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I yawned as my eyes adjusted to the bright morning light and stretched. "Good morning, Hinata-hime," Naruto's voice sounded from next to me. I quickly turned onto my other side and was surprised to see that he had woken before me. I guess pregnancy is making me more tired, as well as all that chakra I had to use yesterday for the Shadow Clone to take the trials. Naruto had a grin on his face as he gave me a kiss, "We're both Jonin now."

"Good morning to you, Naruto-kun." I smiled, remembering the pranks we had pulled the night before and the final act when Guy-sensei had begun to sleep walk all over the village. I was amazed that he had managed to get down the stairs without hurting himself, but he had done it. We were both sure that by the time he had woken up, most of the village would have seen his new look, courtesy of Anko Mitarashi. "Has anyone woken up yet?" I asked.

"I haven't heard anything." We lived on the top floor of the apartment building, so we would most likely hear when our friends woke up. "It will be soon, I'm guessing. We hid and sealed all the cameras so they can't destroy them.

"I also sealed the apartment so they can't get in to get revenge on us. That's why Sai is sleeping on the couch, remember? He's scared that Sakura will kill him," I replied with a small giggle. I reached behind me to rub my back, it was sorer than usual this morning.

"Here, flip over and I'll take care of it," Naruto said, "I'll make breakfast in a few minutes."

"Naruto, what were you planning on making? I really don't want to have to explain a fire in the kitchen to our landlord," I said as I turned over, unable to keep the apprehension out of my voice. Naruto and kitchen appliances were a bad combination; I'll just leave it at that.

"I was just going to heat up some cinnamon rolls that I bought yesterday, Hinata! I promise I am not going to actually cook anything." He quickly got started working on my back, and soon I had forgotten about the impending breakfast incident.

About ten minutes later, we heard scuffling and shouting coming from above our heads. Our bedroom window was open, so we could easily hear everything.

"What is going on?" Shikamaru asked, sounding completely relaxed, "This is so troublesome."

"It appears that our comrades had some fun while we were passed out," Shino stated, "I hope this comes off."

"Naruto! I am going to kill you for this! I'll apologize to Hinata and your babies later! Sai, you are dead as well!" Sakura bellowed. I think the entire village must have heard her.

"Why is my face painted like Kankuro's?"

"Whose idea was this?" Tenten yelled.

"Its ink, I think Naruto and Sai were involved," Neji said, sounding slightly amused, "They got a little ahead of themselves. We're not married yet."

"What happened to my hair? Why do my eyes sting?" Lee asked, sounding perplexed.

"Oh, hell no! Please tell me I didn't make out with Dog Breath!" Ino screamed.

"Like I'd ever kiss you, you dumb blonde. I would have to be either crazy or drunk out of my mind to even want to make out with you!" Kiba shot back.

"Does anyone remember what happened last night?" Shikamaru loudly asked, trying to be heard over the noise, "For all we know, you two might have. Talk about a drag. This is such a mess."

Kiba and Ino began screaming at each other again. Suddenly Kankuro's voice sounded out, "And just what were you doing, Lazy? I know that's my sister's shade."

"Wahoo! Looks like Shikamaru got some action with Temari!" Kiba called out.

"What do you mean? Have you looked in a mirror recently, Kankuro?" Shikamaru replied, still sounding like he didn't have a care in the world.

"Oh, no! Temari, you are so dead! What did you do to me? Is this one of Naruto's old jumpsuits?"

"I don't think so. If it is, I am amazed you can wear it," Tenten said. "You look ridiculous, Kankuro. The only one of us who doesn't look strange is Lee. Short hair actually looks good on him."

"Kankuro does look the most ridiculous out of all of us," Neji agreed, "Let's see if Naruto and Hinata will let us in to wash this off."

"I doubt it."

"I am going to get Naruto and Sai for this if it's the last thing I do!" Sakura screeched.

"Hey, look at the street below. Isn't that Guy-sensei?" Chouji asked. "Looks like he also got pranked."

"Who did that to him? Not Naruto, Sai, and Temari, they would never prank a sensei like that. Not Kakashi-sensei either, it seems below him," Tenten mused.

"I think Anko is the culprit this time," Neji said, "Wait… Lee, don't read the back!"

"What do you mean…? Guy-sensei! Do you realize what you are telling the whole village? Don't kill your flames of youth like this!" We heard footsteps start to take off, and then Sakura yelling for Lee to stop so she could untie them.

Naruto had his face buried in my hair, trying to muffle his laughter. I was clutching the blankets to my face, hoping to accomplish the same thing.

Suddenly a new voice joined the hubbub on the roof. "I am so disappointed in the ten of you. You are all Jonin now, what excuses do you have for indulging in this sort of behavior?" We heard Tsunade scold them, "You have disturbed the peace of the morning with your racket."

"Tsunade-shisho, this isn't our fault! Naruto, Sai, and Temari are the ones to blame," Sakura defended.

"No, it is your fault. You shouldn't have drunk the punch Kankuro spiked with a sleeping draught. The only intelligent shinobi among you are Naruto, Hinata, Sai, Temari, Gaara, and Matsuri because they were observant and didn't drink it. You all got what you deserved." Tsunade began laughing.

"Hey, you're the only who gave me the bottle, old bat! You are just…" Kankuro was interrupted by Tsunade's dangerously angry voice.

"What did you just call me, Kankuro Sabaku?"

"Err, nothing, Hokage-sama."

"That's what I thought."

"So if I can't kill Naruto and Sai, can I hurt Kankuro instead? He is the one who spiked the punch," Sakura asked.

"Just don't let me catch you."

"Er, Sakura, please don't do anything that could jeopardize relationships between Konoha and Suna. Remember, I have diplomatic immunity!"

"I don't think the Kazakage or the Hokage will care about a couple of bruises. Get back here, baka!"

Naruto and I finally lost it as we heard a couple different people begin to chase Kankuro all over the roof top.

"Who do you think is chasing Kankuro?" Naruto managed to say once his laughter had calmed down.

"My guess is Sakura, Kiba, and Ino. Lee was too busy trying to wake Guy-sensei up, and the others weren't upset enough to do anything that drastic," I replied. "Shall we get dressed?"

"Sure, I wonder if Sai has woken up yet. I hope he was able to overhear what just happened."

We quickly dressed in basic civilian wear, Naruto in a black tee shirt and his dark orange pants, while I wore dark blue stretch pants and a short sleeved white maternity top. Once we left the bedroom, we found Sai wide awake, sitting on the couch with sketch book in hand.

"Good morning," he said, without looking up from his drawing. "Thank you for letting me stay here. I hate to imagine what Sakura would do to me if she found me today."

"No problem," Naruto replied, "Do you want to stay for breakfast? That might buy you enough time for everyone to go back home to undo what we did, then you can make your escape."

"Sure, thank you."

Naruto quickly heated up the cinnamon rolls in the microwave while I poured orange juice for the three of us. As we began eating, Naruto and Sai began discussing everyone's reactions to the pranks, while I tried to keep my mind off of the report Tsunade had received yesterday.

Naruto finally noticed my mind was somewhere else. "What's wrong, Hinata-hime? You seem a little distracted. Are you feeling well?"

"No, I feel fine. Tsunade received a rather disturbing message yesterday from Hidden Waterfall while you were taking the Trials with my clone."

"What did it say?" Sai asked, looking interested.

"It has something to do with Sasuke, doesn't it?" Naruto asked.

I nodded, "Yes, it did. That's why I didn't say anything yesterday. I didn't want to ruin the day for anyone. The message told us that Team Taka attacked a squad of ninja protecting a merchant caravan on its way to Hidden Waterfall."

"A Konoha squad?" Naruto quietly asked.

"Yes."

Sai spoke, "What happened to the squad, Hinata?"

"Three of the four were killed on site, and the fourth was fatally injured. He died after he was brought to Waterfall, but managed to relate what had happened before he died. Apparently Sasuke tried to recruit them, as he did Yamato's squad those months ago, and when they all refused, he killed the three and let the fourth live just long enough so people would know what happened."

Naruto swore and banged his hand on the table, causing me to jump. "He's challenging us, trying to force us to come after him, so he can defeat us and gloat about it."

"Naruto, it does seem like it," Sai observed, "He is trying to demoralize us by killing these people, and I doubt he will stop until he has achieved his goal of destroying Konoha."

"I think he is trying to provoke you and Sakura, Naruto-kun, along with the rest of us. He might be trying to lure you to him so he can take you out," I spoke up, trying to not let my fears show in my voice.

"Okay, that does it, promise or no promise, if that b****** makes another move against my home while I'm around, I'm going to kill him," Naruto snarled. "I won't let him get anywhere near my family or my home."

Sai gaped at him, "You are willing to break that promise you made to Sakura?" He looked like he was in shock.

"I only said I would bring him back, I never said anything about him being alive when I do it," Naruto replied. "Hinata, you and our twins are more important than some stupid, impulsive promise I made to Sakura all those years ago. I made a promise to you that I would protect you and stand by you when we got married. If bringing Sasuke back will put you and our family in danger, then I'm going to kill him first." His intense blue eyes were locked with mine the whole time he was speaking. I was in shock, I hadn't expected this reaction.

"Naruto-kun…" I whispered, taking his hand in mine. There were no words that could describe what I was feeling right then. He moved and embraced me firmly.

"I mean it, Hinata-hime," he whispered into my ear, "I will make sure he cannot harm you."

"I might have something which could help you," I whispered. "During my research on how to come up with a removal for the Caged Bird, I began to design a seal which could lock away someone's kekkei genkai at the genetic level, along with their chakra. I admit, I was just experimenting with it, but I might be able to get it to work in just a few months. Creating a seal is a lot easier than designing a removal. If it works, we might be able to use it on Sasuke, but that will cause the Sharingan to disappear forever."

"It will be worth the price, though some of the civilians may disagree," Sai stated, having overheard what I said. "That dojutsu seems to be nothing but trouble."

"I agree," Naruto replied. "Thank you, my hime." He pressed a kiss to my forehead. I gave a mental sigh of relief that he was calm again.

"Please, Naruto-kun, don't go looking for Sasuke," I pleaded, "He will come here to Konoha in time, and then you can face him. Please, I don't want to risk raising our babies without their father thanks to that teme."

He nodded, "I promise."

A few hours later, the three of us were startled by a pounding on our door. "It's Tsunade. I've got something for you!" She sounded excited.

I carefully opened up the door and she came flying in, something held in her hands. I gasped when I got a good look at it. It was an Uzu Katana.

Naruto and Sai both jumped to their feet when they saw what she was holding. I shut the door and stood next to my husband. "Tsunade-sama is that…" Sai trailed off.

She nodded, "Yes, it is." She then turned to Naruto, smiling broadly, "Congratulations, Naruto Namikaze. This is yours. You have proven yourself worthy to wield the katana of your mother's brother, Kichiro. Draw your blade, Naruto, so your katana will knows whose blood it must never taste again."

Almost in a trance, he took the weapon from her and cut his hand on the blade. The hilt and sheath turned from black to a dark bluish-silver. Naruto stared at the blade, and spoke, almost to himself, "I'm finally worthy because I put my priorities in order. My family is more important to me than anything else, I just needed to say it out loud."

I hugged him, knowing that he needed to know I was with him, all the way. "I could show you a few things with that," I said.

"Not until after the twins are born. I'll train with Kakashi until then, and after you're recovered, we'll learn together, I promise," he said, grinning at me. "Sasuke had better be careful; there is a new Uzu Katana master for him to worry about."

A/N, Take two: About time, Naruto got his katana! FYI, he always knew who was more important to him subconsciously, but sometime you need to hear yourself make a decision. I know that from experience. Let me know what you think, and please vote in my poll!