Sorry for the delay.

Btw there are hints at Narusasu in this chapter. I'm just warning you cuz some people apparently don't like ti and freaked out over it last time I had some Narusasu. So this is a warning...now read on, fellow viewers!

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Ashlee smiled down at the little ones nestling against her breasts, feeding quietly while one of them was complaining about not getting food yet. "Honestly, we don't now what to name them yet.."

Naruto tilted his head at this, surprised. "Didn't you...already plan their names?"

The mother shook her head, glancing over at her companions. "We thought it'd be easier once we saw what they looked like. It's not that much easier at all, I'm afraid." She sighed, gently caressing the wailing baby's head with a delicate comfort.

Sasuke said nothing, too focused in the babes to be really interested. Why they were so fascinating to him, he wasn't really sure. They just made him have a sense of being loving and protecting. Perhaps because they were so small..

Ashlee noticed the longing stare and smiled, deciding not to embarrass the poor hound. "So, Naruto, what are you two gonna do today?"

Naruto tilted his head and thought. "I dunno...something in the village. We're gonna give you two some privacy."

She let out a sigh. "I hope you mean cordial privacy, because I don't need to be having another litter so soon."

Naruto laughed and Sasuke smirked a bit. They then sat in silence, letting it peacefully dwell until the two lovers stood up and left the house, leaving the nursing mother to wait for her husband to finish her breakfast.

As they walked slowly, hand in hand, they didn't speak, but let the silence say things that seemed better fit than words. After a second, their peaceful stroll was stopped abruptly, when a large growling noise was heard.

Sasuke tensed up, then glanced over at his lover. "Naruto.."

An embarrassed grin was his reply. "Can we get something to eat?"

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A small gurgle erupted from the tiny throat.

Sighing softly, she gently patted the young girl on the back, trying to quell the hiccups erupting there. "Sh now baby.."

"Is she ok?" Cain asked softly, kneeling down to pat the baby's head.

"Of course hon, she probably got backed up on some spit. You're gonna worry yourself sick, babe. This is normal baby stuff."

His ears flattened a bit. "Well, sorry for being a protective dad, I've never had to take care of a baby..."

She smiled gently, rubbing his cheek. "I know hon, I never said it was a bad thing." She tilted her head. "Why don't you go get some fresh air and grab more firewood?"

Shaking her head as he went outside, the mom sighed gently, nuzzling against her babies, which now had quieted down and were napping. It would only seem more perfect if she could figure out what to name them...

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"Ah, this feels nice.."

Naruto had suggested going to a bath house, and of course, Sasuke being Sasuke, they rented out a private room where they wouldn't have to deal with strangers. So now it was just the two of them, one sitting calmly relaxed against the wall, and one splashing around a bit, smiling and flushed from the temperature of the water.

"Oy, dobe, don't put on that look unless you want be to take you again."

"Pervert," was the response, the blond grumbling and trying not to blush more. Trying. "Anyways..." he added, trying to be as non-chalant as possible, "Isn't it about time I had a turn on top?"

An eyebrow was raised. "I did not realize there was a guideline on who gets to fuck who." A smirk was added on. "Can't you just forget about it and lay down like a good little boy?"

"T...That's not fair! I have every right to fuck you as much as you would me!"

The smirk. "Alright. You can do me...if you can best me."

"Best you at wha-"

And then the room was echoed with curses and struggles as they were suddenly locked in a wrestling contest, neither of them wanting to lose.

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It was quiet in the house. Even the animals outside weren't making a noise.

Ashlee stood still in the middle of the room, her eyes fixed on the other one that was blocking the door way. Though it was hard to make out his features, she knew it was no friendly stranger. And she could smell Cain on him.

The voice was smooth and calm, but there was a deadly force hiding beneath it. "I won't ask you again. Where are they?"

She smirked, a bit of blood trailing down her forehead. "I don't negotiate with pigs," she forced out calmly, not letting the man get to her.

He sighed, tsking at her as if he were disappointed with a child. "There's no reason for me to hurt you if you just tell me...I guess you want to die?"

Ashlee just smirked, her eyes glowing a bit. "Bring it on."

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"That was fun," Naruto chirped as they walked down the street together, the fox having his hands behind his head with a grin on his face.

Meanwhile the Uchiha seemed sulky, and a bit...sluggish. "Easy for you to say, you won the match after all."

"Don't be such a baby, you didn't mind at all when we were doing it."

"Right..." They both smiled at the sight of Ashlee's house as they approached. It was such a cozy house that it welcomed you in.

Sasuke stopped though, and Naruto had to turn back and look at him. "What it is, Sasuke?"

The usually stony expression was now hinted with fear. "I...I smell blood."

The blond's eyes widened, and they both suddenly took off, racing towards the house in a frantic panic. As they neared, they paled at the sight of the sliding door opened, and blood marks on the side of it, as if someone tried to claw their way out. They entered cautiously into the house, alert but worried.

Blood was littered all over the floor, and smeared as if the sources were dragged along. Though the blood was clearly there, no bodies were seen. Sasuke guessed they wouldn't find any either. In fact the house seemed deserted. Suddenly the intruder's left over smell hit Sasuke's nose, and he gasped. "Kabuto!"

Naruto looked at him. "What..?"

"Kabuto was the one who did this. He...was the replacement dog for Itachi." Onyx eyes looked into blue ones. "He's a good hunter, but...he's insane with power and blood lust. I don't think..."

"Oh god, the babies...??" Naruto suddenly choked out, running off to go search. Sasuke realized too, and he followed suit, hoping to catch any traces of their scent over the reek of blood and struggle.

Naruto was off alone in one room, breathing erratically as his search was in vain. "H..he wouldn't of...he can't...they.." Tears streamed down his face, sniffling. "Please no..."

A small whimper caught his attention.

Hanging on to it like a life line, he sobered up enough and listened carefully, crawling to the soft cries. They were coming from the corner of the room, where a bed table lay with a sheet over it. Carefully, he lifted up the sheet to reveal all three of them shivering and looking uncomfortable, but very alive and well.

Sighing in relief, he called for Sasuke and they bundled up the precious babies, holding them gently in their arms. They stared down at the bundles, silence in between them until Naruto spoke with a broken voice.

"What do we do now...? Sasuke.."

The answer he got was short and deadly. "We kill Kabuto."

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Next chappie is the last one...I believe...maybe an epilogue after that, but nothing serious.

R/R!