"Hokage-sama. There is a woman who is asking about Hatake Kakashi." Raidou said as soon as he had stepped in to Tsunade's office. Raidou looked tired, he had been collecting different kind of documents to the Hokage all day and the paper piles in the floor were nearly falling over him.
Hokage didn't look up when Raidou informed his business, she just continued going through some papers.
" So, who is she? She not from Leaf I presume." Tsunade said as she looked up from her paperwork. It was weird enough that some one was asking for Hatake, but a woman?
" No, she apparently isn't a shinobi, she is from Konoha though. And she has child with her, a baby…" Raidou answered. He was uncomfortable in this kind of situation. He didn't want to get involved with Hatake Kakashi's personal life, no one in the village did.
" A baby? Well, ask her in…" Tsunade sighed and sat straight in her chair. If a woman with a child came asking about Konoha's Copy ninja Kakashi, it had to be quite important.
" Yes, Hokage-sama." Raidou said quietly and closed the door behind him. This was some afternoon.
Tsunade waited for a while sitting in her chair and then stood up to look out the window since the stranger didn't appear. Kakashi had been on a weird mood lately… For the past five years. He would stayd a long time away from the village while on missions, but he wouldn't tell why a few days mission took a week.
' He has always been a secretive and mysterious man, maybe someday we'll figure him out… or not.' Tsunade thought as she looked over the village.
Suddenly the door opened. Tsunade turned to see a young, twenty-year-old, blond haired woman before her with a baby in her arms. The woman's face was pretty and her blue eyes were very familiar to Tsuande, so was the little smile the woman gave her.
" Tsunade-sama." The woman bowed slightly and sifted the baby in her arms, little girl was asleep.
" Uzumaki Naoko…" Tsunade whispered in disbelief when she regognized the young woman before her. This same woman had disappeared after the death of his brother, Yondaime.
" That's Hatake Naoko nowadays…" Naoko said with a smile as the Hokage understood her words and her eyes widened. So this was the answer to everything, long stays on missions and the sudden appearing of a woman with a child asking about Kakashi.
" So you and Kakashi…" Tsunade whispered and sat in her chair. She had known Kakashi had secrets, but this was something she would have never guessed.
" Yes, we are married. I suppose he hasn't told anyone…" Naoko said and the baby moved a bit but didn't wake.
" Is that Kakashi's child?" Tsunade asked curiously and pointed at the girl. Blond hair and cute face proved her as Naoko's daughter, but there was no evidence that her father was Kakashi.
" Yes, her name Chiyou." Naoko smiled and gave the child to Tsunade, who took her gently as if she had always held little babies. This was a sight that Naruto would love to see.
" She looks just like you." Tsunade stated and sat down with the sleeping baby. " Kakashi has been on a mission, but he should be back by now." Tsunade said and looked as Chiyou opened her eyes. Black pools stared at Tsunade, eyes looked like they were laughing, but then Chiyou yawned and fell asleep again.
" She has Kakashi's eyes, don't you think." Naoko said and sat on a chair opposite to Tsunade. Tsunade nodded.
" Where have you been all of these years?" Tsunade asked and looked at Naoko with more serious eyes.
" Mostly in Konoha. Kakashi was the only one who knew where I was… I met him accidentally five years ago in a village near the northern border. He promised to keep my place to himself. We met every now and then and got married two years ago. Now I decided to return." Naoko sighed.
Tsunade was about to say something, when the door burst open and a boy rushed in. Only an orange-yellow flash of clothing and hair warned Tsunade that Uzumaki Naruto was back from mission and that meant Kakashi was back too.
" Tsunade-baa-chan! I've come to report the mission…" Naruto was silenced when he saw Naoko sitting in the chair, a woman who looked just like he did. She stared back at him, seeing her older brother at his place.
" Naruto. This is Hatake Naoko. Naoko, meet Uzumaki Naruto." Hokage introduced them, Naruto's gaze fell upon the baby in Hokage's lap and then he realized the meaning on Naoko's last name.
" Are you Kakashi-sensei's sister?" Naruto asked simply.
" No, I'm his wife and I'm sister of the Yondaime Hokage." Naoko
replied. She was aware that Naruto didn't know his father's true name. But he realized her mistake. She looked just like Naruto and if she was Yondaime's sister, it wouldn't take long for Naruto to piece the puzzle.
Naruto stared at her for a little while as if to think but for her relief he turned his attention to Chiyou.
" Who's the little neechan?" Naruto asked and peeked at the little girl.
" My daughter. Chiyou." Naoko said with a smile. Naruto was actually meeting his cousin, but he didn't know, and probably would never find out.
" Kakashi-sensei has a girl?" Naruto whispered not knowing whether he was surprised or disgusted. Aside his sensei's perverted side it was very likely that sensei might have children, but who would marry Kakashi-sensei?
" Naruto? You had a report?" Tsunade asked with a twitch on her forehead as if she could read Naruto's thoughts.
" Yes… Mission completed and minor accidents. Sakura-chan is with the medics, her arm was broken, Sasuke-teme is at his place. Kakashi-sensei should be released from the hospital by evening." Naruto said and Naoko looked at him.
Before she could ask anything Tsunade had risen from her seat and handed Chiyou to Naoko.
" He probably overused his chakra again.. Am I right?" Tsunade asked and looked at Naruto who nodded.
" He used Chidori twice and fought with the Sharingan the whole time… Some dumb rock-nins tried to mess with him." Naruto said and turned to look at Naoko. " Have you seen Kakashi-sensei's face, Naoko-oneesan?"
" You'll get your answers soon enough Naruto. Now go home and rest." Tsunade said and with a grunt the wannabebe-Hokage left the room.
" He will hate me for today, tomorrow you won't get him off of your back. Lets go to the hospital." Tsunade said and Naoko started laughing.
" He truly is my nephew… Too much like his father."
" Hokage-sama!" Shizune came walking fast towards them as they walked through the hospital doors.
" Shizune, what is it?" Tsunade asked, her apprentice looked horrified. Her brown yeys were filled with worry but also there was some sparkle of steel.
" Hatake-sama. He has left his room." Shizune said soon as was able to breathe properly. Her voice was icy and she looked as if she wanted to strangle the runaway herself.
" WHAT? That perverted, masochistic jounin! He never does as I tell him to do… I'm going to kill him someday." Tsunade cursed and then remembered Naoko and Chiyou.
" I'm sorry, Naoko-san but apparently he is not here." Tsunade said and Naoko nodded. " This is my apprentice Shizune, Shizune this is Naoko-san."
" Could you take care of Chiyou for a while? I'm going to find that baka Kakashi…" Naoko said and Shizune took Chiyou. Naoko was gone in a blink of an eye.
" Tsunade-sama, why does this baby look like Naruto and Naoko-san like the Fourth?" Shizune asked as her teacher was leaving. Tsunade didn't turn, just walked forward making Shizune follow her.
" Because Naoko is Yondaime's sister and the baby is Naoko's daughter and before you ask the eyes come from her father." Tsunade said and hurried back to her office.
As if obeying an order Chiyou opened her eyes so Shizune found herself staring into black onyx eyes. She recognized those eyes easily. Eyes both her brother and father had. Hatake eyes.