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Opening the door of his apartment, muttering a "I'm home," even without expecting someone to wait for him or to reply a "Welcome home Naruto," while removing his ninja shoes and tossed it anywhere on the floor.
He yawned tiredly. When he reached the small living room- he froze. "Uh? I think something's wrong..." When he can't think of any, he shrugged. "Whatever."
It's so quiet. What do he expects it to be? A loud home when he's alone in his apartment? He shook his head slowly. He put his small bag on the blue couch and sit tiredly.
He just got back from a mission. A C-rank mission as usual. With Kakashi as hokage, he always gives Naruto a C-rank or B-rank missions while Sasuke... always on S-rank missions when he's got back from his redemption!
"So unfair, ttebayo... Teme's really Kaka-sensei's favorite..." he complained tiredly. He's not really tired from the c-rank mission. He's not sure why he's tired. He's not sick though. Kurama, as always if he's injured or not feeling well, the fox will handle it. Something's wrong. Something's wrong with his chakra and Kurama's
He shrugged it off since it's not really doing anything bad except that he's feeling tired or drained.
He gave his report to Kakashi about his successful easy one mission.
He hadn't even eat his dinner yet and if he feels like it, he'll go to teuchi ramen after his nap.
He move to have a comfortable position on the couch. When he does, he's laying on his back while his arms crossed on his chest and his feet are crossed as well on the edge of the couch. He closed his eyes, and as expected, he fell asleep.
When he's sleeping, he's usually visits Kurama and sometimes talk to him about stuffs but unfortunately, he doesn't. Naruto is just sleeping without any disturbance. He sleeps peacefully.
He wakes slightly when he felt someone poke him on his cheek. "Hmmm..." He moaned. Who the hell is waking him?! He's trying to rest here!
He heard a light chuckles. "You're tired I see," a voice of a woman. 'Sakura-chan?', he slowly open his eyes. He blinked. Twice. Thrice. He saw a woman standing. He's still laying but he's looking intently to the black haired woman. He looks at her head to knee. She has a straight long raven hair, she's wearing a not so light blue top something and a dark blue skirt to her knee.
She has a pale skin. A glass skin. She's like a princess, or that's what Naruto thought. Not that he's complaining about the pretty lady in front of him, the only problem is... 'Who the hell is she and what's she doin on my apartment, ttebayo?! Is... Is she kidnapping me?! No way!'
"Idiot! She's not kidnapping you, Naruto!"
He started slightly. "Oh, there you are Kurama," he greets the fox from his mind. He heard him growl, "but what do you mean she's not kidnapping me? What is she doing on my apartment, dattebayo?!"
"Why are you asking me? Ask her!"
Naruto sweatdropped into his mind while looking at the overreacting fox.
He now focus on the woman still standing and looking at him with a concern face.
"Are you alright, Naruto?" She asked with a concern and hurry tone but still has a soft within it.
He got up from laying and sits instead. "Huh? A-ah yes I'm okay 'ttebayo..." he saw a relief sigh from the woman. "Uh... Who are you? What are you doing on my apartment? Do I know you?"
He froze. 'wow... did just I asked softly?! who is she?!'
The woman sighed. "Seriously, dobe. Are you really alright? I just got back from a mission. I heard from hokage-sama that you just got back too," she says. He meets her back when she turned around. He saw the uchiha crest!
Dobe... That word coming from her sounds so weird but his heart can't stop flattering. The uchiha crest he usually see from Sasuke- 'Teme?! Speaking of... He looks exactly like teme! Are they related?! but Sasuke's the last Uchiha though...'
His brain looks like going to explode. Who is she really. She sounds like she really knows Naruto.
He's unsure. "S-Sasuke..." He muttered. 'hmm.. that doesn't make sense... why would Sasuke dressed like a girl then go here in my apartment-
He hears a soft whispered hummed. He observe the woman. She doesn't looks so old like others. She looks around early twenties, really like his age.
He's eyeing her as she came back from the kitchen. She has a clear glass of water on her hand. She handed it to him which he took. Still eyes on the suspicious pretty intruder.
"You should sleep more in you room, not here on the couch. Well knowing you, you probably just got home then took a nap."
His jaw dropped. 'how'd she know that?!'
The woman probably noticed his reaction. She smiles. "You don't need to look so surprise. Hurry, go to you room and rest there," she sounds like she's dismissing him.
As she was about to leave him there, he stood up and stepped a little so that he can come closer to her.
"W-wait 'ttebayo!"
She looks back to him over her shoulders to ask what's wrong.
"Sa... Sasuke..." His voice turned out to be in a question tone. He doesn't really know. Who is she. Why does she know him. Why is she looks like teme. What is she doing here.
"Oh?" A single word came out from her mouth makes the blonde ruin his hair from frustration.
He gritted his teeth. He wants to shout. He's so frustrated right now that he can't really understand.
Is it...
Is it...
Could it be...
He's inside of the alternate universe Sakura told him about what they experience before?!
Again?!
'but the one before... Sasuke wasn't a girl! Sasuke was supposed to be a playboy!
"Why aren't you a boy?!" That came out from his mouth unannounced.
He heard a laugh from her. "What, what a ridiculous question, dobe."
"Answer me!"
She responded, "silly," curling hair behind her ear as she walk closer to him. Lifting her hands to his shoulder and caressing it "Are you sure you're alright?" She asks then sighed. "I told you to rest." still touching him as he slapped her hands away off him. Her mouth opens, disbelief on her face.
"Stop playing with me 'ttebayo! I'm the one who's supposed to prank people!" He snapped.
Sas- the girl sighed. Her eyes shadowed. "I see. I'm not playing with you. You don't seem tired. You should go eat dinner. I'm off," she said with a actually patient tone, she then turned around and leave him alone. It looks like she headed to the front door.
Naruto's mouth dropped. What happened.
"Where is she going dattebayo?!"
He hurriedly follow her. When he opened the door, he saw her walking slowly.
"Sasuke!" He ran after her.
He hadn't realized that he called her name. She turned over her shoulders and look at blonde who's wearing a black and slight orange jacket he's always wearing during missions.
"Is something the matter?" Naruto noted the cold on her voice.
"N-nothing really, 'ttebayo," he stutter. Something tells him to let this girl's head cool then ask her later.
"Hn thought so." She dangerously muttered.
He took a quick glance of her face. He sweat dropped. He remembers Sakura. 'make sure to survive, ttebayo...'
He still following the woman wherever she's going to. Where is she going really?
He silently follows her and abruptly stops when he realized the path they're going to. Uchiha clan district...
Oblivious Naruto, the raven haired woman who secretly smirks. The dobe is still following her, make as well take advantage of it.
When they reached the district, Naruto has a confused look on his face. "what..." his blue eyes still wandering around. "why does it feel like a lively one... this wasn't like this before, 'ttebayo." he whispered to himself.
That's when Naruto's eyes bulged. People! People inside the clan's district!
"W-wha—" he stopped his steps. The raven haired girl noticed and and stopped as well.
Her brow rose, wondering what's wrong with the dobe.
"Who are they?" the blonde asked without realizing.
"What do you mean?" She walks towards him and look at the direction he's staring at. Her forehead furrowed. She can't read him.
He still looks disturbed. "Sasuke..." he muttered.
The raven girl glanced at him as he called her name. "what." she waits for his response but when none came, she sighed and continue to walk. "Follow me."
Naruto on the other hand, following her but his mind is on somewhere.
'I'm right, 'ttebayo..'
"Seems like it."
"Kurama!"
"You should find out soon. Just follow that Uchiha woman."
"Uchiha?! So she's really a Uchiha, 'ttebayo! How'd you know she's Uchiha?"
The fox snorted. "I feel it. You should too. She has the same chakra signature as your Uchiha boyfriend."
Naruto wonders. 'Kurama have a point... Speaking of— waa! they are indeed, 'ttebayo!' he bites his bottom lip. 'they also have a same features! So in short.. she's a female version of Sasuke!'
"Finally."
Naruto blinked. Recalling what Kurama had said. He stares a Kurama with a bored look. "He's not my boyfriend, 'ttebayo!"
Oops— he had said that out loud. The raven haired woman glance at the blonde with a confusion on her face. She muttered a 'idiot.'
More people coming out of the way. Naruto was just staring at them. Observing of what are they doing. Almost people they passed through, greets them.
Yes. The both of them.
"Uchiha-san!" "Uzumaki-san!" "Hello, Sasuke-sama, Naruto-sama."
Naruto sweat dropped while the female Sasuke was walking with a high chinned. He's familiar with this feeling, he just don't really get it. His heartbeat fasten as they nearing his friend's main house. He already had visit Sasuke's whole district before.
"Hurry." A bland voice from the female version of Sasuke.
Naruto blinked and nodded before warily saying, "uh, what are we doing here,'ttebayo?"
Female-Sasuke ignored him makes him pout. There was a heavy silence before Naruto muttered, "why is she ignoring me, 'ttebayo.. who does she think she is," he tsked and sometimes kicking rocks as he passed through.
He blinked twice when they stopped. He lifts his gaze to the window set in the wall opposite, where the sunset light sift through the open sill. They arrived the the main house. Sasuke knocked once before opening the more upgraded wood sliding door.
She looked at him, her looks saying, 'follow me.' and he did.
Remembering that he has manners, silently muttering a, "pardon my intrusion.."
That doesn't go unheard by the raven haired woman and smiled to it. Silently clears her throat, "make yourself at home." Naruto merely heard that.
They continued to walk and reached the living room. A simple living room but more lively as Naruto thought. Sasuke told Naruto to sit and leave him alone. Naruto did as she told.
"As I thought... I'm indeed inside of— but how?! Who the hell did this?! who is behind this, 'ttebayo."
'who?! we don't even have enemies like before! wait... don't tell me there's another god?! Damn!'
"Calm down, Naruto, we're still not sure yet. Let's keep observing."
Naruto scoffed. but he's grateful that Kurama is with him. He glanced at the fox. "Yeah!"
He heard some footsteps coming. It's the female Sasuke and another presence he's not sure who. He saw Sasuke with a woman.
The woman smiled at him, but Naruto was conscious that the older woman's black eyes were cataloguing him every detail. "Hello, Naruto-kun. It had been a while since you visited our home."
Naruto was still stunned. He stood up from sitting. He was unsure what to say, and so he merely observed. He forced a smile. Bowing a little to her to show respect even though he don't know who she is.
"I- uh, yeah, hahaha," he forced to laugh. 'damn it, what am i going to do, ttebayo?!'
Mikoto Uchiha was about to speak when another presence came in.
"I see if it isn't Naruto-kun." A deep stoic voice said. They turned to glance at him.
Naruto's jaw dropped. "WHAT— ITACHI—CRAP!" Naruto yells, tipping backwards from shock.