Uh... No particular spoilers, really. Takes place a while after Sasuke's meeting with Naruto (first seven agonizing minutes of Shippuuden) and a certain place in the manga that you manga readers will notice... Little references will be made that you'll think were made up unless you're aware of the manga's ongoings. Thus, people who don't know, don't need to know, and they won't know.

Iwagakure: Village Hidden in the Rocks

Tsuchikage: Kage of Iwagakure

Otogakure:Villige Hidden in Sound

Happy reading. O/.\O

"Damn I'm tired," Naruto said as he continued walking towards the Hokage tower.

The blond had been on a simple information-retrieval mission in Iwagakure. The Tsuchikage and the kages from the other four great ninja villages were currently trying to assess the situation in Otogakure. Apparently, little less than a week ago, Orochimaru had been killed. Without it's leader, Otagakure was weak; weak enough that it could be taken over, causing an imbalance in the power held by the hidden villages. The political strife from the situation was beginning to reach it's peak and nothing could be done to immediately ameliorate it. Hence, why Naruto was over there in the first place. Politics...

Naruto arrived at the Hokage tower and entered. He headed straight for the Hokage's office, wanting to hand over the scroll and his mission report and just get back to his apartment. He was tired of the whole situation. Sasuke... His body hadn't been found, but he was presumed dead.

He sighed as he entered Tsunade's office. He was tired, but he didn't want her to worry about him. She was already considering taking him off duty for a while, so he could 'sort his thoughts and emotions'. That was some wussy type of shit. He didn't need to sort through any emotions. That bastard... Sasuke was alive and Naruto was still gonna kick his ass and bring him back to the village. There was nothing about that that needed sorting. Naruto's resolve kicked in before he put on a small grin, ready to yell at Tsunade for sleeping again.

"BAA-chan?" Naruto bellowed, then quickly lowered his voice in confusion.

Tsunade was awake, and reading through some scrolls... She was writing stuff down and mumbling things to herself... Tsunade was working!... Or she'd finally cracked.

The godaime looked up from her work at Naruto's bellow and raised an eyebrow. Naruto's brow creased in confusion as he walked to her desk

"You're actually working? What gives?" Naruto asked as he placed the scroll on the table.

Tsunade's scowled in anger and closed her eyes, crossing her arms over her ample chest. "Of course I'm working. How was it?"

Naruto shrugged. "Eh, it was easy. There's some people who are rallying for Iwagakure to take over Otogakure, but they're a small group. The Tsuchikage mentioned he was 'resolved to perpetuating peace in the village and world' in a speech to the people. Nothin' else happened, really."

Tsunade had kept her eyes closed throughout Naruto's report, nodding intermittently to show she was listening. When she opened her eyes, Naruto recoiled at the sympathy he saw there. He could tell he wasn't going to like what she was going to say.

Tsunade sighed and stood up, walking over to Naruto's side. She leaned on the desk and craned her head down. "Naruto," she began, "a body has been found." She faced him, seeing that his head was turned downwards as he clenched his fists.

"It's not him. The bastard's crafty. He's just trying to throw me off 'cause he knows I'll beat him this time. It's not him," he growled out in abnegation, drawing blood as he clenched his fists tighter.

"Naruto..."

There it was again, more sympathy. Naruto's restraint broke and he looked up, anger and denial shining in his eyes. Naruto yelled, his voice tinged with hysteria. "Have you done an examination or somethin'? How do you know it's him? I'm telling you, the bastard's crafty!"

Tsunade hesitated, but she looked up at Naruto. "We have every reason to believe it's him. I will do the autopsy later today."

Naruto shook his head and ran out. He jumped along the rooftops at full speed, heading towards his apartment in anger. He was certain it wasn't Sasuke. He didn't know why, but he was absolutely certain. He didn't even feel sadness at the thought of Sasuke's death; he was so sure the Uchiha was alive.

Naruto reached his apartment complex in no time and quickly ran up the stairs to his home. He unlocked the door and placed his keys on the side table by his couch as he took off his shoes. He took off his jacket, and threw it to the side when he entered his room. He took off his pants and left them on the floor before crashing face-down onto his bed. He shifted until he was comfortable, his hands ending up at his sides and his face turned towards the entrance of the room.

He laid there for a while, calming his beating heart and his breathing from the running he'd just done.

"Stupid Sasuke," he murmured to the air. Naruto closed his eyes and images of the black-haired nukenin assailed him. Sasuke with his brother and that smile on his face, Sasuke at the lake when they were kids, Sasuke at the academy with his emotionless face, Sasuke in the Forest of Death, Sasuke watching as he defeated Gaara, Sasuke at the Valley of the End, Sasuke after three fucking years! "Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke!" Naruto growled out.

Naruto rolled around in his bed, trying to get comfortable so he could sleep. Sleep, however, seemed to be evading Naruto like the plague, so Naruto settled for daydreaming. He turned on his side and, closing his eyes, looked through his thoughts, concentrating on some scenario he had imagined before.

He was with Sasuke, training just like when they had been twelve and a team. Sasuke, in complete jounin garb, was pinning him down. Sasuke was kissing his neck, biting and leaving marks. Sasuke...

Naruto shook his head as he opened his eyes. "That bastard." It was with a groan that Naruto noticed an inconvenience had presented itself. He was hard.

"Guess I might as well. At least maybe then it'll tire me out so I can sleep," he said, resigning himself to his desire.

He got under his thin, light-blue blanket and rolled onto his back. He removed his boxers and threw them in some random direction. He licked his hand, making it slick with his spit. Naruto groaned as he fisted his cock, rubbing the slit at the top with his thumb. He closed his eyes as he palmed the sensitive head and then he began moving his hand up and down along his shaft, taking up a rough rhythm.

As the heat began to pool lower, descending almost completely to his groin, Naruto arched his back and worked himself into a frenzy of thrusting upwards to meet the hand that worked his erection. He panted and gasped, moaning as loud as his limited breath would allow him, working fervently to reach his peak. He brought forth the images from his daydream. Sasuke kissing his lips and exploring his mouth, Sasuke grinding his hips into his thigh... Naruto came unexpectedly, groaning as he felt his white, hot seed overflow onto his hand. His muscles clenched as he spasmed in pleasure and then his body became boneless as he relaxed on the bed. He panted harshly as he came down from his high. Naruto closed his eyes, and as his breathing calmed, he began to fall into a restless sleep.

There's more. I'm putting chappie 2 up tomorrow, maybe later tonight. I am working on Fraternity and Gay Day for those of you who are wondering. Since inspiration struck, I had to write this. I thought I'd put it up since I haven't updated in months. :sweatdrop: