Ｔａｍｉｎｇ Ｕｚｕｍａｋｉ

𝓓𝓻𝓪𝔀𝓷 𝓣𝓸𝓰𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻

/Blah/ Naruto talking to Kyuubi through their mind link.

/Blah/ Kyuubi talking to Naruto through their mind link.

Japanese terms:

Jiichan- grandfather

Nani- what?

Dobe- dead last

Teme-bastard

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"Can you at least pretend to be having a good time!" his mother leaned in to whisper aggressively at him. Rolling his eyes heavenwards and resisting the urge to hook his lip up in disgust. He caved, forcing a strained smile. At that moment the couple standing in front of them was obviously to Sasuke's annoyance.

"Is that better?" He said through gritted teeth, receiving a gentle nod. They had met with the Haruno clan in the marketplace. It was Market Night when the vendors sold unique and handmade goods at discount prices. His parents as well as the Haruno tribe were talking about nuptials already. He stood there fighting the urge to just walk away. Sakura was not present this time, (thank the gawds.) She suddenly came down with a cold, perhaps from his sheer coldness alone.

Just as he turned with that strained smile, sadness overtook him. His sights landed on the blonde. It felt like an eternity but it was only a month since he saw him last. The blonde was blissfully unaware, he was being watched. Leaving his hair loose and down just like that night at the festival. 

He was glowing beaming from ear-to-ear walking beside the midwife and his two maids he pointed enthusiastically at some lanterns that had caught his eye. He was breathtaking. Sasuke couldn't take his eyes off him, there was this dull ache in his chest like someone digging a knife straight into his heart.

He stared at the blonde longing to be beside him yearning for Naruto's fingers to entwine with his. He wanted to be pulled around again. He wanted to be one of the reasons the blonde smiled. Intuitively those dark pools drifted to that pronounces tummy, there was no hiding it anymore, Naruto was pregnant with his children. It had been Shizune that filled him in on Naruto's due date.

She informed him that Kurama was correct Naruto was indeed having triplets, two daughters, and a son. He glanced away as if staring at the sun, but he found himself looking back. 

There was no love in those azure pools, the instant their eyes met, Naruto's smile dropped they remained locked as the blonde came closer. His eyes narrowed at him when he passed their group. The entire time Sasuke's gaze never wavered until all he could see was Naruto's back. The raven wished he would just turn around; Just then his mother pull him back to reality with a hard pinch to his side.

"Pay attention," she hissed, luckily, she was able to keep her guest distracted from her son's obvious feelings.

He peered down at his mother as if realizing she was there for the first time, her words not registering. When he looked back Naruto and his company were gone.

Mikoto's arm had been looped through his own had tightened. She knew if she let go, he would surely give chase. 

Ever since he threw the papers at her feet he'd been distracted, quiet, and distant, and this just wasn't right! Her son gave no indication of being a happy future husband. In fact, it looked like nothing was going well between them at all.

Sasuke stared at the path that Naruto had just walked down. Partly his fault, he should have told Naruto everything from the beginning instead of letting someone else's lies get in the way. And now that trust was gone it was hard for him to believe things would ever go back to normal again.