All These Years And One Night

Three

Sasuke sat up with a yawn then proceeded to rub his eyes.

He remembered last night's conversation with Itachi.

What a strange kid. But he's impressed someone just lied to an Uchiha, an ANBU at that.

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Sasuke was having a walk at the park when he saw a boy sitting alone at the swing.

He was blonde with blue eyes and whisker marks.

His description matched the boy that Itachi mentioned, which made him approach.

"Hello." Sasuke greeted.

He smiled, "Ohayo, I'm Naruto."

"Sasuke Uchiha." Sasuke said back.

"So what are you doing here?"

He shrugged, "I was taking a walk when I saw you here alone. So I thought you might want some company."

Naruto stared at him making him a little self-conscious.

Did he say something wrong? Was there something on his face? Did he seem weird?

With a blink, Naruto looked away.

"No one's ever done that before."

Now he was the one to stare at the blonde.

Never?

"You don't have to be lonely anymore. I'll be here for you." he said and put a hand on his shoulder.

Naruto gave him a smile, "Thank you, dattebayo!"

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Naruto stared at Sasuke as he left waving at him goodbye.

He smiled and walked away.

He hurried to the hokage office.

"Gramps! I met someone!!!" he shouted making the Third Hokage jump in surprise.

"Really now? What's their name?"

"His name was Sasuke Uchiha! He had black duck-butt hair and pretty onyx eyes! Though he doesn't smile much, and most of his vocabulary is filled with 'hn's or grunts. But it's okay, cuz when he does talk it really matters."

Jiji sputtered, "Uchiha?!? An Uchiha approached you?!?"

"Yeah! And then there was someone who looked like him but older with long hair, he was ANBU and him together with Inu helped me after I was hurt by villagers!"

"What?!?"

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He doesn't know why Gramps would react like that. What's so wrong with having Sasuke and Itachi as friends?

"Naruto?"

"Oh! Hi Itachi!" he greeted the Uchiha who had his mask off.

"I was on my way to buy dangos. Want to come with me?"

"Believe it!"

He walked beside Itachi as he stared at his features.

He looked like Sasuke, minus the long hair and the slight lines on his face. Black hair and onyx eyes together with pale skin.

They arrived at the shop as Naruto hid behind Itachi, fearing someone would recognize me and charges him double or maybe even kick him out.

"It's you! You're not allowed here, demon!!!"

Naruto bit his lip and started to walk back when Itachi grabbed him by the back of the collar of his shirt.

Itachi glared at the shop owner and took some dangos before leaving his payment.

He walked away dragging Naruto behind him.

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"Do they always do that?" Itachi asked as he ate some dangos.

Naruto nodded and ate another one.

"What else do they do?"

Naruto beamed, "It's alright! Only that owner does that! And they don't do anything else!"

Itachi frowned but didn't say anything else.

"I met your little brother."

"Sasuke? You met him?"

Naruto nodded with a wide smile, "He's really nice. He wanted to keep me company."

Right after he said that, he went on and on about what they did, what Sasuke likes, amd what they talked about.

Itachi smiled and never interupted as Naruto talked about his brother.

It was slightly ironic how the two could get along so easily when they are polar opposites.

By the time he stopped, the sun was setting.

"I should go now." Naruto said as he thought about what the drunks would do to him when it's dark.

"I'll walk you to the orphanage." Itachi offered.

"I don't live there anymore. They kicked me out the moment I learned how to walk and talk."

Itachi frowned once again.

"Come with me, I have to do something and I'm not leaving you."