"HdajdlajadljadjjsdLJjdalkdjfaeal;d!?" Konohamaru mumbled, pointing from Naruto to the boy with wide eyes.
Naruto snapped out of his train of thought and looked at Konohamaru in surprise.
"He can't understand what you're—" Sasuke started to say.
"No. You got it wrong. I'm not his—" Naruto turned to point at the boy, but the boy was just staring sadly at him with big, round eyes. Naruto groaned out in frustration. He couldn't say it in front of the kid.
"JALDKJALEJOADJLDAKJ!" Konohamaru mumbled as he placed a hand to his heart, and then after a moment he started to clap.
"No Konohamaru, don't congratulate me! This is a big misunderstanding!" He got closer to him. "I'm not a father." He whispered the word father.
Sasuke stared at them in confusion, his hand still tightly holding Konhamaru's mouth.
"RRURFGJLSFJSJKGS!" Konohamaru waved his arms around.
"Don't flatter me like that." Naruto smiled and scratched his head.
"DALJDLJA…. JALJDALKJD;ALDJA." Konohamaru mumbled.
"Why does everyone think that about me?!" Naruto screamed with a blush.
Sasuke had seen enough. "I'm going to let you go now, but if you talk, I'll knock you out." Sasuke stated calmly.
"HKAJDALJLDJALJj?"
"Yeah, it'll hurt." Naruto answered, still angry.
Sasuke let him go. Konohamaru took a deep breath. He exhaled slowly. He saw the kid, panicked again, and took another deep breath.
"This stays with you." Sasuke gave him his signature glare and motioned for Naruto and the boy to follow him.
The boy instantly nodded and started to hurry after him, but Naruto stayed looking at Konohamaru who was just looking at him in shock.
"Come with us. I'll explain at my place." Naruto said calmly.
"No." Sasuke called back. He kept walking as he spoke. "He goes."
Naruto turned to him and motioned for him to follow anyway. Konohmaru did as told and followed behind the three, but he stayed close to Naruto in case Sasuke tried to knock him out.
Sasuke rushed ahead of the three others, and didn't bother to slow down his pace. Naruto saw as the boy, who was once following close behind Sasuke, had steadily fallen behind.
"You see how small he is Sasuke" Naruto picked up the boy and carried him by placing him on his back, "but you still walk that fast?"
Sasuke said nothing and continued to walk past the crowds that were trying to stop him for an autograph.
Konohamaru was still walking near Naruto, but he was now lost in thought. Menma's mom is part of the Hyuga clan. He's no more than 10. So then big bro must have been about twenty? He sighed. Does he even know a Hyuga?
He turned his attention to the boy clinging to Naruto's back. He definitely takes after big bro, but if his mom is part of the Hyuga clan his eyes must be...
He edged closer to the boy.
His eye shape... I've seen it before, but on who? He thought with a deep sigh. Why can't I remember?
Suddenly a woman came to mind. He looked to the boy. Yeah. That eye shape, it's like hers.
He gulped. 10 years ago… His face lit up with the sudden realization. Oh God. That's why they hid the child… because she was so young and a member of the main clan!
Naruto suddenly felt the urge to turn around, and he saw that Konohamaru was looking at him with disgust.
"Uh… Konohamaru?" Naruto tilted his head.
"Did you and—" Konohamaru began, but Sasuke appeared in front of him.
"I warned you. No talking."
"Wait! Did I and who what?" Naruto asked in complete confusion.
Sasuke froze at the sound of Naruto's question. He was curious too.
"Menma said that his mom had white eyes." Konohamaru whispered.
Sasuke and Naruto turned to look at the boy. "Well…" he began nervously. "Big br-Konohamaru asked me how she looks like and she has black hair and white eyes."
Naruto and Sasuke had completely forgotten about Konohamaru at this point.
"Wait... so you—" Naruto started to speak. "You remember your mom?" Sasuke asked, finishing Naruto's sentence.
Konohamaru kept talking, unaware that he had lost both men's attention. "Which means his mom is a member of the Hyuga clan. Not only that, but based on his age and who you actually talk to, and on the boy's eye shape there is only one possible person that could be the mother!"
Konohamaru dramatically cleared his throat. Naruto and Sasuke turned back to him to listen for the first time.
"So, I ask you big brother… did you and Hanabi have a baby?" Konohamaru whispered with determination, looking directly at Naruto.
"Hanabi?!" Both men screamed.
"Yes?" A feminine voice called out. They all turned to see Hanabi walking with her father on their way to the market.
"Grandpa? Big sis?" The boy had a smile on his face.
"Big sis?!" All three men scream.
Hiashi gave them a confused look. "Is there something you need from us?" His voice was dignified and indifferent.
Hanabi tilted her head in confusion at them.
"I just wanted to ask Hanabi to reconsider the teaching position at the academy!" Konohamaru laughed. "I myself haven't been asked to teach yet so I—"
Hiashi looked at him with irritation. Hanabi looked uncomfortable. "We can talk about that some other time." She and her father kept walking, not bothering to entertain a conversation with Konohamaru.
"As dignified as always…" Konohamaru muttered as he uncomfortably waved after them.
"That doesn't feel right." The boy was staring after the two in confusion.
The three men turned to look at the kid with annoyance.
Sasuke let out a frustrated sigh. "Naruto." He snapped.
Naruto was startled at the sound of his name.
"Screw not drawing attention to ourselves. Let's hurry to your place."
"Right!" He waved at Konohamaru.
"Wait!" Konohamaru screamed. "Let me go too!"
"No." Sasuke glared. "He'll explain later."
"Trust me Konohamaru. I'll give you a full report in the afternoon, I'll even buy you dinner."
"You're buying?" Konohamaru raised an eyebrow. This was serious. "Right. Okay, big bro." He looked at the boy on his back and patted his head.
"Maybe one day you'll call me sensei." Konohamaru smiled at the boy and waved at them both.
"Something tells me… I wouldn't call you sensei." The boy said honestly as he waved goodbye and was carried off by Naruto.