Pale white eyes fluttered open as a certain horned male felt something stir against his chest, memories of the previous night returning to him as he spotted the two foreign weights that were pressed against his body.

''Na-ruto~"

Ur's silky voice all-but purred against his ear, almost inaudible yet as beautiful as the most finely tuned of instruments. Her body pressed against his own in a firm embrace, her arms locked around his in a vice he didn't want to escape and her legs were intertwined with his own. Her face portraying the happiest of smiles as she tried to further mend herself with Naruto, intent on enjoying the warmth he radiated for as long as the moment allowed.

''Good morning, Naru.'' She purred and nipped at his ear sensually, nuzzling her head against the crook of his neck in further affection.

Naruto hummed in contentment. The feeling experienced was familiarly foreign when she referred to him in such a way, and while it would likely take some time for him to once again grow accustomed to her honey words, it was a welcomed change nevertheless. After a brief discussion the previous night, of which left many things unresolved, they both opted for the path with least resistance and decided to enjoy themselves for the time being.

''Good morning Ur, sleep well?'' He questioned in a rather teasing tone, adjusting his hold on her waist as to keep her in place.

''Mhm~.'' Was her response, a sound that was somewhere in between a moan and a purr, the big smile on her face giving her away.

"Do we have to get up?" She questioned while slowly trailing her index finger across his abs, using bare traces of ice magic focused on the tip of her nail in a play for a reaction. Sadly her efforts were lost in the wake of his continuous content. She would have renewed her efforts if not for the abnormality on the other side of his chest.

She quickly opened her eyes to inspect the unknown object, quickly linking the small mop of dark purple hair of her daughter. Ultear was happily snuggled into his right side while suckling on her thumb.

"She came to bed not too long after you fell asleep. Poor thing had a nightmare and asked to sleep with us," Naruto explained.

Ur nodded with a smile and approached her daughter, bringing a hand she traced her delicate features with utmost care, brushing away a few stray strands of hair that were getting into the corners of her mouth.

"She seems happy," Ur smiled up at Naruto with something in her eyes, "she's really taking a liking to you, isn't she?"

Naruto chuckled, a low and throaty sound from recent slumber. He carefully adjusted himself into a semi sitting position and looked down at the young girl with a smile of his own.

"I suppose so, and it looks like she's having a good dream right now."

With gentle care Naruto placed the little girl on the bed, Ultear started to squirm in protest at the sudden loss of warmth. He hastily summoned her stuffed fox and placed the plushie within her grasp. It couldn't completely replace him but it proved to be enough for her to remain asleep, although with visible discomfort until a few gentle caresses had her deep again. After she had once again ventured off into dreamland, he tucked her in snugly and kissed her forehead.

"It's around six in the morning, the sun's barely up, but we should be getting up by now." Naruto suggested, his internal clock alerting to what time it was.

Ur looked over at him for moments before nodding. Before his departure Naruto would need to study the map once again to ensure he learned the correct path to the city. Admittedly only to herself, she wanted to spend as much time as possible with him before he departed.

Attempting to stand, only to find her intimacies throbbing in satisfaction and her legs scarcely responsive. Ur glared at Naruto lightly as a smirk appeared on his face and he began making his way over to her.

"Waait waii~" she had to stifle her gasp as Naruto picked her up into a bridal hold.

"If you needed a little help all you needed to do was ask." Naruto said in amusement. This of course, earned him a half-hearted slap to the chest.

"This is all your fault," She harrumphed, the blush on her face giving her away once again.

"Is that so? Because I distinctly remember something else." He chuckled at her growing flush. It was true; Ur wanting for him to take things to another level in their intimacies. Granted he was at fault for the suggestion and he certainly didn't hold back as much as he could have.

One of the many faults in faking the natural aging process was the ever risk of getting caught doing something your age wouldn't be able to do, his fidelity led to many years of pent up sexual frustrations. Frustrations he was more than happy to release upon a certain Ice-mage, all while being wary not to get too lost in his pleasure in fear of hurting, or breaking, her in ways beyond the physical.

Of course a single night could never hope to substitute over five decades of holding himself back but it was enough to placate his desires to a reasonable level.

Once in the living room, Naruto set Ur down with a pinch to her plumb rear through the thin fabric of her nightgown with yang coated fingers, the action earning him a surprised moan. Sometimes he wondered whether or not he abused his abilities, then came admittance of so, followed by indifference. So long as his abilities weren't used for the wrong reasons,he would consider it fair use for practice purposes.

Yes, practice, of course.

"My clone will see to the morning preparations so we've some time before the kids wake up. Wanna join me in the bath in the meanwhile?" Naruto asked.

Ur paused to consider his offer for a moment before accepting with a nod, the thought of a nice and warm bath was just what her body needed to start the morning after.

(Later)

Despite their intimate position in the bathtub both Ur and Naruto enjoyed the feeling of one another with no need for anything else, at least not in that instant. Naruto's mind was elsewhere. Immortality was just a curse as it was a gift, the knowledge all those you loved and cared for would eventually pass, it constantly haunted him in the back of his mind. It was time such as this that he liked to cherish the moment before time ultimately took it all away again.

The bath was well over an hour in time yet too short for Naruto's liking as they now once again found themselves in the living room. Both were dressed in their usual sets of clothing. Ur had taken her time in informing him on the possible paths and trails leading to Raizen's city, a task easily accomplished with his memorization of the map. After which the two moved into the kitchen where they found both Ultear and Lyon with sleep riddling their faces. Meanwhile Naruto's clone finished setting the table with their breakfast, Ur taking notice of the visibly larger table with two extra seats.

"Mommy!" The little girl's face lit in excitement the moment she spotted Ur and quickly shot off into her arms, or so she tried. The young girl found herself embracing her mother's legs, almost knocking the woman on her bottom due to the lasting weakness in her legs. With Naruto's help Ur managed to stay upright before lifting her daughter into her arms.

"Good morning sweetheart, how was your first night in your home?" She asked with a subtle, almost subconscious emphasis in the word 'your'.

"I has bad dreams," Her troubled look turned bright, "but mommy and daddy made everything better!"

Naruto childishly crossed his arms with a huff, mock tears flowed down his exaggerated eyes. "What~ how come daddy doesn't get a hug, Tear-tan meanie!"

The poor girl nearly had a panic attack and started to desperately reach out to Naruto from her mother's hold. Ur approached Naruto who crossed his arms with yet another huff and turned away in a very tsundere fashion, drawing sweat drops from both Lyon and Ur.

"I'm sorryy daddy, I didn't see daddy." Tears began pooling in the corner of her eyes, unknowingly bringing forth her ultimate technique. Naruto's resistance held strong, for all of two seconds. Then his farce came crashing down in the wake of guilt for a joke gone out of hand. He practically snatched the tearful girl from her mother's hands and engulfed her in a tender embrace with his nose rubbing against hers.

"Apology accepted, but I cannot forgive you for forgetting daddy just yet," Naruto's hair overshadowed his eyes, hiding the glint as his fingers began to writhe in a menacing way.

"Eh?''

That was the only word the little girl managed to mutter before she was subjected to a merciless assault of tickles on all fronts. Naruto had the poor girl defenseless, squealing and giggling in his hands, her tears now of joy as she continued to laugh away until she became red and breathless.

Lyon watched the scene unfold with a strange feeling in his gut and a smile on his face. What was once just himself and his stoic sensei was now a strange bunch of people he was beginning to see as his own family and he couldn't be happier.

To Ur, the sound of her daughter's laughter was like music for her soul, since the day in which she was horribly deceived she dreamed of hearing such beautiful sounds and seeing the two interact had her feeling warmth spreading throughout her being.

"Little Baka," Naruto kissed her cheek after stopping his assault, "Like I would ever get mad at my cute little princess. Bah you're just too adorable for your own good, now go one, breakfast is almost served."

Naruto placed the little girl back into her seat next to Lyon, leaving a pat on the boy's head in reminder that he was not forgotten. Just then the clone finished his task to completion before disappearing in smoke. Ur herself limped to the table, thankfully avoiding the children's detection in fear of questions.

"Why are there two extra plates?" Lyon was the second to notice the two other sitting arrangements.

"For our two guests of course. I'm just waiting for their introduction." Naruto inclined his head towards the door. "You can come in now, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Seconds passed and nothing happened, all four of them watching in silence, waiting for the door to open. Even Ultear with the attention span of what she was, a child, held her big round eyes glued to the door in curiosity. Before they could question as to what Naruto was speaking of, the doorknob began to rotate slowly, followed by a dramatic creaking noise until it opened slightly, revealing a single golden eye from within the shadows.

The golden eye traveled around the room, inspecting each of the room's inhabitants before opening even wider, revealing the timid face of a young boy with golden blond hair. He fully opened the door and was followed behind by a younger girl with black hair, hiding meekly behind.

Naruto smiled gently in the direction of the two. Their reluctance was understandable, even though he'd spoken to them during their dreams, waking up away from the hell they endured for so long. It wasn't unusual for people to forget their dreams within five minutes of waking.

"Y-You are m-mister Naruto right?" The blond asked, carefully stepping inside while positioning himself in protection of the younger girl.

"That would be me," Naruto stood to his feet with a grin, "and what's with this mister stuff? It makes me feel young. There's no reason to be nervous so how's about we introduce ourselves? I'm using the format my old sensei did, so do the same if you will. My name is Uzumaki Naruto and I like the pretty lady over there, the cute little munchkin and the brat next to her, oh and I also like ramen but not the time it takes to boil… dreams, I don't have any dreams as of right now."

Ur flushed with a sweatdrop at both his introduction and her own place within it, noting how he didn't really say the things he disliked nor his dreams. Ultear herself pouted at being referred to as a munchkin while Lyon grumbled something under his breath.

"Ur it's your turn." Naruto pressed once the room fell in a heavy silence once more.

"Oh, uh well," Ur scrambled to think, before realizing she didn't have to think all that hard after all. "I'm Milkovich Ur, I like the baka bunny that just introduced himself, my precious daughter Ultear and my pupil Lyon. I dislike liars, people who abandon others and as of late and scientists. As for my dream, I'm truly living it out now."

"That's my girl!" Naruto cheered, earning another heated flush from the woman. "You're next Lyon!"

The young boy grumbled as he just wanted to eat breakfast.

"I'm Lyon Vastia, I guess I like the old hag and her weird boyfriend, my dream is to surpass both and become the strongest mage in the world!" He would have continued if not for the lump on his head compliments of an annoyed Ur.

"Who do you think you're calling an old hag you brat!?"

"Nobody ma'am!" Lyon smartly saluted, knowing well not to further anger an already steamed woman.

Naruto watched in silent amusement along with the siblings, both of which were silently giggling while Ultear continued watching in confused curiosity. That was until she decided she wanted a turn too.

"My turn! Me is Ultear! I like my daddy and mommy and brother Lyon! I also like Ku-lama and cookies! I don't like meanies with masks." Ultear began her introduction with cheer and finished with a pout as she finished, clearly referring to the scientists of the Bureau. Meanwhile Lyon nearly tripped at the added title to his name.

In the sidelines Mitra and Kali stood in silence as the 'family' finished introducing themselves, shifting uncomfortably under their stares as they waited eagerly for them to introduce themselves or react in any way.

''Go on now." Naruto pressed softly.

''M-My name is Mitra Belenos. I like my sister, watching the stars and playing tag. I guess my dream is to go home."

"And you will soon enough." Naruto reassured.

The young boy smiled and pulled his sister forward for her turn.

"H-Hello everyone. My name is Kali Belenos and I like my brother, kitties and reading. I wanna go home too." She stuttered in the beginning but finished feeling more uplifted than before.

(That afternoon)

From their onward, hours quickly passed since their breakfast introductions and as expected, they hesitated to make contact and hardly communicated. That all changed with Ultear's presence, the cheerful ball of energy proved to be exactly what the twins needed to begin opening up, her cheerful nature somehow managing to break them out of their self imposed shell. Subtle in it's happening, a giggle her a smile there and soon enough they were playing as if they were the best of friends.

Children were simply amazing.

They all enjoyed the morning for as long as they possibly could but the time they were all dreading soon arrived.

Everyone was informed of his departure, even Lyon who was surprisingly understanding about the situation. The seven year old boy brought up some legitimate questions as to why he simply couldn't send a clone in his stead or teleport back when he was done. Both were good suggestions and both possible but he wanted to give them time to see whether or not they needed him, and he had things he needed to do. Back to the point, Ultear was not yet informed and he was somewhat dreading her reaction.

And now came the time to possibly hurt the cute child.

Naruto called Ultear away from the siblings duo and brought her into the living room, alone. Ur didn't follow because she knew what was going to be said and didn't quite have the heart to hear it over again.

Sitting on the ground cross-legged with Ultear on his lap while holding her newly named Kurama-kun in her left hand. Naruto braced himself for what was coming as tried his best to think of the best way of telling her he would have to go.

''Daddy want to talk with me? Is everything okay daddy?'' She asked with a very cute face while adjusting herself on his lap.

Crap.

"Why do you have to be so cute?" Naruto complained to himself while pulling at her soft chubby cheeks. "There's nothing wrong, Tear-tan, but there is something daddy needs to know, okay?"

Ultear rubbed her cheeks for a bit and nodded.

''What do you think of the two? Mitra and Kali?'' He asked, hoping to buy some time and hopefully find a more subtle way to drop the bomb on her.

Bringing her right hand to her chin and puffing out her cheeks, she began to think.

''I like dem, daddy. They is nice and funny and they is just like me.''

''Just like you?''

''Yes daddy, Ultear be just like them. they also know da meanie masked people, like me, so we are the same?''

"I guess you three are the same.'' Naruto's smile a slightly strained smile and patted her head, "And just like you, they also have a daddy waiting for them at home."

She thought about it for a bit while her mouth made a big 'O' shape in the process.

''Their daddies won't come bring them back, like papa?''

''Oh no, their daddies don't know that they are alive, just like your mom didn't. So I will have to take them back." Naruto tried to explain. She was a child and didn't know much about the world, with little experience with people she could only think that the rest of the world was like the few that she knew, so to her all the other parents were like her owns.

''So daddy will go away?''She asked with tears building up in the corners of her eyes, dreading the possibility of her papa leaving her alone.

Sensing the build up in emotions, Naruto gently bopped her on the top of her head.

''Ouchie~'' She whined while bringing her little arms up to nurse her head.

''Daddy won't go away honey, never say that again. I'm just going to take them home and come back.'' He said while getting up from his spot with her in his arms.

''So daddy will come back?''

''Yes dear, daddy will come back.''

''Pinky pwomise?'' she asked while hesitatingly extending her pinky finger upwards.

''Pinky promise daddy?''

Staring at her hand for a few seconds, memories of his daughter came into the surface of his mind as vivid as ever, memories that he quickly shook off in favor of wrapping his finger around hers.

''Pinky promise.'' He answered with hints of melancholy in his voice that went unnoticed by the child.

The second that his finger met her's, her large brown eyes lit up like a Christmas tree, squealing in happiness as he kissed her on the forehead.

Humming to himself a soft tune as he started to walk around the house with Ultear still in his arms, only to stop in front of one of the walls of the kitchen, more precisely in front of a calendar. Flipping two pages in it, he pressed his index finger around a certain date and circled it, black ink coming from the tip of his glove as he did so, marking a very special date for the tiny girl in his arms.

''What is daddy doing?'' She asked while looking at the calendar with curiosity, clueless as to what the symbols and numbers on it meant. Not that Naruto himself didn't know much, the numerical symbols were pretty much the same, and her mom had already instructed him in how time was registered in Earthland, but he still couldn't bring himself to care enough to actually read the listed holidays in it.

''What am I doing? Well to explain that... first you must know that this is a calendar''

''Ca-wendar?'' She repeated, testing how the word sounded.

"Yes dear a calendar. It's something used to keep count of time like the days, weeks, and months." Naruto informed as he let the pages fall back into the current date before continuing on. "Each of these numbers represent a day of the month, your mommy can explain that part much better than I can later. What's more important is that every day that passes, we also pass onto the next number. Are you with me so far?" Naruto asked.

"I thinks so." Ultear said slowly, her head beginning to throb at the information.

"You'll understand with time dear," Naruto placed a glowing palm on her head. "For now I want you to come back here and cross one of these boxes every time you eat breakfast, and keep doing so until you reach the day I marked. When you get there daddy will come back for you, okay?"

"Okay daddy!" She exclaimed while pumping up her small arms in excitement.

"That's my good girl! Daddy still has a few hours before he goes so let's go see back to see mommy the others?" He asked while ruffling her hair and giving her a quick peck on the cheek.

The six inhabitants spent the remainder of their time in the living room making the absolute most out of what little time remained. Everyone was happy, except for Ur, who seemed to be quiet and withdrawn throughout, only smiling when one of the children would inquire something of her. Naruto noticed but didn't think it would be best to question her in front of everyone, less worried about them.

Soon the time arrived.

"Well it's about that time," He began, "I have to get these two home."

The room went quiet. Ur was looking anywhere but at him, Ultear looked about ready to come tears and Lyon seemed sadden as well, even if he tried hide it behind his glossy eyes. The siblings themselves were at a cross between excitement and guilt for having to split up the family so they could be reunited with their own.

They were now outside in the snowy plains with the sun directly above their heads, the wind blowing eerily in a mood matching the ambient.

"Me gonna miss you daddy!" Ultear was the first to break the heavy silence as she shot into his arms fully sobbing.

"I'm going to miss you too sweetie." Naruto patted the girl on the back. "But I'll be back before you know it, I pinky promised remember?"

The poor girl couldn't respond behind all of her tears.

"Sleep for now my little girl." Naruto injected his chakra directly into one of her pressure points, safely placing her to sleep. He handed her off to Ur who turned away the moment she received her daughter.

Naruto cleared his throat to hide the hurt and knelt down next to Lyon.

"Now that I'll be gone you're going to be the man of the house. Can I trust you to take care of the ladies in my stead?" Naruto asked. Lyon puffed out his chest in pride at being tasked with such a responsibility, even if he realized Ur was far stronger than he was.

"You know it!"

"Good, and if you do I'll even teach you-" He whispered the rest in his ear earning the apparition of stars in the young boy's eyes.

"Alright! I'm gonna learn how to-"

Naruto quickly clamped his hand over the young boy's mouth and looked over his shoulder, Ur turned her suspicion away in favor of indifference once again.

"Then I'll leave it to you Lyon, I'm proud of you." Naruto hugged the young boy. Lyon flushed slightly but otherwise returned the hug.

"I'll miss you too old man." He mumbled under his breath, the previous tears returning.

Naruto grinned and ruffled his hair once more. It was time to speak with Ur, the one person out of all who seemed the most reluctant to do so. Naruto had to pull her gaze on him by her chin, although her eyes remained closed.

"Ur please look at me." Naruto said softly. The woman finally opened her tearful eyes to look back into his own.

"Just go," She began in a whisper. "You already got what you wanted so just go."

Naruto didn't need clarification.

"C'mon don't be like." Naruto closed in on her, their lips mere inches apart. "We both know that's not what happened. I will be back."

"I don't know that."

"Yes you do, you're just too scared to believe it. But I will be back Ur, I promised you that and I don't take promises lightly." Ur looked about ready to protest if not for Naruto firmly pressing his lips to hers. She gasped and instantly returned the kiss and it lasted long enough for Lyon to clear his throat. The two adults continued to stare at one another without anything being said for some time.

"You'll come back?"

"I have three very important reasons to come back to." Naruto answered. Ur's eyes glinted something unknown to him as a smile appeared on her face.

"I'll see you soon then?"

"Before you know it." Naruto kissed both her and the slumbering Ultear on the forehead once again, reluctantly he stepped away and grasped the siblings hands gently within his own hands.

"Goodbye!"

With their final farewells said Naruto and the twins began down the hill until they were beyond sight.

(Later with Naruto and the two siblings)

Hours passed since his departure from Ur's house with the siblings and already it pained him, in fact mere minutes after he was out of their view and he already missed them. It was surprising really, just how much he'd come to care for the small family and in such little time. He liked to accredit his sentiments to their acceptance of him, or less comfortably admitted, the slight resemblance of his own family. In the end he chose to accept that he liked them and it would be sufficient for now.

At the moment he was alone in a large grassy clearing, his two travel companions were far behind him with the company of a clone. His eyes were closed and his hands were clasped in a meditative stance and if one looked closely they would see his eyebrow twitching ever so slightly from the amount of concentration that he was using.

For half an hour he stayed in the position, the atmosphere around him increased in density as the seconds passed until a very thick, silver cloud of chakra began to circle around him. Steadying his concentration further the cloud above began to condense further until it separated into six small spherical constructs of pure chakra. After even more time passed the six masses began a transformation into more humanoid shapes.

He mentally commanded his Creation Of All Things, and the constructs began to show even more detail. Finally he opened his and stared at his creations with pride. Six people that he knew very well, the same that marked his life and helped to mold him into the man he was now by a lifetime of valuable lessons.

Hatake Kakashi, the Rokudaime Hokage and a man that taught him many lessons during his lifetime. Including the motto he learned to live by day by day.

Those who broke the rules were trash, this was true, but those who abandon their comrades were worse than trash. Those words still rang true in his memory as clear as the day in which he first heard it.

The second, Jiraiya the Gama Sennin, his mentor and godfather. A man that could be considered one of the worst influences to most and yet he was the one who installed into him the idea of peace and it's worth fighting for. The man was also the closest thing to a family he had, the memory of their shared ice treats was among one of the most cherished in his life.

Then there was Might Guy, Konoha's Green Beast. Despite what many would think, Naruto admired the bushy brow duo greatly, more so after the end of the war. A man born of humble origins worked hard in life despite the words of others to achieve his strength. Without the help of any clan abilities or special abilities aside his own was able to hurt the likes of Madara empowered by the Shinju. The man certainly demanded respect.

The fourth person was none other than Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage and his brother in all but blood. They shared a burden, fought alongside one another and shared the same dream of protecting their loved ones.

Nagato was the next and the first child of prophecy, a distant relative of his and a fellow disciple of Jiraiya. He also desired peace but like Kaguya and many others, strayed from the path paved with good intentions. In the end he found redemption by giving his life in return for the ones he took.

Last but not least, Neji Hyuga, the prodigy of the Hyuga clan. Naruto learned many things from him, if from a far. Neji gained his admiration through the ultimate sacrifice in the war.

Taking his time Naruto inspected each of his creations with a sense of nostalgia. They weren't his real friends but their souls lived within him in memories and it was enough for him.

"It's been so long guys, too long. Well everything seems to be in order, now for the next step."

He walked over to Kakashi and placed his index and middle finger on the copy's forehead, closing his eyes in concentration while whispering something audible to himself. Once he was finished he moved onto the next clone's to repeat the process until he did so to all. Each individual now had their eyes opened and focused on him.

"You all know what to do."

The clones looked at their creator for a few moments before sharing a nod and disappearing in a Body Flicker. In the distance a loud shout proclaiming Youth was heard, making Naruto chuckle to himself.

"It seems the technique worked perfectly, although it is getting harder and harder to channel the memories into the clones."

It was such a wonderful Jutsu, the technique itself consisted of creating creatures of pure chakra like bijuu while channeling the memories of his old friends so as to grant them a portion of their personalities and fighting styles. All shared his own abilities on a lesser scale, although they would rely mostly on the abilities of their original counterparts. That's when it dawned on him.

"On crap! If the Jiraiya clone starts using my Byakugan! Ah actually whatever, it's not my problem anymore, I better get back to those two now." Naruto shrugged and produced a portal in front of him, heedless of the nightmare he was about to bring upon the entire female population of Earthland. Although he was weary of the earful he would get from Ur when she learned of his actions.