After over a year of not being able to actually update and talk to y'all myself, I'm FINALLY back! I have a new computer! Yoy! So a lot has gone on the past however long I've been gone. My life, honestly, is still a train wreck, but I'm trying to get it back on the rails. I'm planning on going back to school this year for Art Therapy. I'm living with my best friend now and my sister and I are moving in together in April. I have decided that I'm going to hold off moving to Canada until I complete school. It's just too much of a hassle to try and go to school up there and I think it'd benefit me better if I just stayed in the US for now. I think it'll make me being able to actually move there a bit easier. It sucks ass though, but it is what it is I suppose. On a job and car hunt too.

I have been working on my original story Aurora Eclipse: Book I: Fang. It's going pretty well. I've been struggling on this past chapter though, but I think I just need a break (but it's so addicting to write lol). I haven't written anything fanfiction related in a while, but I do have some chapters already written out for this story, so that's good. :)

Pippa and I have gotten into Ace Attorney. We have all the games except the Investigation games, crossovers, etc. Just the trilogy, AJ, Dual Destinies, and Spirit of Justice. We're playing the last case in Justice For All. :D Pippa is writing fanfiction for that. I may one day. I just have to get into the mood for it lol. I also plan on writing on Yugioh ZeXal one day too! Love it so much! *hearts*

But anyway, I will try to get back to my regular update schedule of every other Saturday. I apologize if I miss the update. I'm updating today because y'all have been without an update for a while. I feel awful :( So please enjoy! It's a bit short, sadly.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Naruto Shippuden. This is just for fun, no profit will be made from this (and I don't want to either). This is purely for my and the entertainment of Naruto fans.

Dedication: To my beautiful, amazing, intelligent, girlfriend Phillipa (Shadow Spirit Dragon-wolf) for being there for me through not only my writing (both fanfiction and my original story) but real life in general. You have been my inspiration and my support through everything.

Warnings: Violence, explicit sexual conduct (no rape!) homosexual relationship, relationship with a large age gap, struggles with belonging, self-hatred, obsession, self-harm, self-experimentation, human experimentation, mental disorders, a dark view of the "afterlife", (bonding of) pain and isolation, self-worthlessness, and male pregnancy.

Pairings: NaruOro, canon pairings (except, obviously, NaruHina).

Summary: Sometimes, the deepest scars are the ones no one can see, but in a world moving into the light even the oldest inner wounds can be seen

Enjoy! :)

Chapter Thirty-six: Epiphany

Naruto

I head into the medical meeting room where Sakura, Sasuke, Kabuto, Karin, Suigetsu, Jugo, Hinata, Kakashi-sensei, Gaara, Matsuri, Shikamaru, Temari, Granny Tsunade, Old man ex-Tsuchikage, Captain Yamato, and Hinata are gathered. It's a large room with a few tables and filing cabinets. There are chairs scattered throughout the room and access to a bathroom and lounge area.

After we all settle in, Sakura begins talking.

"As we know, there are several things we need to discuss: how to get nutrients to the baby, how to keep Orochimaru's chakra levels balanced, and how to stop his episodes."

"In order to figure out how to do make sure they're okay, we have to figure out how the baby was created" Shikamaru says.

"And have you figure that out?" old man ex Tsuchikage asks.

"Not quite, but we have information that we can go off of. Wt know the baby is encased in an egg full of sage chakra and the egg is surrounded by Orochimaru's soul snakes which are made of senjutsu chakra. The baby isn't connected to his mother in any way except those snakes and chakra. He's due April 30th and yet seems to be underdeveloped for a soon to be seven month olf fetus"

"What would you consider the baby to be if he was in a woman as far as development goes?" Temari asks.

"It's hard to say," Sakura responds. "Some parts of him he seems to be growing normally and other parts haven't developed at all."

"Like his legs?" I ask.

"Right."

"You guys said he was in an egg and surrounded by Orochimaru's soul snakes, right?"

We nod.

"Well what if those snakes had made a baby snake and something happened so now the baby is like half snake, half person?" Matsuri says.

"I suppose in theory that would be possible," Kabuto says. "After all, Lord Orochimsru's soul snake has many snakes as scales. They fall off so it stands to reason they'd make more."

"Which would explain the egg and the snakes, but not the baby."

"I believe sperm has a lot to do with this," Shikamaru says.

"I do too."

I frown. "How? I mean Oreo doesn't have eggs so…"

"But he had that one egg within him," Karin points out.

"So are you saying that one of Naruto's sperm fertilized that egg that already had a growing snake within it?" Kakashi-sensei asks.

"It's the most logical thing I can think of."

"But wait!"

"What is it Naruto?"

"Umm… well… "

"spit it out!" Sakura demands.

"Okay! Okay! Well, Oreo said he and Pervy Sage…"

"Well then this theory is shot," Gaara says. "So it could be possible these snakes have specific times they spawn or something else entirely is involved."

"I was thinking the same thing, Lord Kazekage," Sensei says.

"what else could be involved though?" Matsuri asks. "I mean all you need to make s baby is a sperm and an egg, right?"

"She has a point," Temari says. "It sure sounds like Orochimaru and Naruto had sex when these snakes were busy recreating."

"Well the thing is when I was checking to see if there was indeed s baby like Sakura suggested or just an egg the snakes made, I saw a lot of Naruto's sage chakra," Hinata says.

"So perhaps it's a combination of the three factors," Granny Tsunade says.

"I was thinking that too," Sakura says.

"You people are over thinking this. It's simple: Naruto got horny one day, fucked Orochimaru into obivilion, and got too wild himself and went into sage mode and released all that energy," Suigetsu scoffs.

I blush. "That's not it at all!"

Suigetsu just grins.

"Were you consciously aware you were releasing your power?" Shikamaru asks.

"Well no… I mean I felt a surge of energy at times and I felt myself slipping in and out of Sage mode, but I didn't think anything of it."

"Naruto's chakra-or rather- Kurama's can create life," Captain Yamato says.

"Yes, the chakra can turn those white Zestu creatures to trees! I've seen it!"

"Then how did he not get turned into a tree?" Temari asks.

"Oreo said he thinks Kurama'¢ chakra has to be forced into an attack."

"And the power is making contact outside the body rather than in it." Sensei says.

"So have we figured this out then?" Matsuri asks.

"Not quite. There are still things off about this."

"Indeed. Can Naruto get Orochimaru pregnant any time or are there certain times when Orochimaru has this ability?" Granny Tsunade wonders.

"I do a help hooman figure out," a white snake says slithering out of Jugo's pocket.

"Wait! I know you! You're that snake that Oreo coughed up when he was trying to show me his soul snake!"

it slithers over to me, across the table, and boops me.

I boop back.

"You know of boops?"

"Of course!"

It looks at everyome. "I am Kieski. I do boops now. Do a prepare hoomans."

"So cute!"

Kieski goes around and boops everyone.

"We now bonded by greetings. I do a help."

"Jugo, if you still had that snake with you why didn't you say anything?" Karin asks

"I snakey do a much scared. Orochi do a much sick. Connected to still but not much."

"Will you tell us what you know, Lady Kieski?" Shikamaru asks.

Kieski looks at him. "I no do an understand, but will do a try. One day, there were lots of swimmy snakeys around in Oro's body. We snakeys no did what do. Then there were lots of energies and the swimmy snakeys kept coming. We did a watch as energies and swimmy snakeys did a connect. No sure how did, but did. It formed egg. We snakeys did a much confused. We decided help. We gave energy and created place for egg. We do much protect."

"Why didn't you tell Oreo about this?"

"We no did an understand. We snakeys make eggs to form more. We thought was another snakey."

"Then you don't have specific times where you make another snake?" Temari asks.

"No sure. We do a feel what's right. We no judge a time or know what is. We do as Orochi commands."

"Well this certainly is interesting," Old Man ex Tsuchikage says. "Seems Suigetsu was right. You both should've done more research on each other's powers and bodies."

"But Oreo dudbt even know. I mean not even Nagi knew…"

"It's a strange and extremely rare occurrence. In hindsight, we should have known what was going on but Orochimaru being pregnant isn't the first thing that came to my mind. He's been in s situation before where he has had "access" to senjutsu chakra after all," Kabuto says.

"Then as mentioned before, Naruto is the only one capable of doing so."

"How did the safe chakra and sperm fuse though? And doesn't that mean it's Kurama's baby too?"

"Oh hell no!"

"No, I think it's different in regards to this situation. It's true it's Kurama's powers, but he didn't actively create that baby."

"True."

"Alright, let's review the facts: Naruto's and Orochimaru's senjutsu chakra and Naruto's sperm fused together and created an egg. Orochimaru's soul snakes created a place where the egg could grow and they feed it chakra and life force."

"Now we can figure out how to make sure this baby grows properly. "

"And to make sure Oreo doesn't die in the process."

"I have a suggestion," Hinata speaks up softly.

"What is it, Hinata?"

"Well, why dint I give him chakra therapy?"

I frown. "What is that?"

"It's like physical therapy but for chakra. Hanabi suggested we open up a branch just for that in the hospitals," Sakura replies.

"Hanabi and I use our Byakugan and precise chakra control to help others control their chakra flow."

"How will this help Oreo though?"

"It'll allow him his chakra. It's being contained, but if we take it in small dosages then I don't think the egg-ghe baby- will be too upset."

"And what about the seals I put on Oreo filled with my chakra? Will those be affected?"

"I'm not sure."

"It's worth a try, Naruto," Gaara says.

I look at my friend and smile. "Well alright! Let's do this!"

"First, we need to finish up here. Second, my fiancee and I came here for another reason."

"And that is?"

"Letting Orochimaru meet Shinki of course."

Guy

I look up from the Hokage's desk as the door opens. "It's about time! I got all your paperwork done for the day and then some!"

Kakashi walks to the window and stares out. "Thank you."

"Of course," I say, wheeling myself next to him, starting out as sell. "How'd it go?"

"As well as expected. We figured out how Orochimaru became pregnant, but we still haven't been able to get nutrients to the fetus."

"That's frustrating. Then is the baby going to be unable to function properly?"

"He's going to have problems for certain."

"How does Naruto feel about this?"

"He's upset he doesn't know what to do and feels it's his fault Orochimaru is in this situation and I have to be Hokage longer than expected/"

"things happen. I think it's amazing how Orochimaru can get pregnant. I mean could you imagine if you could? We'd have one hell of a baby!"

Kakashi blushes. "I hope they'd be like you."

"Handsome like me and a genius like you?"

His lips twitch under his mask a bit. "Sure, Guy."

"It's just too bad you can't get pregnant like Orochimaru."

Kakashi narrows his eyes slightly. "And why do I have to be the one who would get pregnant?"

"Because you'd be a lovely mother," I say, stretching my arms out.

"You're insufferable," my lover sighs, sitting in my lap.

I wheel myself back to the Hokage desk to let Kakashi read over any paper work he needs to.

"Are you doing okay?" I ask softly.

I know how Kakashi can get. I'm not going to let him overwork himself to feel useful to cover up his true feelings like did Obito "died" and Rin died.

Sometimes I feel like a replacement for Obito. Kakashi loved him dearly and to lose him twice and to top it off have Obito go insane because of the death of Rin-something that Kakashi blames himself for knowing the truth- truly shattered my friend's heart.

He's lost everything, gained his love back, only to have it taken away.

Obito never even knew. So many chances, yet none at all. It didn't help Obito worshipped Rin and Rin, Kakashi. If she had the notation to actually pay attention to her teammates then she'd know she'd never be with Kakashi even if Obito didn't love her.

I watched them. That team. Obito watching Rin, Rin watching Kakashi and Kakashi watching Obito.

Like the Sannin. Just, a lot more stupid.

Kakashi leans back against me. I wrap my arms around him. This certainly isn't something I'd have imagined. I wonder what they would says. I wonder what Negi would say.

"Never felt better."

I smile. Me neither, my eternal rival, me neither

Preview

Orochimaru

I open an eye at the baby staring at me. "You never told me your name little dragonfly."

"His name is Shinki."

"Hello Shinki. How are you? My name is-"

"Do you see this, Shinki?" Naruto cuts me off, holding an Oreo cookie.

(Where the hell did that come from? I have the weirdest lover…)

Shinki reaches for it.

He holds the Oreo next to my face. "The black part is his hair, and the cream," he says, pulling the cookie apart, "is his skin. He is Oreo Snake Yashagoro!" Naruto pops the Oreo in his mouth. "Mmmm! Good Oreo!"

Next update date: February 23rd

I hope y'all enjoyed! Until next time :).