Heh… Heh… -rubs back of neck nervously- I have no other excuse than my own laziness that is far greater than a certain Nara we all know and love. I'm sorry this is so late guys! I didn't mean it to be. I just kept on pushing it back thinking 'one more day won't hurt' and it turned into a few months late. My bad. I've actually had this written for quite a while now but I was never really satisfied with it, even now I'm not but what can I do? :/

Anyway, here's Chapter 11 (FINALLY!) :) Hope you enjoi!

Also! Everyone please pray for Japan and help them out any way you can (donate, etc. etc.)! They are in need of everyone's help right now!

Title: Sinners' Devotion

Summary: Sasuke saved Itachi instead of killing him-on a whim supposedly. Now back in Konoha with Akatsuki after them along with Naruto, they have to do everything in their power to protect everything they… love? Future ItaSasuNaru yaoi – rating may go up.

Words: 6,764

Total: 56,132

Date: 5-16-11

Disclaimer: Kishimoto absolutely refuses to give in to my demands (no matter how many times I send a letter telling him I will post nudes of Sasuke, Naruto and Itachi doing the nasty all over the internet if he doesn't hand over the copyrights - I guess he's already used to it.) -shrugs-

End of Chapter 10:

"Thank you, Jiraiya. You will never be forgotten. Konoha will remember you forever with the many on our Memorial Stone; but most importantly, we will remember you in our hearts and in our memories. Rest in peace, you big idiot." Tsunade walked back off the stage as the men took their cues and began to cover the coffin with dirt.

"Come on, Naruto." Sasuke put a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Let's go see Itachi."

Naruto gave Sasuke a smile and began following him to the hospital. At least he was able to save one of his precious people. For now, that was enough to keep him going.

Chapter 11: There's A Storm A Brewin'

"This is stupid."

"Shhh!"

A sigh sounded in the room. "Why are we doing this again?"

"Because we missed his birthday!"

"So? Shinobi go out on missions on their birthdays all the time; this is no different."

"Yes it is! He was in the hospital for his birthday – not to mention unconscious! – while I was at Mt. Myoubokuzan and you were taking care of him. This is completely different! Now be quiet Teme!"

"…"

"…"

"… Why are we hiding?"

Naruto gave an exasperated sigh. "Because it's a surprise. Civilians have surprise birthday parties all the time."

"…. But we aren't civilians… and he can sense us a mile away."

Naruto leveled a stare at Sasuke from behind the couch. "It's the thought that counts Teme. Why can't you just go along with something for once?"

"Because when you're involved, it's usually something stupid."

The Jinchuuriki's eyes narrowed. "It's not stupid. Besides, it's not just a belated birthday party it's also a 'Welcome Home' party." As if to make a point, he extended a finger at the banner hanging up in the middle of the room that said "Welcome Home Itachi!" and below that in a slightly smaller print was "(And Happy Belated Birthday!)"

Sasuke rolled his eyes for what felt like the millionth time that day. His legs ached from staying in such a cramped position for so long after staying inactive beside his brother's bedside for about three weeks. He opened his mouth to make another complaint when he was cut off by a 'SHHH!' when they heard the front door open.

"Otouto? Naruto?" They heard Itachi's light footsteps come down the hallway towards the living room where they were at. "Na-"

"Surprise!" Naruto jumped out from behind the couch, his arms up in the air as if to make the surprise seem bigger. Itachi blinked. Naruto scowled. His arms flopped back down to his sides. "Teme!"

A sigh was heard and Sasuke slowly stood up beside Naruto. "Hn." He subtly rubbed his sore thigh.

Itachi took in the situation; looking at the scattered balloons, pocky boxes, streamers, and the sign. Lips twitched upwards for a millisecond. "Tadaima."

Naruto gave a big grin and jumped over the couch to hug Itachi. "Okaeri!"

"Tadaima." He repeated, awkwardly hugging Naruto back. He hasn't been hugged (much less given one) in over eight years. Almost a decade. "I assume this is the reason why you were not walking me home?" The elder Uchiha asked when Naruto let him go.

A nervous laugh escaped Naruto's mouth and he rubbed the back of his neck. "Hehe… Yeah. Sorry. I just wanted to try to have a surprise party like the civilians do all the time. I know we're Shinobi and we can sense each other but I thought that we should be human too sometimes." He gave Itachi a sheepish smile. "Oh!" He rushed over to the table and grabbed three boxes of pocky before hurrying back over to the Uchiha. "Here!" The pocky quickly switched hands. "I got you all three flavors; chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. I know you like the chocolate the best but it doesn't hurt to have a little variety every now and then, no?"

"Calm down, Dobe." Sasuke decided to take the easier way out from behind the couch and just walked around it instead of jumping over it. "You're acting like a civilian wife whose husband had just come home from a long-term mission."

"Oh haha Teme. Very funny. It's just been awhile since I've been able to talk to you two what with me training at Mt. Myoubokuzan and Itachi's… situation." The last word was a bit strained but he pushed through it with a grin. "And I thought that we should celebrate, TWILIGHT STYLE!" He pulled the three movies out from mid-air.

"NO." Sasuke refused with a hiss. Itachi's face remained carefully blank.

A pout crossed our favorite blonde's mouth, his shoulders slumping. "What~? Why not? I love this series."

"I refuse. You can watch it on your own time."

Naruto turned to Itachi with puppy dog eyes. "Et tu, Itachi?" ( 1 )

Had it been any other situation, anyone would have probably given into the fearsome puppy dog eyes that Naruto gave, but the repulsion of Twilight over powered the mighty puppy dog eyes. ( 2 ) Itachi looked away from those bright blue eyes. "I'm sorry, Naruto."

Naruto pouted. "Fine. What do you two want to watch then?" The horrid Twilight movies disappeared much to the secret delight of the Uchihas.

"Lord of the Rings." Naruto blinked when they both spoke at the same time. The Uchihas frowned at each other; they were already told they looked alike enough as it is, they didn't need more added to it but I guess they couldn't really help what they liked anyway.

"Haha! Okay! I like that series! I hope you two are ready to give up the rest of your day because each of those movies are like three hours long and it's already noon! I'll get the popcorn and some snacks! Why don't you two get some blankets and set up the movies or something?" A giggle escaped his mouth as he skipped – yes, skipped ladies and gentlemen – to the kitchen to prepare some snacks.

The remained men stared after the blonde, blinking at what just happened. Itachi shook his head and put down the pocky that still filled his arms before setting up the movie. Sasuke blinked again before grabbing some blankets from the closet.

Itachi stiffened when he felt arms wrap around his neck from behind. "Okaerinasai Aniki." Just as quickly as the arms appeared, they disappeared. When Itachi turned around, Sasuke was unfolding the blankets, looking to the world as if he had never moved.

"Otouto."

"Hn?" Sasuke questioned, hesitantly looking over at him.

Itachi searched his eyes for a moment before a small, almost unnoticeable smile covered his lips. "Tadaima." The younger Uchiha quickly averted his gaze back to the blankets, clearly not expected that response.

Through the folds of hair, Itachi could see Sasuke's ears turn pink and beside the door leading to the kitchen out of sight stood Naruto, grinning. Mission: ACCOMPLISHED.

Sasuke couldn't concentrate on the movie; he was too busy turning inward to sort out his thoughts. A lot has happened lately and he hasn't had time to sort out his thoughts (or brood as Naruto liked to call it). 'Brooding' helped him figure out his thoughts and feelings (if there were any involved of course – which rarely happened) and generally helped him get through life.

"You! Shall not! PASS!" Sasuke blinked as Gandalf got snatched by the Balrog's whip, "Fly you fools." and got pulled down into the center of the earth with it, fighting the whole way. Frankly, this was Sasuke's favorite part in all three movies. Gandalf was as good as an ANBU to him, he got his begrudging respect.

Once the fight scene was over, he turned his thoughts back inward. Recently he hasn't been able to stop thinking about Naruto and what the boy (man?) has done for him and his… brother. Not only has he brought them back to Konoha without either of them being executed, he was able to bring them back together, though the process was still slow and he was sure their relationship was never going to be the same. The more he thought about it, the more that feeling in his chest grew. He couldn't name it, only that the feeling made him warm when the blonde smiled at his and hurt when he showed that same smile to others. What was this that he was feeling? It was something like… friendship? he guessed, but not exactly. It-

'THUMP!'

Itachi and Sasuke's gazes immediately went upward and Naruto stiffened.

"No wait!" The Uchiha's ignored his calls and rushed upstairs. They hadn't sensed anyone new come in the house; they were caught off guard, too busy paying attention to the movie and they cursed themselves for it. They burst into Sasuke's room (where they had heard the 'thump') only to see a sheepish Naruto. They frowned in confusion, looking around to see boxes full of Naruto's items.

"Naruto/Dobe?" They questioned.

"Hehheh." Naruto poof'ed out of existence. "I can explain!" The real Naruto called out frantically from behind them.

"Why are your things packed, Naruto?" An icy gaze was pointed at the blonde. "You thought you could leave without telling us anything?" Something tightened painfully around Sasuke's chest. "While pretending everything was normal and throwing a party for Itachi? What the hell is wrong with you Uzumaki?"

Naruto winced at the name. "N-No, I just-"

"Shut up." Sasuke hissed.

"Calm down, Otouto." Itachi turned to the ashamed blonde. "If you wanted to move back out, Naruto-kun, why did you not just tell us?"

Naruto winced again at the polite suffix. "I-I was planning on it-I just-"

"Bullshit." His lip curled with the word. "When were you planning on telling us Uzumaki? Huh? When you already had all your shit out of here? A letter in the mail from your apartment? When?" The Sharingan span with Sasuke's words.

"Otouto, calm down-"

"Don't tell me to calm down you bastard!" Sasuke made to yell some more but he held himself back. He gave Naruto one last glare before walking out the room, slamming the door shut behind him.

Naruto's gaze turned downward before his eyes lit up with a fire. "Oh hell no!" He ran to the door, ripping it open, the force making it slam into the wall and stick there. He ignored the call of his name and rushed downstairs, catching Sasuke at the door. The blonde tackled him just as he opened the door, sending them both to the ground outside. They wrestled on the ground for a few moments; biting, kicking, rolling, punching, pulling, grabbing.

Sasuke was pulled off of Naruto with ease; Itachi's arms going underneath his and around to the back of his neck, fingers linked, effectively restraining him. Sasuke fought in the hold, wanting to beat Naruto, wanting to hurt him.

Naruto made to jump at the confined Sasuke, but Kakashi jumped in, holding him back the same way Itachi was with Sasuke. Kakashi had been about to knock on the door when it opened and Sasuke and Naruto came flying out, followed soon after by Itachi. The boys struggled in the older Shinobis' grips, calling out insults to each other, eyes bright with rage.

"Boys! Calm down!" Kakashi was having a harder time than normal holding his precious Genin back. In the back of his mind he was proud at how far Naruto has come. Soon, Naruto would surpass him, there was no doubting that.

"Shut the fuck up!" They called in unison against Kakashi, glaring at each other for even daring to voice the same thing at the same time.

"Fine!" Sasuke huffed as he stopped struggling against Itachi, yet the elder didn't let him out of his hold in fear that Sasuke would attack Naruto as soon as he did. "Leave!" He screamed, his voice filled with an uncontrolled rage. "I don't give a shit!"

"Stop being such an asshole Teme and admit it!" Naruto stopped as well. "Admit it that it actually hurt you that I wasn't going to tell you that I was moving out!" Now they were going to fight a verbal battle; that was fine with him.

"When are you going to learn that no one cares about you and what you do?" Sasuke wanted to hurt him. "No one ever cared about you!" He wanted to hurt him so bad. "Hell, no one is even willing to love you!" He wanted to hurt Naruto, "Who would put themselves through the torture of loving a monster?" just as badly as he hurt him.

Silence reigned in the area. Shock covered everyone's faces as Sasuke continued to sneer at Naruto.

Naruto's wide eyes dimmed to a dull blue of the like Kakashi and Sasuke had never seen before. "I'm sorry for ruining the party, Itachi-san." He said in a whisper before disappearing from everyone's sight in a poof of smoke.

Kakashi advanced on Sasuke with the most furious look on his face and punched the brunette, causing his head to jerk violently to the side.

"What the hell are you doing to my Sasuke-kun?"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Sasuke-san?"

The three Shinobi ignored the questions.

"You will apologize to Naruto-kun the next time you see – no – actually, you are going to go find him right now and apologize to him in earnest."

Sasuke had never heard Kakashi's voice in such a deathly calm before, but he glared in defiance none-the-less. "I don't have to do anything, Kakashi-sensei ." He mocked as he jerked loose from Itachi's hold. "You are not my parent as the last time I checked, Itachi killed them." He wanted to hurt them. He wanted them to feel the same pain in their chest as he did. But this… This did nothing but increase that pain. Yet, he continued on in hopes that it would go away. "You are not my sensei either, you never taught me anything worth using save Chidori and look how that ended. You threw us to other sensei, abandoning your team to allow others to teach us. You are worse than trash sensei." With that he walked away, not noticing the hurt and disappointing eyes of his older brother following him.

"What the hell just happened?" Suigetsu intoned, asking the question that was on Karin and Juugo's mind.

"No wait!" Naruto cursed his clone as the Uchiha's ran out the room to find the source of the thump upstairs. He created another one with orders to follow them as he hid; waiting for the clone to get them out of the room so he could quickly finish packing and leave while the Uchiha were busy. A few moments later, he heard a door slam and he muffled his chakra as Sasuke stomped passed him. When he heard his clone running down the stairs, he knew that they were going to get into a fight. Concentrating on his chakra, he began pushing more into his clone to help it stand against a few hits and bruises. He had discovered this method of making a clone sturdier awhile back but rarely ever used it since it took a lot of concentration and time to perform and he simply didn't have that luxury during battle.

Naruto quickly made his way into his and Sasuke's room when Itachi passed him. He unfurled a storage seal and began sealing the boxes with his items in it. When he was done, he placed the scroll in a pouch that he had bought exclusively for scrolls after it got too hectic in his kunai pouch. The blonde excited the house through the back door so as to avoid the Uchiha. He jumped over the wall and into the woods surrounding the estate; he was going to have to take the long way around to get to his apartment.

The streets were crowded at this time of day, the sun low on the horizon, only an hour or two until it disappeared from Konoha's sight. A few clouds dotted the sky painted in pinks, oranges, and purples. The Jinchuuriki took in a deep breath of air, soaking in the fading sunlight and the light breeze as he walked down the streets of Konoha.

"Hey, Oji-san!"

"Ah! Hello Naruto-chan! It's been awhile! Why don't you come in for a bite? First bowl is on the house!" Ichiraku gave him a heartwarming smile.

Naruto opened his mouth with a grin, ready to accept the offer when memories hit him full force. His face went ashen. Suddenly the crowd around him was too much. They were too close. The glances given to him were full of disgust. The smiles full of hidden hate. "S-Sorry Oji-san! I have to go! I-I'll take you up on that offer some other time." The worried look Teuchi gave him wasn't worry for him; it was worry that he would have to see the Kyuubi again. "Bye!" He rushed off, jumping onto the rooftops and trusting his feet to take him where he needed to go.

His chest hurt. It brought unneeded moisture to his eyes. It made his body shake and his hands curl. It made him stumble and trip over the smallest things. And worst of all, it blurred his vision. He couldn't see anything but blurs. He couldn't feel anything but the pain in his chest. He couldn't hear anything but the beating of his heart. He couldn't smell or taste anything but salt.

He finally came to a stop. For a moment, all was peaceful, there was no sound and he couldn't feel anything. All he could do was look over Konoha on top of the Yondaime's head. His hero - his hero who saved Konoha from the Kyuubi by sealing it in a newborn child. A newborn child named Uzumaki Naruto – the monster and bane of Konoha.

A sob broke passed his lips as he collapsed to his knees. His hands grasped at the ground for purchase. To hold him in reality. He grabbed at his chest, willing the pain to go away.

"Why? Why me?" He screamed at the head of the Yondaime. "Couldn't you have picked someone with a family? Someone to love them?"

He had no mother to love him and hold him; no father to teach him and look at him proudly; no sibling to have a rivalry with and help out in times of need. He had no one. There was no one to love him. He had teachers and teammates who put up with him. But they didn't love him like he loved them. Why was he so unlovable?

He should have known this day was coming. He had been preparing for it. He was supposed to have built a wall by now. He knew Itachi and Sasuke were going to leave him behind sooner or later. He should have known it was going to be sooner. There was only so much the Uchiha could stand. He was an idiot, he was useless, a burden; only there to make sure they were trustworthy, nothing more. He shouldn't have gotten attached.

But was it his fault he was so desperate for love? Was it his fault he has mistaken putting up with him for love? Was it his fault that he had mistaken all those understanding times with Sasuke as friendship instead of momentary comfort?

Yes, he decided. It was. After all, who would ever love a monster like him?

It had been a week since Sasuke had last seen Naruto. A week since Naruto's stuff had disappeared from his room. A week since Itachi had stopped talking to him and him to Itachi. A week since the pain in his chest had appeared and hadn't gone away.

"Sasuke!" He looked up at the call of his name. It was Sakura. The Ino-Shika-Chou trio trailed behind her as she walked up to him. "I haven't seen you in over a week! How have you been?"

"Hn." He ignored her and continued to look at the produce that was on display at the stall on the side of the road.

"Don't be such a bastard Sasuke!" Ino screeched and Sasuke winced at the familiar nickname.

"Where were you a week ago?"Shikamaru asked. Sasuke frowned and finally turned his attention on the small group at the question.

"Seriously, talk about rude! We always see each other off on missions! You never know if that's going to be the last time you see them. And since you're back, you have to participate now too y'know!" Ino chided.

When Sasuke didn't say anything, Shikamaru frowned. "… You don't know?" Sasuke glared at him. "Mendokuse."

"Naruto went on a training mission again." Sakura explain with furrowed brows as if she thought he would've been the first to know.

"What?" Sasuke's voice was clipped. The pain in his chest increased. Why does Naruto never tell him anything?

"Yeah, since he's off babysitting duty he asked to go training. Tsunade-sama didn't want him going along to see sent him off with Kakashi-sensei and Yamato-senpai to go train. He didn't tell you?"

Sasuke brushed off Ino's first remark and turned to the vendor, paying for the tomatoes he picked and walked off.

Ino huffed and crossed her arms over her chest as she watched the Uchiha walk away. "Rude."

Sasuke sat down the basket on the counter as he arrived at the house and sat down on a barstool. Grabbing a tomato, he took a large bite out of it.

"He's gone." Sasuke spoke the first words to Itachi in a week when he walked in, giving the elder man a pause.

Itachi continued into the kitchen and threw away an empty box of pocky before grabbing a new one from his cabinet. "Whom?"

Sasuke glared as Itachi leaned against the counter opposite him. "You know who I'm talking about bastard. Naruto."

Paper crackled as Itachi opened the package and pulled out a pocky stick. "I am aware."

The pain in Sasuke chest flared once more before he was able to suppress it. Naruto told Itachi but not him? How could he?

"Kakashi-senpai notified me after they left via summon." Itachi watched his brother carefully, noting that the tension that had appeared in his shoulders lessened after he clarified who told him.

Still, Sasuke's hands clenched into fists, the forgotten tomato oozing juice on the counter as he unconsciously squeezed it in his grasp. "Why did he tell you and not-not-"

"You?" Itachi finished for Sasuke when he himself couldn't. He chewed thoughtfully on a piece of pocky before answered. "Perhaps he thought you were not worthy of being told."

"And you were?" Sasuke snarled, the tomato crushed in his hold. The juice splashed on his face but he ignored it, choosing to glare at Itachi. "Naruto is closer to me than he ever was to you! We're best friends! You have no right-!"

"I was not aware that friends intentionally take the other's fears and throw it in their face." Itachi paused thoughtfully. "Perhaps I am mistaken?"

"What are you talking about! I never-"

"Naruto is not a monster." Sasuke halted. "You have no right to call him such." Itachi pushed himself off the counter and walked up to Sasuke, leaning over the counter and grabbing his jaw in one hand so Sasuke couldn't do anything else but look at him. "Naruto is a sweet young man. He has a heart of gold and would never intentionally hurt anyone."

Sasuke snarled and tried to pull his face from his brother's grasp unsuccessfully. "Bullshit, he-!"

"Shut up, Sasuke."Sasuke cowered at the sight of the Sharingan spinning lazily in Itachi's eyes. He couldn't even muster up the chakra to activate his own. His own name felt like a slap in the face to the brunette; Itachi had only ever called him by his name when he was severely disappointed and Itachi always went out of his way to be polite. He would have never used the words 'shut up.' "You are being spoilt child. Think about how Naruto feels, not just about yourself. You may not have had a family all your life but you have had them long enough to know how to treat others. Naruto has never had anyone there for him before; he does not know how to interact with others despite his sociable personality. He was trying to leave our home in a way that he thought caused the least conflict, but all plans have a flaw. Naruto wished no harm on either of us." The brunette had only once seen his brother this angry; a few days before the massacre when he said that he lost all hope for their clan.

Sasuke snatched his head away from Itachi's grip, and Itachi let him. "Well he did-"

"Only because you were not willing to his explanation. You have a hot head Sasuke. For all your brains, you never listen to them; going along with your feelings instead." Itachi finally pulled away, standing up straight. "Naruto was trying to explain to us before you had your tantrum and you did not let him. You decided to hurt him like he hurt you and when that outlet was gone, you moved onto Kakashi-senpai and I. Kakashi-senpai did not deserve those words you so hatefully spat out at him." Sasuke couldn't help but notice Itachi did not speak of himself. "He did his best to raise you all and when he felt he could not anymore he passed your teammates onto others that could. You, he could not pass on. You decided to leave and betray them all on your own Sasuke. The Curse Seal is no excuse. You were stronger than that."

All was quiet for a moment. Sasuke stared at the crushed tomato in his hand. He laughed at it. It was crushed by his own hand, by his hurt and anger, just like Naruto was. "Help me. What am I supposed to do?" He half chuckled half sobbed to his brother.

"Nothing." Sasuke's head shot up. "I can do nothing."

"Bullshit! There's always something you can do! Tell me! You always know-!"

"I think," Itachi interrupted, "that it is time you grew up, Sasuke. You need to stop chasing my shadow and stand up on your own two feet. There may be nothing that I can do, but you can. 'There is always something you can do.' You need to figure out what that 'something' is before it is too late, Otouto. Naruto will not wait for you forever." With those words, Itachi left Sasuke with his thoughts.

"Ah~! What a lovely break, don't you think Tenzou?" Kakashi seemingly smiled as he read the latest (and last his mind supplied cruelly) Icha Icha. He was lounging in some trees near the border of Suna and Konoha where the trees were becoming more sparse, yet still got plenty rain. Naruto had wanted to visit Gaara since he hadn't seen him since the boy had come back to life.

The man sighed. "I told you Kakashi-senpai, Yamato is my name now."

"Mou, you'll always be Tenzou-chan to me!"

Yamato just sighed, used to Kakashi's eccentrics. "Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean just letting Naruto go off like that-?"

"Maa maa, he'll be fine. He's a big boy now. Besides, he's probably with Fukasaku on Mt. Myoubokuzan by now. He never finished his training there."

"So… We take the boy to go see his Kazekage friend for three days, train the boy for two…. and then hand him off to a frog." Yamato rubbed his temples.

"Toad actually." Yamato could taste the amusement in his voice.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"Nope!" The Mokuton user could only marvel at how the man could be so god-damned happy all the time. "But usually when Naruto-chan is involved, everything goes okay."

"Kakashi-senpai, you know as much as I do how little sleep Naruto-kun has gotten." Yamato stared Kakashi in the eye as the man lowered his book. "And anytime he does get sleep, he has nightmares. Something is not right with-"

"Don't worry about it Tenzou." Kakashi put his nose back in his book, but his voice held a serious undertone. "This is something neither of us can fix. They have to do it on their own."

"They?" A bird cawed in the distance as thunder rumbled.

"Maa maa…" A book snapped shut and feet hit the ground with a barely noticeable thump. "Looks like we should set up camp, ne? Looks like it's going to rain."

A sigh escaped the brunette and he looked upwards. Dark clouds blanketed the sky, making noon seem like dusk. A drop of moisture hit his nose and rolled off his cheek.

"Might as well hop to it Tenzou-chan! There's a storm a'brewin' and it doesn't look like it's going to give way anytime soon."

Sorry! It's shorter than I would have liked but I don't know how else to continue it in this chapter. It seems wrong to continue it. But I hope you all enjoyed! :)

Once again: SORRY for such a late update! I'll try to be better about this from now on!

ALSO!: I'll try to get UNAI updated as soon as possible as well. It should be up no later than next Monday! :D Look forward to it!

( 1 ) "Et tu, Itachi?"

-Haha~! Shakespeare line! :D "Et tu, Brute?" (I do not own Julius Caesar!)

( 2 ) Had it been any other situation, anyone would have probably given into the fearsome puppy dog eyes that Naruto gave, but the repulsion of Twilight over powered the mighty puppy dog eyes.

-No offence to any Twilight lover's out there, but I don't like it. I don't hate it either, I would just rather poke my eyes out than read it. :P

( 3 ) "Ojamashimasu!"

-Pretty much "Pardon the intrusion." It's polite to say this when entering another's house.

SPECIAL: OMAKE!

BAM! BAM! BAM!

Naruto sighed and put the lid back on the bottle, setting it down on the table. "I'll be right back. Don't move or you'll mess it up." He gave a glare to the older Uchiha as he turned away.

A snort made itself known from his right. "You are so gay." A mumble. "Gah!" A yelp.

"That's what I thought Teme! Say that again and I'll throw another pillow at you!"

"What the hell?" Sasuke pulled the pillow off his face and threw in on the ground, trying to burn a hole in the offending object. "We don't even have couch pillows! Where the fuck did that come from?"

"I bought them the other day after I saw Itachi rubbing his back after sitting on the couch for an hour or so. Thought we could use some!" The blonde called out as he made his way out of the living room and towards the front door where a constant knock was sounding, ignoring the mumbling coming from behind. "I'm coming, I'm coming! Kami, you are so impatient!" The knocks stopped upon hearing his nearing voice.

"What's up my man?" Kiba gave Naruto a fist bump and they 'exploded' it back in tandem when Naruto opened the door. "Been awhile! How's it goin' on around here?" Akamaru barked in 'hello' and walked in the house behind Kiba. Kiba quickly slipped off his Shinobi sandals and Akamaru wiped his feet on the provided mat in the walkway.

'Just like the trained dogs they are!' Naruto joked in his mind.

"It's been good! What about you Dog Breath! And why are you two together? I never would have thunk it. Didn't know you were into bestiality Sakura-chan!" The Jinchuuriki looked between the two with faux suspicion in his eyes making the pinkette roll her own and causing Kiba to throw him a dirty look.

"Oh come off it!" Sakura punched Naruto in the chest, knocking the air right out of him, before walking in and politely taking off her shoes. "Ojamashimasu." ( 3 )

"Maa maa, Sakura-chan," Naruto shut the door and waited for her to finish taking off her shoes. "You know you don't have to say that! You worked on this house just as much as I did!" Sakura gave him a grin. "You on the other hand, do have to." He gave Kiba a glare.

The dog lover snorted. "Chya, right." Feet padded against the wood flooring as Kiba walked further into the house, ignoring the 'Oi!' Naruto gave.

Naruto gave Kiba a look as he led them to the living room. "He better not shed and he better not get anything in this house dirty or broken or so help me I will have him sprayed and neutered." Akamaru whimpered upon hearing the dreaded words.

"Hey, hey! Not cool man! That's like… cutting off your own balls man!" Kiba winced and Akamaru's ears were down low with his tail between his legs.

"Exactly!" Naruto flashed him a smile. And was that a maniacal glint in Naruto's eyes? "Get your feet off the table!" Kiba was amazed at how the blonde could go from happy (and a bit psychotic? if Kiba's eyes weren't lying to him) to pissed off and motherly in two milliseconds flat. The boy headed over to Itachi; eyeing Sasuke to make sure he wouldn't put his feet back up and took up the bottle again, going back to his work.

When Kiba finally walked into the room, he stopped short making Akamaru bump into him with a startled yelp. Sasuke sat in the recliner chair, remote in his hand and flipping idly through channels, a bored look on his face. But no, that wasn't what halted him in his tracks. It was Itachi. Not that he was scared of the Uchiha, HELL NO! Inuzuka Kiba is afraid of no man! It was what that ex-nukenin was doing that made him pause. In all honesty, he should have seen this coming considering that he had seen the nuke-nin before but he was shocked beyond belief. He stumbled forward as Sakura pushed him to get into the room and sat down on the couch opposite of Itachi, making small talk with said man and Naruto.

"ARE YOU PAINTING YOUR NAILS?" He finally exploded, unable to comprehend what he was seeing. Itachi was leaning back on the couch, painting his fingernails while Naruto sat on the floor, painting his toenails. His mind was officially blown.

"Why, yes. Yes, he is. Isn't it obvious?" Sakura commented idly, "Other foot please." as Naruto moved on to the next foot. She had seen the man do it before as she had 'babysat' the Uchiha while Naruto was away.

Kiba fainted. Naruto rolled his eyes and Sasuke snorted as Sakura burst out laughing.

"Hey, I don't think you have any room to laugh Sakura-chan. I heard what you did when you first saw Itachi painting his nails." Naruto gave Sakura a look and she immediately stopped laughing, her face matching her hair. She had fainted too, if only for a short time, and when she recovered she decided to 'bond' with the older Uchiha, rushing home to get her own nail polish. When she returned, she insisted on helping Itachi and the man begrudgingly agreed, unable to say 'no' as that would be impolite. It had been a disaster as she decided to paint his toenails in a rainbow of colors, and let's just say she was no artist.

"Not cool! How the heck did you even know about that? You were gone!"

Naruto shrugged. "Teme told me." Ah, yes. Sasuke had walked in, only to snort out a laugh and walk away, purposely overlooking his brother's pleading eyes. She leveled him with a glare which his pointedly ignored. "Ne," Naruto grabbed the pinkette's attention to the secret relief of Sasuke. "You have your nail polish with you right?" Sakura blushed but nodded. "I think… that Kiba's finger and toe nails are too bare. Don't you? And I think I know of a seal that can make it… last, so he won't have to do it over for a while." An evil grin took over the blonde's and pinkette's faces. This'll teach the dog lover never to back talk them again.