Naruto Various! x Reader: The Disastrous Life Of An Otaku Ninja

What The Hell Was That!?

Naruto P.O.V~

'I won't lose to you, Sasuke!' 

We have been training for hours, I started getting hungry a while ago. But I can't let Y/n-chan or the teme know that I'm tired. I have to do better than him! Or else how can I call myself a future Hokage? 

I clenched my jaw, gritting my teeth. As if I'll lose to him! We sprinted up the tree, yelling in unison. I promise I won't let him win. I can't lose. I won't. 

'Okay, let's just remember what Sakura-chan said... focus chakra onto my feet... okay I'm getting good vibes, let's do this!' 

I started running, man this is exciting!

"Oi, Naruto."

Ack!

... I tripped. "GEEZ WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU!? Don't interfere when I'm trying to concentrate!"

"U-uh.. well..." 

'Huh??? I am not used to him speaking first... and why is he so shy for?'

"Before you asked Sakura for some tips... what did... she say?" 

HUH!?!? OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO Sasuke is asking ME for tips?! AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHA THIS IS AMAZING. Okay, Naruto, be cool. 

"Not telling." 

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Y/n's POV~

I sat leaning against a tree, watching Sasuke and Naruto as they competed and climbed. If I'm being honest, this was kinda boring. Kakashi rudely suggested that I stay behind with these two while he rests and Sakura goes to guard Tazuna! I mean, number one, babysitting was NOT what I signed up for, and number two, I can't even DO anything! How unfair is that?! 

"Before you asked Sakura for some tips... what did... she say?" 

My ears perked up. Sasuke you... YOU LITTLE SHIT.

"OI YOU ASKED ME FOR TIPS DIDN'T YOU? AREN'T I ENOUGH FOR YOU?" 

He looked at me blankly. 

"I've barely seen you do the assignment, at least I know Sakura's good at it. Sometimes I wonder, what are you even good for?"

Feeling my eye twitch, I tried to calm down. What an asshole. I get that I haven't done much, but ouch, did he have to go that far? I guess he still looks down on me... and here I thought we were becoming friends.  

Naruto stood up, snapping me out of my daze. 

"Don't talk to them like that."  

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Naruto's POV~

"Sometimes I wonder, what are you even good for?" 

Something in me snapped. How dare he? How dare he talk to Y/n like that. 

"You good for nothing brat"
"All you do is make everyone's life miserable, you know that right!?"
"Demon child. Useless waste of space."
"You should just die, after all, what are you even good for?"

How could Sasuke say something like that? Doesn't he know... doesn't he know when to shut up?! Y/n was my first friend. They were the only one there for me, before Iruka-sensei, before Kakashi-sensei, before team 7, I met Y/n. And they gave me hope. They believed in me when no one else did. They have never called me stupid. They have never called me a waste of space. They have never said I'm useless, or too much, or not enough, or anything bad like that. They are the nicest person I know. Sasuke isn't allowed to talk to them like that. 

I felt rage course through my veins, a primitive instinct that I have to protect them. I don't care if they're stronger than me or not. All I know is that I care about them. I finally... have something to care about. And I'm going to protect them no matter what.

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Y/n's POV~

Sasuke and I watched in shock. Naruto, for once, didn't yell or shout this. Instead, his voice was low and firm. His normal steel blue eyes had darkened, and his teeth bared almost animalistically. He walked in front of Sasuke and glowered at him. 

"Don't you ever, say that to Y/n again."

Maybe it was the look in his eyes or the evident threat in his voice, but Sasuke didn't say a word in return. He backed off, glancing at me before walking back to his spot. I looked between the two wondering what on earth just happened. Naruto's eyes followed Sasuke until he went back to his training, then, he turned to me, worry and concern written all over his face.

"Y/n-chan! Don't worry about what that teme said. He's just a teme!" he exclaimed, waving his arms around nervously like he hadn't just threatened Sasuke.  

 I put my arms around him, "Thanks Naruto," he froze. I guess he wasn't expecting that? Slowly, I felt his arms wrap around me too, and he held me tight. This hug felt different to the others. Instead of me holding him, his grip on my waist felt so secure. Being shorter than me, his head rested in the crook of my neck, and I could feel his breath. 

"You're amazing Y/n. You don't need a reason to be here, or in team 7, or anywhere. You're enough. You're more than good enough. I won't let anybody, no matter who it is, tell you that you're not. Because you're like me... and I can't stand it to see Sasuke talk to you like that." 

Maybe it was because of how our bodies meshed together like puzzle pieces, or the gentle gingerness of his touch, or the way he whispered to me so sweetly. But my face heated up, and my stomach did backflips. Was this really the same Naruto? I thought he only matured this much later on? When did he get so... 

He let me go and gave me a huge grin. 

"Cheer me on so I beat the teme at this tree thing, okay?" 

Blinking once, twice, I found it very difficult to process what just happened. Eventually, I smiled, giving him a thumbs up. He gave me a thumbs-up back and winked before going back to his training. 

I put my hands up to my face, feeling the heat coming off it. God, I'm blushing, aren't I?  I could hear my heart beating like crazy in my ears, and my stomach felt like it had been tied into knots. My knees were weak, my palms were sweaty (there's vomit on his sweater already, mum's spaghetti, he's nervous-) and my head was running at a mile a minute, trying to process everything. 

What the hell was that!??!?