1Hello, I'm sorry I have been gone for a while and I've had hard times for a while and finally decided to write a fanfiction. So now I present you with my new story, I disclaim any familiar character and setting.

I present to you the second part of:

"Amor caecus est"

Naruto didn't know exactly what to do with himself. Baa-chan had just given him a mansion and the biggest thing he had ever had was his old crappy apartment.

"Well shit" he said scratching the back of his head. He could hear Kyuubi trying, and failing, to muffle his laughter.

He had a house, a H-O-U-S-E. Suddenly a burst of happiness filled him and he jumped, running full speed at the house. "YATTA!" He went through the entire house memorizing and calculating at some points. He moved furniture as he moved through doing a fighting stance to make it an easier fighting area if he were attacked at home.

Home. He smiled if only slightly. He now had a home, and Baa-chan was his family. With a song in his heart he went into the garden in the middle of the buildings. "This is like it's only mini village." He said looking around.

Rich families often had large estates, such as the Uchiha and the Hyuuga. Kyuubi commented.

Well yeah, but think about this, The first Hokage lived here!!! Naruto crowed back bouncing on his toes.

Are you going to become that annoying brat, like before, and act like an idiot? Kyuubi asked grumbling.

Suddenly serious , No I will be who I am. Naruto looked around, face void of emotion and he spoke with the fox.

Cold and calculating? Devilish and Handsome? Kyuubi asked sarcastically

Anything that I have been for the last three years with just you to talk to, you grumpy old fox. Naruto said grumpily

Fine. Was the old reply Naruto got.

"Might as well go stock up on food and stuff." He pulled some of the money he had saved and went into the market. People stared at him and whispers flew about but he was silent. He used to be loud and rowdy, just for attention. But these days he was silent and went store to store collecting what he needed.

Coming out of the fifth food store he spotted the infamous pink head bobbing his was and sighed. It was going to happen eventually. Shrugging and deciding not to wait for the girl he began walking back towards his new house.

"Naruto?!" came a questioned yell of Sakura

So Naruto stopped and waited as she caught up. She looked that same as she stared up at him.

"You're back." she stated, looking like she had been hit in the face.

"I'm back." Naruto said simply

"Naruto I..." She started and touched his arm.

"There is no need to bring up the past, Sakura-san" Naruto stared at her.

She nodded, pain shooting down her spine as she stared at her one time friend. "Do you need any help?" she said looking at his full arms.

"Yes, please." he said as she took some of the bags.

"Can we ever be friends again?" she asked as they walked towards Naruto's home.

"We will have to work at it, but I suppose we could." Naruto smiled slightly at her.

"That's good, Lee wants you as best man." she smiled back at him.

"Best man?" he froze in mid-step "You're getting married!" he gave one of his old grins, but this one actually reached his eyes. "Just couldn't refuse as man in spandex huh?" he realised then he might not have to work at becoming friends again.

"OH you know it, green spandex." she fanned herself mockingly, grinning up as they continued towards the house. "Where do you live now?" Sakura asked looking around.

"Tsunade-Baa-Chan gave me her families house." he said and pointed towards the large building ahead.

"Wow, that's a nice house! Me and Lee only have a old apartment down town!" she exclaimed taking in the view.

"It's a lot of space. I like it," he smiled over at her "room for a big family." Pushing open the door then headed towards the kitchen and started to sort the clothes from the food. They talked about everything that had happened. And Naruto explained about his failed attempt to find Sasuke.

"Naruto-kun, he will not come back." Sakura said looking down at the counter at a jar of peanut butter. "He left us."

"I know it's just..." he said looking at his feet.

"Do you love him?" she looked up at one of her closest friends, tears caught on the corners of her eyes.

"How'd you know?" he turned and looked at her his face worried, he fear rejection.

"You held onto him for so long. It wasn't hard to figure it out Naru-kun" she opened her arms inviting him, and he took it hugging her like she was the last thing he could cling to. His last best friend.

And like three years before at the base of the tree he cried for what he couldn't have and what had been already. Sakura cried too, and they sank to the floor. Long after the tears had stopped they sat there in the silence so filled with grief.

"Sakura-chan, I don't think I can love anybody else." he croaked around his dry throat.

"You can try Naru-kun, but you want a family, then you'll have to get married." she said as she leaned on his shoulder. They sat side by side backs leaning on the cupboard doors.

"I was thinking about the orphanage, I was going to adopt." he said looking at his hands. "Is that a good way to get a family?" Naruto watched his fidgeting hands.

"Everyone needs a home." was her answer and Naruto smiled.

Later that week

Kiba stood in front of Naruto smirking like he had won the lottery. "So you came back demon!" he asked approaching Naruto.

"Yeah, dog breath, I did. Now move I have places to go, people to see." Naruto said sarcastically.

"You aren't that strong, I could beat you in my sleep, demon." Kiba growled

"So you say, dog terd, now move." Naruto was slowly growing impatient with the Inu-nin.

Just hit him in the head really hard, knock some sense into him. Kyuubi yawned

Kiba finally attacked and Naruto just stood there looking bemused as he tried to rapid punch him. With a quick side step Kiba had face-planted. "Now did you learn your lesson, you're a Chuunin right?" Naruto just looked down at him.

"Yeah, demon, I'm higher then you! You're a genin!" Kiba crowed snootily

"I, dog breath, am a hunter-nin." Naruto stated pulling his mask out. "Or are you only of the few that didn't know."

"Leave him Kiba." came the unmistakable voice of Hyuuga Neji. "You aren't worth his time." The Hyuuga smirked "Hunter-nin's have important people to see."

Kiba stared at the Hyuuga anger clear on his features. "Traitor!" he yelled as he fled the other way.

"Thank you Neji, I didn't want to fight." he turned as suddenly hands his arms full of a green spandex covered teen.

"OH! Naruto-kun! You have returned! Is your youth still burning like the heat of one thousand suns?" cried an emotional Rock Lee.

"Yes?" Naruto said looking at the Hyuuga Genius for help.

When Lee had finally climbed off of Naruto he looked at the three team mates. TenTen was as beautiful as he remembered. So is Neji. He giggled in his head.

"It seems not much has changed." Naruto smiled at them.

"But you have changed a lot." TenTen said smiling at him. "So are you really a Hunter-nin?"

"Yeah, Lady Hokage, promoted me before I left." he shrugged. He got congratulations and a hug from TenTen at the, all though old, happy news. "Would you guys like to invite some friendly people to my house later? I want to have a house warming party."

"Sure" said TenTen as they all watched an excited Lee rush off before the sentence was out of Naruto's mouth.

"Good old Lee, he never changes" Naruto smiled. "Oh, how is everybody?" he looked at Neji.

"Hinata, is really strong now and mastered her bloodline limit. Shikamaru, Ino and Choji are themselves. Kiba seems to be the only person with a problem." Neji said with a small shrug.

"He's always had a giant stick up his ass, after you beat him Naruto-kun." Tenten smiled.

"True" Naruto shrugged.

But nobody knew who was on there way that day. And everyone's life was about to change, again.