I'm still writing Just Normal, so don't worry. I just had the idea for this story, so I'm putting it out there. It won't be updated punctually, either, so no pressuring me. And the chapters probably won't all be too long, as well.

Oh! Before you continue, I'd like to know if you think this was put in the correct genre. You may need another chapter or two to figure that out, though. . .I'm working on it.

Chapter 1:

Present Day

"Uchiha-san, you have no say in the matter."

"Who are you to say that? She is not your child!"

"I am your Hokage! You must obey me!"

Uchiha Sasuke glared at the man in front of him. At long last, he lowered his eyes, his jaw clenching tightly. "Yes, Hokage-sama."

"She will make a fine ninja. Just like her father."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

"She will enter the academy this year."

Sasuke bowed his head. "Yes, Hokage-sama."

"You are dismissed."

The raven bowed lower and turned. "Come, Sakura." He extended a hand, letting it rest on the back of a small girl of about eleven years as he guided her from the room.

As soon as the door shut, the young man sitting behind the desk sighed. "Kakashi, I know you were listening."

The ninja stood from the place where he'd been hiding just outside the window.

"Where did you find them, Kakashi?"

"By the memorial. He's lived here for twelve years. I don't know why you still don't trust him."

"That man is from Sound! I don't care how long he has been here."

"The Naruto I knew trusted him."

The eyes of the man behind the desk flashed before softening. "Naruto is dead."

Kakashi's visible eye closed momentarily. "You have changed a lot, Konohamaru. I don't know how Naruto would have felt."

"As you have told me many times before."

". . .you have something that you wish I would do?"

"Yes. Follow Uchiha Sasuke and make sure he doesn't leave the village with his daughter. As you said, he's been here for twelve years. He knows too much."

"As you wish, Hokage-sama."

The silver haired ninja disappeared in a small puff of smoke, leaving the young man alone behind his desk.

Konohamaru rested his head in his hands before glancing at the pictures hanging on the closest wall. There was one of his genin team; Moegi, Udon, and Ebisu-sensei were crowded around him as he scowled into the camera. The other contained him and several of his older friends. These friends were mostly members of Konoha's so-called Rookie Nine.

His eyes slid over the smiling faces, coming to rest upon the happiest. Uzumaki Naruto had nearly split his face in two, grinning from ear to ear, and the reason why was clear. He had just managed to drag the only non-ninja in the picture into the frame in time.

Konohamaru's eyes found the seemingly delicate hand clasped in the blonde's hand and followed the arm up until it found the body, which was covered in an oversized shirt that hid its actual size. His eyes continued traveling upwards until he found himself staring into Uchiha Sasuke's glowering eyes.

"I told you not to trust him, boss. . ."

A knock on the door made the young Hokage jump. He glanced at the clock and sighed once again.

"I am sorry to keep you waiting, elders. Please enter."

So. . .Let's clear some things up before the questions begin. . .

This is going to juggle back and forth between a present day story line and what happened 12 years ago (hence 'present day' in the opening).

The argument between Sasuke and Konohamaru is about Sasuke's daughter, who was named after Sakura (she is not the Sakura you may all be thinking of). Sasuke doesn't want her to become a ninja.

I really messed around with the actual manga/anime. In this story, Sasuke grew up traveling and/or in Sound, not in Konoha. He trained and knew the tricks of the trade, but didn't become an actual ninja until after his daughter was born and after Naruto was killed.