The Art of Patience

Previously

The blond cracked the door open enough to see who was on the other side and stopped talking halfway through the word ‘hello’.

"Hello Naruto. Surprise meeting you here. I was hoping to see my dear nephews."

The Art of Patience Ch. 29

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Naruto kept the chain lock on the door. Fuck, why the hell did this have to happen now? "Sorry, we're busy at the moment. Why don't you wait until the next Uchiha reunion?" The blond spoke snidely as he glared daggers at the bane of his existence at the moment. "Haven't you caused enough damage for my subs?"

"They may be your subs but I'm their Uncle. I have every right to visit them if I want to." Madara pushed carefully on the door to test how strong the chain was and smiled like the devil himself.

Itachi had had enough at this point. Sai wasn't here so it was safe either way. If his uncle tried anything, which Itachi doubted, Naruto would definitely be able to defend them. He told Sasuke to stay put and quickly ran to put some clothes on before making his way to the front door and stood next to his master. "What do you want?" he asked with an edge to his voice, clearly letting the other know that he didn’t appreciate his appearance at his house.

Naruto looked to his Princess and felt a flash of protectiveness come over him. What was Itachi thinking?

"Ah there you are my beautiful Itachi. I've felt just terrible about what I did. Won’t you forgive me? I'm sure I can arrange something more suited to your tastes..." Madara pressed himself against the door to get a better look inside. Sai just had to be there. But he wasn’t in the part of the living room he could see and he only saw a sliver of the kitchen so it was really hard to tell if someone was hiding.

Naruto was about to say something when Itachi spoke up once more. "Master, we should let him in, at least to let him give the three of us a proper apology." He looked at Naruto pleading with his master to see where he was going with this. If Madara saw that Sai wasn't there, he'd have no reason to stay any longer than necessary.

Naruto did catch the look but still wasn't sure. He really wasn't prepared to lose control again. If the old man laid a hand on either of his subs, he probably would. But in the end, he had to agree with Itachi. The man owed them an apology. "Fine." he said grudgingly and closed the door forcefully to unlock the chain.

Sasuke was listening to the conversation and heard Naruto agree to let their uncle in. Fuck, that wasn't a very smart move. He realized just then that he was naked... shit. He jumped out of his chair and hurried into the bedroom to throw something on as well before making his way back to the kitchen and started busying himself with the dishes. He'd rather not have to look at Madara if he didn't have to.

Madara stepped into the large condo after the infuriating blonde had opened the door once again. "Well thank you for inviting me in, Itachi but where is dear Sasuke? I’m sure he was just as distraught over you being taken as you’re… master was. I’m sure he'd appreciate hearing my apology as well."

Itachi mentally rolled his eyes but called Sasuke out of the kitchen. The faster this went the better.

Sasuke cringed as he heard his name being called. Fuck, Itachi was going to make him go out there? He turned off the water to the sink and made his way into the living room, moving so he was as close to Naruto as he could be.

The blonde Dom wrapped an arm around Sasuke, knowing that the little raven didn't care to be around this man very much and wanted to comfort him as much as possible. "Alright, we’re all here..."

Madara acted the part of a perfectly contrite relative and took a breath; he was going to have to lie from between his teeth for this one. "I'm really sorry I caused so much trouble for you all at that party I haven’t seen either of you two for so long I didn't know how to act," Here the man paused to scan the room for any sigh of his missing slave. "I promise it won’t happen again. It's easy to see that both of you prefer Naruto over me anyway. Can you forgive me?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. He knew the apology was fake, but he was willing to say anything to get the man out of his house. "I don't know about everyone else but I'll have to think about it. It's not like I can forgive you completely with the way you acted." He leaned into Naruto's embrace and basked in the comfort his master was offering.

Itachi sat perfectly still with his hands in his lap and looked at a point to his uncles right. That was the most disgusting and transparent apology he'd ever heard, the man had to be after something else. "I appreciate you taking the time to tell us that, Uncle, but you didn't need to come all this way. I wouldn’t have asked you to come out at night just for that." Itachi was proud to hear that his voice didn’t shake or sound irritated as he played the part of a good nephew.

Naruto didn't say anything. He didn't trust himself enough to speak and knew he'd end up in an all out fight if he started now. So he just waited. Hopefully his subs’ words were enough for the psychopath.

Madara smiled shallowly and bowed to his relatives and their Dom. He was convinced that Sai wasn't there but that didn’t make him any less upset. Naruto must have hidden the escapee somewhere and the long haired man was going to find out where even if it killed him! "Thank you for hearing me out. I hope I haven’t taken too much time away from your plans." The older man stood up and turned to let himself out before he attacked that smug blond on the couch.

The three men in the house watched Madara go gratefully and they all gave a mental sigh of relief once the door had closed.

Sasuke let out a breath and leaned heavily against Naruto. He could feel his heart racing and knew he had to calm down or he'd have another anxiety attack; seeing his uncle seemed to create that stress within him. The little raven made sure to take deep even breaths as he held on tightly to his master.

Itachi was a bit calmer and leaned over to Sasuke to run fingers through the black spikes on his brother's head. "It's alright Sasuke, Naruto and I are here." It pained him so much to see his younger brother so stressed over anything. He knew that his uncle was a sore spot for the younger boy which was the reason they tried to keep their distance from Madara.

Naruto rubbed Sasuke's back reassuringly and tried to give off as many comforting vibes as humanly possible. "Yeah; besides, if he harasses us again I'll get a restraining order against the freak so we can put him in jail."

Sasuke couldn't help but smile at Naruto. The man sure had a way of making him feel better. "I love you." he said to the blonde as he looked up adoringly at his master.

"I love you too, Kitty. How bout we all just relax for a while until we're all ready for nighttime fun? Of course that is if you two feel up to it."

Sasuke nodded and cuddled in between the two people he loved most.

Itachi wrapped an arm around Sasuke and looked at his master a bit worriedly. He was always a bit concerned when Sasuke was worked up.

Naruto smiled fondly at Itachi is if to say that he knew Sasuke came first in this kind of situation and held the little sub close to his body. Poor kid really got stressed out around their unwanted guest.

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A few days and passed and Madara sat at his desk, utterly frustrated and strung out from trying to find out where his missing slave had gotten himself too; looking in all Naruto's usual hiding places was utterly fruitless! Unless the blond could be 'persuaded' to return the wayward little slut that is. With that happier thought the twisted master called the one man he trusted enough to get a job done properly; and what a job it would be.

Early morning sunlight glinted off Madara’s desk as he reached for his phone to call on a certain private investigator he'd been stringing along with money.

About three miles away, Kisame threw a curse toward his phone when it started ringing. Damn Madara, didn't the guy know how to sleep in? The groggy P.I. sat up and flipped his phone open. "Good morning Mr. Uchiha. What can I do for you this fine Sunday at 7 am?" He said with mock sweetness in his voice. Really, he was getting sick of this shit.

The nuances of Kisame’s tone wasn't lost on the pale man on the other end of the line and Madara scowled darkly into the mouthpiece before going on with what he wanted the black investigator to do. "I suppose I should say good morning but it hasn’t been good for me at all. Regardless, I have a little task I need done and I'm sure you can manage it properly without my guidance. I want you to capture Sasuke for me, quietly of course, and without any of those three knowing what's going on. If that means you must follow them all to find an opening then do it! Just make sure that my youngest nephew is delivered to me unhurt and before three weeks have passed."

Kisame gave the phone a confused look. "Um... Why are we kidnapping Sasuke? I thought you wanted Sai?" It was official, his boss was losing it. "Plus, he's your nephew right? Couldn't you just, I don't know, invite him over?"

Madara scoffed at the idea of his nephews coming to see him just because he 'invited them' and snarled at how dense the man on the phone was. "Invite him over? What a load of crap! That brat clings to Naruto like a leech and won't even take a shit without that blonde’s permission much less come over when I want him to! And as to getting Sai back, with Sasuke under my control his so called ‘master’ will have to either return my escaped slave or let me keep my nephew for as long as I desire."

Kisame gave a snort of disdain. But, if it meant he got paid... "Alright; just... never mind. I'll have him there unharmed within a week." he said before he hung up, not really in the mood to talk to his boss anymore.

Madara put the phone back in its cradle and steepled his fingers in front of him on the desk. Now what to do once he got Sasuke delivered to him...

TBC

Well… now you know Maddy’s evil plan!!! Next chapter should be out soon! Please review!!!!!

~Sasu