They were just friends, they didn't care what anyone else said. Just because the greeted each other, and only each other, with a kiss on the lips did not mean they were a thing. And no amount of pressure from their friends or the people in their villages would ever get them to admit otherwise.
Sure it maybe true that it would be good for their villages if they were to get together, and sure as Kazekage Gaara needed a heir and it was now known to most that Naruto was capable of carrying children thanks to a side affect of using the ninja centerfold far to much (a startling discovery made by a medical ninja tending to a wound on Naruto's waist while in the field, and confirmed during a stay in the hospital a little later on), but that didn't change the fact that they were just friends.
Sure their friendship was a bit odd, but they themselves were odd. Naruto was Gaara's first friend and Gaara was Naruto's best friend, they both had demons sealed inside of them as infants and were left alone and hated for a long time. That was bound to mess them up somewhere down the line, and so they defended their unique friendship like that.
While some people still tried to pressure them into being together, most gave up after a year or so of witnessing this oddly close friendship. People began to ignore it for the most part, save one or two rumors floating around, and the two were very happy when things calmed down, only for things to pick up again after a few months of quiet when people close to them began to notice little things.
Things like the identical thin silver chains they each wore around their necks, but always had tucked into their clothes so no one knew what was on the end. How when Naruto visited his friend and stayed in Gaara's home, he never used the room set up for him. Or how Naruto began getting sick but somehow got more and more round.
And then the extent of their friendship was reviled when Naruto gave birth to a little red headed, whisker marked, pale baby girl. They really were the best of friends, it was an unbreakable bond, one that only the closeted of friends share. True love for a friend is a great thing, something that resulted in a secret marriage away from pushy friends and villagers only interested in a heir, something that created a new life.
They weren't ones to be stuck with labels, not after the way they both grew up, even if the labels were good ones. They weren't going to be the Kazekage and his baby maker, they weren't going to be husband of the Kazekage and husband of a hero that wanted to be Hokage. No matter what anyone said, they were just friends.
So this is my first Naruto fic ever. Hope everyone enjoyed it, I know it's short, but I struggle with long stories. I hope it wasn't to random or confusing, but I was just dying to try my hand at a cute little GaaNaru fic and this is was I came up with. (I have other ideas, but this one was the first I was able to write in a way I was happy with). Anyway, thanks for reading! Let me know what you think!