I don't own Naruto, but this pot is totally mine © Hikaru Uchida
Warning: slight Sakura bashing, ItaNaru, SasuXoc REMEMBER good Tobi
Summery: Akatsuki is a group of hunters that are after the Jinchūriki, a group of Nine Tailed Demons. Itachi is order to kill the nine-tailed demon that is Naruto. He meets the boy before and falls in love with him, but will he be able to kill his beloved? What will he choose, Akatsuki or Naruto?
Jinchūriki: Gaara 16, Yugito 24, Yagura 14, Rōshi 37, Han 30, Utakata 25, Fū 18, Killer Bee 28, Naruto 16.
Sasuke 16, Yuiko 16, Sakura 16, Shikamaru 16, Kiba 16, Sai 16, Shino 16, Neji 17, Lee 16, Chouji 16, Hinata 16, Ino 16, Ten-ten 16, Temari 18, Kankuro 17, Kakashi 28, Iruka 27, Tsunade 50, Jiraiya 51.
Akatsuki:Pain 20, Konan 20, Kakuzu 30, Hidan 19, Sasori 21, Deidara 20, Kisame 26, Itachi 20, Zetsu 25, Tobi 22 Quick note: Names just for those that don't know plus the hunters and the gems
All Jinchūriki - Zetsu, green gem (Since he is the spy of Akatsuki, but he isn't good at fighting he will just inform them)
Ichibi no Shukaku/One-Tailed Shukaku - Hunter: Deidara,teal gem
Nibi no Bakeneko/Two-Tailed Monster Cat - Hunter: Hidan,orange gem
Sanbi no Kyodaigame/Three-Tailed Giant Turtle - Hunter: Uchiha Tobi, slate blue gem
Yonbi no Saru/Four-Tailed Monkey - Hunter: Kisame Hoshigaki, yellow gem
Gobi no Irukauma/Five-Tailed Dolphin Horse - Hunter: Kakuzu, dark green gem
Rokubi no Namekuji/Six-Tailed Slug - Hunter: Konan, white gem
Nanabi no Kabutomushi/Seven-Tailed Horned Beetle - Hunter: Sabaku Sasori, purple gem
Hachibi no Kyogyū/Eight-Tailed Giant Ox - Hunter: (Pain) Nagato, dark gray gem
Kyuubi no Yōko/Nine-Tailed Demon Fox - Hunter: Uchiha Itachi, red gem
Flashbacks and Dreams or Pure demon's communicating
"Talking"
'Thinking'
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The Light in my Heart
~XI~
CHAPTER 11
~XI~
Last time:
The fox prince looked at Gaara when he felt him tensed, then the next second he was being pulled to his feet and Gaara stood in front of him protectively, "Gaara?" he asked confused,
The hunter was all he heard, he gasped and held Gaara by the arm, "Don't" he order, the Uchiha brothers looked at them suspiciously, "Why?" the red head almost growled,
Because he won't hurt me, now the boy turned to him, he had grown taller than the prince so Naruto had to look at him with is head tilted upwards, "How?" he asked, "Because I know" he replied, Gaara glared, You said they were after us, he may not know who you are but as soon as he does he will try to kill you! The older of the two said, "He won't!" Naruto exclaimed.
The fist tail demon looked at him surprised… Why do you say that? He asked, Naruto tried not to blush but he did,
Because he's my mate…
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Gaara stared at his prince for a full minute, eyes wide and horrified, "What?" he choked at last, "Gaara, listen-" he was cut off by the redhead's growl, "When were you going to tell us?" he asked as the news sink in.
Naruto blinked surprised and then tried to calm down, "I was going to ask everyone to come this weekend" he replied passively, the blond straighten up as the Ichibi glared at him, "And we were going to meet where?" he asked in a low hiss, the blond looked behind the redhead and saw Itachi's glare and Sasuke's confused look. He gazed back at the demon, "My house" he stated passively.
Silver green eyes widen, his lips parted slightly and blinked, "You were going to have the talk there? Are you sure?" he suddenly asked concerned, "Gaara… I'll be fine. I was there Monday" he said gently, his hand moved to caress his cheek, "I'll explain everything then" he whispered and pulled his head down. The sand prodigy let him, he closed his eyes as the assuring lips kissed his seal.
Itachi tensed while Sasuke gasped, Naruto moved away and smiled sadly, "Alright?" he asked with almost broken orbs. Gaara knew that he was the only one that could see the hurt in them, he sighed, "Sorry" he said but the blond shook his head, "Don't be. I'm sure everyone will react the same way, if not worse" he sighed and sat back down. The redhead nodded, but didn't sit, he turned his eyes to Itachi, "Itachi, this is Sabaku Gaara, my brother in all but blood" he smiled, "Gaara, this is Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke's brother and… my boyfriend" he blushed at that.
The redhead tensed with that piece of information and looked at the boy from the corner of his eyes, "Boyfriend?" he asked, the blond nodded. Itachi's heart skipped a beat as his blond said that, but then blinked, "Sabaku?" he asked, the teens looked at him, "Hn" Gaara said, "Are you related to Sabaku Sasori?" he asked curiously. The two pure demons tensed, they looked at each other and Gaara nodded, "How do you know my uncle?" he asked passively.
Itachi blinked, "We work together" he told them, neither he nor Sasuke expected the reaction given. Naruto paled, and the redhead fell back, he was paler then his normal color as he reached for the fox and hugged him;
No was all he said. Naruto blinked out of his daze and looked at his mate, then at Gaara, "Are you sure it's him?" he asked the Uchiha, "Yeah…" he said hesitant. The Namikaze nodded, and then sighed.
Do you think he designed that poison? Naruto asked softly;
…He could have the teen replied, I can ask Kankuro to look over the poison he sighed and buried his face deeper into the blond locks. The prince nodded, "Let's hope…" he didn't, he told him rubbing his back. Gaara nodded and sighed, "I'll call him" he said and got up, he felt the concerned cerulean orbs of his future king, and let them give him strength while ignoring the Uchihas.
Sasuke looked at Naruto and narrowed his eyes, "What was all that about?" he asked sitting on a couch, "Gaara's family" he replied and watched as his Uchiha came over and sat next to him. The blond sighed but let the man wrapped his arms around him and bring him to his chest, "Don't worry" he whispered softly. The Uzumaki smiled sadly, "I can't not worry" he answered as his words said more than anything else.
Gaara would need a lot of support if his uncle is part of Akatsuki, he loves the man dearly, and if he were to have been killing innocent demons… It would not be pretty. Not at all. They would have to call for a meeting to decide what will be done for him, what his punishment would be since he is a main sibling from one of the Pure Demons.
The Namikaze would have to act not only as Kyuubi, but as the Prince, and that was something he did not want to do against Sasori. One, because he would have to be neutral to the man; and two, because he knew it would have to be a big punishment since the man might have created poison strong enough to not only hurt them, but shared that poison with the enemy.
The brothers were looking at one another, both thinking the same thing: What was going on?
Sasuke frown and Itachi looked at his kitsune; the boy had closed his eyes and seemed to be listening to some thing. When his eyes opened, Gaara was back, "He'll be here tomorrow. Temari's trying to get everything done for Friday" he told him.
The prince nodded, "Seems like Baa-chan is almost done" he commented softly, looking more worried then before. The arms around him tighten, but the Uchiha didn't say anything since he really didn't know what to say. Gaara was watching passively, while Sasuke was watching him.
A few minutes later, Tsunade came down agitated and with a grim face. The two pure demons tensed and were up in a second, "Don't worry, he's strong… he'll be fine" she told them and the color returned to their faces a bit, "But?" Naruto asked, the blonde looked at the two Uchiha's and then sighed. She moved to the kitchen to get some privacy, and the two followed, "But that poison was no lucky hit. It has been given time and effort to make it as strong as it is, the… demon that made this, made it to seriously try and kill the Pure ones" she told them seriously.
The blond gasped and quickly held Gaara's arm, he knew it seemed to not affect him much, but he knew otherwise. The Ichibi was devastated by this, if his uncle was really the one behind this poison, he knew it would not end up good if Sasori kept with it. No matter how many of the others get his feelings, their positions were too important to be nice to the… traitor. Even if he doesn't know what he is, he knows he is different from the others.
Tsunade nodded to them and pulled out a small tube with dark liquid, "Your brother might want to see this" she told him. The teen took it and nodded, "I'll give it to him as soon as possible" he replied seriously. Naruto looked at his brother worried, he closed his eyes and nodded to himself, "I'll see you later brat, and I know that tomorrow you might not go to school, but I understand why" she smiled a bit, her godson sighed relieved, "Thanks, Baa-chan" he told her and went back to the living room.
Itachi was analyzing the stress look on his blond and friend, he noticed that they were on… guard… after he mentioned Sasori's name. Naruto looked at Sasuke and sighed, "Can you take tomorrow notes for me? And ask Yuiko to do the same for health?" he asked lowly, the teen blinked, but nodded slowly.
I'll be upstairs with Uta. Gaara told the blond, he nodded and walked to the couch as the redhead moved to the second floor. The man blinked, but opened his arms and the boy leaned against him. Sasuke looked at them and sighed, he got up and headed up to his room; it was late anyway.
The fox nuzzled his way to Itachi's neck to smell the scent he loved. The Uchiha only rubbed his back, "Everything will be fine" he whispered to try and calm his love down. The Uzumaki was able to not flinch at that; he knew that things were and would not be fine in a while. He sighed, but nodded none the less, "Hmm" he murmured. Itachi kissed his head and started to pet his head, Naruto smiled and was starting to calm down. He wondered what he should do now… Utakata would be the next to know, and he wouldn't really be so fond of him at this moment.
He frowned, the only thing to do would be to get things over and call everyone this Friday night and let them rest, to call for a meeting on Saturday. He sighed tiredly and retreated form the warm embrace, "It's late, you should go to bed" he murmured softly. The hunter's face soften, "If I find out that you stayed up all night, I promise nothing good" Itachi told him, the boy smiled and peck the Uchiha on the lips, "Don't worry" he said and got up, "Good night".
The Akatsuki member watched the boy leave. He let the frown set on his handsome features and got up, and went to his room. He had a lot of things to think about, but right now, he was worried for his mate.
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~Thursday~
Naruto and Gaara had had turns watching over their brother. It was now early morning and the blond sighed softly as he removed a strands of hair from the handsome face of the slug, he sighed and got up. The blanket that had been resting on the raccoon's shoulders was half off; the teen smiled a bit and placed it back on. He stretched and walked to the door, glancing back once, he moved out.
It was about seven or so in the morning, he could already hear the two Uchiha's moving around the house. When he entered the kitchen, he was greeted by the brothers glaring at each other, "Good morning" he said walking in and moving the refrigerator, the two looked at him. Sasuke frown, "How long have you been up?" he asked, "Hmm, since 3 more or less" he replied taking out the milk from the cool machine.
Itachi sighed, "What did I tell you?" he asked, "That if I stayed all night up, you promised nothing good. But I didn't stay all night up. Gaara was the one to watch over Uta-nii first" he answered moving to a wall cabinet and taking a mug out. The lips of the young Uchiha twitched, "Plus, I have had plenty of sleep for the last two day. Gaara hadn't" he added pouring the white liquid.
Sasuke blinked, "I though he didn't sleep" he said, "Most of the time he doesn't, but when he's extremely tired, he does…" he sighed and turned to look at them, he smiled sadly, "Sorry, but I have to go back" he told them and took his drink along with the milk, he placed it back on the fridge and left the room. Itachi and Sasuke watched as he left, but was frowning. They turn to look at one another, "Don't leave him alone for long" Sasuke said.
His brother glared, "Hn" he grunted and got up, "Wash the dishes" he said before leaving the kitchen. The young teen froze, he looked at the sink to find it with a bit of plates, "Damn" he said and finished his food.
Naruto entered his room quietly; he looked at the sleeping demons and smiled sadly. Yugito would be here in a few hours, which reminded his that he had a call to make. The prince put his cup down, and took his cell phone before going to the balcony.
"Naruto, something wrong?" a female asked from the other line,
"No. I just wanted to tell you that the other Pure demons and Gaara's siblings might go to the manor" he said,
Tsunade sighed from the other end, "I understand. I'll get everything set up for their arrival" she told him,
"Thank you" he said before he ended the call.
"Naruto?" he turned around to find the redhead awake, and rubbing his eyes. He smiled, "Yes, Gaara?" he asked going in, "No… nothing" he yawned, "Will you call them? To make sure they go to the mansion first?" he asked, "Hn" I'll do that, he told his prince. The fox smiled sadly, "Go eat something" he said, the raccoon only nodded, and left.
The Uzumaki was left in silence; he sighed and sent 7 messages, 'Don't come by normal ways, take the passages and don't go to my apartment. Go to the mansion' it said. Satisfied by it, he moved back to his milk and watched the slug sleep. Utakata had his color back, and the whimpering he had been making had stopped completely along with his sweating. The boy climbed the bed and played with the brunet's hair.
Gaara walked down lazily, but alert. He knew that even though the prince said the hunter was okay, he could not take any chances. Especially when the blond was involved in the middle of it; with a low sigh, he entered the kitchen and blinked at the young Uchiha washing the dishes. He had always wondered why the boy disliked him, but he could never put his finger on the reason. He nodded to the teen before walking over to the refrigerator, he knew this wasn't his house, but Naruto had told him to eat, so he would.
Sasuke glared at him, but he paid no attention to him. The Uchiha's eyebrow twitched, "So? Sabaku, we haven't really gotten to know each other" the Leaf student said, "Hn, well, what would you like to know?" he asked. The half demon looked at the moving redhead for a while, "How did you meet Naruto?" he asked slowly.
Gaara blinked and turned to him, "…He found me one afternoon in Suna. Back then I really didn't get along with my siblings, especially after my father's death. I was always the prodigy of my family, and I never really understood my siblings" he told him serving himself some cereal. Sasuke kept listening to him as he rinsed the few dishes that were clean, "I was starting to walk on the wrong path, but he stopped me. He helped me" he smiled at the memory.
Sasuke looked at him fully, "We were 12 when he found me… it was my birthday" he sighed, "He just came up to me and said, 'Why are you alone on this day?'. I had tried to ignored him, but you know how stubborn he is" the pure demon shook his head, now that was something the Uchiha agreed on, "He started to talk to me like he was my best friend, but after a while, I snapped at him. I told him to go back where he came from and stopped bugging me, that he had no reason to be with me" he said and frowned.
Gaara looked up to meet his gaze, "He told me that he did have a reason, 'You and I are alone. If I'm going to be somewhere new, I'd rather be with someone; so will you stay by my side?' he asked me. I couldn't believe what he said and asked, but for some reason, I agreed" he smiled softly. "You know, that day I could have told him no, and walked away. But something stopped me from doing that, something told me that I could trust him with my life; so I did" he sighed.
"To this day, I still have no idea how he got me to talk, but a few hours later, we where celebrating my birthday" he shook his head, "He changed me, just like he changed you" Gaara said seriously. Sasuke blinked, but he couldn't deny that, "He did" he replied after staring at the silver-green eyes of the teen. The redhead nodded, "After that, everything is history. He was there for a few weeks, but then he had to go. In those short weeks, he got me to open up to him in so many levels. He crawled inside my heart, without me noticing, and he saved the relationship between me, and my siblings" he sighed.
Sasuke blinked surprised, "And that's it" he told him, "How did you meet him?" he asked starting to eat. The Uchiha sighed, but started to wash the dishes once more, "We met in the beginning of second year of middle school. He just came out of nowhere, and that day was the most… weird… day I remember. Back then he was all smiles and sunshine; he got under my skin quite easily and we were always fighting" he smirked.
"But it wasn't until his birthday that I really got to look at him. That day he was quiet, he didn't say a mean thing to me, or bugged me like usual. I still have no idea why he's always depressed on that day, October 10th, but every time I ask, he smiles at me and shakes his head. It bugs me not knowing what it is, and I wish he could tell me, but he's just so damn stubborn!" he sighed frustrated, he looked at him and blinked.
Gaara's eyes darkened and were looking far away, when he noticed Sasuke staring, he sighed, "It's a touchy topic for him" he told him, "Hn, no kidding" he said sarcastically, the raccoon glared, "Watch what you say, Uchiha" he warned. The teen blinked, "What? It's can't be so bad" he said, but Gaara's eyes said another story, "It is" he stated, "But that's not my place to comment" he told him, the teen narrowed his eyes.
He sighed, but continued, "That day was quiet, I really didn't care, but deep down it bothered me" he frowned, "The next day was like normal. Smiles and teasing, not dark cloud over his head, and it pissed me off" he said. "After school we started arguing, and that led to fighting. I don't know how it happened, but the next second we were being cornered by a gang" he told him, "Naruto and I stopped fighting long enough to get rid of them, it wasn't easy, but we did it. I think it was then that we came to a silent understanding, something I never thought could be possible" he turned to look at the redhead.
"That day I found out something. No matter what, Naruto always fights for his friends, I just never realized that he considered me his friend until the next day" he smiled, "From then on we were always together, either playing around or fighting. But never once did he left me alone, he knows what a bastard I can be, yet he bears with me" he sighed, "I don't know if it's part of his nature, or what, but he's loyal" he ended.
Gaara looked at him for a minute, "There's something you don't understand about him" he told him, the Uchiha glared at him, "He hates to be left behind or alone. Naruto can't stand it, that's why he is the way he is. Friends are the most important thing to him, even more so than himself" he told him seriously, "If Naruto were to be put on a situation, let's say… he has such amount of money for a month. All of his expenses will come out of that, his rent and food. But if one of his precious people were in need of that money, he would give it with a smile, no questions asked" he sighed.
"Naruto will do whatever he can do to help them, even if it put's him in their situation. He thinks about them before himself" he shook his head, "That's why I can't ever hate him. Since the day I locked eyes with him, I knew that no matter what I did, he would stay by my side. He would shoulder whatever problem I had, and help me through it" he smiled sadly, "But when he is the one needing help, he doesn't let us help him. He doesn't let us near, he shields us from himself, and bears the burden by himself" he glared.
Sasuke's eyes were wide, "He doesn't push us away, he just doesn't let us help. He knows we don't like it, but he won't let us in into his problems" he sighed frustrated, "Naruto is selfless when it comes to help others, but he's selfish when others try to help him. He can help us, but we can't help him" his glare darkened, "I hate that" he sighed and looked at the Uchiha, "I don't know why you don't like me, but I would rather be you then me. You can help him in ways I can't, he shows you more to you then me" he told him.
The Uchiha shook his head, "No, he doesn't" he replied, "Why do you say that?" he asked narrowing his eyes, "He never tells me things, the things that are truly bugging him. All he does is smile, and tells me not to worry" he sighed, "I never know what he's thinking, or what he'll do next. I'm afraid he'll disappear soon" he frowned, "He won't" Gaara told him, "He will never do that" he stated calmly, dark eyes glared, "Why are you so sure?" he asked irritated.
Gaara smiled, "Because he hates to hurt others" he told him, "He would never forgive himself is he hurts you" he said seriously, "Naruto won't be able to stand it, the guilt he would feel" he sighed, "But he would rather you hate him, then lose you" he smiled sadly. Sasuke blinked, "Huh?" he asked dumbly, "He would do anything to keep you by his side, even if he has to become a nuisance, as long as he has your attention, he would be happy" he told him, and with that left, "You better hurry if you don't want to be late for school" he said over his shoulder.
Sasuke blinked and looked at the clock, he cursed and finished washing the dishes and left.
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Han sighed, he looked at Roshi worried, "He told us to take this path, why do you think so?" he asked the redhead, "I don't know, but I'm not liking it" he stated. The two demons ran through white halls of the under ground passage to the second main headquarters of the Biju base. The horse was in deep thought, "Do you think Utakata was attacked?" he asked his companion, "I hope not, but considering Naruto-sama told us to take this route… let's just hope" Roshi sighed.
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A dirty blonde ran as fast as she could through the underground white maze. She was sick with worried, but she knew her mate was …fine… yet she needed to be at his side this moment. Her brows knitted together and she bit her lip; this was no time to worry about the 'what if's but to concentrate on the correct path.
Her eyes widened, but then she sighed, "Hello, Kirabi-sama" she said as a built dark man appeared from another corridor and fell in pace with her. The light blond nodded, "Seems like we're all meeting" the man said, "It seems so" she agreed.
The pair was silent for the next hours, they were running all the way to Konaha, and that was a distance for them. The two demons were thinking of many scenarios but none of the ones they came up with answer the question they were dying to know. They knew Utakata was okay, they could still feel his presence deep within their mind.
Kirabi sighed, "Why did he call us over to the Namikaze Mansion?" he asked after the long silence. Yugito frowned, "I don't know. I was wondering the same, he wouldn't call us all the way over there if it wasn't extremely important" she said concerned. The ox nodded, "My thoughts exactly" he agreed with her.
Hours passed and night fall would soon come over them. The journey to the mansion would be difficult, they would have to expand their senses greatly to not get lost in the high level maze that surrounded the mansion and the base.
While the underground road was safe, its mazes weren't. If like the others, you weren't a Pure Demon, than you would be trap until you die. For these grounds there was no exception, since it was the second base, only used for extreme situations or threats. It would take most of the night just to get to the base, and they would have to rest for the day. Both knew that Naruto was aware of this, and he would probably contact them later.
Kirabi was sure that the prince already had things planed out for them, they would just have to wait and have the meeting by Saturday after everyone is rested and Utakata is well enough to attend. The blonde slowed down and nodded to the man, they stopped and the woman took a deep breath closing her eyes, when she opened them, they were demonic dark blue. Kirabi nodded and started to follow his fellow demon.
Yugito saw three lines, red, blue and black. She sighed and started to follow the blue one, it would lead them to the mansion without a problem while the others to the other two top bases. After she started to run, light came from the floor, only visible to her eyes. It came off of the floor and turned like mist, moving along them to the direction they were supposed to go next. It pulled her to turns and hidden passages until they went in a straight line, before going downwards and then up. They came to a door and they opened it slowly, it revealed more light and a huge white room with shades of red and blue.
They walked in and were greeted by a male that bowed down, "Nibi-sama, Hachibi-sama. Please follow me to your rooms" the man said and started to lead them to the inside of the mansion. The hidden door closed after them, and they were led through halls, "Do you wish to have supper, or would you like a bath first?" he asked respectfully, turning slightly over his shoulder as he kept walking, "Um, rest" Kirabi said as he noted how tired his friend was.
The servant nodded and they both reached some more doors. The man stopped and bowed to them, "You may choose the room you like" he said, "Have the others come?" Yugito asked, "I'm afraid they are still finding their way here, Nibi-sama" he said. The two sighed, "Thanks" she said and took the headed to the closet door, Kirabi did the same and the first thing he did was go straight to the bathroom to take a long nice shower. A day of running was not such a pleasant thing to do.
When he came out, he was called for diner and went out. He had stayed an hour there and wasn't really that surprised when he saw everyone was there and sitting down at the table. "Yo!" he greeted and Tsunade got up along Jiraiya, "Kirabi-san, how are you?" she asked, "Fine, thanks" he said and sat down. After minutes, the food was served and Jiraiya spoke up, "Naruto called, he said that the meeting would be on Saturday. He wants you to rest tomorrow and that Utakata is fine" he said.
Yugito sighed relieved and smiled a bit, "Can I visit him tomorrow?" she asked and Tsunade and Jiraiya quickly shook their heads, "I'm sorry, but Naruto forbid any of you to leave this property" Tsunade told them. Everyone blinked surprised and looked at one another, they sighed and nodded defeated. Ever if the blond wasn't there, they would follow his orders since he would know if anyone broke his direct order and it would not be pretty for any of them.
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Naruto sighed as he brought their food his room and looked at Gaara, "Has he woke up?" he asked and the redhead shook his head. "No, he's trying though" he stated, the blond nodded and placed the other's plate on the desk next to him, "Eat" he ordered lowly as he took his own food and started to chew.
The day had been slow for them, but neither had moved from their spot next to their brother. Naruto had paced from time to time, or lied next to him other times. Gaara had just shifted from position or walked a bit so his legs wouldn't fall numb after hours of keeping still. The two knew that the other six were already at the mansion, and everyone was safe from any hunter from Akatsuki.
Gaara looked at him as he ate, "How are you going to break the news to them?" he asked after a minute of silence. The blond sighed and ran a hand through his wild golden hair, "I'm not quite sure, I'll probably just come out and say it" he told him. He smiled sadly, "It's not like I want to hide it, but I am really scare of the outcomes... he... is someone very important to me" he sighed. The redhead nodded, not quite sure what to say when he looked at those clear blue eyes.
The blond looked down at his food silently, wishing there could be some other way to even tell them. This attack only made things worse, if they suspected that it was his mate, he would be torn at what to do. Yugito could even try to ask for justice for the assault to her mate, and without Kankuro having analyzed the samples of the poison, than Itachi would be her target. Of course, that would be the foolish thing to even think of doing. The Uchiha was not only a hunter and a half demon, a powerful in the matter, but also his mate. He was Kyuubi's mate, and the prince's mate: the future king of the demons.
A knock was heard, the two looked up and Sasuke poke his head in. The blond sighed and got up, leaving his food on a stand, and walking over to his friend. Sasuke backed away from the now completely open door, and took a few steps back to let the Uzumaki out. Naruto closed the door behind him and gave him a weak smile, "What is it, Sasuke?" he asked crossing his arms over his chest, "Yuiko just wanted to know how you were doing. I didn't want to ask in front of nii-san, but I think he knows how tense you are" he said leaning on the wall opposite from the room.
Naruto sighed, "Just thinking" he said and ran a hand through his wild hair before placing it back over the other crossed arm over his chest. Sasuke crooked a brow, "Care to share?" he asked passively, "Sorry, but it's about Yugito and Utakata" he grinned dully, "With this… some problems might arouse" he sighed and looked down at the floor. The Uchiha nodded, not quite sure what to make of it, but knew it wasn't his place to snoop around if it wasn't directly to his friend.
"So what should I tell Yuiko? She's really worried you know?" he asked, the blond smirked, "Well looks who's finally showing some emotion towards a girl! Sasu-chan ain't so clueless after all" he teased. The taller teen glared with a faint flush in his cheeks, "Shut up, you're one to talk" he said, "So? At least I'm proud to say I have made my move. You're just standing there waiting; Yuiko might not really be willing to wait" he said lightly, but knowing she would wait for as long as the teme though of anything.
Sasuke glared and stood straight, "I'm trying to take things slow, unlike you. You just barely met my brother a week ago!" he hissed, the boy crooked both his brows, "And your point is? If I remember correctly, you loved the idea. So what if you two only know each other for so little? You like her, she likes you. I don't see a problem; if you don't move soon, Sakura will start to plot stuff to get Yuiko out of the picture" he shrugged.
The Uchiha had been blushing bit by bit, but at the mention of Sakura's name, he paled. He looked away and started to think, "Hmm, slipped your mind?" the blond asked amused, "It's not funny" he hissed, "I know, but I never thought I'd see the day when you look this distress over someone. I wonder how things will be on your wedding day?" he smirked. Sasuke glared at him as he took a few steps closer to him, "Dobe" he growled, the blond only raised a brow, "Shut up" he hissed before walking away.
Naruto grinned and called after him, "I'll be the best man, right?" and the irritated huff-growl was enough to make his gloomy day, a good day. He jumped slightly as arms circled around him, "What was that about?" Itachi asked lowly. The blond shuddered and turned around to meet the face of his mate mare inches away from him, "Huh?" was all he could ask as the dark pools dazed him away.
The sinful lips of the Uchiha twitched before forming into the oh-so-sexy smirk the blond had come to melt whenever he saw it. The Uchiha lean in and kissed the side of his eye lightly, "So are you going to tell me? Or do I have to ask Sasuke?" he questioned against the tan skin, "Just Sasuke and his love life with Yuiko" he whispered closing his eyes and letting his guard down for just a few minutes of being surrounded my his wolf's warmth.
Itachi's eyes soften as he let the kitsune rest in his arms; the blond rested his head on his shoulder and sighed lightly, "Thanks" he said after a few seconds and wrapped his arms around his waist. The hunter only grunted in reply, but started to rock them slightly. The blond let his thought wonder how his life would have turned out if Akatsuki never existed, if his father was still alive. Just what would have happened, would he still have met his brothers and sisters, his best friend and mate. Would he have chosen Itachi, or someone else?
Naruto didn't know, and didn't care. He was happy with this event, even if it gave him a bit of trouble; the blond knew he wouldn't give it up for anything. He had a feeling that no matter what happens; things will work out for him. They have to. He sighed and pulled away from the warmth of his wolf, he looked up with a smile and tiptoed to meet his mates lips softly, "Good night, Ita-sama" he said playfully and slipped from his hold.
Itachi sighed once his fox was out of his reach on the other room, he shook his head and went to his room to try and get some sleep. He had only had a few hours of patrol since he had been worried about Naruto, and he needed to get some clue. A lead would be appreciated, but it seemed that was too much to ask.
Gaara had finished eating and set the plates aside to talk to the prince, So you're staying here for a week? Naruto asked looking at the brunet.
Gaara shook his head as he lean his arms over his knees, "No" he said softly, I'll be transferring to Leaf High tomorrow with my sister and brother he stated.
The blond looked up wide eyed, You're what? He questioned shocked.
Transferring to Leaf High he repeated.
His pale emerald orbs found the big azure of his younger brother; I... need to be with you from now on he told him seriously.
The kitsune blinked, "Why?" He asked confused, tilting his head to the side, "Until whatever this feeling I have has gone away" he said and looked at the brunet, "And I'm sure the others feel the same..." he murmured.
Naruto blinked surprised; "Okay..." he said and grabbed his food to finish eating. Gaara watched him carefully; he was confused at the moment because his brother had been anxious as he had left the room. He could tell he was too tensed, his aura had been screaming for a relief of some kind, something to lighten his mood. He had felt his emotions after he left the room and talking to Sasuke had made some go away, not all, only a tiny bit of stress had been extinguished and he himself had calmed down enough to sleep once more.
But when he had felt the elder Uchiha's presence had almost popped next to his future King, he had tensed so much more. He had felt the panic the blond had been, but a second later the feeling of safety wash over his soul like a warm blanket. It had only seen a glimpse of Naruto's feelings, but they were enough to calm down completely. As soon as the fox walked into the room, the tense and depressing atmosphere had disintegrated completely and he had felt okay to be here.
"I'll ask someone to come pick Utakata up tomorrow. Than we can go to school" the blond said snapping him out of his confusing thoughts. The redhead hid his flinch pretty well, "Alright" he agreed. At least tonight won't be a long night.
Yay! So now I know who I'm paring up with Tobi! So exited~ so you guy's can guess if you want but I'm not telling, you'll have to wait till they show up!
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4-3-2014
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