Yosh! Anousa, everyone! Alright, I'm updating the sixth chappy now! Woot! Anyways, now that the 'family' is reunited again, let's see the outcome! Oh, and Sasuke and Naru-chan are going to be friends again in this chappy! Aww, that's so sweet...! However, there are still some problems between them...hmm...

Tamabi: Ne Koneko-chan, can I ask you something?

Koneko: What is it, Tamabi-chan?

Gaara: ... (feels like he's being left out...)

Tamabi: Why is it that there would still be any problem between those two?

Koneko: Because...I don't know, just read on to find out! (grins)

Gaara: ...

Hm...what is it with Gaara-kun? Oh well, I'll ask him later! On the meantime, enjoy the story! Oh, and this time it's Mikoto's POV! Woot!

Chapter Six: Friends

I heard the sound of the car engine being turned off. I assumed it was my husband, so I stopped my work and went out to greet him. All of a sudden, I felt my heart thumping quickly. Not knowing the reason why, I tried to ignore it and walked towards the front door. Slowly, the door was being opened from outside.

"Kaa-san! Itachi-nii-san!"

Immediately, my tears began to drip out of my eyes. It had been almost ten years, but I could still recognise his voice somehow. It was quite deeper now, but he still had the same high-pitch kind of tone. Then, he hopped into the house and we met eyes with each other. I could not help but to cry even more when I saw him.

"Naruto-kun! You're back!"

At the spot, I ran to hug him. He hugged me back, and the both of us cried together in the warm embrace. I had longed for the same warmth from the little boy I had always craddled and held ten years earlier, and now that I got it back, I felt like not wanting to let it go ever again. I, however, broke the embrace after a while.

"I miss you, Naruto-kun..." I carressed his whiskered cheeks, my eyes still wet.

"I miss you too, Kaa-san," he smiled and wiped the tears off my face. "Anyways, I'm back now...so there's no need to cry anymore, is there?" With that, he grinned his usual teasing grin which made me rolled my eyes and playfully smacked him on his head. "Oww...what was that for, Kaa-san? You're not kind anymore..."

"Yes, I am not anymore, you cheeky boy," I replied, pinching his nose lightly.

Then, I heard my husband coughed. "Anyways..." he said. "...we're home..."

"Oh, welcome home!" I smiled, then I noticed my younger son standing by the door. "...Sasuke, you're back with Too-san today?"

"...yeah..."

I noticed the weird tone in his reply, so I turned to Naruto. He made an annoyed face and rolled his eyes. Then, I looked at my husband, whom just shrugged and mouthed 'Teenagers' problems'. I only nodded slightly and approached my husband, taking his coat and his bag. Then, I led the three of them to the living room.

"...where's Itachi-nii-chan, Kaa-san?" Naruto asked as we entered the living room.

"He's still at school," I replied with my usual smile. "He has to take a test this evening... You know, the entrance test if you want to go to the university after you graduated from high school..."

He nodded. "That's right, Itachi'nii-chan's going to university next year, right?"

"Yeah, he's going to graduate this year end," Fugaku replied.

I left the three males to have a chat on their own - but I noticed that Sasuke was not saying anything. I knew he was not a talker, but he could at least say his opinion in the topic they were talking about, especially when his best friend and godbrother whom he had just met again after almost ten years of time was there.

I decided it was best if they settled their problem, so I came up with a plan. I quickly put away my husband's stuff, then I wnet back to the living room and called Fugaku. I told them I had something to do with him, and I pulled him to the kitchen. He knew it was quite peculiar for me to do something like that, so he asked me what was wrong.

"You told me they have some problems, right?" I asked him back, and ho nodded in respond. "So...I think it's best if we leave them alone for now...just so that they can settle their problems, whatever that might be... That is, if it is possible..." I let out a sigh at the end of my sentence, knowing my son's stubborn attitude.

"...I know they'll settle it..." my husband suddenly replied, assuring me.

I stared at him in disbelief for quite a while, then I smiled and nodded. "Yeah...they'll settle their problems..."

Then, I heard Sasuke spoke, "What are you staring at, dobe?"

"S-shut up, teme!" Naruto replied harshly. "What do you care about anyway?! Teme!"

Then, it was silence. I held my breath and turned to my husband. He nodded and held my shoulders, trying to calm me down. After a while, I heard Naruto sighed slightly. I peeped back into the living room and saw him standing up and approaching Sasuke, taking a seat beside him on the couch.

"Look...I'm sorry about earlier, okay?"

"...I don't care..." I heard my son replied.

"At least let me speak, teme..." Naruto let out another sigh. "I know you're mad and all...but...I just wanted to say, I miss you too. But...your actions at school earlier...I don't want to say this...but, you know...they brought the creeps out of me... I mean, I know you're just being the old you...but we're older now...it's just...not suitable for us to do something like that anymore, is it?"

"And you're saying?"

"...are we friends now?"

I could hear nothing from my son. I winced and turned to my husband again. He just blinked at me. Sighing, I turned my vision back to the two boys. I could not hear anything from Sasuke yet and I began to get worried.

"...yeah, whatever, dobe..."

"Friends?"

"Friends..."

"Best friends?"

"...shut up, dobe..."

"Teme!"

And I could not be any happier...

Lol! And that is the end of this chappy! It was tensing, yet so funny at the same time! And the forget the sweetness! I just loved this chappy! I hope you guys think the same as well! Lol! Woot! Anyways, it's half past ten now, so I got to go now, since tomorrow's still a school day! Kyaa! I'm going to be late again tomorrow! Lol!

Tamabi: ...anything wrong with you, Gaara-kun?

Gaara: ... 'I'm not talking to you, pinky-head!'

Koneko: Hm? (turns to Gaara) Ne Gaara-kun, you're jealous, aren't you?

Gaara: Shut up...

Koneko: I know it! Gaara-kun is jealous!

Gaara: I said shut up!!

Lol! Gaara-kun is jealous of Tamabi-chan! He's really a possessive...friend. Lol! Woot! Ja ne!