Lose Yourself ｜ Sasunaru

Chapter 7

Sun Models - Odesza (ft. Madelyn Grant)

The next morning, the blond was waken by the smell of bacon and eggs. He didn't think he'd ever gotten up so quick in his life. When he got to the kitchen, his friends were all chatting while Hinata made breakfast. Kiba was occasionally trying to take a piece of bacon but would get his hand slapped by Hinata each time, the others just laughed at him. He smiled a bit and took a seat.

"Good morning Naruto," Gaara said before taking a sip of his coffee.

"Hey brat," Tsunade stepped into the kitchen and made her way over to the coffee pot to pour herself some coffee.

"Hm?" Naruto hummed in reply as Tsunade a cup of coffee in front of him, another in her hands for herself.

"I'm meeting up with Jiraiya soon so don't cause trouble," she informed before exiting the room.

"Jiraiya? I thought he was traveling around the world," Kiba commented, joining them at the table.

"Yeah, he must be visiting for awhile before leaving again," Naruto replied. Jiraiya attended Minato and Kushina's funeral before leaving again.

Hinata brought over the food and everyone immediately began digging in, especially Kiba. After everyone ate, they hung out and bit before they all had to leave, even Tsunade left. Eventually, it was down to just Sasuke and him since they were both the only single ones.

"Well?" Naruto question, looking towards Sasuke who was standing in the living room.

"Would you please explain to me why there was blood on my shirt?" Sasuke suddenly asked.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked in confusion, stopping in front of Sasuke.

"Yesterday, the white shirt I was wearing had blood on the back of the neck," Sasuke explained.

It suddenly dawned on him that the blood from his wrist must've dripped on his shirt while Sasuke was carrying him. "I-I don't know. Maybe you hurt yourself?" Naruto asked, growing nervous.

"It wasn't my blood because I had no wound. The leaves only you," the raven replied. "Lift up your sleeve," he demanded.

Naruto held his wrist to his chest protectively. Sasuke took a step forward, closing to Naruto. He reached forward to grab Naruto's wrist but the blond flinched away, a pain rain through the raven's heart at the motion. "I want to help you," Sasuke reasoned, once again reached for his wrist. This time Naruto let him gently grasp it. The raven extended his arm before slowly rolling up his sleeve.

"I take it this isn't just a wrist sprain..." the raven muttered, glancing up at Naruto but received no answer. "May I?" Sasuke motioned to the bandage.

Naruto slowly nodded. "You have to rewrap it when you're done tho," The blond told him. Sasuke nodded and slowly began unwrapping the bandage. The sight Sasuke was met with did not please him at all. It made his chest ache knowing the person he cared for most was hurting himself in such a way.

"Why?" He asked, wanting to know what made him do it.

"I..." he started but looked to the side as if saying that he didn't want to tell the raven.

"I understand," he sighed softly. "Can you at least tell me if it's at all my fault?" Hr asked, hoping he wasn't.

Naruto remained still for a moment before nodding slightly. "A little..." he muttered. "Okay maybe more than just a little," he muttered.