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I asked my yahoo group,Sakrua_Seasons, for idea's and Kunoichi_kiyone had a great idea, so I say thank you to Kunoichi_kiyone for all her help.

Here's the chapter! Hope you like!


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Neji had been watching Naruto and Sasuke the whole time. He hated that fact that he could not only see the love

they had for each other, but he could also feel it radiating from them.

They were now only a day away from the village. Neji had been angry, sad, and hurt all at once at the thought of

Naruto never loving him the way he loves him. Every time he tried to talk to Naruto someone would be nearby.

Making it hard from him to tell Naruto how much he loved and desired him. Most of the time it was Sasuke or

Gaara.

For some reason ever since the Chunin Exams, the red head had always had Neji's respect. Neji knew Gaara was a

strong fighter. He had to admit that without his Byakugan Rock Lee would have been able to beat him numerous

times. The fact that Gaara beat Rock Lee with out ever touching him was amazing.

But that doesn't mean Neji was ever going to like that bastard. It was mostly Gaara's fault that Neji could never

get

Naruto alone. Neji still held onto the hope that if he lays his heart in Naruto's hands that his love will be returned

and that they could get ride of the Uchiha baby and be together forever. But Gaara kept a very close eye on the

blonde. It was unnerving.

**********

The fire was blazing brilliantly. Everyone was gathered around it. They were only a day away from the village so

they didn't bother with guard shifts.

"Sasuke, Naruto! Why don't you to join in our conversation instead of talking alone?" Both boys looked up into

the scolding face of Iruka. Naruto smiled brightly and Sasuke only 'hn-ed' in response.

"Sorry Iruka-sensei. We were talking about the baby."

Iruka smiled. "So were we." Naruto turned pink and said 'oh'. Sasuke smirked.

Tsunami giggled at the boys' reactions. "Naruto wouldn't let his doctor tell him if he was having a boy or girl, and

he didn't want to know if it was more then one. He always said Sasuke wasn't coming, but he still didn't want to

know unless he was there."

Sasuke turned to look Naruto in the eye only to see him starring at the ground. "Naruto, why didn't you think I

would want to find you?"

Naruto winced at the harsh tone Sasuke spoke in. He mumbled something. "I didn't understand a word of that."

Naruto sighed and looked up at Sasuke. "I thought I was just a one night stand to you, even if you did love me,

you would still want me gone so you could marry Sakura and have children with her. I didn't think you wanted

me around, getting in the way of you having kids."

His sharingan showed for a millisecond before disappearing again. " What the HELL do I have to do to prove to

you that you are the only person I will EVER touch like that. That you are the only one I will spend the rest of my

life with, weather we have children or not!"

Naruto looked was on the verge of tears. "I...I know that now...but I...I don't know...before I couldn't imagine

you'd want me. Something in the back of my mind keeps telling me all you want is an easy lay, that I'm not

important to you. I know it's not true, but there's still a little voice in the back of my mind telling me you never

loved me."

Sasuke's face softened as he took Naruto into his arms to calm the almost frantic boy. "One day I will find a way

to make that voice shut the fuck up. It's wrong. You were never an easy lay." A small smile appeared on the stoic

boys face, but not one of malice. It was a soft almost sweet smile, well, as sweet as an Uchiha could get. "If you

recall, I had to chase all the way to the hill. And even then you still, for some odd reason, kept trying to tell me to

go to Sakura and not you. But you never really did realize, if I wanted an easy lay, I would have gone to one of

those annoy people always following me around. And Yes, some guys followed me, when they thought no one

was looking."

Naruto buried his face in Sasuke chest. "I'm sorry."

Sasuke gave in exasperated sigh, "Now what are you sorry for? You didn't do anything wrong other then run off

and break my heart."

The tears broke loose. Naruto's body was shaking as he cried against Sasuke's chest. All the males looked

worried as three women looked about ready to murder Sasuke. "Hey! Why are you crying? I was only joking!?!

I'm sorry! I didn't mean that rudely. I'm sorry! Please stop crying."

Naruto's red eyes looked into Sasuke's black ones to see if he meant what he said. Satisfied with what he say,

Naruto slowly stopped crying. His face turned into a mock scold. "Well, how the hell was I suppose to know you

were joking! I didn't even know you could joke."

Sasuke smiled before leaning in a kissing Naruto passionately on the lips. They pulled apart as Tsunami, Hinata,

and Temari all 'awww-ed' at the site. Kiba and Kakashi gave wolf howls. Iruka attempted to stop Kakashi from

making a inappropriate comment. Jiraiya make a puking noise. Gaara and Shino turned away to try and give them

more privacy then they had. And Neji looked like he wanted to kill something, namely Sasuke. His fists were

shaking with fury. How dare the Uchiha sweet talk Naruto. He had no right!

Neji's behavior did not go un-noticed by Naruto, who began squirming under the hateful glares the other boy was

giving them. Sasuke noticed Naruto's discomfort. His brows knitted together slightly. "Hey, what's wrong? You

ok?"

"Ye..yeah. I'm just gonna go for a walk. Clear my head."

"I'll go with you. I wanted to ask you something anyways. Now is as good a time as ever." Naruto only nodded

his head and stood up.

Neji watched as Sasuke followed Naruto into the woods. He looked around to make sure no one was looking

before he raced off after the couple.

**********
Neji watched from a far away tree, concealing his chakra. Sasuke was standing behind Naruto with his arms

around

the pregnant boys midsection. Naruto's head was resting on the other boys right shoulder. Both had their eyes

closed, taking in a moment of peace.

Naruto was thinking about his baby and the man he loved. No matter what happened, he knew Sasuke would be

there to protect their baby.

/I think you should tell him about that Neji boy, Kit./

Tell who?

/Your mate, Sasuke./

/Why would I tell him. He would only ever try to murder Neji and I don't want that to happen. It's not Neji's fault,

you know?/

//Your right, it's not his fault...it's yours for not listening to me. I told you that pink haired floozy put something

in

both your drinks, but would you listen to me? No, you were to mad to listen. I hope you learned your lesson,

Kit.//

/Sometime's I really wish I could smack you! And excuse me, but it is your fault I was mad. You shouldn't have

called me names./

//I called you a moron because you are a one. And that's not even what you were mad about. You were mad

because I told you to tell Sasuke how you felt about him, but you thought I was out of line. Your pathetic when

It comes to that boy.//

Your going to make me mad again. I don't want to fight about this.

//I know, Kit, but all I'm saying is, you should tell Sasuke about what happened. Tell him about the drugs in the

drinks and the rape.//

To be honest, I'm not sure it was rape.

//How is it not rape? Neji forced himself on you. He pushed you up on the the wall and raped you. You can't

defend him.//

But even you said there was an aphrodisiac in his drink. He didn't know what he was doing.

//You said 'no'! Even Orochimaru would have stopped, no matter how horny he was. That boy heard you clearly

say 'no', yet he still continued. He didn't even have the decency to prepare you first, he forced himself inside you,

ripping you in two.//

/I don't need the reminder. I can't tell Sasuke. I'm sorry, but I don't think he would understand the way I feel about

this whole thing./

/Kit, your trying my nerves, but I will back off for now. Stress isn't good for your baby./

Thank you.

***

Naruto looked up into Sasuke's face. It looked like he was deep in thought. Naruto was a little worried about

what he was thinking.

"Sasuke? You ok?"

Sasuke shook his head, trying to get rid of his fear. Now was the time. He needed to ask, before he lost his nerve.

"I'm fine, Naruto. I...ah....I have something I wanted to ask you." Naruto saw the worry in the Uchiha's eyes. It

was making Naruto worried as well. He was afraid Sasuke was changing his mind about being with him. That he

would rather have a child with a woman. But his fear was quickly turned into shock as he watched the other boy

go down on one knee.

"Naruto, you know I love you more then anything, and I want the chance to spend the rest of my life making sure

you and our baby feel that love. I'm asking, not as the last Uchiha, but as just Sasuke, to marry me. Will you?

Will you marry me? Will you let me love you for the rest of our lives?"

All Naruto could do was stare at Sasuke. His mind was reeling. All thoughts were screaming to say 'yes', but his

voice just wouldn't say the words. So, instead he just kneeled in front of him and hugged him fiercely. He started

sobbing softly into the crook of Sasuke's neck. He heard the boy chuckle softly.

"Can I take this as a 'yes'?" Naruto nodded enthusiasticlly. Sasuke leaned in as kissed the blonde. Without Naruto

knowing, Sasuke slipped a ring onto Naruto's left ring finger. When they pulled away, Naruto looked down at his

hand. The ring was silver and had a rose etched into the top of it. Naruto thought it was the most gorgeous ring

he

had ever seen. He looked into Sasuke's black eyes.

"I love you so much, Sasuke." Then he launched himself into the Uchiha's open arms.

Sasuke smiled lovingly at Naruto. "I love you, too."

**********

Neji was more then angry now. He was down right pissed. How DARE that boy propose to HIS Naruto. The

Uchiha will pay for this. he hoped Sakura wouldn't fail him. He needed Naruto and he would do anything to get

him.

**********

The women crowded around Naruto and Sasuke to see the ring. The three of them were chatting excitedly. They

were asking questions about the ring, the wedding, and honeymoon, and the rest of their lives. Sasuke held up his

hand, silently asking them to stop talking.

"First off, the ring was my mothers. It was promise ring my Father gave her when they were dating. Just after

their...deaths...I found it in my mother's jewelry box with a note addressed to me. In the note, my mother asked me

to propose to the one I love the most with the ring, and I have done that only moments ago. Which means, we

have not discussed the details of the wedding, honeymoon, or the rest of our lives. Give us time to talk about

that later."

Naruto looked as Sasuke like he had grown an extra head. "It...it was your mothers?"

Sasuke nodded his head slowly. Next thing he knew Naruto was kissing him passionately. 'Awwwwws' erupted

all

around them. They pulled away. Naruto blushed and buried his head in Sasuke's chest. He could feel the other's

chest rumble with laughter.

***********

The gates of Konoha were in site. Everyone was happy to see the village. They were tired of walking. At some

points Sasuke had to carry Naurto because too tired to keep walking.

All of a sudden there were three men standing before them. Kakashi noted the way they were dressed. Each wore

a Konoha Military Police Force suit. This can't be good. Sasuke set Naruto down behind him, pulled out a kunai,

and got into a ready stance. The other's did the same, all pulling out their weapon of choice.

The first man stepped forward, he seemed to be the leader. "Stand down! We have a warrant for arrest."

Kakashi stood in front of Sasuke, Shielding him from view. They were trying to hide Naruto's stomach. Gaara

dug

into his pack and pulled out a white Kage robe. "Naruto, put this on."

Naruto blink a few times. "But.."

"Just do it, Naruto."

"Ok, Sasuke, if you say so." Sasuke looked back at the men.

"And who might you be arresting?"

"That thing your trying to hide. We are here to arrest Naruto Uzumaki. Hand him over, now."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Like HELL I'm letting you take my fiancée anywhere."

The three men looked stunned for a moment before the leader spoke once more. "All the more reason to get him

away from you faster." They stepped forward, ready to cuff the blonde. Sasuke and Gaara were about to attack

when they were stopped by Kakashi.

"Let them do their jobs. Maybe we will find out what's going on faster if we comply."

"But..."

"No 'buts', Sasuke. Let them take Naruto." Sasuke narrowed his eyes once more. He stared intently at the leader.

"If you hurt him in any way, you will deal with Gaara and I, got it?" The man just snorted and walked past him,

straight to Naruto. He smirked down at the frightened boy. The other two each grabbed one of his arms.

"Naruto Uzumaki, you are here by arrested for crimes against Konoha, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you

cannot afford a attorney, one will be provided." They started pulling Naruto towards the village.

Sasuke turned to Kakashi. "What the hell was he talking about? What did Naruto do to Sakura and I that landed

him in jail?"

The copy ninja shook his head. "I have no idea. But I think it's best we go see The Hokage. She'll know what's

going on."

*********

Tsunade's office door burst open. A flood of people came running in. All yelling at her to tell them why Naruto

was arrested on false charges. She held up a hand to silence them. "If you are not Kakashi, Iruka, or Sasuke I

suggest you leave my office now. I will only speak to those three people. The rest of you, out now!" They all

started walking to the door.

Sasuke grabbed Tsunami and Gaara. "They stay. Naruto would want them to hear this."

Tsunade eyed the woman. "Who's she?"

"I'm Tsunami. My father built The Great Naruto Bridge a few years back. I believe escorting him home was

Naruto's first major mission."

Tsuande stared at her for a second, not believing her words. She turned to Sasuke. "The kids got a bridge named

after him? Why didn't anybody tell me?"

A vain popped on Sasuke's forehead. "That's not the point! I want to know why my fiancée was just arrested!"

Tsunade blinked. "Fiancée? You proposed? When?"

"Hokage!"

"Alright, alright! Keep your pants on." She sighed be for continuing. " Sakura is saying Naruto put some kind of

mind control jutsu on you to make you love him. She's also saying the night before you left two months ago you

and her slept together and now she's pregnant by you."

Sasuke was seething. "What! I never touched that bitch! I don't know that the hell she's talking about. She's

lying!"

Tsunade rubbed her palms together. "Well, it's been conformed that she is in fact pregnant. And she was seen

leaving your house that night wearing...well nothing."

"She broke into my house and tried to seduce me by laying naked on my bed. I tossed her out on her ass and told

her to never come on my property again or I would kill her."

"That may be so, but the council is against you. They believe her. They won't even listen to you. She told them

that the night of her New Year's party, she caught him casting 'the jutsu' on you."

"No, what she saw was me kissing him. there was no jutsu. If anything, I had to convince him to admit his feeling

for me."

"Your willing to make a sworn statement on that?"

"Yes."

She thought about it for a moment. "I'll see if I can convince them to let you speak at Naruto's hear in three days.

Until then, none of you are allowed near him. It's a condition set by the council. I can't over ride it, but I was

allowed to set the guards. First watch is to Ino and Lee. If anything goes wrong, they will contact me at once. I

will

then contact one of you. You can all go now."

Gaara, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Iruka all nodded and walked out. Leaving Tsunami staring at the Hokage. Tsunade

shocked to see the woman still standing before her. "Is there something you needed?"

Tsunami shook her head. "Not really. But Naruto needs your help."

Tsunade tensed. Who did this woman think she was? Did she honestly think she would leave Naruto to rot in a

jail cell? "I'm working on getting him out right now."

"Not that kind of help. His doctor told him the baby is taking too much of his chakra. He said Naruto could end

up losing the baby if he didn't have someone 'give' him some of their chakra."

Now Tsunade was really lost. She laughed hesitantly. " You do realize Naruto is a boy? There for he cannot have

a

baby taking his chakra."

Tsunami's brows arched into her hairline. "You do realize he has the Kyuubi inside of him? There for is it

possible."

The Hokage was getting a little annoyed with this woman. "Are you trying to tell me that, not only is Naruto a

run-a-way ninja, who happens to be under arrest for heinous crimes, is pregnant with the Uchiha's baby because

the Kyuubi resides in him?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying. Your not as dumb as Naruto said you were." Tsunade's fist shook. So Naruto

thought she was dumb, huh? Oh, she will get him back for that after this whole ordeal is behind them. "Also, he

needs help with his chakra."

"I'll go see him later tonight and give him a check up and see what I can do about his low chakra levels."

Tsunami bowed. "That's all I ask. Thank you very much." Tsunade rolled her eyes as the other woman walked out

of the room.

**********

As soon as Tsunami was in the hall out side the Hokage's office, Sasuke walked up to her.

"What were you talking about in there?"

Tsunami took a deep breath. "It's not my place to tell you. That's Naruto's job."

Sasuke looked scared. "Is something wrong with him? Or the baby? Are they ok?"

Tsunami bit her lip. She looked down at the floor. "I'm going to tell you on one condition. You can't get mad,

ok? Naruto was going to tell you once everything calmed down from him running away and then all of a sudden

showing pregnant with your kid."

Sasuke nodded his head. "I won't get mad, promise."

"The baby is taking too much of Naruto's chakra. He needs help maintaining his chakra levels. That's why he

needed to see that Tsuande lady."

Sasuke's eyes went wide. His body started shaking. "What will happen if he doesn't get help?"

Tsunami looked at Sasuke. She could see his body shaking badly. She wasn't sure she could answer, but some

how she found her voice. She spoke softly. "If he doesn't get help, he and the baby could die."

Sasuke's breathing became labored. All he could think about was Naruto sitting in a cell somewhere. He knew

what the Konoha jails were like. He had been placed in one after leaving Orochimaru's control. They were damp

and dusty. Not the best place for even a rat to be for more then a day.

His chest tightened at the thought of Naruto and his baby dieing in the cell alone. Tears started streaming down

his face. "They can't die. Naruto is everything to me. If he and the baby die, I would follow them shortly after. I

can't imagine living without them. I need them. I don't want them to die! Please don't let them die."

Tsunami wasn't sure if Sasuke was speaking to her or some God. She walked up to him and hugged him closely.

" It's going to be ok. Tsunade said she would go to him tonight and check him over and see what could be done

about the chakra problem. You trust Tsuande don't you?" Sasuke nodded. "Then trust that she will help them."

She let go of him and stepped back. "Now, I need to you show me to the nearest inn."

Sasuke scoffed. "Your not going to stay in an inn. None of the inn's in Konoha are sanitary enough to even walk

in. You'll stay with me."

"I don't want to impose."

"You won't. Plus, once Naruto's out, we'll need all the help we can get. Neither of us knows how to take care of

a baby."

Tsunami smiled. "Only if your sure. I'll pull my own weight by cooking and cleaning for you. You look like you

could do with a good, fattening meal. The God's only know how long its been since you've had a proper meal."

Sasuke looked down at the floor. "It's been since before my parent's were murdered."

Tsunami's face took in a shocked look. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to bring up bad memories."

Sasuke smiled softly and shook his head. "You didn't. They are good memories. Everything before that night is a

good memory."

He turned and started walking away. Tsunami followed.

**********

Sasuke lead her down the hallway of the Uchiha main house. He stopped out side a large wooden door. He held it

open for Tsunami to walk in.

It was a big room with a large four post bed in the middle. It had matching night stands on both sides. The bed

spread was white with red roses all over it.

"Sasuke, it's beautiful."

"It was my parent's room. I thought you might like it better. It has it's own bathroom, so you wouldn't have to

share with four guys and a baby."

Tsunami inhaled sharply upon hearing the room belonged to his dead parents. "I can't sleep in here, Sasuke. You

and Naruto should. I don't want to make you uncomfortable by being in here."

"You won't make me uncomfortable. The only reason the room hasn't been used is because I never have guests.

You can sleep here. My mother would have wanted someone to use the room instead of it being like a shrine to

them." He smiled wistful. "She always said, as long as you have good memories, you will never need material

things to remind you of loved ones."

Tsunami smiled sadly."She sounds like a very smart woman."

"She was. Anyway, why don't you get settled in. I'll bring you some towels for the bathroom."

"Thank you, Sasuke, for everything."

"I should be thanking you. You took care of Naruto and my baby. You saved my love. For that I am eternally in

your debt."

She rolled her eyes. "You owe me nothing. I love Naruto like a second son. And I know Inari looks to him like a

brother. You should always protect family, no matter what."

Sasuke chuckled. "You sound like a very smart woman, too. I think, if my mother were still alive, you two could

have been close friends."

"I think so, too."

************

Three days later everyone was seated in the Hokage tower in the meeting room. Sasuke could see Sakura sitting

in the front next to a middle aged woman, who could only be her mother. They had the same hair color for the

God's sake. Tsunade was sitting off the the side of a very long table. She looked very pissed off.

Sasuke was nervous. Tsunade pulled it off. He was going to speak on behalf of Naruto. He only hoped he

wouldn't make things worse.

The council men filed in. They had grim looks on their faces. The one in the middle, who looked familiar to

Sasuke, spoke first." We are here to make Naruto Uzumaki answer for his evil crimes." Sasuke gritted his teeth to

keep from yelling out. "Bring in the defendant."

Sasuke watched as Naruto was led in. His hands were chained together. He had a bruised left eye and a healing

cut on his lip. Sasuke couldn't believe what he was seeing! Tsunade had said she was in charge of who was

guarding him. Who would do this, and why? To say the least, both Gaara and Sasuke had to be restrained.

Though Gaara was being held back by Temari and Kakashi, it didn't stop him from yelling. "What the hell is the

meaning of this? Is this how Konoha handles their prisoner's? They allow them to be beaten?"

"Kazekage, please refrain from yelling out!" Sasuke ignored the yelling and looked over at Sakura. She had an

evil smirk on her face. It pissed him off to see her sitting there like she was the queen of the fucknig world.

"You fucking Bitch!" Everyone in the room looked at Sasuke. Sakura's eyes went wide. "How could you do this

to him? He was your friend! Even after all the rude things you've done to him over the years, he still looked out

for you and tried to be there for you!"

Sakura stood up. "You call this being there for me! He tricked you into leaving me alone and pregnant! That thing

is no friend of mine."

"Sasuke!" He looked at Naruto. "Leave her alone."

Everyone looked at Naruto in shock. "Naruto, you can't seriously mean that! I don't believe this! She's trying to

have you put to death for something you never did and your still trying to protect her."

Naruto looked down at the ground. "She's just trying to help you. She loves you and believes you love her back.

She's doing what she thinks is right. Let her be."

Sasuke's jaw hit the floor. He turned back to Sakura. "I don't believe. He's still trying to protect you!"

Sakura wrinkled her nose. "I don't need HIM to protect me! All I need is you, Sasuke. You can protect me and our

baby."

"Like HELL I will. It's not mine. I never slept with you!"

"What has he done to you! You don't even remember the night before you left? We were together all night. You

made love to me, and I conceived your heir."

"It's not mine! Like I said I never slept with you. You are obliviously crazy!"

The council members started getting twitchy. "ENOUGH!!!!!!Everyone please sit down this instant." Everyone sat

down quietly. "Now, First we will hear from Sakura Haruno. Young lady, please tell us what you saw that night."

Sakura put on her sweetest smile as she stood up. "Thank you. It happened at my New Year's Party. I was looking

for Sasuke because he said he was going to bathroom, but he never came back. I got worried. I mean, he never

stays away from me for that long. When I got to the balcony, Naruto was doing some kind of hand signals. I don't

remember what they were, but once he was done, he pounced on Sasuke and started kissing him. I grabbed him by

the shirt and yanked him away. I told him to leave and he did. But Sasuke followed him, even after I tried to stop

him. It was like he was in a trance or something."

The council men whispered amongst themselves for a second. All the while, Naruto's friends were seething with

anger. Hinata and Sasuke knew she had just bluntly lied to the council. "Thank you, Mrs.. Haruno. You may take

your seat. And might I add, you are a brave young lady for coming forward with this. You are a strong woman.

The Uchiha will be pleased to have you as a wife once that...that...THING is out of the way." Sakura smiled and

sat down.

Since when did the council speak for Sasuke? He glared at them as they watched him."You don't speak for me!

The only person I will be marring is Naruto. He is the one I love not that bitch!"

Sakura's mother stood up, walked over to Sasuke and attempted to slap him, but, being an Uchiha, he blocked it.

"How dare you sit there and call my daughter such names when all she as ever done was love you. You have

made love to my daughter and gotten her pregnant. And now you want to leave her for the Kyuubi!"

Sasuke twisted the woman's arm, not enough to brake it, but enough to make her scream. "Your daughter is a

deceitful, lying, little bitch who isn't worth my time! I've said it before and I'll say it again. I never slept with

Sakura. I don't know who's child she carries, but it's not mine! There's only one way to prove this."

The council men scrutinized him for a moment. "How can you prove the child isn't yours?"

"When an Uchiha is born it's eyes are red for about a week. If the child she carries has red eyes, then I'll take

financial responsibly, but there is not way in hell you can make me marry her."

"Fine." The council men made to get up.

"What about Naruto?"

"What about that thing?"

Sasuke glared at them murderouslly. "He's not a thing. He's my fiancée. And he can't stay in the cell's, he could

die."

The council man at the far end of the table smiled. "All the more reason to leave him there. He has no rights. He

is nothing."

Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other. Naruto nodded, giving Sasuke permission to tell them about the baby he

carries. "He is going to be my Husband and..so to speak...the 'mother' of my heir. He carries my child. So, even if

Sakura gave birth to an Uchiha, it would never be my heir. Naruto is due to give birth before her."

The whole room with silent. Some were angry, some were shocked, and some were happy. The council man from

before spoke again. "It and that thing it carried can rot in a jail cell. Men have no right to be pregnant. For all we

know it could be the Kyuubi trying to gain a body of it's own."

Tsuande stood up. "I can assure you, the child Naruto carries is human. And if you do not let him out until

Sakura gives birth, you will have a muderous Uchiha on your hands." She played them like a finely tuned fiddle.

Upon hearing the words 'muderous' and 'Uchiha' in the same sentence they became very worried. The whispered

among themselves once more. "Fine, we will release him into the hands of an ANBU member. Is anyone willing

to

do that?"

Looking around no one stood up at first. "I will take responsibility for Naruto." Sakura was livid once more.

How

dare Sai help HIM and not her! He was suppose to be her friend. How could he just flip on her like that! It wasn't

fair.

"Fine, we release Naruto Uzumaki into your hands Sai. He is to live with you. And He is not allowed out without

you at his side. And under no circumstance is he to be left alone in a place with Sasuke."

"Yes, Sir." Sai silently walked up to Naruto and unchained his hands. Instantly, Naruto ran to Sasuke and hugged

him tightly.

Sasuke closed his eyes. He was hoping he wouldn't start crying in a room full of people. "I love you so much,

Sasuke." That did it. Sasuke buried his face in the crook of Naruto's neck and cried.

I love you so much as well." They clung to each other for dear life, both openly wept together.

Someone behind Naruto cleared his throat. "I'm sorry Naruto, but we have to go. Sasuke can come, too. The

council members only said you couldn't be alone in a place with him."

Naruto nodded and looked at Sasuke. "Do you want to come with me?"

"Dobe, of course I do." Sasuke turned around to Tsunami. "Do you remember the way back to the Uchiha

district?"

"Yes, go with Naruto. I'll see you later tonight or tomorrow."

"Thank you." Sasuke turned back to Naruto only to see him smiling like an idiot. "What?"

"Nothing. All of a sudden, you have to ask permission to come over to someone else's house?"

"Shut up, Naruto."

"No, no. I think it's cute."

"Naruto, Don't make me hurt you once that child is out of you."

Naruto frowned. "Great, I have an abusive fiancée."

"I'm not abusive. I just won't let you make fun of me."

"Whatever." With that Naruto laced his fingers with Sasuke's and followed Sai to his new home.

************

Sai showed Naruto to a room down that hall from his own. It was small, but nice.

"This will be your room. I don't want you changing things in here."

Naruto and Sasuke looked around. Naruto started to fidget. Sai and Sasuke both looked at him. "Naruto, what's

wrong? Is the room not nice enough?"

Naruto glared at Sai. "Don't be an ass. The room is fine. I'm just worried about what happens after the baby is

born."

Sai looked at Sasuke. Sasuke looked at Sai. It was a reasonable worry. Before either could reply, Naruto yawned

loudly. Sasuke wrapped his arms around Naruto's large belly. "Why don't you go to sleep. Sai and I will talk in

the other room about what to do."

Sai walked out of the room. "Ok. I love you, Sasuke."

"I love you, too, Naruto. Get some sleep. I doubt that cell was comfortable." Sasuke kissed Naruto and walked

out.

***********

Sai watched Sasuke walk into the room and sit in the chair across from him. "He has a point. Him and that baby

can't stay here with you."

Sai sighed. "I know. I was thinking about that, too." He looked Sasuke in the eyes. "I know sometimes I don't

show it, and i do make fun of him a lot, but Naruto is a friend of mine. If you hurt him, I will hurt you."

Sasuke's eyes went wide. "Why is everyone so worried that I'm going to hurt Naruto. I would never hurt him if I

could help it."

"What do you mean 'if you could help it'?"

Sasuke looked down. "I still have the curse seal, and Kabuto is still out there somewhere. Orochimaru taught

him how to use it. If he ever decides to come after him he will make me hurt Naruto so that he can't stop him. I

don't think he will. He can't do much without Orochimaru, and he's dead."

Sai's brow knitted together. "If Orochimaru taught Kabuto to use the curse seal, then wouldn't he teach him other

things, like the Edo Tensei?"

"No, He didn't trust Kabuto enough to teach him the resurrection justsu. Orochimaru didn't think he would use it

properly. He did, however, teach it to me."

"Why would he teach you that and not his right hand man?"

Sasuke smiled. "I made him think he could trust me and not Kabuto."

Sai inclined his head. "Cleaver."

Sasuke chuckled. "We've gotten off topic."

"So, it seems."

It was silent for a moment. "I think, to make the council happy, Naruto should stay here with you. But after the

baby is born, if you consent to it, I would like for you both to live in the Uchiha district, in the main house, with

me."

Sai thought about if for a second. "It seems that's the only option we have. Alright. I'll go." Sai looked at Sasuke.

Trying to find away to ask a question without starting a fight. "I have to ask, is Saskura pregnant with

your...other...child."

The sharingan blazed. " I NEVER touched her. And I wish people would stop thinking I did. The only person I've

ever been with like that is Naruto."

Sai scrutinized the Uchiha. He was looking for any signs of deceit." I believe you. I don't think the child is yours.

But the question still remains, who's is it?I think I'll follow her. She's quiet easy to tail. Very forgetful, plus, it's

my job. Recon is what I do best."

"You think she will lead you to the real father?"

"If it's who I think it is, then yes."

"Who do you think it is?"

"I don't want to say anything. I know your temper. I don't need to have your killing people. Just wait until I get

more information, then if it's true, I'll let you murder him."

Sai got up and headed for the door of his room. At the door he paused and looked back at Sasuke. "You can stay

the night in Naruto's room. He's been thru a lot of the past few days. In the morning, though, I want you to see if

you can get him to tell you who did that to his face."

Sasuke only nodded. Sai walked into his room.

*********

Sasuke sat in the chair next to the bed. It was twelve in the morning. He needed to get sleep. He got up and

crawled into the bed behind Naruto. He wrapped his arms around him and hugged him to his chest.

"I'm going to protect you no matter what. Angel's like you should never be hurt." He fell asleep holding the one

thing most precious to him.