Authors Note: So after finishing shippuden I became a narusaku fan, but my number one ship is still sasusaku. I just couldn't ignore all the narusaku in shippuden and how Naruto never really got over sakura. I now understand why everyone was really angry at the pairings at the end (I was thrilled tho! sasusaku! yay!), so now I'm in this funk of writing both narusaku and sasusaku! anyways, enjoy the story!

Disclamer: I do not own naruto.

Chapter one.

"Hey, Sakura, can you do me a huge favor? " Shikamaru stopped sakura as she was exiting the hospital. It had been a long day at work and she still had to pick up sarada.

"Hi, Shikamaru, I didn't even see you there", she pulled her tote bag from slipping off her shoulder.

"Sorry I didn't mean to startle you, listen, the idiot was suppose to have his annual check up yesterday..." He looked at her hoping she would do the check up instead of having to force Naruto into the hospital.

"You know Hinata can easily do that for you", she interrupted looking down at her watch.

" She can, but the elders would rather have some one who is more experienced and isn't family so we know everything goes checked. Please Sakura ?" he hoped that last plead would get her to agree.

" Okay, but not today, I still have to pick up Sarada ", Sakura walked off in the direction to Ino s house . " I ll be at his office tomorrow around 5 after I get off work! Bye Shikamaru. " she started to sprint toward Ino s. She was really late.

Sarada was already a year old, a handful being able to crawl around and grab unknown items to be stuck in her mouth. She lived alone in the Uchiha compound since she came back from accompanying Sasuke. When Sasuke left, Naruto took over the roll as father for Sarada since he insisted. He would also walk her home from work everyday until last month. Something changed in Naruto during that time and he refused to open up to her. He was not at the entrance at the hospital at 5pm on the dot anymore. He didn't stop by as often either or invited her and Sarada to have dinner with Hinata and Boruto anymore.

She had tried to ask Hinata about it but the girl was just to shy to say anything. She could only imagine how they ever had kids. So she just kept to herself when Naruto was around. She was sure he would at least be behaved during a simple check up.

"Thanks for taking care of her Ino! " Sakura picked up Sarada who was reaching her arms towards her mom

" No problem forehead ", Ino had offered to take care of Sarada after Naruto began acting cold toward her and she no longer felt comfortable asking Hinata to care for Sarada while she was at work. "So did you find out what happened with Naruto " she asked as she poured Sakura some tea, she did look tired after all

" Not a word out of both of them" She took the tea in her hands. "How is everyone around here? "

" Everything has been great, I think Sarada and Inojin will be great friends after all these play dates" Ino took a seat on the couch

"Hello Ugly, I didn't know you were going to be joining us for dinner today" Sai walked into his home. He greeted sakura as he took off his gear.

" Hi honey", Ino got up to greet her husband

" Thanks for your ' oh so generous ' offer Sai but I have to get home and get Sarada ready for bed", Sakura and Ino continued their small talked, she finished her tea and picked up Sarada once more.

" Thanks Ino, oh and by the way I'm going to be picking up Sarada a little later then usual tomorrow, maybe around 6 or 7pm "

"no problem Sak, you can leave her over night if you want! Its nice to have a little girl to dress up! " Ino pinched Sarada's cheeks.

" why don't you and Sai get busy and try again " Sakura winked at her as she walked off with Sarada, leaving a pink Ino behind.

"I completely agree" Sai commented as sakura exited their house.

The next morning Sakura went through her regular routine. She dropped Sarada off at Ino s, got her coffee, and got to work.

5pm arrived and She was at the Hokage s office 10 minutes after. She informed the secretary they had hired to help Naruto keep track of his appointment since he was always missing them or arrived late. She had her medical bag in one hand and the pass shikamaru had given her earlier that day. It was funny how she needed a pass to see her best friend. It was an insult really, not even Kakashi or Sai had to use the damn pass. She handed the piece of paper to the young annoyed girl in the secretary chair.

"Yea he s in his office, I ll let him know you are coming" she boringly said to her.

" Actually, Shikamaru said we shouldn't tell him until I get in there" Sakura stopped her from picking up the phone "this needs to get done today and if he knows I'm coming he'll escape "

"uhh no, lady Hinata told me to inform her if a person named" She looked down at the pass again "' Sakura 'ever stopped by ', She took out a nail file, clearly the girl was not meant for the job. " I was going to pretend calling him but really I'm calling her ", She sighed irritated about the situation.

" What is that suppose to mean? "

"I don t know lady, I just follow orders." she returned to pick up the phone but before the poor girl could ever touch it Sakura picked up the hearing device and crushed it in her hands.

" Here is a new order, go home, take the day off and tell no one what you just saw. Okay? ", sakura could not look more menacing. Her eyes full of pure anger.

The girl slowly got up from her chair, grabbed her purse and began to walk out the building " yes ma am" she muttered as she walked passed sakura.

Sakura walked up the stairs to the Hokage s office scaring anyone who walked passed her. She was about to open the door to the idiots office when the door opened and out came Shikamaru.

"Right on time Sakura, he's all yours" he placed a cigarette in his mouth. She took a couple steps into the office. Shikamaru closed the door and place a seal on it 'that should hold him until She s done, the seal only last an hour anyway. '

He walked away, ready to go home and see his troublesome wife and kid.

"Naruto " sakura called his name.

"eh! Sakura-Chan what are you doing here? ", He got up and walked toward his door " Actually Sakura-chan, I have to be somewhere right now, so uhh, I ll see you another time? " He tried to open the door to show her out but the door wouldn't open.

" Shikamaru place a seal on it she walked toward a table that was set up in the middle of the room and placed her medical bag on it It's time for your annual check up. " She masked a serious face.

" umm okay ", Naruto walked over toward sakura and sat on the chair that was near the table.

" Any abnormalities? " she asked as she dug into her bag

" No, how was work sakura-chan?" she took out generic medical tools and proceed to look a his ear. She tugged his ear a little harder then she normally wood.

"Fine" She got closer and check his eyes Don t move Naruto blushed at the closeness of her, He hasn't been this close since the incident that caused his aloofness from sakura. He took a deep breath inhaling her scent. She smelled like cherry blossoms as always. He stared back at her perfectly green eyes and pink hair. How he managed to keep away from her for so long was beyond him.

She placed her tools back on the table and proceeded to take out her stethoscope.

"Take off your shirt" sakura ordered once more

"Sakura-chan are you okay? " Naruto took off his Hokage robe and then his shirt. That was dumb question to ask, he knew what he wasn't doing wasn't right, but he had no choice but to play stupid

"peachy " she replied. She walked behind him and place the cold device on his back

" How is Sarada? " he tried small talk again but Sakura was just too insulted to reply.

" Breath in and out slowly" she commanded. He did as he was told. Naruto was slowly getting irritated with Sakura s non-responsive behavior. After 30 minutes of poking and proving his body Naruto finally stood up. He turned to look at Sakura who was putting her things away.

"Okay, that's its Sakura what's wrong?!" Naruto shouted a little louder then intended. Sure he had not spoken to her in about a month but that was still too soon for her to behave this way.

"Do you hate me Naruto? Or is it just Hinata? " She zipped up her bag.

" what? No" . Naruto looked surprise he really wasn't expecting her to say that. He knew he had placed some distance between them but he didn't expect her to Be this cold especially since he hadn't told her anything about the fight.

" Then why haven't you spoken to me? Its been a whole month since you stopped by or invited me over for dinner or even said Hi to me on the streets!" sakura finally let it all out "Now I get Sasuke s reports from Sai! " she stared at him with her arms crossed. She was almost tear-y eyed trying to keep herself together.

"Its not easy to explain Sakura..." Naruto avoided eye contacted .

"We ll just sit here in silence for the next half hour then", sakura sat in the seat at the other end of the table.

" Hinata found out we were dating before Sasuke came back..", he whispered as he sat next to her seat. Sakura stiffened. "She got upset that I hadn't told her. We had a fight. She stayed over at the Hyuga compound for that day with boruto. "

" Naruto, I m sorry. I didn't know ", she felt like an idiot even bringing it up." I thought she always just knew"

" I talked to her and she said it was inappropriate that I walked you home and ate dinner with you, she actually thought I was cheating on her" Naruto joined sakura and looked at the floor. " at the end I told her I would keep my distance and she came back home. "

Sakura bursted with laughter " YOU, cheating on some one! " she looked up to look at a surprised Naruto.

She grinned from ear to ear " I guess that is pretty silly " he put his hand behind his head laughing along with her, really he was just happy to see her smile again.

" I can talk to her for you Naruto, that way Sarada can have her play date back, besides I know you love her, you did break up with me because of her...", she laughed it out slowly remembering the time Naruto had avoided her for an entire 3 months before she finally saw them together. She figured he wasn't very good at break ups and that was his way of letting her know.

Naruto s expression went from slight smile to confusion. "What do you mean? "

"huh?" sakura became as confused as he was

"What do you mean I broke up with you because of Hinata? ", he asked again more confused and slowly becoming angry.

" um, well you did, you avoided me for 3 months and then when I saw you again, you and Hinata were hand in hand walking down the street ", sakura pulled her hair behind her ear "I figured that was your way of letting me know we were over ", she finished off with a frown on her face.

" Don t blame that on me Sakura! You were the one who went off with Sasuke first." he wore a serious expression, nothing like sakura had seen on him before.

" What?! You think I'm capable of doing that?! " she stood up in anger. Her morality challenged

Naruto followed her actions and stood up as well, towering over her petite body.

" Hinata told me she had seen you and Sasuke together! "

" NARUTO! You IDIOT! WHY WOULD YOU EVEN BELIEVE SUCH A THING! " she was now teary eye "I loved you so much, I mean we were going to start a family together and then you went off with her! Why would I go and sleep with Sasuke! You idiot! " she grabbed her bag before running away crying.

" Sakura-chan..Wait you..You were pregnant", Naruto stared off in the direction of the now broken door handle . He slumped back to his seat unable to comprehend what just happened.

Authors notes:

Please review! The more reviews the faster the updates( the story is done, I'm just being evil and waiting to post the chapters) :)