"baby-shower?" asked temari. "What's that all about?" she was confused with the whole subject as she sat in the kitchen with ino, sakura and tenten. "You have one to celebrate your pregnancy, didn't you know that?" asked tenten. "No, Suna is more a military village we aren't supposed to be celebrating many things, ESPEACIALLY PREGNACY!" she stated loudly looking around at the girls. "I'm not so sure I can do it" she said turning away and sighing. "Well, I'm having a baby shower and there's nothing stopping me from sharing it with you temari, shikamaru is a really great friend to me and you've become much the same ,so deal with it" ino spoke out in a huff. "Ino, I…" she smiled and hugged ino. "Thank you".

"In five years, will this matter?" asked shikamaru to no-one in particular under his breath as he looked at all the photos he was lazily placing in a box. They were mostly of him and temari as the baby in her stomach grew. Oddly enough all theses fantastic photos were taken by naruto. Yes, he had finally come back from where ever he had been with Hinata and he was married. One that really caught his eye was one of temari and shikamaru on his favorite spot for watching the clouds. Her head lay on his chest and she was smiling like never before. He had a small smirk on with his hands behind his head and he oddly enough couldn't put it away. He then noticed his photo frame he had gotten for Christmas on the side of his bed. He smiled and stood up to grab it. It looked expensive as he examined its glass edges.

"So, are you hoping it's a boy or a girl?" asked naruto to temari. He had come by to drop off a few things at the hyuuga compound. He had recently been told to be Hinatas body-guard by her father while Neji was on his yearlong mission in the mist.

Apparently the mizukages daughter was missing and he had asked for help from Konaha. Apparently she was supposed to be marrying a young feudal lord, who himself had taken an interest to the mist villages 20year old. This did not go down well because the mizukages daughter had punched a very large hole in the wall of the council's meeting room. They had been discussing her future and how the relation between the feudal lords country would turn out. But they hadn't told her and she had a very un-social hot temper. Upon realizing her future she ran off with her teammates with Neji, kiba and shino hot on their trail. Neji had only come back two days ago for Hinatas birthday he was now 22years old and very handsome.

"I hope it's a girl" temari replied placing a pale hand on her stomach. She winced. "What's up?!" asked naruto as he leaned forward over the table. "Kidney kick, damn kids going to be a tough taijutsu genius" "I hate those kicks" said ino smirking a little. "Wow, this is so weird with you guys pregnant and you're not even married. I mean to say Hinata and I are married and have been trying for a child for 8 months now" he sighed. Ino and the others gapped at this pipped bit of information about narutos love life. Then there was a knock on the door. "Come in" shouted temari. (Well she was now living in the damn house, she had freedom) "Good morning Future Mrs. Nara and Future Mrs. Akamichi" came a woman's voice from the kitchen doorway. "Tsunade!" exclaimed ino standing and bowing a little, well as much as she could with her belly. "May I please steal naruto for a little bit?" she asked. She was still the same but since the death of Jiriya, she had aged a little. "Sure"

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Hello people, sorry I haven't updated as often as I should and I'm sorry about how short all these chapters are.

Just a note, ino is 8 weeks ahead of temari in her pregnancy so yeah.

Anyway.

What dose Tsunade want with naruto and what unexpected thing is going to happen to Ino?

Next chapter: The festival of peace; a stranger in the midst