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Crimson and Clovers	By : TheSirens Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 998 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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ALL EXPLINATIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT THE END.
ENJOY THE STORY! ~Pheme
�Blah� - Talking
�Blah�- Thinking
�Blah�- Kyuubi or Houkou talking
♪Sairen♪- scene change
♫ Flashback♫- the end or beginning of a flashback
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Chapter VI: The Change In the Air
�Sasuke�Sasuke wake up!� Sasuke�s eyes slowly peeled open, sleep still clinging onto his lids, but his mind was clear enough to know the person who was trying to wake him up was going to die a nice and slow death.
�Sasuke wake up NOW!�
The unexpected strike to his head and the scream into his ear, that he was sure would leave him deaf, had the last of the Uchiha rapidly sitting up startled. His dark eyes turned to the person who had dared to hit him, and instead of seeing a blonde, he saw sparkling green eyes encircled by pink hair.
Sakura muffled the giggle that was forcing its way past her lips. Sasuke Uchiha wasn�t the type of the person to be caught of guard. In fact everything about the Uchiha had changed from their genin years, this couldn�t be the Sasuke she knew, it was impossible. The old Sasuke would have dodged her strike to his head, a kunai would have been pressing against her throat at this moment, and Naruto would be yelling something in the background.
But instead of kunai�s, all that Sasuke was threatening to pierce her with were his smoldering black eyes, glazed over with sleep, but still glaring.
�Sakura?� The voice still retaining huskiness from sleep, sounded oddly innocent, unlike the grouchy and monotone voice that usually came out of Sasuke�s mouth. For the first time in her whole life Sakura was seeing Sasuke. The one devoid of all his layers of protection; without revenge contaminating every thought, just a normal Sasuke. A Sasuke free of all ties to the world, careless, so much like a child.
Seeing that his distraction mission had been a success, Sasuke turned on the small hospital bed, closing his eyes with a small smirk on his lips. It was hard to resist the Uchiha charm.
�Sasuke-tousan isn�t a morning person. He will do practically anything to keep his morning sleep time. Though he often forgets what he says during those times.� Sakura jumped at the sudden voice to her side. A head of moon colored hair instantly told her who the voice belonged too, but the medic nin found it off that she hadn�t sensed the girl wake up, or even approaching her.
�I never would have imagined. Naruto I could see sleeping in, but Sasuke was always there first, when we had to meet with Kakashi-sensei.� The perfect image of Sasuke was slowly cracking, and little bits of his true self were showing.
�Yup yup, he usually has four alarm clocks ringing together, and then five other ringing after the first ones are done. No one ever tried to go to sleep when Sasuke-tousan was trying to get up.� Laughter poured out of Ren�s lips, Sakura�s eyes could only widen at the confession Ren found funny.
As the information slowly sank in, an evil gleam appeared in green eyes. As odd as it was to hear the weakness the Uchiha had, to Sakura it showed the Sasuke was in fact human. And because she had finally found out his weakness, what kind of friend would she be, if she didn�t exploit it?
After all, she had been on Naruto�s case since the Academy, and Sasuke rarely was yelled at or even hit. It was about time Sasuke got the same treatment as her blonde teammate.
�Any idea how to wake him up?� Iceberg eyes turned to Sakura innocently, blinking slowly as if thinking. At any other time, Sakura would have awed at the cuteness and she would have too, if Ren�s innocence hadn�t been rapidly replaced by a feral grin. Dread entered the pink haired medic nin�s body at the sudden change, but it was worth it.
�I think.� Sakura thought to herself, the grin combining with her mix feelings about what would be done to Sasuke.
�I know the perfect way.� Moon colored hair spun with the girl as she turned on the balls of her feet, her feet padding softly on the white tile.
Ren worked quickly running back and forth across the room, gathering different items from each side. By the end of the personal scavenger hunt, Ren had a bed pan filled with ice cubs and slowly cooling water and rope. Waddling, Ren carried the pan to the edge of Sasuke�s bed, eyeing the area around the Uchiha�s body.
�Sakura-san?� The innocent voice had returned, and the pouting lips were something the medic kunoichi couldn�t deny.
�Yes, Ren?�
�Can you please put this on the bar above Sasuke-tousan�s bed.� Behind the innocent smile, Sakura could see a tricksters gleam in the iceberg eyes. An exact copy of the same gleam Naruto wore when he played pranks. Smiling wider, Sakura tried to stop the corners of her mouth from twitching. Fearing for the town for when they realized they had another prankster on their hands.
Grabbing the pan, Sakura climbed unto the bed, trying not to step on any limbs and wake up the sleeping figure below. Even if Ren had said it took a lot for Sasuke to wake up, if his body even thought for one second it was under attack, it would just switch to auto polite and she would be dead. With precision, Sakura balanced the pan on the thin strip of metal, wondering for a second how this was going to work.
Looking down, green eyes watched Ren tying the end of the rope to Sasuke�s wrist. Giving one more glance to the pan, making sure it wouldn�t fall off to early, Sakura jumped away without disturbing the sleeping figure. For a second wondering why she was using her shinobi skills to play a prank. �Naruto�s old ways are rubbing off and me�though �it�s a lot better than Kakashi�s.�
Finished with the last of the small details, Ren backed away from the bed, leaving a large space between the soon to be wet bed and her body. Cupping her hands around her mouth, Sakura heard the young girl take in a deep breathe, before releasing a shrill scream in the form of a name.
�SAS-UKE-TOU-SAN!�
At the sound of his name, Sasuke jerked wake, unknowingly moving the wrist that had been tied to the rope as he made an attempt to grab his kunai�s. At the tug of the rope, the basin filled with the water, lost its balance, flipping over and dropping the ice bits and cold water on the ebony haired nin.
Dark eyes opened in shock, before narrowing at the only person who was willing to play this prank and instead of play innocent, be on the floor laughing. Before Ren�s name could sprout from his lips, another accidentally tug from his wrist sent the basin, which had gotten stuck on the parallel bars, crashing down with a resonating �thump�.
Sakura couldn�t hold in her laughter anymore, and the murmurs coming from her ex-crushes lips was all she need to lose her control and join in with Ren.
�What kind of shinobi can�t dodge that kind of an attack�from a kid?� Sakura asked through snorts. Pulling the basin of his head, Sasuke threw it at the two laughing girls. Even in his predicament he was Sasuke Uchiha, and his aim was never off.
�Ren, you�re being a pest.� The sleepiness that he had lost because of screams and ice cold water slowly started to reenter his body. Ignoring his daughter and ex-teammate, he was focusing more on laying his head back unto the semi-comfortable pillow without touching the wet spots, and returning back to his dream about a sun.
�Come on Sasu-chan, I know you have to worry about your beauty sleep and impressing your husband but if you�re good in the sac that�s all that matters.� All occupants of the room turned to the door of the hospital room, and the person who would be dead in a matter of seconds.
At the sight of the masked ANBU, Ren body tensed up. Ripples of fear and excitement coursed through her, her nails clawing at the tile ready to push the girl off the floor. Yet before the young girl could even give the command to her limbs to jump, she was picked up by hands under her arms.
Turning her head, cool iceberg eyes found endless ditches of darkness, and Ren�s eyes lost their frosty bite. Even while many claimed Sasuke was on the verge of being completely emotionless, Ren knew better.
�As Sasuke-tousan told me, �you must always look underneath the underneath�.� Behind Sasuke�s calm exterior, his stoic fa�ade, he was gentle, considerate and even loving. All Ren needed to do was to look into his eyes and she knew he cared, the warmth was unnoticeable to everyone but her and that made her feel special.
�Sasuke-tousan?� Needing no response, Ren , with some effort, turned her body, clasping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. The warmth radiating underneath the wet water had Ren smiling, happy she was protected and cared for.
�You changed your mask Kiba.� Sasuke stated, unsure of what else to say while holding his daughter. This type of physical affection while not all too new to him was still not one he wished to show in front of others. Especially if one of the people was the same person he was plotting ways to torture without killing him accidentally.
At the Uchiha�s comment Kiba�s face, behind his rabbit mask, turned a slight shade of pink, either out of anger or embarrassment, maybe even both.
�Yeah well my captain was pissed I had taken it off around civilians.� Kiba said trying to get past the fact he was wearing the rabbit mask his captain had deemed as the �when you do something idiotic� mask.
�And his captain was angry about another certain comment he said.� Moving Kiba away from the door he had up till now been blocking, Shino walked in, giving a nod to Sasuke who returned it back. Sakura�s laughter reduced into muffled giggles, words trying to explain the reason for Usagi�s appearance.
�Sasuke, Usagi is here to take you to the Hokage. The pretrial finished this morning, and she wanted to discuss the verdict with you. And Shino is here because�� Sakura trailed off, not entirely sure why Shino had come when he wasn�t part of the ANBU.
�Usagi wanted me to protect him from Sasuke. He kept me up screaming about how Sasuke would feed him to snakes.� Shino finished were Sakura had trailed off, his tone proving his irritation for caving into Kiba�s pleas. Shino was sure, if he had at least gotten an hour of sleep, he would have never come with Kiba.
�I see.� Rising one ebony eyebrow at Shino, the eyeglass wearing shinobi understanding instantly that he had revealed a part of his life that only few knew about�and whoever Kiba bragged to when he was drunk.
Feeling the tension in the air, Sakura tried to think of what she could do, before the ticking time bomb exploded. Ren caught the green eyes, and Sakura instantly thought of her way out of the to-be disaster. Slapping her balled hand to her palm, everyone turned to look at her.
�Here let me hold Ren for you, you can�t go and see the Hokage in those wet, hospital clothes.� �Though others have worn less.� Sakura thought to herself as she remembered when Naruto had teleported to the Hokage�s office in only his pajamas bottoms.
�Kakashi-sensei brought by some clothes, they should be in the bathroom.� Thankfully she had avoided the fight that was going to happen between Sasuke and Kiba�at least for now. Holding out her arms for Ren, Sasuke tried to detach Ren�s limbs from his body but she held on tightly, being her usual stubborn self.
�Ren.� He warned, a silver eyebrow lifted while the iceberg eyes tried to glare at him. Matching her, he raised his own eyebrow and glared. After a few seconds she loosened her hold on Sasuke�s neck and waist, a pout touching her lips with the knowledge that she had once more failed to out glare him.
Falling into the arms of the pink-haired kunoichi, Ren hung limp, her eyes following Sasuke as he entered the room�s bathroom. The room turned quiet except for the sound of shoes scuffling that was caused by Kiba. Sakura racked her brain, hoping to pull out another amazing idea so the sniffling that was coming from the child in her arms wouldn�t turn into the bomb she had prevented seconds before.
�What was I interested in when I was eight?� Sakura asked herself, only for the answer to walk out of the bathroom. �Oh yeah�it was Sasuke.� Running her eyes over her ex-teammates body, she remembered why she had obsessed for so many years. Garb in the typical uniform for chuunin and jounin; the black shinobi pants clung loosely on the Uchiha�s hips with the dark navy blue long sleeve shirt spread nicely across his chest. Even if the clothes were only a bit big, they still clung on to enough of the Uchiha�s good points that Sakura would have drooled if she hadn�t kept her body in check.
Walking towards her, Sakura could imagine years ago her heart would be erratic yet now it was calm. Proving even when Sasuke looked delectable in the shinobi uniform that seemed to accent his pale skin more than anything she had ever seen him wear, Sakura�s feelings for him were gone.
Ignoring the pink-haired medic kunoichi, Sasuke kneeled down, putting his hand on moon-colored locks before ruffling them slowly. Looking up, a teary eyed Ren meet Sasuke�s effort at a smile. Seeing that he was trying to apologize, Ren rapidly tried to erase the evidence of her tears while smiling back widely to Sasuke.
�Be good.� With the whisper that only Ren could hear, Sasuke stood motioning with a jerk of his head that he was ready to go; he followed Kiba out the door with Shino behind him.
�He�ll be back before you know it.� Sakura said, hearing the sniffling coming from the girl in her arms. Realizing, by now Ren was probably uncomfortable just hanging , Sakura slowly put her down making sure Ren had her footing before letting go.
�He has too.� Ren replied, her eyes still watching the door, the back of her slightly bronzed hand rubbing away the tears. At the comment, Sakura was left once more with no idea what to do.
Give her a patient with half of his body covered in third degree burns, internally bleeding and on the hanging by a string to life and Sakura knew she had the ability to heal them. But give her a crying child, and she was as useless as Naruto. �Probably even more since Naruto would at least get the child to laugh.�
�So how did you meet Sasuke?�
�He doesn�t love you.� The childish worry was gone from Ren�s voice, replaced by pure hatred. Sakura�s eyes widened at the sudden change that had taken place, she wasn�t sure whether it was the demon or Ren, but which ever one she couldn�t help but feel sorry for. Gulping, Sakura tried to think of the next thing to say, but before she could coughs erupted from her throat from somehow swallowing her salvia down the wrong tube.
Ren turned around, pealing her eyes from the door, concern for the coughing Sakura shown in her eyes, before reverting to a hating glare no doubt Ren had learned from Sasuke.
�Ren�that has nothing to do with my question.� Standing up tall, Sakura crossed her arms across her chest, giving Ren the best impersonation of her mother when Sakura had been younger and misbehaved. But the angry scowl and narrow eyes did nothing to Ren, even while Sakura was taller, the way Ren met Sakura�s glare was proof enough she wasn�t even the bit intimidated. �Damn, she�s like a little Sasuke.�
�You�re being nice to me. Ladies are only nice to me when they want Sasuke-tousan�s attention and the others because they are scared.� The words slipped from the small lips before Ren had a chance to even try and stop them. However, everything she had said was true and Ren knew it.
In Orochimaru�s lair the shinobi�s were always treating her with respect, but behind her back they spoke horrible words, simply blaming her because she was there. And all the women that had ever come up to her, always wanted to get her to introduce them to Sasuke. To Orochimaru she was nothing more than a tool, just as Sasuke was. Sasuke had nothing to gain for being nice to her, but he still was and for that reason Ren protected Sasuke to the best of her abilities.
�Ren, there are people like that, but there are also people who aren�t like that at all.� Bending down to Ren�s eye level, Sakura smiled at her kindly.
�Ren I want to get to know you, I want to know how Sasuke has been doing. He is my friend, and you are too.� Reaching one of her hands out, Sakura cupped Ren�s cheek, trying to prove to her that the words she spoke were true.
�Friend?� The word was asked, as if Ren didn�t know the meaning.
�Yes. And if you must know, I got over my crush on your father a long time ago. My concern is because he is someone I care about, not love.� Ren lowered her gaze, taking in the medic nin�s words, but still unsure of what to say back.
The silence once more entered the room and Sakura had to wonder if this was what Naruto went through when he had gone off and talked with Sasuke. Shaking her head, she came away from the thoughts of her other two teammates and thought of a way to talk to Ren.
�Well since we are waiting, why don�t I give you a check up and you can tell me all about yourself.� Looking up from studying the floor tiles, Ren tilted her head as if she was considering the proposition.
�I will, if�if you tell me about yourself too!� Nodding in agreement, Sakura scoop Ren into her arms and placed her on the edge of the bed. Pushing chakra in her hand, it wasn�t to long before a pale green glow surrounded the appendage.
�Uh��
�Sakura.� Running her glowing hand slowly over Ren�s forehead she offered her name, knowing the girl probably had no idea.
�Sakura-san��
�Sakura-chan is fine.� Looking up, the medic nin was given the gift of Ren�s widest smile.
�Sakura-chan. Sakura-chan.� Ren repeated the name over and over, testing the name with her tongue. Giggling at the girl�s antics, she ran her hand over one of the arms before doing the next one.
�Ren-chan what did you do during the days?� If it had been anyone else, Sakura would have rather asked questions that dealt with Orochimaru, but given what she assumed had happened in Ren�s life, it wouldn�t have been the best option.
�I mostly spent time with Sasuke-tousan and training with whoever Orochimaru-sama told me to.
As she ran her glowing hand over one of Ren�s calf, she raised her eyebrow at hearing the respect the Snake Sannin was getting. Over looking it for now, Sakura returned her attention to examining the other leg.
�Nothing else?� The girl paused, unsure how to respond. Gathering her courage Ren told the pink haired medic nin, one more flaw the Uchiha seemed to posses.
�No. Because�because whenever I was around Sasuke-tousan�he seemed more alive�less lonely.�
♪Sairen♪
�Just because were friends now, doesn�t mean she can take advantage of me and make me take her shifts. She is just as lazy as Shikamaru.� Ino thought angrily as she bandaged one of the villagers arms.
Screaming voices from the outside drew Ino�s attention away from the man.
�I wonder what�s going on?� Ino mumbled out loud, her hands automatically continuing the bandaging.
�Probably saw the Uchiha, haven�t heard screams so loud since he left.� Ino�s patient answered, his theory proven right as a large group of girls passed the rooms window. An embarrassed grin was on Ino�s face at the memory of how when she was younger had chased after Sasuke. �Lets just hope Sasuke got a head start.�
♪Sairen♪
�Hokage-sama. Sasuke Uchiha is here.� The voice outside Tsunade door, removed her from the peaceful sleep. Yawning, Tsunade pried away the paper that had stuck to her cheek.
�Ah yes, let him in.� Shuffling the papers on her desk, the Godaime tried to look productive without hinting that she hadn�t done anything that day. The turning of the doorknob brought her attention solely onto the door. Pushing the door open Sasuke stepped through, followed by Shino and a limping Usagi. A mix of a scowl and a smile gracing the Uchiha�s face, told Tsunade that he was the cause for the ANBU�s injury.
�Usagi, do you mind telling me why you�re limping?� Behind his mask Kiba was sending daggers at Sasuke. �Fucking Sasuke and his fucking fan club. How come I was the one that was pushed in front of them!? Better yet why hadn�t they disbanded when the fucking bastard left?�
�I was used as a sacrifice Hokage-sama.� At his statement Tsunade�s eyebrow rose, unsure whether to she could laugh out loud or just keep quite. Hiding her lips behind her intertwined hands that were propped unto the desk, the Godaime tried to show the ANBU the respect he deserved.
It had been the screaming girls that had initially woken her up form her midday nap and she wasn�t surprised to see Sasuke arriving earlier than it would have taken if he had calmly walked. But the one thing she hadn�t been expecting was seeing her best shinobi�s scared of fan girls. Tightening her lips, Tsunade tried the keep in the snickers that were looking for a way to escape.
�Lets get this meeting over so I can go back to drink�working.� Ignoring the slip up, the three shinobi gave their full attention to Tsunade. It wasn�t a secret that Konoha�s Hokage, the Godaime, one of the three Sannin, was an alcoholic and a gambling addict. It just made her one of the saner Sannin. Turning to Shino, Tsunade spoke her order.
�Aburame-san, can you please go and fetch the gaki for me, he seems to have picked up his sensei�s habit of turning up late.� Shino nodded, a look of relief passing over his usual stoic features. Shino knew whatever the council had decided it would get the Uchiha fuming, and even though he wasn�t scared, he would rather not be anywhere near the Uchiha when Tsunade told him. Turning around, Shino walked out the door, not without sending a small smirk to Usagi, who he would bet all the bugs that dwelled in his home, was swearing behind his mask.
At the sound of her office door closing, Tsunade reached down to one of her drawers. Rummaging around for a few seconds, she finally produced a bottle of sake and saucer.
�Now before I tell you what the council has decided Uchiha, I want to make one thing perfectly clear.� Pouring the sake into the porcelain saucer, she watched the clear liquid fill the saucer quickly. Raising the saucer into the air, her brown eyes narrowed at Sasuke.
�If you ever defect again and cause so much trouble, I won�t hesitate to personally kill you.� With her last word, she dip the cup into her lips, the burning sensation reminding her she was alive.
Behind his mask Kiba gulped, her tone promising to make her words true. Even with the cryptic message, Kiba understood who she was referring too, and if he understood that, then Sasuke had as well. The slam of the porcelain saucer on the wooden desk almost made Kiba jumped. And the inu-nin would have chided himself for acting like a genin if it wasn�t for the fact that the air was coursing with killer intent.
Ignoring the ANBU, and the missing-nin, Tsunade poured herself some more sake, debating whether of not she should have to start buying the bigger bottles.
�The council was pleased to see that you came back by your own will, and the fools wanted to reinstate you right away, jounin title and all the perks. But unlike them, I see no reason to trust you, nor frankly do I trust you.� Pausing Tsunade threw the drink once more down her throat, pouring herself more before continue
�And for that reason for the next six months a shinobi of my choosing will be by your side night and day. He will report to me how you act and if you there is anything I should be suspicious about. If by the first three months, he finds you loyal to Konoha, I will reinstate you to genin level and you can take a special examination. If nothing has happened after six months, you will no longer be followed. After completing a year�s worth of D-missions and anything assigned to your watcher, and you have proven helpful, I will consider you a citizen of Konoha. You should be grateful, if I had my way you would stay a genin forever. And Sasuke if your watcher even suspects another defect or betrayal, he has permission to kill, if I don�t first. Is it understood?�
Sasuke started at the busty blonde, unsure of what to say. He had a perfect retort in the back of his throat, but even if he had said it nothing would change. �If anything, she would probably make my life even worse.� Accepting her terms, Sasuke nodded, watching the Godaime smirk before launching her third cup of sake down her throat.
The Godaime couldn�t help but smirk, just because she was the Hokage now didn�t mean she couldn�t drive people insane. After all what was the point of being older (not old), if you couldn�t use your authority. A knock resonated throughout the silent room, followed by the crack of thunder and flash of lighting outside of Tsunade�s office. Looking behind her, Tsunade was surprised at the weird weather; she could have sworn that this morning it had been sunny and now dark clouds filtered out any light.
The door to her office slowly creaked open. Turning to the opening door, Sasuke could have sworn that Tsunade was talking about his watcher, but no sound was entering his ears. His whole mind was focused on the figure that was opening the door at an undying slow pace.
�No not him, please kami not him. Anyone but him!� Sasuke shouted in his mind, knowing if he got the one shinobi he could resist, all his plans would be lost forever. As the door opened completely, a blonde hair, blue eyed, whisker marked cheeked shinobi stomped in.
�Baaaaa-chan,� Naruto drew the name out with his whine, �why did you call for me, you said after the last mission I could have a break.� Ignoring the complaining, loudmouth blonde, Tsunade turned to Sasuke.
�Sasuke, Naruto will be the one to baby-sit you for the next six months. I�m hoping you won�t break anything.� The hidden meaning reached Sasuke�s ears, the words trickling into his mind, festering before all the rage was release on the innocent ceiling that stood no chance against an Uchiha�s glare. The glaring shinobi cursed the gods that had refused to listen to his pleas and who were more than likely laughing at his situation.
But even while Kiba caught the meaning, Naruto was the opposite from the calm and collected Uchiha. His face was scrunched up as if he was thinking.
�How the hell did he pass any of the examination?� Kiba questioned himself, before Naruto�s face relaxed, as if the blonde had figured out the answers.
And with a response that was typical Naruto, all the other occupants were once again shocked at the density that was Naruto Uzumaki.
�What?�
♪Sairen♪
�Any seven�s?�
�Go Fish.� Mumbling about how impossible it was that she was being beaten by an eight year old, Sakura reached for the next card in the deck. The sudden flash of lighting caught both of their attentions. Ren shook as the lighting lit up the sky, for where there was lighting there was always thunder.
�Something is going to change soon.� Ren voice was so low, the words couldn�t even be considered a whisper, but still Sakura knew she had heard something
�What Ren?� Looking a Sakura, Ren shook her head, unwilling to explain.
�It was nothing Sakura-san,� Ren replied, not noticing the grim look that passed over the pink medic kunoichi�s face at the formal title, which left her feeling as old as Tsunade. It had been said Sakura was a younger version of Tsunade, and being taught by the women herself, it would have been bizarre if Sakura hadn�t picked up on the trait of hating anything that reminded her she was aging.
�Though�when is Sasuke-tousan coming back?� Snapping away from the Inner Sakura, who was screaming about her beauty and turning old, Sakura looked to the door past Ren, half expecting to see Sasuke walking in at that moment.
�He should be here soon Ren. Don�t worry.� Sending a calming smile to the moon colored haired child, Ren nodded. Looking at the red cards in her tan hands, Ren spoke.
�Have any King�s?� Sakura gave a glance to her cards, before a sigh escaped her lips. Plucking the newest addition from her last �Go Fish� away from the others, she handed it over to a wide grinning Ren.
♪Sairen♪
�Baa-chan you�re kidding right? Come on it is because I set off those stink bombs last week, or because I keep calling you old. I promise I won�t do it again. I can�t even take care of children! Konohamaru almost always ends up close to killing me whenever we do stuff together, and her demon hates me. The fucking thing wants to kill me. What other reason do you need?� Naruto was panting as he finished screaming at Tsunade, no longer caring that Sasuke or Usagi were still in the room.
Tsunade eyed him coolly, pouring more sake in her saucer without taking her eyes away from her blonde. His cerulean eyes were shining brighter, his gaze on no one but the Godaime. Throwing the sake down her throat for the forth time, she waited patiently feeling the burn of the alcohol.
�Naruto, if Ren or Sasuke looses control and try to defect, you are the only one who can really stop them. Ren�s demon is dangerous. I�m sure both Sasuke and Kyubbi are aware of that. Just see this as a test to prove yourself to the elders.� The unsaid word resonating in both of their minds was, �again�.
Sasuke looked from the busty blonde leader to the jinchuuriki container, unsure of what was going on. Yet with the dismal expressions on both their faces, he could easily guess.
�Now Sasuke, one more thing, the elders will keep pushing for a faster reinstatement, but I�d rather lose you than lose any shinobi�s who feel betrayed by the corrupt system that appreciates blood lines more than loyalty. It�s bad enough that I�m letting you live. When you get tested, you will be tested by your peers, not by me or the council. You and Ren both have to prove yourself to Konoha�s shinobi�s, for without their approval, I will not give me consent to the elders. Is that understood?�
�Yes Hokage-sama.�
�Well at least some one is showing me the respect I deserve.� Tsunade said; a smirk pasted on her face, as the comment was made towards Naruto. Pouting, Naruto crossed his arms, knowing that he did show her respect�every now and then that is.
�Sasuke, Gaki, Usagi, you�re all dismissed.� Moving her hands in a shooing fashion Tsunade used her other hand to pour more sake. Taking in her dismissal the three turned away from the Godaime, Naruto going slower than the rest.
�Shizune-niichan will be here in half and hour baachan. I would try to catch up on your beauty sleep; you�re starting to show your age.� Smirking at Tsunade, Naruto shut the door rapidly a moment before the sound of the sake bottle hitting the wooden door resonated throughout the hall. Sliding down the door Naruto laughter was spilling over his lips, so much so that he was having trouble breathing.
Looking to each other Kiba and Sasuke rolled their eyes at the blonde who was the only one laughing at his own joke. Sensing the silence around him, cerulean eyes looked up, meeting a pair of sunglass rimmed eyes that had appeared out of nowhere.
Even though Shino and Naruto had never been that close of friends, Naruto thrived to be type of person who could understand everyone�s desires. Flicking away the teardrop that had escaped his eye and was tracking down his face, the drop flew across the air before decreasing it speed and falling down towards the carpet of the hallway.
�Usagi, why don�t I escort Sasuke back to the hospital, I�m his baby-sitter anyway.� Behind his rabbit mask, Kiba raised an eyebrow at the blonde, unsure if he should really follow the suggestion.
�But my captain��
�I�ll cover for you Usagi.� Kiba sighed in defeat, yet happy at least that he wouldn�t get in trouble for skipping out on his duties.
�Well than later Naru-chan. Uchiha.� Nodding his head at the two, he pivoted on his heels, making his way towards the awaiting Shino. Passing Sasuke, Kiba made sure to release an animalistic growl, low enough that only Sasuke could hear it. His growl, much like Tsunade�s threat, held the same warning.
Meeting Shino were he was standing the two continued around the bend, before Naruto felt the pull of chakra and soon the familiar popping sound of the teleporting jutsu. Pushing himself off the floor, Naruto stood next to Sasuke were the same feeling as three days ago took over. The feelings that some thing was wrong, as if somebody had just threatened to kill.
�We need to travel by rooftop.� Sasuke told the blonde, who was currently to busy thinking about who would dare to threaten the Uchiha to actually be paying attention to him. After minutes from hearing no response from Naruto, Sasuke looked over the see the said blonde in deep thought. His face scrunched up as if what he was considering was of the out most importance.
�Dobe.� Muttering the name he had given the blonde when they were younger, Sasuke turned away from Naruto walking towards the stairs that led up to the roof. As if awakened by the muttering of his old name, Naruto blinked rapidly realizing that Sasuke was walking away.
�Hey teme! Where do you think you are going?! I�m your baby-sitter and I say we are going by the streets!� Throwing his nose into the air trying to act as snotty as he could, Naruto walked down the stairs, checking behind his back every now and then to see if Sasuke was following.
Sasuke fought against himself as he tried to hide the smirk that wanted to spread as Naruto went closer and closer to the entrance of the Hokage building. Looking past the blonde, Sasuke noted the two young chunnin were standing on the inside of the door, instead of being on the outer entrance. The guard�s only job was to watch the streets for any threats, yet for them to be inside the building, not following orders, something was wrong. And Sasuke knew exactly what was wrong.
Coming to the wooden door that separated the building from the village, Naruto didn�t notice the two guards who stood on both sides of the door, and the pale faces that graced both of them. Throwing the door open, the two young guards scrambled to shut the door before what was outside could attack.
Instead of hearing the shopkeepers and the villagers passing by, the sound of one name being screamed at the top of the girls lungs rang.
�SASUKE-KUN!�
Finally realizing why the guards, not only had not been outside, but also so shaken, Naruto slammed his body against the door trying his hardest to close the Pandora type box he had opened
�Bastard you could help!� Naruto yelled, his pleas getting lost between the screams of Sasuke�s name and the high-pitched squeals of pleasure.
Sasuke watched with his intensive eyes as the fan girls clawed at the door, and the blonde who was trying to get them al back outside. The guards, who were trying to help Naruto, yet an attack by fan girls was something that usually wasn�t drilled into an shinobi in the academy.
�On the count of 3, push.� Naruto yelled at the two young guards, who vigorously nodded, wanting to follow any commands that would get them away. �1�2�3!� Enhancing their limbs with chakra the three men pushed the door shut, the screams dieing away to faint echoes behind the thick door.
�Well I don�t think they will be able to get through that�� At the moment Naruto finished talking, a huge cracking sound resonated through out the hall. The two guards looked at each other, their faces drained completely from fear; both knew what they had to do.
�Thanks Uzumaki-san. We will remember your sacrifice forever!� With a quick bow, the two turned away running as fast as their legs could take them.
�The roof then?� Sasuke smirked, merely asking the question to further irate the jinchuuriki. The only answer to his prompt was a glare, which looked more like a pout than an actual glare. Turning on his heel, Sasuke made his way to the stairs, knowing eventually Naruto would have to follow. He was ordered to keep an eye on him anyway.
�Fucking teme.� Crossing his arms, Naruto narrowed his eyelids, making his expression look like a quizzical fox, trying to decide whether or not to play a prank. At the sound of the heavy door creaking from the pressure of Sasuke�s fan girls, Naruto quickly made up his mind.
And once more Naruto Uzumaki was chasing after Sasuke Uchiha. �And this time he won�t get away.�
♪Sairen♪
�And then Sasuke-tousan turned really really red, and I thought he was going to go �BOOM�� and then, and then the naked lady was shaking and screaming and then�.� Pushing the door open, Sasuke walked in, an eyebrow raised to the child who had a moment before been telling a story.
Looking over at the newest arrival, iceberg colored eyes widened, before lips could spurt out the name.
�Sasuke-tousan!� Giving up on her story, Ren jumped off the bed and ran towards her father. Jumping the last few steps, Ren automatically attached herself to Sasuke�s waist, happy with the knowledge that he had returned.
Plucking her away from the ground, Sasuke threw her into the air, catching her with ease, as Ren�s laughter spilled out easily.
�How have you behaved today Ren?� Pink lips opened, ready to describe all that had happened while he had been gone, but before one word could be ushered, iceberg eyes locked on to blonde hair. Tensing her body, Ren fought to take her eyes away from Naruto, but as each second passed, her eyes became darker, and her voice eerie and rough.
�Why is he here?�
Glancing from Ren to Naruto, Sasuke was unsure what to do, all he knew was that something had to be done. Catching Sakura�s green eyes, she immediately understood, though she knew that her proposal, neither men would like.
�Ren-chan didn�t you say you wanted to do some shopping?� Blinking away the ebony spots that had been replacing the white irises, Ren looked to Sakura, before smiling widely. Wiggling away from Sasuke�s grasp, Ren fell to the tiled ground, before getting back up to turn to Sasuke, a puppy-dog look gracing her face.
�That�s right! Sasuke-tousan can w go shopping, please? Sakura-san told me that there were really amazing stores here.� Smiling uncomfortably at the sound of the �san� after he name, Sakura was about to remind Ren, before her green eyes spotted Naruto laughing quietly behind Sasuke.
�Naruto, you�re going to have to come too.� At Sakura�s words, both jinchuuriki�s faced her, their jaws hanging low.
�But Sakura!� Both Ren and Naruto shouted, before turning their faces and glaring at each other. Ren�s glare so similar to Sasuke�s, that if it wasn�t for the fact that Ren was shorter than him by a few feet, Naruto would have sworn he was being glared at by Sasuke himself.
�No �buts�, Sasuke has to get a lot of things for his home, and Ren needs clothing, and I haven�t gone shopping in forever, and we need someone to hold everything.� Sakura stated, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Crossing her arms across her lap coat, she humorously waited for the answer.
�What am I a pack mule?� Naruto shouted.
�Well you smell like one.� Ren mumbled loud enough for everyone to hear in the room. With a twitching eyebrow Naruto faced Ren, who was simply looking away, feigning innocence.
�What was that you brat?� Looking back at the towering blonde, Ren just stuck out her tongue and pulled down the skin under her left eye with her finger.
�Ren, I�ve told you�you must always insult people to their faces.� Ruffling Ren�s silver locks, Sasuke moved passed her, smirking at Naruto.
�You must have gotten dumber in the last few years dobe. An eight year old just insulted you.�
�Well at least I have my manly pride, teme.� Naruto scoffed.
�If that is what you call you want to call it Naruto.� Sakura teased, entering the conversation which reminded her of when they had been genin and had always enjoyed teasing him.
�Don�t you have someone to go kill, Sakura?� Naruto taunted back, grinning.
�Yeah, wanna be my next victim, Naruto?� Sakura asked, raising her eyebrow with a wicked leer on her lips.
�I�d rather be the doctor not the victim.�
�I don�t think anyone would trust you as their doctor dobe.� Sasuke said, as if his words were saying the truth.
Pouting over the fact both Sasuke and Sakura had teamed up on him all over again, Naruto turned his head, pretending he had been hurt by the insult. The image that met his eyes was one he had not been expecting. Ren stood at the same spot as before, but her eyes weren�t on the trio, but on the windows. Naruto was sure that nothing would knock Ren out of whatever daze she had placed herself in, but the one thing that he was sure about was the overwhelming amount of fear intertwined in the iceberg eyes.
�Naruto�Naruto were you listening to me?� Pulling away from his concern over a kid who had been against him since day one, Naruto look back to Sakura unsure of what to say.
�Mind repeating that Sakura? I kinda had something else on my mind.� Giving her the widest grin, a tanned hand rubbed the back of his head, all in attempt to show how sorry he actually was.
�God, no matter how many years pass, you will still be the one and only baka.� Sakura muttered to herself, before repeating the question she had asked before.
�I asked you were you where staying with Sasuke and Ren, since the apartment hardly has room for two as it is and with four it might be pushing it.� Even with her green eyes connecting perfectly with blue eyes, Sakura couldn�t help but to feel like she was acting like Hinata during their genin year; wringing her fingers in a mixture of embarrassment and shyness.
�Haha, I hadn�t really though about that��Smiling even wider, Naruto tried to think of another place he could go. After both he and Sakura had become jounin, they had decided the best idea was just to get an apartment together. Naruto was home enough of the time, that he actually needed a place to stay instead of just a hotel were shinobi�s who went on consecutive missions choose. And Sakura just wanted a place closer to the hospital, and a roommate that could actually cook. A fact Sakura learned Naruto actually could do, if given enough ingredients to work with.
�The Uchiha Mansion will be fine.� Sasuke declared, instead of offering. Naruto�s eyes widened. After all those years of being friends, not once had Sasuke offered his home for anything.
�We are staying in Sasuke-tousan�s old home?� The soft voice drew everyone to the little moon colored haired girl who was tightly clutching the end of Sasuke�s borrow shirt.
�Yes Ren. We will go there soon.� Nodding Ren rubbed her hands over her eyes, trying to eliminate the sleepiness. With a quiet mumble of �okay�, Ren turned to the bed she had been telling a story before and crawled on top of it. All the activities had taken their toll on her.
�Hey when did we decide we were staying at your house teme!� Naruto exclaimed, knowing he had as much a say into the decision as Sasuke and Ren had.
�Do you have any better ideas dobe?� Naruto opened his mouth ready to speak, but quickly closed it as he realized he had nothing to say. Pouting, the only outcome left was to use the Uchiha mansion, and Naruto knew it.
�Fine we can stay there, but if I see any ghosts or random corpses, I�m getting the fuck out!�
And with those last words, the thunder rolled and outside the hospital the lighting lit up the sky.
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Pheme- Hi everyone, I�m so sorry about the long wait but after my last posting a lot of things happened. My co-writer decided she no longer wanted to be part of this story since she gotten over her what she called her �anime phase�, so I had to look for a BETA and I had one but they wanted to change the story since the didn�t like yaoi�which makes no since because why would you want to be a BETA for this story if you don�t like yaoi. So a few weeks ago one of my friends wanted to try and see if she could do it, and she is amazing, so I�d like to introduce my new BETA�
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She is amazing and I love her, and because of her I will be posting ever other week until we can get a better work ethic that will left me post every week.
I�m sorry again, and don�t worry there will be some cute scene in the next chapter. Thanks and don�t forget to review, they make my heart soar!
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