I do not own Naruto!
Note: I took my old Children of Past Parents story and rewrote it to make it smother and hopefully better than the original. I look forward to hearing what my readers think! Thanks for reading!
Chapter 1
An earth shattering crash shook the house making a girl about four years old yelp. The wall to the room was ripped from the building and should could not help but shiver in fear as a tall figure strode in. The woman laughed as she flipped her mid back length black hair over her shoulder as she settled her amethyst colored eyes on the little girl. The girl crawled backwards as she slammed her turquoise eyes shut and covered her head, little hands holding to her messy dirty blond hair. As the woman stalked closer a boy about seven years old ran into the room and stood in front of the girl with a kunai ready to fight. His wild red hair was covered in dirt and his clothes were ripped but he stared the woman down with bright blue eyes. The woman laughed again. As she smirked down at the boy. "What do you think you're going to do, little boy?" She taunted as she bent down to swing at him. He shook as he slammed his eyes shut, ready for the impact only to hear a thud and a crash with a whoosh of air.
"Daddy!" He heard the little girl cry. Opening his eyes, he turned to find his parents kneeling down. His father held the girl as his mother reached out to wrap him in her arms.
"She was gonna hurt Shina… I… I…" He shook in his mother's arms.
"It's okay now. You're both okay. You're alright." His mother cooed. "Naruto." She said turning to look at her husband. "We have to get them safe." All he did was nod as he pulled his daughter into his arms and led the way from the building out into the abandoned streets.
"She pulled back to the shadows." Ino called as she ran up to them with Sasuke, Kakashi, and Hinata. "Are they okay?"
"Yeah, they're just shaken up." Sakura said as the boy held tight to her leg. "We have to find a safe place for them until we can get this woman. We can't have them stay with anyone cause it will put their families in danger and we can't just send them away." Sakura was becoming more and more worried.
"There's one place we can send them." Naruto said as he held his daughter close, she held tight to his jacket as she hid her face in his neck. "Kurama said there's an old jutsu that can send them somewhere safe. The only thing is it's going to drain him to do this."
"But they'll be safe." Ino said. "So do it, if it'll keep them from that witch." Naruto handed the little girl to Ino before taking a step back and flying through the hand signs. Then a pillar of light surrounded them and slowly brightened until they couldn't see anything. When it cleared, they were on top of the Hokage tower. "It just took us back to village."
A screech from the terrified little girl had the group turning to find Naruto on the ground with Sakura kneeling next to him. "Naruto…" She said softly as she pulled him closer to her and scanned over him to see what was wrong.
"What happened?" Hinata asked as she bent down beside the two.
"Kurama's chakra is gone and Naruto's is hanging on by a thread. That jutsu almost killed him." Sakura said looking at her husband sadly. Suddenly the door leading into the tower flew open, Tsunade and Jiraiya ran through it, stopping in their tracks looking at the group.
"What's going on?" Jiriaya asked looking at them. "Who are you?"
"This is going to sound crazy but…" Ino paused glancing from Sakura holding Naruto back to the two adults in front of them. "We're from the future. We're here looking for shelter from an enemy for a little bit."
"What?" He blinked. "What do you mean taken back in time?"
"Kurama, the Kyuubi used a jutsu to bring us all back here to keep us safe from a woman who is hell bent on destroying Naruto and the alliance." Sakura said not looking up from Naruto. "It drained the Kyuubi and it's nearly killed Naruto."
"That's Naruto?" Jiraiya asked shocked as he slowly walked closer. "Will he be alright?"
"I think so but I need to heal him and the Kyuubi and they both need to rest a while." She gave a little smile.
Tsunade caught sight of the little girl peeking at Naruto as she held tight to a tall man dressed in black with a loose white shirt and a black jacket. The older woman's eyes went wide as she realized who the man was. "Sasuke?" He looked at her and gave a short nod.
"He helped during the war and has joined back with the village. He works with Naruto to rebuild the village and hold the alliance strong." Kakashi explained. "A lot has happened and we don't want to change the timeline more than we have already by coming back here. So just know Sasuke is an ally and we need help keeping an enemy of the alliance from getting to the children."
Tsunade and Jiraiya looked over at the little girl as she tried to hide behind Sasuke's leg, still holding on tightly as a boy stood slightly behind Kakashi looking at them. Sakura sat back with a small smile. "That should do it. He'll need a lot of rest but he'll be alright." She turned to the children, "Minato, Kushina, come here. It's okay." She smiled as the children ran to her. "these two are mine and Naruto's kids. They're the ones this woman is after in hopes it will break everything apart." She explained.
"Your children? You and the brat?" Tsunade raised a brow as Jiriaya chuckled. "And you've named them after his parents." Sakura nodded as Tsunade shook her head with a soft sigh. "Well we better get him into a bed. While we wait for him to wake up you can tell us about what happened."
Sakura glanced at Kakashi. "We don't want to change the timeline like Kakashi-sensei said."
"You can always just use a jutsu to erase the memories before you leave." Jiraiya offered, wanting to know about the future. "That way nothing changes, but you can talk and tell us about the future."
They looked at each other as if asking if it was a good idea before Kakashi sighed and agreed for them. "First things first we need to get Naruto to a bed." Sakura said. "Sasuke, can you please…?" She asked making the man roll his dark eyes before moving to lift the old friend over his shoulder. "Take him to his apartment, we'll meet you there." He nodded and was gone. "Kakashi can you take Minato?" He nodded and bent down as she lifted Kushina into her arms.
"Where daddy and uncly Sasky go?" She asked her mother.
"Uncle Sasuke took daddy to get some sleep. He was really tired after bringing us here." Sakura explained. "Don't worry, your daddy's tough." She smiled as the girl gave a goofy grin. Minato climbed onto Kakashi's back and they were off, leaping across the rooftops to get to Naruto's old apartment. Sakura put Kushina down as she sighed and looked around. "Kushina, why don't you go sit with daddy and take care of him until he wakes up." The little girls face brightened up before Hinata led the girl into the bedroom where the man she had had a crush on years ago was resting.
"So you're from the future?" Jiraiya asked bringing the conversation back. "What exactly happened to make you come back? Why is there someone after the kids?"
Sakura took a breath, "A woman named Maki has been building a group of missing nin who's main purpose is breaking the alliance that was formed after the fourth great Shinobi war. Naruto and Sasuke are two of the main holders in the alliance. The others support Naruto and Sasuke's thoughts and actions on building an allied nation. They're after the two in hope to break it but they are trying to cut the head from the body so they are going after Naruto. The only way to break him is to take out those closest to him. They're trying to hurt the kids since I can protect myself."
"For now." Sasuke said making Tsunade and Jiraiya look at Sakura confused. "A few more months and you'll be as useless as the children."
"I'll be fine and you know it, besides Naruto and I have already planned for that." Sakura said before looking back to her old teacher and Naruto's godfather. "Naruto and I are expecting our third." She smiled. "But when I get to about seven months my chakra takes a hit and I can't use all my jutsus to keep us safe, not to mention it gets a little harder to move. There was a guy who tried to get to me when I was pregnant with Minato. He's still sitting in jail for his attempt."
"Then why isn't this one in prison?" Tsunade asked.
"Cause I can't get my hands on the witch." Naruto said as he stood in the doorway leaning against the frame with Kushina holding onto his hand and Hinata just behind him. "She always manages to slip away somehow before anyone can get a hold of her. Trust me if I could I'd have her tied up and thrown in the jail by now."
"Daddy, sit." Kushina said tugging on his hand and pulling him towards the couch off to the side. "Mommy say you need rest." Naruto gave a small smile and let the girl lead him to the couch before she climbed up into his lap to sit happily.
Jiraiya smirked watching the girl take charge of her father. "She has him wrapped around her finger."
"Since the day she was born." Sakura smiled.
"He'd do anything for either one of the kids or Sakura." Kakashi added. "No matter the cost."
"That's what worries me."
Sasuke just looked at her. "Just leave that to me." Sakura rolled her eyes and went over to Naruto. "Will you give them shelter until we can fix things?" He asked the two Sanin who nodded.
"Ino and I will stay with Sakura and the children." Kakashi said. "Sasuke, you Hinata and Naruto should go back and get Maki." Sasuke nodded in agreement. "Ino and I will be able to help Sakura keep them safe and out of trouble."
"You really think that's even possible to do?" Ino interrupted. "They are Naruto's children after all." She laughed as Naruto looked from Sakura to Minato still beside Kakashi and Kushina in his lap.
"They'll be fine." Sakura said making him look back at her. "They're our kids; you know they'll be fine."
Naruto nodded. "We need to get back and get things fixed."
"Naruto you almost died a few minutes ago. You need to rest." Sakura tried.
"I need to stop Maki. If we're not there where will she go? Who is she going to go after next? She'll probably head to the village and start attacking, or she could head for Gaara and the others. Besides I can't leave you guys here forever."
"You need to rest."
"I need to make it safe." The two sat eyes locked waiting for one to give.
"Alright you two." Ino said breaking them up. "Naruto, you'll rest and build your energy back up for another hour and Sakura, you'll let him go make it safe for you and those hellions of yours." The two glanced at each other before giving in to the bossy woman. "Good. Now let's figure out how we're going to survive here. I mean what if we'll run into ourselves or someone recognizes us?"
"Kurama said that this jutsu just puts us in ourselves. We can't just appear, we needed a place to be brought to. So we won't run into ourselves." Naruto explained.
"We'll have to fit back into the timeline so we don't change anything." Kakashi added. "We'll have to transform to look ten years younger and go about our lives like we did then. The only problem is the children. If they start calling you their mom, people will start asking questions."
"Minato's old enough that he could go along with calling you by your names." Naruto said looking at his son who just stood listening to everyone talking.
"She's going to be a different story." Sakura said reaching out to brush a strand of dark blond hair out of her daughter's face. The group sat thinking before Sakura gave a soft smile. "We could say we found them on the streets when we were on a mission and they started calling me mom because I took care of them and then make it look like they came here looking for me."
She knew Naruto did not like the thought of his children being orphans or on the streets at any point but it sounded like a good story. He looked at their daughter, "Kushina, you want to play pretend?" He asked her making her eyes spark as she looked up at him and nod. "Okay. I want you to pretend you're from a village far away and you came here looking for mommy with your brother. And pretend that you met mommy at that far away village where she played hide and seek with you every day." He watched as she smiled.
"No work?" she asked.
"Nope. Just you and me playing every day with your brother." Sakura smiled and watched the little girl grin and reach out for Sakura. "Sounds good right?" She nodded. "I want you to tell everyone all about it when they ask you where you're from."
"Kay!"
"Minato." Sakura said turning to her son. "Think you can help me out and pretend?" The boy nodded.
"You guys should be alright blending in." Naruto said. "You should stay at your parents. It will make it more believable. You can tell them the kids are staying with you until a place can be found for them. That should work."
"if you introduce them to your parents and tell the kids their your parents they can say grandma and grandpa without worrying." Ino added as her friend nodded. "We should go and start in our lines." Ino told Kakashi who nodded. "I'll stop by your parents tonight. You know how to get a hold of me if you need me." Sakura nodded before Ino and Kakashi said their goodbyes and left.
"Sasuke, Hinata." Naruto said as he stood up. "I'll meet you on the Hokage tower roof in a couple minutes. I'm going to walk Sakura and the kids to her parents." The two nodded and left as well. Now it was just the four adults and the two children. "Thanks for keeping them safe." He told Tsunade and Jiriaya who nodded.
"My pleasure." Jiriaya smirked he watched Minato move to Naruto's side.
Minato tugged on Naruto's jacket making him bend down to talk to his son. "You don't have to worry. I can keep mom and Shina safe till you come back."
Naruto smiled brightly and ruffled his mess of red hair. "I know you will, and I'm counting on you to be the man of the house while I'm gone. Just like at home. Keep your mom in line; don't need to come home to a bunch of beat up people." He watched as his son laughed and nodded.
"I promise." He grinned as Naruto nodded. He stood back up but kept his hand on his son's head as they both looked at Sakura who rolled her eyes. "Okay, mom, let's go." He said making Sakura raise her brow.
"Might not want to tell mom what to do, you'll be the one with a lump then." Naruto advised Minato who just nodded as Kushina climbed from Sakura's lap to stand in front of Naruto.
"I help too, Daddy." She told him determined as Minato walked over to Sakura as she stood up ready to leave.
"I know, I'm trusting you to keep your brother out of trouble and you're mommy healthy. Think you can do that for me?" She nodded happily before reaching up for him to pick her up. As Naruto stood up with Kushina in arm, he caught the glance and smirks between Tsunade and Jiriaya. "They can be a handful sometimes but they're two of the best I know."
"Any father would say that about his children." Jiraiya could not keep the smirk from his face watching Naruto with the kids. "We'll keep a close eye on them in case it turns out they take after you too much." Naruto just smirked and nodded.
"Sakura." Tsunade stopped her. "Since we are keeping this all quiet, if you need anything let me know and I'll have it arranged." Sakura just nodded as they transformed into their 16 selves before they left.
"That was weird." Jiraiya laughed as Tsunade nodded. "I'm glad he's happy and has a family."
"His parents would be really proud. And they'd be honored to know their grandchildren are named after them." She smiled before the two returned to the Hokage tower to discuss how to go about things to keep the three adults and two children safe.