See? I told you I'd be back. Here's another chapter for you all! Please feel free to comment your ideas of what you'd like to see happen with Naruto and Kakashi!! Ideas are GREATLY appreciated!! Well, without further ado, here's Chapter 8!!
~Chapter 8~
Naruto had just made it up to the door of Lady Tsunade's office when she decided to open it, sparing him the trouble of battling the door to get the stroller through. "Hey Grandma Tsunade", Naruto said as he pushed the stroller to the side, letting him still see the sleeping baby that was peacefully strapped in.
"I thought I told you to come alone, I don't think you'll want Kakashi to wake up and hear this", Tsunade said as Naruto gave her a quick smile, "Don't worry about him, Kashi will stay fast asleep for another two or three hours, I gave him a sedative during his breakfast earlier today. Anyways, what did you want to talk to me about Grandma Tsunade?"
Tsunade sat down in her usual chair, "I need you to go out on a mission. I would ask someone else, but with the Akatsuki on the move, I've already had to send a lot of shinobi on missions." Naruto frowned a bit and glanced at Kakashi, "What about the baby? I can't just leave him alone, and I definitely can't take him with me." Tsunade turned towards the stroller that held the sleeping man and soon walked over, gently picking the baby up. Naruto watched, a bit more alert once Tsunade picked Kakashi up. "Oh, isn't he a little angel? He's much easier to deal with when he's like this", Tsunade said softly as she swayed side to side as Kakashi snuggled his face deeper into Tsunade's shoulder and neck. "Why don't you just get a babysitter? I'm sure there's someone who's willing to watch after Kakashi for a day or two. I know Iruka isn't on any mission. You might want to ask him."
Naruto thought for a bit as he grabbed the forgotten pacifier that laid in the stroller and pushed it back into Kakashi's mouth, the baby resuming to suck it as he began to wake up. Kakashi groggily looked towards the blonde women who was rocking him. He quickly raised his head off of the soft shoulder and looked around the room as he began to panic and whimper. Kakashi soon turned to see the familiar face of Naruto and cried loudly as he reached out for him.
"You're right Grandma Tsunade! I'll ask Iruka-sensei to watch after Kakashi while I go on the mission. It'll give me a break from watching after this little guy, and it might help Kakashi even open up to other people!", He whispered happily as he gently took the sobbing baby and rubbed his back.
Soon Naruto settled Kakashi back into the stroller and waved goodbye to Tsunade once he was filled in on his mission and when he would leave. "Okay, I only have the afternoon to get everything ready for Iruka and Kakashi." Naruto mumbled to himself as he made his way towards the academy. He soon spotted his former sensei walking towards the school, so he quickly caught up to him.
"Iruka-Sensei!", Naruto called as Iruka turned around, recognising his former student. "Hey Naruto, what brings you over here?", he said as he glanced down at a pair of sock clad feet that poked out from underneath the blanket that was draped over the hood of the stroller. "I need a favor, Iruka-Sensei. Tsunade has assigned me to a day long mission tomorrow and I need someone to watch after this little guy for me", Naruto said as Iruka chuckled, "I think this 'little' guy is bigger than you're telling me, isn't he?" Naruto nervously rubbed the back of his neck, "Well, um, he is a lot bigger, but still I-uh-I really need someone I can trust to watch after him. Please Iruka-Sensei, I have no one else to ask."
Iruka sighed a bit, "Well...fine, let me see him then at least.", he said as he lifted the blanket up. An upset scream could be heard from the stroller and the sound of sobbing quickly filled the air. Iruka stayed silent for a few moments before chuckling again, "I was hoping to catch Kakashi by surprise but I don't think he wants visitors in there. I have to say, when he's like that, with a pacifier and footie pajamas, he looks awfully cute." Naruto smiled, "Yeah, sorry about that", He said softly, "but don't worry, you'll be able to spend time with him later tonight, I'd say at about eight at night?" Iruka nodded, "Sure. See you two then." Iruka said as he waved goodbye and walked into the academy. Naruto smiled and began to make his way home.
After making a quick run to the store, Naruto silently pushed the stroller back into the spacious apartment, making sure not to further upset the embarrassed baby. "The sedative shouldn't have worn off so quickly, but I think Tsunade woke you up on purpose", Naruto thought as he gently scooped the still crying baby up from the stroller and slid a finger into the side of his diaper, feeling the moist padding. "I thought so." Naruto whispered softly as he walked to the nursery and laid Kakashi down on the changing table.
With light fingers, Naruto quickly undressed the baby until he was in nothing but the wet diaper, the baby looking up at Naruto. He undid the tabs, made quick work to wipe and powder the baby up, and slid a fresh diaper underneath. Once Naruto taped the new diaper onto the baby, he gently picked him back up and went back to the living room.
Kakashi sniffled and cried softly still, utterly embarrassed for acting in such a babyish way in front of old peers. "It's alright, it's okay. I'm sorry you were woken up, you were supposed to stay sleeping for a while." Naruto said softly as he rubbed and patted the older mans back as he swayed around the living room.
The blonde haired ninja soon laid the baby down inside the playpen in the living room, tucking the green blanket around him. Kakashi soon whined but soon began to suck on his blue pacifier and slowly nodded off.
Slowly, Kakashi began to wake up, the sunlight sending streaks across the living room, where he was laying down. The sound of some liquid being poured made Kakashi shift his head a bit to see Naruto in the kitchen filling, what seemed to be, a baby bottle up with juice.
Unaware of the baby being awake, Naruto continued on with preparing another bottle for Iruka to use if Kakashi wanted something to drink. "I've already stocked the fridge, filled up two bottles of milk and one bottle of juice, cleaned the nursery and the guestroom, prepared some simple snacks for Kashi if he gets hungry, cleaned his pacifiers, put his toys away, fixed up his crib, and left instructions in case he gets fussy with Iruka. Shadow Clones really do come in handy with Kakashi around now", Naruto thought as he put the bottle in the fridge.
He soon decided to go and check up on said baby since it had been a good 30 minutes since they got home.
Walking over to the playpen, Naruto smiled as he saw Kakashi groggily blinking up at him, obviously having just woken up from his long nap. "Hey Kashi, you finally woke back up? Why don't you play in the living room while I relax for a bit huh?", Naruto said as he slid his hands underneath Kakashi's underarms and picked him up, placing him on his hip so he could walk to the nursery and grab a few toys for Kakashi to play with.
He soon turned and walked back to the living room where there was a carpet hidden off to the side with a road and different colored buildings as its design. Naruto set Kakashi down on the kids carpet, which was large and would make Kakashi move if he wanted to reach the other side of it, along with a few new toys. A few toys were cars that could be 'driven' on the roads, stuffed animals, and action figures while others were more challenging toys such as large puzzles, build-it-yourself toys, and a rubix cube.
As expected, Kakashi immediately began to eye the more challenging toys, picking up the Rubix Cube and beginning to try and solve it. Naruto smiled as he turned on the TV, flipping channels slowly as the soft click click of the turning Rubix Cube filled the peaceful silence. He turned his gaze away from the television only to see his baby's face in serious concentration-his mouth in a slight pout, his eyebrows knitted together-as he slowly twisted the cube, trying to match up the colors.
"Having fun Kashi? I found that toy while on a mission and a traveling merchant was selling some." Naruto said, only getting a faint grunt as a confirmation, as he continued to watch TV for a bit.
Soon the blonde noticed goosebumps littering the baby's arms and legs due to him being dressed in nothing besides a diaper. "Come here big boy", Naruto said as he picked Kakashi up and began walking towards his room after grabbing a pair of footie pajamas," let's get you cleaned and into some clothes."
Kakashi, still focusing on the cube he had never played with before, was soon taken to the bathroom, the sound of the tub being turned on was the only thing that snapped Kakashi out of his trance.
"Okay, time for a bath, Kashi." Naruto said as he untapped the sides of the diaper and tossed it out, soon picking up Kakashi and placing the now whining baby into the warm water.
Naruto chuckled as he plucked the rubix cure out of Kakashi's hands and replaced it with a toy boat. Kakashi still whined softly, but soon became enchanted with the toy boat. Naruto smiles a bit at his baby played with the various toys that were given to him while the blonde lathered up his hair with sweet smelling shampoo and conditioner.
Soon the bath was over and Kakashi was swaddled up in a fluffy yellow towel, the rubix cube being returned to him. Once dried, he was laid down on the changing table and, after getting a fresh diaper taped on, was quickly dressed into an adorable footie onesie, fussing when he had to put the cube down again to put his arms through the sleeves.
Soon Kakashi was dressed in a black onesie with blue and green dinosaurs all over it.
"Aren't you just the cutest baby I've ever seen?" Naruto cooed softly as rubbed his nose into the baby's soft belly. Kakashi, not expecting the sudden attack on his soft underside, let out a loud giggle and kicked his legs out in surprise. Naruto laughed at his baby's reaction and soon scooped him up and placed him down on the children's rug.
"You stay and play while I get dinner ready, okay?" Naruto said as he ruffled the baby's fluffy silver hair. Kakashi nodded as he continued to play with the various toys.
"Some udon noodles with rice and some gyoza sound good for dinner today." Naruto mumbled as he began cooking. Naruto looked over at the clock that read 6:00pm. "Iruka should be here in about 2 hours, which means I can get Kashi fed and clean the kitchen up before he comes." Naruto said as he cooked.
Kakashi remained on the soft rug, playing with the other toys like the action figures. "Daddy's a lot more mature now that he has me...he's a good Papa…" Kakashi though as he glanced over at Naruto who was cooking the rice and udon noodles.
After about an hour, dinner was served. Naruto soon picked up the baby and sat him down on a chair where a plate was. Naruto soon sat down beside him and pulled Kakashi's chair towards himself. "Okay, open open." He sang softly as he began to feed Kakashi his dinner while eating his own as well. Kakashi watched Naruto as he scooped up a few noodles and broth and popped it into Kakashi's open mouth.
Once the noodles were finished, Naruto pushed the rice and gyoza towards the baby to eat by himself. "Now you can eat your own rice and gyoza, 'kay?" Naruto said as he continued to eat. Kakashi raised an eyebrow and whined a bit, "Need chopsticks…" He said softly as Naruto chuckled, "Babies don't use chopsticks, you're too small for such a big boy thing. Baby boys eat with their hands." Naruto said as he poked his baby's cheek.
Kakashi blushed as he soon began to eat the sticky rice and warm gyoza by grabbing small handfuls of it and eating it off his hands, embarrassed at having to do such a childish thing.
Soon, dinner was over and Kakashi's hands and face were sticky and dirty. While Naruto collected and washed the plates, Kakashi lazily sucked the lingering pieces of food off his hands. "Come here Kashi." Naruto mumbled as he got some wet paper towels and wiped the baby's face and hands. Kakashi, not liking the damp towels being rubbed on his face, gave out an unhappy whine and began to fuss and squirm.
As soon as it had started, it was over, and Kakashi was picked up and laid down in the playpen. Naruto turned on the TV and left it on a children's show while he went to his room and packed his ninja gear. A soft knock could be heard coming from the front door, which Kakashi turned to.
"Papa, someone at door…" Kakashi called as he turned back to the colorful TV show. Naruto chuckled at hearing Kakashi call for him and soon finished gathering his gear. He soon tied his ninja headband onto his head and walked to his baby, "Thank you for telling me Kashi. What a good baby you are." He cooed as he scooped the baby up into his arms, allowing Kakashi to rest his head on Naruto's shoulder.
"Coming!" Naruto called to the person on the other side of the door as he walked over to it, quickly replacing the baby's thumb, which was in his mouth, with a pacifier. Kakashi sucked on the pacifier as Naruto opened the door, Iruka standing there with a gentle smile.
"Hey Naruto. Hello Kakashi."
