Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Rating: M for later chapters.
Chapter Rating: .-. It's clean.
Summary: Naruto is in the mist of a nasty divorce from his soon to be ex-wife Sakura. Things have been tough for him lately, but he is trying to look up. Yet; so many mysterious things are happening around him and he feels like there is no escape. He wants to move on with his life, but is wife and her damn lawyer, Uchiha Sasuke make it so hard, them along with his rare medical problem that has everyone trying to kill him.
Chapter Summary: Naruto heads to the office expecting a normal day at work when Sasuke shows up. He has to go meet with Sakura to exchange some things, but Sakura has something she wants to ask Naruto. Sasuke has a private meeting with Tsunade about the health of Naruto and we get introduced to Gaara.
Warning: This is YAOI and there will be some heavy boyxboy action later.
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Sasuke sat in the office of Tsunade waiting for her to get done talking to one of her many patients. He had been here almost thirty minutes, waiting for a chance to finally speak to her. If this had been any other case, he would have simply demanded that she speak to him now, or leave. Neither one of those was an option now, he couldn't take the risk of making her mad by demanding she hurry nor could he simply walk away from this.
"Uchiha Sasuke?" Sasuke looked up and Tsunade stared down at him, "come into my office." She started walking and Sasuke promptly followed. Upon reaching the office, Tsunade closed the door and locked it securely behind. Sasuke looked up to her and she motioned for him to speak.
"I recently found some interesting documents on Uzumaki Naruto…"
"How did you get those?" She cut him off, "I should be the only person who has access to those. They are VERY personal and could possibly put his life in danger if it were to get out to the public."
Sasuke smirked, "I have resources that can get me any piece of information that I need. No matter what they are or how heavily they are secured."
"What resources?"
"That's none of your concern."
"When it is putting one of my clients and a personal friend of mine at risk, it is very much my concern. So if you would please."
"How about this, you tell me what I want to know, and I will tell you what you want to know." Sasuke stared at Tsunade, waiting for a response. After a couple of moments she gathered herself and responded.
"Okay, just tell me what you would like to know, and I can answer from there."
"Is this true? Does he seriously… Is this serious?"
"Yes it is, I found it. Later on in life, when he was about two years old. He was sick and in the hospital. It turned out to be a minor cold, but while running test on him, we found that he was special. His blood type was one never seen before to us. His body worked on a level higher than ours. It was more efficient at absorbing nutrients and disposing of waste. His muscle was lean and strong and almost unbreakable. His bones are hard as rock and cannot be harmed. He was almost superhuman." Tsunade took a drink of the water beside her before continuing.
"We didn't know what to make of him at first. We searched medical text book far and wide, and we could not find a single case that even closely looked like his condition. Finally, after four years of looking, we got a call. It was from a man in Europe. He studied ancient medicine and had heard of our case. He requested some more information. We were desperate for an answer at that point, so we gave it to him and it paid off for us. He flew out here to speak with us. And after talking about this hotly for weeks, we agreed." Tsunade looked to Sasuke and held his stare for a moment.
"Naruto has a rare disease, though it should not be called a disease. It's more like a gift. It's rare, so rare that it hasn't been seen in modern medicine until we found him. It happens maybe once every thousand generations. There is no name for it, and there is no research on it, except for the little bit we know though testing Naruto and old medical books. From what we can gather, it seems this is what all human bodies are trying to gain, this level of immortality. Naruto will never die of natural causes. He will get sick, but his body fights it off at an unnatural speed. He can run for miles, and his heart will never give out. His cells are continuously being replenished. He is constantly being upgraded."
Sasuke looked Tsunade in the eye, "So you are telling me he is going to live forever? Well if that is the case, where are all these others? From the ancient world?"
"They are all dead, either through ancient doctors killing them to try to find out how they worked, or through ancient people trying to kill them to drink their blood so that they could also live forever. Which is why we are so worried about this information getting out about Naruto. If people found out he could live forever, they would attack him. For some reason people always think that if they can drink his blood, they can live forever also. Doctors have been studying it, and some have gone crazy with the idea. Bu it is total bullshit, drinking his blood will do nothing to help you live longer."
"This is the 21st century, people don't think like that anymore."
"Oh, you want to bet? Just seven years ago, when Naruto came for his tri-yearly check-up one of the doctors went crazy and tried to slice Naruto's vein open. He ended up on scraping him, but he still tried to lick his arm, when we pulled him off of Naruto, he was in a craze. Yelling about how he needed Naruto's blood to live. It freaked Naruto out to the point that he only allows me to take his blood and preform test on him now. We locked up his records so people couldn't easily access it and I am listed as his emergency contact."
Sasuke pursed his lips, "So you are telling me that thing that is keeping Naruto alive for so long, is what is going to end up killing him?"
"As sad and ironic as it is, it's the truth. If he stays out of harm and nobody finds out and decides to kill him, he will live forever. As great as that may sound, that isn't our reason for testing him. His blood could be the cure to cancer, or AIDS or a number of diseases. We are testing it, and trying to find ways to duplicate it, and understand it so we can better the medical and field and possibly the world. Which Naruto absolutely agrees with, he can't wait for the day we tell him we understand and that we can do something amazing because of him. That was his main reason for opening up his business now. He wants to do well with is life, he wants to save people, that is why this can't get out, and that is why you need to tell me who gave you this information."
Sasuke stared at her for a minute before standing up and heading for the door, right before leaving the room, Sasuke said one word, "Gaara."
Naruto woke up the next day feeling better. Ino had made him a delicious meal and had made him feel much better about the divorce proceeding. Seriously, she was all he needed to get through this and he would be done quickly. Who needs a lawyer when you have Ino?
Naruto got dressed and headed out the door, he had to get too work early today. He needed to make up for all the work he had missed yesterday. He knew it wasn't a lot, and that technically he didn't need to go to work all that much since he was the CEO, but he liked working with everyone and being a part of the business. He feared if he stopped coming to work he would lose touch with the people and become greedy. Which was something Naruto did not want happening, he was better than that and he knew it.
Naruto pulled up outside the office building and stared up at it. It was seventeen story building with hundreds of offices and thousands of employees. It was a big leap from where they had started eight years ago. He thought it would have taken decades to get where he was now, but there were more people like him in the world. People who were more focused on doing good than getting money, as long as they had enough money to live off of, they were happy.
When he had finally made it to his office on the top floor, Naruto was exhausted. He always preferred taking the stairs, since he didn't always have time to exercise; it was how he worked out every day. Walking and running up and down the stairs was his way of keeping his body in shape.
Naruto went inside his office and looked at himself in the mirror. He wasn't full of himself of anything, but Naruto knew he looked good. It wasn't a secret or anything; he had a really nice tan, a golden bronze type color. With blond hair that was almost an unnatural color, yet it looked perfect on his frame. He had a swimmers body; it was slim yet built, with a slender waist and slender legs. But the thing Naruto thought had to make him to most attractive was his eyes. They were big and a sky blue color, almost see through. People typically compared his eyes the clear water, the type that you can look through and see everything, clear as day through. And Naruto had to agree, his eyes were a blessing, among many other things,
"Excuse me, Naruto? Are you busy?" Naruto looked away from the mirror and saw Shikamaru standing in the doorway. "You have a vaster here to see you."
"Can you tell them to wait? I'm busy right now."
"He said it has to do with your divorce from Sakura. He is very persistent."
Naruto stared up at Shikamaru, "What is his name?"
"Uchiha Sasuke."
Sasuke had yet to have any sleep tonight; he had been busy all day. Talking with Tsunade took half of the night, and the other half was spent talking to Gaara and trying to get as much information about this "disease" Naruto had. It was very rare, only five people have been documented with it, and Naruto was the only one in modern medicine.
Reading some of the reports that Gaara had gotten him from the doctors gave much more detail. They have been experimenting with his blood and found that his blood contained microorganisms that have never been seen before. They were advanced versions of some of the ones already inhabiting our world. They were stronger, faster, and worked for our body, not against it. They made it impossible for Naruto to get sick with the same disease more than once. And when he did get sick, they would kill the sickness within a matter of hours. Yet; the best things about them were that they were always evolving. Any disease that evolved, like the flu, would have no chance against this. He would never simply yet sick and die.
Then his muscles where flexible as hell, he could do thing, bend in ways no other human can. He had control over his joint and he skeletal structure, he could move muscles and bones any way that he pleased, for as long as he pleased. His muscles were constantly being healed and taken care of. They would never rip; he would never have a muscle injury as long as he lived. As well as never having a bone injury. His bones we hard as steel and durable, he could twenty times his weight with the muscle he has, and never worry about his bones giving out since they are so durable. He was invincible, he really was.
This even worked for his outer appearance, he would never grow wrinkles, or frown lines, or crow's feet, or anything. His skin was almost elastic. He could stretch it far, and never develop stretch marks, his cells replenished at a rate 200xs faster than our cells and they never slowed down.
He was a masterpiece, he really was. This is what the human race is trying to achieve. Yet; only handfuls are lucky enough to get there. If you could call it lucky that it, they always die in the most inhumane, tormented ways. Just because of the greed and misunderstanding of a few irrational people. It was stupid.
Uzumaki Naruto did not deserve to die, Sasuke couldn't think of a person better to give this gift too. He was unselfish, looking out for others, he just wanted to do good in the world and make it a better place for the human race. He wanted others to be happy, to be healthy, and he was willing to do whatever he needed to get it done. He was more than happy to spend all the money he had earned on others to make sure they are happy and comfortable. He was a saint in every sense of the word. He is what will make this world great; he was amazing. And Sasuke could not for the love of him find out why he ever thought it was a good idea to marry Sakura Haruno.
She was an evil, manipulative bitch. She was selfish and only cared for herself in the world; she wanted nothing more than to destroy Naruto for leaving her. She felt that she was above his level and that he was stupid for leaving her. It was pathetic really; Sasuke could not see why Naruto thought she was acceptable to marry. She was dirt. Naruto deserved someone better, someone who would treat him right and love him correctly. And sadly, that just wasn't Sasuke.
As much as Sasuke would like to be that person for Naruto, he just couldn't. He wasn't even close to Naruto's level. Naruto was above him in all aspects. From looks, to personality, to his goals in life, Sasuke could never be good enough for Naruto. But Sasuke was okay with that, Sasuke didn't mind sitting off to the side, watching Naruto grow and become more amazing by every passing second. What Sasuke did mind though is having to sit by and watch this while playing the bad guy as Sakura's lawyer.
He had no idea about Naruto when Sakura walked into the office. She was just another client to him. Just another way to get some money so he could keep living his life, it was unfair. Naruto probably saw him as some harassment out to destroy his life. Which he wasn't, he was trying to save it. Doing little things to make sure she walked away with nothing more than what she is allowed. Even if it meant ripping up her written report for the judge and sending in one he personally made for her.
"Uchiha Sasuke. You needed to talk to me?" Sasuke stood up and held out his hand to shake Naruto's. It was a brief, quick hand shake, but Naruto's hands were soft, real soft.
"Yes, I would like to speak to you on certain subjects concerning Sakura's jewelry and he possessions. I went over some of your calculations, and I feel they were off a bit-"
"Impossible. I checked those over at least ten times. She is getting no more money from me or that."
"No, what I mean is that you seemed to have overestimated. Her clothing will only be about $2,000 more than what they were originally worth. Even though they are designer clothing, the designer won't buy them back for 50% of what they sold it for. They lie, and typically only pay 5%. But that is not what I am here to discuss. Sakura would like to have her things back today if that is at all possible."
Naruto sighed; dealing with her again today was not something he was looking forwards too. She was frustrating as hell, and all she did was complain. But if he didn't give her things back to her, then he could get in trouble at the next divorce meeting. "Sure. I have all her stuff in storage. I will give you the address and we can meet up tonight at six."
"Sure. That will work for us. Thank you for your time. "Sasuke smiled and took the address down from Naruto and headed on his way.
Naruto drove up to the storage building at exactly 6:02. Sakura and Sasuke were already there standing outside of their cars talking. Naruto shivered, he was not ready to do this. He hasn't spoken to Sakura in a year now and was not looking forward to it at all. He blocked all of her website accounts and her number. He sold their home and moved out into his apartment and only sees her when it is time to go to judge. He has no reason to see her outside if the judges chamber. He stepped out of the car and heard the last bit of their conversations.
"-could possibly make this work out and fix this mess. If not, I have you." Sakura looked up and smiled and Naruto, "Hello! Nice of you to finally get here!"
"Mhmm, I'm just here to open the storage and make sure you don't take anything that isn't yours." Naruto walked over the door and promptly opened. "All of your things are in those six boxes. I'm sure Sasuke here can you help you carry them to your car." Naruto turned to go sit and wait in his car.
"Actually Naruto, me and Sasuke had a question we would like to ask you." Naruto stopped and waited for her to continue. "Well we would very much like to end this divorce as quickly and easy as possible. So we thought about making a deal with you. You can simply give me $625,000 so I can get my clothing store opened and get myself financial stable. That way you don't have to pay me every month for years, until I can get this done and you don't have to pay me more than what I need."
Naruto turned and looked at Sakura in disgust, "And what makes you so sure that the judge is going to be so willing to make me pay you?"
"Well that little bit about the divorce isn't a lie. I have the paperwork stating clearly the day I had the abortion and how far along I was into the pregnancy, along with the plane tickets from our vacation. Simple math and you can put two and two together. So I figured this is the simplest and easiest way out for you. Look I am trying to help you out, whichever way it goes you are going to be paying me in the end."
Naruto took two steps towards Sakura and stared down at her. He was close enough to hear her breath and see her tensing. "I typically don't hit females, but you are making this pretty damn hard on me. Take your shit out of my storage and leave."
Naruto turned around and went to his car, ignoring Sakura's yells for him to come back and think of what he is doing. Naruto sat in his car for thirty minutes twenty of those minutes were spent watching Sakura yell frantically about different things under then sun, and the last ten minutes were spent packing her things.
When Sakura finally drove away Naruto got out his car and headed to close the storage, not noticing Sasuke until he came up behind him. "Can I apologize for Sakura's behavior just a while ago? I informed her that that was not the correct way to approach you. But she rarely listens to me."
"Huh, well I don't care much. Fight this all you want Uchiha; Sakura isn't getting any of my money. I won't allow her too." Naruto slammed the door and looked the Uchiha up and down, "Bye."
When Naruto finally got home at 9:00 he was surprised to see his door opened and a pleasant smell coming from his apartment. Walking in Naruto sees that Tsunade and Ino are in his kitchen cooking.
Ino hears him come in and smiled, "Hey! Shika told me about your chance meeting today with the lawyer and how you had to go meet with Sakura. I figured I would come over and cook and clean for you. I thought you would be home early, what happened?"
"Just got slightly annoyed and went out for a walk, took longer than expected. Tsunade what are you doing here?"
Tsunade sat down on the couch, "I just wanted to come over and see how you were doing and ask you how you knew Uchiha Sasuke. But Ino answered that question for me. Didn't know you were serious about divorcing Sakura. It's a good thing you are, she is an evil bitch."
"Yea, I know, how do you know Sasuke Tsunade?"
"I typically do some testifying for him with his more medically based cases. Just business stuff, he had come through last night and mentioned your name. It was nothing important though, just made me think of you and wanted to see how you were doing." Tsunade stood up and walked over to the door, "Nice to know you are okay, remember, two days from now and you have an appointment with me. Don't be late." Tsunade walked out of the door and went on her way.
"So Naruto…" Ino handed him a plate of food and sat down beside him, "how did it go today?" Naruto gave her the rundown. And told her everything from the meeting at the office, to the discussion with Sakura, to the apology Sasuke had given him.
"Naruto, you know if he was really sorry he would not have even let her speak to you like that. And don't worry. She is pathetic. The judge will never rule in her favor. But you really might want to look into getting a lawyer. I don't want to take the chance of anything happening because of a slip up."
"I know what you mean Ino. But no lawyer really seems to be working for me. Just for the money. The only reason I hired the first one was because I didn't know how to go about the divorce proceedings. But I think I have it now, I really don't think she is going to get anything out of me. I'm confident about that."
Ino held Naruto's gaze for a moment, "I hope so Naruto, I really hope so."
Sasuke sat on the roof of his house watching the sky. He did this on night when he had no work to do, when he just had time to relax. Sasuke wanted to enjoy this time right now. For he didn't have long to enjoy it, soon enough Gaara would be here, and it would be down to business.
It was almost frustrating. This Uzumaki-Haruno case was much harder then he though, but the pay-off was what he was looking forward too. Seeing the smile on Naruto's face when he hears that Sakura is getting nothing, and the frown on her face when she realizes she lost. It was enough to make him out up with this stress.
"Sasuke."
Sasuke turned around and saw Gaara standing behind him. He never knew how he did it, but he never questioned it, "Do you have the information?"
"Do you have what I want?" Sasuke pulled out an envelope and handed them to Gaara. He opened them and quickly looked through it, seeming satisfied Gaara threw a briefcase to him and hoped off the roof. Sasuke looked through the briefcase and smiled. This was even better then he imagined. He couldn't wait until their next meeting with the divorce judge. Things should be coming to a quick end now.
Gaara sat up in his room staring at the pictures. He did this every time he got a new pack of them. He was just so beautiful, it was impossible not to stare at him. Gaara lusted after him the way he has never wanted anyone before. Never. Not in the thousands of years he had been alive. And to finally meet somebody like him, somebody that will also live forever, someone who will never die. Somebody who would never leave him, somebody that could be his friend forever and love him forever.
The very thought made Gaara almost feel like he could smile. Like he could possibly be happy again, but not just yet; Gaara knew the dangers of rushing. It always turned out badly, that is how the last one died. That is how he ended up alone for the past 900 hundred years. He wasn't about to let that happen to Naruto. He refused to allow it to happen; he wanted to have Naruto forever and always. He wanted to make Naruto his friend and have Naruto agree to be with him forever, and to never leave his side. He wanted Naruto more than anything.
Which is why he had to take it slow, Naruto is in a hard part of his life right now, Naruto still thinks like all the mortals. He knows he can't die through natural causes, but he still acts as if life is too short for him. Maybe it was because of that doctor years ago? Gaara wasn't sure, he just knew how Naruto felt; he had felt that way too, long ago. He knows that it is a fragile time and you don't want to do anything that would make them act irrationally.
Gaara hung the pictures of Naruto on the wall. He stared at them for a moment more before turning around and walking towards the window, "Uzumaki Naruto." He whispered and looked up to the stars.
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