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Sasuke groaned to himself. He didn't think his living room had ever seen this much company. There was a reason behind that; he didn't like this much company. Couldn't he just go curl up in bed around his family? He wanted to be near them, feel that they are real. No Sasuke, he mentally berates himself; he was doing this for his family. Double-checking that his face showed no emotion Sasuke walked in to address his...guests. Sai immediately met his stare and Sasuke had to fight the urge to commence in a glaring contest. Instead he let his gaze further sweep the room. Inuzuka sat practically on Hyuuga's lap as his left knee bounced up and down. He was obviously the most outwardly worried over the blonde. Shikamaru was wide-awake an indication he knew this wasn't a friendly lunch at the Uchiha estate. Sasuke took a moment to note that if that ever does happen because of a certain blonde influence in his life he has his pride's full permission to go die in a hole.
"Sasuke! Why have we been summoned so urgently?" Sasuke almost winced at the sheer volume that was Rock Lee.
"Shut up Lee!" Kiba growled looking up expectantly at Sasuke. Neji's eyes followed as well as Shikamaru. Sasuke didn't think Sai had stopped staring, why did everyone think they were alike again? He sighed mentally massaging the bridge of his nose. What could he tell these people? He didn't know if he wanted anyone to know everything yet. It already felt like his life was the latest headline on a gossip rag. Suddenly he felt a weight on his shoulder. He peers behind him to see Kakashi giving him that one eyed smile.
"Sasuke has a mission for us." The masked shinobi says way too brightly.
"Does this have to do with Naruto?" Kiba asks. Sasuke opens his mouth to answer but Kakashi beats him to it.
"All the details do not concern you. The six of us along with Yamato-san will be escorting Sasuke, Naruto, and Koichi to Suna. Once there three of us will stay to help guard Naruto and Koichi while the other three accompany Sasuke on a retrieval mission before escorting him back to Konoha and then returning to Konoha." The men in the room all think on this for a moment before nodding.
"Just one question." Shikamaru drawls.
"Hn."
"What kind of threat level are we talking about? This is a huge security detail, not to mention moving Naruto and Koichi is risky. There must be sufficient reason for the move." Sasuke holds up his hands requesting silence from his sensei.
"Our main concern is the ambush and kidnapping of Naruto and Koichi." He says smoothly.
"By whom?" Hyuuga asks coolly.
"Uchiha Madara." Eyes widened. Sasuke spoke up again.
"All that you have learned here tonight is classified. Leak it to no one." The room's occupants were sure the room's temperature had dropped at that statement. A single small voice broke the tension.
"S'uke?" Before the occupants of the Uchiha living room could recognize the small cry as Naruto's hoarse voice Sasuke was at his bedside. Naruto was still lying on his side in their bed.
"Naru? What's happened? Are you alright?" Sasuke sank to his knees by bed petting the sunshine locks of his lover.
"Did they agree?" Came the soft whisper, "are they gonna help?" Sasuke smiled softly kissing the dobe's forehead.
"Yes they are. We'll leave for Suna and Kiba, Lee, and Yamato will stay with you while I go on with Kakashi, Hyuuga, and Shikamaru." Naruto nods. Koichi coos on the other side of Naruto in his sleep curling into the scent of his parents on the bed. Sasuke smiles.
"Naruto?" Kiba stood at the doorway holding Neji's hand. He looked worriedly in at his exhausted friend. "Are you okay?" Naruto smiled and Neji saw the tension fade a bit from his boyfriend's shoulders.
"Sorry for scaring you." Naruto moves to lay his head in Sasuke's lap. Sasuke softly pets the blond locks.
"Tch idiot I wasn't scared!" Kiba tried to hide his blush and Neji smacked him upside the head causing Naruto to laugh. Smiles crept onto his friends' faces replacing their worry for the moment.
The next five days were spent preparing for the trip. Sakura helped Sasuke pack for himself, Naruto, Koichi as well as adding some emergency and medical supplies that they may need during travel and in Suna away from Konoha's vast supply of medicinal herbs. Sasuke split his time between caring for Koichi, readying the packs with Sakura, and making sure everyone else understood the mission and was prepared. Neji had Hinata give him speed medical training in case of huge emergencies. Kiba had been training his an Akamaru's nose constantly. Lee could be found doing many a lap of the village on hands legs and Kami knows what else. Sai was handling information gathering starting with what Jiraiya had found on the former Akutsuki member Tobi. Yamato was working close with Kakashi and Tsunade in communicating Sasuke, Naruto, and Koichi's needs with Gaara and Suna. Naruto was restricted to bed rest. As much as he itched to be allowed to help he found that he needed the rest. It wasn't unusual for him to be plotting his escape one moment and being shaken awake for dinner in bed by Sasuke, Sakura, and Koichi the next. Sasuke worried he'd be able to travel but his constant rest and storing of energy settled a few of his nerves. The night before leaving for Suna Sasuke lay next to an awake Naruto with a slumbering Koichi between them.
"You should sleep too you know. Just because you haven't been banished to bed rest doesn't mean you don't need the rest." Naruto said rubbing slow and small circles in his and Sasuke's joined hands cradling Koichi's bum. Sasuke hums lowly in reply his eyes sleepy.
"I'll be alright to stay up for a while and speak with my boyfriend in the few quiet moments we can find in the evenings." Naruto rolls his eyes.
"Your impossible."
"Hn." Naruto chuckles. A few more moments are spent in silence staring at each other's faces, taking in dark circles under eyes, chiseled features, neglected shaving, and the curves of their bodies under the comforter. Sasuke stretched out his free hand to gently stroke his blonde's cheek. Naruto nuzzles into the comforting touch.
"I'm going to miss you." He murmurs quietly. Naruto smiles.
"I'm going to miss you too, temeā¦and so will he." Sasuke directs his gaze to the slumbering child. He'd refused to nap again that day putting the entire house on edge. They'd gotten him to settle down about an hour ago. His dark hair had fallen onto his cherubic cheeks that are tinged a slight pink from the fatigue of the day. His blue eyes like the sky after a hard rain shielded from the world by little eyelids adorned with small lashes spread upon his skin.
"Promise me you'll be careful." Sasuke whispers.
"Only if you do." He replies. Naruto smirks to himself watching Sasuke fight sleep and lose. Before he's completely asleep Naruto leans forward kissing him.
"I love you, Sasuke." He smiles watching the slumbering face of his Uchiha.
The morning of the departure went in a flurry of activity for the last Uchiha. Sasuke woke early to dress himself and Koichi. Once that was done Kakashi showed up to shoulder Naruto's emergency pack along with his own. They woke Naruto up last a mere half hour before the group was to meet at the village gates. The blonde was groggier than usual. Half lidded blue eyes, glossed over with fatigue listlessly looked up at Sasuke as their sensei started on unbuttoning his pajama top and trying to get him to dress.
"S'uke?" Naruto swayed, falling back asleep. Sasuke steadied him. It was hard on a good day to wake up Naruto, looks like today wasn't going to be a good day. He was still exhausted from trying to get Koichi to stop fussing yesterday and then he had convinced Sasuke somehow to stay up and chat last night.
"C'mon dobe its moving day." He kissed the blonde head, as he finally seemed to wake himself into semi-consciousness. Kakashi pulled on Naruto's clothes quickly before Sasuke pulled the smaller man up.
"Ko'chi?" Sasuke grabbed Naruto's waist with one arm and balanced Koichi, still slumbering after his morning feeding on his hip.
"Right here. C'mon Naru you need to wake all the way up for me." They were out of the house now. Sasuke tried to gently wake the blonde once again.
"Sasuke, Naruto!" Yamato landed in front of the men.
"Great timing?" Kakashi smiled gripping Yamato's shoulder.
"Huh?"
"You get to carry Naruto until he's fully conscious." Yamato blinks in surprise looking at the blonde conscious but out of it man leaning on Sasuke. Sasuke grunts at him.
"This way we get to start off fast and once Naruto wakes fully we will walk for a bit." Kakashi explains. Yamato nods gathering Naruto onto his back. He murmurs something unintelligently before falling fully asleep once again.
"Not a good day?" Yamato voices. A sarcastic glare from both sharingan users affirms his statement causing the anbu to chuckle.
"Ready?" Kakashi asks; everyone who's conscious nods. In a few short minutes the three land at the front gates along with the rest of the mission party. Tsunade and Sakura are waiting. Tsunade smiles fondly at the slumbering blonde before kissing the sleeping man's forehead. She calmly walks over to the littlest Uchiha.
"Keep safe, make sure to return to him." She says solemnly. He nods. Sakura hugs Kakashi before kissing him through the mask.
"Watch over them both Kakashi. I can't lose any of you." He nods holding her cheek in his palm. As the entire party arrives they all line up in front of Tsunade at the gate. Neji and Kiba are both holding packs, Kiba on Akamaru's back. Neji stood close, his hand subtlety resting on Kiba's thigh. Lee bounced on his heels eagerly, Shikamaru using his shoulder as a pillow as he yawned. Yamato stood with Naruto snoring softly on his back, Kakashi in a relaxed stance next to him and lastly Sasuke holding a napping Koichi swaddled in a black blanket with the Uchiha crest embroidered on it to his chest.
"Dismissed." Tsunade speaks and they are off into the forest. Kakashi in front followed by Yamato carrying Naruto, and Sasuke carrying Koichi who woke up with the initial burst of chakra given off by Sasuke and was giggling happily in the Uchiha's arms. On the left was Shikamaru and the right was Neji with Kiba bringing up the year. Akamaru as well as Kakashi's dog summons circled them at a protective distance constantly sniffing out possible threats as the group moved toward Suna.
