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Chapter 21: First week home

'Italic' - Thoughts

"…" – Talking

'Bold Italic' – Kurama talking

General POV

It had been little over a week since Yuudai had been brought home. The four adults had quickly learnt the true meaning of sleepless nights, Naruto and Sasuke especially. During his first few days of being born, it was very clear that Yuu wasn't a cry baby. He only shed a tear when he was either hungry, needed changing or was over tired. Not sporadically without reason. For a fleeting moment, the new parents thought they may actually get some good, quality hours of sleep during the night. How wrong they were. Almost every two to three hours without fail the boy's cries could be heard. Being new to parenting both males would get up throughout the night to cater to their son's needs. By the time morning finally rolled around a strong cup of coffee was the only thing keeping them standing. The joy of parenthood was quickly dawning on them alongside the realisation there were still months to go before Yuudai would sleep through the night without interruption.

Once again the two ANBU Captions were awoken from their sleep when the small body in the bassinette at the end of their bed began crying for their attention. Pulling his hand from beneath the covers Naruto flickered on the lamp beside him and begrudgingly pulled down the covers while his husband did the same.

"I'll change him, you go downstairs and warm up a bottle for him" Naruto mumbled still half asleep as he looked at the alarm clock which read three a.m.

Being too tired to argue otherwise Sasuke stumbled out of bed and made his way out the door. At the same time, Naruto made his way to Yuu in a similar fashion and picked up the crying infant. Cradling him against his chest Naruto left the room as well and headed for the nursery. Flicking on the light he proceeds to the change table and quickly laid the still crying child on it before pulling out a fresh diaper, wipes and cream. Like an expert, in his sleep-deprived manner, he quickly unbuttoned Yuudai's onesie and removed the old diaper making sure to deposit it in the bin at his feet. Making sure to clean the baby's skin, he proceeded to add cream to prevent irritation before finally applying the new diaper. Last but not least he re-buttoned the onesie and gently picked up his son. Using one hand to support Yuudai's head the other went beneath his bottom as Naruto placed him against his chest. Since his son was still grizzling he made sure to place Yuu's ear above his heart in the hopes that his heart beat would keep him calm before his bottle was ready. Exiting the room, the blonde headed down to the kitchen to join his spouse. Once there Sasuke was waiting for him and quickly handed over the bottle. Positioning himself in one of the chairs in the living room, Naruto placed Yuudai in the crook of his elbow and placed the teat in his mouth. Slowly the milk in the bottle decreased as Yuu continued to eat until he had had enough and began playing around with the teat instead. Knowing he was over it, Naruto placed Yuu up against his shoulder and chest making sure he supported his small body and began to burp him. Almost instantly little burps began to surface as Yuudai's top lip began to lose its green tinge. After many minutes Naruto lowered his son and began the processes of nursing him back to sleep but as hard as he may try ocean blue eyes remained open staring into his own. With a sigh, Naruto gave in and looked at his spouse who was lounging against the door frame trying hard to stay awake.

"Can you take him and try to get him to go to sleep Sasu?" Naruto asked with an exhausted expression marring his face.

Sasuke knew that since their son had been born Naruto had been dead on his feet. Although Yuudai wouldn't remember it at such a young age Naruto wanted to be the best Father possible. He grew up never knowing the love of a parent so didn't know what it meant to be a Father. For him, it was more than just trial and error as it was for most new parents. For him, it meant so much more. He wanted Yuu to be raised in an environment surrounded by love, an environment where no matter what the situation he always had someone he could turn to and know he would be supported. He wanted Yuu to have everything he never had in his childhood. Naruto wanted to start being the best Father possible from day one and although he was doing an absolutely fantastic job his body couldn't handle it. The blonde's body had just gone through nine months of stress that it wasn't designed for and now he wanted to be a hero whose body was still recovering from a previous endeavour.

Pushing off the wall, he ventured over to Naruto and took the baby from his arms.

"Go back to bed babe, I'll be there soon" Sasuke stated as he placed a kiss on his partner's forehead. Once Naruto began to make his way back to their room Sasuke sat down in the chair that was just occupied.

Close to an hour later a shattered Sasuke found himself meandering back into his room and placing his sleeping child in his bassinette. When his head finally hit the pillow it was past four o'clock but he was too tired to care. Almost instantly he drifted off to sleep like how his dobe was beside him.

General POV

A sudden sharp intake of breath was the only noise that was made before Naruto shot upright in his bed covered in a layer of sweat. The sheets were pooled in his lap as he attempted to calm his racing heart and burning lungs. During this time he noticed that something felt out of place. It was no longer dark out and he could see the sunlight trying to peek above the top of the curtains. Furthermore, he felt well rested which was something out of the ordinary this past week. Whipping his head to the side he locked his eyes on the clock that indicated it was already past seven in the morning. Throwing the sheets off his body he rushed over to the end of the bed to find the crib empty and with Yuudai nowhere in sight.

Starting to panic he tried to once again calm his raging heart while trying to come up with a reasonable conclusion as to his son's disappearance.

"Oh I see you're up"

The voice came from the doorway which was where his eyes travelled to next. What he found instantly calmed him down. In his Mother's arms was the sleeping black haired babe.

"God you scared me. Don't take him out of his crib like that again, I thought something had happened to him. Tell us next time okay, I was about ready to go on a manhunt"

As Kushina walked towards the bassinet and gently lowered the slumbering child she addressed Naruto.

"Sorry sweetheart. Minato and I heard the two of you up with him early this morning. We knew the both of you were exhausted so agreed to look after him for awhile so the two of you could have a bit of a sleep in. We snuck in around six and got him before he woke up for his next feed and diaper change. We will let you know if we do it again okay"

"No, its fine, I'm probably just overreacting. It's taking me awhile to get accustomed to this whole new parenting thing"

Surprisingly Sasuke was still sleeping even throughout all the talking that was occurring, which only made Naruto smile. Taking his Mothers' arm, Naruto led Kushina out of his bedroom and downstairs so Sasuke could continue to rest peacefully.

^Time skip^

An hour later an energised Sasuke joined his husband and parent-in-laws downstairs. Another hour later a knock on the front door resulted in Shikamaru and Temari being welcomed into the residence.

Once everyone was comfortably seated in the living room with refreshments light conversations began.

"I know I'm probably going to regret asking this but how's parenting treating you?"

"Really well actually. Don't get me wrong its hard work and it's exhausting with the long nights but it's worth it. Don't worry you will find out in a few weeks Shikamaru"

"What a drag"

Her fiancé's complaints made Temari giggle as cries began to be heard coming from upstairs.

"Are you kidding me, he hasn't even been down three hours" Naruto complained as he pulled himself upwards and made his way towards the stairs. Temari being her usual self couldn't wait to see the newborn so joined Naruto as fast as she could in her current state. Together they made the short journey and minutes later found themselves staring down at the teary-eyed baby. With a sigh, Naruto picked Yuudai up as Temari looked on.

"Couldn't you have just stayed asleep a little longer? Papa would have really appreciated it you know"

Temari caught Naruto's weak smile as he gestured towards the room next door and followed Naruto's lead.

"Changed a real diaper yet Temari?"

"No"

"Want to give it a try? I'll help of course"

With a smile of her own, Temari agreed and was quickly shown the ropes by the other blonde before reappearing downstairs. The minute they arrived Sasuke had a bottle ready and Naruto once again looked towards Temari asking her silently if she wanted to feed him. Her open arms were the only answer Naruto received as he handed over the still grizzling baby.

"You know Shikamaru, she's a natural with kids" Naruto whisper into the soon to be fathers ear as they watched Temari set to work "You're lucky, when your little one arrives they will be in safe hands".

Knowing Naruto was right Shikamaru could only nod as he continued to look upon his partner and Sasuke took Naruto's hand. The two stepped out hand in hand with Kushina and Minato doing the same knowing what the men were trying to do.

"You think they will be able to handle it Naruto?"

"Don't worry Mum. Temari's amazing with Yuu plus the two of them should get in all the practice they can before they get the real thing. Besides couldn't you see the happiness and joy spread across her face?"

Everyone smiled at Naruto's last comment before Minato butted in.

"Hey Naruto, why don't we show Sasuke what you were working on while you were still pregnant?"

A wicked smile spread across the younger blondes face as Minato threw a kunai pouch towards him. Sasuke, however, stood beside his partner with an eyebrow lifted and a mix of curiosity and concern etched upon his face. With one last smile directed at Sasuke, Naruto quickly grabbed two kunai, handing one to the Uchiha and throwing the other so it became embedded in the grass quite a distance away. Disappearing from Sasuke's side, Naruto reappeared in a yellow flash beside the thrown kunai then returned in the same fashion. Placing a kiss on Sasuke's lips brought him out of his shock as he stared at Naruto.

"… When?..."

"When you were away on missions, training or in meetings. I had a lot of free time on my hands you know"

"But how? You… you were in no state to be training!"

"Don't worry so much Sasuke. I never did anything to harm Yuudai. You need to remember that to be able to even use the Flying Thunder God Jutsu you need to be able to perform Fuinjutsu. I never learnt the skill from Jiraiya so I had to learn from scratch. Although both Mum and Dad taught me it took a long time to even be able to perform the basics. When I hit nine months I finally completed the sealing formula but didn't want to risk trialling the actual jutsu even though it was similar to a summoning jutsu. That's when I decided I would try it once our son was born so I wouldn't run the risk of hurting him. So what you just saw was my first attempt at using it. But of course, you should know by now that with me being me I'm going to bring this jutsu to a new level and outclass Dad. To be honest I already have an idea or two that just might work…"

"You're crazy Naruto"

"I know. You married me though which means you must be a bit crazy too" Naruto whispered out as he drew himself closer to Sasuke and kissed him lovingly for the first time in days. Once they parted for air they noticed a messenger bird waiting on a nearby tree. Holding his arm out the bird flew towards Sasuke and landed on his outstretched arm. Fetching the scroll he quickly read through it before sighing.

"Kakashi wants all of us to gather in his office as soon as possible. That includes Temari and Shikamaru too…"

Knowing they couldn't argue otherwise, the four shinobi headed inside. Once there they came across Temari whom was in the processes of burping Yuudai and Shikamaru who was rubbing the woman's lower back.

"Did you have fun training?"

"I wouldn't really call it training Temari, but either way I will need to get some serious training in soon to get rid of this baby fat" Naruto joked as he swooped in to take Yuu back. "By the way, the six of us have been summoned to Kakashi's office. With you being pregnant and Yuu being a newborn Dad will flash us there okay. It will save a lot of time and be safer" Naruto quickly said as he headed upstairs to change Yuudai into a different set of clothes and grab his baby bag.

Placing his son down on the changing table Naruto quickly set about grabbing new clothes before returning to the babies side. Firstly the boy's onesie was taken off to be replaced by another light blue one that had the writing 'Sorry ladies my daddies are taken' written across it. Next came a dark blue pair of denim pants and white and grey striped socks. The socks were covered with velcro black shoes and lastly came a jacket that was grey in colour with white and dark blue stripes covering the inside. Happy with how his son looked Naruto grabbed Yuudai's bag and placed in over his right shoulder before picking up Yuu and cradling him against his chest. Not wanting to keep Kakashi waiting he returned downstairs with the others and in a flash, they were gone.

Hokage tower

Naruto POV

Seconds later we arrived before Kakashi and unsurprisingly it looked like we were the last to arrive.

Turning my head behind me I could see the entire Konoha eleven along with their sensei's that were still among the living. Returning my eyes forwards I locked with Kakashi's as I directed my next question towards him.

"Want to explain why we are all here? Along with the fact that Temari whom is pregnant is also among us. Secondly is the fact that Sasuke and I had to bring Yuu out for the first time since he was born. I doubt this is to do with a mission for the simple reason that if it were some of us wouldn't be here"

"Sharp eyes as always Naruto, but your right we aren't here to discuss a mission…" Kakashi had to cut his sentence off short as Yuudai became restless in my arms and began to squirm around. At the same time, Iruka body flickered into the room and Yuu began to cry.

"I see Yuudai's not very happy…"

"Yeah, I don't think your godson likes the outside world very much Iruka" I snapped back unimpressed with how he stated the obvious. With another sigh I dropped the bag I was carrying into Sasuke's waiting hand and propped Yuu up over my chest so his head rested on my shoulder. Softly I rubbed and patted his back until he finally burped bringing up the last of his air from feeding.

"Sorry Naruto, I must not have burped him properly"

"It's fine, don't sweat the small stuff Temari. It's all just trial and error as you'll soon find out"

Once Yuu had settled down and began staring at everyone behind me I returned my attention back to Kakashi knowing the others would be mesmerised by the baby in my arms.

"Sorry Kakashi, but it looks like your subordinates are too busy being fixated on my son rather than on you"

"I can see that" Kakashi commented as he stood up and walked towards me. Once he reached me he smiled at me softly before looking at Yuu.

"I know you want to hold him. All you have to do is ask" I stated as I lifted the said person off my shoulder and held him in front of Kakashi. With another smile, he gratefully took my child and returned to his previous position at the Hokage's desk. Tucking Yuu under his chin and snuggling him against his chest was his first order of business before he cleared his throat to get the full rooms attention.

"Alright, now back to business. The reason all of you are here is because I received a letter earlier from Gaara informing us that in a week's time he and his brother will be in the village. He didn't disclose the reasoning behind their visit but he did mention that it was on a personal level. However, all of you were mentioned in his letter hence why you are here now. He wants you all to prepare a large party of sorts to celebrate, of what about I don't know like I said. I do know however that it would have been held in the hidden sand village but due to Yuudai being a newborn and Temari's pregnancy they decided it would be better for them to make the journey here. It is up to you guys to basically find a location, organise the food, decorations, etcetera. Virtually what you did a few years back when Naruto was released from the hospital. Think you're up for it?"

"Well sure, they only problem is where are we meant to hold it? Last time it was at the Uchiha mansion, but I don't think it will be feasible this time with a newborn in the house" Ino replied straight away answering Kakashi's question.

"That may not be true" I butted in before anyone else got the chance to speak. "Mum, Dad, do you think you could place some sound barriers on our room so it filters out outside noise as not to disturb Yuu when he sleeps, but also make them so that we can hear everything that's going on in the room should he cry for example? Basically a one-way sound barrier?"

"Well sure we could. Might take a bit of work and preparation but it should be possible" Dad answered while he had a hand under his chin in concentration.

"Well, there you go. If you want to hold another party in the compound go for it"