Fatherhood:

A/N: Hi guys, this is the first ever fanficition I have wrote and it revolves around Saiino/Yamanaka family. It is set in the canon universe around the time when Boruto's generation are young children (around 4 years old). Although English is not my first language, I have proof read/tried my best to not make spelling or grammar errors. Hope you enjoy!

Summary: Ino goes out shopping with her friends leaving Sai to take care of Inojin on his own. Sai's parenting skills are put to the test without his wife there to hold his hand for the first time.

It was a warm summers morning in the hidden leaf as the residents of the Yamanaka family had slowly woken up to make there way to breakfast.

For the first time in what felt like months, their family flower shop would be shut so they could all take the day off. Even though they were currently in times of peace and the number of shinobi missions had been increasingly dwindling, the Yamanaka's were still running their flower business as was tradition for a number of generations of their main clan family which meant most days were still busy for them unlike some of their closest friends.

Since the end of the war, flower sales had boomed, with people finally able to decorate their homes or even gift loved ones with various flowers as they no longer lived in a world with the fear of war or destruction which meant flowers and plants could be preserved and cared for by everyone.

Sai had made the decision for his wife to take the day off for once from the store and Sai did so too from his own job which Ino eagerly agreed to. She had often quietly complained how she never gets to go out with her friends much due to balancing running their business and taking care of their four year old son.

Sai was happy she could finally have a girl's day out as he once read in a book long ago that a women who goes out with her friends is a lot less moodier once she gets home and boy had she been becoming a lot more moodier and the sight of a less than happy Ino certainly made Sai a lot less happy and being cooped up in their flower shop all day, everyday certainly wasn't healthy for such an extrovert like his wife.

This way Ino could have fun out in Konoha with her girls, he could relax at home on his own and then by the end of the night he was sure the two of them could think of something they could enjoy doing together in the bedroom once she returned all excited from doing whatever girls enjoyed doing.

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At the dining table in the kitchen sat Sai, still in his pyjamas eagerly sipping on the coffee his wife had just fixed for him in the early hours of the morning. Just to his right in a flower emblazoned chair sat what could only be described as a miniature blonde version of Sai dressed in an adorable blue onsie. He was growing faster and faster each day and was able to talk quite well already.

Sai watched his son sip on a cup of milk Ino had prepared whilst he waltz through the pages of the Daily Leaf Newspaper that had been delivered just before he woke this morning. "Sai, theres milk in the fridge and I've laid out the ingredients needed to make Inojin's food so that should last Inojin the rest of the day whilst I'm out" Ino said which caused Sai to respond with a confused face. "So you're not taking Inojin with you?" Sai responded. "Of course not! Me, Hinata and Sakura are going to go shopping, followed by tea and then finish the day with a beauty therapy session with Lady Tsunade, Inojin can't come with me to a girl's day out like that"

Sai became even more confused, this meant that he'd be taking care of Inojin on his own and that is something he's never done as of yet. Ino was the one always at home looking after their son whilst she was simultaneously working in their flower shop whereas due to being in charge of the Leaf's investigation and interrogation unit, a position he took over from Ino's father Inoichi after his tragic passing in the war many years ago, Sai was working from 9 till 5 alongside the Hokage Naruto. The only time Sai therefore was looking after his son was when he would return from work after 5 or on the weekends but his wife was always there with him during those times.

"Don't worry dear just copy what we do when we are taking care of him together but this time it'll just be you with him, its not exactly rocket science!" Ino exclaimed, however Sai was not convinced, when they were taking care of Inojin together, Ino would still be the one to prepare the food to feed him, she changed his diapers when he was a baby and toilet trained him, soothed him when he cried or scolded him when he was being naughty. Sai's role consisted of handing Ino the food, throwing away the diapers, hiding when Inojin cries and laughing when he was naughty. Sai was beginning to think he was finally going to realise how much work his wife does in taking care of their son.

Ino began getting ready in their bedroom to head out as Sai sat in the living room with Inojin on his lap as they both watched the cartoons that his son seemed to love. Sai began thinking 'surely taking care of him on my own isn't going to be that scary right?' Sai thought for a second that maybe they could just sit and watch cartoons all day until Ino comes home in the evening but even he wasn't that stupid to realise that it simply wasn't going to be that easy.

Inojin was an eating and pooping machine and Sai didn't have to think hard to quickly remember back to how many times a day Ino would have to change the tiny blonde's diaper when he was still a baby and the intricate movements she would perform to remove the old one and replace with the new one. Not to mention all the healthy kids' food she would make from scratch to feed him to make sure he grew up big and strong just like his grandpa. Inojin still wasnt great at using the toilet so Sai had to be careful about what to feed him if he wanted to avoid a mess in their bathroom.

Sai mentally cursed how he wished he didn't get rid of all those reading books he once possessed back when he first joined team 7 in order to understand bonds and relationships, he was sure he probably had some that revolved around childcare that would have proved handy right about now. But once he entered into a relationship with Ino following the great ninja war he promised her he would get rid of them so she could get to know the real him rather than a man following what a book tells him, something which he knew he ultimately loved her for doing.

Inojin clapped along to the singing cartoon bear on the TV and his soft giggles were like butter melting to Sai's ears, as Ino walked down the stairs dressed in her casual purple outfit she wore most of the time she made some last minute checks to make sure her husband knew where all the food and milk were before she gave a kiss to her sons nose and one to her husbands lips.

Sakura and Hinata had arrived outside the Yamanaka residence and so Ino departed leaving only Sai and Inojin in the house. Sai braced himself, he hoped that everything would work out for the rest of the day but he knew his son could be a little devil just like the stories Sai heard from Ino's mother about when his wife was a child and he had a funny feeling today was going to be just one of those days.

A/N: Just a short introductory chapter laying the foundation for all of Inojins/Sai antics in the next chapter.