Sasuke returns Chapter 3

"Can you give me something, so i can finally sleep tonight?-" he begged, then flashed his baby blues with a pout.

"I shouldn't, Naruto? What if Tsunade starts the exam at midnight; she has done it before..." She stuck her index finger up into the air. "Don't put it pass her! She might have a mother-hen complex for you, like Iruka-sensei. But she'll definitely not make it easy on you-"

"I know that...!" he grouched back.

"Go sleep in the spare bed in Sasuke's room, like you have been since he's gotten here. And yeah i know you've been doing it, and it's fine. I'll wake you, if he comes out of it! Okay?"

"Why are you putting Uzumaki in the Uchiha's room, Hokage-sama?" a nurse asked disgruntled. Neither of the two women looking at the porcelain bear masked ANBU; who erected himself from a slouched posture as the Hokage walked in.

"Because Naruto is his best friend, and he's been sleeping here every night, impatiently waiting for him to wake up. Everyday he's at my door step asking for an update on Sasuke's condition." She looked irritated; she hated to have to explain her actions to her underly, but did anyways. "And if he wakes up in a different room, he'll ask to be moved anyways. This way..." she pointed at Sasuke. "...It's less trouble later."

Sasuke whispered in his sleep. "Naruto... I'm sorry...I..." The Hokage, the nurse, and the ANBU looked dumbfoundedly at the Uchiha. Did they really hear what their ears had just told them. Did the stubborn, stoic, self absorbed Uchiha just apologize to Naruto. The loud mouth, annoying, and vessel of a demon fox... in his Sleep. "I didn't want to Kill you... My brother said it was the only way to get the same type of sharingan... I'm sorry-" Sasuke sat up with a start, then fell back against his pillow in pain He quickly shut his ebony eyes at the light stinging him thoroughly. He had just noticed the others in his room. Sasuke kept his hears open. Waiting for some comment or another about what he just confessed. But hearing none; he decided to listening intently to what occurred after.

All three witnesses moved at once. Tsunade checked on Sasuke's condition. The nurse to Naruto's, and the ANBU hovered over Sasuke in case he tried to harm the Hokage, mask hiding a sinister smile.

Before Tsunade could yell at the ANBU, who was in her way, katana drawn at the ready. She was interrupted. "Kakashi, did you have to hit him with so many shuriken?" Iruka shivered at the memory of his beloved Naruto. "...With all those stars sticking out of him." Iruka screamed in a demandingly teacher's authoritative voice from the doorway at the ANBU. "Put that away, before you hurt someone." The ANBU lowered the weapon just slightly, at his former teacher's orders.

Kakashi laughed softly. He gently pushed Iruka in the room the rest of the way; by placing his gloved hand on the small of his boyfriend's back. He then shut the door behind him, quietly. "Ruka, if you continue to behave like that your going to faint, or get sliced up." He held his lover back, as he squirmed to get at the ANBU. The ANBU teleported to the ceiling, using his chakra to hold him in place; above Sasuke's bed.

"OUT!" Tsunade order. But refused to move. Except the nurse; she ran like hell.

Iruka manically said. "I'm not leaving Naruto!"

"Iruka-sensei, he is sleeping, and recovering just fine. His Demon healed him easily after Sakura cleaned the wounds. He just needs to rest. He'll be released tomorrow afternoon... Iruka-sensei?" the person closest to being Naruto's father looked at his Hokage. "Naruto passed the test. He's a ANBU now." She pointed to the fresh tattoo on Naruto's left exposed muscular deltoid. Forever marking him as an Elite Ninja of Konoha. "Try not to baby him so much. Okay!" Iruka tried to protest, but was being escorted out by a horny Kakashi. "I need to talk to Sasuke... Alone." She sighed, "Kakashi,"

"Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Keep him busy for at least one hour." She was the Hokage, and so added. "That's an order, Kakashi; do whatever you have too to keep him from this room!" she stated with a grin.

"Tsunade, how could you-" but Iruka's mouth was trapped by Kakashi's soft masked one.