Disclaimer: Sasuke owns Naruto.
Warnings: AU, Mpreg, Shounen-ai, Violence.
Beta by: AiMila.
A/N: Welcome to the new chapter! This is the chapter where we resolve everything. I hope you will like it!
Celestialfae: Thank you so much for your suggestion! To be honest, I don't watch that show but I still hope you'll like what I've written!
Please enjoy!
Naruto opened his heavy eyelids slowly. He looked around and blinked quickly, the room was too bright for him to adjust just yet. He breathed shallowly as he bit his lips in pain. It felt like somebody had beaten him up and forgot to finish the job. He opened his mouth to call out to someone but a fit of coughs caught him. He moaned in pain as his abdomen ached in pain.
He looked down and a loud gasp left his lips as he couldn't find his baby bump there. He reached out to touch his stomach but couldn't as he started coughing again, but this time, it made him cry out softly.
"Naruto,"
Naruto looked up with the sudden voice and was met with his husband's relieved face.
"You are awake," Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief before kissing his wife's forehead. "Good morning, my love."
"Sa-" Naruto started but couldn't finish. It felt like his throat was on fire.
Understanding what his wife needed, Sasuke grabbed the glass that was placed on the stand next to Naruto's bed. He filled it with cool water and holding Naruto's neck, he leaned the glass against his wife's dry lips.
Naruto drank greedily, the cool water soothing his lips and throat.
"S-Sasuke, what happened?" Naruto asked immediately, he couldn't remember anything that happened after entering the hospital.
"You gave birth to our son last night," Sasuke explained as he caressed Naruto's hair.
Naruto nodded with wide eyes. "How is he? Where is he?"
Sasuke sat down on the bed beside his wife and held his hand in his tightly. "He's fine. He's in perfect health," Sasuke said with an adorning smile. "The doctor is really surprised since he's premature, but I knew that he would be fine. I told you that he would be strong, he's our son."
Naruto nodded with a trembling smile.
Sasuke wiped away his wife's tears of happiness with gentle fingers. "He's so small, Naruto and the most beautiful thing I have ever seen."
Naruto nodded as more tears left his eyes. "I-I want to see him, too. Where is he?"
"They are keeping him under close observation, just in case," Sasuke explained, soothing his wife. He smiled as a new thought occurred to him. "You are a mother now... My beautiful, little mother."
Sasuke leaned down to kiss his love but fingers against his lips stopped him. He raised an eyebrow at Naruto's sour expression.
"I'm still angry with you," Naruto said with a frown. "You were kissing someone else."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Come on, love. I told you that she was the one who kissed me."
"Does it matter?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow. "She was still having what's mine in the end."
Sasuke smirked. His wife was too cute sometimes. "But can't you forgive me for the sake of our son?"
Naruto's eyes softened at the mention of their baby. "Fine. I'll forgive you just this time. But I don't want such a thing happening ever again!"
Sasuke nodded with an amused smile and leaned down once again. He let his wife rub his lips with his fingers, probably cleaning them, before kissing him with all the love he felt.
Naruto's eyes closed on their own as he kissed his husband back. It felt like a kiss of life after giving birth to their baby. Their lips moved tentatively and Naruto raised a hand to tangle in his husband's hair. He gasped and broke their kiss as he felt a small lump under his fingers.
"D-Did I do this?" Naruto asked unbelievingly.
Sasuke nodded with a hearty chuckle.
"I'm sorry," Naruto squeaked worriedly. "Does it hurt? Somebody should see it," Naruto looked around quickly. "Let's find a doctor or-"
"Love," Sasuke called out, cutting off his wife's blabbering. "I'm not hurting. I deserved that hit. It is you we should be concerned about, okay?"
Naruto nodded quickly and his heart started beating unevenly as they heard a knock at the door.
"Come in," Sasuke called out and smirked as his brothers walked into the room.
"Good morning," Itachi smiled as he saw Naruto awake.
Naruto smiled back and tried to sit up but he hissed in pain as moved his body.
"Don't move suddenly," Sasuke scolded and changed the position of Naruto's bed, so that his back was raised comfortably.
"Welcome," Naruto smiled.
"How are you?" Shisui asked as he put the flowers on the stand beside Naruto's bed.
"I'm fine, thank you," Naruto smiled.
Sasuke took the little bag Itachi brought and took off a red ribbon from it. He pushed Naruto's bangs out of his face before tying the ribbon around his wife's head. Naruto touched the ribbon with a smile and caressed Sasuke's cheek as his husband kissed his brow.
It was common thing to tie a red ribbon to the new mothers. It was an old belief that demons would try to get the mothers, so the red ribbon was used as a mean to keep any bad creatures away. It was such a nice thing of his husband to get Naruto one.
Naruto was rather startled when there was a soft knock at the door and then a nurse walked in with a crying, white bundle in her arms.
"Ah, mother's awake," She smiled. "Little one wants to meet you."
Naruto nodded with big, glossy eyes and his heart skipped a beat as his baby was placed in his arms.
The baby hushed immediately and cuddled up to Naruto's chest, sleep claiming him immediately.
"He knows you," The nurse commented happily. "He knows your scent and your voice."
Naruto didn't reply. He didn't hear anything and saw no other than his baby within his arms. He was here... He was with him finally. God, he was so small... He had pale skin and black hair just like his father. His cheeks were plump and they were adorably pink. His small hands were curled up and they were resting against his tiny chin.
Naruto gasped softly as his baby stirred and then squirmed a bit. His peaceful expression changed with a little frown, making him think of Sasuke and then opened his tiny mouth to let out a sharp cry. He squirmed a bit more and then opened his eyes, his sleepy gaze meeting Naruto's wide eyes for the first time.
Naruto's breath hitched as saw his baby's eyes for the time. He was perfect. Unique. His left eye was the same azure blue of Naruto's while his right eye was Sasuke's midnight black. He was so special.
Naruto didn't realize he was crying until he felt fingers wiping them away. He looked up to see his husband's soft, loving face. He looked around and realized that Itachi and Shisui had left already.
"They wanted you to have your privacy with meeting our son," Sasuke explained with his soft voice as he realized the silent question in his wife's eyes.
Naruto nodded and looked up to the nurse in fear as his baby started crying loudly. "Wh-What's wrong? Is he hurting?"
"No," The nurse shook her head with a gentle smile. "He's just hungry."
"Oh," Naruto nodded quickly. "Can I feed him? I don't think I have milk yet."
"This is a natural process," The nurse explained calmly. "Your body started releasing the needed hormones, you just need to nurse the baby and you will start lactating soon enough. Feeding is really important for you to build a close bond with your baby."
"Yes," Naruto nodded, rubbing his baby's back gently to calm him down.
Seeing Naruto's hesitancy, the nurse bowed down. "You can call me for anything. Congratulations again."
Naruto nodded his thanks and waited till the nurse left the room before turning to his husband. "Sasuke, help me?"
His husband nodded immediately and leaned to the ties at Naruto's back which were keeping his hospital gown together. He untied the first two and pushed the left side down, revealing Naruto's flawless shoulder and nipple.
"Does it hurt?" Sasuke asked hurriedly as he saw how red it was.
"A bit," Naruto admitted softly. "But it's okay."
Naruto neared his baby to his chest and watched in wonder as his crying halted suddenly. He rubbed Naruto's chest with his tiny nose and then found what he was looking for. He latched onto the nipple and started sucking furiously.
Naruto gasped with the new sensation and giggled as his baby sighed in content as milk rushed into his mouth. He touched his baby's hand and immediately, tiny fingers wrapped around his finger, holding onto it tightly. Leaning over, Naruto kissed that pale, smooth hand and then nuzzled his baby's cheek lovingly.
"I was so sure that he would have my birthmarks," Naruto commented as he traced his baby's cheek where he thought the whisker marks would be. "It's nearly impossible to not have them. He was exposed to the demon's chakra in my womb."
"I guess he's strong enough to supress the demon that he didn't get any harm," Sasuke mused loudly.
Naruto nodded, awed by their son's strength. "Is he the new container now?"
"Yes," Sasuke nodded, eyes never leaving their son's small form. "There was no way to seal it back into you. You were too weak to accept it back."
Naruto nodded. It didn't upset him. The demon was the inheritance of the royal Uzumaki family. It was only natural that his son owned it now.
"Thank you, Sasuke," Naruto smiled up to his husband. "You were perfect as a sealer."
Sasuke shook his head and leaned over to kiss Naruto's lips. "I thank you… Thank you so much for giving him to me. There are no words to explain how I feel."
Naruto smiled. "I know, I feel the same. Nothing matters anymore, he's healthy and with us, there is nothing more I could ask for."
Sasuke nodded, agreeing with his wife.
They both looked down as they heard a popping sound. Their son let out a long sigh. He moved his legs before rubbing his hands against his face. He was asleep in a matter of seconds.
"He's good at sleeping," Sasuke commented with a smile as he tied Naruto's gown back.
"Yes," Naruto nodded with a peaceful smile. He raised their baby and let his husband take him. "I think it's time for him to have a name."
Sasuke gazed at their son's sleeping face with soft eyes. The moment he had learned Naruto was pregnant, he had decided their baby's name. He never strayed from it and knew that his son would bear his name perfectly. His son was the living proof of the Gods' support and approval to them. So he was going to live with their names.
"Inari Raiden," Sasuke whispered to their son. "Inari Raiden, that's your name. I've given you your name, may the Gods give you a long life."
Naruto bit his lips as he watched his husband and son with a soaring heart.
"I will be the soft cushions under your feet," Sasuke promised their son. "And the blue sky over your head. Whenever you look behind, you will see me there and whenever you want to fly away, you will have me to spread your wings... I love you, thank you for being my son."
Naruto was hardly holding back his tears. The birth had messed up his moods really bad it seemed.
"You should sleep," Sasuke whispered as he straightened Naruto's bed. "You need to rest."
Naruto nodded. "It's going to take a while to recover from the loss of the demon."
Sasuke raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"
"Normally, extracting a demon would kill its vessel," Naruto explained and took a relaxed breath as the pressure on his abdomen lessened when he lied down.
"And you are telling me this just now?!" Sasuke hissed.
Naruto rolled his eyes and then smiled. "Don't worry. I'm an Uzumaki. Our life force is stronger than any other's. We don't die easily."
Sasuke let out a deep sigh. He didn't want to be angry right now. His wife was alive and healing quickly while his son was in perfect health.
"Do you think the demon helps our son with his health?" Sasuke questioned.
Naruto nodded. "Most probably."
Sasuke gave a nod and placed their son in Naruto's arms. "Go to sleep."
Naruto nodded, wrapping little Raiden tightly in his arms. It actually didn't matter how he was named. He was going to be Naruto's little berry no matter what.
"Sasuke, don't forget about the DNA test," Naruto mumbled as his eyelids dropped heavily.
Sasuke bit his lips furiously as he frowned in distaste.
"It's okay," Naruto mumbled, falling asleep quickly. "I don't mind."
Sasuke did mind. It was such an insult that he couldn't swallow it. He was never going to forgive his family for this. Never.
With a sigh, Sasuke sat down on the seat beside the bed and started watching his little family with a small smile.
Naruto felt like running away when the Uchiha compound came into his view. But he wasn't going to do that. This was the last step of everything. He needed to be strong as everything fell apart.
He had stayed in the hospital for three days in which he was attended closely. The doctor was really surprised with their son's health but he was also really happy for not putting him in newborn intense care.
Naruto was taking longer to heal. Even now, his abdomen was aching badly, but he didn't show it. He just focused on his baby who was sleeping in his arms at the moment.
Whenever Naruto looked at that innocent face, he forgot about everything and his heart filled with so much love that he couldn't breathe. Sometimes, it was overwhelming but Sasuke was always good to calm him down.
Itachi and Shisui had had a fight over how to call their nephew. Itachi insisted that Inari suited him better while Shisui said that he had a Raiden aura around him. After some more arguments and with Naruto's interference, they decided to use the name they liked.
"Be careful," Sasuke said as he helped Naruto to leave the carriage.
Naruto nodded and leaned into his husband as he wrapped an arm around his waist, supporting his still weak body.
Naruto looked up and saw the stars blinking down at them.
"Look baby," Naruto smiled down at his baby who was watching his face with half lidded eyes. "They are called stars. They are beautiful, aren't they?"
His berry stayed uninterested, making Naruto laugh.
"But of course, you are more beautiful than any of them," He said, kissing his baby's button nose.
Sasuke guided his little family inside and they walked to their room directly.
Naruto lied their baby in the middle of the bed and watched as he fell asleep slowly.
"You know," He started softly. "I was thinking that if he was healthy I wouldn't mind getting executed. At least I would know that he's fine and by your side. I thought I wouldn't ask for more," Naruto gulped as he looked up to his husband. "But I want more… I-I don't want to die, Sasuke. It's not enough, I want more time with him. I want to see him grow up. I want him to come to me when he cries and know that I will always kiss away his troubles."
Sasuke kissed his wife's forehead lingeringly. "You are not dying... I want you to start what we have planned, okay?"
Naruto nodded quickly.
"I'll end all of this right now," Sasuke stood up. "You stay with our son. I know that you will protect him."
Naruto nodded. He felt better now since his chakra was back. He wasn't defenseless anymore. He could protect their family as well.
"Good luck," Naruto said and with a smile Sasuke left.
He looked down as his baby squirmed in discomfort.
"Let's change your diaper," Naruto said lovingly and stood up. He hissed as he put a hand against his abdomen. He needed to avoid making any sudden moves.
He took their bag and got a diaper along with wet wipes. He sat down again and opened the bottom of the onesie his baby was wearing. Inari whined in distaste and moved his legs quickly.
"It's okay baby," Naruto called out soothingly. "Mommy will change your diaper and you will feel better in a bit."
He pulled the onesie up to his baby's belly and took off his dirty diaper. He blinked as something he hadn't realized before drew his attention. On the right inner thigh of his baby, there was a mark. It was a faint pink, maybe that's why Naruto couldn't see it before and it oddly looked like a… strawberry.
Naruto snorted and then started laughing merrily. It actually happened. His baby had a strawberry stain for real.
Taking a few deep breaths, Naruto kissed the pinkish mark and then dressed his baby back after changing him.
"You sleep and see sweet dreams," Naruto said softly as he covered his baby's little form with a duvet. "Mommy's going to get ready."
Kissing his baby's pink cheek, Naruto stood up. He made sure that the door was locked before walking to their dressing room.
Sasuke entered the small room where his parents liked having their evening coffees and he wasn't disappointed to see them with little cups in their hands.
"Good evening," He said with his hard voice.
"Sasuke, welcome," His mother smiled.
Sasuke gave a nod. "My son was born. Three days ago. In case you were wondering."
"Are you sure that he's yours?" Fugaku asked with a raised eyebrow.
Wordlessly, Sasuke took off a white envelope from his pocket and handed it to his father.
Fugaku opened the envelope and read through it quickly. He cleared his throat before giving a nod. "The child is yours. But we still-"
"Before you make any strange decisions, I need to show you something," Sasuke said.
Mikoto gazed at her husband who seemed angry at the words Sasuke chose. Still, he nodded.
"Please put up a genjutsu that will prevent you from being seen and just watch," Sasuke requested.
Mikoto looked at her husband for approval. Fugaku seemed suspicious but still, he gave a nod.
Sasuke watched as his parents disappeared from his sight and he moved to the door quickly.
"Bring Sakura here," He ordered to the awaiting maid at the door.
He returned to the room and started pacing as he waited for his ex-wife. He wasn't sure what was taking so long. Normally, Sakura would appear right away if Sasuke sought him.
The reason of her lateness was clear when she entered the room.
Her hair was tied up in a loose bun and her lips were painted an eye-catchy red. She was wearing a blood red kimono which revealed her chest generously.
"Sasuke-kun," Sakura smiled happily.
She was about to die of her excitement. Sasuke had called her in the middle of the night. She hadn't been able to see him for the last few days after that nuisance's little show to get his attention but he was back to her again. And this time, she was sure that he wanted her back for good. Sasuke was a man and he had his needs. Only Sakura understood him so well and only she could give him whatever he wanted.
"Sakura," Sasuke acknowledged her presence. "How are you?"
"Fine, now that you are back with me," She said with a trembling smile, her eyes filling with tears when she recalled the pain of his absence.
"I will never leave you again," Sasuke promised.
Sakura's eyes widened. Before Sasuke realized what was happening, his arms were full of her small body.
"I knew it," Sakura sniffled. "I was waiting patiently. I knew that you would be back to me."
Sighing inwardly, Sasuke patted her back. "Yes, I'm sorry for causing you this much pain."
"It's okay," She said quickly. "I love everything about you, even the pain you give me."
"My son was born," Sasuke changed the subject. He didn't like where the conversation was going.
"O-Oh," Sakura nodded hesitantly. "Are you sure that the child is yours?"
Sasuke nodded without a word.
The expression she made was such a spectacular disappointment that it looked like she believed her own lies by heart.
"So, what are you going to do now?" Sakura asked, fearing the answer.
"Even if the child is mine, I can't be with Naruto anymore. I've fallen out of love with him and even a son cannot change how I feel," Sasuke said with his hard voice.
Sakura nodded quickly. "You are so right, Sasuke-kun."
"Therefore, I decided to get rid of him and make you my son's mother," Sasuke said, barely holding back from throwing up.
Sakura closed her hands over mouth to stop a joyful cry. "Of course Sasuke-kun! I will be a perfect mother!"
"I have no doubt," Sasuke nodded. "But first, I need to thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Sakura blinked.
"For showing me what kind of a person he is," Sasuke said easily.
Sakura's eyes widened. "I'm not sure-"
"Come on Sakura," Sasuke smirked. "We both know that it's thanks to your clever thinking that we are together right now."
Sakura gazed at Sasuke's face for a while and then a shy smiled bloomed on her face. "I-I knew that he was no good for you. He was trying to change you and steal you away."
Sasuke's smirk widened. "And you took action to stop it."
"Yes," Sakura nodded quickly. "I needed to make you realize what's good for you."
Sasuke gave a nod. "Thanks to you, I've learned my enemies and allies."
Sakura nodded happily. "I do anything for you, Sasuke-kun!"
"I was wondering one thing," Sasuke started with a smirk. "How did you convince Sai to do as you wished?"
"I just gave him money," Sakura said quickly.
Sasuke bit his lips to prevent himself from laughing. It was clear that she was lying, but Sasuke didn't care.
"So you convinced Sai to pretend he was in a relationship with Naruto and you drugged Naruto for your set-up," Sasuke said as he rubbed his chin.
Sakura nodded slowly.
"You thought so well," Sasuke said through gritted teeth. He was getting fed up with this already. "But I feel like there was another who helped you. Am I right?"
"Yes," Sakura nodded again, waiting for Sasuke to take her in his arms finally.
"And who was that hero?" Sasuke asked with the last piece of his patience.
"My father," Sasuke said happily.
She needed to thank him for everything. Without him, she would have tried to get rid of the baby as well. But now, she was going to be a mother. She was going to eliminate the risk of Sasuke getting married once again. Her father was a true hero as Sasuke said.
Smiling widely, Sakura looked up to her husband, awaiting a kiss that would wipe away all of the bad memories. But the next moment, she found herself on the floor with a harsh slap.
"S-Sasuke?" Sakura touched her aching cheek with a trembling hand.
"You shameless bitch!" Sasuke shouted as he grabbed her hair, nearly ripping it off her scalp.
Sakura cried out in pain. "W-What?"
"You fucking dared to dirty my Naruto's name!" Sasuke kept yelling, he couldn't stop himself anymore. "And you talk about it so fucking easily!"
Sasuke grabbed her neck then turned to the side. "Do you see whom you were siding with till now?"
Mikoto's eyes were brimming with tears while Fugaku's were wide, no words leaving their lips.
"Sasuke-kun, please!" Sakura struggled to break free of his grasp. "What are you doing?"
"Showing people what kind of a backstabbing bitch you are," Sasuke growled.
"Y-You," Sakura's eyes widened. "You betrayed me!"
"What are you talking about woman?" Sasuke snapped. "I should kill you right here."
"No, no," Sakura started hitting Sasuke's chest as tears left her eyes. "All I did was for us!"
"Is it so hard to understand I don't want you?" Sasuke shouted. "Was it so hard to take no and leave me the fuck alone?"
Sakura cried as Sasuke threw her against a wall mercilessly.
Sasuke was about to grab a hold of her again when another person walked into the room.
"Sasuke," Naruto called with wide eyes. He was holding his baby with an arm while his free hand pressed against his abdomen, a painful hiss leaving his lips.
"Naruto," Sasuke ran to his wife's side immediately. "What are you doing here?"
"I could hear your voice from our room," Naruto said. "Please don't do something you will regret later."
"I won't," Sasuke reassured before kissing Naruto's forehead soothingly. "Now go back to our room and don't leave there till I come to get you, okay?"
Naruto nodded silently.
When he looked past his husband's shoulder, he saw Sakura panting on the floor. Her hair was a mess and her cheek was bruised while blood was dripping down her chin in a thin trail. Then, he saw Fugaku who seemed frozen and Mikoto with her big, glossy eyes. She locked her eyes with Naruto's and they pleaded for the compassion Naruto didn't have. Not anymore.
"Okay," Naruto nodded and rocked his baby as he whined in his sleep.
Leaning over, Sasuke kissed his son's pink cheek. "Go now."
Nodding once again, Naruto left without looking back.
"S-Sasuke, I..." Mikoto gulped, not knowing what to say.
"Your turn will come later," Sasuke hissed and grabbed Sakura's hair once again. "Walk."
She struggled but it didn't make any difference. Sasuke dragged her out of the compound and started walking into the village without stopping.
"You are hurting me!" Sakura sobbed. "Please, I'm sorry!"
"Your regret means shit," Sasuke said darkly and started shouting as they entered the luxurious neighborhood. "Haruno!"
Sakura's eyes widened as people started looking out of their windows, watching the scenery with shocked faces.
"S-Sasuke, please stop," Sakura pleaded, tears leaving her eyes. "We can talk and solve everything."
"Haruno!" Sasuke shouted again as he stood before their house.
The pale pink haired man left the house quickly along with his wife.
"Uchiha-sama," The man gulped. "What's happening?"
"Oh, you know what's happening better than me," Sasuke muttered as he threw Sakura at his feet. "What kind of a lowlife you are that you used your own daughter to get things that you actually don't own and don't deserve?"
"I-I think there is a misunderstanding," The man said quickly. "If we only could talk and-"
"There is nothing to talk about," Sasuke hissed and then talked loudly for every single witness to hear. "I'm giving your daughter back to you. She's been a disappointment to the Uchiha. She betrayed me in the worst possible way and she doesn't deserve breathing the same air as me anymore."
A few people gasped and they started murmuring at the display, looking at the Harunos in pity and disgust.
"I'm taking back everything I've given you," Sasuke said and did something nobody expected.
His hands moved quickly for the hand seals he knew by heart and he set the house he had given Sakura's family on fire easily.
Sakura's father screamed as he saw his house burning quickly. Without hesitating, he entered the house to extinguish it before losing it completely.
"If I see anyone helping these people, I will make sure you get the same, if not worse treatment from me and the Uchiha," Sasuke threatened darkly and people ran away in fear, knowing that Sasuke wasn't joking.
"Why you are doing this?" Sakura's mother shouted as tears left her eyes.
"You are as guilty as them," Sasuke said impassively. "You knew what they were doing yet you still kept silent. You are the same as them."
Her eyes widened and she blushed as she looked away. At least she still had some dignity to blush in shame.
Sasuke walked to Sakura who was watching the flames of the house light up the night sky as she sobbed loudly on her knees.
"You know what?" Sasuke started calmly as he kneeled beside her and kept talking as she looked at him pleadingly. "I won't kill you."
Sakura's eyes widened.
Sasuke smirked. "Surprising, isn't it? Don't take me wrong, I'm itching to rip you into pieces."
Sakura shivered in fear and tried to crawl away but Sasuke's hand was quick to grab her hair once again.
"But, I won't," Sasuke started talking with his low voice and disturbing smirk. "It would be too easy, you know. I would kill you and you would go to hell and everything would be over. But I don't want that. Do you know what I want?"
There was no answer but a painful whimper.
"I want you to live," Sasuke hissed. "Live the rest of your life in misery. Live with the delusion of what was never yours. Live as everything you stole from me slides away from your hands. Watch me as I go on with my life, with my family. Die with every single breath you take without a chance of regaining what you have lost."
Tears were leaving her eyes without stopping but she had nothing to do or say.
"But of course, I will be so generous to give you a parting gift," Sasuke smirked and grabbed Sakura's chin roughly.
She tried to break away but it only caused Sasuke to smirk wider.
Sasuke took a deep breath through his nose and filled his chest. He held his breath for a few moments and then blew it through his mouth slowly.
Sakura screamed in pain as Sasuke's breathe of fire burned her face easily. There were other screams coming from the house but Sasuke paid them no attention. He let Sakura drop on the ground and she turned into a ball as he sobbed in pain.
Taking a deep breath, Sasuke stood up and walked away without looking back.
Naruto wrapped his sleeping baby with a white, thin blanket and took him in his arms. He kissed his cute, button nose and smiled. He was so cute, Naruto wanted to eat up his babyberry.
He looked up as the door opened and his husband walked inside with a weary smile.
"Are you ready?" Sasuke asked as he walked up to his wife.
"Yes," Naruto nodded and smiled as Sasuke rubbed his nose against their baby's cheek.
"Let's get going," Sasuke said and wrapped an arm Naruto's waist before leading them outside.
They stopped as they found Fugaku and Mikoto outside, waiting for them.
"Did you need something?" Sasuke asked coldly.
"Can we see our grandson?" Fugaku was the first to speak.
In response, Naruto covered his baby's face and held him closer.
"I didn't think you consider our son as one of your own," Sasuke said with a raised eyebrow.
"N-No," Mikoto wiped away a stray tear quickly. "Please forgive us."
"You know what, mother," Sasuke started slowly. "I think you realized Naruto was innocent in the middle of the things. But you still kept silent because you already had made your choice and you kept supporting it stubbornly," Sasuke said coldly. "To you, your pride and being right is more important than a human being's life."
Mikoto bit her lips as she looked down.
"You father," Sasuke faced his silent father. "When I was a child, you thought me that a Lord must be just and fair... Is this the Uchiha Lord's justice? You could have ended everything easily. You could had taken Naruto's word over others, but you didn't. You chose to believe Sai. He said that he got my wife pregnant, but my wife was already pregnant when we returned from Whirlpool. Did we also take him there with us? If only you stopped your arrogance, things wouldn't have come to this" Sasuke said harshly and then added coldly. "Still, it's not my place to make the decision of your forgiveness."
Fugaku looked at Naruto expectantly but it was Mikoto who spoke,
"N-Naruto, I know bad things happened, but we are a family. We can forget about all of this and go back to our lives. So please, forgive me."
Naruto gulped the tightness in his throat and raised his nose. "Of course I will forgive you."
Mikoto smiled happily.
"I just don't know where to start," Naruto said and then added, "Should I forgive you for slapping me? Should I forgive you for not believing me? Should I forgive you for wanting to kill me? Should I forgive you for leaving me homeless? Should I forgive you for starving my unborn baby? Should I forgive you for his and my health problems? Should I forgive you for trying to kill my baby? Should I forgive you for making me feel worthless?" Naruto lined without any hesitation. "So which one?"
"N-Naruto," Mikoto closed a hand over her mouth.
"It's so easy for my lips," Naruto said. "I forgive you. There you have it, I hope you will be happy now. But my heart," Naruto hissed as he looked into their eyes without hesitation. "But my heart will never forget what you made me live through. And no forgiveness will I wish as long as it keeps beating."
It was like the room suddenly got colder. Nobody would have expected to hear such a thing from the kind hearted Naruto, but everybody had a limit to their patience and Naruto had passed his long ago.
Naruto looked up to his husband. "Sasuke, I want to go home."
Sasuke nodded. "Let's go."
He held Naruto close as they walked away from the Lord and the Lady.
"Take care of yourselves, I guess," Sasuke called without looking back and soon, they were out under the dark sky.
A carriage which had all of their belongings was waiting for them already. And beside the carriage, their brothers were waiting for them patiently.
"We will miss you and Raiden," Shisui said as he gazed at the sleeping baby.
"Yes," Itachi nodded as he hugged his brother.
"We will keep in touch," Naruto promised with a smile. "You should also come to visit us whenever you want."
"Yes, that would be good," Itachi smiled as he kissed Naruto's forehead. "I entrust you to each other, okay?"
"Don't worry, onii-sama," Naruto smiled.
Nodding, Itachi helped Naruto to settle in the carriage and watched as his brother got inside after him.
"See you later," Sasuke said and they left the Uchiha compound and the Leaf village behind as Naruto waved at their brothers.
Letting out a sigh, Naruto made himself comfortable in his husband's arms as they gazed at their sleeping baby's face.
"He grew up," Naruto commented.
"In three days?" Sasuke chuckled.
"Of course!" Naruto nodded excitedly. "He will be even taller than you someday!"
Sasuke smiled peacefully. "I can't wait."
They were both silent for a while.
"I will make you happy in Whirlpool," Naruto ruined the silence.
"You make me happy," Sasuke responded as he kissed Naruto's hair. "I'm always happy with my family."
Naruto nodded happily and closed his weary eyes in content.
Life was so strange. In less than two years, his whole world had changed from its roots. Naruto had gained things he never thought of possible. But now here, with his baby in his arms and his husband's warmness surrounding him, Naruto knew that he wouldn't change this for the worlds.
For his little family, he could endure everything and fight everyone. That's what families were for after all.
Smiling to himself, Naruto snuggled deeper into his husband's firm body and fell asleep easily.
His dreams were colorful and bright. So was his future.
So, how was it? I enjoyed writing this chap. Next chapter will be the last one I guess. If it gets too long, we will have two more chapters. Anyway, thanks for reading