A/N I had a random thought of this. There are a few fanfics I've read about the next generation, but this plot is slightly different.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Nina.

Child

"Finally, I'm out of the hospital! I've been there forever!" Naruto claimed, and stretched his arms out as him, Sakura, Team Asuma, and a few other chunin walked out of the hospital. "You've been there for a week, Naruto." Ino informed, and rolled her eyes.

"Hey, it's Sai!" Naruto exclaimed, and pointed in front of them. "Why are you here?"

Sai looked up at him. "Well, Naruto, I was just-"

"More importantly, who's that by your arm? She's really cute!" Sakura asked, looking at the small blonde girl attached to Sai's arm. Sai opened his mouth to respond, but then closed it since he really didn't know.

"What's your name?" Ino asked, bending down to her level and smiling at the girl. Everyone else also stared expectantly at the girl, wondering who she was. Instead of answering, she slowly hid behind Sai, poking her head out a little to watch them. "Um, I think she's scared..." Hinata voiced. Sakura seemed to consider this. "Guys, stop staring at her!" she ordered. The chunin shifted their gazes slightly so they didn't appear intimidating to the child.

Slowly, she emerged from behind Sai, seeming deciding to trust them. "I'm Nina Uzumaki!" she exclaimed brightly. The chunin froze.

"Naruto... you didn't... right?" Choji questioned. "No, I didn't do anything!" Naruto responded quickly, understanding what he was suggesting. Shikamaru looked thoughtful. "Are you sure that you don't have any siblings?" he asked. Naruto frowned. "Yeah, I'm sure!". "Then where..."

They looked back at the girl. "Wait, what's your name?" she asked with a confused voice. "Naruto Uzumaki. We have the same last name, so they think we're related." he explained. "'tou-san!" she said, and hugged the boy tightly. The chunin glared at Naruto, unconvinced.

"What- I swear, I don't have a kid!" he protested. "Then explain why-" Sakura was cut off as Nina began to talk again.

"You never showed me pictures of how you looked as a kid! You told me that you looked cool, but you look weird." she said, pouting. "Hey, I don't look weird! And I've never met you before!" Naruto complained.

She looked up at Sai. "Ne, Sai-sensei, where's Kaa-san?" she asked curiously. Sai sweatdropped a little, unsure of anything. "Um, I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about..." he started.

"Oh yeah, I forgot! Sorry, I came back to the past, and forgot that you wouldn't recognize me. I'm Nina Uzumaki, daughter of Naruto Uzumaki and..." she looked at the chunin thoughtfully. "I'll leave it at that. Sai-sensei's my art teacher, and he said I was his favourite student!" she said happily, and removed her arms from Naruto to latch onto Sai once again.

"From... the future?" Tenten asked, blinking. They seemed relieved, but Naruto pushed further.

"Daughter of me and who? I've gotta know!" he said, and stared at the girl with newfound interest. She cowered and hid behind Sakura this time. "Sakura-san!" she wailed, and clutched her arm.

"Naruto! Be nicer to your daughter!" Sakura scolded, and Naruto laughed nervously.

"How old are you right now, and how many years did you travel back in time?" Shikamaru asked. "Oh! That's genius, then we can find out when she's born!" Sakura realized, and covered her mouth as everyone glared at her.

"I wasn't going to tell you that anyway!" Nina scoffed, "But I'm 9, if it's important."

"Well, how did you travel back in time anyway? Can you reverse it?" Tenten questioned. Nina looked down at her feet. "I used... a forbidden scroll. I can reverse it whenever I want, but I don't want to go back to the future!" her lip started wobbling, and in moments she was crying against Sakura's chest.

"A forbidden scroll? Do you know how dangerous that is?" Naruto shouted. "Not like you can talk. You stole a forbidden scroll when you were younger, remember? Although, I agree. You shouldn't have done that." Shikamaru said. Nina stopped crying for a moment, looking back at the ninjas sadly.

"I don't like the future! It's good, but I hate it! The only ones I could trust were Sai-sensei and Sasuke-san! You and Kaa-san never cared for me!" she shouted accusingly. Everyone sighed. "Alright, I guess it's fine as long as you can still go back." Naruto decided, and tousled her hair softly.


"Ne, Nina-chan, you mentioned Sasuke, didn't you?" Ino said. Immediately, the others perked up. "That's right, you did! Does Sasuke return to us in the future?" Sakura asked. Nina nodded.

"Sasuke-san does come back. Or more like, he left? When did he leave, and where is he now?" she questioned with an innocent look on her face. Naruto and Sakura sighed at the difficult topic.

"Sasuke-san has gone somewhere for a while, okay? If what you said is true and he comes back, then he probably returns before you're born." Sakura explained in a kind voice. They all were visibly happier, knowing that the Uchiha would return eventually. "So, where are you staying for tonight?" Shikamaru asked. "Yeah, that's a good question. Normally, I would say that you should stay with Naruto, but I don't think anyone trusts him with taking care of a child right now- his room is really messy! Is there anywhere you're familiar with?" Sakura asked, ignoring Naruto's complaints of "I can take care of a child just fine!".

Nina looked thoughtful. "In the future, 'tou-san moves into a different place with 'kaa-san, but it's not made yet. I usually stayed with Sasuke-san when my parents were on a mission, but you said that Sasuke-san is gone for a while. So, I think I'll stay with Sai-sensei. I'm really familiar with his place, since I went there almost every day for art lessons." she replied. Sai sweatdropped as the child was entrusted to him. "My apartment is dangerous, though." Sai responded.

"I know, we were attacked once. But, you taught me a basic jutsu in case that happened. See?" Nina pulled a scroll, brush, and ink from her back, and drew a dragon. "Super Beast Imitation." she muttered, and a dragon emerged from the scroll. The other ninjas stared, impressed, until they got a closer look and realized that the dragon had no idea who to attack because she had forgotten to draw eyes. "Whoops..." she said, wincing as the dragon smashed into a tree and ink splattered everywhere. Sai sighed (A/N haha, I had to use that). "Draw the eyes before you draw the scales, that way the brush can move quickly without having to move across the paper for every feature." he explained, and Nina nodded intently.

"Well, that may not be my best defense, since I'm still practicing it. But, I can do other things!" she protested. Taking a deep breath, she blew out fire while whispering "Fireball jutsu!". A stream of fire came out and burned the terrain before them.

"Woah! Isn't that an Uchiha technique?" Ino remarked. Nina smiled sadly. "It is. Sasuke-san taught it to me. After all, I probably spent more time with him than 'kaa-san and 'tou-san." she said.

Sakura glared. "You must have been a horrible father, Naruto! Well, anyway, at least you can defend yourself against any attacks. Meaning, you can stay with Sai. Sai, you'd better be nice to her."

Uncertainly, Sai nodded, and the chunin separated paths to head home for the day.


"Wow, this is beautiful!" Nina said, admiring a painting. Sai smiled, almost fondly, as Nina ran around his apartment, finally stopping at the window.

"The view is beautiful...I want to try drawing it!" she exclaimed. Sai nodded. He began to move the easel to face the window, and got out paintbrushes and paint. "Please don't make a mess." Sai said worriedly. Nina grinned. "Of course I won't!"

Over the next 2 hours, Sai guided Nina through drawing the scenery. He offered advice on which colors to mix to make the perfect shade, and taught her how to blend colors to make the sunset. When they were finally finished the artwork, it was midnight. Sai slowly moved his hand to pat Nina's head, saying "Good job, it's very well done."

Sastified, Nina yawned. They ate a quick dinner of ramen before Sai allowed Nina to take the bed. When she tugged at his sleeve to stay, he laid down next to her, waiting for her to fall asleep in the same manner that a parent would wait for their child.

This is much better than the future!, Nina thought, I never want to return there. I want to stay here where 'tou-san and 'kaa-san are still nice. It'd be even better if Sasuke-san was here too, but I guess I can't have everything.

A/N If you're really picky, you would have noticed that you can't spend 2 hours drawing a sunset- it would vanish. So, please ignore that and all the other little things that don't really make sense. I intend on continuing this, so please review to let me know what you think!