A/N: A threat has been placed against authors like myself. Those of us who like to answer are reviews are to be hunted down and persecuted. I ask you to support us in our endeavor to end this travesty. If you want to help us please e-mail me (its in my profile) with your site name and the email address you use for the site (you have to be registered for this to work. We are forming a petition to try to stop this idiocy. Please save your beloved raging hobo. He loves you so. Thanks in advance for your help.

Now for the fun notes. Timeline info. Naruto and Hinata were 21 when Natsuki was born and 27 when Kanai was born. Ami is 3 years younger than Natsuki and is thus 3 years older than Kanai. You should be able to figure out everyone else by that. Also, all of the chapters where none of the children are not mentioned in any form they are to be assumed to not be born yet. If you have any further questions feel free to ask, and hopefully my story will still be around to answer them.

A New Age

"Naruto-kun!" A semi-distressed Hinata called out.

Casually, the named man strode into the room.

"What's up?"

She pointed, directing her husband's gaze toward the chandelier. There, swinging from the light by his legs, was the youngest Uzumaki. His pupiless blue eyes shone with glee as his ash blond hair with faint red streaks hung below him. Naruto raised an eyebrow at what he saw.

"And how exactly did he get up there?"

Slender arms crossed in front of the small girl's chest, her lips contorting slightly to express her displeasure at the situation.

"You tell me. He's your son after all."

Naruto lifted his hands up in front of him defensively.

"Hey now, he's your son too. He certainly didn't get those eyes from my side of the family."

Hinata shook a fist at him jokingly.

"Darn you and your infernal logic. Anyways, can you get him down from there?"

The blond shrugged as he positioned himself underneath his wildly swinging son.

"Hey Kanai. Get down from there."

The small boy met his father's eyes with his own matching blue ones. He giggled cutely before releasing the light fixture with his legs. He executed a flip as he fell and before his father caught him.

"Kanai, in the future could you not do that? You might break the chandelier, and those things are expensive."

Hinata slapped him on the back of the head for his joke. He rolled his eyes.

"Ok ok. And we don't want you getting hurt."

The young boy pouted in his father's arms.

"I wouldn't get hurt."

His eyes rolled again. Kanai was proving to be a bit more of a hanful than his sister. He was just as much fun to be around though.

"We know you can take of yourself, but it would make us feel better. Ok?"

Reluctantly, the little blond boy nodded. Naruto mussed up his hair in thanks.

"Good boy." He gently set his son on the ground. "Now go get ready. You want to look good for your fourth birthday party don't you?"

Kanai nodded excitedly and ran off to change. The guest list for his party was a virtual who's who of his favorite people. The fact that his list was pretty much the same as his parent's was just gravy. All of Naruto and Hinata's classmates would be there, as well as their teachers, and of course the group from the sand. Kanai hadn't really made any friends outside of the group yet, but he didn't seem to mind, he enjoyed hanging out with his sister. Naruto chuckled as his son sprinted up the stairs. He reminded him so much of himself when he was young. Hinata laid her hand on his shoulder, breaking him out of his thoughtful trance.

"He's so cute isn't he?"

He placed a calloused hand over his wife's soft one.

"He certainly is."

It wasn't long before Kanai was making his way downstairs again. Only this time he had on a pair of khaki shorts and a white button down T-shirt with the Konoha sigil on the left breast. He wasn't walking down the stairs on his own either. Instead he was receiving a piggy back ride from his older sister. Natsuki loved her little brother. She played with him all the time. Of course, being his big sister, she also liked to torment him a little. A point she proved when as soon as they reached the bottom of the stairs she dropped him on his butt. He got up gingerly, rubbing his sore rear end. For a moment he acted like he was actually hurt before he launched himself at his sister's legs, trying to knock them out from underneath her. The only problem was that the six years older Natsuki had just graduated from the academy at the top of her class. She was more than prepared for her brother's assault and pushed him lightly on the top of the head, causing him to trip and fall on the floor. Before he had a chance to get up she had grabbed his arms and pulled them behind his back. Then she lifted him up by his arms and laughed.

"Nice try little bro, but you're a few years too late for that one to work."

Kanai grumbled angrily as his sister marched him into the kitchen where their mother was. She gave him a gentle shove that sent him stumbling forward.

"He's all set Mom."

"Thank you Natsuki."

Hinata wiped her hands on towel by the sink and turned to face them. Her lavender eyes shone brightly when they saw her little boy. She quickly rushed over and knelt down in front of him.

"Well aren't you cute?"

He pouted and crossed his arms in front of him. His mother just smiled sweetly at his antics.

"Handsome. I meant handsome."

He nodded his approval at her revised compliment. Then there was a knock at the door. Naruto got their first with Kanai arriving shortly after. With a flourish, the elder Uzumaki threw open the door, revealing their family from the Sand. The seven-year-old Ami was the first one through the door, quickly gripping the little boy in a bear hug. Her father and mother followed her through the door shortly, sporting a huge grin and a shy smile respectively. Gaara made his way over to Kanai and messed up his hair some.

"Happy birthday."

Moeko was next, and after getting her daughter to relinquish her grip on him, she placed a kiss on his forehead.

"Happy birthday Kanai-kun"

He smiled, blushing slightly from the kiss.

"Thank you."

Unbeknownst to Kanai, Natsuki had been signalling to Ami the whole time. Suddenly, his sister was upon him, wrapping her arms around him and pinning his to his side. Ami took the front and grabbed his legs. Together they hoisted him off the ground and began to carry him to the living room as he struggled and yell the whole time. The adults exchanged knowing glances as they followed behind them. When they arrived they were unsurprised to see the two girls teaming up and tickling the young boy until he was gasping for air. Gaara and Naruto smiled broadly as their wives hugged them from behind and watched their children play. They all concluded that they needed to get together more often.

It went on like that for a while. The parents talked while they watched their children playing rowdily on the floor. Being the only non-ninja in the room Moeko watched them a bit more closely. She still wasn't used to the idea of kids that were very hard to hurt. It wasn't long before the others began to arrive. First it was Shikamaru and Temari with their one-year-old son Seifuu. Then it was Neji and Tenten with their six-year-old daughter Bishou. They were followed shortly by Ino and Chouji.

It was when Tsunade arrived that the commotion started. Before she could even walk in the door Natsuki and Kanai were upon her, clinging to her legs as tightly as they could. Tsunade couldn't help but laugh at her grand kids' enthusiastic greeting. They were most definitely Uzumaki. Steadily she walked into the living room with the two kids latched on to her legs. When she had made it into the room she lightly tapped both of the kids on the neck with a finger that glowed with green chakra. Immediately they lost their grip on her and fell to the ground. Tsunade always did like that jutsu. It made a person's limbs go numb for a second. It was generally used to escape a strangle hold, but it worked quite well on loving grandchildren too.

Not long after their former jounin sensei's arrived. Kakashi was the same as ever except for a couple of wrinkles around his eyes, oh, and the addition of the lovely Kurenai to his arm. Nobody knew when it had happened, but everyone seemed to like the idea. If nothing else she made sure he didn't show up too late. Gai and Asuma followed close behind, and after a glare from the parents present Asuma put out his cigarrette. For his part Gai hadn't changed at all other than his bowl cut now sporting a few gray hairs. He was still the loudest and most enthusiastic man around, still spouting off about the power of youth. Everyone had learned to accept that though; and most of them were quite skilled at ignoring him.

Sakura and Lee showed up a couple of minutes after the senseis with their nine-year-old son Tsuyomaru at their side. It was strange that he had inherited his mother's pink hair, but it kept him from ever trying to cut it like his father had used to, which was something everyone was thankful for. Truth be told, he carried it off quite well. Ordinarily someone would look extremely feminine with pink hair, but he somehow managed to remain quite masculine, at least for a nine-year-old.

Within the next couple of minutes Kiba arrived and then Shino. Their wives were both members of their clans so the others weren't particuarly familiar with them. As such they decided to take missions that day. Someone had to do the work while everyone else was having fun. Hiashi and Hanabi got there a couple minutes later. They weren't about to miss their beloved Hinata's son's birthday. The fact that he brightened up any room he was in was a good reason too. Jiraiya would not be attending this particular party. He said that he was going to get as much 'research' in as he could while he was still young and able. Everyone questioned his use of the terms 'research' and 'young' but he didn't seem to care.

Not long after everyone arrived they sat down to dinner. It passed by relatively uneventfully except for an errant meatball that soared over the adult table from the kids' table. If the adults had been paying more attention it's likely they would have spotted the culprit. As it was though they all just glared as the kids laughed wildly. A warning was administered but that was all. No point in punishing all the kids. They weren't in the mood for it anyways.

After dinner the cake was put on the table and Kanai was set in front of it. The cake was rather impressive. It was three layers, and each one was a different flavor with a different type of frosting. The first was yellow with chocolate icing. The second was chocolate with vanilla icing, and the third was vanilla with strawberry icing. The cake was tall enough that Kanai actually had to stand on his chair to blow out the candles. This was after they sang "Happy Birthday" to him, his sister having her arm around his shoulders the whole time. When they finished she told him to blow out the candles and make a wish. Carefully, so as not to tip his chair, he stood, and after taking a deep breath he blew out the candles. Cheers erupted from the people gathered and Kanai grinned toothily at all the attention.

Soon after it was time for the presents. Tenten and Neji were up first. Excitedly, the young boy tore at the paper. When it was gone he opened the box to reveal a set of kunai. His eyes went wide. Tenten smiled at his reaction.

"I made them myself. They're just like the ones I made for your sister on her fourth birthday."

He thanked them profusely before moving on to the present that was handed to him by Sakura and Lee. He quickly ripped it open to expose a box with many games in it, most of them designed to challenge the mind. Obviously Sakura had picked this gift out. Lee had wanted to get him his first set of weights. Sakura knew he was too young for them yet though. He looked at their gift, clearly confused, but he thanked them politely anyways. Sakura had expected that though. She knew he would like them when he tried them, and Hinata was obviously pleased by them. Next up was the gift from his aunt Hanabi and his Grandfather. They had gotten him a formal kimono. They knew it wasn't a gift that he would like, but he needed one anyways. Besides, he would look good in the little black and silver number. He hid his disappointment as best as he could and thanked them as sincerely as he could. He had yet to develop any sort of understanding of the Hyuuga family and their traditions. They knew it would come with time. Ino and Chouji presented him with a box of homemade candies next. How Ino managed to stay thin living with Chouji was beyond anyone's understanding. Kanai liked this present very much, as any little kid is bound to do. Ino warned him though.

"Don't eat them all at once, and be sure to share them. You don't want to end up looking like him do you?" she said as she thrust her thumb at her husband.

Kanai's blue eyes opened wide with fright as he shook his head vigorously. An action that did not go unnoticed by Chouji.

"Hey!" he shouted with no shortage of indignation.

Shikamaru and Temari were quick to quell the situation by giving him their present, a scroll that when activated would create a gentle breeze wherever you were. They said that it would be good for all of the training he was bound to be doing on hot days. Tsunade gave him her gift next. Actually she gave him two of them. In the first box was a replica of the orange training uniform that Naruto had worn when she first met him (sized down to fit the smaller child of course), which earned a lot of laughs from those around that remembered it, and in the second box was a reversible training uniform. It was white on one side and black on the other. The white side would be good for draining during the day when the black would be too hot, and the black side would be ideal for use at night. Hinata glared at her mother-in-law. She was not looking forward to cleaning the white side at all. She had to admit that he would probably look very nice in it. Shino had gotten him an ant farm, claiming that it would be a valuable learning tool. All of the ants were dead in under a week. Lesson learned; if you don't give your ants food or water they will die. Gaara and his family had given him a small pile of sand. He looked at with a very confused expression on his face. Gaara just smiled knowingly.

"Touch it and think of a form."

Kanai did as he was told. He was surprised when the sand immediately took the shape of what he was thinking of, in this case, a spider. He knew he was going to have some fun with this one. Each of the jounin sensei's promised to help him train whenever they could. Quite the deal considering the range of their expertise. Of course, they did the same thing for Natsuki too. It was good to be the child of the Hokage, especially one who was so well loved by those around him. Kiba was the last one to give his gift, since Naruto, Hinata and Natsuki had given him their gifts earlier (A full training set along with a promise to begin his shinobi training as soon as he wanted. Natsuki had gotten him a pair of fingerless gloves, something she had found quite useful when she began her training.) Casually Kiba strode to the front door, and after he opened it he whistled. Within moments a small black dog bounded through the door, and straight to the excited little boy. Rapidly it began to lick his face as Kanai laughed playfully. Naruto and Hinata had known it was coming since Kiba had asked them earlier if it was ok, but they were still very pleased with the result.

After a while it grew late and it was time for everyone except Gaara and his family to leave. The adults again sat and talked as the three children played on the floor between them. Eventually, it grew late and it was time for them all to go to bed. The kids decided that they would all sleep in the living room. what kid doesn't love a sleep over?

Morning came and Gaara and Naruto were already up. Quietly they went downstairs. The red-haired man chuckled at what he saw. There, in the middle of two girls who were clutching him like a teddy bear, was Kanai, a big stupid grin on his still sleeping face.

"It seems that your son is quite the ladies man."

Naruto laughed.

"Of course he is. He's an Uzumaki."

A/N: Well there you have it. I anticipated a demand for more Kanai and decided to head it off at the pass. The fact that I got to include the other kids in there too was just gravy. Ah yes more terrible translations by your local hobo. Seifuu means "quiet wind", Bishou means "beautiful laugh", and Tsuyomaru means "to become strong."

Dragon Man 180: You and your love of kids. You may feel free to consider these chapters dedicated to you. I hope you like Kanai as much as you like the girls.

Aloi-chan: Just maybe he will.

Kell: Welcome to the raging hobo reviewers gang (damn I love saying that). I'm so happy you're enjoying my story. And enjoying it enough to say it's one of your favorites. Yay! Anyways. Keep reading. Keep loving.

BeautifulStruggle: That it does. Funny how that works out. The comment about her pregnancy being different was just a thing like she's having more cravings and she's more moody and cautious this time. I hope my timeline above helped you with the ages. I've noticed that too. What can I say I just wanted to give him a daughter first. I've already got a plan for his son though.

Firedude328: Your review has inspired me. 1 letter reviews rock!

Danny-171984: I don't know how busy 2 kids in 9 years of mairrage is, but ok. Feel free to look up my translation on kanjisite dot com. Kan - ai are the pieces.

Jays Arravan: The strangling was cute. I can see it so well (and have experienced something like it). Shikamaru just doesn't like to fight. He also likes to take the easiest path. With Temari that just happens to be doing as she asks most of the time.

Anime/Manga lubber (): Hell yes I do. This thing is very hard work. Makes me tired.

hopeless-flame: I'd rather have someone do the voices enthusiastically rather than ol' apathetic Shikamaru. Natsuki is a good big sister for the most part. She loves the little brat.

RLnaruhina: Very interesting indeed. Yes, I very much want to avoid getting yanked. I draw too much attention to myself with my constant posts. I'm worried. POLLOCK POWER!

ShinobiFighter101: Glad you like the name. Hinata is just lucky. The fact she's a trained med nin probably doesnt hurt either...

pups4u34: Resolutions are very important. If they aren't there you're left feeling empty. If you could draw the kodachi Tenten gave Hinata for her 20th that would be sweet. I would appreciate it muchly. I didn't remember but I hope you like the newest Uzumaki. Hopefully, my story can ease your pessimism some, since it pretty much always looks on the bright side of life. Both sides exist. It all depends on what side you want to see. You can still affect change as a happy person. See wrong, live right, stay happy, make change.

madnarutofan: Sweet! happy reader happy hobo.