Author's Note: Okay, so I've been thinking about doing this for a long time now and I finally have it. This story is going to be a series of one-shots that happened after the events in Troublesome. I have another set of one-shots that will occur before Troublesome, but I won't post that for a while. And for those of you waiting on Naruto Makaze, it should be up in a week or so. Anyway, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and I probably never will... Though one can hope...

Children are Troublesome

Call Me Daddy!

When one speaks of "that day" many things come into play. Some refers to "that day" as the day Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara fought which resulted in the Valley of the End. Others think of the night of Kurama's attack and the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, sealing the demonic chakra into his son. And many of the Konoha residents think of the day where one bored blond, his then redhead girlfriend, and a certain dango-loving tokubetsu jonin unmasked one Hatake Kakashi in the middle of the streets. However, for six men, "that day" meant the day that their wives beat the living shit out of them for running. Yes, the crime committed before they ran was bad, but running for safety is what caused their injuries.

And it had been a little over three years since that day…

Currently, one Uzumaki Tayuya fed her son, Uzumaki Takado, his breakfast. Takado, already two, had his father's blond hair color, though it was in a style much like his mother's, just shorter due to age. He also had his mother's brown eyes, yet, in the shape of his father's.

"You eat like your father." Tayuya, now twenty-six, said to her son. The blond just gave his mother a smile, causing a smile to creep onto her face. "But you're twice as adorable."

"Carefuly Tayu-chan, lest someone hears you use the word 'adorable.'" Tayuya smiled, turning so her gaze landed on her knuckleheaded husband. The resemblance he shared with his father was now uncanny, despite Tsunade informing them that Naruto was an inch or two taller than Minato and a bit more toned.

Tayuya liked that.

"So… What are you doing here? I thought the hag had some last Hokage preliminaries for you to complete?" Naruto shrugged at his wife's words.

"I got the day off." Naruto stated moving towards his son and wife. "Alright tadpole, today you're finally going to call me daddy."

Tayuya smirked. Takado could say "mama" and even "mommy" as if the word had been inscribed on him from day one and he knew just who to call that. At first, Naruto thought that Takado was just another mama's boy and let it slide. But now Naruto thought completely different as Takado could say things such as: Baa-chan, Zu-nee (for Shizune), and Ten (for Tenten). Yet the kid would not just say one simple word: Daddy.

"Daddy." Naruto said pointing at himself.

Takado obviously found this as hilarious as Tayuya as he began laughing in his chair, a frown marring Naruto's face.

"Brat…" Naruto huffed causing Tayuya to quickly elbow him, not caring where her elbow landed. That is until she heard a high-pitch whine behind her and saw the "Prophecy Child" cupping his "prophecy makers". "Why Tayuya…?"

Tayuya huffed, Takado finishing eating the food Tayuya had given him.

"You shouldn't force him Sh… Naruto." Tayuya said, careful of what to say around their son. "If he doesn't want to say 'daddy' then let it go." Tayuya then glared at the injured jonin. "Or else."

Skillfully speaking, Naruto could take Tayuya and has so during spars that nearly got out of control. Yet, at home it was always a different scenario. Tayuya owned him behind closed doors and that was a statement he would not challenge unless she had a mission outside of the village.

Women were so damn scary…

Picking himself up slowly, Naruto watched Tayuya set Takado on the floor, the small blond running through the house on chubby legs.

"It's not fair… Shikari says 'daddy' whenever she sees Shikamaru." Naruto complained.

Tayuya glared at him. "Shikari is also born from a clan of geniuses."

"Hey, I'll have you know that the Uzumaki Clan is far smarter than any other clan. We developed seals that changed the world." Naruto stated. "In fact, without us, there'd practically be no fuinjutsu or any other advancement like that."

"Right," Tayuya said rolling her eyes. "I just married the idiot out of the bunch."

"I'm sure I could say 'dad' or at least 'dada' at his age." Naruto muttered.

"What was that?" Naruto frowned, angrier about his son's stubbornness than afraid of his wife at the moment.

"Why is it that he can call everyone else but me? I spend the most time with him!" Naruto said throwing his hands in the air.

"I don't know? Maybe because he knows you're a dumb Shithead who only cares for himself!" Tayuya snapped back.

"You weren't saying that when I found you under that tree. All that, 'You're too nice' and 'Real shinobi think of themselves' crap." Naruto said. "I just want him to call me. Heck, I'd settle for Naruto!"

"Forget it Shithead, you're just going to have to live with I'm the better parent and you're the fall guy." Tayuya said. "And that's that."

Naruto huffed, hearing a similar thing from Shikamaru and Temari. Shikari adored her father more than her mother for some odd reason. Maybe it was the hair color? Shikari and Takado did not like blonds. That would make sense seeing as Takado only went to Tsunade when neither parent was in the room and that was using her as a last resort.

A small pair of hands on his pants legs made Naruto look down at his son. Seeing his tiny arms reach up to his father, Naruto smiled.

"I knew I was the better parent." Naruto said bending to raise his son up. "Don't worry Takado, I don't hold it against you that you don't want to say-"

"Shithead!" Takado said happily while looking at Naruto.

Naruto and Tayuya both paled at their son's new word before Tayuya burst into laughter. Naruto dropped his head in defeat as his son laughed with his mother.

"You so asked for that one!" Tayuya laughed.

"Why won't you say 'daddy'?" a crushed Naruto asked as his son and wife laughed.