Episode 5
Back in the shadows, Sasuke stood behind a tree, fists clenched.
He didn’t like that look Kakashi gave Naruto. Didn’t like his touch, his jokes, the ease with which he got under Naruto’s skin — his Naruto
And Sakura… he’d tuned her out. He always did
But Kakashi?
That was a problem.
Back at camp, Sakura sighed dramatically.
Sakura
“This mission sucks.”
Kakashi
Turned a page:
“You’re just bitter Sasuke won’t let you make the moves.”
Sakura
Glared:
“And you’re too old to flirt with Naruto.”
Kakashi
Raised a brow:
“Flirting? Oh, Sakura. That wasn’t flirting. That was foreplay.”
Naruto
“YOU CAN’T SAY THAT!!”
The fire crackled weakly, casting flickering shadows over Team 7’s makeshift camp. Sakura stretched beside her bag and dramatically sighed.
Sakura
“So cold out tonight… I wouldn’t mind some extra body heat…”
She murmured, throwing a not-so-subtle glance at Sasuke.
Sasuke didn’t even look up from sharpening his kunai.
Naruto, completely missing the tone, perked up..
Naruto
“Hey Sakura-chan! You can borrow my blanket if you want!”
Sakura
Blinked:
“No—! I mean… I was kind of hoping Sasuke could—”
Kakashi
“You’ll freeze to death waiting for that block of ice,”
Kakashi chimed in lazily from his log seat, nose deep in his Icha Icha novel.
Kakashi
“Unless you’re into rejection. In which case, carry on.”
Naruto chuckled, plopping beside Sasuke.
Naruto
“Tch, Sasuke’s not a block of ice. He’s just… um… emotionally constipated.”
Sasuke said flatly, eyes narrowed.
Kakashi
“And yet you don’t deny it,”
Kakashi added, flipping a page with a smirk.
Sakura stood, brushing dirt off her skirt with a flip of her hair.
Sakura
“Sasuke-kun~ maybe you and I could patrol the perimeter together? You know, just us two… like the old times?”
Naruto
Eyes lit up:
Great idea! I’ll stay and help Kakashi-sensei so you two can—”
Sasuke
cuts in sharply, standing up:
“No, Naruto comes with me.”
Sasuke
“You talk too much. It’s a stealth patrol,”
He muttered, already grabbing his pack.
Naruto
Blinked:
“Wait, huh? I thought I was on firewood duty—”
Kakashi
Tossed a hand lazily around Naruto’s shoulder:
“Oh, he can stay with me. I could use a warm body too, y’know~”
Sasuke’s head whipped around so fast it could’ve cracked.
Sasuke
Flat. Dangerous. Final:
"No"
Naruto
Tilted his head, confused:
“You okay, teme?”
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