his eyes as he was stretched further. It didn't hurt, he told himself. It was tolerable. It only stung briefly and then died down to a dull ache before pleasure overrode the sensation.
Sasuke's fingers thrust in and out, slowly getting him used to this new feeling. He curved the fingers and Naruto cried out as Sasuke found his prostate, reducing him into pants.
Naruto pushed back on the fingers as Sasuke began to thrust in and out faster. He squeezed the boy's shoulder again, indicating he was ready.
Sasuke let Naruto's cock slip from his mouth, moving up to cover his body and handed him the lube, fingers still fucking his ass.
With shaking fingers, Naruto squeezed a great amount of lube onto his palms and reached for Sasuke's dripping cock where it lay between them. The boy hissed in pleasure as he coated the swollen shaft with lube. He stroked it briefly, the boy grunting in suppressed pleasure.
Naruto kissed the boy's lips and gripped his shoulders. He spread his legs further apart.
Sasuke removed his fingers from within Naruto to guide his cock into Naruto's opening, watching him closely for any sign of discomfort.
Sasuke showered kisses all over Naruto's face and neck as he pushed against his opening. He tried to stay relaxed, breathing deeply and calming himself so that he didn’t just ram into the man.
He moaned as Sasuke entered him, stretching him and filling him. The dream did not compare to the reality, he thought. He felt rather than heard Sasuke's groan of pleasure above him as the thick shaft pushed into him slowly.
"So tight...." Sasuke panted, face buried into the blonde's neck. He pushed a little further. It felt like eternity until Naruto felt Sasuke's balls touch his ass.
They panted, staying still. Sasuke's body shook against him, beads of sweat rolling down his naked back.
The pressure was too much so Sasuke pulled back slowly and gave a few experimentally shallow thrusts.
"Ahhh!"
Naruto's back ground against the mattress as Sasuke pulled back and thrust into him. He ground back, meeting the short thrusts.
Sasuke smiled down to him as his thrusts grew faster. He slammed his cock inside Naruto, moaning. He shifted the angle of his thrusts and Naruto cried out as his prostate was struck repeatedly. The onslaught of pleasure had him gripping his nails into Sasuke's slippery back as he squeezed Sasuke's cock inside him. Sasuke cried out and thrust faster.
Their gazes stayed locked onto each other as their bodies met every stroke; curls of pleasure built and built inside them.
Sasuke's hand slipped between their slick bodies to wrap trembling fingers around Naruto's cock, stroking in time with each thrust.
“Ahh, Sasuke. I love Sas’ke.”
Time stood still at that moment. ‘He just said he loves me… Naruto.’ Then he once again to pound ruthlessly into Naruto, until he came with a loud scream of,
“SASUKE!”
Naruto's spine arched up, his head tilting back, pressing into the pillows as waves of intense pleasure flowed through him. His heart slammed against his ribcage as he screamed. His vision blurred and he shut his eyelids tight.
Above him Sasuke continued to thrust into him, slamming into him and then shuddering in his own violent completion. A quiet whisper of Naruto was heard. Naruto felt Sasuke's hot seed pulse inside him and then flow down his ass and thighs as Sasuke's cock thrust in and out a few more times.
Groaning, Sasuke collapsed on top of him, spent. When they both came down from their highs Sasuke said,
“You never answered my questions Naruto…”
“Well when someone is pleasuring you, it’s kinda hard. But to answer them, Sasuke is my best friend. I scream his name because I love him and no we are not lovers, but I would like to be…” Naruto paused, sighing. Then plastering his grin on his face and asking, “Do you want to be my lover Sasuke?” Naruto laughed at Sasuke’s expression.
“H..how?”
“Your taste hasn’t changed over the years.” They both went silent remembering their first shared kiss.
“Naruto…” it was a whisper meant to invite and Naruto took up the offer and laid in Sasuke’s arms.
“I love you dobe.”
“I love you to teme.” They sat like that for hours, in fact probably only minutes, until a very large man and his accomplice came bursting in.
“Ahh, where is Aya-chan?”
Naruto stood on shaky legs, drew his katana and said,
“Konitchiwa, watashiwa Aya-chan.”
Finished.
What do you think? Should I make a sequel. Review and give me your opinion please and thanks for reading. :)=]
*watashiwa means I am.
Sasuke says: Of course I’m back from Sound. I wasn’t gonna stay there forever.
Naruto says: No I think you would have, had I not came and dragged you back teme.
Sasuke says: What did you call me?
Naruto says: You heard me... teme
Em says: Well their just gonna go about fighting. –Bastard. *kick, punch* Dobe *growl*- Yeah sooo, let’s get to the story shall we? also I'd like to say sorry, and yes I did get the ides for this from a doujinshi I've read, sorry for not saying earlier. i seriously forgot, please don't be mad =]
The Mission
“Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke. You have requested to be promoted to Anbu. In order for that to happen, you must complete an Anbu ranked mission, successfully.” She paused and continued.
“These are your missions,” She handed them the scrolls and went on, “If you complete these missions you’ll be promoted. Alright, now enough with the formalities and get out of my office so I can sleep.”
“Alright teme, lets go become Anbu-dattebayo.”
“Che, shut up dobe.”
“Stupid bastard. Where’s your mission at?” They both opened their scrolls. In unison they said,
“Hidden Village of Rock.” Sasuke quirked his brow in question, but Naruto didn’t notice and kept on reading his scroll.
“WHAT?? I’m going to kill her. I’m not doing this mission. NO WAY!”
“What the hell dobe? What’s wrong with your mission? I thought you wanted to become Anbu.”
‘I can’t tell him what my mission is. It’s too embarrassing, out of all the missions she could’ve give me… why this one?’
“I.. I do want to become Anbu, just not by completing this mission bastard.”
“Why not dobe? Scared?” Sasuke was mocking him and he wasn’t gonna take it.
“Teme, I don’t see you having to work in a broth…” ‘Shit! He knows, oh god, he’s gonna hate me.’ “Doesn’t matter.”
‘She’s making him work in a brothel.” Sasuke smirked inwardly. ‘I could use this too my advantage. I’d never be able to take him here, so take him when he has no choice.’
Yes Sasuke loves Uzumaki, though he’d probably never admit it. Well not until he gets to the brothel. ‘Lucky I’m working there too.’
“Damn her! Such a stupid mission. I cant believe it. And that stupid teme, ‘Why not dobe? Scared?’ I don’t see him working in a brothel, like a… like a whore. ARGHHH!”
Naruto began to pack his bags, he wasn’t going to show Sasuke he was scared. When he finished, he grabbed his bags and went to wait at the gate for Sasuke.
They had half a days travel to get to Hidden Village of Rock.
“Ne Sasuke?”
“What is it dobe?”
“Don’t call me that.” Naruto pouted. ‘He looks cute when he pouts, I should make him do it more often. I wonder if he’ll pout when we have sex.’ Sasuke got pulled out of his thoughts by a hand waving in front of his face.
“Sasuke, earth to Sasuke? You there?”
“Hn.”
“Well I was gonna ask, umm, what’s your mission?” Naruto was fighting to keep his blush down.
“Wouldn’t you like to know?” he purred into Naruto’s ear. ‘You’ll find out soon enough dobe.’
“Well I’m off. Ja Sasuke!” ‘He’s too loud that dobe.’
‘Into the closet you go lady.’ Naruto was heaving the real ‘entertainer’ into one of the closets. Then he formed hand seals, whispered Oiroke-no jutsu and waited patiently for the ‘client’.
He was supposed to seduce the client give him pleasure, knock him out, take the scroll and leave. But he hoped that he didn’t have to give pleasure. Oh how wrong he was…
‘These guys are too stubborn.’ Sasuke was currently running from the real clients that were supposed to take the scroll he got by seducing the entertainer.
‘Ah roof ducks (don’t know what they call those Jap things =] )’ He opened it and dropped in, shutting it on his way down. He was shocked at what he saw, Naruto was in his sexy jutsu form, wearing a pale pink katana and his hair was long and streaks of pink in it.
‘I guess this is what he meant when he came up with an even more perverted Oiroke-no jutsu. Lucky I’m henged.’
“Konitchiwa… I’m Aya-chan.” He said while offering a sweet but forced smile.
“Ahh, Aya-chan, my name is Kensuke.”
“Well Kensuke-sama I presume you have the scroll I’m after.”
“Of course, but you must give to receive.”
‘Who the hell does this bastard think he is? He wants stuff, oh god. I’m just glad Sasuke’s not here. But this chakra it seems familiar.’ But he just brushed the thought aside.
“May I ask what is it you want Kensuke-sama?” ‘That’s right Naruto just play dumb and stall for a bit.’
“Please Aya-chan, come…” He motioned for ‘her’ to sit on his lap. By which ‘she’ reluctantly did. When she was seated on his lap, she said,
“Aya-chan is only here to please you Kensuke-sama. Tell me what you wish of me.” ‘Yeah get what you can before I punch the living shits out of you.’ Naruto did not like this, at ALL!
Sasuke leaned closer to ‘her’ ear and whispered…
“I want you to suck me dry.” Naruto’s eyes widened and then he sighed in defeat. But before he could start and get it over with ‘Kensuke’ pulled him up and kissed him. The bastard was kissing him.
‘This taste, it’s familiar. Like back in the academy when I accidentally kissed Sasuke. Sasuke. OH MY GOD I’M KISSING SASUKE!’
‘No he’s kissing you idiot.’
‘Shut up stupid fox… Ahh well, seems like he knows it’s me, but why? Why would he kiss me?’
‘Because he wants you kit. He’s a good choice trust me.’
‘I swear, if you’re wrong…’
‘What? Going to kill me? Going to kill yourself?’
‘Stupid fox.’ He just chuckled. ‘Well I guess this could go my way.’ Naruto smirked against those lips, but in doing so he gave Sasuke the opportunity to slip he tongue in. And that’s exactly what the bastard did. Then Sasuke began to rub his hand on Naruto’s thigh, right next to his cock, that made Naruto loose all control and change back to his real form.
“Well, well, well, I have been fooled I see. But your in luck,” he paused, then whispered seductively into Naruto’s ear, “You’re more beautiful in this form.”
“S..stop Kensuke-sama.”
“Yes I agree, this has been going on for far too long. Please go through with my request.” He paused, “Actually, before you do that, tell me. What’s your real name?”
“Naruto.”
“Well Naruto, go on…”
Naruto feigned disappointment, but went merrily on his way to granting his request. He quickly unzipped and unbuttoned Sasuke’s pants and pulled them down with his boxers.
He began to stroke Sasuke’s half hard member to become fully erect, when he succeeded he lowered his head, closed his eyes and deep throated him.
“Ahh,” Sasuke moaned, loud and clear. Naruto was encouraged by this and begun to suck harder and faster. If Naruto kept at it, Sasuke was going to come.
‘No, too early for that. *evil laugh*’
He fisted Naruto’s hair and pulled him away from his still hard cock.
“E..enough Naruto…” Naruto was confused. Sasuke chuckled inwardly at his expression. ‘So cute.’
‘What’s he u..up.’ But just as he thought that Sasuke began to pump his member.
“Ahh, Sas… Sasuke..” He panted.
‘Shit! Does he know it’s me? No… he can’t.’
“Tell me Naruto, who is Sasuke? Why do you scream his name? Is he your lover? ”
“Ahh, cumming.” Naruto screamed as he cummed into Sasuke’s hand.
“Beautiful…” Sasuke murmured. “Face me Naruto.”
Naruto did exactly that. He began to kiss Naruto passionately distracting him from the finger that was probing at his entrance (so to speak LOL more like his exit… okay youse have no sense of humour back to the story..)
Moments later a lubed finger traveled from Naruto's inner thigh to his cheeks. His back arched off the bed as the fingers circled his opening, teasing the sensitive flesh. Sasuke mouthed his cock distractingly while a finger entered him slowly. Naruto hissed at the intrusion, gripping Sasuke's hair tighter. He tried to focus on the pleasure Sasuke's tongue was giving instead of the slight twinge of pain.
Sasuke pushed his finger in gradually and then moved it in and out of him slowly, getting him used to the feeling. It was a strange sensation. He could feel his inner muscles pushing against the digit. As he got used to it, he pushed on Sasuke's shoulders, indicating without words that he was ready to accept another.
A second finger joined the first, causing him to shut his eyes as he was stretched further. It didn't hurt, he told himself. It was tolerable. It only stung briefly and then died down to a dull ache before pleasure overrode the sensation.
Sasuke's fingers thrust in and out, slowly getting him used to this new feeling. He curved the fingers and Naruto cried out as Sasuke found his prostate, reducing him into pants.
Naruto pushed back on the fingers as Sasuke began to thrust in and out faster. He squeezed the boy's shoulder again, indicating he was ready.
Sasuke let Naruto's cock slip from his mouth, moving up to cover his body and handed him the lube, fingers still fucking his ass.
With shaking fingers, Naruto squeezed a great amount of lube onto his palms and reached for Sasuke's dripping cock where it lay between them. The boy hissed in pleasure as he coated the swollen shaft with lube. He stroked it briefly, the boy grunting in suppressed pleasure.
Naruto kissed the boy's lips and gripped his shoulders. He spread his legs further apart.
Sasuke removed his fingers from within Naruto to guide his cock into Naruto's opening, watching him closely for any sign of discomfort.
Sasuke showered kisses all over Naruto's face and neck as he pushed against his opening. He tried to stay relaxed, breathing deeply and calming himself so that he didn’t just ram into the man.
He moaned as Sasuke entered him, stretching him and filling him. The dream did not compare to the reality, he thought. He felt rather than heard Sasuke's groan of pleasure above him as the thick shaft pushed into him slowly.
"So tight...." Sasuke panted, face buried into the blonde's neck. He pushed a little further. It felt like eternity until Naruto felt Sasuke's balls touch his ass.
They panted, staying still. Sasuke's body shook against him, beads of sweat rolling down his naked back.
The pressure was too much so Sasuke pulled back slowly and gave a few experimentally shallow thrusts.
"Ahhh!"
Naruto's back ground against the mattress as Sasuke pulled back and thrust into him. He ground back, meeting the short thrusts.
Sasuke smiled down to him as his thrusts grew faster. He slammed his cock inside Naruto, moaning. He shifted the angle of his thrusts and Naruto cried out as his prostate was struck repeatedly. The onslaught of pleasure had him gripping his nails into Sasuke's slippery back as he squeezed Sasuke's cock inside him. Sasuke cried out and thrust faster.
Their gazes stayed locked onto each other as their bodies met every stroke; curls of pleasure built and built inside them.
Sasuke's hand slipped between their slick bodies to wrap trembling fingers around Naruto's cock, stroking in time with each thrust.
“Ahh, Sasuke. I love Sas’ke.”
Time stood still at that moment. ‘He just said he loves me… Naruto.’ Then he once again to pound ruthlessly into Naruto, until he came with a loud scream of,
“SASUKE!”
Naruto's spine arched up, his head tilting back, pressing into the pillows as waves of intense pleasure flowed through him. His heart slammed against his ribcage as he screamed. His vision blurred and he shut his eyelids tight.
Above him Sasuke continued to thrust into him, slamming into him and then shuddering in his own violent completion. A quiet whisper of Naruto was heard. Naruto felt Sasuke's hot seed pulse inside him and then flow down his ass and thighs as Sasuke's cock thrust in and out a few more times.
Groaning, Sasuke collapsed on top of him, spent. When they both came down from their highs Sasuke said,
“You never answered my questions Naruto…”
“Well when someone is pleasuring you, it’s kinda hard. But to answer them, Sasuke is my best friend. I scream his name because I love him and no we are not lovers, but I would like to be…” Naruto paused, sighing. Then plastering his grin on his face and asking, “Do you want to be my lover Sasuke?” Naruto laughed at Sasuke’s expression.
“H..how?”
“Your taste hasn’t changed over the years.” They both went silent remembering their first shared kiss.
“Naruto…” it was a whisper meant to invite and Naruto took up the offer and laid in Sasuke’s arms.
“I love you dobe.”
“I love you to teme.” They sat like that for hours, in fact probably only minutes, until a very large man and his accomplice came bursting in.
“Ahh, where is Aya-chan?”
Naruto stood on shaky legs, drew his katana and said,
“Konitchiwa, watashiwa Aya-chan.”
Finished.
What do you think? Should I make a sequel. Review and give me your opinion please and thanks for reading. :)=]
*watashiwa means I am.