"Hi, Kakashi. Can I please talk to you?" Kasuki asked his older brother and then turned his head to finally notice his sister-in-law. "Oh, Sakura. You're here too. That'll make this easier."
"What's up, baby brother?" Kakashi asked his younger brother on a sunny Monday afternoon. Kakashi and Sakura were having lunch together in Kakashi's office.
"Oh. I just wanted to say that I'll be moving out of the house by the end of next month." Kasuki broke the news.
"What? Why?" Kakashi asked a little panicked, surprised and confused.
"Well, I feel bad burdening you guys, so I looked for a small apartment to rent, but couldn't find one. Then, Iruka said I could stay with him. So, by the end of next month, I'll be sharing an apartment with Iruka." Kasuki explained.
"Iruka? Huh. Interesting." Kakashi thought about it. Kasuki nodded his head.
"Yep. He has become one of my best friends here, so I'm glad he's letting me stay with him. I just have to clean and pay rent, which is a given, so yeah."
"Yeah, but you can live with us for free! You just have to clean everyday, and we could even let you slide a few times! You don't have to leave us. You can stay. You're really not a burden at all." Kakashi explained.
"I appreciate you guys letting me stay with you. Really. It means a lot that my brother looks out for me. I just feel bad. You guys have eleven people living in that house. It can get a bit overwhelmed." Kasuki told.
"Yeah, but you don't overwhelm us at all." Kakashi claimed. "In fact, you're the only one I can stand there. You actually do your chore and you show some respect, something no one else does. You're the only one guest I like there."
"You flatter me, Kakashi. You really do. But, I can't keep relying on my big brother for everything. I need to be an adult, again, and pay bills, and clean, and do other adult things." Kasuki reasoned.
"You can be an adult living with us. Seriously. If you leave, who else can I rely on? No one!" Kakashi exclaimed. Sakura just raised an eyebrow at him. "I'm talking about the guests, babe."
"Kakashi. If I don't leave soon, I'll never gonna wanna leave and you're stuck with me forever."
"I'm perfectly okay with that." Kakashi claimed. Kasuki sighed.
"Kakashi. This is something I feel like I have to do. I hope you understand." Kakashi sighed.
"I do. I understand completely." Kakashi sighed again. "Alright. As you wish. No one's stopping you."
"Thanks. I appreciate you helping me. I seriously do." Kasuki smiled.
"I know. It was fun living with you." Kakashi smiled. Sakura smiled too.
"Hey. You still gotta deal with me for another month." Kasuki teased. Kakashi chuckled.
"Alright. Sounds good." Kasuki smiled one more time and then left.
"Wow. Who knew that he would be the first one to leave us?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah. I'm a little upset. Out of everyone, my brother had to be the first to leave? Unbelievable." Kakashi claimed. "Then again, he is the most responsible, so it does make sense."
"I'm afraid that he'll be the only one to leave until Ino gets married. I don't see any of the Sanin leaving." Sakura foretold. Kakashi sighed.
"Me neither." Kakashi claimed.
"You know, dear. You don't have to be afraid to ask us for any help." Mebuki told her daughter while she was making dinner. Sakura looked at her mom confusingly.
"Help? I don't need any help though." Sakura admitted.
"Are you sure? Your father and I are always here for you. We can help you with anything you need, baby. Nothing is too trivial for you." Mebuki insisted.
"Mom. I can assure you that I don't need help. Everything is completely fine at the moment." Sakura assured her mother.
"Oh, I wish you weren't so independent. You and your brother both are so independent and I don't like it." Mebuki crossed her arms over her chest.
"Mom. We're ninjas. We kinda need to be independent." Sakura reminded.
"I know. Oh, I hate how you both don't need us." Mebuki pouted. Sakura stopped what she was doing and turned to her distressed mom.
"Mom. Don't ever say that. We need you. We always do, but we have to try to do things without you. We gotta grow up and become adults, which I think we're doing well so far." Sakura explained. Mebuki just sighed.
"I know. The house just seems so empty sometimes. It's just your father and I and it's been that way for about five years." Mebuki said sadly.
"Hey. We all make time for you. We have family dinners every Sunday and we try to visit as often as we can." Sakura pointed out.
"I know. It's just so lonely. I wish you didn't move out so early in life." Mebuki said sadly. "You were fifteen when you left. Did you really wanna leave us that quickly?" Sakura sighed.
"No. I love you guys so much. I never meant to make you feel that way. It's just, as a ninja, you have to grow up and mature early. It's our way of life." Sakura stated.
"I miss you guys living with us though." Mebuki was sadly.
"Hey. When Yahiko and I both have our kids, they'll be spending a lot of time with you guys. Think of it that way." Sakura tried cheering up her sad mother.
"My grand kids aren't my kids. Yeah, it's something, but not the same." Mebuki claimed.
"Hey. You're only 43. You can have another kid for a few more years. Why don't you do that?" Sakura questioned.
"I'm not fertile anymore." Mebuki sighed.
"Have you and dad ever though about adopting?" Sakura wondered.
"Adopting? No. We never thought about it." Mebuki claimed. Sakura nodded her head.
"Yeah. You can adopt little kids and watch them grow up. Yahiko and I can have little adopted siblings." Sakura smiled.
"Huh. That is something we should talk about." Mebuki seemed to think about it.
"And if it doesn't work out, you still have our kids." Sakura tried again. Mebuki nodded her head.
"Yeah, yeah. Anyway. We'll be going on a quick weekend vacation this weekend." Mebuki claimed.
"Okay. Do you need Yahiko and I to watch to hotel for you while you're gone?" Sakura asked.
"Gone? What are you talking about? You two are coming with us." Mebuki grinned.
"Wait. What?" Sakura was confused.
"Yeah. The four of us are taking a little vacation together. Kizashi's parents are going to man the hotel while we're away and my parents can help out around this house." Mebuki stated.
"Why us four? What about Konan and Kakashi and whatnot?" Sakura asked.
"Nope. Just us four. Just the parents and kids." Mebuki said.
"Why though? Why a vacation now?" Sakura wanted to know. Mebuki shrugged.
"Because. We need to have family time. After you and Konan give birth, your child is gonna be the center of attention. I want to make sure our family still has a strong bond with each other. Marriage is one thing, but pregnancy is another." Mebuki explained.
"I don't know. I have some stuff to do this weekend." Sakura tried to deny her mother's request.
"Too bad. I already booked us a hotel in Yugakure. We leave Friday after you get off work and we'll be back Sunday around lunchtime." Mebuki commanded.
"Wow. Okay. I guess I can't get out of it then. I'll let the others know." Sakura sighed.
"Sweet. Thanks for going along with this." Mebuki smirked.
"Like I have a say in this." Sakura muttered and smiled when Mebuki kissed her daughter's cheek and then left.
"So, you're leaving us this weekend?" Kakashi asked his wife when they were getting ready for bed.
"Yeah. Mom wants the family to go on a quick little vacation together. We're leaving after I get off work Friday night and we'll be back mid Sunday or so." Sakura claimed as she was fluffing the pillows.
"Great. Now I gotta man the house all by myself." Kakashi sighed.
"It'll be fine. Yamato and Kasuki are still here. They're bound to help you." Sakura tried to cheer her husband up.
"What are we going to do for food? No one can really cook." Kakashi pointed out. Sakura shrugged.
"You guys can probably order some food or whatever. I can see if my grandparents can poof up some food for you though, if you'd like." Sakura suggested.
"We rely on your family way too much." Sasuke claimed, leaning against the door frame. When did he get there?
"I know. My family loves helping though." Sakura told.
"Yeah, but we'll need to learn to do adult stuff." Sasuke pointed out.
"Would you like to cook this weekend?" Kakashi asked the stoic younger man.
"Nope. I can make pizza. That's the limit of my cooking skills." Sasuke confessed.
"Yes. We all know." Kakashi teased.
"Like you're any better, Mr.I-Can-Make-A-Mean-Spaghetti-And-That's-It." Sasuke joked back.
"Hey. My spaghetti is a hit around here." Kakashi answered and Sakura nodded her head.
"I think Orochimaru can make chicken." Naruto joined in.
"Lord Orochimaru can boil water. That's it." Sasuke stated.
"Really? Who did all the cooking when he was away from the village?" Naruto couldn't put it together.
"His creep of an apprentice." Kakashi said it. "Kabuto was the cook, I assume?" Sasuke nodded his head.
"The only thing he was good at." Sasuke muttered. Sakura chuckled.
"Do you have to go, Sakura-Chan? Why can't you turn them down?" Naruto asked. Sakura sighed.
"My family wants to do this. My mom feels like Yahiko and I don't need her anymore. I feel like I owe this to her and dad. Besides, I think it'll be very nice to spend time with my family." Sakura smiled.
"But, we're family too." Naruto claimed. "You guys are the only family I have."
"I know. But, this is kinda complicated to explain. Mom just..wants this." Naruto sighed.
"I understand." Naruto pouted. "Can Teme and I sleep with you guys tonight?"
"Why don't you guys sleep in your own bed? Why do you have to keep sleeping with us?" Kakashi wondered.
"I saw a spider in the room. I left to get Sasuke, and when I came back, it was gone." Naruto claimed. "So, now the spider is hiding to kill me in my sleep tonight." Sakura sighed.
"You're really turning into wimps." Kakashi said.
"It's a spider. You're a ninja." Sakura pointed out.
"Hey. Spiders creep me out." Naruto admitted. "Bugs in general creep me out. Why do you think that Shino and I don't get along?"
"Good point." Sakura sighed. "Sure. Make yourselves comfortable." Naruto jumped and landed on the left side of the bed.
"Get off my side of the bed, you prick." Kakashi claimed and shoved Naruto off the bed.
"Okay. Ready to go, Sakura?" Mebuki asked as she went over to pick her daughter up at the house.
"Yeah. Sure. Let's go." Sakura smiled as she put her bag on. "Alright, guys. I'm leaving now. You all better do your chore and listen to Kakashi."
"And, if we don't?" Tsunade tested.
"I'll punch you guys all the way to The Land of Waves." Sakura said seriously. "Be good."
"What about food?" Jiraiya asked. Sakura sighed.
"Grandma and grandpa Haruno are coming tomorrow to make lunch and dinner for you guys. You'll just have to fend for yourselves for breakfast tomorrow and Sunday. I also left some money so you can order food tonight. I should be back by Sunday afternoon, so I will see you all then." Sakura explained.
"Why can't they make us breakfast too?" Ino questioned.
"Why can't you guys be adults and cook for yourselves?" Sakura replied back. Kakashi smirked.
"Does Kakashi have to be in charge? He's mean sometimes." Ino asked Sakura.
"Sorry. He does own the house. You are living under his roof, technically." Sakura pointed out. Ino sighed.
"Hurry up and come back." Ino commanded.
"We'll try to stay as long as possible." Yahiko smirked.
"Okay. Let's go. I wanna be in Yugakure before eight." Kizashi rushed.
"Alright. Be good and do your chores. I'll give you guys your allowance when I come back." Sakura stated and left with her parents and brother to spend a nice weekend together.
"How did you break the washing machine?" Naruto asked the loud blonde in the laundry room.
"I didn't mean to! I-I thought I knew what I was doing!" Ino defended.
"Obviously you didn't." Sasuke muttered at the girl as well. "It exploded!" Almost everyone started making their way to the laundry room.
"Why were you doing laundry in the first place?" Yamato asked.
"I had to wash my sweater. It's really dirty." Ino claimed.
"Yeah, but Sakura is literally the only one who knows how to work the machines." Sai told.
"Yeah. Everyone knows that." Tsunade stated. Just then, a loud sound came from the kitchen and everyone left to go check it out. Kasuki grabbed the fire extinguisher and took the fire out.
"What the hell happened in here?" Kakashi shouted.
"Uh..A snack?" Jiriaya said softly.
"By starting a fire?" Kakashi questioned.
"Look. I followed the instructions. I thought that's what I had to do." Jiraiya stated.
"You all need to stop thinking!" Kakashi said loudly and sighed. "This house is a disaster. The washing machine is broken and the stove is out of commission. What the actual fuck?!."
"Don't worry. We'll get this fixed." Orochimaru tried to cheer up the Hatake and looked at the clock that read 2:30. "Sakura isn't due back til tomorrow. We can fix this by then."
"How?" Kasuki turned to the snake master.
"Sakura's grandparents on her dad's side are wizards. We can see if they can help us with this." Kakashi suggested.
"Great. Teme and I are going to go get them and see if they can help us." Naruto said, about to leave.
"Wait. They're going to come for dinner anyway. Why don't we just ask them when they come here?" Yamato wondered. "There's no use in having them come here to fix our problems, leave, and then come back."
"Or they can stay until after dinner?" Ino insisted.
"They have to run the hotel." Jiraiya pointed out.
"I never wanna leave." Mebuki sighed in the hot spring.
"This is nice." Sakura agreed.
"How long have we been soaking here for?" Mebuki asked his daughter.
"An hour and a half." Sakura stated and stood up. "I'm getting out now. See you inside."
"Alright. I'll get out soon." Mebuki told. Sakura nodded and left to go to her room to change.
"Wow. That was awesome. You guys were in there for a while." Yahiko told his younger sister as she entered the shared room.
"Mom is still in there, actually." Sakura claimed and popped on the bed. "That was definitely needed."
"You're telling me." Yahiko agreed.
"Hey. Where did dad go?" Sakura wondered, now realizing her father isn't in the room.
"He went to get some food." Yahiko explained.
"Why doesn't he just poof it up?" Sakura questioned. Yahiko shrugged.
"I guess he had a gift card or something for free food this weekend whenever we want." Yahiko told. "That's pretty fucking awesome."
"Cool." Sakura said and stretched out and turned the tv on.
"You guys are just plain ridiculous." Grandpa Haruno, whose name is Daisuke, told. Kakashi sighed.
"Yes. I know they are." Kakashi looked at everyone in the room. Daisuke just got done fixing both the washing machine and stove.
"So, now we know NOT to use any machine without Sakura being here." Grandma Haruno, or better know as Chika, commanded.
"You're right." Yamato nodded his head.
"Speaking of Sakura, please don't tell her." Naruto pleaded.
"Why not?" Daisuke asked.
"Well, we don't want her to not trust us anymore." Ino reasoned.
"But, she should know. You guys are ridiculous!" Daisuke repeated.
"Yes, we got that. Thank you." Tsunade muttered.
"Anyway, we made food. Enjoy. Clean up your mess when you're all done." Chika commanded. "I think Mebuki's parents, Katsumi and Haruka, will be here later to make sure this place is fairly clean."
"Yes. Thank you. And, thank you for helping us. Remember, please don't tell Sakura. I don't want her to worry." Kakashi asked. Daisuke and Chika both sighed.
"Sure. Whatever. It can be our little secret." Chika winked and the wizard couple left, leaving everyone else to watch them leave.
"Okay. Remember. No one tell Sakura." Kakashi told everyone and then eyed Naruto. "That goes double for you, Uzumaki."
"What? I won't tell her. My lips are sealed." Naruto claimed.
"I doubt it." Ino muttered.
"Well, now that that is settled, no one touch anything!" Kakashi demanded. Everyone took their food and some went to their respected rooms.
"Wow. They aren't joining us again." Sasuke stated as just team seven and Kasuki stayed by and ate at the table.
"Well, it's gonna change when Sakura gets back." Kakashi predicted.
"I think we should stay another week." Mebuki said. "It's so nice here."
"I know, but I can't. I got a pregnant wife." Yahiko reminded.
"And, I have a hospital to run. Plus, I'm pregnant, myself." Sakura said. "I don't wanna be away from my boys any longer."
"You're both no fun." Mebuki pouted.
"We should do this again. In a few years or so. This was definitely needed." Kizashi claimed as everyone started getting their bags on and leaving Yugakure.
"When is Sakura-Chan supposed to be back?" Naruto asked Kakashi while everyone was eating lunch together. Kakashi looked at the clock.
"Soon. She texted me and said she's about an hour away forty five minutes ago. She should be here in fifteen." Kakashi answered the blonde.
"She needs to hurry up. It's getting boring here." Naruto said as he put his head down on the table.
"You know, she's not the only one in this house." Sasuke told his husband.
"I know. Sorry, Teme." Naruto apologized.
"Sweet. We are here." Yahiko exclaimed as the family walked through the gates of Konoha. "Sorry. Gotta go, guys. I gotta see my pregnant wife." With that, Yahiko left.
"Wait..Yahiko." Mebuki tried to stop, but Yahiko teleported before she could get his attention. Mebuki turned to her daughter.
"Sorry, mom. I gotta go. My team seven distress senses are going off. We'll see you during dinner." Sakura bid her parents farewell and left. Mebuki sighed.
"Great. Our kids just can't wait to get away from us." Mebuki pouted.
"Relax, babe. They're busy people. They have their own lives. You'll see them again in a few hours." Kizashi tried to cheer up his wife.
"Hey, babe. I'm home." Yahiko walked into his house.
"Thanks for leaving me alone with your grandparents, Yahiko. I couldn't do anything I wanted to!" Konan shouted at her husband.
"Like what?" Yahiko wondered.
"I wanted to train." Konan pouted.
"Babe. You're pregnant. You shouldn't be training anyway." Yahiko berated Konan.
"Well, I can't just sit around and do nothing! I don't wanna be fat after I have the baby!" Konan almost started tearing up. Yahiko went over to her.
"Shh. It's okay, babe. We'll think of something to do in the house or not too far away that's not too strenuous." Yahiko explained. Konan nodded her head.
"I'm home!" Sakura shouted as she closed the front door. Everyone started to gather near the pinkette.
"SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto screamed and tackled her. "Oh my gosh. I've missed you so much!" Naruto continued to hold Sakura.
"Naruto. I was only gone for a few days. It shouldn't have been that bad." Sakura thought.
"Oh, it was. It was such a disaster. So much fighting and breaking things, and it was just awful." Naruto confessed, accidentally slipping up.
"What do you mean 'breaking things'?" Sakura pushed Naruto off of her.
"You had one job, Naruto." Jiraiya face palmed.
"Naruto. What broke?" Sakura asked. Naruto kept looking to everyone else.
"Um..Well, my heart.." Naruto tried to lie. Everyone else, besides Naruto and Sakura, face palmed.
"Naruto. Stop lying. Tell me the truth. What broke?" Sakura asked the jinchuriki. Naruto sighed.
"The washing machine and stove." Naruto muttered quietly.
"What?" Sakura asked. "Speak up when you're spoken to." Sakura berated.
"I said the washing machine and stove broke!" Naruto said louder.
"Much better." Sakura folded her arms over her chest. "How did they break?"
"Ino broke the washing machine and Pervy Sage broke the stove." Naruto threw them under the bus.
"Hey!" Ino and Jiraiya shouted simultaneously.
"What? It's true." Naruto shrugged.
"How did they break?" Sakura turned to Jiraiya and Ino.
"I was trying to wash a sweater and it just exploded." Ino explained.
"Exploded?!." Sakura clarified. Ino nodded her head.
"And I was trying to make cookies and I don't know how, but I burned the whole batch, the tray, and the inside of the oven." Jiraiya answered honestly.
"Wow. I seriously can't leave you all alone for a long period of time, and it wasn't even long." Sakura sighed. "Is it fixed?"
"Yeah. Grandma and Grandpa Daisuke and Chika came in and fixed it for us." Naruto answered. Sakura sighed.
"Did you at least pay them?" Sakura wondered. No one answered. "Wait. You mean to tell me that you made them come in here to fix the washer and stove and no one payed them?"
"Um..Yeah. Basically." Orochimaru finally said when no one said anything.
"Well, looks like I gotta pay them extra during dinner tonight." Sakura muttered.
"And it can come out of their allowances." Kakashi claimed. Everyone, including Sakura, looked at him.
"What?! That's not fair. Not all of us did anything bad!" Naruto shouted.
"Yeah, but not everyone did their chore everyday, besides Kasuki." Kakashi reminded and muttered "It sucks that he's the first one to leave the house."
"Not everyone did their chore this weekend? Why not?" Sakura asked everyone. No one had an answer.
"Uh..We forgot?" Naruto tried. Sakura sighed and held her head.
"Unbelievable." Sakura muttered. "Alright. If Kakashi says no one gets their allowance, then nobody gets their allowance."
"But, that's not fair!" Tsunade claimed.
"Of course it's fair." Kakashi stated and him and Sakura left to go to their room.
"Hey, everyone. We're here!" Naruto shouted as the whole house made their way in Mebuki and Kizashi's house.
"Hi, Naruto. Hello, everyone." Mebuki greeted with some food in her hands. Sakura quickly made her way to Grandma and Grandpa Haruno.
"Hey, grandma. Grandpa. Thank you for taking care of the house and everyone in it..Also, thank you for fixing the stove and washer." Sakura thanked.
"Oh, so they told you?" Chika asked and Sakura nodded her head.
"Yeah. Naruto blew it. Go figure." Sakura chuckled. "Anyway. Here's some money for your services this weekend." Sakura handed them fifty bucks.
"No. Keep it." Daisuke told. Sakura kept her arm extended.
"A-Are you sure? I mean. It's no problem at all. I wanna repay you for helping." Sakura tried.
"I know, but it's honestly okay. We had fun taking care of them. It's no problem. Keep your money. You're gonna need it, what, with feeding everyone." Chika told. Sakura then put the money in her pocket.
"I guess you're right." Sakura said.
"And, if you ever want us to poof up some food for you, we can. It's absolutely no problem at all." Daisuke claimed.
"Oh, thank you, but I don't wanna burden you." Sakura admitted.
"Please, baby girl. You guys are no burdens at all. Trust us." Daisuke smiled. Sakura nodded her head.
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