WARNING: Lemon alert. I have mentioned where it begins and where it ends.

Chapter 5:

2 years later….

Blood….that's all he could see, blood everywhere. He wildly slashed with his sword…feeling it hitch as it tore through the flesh and met bone. He screamed as another sword slashed through his arm. He looked around; he was the only one standing. Stumbling forwards, he turned and drove his sword into the attacker.

Another and another, he wondered if it would ever stop…the battle had stretched on for the past two years. He mechanically cut them all down, until pain blossomed and he looked down, to find a sword through his waist. He took quick step forwards pulling himself off the blade and turned to face the last attacker. Giving another feral scream, he rushed forward and hacked off his head.

He panted softly, the world blurring before him. So this was it. It was his time to die. He smiled as his knees hit the ground. He used his sword to hold himself upright. He'd join all his dead comrades now…his hands slipped and he fell face down onto the ground. His one regret was that he hadn't been able to meet him again. Sasuke…

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Uchiha Sasuke limped down the stairs, carrying the bag of rice. He struggled, but carried it to the barn and dumped it there, wiping the sweat off his brow. He looked over at Tamashi-san, who was sitting on the bags of rice, puffing away at his cigar.

"Slacking again, Tamashi-san?" Sasuke asked giving him a glare.

Tamashi smiled. "You can glare all you want boy, but I do more work than you could! After all you can only lift one bag with that limp of yours… your memory back yet?"

Sasuke grimaced. Yes his memory was back, it had been back for the past two months, but Tamashi didn't need to know that! "Mind your own business. It doesn't concern you!"

"It take it, it hasn't. I'm glad…it would be bad to find out you were a noble and would have it in for me, for being an ass!" he smirked. "But then, no noble family would want a cripple… you couldn't fight for them."

Sasuke turned away. That is the reason I'm not contacting anyone. It's better if they think I'm dead. After all, doctor Yoshi treats me well. I could live here forever… he started walking away. "I have to help the doctor with his patients, Tamashi-san. I guess you'll have to finish this one your own ne?"

At that moment, he heard a lot of yelling. He ran up the stairs, trying to figure out what was going on. Then Ino came running out looking scared. "Sasuke-kun! Father wants you! There's another patient and he's in bad shape!"

Sasuke ran towards the room they used for surgeries. Doctor Yoshi looked up at him, urgency filling his eyes. I want you to hold this man down…there's something weird going on here, but he's still a patient."

Sasuke ran to catch the man's arms. His eyes were glued to a toned stomach which had a spiral tattoo on it. Then he realized what Yoshi-sensei had been talking about. There was a red light coming out of the tear in the man's stomach. Sasuke felt sick, one side of the patient's stomach had been ripped open, so you could see parts of his organs…organs which were healing by themselves. Still the blood flow needed to be stopped and Yoshi-sensei had to stitch the external wounds…without that the man had a very slim chance of surviving.

Sasuke didn't pay any attention to the man's face, concentrating on holding the wound closed so Yoshi-sensei could stitch it up. Ino was beside him tending to the smaller wounds. They worked for an hour, and finally finished tending to all the wounds.

Then Sasuke sighed and glanced at the man's face….he blanched. He moved forward slowly, blinking to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Ino had cleaned off the dirt and blood, so he could see the face clearly. The blond hair fell onto a tanned face. Sasuke let his hand cup one tanned cheek.

"Na…Naruto?"

Yoshi-sensei frowned at him. "You recognize this man?"

"He was a ….friend. He'll be fine right?" Sasuke's face held emotions he'd never shown before. Fear being the foremost. Yoshi-sensei smiled reassuringly.

"Whatever that was…he'll live. Don't worry. He should wake up soon actually…the way he's been healing; I'd say he just has to get over exhaustion. And Sasuke? We keep this a secret. We don't need rumours of a man who can heal himself going around the village."

Sasuke nodded. "I'll watch over him. I'll call you if anything goes wrong."

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It was seven in the night. Today Sasuke hadn't gone to help Mura-san with fishing. He was too busy being fast asleep next a certain blond. He stirred and wiped his sleep filled eyes. He looked at the blond next to him. Naruto stirred too, Sasuke thought it was about time.

Slowly those blue eyes opened and focused on him. Then they shot wide open. "Sasuke?"

Sasuke nodded, trying to hold in all the emotions he was feeling. "You should rest. You might heal fast, but you're still exhausted."

Naruto reached out to cup the other's face, his eyes softening. "Is this Heaven?"

Sasuke smirked. "Dobe, they don't give you medical attention in Heaven. And I'm definitely not going to Heaven…nor are you. You did say you were going to hell remember?"

"Why am I here? I thought I was going to die at last…" Naruto let go of Sasuke's face, looking away eyes full of sorrow.

"I expected you to be happy to meet me, but what the hell." Sasuke stood up. Naruto turned and caught his ankle. Blue eyes full of fear.

"I'm sorry. It's just been a bit too much for me I guess. Where are we?"

"A small village by the sea. It's called Murasaki. (Purple)" Sasuke bent down to gently prise Naruto's fingers off his ankle. "Before you ask dobe, it's named for the purple flowers that are found all over the village."

Naruto grinned. "Don't call me dobe! Teme!" he frowned when he noticed Sasuke's rather pronounced limp. Oh well, he'd have to ask about that later. He hoped Sasuke would bring him some food, he was starving!

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Naruto got better in a day or two. He decided he would help Sasuke with his work…mainly the odd jobs he was doing. Neither asked the other about how they'd landed up in the village. Going there meant rehashing the past and right now they just wanted to enjoy each other's company.

Sasuke looked at the muscular blond who was standing ankle deep in the water, helping him pick rice. He looked like he belonged there…which surprised Sasuke, he would have expected the well built man to look out of place in peacetime activities like picking rice. They were harvesting the rice crop with the other farmers. Not for the first time Sasuke wondered where their relationship stood. Everything had happened so fast the last time they'd been together. Naruto wiped the sweat from his brow and glanced at Sasuke, bestowing upon him a soft but beautiful smile.

Sasuke gave him a small smile in return and got back to work. Then they lugged bags of rice to the barn. In the evening they went to fish with Mura-san, competing against each other to see who could catch the most fish. After that they'd go help Yoshi-sensei with other patients. At six o clock Ino would call them for dinner. It was always a simple dinner of rice, eggs and miso soup. Sometimes they'd have chicken or beef as a treat.

Ino watched the two men from the kitchen. They always constantly argued; whatever work they did they competed. But despite the show they put on, anyone could see that they really cared for each other. Ino was disappointed, she really liked Sasuke, but all he noticed was Naruto. She sighed and got back to work. Maybe it was all for the best…

A festival was approaching and wooden stalls needed to be set up. Sasuke and Naruto lugged the long wooden poles, shoving them into the earth. Then they tied the different poles together, frowning in concentration as they did it. Sasuke noticed Naruto brooding about something, but decided to let it go for now.

"Oi, kids! I think you should take some time off! You've been working really hard for half the day." Kira-san yelled. He came up to them and shoved two bentos at them. "My wife packed you some lunch. She said you'd like it if you went to the shore now…the weather's beautiful. But then don't go swimming the water will be too cold."

Sasuke nodded and thanked the man. Then he and Naruto wandered off to the shore, finding a nice spot on the rocks to sit on. The spray wet their faces a bit. Sasuke munched his onigiri leaning back and relaxing with a deep breath.

Naruto sat next to him, leaning onto his shoulder just enjoying the contact. Sasuke glanced at him and then out to the horizon. "Naruto? Where do we stand right now?"

Naruto looked at the Uchiha. "I think we just got a lot closer. I want to stand where we did that night. I'm not talking about our armies and stuff; I just want you to hold me like that again. I want to know you're there and that it's not just another dream…"

Sasuke finished the rice ball and reached out to wrap his arms around the blond. "What happened? All this time? And why were you hurt so badly?"

Naruto stiffened. "I guess, it's time to tell you…Nothing much actually. After you left that day I went back and found most of the army, my father and friends had survived. We regrouped at Mt. Uji, after that my father and Gaara made the necessary plans to annexe Eiheiji and all the villages and small towns in between. But the snake bastard had placed two regiments at the village of Shiroi. It was clever; we weren't expecting him to have guessed…there had been a spy in our midst. Lee and I led our teams…we lost many there. I managed to make it out with about ten of us. Lee…Lee died there."

There was a moment of silence, as the blond worked furiously to control his breathing and bring it back to normal. He didn't want to cry now. "We brought reinforcements…Orochimaru thought Lee's death would stun me into being immobile, that's how he lost Eiheiji. We conquered Eiheiji…we plundered, I should say. Then we spent a day or two mourning Lee…there wasn't more time. Then we decided to strike Kamakura. My father didn't want me to stay at Eiheiji. He made me a messenger…tried to tell me that I should return to Mt. Hiei, where Gaara's troops were stationed. I was on my way there, when we were attacked. Orochimaru probably thought he'd get me out of the way. But he failed…he almost did though. If I hadn't been found by doctor Yoshi, then I wouldn't have made it. Though I'd have been a healed and well corpse."

Sasuke sighed and rocked the blond back and forth a bit. "I'm sorry for your loss. I wish I could have helped, Naruto…"

Naruto shook his head. "It is all right. You are still with Orochimaru's troops, Sasuke. We…I don't know how I thought we could ever be…" Sasuke held up a hand to shush him. But Naruto opened his mouth once more, causing Sasuke to clap a hand over it.

"Right now I'm not. But that is a story for another time. Now you are here and so am I…nothing in between us, nothing to stop us. 'Our obligations are but leaves in the wind…scattered across the ocean.' I have waited this long…I can't let this meeting go to waste!" Sasuke held his hand trail across Naruto's cheek, a finger tracing each whisker mark on the smooth tanned flesh.

Naruto's breath hitched. "Just Naruto and Sasuke, eh? I can do that." He kissed Sasuke's finger tips. "For better or for worse…I want you…" he bent his head down, close but not touching the Uchiha's lips yet. They stayed like that for a moment, forehead against forehead, noses touching until Sasuke kissed him. The kiss was a long lingering one; Sasuke's tongue explored every crevasse of Naruto's mouth, sliding against his tongue. When Sasuke's tongue retreated Naruto's followed moving to taste Sasuke. The flavour was intoxicating, Naruto moved to straddle Sasuke refusing to stop their lip lock.

(Lemon begins)

The blond's hands slipped into the neck of Sasuke's Gi, sliding it off, exposing a pale shoulder to the light rays of the sun. He kissed the graceful column of his neck sliding down until he reached the end of one shoulder. Sasuke's fingers twined in the golden locks as his lover mapped his neck. Naruto removed the Gi fully, taking a minute to look at the beautiful body he had uncovered. Then he reached out, but was stopped by Sasuke's hand. The raven rolled, bringing Naruto onto the bottom, kissing him once more. Smirking he stripped off the blond's Gi as well, licking his neck moving in a long trail down to one dusky nipple; he licked it lightly, feeling the blond inhale sharply…he licked it again, laving at it and then sucking hard. Naruto bucked a bit, letting the erections brush against each other. They both gasped at the pleasure racing through them. Sasuke moved away a bit, wanting to know Naruto's body better before it got more serious.

Naruto let his hands trail over Sasuke's back, as Sasuke gave his other nipple the same treatment. He moaned as Sasuke kissed his abdomen, bound south. Then pale hands rested on the waistband of his Hakama, untying it and pulling it off. His loin cloth was removed with it, exposing his erection to the cool breeze and wet spray. He started to feel more aroused as Sasuke stared at his erection, the lust evident in his half lidded eyes. Bending down, Sasuke lick the head experimentally, Naruto bucked hard trying to gain more contact with the other man's mouth.

He realised he wasn't doing anything and frowned. "Sasuke…let me…I want to touch you too…down there." His dark haired lover turned to regard him for a moment and then stood up. The rocks concealed them from everyone. Sasuke after making sure Naruto was watching him slid his Hakama and loin cloth off. The blond licked his lips in anticipation. Sasuke stood with his back to Naruto and lowered himself until his erection was facing Naruto too. Then he turned his attention to Naruto's erection which was straining against his nose. They both took each other's head into heir mouth. Naruto swilled his tongue around it, while Sasuke gave a hard suck. They both groaned sending pleasing vibrations down their shafts. Sasuke flattened his tongue against the underside of Naruto's cock, stroking the vein there, one hand at its base and the other holding the blond's hips down. Then he took it completely into his mouth, letting his lips touch his hand curved at the base. He gave a long suck, making Naruto cry out around his own erection.

In retaliation, Naruto concentrated on sucking small parts of the Uchiha's throbbing shaft, prolonging the pleasure. His hand lightly played with the Uchiha's balls. He let his tongue roam wherever it felt like roaming; treating it like the ice on sticks they sold at the market square in Kyoto. But he lost concentration when the Uchiha started to deep throat him, letting his cock slide deep into that silky hot cavern, lips tight on his skin. Naruto slid Sasuke's cock into his mouth, sucking harder and in time to the Uchiha. But Sasuke was faster and was soon rewarded with hot spurts of cum flowing into his mouth. Sasuke followed him crying out the blond's name to the skies. Then he lazily turned to the blond…there was no way he was going to be satisfied with just that. .

"How are we going to do this, Naruto?"

"You…in me. I wouldn't want it any other way."

"But…but you're a powerful man and with the demon…shouldn't I?"

"Sasuke every man must submit to something or someone and I choose to submit to you. Will you let me be your sheath? I'll protect you till my last breath."

Sasuke nodded and began kissing the blond again, let his hands wander wherever they could to arouse the muscular blond man again. He ground against the blond, both of them gasping at the sensation, their sensitized bodies feeling everything three fold. Sasuke continued to grind into Naruto, his fingers playing with the blond's nipples. The captain groaned into the raven's neck, biting down at the juncture as the demon instinct cried out for him to mark the Uchiha.

The blond was too steeped in his lust to think anything of it when Sasuke slid his hands into the small pot of butter in their bento. Suddenly he felt fingers graze him between his balls and hole. He yelped it had felt good there; Sasuke's finger circled his entrance and then slipped in. There was a bit of discomfort but it didn't hurt too much. Then another joined it; the fingers burrowed around in him, until hey suddenly touched a spot deep inside of him. Naruto arched off the ground and into Sasuke who was leaning above him. Sasuke smirked and added yet another finger….now it had started to sting a bit and it made Naruto wonder if he wanted to add another bout of pain to his all ready full list…Sasuke was pretty well endowed after all. Then again…Sasuke was worth it.

The Uchiha brought a hand up to palm the blond's erection as he coated himself with the butter. Then he positioned himself at the blond's entrance, taking just a bit of time to look at the feral blond who was spread out and at his mercy….mouth parted, cheeks flushed and eyes full of lust. It gave Sasuke a surge of power and desire that a man so powerful was submitting to him. In one smooth stroke he had entered the blond, who threw back his head, eyes shut in pain and bottom lip between his teeth. Sasuke bent down slightly to free that bottom lip with his tongue, when Naruto's eyes shot open and he moaned.

"Right there Sasuke…. Sasuke move…"

Sasuke complied, he didn't think he could have waited much longer after all. He pulled out all the way up to the head and then slid back in angling himself to hit that spot which had Naruto writhing and moaning under him. "Nnnhh…" Naruto was all around him, making the soldier's wildest dreams come true. He kissed Naruto as he pumped into him, never wanting this moment to stop…wanting it to last forever. Naruto reached up to rake his nails along Sasuke shoulders as he felt the Uchiha in him. He was so close….

"Sasuke!" he yelled as he came, spraying all over their stomachs. Sasuke watched in awe, even as he pushed himself closer to the edge. Naruto face as it came, framed by the spray of the waves, looked completely erotic. Sasuke jerked one last time before letting his load go into the blond and collapsing on top of him exhausted. Naruto rolled them over, with Sasuke still in him and let his fingers weave through the dark hair.

(Lemon Ends)

"I love you."

Sasuke stared at Naruto in surprise and then smiled. "I love you too."

Naruto pushed Sasuke out of him, standing up and walking unashamed to the sea to clean up. Sasuke joined him after a while and they dressed after that. Then Naruto smiled sadly at Sasuke. "Sasuke, I'll have to leave today I think. If only I could stay here with you forever…but then I'll need to meet my father once more. I cannot rest until I find Orochimaru and have my revenge."

Sasuke stared at him for a moment. "You have to leave…today. After…after what we just did, you're leaving me again."

"I told you I don't want to…but Orochimaru is still out there and my men are still fighting him. My father needs me, Sasuke. I can't forget my duties and it's all ready been two weeks since I came here…they'll be worried." Naruto turned away. "I'm sorry."

"Take me with you…"

"No. I don't want you in danger. And you're part of the other side…"

"So no longer, just Naruto and Sasuke, eh? I should have known. Just go to hell Naruto." And then Sasuke began limping back, trying to turn the pain into anger, but failing miserably. He refused to look at the blond who couldn't stop hurting him.

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Dr. Yoshi watched Sasuke mope around and sighed. Naruto had left about two hours ago and Sasuke had been silent ever since. The doctor couldn't stand it anymore. "Sasuke are you in love with Naruto?"

Sasuke turned to look at him a frown playing on his forehead. "Yes." He stated simply.

"Then here…go after him. Ino has made extra food for both of you…so go why don't you?"

"He doesn't want me there. Who would want a cripple slowing them down?"

"Naruto wants to protect you. You mustn't let that stop you, if you really want to be with him."

Sasuke stared at the doctor before taking the pack. Ino had all ready packed his clothes as well. He borrowed a horse from them and rode off behind Naruto. It took about two hours more to find the blond.

Naruto was sitting at a fire. He'd jumped up when he'd heard the horse with a hand on her hilt. Seeing who it was he straightened and frowned. "Sasuke…what are you doing here?"

"I decided to come along with you. Or follow you anyway. Ino sent extra food."

Naruto glared at him. "Do you know what you're doing? What are you going to do if you have to fight your family? Can you face your own brother?"

Sasuke mulled over that and then sighed. "I'm not asking you to take me as a soldier. I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm asking you to take me as a ….retainer…a geisha…anything. I'll even get back into kimonos!"

Naruto sighed and sat down. "First I need you to tell me how you came to Murasaki…"

Sasuke sat down as well, his head in his hands. "Fine…it happened like this…"

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A/N: ok, chapters gotten too long. I'll stop here and continue later. I know I've taken ages, but my lost inspiration just came back to me!! So hope you like this and please review!!

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