Hidden Within Your Heart

I edited this chapter as best as I could.

Summary: Naruto is a lowly servant for the Uchiha’s. And just for the food, Naruto goes to a party where Sasuke is to choose a bride to carry on the bloodline, and chooses Naoko; however, this girl is Naruto disguised. Sasuke falls in love with her, but hates Naruto, or does he?


Everyone is still able to use their jutsu and ninja abilities. They just don’t use them often. Also this takes place in the Uchiha lands.

Genre: SasuNaru, hint of KakaIru.

“Speaking”

‘thoughts’

‘flashbacks’


Meeting Each Other, and Hating Each Other


Naruto’s POV


I just paid this shopkeeper for all the things I got, man how am I supposed carry all these things for myself?!? Dammit...

I heard the most dreaded sound... Rain... I reeaalllyy hate rain.

It’s raining now. That's just great! Hold up on that! ...It’s more like flooding out here! I don’t see anyone out here in the rain.... well, besides me, Uzumaki Naruto! Aaah, Of course I have to do the shopping, just because I’m a stupid servant boy for spoiled people. Who said I wanted to serve for those damn Uchiha’s in the first place?!

“That stupid Ero-sennin! Why can’t he get his own damn food! He’s only the master chef! I bet his sitting around being lazy, drinking sake right now! When I get back to the cook house, I’m going to kick his-”

I hear a carriage off in the distance right behind me. Crap! This is a very narrow street so the carriage would hog the whole way. There are buildings on both sides of me. It’s too high to jump over a carriage. I have nowhere to escape, unless I want to be proclaimed a pervert and jump into somebody’s house without their permission. I’m right in the way! Dammit, I shouldn't be standing still, I should be moving!!! I’m pretty fast when I want to be! Except that the carriage is much faster in this case since I'm carrying all this crap and it's very heavy so it's weighing me down. It’s closing on me! The rain is pouring down too hard to see anything three feet away! I know the carriage is closer because I can hear pretty well. My time may be over all ready...

“Why do they have to make these stupid streets ultimately long?!” I don’t think I’m getting any closer to the end of this damn street. This is the never ending streeeet!!!

I hear the horses right behind me...and now I can see them!!! I manage to swing my body right out of the horses path...barely by three inches, and then the carriage runs into me *really* hard that I get knocked over.

“AARGHHHHH!!!!!!!”

The carriage immediately stops after I get thrown down to the ground. Which I think he should have stopped before. I'm keeping my eyes closed, and I'm thinking the ground is very hard, and I can barely move an inch. Oh, the pain I feel! I’m gonna feel this one in the morning. I can hear the suspect run over towards me. He should stay far away because I really want to kill him right now!!! Not like I can move.

“ Master! I ran over someone! I believe they are hurt badly!” What makes you think I’m hurt? You only ran me over with a two ton carriage!!! People these days.

"Can't you just leave him...?" I hear a snobby voice answer. What the hell?

"Master! This is urgent! This has happened five times now! It's these street ways. And he looks like he might die!" I like the suspect better than the witness.

“...Who is he?” Does it matter? I just got ran over. Pain is my world now.

“I don’t know master! I’ve never seen him before, but-“ I wish I lived my life to the fullest. What a way to die, I’ll be telling people, ‘Yeah, I died by a carriage and was left in the street.’

“ -I guess we can bring him in the carriage and see if he’s all right.” Pain…

“Yes, milord! Right away!” This guy is now carrying me and it feels really weird. It feels like your flying, but with arms around you.

I'm not feeling the rain anymore, so I guess I’m in the carriage with the evil man who wanted me dead.

“Let’s hurry to the castle. We’re already late as it is. Father will not be pleased, again.”

“Yes, master.”

And that’s the last thing I remember before darkness claims me as its kin. I never got to see who the evil man and who the suspect was.


Sasuke’s POV.


I am looking at this boy that Kabuto-kun just ran over. He has blonde hair, tanned skin; whiskers on his cheeks that make him look cute and he looks like he’s wearing servant clothes, from my family household. He is also very muddy and is ruining the ugly colored chair.

‘I’ve never seen him before. Maybe he lives in the lower part of the household, from the other servants. Wonder who he is. Not like it matters...'

This boy was wearing a white shirt with the Uchiha Symbol on his left side of the chest, with baggy black pants that looked like it barely hung onto him, that was held up by some black cloth.

The boy's face was so mesmerizing...

“So beautiful...” Wait... What did I just say? Beautiful? I quickly look around and see that no one had heard what I said. There’s no proof now! He can’t be beautiful because he’s a guy and a lowly filthy servant!

“Ugh” Looks like he is starting to become conscious.


Third Person’s POV.


“ugh” Naruto groaned. His body felt very stiff and he didn't want to move. That's when Naruto remembered what happened. Was he still in the carriage?

“Where am I...?” He moaned. Was the evil man still with him? He felt the pain all over his body and places that he never knew that could be sore. Moving his finger brought a lot of pain. His surroundings around him felt different from anything he had felt, someplace Naruto has never slept before. He slowly opened his eyes to view his surroundings.

“You’re in my carriage. Now I demand your name!” Sasuke answered. He seemed slightly annoyed.

Naruto swung up quickly and punched into the air automatically.

“Naruto-sama, the great!... And who are you?” Naruto yelled with passion. Which he soon regretted since the pain multiplied. He only twitched from the pain. He didn't want to show the evil man he was hurt since that would probably make him happy. There would be many bruisings.

He looked towards the evil man sitting across from him.

This evil man was wearing a dark blue robe shirt thing that looked very complicated and was held in place by a white cloth. He had cloth wrapped around his hands probably from injuries Naruto thought, and had nicely fitted baggy black pants, with blue sandals, as finishing touches.

His skin was really pale, which Naruto found creepy, with jet black hair. This guy had a scary scowl on his face. Naruto wondered what his problem was? He was the who had been hit by a carriage, not the evil man! The evil man had a confused annoyed look on his face and Naruto did not like it one bit. Naruto already did not like this evil man.

“It’s nice to make acquaintance with you, *Naruto-sama*, but I have one question about your identity. If you are so great, why are you wearing servant clothes?” Sasuke asked with amusement in his eyes.

Naruto’s eyes widened with surprise, “ How would you know that?” The evil man rolled his eyes. Naruto's eyebrow twitched from annoyance.

“You still have no idea who I am?” Sasuke replied. ‘ I never thought somebody could be this dense.’ Sasuke found Naruto interesting. Naruto glared at him, still hiding his pain.

“Nope! You expect me to know and care?” Naruto pouted and crossed his arms. ‘How should I know him?! Is he important person? He doesn't look like an important person to me!’

“You should know, since you serve me.” Sasuke said with a smirk like he had won game or something.

“Wha?! You’re an Uchiha?!” Naruto’s eyes widened. It wasn't his day at all!

“Yes, Uchiha Sasuke. And it’s -sama to you,” Sasuke replied.

“Hmph! You don’t seem all that special to me! You’re just a creepy looking boy!” The kitsune boy pouted, “ And I don’t serve you! I serve... never mind I didn’t even want to serve in the first place! I got forced to work there! Stupid teme!”

Naruto's response surprised Sasuke, greatly. Sasuke had expected Naruto to bow down and beg for forgiveness for his rudeness. Naruto had bluntly insulted him!

‘Nobody has ever spoken to me like that before in my life! Who the hell is this guy that defies me?’

“How can you speak like that to me? I can get you executed for that! Dobe.” Sasuke growled. Sasuke didn't usually threaten people; unfortunately, he was really annoyed and wanted Naruto to be quiet. The threat seemed to work on Naruto, but a little too much from what Sasuke thought. This didn't make Naruto be quiet at all, only louder in fact.

“Eeeeehhh!?! I’m too young to die! Teme! I never even accomplished all my life goals!” Naruto whined. He kept talking on about Uchiha’s abusing their power and how they were all spoiled.

Sasuke felt very insulted by Naruto's claims. So he lashed out on Naruto.

“Shut up! Dobe, I would never end a life on something so trivial!” Sasuke hissed out. The fact that Naruto thought he would do something so lowly insulted him on so many levels. Sasuke hated when people thought he was heartless and like his family, he just kept his emotions to himself.

Sasuke recalled something that Naruto had said earlier on. "Also, I am not a boy, I am seventeen, I am of age!"

He noticed that Naruto started to think. Which Sasuke thought was a hard feat for Naruto.

“Oh... Wait! You said that you’re seventeen? That’s my age also!” Naruto beamed brightly, bouncing up and down on his seat slightly. Apparently Naruto's pain had gone already.

“You’re lying.” Sasuke said seriously. This happy little energetic shorty could not be his age. It was a lie.

“Eh?! What do you mean? What are you talking about?” Naruto asked tilting his head sideways, making him look like a curious kitten. That made him even look younger.

“What I’m saying is that you look like you never passed twelve yet. You're so short and all. And you seem very immature for someone of seventeen.” Sasuke smirked. Seeing Naruto’s reaction change from curiosity to outrage was so amusing to him. Naruto looked like he was about to burst with the way he was shaking. His fists were clenched.

“What?! Take that back!” Naruto yelled. He didn’t know what else to say so he stuck out his tongue. Sasuke chuckled.

“And I prove my point.”

"What?!"


~ Meanwhile ~


‘I have never heard Sasuke-sama act this way with anyone! Who is this young man in question?’ Kabuto thought to himself. Well, he had heard Naruto make his claims, Kabuto was wondering how Naruto was able to act the way he was acting.

The carriage kept on. And there was no more colliding with innocent bystanders on the way.

~ Arrival to the Uchiha Household ~

“ARGH!!! I’m gonna kill you!!! Teme!” Naruto yelled. He kept on rocking the carriage with his frustration, which almost made Kabuto fall off the driver’s seat. The horses were having a hard time pulling the carriage.

“I’d like to see you try without having my guards destroy you before you even manage touch me. Dobe.” Sasuke replied with a smirk.

"And stop calling me that!!!" Naruto screamed with rage. He couldn't believe someone could be so evil and all smirky!!!

“Sasuke-sama, we have arrived to your home.” Kabuto said, opening the door, giving Naruto a slight glare, for almost throwing him off the carriage.

Sasuke turned to Naruto. “It seems like you’re all right physically, so I’ll let you go. I'm not so sure about mentally of course”

“...Teme.” Naruto said under his breath, as he got out. There were many guards greeting them so Naruto wouldn't stand a chance. He walked over to the cook house of the household where he stays.

“Dobe.” Sasuke mumbled, as he walked into his house. His clothes got slightly damp from the rain.

As he walked into his house, his mind pushed the thought of Naruto out. Seeing Naruto pout was cute.

Wait, what?

~ In the Kitchen ~

“Teme! My question is why anyone would want to serve him?!” Naruto growled when he walked in to the kitchen house. The kitchen was very big and there were people running back and forth like usual. There were many dished being made already for dinner. Naruto maneuvered around the people easily and headed to the area where the head chef is supposed to be working.

“I was wondering if you were ever going to come back at all?” A voice came out. Naruto looked toward the origin of the voice and found who he was looking for. He glared at the owner of the voice.

“Yeah. No thanks to you, Ero-sennin!” Naruto yelled. He was right with his guesses earlier, Jiraiya was drinking sake, and there were many servant girls around him giggling. It's not like the top chef had to be cooking or anything. That's just crazy!

Jiraiya looked up and down at Naruto’s wet and muddy clothes. His eyebrows raised.

“What happened to you? It looks like you got ran over by a carriage or something!” Jiraiya grinned and chuckled. Some of the servant girls started to giggle. Naruto was not amused at this and he stomped.

“That’s what did happen to me!” He yelled, his hands forming fists at the sides of his body. Once again, he was shaking like he was going to burst.

“What, something happened?” Jiraiya laughed and took another shot of sake.

“Baka! I got ran over by a carriage! See!” Naruto said, pulling up his shirt to show off an impressive bruise across his right ribs, it was dark purple and was throbbing. Luckily Naruto did not feel the pain so much anymore.

Jiraiya closed his eyes with disgust. "Eww, don't show your body off like that. I'm not interested! Gross!" Naruto was pissed off now. He was going to punch Jiraiya when someone flew over to him.

“Naruto-kun! I never thought you would come back eveeeerrrrr!!!!!!!!! I was soo bored!!!" Konohamaru pounced onto Naruto. Naruto’s eyes bulged!

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!!! Get off!!! It hurts!!!!” Naruto screamed, prying Konohamaru off. The mentioned boy noticed the marking across Naruto’s ribs and gasped.

“You are okay, right?” Konohamaru asked quickly, examining the bruise.

“I’m here, aren’t I?” Naruto smiled. Konohamaru jumped up cheering for Naruto.

“Where’s the food?” Choji asked, appearing out of nowhere. Naruto’s smile suddenly faltered. What did happen to the food...?

“Yes! Where is the food that I asked for? I'm a busy man, you know!” Jiraiya asked, sparing one arm from the ladies to hold it forward. Naruto looked around all nervous.

“Uh oh!” Naruto started to panic! It was Jiraiya's turn to glare at Naruto. And Choji too, since he was quite fond of food and only ate all the time. Why people kept him around, no one knew...

“What’s that answer for! What did you do with the damn food I asked for?” Jiraiya asked, “ You better not have lost it, again you baka!”

“I seemed to have......it right here!” Naruto pulled it out from his back. He started to laugh really hard at everyone's expressions. Luckily Kabuto had threw the food in the carriage with his body. “ You should have seen the look on your faces! I got you good!” Everyone else didn’t look amused. Especially two certain people.

Shikamaru walked into the kitchen at the moment. “ You’re so troublesome, Naruto.” He already accused of Naruto doing something even if he didn't do anything. Well, Naruto was always doing something troublesome.

“Heh heh! Of course!” Naruto said, putting his hands behind his head. Everybody sighed when Naruto said that. Jiraiya snatched the food out of Naruto’s hand and started on the Uchiha’s dinner. Even if the food was practically made already.


~ Main Room ~


“You are home, my son” Sasuke’s father obviously confirmed. He was sitting on the coach in the living, reading a book about history of the village and stuff. Or pretended to anyway.

“Yes, father, I have” Sasuke answered. He found the statement odd, for he was sitting right in front of his father so of course he was back. He never understood his father sometimes. Not like he wanted to try. His father was not a kind man and Sasuke did not have the best history with him. Considering his father wanted Itachi to be his heir, not Sasuke. So the whole time Sasuke grew up, he was neglected. Then two years ago, Itachi disappeared. No one knew what had happened to him. There was still people searching aimlessly for any sign of Itachi. It was just last year that Sasuke's father had pretended Itachi had died and had even made a funeral. Then his father named him heir. Yet his father still acted very cold at times. Also, Sasuke still felt anger towards his father, and wouldn't say a thing.

“How was your journey to the Sound Village? How was the discussions with Orochimaru go?” His father asked seriously. Politics were a thing his father wanted Sasuke to partake in, which Sasuke disagreed. Yet, he was stuck with the duties that his loving brother had left him.

“Well enough. We came to some good agreements with each other. I believe the agreement will profit to the village” Sasuke said monotone like. Politics really bore him, and he couldn’t say anything. The truth is, Orochimaru and he never got to any agreements. That snake man is very difficult to deal with. He was all about power and Sasuke...wasn’t. So Orochimaru set later dates that they could meet to discuss more political things. Sasuke couldn't be anymore excited.

“Good. I trust in your abilities. Oh, Kabuto has informed me with news that you have now acquaintance yourself with a new friend. I would like to meet him sometime. Now go get washed up before dinner. Apparently you are going to have to use the public bathroom because Kiba has broke your bathtub. Then be in time for dinner. I do not want you to come to dinner all dirty.” Sasuke’s father ordered him.

“Yes father. I shall do that right away.” The young Uchiha bowed down to his father then excited the room. Sasuke was very confused.

‘Friend? What friend? The only recent person I have met was Naruto-san. Wait, is that who he meant? What the hell? Me and Naruto-san friends? That’s not possible. And how in hell’s name did Kiba break my bathtub?!’ Sasuke pondered. ‘ Actually, it was probably the dog, Akamaru, who done it. Why were they in there in the first place?! Oh well, there’s nothing I can do. I’m forced to use the public bath. Dammit, how humiliating. If there's anyone there, I will not take a bath. It would be so humiliating...’

Sasuke went to his room to grab clean clothes and headed off to the bathhouse.


~ In the Kitchen ~


Jiraiya smelled the air and looked around till he spotted Naruto. He made a face and said, “ Naruto! You stink like-”

“Jiraiya! Don’t say things like that in front of him. He’ll learn from your bad example!” Iruka yelled. He came in not too long after the kitsune boy came back. Naruto and Iruka were very close; in fact, he was like Naruto’s father in a way.

“Not like he hasn’t already...” Shikamaru, who was busy trying to take a nap, commented. He turned over and fell asleep.

“Hey!” Naruto pouted, crossing his arms. He didn't want to be like the pervert chef. Even if he did learn some new words from the pervert. Iruka couldn't be around all the time. Not like Naruto would tell Iruka what he learned.

“It’s true.” Shikamaru opened an eye and looked at Naruto, who grinned.

“You do smell funny Naruto, so you should wash up in the public bath.” Iruka ordered. Naruto frowned. He didn't want to get wet as that was what water does. Baths were not a liked past time. It was also too hot in the bathhouse. It was like the people there wanted people to get burned! It was boiling!

“I don’t want too! It will hurt my bruise!” Naruto whined. Iruka glared and shook his head. He said firmly.

“I don’t care what you want. You don’t smell the best right now, so leave right now. And a bath will do that bruise good. It will make it heal faster,” Iruka ordered again. Naruto knew that he would never win an argument against Iruka. He always lost, so Naruto decided to forfeit right away.

“...FINE!” Naruto yelled, then stormed out of the room. Everyone winced from Naruto’s loud voice. At least the kitchen would be more quieter with Naruto gone from the room. Some how it was always louder with the kitsune around.

“He’s so troublesome and loud.” Shikamaru commented, shifting himself to get in a more comfortable position. No one knew why Shikamaru was around either. Naruto didn't even do much. Why Jiraiya let people who do nothing around...?

Iruka watched Naruto leave the room. “ Yes...I agree he is. Oh yeah! Jiraiya! There’s a party going to happen next week! For Sasuke-sama’s birthday. He’s going to be turning 18. I hope you didn't forget”

Jiraiya turned serious, “ How much people?” He hoped that it wasn’t going to be...

“The whole village.”

“Sasuke-sama is getting a bride. Everybody’s going to be there. Better start planning.” Iruka smiled. Jiraiya always forgot such important events. What he would do without Iruka.

“I should not get only a week’s notice for a party that big. That’s not fair."

“Actually, I knew about it for a few weeks now, must have slipped my mind…” Iruka seemed in deep thought.

“What!!! Bastard! How could you! I trusted you!”

"Well, you should remember these important events anyway! You were left with plenty memos to remind you!"

"Who reads those?"


~ Public Bath ~


“I hope nobody’s here. I don’t want to be caught in the public bath, especially where the dirty servants go.” The young Uchiha mumbled. Lucky for him, nobody was there. Which was odd for the evenings.

He looked around to find the bathroom pretty big. It had white walls with flowers on it? There were small stools in there. The bath was really big, to fit a lot of people in it. And about as big as his personal bath. Of course his was bigger. This bath was tiny compared to his. Poor people who had to use this bath.

“I better hurry before somebody comes in here.” Sasuke growled. He got in the bath quickly, and started to relax. ‘This feels nice. After that long ride, I really needed this. I don't get to relax as much as I would like.’

“Damn! Somebody’s in there!” A voice came from the entrance. Sasuke froze. There was supposed to be no people appearing here! What will he do?

‘No! Nobody’s supposed to be here!’ Sasuke started to panic. ‘ What do I do?! I don’t want to be caught in here!!! I'm an Uchiha for crying out loud! If I'm caught I will be humiliated! I’m going to kill Kiba when I see him next!!!’ Sasuke was considering leaving the bath in hopes the stranger did not recognize him.

“Oh well, guess I’ll still just go in.” The voice came closer. Sasuke wanted to get out now, but he wasn’t clean, and that would be gross! He just had to hide...somewhere in this room. But the person has seen him already! ‘ I hope he doesn’t recognize me! This is a servant’s public bath! I’m an Uchiha!’

The person slowly got into the bath...

Sasuke turned his head, then his eyes widened in surprise. ‘ Why does it have to be him?!’

“Sasuke?!”

TBC...