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With the blond idiot on top of him the raven stood up while softly pushing the blond of him. Glaring down at Naruto and dusting off as much of the dirt and blood as he could off. Not wanting to be out in the pouring rain anymore he glared up at the sky and thought about how he was going to go and pick up the blond.

Well bridal style was definitely out of the question.

Bending over he grabbed the blond's arms and swung them over his shoulder, pushed his body further up his back, and grabbed his thighs making sure he wouldn't fall back down.

Walking out the alley he saw a girl staring at them with a curios look on her face, he just replied back with a glare. Then out of no where her friends came along huddling into a group while discussing something with themselves. Sasuke was good at ignoring people, but the squeals and giggles they gave out into the air made him shiver.

"Weirdos... this is exactly why I'm gay." He thought bitterly while trying to guide himself through the city as his eyebrows got stitched together.

You know those people who never know where they are and always seemed to get lost, well Sasuke was one off them. He seemed to be the most directionally disoriented person in the entire world. Not even the position of the sun helped him. Although this was something that he would never admit sense well, his an Uchiha.

Looking around with a slight irritated look on his face the Uchiha cursed Buddha to death. How the hell did he end up in the palace garden. Well actually he had been slightly thankful that he had gotten to the palace in the first place at all.

"...." He sighed as he felt the water prickling his exposed skin.

Finally reaching the back door of the palace all the four guards there raised a curios eyebrow at this event. Sasuke was actually helping someone. Sasuke. Either he was getting paid a lot for this or he was just ready to skin the poor blond alive.

As the raven's feet came into contact with the muddy ground he groaned. He hated the fact that the blond weighed this much and was sinking him into the mud. But what he really hated were the flowers. Especially the Cherry Blossoms because it reminded him of someone very unpleasant.

Disgusting.

After being able to get past the garden he sat down, took his sandals off and put them on the floor, and roughly put the blond next to him without even giving him a care or even bothering to treat his wounds at all. Great now he was covered in blood and resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

Right as he was about to stand up he saw a flash of pink pass by and glared as it came back into full view. And unfortunately it had to do a U-Turn.

Speak of the devil and Sakura will appear.

Wearing her usual White kimono with Pink Sakura petals decorating it and a green obi the girl, waved. She never really did change except her hairstyle. It seemed a lot more tended to. It was up in a classy bun with her bangs swept to the right side instead of the usual one parted down the middle. Maybe it was just because he was actually back for a while. Haruno-san, or Sakura, as how most people would call her was a force to be reckoned with. Not only did she have a high degree in being one the regions best nurses, but she also had smarts, and beauty to match up to it. Her bubblegum pink hair actually complimented her sapphire green eyes which if the same description somebody else had them it would not even match up to her beauty. She was a bit flat in the front, but her assets made up for it definitely in more ways than one.

Although the one thing that most people disliked about her was that she tended to get angry about the smallest types of things, like rearranging her books in a different order or not having her supplies all in the same place, at first it seemed like she was just a picky person about work, but it always showed in almost everything that was not really going her way.

"Saku-" Sasuke's voice was cut off as he was jumped by a pink fur ball that almost squeezed the air out of his poor lungs. Glaring at it, er... her, he tried to pry her off him and took a step back and knew what was going to happen next.

"But Sasuke-Kuuuun! I Missed you." The pinked haired girl said as she batted her eyelashes and gave him the puppy dog look. With the look he had just gotten he knew most men would sub come to her looks in a matter of seconds. Did he just go deaf? Nope. Sadly not yet. "When is she going to realize that I'm gay?" He thought bitterly. And then she just wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Maybe it could take a while." He mumbled under his breath softly enough for her not to hear.

"Hm. Sakura, look over at the blond, stitch him over and make sure to dra- I mean put him in my guest room. I'll be waiting." Seeing how she got excited for a moment and that little light in her yes got bigger he paused and sighed. "Not you that I want in my room... him."

Looking the other way he closed his eyes and walked away living the pink haired girl to deal with the wounded blond. She would be able to handle it. she's done it before quite well.

Although before he could leave he felt the sleeve of his shirt being tugged. Trying to suppress a growl already forming in his throat he looked back and saw a glaring Sakura facing him.

"..." He just stared back at her and come back with a fearful glare of his own.

"Don't just stare at me like that! I'm just suppose to take care of some half witted blond that you just dropped off here?"

"Yes..."

"Don't yeah me Sasuke! You promised me a date!"

"I doubt that." He recalled after remembering he never said anything like that to anybody. Especially a girl, and to top it off a girl like her.

Sakura just sighed and let her head drop as she moved her bangs from her eyes.

"Is that all you had to say?"

The girl just looked away and crossed her arms over her chest.

Ignoring the pinky he pulled his sleeve away and left.

Doing another turn into a very narrow hallway he quickened his pace and bumped into a person. "What was it with people bumping into each other? Was it like the new way to meet someone?" Sasuke thought with a slight hint of annoyance. Staring at the person in front of him he kept his frown and noticed it was messenger.

"Don't even speak." He said right before the messenger could even begin to mumble a word. "Tell Kakashi that we've come back. He'll know where to find me. Although, tell him this in half an hour from now." Then he walked away in a steady pace until he reached his room. Not caring if the messenger was able to carry out his mission or not. "I want to see if I could at least get some sleep around this place."

Sliding the door open he set his stuff down and changed into a new pair of clothes. Being the neat freak that he was he cleaned the pile of clothes up, folded them neatly, and stacked them on top other clothes that were labeled dirty. After finishing his little task he left his room and turned another corner and entered the other very plain room with cream colored walls and tatami floors.

Being here just a few minutes and he was already starting to hate the floor. Not allowing a yawn to escape his lips he sat down in a corner with his legs crossed while he let his head rest against the wall until sleep engulfed him.

The girl's green hues would've turned red with anger if she could have that ability. Not only was she just dumped again, but he left her to take care of this...thing.

Leaning over she looked over at the blond and tilted her head to the side. Well it was for Sasuke after all. Too bad Sasuke wasn't a gentle man. Her medical room was right next door after all so she could forgive him, sense it was Sasuke. Dragging the blond by the legs she couldn't help, but laugh when the blond mentioned something about food in his sleep. She guessed it was true what they say about men. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.. well maybe just this one's.

The room was a soft creamy color mixed with white with two bamboo bookshelf on one side filled with medical supplies and on the other side was her desk filled with stacks of papers and scrolls to be looked over. To the back of the room where the beds with white clean sheets that were about to be stained crimson red. Not that surprising though sense she always had extras.

After a good minute or too of frustration she put him on the bed and took of his haori. Raising an eyebrow she got a good look at his abdomen. Grimacing at the sight she paused for a moment studying the depth of the wound. It would need a good twenty something stitches. Grabbing a medical thread and needle she started to sew it up after she gave him a low dose of morphine.

"I'm surprised it hasn't even been infected especially in this climate and considering how long its been open. He probably was putting pressure on it. At least he head a brain. Although... isn't that something that someone would do if they had a brain or instincts for that matter?" she thought making a weird face as he left eyebrow rose up in confusion.

From a certain angle the cuts looked really deep, but for some reason it seemed as if they weren't. For a second she would of had guessed that it was healing itself from the inside out, but at an nonhuman pace. "That's impossible. Maybe its just this perfume I'm wearing that's affecting me." She thought as she shook her head. Ignoring the blond's grunts of protest when the needle pierced his skin as she kept on going.

After an excruciating fifteen minutes she was able to finish and smiled contently at her work. But that wound still pestered her mind. Even now after being stitched up it looked less deep as before. Pushing the thought to the back of her mind she took out some bandages from the bin and wrapped it around the boy's abdomen. Smiling at her accomplishment she saw a servant passing by and called out to him.

The poor boy not being able to even begin to speak again got interrupted. "Okay, I want you to go and get this boy to Uchiha-san's guest room." Noticing that the boy was only staring at Naruto as if he were in deep concentration, Sakura got a little bit irritated and sighed. "Well go! Now!" She almost yelled at the top of her lungs as the poor servant boy just tried not roll his eyes and cringed at the woman's voice. Grabbing the blond he put him on his back with the help of the lady and in a few minutes reached the Uchiha's guest room.

The faster he could get there the better. That lady was annoying and her pink hair made his eyes burn and turn all watery. Sliding open the door he quietly walked inside and set the blond upon the futon and covered him. Taking one last glance at him before he could leave he was happy to know that Naruto was alright he would have to talk with him when he could get the chance.

Sighing he ran his fingers through his silky Dioxazine long hair and closed the door behind him. Seeing a pair of guards passing by he could finally take this change to deliver the message the Uchiha bastard wanted. Telling them what they were suppose to do, he walked away to finish his business as he debated wither to tell Iruka or not about what is happening and what could happen to the blond.

Meanwhile, Sasuke inside had pretended to be asleep although he could tell that the servant knew something he didn't and strangely it ticked him off and he wanted to find out why. Looking over at the blond's body he smirked that he was even able to live after what had happened. He must have not been hard enough with his hits, Gai just really sucked and got caught of guard, or Sakura did a really good job at patching him up.

Hearing a pair of footsteps he closed his eyes again and tried to remember that Kakashi wanted to know what had happened. "I don't feel like dealing with him now." He thought as he pretended to be asleep again and hear onto their conversation. Seeing how he brought Asuma along he mentally took note of that. Hearing them leave he decided it was his chance to leave also. He had brought the blond to his guest room because he knew no one in their right mind that valued their life would go inside unless he told them other wise.

Then just like that his plans were dismissed when he heard the sound of the door being clicked shut. Apparently Kakashi didn't want either of them out. Except he forgot the open window. Glaring at the door he closed his eyes and mumbled something under his breath. Right as he was about to stand up he saw Naruto's body move until he opened his eyes and sat up wincing looking at the floor.

Taking this moment to observe his pray he took in as how Naruto wasn't going to stay put in one place. Even if he was strapped onto a wheel chair. Evidently, Naruto had also been faking to be asleep. Seeing him eye the window he glared at the blond for not noticing him and for being stupid enough to try that especially after that wound, but mostly because he was being ignored.

"Damn it.. I need to get back to him. I can't make him worry. I do enough of that as it is." The blond mumbled to himself as he started to stand up with some struggling. As the raven heard the blonds words he rose an eyebrow as he mention a person. "Who's this guy that's so important to him?" Fixing his clothes up a bit he got a haori that was on the ground and tied it loosely around the waist as to not hurt his abdomen. Looking around the room he finally noticed the Uchiha in the corner and stared at him for a good hard moment. For a second he was afraid that he was already caught, but was glad when he saw his eyes closed.

"I'll get you back. Mr.I - have - a- duck's - ass - hairstyle! Just give me a week." He said softly as to not wake him and then he pointed over to Sasuke. Then as he was about to go and set foot on the wooden wall and grab onto the window he was hurled down to the ground with a great amount of force. Even stronger than that one time he got punched in the stomach by a monkey. As his cheek kissed the tatami mat all that could be heard in the room was the sound of a loud smack and a rib crack as the poor blond lost his breathe.

Naruto shaking his head, he stood up trying to figure out what was going on until he felt the edge of a sword prickling his back almost drawing blood, not allowing him to stand up. Taking a quick glance back at the spot where the raven had been he found he wasn't there anymore. Sighing he scrunched his eyebrows together and decided, just to piss the brunette off, he would rebel against him.

"Let go. It hurts you bastard. Is this any way to treat a guest, especially one that just had a wound sealed up?"

Now the raven's sword had started to draw blood. As the taller bow leaned down to the blond's ear level he let a small breath escape his lips allowing it to colloid with the blond's ear. Grinning at his the response he got from the blond, a shiver, a pair of eyes shut closed, and a tightening of the fist, made the raven's eyes slightly light up with amusement especially after the blond tried to get away.

"Be lucky you're alive." His voice was as cold as ice as he paused for a dramatic effect and then continued. "I carried you over here and I'm giving you a place to rest. Or what... did you want to try miserably to be on top like last time?" he said as he rose up and removed his katana from his back and put it back in its sheath talking about their first encounter. Then taking one step back he dodged an incoming punch form the blond. "S-shut up! What does that have to do with anything?!" The blond shouted at the man in front of him as his cheeks were turning red by the minute. Although Sasuke could not figure out how Naruto got up the floor so fast he knew he hurt his pride. Good. Maybe the blond was good at something and that was speed. He concluded as he dodged another punch.

Glaring at the fox the raven waited for his next move. Seeing Naruto launch at him he got ready to strike back, but immediately stopped when he saw the blond tumble over grabbing his stomach in pain. Taking one step over to take a close look he heard the blond mumble something. After hearing the same words a little louder he glared daggers at the blond's head.

Mood killer.

"Ah.... I need food. Please tell me you have food in this place. Especially Ramen. I can't live without that." The blond barely said above the sound of a whisper. And just hearing that, the raven got a very perverted image of the blond in his bed tied up with ramen all over him as he would lick it off after having a rough night. Closing his eyes and then turning the other way he replied to the blond with a silent glance.

"So how are we going to get out?"
The blond asked as he walked to the door and grabbed two hairpins left behind and started to fiddle with them.

"Why bother asking if you're already doing it." He though as he watched the blond perform his trick until the door opened revealing Kakashi with a group of guards behind him. If the blond and the brunet didn't know any better they'd both think that he was smiling behind that fan. Standing up quickly Naruto stared at the man who just seemingly appeared out of no where and rose a curios eyebrow up in confusion until he understood what was about to happen.

In a matter of a few seconds the poor blond was talked to the ground and bound by ropes. And in the same amount of time they were in the palace room where Kakashi sat down and smiled down at the blond noticing Sasuke in a corner staring at the ruckus and Sakura also, so he decided he should begin.

"Uzumaki Naruto, I presume?"

"Yeah? What about it and who are you?" the blond asked glaring daggers to the man's skull.

"Oh me? Well, I'm the Shogun." He said calmly as he watched the hair on his arms stand up, his eyes diverted to another place, and the bullets of sweat trickle down his face. taking a quick glance at Sakura and Sasuke he saw their amused faces to what his reaction might be.

"Where you the one that stole from me?"

The blond looked back him straight in eyes and gulped. "Yes!"

"Well, at least you're honest. That's good enough.. for now." Standing up he walked over to the blond. "Now your punishment. Hmm. Oh I know the perfect one. You'll take out every mission on my behave for an entire year." The silver haired man spoke softly while examining his perfectly manicured nails, before his attention was drifted away to the fuming blond in front of him.

"What?! You can't make me do that. I just stole a few pieces golds and stuff. Besides that's too long and I have a special person I have to be with or protect!" Now Naruto was yelling and trying to undo the ropes while failing miserably.

"That's fine." he then leaned in close to the blond's ear and whispered harshly, but with a smile still on his face. "Then you can die today, but I'll be nice. I wouldn't want the floor to get dirty from your blood and have the poor maid do all that effort to clean that up." Then he backed away and stared at the blond as he knew he was rethinking his answer.

"Fine... I'll do it." Naruto mumbled softly only loud enough for him to hear as his head hung slightly low.

"That's great!. I'm so glad you could see it my way."He said as he ruffled the blond's golden locks.

"Yeah... like I had a choice." The blond thought with a pissed of look on his face seeing how his pride was ruined three times in one day and almost lost his life twice. The last thing he needed now was for Iruka to find out about this. That would be the cherry to top the ice cream. Hearing Kakashi's fingers snap the guards went and untied his ropes. Naruto never thought he would get the feeling of his arms back again after being tied up so harshly, even if it was for a little while. But then again he wouldn't really complain about it out loud.

"Oh, by the way Naruto, I have a surprise for you."

At that the blond rose a curios eyebrow as to what it could. Maybe that delicious food he had been craving about all morning long. "Yeah. what is it?" He asked eagerly looking around the room for it.

"Your guardian is here." he said with a smile as Naruto Uzumaki turned as white as a sheet of paper and turned around slowly until he came face to face to an Iruka with a fake smile plastered on his face, his arms crossed over his chest, and a vain on his forehead popping out. Okay, now that death sentence given to him earlier didn't sound so bad right about now.

Taking a good step back and putting his arms out in front of him he could already feel the sweat dripping from his face and arms. "Now Iru-chan... um... don't get mad. I can totally explain this situation. I swear!" he said as he ducked a hand aiming to his ear, but wasn't able to duck the other going to his right ear.

"Uzumaki Naruto. You got some explaining to do! I told you not to go around stealing no matter how poor we are. Be thankful the Shogun gave you a second chance. This is your last warning!" He shouted into the terribly frightened, and now bruised, blond's ear. Whoever knew Naruto knew that the boy had nerves of steal and he was only scared of one thing other than rejection, and that was Iruka's long speeches and pinches when he was mad. And whoever knew Iruka knew that he would do anything to keep harm out of Naruto's way, and that included his own health and very being.

Meanwhile on the other side of the room Sasuke and Sakura both glanced over at each other for a brief second. Sasuke mostly just stared at the scene unfolding and still couldn't help, but be ticked off when he heard that the blond had a special person. Pushing that unfamiliar feeling to the back of his mind he finished watching the scene.

Then out of the corner of the opposite side from where they both were he saw a man step out. Probably no older than his late twenties or early thirties. He had gorgeous tan skin and warm eyes filled with love, concern, and caring. That was until the shouting commenced and even he cringed slightly at the ear pulling and the swift change of mood that happened once he saw the blond interact with the man. Apparently he was the person that stupid blond cared so much about. What was so special about him anyways?

It was obvious who was the stronger out of the two and who had the better looks and smarts, yet he felt that unnatural feeling appear again. Jealousy. At that thought the brunette closed his eyes and pushed the thought back even further into the depths of his mind. He had no reason to be comparing himself to others, especially for that stupid blond.

Not that he cared about who the blond dated or anything, right? Maybe it could be a good friend or a long distance cousin or something. No need to get such rash thoughts. Mentally smacking himself he tried to stop thinking about him, until he heard the blond's fallowing words that surprised him completely.

"I'm sorry dad...."

For a second he let out an unconscious sigh of relief and Sakura glanced over at the brunette. "Sasuke-kun. There's something I don't get. When I was checking the boy over there to heal him, it was obvious that he had been caring the most strongest genes in his family. Although how can that man next to him, who does not even look like the boy be his father?" She said as she flipped her strawberry pink bangs back into their place.

Sasuke glanced back at Sakura and shrugged as he closed his eyes and turned his head away. "Like I care." He said crossing his arms over his chest. Oh but he did. Greatly. Even he was wondering that. It couldn't be that the blond had all the genes from his mother. Well.. he couldn't say that, he was practically a much more handsome version of his deceased father, but still. They were Uchiha and he was what? A stupid blond. It was hard enough to find people with that hair color. And for it to be the stronger out of the two parents was even more rare to find. And lets not mention the fact how young the father looks too. Not even Fugaku would have had children that young.

"Now now calm down Iruka-san. I wish you for you to stay for dinner so that you may now about Naruto-san's new way of life for a year with me." Kakashi said as he smiled from behind his fan. While Iruka just stared and rose an eyebrow. "Why do you hide your face Shogun-sama behind a fan? Is it because you're that damn ugly or you're just drop dead gorgeous."

At that Kakashi could feel his left eyes twitch, but did his best to suppress it. "Um, well I'll show you one day, now lets go eat. Its been a long day." he said as he called for a servant trying to strain his voice to not sound insulted in one bit even though he could almost everyone's eyes bore into his back. even Sasuke look slightly surprised.

Then came in the same servant that had helped carry Naruto back to Sasuke room and even stay there for a bit Sasuke and Sakura noted at they both looked at each other. But what really surprised them the most was when they heard the blond squeal in happiness and attack the purple haired servant into a hug and wrap his arms around his neck as the servant replied with hugging him back also. Except for Iruka who seemed use to the scenes.

At this movement Kakashi rose an eyebrow at the scene. Do you two know each other?" He asked the servant. And the servant gave an almost unnoticeable smile. "Yes, Hatake-dono." He said politely until he was interrupted by the blond's voice.

"You bet we know each other!" The blond cheered in happiness and then planted a soft kiss on the cheek of the man next to him. "His my boyfriend." And at that Kakashi's eyes slightly widen, Sakura just turned as red as a tomato, and Iruka smiled a the scene happy that his son was happy. Now Sasuke, well he was a completely different story. His face was as plain of emotion as ever, but in his mind he had already calculated 101 ways for that man to die a horrible and painful death. Not that he cared of course.

"You started working here recently, am I correct?" Kakashi asked not knowing why there was so much tension in this room about now.

"Yes. About a week ago, sir."

"And what is your name?"

"Rakuto. Rakuto Hyuuga, of the third lower branch Hatake-dono." He said as he couldn't help, but let a faint smirk cross his face as he looked back for a second looked at Sasuke as he was shot back with a glare.

Weeee cliffhanger... uh right? xD Well I hoped you all liked it and the thing about the third branch I'll explain now.

There are only two branches in the anime and in the manga, but I added one more. And thats for the Hyuuga's that have had children from non hyuuga members. So yeah a third branch. I hope it made sense. i was going to explain it in the next chapter.

Name: Sakura Haruno
Age: 23
Occupation: Nurse
Relatives: Parents
Height: 5'5
Orientation: Straight as an arrow.