Secrets

XXXII

-Jiraiya

Sasuke moved uncomfortably, his body was sore and his head pounded.
He let his eyes flutter open moments later to hold his breath in shock with Itachis face right in his.

"Hey he's awake!"
"Aniki please be quiet."

Itachi smiled. Tsunade pulled the curtain back and helped Sasuke sit up. She sat on the bed, starting to check him over.

"... how'd I get here?"
Itachi arched an eyebrow. "Naruto brought you."
Sasuke clenched his fists and looked down. Tsunade hummed.
"Did something happen between you two?"
"Yeah he cheated that's what happened."
"Cheated? You two were together?"
Tsunade sighed. "It's complicated. Now I need to check up on him." She waved him out. Itachi sighed and walked out of the room. Tsunade turned back to Sasuke.
"Naruto told me everything Sasuke... but would you really want the curse mark just because Naruto was drunk?"
"Well that's how we got together." He crossed his arms. "He's an ass and I'd rather get stronger than be by him."
"You're sounding like you get cock in the ass."
Sasuke blushed. "I don't!"
"I know I did a check up on Naruto since I have to do that with every sexually active teenager."
Sasuke growled. "Than why the hell say that?"
"Because you slept with Foxy and Naruto slept with Kitty because he was getting drunk to stop feeling hurt."
Sasukes face dropped. Tsunade sighed.
"Narutos not a petty person, he's been hurt more times than you could possibly imagine, he didn't mean to do what he did much like you and unlike you Naruto understood that." Tsunade stood. "Your both old enough to take action into your own hands, you aren't 12 anymore Sasuke, your 16."
Sasuke looked down and sighed. "Still I didn't like getting told by a fucking snake and not Naruto."
"Well that's where you fix the problem with him... plus aren't you supposed to leave team 7 when Naruto becomes a Chunin?"

Sasukes head snapped to Tsunade who grew a smirk in amusement.

"I'm the head doctor who takes care of all Anbu and every shinobi. You think I don't know your missions when Madara is practically my uncle?"
"Missions are top secret."
"Yes like your henge." Tsunade eyed him and Sasuke looked down to see his henge wasn't up. "I hide every Anbus identity so you don't need to worry."
"... does that mean you know Foxys identity?"
"He's the one who convinced me to come back. Foxys a good person and so is Naruto.. their just hard to understand. I'd figure that out before starting a relationship with either of them Sasuke."

Sasuke sighed. He laid down, rubbing his shoulder.

"... If I didn't get the curse mark why does my shoulder hurt so much?"
"Naruto put a protection seal on you. Anyone who tries to put a curse seal or tries to kill you will die."
Sasuke looked at Tsunade. "He's a Genin."
"One that was Orochimarus test subject. Narutos the jinchuriki Sasuke, you have to understand how much pressure that puts on him. If Naruto really wanted he could probably be a Jonin by now with how much he's had to grow up just to survive."
"Than why the hell am I supposed to watch him?"
"Because no one knows he's stronger than a genin... I'm sure your also aware of his paranoia to bells."
"Yes yes I am."
"Anytime he hears a bell ring a curtain survival instinct kicks in and the Kyuubis chakra is released. The kyuubi can stop Naruto but with that extra boost he could kill hundreds in seconds."
"So your saying Narutos a ticking bomb every time a bell is rang."
Tsunade nodded. "Most don't know that and that's why he wears ear plugs."
"He doesn't wear ear plugs."
"Maybe not around you and the team."

Sasuke and Tsunade kept eye contact for a few seconds when the door opened.
Naruto walked in looking exhausted and pissed. Tsunade shut the curtain as Sasuke sat up.

"What's up with you?" Tsunade questioned.
Naruto sighed before running his hands down his face.
"Anko went off with some Anbu after sensing Orochimaru because we all know how that's such a great idea." Naruto plopped down in a chair as Sasuke peeked through the curtain to look at the young Uzumaki. "She almost got herself and my men killed."
"Are they all alright?"
Naruto nodded. "I just finished healing the last one before coming here."
"And Ankos curse mark?"
"I had to stabilize it before putting a barrier on it. That took most of my time."
"Gaki that means you need to sleep. That's a crap ton of chakra to be using."
"It's fine I've got coffee."

Naruto lifted his sleeve. Tsunade took off the patches.

"Hey!"
"Go lay down and sleep."
"But I can't . Gaara still isn't stable so I need to watch him then there's the Orochimaru crisis, oh! and Kabuto is still out there somewhere so I have to watch out for him. I can't have anymore dead genins on my record."
"They don't go on your record."
"Yes they do, I'm in charge of this."
"They go on Ankos record."
"And she goes on mine."

Tsunade sighed. She lifted Naruto from the seat and pushed him to one of the open beds.

"Go."

Naruto looked at her annoyed but walked toward the bed.

Tsunade opened the curtain to Sasukes bed a few minutes later and pointed to the bed Naruto laid in.
Sasuke walked over and shook his head as Naruto laid with his stomach on the mattress but his shirt rivaled up to show the edges of the curse mark. He hugged the pillow with his face completely covered by his dark bangs.

"This is Naruto."