Give up on revenge

konohasuchiha‌:

“Who cares what some stupid lady thinks? Adults aren’t trustworthy anyway.” And they weren’t. No one had tried to find Itachi, and no one had truly tried to help him. Sure they gave Naruto food, but Sasuke had all the money of his clan to survive on and had been forced to figure out survival on his own. What did he care how they saw him anyway?

“Yea! Who cares what some stupid lady thinks!” He spat at her loudly as he walked out.

He frowned though as he walked out. On of the mysteries he was determined to solve was why everyone hated or feared him. It made no sense. He was just a regular kid!

If he was going to be hokage..he needed people to look up to him. Not hate and fear him.

“Come on..let’s go..I’m all healed anyways”

konohasuchiha‌:

“I saw them kicking him, and he wasn’t acting right when he got up.” Sasuke added eyeing the woman with skepticism. He didn’t seem to trust most adults, let alone ones who denied his own observations. And Naruto hadn’t seemed coherent when the damned brutes had run away. 

His eyes shifted to Naruto, studying as if determined to find the injuries from earlier. Even he couldn’t find them, but that was stupid, Naruto had been hurt, and bad. Sasuke knew as much. Even if the blond healed quickly, that couldn’t be ignored.

Naruto furrowed his brow. “But I don’t understand..”

The nurse gave him a dubious look. She didn’t believe him. “It is not nice for little boys to tell stories” she admonishes. Naruto gasped in outrage. “I..I am not lying..I was hurt!” He exclaimed.

The nurse waves her arms. “Out..you are that ..Uzumaki boy aren’t you..you are bad news”

Naruto clenched his fists. “Why? What did I ever do!?” He shouted.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke gave a disgusted grunt whipping at the spot the spit had hit him. He spit into the other boy’s face in retaliation for the first spit. “They are pathetic.” He didn’t bother avoiding stepping on one of the attacker’s hand as he moved away.

“Let’s go Dobe, no reason to think about them anymore.” Besides, it was clear than Naruto needed help with how he stumbled. Not that Sasuke liked adults very much with the experiences of the time sense he’d lost his family.

They made thier way to Konoha hospital and the doctors looked him over..by the time he was in the hospital, he had almost completely healed.

The nurse looked at them confused..“I don’t understand, you say you were beaten up badly but I see no bruises or cuts”

Naruto shrugged. “I had a bad headache..they kicked me in the head”

The nurse shook her head. “Here are your x-rays..no contusions or fractures..no broken bones”

Naruto scratches his head confused. “I heal fast but..I..I thought for sure I’d still be really hurt ”

“I saw them kicking him, and he wasn’t acting right when he got up.” Sasuke added eyeing the woman with skepticism. He didn’t seem to trust most adults, let alone ones who denied his own observations. And Naruto hadn’t seemed coherent when the damned brutes had run away. 

konohasuchiha‌:

No snark or playful comeback from Naruto then? Anger already welled up in Sasuke when the spit hit his face. He dropped the boy he’d held against the wall dropping to a crouch and spinning leg held out to trip the spitter. When the flesh of the boy’s legs hit his he turned aiming to hit the other square in the face.

It wasn’t often that Sasuke got worked up enough to actually fight. When he dropped the boy he’d held he would go for the spitter’s stomach. Anger burned in his eyes.

The boy groaned in pain as he dropped to the ground. Naruto shook his head and it hurt even worst. He sways on his feet. The boys both now on the ground in pain.

Naruto stumbled over to see Sasuke standing over them. “Man, they look pathetic” He replied, his hand to his head. He would need to go to the hospital, maybe, but then again, he heals fast due to karama. So by the time he got to the hospital, he’d be healed.

He glares at the injured boys. He didn’t understand why everyone hated him and called him demon.

Sasuke gave a disgusted grunt whipping at the spot the spit had hit him. He spit into the other boy’s face in retaliation for the first spit. “They are pathetic.” He didn’t bother avoiding stepping on one of the attacker’s hand as he moved away.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke’s eyes narrowed glaring at the boy who had told him to let go. “Why should I let him go? Pretty sure I haven’t done nearly as much to your friend as you did to mine.” He pushed the boy against the wall harder still looking around at all of the attackers.

“Hey Dobe, get up.” Perhaps it came off harshly but that was Sasuke’s way of asking if the boy was okay. If the blond snapped back then he was okay. If he really had to he could probably fight these brats off, honestly he wanted to.

Naruto groaned and sat up, “I..I am..getting up” He replied stumbling to his feet. He was dizzy as hell. The guy glared at Sasuke, “Let my friend go, who cares what he did to that worm! You shouldn’t be friends with a no body like him, don’t you know he has a demon inside him?”

The other guy trembled, “Please..let me go”

The guy that was free spat on Sasuke. “I won’t ask again.”

Naruto rubbed his head and glares at the two. “Leave Sasuke alone” He shouted, making his head spin more.

No snark or playful comeback from Naruto then? Anger already welled up in Sasuke when the spit hit his face. He dropped the boy he’d held against the wall dropping to a crouch and spinning leg held out to trip the spitter. When the flesh of the boy’s legs hit his he turned aiming to hit the other square in the face.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke took the time to actually pack his stuff up before getting up to follow Naruto. He was still ignoring Sakura as he walked out his bag flung over his shoulder.

It took him a couple minutes to catch up with the faster boy but when he saw what was happening he couldn’t keep his cool. Before he even thought he’d dashed forward and slammed the nearest bully into the wall one arm planted firmly against his chest as he glared glancing at each. “What the hell are you doing?” His voice sounded nothing short of deadly.

The boy nearly pissed his pants as Sasuke cornered him. “Sasuke? I uh..we have no beef with you..we were kicking the shit out of that dumb Uzumaku freak” he sputtered.

The other guy kicked Naruto in his leg and walks over to Sasuke. “Hey let go of my friend” he growled.

Naruto groaned in pain and he sat up. His ribs hurt so bad..his head did two. He was sure he had a concussion and he tasted blood in his mouth.

Sasuke’s eyes narrowed glaring at the boy who had told him to let go. “Why should I let him go? Pretty sure I haven’t done nearly as much to your friend as you did to mine.” He pushed the boy against the wall harder still looking around at all of the attackers.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke would have sighed if he hadn’t wanted to hide how he was feeling from this girl. She was annoying him and he really didn’t want to deal with it. He doubted she could even imagine how he felt at any given time.

He breathed out and set off down to his seat making a point to hardly acknowledge the girl as he sat down. Why should he when she hardly acknowledged who he was? It wasn’t like she saw anything beyond the surface.

When the class started up, Sakura kept quiet and listened intently to the teacher, even making notes. Naruto tried, but once again his thoughts turned elsewhere. He peeked at Sakura and noticed she was looking intently at Iruka, sheesh. She even finds this class interesting. Ino was making googly eyes at Sasuke and giggling like annoying fan girl. Naruto turned and his brow knits, her too? he wondered. All the girls liked Sasuke.

Soon school was out, Sakura grabbed her things, “See you guys later” she mumbled and walked off. Naruto ran out of the class and was heading outside when he felt his body suddenly airborn. “UUUGHH” he hit the ground chest first, knocking the wind out of him. 

He looked to see his bullies, he wasn’t sure of thier names, just that they always beat his ass. One kicks him in the ribs, snarling the word “Freak” at him, Another kicked him in his head, causing him to see stars.

Sasuke took the time to actually pack his stuff up before getting up to follow Naruto. He was still ignoring Sakura as he walked out his bag flung over his shoulder.

konohasuchiha‌:

“You have some kind of problem with me liking them?” And Sasuke had eaten the tomato along with his own clumsy attempts to cook. He set the box he’d brought his food in down wrapping it up as he had before. He’d slip it back into his bag.

He sighed looking up at the sky eyes narrowed. “What do you think of that girl?” Honestly she annoyed him.

“Of course not” He replied. He tilted his head a bit. “The girl? ..oh you mean Sakura-chan..um, she is really pretty but..she seems mean” He said. “She likes you though” He replied.

Soon it was class time again and when they walked back in, Sakura was already seated, she cast both Sasuke and Naruto a unreadable look and looked back towards the front of the class.

Sasuke would have sighed if he hadn’t wanted to hide how he was feeling from this girl. She was annoying him and he really didn’t want to deal with it. He doubted she could even imagine how he felt at any given time.

konohasuchiha‌:

“I have my own food.” Sasuke protested though he still took the tomato. It certainly wouldn’t last long. Nore would the food he brought for himself. He was glad they could possibly shift seats after lunch, he was tired of the girl sitting beside him. At least Naruto kept his mouth shut.

The food was decent, if not all that good. He was getting a bit better at cooking thank goodness. He kept burning everything he’d been noticing.

“Oh yea, like you wont practically inhale that” He replied sardonically. He guzzled his water down and then wadded up his trash. “I honestly don’t know how you eat that stuff, tomatoes are gross” He said, making a face.

He had tried one once, he didn’t like it at all. He preferred his ramen and rice balls, there was some sushi he liked, but not most of it.

He liked pineapple, the only fruit he would eat.

“You have some kind of problem with me liking them?” And Sasuke had eaten the tomato along with his own clumsy attempts to cook. He set the box he’d brought his food in down wrapping it up as he had before. He’d slip it back into his bag.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke payed the girl no attention as he left the room looking for Naruto. He hadn’t brought much to eat, he’d started learning how to make his own food, but he had to move some of the stuff to the table and still couldn’t reach to cook proper meals. At least he had a couple misshappen rice balls though.

He sat down in the grass opening the box he’d brought with the food. “What did you bring?” Did he even have to ask? Well it was polite to ask at least.

“Ramen..oh and..here” Naruto reached into his bag and pulled out a plump round red tomato, he knew Sasuke loved them.

“That old man always brings them, I once thought about telling him to stop, but when I learned you loved them, I thought, why not just let him” Naruto said witha shrug and slurped for of his ramen.

He had downed the ramen in no time, he reached into his bag and pulled out a fizzy sweet drink which was a type of soda. NAruto loved them, his favorite being orange.

“I have my own food.” Sasuke protested though he still took the tomato. It certainly wouldn’t last long. Nore would the food he brought for himself. He was glad they could possibly shift seats after lunch, he was tired of the girl sitting beside him. At least Naruto kept his mouth shut.

konohasuchiha‌:

“No.” Sasuke answered flatly as he pushed past her. He was already following Naruto. He may not have the blond’s boundless energy but he did tend to follow the boy at times, almost like a lost puppy it could seem. It just didn’t feel right to be all on his own. It made him lonely.

He’d brought his own lunch, as sloppy as it was and had no reason to worry about finding something. Besides, he could already guess Naruto wouldn’t be eating well.

Steam practically shot out of Sakura’s ears. Her teeth bared and her fists clenched but she said nothing.

Naruto walked out of the class and hummed as he walked outside and sat under a tree. He opened his bag and pulled out a thermos. He opened it and sniffed..“this is the best food ever!” He enthused and dug in.

Sakura sat alone in the classroom. Her lunch untouched. She couldn’t bring herself to eat. Frowning she folded her arms and layed her head on them.

Sasuke payed the girl no attention as he left the room looking for Naruto. He hadn’t brought much to eat, he’d started learning how to make his own food, but he had to move some of the stuff to the table and still couldn’t reach to cook proper meals. At least he had a couple misshappen rice balls though.

konohasuchiha‌:

“You still aren’t helping.” Sasuke said pointedly. He knew the blond wasn’t good at sitting still. He’d save his next reminder for a bit later. What else could he do? He needed to learn these things to. If only the annoying girl would stop cutting in.

He looked up at the teacher honestly a bit bored himself. More because he already knew this part of the basics than anything though.

Sakura frowns again. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN HIS HEART?! CHAAAA!“ Her inner screams.

Soon the class bell rang for lunch..after hours of listening to the teacher drone on and on..Naruto stood up so fast that bell hadn’t even finished ringing before he had stood up. Sakura stood after it finished and was nearly mowed down by Naruto. Her eyebrow twitched and her fists clench..but she thinks of Sasuke and does nothing.

She turns to the Uchiha. "Would you like to eat lunch with me?” She asks him.

“No.” Sasuke answered flatly as he pushed past her. He was already following Naruto. He may not have the blond’s boundless energy but he did tend to follow the boy at times, almost like a lost puppy it could seem. It just didn’t feel right to be all on his own. It made him lonely.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke shot a look at Sakura narrowed eyes. “You aren’t helping.” He hissed it at her. Sure he would try to keep Naruto’s attention from wondering to much but he wasn’t going to be quite that harsh about it. This girl was making it clear she didn’t like Naruto.

“Because they can’t just show us. If they don’t explain how it works we won’t be able to learn to do it ourselves.” He’d hissed at the boy again still attentive himself. Naruto had said once he had goals, well so did Sasuke. He needed to bring honor back to his clan, the only way he could was to be the best ninja he could. That, and he wanted to help Naruto. That, and if he ever got a chance he’d have to take his brother out of the equation. He would have to get stronger, to the point that he could kill Itachi if he was ever forced to.

Sakura frowns and kicks herself mentally. “Be nice to the disease!” Her inner reminds her.

“Sorry Sasuke-kun” she laments. Naruto sighs and struggles to pay attention. His eyes on the teacher..his words however might as well have been Greek.

Once more the blondes thoughts turn to ramen. His leg is bouncing rapidly under the table. The poor kid was really hyperactive. So much boundless energy.

Sakura grits her teeth and her eyebrow twitches. She tries to center herself. She forced her tone to be friendly..“Naruto..um..you want to be a great ninja..right? What the teacher is saying is important ” she told him. “Damn idiot, you will never be hokage..more like a bum, CHA!” Her inner yelled.

“You still aren’t helping.” Sasuke said pointedly. He knew the blond wasn’t good at sitting still. He’d save his next reminder for a bit later. What else could he do? He needed to learn these things to. If only the annoying girl would stop cutting in.

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke payed close attention. They would have training classes at times but also a lot of class work. It was a good thing Sasuke was a quick learner and strong. He could probably help Naruto study and learn as well. He had been learning of his family’s techniques already, if not understanding all of it.

Noticing Naruto drifting he tapped perhaps a bit hard on the boy’s leg to get his attention. Sure he could probably help, but he couldn’t do everything. At least most of these kids were unlikely to know who the other was for sure. It helped that Sasuke didn’t much enjoy going to busy places. This was the most people he’d been around sense the massacre. “Pay attention Dobe.” 

he’d taken to using what would normally have been an insult as a kind of nickname for the boy. He wasn’t actually trying to be insulating, but the kid could be such and idiot Sasuke couldn’t quite help himself.

Naruto jumped a bit when Sasuke stabbed his leg. Naruto had been fantasizing about ramen. “Oh!..whats..oh. well..I try but..Tikka sensei is so boring..why don’t they just show us what to do instead of talking so much” Naruto complained.

Sakura shot Naruto a death glare. “Sasuke-kun is right..shut-in and pay attention ” she hisses.

Naruto sighs. “Sorry..geez” boy..people really loves that damn sensei.

Naruto was hungry..his leg itched..and..didn’t he have only one more thing of ramen at home? Hm..hs know he hate like five last night..but he just couldn’t remember.

Sasuke shot a look at Sakura narrowed eyes. “You aren’t helping.” He hissed it at her. Sure he would try to keep Naruto’s attention from wondering to much but he wasn’t going to be quite that harsh about it. This girl was making it clear she didn’t like Naruto.

konohasuchiha‌:

“Pretty sure I get to choose who I want to sit beside me.” And it’s not you. He didn’t add that last part though he’d wanted to. This girl was already annoying him. He turned from her eyeing Naruto out of the corner of his eye, “You okay?”

His eyes shifted to the front as the teacher entered. It would be time for them to start momentarily. Years to learn the basics of chakra control and jutsus as well as some very simple tricks. And of course learning tiejutsu.

“Sasuke-kun” his name a gasp on her lips. She frowns and her eyes sadden.

Naruto nodded. “Yes..I am used to it” he replies. He is in a way. He has always been called freak..weird..funny looking..ugly..you name it..he has been called it.

Sakura stays seated but mulls over the recent event. Why did Sasuke get so mad at her? He seems to really care for that blonde dweeb. She sighs. Maybe she should be nicer to him then.

Naruto listens to the teacher and it’s not long before he zones out. He was never good at paying attention. He had the attention span of a hyper active squirrel on crack.

Naruto wanted to be a ninja but he wasn’t find of sitting and listening to a man yammer on about it.

Sasuke payed close attention. They would have training classes at times but also a lot of class work. It was a good thing Sasuke was a quick learner and strong. He could probably help Naruto study and learn as well. He had been learning of his family’s techniques already, if not understanding all of it.

Noticing Naruto drifting he tapped perhaps a bit hard on the boy’s leg to get his attention. Sure he could probably help, but he couldn’t do everything. At least most of these kids were unlikely to know who the other was for sure. It helped that Sasuke didn’t much enjoy going to busy places. This was the most people he’d been around sense the massacre. “Pay attention Dobe.” 

konohasuchiha‌:

Sasuke hadn’t really been paying attention to the people filing in as he waited. He wasn’t really all that interested in most of his classmates. several of the guys were giving him cold looks and some of the girls were staring but he wasn’t interested in them. It was only at the sound beside him that Sasuke turned just in time to see the girl pushing Naruto aside.

“What are you doing?” There was no hiding the annoyance in is voice. He happened to want the blond boy to sit there, not that he wouldn’t be mad just for her shoving him aside. He pointed to the seat on his other side as discreetly as he could for Naruto while staring the girl down. He wasn’t despondent anymore, but he’d settled into a fairly standoffish and grouchy person.

Naruto got up and rubbed his sore back. He sat on the other side of Sasuke.

Sakura blushes. “I uh..well..I mean you don’t want him sitting next to you..do you?” She asked. Naruto frowns. “Why not me? What’s wrong with me?”

Sakura curled her lip and gave the blonde a disgusted look. “You are annoying and you look funny!”

Naruto frowns and folds his arm. His face in a pout. He knew he looked funny. She didn’t have to rub it in.

“Sasuke-kun is so cool and..and..he..is cute” she says the last part in a whisper.

Iruka claps his hands to get the classes attention. “I will be assigning teams” he informed the class.

Sakura bit her lip nervously. “I have to be on Sasuke’s team..cha!” Her inner raged.

“Pretty sure I get to choose who I want to sit beside me.” And it’s not you. He didn’t add that last part though he’d wanted to. This girl was already annoying him. He turned from her eyeing Naruto out of the corner of his eye, “You okay?”

konohasuchiha‌:

“You have to use the snake, ram, monkey, boar, horse, and tiger seals to make it work.” Sasuke pointed out as the other sat frustrated beside him. “No jutsu works without the seals.” He sighed laying back on the dock to stare at the sky.

~~~~~

A couple months later he was walking into his first day at the academy. He hadn’t been to any prep classes sense loosing his clan but there was no way he would duck out on this. After all, how was he supposed to regain the honor of his clan if he didn’t become a ninja? Even if he still wasn’t all that comfortable around most people.

It was the first day of the academy, Naruto had become friends with Sasuke, albeit, they did consider themselves more like brothers than anything else. He walks into the class and sees it is half full..he sighs and walks over to a table when he heard some scuffling behind him, he turns to see Ino and Sakura fighting to get into the doorway. He smiles..”Sakura”

She ignores him and he sees her green eyes scanning the room. He knows who she is looking for, He furrows his brow and crosses his arms, why do they all go for Sasuke, he cared deeply for him though..he couldn’t blame them really.

He sits beside him only to be roughly shoved out of his chair. “Auurrg”

“Sasuke-kun” Sakura purred..taking the seat she had roughly shoved the blonde out of.

Sasuke hadn’t really been paying attention to the people filing in as he waited. He wasn’t really all that interested in most of his classmates. several of the guys were giving him cold looks and some of the girls were staring but he wasn’t interested in them. It was only at the sound beside him that Sasuke turned just in time to see the girl pushing Naruto aside.