Chapter 3: A Dinner with the Uchiha
Sorry for the fluff, but trust me, it's necessary
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"Hey Mom, Dad, we're home!"
"Welcome home kids! How was your day?" Naruto ruffled Minato's hair. "Do you like your cell leaders?
"Shikamaru sensei seems a bit lazy, but I know he'll be a great teacher."
"Yeah. He was the same when I was your age." Naruto said.
"Well, Konohamaru sensei is very devoted to the village. He's very cool."
"So," Minato said, always impatient, "when's dinner?"
Hinata was the one to answer first. "Don't you remember? We're having dinner with the Uchihas' tonight to celebrate your graduation."
Minato facepalmed. "How could I forget? Dan and I were talking about it this morning. So, when are we going?"
"In about an hour."
"Sounds good to me."
One hour later at the Uchihas' house….
Ding-dong!
"Coming, just a minute!" Itachi said, hurrying towards the door.
"Hello, Itachi. May we please come in?" Kushina asked.
"Sure." 'Kushina-san is so polite.' Itachi thought.
After dinner….
Sasuke stood up and after he cleared the table, said, "Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, could I talk to you in the living room?"
"No problem," Naruto replied. "Minato, Kushina, can you help Dan and Itachi with the dishes?"
"Yes Dad." Was the communal answer.
After the four adults got into the living room, Sasuke became even more serious then he usually is. "Naruto, you remember what happened on our first serious mission, right?"
"Of course. Hinata and I were just talking about it before we came over."
Sakura voiced what everyone was thinking. "I don't want what happened to us to happen to our children."
"Sakura, you know as well as I do that as Hokage, I can't restrict them. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't."
"Naruto and I have the same worries you and Sasuke do, but we shouldn't hold them back."
"Just please, Naruto," Sakura said, putting a hand on her stomach. "For me. Don't make it too hard on them."
"Alright. Fine."
"Thank you."
Naruto tried his best to console everyone, including himself. "Don't worry. Konohamaru, Lee, and Shikamaru are great ninja. They'll be ok. Sasuke, let's take a walk."
Sasuke knew that Naruto had something important to say.
After they got outside, Naruto talked first. "Have you told Dan about the Mangekyo yet?"
"Why would I need to do that?"
"Just in case, you know? I've already told Minato about the traces of the Demon Fox."
"We just talked about this. Neither Itachi or Dan are going to die on their first mission, Minato either."
"Lord Third was wrong about the ranking of our first mission. I might make a mistake, too."
"Alright. I'll tell him when the time comes."
If you're concerned, there will be some action in the next chapter. Sorry for the delay, and please review.