AN: Apologies will never be enough, I guess that now it's time to act instead of saying sorry, long updates are becoming a real pain, I'm doing my best to get rid of this bad habit I promise, please bear with me *bows*
Disclaimer: Naruto's characters are Kishimoto's property, and all the members of the Kuriharu, Futekina and Shiranai clans are KiriSharingan's property from NarutoFanon web site.
I'm using all these characters in my own context, it's slightly different from the original show. The Wave Arc never happened in this story and the Uchiha clan is still alive. I hope that you don't mind these changes.
I also wanted to add that since I'm French I tend to use French words without noticing, please point me any weird words or funny sentences, I'll fix them right away.
Naruto: What took you so long to update? You left me with these morning sicknesses for one year! You're heartless!
Itoo: I'm sorry Naruto, I know I should have finished the fic by now, but life got in my way and writing dropped down to the last line of my to-do list. Will you forgive me please? *begs with teary eyes*
Naruto: Only if you fix everything and give me a happy ending *crosses her arms and looks away*
Itoo: Okay, I'll do my best …. I didn't know that you were this eager to be with Sasuke *wiggles her eyebrows*
Naruto: W-what! Who talked about Sasuke?! You … you! Arghhh. Just write and stop sprouting nonsense!
Itoo: *grins* Oh but it's not nonsense.
Here you go, chapter nine is out, I hope that you'll like it. Please enjoy!
Chapter Nine: Attraction
Written by Itooshii Koneko
Unbetaed
When Team Height had said that Ishigakure was a village that considered family very important, Sasuke didn't expect that it extended to the point where everyone would ask him about his wife's health and even let him leave work and go home. As soon as he reached the mine, Zabuza had approached him followed closely by Suigetsu.
"We've heard about what happened to your wife. Is she alright?" Suigetsu asked first.
"Yes, it was just the stress" Sasuke replied simply to avoid any further questions.
"I know that you need the money, but you can go home, I won't count it out of your paycheck, your wife needs you" Zabuza unexpectedly offered his new employee a day off out of kindness, Sasuke would have never guessed such gesture coming from the bulky man.
"Man, you can't let your wife alone after the panic she went through today" Suigetsu insisted putting his hand on the Uchiha's shoulder.
The black haired shinobi had been impatient to leave the house, even if he didn't show it, he felt uncomfortable around Naruto's company after Sakura's indiscreet revelation; it was improper at so many levels. Naruto would kill them if she knew that the pinkette had talked to him about something so intimate –her virginity-. He couldn't decline Zabuza's offer or else he would be regarded as an uncaring husband, so he nodded thankfully. "I'll work additional hours to make up for my absence"
When he reached Tazuna's house, Tsunami was still up cleaning the kitchen. "You don't have work today, Sasuke-san?"
"No, I have the day off" He replied.
"They must have heard about Naruto's condition, I bet they gave you the day off to stay with her" Tsunami guessed smiling softly gaining a nod from the black haired man. They exchanged their 'Good nights' and everyone went to their room.
"W-who is it?" Sasuke heard Naruto's frightful question when he opened the door, he wondered how the blonde hadn't sensed his presence.
"It's me" He replied closing the door. "Did I wake you up?"
"No. You didn't go to work?" She mumbled turning on the light next to her.
"They heard that you went to the hospital and gave me the day off" He summarized taking off his miner uniform to wear a pair of sweatpants.
The blonde blushed and looked away "They are very kind here"
"Hn" He quickly lied on his side of the bed, and both turned to opposite directions.
"Do you feel any pain?" The dark haired shinobi asked after a moment of silence. He was worried about his teammate's health; she had a tiring day but was still tossing around in her bed. She must feel pain and doesn't want to tell me.
"No, I'm fine" The blonde mumbled shifting slightly.
"Is something bothering you?" He insisted lying on his back and turning his head towards Naruto.
"No, nothing" She whispered facing Sasuke, but was surprised when, after an awkward silence, he took his pillow and lied on the ground without uttering a word. "What are you doing?!"
"Sleeping"
"On the ground?!" She sat up and asked disbelievingly, she only got silence as reply. "It's okay, you can sleep with me" She offered without noticing the double meaning of her words.
"I can sleep with you?" Sasuke smirked teasing the oblivious blonde.
"Yes, I don't mind" His smirk only widened.
"Really?" At this rate, the smirk could be heard in his voice.
"We've already talked about it. What if someone comes in and finds you sleeping on the floor?" She explained annoyed by Sasuke's sudden denseness.
"So we can sleep together for the sake of the mission?" He teased smiling. Luckily for him, it was too dark for the blonde to see that foreign expression on his face.
"Yes" She growled then blinked finally getting it "You pervert!" She hissed throwing her pillow in the general direction of Sasuke "I didn't mean it like that"
The shinobi refrained a chuckle wondering how red the blonde looked right now, he got up putting their pillows in place and lied beside her.
"I had a nightmare, okay?" She whispered with an annoyed edge to her voice then curled up in a ball. "I can't go back to sleep"
"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked bending his arm to support his head. He was acting out of character and was well aware of his sudden interest for the blonde's insecurities, he wouldn't admit it but he couldn't help it, he was curious to know what kind of nightmares she was having. It was the second one since they moved to Ishi. He wondered if she was dreaming about him like the other day.
He could slightly make up Naruto's silhouette as she shook her head negatively. "What do you usually do to go back to sleep?" he was really too curious and hoped the blonde wouldn't think too much about it. He didn't want the blonde to get the wrong idea and believe that they could be friends, she would tail him everywhere, and he was not ready for bearing a headache for the rest of his life. She was already annoying him enough. But for the time being, the girl needed some kind of a break and support. She agreed to endure sudden and excessive physical and physiological changes, while they have no clue what could happen to her in the long run. He gave her credits for being a very courageous kunoishi. He remembered the day they were given this mission, when the pinkette was trying to change Tsunade's mind to take the blonde's role, but he was sure that Sakura wouldn't handle it as well as Naruto did so far.
"Nothing, I get up and train" She answered surprising him, he too used training sessions as a relief from stress and it was very effective to push away negative thoughts and nightmares, but he never thought that his blue eyed teammate did the same. Then he remembered that she had always lived alone and had no one to comfort her. He felt a pang of remorse and sorrow. An image of a young Naruto crossed his mind. She probably often woke up from a nightmare crying with no one to take her in his or her arms, to tell her that everything was going to be okay, that it was just a bad dream.
He wanted to take her in his arms, he remembered the days when he was still a little boy, his mother used to come to his room and take him in her arms calming him down instantly, she would bring him a glass of milk and stay by his side until he drift off to sleep.
He cleared his throat to focus on the current time "Drinking milk before bedtime is very soothing for nerves and helps to sleep"
The blonde blinked then exhaled tiredly "Well, I guess that I should try it" She muttered pulling the covers up.
Sasuke quickly stood up stopping her dead in her track "I'll bring it to you. Do you want something else?" He genuinely offered, it had nothing to do with his cover; he really wanted to comfort her.
"N-no" She stuttered slightly taken aback by Sasuke's sudden kindness, but then remembered the mission, and guessed that he didn't want Tsunami or Tazuna to find her down stairs while her husband was sleeping soundly in their room. He wanted to be seen as a kind and caring husband. The thought made her mood drop down abruptly.
She blushed when Sasuke put a glass of milk and a plate of cookies on her nightstand. "Thanks"
"Hn" He nodded and lied down beside her.
As Sasuke had suggested, drinking milk had helped the blonde to fall asleep. He, on the other hand, was wide-awake; he woke up at twelve o'clock that morning and sleeping at –he checked the clock- one AM was impossible. He tossed around trying to think about the possible scenarios that could take place after Kurenai-sensei's visit, when he heard Naruto mumble something unintelligible and close the distance between them. She grabbed his arm hugging it close to her body and sighed contentedly. He blushed and tried to pull her hands off of him but she wouldn't budge. A moment later, she let go of his arm but rested her head on his shoulder and her hand on his chest. She was sleeping soundly with a smile on her face. The embarrassed Uchiha looked down at the mop of blonde hair and sighed. Better not move and let her sleep, she had a hard day. He bent his numb arm and moved his wrist and fingers to bring them to life, then put his hand on her waist and unconsciously started caressing her hip, he liked its curvy and soft skin. He would never admit it but he was enjoying the feeling of a warm body next to his a lot. He mindlessly thanked Kami for being able to control his hormones, he guessed that the pleasure he got in the shower earlier satisfied him enough to stop himself from sliding his hand under Naruto's shirt, truth be told, he was really curious to feel up her breasts or maybe squeeze her firm ass… Stop! Don't go any further. He self-lectured! He needed to clear his mind, being this close to a girl was starting to drive him insane. Even if it's Naruto? He wondered looking down at the sleeping oblivious blonde. He closed his eyes thinking about Konoha, his home, his mother, anything that could make him ignore the slightly growing problem in his pants. He managed to relax and drift into sleep.
At the break of dawn, when the streets were empty and every soul was sleeping, a secret meeting was taking place somewhere safe in Ishigakure. The meeting room was dark lit by few candles, a man wearing a dark hooded cloak was sited at the back of the room, two bulky men with katanas on their back stood at each side of the mysterious man to dissuade anyone from trying to harm him. Three men were sitting cross-legged on tatami floors facing him.
"I have nothing to report, sir. My men hadn't detected anything suspicious but they're still keeping a close eye on the three strangers" Gatō reported facing his hooded boss who nodded in reply. He had never seen his boss' face but didn't care since he was respecting his part of the deal, a nice paycheck at the end of every month.
"The main tunnel should be operational in two weeks, we'll be able to receive the next merchandise without delay" Zabuza informed his boss; everything was going according to their plan as usual.
"Gatō-san, inform Iwa's squad that the next transportation is scheduled in two weeks" The mysterious man ordered turning his head towards Gatō. He was impatient to get his hands on Iwa's scrolls.
"I'll send a man today" The old man replied bowing slightly.
"I'm studying the scrolls that we have already gathered but something is amiss, we need to continue our investigation" The third man announced his slitted golden eyes gleaming with the candles light, he was tall with sickeningly pale skin and waist-length black hair.
"Do you have any indications about the location of the missing scrolls, Orochimaru-san?" The boss asked the pale man.
"I'm not sure, but judging by the large amount of Suna and Iwa's scrolls gathered, I believe that the missing ones must be in another village and my suspicions fall on Konoha" Orochimaru shared with his boss.
"You were a Konoha shinobi before joining us, do you have a spy there?" The boss inquired.
"Unfortunately, the most effective one followed me here, the others are dead but I know where the forbidden scrolls are hidden. Let me take care of Konoha's scrolls" The snake-like man suggested with a satisfied smirk
"Very well. I'll leave Konoha to you, but we won't try anything before the next transportation. Inform me about your plan beforehand. You may leave" The boss dismissed his subordinates.
"Gatō-san, Sasuke Yūhi is a former Konoha shinobi, I would like to have a complete report about him. Can you send it to me today?" Orochimaru asked as soon as they left the room.
"Y-yes" The old man stuttered crept out by the pale man's sudden proximity.
"Thank you" Orochimaru nodded chuckling and left the building.
In the mean time, at Konoha's hospital, Tsunade was doing her last experience to finish the new formula of Naruto's pills, she had read Sakura's report and figured out that it was necessary to reduce the hormones' level released by the bacteria growing in Naruto's uterus, she even did extra efforts to make the morning sicknesses more bearable. What caught her off guard was the fact that the sixteen years old blonde was still virgin, therefore cervical exams and pap smears were out of question, she would never ask Naruto to loose her virginity because of the mission –even if it's an A-ranked one-. They just had to stick with their plan and never let anyone else examine her. Deep down, Tsunade was very glad to confirm that Naruto was as innocent as she seemed, she was like a daughter to her and hoped for the blonde to never engage in X-rated activities until she's wedded a nice guy, preferably at the age of thirty. The Hokage was quiet a mother hen when it comes to her favorite knucklehead kunoichi.
"It's already morning" She whispered watching the sunrise from the window. She hadn't slept at all but resting was not in order, an important meeting was planned for later in the day to talk about the mission with Iwagakure and Sunagakure's Kages. It's going to be a long day. She thought yawning rubbing tiredly her eyes. She went to the Hokage tower to write her last instructions on the scroll addressed to Team Seven. She sealed it with the bottle of pills and asked the frog sleeping at the foot of her desk to send it to Naruto, then headed to the bathroom connected to her office to wash up.
"Tsunade-sama?" Shizune called out knocking at the door, "are you here?" She asked opening the door a crack and peeked inside to see Tsunade emerging from the bathroom.
"You hadn't slept at all, didn't you?" The younger of the two reprimanded holding a tray in one hand and closing the door behind her with the other.
"Do you need something?" The Hokage ignored the question and took a seat behind her desk.
Shizune sighed shaking her head from side to side "Kurenai-sensei is here as you requested, but you need to eat first. I brought you some tea and rice balls" The assistant put the tray on the desk putting the paperwork away in a neat stack.
Yesterday, Tsunade had ordered Kurenai to meet her early the next day to discuss her next mission, so when Shizune went to the Hokage's residence to make sure that Tsunade was awake, she was surprised to find the apartment empty, she headed to the Hokage's office rightly guessing that the stubborn woman had stayed up all night. The Godaime had been extremely worried about Naruto's health; the painful cramps and bleeding proved that her body was having troubles adjusting to the transformation caused by the pills. Tsunade wanted to make sure that every component was at the right dose level.
"You can send her in now, I'm not hun-" The hazel-eyed woman tried to insist but was cut off by Shizune.
"No. You eat first. No buts" She crossed her arms over her chest to prove that she was not moving until the Hokage finished her breakfast.
After eating her breakfast under the watchful eye of her assistant, Tsunade thanked putting her elbows on her desk and laced her fingers in front of her. "Thank you Shizune, now you can send Kurenai in"
The young woman nodded and opened the door calling for the kunoichi who had been waiting patiently outside, then left.
"Hokage-sama. You called me" Kurenai asked bowing respectfully then looked up.
"Yes, I have a mission for you" Tsunade started explaining to the kunoichi what Teams Height and Seven had found out so far and the outlines of the undercover mission, then cleared what was expected from her. "I need you to act as Sasuke's mother. Team Seven managed to convince Ishigakure's authorities to let you stay for one week but you must find a way to extend your visit. Of course you're a civilian and won't travel alone, Sasuke's 'cousin', Saï, will escort you but won't stay with you though. I chose you because you are a genjutsu mistress and the mercenaries are mainly using these technics to steal and transport scrolls and weapons. Everything you need to know is mentioned here" She handed the genjutsu user a thick report.
"Prepare to leave tomorrow, we should receive Naruto's letter today, write her something in return; it's part of the act" She finished gaining a nod from the kunoichi. "Do you have any questions?"
"No Hokage-sama"
"Kurenai, don't worry about your child. I shall personally ensure that she is well taken care of and doesn't miss anything" the blonde woman promised guessing that the kunoichi was probably going to get worried about her kid.
"Thank you Hokage-sama" the brunette thanked her with a bow, feeling very grateful for the kind gesture.
"You may leave now" She dismissed her. She would have preferred to assign someone else to this mission, instead of sending Kurenai far from her child. But Kurenai was the best option for two reasons. One, she was an expert in genjutsu. And two, she shared the same physical features as Sasuke, a tall and slender body with pale skin, dark hair and fine features, it was a bonus to make them look as real mother and son.
When the black haired woman left the room, Tsunade turned towards the window and asked "Did you come to say hi? Or do you have something to tell me?"
A white haired man appeared at the window with a half slitting grin on his face, "You missed me, didn't you?"
"Don't flatter yourself" The blonde replied as the man approached her and leaned on her desk.
"I found something that could interest you. It seems that the Kuriharu clan is behind the scrolls and weapons stolen in Iwagakure" He started with a serious tone gaining Tsunade's full intention, "The Kuriharu clan is a minor clan formed by blacksmiths and inventors of weapons. They moved to Ishigakure after Niwa Kuriharu –the daughter of the clan's leader- married Daitan Futekina –the fonder of Ishigakure- twenty years ago. Rumors say that Iwagakure was very upset by the clan's desertion; it was an important loss for the village. Niwa died ten years ago, the cause of her death is unknown, but we do know that since then Daitan declared ninjas unwelcomed in the village and the use of any form of ninja technics forbidden except medical jutsu. There is no direct evidence that proves that the Kuriharu clan is the culprit but all the scrolls and weapons stolen have been invented by this clan –even if Iwagakure says otherwise-." He paused to let the new information sink in then concluded "It looks like they are gathering their inheritance"
"That doesn't explain why they are gathering it now. They either felt threatened by another village or are preparing a war for revenge. I understand why they attacked Iwa but what about Suna" The blonde asked sensing an invisible threat looming over them.
"I don't know yet, I'm still investigating. You have a meeting with the Kazekage and Tsuchikage today" He stated "They must tell us everything we need to know, no secrets"
"Thank you for these helpful information"
"Mah, you're welcome. But I wished you would thank me properly this time" He insinuated wiggling his eyebrow and closing the distance between them.
"Get away from me" The Godaime growled crashing her fist on his face, successfully throwing him out of the window. She was blushing and breathing harshly, she hissed, "Pervert"
Said pervert had landed on his head but it didn't stop the hearts swirling in his eyes "I love how her boobs bounce when she gets angry"
"You should quit annoying her or you won't live long enough to see her boobs again" A young boy snickered at the day dreaming old man. "You were Naruto-chan's sensei, right?"
The old man straightened up eyeing the young boy "You're the boy who always follows Naruto and challenge her?"
"I'm Konohamaru, and I'm going to be the seventh Hokage" The boy puffed his chest proudly. "I wonder how an old pervert like you is even a ninja. Naruto-chan probably became stronger on her own without your help" He wondered with a doubtful expression on his face.
"Gaki! You're as disrespectful as Naruto" Jiraiya growled holding the boy from his ankles and shaking him upside down.
"Hey! Pervert. Put Konohamaru-kun down" An orange-haired girl shouted.
The old man laughed a little then put the boy on the floor. "That was entertaining Gaki. But I have to go"
"Hey wait!" The boy called out. "Do you know when Naruto-chan will be back? I've heard from Hokage that she's on a mission but she doesn't want to tell us when she'll be back" He asked blushing slightly.
"I don't know. Boy, do you miss her?" Jiraiya inquired chuckling.
"No, of course not! I just want to show her my new jutsu" He replied quickly.
"Right" The man chuckled not buying the obvious lie "You'll have to save it up for later then"
"Let's go, Ebisu-sensei must be looking for us" The girl said grabbing Konohamaru's arm toughly and dragging him away from the old man. Hmph! Konohamaru-kun doesn't miss Naruto! He just wants to fight with her.
"W-what? Moegi! Slow down. It's still early, Ebisu-sensei is probably not at the training grounds yet" The boy tried to calm his teammate but to no avail.
"Shut up, or we'll be late" She growled leaving a laughing Jiraiya behind them. "Konoha's kunoichis are so fierce" He whispered his mind already filled with new ideas for his next novel.
When Kurenai arrived home, she found Kakashi waiting at her doorstep. He was leaning against the wall but he straightened himself as soon as he saw her approaching.
"Hokage-sama told me that you were going on a mission" the copy-ninja said his hands in his pockets.
The woman nodded then opened her door and invited her guest inside "Please come in"
"No need, I just came to tell you that I'm here if you need anything"
The woman chuckled "Thanks Kakashi. If you're wondering where I'm leaving Mirai, the Naras offered to take care of her as soon as Shikamaru told them that I may go in a mission"
He smiled his eyes taking a half moon shape "Alright then, I know where to find that cute little girl then"
"She's a real ball of energy, always running back and forth. Lately she started playing a new game 'Let's give Shikamaru a new hair style'. Last time he came to check on us, he ended up with two messy braids the first one on top of his head and the other just behind his ear. He was ridiculous" she giggled replaying the memory in her mind.
"She's quiet the energetic baby, and Shikamaru can't say no to her" the white haired shinobi stated with a light chuckle. "I'll let you get ready then" he ended up with a curt nod and a smile.
"Thank you for the visit Kakashi" she smiled watching her friend disappearing in the hallway.
She didn't waste time to get ready. She prepared her bag and her daughter's, she had left her at her neighbor's next door in the morning. She went to get Mirai then headed to the Nara's. Since Asuma's death on duty, Shikamaru and his whole family were present and never left her by herself as if she was a member of their family. Her late husband's student always dropped by to check on them, and make sure that they didn't miss anything. His presence helped her a lot to do her mourning.
Later that day, Kurenai left the village with Saï, he was going to act as Sasuke's cousin. Sending a woman on her own would have been suspicious, and Saï was the right person to escort Sasuke's 'mother'. The three of them looked like they were from the same family, and adding another shinobi would be beneficial for the mission.
While Kurenai were on her way to Ishi with Sai, the fake married couple was still sleeping in each other arms. But they were soon going to be disturbed by an unexpected visitor. Their door cricked open waking up Sasuke immediately. The blonde was still fast asleep.
"Okay Pochi, we're here I'll let you see her this time, but don't ask me again" a tiny voice hushed followed by weird noises. Sasuke recognized Inari's voice and guessed that he was with his little puppy.
It seemed like the little boy wanted to see Naruto and was acting as if it was the puppy's wish. He wanted to roll his eyes but pretended to be asleep.
"Look Pochi, this is the angel I told you about. And this one is a meany meany guy!" the boy continued with the introduction. "He's always annoying Naru-chan"
Sasuke guessed that he was the meany guy Inari was talking about.
"Huh you want to give her a kiss?" the boy asked as if his puppy was communicating with him, "but she's sleeping, you can't" another brief silence then he added "Okay but don't wake her up, she's tired and needs to rest"
He would never admit it but the stupid act the boy was pulling was cute, even for a cold shinobi like him. It was obvious that the kid had a crush on his blonde teammate, calling her angel was a strong indication, and it looked like he wanted to kiss her but didn't find the opportunity to. The boy was pretty smart to come up with an excuse like this.
Sasuke felt the edge of the bed sink beside him followed by a weight on his torso. The boy was climbing on top of him to give Naruto kiss…. Common! Scratch what he just said, the boy was stupid.
Naruto's head was resting on his shoulder and he heard her moan and felt her hand sliding up his chest, looks like you liked the kiss Dobe. She was now playing with his right nipple. He hissed, the touch stirred something in his guts but he ignored it. As soon as the boy kissed her, he ran out with a triumphant whisper "Hehe! We did it!"
Tsk!. Sasuke opened his eyes. He left the door open. He looked at the clock it was seven thirty. Then at the blonde head resting on his shoulder, he sighed. Naruto slowly slide her hand from his chest to his neck, creating an imaginary path of goose bumps on his skin, the hand traveled behind his ear where she scratched his silky hair, then rested on top of his head playing with his raven strands. And to top it off, she pushed her boobs against his side, and his arm was stuck under her body. He was trapped. She softly thrust her stomach against his hip… Ooooh wait! He gulped, it wasn't her stomach! The tortured shinobi looked down and saw her slide her leg against his thigh. Seriously, he was getting tired of waking up to this, it was starting to get …. Painful, literally. He sighted wondering how a man could resist to such temptation. Yes, it was Naruto, a girl, with a feminine body, a very feminine body he may add. Images of the naked Naruto from the other day popped in his mind making things … harder, in every sense of the term … he was a young man for crying out loud, how could karma be so cruel! He was only human!
It seemed like his teammate was clingy in bed, he mindlessly thought that she would act this way with her husband. That didn't settle well in his mind. Was it because he was unbelievably thinking about Naruto's intimacy in bed, or because he didn't like the idea of her sharing bed with another man… his mind needed to stop thinking asap, he blamed it on his hormones blinding his reason. But honestly, his teammate was so innocent that he couldn't picture her in a relationship. Well, let's say that her mind was innocent but her body said otherwise. Her knee pushed his balls up. He looked down and was terrified by the view. He was harboring a very noticeable hard on. The young man stopped breathing and hissed when Naruto gave it a slight nudge with her criminal-knee, as if she was teasing him.
He was about to explode!
His senses chose that right moment to register his surroundings. Her head was now on the crook of his neck, he could feel her breathe tickling that very sensitive spot of skin. Her arm was laying beside his head, with her hand softly caressing his hair. Her breasts crushed against his side. Her groin pressed against his hip. Her knee was torturing his balls with just enough pressure to drive him insane. He had never felt as hot and aroused as now.
He needed to get away from her grip, and now!
He breathed in and took the hand caressing his hair then guided it to her side. The movement made her back away from him. But she pressed her knee harder against his groin. He hissed harshly looking at her face to make sure that he didn't wake her up. She was still sleeping soundly. He lifted his leg to remove the torturing knee from his abused manhood, which made the blonde turn to the other side completely much to the Uchiha's relief.
He went straight to the bathroom to calm down!
"That's very kind of you, but I'm really not hungry" A flustered Naruto was trying desperately to convince politely the third granny who came to visit her, that she was not eating the smelly soup she brought even if her life depended on it. The day after her trip to the hospital, many neighbors came to visit her. They were very kind but some of them brought some weird food that smelled like dirty soaks. They affirmed that it was going to make the baby stronger.
"Naruto-chan, you must eat, you need energy! That's why you almost lost your baby" Tsked the old woman with a disapproving look on her face. "I've taken this and all my daughters and daughter in law took it also, and we all gave birth to perfectly healthy children. Open your mouth, it's not that bad" She insisted guiding a spoon of soup to a horrified Naruto.
The blonde felt helpless before the gentle old woman, she could only do as told and opened her mouth to welcome the green thick mixture. The face she did after swallowing that soup was priceless, the stoic Uchiha couldn't help but smile at his wife's antics. It was revenge after the torture he went through that morning.
"See. It wasn't that hard" the old woman smiled satisfied with the girl's obedience. "Make sure she eats all of it Yuhi-san, it's very good for her and your child's health" she insisted looking at Sasuke.
"I'll do that Baa-san. Thank you" he nodded respectfully while the blonde was sending daggers through his skull. He would make her swallow every single drop of that smelly soup!
The old woman nodded pleased by Sasuke's response "I have to leave now"
"Thank you Baa-san" the blonde thanked with a big smile on her lips. The soup was disgusting but the old granny was so sweet, she hoped to see her soon.
"Oh she's already left!" Tsunami showed up with a covered plate in her hands "I wanted to give her some of my apple tart. I'll be right back" She added running towards the door to catch up with her guest.
"I feel like I'm about to puke" The blonde said covering her mouth with one hand and caressing her belly with the other.
Sasuke's brow rose up wondering if she was serious or just being dramatic.
"That's probably this gross thing that she forced me to eat" she frowned and went up stairs with a curious Sasuke behind her. She was just being dramatic.
"I'm starting to get tired of this mission" The blonde kunoichi shared with her teammate. She was lying on their bed feeling extremely tired, her body felt too heavy. She was not sleepy, just tired to the point where moving her body was like moving mountains. As if she was out of chakra. She brought her hand up and watched her fingers clench slowly as if they were rusty "Even my hand feels heavy"
"You should rest" Sasuke advised without looking at his teammate. She looked very tired, she didn't wake up early but it seemed that even those additional hours of sleep were not enough for her. Her eyes looked dull. What are those pills doing to you Dobe? He wondered worried about her health.
She nodded turning on her side to face Sasuke who was studying some scrolls. "But I can't sleep" she sighed deeply watching how concentrated the raven looked. He always looked calm and cool she wished to be as cool as him, but he wasn't the one acting like a pregnant housewife after all. An image of the raven wearing a dress sporting a wide tummy popped in her mind and she couldn't help but giggle at her own imagination. A moody pregnant bastard would be the same as hell breaking loose.
The raven raised a fine brow to the giggling blonde, wondering for the nth time that day what's going on in that empty head of hers, at least she was showing her usual light mood which he guessed was a positive sign. He was brought out of his thoughts by another deep sigh coming from his teammate. He looked down and saw her massaging her temples frowning. And by her slow movement, he confirmed that she probably wasn't exaggerating when she said that her body felt heavy. He truly felt sorry for her. Not that he would admit it out loud, of course.
She got up and hissed looking for her bag, then faced Sasuke "Do you know how many of these I can take?" she asked shaking a bottle of painkillers in her hand. "With all the medication I'm already taking, I don't know if it's safe to take these painkillers, they are pretty powerful, right?" she concluded eying the little bottle too tired or probably too lazy to read its indications.
"We're used to take them after training, I don't think that they are suitable for your condition" he replied then went to his nightstand to check the label of his painkillers, he shook his head negatively and added "even these are too strong. If the pain is unbearable we can go to the hospital, Sakura will give you something"
"No it's okay, I'm too tired to go outside anyway" she said with a little voice and laid down one hand massaging her temple and the other rested on her slightly curved stomach. She was surprised by the shuffle of the curtains being pulled. She opened her eyes to see Sasuke taking place besides her busying himself with his scrolls. He had pulled the curtains preventing the bright light of the sun to penetrate in the room. She looked at him quizzically then blurted out "I'm not sleepy"
"Hn. Bright lights increase headaches" that's all he said to explain that since she couldn't take medicines, he thought that dimming the light in the room a little would soothe her headache.
The blonde blinked one time, two times, on the third blink she managed to translate the shinobi's gesture and grinned "Thanks Teme. Who would have thought that you're such a carying husband" her grin only widened.
The raven glared at the blonde then smirked bringing his face inches from hers "Only with my moronic wife"
"huh" surprised by the raven's unexpected proximity, a blush tinted her cheeks, and no coherent sentence could be processed by her tired brain, the dark orbs of her teammate were paralyzing her body, she felt like she couldn't move, she couldn't speak, he was way too close for her comfort and her body was acting weird lately, she felt hotter. The blonde's reaction only made the raven's smirk grew wider. She finally blinked registering the insult.
"H-how … you Teme!" she tried to shoot but only embarrassed her self with her stuttering voice.
"You should rest instead of being loud, it'll only worsen your headache" he pointed out smartly retracting back to his side of the bed, that smug smirk still visible on his face.
On the contrary, her headache had considerably diminished, the blonde wondered if Sasuke's smirk didn't have any healing capabilities, or maybe it was his manly scent, or even his dark eyes that made everything disappear into oblivion. The hell are you thinking Naruto?! She shook her head to chase those weird thoughts away. That Teme was messing with her sanity and she didn't like it one bit.
"Asshole!" she muttered turning to the other side of the bed to hide her crimson red face from her teammate.
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