Naruto POV
Someone knocked on the door to the hokage office so I stopped reading the paper on the desk and rose my head.
"Come in!" I called. The door opened and Kiba came in followed by Hana and Ryuu. Hana was Shikamaru and Temari's daughter. She had dark brown hair down to her shoulders and green eyes. She had inherited her fathers intelligence but luckily not his boring attitude.
Ryuu was Tenten's son. He had white-blond hair and chocolate brown eyes. He was really good with weapons, just like Tenten, but he was also talanted in ninjutsu and taijutsu.
The last one who entered the office was my very own daughter, Akemi Uzumaki. Just like me she had blond hair and ocean blue eyes. Her hair reached her to the waist and she was a bit shorter than her comrades. Ryuu was only a little shorter than me even though he was only 16 and Hana was pretty tall too. Akemi was about 6 inches shorter than Hana, wich made her the shortest person on the team. Akemi also looked alot like Sakura, well she was her daughter after all.
"Good afternoon hokage-sama." Kiba said.
"Hi Kiba" I answered. "So, how did the mission go?"
"Very well, except that there was a rain ninja spying on us when we handed over the scroll to the sand ninja, but Akemi killed him before he could escape with the information."
"Good", I said and gave Akemi a quick glance. She stared out the window, refusing to meet my gaze. I sighed and leaned back in the chair.
"Well done Team 7" I said and smiled. I always smiled when i said those words, guess it reminded me of old times. "I would like to talk to you alone, Kiba." I continued. "The rest of you are off for the rest of the day."
Akemi, Ryyu and Hana quickly got out of the room and closed the door behind them. Kiba sat down in one of the office's chairs and crossed his legs.
"What do you want to talk to me about, Naruto?" He asked.
My face got serious and I leaned forward again.
"I'm a little worried about Akemi" I said slowly. "She is so quiet and absent these days. Do you know if something has happened?"
Kiba nodded.
"Yeah, I've noticed that too." He said. "I don't know why she acts like this but I think it began two months ago when we were out on a mission to check on the wave country. Akemi, Ryuu and Hana went to the village and I stayed at your old friend Inaris house to chat, and when they got back she acted a little wierd, but I didn't think it was anything special." He continued.
"And you have no idea what happened?" I asked.
"No, but I can ask Ryuu and Hana if you want." Kiba offered.
"I would be grateful if you did that, thanks Kiba!" I smiled.
"Your welcome Naruto." Kiba answered and returned the smile. He rose up and walked towards the door, but before he got out he turned around and said: "I don't think you need to worry that much about her, Naruto. She is strong both in mind and body, and on the top of that she has a sharp mind. It wouldn't surprise me if she surpasses you and becomes the next hokage." And with that he closed the door and left me alone in the office. Then I just sat there for an hour. I didn't feel like it was the right time to continue with the paperwork so finally I got up from my chair and went out the door. I needed to go to a place were I could think clearly. And i only knew one place.
Akemi POV
I walked behind my friends through the village. Hana and Ryuu was laughing together and I smiled for myself. Those two made a good couple. Suddenly they stopped and turned around.
"Guys, why don't we go to Ichiraku and get some ramen to celebrate?" Ryuu asked.
"Celebrate? Hana asked. "What do we celebrate?"
Ryuu skratched his head. "Well... We got back from our mission alive..." We all started laughing.
"Sure, but shouldn't we have invited Kiba-sensei too?" Hana asked. She always cared about her friends and wanted everything to be fair, that's what I loved about Hana.
"He's probably with Hinata anyways." Ryuu said and shrugged.
We started to walk towards Ichiraku ramen and you could already smell the ramen.
"I think I'll have a salt ramen today" Ryuu said and smiled contentedly. Hana nodded.
"Yeah, me too." She said. Ryuu turned to her and winked. "Wanna share a big bowl?"
"Sure!" Hana laughed. We rounded a corner and there it was. The Ichiraku ramen shop. It had grown alot in 18 years. Now it was more like a big resturant, because since dad saved Konoha and became a hero 18 years ago every kid in this village had started to idolize him. That even meant eating the same thing. Ramen.
We entered the resturant and Ayame waved at us.
"Hi!" She said and leaned against the counter. "You wanna order?"
Ryuu nodded. "Yeah, one big bowl salt ramen for us." He said and pointed at Hana and himself.
My eyes maybe watched my comrades, but the rest of my senses where glued on to a small boy who eagerly talked to his dad. They sat at the table closest to the counter.
"I heard that the hokage used to eat here everyday when he was a kid!" The son said while eating his ramen. "If I eat ramen too then I'll become a really strong shinobi just like him!" He continued. His father laughed and said: "I'm sure you will. By the way, do you see that girl with blonde hair over there?" The boy stopped eating and glanced at me. "Yeah, so what?" He asked.
"That's the hokage's daughter" The adult man said. His son dropped his chopsticks and his eyes went wide. "Really?" He asked. "Yeah." His father laughed. "And she will probably surpass her dad and become the next hokage. Then it'll be she who makes sure that the land of fire will continue to live in peace."
It felt like I'd been bitch slapped. "Hello? Earth to Akemi?" Hana called and I quickly turned my attention to my friends. "What?" I asked a little confused.
"Are you gonna order or what?" Ryuu said and grinned.
I didn't feel amused at all.
"I just remembered that I have some stuff to do at home." I said and ran out of the resturant with Hana and Ryuus confused gaze glued to my back.
I ran the fastest I could through the village. It was getting dark and suddenly I felt a raindrop on my cheek. I looked up and saw dark rainclouds. Great! I thought bitterly. Just what i wished for! The next moment the water was flowing down from the sky and the streets became empty. The only sound was my footsteps and the pouring rain.
I stopped as soon as i was outside Konohas Walls. I jumped up in a tree and sat down. If some random person had seen me there they probably would've thought that I just sat there to get some protection from the rain, but people who knew me had understood that i was crying. I always went here when I was sad. And now, two month of sadness burst out. I looked at the moon which had appeared. What am I gonna do? I asked myself before I started crying even more.
Naruto POV
I was always sad when I visited this place. The green grass in the glade danced when a gust of wind swept through it. I looked up in the sky. It was getting darker and clouds started to gather. There would come alot of rain.
I sighed and looked at the gravestone again.
"Uchiha Sasuke" I read. "Died in order to protect his friends and Konoha. Rest In Peace."
A tear rolled down my cheek and i smiled sadly. "If I'd only been able to save you." I whispered.
Suddenly I felt someones arms around my waist. I chuckled before I turned around and kissed Sakuras wonderful lips.
She ended the kiss before smiling at me and ask: "What are you doing here?"
I hugged her and held her close to me. "I just needed to think." I sighed.
"You worry about Akemi, don't you Naruto?" Sakura asked and looked into my eyes.
"I can't help it!" I exclaimed. "She's been acting so wierd lately! I asked Kiba if he knew what's wrong with her but he said he had no idea." I sighed and closed my eyes before continuing. "I'm sorry." I said. "But i'm so frustrated!"
"I know." Sakura said and kissed my cheek. "I am too, but if something was really wrong I'm sure she would tell us."
"Yeah, you're probably right." I said and gave her one of my foxy grins.
"Wait..." She said suspiciously. "What are you up t...WHOA!"
It had taken me one second to lift Sakura up in my arms. I kissed her and smiled.
"You are so childish!" She giggled before wrapping her arms around my neck. I continued to carry her and started to walk back home, leaving the place where my best friend forever would rest.