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Konoha, a peaceful land full of calm... and packed with skilled ninjas, if you're their target you better star to pray, for there is no way you can escape them, specially the one that is following a 12 year old blond kid right this instant:
"UWAAH!"
"Come back here Naruto!"
"No!"
"You need to stop right this instant, you dobe!"
"Don't wanna!"
"Naruto~, I'm warning you!"
"Then stop chasing me and leave me alone, you asshole!"
"Not an option!"
"GAAH!"
And just like that, the chasing was over, for Sasuke used his strings to capture Naruto like a caterpillar.
"Sasuke, please, just let me go!"
"Stop wriggling, usuratonkachi, or you will hurt yourself more."
"If you don't want me hurt, then let me go already!"
"I just told you that was not an option; you need to go to the hospital."
Sasuke crouched in front of Naruto to see him right into his eyes.
"But I don't WANNA go!"
"But you have to." Was the Uchiha kid's answer while poking Naruto's forehead with two fingers to make him stop his whimpering; without other word spoken, Sasuke started dragging Naruto in the hospital's direction.
"NO~! Mercy, please! Irukasensei, Kakashisensei, Sakurachan~, please help me~!"
"Stop whining usuratonkachi, is for your own safety, you were in contact with too much poison, you NEED the check up and the antidote."
"That's a lie! You're just mean and want to see me suffer…"
They stayed silent for a little while, Naruto just whimpering miserably, while Sasuke was trying to think 'Why is he so afraid of the hospital now? It wasn't like this before…' and then, realization hit him ´Now that I think about it, it's not the hospital, because he'd stepped plenty of times inside the building without problems, is just about the injections, his whole irrational fear is about the needles, and it started just after…´
He watched over his shoulder to a still whimpering Naruto, who had a tear on his eye, the image of an uncontrollably sobbing blond on his lap on the small Clinique back at the Land of Waves after Haku's attack still haunted his memories, for that he saw, on that knucklehead kid, the extent of how vulnerable he really was, a kid he always admired in silence from afar, a kid he felt was the only one equal to him in so many ways, the kid he considered his one and only, friend…
Remembering when he was a kid, he recalled he used to be very afraid of injections too, but thanks to his brother and mother, the fear lessened until it was gone forever, so maybe…
"Naruto" the aforementioned turned to see him "I'll stay with you until the whole thing is over, and if you can resist, and promise me that you won't try to escape, or make a fuss all over again, I'll treat you to Ichiraku afterwards."
Naruto's eyes brightened volumes, a soft pink tinted his cheeks, and a huge smile spread across his face "Yay! Ramen, ramen!"
Amused with the sudden change of humor, Sasuke smiled softly and whispered "usuratonkachi"…
So to the hospital they went. During the whole thing, Naruto was clinging to Sasuke like a koala on a tree branch the trembling blond hiding his face on the taller boy's neck, while the other was sitting on a chair, supporting his weight, and patting his back in a comforting way.
Once they were out, all was smiles and laughs again, with Sasuke smiling at peace, just by watching the idiot smile at him, a smile he adored to see, because it was just for him, and it was a genuine smile, not like the fake ones that Naruto shows sometimes when he pretends that nothing's wrong, or that he's not hurt.
And true to his words, Sasuke treated Naruto to ramen, tree bowls to be precise, and, he would never admit it out loud, but he was enjoying just as much as his crazy partner, not because he likes ramen, but because he was loving the company.