Perfect Life

Summary: In another life, we would've been together. We would've had a family. -SasuSaku Road to Ninja family fic-
Pairings: SasuSaku, ItaAsu, MenmaHina, DaiAne, SaiIno

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, Sasuke would have LONG been back in the village, married to Sakura, they would have cute little Uchihas running around.

Note: :D
Someone kill me. Why do I keep going for Road to Ninja? Simple.
I'm in love with it, even though I haven't seen it yet.
(And this gives me something to do through the end of this school year.)

Note 2: Instead of Sakura being an orphan, I decided to leave her parents alive, with her dad living as the Fourth Hokage until he retired when Sakura was fourteen, thus letting Tsunade come in and take the position of Fifth Hokage.


Chapter 1

"Sakura, I'm leaving!"

The second he heard her yell for him to wait just two more minutes, Sasuke Uchiha had to wonder what his wife of two years was up to. Listening to her, he sat down on the couch and waited for her to run downstairs, more than likely to kiss him goodbye like she had done most days, before then getting dressed and heading off to the hospital to work.

When he looked up, he saw Sakura Uchiha still in her nightgown and robe, looking extremely happy for some odd reason.

"…what's up?"

Sakura smiled even more. "Do you remember what we've been trying to do for the past six months?"

Sasuke nodded, wondering what Sakura was getting at, until he realized it, and his eyes widened. "…are we…?"

She nodded, right before she was tackled in a hug.

"We're having a baby."


Sasuke cancelled his mission that day. When asked why, he grinned before saying he wanted to spend the day with his wife, not dropping any hints about the real reason, as he and Sakura had decided to wait to tell people about her pregnancy until she was ready.

Being the Fourth Hokage's only daughter, Sakura did not want all the women in the village that had children to start given her every bit of advice they thought she needed. She had enough of that when she and Sasuke announced their engagement and women were trying to help her plan the wedding, when she never asked for help. She was fairly glad after the wedding had passed, it meant no one was giving her advice she did not want.

"So, do you think boy or girl?"

Sakura choked a bit on her water, staring at Sasuke who was staring at her stomach. She wasn't even showing yet and he was asking what gender she thought the baby was!

"…I don't know! We just found out today that I'm pregnant, Sasuke!"

He looked at her, giving a smile. "I know, Sakura. I just want to know what you think."

"…boy."

"I think girl."

"Really?"

Sasuke nodded, before wrapping Sakura in a hug. "You have no idea how happy I am, Sakura. I love you."

Sighing, Sakura smile as she hugged him back. "I love you too, Sasuke."


The next day found the young married couple at the hospital. It was mostly to make sure the home pregnancy test was, in fact, correct, and then they were to have an ultrasound if it was a true positive. Sakura's excitement from the day before had turned to nervousness in an instant. She was beginning to worry that the test was negative and they were not having a baby. Sasuke, however, kept his upbeat and excited attitude, not for one second did he believe the test was a false positive.

"But… what if it is, Sasuke?"

He just shrugged, still smiling at his wife. "Then we keep trying. That's all we can do."

Sakura sighed, nodding, as she placed her hands on her stomach.

I pray it was a real positive, not a false one…

When her past teacher, Lady Tsunade, entered the room with a smile, Sakura's nervous feeling disappeared and was replaced with the excited one again, as she knew exactly what Tsunade was going to say.

"Congratulations! You two will be having your first child near the end of May!"

"I told you it wasn't a false positive!"

Sakura laughed, mainly to keep herself from crying out of happiness, while Sasuke hugged her with a smile on his face.

"We're going to be parents!"


The first ultrasound made Sasuke more nervous than it did Sakura. Though he was very excited to find out he was definitely going to be a father in May, he was nervous to see the ultrasound, for fear Tsunade would have to break the news to them that their child had died in a miscarriage already.

No, it's not going to be like last year… we are not going to lose another baby…

Sasuke had no idea Sakura was thinking the exact same thing.

Nearly a year ago, Sakura had been pregnant with a daughter, whom they had planned to name Keiko, meaning blessing. Their joy turned to devastation when, at 30 weeks gestation, Sakura suffered through a miscarriage. They were so close to having their daughter with them, and then they lost her in an instant.

Everyone they knew and their families were absolutely heartbroken for them. Sakura wouldn't talk to anyone minus Sasuke for nearly a month, and neither of them said much on the day that was supposed to be their daughter's birthday. When they were making burial plans, Sakura insisted on never using the name Keiko again, so any children they had in the future could be told they had an older sister that was watching them. Sasuke agreed, and that was their plan.

Everything will be fine. We will not lose our baby…


When Tsunade started the ultrasound, the first thing she did was check for a heartbeat, smiling a bit when she saw the excited looks on Sasuke and Sakura's faces when they heard the heartbeat. After that, she got the ultrasound machine started, and kept it turned from them. After a moment, her eyes widened as she looked at the couple, then to the machine.

"I…will be right back!" Tsunade ran out of the room, making Sakura's heart drop.

Her hold on Sasuke's hand tightened, and her heart rate quickened.

"What's wrong, why did she leave? Did… is something wrong with the baby?"

"Sakura, calm down. You heard that heartbeat, the baby is fine. I do wonder what she saw, though…"

Sakura nodded, calming down a bit when Tsunade returned with Shizune, who took over the ultrasound machine and smiled after a moment, looking at Tsunade and nodding, then looking to Sasuke and Sakura.

"Well, isn't this exciting!"

"…what?"

"You two are expecting twins!"

There was a silence, before Sasuke and Sakura shouted, "Twins?!"


Ever since they had gotten home, Sakura had been unable to put down the ultrasound pictures of their twins, as well, she couldn't wipe the smile off her face. Losing their daughter the year before had been heartbreaking, and had left her in deep depression for a number of months, but now she was pregnant with twins. Nothing could replace their preborn daughter, of course. Unborn Keiko held a special place in her mother's heart that no one could ever take.

Sakura was still excited, and she knew Sasuke was. He kept looking at the pictures at the hospital, trying to prove for a moment that Tsunade and Shizune were wrong, before realizing that there were, in fact, two babies growing inside his wife's womb.

After a few minutes, Sakura giggled to herself, setting her hand on her stomach. "I love you both so much already. I know your daddy does too, trust me."

"Of course I do." Sasuke smiled at Sakura as he entered the living room, making her jump a bit as she hadn't known he was listening. "I love them because they're ours, and we're finally going to have children in our house."

Sakura smiled, nodding. Their house had been so quiet ever since they moved in two years ago, but in just a few short months, it would no longer be quiet. They would have two babies that would fill their house with crying at first, and, eventually, laughter and conversations with their parents.

"Sasuke?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you… do you think we'll make it this time? I mean, you don't think we'll lose them, do you?"

"Of course not. And do not blame yourself anymore for Keiko's passing. She wasn't meant to be with us, these two are, I can feel it. The hurt from Keiko's death will stay longer still, but the twins can help ease it, don't you think?"

Sakura stared at Sasuke for a moment, before nodding. "I agree. Our lives will be perfect once their born."

"Well, maybe not perfect, but, still."

"That's mean!"

"Haha, I love you!"

"I love you too, but that was still mean!"

Sasuke smiled and rolled his eyes while shaking his head. He loved messing with his wife, especially when she took him seriously. "I honestly can't wait, Sakura."

"Neither can I, Sasuke… neither can I."

END CHAPTER 1