Sasuke: I want more NaruSasu!

Ino: Shut up! I want NaruIno!

Sakura: No! NaruSaku!

Hime: Sheesh, this is seriously a harem fic now...

Hinata: *sweatdrop* Hime owns nothing...

Sasuke woke up in Naruto's arms and her face reddened immediately. She looked up to see the familiar sleeping expression of Naruto; he looked peaceful and once again, Sasuke found her fingers on the blonde's face, brushing her fingertips against his whisker marks. Just like she remembered, he purred causing Sasuke to giggle.

Wait...giggle?

Oh gosh, I really have turned to a girl...

Sasuke moved closer to Naruto, resting the side of her head on his shoulder and the tip of her nose against his cheek. She closed her eyes and went back to sleep, to have a few more moments sleeping in the blonde's warmth.

Naruto opened his eyes, he was half awake while Sasuke had been but was too lazy to bother to wake up fully and pull away from the girl. He wondered why girls touched him in his sleep. Hinata, Ino, Ayame, Tsunade & Shizune had touched him before in his sleep. Shizune confessed it was because he was so adorable as he slept. Hinata had told him truthfully that it was because Naruto seemed so defenseless and peaceful which she rarely saw.

Naruto had to admit that much was true, he refused to let people see him cry or really any of his emotions. He hated his mask that was Naruto Uzumaki; wearing his heart on his sleeve and acting like an idiot but Kurama thought it was necessary for him to do it. That way no could ever know about who he really was.

Naruto Namizake, son of the Yondaime.

Naruto Namizake, his true self was sarcastic, sadistic and a pessimist but he wasn't arrogant. He was polite, sincere in his actions and humble but like his mask, Naruto did have his good-natured side; he is a kind soul, warm and caring toward people he would call his friends and family. Also like his mask, he loved ramen but made it look like he was obsessed with it just for kicks.

Naruto had grown up an orphan and one day, Morino Ibiki had seen him scare the shit out of a villager, trying to find out the truth about why the villagers hated him so much when he was 4 and Ibiki saw the potential he seemed to have as an interrogator and took him under his wing as an apprentice. For four years, Naruto was under Ibiki's tutelage. Not long after, Naruto officially became part of Team Weasel with Hinata and Sai.

Naruto had many secrets. Many many secrets.

He knew the girls have been seeing him as more than just the village idiot and more than a friend but honestly he couldn't do it. He could never show them who he really was so he would have to lie constantly. What kind of relationship was it if you were dishonest to your partner?

Naruto sighed deeply, life was so troublesome.

"Oi kid, wake up."

Naruto blinked and forced himself into a sleepy expression before turning to meet Pakkun's face.

For added effect, he yawned in greeting, "Yo."

The dog was indifferent, "Wake up Sasuke and get moving. Kakashi and Sakura already got breakfast ready."

"Gotcha, thanks!"

Pakkun nodded and Naruto watched him go before turning to meet Sasuke's sleeping form.

Curious, the blonde poked the girl on the cheek and smirked in amusement seeing her nose twitch cutely. Sasuke really looked like a spitting image of her mother; she was still a hothead like she was when she was a boy but a lot more bearable now that she wasn't keeping her emotions to herself anymore. Silently, he wondered about the flashbacks and Hinata.

He knew Hinata was bitter towards the Uchiha brothers so Naruto wondered how would she react to Sasuke telling her that the memories about them returned. He knew Hinata and if she could, she would be cold to him and probably won't forgive him but like Naruto himself, she had a mask. The Hinata he knew was blunt, easily irritable and sneaky but kind, sweet and caring just like the Hinata everyone else knew. But what she shows them are careful acts of timidity, shyness and awkwardness making people think she was weak when in truth, she was far from it.

Naruto sighed, he wondered whether Hinata would ever really forgive Sasuke. After all, it wasn't Sasuke's fault that she couldn't remember them. She did suffer a major trauma which caused her the memory loss.

Suddenly, Naruto felt Sasuke fidgeting against him and turned to see the pale girl rubbing her eyes. When she turned to him, he already had a his grinning face ready to greet her with.

"Morning Sasuke!"

Sasuke flinched at his volume and hissed, "Don't yell in the morning dobe!"

The blonde laughed sheepishly making Sasuke roll her eyes, "Dobe as always but thanks."

Now, Naruto was truly confused, "For what?"

"For being there."

Sasuke smiled and Naruto stared. This was the first time he ever saw Sasuke smile and to his amazement, it was actually really beautiful.

Wait...what?!

Kakashi observed a rather dazed looking possibly still sleepy Naruto coming out of the tent and a calm Sasuke who seemed to be in a good mood which was expected really since she did get to sleep beside her crush for the night. Naruto was a gentlemen much like his father and was sweet to all the females around him which was probably why he disliked openly perverted men like himself, Jiraiya and Ebisu. But then again, the blonde had an Orioke Jutsu and a Harem Jutsu so he wouldn't be at all surprised if the boy was at least secretly perverted in some way.

Damn, now Kakashi was really curious...

"Morning!" greeted Sakura cheerfully but Kakashi knew better, Sakura was immensely jealous that Naruto spent the night with Sasuke. Speaking of which, the jounin saw the Uchiha look up and meet eyes with the pinkette, smirking and Kakashi knew why, Sasuke had new bragging rights.

"Morning Sakura-chan!"

There it was again, Naruto coming to the rescue grinning his usual grin making the girls blush slightly and avoid eye contact with him.

Ah, my team is really growing up…

"Ne, ne what did you make for breakfast? Is it ramen?!"

"Only you would want ramen Naruto" says Sasuke as she sits down cross-legged next to the blonde on the ground.

"Ramen is the food of the gods! How can anyone not love it?"

Kakashi smiled softly behind his mask, Kushina would have been proud hearing words she often said coming from her boy's mouth.

I'll take care of him Minato-sensei...Kushina-san...

Sasuke: I like this chapter *smirk*

Sakura & Ino: Shut up!

Hime: *sigh* Please review...