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Reminders:

1.) The characters are OOC, so... you have been WARNED!

2.)

a.) Words after: - baby names and info

b.) (...) - translation of the baby talk

c.) [...] - inner Sakura

d.) 'italicized words'- inner thoughts

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Chapter 2: Lullaby

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***RECAP***

"I am ordering you to adopt these children! And this will be your permanent mission, to take care of my grandchildren!" Tsunade ordered as she giggled.

"W-what?" Sakura exclaimed in disbelief.

"You. Heard. Me. Or do you want me to repeat it again?" Tsunade fired back.

"N-N-NO! You don't have to trouble yourself, shishou... I would be glad to a-a-a..." she stuttered.

"You would be glad to what? Sa-ku-ra" Tsunade asked evilly, even though she already knew what the kunoichi's answer was.

"...To adopt them..." she whispered back, loud enough to be heard by the blonde Hokage.

Tsunade squealed again, as she grabbed Sakura with her free arm in a TIGHT embrace.

Sakura's complexion paled at the thought of the new permanent mission she had just received. Slowly, darkness dimmed her sight...

Meanwhile, for the little toddlers, sparkles reflected in their eyes...

***End of RECAP***

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After fainting in the blonde haired Hokage's 'hug of death', the pink haired kunoichi was settled down first in one of the corners of the Hokage's office. The Hokage, and the other team members and Shizune, were dragged into the celebrating of the Hokage, who would finally be a grandmother of ten toddlers. Then, all other shinobis and kunoichis who would report later that day were delayed, for they were also dragged to the celebration party. No one dared to decline the offer, since it would be a matter of life and death, knowing their Hokage.

Later that day, when everyone was drunk, or to be more precise, when the sake was all gone from the bottles, the Hokage finally ended the little celebration. Before the Hokage ordered some of the remaining not drunk shinobis to escort Sakura, she kissed her soon to be grandchildren on the cheeks. The pink haired kunoichi was finally transferred immediately to her home, along with her somewhat to be children.


At Sakura's apartment...

"Ew... dat heg kis mei, un" (Ew... that hag kissed me, un.) the blond complained, trying to wipe the invisible kiss mark from his cheek.

"Tobi love kis. Tobi wan mor" (Tobi love kisses. Tobi wants more.) the masked toddler happily wished loudly.

"Fuk! Yor ol lockee! Wei mi dei onel on wid dei fuken kis mar?" (Fuck! You're all lucky! Why am I the only one with the fucking kiss mark?) the pink eyed toddler cursed, pointing at the red lip mark on his forehead.

The blue haired baby chuckled, the onyx eyed one remained indifferent from the others, the red haired, the black and white skinned toddler, and the stitched baby looked around calmly trying to settle into their new home, while the longer red haired one and the blue haired toddler looked at the group with 'what-the-heck-are-you-all-doing?' looks.

The pink haired kunoichi shuffled under her white bedcover.

'Shit! Head hurts...' she cursed, as she tried to calm herself and ease her throbbing headache. She then caught little angelic murmurs at her side.

"Fuk! Wee te el arr wee eer agen?" (Fuck! Why the hell are we here again?) the pink eyed toddler whined.

"Ilens" (Silence.) a cold tone came from the long red haired toddler, along with a hint of relief, since the group started to finally remember the reason why they were all there.

All of the other toddlers looked at the long red haired one silently in respect.

"Mmber, wee arr eer to gaderr inpo… to detroy kunuha, nn to et te Kyibei" (Remember, we are here to gather information... to destroy Konoha, and to get the Kyuubi) the blue haired girl toddler reminded the others, to which they only nodded.

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Two heads then finally snapped towards the masked toddler, both flaring with anger.

Breaking the silence... "Dis yu folt, un, idit Tobi!" (This is your fault, un, idiot Tobi!) the blond accused, as he pointed at the masked baby.

"Hel ye! Wi wudent bei in this sitoaton!" (Hell yeah! We wouldn't be in this situation!) the pink eyed toddler added.

"Tobi diden wa- Waahh!" (Tobi didn't wa- Waahh!) the masked toddler cried, when the pink eyed toddler launched himself at him.

"Arrgh" Sakura grumbled, when the sudden outburst of the masked toddler made her headache throb again. The toddlers stopped grunting as well, and all eyes looked at the fair maiden beside their crib, who shifted her head to look at them.

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*Stare*

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*Sweat drop*

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*Fidget*

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"Ak bebei-ike" (Act baby-like.) the black and white toddler commented, which the others complied with seconds later.

The blond and the pink eyed toddlers started playing tug of war, with the masked toddler in the middle. The red haired and the onyx eyed toddlers pretended to sleep, while cuddling with one another. The blue skinned toddler sucked comfortably on his baby formula. The black and white skinned and the stitched baby played with their rattles, while the only girl hugged the longer red haired toddler as if he was the only plush toy around, which he was not. There were a lot of toys scattered in the humongous crib prepared for them.

The emerald eyed kunoichi stared at the ten toddlers beside her bed. She smiled, seeing that all the toddlers were comfortable and seemed to be close, which would be less hassle when taking care of them.

She rolled to her side, and sat before the crib. She reached out like she was going to grab one of the toddlers. All the toddlers fidgeted, and looked intently as the pink haired kunoichi's hand got nearer to their territory.

"U... o... tubol! Wat dow wi dow?" (Uh... oh... trouble! What do we do?) the long blond haired toddler panicked.

"Tey til" (Stay still.) the red haired one commanded in a small whisper, still pretending to be asleep.

"Puk!" (Fuck!) the pink eyed one cursed under his breath when he was the chosen among the other toddlers to be grabbed.

The kunoichi cradled the toddler in her arms. She made him sit on her lap, bringing him face-to-face with her. She ruffled the gray hair from its straight back style, making it messy, which the kunoichi thought amusing.

"Who are you, little one?" she asked softly, as she assisted the toddler to his feet on her lap.

"Dan!" (Hidan!) the pink eyed toddler answered, which made the pink haired kunoichi even more amused, while the others made 'What-the-hell? Are-you-that-stupid? You're-supposed-to-be-a-brainless-child,-and-not-answer!' looks.

When Hidan glanced back from the others, finally realizing the dangerous move he just made, he tried to swallow some air, cursing himself, and trying not to make the kunoichi who held him any more suspicious.

"Hello..." she smiled back, which made the pink eyed toddler look at her once more, "I'll be your 'fucking' mother" she said softly and motherly, while still stressing the quoted word.

All of the other toddlers snapped their heads back, and looked at their soon to be adopted mother with 'What-the?... Are-you-serious?' looks.

The pink haired kunoichi felt the sudden stiffness of the toddler in her hands, as well as the other toddlers in the crib. "Gomen ne... This is all sudden for me" she apologized.

"Well then..." trying to change the mood "I'm Sa-ku-ra kaa-san, or Ma-ma" she introduced to the toddlers. "Now, let's see your tags" she smiled.

She grabbed the tag of the first toddler, which was the pink eyed one: 'Dan.' 'Religious, yet loves curses.' stated the back. "Okay..." [Why the hell would it say curses? He's still a child! And why religious? Did his parents' ideals rub off on him? Her inner self appeared beside her.] Don't ask me Sakura replied to her inner self.

She then placed back Dan back in the crib, then grabbed ahold of the masked toddler: 'Tobi.' 'Loves candies and being childish.' "Weird... but okay." [Why the hell is 'childish' on there, when this child is, well, a 'child'! Of course he would be childish! Sakura's inner self was fuming] ...Please don't ask questions that I don't even know the answer to Sakura pleaded, trying to soothe her headache.

She then grabbed ahold of the blue colored baby: 'Kisa.' 'Loves to drink.' Glad that he's normal Sakura sighed. [Who's normal? He doesn't even look alright! He's blue! Inner Sakura pointed out.]

She then grabbed the black and white colored toddler: 'Zet.' 'Loves plants and veggies.' She chuckled and nodded, knowing that the child started being a vegetarian at an early age, and she really agreed as a professional medic that this child would be healthy for years to come. And, in response, Zetsu curiously looked at her, wondering on what she was thinking so deeply.

She then grabbed ahold of the stitched baby. She greatly pitied the baby, which was evident in her emerald eyes. Poor child, I think the war caused him these injuries. She trailed her hands on the stitches on Kakuzu's body, which made him shiver at the gentle touch. [Ne, Saku-chan, I wonder, could you do something for him? Inner Sakura asked.]

Relieving herself of the pity she had concerning the child, she started to continue with what she was doing: 'Kaku.' 'Money.' Okay... weird, having almost the same syllable as sensei ["Oh... Saku-chan, you better give him some money" Inner Sakura said, with teary eyes.]

She then grabbed the blond: 'Dei.' 'Loves clay.' Oh... how cute.His talents have already manifested Sakura amusedly assessed. [Inner Sakura seemed to agree.]

The pink haired kunoichi then switched the blond baby with the long red haired toddler. Since the only girl had been hugging the long red haired boy, she thought that the girl just wanted to hug something that was alive and breathing. And so, she suddenly swapped the blond with the long red haired toddler. The blue haired toddler immediately pushed the blond away. Oh my was the only reaction that came from Sakura. ...She's quite the possessive type she assessed.

She then looked at the tag of the long red haired toddler quickly, before the possessive girl rampaged on the crib: 'Pine.' '...' Oh... the silent type of baby Sakura smiled.

When she set Pine back in the crib, the girl crawled hurriedly towards the long red haired toddler. "My, my, hold your horses, little one. Kaa-san needs to know who you are first before you go back to him" Sakura winked.

She then grabbed the girl, who just stared at her the whole time after being winked at. "Don't worry, this will be fast" Sakura assured her: 'Koko.' 'Origami.' Awwww... how cute she cuddled the toddler.

Once she'd brought Koko back to the crib, the little toddler hurriedly went beside Pine and hugged him again, just like earlier. ['She's totally possessive, I agree' Inner Sakura assessed.]

She slowly picked the red head to prevent him from waking up, although he was still faking it: 'Sasa.' 'Dolls.' '...' ['Saku-chan... are you sure this is a boy?' Inner Sakura wondered.]

Then lastly, she took out the long dark haired toddler, who was indeed truly asleep: 'Chi.' 'Books and dango.' Sakura chuckled silently. Awww... how cute.He's like me... and a little bitlike Sasuke-kun... Could it be that Chirepresentswhat our child would look like if we got together? ['Stop it, you! Remember what that man has done to you! He left you alone, COLD, in the middle of the night!' Inner Sakura spit out.] What the?! That's already in the past, and he already apologized to me Sakura fumed. This made her grip tightly ahold of the toddler in her hands. ['Well sorry, but he hasn't asked for forgiveness from me!']

She suddenly snapped back to reality when she noticed the small fidgeting caused by the toddler in her arms. Shoot! This is your fault! she accused.

She then brought the toddler close to her chest, and swayed the toddler in her arms as she sang a sweet lullaby. In return, the toddler snuggled back into her chest, and continued to sleep. She gave a small sigh, relieved that the toddler went back to sleep.

The pink haired kunoichi didn't notice that, when she started singing to Chi, the masked toddler, the blond haired one, the blue skinned one, and the pink eyed one were entranced by her sweet voice. All of them lined up, standing with the support of the side of the crib. Some started sucking their fingers, and some had sparkling eyes. All the other babies stayed in their spots.

"Dat Ga s reilei somten" (That guy is really something.) Kisa said, amused at what he had seen.

"Dan wan tow snugel to!" (Hidan wants to snuggle too!) he said, with pure envy in his voice, while drooling.

"Eeew... un" Dei said with disgust.

"Wai yo puki-!" (Why you fucki-) Dan cursed, preparing to launch himself, but was cut off.

"Mama!" Tobi cried out, as both of his hands flew out the crib towards the pink haired kunoichi.

Sakura responded to the call. She looked at the source of the cry. It confused her who called her, since all the other toddlers held their arms towards her, all having those sparkling, yet pleading, eyes. She was pleased to know that they liked her voice, so she settled down the toddler in her arms. Rather than putting the dark haired toddler in their crib, she placed him at the place where she had lain down before, at the center of the bed. Glad that the toddler had settled into the new place, he snuggled on the feathered pillow.

"Mei firt" (Me first.) the pink eyed boy said, shoving at the blond who was beside him.

"Nnnno!" (No!) the blond responded.

And so the two started to have a shoving war.

"Tobi wan tow bei firt!' (Tobi wants to be first!) the masked toddler declared. With that small declaration, the masked baby was involuntarily dragged in the little kids' war...

Once she saw the dark haired boy was truly settled, she turned back to look at the other toddlers. She was quite amused that the three had resumed their tug-masked toddler-war from earlier. Since there was one toddler left who still seemed interested, she grabbed Kisa up in her arms, and sang to him in the same way as she did to the previous toddler.

"Gwaa! Ityu folt agen, Tobi, un!" (Gyaa! It's your fault again, Tobi, un!) the blond accused with a pointing finger.

"Mi nezt!" (Me next!) the pink eyed toddler declared.

And with that, the second, or rather the third, toddler war began...

To be continued...

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A/N: I know that this chapter is quite unnecessarily long. Still, you have to know them first before continuing. The next chapter will include a whole lot of toddler wars! :) Hope you like this chapter as well :)

Just asking:

What was your favorite part in this chapter? :) Mine would be the part when all the Akatsuki were fidgeting about what they should do :)

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Preview: A whole lot more toddler wars coming... Sakura will now be put to the test of whether she is suited to be a mother or not...

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