Broken

Chapter 54: Broken

Naruto was finally able to walk around the hospital with winces from how sore he was from getting cut open for the sake of his son's life. His son was sleeping with Kushina and Minato watching him which gave Naruto some time to think.

He might lose Itachi again because of the man that was his uncle. Now all he and the others can do is pray that the Uchiha would pull through. Stopping at the room, he walked in and stared at the paler then normal face of his love. He was bare chested with bandages around his chest, covering the stab wound that nicked his right lung.

Biting his lip, he walked up and took hold of the hand and squeezed it. Putting his tanned forehead on it, he felt the tears start to well up into his eyes again.

"Ita . . . please pull through. Sadao is gonna need you in his life and we haven't been married for a year yet. It won't be fair." Naruto pleaded to the unconscious man as he wiped at the tears with more falling.

Pressing his lips against the man's forehead since his mouth was covered with an oxygen tube.

"I thought you would be in here." Someone said, making the blond perk up to see someone that looked almost like Madara but was missing the lines that looked like bags under his eyes.

"You're Izuna . . . right?" Naruto asked with his eyes narrowing in question.

"Yes I am. The board sent me to check on my nephew but I see that his status hasn't changed." Izuna clarified as he walked into the room and stood by the bedside of his kin. Looking down at the crying blond, he patted his shoulder. "Uchiha have tough determination. He'll pull through."

"But-but he's hurt badly. Madara got his lung." Naruto rambled as he cried.

Pursing his lips, Izuna took a breath through his nose and let it out of his mouth. "I know but he's strong. He'll get through it because he wants to be there with you and your son."

"How would you know? You-"

Izuna interrupted with a hand going up. "Itachi wouldn't tell you but every meeting that he attended he would ramble on and on about you and Sadao. At least that's what you named your son."

Naruto nodded.

"When he told us you two were going to marry, he just went crazy it seemed like about how much he couldn't wait to be there at the altar with you. He was like that when he told us about you expecting. Sure he had to explain why you were carrying a child but we understand it."

Naruto looked at the Uchiha that was beside him. Squeezing his husband's hand, he sniffled.

"He loves you deeply Naruto. He'll give up his life for you and Sadao like my brother would for Mikoto. Yeah Madara and I are related to Fugaku, you can kinda tell with the way we think." The older Uchiha explained and started toward the door. "Oh, Naruto . . . you've helped him out in a big way."

Naruto went out of the room and grabbed the man's sleeve, stopping him. He asked, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"You probably know that he was bullied in school because of his sexual orientation and you accepted him. A lot of people didn't want him in the business or in life because of who he was. You saw pass the flaws he had – like everyone else – and embraced him. Cherish him."

Naruto nodded and went his separate way from the Uchiha and walked toward his room again. He saw Sakura in the halls since she was an ER nurse. He wanted to smile at his classmate but didn't. She still hated him for going out with Sasuke years ago.

"Naruto." Her clear voice stopped him and made the blond look back at the pink haired young woman. She didn't really like him because of what happened in the past but she was told and taught that the past didn't rule you. The future and your actions do.