[Open] Bittybody?

[one_without_wings]

"Aaah! Get back here!" he'd let some concentration slip, and the paper had been blown off by the wind. He groaned as it flew far, far off, and pouted. He'd done good holding it for the best part of two hours, too!

He blinked then, eyes widening. There -was- a paper nearby! Not his paper, but any clean one was good, and this one was laying on the grass, all really bright and yellow! It demanded to be picked up, and Sasuke did!

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[guiltoftruth]

She flushed a little too - both at Neji coming so close to her when she was that tiny and the fact that she felt so weak being held like that - as she just kept glaring up at him.

"At least you know which one I am now."

[openedthebasket]

"Without a doubt." That flush certainly wasn't disappearing as he kept her hand trapped within his own, for all the world looking like he was just holding the child's hand. "Come, we'll find the youngest Sasuke before he wrecks havoc in your body, if this is anything like what happened to me previously."

[guiltoftruth]

"... Who?"

[openedthebasket]

"With whom was my unfortunate encounter?" He shook his head with a lighter frown, not entirely sure what expression to make. "Ino." He tugged, intending to have her follow him whether he wanted to or not.

[guiltoftruth]

Her eyes widened briefly as she was starting to get dragged before she dug her feet into the ground, looking away from him as she did. No she did not want to go there, not right now, seeing herself when she wasn't looking at a mirror was too weird.

[openedthebasket]

He only sighed through his nose as he stopped and looked down to her, again lowering himself to her level. "Sasuke, the only way I was able to get out of this with Ino was through time together and finally physical contact. Please do not be stubborn."

[guiltoftruth]

She looked away, tense before trying to tug away again insistently.

[openedthebasket]

"Do you wish to be stuck like this?" He made no move to release her wrist, only tilting his head to try to meet her eyes. "Sasuke, please."

[guiltoftruth]

She just grimaced at that, not meeting his eye at all as she just shook her head. But she didn't want to see herself either... And being with Neji then was a bit too much for her then.

[openedthebasket]

He sighed, not about to let her go, but understanding that she wasn't going to go willingly. "Please forgive me," he murmured -- then swept her up into his arms, holding on securely, but rather gently. "This is for your own good."

[guiltoftruth]

For an instant her eyes were comically wide before she started to struggle, shaking her head and trying to escape, "Let me go!"

[openedthebasket]

"Sasuke, please, you're acting like a child." Rather ridiculous to say when she actually was a child at this moment, but...

[guiltoftruth]

She huffed and looked away, but at least she stopped squirming at that.
"First, I can walk. Second, I don't exactly want to see myself or what he's doing to me."

[openedthebasket]

He gave her another look, then set her down, though he made no move to release her hand. "I'm certain that he's taking advantage of his increased height and strength," he murmured with some small, dry amusement. "You were eight years old once, were you not?"

[guiltoftruth]

She frowned and shrunk even more, never even once making eye contact, "... Disorienting."

[openedthebasket]

"I went through the same thing, believe me," he answered, huffing through his nose and starting forward again, waiting for her to catch up. "Though I'll admit, the age and height difference is not something I have experience with."

[guiltoftruth]

"Tired... From a substitution," She grumbled, shaking her head and just showing how uncomfortable the whole thing was.

[openedthebasket]

"You're currently eight years old," he remarked, again sounding almost amused. "Please try not to be so disappointed in yourself. There aren't many eight-year-olds who possess the Chakra for a single substitution."

[guiltoftruth]

"I forgot what being this weak felt like," It seemed like she wasn't listening, shaking her head as she just kept... Well, staring at her own small hands.

[openedthebasket]

He looked down at her, sighing quietly through his nose, before dropping down in front of her again to try to meet his eyes. "You are one of the strongest women I have had the fortune of knowing, Sasuke."

[guiltoftruth]

"... No, I'm not."

She loathed to admit it. But it was still true; so long as Naruto still had the kyuubi inside him... Her...

[openedthebasket]

"Then you'll work to get stronger. Am I wrong?"

[guiltoftruth]

There was no answer, but she didn't exactly deny it either. Neji knew that she would, all things considered...

[openedthebasket]

It was so strange to talk to her when she looked like this... best to return as quickly as possible, in the hopes that this would just end without much fuss. He rose to his feet and continued to make his way toward Mikoto's.

[guiltoftruth]

Silent until they were home, Sasuke finally stepped through the door and, once her shoes were kicked off, she looked around and ran ahead, seeking out her older self. Fine, she'd just get this over with.