DISCLAMIER: Still don't own Naruto! T-T

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Chapter 3: Shattered

Naruto and Sasuke sat there waiting for their order to come. Both of them still not knowing what to say they sat there in silence. Naruto prayed that Sasuke to say anything, anything to rid him of this scared fantasy in which he kept replaying the scene that happened today during his training. The more he thought of it the more he got scared. What if it was true? Would that mean Kyubbi will go on a rampage and destroy the village and will not stop and destroy everything in its path?

"Really kit do you have no trust in me? Seriously am hurt." An image of kitsune pouting Kyubbi popped in Naruto's head. Naruto smirked on how the all mighty Kyubbi no Kitsune has come down to a big softy over the years. Naruto sweat dropped and just tried to laugh it off in his head. Not really wanting to look crazy in front of Sasuke he just talked to Kyubbi in his head.

"Really?" sounding all sarcastic in that question "How can I trust you not to go on a rampage if that was really true?"

"Simple I have been there with you from the start I have seen what you have seen. Felt what you have felt. And I know that you will never want to see people hurt especially by me. I am your curse your burden and yet you still put up with things when you shouldn't. And that is a true ninja never backing down from anything. I made a promised I will do anything for you I will never go against your wishes. You are my son that I have seen grow up through the years and a father would not want to see his son ever hurt or sad. And that is how you can trust me." Kyubbi waited for Naruto to respond.

Naruto on the other hand had never been moved before with words like those before. After what has happened since yesterday and earlier today what he needed the most was for him to know that he is loved and cared for. He felt like breaking down and cry but knowing that he was in public and was especially with Sasuke he wouldn't dare to. Taking a few moments to calm down and pull himself together he finally spoke to Kyubbi in his mind.

"Thank you Kyubbi. That's all I ever wanted to hear my whole life." He grinned at him with tearful eyes and a true smile. A smile that was a true one not the one that everyone has known to be hidden by a fake one but a true one. Startled by his talk with Kyubbi he saw that their orde has arrived. He picked up his chopsticks and said a quick prayer and started to eat his food. He wasn't really eating more like poking at his food and ate little nibbles of it. When he looked up over to Sasuke he can see that the bastard hasn't even started to eat or even noticed that he wasn't eating like a vacuum slurping up the noodles and should be on his third bowl by now. And yet here sat Sasuke not noticing. He didn't like that. He didn't like when Sasuke did his I am in my serious thinking mode and will come up with a brilliant idea that will wow you away. Knowing Sasuke he knew that eventually he would say what he is thinking. He went back to eating his noodles until Sasuke finally spoke.

"I've been thinking….." Naruto rolled his eyes at that statement. Really haven't noticed. He thought.

"Kakashi and Iruka have a point." Sasuke said.

"Nani? A point about what? Don't tell me your deciding to get a sex change too!" Curious to know what point did that perverted teacher and soon be mother model had that would make Sasuke think of what point they had that can make him sit there and think so hard.

"NO IDIOT! They're right about having kids. I mean I too should be thinking about that too. I haven't killed Itachi and Orochimaru is still out there. They can both take my life anytime they chose it to be. So I was thinking about my second goal in life to keep my family name going. So I decided that starting now I will start dating any girl I see suitable enough to be an Uchiha. I want to at least have a child by eighteen or even get married." As he finished saying that he went back to his composer like that said meant nothing.

But for Naruto it meant everything. Here is the one that he loves saying that he is going to start dating the WHOLE WORLD well more like the village but to him it felt like the world. Just to revive his clan! Though Naruto wanted to get mad but how can he knowing that Sasuke was right and there was nothing he can so to change his mind. His whole nice touchy moment he had with Kyubbi just flew out the window and felt like shit all over again. Returning again of feeling alone all over again. Now for sure Naruto knew being by Sasuke's side will no longer be enough for him. His whole world shattered again for the second time this day and also if you count yesterday. Knowing that Sasuke was waiting for a reply he thought of something to say so he wouldn't blurt out his love for him telling him that he doesn't need a bimbo by his side all he needed was him. But how can he fool himself Sasuke wanted a wife a wife to give birth to his children so he can keep his clan going. So he said what any good friend would say.

"That's great teme. Took you long enough to know your duties as the last survivor of the Uchiha clan. So do you have any girl in mind?" he said it with such a fake smile that if you looked closely you can see it was put on there by force.

"No I haven't but I will know tomorrow."

"Huh? How do you know by tomorrow?" Naruto tilted his head in question.

"Because dobe I am going out tomorrow to see who can be eligible enough to date me. So to starting tomorrow am going out to seek out some of them and date me. So don't be surprise if you don't find me when you wake up. Knowing you since you already know we have no practice tomorrow you will sleep in all day."

"Hey no am not! I will wake up! Might not be in the morning but I will wake up eventually!" he yelled at Sasuke his cheeks all puffed up by anger.

Sasuke smirked at Naruto's childish tantrums. "Whatever just telling you in case you start jumping to conclusions that I ran away or something. Well am going now I will leave extra money for you knowing full well your going to need it. I still need to pay the tab you have on me because I forget to carry a load of money when you eat and I never have enough to cover it." Sasuke stood and left the money on the counter.

Once gone Naruto sat there not hungry anymore and wanted to be alone but some place else. He got up and left the money there knowing that should cover the meals and the extra can go to the tab. He headed to the one place he knew just to think. He stood there for hours just laying there and looking up at the stars. He wasn't really thinking he was just there. After it has gotten dark he thought it was time to go home and sleep. That's what he did once he got there.

'Nothing is going to be the same anymore.'

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The next day wasn't eventful. Sasuke was off woman hunting. Sakura who knows what she was doing. Iruka and Kakashi were off doing the nasty nasty probably. He really didn't want to think what they were doing at all. He was entering a place of no return. He mostly spent his whole day laying around the mansion. He sighed he was bored but felt tired to do anything. He was on downstairs on the couch watching tv. Bored with tv he decides to go upstairs to read. No one knew but Naruto hid a ton of books from Sasuke that were advanced ninja skills he use and difficult to do unless your at a level of an ANBU but for Naruto it was easy. With that decided he made his way upstairs until he felt the pains of what he felt yesterday. Holding his chest he made his way upstairs to his room.

'No! Not again! It hurts! It hurts! IT HURTS!' Naruto screamed in his head. The pain came back but with full force. He was panting and sweating vigorously. The pain was to much on his body he was starting to lose his vision. He was passing out. He stumbled to his bed and collapsed on it once he hit it. And there he stayed.

Sasuke came home with at least a little luck he was able to find two girls datable. It was hard to get to them since the girls still threw themselves at him. He went to the living room in search for Naruto, which he found it empty. He went to the kitchen knowing made he was making himself some ramen to munch on and still no Naruto. He went to check in his room and sure enough he found him there sleeping. He laughed on how Naruto laid there half his body off the bed the other half on the bed. He shooked his head and made his way to him and pulled him on the bed on how he should be. He covered him with the covers and tucked him in. He looked at his work and just stood there looking at him. He brushed a few strands from Naruto's eyes and gave him a sad look. He knew what Naruto was going through but it didn't help on how he was handling it emotionally he saw seeing Naruto sleep this early at night he thought maybe he was falling into depression but then again Naruto always fell asleep during training.

With that said and done he left Naruto's room and closed the door quietly behind him as not to wake up the blond. He made his way to his room and got ready for bed. He got on to his bed and laid there. He was thinking that tomorrow is going to be a full day for Naruto knowing tomorrow was Iruka's surgery. He hopes that Naruto takes it well when he sees Iruka not as a male anymore but as a woman. He shooked his head and got on his side and went drifted off to sleep.

'Hope you take it well tomorrow Naruto.'

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Yup! Another done! Sorry I tried to make this chap match the summary but it didn't happened. I get carried away when I write. But for sure I will do it on the 4th and I will update it today! I feel really bad on misleading you like that. Well hoped you enjoy it and REVIEW!! You freeloaders! -- !Oh! And I accept anonymous reviews too! So till nxt time!

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