To say Obito was blindsided would be an understatement. He just blinked at his wife who was smiling and waiting for his answer. "I…" He paused still trying to process the information.

Rin leaned forward until her face was just a few inches from his face, "You're going to be a daddy and I'm going to be a mommy." She could see the light in his eyes and was actually already feeling embarrassed for whatever he was about to do.

In the blink of an eye Obito was outside on top of the Hospital holding a confused and dizzy Rin. "You hear that Leaf Village; I'm going to be a daddy!" He screamed at the top of his lungs so everyone could hear it.

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Team 7 had been part of everyone all sitting in the hospital room they all celebrated differently. Naruto tried to bounce out of his restraints so he could dance, but he was stopped by Sakura's celebration as she pulled him into a hug. Sasuke just smiled and nodded, in his opinion the world could always use more Uchiha's.

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Gai had been walking to the hospital to check on Lee when he heard the booming voice of his friend radiate through the whole village. "Yes the power of youth lives on in the next generation!" He screamed as he started sprinting to the hospital.

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Obito and Rin were wide eyed hearing Gai, he used the same trick that Obito did to make his voice louder. Rin looked at Obito, "You told everyone so you get to handle 'the power of youth'." She said giggling in her husband's arms.

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Naruto was in heaven right now Sakura was holding onto him for dear life and he didn't want her to ever let go even though she was making it hard to breathe.

Sakura remembering that the object of her aggressive affection was still hospitalized let him go earning her a puppy dog eyed look from the blond. "Oh calm down baka." She said with a big smile of triumph.

Sasuke smirked at the antics of his two best friends. "Well since dobe is awake I'm going to head home and get some sleep, I leave you in the wonderful hands of Chef Haruno."

Naruto glared at his friend, "Oh I forgot." Sakura said picking up the bowl of soup and putting more into his mouth. "Eat up Naruto so you can get better quicker."

Naruto was taking the abuse because he was still restrained in his bed and because it was from Sakura. The only other person he would take being treated this way was Rin but she was a great cook. He remembered she had been taught by the girlfriend of her sensei.

Sakura noticing the look in Naruto's eyes and that this was the first time they had been alone in days spoke up, "Naruto I think we need to talk about what was said during the invasion."

The blond was dreading this, "No that's fine Sakura more soup please." He said opening his mouth wide, he would much rather suffer her cooking than her rejecting him.

"No Naruto we need to talk about this." She said as he nodded accepting that this was going to happen. "Did you really mean what you said; that you love me?" She was most worried about that; she knew Naruto had a crush on her but love was something entirely different. Most of the girls in their class had crushes on Sasuke but none of them actually loved him.

Naruto nodded at her, "From the first moment I saw you Sakura. Do you remember that?"

Sakura shook her head and Naruto started to tell the story of their first meeting.

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Naruto was bouncing on his heels as he walked next to Big Brother Obito, he was so glad that he had a day off just to play, lately it was just him and Big Sister Rin most nights because Obito worked all the time. But today it was just the guys and he was so excited to go to the park with big brother.

Once Naruto saw the park ahead he took off running as he saw Obito running after him to keep up. Not looking where he was going Naruto he slammed into something tripping him as he ran. "Ow that hurt." Naruto said rubbing his head, "Watch where you're…" Naruto froze losing all sense of language as he looked at the image in pink in front of him.

The first thing he noticed was that tears were starting to well up in her eyes he reacted immediately, "Hey I'm sorry are you ok? My name is Naruto; what's yours?"

The young girl rubbed the tears out of her eyes, "Sakura." She said trying to hold back the tears leaving her hand on her forehead just a bit longer.

Naruto gave her a big bright smile, "It's nice to meet you Sakura do you want to play?" He asked reaching his hand out to her.

She looked at him curiously, most kids didn't want to play with her. She didn't care why he wanted to play; she extended her hand into his and they ran off to play.

"So much for just the guys." Obito chuckled as he took his seat on a bench watching over Naruto and the little girl because he didn't see any other adults.

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Sakura was gently smiling at Naruto, "I had forgotten about that. Since back then?"

Naruto nodded smiling, "Then after we joined the academy I never stopped, even when Sasuke moved in shortly after every time I saw you I would light up."

Sakura was moved by the blond at that point. If anyone had asked her how she felt that day she was just happy that someone else wanted to play with her. But by the time they were in the academy she had become friends with Ino and the other girls who all fawned over Sasuke and ignored the dead last that was always hanging out with him.

She brought him into a hug again but this one wasn't as bone crushing as the first one had been so he was content to just let her hold him.

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It didn't take Naruto long to realize that she had fallen asleep. With a smile Naruto jiggled releasing his restraints and carefully put Sakura back into her chair and let her sleep with a big goofy smile on his face.

"When did you figure out how to get out of the restraints?"

Naruto turned to the side and saw Jiraiya leaning against the window. "When Obito yelled his announcement." Naruto said smiling and looking back at the sleeping pinkette.

"You did well kid." Jiraiya said to Naruto meaning every word. "Few Shinobi in history have ever been able to say they tangled with a Biju and lived let alone win."

If Sakura hadn't been sleeping in the room Naruto would have been bouncing off the walls happy that he was receiving this praise; but he just decided to silently take the compliment. "So when do we leave?"

Jiraiya smirked liking this kid more and more, "Lady Rin cleared you for duty two days after you're released."

Naruto quirked his head confused, "Why do you call her Lady Rin?"

Jiraiya smirked, "What are they teaching you kids these days in the academy; since she is carrying the heir to the Uchiha clan she is Lady Uchiha."

Naruto shook his head confused, "I thought Sasuke was the heir."

Jiraiya looked at Naruto confused now himself, "Sasuke was never the heir to the clan. Technically Itachi would come before Sasuke and if Itachi isn't here the next in line would be the highest-ranking member of the clan; Obito."

"Obito is a clan head?" Naruto shouted but immediately covered his mouth as Sakura stirred a bit but did not wake up.

"That's the way it goes in clan politics kid it sucks but without an elder council no one else can make those decisions." Jiraiya said leaning against the panel on the window.

Naruto stayed silent at that, "Does Sasuke know?"

"I'm sure he does. But from what I can tell it has never bothered him, that boy wants two things in life."

Naruto looked back to the Sanin, "Two? All Sasuke has wanted is to avenge his family by killing Itachi."

Jiraiya nodded, "That's the first thing, but the second is to protect his new family. That means you Naruto."

The realization hit Naruto like a ton of bricks after having it explained to him it made perfect sense.

"He's already lost one family he refuses to lose another."

Naruto looked down at his hands and thought about their little family. Obito and Rin would be starting their own family by bringing a child into the world. Sakura had wiggled her way into their family easily enough; and Sasuke was the brother Naruto never had. "He won't that's a promise."

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In the distance a man wearing a cloak was making his way to the village. As he walked his red eyes watched the landscape carefully for anything that could be a danger. Being back here could end with him dead but right now he had a job to do. "If the rumors are true that snake will pay for hurting my dear brother." Itachi Uchiha said as his eyes came upon The Village Hidden in the Leaves for the first time since he had left.