Naruto, You're Not Pregnant!

Naruto, You're Not Pregnant!

Chapter 9: Words

It was a split second decision. Naruto had his hands forming the seal as he created a clone, running after Sasuke. The light was low, and Sasuke had a head start, but Naruto wouldn't let that deter him.

For Sasuke to be in Konoha, for him to be watching him and Masashi, it was too much not to chase after the hope that Sasuke regretted leaving. Naruto refused to think that it was because he regretted leaving Masashi and not staying himself.

Sasuke seemed to be making no pains to hide his path. His speed assured that very few could keep up with him. Naruto, always chasing after Sasuke, had had to train harder to increase his speed to be able to follow his best friend. His determination helped fuel his speed as they raced through the trees.

At any moment Naruto expected an ambush from Sasuke's teammates, but none came. Even outside of Konoha's walls, running as fast as they were and as far as they had, there was nothing. Practically no one was outside of the gates. They ran farther and farther before Naruto finally had Sasuke in full sight.

As soon as Sasuke glanced back at him Naruto threw a kunai toward Sasuke. Without breaking his speed, he caught it effortlessly and returned it with a quick wrist flick. Naruto dodged it wildly, another kunai already in hand.

Sasuke jumped from his place in the trees and skidded to a halt, his sandals kicking up the dirt and grass around him. His stance told Naruto he was ready for him. Naruto hopped from tree to tree, slowing down his speed before landing a few meters in front of Sasuke.

"I just want to talk," Naruto said. He wasn't foolish enough to think that Sasuke shared his sentiments, keeping his kunai ready.

"That's the only option you have anyway," Sasuke murmured. "Sending a clone after me – one hit and you're gone."

Naruto's clone nodded his head. The real Naruto had stayed back with Masashi; who knew what Sasuke had planned? If there was a fight, Naruto needed to be by his son's side.

"He's...he's our son right? I mean, when you and I..." Naruto trailed off. Sasuke raised his eyebrow and smirked haughtily.

"Had sex?" Sasuke offered up. Naruto blushed. "And you made fun of me for saying private area instead of penis," Sasuke taunted, enjoying the way the tables had turned.

"Shut-up! This is serious!" Naruto yelled angrily. The smirk twitched at the corner of Sasuke's lips, but his face did become more serious.

"Yes. He's ours."

Naruto scratched the back of his head. He really wasn't sure exactly how that was possible and doubted Sasuke wanted to stand around and tell him. Not that Naruto cared what Sasuke wanted at the moment.

"How is that possible?" Naruto asked. "I mean...you shoved your dick up my ass. How did you get pregnant?"

"It's a long story. Just know that it was possible just once and that Orochimaru is partially to blame."

Naruto blanched. All of a sudden, he wasn't sure he wanted to know the details.

"Why did you leave Masashi with me? Why didn't you stay with us?" Naruto demanded. "You obviously still care to be sneaking back to check up on him."

"Masashi? You named our son, Masashi? Isn't that the name of the guy who writes about those two gay ninja?" Sasuke asked, outraged. Naruto growled.

"No! I mean, I don't think so. And even if it was, it would be fitting! No, I named him Masashi because I want him to be a splendid ninja!"

"Uchiha Masashi..."

"Wait, wait, wait. His name is Uzumaki Masashi!" Naruto replied indignantly.

"Hn. He'll use the sharingan. That's an Uchiha trait," Sasuke said.

"Yeah, but he's with me. Uzumaki's are strong, not to mention we're far more stable."

"Uchiha is far more distinguished. He'll have greater social status with that last name!"

"Well I'm the father! He should have my surname! And – and Uzumaki is a well respected name!"

"Excuse me? I'm his father."

"No you're not. You're his Mommy. You're the one who sprouted a vag-"

"Don't. Even. Say. It. I did not. He's my son. As you said, it was my dick up your ass. I'm the father."

"And you expect me to just tell people my son's also your son? People will freak out. He's mine. You gave him to me," Naruto pointed out.

Sasuke glared angrily.

"You don't understand," Sasuke snarled.

"Then tell me!"

"No."

"You – why you –" Naruto growled, but jumped out of the way, dodging the kunai Sasuke had thrown in his anger. He flipped backwards and then dropped to the ground, avoiding the fireball that had blazed into life, the kunai a mere distraction. Naruto hid in the resulting smoke. He jumped high into the hot smoke, throwing three ninja stars toward Sasuke as he jumped down toward him. Sasuke blocked the stars and jumped backward, only slightly disoriented. However, Naruto was surprised to see that Sasuke was doing a lot more blocking instead of attacking.

It was then that Naruto realized something.

"You're a clone too!" Naruto said.

"Did you think I would risk coming into Konoha and get caught?" Sasuke asked, not pausing as he caught Naruto off guard, almost landing a direct blow.

"You wouldn't risk coming to see your son? What's more important than that?" Naruto asked, not understanding Sasuke's mindset. What was more important than being with his son? Didn't Sasuke want a family? Hadn't he always wanted to repopulate the Uchiha clan? He even wanted to make sure Masashi was labeled as part of the Uchiha clan. Naruto was definitely missing something.

"I know Masashi's in good hands," Sasuke said, seriously. The comment caught Naruto so off guard that he only had half a breath to curse as Sasuke punched him hard in the gut. He disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Back in Konoha, Naruto cursed as his clone's memories returned to him. If Sasuke had sent a clone, why hadn't it just dispersed back after he had finished spying on Naruto and Masashi? What was the point of having him chase after Sasuke if they didn't even get a chance to talk?

Or perhaps Sasuke had gotten the information he'd wanted.

Frowning, Naruto made four more clones, sending them out before cradling Masashi in his lap as he began to meditate, his mind thinking up a plan quickly.

"Your other Daddy needs help," Naruto said to Masashi. Masashi just cooed.

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"Masashi," Sasuke whispered. Seishi, cradled in his father's arms, looked up at the word his father had spoken. He cooed, seemingly content with the sound of the word Masashi.

"What?" Juugo asked, confused at the sudden look that had come over Sasuke's face.

"Masashi is the name Naruto gave him," Sasuke said. He'd sent his clone to find out the name and to make sure Naruto was adjusting well. It seemed so. It also seemed like Naruto wasn't ready to give up on him just yet. He wasn't sure why that thought made him happy as much as it annoyed him.

"Masashi..." Karin mused. "Isn't that the name of the guy who writes about those two gay ninja...?"

"Fitting," Suigetsu noted.

"Shut up," Sasuke snapped. Suigetsu glanced at Sasuke and shrugged.

"What? It's true," Suigetsu muttered.

"Stop bickering," Sasuke said. Suigetsu rolled his eyes; Sasuke had been part of the bickering himself. But his next words sobered everyone up. "Konoha nin are going to be heading this way for us soon. We need to put as much distance between us and them."

"Why don't we stand and fight?" Suigetsu asked, flipping his sword from over his shoulder. "We haven't had a good run since junior came along."

"You insensitive prick! Of course we haven't had a fight since then! Seishi could get hurt!" Karin snapped.

"I said stop bickering," Sasuke said again, though even he sounded like he didn't believe that was going to happen any time soon. Instead, he made sure Seishi was securely attached to the baby harness around his chest and bounded off, not bothering to see if they would follow him or not.

His priority right now was to get Seishi out of harm’s way. He'd debated for some time if it wasn't worth it to find a more stable life, something that wouldn't always be putting Seishi in danger. However, that thought was quickly quelled. If he let Seishi and Masashi near each other, their lives would constantly be in danger of the curse he feared was shared amongst the Uchiha brothers. He couldn't leave it to chance that Naruto's overly caring nature would diminish the inherit Uchiha nature to seek power by any means possible.

Seishi made a gurgling noise as Sasuke leapt from tree to tree. It sounded happy in Sasuke's mind, and he hoped his sons would have the happiness he was denied as a child.

Masashi and Seishi. Strong names.

"Where're we going?" Juugo asked, keeping up with Sasuke's movements.

"I want to lay low for a few months. There's an abandoned Sound safe house located three kilometers into Sand located by its border with Konoha. We'll stay there. We'll need to buy new supplies and restock the food, but it will do. Both Karin and Suigetsu seem to be getting restless. The safe house is centralized no more than ten to fifteen kilometers from eight different towns."

"That was the one that Konoha raided two years ago," Juugo said thoughtfully. Sasuke nodded.

"Hence why we will need more food and supplies. The hideout was massive, but they set off explosives. It wouldn't stand for a large base of operations as most of the underground tunnels have collapsed, but with just the five of us, it will be sufficient enough."

"Way to wait for us," Suigetsu grumbled, catching up with them, Karin close behind him. Half an hour passed in silence, broken only by Seishi’s soft cooing. They darted about, first trying to get as much distance between themselves and Konoha before attempting to cover their tracks. Still, it didn’t do much good.

"They're on our tail," Karin said worriedly. She looked over her shoulder. Sasuke merely picked up speed. His eyes were set forward, one hand clutched protectively over Seishi's baby harness.

A loud howl sounded in the distance, making Sasuke swear.

"That's one of Kakashi's dogs. They know my scent," Sasuke breathed in frustration. They flew through the trees, their movements deft as another howl sounded behind them. Sasuke's feet skidded suddenly on a branch, stopping abruptly. His teammates followed him. Seishi gave a small wail as Sasuke took off his harness and handed him to Suigetsu.

Suigetsu looked surprised.

"They know my scent. Even if you used a water jutsu to wipe it away, they could find it later. Not to mention Seishi could start crying at any minute. I'll double back around first. I'll distract them till then. Get Seishi to the hideout. Suigetsu, they won't expect Seishi to be with us. You can use your water jutsu to wash any trail they may have on him. I can't let them take him too."

His team looked at him, surprised at the vulnerability in Sasuke's eyes.

"We could stay. You don't have to fight them. You could go back. They want you back," Karin offered. Sasuke looked off, lost in thought as their precious time to get away dwindled.

"No. My sons need to be separated. Trust me. Now – go."

They didn't have time to question him further. His team continued on, Suigetsu's liquefying part of his body around Seishi and the others to hide their scent before they left. He watched them go, sensing the approaching chakra of the Konoha ninja.

Deciding he needed to distract the Konoha ninjas away from the retreating group, Sasuke took a deep breath.

"Katon: goukakyuu no jutsu!"

The thought struck him as soon as he aimed the fireball at the nearest tree. Not only would the fire and smoke distract their attention toward him, but the resulting smoke would be a greater deterrent if the dogs couldn't smell anything but the smoke.

The fire and smoke swirled around him as he retreated into the trees, repeating the jutsu several times. His eyes darted back and forth, his hearing alert. The dogs might be distracted, but he doubted the ninja would be as hampered.

A familiar presence landed in the tree opposite him. Sasuke frowned. This was going to take longer than he wanted it to.

"Yo, Sasuke."


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YAY! I know. It’s been over nine months. My bad. On the bright side – I already have the next chapter for this written up! Just need to edit it, and then I’ll post it in a few days. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. ~ Jelp