Hello :3
This is my first fanfic ever and I hope you enjoy it. Constructive criticism is deeply appreciated.
This story is inspired by Nelly's Just A Dream
Naruto belongs to Kishi :)
Chapter 1: The Portal
Uchiha Sarada picked up the scattered papers on the floor and returned them back to the right place then she went inside her parent's room and fetched a blanket which she draped over the sleeping form of her mother on the couch. Her mom was the head medic of Konoha Hospital and she just had a 12 hour surgery this morning and was taking care of paper works for the hospital on top of taking care of her and her father.
She wanted to at least ease her mom's burden so after academy or missions she mostly goes home to help her mom and this would be no different day. Her father is mostly on important missions that would take him months or even years before coming home and though Sarada never wanted anything more than having her father around she knows what he's doing is important for the world and their family. She decided to make dinner by herself so that her mom won't have to wake up and make one. She needs all the rest she can get.
She entered the kitchen which proved to be clean like it had never been used all day and she thought about her mom worriedly again. She must've forgotten to eat again she thought. Sarada opened the fridge for ingredients and found plenty of tomatoes and sighed that her mom must've forgotten to buy groceries again so she decided to make tomato soup and toast a bread while she's at it. She brought all the ingredients she needed and was about to slice up the tomatoes when she heard the doorbell rang. She ran out to open the door since her mother was not in the state to open doors and when she opened it she was surprised to see her father.
"I'm home Sarada" He said with a soft look on his face
"Welcome home Papa. Mama's out cold and I'm making dinner" She replied with a smile as she let her father in
Her father gently ruffled her hair and made his way to his wife then he shifted his look at his daughter in their kitchen slicing tomatoes even though she does not like them. He smirked at the scene and decided to help her with it.
"I'll help you with dinner" He announced and made his way to the kitchen
"Mama had a 12 hour surgery today" Sarada said in an attempt to start a conversation with her father
"Hn, I guess that's why she's knocked out on the couch" He replied while making a chicken stock for the soup
"Mama's overworking herself again" She commented and saw that her dad looked guilty
They continued to cook in comfortable silence until both of them heard a groan which indicated that her mother must have woken up due to either the smell of the food or the small noise from the kitchen. Sarada heard her mom approach and when she arrived at the kitchen she looked so disoriented that she did not notice her daughter while her husband was staring at her fondly.
"Mama, Papa's home early today" Sarada told her mom
Uchiha Sakura appeared to have not heard her daughter since she noticed that the person standing behind Sarada was her husband, he's home and she's in a disheveled state. She tried hopelessly to arrange her hair but it proved to be futile and the amused look she got from her husband made her stop.
"I'm home, Sakura" Her husband said with a smirk on his face
"Welcome home, Anata" She said finally giving up on looking a bit presentable and gave her husband a warm smile
"Mom, you haven't eaten anything yet just wait there since Papa and I will cook for you" Sarada told her mom as she mixed all the ingredients in the chicken stock
Sakura stared fondly at her daughter and husband and thought that she wouldn't need anything in the world as long as she has her family and friends close. She thought that what she has now was infinitely better than her fantasy marriage with Sasuke during their genin days and that seeing her husband and daughter cook for her is definitely a proof of it. Her thoughts were disturbed when a delicious smelling tomato soup coupled with toasted bread was laid out in front of her.
"Eat Sakura" Sasuke told her with a hint of worry that only someone with her expertise with the said Uchiha could note
"Itadakimasu!"Sakura said and digged in which her husband and daughter followed
After a delicious meal in comfortable silence Sarada offered to do the dishes so her mother and father went out to their living room. Sasuke sat on the couch and so did Sakura and they stayed like that for a couple minutes before Sakura broke the silence to inquired about Sasuke's eyes. Since deciding to take missions that would only last longer than a month Sasuke has had all the rest he can get and gave her wife ample time to check on his eyes.
"Anata, your eyes looked like they could use some rest and proper healing" Sakura as she noticed her husband blinking a tad faster than normal
"Ah. I waited till you could take a proper look at it for me" He replied
Sakura stood up and took a penlight from a drawer then she sat back at the couch facing her husband. She performed a swinging flashlight test on him and noticed that his eyes weren't responding in the normal way. His eyes looked fatigued and overused especially the one with the Sharingan but it was quite expected since he used it all the time but what surprised Sakura was that the one with the Rinnegan was also as fatigued, probably more, as the Sharingan one. It looked unstable.
"Sasuke-kun, I think you've overused your Rinnegan and it looked pretty unstable. I'll heal the nerves but for it to heal properly you would need to sleep at least for eight hours for the next week" Sakura said while a green glow emitted from her hand and was healing Sasuke's eyes.
"I used it to open a difficult portal. Sometimes I couldn't even control it and open a small one accidentally" He told Sakura
"Just as I thought. You spent years going to different dimensions without someone to properly take care of your eyes and now that you've relaxed a bit all those pent up side effects are affecting you now" Sakura said while gently touching her husband's eyes.
While they were both preoccupied with the case of Sasuke's eyes both shinobi's noticed too late that a portal opened behind them until they heard Sarada's shouts and then they were both sucked in and felt like they were constantly falling through nothingness. Sakura felt her husband's lone hands hold her's as they were falling and what he said soothed her even in times of uncertainty.
"I'm here, Sakura".
