Author's Note: Welcome! XD This takes place after the canon series! Sorry… Anyway, this story assumes that Naruto's children have the Byakugan. If that gets disproved in the spin-off manga, well, then, oh well.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS AND SETTING! And I don't claim to own them!
Chapter One: Father
"Something is going to go wrong…" Naruto muttered as he paced the hallway.
"Naruto… Nothing is going to go wrong…" Iruka assured his student.
"But what if something does go wrong?" Naruto whined. Iruka let out an exasperated sigh and turned to Kakashi. The man shrugged.
"Why don't you have a seat…?" Iruka suggested.
"I can't! What if they need me?"
"Naruto… I can assure you, this is one thing you cannot help with," Kakashi said with a tired smile.
"But… It's been hours! Maybe I should go in there and—"
"Oh no you don't, mister!" Naruto turned to see Sakura standing outside the hospital room.
"How's it going?" Naruto asked, almost frantically. Sakura smiled sweetly at the young man.
"It's going just fine, Naruto-kun. It won't be long now," she assured her friend. "Why don't you have a seat…? You look exhausted."
Naruto sighed and sat down between Kakashi and Iruka. The brunette rested a hand on Naruto's back and Kakashi nodded at Sakura in a silent thank you. "I wish Sasuke was here…" Naruto groaned.
"Don't we all?" Sakura teased. Naruto looked up at her as if shocked that she would still be out there instead of in the room. "Alright, alright, fine…" She waved her hand and disappeared inside the room.
"Something's going to happen…" Naruto grumbled as he buried his face in his hands. Iruka sighed again and gently rubbed Naruto's back. Kakashi watched the floor.
"I never thought my students would go through this before I did…" he muttered.
Naruto smiled. "Feeling old, sensei…?" he teased nervously.
Kakashi shoved the boy's shoulder. "You're hardly an adult yet, Naruto…" he reminded him. Naruto nodded slowly. After what seemed like hours, the door opened again.
"Naruto-kun…" Sakura said quietly. Naruto lifted his head and held his breath, but she was smiling. "Would you like to meet your son…?"
Naruto jumped out of his seat and hurried to the door. Sakura quickly stepped out of his way. Naruto looked at the hospital room, and then the bed where his wife now lay, exhausted and covered in sweat, but smiling as she held a pathetic looking bundle in her arms. She turned and looked at Naruto and her smile made him weak in the knees. They had a son…!
Naruto moved slowly over to the bed and sat down on the edge. Hinata delicately handed the tiny bundle to Naruto and he took it as if he were holding the most fragile thing in the world. Tears clouded his eyes as he looked at the small infant in his arms. The boy had a small patch of blonde hair and his milky blue eyes stared at the new world.
"Hi…" Naruto whispered. He turned to Hinata and leaned over to kiss her forehead. "He's perfect…" Hinata had never stopped smiling and Naruto rocked the infant in his arms as he reclined in the bed beside Hinata. "Welcome to the world, little guy…" he whispered. "You're going to have fun here…"
13 Years Later
"Uzumaki Boruto!" Naruto shouted.
"What?" the boy called back from his bedroom upstairs.
"Don't 'what' me! Don't you have a mission today?" Naruto called. "Why aren't you gone?"
"Because our missions are so boring!" the child groaned. "Wasn't your first mission to like the Land of Waves or something?"
"Yeah, it was, but that was a different time! And that wasn't my first mission. I paid my dues picking weeds and cleaning the river! You will too!" Naruto called. "Now hurry up! I have a meeting with Lady Hanabi and her husband that I can't be late for!" Naruto looked up when his son appeared at the top of the stairs. Naruto sighed at the kid's red and black jumpsuit that was reminiscent of his own clothes after his training with Jiraiya. "Walk you sister to school, will you?"
"Why can't you?" Boruto groaned.
"Because I'm busy!" Naruto responded.
"You're always busy…" the boy grumbled. Naruto sighed and walked up the stairs, stopping when they were standing face to face.
"I know," he said with a soft smile. "How about, if you don't give Konohamaru-sensei too much trouble today, you and I can go train and then get some ramen? How's that sound?"
Boruto looked up at his father. "Really?" he asked. Naruto nodded. "Okay!"
"Good! But you still have to walk Himawari to school, okay?" The boy groaned. "Hey! Don't be like that. She has her finals soon, then she'll be on missions just like you!"
"Do you think they'll put her in my team?" Boruto asked hopefully.
Naruto shook his head. "Your team is full… She'll be fine with her own classmates," he said. "Have fun today…" Naruto started down the stairs and stepped into the kitchen. Hinata was cleaning up from breakfast and their daughter was putting on her shoes. Naruto squatted beside the girl. She was growing her hair out. Naruto liked it better longer. "Good morning," he said with a smile.
"Hey, daddy!" Himawari answered. Naruto hugged the child and stood to grab her light blue jacket that was lined with white fur on the hood.
"When's your exam?" Naruto asked as he stared at the calendar on the fridge with the exact date crossed out.
"Two days, silly!" Himawari answered as she put her coat on. "You'll be there, won't you daddy?"
"No one could keep me away," Naruto promised. He ruffled the girl's hair and walked over to Hinata, grabbing her Jounin flak jacket as he went. "Where is your team mission today, Hinata-sensei?" he asked, draping the vest over her shoulders.
Hinata smiled and turned to kiss Naruto on the cheek. "We aren't going far, Hokage-sama," she assured him. "I'm taking the team outside the gates to greet a merchant caravan."
"Good!" Naruto said. "Imports will be great! It seems like we've been getting less of those lately…" Without a source of major problems in the world, the missions were pretty low-key. Even Boruto and his team, who had already been together for a little less than a year, had only had a couple missions that even took them out of the gates, and no missions where they were in danger of something more than a couple rogue bandits. Naruto was beginning to realize that ruling in a time of peace was just as difficult as ruling during war time. These kids had to be convinced to train. When he was in school, war loomed over their heads, and clans were killing each other, so training was important. To the kids of this generation, who had never seen war, training was a chore.
"I'm talking with Hanabi today… Any advice?"
"What do the Hyuuga want…?" Hinata asked.
Naruto shrugged. "I don't know. They didn't tell me what the meeting is about…"
"Are you bringing Kakashi or Shikamaru with you?"
"I don't think I will need my advisors… Do you?"
Hinata nodded. "The Elders don't call meetings without a good reason."
"The Elders didn't call this meeting… Hanabi did…"
Hinata smiled. "You're still naïve, Naruto-kun," she teased. "It's always the Elders. The Head of the Hyuuga Clan is a figurehead, nothing more. I'd feel better if you took someone with you…"
"Is daddy in trouble…?" Himawari asked. Naruto turned and sighed. He had forgotten she was in here.
"No, daddy's not," Naruto assured her. He turned and shouted, "Boruto! Let's go!"
The sound of the child running down the stairs echoed throughout the house. "Coming!"
"You call yourself a ninja?" Naruto asked. "You couldn't sneak up on a deaf cat!"
"You're the one who wore bright orange throughout your life," Boruto replied.
"Touché…" Naruto smiled and ruffled the boy's hair. "Have fun! And don't make Konohamaru come to my office again!" Boruto grabbed his sister's hand and waved off his father's comment as the two ran out the door. Naruto sighed and sat at the table where a sliced boiled egg waited for him. "Thanks."
"You're most welcome." Hinata said.
"Do you really think the Hyuuga want something bad?" he asked.
"No, I don't," Hinata assured him. "Aren't you running a campaign against the Caged Bird Seal?" Naruto nodded. "Well, then that's probably what they want to talk to you about. They don't like it when you mess with their traditions."
"It's barbaric!" Naruto said.
"I know it is… I've seen them use it before…"
"I promised I would reform the Hyuuga Clan… but they've been resistant to every reform I try."
"The Elders are rather thick-headed… But so are you, so we have that going for us." Naruto smiled. Hinata kissed the top of his head. "Seriously, though… Please bring someone with you…"
Naruto sighed. "Shikamaru is out with Temari in the Sand Village to visit her family… So I'll stop by Kakashi's house and deal with that. Speaking of Kakashi, how are the twins doing?"
"Worried…?" Hinata asked.
"Curious."
"They're fine. And make sure you tell Kakashi that."
"Will do," Naruto said. He ate the egg and jumped up. He kissed the woman on the cheek, grabbed his cloak and hat, and left the house. Once outside, he took a long, deep breath of the cool autumn air. He smiled and looked around to the Hokage monument. He had been Hokage for a few years now, but it still felt like a dream when he saw his face carved into the mountain. Beyond that was the extension of the Leaf Village, where many of the new businesses and civilians lived. The village had prospered and Naruto could only smile at their progress. He took a deep breath and walked out of the gates that surrounded the mansion.
The streets were busy. The Autumn Festival was beginning in a couple weeks, and during that were the Chuunin exams, which were being hosted in the Leaf Village. Students from all over the ninja nations would be coming for the Festival and the Exams. The village was working overtime in order to prepare itself for the increase of people.
Naruto worked his way through the crowded streets, occasionally stopping to greet a villager who called out. When he at least made it to Kakashi's house, he sighed. The entire building was larger than the man and his two children needed. It was in the same place that Kakashi's old childhood home had been. Since the property had remained in the family, Yamato had built Kakashi a house on it.
After the man finally married, he had moved his family into the new home. Naruto opened the door of the house. "Sensei!" he called as he removed his shoes. He walked down the hall that led to the living space, stopping only to bow and send a small prayer at a picture of a purple-haired woman. Kakashi had seen his fair share of grief, and fate had not been finished with him. Kakashi's wife, Yugao, had died giving birth to their twins, a girl and a boy Kakashi had named Rin and Obito, after his lost friends. Naruto passed another picture, showing the young girl and her brother. She had long, silver hair and dark purple eyes and he had a light purple hue to his short hair and black eyes.
"Naruto…? Do you knock?" Kakashi asked. He stood at the end of the hallway with his arms crossed.
"I'm the Hokage, I don't need to knock. You need to come with me."
Kakashi's eyes widened. "Did something happen to Rin or Obito?" he asked quietly.
"No, no!" Naruto assured his teacher. "Hinata said they are doing just fine! Don't worry!"
"Good… Why do I need to leave, then?"
"Got something going on?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No…" Kakashi admitted.
"Well, then… I have to speak with the Hyuuga Elders and Hinata thinks I need my advisor… And since Shikamaru is out of town, I decided to come to you instead."
"Thanks for thinking about me… I'll be right back, then." The man left to gather his things while Naruto went back to observing the pictures in the hallway. They departed when Kakashi was finished gathering.
"What do they want…?" Kakashi asked.
"I'm not sure," Naruto admitted. "The messenger didn't say…"
Kakashi sighed and the two walked in silence to the Hyuuga complex. They crossed into the gates that surrounded the complex. Some workers looked up as they walked through and they were greeted by a young boy. He bowed. "This way."
Naruto followed the child silently. After the attack on the village, the compound had been rebuilt almost exactly as it had been before. While the rest of the village had been rebuilt in a more modern way throughout the years, the complex was like stepping back into the past. Even the members of the Clan wore the traditional Kimonos and uniforms.
The young boy led Kakashi and Naruto to a door. He bowed and departed without a word. Naruto opened the door and was greeted by two children; a boy in a white and purple Kimono and a girl in a black dress. Both had dark brown hair. The boy stood proudly while the girl adverted her eyes. She bowed deeply to the Hokage and his advisor before hurrying off. "Bye, Ansho…" Naruto muttered. He turned to the boy. "Hello, Danchi…" The boy inclined his head in greeting before he followed his twin sister out of the room.
Naruto sighed and walked to the cushions on the floor. He knelt on one. The room was large, but sparsely decorated. The east wall was made of glass and it overlooked a beautiful koi pond and sand garden. On the rocks of the garden were some children meditating while an instructor calmly instructed them.
After several minutes, a paper door slid open. Naruto sat up straighter as his sister-in-law walked in with her husband at her side. Behind her came her father and the Elders. Hanabi walked gracefully to the cushion at the head of the room. She knelt on it and the other Hyuuga too their places as well. The entire process took about five minutes, but Naruto felt the tension in the room. He didn't feel like the Hokage... He felt like a child again.
"Lady Hanabi… Lord Airisu…" Naruto greeted with a bow of his head. "How are Danchi and Ansho doing…?" Naruto asked as he tried to break the ice. The twins were Hanabi's children, which had shocked everyone. Hanabi had hardly been seventeen when she married Airisu and then carried his children. The Elders had pushed her for an heir after Hinata had produced a son. Naruto had been disapproving of their arranged marriage and quick birth, but since he wasn't Hokage at the time, he could do nothing about the treatment of the girl.
"They are well," Hanabi answered. "And Boruto and Himawari…? Are they well?" Naruto nodded. "Good." She turned to Kakashi. "And Rin and Obito…?"
"They're fine," Kakashi answered.
Hanabi smiled. "Good," she said. "I'm sure you have wondered why we brought you here…"
"It's about your children," one of the Elders said suddenly.
"My kids…?" Naruto asked. "What about them…?"
"They are doing well, as you said… but there is a problem," another Elder said.
"As you know, Hinata-sama was originally the heiress to the Hyuuga Clan… but she stepped down…"
"Yes…?" Naruto muttered, even though he knew she hadn't intended to "step down."
"And now," another Elder continued, "Lady Hanabi is the head of the Clan… Meaning that Hinata is no longer part of the Main Branch." Naruto clenched his fists. He could guess where this was going. "Your children are not part of the Main Branch either… Danchi will be starting missions soon, and will need a protector… Your children will be getting the Caged Bird Seal and they will take their rightful place in the Hyuuga Clan…"
Naruto blinked. He wasn't sure if he had heard them right… His children…? "What…?" he asked.
"Your children will serve the Main Branch of the Hyuuga. It is their birthright…"
"You have never showed interest in my children!" Naruto snapped. "No one was even there when they were born!"
"An oversight…" an Elder assured Naruto. "We should have come for them when Danchi turned three, we admit… but we are coming here now to offer them their place in the Clan."
Naruto laughed. "Don't try to make this sound like you're doing them a favor!"
"We are…" the man answered. "We are offering them their clan."
"They aren't Hyuuga!" Naruto snapped.
"Oh, yes… They are Uzumaki… A dead Clan with two surviving members. What a family and community they will have…" the man retorted. "They have Hyuuga blood and they have the Byakugan. They are ours."
"They don't belong to anyone! I will not allow you to enslave my children!"
"Your children are a disgrace!" the main Elder snapped. "They roam this village and cause havoc! That son of yours is nothing but a failure and a screw-up like his father! We are offering them the discipline and respect that comes with being part of the Hyuuga Clan! Your children will thank you!"
"You want to seal them!" Naruto growled. Kakashi reached his hand out and grabbed Naruto's arm.
"Who made this choice?" Kakashi asked calmly.
"We did."
Naruto silently begged Hanabi to do something.
"It has been decided, Naruto," she said quietly.
Airisu stepped forward. "All your children are doing is playing with little ninja tools," he said. "The Hyuuga are offering them a marketable skill. The world is changing, Naruto. Ninja are becoming obsolete, thanks to your peaceful reign. The world needs diplomats, not warriors; politicians that fight with words, not shinobi that fight with jutsu! You cannot deny that they are preparing for a war that will never happen! Danchi-kun is preparing for a different kind of war! A war of politics and of ambassadors! We want your children part of this new future…"
Naruto stood up, despite Kakashi's attempts to keep him sitting. "You don't want to offer my children a future! You want to protect the Hyuuga line! You should be grateful that this world is at peace!"
"We are," the head Elder said. "And I know you want to keep it that way, Naruto-sama…"
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Is that a threat…?" he growled dangerously.
"No… We would never dream of threatening the Hokage…" the man assured the Hokage.
"Good… The answer is no." Naruto started for the door.
"That is your choice, Hokage-sama…" Airisu called after the man. "But you realize that you don't want the most powerful Clan in the village as your enemy… We don't threaten the Hokage, but we do make promises that we plan to keep…" Naruto kept walking without looking back. "You'll see it our way, Hokage-sama…"
Author's Note: Hello! That was the first chapter of this fic! The fiction assumes a lot of details that were left unsaid at the end of the manga. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! Please follow and review!