Naruto awoke alone and weak.
Even though he knew he had been sleeping for a while his body still felt exhausted.
"Sasuke?" Naruto sat up and called out into the darkness, then realized how hoarse his voice was. It was only when he tried to think of why his voice was so hoarse that he remembered what had happened.
Naruto cringed at himself and laid down again, stuffing his face into a pillow.
Of course he would ruin things. Of course. If the other prince wasn't scared off yet he would be now.
He wanted to cry but his body was still weak, he wanted to know how long it'd been but he didn't want to talk to anyone… he was conflicted.
Just when the blonde started to get worked up again he heard a knock at the door.
"Coming in." A soft voice called out, Juugo.
"Come in." Naruto responded and covered himself, he was still only in his chest compressor.
"Oh, you're awake. Would you like me to draw you a bath? You were out almost a whole day." The red head responds still in a gentle tone.
The prince groans and smacks his palm to his forehead. A whole day? He needed to find Sasuke.
To apologize. To make up for it. To make up for everything. To-
The blonde shook his head to physically stop the train of thought.
"Yes please. A bath sounds wonderful." Naruto needed to gather himself before he faced the raven.
The redhead nodded and headed to the bathroom before Naruto heard water running. He stretched and groaned when his stiff muscles protested but he got up and dressed quickly in his previous clothes before Juugo returned.
"Thank you, Juugo." The blonde said before going in and focused on decompressing all his jumbled thoughts.
He felt alone, he wanted to talk to someone, he wanted advice, he needed a friend, he needed-
Suddenly he remembered the fox. Could he call him here? Would the fox come into Uchiha land when he had only spoke of their name in hate?
"Only one way to find out…" Naruto said to himself and clothes his eyes and thought of the beast.
"There is no way in hell I am coming there." a voice said in Naruto's head that wasn't his own.
"I didn't know, I thought I'd give it a chance." Naruto replied out loud, his eyes still closed as he focused on the voice.
"Why are you even there? I told you to avoid that damned clan."
"Well, yeah about that…"
"About what? My instructions were clear."
"I may have married one."
"I don't even know why I try with you humans."
"He's different! What even makes you hate them?"
"Well for one, they hunt beasts like me for magic, and I don't need any reason beyond that do I?"
"He wouldn't hunt you."
"Of course your charming prince wouldn't. You haven't shown him my seal have you?"
"Uhhhh… In my defense it was before we-"
"My life is full of mistakes."
"Not completely! Anyways, what's done is done. I- I need your help now." Naruto cringed when he said this already not wanting to talk about it.
Naruto heard a long sigh before a reluctant, "What is it?" resounded.
"I- We- Itachi- Ugh."
"So you fucked."
"I-! I mean, yes but no." Naruto brought his hands to his face and cradled his face while he heard a rumbled "Humans. Hmph."
"I fought Itachi, the one from before and beat him. Badly."
"Good."
"And then I panicked and slept with Sasuke, my husband."
"Ugh, don't 'my' anything about Uchiha."
"...I already bare their last name."
"...Disgusting."
"What do I do though? During- I panicked and passed out. I don't know what happened. I don't know how to apologize"
"You are asking me for advice? You are from a line of warriors, you've proven this by beating an Uchiha. You've been impregnated by one and you still went into their land and let them hurt you again. I don't know how to help you if you don't help yourself. Grow up kit."
Naruto sat in silence and processed the berating he received from the beast for a moment.
Kurama was right, he came from a line of fighters on each side of his family, even his parents were so strong. Naruto never thought himself any less than them and now was not the time to let that strong blood go to waste.
"You're right. I am from a line of fighters. I am strong enough to face this. If I came here and faced this whole goddamn family I can do anything. Feelings won't stop me if this hasn't."
"...Sure. That's what I meant. You sure can flip your feelings quick kit-"
"Thanks Kurama."
"...Anytime kit, anytime."
When Naruto is finished with his bath he gets out quickly and dresses quickly as well, he is so excited to talk to Sasuke and discuss his feelings. Something he rarely has felt before.
But he isn't scared anymore and he knows deep down that he can trust Sasuke and that this will only end in a better situation. Naruto is so excited that he is still gathering things and he doesn't see it, a white snake slithering through the room, watching him dress and gather his things.
He only notices it when he feels pain in his exposed ankle and looks down and sees the snake injecting venom into him.
"Shit!" Naruto says and tries to shake the snake off, unsuccessfully. But just as panic begins to rise in him the snake releases and Naruto jumps away from it, falling over to cradle his leg.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Naruto yells and tries to cut off circulation to the ankle, but as he thinks about what to do, who to call, he finds himself getting tired.
"No no no no. Sasuke..." Naruto tries to yell out but falls over into an awkward slump as he loses consciousness.