"I'm pregnant," Sakura Haruno blurted and the 6th Hokage's chopsticks froze halfway from his mouth. He gaped at his girlfriend.

"What?"

"I-I'm pregnant," Sakura said again, a smile tugging at her lips. He stared at her uncomprehendingly.

"What?" He said again, his ramen noodles slipping through his chopsticks and splashing back into the steaming broth.

"Preg-nant. We're... well, we're going to have a baby," she laughed. When he didn't say anything she rapped her knuckles against his forehead protector. Her emotions were close to bursting, but she was waiting for someone to burst with. "Earth to Naruto!"

"Stop joking around," he said, finally coming back to reality. He went back to his ramen. The Head Medic bristled.

"I'm not joking around, you idiot," she said and successfully managed to hold her anger back, but her smile still slipped off her face. This wasn't how he was supposed to take the news. He was supposed to lift her into a hug and kiss her and tell her how happy he was and then he was supposed to cry. And then she would cry. And other people in the ramen shop would wonder what was happening to invoke their crying party.

"I'm not joking around, idiot," she crossed her arms tightly, "I, Sakura Haruno, Head Medic of Konoha and girlfriend of Konoha's incredibly dense 6th Hokage, am pregnant. With his child." She might have said this a bit loudly, because heads jerked in their direction at the news. Whispering commenced.

Sakura could almost laugh out loud at Naruto's expressions. First was stone cold disbelief, then it melted away into confusion, then fright, and then a knowing smile grew on his lips. Elation.

"No way! Really?!" He exclaimed, chopsticks dropping to the table. She gave him a look that said 'yes really, don't make me say it again.'

"A father! I'm going to be a father!" He jumped from his seat and swept her into his arms. He gave her a kiss that left her dizzy and bubbly.

And then he set her down and booked it out of the ramen shop, leaving behind a stall full of confused and bewildered customers and one very agitated, pregnant pinkette.

"HEY EVERYONE, I'M GOING TO BE A DAD!" She could hear his voice as he ran through the village. Her agitation evaporated.

"Oh, Naruto..."