After the shinobi war, the village was in peace. No one had to worry about an enemy attack, or the nine tail fox making its escape. Our favorite konoha ninja/ hokage was heading home from work, tiered and restless. He wasn't the same boy we all knew, but in fact he was much more. No longer was his hair spiked up, or his blue eyes shining with mischief, he was much taller now and powerful. You would think nothing is wrong with him, but you're wrong.
you see, naruto have been feeling empty ever since team seven got disbanded, He didn't know how it happened, he was hoping they would be together forever, but after sasuke left leaving his child with sakura, they knew it wouldn't be the same anymore. Sighing the mature blond walk home to rest, when he reached there he could see hinata making dinner and smiling at him from the kitchen.
"Naruto-kun, your home late, did something happen at work?"
"Eh...no... n-nothing likes that, I just had too much paper work." he said not wanting to tell her the real reason why he was late.
"Ok, I'll go and warm the bath for you." she said, about ready to leave the kitchen, when naruto stops her
"Hinata, its ok I'll do it myself." he says sweating animatedly
She glances at him and blinks before disregarding his statement and insists that she will do it. Naruto sigh for the second time, it's been like this ever since he got with hinata and they got married. He had the perfect wife, a family, and he achieves his dream. Looking at hinata he could have sworn he saw pink hair instead of purple
"naruto-kun are you alright?" she asks watching him shaking his head
"Ah... Yes hinata-chan, I'm just tiered, I'll go take a shower and come down in time to taste your wonderful cooking." he said lighting the mood, making her smile with happiness.
While walking upstairs he couldn't understand why he thought hinata was sakura, he was sure he buried that feelings down a long time ago. He took his clothes off and grabs his towel, than he walks to the bathroom. Why am I thinking of sakura at a time like this? He thought we had parted long ago, when she told me herself that my feelings were just rivalry towards sasuke he thought before filling the water in the tub.
I know, it wasn't rivalry I mean it's my feelings she doesn't know what the hell I feel, but still I went along with it convincing myself that sakura would never feel the same way as I do. He thought a little upset
He turns the knob and throws his towel away before entering the tub, the warm water relaxing his muscle and relieving him from his stress. After the little bath he went downstairs to eat, he could see his whole family their on the table waiting for him. When they saw him all eyes turns towards him, before going back to what ever they were doing. Bolt seeing his dad tried to start a conversation with him by talking about what they did in training, but when he saw his dad tired face he look at his food and ate silently.
Naruto while eating, felt awkward, he knew his kids could be loud, but today they were silent like robots.
"Whats wrong bolt?" he asks
"Nothing, dad"
Naruto didn't by it; after all he is an uzamaki "how was training?"
"It was great, I learn to create shadow clone and the resengan." he said excited, he was surprise when his dad wanted to know about his training, but was even surprise that he started a conversation with him. Happy and hype he told his dad about everything they did and to konohamaru sensei, this made naruto chuckle remembering team seven. Naruto didn't know how long he was zoning out thinking about sasuke and sakura and how he tried to prank kakashi sensei.
Naruto didn't know what came over him because the next thing you know he was chuckling really loud, getting the attention of boruto and everyone else on the table. Looking at his family he could see their curious eyes on him "ah... I'm sure konohamaru will punish you for what ever you did." he said nervously
Bolt pout, "yeah, he said I'll have to run with lee Jr. I swear that kid is so weird."
"Well you should have seen his father and gai-sensei when they were young." he said earning a chuckle from bolt and hinata
"I swear I'm surprise tenten aloud him to wear the green jumpsuit, knowing well how much lee treasures it."
"It's because she loves him, for who he is. That's why she would never tell him to change." she said
Naruto looks at her before mumbling 'change huh?"
Naruto looks at his family and wonder about what his life could have been if he didn't went along with sakura and just continuing pursuing her, would she be sitting on this table now instead of hinata. No! I have to stop thinking about this he thought this is my life now, I can't jeopardize it.
The following weeks have been worse for naruto, the more he sit their filling out paper work the more miserable he becomes. Even shikamaru his adviser has notice the change in his friend. Tsunade even though she's not hokage anymore, knew how the blond felt; she knew he misses sasuke and team 7. Also with how things end up why wouldn't he be miserable, poor kid she thought I wish there was something I could do she thought before drinking more sack.
While sitting on her chair she listens to her adviser telling her about a situation and a suspicious disappearance that's been going on in the cloud village. This little situation got her attention "so should we send one of the rookies, maybe team 9." she said
"No I have a better idea." she said smirking, making her adviser shook her head. please don't tell me she's about to do something crazy again she thought but what she didn't expect was for her to bring up something that was forgotten long ago.
"Bring me sakura and naruto." she said making her gasp
"You wouldn't." she said
Tsunade perk up with her drink in a cup and slam it on her desk Dunkley "YES I WOULD DAMIT! NOW BRING ME THOSE RASCLE" she practically yelled
"But you know there not on speaking terms." she said
"I don't care, I know they wouldn't miss going on a mission together, their just to stubborn and hot headed." she said falling back on her chair
a few hours later, a confuse sakura walks in, with her uniform, she watch as her sensei smiles seeing her and check her out, not in a perverted way.
"What is it tsunade sensei?" she asks
"I have a mission for you, it's not a big deal, but we want to know why people are disappearing from clouds and if it's a threat." she said
Sakura thought about it, she didn't understand why she didn't ask one of the kids to scout the area and do the mission; after all it wasn't a dangerous one.
"I know you were itching to do something besides being a mom, so this should pump up your spirit." tsunade said before telling her about her partner, just when sakura was about to decline the idea of having a partner someone all too familiar walks in, causing her whole body to freeze.
"Bachan, what is the meaning of this, I don-"he said not finishing his sentence when he saw sakura by the door.
looking at her his whole body wouldn't function, he knew its been a while he's seen her, he knew she have been avoiding him, heck he was doing the same, but being in the same room as her for so long made his heart beat.
Composing himself he let go of the door knob and close the door than he walks to tsunade desk and said "why am I here?"
Tsunade smirk to herself, "simple, you will accompan sakura on her mission to cloud to solve the disappearance case.' she said watching as both of them tense up
"I WONT DO IT!" they both said
"You have no choice in the matter, from your former hokage and approved by your six hokage, you two will have to put your differences aside and do this mission." she said
Naruto slam his hand on her desk hard surprising sakura, his eyes deadly glares at the fifth before smirking "I'm the hokage I don't have to follow your rules."
"Your right naruto you don't, but I know you wouldn't pass out an opportunity to go on a mission again" she said before coming closer nose to nose and whispers "especially with your dear sakura-chan."
Ignoring the blush that's trying to creep on his face, he turns around and walk away, but before he did he glance at sakura and said "we're leaving early in the morning" than he slams the door
Their was a long silence at first before tsunade brake the ice "well that went well"
Sakura turns to face her before calling her name "naruto is right sensei; I don't think we can work together. Why don't you give me someone else." she said
"Sorry buddies, but everyone else is busy, you two were the only ones not busy." she said, it took a while of convincing but tsunade was able to get through to her. After she left, the hokage smiles and slump back in her seat to drink more.
"This should be interesting, don't you think so?" she asks
"Are you sure they won't kill each other?"
"Trust me they won't, if anything they love each other."
"Hope your right." she said to tsunade
"I know I am" she said
TO BE CONTINUED…
