21. Ride
It had went from just a young girls crush to much more than that. He'd been a friend, an ally, a lover, a partner, a husband, and the father of her children.
They had seen been through so much together. She'd seen him on the brink of death, as he'd seen her. He'd been there for her whenever she was going through hard times, always her rock through and through.
He'd inspired her to be a better shinobi, reaching past her limits as he always did.
She didn't know how she got so lucky to have someone in her life like him, even just to know him. Despite the mass of women that longed for him in the village he still loved only her.
He was such a loving father too, accompanying her to Tora and Inojou's chunin exams, supporting Ran's decision to work in Konoha's hospital and run the flower shop instead of becoming shinobi.
In the wild ride that was the life of a shinobi, she was glad he had always had him along for it.