Yeah, I wish to thank all who reviewed for this and offered support. There were a few questionable ones, but I thank you all for those as well. On another note; this is a filler and the next chapter will probably be the last chapter in the first story in my Legacy saga. Don't worry, After this I'll have a sequel started and ready to go!

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Naruto vaguely wandered how he got into this mess. It was about three months since they got back and the day had started out like any normal day for him. Wake up, take a shower and get dressed with Hinata before helping make breakfast. He trained, walked around town, and got some pocky and candy with Hinata getting cinnamon rolls. Somehow they managed to have lunch with the Otonami family, train with Tenten's team and (surprisingly) Sakura and her new teammate, a genin just a year older than them, Tomaki Ryuu. They were iffy and hardly said a word to Sakura, though she was torn between approaching them and letting the things run their course, so she hardly spoke a word to them so it was fair.

After that they had dinner at Iruka's (and now it was also Anko's as she moved in with him) they went to The Clearing and spoke to Kimi a bit before using the waterfall to work on their water manipulation before once again going home, changing, and going to sleep.

A few hours later Anko shows up at the door in tears, saying Iruka was on a mission and just worrying her little head over the stupidest things. Then she was hungry and craving things, so Hinata made him go to the store.

So now, he reflected, here he was. Walking home at two in the morning. With a bag full of a bottle of hot-sauce, ranch dressing, celery, strawberry ice cream, dango, ramen, and chocolate. Hinata and Anko made sure to tell him to buy lots and lots of chocolate. He yawned tiredly.

Gee, if this is what it's like living with a pregnant girl... he'll wait to have kids till he's older, he wouldn't be able to handle it much then, let alone now. He was already being driven up the wall by his cousin, think about Hinata... He shuddered to think how she'd be. Hinata could already be worse than Anko when it came to these... womanly things that he had no hope of understanding and that the authoress doesn't want to get into.

He fumbled with the key tiredly before finally getting it in the lock and opening the door. "I'm back." He called, entering the kitchen to find Anko in angry tears as she ran scenarios to a horrified Hinata about a war and Iruka on the A ranking mission with Kakashi and Asuma, and lets not forget the one about what she'd do to the prisoner that had pissed her off yesterday.

"About damn time!" Anko shouted angrily. Naruto sighed once more and gave her the bag as she grabbed a big bowl from the cupboard and began scooping in the ice cream while a clone chopped the celery. Naruto twitched slightly when Anko put the celery with the ice cream before putting in some hot sauce and ranch.

"You're going to eat THAT?" Naruto and Hinata asked at the same time, taken aback.

"YES!" Anko said, irritated as she took a bite and sigh in content, calming as she ate. "This is really good. Want some?"

"Er... actually, neechan, I think I'll pass. You can have the extra room for now until Iruka-niisan gets home. I'm going back to bed." Naruto yawned again. Hinata nodded in agreement, also yawning.

"Yeah, g'night." She mumbled, already stumbling back towards her and Naruto's room.

Anko stood up and hugged Naruto. "Sleep tight!" She cooed cheerfully, kissing his cheek and leaving a pink mark from the strange mixture on his face before she sat down and pulled out the ramen he'd bought at the store and pulling out a kettle to cook it. He blinked stupidly before nodding and walking out, wiping the junk off his cheek, too tired to even look indignant.

This was gonna be a long two weeks till Iruka got back.

*** Next day ***

"Naruto, I've got a mission for you and Hinata." Tsunade said calmly while her sensei watched her.

"Er... we're gonna have to decline, Baachan." Naruto sighed.

"Okay, what's up? I don't think there's any reason for you not to take it." The blond woman frowned in confusion.

"Well, we did just get home from a B rank mission with Kurenai, and we're helping Anko while Iruka-niisan's on his mission. She was really upset about it yesterday." Hinata also sighed.

"Anko? Why do you need to help her? Is something wrong?" Sarutobi asked with a worried frown.

"So, mood swings?" Obviously, Tsunade already knew about it, and it drove Sarutobi crazy that he didn't. The two teens nodded. "Cravings?" Two more nods as Jiraiya tilted his head to the side while his sensei blinked with a frown. "Over-protectiveness? Shorter-temper?"

"Yes!" Naruto exclaimed. "And her temper was bad enough before! And now she's so obsessive about the mission! And I was forced to go to the store today at two am. to get a weird variety of food so she could mix half of it together!" He sounded tired and exasperated.

"Okay than, I guess I could just give you some D ranks while you help out." Tsunade tossed them a scroll full of a ton of missions. Naruto and Hinata shrugged before walking out, creating clones to complete them. They walked back to the apartment to find the Otonami family arguing with Anko. They grimaced as almost immediately they stopped fighting when they finally noticed them, smiles brightening their faces.

"Naruto! We wanted to know if you and Hinata wanted to have lunch with us!" One of the boys... Toru, he remembered vaguely, the one with the forest eyes.

"We'd love to." Hinata said brightly before glancing at Anko. "Can Anko-neechan come with us? She's a bit moody about Iruka being on that mission. It's summer and she feels that he shouldn't be on those long term missions while his students are on vacation."

"Sure, she can come. Can't really blame her for the mood swings, I've got four kids myself." Tsuki agreed as Naruto took the 13 month old baby girl from her arms, spinning her a bit as the child giggled. She grinned, "Wow, you make a great father, Naru-chan, practicing the skill for when you and Hinata-"

"Tsu-baba!" Naruto and Hinata shouted as one, turning bright red as both adult snickered and they began walking. Naruto seemed to ignore it moments later as he put the small child on his shoulders, laughing when the girl pulled on his ear playfully. The triplets smiled as they watched their last living relative play with their baby sister.

They were eating when Anko giggled suddenly. "I think he likes the food." She grinned.

"You know that it's a boy?" Naruto asked curiously.

"I thought the appointment was next week." Hinata piped in.

"Oh, I don't know if it's a boy or girl but I can't just call my baby 'it' now can I? Besides, I'm waiting till Iru-kun comes back so we can learn together!" Anko grinned at them before digging back into her meal. She laughed as Naruto and Tsuki paid for their meal.

"Neechan?" Hinata frowned.

"He kicked! Here, feel right there." She said, grabbing Hinata's hand and placing it on her stomach, where Hinata grinned as she felt the tap against her hand.

"Wow. He's a lively one." She smiled and pulled back her hand.

"Yup! He's gonna be just like mommy!"

"I don't know neechan, I heard that Iruka-niisan used to pull pranks and stuff when he was a kid." Naruto said offhandedly as they said goodbye to the Otonami's, Anko pouted a bit before sighing.

"He stopped kicking already." She complained. "What if he wont kick when Iru-kun comes back? Does that mean he doesn't like his daddy?" She said in horror and Naruto and Hinata sighed as one, shaking their heads in exasperation. She brightened. "I've got to go to the interrogation lab! See ya later!!!" She shouted, running towards ANBU HQ, leaving them to blink after her.

"I hate those damn mood swings." They muttered as one, sighing. The exchanged glances. "So, do you want to go see a movie or something? She'll probably torture the prisoners by venting and talking them to death." Hinata grinned and Naruto nodded, putting an arm around her waist as they walked. "Hey is that... Neji and Tenten?" Hinata grinned, pointing to the area where, in fact, Hinata's cousin was making out with Tenten.

"Hm, I know they've been going out... but wow, I haven't seen them kiss once. Though Kiba did mention it a few times...' Naruto shrugged and they walked. "Hm, godfather Naru. I like that." Naruto said suddenly, beaming.

Hinata giggled, kissing his cheek. "I like it too."

"Hmm... Hina-hime?" She looked at him curiously. "What movie do you want to see?"

"How about that new Princess Yuki, movie?" She said after some thought, midnight eyes drifting to the left slightly as she thought.

"Okay." A shrug later and they were at the movies, trying to ignore the screaming they could hear coming from down the street. Honestly, who thought to put the theater down the street from the Anbu HQ?

*** Two weeks***

"You're finally home!" Naruto groaned in relief, hugging his brother-figure.

"Er... are you alright? It's good to see you too Naruto-kun but... can you let go of me?" A miffed Iruka said somewhat dubiously.

"Iruka-niisan!" Hinata cheered happily, running to the gates to give him a hug. "I never thought I'd miss you so much!" She breathed into his vest.

"Er... I'm happy you missed me but... are you guys alright?" Iruka asked while Asuma and Kakashi raised a collective eyebrow at him.

Hinata stepped back and spoke with Naruto, "Wait for it...."

Silence.

"IRUKA!!" A voice shouted and a purple blur shot past the blue eyed duo and the scarred Jounin found himself on the ground with his hyperactive girlfriend sitting on his stomach, hugging him fiercely. "You're back! You're back!" She said excitedly, bouncing on his stomach like a four year old would her father after he'd been gone for work. She suddenly glared at him, "And you didn't write me, or send word you were okay... you could have died! WHAT WOULD I HAD DONE IF YOU HADN'T COME BACK, YOU BAKA!!" She shouted at him.

Iruka blinked owlishly. "Anko-chan? It was just a recon mission in Candy. And it turned out that Kumo weren't involved. I'm fine and I would never leave for a mission if I didn't feel I'd come back, I'd never put you through that. I love you." Iruka said honestly, smiling softly. "How's the little one doing?"

"He's doing great! We're gonna find out if he's a boy or girl tomorrow!" She chirped happily.

"You didn't go last week?" Iruka said in confusion.

"Of course not, silly." Anko teased, flicking his nose playfully, ignoring the looks people were giving their group, ninja and civilian a like. "You have to be there, I refuse to get it done without you." She spoke, her voice filled with conviction.

The man smiled, pushing her off playfully and pulling them both to their feet. "So, why do those two seem to be... upset about something?" Iruka glanced at the two Special Jounin uneasily.

"Oh... hm, don't know. They've been oddly tired for the past week or so." Anko said offhandedly.

"She stayed with us while you were gone." Hinata said with a frown and Iruka snickered a bit, causing midnight and sky blue eyes to glare at him.

"Sorry. Just didn't think you two would get so put off by that is all." Iruka smirked knowingly. "Hey Anko-chan, why don't we go get something to eat after I make my mission report? Dango and tea sound good?"

She brightened up considerably. "YES! I just have to go change my coat and I'll meet you there!" She said before skipping off in a very un-Anko-ish way.

"How have you put up with her the past five months?" Hinata asked flatly as she followed the four males to the tower.

Iruka just smirked knowingly.

*** Next day ***

"Mom! Naruto's here!" Kyla's voice rang through the air as the door opened and he was allowed in.

"Hey Naruto." Toru said, forest eyes gleaming in amusement.

"We were worried you wouldn't be showing up." A bored voice drawled and he glanced at the hazel eyed Tobi.

"I can tell by your upbeat attitude just how much you truly care, cuz, I really can." He replied dryly. "Say, where's Toyohashi? With Tsuki-baba?"

"Here she is, Naru-kun. Thanks for watching her again. You're a life saver." Tsuki said thankfully, passing her daughter of to her nephew.

"No problem." the blond smiled, taking small child in his arm, "Hina-chan wanted to have a girl's night with Tenten and Ino anyway... and I think she said something about Temari from Suna and Tanina's visiting from Honey with Shinsei. So, I had nothing better to do and besides, I like playing with Toyo-chan."

"I still say you're just practicing for when you become a father... isn't that right, Naru-tousan?" Tsuki teased.

"Don't push Tsu-baba, I just might leave and take Toyo-chan with me." He teased back, bounding Toyohashi into the air playfully, emitting giggles from the todler. "Well, have fun guys." he said before heading for the living room.

"So Toyo-chan, what do you think Anko and Iruka's baby will be? Boy or girl?" He asked absently. She simply blinked innocently, causing him to sigh. "You can't understand me, can you?"

She tilted her head to the side before putting her hand on his cheek and giggling as it glowed blue, causing his to twitch slightly. "That's so weird, Toyo-chan. You gotta stop taken my chakra like that, it's like you're addicted to it." he sighed, taking her hand of his cheek as she smiled hugely at him.

He stood in time for a kunai to land where his head was just a moment ago. He blinked and looked up to find that same burgundy haired woman from Ame glaring at him coldly with two other Ame Jounin by her side.

"Um, excuse me. Are you trying to start a war with Konoha?" He asked, pulling his cousin closer. "Because you know being here without permission and trying to assassinate me could start a war, correct?"

"Don't give us that, we've got our missions. And you just happen to be one of them. We don't want you dead kid... we need you." She said with a twisted grin.

"you mean for information purposes or... or do you mean like me joining your side?" Naruto said with narrowed eyes, making a clone to take Toyohashi.

"Both preferably." she said, dropping into a stance with her fellow, nondescript Jounin. "Now, give us the child and come with us and no harm shall come to you."

He dropped into his own stance and his normally warm blue eyes became ice. "I don't think think that would bode well with my aunt Tsuki and my girlfriend. See, both are rather attached to both Toyohashi and I so... I think you'll have to leave." He said in a voice that was worthy of the Anbu captain of division nine.

"Or you'll what?" The Jounin on the left taunted. Obviously, he didn't read the Bingo Book.

A thud later and the Jounin was on the ground... cut in half down the middle. The other two opposing nin blanched; that, they weren't expecting. The Jounin on the right of the burgundy haired woman rushed towards the clone holding Toyohashi, only for a foot to crash into his face.

"Stay. Away. From. Toyo-chan." Naruto said with menace that couldn't even begin to be explained as human, eyes dangerously red.

He hit a tanketsu point on the back of the man's head that he'd learned from Hinata and the man fell over, unconscious. He walked calmly towards the woman, who seemed to have second thoughts as she glared at him before vanishing with a, "I'll be back... and next time you wont get off so easy."

"Pfft, whatever." Naruto scoffed before sighing. "Hey Toyo-chan, what's to say we go to the festival with Anko and Iruka?" The child brightened immediately and reached out for him. He took her from the clone before making seven more, one to take the knocked out Ame nin to Anbu HQ for interrogation, another to take the remains of the other for Anbu investigators, and the others to clean up the mess.

He headed upstairs and got Toyohashi dressed in a light blue kimono with a pink obi before taking her off towards his surrogate siblings' house. He was immediately pounced on by Anko, who then proceeded to take Toyohashi and cuddle her as they walked out.

"So, boy or girl?" Naruto asked offhandedly.

"It's a girl and we're naming her Kiyoko after Iruka's grandmother!" Anko chirped, lifting Toyohashi above her head and making her like an airplane; the child giggled. "So, why do you have Toyo-chan?"

"Oh, I agreed to watch her while her family takes a day off... and I think I'm gonna be related to Asuma-sensei very soon." he said innocently.

"Asuma? With Tsuki-chan? Not gonna happen!" Anko snorted.

"It could happen, I mean... weirder things have happened. Look at us." Iruka beamed and Anko agreed grudgingly.

Naruto and Toyo played at stalls, tried different foods, met with Hinata and Tanina for a few minutes, and when they went back to the house they were exhausted but had had fun in each others company. They'd also had several stuffed animals and many little bags with foods that they'd liked.

They ate some onigiri before sitting in the chair that Naruto had officially 'claimed' as his chair when he was there... it amused the family and Hinata actually. He mentally pouted, part of him enjoyed his own privacy from being able to not be required to stay at Hinata's side every waking moment but... man he really missed her when he wasn't with her. But this was a part of their partner training, so they had to do it.

He didn't realize when they'd fallen asleep.

*** Two hours later ***

The Otonami's and Hinata showed up to find Naruto sleeping in his chair with his cheek on the top of Toyohashi's head as both slept, mouths open with drool from two mouths leaking onto his red jacket. Hinata pulled out a camera from nowhere and with a click and a flash of light, Naruto was on his feet, clutching the child protectively while holding a kunai in his free hand before blinking at them owlishly and pocketing his kunai.

"Er... hello?" He said awkwardly.

"Have a tiring night, Naru-chan?" Tsuki smiled when the blond responded with a yawn.

"No, but I am tired, I'll admit that." Naruto sighed, walking up the stairs and coming back after putting Toyo to sleep in her bed. "I put the stuffed animals I won her in her toybox but she was content to hold the blue wolf so it's in there with her. I also put some of the festival food in the fridge and would ask about your day but I want to get home and sleep." he said quietly.

"Okay I – Naruto, why is there a small bit of blood on my carpet?" Tsuke frowned.

"Oh yeah, we were attacked by Ame, but I took care of it." Naruto shrugged, leaning on his girlfriend tiredly. "I think Anko made me run around the whole festive grounds tonight."

"You are so not a morning person. Especially when it's not even morning yet."

"But it is morning, it's almost one." Naruto frowned, "where were you?"

"What happens on girl's night, stays on girls night." Hinata smirked, kissing her tired boyfriend before pulling back and nodding to the family and pulling the grumbling Naruto out.

"Can't we just sleep here tonight?" was her favorite.

"Sorry, but we have a mission tomorrow and need our supplies before reporting in and at that we'll be late."

"Can't we pull a Kakashi-sensei and make an excuse like we go lost on the road of life or something." he whined.

"No!" She laughed.

*** Morning; Hyuuga compound ***

"Neji, why is Tenten here?" Hiashi asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Erm... no reason." Neji said, blushing slightly as the two of them looked down, eating.

"Really?" Hiashi wasn't convinced.

"Yes."

"Is that a-?"

"NO!" Tenten shouted, blushing furiously and holding a hand over a tender spot on her neck, "I... I was stuck in the vacuum! Yeah, and Neji saved me... during a D ranked mission yesterday!" She said by now so bright she put a shy Hinata to shame.

Hiashi smirked knowingly while Hanabi looked confused.

*** Yamanak Flower Shop ***

"Hey Kiba! Can you get me the Fire Lilly that came in today?" Ino called and was answered by a bark from Akamaru. Minutes later a grinning Kiba walked in holding a delacately wrapped flower in his hand carefully.

"Here, Ino-chan!" He said happily.

"Thank you." she beamed, placing some charcoal in a vase before lighting it with a light Katon jutsu and placing the Konoha Fire Lilly in it and watching the gray and dead looking flower transform into a beautiful blue flower that glowed as the flames circled it in an almost magical way.

"That's pretty." Kiba finally said in awe.

"Yeah. Thank you, hun." she said, giving him a peck on the lips before sauntering off and absentmindedly picking up Akamaru as she went.

*** Haruno residence ***

"Hey mom..." Sakura bit her lip, "could you teach me in medical ninjutsu?" she asked finally.

"Sure, dear." Kailua smiled happily.

A knock at the door and Sakura wordlessly went to answer. "Oh, hello Shin-kun, how are you? Did you have fun at the festival yesterday?" Sakura smiled at her new boyfriend.

"Yes. And you?" Shinsei offered an awkward smile back.

"Very." she beamed. "Did you see Gaara with Naruto's cousin yesterday though? It was so adorable!" She giggled and he smiled a small but agreeable smile. He wasn't the gossip type, but he'd listen to Sakura squeal about it, just to get her mind off the still tense relations with his fellow jinchurriki.

*** Kage Tower ***

"Naruto, Hinata, you're mission is an A rank recon in Oto. You are to meet with our spy there, she was the female on the Oto team in the Chunnin exams. Kin. Then, you are to try and get into Orochimaru's lab and figure out what is going on and what he's doing. Details are in this scroll."

Tsunade tossed a nondescript scroll to Naruto, who caught it with ease before both bowed. "Hai!" The two stood stiffly and Naruto read through the scroll, eyes widening slightly before he passed it two Hinata. "You really want us to break into his main lab and steal all his archives... don't you?" he asked quietly.

"You catch on quick, Naruto. Anything to add, Hinata?"

"Iie, Hokage-sama."

"Good, you leave in two hours and I need you two to make a stop and meet Itachi in Takigakure in eight days. You think that's enough time for you to get in and out of Oto?"

"Hai!"

"Good. Dismissed!"

The two teens left via shunshin.

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Well, there you go, my filler for minor events and a few short relationships at the end I mostly wanted to get in Iruka and Anko interacting with Naruto and Hinata and join in the Otonami and their relationships. Most of those in this chapter will play a major role in the sequel, so yeah... anyway, review and I'll try getting the next and final chapter to the end of the first part of my Legacy Saga!