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Constellations (complete)	By : momhuey8 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1362 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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“So both of them were hanging upside down in mid-air, tied together with Kiba’s pants. Mind, Kiba is buck naked at this point.” Neji said chuckling.
Sasuke was laughing at the story Neji was relating about the impromptu sparring match that had popped up because Kiba and Choji thought it would be funny to switch Naruto’s ramen with Akamaru’s kibble.
“I can just…”
An explosion from the other side of the door interrupted Sasuke.
Within a second, both ninja were up and hurtling into the chakra chamber.
They were met with hellish heat and screaming.
Sasuke and Neji both thought only of Naruto and ran through a cloud of dust toward the center of the room. They leaped over the remains of the wooden structure which was a shambles, pieces of it scattered everywhere, several splintered sections on fire.
When they reached Naruto, his body was surrounded by a red light and his back was arched impossibly. The Hunters were inching closer to Naruto, their arms out, attempting to ward of the heat radiating from the blond’s body.
Kyuubi was making a break for it.
Without knowing why, Sasuke knew what to do. Ignoring the heat he slid to his knees by Naruto’s side and placed both hands on the seal. Then he reached inside himself as deep as he could go and, using his sage abilities sent all the earth’s energy he could channel through his body into the seal.
He transformed his body into an open pipe between the heavens and the barrier holding in the demon.
Neji pulled two swords off his back and faced the Hunters. “Take another step and I will kill you. Uchiha and I will deal with Naruto and the demon.”
The looked like they were going to ignore that, but then the ground shuddered and a fissure opened up between the Hunters and the other three ninja.
“Go. I’ll deal with them,” Tsunade yelled, her fist still vibrating on the rock at her feet.
Neji straddled Naruto’s chest and lifted his eyelids. He transported himself into Naruto’s mind. When he got there, he found a visceral image of Sasuke, his hands over the seal on the bars. What nearly overwhelmed him, however, was the agony in Naruto’s body. Sasuke’s image was being buffeted by it as well; his back was arched and he panted through intense pain as he struggled to concentrate on holding the demon.
Neji was galvanized; he could help. He immediately went to the portion of the brain that sent and received pain signals and used his own visceral hands to redirect it into his own body.
That shifted the balance for Sasuke and his concentration focused. As he poured energy from the universe into the seal, he watched it slowly begin to redraw itself.
But a movement caught his eye. He glanced toward it and saw a flash of blond.
Naruto!
The blond was running away from them down a long corridor. From his vantage point, though, he could see what lay at the end; a bright white light.
No!
“Narutoooo!” Sasuke screamed.
Naruto stopped and turned around. Then he was standing by Sasuke’s side.
“My dearest love,” he stroked Sasuke’s cheek and smiled.
“Naruto…”
“I have to go, Sasuke,” he interrupted. “I can’t let the demon out.”
“Naruto…”
“I’m so sorry, but it’s the only weapon I have left.”
“That’s not true. You have me. I can fix this.” He nodded toward the seal. “See, I can do this.”
Naruto looked skeptical. “This is awfully important, Sasuke.”
“Naruto, give me a chance. Please.” Naruto still looked uncertain. “Neji’s here, also. See?” Naruto turned to Neji who still had his hands on the pathways leading to Naruto’s brain.
“Hey, Neji,” Naruto smiled sadly. He moved to Neji’s side and stroked his cheek as well. “You shouldn’t do that for me.”
“Naruto,” Neji said. “I would not ask you to risk this village that you love so much. But I believe he can fix this. Will you let him try?”
“I don’t know...”
“The light remains.” Neji looked down the corridor. “If it appears that we are failing, that option will still be there.”
“Naruto, stay!” Sasuke growled and turned back to the seal. He closed his eyes and dug even deeper, opening an even wider conduit, pouring even more chakra into the seal. His whole body shook but he never lost focus.
“Look, Naruto,” Neji said shakily, struggling with even more pain as the demon fought even harder against losing the ground he’d gained. “Look at the seal.”
There, before their eyes, the ink of the seal darkened to a midnight black, the lines and flourishes sharpening to its original precision. It was becoming like new.
Two hours later, Tsunade and a team of medics hovered over three unconscious ninja.
But she was smiling and tears of happiness streamed down her cheeks.
The seal was completely rebuilt and had ceased being a battle ground for the two other beings occupying Naruto’s body. It was pristine, intact, acting as the barrier it was supposed to be.
That meant than any chakra she sent into Naruto’s root, would stay there for his use. The demon was on its own.
But Naruto? She stroked his hair back off his forehead and laughed aloud with her relief.
She could heal him now.
Neji and Sasuke stood in a cheerful white room in the main part of the hospital. The sun was shining brightly through the windows onto the many flower arrangements crowded on every flat surface.
Naruto was due to be moved to this room shortly and Tsunade had laughingly instructed them to get the hell out of the way so she could get him transported.
Sasuke wandered around the room, absently rearranging flowers and fluffing pillows. And studying Neji.
“Why didn’t you ever tell him?”
Neji didn’t turn from gazing out the window.
Finally he said, “I always thought there’d be time…”
“I’m surprised you’d think that, knowing how loved ones can be taken with no warning.”
Neji nodded. “Another of my many failings.”
After another minute of silence, Neji said, “I wish I had.”
Sasuke came to stand beside him, sharing the warmth coming through the window.
“He would never have loved me as he loves you,” Neji continued. “But I could have alleviated his years of loneliness.”
Sasuke said nothing.
“I let him wake alone every morning, eat alone every day, gave him no reason to spend more time here than in the field.”
Sasuke idly stroked a finger through the dust on the windowsill, just listening.
“It was my responsibility as his friend, as someone who loves him, and I let him down.”
“Responsibility?”
“He only knew the ultimate gestures of love. In his experience, in his family, one dies for those they love.” Neji clasped his hands behind his back. “He never experienced someone bringing him a cup of tea or a blanket because they cared about his comfort. Or someone holding his hand or giving him a shoulder for his tears, asking him of his hopes and dreams.
“Having had a family for a time, I know of these things,” Neji continued quietly. “The responsibility was mine.”
Neji turned to Sasuke. “You have my admiration and gratitude for doing what I did not.”
Sasuke studied his new friend for a moment, but before he could say anything, the door to the room opened and chaos ensued for the next hour as Naruto was settled into bed and hooked to various pieces of equipment.
Sasuke was so relieved to see Naruto’s feet under the blanket, side by side. He ran his hand gently down the length of Naruto’s leg, slowing when he felt the wrappings just below the knee.
“How long will he be out?” Sasuke asked Tsunade.
“Hard to say. He has a lot of injuries. Since the demon is still struggling as well, he’s having to heal like a regular person. That will speed up as the demon recuperates, but for now, he’s no different than you or me.”
She looked at him. “You look like shit, yourself, Uchiha. You could go home for a while and wouldn’t miss anything here.”
“No. I’m not leaving.”
Tsunade shook her head. “I didn’t think so. There’s a shower through that door.” She looked at Neji. “I’ll have a couple of futons brought in.”
Later that evening, Sasuke came out of the shower to find Neji standing at the door talking quietly to another Anbu.
“Are you sure? Don’t you think…”
“No. Go. I have everything in hand.”
“What’s going on?” Sasuke asked when they were alone with Naruto again.
“My men offered to relieve me.”
Sasuke cocked his head. “What are you going to do? Have you figured a way to go without sleep?”
Neji came to stand in front of Sasuke. “Would you take shifts with me?”
“Me? I thought you said…”
“I would request that you help me stand guard, but if anything does happen, you step aside and let me handle it.”
Now that Sasuke understood what was at stake, he found he had no trouble agreeing to that. He’d learned long ago to pay whatever price was needed to gain what he wanted. And that the things he wanted most usually had a higher price.
He finally smiled. “Get some sleep. I’ll wake you if there’s trouble.”
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