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32: Sasuke Makes it Three – The Months Pass slowly

Sasuke stood in the bedroom and watched as Naruto stripped off his shirt. The blond felt the eyes on him and turned around. He came face-to-face with a very naked and very aroused Uchiha and smiled widely.
“Is there something you wanted to say, Teme?” he asked.
“I don’t know if I want to have it once more as men, before we start. It will be so long before I can change back.” The Uchiha said, biting each word and stiffening as he spoke.
“Yeah, that is a problem. You are going to let me touch you once you are pregnant aren’t you? I mean, Neji has turned into some kinda emotional monster, but you are Uchiha Sasuke. That couldn’t happen to you, could it?” The blond asked, rethinking his possibilities. Naruto hadn’t been celibate for any length of time since his sixteenth birthday and he wasn’t sure he wanted to spend nine months without some sort of release.
“Dobe.” Sasuke said as he watched the gears turning in the blond head.
“Seriously Sasuke. I mean if I were the one doing the Jutsu, I’d still let you have sex with me. Are you gonna turn into the evil Sasuru, Mommy bitch?” and the dark eyes glared hotly at the speaker of such profound stupidity.
“Idiot.” Sasuke added to his earlier listing of Naruto’s attributes.
“Okay, if that’s the way it is, then okay. I can last. I mean, it’s for a good cause, but I may rethink my final baby count. So, don’t be surprised.” Naruto said, resigning himself to the full length of the planned nine months.
“You have other options, other lovers.” Sasuke said, looking out the window as he spoke. He never liked thinking about how Naruto had become so skilled at love making, but if he was to go through some sort of mental breakdown from unhindered hormonal psychosis, he wanted to have given this permission before.
“Sasuke,” Naruto breathed. “You can’t think that I would do that. I mean, before was one thing, but I have you, now. I don’t ever want anyone else. Don’t say such terrible things.” And he stared at the Uchiha, shocked by the very idea.
Sasuke looked back and found the shocked eyes of his lover and met them full on.
“You don’t?” he asked, and the blond shook his head. “I just . . . . . Um, let’s get this started. I suppose you aren’t going to let me see the jutsu again. Do you want to turn around or should I?” he said, knowing the response.
“And miss watching you transform. You turn sideways and just keep the Sharingan out of it, okay?” and Sasuke smiled back.
“Dobe.” He said, turning to the side and raising his hands.

Itachi was tired and as he dropped the dress to the floor and dropped himself into the bed he barely registered that something was wrong. He turned to his side and fell into a deep sleep remembering the events of the evening and pleased by the facts he had discovered about himself.
Morning found him groggy and disoriented and he rose to splash his face with the pitcher and bowl in his room.
He had heard the baby fussing down the hall, and heard Naruto’s call that he was coming to feed the tiny boy, as he opened his closet to pull out a soft robe.
Then he closed the closet and turned to the dresser.
His eyes came across the view in the mirror and he froze.
He rubbed those eyes to clear the view and looked again.
“Oh, My God! What is going on here?!!!!” he cried out as he looked up and down his reflection. Then the sound that tore from his lips was very unimaginable for an Uchiha.
He screamed. Not just a scream, but a very feminine scream.

Naruto heard the scream as soon as he picked up Koibito, and arrived at Itachi’s room at the same time that both Sasuke and Ranmaru came down the hall.
Sasuke looked like she had been sleeping and barely had time to pull her robe around herself, and Ranmaru looked as if she had done this in the hall, the boy looked a little green.
Naruto tapped on Itachi’s door as Sasuke took the baby from him and they heard the strangled sound of Itachi calling out. “Help me, please.” From within. Naruto burst through the door and found a crumpled form on the floor in front of the mirror.
Sasuke stood in the doorway staring and blocking Ranmaru’s entrance.
“Itachi? What happened to you?” Naruto said, placing his hands on the exposed shoulders and gently turning them to face him. He looked down at the uncovered flesh where the robe Itachi held tightly hadn’t reached. “Have you been playing around with forbidden Jutsu’s?” he asked as he noted the rise of flesh under the edges of the fabric and below the spray of hair. Itachi was very definitely a woman, and he wondered when the man had decided to try this.
“Make it stop. I tried, and it won’t stop. I know I cancelled the jutsu when I got back last night, and I am still like this. Is there a trick I didn’t see? Help me, please.” She begged.
“Itachi when did you do the jutsu?” Sasuke asked from her place by the door.
Itachi looked up at her brother, eh sister and shook her head. “Last night while you and Naruto were going to bed. I just wanted to see why you did it. I went out then and when I came home I cancelled it, I’m sure.”
“Naruto, how powerful is that holding Jutsu? Could it have affected Itachi, too?”
Naruto’s eyes went wide. “I don’t know. I’ll go get Jiraiya. You get her cleaned up. Tsunade is gonna be pissed. But, if it did, I can’t undo one of you without the other. Itachi may be trapped this way.”
The older Uchiha stared in shock as the blond quickly rushed out the door.
“What does he mean?” she asked.
“If we conceived our child last night, I have to stay this way for a year. Naruto has a jutsu that holds a person in their own transformation, until he releases it. It is a very good jutsu if you need it. If he releases it, we both change back and the baby would be nullified. He won’t do that. I’m sorry Itachi. The Hokage will think of something.” She assured.


The wedding of Lee and Sakura was a social must.
Babysitters were few and far between, but with Itachi in this altered form, the two had no problem with attending.
Tsunade and Jiraiya had arrived that morning and examined both Uchiha ‘sisters’ pronounced them fine, but stuck until the fact of Sasuke’s pregnancy could be determined. If it came to that, then they would have to arrange for other explanations but for now, both of them were ‘sick’ and Sasuru would be visiting in the village. The two Sannin were not pleased with Naruto, but then neither was Itachi especially when Naruto took to calling her ‘Kuromaku’ after the way she had decided to allow her hair to fall loose in a black curtain around her.
After the ceremony, Jiraiya pulled Naruto aside and they talked for some time about the whole incident.
“It is unlikely that the jutsu would fly off and connect to an unintended victim. But, when you do your Jutsu’s they can go a little off the deep end. However, I wonder if this could be a subconscious thing.”
“You mean that Itachi wants to be a girl for a while and won’t admit it?” Naruto said, smiling at the implications.
“Don’t go thinking you are off the hook. Tsunade was very clear that this was only to be done with her permission and here you go doing things by yourself. She is very angry at you both.”
“Ero-sennin, I don’t think that is fair. Other couples have babies and never get her permission before they start. We planned to tell her as soon as the baby was on its way. So, she can just deal with it. IF Sakura and Lee are expecting by the time they return from the Waterfall village will she be mad at them? And what is so special about the Hidden waterfall, anyway? This is the third time someone has gone there for a honeymoon.” Naruto said, grousing about nonsense again.
Jiraiya was not fooled. “Asking that at a time like this? Have I taught you nothing?” the older man said, pummeling the youth with a scroll. “Now tell me about that morning once again, I need to take notes.”
“You are not turning my home into one of your perverted novels.” The blond said, grabbing the scroll and opening it. Sure enough there were notation about the events already filling the first half. “Ero-sennin!!!”


Gaara turned sideways and glared at the mirror. His long robe was very obviously pulling to the front and displaying his increased girth. It looked like twice the four months of pregnancy, he was sure of it.
Choji stood back and smiled, as he watched his mate glare at the piece of glass, blaming it for his predicament. It was cute and he held in the chuckle that tempted his throat. He didn’t think Gaara would fall for the old, ‘fat people are always smiling and laughing’ stereotype.
Gaara noticed him out of the corner of his eye and turned away from the mirror.
“The guards just said that they are on their way. Are you sure you are up to a visit?” Choji asked.
“They are our friends. I am fine. Besides I would see if Neji is as large as I am. I still say this child is going to be born a full sized Akimichi.” He complained as he crossed and took Choji’s hand.
“I don’t know what that will look like, but my mother once said that I was the smallest baby in the hospital and she was worried that I would never be like a true Akimichi. So, we’ll see. Now, be careful about what you say to Neji. Shikamaru says she is very touchy, about everything.”
“In that case, I shall do my best to test those boundaries. I have nothing to fear as I am in the same position. Let us see what sets the dark one off.” And the evil glint in the Kazekage’s eye scared Choji.


Raiga woke up after two weeks in the Uzumaki/Uchiha residence. He was confused and weak. Ranmaru was thrilled and the two sat for hours on the bed talking about the things that the Mist ninja remembered or had forgotten.
Mostly they talked about their plans. In another week, they filled the cart that had brought them and with the Hokage’s blessing and a couple of large Jounin to help with it, they headed home.
Ranmaru sent Lee a message and smiled at the family he was leaving.
They smiled back, happy for the youth and pleased with their part in the rehabilitation of a dangerous S-ranked criminal.
Sasuke only hoped there would be no need for him to do this again until the child she hoped to be carrying was born and safe.

Itachi sat in the living room. Alone.
She was waiting for Sasuke and Naruto to return from the Hokage where they would get the final word on Sasuke’s condition and Koibito would get a six-month check up.
The knock on the door shocked the Uchiha from some personal introspection and she jumped. She hurried to the door and peeked out. The sight of bright white teeth glared back and she slammed the door.
“Did I come at a bad time? I just wanted to drop something off; I can leave it on the doorstep. Tell Itachi-san that I appreciated its loan. I had hoped to express this with my own voice.” Gai yelled at the closed door.
Itachi carefully opened the door and peeked through the crack. Gai smiled again and held the bag in his hand high for inspection. Itachi groaned. The door opened further and she reached out and took the proffered satchel from the grinning ninja.
“Itachi-san. You look different. Oh, yes. Your hair is down. No, it is something else. Perhaps the clothing, you did say that clothes make the man. However your choice of a dress would hardly fulfill this requirement. Why are you wearing a dress?” Gai asked.
“Gai, do you not notice anything different about me, today?” Itachi asked. Gai stood back and regarded the Uchiha.
“Hmmm, were you always a woman?” he asked and Itachi couldn’t help the laughter that bubbled up in her throat.
“No, I was a man for most of my life. Doesn’t that bother you?” he asked between chuckles.
“If you choose to change now, it is not my decision. I think I preferred you as a man. Though, I am not certain why I would have a preference in the first place. Why did you decide to become a woman?” Gai asked his eyes open and accepting.
“Come on in. This may take a while.” Itachi invited, as Gai smiled at the invitation. “See, I was thinking that I wouldn’t find myself attractive if I were wanting to date me, and then I tried to become what I would think someone would want to date. This is what I came up with, and then I went out and tested it. I got quite a few offers, too. But, none that I wanted to accept.” He began and Gai nodded as he listened. “Then I woke up like this the next morning and now I’m stuck. I can’t change back and I don’t really think I want to anyway. Don’t tell Naruto though, because I want to torture him a little bit.”
“I see. But why would you think you were unattractive as a man? I mean, you had a good strong face, a little scary at times, but strong and you have not changed your hair other than allowing it freedom. The body is only attractive to men who would want a woman. Perhaps this is why you did not accept the invitations you received. If you were to receive such offers from men while you were still a man, would this change things?” Gai asked.
“I don’t know. I would have to think about that. Am I attracted to men, is that what you are suggesting? I mean I know that Sasuke and Naruto are a couple and that Iruka and Kakashi are, also. But for myself I have never given it much thought. I am no virgin but to actually have a preference. This will take some thinking.”
“I am glad to have been of assistance. I remember when Kakashi and I had a talk about his feelings for Iruka-san. Oh, what wonderful bonding experiences that brings to mind.” Gai looked up and his mind brought to him a scene of an irritated Kakashi striking him firmly on the head with a large pole while yelling, ‘Don’t say such stupid things!’ Then, he looked back at Itachi and smiled. “I should go, before the experience is ruined by a faulty remark. Good day to you, Itachi-san.”



:::Okay I admit it. The whole Itachi and Gai thing is an add-in. I was rereading it before posting and it just came to me. Hate reviews and death threats will be treated as flames and the BBQ will be back on. Consider this a challenge pairing, and if you hate it, oh well. If you like it, write me a lemon. I want to see someone else tackle this too.

Vashta – Fried Bologna sandwiches would have bothered me before I moved to the south. Try chips and salsa with everything including ice cream.

Marielle – I admit to nothing, except this possibility.

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