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Okay, those who guessed right, kudos to you! Here's the answer for you in this installment!
The next day Tenchū came into her apartment with Kakashi, Kinatsu pouncing on his mother. "Haha-ue! You're back! Chichi-ue was able to finally find you after all this time!"
She spotted the Chunin vest on him and patted his shoulders. "Since you've become a chunin, I think you're experienced enough to move out and have a place of your own. Kakashi and I have decided for you to move into his apartment, since it's a bachelor pad anyway."
The blonde boy shook his head hard. "No! I don't want to move out! I won't move out—"
"Kinatsu," she scolded. "We need you to move out, or it'll be too cramped for everyone, including Ren-chan."
"Ren-chan? You mean I have a little sister now?"
The mother of two nodded, Kakashi handing her the bundled baby. Kinatsu looked into the folds and cooed, "Oh, she looks so cute! Ren-imouto!"
The little girl had pure silver hair like her father and lazy-looking dark eyes, grabbing onto her older brother's finger when he stroked her pale cheek. She yawned a little and closed her eyes as she fell asleep.
"She's sure lazy, Haha-ue! Just like how Chichi-ue looks!"
Kakashi sighed, scratching the back of his head. "I guess that's how it is."
Kinatsu smiled brightly before mirroring his father's actions. "So, when do you want me to move out? Now?"
Tenchū looked pained, but nodded. "You can get Team Seven to help you move out, they should be willing enough. If you want, you can even make it a mission for them."
The blonde boy nodded and ran into his room to pack his belongings into a few cardboard boxes, before running out to find Team Seven. Kakashi nuzzled his wife's cheek and went to their room, taking off his sandals and gear, before he came out and asked, "Do you want me to hold Ren-chan for a while? You need to go get changed, too."
"Okay."
While she was inside their room, Kinatsu came back with the three genin in tow. Naruto complained, "Why should we help you move out? How much crap do you have, anyway?"
"A few boxes worth," Kinatsu admitted. "Tenchū-sama says its time for me to be independent."
"What a waste of time, I want to go train," Sasuke mumbled.
"Come on, cheer up you two!" Sakura chirped. "This is a mission, after all!"
Kakashi snorted at his team's antics, his newborn daughter beginning to cry. He recognized the sign that she was hungry and fished a bottle of formula from the diaper bag Tenchū had deposited on the counter. He sighed as she took it and quieted.
Naruto came out holding a box and grunted a little at its weight. He saw his jonin-sensei and blinked at the sight of him bottle-feeding a baby before he dropped his burden and yelled, "What the heck?"
At the sudden loud noise, Ren spit out the bottle and started to scream, frightened. Kakashi bounced her a little and placed a finger up to his mask. "Shhh, you scared the baby, Naruto."
Kinatsu came out with Sasuke and Sakura tailing him, the remaining members of Team Seven just as shocked by the sight of Kakashi holding the baby girl as Naruto was.
"Kakashi-sensei, who's baby is that?" the pink-haired girl asked, looking a little concerned as the new father calmed down his firstborn and began feeding her again.
Tenchū exited her room and stretched a little. "If you three can keep a secret, I can tell you."
Sasuke crossed his arms and considered, before he nodded. "I can, but I don't know about these two."
Naruto stabbed a finger at his dark-haired teammate. "I can keep a secret as well as you, Sasuke!"
Sakura chimed in, "I won't tell anyone!"
Tenchū and Kakashi met eyes and the green-eyed woman announced, "Kakashi and I married ten months before this and this is our first baby."
Sasuke managed to smile for his cousin and came over. "Can I hold the baby, Cousin Tenchū?"
She smiled and nodded. "Mind her head, and be careful."
The teenage Uchiha did as asked, awkwardly holding Ren. "She's sure adorable. I think she looks more like you, Kakashi-sensei."
Kakashi nodded, putting an arm around his wife. "I said that when she was first born. We named her Ren."
Sakura came over and cooed, "Aw, she's so sweet!"
Naruto snickered and pointed out, "Sasuke said the word 'adorable'. I thought that word wasn't in your vocabulary."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "I can say the word 'adorable', Naruto. You're so immature."
Ren looked up at her mother's cousin and whined a little, feeling unsure about this new person. Tenchū held out her hands and Sasuke gave the newborn to her. "Ren's not used to being held by anyone except me and Kakashi. Sorry you couldn't hold her longer."
"It's all right, I felt like I was going to drop her."
"Kakashi-sensei, how did you and Tenchū even have the kid anyways? You're both ninja and hardly see each other," Naruto asked, genuinely curious.
"Naruto, you pervert!" Sakura reprimanded. "You don't ask that!"
Kakashi shrugged. "We saw each other enough and were lucky, I suppose. Midori was surprised when she went for her yearly physical and found out she was pregnant. She doesn't show at all."
Sasuke tilted his head a little in confusion. "Why do you call Cousin Tenchū 'Midori'? That's not her name."
Tenchū shook a finger at him. "That's not exactly true, Sasuke. When I was here thirteen years ago, I was given a different name so I would be safer, since I'd run into a bit of trouble at the time. I was called 'Uchiha Midori': the name Midori was given to me by the Yondaime himself, and I joined the Uchiha clan because I needed financial support from my mother's family until I became a genin."
"What kind of 'trouble' did you get into?" Naruto asked, looking excited that she'd revealed something about herself.
"I guess it's time I told you a little of my past besides how I got my name, since you seem more trustworthy and if you do blab, I can always fix it… My father sent assassins to kill me and they nearly succeeded."
Sakura gasped. "Why did your father do that?"
"He said that I was a demon because of my special talent with fire manipulation and once I turned thirteen, he thought I was too much of a nuisance and decided I was too troublesome to keep around anymore. He didn't like anyone that was unnatural, even though he was the feudal lord of Hi no Kuni."
"Did someone rescue you from being murdered?" Sasuke prodded, looking a little anxious.
"No, they weren't thorough enough with checking whether or not I was dead. I was almost dead when the Yondaime came across me and tended to my wounds. Without him, I wouldn't be alive today."
Tenchū looked troubled and pressed her lips together as a light flush came across her cheeks. Kakashi placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's okay, Tenchū."
"I know."
Naruto blinked at the display and asked, "Were you good friends with the Yondaime?"
"Yeah, I was. I knew him for only three years before he died, but I admired him more than a friend at one point."
Kinatsu lifted his box up and broke the awkward moment. "Come on, you guys, I wanna be completely moved in by this afternoon! I'll treat you to ramen if we get done by lunch!"
Naruto cheered. "Ramen! Let's go!"
Sakura and Sasuke followed the two blondes out, shaking their heads at the ramen-enthusiasts.
When the door clicked shut, Kakashi heaved a relieved sigh. "That could've gotten into a rather painful conversation really quick. You okay?"
"I miss him, that's all. He was my first crush."
"Sensei was a good man and you admired him because of it. You had a bit of trouble because of your feelings combined with alcohol, it's all behind us now. I love Kinatsu like a son and he'll be an excellent ninja like you."
"You're so understanding, one of the many things that made me fall in love with you."
Yays, I totally support this pairing! Tenchū not showing while she was pregnant must be something to do with being half demon, but you can make of that as you will.
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