A flaw in the system

genderbend AU

Sakuso walked idly around Konaha. He wasn't the fragile little boy he had been, but unlike some of the others in his classes he hadn't bulked up either. Sakuso had stayed lean and was now developing some more visible muscles. On this sunny day in Konaha, the boy had chosen to dress casual. He was wearing a black form hugging turtleneck, with a red halfway buttoned, button down on top. He wore his general slightly baggy ninja trousers and as always had his ninja pouch strapped to his thigh.

"Hey Saks." A familiar curly haired Uchiha stated, her hands going to cover the boys eyes."Shis." The pink haired boy greeted. "Please remove your hands from my eyes." Shisa pouted, coming down from her tiptoes to stop covering Sakusos eyes. Now, Shisa was a relatively tall women. And so when this sixteen year old, pink haired boy was 6'2 she was offended. Of course she'd gotten used to and now was relatively happy with the head pats and piggy backs from the boy.The two conversed for a while, before Sakuso excused himself and continued his walk. He tousled his messy pink hair and look down upon his reflection in the still lake. He thought he was relatively good looking. Pulling a face, Sakuso ran his finger along his jaw, pulling on his black ear studs when he got to them. They were a present from his mother. He pulled another face, and shaded his eyes. He loved his eyes and his hair. When he was younger, the boys in his class would constantly pick on him because of it. That was, until Inoyash stepped in and stopped the bullying. Now, he made it his pride. He thought the hair matched him well, since his features were more on the sharper feminine side then blunt masculinity."Hey." Hinato called, walking up to Sakuso with all the confidence in the world. Hinato had started off much like Sakuso, but unlike Sakusos own team, Hinatos pushed him to be better. Pushed his confidence, and now Hinato was the envy of many teenage boys, and the object of affection of many teenage girls (and maybe some boys, too). Both teenagers embraced, and Hinato punched Sakuso in the arm. Not because he wanted to hit his friend, but because he really liked Sakuso and had no idea what to do otherwise. On many occasions did Hinato want to tell his friend, but he stopped, because Sakuso was way out of his league. And everyone thought he like Naruko, so why couldn't he just like her instead? "You up for barbecue today? The other rookies are gonna go." Sakuso furrowed his eyebrows and considered the proposal. On one hand he's not seen most of the rookies for months, and on the other hand if he did show up his blonde teammate would probably assult him. "Actually you don't get a choice. You're going." Hinato smirked and activated his Byakugan to show off. He jokingly put his hand around Sakuso's neck, who raised his hands in surrender."Fine I'll go." The pink haired boy chuckled, before removing the hand from his neck and walking away from the bridge.Our pink haired protagonist found himself in a boba tea shop. He figured since it was his birthday, he might as well treat himself. None of his friends were aware of the day of his birth, and that's just how he kept it. He didn't want the birthday boy bullshit, and he doubted he would be able to handle a party anyways. Sakuso's birthdays had always been an occasion at the Haruno household. He was an only child, and so if his parents could afford a cake, they'd buy him one. His mother would sew him new clothes and both his parents would dote on their 'handsome prince'. But his birthday had never seemed relevant after the incident. "One Vanilla Boba please." He ordered at the counter. The elderly women stood behind it gave him a knowing look and went to prepare his drink. The lady soon came back, and muttered happy birthday as she handed him his drink. He smiled and gave her a large tip when paying.

He intended to drink his blissful boba in peace and quiet, but it seemed to universe wouldn't allow that. And, in the nicest way possible, Inoyash wasn't the epitome of quiet or peace. "Hey babe." He stated, walking into the shop and sitting in front of him. Sakuso rolled his eyes and flung a tissue at the boy. "Share." Inoyash said with a pout, his eyes on the drink that Sakuso was holding. The pink haired boy passed it over without much of a fight. Inoyash was one of those people who just always got their way.