The Only Exception

Characters are portrayed as over the age of 18
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto (C) Masashi Kishimoto, or any other brand names that appear.
I.E.D: Improvised Explosive Device
SF: Special Forces
MP: Military Police

CH. 6: The River


“Tell me Kurenai, Why were you and the rest of the employees standing outside of the club before it exploded?”

“I already told you, you skinny little albino shit that we were just showing up for work.” Kurenai lifted her hand and inspected her nails. There were still small amounts of dried blood near her cuticles. Her stomach wrenched tightly as the image of Jiraiya’s disfigured body lay dead in her arms.

“Really? So all of you show up to work half naked already? Sounds to me like the real show can be seen out on the streets like a hoard of hookers instead of inside a fine establishment such as Jiraiya’s.” The sneer across Sai’s lips made perfectly clear what he thought of the deceased man’s establishment.

“You’d keep right not to speak ill of Jiraiya in my presence. God rest his soul.” With a growl to her voice she gave a quick sign of the cross across her body.

“Or what? You’ll crack my head with your stiletto? Or better yet have Sharingan take care of me? Trust me when I say I do hope you choose the second option. Hauling in the little Uchiha would look better then bringing in another whore for assaulting a police officer.”

The crooked smile that appeared on the detective’s face was enough for Kurenai to pull out her own arsenal. If the prick wanted to play reindeer games then she would show him one of the more personal ones.

“I think my stiletto would do the trick just fine. Besides I wouldn’t want to give Mr. Uchiha any trouble with his envious little brother.”

“What did you say?”

‘Ah the Uchiha death glare. Seems I hit a soft spot with the kid.’ Thought a mildly amused Kurenai.

“You heard me Detective Uchiha. What you think that no one in this town remembers about you? You’re mother was a high class prostitute who ended up dead in the gutters with a needle sticking out of her arm, and what she thought was going to be her meal ticket to the high life of a son was shipped off to an all boys military school only to re-appear at 22 as one of the head ROOT detectives. Please boy, you are nothing more than a vindictive child out to get what he thinks should have been his.” A pleased smile graced her lips as the cheeks of the young detective turned a distinct shade of lobster red before disappearing into creepy fake smile.

“It seems you know a lot about me Ms. Yûhi. All though I believe you have my intentions all wrong here. I simply want the detestable crooks taken off the streets. This would just so happen to include the Uchiha’s and Namikaze’s. I wish no ill will to the families; simply justice for the citizens of Konoha that must bear with their indiscretions.”

Kurenai had lost her temper by this point. The arrogance coming from the youth in front of her defiantly was that of an Uchiha, but lacked the essential respect that was found in the others.

“And that’s why you were smiling the entire time you were at the scene? You really are nothing more than gutter trash.”

“AND YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A CHEAP WHORE!!! I’ll warn you now Kurenai, I will be watching you and the others and I will smile when the patrolmen snatch your daughter from your arms as I haul you and the rest of the Namikaze vermin in.” Spittle flew from pale lips as Sai stood and threw his chair across the room. He watched in a gleeful furry when the chocolate brown eyes narrowed in pure hatred and loathing.

“Have a good day Ms. Yûhi.” The door slammed and shook shut while manicured nails bit fiercely into soft skin.

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Naruto had his arms and forehead pressed against the cool wet tile. The hot water ran down his back and loosened his sore muscles from the previous day’s stresses. His mind kept wrapping around the same thought that he wished wasn’t true. His grandfather was dead, and he wasn’t coming back. With a soft snort he put his arms behind his head and began to sing the only song stuck in his head.

‘I fought the spirit with a sword in my side
Cheat... what a way out
Crack my rib, wait to die
I think I know you the best when I sleep
I think I know everything’

The sound of running water was the first thing that entered Sasuke’s groggy consciousness. The next was that he really had to pee. With stumbled steps he soon reached the toilet and relieved himself. He wasn’t sure that Naruto was singing until the scratchy deep voice hit his ears. With little thought to his actions he stepped into the shower area and ran his hands up the tense tan chest while singing the next verse into the wet tan skin.

‘Me and my brothers, we have tongues sharp as knives
I found a way out. Make a noise; close your eyes
I think I talk to you best when I sing
I sing about almost everything’

Tan hands reached into Sasuke’s hair and pulled harshly while his morning blues closed. Naruto ground his ass into the rising erection of his shower mate slowly as his nipples were pulled and twisted outward. A low moan turned into a silent scream as Sasuke bit onto the back of his neck where it met his spine.

Sasuke noticed how Naruto’s body bowed out and his breath caught as he bit down. When he retracted his teeth a small whine could barely be heard over the shower spray. He let go of one of the nipples between his fingers and took a hold of Naruto’s rigid length. Squeezing tightly at the base he bit down again on Naruto’s neck. The thick cock in his hand twitched violently even with his tight grip. Smirking evilly Sasuke began pumping his hand while alternating bites and licks to the sensitive spot.

“Fuck! Sasuke damn it ngggh, s-Stop biting there. Ooooh God! Uhn… assho-OOH…fuck!”

“Why would I stop when you’re so close to jizzing all over the wall? Can’t you see how your dick is swelling and twitching violently every time I do this?”Sasuke bit down hard before scrapping his teeth across the small nub.
Naruto let out a loud holler as he came all over the shower wall. Letting out a few stuttering breaths he felt something long and hard poke at his ass.

“I should leave you like this ya know?”

“You could do that, but we both know you want me shoving my big cock inside you just as much as I do.”

A toothy grin quickly spread across his face as he silently agreed with Sasuke. He grabbed the body wash and spread it across his hand before grabbing a hold of the bobbing erection behind him. He coated the dick quickly and lifted his leg on top of the built in shower bench to his side. He knew he should probably be stretched but wanted to feel the burning sensation; the pain.

Sasuke, quickly catching onto what Naruto was doing, spread the two ass cheeks apart and pushed his throbbing length in. The tight muscles wrapped around his cock and fluttered slightly. Wrapping his hands around the tan hips he gave a few short and shallow thrusts.

Naruto let out a hoarse grunt as he pushed back against Sasuke. His already spent length quickly swelled as the thrusts became sharper and faster. The sound of wet skin slapping together soon had him running his hand up and down the shaft of his erection. Sasuke gave a sharp thrust into his prostate as he bit down on the back of his neck again, and Naruto was seeing stars as he came on the shower wall for the second time. With a few more thrust he felt Sasuke tighten his grip and empty himself in his ass.

The two panted as they let the water cleanse their body of soap and body fluids. When the water began to cool the two separated from their embrace and got out. After drying off and brushing their teeth the two set about dressing for the day. Sasuke had his jeans half way up his legs as a still naked Naruto addressed him.

“What happened last night?”

Sasuke looked slowly over at Naruto as he buttoned his jeans and began sliding his belt on.

“I mean what happened in the library?”

“How about you get dressed and we can discuss it over coffee.” replied Sasuke.

“Alright.”

Naruto quickly threw on jeans, t-shirt, and a hoodie while Sasuke combed and dried his hair. The two languidly made their way to the kitchen where the voices of the chefs could be heard. After pouring their coffee, Naruto’s full of sugar and cream, the two headed to the library. The sun shone brightly through large window and gave the room a relaxed feel. Sasuke sat on one of the couch and waited for Naruto to follow.

“You know how I served in the Army and was deployed most of the time right?”

“Yeah. I figured that came along with being Special Forces.”

“It does and it caused me a lot of inner stress that I wasn’t aware of until I was already out. I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome about three months after my discharge and the thing is that certain types of events can set me off in many different ways.”

“So what set you off yesterday?"

“The truck exploding while we were leaving the office. I was 18 when I first deployed. I was still an MP at the time and my squad ran a lot of convoys while we were out there. While doing so we were in constant threat of I.E.D.’s. We were about 4 months into deployment when my team and I went out on another convoy and were heading through a dangerous mountain pass when my truck hit an I.E.D. I was thrown from my turret as the explosion happened and the convoy fell under attack. I watched my team leader and driver burn to death. They were two of my closest friends.” Sasuke took a deep breath in and exhaled sharply as he tried to relax the stress wrinkles off his face. Lifting his head he caught the sympathetic look on Naruto’s face and wished to God that Naruto would understand what he was going to say next.

“When we learned of the bombing at the club and then the truck exploding my mind went into its tight mental block that I have for those types of situations. I never wanted to feel what I did back then again, and I didn’t. Not the entire time I was deployed with SF or any of the situations I have personally handled for you father, but when I finally knew you were safe here I broke down. Those images had finally seared their way through that blockade and all I could think was that that could have been you and that I didn’t want to lose you. I don’t want to lose you.” Sasuke felt his heart clench and butterfly churn his stomach as he admitted the last part aloud. Expressing his feelings never were his strong point.

Naruto stared into the Sasuke’s eyes. He felt his heart speed up its pace and his stomach rise to his throat. He didn’t know what to say but he knew he didn’t want to lose the man in front of him either. He could say he wouldn’t lose him but that was an unrealistic saying in the world they lived in. So he did what he would’ve done after saying those words; he kissed Sasuke as passionately as he could.

Sasuke was surprised at the passion and intensity of Naruto’s lips against his. He quickly moved his hand into the golden tresses of Naruto’s hair and opened his mouth to the other man. The two tangled their tongues while Naruto’s hand ran up Sasuke’s back and relished in the way Sasuke ran his hands through his hair and around his neck.

The two were lost in their moment as Kakashi entered the library. Kakashi smirked at the sight and suddenly felt the need to drag his own lover off into their own private room and have some fun, but there were matters to attend to. With the clearing of his throat the two young men quickly separated.

“As much as I’d like to watch ya’ll play tonsil hockey I can’t. Breakfast is ready and Minato wants you both there.”

Naruto rolled his eyes at the comment while Sasuke simply snorted and stood up. Although he had known Kakashi for almost his entire life the man was still insufferable when it came to his perverseness.

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When Naruto and Sasuke entered the small dining room Minato, Kakashi, Obito, and Itachi were already seated and serving themselves food. The two gave a slight bow to Minato at the head of the table before sitting down and serving their own food. Most of the meal was spent in silence until Minato addressed Itachi.

“Have you gone over the information Shikamaru sent you Itachi?”

“I have, and Kisame will be handling the situation today. I did not inform my father of the problem though. He believes Sakura and I are in Maui escaping the snow and I’d like to keep it that way. His reactions are more than I care to deal with right now.”

“Fugaku is merely a share holder now anyways. When he stepped down as CEO and gave you the title ‘Tachi, he fore fitted his power over what happens with the company.” Obito said as he finished off his waffles.

“Either way Kisame has something special in store for those who were laundering the money to that damn Hyuga and the Sabaku’s.”

“Indeed… Sasuke I want you to go to talk to Sasori and Deidra again. See if he knows where Gaara and Neji are at. Also if you or any of the men see Kankuro or his four eyed partner they are to be taken care off immediately. I don’t care how it’s done but I want them dead.” Minato words came growled as he mentioned Kankuro and Kabuto.

“Kiba called this morning and informed us of who left the explosives at the club. Kyuubi is also doing fine. They had to re-attach a muscle in his shoulder and take a lot of glass out of his body, but he’s doing fine. Even had a visitor all night. Apparently Shikamaru found it un-troublesome enough to sleep by his side all night.” Kakashi grinned slyly as he addressed the table.

“I’m glad Shika’s there. I know Kyu’s gonna want to see a familiar face when he wakes up. By the way do you know when they are going to be released?” Naruto asked around the food in his mouth.

“Dobe!” Sasuke cuffed Naruto upside the head “Don’t talk with your mouth full.”

“Damn it Sasuke that hurt! And it’s my house I’ll eat and talk how I want.” Naruto stuck his tongue out at Sasuke and quickly learned what a mistake that was when Sasuke grabbed it between his thumb and index finger.

“This is the second time I’ve had to get onto you about your table manners Naruto. The next time I have to say anything you and me are going to have some problems.” Sasuke let go of Naruto’s tongue only to be shoved in his seat by a puffy cheeked Naruto.

“Why don’t you bring it on now bastard, or are you chicken?”

Sasuke let out a growl as he shoved Naruto back and out of his seat. With a smirk of self satisfaction he turned back to his food while Naruto rubbed his sore ass with a wince and wine. Obito chuckled lowly before drinking his coffee down. The two reminded him of Kakashi and himself at their age.

“Little sore their son?”

“Bite me old man.”

Minato let out a hearty chuckle as his son tried to shove Sasuke out of his seat for retribution, only to fail as Sasuke caught his arm in a wrist hold and shoved him out of the seat again. The rest of the breakfast went in similar style of Naruto trying to assault Sasuke, and Sasuke blocking his every move.

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Kyuubi growled in annoyance as he was brought to consciousness by a loud beeping noise. His eyes were still blurry but he could tell someone was beside his bed asleep. With a few blinks his vision was clear and so was the sight of Shikamaru asleep on his thigh. He tried to sit up but let out a loud cry as pain shot throughout his ribs and shoulder. Shikamaru peeked one eye open lazily before mumbling ‘Troublesome’ and sitting up. With a load yawn he stretched his body before laying his head back down on Kyuubi’s lap.

Mumbled curses left Kyuubi’s mouth faster than he could think as the pain subsided slightly. He looked down at Shikamaru and met half lidded eyes. With a soft smile he took his un-bandaged arm and ran his hand across the tan cheek.

“Hey there sleepy smile. I see you brought your bedroom eyes. Not assuming you wanna keep ‘em. I’m assuming you reckon you won’t.” The sing song voice that Kyuubi spoke to the waking man had him grinning slyly as the other’s cheeks dusted pink.

“Haven’t heard that in a while.”

“It’s my favorite way to wake you up. Especially since it always led to morning sex.”

“Troublesome man.” Shikamaru closed his eyes and snuggled further into Kyuubi’s lap. He was back asleep within a matter of seconds with a smile on his face.

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“You know Deidra; I owe you a lot for the car bombing incident.”

The blonde grunted around the gag in his mouth. He could feel the cold steel of the pistol tapping against his temple, and the blood running down the side of his face where he had been pistol whipped. He knew this was going to happen the moment Sasori told him Sasuke had stopped by the club. One can only run for so long he mused.

“I can only assume you know what’s going to happen next, but for shits and giggles I’ll tell you about it anyways. I’m going to cut that pretty little face of yours up, break your arms and legs, cut your fingers off one by one, and when I’m done I’ll douse your body in kerosene and watch you burn.”

Deidra stared at the manacle grin that was on the red heads face and shivered. Knowing the little shit got off
on fire and torture only made him tense his muscle further before letting out a snort. He raised his eyebrow defiantly and shifted his eyes to the gag. Gaara crinkled his nose before pulling the dirty rag out of the blonde’s mouth.

“I suppose I deserve this, but really Gaara did you think you would get me this easily?”

“What are you talking about you little slut?” growled the red head.

“He’s talking about this.”

Gaara turned around in time to see the large black man pull the trigger of a pistol. He felt a burning sting in his shoulder as he rolled across the concrete floor of the motel’s basement. Quickly rolling onto his back he fired his own pistol repeatedly at the man before scrambling behind a large A/C unit and began firing his weapon again.

Deidra had rocked the chair he was tied to over. “Kisame hurry the fuck up!!” He screamed before one of Gaara’s shots logged its self in his thigh.

“Shut it Blondie!” Yelled the other man as he shot at the A/C unit and moved strategically to get to the injured man. Kisame pulled a large buck knife out of his suit coat and cut the ropes from the chair as bullets screamed past their bodies.

Gaara dropped the magazine out of his pistol before slamming a full one back in. He peaked around the side of his metal barrier before shooting again. The bullets fell short of their targets but gave him an opportunity to escape as he saw Kisame cutting at the ropes. With quick glance behind him, Gaara ran out the closest door. The cold winter air hit his face harshly as the loud sirens from the fire alarm sounded.

“Fuck! He got away.” Yelled an irate Kisame as he threw Deidra’s arm around his shoulder.

“Fuck ‘em. Just get me to the club and call Itachi. Sasori is out hunting for the little bastard anyways.”

“Yeah; yeah.” Kisame hurried as fast as he could out the same door Gaara had used and into the parking lot of the motel. The two hopped into a black Tahoe and quickly speed away.

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The air in his lungs burned with every sharp intake of breath, and the crunch of snow could be heard with every fleeting footstep across the large walking bridge. When he reached the middle Gaara stopped and pulled his pistol from the back of his jeans. Dropping the magazine out, he separated the gun piece by piece and threw it into the icy river below. As he turned to leave he came face to face with dark piercing eyes and a cigarette dangling loosely from pale lips.

“Sabaku no Gaara. It is good to see you again my old friend. I believe we have some business to discuss.”

Gaara let out a grunt before shoving tissue into his wound and putting pressure on it.

“So we do…Sai. So we do.”