"Gaara."

Finally! They had their scrolls and headed right for the building. It took them a half hour to get their two scrolls. No one had died, just been knocked out. There they waited...for hours. Sakura and Naruto looked around, and with a sigh, took a seat in the small room. Sai just started drawing. Naruto and Sakura had both come to the conclusion he only drew when he was bored. He painted when battling and when he was curious, he didn't stop asking questions.



"Remember what happened the last time Sakura-chan?"



"Yea." She scuffed th floor a little and looked around. "It's a different room but it still feels the same."



"Hm. Gaara told me he completed the exam in fifteen minute."



"Really?" She quirked a brow at him.



"Kiba, Shino and Hinata told me they saw him kill a team for their scroll."



"Well, we both know what he was like back then."



"Hm." They looked to the ground.



"Can you believe he was there?"



"No. I thought he was..."



"What happened to you?" Naruto looked at her, his face falling to calm and emotionless. She shivered.



"I got up close and personal with a pair of eyes I never want to see again even in death." He still had nightmares about what Itatchi had done to him. Oh, of course the bastard let him know it wasn't really happening but it didn't stop the pain.



"I wonder why he was there."



"Why do you think?" Naruto looked away and down to his feet. They both ignored Sai who just watched them carefully.



"Well, sure, if you want to put it that way but he didn't have to let you out of that cage."



"No, but I bet he just wanted to see the look on my face when he 'helped' me."



"Naruto-"



"No Sakura. He's not the same Sasuke we knew back then. He's...changed. I used to think he had a soul and I thought that because you can't go through what we went through and not have one, but it was just hatred, desperation and the need for revenge."



"I see." She held one of her arms and looked to the ground. "Is there any point in going after him then?" Naruto thought about it and walked over, standing in front of her. She looked up to him and he smiled.



"I want to see the look on his face when we drag him back here by that pretty little head of his." She smiled right along with him, fire burning in both of their gazes.



"I can't wait to see how he dodges my fist this time." Clapping brought their attention to the scrolls they'd opened when they got into the room.



"Good job. Time to advance." Kakashi held his usual book and looked at them. "Since there aren't as many teams this round, we go straight to the third part of the exam." He peeked over the rim of his book to Sakura.



"What's that?"



"Team battles."



"No one-on-ones?" Naruto looked rather disappointed.



"Nope. We get to fight against the last few tems."



"Hm." He looked to Kakashi. "Did Konohamaru's team make it?"



"You'll have to find out for yourself." He turned and waved. "Ja ne!" He poofed away. Sakura rubbed her shoulders and stretched. Her green gaze turned to Sai. "No killing anyone. I don't want to have to tell their parents." He gave her a frown, that looked pretty genuine, and put his scroll away.



"Fine." She nodded and they all walked through the door. Four teams.



"Naruto nii-sama!" Naruto turned in time to be tackled by Konohamaru. Of course he'd seen the brat around town but with all of the kids weight on him, he realized just how much he'd grown.



"Off." Konohamaru sighed and moved, helping Naruto to his feet. "I was surprised you were in this exam. You're a little young."



"Well..." He looked down and scuffed his foot. "We kind of forced Ebisu-sensei into it."



"Do I want to know how?"



"He still has his nose plugged." Naruto chuckled and patted Konohamaru on the head.



"Come on. Time to line up." The teams were lined up and the Fifth stood up and started talking.



"Alright. For those of you who haven't been here before, it's time for team battles. There aren't many of you left so there won't be one on ones." She looked to naruto and winked. "First up-" she looked to the board. "Team Kakashi vs. Team Shinai." Everyone cleared the battle area except the two teams. The shinobi they were up against were from Mist. Naruto looked to Sakura who looked to Sai. The Fifth rose her hand and lowered it, signalling the battle was to begin.



With a smile, Sakura step forward and shuffled from foot to foot (almost like a boxer) and rushed at them. Naruto took to her right side and Sai to her left. With one punch to the ground in front of her, she sent up spikes from the floor at their oppenents. As guessed, the three of them scattered. Naruto took the one on the right, said the left and Sakura was left with the big guy.



"What's a puny squirt like you going to do to me?" he looked her up and down and she grinned.



"Wanna let me hit you so you can find out?" He smiled, walked over and turned his cheek to her.



"Come on then little girl. Let's see what you've got." She turned and looked to Tsunade who shrugged. Bringing her fist back from the village itself, she swung, with her left hand, and planted him into the wall behind him. She walked over and peeled him out and shook him a little, then slapped his face.



"You okay?" He just nodded. "Good." She let him have another one.



"Winner, Team Kakashi." Naruto looked and saw Sai rolling up a scroll and watched as Sakura helped her fallen opponent onto a stretcher. They took their places up on the blaconies and watched the next fight. "Sakura-chan?" She turned to look at Kakashi. "Maybe next time you should give them a little warning ne?"



"He asked for it."



"Yes, he did, but from what I hear, he needs his jaw wired." She shrunk down a little and scratched the back of her head.



"At least he's not dead right?" She chuckled and looked at him. He shook his head and looked down. Naruto never took his eyes off the fight. Even though they were fighting with everything they had, Konohamaru's team was losing. Horribly.



"Winners, Team Suna."



"What an original name..." Naruto shook his head and looked a little closer. It was Gaara's students. He frowned and looked to Kakashi. "We aren't really fighting them are we?" Kakashi ignored him. "Well that's just great. None of you have to put up with him." Naruto shivered. Oh Gaara was going to string him up by his toes.



"Final fight. Team Kakashi vs. Team Suna." Sakura and Naruto didn't bother to use the stairs. Sai just followed suit. Before they met on the field, Naruto stopped them both.



"Don't go to hard on them please? I would like to live long enough to see my son's first birthday." Sakura just shrugged at him and Sai just gave a fake smile. He frowned. This, was not good. The fight began and right off the bat, they were hit with wave after wave of kunai, shuriken and pins. Naruto caught one and had to drop it. It was infused with chakra that heated upon contact. He turned to Gaara's students and frowned. "That's not nice."



"Just because your Gaara-sama's lover doesn't mean we're going easy on you."



"And if I hurt the three of you even passed a small bruise do you know what I'm going to get?"



"And if we lose, we'll have to come back in six months."



"I'd rather come back then have to face him." Naruto shook his head and looked to Sakura then to Sai. "Shall we?" They nodded. Sai went first. His form suddenly dissipated. Sakura was next and Naruto was last. Kakashi actually watched, interested. He hadn't seen this when he was spying.



Moving to a beat they'd rehearsed in their heads, they moved around their opponents fast enough, that only highly trained eyes could keep up with them. Naruto moved in first and landed a punch in one shinobi's stomach then jumped back into line. Sai was next and then Sakura. Their opponents were confused and couldn't see where they were so they went back to back to back, kunai drawn and waited. Out of no where, Sakura jumped out of their circular movement and stomped down hard. A circular pattern of floor came up and surrounded her and their opponents. Sai and Naruto stopped, moved forward and blended in with the walls. Inside, it was dark and no one could see. Sakura, Sai and Naruto used the vibrations on the floor around them to know who was where and doing what. Their opponents were clueless and helpless as little kittens.



A few moments later, the walls fell and Naruto held one girl, Sakura another and Sai just sat on the male. They were all passed out.



"W-winners, Team Kakashi." Tsunade stood and looked at them with a question on her face. Sakura just shrugged and dropped the passed out girl in her arms. Naruto just set the brown haired kunoichi down and looked to Sai. He was drawing. "This exam is over. All visiting sensei's please help your students back to the hotel. If your team has been promoted, you will hear from the leader of your village within the week." Everyone left the forest and headed back home. Naruto's team was told to head to the Hokage tower.



Naruto was just walking in the door when something flew at his head. It hit him and his hissed, turning around. He noticed Gaara standing there, not looking happy.



"What was that for?!" He just got a glare in response. "Is this because your student happened to be in this exam?" Sand, from out of no where, entrapped his feet. "I guess so. Look, we didn't hurt them. We just gave them one hit to the back of the neck and knocked them out. No harm done!" He just glared. "What do you want me to say?!" Gaara walked over, moving the sand with his hand and formed a barrier around them. "Gaara?" A hand on his chest let him know where the red head was. "What's bothering you?" Suddenly, he was on the ground with Gaara atop him. The red head moved his hand and Naruto found out exactly what was wrong with him.



"Come home."



"I can't. Not yet anyways." Gaara hissed and ground his erection against Naruto's stomach. "I have to talk to Baa-chan then I promise, I will be home." The red head sniffled.



"He can't come home with me."



"I know." Naruto pulled the red head down and kissed him gently. "We'll come and get him when he's well enough to come right?"



"Hm." Naruto sat up and patted the red head's shoulder.



"Time to go. Come on. Let it down." The sand fell and moved towards Gaara's gourd. They stood and Gaara left the room, closing the door behind him. Sakura stared after the red head.



"What was that about?" Naruto just shook his head, his face a little sad.



"Good work brat! Although, I wish I could have seen what went on in there." She sat down, shaking her head and waved him over. "Uzumaki Naruto, by vote you have moved to Chounin rank." She smiled. "One more to go."



"Hm." He smiled and looked back at Sakura and Sai. Sakura smiled and Sai just looked out the window.



"Three of four leaders voted your team to be promoted. So, since you're the only one that needed promoting, you got it. As for you," she looked at Sakura, "The jounin exams are in two months. I suggest you prepare for them." She just nodded.



"What about me?"



"You have to be a chounin for at least a year before you can take the jounin exams." Naruto pointed back at Sai.



"What about him?"



"He is already jounin rank." Naruto's eyes bugged out of his head as he leaned forward.



"N-nani?!" Sai just chuckled. Naruto turned around and saw a fake smile.



"What's the matter Naruto-kun?" The blond just shook his head and left the room, sputtering something about evil, black haired shinobi.



"Sai?" he turned to Tsunade. "Don't pick on him."



"As you wish Hokage-sama." He nodded and walked out. Sakura watched him and then just moved towards a chair and sat, hands folded in her lap.



"So, when will they be able to take him home?"



"A few weeks."



"Has Gaara told you a name?"



"Nope." Tsunade rubbed her temples. Sakura stood and walked behind the woman and started massaging her shoulder. "Mmm. You and Jiraya have the best hands."



"Well, he taught me everything I know."



"I resent that."



"Hm."



"He stood me up."



"Nani?"



"Mm. Said he had something to do that was more important than getting drunk with a teammate."



"You should have punted him like a kick ball."



"Thought about it but he's always been faster than normal when running away from me." She laughed and laid her head down on her arms. Sakura could see fine lines showing from her face and see her skin was starting to wrinkle slightly.



"How long have you been working Tsunade-sama?"



"Too long."



"Get some sleep."



"His lungs aren't finished yet."



"I'll go to work."



"No. I'll do it." She sighed and sat up, swatting Sakura's hands away. Sakura just crossed an arm over her chest and stared at her sensei and Hokage.



"If you do, you're going to pass out. You're henge is wearing thin. I can see lines." Tsunade cursed and pulled out a small mirror.



"Guess you're right." She sighed and tossed the mirror aside. "Fine. You work on him but I'll be standing right there."



"I wouldn't expect anything less." Sakura smiled and headed towards the hospital.





Clothes. There were too many. No, now they were gone. Kisses, good. Naruto pushed Gaara against the wall, holding the red head's hands above his head and thrust one leg in between both of Gaara's.



"Slow down." he swallowed and licked a small trail along Gaara's collar bone. "What did she say?"



"We could go at it as much as we wanted."



"As in you bottoming?"



"Hm." Gaara ground his cock into Naruto's stomach and shuttered.



"How long has it been?"



"Too long."



"Right." Gathering Gaara into his arms, Naruto headed straight for the bedroom. He stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed someone sitting on the bed. A familiar orange color gave away who it was.



"Oh. I was interrupting something wasn't I?" Kakashi peeked over the book, his eye momentarily bulging before he cleared his throat and stood. "Yes, well, I guess I'll just come back later." Sand came up from under the bed and stopped him. Gaara hopped out of Naruto's arms and the blond just smiled. "Gaara-san..."



"Why are you here?" Gaara's voice was very scary right now. Naruto just took a step back. Waaay back.



"I just came to say hello but I should have waited." The sand visibly tightened around the jounin. Kakashi yelped. "I'll leave! Put me down!"



"The more you struggle, the tighter it gets." And it got tighter. When Kakashi started barganing, Naruto walked over and slapped Gaara's ass then leaned over and nibbled along his shoulder. Kakashi's eye opened wide and Naruto thought it would bulge out.



"Come on Gaara-kun. Let him go, unless you like voyeurism?" The red head shuttered but the sand melted away and Kakashi poofed out immediately. Naruto pushed them towards the bed and bent Gaara over it, spreading his legs apart. The red head looked behind him and moaned. Naruto was lubing up fingers. He wanted to much more than fingers. He didn't get it though. He got thoroughly stretched.



"Naru..."



"Hmm?" He purposely ran his finger over Gaara's sweet spot and watched the red head melt, almost falling over. "Sensitive I see." Gaara just nodded. Naruto chuckled and moved to lube up his aching cock. It was happy to finally be used.



Pushing in gently at first, Naruto made sure he wasn't hurting the red head before thrusting in with one go. Gaara winced but moaned, moving back against Naruto's body. Neither of them said anything. The pace was slow, sensual and they both started to sweat. When Gaara started whimpering lightly, Naruto pulled out, turned and pushed him down on the bed and moved there himself. He turned the red head onto his side and pulled one pale leg over his shoulder. He straddled the red head's other leg and pushed in. Gaara's breath came out in a hiss but he moved against Naruto. The blond stopped long enough to watch Gaara's face and then moved.



The new pace was fast and hard. The red head had to hold onto the sheets to keep from reaching up to the blond. Naruto's eyes just watched as Gaara's face twisted in pleasure and finally, they closed as he felt release take him.



"G-Gaara!" He felt the red head's muscles clenching around him and knew when Gaara came. He screamed out his release, hands clutching at the blonds body. Naruto smiled and let Gaara's leg fall. He didn't pull out but moved to lay behind his lover and turned their bodies slightly. He pulled out just to the head and pushed back in slowly. Gaara's entire body shuttered. "Hmm. I think I could get used to this." The red head didn't answer.



Their night was spent making love in the bedroom, the bathroom and in the kitchen. When they finally passed out, they were back in the bedroom, but on the floor. Their limbs were entangled and they just slept there, peacefully. Well, Gaara did. Naruto woke up in a cold sweat, swatting at air. He sighed and looked down to see green eyes staring at him. Shaking his head and rubbing his eyes, Naruto pulled them to the bed and under the covers.



The red head moved and covered Naruto's body with his own, his head laying on the blonds chest. he closed his eyes and started to doze, his fingers massaging Naruto's sides. The blond quickly fell back to sleep, arms wrapped around the red head. He didn't sleep well that night, at all. His dreams were filled of thousands of piercing kunai, all forcing their way into his skin slowly, repeatedly. And red eyes. They were staring at him from all sides. He just screamed inside of his mind, the pain making it hard to breathe. He woke again to someone slapping his cheek. Gaara was staring at him, worry lines marring his face.



"Hn?" He looked around and saw no one. "Whats the matter Gaara?"



"You stopped breathing." Naruto sat up gently, his arms moving to wrap around the red head.



"Sorry."



"Don't scare me." Naruto just nuzzled Gaara's chest and sighed. He would never get peace. "Sakura stopped by." Blue eyes opened and glanced up. "We can bring him home today." Naruto looked out the window. It was daytime.



"What time is it?"



"Ten." He just nodded against Gaara's chest and laid back down. The red head tried to stop their decent but failed miserably. "Come on. Get up."



"I thought you were getting lazy too..." Naruto started complaining and watched as the red head's face lightened up and he eventually smiled.





The walk to the hospital was something else. People stopped to wave at them and Naruto was rather stunned. One woman, with her child no less, stopped and congratulated him. "Good job Hokage-san." The child wrapped around his legs and then skipped off with her mother. Gaara had to pull him to the side and make sure he was okay. Naruto had started checking himself for exploding tags, or some prank. There was nothing.



More people stopped to congratulate him but he kept a safe distance. A fake smile appeared and he waved back, taking everything in stride. He knew they were just being nice because they had to be. No one liked him. He could feel it. When they finally made it to the baby wing, Sakura was standing inside the room, rocking a little red headed baby back and forth, singing softly. A small hand reached up and grabbed a strand of hair. She frowned and started to pry the tiny fingers off. Gaara and Naruto both took the hint and tapped the glass.



Sakura looked up and smiled. She walked to the door and then out of it, still trying to pry the baby's hand loose. "Finally. I was starting to wonder if you wanted him." She chuckled as Naruto delved in to help free her lock of hair.



"What's on his eyes?"



"Ointment so they don't dry out." She took them to her office and started explaining almost everything they would need to know, then handed them a few books, a bag of diapers, some baby formula, a couple of bottles and a bag to put it all in. "Now, you have to fill out this form before you leave." Gaara took the baby and Naruto took the paper, reading it over. He frowned and looked to the red head.



"What are we naming him?" He turned to Sakura. "And do I put Gaara under mother or father?" She looked confused for a moment.



"Well, he gave birth so mother I would assume." The red head sighed and took handed the baby back to Sakura, took the paper and started filling it out.



"Do I want to know how he knows what goes where," Sakura asked Naruto.



"Have no clue."



"Name..." Gaara looked to Naruto who looked to Sakura.



"Don't look at me. He's not mine." Naruto sighed and started wracking his brain.



"Shin?"



"No." Gaara thought. "Yu?"



"No." Naruto rubbed his temples. Sakura looked at the red head and up to the pictures on her walls.



"What about Shozu?" Gaara and Naruto looked at her. "What?" They looked back to each other and Gaara wrote it down.



"Last name?"



"Both."



"Wait a minute, that doesn't sound right. Uzumaki Subaku no Shozu."



"Maybe not but when he gets older he can pick whichever one he wants. For now, he can't speak for himself and neither one of us will back down in an argument on who's last name he gets so it saves a lot of problems." Sakura thought about Naruto's logic and shrugged.



"I guess." When Gaara finished the paper, he switched it for the baby and looked down at the squinting face.



"So small."



"He came early. He's going to be small for a few months. But, he's a big eater so there's hope." She smiled and walked them to the door, then looked down at the paper. They left and she sighed, shaking her head. "He's going to have a horrible time with this name."





-One year and six months later-



"NO! Get back here you little devil!" There was a squeel and then laughter as Naruto ran after his son. The little bugger was fast for only being a year and a half old and boy did he have attitude issues. Had to get it from Gaara. When he finally caught up with the speedy little guy, Naruto tossed him up in the air and caught him. "You know something squirt, you are a pain in my backside! Maybe it's time to go see your other father hm?"



One blue eye and one green eye looked at him and then his lips parted in a laugh. "That's what I thought!" Carrying his son under one arm, like a package, Naruto headed back for his apartment. He'd had to get another one because babies took a lot of space and well, he hadn't wanted to but he went back to his old apartment one day to find his stuff was gone. There was a note on the door saying he had a new apartment and a key was wrapped in the paper.



"Morning Uzumaki-sama!" He waved to his neighbor. She was a nice lady and he didn't have any problems with her. He didn't sense any menace from her and she watched Shozu when Sakura was too busy and he had a mission. Setting his son in a play pen, he went and made a bottle, added some baby cereal and handed it to Shozu. He watched as his son sat down first, then laid down and drank his bottle. He didn't lay on the pillow though. Leaning over the edge of the play pen, he scooted the red headed baby over and propped up his head.



"There we go." When he started walking away, he heard a whimper. He turned back with a brow quirked. Shozu had taken the bottle out of his mouth and started to sniffle. "You know kid," he walked back and grabbed the baby, "you are more spoiled than your other father." Naruto walked to the rocking chair in his room and sat down, situating the baby in his arms and sticking the bottle back in his mouth. "There. Now go to sleep. It's nap time." He didn't have to say much else.



It was like clock work. They woke up, he and Shozu took a bath, got dressed and depending on the day, he was dropped off at Sakura's or the neighbors or they just spent the day together. He got a bottle an hour after he woke up, then at noon. He got actual cereal and fruit at two thirty, his nap was a half hour later and around five he got some supper. At eight he got a bottle and it was bed time. Now, it was nap time.



Naruto's eyes closed and he dozed. When Shozu first came home it was difficult. He and Gaara never slept because something was always wrong. Then, Gaara had to leave and they decided to leave Shozu in Konoha for a few years before moving him to Suna. They went to see Gaara every month and Shozu knew exactly who his other father was. Kiba usually came with them along with Sakura. Tsunade showed a lot of leaniance because of Shozu's circumstances. Having two fathers, one being the head of a hidden village, was difficult and she made sure he wouldn't hate her later on.



Sakura had become his aunt, not actually but adopted and Tsunade, as much as she hated it, was grandma. Iruka and Kakashi insisted they be uncles but, Iruka got dubbed god father. They hadn't really explained to anyone in Suna what happened and how Gaara had a son magically, but it was understood that no questions were asked for fear of instant death. Okay, so Gaara wasn't going to kill them, but it helped they believed it. Shozu was spoiled, almost rotten, but the rookie nine.



Ten-ten had bought him a special, inscribed kunai for his first birthday. Ino had gotten his first pair of shoes bronzed. Chouji gave him little baby snacks, that sadly, still filled the cupboard. Sai, amazingly, had given him a paintbrush that sat in a case, atop of Shozu's dresser. Hinata had given him a cute little outfit that he wore when they were invited to any Hyuuga gathering. Neji on the other hand...he'd given the little tyke something quite precious. Or, he said it was precious. Naruto hadn't opened it. Neji gave him a scroll and said when he entered the academy he should open it. The scroll was huge but, Naruto still hadn't opened it. Sakura had given him a record. It was her singing lullaby's. Naruto played it every night. He was surprised it hadn't broken. Maybe it was Chakra enhanced not to break? Naruto just gave him a stuffed toy. It was a little fox. Kyuubi got a kick out of that. Shozu never slept without it.



Just recently though, they'd discovered two birth marks. Sakura said it was probably normal, except he had one on the back of his right shoulder and one over his heart. The one over his heart was in the shape of Gaara's tattoo and was the same blood red color. The one on the back of his shoulder was the Naruto swirl and it was also blood red. Naruto at first thought he'd gotten dirty and tried to scrub them off but they didn't go away. He was worried so he'd taken Shozu straight to Sakura and Tsunade. They said it might be normal for him but they kept a close eye on the marks. They grew with him apparently and they didn't hurt him in any way. They were just marks.



Someone flaring chakra at his door made him open his eyes and stand carefully. He pulled the bottle out of his son's fingers and set him on the bed, surrounded on both sides by pillows. Shozu didn't stir. When he was sure the baby was okay, he wandered to the door and opened it.



"Uzumaki-sama."



"ANBU-san." He opened the door for the Frog masked ANBU. He let every single ANBU know that if they came through the window and woke up his son, none of them would be walking right for the rest of their lives. It scared them enough that they all announced their presence and used the door.



"Please come with me Uzumaki-sama."



"Why?"



"I cannot say." Naruto looked towards the bedroom and then to the ANBU in front of him. "Do not worry. We will place Shozu with the neighbor and they will be under guard." Naruto nodded and went to grab his son. Shozu opened his eyes for a moment and then closed them. Naruto grabbed the diaper bag, made sure there were extra clothes, bottles, a pacifier and a few other things before walking out the door. The ANBU member followed right behind him but waited in the shadows so the woman wouldn't see him. Naruto knocked and the door opened.



"Oh- Uzumaki-sama?"



"Hey. Can you watch Shozu for me? Sakura's working a triple and Baa-chan wants to see me." The woman nodded and took the baby first, then the diaper bag. "Thanks!"



"Not to worry Uzumaki-sama. This little guy and I are quite a pair."



"Hm." He leaned in and kissed his son's head, waved and started walking. "What does she want ANBU-san?" The ANBU said nothing. He sighed and stuck a hand in his pants pocket before he went to the tower. Her office door was open and he walked right in, the ANBU member stopping before her desk. Tsunade waved her hand and he vanished.



"Sorry about this Naruto."



"Hm. What is it Baa-chan?" Her eyebrow twitched but she didn't say anything about her pet name.



"You have a mission." She tossed him the scroll and he opened it. He memorized everything before destroying it. "You leave immediately. Go back and get what you need but you have less than ten minutes." He nodded. "Come back in one piece Naruto."



"You promoted me remember? I'm a jounin now. Don't give me that." He smiled and poofed out of her office.



"Frog." The ANBU appeared before her. "You are to guard Shozu personally."



"Hai Hokage-sama." He poofed out of the room as well. Sitting back, Tsunade opened her drawer and pulled out a stash of sake. Just as she went to drink it, someone poofed into her room. She looked up to see Frog holding a hand over his chest, a note in his other hand. His eyes went blank and he fell to the floor in front of her dead. Naruto was there right behind him, his eyes phasing in between blue and red. He snatched the note from the dead ANBU member's hand and growled. The growl rumbled the floor.



"Naruto?" She stood and looked at him. His whiskers were becoming more prominent, his hands changing into claws. He was trying to control himself but he was having a hard time.



"They have my son."