In the village of Konoha, it was quiet. A well deserved silence for the land that was plagued constantly by wars. As the tree's waved their arms gently with the breeze, it seemed as though they were enjoying it too. Kiba laid on a rooftop while Akamaru roamed the street trying to get feel for his old home. The sun smiled down on him and he gave a wide grin.

"It's good to be home." he said. A moment of relaxation was the thing he had wanted most over his time away. Now that he had it, he was amazed at how much he truly wanted to just feel the Konoha breeze again.

"Hey!" Kiba jumped. The Konoha atmosphere had him so engrossed that he hadn't noticed Naruto jump on the same rooftop. Naruto was wearing a orange jumpsuit with an ANBU symbol embroidered on the back. "What's up?"

Kiba got up and responded calmly. "I was enjoying a nice springtime day. But I guess you won't let me do that, eh?" Naruto grinned casually. He looked happy, but something about him seemed...different. Maybe it was his blonde hair juxtaposed against the blue sky or that he wasn't in his usual ANBU uniform, but something was definitely different. "What's with the clothes? Aren't you on duty?"

"Naw, even ANBU gets a day off." he said, a grin still on his face.

"Then why bother me on your only day off." Naruto pulled his sleeve up and grabbed his left bicep.

"I want to spar!"

"Well, I need a warm-up anyway."They squared off, eyes fixated on each other, ready to predict the others movement. Naruto moved first with an attempted kick to the head. Kiba dodged and charged chakra in his arm. He punched Naruto in the cheek with a force that sent him flying back. With a puff of smoke and a loud pop, the shadow clone disappeared. Naruto appeared behind him and tried to grabbed him by the neck. Naruto tugged hard, cutting off Kiba breath. "Na-ru-to!" He stammered out. The vice grip he had him in was strengthening. A smart elbow to the ribs ceased the pain. Naruto stumbled back, grabbing his ribs because of the pain. "What the hell was that about?"

Naruto stared at his friend turned opponent angrily, but in an instant all the rage he had held was gone. His expression turned to the same friendly grin he had before. "Sorry Kiba. Sometimes I get too into it."

"Too into it? You almost killed me!" Kiba retorted. What he saw in Naruto's eyes before hadn't been some momentary lapse in judgement or getting too into it. It was rage. A pure animal rage that Kiba knew all too well. He was about to lunge at Naruto when a bird landed on his shoulder and chirped softly in his ear.

"The Hokage wants me to come to the palace. I'll see you later." He leaped off the roof and ran towards the Hokages palace. Akamaru's scent filled his nose and Kiba turned around to see his friend panting behind him.

"Something has changed about him Akamaru. It's not good." Kiba stood up and continued his sky watching.

Naruto ran quickly through the alleyways and streets of Konoha, occasionally jumping onto the rooftops to get more speed. He arrived at the palace and went straight for the Hokage's office; she was expecting him. In there he spotted a few faces. One his love, Hinata standing near Tsunade's desk. Sakura was there too, staring at Naruto.

Tsunade was the first to speak, "Enjoying your day off I hope." She smiled at him. Her genjutsu worked flawlessly at keeping her face wrinkle free. "We have news for you Naru..." The door behind him creaked open. Hyuuga Hiashi stepped into the room. Even in his old age, he was an imposing figure. He blank eyes never moved from Tsunade, even though he could see the whole room clearly.

"Hokage-sama, I am honored that you called me to your abode. What may I do for you?" He kneeled and bowed his head.

"Stop the formality's Hiashi. I invited you all here to give you news. Sakura will give you the full story." She motioned to Sakura and the ANBU clad female stood in front of the two guests. Her stance was formal and strictly military. Naruto could hardly suppress his laugh. She'd worked for two weeks trying to make that stance perfect when she first entered ANBU.

"I spotted Hinata on the ground outside of her home. She looked sick so I went to take a look." Her voice was perfectly controlled. Another thing she worked weeks and weeks on. "She was extremely fatigued and had said she had vomited twice that morning. She was too weak to walk and I escorted her to the medical building." Hiashi squinted and plunged his eyes into his daughter.

"What's wrong with her?" Naruto interjected. His looked generally concerned, but bored at the explanation.

"And why did you bring me here to tell me my daughter was sick?" Hiashi added. "She seems fine now. What was the alarm?"

"Well, I see you can no longer wait." Tsunade said, starting up again. "Hinata will be having these symptoms for quite a time. Explain Sakura."

"The prognosis was simple. Hinata is pregnant." Naruto and Hiashi looked at them in disbelief.

"That's right boys. Your Hinata is going to have a baby."

Chapter 4 is finally up. Tell me how you like. I think it's better and I'm pretty sure I fixed up all the errors. ' I'll be working on Chapter 5. Naruto and it's characters are not mine, except the one in the belly. Reviews and flames are always welcome.