A/N

This is my first Authors Note for this story. I just want everyone to know that I HATE this chapter and I realize that it doesn't make a lot of sense. I needed to add it in order to advance the plot. There will be at least two more chapters like this one, but they won't be until the end of the story.

Hopefully.

Thank you for your patience.

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Naruto was feeling guilty. He didn't really know why. After all, it wasn't like he had done anything wrong. Well, ok, he was teasing Neji, but Neji wasn't the one he was worried about.

Sasuke, had finally realized that both Naruto and Neji were staring at him as if he had sprouted a second head.

Sasuke blinked once…..twice….then bolted from the house…mansion…whatever. The point was that Sasuke had fled. Which meant that Naruto had to follow; which must have looked suspicious to Neji. Still, what was he to do? It's not like he could let his charge drive home alone. Baa-chan would have his head mounted in her office; or Anko, whoever got to him first.

And so, Naruto had transformed himself into one of those suction cats and clung to Sasuke's rear window. He had to admit, it was not as much fun as riding inside the car had been. Especially with the way Sasuke drove.

Why did Sasuke flee anyway? According to Baa-chan's profile, Uchihas never run from anything. Naruto was positive that the ninja who was threatening Sasuke was not around. It also seemed unlikely that Sasuke would run because of an erection. However prominent it was.

How was he going to explain this in his mission report?

At any rate, Sasuke had practically parked sideways. Naruto was no expert on driving, but he was pretty sure that the was not the proper way to park. Sasuke then stormed into his Mansion, which was the largest one in Neji's neighborhood. Why did he drive? Oh, probably because of the obnoxiously large front yard. What kind of person has a golf course in their front yard?

Anyway, Sasuke stormed inside the mansion and took a long shower. Naruto had to wonder at the irony that Anko had Naruto surveying Sasuke at home so there would be no sexual tension.

There was a LOT of tension.

Naruto had spent most of the time trying not peek. It wasn't that he was a pervert or anything. It was the hormones dammit! Naturally, it didn't have anything to do with the way that Sasuke had looked completely….ravished? Yes, ravished…when he had panicked and fled like a deer caught in the headlights. Nope, not a chance.

Naruto's efforts had paid off in the end, as he had only peeked once….and only a little. Yeah. After all, he would be jeopardizing the mission if he fell for mister mood swing.

Mister moody eventually got out and stormed up three flights of stairs to his moody room. Ahem, creative expression room. Art room? Whatever. It was the room where Sasuke went to continue to be moody.

Sasuke stayed there for about half an hour until the elder Uchiha, Itachi as his mind supplied, found him. Naruto couldn't blame him for taking so long. After all, Sasuke looked very disturbed at the moment.

"What are you PMSing about now?"

At which point, two very interesting things had occurred. Anko had arrived to relive Naruto of his mission for 3 hours, during which he would eat and sleep. Oh, and Sasuke hurled his drawing pad at Itachi, who caught it and was now playing a very childish game of "Keep Away".

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Damn kids. Perhaps Naruto needed to have his underwear receive a fresh shipment of toothpaste. Worms? Both, definitely. Who cared if he needed sleep, this was her time to be whispering unspeakable horrors into Gai's ears. It was more fun now that the green menace could do nothing to stop her. Humph. Why was she always the one covering for Naruto anyway?

Ohoho, what's this?

Anko leaned forward from her perch, where Naruto had been only moments ago. Itachi was now laughing maniacally on the other side of the window. Holding up a rather crude drawing of….Naruto?

Anko had to bite down on her cheeks in order to keep from bursting into laughter. Didn't Naruto understand that making his charge fall in love with him was NOT standard mission protocol? Anko pinched herself and leaned ever further forward when Sasuke snatched up the art pad and started yelling.

"None of you business, Aniki!!!!"

Aniki? What was this brat, a 13 year old girl? Anko was almost crying at this point. Trying not to laugh while thinking of all the ways she could lord this over Naruto's head was hard work. Oh, yes, this was too perfect. Anko brought herself under control as Sasuke stormed off in the general direction of the kitchen. She was about to move to the kitchen when Itachi opened the window in front of her.

"Wasn't that a portrait of the ninja you sent to protect him?"

Anko didn't question how Itachi knew where she was. He was the one who had contacted them, after all. This meant that Itachi was probably a self tough ninja. He couldn't be family tought because that would mean that Sasuke would also know about ninja, and wouldn't need protecting. Itachi knew who Naruto was because Itachi had handpicked him for this mission, claiming that "Sasuke would never trust any of the other potential guards." Anko now understood why that was.

"Yes it was. You knew this would happen."

Anko felt that it was best not to mention that Naruto was in serious trouble. It was dangerous for a charge to become emotionally attached to their guardian ninja.

"Naturally."

"You do realize that, no matter how he feels, Naruto will not respond to Sasuke's advances because he is on a mission, right?"

"Yes."

A man of many words. Anko and Itachi smirked at each other, two maniacal minds in perfect maniacal harmony.

"You know what? You're alright. Just make sure Naruto doesn't get hurt. I'm the only one allowed to pick on him."

Itachi raised an eyebrow and the motherly tone Anko had taken up.

"Relax, I'll make sure Sasuke doesn't give up on Naruto or do anything too stupid before the end your mission."

Anko nodded and then jumped down from the very cliché tree she had been perched in. Running around the building and then slipping inside, she crept silently towards the kitchen.

Perhaps Naruto would be willing to pay her off if she didn't tell Tsunade? Did Naruto even know? Naruto knew that Uchihas were lustful creatures, so he would probably think that Sasuke was just trying the get into his pants.

Anko peered into the kitchen again to make sure the Uchiha hadn't caught his hair on fire.

If she played her cards right, she could get Naruto laid AND torture him.

Life is good.