It is another beautiful day in the village of the Hidden Leaf as the sun is at its highest point of the day. The market area is full of people roaming its streets trying to grab a quick bite for lunch and some extra things for dinner preparations.
Located in the center of the village is the Hokage's stronghold where all the meetings and major decisions take place. Not only that, but it also contains the housing complex inside of it for the Hokage and his family.
Inside the living room of the complex we find two members of the Uzumaki family sitting on a couch. Having just finished their lunch, Hinata and her now six year-old son Hiroto decide to pass the time looking through old photo albums.
"Such a beautiful day and poor Naruto-kun has to be stuck in meetings," Hinata thinks to herself as she looks out the window seeing the clear blue sky. "I hope Naruto-kun doesn't have to work late." Hinata feels a tug on her shirt.
"Mommy, what is this picture?" asks Hiroto as his finger rests on top of a picture in the photo album. Hinata looks down at the picture and gives a little laugh. "Well Hiroto, this is a picture from my 16th birthday with all my friends."
"You know all the people in this picture; they just look younger than now. Can you name them all?" Hiroto squints his eyes, focusing on the picture. "Hmm…There is Sasuke, Shikamaru, Sakura, Gaara, Kiba, Shino, and…and… is that Daddy?"
Hiroto points to a teenage boy stuffing his face full of ramen. Hinata give a little giggle, "Why of course that is your father. Don't you see the resemblance?" Hiroto looks harder at the picture, "He looks funny in that orange jacket."
Hinata lets out another giggle, "Well to you he would. You have always seen him in either his kimono or the white Hokage robes. That used to be his special jacket." Hinata turns the page in the photo album to some more pictures.
"Why is Daddy wearing a black suit in this one?" Hiroto asks, his inquisitive mind racing. "Well son, that is because this picture is of Mommy and Daddy's wedding day," replies Hinata. "Oh so that is Grandpa Hyuga crying there?" Hiroto questions.
"Why yes it is. He was so happy to see his oldest daughter getting married," Hinata says with a smile. "That was one of my four most memorable moments in my life so far." Hiroto looks at her mother with a puzzling stare, "What are the others?"
Hinata leans over and begins flipping the pages of the photo album. "Well one of the first ones was when your Grandpa accepted Naruto-kun to be my boyfriend. The second would be our wedding," Hinata says as she stops on one of the pages.
"The third would be our honeymoon," Hinata smiles as she points to a picture of Naruto and herself holding each other tight, wearing matching kimonos at a fancy hot spring resort. Hinata's finger then moves to the right and stops on another picture.
"And the fourth moment would be when you were born, little Hiroto," answers Hinata. Hiroto looks at the picture and says, "Is that me?" Hinata closes her eyes and nods with a smile. "Wow, I was really tiny!" exclaims Hiroto.
Hinata lets out a little laugh and falls back on the couch. "Oh Hiroto, you still are and will always be my little boy no matter how old you get." Hiroto doesn't hear what his mom said as he was searching through the album some more.
Hiroto suddenly stops and has a little look of concern on his face. He points at the picture and asks Hinata what that picture is. Hinata sits up and stares at this picture. "Oh my, well I guess I should say I have five memorable moments."
The picture appears to have been taken from the ground looking up at the porch of the Hokage stronghold. At the front of the picture are the arms and hands of the villagers and shinobi raised in celebration for some reason.
Up near the top of the picture there is the Fifth Hokage standing on the ledge with a smile on her face as she stares to the left of her. Next to her are Naruto and Hinata covered in bandages, but in a loving embrace. Hinata's face has tears strolling down.
"Oh, and what would that fifth moment be?" Hinata and Hiroto look up to see Naruto standing at the doorway leaning to one side of the wall, his face wrapped in a big smile. "Daddy's home!!" Hiroto yells as he runs towards his father.
Naruto picks up his son and gives a big hug. "Well, well. It is good to see you too, son. So what have you been up to?" Hiroto turns in his father's arms and points to the photo album on the table. Naruto walks over and sits next to Hinata on the couch.
"Welcome home, dear," Hinata says after they share a quick kiss. "Ahh, it is good to be home with the family," Naruto says as he takes off his headdress and places it on Hiroto's head. "So what picture are we talking about here?"
Hiroto points to the previously described picture and asks, "Why are you and Mommy in bandages and why is she crying?" Naruto looks down at the picture and gives a little smile. "Well I remember why this would be a memorable moment."
Naruto picks up Hiroto and places the child on his lap. "Good thing my meetings ended quickly, as this picture has a fairly long story behind it. You ready to hear it, my boy?" Hiroto gets comfy and nods in agreement. "Ok, well here we go…"
Next Chapter - "The Mission"
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