As the buildings past by, Naruto wanted nothing more than for them to fall into him and crush him into oblivion. It didn't matter that he was aroused when he was so completely and utterly embarrassed.

He had been caught. Not only had he been caught, but it had been so embarrassing, and yet, he almost liked being caught. As though he expected to be punished by them for it, and like his body didn't want anything else. Eventually in his running he found himself flying up the staircase to his apartment building. Flying up the stairs he felt like he was being chased, like at any moment he would be caught and tried for his voyeurism, but nothing had happened by the time he arrived at the door of his home, and as he crossed through it nothing continued to happen.

By this time he was not quite as aroused as he had been, but he was rather curious. He had been aroused before, once to the point of pain. Should he really have had that kind of a reaction to that kind of pleasure? Almost every time he had in such a situation it was for menial reasons, like brushing up against someone during training in such a way that it felt too good to pop wood. Tentatively, as though someone could walk in at anytime he reached down and did undid the button and zipper of his pants. With a gentle, reluctant hand he freed himself of the barrier that separated his hand from his most valued tool. Once free, the male organ twitched in the cooler air, almost as though it were reveling in the contrast of temperature making it more noticeable for Naruto.

"NARUTO! Open the door! We have a mission!"

Eyes widened and Naruto shoved his penis into his pants, buttoning and zipping in record time. He turned and opened the door to reveal an ecstatic looking Sakura. "Naruto, Shishou is sending us on a mission! There was a siting of a member from the team that Sasuke assembled, and we are going to gather intelligence on. I have the mission scroll. Read it and be ready to go and at the rendezvous point at the time specified." She handed him a sealed scroll and then turned and left.

Naruto shut the door, and tore at the mission scroll, opening it with great urgency. The information it contained implied the sighting had been of a black haired man with a single sword like weapon, found wandering through the Country of Sand. Details after that were vague and documented the suspicious disappearance of a local thug, found rather brutally ripped apart. This was the excuse to go and look for Sasuke. To investigate the disappearance and determine the motives, if any behind the abductor.

Naruto had this inkling of a feeling that the only reason this had become his mission was because Sasuke was involved. The last time they had excluded Naruto from such an important mission, resulted with a chuunin in the hospital and Kotetsu and Izumo very angry with him.

Upon thought of the lovers Naruto tensed and blushed. He trusted they would leave him alone for a little while, but Kotetsu was rather…insistent upon his way being the right way. He had no doubt he would see the mischievous one soon.

A second, less urgent knock echoed into the room, and Naruto, a little more prepared for this visitor opened the door and gazed straight at Sai, the oblivious ex Root member, with his smile empty as usual, and dressed to kill. The boy had his usual weapons, but also had what looked to be an anbu issued katana on his back, glowering gently but threateningly in the sheath that housed it. His usual sandals reached higher than usual, stretching to mid calf, where the hilt of two thin, deadly tanto were visible. "What's with the all the knives?" Naruto's curiosity had peaked and he wanted answers. "Hokage-sama sent me to inform you of a change on the time of departure. We leave in an hour." Sai blatantly responded. With a nod, he turn and walked down the stair and out the door. Naruto was left, standing alone in his doorway, watching after the boy of no emotions, until he finally slid inside, and began to pack. It was rather frightening that it had only just occurred to him as Sai walked down the hall how very much like Sasuke the boy resembled. What scared him more was that his penis was becoming aroused again, indicating he liked what he saw.