I apologize for not updating last weekend like I said I would. My life has just got a whole lot more complicated. I promise to not drop this fic though. I love it and enjoy writing it. But enough babbling here is the story!

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"How have you been, Gaara?" Naruto asked. They had just got out of a meeting with the elders and advisers. It had been a very boring session since they were discussing about how to add more paperwork to his already huge pile. If it wasn't for Sakura and his Hinata, he would have been kicked out a long time ago. When he had imagined becoming Hokage, he never envisioned all of this paperwork and constant desk sitting. No wonder Baa-chan drank so much.

"Fine"

"Temari? Kankuro?"

"As good as a pregnant person can be, but shes happy to be in Leaf again. Kankuro is his fine perverted self, though extra happy with the possibility of chasing new skirts." Naruto started howling and fell out of his chair, rolling on the floor while Gaara just smirked. While Gaara still didn't openly show his emotions like Naruto, at least he didn't go around sand coffing everyone's asses anymore.

"That man reminds me so much of Ero-sensei and Kakashi."

"Yes, and he reads that so called "romance" novels too." Gaara said with distaste in his voice and a scowl in his usually stoic face.

"WHAT!" Naruto yelled with a nosebleed. "Those books are the best!" He yelled getting in a Lee pose.

"All those years of training with Kakashi and Jiraiya have rubbed off on you."

"Well at least I can get a girl with out scaring her away, Raccoon Boy."

"Hn"

"Sasuke junior."

"How has Sakura been?" Gaara said with bright eyes.

"Why don't you tell her already. Sakura-chan may be colder, but she wouldn't reject you out right. She has a heart, though not in the best condition." Naruto murmured while looking out the window with a sorrowful expression on his face.

"I am a monster. She is and angel. I don't want to taint her." Gaara sighed looking down at his hands. Hands that had killed so many. Hands that had spilled innocent blood, just because he had thirsted for the dark maroon sunstance.

Naruto walked over to his depressed friend, and laid a calloused hand on his sholder. "Gaara, you have to let this go. You are no more monster than I am. Sure back when you had you demon, you killed pointlessly. But now you have changed and brought so much good to your country and ours. You saved your country, risking your life to save them. You are not a monster. Try to get that through your thick skull."

Silence set into the room as Gaara processed Naruto's surpriseing wise and serious words. Sure ha had redeemed himself thoughout the past three years, but he would never forgive or forget what he has done.

"None of us are innocent, Gaara. We have killed, stole, and spilled innocent blood. We are shinobi. That is what we do." Naruto said quietly while returning to his desk.

There was a soft knock, then Hinata walked in. Hinata was five monthes pregnant, and had never looked better. Long midnight purple hair flowed down her back. Pearl eyes glowing with happiness. Naruto took every chance he got to tell her how beautiful she was. He look at her with such love and devotion it made you want to gag.

Though Gaara was happy his friend had finally noticed the hyuuga heirness. Hinata had always cared deeply for the fox, and finally after so many years of pining he found out that he too loved her.

"Exuse me for inturupting, Naruto-kun and Gaara-sama, but everyone is meeting at Ichiraku to catch-up."

"Yes! Let's go I'm starved." Naruto yelled and started running to Ichiraku's.

"We better catch up to him." Gaara said rolling his eyes and gueturing towards the door.

"Hai, Gaara-sama."

YAY! Two chapters out in one day! *Happy dancing* Hehe, I hope you liked this chapter and I WILL have the next chapter out in a ...week? Let's hope *crosses fingers*

Review and Gaara will kiss you (on the cheek) HE IS MINE! *Kisses Gaara* HAHA!

-Broken

I do not own Naruto, nor do I make any profit from writing this fic.