My Everything
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. I am fighting a severe case of writer's block for this story, but the show must go on. Oh and I got a request for a female Sasuke x female Naruto story. So please let me know if you guys have any interest in that, if you would be so kind.
Kyuubi talking to Naruko is in bold text.
Naruko talking to Kyuubi is in italics.
Chapter 17
The next day, Sasuke went to get tested. If Naruko was being poisoned, odds were that he was as well. After all, they did everything together.
That included eating and drinking. Which Sasuke suspected was the most likely way that someone had been able to slip her poison continually. The wannabe assassin had likely been poisoning her drinks or food.
"Alright, Sasuke. I have to do some blood work. I hope you don't mind." Tsunade tells him.
"I'm fine with blood work. I'm not a baby about that sort of thing, unlike some people." The raven haired ninja says as he directs a smirk towards his wife.
"You can be such a bastard sometimes!" The younger busty blonde grumbles in annoyance.
It had been a battle of two desires. The first one said that Naruko should stay home and rest in bed. The second one told Sasuke that he couldn't leave his lovable foxy wife behind. He didn't want to risk letting her out of his sight. In the end, the latter had won out and he brought her to the hospital with him.
"I know, but you married me anyway." Sasuke informs her smugly and Naruko just rolls her eyes.
"Well I see that you are in good spirits." Tsunade muses as she takes the blood sample.
Sasuke winces slightly, but makes no other sign of protest. He was used to getting blood work and injections done. His time in the Sound Village had been far from pleasant, but it had been productive.
"How long will it take to get the results?" Sasuke asks anxiously.
"It shouldn't take that long. Though I would probably head home, unless you wanna wait around in the hospital until then." The medic replies.
The eldest Uchiha glances at Naruko. He knew that she disliked hospitals, but it would still be better for them to stay in the hospital. That way if something went wrong, they had help nearby. He wouldn't push though.
"Oh don't give me those sad eyes. Alright. I'll stay. I don't really like hospitals all that much, but the results won't take that long to get and I'm going to be spending a lot of time soon. I am pregnant after all." Naruko reasons.
"Wonderful. You two can keep using this room for now. I have some other patients to look after and need to get this to the lab." Tsunade says as she heads off.
Sasuke nods and he sits on the bed with Naruko. The eldest Uchiha quickly wraps his arms around her protectively and sighs. He couldn't believe this was happening. Everything was going so perfectly and then of course something had to go wrong. Someone was trying to assassinate Naruko.
"It'll be alright. You don't have to sigh like that. I'm not dead and I'm not going to be any time soon." The blue eyed ninja promises him.
"You need to rest. We are going to find out who did this and I promise you that I'm going to make them suffer." Sasuke says.
Naruko shakes her head. Oh boy. They were now entering the Danger Zone. She loved Sasuke, but she also knew him well enough to realize when he was about to lose it. Right now, was one of those times.
"No. You aren't allowed to do that." She informs him bluntly.
"I'm not allowed to do what?" Her lover asks with a raised eyebrow.
She wasn't going to let that happen again. It had taken her forever to pull him out of the darkness. There was no way in Hell that Naruko was ever going through that again. He was her bastard and he was going to stay that way.
Revenge was very seductive, but she wasn't going to allow him to lose himself to it again. The first time had been bad enough. She wasn't going to ever allow him to surrender to the Curse of Hatred again.
"To go off on a revenge kick. It took me years to get you back last time. We'll figure out who did it and solve it together." She says.
"I don't know if you should really be involved. Your hands are currently clean. I don't want to dirty them with the blood of cowards." Sasuke states bluntly.
"I'm a ninja. Killing is a last resort for me, but I can do it. I have to. They've been trying to kill me and our baby for months. We have to stop them. Anyone that would try to kill a baby before they were even born, isn't worth saving." She hisses.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. So it had finally happened. Someone had finally crossed Naruko's line of no return.
Her capacity for forgiveness had always astounded him. Quite honestly, Sasuke didn't think that there was a single person on the planet that Naruko wouldn't try to "save." It looked like even the savior of the ninja world had her limits.
"We'll see. I've been down this road before. I know how to get out this time. I wouldn't lose myself again. Not when I have you and our son or daughter." He tells her and kisses her cheek reassuringly.
"Good because if you go all crazy again, I'm going to have to kick your ass." Naruko says firmly.
Sasuke just laughs. That was a very Naruko answer. He couldn't believe that sometimes she still talked like a Genin.
"You mean that you'll try to kick my ass and fail miserably." He retorts and Naruko grumbles at him.
Meanwhile Shikamaru was talking to Sai. The man was creepy, but he was a skilled ninja. In particular, he was excellent at intelligence gathering. That was precisely the kind of ninja that the lazy man needed to help him on his current task.
"I need you to spy on the Daimyos." He states.
Sai raises an eyebrow. That was an unusual request to put it mildly. It was also a very dangerous one. If he got caught and ratted Shikamaru out, they would both be put to death for treason.
"I assume that you have a very good reason for issuing such an outrageous request?" He replies with that infamous creepy smile of his.
Shikamaru suppresses a shudder. Sai really did need to work on that smile some more. The cloud lover knew that it wasn't the other man's fault, but it was an unsettling smile to say the least. Sai was still trying to learn how to express his emotions appropriately.
ROOT was a harsh organization. It used extreme methods to beat all the emotions out of its members. Shikamaru wasn't aware of all the details, but he knew enough to realize that the artist had been put through Hell and back. He felt more than a little sympathy towards the other man.
"I believe that they are attempting to assassinate Naruko." He says.
Sai blinks. He didn't understand why they would want to kill the savior of the ninja world. That seemed rather foolish.
"What makes you say such a thing? Surely, you have good reason to be suspicious of their motives. You are basically asking me to go on a suicide mission, after all. Not only are you risking my life, but you are also potentially risking yours. You aren't a reckless person. Surely, you have something to go on." The dark haired man says.
Shikamaru sighs. He proceeds to tell Sai everything. Quite frankly, he had expected the other ninja to demand an explanation. This was not a mission to be untaken lightly. It was obviously an S Class one.
"Now I believe you understand why I'm concerned. It's a drag, but this has to be done. We need to know what they are up to." He says.
"Yes, you're right to be nervous. So they see her as a threat long-term because of her popularity. I suppose there is some merit to that anxiety. Still this is Naruko. She is the least power hungry person that I've ever met. I could understand their concerns, if it was Sasuke though." The artist observes.
"I feel the same way. Please, hurry." He urges him.
Sai nods. With that, he set about his question. One way or another, he would find out what was going on. He wouldn't let his friend down.
Shikamaru sighs as he watches Sai's retreating form. He knew that it was a gamble to enlist Sai's help. He had done so because the man was on Naruko's team and the blonde had helped him a lot. Gratitude could be quite a powerful force. That and he didn't really have many other options.
He just hoped that Sasuke saw it that way. Shikamaru had never liked the man, but he could certainly sympathize towards him. The love of his life was pregnant with his child and she was slowly being poisoned.
"Please let this work." He whispers to himself.
That was enough to make anyone snap. The Uchiha wasn't fond of Sai on a good day. He would likely be enraged that Shikamaru had involved the artist in their attempts to gather information, but he had had no other choice.
If it came down to Naruko's life or facing Sasuke's temper, he would choose Naruko's life every time. Though it was a close call. Damn. The Uchiha was like a volcano when it came to displaying his rage.
A short while later, the test results came back. Tsunade sighs when she saw them. She had suspected this, but she had hoped that she was wrong. Sasuke had also been poisoned.
"Well I suppose that we all expected this, but it seems Naruko wasn't the only target. There are traces of poison in your system as well, Sasuke. You likely built up an immunity to it in the Sound Village and that's why you are unaffected." The busty blonde explains.
Sasuke bites back a snarl. So somehow this coward had access not only to Naruko, but also him. He or she didn't bat an eyelash at poisoning Naruko, their child, or him. The Uchiha had to restrain himself though. He knew that if he lost his temper, that would only make things worse.
"That's weird. How are they getting to both of us?" Naruko asks.
"I don't know, but these people clearly know where you live. I would find other lodgings for now." Tsunade states.
Sasuke frowns. That meant they'd have to find a place big enough to house both of them and possibly the baby, until they figured this out. That limited their options. Staying at a hotel would be too public. They would have to stay somewhere else.
"Shikamaru knows about what is going on. Maybe his family won't mind us staying on their lands for awhile." Sasuke says with a sigh.
"That's good thinking, Sasuke. I'll write them up a request at once. Hopefully, they'll say yes. If not, well maybe the Hyugas would be kind enough to indulge us." The former Hokage reasons.
Naruko nods. Yeah. They could stay at Shikamaru's place or with Hinata's family. Though she wasn't entirely certain how the Hyugas would feel about hosting a "rival Clan." Still she imagined that Hinata would be able to talk her father into letting them stay for awhile.
Tsunade summons a messenger hawk and quickly scribbles a message on the scroll for it to carry. It didn't take long for the bird to take off. Sasuke smiles. He had always been fond of hawks and they were dreadfully useful when it came to passing along information quickly.
"I suppose all we can do now is wait. Naruko, I'm going to check your vitals a bit more while you are here. Alright?" She asks.
"Okay! Sure. No more blood work though, right?" The younger blonde asks.
Tsunade chuckles. Naruko was Naruko. She didn't mind sustaining what should be lethal injuries on the battlefield, but she was still terrified of needles. It was almost comical. Then again, maybe she was being a little bit too hard on her. She was a medic who was afraid of blood.
"No more blood work. Well at least not for today, anyway." The medic informs her and Naruko sighs in relief.
About a half hour later, the hawk returns with a different scroll attached to its feet. Tsunade thanks the bird and takes the scroll, quickly unfolding it to read. She smiles after she does so.
"The Naras are fine with you staying with them, for now. Sasuke, why don't you make some clones and begin packing up a few things to take over there? I know that you won't want to leave Naruko's side and that seems like the best compromise." She reasons.
"Alright. Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Sasuke says and suddenly there were five Uchihas standing in the room, if you counted the original.
"Go pack up some things for us to take to the Naras' Estate. We don't know how long we'll be there. So pack up anything that you think might be useful for a long-term stay." He orders them and the four other Sasukes take off.
Tsunade nods approvingly. Well if nothing else, Sasuke would be cooperative when it involved Naruko and their child. So that was something at least.
"I need you two to write up a list of all the places you've been together and visited regularly during the past year. You've both been exposed multiple times, so wherever you are getting poisoned must be a place that you both frequent. You were both exposed in nearly identical amounts." The medic says.
"We'll make a list. Do you think that will help us find whoever did this, Granny Tsunade?" Naruko asks.
"I sure hope so. For now, I want you to get some rest until your things are packed and you can go to the Naras' home." She says as she walks off.
Sasuke gives Naruko a look. He knew his wife. Whenever someone told her to rest, she inevitably would be stubborn about it.
"You heard her." He states simply.
"You are so bossy, but anyway those clones got me to thinking." The blonde says cheerfully.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. God only knows what sort of crazy idea had entered his wife's mind this time. She wasn't known as the most unpredictable ninja for nothing, after all.
"And what did they get you to thinking about?" Sasuke asks warily.
"Well I used clones on you once. You could do the same to me!" She says brightly.
Sasuke blinks. Yes, she was still just as unpredictable as always. Motherhood and even being poisoned hadn't change that. Still did she had to suggest that now?!
"When you are better, maybe. I don't want to risk having the poison spread faster than the Nine Tails can burn it by having you do strenuous activity." Sasuke tells her.
"Damn. I guess you're right." She grumbles and Sasuke just shakes his head.
"You aren't in any pain though?" He asks.
Naruko shakes her head. She felt fine. Other than not being able to access her chakra, she didn't feel any different than before.
In a twisted way, it was a good thing her chakra had stopped working. If it hadn't, she might never have noticed that something was wrong. Something awful could have happened.
"For once, I am with the Uchiha. I think that you should just let your Mate handle your attackers once we find out who they are. We are certainly capable, but he is far more sadistic than you are. In this case, that is an advantage. I want them to suffer. They weren't just threatening you. They were also threatening me and the kit." Kurama says.
"Kurama, we are not going to encourage Sasuke to go all homicidal manic again. Bad Kurama! Bad!" She snaps at him.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. Naruko had gone suspiciously quiet again. He knew what that meant. She was talking to the furball.
"What'd the Nine Tails have to say?" He asks.
"Nevermind. It doesn't matter what he has to say. What matters is that we have found a safe place to stay until this is all sorted out." Naruko says cheerfully.
The raven haired ninja just shakes his head. He knew that sooner or later, Naruko would tell him. The woman couldn't keep a secret to save her life, especially not from him.
"Alright. Well it looks like the clones are back." Sasuke says.
She blinks. Damn that was fast. Then again, this was Sasuke. Speed was one of his biggest advantages in battle. So she didn't know why she thought his clones might have been any different.
"Great!" The blue eyed ninja exclaims happily.
"Mhm." Sasuke says as he scoops her up in his arms and carries Naruko off.
The clones disappear. Apparently, they had done their job and just wanted to let the original Sasuke know it. So there was no reason for them to stick around at the moment.
"If whoever did this, might not realize that we are going to be staying at the Naras." Sasuke muses as he carries her.
"Yeah. So? What's that got to do with anything?" The blonde asks in confusion.
"Assuming they don't find out or they don't have a way to get in, that means that we won't be exposed to the poison. Eventually, the Nine Tail's chakra will just burn off the rest of the poison left in your body. Once that's done, your chakra should come back." He explains.
Naruko blinks. Sasuke was right. If they stayed at Shikamaru's place long enough, her chakra would come back! She breaks out into a big grin at this knowledge.
"Bastard, you are a genius!" The blonde says happily.
Sasuke shakes his head in amusement as he carries her into the extra cabin on the Nara property that the Naras had generously allowed them to use for the time being. It was enough to make up for the fact that Shikamaru had accidentally walked in on them.
"Best we could do on short notice. It should work though." Shikamaru says as he greets them.
"It's perfect. It's secluded and that's exactly what we needed. I've been poisoned too. Whatever Orochimaru had me take in the Sound, must have built up an immunity." Sasuke mtuters.
Shikamaru's gaze darkens at the mention of Orochimaru. If Sai was creepy, Orochimaru had been in a league of his own. He was damn glad that Sasuke finally got out of there.
"Yeah. I kinda figured that's what happened. Well your clones set everything up. You should be good now. If you need anything, our main home is just a quarter of a mile away." Shikamaru says.
Sasuke nods gratefully. It was enough of a distance to give them some privacy, but it was also still close by. If something happened, they would be able to get in touch with them quickly.
"Thanks, Shikamaru!" Naruko says and the lazy ninja nods in acknowledgement, before darting off.
"Don't you feel guilty, Sasuke? I mean you've torn into him pretty hardcore since the accident." His wife points out.
"I feel a little guilty. I'll try to be somewhat nicer to him. His family is going out of their way for us. We do kinda owe them." Sasuke says as he carries her inside.
Soon enough, they reach the bedroom. The eldest Uchiha quickly sets his wife down on the bed and joins her. Finally. They were safe and had some privacy.
"Are you feeling well enough to help me with that list?" He asks.
"Yeah. I'm fine. I told you, I'm fine. The only problem I have is that I can't use my chakra and that I don't know who did this." She grumbles.
Sasuke nods in agreement. When he got his hands on whoever was responsible, they were going to suffer. He had promised to get revenge with Naruko and he'd keep that promise. He just really hoped that she wouldn't be looking when he delivered the death blow.
"We'll find out. Let's start on the list." Sasuke says as he gets out some paper and a pen.
"Yeah. I guess it's better than sitting around and doing nothing." Naruko mumbles as she snuggles into Sasuke and they begin working on the list.
She still didn't care how many times he protested the contrary. Sasuke was an excellent cuddler. The blonde knew that he enjoyed it just as much as she did. The bastard just had to act cool was all.
"That's right." Sasuke agrees.
Elsewhere on the Nara Estate, Shikamaru sighs as he explained to his parents what was going on in more detail. Neither of them had been very happy with the vague request for help that Tsunade had sent. It was only natural that they would want more information.
The lazy ninja would have done the same thing, if he was in their position. It was still a drag though. It was a drag to have to explain this again, after he had just finished explaining everything to Sai.
"Someone has been poisoning the Hokage?!" His mother gasps.
"Yeah. Apparently, they have been at it for awhile. Sasuke also got poisoned, but he has an immunity to it." Shikamaru says.
"Well that explains why Tsunade wanted to send them here. It'd be hard for whoever is behind this to continue their attempts on our land. I can't understand why someone would want to attack Naruko though. Perhaps they meant to get Sasuke and she was just a causality?" His father suggests.
Shikamaru shakes his head. If anything, it might be the other way around. No, this was very deliberate. He supposed that they should count their blessings that whoever did this, hadn't factored the Nine Tails into the equation.
Without Kurama's help, Naruko might be dead. At the very least she would be very sick or she might even have miscarried. God help them all, if that had happened. He shivers at the mere thought of what Sasuke might have done if someone had caused his wife to miscarry.
"I don't believe that's the case. Anyway, they are going to crash here for awhile. Hopefully, we can figure out what is going on and they'll be back to their place soon. For the moment, I think they're content just to stay in the cabin though." The cloud lover says.
"Alright. Well at the very least, the poison should filter out of their systems while they are here." The female Nara observes and Shikamaru nods in agreement.
That much was true. That was their first priority was to stop exposing Naruko to the poison. Their second priority was to find whoever did this and punish them. This type of evil would not be tolerated.
There were few things more loathsome than attacking a pregnant woman. Sasuke would want blood and lots of it. As long as he kept his rage focused on the proper targets, Shikamaru didn't have a problem letting him have it. After all, there were some things that were just unforgivable. Attacking a man's pregnant wife, was one of them.