Old Friends

~~~~~~~~~Chap.12

Naruto fumed. He and Fushigi had been stuck in this room for the past two days.
People could be heard running down the corridor outside the door, but no one stopped
to tell him what was going on. The one time he had tried to leave, he had been met
with an entire squad of ANBU, who pushed him back in the room and slammed the door.
Shizune had given him a room with a private bath, and meals were delivered three times
a day, but it felt to the blond that he was a prisoner. Even if he had done something
that he deserved to be locked up for, Fushigi didn't. And where were Sasuke and
Itachi? They had been brought to the Hokage Tower, too. Silence met his queries.

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Itachi was currently entombed in a dark room with Ibiki, going over all of each member
of the Akatsuki's strengths and weaknesses. Ibiki was appalled to find there were few
of the latter. What he learned was sent directly to the Godaime, for dispersal to the
troops. Itachi would not be allowed to participate in the battle; he was to stay in
the Tower and help guard Naruto. For now, however, Ibiki needed to pick his brains.

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Sasuke had been sent out with Kakashi, Yamato, Sai, Team Gai, and the rest of the
Rookie Nine to try to locate these Akatsuki members and put an end to them. Sharingan
activated, he scanned the forest for movement. Neji was beside him using Byakuugan to
try to locate the missing-nins.

There. On a rise 100 meters away from the wall to the southwest. Two figures were
standing. Suddenly, an explosion rocked the village. Screams and the sound of
buildings crumbling could be heard. The fifteen Konoha nins headed for the rise and
their enemies. They must be stopped before they caused further destruction.

Bursting out of the trees in front of the two Akatsuki members, they paused. They
needed to seperate the two missing-nin. But how? Their decision was made when the
one with the odd mask said, "Hey there, Kakashi! Long time, no see! How ya been?"

They were all stunned, Kakashi not the least. He narrowed his eye, asking, "Do I
know you?"

The Akatsuki member laughed. Well, giggled more like it. "How soon they forget! Can
you believe it, Deidara? He's forgotten me, after all I've done for him!"

Eye widening, Kakashi gasped out, "Obito? No, it can't be. You died! The rocks
crushed you! I saw it!" The Copy-Nin was trembling like a leaf, shaking his head.

The others surrounded him, protected him in his uncertain state. They weren't sure
what was going on, but clearly the sight of this man had unnerved the elite jounin.

Sasuke was watching the blond-haired missing-nin; when the man threw something at the
group, he deflected it just before it exploded. 'That was close.' The man's blond
hair reminded him of another blond, the reason he was here. No matter what, he wouldn't let them get Naruto. Sasuke squared off against the blond, Sharingan blazing with hate.

"Oi! You must be Itachi-san's little brother! You kill the bastard yet? He was always saying if you got strong enough, he might let you kill him. Un." Deidara smirked at the raven, thinking he had angered the boy.

Sasuke now knew the truth, so could not be baited. He kept his eyes on the other's
hands, watching as he reached into pouches at his sides. As the blond withdrew his hands with a flick of his wrists, Sasuke deflected the thrown objects back at their creator. Explosions rocked the forest.

Eyes widened comically, the blond didn't even have time to dodge as he was struck with
his own attack. Body parts and cloth flew in all directions.

Splattered with gore, the masked missing-nin shakily got back on his feet. "Damn,
Deidara. You always were messy." He looked around at his opponents. He knew when he
was outnumbered. "Well, it's been nice seeing you again, Kakashi! Ja ne!" With a
'poof', he was gone.

The Konoha group searched for any sign that he was still in the area. Kakashi even
summoned his nin-dogs. They found no trace of the man. The blond was definitely dead
and they bagged up his parts and took them back to Konoha for a positive ID.

Sasuke hurried ahead to let the Hokage know, and to find Naruto. He wanted to make
sure his dobe was safe. Leaving the Hokage's office some time later, he nearly ran
over his brother who was about to knock on the door. "Naruto. Where is he, Itachi?"

Itachi gave him a blank stare. He jerked his head towards the far end of the hall,
and Sasuke took off at a dead run. 'Naruto, you better be alright.' Racing around a
corner, he saw a door guarded by ANBU. 'That must be it.' He stopped in front of the
door to catch his breath. "Naruto. I must speak to him." When they failed to move,
he flashed his Sharingan. "I just came from the Hokage and she said it was okay.
Now, let me in."

The door behind the guards opened, and a tentative voice said, "Sasuke? What are you
doing here? What's going on? No one tells me anything." A head of blond hair stuck
out of the doorway.

Pushing past the ANBU, Sasuke crushed the blond in a fierce hug. "Dobe, you're safe.
I got one of them for you."

"Teme! Let go, will ya! What do you mean, you got one? Got who!? I get dragged here and get locked up, and nobody tells me why! And Fushigi. What's she done?" He pouted, looking from Sasuke to the ANBU.

Sasuke pushed the blond back in the room and shut the door. He dragged the other boy
over to the chair and pulled him into his lap. Gazing into innocent blue eyes, Sasuke
couldn't help but gape. A smack to the back of his head brought him to his senses.

"It was Akatsuki. They came to get you. They had attacked the village, but we stopped them. One got away, but I killed the other, the one with explosives. Now we can go home." He really didn't want to move; he enjoyed holding the other teen like this.

"Um...Sasuke? Can you let me go? I...don't think...I mean, Itachi might get mad." He tried to pry the raven's arms from around his waist to no avail. He was freed when his daughter awoke from her nap and saw Sasuke.

"Ji-ji! Wanna pay?" She climbed into his lap and gave him a hug, pushing Naruto out of the way. "Toto say we go home soon. Yes?"

Sasuke squeezed the child, kissing her cheek. "Yes, we go home. You, me and Toto."
Fushigi pulled back to see his face. "Tousa, too," she pouted.

'Damn! It's hard to believe she's not the dobe's. She looks just like him when she
pouts.' Sasuke sighed and said resignedly, "And Tousa."

The little girl climbed off of his lap, and grabbing both his and Naruto's hands, started tugging them towards the door. Just as they got there, the door opened and Itachi stepped into the room. Fushigi dropped the two teen's hands and jumped on her 'Tousa'.

Itachi lifted her up, holding her close and stroking her hair. He gazed stoically at
the two younger nins. "Otouto, why don't you take Fushigi home? Naruto-kun, the Hokage wants to see you."

"Eh? Now? What does the old hag want with me? Did she say?" Naruto asked. He was
hoping to get more detailed answers to his questions. Sasuke barely told him anything.

"No."

'Okay, guess that means she didn't say.' Naruto huffed, before casting a glance at the younger Uchiha. "I'll see you when we get home. Don't let Fushigi out of your sight, Teme."

"Hn. Yes, Mother."

Naruto stalked from the room, Itachi on his heels. Sasuke picked up his niece, and
headed out of the tower.

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"But why?! I'm fine, I tell you!" Naruto wasn't happy. Tsunade-sama wanted to check
him over and make sure the baby was all right. The blond teen was embarrassed about
his condition, and didn't like all the fuss. Not to mention, having a woman becoming
so intimate with his most private areas. Sure, she didn't make him undress or any such thing, but that thing with the glowing hands was kinda freaky. He had never had to make use of medic-nins before, so was not used to how they did things. Itachi stood silently at his side, reassuring him with his presence.

"Baka, just do as I say! Lay down on the table and let's get this over with. The stress may have harmed the baby."

Naruto looked at the older blond as if she was crazy. "What stress? The only stress I've been under is what you have put me through. Locking me up. Not telling me what's going on. Locking my daughter up! What kind of people lock up a baby?!"

"Gaki, get on that table, now!" The Godaime looked ready to kill. Naruto quickly lay
down and waited for the exam to end.

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Naruto grumbled to a silent Itachi all the way back to the Uchiha district. He put a
hand to the small mound bulging slightly from his abdomen. The baby was fine, just as
he had said. In fact, Tsunade-sama had been impressed with the child's growth.
According to the woman he should be about four months along. Almost halfway there.
As long as he didn't overexert himself, or get caught by enemy nins, he would be able
to give birth in four to five months. All he wanted right now was to get home and
spend some time alone with his lover. It had been much too long.

Sasuke and Fushigi were waiting impatiently for them when they arrived. "Well, what
did she want?" the younger raven asked.

Naruto waved him off. "She just wanted to give me a check-up, make sure I wasn't
going to have a relapse of my illness." He hated lying to Sasuke, but they hadn't
told anyone yet of the underlying cause of him being sick. He'd rather tell everyone
at one time and get it over with. Itachi had agreed.

Naruto and Itachi entered the house and headed to their bedroom. As they reached the
door, Naruto spun around and grabbed the Uchiha, pulling him down for a kiss. Locked
together, they stumbled into the room and shut the door.
Itachi pulled away. "Naru-chan, are you sure?"

Naruto's answer was to start stripping out of his clothes. Once naked, he went to
work undressing his lover. He didn't get to finish, however, because the Uchiha swept
the blond into his arms and carried him over to the bed.

Itachi lay the boy gently on the mattress and leaned back to take in the sight. The
teen truly was gorgeous, with his messy blond spikes and tan, firm flesh. What made
Naruto even more special to the Uchiha was the rounding belly. His child; THEIR child. He wondered if it would look like Fushigi, or if it would have blond hair and dark eyes. He bent and placed a kiss on the mound.

Naruto blinked. What was up with that? He wanted sex, not be treated like glass. He
was already getting hard, thinking of what was to come. Now if only Itachi would...He
gasped as a hand wrapped around his manhood and gave a couple of pumps. The Uchiha's
mouth was travelling across his abs and up his chest. Oh, that's better! Those pale
lips latched onto a nipple and sucked, making it stick out. Teeth nipped sharply at
it, followed by a soft lick. The mouth moved upwards to his neck.

Itachi began sucking and biting the tanned skin, leaving beautiful red marks. Naruto
was moaning in pleasure under his slow torture. His hand was still stroking the
blond's shaft, while his other hand was teasing the other nipple erect. When his lips
finally reached those luscious lips of his partner, Itachi bit sharply at the bottom
lip demanding entrance. As soon as Naruto opened his mouth, the Uchiha's tongue
plunged in, devouring the younger man. He left off teasing the nipple and reached
under the pillow for the lube. He wanted the blond bad. He broke the kiss and sat
back, squirting lube onto his hand. Coating his fingers thoroughly, he pressed one
inside his lover.

Naruto moaned in pleasure, and wiggled, trying to get more. A second finger entered.
He could feel them moving in his passage, stretching, searching. He could feel heat
starting to coil in his belly. He groaned. This is what he'd been needing for so long! When Itachi started to thrust his fingers in and out, the blond bucked his hips wanting more. Insertion of the third finger brought him near ecstasy. Finally, his prostate was getting the attention he craved.

The raven withdrew his fingers only to replace them with his cock. He thrust in, and
without waiting for the younger nin to adjust, began to slam into that tight heat. He
pulled the blond's legs onto his shoulders, never ceasing the punishing rhythm. Moans
and cries of ecstasy filled the room. For the moment, no one else existed. They were
alone in their mindless drive for fulfillment.

Naruto was clinging to Itachi, wanting more, needing more. He bit the pale chest in
front of him, trying to stifle his cries. The Uchiha was hitting his sweet spot with
every thrust now, and he was in heaven. As teeth clamped tightly onto his neck, he
screamed, feeling Itachi release into him. He swiftly followed suit.

They lay there panting in the afterglow. Then Itachi pulled out and rolled off the
blond. "We better clean up. It'll soon be time for dinner." He helped Naruto to his
feet, and they walked to the bathroom together. After a quick shower, Itachi left
Naruto to finish, and went to get dressed.

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Sasuke had taken his niece out to the garden when the sounds from his brother's room
began to get loud. It had now been over an hour and he needed to pee. He took the
child back in and set her on a chair, telling her to wait for him. He listened; the
house was quiet. Apparently, the two were done. His face heated up at the thought of
what they'd been doing. It wasn't that he'd wished it were himself with the blond baka. No, not at all. But did they have to be so loud?! He headed for the bathroom.

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Naruto rinsed off and stepped out. Using his towel, he rubbed his hair dry then wiped
down his body. Naruto walked out of the bathroom with his head down, trying to tie the towel around his slim hips. He ran headfirst into Sasuke, knocking them both down. Naruto waited for the explosion of insults. When it didn't come, he glanced at the young raven.

Sasuke was staring at him in shock. Well, at his stomach, rather. Pointing a shaky
finger, he asked, "What the hell is wrong with your stomach?!"

'This is going to be fun,' the blond boy thought. "You see, I...um...I'm pregnant,
Sasuke."


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A/N: Whatcha think? R&R, plz!