Chapter Two: Hokage
That morning Koji woke right after Sakura started the eggs. So she sent him to shower for the day.
"Sakura-chan! You have a kitten!?" Koji asked running into the kitchen with Boo chasing him.
"Yes! I almost forgot; that's Boo." She said and patted the cat's head. He picked her up and smiled holding her in his arms.
"I like Boo." He commented and she smiled. She placed a bowl of eggs in front of him and went to change into her day clothes. When she came back she chuckled as he fed the cat some egg off of his fork.
"Boo likes eggs!" he said and ate another bite.
"I guess she does." I need to go see Hokage Tsunade today. I'll come get you later to meet her; okay?" She asked and he smiled.
"Arigato! I'm so excited." He said and she laughed.
"She'll like you too. I'm sure! I'll be back around noon and we'll go get some ramen with Naruto then go see Hokage-san." She said and opened the door. From the kitchen he held the cat and waved at her with the kitten's paw. "Be good Boo. Make sure you wash your bowel and have a glass of milk. You'll grow big and strong like me!" She said and flexed her arm muscles.
"Hai!" He replied and she left.
Unlocking the door she walked in and looked at the living room. The couch was in and the table back to it's original place plus it looked like the vacuum was run by the smell.
"Koji! I'm back. Where are you?" She asked and shut the door. She walked into the kitchen and looked at the bowel washed in the sink. Placing it back in the cupboard she walked down the hall to her room. There the boy was laying on the bed with the cat playing tag with his finger as the kitten tried to catch it. "Hey Koji. Thank you very much for vacuuming!" She said and sat next to him.
"Your welcome. I figured I'd earn my keep." He said and she laughed.
"You don't have to do that Koji. Really. Leave the house work to me and just look after your own messes; 'kay?" She asked and he nodded. "Go get your shoes on and we'll go meet Naruto." She said and he trotted out of the room. She pat the cat and started down the hall. As they stepped outside he grabbed her hand and they walked happily and sang a song till they reached the main road.
"That's the Hyuga home. See how big it is?" She said pointing at the gate. Koji nodded and they walked across the street to the ramen stand.
"Sakura-chan! Oh, hey Koji!" Naruto said and waved. Koji waved shyly and smiled as Sakura put him on the stool between her and Naruto. "I heard you get to go meet Baa-chan today." He said and slurped up some ramen. Koji looked at Sakura and laughed slightly.
"That's what he calls the Hokage. They may seem on bad terms; but he's like a son to her." She said and smiled beautifully. The server placed 2 bowels of ramen in front of them and they started to eat.
"Are you excited to meet the hokage?" Naruto asked and looked at the server to get another bowel.
"Yes. Are you still hungry? You just ate a bowel." Koji asked and Naruto smiled.
"Oh yeah! I love ramen! I'm their best customer!" He said and gave the owner a thumbs up. Sakura laughed and Koji watched him slurp the next bowel. After they finished they left Naruto to eat more ramen and he grabbed her hand.
"Naruto-san sure does eat lots of ramen." Koji said and Sakura looked at him.
"Yes, he loves it. He was always made fun of as a kid. So I guess the owner took to him and helped him out a little. He's always lived alone; ever since childhood." She explained and Koji looked confused.
"What about his parents?" Koji asked and she smiled sadly.
"You're too young to understand right now. But I'll tell you in the future. When you can understand what the Fourth Hokage did for the village." She said and he nodded.
"It must have been something big to have to take a child from his parents." She nodded.
"We're here!" She said stopping in front of Hokage tower. They walked in to the front and down the hall. "This is the Fourth Hokage." She said pointing at the blonde hokage.
"He looks like Naruto." Koji said and she smiled. They kept walking and she saw the Third Hokage.
"This is the Third Hokage. He was Hokage when I was younger. But he died in a war. I could have lost my life then too." She said and he looked awed.
"But you didn't!" He said and she nodded.
Sakura knocked on the door and heard the Hokage say for her to come in.
"Ah, Sakura-chan, you brought the boy; yes?" She asked and he poked his head from behind Sakura.
"Hai. Koji, come." She said and walked in then shut the door. "Hokage-sama, this is Koji." She said and handed the Hokage the note from Sasuke.
"It seems to be just to save the boy; but we can't be sure. I'll have anbu watch your home for now Sakura-chan. And you want to care for him?" She asked and looked at Koji. She walked around the desk and Sakura nodded. "Hi Koji. You like Sakura-chan, right?" She asked kneeling by him. He nodded and she smiled. "Just between me and you," She said and put a hand on his shoulder, "I do too." She said and laughed. "But we don't want her to know." She said and Sakura laughed as Hokage Tsunade sat up. "Well, then you can have him. Unfortunately he cannot go the Ninja academy. Sorry Koji. We'll have to wait for the update on your village stat-" He interrupted her.
"I don't want to be a ninja though." He said and looked up at her. She smiled.
"Really?" She asked and he nodded quickly. "Okay then. Sakura; you can enroll him into the elementary school. He'll be fine there. Get a good education." She said and walked back behind her desk. "Welcome to Konoha Village Koji. Sakura will be a good mother for you. Right, Sakura? Will you adopt him?" She asked and Sakura nodded.
"Hai Hokage-sama." She said and bowed her head.
"Nine years old, 5', black hair, brown eyes, Haruno Koji, blood type? Sakura make sure you get a sample for the hospital." Hokage Tsunade said and handed her the paper.
"Thank you Tsunade-sama!" Sakura said and tucked it in her pouch.
"Your welcome Sakura-chan." She said and looked at Koji. "Be good for Sakura." She said and he nodded. As they walked back to the apartment they stopped for some dinner, a theatre presentation and shopped a little for more clothes.
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