The Outcasts Whirlpool

Chapter 2

Tayuya woke up. A snore next to her made the young woman grin, really for a tough ninja her patient looked ridiculously weak while asleep. Even so she couldn't help nudging him awake. It was already the fourth day and his condition improved dramatically. All wounds almost healed, truly his healing abilities were frightening.

"Get up blondie."

As expected, Naruto groaned, grunted and finally turned sideways, showing his back in defiance. His behavior strangely reminded Tayuya of a child. However annoying, childishness suited him well. She pushed him once more.

"Come on punk! Time to move out!"

As a reflex, his palm slammed the cave wall, fingers clamped hard on stone, another sign that the blonde was improving, almost back to normal.

"I hate you man..."

Without hesitation she grabbed his arm and lifted him upwards, a smile full of amusement on Tayuya's lips:

"Ya. Ya I hate you too blondie."

For once the yellow head snickered. Amusing. Yet this didn't surprise her. For some reason she never expected something less. Her actions brought life back into him. Life back. That was comforting.

"Before leaving this damn cave. Have you figured something out? What do you want to do?"

Out of the blue Naruto shrugged. Of all times he shrugged, clearly still lost. As though all answers escaped him. However his expression was full of confusion, lips clenched, closed, refusing to let any emotions through.

"Let's go, blondie. Just make a decision damn it."

His eyes shined bright once more. Something clicked and surprisingly he chuckled. Tayuya could imagine her partner thinking and wondering about. Maybe about him, what would be the best course of action. Finally blue eyes looked into hers, deep. A glimmer of hope.

"I had an idea. But it's pretty stupid."

This amused her, his lack of self-esteem was annoying and cute. It was so not fitting with the information she learnt about him. Nothing she had learnt by being with him so far seemed to match what Kabuto or Orochimaru told her. In honesty this ninja confused her.

"Well..It's better than nothin... Spit it out idiot."

Suddenly Naruto became silent. Not nervous but distant, thoughtful. His body tensing up, arms shaking uncontrollable, making his fingers twitch constantly. Truly his body was full of odd gestures, movements. Yet strangely attractive.

"I want revenge. I want to teach Sasuke a lesson. For leaving me to die, for wanting revenge and failing his dreams. "

Her jaw clenched. Not out of disappointment but amusement. This jackass, a revenge scheme... Really that sounded plain idiotic, impossible and suicidal. But why was she bothering with that guy? Not out of concern but sheer entertainment. Her eyes stared upwards towards Naruto. Really, an idiot indeed. But full of fire.

"Come on blondie. That sounds dumb as shit. Let's go."

In one swift moment she grabbed her partner's arm pulling him forward, outside of the cave, far far away from everything. Their destination is Konoha. Her destination is unknown. Just as her thoughts circled, one idea played over and over in her head...

Naruto is an idiot..A cute idiotic...And damn interesting idiot.

"So idiot, what's your revenge plan? You're gonna turn Sasuke into a frog or something?"

Naruto's expression lightened up once more, a smirk forming on his lips, slowly but surely growing large into a grin of madness:

"That's actually not such a bad idea, Tayuya."