Naruto sighed as he looked into the dark sky. He had been sent home by Tsunade to 'get some rest'. He just wanted her, and everyone else, to leave him alone. Tsunade refused to let him stop working because she thought it would be a good idea to keep him busy to keep him from thinking about Sasuke. Naruto laughed bitterly; nothing could stop him from thinking about Sasuke right now no matter how much work she piled on him. Naruto pulled a kunai from his weapon pouch and stared at the sharp blade. It would be easy; one flick of his wrist and all the pain would be gone. He would be gone. 'Then again, I nearly killed myself before when I was with Sasuke…but he stopped me.' Naruto tossed the kunai into the grass. 'I don't think Tsunade and Sakura and the others would be impressed if I did slit my wrists…but I have to hold on. Sasuke didn't bring me back to die.' He flopped down on the cool grass and thought about Sasuke's reaction when he caught him with the razor. He was almost desperate to get the suicidal thoughts out of Naruto's head. Naruto closed his eyes hoping he wasn't going to start crying again.

The next morning when Naruto arrived in the hokage's office he carried on from what he was doing yesterday without dropping the papers everywhere. He silently sat in the corner where another desk had been placed and began to sort the papers into folders alphabetically. Tsunade walked over to his desk and stared at him. "Are you feeling any better today?"

"Yeah, just perfect." He grumbled as he grabbed another folder and stuffed some mission reports in it. "Look, when can I go on missions again?" he asked.

"Not for a while. I know what you're planning, Naruto and its not going to work." She said. The blonde sighed and carried on with the work. Throughout the day, shizune and Tsunade were watching him intently. "Tsunade-sama, I believe he might be getting over you-know-who I mean, he hasn't cried for three hours now. It must be a record." Shizune said hurriedly. The hokage nodded in agreement.

"I can hear you, you know! Don't you have better things to do than count the time between my mental breakdowns?" he snapped angrily. Shizune looked guiltily at the floor. Naruto grabbed another stack of papers that Sakura placed on the desk. "Don't mind them, they just want to help." She whispered. Naruto nodded.

"I kn-" everyone's attention was drawn to the door as a flustered looking jounin burst in stuttering about something. "H-he's here! He-he's…" the hokage ordered him to stop babbling and calm down. "Who is here exactly?"

"Sasuke Uchiha! He's just come through Kohona's gates and we think he's heading this way! Should we arrest him?" Naruto jumped out of his seat and shoved past the jounin. He ran down the hall to find Sasuke was already there, covered in blood. Naruto ran forward and fell into Sasuke's arms. "Y-you came b-back…" he sobbed. Sasuke slipped to the floor, holding Naruto to his chest. "That's right dobe." He whispered.

Naruto cried harder as he clutched to Sasuke. The hokage, Sakura and shizune stepped out of the office and stared, shocked, at the scene in front of them. Kiba, Shikamaru and Neji had just returned from a mission and what they saw in that hallway made them stop in their tracks. "I love you, Sasuke." Tears spilled from the raven's dark eyes as he kissed Naruto deeply. Sakura fainted and Neji blushed. Shikamaru simply rolled his eyes and muttered 'troublesome' as Kiba stood there with his mouth hanging open as Naruto moaned slightly. The hokage coughed loudly and the pair broke apart. "Uchiha, in my office. Now." Tsunade said gesturing for everyone else to carry on with what they were doing. "Sakura, shizune, I need to speak with Uchiha alone." She said. When Sasuke finally managed pry Naruto off him he followed the hokage to her office. Naruto followed the pair and refused to be shut out of the conversation and, seeing she wouldn't be able to talk to Sasuke without him, was finally allowed in. the hokage sat on her desk and glared at Sasuke. "Well, before I begin, do you need healing?" she indicated to the red stains that were all over Sasuke. "Its not my blood..." He muttered darkly.

"Right then. What the hell gives you the right to stroll in here like nothing has happened?" Naruto jumped up.

"Don't talk to Sasuke like that! I thought you wanted him back, that's why you sent us looking before!" Naruto shouted.

"If I remember correctly it was you who was so desperate to go after Sasuke!" she replied. "Yes, I was! Because I love him and I wanted him to come back." He said. It was almost nice having Naruto shout at her again; some of his usual spirit seemed to of come back with Sasuke. "You might not be able to stay in Kohona, Sasuke. We can't risk Orochimaru coming for you. I know that bastard and he will probably destroy Kohona and take you back."

"That wont happen." Sasuke assured her. Tsunade raised one of her eyebrows.

"Oh? And what makes you so sure?"

"I killed him." he replied simply. Naruto gasped. He was about to speak when Tsunade interrupted him. "I think I believe you, but…" she stared at the blood that was covering Sasuke. "Why would you kill Orochimaru? You needed him, so why would you destroy the only means of killing Itachi?" Sasuke winced at his brother's name but didn't answer the question. "Well?" a faint blush appeared on Sasuke's face.

"He said something that pissed me off." He said.

"What would that be? What would make you so angry you would kill him?" the hokage asked doubtfully.

"He…made fun of something Naruto said…"

X flashback X

"Ahhhhh…Sasuke-kun. I was just thinking about you. Well, actually I was thinking about your little friend." Orochimaru said. Sasuke eyes narrowed dangerously.

"What would you be thinking about Naruto for?" he hissed. Orochimaru stood up and stared at Sasuke with a serious look on his face. "You see Sasuke, I have taken quite a liking to Naruto-kun but you seem to want him for yourself. However…name your price." Sasuke clenched his fists angrily.

"You sick bastard. I actually came here to say if you touch my Naruto one more time I will kill you." He snarled. Orochimaru sighed and sat back down in his chair.

"You can't kill me, Sasuke-kun so don't even try. You are aware of my power. Nevermind…I can do better than that pathetic boy anyway."

"Naruto is not pathetic." Sasuke snarled.

"Whatever. I suppose someone with experience will be better, unlike the Kyuubi boy." The snake sannin drawled.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Sasuke asked, almost curiously. Orochimaru turned his gaze to Sasuke and smirked. "You have no idea how pathetic that kid really is. What where is words again…something like, oh please don't touch me! I'm a virgin and I want to save myself for Sasuke." Orochimaru mimicked Naruto in a high voice and the smirk spread across his face. "Like it even mat-" the sannin's eyes widened as Sasuke plunged a blade into his stomach before he even saw him move. Sasuke pulled the knife out in a smooth motion and threw it across the floor. "Shut up. You were lucky to even meet someone as kind and pure as Naruto."

"H-how did y-you…" Sasuke smirked.

"I always hid my true speed and power from you because I knew you would underestimate me." Sasuke watched as Orochimaru grabbed his wound, desperately trying to stop the blood flow. "Ka-"

"Kabuto? Don't bother. I killed him earlier. I presume you gave him orders to stall me until you had your way with Naruto? Lets just say I wasn't having any of that. By the time anyone finds you…" Sasuke pulled out another kunai and stabbed Orochimaru again and watched in satisfaction as the blood flowed from each wound. "…You'll be dead."

X end flashback X

The hokage looked from one boy to the other. Naruto seemed to have some idea what Sasuke was talking about, as his cheek were burning red. "What did he say then?" the hokage asked curiously. "Nevermind!" Naruto shouted quickly. "Look, can Sasuke go now?" he added. The hokage thought for a moment.

"Killing Orochimaru in the councils eyes will probably earn back your right to stay in Kohona. I will have to keep you off missions for a while and after that they will only be D rank." Sasuke nodded.

Later that night in the Uchiha estate Naruto had finally managed to get Sasuke to make him ramen. "Thanks teme!" he said gratefully as Sasuke placed the bowl in front of him. Sasuke sat next to the blonde. "Yeah, just don't ask me to make that junk for you again!" he muttered.

"Yeah, well you owe me anyway." Naruto reminded him. Sasuke looked guiltily at the floor. "Sorry. It kinda slipped out." The blonde apologized quickly. Sasuke shook his head. "Your right, some of the things it did to you were terrible as if as kidnapping you wasn't enough." He replied dully.

"Hey, how about we let everyone else know your back! I mean, Sakura and the hokage know. Oh yeah and Shikamaru, Kiba and Neji. Heh. I think you gave them all heart-attacks when you kissed me." Then grin on Naruto's face widened as he remembered the face Kiba was making. "Y-you…don't mind people knowing about us…do you Sasuke?" he asked worriedly. Sasuke smirked.

"Not at all. I want everyone to know your mine."

A/n: Sorry this took so long to update! I'll try and write more as quickly as I can. Thank you very much all who reviewed, comments are appreciated greatly!