Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Shattered ❯ Fleeting Moments ( Chapter 19 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did Kakashi would be a stripper.

 

Spoilers: Some from the manga, but I mixed it up so you probably won't even notice it

Warnings: Lemon

 

 

Chapter 19: Fleeting Moments

 

 

The Next Day

 

Naruto couldn't help but feel nervous and excited all at once. Today he was going to be assigned to his Anbu squad. Lee and Neji had agreed to meet him in the lobby of the Anbu Headquarters. Dressed in his full Anbu gear, Naruto followed some other Anbu members since he didn't really know his way around the headquarters. Thankfully he saw Lee and Neji waiting, just where they said they would. Both were also in their Anbu uniforms. Lee had his mask tied loosely around his waist, while Neji was holding his. Naruto smiled, adjusted his mask, which was placed on the side of his head, and sat down.

 

The three rookie Anbu talked for a bit before their two instructors approached them. They were told the day before by their instructors that today would be their last day of instruction from them. The instructors motioned for the rookies to follow them into the meeting hall.

 

The meeting hall was huge. At the front were huge chalkboards and one long table. All the seating was in the style of a lecture hall. There were no windows and only one entrance, obviously to ensure the secrecy of whatever was discussed within the hall.

 

The instructors told the rookies that while inside the meeting hall the rules of secrecy between Anbu members was not as strict. They can answer to their own names, as well as call other members by their names regardless of whether or not they have their mask on. Only when outside of the headquarters are they not to answer to their names, when wearing their masks. The instructors told them that all others rules will be told to them by their new captains. The rookies are taken aback when their instructors smile at them. “It's been our pleasure to train you for the Anbu.” With that they walk away.

 

Naruto, Lee and Neji end up sitting in the last row. They want to be able to observe everyone in the room. Some had their masks on, some didn't. Some members are joking around with what was probably their squad, while others sat in silence. But overall the atmosphere within the room was laid back.

 

The atmosphere changed though when an Anbu member wearing a long black hooded cloak walked in. Everyone scrambled to find a seat before the Anbu made it to the front of the room. Naruto instantly knew who the man was, he was the Head of the Anbu. Their instructors had told them that the Head of the Anbu was in charge of organizing the squads, passing out missions, and promoting the captains. The instructors also told them that despite his fearsome appearance the head of the Anbu was actually a very nice man, although no one aside from the Hokage knew who he was.

 

“I'm pleased to see all of you once again. As some of you know we have three new members. Will Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Neji and Rock Lee please come down?”

 

Immediately all three got up from their seats and walked to the front of the room. When Naruto turned to look at the rest of the Anbu members he was suddenly very nervous. The room looked much larger and it seemed as if all eyes where on him.

 

“Now you three will be placed into squads that I deem will benefit the most from your skills. After the meeting you and your squad can get together and meet formally. Your captain will also take you to get your tattoo, which will officially make you an Anbu member.”

 

There was a small round of approving applause. Naruto couldn't suppress the smile that crossed his face. He was just way too excited.

 

“Uzumaki Naruto you will be joining squad eight. Will they please stand.” On the far right side of the room against the wall four Anbu members stood. Naruto turned smiled at the Head of the Anbu and then walked over to join his new squad.

 

“Hyuuga Neji you will be joining squad three. Will they please stand.” Neji walked over and joined the four other members of his new squad.

 

“Rock Lee you will be placed in squad seven. Will they please stand.” Lee's squad had only three other members.

 

“Well then, does anyone have any questions?” The whole room remained silent. “Well then congratulations to our newest members, and you are all dismissed.”

 

Naruto silently followed his new squad as they walked to one of the smaller meeting rooms. Once inside all the members sat around the table and removed their masks. It was only then that Naruto realized that he was the only one with the squad with his face exposed. Once their masks were removed Naruto was shocked to see that some of their faces were familiar, even if he couldn't remember their names.

 

The Anbu member with burn scars on his face approached Naruto and extended his hand. “My name is Raido, I'm the captain.” Naruto shook his hand firmly. Everyone else introduced themselves, and Naruto was very relived to notice they all seemed very excited to have him on their squad. He got no bad vibes from any of them.

 

Raido told Naruto that Squad 8 specialized in stealth, infiltration and information gathering. They train five days a week and have the weekends off. The only time that the schedule changed was when they had a mission. Their missions tended to be very long, considering their expertise. Thankfully though after each mission they were given a short paid vacation.

 

“Lets get you your tattoo. I'll be the one to tattoo you.”

 

Naruto nodded and watched as Raido gathered the needle and started mixing the ink. As he mixed the ink another member pulled out a pen and outlined the spiral Anbu design on Naruto's shoulder. Once the design was outlined everyone nodded in agreement. Raido was very quick and effective with the needle. He was done in no time. When he was done, Naruto quickly wiped his shoulder clean and inspected the tattoo.

 

“This one hurt more than my last one.”

 

“You have another tattoo?” Raido stopped putting away the tattoo equipment as he approached Naruto once again. Naruto waited until Raido was in front of him before showing him the palm of his hand with the small spiral. “Who gave you that one?”

 

“Jirayia. So when do we train?”

 

“Your arm isn't sore?”

 

Naruto poked at the tattoo then turned and smiled at Raido. “It's already healed.”

 

Raido simply smiled back, put his mask on and walked out of the room. Everyone quickly followed suit and ran out of the room.

 

--

 

Lee on other hand was not having a good time. His skin was not taking the tattoo well. He was bleeding profusely and welting. His captain, who was a very friendly woman, sent him to the hospital. Lee knew she was feeling bad over the tattoo, but it wasn't her fault.

 

When he walked into the lobby the nurses saw the blood running down his arm and pulled him into a private examination room. Once inside the room, Lee removed his mask. The nurse treating him instantly recognized him, and became nervous. She didn't want to be known as the nurse who didn't treat Sakura's boyfriend properly. Lee noticed her nervousness. He smiled at her hoping to calm her down. The nurse gave Lee some painkillers and some cream to put over the wound. As Lee put his mask on he asked the nurse not to tell Sakura that he was there. When the nurse nodded, Lee thanked her and headed home.

 

By the time Lee got to his apartment he was in a lot of pain, it hurt to move his right arm. Upon entering his apartment, Lee took off his clothes with the exception of his boxers. Using the bathroom mirror to help him see he applied the cream the nurse gave him. He would forgo taking the painkillers though. He didn't want to accidentally mess up the dosage. He knew he was never good at taking medicine. Instead he lay down on his bed and he draped his left arm over his eyes. He soon fell into an uneasy sleep.

 

--

 

The goal was simple. Sneak up to his squad members and `take them out'. Yet somehow Naruto was having a hard time getting even remotely close to them. Raido said the purpose of the exercise was to see the extent of Naruto's skills as well as train the rest of the squad on awareness. After being found out again, Naruto jumped down from the trees and approached Raido. Naruto was so frustrated a blind man would have been able to tell.

 

“Come here.” Thinking he was about to be reprimanded Naruto walked over to Raido with his head slightly bowed. “You are doing a lot better than I expected. The problem is you have to hide your chakra better, as well as use less flashy jutsus.”

 

Naruto took a moment to think over the advice. If he could hide his chakra then the other squad members wouldn't be able to detect him. That also meant he couldn't rely on certain skills he spent so long building. As for the less flash jutsus, that made sense to him. The whole point was to sneak up not destroy. Naruto would have to rely on simple and subtle techniques. Not exactly his area of expertise. With a nod Naruto took off to try once again.

 

Raido stood back and watched. He could tell that Naruto had listened to his advice. As a matter of fact Naruto did much better. He got very close to achieving his goal, had it not been for the teamwork of the squad Naruto might have `taken them out'. Naruto was definitely an excellent addition to the squad.

 

“Okay lets break for lunch everyone.” Raido took off his mask, grabbed his pack and waited for the rest of his squad to follow his lead. Once everyone had taken their mask off as well he led them away.

 

The squad gathered in a small clearing and pulled out their lunches from their packs. Naruto sat back and observed the ease with which his squad interacted. It seems their skills on information gathering also leaked into their personal lives since all the talk seemed to revolve around gossip.

 

“Say Naruto, you live with Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke right?”

 

“Yeah, why?”

 

“Is it strange?”

 

“Strange? Why would it be strange?”

 

“Well considering what Sasuke did.”

 

Naruto continued to eat as he answered. “You ask as if he's the first person to ever make a mistake. We worked it out, we're still working it out.”

 

“If someone had done that to me, I don't know if I would have been able to forgive them.”

 

This time Naruto did stop eating. “Are you questioning my decision?” His tone wasn't angry, only very confident.

 

“No, I'm just saying you're more forgiving than me.”

 

“What would you do if your first and only best friend left because he was manipulated to? What would you do if your best friend left and hurt you because they had been hurting all along for so long in fact that they didn't know what else to feel? Would you forgive them and help them or turn your back?”

 

“I don't know. I had a different childhood than you Naruto. I had lots of friends. With that kind of support I don't know what I would do. Maybe you're a better person than me.”

 

“No, I'm not better just different. He's just my best friend and I wasn't letting him go without a fight.”

 

“But you have lots of friends now, and a great fiancé.”

 

The comment caused Naruto to blush, which only made everyone laugh.

 

“Hey Naruto, I've got a question.”

 

Naruto turned and faced his squad member. He couldn't help but think how nosey they all were. Then again it was probably engrained in them by now. Gods did he hope he didn't turn out to be as nosey as them. His thought evaporated when he saw the far off look his squad member had.

 

“Answer honestly, is Sakura really as nice and beautiful as she is when she's in the hospital?”

 

There was a moment of silence before Naruto burst into hysterical laughter. “Do you have a crush on her?” Instead of answering, the man turned and stuttered a few words that no one could decipher. This only caused everyone to join in the laughter. “I'd be careful. Lee is very protective of her.”

 

“I was just curious.”

 

Everyone burst in laughter again. Naruto knew then that he was really going to enjoy his new squad.

 

--

 

“Excuse me Haruno-sama?”

 

Sakura stopped walking down the hospital hallway and turned to see a very nervous nurse. “Yes.”

 

“Lee-san was here earlier.”

 

Forgetting where she was going, Sakura walked toward the nurse. “What for?”

 

“He got his Anbu tattoo and his skin reacted violently to it. He told me not to tell you, then he went home.”

 

“You treated him?”

 

“Yes. I gave him some cream for the tattoo and some painkillers.”

 

“Good. Thank you for telling me.” With that Sakura walked past the nurse and began looking around for the head nurse. When Sakura finally found her she told her that an emergency had come up and that she had to leave. The head nurse told her that everything would be under control. Taking off her lab coat, Sakura ran out the front doors.

 

--

 

Sakura couldn't help but feel extremely sorry for Lee. He was lying on the bed in nothing but his boxers. His left arm was covering his eyes. His whole body was leaning to the left in an attempt to keep his right shoulder from touching the bed. He looked dreadfully uncomfortable. His right shoulder looked red and swollen.

 

Moving silently Sakura sat down on the bed next to Lee. With extreme care she lifted his right arm and placed it in her lap. She turned his arm slightly until she had a clear view of the tattoo. After running through some seals, Sakura's hands were surrounded by green chakra. She quickly began to heal Lee's shoulder.

 

Halfway through the treatment Lee began to stir. When he removed his left arm from his eyes he was shocked to see Sakura sitting next to him.

 

“Hold still, I'm almost done.”

 

“The nurse told you didn't she?”

 

“You should have told me.”

 

“I didn't want to worry you.”

 

Neither said anything else as Sakura continued to heal Lee's shoulder. When she was finally done the swelling was completely gone, but it was still slightly red. Without a word Sakura got up and went to the bathroom. Quickly finding the bandages she knew were there, Sakura returned to the bedroom to find Lee sitting on the bed. She sat next to him and began to wrap his shoulder.

 

“You'll be sore for a few days, but you'll heal just fine.”

 

As Sakura got up to put the bandages away Lee grabbed her hand and stopped her. “Thank you Sakura.”

 

Looking at him Sakura realized just how much she truly missed him the past month. Even though he'd been back for a day, that one day hadn't been enough for her. Slowly Sakura leaned down and gave Lee a chaste kiss on the lips. In return Lee leaned back onto the bed, pulling Sakura on top of him. Sakura willingly moved with him and laid her head on his chest. Sakura could hear the soothing sound of his heart and she could feel his fingers playing in her hair.

 

“Sakura, you know people think that we've…”

 

“I know. Let them think whatever they want.”

 

Another calm moment of silence followed before Lee once again spoke up.

 

“Aren't you supposed to be working right now?”

 

“Yes, but you take priority.”

 

“I don't want you to get in trouble.”

 

“I don't want you to be in pain.” Carefully Sakura sat up until she could see Lee's face clearly. “You are important to me. Without you I would go insane.”

 

A small sincere smile appeared on Lee's face. Sakura could see the love flowing from his eyes. She felt his warm hands cup her face.

 

“I love you Sakura.”

 

Sakura moved up his body until she was face to face with him. Brushing her lips against his she whispered `I love you' before kissing him. She realized she had missed these innocent intimate moments. Lee just made her feel so safe. Pulling back she placed her head on his good shoulder and rubbed her nose against the side of his neck. In return Lee rubbed soothing circles on her back with one hand, while the other hand continued to play with her hair.

 

“Sakura, do you ever feel pressured to move our relationship faster because of Naruto and Hinata?”

 

Sakura moved her head back so she could see Lee's profile from his shoulder. “Sometimes. Do you?”

 

“At times, but then I think about our relationship and I realize our relationship is different from theirs. They walk a different path that we do.”

 

“Lee I don't care how fast, how slow or how different our path is from anyone else's as long as I have you next to me.”

 

Slowly Lee pushed Sakura off his shoulder and rolled onto his side facing her. He propped himself up on his elbow and with his free hand lightly touched Sakura's cheek.

 

Sakura closed her eyes at the contact. She was swimming in his soft caresses. Who would have thought that such soft innocent touches could make her heart swell. This man, this independent man, had loved her from the moment he laid eyes on her. He made her feel loved, attractive, and sexy. He made her feel things she never knew she wanted to feel.

 

Her thoughts stopped when Sakura felt Lee kiss her temple. Those lips then kissed her ear. Sakura turned her head, giving him more access to her ear and neck. As Lee kissed her neck, Sakura reached forward and pulled him on top of her.

 

Lee stopped kissing Sakura and instead leaned back on his elbows so he could see her face. Sakura could see the hesitation and surprise on his face. Smiling Sakura reached behind Lee and grabbed his braid. She pulled out the tie and undid the braid. His hair spilled over his shoulders. Sakura ran her fingers from his scalp down his neck and back, playing with his hair the whole time. Lee closed his eyes and sighed softly.

 

“You have beautiful hair. Don't cut it.”

 

“As long as you like it.”

 

“I like a lot of things about you.” Sakura's voice was merely a whisper, but Lee heard her loud and clear. He smiled when Sakura gave him her best seductive look. He leaned down and kissed her with such passion that it surprised even him.

 

Sakura returned the kiss with equal passion. She threw all her trust and love into the kiss. She wanted him to know exactly what she felt. She wanted all doubt to leave his mind. Slowly she ran her hands up from his lower back to his shoulders, the whole time being careful of his injured shoulder. Lee pulled back from the kiss just enough to be able to move to Sakura's ear.

 

“Are you sure?” Lee's voice was deep and low. The sound and feel of his voice made the muscles at the base of her back clench.

 

“Yes.” Her reply was more of a breath than a word, but he understood nonetheless.

 

“You can stop me at anytime if you want.”

 

“And you can stop me at anytime if you want.” Lee couldn't help but laugh softly.

 

Sakura smiled at Lee's reaction. At least now neither one of them was nervous anymore, well not as nervous. Sakura turned her head and lightly kissed Lee's neck. Lee stopped laughing and turned slightly exposing more of his neck and sighed. Sakura kissed a trail from his neck to his jaw. When Lee turned to face her, Sakura continued her trail from his jaw to his lips. While still on his elbows, Lee moved his hands to Sakura's face and brushed all her hair off her face. When they finished kissing he leaned back.

 

She was completely breathtaking.

 

She was blushing lightly. Her face was beautiful, her neck and shoulders. He wanted to see more of her, but her clothes were in the way. Lee moved away from Sakura and stood up. Confused, Sakura sat up and looked at Lee. It wasn't until he reached over and grabbed her hands that she understood. Once Sakura was standing Lee turned her around so she was facing the bed with her back to him.

 

Sakura was once again confused and now slightly worried. When Lee wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed the back of her neck she calmed down.

 

“I just want to take my time. Do you mind?”

 

The sound of his voice once again made the muscles at the base of her spine clinch. She shook her head and waited for Lee to do whatever it was he wanted to do.

 

Lee ran his hands down Sakura's arms. When he reached her wrists he moved his hands from her arms to her waist. He grabbed the bottom of her wine colored shirt and started to pull it up. Sakura lifted her arms and let Lee take her shirt off. Now the only things on her torso were the wrappings around her breasts. She expected Lee to remove those next. Instead he started kissing the back of her neck down to her shoulder blades. The whole time he kept his hands on her waist, moving his thumbs in soothing circles.

 

Lee moved up and kissed the patch of skin behind Sakura's ear. Sakura leaned her head back onto Lee's shoulder.

 

“You are so beautiful.”

 

Sakura closed her eyes. She relished in the heat coming off of Lee's chest and sinking into her back. She felt Lee move his hands from her waist to her belt buckle. Before she knew it the belt was undone as well as her cargo pants.

 

“Sakura, are you scared?”

 

It was only then that Sakura realized her breathing was becoming irregular. But it wasn't because she was scared. She was anxious, nervous, excited, and curious. But nowhere could she find fear in her emotional jumble. She wasn't scare of Lee. She knew him, she trusted him.

 

She loved him.

 

Sakura placed her hands over Lee's hands and helped him push her pants down. When Lee could no longer push the pants further down he started to move away from Sakura, but she stopped him. She grabbed his hands and wrapped then around her waist.

 

“Not yet. I'm embarrassed. Let me gather some courage.”

 

“Take as long as you need.” Lee kissed Sakura at the junction where her neck met her shoulder. Sakura carefully pushed her pants down with her legs. Without moving away from Lee, she removed her pants and kicked them off to the side.

 

It only took Sakura a moment to realize her embarrassment was ridiculous. Sure he was going to see more of her body than he ever had before. But so was she. He thought she was beautiful, and he loved her. Slowly Sakura let go of his hands.

 

Lee took a step back, reached out with his right hand and he grabbed her left hand. He pulled on her hand, which resulted in Sakura turning around to face him. She had her eyes closed. It was obvious to Lee that she was nervous. With his free hand he lightly touched her cheek.

 

“Do you want to stop?”

 

“No. I'm just nervous, which is making me mad, which in return is making me even more nervous.”

 

Lee leaned forward and kissed Sakura on the lips. The kiss relaxed Sakura immensely. When he pulled back she opened her eyes. What she saw took her breath away. There was nothing but love and devotion in Lee's eyes. He was smiling softly at her. Some of his hair had spilled over his shoulder and was cascading down his chest. Sakura cursed herself for not realizing sooner how gorgeous Lee's body was. His muscle definition was perfect. Not too much muscle, and not too little.

 

Sakura placed her free hand on Lee's chest. Taking her time she moved her hand down his chest to his abdomen. She wanted to memorize every dip and curve of his torso. When she reached his waist she moved her hand to his back and up to his shoulder. The movement caused her to take a step forward. She ghosted her lips over his cheek. She could feel his breath, which was heavy, on her cheek.

 

“Love me Lee. Love me forever.”

 

“Is there any other way to love?”

 

Even though their words were hushed, to Sakura it felt like they were screaming. Pushing her anxiety down she stepped away from Lee until the back of her knees touched the bed. Without looking away from his face she began to remove the wrappings around her chest. She could almost feel the hitch in Lee's breath as more and more of her chest was being exposed.

 

When the wrappings were finally removed Sakura covered her breasts and sat down on the bed. Lee moved forward and kneeled in front of Sakura. He reached up and wrapped his hands around her forearms.

 

“Sakura…”

 

“I was never happy with them. I always thought they were too small.”

 

Lee smiled and leaned forward kissing the space between her covered breasts. “I always thought they were perfect. You have nothing to be ashamed of.”

 

Sakura threw her head back slightly when Lee kissed her chest. When Lee was finished speaking, she let him remove her hands from her chest and then placed his hands on her thighs. A moment later she felt Lee's breath on her chest. He said “perfect” right before kissing her left breast. She felt his breath and lips on her chest. Randomly she could feel his tongue as well. The hands on her thighs were setting her legs on fire. She felt he was setting her whole body on fire, and then distinguishing them with his kisses.

 

Sakura buried her hand in Lee's hair when he started kissing her other breast. Lee moaned when she started massaging his scalp. Sakura felt Lee moan, which resulted in her moaning. Lee moved one of his hands to her breast and started to lightly caress it. Sakura felt like she was being over run with sensations; the hand on her thigh and breast, the lips on her chest, her hand in his hair. She felt like she couldn't take it anymore, but was thirsting for more.

 

She needed more. She wanted more.

 

“…Lee..”

 

Lee stopped kissing her chest and looked at her. Sakura reached out and pulled him into a kiss. She needed to kiss him. She needed him to know how much he was making her want him. She moaned when she felt his tongue massage against hers. If this was a dream, she never wanted to wake up. When she felt Lee start to push her onto the bed, she placed her feet on the bed and pushed herself further up. Lee followed her, kissing her the whole time.

 

Sakura stopped kissing Lee and threw her head back when she felt Lee settle between her thighs. Lee in return moaned and rested his forehead on her chest. Sakura swore if her body temperature went up any higher she would pass out.

 

After regaining control over his senses Lee began to kiss his way down Sakura's body. This time Sakura buried both her hands in Lee's hair. She would tug on his hair when she wanted Lee to continue kissing whatever area he was at. Lee would do as she wanted then continue kissing down her body. When he reached the top of her underwear he pulled himself to his knees.

 

Sakura blushed at being exposed. She tried to close her legs, but was stopped when Lee ran his hands down her thighs. She watched in fascination as he kissed the inside of her knee. When his hands reached the waistband of her underwear, she didn't protest or ask him to wait. Instead she lifted her hips so he could easily remove them.

 

As soon as they were off Lee was back on top of Sakura kissing her eagerly. Sakura placed her hands on his hips and rolled them over. She laughed when she say the surprised look on his face. Mimicking what he did earlier, she moved until she was facing his chest. She said “perfect” and began to kiss his chest. When she would move from one area to another her hand would massage the area she had just kissed. As she moved down she couldn't help but feel satisfied with herself for turning Lee into human pudding. When she reached the waistband of his boxers she decided to be extra evil and she licked the skin right above his boxers. Lee arched his back slightly and moaned her name.

 

“Lee.”

 

With half lidded eyes Lee looked down his body at Sakura. She tugged lightly at his boxers, hoping he would understand what she wanted. Lee closed his eyes, laid his head back on the bed and lifted his hips. Sakura sat up and removed his boxers. Hesitantly Sakura placed her hands on his hips. She wanted to touch him, but was nervous about doing so at the same time. Lee made the decision for her though when he rolled them over again.

 

Sakura moaned into the kiss as Lee slowly pressed onto her. She could feel all of him. She felt like he was everywhere, touching everything. Her skin was on fire, and she didn't want it any other way. She raised one of her legs and rubbed her thigh against his the side of his hip. Lee placed a hand on her thigh and pulled her closer. Sakura moaned and lightly thrust her hips against Lee's.

 

Their kisses had evolved into something that Sakura could only describe as pure passion and lust. She wanted him, and he wanted her. She knew when everything was said and done her lips were going to be bruised. But kissing could only satisfy her so much.

 

“…Lee…show me, show me how much you love me. I want to know.”

 

Lee kissed and nipped at Sakura's throat. He understood what Sakura was feeling. He too needed to take the next step. Using the hand on her thigh he hooked her leg onto his hip then moved that hand between their bodies. Almost immediately his hand was enclosed in the heat their two bodies had creating. As he began to enter her he felt her body stiffen, so he stopped. He repositioned himself so he could whisper in her ear before trying again.

 

The sensation was not something Sakura was expecting. It's didn't hurt as much as she thought it would, but it felt strange. She could tell by the way Lee reacted that he thought he had hurt her. But the loving words he was whispering to her were helping her greatly. It relaxed her. It wasn't until she felt his hips firmly against hers that she realized he was completely inside her.

 

She was really, finally making love to him.

 

She suddenly felt like someone opened a floodgate somewhere inside of her. They were really doing this. She was in complete shock. It wasn't until Lee brushed a tear from her face that she realized she was crying.

 

“Sakura, am I -“

 

“No. I'm not crying because of that.” She threw her arms around his neck and started kissing his shoulder. “Show me Lee.”

 

Slowly Lee began to move. Sakura couldn't believe it. The sensation evolved from strange to arousing very quickly. She wanted more, wanted to feel more. At some point she hooked both legs onto his hips, pulling him closer. Their movements became more aggressive. And yet she wanted more. She wanted him to be everywhere, to touch and kiss her everywhere. She wanted to touch and kiss him everywhere. She wanted him to set her skin on fire.

 

But the real fire wasn't being set on her skin.

 

She knew she was getting close when her moans became louder and less understandable. She knew he was close by the way he moved and the ragged feel of his breath on her neck. Even with her eyes closed she knew he was now propped up on his elbows looking down at her. It only made her more aroused to know he was looking at her.

 

“Sakura…open your eyes…..look at me…”

 

Slowly Sakura opened her eyes. Lee's hair shielded her on both sides. Some of it was sticking to his shoulder and forehead from the light sweat. It wasn't until she noticed he was sweating that she realized she was sweating as well. His face was completely etched in passion. She had never seen it that way before. The look in his eyes almost made her thighs turn to jelly. Hell if he ever looked at her that way outside the bedroom she was sure her thighs would turn to jelly. She reached up and lightly ran her thumb over his bottom lip.

 

Lee kissed her thumb then leaned down and kissed her on the lips. “I love you.”

 

“I know. I love you too.”

 

It was only moments later that Sakura felt her entire world narrow down to just herself, Lee and the glorious feeling in her hips. She clung to Lee and arched her back. She was sure she probably scratched his shoulders. Lee thrust a few more times before moaning and stiffening in Sakura's arms.

 

The pair laid in silence for what seemed like hours. Both waited for muscles to finish contracting, and the euphoric feeling to subside so they could move. Lee was the first to move. He rolled off of Sakura and lay on his back. Sakura looked over at him. There were rays of afternoon sun shining in from the window. Some of the light hit Lee, making him look incredibly sexy. Sakura rolled over and propped herself on her elbows to get a better look of him. As she studied his face, Lee opened his eyes. He smiled sweetly at her.

 

“You know I used to dream about what my first time would be like. For a long time I thought it would be Sasuke. Then I thought it would be Naruto. You though are much better than my dream. This is better than any dream.”

 

Lee didn't say anything. He only smiled at Sakura. But Sakura could tell by the look in his eyes what he wanted to say. Words wouldn't have been able to describe it. But she didn't need to hear it, she could see it and feel it.

 

Sakura lowered herself onto the bed facedown with her head rested on her arms. Lee rolled onto his side and rested his head on the pillow next to her. He casually threw one of his legs over the back of her legs and lightly drew circles on her back with his arm. Sakura closed her eyes; their position was very comfortable and was making her sleepy. The last thing she remembered before falling asleep was Lee kissing her lips.

 

--

Naruto was dead tired. After lunch Raido made the squad spar. He said that a ninja must keep his skills sharp. So for the rest of the day they sparred. Naruto won a few matches, but he was still tired, and sore.

 

When he walked in the house Sasuke was sitting at the table looking over some scrolls. As Naruto shut the door he stopped dead in his tracks. Sakura hadn't welcomed him home. She always welcomed him home.

 

“She's not here, and I don't know where she is.”

 

Naruto nodded and headed to his room. Sakura might have had a really busy day at the hospital, or maybe Tsunade decided to take her out for some training. Either way, if Sasuke wasn't worried he wouldn't worry. He knew Sasuke, and Sasuke was a protective bastard.

 

After changing into his jounin uniform Naruto walked back into the dining room. Sasuke was still looking over the scroll.

 

“What do you want for dinner?”

 

“Doesn't matter.”

 

“Eat out or cook?”

 

“Don't care.”

 

“Hey bastard help me out. Choose something, my treat.”

 

Sasuke lowered his scroll and sighed heavily. “Eat out.”

 

“See was that so painful.”

 

Sasuke rolled up his scroll and went to put it away. By the time he came back Naruto was already waiting outside for him.

 

Sasuke wasn't surprised when they ended up at the ramen stand. He wasn't going to complain though. He was getting bored being home by himself. He was also running short on scrolls to study. Maybe he could borrow some of Naruto's.

 

“How was training?”

 

“Good. But I have a lot to learn.”

 

“How's your squad?”

 

“They're great. They're really helpful, friendly and funny. Our captain is a nice guy too.”

 

“I saw your tattoo, did it hurt?”

 

“Not really. It healed quickly obviously.”

 

Sasuke stared at the arm where the tattoo was located. He couldn't see it at the moment because of the long sleeves Naruto was wearing. Naruto noticed though where Sasuke was looking, so he pushed up his sleeve so Sasuke could see the tattoo. Without thinking Sasuke reached out and almost touched the tattoo, but he pulled his hand back at the last moment.

 

“You'll have one someday, I promise.”

 

Naruto smiled his cheesy grin at Sasuke. Instead of smiling back, Sasuke punched Naruto right on the tattoo.

 

“Owww. Bastard it's still a little sore.”

 

This time Sasuke did smirk.

 

“So, Sasuke got any missions coming up?”

 

“No. I'm on vacation. I plan on spending my time studying and training.”

 

“What level do they give you?”

 

“Nothing lower than a B rank. But I haven't gotten an S rank yet.”

 

“It's only been a month.”

 

The rest of the meal was spent in comfortable silence, with the occasion elbow jab. When they were done the sun had already set. Naruto ordered some take out for Sakura just in case. Yet when they arrived home she still hadn't shown up. Now Naruto was getting worried. It wasn't like Sakura to just disappear and not let anyone know.

 

Naruto did a quick walk through of the house just to be sure, before striding to the door and leaving. Sasuke was right behind him. There was only one other place Sakura could be at, and if she was there Sasuke knew Naruto was going to give both Sakura and Lee an earful. Not to mention Sasuke himself was going to give them death glares for making him worry.

 

--

 

When they knocked on the front door, they got no answer. Sasuke pressed his ear against the door and signaled to Naruto that there was someone inside. Silently the pair moved to the back of the building and walked up the wall to Lee's living room window.

 

Sasuke entered first and activated his Sharingan. After scanning the room quickly, he signaled to Naruto that were no genjustu traps. Naruto entered the room and looked around. He too could see nothing out of the ordinary. After signaling to each other quickly Naruto went to investigate the kitchen, while Sasuke went to the bedroom.

 

As Sasuke approached the bedroom he noticed the door was wide open. Well that made things easier. Sasuke pulled out a kunai as he walked up to the door. The room was almost completely dark. Sasuke quickly scanned the room, and was almost done when he stopped dead in his tracks. On the bed Lee and Sakura were spooning. The sheet only covered their hips. Thankfully their arms covered the majority of Sakura's breasts. It didn't take Sasuke very long to figure out what had happened.

 

He quickly turned toward the kitchen just in time to see Naruto walking up to him. Sasuke shook his head and signaled for them to leave. Naruto stopped walking and gave Sasuke a confused look. Sasuke quickly closed the distance between them, grabbed Naruto's arm and lead him back outside the apartment. Once outside Naruto pulled his arm back.

 

“Why did you do that?”

 

“She's here and she's fine.”

 

“Then let me yell at her for worrying us.”

 

Once again Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arm when he turned to walk back to the apartment. “No, don't.”

 

“Why the hell not?”

 

“They….she….we probably won't see her until tomorrow.”

 

“What?”

 

“Naruto, damnit don't make me say it.”

 

“Then how the hell else am I supposed to understand?”

 

“They were in the bed together.”

 

“So they were asleep, what's the big—“ Naruto never finished his sentence. The light blush on Sasuke's face was enough for him to understand. “OH…oh, well let's go home I guess.”

 

--

The Next Morning

--

 

Deep down inside Sakura knew that sneaking back into the house was futile. Naruto and Sasuke knew for sure she was out all night. They might even know where. She didn't really know why she was sneaking in. Maybe she hoped that she could get through today without running into one of them. If she walked in through the front door a confrontation was sure to happen.

 

Without making any noise she quickly grabbed some clean clothes and changed. She had already showered at Lee's place, much to their embarrassment. Things were still fresh and new. But she liked it.

 

After changing she quickly brushed her hair and headed toward the door. That was her first mistake. As she walked down the hallway toward the front door the sound of Naruto's voice stopped her.

 

“Sakura you want some breakfast?”

 

Sakura turned her attention toward the dinning room. Sasuke was sitting at the table reading a book, and Naruto was standing in the doorway between the kitchen and dinning room.

 

“No, I'll be fine.” She quickly turned and almost rushed the door to get out.

 

“You sure.”

 

Sakura could hear it, the evil foxy smile. She turned and sure enough Naruto had the evil smile on his face. Sasuke on the other hand had his eyes closed and was slowly shaking his head. Sakura felt all the blood rush to her face.

 

“Perverts!”

 

And with that she ran out of the house, slamming the door behind her.

 

--

 

It had been a week since Tsunade had sent a team to the Sand to gather more information regarding the incident that happened while Shikamaru was there. But finally after a week the

team had returned, and with a guest.

 

“Temari-san, how are you?”

 

“Fine Hokage-sama. May I have a word with you?”

 

“Of course.” After thanking and dismissing her ninja's Tsunade asked not be disturbed. The meeting was a no nonsense meeting. They discussed and confirmed all the information Shikamaru had told Tsunade. The Akatsuki was moving, and now that they had a general idea on how to extract and re-seal a demon they more than likely will try to get Naruto.

 

Tsunade was not happy. She already had a lot on her hands, what with Roiyaru in prison, and the Sound more than likely waiting for the perfect opportunity to use that to their advantage. Never a dull moment in Konoha.

 

Just as the meeting was coming to an end Jirayia barged into the office. Tsunade would have punched him had he not had a serious look on his face. After dismissing all the ninja's that ran at the sound of her door being thrown open, she took a seat behind her desk. After quick introductions, Tsunade got down to business.

 

“Shikamaru told me you were also gathering information.”

 

“The Akatsuki are mobilizing against the Leaf. They figured out how to properly re-seal the demons into other people.”

 

“Tell me how.”

 

“They kidnapped a vessel from the Hidden Rain, extracted his demon, which was fairly weak, and re-sealed it within another ninja they had kidnapped. It worked and the members killed the ninja and the vessel.”

 

“Then how do you know this information?”

 

“Let me finish I'm getting there. They were able to re-seal the demon with the help of a very strong medical nin. He was able to heal the chakra paths as the demon was slowly re-sealed. He also kept the body stable after the demon was completely re-sealed. But a few days after the vessel and the ninja were killed the medical nin fled. I found him half dead. The Akatsuki were still chasing him. He was severely wounded, starving and had no chakra left. He told me that he fled because he couldn't stand the guilt of what he had done. I told him I would talk to him in further detail in the morning, but when I woke up he had killed himself.”

 

“Was he an older man, with green hair and scars on his forehead?” Jirayia turned to Temari and nodded. “He's from the Sand. A few days ago our top medical nin went missing. We had no idea where he was. Now I know.”

 

Sighing heavily, Tsunade got up and looked out her office window over looking the village.

 

“Tsunade, the Akatsuki are going to want another medical nin. There are only two medical nins I can think of that are talented enough for this job, and I don't think they'd come after you.”

 

Tsunade whipped around and glared at Jirayia. “They will not get her. I'll make sure she's protected.”

 

“Tsunade you know she's not the only one they want. You know as well as I do that they won't want to be hidden away, especially Naruto.”

 

She felt a headache coming on. She knew what Jirayia said was true. They would refuse to be hidden or guarded. Things would get even worse if Sasuke knew what was going on. She couldn't order them to stay in the village either. Sakura would listen, but Naruto just got assigned to a new squad. Should she even keep them in village? Things could get ugly fast if there was an attack on the village by the Akatsuki. Maybe sending one of them away, but where and who?

 

“Jirayia, what if I sent one of them away?”

 

“That might help. We won't be able to protect them though.”

 

“I don't mean to butt in, but I have a suggestion. We need a medical nin in our village desperately, so why not send the medical nin from here to our village. We know how to defeat them, we've done it once already. Our nins will protect yours.”

 

Tsunade thought it over quickly. Konoha wouldn't suffer greatly if Sakura left. She could take over some of Sakura's duties along with Shizune. She knew for a fact that Gaara would take very good care of Sakura. Sakura might not be too crazy about the idea, but that didn't matter if it kept her safe.

 

“Alright Temari-san, I'll send our medical nin back with you. She is not to know the real reason she's going. In the meantime please feel free to make yourself at home here in Konoha.” Tsunade turned to Jirayia and was about to tell him something when she realized he was already half way out the door. “Where are you going?”

 

“To see my student. I hear he's getting himself married.”

 

Tsunade smiled and waved him off, then called in two chuunins. She had one take Temari to a nearby lodge, and had the other find Sakura. When Sakura walked in she was wearing her traditional cargo pants, sleeveless shirt and white lab coat.

 

“You wanted to see me Tsunade-shishou?”

 

“I'm going to be sending you to the Sand with Temari-san in a few days.”

 

Sakura was caught completely off guard. “Why?”

 

“They are in dire need of a talented medical nin, and I'm going to be sending you. I don't know how long you will be there. I will look over all of your duties while you are gone, Shizune will help as well.”

 

“Shishou you sure?”

 

“Yes. You have the rest of the week off to prepare. Come here the day before you leave to give me a quick overview of your duties, even though I somewhat already know them.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Tsunade could tell that Sakura wasn't happy over being sent away. She didn't like seeing her that way, but it was for her own safety, even if she didn't know it. “Sakura, it's a great honor to go to another village because of how talented one is.”

 

“I know. Thank you.”

 

With a quick bow Sakura walked out of the office. Lee was going to take the news hard.

 

--

 

Sasuke walked out of the bathroom rubbing a towel in his hair. Training today went very well. The night they discovered Lee and Sakura in bed together, he and Naruto had a talk. Sasuke confessed that he didn't have anyone to spar with anymore and that it bothered him. A few days later Naruto told him that he talked with Shino and that he agreed to spar with Sasuke. Turns out Shino wanted to join the Anbu next year, and needed a sparing partner as well.

 

Sasuke would have to thank Naruto later. Shino didn't talk a lot, but was an excellent sparing partner. He was precise, efficient and no nonsense. They also strangely got along well.

 

As Sasuke draped the towel over his shoulders there was a knock on the door. When he went to open it Jirayia and Gamakichi were at the door.

 

“Hey Bastard! Is the kid home?”

 

Sasuke glared at the frog then Jirayia. Jirayia simply shrugged an apology.

 

“He's not home.” Not one to be rude, Sasuke moved aside so Jirayia could walk in. But as Jirayia walked in Gamakichi followed him as well. Sasuke quickly stopped them. “Not the toad.”

 

“I'm a frog, and the kid was right you are a bastard.” With that Gamakichi disappeared in a puff of smoke.

 

Sasuke shut the door and started to walk to the kitchen to make Jirayia something to eat while he waited.

 

“Don't bother with food. We're eating out, my treat.”

 

“I hope you have a lot of money because Naruto eats like a cow.”

 

 

FINALLY! Sorry this chapter took so long to write. Really I am.

 

Before anyone writes me a review asking me why the food scene between Sasuke and Sakura went more smoothly than the one in this chapter between Sasuke and Naruto let me explain something. I took those two scenes from my life. I respond both ways when my roommate and me try to figure out what to eat. Sasuke is indifferent. He doesn't really care. He probably just wants to eat and figures it would be easier to stay quiet then get into an argument over what to have for dinner. It's not that one has a stronger relationship with him, it's just that both relationships are different.

 

Why is it that I'm able to easily write Lee and Sakura, but have some difficulty writing Hinata and Naruto? Oh well. I'll work on that.

 

I would also like to let everyone know, that I hand write my chapters before I type them out. I'm usually one or two chapters ahead in my writing by the time I type chapters out. This gives me the freedom to incorporate my suggestions and answer reviews better. Well this chapter finally caught up to my journal. I have written nothing after this chapter. Not to fear, I have an idea of what I want I just haven't had the sudden motivation to write it down. Basically that means my next chapter will take some time.

 

Now don't whine, this chapter was pretty long, even without the lemon.

FF Reviews

 

TheSunshineGirls - Yes I am a poor neglected thing. I'm sorry there was no Sasuke tickling this time around.

 

Pale Rider - No keep complaining about it until I finally get it right. I know what your saying and I am trying to work on it. That's half the reason I haven't written anything yet.

 

TimeShifter - Thanks for the congrats. Nope the Akatsuki won't be looking for Hinata, I think they would go after Neji before they go after Hinata.

 

Nonengel - Thanks for the comment on the chase scene. That was actually my fave scene.

 

JohnnyG - Thanks, I'll try.

 

Dragon Man 180 - I'm glad you liked the orphanage. I don't know if I'll have Naruto take Hinata to the orphanage, I'll think about that one.

 

Da Squeakz - YAY A FLAME! (laughs uncontrollably)

 

Patheticlife.worthlesslove - Quite a name you got there. Yeah there was a small cliffy. This one has one as well.

 

AnnieThePipster - Glad you caught up. Yeah I have horrible grammar, sorry.

 

Aznpuffyhair - I like the name. Anyway here was your update.

 

Shinobi36 - the scene between Sasuke and Sakura is actually something that me and my roommate do all the time. She enjoyed reading that. And this ain't no masterpiece.

 

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TigerWolf - are you a mix of the two?? Thanks for the comments.

 

Aznchicki - four hours wow that's a long time. I've done that before with some really awesome fics before. And thanks for the congrats.

 

AFF Reviews

 

Saico - Thanks for the comment on my fic and graduating. Yeah I remember that scene from the series. I think he told her just to get her to shut up. Then again he was being kinda pissy at that moment.

 

Jbrock - The whole monster in every village thing wasn't my idea. And the whole thing about Sasuke wanting revenge on Sakura for finding his ticklish spot was totally an accident. So don't think to highly of me. How many times have you read this story over?

 

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