A.N 1: From this point on there will be slight Bashing at Ino's mother not that I don't like her but I need someone who has negative feelings so I hope you don't mind that part and I also, I want to thank you for reading and please continue.
A.N 2: Right now, the votes are right now 2 for the name Mito and 1 for the name Minako and 0 for the name Mikoto (I feel bad no one likes it) continue voting before it's too late.
Chapter 13
Time for a break Pt 2
When everyone had done eating Minato and Shikaku sat in front of a Shogi board (which a member of the Nara Clan had brought confused when their Head had asked) with the former Head of The Uchiha Clan saying" Now remember you can only make this a short game, not as long as the last time."
Minato shook his head and sighed saying" You make one game a few hours long and they never allow you to forget."
Tsume smiled and said," I wasn't a few hours Minato it was a week without stop and if Fugaku hadn't through the game into the ground who knows who long you were going to play it."
Minato pouted making the hearts of everyone melt and chuckle while Shikaku said" Do you want to try and see if we can break our record for the fastest game." the older blond nodded and Shikaku sighed in relief, he knew his friend was joking but he couldn't stand that look on his face they had worked hard to make him always happy and that wasn't stopping just because he was dead.
No one noticed Tsunade smiling, she was glad to see all of them like they used to be before the Kyuubi attacked and destroyed everything they had built for themselves.
Though she did wonder what Dan's opinion of his son would be she did hope it was a good one Minato had put his father during his life in such a high pedestal and had worked so hard to make him proud it would break his heart if he didn't achieve it even though she had told him time and time again that Dan would've been proud of him no matter what.
'Everyone would be surprised to know that their beloved Hokage deepest fear was the fact that he would disappoint his father a man he had never met.' thought the Legendary Sucker but that's what made him the man he became and she couldn't and wouldn't change him for anything.
Naruto turned to Iruka who had just sat next to him and said" Hey Iruka-sensei did you hear I have a brother." his big blue eyes wide with excitement
"Yes, I heard," he said while ruffling the hairs of the Fourth's son" Now at least I know why Kakashi never liked me he doesn't like competition."
The Copy-Ninja glared at the man but didn't do anything for a few reasons the first was that his little brother liked the brown-haired man as much as he didn't understand why he would just go with it, he had saved his brother's life the night the younger blond had graduated while he had unfortunately been away in a mission and lastly, he knew without looking that his dad was glaring at him he could tell Naruto liked the man and he couldn't do anything against him if he didn't want to get grounded until he was as old as the Third Hokage that was.
He could also hear his father chuckling (that bastard not as an offense he loved his father) he knew he could never say no to the blond man even before he had been adopted by him no matter how much he tried and trust me he did at him so he sighed and said" I don't like you because of that Naruto can have as many brothers as he likes and as for disliking competition, I grew up with them as my uncles" he said pointing to the Clan Heads" so don't you tell me I don't like competition."
"Should we be offended by what he said?" asked Hiashi Hyūga smirking at his 'nephew'
" very funny Uncle Hiashi very funny." but underneath his mask, a small smile graced his lips" But I have really missed this side of you all of you I haven't seen it in twelve years."
They all looked down remembering why they had change twelve years ago and the death of a very important person for them all, they had changed so much that they had become unable to stay in the same room together without fighting and blaming each other for their friends dead though they all knew it was no one's fault except the one who unleashed the Kyuubi so long ago.
"So, who had a question for me?" said the future Hinata she had noticed the looks everyone had on their faces and she knew that even after so many years it was hard for them hell, it was hard for them many years into the future.
"I have got a question," said Dan looking at the woman who had become his granddaughter-in-law in a timeline that would no longer happen after getting a nod of agreement, form her, he asked:" Can you tell me who my son is."
He gave her his best puppy dog eyes that despite the difference in color was as great as his son and grandson had.
But unfortunately for him, she had been married to the latter for many years and had been friends with him for even longer so she was completely unaffected by that again, unfortunately, the same could not be said for almost every other women there who we looking kind of faint and were mumbling something that sounded very much like' So cute.' she couldn't blame them he was extremely handsome just like his son and grandson (she would have thought the same if not for the fact he resembled his grandson too much for her comfort) while vaguely what they would do if they saw him semi-naked or more.
' Possibly faint.' she thought and smirked
She turned to her grandfather-in-law and pretended to think the hope in his eyes was kind of cute again it reminded her of his grandson while for a few others it reminded them of his son" No I am sorry I can't" he pouted and she had to avert her eyes so that she wouldn't crack after all puppy dog eyes were one thing the pout was another entirely" because if I told you that was would the fun in a surprise is then."
He sighted seeing he wouldn't be getting anything out of her and asked" Can you at least tell me something about him?" he asked hopefully
Not knowing how to answer she was saved from having to do just that by the Feared 'Clan Slayer' who said:" He had blue eyes."
Initially, the heads of everyone who was listening to the conversation turned to the oldest Uchiha brother with shocked eyes" How do you know that?" asked the man known as the Specter for his abilities to enter someone's body.
As he thought' So he has my mother and sister's eyes instead of mines.' he didn't mind the fact one bit though he always thought that a child with his beautiful Princess's eyes would be very cute, but, that's just him.
He struggled and said" My dad knew him. But you also have a very cute grandson if it helps." he continued smirking a smirk that should have been considered illegal
Minato chucked on his spit, of course, he had thought the young Uchiha was his son's dead lover (as much as he was hoping to not be him because that would mean he was dead) but to hear that from the boy himself was a shock he turned to his daughter-in-law from another timeline and mouthed" I'm sorry." without anyone seeing it
She just shook her head and mouthed back knowing he would understand " They were meant to be."
While this was happening, Dan was glaring at the Uchiha heir' How dare he say such things about my grandson.' his very well-known and very strong overprotective stick coming out.
Naruto was looking down, of course, the older Uchiha would like someone else who is their, right mind would ever like him and looking at the man his grandson was bound to be very good-looking the Yonadaime's heir tried to think of anyone who had the same features as the man but couldn't there wasn't anyone who looked like him.
Itachi chuckled the man looked a lot like his grandson but different enough form his, son, not to make it awkward on the raven-haired man.
"Hinata right?" asked Karui looking at the white-eyed-woman from the future she was trying to defuse the tension the glare the man was giving was slightly scary
"Yes. How can I help you R-Karui?" asked the former Hyūga woman the future Matriarch of the Akimichi Clan almost slipping on the nickname she would call her in the future.
The dark-skinned kunoichi pretended not to notice the name that she had heard her future self-had call her "Tell me about my future husband." said Karui while trying not to look excited she knows there was very little chance he was a good man because he was the Head of a Clan they weren't all that good people and often through they were better than everyone else
"You know I can't tell you his name, right?" asked the future Hinata
"Yes, I do know that. I want to know about his personality that all I care not his looks, his status or among of this sort. You know, that right?"
The future Hinata smiled at her yes, she did know that but she had wanted Chōji to hear if he had low-self-esteem at the time and words like that would do wonders for it.
Chōji smiled at her too, he had always had problems because of the fact that people considered him not the most good-looking person in the world, he liked that she didn't see those things maybe there was hope for him yet.
Karui looked at the heir of the Akimichi Clan and blushed he was kind of cute Hinata who was the only one who saw it smiled the two of them were made for each other in her opinion they just needed a little push" Well he is the Head of his Clan but when you met him he was the heir and you had a few problems with his Clan which were resolved rather quickly but his father adores you did from the very beginning and considers you, his own daughter. "Karui smiled she knew it would have been hard for him to have his son marry someone outside the village it was nice to know he liked her
"Your future husband is a very kind, polite, and caring person. His father and sensei used to say that is his greatest weakness was his lack of self-confidence which he has improved over the years in fact. He was always slightly on the big side and when that's mention you just say he called him pleasantly plump and very cute" she then chuckled at the blush on the redhaired Kunoichi skin as did her teammate through he earned him a glare which made him stop" but by the time the two of you start dating he is more muscles than anything so don't worry."
At the implication, she glared and said:" I wasn't. "Her words just earn a look like she had to do this conversation before at least the last part 'Possibly' thought Karui as she continued to listen
"He does have a lack of athleticism but that doesn't mean he isn't an amazing shinobi and he also has a very kind heart and is generous with everyone but he loves spoiling you."
"I could tell that just by the ring my future self, had in her finger." said the amber-eyed young woman, she liked that everyone treated her as part of the boys and not as a young woman if he also appreciated her skills he would be perfect
Her answer made the former Hyūga snorted and say" That's nothing he gave you a number of rings and you chose the cheapest there and that still cost more than a few SS-ranked missions."
"Why would I do that I am sure there is something cheaper here right?" asked Karui she wasn't someone to spent a lot of money on things she actually needed.
She shrugged and said" He refused to allow something cheaper knowing you would choose that saying that you deserve something nice." the blush on the Kumo kunoichi face reached the roots of her red hair making both the same color.
That was nice of him most men wouldn't be bothered and just order their wives to do what they wanted a small male voice said" I think you deserve it." the Heir of the Akimichi Clan was smiling at his future wife making her blush
The future Hinata chuckled' Well, they won't be upset to learn, they will be together in the future.' thought the woman as he saw the two of them
Chōza was watching his son and the Kumo Kunoichi too bad she was going to get married to someone else she would make a great Matriarch for his Clan and a great wife for his son and the two of them seemed to have great chemistry with each other well too bad he wouldn't be interfering with the love he knew the power it had.
"I am sorry." said Karui " I didn't think I caught your name." looking at the brown-haired the boy who couldn't be that much older than her
"I actually didn't introduce myself," he said sheepishly and bowed politely" My name is Chōji Akimichi it's a pleasure to meet you."
Karui smiled thought she had a feeling he had left something out how he introduced but she didn't know what "Your future is one of the ones, we will see right?"
"Yes, though I don't know why I am not that interesting," he said smiling
"Oh, don't underestimate I am sure your future is very bright and you will do great things." as she smiled she also noticed the fact, he was blushing so much it rivaled her hair.
Before she had the chance to think more like the fact that he wasn't cute but super cute or that he had the nicest smile and the most beautiful eyes she had seen Hinata continued "He is also fair and loyal to those he loves. "Karui smiled he sounded really great she wasn't surprised she had fallen in love with him" he is a loving husband, a great friend and as I said he is also an amazing shinobi."
"He sounds great," said Karui smiling softly at herself. "Why didn't someone snatched him up yet." that's was the moment she remembered she would be married to someone else in the future
Chōji didn't know why he felt a stab of jealousy which he didn't understand as she said that but he forcefully pushed in the back of his mind and continue to talk to Shikamaru his best friend who of course had noticed the look on his face as had Samui The team leader of Karui.
"He is a very great man; you are very lucky." she chuckled a bit like she was remembering something but didn't continue and Karui wanted very much for her to continue. "And you will learn that other part in the future."
"Just how in love am I with this guy?" asked Karui.
Yes, the guy did have everything she wanted in a man and was quite clearly too good to be true but as she looked at the boy who had complimented her numerous times, Chōji was his name and it rolled very well on her tongue she felt a pull towards him that she didn't understand
The future Hinata smirked a look that didn't sit well with the whole image of the Hyūga Clan but what everyone didn't know was that brother her father and uncle had a mischievous strike in them so she was enjoying this a lot especially when she could see that Karui obviously was starting to feel something about Chōji and vice-versa" The two of you are meant to be thorough not in the way, Naruto's parents, grandparents, and great-great-grandparents are meant to be."
"What's the difference?" asked Karui but future Hinata had the attention of everyone especially her past self, after all, they were her in-laws in the future through her future self-had self that she and Naruto were more like friends than anything but they were still her in-laws and Naruto's father was her father's friend.
"Well neither of them could ever end up with anyone other than the person they did while you, Temari, Ino couldn't end up with anyone else as long as you did meet them even if it was only once. Like I mentioned before."
'So as long as I don't meet him, I won't end up with him.' thought Karui as she looked at the young Heir in front of her.
Said heir was feeling hope blossomed inside him at that.
Temari turned to the former Hyūga and said:" What I want to know is how the hell did I end up married to someone three years younger than me."
"He is smart." offered Hinata of the future innocently the Wind Princess crossed her arms and has look that told her to explain and of course, her being friends with the blond-haired young woman for years the white-eyed woman had learned to read her body language so she understands what she was trying to saw.
"Well, he is. He graduated from the Academy at twelve and became a Jōnin the same year." she said defensively" He was one of the only ones who became a Chūnin in these Exams. But he also becomes the Head of his Clan at a very young age and did a brilliant job at it, he was the Chūnin Exam Proctor when all of us did the Chūnin exams for the second time which is after a while after Gaara became the Kazekage actually the two of you did the organization of the exams together that's when you say you started having feelings for him we disagree we think with you, it was love with the first sight." the look on the teal-eyed young woman told her she disagreed with it as Hinata knew she would after all if she hadn't done that she wouldn't be the woman Shikamaru fell in love with and who was one of her best friends
" He also has a strong moral compass and dedication to his friends, family, and village. And can always find value in who the person naturally was without judging them by what other people thought he always finds himself volunteering to do work or to sacrifice himself if it will in some way benefit his allies even if it was something small like one time he stayed behind to fight to know he could die just so his friends could survive and he does all that he can to make things better for future Konoha generations especially the Will of Fire that is extremely important to him. "Hinata stopped trying to think about what else to tell her about him
Suddenly an imaginary light bot turned on the head and she said" He has many friends but one female is the closest being like siblings for each other and he says both of you are very similar he also says the same thing about you and his mother. He describes each of you as aggressive, demanding, and sometimes even scary and the only people he fears. Unfortunately for you he also tries to treat women delicately, being non-confrontational or at least polite to them and never asking anything of them that he believes he can do himself. When he was younger, he generally believes he can do anything himself, and as such was extremely mortified if and when a woman needs to assist him in any way his frustrations are also similar when he repeatedly finds himself facing female opponents."
"That's not fair just because of the fact we are women doesn't mean you aren't good enough," said Temari when suddenly a voice interrupted her.
"Maybe he is just trying to be polite I do the same thing and not because I think women can't do them because I know they can but because you can't ask something from someone without trying to do it yourself first and beside women should be partners with not only their men but men in general, not helpers," said Shikamaru Temari smiled at him and he blushed (something he would deny it until the day he died but hey the girl was cute) Kankurō looked at the young genius, he had won a few points in his opinion
"You are very smart for someone so young." said the Mizukage she like everyone else had heard for the intelligence of the Nara Clan and especially their Head and his Heir but this was her first time seeing it in person they said that the Head of the Nara Clan was the only person living or dead that could hold a candle against the Fourth Hokage in the intelligence department and that the man was as smart as the Second Hokage or even smarter some said but that wasn't proven.
Again, the young heir blushed and murmured" Thank you, Lady, Mizukage." he was taught etiquette since before he could walk and talk it would do to waste those lessons, would it?
Unknown to him Minato shot his father a glare that making him ruffed his hair and say" That's my fawn." while smiling.
That name made the boy raise his head and look at his father had never, never called him it was always Shikamaru, my boy or on rare occasions 'Maru for some reason he never called him Shika despite being the most use shortage of his name his father for some reason he would never know never used it.
Minato smiled at his brother in all but blood he knew that Shikaku like all his other friends had problems expressing emotions he blamed their families for it they were the ones that taught them to hide their emotions and never show them and the fact that he was saying that name in public meant that he loved his son deeply something Minato wouldn't doubt for even a second.
"What was that?" asked Shikamaru his father
"What was what?" answered the head of the Nara Clan
"The nickname you have never called me that."
"Never?" said the older Nara but his son wasn't having any of that playing dumb didn't work on them because of the fact they were too smart for it was only of the disadvantages of being a Nara, so he sighed and said," It isn't actually my nickname it was what Naruto's father insisted on calling you before we decided on the name Shikamaru."
For the first time since they started seeing the future Shikamaru's mother spoke," When he says we, he means him and Naruto's father."
"We did ask for your opinion on the name," said Shikaku his wife differently from Inoichi's wife had liked Minato and considered him a friend and a good inference on her betrothed she also hadn't felt threatened by the fact that he listened to him more than her something that couldn't be said about the Yamanaka Matriarch.
Said, woman was glaring at the Fourth Hokage she was possibly the only person who didn't like him.
"I did like the name," she said smiling she had always liked the blond-haired man, she has considered him a good influence on her husband and their marriage would have been terrible without him there" And besides it was hard coming up with names that start with Shika and haven't been used before."
"Yeah, the Ino-Shika-Cho is important to the village. Speaking of it has Konohamaru the leader of the next generation or has Asuma has taken the job again."
Very few noticed the fact that Hinata flinched at the mentioned of Asuma's name through more noticed the fact that she started telling about Temari's future husband instead of answering the question" As with most things, he resists entanglements with women as much as he can. However, when he realized you were one of the most important things in the world to him," the blond-haired Suna Kunoichi blushed an Uzumaki red at that", he ultimately marries you. Ironically through something, his best friend likes teasing him about is that his relationship with you became very similar to his parents, where he once mocked his father for being "whipped", which he himself became when the two of you married. "Temari smirked at least she hadn't been forced to change completely
Shikaku chuckled when his future daughter-in-law looked at him, he said:" Oh I'm sorry it's just that my son says the same thing and I won't possibly have the chance to tell my son that."
"Well, Shikamaru's biggest dream is to be able to escape marriage entirely."
The older Nara sighted while the other members of the Nara Clan looked worried that that would come to be knowing their Heir, as well as they, did it was quite sure" You do know that's not a possibility right?"
"Troublesome." murmured the younger Nara" Of course I know dad I have a duty to my Clan just like I have one to my Village and I am not forgetting any of them any time soon." when he said that he had hoped to ease his father's worried but it seemed it didn't work that well for some reason
"I really wish you didn't see it that way a child is not an obligation but a great thing that can happen to you." he again sighted and said," But I guess you are too young to understand that I just hope to be there when that happens."
Shikamaru was fuming inside he hated when his father thought him too young for anything it made him think his father was disappointed in him before he could say anything the future Hinata spoke and said" Actually he marries in his own free will not because of obligation and actually loves his wife." the older Nara could be heard breathing a sigh of relief as were the other Nara Clan Members
"Well that's great now all I need are grandkids." he said smirking at the blush on his son's face" How many do I get?" asked him
She smirked a smirk he was one of the only people who knew too well after all it had been her father 's until twelve years ago and said," It's a secret."
The man pouted at being told that he understood why she hadn't told them Who Naruto's father was (which he knew), why she hadn't told them who was Dan's son (which again he knew) and quite a few other things but what was the point of not telling him the answer as he looked at here right now he understood she was just her father's daughter.
