Pain of Betrayal

Wow I didn't get flamed. I was sure I'd get cussed out for killing off Iruka. Well I'm quite impressed with the number of people who figured out who killed Iruka. However he did so because he's completely off his rocker in this fic not because he was impaired.

WARNING: There's a man getting a hand job from another guy in this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

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Sasuke entered his apartment with his best friend sobbing in his arms. The raven kicked the door shut behind him and went straight to the living room couch, sitting and rocking Naruto gently. The blond clutched at him desperately and Sasuke tightned his hold, "Shh I'm here Naruto, I'm here."

Naruto started hyperventilating and Sasuke felt silght panic at the sound of the Uzumaki unable to take a deep breath, "Naruto please, calm down you're going to make yourself sick."

The panic in the Uchiha's voice penetrated Naruto's grief and he tried to calm his sobs.

"That's it dobe, breathe."

Naruto burrowed into Sasuke's chest and choked out, "Iruka."

Sasuke rubbed his cheek against Naruto's hair, "I know, god Naruto I know."

Sasuke's heart broke a little as Naruto's sobs became whimpers and the blond tried to get even closer to him, like a frightened kitten huddled against it's mother. He ran his fingers through the bright golden strands and whispered soothing nonsense words in Naruto's ear as the whimpers ceased and Sasuke looked down at the blond's face seeing silent tears falling from tightly closed eyes. Sasuke couldn't stand to see such heartbreak on Naruto's face and with no thought but to ease the hurt, he dipped his head and kissed the closed eyelids. Naruto turned into the gentle caress and Sasuke's lips grazed over his forehead, his nose, and his cheeks. Naruto tilted his head so that Sasuke's lips brushed over his. The brunette blinked in surprise and started to back off but Naruto clutched him tightly and increased the pressure of his lips. Sasuke pulled back a little, "Naruto do you know what you're doing?"

He nodded, "Yes Sasuke I know, please just kiss me, touch me. I...I need to feel right now if I don't I'll go dead inside."

Sasuke nodded and laid his lips gently on Naruto's, moving slightly to feel the texture of Naruto's lips. The blond opened his mouth and licked Sasuke's bottom lip, slipping his tongue into the Uchiha's mouth when the raven opened it. Their tongues slid against each other in a slow dance and Naruto threaded the fingers of one hand through Sasuke's hair feeling the way the silky strands slid against his skin. His other hand traced a pattern over the side of the raven's neck. Sasuke's own fingers played in the strands of gold at Naruto's nape.

They broke for air and Naruto took to kissing Sasuke's throat until the Uchiha pulled away.

"Sasuke?"

Naruto's voice was incredibly vulnerable and Sasuke cupped his whiskered cheek, letting him know that he wasn't going anywhere. The Uchiha leaned in and feathered his lips over the side of Naruto's neck. He slipped his hands under the blond's shirt stroking the unmarred skin beneath, coaxing a murmer of pleasure from the Uzumaki. Sasuke kissed a trail up to Naruto's ear and nibbled tenderly on the lobe as one of his hands slid up to a flat nipple and circled it with a finger. Naruto moaned softly as Sasuke played with the little nibbin and sucked on the skin where the blond's neck met his shoulder.

Sasuke raked his nails lightly down the Uzumaki's washboard stomach to his navel to stroke the slightly raised lines of the seal. Naruto gasped and held brought Sasuke's mouth to his again; the seal was extreamely sensitive to touch, at times even his clothes brushing against the seal would nearly feel like torture. Sasuke slid his tongue into Naruto's mouth encouraging the blond to duel with the slick muscle.

The Uchiha finished playing with the seal, broke the kiss to watch Naruto's face, and trailed his fingers down to the fly of Naruto's jeans. The rasp of the zipper was lost in the panting of the Uzumaki. Sasuke slipped his hand into the blond's pants, raising a eyebrow when he discovered the lack of underwear. He grasped Naruto's half-hard shaft and slid his hand up and down, coaxing it to full erection. He skimmed his pale hand down to play with Naruto's balls while his mouth nipped at the Uzumaki's throat.

"Ah! Sasuke!"

The raven smirked and bit slightly harder at the tanned neck before returning to pumping the hard shaft. He rubbed the head with the pad of his thumb earning a groan from Naruto. He put a twist in his wrist as he moved his hand up and down Naruto's cock.

"Mmm Sasuke more, please."

Sasuke moved his hand faster while his free hand slid Naruto's shirt off the tanned man's body. He licked his way down to a hard nipple flicking it with his tongue then blowing on it. He eased his mouth down against the nub, sucking gently. Naruto's hand grasped the back of Sasuke's head, "Nnahhh! Sasuke."

The former avenger tightened his hand on the blond's erection, the sensation just a sliver away from painful and bit the nipple in his mouth. Naruto arched his back, "AH! SASUKE," and came over the Uchiha's hand. Sasuke took his hand out of Naruto's pants and held the blond as he shook in the aftermath of his oragasm. Once the shudders ceased, Sasuke got up, wet a cloth, and wiped his hand clean before returning to clean Naruto up and gather the Uzumaki in his arms.

Naruto burrowed into the embrace, "Thank you Sasuke."

"Hn."

Naruto chuckled humorlessly, "The Uchiha's answer for everything."

Sasuke pet Naruto's hair, "Shhh just go to sleep Naruto. You have a lot to face tomorrow so rest. I'll be right here."

Naruto closed his eyes and did as Sasuke asked. The Uchiha stayed awake all night, watching over the blond, his mind picking apart the details of the scene so he could help apprehend the bastard who killed Iruka. Not so much for the sake of the chunin but rather for the man resting in his arms. As much as Sasuke had changed and become more open he had still been forged in the flames of vengence and his heart was screaming at him to make the one responsible for Naruto's pain pay.

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Naruto frowned as the sun's rays pierced his eyes and he registered the arms around him immediately knowing who they belonged to. 'Sasuke. Last night he kept me grounded.' He looked up to see the Uchiha awake, "Teme?"

"Hn?"

"Thanks for last night but you didn't have to go that far."

Sasuke ran a finger down Naruto's cheek, "I wanted to Naruto."

The blond blinked, "Ah so what does that mean for...?"

"For our friendship? It just means that we've added a new layer on our relationship."

Naruto nodded, catching Sasuke's meaning. 'No matter what happens or where this new development leads us, we remain friends.' The blond looked at door of Sasuke's apartment as Sakura opened it and stepped through, a sympathetic look on her face. Naruto tensed, "Sakura?"

Unfazed by Naruto's half nakedness and his position in Sasuke's arms, she came forward to brush his bangs back in a sisterly fashion, "Tsunade-shishou needs you and Sasuke to come to her office and give a report."

Naruto bit his lip and nodded. She turned to go wait outside as Naruto and Sasuke prepared for a hard day. Before the two went to join her, Sasuke caught Naruto's arm, "Whatever happens Naruto remember that you are not alone."

Naruto nodded, "Thanks."

Sasuke opened the door and they headed for the Hokage Tower.

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Naruto's fists were clenched so tightly that his nails were cutting into his palms; he and Sasuke had just finished relaying what they remembered about the scene of Iruka's murder. Tsunade sighed and had to restrain herself from going to her little brother, "I see. We've sent the Inuzukas to try and track any unusual scents but the odds of finding the killer that way are unlikely due to Iruka's position in the academy. There just isn't any way for even Kiba to isolate the correct scent, too many people interacted with Iruka."

Naruto nodded his understanding but didn't speak. Tsunade leaned back in her chair, "You can go now."

They turned to walk out and she spoke up again, "Naruto," he looked at her over his shoulder, "I'm sorry."

He gave her a ghost of a smile, then left with Sasuke.

The two went to training ground 3 and Sasuke shifted his weight, knowing that what Naruto would need now wasn't kind words and pats but rather the blond needed to beat the shit out of something and inanimate objects just wouldn't cut it. Sasuke was the only one Naruto could spar against unrestainedly and hold his own these days.

Sasuke cocked an eyebrow and the fight began.

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Naruto panted, lying on the ground a few inches away from Sasuke. They had gone all out and Naruto had even had to use the Kyuubi senses, something he usually wouldn't do because it took hours for his senses to return to normal and until then his senses of sight, smell, and hearing were ten times more sensitive than normal.

Sasuke sat up and looked at Naruto, "Better?"

"Mmm some. I didn't hurt you seriously did I?"

The scoff Sasuke made was all the answer Naruto needed. He levered himself up and turned to the Uchiha, "You feel like getting some barbeque or something?"

"Who's paying this time?"

"It's my turn."

"Alright."

Just as Sasuke stood, Kiba and Akamaru came into the training ground and Naruto blinked in surprise as the wild man cursed.

"Kiba? What are you doing here?"

The dog nin looked away uncomfortably, "Sorry but I'm on a mission and I can't tell you Naruto."

Naruto's eyes narrowed and he folded his arms, "You mean it has to do with tracking Iruka's murderer and you're worried that I'll get in your way."

Kiba sighed, "Yeah."

Sasuke moved closer to Naruto, "So how did you end up here Kiba?"

"I'm operating on the assumption that the killer would have gotten a lot of blood on him so I'm tracking Iruka's blood."

Naruto nodded, "Because blood smells differently than skin and regular human scent and a large amount of nearly fresh blood should be easy to follow."

"Yeah but I got here and the scent disappeared."

Naruto frowned and his hands clenched on his arms, "I haven't smelled any fresh blood around here."

Sasuke laid a hand on Naruto's shoulder as Kiba blinked, "You used the Kyuubi senses while sparring with Sasuke?"

Before Naruto could say anything, the wind shifted and the faint scent of Iruka's blood hit his, Kiba's, and Akamaru's noses. Kiba and Akamaru dashed off to follow the scent but Naruto froze as he recognized a familiar scent mixed with the blood. He swallowed and dashed off after Kiba hoping to all the gods that he was just smelling the aftermath of an earlier training session.

Sasuke cursed as Naruto took off and followed him to keep him from losing control if what was found led to the identity of the murderer.

They arrived at a tree where Akamaru was digging something up. Kiba looked at Naruto, "Stay back Naruto."

The blond nodded sharply not trusting his voice to be steady and not wishing to trust his nose just yet. Akamaru barked and Kiba put a pair of gloves on and crouched to remove the article that they'd found. He put it in a clear evidence bag. Naruto saw the blood covered jonin vest and his world shattered for a second time. His legs gave out as he released a pitiful whimper.

Sasuke dropped to his knees to catch Naruto in his arms, "Naruto?"

The blond didn't answer, he just shook like a leaf and curled into Sasuke's embrace. The Uchiha turned his head to catch Kiba's gaze, "What is with that fucking vest Inuzuka?"

Kiba clenched his jaw and growled lowly as he looked at the vest in the evidence bag, "Under the blood, it reeks of Kakashi."

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Okay that's the end of this chapter. What'd you think?