He woke up that evening and took a quick shower. Then he fixed himself a healthy meal and ate. He had finally finished eating and was reading a scroll when he sensed someone nearby. Realizing it was Sai , he groaned and went to open it.
"Hey ." said Naruto. "Come in."
Sai walked in holding a basket of fruit and some Ichiraku ramen.
"Hey." he said back. "I brought you something. Thought you needed to eat healthier for the baby and all ."
Naruto nodded, still not looking at him. "Thanks Sai, I appreciate it." he told him, then he invited him to sit and offered him some tea.
He made the tea and brought it over to the table for him.
"I've noticed that you cant even bare to look at me because of what that bastard did." said Sai quietly. "I'm not him Naruto, don't punish me for his mistake."
Naruto nodded and finally looked up at Sai. He knew that he had been hurting his friend with his behavior.
"Sorry." he apologized. "It just still hurts. But you're right. My kids will probably even look like their father so I have to learn to handle it now."
Sai nodded. He hated seeing the cheerful blond so subdued.
"Lets go for a walk." said Sai encouragingly.
Naruto nodded and after locking up, began to follow him. They slowly walked through the town ignoring the stares or the drools of Naruto's fangirls. While they walked Sai told him of all the pranks he had pulled on the unsuspecting villagers and Naruto was actually rolling over with laughter by the time he was done. They walked to the bridge and sat down.
"So did you find your house yet?" asked Sai.
Naruto nodded and told him all about it. They talked about his plans for the house a bit more before Sai asked him the question that he had been wondering about for some time.
"If Sasuke comes back are you gonna tell him about the baby and let him back into your life?" he asked.
Naruto tensed and turned to him. "No!" he growled, baring his fangs. "These kits are mine and I don't want him or his murdering brother anyway near them!"
Sai nodded, he had figured as much but he had still wanted to be sure.
"It will be okay Naruto." he said. "I'll watch your back no matter what."
Naruto nodded gratefully. "Thanks Sai, I really appreciate all of you looking out for me." he said.
They talked for a bit more and Sai walked him home before bidding him goodnight. Naruto entered his bedroom and after undressing , he just decided to call it a night.
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(Tuesday)
the next morning...
Naruto woke up and went through his normal routine. He was actually happy not to be puking his guts out and was bickering with Chiyuki when he sensed a presence outside his door. He sniffed and realized that it was Kakashi. He hurried over and immediately opened it, letting him in.
"Hey Kakashi," said Naruto in greeting , as he walked back to the kitchen. "Would you like some tea and breakfast?" he asked.
Kakashi accepted and sat down. He was surprised to see Naruto actually eating something other than ramen. Naruto brought him a plate loaded with bacon, eggs, sausages and pancakes.
"I didnt know you could cook." said Kakashi after thanking him.
Naruto looked at him . "I can do a lot of things no one knows about ." he said simply.
Kakashi silently agreed. After all the boy had been constantly surprising him lately. Then he decided to get to the point.
"So you really want me and Ruka to come live with you?" he asked seriously.
Naruto looked him in the eye and nodded. "Yes I do. You two are practically my parents and I want my kids to be around people who will genuinely love them for who they are and not see the kyuubi in them. I know that it may be inconvenient for you but I really hope you will at least consider it." He told him honestly.
Kakashi smiled under his mask. "Its not an inconvenience. Ruka and I were planning to move anyway so its fine. Besides at least now Ruka will be able to play mother hen up close and personal." he said.
Naruto nodded. "Thank you." he said, then he noticed that Kakashi wasn't eating and realized why.
"You can remove your mask Kakashi, I've already seen your face." he told him.
Kakashi's only visible eye widened in surprise then he nodded. He pulled down his mask and began eating.
"When did you see my face?' he asked curiously.
Naruto smirked. "On one of our two men missions together. You thought I was sleeping and removed it." he said.
Kakashi nodded, his mouth too full for him to speak. Who knew Naruto could cook so well. He silently added this as one of the advantages of living with him.
"Sakura should be bringing the keys over to the house soon. I will have her drop one off for you." said Naruto.
No sooner had he said that than he sensed her coming. "Or rather I'll just give it to you now since she is already here ." he said and went to open the door.
Sakura came in and accepted Naruto's offer of breakfast. Kakashi had already finished by the time she came in and had replaced his mask. As she ate she complimented him on his culinary skills and berated him for not doing so sooner since it would have made things much more enjoyable on their missions. Then she handed him his keys and paperwork that Tsunade had already taken care of and he took a key of the ring and handed one to Kakashi after thanking her.
"Sai and lee will be coming over later to help you move your stuff and I have a cart coming over at 1:30 to get your furniture." she told him as she nibbled on a delectable sausage.
Naruto nodded and thanked her again for all her hard work. Tsunade and Naruto had also talked about his mission status while he was pregnant during the hospital visit the day before. He had insisted on working until he no longer could and Tsunade had agreed but said that he had to take a few ninjas with him on every mission with him. After all he was her heir as well as pregnant. They had finally reached an agreement that satisfied both of them.
Kakashi and Sakura left soon after and he went to lay on his bed while he waited on the two boys to show up. They arrived half an hour later and he went to let them in.
"Hey dickless," Sai greeted as soon as he opened the door.
Naruto ignored him and showed them where the boxes where. "Thanks for coming to help out guys." he said.
"no problem." said Lee giving him a sparkling grin. "Always ready to help someone who is about to contribute to the flaming youth."
Naruto nodded and they began to carry his stuff to his new home.
"So what are you hoping for?" asked Lee. "A boy or a girl?"
"Well," said Naruto. "Since I will probably have both kinds I never really thought about it much." he said.
"Huh?" said Sai. "What makes you think you're having more than one dickless?" he asked.
"Don't call me that!" said Naruto. "And the reason I know that is because I am technically a fox demon now and foxes have litters . Chiyuki told me that I could have as many as nine kits."
"What! that many!" said Lee in shock almost dropping the box he was carrying.
Naruto nodded.
"Wow." said Sai. "That proves it , you really are dickless." he teased.
Naruto heard Chiyuki growl in his mind.
"I'd be careful about what I said about me if I were you." he warned him.
"Huh? Why?" asked Sai.
"Because the Kyuubi inside me doesn't like it." Naruto informed him calmly.
Sai gulped and decided to lay off the teasing at the moment.
They finally reached the house and walked up the walkway to the front door. Naruto quickly fished out the keys from his pockets and opened it. It was empty and a bit dusty but he figured that he could have it cleaned up in no time. They put the boxes down and went back to his apartment. Then they began to carry the rest back. By the time they were done Naruto was exhausted. He thanked them and promised to treat them to lunch the next day and teleported back to his apartment. He hurried into his room and passed out on his bed as soon as his head hit the pillow. He woke up around 1pm and went to find something to eat. After eating a few sandwiches and taking his vitamins, he waited for the men with the cart to arrive. He had just finished stripping his bed of its sheets and putting them in a bag , when he heard the cart pull up outside his apartment building.
The men came in and greeted him politely, then they began to move his stuff out to the carts. He found it ironic how polite they were being and silently wondered what kind of threat Sakura had given them. They quickly loaded up and left for his new house. He teleported to the house to wait for them. Then he let them in as soon as they got there and began to tell them where to put what. The men obeyed , working quickly as if they couldn't finish fast enough. As soon as they were done he paid them and they hurried out the door, into the cart and down the street as if the hounds of hell were on there tail.
after that he teleported to Ichiraku's and ordered his usual fill of Ramen. When he got back, Iruka was already there supervising a few men as they brought in his stuff.
"Hey Iruka-tousan." said Naruto.
Iruka turned to him and smiled. "Hey Naruto." he said, then he noticed the blonde's slight pallor and frowned. "You look a bit pale, why don't you go lie down for a few minutes." he said and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, maybe I will." he said then he hurried up the stairs to his new bedroom and laid on the bed. It wasn't long until he fell asleep.
Iruka came in a few minutes later to check on him and noticed he was sleeping. He decided to let the obviously exhausted and stressed out blonde sleep in peace. He closed the door and went back downstairs and saw that Kakashi had arrived home. He walked up to him and after removing his mask, gave him a quick kiss.
"Hey Kashi." he greeted his lover after breaking the kiss.
Kakashi returned his greeting then, "where's Naruto?' he asked.
Iruka looked a bit upset. "He is sleeping at the moment but he looked a bit pale and exhausted. I am worried about him Kashi." he said.
Kakashi hugged his lover. "Don't worry Ruka." he said. "Naruto will be okay, he is the most strongest ninja I know. Plus as of now he has us to watch over him." he told him reassuringly.
Iruka nodded and Kakashi grinned then he dragged up to there new room for some alone time.
the next morning...
Naruto woke up groggily and immediately dashed out of his bedroom into the en suite bathroom. He kneeled down quickly and empty his stomach into the toilet . Then he groaned in disgust.
"How do women do this?' he wondered nauseatingly.
"It takes a bit of getting used to kit." said Chiyuki. "Besides the end results make it all worth it."
"Uh huh," groaned Naruto disbelievingly. "Anyway why am I getting tired so easily."
"That's because your body is using more energy faster to support you pregnancy." said Chiyuki.
"Oh ," said Naruto. Then he bent over and began to puke his guts out again.
"Man I cant take much more of this." he grumbled as he finally finished puking. He got up and began brushing his teeth.
"It'll be okay kit." said Chiyuki consolingly.
After taking a quick shower he hurried downstairs to find some saltines to help settle his stomach. Iruka and Kakashi weren't up yet since it was still a bit early. He quickly made himself a bit of breakfast and ate, then he wrote them a note and left for the grocery store. By the time he got there, the store was open and people started bustling about. He ignored the usual stares as well as his fangirls and quickly began shopping. He bought enough for three people then made five shadow clones to carry it all for him. He also stopped at a variety store and picked up a few cleaning supplies as well. When he returned home Kakashi and Iruka were up and sitting at the table.
"Good morning," he greeted them as he walked in and the shadow clones began unloading the groceries.
"Good morning Naruto, how are you feeling this morning?' asked Iruka.
Naruto managed to give a smile. "I'm fine Iruka-tousan. Other than the morning sickness I'm feeling great."
Iruka smiled . "did you already eat?" he asked and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah I did and I will eat more when my stomach settles as well as take my vitamins."he promised.
Iruka nodded accepting this, then he looked at the clock and jumped up.
"Crap gotta go!" he said and after a quick kiss with Kakashi and a goodbye to Naruto, he teleported out.
Naruto watched him go fondly then he turned to look at Kakashi who was staring at him.
"Something on your mind Kakashi?" he asked.
"Not really," said Kakashi. "Do you have a mission today?' he asked.
Naruto nodded. "No Tsunade-sama wanted me to stay home today and completely move in first." he said.
Kakashi nodded. Just then the clones finished unpacking and after picking up the supplies , they began to clean the house down.
"What about you?" asked Naruto.
Kakashi nodded. "Yeah I do. I gotta leave in a few minutes." he said. "How are you really doing?"
"I'm really okay." said Naruto. "Being pregnant and all that is a bit strange but I'll get used to it. The morning sickness though... I don't know how women handle it. It feels like my stomach is trying to turn itself inside out."
Kakashi nodded. "That must really feel weird." he said.
Naruto nodded and they talked a bit more about it. Then Kakashi said goodbye and teleported off. Naruto sighed then he began to watch his clones clean.
"Sasuke," he thought sadly, unable to help himself. "What are you doing right now?" he wondered as he touched his stomach.
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meanwhile with Sasuke...
He had just completed his mission, assassinating a businessman whom Orochimaru wanted out of the way and was returning back to the hideout. As he moved through the trees , he knew his time was running out. He knew that he would have to do something soon since it was almost time for Orochimaru to try and claim his body. He sighed and continued on.
"Please Sasuke, come back to me. Don't leave me again. Can't you see the person you're changing into? The man I know would never have done something like this. In spite of everything you've done I still love you... I need you.
Those words had been going over and over in his mind lately like an endless song.
"Naruto." he said to himself.
It had been this way ever since that day he had raped him. He often found himself reaching for the blonde like he used when they were together, only to wake up as he found the spot next to him empty and feel foolish.
"Is this what I really wanted?"he wondered. "Is getting my revenge worth all this?"
He sighed as he landed in a tree and stopped. "Stop doubting your choices."he lectured himself. "You did what was necessary to get stronger and gain more powerful." then he continued on.
"And what about raping Naruto? Was that necessary too?" a little voice inside asked him. "What about after you get your revenge, what then?" it kept prodding.
He had no answer for that except for the fact that a certain sexy blonde boy kept popping up in his mind.
He continued on until he finally reached the hideout. Then he walked in and began making his way to his room to wash off all the blood and gore.
"Aah another successful mission." said Orochimaru from behind him. "Just as I expected and not a single scratch on that beautiful body. How nice of you to take such good care of it for me." he said, long tongue sticking out and licking his lips.
Inwardly Sasuke was repulsed but he made sure that none of it was reflected on his face. "I gotta go wash off all this blood." he said and began to walk away.
"Please do." said Orochimaru. "Don't want to mar that lovely body now do we?"
Sasuke only walked on, he didnt bother to answer. He entered into his room and began to undress as he walked to the bathroom. As he stepped into the shower his mind was on his future and the decision he would have to make soon.
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Naruto had just finished having a snack when he heard a knock at his door. He opened it and was surprised to see a group of delivery men with loaded carts standing there.
"Are you Uzumaki Naruto?" the leader asked and he nodded.
"We have orders to deliver these and put them anywhere you want?" he said to the blonde.
Naruto nodded dumbly and allowed them to enter . Then he snapped out of it and began to show them where to put everything.
"Who sent it?" he asked and the leader gave him the order form.
On the sheet was all the names of his friends . They had gotten him just about everything he needed for his new home, from a stove to spoons. He felt a bit tearful by there kindness and promised himself that he would thank them all the first chance he got. Even Anko had gotten him something, a pear of wicked looking carving knives. After the men finished he hurried off to meet Lee and Sai at the Ichiraku noodle shop.
They talked and ate companionably until lee announced that he had to go since Sakura had finally given in and agreed to go on a date with him. The two other boys waved him off and turned to each other.
"Come on dickless, let me walk you home." said Sai.
Naruto glared at him. "Don't call me that asshole." he said as they began to walk.
A few fangirls glared daggers at Sai as they walked.
"So how are things going dickless?" Sai started as they walked.
"They're going fine so far." said Naruto. "And don't call me that."
"So we got a mission tomorrow." said Sai, ignoring Naruto's complaint. "You sure you're up for it?"
Naruto nodded. "Yes I am. I'm glad that its to the sand village though, I get to go see Gaara again." he said.
Sai nodded. "Yeah I guess. Kakashi, Neji and Sakura are going as well." he said.
Naruto grunted. "I know already since I chose them. I would normally have gone with just Neji but Tsunade-sama wouldn't allow it." he said.
"Well you are her heir now you know." said Sai. "And congratulations by the way."
"thanks," said Naruto .
Just then they reached Naruto's home and they stopped.
"Thanks for walking me home Sai." he said.
Sai smiled. "No problem. It was kinda nice pissing off your fangirls." he said.
Naruto shook his head at him and waved goodbye as he walked up the walkway to the house. Then he entered the house and locked the door behind him. He walked into the kitchen and found Kakashi and Iruka sitting down eating.
"Hey guys," he said
They both greeted him. They already knew who had sent the furniture so they didnt bother saying anything about that.
"Did you eat yet?" asked Iruka and Naruto nodded.
"Yes I did." he said. " I also made sure to take my vitamins as well." he confirmed knowing that Iruka was about to ask.
Iruka smiled at him. "Good, you need to make sure for the baby."
Naruto nodded again and then told them he was going to turn in early since they would have a long day tomorrow. He went to his room and packed his bagpack for his trip. Then he took a shower and listened to Chiyuki sing him a lullaby as he fell asleep.