Finally, it was time. The parents were standing by the entrance of their house (more like mansion) when the carriage approached the gates. It was a bit dark but there was no mistaking Konoha's fine fire Ox.
You can have a boy turned into a man by experience and fate's cruel beatings but in the end, if the man's heart is in the right hands, he'll be as jubilant as a little boy and feel his vigor return, regardless of age and illness.
"Daddy!" Fuka called as she ran out of the carriage, Arms wide open, begging for her father's warm embrace.
It would be no surprise that for the girl who held his heart, the man would forget his position and become filled with youth.
"Fu-chan!" He called back, running towards Fuka, arms reaching for the girl's small frame. Within moments, he had raised Fuka in a tight hug and was spinning in joy. Even the most psychotic bastard would crack a smile at the man's joyous hysterics. The mother was watching the father's tight hug with a smile, waiting her turn to greet her child.
"I missed you so much Fu-chan! Where's your sister?"
"Right here." Tsunade called out. He put his daughter down and took quick steps towards his baby, forgetting their respective titles and honorific etiquettes.
"Kimi-baby!" he exclaimed as he took the baby in his arms.
"Aaah!" She exclaimed when she saw the familiar face and heard the familiar voice. Behind them, Fuka and her mother were greeting each other.
"Hello Fuka-chan. did you have a good time?"
"Yes mother. I was a good girl just as you asked."
Smiling warmly, she knelt down and patted Fuka's head gently.
"Thank you, Fuka-chan."
It was not hard for the Hokage to tell where Fuka got her good manners from. It takes a lot for a mother to suppress her needs to provide and nurture in order to educate a child.
However, Fuka's mother was human.
"…mommy missed you so much." She whispered as she pulled Fuka into a gentle hug, rubbing her child's head and back as she kissed her cheeks.
Tsunade had but one regret as she watched the touching family reunion. She wished Naruto was there too. He would have been a bit jealous and moved but he would enjoy it in the end.
"We're leaving." Sasuke said in a commanding tone and stood up. He produced two cloaks and gave one to his partner.
"Don't draw any attention. Be at your position and slip in when I give you the sign."
"Right, Right." He said as he put the cloak on and started walking behind Sasuke.
"Don't mess up. There's four-"
"I know. Mommy and daddy have two little angels. Don't worry. I'll hold up my end of the bargain."
'Is this entirely necessary?'
'Kurama my darling.'
'No.'
'Kurama my sweetheart.'
'You're making it worse.'
'Kurama my comrade.'
'…I'll settle for what I can. What is it, my nightmare?'
'Being the upstanding citizen that I am-'
'You're not.'
'-I need to keep track of the assets I've accumulated through doing my duties-'
'You mean the crime kingdom you've been building.'
'-And doing that requires a certain amount of attention from time to time.'
'Can I ask why you have to do that in the kids' room? can't you just do it in your room like you always do after you jerk off?'
'I'm hurt that you don't know why, Ku-chan.'
'I'm hurt that you expect me to know why...the fuck did you just call me?'
He squinted at the sound of thunder and resumed his study of the paperwork. He scribbled a few notes down about a change of methods in the new area and flipped a page.
'So…you took some smelly shit from that hyuuga today.' it said, trying to start the topic casually.
'Don't forget his henchmen. They pinned me down and opened my mouth for him.'
It laughed out loud at that. Same old, same old.
'Indeed. The girl must be worth it.'
'To be honest, it's not just about the girl.'
'Huh?'
'Think about it…I'm doing it partially for her sake. If I want her, I need to change so in a sense, I took that shit for the both of us.'
'Naruto my nightmare.'
'Yes Ku-chan?'
The sound of thunder shook the house. the rain was pouring so hard, Naruto thought it would crack the window's glass.
'Stop calling me that.'
'Nope.'
'Fuck…I was gonna say I'm proud but fuck it. go blind you dipshit.' It said before going to sleep. It gave up trying to guess whether Naruto was serious or not. he was a rabbit hole and it had no intention of falling into Naruto's horrorland.
Fifteen minutes later, the tall-case clock made a noise that signaled midnight. He rested his head against the wall, where Fuka had drawn the fourth's face on a mountain and sighed heavily.
"Fuck my life…" he whispered to no one in particular.
He did not know how he got himself in that situation. One day, he was aiming to be the hokage and the next thing he knew, he was obsessed with destroying the Akatsuki. After that was done and dealt with, there were no more goals. He had to spend his days in some way and he needed fun to make them go by quicker.
He picked suicide missions to test his limits and eventually, he started a big game to pass the time even faster but right now, the game's paperwork was giving him a cramp in the neck.
*Knock Knock*
He groaned at the sound and hit his head against the wall lightly. He really wished he could ignore whoever it was and go to sleep but the situation demanded his attention. Not only was it raining, it was midnight and more importantly, he was trying to change.
"Fuck my life…" he whispered again and stood up. The closer he got to the door, the more uncomfortable he felt. By the time he reached the door, he was simply standing before it, doing absolutely nothing.
All the senses in his head were warning him not to open the damn door.
*Knock Knock*
But since Naruto had already said fuck my life twice, he ignored all reason and opened the door with a smile, trying to be a cliche nice person.
"Wow…not every day I see a wet Hyuu-"
*Thwack*
"Yep…Towel's in the bathroom. Help yourself, Hinata."
'What's she doing here?' He thought to himself as he watched Hinata wordlessly invade his house. Any red-blooded man would have appreciated how Hinata's wet clothing hugged her curves but being the sexually-overdosed bastard that he was, he smiled in annoyance as he mentally prepared himself for whatever was coming.
'Fuck my life...'
The study
"Well? What was it that needed my presence, Kitama-san?"
"It's about my children's caretaker, Tsunade-sama. It's about Uzumaki Naruto."
"So? What about him?"
"He's…soon, he'll be contacted by some powerful men, Tsunade-sama. His influence has been growing rapidly and with power comes corruption so-"
"The Hell?!" she asked incredulously. She knew that Naruto had a few screws loose in the head but this was unbelievable for her.
"There's not much time, Tsunade-sama. We need to discuss how to deal with Uzumaki-"
"Then why did you give your daughters to such a man if he's so dangerous?"
"I will explain why but first, We must-"
The sound of explosions in the vicinity and the violent tremors cut the man off.
"Fuck!" she barked as she ran to the window, trying to assess the situation.
The sight of a Susanoo was enough to make even a kage break a cold sweat. Going through her seals, she summoned a small slug and began commanding it immediately. After she was done, she went through some more seals.
"Reverse Summoning!"
'If this fucker thinks I'm letting him near the girls, he's got a massive dick coming his way…' she thought to herself before she activated the seal on her forehead.
