Disclaimer: same as always I wissh I owned Narruto but I dont so there it is
Warnings: same as before and if you aint sure just check the previous chapters
Note: An apology to y'all for the late arriaval of this installment. Have been busy with work and home related stuff so have not had enough time to write. A quick thank you to those who volunteered plot the suggestions and other helpful titbits in their reviews which have been a HUGE help and also to the steadfast support everyone has given this fic- it has helped me focus and more determined to do me best. THANK YOU guys and much love
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Outside Konoha Hospital
Sasuke Uchiha was having a bad day.
A VERY bad day indeed.
Unquestionably , Sasuke was a highly developed and advanced ninja, superior in all areas of intellect, strength and skills when matched against the average, and... knocking modesty aside (trivial concept really),... the not so average shinobi .
He was what they called... the crème del' a crème.
Genius.
Top seed.
He knew, for a fact, that only a handful of ninjas in Konoha, some, only because he hadn't had the opportunity to test his skills against them, could probably ( and he really put emphasis on the term 'probably'), at the most, just about manage to stop him, should he suddenly feel the urge to go rampant and kill everyone.
However, for the life of him and his superiority, he couldn't explain or comprehend the scene that lay before him...
,... a scene that left him completely winded ( a state he was proud to say rarely, if not at all, occurred to him)
To think, being accosted by a hoard of female staff and patients as he discharged himself , should have been the first huge clue for what lay in store outside the safety of the hospital walls, left his mind reeling.
He never missed clues,
Ever!
Nonetheless, it was to his utter shock and stupefied horror, that, as soon as Sasuke , and his 'guard' Neji, stepped out of the swinging hospital doors he was greeted with a dreadful sight;-
-the entire hospital grounds, as well as all of the streets in front of the hospital, wholly and totally covered with masses of females bodies camping out; laying in wait for him to come out,.
The sheer numbers of them were disturbing.
Most, were laden with placards bearing his name , a lot of them sickeningly decorated with hearts, flowers, love messages and marriage proposals
The shock was instantaneous, leaving him frozen on the spot; though when looked back upon in hind sight , it really shouldn't have had.
His reaction was entirely un-Uchiha-like
Sasuke was very furious with himself.
How the hell could he have overlooked a catastrophe such as this happening.
Especially after the horrendous declaration Tsunade made during his trial , only a few a few hours prior.
He should've seen this coming!
He was meant to be a bloody genius for pete's sake.
Nevertheless, for all his greatness and superiority, he had failed to foresee a horror
so terrifying it could practically frighten the crap out of even the strongest of shinobi warriors.
The horror that was...
… the Uchiha fan girls !
Apparently, his time away from Konoha had, to his great disadvantage, all but succeeded in erasing his memory of the utter viciousness and chilling savagery that embodied Uchiha fan girls/women .
Now his negligence had come back to bite him in his backside.
He could barely stifle a groan, as he unconsciously raised his hand to rub the bridge of his nose, in a motion that almost mirrored Shikamaru, whenever the young shadow nin encountered something troublesome, which , with Shikamaru, was pretty much every time.
Behind him, he sensed Neji amusement.
Dammit, he thought as he quickly restored his stoic visage ,which had momentarily slipped from shock, back into place- once again becoming the hard faced, cold fish that was Uchiha...a being that the girls before him should've feared, as everyone else did
Despite doing this, he knew he could not kid himself.
Of all things under the sun, Uchiha fan-girls were the most die hard of all fanatics- strong, determined and resolute in their desire for their Uchiha . Even the threat of a painful and slow death- when some got too close for comfort-which he had tried to convey many times before in the past, did not thing to deter them. In fact, he found out to his great dismay, it seemed to have totally opposite effect to the one he desired. They found him more thrilling, the more foreboding he became.
However, what currently distressed him more than the mass of bloodthirsty fan-girls was the knowledge that the Hyuuga had seen his discomfort- the momentary lapse, in which Sasuke forgot himself and showed weakness
That could not be tolerated, he berated himself inwardly.
Yet,it was not the time to think about putting Neji in his place -though he was aimed to make it a priority-
-for now, all he really needed was to get away from the crazy women surrounding them. They were entirely another level of dangerous he really didn't want to deal with at the moment. His mind was still foggy from the binding and he really needed to clear his mind in peace.
Which was now turning out to be highly unlikely since effin' Tsunade and the bloody council had basically given the witches free license to hound him, all in an effort to win the highly esteemed and sought after position of bearing his heir/s and reviving the great Uchiha clan. He wasn't at all surprised that the banshees had managed to find his current location, even though his being hospitalised was supposed to be highly secretive and confidential.
The thought made his stomach churn.
Tsunade and her minions had truly fucked him over.
Brilliant!
Just bloody marvellous.
"Seems that you're very popular Sasuke-sama" he heard Neji's deep jeering voice shake with ill concealed mirth, as the long haired boy assessed the scene before them.
Fortunately for him, the crowd had yet to notice them standing there, "...aren't you going to greet your fans or are you planning on keeping them waiting?
The older boy was mocking him, and it really, really was starting to piss him off BIG TIME-
... he could feel his control slipping again.
Though it was beneath him and undeniably childish- especially for him though the freak-eyed Hyuuga started it-, Sasuke responded by throwing the older boy his coldest, most terrifying Uchiha glare and scowl.
But before he could follow up with something scathing to the infuriating Hyuuga who seemed unperturbed by the murderous intent Sasuke was aiming at him, one nondescript female, a brunette from what he could tell, happened to look up and , unfortunately, noticed them standing by the hospital doors.
Sasuke winced inwardly, when the inevitable happened- as everyone jumped at her teeth-grating screech
"Hey everyone look!" she cried, "...it's Sasuke-sama!"
What happened next was a blood bath... as the crowd surged towards him all at once, like a gigantic tidal wave; clamouring all over each other, pulling , tugging , biting - all of them fighting-, all of them desperate to get to him.
The screams were deafening.
"Sasuke-kun will you go out with me..."
"Sasuke-sama, I want to have your babies ….let me have your babies..."
"Sasuke-kun I love you..."
"Marry me Sasuke..."
Oh how he wished he could obliterate them all with an Amaterasu, and for a second, he actually did try to summon his Sharingan for sorely that purpose.
However, the most blinding pain tore through his brain, as if someone had taken a sledge hammer to his brain and had started pounding on it repeatedly. The pain was so intense against the noise and mayhem around him , that he almost passed out.
A pair of strong hands steadied him and even through the fuzziness of his pain addled mind , Sasuke knew it was Neji
"It's the seal" was what he caught , as Neji groaned out at the sudden weight of Sasuke's body collapsing on him.
Fuck
He'd forgotten all about the bleeding stupid seal.
He'd forgotten that, for a while, he was powerless, even against the weakest of the girls, who now were closing in around him, all wearing the determined and deranged look of a starved carnivore that has just spotted it's prey.
It was almost funny that he'd survived battles against formidable opponents such as the blonde Akatsuki whose name he couldn't be arsed to remember, Orochimaru and Itachi, only to be done in by a group (albeit a rather large one) of insane, love sick, crazy, obsessed females, whose vast majority weren't even shinobi.
Oh the irony of it all.
As the pain began to recede, and his vision started to clear, he noticed that several Anbu had encircled him , and were just about managing to keep the fans at bay.
He also noticed, to his chagrin, that he was still leaning into Neji for support.
That definitely would not do.
He drew himself up , channelling up all his Uchiha dignity, pride and strength- then roughly shoved the Hyuuga's hands off him as if the latter's mere touch repulsed him-
-of which it did.
As was his manner, Neji , did not at all seem concerned at Sasuke's ungrateful response and merely set about straightening wrinkles out of his clothes.
Sasuke sharp perception, did not, however, miss the slight clenching of the Hyuuga 's jaw and a hardening of his creepy white eyes.
It seemed his resentful feelings towards the Hyuuga were reciprocated, and though he could not remember a time in which he had fallen out with Neji to warrant his resentment,he was traitor after all.
And the situation suited him perfectly.
He wasn't back to be liked or to make friends.
And Neji's resentment helped remind him of that.
"Sasuke-sama" spoke one of the Anbu- who he immediately recognised to be the female ANBU who had been in the team that had escorted him back to Konoha- breathlessly, " ...you need to get going. I don't think we can hold them off for much longer"
Sasuke didn't need telling twice, as one girl in particular, managed to break through the ANBU defence , hurling herself at him, screaming words of adoration and undying love.
Lucky for him, although he couldn't mould chakra and perform ninjustu without bursting his brain , he still had his highly developed reflexes and his taijustu, and was therefore, able to agilely dodge the crazed female with ease, not even breaking a sweat; leaving the pathetic girl to crash painfully into the doors behind where he had been standing .
Serves the bitch right , he thought with a cruel smirk.
And with that, not caring whether Neji was following him or not (which he was, as well as another Anbu) , he jumped, headed for the roof tops.
His destination-...
The only place he could go.
The Uchiha Compound.
Great.
Just fucking great.
Could his day get any worse?
Inside Konoha Hospital
" Has anyone told Sasuke the good news about him being a daddy yet? I mean , that is if you're keeping it"
They continued to stare at him as if he'd grown a second head.
Today, thought Kakashi, was going to be a fun day.
"So I'm taking that as a no then?
Tsunade was the first to recover...er somewhat.
"Kakashi... how?" she asked, lost for words.
Though she'd always known Kakashi to be a genius , she never would have pegged him down as a mind reader.
It was creepy how his intuition seemed to be spot on , every single time
" Baa-chan you told him" cried Naruto accusingly, looking at her with an outraged and betrayed expression, , "... an' you promised you wouldn't tell anyone 'bout Sasuke being...you know..."
Tsunade stood up from her seat, leaned forward and whacked the blond teen up the back of his head
"Ow, whatchu do that for ya old hag?" cried Naruto, as he rubbed the sore spot on his head, "first ya betray me, then ya abuse me...?"
"When did I get the time you idiot!" Tsunade shouted down at him, hands on hips and bosom heaving, No one seemed to notice the slowly stirring Iruka, whose head was cradled in Shizune's lap, the latter along with her swine companion deeply stunned by the exciting revelation
"I've been with you the whole time and I haven't even left the room. When would I've had the time to tell Kakashi,huh?" the hokage reasoned, evidently exasperated by the blond boy
"It's true, she didn't tell me anything," Kakashi interjected when it seemed Naruto was set on arguing more.
He wasn't prepared to lose his subordinate all because of the said subordinate's stupidity, seeing how the hokage was quickly loosing her temper," I just guessed"
"You guessed?" both blonds asked in unison and disbelief- one, more so than the other.
As Tsunade had come to learn in her relatively short stint as hokage... with the copy ninja, nothing was EVER straightforward.
Naruto, however, had no such insight and merely scoffed at his former jounin teacher,
"How could ya have possibly guessed that Sasuke is...is..." Naruto waved his hands about, clearly uncomfortable with talking about Sasuke's involvement in his predicament, "...ya know"
"The father of you baby?" Kakashi offered helpfully, not at all bothered by his former student's indignant frown at his 'helpfulness'.
It was, after all, for moments such as these, that he truly lived for,
"Yeah.. that" Naruto answered back grudgingly and uncomfortably, unwilling to meet Kakashi's glinting gaze from his one uncovered eye- an obvious attempt at self preservation. Despite his unassuming personality, Kakashi was somewhat of a sadist and though Naruto was usually oblivious and clueless, this particular trait of Kakashi, even he, had been quick to pick up on, " baa-chan didn't even know and I told no one. There's no way you could've known unless..." he gasped, his face draining in colour, "...Sasuke...told... you" the last three words, almost whispered.
Naruto's looked up, his gaze locking with the silver haired jounin , blue eyes trepidatious.
Kakashi raised an sceptical brow at Naruto, who immediately looked away from the silver haired jounin's gaze, a faint flush tinting his cheeks, clearly aware how stupid he was being (well, more stupid than usual).
Especially, when both he and Kakashi knew that Sasuke was by far one of the most secretive, tight lipped people on the planet and would've definitely never have divulged any details of his private life.
Ever!
All eyes turned to Kakashi, even Iruka, who'd just become lucid and had lifted himself off Shizune;-
- everyone keen to know just how the copy ninja had guessed Sasuke's part in the impregnation of Uzumaki Naruto.
Kakashi looked at the two blond persons before him in amusement .
"It was a matter of deduction really"
"Deduction?" Tsunade asked , her interest piqued, as were the others, except for one, who face looked from Kakashi, to Tsunade and back to Kakashi again in confusion
"What do you mean by that?" asked a puzzled Naruto
"It's like coming up with an answer, by reasoning, taking away various options until you're only left with the most plausible one" explained Iruka weakly, unable to stop the teacher in him from interrupting
"Ah my dear Iruka-sensei, it nice to see that your sweet self is back in the land of the living," said Kakashi, a seductive lilt to his voice, turning slightly to wink at the younger man, who had weakly managed to place himself against the wall near the entrance door, " I never knew you were so delicate, fainting like that"
Iruka blushed in shame , and turned his face away,muttering, …' I didn't faint' ...under his breath, leaving the silver haired jounin to chuckle
"Kakashi, stop flirting with Iruka and continue explaining" interrupted Tsunade impatiently, seeing how the jounin was getting distracted, though not viciously
She did, after all, enjoy watching Kakashi torment the sweet Iruka.
Nevertheless,all that would just have to wait, as she wanted to hear Kakashi explanation.
It was possible (though unlikely) thatshe could learn more about Naruto's condition and glean some more, if any, info on Sasuke (the boy was too much of an enigma- he unnerved her)- if the copy nin shared his deductions
"I beg your pardon" apologised Kakashi, however insincerely, "I got pleasantly distracted" he added , stressing the last two words and tipping him head to Iruka suggestively
Iruka's was now beet red and both Tsunade and Shizune both giggled; but Naruto scowled, his face scrunched up, eyes slit-like-
...all in an effort to make heads and tails of everything
"I still don't get it"
"Don't worry"Kakashi replied patiently, evidently used to Naruto's continuous state of incomprehension., " you'll get it once I start explaining"
'You better" pouted Naruto, huffing his chest and crossing his arms over it,in indignance- eyeing his former tutor crabbily. He hated being the only one confused about things.
Ignoring Naruto childish pouting, Kakashi started to explain how, when he had escorted Sasuke the night the Uchiha had suddenly left Naruto's apartment, he had noted Sasuke's state of undress and disarray which he had, at that time, suspected, but had just now confirmed -given Naruto's current predicament- to have been acquired during an intimate tryst with the blond, seeing that in addition to his unusual disheveled appearance, the Uchiha had also spotted bruises on his neck that suspiciously resembled love bites.
This had Naruto blushing furiously, indignant pouting instantly replaced with embarrassment.
He also explained how he noted Naruto conveniently getting pregnant only after Sasuke had come back to Konoha and therefore deduced that if Naruto already possessed the predisposition to getting pregnant and had had a lover from the village that was not Sasuke, the blond would've probably gotten pregnant much sooner as he would've had plenty of opportunity to do so.
The red-faced Naruto noisily let out an insulted huff in protest to that deduction, claiming that Kakashi was making him sound like a wanton slut, much to the amusement of Tsunade and Shizune , who tried to hide chuckling snorts behind their hands- whilst Iruka looked scandalised.
It was clear to everyone in the room, the mere fact that Naruto was and had been sexually active was already a trying notion to the academy teacher.
Unperturbed, as usual, Kakashi took both Iruka's state of ne'er hysteria and Naruto's complaint within his stride, brushing both aside and continued to explain how he came to his conclusion. The jounin claimed that he found the timing of Naruto's pregnancy and Sasuke's arrival in the village, coincided too closely to ignore- especially given Naruto's obsession with Sasuke- and therefore had come to the opinion that Sasuke was the most probable and likely candidate when it came to the question of who fathered Naruto's baby.
"As you can see, it was pretty easy to figure out really when one thought about it carefully,If I'm not incorrect, given when Sasuke arrived, Naruto should be about three weeks pregnant, right?".
The room fell silent as everyone in the room, except for one, stared at Kakashi in awe.
Wonder and amazement were written all over their faces.
Naruto , however, was stiff and trembling with barely contained embarrassment , angry wounded ego and most prominently ...shame... especially when he realised how transparent, easy to read and obvious he had been made to sound
The hell...
"I ain't obsessed with bastard Sasuke!" he shouted furiously in objection to his team leader's less than flattering interpretation of his desire to have Sasuke back home.
It was not an obsession!
Sasuke was his best friend and of course he had and would've done everything in his power to chase after him and bring him back home where he belonged- and here Kakashi was making him out to be like one of Sasuke's crazy fan-girls.
It wasn't right!
He never thought of Sasuke that was and never would.
What had happened was an accident...
He should never have spiked Sasuke's drink cause now everyone was thinking he was gay for the teme!
He felt like ripping his hair out in frustration
The jounin, sensing Naruto's agitation at his poor choice of words- however accurate seeing as the blond had been dead miserable the past few weeks gone- set to try and rectify his error.
"Ma... sorry Naruto. Did I say obsessed? I meant concerned" he said placatingly, rubbing the back of his neck nervously, " just got caught up in my own words is all" he added , shamefacedly. For all the fun he got from teasing the blond, he really didn't want Naruto's BP hitting the roof, given his delicate constitution
"If you meant concerned you should have said so ," Naruto shouted back, refusing to be placated, " Just what exactly... Kakashi sensei ...were ya tryin' to suggest?"
"That's enough Naruto!" Tsunade interjected, placing a restraining hand on Naruto' shoulder as the boy got all tense, ready to rise of the bed and physical confront Kakashi , " Kakashi's apologised and we don't have time to go over silly things . What's done is done and we now need to try and figure out what to do next. Is that understood?" she asked eyeing the teen seriously and with an authority she rarely used over him, given she was the Hokage.
Naruto eased to Tsunade's pressure and backed down, though reluctantly, seeing the logic behind her words. However, Naruto being Naruto, though chastised, resolved to act maturely by sticking his tongue out at Kakashi, as usual, needing a way to express his disgruntlement.
"Ah indeed Tsunade-sama is right" blurted Shizune, who was speaking for the first time since the revelation, "we really need to consider the options we have and come up with a plan as soon as possible. The more we delay , the higher chance the wrong people find out" she expressed further, meanwhile bending over to pick Ton-ton from the floor and then cradling the pig to her bosom.
Her eyes were pinned to the hokage's intently as she said this.
" And what options would those be" Tsunade asked, perceiving her assistant change of expression from amused to suddenly serious, recognising that the younger woman had more to say on the matter than she currently was, as did the other three occupants of the room, as they shifted their focus onto the dark haired female.
Detecting the pique in their interest, Shizune squirmed nervously, her gaze refusing to meet anyone else's except the hokage's who nodded encouragingly.
She knew what she was about to say was not going to be pleasant and was most certainly not going to be received well, however, she had been mulling it over in her head over and over, since she found out about Naruto's predicament and was utterly convinced, given the severity of the problem, it was the safest choice available to them .
Besides , Kakashi had already touched upon it earlier when they'd arrived in Naruto's room , but no one at that time , apart from her, had really taken much notice.
" Seeing how Naruto being pregnant is not going to affect just us , but the ninja world in its entirety... in a manner in which I'm not sure is going to positive, " she started her voice soft but strong and clear- her eyes locked in on Tsunade's and no one else's, "- after much consideration over the problem, I think our best option would be to… um..." here, she paused, her voice suddenly breaking- hesitating for a moment and hazarding a quick glance at Naruto who was now sitting up attentively, naïve curiosity and innocence etched on his warm face; eager to learn of her plan that would help him get out of the mess he currently found himself in- trust, clearly evident, in whatever she was going to say.
Her heart ached.
She didn't want that trust...
...cause she knew , she was going to break his heart!
She gulped.
" Go on Shizune" pushed Tsunade when it seemed her assistant was choking on her words, the older woman's brow frowning.
Apart from when dealing with debt collectors, Tsunade knew her assistant was hardly ever the nervous type. She could sense tension rolling off the younger woman, who clutched Ton- ton tightly to her bosom as if gathering strength from the pig; who for once did not squirm at being nearly suffocated, as she too could sense Shizune's apprehension.
Somehow , it made Tsunade uneasy
"...we could... consider...um...ter..." Shizune stuttered, forcing herself to speak, her gaze avoiding a bemused Naruto " I mean... er...termination!" she said finally , with pained force, expelling the last word so quickly as if it was virulent to her tongue, her eyes refusing to look at the boy on the bed as she squeezed her eyes shut, burying and hiding her face in Ton-ton's abdomen, feeling like the very devil himself.
One could have heard a pin drop, in the silence that followed.
Naruto 's face had frozen , his eyes dazed with disbelief- as if unsure of what Shizune had just said.
There was a break as everyone in the room apart from Shizune, turned to watch Naruto apprehensively, unsure of how the blond would react.
Tsunade, Kakashi and Iruka , watched tensely as the implication of Shizune's words finally registered in the the blond's mind; his eyes suddenly growing wide with alarm and his visage turning pallid and bloodless despite his ever present tan .
After what seemed eternity ,of thick tension and bated breaths...in a voice weak, broken and lost Naruto finally spoke
" No" his voice barely a whisper, but the word clear for everyone to hear
As if a dam had burst, that little word set Iruka off.
With a wail and swift like the wind, the chūnin crossed the room to Naruto's side almost knocking a stunned Tsunade out of the way. Plopping down to sit on the bed by Naruto, the academy teacher gathered the devastated boy, whose body had gone limp, into his arms and started to rock him back and forth soothingly, as the boy repeated the word over and over again like a mantra , his voice so broken hearted it nearly brought tears to Tsunade's eyes and forced broken sobs from Shizune who still remained buried in Ton-ton,refusing to look up
" You have to admit, it is the best option" Kakashi spoke with a sad sigh,resigning himself to play the bad guy, seeing how he agreed with Shizune's suggestion, " it seems cruel now but we cant be hundred percent sure what Naruto is carrying is not a demon. By getting rid..."
" NO!" a muffled, anguish ridden scream came from the face hidden in Iruka's chest, interrupting Kakashi- and before the silver haired jounin could proceed; regardless of the disruption, a hard, angry and cold glare from the usually amiable Iruka stopped him from continuing
"It's not an option" finally spoke the hokage, looking down tenderly at Naruto, who was now sobbing uncontrollably in Iruka's embrace, " Naruto checked earlier and confirmed the child is not the kyuubi's nor is it a demon. It is a human child. I WILL not condone taking an innocent life" a steel glint in her gaze when she looked up and a hardness to her voice at the last sentence.
A clear warning for Kakashi to tread carefully.
However, as much as he respected his hokage, Kakashi felt he had to continue on, heedlessly. The situation was too dangerous to be timid, even when he knew he was coming across as a hard cold bastard.
" Irrespective of whether or not Naruto's assessment is true"said Kakashi carried on,,altogether avoiding looking at Iruka and Naruto, and continuing to address Tsunade "... you of all people should know Godaime, that it is almost impossible for the council to stand aside and let this continue once they find out. They will not believe Naruto's child is human, blinded by their hatred and prejudice against the Kyuubi. You know how Naruto has suffered under them when they couldn't differentiate him from the bijuu sealed within him. What more , t a child conceived due to it's influence? It's fate cruel to foist on it"
Kakashi paused to let his words sink in, watching how Tsunade's eyes perceived the truth and logic in his argument. Even Iruka's glare, when the jounin was brave enough to chance a quick glance at him, lost a little of it's venom when he caught it- but only a little seeing as the chūnin still clutched the blonde to him nose up turned defiantly at Kakashi .
The silver-haired ninja sighed.
Iruka's anger did not surprise him in the least. The chūnin was incredibly protective of Naruto- more so than anyone he knew- and would defend him and side with any of the young blond's choices, even when he was convinced otherwise.
For a slight moment, Kakashi bemoaned his matter of fact, calm demeanour and sensible way of thinking - that allowed him to see that going through with Shizune's suggestion, though cruel, would save Naruto and maintain the peace of the Ninja World in the long run- as it could very well have cost him having a shot with Iruka.
However peace to the world and Naruto came first, so he ignored Iruka's anger and Naruto's pain- and carried on;
"One would think it better to eliminate the problem and hurt now when it's small, rather than wait until the problem gets bigger and the decision gets taken out of our hands. The hurt will be all the much bigger and harder to overcome then" he finished, his voice noticeably softer and gentler, compassion and concern evident in his eyes.
" You're not killing my baby!" Naruto shouted suddenly and angrily, as he forcefully extricated himself from Iruka's hold, looking up to glare furiously at Kakashi, his eyes conveying the depth of betrayal he felt from one of his most trusted people.
" You are not taking away the only family I have" he added , his voice changing into an inhuman growl.
Iruka backed away from Naruto with a startled gasp as Naruto's body began to heat up and the jinchuuriki's face started to turn feral...his canines elongating , turning his usual soft mouth into a menacing snarl, eyes slitting dangerously. A red pulsating chakra enveloped him as he slowly rose to a crouch on the bed , eyeing Kakashi warily like a cornered beast, his cerulean blue eyes, turning red.
" You will not kill my child!"
3 Days Later...
"So what is this proposition then?" asks the dark eyed boy, eyes narrowed suspiciously at the blond haired woman sat before him, behind a messy desk, both her elbows placed on the hard wooden surface , beautiful ageless chin resting atop of her long elegant intertwined fingers;- golden eyes watching him with equal wariness and distrust.
" I expect you were not at all pleased by the announcement I made three days ago?" she replies with a question, her gaze locked on him intently.
He snorts back in derision and does not bother to answer back, arching a mocking brow at her.
For it is a stupid question whose answer was obvious to both of them and he sees no reason to waste his breath.
He wishes she could just hurry up so he could go.
She ignores his blatant show of impudence, despite his stony countenance and lack of respect- and she has to fight desperately against the fury building within her- reminding herself she needs him for their plan to work
A broken bone or two wont go amiss, she thinks to herself, when she meets the boy's cold and mocking glare, but then decides against, seeing as it would rather be childish on her part.
Damn being a grown-up!
She is going to get absolutely shit-faced drunk after this bleedin' meeting, she promises herself, and the world brightens up a bit for her.
"I'll take your rather Neanderthal response as an assent" she carries on when the insolent whelp says nothing, "and as I said earlier, I believe I have a proposition that will benefit both of us and stop you from having to fulfil part of your 'obligations'" she says smoothly, a voice controlled (which she is dead proud of, given the tension that is in the room, despite it being just the two of them)
Although his visage and posture betrays nothing, a spark in his onyx eyes tells the blonde the boy is intrigued.
Hook
"And that would be...?" the boy speaks finally, in a dead icy voice that sends eerie shivers down the woman's spine, after a long awkward pause until he realises the woman is not going to say anything else until encouraged to do so.
He hates it when people play fucking mind games and waste his time.
The blonde smirks at the annoyed expression that crosses, momentarily, on his usually stoic visage. The brat definitely has a thing or two to learn if he is going to mess with her. She thinks to drag it on a bit longer, but knowing him, the brat would probably walk out the moment he loses his patience, which not far off, so she decides to get down to it.
" I have a female relative who has found themselves in a rather 'delicate' situation' out of wedlock... "
She pauses, watching for his reaction and is rather disappointed when she gets none. Nevertheless she carries on;
"...and I want you to marry her and claim her child as yours" she declares, her gaze never leaving his, "...meaning that, you fulfil both your obligation to marry and produce an Uchiha heir, albeit a fake one, within the time allocated and without much effort on your part and she is saved from shame and ridicule as well as providing her little one with legitimacy."
Line and sinker!
This time Tsunade is not disappointed as she watches Sasuke's well kept and ne'er impregnable stony visage crumble before her very eyes- various unrestrained emotions playing on his face, clear as as the sun on a cloudless day.
Shock , does strange things to even the strongest of people and evidently- Sasuke is no exception.
She lets out a sigh relief.
For the very first time, the Uchiha brat , looks like the person and child he truly is- not the soulless avenging angel he works so hard to be.
And somehow, that lightens the hokage's heart
TBC...
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Til' next time