A/N:I can't believe I managed to update this story lol. I was planning to drag the update, but then I didn't want to forget the ideas for this chapter, so I kinda just had to write and thank goodness I wrote the chapter finished.
DISCLAIMER : Naruto does not belong to me nor does the image for the cover. I hope you enjoy.
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When Sasuke said taking care of Naruto would be easy. He must have been drunk. It had been 6 months since he started taking care of Naruto and the baby was definitely proving to be a challenge.
The had learnt to crawl so he basically made it a mission of his to explore the apartment. Sasuke couldn't leave the baby out of his sight for one second. If he did, he would find himself having to search for the brat or cleaning up after him. He broke anything that was within his reach.
The worst part about the baby was that he sleep for an hour before he would start crying about food or diaper changing. Adjusting to this new life was not easy.
He had to get someone in to watch over Naruto because he had some missions to do. As soon as he would return the babysitters would run out crying about how Naruto was a demon spawn or something.
Today's babysitter was no different and like all the rest as soon as she spotted him, she practically threw the baby at him and ran out mumbling something that sounded like monster child or whatever. Honestly he was losing babysitter options at this rate, and worst of all he was losing money! Naruto was scaring them all off.
He sighed at the little baby who just smiled at him. "Gahbuh". Naruto said mindlessly and Sasuke sighed.
"You're really something else aren't you kid". Sasuke poked his rosy cheeks, cringing a bit as Naruto drooled. It was really gross to look at.
Stepping inside with the baby at hand , he plopped himself down on the couch and sighed tiredly, sitting Naruto in his chest and watching as he tried to grab his nose, but Sasuke wouldn't let him. The baby had a killer grip and if he touched his nose he was sure Naruto would try to pull it off or scratch it.
"Not today Nar. I know your little tricks". Sasuke whispered to him, not even noticing the soft smile spread across his face.
"Daba!". Naruto clapped his tiny hands happily, with a huge smile on his little face, giving Sasuke a good look at his growing teeth. He felt like a proud father really, thou he would rather die then admit that to anyone. The little baby had managed to melt his heart.
In the type of work he did this was definitely not something good.
Now Naruto could be used against him if anyone were to find out about the babies existence. Not only that but now he was afraid to go anywhere.
It didn't help that Naruto seemed to not like anyone, but Sasuke near him. It was pretty clear with the amount of babysitters he chased away.
"Naru you really know how to make a man's life difficult don't you? I mean what's wrong with having someone else other than me watch over you. Their not that scary little guy". Sasuke sighed, thinking of how nuts he was to even be talking to a baby, like he could respond back to him.
Naruto began to rubbing his eyes in a sleepy motion. Instantly Sasuke knew the baby was tired, so he laid him against his chest and before he knew it Naruto was sleeping.
Slowly as to not wake the sleeping baby up Sasuke got off the couch and walked towards the bedroom where he placed Naruto in his new crib. He had bought the crib 3 months ago when saw saw it at a store. He also made it a mission to buy everything a baby could need so his house was currently on child safety mode.
He smiled softly at the sight of the little angel and without realizing it he kissed the babies forehead. When he finally realized what he did he froze. The baby was definitely softening him up and making him weak. That's probably why the bastard Itachi had left him here, speaking of Itachi it looked like he had disappeared off the face of the earth.
He hadn't caught any sighting of his brother , and his crew seemed to be having the same problem. He just vanished into thin air after leaving Naruto behind. It kind of made him wonder where he went off to.
He just hopes the bastard wasn't dead cause no one will be having the satisfaction of killing Itachi, but him. He wanted to be the one to get rid of his brother. It was only fair after all. He took everything away from Sasuke, even if he gave him something else.
He was the reason Sasuke even became an assassin in the first place. He was just waiting for the right moment to eliminate Itachi.
Stepping out of his room, Sasuke walked back to the livingroom. His phone suddenly began vibrating alerting him of a call, quickly he picked the cell phone up.
"Hello?". Sasuke answered.
"Yoh Sass, Orochimaru needs you here ASAP. He's got a mission for you pretty boy".
"Now?" Sasuke hissed, thinking of the little baby sleeping at the moment.
"Yap. I hope you've got your gear ready to go".
"I can't now Suigetsu. Who will watch over Na-
Sasuke stops mid his sentence. He couldn't let Suigetsu know about Naruto. Then he would just tell Orochimaru and that would bring even more problems.
"What was that Sass? I didn't hear what you said".
Sasuke sighed. "I can't go now alright. Just tell him to get someone else for today, I'm busy". He really hoped that this would stop Suigetsu for asking what he meant.
He could hear a snort through the phone. "You're lucky your his favorite. Just hope he accepts this sudden bold request of yours".
Sasuke glared at the phone and hung up before Suigetsu could say anything else, denying a mission was a risky move on his part, but he couldn't leave Naruto alone now.
There was no one to watch over him. This would make focusing even harder for him on the mission, just thinking about the baby alone in the apartment was a scary thought.
Sluggish he layed himself on the couch and decided to take a little nap. It never hurt anybody to just rest up, slowly his eyelids dropped and he fell asleep.
knock knock*
Sasuke groaned unhappily. "For heavens sake! Can't I shut my eyes for atleast one second". He complained, reluctantly getting off the couch.
He walked slowly towards the door making sure to have his gun ready. He peeped through the peephole and saw a girl with Pink hair, holding some baked muffins in her hands.
"Hmm. She looks like trouble". Sasuke mumbled, but put the gun away and opened the door.
"What do you want?". He asked bluntly in a not so friendly manner.
"Ehhm well I just moved in next door and I wanted to greet my neighbors". She replied with a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Hm"
"Is it okay if I come in? Not that you have to let me in or anything!"
"No". He could see her face drop, but who cares he never let's strangers in his house.
"Oh...Do you atleast accept the muffins?".
"I don't like sweet things". Sasuke replied before shutting the door in her face.
"I swear if anyone else knocks on that door, their gonna get killed". Sasuke thought feeling annoyed. He positioned himself back on the couch and tried sleeping again, but once again he was interrupted.
"Waaahhh!". His eyes twitched at the sound of Naruto crying.
"Ugh come on!". He yelled silently blaming the girl who knocked the door. "I'm coming Naru". He trudged all the way to Naruto.
He picked him up and gently swayed him around. "There there Naru". He said, awkwardly rubbing the babies back to calm him down. They've been together for atleast 6 months and he still felt somewhat awkward comforting him.
Being heartless for a long time sure did wonders to a person, now here he was practically raising the baby on his own. He should get an award for this really. Not only is he raising Naruto alone, he's raising him illegally as well.
The police haven't stopped searching for the baby, so going out with him seems like a real pain, so he never took the baby outdoors. Maybe he should try it today.
He looked at Naruto who was just staring at him now. He had stopped crying and was just staring at Sasuke with little tears still on his eyes.
"Do you want to go out?". Sasuke asked awkwardly smiling.
Naruto clapped his hands vigorously, giggling happily. "I'll take that as a yes", Sasuke sighed smiling slightly, while tickling Naruto. "I guess you need a change of clothes".
He placed Naruto back in his crib, handing him his favourite stuffed frog, then turned to get clothes for Naruto. He grabbed a an orange onesie with a bunny on it and a bag to put over Naruto's head. He made sure to get an extra pair of clothes just in case Naruto dirtied his clothes.
Sasuke took the baby bag and put all his diapers, baby powder, wipes, baby bottle and baby food, with anything else he might need. He turned back to Naruto and dressed him up, flung the bag over his shoulder and took Naruto.
He looked the door behind him and walked down the stairs ,then out the building. It's been awhile since he actually left the house just for the sake of leaving. Usually he only went out to take care of business, never just for relaxing.
They walked together, Naruto continuously tugging at his hair.
Finally they reached the park. Sasuke sat down on the bench and played with Naruto for awhile, then helped Naruto to try to walk.
How long did it take for babies to walk anyways? Crawling Naruto was cute, but if he could walk then Naruto would probably enjoy the part more, cause there was no ways he would let Naruto crawl on the grass. Who knows what kind off things he could pick up.
Every once in awhile someone would walk past them saying something about cute baby and talking about how young he looked to be a father. Really it was starting to get annoying. After an hour in the park, he was starting to get this strange feeling of being watched.
At first he tried to ignore it, but the feeling just grew stronger. Subtly he looked around him, checking for anyone that looked suspicious and bingo he found his culprit.
There in a bench a bit further then him was a woman he knew all too well. She had red hair and wore glasses. She had a newspaper infront of her, but he could still make out her figure.
"Orochimaru must have sent her here". Sasuke thought, frowning at the figure.
"Ssblouwwe". Naruto smiled. Clapping his hands at Sasuke. He smiled softly at the baby, then stood up, taking the bag as well.
"Sorry Naru, looks like we gotta cut this outing short. Someone wants to ruin our day out". Sasuke said, smiling at the baby gently. He started to walk fast, knowing that Karin was following them behind.
He had to lose her soon. There was no way he would let that girl know where he lived. She was like a psycho fan girl. She made working really annoying.
"Let's get out of here". He moved with Naruto, making sure to pass through the crowded area to make sure that Karin loses him.
He crouched a bit as he walked through the crowd l, blending in with the walking pedestrian. When he felt like he lost Karin, he made a turn for his house.
He walked the streets calmly, playing with Naruto as he walked. Today somwhow felt nice, he felt kind off happy in away.
It's been awhile since he felt this relaxed and free, even though he knew that his freedom was only temporary.
He was scared for Naruto, but he couldn't escape being an assassin. He had practically sold his soul to the devil Orochimaru. All this just to get Itachi and in away he regretted the decision, but he also didn't. It was his only way to avenge his clan. He felt like he needed some closure for them.
"It's the only way", Sasuke mumbled. They walked for awhile before they finally reached the apartment building, entering the building Sasuke walked past the reception lady, but stopped when someone called his name.
"Mister Uchiha, sorry for disrupting you, but there is a man who came here looking for you. I tried to refuse, but he just barged in". He froze at her words.
"Shit, this is dangerous". Sasuke thought, then turned to the old woman and handed Naruto to her. "Look lady please watch over him, I have to take care off something". Before she could protest, he was already running to his apartment room, gun in hand.
When he reached the hallway, he slowed his steps down and carefully stepped closer to the now opened apartment door. He loaded his gun and took a deep breath, calming himself down.
The barged inside the room and pointed his gun out. There sitting on his couch was none other then Suigetsu. He had made himself comfortable, feet over the table, a long with beer can laying near him, TV remote at hand flipping through channels.
"Oh,Sasuke you're back already". Suigetsu said, smirking at the raven.
Sasuke glared at the figure and put his gun away. He stomped towards him, pushing Suigetsus feet off his table and grabbing his shirt collar.
"What do you think you-
"Mister Uchiha l will not watch over your baby". The old lady from the reception came up with Naruto in her hand. He looked ready to cry in her hands, and was reaching his hands out for Sasuke to take him.
Sasuke glared at Suigetsu before turning and taking Naruto from the old lady, as soon as Naruto was in his hands, he slammed the door on the lady before she could even say anything. He could hear her grumbling some insults, but he couldn't deal with her right now.
"What the hell are you doing in my house? How did you even find me". Sasuke glared at him.
"Hey, chill out. I came here in peace". Suigetsu said with his hands up. Finally he took notice of Naruto and smirked. "I see you've been busy. Now I understand your refusal to take the mission. Though I have to wonder why you didn't mention to Orochimaru that little detail". Suigetsu pointed at Naruto.
"Does it matter who I chose to stay with!",Sasuke spat out with rage.
"Chill out. I didn't come here to start a fight. I just wanted to see what the Raven was up to on his free time".
"Great, now get the hell out". Sasuke snapped.
"Alright, alright I know when I'm not wanted". Suigetsu said, getting off the couch and beginning to leave, but stopped.
"I hope you know what you're getting yourself into and don't worry about Orochimaru I ain't telling him anything". Those were his final words before he left.
As soon as the door was locked, Sasuke leaned against it slowly slide down to the ground, looking at Naruto.
"This just got a lot more complicated". Sasuke sighed.
"Dabu!". Naruto snuggled himself against his chest, and Sasuke smiled softly at the baby.
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TBC
I think I need to sleep now lol. Too much thinking and writing. I know the pass of the story seems to be going fast, but I just need Naruto to reach the age 7, then I can really get going here, but I don't want you'll to miss some of his childhood.