Chapter:6

A|N: Thank you for the reviews especially the one who says my writing is like a 12 year old. Someone at least sees my inner child. Thank you for the support . CherryBlossomsBloom you made my day.

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Muddled Thoughts

Naruto went home and sat down trying to gather his thoughts. What did the bastard just suggest?! Did he care so little about Hinata? Or maybe too much? Sasuke just suggested they get married. What idiot let's a girl like that go. Okay, so maybe she cheated on him and nothing excuses that, but there's more to that. Did Sasuke finally realize she wasn't the one he required to function, the one who kept him sane throughout the years? Or was it that he wants the love of his life be happy with the man she loves? It just all messed him up.

Flashback:

"Hey Sak, since Teme and Hinata are getting married, should we get hitched too?" Naruto said as a joke to hide his remorse.

"Are you saying that because the people we both love are getting married to each other?" Sakura said knowingly.

"What?! What gave you that insane idea that I love Hinata? How could you possibly think I'm in love with my buddy's fiancee?" Naruto went defensive, hoping to every deity she doesn't make him admit it.

" Who are you trying to kid, bud? I'm your best friend I notice these things. Besides I can't let you become anyone's second choice, you deserve to be the first of anyone. I don't want to put you through what I went deserve someone who believed you from the beginning. And we both sure as hell know it wasn't me." She chocked out. " I want them to be happy as well as you, but you can't be happy with me. You know as well as I do you don't love me the same way you love her. I'm not trying to force anything just trying to make you realize. you call us your friends but never tell us of the pain you endure. Think of yourself sometimes for God's sake!" With that she stormed off. From a distance she started,

"Remember this Naruto. Unrequited love is the best possible kind of love 'cause one day, for the box we keep our love locked in, you may find a person to whom you'll willingly give the key. You know as well I do that I'm not that person."

End of Flashback

What am I going to to now Sak?

Uchiha Manor

They were currently on a staring match. His mother was his closest family member ever since Itachi left. his father although became somewhat more attentive towards him, he knew filling his brother's shoe is something he could never do.

"Sasuke?" His mother was still waiting on answers. " Why, when you are so close to the wedding, you are doing something like this? You know how your Grandfather is, don't you?"

"More than you do Kaa-san, more than you do." Sasuke thought quietly.

"Why aren't you answering? Is something wrong?" Mikoto stared at him ,worried.

"Nothing Kaa-san, it's just that. Her and Naruto are involved and I think it's better that way." He admitted. "She was in love with him our whole childhood, but bastard chose right now to acknowledge her feelings..."

"As well as his" Mikoto completed. "That's why you're backing off, aren't you? To..."

"She has a better future with him than me. Honestly, i'm relieved he finally acted upon it."

"Hyuga-san has to approve of him, you know? This is not all on you. The most we can do it help with the ceremony and attend it. Nothing more."

"He'll approve once he sees how happy they both can be with each other." With that he went upstairs to talk to his grandfather.

Suna, Gaara's office

" Just give him this and he'd be back to normal in a few days." Sakura said Checking Shinki, Gaara's son.

"Thank you for being here on such short notice, he hates going to hospitals ever since that shot incidence." He held the kid close to him.

"Yeah it's okay. It's literally the least I could in return of all you guys are doing for me. I know it's hard lying to Naruto." She said with a sad undertone. It had been a month she moved to Suna and no one but Ino knew from back home. She would tell shishou when time fits.

The kid was sleeping now on his father's office couch.

"I don't still understand why you had to move to Suna that abruptly." Gaara asked as a form of starting conversation.

'Well, the job opportunity was very appealing and I kind of needed better hours, I mean I love working with Shishou but I needed something more fitting." She said

"Well, I assume you are referring to your condition, Temari got stuck while vising us. They're leaving after the kid is born. "

"Yes, I can't really raise a kid if I work all the crazy hours. Mama and Papa could but I'd rather be there too. And it's actually better for Temari to stay here. They don't really let you fly on third trimesters."

"That's interesting."

"Is it really?"

"No, I'm just not trying to ruin the conversation." They both chuckled gently at his dry humour.

" If that would be all, I'll be taking my lead. Thank you for your hospitality and I look forward to working in one of your top hospitals. You are coming to dinner on Saturday to my new house with Temari .Goodbye."

"Drive make sure your parents cook I want to live to see my son get married."

"Hardy Har har, look at that. The man thinks he's funny." Sakura comments before dashing out the door giving Gaara no opportunity to retort.

Uzumaki Residence

Naruto was staring at the ceiling still unsure of what to do. Kaa-san and Tou-san are still probably in shock. Bastard's still breaking the news to his family. I wonder if they talk formally indoor's as to outside. "Mother, I want to excused so I can use the restroom to poop." I wonder if it's the whole family, no Naruto focus. Your brains are doing that thing again. Maybe i should propose to her first but that has to be her father needs to be informed of it. God, what do i do? And you had to choose this time to disappear you idiotic doctor Dolittle.

'Naruto!" His mother's voice boomed through the came down stairs to see what was going on.

"Yes, Mom?"

Explain please. This is all giving me a huge headache."

"Kushina, calm down. I'm sure this has a reasonable explanation." Naruto's father said in a manner of relaxing his wife.

" I love her and not the puppy kind, I mean how do I put this? It's kind of like you and dad but like years back..."

"Are you calling me old, young man?" She stood up in rage

"Kushina, let the boy talk, continue son."

"I don't know what happened. I found out I was in love when they announced the engagement because the thought of her with someone else just made me sad and angry and all those at the same time. So when she confessed I don't remember having happier moment in life and I said it back. I just wish we thought it through first but both of us felt like we had uptill the wedding and I just can't forget her. She's not the puppy love but kind of like the real thing dad talks about and I don't know what to do." He finished with wet eyes totally confused at what he should do.

"I love her, Dad and I don't know if did the right thing doing what I did to Sasuke-teme." Nauto kept rambling like a little kid.

"Son, what you did to Sasuke was not right. He's your friend, you could have talked it out but there's no point in trying to figure out the what iffs. However is he okay with the fact that the two of you got together? " Minato cautiously asked his son.

"Yeah. He's the one that told me to do this. And I guess it's time for the both of us to have this, what we want." Naruto said tentatively.

"Well, that puts us in a bit of a rut doesn't it? How do you suppose we plan this wedding that's already preplaned? You Kaa-san isn't going to be much happy. I'm willing to convince her for you if you promise to be happy together. " Minato said walking away.

"Wait , what?"

"After the lecture you just gave son, I think Hyuga-san might be willing to take you as son in law instead. " He said from his place at the top of the stairs.

Naruto's face lit up like a 1000 watt bulb.

"Let's do this dattebayo!"