CHAPTER 6

Sasuke almost screamed like a little girl as Naruto manhandled him in this way but then there was the matter of fact of a certain Uchiha-pride that got in the way, plus the little naughty voice inside his head that he now had dubbed as the Devil's voice that promised the world of pleasure as long as he kept his voice down a bit and not screamed. Because if he screamed then there would be people coming running in to check out what was wrong and that would not be a good thing. Because they would realize it was the Uchiha that had screamed like a little girl and again, considering the Uchiha-pride was in the danger zone.

So Sasuke just gasped and tried to wrap his brain around what had happen as his hands landed on Naruto's broad shoulders. He looked into cerulean blue eyes that sparkled with mischievousness and lust.

The words spoken by the dobe had Sasuke spiraling down a path of submission as another part of him rose to the challenge.

But before anything interesting could happen they were interrupted of a familiar sound of an ANBU appearing in a puff of smoke just a few feet away from the edge of the onsen. Sasuke could hear the dangerous growl coming from Naruto as his blond head turned a bit to look at the intruder.

"WHAT NOW?!" snarled Naruto as he saw Yamato come into his line of vision. Although Yamato had his mask on, Naruto knew that it was his stand-in captain.

"Sorry Naruto, but there is a situation at the Hokage-tower. Tsunade-sama require your assistance." The masked ANBU said softly. "Please finish up here quickly and come to the Tower."

And with that he disappeared just as quickly as he had appeared leaving Sasuke with a very frustrated and angry demon-vessel.

"I can't fucking believe this," Naruto growled darkly as he grabbed hold of Sasuke's pale ass globes, a hold that would promise blue hand prints a few hours later on.

Sasuke didn't dare answer Naruto. He just tried to find his logic, tried to find his brain to understand to what was happening. He had been in charge at first but now he was just a manhandled man with soon to be blue handprints on his ass. Naruto's handprints. As if his ass was marked as Naruto's property.

A dark blush spread over Sasuke's face and he scrambled out of Naruto's hold. His Uchiha-pride would not allow his ass to be marked in any way!! And especially not as property of a certain Uzumaki Naruto.

Naruto looked at the flustered Uchiha and he smirked whilst he got out of the water.

"Don't worry Sasuke, we'll finish this," Naruto waved his hands a bit. "We will finish it later." And with that Naruto was gone, leaving Sasuke alone in the onsen.

Well, not quite alone because Sasuke could sense several ANBU's around the bath. But right now he couldn't care less about them. Instead he was trying hard to calm his racing heart and the turmoil that was roaming inside his belly.

A few weeks ago he had been in perfect control of everything and now it was all falling apart. And yet he had a chance to restore his clan without having to bother with troublesome women. And he could do it together with the one person he saw as an equal, as a friend. His best friend.

And a best friend that had been kissing just a few moments ago and grabbed his ass possessively. Sasuke groaned and ducked his head under the warm water. Was he ever going to live this down? Must probably not because as soon as Naruto returned from the Hokage's office the dobe would pick up where he had left off and most likely Sasuke would sport more than a pair of handprints on his ass.

'Dear Gods, please take me away from here!' Sasuke silently prayed as he got up from the water and headed towards the showers. Once he had showered off he dried himself and put on some clothes that mysteriously had been switched with his old ones. He didn't question it and put them on. A pair of soft pants and a thick silk kimono. Very expensive from the look and feel of it.

When he finished dressing Sasuke wondered what he should do. Would he walk out of the onsen or should he stay and wait for Naruto? He groaned again when he realized that he had to wait for that blond hurricane to reappear. Naruto was his guardian and deep down he knew that the blond would be in trouble if Sasuke walked off on his own even if there was ANBU around him. So he sighed deeply and sat down on a bench and waited for Naruto to return from the Hokage's office. He rubbed his temple and tried to forget everything, which of course was impossible. He was in deep shit, no matter how he looked at it.

He looked up when he heard a soft thud. Not two meters from him he saw the Hyuuga-prodigy, the man that had squabbled about fate during their Chuunin-exam.

"Uchiha-san, I see that you are back in Konoha," Neji said as he walked closer to Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded.

"So the idiot finally managed to get you back here. Not that I ever doubted him of course. Naruto-san can do anything when he wants to, but I'm rather curious how he managed to do it." Neji continued and smirked when he noticed the blush rise on Sasuke's pale cheeks. 'Interesting, the Uchiha blushes? I wonder what Naruto did to him to make him blush like that?'

"That's none of your business Hyuuga," Sasuke growled and turned his gaze towards the steaming pool outside the shouji doors. He really didn't like the Hyuuga's tone and he rather the stuck up prodigy to just disappear as quick as he had turned up.

"Oh, then I wonder what Sai-san was talking about when he told me about a certain 'dickless' person not being so dickless any longer, I am sure he wasn't talking about you was he?" Neji smirk grew in strength just as Sasuke's blush darkened in color.

If only Sasuke could launch out at the damn prick he would do so. He would fry his Hyuuga-ass and feed it to the birds!

Neji knew he had corned the Uchiha-heir and judging from that dark blush on his face, the Uchiha surely hid something very juicy. 'I can't wait to hear from Naruto what he did to make Uchiha so docile. But knowing Naruto, it must have been quite extraordinary.' Neji bowed slightly and disappeared much to Sasuke's relief.

Naruto was not happy as he knocked on the old hag's office door. He heard her call him inside and he opened the door and stepped inside.

"What the hell do you want baachan?" he practically snarled. "I was rather busy!"

"Yes I heard. Feeling up the Uchiha in the onsen. What the hell were you thinking you brat?" roared Tsunade and rose from her chair and glared at Naruto.

Naruto groaned and rubbed his head. He hated that he had forgotten about the ANBU and their habit of rattle about just about everything. They could be worse than old ladies at a tea party. He was sure they would tell Tsunade-baachan if he went to the toilet and wanked off.

"Dammit baachan!!"

"Don't you use that tone with me young man! According to the ANBU you were under the influence of the kitsune and you know what the council will say about that if they were to know about it. You must learn to control your teenaged hormones. I know you have the hots for the Uchiha, but please save it when you two are alone and not watched by my men," Tsunade almost shouted. She was glad that her office had sound-secure wards up. She was ready to roar in frustration over Naruto's behavior.

But at the same time she could understand him. He had searched so long for the Uchiha, he had trained so hard to be strong enough for that stuck up prick and now he had him in his grasp and Tsunade knew that Naruto never would let the Uchiha go now.

She sighed and sat back down and rubbed her temple before looking up at Naruto again.

"Tell me what happened at the onsen, Naruto," she asked him.

Naruto bit his lip a bit and a blush began to form on his whiskered cheeks. He sat down on the chair in front of Tsunade's desk and he thought about what he was going to tell her. But he knew that he just had to tell her straight out, she would know it later on anyway so there was no point in hiding anything.

"The fox knows of a way to help Sasuke start up his clan again," Naruto began.

Tsunade blinked in confusion and surprise.

"But for Sasuke to do that, my involvement is needed."

"Huh?"

Naruto gulped and laughed nervously.

"Well in short, we get married and we will adopt children and if we infuse them with our blood, they will be able to carry on the Sharingan." Naruto spoke so fast that Tsunade barely was able to understand what he just said.

"Say that again, this time slower brat!"

Naruto repeated his words, his blush darkened with each word that was repeated.

Tsunade couldn't believe what she was hearing and yet Naruto was sincere. She doubted that the boy could tell a decent lie even if his life depended on it. She sighed and leaned back in her chair, rubbing her temple even harder now.

"So the demon fox tells you that you two can create Sharingan-children together? Why you two? Why not the Uchiha and somebody else?"

"I don't know, the fox didn't say anything about that. But I told Sasuke-teme about it and he agreed."

"He did WHAT??!"

"He agreed."

'Damn, these brats will make me develop a chronic migraine,' Tsunade mumbled under her breath as she waved off Naruto. She couldn't deal with more now.

Naruto nodded and walked out of her office. His face was burning with embarrassment. He swore quietly and made a few hand-signs and teleported himself back to the onsen.

He found a very crossed Sasuke sitting on one of the benches. He walked over to him and decided to plaster on one of his silly smiles.

"Sorry about that teme," he laughed nervously. "But baachan wanted to know a few things. Are you ready to head back to my place?"

Sasuke looked up, his black eyes looking at him with fury as if he wanted to tell Naruto that he wanted to rip him to pieces for leaving him alone at the onsen.

"You're place dobe?" Sasuke whispered with badly hidden anger.

"Yeah, my place. I have responsibility for you, and you will be staying with me. Of course with a few ANBU stationed outside the apartment."

Sasuke growled but rose to his feet and nodded slightly. He knew without looking that Naruto was grinning again. "I hope it's clean enough and not look like the city dump!"

"TEME!!" Naruto responded accordingly.

"Kakashi, you lazy ass, get in here! And Shizune, get in here too!!" Tsunade roared and waited for the masked copy ninja and her friend slash assisstant to show up in her office. And true to his nature he came through the window like he often did.

"What is it Hokage-sama?" he asked as he barely lifted his eye from his orange book.

"I have got some very strange news for you and I want you to investigate them together with Shizune."

Kakashi raised his eye from his book and looked at his leader with curiosity in his one eye.

"What do you want us to investigate Tsunade-sama?" asked Shizune.

"I had Naruto over for a few moments ago and he told me something very strange. He said that the fox demon had an idea on how to help the Uchiha repopulate his clan again."

Now Kakashi definitive was interested. This better be good he though as he chuckled a bit under his mask.

"Tsunade-sama, what on earth are you talking about?" asked Shizune as she watched the masked jounin put his orange book away in his weapon pouch. She could see the curiosity shining in his visible eye.

"If I understood the brat correctly, then this is a scenario that will happen very soon." Tsunade started as she leaned forward and rested her head on her hands. "Naruto and the Uchiha will hook up - together as in a pair – they will get married or at least get engaged with each other. Then they will adopt a child, perhaps more, I am not sure about that. And according to Naruto or rather more, the Kyuubi, if they inject both Naruto's and the Uchiha's blood into that child, that very child will carry the Sharingan and thus be an Uchiha. And the Uchiha can re-awaken his clan once again."

Shizune just gaped and Kakashi began to chuckle almost evilly.

Tsunade raised a blonde eyebrow.

"You find this funny Kakashi?" she asked.

"Of course I do. Those two are two peas from the same pod. Siamese twins almost. They can't be without each other. I even heard a rumor that Sasuke had a thing to make shadow clones that look liked Naruto in order to train. And we all know how obsessed Naruto have been in order to get Sasuke back to the village. They have the hots for each other; the only ones that don't see it are themselves. Although from what I heard from the gossiping jounins you have posted to watch Sasuke – it seems that they have started to understand that too," Kakashi cackled like an old woman as he began to laugh even harder.

Tsunade frowned and Shizune looked horrified.

"Don't worry Tsunade-hime. I'm sure Naruto has everything under control," Kakashi said as he jumped out of the window. "Going to the library now Shizune-san, coming?" he called as he disappeared.

"Shizune!" Tsunade ordered.

"Yes! Coming!" Shizune yelled and ran out of the door.

Naruto unlocked the door to his small apartment. He opened the door and held it open so Sasuke could get inside. He saw the black haired man remove his sandals and stepped inside as Naruto followed his suit.

"It is not big or anything, but you know – its home," Naruto mumbled softly.

Sasuke nodded almost invisible as he looked over the scarcely furniture apartment. There was a sofa, a small table, a TV. A book shelf containing some scrolls and a few books. A door led into the kitchen and a door that led to Naruto's bedroom. The bathroom door was closed and he couldn't see anything special unless you counted the RAMEN-posters on the walls. And even though it looked almost Spartan, it was more than Sasuke could say about his later living quarters. They had been dull in comparison. A bed and a bathroom had all he had needed. The strength he possessed had come from training.

'And yet you were beaten by a mere kiss from the brat,' a voice echoed inside Sasuke's head. He growled darkly. He really didn't need to be reminded of that. 'Ahh come on Uchiha, you like it when the brat kisses you. You crave his touch now don't you?'

'SHUT THE FUCK UP!!' Sasuke mentally yelled.

"Teme, what's wrong?" Naruto asked as he saw Sasuke's flushed face. "You look constipated, are you ill?"

Sasuke's fist moved on its own and connected with Naruto's jaw. The blond man was punched so hard that he lost his footing and fell backwards.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU??!!" Naruto yelled angrily as he wiped off the blood from his split lip.

"Shut up!!" Sasuke snarled. "This is all your fault!"

"WHAT?!"

"You are the one that is invading my mind with stupid ideas! It is your fault I'm stuck here with all these stupid people!!" Sasuke clenched his fists as he trembled in anger and confusion.

Naruto blinked and rubbed the back of his head as he looked up in Sasuke's angry face. He could see hurt and anger and confusion all blended into a desperate mix. 'Dammit Kyuubi, stop messing with his head!!' Naruto yelled at the demon fox that housed inside his soul.

Naruto rose to his feet and shook his blond head a bit before heading into the kitchen. He knew that Sasuke was confused and hurt. He would let the raven haired young man cool down a bit. It was not his fault that he was acting like this. Sasuke just had to face the fact that he was back home now. And that would and could take a while.

"You damn fool," Sasuke growled behind Naruto.

"You want some tea, Sasuke-teme?" Naruto asked as nothing had happened.

And this of course made the Uchiha even more angrier. Naruto never backed down, not like this.

"DOBE!" Sasuke yelled out.

"Sorry, I don't have that kind of tea," Naruto answered as he filled his teapot with water. He knew very well that he was taunting Sasuke. But he couldn't help it. Inside he was raging to answer up to Sasuke's taunting and yet he felt very calm. It was confusing.

Sasuke stomped off and grabbed hold of Naruto's arms and turned him around so he could come face to face with the Kyuubi-holder. Blue eyes glanced back at him and suddenly Sasuke lost all his foot and he fell forward, his face buried in Naruto's tanned neck.

"Stop it, stop it, stop it," Sasuke repeated with choked voice.

"Sasuke?" Naruto whispered softly as he put the pot down and wrapped his arms around Sasuke's shoulders, encasing the Uchiha in a warm embrace.

"I… I don't know… I don't know what's happening… j-just stop it!" Sasuke almost sobbed.

"Teme, it's not your fault ok… I know…" Naruto tried to comfort Sasuke. "Don't worry about it. Just relax and let me take care of you… O-ok?"

Sasuke just pushed closer. The pain inside him refused to give in. This was so wrong and yet nothing in his life had felt so right. The warmth that radiated from the blond was just too much. It drew him closer, he needed that warmth, he craved it. It was like a life-force that he couldn't live without. He wanted more.

"Naruto," Sasuke whispered against that warm skin. The smell, the warmth, the air around Naruto was intoxicating to his senses. "Naruto," he whispered again.

"S-Sasuke, w-what are you doing?" Naruto stuttered as he felt Sasuke's hot lips against his neck. "S-stop!!"

"You're the one… it is all your fault!!" Sasuke's voice was muffled against Naruto's neck but Naruto could make out every word of it.

Hell, Naruto could feel every word that was spoken against his neck.

Naruto felt Sasuke's hands on his shirt as they clenched and he suddenly came face to face with Sasuke and the Uchiha's dark eyes could burn a hole through his soul.

"Dammit Naruto, why did you do it?" Sasuke asked.

"Huh?"

"Why did you bring me back here?" Sasuke asked as he leaned closer, letting his lips ghost over Naruto's lips.

Naruto's tanned faced burned but his hands went up and grabbed two fistfuls of black locks and he pulled Sasuke's head back a bit.

"Because you belong here, Sasuke. You belong here in Konoha… you belong here with me," Naruto answered sincerely.

Tears began to well up in those dark pools that Naruto loved so much.

"You make me weak," Sasuke snarled with sobs in his throat.

"No, we don't make you weak Sasuke. We will make you stronger, WE will make you so strong that nobody will be able to deny your strength – ever!"

Sasuke's dark eyes widened as the voice that belonged to Kyuubi, not Naruto boomed through the apartment.

"Trust the brat, let him take care of you, let him guide you and you will find the strength that you need to avenge your clan. And…. And do know this – look beneath the surface. Not everything is as you think it is."

The growling dark voice disappeared and back was Naruto's concerned voice.

"TEME, what the fuck is wrong with you??!"

Sasuke just shook his head and pushed his face back in Naruto's warm neck. He didn't have the strength to fight back right now. He would follow that strange voice. He would let Naruto take care of him if only for a few days. He clinged to Naruto's warmth as he tried to move so the dobe would understand to follow him.

Naruto could feel Sasuke pulling him backwards, pulling him out of the kitchen and towards his bedroom. And as soon as Sasuke reached the bed he pushed Naruto down and followed him down. Naruto felt Sasuke cling to him, hugging him. Sasuke's face buried in his neck, silently begging him to be still and be quiet. Not asking any question.

Naruto was confused. This was so out of what he had expected from Sasuke that it made Naruto worry but the Kyuubi's voice told him just to hold and snuggle with the Uchiha.

Why had Naruto asked.

'Because the damn prude needs it. Snuggle him, let him snuggle with you and he'll be alright later on.' The Kyuubi had answered.

And thus Naruto was demoted to a snuggle-bunny.

Well, for the night at least.

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