Hekki bottom everyone,

I am so sorry that I haven't been around. I am getting ready for my graduation and I am also starting the process to publish my first book. That's why I haven't been working on my fun writing. Forgive me. Sorry, everyone, I may not be updating for a while because of some incidents I won't be posting much I am so sorry. I won't go into detail about what happened but one of those things was me losing all my material for ALL my stories. So sorry I won't be writing for a while and if I do its because I found some type of inspiration but right now I'm not feeling inspired at all so that means all my stories will be on hold.

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TigrezzTail: It wasn't intended to harm Naruto it was meant to get him to do something else but it backfired on the person who did it. Jiraiya will come sooner or later.

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It was a week later when Naruto got out of the hospital and he was pissed off because he still couldn't talk properly.

"Naruto, I get that you're annoyed but please calm down," Tsunade said.

"How?" Naruto growled but coughed again.

"Stop talking Naruto," Tsunade said.

Naruto huffed annoyed. She knew he felt weird considering he was so used to get attention from talking but now he was going to have to use a different way.

"Lady Tsunade Kakashi has just returned." an ANBU said.

"Direct him here please," Tsunade said as she tried to calm Naruto down.

Kakashi was in the room quickly shocked to see an angry Naruto.

"What happened?" Kakashi asked.

"Someone broke into his apartment and he got caught into something they tossed at him and now he can't talk until we get him a special serum for the chemicals," Tsunade said.

"Well that is a problem considering I actually might need him to help me find Lord Jiraiya," Kakashi said.

"He can't go on any missions Kakashi are you crazy?" Tsunade asked.

"Yes," Naruto said.

"Naruto stops talking, he can't go on missions," Tsunade said firmly.

"Lady Tsunade he is the only person that can find him in a day. To be honest it seems like he is dodging me." Kakashi said finding it weird. "It also might be better for him to get out of the village considering someone seems to be trying to kill my student," Kakashi said getting an exasperated sigh from Naruto.

He almost caught up to Jiraiya twice but both times Jiraiya seemed to disappear into thin air. In this case, he really did vanish into his toad's mouth to get away.

"Fine he can go but he can't go until we finish making the serum for his throat," Tsunade said.

"Okay," Kakashi said.

"But it won't be just you two going," Tsunade said.

"Who is all going?" Kakashi asked.

"Sasuke," Naruto groaned.

"Well Sasuke, you, Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Yamato," Tsunade said.

"All of team seven," Kakashi said happily.

"Yes, plus a person that the council is going to want to put on to make sure Naruto doesn't get kidnapped again," Tsunade said.

"Who?" Kakashi asked.

"I don't know yet I will have to let them know," Tsunade said.

Naruto sat there annoyed but actually happy also considering his plan was coming through at full force was a good thing. He didn't count on being mute for a few days let alone getting attacked in his apartment but here they were.

"Sasuke is here Naruto so you can go," Tsunade said as the nurse came into the room.

Naruto sighed and walked out the room annoyed more than he ever thought possible in his life.

"How was it?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto gave him a look of annoyance and he knew what it meant right away.

"That bad," Sasuke said giving him a little notepad like the one Itachi gave him so he could talk to him.

Naruto now wished he knew sign language when they tried to teach him but he didn't have the patience to learn when he was younger. He made a determined thought of learning sign language after he got his voice back.


"Kit I don't know how long this is going to be but it seems like the person who did this burned your throat," Kurama said from inside Naruto still trying to heal the wound.

"You think," Naruto said annoyed.

"We should have stayed in the bathroom when the older Uchiha told us too," Kurama said.

"It couldn't get any worse I would say but it actually can," Naruto groaned inwardly and outwardly.

"You think?" Kurama said with a sigh.

"Yeah I do, that's why I am dragging my feet so much," Naruto said.

"Are you starting to feel his feelings a lot more since the incident?" Kurama asked.

"Yes," Naruto said.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Kurama asked.

"Yeah and no because that means he can start to feel mine too and I don't want that," Naruto said.

"I think it's a good thing considering he can't lie to you now if that's the case because you will know," Kurama said.

"He still does," Naruto said.


"Naruto?" Sasuke said softly confused by Naruto's dazed look. "Are you okay?" Sasuke asked stopping them from continuing by touching Naruto's arm.

Naruto quickly wrote in the notepad.

'I am hungry but I can't eat Ramen because it's hot and I'm not allowed to eat hot things until my throat isn't like this anymore.' Naruto wrote.

Sasuke nodded his head, "Do you want ice cream?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto nodded his head and Sasuke started to direct them toward the stores. He wasn't sure if Naruto was ever going to talk again and that made him quite upset because he would much rather talk to Naruto then to have to wait for Naruto to write everything down. He also rather talks to Naruto over Itachi especially since Itachi seems like he is on edge now more than ever.

"SASUKE! NARUTO!" Sakura screamed with Ino following her.

"Sakura hey," Sasuke said.

Naruto didn't say anything just waved.

"You still can't talk Naruto?" Ino asked.

Naruto shook his head no.

"You should have learned sign language with me and Shikamaru when you had the chance," Ino said.

Naruto nodded his head yes because he knew he should have.

"I get why you didn't though," Ino said.

Naruto tilted his head to the side with a small glare but a smile on his face.

"I'm just saying," Ino said.

"You didn't need to read the notes of what he's saying?" Sasuke asked.

"No, he's pretty easy to read," Ino said then looked at Naruto. "Well I might have to ask him for some things but I think our conversation was pretty easy for me to understand him," Ino said with a smile.

Naruto pulled Sasuke's arm basically telling him that he wanted to go and get something to eat.

"Do you two want to come with us?" Sasuke asked.

"Where are you two going?" Sakura asked.

"To get Naruto some ice cream because he can't eat hot things," Sasuke said.

"Sure," Sakura and Ino said and they all started walking again.

They all ate ice cream but the longer Naruto was out the more agitated he was and he dubbed that as Itachi's feelings because he actually was enjoying himself. Naruto pulled Sasuke along dragging him out the ice cream place and back to the Uchiha district. Tsunade was shocked when they said they wanted to go there but she allowed it especially since there were seals around the whole district which Sasuke said he did when he realized that they needed to be more guarded. He also said he did it so he could leave the district but still know that Naruto was okay. She didn't mind as long as Naruto was safe.

The moment they got in the door they came face to face with an angry Itachi. They didn't know why he was so mad and didn't really want to ask either.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked because he needed to know if it was related to Akatsuki or Naruto.

Not only that but Kisame was not there at the moment and he didn't feel him anywhere in the village which was weird considering he was always with Itachi.

"They called Kisame back because they needed help with a mission," Itachi said.

"That's what made you angry?" Sasuke asked.

"No, I'm annoyed because you two were around the whole damn village without being on guard with who was watching," Itachi growled lying a bit because he didn't like the real reason, he was getting so annoyed.

He would ignore it for a while. Well, he would ignore it until he actually knew what was making him so upset.

"You what did the fox say?" Itachi asked again pointing at Naruto.

It seems that Itachi could feel when the two talk to each other. Naruto pulled out his notepad and told Itachi to put him in a Genjutsu with a roll of his eyes. Itachi immediately did and was shocked to find himself in Naruto's layer with the fox.


"Where am I?" Itachi asked.

"We're where I and Kurama talk," Naruto said.

"Why did you want me here?" Itachi asked.

"Well for a couple reasons such as why are you so irritated? The second is what I and Kyuubi talked about." Naruto answered.

"Okay tell me," Itachi said.

"Don't ignore my question asshole," Naruto said.

"Don't ignore mine," Itachi said right back.

"I will damn well ignore answering if you're going to keep acting like that," Naruto said annoyed right back.

"I don't know why I'm irritated I just am," Itachi said even more annoyed that he had to explain himself. "I can't exactly answer if I don't know myself." Itachi huffed.

"Whoever that was burned my throat almost burning it off. They were trying to get me with something else but I guess they messed up royally because of it sure as hell stopped me from talking." Naruto grumbled.

Naruto sat down glancing a different direction annoyed.

"He also told me that we should have listened to you when you told us to stay inside the bathroom. Speaking of which how do you know when I am talking to him?" Naruto asked.

"It's like sensing chakra," Itachi said.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"He means that he can sense whenever you talk to others and it's particularly different when it comes to me because I am inside of you," Kurama explained.

"Oh well, then that sucks because he is going to know whenever I am talking to you and then asks," Naruto said not caring that Itachi was right there.

Kurama chuckled at Naruto but growled at Itachi.

"Ku stops it," Naruto reprimanded.

"You better not tell anyone," Kurama growled.

"I know," Naruto said and then a little chakra bounced into their wrist making them leave the mindscape.


"What was that?" Sasuke asked looking around ready to fight as he got in front of Naruto.

"That was the seal proving someone is on the property," Itachi said moving but he didn't have time before someone was at the house window downstairs.

Kakashi was there and he spotted the older Uchiha.

"What is going on here?" Kakashi asked from the window.

Itachi was about to attack him but Naruto stood in the way so he didn't and looked at Kakashi pleading not to say anything.

"Well is anyone going to say anything?" Kakashi asked.

"I was with him for the past three years," Sasuke answered shocking the other two in the room. "He made sure that I was safe," Sasuke said.

"I thought you wanted to kill him," Kakashi said stepping into the house and as he walked in the house making Naruto stand in front of Itachi backing him up.

"I did but then he told me what really happened," Sasuke said.

"And what was that?" Kakashi asked.

"I can't tell you," Sasuke said honestly.

"Kakashi," Naruto said coughing right after.

"Don't talk," Itachi said grabbing Naruto and sat him down.

"Yeah Naruto don't talk but you can Uchiha," Kakashi said glaring at Itachi who was a little too close to Naruto for his liking and that pissed him off because he didn't trust the older Uchiha.

"I don't have to talk to you Hatake," Itachi stated.

"You're making things..." Naruto started but couldn't stop coughing. "Worse," Naruto said coughing all over again.

"I will be following Naruto and Sasuke everywhere they go," Itachi said not telling any of the plans especially not in front of Sasuke.

"Why? Don't you want to kill them both?" Kakashi asked.

"I never said I wanted to kill them," Itachi said standing up annoyed.

"Kakashi," Naruto stood again. "Trust me," Naruto said coughing.

"Stop talking," Itachi said glaring at Naruto with bright red eyes.

Naruto grabbed the notepad quickly that he bought himself and wrote quickly no one even knew what he was writing until the notepad raised with a big trust me on the page.

'I promised remember?' Naruto wrote.

Kakashi could honestly say he was shocked but took the note from Naruto's hands without saying anything.

"I will keep this a secret until you tell me the reason this is happening but after you get your voice back, I expect an explanation for this," Kakashi said and vanished in a pile of leaves before anyone could say a word back.

Naruto leaned back and his head was against Itachi's chest that didn't seem to mind.

"I don't care what the reason is but you really need to stop talking," Itachi said.

Naruto nodded his head in understanding because he knew the older Uchiha was right especially if he planned on talking again. Before anyone could get comfortable Kakashi was back.

"I forgot my goal here was to tell you to go to the Hokage's office for a briefing of the mission we're going on," Kakashi said.

"Tomorrow?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes, tomorrow afternoon," Kakashi said.

"Okay," Sasuke said and got a nod from Naruto.

"Be good," Kakashi said and he was gone again.

"What did that mean?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't care what it meant," Itachi said walking to the kitchen.

Naruto followed, 'I was going to tell you about the mission when I got the rest of the details because they said one more person was coming with us.' Naruto wrote.

"Tell me everything tomorrow after the briefing so I can be up to speed. Actually, you won't be telling me Sasuke will be because you can't talk and I don't want to be in the Genjutsu again for us to talk." Itachi said.

Naruto huffed but nodded and quickly walked away.

"Where are you going?" Itachi asked and Naruto pointed toward the room areas.

"He's going to my room," Sasuke said and then there was a slam.

The two brothers were unsure of what to say to each other and their relationship was awkward since they entered the clan district and even worse as they stayed in their family home. The three of them noticed the changes that were happening around them.

"Why don't you let him in?" Sasuke asked.

"He is already in enough as it is," Itachi said.

"Do you care about him?" Sasuke asked.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Itachi asked.

"Do you care about what happens to him?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah obviously," Itachi said.

"I'm not saying for your sake I'm saying for his sake because you have been pretty angry since he got hurt," Sasuke said.

"I'm angry because I was there and I couldn't do anything. Whatever the hell that was could have killed me, him, and the fox." Itachi said a part of him lying.

"It doesn't seem like that," Sasuke said.

"I don't care what it seems Sasuke," Itachi snapped and walked out the room going into his room.

Naruto has actually been sleeping in his room but at the moment Naruto was in Sasuke's room reading the scrolls that were on Sasuke's desk. Sasuke walked into his room and had to hold back a laugh at seeing Naruto reading at his desk as he used to when he was younger.

Naruto raised his eyebrow at him.

"You just looked like me when I was younger," Sasuke answered.

Naruto tilted his head to the side confused because he knew that Sasuke didn't live here after his clan died.

"Before my clan died," Sasuke said.

Naruto had a face of understanding nodding his head then turned to continue reading again. Sasuke really didn't have a problem reading what Naruto was thinking aside from when he wanted something. It always seemed to consist of food and Ramen if he was asking for something but he couldn't have that so it was bad at the moment.

"What do you want for dinner?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto wrote quickly seeming annoyed at the thought of cold food.

'Just make whatever I can eat I won't complain about it,' Naruto wrote saddened.

"It's okay you'll be able to eat again soon, I will make you a salad with some ham in it," Sasuke said getting a nod from Naruto.


It was two hours before Itachi came into the room by them and Sasuke was asleep and Naruto was still at the desk.

"Do you want to talk or no?" Itachi asked.

Naruto shrugged his shoulders not really caring at the moment.

"Fine I will start then," Itachi said getting a look from Naruto that said obviously. "That's more like it give me sarcasm but anyways I wanted to apologize with how I have been acting toward you lately. I know you didn't want this and I was the one to bring you in it but..." Itachi was saying but got stopped from Naruto's hand.

"Fine," Naruto mumbled softly noticing he could whisper and he wouldn't cough.

"I figured you would say that considering you always forgive so easily," Itachi said.

Naruto started writing but Itachi couldn't tell if the words were going to be long or not.

You always are like this and I am used to it. We both kinds of just got thrust into this situation granted it is your fault on both parts but I get why you're so agitated. I am still willing to help you with everything so don't think anything bad about it. I know you brought me to the Akatsuki because you wanted me to help you with Sasuke but I think it's time that you start being honest with him about everything. It will help both of us.

Naruto handed the notepad to Itachi and decided to continue reading his scroll while Itachi mulled over what Naruto wrote him. Itachi was starting to really consider telling Sasuke the truth about everything because it was getting harder for only him and Naruto knowing. Naruto could barely keep a secret and they couldn't talk openly as they did before because Sasuke barely left Naruto alone now after the attack. He figured that Sasuke was ordered to stay near Naruto at all times but now it was hard to discuss the plan like before.


It was at least another hour before Sasuke woke up only to find Itachi sleeping next to Naruto while Naruto was still reading the scrolls. He moved the scrolls to the floor though so Itachi could lay his head on the desk next to him. It was actually a sweet sight in a weird way.

"Why doesn't he go to his room?" Sasuke asked making Naruto turn around.

"Doesn't want to," Naruto said softly so he wouldn't cough.

"What is going on between you two?" Sasuke asked softly trying to whisper not to wake his brother.

Naruto started to pull out his notepad but then gestured to Sasuke's eyes gesturing for him to turn them on. Sasuke did as Naruto told him and blinked when he found himself in Naruto's mind with Naruto. Naruto was just sitting there like he was waiting for him which in his defense he was.


"Wow, what is this place?" Sasuke asked.

"This is a part of my mind," Naruto said looking around.

Kurama wasn't in this part of him which was a good thing because he didn't want Sasuke and Kurama to face each other yet especially because Kurama had a way of telling people unnecessary things.

"What is going on?" Sasuke asked.

"It's just easier to talk in here," Naruto answered gesturing for Sasuke to sit down.

It was beginning to get really weird for Sasuke that he wanted to get out of the Genjutsu.

"Okay, we're probably getting closer because the seal that was placed on us and honestly he told me why you didn't want to come back here. I'm sorry that happened to you two but I want to change that but... it's about if you two will let me help you." Naruto said keeping out the details with Itachi not wanting him to get involved until he was ready.

"What do you mean you want to help us? And how? Pain is already helping us and you as a matter of fact." Sasuke said.

"Sasuke what do you think is happening to the other jinchuriki's?" Naruto asked dumbfounded.

"..." Sasuke was unsure how to answer that.

"Do you really think if you were connected to me we would have survived together? Do you really think I would have survived just because you're a little servant to them?" Naruto asked quite annoyed.

"Pain trusts me," Sasuke said.

"Yeah okay, Sasuke and so does everyone else in this world," Naruto said.

"What are you trying to say?" Sasuke asked getting mad.

"Who are you going to trust me or someone that doesn't give a shit about you?" Naruto asked getting up and annoyed even more. "I never gave you a reason to not trust me remember? You gave me reasons though and I am still sticking my neck out for you and your brother. I am doing this despite the people around me telling me it's a bad idea without even knowing it." Naruto said.

"What is your point Naruto?" Sasuke asked.

"My point is that you should trust me more than anyone you talk to at this point because I only got your well-being in mind. I care about you and you're my best friend I don't want you or me to die." Naruto said.

"I don't want you to die either Naruto but you don't understand anything about the Akatsuki to say anything about them," Sasuke said.

"Neither do you, do they even add you in the meetings? Did they give you a ring or are you a lackey?" Naruto asked.

"That's not fair," Sasuke said.

"Neither is telling me I know nothing, I saw what happened to Gaara after they took the one tails out of him. He was dead in my hands and they come to me telling me that they want peace. If it wasn't for Lady Chiyo and me he would be dead even now." Naruto said.

"What are you talking about?" Sasuke asked.

"They are still killing jinchuriki's no matter what they say to you," Naruto said shocking Sasuke making him leave the Genjutsu.


When they both were out of it Itachi was standing in front of them looking at both of them.

"Is what he said true?" Sasuke asked.

"What did he say?" Itachi asked unsure of what Naruto said.

"Are they trying to kill Naruto despite linking your life to his?" Sasuke asked.

"They are still trying to take all the tailed beast if that's what you're asking," Itachi said.

"Be honest with me Itachi," Sasuke snapped.

"He is telling the truth, this link is false security," Itachi said.

"Are you telling me they only used this because they didn't want me to defect leading to you defecting and possibly Kisame?" Sasuke asked shocked.

"Yes, they knew your friendship with Naruto was important and they also needed him to release the fox on his own but they needed a way that he was sure he would live if they did it," Itachi said.

"How could you not tell me?" Sasuke asked.

"Because I was doing what I thought was best and Naruto knew the moment he needed to protect you," Itachi said.

"That's why you didn't want to link with me?" Sasuke asked.

"I knew they didn't care for my life so I went for one of their members that I knew was connected to me somehow so I choose Itachi," Naruto whispered that they had to move more in to hear him.

"I need to know your plans so I don't look, stupid brother," Sasuke said looking at his brother.

"Fine at the moment we are trying to get away from the Akatsuki and we are also trying to reveal the truth about our clan. But we need to keep this silent and take everything one step at a time right now." Itachi said.

"So we're going to do something about who made you attack our clan?" Sasuke asked his eyes going red.

"Yes but not exactly the way you think. I want him to confess for what he did and be penalized the proper way. I need my name still so I can't just kill him." Itachi said.

"I see," Sasuke said.

"What is the plan for the mission?" Naruto asked softly.

"I will follow you two everywhere you go but I will have to follow in the form of a crow," Itachi said.

"This is still a lot to be taking in," Sasuke said.

"It may be but you need to get over it," Itachi said.

"Let's eat," Naruto whispered.

"Yes let's," Itachi said ending the conversation and going toward the door.


The rest of the night the three talked about multiple things that they could do to get out of the village without a problem when they needed to because it would eventually have to happen to protect Naruto. Naruto resisted half of the decisions but the brothers just ignored him for the most part. It annoyed him but he just leaned against the sofa and started to fall asleep peacefully.

Itachi picked Naruto up in the bridal position and carried him to his room. He didn't really like Naruto sleeping in any other room after what happened.

"Can I sleep in your room too?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah I don't mind," Itachi said as he pushed his door open while Sasuke went to get his own beddings.

Itachi set Naruto on his bed while he grabbed Naruto's blankets lying them down on the floor setting up his bed completely then went to pick Naruto up again but Naruto was curled in Itachi's blanket-making Itachi not want to move the blonde.

"He always slept like that when we were kids. I... sometimes on missions would find him in my blanket and curled next to me." Sasuke said with a soft smile as he stared at Naruto.

That made Itachi move Naruto's blankets away from his bed and set up some other blankets on the floor making Sasuke question what he was doing. He was going to ask but instead of asking he just set up his own blankets on the floor and ignored the weird things his brother did while he laid on his makeshift bed. Itachi finally picked Naruto up and laid him on his bed while Naruto was in his blanket and then lay on the floor next to him curling into the other blanket that he had grabbed.

When Sasuke turned toward Naruto and Itachi he found them both already asleep and really close to each other which was quite shocking to him. He kind of thought it was sweet and at the same time he couldn't help but think Itachi was full of shit when he said he didn't care about Naruto. Itachi was curled extremely close to Naruto and they were in the same blanket. He couldn't help but chuckle as he closed his eyes. Tomorrow morning was going to be hilarious especially for Sasuke.


It was odd because Naruto happens to be the first one awake and he felt really heavy. When he opened his eyes he looked to see that Sasuke and Itachi were both practically lying on top of him. It was kind of annoying he but he felt warm and he couldn't push them away but he really needed to use the bathroom.

"I wonder if a shadow clone could use the bathroom for me," Naruto said to Kurama.

"Really Naruto?" Kurama said.

"What? It's worth a try," Naruto said.

"It's still your body you idiot," Kurama said.

"Oh good point," Naruto said understanding what he was saying now making Kurama shake his head.

Naruto found himself having a problem getting up when he realized that Itachi was holding him on his neck and by his waist.

'What the fuck?' Naruto thought as he found Sasuke's hand on his chest.

He couldn't move properly and when he did try to move Sasuke moved away thankfully as the younger Uchiha turned away from Naruto. As for the older Uchiha, his grip tightened around Naruto. As Naruto tried to move his hands Itachi woke quickly getting on top of Naruto with a kunai to the throat.

Itachi's bright red eyes noticed the blue and pulled away.

"I'm sorry Naruto," Itachi said getting off Naruto.

"You two are aggressive when sleeping," Naruto whispered as he moved up.

Itachi got up nodding because he knew that was true. He attacked Kisame at least a thousand times from being woken by the shark man. He also threw a fireball jutsu at him once. Naruto was lucky.

Naruto walked to the bathroom while Itachi woke up Sasuke who was curled in his blanket whining about having to get up.

"Just get up," Itachi said as Sasuke whined.

Itachi honestly couldn't remember the last time he got a good sleep. He has been sleeping wonderfully with Naruto around him and he didn't want that to go away. He just would have to find a way to keep Naruto around every time he wanted to sleep.

The three were getting ready after eating breakfast and dreading the fact that they had to go to the Hokage's office. Naruto and Sasuke walked to the Hokage tower while Itachi followed them in secret.

As Sasuke and Naruto walked into the office of the Hokage they found Sakura, Sai, Yamato, and Kakashi inside the office as Tsunade seemed to be just waiting for the two.

"Tsunade you said that another person would be joining the mission?" Kakashi asked after they got the full detailed mission.

Sasuke and Naruto really didn't care about everything aside from who was going on the mission with them.

"This is Fu Yamanaka and he will be working with you on this mission. He is also a sensor ninja so he will be able to sense if someone is coming after you all and if he can sense Jiraiya around." Tsunade explained pointing toward Fu who was in the back of the office behind all of them.

"When are we going?" Sakura asked.

"You will be going tomorrow after Naruto's serum is done but he won't be able to take it until the end of the week. Do you understand that Naruto?" Tsunade asked.

"Yes, he understands," Sasuke answered.

Naruto wasn't going to get used to the man that he just so happened to meet this day but for some reason, this man was familiar to him. He didn't understand why he did because he didn't see him before but he knows that this man is familiar just didn't know where. He did plan to find out though.

As the whole team walked out of the office Naruto and Sasuke came face to face with Danzou and Sasuke got tense. Naruto noticed this immediately and so did Kakashi because they were the only two paying attention to him.

"It's good that you two are back home safely," Danzou said.

"Thanks, sir," Sasuke said devoid of any emotion.

Naruto smiled but the smile was ill and it didn't show any care that he wanted to be there so he grabbed Sasuke by his arm and took him outside ignoring Danzou's look.

"..." Naruto was going to start talking but stopped himself.

"Don't ask me Naruto," Sasuke said shocking Naruto because he said it so suddenly.

"I wasn't going to," Naruto whispered.

"Yeah you were but you stopped yourself from saying it," Sasuke said as they continued to walk to the Uchiha district again. "I am going to be right back so just stay here inside the house," Sasuke said before he vanished.

Naruto walked into the empty Uchiha district as he felt Itachi coming near him.

"Is it Danzou?" Naruto asked softly.

"Yeah it was Danzou," Itachi said as he walked with Naruto.

"Why would you even listen to him?" Naruto asked softer.

"Because he was supposed to be someone that wanted everything better for the greater good but I see he is just a power hungry old man. Now come on let's get you inside so you can eat." Itachi said pulling Naruto along with him.

"Why does that Fu guy look familiar to me?" Naruto asked in a small voice not wanting to strain his voice.

"I don't know," Itachi said honestly.

Naruto didn't understand where he knew that guy from and then he remembered something from when they were looking for Sasuke outside the village after they first got Sai and Yamato.

"He followed me on a mission before," Naruto said.

"Really? Which one?" Itachi asked.

"The one where we tried to find Sasuke at Orochimaru's hideout the first time," Naruto said softly but he started to cough.

"You can't talk that much now stop and just write," Itachi said. "I can see why they would send someone with you without you knowing considering what you are but it's highly unusual for Danzou to send out one of his best sensors to follow you around," Itachi said.

'He did though,' Naruto wrote.

"I believe you don't worry," Itachi said.

'Because I can't lie or you would know or because I am telling you?' Naruto wrote.

"I believe you because you wouldn't say that for any reason," Itachi said. "And despite your naiveness that doesn't mean you don't have a good memory," Itachi said.

"Thanks," Naruto whispered a slight blush tinting his cheeks.

The two were confused about a lot of things and their affection for one another was one of those things. It really didn't help that they were connected to each other but at this point neither could do anything about it just live with it.


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These two have a lot of secrets amongst them and it's about time that they came out. In this story of mine, I have made Naruto a sensor, not one to be noted but not slept on either. Unlike in the series he could sense where Sasuke was but in this story, he remembers chakra signatures even slight ones that came in his life.