Song of Loneliness
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Sun was set hours ago in the land of Fire, when the pink hair kunoichi was taking strides in the loneliest part of Konoha where the once Uchiha compound was held. Darkness... This was the only thing which moonless night possessed. Indeed, she was late again.
Her medic coat was hanging over her left shoulder carelessly while her right hand grasped shielded new katana.
Her day was usual busy and disturbing, firstly in hospital where a soon-to-be-mother refused to deliver her child with her help because of her status, secondly with the weapon maker who only made weapons for shinobi clans who harshly refused to work for her who belonged to none other than mere civilian clan. Although this type of attitude of people towards her and her family was not a new thing, but she felt herself grouchy because of wastage of her time.
Her strides abruptly stopped at the edge of Koi river where lots of lanterns were defeating the darkness of a moonless night.
"Kaa-San.." A cheerful voice came towards her when two small arms hugged her legs.
She knelt down to hug him back.
"You're late" before she said anything, a five year old boy pointed his finger to her accusingly which beckoned everyone's attention towards her.
"Sorry I`m late, I'm afraid I got lost on the path of life"
"Don't steal Kakashi Otou-San's line, don't think you'll be cool like him because my Kakashi Tou-san is the coolest person of world" Natsu stated while holding the neck of Kakashi. He was on his knees to accompany Natsu.
She gulped at the accusation of her younger son, then rubbed back of her neck embarrassedly. "uh...umm.."
"Hey Kakashi Sensei!"
"Hey Sakura! Come on, Daisuke is waiting for you" Kakashi eased her situation, she looked her former teacher gratefully and greeted with nod.
"We were waiting for your kaa-san" Daisuke said in his serious tone, his hands were still in his pocket. Sometimes, she wondered how did he become so solemn as the eight years old child. But no matter, he was Uchiha, and Uchiha and solemnness were not two different things at all.
" Okay, kids! Then go ahead in the dining table" she stood up from her place then again peered at the face of her former teacher whose eyes were focus on his favourite porn book while both kids ran towards dining table, where everone gathered. She guessed they were really hungry.
"Do not call me sensei anymore Sakura" Kakashi put his perverted book in his pocket before headed with her.
"You'll always be my sensei and you're not old" she tried to tease him with his old dialogue "Sakura I'm not old"
Kakashi smiled slightly to her manner, then peered at her kids who were bickering on some issue then turned again to Sakura.
"I've two grandson Sakura and you're stating that I'm not old"
Sakura smiled, then winced to silver haired man.
"Of course you're not! I can bet, many girls still have crush on you".
Kakashi gave her smug smirk before opening his favorite book again.
Everybody was present before her, even Tsunade and ever-last unpunctual Kakashi also. On the matter of her sons, both of her teachers never showed any carelessness, she felt relieved to see them showing affection towards her kids and satisfied with her decision to make them godparents of her both sons.
"Happy birthday Daisuke" she hugged her eight years old elder son who was celebrity of tonight's celebration.
"Thank you Kaa-san" he greeted amicably as usual, then she handed over the katana which was specially created for her older son.
"You're late forehead" Ino patted her shoulder, she was planner of this whole birthday party, otherwise Sakura was always busy moreover she didn't have good experience in this type of arrangement. Now, Ino was clasping the arm of his husband Kiba. She was wearing lemon knee high dress which suited with her long blond hairs and peach complexion.
"Sorry, just hospital routine and medic head responsibilities, you know," she sneaked out the real reason of her late arrival.
"Yeah yeah..." She understood her situation, then tilted towards Daisuke to observe his gift.
Daisuke slowly unsheathed the sword, its new polish edge glinted in the dim light and he gave a slight appraising look to his mother.
"This is chakra wielder, you can channel your chakra while attacking your target" she informed him about her gift.
He slowly put low amount of chakra on its edge, it slightly glow with his chakra which increased the shine in his eyes. He ran his fingers on the Uchiha emblem and observed the kanji written word next to Uchiha emblem. "Daisuke Uchiha"
"Do you like it?" Though she could read appraise in his eyes but needed his approval through his mouth, she didn't want to make his sons taciturn like their father.
"It's... Wonderful, thank you Kaa-san" his smile widened then he hugged her and she lovingly ruffled his raven dackass hairs.
"My, my... I think now Daisuke should cut the cake" Kakashi also ruffled his hairs then diverted his attension towards table where everyone waited for them.
Konoha 12, which didn't remain Konoha 12 after elimination of Akatsuki, her teammates were long gone from Konoha, Choji was died during one of his mission, Neji was killed by Pain long ago Tenten was left the village and wandering in the world at the name of escape like her Hokage, Shino became his clan leader and Hinata was prohibited by his father to waste her precious time with trivial and bad influence people like her and Kakashi. She could understand that girl's situation, so she never accused her for her lack of interaction with them.
"My youthful student Daisuke, just cut the cake" Lee hollered to Daisuke, who was scowling and refused to cut the cake because he thought he became old enough to leave this type of 'Childish activity'
"Daisuke-kun! Just cut the cake, I also cut the cake on my eighth birthday" Mirai forced him by clasping his shoulder.
"I'm a genin" he stated proudly, like Itachi, he was perfect prodigy but he broke his uncle's record to graduate in the age of mere six like his godfather and teacher Kakashi Hatake.
"Daisuke, it's bad manners to make people wait for you" she went forward to her elder son while holding hand of Natsu.
He frowned but didn't say anything. Reluctantly, but embarrassedly, he cut the cake.
"Happy birthday Ni-san"
After contributed black forest cake to everyone, everybody started to give Daisuke gifts, she already had given her gift to him, so according to their family tradition, it started from younger person who was Natsu, while Takara, daughter of Ino and Kiba, was so much shy to be prominent in everyone's eyes.
Natsu's gift was handmade portrait of Daisuke with their family. Daisuke was in the middle, holding hand of Natsu while Sakura and Sasuke was standing beside them, Sasuke with Daisuke, Sakura with Natsu. On Sasuke's side Fagaku and Mikoto Uchiha were standing and smiling with their elder son Itachi Uchiha while on the other side Kizashi Haruno and Mebuki Haruno were standing. Beside this, Tsunade was present with her ever favourite sake, Kakashi with his perverted book, Ino and kiba with their daughter. The thing attracted her attention which was portrait of Naruto beside Sakura and opposite side of Sasuke's which reminded her picture of team seven but in this part both boys were smiling.
"That's... wonderful Natsu..." She unintentionally kissed his forehead, just felt relieved that she was successful to preach her kids importance of family.
Daisuke gave genuine smile to his brother, then poked his forehead, she didn't really know how he learnt this posture, but whenever he wanted to show affection towards his little brother, he always used this gesture.
"Now my turn..." Mirai came forward with the kunai pouch which Daisuke accepted with shy smile.
"And this is from us" Ino and Kiba gave him a puppy. Sakura smiled coyly " You always saved money to give gift children of Akamaru"
Akamaru barked like he was denied her accusation, they also gifted Natsu a dog on his fifth birthday.
"Thank you Ino-oba-san and Kiba-san" Daisuke nodded to them then turned to her "I requested them Kaa-san for pet dog after watching usefulness of Nova" Nova was Natsu's pet dog which Kiba and Ino gifted him on his fifty birthday.
"Now my turn..." Before Lee and Kakashi handed their gifts to Daisuke, Tsunade stood from her chair then handed over him a wooden box. According to traditional, Tsunade was last to give her gift because of her age but no one was fool or brave enough to pointed out her age or mistake except one.
"Tsunade-baa -chan, it wasn't your turn, you're most oldest person in this party, but not only party but all in the Konoha"
Everyone's stayed silent because of outburst of Natsu.
"What did you say brat...? Old?" Tsunade turned to Natsu with fierce red eyes.
"Yes old! Because you're already sixty years" Natsu crossed his arms over his chest with nonchalant behavior.
"I'll see you..." Tsunade said with ferocity in her but Natsu remained indifference "Like I care" he said with same Uchiha proud.
Suddenly Tsunade's sharp features, softened like she wanted to listen from him same line again. The strong sense of déjà vu crossed through Sakura's heart, and it ached her heart to see her younger son antic's same as her blond teammate. She knew very well that intentionally or unintentionally Tsunade was also feigned ferocity towards Natsu, just to seek other Naruto in him. Though Konohamaru was enough for that but it was also reality, as an adopted daughter of Tsunade, Sakura and her children were closer to Hokage as compared to any other shinobi. Though, Konohamaru was grandson of her teacher.
She sighed, then saw her father who came specially to attend his grandson's birthday from stone country. His father was cloth's merchant, that's why he commonly stayed in travelling but he always tried to visit them once in a month or write regularly them, despite the fact that when he firstly knew about Sakura's pregnancy, he was become angry to her but after her turmoil and elder's so called accusation towards her, he always stood beside her afterward with her kids.
"Though I know you didn't like when somebody call you child but you're still child, I really don't like when you graduated only age of six but still as a grandfather, I've some duty towards you and I specially purchased this, I hope after reading this you'll react like normal eight years old boy" Kizashi Haruno handed his grandson a series of manga.
Though Daisuke wasn't fan of reading stories or any other fiction form, but Sakura taught him to care about his every akin and friend from early age. So he thanked his loud, enthusiastic grandfather who was only blood-related akin of him beside her mother and his brother, others were only existed in the portrait which Natsu made for him.
"Thank you obaa-san! When I've time I'll read it, I hope I will find it interesting" he said monotonously while hugging loosely around his neck. He knew very well that how much this only civilian member of his family, had gone through because of his father's selfish act.
" Now my turn to present my present to my youthful student" Lee was Daisuke's genin sensei but before it, Sakura requested him to train her sons taijutsu. Despite his outburst and lousy nature, he really respected his sensei who always stood for them and he also knew his sensei's feelings for his mother and amazingly, he didn't have any object, if this lousy-bushy brow man took place of his father, instead he would be happy for both of them.
He opened the box in which he found weapon pouch, he was happy Lee didn't gift him his green spandex which he claimed good for taijutsu practice.
"Thank you Lee sensei" Daisuke bowed to him then gave him genuine smile, which resulted Lee's nice guy gesture.
"Kakashi Otou-san! You're left. I hope you will not gift my big brother to your dirty books, he's big though but not big enough to read those books" Natsu chirped from the table to call Kakashi who was leaning against the wall and reading his famous porn book. Sakura always wondered after the death of Jiraiya, there would not be any new addition of his famous Icha Icha paradise then what would Kakashi read? Or he just re-read those books again. But inwardly she knew that this book was only for him to maintain his façade, otherwise he lost his soul long ago when his other male student left village too, only female of his team was pregnant with child of traitor and Konoha's biggest enemy when he lost respect in the eyes of villagers and they were started to raising fingers on Sakura's loyalty towards village and her character. He was felt himself failure, afterward he only maintained happy-guy posture for her and her kids who was considered him their real father and he also loved them as his own.
"My, my... I think I just lost my gift" he raised both hands, Sakura raised her delicate eyebrow, he feigned frighten then groped his pockets to search the present. "Oh! I got it" he took out the small case from his hip pocket.
"Though, it's Daisuke's birthday, but I found it so I thought it was good for you both" he opened the case, everyone looked with curiosity in the case, those were twin necklaces with leaf's emblem as pendant. He took one of two and put it around neck of Daisuke then repeated this process with Natsu.
"Thank you Kakashi Otou-san" Natsu chirped while hugging his godfather, Kakashi pulled Daisuke towards him and hugged both of them, after placing soft kisses on their foreheads, he let them go.
Sakura looked suspiciously to necklaces, no one noticed but it was glowed green when Kakashi embraced both boys that mean those had Kakashi's chakra. He must used them as tracker which was really good idea because of their insecurity against elders and Uchiha's enemies.
Kakashi looked upward to her, she smiled wearily to her former teacher then averted her gaze to her sons, her treasure whom she couldn't afford to lost.
Far from Konoha, in the country where rain never stopped, two mysterious figures headed towards the infamous Tatsu's compound in full speed, their hoods were helping them to prevent wayward drops of rain.
After travelling for more five more minutes, they were standing on the gate of compound which was look more like great castle, actually leaders of Tatsu chose this place because it was really abandoned castle in long time ago then leaders of Tatsu rebuild it again for the dwelling place of their subordinates.
Guards recognised them once they pulled their hoods.
Both of them silently nodded to guards then, entered the compound where tall shark-like blue man greeted them with his toothy grin.
"hello kids!" He pulled his Samahada to his shoulder then walked with them inside the elevator which transported them to the A level shinobi's apartment which only accessible by them.
"Report"
Once they arrived their portion, one of them asked shark-man.
"Relax kids"
Dark-hair man frowned to shark-man's given name to them.
"Report Kisame! We don't have time to enjoy your pleasantries" one of them put off his cloak, his blond long bangs obscured his eyes but his tone evident his tiredness.
Kisame's expression became solemn abruptly and he straightened his back.
"All is clear" he said curtly.
"Is it?" Dark haired asked, he also freed himself from his soaked cloak.
"Yes! No any rebellion is noticed, his health is also okay for now, though no any improvement there but it wasn't worsening too"
Dark hair shinobi sighed and disentangled his sword from his garb.
"Dismissed"
Kisame left silently after order of his leader, the raven hair man slammed himself on the sofa which was located on their apartment's lounge.
"Kiri is clear, what's next teme?" Blond asked slowly.
He looked wearily to his teammate. Though both of them were exhausted like hell, because of their horrible fighting in Wave, after their long journey to reach Rain. Blond pulled his shirt, many wounds were visible on his upper torso, raven haired man was also known that his condition was also not different from his teammate but he knew whenever they were discussing their plan, injuries, exhaustion didn't really matter.
"Suna"
His one word took out breath from blond.
"You told me, Suna would be second last" blond forgot about how bad he was feeling in the damp pants and as soon as possible he wanted to get rid of it.
"hn, but I think before striking other villages, we should take a visit to your friend dobe" raven hair shinobi looked at his teammate smugly.
"..." Blond grunted before headed towards his room but raven hair shinobi knew very well, his partner couldn't deny his plan.
He inhaled leisurely afterward spun on his heal, but instead of going to his room, he went towards the C class shinobi's compartment.
He again visited to the room, unlike his partner and other members of Tatsu, he didn't like to visit whore house, but he was grown-up man with normal hormones, sexual tension and exhaustion. Though sex was the last thing in his priorities, but he sometimes felt his need to release his tension, exhaustion and ferocity towards everyone in the world.
So instead of going whore house, or other woman, he came to her.
She was cladding in white silk lingerie when she opened the door, her smile twisted and her green eyes brightened to see him.
"Welcome.." She murmured in his ear seductively but it didn't effect on him.
He entered room and without warning, he slammed her on the bed.
"Uh Sasuke-kun..." Her eyes brightened.
"Sama, girl! remember your place" he reminded her that she was nothing but his personal whore.
She nodded "Sasuke-sama" Without any kissing, nibbling or love bites, he just thrust into her, his pace was fast enough to send her to hell, he was doing this hastily like he just wanted to finish it as soon as possible.
He locked his onyx eyes to her emerald, when he reached his climax, he closed his eyes and a picture of pink hair kunoichi appeared on the screen of his eyes.
"Saku..." He reached his climax, but didn't finish the name of a girl who was for him like intoxication.
He hastily put his pent on then left the room, he just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
He hastily left the compartment without looking behind where a girl tore on the bed with unbelievable expression on her face and a tear fell from her emerald orb.