This little beginner chapter is for Hellzmessiah (from Gaiaonline), who suggested a baby Kurou-kun part in this story XD So, it's dedicated to her, and doesn't have much to do with the plot. Will have more baby stuff throughout the story in form of memories on the Kazekage's part.

Disclaimers: Naruto characters do not belong to me.

Beginnings

Bloodcurdling screams echoed through out the building, followed by an even higher pitched shriek, like that of a baby. People bustled in an upstairs room, crowding around the bed, which held a panting and pained woman.
She stared avidly at the man cleaning off the infant, and wrapping it up tightly in a blanket. She wanted to hold it, wanted to look at her baby.
"It's a boy."
A smile broke her face and she let herself go limp, listening to it cry and feeling relieved. This one hadn't been as easy as her last, but he was ok. He sounded ok, that was good enough for her.

Finally, they handed her the bundled up infant, and she held him close, gazing down at the red, screwed up face with indescribable affection. Adoration, if you will.

"Hello there," she said, still breathing a little heavily. The baby's face started to relax, and he opened his eyes almost uncertainly, staring up at his mother. He was tiny, like all children, and he greatly resembled his father, but she still found him to be beautiful. She ran a shaky hand over his cheek, swallowing heavily and smiling more, laughing lightly, "Welcome to the world."

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Karura sat holding her little Kankurou, a bottle in one hand as she tried to coax him to put it into his mouth, "I know what you want, but I can't. You bit me remember? It still hurts." She blinked and looked up as she heard a frustrated whine, and smile when she saw her daughter laying on her stomach, staring through the bar of her crib at them.

"Good morning, Temari."

It had been three weeks since Kankurou was born, and it seemed to be getting harder and harder for his mother to spend any time with him. The moment Kankurou was born, the Kazekage had been planning and coddling the child near obsessively. She wished he'd give it a rest, sometimes. She felt she deserved to be able to hold him when and where she wanted.

This was one of those rare times where she was able to be with the both of her children, without anyone else.

But it didn't last long. The door opened and her husband stepped in, closing the distance and without a word, plucking the infant out of her arms. As usual, Karura didn't get a chance to argue, even though an uncharacteristic outrageous outburst was building up. The door shut behind the man and she sighed, standing up and moving to pick up Temari. "Are you hungry?"

R&R x3

Next one is when Kankurou is about seven.