This chapter for sure some GaaraXSaku and even SakuXKankuro! XDD I know I keep saying that, but for this this chapter! I wasn't expecting to get distracted last chapter lol. So since I'm writing three chapters in a day, I won't say anything else, since I said most of it last two chapters, so with out further delay...

Kyo~

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Cha!

Chapter thirteen: Older brothers suck.

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Suna:

In the morning Saku was woken from his light sleep by a soft knock on the door. He jerked awake quickly looking to Neji, who was still curled up in bed sleeping off her shock still. Itachi was awake and coming out of the bathroom ready for another day. Shisui was sleeping as well sprawled out in bed. The position reminded him slightly of how Naruto slept, which made his lips twitch.

He answered the door and apparently surprised the woman on the other side by his apprentice, or maybe in general he surprised her. He was awake and he knew the woman with her black robes, strange hood in the shape of almost cat ears, and purple kabuki markings. The robe she wore reminded him of her brothers, just instead of the red tie around the waist hers was violet to match the intricate marks all along her body and face. Her brown eyes shone.

Saku grinned like a fool and took the equally smiling woman into his arms and swung her in a circle as he crushed her to his bare chest. She let out a husky laugh which catch Itachi's surprise as she looked to the scene at the door with mute curiosity.

" It's been forever!" Saku said as he finally set the grinning woman on her feet again. The Kazekage's sister's brown eyes glittered in amused joy.

" Your telling me!" She slapped his chest then looked at it closer with a startled look.

" Dude... your naked." He snorted.

" Don't be weird Kankuro. I have pants on." Saku said running a hand through his pink hair with a wink. Kankuro snorted out a laugh/choke.

" Talk about me being weird perv, get your butt in gear. Get dressed pretty boy, we got things to do." Kankuro said with a hand on her hip. Saku rolled his jade eyes with a smile and walked to the bathroom, grabbing his black bag on the way. Kankuro walked in and shut the door. She nodded to Itachi's curious eyes.

" Uchiha-san." She said. Itachi nodded back.

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Konoha:

Naruto frowned at her current companion. Sasuke was acting a little weird, well more so than usual. She was brooding sure, but there was something else as well, something happened that was bothering her big time. She looked slightly...guilty. Naruto narrowed her eyes.

" Alright teme, what did you do?" Sasuke jumped startled by the so far silent blond. The Uchiha turned to her best friend /rival with a guilty look, mixed with annoyed.

" I didn't do anything wrong." She confessed. Naruto arched a blond brow.

" I didn't say you did teme, what's going on this time?" Naruto asked crossing her arms under her bountiful breast covered with a black shirt, and orange and black jacket tossed over it. Since Saku wasn't here she wore her black belly shirt, Saku never let her wear it when he was around, he complained too much. She loved he was over protective of her, but sometimes it was more annoying then romantic.

" I said it's nothing." Sasuke said with a fierce glare, she turned on her heel and left Naruto to look after her with a raised brow. Something was definitely going on for sure. She wasn't sure before, but she was now. If Sasuke's reaction was anything to go on, she had done something wrong, and it had to either do with her family, or Saku. And since Saku was on a mission she wondered if it happened with him before he left, or if it was her family getting on her again. Either way if she wanted to share she would in time. Naruto wasn't too worried about it.

Naruto scratched the back of her blond head with a pout as she remembered why she needed Sasuke with her at all, she was broke. Now who would she get to sucker into paying for her ramen? Saku wasn't here, Kiba was helping her brother out at the animal clinic, Shikamaru was kind of distant as of late, something bothering her as well, or maybe just cloud watching who knew with her, and Lee well, she could never find Lee when she wanted to.

Naruto was about to try to find Kakashi-sensei when she spotted violet hair jerk behind a near by building. She rose her brow. Then she grinned and skipped over to the place the hair disappeared. When she popped around the corner the person waiting, hiding there, yelped and turned red at getting caught.

" Oh Hey Hina-kun what are you doing?" The Hyuuga turned a shade of purple.

" I...I was...ju..just passing...by." He lied. Naruto grinned at him.

" Oh yeah?" Naruto prodded. He nodded.

" Wh...What are you..doing?" Hinata Hyuuga returned fidgeting. Naruto put on a sad face.

" Well I was going to get ramen with Sasuke-teme, but since she's gone I don't have any money to get any." Hinata fidgeted.

" Um...I...I can...buy you ramen...Naruto-chan." The Hyuuga's face almost caught fire as Naruto's face broke out into a wide grin she took a hold of his arm and bounced up and down happily.

" Really? Oh thank you! Come on!" She said and dragged the poor Hyuuga to Ichiraku.

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Suna:

Saku and Kankuro caught up on their walk to the Kage tower. After all though they hadn't seen each other since the incident with the Akatsuki and Saku having to save Kankuro's life after she was poisoned, they hadn't seen much of each other because of the distance. Saku would have to come to Suna sooner for more then just the check up of the hospital care in his absence.

He had forgotten how much he liked spending time with Kankuro and her siblings. Kankuro was like a breath of fresh hair after all his troubles. Something tight inside him slowly eased into a more relaxed position.

Since the poison incident, Kankuro made an effort to get to know him better, maybe in thanks for saving her life, maybe just because she wanted to, he didn't know for sure what her reasons, but they were both happy to have the company.

Saku knew more about Kankuro then others did just by spending short periods of time with her. She had a relaxed air about her, but she wasn't lazy like a certain Nara he knew. She was fiercely protective when it came to her siblings, and yet she felt like she was over looked because of her siblings. Growing up as the least noticed, Saku and she had a lot in common. Where as Kankuro put on Kabuki makeup and started using puppets, Saku became a medic and proved his worth becoming an ANBU.

Spending time with Kankuro reminded him what he became a Shinobi for, despite all the pressure against it, despite all the hardships he had as a ANBU and as a Shinobi. It reminded him of what he fought so hard for in his life, which only strengthened him after something inside him softened and tried to give up. Spending time around Kankuro made him strengthened in his resolve. He felt recharged up for even Tsunade and the Elders issues weighing heavily on him.

He looked at the strange woman at his side, maybe a year older then him with drawing brown eyes, and a attractive smile, and wondered if Tsunade would be so mad if he stayed here in Suna permanently. He wouldn't mind staying in Suna. Konoha was better off then Suna medically, and protection wise. It would strengthen the bond between the two villages ever more, and he would be much happier to live a simpler life, but he was just pulling at strings. It could never happen.

He could learn to love Kankuro yes, he liked her a lot already, but he knew first off he couldn't ever leave his teammates, and second he knew that despite the problems he loved Konoha, or else he wouldn't risk so much for it. Besides he knew with out a doubt he loved Itachi, and she was worth fighting for, even if he had to fight to the death, which knowing his life, he would. As well as the Elders and Tsunade would never allow him to stay in Suna, because of his family line, as well as his usefulness to the village.

" You went quiet Sakura, something wrong?" Kankuro asked curiously. He smiled at her slowly.

" Just thinking about things. Has much changed since I was here last?" Kankuro was pleased he asked, Saku could tell. As well as getting along with her, she also was one of the few he allowed to call him by his full name, he wasn't sure why he didn't mind when some people used it, and other times he was pissed when others did. Maybe it was the way they said his name as if mocking him, while Kankuro and the rest said his name as if it were only a name. More then likely the reason.

" We built a ramen bar on the main road, Naruto kept complaining while she was here to Gaara and finally she gave in. I think Gaara was just use to eating at Ichiraku when in Konoha and missed it." Kankuro said with a smirk. Saku laughed.

" Say, why were you sleeping on the floor?" Kankuro asked getting serious slightly. Saku smiled hesitantly in turn, he tried not to wince, but she of course noticed.

" Hey if you don't want to talk about it." She said holding her hands up. Saku smiled at her softly and more easily.

" Na don't worry about it, I'm just not use to sleeping with other people. I attacked Neji in my sleep last night." He confessed. Kankuro for her part didn't look bothered, or mocking, just curious.

" I was sure you'd have a lover by now." Saku wasn't expecting that, he had expected her to think when he said 'attacking' she would think in a physical sense not sexual. He blushed. She smiled slightly at it.

" I didn't really have time, you know. Neji and I don't really get along teammate wise, Itachi banned us from missions, so I've had more time. Tsunade wants me to find a lover and give him some grandchildren already." Saku said this with a smirk and a rolling of eyes. Kankuro laughed.

" But since you have time you looking?" Kankuro asked curiously. His lips twitched as he looked over at her.

" Curious if the position is available still Ku-chan?" It was amusing to watch the colors mix on her face, the blush under the violet paint. She slapped his arm and crossed her arms over her chest with a roll of her eyes.

" Yeah right, I couldn't date a perv like you." She said with that blush and a teasing smile. His eyes lit up in amusement.

" You couldn't handle me anyway." They shared a laugh when they walked into the Kazekage's office. Gaara had Temari with him this morning, so Saku was worried walking in on something important. Besides Kankuro had just walked in with out knocking anyway, he just followed lead.

Temari looked curious about his sisters laughing and the slight blush on her face, he sent Saku a curious look, that wasn't exactly welcoming, before he smiled at them. A warning not to hurt his sister, Saku figured as it was. Despite they were friends, Temari wouldn't let Saku hurt his sister.

" Your a bit late." Temari commented. Saku frowned and looked at the clock on the wall. Huh they were late. He bowed low to them.

" Sorry, I woke up a bit late." Kankuro rolled her eyes slightly.

" In which he means he stumbled to the door naked." Gaara looked surprised for once, Temari looked alarmed. Saku sent Kankuro a look of shock.

" I wasn't naked." He reassured Temari who had gotten his fan out. Saku paled. Kankuro grinned.

" He also flirted with me the whole way here." Saku's mouth popped open in shock. Temari had murder in his eyes. Saku yipped in shock when Temari came forward.

" Chill Tem I was kidding, he had pants on." Kankuro said and they all noticed she didn't say anything to straighten out the ' flirting the whole way' comment. He had been flirting, but Temari apparently let that slide, while sending his friend a warning look.

Kankuro slapped Saku's back with a chuckle.

" Sorry man, had to mess with you a little. It's been a while since we had any fun." Kankuro apologized. Temari rolled his eyes. Gaara smirked slightly, a slight attempt at a smirk at least, it was sort of a twitch of lips.

" Heh." Saku commented with a frown as he watched Temari put his fan back against the wall it was leaning against. He was good friends with Temari, they hung out when ever he was here, but if he even touched either of his sisters, hell would be on. Saku couldn't blame the guy, after all if anyone he didn't want touching his sisters, Sasuke and Naruto, he would be pissed as well. Apparently as friends they were tight, but as possible brother-in-law Temari made his position clear on how he disliked the idea. Saku took note to not flirt when Temari was around with either of his sisters. He would so give Kankuro hell when they were alone again.

" Did you sleep well?" Gaara asked changing the subject. Kankuro tensed at the same time Saku did. She had asked, but he hadn't really explained how it turned out for him. Apparently not well.

" Fairly." Gaara blinked at his answer but nodded as if it made sense to her.

" Then we will get started. You know that the hospital care has declined. I have asked you here to improve our care. There is a new virus going around the village that has alluded our medic's thus far on how to cure." Gaara explained in her straight face and no-nonsense voice. Her teal eyes were a beautiful shade, like the color of island waters.

" On top of that we've run out of the herbs you brought last time. They don't like our soil and refuse to stay alive longer then a few productions of their leaves and roots." Saku frowned.

" Well as for that, I brought another batch with me for you to plant, I'll have to start coming by routinely from now on to check in. I'll continue to bring the herbs if you allow us to gather some herbs that grow in your climate as well." Gaara nodded looking slightly pleased he said he would be coming more. Kankuro looked definitely pleased. Temari was always happy to see Saku, but having heard about the flirting with his sisters, was wary about seeing him more, or rather him seeing his sisters even more. He didn't want Kankuro falling in love with Sakura.

Though he was a good man, he lived in Konoha and Saku was too far involved in the village to ever move here, which meant Kankuro would have to go to Suna, and Temari refused to allow it.

Besides if a fight came to pass, Temari wasn't sure if he would win or not against Saku. He was ANBU and a medic, things would get messy if they even tried and they needed Saku alive after all, and Temari would hate to hurt a friend if he didn't have to.

" If there is nothing else it sounds like I have my work cut out for me." Saku said wanting to get to work. Gaara nodded.

" If you would spend your evening with us, then we would be happy to allow you to start." Saku arched his pink brow at the Kazekage's offer for dinner, at least that was what he got out of it.

" Sure, where you you like me to meet you?" Saku returned.

" Hey I told him about the new ramen hut! We can got there for dinner." Kankuro said with a grin. Gaara nodded her head. Saku nodded and with a bow left.

When Saku left the tower he came across Shisui instead of Neji, but considering what happened last night, he wasn't much surprised.

" Neji's going to take my place with cousin. I'll be keeping you company." Shisui said explaining why she was there. He nodded. He honestly didn't hate Shisui for what she did. He didn't blame her, he blamed Ino.

Saku knew that Shisui liked sleeping around with men, it wasn't anything new, he knew that about her, it was simply her personality, he didn't expect her not to do what she always had. What he was angry about, was that now he could never have her, despite not knowing he had wanted her in the first place. He was angry at Ino for taking advantage of her, because Ino had only slept with Shisui because of his anger of Shikamaru.

Ino shouldn't have done it at all. He had stayed away from Shisui to start because he didn't like a woman who slept around more then he did, Saku and he had once joked about Shisui and him together because they had similar hobbies sleeping around, but Ino said it turned him off having someone who slept with as many men as he did women. Saku never understood why, but it was Ino so he didn't comment. Besides Saku had already touched Shisui, he had allowed her to kiss him, in front of Ino none the less, Ino shouldn't have even touched Shisui let alone slept with her.

Sakura wasn't sure why he was really surprised, Ino couldn't even stay loyal to Shikamaru the girl he loved, why would he stay loyal to his friend by keeping a non-spoken rule. They had made the rule together because they had once fought over Sasuke, when Saku moved on, he asked Ino to make the rule so that they would never fight again or allow anyone to come between them.

In hindsight Saku had broken the rule first. He hadn't touched Shika, he had made sure of it, but he had taken Shikamaru from Ino, despite her not being his to start. It was against the rules, so what Ino did Saku had asked for. Granted it wasn't his fault Shikamaru was pushed on him, he took the blame because he could have said no. While breaking his friendship with Shikamaru no doubt, because her parents would never allow him to see her after, it would have been the right thing, but he hadn't said no, and he allowed Shikamaru to make the decision for him. He had been weak then. He wouldn't be again.

So over all he wasn't mad at Shisui for what she did by sleeping with Ino, he truly wasn't mad at Ino either because Ino would be Ino whether or not he knew it or not, he of course felt betrayed, but he wasn't angry.

However that hadn't stopped Saku from almost shattering Ino's face earlier in the week before he left Konoha. After all breaking the rule only after Saku himself did, was one thing, breaking it again with one of his sisters, or the woman he loved...hell no. Saku wouldn't allow it. Saku wasn't even sure what he would do to Ino, maybe he would lose his temper, and when he did, sometimes he didn't remember anything until he calmed down, but he would hope he wouldn't kill him. Betraying him was one thing, he would get beat down, but not killed, not if Saku could help it. He didn't make a habit of killing friends after all.

Saku came out of his thoughts as they reached the hospital, neither of them had spoke the way here, and he didn't expect her to. He couldn't really reassure her, he wasn't angry, but he was hurt. He had to wonder if every word she had said, every flirt, had been simply because she could. He had thought she had at least cared a little about him, but maybe he had been wrong. He had thought in the very least they had been friends.

It still hurt to look at her, it made his chest ache and he didn't know what to make of it.

" I'll stay out of your way so don't worry about me." Shisui said then he walked into the hospital and she was a stealthy companion the rest of the day, if anyone noticed her, or saw her, no one mentioned it.

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Itachi sent a look to his silent companion as they worked with a bunch of others to help rebuild a building after it collapsed under a earthquake that had apparently caused Suna some damage. Itachi thought it was odd a desert would have an earthquake but didn't comment on it, if they were having problems maybe the Hokage already knew and she wasn't cleared to be in on it, it didn't matter, but she would at least mention it in the next letter to the Hokage.

Neji was almost always silent, and Itachi herself liking silence usually wouldn't bother speaking, but...in this case she could see that the Hyuuga was bothered and wanted to talk, just was too embarrassed to say it. She didn't look embarrassed per-say, but she had the air about her that said she was, or maybe Itachi was good at picking things like that up.

" Would you like to talk?" Itachi prompted startling the Hyuuga. She locked eyes with her for a moment, the younger woman frowned, her brows wrinkling together before she wrinkled her nose.

" No." Itachi nodded, if she didn't want to speak, she wouldn't make her. Neji Hyuuga wasn't as easy to figure out as Shisui, maybe she had been...spoiled with her cousin's eccentric personality and easy to read expressions and body language.

Maybe she would have to train herself more on reading people, she had been apparently lacking in her training concerning that. There were not many silent companions who she had to spend much time with. Usually the Hyuuga was with Saku not her, but maybe that was the problem itself. Neji was a strange one, and her personality no doubt clashed with Sakura's, perhaps that is why they had such trouble as partners, however if what had happened last night did not make things worse, perhaps it would make things better.

The Hyuuga would relax if Sakura was her lover, everyone relaxed around their lover, at least that was what Itachi gathered by watching other lovers, and her cousin. Having a cousin who slept around was in it's own way useful, she could learn all she wanted about sex with out bothering it the messy chore herself. Besides her mother had made sure she had stayed a virgin for her future husband, being the next clan head and all. Itachi wasn't bothered, she had never been curious enough from all she learned by watching others, to ever want to engage in the deed herself.

Though her mother had basically asked her to break her own command to remain a virgin, when she asked Itachi to seduce Sakura. Or perhaps she hadn't meant sleep with him? Wasn't that was what seduce implied? Eventual intercourse? Why was she still thinking on this?

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Konoha, Ichiraku:

Hinata watched Naruto continuously eat, he often wondered how she could keep so much food down, let alone never gain weight, perhaps because of the Kyuubi inside her, perhaps her metabolism was so accelerated because of the Kyuubi and she needed to eat so much to stay as energetic as she always was. It would make sense.

After all why else would you ever eat such an unholy amount of ramen everyday?

It was rather pleasing to be so close to her rather then watching her from yards away behind the light post or building. It was much funner to watch her eat as well. Downing the ramen as if it were her first bowl all over again and she was starved. To others, they may be turned off by her eating habits let alone her manners while eating, but Hinata found it cute as well as just what drew him to the blond beauty in the first place.

He was always entranced watching her. She was never afraid of anything, never afraid to speak her mind, or how people saw her. She never feared weakness or being left in the shadows because she was always in the light, she made her own light and she shone like the sun.

She had the bluest eyes he had ever seen and her smile lit his heart like nothing else could. She was like his own personal joy all bottled up in a beautiful package.

He could watch her eat, or sleep, or walk, or talk, or do anything and nothing, for all of time, and never get bored or watching her.

" Say Hina-kun I see you a lot around, why don't you ever hang out with me if your always around?" He turned scarlet at her attention and questioning. He poked his fingers together and looked at his half eaten ramen.

" Well..um..." Naruto slapped him on the back.

" Hey don't get nervous about it! You can come eat with me anytime at all! I like you, your a good guy to eat ramen with, much better then Neji, the pushover." She said with a roll of her blue eyes. It was the last thing Hinata saw, because with her words ' I like you' he had fainted. Naruto looked down at the Hyuuga, as brightly lit up like a sign, passed out on the ground at her side and frowned puzzled.

" Hey Ayame what was that?" Naruto asked the ramen owners son. Ayame rolled his eyes.

" You think we should like...call someone?" She asked slurping a noddle into her mouth while she leaned back looking at the passed out male. Ayame shrugged.

" I think he'll be alright soon." Ayame replied. Naruto frowned but then grinned and nodded. He pulled Hinata's ramen in front of her. Ayame gave her a look.

" What?" She asked with bunch of noodles in her mouth already from his bowl.

" It'll get cold!" She said in defense. Ayame shook his head.

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Suna:

It's not that she was angry or upset over what Sakura did last night, it was just...a bit confusing. She hadn't really pushed him away after all which made her rethink her entire self. She had enjoyed his kiss, she counted that as her first kiss, not that she counted that one drunken kiss with Tenten on her birthday last year.

She had been intoxicated by his scent and the reactions he caused by his rough touch. Because he certainly hadn't been gentle at all. However she had liked that, liked seeing him come undone, even half asleep and not in his own right mind. She had liked him desperate, and greedy. She liked hearing his voice rough and him commanding her to do anything. She liked the domination and she hated herself for liking it.

Her aunt wanted her to win over the pink haired male and seduce her way into favor, but she hadn't expected to actually like what he did, or get seduced in return. She scowled. She hadn't been seduced she'd been ravished. A flush rose against her will as with those words the flood gates opened and she remembered every touch.

This was ridiculous, she wasn't aroused by a pink haired idiot who didn't know how to leave the ninja work to the qualified. She scoffed and pushed it away, no longer wanting to even think about it let alone remember how hot his tongue had been against hers.

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Saku hadn't been so worked in a long time. Once the rest of the hospital staff realized what he was there for, each problem came to him as if he was running this hospital as well as the one in Konoha. Each complaint or strange illness went by him first. A bunch of medic's asked for his training, which he figured he could do while here, if he ever got time between the understaffed hospital, the illnesses they apparently didn't know how to treat properly, and the virus that Saku hadn't had time to get around to looking into yet.

He was tired on top of being tired to start. He hadn't got much sleep getting to Suna and he hadn't gotten much sleep in Suna. He hoped to sleep better tonight, he would check at least at the hotel lobby to see if a room opened up, if not he would have to sleep lightly so as to not let himself sleep talk, walk, or apparently sleep molest. He flinched. A hand landed on his shoulder, he looked over at Shisui who wasn't looking at him, she only touched him briefly for she had already let go.

" You shouldn't worry so much about it, I'm sure Neji understands you weren't trying to hurt her." Saku sighed.

" But I did hurt her, I shouldn't have slept in the bed regardless I should have known this would happen." He said and shook his head angry at himself. Shisui snorted.

" Yes because your a obsessed pervert but only in your sleep, and subject to molest innocent girls while sleeping." Saku snorted out a laugh, but then glared at her, she smirked at him, and for a brief moment the hurt was gone from them both, everything was normal again, but of course it didn't last long.

" I wouldn't know if I was or not, I haven't slept with anyone in bed other then lovers on missions, other then when I was twelve and on my genin team." Saku said seriously not understanding why he indeed had molested Neji in his sleep. He had been dreaming of the past, but regardless he shouldn't have molested her. He couldn't understand what had caused it in the first place.

" Exactly so you wouldn't know, your body automatically turns sexual because when you sleep with women it is only ever for your seduction missions. Your body has taken that if it sleeps with any woman it's sexual. It's not that surprising. I was just an idiot to not see it before." Saku cocked his brow at her.

" I should have seen it myself Shisui, your not at fault or responsible for me or my mistakes. I never knew you to be a mother hen." Shisui glared at him hand on hip.

" We're friends Sakura, I think I would know a little bit about you." He snorted.

" Anyway I'll be asking if there are any rooms available when I return to the hotel, in the mean time you can go back, I'm having dinner with Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro. If I don't come back assume Temari killed me." Saku said with a shiver. Shisui rose her brows in question.

" Temari is your friend." Shisui said confused as to why he would want to kill Sakura.

" Temari may or may not think I'm out to steal his sisters from him." Saku said looking away with a innocent frown. Shisui rolled her eyes.

" So you only flirt outside of Konoha and with my cousin?" Shisui asked not very amused to see him blush red at the mention of Itachi. She wasn't happy he liked her cousin. Definitely not happy. Though she had no right to be upset, she had slept with his best friend, but still this was not only her younger cousin, but also Itachi they were talking about. Saku no doubt loved Itachi and Shisui had just now noticed it. She had suspected, but never put two and two together.

She couldn't mind sharing with Itachi, it was just that she knew for a fact Sakura liked her that upset her. He never seemed to show favor to anyone else, but he outright liked Itachi. It took her sleeping with his best friend just to know he actually cared at all about her. She was getting too old for all this drama.

" I..." Sakura started embarrassed to be outed like that. Someone besides someone he told, know knew he liked Itachi. Not good, it meant that he was giving himself away, he needed to be more careful.

" Forget it Sakura, I'll see you when you get back." Shisui said and left him by himself while she stuck her hands in her pockets and sulked away. Saku sent a curious look after her, well things were slowly relaxing between them less awkward, but then Shisui had to start getting defensive and strange. She was actually acting like an Uchiha, which worried him. Shisui wasn't Shisui unless she was almost the opposite of the Uchiha clan.

Apparently he wasn't the only one affected by what happened. He however didn't understand why she cared at all.

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Suna ramen stall:

" Oi Sakura here!" Kankuro called as he approached. Temari gave his sister a firm look.

" There are only five seats here Kankuro I think he sees us." Temari replied to his sister. Kankuro frowned at her brother.

" Hey guys." Saku said with a smile for them, not seemingly hearing Temari and Kankuro's conversation previously. He took a seat the only place he could, beside Gaara because apparently Temari had made sure he couldn't sit between his sisters, or beside Kankuro. As Kankuro was sitting on an end seat with Temari between them and Gaara on the inside seat allowing him a seat and one extra seat at the end of the ramen bar.

" Did you have a hard time at the hospital?" Temari asked seeing his mess up, he should have put Gaara in the middle and sat on the end so Saku had to sit beside him. Saku seemed obvious to this whole mental dilemma of the blond wind user.

" It was chaotic as expected, but I think I can settle things out better so when I return things won't be as bad. With your permission Gaara-sama I would like to, when I settle things with the hospital and this virus, teach your medic's some new jutsu and surgical procedures I have learned that can help improve your medical care in Suna." Gaara nodded with out hesitation.

" That would be acceptable. Gaara." Gaara corrected him. It took Saku a moment to realize the Kazekage wasn't speaking in the third person but asking him to drop the title and call her by only her name. He blinked before giving her a grin.

" Alright Gaara." Saku said pleased, before he saw the fierce death glare from Temari over Gaara's head. He paled and looked to the menu instead.

Here he thought he would get to relax in Suna just doing his job as a medic and maybe get to hang out with his friends, he didn't realize he would be dealing with a protective older brother as well. Why did his life seem like it would be perfect for that perverted Icha Icha series?

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Meanwhile in Konoha:

Jiraiya sneezed. She looked around and then shrugged and went back to doing what she always did when she had time to kill, after all her inspiration was in Suna.

She giggled as she watched the hunky men wash in the Onsen. Not as good as watching Sakura Haruno's entertaining life, but at least it would give her different inspiration, after all Kakashi might be upset if she stopped writing the normal Icha Icha series.

She could however only guess how much fun the kid was getting to in Suna, maybe she would have to make a trip out of Konoha after all, it had been a while since she was out of the village. She grinned to herself.

She wondered if Suna ever got around to opening that Onsen.

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Aburame compound:

Shibi Aburame sat down across her daughter Shino.

" It has come to my attention that Sakura Haruno is from a line that will allow our kikaichū to inhabit your offspring as well as produce more male children for the clan." Shibi said simply. Her glasses, similar to her daughters, was different by the tassel that hung from it's side.

Shino also had long hair, braided down her back, which was hidden by her greenish blue hood and connected to her long shirt/trench coat. She wore the standard ANBU uniform under it.

Shino didn't answer she simply nodded. She knew what her mother wanted from her. To marry Haruno Sakura and produce children. She wondered if the Haruno would be objected to the idea. They had never spent time together outside of missions or ANBU missions they shared.

Well if her mother asked this of her, she would do what she could. She was sure she could get Sakura to see the advantages of children who hosted kikaichū.

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End chapter:

Well I did get some GaaraXSaku fluff and even more SakuXKankuro fluff! XDD I think it was too much fun to make Temari a protective older brother lol, besides would you want your sister to be with Saku lol if you were in his place? I would so mind, I mean Saku reminds me of myself, and I would kill the guy who was that much like me, who touched my sisters lol.

So who was expecting this? Hopefully most of you GaaraXSaku and SakuXKankuro wise lol since I promised it from like chapter seven onward lol and am just not getting to it on chapter 13, which is sad really.

Anyway! This is the third chapter in a day! I'm on a roll! Lol. Who at least enjoyed NejiXSaku. Well as for the ShisuiXSaku they will eventually become friends again as you see, I can't stay mad at Shisui I love the guy lol.

As for NejiXSaku it's a for sure couple now! :D

As for any other character Naruto wise you'd like to appear tell me if they haven't and you'd like to have them in the fic! We already got a vote for having Madara appear which I have done :D Also Anko, I don't know her very well, but I'll do some more research before putting her/him in ne?

If you want Sai to come in tell me. I'm thinking of putting her in just to entertain me lol. Though be prepared for her to call Saku bad names, similar to Hidan's foul names for him. If you want her to show up, give me hints at what to have her call Sasuke and Naruto will you, because Dickless just won't work lol.

Honestly you guys aren't understanding what I want from you. I'm trying to make it very clear. If your going to vote Noble you can't ask me to make an exception for either Shisui or Shika for whatever reason. If you vote Noble they BOTH go. Not just one or the other, other wise vote Dark.

I was going to post which side won out this chapter, but since I have no idea what you guys really want I'll hold off until either next chapter or I figure out what you guys want for sure. Where we stand right now is Noble winning out by a large margin, but most of you wanted either Shika and Shisui to be included in votes while still choosing the noble route of things.

Bless those who actually voted clearly on someone on Dark or Noble sides.

As for why I keep being late to update, honestly the computer is giving me hell, and I'm running out of chapters since I can't write more until I know this voting for sure! So don't blame me you guys are the voters.

Don't make me vote myself guys I will vote Dark. I've been told I'm better at darker crap anyway. lol

Kyo~

Ps. Next to Longest chapter. And if you do finally decide Noble or Dark please vote while your at it on the couple you want from the side you chose.

Sai, Sasu, Shino, Gaara, Kankuro on Noble

Shika, and Shisui on Dark.

. Sorry about the mistakes too tired to read this bloody thing over again to catch it all. Forgive me this once. This chapter goes out to DarkSoulBear! Good luck on your trip! Hope you come and go safe!