The Sweetest Sin
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. This is the final chapter for this story. Feel free to check out some of my other stories if you like. I want to thank a couple people who expressed an interest in Sasuke x Itachi x Naruto before I started writing this and gave me the courage to post this. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter and might be actually crack 100 reviews on this one. Yay.
Chapter Notation: This takes place one year after the last chapter.
Chapter 21
"You named her really named her well." Naruto muses as he watches Itachi rock Emiko gently in his arms as he held the bottle to her lips.
Emiko was their youngest child. She was two months old. It had taken about a month of trying to get Itachi pregnant. Apparently, Sasuke had either been more fertile or he had just been lucky enough to be at the right stage of "his cycle" when they made love.
That was okay though. Naruto certainly didn't mind trying again and again. Sex with his Mates was always amazing, no matter what their gender was.
"Daddy!" Katsumi cries out as he waddles over to Sasuke.
Sasuke smiles and picks his son up. He playfully spins the one year old around, much to his delight. Naruto and Itachi smile when they felt Sasuke's joy through their bond. He really did delight in playing with the kids.
"Yes, Emiko was a good choice. The meaning smiling child certainly fits her." Sasuke muses as he continues spinning their son around. (Well their son and Itachi's nephew technically.)
Itachi nods as he smiles down at his daughter. Emiko was such a sweet child. She almost never fussed. She didn't have her teeth yet, but was always smiling. The only time she got upset was when someone took away her teddy bear. Then all Hell broke loose.
Emiko had inherited Naruto's blonde hair, but with Itachi's texture. Instead of spiky like her other father, it was silky like the eldest Uchiha brother's. Her eyes were sky blue like Naruto's. Everything else about her looked exactly like Itachi. Her nose, chin, cheekbones, and even skin tone. Well there was one thing that didn't look like Itachi. Somehow she had clearly gotten Sasuke's ears. (Which was probably why she was such a light sleeper, Sasuke had excellent hearing.)
"I must admit, I never thought I'd live to see the day when an Uchiha was blonde." Itachi chuckles as he remembers the day Emiko was born.
Itachi frowned at himself as he looked in the mirror. Sasuke was right. Being pregnant meant you looked like a damn pufferfish towards the end.
His younger brother clearly delighted in Itachi going through what he had experienced, almost as much as he doted on Katsumi. But he couldn't ask for two more dedicated mates than Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
"Itachi, you should rest. You are really close to your due date." Sasuke murmured and caressed his cheek, after setting Katsumi down in his crib.
"I can't help it. I feel restless." He replied and took the opportunity to lean into Sasuke's touch.
"Kyubbi says you are just going into denning mode. It means you are going to have our daughter soon." Naruto said with a smile and leaned in to steal a kiss from his oldest Mate.
Pregnancy was such a strange experience. In the beginning, he didn't notice any changes at all. Then Morning Sickness came. Oh how he HATED Morning Sickness. Thankfully, he had two kind Mates who dutifully held his hair back and cuddled up to him afterwards, even if Sasuke was smirking like sadistic prick some of the time. He had felt such joy when he felt the baby's first kick. Though he really could have lived without looking like a fucking penguin as he walked or a pufferish when he looked in the mirror towards the end of it.
When he found out that he was having a daughter, he wondered how she would cope with being in a house filled with only men. Sasuke assured Itachi that they would have more children. She would have at least one sister eventually. Naruto had certainly perked up at THAT. He was always eager to help in "Clan Restoration."
"Sasuke! Naruto! I think my water broke!" Itachi cried out in alarm later that evening when he was in the shower with his mates.
Sasuke had insisted on a larger shower. Itachi was grateful for this now. It meant he could enjoy the affections of both of his Mates, even while pregnant. He enjoyed the way they would wash him so tenderly and the loving kisses they would grace him with. Well he had been enjoying it, until his water broke.
"Don't worry! We'll get you to the hospital." Naruto says, quickly turning off the shower, drying them off, and dressing them.
Sasuke grabbed both of them by the hand. He teleported them to the Leaf's Hospital. Tsunade had successfully overseen Katsumi's delivery. There was no one he trusted more with the birth of his niece.
"Do you want any drugs to numb the pain?" Tsunade asked Itachi.
"No, I think I can manage. I mean what did women do before the invention of modern medicine?" He inquired good naturally.
"Oh trust me, you are going to want the drugs." Sasuke warned him and Itachi just shook his head, before poking Sasuke on the forehead.
"Foolish little brother, I will be fine." He said with a gentle smile.
Yeah. That lasted until the first contraction hit. Then Itachi wanted those drugs immediately. Sasuke smirked like, "I told you so."
His smirk wore off quickly though. Naruto and Sasuke were able to feel Itachi's pain. Yes, it was a very long day for all of them. Finally, the cries of a newborn are heard.
"I have to make sure that she's healthy. Itachi, you may change back now." Tsunade told him as she examined the newborn baby girl in her arms.
Itachi let out a sigh of relief. He was so glad that was over. How did women ever manage to do that on a regular basis? That was nothing short of torture.
He was so relieved to be a man again. The elder Uchiha brother didn't have Sasuke's natural aversion to being a woman. But quite frankly, he missed being a man. He felt a bit vulnerable as a woman and he was ever so relieved to look down and notice he no longer had large breasts, but his well sculpted masculine chest. (He would later be even more relieved when he saw that his "kunai" was still fully intact.)
"She's perfectly healthy. You are both medical miracles. I never thought I'd see the day when two men had babies." Tsunade chuckled as she hands the newest member of the Uchiha to Itachi.
It was at that moment, that Itachi got his first good look at his daughter. She was beautiful with sapphire blue eyes and blonde hair, which she had clearly inherited from Nartuo. The rest of her though, was all him. She had his skin tone, his facial structure, and well everything else. Well almost everything. He smiles when he notes that even Sasuke had left his mark, her ears were exactly like his.
"She's blonde!" Sasuke said in mock horror.
"Well, I suppose that's because Naruto was blonde and so was his father. Somehow the recessive gene made itself known. Same with her eyes." Itachi chuckled.
"What's wrong with being blonde, you bastard?!" His other lover demanded.
"We've never had a blonde Uchiha before!" The other man replied.
"Well there is a first time for everything. She's perfect. Oh and look, she's smiling. Such a sweet child. I shall call her Emiko." Itachi decreed.
"Yeah, that was a shock." Sasuke agrees.
"Fox daddy play?!" Katsumi asks Naruto.
Katsumi had managed to distinguish between his three "fathers." Sasuke was simply daddy. Naruto was fox daddy. Itachi was papa. How the kid had come up with these distinctions, was anyone's guess.
"Oh sure!" Naruto says with a big smile as he picks up Sasuke and spun the two of them around.
"WEEEE!" Katsumi says, laughing madly in joy at how fast they were spinning around in circles.
Itachi chuckles as he finishes feeding Emiko. He smiles and places her in the crib. Katsumi and Emiko were such miracles and he loved them with all of his heart. He would never let them go. Speaking of never letting go…
"Naruto, you are making Sasuke dizzy. But he's too stubborn to admit that out loud." Itachi points out.
"Oh. Sorry, Sasuke. I guess I did get a little carried away there." The blonde man says as he sets his lover and son down.
Sasuke shoots Itachi a look. It was a cross between annoyance and gratitude. Thankfully, Naruto hadn't spun him around further because he had been getting very dizzy.
"It's alright. You just like to play. You are such an overgrown kid sometimes." Sasuke says.
"Oh yeah? Maybe we should play some more adult games later!" The blonde says as he grabs his youngest Mate's ass, causing Sasuke to blush slightly.
"You are so cute when you blush." Naruto murmurs and kisses his cheek as Sasuke denies that he was blushing.
Itachi chuckles. It was fun to watch their interactions. One thing was for certain. There was never a dull moment in the Uchiha District anymore.
It had been completely transformed. It used to be a ghost town. A sad place, where only one house was maintained. A place of loneliness that was silent and eerie in its stillness.
Now that Katsumi and Emiko were here. The place was anything but silence. There was life back in the District again. It was as if the horrors of the past had never happened.
"I'm happy about it to." Sasuke says and kisses Itachi, having picked up on Itachi's feelings.
Itachi smiles. He eagerly returns the kiss. He would never get tired of being with his Mates. Their touch soothed him and excited him in ways even the normally very articulate ninja couldn't fully describe.
"You know maybe later, after they've had their nap, we could take them for a walk around the village. Everyone is really excited to meet Emiko and you know how much they love Katsumi." Naruto says beaming.
"Alright." Itachi says, though Naruto could feel his hesitation.
"Itachi, she has to go out sometime. You can't just hide her in the house forever. I mean even Sasuke let's Katsumi explore a bit! Time to cut the umbilical cord." Naruot says cheerfully and hugs his oldest Mate reassurance.
Sasuke twitches. Even Sasuke? What the Hell was that supposed to mean exactly? Naruto noticed his the youngest Uchiha brother's agitation and rubs the back of his head sheepishly.
"I just mean that you are really protective of Katsumi. It's not a bad thing. I mean you have damn good reason to be, especially after everything that happened with ROOT." Naruto offers.
"Itachi, you still got those chakra cuffs that Kisame gave you as a gag gift?" Sasuke offers.
"Hmm, I believe so. I'll have to go look. If I do, I know exactly where I left them. I shall be back in a few moments." He says and glides off gracefully.
Katsumi tilts his head in confusion. He wondered what handcuffs were and why daddy wanted them. He looks up at Sasuke with his unspoken questions dancing in his eyes.
"Thank of handcuffs as toys for grownups." Sasuke explains to his son and was relieved when Katsumi appeared to accept that at face value.
Itachi comes back a few minutes later. He informs Sasuke that he does indeed have the chakra cuffs. Naruto gulps. Damn his Mates were going to be the death of him, but what a way to go.
"Oh no. Not right now. We'll get you when you least expect it." Sasuke promises him and saunters off to go make something to eat.
"Fucking tease!" Naruto growls.
"What's fu-" Katusmi's mouth is covered by Itachi.
"That's an adult word. Don't say that unless you are much older. Your fox daddy was bad. He'll get a spanking later. You don't get spankings because you are a good boy. But fox daddy needs them often." Itachi tells him.
Sasuke nods in agreement when he felt that thought. That Naruto did, indeed. The blonde was always asking for it. Sometimes he thought Naruto got off on riling them up and getting punished. Stranger things had happened.
"So what are you making?" Naruto asks, once he follows Sasuke into the kitchen.
"Roast beef. You need to eat something other than ramen once in awhile. So far I've only gotten you down to eating it every other meal. But I suppose that's a start." He replies with a smirk.
"You are so mean, sometimes." Naruto says and wraps his arms around the man.
"You enjoy it though. If you didn't, you wouldn't have chased after him as long as you did. Sasuke you still win the cocktease of the century award. Three fucking years?" Itachi asks.
Sasuke nods. Yep, three years. Granted he had been trying to avenge his Clan. He hadn't known the truth about Itachi then. It had been such a wasted three years. But it was still touching to know the lengths that Naruto would go for him.
"Would you have done the same for me?" Itachi asks Naruto.
"Of course I would! Believe it! It's just I didn't really know you then. You left the village when I was seven. But let's not find out. I like you guys right where you are. Here with me and our family." He replies.
Itachi and Sasuke smile. They felt the same way as Naruto did. The two Uchihas cuddle up to their blonde Mate.
Later that day, they get out a stroller for Emiko and bring a second along. Katsumi was more of a waddler, than a walker at the moment and might get tired out quickly. It was better to be safe than sorry.
Everyone looked at the trio curiously. Most of them had seen Katsumi before, but not the newborn. Kakash heads over, eager to get a look.
"Ah so that's her, huh? She's going to be a real heartbreaker in a few years. Emiko is definitely going to drive the boys of this village crazy. I almost feel sorry for them." The silver haired ninja chuckles.
"Yup! This is our little princess." Naruto says happily.
Emiko looks at Kakashi curiously. He was different. Why was his face blue? Hmm…maybe he was sick? She reaches out her chubby hands towards him.
"I think she wants you to hold her." Sasuke muses.
"Awe, she just wants attention. Yes, you definitely didn't take after Sasuke." He says and ignores the dirty look from his former student, as he picks the girl up.
Kakashi was a lifelong bachelor. So it wasn't entirely his fault that he didn't anticipate what happened next. Emiko was curious and as any curious baby did, she grabbed what caught her attention. In this case, that meant his mask.
She tugs it off. Everyone gasps. Kakash was maskless! Sasuke, Itachi, and Naruto blink. Now that was disturbing. Kakashi was actually…hot.
"I guess I should have seen that one coming." He says and quickly puts it back on, hoping no one else had seen.
It was too late though. The damage was already done. Kakashi is dragged off by his new admirers.
"Say bye bye to Kakashi." Itachi says with a chuckle.
"Bye bye Kah-kash-eee!" Katusmi states cutely as the man is dragged off by hordes of admiring women.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. Honestly, he didn't even knew which "team" Kakashi "pitched" for. He decides not to think about it too much. It was weird.
"Oh come on. It's obvious he's straight." Naruto says.
"I don't know. He is a lifelong bachelor and very close to Guy." Itachi counters.
"We are not having this conversation. It's too weird. Come on Katsumi, let's go to the park." Sasuke says with a smile, giving his son a piggyback ride there.
His Mates soon follow him. It was there they bumped into Shikamaru and Temari. It seemed that they had decided to take their son to the park as well. He had been born a few months after Katsumi.
"Hey, Naruto, Sasuke, Itachi." Shikamaru calls out in greeting.
"Hey, guys." Temari acknowledges them as she watches Shikadai attempt to crawl on the soft grass.
Shikadai looks at the stroller curiously. Emiko leans over the side of the stroller, sensing someone close to her. She blinks with wide bubble eyes when she sees the other child looking at her.
He was little like her and Katsumi! All day long she was surrounded by big people. Deciding to get a better look, some wind pushes the little boy up a couple of feet.
"WEEE!" He calls out joyfully.
"…" Shikamaru is speechless, it couldn't be.
That newborn couldn't possibly be using wind chakra to lift his son up, could she? But that was impossible. That had to be at least Chunin level of skill.
"Is that…is she doing that?" Temari asks in a stunned voice.
"Yeah, our kids are kinda special. Katsumi can summon and control water. Emiko got wind. Guess she takes after me." Naruto says with a big smile as if this was all perfectly normal.
Shikamaru shakes his head. That was Naruto for you. Nothing phased the guy. Though he supposed when you had a giant fox demon inside you, seeing a kid use wind jutsus, was nothing strange compared to that.
"I think it's Kyubbi's influence myself." Sasuke offers and the lazy genius nods, contemplating it.
Sasuke was a genius like himself. Although, he was decidedly less lazy. For that matter, so was Itachi. So their theories should be taken seriously.
"It's possible." Shikamaru concedes.
"Emiko, put the nice boy down. Gently. You don't want to hurt him." Itachi told her.
Itachi generally let Emiko practice her abilities to her heart's content. It was the best way for her to leave control after all. Practice made perfect.
After a tense minute or so, the wind slowly lowers the young boy. Katsumi claps encouragingly for his baby sister.
"Yay Emiko!" He says cheerfully.
Katsumi might not understand the significance of his power or that of his sister's. But he was still a supportive older brother. Sasuke seemed to take some pride in the fact that his child was the oldest. Itachi found this amusing and would always remind him it wasn't a competition.
"He's such a good big brother." Naruto says with a smile and Sasuke nods.
It was confusing. Technically Emiko was both Katsumi's sister and cousin. But they just identified them as brother and sister. It was easier.
"Yeah. Hey, Sasuke. You wanna play a game of shogi with me?" Shikamaru asks and Sasuke shrugs, heading over to play with him.
Once the two were alone. Shikamaru had to ask. This question had been driving him crazy for well over a year now. He just had to know.
"Emiko and my son seem to be getting along well." He offers as an icebreaker.
"Mhm. Perhaps one day we'll all be family at the rate they are going." Sasuke replies with a chuckle. (He could approve of Shikamaru's son, because he would likely be too lazy to really seduce Emiko until AFTER marriage!)
"Yeah maybe. So Suki and Iris looked a lot like the two of you. You and Itachi were both gone during the entire duration of the surrogate pregnancies. Did you two use the Sexy Jutsu?" He asks.
Sasuke sighs. He nods. Shikamaru was a genius. Perhaps he shouldn't have been surprised that he would be the one to figure out the truth. Well at least he knew that the other man would keep his mouth shut. It would be too much of a drag to tell everyone.
"I thought as much. How was that eve possible?" He asks.
"Itachi and I have extremely high chakra reserves. If we didn't, we would have been bed ridden the whole time and required almost constant chakra transfusions." He answers.
Shikamaru nods. He appears to accept this answer. There was just one more thing bothering him. The lazy ninja knew that he was playing with fire here, but he was so curious. Besides, Sasuke had been fairly open so far.
"You and Itachi never did say if it was just Naruto that you were with. I imagine since he's attracted to both of you and has never really been one to follow social norms…" He trails off.
"You're too smart for your own good. If you tell anyone I will slit your throat faster than you can blink. I won't see Itachi suffer or our children teased. Naruto is the father of both of them. We couldn't risk impregnating each other because we are too closely related." Sasuke hisses.
"I'm not going to tell anyone. I promise. I wouldn't do that to Naruto. He's my friend and besides I'm not that cruel. I don't think that children should be teased over something that isn't their fault. I know this village. Naruto is a hero, but people would still talk." He replies quickly, hoping to avoid a very early grave.
Sasuke settles down. Thankfully, Shikamaru couldn't sense any killer intent radiating off the very deadly ninja. He lets out a quiet sigh of relief. He was really too young to die. Besides, he couldn't leave Temari and his son behind.
"How does that work exactly? Don't any of you get jealous?" He asks genuinely curious.
"Sometimes. It's more a playful jealousy than anything else. We love each other. We're secure in that knowledge. We've never had to doubt that since we got together." Sasuke answers.
Shikamaru was surprised at this rather romantic answer from Sasuke. He smiles. Love really could change a person he mused. He remembered when the other man was an S Class Criminal Ninja and how the Leaf had chased after him for years. He had become the stuff of people's nightmares.
"That's good. I'm glad that you found love. Emiko and Natsumi are adorable." He says.
"Yes, they are. They are also powerful. Emiko can create and create wind. She also can become invisible. Which is frightening. That's why we gave her that collar. We can track her if she disappears. But I wouldn't trade them for anything. It was difficult…but worth it." Sasuke replies.
Shikamaru tries to process the whole super babies concept. He decided to examine that for another day. Naturally, he tried to imagine the thought of being a woman for nine months. Of having sex with someone while he was a woman. Finally, he imagined going through childbirth. Yeah, he never would have been able to do with the Uchiha brothers had.
"You're a braver man than I. I wouldn't have been able to do it." He confesses.
"You'd be surprised what you are capable of, when it comes to your most precious people. We are planning to have more children later on." Sasuke replies.
"Oh. Damn. You two really are brave. You are going to go through all that again? But I'm curious, please don't take offense. Does it bother you? You know it's a sin to be with a family member like that." He asks curiously.
The younger Uchiha brohter nods. Yes, they were going to go through all that again. They had a Clan to restore after all. Two children was a pretty skimpy restoration. Besides, Emiko needed a sister, so she'd feel less outnumbered.
Sasuke considers the next question. At first, he had tried to ignore his desire for Itachi. It was wrong. Hell, even to a certain extent, he had tried to ignore his love for Naruto. But now that they were together, he couldn't regret it. Society could go to Hell if they had a problem with his family.
"It doesn't bother me anymore. It might be a sin. But it's the sweetest sin." He replies with a genuine smile.