Dancing with the Angels
Chapter 4
Naruto was relieved when they arrived at Suna later that afternoon, Naruto was already feeling like crawling into the nearest bed and sleeping into the next century. He no longer thought he had something going on with him, he now had no doubt that there was something wrong. He just didn't know how to approach the subject with his team leader. He didn't want to end up getting sent back to Konoha in case some sort of attack took place. Kakashi would probably tell him that he wouldn't be able to protect his teammates in the condition that he was in, and Naruto had no doubt that Kakashi would be right, still he had to at least try right?
"Naruto Uzumaki" A familiar voice stated from the gates of the village. "It's been a long time since I last seen you."
"Gaara!" Naruto said giving his friend a bright grin, excitement at seeing his friend filling his veins, he suddenly didn't care that he was exhausted beyond reasoning. He only wanted to be able to hang out with friend.
"Kady, show team 7 to their rooms, I'll show Naruto his room later, we have a lot to discuss." Gaara told the red haired teenager. She nodded and turned and offered Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi a wide grin. Sasuke scowled darkly at her, instantly disliking her. Kakashi caught the expression on Sasuke's face and almost burst out laughing. He figured this was the person that Naruto had told them he was seeing. It was pretty clear that Sasuke didn't like it, and that made Kakashi think that perhaps Naruto's feelings weren't unreturned. He clearly didn't like the idea of Naruto being with anyone, and if that was the case why was Sasuke really dating Sakura? Was he using her as a way to keep his family blind of who he actually was? That made Kakashi feel sorry for his pink haired teammate, Kakashi knew that she also had feelings for Sasuke, but it was more appropriate for her to show those feelings than it was for Naruto to show those true feelings.
"Don't get into too much trouble." Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura as Kady started leading them away. "Don't do anything I won't do."
"I'll fuck Sakura into the mattress and make her cum so hard her head will spin." Sasuke muttered not seeing Naruto's flinch at the mention of sleeping with Sakura again.
"Sasuke, I don't mind you doing just that, but do you have to speak about it in public." Sakura asked. "Our sex life is our business and no one else's." Sasuke shrugged. He only wanted Naruto to know what they would be getting up too, he didn't care if anyone else overheard either.
"Just staking my claim." Sasuke replied as he grabbed her hand. Naruto watched as Sasuke and Sakura wandered off, following Kady. His heart ached after hearing Sasuke's plans for her, was he being so cruel on purpose? Or did he not realize what he was doing? Either way equaled a Naruto with an aching heart so he supposed that it didn't even matter.
"Let's get to my office." Gaara suggested. "We have a lot to discuss. Starting with why you look like shit."
"I haven't been feeling well." Naruto replied. "And on top of that I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Why?" Gaara asked. "You usually sleep like a log on a mission."
"Hmph." Naruto snorted. "If you had to listen to what I did last night, you wouldn't have gotten much sleep either."
"Seriously you look like shit." Gaara said shaking his head. He had never seen his friend look so sick, it was pretty apparent that Tsunade had a right to be concerned. Now he would have to get it out of Naruto, what he suspected was wrong. Gaara would then report back to Tsunade and she would come and get him. Of course, Naruto would probably be pissed with him, but his friends health was more important than anything else.
Twenty minutes later Naruto and Gaara were in Gaara's office, Gaara headed for his chair, and Naruto plopped down in a chair in front of Gaara's desk, his chest heaving in small pants and his forehead covered in sweat. Naruto's current condition only made Gaara even more concerned about Naruto, there was something clearly going on with him, what Gaara wanted to know was if the nine tailed demon was involved in making Naruto sick.
"Do you have any clues as to why you are getting sick?" Gaara asked. "As Jinchuuriki we don't get sick."
"I want to suspect that the nine tails is behind it." Naruto said after a moment's silence, catching his breath. "But at the same time, I just feel like it could be the flu or something and all I need is a little rest and a break from missions, which I can't really afford to do but whatever."
"Have you been out of the village, and anywhere near the sound village?" Gaara asked. He heard that Orochimaru was experimenting on some kind of chakra sickness that would make anyone using their chakra extremely sick until eventually they died because they were unable to use their chakra. Gaara would murder the man if that was indeed what was happening with Naruto.
"No. I haven't been anywhere near that area in a long time, how about worrying about my health later and getting to the fun stuff." Naruto said. "After all I'm not going to be here that long and I haven't seen you in ages, I kind of need some advice."
"On what?" Gaara asked. He didn't know how helpful he could be in that area.
"Have you ever had feeling for someone." Naruto started. "And you were unsure of how to tell them, or even if you should tell them because you don't know if they are gay or not?"
"Not really, but if they mean that much to you." Gaara said. "I think it would be a good idea to at least let them know that you feel the same, even if it turns out that they aren't gay. You won't have to constantly live with the love you have for them alone."
"Sometimes I wish I could just forget that I felt this way." Naruto mumured. "I want to love him and be loved by him is that so much to ask?"
"No. But I may be able to help you with that." Gaara said. "I may be able to show you that there are other men out there who don't mind showing a person that they care for them."
"I wish I could fine one, maybe I can forget for just a little while." Naruto said, and Gaara stood up and walked around the desk to stand in front of Naruto.
"Let me help you." Gaara said. "I can make you feel so good you won't even remember this person's name."
"Can you?" Naruto asked, knowing that he should be fearing something happening to their friendship, but at the same time being so desperate for love that he was willing to go to any extremes to get it.
"I can if you let me." Gaara whispered, bending down and pressing his mouth to Naruto's. Naruto moaned softly, enjoying the feel of Gaara's tongue running across his lips. Opening his mouth, Naruto allowed Gaara's tongue access and the man responded by immediately sucking Naruto's lower lip into his mouth, before nipping at it lightly. As Gaara's tongue caressed Naruto's, Gaara's hands moved down to the male part of Naruto and he began palming Naruto above his pants. Naruto moaned and thrusted up into Gaara's hand. He didn't know why but he felt like he had to get closer.
Gaara pulled back to catch his breath, and he looked down at Naruto panting in the chair.
"How about we move this somewhere more comfortable?" Gaara suggested.
"I'm good with the floor or the chair." Naruto replied. "I want you to keep touching me."
"As you wish." Gaara replied as he reached down and began undoing Naruto's pants, he slid them down Naruto's thighs right a long with Naruto's briefs. Naruto's cock sprung forward, already hard from the attention that it had recieved.
"I want to taste you." Gaara murmured and Naruto blinked and Gaara dropped down to his knees in front of Naruto. Gaara took one hand and quickly ran it up and down Naruto's cock, before leaning forward and running his tongue down the length before coming back up and licking at the head.
Naruto moaned when Gaara finally took Naruto's cock into his mouth and began sucking for all he was worth, Naruto placed his hands on Gaara's head and slowly pushed down, gently making Gaara take more of Naruto into his mouth.
"Kami!" Naruto cried out as he felt the pressure began to build up in his balls, he knew it wouldn't take much longer for him to cum if Gaara kept this treatment up. Gaara grinned up at Naruto upon seeing the growing pleasure on his face and he began sucking harder, until he felt Naruto's seed shoot into the back of his mouth. Gaara swallowed and continued to drink the seed that Naruto spilled into him.
"Kami that was hot." Naruto gasped, his breaths coming out in pants, he had never felt so much pleasure in his life. Sasuke had been correct in guessing that Naruto was a virgin, but it wasn't for the reasons that Sasuke had stated. Naruto had wanted to save himself for Sasuke, but since Sasuke appeared to be straighter than a ruler, Naruto was going to give that right to someone else, in hopes of maybe forgetting that he wouldn't be able to make Sasuke his.
"Can you fuck me?" Naruto asked softly, "I want you in me right now."
"Are you sure?" Gaara asked. He had no problem with fucking Naruto, especially since after giving Naruto a blow job, he was hard as a rock.
"Yes, I've never been more sure of anything in my life." Naruto said, he couldn't say that he wasn't nervous but he wanted to do this more than anything, even if it wasn't with the right person.
"Strip out of your clothes." Gaara demanded as he stood up and began pulling his shirt over his head, Naruto swallowed hard at the sight of the hard abs in front of him. Gaara might not have been Sasuke, but Naruto could admit that Gaara was built better than the moody teen was. Naruto pushed himself to his feet and quickly stripped his shirt off and stepped out of his pants and briefs, his cock was already standing tall at the thought of finally getting fucked.
"I'm not a gentle lover." Gaara said. "I will probably fuck the life out of you tonight."
"Bring it on." Naruto said, looking Gaara in the eyes, "My body is yours to command."
"Lean over my desk" Gaara demanded watching as Naruto went and done as he was told, his ass sticking out making Gaara's mouth water at the sight. He couldn't wait to sink into that heat, couldn't wait to pound that ass so hard that Naruto wouldn't be able to sit still for a week.
Walking around the desk, Gaara once again dropped to his knees behind Naruto, his hands spreading Naruto's asscheeks, before his tongue circled Naruto's asshole, the organ sliding inside and out quickly. Naruto moaned as he felt Gaara slide a finger into his ass.
"Are you a virgin?" Gaara asked, and Naruto shook his head no. He didn't know why he lied but he didn't want Gaara to think less of him.
"Good. I don't like fucking virgins their first time, it's always hard." Gaara proceeded to push another finger into Naruto's ass, enjoying the way Naruto's ass clinched tightly around him. He couldn't wait to tear that ass up.
Once Gaara was satisfied that Naruto had been stretched well enough, He stood up and placing on hand on the back of Naruto's neck, he slammed the teen against the desk, before turning and slamming his rock hard cock as deep as he could into Naruto's ass. He didn't bother waiting for Naruto to adjust to his size, figuring that since Naruto wasn't a virgin that he was used to having something stuck up his ass. Gaara pulled out and slammed back in, his not hearing the pained grunts escaping Naruto's lips. He continued thrusting deeply into Naruto's ass until Gaara felt himself release deeply into Naruto.
"Sasuke." Naruto moaned having eventually grown accustomed to Gaara's thrusting. "Sasuke fuck me." Suddenly Gaara went still, and he quickly pulled out, despite the fact that Naruto hadn't yet gotten off.
"What the fuck did you just say?" Gaara demanded, rage filling him at the thought that Naruto had been using him to forget his own teammate.
"I'm sorry." Naruto started, fear welling in his chest at how angry Gaara was. He couldn't exactly help it that he was calling out the person that he cared about's name. It sucked for Gaara that it wasn't his name being called but Naruto couldn't help but feel the way he did about Sasuke.
"You're in love with that self rightous prick, who's probably fucking your other teammate right now?" Gaara asked, still pissed. "You make me sick to my stomach. I don't think I can stomach being around you right now, get the fuck out."
"I'm sor…" Naruto started but was interrupted with an dark scowl.
"Get the fuck away from me." Gaara stated harshly "And go to your fucking room." Naruto grimaced and quickly started picking his clothes up, trying to put them on only to have Gaara pick him up with his sand and throw him out of his office, where he landed naked in front of Sasuke and Sakura.
Naruto looked up, a red blush stained his cheeks, and his heart pounded harder in his chest as he realized that Sasuke was staring at him. Pushing himself to his feet, Naruto gathered his clothes and took off running down the hall. He didn't know exactly where his room was but he figured he could find another room to chill in for the time being or at least get dressed anyways. If Sasuke didn't know he was gay, he would now, Naruto just hoped that Sasuke wouldn't care about it.
Naruto found a room that was as far from Gaara's office as he could get. Stepping inside, he slammed the door shut and locked the door. He was still hard as a rock and if Naruto didn't do something about it now, it would be rather obvious when he got dressed. Feeling ashamed and embarassed of the situation, Naruto wrapped his hand around his cock giving it a gentle squeeze before he began a soft twisting motion. He hated doing this by himself, it always made him feel guilty for some reason.
Closing his eyes, Naruto tried to imagine that it was Sasuke giving him a handjob as he increased his speed. Even as he as he came a few minutes later, he still felt guilty. He quickly got dressed before cleaning his hands with his socks. He didn't want it to be too obvious what he had been up too. Naruto imagined that if Sasuke hadn't known he was gay before he would now. It was pretty obvious what he had been up to with Gaara in his office, which meant his ruse with Kady was pretty much over with. The the thought of Sasuke knowing that Naruto was gay terrified him. He didn't want to lose his friendship with either Sasuke or Sakura, they meant too much to him.
Sighing, Naruto exited the room, he wasn't sure whose room it was, he just hoped that they didn't mind that he had gotten dressed there. Perhaps now would be a good time to go find Kady and see what room he was in. Naruto didn't think he would be able to face them at dinner tonight, especially after they had seen him completely naked. Naruto groaned as his heart gave a painful thump as he headed back down the hall. Kady could probably be found somewhere near Gaara considering it was her job to guard him. Naruto wondered if Gaara would be super pissed if he went to go find her. Naruto still didn't understand why Gaara got so pissed about him calling out Sasuke's name instead of Gaara's unless Gaara had feelings for Naruto and he thought that Naruto had some sort of feelings for him.
Naruto's face went pale as he realized at the start of the conversation with Gaara, that he had asked for advice on how to tell someone their feelings but didn't know if they were gay or not. Obviously Naruto hadn't known that Gaara was gay so Gaara could have very easily confused that conversation with being about him. It hurt to think that Naruto had possibly ruined their friendship because he hadn't explained things better. Better yet, he shouldn't have taken Gaara up on his offer to fuck him.
"There you are." Naruto heard a pissed off voice say, and he turned to find an angry Sasuke staring at him. Naruto frowned, why was Sasuke angry it wasn't like Naruto had fucked him and called out someone else's name.
"Am I needed?" Naruto asked, bringing his hand up to rub at his chest, his heart was achimg something fierce now, sending sharp stabbing pains radiating through his arms.
"Were you really fucking the Kazekage?" Sasuke asked, his tone still angry and Naruto blushed and looked down at the floor.
"That's disgusting.!" Sasuke said.
"I….." Naruto started but quickly shut his mouth when another sharp pain shot through his heart, hard enough that it made him cry out in pain as he clutched at his chest again. Naruto's breathing came out in sharp pants as he gasped for breath his forehead quickly became covered in sweat.
"Naruto?" Sasuke asked, his voice dropping the angry tone and picking up a concerned tone. "What's wrong?"
"It's my heart." Naruto gasped dropping to his knees. "I think something is wrong, it hurts so much."
"I'm going to go find a medic." Sasuke said, "don't go anywhere."
"Where would I go like this?" Naruto wondered, as he collapsed onto his side, his chest constricting tighter and tighter and he was taking in less and less oxygen as he slowly lost consciousness. He hoped that if he came back from this, that he would be able to tell Sasuke how he felt, whether Sasuke accepted that or not, he would find a way to live with it.
Sasuke hurried down the hall, he knew Kakashi would likely be with the Kazekage right now. Which would probably be the best place to find a medic because they would want to make sure that Gaara was safe.
Sasuke had been shocked when Naruto had been tossed out of Gaara's office butt naked, it brooked no doubt what Naruto had been up to with the kage. Sasuke didn't know why but he had been insane with jealousy. He had been so angry at Naruto that he had left the meeting and had gone in search of Naruto to confront him about what had happened. Even when Sasuke had found him, he could tell that Naruto had been confused at what had gone down, still that hadn't stopped Sasuke from jumping down his throat and declaring that it had been disgusting that Naruto had slept with the Kage. He hadn't really meant what he had said, but he was so jealous, he wanted Naruto underneath him. Thinking that his teammate was straight and that he wouldn't ever have the chance to date him, Sasuke had started dating Sakura. So finding out that Naruto was gay the way he had, had sent a wave of boiling rage burning through his veins and he had said something he hadn't meant. Sasuke knew that something was wrong when Naruto had clutched at his chest. Which is why Sasuke was now rushing down the hall in hopes of finding some help for Naruto.
Bursting through the Kazekage's office door, he was faced with the still angry Kazekage and his Kakashi giving him a funny look.
"Is something wrong with Sakura?" Kakashi asked. What other reason could the moody teen have for interuppting his meeting with the Kazekage.
"It's Naruto." Sasuke said suddenly. "I think he's having a heart attack. He needs help immedietaly."
"Go Kady." Gaara replied smoothly, not a single hint of concern in his voice. "Make sure he's okay and then send a message to Tsunade telling her that he has an issue with his heart and shouldn't be a ninja any longer."
"You're going to ruin his career because you're pissed at him for whatever went down?" Sasuke asked incredously. What the hell had happened between the two of them? Sasuke thought Naruto was in love with Gaara but was using Kady as a cover. Clearly Sasuke was missing something.
"I didn't have to send my best medic to help him." Gaara replied. "I didn't have to do anything to help him at all."
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Sasuke asked and Kakashi shook his head at Sasuke. "Naruto is your best friend, why are you acting this way, especially if you are the one that he is in love with."
"It's not me he's in love with." Gaara snarled. "If you would open your damn eyes for even a fraction of a second you would realize that it's you that he's in love with." Sasuke stared at him, his face going blank. Was it possible that Naruto could return the same feelings as he did? If that was the case Sasuke was royally fucked. He was dating Sakura now, and while he wasn't exactly unhappy with her, he didn't want to break her heart by leaving her for their other teammate. He wanted Naruto, but he wasn't going to abandon Sakura now, especially if what she suspected was true. Naruto would have to somehow find a way to live with the knowledge that he wouldn't ever have Sasuke. Perhaps it was best to let Naruto think that Sasuke was still straight and wasn't capable of having feelings for him. It would be less heartache for Naruto in the long run. At least Sasuke hoped so, at the same time he also kind of hoped that Sakura wasn't pregnant because if it turned out that she wasn't, Sasuke would be leaving her ass faster then you could say dumped.
"Is that why you are so pissed?" Sasuke demanded. "You're willing to let him die because he's not in love with you."
"He's not going to die." Gaara insisted. "And the reasons I'm pissed is none of your business." Sasuke snorted, before spinning on his heel and following the medic out of the room. Something told Sasuke that Gaara might know exactly what was happening with Naruto. Why the Kazekage would be holding back was beyond his comprehension. He would have to figure out a way to deal with the man after he found out what was going on with Naruto.
Upon reaching Naruto's side, Sasuke discovered that Naruto was now completely unconscious, and that scared Sasuke more than anything. He couldn't even tell if the blonde boy was even breathing.
"Is he still alive?" Sasuke asked panic making his own heart race. He seriously hoped that Naruto hadn't ended up having a heart attack. Why would someone as young as Naruto even have a heart attack to begin with? Wasn't it unheard of for someone like him to get so sick? Unless it had something to do with the nine tailed demon, Sasuke supposed that could be the reason why Naruto was getting sick.
"He is alive." Kady said gently. "You don't have to worry so much. He's going okay, despite being unconscious."
Sasuke watched as Kady quickly placed an oxygen mask over Naruto's face, the mask someone making the 15 year old look even younger. Sasuke didn't like it, but he knew that it was necessary for Naruto to live.
"Everyone suspected that something was wrong with him." Sasuke said dully. "But he wouldn't tell anyone about it. Why would he do that? Didn't he knew that his life was at risk, that his life is precious to so many people." Sasuke couldn't imagine what Iruka would think when he heard about what happened to Naruto. He was sure their former sensei was already worried sick, news of Naruto's collapse would only make the man worry more. It was kind of nice to know that someone cared that much about Naruto that they would worry that much.
"Maybe he also suspected something was wrong, but was too scared to turn to anyone." Kady said, as she placed two fingers on Naruto's neck, checking his pulse.
"Yes, but if the trouble is with his heart, why would he hide it?" Sasuke said. "That's not something you want to mess around with. Besides he wouldn't want to put his teammates at risk, which he would be doing by going on a mission in such poor health. Didn't Naruto ever use any common sense?
"Perhaps he thought that there was something that he had to protect at all costs." Kady said. "Perhaps to him protecting this person was worth risking his life."
"When he wakes up I'm going to kill him." Sasuke muttered as Kady and another medic helped move Naruto onto a gurney, Naruto remained limp and motionless, his chest barely heaving.
"He's going to be okay. He's in good hands." Kady reassured Sasuke, seeing the worried look on Sasuke's face. "We can get him fixed right up and then have him sent back to Konoha, hopefully without too much trouble."
"I wonder if Tsunade will want to examine him before he gets back home." Sasuke wondered. "After all this entire mission was about him to begin with."
"Maybe," Kady said. "I have the feeling she's going to be arriving shortly anyways."
"Good. No offense to Suna but Tsunade really is one hell of a paramedic, she's probably the only one who can do anything for Naruto." Sasuke said.
"No offense taken." Kady replied. "It's understandable that you would want the best for your teammate. If that means going to your village leader that's fine. Tsunade is a great medic, perhaps she can do more for Naruto than we can."
"Where is he being taken to now?" Sasuke asked watching as Naruto's gurney was being rolled towards the door.
"He's being taken to the medical bay, where we will be able to determine whether he actually had a heart attack or not." Kady said. "And for his sake I really hope it wasn't. That would likely mean an end to his career."
"He won't be pleased to hear that." Sasuke said. "All he has ever wanted was to become the strongest ninja possible so that he can become Hokage. He can't do that if he has something wrong with his heart. I'm just hoping that it's nothing so serious."
"Only time will tell." Kady replied. "Feel free to join us in the medical bay. I know your worried about him."
"I need to go check on my girlfriend." Sasuke said. "She's been having some problems lately. Afterwards I'll come check on him." He watched Naruto's unconscious form disappear through the doorway. He sincerely hoped that whatever happened wasn't really serious, considering Gaara's attuitude about the whole situation, Naruto probably wouldn't do very well here.
Naruto woke up in a medical room, surrounded my machines, cold air tickling his nose as he inhaled deeply, and released it slowly. He turned his head and noticed Tsunade and the medic Kady talking quietly in the corner of the room, a piece of paper held between them as they discussed whatever it was that was on the paper.
"What's going on?" Naruto asked hoarsly. "Why am I in the medical bay?" Naruto asked and both Tsunade and Kady turned to look up at him.
"You appear to have had a panic attack." Tsunade replied and a look of relief crossed Naruto's face. He knew what it would have meant if he had had a heart attack. He wouldn't have been able to continue as a ninja, which meant that he wouldn't be able to see Sasuke very much. He highly doubted the other teen would seek him out if he wasn't around.
"There is still bad news." Tsunade said, noticing the relieved look on Naruto's face. "You could still have a heart attack. We ran some tests while you were unconscious, your heart isn't functioning at it's full capacity. Something is damaging it, and damaging it badly."
"And something tells me that you already know what is causing the damage." Naruto replied, unsure of whether he should be relieved or afraid of finally knowing what was causing his health issues.
"You would be correct in your assumption." Tsunade replied. "From what I can tell, it's the nine tails chakra that is slowly destroying your heart muscel." She explained. "And the more you rely on the nine tails power the more damage his chakra is going to cause your heart. If you're not careful you could end up having a massive heart attack, and unless there is another heart that is a perfect match, you probably won't survive long without needing a heart transplant."
"Well, that's not the news I was hoping for." Naruto replied, seeing Kakashi standing in a corner talking to another Konoha Nin, that Naruto couldn't tell who it was because their back was turned to Naruto. He could also tell that neither Sasuke nor Sakura weren't in the room, the fact that they weren't told him how unimportant he was to them. He would literally give his life to safe his friends, and they couldn't be bothered to come and check up on him and see if he was okay. That bothered Naruto more than anything else ever had.
"I'm sure it's not." Tsunade said. "If we are to keep you healthy, we are going to need to restrict your exercise. You can't be training as hard as you have been lately. Also due to your health we are going to restrict your missions to those where we don't expect any violence."
"But those are the best paying missions." Naruto complained. "If I have to take a pay cut because I can't do those missions, I won't be able to pay for my food or the rent for my apartment. How the hell am I supposed to survive."
"Well in order to pay rent you have to be alive." Tsunade replied. "And the whole point to keeping you from the violence is to restrict how much you are using nine tails chakra, so that it doesn't cause anymore damage to your heart."
"What if I have to use his chakra?" Naruto asked. "What if there is an attack on the village and I have no choice?"
"Then you are going to risk putting yourself into greater danger." Tsunade replied. "You need to avoid using the demonic chakra as much as possible. Your health will go downhill much faster if you don't."
"So what do I do now?" Naruto asked. "Lay around and be lazy?"
"No, you can still take on missions with the team but they won't be like the missions you like." Tsunade replied. "We're are going to get you on the list for a transplant as soon as possible."
"What will happen if I do have a heart attack?" Naruto asked. "What about nine tails?"
"Nine tails will likely be freed from his prison if you don't pull through which means that we will have to find another Jinchuuriki for him." Tsunade replied.
"Great so someone else has to live in hell because I couldn't physically handle the job." Naruto muttered. "What happens if the demon's chakra damages their heart. You can't just keep finding people to be the next jinchurriki here in the village you know."
"We will be asking for volunteers if it comes to that." Tsunade replied. "I know it's not going to be an easy decision for people to make, but perhaps they will be treated much better than you have been." Naruto frowned, he hated the idea of anyone else having to live with the nine tailed demon, but he hated the idea more of those people actually being seen as heros and not getting treated the way he had been growing up. This whole situation seemed unfair to him, not just that it was ruining his chances of becoming Hokage, but also because it would end up forcing someone else to keep the demon a prisoner.
"It's not fair." Naruto stated. "No one else should have to live like this. How is it that the chakra is all of a sudden damaging my heart anyways?"
"It's not been all of a sudden, it's been slowly destroying your heart all along, but since you've been using his chakra more it's kind of sped up the process." Tsunade explained. Naruto sighed and stared up at the ceiling. Why was this happening to him now? It wasn't fair, he didn't want to die, he only wanted to protect those that he cared about.
"Where are Sasuke and Sakura?" Naruto asked suddenly. "Their absence is a little strange." Naruto immediately noted the uncomfortable look in Tsunade's eye and knew she was going to lie to him. Whatever the truth was it couldn't be good, like they had probably ended up having sex and were too tired to come see him. Whatever, Naruto supposed it would be better if he got some rest anyones, just so that he didn't actually end up having an actual heart attack.
"Are we going back to Konoha soon?" Naruto asked suddenly, remembering Gaara's anger towards him. Naruto didn't want to be here anyone, he wanted to be as far from that anger as possible.
"Yes, I believe you would be better off in a more familiar setting." Tsunade replied.
"Good, I don't think that Gaara wants me around here anymore." Naruto said.
"Did something happen between you two?" Tsunade asked.
"Nothing that I want to talk about." Naruto replied. "Let's just say that he is very pissed off at me and I can't really blame him for it. I done something incredibly stupid and I didn't think there would be any consequences for making said decison."
"He'll forgive you eventually no matter what you think that you done wrong." Tsunade said. "Gaara doesn't have it in him to hate you."
"That's what you think." Naruto muttered. "You weren't there when he tossed me out of his office. I have no doubt that he hates me now, and I don't think I will ever be able to change that."
"Nonsense." Tsunade replied. "I think you made a mistake but there isn't a mistake out there that can't be fixed. Right now you should get some rest so that you don't have another panic attack, anymore of those and I'm sure you will end up having a heart attack."
"I hope I can get some rest." Naruto murmured. "I have so much going on in my brain that it might be hard for me to get any sleep."
"I can give you something for that you know." Tsunade said. "It won't have any affect on your heart troubles."
"Good, I'm going to need it." Naruto replied.
"I'll be back shortly then." Tsunade said.
"Okay." Naruto murmured, as he heaved a sigh his chest was still aching. He hoped it was just remenant from the panic attack but something told Naruto it was because his heart was failing him. What had he done to deserve to have to go through this kind of hell? Hadn't his life been hell enough? After all Naruto had grown up being abused by the villagers because they didn't understand what was going on with him as the Jinchuuriki. He didn't want anyone else to have to suffer through the same hell that he had. It wasn't fair to expect someone else to have to face that.
"Heart don't fail me now." Naruto muttered. "I need you to keep beating strong, even if that means I have to give up my career as a ninja, I won't allow someone else to go through this hell."
"You don't have to give up being a ninja." Tsunade said as she reentered the room with a syringe in her hand. "You just have to be careful with how much your using the demon's chakra."
"I don't want anyone else to have to go through this." Naruto said. "I want to keep Sasuke and Sakura safe, but if I'm not healthy enough to do so what's the point?"
"You always put others before yourself." Tsunade said. "At some point you should put yourself first, worry about your health and then keeping your friends safe."
"I will always put them first." Naruto murmured as Tsunade inserted the needle into his arm and pressed down on the syringe, releasing the medication into Naruto's bloodstream.
"That's what makes you so special." Tsunade murmured. "You're hearts so big and full of concern for others instead of yourself, especially right now. Sleep well, kiddo." She added as she watched Naruto close his eyes, she hoped the sedation would last for a little while. She wanted to have him moved back to Konoha as soon as possible, and she didn't really want him awake for that trip. Plus, Sasuke and Sakura had come to her shortly after Naruto was brought to the medical bay, apparently Sakura was pregnant and neither knew if they should tell Naruto or not. Tsunade had advised them not too, knowing that Naruto had feelings for Sasuke and was trying to hide them, he didn't need to know the news that would likely shatter is heart and possibly cause him to have a heart attack. Her heart ached knowing that Naruto wanted so desperately to be loved by Sasuke, but knowing now that Sakura was pregnant that that likely wouldn't ever happen, even if Sasuke also secretly felt the same about Naruto. What a world they lived in, perhaps one day Naruto would find someone who could accept him as he was, if he was able to live that long. His heart was so badly damaged that it was a wonder that Naruto had been able to travel to Suna at all. She had always suspected that something had been wrong with him, but she hadn't thought that it would be that bad. He didn't deserve to have to go through all of this, didn't deserve to have to face death at such a young age.
"One day things are going to be better for you." Tsunade said. "It might not be in this lifetime, but you will find happier times." She bent down and pressed a kiss to Naruto's forehead, her heart swelling with love for the teenager. She just wished things could be easier for the teen who had already sacrificed so much for the villages safety.
Thanks for reading and reviewing! I hope you enjoy! Liz (Ps If I get three reviews on this chapter, I will post chapter five tonight)
