Tidal Wave [ItaNaru] [DROPPED]

5: Friendship; fluttering dust

Okay, Naruto thought, taking a deep breath in order to stop himself from laughing at the sight of Duckbutt hairstyle of the boy.

“Sasuke-chan,” Mikoto immediately smiled at the sight of her second son. “Come here! We have guests, say hello to them.“ Sasuke slowly stepped into the room, his dark eyes darting between his parents, Lysander and Naruto.

Seeing the younger Uchiha's silence, Lysander smiled gently and greeted first. “Hello, Sasuke-kun, I am Lysander Ashford. Your parents' friend—“ He swept his hand to Naruto “—and this is my son, Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto.“

“Uzumaki or Namikaze either is fine,” Naruto added in a low voice. “Saying both is a mouthful. Hello, Sasuke-kun.“ He nodded, looking at Sasuke with a small smile.

His entire face was alight in simplistic serenity as he stood, looked at the younger Uchiha.

Sasuke — after a long moment of silence — slowly answered with a bow. “I'm Uchiha Sasuke, it's a pleasure to meet you.“

Naruto glanced at his father, as if asking for permission, Lysander smiled at him and nodded slightly.

Taking the signal, Fugaku and Mikoto shared a look with each other and said to Sasuke.

“Sasuke-chan, why don't you show Naruto-kun around the house and play together?“ Mikoto suggested gently.

Sasuke looked at his smiling mother and stared at Naruto for a brief second before nodding as the blond stood up from the futon and walked towards the younger Uchiha with a smile.

As they made their way out of the room, the silence that settled between them was a rare and comforting one.

For a brief moment, Sasuke wished that his clan's name wouldn't matter to Naruto. But he knew better than to hope.

He had his hope dashed many times to know better.

Naruto tilted his head in amazement at the raven's stoic face. He smiled slightly as he looked at Sasuke.

“It's nice to meet you, Sasuke-kun!“ He grinned. “I'll be your guest for sometime after today.“

Sasuke looked at him in confusion, why had the blond completely ignored the fact that he was an Uchiha?

It wasn't as if Sasuke was expecting Naruto to fawn over him upon hearing his clan name, but someone being friendly to him despite ignoring his identity as an Uchiha was new to him.

Rather sluggishly, Sasuke nodded.

“My guest?“

Naruto hummed slightly. “Yes, something came up back home. So, Papa decided that it would be better for me to stay out of it. That's why, I'm here.“

“I see,” Sasuke nodded thoughtfully. “So, you will be staying with me?“

“Not just you but with your family,” Naruto informed as they walked through the hallways. “Wow, you home is pretty big.“

“Isn't yours?“

Naruto shook his head. “It is, but that's a different thing because my 'home' is the Parthenon. It is huge. But it isn't the typical home.“

“I see.“ Sasuke murmured, stopping at a door. “This is my room and that—” signalling with a nod at the room across his “—is my nii-san's room.“

As a matter-of-fact, Naruto noted that Sasuke's stoic voice held admiration at the mention of his older brother.

“You have a brother?“ Naruto asked, curious but also humouring the raven haired boy.