Expecting the Unexpected

by DianneRose2016

Full summary/warnings inside: When Danzo decides he wants an Uchiha army he joins forces with Orochimaru to make Sasuke pregnant. Three months out of the academy Sasuke is placed into the Hunter-Nins and gets to experience a new level of hell. When he discovers the truth he has no choice, but to run to Itachi and a group of S-Class Criminals for protection.

11. Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

Week Nineteen

Kakashi arrived at the hold out of the Bear. He was thrilled to discover that he was still holding out in the rundown house along the border of the Village of Whirlpools. He was hunting the five Hunter-nins that had dared to hurt Sasuke. This was his first one to be discovered. He wasn't going to rest until he got all five of them. Kakashi approached the surrounding forest and saw Shiba lying in wait. Kakashi went over to him and crouched down.

"He's asleep, but just lightly. He's been in since I got here."

"Thanks Shiba, you can go join the others now. You don't want to be here for this." Kakashi said with a dark tone to his voice.

"Make em pay for what he did to the Pup." Shiba said back in his own darkened voice.

"I plan on it."

Shiba turned to leave, but stopped and turned back around as he spoke. "Oh for what it's worth. We haven't smelt the Pup outside Amegakure. He's probably tucked away in there safe."

"Thank-you, that does make me feel better."

"I'll see if I can find another one. Good luck."

"You too."

Shiba took off and Kakashi turned his full attention to the small rundown house. He removed his forehead protector from his eye so he could see the chakra signatures inside. He could easily make out the Bear and see that he was alone. Kakashi was looking forward to this and it had been a long time coming. Kakashi got up and made his move. He went over to the door, all the windows were boarded up so he would have no choice, but to enter from the front. He didn't even try the handle as he knew it would have been locked. He could easily pick up the traps set around the door. Kakashi got into position and then placed an explosive tag on the door. A moment later the door exploded into pieces and Kakashi was threw the door easily knocking the kunai thrown at him away. He didn't even hide his rage as he threw his own kunai at a rapid pace and hit the Bear right in the arm and into the wall. The Bear, not wearing his mask, was shocked and pissed, but underneath Kakashi could see the fear. He could smell it all over this man.

"I told you, you were going to pay for every single mark on him. You should have left him alone. You will know every ounce of pain he went through and you will know it worse." Kakashi said in a deadly tone as he approached the Bear.

"I was doing my job. I was following orders just like every other ninja does. Just like you do." The Bear argued.

"Now I'm following those orders and executing you. I'm just not going to do it quick or painless."

Kakashi used his Sharingan strings and tied the Bear up to the wall keeping him up right. He was going to make sure the Bear felt everything Sasuke did and more. He was going to drag this out for days and make the Bear beg for death before giving it to him.

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It was just after dinner when Sasuke was back in his room. He was sitting down on his bed reading to the babies one of the books he had picked up. Itachi, Kisame and him had gone back to the baby store twice now. They had picked up some more books, a few stuffed animals and some clothes. They had also gotten some diapers as well at the grocery store to start stocking up. It also worked to hide the boxes in his closet. He had the books and scrolls hidden under his bed in the secret compartment. He was itching to read them, but he knew he couldn't until after the twins were born. Sasuke was happy to spend his time reading to his unborn boys anyways. For this past week he had been feeling pretty tired and rundown. Konan wasn't sure why, other than it was a side effect of being pregnant. They had no idea how his body was going to react to it. Women were tired from being pregnant, there was no telling how this was going to put a drain on his body. He was also getting Itachi's chakra and it was helping with keeping his chakra in a good level, at least they think it was helping. It wasn't something that was easy to gauge as the babies still didn't register their own chakra, except for their core chakra. They only knew it was working because Sasuke hadn't had another episode like last time.

Sasuke was half way through the book when all of a sudden there was a drop of blood that landed on the page. Sasuke was confused and then another drop landed. Sasuke moved his hand over to his nose, but it wasn't bleeding. Sasuke out of nowhere threw up and he was horrified to see that it was blood. Instantly Sasuke felt horrible. He felt worse than he ever had before. His whole body was shaking, he was dizzy and he could feel blood running down his face from his eyes. He needed help. Sasuke moved out of the covers and tried to stand up, but he collapsed onto the ground and threw up blood once again.

"Pain." Sasuke called weakly. He had no idea if Pain was still hiding in the shadows guarding the door or not, but he was really hoping he was.

Fear consumed him at the thought of something being wrong with the twins. He didn't know why he was throwing up blood. He didn't know why his eyes were bleeding. Sasuke could feel the panic taking over him. His cheeks were mixing with tears and blood. The door to his room opened and Deva Path walked into his room. He saw the state that Sasuke was in and ran over to him.

"Sasuke, what's wrong?"

"I don't know." Sasuke said just before he threw up more blood.

Deva Path picked Sasuke up bridal style and headed out. He took off for the medical room as Pain told Konan to get to the room. Deva Path brought Sasuke to the medical room. He placed him down on the bed and grabbed him a bowl that he could throw up in. Sasuke's nose was now bleeding, adding to the mess that was his face. He was pale, shaky and not breathing too well. Pain had no idea what was happening, but none of it was good. A minute later Konan, Itachi and Kisame were running through the door. Konan went over to Sasuke's left side, with Itachi and Kisame on his right.

"What is going on?" Itachi demanded.

"Give me the chance to look him over." Konan snapped.

Sasuke threw up blood again and started to give a wet cough. Itachi rubbed what he hoped was a soothing hand along Sasuke's back. Konan quickly checked Sasuke over to try and figure out what was wrong with him. She was pleased to see that this wasn't affecting the twins nor did they cause it from what she could tell. All of his organs were fine. When she got to his lungs was when she started to get a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. They looked like Itachi's. She checked his chakra and searched for any indicators that Sasuke had developed the Uchiha Disease and sure enough there was some. Sasuke had gone from having no disease to it being as bad as Itachi's almost overnight practically.

"What is it?" Pain asked as he could see the upset in Konan's eyes.

"He has the Uchiha Disease." Konan answered as she went and grabbed the IVs that she needed to try and correct the issue.

"How is that possible? He's not using his chakra, he hasn't even used his Mangekyo Sharingan and he was fine before." Itachi said.

"It's the pregnancy. It's pushed the disease into an active state. Combine that with your chakra and it's in overdrive." Konan said as she got the IV lines ready.

"Can you stop it?" Kisame asked.

"I don't know. Itachi's chakra is tainted with the disease, that's feeding Sasuke's. They can't share chakra anymore. I have to try and cleanse Sasuke's body from Itachi's chakra and see if I can get his chakra into a safer level." Konan answered.

"Without my chakra, he'll die and so will the twins though." Itachi said with dread.

"No. There has to be some other way. I can't lose them." Sasuke said as the tears started to come even faster now.

"Does it have to be Itachi's? Doesn't he just need chakra?" Kisame asked.

"I have no idea. It's something we can try once I get his system cleaned. The chakra treatments did work, it was a lot of them, but they did work short term. We can try it and see if that works, if not I'll need to find another way."

"Please there has to be a way. I only need sixteen weeks. Can't Itachi give me his chakra regardless?" Sasuke said.

"His chakra will make you sicker. This disease attacks your blood, blood that will flow into the babies and the babies could be at risk of getting the disease. Itachi's chakra is no longer an option. Once I get your chakra cleaned, I'll get you to take the same medicine that Itachi does, but twice a day to ensure you get another sixteen weeks."

"What if someone else's chakra doesn't work?" Itachi asked the question they all feared the answer to.

"I'll figure something out. I'm not going to give up and let anything bad happen to them. Sasuke, I know it's hard, but I need you to try and relax. The stress isn't good for the babies. I'll get you feeling better shortly."

"Lay down Ototo and try to rest." Itachi said as he took the bowl.

Sasuke laid down on his back and Itachi made sure the pillows were up slightly so he wasn't lying flat. Kisame handed Itachi a clean bowl as he took the now dirty one to wash up in the sink. They all stayed quiet and watched as Konan worked on getting Sasuke's system clean from Itachi's chakra. It was an hour later when she finally did speak.

"Kisame, try and give him some of your chakra. Try it for fifteen minutes and then I'll check and see if it helped. I need to talk to Pain, I'll be back shortly."

Konan headed out of the room and Kisame went over and took her place. He placed his hand down on Sasuke's chest and started to feed him his chakra.

"It'll be ok kid. This will work and if it doesn't, Konan is a genius when it comes to this stuff. She'll figure something out." Kisame said trying to offer what comfort he could.

"I can't lose them. Not now. Not when it's been this long." Sasuke said with complete pain in his voice.

"We will figure this out Ototo, no matter what." Itachi said with determination.

He went into the bathroom to grab a cloth and wet it. He went back over to the bed and started to wash the blood off Sasuke's face. He had no idea how this was going to play out, but he would make sure that Sasuke and the twins were born, no matter what. He didn't care if that meant they needed to do the eye transplant and he died in the process. If Sasuke got to survive with his sons, it would be worth it.

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Konan walked into Pain's throne room. She could see he was concerned about Sasuke and the twins, not that she could blame him. She was worried about Sasuke and the twins. She had no idea what they were going to do if a non-Uchiha's chakra didn't work. She needed to do something to try and keep them alive, but what she had no idea.

"What do we do if Kisame's chakra doesn't work?" Konan asked.

"The twins need chakra and if it doesn't work with Kisame, that means they need blood chakra."

"That would leave Madara, but we can't trust him with something like this."

"And Hatake Kakashi. Would that help heal Sasuke's chakra from the disease?"

"Cleaning his system out from Itachi's chakra and the medication twice a day will help him feel better and hopefully stop it from pregnancy has pushed it into an active state that is currently at Itachi's level. Kakashi's chakra would feed the twins and take the burden off of Sasuke's body. With a few chakra treatments I might be able to get the disease down to a more minor level and give him the time he needs to get to term."

"Does Kakashi have to touch him?"

"Unless Sasori can come up with some type of device that would work to store chakra and slowly release it. But even if we could accomplish that, there is no way we would be able to get Kakashi's chakra unless he willingly feeds the device his chakra. We'd have to convince him to wear it and Sasuke needs chakra at least once a week if not more now. We'd have to have him here or we run the risk of Sasuke getting too sick and not being able to find Kakashi."

"And we risk just as much by him being here. We can't guarantee his silence or cooperation."

"We might not have a choice. Sasuke and the twins won't survive without chakra. We might need to develop some plan that works to keep them alive and keep Kakashi from ruining our plans, whatever they are now."

"To keep acting as if nothing has changed while we do our own investigation into Tobi's identity and motives. I refuse to be someone's pawn in a plan that will end in destruction."

"You believe Sasuke when he says that Tobi isn't Madara?"

"I believe in using the people that I have. He has a strong chakra sense, I'm trusting in his skills. He might be proven wrong, but it is still a road we need to walk. My goal is peace, I don't care what I have to do to achieve that."

"Maybe this is what we can use to keep Kakashi on our side. If we have to bring him here, maybe he would be willing to work with us if it prevents a war."

"We have no way of trusting his word. He could try and leave the village or attack it once he is inside. We would need an insurance policy."

"I'll go speak with Sasori and see what he can come up with on both accounts. I'm hoping that Kisame's chakra will work, but I don't expect it to. The twins need family chakra."

"Get Sasori on it right away. How long does Sasuke have?"

"Without the chakra, I can do chakra treatments to try and keep him healthy enough, but it won't let him move around. He has maybe two weeks before it's too late."

"Keep me updated."

Konan gave a nod and she headed out of the room and down to where Sasori would be. She knew he would be in his workshop working on some new puppet or weapon. She didn't even knock, she just walked right in. His head snapped up at the intrusion and she could see he wasn't impressed, but accepted that it was her and not one of the others.

"Sasuke is in trouble. The pregnancy has forced the Uchiha Disease to take effect. With Itachi's chakra corrupted with his own disease it has pushed Sasuke's disease into overdrive. Itachi is no longer able to give Sasuke his chakra. Kisame is trying to see if the twins will respond to his chakra, but I don't suspect it will work. The only option left is to have Hatake Kakashi here to give Sasuke and the twins his chakra at least once a week." Konan began to summarize.

"How the hell are we going to do that? He's going to find out about the twins not to mention what he could try to do to all of us. Isn't there some other option?"

"Not if Kisame's chakra doesn't take. The twins need blood chakra, we are out of Uchihas and Hatake is the only one left of his family. Pain wants you to see if you can come up with a device that Sasuke could wear that would distribute Kakashi's chakra into his body without him having to touch Sasuke. Also if you could possibly come up with a device that could keep Kakashi here should it come down to that. We can't risk him getting information out of trying to leave the village."

"Ya I'll see what I can come up with. How soon do you need it?"

"They have maybe two weeks at most."

"Shit. I'll figure it out." Sasori said and Konan could hear the slight stress to his voice. A lot was riding on him designing something that could work.

Konan gave a nod and headed out of the room. She wanted to check in on Sasuke and see if Kisame's chakra was doing anything for him. She highly doubted it would work, but she was hoping it would. She didn't know how it would go over having Kakashi here. Sasuke hadn't even told him what had happened before he left. Kakashi was completely in the dark about the pregnancy and there was no telling how he would react to the news. She didn't believe he would hurt Sasuke on purpose, but words could cut a great deal. There was no way to know how he would handle the news. She walked into the medical room and saw that Sasuke was cleaned up from the blood on his face. He still didn't look good.

"Do you feel any better Sasuke?"

"Not really. My chakra still doesn't feel right." Sasuke said with a heavy and tired voice.

Konan came over to the side of the bed and started to check Sasuke over. He wasn't throwing up blood anymore so that was something. His system was cleaned from Itachi's chakra, but his own chakra was still low. Kisame's chakra wasn't helping him any. All she could do now was give him chakra treatments and see if that would be enough until they figured something else out.

"It's not working. I'm going to start you on chakra treatments to try and boost your levels." Konan said as she got started.

"But you don't think it'll work." Sasuke said with a panicked voice.

"There has to be something." Kisame said.

Konan stopped what she was doing and gave Sasuke her full attention. She knew this wasn't going to be easy on him, but he had to know that they had at least one more option.

"The twins need family blood chakra. Obviously, we can't let Tobi near you. That would leave only Kakashi. We would need him here for the duration of the pregnancy. Sasori is working on a device that you would be able to wear that would contain Kakashi's chakra and be released into you. Kakashi would need to feed chakra into it though."

"But he doesn't know. He could refuse to help." Sasuke said with panic flooding his voice even more.

"He could attack him or jeopardize everything here." Itachi argued.

"I know there are risks and unknowns, but we can manage them. Sasori is working on it. This might be the only way to keep you and the twins alive. If we have to kidnap Kakashi and keep him here in a cell, then we will. You and the twins are the priority." Konan said.

"We can't just lock him away." Sasuke said.

"We will do whatever we have to do to ensure that these twins survive." Konan said with strength to her voice.

"Listen to me little brother, we will do whatever it is to ensure that you and the twins live through this. I don't care what we have to do to make that happen. Nothing else matters than for you three to survive this. I don't care if that means I have to keep Kakashi locked up until you give birth. I'll do whatever I have to to save you three." Itachi said back, ready and willing to do whatever it took.

"Ok. I don't like the idea of keeping him locked up, but I can't lose them. If this is the only way I'll live with the guilt." Sasuke agreed. In the end all that matters was his boys being born. If Kakashi hated him for it, then so be it. He already figured Kakashi hated him after what happened in Konoha anyways and if he didn't, finding out about the twins would most likely do it.

"Sasori is working on a device that could allow us to keep Kakashi within the village and not be a risk. Keeping Kakashi locked up might only have to be short term. And he doesn't need to know about the twins unless you want him to. We can say it is for something else that you need his chakra for." Konan said.

"I appreciate that, but I can't keep something like this from him, not if he is going to be trapped here and is saving their lives. He deserves to know the truth and hear it from me." Sasuke said even though fear was flooding his body at just the thought of telling Kakashi.

"That's your choice. I'm going to get the chakra treatment going and we will see how it works. If it works well enough we can stick with it. We'll know within the next day or two. The best thing for you to do right now is to rest and try to recover your strength. You should also try eating something, even drinking a smoothie to help." Konan said.

"I'm not really hungry, but I'll try a smoothie I guess." Sasuke said, he knew he needed to give the babies enough nutrients for them to grow.

"I'll go make you one. Mixed berries and watermelon?" Kisame asked.

"Ya thanks."

Kisame gave Sasuke a warm smile as he headed out. Sasuke let out a sigh as he tried to get his mind back into order. He had been so scared when he started to throw up blood, he thought for sure that something was wrong with the twins. He was relieved that they were still ok, but now he was terrified that he would lose them because of his chakra. He also may now need to tell Kakashi about the twins and he had no idea how he would react to that news. Sasuke didn't believe he would attack him, but he could try and take the twins once they were born. He could tell someone that would try and take the twins from him or try to kill them. He wasn't ready for this. He thought he would have more time to tell Kakashi. He thought he would be able to wait until after they were born for this. He didn't want Kakashi to have to be locked up for the remainder of the time, but he wasn't going to put his babies at risk, even if that meant that Kakashi would have to spend time in a cell once again.

"There's blood all in my room." Sasuke said to Itachi.

"I'll take care of it, don't worry Ototo."

"How do you think he'll handle it?" Sasuke asked, referring to Kakashi.

"I don't know for certain, but he's a good man at heart. He's been very worried about you and has tried to help you before you left. I think he'll be shocked, but he will come around eventually. I don't see him hating you for this or trying to do anything to the twins once they are born. I don't know if he'll want to be involved with them. He's never shown interest in children or settling down. He enjoys his carefree bachelor lifestyle, but he wouldn't want any harm to come to them or to you. Don't stress over it for now little brother. Let's see if the chakra treatments work first." Itachi answered.

Sasuke just gave a nod. It was clear that he was still stressed and worried about everything, not that they could blame him. This was a horribly difficult position for someone to be in, much less a twelve year old boy. Sasuke was doing the best that he knew how and they were all proud of him for it. With any luck this would work and he wouldn't have to deal with confronting Kakashi with this whole mess. It was easy to say that Kakashi wouldn't hold this against the young Uchiha, but when confronted with the truth anything could happen. Kakashi was human just like everyone else. He could easily have a bad reaction to news like this and say something that would hurt Sasuke. All they could do was hope for the best and do whatever they had to, to get Sasuke and the twins to term.

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Naruto was sitting down on his couch with the newest letter from Sasuke. He was glad to hear that everything was going ok on his end. Naruto was writing to him now and telling him about his training. He was also going to be in the Chounin Exams starting next week. He was very excited about him. Him and Sakura were going to be in it, but they were getting a new team member to make up their three man team. Someone named Sai, Naruto had never heard him before or met him. The Third placed him within their squad. Naruto hadn't really been going on missions since he decided to focus on his training. It was an adjustment period for them all, because Sakura was bouncing around in different squads and Kakashi was doing solo missions. Things had changed and Naruto was not too sure if it was for the better or not. It was different and not what any of them had ever expected to be happening, but it could be good that it was. They now knew about this pending war and they might be able to prevent it. Naruto was learning about controlling the nine tails and Sasuke was going to be a dad. Things were crazy now, but in the end Naruto knew it would all be worth it.

He was in the middle of writing his letter when there was a knocked at the door. Naruto quickly gathered up anything that had to do with Sasuke as he spoke.

"One second."

Naruto quickly ran into his bedroom and grabbed the box that was under his bed. He put the letters into it before placing it back in its place. He then went over to his door, placing his hand on the handle he looked around to make sure he didn't forget anything before opening the door. He saw that Shikamaru was standing on the other side of it, someone he didn't expect. Naruto figured it would have been Sakura or Kakashi here. Maybe even Tenzo, but not Shikamaru.

"Shikamaru, what are you doing here?"

"We need to talk."

"Ya sure, come on in." Naruto moved aside to let Shikamaru in.

Shikamaru took a quick look around and saw that it was still messy, but he didn't see anything that would explain why Naruto was acting suspiciously recently.

"What's up?" Naruto asked as he closed his door.

"What is going on with you? You've been acting suspicious these past few weeks."

"What are you talking about? I've been busy with training." Naruto said with a nervous laugh. He was hoping that Shikamaru didn't notice. Shikamaru did though.

"You've been going in and out of the Uchiha Compound a lot recently. You've never gone in there before. You always believed it was haunted. Not to mention Sasuke would have your head if he knew. No one ever goes in there." Shikamaru pressed.

"I told you I've been using it to study and do some reading so no one bothers me. Sasuke's not here and I don't think he would mind. There's no secrets here Shikamaru. I've just been training."

"Sasuke was prepared to kill anyone that dared to walk within the Compound, but he wouldn't mind you being in the Compound for hours at a time?" Shikamaru said skeptical.

"Well we were teammates. We've been through a lot together. He wouldn't mind and it's not like he's here."

"Do you know where he is?"

"How would I know where he is? No one has heard from him since he left two months ago."

Shikamaru picked up more nervous energy from Naruto. Something wasn't adding up here. Naruto knew something, something big, and if Shikamaru had to guess it had to do with Sasuke. The whole situation with Sasuke never sat right with him. He disappears to this specialized squad for ninja that were not ANBU. Shikamaru had never heard of it nor had anyone else. Kakashi had been more stressed since Sasuke was removed from his squad, the same as Asuma. Then two months ago Sasuke leaves in the middle of the night and all ANBU squads go after him, but then out of nowhere the Third calls the search off, Sasuke's name is cleared, the Council is murdered and an ANBU squad was set for execution. It was all connected and Shikamaru had no doubt that Sasuke was in the middle of it all. Naruto knew more than he was letting on. Shikamaru knew he shouldn't get involved in any of this. He should walk away and be in ignorant bliss from all of this. This was way out of his league and pay grade. This was for Jounin to deal with, not him. The problem was Shikamaru loved a puzzle and this was one hell of a puzzle. If he was honest with him, he had to admit that he did look up to Sasuke and there was a chance he could be in danger.

"You're hiding something. Before you were willing to die from exhaustion just to find Sasuke. Now you don't even try to locate him. You're training as if you are preparing for something big. Like you know something is coming and you are trying to get ready for it. What I can't figure out is why you need the Compound and what the Uchiha have to do with it. You are taking scrolls and books out of it, but I haven't seen you go in with any. Uchiha have kept scrolls and books hidden there for decades, according to the rumours. Scrolls and books that keep long untold secrets from history. Secret techniques that have been forbidden. What the hell are you doing Naruto?" Shikamaru demanded.

"I'm not doing anything, but training. Maybe you should do the same. Nothing is going on. There is no big secret here Shikamaru. I'm just growing up and focusing on my training. With the Chounin Exams coming up next week I want to be ready. And the Clan has a lot of interesting history about Konoha that I am reading up on for when I become the Hokage. That's all."

It sounded reasonable. Shikamaru knew he could have easily believed it and let it go. The problem was he knew it wasn't true. He sounded good, but it wasn't the truth. Shikamaru let out a sigh before he spoke.

"Alright."

Shikamaru turned and headed for the door.

"Alright? That's it? No more arguments, no more telling me I'm hiding something. You're just going to leave?" Naruto asked shocked.

"You're telling me the truth right?"

"Ya I am."

"Then there isn't anything more to say. I came here looking for answers and I got them. I'll see you around Naruto." Shikamaru said with a wave as he headed out.

"See ya." Naruto said.

Shikamaru headed out of the apartment and Naruto had a good feeling that he didn't believe him at all. Naruto knew that he should be telling Sasuke about this, but Sasuke had enough to worry about, he didn't need this to go with it. There wasn't anything Sasuke could do about Shikamaru from where he was. Naruto would deal with things in Konoha and let Sasuke deal with things over there. He also had the twins to worry about. Naruto wasn't going to add any more stress to Sasuke and his situation. Shikamaru was lazy, eventually he would forget about it and move on to something else. Naruto let out a small sigh before he headed back into his bedroom to finish his letter to Sasuke. He was nineteen weeks now, just over halfway to thirty-five weeks. It wouldn't be much longer now before Sasuke would be giving birth and he would be an uncle. Naruto was going to be there for him the whole way no matter what happens. They would get through this whole mess together and then afterwards Naruto would get to see his nephews. With any luck, Sasuke would finally get to be happy.

Week Twenty

It had been five days since Sasuke was placed in the medical room. Five days that he had been going through chakra treatments and so far nothing was working. They were running out of time, Sasuke and the twins were running out of time. Konan, Pain, Kisame and Sasori were standing outside in the hallway of the medical room that was keeping Sasuke. Sasuke was asleep right now, he was too tired to be able to even stay awake for long anymore. When they did get him awake they were quick to get him to eat something. They had maybe a week before Sasuke's body was too weak and it lost the fight.

"I have the device ready for the chakra transfer." Sasori said.

"What is it?" Itachi asked.

"A bracelet basically. Kakashi can either wear it, and the device will drain his chakra or he can feed his chakra into the bracelet willingly. Sasuke then wears it and when it turns red it needs more chakra. Each charge will last maybe a week, depends on the twins."

"And to keep him here without him trying to run?" Pain asked.

"I'm working on it now. I think I can design a collar that will explode if he tries to leave the village. Basically, he leaves he would lose his head. Until then he'll have to be chained up in a cell."

"Itachi, choice is yours." Pain said.

"Do it. Sasuke and the twins are all that matters to me. When can we grab him?" Itachi asked.

"How are we going to grab him?" Kisame asked.

"Would he come willingly if he was told that Sasuke was in trouble and needed his help?" Konan asked.

"He might, but how do we get him in a cell?" Itachi asked.

"He's not going to trust anyone. We can get him here, but from there it would have to be force." Konan said.

"Who goes?" Kisame asked.

"I'll send Deva Path. He's seen him before, sending anyone else and it will be too suspicious." Pain answered.

"I'll get a cell ready for when you get back." Sasori said.

"You need to hurry, that's four days from now and Sasuke doesn't have anymore than a week." Konan said.

"What if Kakashi isn't there?" Kisame asked.

"He's there. I've had my crow watching him until we knew." Itachi answered.

"Keep him stable and get the cell ready. In four days we're going to have Kakashi to deal with." Pain said as he turned and headed back to his spot in the tower.

The others all gave a nod and got back to their work. Itachi headed into the medical room while Kisame headed into the kitchen to make another smoothie for Sasuke and something to eat for Itachi. They had both been spending all of their time with Sasuke and they barely slept themselves out of fear of what could happen.

Itachi walked into the room and went over and sat down on the edge of the bed. He placed his hand on Sasuke's belly and rubbed soothing circles on it. Sasuke let out a small sigh as he opened his eyes.

"I'm tired Niisan."

"I know you are Ototo. Kisame went to get you something to eat, you haven't eaten yet today."

"I'm not hungry." Sasuke mumbled as he already had his eyes closed.

"I know you aren't, but you need to eat something. Come on little brother keep your eyes open."

"I'm going to lose them." Sasuke said as his eyes filled with tears.

"No you are not. Listen to me Sasuke, you are not going to lose them. I won't allow that to happen, not while it is in my power. Pain is sending Deva Path to collect Kakashi. Sasori has a device that will work to transfer his chakra into you. Once we get him here we can take his chakra with the device and get you better. We just need to get you through the next four days. We can do it."

"Four more days?"

"That's it Ototo. The twins are still healthy, this is only affecting you right now. Konan said you can make it until he gets here. My crow has been keeping track of him. We know where he is. You just have to hang on for four more days. I know you're tired and you've been through so much since these little ones were placed in you. I need you to fight one more time. They need you to fight again. You can do this. I'm not going anywhere, we'll get through this together." Itachi said with strength and determination in his voice.

He wasn't going to let Sasuke give up. He would get him through the next four days no matter what. They just needed to hang on long enough to get Kakashi here and then they would deal with everything that came after that.

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It was two days later when Deva Path was sneaking into Konoha. It was laughably easy to do it. The Great Nation clearly didn't think that any outsider would ever try to attack them for them to make it this easy. He hadn't even sensed nor seen any ninja or ANBU guarding the village. Deva Path made his way towards Kakashi's apartment. It was just before dinner time so the streets were busy with life. Deva Path made sure he stuck to the rooftops to avoid being detected. He doubted anyone would know what his cloak meant, but he wasn't in the mood to deal with any questions from people. His look didn't exactly blend in here. Deva Path arrived at Kakashi's home and went over to one of the windows in what he suspected was a bedroom. He slowly pushed the window open, slightly surprised to find it unlocked, and made his way inside. He didn't even get three steps inside when he sensed a kunai being thrown at him. He easily used his manipulation technique and stopped the kunai in mid air before turning it around and sending it back towards Kakashi. It landed in the wall just next to Kakashi's left eye, shocking the man in the process.

"If you are going to start a fight, make sure it is one you can win Hatake Kakashi." Deva Path said.

"I always do." Kakashi said with confidence. He recognized this man as the one with Itachi roughly two months ago, but that didn't mean he was a friendly person or on the side of good.

"At least your senses are strong. Though, why would you be careless to leave a window unlocked? Do you truly think your village defenses are that strong?"

"People don't tend to be stupid enough to try and attack me, especially in my own home. Seems I'm at a disadvantage though, you know my name and where I live, but I don't even know your name."

"I am Yahiko, the leader of the Akatsuki. I come on behalf of Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke. They were unable to be here."

"Is Sasuke ok?" Kakashi immediately asked, but he didn't let his guard down. This man was radiating power.

"He's in the medical bay. His chakra has been compromised from an outside factor. Itachi was trying to help repair the damage, but his chakra is compromised by the Uchiha disease. Him giving Sasuke his chakra pushed Sasuke's Uchiha disease into effect. Sasuke needs clean chakra from someone that is compatible with an Uchiha's chakra. You are the only one that fits. Without your chakra he will die. You need to come with me and go back to Amegakure."

"And I'm just supposed to trust you? A ninja I know nothing about nor have I ever heard of you. Why didn't Itachi come himself?"

"He is staying behind with his brother. He has only a week at most left of life if he goes untreated. You are aware of how close they are, I'm sure you can imagine the state that he is in. But if you are concerned for your safety look at your window and you will see I am telling you the truth."

Kakashi turned just enough so he could see his living room window. There on the ledge was a crow with one Sharingan eye. Itachi's crow. Him and Itachi haven't seen each other except for that one time since the Clan's massacre, but Kakashi knew that Itachi wouldn't be trying to kill him. Sasuke was sick and dying and for whatever reason they needed his chakra.

"Why can't you take some of my chakra and then go back to Amegakure? Why do I have to come with you?"

He really didn't want to be stuck in Amegakure. For starters it wasn't like he could tell the Third what he was really doing. That wouldn't go over well. He was at least on vacation time right now so he could come and go. Still if he got trapped in Amegakure there would be no way for him to get word out, even if he could the chances of anyone getting past their defenses seemed slim. Whatever they had going on to protect the village was working remarkably well. He wanted to help Sasuke, but he also didn't want to be a prisoner again.

"Because of Sasuke's condition. He might need more chakra than I can take from you. Any delay in having to relocate you could jeopardize his life. I give you my word that no harm will come to you and once he is healthy again you may leave. I do not give my word out lightly. You are coming with me Hatake Kakashi by any means necessary. I would have already taken you, but any harm done to you would hurt the little one's feelings. This is a matter of his life though, so I will cut off your legs to keep you from running if I have to. I suggest you come willingly." Deva Path said with a slight edge to his voice.

Kakashi really didn't want to go anywhere with this man. The problem was he had no idea if he could handle him in a fight. He also didn't want Sasuke to die when he could have done something to help him. There was no way of knowing if what this man said was true or not. By leaving he would be putting himself at risk, but by staying he would be potentially putting Sasuke at risk and that option was unacceptable to him. He was better off playing nice until he had to make his move. He had his hounds so if he had to get a message out to the Third he could do it through them at least. They might stand a better chance of getting past Amegakure's defenses.

"I'll go with you. I'm on vacation time for the next week so I don't have to worry about reporting to the Third my whereabouts. To be clear, I'm coming because I am not willing to risk Sasuke's life. You are prepared to strike me down to save his life. I am willing to strike you and anyone else down that stands in my way to protect him. Remember that before you underestimate me." Kakashi said with an edge to his voice. He was not going to have this man thinking that he was coming only because he was scared to stay here. Kakashi didn't fear this man in front of him. He was going for Sasuke and that was the only reason why.

"It's a shame that your death would cause the little one pain. It would have been an interesting time killing you. You are very well respected within the ninja world. It would have been a pleasure to fight you, to kill you. Grab what you need, we need to move quickly."

"If you have done anything to harm him." Kakashi said with a threatening voice.

"I assure you, he is very well protected and cared for. He's in the safest place in the world."

"Surrounded by dangerous criminals."

"He was surrounded by honorable ninja here, how did that work for him? Do not throw judgements upon us, when your village is covered in blood. The longer this takes the sicker the little one gets. We do not have time for this."

Kakashi turned to put a quick bag together. He made sure he had extra weapons to go with it. He then went and left a quick note to Tenzo just in case something happened. He was going only because Sasuke's life could be at risk. He wasn't going to stay here if Sasuke was in danger and needed his help. With that done he grabbed his bag and was ready to go. They both left and took to the rooftops. They had to make sure that Deva Path didn't go noticed. They had two days ahead of them before they would even arrive at Amegakure. Kakashi had no idea what he was going to be walking into when he entered the village. All he could do was hope that Sasuke would be ok and maybe he would be able to convince him to leave and come back to Konoha with him. Kakashi didn't like the idea of Sasuke being around so many dangerous criminals. He didn't like that he couldn't be there for Sasuke and know that he was healing from everything that happened to him. Kakashi was hoping that he would be able to see Sasuke and finally get to talk to him.

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It was two days later when Kakashi was escorted into Amegakure. He was almost instantly soaked from the heavy rain. Amegakure was famous for its rain and defences. Kakashi didn't know where they were going, but he made sure he kept his eyes open and took everything in. He wanted to know as much as he could so he was prepared for whatever was to come his way. Kakashi followed Deva Path to a very high tower. From what Kakashi could tell it was the tallest in the whole village. They made their way up many levels, part of Kakashi was shocked that they had an elevator. It wasn't unheard of in the world, but only those wealthy were able to have one. There wasn't even one in the Hokage tower. They arrived on the right floor and Deva Path headed out, giving Kakashi no choice, but to follow him. They were walking down the hallway and before Kakashi could even register what had happened he felt a prick on his neck. He stopped and moved his hand to his neck. Deva Path had stopped moving and turned to face Kakashi. Kakashi removed the needle from his neck and he instantly felt his body going weak.

"You son of a bitch." Kakashi manage to growl out before the darkness took him over.

Sasori came out of the shadow as Kakashi collapsed to the floor.

"How pissed do you think he'll be?" Sasori asked, but he didn't expect Deva Path to answer him.

"Get him chained up and the bracelet on him. I'll inform Itachi." Deva Path turned and left.

Sasori grabbed Kakashi and dragged him down the hallway to the cell. He would have loved to torture him a little, but he was under orders to not harm him. Sasori knew that Sasuke wouldn't like it either so out of respect for him, he wasn't going to cause any harm to Kakashi. At least for now. Sasori got Kakashi in the cell and chained his wrists to the wall, forcing Kakashi to stand. With him being knocked out his body just hung there. It would at least cause him pain and that brought a joy to Sasori. Sasori finally placed the bracelet on Kakashi's wrist and was pleased to see that it was pulsing red, which meant it was working. He then went and leaned against the wall and waited.

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Deva Path walked into the medical room holding Sasuke. He saw that he was asleep on the bed with Itachi and Kisame on either side of the bed.

"Where is he?" Itachi asked.

"Sasori has him in a cell. The bracelet should already be on him. He will stay there until Sasori finishes building the device to keep Kakashi within the village."

"How long does the bracelet need to be on before Sasuke can wear it?" Itachi asked.

"An hour roughly. He's drugged and won't be awake for thirty minutes."

"Do you want me to wait with Sasori?" Kisame asked.

"No, I'll go shortly." Itachi said.

"How is the little one?" Deva Path asked.

"He's been sleeping most of the time. He's barely awake long enough to drink a smoothie. The twins are fine so far, but they are draining him." Itachi answered.

"Konan assures me that this will work. He should start to feel better in a couple of days." Deva Path said before he turned and walked out.

Itachi let out a slow breath once they were alone. Kakashi was here and soon Sasuke would be able to get the chakra that his body and the twins needed. With some luck this would be the last bump they came across and Sasuke could enjoy the rest of his time being pregnant. Kisame came around and wrapped his arms around Itachi from behind.

"He'll be ok. He'll get Kakashi's chakra and he'll be full of energy again. He'll be dragging us to the baby store and the sweet shop before we know it."

"I will spend the whole day in the baby store with him if he would wake up and feel better. He's barely eaten anything in over a week." Itachi said with worry in his voice.

"Once he gets the chakra he'll be eating all day and night. He'll be waking us up at three in the morning craving chocolate covered strawberries."

"He won't be the only one." Itachi said with a small smirk.

"He's strong, he'll make it."

Itachi moved his hands and placed them against Kisame's arms. They were almost out of the woods. Itachi was praying that this would work and Sasuke would be healthy once again.

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It was roughly forty minutes later when Kakashi began to wake up. Itachi was leaning against the wall facing Kakashi. He had came down roughly ten minutes ago to relieve Sasori. Itachi knew that Kakashi's father had been the one to kill Sasori's parents. Itachi was unsure of how Sasori would act and handle Kakashi. They were all under orders not to harm Kakashi. Pain knew that it would upset Sasuke if Kakashi were to be hurt because of him. Itachi watched as Kakashi let out a groan as he slowly blinked his eyes open. Kakashi felt like his mind was in a fog and his body felt like he had been thrown off a cliff. Kakashi squinted to try and get his eye to clear up. He knew he had been drugged and he knew his wrists were restrained above him. He had been captured and he was pissed.

"You son of a bitch." Kakashi growled out as he saw Itachi there against the wall.

"It wasn't my idea to drug you."

"Was it your idea to restain me?"

"It was necessary."

"For what? Is Sasuke even sick?"

"Very. You have a bracelet on your left wrist that is taking some of your chakra. Once it turns green I'll place it on Sasuke and it will feed into him."

"If Sasuke does need my chakra, then why can't I just touch him and give it to him that way? Why all of this?" Kakashi demanded.

"I can't tell you that."

"Why the fuck not?"

"Because Sasuke wishes to be the one to tell you and I will not disrespect my brother like that."

"Then what can you tell me?"

"That your chakra is the only thing that will keep Sasuke alive. He needs it at least once a week for the next fifteen to eighteen weeks. That bracelet will make it possible for your chakra to slowly feed into Sasuke's body for a week before you will need to put more chakra into it."

"How is he going to get my chakra once a week for that many months? What the hell does he even have?"

"You'll be here for the rest of the time. Sasori is working on a device that will keep you in the village. Once the device is finished you won't have to be chained up."

"Oh just that simple eh? I'll just stay here for four and a half months when I'm supposed to be in Konoha doing my job. I'm sure the Third won't look for me at all."

Kakashi was not impressed by any of this right now. He was beyond furious at this point. He wanted to help Sasuke, he truly did. If he had to give Sasuke chakra than he would, but he couldn't be here for months. He would be labeled a traitor. The only comfort he had was the note he left for Tenzo, but even still if Konoha tried to rescue him Sasuke could be hurt in the fight.

"The Third will be informed that you are needed here to assist me in the prevention of a war. He's not in a position to argue with me. And you would be here to help protect Sasuke and help prevent a war from happening. Things have changed since I was originally placed on this mission. I could use your help with that. You can't tell me after everything that happened recently that you are happy with being in Konoha. That you haven't worried about Sasuke since he left. Here you can be around him. You can help keep him alive. You can help me with gathering information and trying to figure out a plan to prevent a world war."

"And I'm just supposed to trust the people here? Trust you? Sasuke needs my chakra, fine, then I can take him and go somewhere to keep him safe. He could come back to Konoha with me and stay with me. He won't be surrounded by S-Class criminals."

"Konan is the only doctor that can help him. He has to stay here not to mention he doesn't ever want to be back in Konoha. Amegakure is his home now, is my home now. I'm not asking you to trust anyone. You will be here until Sasuke no longer needs your chakra how you spend that time is up to you. You can either be kept here the whole time or you can have the freedom to be in the village. You can't win against me in a fight, You can't win again Pain in a fight. We will get what we want either way, you might as well make this easier for yourself. Once you speak with Sasuke I know you'll stay. You'll stay out of obligation, you don't have the type of personality that would allow you to give up your lifestyle for anything. You might surprise me, but I doubt it."

"What the hell do you mean by that?"

"You'll understand when Sasuke speaks with you. Though, I think he is only setting himself up for heartbreak. Still, it's his decision and I won't take that from him. I will ask that you be open minded and to think and choose your words carefully. He's vulnerable right now. He's been through a lot."

"I know he has and I'm not looking to hurt him. I don't know what he needs to tell me, but I can handle it. Whatever it is."

"He thinks you hate him, that you will hate him and be disgusted by him for what has happened to him outside of his control."

"I would never hate him or be disgusted by him. He's just a child, a twelve year old boy. There is nothing he could do that would ever make me hate him. I don't know what he has to tell me, what this is, but I do know that I'll handle it. He's not losing me, no matter what."

"I hope you mean that Kakashi, because he could really use you. He's going to need a lot of help. I just wish I could be confident that you'll be the man he needs and not walk away once he is healthy again. Your lifestyle does not revolve around responsibility."

"And what does that mean?" Kakashi said taking offense to that.

"It means you enjoy having meaningless hookups and having nothing that ties you down. You can do whatever you want, when you want as long as you don't have a mission. You love that lifestyle and have no interest in seeing it change. I don't ever seeing you change it. You might accept what Sasuke says, but that doesn't mean you'll be there for him, not in the way that makes it count. Just know that it's fine. You don't have to be that person. I'll always be that person for him. I don't think he should tell you, but he feels like it would be wrong to keep this from you. That you deserve to know. I'll respect his decision, but I don't agree with it."

"You make me sound like a horrible person. Like being a bachelor is so wrong. You don't know me though Itachi, you used to back when we were best friends. That was a decade ago though. You don't know a damn thing about who I am now. Just like I don't know anything about you. So save your judgements for someone else. I will decide how I handle whatever information Sasuke tells me."

"Remember that words can hurt more than a fist."

"I am well aware of that. Have you located any of the Hunters?"

"Not yet. You?"

"My Hounds are out looking for them. They located Bear, I took care of him."

"Four more than. They can't hide forever. They'll show their faces at some point and then they'll be dead."

"How is Sasuke, besides being sick with some mysterious illness no one will tell me about."

Itachi let out a sigh as he leaned even more into the wall. He was exhausted, Kakashi could clearly see it. Sasuke wasn't the only one that needed help.

"Coping. I only know what Sasuke has told me about what happened to him. What probably amounts to maybe twenty percent of what was done to him. His back is covered in scars from being caned by Danzo. Thirty of them. His wrists and forearms were a mess from cuts. It was a rough first month for him. He still gets cravings, he'll deal with it for the rest of his life most likely. He started to get nightmares. He didn't at first, but he was too exhausted to dream anything. He's woken up a few times screaming so loud that Sasori can hear him three doors down. He's trying though. He's trying really hard to get through it and be stronger from it. He's had some happy moments."

"He's got a long road ahead of him. He's tough though, he'll make it through. How are the others around him?"

"Kisame has been great. He's my partner, my boyfriend. He's taken to Sasuke like a big brother. Sasori has been good around him. I trust him with Sasuke. He knows when to talk with him or when to leave him alone. He's even cooked for him and Sasori doesn't cook for anyone. Konan is his doctor and she has been taking very good care of him. Pain has been amazing. He's taken to Sasuke, so much so that he's going back on his plan. He doesn't want to start a war anymore. He always has his eyes on Sasuke. He believes that Sasuke is the future to this world. The others are ok with him, but I don't allow Sasuke to be alone with them."

"Would they hurt him?"

"One would, the other four probably wouldn't. They fear Pain and with good reason. He's as powerful as a God, there isn't anyone in this world that could beat him. As long as Sasuke has his loyalty, he'll be protected for life. And Sasuke is good for him. He's been different since Sasuke arrived. It's good, it eliminated a threat. With Pain on our side we stand a chance at winning the war. I'd like to prevent it from happening though."

"What is going on?"

Itachi was about to explain, but the bracelet turned green. Itachi pushed off the wall and went over to Kakashi. He reached up and removed the bracelet.

"You gonna loosen my cuffs?" Kakashi asked, but he knew Itachi wasn't going to.

"Sasori should have his device done shortly." Itachi said as he turned and headed out of the room.

"Let me know how he is." Kakashi said just before Itachi left.

Once the door was closed Kakashi let out a sigh. He had no idea how long he was going to be stuck in this room, but at least he had a better understanding of what was going on. Not much of an understanding, but he knew more about how Sasuke had been doing. Kakashi was hoping that these next four and a half months would go by quickly and without any problems. Kakashi wanted Sasuke healthy and happy, even if that meant he had to stay here for close to five months. He would at least be able to be around Sasuke and help him to recover.

Itachi walked into Sasuke's medical room and immediately went over to Sasuke. He placed the bracelet on him and then turned to the monitors. He had no idea how long this was going to take before they started to see an improvement, but he was hoping it wouldn't take long.

"What did you say to Kakashi?" Kisame asked.

"I didn't tell him about Sasuke's situation. I told him that he would need to be here for eighteen weeks until Sasuke would be healthy again. I think I've convinced him to accept it and that he could help us prevent this war. He'll stay, but what he'll be like with Sasuke, the twins and afterwards I don't know."

"You don't think he'll be there for them?"

"I think Kakashi loves his bachelor carefree lifestyle. He always has. He used to brag about it. I don't see him ever giving that up for anyone. He never wanted children either. He'll keep Sasuke alive and he'll wish the best for the three of them, but I doubt he will be a part of their lives. That's fine. I don't care if he is. All I want is the three of them happy and healthy."

"They have us. We'll help Sasuke and be there to raise these pups. He doesn't need another parent."

"This isn't going to be easy for him. I know he wants the twins, I want them too, but I'm a lot older than he is. He's going to only be thirteen when they are born. He's still a child himself. I don't want him to grow up too fast. He still needs to discover who he is outside of being a ninja and now a parent."

"We will make sure that he does. We can give him breaks to do his own thing. This is a huge uptaking for him, for anyone, but especially for someone so young. We'll be there to make sure he doesn't become too stressed or overwhelmed by it all. We'll get through this babe."

"I know we will. I'm glad we are doing this together." Itachi said with a warm smile.

"Always."

Sasuke let out a small moan as he began to wake up. They both turned their attention to him as he slowly opened his eyes.

"Hey Ototo, how are you feeling?"

"Tired, but slightly better." Sasuke rolled over onto his back.

"Kakashi is here, I got the bracelet on you now. You should start to feel better and back to normal within a day or two."

"How is he?" Sasuke asked.

"He's confused about what you are sick with. No one has told him anything about the twins. I know you want to do that yourself. He's going to stay though, he wants to make sure you are healthy. He is chained up right now, but that is only until Sasori finishes his device to provide insurance to Pain. Kakashi, he's not angry or upset about this. He's worried about you. He'll be happy to know that you are awake and feeling better."

"You hungry kid?" Kisame asked.

"Not really."

"Do you think you could stay awake long enough to drink some smoothie?" Kisame asked.

"I probably should eat something. When was the last time I did eat?"

"It's been about a day and a half since you've been able to stay awake long enough. If you are feeling up to it you should eat something Ototo."

"I should eat something. They need food."

"I'll go make you a smoothie and see how that goes down." Kisame offered before he headed out of the room.

Itachi sat down on the bed and placed his hand on Sasuke's stomach. He began to rub his thumb along as he normally does.

"How are you feeling with all of this?"

"I don't know yet. I have to tell him."

"I know you do. I understand that Ototo. I want you to know though, that how he reacts is not reflected badly on you. It's his decision on if he wishes to be apart of the twins' life. If he doesn't, then it will be ok. We will raise these little ones together. You don't ever have to worry about being alone with them."

"I know. They're ours. It's his choice if he wants to be involved or not. It'll hurt if he doesn't want anything to do with them, but I'll get over it. It doesn't change that I love them and will give them all the love they need. We will."

"Yes we will Ototo. I'm not confident that Kakashi will want to be in their lives, but I wanted to make sure that you understood it would have nothing to do with you. He loves his carefree lifestyle that he has. It wouldn't surprise me if he wanted to keep it. But I will always be there for you and the twins, just like Kisame will be."

"I know you both will be. You're all I need. If he wasn't a good man I wouldn't tell him. But he is, so he deserves to know."

"That is very adult of you. But don't be growing up too fast on me though ok?"

"Kinda hard not to considering."

"I know it is, but I am still going to make sure that you have time to yourself and the chance to be able to act your own age. You need to discover who you are still, it's an important part of growing up. I don't want you to become stressed out or overwhelmed by responsibilities. You need to also have your own fun."

"I don't know what that even is."

"I don't really either. I guess we'll have to figure it out together."

Itachi couldn't help, but smile when he felt a small kick underneath his hand.

"Someone's awake." Itachi said.

"I love that feeling. Is that weird?"

"I think we are way past weird at this point little brother." Itachi teased.

"True. I think he's hungry. They haven't had much recently."

"That's ok, we'll get you back to being healthy and eating chocolate pickles soon enough. You'll feel a lot better in a couple of days."

"Then can we go to the baby store?" Sasuke asked with a small smile.

"Yes we can. I have a letter from Naruto for when you are feeling up to it."

"Maybe later when I have more energy."

"Whenever you are ready."

The door opened and Kisame walked in with a pink smoothie. Itachi moved the bed so the head was lifted so Sasuke could sit up slightly. Kisame handed Sasuke the drink as he spoke.

"I put in some strawberries and watermelon. Give you the most nutrients as possible."

"Thanks."

Sasuke took the drink and took a small sip. He couldn't believe how good it tasted. He didn't even realise how thirsty he was until now.

"This is really good."

"You must be feeling better. You don't look so pale." Kisame observed.

"I'm tired, but I don't feel so shaky anymore."

"That's good. You are on the mend." Itachi said warmly.

"Eighteen more weeks." Sasuke said slightly worried.

"We'll get you three there, no matter what." Itachi promised.

"They're kicking." Sasuke said with a small smile as he placed his hand on his belly.

"I guess they like the smoothie." Kisame said.

"At least they are moving around. You've been resting for awhile now. It's a good sign." Itachi said.

"Has anything been happening?" Sasuke asked.

"No it's been quiet. A few missions to take out some drug lords and cash grabs, but that's it." Kisame answered.

"Why the cash grabs?" Sasuke asked.

"The money we steal from criminals go towards the village and keeping the organization running. Pain pays all of us for each mission we do that is not being paid by an outside force as well." Itachi explained.

"He undercuts the other Great Nations right?"

"He does, by a good amount. Any Great Nation wouldn't do it for that price, because they have to pay their ninja more than what they would be getting from the client. Pain wants to take profit away from the Great Nations to help make them weaker." Itachi answered.

"That's smart. Eventually they would have no choice, but to lower their prices and lose profit in their village to make up the difference." Sasuke commented.

"He's trying to keep the rich from getting richer off of the poor. It's a good idea and has been working. It's one of the reasons Danzo wanted me to spy on them." Itachi said.

"Great Nations are all different, but one thing is the same, you don't go after their money. Nothing pisses them off more." Kisame commented.

"Makes me wonder what the other Great Nations are hiding. Konoha was supposed to be the good one among them, and look at everything they have done. What have the other Great Nations done?" Sasuke said.

"Not every Great Nation will order genocide, but they have their own dirty secrets. The Great Nations have made it harder on the smaller villages to survive and prosper, they like it that way. Pain wants to change that and give the smaller villages a chance. Like Amegakure. He's been able to make this village profitable and to grow in the industry. He's done a great job here." Itachi said.

"I hope I can help the village grow. Maybe find a way so it doesn't have to rain all the time. Doesn't that take up a lot of chakra for him to keep it going?" Sasuke asked.

"It can wear on him. He doesn't do it on Sunday to give the villagers a break, but it can be hard on him. He's only going to get weaker as the years go on." Itachi said.

"How can he get stronger again? The poles are draining his life force, but is there some way we could help him stop it before he can remove the poles?" Sasuke asked.

"He would need to absorb a large amount of chakra to heal his body and restore it to its original condition. The best way would be to remove the rods first and then for him to absorb the chakra so he remains strong. Removing the rods though is not simple and so far there is no way to do that." Itachi answered.

"But it is possible?"

"Anything is possible. There might be someone out there that could figure it out." Kisame answered.

"Maybe there is something in the library that would help." Sasuke thought.

"Possible. I've never gone through the library You were always the reader in the family." Itachi said.

"You used to read to me all the time."

"I did, because you could never get enough. If anyone can figure out how to help Pain, it would be you little brother."

"I'll start to look once I feel better. There might be something we could use for any of this war." Sasuke said.

"You need to focus on resting and growing these little ones. After they are born we can worry about this war." Itachi said with a warning in his voice.

"I will, I promise. Reading won't kill me. I like reading." Sasuke finished his smoothie and placed the now empty glass down on the side table.

"How are you feeling?" Kisame asked.

"A little better. It just feels like the end of the flu. A couple days of rest and I'll be ok. I need to see him." Sasuke said to Itachi.

"You should be resting more before you have this conversation with him."

"Now that he is here waiting any longer feels like I'm betraying him for some reason. I'm not going to be able to rest until I speak with him. He's waited months for me to talk to him, to find out what is going on. He shouldn't have to wait any longer. Please Niisan, I need to."

Itachi let out a sigh before he spoke. "Alright, but if I sense any distress from you I'm taking you out of there. I will not allow you to put you and the twins at risk."

Sasuke gave a nod and Itachi moved the blankets off from Sasuke. Kisame wrapped one of the throws around Sasuke's shoulders to help keep him warm, but it would also help to cover his growing belly. Itachi then picked Sasuke up bridal style and the three of them headed out. They made their way towards where Kakashi was being kept. Once there Kisame opened the door and Itachi carried Sasuke over to one of the tables that was against the wall. He placed Sasuke down and Sasuke moved so his back was against the wall. He brought his legs up slightly to ease some of the soreness in his body. Sasuke looked at Kakashi and he was having a hard time seeing him chained up like that. Sasuke felt a punch of guilt hitting him right in the stomach.

"You should be resting Sasuke." Kakashi said in a gentle tone.

"I'll be fine." Sasuke said.

"I'll be right outside. Remember what I said." Itachi said.

Sasuke gave a nod and both Kisame and Itachi headed out.

"I'm sorry you have to be here." Sasuke started.

"It's not your fault I'm here. I came because you are sick and needed my chakra. For some reason only my chakra will work for you. I'd really like to know why. Is this connected to how you were feeling before you left?"

"Ya." Sasuke said with his head down, it was clear to Kakashi that Sasuke was nervous and embarrassed about the situation.

"Sasuke, look at me." Kakashi paused and waited for when Sasuke did raise his head before he continued. "There is nothing that you could tell me that would ever make me hate you or be disgusted by you. I've told you this before, I am going to believe whatever you tell me. I'm going to be there for you no matter what. I'm not going to be mad at you. I'm not mad at you about anything that has happened. It wasn't your fault. The village let you down, nothing that happened to you is your fault. You can tell me, it's ok Sasuke."

"It's hard to believe."

"That's ok. I've seen a lot of unbelievable things in my life Sasuke. Things that were impossible. I can handle unbelievable."

Sasuke let out a shaky breath and Kakashi knew he needed a moment to get his thoughts in order. This was huge for Sasuke, whatever it was that he needed to tell him was hard for him to talk about. Kakashi could see the worry and fear in Sasuke's eyes and it was all about how Kakashi would react to this information. No matter what Sasuke told him he would have to keep his reaction to himself.

"I need you to keep quiet until I'm done telling you."

"Take all the time you need Sasuke."

Sasuke took a deep breath in before Kakashi finally got his answer.

"Before I was placed in the ANBU, about six months before, Danzo was approached by Orochimaru and Kabuto. They told him that they knew of a way to produce Uchiha. They made an agreement that Orochimaru would get one Uchiha and any other produced would go to Danzo so he could create his special army. I don't know why they didn't go about it in the traditional sense. Why they didn't find some woman to do it. Maybe they wanted to play God. I don't know. Kabuto stole my stem cells from the hospital and he used them to somehow grow a uterus and then two eggs. He took sperm from another man and fertilized them. He then implanted the eggs into the uterus and then um…" Sasuke stopped to collect himself. This was the hard part. This was the part that Sasuke had no idea how Kakashi would be able to handle it. It sounded insane even to him. "Danzo placed me in the ANBU so he could keep an eye on me. It would also force me to go in for a medical exam with Kabuto. He didn't remove my appendix he implanted the uterus into me. I'm pregnant with twins, twenty weeks now. I didn't find out until that day that I left. That's why I left. I've been losing chakra, the twins take mine. Itachi was able to give me his, but with his being tainted by the Uchiha Disease and my body developed it, it was making my disease worse. The only other person I can get chakra from is from their father. That person is you. They took your sperm from some woman you had slept with. You're their father."

The shocked look on Kakashi's face didn't go unnoticed. He couldn't hide it even if he wanted to. To hear that Sasuke was pregnant, he couldn't get his head around that. And he was the father. It was insane. This was absolutely insane. He needed to say something, he needed to say anything right now, but he just couldn't think of it. He couldn't think of anything right now. Sasuke was pregnant with his twins. He was going to be a father technically. Kakashi was going to be a father of twins. He never wanted kids, he never planned to have kids and now he was having twins with Sasuke, a twelve year old boy. He couldn't process this, he needed to process this.

"Ok." Was all Kakashi could get out.

"Ok? Just like that?" Sasuke asked shocked.

"No, no, not just like that. Not just like that. I um… I need some time to process this. I'm not mad at you, I am completely not mad at you Sasuke. I don't hate you, I don't blame you for anything that has happened. I just need some time to process this information."

"No, I understand. Take all the time you need I get it. Just know though that I'm not asking or expecting anything from you now or after they are born. I know you are stuck here until they are born and I'm sorry for that, but without your chakra they'll die and I can't let that happen. There's no pressure or expectations. I won't be hurt if you don't want to be involved. I'll understand." Sasuke said doing his best to keep his voice calm and the hurt from it.

"I don't know what to say to you right now, about this, and I don't want to say the wrong thing Sasuke. I need some time to process and sort my thoughts out." Kakashi said calmly. He really didn't want to say the wrong thing right now and hurt Sasuke. This was not Sasuke's fault at all and he didn't want to screw this up by saying something stupid that he would regret later.

"Take all the time you need." Sasuke said with understanding as he went and stood up.

"Wait, is my chakra helping?"

"Ya so far. Konan will want to check me and them over to confirm, but I already feel better. Thank-you."

"You don't have to thank me for that."

Sasuke gave a nod and slowly made his way out of the room. Itachi and Kisame were on Sasuke the second he walked out and closed the door.

"You aren't strong enough to be walking." Itachi said as he went and picked up Sasuke.

Sasuke just wrapped his arms around Itachi's neck and didn't even argue with being picked up once again.

"Are you ok?" Itachi asked as they made their way back to the medical room.

Sasuke just gave a nod against Itachi's chest. If he was honest with himself he was upset that Kakashi didn't have anything to say to him. He didn't know what he was expecting, but silence was not it. Kakashi said he wasn't angry or upset, yet Sasuke felt like Kakashi was angry at him. He felt like he had done something wrong and that Kakashi was disgusted by him. Sasuke knew it was irrational, but he couldn't help feeling this way. Once they got into the medical room Kisame spoke.

"I'll go let Konan know Sasuke is feeling better."

Kisame knew that the brothers needed some time to themselves right now. Itachi gave a nod as he placed Sasuke down on the bed. He sat down facing Sasuke and waited for the door to close before he spoke.

"Tell me what was said."

"I told him and then he said he needed time alone to process everything. He said he wasn't mad at me, but I can't help but feel like he is. It's irrational, because he was completely calm and didn't say anything mean. He said he needed time to process and to figure out what to say to me so he wouldn't say the wrong thing. I told him that I didn't expect anything from him and he didn't have to be involved if he didn't want to be. I don't know what he is going to do." Sasuke said sadly, finally letting his emotions come out.

"Whatever he does it will be his decision and not against you. He might surprise you Sasuke. Him asking for some time to think things over isn't a bad thing. It means he believes you and is taking this seriously. He's not rushing anything or saying something he will either regret or not be able to uphold. This might turn out differently than either of us expected. But remember no matter what, you will always have me. There is nothing that could ever change that."

"I know. I'll deal with it either way. I'm going to be disappointed if he doesn't want to be involved with them, but I'll accept it and get over it eventually. I'm sad, but I'll be fine. Them being healthy is all I care about."

"It'll be ok. Everything will work out Ototo. And in a couple of days if you are feeling better we can take a trip to the baby and chocolate store."

"Sounds good." Sasuke said with a small smile.

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm tired, but I'm feeling better. I just need some rest and then I'll be ok. Do you think Konan will do an ultrasound?"

"Probably. We can always ask though so you can see them. You'll probably be able to go back into your room."

"That would be nice. That bed is comfy and I'm slightly cold."

"I'm sure you'll be able to. I can get the stove going and make it warm in there for you. Are you hungry?"

"Not yet. I'll make sure to set an alarm though so I can eat something later, even if it is just soup or rice. I know I need to get back into eating again."

"Good. I can always wake you up, you don't need to set an alarm. I can cook you something and bring it to you."

"Tomato soup?" Sasuke asked with a small smile.

"Always." Itachi said with a warm smile back.

The door opened and Konan walked in followed by Kisame. She spoke as she went over to Sasuke's left side to examine him.

"How are you feeling Sasuke?"

"A bit better. I'm tired, but I'm not weak like I was feeling."

"The chakra seems to be working. You aren't as pale as you were recently. I'm going to check on the twins and see how they are doing. I haven't been able to examine them this week."

Itachi hit the button to lower the back of the bed slightly for Konan to get better access to Sasuke's belly. Konan pulled the ultrasound machine over as Itachi spoke.

"Does he have to stay here or can he go back to his room?"

"If the twins are fine then he can go back to his room. Have you been able to eat something Sasuke?"

"I had a smoothie not too long ago."

"Good, you need to get back into eating after the past week and a half."

The others turned their full attention to the monitor as they could hear the double heartbeats. Sasuke couldn't help, but smile at the sight of his baby boys.

"There they are." Sasuke said lovingly.

"Heartbeats are good. Have you felt any movements?"

"Since I've been awake yes. A couple of times."

"Good. I'm going to take some measurements, but from what I can see they are still perfect."

"Perfect, our babies are perfect." Sasuke said to the others with a sincere smile.

"Yes they are." Itachi said with his own smile back.

It was ten minutes later when Konan was confident that the twins and Sasuke were healthy enough to move back into his room. With the good news Itachi picked Sasuke up and carried him to his room. Kisame followed and got the stove going as he could tell Sasuke was slightly cold. Itachi got Sasuke under the covers and laying down. Sasuke gave a pleased moan as he sank into the soft mattress underneath him.

"Now I'm comfy. I was getting sore in that hospital bed."

"You will be getting sore the more they grow. We might need to get you some extra pillows or a form piece to put on top of the mattress to help soften it up for you." Kisame said.

"That's a good idea." Itachi agreed.

"I'll see how it goes. If I get too sore I'll do that. I can't believe I'm going to get even bigger. I already feel like I swallowed a watermelon."

"Big is good. That means the pups are healthy and growing right. And it's not like it won't take you long to lose the added weight." Kisame said.

"True. Once they are born I can train again. I'm going to be so rusty."

"You will be fine. You're a prodigy, you'll pick it up quick. Are you ok to be on your own?" Itachi asked.

"For sure. I'm going to get some sleep."

"I've put Naruto's letter in the side table if you want it later. I'm going to speak with Kakashi shortly and see if his mind hasn't exploded yet."

"Ok, I'll be fine on my own. You both could use some rest yourselves, I know you've been worried about me. Go rest Niisan."

"I'll come wake you up in a little while with some tomato soup. Sweet dreams Ototo." Itachi said as he poked Sasuke's forehead.

"I love you too."

Itachi and Kisame headed out and Sasuke curled up watching the fire as he slowly drifted off to sleep.

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Kakashi had no idea how this was happening right now. Three days ago he was just a normal ninja trying not to hate his village for what the Council had done to Sasuke. He was trying to move on from the whole situation and get back on track. He had accepted the fact that he would be worried about Sasuke until he was able to see him for himself. Now he was chained up in a room in Amegakure finding out that he was going to be a father. That alone was mind blowing, but it wasn't a woman that was pregnant it was a twelve year old boy. Kakashi didn't know what to think about any of this. He needed to think, he needed to talk this out, but he didn't have anyone to talk this out with. He never expected to be a father. He had made the choice to not plan for kids because he was a ninja. He didn't want his own kid to have to go through with the stress and worry like he did growing up of never knowing if his father would come back to him. He never wanted to put a child through that. Sasuke wasn't expecting anything from him and that almost made it worse. The child in this situation was willing to let the adult off the hook and do it himself.

He had questions, so many questions right now. He didn't know how Sasuke was doing with all of this. He didn't know what Sasuke was planning on doing with the twins once they were born. Where there they going to live? How was he going to handle two infants? He was just a child himself. He had no idea what to do. He didn't even really like kids. He didn't not like kids, but he never thought he would ever have any. Yes, there were times he had unprotected sex, but he always figured the woman would terminate if she got pregnant or handle it herself. He never actually expected any of the women to keep the child or ever be apart of its life. Now here was Sasuke looking to keep the twins and was giving him the opportunity to leave him with them. He didn't even think he could be a good father. Itachi was right, he did love his carefree lifestyle. But could he really just walk away? Could he be here for the next eighteen weeks roughly being around Sasuke and him being pregnant only to leave once Sasuke no longer needed his chakra? Could he have two children in the world and never see them or have anything to do with them? Just go about his life and let a child raise his children with Itachi? Itachi was barely an adult and traumatised himself.

The door to the room opened and Itachi walked in. Kakashi had no idea how long he had been lost in his mind, but he could see that Itachi had grown more tired since he saw him last. Itachi closed the door as Kakashi spoke.

"Remember back in the Grass territory. We were on that mission just the two of us chasing after this small squad of missing-nins that had managed to steal information on Konoha's defences?"

"It was our tenth mission together. We had been chasing them for three weeks. Even had to use your hounds to try and track them down. It was a good mission though, I've actually never had more fun on any other mission."

"That was the mission where I realised you had become my best friend. That I could tell you anything and you could tell me anything. Now I really wish my best friend was here to talk to, only it's his little brother I need to talk to him about."

Itachi spoke as he went over to the table to sit down on it. "Well, I could pretend for a little while that you are not talking about my baby brother."

Kakashi let out a sigh before he spoke. "So I got this guy pregnant."

"A guy? No way." Itachi said with fake confusion and amazement.

"Nice." Kakashi said with a smirk.

"Too much?"

"Little bit."

"It's been a long time since I've been around people who are not criminals. I'd imagine your mind was blown by the information."

"I don't even know what to say or to think about it. I'm confused. I don't know what to think. I know what I should do. I know what the right thing to do is. He's going to be thirteen, I can't let a thirteen year old raise twins on his own. A child raising children. But I never thought I would be a father. I never wanted children, not while being a ninja. And you're right, I do love being single. I love no responsibilities. Not having to worry about being hurt or killed while on a mission. This changes everything."

"You got three options. The first is you walk away once they are born and forget they exist. Sasuke and I will raise them and we have people here who will help us along the way. Second, you are here until they are born and occasionally you stop by to see them when it is convenient for you. Third, you stay and be in their lives. You help raise your children, but you do so knowing that you have others to help you and Sasuke with them. You accept the responsibility and learn how to live your life around that. I can't tell you which option to pick. You have the pick the one that will leave you with the less regret when you die. Honestly, I thought you would have said you wanted nothing to do with them right away. The fact that you have taken time to think about it is more than I had expected from you."

"You don't think very highly of me."

"I think from what I remember of you, you love random sex and no responsibilities. Sasuke and twins is a shit load of responsibilties."

"It is. And I don't know how I'm going to handle that. How to be a father. But he doesn't either. And if I'm this confused and scared, he has to be terrified."

"I'd imagine so."

"You're not going to tell me what he's thinking or feeling?"

"No, because I don't want you to feel guilted into a decision or guilty for making a decision. If he was a female, would you be feeling the same way?"

"Probably not. That would be simpler."

"Then what has you so scared?"

Kakashi let out a sigh before he spoke. "I never wanted children really. I didn't want to have them worry about me being hurt or killed on a mission. It's not fair to do that to a child. Sasuke, he was the first child I've ever cared about. The first child I've wanted to protect and be there for. And I screwed it up beyond belief. Look at everything that happened to him, all because I didn't protect him. What right do I have to raise any children?" Kakashi said with a deep hurt in his voice.

"You sound like him."

"How so?"

"He believes he doesn't deserve them either because of the things he's done being in the squad. The children he was forced to kill. But if he lets that fear consume him, lets past actions dictate how he handles his future, then they win. What happened to Sasuke wasn't your fault and taking that blame on yourself is letting them win. Are you really going to let those fucking bastards dictate whether or not you are involved in your children's lives? If you want to be there, then be there. If you don't then man up and at least admit that you don't want to because you don't feel like it. Don't blame it on someone else or some bullshit over misplaced guilt." Itachi said with an edge to his voice.

"You're right. I'm making excuses about why I shouldn't be there for them. I'm terrified of screwing up their lives, or Sasuke's. I'm confused about how I feel about the village once again hurting a child. I'm pissed at the Hunters, the Council, The Third, Orochimaru and Kabuto for what they have done to him. I even feel a little violated that Kabuto took my sperm from someone. But underneath all of that, if I ignore all of that, there is a spark of joy. I'm going to be a dad." Kakashi said that last part slightly amazed, as if his mind had just clicked that piece of information in.

"You are. What are you going to do about that?"

"I'm going to be there for them. For Sasuke. I told Sasuke when he went into the ANBU that I would always be in his corner, that doesn't change now. I might not go looking for responsibilities, but I refuse to turn my back on them. I won't become a piece of scum."

"Well you have managed to shock me. I'm proud of you though, other men would have walked away if the situation were normal. Every man would have walked away from this situation."

"I was tempted, but in the end I won't be that man. I won't let a child raise children, especially when those children are part mine. That doesn't mean I'm going to be any good at it, but I'll try my best to do right by them and by Sasuke."

"He's terrified. Every second of everyday he is terrified of losing them. He's still suffering from what was done to him. He's still battling the conditioning they have done and the cutting. But those babies are the only thing keeping him going. Keeping him from letting the darkness and despair take him under. When he found out, the night he left, he had originally went to the Lion's house, thought he would know what to do. Only he heard him and the rest of the squad talking about it. They all knew and didn't say anything to him. Said he was disgusting and called him a freak. He went back to the safe house and had a kunai pressed against his stomach. He was going to start stabbing himself just to get rid of them. The only thing that stopped him was seeing the ultrasound picture. He said he fell in love the second he saw it. He can't lose them. Not to death and not to you."

"How would he lose them to me?"

"If you decided to take them from him once they are born. You have to understand Kakashi, Sasuke has no idea what you will do about any of this. He can't win against you in a fight and he'll have to be put to sleep for their birth. You could take them and be gone long before he wakes up. I'm not saying you would, but it's a fear he has."

"I would never do that to him. If I felt like they weren't safe I would bring Sasuke with me. Not to mention I wouldn't be that stupid, I would never be able to get out of the village with two babies. Pain would find me before I even got close to getting out. I'll speak with him about it and let him know that I wouldn't do that to him. We have a lot we need to talk about with all of this."

"There's a lot to figure out. He doesn't want to go back to Konoha. He wants to stay here. He feels safe here and he wants them to feel safe. I'm staying here too."

"I guess I am too. I'll need to figure things out with the Third. I don't want to be labeled as a traitor."

"We can arrange that. It's a conversation that will need to be had with Pain."

"Let's get Pain down here then. Or let me go to him. This can't wait. Where is Sasuke?"

"He's sleeping. His body needs rest after the chakra drain and his body is fighting the Uchiha Disease that was made worse by my chakra."

"How bad is his disease?"

"Konan was able to clean out his body from my chakra. She has him on medication to help fight the disease. He will be fine until we can do the eye transplant with each other."

"How bad is yours?"

"Medication. I'll be fine as long as I don't use my chakra too much. I'll make it."

"You look tired."

"I've barely slept the past couple of weeks since Sasuke got sick. He was throwing up blood from the disease. I'll be fine. He's recovering now. In a couple of days he'll be back to perfect health thanks to your chakra."

"There were so many signs Itachi. He was sick all day, every single day for months. His emotions were all over the place. The weight gain. Are the hormones why his mind was weakened?"

"They were. The first trimester left his mind compromised. It's what he is struggling with now. His mind has finally realised what was done to him, what he allowed them to do to him, he's struggling with it. He's been having nightmares, some so bad that he wakes up screaming. He's trying to get through this and be positive and happy while being pregnant. He's doing his best."

"How are you doing though? This is a lot on you." Kakashi said sympathetically.

"It's a lot on him. There is a lot to figure out and there will be many times that this won't be easy, but they're family. They're part of Sasuke, I already love them. And they will be the only children we ever have in the family."

"Right, because you have a boyfriend. How did that happen? I always figured you were more asexual."

"More like pansexual. There was a girl in my Clan that I loved, my first love. I could have spent a lifetime together. I always thought that would be the last time I ever felt love. Then Kisame became my partner and I couldn't stand him. We hated each other. A heated argument and he kissed me. Now I know that what I felt growing up wasn't true love. We'd go to Hell and back for each other."

"Good for you Itachi. You deserve to be happy."

"I'll go and get Pain. If you are serious about this."

"I am. We have a lot to figure out and you have a lot to tell me about what is going on in this place. I'm not going to leave Sasuke to deal with this. I refuse to be that type of man."

"Good for you."

Itachi got up and made his way out of the room. He had to admit he was shocked that Kakashi was taking this so well. He knew there would be bumps along the way for all of them, but at least Kakashi was willing to be there for Sasuke and the twins. Itachi went and headed to Sasuke's room. He knew that Deva Path would be outside of the door. Pain was keeping a close eye on Sasuke and that was comforting to Itachi. Deva Path came out of the shadow as Itachi stopped outside of Sasuke's door.

"Kakashi wants to talk. He wants to stay and be apart of the twins' life."

"Do you believe him?"

"I do. He'll mess up along the way, but so will we. He's not lying. He wants to be here for Sasuke. He won't abandon them. He wants to talk with you and see what can be decided on."

"Konan and me will meet you in the room."

Itachi gave a nod and headed back towards the room. He was exhausted at this point, but this was something that needed to be done so they could all plan for the future and move on. This was a huge step in that direction and Itachi needed to be here for it. Afterwards he would get some sleep. Itachi walked back into the room and spoke.

"Pain is on his way down with Konan. She is his right hand man and long time friend. She is also the one keeping Sasuke and the twins alive."

"How has everyone been with Sasuke?"

"Good. Sasori is protective of him. Pain is extremely protective of Sasuke. There are specifics we need to discuss later. I need sleep first."

"You are looking more exhausted as this goes on. You should sit Itachi."

"I'll be fine."

"No you won't be. Sasuke needs you healthy and rested. You won't be any good to him if you can barely stand. Sit down and rest. There's no reason for you to be standing around for this conversation. Don't be stubborn."

Itachi let out a small sigh before he gave a nod and went and sat back down on the table.

"I know we haven't be around each other in close to a decade, but I am here now Itachi. You don't have to take this stress on by yourself. I'm here to help. You are barely an adult yourself. I know you have Kisame, but you also have me too."

"I appreciate that."

It was a few minutes later when the door opened and Konan walked in with Pain. Kakashi was confused by who this man was and shocked at his appearance. Itachi spoke to explain.

"This is actually Pain. The other man is one of his Six Paths of Pain that he can control."

"Ok."

Kakashi had more questions, but now was not the time for it. He could ask Itachi about it later once Itachi was better rested.

"You wish to stay here?" Pain asked.

"I do. I'd like to be here for Sasuke and the twins. I know it won't be simple to do that, but I'd like to try and work something out."

"Just like that you have accepted that Sasuke is pregnant with your twins?" Konan asked with a skeptical tone to her voice.

"It's not instant. I don't think I'll believe it until they are born and even then it will be hard to get my mind around. It doesn't change that he is pregnant with my children and I will not leave him to handle this on his own. He is a child himself, he shouldn't have to shoulder this responsibility on his own."

"And you are willing to stay here, for how long? Itachi must have informed you that Sasuke does not wish to leave even after the twins are born." Pain said.

"I'll be here for as long as Sasuke and the twins are here. It won't be simple for me. I'll need to speak with the Third so I am not labeled as a missing-nin. I'm not about to throw away my reputation. We don't trust each other, but we both care for Sasuke I'd hope we can find a common ground in that and come up with a plan that will work for both of us."

"I don't give second chances, remember that if you think about making a foolish mistake. I will kill you to protect the three of them." Pain said in a deadly tone.

"I would die to protect them, but we've already had that conversation. Sasuke needs me to keep him alive. You are clearly planning something and based on how you are acting that plan has changed. If you are trying to do something good, I can be helpful, useful, or you could keep me locked away and do nothing. The choice is yours."

"You are not allowed to leave the village. It is too dangerous to Sasuke's health for you to not be here in case he needs your chakra. A plan for the Third will need to work around you staying here."

"I could send a note, but he won't be pleased. He will also question if I am writing it or if I'm being held hostage."

"What if we got the Third close to here?" Itachi suggested.

"Would he come?" Konan asked.

"He's not really in a bargaining position right now. I could send him a summons with my crow with the meeting place. That would keep Kakashi close by."

"It can't be too close, we don't know how many ninja he would bring with him. An hour or two away would be fine." Konan said.

"I'll pick a location and send the summons. Kakashi, you will go with Konan and the Sixth Paths to the meeting. If there is anything specific you need from your home you can get into contact with someone from Konoha to have it sent." Pain said.

"Fine." Kakashi said.

"Sasori is working on a device that will explode if you try to leave. You get one chance to prove that you can be trusted within the village. Break it and I will have that device placed on you." Pain said with an edge to his voice.

"I'm not abandoning Sasuke."

Pain gave a nod to Konan and she went to unlock the chains that were holding Kakashi. Once his arms were free Kakashi felt a slight pain as the blood returned to his arms.

"Are you both planning on living together with Sasuke once the twins are born?" Pain asked.

"I'm not sure. We haven't discussed any of that. Sasuke and I wish to stay within the village. Where I'm not sure. I know you said we could stay here, but do you really want two babies around?" Itachi answered.

"It is fine with me. They would be safer here. If you'd like, take the twelfth floor and turn it into an apartment." Pain offered.

"Are you sure?"

The twelfth floor was just one big open space that had been used as a hall it looked like when the tower had been built. It was easily four thousand square feet and would make a very large apartment for them.

"The space is there and not being utilized. It would be better than having separate rooms." Pain said.

"That works for me. I'll let Sasuke know and we will work on building it."

"The others can help with anything you might need. Kakashi, you are free to be in the tower and in the village at your will. There is a threat to Sasuke within the organization from Tobi. He wears an orange mask. Ensure he is not alone with Sasuke." Pain said.

"I'll keep him safe. Why does Tobi want him dead?"

"Itachi will inform you." Pain answered.

"Everything?" Itachi asked.

"He's no use to us if he is in the dark. His only other option would be to work with Tobi and kill Sasuke. He won't do that. Sasuke is more protected if he is fully informed. I'll have a summons ready for you shortly." Pain said.

"I'll send it out whenever you have it." Itachi said with a nod.

"Itachi will help you find a room. Feel free to make yourself at home." Pain said before he turned to leave. They could see that he was in a good amount of pain today.

Konan followed after Pain, keeping close by in case his legs gave out on him. Once the door was closed Itachi turned his attention back to Kakashi.

"I'll go over everything in detail later. I need some rest. Looking after Sasuke these past two weeks has taken most of my energy. The important part is Tobi is actually Uchiha Madara and he wants to take the tailed beasts to put them back together to bring forth the ten tails and force peace on the world through war. Pain was in agreement with him, but since Sasuke he has now changed his mind. Madara wants Sasuke dead because he's a threat to his plan. Which we believe has some ulterior motive that involves the ten tails. And Sasuke doesn't believe Tobi is Madara and yes he knows all about this."

"I'm going to need the longer version of that, but alright. I'll stay with Sasuke, you go and rest. Is there anything I need to know for Sasuke, does he have to take medication or something before you get up?"

"No he takes his medication in the morning. He hasn't had his vitamin today yet, he should do that when he wakes up. You need to wake him up in a few hours though to eat something again. He hasn't eaten much in the past couple of weeks from being sick. He had a smoothie this morning, try something like soup and we can go from there. Think of it as the tail end of the flu."

"Ok, I'll get him to eat something later and take his vitamin. I'll take care of him, you rest Itachi."

"I'll speak with Kisame, but he should be fine with it. If you wish to live with us you can as long as Sasuke is ok with it. You don't have to, but if you want to be closer to your children the offer is there."

"I'll talk to Sasuke about it and see how he would feel. I'd like to, but I don't want to make him feel uncomfortable. It's nothing that needs to be figured out right now."

"Come on, I'll show you the kitchen and a room you can stay in." Itachi said as he got up off the table.

The room swayed slightly and Itachi placed his hand against the wall to steady himself. Kakashi came over to Itachi to offer any support.

"You need rest. You haven't been taking care of yourself since Sasuke got sick and now you are paying for it. Let me help you to your room. I can find my own way around or I'll ask someone. Come on you need to lay down."

Kakashi helped to get Itachi out of the room and followed Itachi's directions to get up to his room. They saw Kisame standing outside of Sasuke's room, he instantly went over to them when he saw what shape Itachi was in.

"What happened?" Kisame demanded, ready to kill Kakashi if he harmed his lover.

"I just need some sleep." Itachi said before a coughing fit took him over.

"I told you this would happen." Kisame said as he took Kakashi's place and helped Itachi get into the room. "I have him. I'm assuming by you wandering around that Pain has allowed you to stay."

"He has."

"Sasuke is next door, the kitchen is on the eighth floor. Anything in a different coloured bag or labeled you can't eat, anything else is fine. Sasuke's colour is blue."

"You take care of Itachi, I'll take care of Sasuke."

Itachi started to cough up blood and Kisame got him into the room and closed the door. He brought Itachi into the bathroom to get the coughing fit under control before he could get him into bed. Kakashi let out a sigh as he walked the short distance to Sasuke's room. He walked in and saw that Sasuke was fast asleep on his left side curled up in bed. The room was very warm and Kakashi could see the fire still going in the stove. Kakashi grabbed one of the chairs at the table and brought it over to the side of the bed and sat down. Kakashi couldn't help, but look at Sasuke's sleeping form. The covers had fallen in Sasuke's sleep down to his hips and Sasuke's belly was sticking out as his shirt had moved up slightly. Kakashi couldn't believe how much Sasuke had gained. He hadn't noticed when Sasuke was in the room with him, because the shirt was baggy. Now that he could see it he couldn't believe how much it had grown. He was growing two babies in there. This whole situation was unreal to him, but it was happening. Whether Kakashi was ready for it or not, this was happening and he would have to get ready for it. He had to make sure he didn't make Sasuke feel uncomfortable or awkward around him. Kakashi didn't want Sasuke to hate what was happening to him, especially because Itachi had said he was trying his best to embrace this situation. Kakashi was just going to have to do the same.

Kakashi got up and pulled the covers back up Sasuke before he grabbed some paper and a pen, he had a letter to write to Tenzo. They had a war to prepare for and Kakashi was going to make sure they were ready for it.

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It was just after three hours later when Kakashi walked back into the room with a glass of water and a bowl of tomato soup for Sasuke. Kakashi placed them down on the bedside table before he sat down on the edge of the bed to wake Sasuke. He placed a gentle hand on his shoulder and called out his name. Sasuke let out a small moan as he began to wake up. Kakashi leaned back to give Sasuke some space as he woke up. Sasuke's eyes blinked open and he turned his head slightly to see Kakashi on his bed. Confusion ran through Sasuke and it was clear on his face.

"Kakashi."

"Hey, you've been asleep for roughly three hours now, Itachi said you needed to eat something. I brought you some water and tomato soup."

Sasuke slowly sat up as he spoke. "Thanks, you didn't have to do that."

Kakashi moved off the bed to grab the bowl of soup. He could tell that Sasuke was feeling uncomfortable with this situation. It was clear he didn't expect Kakashi to be around him or want to be around him.

"That is something we need to talk about. But we can do that while you are eating. Itachi also said you haven't taken your vitamin yet."

Sasuke took the bowl of soup as he spoke. "Not yet. Where is he?"

"Sleeping. He was pretty rundown from being awake while you were sick. Kisame is with him now. He'll be fine though after some sleep." Kakashi said as he sat down in the chair beside the bed.

"It's good that Kisame is with him."

Kakashi could hear how uncomfortable Sasuke was around him and Kakashi knew he had to say something otherwise this was how they would be with each other from now on and that wasn't fair to Sasuke.

"Sasuke, we have a lot we need to talk about, but the most important thing for you to know right now is, I'm here for you. I'm not abandoning you or the twins. These are our babies and I am going to help you with them and be there for you three. I make no promises about being good at raising children, but I'm not going anywhere. We do this together as a family. All of us."

Kakashi's words brought tears to Sasuke's eyes. He knew he could have done this without him, but what he didn't know until he saw Kakashi was that he didn't want to. He wanted Kakashi around for him and for the twins. He wanted them to be able to grow up with both of their parents. Sasuke quickly wiped the tears from his cheeks as he spoke.

"Sorry hormones. They make me a crazy person."

"It's ok. I mean it though Sasuke, I'm here for you. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable or ashamed or embarrassed about anything. If you need to talk, talk to me. If you need something, tell me and I'll help you. I don't want you to hold back with me. I want to know all about it. Even if my mind has not gotten used to this yet, I still want to be informed. I want to know everything. Promise me."

"I promise I will try my best. This is just so weird. I honestly didn't expect to really see you again and then when I did, I didn't think you would want to be there. I thought you would hate me, be disgusted by this. I don't understand how you aren't."

"First of all, I could never hate you. I've told you that, I am always in your corner. Second of all, I might have never wanted children, but even I know that what you are doing is a miracle. And miracles can never be disgusting or wrong, they are special and should be treated as such. And finally, everything that happened in Konoha is not your fault. I don't blame you for me being in jail for that week. I don't blame you for the restraining order. I don't blame any of it on you. You were a victim, you were supposed to be protected and they took advantage of you. They violated you on many levels. It's not your fault. I know this will take time for us both to get used to it and find a routine, but I'd like for that to happen."

"I'd like that too." Sasuke said as a few more tears rolled down his cheeks. Sasuke wiped them away as he spoke again. "Ah, I promise I won't always be like this."

"Considering everything you have been through and are going through you are doing remarkably well. If I was in your position I would be curled up in a ball under the covers refusing to come out for anything. The fact that you can be happy and enjoy this experience is truly amazing Sasuke. I couldn't be prouder of you."

"It hasn't all been enjoyable that's for sure. But I'm not sick anymore and that helps a lot." Sasuke said as he started to eat.

"I feel terrible. All those days you were home alone and sick as hell. I should have been there for you. Even if it was to just sit with you in the bathroom. You shouldn't have had to go through that alone." Kakashi's voice held guilt edging it.

"Don't do that. You can't blame yourself for not knowing I was pregnant. No one could have known that. Sure now that we know looking back it all makes sense, but I'm a boy, no one would have thought of that."

"It was about a month after you were in the ANBU, I was drinking with Gai and Asuma, I made a joke about how if you were a girl you would be pregnant. Turns out that was very much true. How are you feeling with all of this?"

"Happy, excited, nervous, terrified. Always terrified. I just need them to stay in for at least fifteen more weeks, then they will be healthy enough. I know it makes no sense for me to love them this much already, but I do. I can't lose them, I won't survive it. I'm trying to not let that fear control me and my emotions. I'm trying to focus on the happy thoughts and experiences. Some days are easier than others. Some nights are really hard."

"It will get easier with time and I know that sounds like a shitty answer, but it's true. Time and talking are the only way you'll be able to move on from what happened to you. You can come to me anytime you want or need to Sasuke. I don't care what time of the day or night it is. If you need me, you come to me. I want you healthy again, that hasn't changed. No more sad or scary stuff, tell me the good stuff. Any cravings?"

"Chocolate covered fruit and pickles with anything, literally anything. This one sweet shop has chocolate covered pickles. We get them so much that the workers now put sprinkles or nuts on them."

"That sounds absolutely disgusting." Kakashi teased.

"Kisame and Itachi agrees with you, but they still buy them by like the dozen. It doesn't help that they are open twenty-four hours a day. Poor Kisame has had to do a sweet run in the middle of the night. Itachi always puts an order in though too."

"Still with the sweets? I always wondered if he grew out of that or not. That boy has never met a sweet shop he didn't like."

"Definitely did not grow out of it. I think my pregnancy made it worse."

"What other things have you been eating? Are there certain foods you should be eating or avoiding?"

"I can't eat raw fish or have anything caffeinated, not that I do to begin with. I eat healthy otherwise. Melon is a big one, I should be eating between a cup and a cup and a half a day to give the twins what they need for nutrients. Bananas, yogurt, a lot of protein and really anything with dairy in it. I was eating three meals and three snacks at least a day to make sure I got everything I needed. Which reminds me I'll need to get some groceries in a couple of days once I'm feeling better."

"We can do that. What has the village been like for you?"

"Good. I hide my belly, but the woman who owns the baby store, Aunt May, Itachi knows her and he told her the truth. She is really accepting, her daughter is a transgender into a man and she ended up pregnant while she was technically a man. So she's been really good with me. It doesn't bother her at all. I love this village. It's so different to Konoha and it's safe. The first time I was out alone I didn't even worry, not for a second. I felt completely safe. I didn't have to worry about looking over my shoulder or waiting for an attack to happen. I could just relax. I haven't felt safe since before the Clan's death. I feel safe here, protected. I missed that feeling. I want my children to never have to miss it, they can get that here."

"You already sound like a dad. I'm glad you feel safe here Sasuke. That's important. I'm going to be here as well. I'm not going back to Konoha, even after the twins are born. I've spoken with Pain and we are going to talk to the Third about my being here. I also know everything about Tobi and the pending war. There is one thing I need you to think about. Pain has offered the twelfth floor to you and Itachi to build an apartment there. Itachi has agreed and I'm assuming Kisame will be living there as well. I would like to be there too, but I wanted to speak to you about it first to see how you felt about it."

"Um ya that's fine, if you want. It would be easier for you to be around them at night, but if you don't want to be that involved you don't have to be. I can handle it. I don't want you to feel pressured into staying here or living with us."

Kakashi could tell that Sasuke wanted him around, but he didn't want Kakashi to feel pressured or guilted into doing it. Sasuke would willingly let Kakashi go and not have to deal with any of this, but Kakashi wasn't going to be that man. He refused to be that man.

"I don't feel pressured Sasuke. I want to be here for you and the twins. I'd love to be there so I can help you with them. I know you have Itachi and Kisame, but I should be there too. I'd like to live with you Sasuke."

"Ok." Sasuke said with a nod.

"Ok. I wrote a letter that Itachi will send with his crow so I can get my stuff collected. We'll have to figure out how to build an apartment."

"How do you do that?"

"I have no idea. But we can figure it out. I'm sure there is someone within this village we could ask for more information. This village is very industrial. We can figure it out. It's a whole floor so we'll have plenty of room."

"I do like the idea of still being around the others. And the tower is the safest place to be in the village."

"How has it been around the others? They haven't made you feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed? I'm not really happy with you being around this many S-Class criminals."

"I don't really see them that way. Sasori has been good about everything. He's on our side. He's not really a criminal, he just doesn't fit within the normal society world. He had a rough life from what I've been told. He's with the Akatsuki so he can finally have a family. He's loyal to the organization and will kill anyone that goes against it from outside or within. Konan and Pain just want peace in the world and will do whatever they have to to obtain it. Pain will come around to alternative ways though, he's already been thinking of it. Konan will go along with any plan he has. Kisame, he's madly in love with my brother and has been amazing with me. Truly amazing. He's a good man. Deidara is different. He's only sixteen and I think he's just looking for a place to call home. He hates Itachi, but he seems to be warming up to me. I don't go near the other ones. I'm only around them when they are around the others for dinner and stuff. They won't cross Pain and try to hurt me. Everyone here is more like social rejects than anything."

"I'm glad that some are treating you right and you are safe here. What ones are you avoiding?"

"Tobi for obvious reasons. Zetsu, he's Tobi's partner and he doesn't tend to talk much. Hidan believes in Jashin and he doesn't approve of me keeping the twins. He's only said something once in the beginning, but now he knows better. He's the type of man that wants destruction and death. He also can't die from the experiments within Jashin. His partner, Kakuzu also can't die technically. He eats the hearts of people to give him immortality. According to Itachi, he'll do anything for the right price so I avoid alone time with him. There might never be a bounty on my head or the twins, but it's better to be safe than sorry."

"It is better for you to keep your distance from them. I've heard of Jashin, but I've never heard of anyone being within the cult. You don't need to be around someone like that though."

Sasuke placed his empty bowl down on the bedside table before he picked up his water.

"My vitamins are in the bathroom, can you grab them for me please?"

"Ya, on the counter?" Kakashi asked he got up and headed towards the bathroom.

"Yes."

"Have you been sick at all since getting here?" Kakashi asked as he grabbed the vitamins.

"Um not really. Nothing like I was. The two weeks before I got here were terrible. I couldn't even keep water down."

"You didn't bring your medication with you?" Kakashi asked as he handed Sasuke the vitamins.

"I did. Kabuto had changed it to another one that actually makes you sick. He had me taking it twice a day so it built up in my system. I guess they figured if I was weaker it would be easier to grab me. I was sick for the first week I was here, but I had at least stopped throwing up. I've been fine since or at least until this whole chakra disease business." Sasuke took his vitamin as Kakashi spoke.

"I'm here now and I'll be able to give you enough chakra to be ok until they are born. Hopefully you don't get sick anymore and it'll be smooth sailing from here."

"I hope so. Konan said I could still get sick. Turns out morning sickness can be a full pregnancy experience. It could come back. Hopefully it doesn't." Sasuke placed the water down on the bedside table as he went to lay down on his left side.

"You feeling ok?"

"Ya. I'm just easily tired. I'll feel better in a couple of days once I get back into eating to get some energy again."

Sasuke gave a sudden smile as he moved his hand down to his stomach.

"Are you ok?"

"They're kicking. I don't think I'll ever get tired of the feeling."

"They're kicking already?"

"They are. Started a couple of weeks ago. The first time I felt them it was the middle of the night and I woke up Itachi and Kisame just so they could feel it."

"Can… can I?" Kakashi didn't know if he even wanted to feel this, but he was curious. He also didn't want to upset Sasuke if he didn't like to be touched or didn't want Kakashi to touch him.

"Um ya of course." Sasuke said with a slight hesitant tone. This whole thing was going to take some time to get used to for the both of them. Sasuke was hoping it wouldn't always be this awkward between them.

Kakashi moved his hand and placed it where Sasuke's was. He didn't feel anything at first, but after a moment there was a small kick. The feeling sent a smile to Kakashi's face. There really were babies in there.

"That's amazing." Kakashi said with wonder in his voice.

"Ya it is." Sasuke said warmly.

"Where is the other one?"

"He's over here kicking." Sasuke said as he moved Kakashi's hand over to the other spot.

"He? It's a boy?"

"Both are. Identical. They can hear now too. I like reading to them."

"I can't believe this. Identical twin boys, how the hell are we going to tell them apart?"

"Aunt May, the woman who runs the baby shop, she suggested that we put different coloured bracelets on them."

"That's a good idea. I guess we are going to need to get a lot of things for them. I've never been around infants before or small children."

"We have a list that we're using to keep track of everything we need and what we've gotten. We've already started to stock up on diapers and wipes. Aunt May also has preemie clothing."

"Is that a concern?"

"Everything is a concern at this point. We'll know what their weight is when it's closer. Konan said though that twins are usually small and with me going to thirty-five or thirty-eight weeks they can be smaller than if I went to forty weeks. Anything after thirty weeks is a bonus and will add weight to them."

"So ten more weeks as we're in the clear?"

"Yes."

"That's good, we can do that. It doesn't give us much time to build an apartment."

"It might not be too bad. We just have to plan properly and stick with it. We should work on the plan for it soon."

"We can once you are feeling well enough in a couple of days. We have a lot we all need to figure out, but that can wait until you are feeling better. Your health is what matters most."

"I know. I'm careful."

"You look tired. Why don't you try and get some more sleep Sasuke. I'm not going anywhere." Kakashi said as he removed his hand from Sasuke's stomach.

Sasuke just gave a small nod as he curled into the covers and closed his eyes. Kakashi sat back and watched as Sasuke slowly fell asleep. Kakashi then got up and grabbed one of the pregnancy books that Sasuke had. He knew it wouldn't be perfect, but it would give him a better idea of what Sasuke would be going through and what he would need. Kakashi was going to be prepared for all of it no matter what conflicting feelings he was having. He was not going to abandon Sasuke or his unborn children. No matter how weird the situation was.