Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Naruto- Kishmoto-san won't give me the rights (sniff, sniff) please leave me in my misery and read on. y_y

Warning!: Rated for Mild language, (cough) lemons (cough) in the future .

Pairing: Sasunaru, KakaIruk, Nejigaara, slight Sasugaara and other pairings (yaoi and non-yaoi).

Summary: "I'm not giving up, so you can take your little speech somewhere else!" Naruto said as he stared into calm green eyes, "Don't you see Naruto, you can't have him.", "Can you rip your heart out?", "Naruto..", "Then why the hell are you asking me to!".

Note:- Thoughts: '...' , Story: '…' , Specking: "..."

Chapter One – Dreams only make you Tardy

Naruto stared at his reflection in the mirror. He looked the same as he always did except, for the fact that he was now dressed in a set of Hokage robes. The first layer of this was red and looked like a large dress on him while the second layer; which was the coat was long and white. The hat which completed his outfit was wide and white with red in the center at the front with the word fire in black. It also came with a short white veil at the back which, Kiba and Sai wasted no time to tease him about. He didn't care, this was what he wanted. These robes were what he had wanted for so long that it seemed had almost taken him a lifetime to get. These robes now showed that he was 'somebody important'. These robes signified that he had reached his once impossible dream. These robes he was almost late to receive this morning; the morning of his ceremony. He blushed when he remembered what had caused his delay. A dream…about Sasuke and him, which he had woken up from, sweating and panting and couldn't help but want more of. It had been really good. He could remember it clearly and almost feel it; the pale hands roaming his body, the soft lips kissing his neck and the hard member rubbing against his own. Naruto smiled to himself, but then frowned as he could still remember baabaa-chan's face when he arrived almost an hour late.

SSNN

Naruto ran down the streets to the Hokage building. He was so late.

'Kuso, baabaa-chan's gonna kill me' he thought as he increased his speed, 'she might not make me Hokage anymore or worse, forbid me from eating ramen; forever.' At the mention of his favorite food, the blonde's stomach began to rumble. He didn't even have time to eat breakfast. This really sucked! 'It's all that teme's fault! Invading my innocent dreams of ramen like that and putting…his…mouth…on…my...AH!!! Dammit Naruto, get a hold of yourself! Shit that sounds so perverted! Ok, concentrate Naruto, you're already late!'

While he was still preoccupied in his thoughts about food and a certain dream, he hardly noticed that he had reached his destination until he was outside the Hokage office. Naruto knocked and gulped as he heard a frustrated voice bark 'come in'. Without a second thought he opened the door grinning.

"Yea baabaa-chan, you missed me!" he said then laughed childishly.

"..."

"Baabaa-chan?" Naruto said as he prepared himself for what was coming. Her shaking frame and the questionable number of empty sake bottles, even for her, on the desk in front of her was enough indication that he was in for it.

"NARUTO!" Tsunade screamed, causing a flock of birds some miles away to take fight, "YOU'RE LATE!"

Naruto scratched the back of his head as a light blush colored his cheeks, "Well...you see..., I..., umm, slept in."

Tsunade's face had never looked so scary to Naruto. She was glaring at him, her brown eyes cold; her left eye twitching slightly. Her brows were scrunched up while her red lips were pressed together so tight that he wondered where they had disappeared to.

"Slept in." she repeated and he knew it was a statement not a question.

Naruto nodded his head and saw her relax at this. He became worried when she seemed to inhale the rest of her sake, got up and made her way over to him. What she did next surprised him. She hugged him.

"Tsunade-sama?" called Shizune's voice from behind the door, "We've checked everywhere, including Ichiraku. We can't find Naruto, his..."

"That's ok Shizune, call off the search, his here..., his safe." Tsunade said as she released Naruto, "We'll be out in a bit."

"Hai." was the reply as footsteps could be heard walking away.

Naruto looked at the blond haired, brown eyed, big busted woman as if trying to see through her, "Baabaa-chan?"

"What are you standing around here for Gaki!" she shouted, but with soften brown eyes, "You need to get ready!"

SSNN

Naruto sighed as he continued to look at himself from head to toes. Everything had gone fine; once Tsunade had calm down that is. The ceremony had been wonderful and all, but he was more than a little happy it was over. His cerulean eyes rested on the big hat that was slightly out of place on his blond hair; which his tanned hands wasted no time to fix. He smiled at his reflection, showing off sharp, pearly-white teeth then quickly turned away to survey the Hokage office.

'My office.' thought Naruto as he walked over to the large, brown, wooden desk near the huge curtain less windows. His right hand slide gently over the surface, then finally stopped when he took his sit on the comfy brown chair.

Naruto couldn't help but laugh at his behavior. He was acting stupid! He had been in this same office tons of time. Ok, so most of the times it had been because he had gotten in trouble…but that had been when he was younger! His father had sat in this same chair when he had been the Hokage.

'My father' at that thought Naruto couldn't help the mixture of emotions running through him and before he knew it a tear slide down his cheek.

"My father..." he said his voice now quivering gently as a stream of tears began to run down his marked, tanned cheeks. His arms dropped down onto the desk as he cried tears that seemed to have been bottled up inside him for his entire eighteen years of, a mostly painful, existent. What would he father think of him? Would he be proud, disappointed, happy or neutral about the choices his only son had made in his life? Wait, would he have younger siblings? Would he be in here with him, giving advice on how to be a good Hokage? Why did his father have to die before he had a chance to talk to him, get to know him or at least see him in person?!

"Kuso!" Naruto hissed out as he hugged himself. At least so he thought, until he realized that his arms were cushioning his head on his desk. Naruto stiffened and held his breathe as his blue eyes widened. "What!" he said, well tried to, as it came out more as a sob.

"Naruto?"

Naruto's head shot up quickly to look at his team mate. Watery blue met concerned obsidian.

"Sasuke." was the only thing Naruto whispered before he hugged back the kneeing Sasuke, then bury his head in his chest and continued to cry. Sasuke removed the blonde's hat and rested it onto the desk. He held Naruto tighter as he gently lifted him up. He then quickly sat on the brown chair as he placed him in his lap, gently rocking back and forth trying to soothe the hysterical blond.

After what seemed like an hour, Naruto finally calmed down. He didn't, however move from his position on Sasuke's lap. It felt so right to him. He was in fact about to go to sleep, until his raven-haired comforter stopped moving and his voice awoke him from his trance.

"Naruto, what's wrong?"

"..."

"Naruto"

"..."

Sasuke didn't like it when Naruto was silent. It was...unusual. Over the three years he had been back in Konohagakure, Sasuke had become more social - depending on who was there. Despite this he liked to keep to himself. He looked down at his blond haired friend in his arms. He had actually become good friends with Shikamaru, Neji, Shino and especially Gaara; since they seemed to like some of the same things. Naruto however was, and he was pretty sure would always be, his best friend. He had grown accustom to Naruto's, sometimes obnoxious, behavior. It was what he liked about him; that they were so similar but yet, so different. He knew they were both stubborn as hell! Both would stop at nothing, except by something reasonable (Sasuke's little running-away-to-get-stronger-to-kill-his-brother-stunt not counted), to achieve their dreams, had a dark and painful past and their list could go on. However, at this present moment, it seemed that they had switched places and he didn't like it. No, he didn't like it at all.

He sighed and was prepared to...back off a bit, since Uchiha's don't quit, when Naruto spoke.

"Sasuke," the young Hokage whispered, while he gripped the front of the said name's white ANBU vest, "do you think he would be proud of me?"

Sasuke combed his fingers though Naruto's golden locks, as he knew at once who he was being asked about.

"No." the dark head said sarcastically, but regretted it as he felt Naruto stiffen against his chest, "I was joking. Hh, you really are a dobe."

"..."

"Naruto, don't go silent on me again!" the ANBU captain groaned.

"Ok."

"He would be extremely proud, I'll even say he would have extolled you. Ok, maybe not like a Rock-Lee and Gai Sensai thing..., but you get the idea."

"You sound so sure." Naruto replied bitterly after a moment of silence, "How are you so sure?!"

At this Naruto, felt the arms around him disappear. Feeling disappointed, he was about to get up when he felt a hand hold his left shoulder while another gently cupped his chin turning his head to its owner. A thumb tenderly traced the three marking on his right cheek. Their eyes met again, like they had done minutes before, and Naruto's heart quickened and could have sworn that there were butterflies in his stomach. Sasuke's eyes were looking into his...no looking into him. It amazed him that he always felt like this when the pale teen...no, pale young man looked at him; he always did this to him, even when he was not using sharingan.

Sasuke smirked, and Naruto felt his heart jump, "You want to know how." he said moving his mouth to hover gentle right next to Naruto ear, seemingly unaware of the reactions he was causing the shorter man in his lap to have, "Because you've impressed someone in the village that no one else has come close to; well...minus Kakashi Sensai."

"What?"

"Asshole, forget about the villagers, what I'm trying to say is I'm impressed by what you've accomplice, I'm proud of you, and it takes a hell of a lot for that to happen. Therefore you've done the same to everyone else."

Since he was done with his little speech, Sasuke pulled back a little, moved his hand from Naruto's chin to his shoulder and waited for a reply. Naruto's face didn't turn away from his; he was still very much in shock at Sasuke's words and actions.

'Sasuke's proud of me,' Naruto thought, 'I've..., I've impressed him.' This was so foreign to him, his head was spinning. Naruto decided he would overlook the fact that Sasuke still had an ego problem since he basically told him- if you live up to Uchihas' standards, then screw what anyone else thinks. Sure he was an ANBU leader and his best friend but for HIM to say something like that; which most likely had hurt his pride. Naruto was deeply touched; he had waited for so long to hear that. So touched, that he didn't even try to stop the light pink blush that spread across his cheeks, or stop the thoughts at how close their faces actually were. He shouldn't he think about his best friend that way, especially since he didn't know which way he rolled but, he couldn't help it. 'It's just like that time in the academy when some kid bumped into me and we kissed in ...' at that he turned his head away from the raven head, looking anywhere but his onyx eyes.

'He's really cute when he blushes.' Sasuke thought as he noticed the pink tints on the blonde's tanned skin.

"Thanks teme." he said shyly, a smile appeared upon his face as his blush darkened.

'I wonder how dark that blush can get?' was the first thought which entered the ANBU's head, the second was 'Am I...,am I attracted to Naruto?' To his surprise, he knew the answer to the latter question and it didn't disturb him. What did upset him was that he didn't have an answer for the former. "Anytime, dobe."

After Naruto was feeling better Sasuke felt that he should leave to give the new Hokage some time to get accustom to the feeling. But decide against it when he saw how relaxed Naruto was in his arms. He looked so innocent, as he snuggled into the ANBU's chest with his eyes closed, like an angel.

'My angel'

The avenger smiled into his angel's hair as he realized only he could make the blond feel so safe. Sasuke wrapped his left arm around his treasure, his hand running gently up and down the clothed back. His other arm rested gently on the blond's hip while his right hand's fingers slowly massaged one of hidden tanned thighs. Naruto, being so lost in the treatment he was receiving, let a long moan sip passed his lips. This didn't go unnoticed by Sasuke and a shiver ran up his spine as he became very aware how close his right hand was to an important part of Naruto's anatomy. That was the cue for the Uchiha that he really had to go before his thoughts and actions went, hem, too far. Thus he quickly removed his arms for the slim but toned body. This brought the Hokage out from his dreamland. His blue eyes snapped open and looked at the pale man with shocked and confusion. Sasuke chuckled and told him they both had things to do. Naruto pouted but eventually got up as neither one could ignore their duties; especially since it was his first official day on the job as Hokage.

"We don't want another Tsunade now do we?" Sasuke asked sarcastically, smirking as he put back on his ANBU mask. It was a wolf; a tribute to his best friend and crush, as Naruto had once told his personality was like one. He made his way to one of the windows behind Naruto desk that was still open.

"Ha-ha, a jerk with a sense of humor, funny." was Naruto's sarcastic reply as he placed his hat back on his head.

"Yea, anything can happen with a YOU as the Hokage."

Even thou his mask was on, Naruto knew the bastard was doing that damn 'Uchiha smirk' that he couldn't help but love. "Whatever, go run off to fix your hair or something."

"While you go get a manicure...sure Naruto sounds like a plan to me."

"Ah! Your sarcastic ass needs to..."

"You're looking at my ass? I know I've been working out and all..."

"BYE SASUKE!" Naruto stressed as his blush returned strongly.

Sasuke let out a chuckle as he noticed the blush, "Bye Naruto, see you soon." and with that he vanished.

SN

Sasuke looked at his three man ANBU squad and the little surprise they had met, as they entered through the enormous wooden gates of Konohagakure. It had been a fortnight since they had been here because they had the tedious mission of tracking down a group four missing-nins, who had tried to steal a sacred scroll. The men had had connections so they had been prepared for an attack...at least they thought they had been. He could still smell their blood on his katana's blade and see the fear in their eyes as they were eliminated. At this he couldn't help but feel guilty; he had been a missing-nin and now here he was tracking and killing others. He knew the village had forgiven him for his actions since they were overjoyed that Orochimaru, the Akatsuki and Madara were all dead because of it, but he couldn't help but feel like he was still a ...

'Traitor, that's what I feel like. Even if I'm here now, would I have been if Naruto had never...'

"What's the matter Uchiha-san?" asked Gaara, breaking him out of his thoughts.

"It's nothing Sabaku-sama."

Gaara, who had been walking side by side with Sasuke angrily exclaimed "Bullcrap!" so loudly that it had made passersby freeze as they wondered what had angered the Kazekage, "I come all this way to spend your birthday with you and our friends just to have you ignore me."

The onyx eyed ANBU captain froze..., his birthday.

Realization washed over the redhead Kage as he couldn't help but chuckled as he said "Tomorrow's the 23rd of July, Uchiha. Don't tell me you forgot!"

"..."

"You did, didn't you!" Gaara's normally emotionless, pale green eyes opened in shock, "Where's the genius, I left here just six months ago!"

"My mind's just been a bit preoccupied over the last couple of weeks!" Sasuke replied defensively.

"About what!"

"...I...tra...re."

An imaginary left eyebrow lifted as the sand village leader stared at his spiky haired friend,

"Mined running that by me again, a little louder this time."

"I said, I was thinking about how I betrayed Konohagakure." Sasuke whispered his bangs covered his wolf masked face, trying to shielding any emotions as if his short friend was able to see through it, as his head dropped forward.

Gaara turned his head to look back at Sasuke's team that were still following them. Giving an icy glare he commanded them to leave.

"Sasuke is that why you added the '-sama' when you addressed me?" came the short haired man's concerned voice once they were alone, "You're nothing like the regular missing-nin, you know that. You left to protect the people you love, how many missing-nins do that," he quickly added, as he saw the dark-haired man was about to answer, "and if they do their pardoned."

At this Sasuke felt like he could breathe. He roughly passed his black gloved hand through his hair as he turned to face his counselor, "I know, I know, thanks...but, I still hate it when you're right about things like this." he groaned.

Full blown laughter was the reply he received; he always liked it when he made Gaara laugh. Though it didn't compare to Naruto's, it still made Sasuke smile because of how special it was as it was rare and always a joy to hear. This warm feel was not to last as the laughter was quickly followed by, "Some things never change. You're still the same as you were two years ago when you were turning seventeen...arrogant as ever."

The grey eyed man glared at his laughing companion as he was about to curse him, but stop as he realized something in their conversation and quickly smirked "So says the man who can't even say bullshit.", he knew he had struck a nerve when the laughter ceased, "Come on, says it with me B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T, see, it's not hard."

"Whatever." Gaara responded, as he knew they were both glad for the change in discussion.

"What's wrong, you scared." Sasuke teased; it was payback.

"NO!" stress Gaara, his face looking paler than usual.

"Then what's got you so..."

"Temari, doesn't want me saying it." The sand ninja quickly replied as he suddenly found the ground very interesting, a tiny blush coloring his normally pale cheeks while his hands clenched to form fists.

Sasuke turned his head fully towards Gaara, who knew without being asked that his friend was waiting for him to continue. It was not how or what the red head had said, but his reactions to what he had said that got the ANBU's interest. Anything that got the Sand leader to change color had to be worth hearing. Though of all the colors he had been lucky to see grace the green eyed man, pink and red were to most beautiful on him to the raven. To him, those colors matched his friend as they complimented the auburn hair perfectly.

"Let's just say I finally understand how Sai feels when he gets knocked out by Sakura.", as if to emphasize his point he tenderly rubbed his right hand against his jaw.

Now it was Sasuke's turn to laugh; until he saw the look a certain the former demon vessel was sending him, "Ouch... that must have... (cough)...hurt."

Gaara rolled his eyes as his hand fell back to his side. He turned back to look ahead as they entered an empty alley. Just as he started to quicken his pace he was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. He was about to ask what the matter was now, but froze; the gloved hand that previously lay on his shoulder, gently held his chin forcing him to face the Uchiha. A thumb stroked the spot that he had rubbed moments before and his heart almost stopped. He looked at his friend's face to see the mask pulled to a side. Just when he had decided he would lean into the touch, the hand it pulled away taking Gaara's light-headessness with it.

"What is it?"

"It's just, damn that must have been some hit to still be haunting you. Remind me to never anger your sister!" was Sasuke's answer as he fixed his mask.

"Yea, ha-ha, very funny, let's just get to the Hokage tower." was the last thing said as they continued their journey in comfortable silence since; they had ignored the slight uneasy feeling of being watched.

SN

Everything was perfect. The plan couldn't go wrong. He had made sure of that. Azure eyes quickly scanned over the dark room and smiled. He was so excited, his victim would soon be in his clutches and thus the rest of mission would be put into action. Muhahahahahaha! There was a flash of silver and at once the enthusiastic plotter knew who it was.

"Yo!" said the newcomer as he quickly pulled out a teal colored book and began to read.

"I take it everything is going to plan." said a smooth, calm voice.

"Just how you planned it, expect... well..."

"What! What's wrong!" the voice said anxiously

"One of your allies may have hinted something..., I'm not sure..."

'They were standing to far for me to hear anything. Oh well…'

"Oh man!" whined the voice with a sigh, "It was going so good to! Who was it?"

"Gaara-sama."

"Gaara?" the voice seemed to become calm and smooth once more, "Well there's no problem. He is a trusted..."

"Dammit Naruto!" said the frustrated voice of a female, her green eyes narrowing as she addressed the calm, smooth voice, "Why the hell are you treating this like some damn S-ranked mission! YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY!"

Naruto looked as his pink haired ex-team mate; he blue eyes opened in shock, "No, I'm not Sakura-chan!" he whined.

"Oh really?" asked Sakura, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Then what the HELL are we doing in a dark room sounding like that mafia show!"

The blond looked offended at the pink -haired medical nin's comment, "I do NOT sound like that show!" Naruto still couldn't believe Tsunade had allowed that show to take place in Konoha just because they gave her free sake, oh and a lot of money! A show about the mafia in Konaha…HA! It wasn't like he didn't enjoy the show, it was actually really good but… dammit this was Japan; why not a show about ninja's! "Operation 'Ninja Night Nineteen' is brilliant! He'll love it! Right, Kakashi-sensai!"

"..." 'The warrior gentle moved one of his rough hands down the princess's flushed soft body. He loved how he could make her loss control…'

"Yeah, just like he loved operation 'Sasuke's Seventeenth Surprise' two years ago?!" said the kunoichi.

'Please, please take me. I...I need to…'

"Shit Sakura! Shino said sorry so stop saying Sasuke's..."

'…mouth sucked gentle on the panting princess's neck. Her mouth opened, as she screamed…'

"Stop with all the damn alliterations!"

'Am I ever gonna get any reading done with those two around?'

"Ok, ok! Shino assured me that his bugs wouldn't get stuck in punch, like they did last time."

'Nope, didn't think so.'

"Naruto we don't have time..."

'Might as well step in.'

"Sakura," Kakashi said, since he felt safe to speak at last, "I thought you of all people would go through anything for Sasuke. Has that changed over the years?"

Naruto couldn't help but want her to say yes even if he was the one who had gotten them together, well, at least going on a few dates. He didn't like Sakura the way he had when he was younger, in fact he saw her as a sister. It was just that he didn't like when Sasuke smiled for her dammit! Even if it was just once for a picture that Naruto had wanted of them for his album! It was his job to make him happy not hers. Fate seemed to be against him, again, as his 'sister' replied strongly.

"No!"

'Kuso!'

"Good, so there's no problem right Sakura and Naruto. Remember, it's all about 'teamwork'."

"Hai!"

"Hai!"

'Just you wait Sakura; I'll prove to you I'm meant to make Sasuke happy!'

SN

First Chapter completed. Please review! Thank you.

Next:-Heart conversations, realizations and other 'ations' that I can't remember right now. Plus-Sasuke, Sakura and Gaara, OH MY!

So stay tuned for Chapter Two – Release, Run and Rage