Disclaimer- Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto
Uzumaki Blood
Episode 1- Naruto's Gift
It's been about a month since Naruto has left. Sakura hadn't felt this empty since he and Sasuke left her in Konoha all those years ago. But she's a stronger person now and was sure the knucklehead wouldn't want her to sulk like this. Sakura's determined not to let this get her down and continue to go on.
At least before she started feeling under the weather. Like she has the flu or something. Its been keeping her from work so she decided to get checked up.
Sakura was patiently waiting for her results. It always felt weird to be the patient since she's used to being the doctor all the time. The kunoichi let her mind wander, she was wondering where her old teammates could be right now, or if the two idiots confessed or not. She giggled at the thought.
"I hope you're happy Naruto…." She whispered to herself.
All of a sudden the doctor walked in holding the results.
"Is it the flu?", Sakura asked wondering what's making her ill every morning.
"No. Haruno-san the reason you're feeling sick is that, well... We've run some tests and it looks like you're pregnant." The doctor said handing Sakura the paperwork.
Sakura's eyes widen and she quickly took her files and read through every result.
"You double-checked?", the medical ninja asked.
"Yes. You know we always do Haruno-san."
Sakura sighed. She gave the paperwork back to the doctor. Her doctor was right if anyone knows how this hospital works the rosette does. She wasn't Tsunade-sama's successor for nothing. Sakura ran her fingers through her hair trying to grasp the situation. The kunoichi knew exactly who the father was. It is highly frowned upon by the villagers of Konoha for children to be born out of wedlock. It was, even more, looked down on to be a single mother. Sakura was scared, she was scared for the future of her child. It wouldn't be easy raising this kid on her own.
"Haruno-san before we discuss anything further, are you going to have an abortion or are you going to keep the child?", The doctor asked without a blink of an eye.
Sakura wasn't surprised by the insensitive question. She often asked future single mothers herself. But it didn't mean it wasn't hard to hear. Most of the time women would say they want an abortion because they would rather not deal with all the trouble of raising a child without support from a man, and to be ridiculed by villagers. But she didn't think she could do that. Not only was this child growing inside her womb hers, but Naruto's as well. She held onto her lower stomach. The medical ninja took in a slow breath.
"I'm going to keep this child.", Sakura answered.
"Are you sure Haruno-san?"
"Yes."
"So you know what's next right?"
"Yes, I have to find an obstetrician to watch over me so the pregnancy goes well.", Sakura explained.
"Exactly, would you like Yoshiro-san or Ai-san?"
Sakura was thinking. Those weren't the only obstetricians, but they were the best ones in Konoha. She didn't want to go with Ai because she could be very judgmental of single mothers. Yoshiro was more opened minded and would just focus on making sure she had a safe and successful pregnancy.
"Yoshiro-san.", Sakura answered.
"Alright, I'll set an appointment for next week with him." She began writing a doctors note, "Give this to the Hokage. You're in no condition to go on any c rank missions or higher."
She took the paper and sighed. It wouldn't be easy but... Sakura wanted this child. She wanted to raise this child that belongs to her and Naruto. While most women saw this as a disaster, Sakura saw this as a blessing. The kunoichi still loved Naruto dearly, and she was very happy to give birth to his child.
XxX
Sakura was walking to the Hokage's office with the doctor's note in her hand. Kakashi was like a second father to her. It was already going to be hard to tell her parents but having to tell Kakashi, the man who took her in as his first and last student, the man that looked at her as his child. But she has to be brave, she'll soon have to endure the worst treatment from closed-minded villagers. The kunoichi breathed in and out before finally walking inside the office. Kakashi was alone, working on what looked like some mission reports.
"Hokage-sama I need to give you something," she said as she closed the door behind her.
"Just call me Kakashi Sakura. There is no need for formalities with you.", Kakashi explained to the girl. Sakura couldn't help it. It was a good habit to respect her superiors. "So what is it you need my brightest kunoichi?", the masked man smiled even though Sakura couldn't see his mouth she's known him long enough to know what he looks like when he's smiling.
The rosette decided to treat the news like a band-aid and get it over with. Sakura walked to his desk handing him the note quickly.
"What's this?" Kakashi asked as he began reading the note.
"It's a doctors note...", Sakura replied, "I'm not permitted to go on any c or higher rank missions for 2 months. After that, I am not fit to go on any missions for 7 months." She explained calmly.
"I see... And you'll need a little time after that to gather yourself correctly?", Kakashi asked as he put the note away.
"Yes..." She answered.
The two were silent for a moment.
Sakura felt the pressure of the silence eat away at her. She felt she needed to explain herself, "Kakashi I know you must be disappointed with me but-"
Sakura was cut off her sentence by the man's hug. The kunoichi was shocked at how fast he moved from his chair to her side. Sakura couldn't help but cry in shame.
"Sakura I may have neglected to tell you and the boys this before but... I love you three. You three have made me so proud. I could never imagine replacing you guys. This doesn't make me any less proud of you Sakura.", He let go of her placing his hands on her shoulders looking at her eyes, "You've come a long way. Maybe longer than those boys. I can't imagine how hard it is for you to give up two loves."
Sakura couldn't help but giggle a little, "Only one sensei... The Sasuke I loved only exists in my fantasies."
Kakashi chuckled, "Maybe, but he still broke your heart none the less right?"
The rosette kept silent.
"So I'm guessing that this is Naruto's child?" Kakashi said letting her go, eyes wandering to her stomach.
Jade eyes widen at his deduction, but she smiled nodding, "Yes..", he hugged herself.
"Are you going to tell him when he returns?"
"Like Sasuke will come home easily, now that Naruto is following him like a little puppy.", Sakura teased her old teammates.
Kakashi laughed, "Yeah I guess you're right about that, but still I think you should tell him."
"Well, I'll worry about that when he comes home... Right now I have more important things to worry about."
"I suppose you're right.", Kakashi walked back to his seat, "Now that's all settled, I should get back to work."
"Yeah.." Before Sakura went back she bowed, "Thank you sensei, for everything." She exits the room before Kakashi responded.
He smiled, "You've chosen a hard path... But that will make you stronger in the end.
XxX
Sakura decided she wanted to tell Ino before she told her parents. Ino is her best friend and ex-rival, she felt if there was anyone she could tell it was her. When Sakura walked by the flower shop she saw Choji and the girl talking with one another. The kunoichi couldn't help but admire the cute couple. After the war Ino and Choji have gotten a lot closer and slowly the two started going out. Sakura was a little envious of their love, but she couldn't hate her friend for finding someone right for her.
After the two kissed each other goodbye Choji left the shop with a goofy smile and rosy cheeks. The medical ninja giggled at the cute sight before walking up to the register to greet her friend.
"Hey, Sakura! Were the doctors able to see what's wrong with you?", Ino asked concerned.
"Yeah, but it's not the flu like I thought.", Sakura answered.
"Really? What is it then?"
"I'm pregnant..."
Sakura didn't realize how much of her strength that took. It was amazing how powerful words could be sometimes.
"Oh my god... Come on." The blonde said as she took off her apron. She grabbed Sakura's wrist.
"Wait where are we going?"
"We're going to the park, I have questions!"
"But what about the shop?"
"Don't worry about it! I'll take responsibility for it later!"
She dragged her friend out of the shop changing the sign to ' close ' and took her childhood friend to the park. They both sat on the bench.
"So first things first, who's the father?" Ino asked excitedly.
Sakura only sighed at her friend's eagerness.
"You can't tell anyone, understand?"
"Yeah Yeah, now tell me!"
Sakura took a deep breath and gathering up more of her courage, "Naruto..."
"I knew it! I knew you two slept together!"
"It was only one time you pig! Stop treating this like gossip and take it seriously!"
Ino saw how serious her friend was and decided to tone it down a little, "Sorry, I guess I got a little carried away.."
"You think?" Sakura said in a sarcastic tone.
"Alright so how far along are you?"
"When I looked at the file it said about a month..."
"They're able to find out that early?"
"Yeah…"
"Are you going to keep it Sakura?"
The rosette looked down for a moment. She was fiddling with her fingers gathering herself.
"I am..."
"Sakura..." Ino looked at her with concern.
"I know... It's not a wise decision... but this is his child...and mine.", tears gather in her green eyes, "I love him Ino... I can never imagine getting rid of the life he helped me create..."
The blonde hugged Sakura close, "I'm here for you Sakura... If you need anything I'm here for you. And no matter what remember, you're the strongest girl in Konoha... No matter what people say or think you're still my best friend!"
Sakura smiled. She was blessed to have Ino and Kakashi by her side.
"You'll always be my best friend Ino... No matter what.."
They both smiled hugging each other closer than ever. To think she sacrificed this friendship for a boy…they were stupid back than…
But they were different people now. Different people who knew friendship was more precise than any stupid crush.
XxX
Sakura was on her way to the hospital for an ultrasound. It had been a couple of months since she discovered her pregnancy. The rosette hasn't told anyone besides Kakashi and Ino. She hasn't even told her parents yet, which would be a little trickier seeing how she has never really disappointed them before… but this would hit them hard. She let out a sigh from the stressful thought but decided to shake it off for now.
As she reached the entrance of the medical facility Sakura couldn't help but notice Sai walking out with a couple of bandages around him. This was no surprise since the man had been away on an S ranked mission for about a month. It must have been strenuous on the ex-spy.
Sakura waved at him, "Hey Sai welcome back!" she had a smile on her face.
Sai gave a smile back that was as fake as a doll, "Hello Ugly. Here for work?"
Her grin faltered at her unwanted nickname, "No, but I guess you want to be set back to the hospital huh?"
Sai only snickered at her retort, probably expecting it. His smile was more genuine now, "How have you been Sakura?"
The kunoichi looked away, "Good.. things have been good."
"I know we haven't talked much since Naruto left. I wanted to say this though." The pale man walked closer to the woman placing his hand on her shoulder, "I don't understand what it's like, so the best I can do is imagine it. I'm sorry Naruto prefers a man's body over yours. I mean you did have a chance since it's not so different."
Green eyes flared with rage, "You're right Sai, you have no clue what the hell you're talking about!"
Sai frowned looking conflicted, "So… that's not right then?"
Sakura sighed shaking her head, "No… but I see you're trying. Yes, it sucks Naruto isn't in love with me anymore… but It doesn't mean we can't care for each other." Sakura took hold of Sai's hand on her shoulder, "Sure we can never be together romantically… but our bond as friends is a lot stronger than any bond we could have had as a couple. I wouldn't give that up for the world!" she had a grin on her face.
Onyx eyes widen surprised by her encouragement. He then gave a rare smile, " I guess you'll be alright then."
"Of course! Who do you think you're talking to?"
"I suppose you're right about that." Sai looked at her once more, but something caught his eye about her. Something he just noticed, "Sakura..is it me or have you gained weight?"
Sakura's eyes widen her grin now faker than ever, " What?"
"Well it's just, I understand woman can sometimes overeat if they feel depressed about lost love."
"It's your imagination." one more word would be his undoing.
"Are you sure? Because your butt was a lot smaller the last time I saw it."
After that, the only thing in Sai's line of vision was a fist.
XxX
Sakura was at Ichiraku ramen slurping angrily at her noodles, she had been craving it more than ever since she became pregnant. Sai was to her right with a black eye while Ino was to her left.
"Imagine my surprise when I come to see your ultrasound with you, and instead of being at your appointment I see you clobbering Sai into next week." The blonde kunoichi sighed as she takes a sip of her oolong tea.
"My apologies Sakura. I had no idea you had gained weight from pregnancy, not because of depression." Sai apologized bowing his head.
"I'm not fat you ass! I'm pregnant! Read a book on it!"
Sai nodded, "I shall. Anyway, I guess that this child you're having is Naruto's right?"
The rosette flinched, "I-Is it that obvious it's his.?"
"Well, I can only imagine you giving yourself to someone you care for. Unless you have someone else you would ha-"
Before he could finish Ino reached around punching his head, "Moron, of course, it's Naruto's! Sakura isn't that kind of girl! Anyway, you need to watch what you say to Sakura. I know you're a moron when it comes to people, but if you wish to help Sakura keep that mouth of yours shut."
The pale shinobi tilted his head, "Are my statements stressful Sakura?"
Sakura finished slurping the rest of her noodles, "Sometimes. Just be more mindful around me."
He nodded, "Understood."
Sakura let out a sigh, "Can't believe I missed my appointment though… I wanted to see what my kid looked like."
Ino sighed, "Oh I know it's a shame! But we can do it next week as they suggested."
The medical ninja nodded resting her hand on her palm, "I guess.."
"So, have you messaged Naruto about his child?" the ex-spy asked.
"No why would I?" Sakura replied.
Ino couldn't help but ask, "Well Sakura doesn't he have the right to know?"
"Yeah.. but I won't do that to him."
Both Ino and Sai looked at her confused.
Sakura sighed explaining further, " I won't do that to him because he's in love with Sasuke, not me… knowing Naruto if he heard I had a child he would probably come straight home."
"But isn't that what you want Sakura, to have Naruto and a family with him?" Sai asked.
"Not if he doesn't love me. It's not right to force people to love you if they don't love you back. Maybe back then I would have used it…" she gave a cold laugh, " I would have used anything and everything as long as it meant I could have the men I loved…" tears started to form, "but that kind of love is cruel… true love should be something you share your heart with not overbear anyone with…. I've learned that the hard way."
Ino gave a sad smile, " I think I know what you mean… back then I was a shallow person… I only saw men as objects never real people… it wasn't in till I got to know Choji…because he wasn't the usual kind of guy I was attracted to I was able to get to know him as a person. And I found out that was the kind of person I wanted to love… And I was lucky to have him love me back…"
Sakura smiled, " We both were so stupid back then huh?"
"Yeah… but I'm glad we're here now…we've changed all for the better.."
The rosette nodded with a gentle smile, " I missed you." She leaned her head against her shoulder.
Ino wrapped an arm around her shoulder, hugging her, "I missed you too."
Sai stared at the two. He always used to think Sakura was ugly, but it wasn't because of her outer appearance. It was her desperate grasp she had on someone who only hurt her. How she would sometimes overlook people for her selfish gain. But over time when he got to know Sakura and her monsters, he realized she was working out her issues. It wasn't as big as everyone else but it was her to work on.
Now seeing her, pregnant with someone's baby that doesn't share the same feelings as her. She wasn't some girl desperate for love anymore. She was a woman who wanted to live for herself now. And seeing her no longer looking at someone and just looking at her future. It was something Sai started to admire about her.
He had already admired the girl before, but it was strange. The kind of admiration he had for her now was different. Something he wasn't sure of himself.
Sai decided, for now, he would keep this odd feeling to himself.
"Hey, Forehead have you told your parents yet?" Ino asked letting her friend go.
Sakura froze at the question and quickly ignored it gulping down what was left of her soup.
"Hey, Forehead! You need to tell them! It's one thing not telling Naruto but these are your parents Sakura! They have the right to know about their grandchild!"
After Sakura slurped all the broth from her ramen she set the bowl down letting out a deep sigh, " I know I know.. I'm nervous they'll be mad about it…"
"Yeah. But you should still tell them." Her friend lectured.
"Fine…"
"Don't worry Sakura. Even though I've never really had any, a parent has to care for their child right? So they should be understanding. If not today, they'll understand eventually." Sai explained.
Sakura smiled at his encouragement, "You think so Sai?"
"Of course. Besides I'm sure it won't be the first time you disappointed them."
Sakura's lip twitched before she kicked the anbu in the shin causing the man to fall out of his stool.
Ino looked down at him with pity, "You were so close Sai…"
XxX
Sakura's stomach has gotten pretty swollen over the past six months she's been pregnant. Right now she was coming home from Doctor Yoshiro's appointment. It's been a struggle walking since she has this baby inside her weighing her down. It was also hard since now it was more obvious to everyone that she's pregnant. She gets stared at with disapproval by elders and women. She even sometimes hear them gossip about her. There was this one time she was at the store and someone groped her. It reminded her of her first dangerous mission in the land of waves.
She turned to see some pervert asking if she wanted to mess around. She made sure to punch him through the roof. Sakura was earned even more stares, but she was too angry to care at that moment. It seems the lewd assholes think she's some slut just because she's pregnant out of wedlock. She didn't care if this was the treatment she was going to get from everyone. Sakura had Ino Sai and the rest of the rookie nine on her side. She wasn't going to let these prejudice villagers get her down.
As she was walking Sakura often wondered if this is what it was like for Naruto and Sasuke. Feeling like everyone is talking about you negatively. She shook her head, "They probably had it a lot worse than me..." Sakura walked into her apartment. After the war, Sakura decided it would be better if she started being more independent. When she walked in she saw her mother in the kitchen.
"M-Mom what are you doing here?", Sakura waddled into the kitchen.
Mebuki answered, "What does it look like I'm doing child? I'm cooking you a meal."
"Mother please, I can take care of myself!"
"Ever since you've gotten pregnant all you've been craving is ramen and junk food."
"Mom!"
"It's true, isn't it? You need to eat healthy food so my grandchild will grow nice and strong."
Sakura sighed. She couldn't argue with her mom since she was right. But it didn't make her less sad she couldn't have her ramen mixed with her shrimp potato chips tonight.
"Thanks, mom..."
After she told her parents they were ashamed at first, but after a while, they came around. They were even excited knowing they'll soon be grandparents. She was glad she took Ino's advice, and Sai was right. Even though they didn't like the idea at first here her mother was cooking her a meal because she was concerned about her and her child.
"Did you just come from the doctors?" Mebuki asked as she was cooking. Sakura decided to start helping her out and began chopping some of the vegetables.
"Yeah, they told me the gender," Sakura answered.
The blonde women paused, "Gender?", She turned to her daughter, " Well what is it?"
Sakura giggled. She could tell her mother was trying to hide her excitement.
"It's going to be a boy."
Her mother squealed, "Oh my god, honey!" she hugged the girl tight, "You're going to have a son!"
Sakura smiled, "I know..."
"I have to tell your father! Watch the stew while I call him!"
"Okay." Sakura giggled. She watched the stew smiling. The kunoichi didn't care if she was looked down on for having this boy. Sakura was lucky to have her family and friends. She wasn't going to let these villagers get her spirits down. Sakura was going to love this boy with all her heart.
XxX
"I appreciate this Sai.", Sakura smiled gently.
"It's no problem." Sai insisted as he set up her bed.
Sakura was now on the last leg of her third trimester, so she was staying over at Sai's place because she was due any day now. Because of this, it would be very inconvenient for her to stay in her apartment on the third floor. Sai was kind enough to offer her to stay at his house in till she goes into labor. She would have stayed at her parent's place or Ino's. But Sai had the extra space in his house and he didn't have any extra obstacles like stairs. Plus what sold Sakura on the idea was the fact he was his air conditioning that neither her parents or Ino had. Sure it was one of the more selfish reasons, but when it's warm spring in Konoha and you're a moody pregnant lady, it's one of the smaller blessings she appreciates Sai's home for having.
"Have you thought of a name yet?" Sai asked after he finished with the last of the covers.
"I've thought of a few but none of them sound good enough for Naruto... I mean this is his kid, I want to give him a good name that would have made Naruto proud if he was here." Sakura said as she drank some of her ice green tea.
"I understand what you mean... You know ever since I've gotten to know you both I started to change... For the better of course."
"Let's hope so.", Sakura giggled.
Sai gave the girl a genuine smile he only gives to Naruto and her, " I could never clearly understand Naruto's relationship with Sasuke. Even now I still wonder why he would choose him over everything else, but maybe that's for the best. Anyway, what I'm saying here is Naruto to me has always reminded me of the sun. While you remind me of the earth and Sasuke reminds me of the moon."
Sakura stared at awe while the anbu explained.
"Maybe you could name your child related to that."
"To the sun?"
"Yeah."
It wasn't crystal clear but Sakura had a better idea of what she would name her son.
"So why am I earth?" Sakura asked as she took another sip.
"Hmmm well, definitely your strength comes into factor" Sai explained. Sakura wasn't surprised by his answer half expecting it to end with an insult as usual., "But I think the more I think about it, earth suits you the most because you always care for others…and I think you care for them more now than you ever have before. Especially when it comes to Naruto. And part of me thinks that's why you want to have this child. It's in your nature to want to help others… I think that's one of the qualities about you I like most."
Sakura couldn't help but blush as she looked away, "I-I see.. well um… I think I should get some rest. It's been a long day."
Sai nodded, "I understand, I need to send my report to Kakashi anyway. I'll return around dusk." He exits the room to give her some privacy.
Sakura sighed covering her face. Her heart was thumping a little fast from that conversation. Sai sometimes does that to her, but she can never be sure if he's genuine or if he's saying that because he deducts that's the right thing to say. Either way that was the last thing she needed to think about right now.
She rubbed her stomach curling closer to herself, "The only thing that should be on my mind is you my dear boy…" the rosette closed her eyes, "You are what matters most now."
XxX
It was April eighth, at four o'clock in the morning. Sakura was sound asleep in Sai's bed while he was sleeping on the futon on the floor near her. The kunoichi eyes widen awake from the sudden sharp pain in her stomach as she felt her water broke. The rosette sat up and taking a hold of her bump. She was going through labor.
"Sai!..." She called while taking short breaths.
The anbu rose up, "Is it time?" He asked in a groggy voice.
Sakura nodded, "Y-Yeah .. Grab my bag and let's get to the hospital..." Sakura tried to stay calm. She knew it was the best thing for her to do.
Sai nodded doing as she said. He grabbed her bag and lifted the woman and headed towards the hospital. Sakura concentrated on breathing while Sai dashed his way through the empty streets of Konoha.
"Shit!" Sakura cursed as she felt a contraction.
"Are you okay." Sai stopped to check on the girl.
"Yeah keep running! I'm okay! Just get me to the damn hospital!" The kunoichi ordered.
"Alright..." Sai said beginning to run once more.
When they finally made it to the hospital Sai set Sakura down helping her walk to the front desk.
"How may I help you Sakura-san?" The nurse asked.
Sakura's patience was running thin, "Oh I don't know it's four o'clock in the morning, I feel like shit, oh and I'm going through labor!"
"O-Oh of course" The nurse called in another nurse from the maternity ward. She came to the front with a wheelchair for Sakura.
The medical ninja sighed relieved, "Thank you." She took a seat and look towards the nurse at the front desk, " I apologize for my language before." After the nurse pushed Sakura to her room while Sai tagged along right behind.
"How long has it been since your water broke Sakura-san?" The nurse asked, probably to gather info for later.
"About thirty minutes. The contractions have been coming every ten minutes." Sakura explained as she took in short breaths.
"You're lucky, Yoshihiro-san just clocked in."
"That is lucky." Sakura smiled.
The nurse turned to Sai, "So are you the father."
"Oh god no!" Sakura laughed a little too loud. Her face was super red trying to ignore the loud thump in her chest.
"I see so a friend." The nurse couldn't help but judge them both. It was already known that Sakura was having this baby out of wedlock, but to appear at the hospital with a man at this time was not a fitting image for Tsuande's student.
"Yup." Sai gave the woman his famous fake smile, "Is there a problem with that mam?"
"O-Of course not! I just.."
"If you have something to say please do, I insist."
"N-Never mind my apologies!"
Sakura would have said something but she was too distracted with the pain and continued taking in short breaths. After they got in the room Sakura changed into a hospital gown. The nurse helped her in the bed adjusting it so she was sitting up.
"Alright Sakura-san, Yoshiro-san should be here in a moment. Buzz for us if you need anything."
"Okay thank you." Sakura nodded at the nurse.
"Thanks," Sai said bowing slightly.
The woman left quickly taking the wheelchair with her.
"I dislike woman like her. Being two-faced has never been an attractive feature."
Sakura smiled. Even though she didn't want to start anything, she was glad Sai defended her, "Thank you Sai."
"Your welcome." Sai set the red bag near Sakura and grabbed one of the chairs scooting it closer to the girl. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, It's calmed down a little. I still feel a sharp tug, but I think that's normal."
"Do you want me to call everyone?"
Sakura shook her head, "No let them sleep. We'll call everyone when he gets here."
"Are you excited?"
Sakura gave a nervous chuckle, "Yeah…but I'm mostly scared…."
Sai's eyes widen he took the girl's hand, "Why?"
The woman blushed but gripped his hand back, "Well...I'm just scared that I won't be a good mom...This kid will need me, one wrong move and I can screw up his life up forever."
"Sakura I probably would have agreed with you when we first met."
Sakura started to cry, "W-Wha-"
"Please let me finish. I would have agreed with you back then, but now I know what you're capable of. You risk your life to save others. Even though there were times you messed up you still stood back up and tried. The Sakura you are now is a capable woman that saves lives, that takes care of others, that is strong and smart. You will mess up, that inevitable… but you need to remember Naruto's words…"
"I-I never give up because…" she began.
"-that's my ninja way." he finished.
Sakura stared at him, "Sai.."
He wiped away her tears, "Don't forget you're smart, strong, and beautiful.."
Sakura couldn't help but laugh her whole face turning red "I always thought I was ugly."
"In the words of Naruto Uzumaki, I can be an asshole." Sai snickered. He stroked her hair out of her face.
"You sure can. But thank you... I needed that..", Sakura said her free hand rubbing her womb.
As soon as they were done Doctor Yoshihiro came through the door.
"Hello, again Sakura-san." He slid the door shut behind him.
"Good morning Yoshiro-san he's a little early."
"Yup looks like he's eager to meet you. Okay, let's see how far dilated you are." Yoshiro's latex-gloved hand went under Sakura's gown to check.
Sai couldn't help but stare and he stared back at Sakura, "Aren't you going to punch him sky high?"
Yoshiro couldn't help but chuckle at the blunt response.
"No Sai he's checking to see if I'm wide enough to push." She said looking away.
"What do you being fat have to do with him sticking his fingers inside you?"
Sakura punched him square in the cheek, "ASSHOLE FOR THE LAST TIME I'M PREGNANT NOT FAT!"
Sai held his now swollen cheek.
Yoshiro took out his hand and took off the glove and threw it away, "Okay Sakura looks like you're ten centimeters dilated, you're ready."
"Really?"
"Yes, would you like Sai to stay here with you or someone else?"
Sakura originally wanted to do this with Ino but since it was so early in the morning she didn't want to wake her, so she decided Sai would be okay to stay if he behaves himself.
"I'll like Sai to stay," Sakura answered.
Sai couldn't help but stare down at her a little surprised.
"Alright then, Sai-san, if you please, come with the nurse to change real quick."
"Alright. I'll be back Sakura." Sai smiled at the girl.
Sakura smiled and nodded. She stroked her swollen stomach while everyone prepped for the delivery.
"I'm going to meet you today...I can't wait to see what you look like..."
XxX
It had been two hours of labor Sakura was struggling a little but she kept at it.
"You're doing good Sakura-san! Just keep pushing!" Yoshiro-san encouraged.
"OH GOD!" She felt like she was dying. This was worse than that time when Mandara stabbed her, "SHIT SAI I'M GONNA DIE!"
"No, you're not Sakura look at me," Sai said.
Sakura stared up at him focusing on him while pushing.
"You're strong Sakura, never forget that. If you could help defeat a god, you can have this baby." The pale man used his second hand to grasp her hand closer to him.
Sakura nodded. She was really glad Sai was with her. She held on to his hand tighter and continued to push.
"Okay, Sakura-san I see ahead! Keep at it!" Her doctor said focusing on her.
The rosette did as he said and pushed harder. After a couple more minutes of immense pain Sakura finally gave birth to her baby, cries were echoing inside the hospital room.
"You did it Sakura he's here," Yoshiro said starting the procedures for the young infant.
Sakura smiled and laid back exhausted, "I-It's a boy?"
"Yes." He said handed him to the nurses to clean up and do the final steps of the delivery, "Have you thought of the name?"
"Y-Yes Hikaru Haruno...", Sakura panted.
Sai looked down and smiled at the tired girl, he then looked to the small crying baby boy that was getting wrapped in a blanket.
The nurse handed the baby gently to the pink-haired girl. Sakura smiled eagerly to hold him.
"Alright, we'll be back for Hikaru later. Congratulations Sakura-san, you're a mother." Yoshiro smiled.
If Sakura could she would bow back, "Thank you so much Yoshiro-san…"
After that, he and the nurses left Sai and Sakura alone with her new child.
Sakura stared down at her boy, he had strawberry blonde hair and sun-kissed skin. The most unique thing about him was his left cheek, he had markings similar to his father's. It was one line then the second line that was cut into two halves while the third was just a dot.
Ever since he's been in her arms he's settled down.
"I...I can't believe it... I'm a mother..." She started to cry tears of joy. Sakura looked up at Sai with a huge smile, "Sai I'm a mother!"
Sai stroked her hair, "Yes...You worked hard for this Sakura."
Sakura nodded and looked back down at her boy, "Hikaru I'm your mommy, I'm going to make sure you grow up to be a strong kind boy. And no matter what I'll be there for you..."
She hugged him close, "I'll always be there for you Hikaru..."
To Be Continued...
Notes- Some of you may reconize some changes here or there. Hoprfully you guys won't mind it!
