As soon as they step out of the village limits Naru turns and prepares for a fight. The leader smirks at the blond. "Do you think we don't know that you are out of shape? You can barely keep up a normal speed, let alone fight with your true potential." The blond glares. "Who do you work for?" She asks. "Ah, see that's where I lied. I am the boss and I am paying these men to kill you. The one who makes the finishing blow will get five times what he was to be payed originally. These men are all missing nin who need money, and I am a man with money who needs an army."
"I beat an army before, what makes you think that I can't beat one now?" Asks Naru. "Two reasons. The first is as I have stated before, you are out of shape. The second is because I know your little secret." He taunts. "What secret would that be?" Asks Naru. "The fact that you haven't killed another human being after your precious teachers death. All those white things that you fought were clones and those that were resurrected were already dead. You have never even killed with your rasengan or it's different forms. All the ones you fought during the war were simply resurrected and Obito was captured." Naru pales.
"Ah, yes. You may want to know that I have medical experience and I used this knowledge to make sure that my precious minions can't feel pain. That means that they can get right back up and keep on fighting no matter how badly injured they are." He smiles wickedly. "Attack." Poison covered senbon, kunai, and shuriken come flying at her at alarming speeds for her neglected muscles to be able to keep up properly. She barley manages to dodge them all but somehow manages.
She stands still just long enough for her to tap into the kyuubis chakra. The golden chakra surrounds her in it's armor and she jumps away a the first wave of enemies surrounds her. She dodges jutsu after jutsu as they are fired her way. 'Just hold on. Sasuke will bring help.' She chants mentally. She dodges a fire jutsu and lands on the ground before quickly jumping away from an earth style attack.
She is forced to use taijutsu to defend herself. Finally she decides to switch to some offense. She breaks three arms, two legs, five wrists, and severs twelve muscles before she discovers how their the leaders words are. The men still walk and attack her as soon as she lands a hit on them. Their numbers start to overwhelm her. She doesn't want the cycle of hatred to continue because of her. She doesn't want to kill them. How many of them had their own children at home and needed to make the money for their sakes?
She continues attacking and defending to the best of her current abilities. "Naru!" She nearly weeps with relief when Sasuke arrives with several of their comrades. Her relief turns into horror when she notices the smirking leader standing behind Sasuke posed to throw one of the poisoned senbon. She uses her top speed hoping to be able to knock it away before it reaches his exposed flesh.
She's too slow. The needle passes her hand and lands in her shoulder. She hisses in pain and winces as she moves to pull it out. Sasuke had turned just in tie to notice the man throw the needle and to see Naru just barely miss it. She pulls it out of her body and glares at it before she falls to the ground, the protective chakra disappearing. "Sakura!" Yells Sasuke as he panics. "The pink haired kunoichi appears beside him just as Naru starts thrashing wildly. The leaders smirk grows. "This is my special poison, created specially for the demon brat. It makes the body reject the chakra in it, causing extreme pain and terrible hallucinations."
"Naruto?" Asks a scarred chunnin. Sasuke recognizes Irukas voice and hears Kakashis unsteady reply. "Damn bastard!" Screams Iruka. All the ninja that hear him stare at Iruka because of the foul language the normally gentle man had just used. The mans smirk disappears and Sakura starts to try and remove the poison from Narus body. "You of all people should not be protecting it. It killed your family!" Iruka shakes his head. "You're wrong! The kyuubi killed my family and he was even being forced to!" By the end of his speech Iruka is shouting at the man. "I lost my sensei that night, and he was the one I considered family. Naruto lost her parents that night too. But none of us blame her for that night any longer." Says Kakashi with just as much emotion as Iruka.
"Mommy! screams a voice. Every man looks at the newest arrival and most of them look away as their guilt eats at them for what pain they know they have caused this innocent little girl. The girl lands on her knees next to the blond jinchuriki. "You are all fools." Declares the man. He raises one hand and takes aim at the girl. A wet thud is heard around the now silent clearing. His eyes widen and he looks down at the sword that is protruding from his chest. A large amount of blood leaks out of the corner of his mouth and he falls in a heap onto the ground.
A man stands in the spot the leader had been stabding a minute ago. There is a disgusted look on his face as he glares down at the fallen man. "I apologize for our actions. We were told we were fighting a monster, not someone who refused to kill. And definitely not a mother. We apologize and will be leaving immediately." The missing nin nod in agreement and quickly disappear into the forest.
A tortured scream echoes throughout the forest as Sakura tries to use her medical chakra to pull the poison from Narus body. Sasuke grabs Ryou and holds the now sobbing girl close to his chest. Sakura immediately stops and picks the blond up off the ground. She leaps quickly into the trees and starts giving out orders for an emergency operation as soon as they arrive back in Konoha. Sasuke keeps his grip on his daughter and quickly catches up with her.
"Sakura, what's wrong with her?" He demands. "I can't use my chakra to heal her. Her body is rejecting every little bit that I use as well as her own. I will have to treat her with medicines and analyze the toxin to try and find a cure." Cold horror grips his heart and squeezes. He holds his daughter closer to his chest as he fears for his loves life. It doesn't take them long to arrive at the hospital where Naru is immediately taken into an emergency room where Tsunade and several other doctors and nurses stand waiting.
The doors close, cutting off Sasukes view of what is going on inside the room. Ryou is still sobbing heavily so he sits on the bench and gently runs a hand through her hair. He whispers promises that Naru is going to be ok into her ear and eventually she falls asleep in his lap. He continues moving his hand in small soothing gestures on her back in hopes that the gentle touch will ward away any nightmares. He waits with his eyes glued on the door for four and a half hours before they open, revealing a very tired looking Sakura and Tsunade.
The doctors wheel the blond out of the room and down the hall and Sasuke watches them untill they disappear, wishing with all his heart that he could follow them. He knows rom the look on the two med- nins faces that Naru is alive but he can also see that there is bad news. "We had to put Naru in a coma like state to try to keep the amount of pain to a minimum. We managed to find an antidote of sorts but it is going to take a little while until Naru is going to be completely healthy. Until then I order you to go home and rest." Says Tsunade tiredly.
Sasuke stands carefully and walks out of the building to his home. At the front door he almost breaks down when he remembers how happy the three of them had been that morning. He opens the door and makes his way to Ryous room. He pulls back her covers and places her gently on the bed before he removes her shoes and covers her. He kissed her forehead and quietly leaves the room. He doesn't bother taking off his own shoes and just throws himself onto the covers. He worries about Naru and doesn't think he will be able to fall asleep. Eventually his body takes over and throws him into an uneasy sleep.
He opens his eyes and glances at the alarm clock. 2 a.m.. He groans and crawls off his bed towords the reason he finds himself awake at such a horrible hour. He walks into Ryous room and takes the crying girl into his arms. She cries harder and clings to his shirt. He lays down beside her and strokes her hair. They both slip into a slightly more peaceful sleep.
The same thing happens every night for a month. During that time Sasuke and Ryou were constantly seen at the hospital. Naru had been taken out of her fake coma two weeks after she had been admitted to the hospital, but for some reason the blond had not yet opened her eyes for even a moment.
Today is a day like every other in the past month. Sasuke and Ryoou arrive and he reads a book to her. A moan interrupts his steady voice and both Uchihas look over to Naru. She is sitting on the bed with a confused look on her face. Ryou cries out to her and launches herself into her moms warm embrace. Sasuke takes his time and sets the book on a nearby table before he sits on the edge of the bed. Naru takes one look of her families faces before she grimaces. "That bad, huh?"
Sasuke cups her cheek gently with his hand. "Don't EVER scare us like that again." He orders her. She nods and he leans forward and kisses her. He lets his relief slip into the contact and can feel how sorry she is for worrying them to such an extent. They part and Sasuke gathers both of his beloved family members into his arms.
"Is your proposal still open?" Asks Naru shyly. Sasuke releases them. "Only for you and only if you feel ready." He tells her. "I have known you for seventeen years of my life. I'm ready if you are." He smirks and places his forehead gently on hers. "Namekaze- Uzumaki Ayame Naru, will you marry me?" She smiles and catches his lips in a passionate and happy kiss. "I will."
After a week of close observation Naru is allowed to go home. Sasuke and Ryou each take one of her hands and walk happily down the street togther. A busty brunette wearing a shirt with Sasukes face on it jumps out in front of the trio bringing them to a halt. "Is it true that you're dating blondie?" She asks Sasuke. "No." Says Sasuke. The girl frowns. Then she notices the diamond glistening on Narus finger. "Ah, so you're engaged." Silence takes over as Sasuke waits tensely for the girl to start screaming insults at his fiance. It doesn't happen. A wicked grin appears on the brunettes face. She pulls out a camera and starts taking pictures of the three. Naru watches in confusion. "What are you doing?" She asks.
The girl puts the camera away. "I'm the leader of the SasuNaru fan club!" She tells them proudly. "I started it back when you were gennin 'cause I thought you were so cute together and then Sasuke left and you became a hero. Such a tragic event... Then Sasuke came back and you left only to reappear eight years later as a girl and with a daughter. Trust me, I've been watching you two and writing your tale and so far it's almost as popular as Romeo and Juliet." She smiles happily as the couple stares at her in shock. "Well, I'm off to publish these, bye!"
She skips away happily. "That is one of the most bizarre things I have ever heard in my life." Sasuke nods in agreement. "We are so much better than Romeo and Juliet." Sasuke facefaults and Naru ignores him. "They both died in the end but I'm going to make sure you live for a very long time." She starts to walk away leaving a surprised Sasuke behind her. "Coming teme? We have a story to finish."
He stands up and wipes imaginary dust off his clothes. "Don't worry, Teme, we are the only ones that saw you embarrass yourself." Says Naru who is still walking away with Ryo giggling lightly. He forces down the blush that threatens to appear and quickly catches up to them. "Whatever, dobe." Naru and Ryou grin and Naru sticks out her tongue.
~ Five years later ~
"Mom, Dad I'm going to meet up with my team." Shouts a now fifteen year old Ryou. "Ok, dear." Calls Naru back. "Have a good time." She continues feeding three year old Dendrin who seems to have more food on his shirt than in his mouth. Sasuke walks into the room and gently secures his hands around Narus swollen stomach. "Good morning." He tells her as he kisses her neck. She smiles and feeds their son another bite.
Sasuke sits down at the table and begins eating while silently watching his pregnant wife and second child (After Ryou). "I went to see Baa-chan yesterday." Says Naru when Dendrin is finished eating and begins to happily play with his stuffed fox. "She said they are perfectly healthy." A small grin tugs at the corners of her lips. "That's great, dear! Do we know what gen... der... s?" His eyes grow wide. "They?" He questions. Naru nods and her smile grows.
Sasuke jumps up and hugs her shoulders tightly. "Best birthday gift ever." He tells her truthfully. Naru laughs. "I thought you would appreciate that. One is a girl and the other is a boy." She admits and answers his question. He smiles. The emotion in his gaze roots Naru in place. He kisses her. "Thank you."
A ninja appears in the room. "Hokage-sama, Tsunade- Sama wishes to see you to talk about her temporary placement. Naru nods and the man disappears. Naru sighs and makes her way out the door Sasuke catches up to her just before she walks outside. He kisses her again. "Have a nice day." He tells her. She smiles and walks through the door. Sasuke closes it and turns around to his oldest son. He picks him up and hugs him close. "I wouldn't trade this for all the power in the world."
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