Rain was beating down but a man sat on a rock unfazed in the slightest. His legs crossed his back straight his head held high as his blonde hair was plastered to his head. His eyes slowly opened when he felt a familiar chakra approaching. He knew that time was still on his side if he wish to flee he could be long gone before their arrival, but it seemed his curiosity was going to get the better of him this day. It wasn't often that he would seek him out. The whispers of trouble borrowing must hold some merit. But as he continued to sit pondering his current dilemma he noticed there were more than one, there were five of them but one was considerably weaker than the rest.

"It has been a long time Naruto," a dark haired man said stepping before him. The man was tall his eyes were just as dark as his jet black hair his skin looked even paler in the pale moon light that escaped the storm clouds above.

"What brings the Hokage so far from Konohagakure?" Naruto asked coolly paying no mind to the others standing behind Sasuke.

"It is time for you to return to Konoha," Sasuke replied just as coolly as their eyes meeting and neither willing to give in to the other.

"I don't think so, you made it very clear before I left that I was no longer welcome in the village," Naruto answered causing Sasuke to glare at him, "You did everything you could to drive me out then the second I left to marked me as a missing-nin. Every Shinobi trying to make a name for them self came to find me few did even fewer left alive. But it hasn't been all bad over the last twenty years I have accomplished much like becoming the Jinuchuriki of all nine Biju, I posses the full chakra. I unlike those we have fought before I have the full power of the Jubi...and I have full control over its power."

"Are you threatening me Naruto?"

"I wouldn't dream of threatening you, Hokage-Sama," Naruto said coolly, "does your wife know your girlfriend is pregnant?"

Sasuke's gaze left Naruto for the first time since his arrival falling on the red haired woman standing to his left. She looked horrified.

"I...I don't know what you are talking about," she said unable to hide her stutter.

"I can sense a growing life force within you, and it's feels very much like Sasuke's," his eyes still on Sasuke, "you didn't know... well don't worry I'm sure you don't have to tell your wife I am sure she already knows being a Hyuga."

"This is the last time I am going to ask you nicely," Sasuke replied trying to remain calmly. Naruto began to laugh, laughing like a madman. The bone chilling laugh caused Sasuke's comrades to recoil but Sasuke stood his ground.

"You have already taken everything from me and you dare come and threaten me go home Sasuke you are over your head," there was a deadly calm to his voice that even unnerved Sasuke. Without another word Sasuke turned and walked off, his team close on his heel.

It was a nearly a day later when they reached Konoha, "where are you going?" Sasuke asked as Suigetsu as he quickly made his way to the hospital.

"I don't know if you know this but my lovely wife who you forced me to marry is more violent than Karin," Suigetsu replied, "she is going to be pissed because I left without telling her where I was going."

Sasuke watched as the white haired Shinobi continued off waving as he left. Sasuke turned to head back to the Uchiha district, "Sasuke-kun where are you going?" Karin asked.

"Home," he replied nonchalantly.

"Why not just come back to my place tonight," she said grabbing on to his arm. He pulled his arm away and continued on his way home. When he arrived he saw Kiba leaving his house.

"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked glaring at his former classmate.

"I could ask you the same thing," Kiba asked just as coldly. Sasuke said nothing he just pushed his way pass Kiba and continued into his home. He entered the house. He silently made his way to the kitchen. Hinata was standing with her back to him washing some dishes.

"Hello Sasuke," she said with a cool indifference, "welcome home."

"What was Kiba doing here?" Sasuke asked.

"He was worried about me," Hinata answered still not turning to face him.

"Is that the only reason he came here?" He asked.

"Does it really matter?" she asked coolly.

"You are my wife and I expect you to act as such," Sasuke said coldly.

"And what should I expect of my husband?" Sasuke frowned at this statement, "I know what you have been up to."

Without thinking he took her shoulder spun her around and struck her across the face, knocking her to the ground. He was about to strike her again when he noticed something in the corner of his eye. He turned to see his daughter standing there the spitting image of her mother but her personality was much bolder more confident. She was fifteen and was on her way to becoming a Jonin.

"What is going on?" she asked.

"Mikoto, how was your mission?" Hinata asked getting to her feet.

"It was fine but what is going on here?" Mikoto asked glaring at Sasuke, but he said nothing before turning to leave to calm down. Hinata sat down at the table Mikoto sat down at the table as well.

"I don't understand why you stay with him?"

"It's complicated," Hinata answered.

"I went to Sakura's today and I saw something I wanted to ask you about?" she said pulling out a picture placing it upside down. Hinata reached over and picked it up her widened in shock. It was a photo of her and a certain blonde Shinobi, "who is he...you looked so happy."

"What did Sakura tell you?"

"Nothing, she said if I wanted to know about him I would have to ask you," she replied watching her mother carefully.

"Why are you so interested in who he is?" Hinata asked.

"I have never seen you this happy before...and I guess I want to know how you ended up with dad instead of him." Hinata took a deep breath as her gaze fell to the photo once again.

"He was Sakura's teammate when she was a Genin," Hinata answered.

"So that means he was also on father's team as well," Hinata nodded in reply.

"If he was father's teammate why doesn't he or Sakura talk about him?"

"He is a missing-nin, who left village twenty years ago," they both turned to see Sasuke standing there.

"Does that mean he is dead?" Mikoto asked looking at the picture in her mother's hand wondering what made him go rouge.

"No, there isn't anyone strong enough to kill him, isn't that right Sasuke?" Hinata said looking over at Sasuke earning a glare from him.

"That's enough," Sasuke said coldly. Mikoto knew that she was missing something it seemed that she wouldn't be able to get anything more out of her mother while her father was around.

"Goodnight, mother, goodnight father," she said getting to his feet she made her way to her room. Once she was inside she closed the door, walking to the window looking out at the village it seemed so peaceful but she knew that wasn't the case, the village was in a state of unease. She heard people whispering that someone else should have been named Hokage, only ever referring to him as 'he' and she was wondering if he they were talking about was Naruto. If that was the case did he leave because he didn't become Hokage or was there still another reason?

The next morning Mikoto dressed and slipped out of her window rushing towards Sakura's home near the hospital. When she got there she looked around to make sure she wasn't being followed by her father's ANBU before she knocked on the door. It was a second before it opened and Sakura was standing there with a cup of coffee in her hand, "Mikoto-Chan, how can I help you?"

Mikoto really like Sakura she was one of the few people who treated her like she was a normal person. It seemed that the villagers resented her for something, "I spoke with mother about the picture she told me, about him or a bit about him until father arrived back. It seems father didn't want me to know much about him."

"Who does Sasuke not want you to know about?" Suigetsu asked as he walked into the kitchen stretching. Mikoto wasn't sure if she could tell him without him running to her father but Sakura took matters out of her hands.

"She asked her mother about Naruto," she answered.

"Why does she want to know about him the guy is terrifying, I know he's..." Suigetsu said catching himself before he finished the sentence.

"Naruto isn't terrifying, he is the kindest man I ever knew," Sakura replied.

"That might have true once but now..." again he had to catch himself before he finished the statement.

"What do you know about Naruto that I don't?" She asked in a dangerously sweet tone.

"Ummm...you see...Sasuke went looking for him...and we kind of found him," he answered nervously.

"Why was he looking for Naruto?" Mikoto asked.

"I don't know my guess is that he wanted him to remind the village why he was selected Hokage," Suigetsu said, "but it seems he is not willing to help an old friend again."

Mikoto didn't know what to think Suigetsu, who was one of her father's most loyal Shinobi is admitting her father wasn't the one the people wanted to be Hokage but it was because Naruto her father became the leader of the village and he needed him again to keep his power. She got to her feet she needed to the mission station. She said her goodbyes before rushing off.

When she arrived she noticed her father dressed in his Hokage attire, "follow me," he said in his usual cold tone. She did as she was told, "I want you to join my ANBU."

"ANBU...really...do you think I am ready?" She asked surprised.

"Before I full admit you into ANBU there is a test, on the boarder of Hi no Kuni there is a missing-nin I want you to deal with," he said he wasn't going to send her after this Naruto was he she was confident in her skills but by the sound of things even her father was a match for him, "as proof of your victory bring me his eyes."

She could help but to wonder what her father wanted with this Shinobi's eyes, but she didn't ask any questions, "Hai, Hokage-Sama," she said with a bow.

"Go to the ANBU headquarters to get your uniform and the details of your mission," he said walking off. With that she turned and made her way the ANBU headquarters.

Sasuke entered his office to see Karin and Jugo waiting for him, "are you sure you should send her?" Jugo asked.

"She is a Shinobi and as such I will send her on missions I see fit," Sasuke replied.

"But she is your daughter," Sasuke frowned at his words.