AN: Thank for anyone reading? Also, for anyone new around here lol NC-17.

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Minoru refrained from fidgeting. He squeezed his hands and shook them as if trying to shake off his nerves. He took a deep breath and looked at Naruto who was standing rather calmly just a few feet away from him. He turned around when the double doors to the operating room opened and offered Sakura a smile. Sakura gave him a warm smile in return.

"Ready?" Sakura asked, mostly out of habit. Minoru gave her a nod. She looked around the operating room that was cleared of an operating table to make room. She looked up to the observation deck, to Kakashi and Iruka standing in the audience room. Green eyes moved back to the seemingly calm nins in front of her, "As we discussed, I'll be in the room, but this is all on your hands."

Naruto nodded and engaged his nine-tails chakra shroud. Dark eyes flickered and then glowed softly as they looked at him. He reached out his hands, palms up, and smiled.

Minoru left out a slow breath and remembered what the older man told him just the night before.

"When we do this tomorrow, just let go. Don't think about it. Don't fight it. Just…let it happen."

Minoru placed his hands in his husband's. The warm shroud was comforting and made his skin tingle. It felt like stepping into sunlight. His eyes closed on their own accord, the last image he saw was Naruto's smile and slitted eyes.

He heard the familiar snarl. He felt the familiar warmth under him. It all felt like déjà vu.

"And here I thought we wouldn't meet like this again."

He had to force his eyes open. His chest felt tight. It felt heavy. All he could do was look at the nine-tailed fox. Watch it as it raised a claw at him.

"This is very interesting."

Minoru vaguely wondered what Kyuubi meant. But all his thoughts fled when his breath escaped him. It was strange. It felt…natural. The heaviness on his chest slowly disappeared, the tightness released, and he was able to gasped in a breath.

"Very interesting" another snarl.

He couldn't say anything even if he tried. He felt tears of relief sting his eyes and run down the side of his face.

"Don't worry little one," the nine-tailed fox drew him in closer, "It's nothing that I can't fix."

Minoru opened his eyes that he wasn't aware of closing and looked at the slitted eyes. The strange yet familiar eyes. There was something in them he couldn't quiet place – he screwed his eyes shut at the pressure that increased inside of him. It burned for a moment before it disbursed. He gasped again, more tears running down his face.

"So much trust," Kyuubi commented.

Minoru tried to say something but he couldn't. He wasn't entirely sure what he wanted to say. His head swam and he felt the pressure again, but this time it was less. He vaguely remembered feeling this before. The feeling as if everything was on the brink of rupturing. As if everything inside of his was on the brim and ready to spill.

"So much trust."

Minoru panted for air when the pressure released. Relief washed over him. For a moment he felt like he could think clearly again. He looked at Kyuubi, really looked at him, and he wanted to say something, but the low snarl that seemed to vibrate through and around him, told him that words weren't needed.

Minoru opened his eyes with a gasp, just in time to see Naruto let go of his hands and stumble backwards, "Naruto –," He instinctively took a step forward and stopped when his husband raised a hand to stop him. He swallowed as he watched the golden shroud disperse and Naruto fell to his hands and knees with a cough. The older man shifted to a crouching position and took a few breaths before standing up on unsteady legs. Minoru let go of a breath he didn't realize he was holding when cerulean eyes met his. "Are you okay?"

Naruto smiled, resting his hands on his hips while catching his breath, "Are you?" Minoru blinked at him in response.

Sakura moved to Minoru, placing a glowing hand on his chest, and after a moment smiled, "Well, of all the crazy ideas," she looked over at Naruto who gave her a tired looking grin. She looked back at Minoru, "I want to give you a thorough exam before releasing you," she said with a smile, she glanced back at Naruto, "You too."

All Minoru could do was nod. He looked at Naruto who looked as if he just ran some sort of marathon. The little wink his husband gave was all the reassurance he needed.

"This is…incredible…" Sakura trailed off as she finished her exam. She looked from Minoru to Naruto, "It's as if…nothing."

Kakashi furrowed a brow, "What do you mean?"

"There's no contamination, his channels are radiating," Sakura said almost in disbelief.

Kakashi gave Iruka a look, who let out a slow deep breath of relief. He looked at Minoru as he sat up from the exam table, "I want weekly exams and reports." Minoru openly gaped at him, and he returned the expression disbelievingly, "You didn't think I was just going to accept a miraculous recovery, did you?"

Minoru sighed in defeat. He knew. His dad had a point. No one really knew what kind of repercussions, if any, this was going to have. This was basically an experiment. An experiment that worked nearly all too well. He swung his legs over the exam table as Kakashi moved closer and held out his hand, a chakra sphere forming. He wordlessly took it and met his dad's gaze, "It…it doesn't hurt," he said almost disbelievingly, "I…for some reason I just thought it was normal…" Belatedly, he realized that it was that reasoning that earned him a chakra burn to begin with.

Kakashi tilted his head in thought, "Absorb it and cancel it out," he instructed and watched as Minoru did just that. Dark eyes flickered and it was gone. "Interesting," he commented, "Sakura," the pink hair kunoichi nodded at attention, "I want you to conduct the weekly exams and reports. As we go, we'll come to a decision if they're needed. For now, I just want eyes on his progress."

Sakura nodded in understanding, "Of course."

Kakashi turned and looked at Naruto, "I want you to continue training," he paused, looking up briefly in thought, "Report to me any changes you may come across. Good or bad."

Naruto nodded, "Of course."

Minoru looked at Naruto, their gaze locking. He took a deep breath and slowly let it out.

3 days later…

Naruto and Minoru stood across each other in the training fields. After a couple of days of rest, Naruto thought it would be a good idea to test the waters before Minoru's next exam with Sakura.

"Alright," Naruto started and grinned, "I want to try something different today."

Minoru squinted at the older man suspiciously. He watched as Naruto engaged the nine-tails shroud. His breath caught. Unlike the numerous times he watched Naruto change, he felt something inside of him swell, and a heat washed over him.

Naruto's breath hitched. He witnessed as Minoru's eyes glowed at him. He noticed that the moment he changed something was…different. Without thinking, he closed the distance between them, he had an unrestrained urge to touch him. The way Minoru's breath caught as he traced his fingers up his forearms, and the way those glowing eyes shuttered closed when his hand moved to cup his jaw, made him fight back a groan.

"What is this?" Minoru breathed out, opening his eyes that he wasn't aware of closing. He met the older man's slitted gaze and swallowed. His skin felt like it was on fire. He reached up and pulled the older man in, locking them in a deep languid kiss. He heard a low moan and realized it came from him. An arm snaked around his waist and pulled him closer. He pulled away with a gasp and found hungry cerulean eyes looking back at him.

Before Naruto could say anything, lips sealed over his and half gloved fingers threaded into his hair. His hands automatically went through seals and they disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Minoru groaned when they reappeared in their bedroom and he stripped his husband out of his jacket and clothing. He wanted – needed – skin, and he felt like he couldn't get to it fast enough. Hands did quick work on his clothes and lips found purchase on his neck, "Na-ruto –"

Naruto groaned and maneuvered them, pushing Minoru onto the bed and freed the younger man out of his pants. His eyes hungrily roamed over the expanse of pale, flushed, skin, and locked with the illuminated pair of eyes that were watching him just as intently. Just as hungry. They drew him in, they always did, and for some reason he felt the sort of longing and desire that stemmed from being apart for too long. His skin felt like it was fire, every single touch and kiss only fueled him, "Gods, Minoru," he breathed out. He reached over to the nightstand and nearly lost his balance when that hot mouth sealed over a sensitive nipple, when those hands smoothed down his flanks and gripped his hips. He nearly lost it when slender hips rocked up towards him and a hand slowly stroked, "Fuck," he cursed softly, earning him a playful grin.

Minoru flushed when fingers traced his entrance and gently pushed in, "Oh – fuck," he cursed and choked on a moan. He didn't know why he felt so out of control, as if he couldn't get Naruto inside of him fast enough, and he didn't have the focus to even think. "Naruto –," he managed in-between pants, "Oh- God – Na-ruto-." The fingers inside of him teased his prostate, his hips moved on their own accord, "Pl-ease."

Naruto breathed out sharply out of his nose and leaned back in an attempt to regain control of himself, taking the opportunity admire his writhing husband. Half lidded glowing eyes locked with his, slender hips slowly thrusted towards him with want. He pressed on that sensitive bundle of nerves and the reaction was beautiful. It was always so beautiful. He took the younger man's bobbing erection is a loose grip and squeezed out drops of precum. He watched as Minoru gripped the sheets, and arched his head back, "You have no idea…" he said without realizing, and withdrew his fingers. He slicked his erection, pale legs spreading wider for him, and slowly pushed in to that tight heat. He gripped his husband's hips, feeling them tense under his palms. Pale hands closed over his, following their movements, "Gods," was the only thing he was able to breath out.

Their pace was heated, their hips moved on their own accord. Naruto was in a trance as he watched Minoru's flushed face contour with pleasure, he knew he was close, he could feel it, "Come for me," he breathed out. And he did just that. He moaned as his husband tensed under him, arching towards him with his name on his lips as his orgasm claimed him. Illuminated eyes focused on him and he became lost in them, his rhythm faltered and a hot hand directed him into a deep kiss. He moaned into it, filling his husband with his orgasm. "Minoru," he moaned, collapsing against him. Fingers threaded into his hair, the tender caress sending a shiver down his spine.

Naruto found himself being rolled over, the younger man straddling him, rolling his hips. He couldn't help but grin as hand smoothed over his stomach and up his chest.

They were far from done.

Minoru laid on his back panting for air. Naruto laid panting right next to him. "Fuck," he whispered and opened his eyes to look up at the ceiling of their bedroom.

Naruto nodded in agreement, "Yeah," was all he could manage. He didn't know how long it had been but their bedroom was starting to get dark. He could have sworn it was early afternoon when they were at the training grounds. He reached out for the younger man and a hand swatted his away.

"Don't touch me right now," Minoru struggled to say, because he actually wanted the opposite but honestly thought he would pass out if they went again, "Not right now." He added.

"That's fair," Naruto said tiredly. He starred up at the darkening ceiling, and hummed, "I have a theory…"

Minoru chanced a sideways glance, his eyes studied the older man's profile, the mused blonde hair, and had to force himself to look away to regain himself, "A theory?"

Naruto swallowed and realized how dehydrated he was, "I think…" he cleared his throat, "A link has been formed…the transfusion must have formed a link…"

Minoru looked up at the ceiling in thought for a moment before looking over to the older man, "…What does that mean?"

Naruto chuckled, "It's not a bad thing," he reassured, "And Sakura can confirm at your next appointment, but if you think about it," he looked over to the younger man, noticing how his unruly hair was ever more so, making his smile widen, "Kyuubi took your chakra, purified with his own, and then put it back. He inadvertently created a link."

Minoru thought about it, and swallowed, "Naruto," blonde brows quirked questioningly, "Please tell me that this intense feeling is going to recede because I don't think my body can handle it." The way Naruto laughed – a laugh that seemed to have originated from pure unadulterated content and joy - sent another heat through his frame. He moved without thinking, languidly climbing on top on the blonde to straddle him. Cerulean eyes studied him, a sun kissed hand coming up to cup his jaw and thread through his hair. The tender caress made him sigh, "I'm so screwed."

Naruto couldn't help but laugh.

Minoru blearily woke up sprawled on his stomach. He blinked away his sleep and his eyes landed on sun kissed skin, the older man's chest gently rising and falling as he slept. He watched him, studied him, how his eyes seem to under closed lids. He reached out without thinking, brushing the back of his knuckled along a whiskered cheek, moving to cup his lower jaw. Blonde lashes fluttered open and blue eyes slowly focused on him. A slow smile graced the older man's face followed by a sleepy "Mornin'".

"I love you."

Naruto blinked away his sleep, his brain catching up to the whispered endearment, "I love you, too," he whispered back with a smile.

Minoru smiled, brushing his thumb under a cerulean eye, "Thank you."

Naruto squinted in confusion, "For what?"

"For everything," Minoru explained, "But specifically for your crazy idea."

Naruto grasped the pale hand cupping his face and kissed the palm, "You don't need to thank me." He noticed the subtle flicker in the dark eyes, and he understood what Minoru wasn't saying, "You don't need to thank me." He repeated gently and shifted to face the younger man, cupping a pale cheek, "I'm just glad that it worked."

Minoru smiled, "How did you know it would? How were you so sure?"

Naruto combed his fingers through dark locks, exposing an ear, "I just did," he smiled, "You have to remember that Kyuubi is part of me, and I am part of it. Over the years we've created a bond…an understanding. A respect." He trailed his fingers down his husband's pale throat, "He knows you're important to me, and that I would do anything for you." He noticed how Minoru swallowed, his fingers moved to the younger man's clavicle. His mouth gravitated towards the pale throat, to that spot that made Minoru shiver against him.

To much of Minoru's surprise, his body was more than ready for more.