07 | Step By Step

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The ground rumbling and the trees falling are the only noise you can hear in a now peaceful Konoha village. In a training ground where there are three infamous tree stump, two men were sparring. One is practicing his new right arm made from Hashirama's cells and one practicing his lone right arm.

Naruto and Sasuke are lying on the ground, breathing deeply due to the exhaustion.

"Sakura-chan will get mad at us again."

Naruto and Sasuke are frequent visitors in Sakura's office, asking to be healed—either to stop some bleeding, close some wounds, or to restore some broken bones.

Sakura was worried at first but once they kept on showing their faces every day, she grew frustrated and started scolding them.

"She'll get mad at you more." Sasuke responded nonchalantly.

"Eh? What makes you think that, teme?!" Naruto whined as he tried to move and playfully punch Sasuke, only to wince in pain.

Naruto lied in there with a dislocated shoulder while Sasuke has broken ribs.

"Dobe. Stop moving. You got a new arm and now you dislocated it."

"YOU dislocated it, teme!"

Sasuke just rolled his eyes and looked at him in his usual stoic expression.

"I wouldn't do it if you didn't break my ribs."

"Whatever, teme. At least you get to visit Sakura, hm?" Naruto looked at him teasingly.

"I do visit her without the help of you injuring me." Sasuke muttered but now he regrets saying it knowing Naruto must've heard it.

"Oh? What is this? You visit her? When? Why?" Naruto continued to tease.

"It's none of your business, dobe."

"Tell me, teme!!" Naruto was now using his legs to kick his to annoy him into telling him.

"Alright! Stop it now, will you?!" Sasuke glared at him knowing that he won't stop unless he tells him something.

"I..." Sasuke started glancing at Naruto before looking away bashfully. "...wait in her office until she's done with work..." Sasuke then gulped nervously, knowing what will happen once he finish his sentence, "...then walk her home."

Naruto started squealing, kicking his shin, trying to attempt and slap his arm. This is why he doesn't want to tell him anything between the small progress he had with Sakura, Naruto would react overly dramatic.

"Stop it, dobe!" Sasuke threatened, his eyes now showing his Sharingan.

"Fine, fine. I'll stop." Naruto smiled teasingly at him.

"So... you guys dating?" he continued to tease, knowing how flustered Sasuke must've been even though his face showed otherwise.

"No."

"Then what's with all the waiting and walking her home?"

"I don't know."

"Seriously? For a man whose goal is to restore his clan, you sure aren't doing anything." Naruto puffed with a raised brow.

"I'm not rushing."

"Uhuh. But Sakura's waiting. You know how much she loves you."

"I'm not sure about that." Sasuke glanced at him.

With a confused look, Naruto asked him what he meant by that.

"She doesn't say she loves me." Sasuke answered that resulted to Naruto laughing weirdly.

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