Lucky for Sasuke they had put Naruto in a room with a window. He sat perched on the roof of a building across from the medical center watching as the team worked to keep Naruto alive. At one point when they almost lost him, he had nearly burst through the window. Everything had been going well when Naruto had suddenly started to convulse and then suddenly went completely limp. Tsunade had jumped onto the bed straddling him and started sending small electrical pulses into his chest in an attempt to restart his heart. Sakura had continued to pour a steady stream of chakra into him as tears poured down her face. When he had started breathing again Tsunade had starting crying. Sasuke had been able to read her lips.

"Oh, thank god." She had said it over and over again. She had quickly regained her composure and went back to assisting Sakura. Yamato was drenched in sweat; it was clear the effort to fix the seal was enormous. It was taking everything he had. Kakashi and Sai were waiting in the lobby, they hadn't left. It was only a little before dawn when Yamato had finally finished, and Naruto had stabilized. When Tsunade had walked into the lobby both Kakashi and Sai stood up. They visibly relaxed when Tsunade told them he was finally stable. She told them they couldn't see him until morning, they had both sat back down to wait. Sakura had passed out on the hospital bed next to Naruto's, Tsunade and Yamato had lain down on cots in the hallway. Sasuke knew it was risky, but he couldn't help himself. He had pulled the hood of his cloak up over his head and quietly snuck in through the window. He sat down on the edge of the bed and looked down at Naruto sleeping peacefully. Once he had been certain Naruto was in the clear it was like a huge weight had lifted off of him. He was overjoyed. He stroked Naruto's face; his skin was so soft. He took Naruto's hand. He just wanted to look at him. Too look at his handsome living face. How close he had come to losing Naruto had made him realize how deeply he truly did feel about him. He was about to bring Naruto's hand to his lips to kiss it when he felt a presence.

"You took a big risk coming here." Tsunade stood in the doorway. "You're Naruto's informant, aren't you?" Sasuke didn't say anything. "You must really care about him if you snuck in here just to sit by his bedside." Tsunade took a few steps towards him. He turned towards the open window. "Don't worry; I'm not going to turn you in, I have no quarrel with you. In fact, if anything I'm grateful to you." Sasuke relaxed a bit. He was still holding Naruto's hand. "I'm assuming you are the one who brought him from wherever he was and lit that tree on fire. He is alive because of you. Thank you."

"There's something for you on your desk." Sasuke gave Naruto's a hand a squeeze and climbed up onto the window ledge.

"Huh?" Sasuke jumped out of the window and quickly disappeared behind some buildings. The sun was just starting to rise.

"Hey! Wait!" Tsunade ran over to the window but he was already gone.

Sasuke met back up with Suigetsu in an ally by the building that had Tsunade's office.

"Well?"

"I put the head where you told me too." Suigetsu answered. They began walking through the village. "So where are we going?" Sasuke didn't answer. "How are we going to explain where we have been to that Tobi guy? No response. "Hey? Are you listening to me?" Suigetsu crossed his arms and frowned. "Bastard." They walked a little further before coming to a stop in front of a door. "Where are we?" Sasuke tried the door. Locked. He felt along the top of the door frame until his fingers felt a key, it was in the same place it had always been. They both went inside. "Is this your old place? Dude, it's a pigsty, I mean, I realize you haven't been here in a while but seriously."

"It's not my place." Sasuke said as he slid his shoes off.

"Well then whose is it?"

"Naruto's, idiot."

"Well, it's a pigsty." Sasuke couldn't argue with that. Suigetsu was right. There was trash everywhere. Sasuke locked the door behind them.

"We can lay low here for a while."

"Shouldn't we be getting back? I mean, the longer we are gone the harder it is going to be to explain everything." Sasuke looked at Suigetsu.

"We're staying."

"Fine, whatever." Suigetsu put his hands up in a gesture of surrender and sat down on the bed. "It makes no difference to me."

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It was late afternoon when Naruto finally woke up. The light hurt his eyes.

"Glad to see you back among the living." It was Kakashi. Naruto was beyond confused.

"Whe…where am I?" His voice was scratchy. "How did I get here?"

"Well, there is a lot we were hoping you could fill in for us, but for the last leg of your journey I carried you." Naruto sat up in the bed and raised his hand to his neck. He could still feel Danzo's fingers around his throat. "Tsunade wants to see you as soon as you get your strength back." Naruto nodded. He wasn't fully oriented yet.

"Naruto, what were you doing?" There was concern in Kakashi's voice.

"Meeting my informant."

"Your what?" Kakashi remembered the Anbu that had come to report on Naruto, at the time he had just thought Naruto was being tailed because he was the jinchūriki that it was for his own protection. Now he was beginning to wonder.

"While we were on that mission a while back, I met someone, they had been working for the Akatsuki but they didn't want to anymore. To help stop them they agreed to be my inside man, to get me intel on their movements. In exchange, I promised to not reveal his identity. I went to meet him."

"I see." Kakashi was quiet for a moment. "You've become quite the ninja, Naruto." Naruto looked over at Kakashi in surprise. He hadn't been expecting that.

"Thanks, Kakashi sensei."

"Just fill us in next time, we're your team. We could've helped." A small smile wisped across Naruto's lips.

"So, what happened? I'm assuming your friend didn't do this to you." Naruto shook his head.

"It was Danzo." Kakashi's one visible eye went wide.

"Danzo, why would he do this? That doesn't make any sense." Naruto clenched his fist.

"It makes perfect sense." He volume was increasing. "He's evil! He saw an opportunity and he took it. He never cared about the village everything he has ever done has been for his own twisted gain."

"Naruto." Kakashi interrupted him. "What are you talking about?" Naruto sighed.

"It's nothing. Just forget it." He looked out the window. "The last thing I remember Danzo had his hand clamped around my throat and was slamming me into the side of a mountain. He said the only way he could figure out for me to have gotten the intel that I gave the elders was that I had joined up with the enemy." He left out the part about how he had broken into the Anbu headquarters. "He said he was going to "put me down like the beast I was" I guess he almost did. I passed out so I don't remember anything between then and now."

"I see, well, just rest up. I'll come back to see you later, okay?" Kakashi gave Naruto's shoulder a squeeze.

A few hours passed by before Naruto got sick of being in a hospital bed and checked himself out. When he had first tried to get up, he had almost fallen. His muscles were stiff and weak from lack of use. He had been out for almost three days. Judging by Sakura's reaction when she saw him his condition had been pretty serious. She had thrown her arms around him and cried. After a few minutes, she had returned to her old self and proceeded to scold him, she meant well. Sai had looked relieved as well. They had left him for the night just a few minutes before he left. The cool night air felt good on his face and it felt good to move. He knew he wouldn't hear the end of it for leaving tomorrow but he didn't care. He was bummed that he had missed Sasuke again. He was missing so much time; he wanted to fill in the blanks of what happened. Maybe Danzo had changed his mind about killing him…he doubted that. By the time he made it to the building where his room was, he was exhausted. The short walk had completely zapped his energy.

xxx

"Shhh" Sasuke shushed Suigetsu. "I hear footsteps." Sasuke put his ear up against the door to listen better.

"Damn it! Not again! I know I left my key right here." That was definitely Naruto. Sasuke threw the door open, grabbed Naruto by the shirt and yanked him inside closing the door behind him. He pulled Naruto into an embrace, he felt Naruto relax into him. He was clearly still weak.

"Sasuke…why are you…" Sasuke shushed him.

"It doesn't matter, what matters is I'm here now, with you." He pulled Naruto closer. It felt so good to have Naruto in his arms. Warm and alive. Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke. Naruto hadn't even reacted when the door flung open and he had been pulled inside his apartment. He had been confused and shocked to find himself in Sasuke's arms, but he didn't care, it felt so good. Sasuke pulled back from their embrace, he cupped Naruto's face in his hands. His emotions were all over the place.

"Oh Naruto…" Sasuke kissed him. It made Naruto's whole-body tingle, he kissed him back. When they separated for air Sasuke put his forehead against Naruto's.

"I love you Naruto." He whispered. Naruto got goosebumps all over his body.

"Sasuke…" Naruto thought his emotions might overflow. "Did you just…"

"You heard me." Sasuke pushed Naruto against the door. "I love you, idiot." He pressed up against him as they met for another kiss. Naruto slithered his hands inside Sasuke's clothes feeling his skin, at the feel of Naruto's hands Sasuke let out a small moan and kissed him more deeply. Every touch was exhilarating; it sent shivers through their bodies. The next time they parted they were both panting; Naruto's muscles didn't feel tired anymore, he wanted Sasuke, he could see by the look in Sasuke's eyes he felt the same. The way Sasuke was looking at him he would probably fuck him against the door if he let him. Could be fun. Their moment was interrupted by someone talking.

"I hate to interrupt but I am here you know." Naruto's face flushed red. He hadn't even seen the other person sitting at the kitchen table. Talk about a mood killer. Sasuke sighed. He had clearly forgotten about the presence of the other man as well.

"Aren't you going to introduce me Sasuke?" Suigetsu said innocently. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Naruto, this is Suigetsu. We've been traveling together." Naruto felt a pang of jealously, but he squashed it.

"Uh, hi." When Naruto tried to walk Sasuke had to catch him. He had reached his limit.

"Here let me help you, you're still weak." Sasuke escorted Naruto to the bed. He laid down and Sasuke sat next to him taking his hand.

"So, what happened? I don't remember anything." Naruto wished he could forget that someone had been watching the moment him and Sasuke had just shared. Before Sasuke could answer Suigetsu chimed in.

"Well, we made it to the cave just in time to see the guy with the weird arm clobber you into the mountainside. Sasuke went berserk and killed him. Then he carried you on his back until we ran into some Leaf ninja, he set a tree on fire so that they would find you and bring you back to the village and now we're here." Sasuke glared at Suigetsu.

"Danzo's dead?" Naruto asked.

"Yes. I had Suigetsu leave his head on Tsunade's desk." Naruto smiled.

"Good. I hated that guy."

"We left his body in a ravine where no one will ever find it and the birds with pick his flesh from his bones." Sasuke and Naruto both couldn't help but chuckle a little bit at Suigetsu's matter-o-fact explanation of what had transpired. He made it sound so simplistic.

"Well, I can get details later, but right now I am exhausted." Naruto pulled his shirt off and threw it in the corner. Sasuke looked him over.

…Damn he looks good, I don't know if I'll be able to keep my hands off of him…

Naruto noticed Sasuke looking him over. He gave his hand a squeeze. Suigetsu made himself comfortable on the floor. Naruto stripped off his pants and snuggled in under his blanket.

"You're not going to make this easy, are you?" Sasuke drank in his lover's body, his desire clearly evident. Sasuke overcame his overwhelming desire to jump Naruto and got up and locked the door. He pulled off his clothes on the way back to the bed.

"Okay, I see what you mean." Naruto stared at Sasuke's chiseled body as he climbed in bed, he put one arm under his head, using the other to pull Naruto close. They looked into one another's eyes. Sasuke ran his hand through Naruto's hair and smiled at him.

"You're hard." Naruto's cheeks flushed causing Sasuke to smirk. He kissed Naruto gently. "Don't worry; I'll take care of that soon enough." He whispered into Naruto's ear what he planned to do to him next time they were alone. It made Naruto squirm. He buried his face in Sasuke's chest.

"Now who's not making it easy?" Sasuke smiled at Naruto's muffled words. "Can we just stay like this forever?" Sasuke kissed his forehead.

"I'd like that." Naruto suddenly licked one of Sasuke's nipples making all of his muscles tense.

"I think I like this vantage point." He licked again.

"Not fair." Sasuke whined as Naruto took advantage of the position, they were laying in. When he finally stopped Sasuke exhaled heavily and let his muscles relax. "You're heartless." He said breathlessly. Suigetsu hollered at them from his place on the floor.

"Can you two perverts keep your hands to yourselves so I can get some damn sleep!" Sasuke and Naruto tried to stifle their laughter, but they stuck to snuggling after that.

"I missed you." Naruto kissed Sasuke's chest as he hugged him close. "I thought about you constantly."

"The feeling was mutual."

"Did you really go berserk?" Sasuke was quiet for a moment.

"Yeah, I did…I saw Danzo drop your lifeless body to the ground and I went crazy. I couldn't handle the idea of losing you and the thought of Danzo laying his hands on you made me furious…" Sasuke paused for a moment. "I awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan in both eyes." Sasuke squeezed Naruto tightly. "I killed him with the Susanoo. It was pretty touch and go for a while, we didn't know if you would make it through the night. Even once we got back to the village you almost slipped away from me." Talking about what had happened made Sasuke choke up. "Naruto, your heart stopped…"

"I'm sorry I caused you so much pain." He said quietly.

"Don't apologize, just don't ever do it again. Deal?"

"Deal. So, does this mean you're my boyfriend?" Naruto looked deep into Sasuke's obsidian eyes that he adored so much. Sasuke kissed his nose.

"Yeah, it does."

"I'm never going to leave you Sasuke, ever. I love you. This makes me so happy." Naruto's blue eyes sparkled. It warmed Sasuke's heart. He caressed Naruto's cheek.

"I love you too. Now get some rest." It wasn't long before Naruto was sound asleep. It was obvious he had been running on steam. He should probably still be in the hospital but Sasuke wasn't about to give this up. God, he was gorgeous. Sasuke could barely keep his hands off of him. He liked having Naruto next to him. He thought about how Naruto's beautiful blue eyes had sparkled when he had said yes to being his boyfriend. Boyfriend, he had a boyfriend. He could hardly believe it himself, and Naruto of all people. He had never expected things to turn out this way, but he loved it. He was head over heels. For the first time in a long time Sasuke fell asleep with a smile on his face.