Nine Months

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WARNING: THIS FIC CONTAINS YAOI. Meaning it has boy-boy loving. If you are not cool with that, then please close this browser or press the back button now. Please do not say that you have not been warned! However, if you like boy-luffing then please go ahead and enjoy the fic! ^^

Major pairing: SasuNaru

Premise: Sasuke and Naruto are already together for sometime. Everybody’s about 18-19 years old oki? I’ll take this opportunity to mention that in no way am I advocating teen pregnancy! I just needed Naruto and Sasuke to be relatively young so I could have them work on their Jounin rank in this fic. Sorta AU obviously because I don’t think Naruto will ever get pregnant and if you’re keeping up with the manga you’ll know that the ninja ranks of the people in this fic aren’t exactly overlapping with the current manga timeline.

Other Notes: The whole chapter is narrated via 1st POV alternating between Sasuke, Naruto, a couple of original characters, and Shikamaru. The ************ signifies a change in POV. Some POVs will blatantly tell you whose POV that is in order to minimize confusion. The XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX signifies a time lapse but the POV stays the same.

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Nine Months
by macy


Chapter 3 Field Trip


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The jounin exam is scheduled tomorrow in the Hidden Village of Rain. It takes about 2 days to get there from Konoha by foot. Sasuke and the rest are probably there by now since they decided to leave a day early so that they could have at least a whole day of rest before the actual day of the exam. That means that this is my third rotting day in the house. I really have nowhere to go to even if I decide to step out of the house because all our friends are at Rain as well. I’m the only one who is not participating in the Jounin exams. Argh!!! I haven’t used a single ninjutsu skill in over 2 months now! I can’t believe that this will go on for another 5 months.

I can’t take this anymore! If no one’s here in Konoha, then I shall go to them! I decided with much resolve before charging to the Hokage Tower.


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“What are you talking about Naruto?! I told you, no ninjutsu while you’re pregnant! So that means you cannot teleport yourself to Rain.”

“Then, I won’t teleport then! I’ll travel the old fashioned way!” I insisted stomping my foot lightly on the ground. I know I’m being immature, but I’m Naruto, pregnant, and alone.

The old hag sighed heavily, which may actually be a good sign. I perked my ears up while trying to come up with the most endearing puppy dog eyes I could muster.

“Fine. Fine.” I started to hear. Yey! Points for Naruto! I did a little victory dance in my head.

“But there is no way that you are traveling by foot for days. I’ll arrange a carriage for you that shall take you to Rain at the crack of dawn. It should be able to get you there right before the exam begins.”

Yes!!!!! I flashed a huge grin before proceeding to hug Konoha’s leader. I couldn’t believe it! She actually let me go! On a carriage to boot! I have never traveled like that! Only the really rich people or important figures like the Hokage can ever ride something as extravagant as a carriage! Being pregnant isn’t so bad after all! Oh wait, scrap that last thought. Pregnancy IS the root of all my problems right now.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you Tsunade-baa-chan!” I exclaimed while I continued to squeeze the life out of her.

“You’re welcome Naruto, but could you please loosen your hold a bit?” I heard her say with laughter in her voice.

I knew it. Tsunade’s the best woman ever.

“Now Naruto…” she started once she had regained her normal breathing. “A chuunin appearing unannounced on the day of the jounin exam may arise some suspicion, so I would want you to not wear your hita-ite while you are there.”

I scowled at her suggestion. Remove my hita-ite? No way! I know it’s rather useless at the moment since I’m not allowed to go on missions anyway, but still I love this headband.

My facial expression must have been clear as crystal because she continued on with her explanation. “You see, a civilian who had traveled to Rain in hopes of seeing the competition wouldn’t attract as much attention as a ninja would. It is only natural to assume that an ordinary individual would want to see the exam and the thoughts would end there. However if you don’t do this, Rain may think Konoha is up to something and are sending spies while the exam is occurring. You may think I’m just being paranoid, but I really don’t want to start rumors that may lead to any form of hostility towards us.”

Tsunade-baa-san’s explanation sure sounds far-fetched, but I understand her strong desire to avoid any unwanted complications. I sure would miss my hita-ite though. It’s already a part of me. Bummer. Oohh..but I just don’t want them to know I’m a ninja, right? I can still wear it underneath my clothing or something. Ha! I’m so smart!

“Fine.” I submitted after I came up with that brilliant thought.

The hokage smiled at my reply. I thought that was the end of the conversation, but apparently there’s more. “Also…a girl would arise less suspicions as well…” she alluded.

I nodded at her comment multiple times. Yeah, yeah…a girl would probably appear as less of a threat, but why does she have to tell me this? I may not be the brightest bulb in the box, but I have enough brains to figure that one out. I simply replied flatly with a, “And so?”

“So…the only way I would let you go to Rain is if you pretend to be a girl during your stay there while making sure that no one finds out about your occupation,” she stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

I stared at her dumfoundedly.

Say what? Pretend to be a girl???

I don’t think I heard that right. “What did you just say?”

“You heard me. Those are the conditions you need to follow if you want to be at Rain by tomorrow.”

This is quite ridiculous. I don’t think this is really necessary. Come on! She is pulling my leg. First of all, her paranoia arguments are unfounded to say the least. And then she adds this cross-dressing business! I think Tsunade is just plainly twisted. She may have some weird hobbies like forcing people to play dress up.

Who the hell would want to pretend as a girl? Who the hell would want to see me as a girl? This is just so messed up. But I am really going to die of boredom soon if I don’t see Sasuke or any of my friends soon, especially since I know that they are having the time of their lives beating the crap out of each other!

Fine. Fine. I’ll play along with this sick game Tsunade’s playing. Besides, I can even pretend this is a mission or something since I have to disguise myself. It’s just for one week anyway. How hard could it possibly be?


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Ok..maybe being a girl wasn’t as easy as I thought. I struggle to keep myself warm by wrapping my arms around myself as I waited patiently in front of the Hokage Tower.

It’s four in the morning. It’s cold, dark and empty outside. Is the carriage really going to meet me here? I don’t see anything coming.

I was just about to blow another puff of hot breath when I heard a horse neigh.


************ (special POV) Carriage driver’s POV

I’m running late. I overslept. I forgot to actually press the “on” button on my alarm when I was setting it last night. I can’t believe I did that! On my first job too!

I was really surprised to get this assignment. It is such an honor to be able to render my services to the Hokage. Well, it’s not actually the Hokage who needs the transportation. It’s someone named Naruto. However, it was the Hokage herself that made the request. I can’t believe the other drivers passed up this chance! I could not understand their obvious show of disgust when they heard that it was this Naruto that they were going to be driving for. Me? I accepted the request the moment they offered it to me. I just moved to Konoha a week ago, and am willing to accept any kind of traveling request at the moment. I just want to earn my first bucks here already!

I finally reached the Hokage tower. Whew, thank goodness I’m only a few minutes late. It’s a good thing that the streets are empty! Now…where’s this guy called Naruto? I squinted my eyes in an attempt to search for the man I was supposed to pick up. It shouldn’t be that hard. It’s not like it was crowded or anything. I turned my head once more and tried to focus my vision through the thick fog. I head a rustle before a blur of blue started heading my direction at an amazing speed.

“What the heck?” I couldn’t help but mutter as the blue blur started becoming bigger and bigger. I head a loud screeching of heels and before I even realized it, a huffing and panting blond haired girl had materialized before me. Her eyes were shut lightly, as she crouched down, her weight supported by her hands resting on her knees. In contrast to her bluish, lightly parted lips that were making little smoke puffs as she struggled to catch her breath, her cheeks and the bridge of her nose held a strong red tinge on them from exerting too much energy. I got out of my shock as logical thinking started to kick up. She did not just materialize out of thin air. She was the blur of blue I saw a moment ago, judging by the blue hooded coat she was wearing.

Hey, wait a second, I was picking up this Naruto, right? Isn’t Naruto a guy’s name? “Naruto-sama?” I asked reluctantly.

“Yes?” she managed to answer in between her pants. Her name’s Naruto? Weird.

“I apologize for being late my lady. Are you feeling alright?” I asked. I have assumed that she must be of noble birth or perhaps the Hokage’s niece. The common people do not exactly use carriages as their means of transportation.

“Ah yes. I’m fine.” She said as she waved a hand at me. “Are you new here?”

I answered her inquiry. “Yes my lady.”

“Pu---lease, do not call me ‘my lady.’ It gives me the shivers.” She added to my confusion as she crinkled her nose in disgust and gestured a fake shiver. But well, she’s my client! So whatever she says. “Of course Naruto-sama. Shall we start our trip then?” I offered as I gestured to help her with her luggage.


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Finally the driver arrives!! I was afraid that he had decided to ditch me the moment he found out that he was supposed to drive the village demon for half a day. I thought miserably as I tried to catch my breath. He looked confused. Oh. He probably thought he was picking up a guy. I haven’t exactly made too much effort to look like a girl. I just haven’t cut my hair for about a week now, and believe me my hair grows FAST now that I am pregnant. Tsunade thinks it’s Kyuubi messing up with my hormones yet again. Tsunade-baa-san also did this jutsu on me that raises my voice an octave higher, and I could not do anything about it till she releases the jutsu herself! My cheeks are also whisker free at the moment thanks to the cream that she gave me.

I unconsciously ran my fingers through my now shoulder-length hair before I concentrated on the man in front of me. I don’t think I’ve seen him before. I asked him if he was new, and sure enough he was. Ha! Lucky for me! I may not have had a chance to see this year’s Jounin exam if not for this unaware new neighbor.

He signals for us to leave and like a trained attendant to the nobles, he reaches for my bag with one hand and extends his other arm beside the carriage’s entrance expecting me to use him as a hand rail. Oh please. First it was the ‘my lady’ speech and now this? Argh. I promptly ignored his hand and let myself into the carriage without outside help.

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It feels as if Rain has moved to a location three times farther than I remember. This is not the first time that I’ll be going to this village. I have been here a few times because of my missions, and I also arrived here by foot. Carriages are supposed to be a lot of times faster right? How come it just feels soooooo…long. “Are we there yet?” I spoke loud enough for the chaufer to hear.

“About a couple more hours Naruto-sama.” I heard him reply. I pouted. Fine. I’m going back to sleep then. I decided before sleeping my 13th hour in 24 hours.


************ (special POV) Carriage driver’s POV


We arrived at Rain a little after noon. The jounin exams were not supposed to start until 2 so it shouldn’t be that bad. Naruto-sama has enough time to reach the venue and find a relatively good seat. I glanced at my passenger who was stretching lazily inside the carriage as I promptly unloaded her luggage from the back of the cart. Is it really safe for a young lady to wander alone in a foreign land?

“Naruto-sama, are you going to be ok by yourself?” I ask.

“Of course, Keji-san!! Just who do you think I am? I am capable of taking care of myself, thank you very much.” She stepped out of the carriage and assured me with a confident grin on her face as she smoothed her yukata. She had removed her coat some time ago once the full blown humidity of the area hit us.

She signaled her leave and I complied amiably, reminding her of when I would be picking her up. I watched her back as she worked her way through the crowd, heading to a nearby inn would be my guess.

I hope she really does take care while she’s here. I think she’s oblivious to as to how much attention she is catching without even doing much. I continued to worry as I got on the carriage and recalled the number of heads my passenger was turning.

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Gods. It’s so humid out here. The temperature’s pretty high too! First the bone-chilling temperature this morning, and now this! Tsunade-baa-san was not kidding when she told me to wear layers of clothing on top of my yukata. She has probably known how hot it was at Rain this time of the year. Now, as to why I am wearing a yukata… Well, that’s the old hag’s great idea as well. Since I had to pretend to be a girl, she thought that a yukata would be the perfect outfit for me. Light enough for the season, yet it would cover me well enough to hide my swelling tummy. I’m only 4 months pregnant anyway, the bulge isn’t that big yet, but it is there though. The sash should cover the problem with no trouble at all, according to her.

Keji-san is still all caught up about the idea of a girl spending a week on her own in a distant land. And Tsunade-sama says these conditions will get rid of the possible complications and suspicions.

Not.

I tried to assure the young driver that I will be alright on my own. I glanced at my watch and noticed that I have less than a couple of hours to check in my luggage at an inn and then run to the exam’s location. “So, I’ll see you in 4 days Keji-san?” I signaled our goodbyes. Keji caught my subtle hint and bid his farewell. “Yes Naruto-sama. I’ll be here at this same spot right at this time 4 days from now. Please take care of yourself.” He told me before I nodded my last thanks, grabbed my bag and quickly headed for the nearest affordable, yet not too shabby inn.

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I thought there was a pretty good inn right at this corner! At least it was here the last time I was here! Maybe they closed? I noticed a middle-aged lady standing in front of the bakery where the inn was supposed to be standing. “Excuse me?” I started. “Wasn’t there an inn right around this area before?” She looked at me tenderly before replying, “Yes there was, but I’m afraid that they have taken down that inn more than a year ago already my child. This bakery has been here for more than 6 months now.”

Oh. Great. There goes my plan for a quick check in and a dash to the Jounin exams. I bowed at the woman and thanked her before heading back to the main street.

It has become much crowded on the main street compared to its already crowded state when I first arrived here in Rain about 20 minutes ago. What the heck is going on in here? I struggled to get through a crowd of people, managing to step on a few feet in process. I received loud yelps of pain and quite a few cusses which were quickly taken back once I muttered a soft apology and flashed a small smile. I can’t believe how much power a woman has! Those foot-stepped people just let the whole thing go after those simple acts! Some even went as far as apologizing to me for not watching where they were putting their feet. Kinda weird if you ask me, but still, it is pretty cool.

I was still trying to make sense of the overly nice attitude that the people were showing me, and also the weird glances I was getting, when a carriage stopped right in front of the crowd I was presently trapped in front off. A rich looking guy stepped out of the box and offered me his hand. The heck? What am I supposed to do? Is this a weird tradition here? I’ve never heard or seen this before. Trying to play it safe, I extended my arm and placed my right hand on top of his hand, which he used to pull myself out of the rope thing that was securing the crowd from the street. I heard him ask me “Are you alright?” Oooh…how sweet of him. He flashes me this bright smile that probably should have made me go, ‘Yes I am, now that you’re here prince charming.’ Eew…

A thought struck me and I asked him, “Sir, would you happen to know of a nearby inn I could stay at? I really need to find someplace I could lodge my things at before I head to the Jounin exam site.” I have to give myself credit; I think I’m doing pretty darn well with this act like a lady act. I even called the rich dude, ‘sir’!

“Ahh…so you are visiting from another country? Are you here alone? Are you here to watch the exams?”

Argh. He didn’t answer my question, but since I’ve already joined the conversation might as well answer him. “Yes, good sir. I am from Konoha to be exact. I arrived here this morning and the driver of the carriage that brought me here has gone back I believe, so yes I am here on my own to watch the Jounin exams. So, if you could please help me by answering my question… if you may.”

I think I’m going to pull my hair any minute now. This entire unusually super polite act I’m exuding is making me sick. I cannot believe I have this politeness bottled up inside me.

“Ah, yes. Interesting that a lady, who I assume comes from a noble family in Konoha, is interested in the art of ninjutsu. I am actually on my way to the Jounin exams myself. I will be sitting at one of the best spots in the entire field.”

What is this guy’s problem!?!?! I struggled to keep a huge eye twitch down. He just freely assumed that I’m some rich fart’s daughter just because I’ve dressed up a little nicer than the ordinary and because I came by wheels. I do not care where the heck he is on his way to! And he does not need to boast his first class seat to me! I opened my mouth to say my goodbye since I am not getting any answers from this guy, but he started blabbing again before I could even voice a syllable out.

“What is your name my fair lady?”

Puke. Fair lady my ass. This guy refuses to listen to anybody! Did he even notice that I was supposed to say something just now? And they say I’m rude.

“Uzumaki, if you should know.” I grumbled at him. That’s all he’s going to get from me.

“A pleasure to meet you Uzumaki-san. I am Sakuraga Yuuta, son of Rain’s Lord Sakuraga. Would you like to come and watch the exams with me?”

“I still have to look for a place to put my things away Sakuraga-sama. So I’m afraid no would be my answer.” I replied trying hard not to gag at the ‘sama.’ I don’t know what they’d do if I didn’t add that. He is the future lord of the area after all. I just want to watch the exams and cheer Sasuke and the others happily. Complication is the least thing I want.

“My family’s estate should have more than enough room to accommodate you Uzumaki-san,” he decided for me as he motioned for one of his men to get my bag from me.

“Uhh..hey! My bag!” I sputtered as they took my bag away. That bag had my ramen!!!!

“Don’t worry Uzumaki-san he’ll look after your bag while we’re watching the exams. Now shall we? You don’t want us to be late do you?” he asked me with a disturbing glint in his eyes.

I shudder as I tore my eyes away from his. This dude is creeping me out. Why is he being so nice to a foreigner anyway? We just met! Argh…but his offer is really tempting though. The best seats!! That means I can see Sasuke from a really good spot and watch all the battles too!! I glanced at my watch and concluded that all the good seats were probably taken at this time.

What the heck. He offered me a prime spot, why not just take it? Might as well take advantage of this dude’s arm and use him as a hand rail. I nodded my headed and accepted his arm as he offered to help me enter the carriage.


************ Yuuta POV

I’m heading to the village stadium in the place of my father, the Lord of the Hidden Village of Rain. Father’s health is not faring well and was advised by the palace doctors to stay in bed until his conditions improved. My father’s poor health is putting a lot of pressure on me to find a wife and produce little heirs of my own soon, since I probably would be taking my father’s position in the very near future.

I don’t want to start a family anytime soon. I am pretty content with my girls right now. I am a good looking guy after all so I’ve never had a problem with the ladies. Being the son of a rich noble only increases my already high sex appeal.

I sigh once more as I stare barely at the crowd of people excited to see my lavish entourage. These people are so plain. I sunk deeper on the cushioned seats and continued to stare at the passing view of the crowd.

“I’m sorry!” I heard a girl say loudly. Annoyed by the loud noise, I turned my head to the source of the noise and noticed a young woman. She muttered another apology before curving her lips to form the most jaw-dropping smile I’ve ever seen.

I like pretty things, and I like to make pretty things mine.

I called the carriage to a stop. I stepped down from the carriage, earning confusing glances from my entourage. I ignored their questioning eyes and approached the lady instead and asked her of her condition. She turned to face me.

Yes. What a pretty thing. I let my eyes study her face, before I rolled my eyes lower slightly disappointed by the amount of skin covered by the yukata she was wearing. Overall, she still looked like a doll though, and that will do for now.

She started asking me for directions which annoyed me quite a bit. Who would in their right mind ask for directions when such a gorgeous gift from heaven, meaning me, is standing right in front of them? I let her mistake pass, and went ahead and asked her my own questions instead.

She mentioned something about traveling in a carriage. Bingo. A girl from a family with deep pockets. Not too bad going on here … pretty face, deep pockets, a voice that probably would sound awesome in bed, and a body that I can’t really see right now but which I assume would probably be gorgeous as well.

I ask her, her name but she decided to only give me her last name. Fine. Playing hard to get are we? I’ll play with you little girl.

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The arrogant Rain Prince was not kidding when he said he was sitting on the best spot in the stadium!!! We are occupying the prime box seats! Whoa!!! This is soooo cool! I grinned ear to ear as I turned my head left and right in fast motion hoping to find the Konoha participants.

There they are!!!!!!!! I cupped my palms around my mouth, inhaled a huge gulp of air, and readied myself to shout Sasuke’s name through the crowd when I felt an arm encircle my waist.

Huh? I thought dumbly as I traced the arm. My eyes found out who the arm belonged to in no time and tried to remove myself from the hold. The arrogant asshole’s hold only became tighter.


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“Hey…look at the dark-haired guy right in front of us. Pretty hot huh? I heard he’s an Uchiha. You know Konoha’s famous clan?” I cringed as I heard a woman, seated right above me on the stands, gossip not too quietly.

“ Really?! Damn hot! I agree. Oh! Wait…. who’s that with Sakuraga-sama??!??!?!?! Could it be????” someone else answered.

“No way!! It’s probably just one of Sakuraga-sama’s girl playthings,” I heard another voice say.

“Sakuraga-sama has never brought a girl with him to an official event though, let alone an event as big as this one!!!” I heard the first voice rebut. For crying out loud, be quiet people! If you want to gossip about this Sakuraga-sama of yours move to another location. A jounin examination is not the place to do this. Some people are trying to concentrate here! I mentally scolded the unknown faces as I released a mumble of great annoyance.

“Who’s Sakuraga-sama?” I heard Ino ask Sakura. Well, at least Sakura wasn’t squealing like the girls on the stands.

“Umm…I think that’s the name of this village’s lord. So…he’s going to be the one sitting up in that box.”

“A blond! So Sakuraga-sama’s into blonds now? Should I dye my hair blond then?” one of the annoying girls on the stand spoke again.

Argh. ‘Hush.’ I mentally tried to reprimand my surrounding. Blond, huh? I smiled slightly as I thought of the color, my eyes still shut firmly as I continued to lean on the wall.

“Hey…Sakura…that blond sitting on that box…don’t you think it resembles someone we know?” I heard Ino say hesitantly.

I was almost curious enough to actually open my eyes and see who she was possibly referring to, but I opted not to. I am content with the sense of calm my current position is giving me.

I heard Sakura gasp before saying, “Uh….Sasuke? Don’t you think that person over there sitting beside Rain’s lord looks a lot like … Naruto?”

I opened my eyes so fast I swear they made a clicking sound. I followed the area she was pointing at. From our distance, it was a bit hard to see the faces of the occupants of the box, but with the Sharingan squinting was not even needed.

“That does not look a lot like Naruto. That IS Naruto.” I corrected her.

“Huh? Did you just say Naruto?” I heard Lee say as he looked at where I was looking at. I noticed the others look as well. I glanced at Neji and Hinata waiting for them to correct me in case I made a one in a million mistake, but they said nothing.

“NAAAAAARUUUUUUUUUTOOOOOOOO-----SAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!” the green-clad, bowl-shaped haired friend of ours yelled.

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My attention was distracted from the annoying arm still clinging around me when I heard my name in the crowd. HA!!! They finally noticed me! I pushed Sakuraga-asshole’s arm away using my real strength and stood up to wave at my friends. “HIYAA EVERYONE!!!!” I yelled back excitedly, holding my stomach with my left arm, making sure that I wasn’t pressing force on my stomach as I leaned on the balcony. My eyes quickly settled on Sasuke. An uncontrollable urge to smile broke out as I started to yell, “SASU--- eeeks!!!”

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What’s the dobe doing here? Wasn’t he supposed to be trying to be a good pregnant person, resting at home and avoiding any strenuous activities? Just how did he get here? He better not have used any jutsu. My scowl quickly went away as his blue eyes glued themselves into my still red sharingan-activated eyes, and showed me that sweet smile again. I sighed softly with contentment without breaking our eye contact. I heard him start calling my name but was abruptly interrupted by something, or rather someone.

I saw a pair of arms wrap around his chest and pulled him away from the balcony and into another man’s chest.

I saw red, and it’s not because the Sharingan’s color is red.


****************** Shikamaru’s POV

What is Naruto doing here? Moreover, what is Naruto doing in the VIP box with shoulder-length hair, dressed up in a yukata?

I saw the Lord pull Naruto into an embrace effectively distracting Naruto from completing his Sasuke calling.

I lazily glance to my side as I noticed Sasuke’s chakra flaring up. I also noticed that his Sharingan is now spinning so fast I may become dizzy if I don’t stop looking right now.

Oh, and I also heard Sasuke mutter something about “Nobody touches what is mine” just now.

How troublesome, I sighed.

A/N: When I first wrote this Sakuraga seemed to be such a nice guy that it would be impossible to turn him into an interesting rival in love. So…I went back and turned him into a perverted, narcissistic asshole instead. Mwahahahahahaha!!!

I got a handful of suggestions about Sasuke feeling a kicking baby, lol. How cute is that! I’m seriously considering that scene to be included in the fic sometime in the next chapters.

Special thanks goes to Polka Dot, gama, Tsugath, jai, LemonKitty, yukiko, ghostninja85, Emina, hogo-chan, Dirtyangel, bhodi li, Ezj, Lady_Frisselle, lela951, Jenny, Inazuma, just me, Hiso-chan, Zin, Doomanator, Kaiyo No Hime, Yami Jay, Sa-chan, SpiritFighter, yume, Devious Lil Devil, akuma_river, cutiedraco, silverfox, yanira, Demon *--- My wonderful reviewers. Your kind words really make my day insanely bright. *glomps everyone*

Individual responses to the rest of my awesome readers:

twisted-sheets: Yes! Hail MPREG fics!! Hahaha…umm…so when are you updating? *winks* Teeheee…

demonesse: I thought about how I’m going to incorporate Jiraiya and Kakashi in here. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bring them in this chapter. Probably once the exams are over and everybody’s back in Konoha ^^ Thanks for the suggestions, I’m really considering it.

Cfox: Those fics that have Naruto totally fine after having a marathon makes me wonder too you know? I’m glad you think the same way too! Hehe, maybe we’re just thinking too much? XD

Scottishfae: I quote “Constructive critisicm is one thing but flaming because you voluntarily read a story in which you find things offensive is just stupid.” Oh my gosh, I totally agree with you on that one. I appreciate your thoughts. Thank you very much. *beams*

Kaged: Mood swings? I never even thought about that! LOL XD Thanks for bringing that up *makes a note to self*

Esca: An art based on the fic? I have no idea who I could ask to do that. Although, I would want to see it myself!


Sorry about the long wait for this chapter, but I’ve been just super busy lately. I promise that the wait for the next chapter will not be as long in order to make up for the delay and for this rather uneventful chapter ^^;; But I’ve got to have some transition chapter right? I promise the next chapter will have more hmm…sasunaru goodness =D