Chapter 9 Dinner

The Fifth Hokage of the hidden Leaf Tsunade was busy gathering everything she would need for her trip to the land of Iron to meet with the other Kages under the shadow of Three Wolves Mountain the home base for the Samurai. She knew she had to inform the other nations of the threat caused by the demons but she was still struggling to figure out how she was going to tell them that another war was coming.

"What are you doing Lady Tsunade?" asked a voice from the door as Tsunade looked to see one of the eldest members of the council in charge of oversight of the village, Homura Mitokado. The seventy six year old man his brown hair had turned white over the past years of war and watching the younger generation fight and die.

"I am going to Iron Country." stated Tsunade as she put more supplies in her pack.

"Lady Tsunade you are taking this too far." said Homura

"We have a threat to this village and this world and I am taking care of it." answered Tsunade

"I know your worried about Naruto along with your student missing but you demons really demons?" asked Homura "That is impossible."

"I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the reports." said Tsunade

"You don't have any of those reports, for all you know some left over Akatsuki mercenary ninjas came up with this idea to kidnap Naruto and Sakura.' said Homura "All that is needed is a more search teams."

"I believe Adria and what I saw with my own eyes." said Tsunade as she finished packing. "I am sorry if you don't believe me but I will do what is needed to protect this village."

Without saying another word she stormed out of the room on her way to Iron country meanwhile Naruto opened his eyes again as he spent a second or two looking at the ceiling before sitting up his hand on his forehead.

"You're up." said a voice Naruto knew all too well as his head snapped toward the sound to see his teammate of almost eight years sitting there by the bed.

"Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto as Inner Sakura jumped for joy at Naruto added chan to her last name, that habit had fade over the years of the war. "What is going on?"

'I thought your mom talk to you already?" asked Sakura as Naruto blinked.

"Personally I thought it was all some sort of wield dream." answered Naruto

"It's not a dream Naruto." said Sakura "We are in the demon world and your parents are alive."

"And I have a brother and a sister." added Naruto

"Yes, Adria….your sister made it to the leaf to warn us." answered Sakura "Ino and I were put in charge of integration but when Ino left to help Lady Tsunade inform the council they came and grabbed both of us."

"Why did they grab you?" asked Naruto as Sakura remembered what Adria said.

Flashback

"I can't be sure but…." answered Adria as she took a breath "But I think they want you to mate with my brother."

"Mate as in marry?" asked Sakura

'Sorry it is one of those interchangeable words here." said Adria "But yes, they want you to be my sister-in-law."

End Flashback

"We will worry about that later." said Sakura "Your mom wants you all to have dinner as a family."

"What?" asked Naruto as he looked at Sakura.

"Your mom wants to have all her kids around the dinner table for the first time in her life." explained Sakura

"All her kids?" asked Naruto as he rubbed his head as he remembered just before he passed out "I have a younger sister and brother."

"Yes." answered Sakura as she watched Naruto carefully as he moved toward the window.

"I have a siblings." stated Naruto again as he looked out into what appeared to be a garden. "How is that possible?"

"Naruto…they were born here as demons." explained Sakura

"But they looked human." answered Naruto as he remembered his father standing in the door with his sister and brother "So does my parents."

"Naruto, they may seem human but that isn't their natural form." said Sakura "They look more like a humanoid fox."

"Sort of like Mizuki when Orochimaru placed that animal curse seal on him?" asked Naruto

"Judging from the reports your pretty close." said Sakura

"So how do we get back to the leaf?" asked Naruto

"One thing at a time Naruto." said Sakura "First have a meal with your family.'

"Sakura….they are demons." said Naruto "This could be all some kind of a trick."

"I don't think it is." said Sakura "They are your parents turned into demons."

"Turn humans into demons, is that impossible." said Naruto

"I don't think so Naruto." said Sakura

"How can you be sure?" asked Naruto

"Mold some chakra around your hand." ordered Sakura

"Why?" asked Naruto

"Please just do it." said Sakura as Naruto nodded his head before channeling some chakra round his hand. His eyes widened as instead of normal blue it was demon red chakra.

"What?" asked Naruto

"They are turning us into demons Naruto….that means demon chakra." explained Sakura as she handed Naruto the bag Kado had packed for him "Now go clean up and then after supper we will plan our escape from here and get back to the leaf."

"Alright." said Naruto as he took the bag and headed toward the bathroom leaving Sakura standing alone in the room.

"If the 4th Hokage, Kushina Namikaze and Adria couldn't escape unnoticed for almost twenty years how are we suppose to get out?" asked Sakura to herself "They probably have this place lock down even tighter after her escape and the fact we are here."

"Maybe but do we want to escape?" asked Inner Sakura

"What?" snapped Sakura

"Well here we are all but sure to be Naruto's mate back home we have to deal with Hinata and everyone else." added Inner Sakura as she sat down on a nearby chair as the sound of Naruto taking a shower filled the air. "In fact why don't we jump him now and claim him, he already undressed for us.'

"Shut up." ordered Sakura as she tried not think about the warm water running down his muscles toward his man hold.

"Come on you know that you want him." said Inner Sakura

"Shut up." snapped Sakura as she forced those thoughts out of her mind. She had no idea how long she sat there stopping her imagination from going to all the different places that it wanted to go. The sound of the bathroom door opening as Naruto came out dressed in a simple black t-shirt with his orange ninja pants. Sakura stood up as Naruto tried to put his shoes on without bothering to sit down.

"Naruto why don't you just sit down?" asked Sakura as she moved toward Naruto, tried to put on his shoes. Before he could answer Naruto fell toward Sakura his hands out stretched to catch himself. When he finally stabilized his eyes widened as he realized where he was. His arms had out stretched landing on either side of Sakura. He had pinned her with her back against the wall without meaning too with their faces within inches of each other and Naruto's right hand brushing against her breast.

"Kiss him…for the love of fucking God kiss him!" yelled Inner Sakura with all her strength as the smell of fresh pine trees mixed in with half a dozen smells of the forest and of course Ramen noodles, the smell of Naruto. Sakura fought down a small sigh just from the smell and the fell of Naruto's touch and his hot breath on her lips.

Naruto's face was bright red as he jumped back almost falling onto the bed.

"Perfect now lock the door and then." said Inner Sakura

"No." ordered Sakura to herself.

"Sakura I am so sorry I didn't mean too." pleaded Naruto as Sakura took a deep breath

"It's alright, Naruto it was an accident and we all make mistakes." said Sakura

"Our only mistake wasn't tackling him and ripping those cloths off." added Inner Sakura as her outer self stepped away from the wall.

"Now finish getting your shoes on." said Sakura "And this time please sit down."

"Alright." answered Naruto as he finished putting his shoes on but he didn't stand up.

"What is it Naruto?" asked Sakura

"It's just…." started Naruto as his voice became strangely weak and afraid, like a little kid who had broken his mom's vase while playing in the house "What if they don't like me?"

Sakura's heart began to melt at the sight of the man who had lived through so much, who had been so strong when facing so many enemies. From the villagers who terrorized him as a kid, from the battle on the bridge that carries his name, the battle of the valley of the end , the Akatsuki, the battle against Pain, the war against Madara and the battle in the rain against his teammate. He had been though all that and yet he never seemed as weak and afraid as he seemed at the moment at the idea of eating a dinner with his family. Slowly Sakura moved forward getting down on one knee in front of Naruto placing her much smaller hand over his hand.

"Naruto….I know this will be hard and downright scary to face them, but you can do it." Said Sakura in a soft voice as Naruto looked into her eyes. "Just be yourself and remember they will be just as nervous about this as you."

Naruto said nothing as he just sat there just looking at Sakura's hand on his own.

"I will be right beside you all the way." said Sakura as Naruto nodded his head, before taking a deep breath.

"Alright." said Naruto as he stood up and along with Sakura headed toward the door only to stop the moment his hand touched the handle. "Here goes nothing."

With that Naruto walked out the door and into the living room. Instantly his eyes scanned the area. The hardwood floor with a few rugs. The family portrait and photos showing the demon forms had been taken down probably so that Naruto wouldn't freak out.

"Mom." said a voice as Naruto's head turned toward the source, there placing some pot full of noodles on the table was Adria standing beside her mother Kushina. Standing nearby placing silver ware on the table was Seth and by the fridge pulling out what seemed to be a large pitcher of iced tea. It was a tense moment as Naruto moved across the living room, Sakura following closely behind watching everything. Naruto stopped across the table from his mother.

"So where do I sit?" asked Naruto as he looked at his mom who seemed to struggle to find words.

"Here….we always left this open.' said Adria as she placed a hand on one of the chairs to the right of the head of the table. "And you can sit right beside him Sakura."

"That is my chair." said Seth

"Seth….you know the tradition of the demon foxes." said Adria with a smile from using the tradition her brother loved so much against him.

"He can have the chair." said Sakura

"No…it is tradition." said Seth

"What tradition?" asked Sakura

"Don't worry about it." said Kushina as Naruto moved around the table taking his seat, with Sakura right beside him across from him was his sister Adria sitting beside her brother. His mother took her chair at the end of the table beside Sakura and Seth. Naruto's father took his seat at the head of the table right beside Naruto and Adria. The room was tense as Naruto watched his family bow their heads whispering something to themselves before raising their heads back up.

"They must be praying." thought Sakura "But what do Demons pray too? A demon god or the same thing humans do?"

"Something we may need to find out." added Inner Sakura "However I would add you said the same god humans do not we do."

Sakura's eyes widened as she reliezed what she thought.

"Alright let's eat." said Adria with a smile as Sakura looked around the table. There was two different kinds of soups, fresh bread, homemade noodles with three different trays with meat, pork, chicken and fish.

"Ramen?" asked Naruto

"Sakura said it was your favorite…." said Kushina as she watch her son take some of the food placing it on his plate. Everyone watched as Naruto placed some pork on the plate followed by some sauce. Slowly Naruto picked up his fork and took a bit, instantly he smiled as he tasted his mother's cooking for the first time. Kushina's smile was almost as wide as Naruto's just seeing his smile from her cooking. Sakura waited until everyone else took filled their plates before taking some of the food for herself. She took a bit of the seasoned chicken ramen and instantly her eyes widened.

"Fuck this is great." thought Sakura as she tasted the balance of the different spices in the meat. "She could easily be a professional cook."

For the longest time no one said anything as they just kept eating. Strangely it was Naruto who spoke up first.

"So what do you do for a living?" asked Naruto to his parents.

"Well we are all part of the Demon fox military core." answered Minato

"Not that they send us on any real missions, we can't be trusted." answered Adria "Dad is a trainer at the military academy and does some carpenter work on the side."

"Carpenter?" asked Naruto "You're the 4th Hokage?"

"Yes, but my dad and grandpa where both master Carpenters and they taught me." explained Minato

"I am a part time teacher at the school/stay at home mom." said Kushina

"What about you Naruto?" asked Adria

"I am an ANBU captain, special Jonnin and am next in line to become Hokage." said Naruto

"Not that matter anymore." said Seth as Naruto looked at his brother.

"What does that mean?" asked Naruto

'When the demons strike the human world everyone worthly inside the village will be turned into demons." said Seth "So being Hokage would mean next to nothing."

"How could you say that?" asked Naruto as he started to stand up.

"Naruto." said Sakura as she placed her hand on Naruto's shoulder instantly stopping him from standing up all the way. "Not here….not now."

"Alright." answered Naruto as he sat down and took a deep drink of ice tea.

"And you Sakura?" asked Adria

"I am a medical ninja." answered Sakura

"Don't be modest Sakura." said Naruto "She is the best medical ninja in the world."

"I wouldn't say that." said Sakura with a slight blush "My master Tsunade is better than me."

"That isn't what the old hag says." answered Naruto "She said you are better then she was at your age."

"She never told me that." said Sakura

"Well she told me not to tell you that." answered Naruto "She wanted you to have something to strive for."

"Well once you learn demon anatomy you can work at the hospital." said Seth as Naruto and Sakura glared at him.

"Seth…stop it." ordered Kushina as her younger son.

"Fine but when they become demons they will have to leave humanity behind." said Seth "I am only saying what is going to happen."

"Well we are planning to get back to the leaf and stop the demons." said Naruto

"Why?" asked Seth "All humans will be better off as demons, we are helping them."

"Are you crazy?" asked Naruto to his brother

"Are you?" asked Seth back to his brother "You're not human anymore, you are a demon."

"I am human no matter what happens." said Naruto as Seth jumped to his feet.

"I am in a family of traitors!" yelled Seth as he rushed down the stairs.

"Seth!" yelled Kushina as she stood up and headed after her youngest child.

"What is wrong with him." growled Naruto as his father took a deep breath.

"Naruto….Adria and Seth where the first demons born to turned human parents and as such some members of the community treat them just a step above transformed humans. It didn't help that unlike other transformed human your mother and I didn't embrace demon hood" explained Minato "As such Adria and Seth didn't have many friends in school."

"I didn't have any." correct Adria

"Seth got pick on and sunned because he was different, so to try to protect himself from the pain of the bullies and the community he sided with them." explained Minato

"I was bullied and for the lack of a better term tortured by the villagers of the hidden leaf." said Naruto

"Naruto he was born a demon he was never human." said Sakura

"Still turning humans into demons how could anyone support that?" asked Naruto

"Well to be honest I support that." said Adria as Naruto looked at his sister "However only if the human choices to turn into a demon."

Naruto paused for a moment as his mom and younger brother came back up as the family once again sat in silence with neither brother wanting to even look at each other with a sad look on their mother's face, this wasn't the first family dinner she dreamed about. They tied to do some small talk but no one wanted to really talk as suddenly a knock came from the front door.

"Who could that be?" asked Kushina as Adria stood up and headed toward the door. Slowly she opened the large wooden door only to have Naruto jump to his feet as Sakura remained seated in a stunned silence as the last person Naruto expected to see and the last person Sakura wanted to see standing in the doorway.

"Hello Naruto." said Sasuke Uchiha with a sick smile on his face.

Well I hope you liked this chapter and the family dinner, I didn't want it to go perfectly because what family dinner ever goes perfectly. Also I hope you liked the little surprise at the end. Thanks Wilkins75.