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Another new story! Sick of me yet? I hope not!
This one I got an idea for after seeing a picture with the same name snickers and it was hilarious, but this is far from a humor fic! Can't seem to do those very well!
Now that you've heard enough from me, here you go!
Enjoy!
"Blessings" of the Uchiha?
Sasuke paced back and forth, for what seemed like the hundredth time, outside the hospital room in which his wife, Kirei, struggled. She often screamed, but he didn't hesitate anymore. He knew he wasn't wanted in there, even now.
His oldest, Itachi, looked up at him. "Tou-san, is Ka-san going to be all right this time?"
The boy was twelve years of age, just barely a ninja, wearing his forehead protector proudly. Sasuke smiled at him and patted his head. "Your mother will be all right. She always will be."
The boy nodded, before asking, eyes wide, "What will the Hokage say when she finds out—"
"She's going to be very happy!" Yukirin, the elder in a set of twins eighteen months younger than Itachi, chirped. "Ka-san is very happy, too!"
Sasuke face-palmed, shaking his head. "I don't think Tsunade-sama is going to like it at all," he mumbled.
"Yup! Happy! Happy!" Horin, the younger of the twins, agreed. She tended to repeat words, but was very capable otherwise, because of her speech impediment.
The nurse and doctor came out, both smiling, though they looked rather nervous. "Uchiha-san, your wife would like to see you."
He stopped pacing and nodded. "Here we go again."
He walked into the room, seeing his wife lying there, her hand across her stomach. She looked up at his appearance and reached out to him. "Sasuke, I'm afraid I can't do this anymore. I'm so tired, all the time. Every eighteen months since our marriage this has happened… Please, can we at least have a break for three years?" She held up three fingers.
He snickered, and then saw her pleading face. "All right, Kirei. I've never said no to you before."
"I've never said no either, and look what's happened."
"I understand."
"Is Kakashi-san waiting outside?"
"You know how he is."
"Yes, I do. Ever since he took on Itachi, he's been wondering a few things."
Without even a call to come in, Kakashi entered, smiling. "Yet again, I meet you here, Kirei-chan. So, what number is it this time?"
"How can I even keep track? That's why I have a bracelet for each and buy clothes with name tags on them. First a boy, then twins, twins, twins, twins, triplets, triplets, triplets and now quadruplets." She placed her face in her hands. "Can I die now?"
When she lowered her hands, Kakashi looked at her, then Sasuke. "If you don't stop soon, you'll rebuild the Uchiha clan on your own, and have permanent dark circles under your eyes."
Sasuke sighed, rubbing his forehead. "If we're not careful, we might end up with quintuplets next."
"I'm twenty-eight and I have more children than I can afford, even with Tsunade-sama's help. She might be a babysitter and such, but even she needs to sleep. I have a twelve-year-old, two ten-year-olds, two nine-year-olds, two seven-year-olds, two six-year-olds, three four-year-olds, three three-year-olds, three eighteen-month-olds, and now four newborns. With our addition, I think I have too many kids."
Kakashi began laughing, and the parents stared at him as if he'd lost his mind. "Would it be polite to say that they're the 'blessings of the Uchiha'?"
Kirei groaned at the bad joke, and Sasuke patted her shoulder. "Kakashi-sensei, this is no laughing matter. What is Tsunade-sama going to say, or worse, do? For twelve years, Kirei hasn't been able to work and now she'll have to wait even longer to resume her service as a ninja in the ANBU. I can only raise so much money as an honorary member of the ANBU, you know that."
"But she won't hurt Kirei-chan to stop you from having kids, will she? That isn't something a Hokage will do, even someone like her."
"If our clan is to revive, each of our children will have to survive long enough to become ninja, then marry and have children of their own. Even to keep the numbers stay as they are, each of them will have to have two children, let alone what Kirei has had to bear."
"True Sasuke, but Tsunade won't do anything except give advice and tell you two to have a break so you can raise your children. Kirei will be doing most of the raising, but she ought to make each and every one of them good and strong in both body and character."
If only I could be with each one of them that long. At most, I'll have an hour each. If I even have two more, then I won't be able to function. "I wish I was as optimistic as you, Kakashi-san. If I could do that, my children would be as exhausted as I am. Ever since Itachi has started training, I haven't said more than a couple sentences to him a day. I'm far too busy with my other children that aren't old enough to go to the academy yet. Through the genetics Sasuke and I have, it will be quite impossible for any of them to be just carriers of the Kekkei Genkai. They will all manifest it, though when, that will vary on how much they're taught. Even with both Sasuke and I trying, we'd still get almost a dozen each to teach."
"Don't worry about Itachi. I'll teach him well to use his Sharingan. Sasuke, which ones are you teaching to use Sharingan? The boys or girls?"
"I don't differentiate between genders of my children, Kakashi-sensei. When they reach a certain age, I begin training them certain techniques, basic ones. Some learn faster than others, as all children are when learning something. Sharingan is easy for some, difficult for others. It does consume a lot of chakra, after all."
I can't teach them Sharingan, because I don't have it. I can only teach them the basic techniques of the Uchiha clan, which are the users of fire. As Sasuke said, some learn it faster than the rest. I don't think any of them are geniuses, at least, I don't know yet, since some of them aren't even old enough to be trained yet. For some reason, all of the girls look like Sasuke, the boys like me. We look very similar, so I wonder if my mother and his were sisters, even though I can't be sure. Our children are very recognizable in the village, so much that we don't really have to give them outfits with the symbol of our clan on the back.
"Yes, yes, Sasuke. But how many Jonin will actually know how to teach them how to use their Sharingan properly? You may just have to take on the position as a teacher for your children, especially when your sets of triplets begin to enter the academy. They might be inseparable."
"Yes, I know that, Kakashi-sensei. It's amazing how many children Kirei has been able to have, but—"
"That doesn't necessarily mean you have the time to rear each one properly. Because of this, the ones that are born together might not bond with the children their age."
"…" I know that, but I don't have enough time to spend with each one so that I can be a good influence on them.
Kirei didn't say anything else until both her husband and his teacher left. The nurse who was supposed to take care of her came in, seeing that she was awake.
"Uchiha-san, are you feeling all right? You should be sleeping."
"Tell me, having so many children…is it a blessing or a burden?"
"To have seven children is quite a bit, Uchiha-san, but you'll get through it. Your newborns always come first, but your others should get plenty of attention as well. I suppose all of them will be ninja?"
"My oldest son…already is. The twins will soon follow."
"So you'll have plenty of time to raise your babies! Just remember what I told you: balance with attention!"
If only I could. I would need babysitters around the clock just to take care of the newborns. I might have to start taking food pills to keep myself alert. Sasuke has it really hard right now until I come home. He has to take care of all but the four who were just born. I can only hope that he doesn't collapse during a mission because of our "blessings".
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