seajellyfishie - Tumblr blog

seajellyfishie · 5 years

Text

Closer *Naruto Fanfiction*

Chapter 2: Information Broker

~Shoko Utsunomiya's Pov~

I entered a dango shop around 8:30 in the morning before heading over and getting Takeshi. I walked the streets of Konoha heading towards Takeshi's house. I was going to make a pit stop before heading over to his place. I wanted dango and I figured that he'd want some as well. I stopped in front of the shop and looked at the different signs of each dango. The redhead that worked there skipped out of the back and placed a new batch of what I assumed of pink dango out in the front. She glanced over at me and brightened considerably.

"Hey Sho! What's up? You're here pretty early, you gotta job you're doing?" Hami asked walked over behind the cash register and grabbing a small bag for me.

"Yeah, I've become an assistant teacher so I'll be heading over to get Takeshi and then heading to the training grounds. You got any thermoses today?" I asked kneeling down to look at the bottles that she makes and fills with tea to sell.

"You know I do! I've also tried to make a grape dango, it's a lavender color, you wanna try." I sprang up, my eyes most likely sparkling.

"Of course!" The girl giggled and I watched as her grey body left my sight. Picking up one of the sticks of green tea dango and looked down at it. It was supposedly green like the trees, grass, and Gai's jumpsuit. Of course, I wouldn't know but I guess I just have to trust it. I was snapped out of my depressing thoughts when Hami came bounding out from the back and shoved a light grey dango in my face. I let out a short laugh before grabbing the stick and ate the first ball. I felt like falling to the ground from how amazing this tasted.

"This is freaking outstanding, Hami you are the goddess of dango." The girl giggled and smiled at me.

"Want it in the bag with your usual?" I frantically nodded. Laughing once more she placed three grape dango in the baggy that she'd been holding on to. The same number of green tea, vanilla, and strawberry dango. I dug through my bag and pulled out two thermoses. Setting the on the counter along with 50 Ryo, I grabbed the baggy from her as she took the thermoses.

"I'll take my regular Ginger Peach Tea in the white one and Earl Grey Tea in the black one," I said, nodding she dipped back into the back. Looking back up at the sun, I'd say it'd be about 8:50. She came back out and handed the two thermoses to me with a smile and grabbed the money. I was about to walk away when keychains caught my eye. I picked the two of them up and simply stared at them. Hami's hand came into my vision and pointed at each small mochi.

"The top one light pink, the second is light blue, the last is white, and the one that's dangling is purple. You can have them for free if you'd like." Her soft voice felt like it penetrated my soul. I wish I knew what colors looked like. I would love to understand the marvel of a sunrise or sunset. I couldn't marvel at a rainbow, or at Hami's supposedly bright red hair and honestly, I may never get that chance. Shaking my head, I clipped one of them to my bookbag and smiled at it.

"Thanks, I'm sure Takeshi will love it. I like myself, even though I can't see it." She gave me a soft smile and nodded.

"Of course, only for you Shoko. Now, get going before you're late!" I snorted slightly and shook my head.

"The teacher is Kakashi Hatake and he's probably not even there yet, so I think I'll be fine." She stared before running a hand down her face and waving me off. Laughing I walked away and headed to Takeshi's apartment which was on the way to the training grounds.

~At Takeshi's Apartment, The Back Room, 8:50 AM~

~Takeshi Uchiha's Pov~

I sat in my piano room, looking out the two windows that were in place instead of walls. I could see the whole forest past the city. When it rained Itachi and I would end up in here during the nights so we could sleep. Turning the mahogany instrument, I ran my fingers across the keys and smiled. Closing my eyes I started pressing the keys and turning them into an old song I used to play for my mother.

Whenever she felt like she was trapped she asked me to play this for her. It wasn't the best and I've perfected it since then, but even if there were wrong notes or I was off beat she said that it always reminded her of adventure. It reminded her of what traveling to different villages was like and how their culture was much more different than ours. She told me that I should never let anyone chain me down, whether village, family, or friends. Itachi would always agree to her logic but would say that I shouldn't completely sever my ties with those things. I should grow bonds between them and when out on adventures make new friends. Those two were the wisest people I knew. They had a true love for everyone and didn't let anyone contort their views or conform to society. I finished the song and watched as water droplets splashed onto my hand. Smiling, I allowed myself to cry a bit and let my heart soften for once.

I missed them so much. I miss Itachi, I miss mom, but I miss Sasuke the most. He's here with me and I can't even reach him. I can't reach my own twin. We were supposed to be there for each other no matter what and now he can't even look at me without hatred. Letting out a painful sob, I placed my hands on the piano to keep myself up from crumbling into a ball then and there. I shouldn't be this depressed so early in the morning, but then again my emotions never listen to me. I finally composed myself and wiped away the remaining tears on my face. I took in a deep breath and stood from my seat. Stepping back into my living room, I heard the door unlock and watched with caution. Shoko stepped through with his normal chakra signal and all.

I relaxed and smiled at the male who held up a small baggy. Chuckling I watched as he dumped his stuff on my kitchen table.

"So what's in the bag?" I asked about to grab the small baggy. He slapped my hand and gave me a stern look.

"Don't touch." He commanded. I whined a bit before yawning. I waddled back over to the couch and collapsed on it. Itachi walked out of my bedroom and trotted over to the living room to watch Shoko as usual.

The white-haired male grabbed two plates from my cabinet and set them on the table. He grabbed the baggy and pulled out some dango. He placed four on mine since I wasn't a huge fan of sweet things. He placed a black thermos next to my plate and unloaded everything else onto his.

"Alright, now you can eat." He stated. Rolling my eyes, I stood up and walked over letting my body drop into the seat. I watched as Shoko pulled out a white thermos and poured some of his tea into the cap.

"Shouldn't we be at the training grounds by now?" Shoko shook his head.

"There's no reason to be, Kakashi would be there until like ten." He said with a shake of his head. He grabbed on the dango sticks and managed to get all of the mochi in his mouth at once. I laughed and took the strawberry dango and at it first. Shoko let out some noise of remembrance that's honestly too hard to describe so I watched as he sifted through the small pocket on his bag before he pulled out a keychain and handed it to me. I looked at it and let out a snicker.

"This is so like you Shoko, thanks I love it." I looked up at the guy with a soft expression. He blushed and smiled at me.

"I'm glad you do!" For the rest of the time, we ate in silence, with Itachi meowing every once and a while for a piece. I finished my dango first and was sipping my Earl Grey tea in our comfortable silence. Shoko was on his last one and the tea he was drinking was basically finished. It was nice to sit here like an old married couple who didn't need to exchange words to make the atmosphere around them nice. Once he was finished, I grabbed my bag putting all of my leather-bound books in there along with a few scrolls before heading out with my best friend.

~At The Training Grounds, 9:10 AM~

We arrived at the training grounds and saw Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke sitting down all of them close to dozing off. Naruto and Sakura noticed Shoko and me and jumped up in anger.

"You're late!" Shoko shrugged and set his stuff on the ground next to the gate.

"Well, Kakashi won't be here until like ten so I would just suggest that you rest those pretty little eyes of yours!" Shoko said with a devious tone. The three didn't notice but complied with Shoko's wishes anyway. Takeshi sets his stuff down next to Sasuke and headed over to the open area with the three standing poles. I sat in front of the lake and smiled at it. I dipped my hands in it and swirled it around my hands. I thought for a bit before taking my hand out. Stretching I laid back and turned on my side resting my head on my hand. Closing my eyes I let my mind wander and my body relaxes as I slipped into a nice, light sleep. I was awoken by a tap on my shoulder, three screams, and laughing. I groaned in annoyance and glared up at a shinobi. Possibly chunin. I rose an eyebrow and sat up.

"I'm assuming you're here for info?" The shinobi nodded. I stood and dusted the sand off of my clothes. Walking over to where Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were, I saw that they were completely drenched and my bag sitting across them, completely dry. Shoko was laughing his butt off at the three of them. They looked like shivering chihuahuas. Rolling my eyes, I knelt down and dug past the multiple other leatherbound books and found a red one. This one had all of the places that I've researched. Like the Wind Country, the Key Country, the Tea Country and so on.

"Alright, where are you going?" I asked looking up at the Chunin.

"I'm delivering something to the Kazekage. I haven't heard the best things about him, so what do you got?" He asked placing a hand on his hip. I snorted and started flipping through the worn pages.

"Yeah, the Kazekage isn't a saint." Stopping on a page that is supposed to have the information, I realized I grabbed the wrong book.

"Ah, sorry, grabbed the wrong book. That's about the layout of the land, the people one is...here." Pulling out a brown leather notebook I flipped to the exact page and started reading the information of the Kazekage out loud.

"Alright, well, the Kazekage is named Rasa. When the daimyo took money away from Suna and started using Konoha's less expensive services, the Kage felt threatened. He wanted to strengthen the line of shinobi so he ordered a woman name Chiyo to seal Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, into his youngest son, Garra, so he'd be the ultimate weapon of Suna. His wife died in the process of giving birth. He taught the kid ninjutsu ordered someone to look after him and ostracized him from his siblings who name are Temari and Kankuro. Sadly Rasa realized too late how bad of an idea this was as Garra's powers started to manifest. With the village being at an all-time low and the council deeming Garra useless to them, Rasa wanted to assassinate his younger son. All six attempts failed." Snapping the book closed I looked up to the disgusted Chunin.

"That good enough?" I asked looking up at the guy. He nodded, seemingly deep in thought before looking me in the eyes.

"Ok, so what do you want?" He asked.

"I want information on the youngest son. Even though I have some of the events of his life because of Rasa, I need more, if you can't get that, then you can pay me by 5000 Ryo. Fair?" The chunin nodded.

"Fair, thanks, kid." Nodding the man disappeared from my sight. I felt five pairs on me. I looked up connecting with Sasuke who looked confused and angry, Naruto who looked interested, Sakura who looked wary, Shoko looked excited it's hard to read him sometimes, and turning around I looked at Kakashi who stared at me with a hardened stare. Letting out an annoyed sigh, I placed both books back in my bag and stood, turning to Kakashi.

"Morning, Kakashi-sensei." The three other genins on my team snapped their attention towards the silverette.

"Hey guys, good morning!" Kakashi-sensei greeted giving them a closed eye smile.

"YOU'RE LATE!!!!" Sakura and Naruto shouted. Kakashi waved the two off and walked over to the three logs. Gesturing us over he set a clock on a stump and set it for noon. I grabbed my bag and jogged over standing next to Sasuke. Shoko stood next to Kakashi and held up three bells just like the older male beside him.

"Here are three bells your task is to take them from either me or Shoko before time's up." He explained. I tilted my head and looked at the bells closer. Shoko is the same age as us and even though he's a Jonin it doesn't mean that he's the strongest out of all of us. There has to be some sort of catch to this.

"Those who don't have a bell by noon get no lunch. I'll not only tie you to one of those stumps I'll eat in front of you too." Kakashi said tying the bells back to his pants. I heard the stomachs of my teammates grumble and snickered slightly. Glad I ate before Shoko got there along with his dango treats.

"You only have to get one bell there are only three, so one of you will definitely be tied to the stump! The person who doesn't take a bell will fail so one of you will definitely be heading back to the academy. If you want to you can use shuriken and kunai to come at us. You won't succeed unless you approach us with the intent to kill!" Shoko explained a large smile on his face. I gave him a skeptical look along with the bells that hung from his belt. There are six bells in all, but they kept saying the number three. If that's the case and there are only three true bells, then a set has to be a fake, and with the knowledge that Shoko is still technically on our level and that most of the team will go after him first then it would have to be Kakashi who has the real ones. I snapped out of my daze when Shoko disappeared from my site. Naruto was the only one left beside me and Kakashi was in front.

"Ah, right, we're taking a test," I muttered. Jumping away from the commencing battle, I settled in a tree and thought my plan over.

We're up against two Jonin, one genin could never take either one on alone even if the other is our age. This object of this is obviously teamwork. Now factoring in that one of the sets of bells is a fake then that means we can team up with Shoko to take Kakashi down, I'll need to find the others and try to convince them, but it'll most likely be a lost cause. Naruto will be more focused on working alone and trying to prove himself as he is right now, Sakura will only work if Sasuke is with me, and Sasuke hates me. Going to Shoko seems to be the only option I have right now. Jumping down from my tree, I searched the forest for my white-haired friend. Sensory isn't my forte but I've been with Shoko for so long that his chakra has become distinguishable. Coming into a clearing I saw Shoko lazing around in a tree branch.

"Sho-chan!" I called, the male jumped before looking down at me and smirked. He jumped down to the ground and got into a fighting stance. I waved my hand in dismissiveness.

"I already know the ones you have are fake, now, do you want to team up?" I asked. He blinked before laughing and walking over. He tossed an arm around my shoulder.

"You really are amazing Take-chan, alright, let's team up!" Nodding I gestured him to follow. Trotting after me we walked through the forest until Shoko stopped. I turned and looked at him questionably. Hearing the rustling of the leaves I quickly got out my kunai. A female chunin dropped from the trees and waved at the two of us. Raising an eyebrow and tilted my head.

"What do you want?" Shoko hissed out. The female raised her hands in surrender.

"Just here for some info on the Land of Tea." I sat down and dug through my bag and pulled out the red book from earlier.

"Well, it's a country south to the Land of Fire and consists of two islands. It is home to the Wasabi family and the Wagarashi family and is unknown if there are any shinobi. It is called the Tea Country or Land of Tea because of all the tea-houses that are there. Now, I do want to inform you to go as far southeast as you can without leaving the Fire Country because there is an Akatsuki hideout to the southwest near the Land of Rivers border." She nodded and let out a sigh.

"Thanks, kid, so what's your fee?" I thought for a bit before smirking and putting the book away.

"You good at using Fire Jutsu?" The girl looked at me in confusion before nodding.

"Yeah, I am, it's my affinity. Why?"

"You wanna help me pass my test?" The chunin blinked and then laughed. She placed a hand on her hip and smiled at me.

"Sure kid, what's the plan?"

~Later on, The Main Clearing, 11:50 PM~

~Author's Pov~

Kakashi was sitting in the middle of the clearing disappointed in his students. He was most disappointed in Takeshi cause he hadn't seen the kid the entire time and it was only 40 minutes until the test was complete. He shook his head and sighed pulling out his Icha Icha Paradise.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon God Blast!" A masculine voice shouted. Kakashi's eyes widened as the ground rumbles. A large, bronze dragon head peeks out of the ground and roars to reveal its lengthy stone body. Then it dives back under, traveling to Kakashi through the ground. When it finally reaches him it shoots up in full dragon form and smashes into him with an enormous force, exploding on contact. The explosion causes the dragon's bronze body to move outward with immense force. Kakashi lets out a labored breath and looks around frantically. He feels a liquid on his foot and looks down in panic. It was an oily substance that had covered the ground

"Fire Release: Bed of Fire Technique!!" A feminine voice exclaimed. Infusing his feet with chakra he jumped off just as the flames ignited. Stumbling as he landed he looked around in confused panic. Shoko stepped out and smirked at the jonin.

"Earth Release: Sudden Earth Strike!" He shouted sending a finger gun Kakashi's way. The ground that was covered in fire rises in the form of a hand and rushes forward. The hand attacks Kakashi and the male dodges narrowly each time. Deciding that going back to the water would be the best idea to extinguish the flame and soften the ground. The hand soon crumbled as it entered the water. He watches with wide eyes, as an unknown female step out from the forest.

"Fire Release: Incinerating Hail Technique!" By focusing her chakra into her hands, she lifts them skyward and creates a salvo of small fireballs that will rain down all around them, incinerating anything they touch. Since the fireballs have no solid state, they can only do damage by burning things. These fireballs are about half the size of her closed fist. Kakashi dodged the fireballs landing on the water and rushed towards land seeing that not many of them were falling around Shoko and the unknown female.

"Water Chains Technique!!" Takeshi finally made himself known as he stepped out of the shrubbery as Kakashi placed his first foot on the sand. The chains launched from the water and wrapped themselves around his wrist neck and ankles. He fell to his knees as the chains pulled down on him harshly. He was barely able to roll over but managed to do so and looked up at the sky. Takeshi came over and stood over him, legs on each side of his waist. The young Uchiha settled himself on Kakashi's waist. Grabbing the silverette’s wrists he placed them over his head and when they were set in place the chains tightened once again. Taking the bells from Kakashi's belt he smirked down at him as he placed them in his pocket. Kakashi blushed as Takeshi leaned down towards his face.

"Ne, ne, Kakashi, why don't we reenact one of the scenes from your book yeah?" He questioned in a sultry voice his lips just a hair away from Kakashi's. The timer rang and Takeshi smirked. He got off of Kakashi and walked over to Shoko and thanked the girl for her help. The girl vanished and the two boys walked over to the stumps as Shoko handed Takeshi his bag. Kakashi looked over at the two and let out an amused sound before getting up and following. Takeshi took his seat in between Naruto and Sasuke. Shoko took his between Sakura and Naruto even though he wasn't a student.

"I see you're a bit tied up, huh, Naruto?" Shoko asked giving the blonde a Cheshire grin. Naruto started kicking his legs in anger.

"You're the one who put me here!!!!" Takeshi leaned closer to his brother to avoid the thrashing legs. When Sasuke scooted farther away from him it chipped away at his heart. Kakashi stopped in front of the KIA Stone and crossed his arms looking down at all of us.

"You guys look really hungry, oh, and by the way something about the training. Well, there's no need for you guys to go back to the academy. Takeshi had a smile on his face and hi-fived Shoko who gave him a reassuring thumbs-up. The other three were also celebrating at the news.

"Yup, all three of you...should quit as shinobi!!" Takeshi froze before realizing something and sending the older male a questioning look.

"Wait, 'three?'" He asked. Kakashi nodded.

"Yes, Takeshi you were the only one to pass. It may not have been with your actual team but you understood the lesson and proved to have an amazing mind for coming up with a plan." The older Uchiha a blushed and turned away from everyone to avoid any more embarrassment.

"Quit as ninjas what does that mean?! Also, why was Takeshi the only one to pass?!? We couldn't get the bells but why do we have to quit?!" Naruto shouted almost busting my eardrums. Kakashi gave them a blank look.

"Because all of you are just punks who don't deserve to be ninjas."

~Takeshi Uchiha's Pov~

My eyes widened as Sasuke lunged forward. I moved quickly and wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him back. He looked back at me in fury and swiped his kunai at my face to get away from me. I was lucky to dodge and only get a small scratch on my cheek. I snatched his wrist and turned his body around. He was straddling my waist and that allowed me to pin him to the ground and hold his hands above his head. I was putting all my focus into keeping him down since I'm not the strongest but it wasn't that hard since his legs were pinned around my waist as well. I grunted as he thrashed against me.

"Get off of me you waste of space!" Ok, that hurt. I glared down at him and held him tighter to the ground lowering my head next to his.

"No," I growled. Kakashi stepped forward and scoffed. Our attention was turned back to him. I lifted my head from the ground and felt the blood drip off my cheek.

"That's why you're a punk." He said looking down at Sasuke.

"Get off of Sasuke-kun!!" Sakura shouted at me. I closed my eyes and blocked her out. I know Kakashi was one to send kids back to the academy in a heartbeat and that's what terrified me. My eyes snapped open in shock Sasuke's glare being brought back to me. I launched myself off of him and stood my ground in front of the silverette. Kakashi looked down at me with a questioning look. I shoved the three bells into his chest and glared up at him.

"There!! Now they can't go back to the academy! There's a bell for each one! You already passed me so we're going together as a team!!" I demanded, Kakashi glared down at me.

"It's too late they already failed." My gaze turned stone cold and my face neutral.

"You said that if they had a bell then they would pass. It didn't matter if it was through teamwork or not, you said so. Teamwork may have been the goal of the test but those three have bells and you already said I passed. Are you going back on your word and being a lier then? Because I won't let your stupid test get in the way of them achieving their dreams." I growled out. Kakashi looked at me wide-eyed before narrowing them down at me.

"Why do you care so much?"

"Because if I don't no one else will," I stated. I clenched my hands as my gaze got fiercer as they stared into Kakashi's confused orbs.

"The village doesn't care about these kids. Sakura is a nobody amongst the crowd, Naruto is seen as a monster, and Sasuke is the prodigious Uchiha that everyone loves you really think they give a damn about these kids dreams and feelings!? I don't care if anyone remembers my dream, but I'll be damned if there's are forgotten. So you either let them pass or you stay a manipulative bastard." Kakashi stared at me in shock. I turned away and walked towards the stunned trio. Shoko looked at me with a sympathetic smile as he stood to his feet. Taking out a kunai, I cut Naruto's ropes. The blonde stumbled but regained his balance and looked back at me.

"Takeshi, your dream won't be forgotten."

"Huh?"

"I'll protect your dream and make sure you achieve it!" Naruto shouted beaming up at me. I looked down at him in shock but let a bittersweet smile spread across my face. I ruffled his hair.

"Thanks, Naruto-kun." From behind Naruto, Sakura shuffled up and glanced up at me every now and again.

"Um, I will too Takeshi-kun. I'll protect and help you achieve your dream." I smiled and she sent one back. Naruto looked down past me and glared at my younger brother.

"What about you Sasuke? He is your brother after all." Sasuke glanced up at me before looking back down at his lap.

"Hmph, fine." I felt like crying then and there. Sasuke probably didn't mean it but those words meant a lot to me. I heard Kakashi let out a soft laugh.

"You kids really are amazing. You all pass." Naruto shouted in joy wrapping his arms around my neck. I laughed a bit and twirled him around before setting him on the ground.

"You guys are the first ones to pass, but then again I've never seen such passion come from one boy that the entire team would band together. There was this saying that a friend of mine told me, 'Those who break the rules and codes of the ninja world are trash, but those who don't take care of their comrades are lower than trash.'" He stated before ruffling my hair.

"And I feel like you four will be the ones to break the rules, but you'll always take care of your comrades. Now come on let's go get some lunch at Ichiraku's." Naruto cheered again and sprinted forward leaving the rest of us behind. Shoko laughed and followed after him. Sasuke and I glanced at each other before we smirked and took off sprinting after the two.

~At Ichiraku's, Sitting at the Bar, 7:30 PM~

I had finished my bowl a while ago and now was simply conversing with everyone. Sasuke seemed to remember as we arrived that he hated me and sat on the other side of everyone up against the wall so I couldn't sit next to him. I laughed at a joke made at Naruto's expense and then taken away from the conversation by a tap on my shoulder it was a male jonin this time and he asked about the Blood Country. I sifted through my back and opened the red book that I used earlier giving him all the information I had on the Land of Blood. He thanked me and gave me 6500 Ryo. Placing the money in my wallet I realized that the conversation between my team stopped. I turned and jumped slightly when they were all just staring at me like that.

"Um, do you need something?" I asked. Kakashi narrowed his eyes once again.

"Takeshi how do you have all of this information?" He questioned. I scratched my cheek and let out a hum.

"Well, I can't tell you where I get it all from, but I can tell you that I'm an Information Broker." Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke all choked on the food they were eating and I honestly think that Naruto was ignoring the conversation.

"A kid your age!?" Kakashi exclaimed.

"How is that even possible!?" Sakura followed. I shrugged my shoulders and asked for another bowl of Miso Pork Ramen to get out of the conversation quickly. As the night dragged on Sakura was the first to leave saying that she may worry her parents if she stays out too late. Naruto followed soon after saying that he wanted to train before going to bed. Shoko went simply because he was tired and Kakashi followed paying the bill since Sasuke and myself weren't going to eat anymore. Sitting in the heavy silence that surrounded my brother and me, I decided to head home myself. Pushing the soft flaps back, I made my way to my apartment.

"Takeshi!" Sasuke's voice shouted after me. I was shocked at first, but composed myself well enough and turned around. Sasuke jogged up to me and stopped about a yard away.

"What's up, Sasuke?" I replied turning around fully to face him.

"Why?" He muttered. I rose an eyebrow, my grip loosening on my satchel.

"'Why' what?" He glared at me.

"Why are you protecting my dream when it so obviously clashes with yours?" He asked harshly. I gave him a soft smile and let out a breath.

"Because everyone deserves a dream Sasuke, even if yours does clash with mine, I refuse to let that get in my way of keeping it safe. It's the reason I became an info broker." He looked at me questionably.

"I became an info broker shortly after you tossed me to the curb because I didn't share the hate you had for Itachi. I knew our big brother wouldn't do something like that, and being the determined little monster that I am I got to work. My dream was realized then. I wanted to bring Itachi back home so we could be a family again, and I knew that it rightfully clashed with yours but I wasn't going to force my dream onto you. Because even after you started hating me Sasuke, my love only grew for you." I sent him one last smile and turned on my heel heading back home. The night sky was sparkling and I felt light that evening. When I walked through the door Itachi, my cat was waiting for me. Smiling at him I headed back to my room with him following. I changed and climbed into bed with the Siberian cat jumping on at the end.

"Don't worry big brother, we will be a family again."

1 note · View note

seajellyfishie · 5 years

Text

Closer *Naruto Fanfiction*

Chapter 1: Blackened Colors

~Author's Pov~

The raven-haired male groaned in dissatisfaction as the sun aroused him from his sleep. He let out a quick huff and rose in his bed to a sitting position. Pushing his messy hair out of the way, he tossed his feet over the bed and slipped his feet into his slippers. Standing he walked over and pushed the sliding door away greeting his bright apartment with a glare. The Uchiha strode over to his kitchen and grabbed eggs from the fridge. Setting the frying pan on the stove he lit it the gas stove with a simple flicker of fire. Grabbing a piece of bread he placed it in the toaster and pushed the little lever down before turning his attention back to the now sizzling frying pan. Cracking the eggs in the pan, he left them as they were so he could have sunny side up eggs and walked over to the cabinets to grab a glass and plate. The male finishes his breakfast preparation and slides into a seat at his table. He prepares to eat when a loud knock on his door interrupts him.

He pulled an annoyed face and growled slightly before standing and shuffling over to the door. He unlocked it and swung it open revealing a white-haired male that looked to be around his age standing in the doorway. The light silverette smirked at his friend's annoyance his aqua green eyes floating in mischief.

"What do you want Sho?" The raven-haired male asked, annoyance lacing his voice.

"I just wanted to walk with you to school Take, is that so wrong." Take gave Sho a blank look before proceeding to slam the door in his face. Sho quickly reacted and stuck his foot between the door and the from. The 13-year-old academy student let out his and glared at Take. Placing his hand on the door he forced it open without much resistance from Take who was already heading back to his food.

"That was a bit rude don't you think, Takeshi?" Sho asked glaring at the Uchiha. Takeshi looked up from eating a piece of bacon hanging out of his mouth.

"If that was rude you've done a lot worse, Shoko," Takeshi answered. Shoko let out a huff and sat across from the boy in front of him. Pushing the little quarrel aside Shoko placed his elbows on the table and held his face in his hands.

"So what's the progress of the Uzumaki Clan research." Takeshi gulped down the last of his milk and let out a refreshed sigh and stared at the ceiling. The deep blue-eyed child let out a hum. He'd been researching the infamous blonde's clan as much as he could. He knew that he wasn't a full-blooded Uzumaki because even those with basic knowledge of clans would know that the Uzumaki's were known for their bright red hair. Takeshi directed his gaze back to his best friend.

"It's actually finished." A surprised noise came from Shoko's throat. Takeshi held up his hand to stop any other words escaping his mouth. Takeshi continued, "Even so, it had a lot of stuff packed into the small sections. That was either in the library or in the Hokage's vault. First off they were a formerly prominent clan of the Land of Whirlpools also known as Uzushiogakure." The raven stood from his seat and walked over to a bookshelf of his and took out a scroll and rolled it out on his coffee table. Shoko followed and looked over the map from a standing position. Takeshi pointed to a small island to the east of the Land of Fire.

"That's where they used to be until they were wiped out in the Fourth Shinobi World War. They moved here to Konohagakure and after the Warring States Period the Senju, who were distant blood relatives to them, decided to put their crest of the flak jackets that we still use today. The Uzumaki gave Konoha their mastery of Fūinjutsu and helped out whenever they could. By the way, Shoko, have I told you about those letters between my mom and her best friend?" The silverette looked a bit stunned at the question. He knew it was rare that Takeshi talks about his family since everything that's happened to him, but he supposed he couldn't say much himself.

"Uh, yeah, why?"

"Her best friend was Kushina Uzumaki. Sometimes when my mom wrote it seems she would speak of Kushina's hair. The reply letters always said something about a man named Minato and how he loved the woman's long red hair. By the way, the only Minato I know is Minato Namikaze. So, if we put two and two together-"

"Naruto is the Fourth Hokage's son and one of the last remaining Uzumaki." Takeshi looked up at his friend and smirked. He stood and walked over to his bedroom and pulled out his drawer. He pulled out his clothes, setting them on his bed he grabbed a leather notebook that already had many tabs with different clan symbols on them. The last ones in it the Uchiha and Uzumaki. Slapping the book into Shoko's hand, the silverette turned it in his hands and placed his thumb on the iron seal. He forced chakra into it and the seal unlocked. Flipping through the book he glanced at the words that were in black and white like the world around him until he landed on the newly created tab.

"Read that as I get ready and we walk to school. You'll understand after." Shoko simply nodded as he was already immersed in the research his friend had done. Takeshi dipped back into his room and got dressed leaving the band that was supposed to be on his left arm off so he could place his forehead protector on. Leaving the room he headed straight for his door, hearing footsteps behind him. Holding the door open for Shoko as he stepped out. Takeshi chuckled slightly and lead Shoko by the hand through the street. He glanced at the females around them who giggled and pointed at the two who walked down the street.

"We gonna have to pretend again?" Shoko asked I could hear the smirk in his voice. I glared back at him saying nothing before leading him into a pole. The aqua green-eyed male smacked into the pole with a grunt. Takeshi smirked at Shoko.

"Maybe you should think before mouthing off, sweetheart," Takeshi said before leaving him behind. Shoko whined and followed with a pout.

~At The Ninja Academy, Iruka's Classroom, 8:30 AM~

Takeshi rested his head against the window on the far left side of the room. His brother, Sasuke, was already there sitting in the very middle with his usual brooding look. When the elder Uchiha entered the younger glared harshly. Shoko, knowing their relationship, quietly dragged the raven over to a window seat. The two boys could hear the girls whisper and talk about them all around.

"Look at that! Shoko still hasn't let go of Takeshi's hand! Blackened Colors really is a thing!" One said louder than the others. The girls around them squealed as quietly as possible (which wasn't very quiet mind you) making the two boys flinch in response. Shoko sighed and removed his hand and glanced up at the sky. He saw a falcon and shivered slightly as the bird's look was boring into his very soul. Letting out a burst of soft nervous laughter he stood and handed Takeshi back his book, letting it lock as he did. The Uchiha sprung a bit from the sudden movement as he was just falling asleep. Shoko chuckled again, this time more genuinely, and patted Takeshi's head.

He gave the book back and watched as Takeshi slipped it into a pocket on his pants. The Uchiha smiled at him as Sho leaned down to whisper in his ear. Takeshi tilted his head slightly to hear better over the incessant squealing that wouldn't stop.

"The Hokage has summoned me, so I'll be going." The silverette stood as Takeshi nodded and walked out of the room leaving Takeshi alone. Letting out a heavy sigh, Takeshi laid his back against the window, his legs sprawled out onto the rest of the bench and his head resting snuggly on his shoulder. He started to fall asleep until he heard the rumbling of what one would call a stampede. He groaned softly and looked over at the door as it slammed open to show Ino and Sakura. Rolling his eyes, he settled back into his position. Takeshi started slipping into slumber even with the loudness of the two females. Ino and Sakura threw their childish names back and forth before Ino let out a loud laugh.

"Ya know what Sakura, you can sit next to Sasuke-kun, I found something better!" The platinum blonde boasted. Through his sleepiness, Takeshi opened his eyes to see Ino walking over to him. The male smiled and opened his arms. Ino brightened and crawled onto the bench and settled into his arms with a content sigh. Many shrieks were heard from such a show of boldness.

"Just like you to be cheating on Sasuke-kun, Ino-Pig!" Ino lazily looked over to the pinkette and rose her eyebrow.

"I gave up on Sasuke a while ago Billboard Brow. I'd rather have someone who actually acknowledges me and gives me some attention rather than brooding all the time." Takeshi snorted and tightened his grip on the Yamanaka. Ino smirked at Sakura's slack has and what seemed to be Sasuke's anger. The girl turned away and nuzzled her face back into Takeshi's very warm chest. The two ignored the class's shock and started to slowly fall asleep focusing on the other's heartbeat or breath.

~Shoko Utsunomiya's Pov~

I jumped into the Hokage's office through the window. I smiled at the old man as I looked at the Jonin and the leader. The Hokage returned my smile and went back to looking at the orb which Sasuke's picture form was being shown until it switched over to Takeshi.

"Most promising new students Takeshi and Sasuke Uchiha. Is that them?" Kakashi asked. I squeezed my way between Kurenai and Asuma to look at the orb as well. Asuma placed a hand on my head. I turned to look at him and simply sent me a smile.

"Yes, that's them." The Hokage answered.

"They're the only survivor left from the Uchiha Clan," Kurenai said more to herself rather than to anyone else.

"That's right." The Hokage answered. I glanced around the room of Jonin and rolled my eyes. These people were so boring. Removing myself from between the two soon-to-be-senseis and in front of the crystal ball, I watched as another girl got into a fight with Sakura about who'll sit next to Sasuke.

"Ya know, Takeshi showed me some interesting stuff today about the Uzumaki Clan," I said catching everyone's attention. The Hokage's eyes widened and he sighed before letting out a soft laugh.

"He's too curious for his own good. He must be getting better at concealing himself." I grinned and nodded before looking back down at the ball. I watched as Naruto was shoved by another guy and pushed into Sasuke making the two kiss. Snorting a bit I shook my head and looked up at the Hokage.

"I thought it was interesting that he was Minato's and Kushina's son. Now that I think about it, Naru-chan has a striking resemblance to the Fourth. Minato-sama must've given Naruto Kushina-sama's last name so the Uzumaki Clan could live on. What a nice guy huh? I would've loved to meet him, along with his Nine-Tailed friend." I said staring straight at the Hokage. The old man was shocked at the information I so easily divulged.

"Ya know, Naruto isn't the person to hate the village, but I think keeping this from him is wrong. Even so, if you tell him now or later on I don't think he'll betray this village. I mean, I would be mad if my whole past was kept from me. Which...it technically is...but anyway. I think he'll be a great challenge for us. Right, Kakashi-sensei?" The man in question let out a huff in thought as he looked away in thought.

"Naruto Uzumaki, huh?"

~Takeshi Uchiha's Pov~

I was shaken awake and I felt irritation consume me. I opened my eyes and glared heatedly at the person. Hearing a squeak come from them I finally sat up fully. Opening my eyes, the classroom was empty, Ino nowhere to be found and Naruto was standing in front of me. The boy seemed to be shaking, so I canceled my glare and let out a soft groan. Standing from my place I walked over to Naruto and patted his head.

"Sorry, I just don't appreciate being woken up. I'm assuming you and I are on the same team?" I say quietly my deep voice tickling my throat slightly.

"U-Uh, yeah, we are. Along with Sakura-chan and Sasuke." Clearing my throat to take away the obvious grunt of displeasure I was about to release. I simply nodded and started walking. Stopping at the door to look back at one of the last Uzumaki.

"You coming or not." The blonde jumped and followed after me as I continued walking. Reaching the roof of the school building at a rather slow pace I opened my eyes and looked at the four people in front of me. My brother, Sakura Haruno, Shoko, and Kakashi Hatake the Copy-Cat Ninja. Interesting group of people if I have to say anything about it. I let Naruto sit on the other side of Sasuke because if I got near him he'd probably bite my head off. I laid across the top stair and looked at the two Jonins.

"Hey! Wait for a second, why are you here! You're supposed to be a genin just like us! We were assigned a three or four-man squad so shouldn't you be with your team!" Sakura exclaimed pointing at Shoko. Letting out a snort, I rolled over and tried to go back to sleep.

"Ah, well, you see I'm actually a Jonin. I was assigned to keep this guy in line and to learn how to train genin around my age before I start teaching all by myself." Sho explained smoothly. The girl humphed and I already knew Sasuke was glaring harder at the guy already. I think Naruto was just radiating awe. That's what it felt like at least.

"Yes, yes, now that we all know why Shoko is here, let's introduce ourselves," Kakashi said brushing past Sakura's and Sasuke's anger as well as Naruto's amazement.

"What do you want to know?" Sakura asked. I felt like banging my head against the concrete. Why of all times did my body not feel like it needed sleep? Sighing I sat up and turned to face the two senseis with my hands behind me supporting my upper half.

"How about your likes, dislikes, dreams for the future and stuff like that?" Kakashi suggested.

"Hey hey, why don't you two introduce yourself first?!" Naruto demanded.

"Yeah, you look kind of suspicious." I gained the most confused look I think I ever had because Shoko snorted and started snickering to himself. Sakura glared at Shoko and then at myself. Kakashi ignored all three of us and went on with explaining himself.

"Oh, me? Well, my name is Hatake Kakashi... I have no desire my likes and dislikes and dreams for the future... and I have lots of hobbies."

"cough Reading porn cough," Shoko added on gaining a side glare from Kakashi. I let out a soft snicker and directed my gaze towards my white-haired friend.

"All he told us...was his name?" Sakura said to the three of us. Kakashi turned towards his teaching assistant.

"Shoko, why don't you go next?" Kakashi asked putting the young male on the spot. My friend hesitated for a bit before sighing and nodding. He tapped a finger on his chin and hummed.

"My name is Ustsunomiya Shoko. I like star mapping, studying fuuinjutsu, dango and tea, as well as classical music. I dislike the civilian council, meetings, hospitals, color, and public speaking. My dream for the future is to find my clan and help them rebuild Irogakure! Oh, and just a side note, I have a medical condition called Achromatopsia which only allows me to see the world in black, white and shades of grey!" The three sat there in silence with slightly wide eyes, but Kakashi paid no mind and went on swiftly.

"You there to the far right, why don't you go?" He said gesturing to me. Letting out a soft groan I nodded.

"The name's Uchiha Takeshi. I like yawn studying clans, cooking, sleeping, fluffy blanket, and fuzzy socks. I dislike taijutsu, linens that aren't soft, yawn Sakura, Itachi being labeled as a murderer, and Sasuke yawn being hell-bent on revenge. My dream for the future is to yawn bring Itachi back alive and the yawn best brother I can be. I also have a medical condition. It's called yawn Narcolepsy which basically means I'll fall asleep at random times." I explained before laying on my back and closing my eyes feeling very tired once again.

"Alright, next, you in the orange suit." I felt Naruto shift beside me.

"Yosh! My name is Uzumaki Naruto! What I like is cup ramen; what I like even more is when Iruka-sensei pays for my ramen. What I dislike is waiting three minutes for ramen to cook and my dream...is to surpass the Hokage and then have the people of this village acknowledge my existence. Hobbies...pranking I guess." I opened one eye lazily and looked at him. He looked so determined when he spoke of his dream. We need more innocent and determined people like him. Sasuke and I never went through what he did and we still don't live through it. Maybe I should invite him over for a meal at some point.

"I'm sure you'll reach your dream Naru-chan!" Shoko cheered happily. The boy in orange blushed a bit and smiled.

"Yeah! I'm sure you'll reach yours too, Shoko-sensei!" Shoko giggled and waved his hand.

"Don't call me sensei. Shoko or Sho is just fine." Naruto nodded with a smile on his face.

"Next," Kakashi stated before the conversation between the two could progress. I sat up for this one, I wanted to see how little my younger twin changed.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. There are things I dislike and I don't really like anything and...I can't really call it a dream... but I have an ambition. The resurrection of my clan and to kill a certain man." I scoffed loudly and stood up. I could feel Sasuke's heated glare bore into my back.

"How stupid, killing the last of your family members when you don't even have evidence." I heard him get to his feet. Turning around I glared at my brother who sent it right back.

"He said it himself that he did it!" Sasuke growled.

"You idiot, if you were observant or smart enough, you know by his personality that he never do anything like that!"

"It doesn't matter if it wasn't in his personality. Those could change in a second!!"

"He didn't have some mental disorder you little twerp, and because of this your hate will consume you, but when the time comes I'm going to stop you from making the biggest mistake in your life." I turned on my heel and walked over to the railing. Placing a foot on it I balanced myself and glared back at my team.

"'If you don't have evidence that supports your accusation then I don't want to hear it.' That's my nindo way." Shoko handed me a piece of paper. I nodded to him in thanks and jumped off the building. Landing on the ground, I read the piece of paper in my hand before heading off.

~At Takeshi's Apartment, Takeshi's Living Room, 6:00 PM~

~Author's Pov~

Takeshi was sprawled across the couch with his Siberian cat named Itachi resting on his chest. He was reading a book on the Village Hidden in the Mist that I acquired from a nearby bookstore. There isn't much on clans here as suspected but seeing the relations between Konoha and Kiri are interesting. I looked down at my cat.

"What do you think about moving to Kirigakure?" The cat moved his head and let out a low purr. Smiling at the feline, I placed a hand on its head and softly rubbed it. I snapped the book shut and let out a sigh. Gently lifting Itachi of my chest and setting him on the couch next to me. Standing, I slid the book back into the slot it came from and pulled out a much more detailed map that I made from the information I've gathered over the years. I looked back at my male feline and smiled at him. He hopped calmly onto the table and looked down at the map in front of him.

"I was thinking of going on a trip and seeing the world. Learning new Forbidden Jutsus and all that." Itachi meows loudly in agreement. I grinned and looked at all the wonderful places. Itachi slapped his paw over a small island. I blinked looking at the cat before lifting his paw and let out a short laugh and nodded.

"Alright we'll go to Whirlpool Country first, then we'll continue our travel from there and head to Kirigakure. Then we'll head north and go to the Village Hidden Under the Moon. I always thought that'd be a cool place to go to." Itachi sat down and let out a meow of agreement. Smiling I petted Itachi's head. I heard a crinkle under my hands as I shifted. Picking up the paper Shoko handed me. Reading it I scoffed, crumpling it up and throwing it into the trash from where I sat.

"Like hell, I'm getting up at five in the morning."

#naruto naruto oc fanfiction male oc malexmale boyxboy sasukeuchiha narutouzumaki team7

1 note · View note