Disclaimer: I do not own any of the content in my story, although I really wish I did, it would be awesome, but sadly it all belongs to Masashi Kishimto and whichever publishing company he uses and the magazines his manga goes into, and I know I've forgotten to say this every time, but the credit also goes the company that created the Naruto anime, and the one presently creating the Naruto: Shippuden anime.

Warning: This story contains Shounen-ai/Yaoi/Slash-Fiction/boyxboy which is boys love, so if you are not open-minded or your religion does not approve of this, you might get scarred for life, so you should go back to the previous page.

A:N/not a lot of people have been reviewing lately, I think the latest review I got was a couple days ago. This chapter was one of my favorites, because in the anime or the manga they never really came back to this issue, so I thought it would make a great idea to play with. I got a bookshelf not too long ago, and it's so pretty, it's black and has five shelves. It's pretty awesome. I've started to draw stuff again, for a while I kind of stopped drawing in general. I got a bunch of fine-liners not too long ago and I really like them, they're really easy to use. I don't know, well I had fun writing this chapter so I hope you enjoy it.

Flash Back = Italic

Chapter 10

Naruto's POV

"Naruto!" Hinata said.

"Hello Hinata, I was looking for Gaara, do you know where he is?"

"Sorry Naruto, I don't…you look troubled Naruto, is everything okay?"

"Yah, actually, it's going better than great! Guess who's going to be the new Hokage?"

"Kakashi?"

"No, me! I've wanted this my entire life! But I want to go see Gaara, but I have to find first."

"That's great Naruto but I think Gaara's busy helping the villagers rebuild the village. He and Captain Yamato are doing most of the rebuilding."

"Yah, I saw Gaara helping earlier, I didn't want to distract him so I went back to Tsunade."

"Naruto, you never told me your answer."

"My answer to what?"

"My confession earlier, you know, when you were fighting Pein. You know when I tried to help you."

"Oh yah I remember…I'm sorry Hinata, I can't accept, I have Gaara now."

"But he's a boy; you can't have children with another boy."

"I know that, but just because he's a boy doesn't mean I can't love him."

"But still. I'm sorry I took so long to tell you, it's my fault."

"What."

"Naruto, I've loved you ever since we were kids. I loved you even when everyone else hated you. Even with my young ears I could still hear the villagers scorn, they called you a nuisance, a demon, and nine tails kid. Although when I was younger I didn't get the last one. I thought it because you were always causing trouble that the villagers didn't like you. But I was wrong. The villagers didn't like you because of what happened before you were born and they blamed you for it."

"Yah, I already know, after all, it is my life."

"I'm sorry Naruto."

"It's alright, now the villagers have to respect me, I am the sixth Hokage after all."

"Yah… remember when you couldn't do the clone jutsu back at the academy."

"I remember that I was probably the worst ninja at the academy"

"Probably, but you trained the hardest out of anyone there."

"I trained my hardest, I had gone through the academy 3 times and failed, I didn't want to fail again."

"Yah, I remember."

"And believe it or not I'm still a Genin after everything I've done."

"You are? Oh yah I guess you couldn't become a Chuunin if you weren't here for the Chuunin exams."

"Yah, I was off training while everyone kept getting higher and higher. Then Gaara beat me, he became the Kage of his village."

"Yah, I guess so. Naruto, do you wish you could have become at least a Chuunin before becoming Hokage?" the look on her face was sad, like she was either worried or she pitied me, each were expressions I had barely seen directed at me.

"No, not really, because if I become Hokage, I'll be the youngest Hokage ever and the lowest ranked one."

"I guess so, but even so, don't you ever wish for more."

"No, that's why I have Gaara, he is there for me, and he will always be there for me. Even if I am the host of a tailed beast, he can understand me and that's why I love him. He is the only one who can understand me."

"Yah, but even if you are a jinjuuriki, I still love you." Then shy little Hinata did something I would never guess someone like her would do, she leaned in and kissed me. My eyes were wide open at I stared at her shocked. She put her arms around me, and unintentionally I did the same. For some reason I thought she was Gaara when I closed my eyes. He had been the only one to ever touch me like this. No one but him kissed me.

Then I saw something in the corner of my eyes and turned. I saw a flash of red hair turn the corner I had come from. I ran over to it and no one was in sight. I talked around trying to look for the person who had seen us, and I was deathly scared that I already knew who it was.

"Gaara…" then I started to run, I didn't know where he was, but I still wanted to find him. As I ran I felt hot tears run down my face.

Gaara's POV

I was walking back to where captain Yamato was, I had to help with the rebuilding of the village. If I couldn't help Naruto, then the least I could do was help the village. I walked toward the center of the crater where Yamato was building houses with his wood style jutsu. I heard he inherited it from the fist Hokage, but I highly doubt that's true. If so, why didn't any of his other direct descendants get the bloodline trait?

I walked past a pile of lumber. I decided I would walk around it. I had expected dust and sticks, but I found Naruto and Hinata locking lips. Their arms were wrapped around each other, and both of their eyes were closed. I stared at them shocked, and then I saw Naruto's eyes starting to open. I ran around the pile and stood there for a second.

Naruto, how could you do that to me? I thought you loved me, why do you think I left the village? For you, and how do you repay me. I mean, I'm aware Hinata tried to save you from Pein, but you can't just kiss her. I gave up my village to be with him. Why would he do that? I realized he would probably come chasing after me so I jumped in top of the wood pile Naruto had kissed the Hyuga behind and hid my presence. Shortly after I saw Naruto run out and look around. Then he whispered something inaudible under his breath then he ran off, doing what I assumed was looking for me.

I watched him disappear behind the piles of building supplies. My heart felt heavy and my stomach felt tight. After everything I gave up for him, everything I had helped him through. The grief of his master's passing or when he found out that Sasuke had killed Orochimaru and had his hopes dashed when reality slapped him in the face. Sasuke wasn't coming back, ever. And from what I had heard, they didn't tell Naruto, they thought it would drag back bad memories, Sasuke had joined the Akatsuki and captured the eight tails.

Two people had showed up yesterday to talk with the Hokage about it. They said that Sasuke had kidnapped their master, Bee, and had taken him to the Akatsuki hideout. They knew he was Akatsuki from the robes he was wearing, a black cloak with red cloud swirling in front. I could remember how he was…

(Flash back)

I walked towards Naruto's still body on the couch. I put a hand on his shoulder but he shrugged it off. His eyes were red and poufy and tear stains lined his cheeks. He had lost his usual cheerfulness and it was replaced with a depressed, dead-looking Naruto, all the life was gone from his eyes.

He had just found out that Sasuke was never coming back. I put my hand on his head and ran it through his hair. His blonde hair was soft. The air was dense with depression, Naruto used to brighten the room, not turn it black.

"Naruto?"

"…"

"I love you." He continued to stay quiet and I stared at him. "What are you doing with yourself? I am well aware of what Tsunade told you, I was there after all. But you can't let him ruin your life! You have me now, I'm here for you, he left you to die, don't you get that?" I could feel tears running down my face as I leaned over Naruto. I watched as one tear landed on his cheek, but he didn't flinch. I went around the couch and pulled him up by the collar.

"Naruto!" I screamed. His eyes widened as he saw the tears in my eyes. He stared at me and I saw his eyes filling with tears. They poured down his face one by one, then they joined together and came down in a steady flow. "Naruto!" My words were blended from the tears.

"Gaara, is he really never going to come back?" I wrapped my arms around him and put my head on his shoulder, and he put his in my chest. I felt my shirt dampen.

"Probably, Naruto. But just forget about him, I'll be here for you, let me fill the void left in your heart, I'll never leave you so long and you never betray me."

"But, he was my best friend."

"WAS! He WAS your best friend, but after what he did to you I don't think he deserves to be. He almost killed you. How can you still like him if he did that to you?"

"I…I don't know"

"Don' t worry I'm here for you. I will always love you." I pulled him back and planted my lips gently on his. They tasted like salt, probably from crying while he laid on his side. I pulled back from the kiss and pulled him close again.

"Gaara…" his words were muffled through my shirt and his tears. He sobbed like a child he stood in my arms. I sat down and rested his head in my lap. I petted his head trying my best to comfort him. This went on for a couple days, until he gradually got his sprit back and became his old self. When he had finally cheered up, I took him out to have ramen, a big mistake I later found out. I lost all the money I had…

(Flash Back over)

I jumped off the pile of wood silently and ran in the opposite direction Naruto went. I ran past the wood again and briefly saw Hinata sitting on the ground with her face in her hands. I ran away and out of the village as fast as my legs could carry me. Once I got outside the village I walked down the road. I walked blindly and in a daze. Then I saw someone walking toward me. It was a man with black shoulder length hair.

TBC…

A/N: Wow, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I didn't, I took one of the reviewer's ideas and showed what happened between Naruto I'm sorry chapter eight didn't turn out this best. I had fun writing this chapter but I don't like what Hinata did. I've been reading a lot of Shounen-ai lately and I really like this one, it's called komatta toki something I can't remember the rest of the title, but it's really good, I usually just read school life Shounen-ai, it's my favorite opposed to adult ones. Has anyone watched Ouran highschool host club, it is one of my favorite animes. I like the twins the most out of all the characters, they are awesome because they always show a little love, more than just brotherly love as they so call it, I was thinking of reading the manga eventually but I never got around to it. If anyone has any ideas about the next chapter could you please review them to me? Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter ^-^