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I knew you would find me	By : VRon8899 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1260 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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AN:Hey all!! This is the next chapter, and since the last one was rather short...this one is...really long O_O;;; lol. I hope you all enjoy! Please RRR! Make me a happy author!! :D

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Temari raced across the tops of the low buildings a scroll clutched tightly in her hands, her eyes set in a raged filled scowl and she landed in front of the councilor doors shoving the guards out of the way before slamming them open, her eyes blazing with fury.

�What is the meaning of this?!� She roared banging the crumpled scroll on the table in front of the group of older men, women and shinobi�s who made up the council.

�It�s a forced resignation for Gaara-sama.� One council member said, eyes staring coldly at her,

�If we had been attacked while he was gallivanting after Hokage-sama, the deaths of the innocent would have lain squarely on his shoulders,� Said another. Temari ripped the scroll apart.

�Gallivanting after Naruto-sama?� She hissed, her voice forcibly calm and her eyes narrowed while her fists shook in her rage.

��Temari-sama�� An elderly women started but the blonde women�s murderous eyes shot towards her and the others mouth quickly shut looking taken aback at the furious shinobi.

�Gaara does everything he can to protect this village, and not only his village his friends and family.� Her heated glare deepened, �And his lover�� A wave of voices broke around the council,

�Shut up ALL of you� Temari roared, taking her fan from her back and crashing into the floor causing many wooden boards to splinter and rip up in protest, afterwards the silence was deafening but Temari shoved on,

�Was it not Naruto who pulled Gaara from the depths of darkness, and saved him from Akatsuki when he was just beginning as our Kazekage?� She inquired, nearly growling as the stunned eyes only stared at her,

�But Naruto-sama was not the Hokage��A small voice was cut off but just her glance,

�Do NOT interrupt me! It doesn�t matter if he was Hokage or not�He did everything to help, nearly killing himself in the process, as Gaara did.� Temari�s loud voice rang through the room and even though her stance did not fall but her eyes lowered at the ripped scroll pieces

�If Naruto-sama dies��

�If? You have read the report yourself; his wounds are far beyond healing! Gaara will become the same monster he was before because of this and you know it!!� A particularly brave councilmember roared standing up glaring at Temari. The blonde picked her eyes up, the fan shifting in her grip threateningly and a feral grin passed over her lips,

�Have you forgotten who he is? He is Uzamaki Naruto.� She declared �And he will not die.�
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�Everyone stay out of the way�Kakashi do you have enough chakra to put a perimeter for me?� Sakura�s voice rang out in cavern like hall. The chakra in Sakura�s palm quivered under her strain and a faint �Hai� could be heard from the older Jounin. This was what met Neji�s eyes when he managed into room. The trail of debris and evidence of the intense fight was ingrained in every wall, column and piece of floor.

�Its over.� Someone at his side gently pushing his tense body back enough to sit. Neji bit back a gasp as his reopened wounds, and all his new ones reared their ugly head. He ignored Shikamaru�s �tching� as he activated his Byakugan. He had to see for himself if Naruto will live or die. He inhaled sharply, his eyes widending in shock, the one person he thought could not die, was on the verge of just that.

�You can�t help him now. No one can, except Sakura.� Shikamaru hissed in warning as Neji started to surge forward only to feel tight fingers drawing him back to his sitting position. The shadow-manipulator sighed heavily and pawed at the front of his jounin vest with a free hand,

�I wish I never quit smoking.� He muttered only loud enough for the Byakugan user to hear. Neji glanced at him and could see the worry laced across the face. Both jerked their heads in surprise at a loud exclamation of pain. Sakura was leaning over the body heavily, her breath ragged, the chakra fading from her hands. Kakashi had grabbed her shoulders to keep her from passing out on the already wounded Hokage; a trickle of blood was trailing out of her nose. Weakly she pushed the Jounin off and placed her hands back onto the blond�s chest.

��Just a little more�� Could be heard from her mouth. Neji let his bloodline slip from his eyes, not having enough chakra to keep it up after the fighting he had done. A painfully strong grip only tightened on his shoulder and he glanced up towards Shikamaru. The usually lazy Nin was watching the scene with avid, anxious eyes. Everyone was. Everyone was holding their breath, waiting for some unavoidable news. If Naruto died, would their world come crashing down? Neji calmed his breath, attempting to reign in the harsh beating of his heart but nothing would calm it. Naruto was a friend to too many. His eyes lifted enough to see Gaara standing nearest to the Hokage, his features tense and it seemed as if he was torn between murderous rage or falling to his knees in anguish. Tightening his jaw Neji looked away back at the pale body under the low light of the cavernous room. He wasn�t breathing again�The fingers grip squeezed even more at his shoulder,and slowly he raised a hand and placed it on the contricting fingers. A look of surprise crossed Shikamaru's face briefly but his grip loosened accomodating Neji's own as they both held on to the hope of Naruto surviving.

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Since the singing is stopped in my pulse
And the earth and sky refuse me;
Now must I hold by the eyes of a friend
When the high white stars are unfriendly
Return and sing, O my dreams
On the dewy palpitan pastures
Till the love of living awakes
And the strengths of hills to uphold me (1)

1 Month Later

Tsunade stared gravely around the faces, each one held a different emotion, a different pain. Sucking in a steady breath she raised a hand, letting the silence fall once more. Her speech was coming to a close and the revealing ceremony was to be started.

��I know how many loved ones we have lost. Their names will forever be engraved in the memorial stones, among all the countless others that have died protecting our way of life, protecting all that is precious.� She took another breath, before glancing at the billowing white sheet that had been strung over the sheer cliff face at her back,

�And for one who grew up without precious people, but has protected us all this time, I commemorate this�.�

Her strong voice drifted through the village and up through a window that had been pushed all the way up to let the afternoon breeze and light filter through. The suns rays landed at the foot of a bed which shifted ever so much.

�Damn it�.she makes it sound as if I�m dead.� One voice rasped out in the room and the bed shifted once more, the covers dipped down to the floor and a body struggled upward,

�Don�t you dare get up Uzamaki Naruto!� A voice roared from the next room over, and as Sakura passed, she glared in at the Hokage. The blond man sagged back down to the bed with ragged sigh. He was sick of the hospital, the hours upon hours of chakra and drugs getting pumped into his body�sick of the nightmares that ravaged his mind. Every time his eyes closed Sasuke�s shocked expression would flash through, and the smell of his blood would fill his nose to the point of nausea. Vaguely he could hear the faint sound of thunderous clapping as the cliff face was revealed, his features now carved forever into the stone. He swallowed hard. Did I really deserve that?

�Of course you do.� A voice answer from the doorway, Naruto�s body stiffened at the sound of the other man, he didn�t know he had said that out loud. Craning his neck a bit he could see Gaara standing staring at him, his features were so tense, and the face held no emotion. Naruto�s felt his heart ache all over again at the sight of the other man,

�Gaara�� He started weakly, his body relaxing. He raised a hand to beckon the other closer, but the red-headed mans eyes widened revealing the hurt and pain he was still hiding before he shook his head once the face becoming the stoic mask again,

�I only came to see the Revealing Ceremony I cannot stay long.� Came the soft whisper, Naruto stared at him and he felt his heart thundering all the harder as he watched the man starting to turn.

�Gaara�please don�t.� he started. It hurt so much to talk, but he couldn�t stand the clenching pain in his chest that he would be left alone again. The body stopped all together, framed by the doorway, the shoulders seemed to shake before the red-headed shinobi turned back,

��I hurt you.� Gaara�s voice came out strained. Naruto took a deep breath struggling upward into a sitting position. His muscles and wounds screamed at his actions but he only gritted his teeth ignoring the wave of pain.

�I stepped in on my own accord.� He grated out, looking up, his breathing hard, his chest rising and falling harshly.

�Naruto what did I say about��

�Sakura not now!� Naruto roared glaring at the Kunoichi who had stepped into the room, she stopped dead in her tracks, in the small room the two men, both hurting seemed to stand on the edge of an abyss that she could never follow. She swallowed her pride and for once nodded silently and closed the door giving them privacy. The pink-headed Kunoichi had seen the brokenness of Gaara�s eyes and her own clenched shut. How everything could be hurting so much still�

Naruto was panting lightly as the door closed and he strained a bit more to stay conscience, but the pain was getting to him,

�I�didn�t want his blood on your hands�� Naruto gasped out, his eyes were swimming again�he felt so weak! His body sagged a bit�but he forced himself to keep alert. He needed to tell this to Gaara. He had to let him know�

�He was going to kill you�at all costs�� he whispered, �Gaara�� He tried again; the other man took a step forward, then another until he was almost within touching distance of the bed.

�I couldn�t stop.� Gaara admitted, his eyes wide and afraid, fingers ran up and curled at the clothe on his chest, Naruto bit his bottom lip in pain as he reached up and placed his hand on Gaara�s,

�I know�.� He managed out before his body gave out on him. Naruto tensed waiting for the impact but two hands gently grabbed him before he fell back onto the bed and Gaara�s mask broke free the black rimmed eyes clenched tightly and his throat let out a small pain filled gasp. The feeling of wetness was such a foreign feeling on his cheeks but a weak hand traced his his chin and a thumb rubbed right under the eye,

��not for me Gaara�I�m still here�� Naruto whispered feebly drawing the other man closer feeling the hot tears soak into the thin hospital gown.

�I...don�t deserve you�� Gaara hissed trying to yank away but Naruto found the strength to force the other man to stay in his arms, nudging the face so that the haunted green eyes were made to look up into his own.

�Of course you do.� He murmured kissing the lips gently letting sleep take him and finally the pain ebbed away to the dullest of throbs.

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�No you may not visit him�

�Yes, he�s been in critical condition.�

�I don�t know....� Tsunade clutched her brow, she had thought after Naruto had taken the position of Hokage that she would have been able to finally settle down in the outskirts and live a simpler life but no she was thrown back into this mess for a second time. And what a mess he had made!! Shaking her head she stared back at the rock face, the kind eyes of Yodaime staring back at her, then her eyes drifted to Naruto�s and she sighed before turning back and making her way towards the hospital with a greater haste. As she entered the hospital and looked down to the critical section she could see Sakura sitting outside the Hokage�s room her eyes staring listlessly at the papers. For a second an icy fear grip up through Tsunade�s chest, but as the Kunoichi raised her head, a soft smile was on her face. Tsunade ran forward and was about to shove the door open when Sakura grabbed her arm and pointed at the small window. Naruto was fast asleep, his arms wrapped around the body of the other man who was curled at his side.

�He doesn�t know�� Sakura said next to her. Tsunade glanced sideways at the pink-headed women a small smirk forming on her lips.

�I�m sure Gaara will tell him, has the Kazekage visited yet?� Sakura shook her head once, her own smile growing,

�No, she said she�d let them have their time before stopping by.� The fifth Hokage nodded once before giving out an exhausted sigh and sinking abit against the wall.

�You�ve been up almost every night since he�s been backs Tsunade, you should rest�� Sakura started but the blonde women only shook her head firmly forcing herself to stand up straight, gazing through the room at the Hokage.

�He�s still not out of the clear, A few more weeks, and then I�ll rest.� She walked away from the door before glancing at Sakura,

�If you see Temari-sama, will you tell her I want to speak with her?� She asked. Sakura nodded that she would and the blonde Hokage disappeared down the corridor. Sakura glanced through the window glad to see they were still asleep and opened the door. She�d do one more check before her shift ended. Closing the door behind her she walked into the room and moved closed enough to the bed a small bit of chakra ready in her palm, gingerly pushing Naruto�s head up a little bit. The man grunted in annoyance and the red-head buried in the crook of the neck shifted.

��You had to do a check up now�� Naruto murmured under his breath. Sakura glanced up to see the eyes still heavy with sleep glaring at her.

�It�ll just take me a few seconds. Be still and I�ll be done.� She replied in the same hushed tone and soon she traced the tinted chakra down Naruto�s body for one full sweep then smiled and drew back watching the tired blue eyes close once more. She soon left without a sound leaving them both to rest, the afternoon sun glittering through the window.

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TBC

1)This is from: Sacred Strength: Chants and Dances of Native Americans

AN: Whew...how was all that? Don't worry I'll giv eyou all fair warning when I feel this story will come to a close, but its not yet, so don't fear! We have plenty of issues yet to address...and some of you have already voiced concerns about ^_^; don't worry!!

Well, Onto the Review Replies--YOU GUYS ALL ARE WONDERFUL!!!!

SneakyFox: LOL XD oh yes..cue those cheerleaders -looks around for said cheerleaders-...hmm....I don't think they're coming....O_O;;

Anon: awww I know..I'm a horrible person...-tears- lol..yes Kyuubi is...sorta good, lol...ohh..yes....still much healing yet to do...for many people...

Ukagau: omg don't worry about!!! I I'm a big worry wart unfortunatly XD...Well I hope you never despise any of my chapters XD that would be sad!! Yeah...I'm still going through all the chapters and redoing them, b ut thats come to a semi-halt b/c of another story I've started XDDD good job me, hehe. Sakura does kick butt, I actually don't hate her as much as I used to LOL, espiecally when shes in the Narut/Sakura/Sai team hehe. And yes, Kyuubi is a bit fond of Naruto, lol XD just a teeny tiny bit. Well...as u can see, not well, Yeah, everythings going to be slowing done a bit more, I need it..those fights were hard to write XD..oooooh WOW O_O!! Thanks thats such a compliment..I could never be as great Kishimoto himself!!! And thank you for the candy ^_^ they help!!!! *love* OMG! I LOOOOOOOVE Ramune!!! It brings me happiness and joy, lol. Thanks so much!! Ur AWESOME!!

AnA La PaNa83: Yes...I have so many tears for Gaara...lol..I can't beileve I managaed to pullt hat out of my arse..heh XD writing at 2:00 AM in the morning seems to give me genius ideas XD...Hmmm I'm always wondering that too LOL,thank you very much!! You make my day ^_^;

DHH:....whew..where to start, where to start...I'm very good friends with my beta, and I know my stories are still chalk full of grammer things, but I somehow manage to loose all my other beta's, Also..I've read plenty of really *good* stories that are just...-shudders- fuill of bad grammer and spellings, but I *enjoy* the story nonetheless...And its only b'/c I'm not perfect either...thanks for reading and I'm sorry that the grammer threw you off!! Gomen!!!

Kimiko-kun: LOL...yes He LIIIVVVESSS!!!Yeah..Gaara is not int he mood for hugging..I tried O_O;; hehe

deathscythe70: I noitced that if you have an AOL browser up with AFF.net then it will cut off the ends of the sentances, try opening up the story with and INternet explorer of Firefox or something like that, it should be fine, I don't like really messing wih the format...espiecally when it's already pretty set in stone XD Goooomen!!!

XoXgaaraXoX:oooh...Thank you sooooooooooooooo much!!!! See I updated the day after you reviewed, your lucky day!!! LOL XD

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH YOU ALLLL ROCK!!! (Please Review again, and you may call me a review whore b/c that is what I am XDDDD) **Love**

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