RECAP: Naruto knows the details and Sakura asked him to tell Kakashi for her so he does and hes crying and after he tells Kakashi he starts crying lightly. Sakura's out of the bath and she gets dressed then Naruto sas shes staying in their room and she goes in there while he packs her stuff. She walks in and Kakashi hugs her like immediately and then he crys then she cries then Naruto comes in and she hugs him and they all cry and then she takes her bag to her room and then they feast.

Everyone was stuffed and ready to sleep. Naruto looked like he could pass out right there. They all got up to goto bed.

"Hey as your squad leader I'm going out for a bit and I expect you to stay put. I should be back by morning."

Although they wondered as to where he was going they knew better than to ask. The nodded and Kakashi was off.

"Well, I'm off to sleep then goodnight Naruto."

"Yea good night"

He watched as she walked away then he remembered.

"Wait!"

"What is it?"

"I-I still have those...questions...and Kakashi's gone so..."

"Oh right! Sure, shoot"

"Um well lets go in my room...it's...safer"

Sakura let Naruto walk her to his room and they sat on his bed. His was much more comfortable than her own mattress. She talked a big game but she wasn't sure she could answer all of these, she kind of hoped they weren't as bad as he made them out to be. He told her to wait there while he got her a surprise. While he was gone she realized how cold Naruto's room was, much colder than the rest of the apartment like hotel room. She was pretty sure he wouldn't mind if she got under the covers. She warmed up almost immediately, then Naruto stepped in with what was quite a surprise.

"Here ya go Sakura, your favorite before-bed snack, warm milk and honey with sliced apples."

[If that's not the best snack you ever heard of somethings off]

"Oh! Naruto you remembered...thank you.."

Although she was incredibly full she was going to eat this. Naruto's mind calmed when he ate as did most peoples'. These questions would go by easy with this fantastic snack. She could tell he made this by himself, he was the only one in the group other than Kakashi who simply could not handle apple cutting. She didn't care at least he got all of the seeds out. Naruto put the tray of snacks in between them. He too noticed it was freezing in his room so he also got under the covers. He chugged half the milk and Sakura could hear him trying to make the words to form the questions. She was almost as nervous as he, she did make him promise to save them for her but she wasn't sure now.

"Well...um m-me and Gaara...he did that first...and um...he I mean I was shocked...and he backed off...and then I wish he hadn't and...I..did that...to him-m...and um...is something wrong?..."

Sakura could answer this one. She was just worried her answer would come out as shaky as the question. She looked over to Naruto who turned his head away, she noticed he was blushing. Sakura was determined a confident answer was what he needed and that's what she would give him!

"Well Naruto, it could've been a spur of the moment reaction, it might not have been Gaara, it might have just been the fact that you got kissed. I sorry but it might help if I knew this next thing...um...d-did...your p-pants...get...tighter...? Remember I'm training to be a medical ninja so you should feel comfortab-"

Naruto cut her off.

"If anything I feel comfortable asking these questions because I feel like we're close, I'm actually glad you asked to hear them I'm not sure I would've ended up asking Kakashi...but to answer your question...maybe a little..."

Sakura blushed but tried to hide it and Naruto did the exact same thing. Sakura knew exactly what was going on but she didn't quite know how to phrase it.

"Ok then Naruto, one more thing...would you have done the same if the person who kissed you was say...a girl?"

"Well, um...I suppose I would've but I'm not sure..."

"Let me rephrase that..hmm. Ok got it. If that wasn't Gaara would you have still done that?"

"Ok...well um...I think it depends, if it was you of course, if it was any other guy...other than Shika and Neji...no I don't think I would..."

He tried to muffle the part about Shikmaru and Neji, but Sakura heard it none the less. She really had it in her head but she wanted to let him ask the rest of his questions.

"Oh, well you could be in...love with the afore mentioned people maybe just physically but I think Gaara is something more to you...that doesn't mean you don't like women, it could but it might not...and it's definitely not wrong...next question."

"In...l-love with a man...anyway um my next question has already been answered kinda so...I'll skip to the next one...um when I uh...kissed him...my um...you know...got um...e-e-ere-"

Sakura blushing profusely as she cut him off, even though she was a medical ninja in training she didn't want to hear...that...from her best friend...

"I-I-I get the picture...and um...that happens to you...down there when...you get...aroused..."

"Um...ok..."

"Let me continue...so this happens when...you're attracted to someone...sexually...and an e-e-erection-n happens when you start doing things or talking about things...that get you...in the mood-d..."

"What do you mean..?"

"Ok well, when you g-get a um you know what, it means...you want to have...sex...and if you love the person you're with and are physically and sexually attracted too...then it happens more often...getting you prepared to...do it...so since you were kissing...and since you probably love Gaara...your body was preparing you for what it thought that was leading to..."

"Um but...Gaara is a man...doesn't my...you know...know that...how are you supposed to do that with a guy..."

"Didn't you get these kinds of talks from yo-"

Sakura stopped herself realizing that, no, Naruto didn't have the sex talk from his parents, he had none. She had assumed he just...knew...she then thought if I tell him this he might never be able to look at me in the eye...or...it could make your bond stronger...she assumed the later not wanting to just turn him over to Iruka or Kakashi.

"Mm...nevermind...um well both men and women can experience this without anyone from the opposite sex...but for men...you well you don't necessarily need to um enter...but that's true for anyone...but if you do want to enter...you go in through...the um...um...um...a-a-nus..."

There was a very long pause. They were both blushing hard, very very hard.

MEANWHILE

While Sakura was informing Naruto about all the ins and outs of what he was asking Kakashi was going to go after Sasuke. He had almost left the market place but he'd promised Naruto and Sakura that he'd be back by morning and it would take him all night over there. He decided that he'd find some decorations to spruce up Sakura's party which was in 3 days...who was going to come? He knew the rookie nine should be there but...Sasuke...he shouldn't go but he didn't want to make that decision without consulting. He would've gone back and asked but he figured they were asleep by now so instead of going to his hotel room he went to Sakura's. It hadn't hit him how bad Sasuke had hurt Sakura physically and mentally but when he saw all the damage done to the walls and floors...he lay there crying and eventually cried himself to sleep.

AND BACK AGAIN

"So...thats how it works...eh...heh...bet that hurts..."

"It hurts the first time no matter what..."

"Oh...right...sorry..."

"Anyway next question..."

"Um right...well when it got that way it stayed...up...for a while...anyway to make that stop-p...?"

Sakura knew the answer Lady Tsunade had made her read up on every uncomfortable detail there was, but how could she tell Naruto...

"Before I answer that, Naruto are you completely comfortable with me...?"

"Oh...of course...I mean, just today, we've been through a lot..."

"Ok...good...well to get rid of that um...bulge...you do something called...m-masturbating...both men and women do it...it's natural"

"Um...what's that..."

"Well, it's like...having..sex..with...yourself..."

"Ok...how do I do it..."

"Naruto before I answer that, you're completely comfortable with me right?"

"I already said yes..."

"Ok...it may sound awkward but you start by wrapping your hand around the base of your...p-penis...and you rub up and down squeezing slightly..."

"Ok and how long do I do that..."

"Trust me you'll know when to stop..."

"Ok...so do other people do that...?"

"Oh of course...even women"

"Ok well those were my questions...that was kinda awkward..."

"I keep telling you it's strictly medical..."

There was a pause that seemed to last for ages but in reality it was only about 4 seconds, 4 very long seconds.

"Ok then um goodnight Naruto, thank you for the snack...and for confiding in me"

"Goodnight Sakura...and thank you for not judging me..."

Sakura leaned over the tray to give Naruto a hug. As she pulled back she kissed him on the forehead and walked down the hall to her room. Naruto put the tray on top of the dresser in his room and got back under the covers to go to sleep. Sakura went into her room she felt good about their talk. She washed her face and went to bed. Naruto was sleeping fine as usual but Sakura was tossing and turning, she was having a horrible nightmare about Sasuke. She knew she was asleep but she just couldn't wake up. Finally she woke up screaming and in a cold sweat. She started having to fight tears. Even that didn't wake Naruto up.

She didn't want to go back to sleep, she was afraid of her own mind. She thought that maybe Naruto had woken up. She half conciously knew he wasn't but she left her room and peeked inside his just incase. Kakashi had heard the screaming and then footsteps he was half asleep and not fully alert but he was afraid, what if Sasuke had returned. He was doing his best to be stealthy in his attempts to catch Sasuke off guard, but he was still asleep and very disorientated seeing as he forgot he was in a different room. He almost fell into the bath.

Sakura was unaware of Kakashi's attempts to save her, mainly because she didn't need saving. The last thing she wanted to do was wake Naruto, so she walked down the hall toward Kakashi's she'd feel no remorse waking him up. For all she knew he'd been out drinking all night although she highly doubted that. She creaked the door open but to her surprised his bed was empty. She figured she'd just go back to her bed, she went and got a glass of water and stumbled back to her room just as she reached her doorway Kakashi burst in.

"K-kkakashi-sensei?"

"A-are you ok..?"

"Y-yea I'm fine, just a bad dream...let me help you to your bed"

"Heh...thanks...I've taken quite a beating from that room."

Sakura didn't really want to ask what he meant. She helped him to his room tucked him in, kissed him on the forehead and said goodnight. She walked back to her room, she'd almost forgotten about her horrible dream. She got all snuggled and fell back asleep. It was no good the same dream again. Waking up in a screaming fit and a cold sweat. She started crying. Right then Naruto and Kakashi came in. Sakura stopped her crying almost immediately hoping they wouldn't see. Naruto whispered something inaudible to himself. He then came over to her hugged her kissed her cheek. He told her to lay down and she did and Naruto laid right next to her. Sakura was surprised that Naruto was cuddling her. He put his arm around her and she nuzzled herself closer. The bed was big enough for the three of them and Sakura patted the bed for Kakshi to come over.

Kakashi came into the room and laid down on the edge of the bed. Sakura was sandwiched in between the two of them. She'd never felt more secure as she snuggled with Kakashi and Naruto. It waslike when a thunder storm scared her and she'd sandwich herself between her parents. She loved them both dearly and she was glad she had them. She was almost glad she'd come without all of this happening she wouldn't be as close to both of them. She slept soundly that night.

Kakashi woke up before both of them and managed to get of the bed without waking either of them. He looked at his Naruto and Sakura snuggling and Sakura snuggling the space Kakashi left. He looked at them like daughter and son. He was glad he had them and hoped they saw him like a father. Being as quiet as he could he went out to the kitchen and cooked them a full breakfast for the long day of travel they had ahead. Kakashi had made sure to pack all of their things in the respective bags and gifts for Sakura were kept in his own bag. He set out the plates and waited for them to wake up.

Naruto of course got up at the smell and since his arm was around Sakura he woke her up to. They couldn't have been happier to wake up to eachother. They had both assumed Naruto was gay so they would stay best friends and nothing more. Sakura knew that from now on they'd be extremely close. He went to get up at the same time she did, before she even got on her elbows he kissed her on the forehead.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't there..."

"Naruto, it wasn't your fault...it's in the past"

"Sakura..you're my best friend. I can't even imagine what life without you would be like."

"Naruto, you're my best friend too, I'll always be by your side."

Naruto was relieved to hear that Sakura wouldn't abandon him while he was sorting out the whole Gaara thing. Sakura was relieved to know Naruto would stick with her as she slowly dealt with Sasuke. They got dressed and left the room. Once they saw the huge feast that had been prepared the gave Kakashi great big bear hugs and scarfed almost all of it down. After they'd finished they set out for Konoha.