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"Talking"
'Thinking'
"'Kyuubi'"

A/N: OMG! I didn't have that much work to do on chapter four! i'm so happy! Well, enjoy the (still rewritten) "new" chapter! Oh, one more thing... REVIEW YOU BASTARDS! I WILL START POSING WHOLE CHAPTERS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES IF YOU DON'T! I SWEAR I'LL DO IT!

Why Him?

They got to the training field where the three of them had become Genin. Sakura was already there waiting for them and Kakashi. No matter how later one of them came, he came later. She saw them walking over together and jumped up. She hadn't seen them for a week and was looking forward to having some catching up time. She walked over to them and realized that Naruto's house was in the other direction.

"Hey, Naruto why are you coming from Sasuke-kun's house?" It was the only place that she could imagine him at, and even so, it was hard to do that.

"Who said I was coming from his house?" Naruto said a bit defensively.

"Sorry," she said instinctively. "But, then where were you coming from," the pink-haired girl was getting even more confused.

"I was just going to meet him. He had said something about not coming and I was going to drag his ass here!" Naruto grinned a little uneasily, but she was too focused on the part about Sasuke not coming to notice..

"Oh, why weren't you going to come Sasuke-kun?" She turned to her infatuation. It was now his turn to think quick.

"I just thought I might have something to do today. I guess not." He sent the blonde a small glare.

Sakura looked from one boy to the other. Something was going on and she didn't know what. This was going to piss her off for sure, both boys knew it. She was about to ask what was going on with her old teammates when Kakashi suddenly appeared in-between the three of them.

"Sensei!" Sakura blurted. "Why do you always have to do that! And can't you be on time for once in your life?" There were a few more less-then-lady-like statements and words before she threw her hands up in the air. "Gods!"

It was a ritual for them. Yell at Kakashi and do whatever it was they had planned be it a training session, sparring match, or just go out for lunch. Sakura drooling over Sasuke soon followed that, and to finish it up, Kakashi telling them to keep working on something as he poofs away to Kami-sama knows where. And that was pretty much the day they would go through every time the old team got back together. Not this time though. This time the nosiest girl in town had to stick her nose where it didn't belong, and wasn't wanted.

"Is something going on with you and Naruto, Sasuke-kun," came Sakura's voice as she peered around Kakashi. "If something's wrong you know you guys can talk to me, right?"

"No, nothing's up. Thanks though," Sasuke replied. He silently prayed that Kakashi wouldn't spill the beans. Why didn't he think about this ahead of time? "Why?"

"Oh, just you guys seem to be acting weird." She walked around so they were all facing each other.

"Sasuke's always acting weird! Don't worry that stick he's got shoved up his ass is probably just chafing a little harder than normal today," the blonde smiled.

"Well, ignoring those unpleasant images, how about we catch up over lunch? My treat," Kakashi said.

"Where are we going?" Sakura asked.

--

They walked through the village towards a small restaurant that Kakashi said had some of the best food he'd ever eaten. The three of them shrugged as they took his word for it. They walked in a sat down right away. They took a look at the menu and within two minutes Naruto had yipped for joy at the sight of his precious ramen.

After five more minutes they had all picked out what they wanted and given Naruto a limit of three bowls. While they waited for the food to be brought to them they somehow got back to what was going on with Naruto and Sasuke. They tried to deny everything but Sakura was convinced that something was going on between them, and Kakashi was no help what so ever. All he did was sit there and smile (from what they could tell). She finally got mad at them both hiding something from her, so she asked Kakashi.

"Do you know anything?" She put him under her piercing glare. He just smiled at her.

"Even if I did, it's none of my business, and you need to talk it out with them." he nodded in the direction of the two teens.

She turned a brilliant red at this. After the food got there she stopped talking to them until they were all done. She had been worrying Naruto and Sasuke at her sudden lack of interest but they soon found out she was only thinking of what questions to ask to get the information she wanted. She was one of the more tactical minds in the ninja village, plus the added bonus of being a woman – which was the sneakiest, most conniving half of the population, Shinobi or not. She was going to get something out of them, whether they liked it or not.

"So, what did you guys do yesterday? I didn't see you around anywhere." They usually passed each other every now and then but them being at Sasuke's house and talking to their senseis, they hadn't really gone anywhere.

They couldn't tell her what they had really been doing; she would figure it out on her own from there. They couldn't lie, unfortunately she wasn't that stupid. There weren't really any other options. She had cornered them. They had to confess. Sasuke looked over at Kakashi one last time before he opened his mouth.

"Come by Naruto's place later, by yourself, we have something to tell you." Naruto looked over at the boy next to him. Did he really plan on telling Sakura, the biggest gossip in town, about them? Sasuke must have gone mental. However, it did buy them some time, maybe he had a plan. Kami-sama, Naruto hoped so.

They finished their day without anymore prying from Sakura, who had the slight hint of smugness usually reserved for Sasuke's ego when it leaked into the open air. It was about three in the afternoon and it was time for Sakura's shift at the hospital to start so she said good-bye and told Sasuke she would be at Naruto's house right after her shift. Kakashi soon left after that, giving the two boys a thoughtful look and a hope-filled wink. Naruto and Sasuke walked through the streets side by side. No one gave them a second glance. They had become good friends and were often seen walking around talking to each other.

Sasuke had said that they should just go to Naruto's apartment and wait for her there and Naruto agreed. Figuring there was no ues worrying over the inevitable they held a small conversation about what had gone on during their last mission, a trip to Wave Country to help out with the bridge they had saved years ago, and how to make things run more smoothly on the next one. They also reminisced about their first mission outside the village, Naruto was very happy it turned out to be all routine. No surprise attack from rouge Jounin or anything like that, and Sasuke made it back without making Naruto think he had died. So over all it had been good.

They were nearing the top floor where Naruto lived when they saw something that made their warm laughter and lighthearted mood disappear. There were boxes outside of the door. All of them were open and stuff had been thrown in haphazardly. Scrolls lay on top, opened, and broken bottles of soy sauce and an early eighteenth birthday present from Ero-sannin of sake were on the ground. Naruto ran up to the door and looked at the knob.

"The lock's been changed! Who did this? What's going on?" Naruto looked through the boxes to see that everything in there was, in fact, his. He started to try and fit the key in the slot but with no avail.

While Naruto was looking through his stuff, Sasuke looked around for any sign of who could have done this. No one lived up on the top floor, only Naruto, so who would climb all the way up here to mess with Naruto's home?

"AAAHHHH!! Nani? What is going on? Who did this?" Tears had started to form in his eyes now and his hands were shaking.

Sasuke walked over to him, he wrapped his arms tightly around the smaller boy and squeezed. "It's alright, it'll be okay. We'll go to Tsunade-sama and tell her what happened. Don't worry, Naruto." He squeezed a little tighter and rocked him lightly.

They heard footsteps coming up the stairs and separated. As they did, Jiraiya made it to the top. He looked tired and sad. He glanced up to see the two boys staring at him. He gave a big sigh and walked closer. Naruto ran over to him and started asking every question he could think of.

"Ero-sannin! What's going on? Why am I locked out? Who did this? Why is all my stuff in boxes? Ero-sannin, what's going on?" Tears started to fall slowly again as he spoke.

Jiraiya sighed again and put his hand up to silence the boy. "You need to come to the Hokage's office. Tsunade will explain everything." He looked over at Sasuke. "She said you are to go alone."

Naruto sniffed and nodded. He looked over at his boyfriend who nodded and waved him off. Naruto gave a teary smile and mouthed, "I'll be right back." Sasuke nodded again and turned to Jiraiya. Naruto ran off and jumped from building to building, straight to the Hokage tower.

He arrived and was let in by the guards. He ran up the steps and went right in with out knocking. He took one look to make sure he had the right room and ran up to the desk where a disgruntled Tsunade sat.

"OBAA-CHAN!! WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY CAN'T I GET INTO MY HOUSE? WHY CA-" Shizune put her hand over his mouth to quiet the whiskered youth.

"Sit down and be quiet. There are a few things we need to talk about," she said sadly. Naruto noticed and sat down without complaint.

Tsunade took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She looked and Naruto for a minute before taking a swig of her sake. Then she started. "Your apartment was rent controlled, you know this. Well there was a lease put on it for you by the Third Hokage. Unfortunately, it has run out and I can't re-new it. The floor you live on is being demolished and rebuilt. Then it will be sold off to new tenants. So you will no longer be living there."

Naruto couldn't keep himself quiet. "Nani? What do you mean? I'm going to be homeless? Can't you do something, you're the damn Hokage!" He was now standing, his hands balled into fists still shaking.

"Sit down, just because I'm Hokage doesn't give me absolute power. And no, you won't be homeless. We might have a house for you but there is one condition."

Naruto looked up at her, hope returning to his blue eyes. "Nani? Nani?"

She looked hesitant. "We need proof of who your parents were." She stared long and hard at him. His and Shizune's faces carved in utter confusion.

"M-my parents? Proof? I don't even know who they are!" He couldn't believe it. He had been so close to getting a new home and just like that, it was taken away. Of all things he could have needed it had to be the one thing he never had.

"Calm down, there is one possible lead that could tell you who your parents are." She straightened up and her voice got very serious. "The Uchiha's kept a record of all the family trees, except the Hyuuga's, in their complex. Sasuke might know where to find it. It'll be under Uzumaki, for sure. Do you think he'll be willing to help?"

Naruto smiled, how lucky could he be? His boyfriend held the secrets of his past and his ticket to a new house. Despite an emotional roller coaster ride, this day was turning around. Naruto might have been forced out of his house and Sakura might find out that he's in love with Sasuke and do who knows what, but none of that mattered right now. He was finally going to find out who his family was and fix his housing problem in the process.

"So, by the look on your face I would say he would help you." She sighed again and looked relieved. She smiled and then spoke again, "Do you have somewhere to stay in the mean time?"

Naruto nodded. He stayed there and asked some questions about why he was forced out with out any warning and if he would be able to live in the new house if it was indeed his. He left and said good-bye, promising to be back with good news tomorrow. Tsunade leaned back in her chair and drained the last of her sake in one gulp. Shizune grabbed it and gave her a small, exasperated glare and then a small smile. She went about cleaning up the small office and let her thoughts wonder. Tsunade stared at the four pictures in front of her. The past Hokage... she reflected, as she looked at the Fourth's picture.

Naruto ran back to his old apartment, his spirits much higher than they were when he had left. He landed next to Sasuke, he was about to shout out the good news when he saw that he was sleeping. Naruto grinned to himself; his boyfriend was propped up against the wall, his head lolling to the side and she breathed in deep, even breathes. Naruto ahd no idea Sasuke could be so kawaii (cute). He sat down next to him and looked across the hall. While he waited for his friend to wake up he himself fell asleep. The day may have turned around for the better but no one said it couldn't turn right back around for the worse.

--

Sakura was walking up the steps, one more floor to go. Why did Naruto have to live up here? She just sighed and walked up the last flight. What did Sasuke want to tell her? She hoped it was something about her or maybe he was going to ask her something about Naruto. She wondered why she had to go to his house. It wasn't even close to the hospital or where they had left each other. What was going on? Then a weird thought passed through her mind, were Naruto and Sasuke involved with each other? The notion itself sent cold chills up her spine at first but she dismissed it with a scoff of good humor - sure, when the Hokage Mountain gets up and dances. No way they would think of the other in that way. Sure, granted, they were always hanging out, but they were best friends. She and Ino were friends and always hung out together in their free time.

She sighed as she reached the last step. She had calmed down but that ended when her eyes met the sight before her.

Naruto had his arms around Sasuke and the Uchiha had he arms around Naruto's waist. Naruto's head was nestled in Sasuke's chest and Sasuke's face was in Naruto's hair. Both had a small smile and a look of complete comfort.

'No, they are just asleep. They fell asleep waiting for me; fell asleep then rolled over. Yeah, that's what happened. I'll wake them up and they'll throw the other away!'

If only that was what happened. She walked over and crouched beside Sasuke. She spoke softly and slowly, "Sasuke-kun? Hey, wake up." She gave him a small shake and he opened his eyes. He blinked a few times and looked over at Sakura. Then his eyes became wide as he looked back at the sleeping figure in his arms.

'HA! I knew it. Nothing to worry about. CHA!' Inner Sakura cheered.

But, Sasuke didn't jump up and throw his friend aside. He slowly, carefully sat up and shook him awake. Naruto blinked and looked up at Sasuke's face. He smiled and yawned, asking for five more minutes. Sasuke shook his head and pointed over at Sakura. Naruto looked at her and his eyes got just as wide as Sasuke's had. He jumped up and looked around franticly, as if trying to remember where he was. His gaze settled on his door and his eyes grew sad, then in an instant, they brightened again.

"Oh, I have great news! Tsunade-obaa-chan has a new apartment for me! All I need is proof of who my parents were! And the records are supposed to be in your house! Isn't that great Sasuke! If it's big enough maybe we could move in together, like a normal couple-" Naruto froze. Time seemed to stop and the temperature dropped about twenty degrees. All that was heard was a gasp from Sakura and a squeaky sound from the back of Naruto's throat. He hadn't meant to say that he wanted to take it back. However, Sakura was here and it was too late. She had heard what was meant only for Sasuke's ears. He slowly turned to look at Sakura.

She stood there in complete shock. She didn't just hear that. No way in the nine levels of hell did she just hear what she thought she just heard.

Sakura's PoV

I just stood there. Naruto had said he and Sasuke-kun were going to move in together - like a real couple? I was right; they are involved with each other! No! How could Naruto! He knew I loved Sasuke-kun! This is worse than anything Ino had ever done to me. My heart feels like it's smashed into a bunch of little pieces and stomped on. How dare Naruto! I'm going to kill him! I swear it!

"U-um, Sakura-chan?" I hear him say. I'm so mad I can barely hear he spoke at all. I look at him, my face still in a totally shocked look. I probably look like an idiot, and in front of Sasuke-kun, too! He is dead as soon as I get a hold of myself.

"Hey, Sakura, you okay?" That was Sasuke-kun. He's still concerned? There's still hope!

I twist my face into the angriest thing I could possibly manage and turn to Naruto. He's so past dead.

Normal PoV

Sakura seemed to have snapped out of the trance because her face twisted and contorted in anger. She looked at Naruto. This wasn't good. She was going to beat him to a pulp and knowing Naruto like Sasuke did, he wouldn't fight back at all. Sakura would surely kill him, for real!

"Sakura, this is what I wanted to tell you about," Sasuke said trying to pacify the steaming konoichi. He stood with Naruto and looked her in the face. She didn't soften her look at all, not even for Sasuke.

"HOW COULD YOU NARUTO?! I HATE YOU! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR UGLY FACE EVER AGAIN! YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT SASUKE-KUN AND YOU STILL DID THIS? HOW CAN YOU EVEN CALL YOURSELF MY FRIEND? I HATE YOU HATE YOU HATE YOU!!" She had the voice and demeanor of a child throwing a temper tantrum. But both men knew better. She wasn't a pushover crybaby like she had been when they had been placed on their team so many years ago.

"Sakura-chan, look let me explain. We-" Naruto tried to say.

"NO, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD THOUGHT OF YOU AS A FRIEND! YOU'RE A HORRID EVIL PERSON NARUTO! YOU'RE A MONSTER!" Naruto just froze. His eyes glazed over and his body started to shake slightly. Tears fell from Sakura's eyes and she stood there looking at him, not really seeing. So she thought of him as a monster too? Maybe not for the same reasons as the others, but it was enough. She had said it, and meant it from the bottom of her heart. His head swam with faceless images of people calling him that, wishing death on him, hurting him without laying a finger on him. Tears built up in his eyes. His knees felt weak and he dropped to the floor. Sasuke turned to him and kneeled down beside his boyfriend. Then he looked over at Sakura. Her tears hadn't stopped falling but she seemed to notice what she had done on some level.

But neither truly realized the full extent of the words and their damage. Naruto was shaking like a leaf in Sasuke's strong arms, eyes closed tightly, as if trying to block out images too painful to see. He couldn't make out the words but he could hear people talking above him, he could feel warm arms wrapped around his shoulders, but he could also hear all the voices from the past. They were drilling into his skull, causing pain that could have very well been physical. He couldn't take it much longer. Then he heard a scream, it sounded oddly like his voice. Then he fainted.

-- Dream Thing --

"'Kit, hey. Get up,'" came a voice, almost kind. "'Oi, Brat!'" So much for kind.

Naruto opened his eyes. He looked around. He was sitting against a stone wall in a very dark room. He could hear water dripping and chains clanking, there was an ionch or so of murky water on the floor. The whole room was cast in an eerie dank-green light that caused the shadows to grow large and become distorted. It wasn't cold but Naruto's skin was covered in goose bumps. He stood up and looked around. He tried to walk but there were chains around his ankles.

"'It's about time me and you had a little chat,'" came the booming voice of Kyuubi, the nine-tailed fox.

TBC…

A/N: I know, I made Sakura a total under-achieving bitch, ne? I hope so, that was the point. Can you tell I don't like her? Heh. Well, there you go. I think there's only two more chapters to be rewritten. After that the updates will come more regularly and closer together up to chapter twelve. Well, have fun and (I really don't care what time of day it is for you it's 1 AM right now) good-night! My you dream of many smexy things!