Boruto wasn't sure what he was expecting when they opened the door at the end of 7 minutes. But he knew that seeing his dad grinning at him, his face flushed, shirt rumpled and his hair ruffled as though he had run his hands through his own hair, was not it.

The young blonde shifted his gaze to the Uchiha and he felt confident that something had indeed happened.

The black haired ninja's hair and clothes were also ruffled however the expression on the male was mostly blank except for the small twitch near one corner of Sasuke's mouth. Boruto had learned to look beneath the surface for tall tale signs of Sasuke's mood. It was those small signs that gave way to Sasuke's self satisfied pride that was cooly reflecting in the black eye that stared at the blonde Hokage.

Had Sasuke taken advantage of the situation given to him?

Even though Boruto could hear the chatter in the room, it sounded like white noise in his ears. He watched as his father straightened himself and attempted to step around Boruto's teacher, and the genin watched as Naruto swept too close to Sasuke forcing him to trip. Boruto observed the two men as Sasuke caught the Hokage and they shared a look.

It was the same one that had started this whole adventure. The love that reflected in their eyes made Boruto want to flinch under the intensity. This time though, Boruto saw one emotion in his father's blue eyes that he had never seen directed at his mother.

Desire.

And just like that, Naruto relaxes into Sasuke's grip, his eyes closing and a soft snore ripples through the white noise the genin had been experiencing.

Sasuke chuckles as he expertly rearranges the Nanadaime so that Sasuke could use his one good arm to hold onto him. "Usuratonkachi, you shouldn't fall asleep on me just because you are drunk," Sasuke whispers tenderly, dragging the blonde man with him.

Once he had safely removed himself and Naruto from the closet, the Uchiha male looked at the three genin. "I will take Naruto to the spare bedroom so he can sleep off all the alcohol you gave him. I trust you boys will behave while sharing Sarada's floor."

Perhaps it was the end goal that had Boruto already sensitive to Sasuke's implication and he felt his face heat up.

"Tou-san!"

"Sensei!"

"You can trust us!"

Sasuke chuckled as he nodded. "One of you come help open the door."

In the end, it was agreed that Mitsuki and Sarada would set up the futons for the children while Boruto helped put his dad to bed. Which was fine with him. Perhaps his sensei would be a little more talkative than usual.

Thankfully, Sarada's home wasn't very large so it didn't take long to get to the spare room. However, upon scanning the room, Boruto found himself surprised that it looked like someone currently occupied the room. On the nightstand next to the full size bed was a picture that the blonde genin had seen several times. It was a copy of his dad's genin team, before Sasuke had left.

Next to it was a picture of baby Sarada being held by Sasuke, and lastly, there was a photo of the Uzumaki and Uchiha. It must have been before the children had been born. His dad's only arm was thrown over Sasuke's shoulder with his fingers in a peace sign with one of the biggest, happiest grins that Boruto could recall ever seeing. Sasuke still had his bangs short and in the mismatched gaze held a sad wonderment as he looked at the blonde even though there was a smile on his face.

At the sound of something being dropped, Boruto turned to see that Sasuke had dropped his dad onto the bed. Quickly, the blonde scurried over to the two males to assist.

"In the dresser, there are spare clothes that we should change your dad into. Bottom drawer."

Without wasting time, Boruto changed directions and did as he was instructed. He paused momentarily when he opened the drawer as he was greeted by a couple of his dad's favored color of choice in shirts with a few pairs of pants that he knew wouldn't fit his sensei.

Grabbing the pair most like pajama pants and a generic orange shirt, Boruto turned and almost dropped the clothes in his hands. Sasuke had taken the time Boruto used to get behind Naruto and pulled him against the older male on the bed. Sasuke had apparently also used that same time to remove Naruto's shirt and was waiting expectantly. For a one arm man, it was continually surprising Boruto how fast the Uchiha was.

"Sasuke, why do you have clothes that fit Dad," boruto asked as he wandered over. He scooted onto the bed and lifted of Naruto's arms to begin putting the new shirt on.

"I insisted after I found him passed out in the Hokage chair one too many times," Sasuke answered. "Sakura and I chose this place because of my need to be close to the Hokage in case of emergency."

Boruto froze in his activity and looked up the uchiha. It took his brain several seconds to comprehend a few different things. 1. Sasuke was indeed more talkative (as he should be given the kids made sure his cup was never empty either). 2. Sasuke's voice was clear, but slurred certain words together. 3. Boruto could practically feel the warmth oozing from the adult's voice. 4. Sasuke needed to be near the Hokage? "Why?"

Sasuke didn't respond at first. Instead he finished pulling down the shirt but let his hand rest on Naruto's hip. He tilted his head just slightly, as if he was nuzzling the side of Naruto's head. Then he wrapped his arms around the blinds waist and said "When I lift him, yank only his pants off and put the pj bottoms on. 1, 2, 3."

As instructed, boruto moved quickly. Once that was complete, the blonde got off the bed and placed his hands on his hips, still waiting for an answer.

Not having moved, Sasuke still sat with his back to the wall and Naruto slowly curled into Sasuke's lap in his sleep. The Uchiha's gaze was still turned to the Hokage but Boruto could tell that the dark haired man was debating with himself. Then, the blonde's patience was rewarded.

"There is a seal on this house that allows me to teleport here regardless of where I am at. Once, before these peaceful times, ninja were always attacking Konoha. Before the war, Konoha had already been leveled once or twice. When I returned and I was cleared for duty, I had a hard time remaining in Konoha. I only came back because of Naruto. No matter where I am, his safety matters to me more than anyone."

Boruto had to swallow the lump that had formed in his throat.

"Sasuke-san" boruto started, his voice barely louder than whisper. "What about Sarada?"

Sasuke turned his black eye up to Boruto and he watched as the black faded to red and his gaze seemed to go past the blonde. "Sarada is second only to Naruto."

So after the last chapter, this one sort of just rolled itself right onto paper. I hope you enjoyed it! Stay Safe 3