A/N: (confetti, balloons, and music pop out of nowhere) Yay! I'm back! Once again, sorry for the long wait. I was being my usual lazy self. This isn't as long as my other chapters but it covers some very important things within it. Anyway! Enough Rambling! Now Read! Go! Bam!

Warning: KEEP AN OPENED MIND WHEN YOU READ THIS CHAPTER. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON! THAT IS ALL! lol

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor Haou Airen

Naruto pulled his blankets tighter over his head, only a few of his blonde spikes poking through. Maybe if he ignored it then it would go away?

"Papa."

Tiny hands pushed at his shoulders. Naruto grumbled low in his throat, choosing to ignore it once again.

"Wake up Papa."

Those same hands pushed at him again but a little harder. Naruto cursed quietly and burrowed himself deeper into his blankets.

"Chikao said up!"

Tiny fingers pulled at the edge of the blankets and successfully made the blanket slide off his head. The older blonde kept his head securely on his blanket, eyes closed, a little line of drool on the side of his lips.

"Why are you up so early?" Naruto grumbled, his voice hoarse from sleep.

Chikao climbed onto his side and bent down towards his father's ear. "You promised Chikao." He whispered quite loudly against his ear.

Naruto smirked. Oh. Now he remembered. "I don't know what you're talking about." He said while turning on his back. "What did I promise you?"

Tiny pink lips formed into a pout followed by small arms over his chest. "Circus. Papa said he take Chikao to circus today since he was a good boy."

Naruto smiled this time. It was so cute how he spoke in third person.

"Oh was that today?" Naruto asked, touching his chin with his pointer finger.

"Yes papa." The now four year old said while he gripped at his father's hair, pulling the strands up and down, side to side. "Now up! Chikao want to see cwons…and..and…zeba's…and…and…he want bawoons…and..and….popscorn…and..

Even as his head was pulled in every direction Naruto continued to smile. He really loved his son.

"Fuck Itachi! What a heartless bastard you are!" Hidan chuckled.

He stepped forward from his place against the wall and stepped towards the unresponsive body on the floor. He bent down on his knees and stared curiously at it. Reaching out with his index finger he poked and prodded his chest. Blood started to ooze out of the gaping hole on its upper body.

"He's dead."

"Of course he's dead you imbecile." Itachi spat, replacing his gun back in his holster that was strapped to his side. "Get rid of his corpse. It's making me sick just looking at it."

"You've seen tons of dead bodies before. Why is this one different?" He asked as he picked it and draped it over his shoulders, uncaring when blood started to pour over his shoulder. For some reason he had a fascination with things like that. That's why he was the only one who disposed of whoever fell to Itachi's hands.

The raven smirked. "Well that's quite simple." He stated as he walked to the occupant that was still tied to the chair in the middle of the room. "I've never killed a child before. For some reason I'm starting to feel guilty about it."

Hidan proceeded to walk towards the door but he suddenly stopped in his tracks. He kept his face turned forward as he spoke. "Itach he's-

"Get rid of it!"

He sighed. "Of course."

Sasuke's whimpers had him looking down. The littlest Uchiha had his head bowed. Itachi could see the tears fall onto his pants.

Even though they were trained to never show any emotions Haku couldn't help the sudden onslaught of tears that fell down his face. He dropped to his knees, placing his palms on the carpeted ground. Chocked sobs spilled out of his mouth. Chikao and he weren't related but over time he came to love the blonde headed child. But now…now he…

Kiba turned away from the blank screen and walked over to one of the chairs. He plopped down and covered his face with the palms of his hands. The tears didn't come but the pain was evident on his face. Akamaru whined as he licked at his owner's hand, not knowing what else to do to comfort him.

Sai stood still. Face as blank as ever but his eyes told a different story.

Gaara and Shikamaru were still holding onto Naruto, one on each side. The blonde wasn't moving. He didn't even breathe or blink. That is until Shikamaru said his name.

"Naruto?"

"Let me go." Naruto whispered his body visibly relaxing.

Gaara and Shikamaru both shared a look, nodding to each a few seconds later. They slowly released him.

Falling to the ground gracefully, Naruto slid to his knees, his palms resting on his thighs. Everything was quiet. Well, until Shikamaru spoke once again.

"Naruto? Are you okay?"

It happened fast. It happened so fast that the other occupants of the room could only dodge out of Naruto's range.

In rage Naruto was up on his feet, lunging towards chairs and hurling them around the room. The chairs were heavy for even one person to move but with the way Naruto was easily picking them up one would think otherwise. After each and every chair was either turned over or thrown to another side of the room, the red eyed blonde gazed upon the podium, which was even heavier then the chairs. He effortlessly picked it up and tossed it as hard as he could. It landed on the opposite side of the room, leaving a gaping hole in its wake. Once all the objects were out of his line of sight, he fell back to his knees. He punched the floor over and over again messing up his already damaged hands.

Haku stepped forward to comfort him but Gaara placed an arm in front of him, blocking his way. He simply shook his head.

"Let's leave him alone for a while."

"But-"

"Since he won't cry this is the only way he can mourn." Gaara stated.

Haku looked at Naruto one last time as he bit his lip. He knew that Gaara was right but he couldn't help but feel bad for his friend. If only there was some way he could help.

They left the room soon after.

"You're out of your mind!" Tsunade roared from her seat. Jiraiya grabbed at her wrist but it was quickly yanked away. "I will not allow it Naruto!"

The blonde looked off to the side. "Well what else am I supposed to do? Just sit here and wait while he ruins another part of my life?"

"Your sons dead you little brat!" The big chested woman growled, walking around the desk and taking a stand in front of Naruto. "What else is there to do about it? Nothing. Nothing at all. I will not allow you to sacrifice yourself because of it." Tsunade placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. Naruto still wouldn't look her in the eye. He didn't look anyone in the eye.

"Let all of your anger pour out when the Kitsune Organization makes its move against the Akatsuki in a week." Her voice was gentle. "But until then you will not engage Itachi or the Akatsuki at all. Your mind isn't stable enough to make any sudden decisions so I want you to rest until then. Do I make myself clear?"

Naruto nodded back reluctantly.

"Good." She stepped back and walked back over to her chair. "Now get out of my sight."

Naruto turned away and left the room without another word.

"Don't you think you were a little rough?" Jiraiya asked. "I mean he just lost his so-"

"Nawaki and Dan." She bit out, her face stern as ice. The other three in the room were quiet knowing what a touchy subject them two were. "I lost both of them within days of each other. It was hard for me to get back to normal but I did." Tsunade rubbed over her face in frustration. "Naruto is strong. We all know he is. He's been running a good rule for the past four years. He knew the kind of things he would witness while he was in power. Even though this one was too close to comfort he will overcome it." Tsunade interlocked her fingers and rested her chin on the top of them. "The pain will go away soon enough. I know it will. Naruto can do it."

Jiraiya and Orochimaru both nodded while Kushina looked off to the side. She quickly wiped the single tear that escaped her eye before anyone would notice.

"You're making me sick. Maybe I should have killed you too." Itachi said with cold eyes. He eyed his little brother carefully. "You're a sad excuse for an Uchiha."

Sasuke swiped over his puffy eyes. He tried to stop the tears that fell from his dark eyes but they wouldn't stop. It hurt. His head was pounding. His stomach was in knots. And his heart. His heart hurt the most. It was still in shock and pain. Chikao had nothing to do with this. Well, nothing to do with anything! And he was shot just for the fun of it! The raven still didn't know why he cared so much. He never really liked kids but for some reason Chikao was different. He was like a little ray of sunshine whenever Sasuke saw him. And that was something. Sasuke never really grown to like or care about anything.

That was until he met Naruto. And then eventually Chikao.

Another sob escaped his lips.

He was the one to blame. He was the one who killed him! If only he had tried not to leave then none of this would had happened.

Another one escaped. Sasuke placed his palms over his eyes.

Naruto. Naruto hated him. He knew it and saw it. But he didn't blame him. He deserved to be hated. He deserved to be…well…killed.

He cried.

His hands were torn away from his eyes. It took some time but he finally looked up and gazed at his brother.

"Are you listening to me?" Itachi spat like venom. "I don't like to be ignored."

Obsidian eyes darted from left to right before looking back up. "Fuck you Itachi." Sasuke said, his lips trembling as he spoke. "If anyone is a banishment to the Uchiha name then it's you. A stone cold bastard that's probably still in pain from being an unwanted child i-" A sharp slap to the side of his face cut him off.

Sasuke quickly grabbed at his cheek as he felt blood in his mouth.

"Shut your mouth little brother." Itachi growled low in his throat. "You're putting me in an even worse mood then I'm already in."

Itachi straightened up and pushed his hands into his pockets. "Now, you can either listen to what I have to say or keep crying like a little girl." Sasuke swallowed the lump in the back of his throat as he cast his eyes on Itachi.

A devilish smirk spread across his face. "Excellent. Now. I have a task for you."

Sasuke walked behind his brother in what looked like some sort of prison. The further they walked into the small space the darker it got. The visible light in the room were a couple of old lamps hanging against the wall. But even they were dim. Sasuke was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't realize that his brother had stopped walking. He ran into his back. Like he always did.

"Pl-please. Don't hurt me!" A voice cried out.

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows. That voice seemed familiar.

Sasuke looked around Itachi and instantly spotted a man with purple markings across his face. He was chained to the ground by his ankle and his clothes looked filthy. A little ways behind sat what looked to be an unconscious blonde girl. She didn't look any better. The only thing she was wearing was an oversized shirt. Her arms and legs were covered in bruises. She too had a chain connected to her ankle. But it looked like it wasn't needed. She wasn't moving anyway.

He remembered. It was that guy Kankuro and his sister. Gaara's brother and sister. What the hell were they doing with Itachi? The last time he saw them was when Naruto came and got him. Did they not escape? Did they not-

Something cold was placed into the littlest Uchiha hands. Sasuke looked down and his eyes widened. It was a gun. A very beautiful gun. The front of the gun was red but along the handle there were three black circles going around it. It was making him dizzy by just looking at it. Almost like those three black spheres were pulling his soul into it. He didn't like. He didn't like it at all. He was about to throw it on the ground but Itachi quickly grabbed at his wrist and gave him a dark glare.

"Don't you dare little brother."

Sasuke swallowed and wrapped his fingers around the handle so he wouldn't drop it. "Why are you giving me this?"

After letting go of his wrist Itachi placed his hands back into his slacks. He looked at the now weeping man. "Well isn't it obvious? I want you to kill them."

Obsidian eyes widened. "You want me to what?"

Itachi rolled his eyes and shifted his weight to his right leg, hands still deep in his pockets. "Kill him."

"W-why? He didn't do anything to me."

"He was about to leek some very powerful information to our good old friend Naruto. Luckily I was able to stop him before he was able to do so. He would have fucked up my plans if he was able to get away with it."

"But that still doesn't me-"

"He has to die Sasuke." Itachi said with an emotionless face. "Simple as that."

"Then you do it!"

"Prove to me Sasuke." Itachi said quickly. "Prove to me that you can live up to that powerful last name of yours then maybe I'll let you stay with me and live."

Sasuke looked away from his brother and put his eyes back on Kankuro. His body was visibly shaking. After taking a deep breath, Sasuke raised the gun and aimed it at the now weeping teen. Itachi put his chin in the air and smirked.

But as soon as Sasuke had aimed the gun at Kankuro, Sasuke turned his body and trained the gun on Itachi instead. Kankuro let out a sigh.

"What are you doing Sasuke?" Itachi asked with his chin still in the air, eyes slowly shifting to Sasuke.

Sasuke cursed when his hand started to shake so he grabbed the gun with both of his hands, gun still aimed at Itachi.

"I'm going to kill you." Sasuke bit out.

"Is that so?" Itachi asked, finally turning towards Sasuke. With slow steps he started to walk towards him. "And what will that accomplish? Do you think by killing me everything will go back to normal? Even if you were to kill me you wouldn't make it out of here alive. You'd be dead just stepping out of the room." Itachi stepped right into the guns range, the barrel aimed at his heart. "Go ahead little brother. There's about ten bullets in the magazine. You can shoot me ten times if you want." He gave a devilish smirk. "You do want to kill me right? For revenge?"

Pale fingers wrapped around the handle again. One by one. Slowly.

"I'm waiting."

He couldn't do it. He wanted to but he just couldn't. Someting was stopping him.

Sasuke let out the breath that he didn't know he was holding. As soon as he dropped the gun back to his side, Itachi made his move.

He quickly walked up to close to Sasuke and snatched the pistol out of his hands. Without even looking, he aimed the gun towards Kankuro and shot.

The sound of a body hitting the floor resonated throughout the dark room. Sasuke knew he shot him. He didn't want to look. So he didn't. Instead, he kept his gaze towards the wall.

Itachi leaned up close to his ear. "Foolish little brother."

A sharp strike to the back of his neck had him out cold on the ground.

He didn't know how it happened but one second he woke up in a locked in a room and the next moment he was thrown into a car. He was the only occupant in the back seat of the black tinted car. Sasuke didn't speak and neither did his driver. The guy didn't even acknowledge him at all. But he didn't care. It was better that way since he didn't feel like talking. His mind was still flowing at such a high speed that not even he could catch up with it. It was starting to give him a serious migraine.

A soft sigh escaped his lips.

He didn't know when he fell asleep but when he did the car had stopped. Blinking back tired eyes, Sasuke sat up and looked out the window. His destination was just a few yards ahead of him.

'What the hell? Why am I back here? What the hell is Itachi thinking?'

A second later his side door was thrown open and his arm was roughly grabbed. His driver pulled him out of the car and threw him on the ground, uncaring when his knee's made contact with the ground.

Without any other words, the guy was back in the car and speeding down the road leaving Sasuke on the dirt. After taking a few minutes to pick himself up, Sasuke trudged his way towards the massive gate. Even though he was wearing a jacket, the cold air still whipped through. Choosing to ignore the cold chills that racked his body, Sasuke continued to walk. Before the raven could even get close to the gate, two big burly men appeared in front of him. One of them quickly grabbed him by the neck while the older pulled out a pistol and aimed it at his forehead.

Sasuke didn't flinch.

"What do you think we should do?"

"Well isn't it obvious?"

"Apparently not if I'm asking you."

"I say we kill him."

"Kill him?"

"Yeah. It would save us and Naruto the trouble of doing it later."

"That's a horrible excuse."

"Well what else is there?"

"We can let Naruto deal with him?"

"…that's basically sending him to his grave."

"It's our only option right now."

With a quiet sigh, Haku nodded at the two guards who were currently holding onto Sasuke. They nodded back and pushed the Uchiha towards Haku, making their leave soon after.

Being careful as to not grab onto the raven's bruised arms, Haku ushered him into the house hoping that they were making the right decision.

Sitting before him was a big bowl of what looked like soup. His stomach was growling. He knew he was hungry. But he just couldn't eat. Just moments ago he was ushered into the house and into the kitchen. Nothing was said to him. They just left him there while a house maid came in and prepared him whatever the hell was in the bowl. It wasn't Hinata. Which was weird since she was always the one who prepared the meals. Either way. He didn't want it so he pushed it to the center of the table. The lady gave him a dirty look but he ignored it.

Sasuke blocked out all the sounds that came from around him by closing his eyes. That was shortly lived when a familiar voice sounded through his ears.

"Maria-san. Do you mind preparing me some rame-" Naruto stopped dead in his sentence once his blue eyes landed on the raven.

Sasuke's heart immediately sped up. It was Naruto! He looked…well….terrible. His body seemed to sag and there were heavy bags underneath his eyes. Those once lively blue eyes were now dull and cloudy. Both of his hands were wrapped up and in white bandages.

'Did…did I do that to him?'

"Ramen? Of course Naruto-sama." After bowing slightly, she walked out the kitchen most likely to look in the other snack cupboard.

They were left alone.

Sasuke wanted to say something but his mouth wouldn't open up. Unlike Naruto. His face was blank but his lips were pressed into a thin line.

Luckily Haku walked into the room before it got harder to breathe. "Naruto. I think it's time for me to chan-"

Naruto roughly pushed past him and left the room. Haku stumbled back some but quickly regained his footing. He let out a quiet sigh soon after.

Sasuke found his voice. "Is he doing alri-"

"Let's go Sasuke." Haku said quickly with a deep frown on his face. "You must be tired. I have prepared a room for you to rest in."

Sasuke sighed himself. "Okay."

He wasn't going to argue.

Something was on his stomach. Wait. Something was sitting on his stomach matter of factly. It wasn't uncomfortable really. Its body heat was making him warm. Choosing to ignore it, Sasuke snuggled deeper into the comfy bed and let out a quiet sigh. Cold. It was something cold this time. And it wasn't on his stomach. It was pressed against his head. The very center of his head. Sasuke tried to move it but a strong hand grabbed at his chin, squeezing it harshly.

Obsidian eyes flew open and immediately focused on crimson. He'd been seeing that color a lot lately.

"Hello." Naruto spoke darkly, a dangerous smirk etched at the corner of his lips. "It's good to see you again."

Swallowing loudly, Sasuke kept his eyes trained on Naruto and the gun that was still aimed against his skull. There was so much hatred in his eyes. Well. He really couldn't blame him. He was the who was responsible for the events that happened until now.

Breathing deeply to calm his rapidly beating heart, Sasuke looked deep into the red eyes before him. "The feeling is mutual."

A sinister chuckle flew out of Naruto's lips. "Is that so Uchiha?" He spat like his name was a foul tasting substance on his tongue.

Naruto had never called him by his last name before. Oh yeah. He was pissed.

"How did you get here? I thought you wanted to stay with your brother. You did want to be with him after all. That's what you been telling me since you got here, right?" The barrel of the gun was pressed harder against his head. "Tell me something." Naruto started as he leaned closer to the raven's ear, the gun now pressed underneath his chin. "Do you regret the decision you made? Do you still want to be with him?" Naruto whispered, light puffs of smoke blowing onto a flushed ear.

For some reason Sasuke wasn't as scared as he was just a few minutes earlier.

"Answer the question Uchiha." The blonde growled, his mouth still at Sasuke's ear

"I don't regret it. I don't regret a thing." Sasuke's voice did not quiver or break. "Things happen for a reason."

Naruto sat back up and placed the gun back at Sasuke's head. He tipped his head to the side. "So this gun at your skull is supposed to happen?" The blonde smirked. "I like how you think Uchiha." The sound of the safety being clicked off vibrated through the room. "So me killing you is supposed to happen as well? I can gladly make that happen."

"Do it."

Crimson eyes widened at how fast those two words were spoken.

"Do it." Sasuke spoke again. His lips started to tremble and he did nothing to stop it. "I deserve every bit of it. After all I put you through." He breathed deeply to compose himself. "And especially what I did to Chika-"

"Shut your fucking mouth!" Naruto yelled. His eyes were beginning to tear up.

Dark eyes widened at the sight. "Naruto it's-"

Naruto placed the gun back underneath his chin again. "Do you remember what I told you when you first got here about my eyes?" He leaned further towards him. "What color are they?"

"There red! They're red alright! So what does that mean Naruto? You kill me right?" Sasuke shouted. "Well do it! You know you want to do it! I want you to do it! I've already seen them numerous of times so maybe now it's my chance to actually die!"

"Do you want to die that badly Sasuke!"

Growling loudly in his throat, the raven sat up and knocked the gun out of the blonde's shaky hands. Naruto gasped loudly but it was ignored as two warm hands grabbed at his face. Those now blue orbs were looking deeply into dark eyes in confusion.

"Let it out dobe." Sasuke whispered, more tears beginning to fall down his cheeks. "If you're hurting that much then let it out. Don't hold it in anymore. You're only hurting yourself by doing so. Laugh. Cry. Smile. Stop masking your pain and…"

Sasuke was cut off when a sob spilled out of Naruto's mouth. He tried to cover his mouth with his hands but Sasuke quickly smacked it away.

"Let it out." He whispered again.

"Sasuke…" Naruto breathed.

And then it happened.

The tears came pouring down his scarred cheeks. He cursed and tried to wipe them away but it was no use. They wouldn't stop. He couldn't stop them. Sasuke still had his face in his hands when the sobs came back at full force. When it did Sasuke grabbed his cheeks harder and placed his head against his shoulder. With shaking hands, Naruto reached out and gripped the back of his shirt in a tight grip. Shudders raked through his body. It was only a second later when he let out a loud scream. Then another. And another. And even more.

"That's better dobe." Sasuke said against blonde locks, long pale fingers running through them. "I'll be your shield this time."

He had never heard anyone cry so hard in his entire life.

Sasuke didn't know when it happened but he and Naruto had fallen asleep in the same position that they were in earlier. The comfortable weight that he loved before was now beginning to make his back and neck hurt. It didn't help the matter that Naruto still had his shirt in a death like grip. He couldn't see the blonde's face but he felt his soft breathing with the way his chest was moving up and down on his chest. He must have cried himself to sleep. That was good. His body was most likely exhausted. He needed his rest and Sasuke was going to give it to him. But he had to go to the bathroom really bad. Maybe he could get up without waking him?

Nodding to himself, Sasuke sat up and leaned on his hands, stretching his torso from side to side. The multiple cracks that he heard made him cringe. Dark eyes looked down and spotted the peaceful face of the blonde's. His eyelids were red and puffy. So was his nose. Sasuke let out a quiet sigh and ran his fingers through the golden spikes before him. It was so full and soft besides the fact that Naruto told him that he put gel in his hair.

He couldn't help but smile. Stupid dobe.

As soon as he tried pry Naruto's hands off his shirt, the blonde woke up quickly and looked around the room until his eyes landed on Sasuke's. His chest was heaving up and down at a fast pace. Sasuke frowned at the look of uncertainty in those blue orbs.

"Sasuke?" Naruto said with a quiet voice. He looked so vulnerable. A big contrast to how he normally was. But that was to be expected. He just lost someone important to him.

"How long have we been asleep?" Naruto asked with a hoarse voice. His eyes darted around the dimly lit room. Was it that late?

"How should I know dobe?"

Naruto chuckled a little. "Trust you to insult me after I just cried my eyes out." The blonde groaned and rubbed over his face. "God. I hadn't cried like that in years."

"Is that bad? You have every right too."

Naruto smiled a little. "To the people above me. Yes."

Sasuke snorted. "Why is it always about them? They're selfish if you think about it."

"Maybe so. But that's how I was taught to run things. If they were to see me show any weakness then I could be kicked out. Or even killed. They have so much faith in me and that's the only reason as to why they're so hard on me. They expect a lot."

"So you were supposed to bounce back quickly even when Chika-" Sasuke stopped his sentence when Naruto gave him a blank look.

The raven frowned when a small smile appeared on the blonde's face. "I should have known that it was going to happen sooner or later. I just didn't know when."

Sasuke could tell that he wanted to cry but he held it in at the last minute. "It's going to take a lot of time to get used to the fact that he's gone. But his death won't be in vain." He looked up and stared at Sasuke. "I hope you don't take any offence when I say this but...I'm going to kill your brother."

"Be my guest. Someone has to do it."

'Since I was too scared to do it before.'

Naruto looked down at his lap then back up again. He looked into Sasuke's eye for a long minute before he spoke again. "Stupid Bastard."

Sasuke blinked. What was Naruto going on about? "Moron."

"Dumbass."

"Loser."

"Dickwad."

"Usuratonkachi."

"God I needed that." Naruto let out a small smile then got up out the bed. He streched his tired body back and forth to get the kinks out.

"Where are you going?" Sasuke asked from his position on the bed.

"I haven't bathed in two days and I think the hot water will relax me. You want to come?"

Sasuke bristled a little. "I'm not taking a bath with you! Besides I already had my-gah!" His arm was quickly grabbed, the action making him rise off the bed. He lost his footing and fell forward but was stopped by a strong but soft chest. Muscular arms were wrapped around his lithe frame. The raven waited patiently to be released but when he wasn't, he frowned. He grabbed at the blonde's biceps but he was only grabbed tighter.

"Naruto?"

"I'm sorry about what I did earlier. You know. With the gun and all."

Why was the dobe apologizing? If anyone needed to apologize it was him. "Dobe. Why are you apologizing? I should be the one to say sorry to you sin-"

"Forget everything I said earlier.

"Are you even liste-

"Thank you."

Dark eyes widened. "Thank you? For what?"

"For helping me out when I needed it." He spoke close to his ear. "I just realized that I have to be stronger in order to protect everyone who is under my wing. Especially to those who are most important to me. I refuse to have another death on my hands." He quickly blinked back tears. "Like...well...you know."

Sasuke nodded against his shoulder.

Letting out a drawn out sigh, Naruto spoke again. "I promise I will protect you with my life. Believe that. I will not let you out of my sight. You are to stay beside me at all times. You got that bastard?"

Sasuke snorted. "Hn. Controlling moron."

"Come on bastard."

A black brow twitched. "I already told you dobe. I'm not taking a-mfg!"

Soft lips were suddenly pressed against his. Sasuke couldn't help the small sigh that escaped his lips when a persistent tongue was shoved into his mouth. Naruto grabbed the back of his head and dipped it to the side so he could explore his cavern deeper. Sasuke closed his eyes and let his mouth be ravished.

He didn't know how long they were kissing but when they broke apart he was panting gently. The raven couldn't help when he felt his cheeks burn.

With Sasuke distracted once again, Naruto grabbed at his hand and led him out of the room. As soon as he turned down the hall a familiar pair of eyes came before him.

There were no words spoken. Naruto already knew what he wanted.

"Give me a moment to collect myself. Tell everyone else to assemble in the meeting room in thirty minutes."

Gaara nodded, turned around, and then walked down the hall.

Sasuke watched until the red head was out of sight before putting his attention back on Naruto.

Before he could speak, he was being pulled again.

"Let's go Sasuke."

'Well. This is awkward.' Sasuke thought to himself. He placed his hands on his lap, keeping his eyes on his lap as well.

'Does he hate me that much?' He thought again. 'Well I am wearing his clothes. And I did betray his friend. But everything was okay now right? There was no reason for this. This was unmoral.'

Gaara was seated beside him with his body faced directly towards him. It wasn't the fact that he was seated beside him. It was the fact that he was glaring at him. Very…very….badly. His arms were crossed over his chest and his head tipped to the side. Almost like he was waiting for Sasuke to speak. His wish was granted.

Sasuke looked away from his lap and looked at the red head before him. "Is there a reason as to why you're staring at me?"

"I don't like you." Gaara stated bluntly. "I never did."

Sasuke's brow twitched. "Am I supposed to care?"

Gaara shrugged. "It's up to you. I just wanted to let you know. Naruto may have forgiven you but I haven't. You've been nothing but trouble since you got here. The only reason as to why you're not dead is because Naruto told me not to kill you so….."

Sasuke drowned out the rest of his speech. But there was something he juuuuuust couldn't ignore.

Sasuke stood up from his seat and grabbed the red head by the front of his shirt. "My name is Sasuke. Not Uchiha. But Sasuke. That's the name my parents gave me and that's what's on my birth certificate." He spoke close to his face. "I dare you to call me Uchiha again." Sasuke hissed.

The other fifty something occupants in the room looked on with wide eyes.

Gaara didn't fight back or respond. He simply smirked. Sasuke licked his lips then slowly released the red head's shirt. He sat back down and put his hands in his lap, ignoring all the whispered voices and stares.

'Way to go Sasuke!'

The room silenced immediately once Naruto walked in. All eyes were on the Kitsune leader as he walked up to the front. He was wearing a simple long sleeve button down shirt with two holsters strapped to his sides. A pair of loose fitting slacks sat on his legs and two very polished black shoes were on his feet. Those once blue eyes were no longer red and puffy. They were back to its bright color. He looked…well…

Sasuke looked off to the side and coughed into his fist. Stupid butterflies.

"Chikao is dead." Naruto begin, looking over the group of highly trained individuals with calculating eyes. No one spoke or made any kind of facial movement but Naruto knew they were listening intently. "Itachi killed him….as well as other members of this house who are not with us right now. He is a cold hearted bastard who doesn't deserve to live. Neither him nor his group. That's why we will go forth with the operation that I discussed with you guys a week ago. If this goes well, then the Akatsuki will be completely eliminated. We will then be at the top once again. Where we should be."

Naruto's demeanor was intimidating but so strong at the same time. Sasuke looked around the room and noted how all of the men had their main focus on the blonde. All of them had looks of determination on their faces.

It was amazing how he was able to keep his composure in a time like this.

"We will commence with the plan in three days. Prepare yourselves accordingly for the upcoming battle." He paused and gave a slight smile that made Sasuke's heart skip a beat. "You are dismissed."

Everyone rose from their chairs and slowly began to exit out of the room. Sasuke was so focused on watching everyone leave that he didn't notice the blonde standing right in front of him.

"What do you want dobe?"

"You're coming with me."

Sasuke tipped his head to the side. "Where?"

"There's some really importantly people who I want you to meet." Naruto said as he messed with the bandages around his fingers.

"You don't mean..."

"I'm taking you to see the elders."

(sighs) I hope you guys liked it. If there's any typo's I will fix them later.

You know. I just realized that I haven't put a lemon in the story yet. (thinks) Hmm? I wonder? (hint...hint...hint)

Also: Keep an opened mind people! lol

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