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Affinity	By : Sessygirl Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1985 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N - Well I hope you guys didn’t have to wait too long for this. I tried writing it as fast as I could. All the reviews and encouragement I received really made me want to write. Thanks so much for all the reviews and kind words.
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Disclaimer - Still do not own Naruto...
Beta’ed by the lovely Disgruntled Minion... give her sharp pointy objects... she likes those. (Beta’s note; this was done earlier, but…I’m an awful friend and put it off for about a week, sorry!) ((Author's note: She is not... don't listen to her. xD ))
Spoiler Warning!!! There are some spoilers mentioned concerning Sasuke and Itachi from semi-recent chapters. Just wanted to warn ya’ll.
Chapter Two: Lineage
Sakura found her composure quickly, picking up the scroll and rereading. Trying to make sense out of the information that was presented to her.
It was a scroll documenting a pregnancy. Normally Sakura wouldn’t look twice at something mundane like this. It was common practice to keep a record of a mother’s pregnancy. However, it was the mothers’ name that had her so shocked.
It was the documentation of Uzumaki Naruto’s pregnancy; even rereading it, Sakura was having a hard time wrapping her mind around the idea.
Her first reaction was to push it off as a misprint, but she knew Tsunade wouldn’t have made an error like this. In addition, there were detailed notes concerning the Kyuubi’s role in all of this.
Naruto had been pregnant? It was too outrageous to even believe. Yet the truth was laying in her hands now. Out in plain sight, for her to see.
How could she have not known? She felt slightly hurt that Naruto had never told her. Did he think she couldn’t be trusted? No, Sakura knew that could not the case, especially after looking at the written date on the top of the page.
Something like this was better left kept quiet, especially during the events she knew must have been happening at the time. Naruto had so much to worry about; Sasuke had left, Akatsuki was just beginning their hunt, and the old council members were keeping a closer eye on the blond.
Sakura couldn’t even begin to imagine how much pain Naruto endured during that time, and he endured it alone. To be thirteen and pregnant; it was a scary thought. Sakura knew she would never have been able to make it through something like that alone.
Looking over the scroll, she noticed that there was no mention of the child, yet it was clear that the delivery had been successful.
“So what happened to the baby?” No doubt, it had been raised here in Konoha, where Naruto would be able to keep an eye on his child.
‘Who could it be though?’ She thought.
The child would be thirteen by now, almost fourteen. Who could it be? She knew the majority of all the parents who had children it that age group due to her hours at the hospital. Maybe the child stayed with the father. That was another thing that had Sakura’s mind racing. Naruto had been with another man. She had always figured Naruto to be straight.
“Wonder who turned him.” She mumbled to herself.
Suddenly it came to her, hitting her like a ton of bricks. One child that did not have a family.
“Setsuna! Of course.” She gasped. How could she forget about that boy? Sakura had to patch him up more times than she could remember.
Getting up quickly, she stuffed the scroll in the small bag she carried with her, and exited the room that held the Hokages records. The Records Building was a small one, consisting of a few rooms, and a small work and research area. Sakura was used to the establishment, being quite familiar where everything was located.
A few doors down, she entered another room. This one holding records of active duty shinobi. Hopefully in here she would find what she was looking for.
Momentarily she felt guilty for snooping, yet something like this just couldn’t go ignored. Sakura just had to know the truth. Maybe she would confront Naruto about it, or maybe not; some things were often better left unsaid. All she knew for sure was that she needed answers, and she would find them.
She reached the small section that held the orphans records, where those without families’ information was held. Standing on her tiptoes, she cursed her small stature.
It didn’t take her long to locate Setsuna’s files. He had only a few, some medical records here and there, his certificate from graduating the academy, and files on the missions he had completed.
The one thing she did not find was a birth certificate. Of course, it was the one thing she was looking for. With a frustrated huff, she stretched herself even further to reach into the bottom of the box that held the records.
A smiled bloomed on her face when Sakura felt just what she was looking for. Another scroll, only slightly smaller in size.
Plucking it from it hiding space, Sakura brought it to eye level. Sure enough, another seal held the contents closed and unknown. Luckily, for her the contents would soon be known.
She repeated the complex series of hand signs, just as she had done with the previous scroll. The seal went up in bright flames before turning to ash.
Wasting no time, she unraveled the document curious to see what it could hold. Just as she had expected it was a birth certificate for an Uzumaki Setsuna.
Gazing down the page she saw Naruto’s name where the mothers name was normally found. Excitement welled within her as she looked to where the father’s name was written. She couldn’t help but feel like she was about to get a surprise.
Oh it was a surprise alright.
Again, the color drained from her face. If she was expecting anyone to be the father, it was not the man whose name was written before her.
“Sasuke.” The name was a whisper on her lips. She just couldn’t believe it. Naruto and Sasuke. Of course they had been close before the Uchiha had left, but Sakura would never have guessed they had been that close.
No wonder Naruto had taken Sasuke’s departure so heavily. Thinking on it, Sakura guessed he must have been pregnant during that time. Had Sasuke know he was going to be a father?
Most likely not. He might have stayed if he had known.
She rolled up the scroll and resealed it. There was no need to look at it any further; it had told all she need to know. She didn’t want to see that black ink mocking her, showing her a truth Sakura would never have believed real.
If any doubts still lingered, all she would have to do was look at Setsuna. Thinking of the boy, Sakura could see each of her once teammates within him. She was quite surprised that she had not seen a resemblance sooner. He was a perfect mix between Sasuke and Naruto in both appearance and personality.
Poor boy, he had the family he wanted right in front of him. He just didn’t know it. Maybe she would talk to Naruto; after all, it was about time that father and son could be together again. Or maybe she should say mother and son.
She laughed to herself, finding humor in the thought. She wished she could have seen Naruto with a fully belly. Then again, maybe not, she could only imagine how the mood swings affected him.
Laughing to herself, Sakura left the room. Her mind busy processing everything she had just come to learn. Trying to decide the best course of action to take.
The sun hung high in the sky, burning off the morning chill. Despite autumn being right around the corner, the weather continued to stay hot and humid.
Setsuna couldn’t help but wipe the sweat from his brow, cursing how the day was turning out.
It had been a little over a week since his talk with the Hokage. He had truly taken their talk to heart. Maybe it was about time for him to grow up.
Once again, he began to try during practice and it didn’t take him long before he began to show potential again.
Now though, he stood in the middle of a forest. Setsuna was tired, and bleeding from a shuriken cut on his left arm.
His sensei had thought it would be a good idea to take on a low-level mission for some extra practice. Just retrieve a scroll from the one of the Fire lords.
Simple enough, Setsuna had thought. That had been his train of thought until they ran into a group of missing nins. What was more; they had previously been shinobi of Konoha.
To Setsuna these men where the lowest of the low. To turn their back on their home, for idiotic reasons.
When Naruto-sama had come into power, a number of shinobi either left to other villages or had turned their back on the town completely. They were still too blinded by their hate of the demon the Hokage held.
Many of the offenders had lost whole families to the monster. So Setsuna understood their animosity to the Kyuubi, but not for Naruto.
All who left were quickly forgotten, except when they showed up as they had today. Jogging the memory like some unsightly night crawler.
The man in front of Setsuna sneered, holding the gashing in his shoulder. It was testament to the boys’ improvement.
“Brat.” The man’s gray eyes shined with murderous intent. “I didn’t want to have to resort to this.” His hand released the bloody mess that was his shoulder. Splashing the excess blood that stained his fingers on a nearby bush.
The forest seemed too quiet. Setsuna could no longer hear his teammates or sensei that were fighting further on in the dense knotting of trees.
A mocking bird called somewhere high above them, flying in a fit of feathers. In that moment, the real battle begun.
The man came at Setsuna in a fury of attacks, the small boy doing everything in his power to par the blows. It was all he could do; they were just coming at him too fast. He couldn’t even begin to think about taking an offensive stand.
“Shit.” A fist met his face. Setsuna could taste the coppery taste of his own blood overflowing in his mouth. He hoped he wasn’t going to loose a tooth over this.
“Not so tough now are you boy?” Another hit was aimed for his chest. Acting quickly he blocked it, letting his arm take the blow.
The shear power behind the attacks sent him skidding back in the soft earth. His arm now throbbing from the force of the man hit. Things weren’t looking good.
“I could use some help now.” He said to himself. No one would be paying attention to him at the moment. They had their own fights to worry about.
“No one is going to save you.” The man sneered showing yellowing teeth.
‘Ever heard of a toothbrush?’ Now he really did want to wipe that smirk of the mans face. This time around Setsuna made sure that he went in for the first blow. He thought that maybe this would allow him to reclaim the lead he had over the man.
It was foolish move; he knew it the instant the man swung out of his way. His momentum had put him an undesirable situation. He now couldn’t bring himself to block the attack he knew was coming.
It happened then, as his heart beat wildly in his chest. Everything around him slowed and sharpened. The oncoming fist that he could not see moments earlier was as plain as day in front of him moving as if it was weighed down.
Someone had slowed down time. He was tempted to look around at who could have done such a thing. Setsuna would be sure to thank them, but right now, he had a fight to finish.
He ducked his head, feeling the mans fist sweeping over his raven locks. The man turned in a fluid twist, facing the young boy head on. Setsuna pulled his head up to look the man square in the eye, showing him that he had no fear within. Setsuna couldn’t help but smirk as he saw the man’s eyes widen in what he took for fear. Little did he know the real reason why the shinobi in front of him stood gapping.
Drawing a kunai from his pouch he darted forward, seeing all the openings in the man defenses thanks to this slowed reality.
His aim was true and struck deep within the man’s heart. A sense of power flowed forth, he had won. He had brought this man to his knees.
Blood began to bubble from the man’s mouth as he coughed and sputtered trying to get his words out.
“Sha–Sharingan.... damn Uchiha...” His body fell limply onto the forest floor, leaving Setsuna to stare at the dead body in confusion.
‘An Uchiha... where?’ He had heard the stories, everyone had. The massacre of the Uchiha was not something that one did not know. Nor was the existence of the last living Uchiha; Uchiha Sasuke. But what would Uchiha Sasuke be doing here?
He couldn’t sense anyone’s chakra except his teammates and their fighting partners. He was positive that none of them was of the Uchiha clan. If not them then who?
A flock of finches burst from a tree, making him jump and turn at the sound. Setsuna watched as the flew off, their wings beating slowly to his eyes... his eyes.
Frantically he dug into his pouch searching for the mirror he always kept there, which was usually used to check around corners.
Taking a deep breath, he brought the item up towards his eyes, letting it reflect his face. What he saw made his heart race. Staring back at him were no longer his ocean blue eyes. Instead, two crimson orbs replaced them, two tome decorating his irises.
Him, the man had been referring to him? An Uchiha, him? Setsuna could not believe it. He was an Uchiha. Why hadn’t anyone ever told him?
Was it because no one knew, or was there something more to it. The Hokage seemed to know, which made sense. The last Uchiha was his teammate after all. So did that mean he was the son of Uchiha Sasuke?
A smile bloomed on his face. Uchiha Sasuke was his father; it could be no one else. No other Uchiha existed except for him and Sasuke.
Sasuke was alive, Setsuna could see him. He could see him. Momentarily a childish thrill came over him, making him forget where he was and what he should be doing.
A scream knocked him to his sense, bring him back to reality. His teammates needed him, but he couldn’t let them know what he had just learned. There must have been a reason to keep his lineage a secret, and he wasn’t stupid enough to let the cat out of the bag without knowing what it would cause.
Taking a deep breath, Setsuna calmed his racing heart and eased the flow of chakra that had built up in and around his eyes. Slowly he saw the red begin to fade to purple and then finally to blue.
The mirror dropped to his side; before he put it back into his pouch. He could think about all this later once he was back in the safety of Konoha. For now, he would focus on the current battle, and keeping his friends safe.
Sakura scrutinized the scene before her. Shikamaru had interrupted her again as she was lecturing Naruto. His team had just finished their latest mission, and they came to give their written report as well as the scroll they had retrieved.
From the looks of things, it had been tougher than your standard C rank. Many of them wore scrapes and bruises here and there.
Usually she would leave Naruto to his business, but she watching for something. So she stayed, saying she would heal the teams’ wounds when they were finished.
What she really wanted was to see how Naruto interacted with Setsuna. She had known Naruto for so long, and one thing she knew for sure was that he blond friend always wore his feelings on his sleeve.
Now however, it amazed her that he had been able to keep her from noticing anything suspicious. Had Naruto really gotten that good at hiding his emotions?
She was scared to know the truth. It made her wonder if the happy face he wore in front of her was just a mask. Could the hardship of his past really have changed him that much, and without her even knowing.
In the beginning Naruto seemed to ignore the boy, preferring to talk to Shikamaru or make comments about how banged up they all looked.
It wasn’t until after he finished conversing with Shikamaru, that Sakura began to see the signs that she had been blind to.
Naruto’s face lit up as he turned to Setsuna, like a proud father looking upon his son.
“So you have been approving? I’m glad to see you took my advice.” His eyes never left the boy’s face. Two deep blue skies clashing in that one look.
Setsuna was the first to turn away; he crossed his arms and with a ‘hmph’ shrugged his shoulders.
“It was about time I got serious anyways; other wise Aika would even become chunin before me.” He shot the girl a smug look.
Aika said nothing, knowing better than to make a fuss in front of the Hokage again.
Naruto laughed whole-heartedly, his eyes flashing with mirth. “Do they remind you of anyone?” The question was directed at Sakura, who stood in silence.
She smiled; yes they reminded her of someone. “Hm, it’s like looking at the old team seven.”
The Hokage nodded, “Yeah, although a calmer version.”
Both former teammates watched the younger shinobi, remembering a time long ago that would never come again.
A time when they had all been together and happy. Now though only the two of them remained. Granted they had Sai, but he was hardly the Sasuke they wanted.
Since the downfall of the Akatsuki so many years ago, Konoha had heard little from the last Uchiha. For a while, they hoped that Sasuke would return. Itachi was dead and Orochimaru no more. They couldn’t see anything else holding him back.
It took a year for Sakura to admit to herself that her first love was never coming back. It wasn’t long after that, when Naruto became indifferent to anything concerning Sasuke.
The subject was never brought up, yet despite all of this Naruto still made sure to keep his ears open to any word of the Uchiha’s whereabouts.
If a Konoha shinobi came across him, they were to apprehend him if possible. Otherwise, he was to be left alone. Sasuke was not considered a threat to Konoha, not after the role he played in the destruction of Akatsuki.
Six years, it had been six years since anyone had seen Uchiha Sasuke. Whispers could be heard amongst the village that he had been killed. Sakura knew better then that. Sasuke was not someone to die easily.
“Maybe they aren’t like us...” Sakura mused giving it more thought. “I can’t see Masaki being Sasuke... Aika of course would be me... but Setsuna would be too hard to call.”
Naruto’s eyes darkened at the mention of his best friends name. It had been too long since it was last said in front of him.
“Setsuna is a good mix between you and Sasuke.” Sakura gave Naruto a meaningful look, trying to convey something to only him.
The blond Hokage raised an eyebrow, unsure of what his friend was trying to get at.
Setsuna on the other hand, was listening intently. He wanted to know all he could about the man who had to be his father.
“No, Setsuna is nothing like Sasuke.” Naruto finally said, bring that discussion to a close.
Sakura though wasn’t ready to let it go. “Well I can’t say I agree. He does have his hair.”
The room grew quiet, irritation radiating off Naruto is waves.
Sensing the tense atmosphere, Shikamaru decided that it was about time that they left.
“Well Hokage-sama, we shall leave you with you paper work.” He quickly ushered his students out of the room, yelling at Setsuna when he began trailing behind.
Once everyone was out of the room, Sakura turned to fully face Naruto. She had decided that she needed to talk about Setsuna with Naruto. If not, then she was afraid that her friend would continue to hurt, as he watched his son from afar.
“Were you ever going to tell me?” She boldly asked.
Naruto did not look at her. His face emotionless and staring straight ahead.
“Tell you what?” Of course, he had to be difficult.
“Oh cut the crap Naruto. You know what I mean! How could you never tell me you had a son.” Sakura cursed herself for being so harsh. This was not a time for her to loose her temper.
The room was silent for a long time. No one daring to move a muscle. Sakura was beginning to fear that Naruto was going to ignore her, or worse deny everything.
“It wasn’t any of your business.” The sharpness of his voice surprised her. Maybe she had crossed the line with this. “Tell me this Sakura, why were you snooping in my records.”
His eyes blazed, Sakura had made him mad. It was something she had achieved only a few times. Needless to say, none of those times had been pleasant.
“I was organizing them...” Her voice was small, like that of a little girl being scolded by her mother.
“If I remember correctly, that information had the seal of the Hokage on it.”
Sakura said nothing, not knowing what to say.
Finally, Naruto sighed, rubbing his head to relieve the growing migraine. This was something he wished he would never have to talk about with another person. He was mad, but he could stay mad at Sakura for long. Naruto knew that she didn’t mean to cross him, even if she had betrayed his trust slightly.
“For his safety... I didn’t tell you cause the fewer who knew the better. If the council at the time found out, they would have surely done unspeakable things.” Some papers slid onto the floor as Naruto rested his elbows on the heavy oak desk.
“I understand back then, but why now still? The council wouldn’t care, heck, most would be happy. Why hurt yourself by keeping your son at arms length?” Naruto looked at her. His smile was sad, showing who much the year had affected him.
“The council is no longer the problem... but there are still those out there that would want the blood of the Hokage’s son. Not to mention I fear what would happen if Setsuna’s other father becomes aware of his existence.”
Sakura’s eyes widened, “Sasuke?!”
“Ah, so you know about that too.” Sakura blushed, realizing that she gave away something else she knew. “Sasuke wouldn’t accept Setsuna. After learning the truth from Sasuke, I know that he would not let his son live. The Uchiha line will end with Sasuke, he has told me that much.”
“How can you be so sure? Sasuke wanted to revive his clan.” Sakura tired to rationalize, but quieted at the heated look she received.
“That day, when I fought along side Sasuke against Madara, I learned many things, Sakura. Things that I cannot ever say and some I wish no one to hear. Because of this no one must ever find out that Setsuna is an Uchiha.”
Sakura frowned, it wasn’t fair. Who cared if Setsuna was an Uchiha, she could not believe that Sasuke would kill his own flesh and blood.
She wouldn’t push the matter any more at the moment. This was enough for today.
“I understand.” Sakura went towards the door, she needed to think.
“Sakura.” Naruto called from behind her. “This stays between the two of us.”
She smiled at him from over her shoulder. Sakura would keep her mouth firmly shut, and Naruto knew that. After all, he trusted her.
Without another word, she left his office, planning to head home. Unfortunately, fate had other ideas.
Shizune came running down the hall as fast as her old age allowed her.
“Sakura! Sakura you have to come quickly.” The younger woman helped steady her old sensei, trying to not let the worry seep within her.
“Shizune what is it? What happened?” She asked anxiously.
“It’s Inuzuka, he’s in critical conditioned. We need you.” That was all Sakura had to hear before she took off down the hall. Kiba and Hinata had been sent on an A class mission a month ago. From what she remembered, they where just spying on a terrorist group that was causing havoc near Suna.
As she ran, she hoped it wasn’t as serious as Shizune had made it sound. She didn’t want to see one of her friends die.
She would save him; that was a promise.
Setsuna tiptoed through the restricted door in the library. He was glad that he had perfected his stealth, otherwise he would have never of made it this far.
The restricted section of the Konoha Library held the scrolls, which depicted the history of clans as well of information on some of the clans high and more influential individuals.
It was here that Setsuna hoped to find some information of Uchiha Sasuke. He also hoped to find something that might help him in perfecting his sharingan.
Setsuna couldn’t help but groan when he took in the shear size of the restricted section. He could only hope that things were neatly organized, otherwise he wouldn’t find anything.
Taking a deep breath, he decided he might as well get started. Walking between two shelves, Setsuna began his tedious task, hoping that this wouldn’t take all day.
Sakura tried to fight the tears away as she pushed chakra urgently into man before her. Kiba had ended up being in worse shape than she had thought. Both of his lungs had collapsed, he had five broken ribs, and three punctured organs. If she had gotten her any later, he would have surely died.
Hinata, his wife, stood outside in a fit of tears. Apparently, she blamed this all on herself, saying something about giving themselves away.
Sakura wanted to comfort her as well, but she was needed more in here. If she slowed her chakra at all, Kiba would die. The flow needed to stay constant; otherwise, it could cause him going into cardiac arrest.
A nurse next to her wiped a bead of sweat from her forehead. It would only be a little bit longer. All she had left to do was stitch his liver closed. After that, it would all be up to Kiba.
Sakura knew he was a fighter, so he would make it. She was sure of it.
So far, Setsuna hand found three scrolls of interest. The bad news was that there was no way he could fully read any of them in the time he had.
Deciding that he had no other choice, Setsuna slipped them into his shoulder bag. He would have to smuggle them out, and hope that no one would catch him.
Then again, he did get into here without getting caught, so he should be able to escape rather easily.
Gaining his courage, Setsuna made his way out.
Sakura fell into the chair next to Hinata. The small woman sat hunched over, heaving dry sobs.
It was a pathetic sight that made Sakura’s heart clench in pity. She had grown close to Hinata since she had begun to date Neji. They were almost like sisters.
“Hinata, everything’s going to be alright. Kiba is going to be fine” She drew the sobbing woman into a tight embrace, trying to calm her down. “Shh... don’t cry.”
Hinata lifted her head and gave Sakura a grateful smile. “Thanks Sakura.”
“Don’t mention it, but if you don’t mind me asking what happened out there?”
Hinata let a few more tears fall from her eyes, but answered the question is a strong voice. She had grown some much in the past years, from a meek girl to a proud woman.
“I gave our cover away, and Kiba-kun fought them off so that I could get away...” She paused looking Sakura in the eyes. “I thought they where going to kill him. It was five against one; I can’t imagine what he had been thinking. He would have died, but he was saved...” Hinata trailed off, not knowing how to say the next part.
“Saved? Who saved him?”
Hinata hesitated for a moment, not sure how her next sentence would affect her friend.
“Sasuke, he killed all five shinobi. He saved Kiba.” Sakura was at a loss for words.
Sasuke was alive. Her Sasuke was alive! The teammate that she still cared about, although in awholely different way than she had during her childhood.
Setsuna walked down the streets of Konoha. He wanted to make a quick stop by the Hokage’s office. If he played his cards right, he might be able to get some information about Uchiha Sasuke.
Maybe even get to see what his father looked like.
He would just need to be careful. The Hokage couldn’t suspect him of being to curious, otherwise he might begin to suspect him knowing about his heritage.
This would require him to beat around the bush, and hope the Hokage was really as clueless as some said.
Sakura raced down the slim carpeted halls. She needed to see Naruto right away. He of all people needed to hear the news she had for him.
This was the last thing Sakura thought would happen on a day like today. It just seemed like everything was coming at her at once.
First the discovery of her lifetime when she found that scroll in Naruto’s records, and now after six years of silence Sasuke had shown his face once again. It made her smile to know that Sasuke had made his presence a blessing.
She knew if he had not stepped in when he had, Kiba would be laying dead on that operating table, and Hinata would a reduced to a sobbing mess.
Yet despite all of this, she couldn’t help to feel as if this was pulling a trigger to something far more troublesome. Sakura was afraid of Naruto’s reaction.
She could not begin to fathom how he might take this. Especially since Sasuke had shown up on the boarder of Fire and Wind. This was the closest he had been to Konoha in many, many years.
When Sakura reached the detailed carved doors of the Hokage’s office, she hesitated. Her hand wavering against the cold brass knob.
It was now or never. Gathering her nerve, Sakura opened the door and headed into the spacious room.
Setsuna ran up the flights of stairs, taking the steps two, maybe three at a time. He wasn’t sure why he was in such a rush. Maybe it was the adrenaline still coursing through his body, or perhaps it was the excitement of growing closer and closer to his goal.
He didn’t even bother to shout an apology to a very disheveled Ino who he had bumped into. Granted he was sure he would hear it from his sensei about his lack of manners. Then again, maybe he would get lucky and have Shikamaru find the whole thing far to troublesome to deal with.
Turning the corner a little too sharply, he landed hard on one of his knees. Setsuna cursed at his clumsiness. He needed to be more watchful and sure-footed. There was no place for a clumsy shinobi out on the battlefield after all.
The Hokage’s office came into sight down the hall and the young boy slowed his hurry steps. He couldn’t seem too eager after all.
Setsuna stood in front of the massive doors, gathering his composure. It wasn’t until his tanned fingers grasped the doorknob, that he became aware of the conversation-taking place behind those same closed doors.
Eavesdropping was bad, Setsuna knew this, yet something compelled him to lean his ear against the cold wood. He would just consider this a practice it spying and information gathering. No harm could come of it.
“That bastard can’t loiter so close. What the hell could he be thinking?” Naruto growled. He couldn’t believe that Sasuke had wandered so close to the place he once called home. It was beyond him, what the Uchiha was thinking.
It was well known that every active shinobi kept their eyes open for him. Knowing the idiot he would fight until his death before he let anyone take him back to Konoha, and despite Naruto resentment towards his best friend, he couldn’t allow anyone to take his life.
‘Except for me.’ He thought darkly. Truthfully, Naruto would never try to kill Sasuke, no matter how pleasant the idea was at the moment.
“Maybe he is finally coming back?” Sakura ventured, not sure if this was what Naruto wanted to hear.
From the look he shot her, it apparently wasn’t.
“Sasuke isn’t coming back. He has been betrayed too deeply to come back now.” The words were spoken softly, like Naruto himself didn’t quiet believe them. Or maybe he was just hoping that he was wrong.
“Betrayed, by whom?” Sakura didn’t understand, she couldn’t understand. What Naruto spoke of was something that only two living individuals knew. Himself and Sasuke. It was a dark truth laced in deception, hurt, death, pain, and above all else the love of a brother. What the council had done to Sasuke and Itachi was beyond forgiving. Because of this, Naruto knew that nothing on this earth could bring Sasuke back to this village. Even if Naruto was now striving to make it a brighter place.
Naruto ignored Sakura’s question, finding no need to answer it.
“I’ll have a team take base in Shikke.” It was a small town on the border of Wind and Fire country. “They can keep an eye out for Uchiha Sasuke.”
Sakura nodded, praying that maybe Sasuke could be returned to where he belonged. There was a slim chance that Sasuke could even be found, but she believed in miracles.
Naruto needed Sasuke, and Sasuke needed Naruto. She knew that much, even if her two teammates had yet realized it.
She would pray, that they might find peace within each other in the end.
When Sakura exited Naruto’s office, she was greeted by an empty hall. It was quiet, too quiet in her opinion. As if no one had been by in hours.
Sakura knew that wasn’t the case. She could still feel the chakra residue radiating off the smooth walls. It wasn’t hard for her to identify who the chakra belonged to, but it did unnerve her.
‘Setsuna.’
Something wasn’t quiet right.
A/N - Well there you have it. I am still not one hundred percent satisfied with this, but I think it will have to do. Although if you think my chapter quality is going down hill, then please kick me in the butt and tell me so. That way I can up my game.
Well that’s it for now. See ya’ll next time.
-Akiru-
Chapter Three - Father
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Uchiha ItachiUchiha Sasuke - Thanks, I am glad you think this awesome. I will indeed write more. ^_^

msuzumaki - Yes, I hope Setsuna finds out about his family soon too. But what ever happens it’s going to be a bumpy road. I guess we just have to cross our fingers for this messed up family. xD

Shisuta - Naruto will have to be very stealthy, otherwise he will let the cat out of the bag. Lol, although that might not be too bad. As for Sakura, well she is a good friend to Naruto and would never cause him trouble on purpose.

Lea2 - Yeah I am happy to working on something new too... especially something different from ‘Blood Stained Lilies’. I think I am sick of vampires now, ‘Affinity’ will be a nice change. Hope you enjoy this story too.

Qwerty - Good Question, I really don’t go into this very much in the prologue or first chapter... although I get into it a bit in the second. But the old council members are dead for the most part. The current council in mixed with men and woman who both support and still hold some prejudices against Naruto, but those people are few and far between. So the council wouldn’t really be the problem... the main problem is Sasuke and the Uchiha clan in general. But! I won’t get to much into all this here, since I will explain what Naruto’s reasons are in the story. If you still have questions, then feel free to ask.

Yue the Fox King - I will be sure to keep this up, and get the chapters out as soon as I can.

Blugirlami21 - There are a lot of reasons Naruto has for what he is doing. I won’t get into them here but I should address them in this new chapter or the next one. As for where Sasuke is? Well that gets addressed too. It’s just early in the story, so give me time to find appropriate times to bring up the different issues. Thanks for you input! <3

Maegerakawaii - Yeah I was starting to get worried that I was going to drop this too, but once I went back to this plot idea and rewrote the first chapter I felt better. Now I want to write this again. So all I can say is that I hope you stick with me through this and enjoy the story.

Madamdragon - I know, I am so evil, but I can’t help it. It just is so much more fun to leave chapters off at cliffies. Lol, but to be nice I will update soon... although I think I see another cliffie in this fic’s future.
Midnight Essence - Oh don't cry! See I updated! Hope you like this chapter too.
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Kyra - Well I hope you can enjoy this Mpreg from start to finish.
Loveless Kure - So sorry, but I hope I updated this soon enough. Hope enjoyed this chapter as well.
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