Hello everybody, thesaiyanjedi here with the latest chapter of "Naruto's Big Day."
We are coming to the end now; after this chapter there will be an epilogue of sorts, and then I think its about time I get back to continuing "Shinachiku's First Adventure."
I hope you all enjoy this one, because I tried to make it as emotional as I could. There is a lemon scene right up front, but after that it gets pretty serious and Naruto and Sakura brace themselves for the next big chapter of their lives together.
So, with all that said, lets get to reading!
Chapter 13: An Unexpected Surprise
"Ooooooh Narutoooooo..."
Sakura was moaning because she had work to get to in the next few hours and she had decided that she wanted to start her day off the best way she knew how...she and Naruto were having sex in the shower.
It had already been about half a month since their first time and even though their exploits getting out into the public domain was humiliating for the both of them, they both got through it together and decided to accept themselves for who they were. Besides, that crucial mistake they made that night taught them a valuable lesson that they've made sure not to forget since. Case in point, the silencing jutsu they put around their bathroom to block out their moaning...or the one they'd put up while they had fun in both the pool and the hot tub last week.
Right now, Sakura was standing bent over with her palms pressed flat against the wet tile. She was moaning in delight as her fiancé constantly sent his erection into her wanting vagina over and over again.
Naruto, meanwhile, was letting out masculine grunts as his hips constantly collided with her rear end and he plowed into her with his hard penis. It always felt amazing being able to pleasure her like this, no matter where or what time of day it was: the bed, the shower, his office, the dojo, it didn't matter.
As they pair made love, the water continued to rain down from the showerhead and soak their naked flesh. They had both fantasized about being together like this and they had certainly played some intimate games in the shower together in the past. But now they could go all the way and it was every bit as erotic as they'd dreamed.
"Oh yes! Oooh! More! More Naruto! Harder! Faster! Deeper!"
"Oh Sakura! Its so good! You're squeezing me so tight!"
Naruto sped up his thrusting as he slammed into her soaking wet ass. He reached around to fondle her jiggling breasts, pinching the nipples for good measure.
"YES! More! More! Love me more Naruto!"
Sakura wasn't being idle. She thrusted her rear backwards to meet her lover's thrusts. She was turned on by the wet slapping sound their hips made. In fact, the contrast of the warm water drenching her like a blissful waterfall as his manhood had its way with her pussy was addicting.
And so they stayed like this for several minutes, each of them getting creative with what positions they could use while in the shower. At one point Naruto pulled her arms away from the wall and bent her downward at a 45 degree angle, Sakura catching on as she put her hands on the ground for balance as he hit her even deeper at this new angle.
"Oooooooh! Fuck! Naruto! It feels so good! Please give me more!"
They stayed this way for a few minutes, Naruto never letting up on his screwing her. But then, without warning, he stopped his thrusts and pulled out.
"Naruto?" she asked looking up at him. "What are you—AAAHH!"
She was caught off guard as he picked her up and pinned her against the cold, wet tile wall of the shower. He held her by her legs and he quickly impaled her again. The water continued to rain down on them both as Naruto made love to her against the wall.
"OH GOD! YES! YES! YES!"
Sakura was in a state of euphoric pleasure as she wrapped her arms around his wet back and her legs around his waist, thus giving him greater thrusting ability and leaving her support totally in his hands...so to speak.
For many minutes Naruto made love to her, banging her into the wall as the shower never stopped running. They were both loving this, they could each tell through the passionate kiss they shared as he pleasured her.
But sadly, all good things must come to an end.
"Sakura! I can feel it! I gonna cum! Oh God, I'm gonna cum!"
"Yes Naruto! Cum for me! Let it out! Cum inside me! I'm cumming too!"
Naruto kicked his thrusting into overdrive as they each got close. He moved his cock in and out of her pussy as hard and fast and deep as he could. Sakura scratched his back, digging her nails into his flesh. As usual, Kurama helped to heal any scars and scratches she may have caused him in her lust.
But then, after another few seconds of this, they could hold it in no longer.
"NARUTOOOOOO!"
"SAKURAAAAAA!"
With a mighty roar, Naruto shot a powerful load into Sakura's vagina. Spurt after spurt fired inside of her and he groaned in pleasure at the feeling of his own release.
Sakura was on cloud nine as she felt her own morning orgasm wash over her. Her walls milked his cock for all it was worth, almost as if she were going to crush it as her juices coated him.
By the time their orgasmic bliss was finally over, the two lovers were left to come to. With her arms wrapped around his neck and her legs still holding him in place inside her, she claimed his lips in a highly romantic kiss. He returned it as he kept her pressed against the tile wall and held her up by her ass. The water from the shower head never ceased pouring over them, only adding to the eroticism of their post-orgasmic kiss.
Eventually breaking free of their lip lock and tongue match, they looked into each other's eyes before chuckling to themselves to break the mood.
"Well, that's always fun," Naruto said matter-of-factly.
"Damn right," Sakura said. "You sure do know how to treat a woman baby."
"Anything for you Sakura." Naruto kissed her lips one more time as he pressed her back against the wall. She loved the contrast of the warmth of his lips, his body and the flowing water against the cold tile that was pressed against her back.
He tried to complement the kiss with a few slow thrusts inside her, which she enjoyed of course...But the downside of making love in the morning is that you just don't have as much time for fun as you do late at night.
She reluctantly broke the kiss. "Naruto, I'm sorry, but we need to get clean so we can both make it to work." He tried putting on the sad puppy face, "Don't give me that look! We've had our fun, now its time to get serious."
"Yes ma'am..."
He pulled his softening rod out of her depths, causing some of his fluids to escape from her and causing Sakura herself to moan at the loss. But while their actual sex session may have been over, they could still have some fun washing each other. They lathered and rinsed soap off of each other's bodies, Naruto paying special attention to Sakura's flat stomach, perky breasts and heart-shaped ass, and Sakura was enjoying running her lathered hands along his strong chest and his tired manhood. They even washed each other's hair for good measure.
Just to be a little naughty, Sakura used her tongue to lick some of the droplets of shower water off of his chest. He returned the favor by sucking the wetness off of her breasts, including sucking on both of her nipples.
"Oooooooh Naruto..."
When the two of them were finally done, they dried off, brushed their hair, shaved, brushed their teeth, applied makeup and deodorant, the usual. When that was done, they went back to their bedroom, still nude, and picked out their clothes for the day...which was pretty much the same generic outfits they wore every day.
After they got dressed, Sakura spoke up. "I can make us some eggs this morning if you're hungry?"
"Thanks babe, that's be really nice."
"Okay, I'll just—"
Sakura had to stop talking as she felt something bellowing up inside her stomach. She could quickly feel it shoot up her throat and into her mouth, forcing her to cover her mouth with both her hands and dash back into the bathroom. She lifted the seat and barfed straight into the toilet.
"Uhh...Sakura?" Naruto asked nervously as his fiancé suddenly started puking out of nowhere. "Sweetie are you all right?" He didn't get a response as other than more puking sounds. "Umm...okay...How about I make breakfast instead?"
Naruto was in the kitchen scrambling some eggs in a matter of minutes. But as he worked at the stove, his mind began to wander. 'I wonder what's wrong with Sakura? What could she have eaten last night?'
As he finished fixing a plate of eggs for the two of them, he sat the plates at the table just as Sakura came down the stairs and took her seat.
"You okay Sakura?"
"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine. Sorry you had to see that Naruto." She saw the plate of food in front of her and scarfed it down her throat really fast. "Mmm! Taste's good! Is there any more?"
Bewilderedly, Naruto offered her his own plate of eggs, which she also ate quickly. "You, umm...you sure must have been hungry huh?"
Sakura sat down her plate. "I guess so."
"You think it was something you ate last night?"
She leaned her head down and started rubbing her forehead, "I...I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I.."
He noticed her current demeanor, "Sweetie, what's wrong?"
"N-Nothings wrong. I'm just feeling a little tired right now for some reason."
Naruto suddenly felt a little guilty. "I'm sorry honey, maybe we shouldn't have made love this morning after all..."
"No! No, no its okay Naruto. It was great as always. This is just...actually I'm not sure what this is."
"Did you get plenty of sleep last night?"
"Yes, the full eight hours." She let out a sigh as she laid her head on the table. "Ugh! To tell you the truth, I've been feeling extra tired in the mornings for the last couple of weeks now."
Naruto was surprised, but still clueless, "Really? Maybe your mind's been too stressed out from working at the hospital?"
"No, works been fairly normal all things considered. I mean, sure there's a surgery here and delivering a baby there, but other than that I—"
The color began to fade from Sakura's face as something that she'd just said fully registered in her brain. Fatigue in the mornings, her unexpected barfing, her appetite...
'Could it...? No! No it can't be! I'm more careful than that! There's no way I would ever be stupid enough to—"
Her train of thought was then interrupted. She remembered their first night together; how completely consumed with lust and desire they were, so much so that they didn't even remember to take precautions so that their friends would not be able to hear them. If she was foolish enough to make that big a mistake that night, could it be possible that she also...?
'Oh...God...'
"Sakura?" Naruto asked in innocent concern. "Sweetie are you okay?"
Hearing his voice instantly snapped her out of her panicked thoughts as she turned to face him. "Oh! No, no its nothing Naruto! Don't worry about it."
He could only stare at her for a moment before letting it go. "Oh, okay...But you know, if you even need to talk about anything—"
"I SAID I WAS FINE OKAY! DAMMIT! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST TAKE THE HINT SOMETIMES YOU IDIOT!"
Time seemed to stop for both of them as Sakura covered her mouth in shock at what she had just said. 'Oh God! What the hell was that?! I just yelled at him for absolutely no reason!'
Naruto's face was filled with shock, confusion, and a little bit of sadness; it was all she needed to see to know that she'd hurt his feelings. It wasn't even like back when they were children when she would hit him and yell at him for actually doing stupid things. No, this time it was totally uncalled for, and she needed to apologize right away.
"Sweetie, I'm so sorry I yelled at you like that. Please forgive me. I swear I don't know why I said that—"
"Its okay Sakura, I understand." He got up from the table and started heading toward the door. "Listen, I'd better start heading to work. I'll see you later tonight."
Without another word, he walked out the door to his job, leaving her alone. She did not cry both she did put her head in her hands. 'God I'm so stupid!'
Sakura didn't know what was going on, but as a physician and a woman she definitely had a suspicion. She knew that she needed to get to the bottom of this, and soon! She just prayed that with his maturity and all the things that were already changing for both of them, that he'd be able to handle it...
But that was going to have to wait. First, she needed to get to work.
Naruto was hard at work already signing forms and meeting with the Elders for the usual grilling and complaining session. It impressed him how quickly he was getting used to this job. Granted, much of the work was still boring as hell, but he was getting used to it nevertheless.
There was a knock on his office door. "Come in."
The door opened to reveal his old friend and now his assistant. She bowed to him as she spoke, "Lord Hokage?"
"Morning Shizune, how may I help you?"
"Naruto, Odaku of the Anbu Black Ops is hear to speak with you."
"Arigato Shizune, let him in."
She bowed and stepped to the side, allowing the Anbu to enter the office and approach the Hokage's desk. As per Anbu tradition, he wore a mask to conceal his identity, in his case a mask resembling a hawk. Shizune took her leave and closed the door behind her, leaving the two men alone.
"Report Odaku," Naruto ordered.
"Hai Hokage-sama!" Odaku proclaimed as he removed his mask, revealing his youthful, yet rugged face, his dark brown hair, brown eyes and fit muscles.
Naruto had read this man's file and he was impressed. In fact, he had even been assigned to a mission with him once before Kakashi had announced his Hokage appointment. Odaku was a strong, loyal shinobi who strived to become the best and to earn respect...and Naruto could certainly respect that. Granted, he could be a bit, err, aloof from time to time, but he had never failed a mission yet. Heck, at the rate this man was climbing the Anbu ladder, he could find himself promoted to captain in just a few years, which would put him on equal rank with Sai.
"Sir," Odaku began, "I bring report from the most recent Anbu escort mission to the Hidden Stone Village. The Tsuchikage's journey to the smaller villages within the Land of Earth has been successful and there has been no hostilities from local bandits."
"Excellent. I always love hearing about a successful mission."
"Permission to speak freely my lord?"
"Granted."
"If I may be so bold sir, would it not have been wiser to strengthen our own borders instead of aiding in security for a foreign village, whom might I add used to be an enemy of ours?"
"Odaku," Naruto spoke, "you know full well that Iwagakure are our allies now, just like all the great villages are. Offering additional security and assets amongst our villages is but one way of making sure that this great peace continues to last. Besides, the Fourth Tsuchikage just so happens to be a friend of mine, I would hate loose her or any of my friends for any reason."
Odaku actually smiled at that; maybe this man could be a halfway decent leader after all...
"Furthermore," Naruto continued, "the feuds of the past are just that, in the past. We needs to maintain the Shinobi Alliance to track down and confront any real threats to world safety."
And with that statement Odaku's faith was lost once again. 'Bringing forth a new era of peace indeed.'
"Odaku," Naruto said getting the Anbu's attention, "has there been any new developments in the location of Orochimaru or Kabuto?"
"No my lord. Anbu Black Ops has been in contact with the forces from the other Five Great Shinobi Villages as well as with agents from the neighboring village of Yugakure. They all claim that they have seen no suspicious activity coming out of Otogakure or the Land of Sound in months. Wherever Orochimaru or Kabuto are, we have not found any evidence that either of them is plotting anything against us at this time."
Naruto closed his eyes in thought as he took all of this in. "I see. Thank you Odaku."
"Sir, if I may, are we planning some sort of offensive against the Land of Sound?"
"Certainly not! A wise kage never goes looking for war! But..." he paused to make sure he had the Anbu's understanding, "...he must always be ready for it. I have seen my home attacked twice when I was growing up, the second time seeing it nearly get destroyed. I have no intention of ever letting that happen again."
"...I understand sir."
"Arigato. Is there anything else?"
"No Hokage-sama! This concludes my report sir."
"Very well then, you are dismissed."
As the Anbu bowed and then turned to leave, he stopped before opening the door. "By the way, I'm not sure if I ever had the opportunity to speak to you about it, but congratulations on your engagement to Lady Sakura."
Naruto actually smiled at that, "Domo arigato Odaku!"
"Have you two set a date yet?"
"We've talked about it, but nothing's been set in stone yet. But don't worry, when a date is decided we'll yet everyone know. After all, I could always use an extra hand to help beef up security at my own wedding."
"The future is full of surprises, isn't it my lord?"
"That it is Odaku, that it is..."
"Well...this certainly is a surprise."
Tsunade was standing in Sakura's office, formally her own office, with her arms crossed and a scowl on her face. She had been enjoying her retirement for years now and was not overly excited when she received a call from her former apprentice that she had an urgent, private matter that demanded her personal attention. She did not know what she was supposed to expect, figuring that it probably had to do with a sophisticated medical procedure that Sakura wanted her expert advice on. What she got instead...
"So...in addition to forgetting to put up a silencing jutsu to keep your first time a secret from all your party guests, you also forgot to use a contraceptive jutsu to boot! Is that right?"
Sakura looked down with some sense of shame. "I'm not sure m'lady. I just can't remember. I mean...Naruto and I were both so in the moment that we—"
"Oh we all know how 'In the moment' you two were that night!" Sakura frowned in annoyance at Tsunade's comment. "Gomen."
"Master," Sakura continued, "you know what I've told you I've been feeling lately."
"Indeed." She counted on her fingers, "Morning fatigue, spontaneous vomiting, increased appetite, sudden mood swings...I'd say it pretty obvious what's going on here."
"I know...I just...I need to be absolutely sure, that's all."
"And even though you are qualified to diagnose yourself, you instead felt more comfortable getting a second opinion from someone you trust."
"...Hai."
The buxom Sannin let out a sigh, "Alright, fine. Tell your nurses to hold all of your appointments and we'll go investigate this."
Naruto was leaning back in his chair, sipping his coffee and waiting for Shikamaru to bring in another stack of paperwork for him to sign. He was dreading it of course, so he sought to enjoy as much of this private time as he could get before his ever-thorough adviser came in to spoil the moment.
Looking out the window of his office, he could see a few parents picking up their kids from the Academy. Boys and girls smiling as they were greeted by their mothers and fathers.
'Father...'
He had never had that opportunity. He had been alone his entire life, an orphan. He never got to learn the real truth about his parents until he was a teenager. He was surprised as hell to learn that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage himself, as well as the third jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox, the second being his own mother.
'Dad...Mom...'
He had only gotten to meet his mother once and his father twice, and ever since he first met them he wished he could have gotten to know them better. He wished that he could have grown up with them like a normal kid. Instead, they both gave their lives to protect him, to allow himself to live his life carrying this immense burden and set him down his path to rise above it and become a hero. He loved them so much.
And yet, right now, that one, single word kept repeating itself in his head over and over again. 'Father...'
Contrary to popular belief, Naruto was not a complete idiot. He knew that if he and Sakura get married, then sooner or later the issue would come up about them having children. Were they ready? Were they still too young? Were they financially stable? Wouldn't his career take up all of his time so he would literally have now time left to raise a family? How could he expect to be a father when he never got to live with one himself?
And yet, as he continued looking out the window seeing the children hugging their parents and going home for the day, he thought back more closely to his own past.
'What am I thinking? Oh course I've had father figures growing up! Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Pervy Sage...all of them!'
It was true, all of these men, particularly Iruka, were there to give Naruto the kind of guidance and discipline he needed to learn and become a man. But beneath all of that, they were watching out for him, molding him, giving him the guidance he needed to grow and to form his new identity. He loved them all for that and would always be indebted to them.
But there was a fear in his heart. He saw himself, the young adult Hokage of his village, always busy with his job and rarely ever there for his own son...or daughter, he really didn't mind which. He saw his child acting out, being hyperactive, desperate for attention, angry, confused, and most of all lonely...all the things he himself had to live with growing up. The difference was that there was a reason why Naruto never knew his father growing up, while in his vision his child was going through the same pain because of him. He even recalled couple of stories that Shikamaru and Konohamaru had told him once, that when Asuma-sensei and his brother were growing up they hardly ever got to see their father, the Third Hokage, due to his responsibilities to the village.
That didn't sit well with the blonde, not at all.
He remembered how he used to feel about his father when he was still a child, how he would react if he were ever to come across him one day while the rest of the world treated him as a monster. He used to wonder if he would even recognize his father if he were ever to meet him. And then he though about his own child, and whether he or she would be forced to live the same way, without even getting to look into his eyes...their father's eyes...
Sailin' down behind the sun
Waitin' for the Prince to come
Praying for the healing rain
To restore my soul again
Just a Tuareg on the run
How did I get here? What have I done?
When will all my hopes arise?
How will I know him, when I look in my father's eyes?
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
When I looked in my father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
Then the light begins to shine
And I hear those ancient lullabies
And as I watch this seedling grow
Feel my heart start to overflow
Where do I find the words to say?
How do I teach him? What do we play?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That's when I need them, that's when I need my father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
That's when I need my father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
(Yeah)
Then the jagged edge appears
Through the distant clouds of tears
Now I'm like a bridge that was washed away
My foundations were made of clay
As my soul slides down to die
How could I lose him? What did I try?
Bit by bit, I've realized
That he was here with me, and I looked into my father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
I looked into my father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
My father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
I looked into my father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
My father's eyes
(Look into my father's eyes)
(Look into my father's eyes)
(Yeah, yeah)
(Look into my father's eyes)
Seeing the Academy students all go home, he made up his mind. If he ever became a father himself, he would not allow his job to get in the way of his family! All his life, the number one thing he really wanted, even above becoming Hokage, was a family.
He used to question whether he was man enough yet to handle such a massive burden as fatherhood...but not anymore. He was ready...he knew it.
Sakura was waiting in the examination room for her master to come back in with the test results. She had no idea what to expect, all she knew was that whatever she was about to learn could change both of their lives forever afterwards, in ways that no war, no battle, no amount of training could ever hope to compare to.
Yeah, she was feeling extremely nervous.
Eventually, the door to the room opened as Tsunade came in. She looked over to the pink-haired young woman and then looked back down at her clapper board.
"M'lady?" Sakura asked with some nervousness clearly apparent in her voice.
The old woman merely stared at the test results for several seconds before looking her old student straight in the eye. "Sakura, I've triple checked these results and used all the procedures I know. I'm afraid there's no mistaking it. Sakura..." she paused allowing the pinkette to brace herself, "...you're pregnant."
A tidal wave of at least five extreme emotions bombarded her all at once. She was shocked, ashamed, terrified, amazed, and happiness, a happiness that rivaled even the day Naruto had asked her to marry him.
The poor girl could come up with nothing to say in response, she simply had too much going on inside her head to register properly. Tsunade had seen such a reaction on female patients she had diagnosed before.
"According to my estimates, I would put you due date at..." she double checked her clapper board to make sure her math was right, "...November 7th."
Tsunade let out a sigh. "Sakura," she said in a serious tone, snapping her out of her trance, "listen, I know that you probably didn't expect this, and I can tell that you are having a lot of conflicting feeling right now, and believe me that's totally normal. What you decide to do with this baby is between you and Naruto...but..."
Tsunade really did not want to say what she was about to say. She never really believed in what she was about suggest, but as a medical ninja she needed to offer up all the best possible options. "If in your heart you feel that you just aren't ready to be a mother yet...well, you do know that there is still another option—"
"NO!"
Sakura yelled at the top of her lungs. She was a medical ninja, the best in the village, she knew exactly what her master was suggesting! She had the frequent obligation to put the option out there for other pregnant women she had diagnosed like she herself was now. But like Tsunade, she never really believed in it, and there was no way she was going to do such a thing now!
"Gomen m'lady," she apologized, "I didn't mean to yell, but with all do respect, I don't know what Naruto is going to say when I tell him about this child, but there is no way that I am going to have an abortion."
Tsunade smiled, "I'm happy to hear you say that Sakura. So when are you going to tell him?"
Sakura hesitated. She knew what answer she needed to give, but that inevitable worry about how he was going to react to it nagged at her conscious. "I suppose I'll have to tell him tonight."
"Honey? I'm home."
Naruto had just gotten off work and was anxious to see his fiancé. After her strange behavior this morning, he was really worried about her and wanted to make sure she was feeling okay.
He looked all throughout the house and simply could not find her anywhere. He tried the living room, the dining room, outside, the dojo, the library, her office...And then he slapped his forehead; if she wasn't anywhere else, then it was obvious where she had to be.
Making his way upstairs, he knocked on the door to their bedroom. He heard what he thought sounded like a gasp coming from the other side.
"Sakura? Are you in there?"
"Y-Yes Naruto, I'm here."
"Oh, are you okay?"
There was silence for about three seconds, "Naruto...could you come in please? There's something very important that I have to tell you."
Naruto, ever the clueless idiot that he was, opened the door without a second thought and saw Sakura sitting in the bed with her hands in her lap. She looked nervous, really nervous about something. In fact, if he didn't know any better, he'd say she was on the verge of crying.
"Sakura," he said with worry, "what's going on?"
She didn't look at him as she patted the bed, letting him know that she wanted him to sit down with her. None the wiser, he did as he was told and sat down on the bed at her side.
"Honey, what's the matter?"
She gathered up the courage to look him straight in his cerulean eyes. "Naruto, listen, I found something out today, something that's going to change our lives. I need you to promise me that when I tell you that you're not going to hate me afterwards."
He took her hand in his own, "Sakura, nothing you can tell me would ever make me think less of you. I love you."
Hearing him tell her that, those three simple words, were what it took to give her the courage to finally come out and admit the truth. After this, there was no going back.
"Naruto...I'm pregnant."
Time stood still. The silence was so stark that you could hear a pin drop. Naruto felt like his bran had shut down. There was no way that he had truly heard that right.
"Wha…A-a baby?"
"Yep. I'm…" Sakura suddenly got this smile filled with feminine pride, as if a great truth had suddenly washed over her. "I'm gonna be a mother, y'know!"
Naruto was still left dumbstruck. "And I'm…I'm gonna be a father…"
"I'm gonna be a mother, y'know!"
A goofy grin started to form on the blonde man's face. "And I'm gonna be a father."
"I'm gonna be a mother, you know!"
"And I'm gonna be a father! Oh my God, Sakura, this the best thing that's ever happened to me!"
"Is it really?"
"Yes, you, our child, this life…It's everything I ever wanted." Naruto couldn't resist anymore and embraced his wife in a huge hug. "I love you so much Sakura!"
"I love you too Naruto, so, so much!" Tears of pure joy were now pouring down the woman's face as they shared a loving kiss; all the while Naruto placed his hand on her stomach, thanking the heavens for finally giving him a family.
There were no words, none could describe the incredible happiness that had consumed him. This was, far and away, the happiest day of his life since she said she'd marry him. Becoming Hokage, it didn't even compare.
Unable to fight his enthusiasm, He picked her up by her waist and spun her around the room, Sakura laughing in joy the whole time. When he set her down, she claimed his lips for a second time, himself quickly giving in and cupping her chin in his hands. She wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss.
After breaking their connection with audible pop, he kneeled down and lifted her dress up, running his hand along the flesh of her stomach. It boggled his mind that inside there was their unborn child.
Sakura giggled as his touch was tickling her. She was so relieved that he was accepting this. It made her happy, happier than she had ever been in her life, that is less than nine months, the three of them were all going to be a family. She did not even try to fight it as more tears of joys flowed from her eyes.
Standing back up, he brought her into another tight hug, which she accepted.
"I love so much Sakura."
"I love you too Naruto."
Breaking the hug, they now had to deal with the awkward silence as they tired to figure out how to follow up that conversation.
"So...umm..." Naruto scratched the back of his head awkwardly, "...what happens between now and then?"
"Well, I'm going to be having mood swings from time to time, and I'm probably going to be getting some craving for bizarre foods, among other things."
"What about your job?"
"I can keep going for a few more months, but at some point I'll probably have to go on maternity leave, at least when I start showing."
"Showing what?"
"My stomach you doofus!"
"Oh..."
She shook her head at his ignorance. "Dear God I hope our child gets my brains instead of yours."
"Hey!"
She giggled, "Y'know I mean no offense no offense sweetie." She then heard him giggle as well. "What is it?"
"Its nothing, its just that the way you say 'y'know' like that, it kind of reminds me of my mom."
Sakura looked genuinely surprised, "Really?"
He nodded his head as he relaxed himself again. "So do we know if its a boy or a girl?"
"No idea, it will probably be a couple months before we can find that out. Why? Hoping for one or the other?"
"As long as our baby is healthy and happy, it makes no difference to me." She smiled at his words. "Say, have you told anybody else about this yet besides me?"
"Only Lady Tsunade, she was the one who ran the test that confirmed it."
"I see. So then you haven't told Ino or the other girls yet?"
"No, I kind of want to hold off on that for a bit so Ino doesn't blab about it to the entire village."
Naruto rolled his eyes, "Good point."
"Sweetie," Sakura said with a new sense of nervousness, "are we going to be alright? I mean, what are the Elders or other people going to think when they find out that their Hokage fathered a child outside of marriage?"
"Well the way I see it, you and I are already engaged to be married soon, so it shouldn't be a huge deal. And besides, if the Elders have a problem with it, they can take it up with me!"
The positive atmosphere then took a sudden change as something in Naruto's voice got really serious. "But honey, I want to promise me something alright?"
"What's that?"
"Promise me that you help back me up when we have to tell your parents about this! It was already bad enough having to face your dad when our first time was made public, now this?!"
The blood in Sakura's face totally drained away. After all that had happened today, never once did she think about how she was going to explain this to her parents. 'Oh...shit..."
She shook her head clear. "We'll deal with that later. Right now, how about you and I go out to Ichiraku's? I've got a hankering for ramen all of a sudden."
Naruto's eyes widened in shock, "Y-You do?!"
"Yeah, and I think pork and shinachiku will taste good tonight."
There you have it! Sakura is pregnant and good for Naruto that he took it so well!
There was some dialogue in the scene with Naruto reflecting on his own father and whether or not he was ready to be a father himself or not. This was meant as my way of commentating on Naruto's relationship with Bolt in the canon universe. While I do recognize that being a dad and the Hokage cannot be an easy thing to balance, I think most NaruSaku fans agree with me that it was a pretty lousy way to depict our hero at the end of his story.
Part of the ending scene where Sakura reveals the truth to Naruto was directly pulled, word for word, from a flashback scene I wrote in Chapter 4 of "Shinachiku's First Adventure." Just like in that chapter, it was intended to be a mirror of the scene from episode 247 of Shippuden where Kushina first told Minato that she was pregnant with Naruto.
In speaking of Naruto's dad, the song in this chapter was "My Father's Eyes" by Eric Clapton. The song is meant to reflect on how Clapton did not know his own father growing up, and at the same time how his then soon to be born son might think of him. I thought this was a great contrast and the song would fit these feeling's well.
I think that's all I've got for now. I hope to see you all here again for the wrap up, and I hope you've all enjoyed the ride so far!
Until next time, see ya!