The meal was over and the girls had left. Guy and the boys walked down the streets of Konoha with bright smiles on their faces. Naruto and Sasuke walked hand in hand next to their guardian. Naruto kept getting filthy glares but, Sasuke didn't care. He loved being able to walk with his brother with their fingers laced once more. Naruto seemed content, which made Sasuke content. That was, until Naruto heard something.
A passerby scowled at the boys hands before turning their gaze to Naruto completely. The villager whispered, "Itachi's demon hound!" The passersby spat on the ground in front of Naruto's feet. Naruto's eyes grew large with pain before relaxing into a more hurt look.
Guy watched as Naruto grew more heart broken. He wanted to yell at the villager. To scream at them for hurting Naruto. But he couldn't. He wasn't supposed to treat villagers that way. And he knew Naruto would be upset with him for bringing it up in front of the clueless Sasuke. He sighed. "Today was going so well too."
They kept walking and Naruto kept his head down. Sasuke knew something was wrong when Naruto was barely holding his hand anymore. He looked over and saw silent tears streaming down his face. Sasuke stopped with wide eyes and pulled Naruto into a hug. "Naruto! What happened?!" Guy turned to them and scrunched his face. He knew what had happened, but he couldn't tell Sasuke. He would freak! Naruto shook his head and slowly stopped the sobs. Guy felt helpless. "Why must these people hate him so much?! He's just a kid." Guy snapped out of his thoughts and walked over to the two.
He knelt down and pulled them both closer. Sasuke made a surprised yelp while Naruto continued to fight his sobs. Guy knew people were staring but, he didn't care. He was growing angrier with the villagers and began to not care for their stares. He felt that way but he couldn't do nothing. After all, Naruto is stabbed by every glare directed at him. He had to do something. As their guardian, no, he felt like it was more than that. For him at least, he was their father. With a new look of determination, he glared at everyone around them. Knowing the capabilities of Might Guy, the villagers backed off.
Guy sighed and looked down at the boys. Naruto had stopped his crying and was looking at him thankfully. Sasuke still looked confused but he was smiling. He felt better now that Naruto wasn't crying. Guy stood and turned around. He looked over his shoulder and smiled. "Let's go home, we need baths after that youthful display." Sasuke made a face of disgust. Like he had just remembered how sweaty they were and regretted hugging Guy. Guy simply laughed and turned his head back around. Naruto smiled at Sasuke and nodded. Sasuke looked at him confused a moment before smiling and nodding in agreement.
Naruto moved to the side of Guy and held his right hand. He looked down at a smiling with a shocked expression. He felt a tug on his left hand and looked over to see Sasuke holding onto it. He was also smiling and Guy felt like something was tugging his heart strings. He felt so happy at such a simple gesture. He chuckled at himself for being this emotional about holding hands. Naruto pouted as he pulled Guy's hand a little. "Come on Tou-Chan! We need a bath remember?!" Sasuke whined and pulled on his hand too. "Hurry up Tou-Chan!" Guy nodded with a smile as he began walking. Then it hit him. They just called him dad. His smile grew ever wider as he walked with his sons. He was content. He never wanted to leave these boys sides.
He watched as they eagerly pulled him towards their home, chatting about what soap to use. Naruto was arguing for the 'lavender stuff that makes bubbles', while Sasuke argued for the soap that would work best against sweat. Guy felt a sweat drop down his brow. "How smart is this kid?" Then Naruto pointed out that he knew that, being sure to state exactly how, before begging his brother for the bubbles. "Ok, how smart are THESE kids?!" Sasuke sighed and gave in. Looks like bubble baths for the boys. He smiled. "I'll mix in some of the soap Sasuke mentioned. They both win."
The boys sat in Guys bath, washing themselves. Well, Naruto wasn't so much washing as he was playing with the bubbles. Sasuke would laugh at his antics, which spurred Naruto on. Guy heard the laughing from his living room and smiled to himself. He was still on a high after they called him 'Tou-Chan'.
Sasuke watched as Naruto gave himself a beard and yelled about being a wizard. He couldn't hold back the laugh that ripped through him. Naruto seemed happy, but then a mischievous grin graced his face. Sasuke was too distracted to notice Naruto growing closer, bubbles at hand. With a quick swipe, Naruto gave Sasuke a beard and mustache. He sat back to admire his work before rolling in the bath laughing. However, Sasuke's laughter had stopped. He had a look of pure rage. "Usuratonkatchi!" Naruto knew what was coming and jumped out the bath. Sasuke chased Naruto around the house as Guy watched two naked boys run around. He laughed as he realized the cliché that was bubbles hiding their private parts. His laughter only got harder when he noticed the beards.
Naruto stopped with a questioning look on his face. This gave Sasuke time to strike and he tackled Naruto to the ground. "I'm sorry Nii-San! Please don't!" Sasuke grinned evilly before attacking Naruto's sides with his fingers. Naruto tried his best but, he couldn't hold the immense laughter coming through. "Nii-San…please…st-top….HAHAHA…I.. Can't….HAHAHA!" Sasuke looked triumphant but refused to budge. "Say sorry one more time and MAYBE I will get off." Naruto chocked out another laugh before doing his best to speak. "I…I HAHA I'm so GAHA sorry!" Sasuke nodded, triumphant, but still didn't move. Naruto looked scared through his laughter and Guy decided it was time to step up.
Guy walked over to the two and picked the both up. Sasuke pouted and Naruto smiled gratefully at him as he calmed his laughs. "Did you guys finish or have you been playing this whole time?" Sasuke looked away and crossed his arms. Naruto however, held a proud grin. "We played of course! The bath is the perfect place to display our youth!" Guy looked at Naruto with a proud fatherly smile. Tears grew at the corners of his eyes. "So proud…" Sasuke rolled his eyes before tugging Guys arm. Guy let them down and Sasuke lead Naruto back to the bathroom. Giving a stern talking to on the way. Guy simply laughed again.
Half an hour passed and Naruto left the bathroom. Sasuke following shortly after. "Tou-Chan! The bath's free!" "Thank you!" Guy stood up and walked over to the bathroom. He was running the bath when he heard the boys playfully arguing. He shook his head with a smile on his lips.
He finished running his bath and made to remove his clothes. However, he was stopped by a yell from the bedroom. It was Naruto! He ran to the boy's room and saw Naruto kneeling over an unconscious Sasuke. Guy ran over and knelt next to them. "Naruto, what happened?!" Naruto was shaking and crying rivers. He lifted his gaze to Guy before pointing in the direction of the window and lowering his head. Guy looked over and saw half a break on the floor surrounded by glass. The corner had a bit of blood on it and Guy immediately knew it was bad. He returned his eyes to Sasuke to see his head bleeding. Definitely bad. "It's my fault." Guy looked at Naruto with wide eyes. "What? No it's not Naruto! You need to call Kakashi, quick!" Naruto stayed put, too shaken to move. "It's all because of me…again…" His voice was almost a whisper and Guy knew he couldn't get him to move. Instead, he sent for Kakashi himself.
With a poof, Kakashi arrived. He saw the scene and immediately bounded into action. A few minutes passed and Sasuke regained consciousness. "Sasuke, don't move too much too quickly." Sasuke's half lidded eyed looked at Kakashi before he slowly nodded. He seemed to be remembering the events. His eyes flew wide open and he quickly scanned the room, internally wincing at the pain. He stopped spinning his head as his gaze landed on Guy crouching next to a shaking Naruto. Naruto was sat in the corner with a guilt stricken face. His hands were gripping his head so hard he had started bleeding. Sasuke slowly moved towards him and heard his whispers. "It's my fault." Sasuke shook his head. "Oh no." Guy shook his head and Sasuke understood. He moved to his other side the best he could and held him in an embrace. Naruto just kept shaking.
"You know what you have to do, don't you?"