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Old Friends	By : emp78 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1140 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Old Friends
- 2-Ch. 2 Hardships
- 3-Ch. 3
- 4-Ch. 4
- 5-Chap, 5
- 6-Ch. 6
- 7-Chap. 7
- 8-Ch. 8
- 9-Chap. 9
- 10-Ch. 10
- 11-Ch. 11
- 12-Ch. 12
- 13-Chap. 13
- 14-Chap. 14
- 15-Ch. 15
- 16-Chap. 16
- 6
- 7
- 8
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Life in the village was pretty good. Naruto and Itachi had become welcome guests in
everyone's home. Though the raven was a bit on the quiet side, he was still good
company and very intelligent. Both were seen as an asset to the village when,
during the winter months, bandits had attacked, trying to steal their winter stores.
The raven and the blond easily defeated the bandits, and those left alive were put
to work repairing the damage they caused. In return, they were given jobs and a
place to live (Naruto's idea). Before long, they were all productive members of the
village.

Naruto often wondered about his friends in Konoha. He missed his teammates,
Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, and even the old pervert, Jiraiya. He hoped they
hadn't forgotten him. Then again, maybe they were as glad he was gone as the
villagers undoubtedly were. Maybe not Iruka-sensei, though; he had gone out of his
way to spend time with Naruto on several occasions. And Kakashi-sensei had brought
him a bowl of fruit once. To Sasuke, he was only a rival, someone to test his
strength against. Sakura was probably jumping for joy now that she had Sasuke all
to herself. The sannin just thought of him as a pest, a nuisance. So. Only
Iruka-sensei would truly miss him. He couldn't help the tear that slipped from his
eye and spilled down his whisker-scarred cheek. Angrily he wiped it away; self-pity
was for weaklings. The vessel for the kyuubi was anything but. Besides, he had
Itachi and a whole village of new friends. Who needed Konoha?

****

No word had come to the Village Hidden in the Leaves of the whereabouts of one
Uzumaki Naruto. The one piece of information they received, gleaned by Jiraiya on
his travels, raised all their hopes for the blond's well-being. Apparently,
Akatsuki was searching for him; also, they had placed a bounty on Uchiha Itachi's
head. Konoha's infamous missing-nin, it seemed, had killed his partner and stolen
the jinchuuriki.

Sasuke's rage at this news was frightening. Sakura had come by his house to tell
him in person. The young Uchiha smashed everything in sight, cursing the whole
time. Pushing past his pink-haired teammate, he raced outside and incinerated the
garden using his Grand Fireball Technique. From there, he sped to the training
grounds and began to furiously attack everything in sight.

Sakura, who had followed, was astonished by his reaction. She quickly teleported to
the Hokage Tower, and went in search of the Godaime. Bursting into the woman's
office, she began, "Tsunade-shishou! You have to come! I think Sasuke has lost
his mind!" Only then did she notice who was in the room. Homura-sama and
Koharu-sama, two of the most powerful of the village elders, were glaring at her.

She audibly swallowed and said, "Gomennasai, Tsunade-sama. I...I'll wait outside
until you're done." She turned back to the door but as her hand reached the knob,
she heard Tsunade call, "Wait, Sakura. Koharu-sama, Homura-sama. I have to deal
with this. Gomen." Tsunade joined the young kunoichi and together they went to
find the Uchiha.

The trees around the clearing were all damaged, half of them lying in pieces on the
ground. Scorch marks were still smoking. Of the Uchiha, there was no sign. The
women stared in awe. It had to take a lot of chakra to cause this much destruction;
Sasuke should be exhausted. So where was he? They searched the debris and found
him unconscious, chakra burns and cuts evident. Tsunade healed the wounds, and they
carried him home.
****

No word had reached the Akatsuki of the whereabouts of the two nins. Zetsu had come
up empty, as had the others sent to find them. Leader-sama was cold in his anger.
The demon fox was the last bijuu. Without it, all his plans were for nothing. They
had increased the bounty on Itachi, but no one had come forward to claim it. Either
they were dead, or they were long gone.

****

Over two years had passed since they moved to this village. Itachi seemed truly
happy for the first time since Naruto had met him. No unreasonable expectations
were placed on him. No one treated him any different than anyone else. He smiled
and laughed with the other men, even played with the children at times. He had
taught them all basic defensive skills so they would be less likely to be targeted
for raids. Everyone liked him for himself.

Naruto, however, wasn't so happy. He put on his mask for everyone, but Itachi saw
through it. When Itachi asked what was wrong, Naruto smiled sadly and said it
wasn't important. The Uchiha knew it had to be something major for his lover to be
effected like this. He kept his eyes on the blond, and soon noted a pattern.
Naruto seemed happiest when he was with the children. No fake smiles, no false
fronts. Just simply Naruto. When the younger man saw families together, that's
when the yearning expression appeared, only to be quickly covered by a fake smile.
Itachi got an idea of what was the matter.

"Naruto-kun, would you like to go back? To Konoha?"

"Eh? What makes you ask such a thing, Itachi? I'm perfectly happy here."

"No, you're not. I've seen the look you get in your eyes. You miss your friends,
don't you?"

Naruto sighed, staring at the ground. "It's not that. Iruka-sensei was like a
father to me. Family. I just wish I had one of my own." A slow tear rolled down
his cheek. He didn't seem to notice.

Itachi pulled his young lover into a rough hug, biting his lip. So that was it.
But both being men, they couldn't have children unless they enlisted the help of a
woman. Itachi didn't want to have anything to do with one, and he didn't want to
share Naruto, either. Until something changed, he would have to try to keep the
blond boy as happy as possible.

****

Sasuke spent his spare time training. It didn't matter what anyone said; he knew
Naruto was still alive. True, no word had reached them after the news that Itachi
had saved the blond from the Akatsuki. He knew his brother; the older Uchiha would
never do something like that unless it benefitted him. How having Naruto could
benefit his brother was a mystery. Maybe Kakashi had some ideas. He went to locate
the jounin.

Hatake Kakashi was sitting in a tree reading the latest edition of "Icha Icha
Paradise" when he felt the chakra of his raven-haired student. "Sasuke. To what do
I owe the pleasure?"

Disgruntled, Sasuke glared at his sensei. He thought he had done a good job hiding
his chakra. He didn't speak until Kakashi lowered his book. "They say Naruto must
be dead. I don't think so. If Itachi wanted to kill him, he would have let the
Akatsuki have him. I know he's alive. I KNOW it. You knew Itachi; what do you
think he wants with the dobe? Where might he have taken him?"

"Maa, Itachi's reasons for doing anything are a mystery. However, if I were him,
knowing he's a missing-nin, I would go someplace far from a shinobi village. Maybe
south. There aren't many such villages down there; not much need for one actually.
If you want to search again, I'd suggest going in that direction. If you'll excuse
me..." Kakashi raised his book and began to scan the page.

Sasuke stared at him for a moment before turning his back, making a few hand signs,
and vanishing in a puff of smoke.

Kakashi lowered the book and gazed thoughtfully after the boy. If Sasuke was
determined to look for the kyuubi-vessel once more, maybe he should tag along.

****

The winter storm was fierce; cold, biting winds and freezing rain made travel nigh
impossible. Itachi was away helping a neighbor get his livestock into shelter in a
distant pasture. Naruto was curled up in a blanket near the stove trying to stay
warm, when he heard a moan and a soft thump at the door. Pulling the blanket
tighter, he crept to the door and opened it a crack.

What appeared to be a large bundle of rags pushed it wide as it practically fell
into the room on top of the startled blond. Easing out from underneath, Naruto
realized it was a woman. On closer inspection, he saw she was pregnant. VERY
pregnant. He moved her out of the way and shut the door, trying to figure out what
to do with her. Well, the first thing was to get her out of those wet clothes. He
blushed madly at the thought; he had never seen a naked woman before. What if she
woke up and got the wrong idea? He would have to take each thing as it came. Her
lips were turning blue; he had to get her warm, NOW.

The little blond dragged the unresponsive woman to the stove and stripped her. He
then wrapped her in his blanket and went to get something of Itachi's to dress her
in. As he was pulling the shirt over her head, he noticed that she was quite warm,
and as the chill left her, her complexion had taken on an unhealthy flush.

'This is bad! She's sick! What am I supposed to do?!' he thought.

A low moan issued from the woman and her eyes opened slightly. "Baby...coming..."
Then she lapsed back into unconsciousness.

'Did I say this was BAD?! This is WORSE than bad. I don't know the first thing
about babies, especially how to deliver one!' Naruto began to frantically run
around the house, collecting towels and blankets. He piled them on top of her, then
took off for the nearest neighbor, who was the mother of three. Surely, she knew
what to do. He soon returned with Miko.

Miko took charge, first by removing all the blankets. Then she assessed the woman's
progression. Naruto was right; this woman was about to give birth. With the mother
unable to assist in delivering the baby, Naruto would have to help. Miko told him
what he had to do. As the contractions got stronger, Naruto applied pressure to the
round belly. After what seemed like forever, Miko raised a small, sqirming object
into view. At that moment, the unknown woman took a deep breath and let it out
slowly, never to take another.

"Ne, Naruto-san, it looks like you have a daughter," Miko stated with a sad, tired smile.

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A/N: Evil cliffie!
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