Growing Pains
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Naruto AU/AR › General
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
17
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1,173
Reviews:
19
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0
Currently Reading:
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XVI
XVI
Naruto spent most of his time mulling over Sasuke’s words. He hadn’t seen much of the Yunkage; glimpses here and there but never enough to determine how Sasuke was actually feeling. Naruto wasn’t even sure if he wanted to confront Sasuke now, but their confrontation was long over due. He needed to talk to Sasuke, without hostility, and so he waited. The blonde jounin thought back on the past, thought back to every incident during their childhood. Sasuke had almost died for him on numerous occasions – hatred didn’t allow for self-sacrifice. Sasuke and Naruto had shared the occasional touch; often they had curled up together for warmth on missions when Kakashi had forgotten to bring an extra tent for the boys.
He’d sacrificed for Sasuke. Hatred didn’t allow for that. Naruto had known for a long time since hitting puberty no one but Sasuke would do it for him. Oh, he’d tried plenty of times with people from both sides of the fence, but it never was enjoyable for him or his partner. He’d just started to use his hand – it was as good as anything – and then he ignored his sex drive completely. Why bother having sex with someone you know you don’t love? Seems like a complete waste of energy.
So after some Naruto-alone time, the blonde jounin went in search of the one person he knew could help him win over Sasuke.
Haku.
He found the irritating tranny surrounded by a group of boys – all genin save for two – and just stood there grinning at the idea of Momma-Haku.
“Oh, not all of them are mine,” Haku said when he noticed Naruto’s grin. “Only that one. And I’m his father.”
Naruto burst out laughing.
After Haku had shooed the boys away to play and Naruto had gotten control of himself once more, Haku finally asked what the blonde wanted.
“I need help. I wanna win Sasuke back.”
“Good luck with that,” Haku replied. “Sasuke’s not one for the casual fuck.”
“And you are?”
“When Zabuza’s around, yeah.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Take a joke, Naruto. Look, Sasuke’s, ah, well. He’s a virgin. I mean, he’s gotten offers, but he’s turned them all down. I can only think he’s been waiting for you, but he won’t let you go after.”
“Good, because I don’t want to let him go.”
“And when you become Hokage? What then?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well,” Haku paused. “You’d be Hokage. Sasuke’d be Yunkage. You’d both be leaders of separate villages and you wouldn’t be able to just arbitrarily up and leave to see each other.”
“The ultimate long distance relationship, huh?”
Haku made a sound of agreement. “He’d wait as long as it takes.”
“He’s waited long enough,” Naruto replied. “Tsunade’s still kicking. I won’t become Hokage for a while, but… we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. I won’t let Sasuke go a second time.”
Haku grinned. “Well, in that case, welcome to Sasuke-education 101.”
Sasuke decided trying to win an argument against a woman – however small she was – was like fighting an uphill battle. You were bound to become hamburger at some point and there was something about female logic that defied male thinking. Still, he’d had to commend Umi on her distraction and gave her extra guard duty as punishment. When he discovered she hadn’t been the only one in on the plot, he decided the extra tour on the wall had been too lenient.
Haku would be more properly punished with an extra duty in the schoolyard.
Still, Sasuke was innocent of all knowledge of Haku’s involvement at this moment in time. The Nidaime slipped into his house and rubbed his neck, pausing after a moment when he heard utter silence.
“All right. Enough games. What the hell is going on?”
“A much needed night of relaxation.” Naruto said as he appeared in the doorway. Sasuke frowned.
“Where are my nephews?”
“Ah, Itachi came by. Said he and Kisame were going to take them to see Konoha. So it’s just you and me.”
Sasuke heaved a sigh but allowed Naruto to draw him up and into his arms nonetheless. Sasuke blinked and looked up at the blonde. “You made dinner?”
“More than that.”
Sasuke followed Naruto to the kitchen where a nice meal waited for two and they set about eating and conversing. It was a civil meal and Sasuke held no idea of ulterior motives. Naruto asked, Sasuke answered and vice versa. When they were sharing an after dinner cup of tea, Naruto asked the big question.
“Your nephews, they came about how?”
Sasuke stared at his tea for a while. “A scroll Haku found years ago. Something about it gave those who touched it the ability to have kids. We haven’t figured out how yet, but it was something to do with wanting life.”
“Do you want kids?”
“I’m not sure I’d be a good parent.” Sasuke answered. “Besides,”
“Besides?” Naruto ventured. Sasuke mumbled something incoherent. “What?”
“I can’t see myself having a family with anyone but you.” Sasuke whispered with a slight blush.
Naruto gave the smaller man a small smile. “Good.”
“What?”
“I said good. Because I love you too.”
Naruto grinned at Sasuke’s blush and surged out of his chair over to the Nidaime, drawing him up and into a deep kiss. For the longest time, Sasuke was tense, and then he gradually began to relax, to return the kiss. When they broke away, Naruto found himself quite hungry for the brunette. One look in Sasuke’s eyes – and upon seeing no Sharingan – Naruto knew how much Sasuke trust him in this moment.
“Ready?”
“For what?”
“The next step.”
Sasuke paused, then nodded. Naruto smiled and pulled Sasuke toward his – their – bedroom. He didn’t bring up the scroll as they walked hand in hand. Give themselves a few years of being by themselves, he decided. There was plenty of time left for children.
Naruto spent most of his time mulling over Sasuke’s words. He hadn’t seen much of the Yunkage; glimpses here and there but never enough to determine how Sasuke was actually feeling. Naruto wasn’t even sure if he wanted to confront Sasuke now, but their confrontation was long over due. He needed to talk to Sasuke, without hostility, and so he waited. The blonde jounin thought back on the past, thought back to every incident during their childhood. Sasuke had almost died for him on numerous occasions – hatred didn’t allow for self-sacrifice. Sasuke and Naruto had shared the occasional touch; often they had curled up together for warmth on missions when Kakashi had forgotten to bring an extra tent for the boys.
He’d sacrificed for Sasuke. Hatred didn’t allow for that. Naruto had known for a long time since hitting puberty no one but Sasuke would do it for him. Oh, he’d tried plenty of times with people from both sides of the fence, but it never was enjoyable for him or his partner. He’d just started to use his hand – it was as good as anything – and then he ignored his sex drive completely. Why bother having sex with someone you know you don’t love? Seems like a complete waste of energy.
So after some Naruto-alone time, the blonde jounin went in search of the one person he knew could help him win over Sasuke.
Haku.
He found the irritating tranny surrounded by a group of boys – all genin save for two – and just stood there grinning at the idea of Momma-Haku.
“Oh, not all of them are mine,” Haku said when he noticed Naruto’s grin. “Only that one. And I’m his father.”
Naruto burst out laughing.
After Haku had shooed the boys away to play and Naruto had gotten control of himself once more, Haku finally asked what the blonde wanted.
“I need help. I wanna win Sasuke back.”
“Good luck with that,” Haku replied. “Sasuke’s not one for the casual fuck.”
“And you are?”
“When Zabuza’s around, yeah.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Take a joke, Naruto. Look, Sasuke’s, ah, well. He’s a virgin. I mean, he’s gotten offers, but he’s turned them all down. I can only think he’s been waiting for you, but he won’t let you go after.”
“Good, because I don’t want to let him go.”
“And when you become Hokage? What then?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well,” Haku paused. “You’d be Hokage. Sasuke’d be Yunkage. You’d both be leaders of separate villages and you wouldn’t be able to just arbitrarily up and leave to see each other.”
“The ultimate long distance relationship, huh?”
Haku made a sound of agreement. “He’d wait as long as it takes.”
“He’s waited long enough,” Naruto replied. “Tsunade’s still kicking. I won’t become Hokage for a while, but… we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. I won’t let Sasuke go a second time.”
Haku grinned. “Well, in that case, welcome to Sasuke-education 101.”
Sasuke decided trying to win an argument against a woman – however small she was – was like fighting an uphill battle. You were bound to become hamburger at some point and there was something about female logic that defied male thinking. Still, he’d had to commend Umi on her distraction and gave her extra guard duty as punishment. When he discovered she hadn’t been the only one in on the plot, he decided the extra tour on the wall had been too lenient.
Haku would be more properly punished with an extra duty in the schoolyard.
Still, Sasuke was innocent of all knowledge of Haku’s involvement at this moment in time. The Nidaime slipped into his house and rubbed his neck, pausing after a moment when he heard utter silence.
“All right. Enough games. What the hell is going on?”
“A much needed night of relaxation.” Naruto said as he appeared in the doorway. Sasuke frowned.
“Where are my nephews?”
“Ah, Itachi came by. Said he and Kisame were going to take them to see Konoha. So it’s just you and me.”
Sasuke heaved a sigh but allowed Naruto to draw him up and into his arms nonetheless. Sasuke blinked and looked up at the blonde. “You made dinner?”
“More than that.”
Sasuke followed Naruto to the kitchen where a nice meal waited for two and they set about eating and conversing. It was a civil meal and Sasuke held no idea of ulterior motives. Naruto asked, Sasuke answered and vice versa. When they were sharing an after dinner cup of tea, Naruto asked the big question.
“Your nephews, they came about how?”
Sasuke stared at his tea for a while. “A scroll Haku found years ago. Something about it gave those who touched it the ability to have kids. We haven’t figured out how yet, but it was something to do with wanting life.”
“Do you want kids?”
“I’m not sure I’d be a good parent.” Sasuke answered. “Besides,”
“Besides?” Naruto ventured. Sasuke mumbled something incoherent. “What?”
“I can’t see myself having a family with anyone but you.” Sasuke whispered with a slight blush.
Naruto gave the smaller man a small smile. “Good.”
“What?”
“I said good. Because I love you too.”
Naruto grinned at Sasuke’s blush and surged out of his chair over to the Nidaime, drawing him up and into a deep kiss. For the longest time, Sasuke was tense, and then he gradually began to relax, to return the kiss. When they broke away, Naruto found himself quite hungry for the brunette. One look in Sasuke’s eyes – and upon seeing no Sharingan – Naruto knew how much Sasuke trust him in this moment.
“Ready?”
“For what?”
“The next step.”
Sasuke paused, then nodded. Naruto smiled and pulled Sasuke toward his – their – bedroom. He didn’t bring up the scroll as they walked hand in hand. Give themselves a few years of being by themselves, he decided. There was plenty of time left for children.