-Diary Entry 425-

(Tsuyoi and Ganko are now exactly 2 years and 2 months old, I am now sixteen as opposed to when I was fourteen when I gave birth to my fraternal twin children, we've had our rough days and we've had our good days.

But in the end I still love my children no matter what kind of mischief they get up to, take Tsuyoi for instance, today she decided she wanted to try and climb the stairs, as I have officially taken over the downstairs bedroom.

Anyway back to what I was saying, she tried to climb the stairs if it hadn't been for Kashi-chan, she would have fallen and we would have had to go to the hospital for I don't know the millionth freaking time since the twins have been born.

Ganko is definitely the tamer of the two of them, though he still gets in plenty of trouble, Naruto pulls pranks all the times and the latest one exploded in my face and that boy just laughed up a storm clapping his hands and reaching for his idiot of an uncle.

However then Ganko decided he was going to get into all the glitter and it took me two hours to get it all off of him, honestly when Naruto shows his face….never mind well that concludes my entry for the day so long diary.)

Sakura put away the third diary she'd started writing in just as Sasuke came tearing down the hall, Hageshi on his heels "Sakura, Hosomi did it again, I don't know why Kakashi had to leave his brats with us" the Uchiha scowled fiercely.

Holding the silver haired green eyed 1 year eight month old girl at arms length, spit up dripping down his back, the pinkette pressed her hand over her mouth, "Did you shake her Sasuke" she asked gently trying not to burst out in laughter and startle the very easily startled girl.

"Barely, I think her stomach is upset, can you check" Sasuke shifted awkwardly feeling the need to cleanse himself, they'd all gotten peed on or puked on to some extent in the last year alone and the feeling was still disgusting.

The sixteen year old teenager sighed softly and thanks to her training with Tsunade, her hands lit up with a brilliant green glow "Here Hosomi-chan everything is going to be okay" Sakura made shushing noses as the girl started crying softly.

Even Sasuke couldn't stop his gaze from softening as he forgot all about the puke running down his shirt "I didn't mean to make her cry" things were difficult to say the least and they'd all learned very quickly to be gentle with the children.

She smiled gently "Don't worry to much Sasuke, aw do you have a tummy ache, yes you do" Sakura rubbed Hosomi's stomach carefully soothing the ache for a moment "By the way where is Hisoi" she blinked her emerald eyes at the Uchiha.

Who's onyx eyes widened in horror and then he was making a mad dash down the hall to the living room, his adopted sister with Hosomi in arms on his heels to find the front room an absolute mess "I only left them for five minutes" Sasuke groaned.

It was hard holding back the urge to laugh "Well sometimes little ones only need less than half of that time to create destruction" Sakura patted his back with her free hand, Hosomi attached to her hip now though at the sight of her.

Ganko immediately waddled in her direction "K..ka-san" he clapped giving his mom a toothy smile, she was all to happy to praise her little one while simultaneously searching for the bottle that was designated Hosomi's.

Her brother Hisoi gurgled and Sasuke, who now had dried spit up on his shirt, grabbed the little boy up to bring him closer to his sister, all four babies, were extremely close to their twin, even if they were only fraternal.

Tsuyoi huffed and threw a toy at Sakura, who easily dodged it "Good throw Tsuyoi-chan, you'll be an expert weapon mistress in the future" she praised, turning emerald eyes onto the blue eyed girl, who smiled widely showing off her three teeth.

Sasuke watched on in amusement "Makes me wonder sometime how your able to handle those two mischief makers" he shook his head as she reached deep into one of the couches and produced Hosomi's bottle that she'd been looking for.

"Aha found it" she exclaimed happily "Compromise Sasuke, it's all about compromise isn't that right Ganko-kun, Tsuyoi-chan" Sakura blew her twins kisses and they attempted to repeat her gestures with wildly exaggerated movements.

With Hosomi attached to her hip still she ventured into the kitchen just as the door opened and Chojuro stepped into the foyer "I'm h..home" he called bending to take off his shoes "Oh is Kakashi-san and Mizukage-sama still gone" he looked around at the near empty house.

Except for Sakura and Sasuke and the four children "Yeah you good to take over for a moment, Hosomi had an upset stomach" he handed Hisoi over to the pale blue haired eighteen year old, then headed up the stairs to shower and change clothes.

Eleven minutes later he was back and started cleaning up the mess, Ganko, Tsuyoi and Hisoi had created together "I know Ao-san went back to Mist, but where is N..Naruto" Chojuro commented on the blondes absence suddenly.

"Hiding" came Sakura's voice from the kitchen, where she was making a batch of peppermint tea "Pulled a prank earlier and Ganko decided he wanted to play in the glitter, took me two hours to get him clean from the stuff, so Naruto is hiding from me" she snickered loudly.

Chojuro's eyes widened in horror, even he knew not to do that "Not to mention Tsuyoi tried to climb the stairs and almost fell off the second step" Sasuke added to the horror "If it hadn't been for Kashi, she would have gotten seriously hurt" he grumbled.

It was a wonder how they got anything done around the house, considering his niece, nephew and littlest brother and sister were absolute terrors sometimes, Chojuro shook his head in response "We..well at lea..least the..their okay" he said.

Just then Sakura returned to the living room, checking the temperature of the tea, then offered the bottle tip to Hosomi, who instantly latched on "That for her upset stomach" Sasuke looked curious as he watched the silver haired eight month old drink the tea.

"Mhm, peppermint good for soothing tummy aches in children" Sakura nodded "That's a good girl Hosomi-chan, drink it all up and then your belly will stop hurting" she murmured soothingly rocking back and forth in calming motion.

Five minutes later the small bottle was polished off and after placing a rag over her shoulder, Hosomi was burped "There you go all done" Sakura cuddled the girl to her chest, who yawned tiredly in the next moment.

"Guess it's time for their naps huh Sakura-chan" Kakashi and Mei chose to make their appearance, the auburn haired woman's hair was ruffled beyond repair and the silver haired nin had what looked suspiciously like a hickey peeking out from under his shirt collar.

The pinkette lifted a brow at the duo and nodded passing off Hosomi to her mother, while Kakashi grabbed up Hisoi "Were they good for you, while we were busy" Mei asked checking her little ones over and seeming relieved that they were alright.

"Mischief makers" Sasuke cut in before Sakura could speak "Hosomi had an upset stomach, Sakura gave her something to help with that, peppermint tea was it" he looked to Sakura who smiled and nodded again.

Before grabbing up her own children, with the help of Chojuro, the two toddlers and two babies were put to bed, Sakura and Mei sang to them, read to them and made sure they were tucked into their beds before the door was shut and they were sound asleep.

Sakura sat down in her chair glad to have a moment to rest "So I have a mission tomorrow to Cloud for two weeks, solo" she winced as Chojuro became visibly unsettled at the news, sure they were all chunin now, and she was Tsunade's apprentice but Itachi could appear at any moment.

Knowing what she was asking and having just entered the house "You can leave Ganko and Tsuyoi-chan to us Sakura-chan" Naruto exclaimed in a loud volume only to cringe and lower his voice when he got a warning glance.

And a glare from his pink haired sister "Two hours Naruto, it took me to get all that glitter off Ganko" she narrowed her jade irises on the blonde "Can I trust that you won't bring that stuff out anymore at least until their a little more grown up" Sakura inquired sweetly.

Everyone shuddered feeling the chakra leaking out of her in waves despite how kind she was smiling at the moment "I pr..promise Sak..Sakura-chan" Naruto stammered, it was never wise to piss off Sakura especially now that she had Tsunade's chakra enhanced strength in her arsenal.

Glad that she was being taken seriously "Right then I'm leaving my wonderful babies in your capable hands" Sakura smiled happily popping up from the couch and disappearing down the hall to her room on the ground floor of the house to pack.

Naruto flinched as Sasuke sniggered, until Kakashi scuffed the Uchiha over the back of the head, no matter how old they got the two boys still fought like cats and dogs "Did you recently shower" the silver haired nin asked suddenly.

It was Sasuke's turn to be laughed at as he turned red "Hosomi puked on me when I picked her up because of her upset stomach" the Uchiha explained avoiding everyone's amused looks, even if they'd all had that happen to them at some point.

"Let's not pick on him Kakashi, besides how many times has Hisoi peed on you because you forgot to put the rag over his little boy parts" Mei put her hands on her hips a single auburn brow raised on her husband of over a year.

They treated every day as if it was their first day together, while they were busy, none of them noticed how Chojuro slipped out of the living room and went down the hall to Sakura's room "M..may I come in Sakura" he knocked on the door carefully.

"One minute, ooh where is it….ah found it..yep come in Chojuro" her voice came from the other side, along with bumps and thumps and when he finally opened the door, he blinked his onyx eyes at the mountain of clothes that she was hastily folding.

He stood in the doorway for a moment, before clearing his throat "I do..don't like it, y..you going off alone" Chojuro frowned worry shining in his obsidian orbs, this would be the first time she'd left the village without him or someone else.

Sakura paused in stowing outfits away in her pack then sighed "I don't either Chojuro, but a B ranked mission is a B ranked mission, solo or not" she gave him a small smile, before patting the bed next to her, he came forward and sat down.

"Why you, couldn't someone else go" he rubbed his face "I mean it's n..not like N..Naruto o..or Sasuke a..aren't chunin as well" Chojuro waved his arms working himself into a good old fashioned rant and Sakura let him carry on for a few minutes.

Before soundly interrupting him with a kiss, emerald locked with jet black "Those were my arguments as well, I thought of everything, now I'm asking you to trust me on my own, like I do for you and Naruto and Sasuke" the pinkette murmured only an inch away from him.

Their noses were practically touching and her eyes were boring deeply into his, he saw her fire, the strength she'd gained within those viridian depths and he was reminded of exactly why he loved her and those two toddlers all over again.

"Kami S..Sakura-chan I ca..can never a..argue with you" Chojuro sighed lifting his hand and tucking a knee length strand of light pink hair behind her ear, Sakura had never cut her hair after giving birth, despite complaining about it all the time.

So it had grown out to just a little past her knee's "Nope but that's why you love me" she giggled emerald orbs sparkling in amusement as she pecked him on the lips one last time, then returned to her task of packing her mission pack.

He couldn't argue with that either "Very true Sakura-chan" he fiddled with his glasses "What time are you lea..leaving in the morning" Chojuro chose that moment to ask what time she had to go and she flashed him a quick smile.

"8:00 I'll have just enough time to eat breakfast and give Ganko-kun and Tsuyoi-chan plenty of love before going" Sakura stated stuffing a storage scroll filled with nothing but medical supplies in her pack, along with a scroll filled with water and nonperishable food items.

All her clothes were nestled comfortably at the bottom of the pack, then came weapons scroll and some books to read in case she had spare time, and of course her diary "Y..your taking that to" he noticed the familiar silver, blue, orange and pink cover of the book.

"Mhm to detail my time away from my little ones, and let them know how hard it is to be away from your children should they have little ones of their own, far, far in the future and not like their mom who had them at only fourteen" she nodded.

Chojuro shook his head a small smile on his lips "Leave space after each entry and I'll write down something that they do everyday until you get back and you can write it in you diary" he suggested suddenly.

Sakura's eyes lit up in happiness and she tackled the pale blue haired onyx eyed eighteen year old that was her boyfriend "Thank you so much I would have agonized over missing out on even just two weeks" she squealed quietly.

Actively trying to avoid waking the four kids in the house, "D..don't mention it Sakura-chan, I know how much those diaries mean to you" he flushed like usual but it was tame compared to his earlier days dating the pretty girl.

The pinkette had grown into a beautiful sixteen year old, with soft features and a killer punch if you happened to piss her off "Ooh and remember to take at least one picture of them every day" she reminded suddenly.

He nodded in understanding "Fo…For the scrap book that your still working on right Sakura-chan" Chojuro inquired and Sakura smiled widely, setting her pack on the floor considering she had everything she needed and pulled out an outfit to wear the next day and set it on the dresser.

"Mhm" she hummed, before her brow creased "You know I've been thinking recently" Sakura frowned not sure how to broach this subject but really wanting to get it out there so that they could all being seriously thinking about it.

Instantly Chojuro thought the worst "Has something happened Sakura-chan, d..did h..he contact you somehow" he looked around the room, trying to spot anything that might give away the fact that someone was visiting his girlfriend when they shouldn't be.

Like before Sakura stopped the pale blue haired teen right in the midst of another panic attack, a kiss to the lips and he calmed "Nothing like that Chojuro-kun, I was thinking that maybe it's time to find a bigger house, because this one is getting crowded" the pinkette lifted a brow.

Not having expected that, Chojuro mulled the suggestion over "Y..you might be rig..right Sakura-chan, I..I'll tell them after you leave and w..we can all think on it wh..while your gone" he offered knowing that was what she meant.

Glad that she hadn't had to explain to much, Sakura nodded in acceptance "Sounds great Chojuro" she flopped back on her bed jostling Yasei, who growled softly in response "Mrs grumpy gills" the pinkette huffed.

"You try getting zero sleep for nearly two months straight" Yasei grumbled under her breath, Sakura's brows shot high into her hairline and she snorted derisively, while Chojuro pressed his hand to his forehead.

Yasei winced as her mistress let loose "Try getting zero sleep for a year and two months straight" Sakura crossed her arms, before sighing "Sorry just try not to get so snappy, I know you don't get along with them, just try" she pet the Irish Wolfhound on the head.

Sufficiently chastised Yasei lifted her head from the pillow and switched it to Sakura's lap "Those cats are absolute menaces, I can handle the tiny humans, but those cats" she whined softly and she bit her lip trying not to laugh at one of her ninja canines.

"Think about it this way, you and the others will be staying here, Kashi-chan will be staying here and the others will come with me on my mission, try to learn by then" Sakura compromised, and got a sigh from the Irish Wolfhound.

Hageshi made his appearance, floppy ears and all the basset hound was still one of her personal favorites from her ninja hound pack "Tiny human in need of assistance" he settled into a stance, having become the self assigned protector over the tiny humans as the two year old canines called them.

Break over, Sakura stood smoothly from her bed and headed down the hall to the nursery where all four of the little ones rested in, Hosomi was sitting up in her dual crib with her brother, chubby cheeks tear streaked and more puke puddled on the floor and on her.

Moments later, Mei blew quietly into the room "What is wrong with my baby" she panicked at the sight of the vomit and wondered if there was something much worse going on with the silver haired girl than originally thought.

Pinching the bridge of her nose, Sakura once again checked the eight month old over, "Must be a stomach bug or something" she frowned using the status jutsu to look Hosomi over on a much more molecular level just to be sure.

"It will pass down worry Mom, Hosomi-chan will be fine and Hisoi won't catch it, probably something she ate, might even have an allergy, all's good" she talked Mei down from her hysterical meltdown.

Wondering if she was like that once, it took four minutes and Kakashi coming into the room to calm Mei into a much calmer state of mind "Are you sure Sakura-chan, you're the only medic in the house and you'll be gone for two weeks, what if she's not better by then" she asked worriedly.

Sakura blinked at the woman she called mother after her own birth mother had died due to an unfortunate accident "I don't think a stomach bug will last that long Mom, plus I'll leave a list of things she needs to eat or drink until I get back, there's always the option of going to see Kotei-san to" she said.

Mei rubbed her face tiredly "I'm really sorry Sakura-chan, these are my first ever babies and I don't want anything happening to them and then I realize your in the same boat as me and doing ten times better" she frowned.

Not sure what she could say without upsetting the woman further, who was much more emotional than usual, which made her extremely suspicious and Kakashi avoided her probing gaze, Sakura passed a hand through her long pink hair.

"Being a mom isn't easy, it didn't help that when you adopted me, Sasuke and Naruto that we weren't itty bitty babies either, so it's like your being a mom for the first time, it takes time and patience and making lots of mistakes before figuring things out" she finally said.

Glad that her fears weren't being pushed off, Mei finally relaxed, and when the pinkette was contemplating leaving the room to fetch Hosomi another bottle of peppermint tea, the woman stopped her "I think I might be pregnant again" Mei blushed.

Her jaw dropped "Really, really Mom" Sakura felt faint as if four little mischief makers weren't enough, why not add another one into the mix sometimes she felt as if the kami really were extremely cruel as Mei nodded "Alright I'll check" she sighed.

Now it was imperative that they get a much bigger house, especially because Mei really was pregnant with her third child, Sakura pulled away and looked around the nursery "Looks like we'll be adding another crib" she stated.

The Mizukage looked sheepish "I swear to kami I took contraceptives Sakura-chan, either those herbs did little to help or Kakashi is a very, very potent man, must be that Hatake gene" Mei fanned her cheeks as they turned red.

Sakura only had one thought "Ew pretty sure I didn't need to know that" she grimaced before her attention was drawn to Hosomi again, who was still crying, Mei snapped to attention and took the little girl to wash her off, while she removed the crib mattress for a thorough washing.

Which was then replaced with a clean one, while juggling the sleeping Hisoi in her arms, Mei returned fifteen minutes later with Hosomi, and both were put back in the crib, while Sakura headed off to make the peppermint tea.

Once Hosomi had drank the bottle, she was burped and then settled down to continue her nap, just as the two females were getting ready to leave the room, Tsuyoi sat up with a loud cry, Sakura jumped to her daughters side and quickly grabbed her up.

"Hush now Tsuyoi-chan, I'm here, only a bad dream" she murmured rocking her daughter back and forth in the crook of her arms until the toddler drifted off back to sleep without to much fuss, disaster averted Tsuyoi was put back in her crib and Sakura and Mei left the nursery.

The day carried on and soon nighttime came, since the four younger ones in the house slept through the night, Sakura got as much sleep as possible for her first mission in what felt like forever and in the morning when she woke at exactly 6:30, she pulled out her diary.

-Diary Entry 426-

(Today marks the first day of being gone on a two week mission, before now I've never been separated from Tsuyoi or Ganko for long periods of time, only two or days was the limit, but now I'll be going all the way to Cloud.

Everyone has promised to take good care of them until I return and even Chojuro is going to write down everything my twins do until I return, so I'll be leaving space at the end of each entry, one whole page should do it.

I have this feeling that the following weeks are not going to be easy and I'll be constantly worried about how my two toddlers are doing, and that might cause me to botch the mission up, hopefully Raikage-sama will be understanding like before.

Well I have to go now, I'll probably be writing in here soon, should I take a break in a few hours time after I leave, this concludes my entry for the moment, so long diary and I'll detail my upcoming anxiety.)

Sakura closed the book and stuffed it back into her mission pack, before hurriedly taking a shower and dressing for the day, she had just enough time to eat and lather her toddlers with kisses and hugs and lots of love before everyone bid her farewell.

It wasn't but three hours that she set foot outside the village, that worry overtook her and it was a struggle not to turn back just to check on Ganko and Tsuyoi, when the pinkette did eventually stop it was only for lunch and once again she pulled out that diary.

-Diary Entry 427-

(Same day, just hours later I have now experienced what it's like for women who are ninja and have to go off on missions and leave their children in the care of family members, the most awful feeling in the world I tell ya.

As of right now I have almost turned to go back to the Leaf Village a total of eighteen times, unfreakingbelievable, this is gonna be nightmarish I can feel it all the way to my soul, and this isn't even the second day.

Well before I go into great detail, which I'll do later as the feeling progresses, I have to eat and keep up my strength, who knows what will happen now that I'm on my own for the first time in forever so long diary I'll write soon.)

The diary was closed for the second time that day and the pinkette grabbed up her herb pasted fish, having gotten a penchant for the combination as well as snapping up a cup of her customary black tea, when she was done, Sakura packed up and was soon on her way again, never knowing what kind of new adventures she'd encounter as a fifteen year old teenage mother.