The New Otokage

Chapter 23: Something new

“Are you… are you moving to Suna?” Naruto suddenly realized what Kira was asking.

“… Well, we just started dating, Naru-kun, but I´ll be gone for a few months only… I really want to spend more time with Gaara-kun and see his home,” the blonde girl answered, concerned when she saw Naruto´s lower lip begin to tremble.

“… Don´t you… like me anymore?” he sobbed. Sasuke and Gaara just exchanged looks at the blonde´s odd behavior.

“Of course I still like you. You are my niisan, Naru-kun… I love you… but I love Gaara too and I…” She stopped in mid sentence as Naruto suddenly turned away from her and buried his face in Sasuke´s shirt, sobbing unhappily.

The raven embraced his pregnant fiancé and whispered soothing words in his ear, somewhat happy to be so close to his dobe, even if he was acting like a girl right now.

“Naru-kun? What did I do...? I´m sorry…” Kira stepped forward and placed a tanned hand on his quivering shoulders.

“We´ll stay with you and Sasuke-sama 'til after the wedding… and we´ll be back before the babies are born… and then I´ll treat you to all the ramen…” She caught Sasuke eyes and lips as he tried soundlessly to tell her about his lover´s new craving.

“… Eh… All the ice-cream you can eat…” Kira corrected herself with the brightest smile she could manage.

“… #Sob#… Really?... #Sob#” the fox muttered as he peeked up from Sasuke´s dark shirt.

“Really.” She assured him with a warm smile. Gaara nodded too as he wrapped an arm around her waist.

“…” Naruto looked from Kira to Gaara and then up at his teme.

“Why don´t I treat you that ice-cream now?” The raven whispered into his lover´s ear before softly kissing his whiskered cheek.

“Can I have the one with cherry and one with strawberries?” The smile was slowly returning to Naruto´s tear streaked face.

“Of course… You can have whatever you want. Now go wash up and meet me here in five minutes.” The Otokage flashed a loving smile at his dobe, who turned on his heel to get ready to go out.

“What is wrong with him?” Gaara asked. He had never been around a pregnant person before and found Naruto´s behavior strange and illogical.

“It´s just his hormones… Tsunade-sama assured me that it’s perfectly normal with mood swings and funny eating habits, among others things.” the Uchiha told the Kazekage.

“Strange” the redhead muttered. “And it can change so quickly?”

“Oh yeah, you can´t imagine how fast his moods can change,” Sasuke sighed. “But there are even worse things than that!”

“Sas´ke, can we go? I´m starving!” Naruto cheered happily as he returned. He hooked an arm under Sasuke´s, dragging him off to feed his need for the frosty desert, leaving the Kazekage puzzled with Sasuke´s last remark. What could be worse than mood swings? (A/N: How ´bout the lack of the mood for some hot loving?)

~ # ~

“So… where do we get something new and something borrowed for Naruto-niisan?” Sakura asked as she, a certain brunette and busty blonde went shopping in the streets of Oto-gakure. The newly build city offered a lot of new and very exiting boutiques and markets for the three mother hens.

“Hmmm, it has to match with the light blue yukata he´ll be wearing… say do any of you know what Sasuke will be wearing?” Iruka asked as he looked at a variety of colored scarves.

“Good question… I think we better ask him soon. Did you see the beautiful rings they where wearing? Naruto told me that it had belonged to Fugaku and his wife… it´s so romantic,” Sakura cheered as they entered a jewelry store.

“Maybe we could get him a sliver chain with the Uzumaki swirls combined with the Uchiha fan?” Tsunade suddenly suggested. “It would be something new and would fit perfectly next to the necklace he won from me all those years ago.”

“Brilliant idea, Tsunade-sama,” both Iruka and Sakura said in unison.

“That just leaves us with something borrowed.”

~ # ~

“Sas´ke koishii?”

“Yes love?” the Uchiha hummed before enjoying another delicious mouthful of his favorite licorice-flavored ice-cream.

“What do you love most about me?” The blonde asked as he finished his second bowl filled with creamy strawberry and cherry ice-cream.

“Everything, I guess,” the raven honestly replied as he looked into his lover´s azure blue eyes. He smiled with the spoon resting on his pale lips as he saw love sparkle back in Naruto´s.

“Really? You think you´ll still be attracted to me in the following months?” Naruto asked. “I´m gonna be a lot bigger soon… Do you think you´ll still love me when I turn into a whale?”

“You´ll never end up looking as a whale, dobe. You´ll look just as hot and gorgeous to me as always… because I love you more than life itself!” Sasuke whispered into Naruto´s golden locks.

“Awww, you are so sweet. Say, do you wanna go home and snuggle a bit before lunch?” the blonde grinned as he removed the spoon from Sasuke lips only to claim them with his own in a sweet kiss.

Naruto wrapped his arms lovingly around Sasuke´s strong pale neck as he deepened the kiss they where sharing, sucking lightly on the Uchiha´s lover lip.

“Mmmmm, give me five seconds to pay for our ice-cream, Kirei and then I´m all yours.” Sasuke quickly fished more than enough money from his pocket, thrilled that Naruto wanted him to touch him again. He placed the money on the table and let his dobe drag him towards home, with a wide smirk on his lips.

They never noticed the pairs of watchful eyes that had followed their every move ever since they had entered the ice-cream stand.

“It doesn´t look as if Naruto-san is being forced into this to me, kasan!” the cloaked male told his female companion.

“… It is still too soon to jump to conclusions, Ryû-kun. The rebuild of the land of the Whirlpool is still in a fragile state… We need Naruto-kun to give hope and courage back to our people. He is Namikaze Minato´s firstborn son and needs to be treated as such. Too long has his past been hidden from him… too long has he suffered, because we were told that he had died the night Minato sacrificed himself!” the woman whispered to her son.

“So what do we do? Do we wait until the day of the wedding and crash it? If he goes through with the wedding… will he even be able to take his rightful place?” Ryû asked.

“No, we won´t crash it. Naruto-kun would never forgive us if we did. No, we have to talk to him… in privacy, and we have to do it before the wedding.”

~ # ~

“Mmmmm, Sas´ke… damn, my skin is so sensitive,” the blonde moaned as he felt pale fingers brush over his erect nipples.

“Do you want me to stop?” Sasuke suddenly felt like pouting. They had been interrupted earlier this morning in the bath, which had caused him to fight with his longing for his lover all day long.

“No, don´t stop… it feels good… it´s just… so intense,” Naruto mumbled against Sasuke´s mouth as he kissed the Uchiha´s cute pouting lips. Naruto loved the way that the Uchiha was allowing himself to show emotion since they were reunited at The Wave. It made the young raven glow with life and the blonde liked it.

“Good, because I really want to feel and taste every inch of your delicious body, Kirei.” The Uchiha gently pushed his dobe down on the bed after relieving him of his shirt, pants and boxers, leaving a very naked blonde lying on dark smooth silky sheets. He caressed his lover´s tanned stomach.

“Enjoy it while you can, Sasuke… In a few weeks I´ll begin to look fat.”

“No, not fat koi, beautiful and I´m looking forward to feel the life we created grow inside of you.” Sasuke leaned down and kissed Naruto´s belly button.

“Me too, Sas´ke, me too.” Naruto smiled happily at his dark-haired husband soon to be, a smile that made his azure eyes spark with emotions.

“God, I love you so much, Naruto and you are so beautiful. I think I would die if I you were to leave me,” the raven confessed as he ripped off his clothes and joined the blonde on the bed. He began kissing and caressing Naruto's hot, tanned skin with his mouth and hands.

“I´ll never leave you… nothing… no… one could… ever make me… leave you, teme… so like it or not… you´re stuck… with me.” The blonde cried out in delight as Sasuke´s mouth engulfed his erection, sucking lightly on the erect digit while enjoying the cries and moans he received as reward.

“Ah… God… Sas´ke…” Naruto gripped the sheets, clenching the silk fabric as he arched his back from the bed.

Sasuke smirked as he enjoyed the sight of his beloved blonde as he continued to please him by bobbing his head.

“Are you comparing me with a god, kirei?” Sasuke asked teasingly as he coated his fingers with a lubricant before preparing his younger fiancé for the main act.

“… Yes… you´re… mine…” the blonde cried as Sasuke brushed his fingers against Naruto´s prostate, making the fox arch into the touch.

“Heh… heh and you´re my #kiss# god of light #kiss# Of all that is pure and #kiss# good in my life,” the Uchiha whispered into the soft kisses he left on Naruto´s tanned face. Sasuke withdrew his fingers from Naruto´s hotness and inserted something much bigger in its stead.

Naruto wrapped his legs around Sasuke´s pale back and soon they rocked against each other, moaning each others name in pure desire and love.

Neither of them were able to withstand very long since Naruto was overly sensitive and the lust-filled cries and moans had it's affect on the raven who loved to hear his blonde lover´s cries.

They lay in bed, snuggling in each others arms, kissing and enjoying the peaceful feeling they always felt after making love. They stayed under the sheets the rest of the afternoon, ignoring their pestering friends who wanted know if they were ready to get married.

“Naruto Uzumaki-Uchiha… Sounds damn good to me.” Sasuke hummed against Naruto´s collar bone as he placed small kisses along it.

“Yeah, Sasuke Uzumaki-Uchiha… I can´t wait to marry you, teme.” Naruto chuckled as the soft kisses tickled his sensitive skin. “Say, Sas´ke?”

“Yes?” the raven hummed as he left a trail of kisses up to the blonde´s whiskered cheeks.

“… Do you have any good names for our children?” Naruto asked. “Is there a tradition in your family about naming firstborns or something like that?”

“Yeah, there was a tradition like that in my clan.” Sasuke sat up and stretched his arms above his head. He smiled as he felt Naruto´s warm hands on his chest; caressing his pale skin.

“So?”

“I don´t really care about traditions, Naruto. I don´t think we fit very well into any of the old traditions anyway… so why don´t we make our own?” Sasuke signaled his spouse to be to sit up as well, and embraced the blonde lovingly as Naruto came in reach. “What about the Uzumaki family… do you know of any traditions that you want to follow?”

“… Well, Ero-senin told me once that my parents named me after the main character of his books… because they liked his writing so much… so I don´t think that my family had any traditions in that matter.”

“What, Jiraiya told you about your parents? But I thought that you said that Itachi told you about your inheritance?” the Uchiha asked.

“That´s true! Ero-senin never told me my parents’ names or who they were… He was drunk and passed out after he told me that he was my godfather and how I got my name,” Naruto explained.

“So the main character of the Icha Icha paradise series is called Naruto? I didn´t know that… but I´ve never actually read any of the books.” The Uchiha chuckled. “So that´s how you ended up being named after a fishcake.” Sasuke´s amused laughter filled the room while the blonde crossed his arms and pouted.

“Hey!” The fox punched his lover´s shoulder as said man didn´t stop laughing. “Anyway…Got any ideas then?”

“Well, we still got enough of time to figure out what to name our children. Why don´t we wait till after the ultra sound next week? We´ll know about the gender then too, it´ll make things easier.”

“You´re right, Sas´ke…#yawn# Oh, I´m so tired all the time… wanna take a nap with me?” Naruto purred as he let himself fall onto the mattress, dragging his lover along with him.

“Sure, love.” Sasuke wrapped his arms around Naruto, who was already half asleep mumbling ´I love you, teme` as he drifted of to the land of sweet dreams.

One hour later:
Sasuke wiggled out of the bed he shared with his beloved dobe, carefully not to wake him.

He wanted to stay in bed with Naruto, but he was the Otokage after all… and he had a job to do. He dressed himself and kissed Naruto softly on his lips before he tip toed out of the bedroom into the office next door.

He sat down at his desk and began to work on the growing hills of paperwork, determined to finish as much as possible before tomorrow as they both had a tightly packed schedule to make sure that everything was ready for the wedding in two days.

“Otokage-sama?” He looked up from his work and saw two members of the city council standing in front of his desk.

“Haruki-sama, Saeki-sama,” he greeted the elders as he leaned back in his chair to hear what they wanted from him this early evening.

“We are here on official business,” Haruki told him.

“I see, go on ahead,” Sasuke answered the old man dryly. He wasn´t happy about the distraction, but dealing with official business was part of the deal as a leader.

“We know it´s a bit early… but we, the citizens of the new Oto-gakure, wanted to give you and your wi-… eh, spouse, a wedding present. We decided that it would be best if you and Naruto-sama got the opportunity to receive the gift now, so you can enjoy your peace until the wedding,” Saeki smiled at him.

“…” Sasuke leaned forward. “What kind of gift are you talking about?” he asked the old silver-haired woman.

“It is best if you and Naruto-sama would do us the honor and let us show it to you.”

~ # ~

Naruto yawned as he followed Sasuke and the two elders through the city. The councilmen were very secretive about the whole situation, which made the Uchiha nervous. He was fully alert and was ready to protect Naruto from anyone who dared to harm them if this was an ambush.

“Relax Sas´ke,” Naruto whispered to his overly protective and possessive lover as he grabbed his hand. “Kyuu tells me that everything is fine, there are no signs of foul play or dark chakra anywhere.”

“Hn.” He still didn´t like it, but calmed down anyway.

As they made their way through the main street of the city, more and more citizens began to follow them, murmuring in excitement.

“We´re here!” Saeki said cheerfully and pointed at a huge gate. The crowd behind them went silent and it seemed that everyone was interested in hearing the famous couple’s reaction.

“… What is this?” Sasuke asked nervously. He stared at the tall iron gates that were graced with the Uchiha fan and smaller decorative symbols: swirls to honor the Otokage´s spouse and the symbol of The Sound as well.

The white wall that was attached to the gate was so tall that it was impossible to peek over it. He could spot the crowns of thriving oak trees but nothing else.

“We thought that now that you and Naruto-sama are going to become a family, connected in holy matrimony… Well, that you´ll need more space and privacy… A real home with a secure garden for the growing family,” Haruki told them with a happy smile.

“Everyone has done their best to create a home worthy of our great lord and his beloved Naruto-sama,” Saeki added.

“You´re giving us a… house?” Sasuke was truly surprised.

“Yes, Otokage-sama. Kira-san helped us to pick out the colors and designs as well as furniture. Everything is ready and you can move in right away if you wish. We can of course change things, if you don´t like it,” the old man offered.

“Can we see it?” Naruto asked with a wide grin. He was anxious to see everything. No one had ever given Sasuke or him a gift like this… The people of Oto-gakure must really love the changes that Sasuke had brought along, thought the blonde happily.

“Sure you can, Naruto-sama, Uchiha-sama. Come… We´ll give you a tour.”

“Thank you all so much!” Naruto cheered before he bowed and waved at all who had shown up. Sasuke bowed as well and managed to thank everyone too and express their gratitude before his excited dobe dragged him through the gates.

“You have both done so much for us. We are finally a nation of proud and happy people… you have freed us Uchiha-sama, and young Naruto-sama has lightened up and supported you, my lord. We just wanted to show how grateful we are,” Saeki told the Uchiha as they walked along the stony path up to a beautiful two story house.

Sasuke and Naruto stopped in the middle of the path, admiring their new home.

“What do you think?” Haruki asked as he saw the Otokage wrap an arm around the blonde man´s shoulder, who had his arm around Sasuke´s waist.

“It´s beautiful!” the Uzumaki-heir told the almost bald Haruki. The Uchiha nodded. He had the same opinion and was surprised that the people of the Sound accepted and respected him and his pregnant spouse that much. Naruto, Sasuke and their children could become really happy here.

“There is a small pond and a Zen garden on the other side of the house. There is a roofed terrace all around the house, and there is a small playground right over here,” the silver-haired elder told the couple.

Haruki unlocked the front door and let them see the inside of their new home.

“This place is huge!” Naruto marveled as he had inspected all the rooms. The ground level had a large living room, a well equipped kitchen, and was big enough for at least eight people around the kitchen table.

Then there were two bathrooms: one with a huge tub and the other with a shower, as well as the washing machine and dryer.

In the library, all the walls were covered with dark shelves that were filled with heavy books. There was also a nursery (there was one on the first floor as well) and a study for the Otokage, so he could work at home with his paperwork and then there were a spare room.

The first floor was reserved for the bedrooms. There was a very nice master bedroom, two rooms for the twins for when they grew older, as well as two guestrooms. All the rooms were painted in a different color and had it´s own bathroom.

The Uchiha was very satisfied with the choice of furniture and decoration. It was tasteful. Very suitable for an Uchiha and his growing family.

“Do you accept our gift along with our warmest congratulations for the upcoming wedding?” Saeki asked later as the Otokage and his spouse were drinking a cup of tea with the town elders.

“Yes, we do. This is a beautiful gift which will serve my family and me as a good solid home. Thank you,” the Kage said with a grateful expression.

“When can we move in?” Naruto asked with a huge grin.

“The house and everything in it is now yours, honorable Otokage,” Haruki told the young couple as he handed Sasuke the keys.

Haruki and Saeki left shortly afterwards to let the young lovers have their peace.

“Wow! What a cool gift, teme… A house… a marvelous house.” Naruto stretched his acing body. The pregnancy tore at his strength and he was so damn tired all the time.

“Can you imagine our kids grow up in a place like this? How their little feet with run on these floors? Oh, Sas´ke!” Naruto leaned into his lovers embrace with a happy sigh. “I love this place.”

They went back to the Otokage tower, but only to pack their belongings. They had decided to move in right away. Sasuke unpacked their stuff while Naruto took a soothing bath.

“Sasuke?” The raven-haired man turned around and nearly dropped to his knees at the sight that meet him. Naruto was leaning against the door-frame… with his long golden bangs falling into his blue eyes, still moist from the shower.

His sun kissed skin moved delightfully over his toned body and turned his pale lover on instantly. Naruto was naked except from a fluffy white towel that hung dangerously low on those lovely hips.

“… Naruto…Come, let us try out our new bed!”

The blonde fox chuckled and followed his beloved teme into the master bedroom for some hot loving.

TBC