AN: I'm sorry I am a lazy ass. This chapter has not been looked at by my wonderful beta Hodgeheg. It's entierly my fault. All mistakes are my own.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.


Sakura sighed kicking off her shoes in the doorway. She took a deep breath savoring the quiet house and the smell of dinner coming from the kitchen. It was good to be home. The past week and a half was filled with stale rations, hard rocks for pillows, and annoying pompous dignitaries who complained about the lack of comforts when traveling through the wildness.

Strong arms wrapped around her waist pulling her body flush a firm chest. Sakura smiled leaning back into her husband's embrace. She had missed him. The mission would have been easier to bear had he been there to alleviate the monotonous atmosphere with his intelligent conversation. Instead she had been stuck with obnoxious old men who wined like preteen girls and tried to grope her at random intervals no matter how many times she informed them that she was a happily married woman.

Hot breath on her neck sent goose bumps down her arms when a deep voice murmured under her ear before placing a chase kiss there.

"How was the mission?"

"Glad it's over." Sakura huffed

Kakashi smirked against her neck, "That bad huh?"

"Old men trying to grab my ass every few minutes and offering to buy me anything I wanted if I'd be their trophy wife? Yeah it sucked."

Kakashi made an annoyed sound in the back of his throat, the action sending a vibration down her spine. "The only one who should have anything to do with touching your backside is me, besides you were my trophy wife first." He asserted with a more passionate kiss to her collar bone.

Sakura laughed "Only if you will be my trophy husband."

Kakashi turned her around cradling her head gently to bring her lips to his.

"Haven't I always been?" He asked with a grin.

Sakura hummed in amusement leaning her forehead against his shoulder relishing the peace and quiet of home. The medic nin suddenly opened her eyes and looked up at the copy nin curiously.

"Kakashi it is awfully quiet here, where are…"

"Oh yeah they are with your parents. We met up with your mother for lunch this afternoon and she not so subtly informed me that she wants more grandchildren. She said and I quote: 'So how is your sex life with Sakura? You guys are making time for each other right? I know what we can do, Sakura is coming home tonight, Kizashi and I can babysit and give you guys the whole weekend together. That will give you guys a break and a chance to start having more kids. Boys are fine but I think this family could use more females I mean'…"

"Okay, Okay I get it. Why do you always give in to my mom? I swear you spoil her." Sakura announced with a shake of her head.

"Mebuki has always been nice to me, and it's not spoiling her if I benefit from it." Kakashi grinned.

Sakura rolled her eyes "Whatever, just kiss me already." she said pulling him forward.

"Why my dear, we haven't even had dinner yet. I know I look easy but I at least deserve a first date." Kakashi sighed dramatically.

Sakura smirked playing along "Fine but it better not be too expensive".

"Oh don't worry dear this one's on me tonight." Kakashi said pulling his wife towards the kitchen.

Sakura gave Kakashi a hooded look through her lashes "What about desert?"

"I'll take care of that too." Her husband said with a wink.


Kakashi panted heavily. His sharigan eye closed in exhaustion. He was at his limit but the green clad man who had his back was still mumbling encouraging words about youthfulness and passion with energy that someone of his age should not possess.

"Gai, I think we are finished." Kakashi said pulling his hiate down over his eye.

"My eternal rival how can you surrender so easily?" Konoha's green beast scolded.

"He's too strong and we can't take him by ourselves. Even Sai and Yamato are at their limit." Kakashi remarked with a gesture to the two men who had fallen to the ground in pure exhaustion.

"I agree with Kakashi- senpai on this one Gai. It's best if we surrender and live to fight another day." Yamato added.

"Yeah." Sai mumbled shakily looking paler than usual.

"That's not living; it's a fate worse than death! You call yourselves shinobi of Konoha? The fight is still young!" Gai declared pointing an accusing finger at the other three men.

"We've been out here for hours Gai. Just face it, we're done." Kakashi muttered darkly.

"I never thought I'd live to see the day that Kakashi of the Sharingan would throw in the towel. He must be getting old but you can never tell with that hair." Their opponent said.

The four men tensed and looked up at the man standing on a tree branch above their heads. They hadn't noticed him. How long had he been there? Had he overheard their plans? Damn.

"You know what? Just for that remark I think I might, with all due respect Hokage -Sama, have to kick your ass!" The silver headed jonin threatened.

"I know all your tricks. Bring it on old man!" Naruto taunted grinning down at his teammates.

"I have copied nearly two thousand techniques boy, and you haven't even seen half of them yet." The threat lost some of its bite since it lacked venom in the playful banter between the former sensei and student.

"Wait I thought we were surrendering." Yamato said sitting up.

Kakashi waved him off. "I just had to catch my second wind and faking exhaustion lured him out in the open did it not?"

Yamato and Sai stared at him incredulously. Of course he had been faking it; they shook their heads at having failed to have looked underneath the underneath of something so obvious. However it was still not obvious enough for Naruto.

"That's the copy nin I know!" Gai cried enthusiastically slapping Kakashi on the shoulder.

"Whatever, I'm done anyway." Sai mumbled wearily making to stand only to think better of it and plopped back down on the ground.

"Alright Yamato I need an earth wall ten yards back when I give the signal. Sai I need two lions…"

"I Said I'm done."

"… four snakes and a dragon. Gai you are with me on formation…"

"KAKASHI!"

All five men looked to the opening of the training grounds, at the black and purple blur racing towards them.

"Hinata!" Naruto jumped from his perch and ran with the others towards his wife.

"Hinata what is it?" Kakashi asked concerned.

"It's Sakura! We were in the market…Ino took her to the hospital. Kakashi the baby is coming!" Hinata said in one breath.

Naruto put his arm around his wife and looked up but Kakashi was already a silver blur racing towards the hospital.

"She is coming early Naruto." Hinata said softly, worry sketched on her features.

The Hokage nodded gravely. "Hai I know."


The nurse at the front desk jumped when the door burst open. He pointed Kakashi in the right direction before he even asked. The copy ninja gave a quick nod of thanks to the man before rushing down the hall. Doctors, nurses, and patients alike yelped in surprise as the jonin jumped around them and other obstacles in the hallway, running up the wall to avoid carts and people carrying balloons and flowers.

Kakashi could smell Sakura's blood as he neared the end of the hallway and worry clenched his gut. Taking a sharp right he ran straight into Genma and Raido.

The senbon user stepped forward "Kakashi…"

Kakashi moved to go around the two "Genma I can't talk now, Sakura…"

"You're not allowed to go in." Raido interrupted.

Both men flinched against the look the Copy nin gave them yet to their credit neither one stepped away from the double doors they were guarding.

"Not allowed to go in?" the tone in the copy nin's voice was only reserved for enemies on the battlefield and caused a shiver of fear to run down the two jonin's spines.

Genma put his hands up defensively "Now Kakashi, Tsunade herself ordered us to stay here and keep you out of the room. She said that you and everyone else would only be in the way and that Sakura…"

"NOT ALLOWED TO GO IN? I'M HER HUSBAND! I SHOULD BE IN THERE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILD!"

The two men before him grimaced when blue sparks of lighting shot out of Kakashi's clenched fists.

Kakashi's voice was even darker when he spoke next, "Genma, Raido, move aside or I will move you myself."

"Kakashi calm down and think for a moment Tsun…" Raido began

"I SAID MOVE!"

One of the doors to the room swung open and all three men instinctively moved out of the way as Ino stormed out letting the door close behind her.

"What the hell are you yelling about Kakashi? We are doing our damndest for Sakura right now and so help me if you cause a scene I swear I will kick your ass out myself." She hissed.

Kakashi could feel the anger and worry coming off Ino in waves but instead of deterring him it only worried him more.

"I deserve to know what's going on Ino, can you please just tell me?" He begged.

Ino's eyes softened as she looked at man standing before her. Yes she could tell him but at the same time she never wanted to be the one to break it to him. Naruto showed up at that moment, much to Ino's relief, and put an arm around Kakashi's shoulder reassuringly. Hinata, Yamato, Gai, and Sai also appeared around the corner. Genma and Raido moved off to the side giving them so space yet still situated themselves close by the doors.

"Kakashi I think it would be best if we sat down for a moment and had a talk." Ino began gesturing to the chairs on the far side of the hallway.

Kakashi didn't move save for clenching his fists even tighter. Naruto's hand tightened its grip on Kakashi's shoulder. Ino sighed to herself; this was the hard part, not just being one of the medics on Sakura's case but also being the aunt of the little premature baby girl. Composing herself and trying desperately to keep the tears out of her eyes, Ino told Kakashi the dreadful news.

"I'm sorry Kakashi, we were able to stabilize Sakura for now but your daughter didn't make it."


AN: Don't kill me?