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Make up was for a lack of better term, a form of art.
To take a canvas like the face and accentuate it's beauty, make it near unrecognizable and the like was a skill that was most proficient especially for shinobi. A little touches here to change the eyes or the lips, putting up concealer or cover up just to throw off enemies from one's identity? Or be used in a ritual to help them escape enemies, summon allies, or awaken their jutsu in moments of peril? It was a useful skill and one that sometimes gets overlooked.
Most likely because it's been turned into a more civilian trend that has become quite popular amongst the masses; performers, actors, people with jobs, anyone really had access to it and so it became less of a shinobi tool for espionage and more of a pass time for those living simple normal lives.
Naruto wasn't one to really care much for how someone looks; maybe because he never put much effort into his own appearance when it came down to it or because he has seen such a variety of things both good and bad in his life that the last thing he is worried about is things like that.
However tonight? He stands quietly outside the door hands twitching an shaking by his sides as he rocks back and forth on his heels; checking to make sure his gloves were one right and his clothes didn't look too tacky or that he didn't look too out of sorts. He knows Sasuke is meeting him so they can go on their dinner date but...dammit he is really starting to wonder if maybe he should have done more...
What if he doesn't like how I look? Or what if he thinks I'm not taking our date seriously? Oh sage above why didn't I put more into my appearance?! He looks down anxiously now at the burnt orange colored sweater her picked and the black jeans that he had his kunai and other things hidden in-just in case they are shinobi after all-and the black scarf he had wound around his neck that was a gift from Sasuke.
He does stop to look at his face a moment. Should he have worn make up maybe? Hinata had said it wouldn't hurt to put some on and spruce up a bit...!
Maybe if he rushes home-
"Dobe."
"AAAH!" He can feel eyes on him from his loud scream when his boyfriend's voice drew him from his thoughts. He blinks a moment as a dark blush of embarrassment covers his face and he gulps, "Uuh oh, h-hey Sasuke-" he again stops talking as he gets a good look at his face.
Sasuke arched a brow at him, "What are you staring at?"
"..You..." Naruto blinks tilting his head as he takes in what he was looking at...and another dark blush comes over his face.
The first thing he notices is that Sasuke's eyes had a love dark purple shadow around them giving them an almost smoky appearance with just a little shock of electric yellow eye liner that he used to make it really pop out; like he ahd taking a brewing thunderstorm with bolts of lightning going through it and somehow used it on his eyes. There's also a slight little shimmer to his pale face and Naruto realizes it's some kind of glittery powder and Sasuke's lips while still naked looking has a slight glisten from waht looked like lip gloss.
Naruto gulps and tugged on his sweater's collar because Sasuke looks so pretty right now. Like he had somehow taken the essence of Raijin the God of Storms himself and made it his own, wearing a button up sleeveless royal violet shirt and black slacks, hair still same as before but it looked better kept and shiny from proper care.
"...Do you not like-?"
"I love it!" Naruto cuts him off, gently taking Sasuke's hand-smiling when he feels the other squeezing his own as if needing physical reassurance-"Oh sage Sasuke you look...you look wonderful, my gods..." He rubbed Sasuke's single hand warmly, noticing that the nails were nicely trimmed and buffed-most likely by Sakura who has been a very good supported for both of them-and leans over to kiss his forehead, "You look wonderful and beautiful and..and..."
He's rambling. Fuck. This had caught him so off guard yet he just...couldn't stop taking in how pretty he looked. It's been almost a year since Sasuke left; he has come back only a week ago to recover and then agreed to this date with him...! Naruto begins to rock back and forht on his feet again with a fox like smile and gently intertwining their fingers as he can barely contain his excitement.
He and Sasuke were on a date...they were finally after so long on a date and it makes him so happy knowing they were. He just wants to lean over and kiss him but he didn't want to ruin the make up.
Well..at least not before they got in the restaurant.
"..You're sure you like it?" Sasuke asked, as if fishing for some form of reassurance before Naruto kisses the back of his hand.
"Sasuke you could have come here in your pajamas and slippers and I would still think you were the mist beautiful person in the whole world."
That brought a smile to Sasuke's face, one that made Naruto now look like a fresh ripe tomato ready to be plucked from the vine as steam almost comes out of his ears.
"Dobe..."
"Teme~" Naruto smiles as he then turns with Sasuke to start walking to where he had planned their date, letting him lean on him as they go.
This was going to be the best date ever.