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Through both dark times
And through good times
There is a time where
They finally even out
Chapter 27
Naruto paced in a tight line, his body tense, his eyes darkened with anxious worry. He was going to go crazy with not knowing if everything was alright. It had been at least three days since Tsunade had begun the transfusion and still no one had told him more than Sasuke was stable. He wanted to see him, to be by his side, to reassure himself that Sasuke was still alive and well. So many close calls, so many times he could have lost the pale raven and now all he could do was hope and wait. Naruto was a man of action, he didn't do sitting and waiting well, he couldn't sleep, he only ate the minimum when the nurses pestered him and he hadn't left the waiting room since Tsunade had led him there.
I can't stand this not knowing, it's bad enough that I can't do anything and now I have to just sit here and wait and hope and not even be able to see him! Naruto growled in frustration and stopped his pacing to fall into a chair and hunch over tiredly, his head in his hands and elbows resting on his knees. They had to tell him something, three days of being kept at arms length from Sasuke was too long, he couldn't stand it.
Naruto was still sitting in the same position as before when Tsunade walked back into the waiting room, "Gaki?"
Naruto looked up sharply and jumped to his feet. Tsunade frowned at the dark circles under his eyes, the paleness to his skin, the desperate pleading gleam in his stressed, anxious, and frustrated darkened blue eyes. She hated seeing him like this, it angered her more that she knew she was the one to have caused it. There were a few complications in the beginning, but she wasn't going to add more stress to Naruto by telling him anything until what she told him was positive news.
Tsunade took a deep breath and took a seat in a chair across from where Naruto still stood watching her. He slowly lowered himself back down to sit and watched her through fearful eyes. Tsunade cleared her throat to try and loosen the twist of her heart from that look in his eyes; "The transfusion went through successfully, we will begin the blood transfusion soon. The blood transfusion is going to take much longer, but you can be at his side for that. There will still need to be times when more chakra will have to be given to Sasuke, at those times you will have to wait here in the waiting room."
Naruto nodded solemnly not saying anything. Tsunade continued, "He is stable right now and still very much in a coma, we will need to keep him that way until we can find the cure. The virus is still spreading and growing stronger every passing moment and I don't want to risk helping it by waking him up. I will try to see if I can get a room made available to you, you need to rest and try to take better care of yourself. There is no telling when the virus will start fully affecting you as well."
Naruto opened his mouth to protest but Tsunade spoke over him, "This is not up for discussion gaki. I am doing all that I can to help him and I know how important to you he is. I really do and I will do all that I can to help him. But you need to help yourself and make sure you maintain the strength you need to fight the virus as well. I don't want to lose you anymore than I am willing to let him die."
Naruto closed his mouth and sighed tiredly, he nodded slowly. He met her eyes squarely, a look of determination she knew well in those blue eyes, though still darkened with his exhaustion and stress. His voice was hoarse from tiredness, but still had an edge of firmness to it; "I want to see him."
Tsunade nodded and got to her feet, "I figured as much. But when I find a room for you then you are going to get some sleep."
Tsunade kept their gazes locked and mirrored the determination from Naruto earlier as she said with a firm, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense tone; "I will put you in a coma if I have to gaki."
Naruto got his feet with a tired grin, "I got it Baa-chan," he walked out of the waiting room and waited for her. She made to lead the way when he looked up at her, sincere, overwhelming gratefulness in his eyes that nearly made her heart skip in her chest.
"Arigato . . . Baa-cha . . . uh . . . Tsunade-sama."
Tsunade smiled gently at him, she felt a knot of guilt twist in her gut. She hadn't saved them yet, she was really only able to stall, to buy them both some much needed time. Sasuke was on the very brink of death, it's lingering pressence thick in the air around him and she truly feared that she wouldn't be able to save him. She knew it was only a matter of time before Naruto was in the same position and that was forcefully shoved back everytime she had to examine Sasuke and know Naruto was suffering from the same thing that was killing the proud Uchiha.
Tsunade stood next to the door to Sasuke's room once they arrived and Naruto carefully entered. Tsunade could see the tension in his body, the tight set of his jaw and the painful look in his eyes. She closed her eyes momentarily to try and ease the growing pain she felt in her own heart at seeing the treasured young man in so much pain, she loved him like a grandson, thought of him as one, he was very much family to her and she wished she could take away his pain and make everything alright again. But as she opened her eyes to watch the two wearily all thoughts of this going away, never happening were swept from her mind.
Naruto took a seat in the chair still positioned next to Sasuke's bedside, he reached out automatically and grasped the raven's hand. The cold, limp, frailness of his hand twisted Naruto's heart all the more. He refused to cry, refused to believe how very hopeless everything seemed to be. He had faith in Sasuke, had to believe that everything would be alright, that he'd pull through this, they would find the cure. He tightened his grip on his pale lovers' hand slightly, worried much more pressure would hurt him.
He was so pale, more so than the blond had ever seen him, he looked painstakingly thin. This frail, motionless, still man lying in the hospital bed, his complexion made paler by the stark white of the sheets would forever haunt Naruto. The desperate helplessness he felt gnawed at him and he closed his eyes at the blurriness that had came into his sight. He would not cry, not now, not when Sasuke needed him to be strong and believe in him.
Naruto bit his lower lip as a painful sob threatened to rise up from his chest. He didn't trust himself to say anything, he wanted those black irises to open and look at him with the fiery, challenging, smugness that he loved and hated at the same time. He wanted so very much for this to not be real, for the cold hard fact that Sasuke was lying in a hospital bed barely hanging onto his life to be a nightmare he would wake up from. But as he opened his eyes again to look at what he'd spent so many years of his life obsessing, loving, and striving to understand looking so much younger and weakened he felt that familiar burn in his chest and his eyes.
How was he supposed to worry about his own health, to pull away and do as Tsunade wished when his best friend, his lover, his entire meaning for existence was lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life? He couldn't, he didn't want to leave his side, he needed to be with him, to make sure that Sasuke was still there, he was still with him. Sasuke had left him once, nearly lost himself in his own mind and pain, and then he'd been taken from him, and now no one could tell him whether the pale, dark haired man he loved more than anyone was going to live. As much as Naruto tried to force back morbid thoughts, they still festered, they turned over and over again leaving him clinging to the cold hand held in his own to reassure himself that Sasuke was still there.
The blond jumped when he felt a strong, warm hand on his shoulder and was shocked to find that that hand felt scorching hot on his clothed shoulder. He blinked and looked up to see Tsunade standing there behind him, a sad look in her eyes. Naruto shook his head, "I can't," his voice a low whisper, broken and he was startled by the sound, how much different it was. Usually he didn't let his emotions show through his voice, always keeping the cheery facade up, always smiling, never letting someone in, allowing them to hurt him. But he didn't have the strength, he could feel how exhausted he felt, could feel an urgent, but still weak tug pulling at his strength in tortuously slow motions.
Tsunade squeezed his shoulder, "Naruto, you have to get some rest. You can't be strong for him or for your own sake if you don't at least get some decent amount of sleep."
Naruto shook his head again and said in the same broken whisper, "I can't . . . H-how can I . . . leave him now . . . I-I can't . . . "
Tsunade closed her eyes and hung her head for a moment before whispering softly, "I'm sorry gaki."
Naruto felt her hand leave his should and then he jerked when he was struck on the back of his neck, his eyes falling closed against his will as sudden darkness overtook him.
Three Months later . . .
Tsunade let out an exasperated sigh as she sat on her couch in her small house in Tanzaku Town. First off, she was exhausted from the events of the past three months, and she had finally been able to come back home to the small town with the lively people, the pubs, hotels, and the small casino. She had made all three of the previous members of Team Seven promise to pay her a visit once things settled down. Sakura had given birth to a beautiful baby boy that had the same luminescent eyes as the Hyuga clan and his fathers' jet black hair. She'd named him Nawaki after Tsunade's brother, with her permission of course. Tsunade had been honored that Sakura wanted to name her son after her brother.
But he whined and threw fits befitting his mother. Thanks to Kakashi's quick work and Shikamaru's ability to work through riddles they were finally able to find a cure for the virus that had endangered and nearly ended both Sasuke and Naruto's lives . . .
***Flashback***
The chakra transfusion had some complications, at first Sasuke had rejected the chakra from Hiashi. But only five hours later his body had stopped repelling the chakra and the transfusion had continued. It took all of two months to fully manage the transfusion and give Sasuke enough chakra to grant him the needed strength for the blood transfusion. Since he had a rare blood type it was hard to find a donor.
They were lucky to find a donor and through keeping a close eye on Sasuke that was also a success. The last blood transfusion had caused Sasuke to bleed out dangerously and he'd gone into a Hypovolemic shock. The virus had caused his kidneys to rupture from the strain his body was being put through. They had been able to find both blood and a kidney donor for him in time, thankfully.
It had taken an entire month and a half to decode the scrolls, find out what the cure was, and then go and get the cure from the hot springs within the mountains of The Land of Stones. The main ingredient was not only the hot spring water itself, but also a plant that only grew at the bottom of the hot springs. It was a difficult medicine to make, but they had managed.
Naruto had volunteered to have them try the medicine on him to make sure it was made correctly. That was how they discovered the side effects could possibly send someone into a Septic shock from the toxins that were inserted into the blood stream to help kill the virus. It cleansed the blood stream first and then the persons' chakra and it was a painful process.
The first side effects had been fever, increased heart rate and blood pressure, dizziness, and then the pain had started. After three hours, when the medicine truly kicked in and had flowed through the blood stream, which was why the heart rate and blood pressure had increased, the pain multiplied and left the patient unconscious to transfer the toxins into the chakra system. Tsunade had to use every ounce of her strength to keep from doing something to stop the medicine when she had to watch Naruto thrashing, twitching, and crying out in agony even while he was unconscious.
He had remained unconscious for three days afterwards, but when he awoke and they ran tests on him the virus was gone. They had found the cure, they had to give Sasuke time to recover from the chakra and blood transfusions before they could give him the cure. The thing was, Tsunade worried about his weakened state because he, unlike Naruto, had not been able to build up his strength, health, nor his chakra level.
But there had also been another complication with Naruto that hadn't taken place until two weeks after he'd been given the cure. The Septic shock had been a complication in itself, but his immune system had become severely weakened. Someone had come to the hospital with a bad case of the flu and had sneezed while Naruto was passing them in the hallway. Within less than twenty minutes Naruto had developed pneumonia which put him into Septic shock once more. The complications nearly ended his life, the strain on his organs and the amount of energy it took for him to fight for his life wore him out entirely.
The weakened state of the blond had scared everyone, they'd never seen him looking so very frail and motionless as he recovered. She'd had to work quickly to stop any lasting damage to his organs and make sure enough oxygen was in his blood and had to force air into his lungs when the shock threatened to take everything he had. She swore that she never wanted to experience a fright like that ever again, never see Naruto so very vulnerable and truly relying on others to keep him alive. He was a strong shinobi, she'd seen her strength with her own two eyes, such determination made others believe in him and seeing him clinging to life because of a virus and the aftereffects of the only thing that was able to stop it was burned into her mind.
He was in the hospital for a week before they were able to rebuild his immune system to a average level. When Sasuke had been given the cure, only one week before, it was entirely different. The level of pain he went through had nearly drained all the energy they had worked so hard to build up in him. Again Tsunade had to battle to make sure no serious, lasting damage fell upon another patient. She worked herself into pure exhaustion trying to keep the raven haired youth strong enough to fight through the pain.
Naruto had nearly lost it when he had to stand by and watch Sasuke's chakra level deplete rapidly. In desperation he'd jumped into action, taking Sasuke's hand in his own and focusing his own chakra to the paler man. It never occurred to him that his chakra wasn't completely recovered yet, he'd only thought of saving his lover and best friend, all thoughts of the risks to himself were cast aside. Tsunade had watched as Shizune placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder to transfer some of her own into him, to aid him in giving Sasuke the chakra he greatly needed. Tsunade had been incapable of giving up her own, having used nearly all of her chakra to try and save his internal organs from being damaged from the pain that had been taking hold of the raven and threatening to mortally steal everything he couldn't afford to lose.
The cure proved to be just as dangerous and detrimental as the virus itself, and it was a task that had them on the edge for the two young men to keep fighting and live. Tsunade felt as though she were watching something even more intense than a shinobi battle between rivals as they fought for each other instead of against each other in an effort to save one another. Such devotion, determination, and sheer stubbornness and strength was endearing and motivational to all who knew them.
Tsunade had been surprised when Naruto had actually been able to sooth some of Sasuke's pain with his chakra. She'd forgotten that Sakura had taught Naruto some of the basics of healing jutsu. It was often easy to forget that the exuberant, joyful, young man was a skilled shinobi that knew so much about the horrors of the world. He'd acted on instinct from the very slightest sign of pain coming from Sasuke.
The next three days that followed had been entirely too long. She had to keep a close eye on both of them the entire time wary about any complications occurring with Sasuke or Naruto given the scares both of them had already put her through.
***End of Flashback***
So many close calls, she was expecting to have a heart attack from all the stress. But Naruto had told her they were both strong and they would pull through, and even though they nearly died on numerous occasions, not just in the past three months, but their entire lives had been full of close calls, they had pulled through and they would both be making full recoveries. Well, with one exception that Sasuke was none too happy about when he'd first been told.
The Sharingan, the legacy of his clan, was gone. It wasn't until after they had given them both the cure that Shikamaru and Kakashi had managed to decipher the message telling them about the consequences and side effects of the cure to the virus. Because the medicine ate away at the cells of the virus and rewired the chakra system and blood of the patient, it destroyed a few things. For Sasuke he no longer had the Sharingan, for Naruto his clans' regenerative abilities had been canceled out.
Naruto had gone through a lot of hell from Sasuke after he'd been told he no longer had the Sharingan. Once the anger dimenished Sasuke had fallen into a really deep depression. That was why they had to spend three entire months at the hospital. Naruto had finally been able to get Sasuke to eat and be somewhat responsive. Once Sakura had given birth to her son however, that had caused Sasuke to snap out of it. Tsunade knew the real reason behind it, but she also knew Sasuke wasn't likely to admit how much he wanted a family of his own.
She looked up at the ceiling, "Those brats, they are just trying to kill me by stressing me out." She had demanded a few weeks off, time to rest after all the hell she'd been through due to those three. It would be at least another three months before Naruto and Sasuke were back to their full strength, but she had been glad to see that both of them were determined to get their strength back and continue with their lives.
Once they were both back to strength then Naruto would be going to Sunagakure for a few diplomatic missions, really just lessons in dealing with the politics of being a Hokage. Sasuke, of course, was going to accompany him. Thanks to the new council members Sasuke would be able to participate in the Chunin exam. She already knew he would excel and then most likely become a Jonin and probably an Anbu.
She was concerned about his abilities considering he no longer had his sharigan, but then again, he is an Uchiha. She turned her head to her door when someone knocked.
"Tsunade-sama!" Tsunade sighed at hearing Shizune's voice. "Come in," she called out refusing to get up from her comfortable position on the couch. The door opened and Shizune walked into the house and closed the door behind her before she walked over to her.
"Tsunade-sama, Sakura-chan was requesting your opinion on something."
"And you had to come all the way to Tanzaku Town to ask me?"
"Hai, well, its' really a delicate matter and Sakura-chan was asking on behalf of Naruto-kun and Sasuke-kun."
Tsunade sighed and sat up to look at Shizune fully, "What is it?"
"Well . . . they um, they want your opinion on the best candidate for a surrogate mother."
Tsunade laughed, she had really seen that coming, but so soon? She cleared her throat at the incredulous look on Shizune's face and cleared her throat, "That's a delicate matter indeed," she chuckled, "but they will have to decide that for themselves. Not to mention, as my former student you can very well make just as good of a judgment call as I can."
"Well Sakura-chan has suggested a few to them, most of the kunoichi they know are willing . . . "
Tsunade laughed again, "Of course they are, they probably have a whole group of girls that are willing considering who those two are. One, the only Uchiha left, and the other is the future Hokage and son to the Yondaime. Sakura-chan and you are both very capable of going through medical files and determining which one would be the best surrogate mother. But make sure you judge character traits as well, we don't need a bunch of girls running around starting trouble or trying to claim a child that those two want to raise as their own, nor do we want them trying to claim either of them."
"Hai, but Tsunade-sama . . . "
"Shizune-san, look, I don't have time for this, I am on vacation. Come back in at least three weeks from now and I may consider helping you out."
Shizune sighed, "Tsunade-sama, I was just trying to tell you that the concern was whether or not the child would possess the sharigan given that Sasuke-kun no longer has it."
"Ah, well, that I don't know. Only time will tell, Sasuke-kun is well aware of how things like that go. I can say that there is a chance the child will possess the sharigan, but there is also a chance that the child will not. But if that is a concern then I suggest they chose carefully."
Shizune nodded and made to say something more but Tsunade held up her hand to silence her, "No, that's it, go back and tell them what I said and don't come back for three weeks. I want some time to myself to rest."
Shizune sighed, "Hai, arigato Tsunade-sama."
When Shizune reached the door Tsunade called out to her just before she left, "Tell those three brats that they had better come and visit me!"
Naruto was glad that he and Sasuke were finally released from the hospital. Sasuke was as moody and sarcastic as ever, and had given him a bit of trouble when he'd pressed that they should go see Sakura and Nawaki. But that was nothing compared to how pissed he'd been when Naruto had confided in Sakura that they wanted to start a family and needed to find out who was willing to be a surrogant mother. Naruto still had a knot on his head from that one, and that had been two days ago. Shizune apparently had gone to speak with Tsunade about it, which was why Naruto was pacing in the Hokage's office right now instead of training like he normally would be.
It was amazing how quickly things had returned to normal after all that had happened. It was almost as though the last six months had never happened. Almost. Sasuke was still depressed and still refused to read his brothers' scrolls or his own. He wouldn't even read any of the translated scrolls to find out for himself what the cure to the virus had been.
It had taken some time to get Sasuke to start eating right and try to act like he was alive again. He hadn't been all too happy about losing his bloodline limit and Naruto wasn't all that thrilled to lose the regenerative abilities he'd once possessed. The fusion with Kyuubi had been successful, but in the end Kyuubi's soul had disappeared, moved on. Naruto missed the fox demon in a way, but at the same time it felt as though a great weight was lifted off his shoulders. The seal was now gone and Naruto's chakra had fully fused with Kyuubi's chakra, it had become his own by the time Kyuubi had completely faded and moved on, or so Naruto hoped he'd moved on.
As he paced impatiently waiting he also thought on what their future held for them now. Once they got themselves back to their full strength he would have to go on diplomatic missions for his training to become the next Hokage. He was partially depressed about that as it would mean parting from Sasuke for weeks at a time until Sasuke made it to the rank of Anbu. He'd thought that was the case, but apparently Kakashi had pressed that Sasuke was already at the rank and level of skill fitting and Anbu and once he reached his full strength once again he would be going with Naruto.
Kakashi had said to them back at Iruka's that the real reason was he didn't want to risk the two being separated again. Plus, Tsunade had threatened to beat the hell out of him if he did so because she was tired of all the drama everytime that happened. It was quite obvious that everyone was concerned about Sasuke being capable of maintaining the rank of Anbu without the use of the sharigan, but Naruto knew Sasuke was just as skilled without it. He trusted in Sasuke's strength and abilities.
Many argued that it was because he loved Sasuke, but Naruto just shrugged it off and told them they would see when the time came. Sasuke didn't seem concerned about his abilities, just angry that he'd lost the Sharigan. It had been during the time spent at the hospital that the two were able to talk about starting a family together. Though the conversation had been stretched over times when they were both conscious, it was decided that they did want a family.
Naruto wanted a family of his own, one that was related to him, for the first time in his life. Sasuke wanted a family to have that chance to start over again. Having a family together was something neither of them had seen coming when the thoughts had first crossed their minds years ago, but now they had to worry about how to go about starting a family. They knew plenty of skilled kunoichi and had both agreed that a kunoichi was the best choice, given they were more likely to mother a child that could continue either of their clans' abilities.
Sakura had said that it was a fifty-fifty chance that a child born from either of their genes would have their abilities. It wasn't due to the fact that their bloodline limits were no longer available to them, it was because that was how things were. There was also the risk that a kunoichi wouldn't be able to birth a child, as kunoichi's were built differently and because of their training as shinobi it made their bodies even less adapt at becoming mothers'.
There was also another problem, most of the kunoichi that qualified knew them both or would become too attached. Or, they had once been in love with one of them, in Sakura's case, both of them. So that narrowed down their options and it was hard making a decision, especially since the kunoichi's they knew already had significant others.
Naruto and Sasuke had spent hours talking this over with Sakura and asking her professional opinion. But it still didn't make things any less complicated. They didn't want to chose a complete stranger because they didn't know if they would be able to trust them and they were reluctant to chose a friend in case they decided to keep the child or their husband or was against it.
Sasuke watched Naruto pace across the office for a while before looking back out the window to stare at nothing in particular while resting his chin on his hand propped up on the arm of the chair. When you considered trust, attachment issues, skill, and whether their husbands would go along with the idea they had nothing. Sasuke could guess Temari was out of the question as far as she or Shikamaru went.
Hinata was out of the question because she'd once been in love with Naruto. Sakura was definitely not a choice as she'd once been in love with Sasuke before falling for Naruto and now had a child of Neji's. Ino was with Chouji and she still fawned over him even though it was very obvious he was with Naurto. Tenten wasn't an option either as she was with someone, Sasuke didn't see her all that much so didn't care or know who. There was that chunin Naruto had mentioned from the war. But from what Sasuke had seen when he met her she had a crush on Naruto.
They could chose an older woman that was more likely to be able to handle having a child, but they might also be more at risk because of how long they'd been a shinobi. Sasuke sighed, they may have to change their minds in regards to the mother being a shinobi. But that would mean they would have to go through the long interview part in chosing a fit mother of the child they wanted.
Shizune finally returned with a pop and puff of smoke and Naruto stopped pacing to look at her. She sighed and said to him with a smile, "Tsunade-sama wants you two and Sakura-chan to make that decision. She also said you'd better not forget to come and visit her."
Naruto slumped with a heavy sigh, "Old hag."
Sasuke chuckled darkly and Naruto glared at him, "Ne, what are you laughing at teme?"
Sasuke got up from his seat and bowed his head to Kakashi and Shizune, "Arigato," then turned and headed for the door. Naruto growled and followed after him having to run out of the office to catch up with Sasuke down the hall.
"Oi, teme, what were you chuckling about?"
Sasuke sighed and stopped once they were outside the building to wait for Naruto to catch up, "I assumed she would say that is all."
"Teme, pfft, you would assume that. So what are we going to do then?"
"Figure it out ourselves."
They continued walking heading to their shared apartment a few blocks away. There was still enough daylight to get some training in if they wanted so Sasuke changed direction and headed for the training grounds. Naruto noticed the change in direction but considering all the time he spent training himself didn't ask where they were going. Instead he looked at Sasuke, "Hey, are you sure you can handle even more training today?"
Sasuke scoffed, "Hn."
Naruto chuckled, "Alright, but I'm not carrying you home if you wear yourself out, you gotta work up your strength anyway."
"Well, considering how much food you've practically been forcing down my throat I need to work off all the extra intake."
"Are you kidding me, is Mr. Perfect worried about his figure?"
"Ow, what was that for teme," Naruto asked when Sasuke punched him in the arm. He cursed the fact that Sasuke was regaining his strength pretty quickly, that or he'd really lost a lot of his own. He sighed and threw an arm around Sasuke's shoulder, "Ne, you're still too thin to me, I remember you being all feminine like and all, but come on, your a damn pencil."
Sasuke scowled at him and threw his arm off his shoulder, "Hn, you're thinner than you used to be yourself."
"Which is why we need a huge supply of ramen."
Sasuke shook his head at Naruto, "We already have too much ramen."
Naruto puffed out his chest, "No such thing."
Sasuke sighed, 'You're impossible."
Naruto stared at him, "Me? What about you? You're always so damn moody and prissy, not to mention an asshole."
Sasuke stopped and glared at him, "And you're always an obnoxious moron."
"Bastard."
"Baka."
"Prick."
"Dobe."
"Grouch."
"Clown."
"Uptight jackass."
"Imbecile."
"Moody, arrogant, bastard."
"Oblivious, loud, obnoxious, moron."
"Asshole!"
Sasuke shrugged, here they were, twenty-one years old and fighting like little kids. He continued on to the training grounds, and a smile threatened to appear on his face as Naruto followed him. Though he was obnoxious, loud, he did snore and drool in his sleep, and though he knew he himself was a bastard, he could at least admit to himself that he'd never been so happy to be alive. He never could figure out why he loved the blond idiot though.
He didn't pull free when Naruto slid his arm around his waist, but he did growl when Naruto suddenly turned him around so that he was pressed against him. The insult died in his throat when those lips locked onto his and those hands tangled in his hair to deepen the kiss. When they finally pulled away Naruto's blue eyes locked with his own and he remembered why he loved the blond, it was the only thing he was one hundred percent sure of, he was Naruto Uzumaki.
The feeling was mutual, he could see it in those blue eyes staring into his own. Naruto leaned forward until their lips were a breath apart, both still catching their breath from the kiss they'd just shared, their breath intermingling. He whispered softly, his voice already an octave lower, that sensual tone in his voice heating Sasuke's blood from the sound of it; "How about we skip the training tonight?"
Sasuke licked his lips unconsciously and felt a blush rise up in his cheeks from the intensity of Naruto's gaze watching that single swipe of his tongue. Naruto didn't wait for his answer before he released him and then had him by the wrist and was pulling him back towards their apartment.
Sasuke let out a grunt in their heated kiss when Naruto slammed him back against the door right as they'd stumbled their way into their apartment. Their hands refused to remain still and even as they kissed each other practically breathless they moved to grope and furiously work at removing their clothes. So far Sasuke had managed to remove Naruto's shirt and undo his pants while Naruto was still fighting with removing Sasuke's shirt and was cursing his pants.
Naruto broke the kiss only to latch onto Sasuke's neck as his hands still fought to remove his pants and he stepped out of his own kicking them off somewhere in the room. Sasuke's head lolled back against the door with a light thud when Naruto bit down on his neck, marking him once again. He'd lost count of the number of marks he and Naruto had both left on one another and the number of times they'd gone through this.
Sasuke hissed in protest when Naruto stepped away from him and released his neck. Naruto smirked at him and backed away heading for their bedroom while keeping his eyes on Sasuke. Sasuke followed beyond his own control, he felt entranced by that glazed look in Naruto's eyes. He nearly tripped over his own pants when they fell down to his ankles but kicked them off angrily. Once they were finally in their bedroom Naruto had Sasuke on the bed in the blink of an eye.
Naruto used his arms to hold himself up over him, smirking mischievously. Sasuke raised his left leg and forced Naruto's legs to part as he hovered above him. Naruto let out a low growl when Sasuke brushed his knee against his groin.
Naruto bent down and kissed him possessively stealing Sasuke's breath. All the while he had lowered himself down so that their bodies were flush together and the feel and body heat coming from Naruto immediately made his blood rush to his groin and his own body heat escalated. Sasuke broke the kiss with a grown when Naruto snaked his hand between them to grab hold of his hardening shaft still held captive in his boxers.
He shivered at the feel of Naruto's tongue licked the shell of his ear and felt a blush pass over his entire body when he whispered into his ear, "When both of us are at full strength, I plan to take complete advantage of how submissive you are Sasuke."
Sasuke was about to protest when a throaty groan left his mouth instead when Naruto's thumb ran over the slit of his erection. Naruto nipped and kissed along his jaw line to capture that sensitive part of his neck that always drove him insane. All the while Naruto's hands moved across his skin in light, teasing touches that only drove Sasuke even more insane with desire. His hands slowly moved up and down his side and upped body before slowly moving up along the length of his arms to grab hold of Sasuke's hands and prevent them from wandering and mapping out Naruto's own body.
Sasuke wandered at the change, usually Naruto enjoyed him to touching him, Sasuke wondered why tonight was any different. Naruto seemed to notice the look in his eyes and with a haste kiss he whispered, "Trust me Sasuke, watch me." Sasuke felt the blood rush through him at the words, he without a doubt trusted Naruto far more than he'd ever trusted anyone and watching Naruto he could do, but he knew it was going to drive him mad.
Sasuke watched Naruto nip and kiss along his collar bone and his chest and the sight and feel of Naruto taking one of his nipples in his mouth and slowly tease the dusky nub with his tongue and teeth nearly made Sasuke cum right then. He broke eye contact as his back arched off the bed when Naruto sucked the nub into his mouth forcing it erect. Sasuke watched him move on to the other nipple with half lidded eyes and his hands trapped intertwined with Naruto's tried to form fists. Naruto squeezed his hands back and moved Sasuke arms with his own as he moved further down to nip, kiss, and suck at the skin of Sasuke's hips.
Sasuke shuddered at the light kisses so close to where he desperately wanted those lips to be. Naruto's lust glazed eyes locked with his own just before his tongue swept lightly across the tip of his erection and Sasuke bit his lip to silence the throaty moan that threatened to escape from the stimulation. His hit the pillow when Naruto sucked lightly on the tip and he felt his hips buck when Naruto's tongue pressed down on the slit.
Sasuke let out a gasp when Naruto's mouth suddenly engulfed him completely, the heat of his mouth was enough to make him want to cum. He hardly noticed the firm grip of Naruto's hands on his hip with that mouth on him, humming softly around him as Naruto sucked harshly at his now throbbing erection. Sasuke's back arched off the bed when Naruto moaned deeply around his erection and Sasuke couldn't hold back his own moan from the intense heat coursing through him from Naruto's actions.
He could feel himself getting closer and closer to completion and he let out a dangerous growl when Naruto suddenly pulled away. Sasuke moved to grab hold of him but Naruto quickly seized his hands.
Naruto adjusted Sasuke's hands so that he could hold both of his wrists in one hand as the other slowly moved down his chest and stomach with just enough pressure to let him know it was there. That same hand caught in the hem of his boxers and with Sasuke's help Naruto pulled them off and then removed his own. Sasuke felt his own erection swell impossibly more at the sight of Naruto's thick, swollen, red, and already leaking erection.
Naruto smirked at Sasuke's hungry look and leaned down to capture his lips once again before he pulled Sasuke up with him as he sat back on his heels on the bed. He moved around on the bed so that he was at the head of the bed leaning back against the head board. Sasuke turned on the bed, or tried to, but Naruto wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled him into his lap.
Sasuke gasped at the feel of Naruto's erection pressed up against his opening as Naruto held him pressed up against his chest in his lap. He shuddered when Naruto licked his neck and lightly blew on his skin before nipping at his earlobe, "Do you think you can handle a change in position tonight, Sas?"
Sasuke shuddered and gave a slight nod, Naruto grinned against his neck where he'd begun to nuzzle his nose into his hair. Naruto pulled away and released him then he said huskily from behind him, "Hands and knees, ass in the air then."
Sasuke looked at Naruto over his shoulder, he couldn't be serious . . . that look in Naruto's eyes as their eyes met said he was. Sasuke sighed and though he hated to admit it, he felt nervous, he did as Naruto asked. He looked over his shoulder at Naruto once he was in the desired position feeling embarrassed, vulnerable, and ridiculous in this position. Naruto leaned over him, pressing his body against him as he did so to capture his lips in yet another kiss.
Sasuke never tired of the kissing and the feeling of Naruto's body pressed up against him, his erection brushing across the cleft of his ass forcing a moan from his throat and allowing Naruto's tongue to get past his lips to explore his mouth hungrily. Naruto broke the kiss and teasingly ran his hands up Sasuke's arms and down his back until they grabbed handfuls of Sasuke's ass.
Sasuke thought he would surely go mad with how painfully hard he was and how aroused he was because of Naruto's costant teasing. He felt Naruto's grip tighten on the cheeks of his ass and was about to ask what he was doing when a deep moan escaped his throat from the feel of Naruto's tongue flattening on the pucker of his ass. When that tongue pressed into him slowly Sasuke's back arched a he let out a short cry of shock from the feeling.
That sinful tongue pulled out only to thrust back in and then it began to move inside of him, stretching and massaging and leaving Sasuke completely unaware of anything other than how it felt. His erection was painfully hard now, throbbing and he found that he was rocking his hips in time with the movements of Naruto's tongue. He could feel himself close to his orgasm when Naruto abruptly stopped and grabbed hold of his hips.
By that time Sasuke's forehead was resting on the bed and he was panting breathlessly. His entire was body was humming with how close he'd been and his erection was throbbing painfully. Naruto pulled completely away from him and sat back against the headboard. Once Sasuke caught his breath enough to speak he found that he was no longer so close to his orgasm and wanted to hit Naruto for stopping.
He glared at him and made to move but a sharp slap to his ass shocked him into staying still and intensified his glare. Naruto sighed and he shifted on the bed pressing into Sasuke's body once more and leaning over him to whisper, "I'm not done yet, so stay there."
Then Naruto got off the bed and Sasuke growled angrily at being left that way, and at himself for actually allowing himself to listen to him without even thinking of rebelling. Naruto returned in only minutes, by then Sasuke's erection had stopped throbbing painfully and had calmed down somewhat. Sasuke opened his eyes when Naruto was pressed against him again wandering what he was up to.
"How much do you think you can handle tonight Sasuke?"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and looked over his shoulder at him, "What are you, Gah!" Sasuke's forehead fell forward and he bit his lip harshly at the slightly painful feel of two fingers suddenly intruding him. Once those two finger had prodded and stretched for a while Sasuke felt them pull way only to feel something foreign press against him. He was about to protest when it was pushed through and whatever it was suddenly came to life eliciting a deep, load moan from him.
Naruto chuckled behind him and Sasuke would have said something if he wasn't overwhelmed by the pleasure and feel of the vibrator in his ass at the moment. Naruto pulled it out to the tip before pressing it back inside him, picking up speed each time and pressing it further inside as well. In no time Sasuke was thrusting back in time with Naruto's thrusts. All thoughts of how vulnerable this position had made him feel before had left his mind completely but the frustration returned when it was suddenly moved, leaving him on the edge of his orgasm once again.
He growled deeply as Naruto switched the vibrator off and set it aside somewhere. Naruto was once again leaning over him, this time fisting his hands in Sasuke's hair to pull his head back to kiss him once more. Naruto released his hair and Sasuke's head fell back to rest on the bed. He let out a surprised cry when Naruto suddenly, finally thrust inside him all the way to the hilt. It had burned a bit considering he wasn't expecting it, but the vibrator had actually stretched him out more than the usual three fingers did.
Sasuke shuddered once Naruto had pulled back and thrust back into him deeper and faster than usual. It wasn't long before Sasuke felt his arms give out and he was now leaning down on his elbows, his body rocking with Naruto's unable to really do much more than that. Naruto's hands bit into his hips to help him move with him and Sasuke was caught completely by surprise at how fast they both came. He hadn't even needed any further stimulation other than Naruto thrusting into him deep and fast.
Before Sasuke could completely collapse Naruto had grabbed hold of him with his arm around his waist and pulled them both back on the bed so that Sasuke was in Naruto's lap while Naruto rested against the headboard once again. Once they finally caught their breaths and calmed down from their high Sasuke found he could move again.
He shifted and moved off Naruto to sit next to him against the head board. Sasuke leaned into him and looked at him through tired eyes, "Where in the hell did you get that thing?"
"Where else, a store referred to me from Kakashi-san."
Sasuke rolled his eyes, "Hn."
Naruto chuckled, "I've got plenty more where that came from, I did spend two years with a Super-perv after all."
Sasuke sighed, "I know."
"Sasuke, are you worried?"
"About what?"
"What I have planned?"
"Hn."
"And you tell me I'm impossible. You obviously enjoyed the addition."
"Hn."
"That was what, three times in two days."
"Sleep then round four."
Naruto grinned and shifted to lay down ignoring the stained sheets for the moment. He figured they would just have to clean them again anyway. Sasuke sighed and got out of the bed and reached for his boxers on the floor smirking as he felt Naruto's hungry gaze on him. Once he put his boxers on he crossed the room to the closet and took out a clean set of sheets. Naruto sighed, "Teme, there's no point, they'll just get dirty again."
"That doesn't mean I want to sleep with crusty sheets."
"It's yours anyway."
Sasuke glared at him and Naruto got out of the bed with a sigh to help Sasuke change the sheets. Naruto always wandered how Sasuke could handle putting up with them having sex, but he refused to sleep with sheets that had cum on it even though they always ended up dirtying up more sheets later on. Why not just change the sheets once a day, they already had to do laundry three times a day as it was.
Once the bed was made Sasuke made his way to the bathroom to clean off the cum on his chest and stomach before he finally crawled into the bed with Naruto. Naruto appeared to be sound asleep but when Sasuke laid down on his side with his back to him Naruto pulled him against him with an arm around the left side of his waist. Naruto nuzzled his hair with his nose and let out a long breath that sent pleasant chills down Sasuke's spine before he kissed his neck lightly and said, "Love ya teme."
"Hn. Me too dobe, but I don't know why."
Naruto chuckled tiredly, "Hn. Me either."
Sasuke placed his arm over Naruto's so that their hands intertwined and closed his eyes to let himself fall into a light sleep. The only good thing about no longer having the sharigan he could think of was that he was able to fully focus on the one that meant more than anything to him. He was very rarely plagued by nightmares when he was in Naruto's arms and it filled him with a feeling of peace and happiness he'd never thought would be possible for someone that had lived a life like his. He felt safe, and that was a luxury he'd never really felt before, not at the level of feeling safe and wanted that he felt stirring in him while in Naruto's pressence.
While they were together, they'd overcome so many obstacles and Sasuke was more than willing to face the consequences he had to face because of his, now seemingly very foolish, decision to leave. He'd felt foolish countless times for leaving Naruto and thinking he could actually severe the bound between them. But he was grateful that Naruto was so extremely stubborn and had never given up on him. Now he had a chance at happiness and wasn't weighed down by the pain and loss of his clan, the burden his family had once placed on his shoulders and that of his brother for being the heirs' of their prestigious clan. All the pain, the struggle, the loss, it all seemed worth it now that he really had something worth living for, a family, someone he could trust enough to be open with and that truly loved him in return.
They would never actually say how much it meant to them that neither one of them had ever moved on or forgotten about the other. They would probably never admit that the other was the sole reason they had survived so much and endured as much pain as they had. But it really wasn't necessary to express that, they both knew it was that way deep down. A perfect ending wasn't what they really wanted, they wanted the chance they had now, to be together, to be alive, and for once, to enjoy feeling loved and wanted by another person.
Whatever else came their way, at least they had one another to help them get through it and no longer had to do so alone.
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J/K- XD there's still a Epilogue. Sappy wasn't it?
