A/N: Konnichiwa.

First of all thank you to the sweeet hearts who have been posting reviews and adding my story to their fav and everything, I smile so much when I receive email alerts of reactions to my story.

Soooo today's chapter is a kawaii Papa Sasuke moment with his girl before he leaves for his mission. (Quick sasusaku moment at the end too XD)

Enjoy!

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"Tadaima, Sarada" called out Sasuke, as he skillfully and single-handedly ( not that he had the choice) took out his sandals and his cloak at the entrance.

"Coming papa," cried out his daughter who had just finished cooking something in the kitchen. She turned off the stove and went to greet her father.

"Okaeri, papa" she smiled at him as they met in the middle of the hallway.

"Hn... " Sasuke smiled softly at the sight of his daughter in her mother's apron which almost fit her perfectly; she was getting taller by the day's count—not that his wife was particularly tall after all ( again, not that he didn't like her short petite boby just the way it was), he chuckled inwardly as he inhaled the delicious odor coming out from their kitchen.

" Have you been home all this time?" He asked her after looking up and down at her for a moment.

" No. I went to check up on mama earlier..." she paused to see if he wanted to comment on that before she continued " Have you even eaten anything at all papa? I just made some food" she told him, no questioning tone in her voice.

"Aah... I'm sorry Sarada. I'm heading out for a mission right now, I just came to say goodbye" he smiled at her, trying to wave away the disappointment that would surely come from her next words.

"So?..." is all she replied, folding her arms and twitching an eyebrow at him before she quickly continued. " I wasn't asking if you had time for lunch papa, I was telling you to come and eat. I already knew you'd be going today anyway. I even made you a bento." She rolled her eyes and took her fingers to poke her glasses up, a way to say she was speaking matter-of-fact-ly.

Sasuke was surprised by her sudden bossing around. She was definitely her mom's child that kid, he smirked to himself. " really?...How did you know?" He simply asked, avoiding the actual topic.

" I just did. I'm your daughter am i not?" She shrugged with a playful smile on her lips.

"Hn..." he replied and silence enveloped the hallway.

"Well... the faster you come and eat , the earlier you get going, but I'm not letting you leave this house without eating. You can eat the bento I made for dinner " she unfolded her arms and put one hand on her waist ( seemingly a common mannerism among the three Uchihas) giving him a glare.

" Hn... you're really not letting me have my way Sarada... " he repeated the gesture with his sole hand and sighed. They continued the argument with their eyes ( eyesmex was definitely another mannerism in the family)

"fine let's go, the food must be getting cold" he resigned after a moment and made his way to the kitchen and she clasped her hands together with a bright smile on her face before following him. He probably shouldn't have taken off his cloak, or come home at all;not that he wasn't pleased at the idea of eating something his daughter made for him.

He sat on the dinner table while Sarada served the food. There was an air of longing in the room, an emptiness. None of them said it, but they wished Sakura was there to share yet another meal with them.

" Has Shizune said anything?... about Sakura" he asked while she sat across him at the table.

" Nothing she hasn't told you I guess.It's kind of impossible to know when she'll wake up. But physically she's in good health, her body has slowly recovered from the excessive chakra she used " she said softly, trying not to sound too sad.

"Good then..." he started, looking at her in the eyes; onyx facing onyx. There was silence for a moment before he continued " Don't put up that sad face, your mom will be fine Sarada" he smiled at her trying to confort her the best he could.

" Do you really...have to go?... papa" she looked away from him to hide her saddened face and Sasuke couldn't stop thinking of what Sakura said when he left the village after the war. The thought of someone not wanting him to leave, to feel needed and welcomed by someone somewhere; Sakura had given him all of that. The scene before him was quite similar although Sarada was a little bit far from his reach for a forehead poke.

"I have new clues on my investigation I got from Urasaki; I need to explore all of them as soon as I can. I'll be back when I'm done with that.. so don't worry." he smiled at her again, surprised at himself for revealing even a little detail of his mission to his daughter. Though he trusted her to be mature enough, it must've been because he really missed his wife.

Sakura normally acted as his diary: every time he was home they would spend nights talking about his mission and her work at the hospital, like an old couple on retirement reminiscing. When he came home after the incident with Shin ( he would never call him an Uchiha), they had spent a sleepless night talking about their lives while they were away from each other. She was tired ( so was he to be honest, but being with her again after so long was enough to keep him up all night) and chakra depleted, but that didn't stop her from asking a million questions and he answered more than he thought he would. Everything was so natural with her; home always felt good indeed.

" Hmm...Just don't go doing something reckless. Though I doubt you're that type of Shinobi " she finally smiled. Happy to have caught just a bit of her dad's next whereabouts — her plan had worked perfectly, she chuckled inwardly at the thought.

Sarada had somehow started getting along with her dad; he was still annoying sometimes, but it couldn't be helped. And if she was careful, she could always spot his soft eyes and minor smiles here and there when he was with her, and that warmed her heart to extents she wouldn't quite like to admit. Her papa was not one to show much expression, it was always hard to decipher his feelings, but that didn't mean he didn't have any.With time she became convinced of this.She had even heard his voice one night, casually laughing at something Sakura had said; he probably reserved those moments for her alone— she smiled inwardly at the thought.

"Hn.. before I forget... I know you'll be fine here by yourself... but...Naruto said you could stay at his place until Sakura wakes up... that is if it's fine by his wife " he snapped her out of her thoughts, refusing to give her the option to stay with Kakashi; that old man will surely tell her crazy stories about team 7 and he surely didn't want his daughter to know about his early childhood self.

Sarada beamed at the news " whaat! Nanadaime said that... of course I would be glad to, it's too boring here without mom anyway; I wouldn't mind spending time with Himawari. If you think about it she's even more mature than stupid Boruto. Guess I'll ask his mom about it then " she rambled her every thought on the matter.

" Well don't go giving her a hard time. You and Boruto are always arguing over one thing or the other " he said, trying not to sound too relieved that she would be staying in a safe place while Sakura was absent. He would never say it, but he was always so grateful for the dobe in his life. He didn't want Sarada to stay by herself but he also didn't feel like asking anyone to take care of her— the eternal pride of an Uchiha.

" Pfff.. we have team training with Konohamaru sensei these days so at least I'll make sure he's not late every day to drag us down " she pouted at him.

" Hn...let's eat then." he took his chopsticks and waited for her to do same.

When they had said their thanks they started eating and Sarada shyly told him about deserting the village weeks ago to save Mitsuki.

Sasuke barely said anything except for a few nods and glances since Sakura had told him everything. Besides, Aoda had spilled the tea on their little trip just after the kids had left, he couldn't wait to tell his master how glad he was to finally meet his daughter, and of course he warned him about the mission they had gone to carry out.Sasuke was worried but from Aoda's description of the kids he could tell that she had gone with Boruto and the ino-shika-cho trio. Somehow he knew Sarada wouldn't do anything reckless, plus Shikamaru's kid was just like his dad ( talk about a savage), so he needed not to worry.But he was proud of his daughter( the dobe's son somehow had a positive impact on her.) He didn't want her to have twisted judgments like he did when he was younger, although he knew she wouldn't since she was just like his wife.

Just like his wife, Sakura

Sakura...

How he wished she could wake up already.

He might as well go and see her before leaving for his mission.

Just to check up on her— he thought.

A few hours later...

I really miss you... Sakura.

He whispered into the emptiness of the room, his hand in hers. She was peacefully lying on a hospital room bed, her normally glowing skin was now awfully pale; how could they say she was healthy, damn. She looked... dying.

Dying...

He forced himself not to think about it, about losing her, losing his home. How would Sarada react? How would he react?

Naruto had removed his heart from the darkness, but Sakura was the one who kept him away from it. Those pink tresses and emerald eyes were all it took for him to forget the indelible stains on his heart, the broken heart that he had put in her hands and she had preciously kept with her. And when Sarada came to life, they both shared a part of their hearts in her somehow.

If Sakura was to die— even if a part of her would still live in their daughter—he would lose a part of his heart, and he was definitely not ready to lose someone else who mattered so much.

The bastards would pay...

He thought about the orge's clan. He was going to take all of them down if that's what it took for his family to finally have peace, even if he was the one to die. But they had to live, his girls, they had to keep living.

So with a last soft kiss on her forehead, he quickly made his way to his next location to finish his mission as fast as he could so he could come back to her, like he always did.

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A/N: so what did you think about this chapter ???

I hope you like the subtle brackets I put here and there with stuff only real SasuSaku fans will have noticed lool.

Since I don't really know how long it took for Tsunade to wake up from her coma, I don't know how much longer it will be before Sakura wakes up.

The main chapter of this story is the conversation she has with Sasuke when she wakes up, which was supposed to be a one shot but I thought about having some family moments as well so the next chapter will focus on Sarada and the Uzumaki's having dinner or something lol.

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Mata kondo na !!!