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Mother Knows Best

A woman with long silky smooth hair with a tint of blue and pale lavender eyes look longing at the flowers before her. Her husband never ceases to present her with a flower everyday. It was sweet of him knowing their busy life style but she would not change it for the world then she heard the front door open and slam shut follow by running foot steps. The knowing mother let out a sweet smile and said "How was your first day of school Akane?"

As soon as those words left her, the girl tackle her mother so not to hurt her and hid her face within the woman's back. The said mother looks a little surprise but smile anyway and move slightly so her child was facing her. She gently invite her daughter into her arms as she stroke her daughter's beautiful fiery red hair and ask "ne, won't you tell your mother what is wrong?"

The girl pulls back slightly so that pale lavender met watery forest green eyes as her daughter cried crystal clear tears of mountains down her round cute chubby cheeks and answers "no believes that I am mommy and daddy's little girl. Why wasn't I born with eyes like mommy or hair like daddy?"

The woman smile at her beloved daughter and wipes away her daughter's innocent tears with her elegant purple kimono answer "it is okay to be different Akane, whether people believes that you are ours or not does not change the fact that you are my precious daughter and beside you are very special."

The little girl Akane look big eye at what her mother said and reply "really?"

Her mother smile and nodded as she cleans her daughter's face of any more tears and said "did you know that you take after you grandmother, your father's mother who also have fiery red hair and forest green eyes?"

The little girl shakes her head no and lay on her mother's lap as she waited for her to continue. The woman's smile soften and continue "she was strong, beautiful, determine, stubborn, and loyal. She was to say one of Konoha's strongest kunoichi. Many say that when she fights, she was like a red demon who draws all those near to her with the will of fire and ensure that Konoha prevail with undying loyalty."

The girl Akane looks in awe before she stated "grandma's the best!"

Her mother could only smile and nod in agreement as she continues "and I know that one day, you will also be as great as your grandmother and maybe more."

The said girl sat up from her respected mother's lap and said "really?" as she continue to emphasized to with her hands.

The woman nodded to ensure her daughter as she stroke her hair once more saying "I am sure of it besides mother knows best."

Suddenly the front door open and a loud voice call out "I'M BACK!" follow by the door closing.

Akane squeal as she jolted from her mother's lap and beeline towards the voice. The knowing mother smile at her daughter's antic and place the flower she was looking at earlier today in the small vase on the table before she too follow her daughter to greet the voice.

The said voice belong to a man with sun kiss hair and crystal blue eyes as he excitingly chatted with her daughter in his arms. The man spotted her from the corner of his eyes and smile as he said "I'm home Hinata-chan."

The woman return the smile as she too join in the little family circle and reply "welcome home Naruto-kun."

AN: I wrote this for a mother's day event on DeviantArt for the group KonohaFlowerGarden, thought I should upload it here too.