A/N: You guys totally have the right to hit me...I understand! It's been what? Two weeks? u.u I'm disappointed in myself for the tardness of this chapter. omg and it took me only a day to write it too, that means I was just being lazy so it's unforgivable. Here it is at least, so hit me all you want but I hope you're happy to see this.

I'll reply to reviews directly on the review page because I'm posting this at 1am and I need to go to bed for school tomorrow. Again, I'm so so sorry for being late, I have no excuses.

unbeta'ed, again forgive my mistakes and near the end, it's really a blur. Warning would be that the chapter is going too fast near the end cuz mummy rushed meto go to bed and I really wanted to udpate since it's been so long. But don't worry I'll try to update earlier. But I won't be there for two weeks starting from next week so yeah, just to warn you.

Forgive me, I'm so late.

Hours, hours he passed worrying and worrying and once he thinks his worries might be put down it seems as if there's something else coming, Like a blond guy standing in front of him, his daughter on his back and all he can find to say at the worried parent is 'Hey.'? Sasuke couldn't decide whether he had to simply say nothing and take his daughter or he should just yell his worries. But the second one would only make him look crazy, so instead he sighed to calm down.

"Can I come in?" Naruto asked again, shifting his shoulders to make Keiko more comfortable, "And put her in bed."

"Eh? Put her in bed?" He asked and Naruto nodded, "Well, yeah I can't take her off my back she might wake up so I'll need to put her in bed." He took a step forward and Sasuke moved on the side at the same time, letting the younger boy get in. He was going to go on when Sasuke grabbed his elbow to make him stop and looked down at his feet, "Your shoes."

Naruto's eyes followed and he arched a brow as if to ask, 'really?' But the older man's expression was a pretty clear reply so he didn't protest and tried to free his feet from the shoes, that's not really easy when you don't have your hands to help you. He heard a sigh behind him and before he could do anything he found himself staring wide eyed at a dark haired head lowered as Sasuke helped him take his shoes off. When he was done he straightened up and faced him, "Don't stare with that dumb look." He coughed lightly, his eyes finding their corner, yeah he did help him in a uncharacteristic way so what?

"Follow me, I'll show you her room."

Naruto came back form the light shock and then started following him. He was one to notice everything around him, and this time it was both because it was needed and both because he was curious as to what this house could look like. Straight up you could find a large room that looked like a living room, there was a round table in the middle, white tablecloth on it. They passed by it to join the stairs that went up in a half circle, all brown painted.

Naruto took a quick glance at his left and found an space, it was only covered in black and white paint, he caught sight of a fridge as he passed and kind of guessed it was the kitchen. The only colour you could find where the stickers on the fridge door, surely Keiko's doing there.

He didn't realize he stopped to look at it until Sasuke turned around and told him to stop dozing off with his daughter on his back and he rolled his eyes before following him again. There was just one floor once you got upstairs. Sasuke turned immediately on his left and Naruto did the same, looking at the door where it was written on pink colours 'Keiko's room.', girly and curved letters decorated with flowers and butterflies around her name.

If the stickers and colourful name tag on the door surprised him, let's say the room totally blew him off. He didn't expect it. The whole house was only black or white and the only bit of contrast he found was on the fridge's door. And now, here in Keiko's room he could recognize all the dreams of little girls in just one single room that belonged to only a little girl.

Purple and pink were the main colours, the bed was heart shaped and took almost half of the space. All the sheets were pink and the pillows were light purple flowers. The sheets were decorated with flowers and princess's of the entire Disney world. She had a bed table of course, next to her bed, also purple on which was placed a little photography with her and her dad, the frame was light pink. Fairytale was a fade comparison, really, he thought as he placed her on her bed after Sasuke pushed the covers away. She was going to have to sleep in her clothes it seemed, or her dad would changer he later. But at least she didn't wake up when she was placed on a new platform, she simply lightly squirmed and shifted to find a perfect position and ended up with her folded arm under her cheek, rolled on the side facing Naruto.

He nearly reached out to stroke her hair when he realized it really wasn't a good idea right now, so he simply sighed and tucked his hands in his pocket. Now was probably the time to explain the situation to Sasuke. Naruto got out first and Sasuke followed, closing the door softly behind him and shutting the lights off as he left.

"So, dare to explain?" Sasuke voice broke the silence and Naruto turned to face the older man, not really sure he wanted to try to explain how he ended up with Keiko on his back and in front of the man's house. But he sighed, he had to anyways, he was sure the man was worried sick because of his daughter. Naruto couldn't even imagine if he ever lost his daughter all of a sudden and a man appeared at the door, all smile and greeting you, the little girl on his back.

With all the bad things the world held, any parents would be dead worried. And Sasuke couldn't escape that rule, because Naruto did notice that even though he was a bit mad and pissed off at finding that his daughter had been off with Naruto, there was also that relieved expression dancing in his iris. At first, at the door Sasuke had been surprised, then shocked and when he did caught sight of his daughter on Naruto's back he immediately stopped a relieved sigh form escaping his lips.

But Naruto did catch the light parting of his lips as if he was about to let it escape then he closed it and that's when Naruto asked if he could come in. Sasuke wasn't the type whose emotions could be read so openly on his face in front of a stranger, so by just that Naruto could guess his daughter was really the main reason why he let his guard off for that mini-second.

"Well, it isn't that hard to explain, she just happened to be that person who wanted to see me while I was in your class." Naruto replied after awhile. "She told that teacher who called me that she was my little sister." Naruto chuckled at the way the poor man got tricked, "And he actually believed it." He exclaimed again, crossing his arms and giving a grin at Sasuke's bewildered expression. "You've got yourself one daughter. Are you sure she's not mine?" Naruto joked again but immediately took it back when he received a clear glare that answered his question.

"I got it, I got it. That's how it happened." He finished, clearing his throat and turning around in the living room. Now he should probably take his leave, and he was sure even though Tsunade would be mad at him for this sudden change in plans, she would still be happy he actually got to see the inside of Sasuke's house. It was kind of a primordial part of the plan, for a reason that was called the followed part of this one.

In short the first part of the plan was to get inside Sasuke's house and have a sight of it.

The second, the second had to be done soon. And that meant tonight once he got to his room, he would have to call her and tell her the news. Without, of course, telling her the little action that went on with Sasuke's daughter. Then he will have to invent another reason as to hwy he got inside Sasuke's house. Ah damn this. That meant he would have to think of something better, that meant he would have to exhaust himself over thinking.

"Fine, I'll trust you on that one. But next time, please, call."

True, he didn't think about that. Ah wait, of course he couldn't have thought about that. "I don't know your number." Naruto chuckled, now who was the idiot? Sasuke sighed and shook his head, looking away for a second before returning to Naruto's bright face. "True, but if you did ask Keiko she would have told you She's got it memorized."

Naruto shrugged, "How was I supposed to know? She's only what? Four going on five?"

"What I'm trying to say is you should have brought her sooner! Or give some kind of sign because I was eating my nails here." That sudden outburst made Naruto's smile drop as well as his arms and he tucked his hands in his back pockets. That was not planned. So the man could actually lose control too? Even Sasuke was taken aback by the sudden way he reacted and he quickly took upon himself and frowned, this guy is infuriating. But he should have been able to keep his emotions in check like he always does, so he sighed and inhaled softly.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at you." It came out as if it was forced, but Sasuke being someone who didn't often apologize knew that this was the best he could do. It was sincere though, except that it's been so long he couldn't help but wince at the word 'sorry' coming out of his lips. He never did anything that was worth him apologizing to anyone, he never failed and then, then in just a second he suddenly lost it.

"No, it's okay. I guess even someone like you can actually get angry from time to time."

Sasuke held the blonde's suddenly serious gaze for a moment and found himself thinking that there was not a single note of sarcasm or mocking in his tone, he was actually sincerely telling him that. What does it prove? That he really isn't used to the Uchiha's, that his father is surely not Fugaku and he surely hasn't been raised under his attention and his special 'care' and Naruto is someone who has always been free, in mind like in actions.

And Sasuke didn't know why, but he laughed. He actually let out a light chuckle at Naruto's too serious face that didn't suit him at all.

"I guess you're right." But Sasuke Uchiha isn't supposed to get angry from time to time, not after all these years he passed hiding them instead of showing them. So no, someone like him can't get angry from time to time.

"But that won't happen again." That's right, that's exactly how it is. This was just a stupid thing done on impulse that he wasn't going to repeat ever again. But Naruto didn't take his words so seriously, though he didn't say anything and nodded gravely, "I think it's time for me to go." He softly spoke and the older man nodded. "Yeah." and answered at the same time, Naruto walked back the way they took to get where they were right now and found the door he came from.

Sasuke opened it by just walking past him in a second and being faster than him, the blonde man really wished he wasn't the man he had to steal from, because hell it would be fun to actually have a fair fight with him. You know one of those quick things you do to challenge yourself. He heard Sasuke was really strong, and if there's one thing Naruto likes after stealing things, it's fighting. And it was tempting to get in a fight with the older man just to see how strong he was, nobody could beat Naruto either. And he personally thinks that Sasuke was really small for someone who had so much strength.

"Ah, wait." The older man stopped him when he was about to leave and he turned around, waited.

"Thank you for bringing her home...safely."

Naruto only smiled softly at him,

"Oh, it was my pleasure."

"You'll never believe it!" He exclaimed, walking past buildings to get to the nearest bus station. Why did they give him this mission with no easy transport? To think he left that car he bought not long ago because of the mission, Naruto already missed the dark orange coloured car.

"What? That you just broke my eardrums? Oh, I surely believe it."

Shikamaru voice wasn't the one he was waiting for, he thought Tsunade would answer her own phone. "What are you doing with the boss phone?" Naruto groaned, "I just happened to pass by and saw it ring, she's upstairs right now, got any message you need me to transfer?"

"No, I need to tell it to her, I'm sure she'll be happy, give the phone to her for God's sake." Naruto sighed softly when he heard his friend complain softly about his attitude and having to make him go upstairs to look for Tsunade when he could have just avoided making him move from his video game by telling him what was so important.

"Hello?"

Now that was the voice he wanted to hear, "Tell Shika thanks and give him a big hug for going upstairs!" Naruto exclaimed teasingly, clearly playing around with his friend's laziness. "What's the big news?" The older woman asked him, a smile on her face as she send Shikamaru off to what he was doing.

"I got into Uchiha Sasuke's house tonight."

Like he thought, she wasn't really happy and she totally told him without even waiting for him to go on. It was way too early, if he did like that, then Sasuke might have suspicions because the man was smart, he wasn't like the others people Naruto had the chance to rob. No, he knew what thieves were like, since he saw so many of them, he knew very well and Tsunade knew that's why he managed to capture her last one.

And they argued about this matter till she calmed down and then told him he could proceed with the next part of the plan, but this time he had to do it on time and she hung up before he had the time even blink. Naruto stared at his phone, he didn't like that second part of the plan, that he forgot to tell her and now it was too late.

To start the second part Tsunade had to cut all of his account, at least block them for the time the mission would last and he was left on his own. The worst part was the part where he had to work to be able to survive. Ah, and he only had tonight and tomorrow to enjoy the fact that he could spend as much as he wanted to and he didn't need to work to have a meal.

Naruto got to his room yesterday night, really late, because that Sasuke's home was way too far from the university, why does he even bother coming all the way to work when it's so far? He could change work so easily since he's good at nearly everything.

Whatever the reason was, the thing is Naruto couldn't get up the next morning. He was there, laying on his bed, on his stomach and he really did not want to get out of his comfortable bed right now and he really did not want to actually even open his eyes. And this time, Neji wouldn't succeed in making him wake up, that was for sure and the younger boy understood it when he tried for the fifth time that morning and decided to give up. So he went to school alone, and there's indeed one thing that surprised him today.

Uchiha Sasuke in person, when taking presences, asked him where Naruto was.

Yes, that's surprising, even shocking okay?Because Neji did spend two years in this university and he had the honour of always having Sasuke in this class, so he knew better that if Sasuke remembered your name, you were either a troublesome student or a dumb one. And he never ever cared about his students when it came to know their whereabouts.

So when he got in his room after school and found Naruto there, on his bed as if he hadn't just missed a whole day he couldn't help but curiously ask him what he did yesterday. Which inevitably brought a smile to Naruto's face as he explained to his roommate.

"So, you met with Sasuke's daughter?"

Naruto nodded, "Never saw her?"

Neji shook his head, "They say Sasuke doesn't really allow her out of the house, and when he does it's only because his brother, Itachi, is taking her somewhere." No wonder the poor girl always ran away from school, it was actually the only place she went to? And she had no friends if Naruto understood what she told him yesterday, she said the kids at the kindergarten hated her because she was different. But that she wouldn't care if Naruto became her brother, how could he really say no to her?

"So does she really look like her father?"

Those who saw her says she looks like her father with her mother's personality, for those who knew her mother. So he was just being curious, for his part he couldn't quite imagine Sasuke's daughter as Naruto portrayed her, like she seemed very smart true, like her father. But she also seemed rebellious at the same time, as if she had a strong personality that was more like fire than the icy one Sasuke possessed.

"She does look like him, she has his eyes and his face's lines."

He had all the time to compare daughter and father yesterday.

"But it's true that she might be more a stranger's daughter than Sasuke's if you consider the way she behaves." But the physical aspects was too strong to make it believable too at the same time.

"And she's adorable, I wouldn't mind a daughter like her actually. Can you believe it? People thought she was my daughter." He laughed at Neji surprised face, "Well, she has blonde hair. So I guess her mother was blonde." There were no pictures of her in the house. Now Naruto remembered what was so wrong about it, it held no pictures of the family before or after she died.

"You don't know her?" Not that Neji did know her, but he heard about her, and he eventually saw her when he was a kid. The Hyuuga family held ties with the Uchiha back then, now they aren't on such good terms now because of some quarrels.

"Her name was Ino, nobody ever discovered her family name though. She was a really sweet person, at least that's how she appeared to me." But what he heard in rumours and what he had the time to observe when he was a child weren't exactly the same version, she was said to be strong and really stubborn and had a quick and wit personality that made it almost impossible for Sasuke to beat her. And people thought they were the best couple ever, her ever so sweet and loving to her husband and him, a respectable husband she could lean on.

"And if his daughter is blonde, then she definitely took it from her mother. She had very light blonde hair."

Naruto thought about what he just learned, thinking about it, it helps to have a roommate who is form a huge family background. He was more intrigued about Neji's family by the time his friend ended his tale about Ino, but he never had the time to ask because just at the same time a light knock was heard and Naruto jumped on his feet since he was the nearest to the door. While they were talking, Neji went to his own bed which is life further away from the door.

He found a girl at the door, holding a lot of envelops she was probably going from door to door to distribute and she gave him two of them before smiling and leaving, she didn't even explain anything. Naruto stared at the envelops in his hands with a light frown, it read,

You're invited to the Haruno's Precious Daughter Birth day ball.

He handed one to Neji who got up to see what it was and opened his own to find a folded card inside, golden and pink where a girl's picture was being seen on the first cover. He heard his roommate growl once he opened his and he saw him ready to throw the card away when he stopped him.

"You know her?"

Neji nodded, "Sakura, she's the only daughter of the Haruno's family and she's a spoiled brat." Naruto nodded, still holding the card. This sounded interesting, he knew the Haruno's family had a daughter, but what he knew was that she was known for always wearing the most precious of her jewels on her birthday's party each year. And each year, it was a different one and sometimes her dad even brought one as a special for her birthday.

She would probably be wearing one of those tonight, and Naruto had to at least take a look at it if he couldn't steal it. He wondered why he never had to steal from Haruno's when he stole from so many other rich families.

"We're going to that ball, man." He told Neji, looking up at his friend's face with a grin that Neji would have preferred not to see right now. "And yes, you're coming with me." He interrupted him before he could protest. "Come on, put some decent clothes on." Now was the time to get out one of the suits he borrowed without informing Tsunade. He was surely not going to leave for a university where the richest and richest kids are without bringing at least one or two suits for special occasions. And here he found one, so he was fairly happy about it.

What jewel would be around Sakura's neck?

Pink beryl was hanging loose around her neck, the dress she was wearing wasn't covering her shoulders so that the jewel could receive the attention it needed. The stone was molded with a golden border, holding its bright colour for the world to see. Or in this situation, the people who came at the ball to see.

The dress she wore was golden and matched perfectly with the only gold the necklace had around the stone. The only pink that were visible were her hair and the precious stone. And although it wasn't one of the best stone he ever saw in his life, Naruto had to admit, it was one of the finest. For a precious stone that wasn't so searched and coveted any jewel lover would have given anything to just be able to touch it.

Or in this case, any jewel thief.

"I told you it was going to be boring." Neji mumbled, a glass of white wine in hand that he brought up to his lips as he let one of his hand disappear in his pant's pocket. "I think it's not your type of party." He knew very well what was Naruto's type since he had the chance to follow the older man in one of those, which didn't end that well anyways.

"Oh, you're so wrong. I think I'm loving this, and I'll prove it to you." Naruto quickly finished his glass and handed it to him. "Hold this will you? I've got work to do." He smirked at Neji's wondering expression and the younger boy's eyes followed Naruto's back as he walked in the middle of the crowd around the Queen of the soiree, Sakura.

She was there, holding up her cup and smiling at everyone around her, loving the attention she got and wanting more each time a new one was added.

Naruto isn't one who passed without being noticed, that's a fact. He's blonde, he has blue eyes and he's probably;y the tallest in the room right now since he's at least ten centimetres taller than everyone in this room. He passed through the crowd easily and reached for her easily too. At first she acted as if she didn't see him coming, probably thinking he was another one of her pretender and not daring to spare him even a glance until she felt one of her friend pull at her arm and whisper something in her ear and it's only then that she wasted a second to look up at Naruto.

It doesn't matter what their personalities are, women, they are like jewel, when you flatter them, compliment them and shower them with the best ones they turn rosy and suddenly gains a bigger head. They show you their attention has been caught by the way they move and Naruto's eyes know that the pink beryl dancing on her neck and falling just at the beginning of the curve leading to her cleavage was loving his flattering.

The owner of that precious jewel was also in it. Though she seemed reluctant at first because he was a new face and she didn't care much about other boys, but she was a girl and she might be in love with someone else, that didn't mean she couldn't blush and flirt with the first handsome man that appeared. She probably would regret it later, but she could careless, Sasuke wasn't here even though she invited him, and tonight she was going to profit of this night, it was her birthday night and she would go for it if she found someone.

Naruto got her drunk, and she drank happily on his words and on the alcohol he kept bringing her. Her whole attention staying on the blonde until the end of the night. Her other pretenders were green of jealousy and Neji was just there, incredulous as to how Naruto managed to actually make Sakura so relaxed in his presence. Nobody ever dared and nobody ever succeeded.

Everyone knew she had a thing for Sasuke, and she didn't hide it anyways, which resulted in her being rejected a lot of times in front of so many people. Neji saw it once, and it wasn't such a pleasant spectacle, now she was more respectable than the one she was before, two years ago. She didn't give up on Sasuke, but she was more discreet maybe. Or she might have realized that she was the only one being humiliated by clinging to a man like that in public and decided to do it in private.

He was too lost in thoughts and lost sight of Naruto and Sakura for a second, when he returned they were gone. No Naruto and no Sakura. Don't tell him Naruto was really going to do that, that's just gross. Neji sighed, should he wait for the other or just leave?

"Sir."

He turned to find an old man smiling cordially at him and handing him a piece of paper, he opened the little note and read it.

Sorry for leaving, but you can go if you want to. I have business to take care of.

Naruto.

Neji sighed again, well he was going to go home, he had nothing to do here now.

It's always been easier to steal things that weren't in a glassed cage. Without having to stretch and pass through lasers, yes, it's way easier this way. Naruto held the necklace in his hands, tracing it with his fingers and he looked down at the sleeping girl. Well, he felt bad for actually making her drink till she passed out, bu it's for a good purpose. She doesn't really suit this necklace anyways, it was too soft for her.

When people are drunk, they are really their true-self. She was as selfish as the spoiled brat Neji called her when Naruto asked him if he knew her. She didn't care about anyone else but herself, her well being, her beauty, her wealth. She should probably go out there in the real world and see that there's a lot more than her little world she created where she's the princess and everyone else is dirt or are her servants.

The stone was cold against the palm of his hand and he quickly slid it inside of his vest pocket when he heard steps. He did pay attention to break the cameras before taking it softly away from her neck. He felt accomplished by the fact that he was freeing this piece from her grasp. He opened the only window that was there and climbed out of it as soon as the door opened. Naruto held firmly the wall behind him, gluing his back to it as he tried to not fall. He heard the guard say something but could careless as he silently jumped and held himself on the rim of where he was standing minutes ago.

He looked down before letting go and groaning softly when he landed on his feet. He looked for the jewel inside his pockets and found it with a smile. He was going to keep this one as a personal collection.

Oh, shit, he was in deep shit tomorrow. Tsunade will probably learn about the stolen jewel. Oh true, she couldn't guess he was at the ball so yes, he was saved. He smiled victoriously to himself as he walked back to find someone to indicate him where the next bus station was.

It appeared on the news at the TV, on the newspapers too, and everyone was gossiping about the robbery of Sakura's necklace by the time morning came. And the worst was that she couldn't remember a single thing. She woke up the next day whit one of those headache and knew she was having a hangover.

She cursed and then let it pass, but her mother did not. She got scolded and forbidden to wear any more jewels for the following two birthdays. Whoever did that was a totally jerk, that's all she could say. And Naruto knew it was probably sure that he was a jerk, but that wasn't such a big deal, he stole more precious and beautiful jewels than this one and it never appeared in the newspapers.

But right now there was no reflexion to this things, he did his last move before finally starting the part two of the plan and he knew he felt better now. No, rectification, he just felt happy he got to steal something important from her. That's all, and thus he gave her a lesson at the same time. She should learn to share, she's too selfish.

Naruto stood in front of a store, holding his bag on his back and he sighed as he looked up at the building.

He felt like he was back to case one, where he had to run here and there to be able to gain some cents later and have a decent meal.

Part two of the plan, be a common, no, overly common, to the point of being totally poor if he never found a job to be bale to end it in the good way. There was a purpose to that of course, so Naruto would have to stand this for two weeks before actually trying anything, so that by then he should totally be in the role of the poor kid who needs help.

Now he had to really get into the initial goal of the plan, which was to get into Sasuke's life.

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