"Otou-san?"
"Hm?" Sasuke said without looking up from the mission report Shino's squad had given him to read.
"Can I go to the park with Mizuki and their parents?"
"Ok...just make sure your okaa-san will go with you ok?"
"Why?"
"She wants to catch up with Mizuki-san's parents."
"Oh ok."
Natsu ran off to ask his mother about the park thing and then Sasuke continued reading the mission report.
Soon he heard the door slam, and he felt guilt creep in. Surely the ANBU captain could take breaks once in a while to have some family time, right? Right. He set down the mission scroll, put on his ninja sandals, and headed out the oriental door, locking it behind him. He ran to catch up with his wife and son, and pretty soon was walking just behind them. Sakura turned around, and said, "I thought you had a mission report to read."
"ANBUs have to take breaks every once in a while you know."
Pretty soon Naruto and his family came up to them, and they exchanged familiar greetings.
"Hey Sasuke-teme, how's life?"
"Dobe...life's been just fine. By the way, that last mission report you gave me...I wouldn't have been able to read it for a million dollars."
"Go and tell that to Kiba...he's the owner of the dogs and he was carrying the scroll."
"I suppose I'll have to talk to him sometime about that."
Mizuki and Natsu ran on ahead, chasing butterflies along the path. Sasuke smiled, as did Naruto. They both knew their kids were going to be very strong shinobi when they grew up. Finally the two families made it to the park. The park was by the lake, and it was a very nice park too. All kinds of flowers and trees grew in Konoha Park, which made it a pretty sight in any season. At this point of the year, the sakura blossoms were falling from the trees and coating the ground, making it a pink land. Natsu ran off to his favorite place and Mizuki followed, knowing there were nice flowers nearby and not wanting to get separated from the other kid. Natsu climbed up his favorite sakura tree and sat on his favorite branch. It reminded him of his mother and father, the tree. The blossoms represented the gentleness of his mother, and the branch represented the strength of his father.
Mizuki stopped directly underneath the tree, and started hunting for the flowers she wanted. Natsu jumped down from his branch, and stood in front of Mizuki. She looked up, his shadow falling across her face. "Do you need help?" he asked in a cute voice.
"Ok..." Luckily Mizuki had not inherited the stutter of her mother, which had long ago disappeared with training.
"What are you looking for?"
"Um...I don't know...something pretty I guess."
Natsu got on his hands and knees and started to look for flowers also. His efforts were rewarded soon. He found a patch of bluebells and he gently picked one, his soft hands grasping the long stem. He showed it to Mizuki, and she giggled. He gave it to her, and she took it gently, saying "Arigato," sweetly.
Meanwhile the four grown ups were talking animatedly about their memories of Genin days, except Hinata, she was watching the two children play with each other.
"Heh...remember that one time when Kakashi was only 5 minutes late, Sasuke-teme?"
"Yeah...and then you had to go and call him an impostor and take him to the Hokage."
"Oh...and there was that time when Lee-san wanted to date me, remember?"
"Yeah...and then Sasuke here had to get all protective, and push him away, glaring Sharingan daggers all the while."
"And then...oh geez that one time with your ramen was good Naruto."
"Whaddaya mean, Sakura-chan? I eat ramen all the time."
"Yeah but that one time was extremely funny, that time when you forgot about the three-minute rule."
"Oh yeah..."
Flashback
Naruto was walking down his hallway, already dressed in orange jumpsuit. He didn't notice the two pairs of eyes staring at him, watching his every move. One pair of eyes was black, the other green. He heated up his daily breakfast of ramen, but set it to 5 minutes instead of 3. Sasuke's eyes widened behind the closet door. The dobe should've eaten enough ramen to know that it only took 3 minutes. Sakura's eyes narrowed. Was this the real Naruto? Or was this some kind of genjutsu? Naruto sat in a chair, waiting for his ramen to cook. He yawned and murmured, "I'm definitely gonna beat that teme and impress Sakura-chan today..."
The two in the closet looked at each other and nodded. They both knew this was the same Naruto.
Naruto waited for the longest time for his ramen to cook, then all three smelt something burning. Naruto leapt up and looked around. "My ramen!" he cried, running to the kitchen to save his precious noodles. The two in the closet watched in amusement as Naruto got the fire extinguisher and doused his whole stove in it, making the ramen look like ice cream. Then he had cried his eyes out over not getting any breakfast. It took all their strength not to keep from laughing...
End Flashback
"Ah...those good memories...they're good to reflect on, huh?"
"Yeah I suppose..."
"Hn."
Natsu and Mizuki came up to their respective parents now. In his small hands, Natsu had two cherry blossom necklaces, from freshly fallen blossoms from his favorite sakura tree. Natsu would never hurt anything unless it was for a friend or a relative. In Mizuki's hands, she had a large bouquet of the nicest flowers in the surrounding fields, which Natsu had helped her find. Sakura and Sasuke took the blossom necklaces, smiling upon their eagerly waiting son. Hinata took the flowers from her daughter's soft hands, and breathed in the fresh aroma that she had missed since moving in with Naruto. She ruffled Mizuki's hair and let Naruto smell the bouquet. He kissed Mizuki on the forehead and she blushed lightly. In the end, it was a fun day for the two kids and four parents. There was only one thing wrong, that only Hinata noticed.
-How did MIzuki manage to get these red and blue flowers? You can only get them at Iwagakure...-
A/N: Those red and blue flowers are from Iwagakure, Lani just sorta...left them there I suppose I don't know how to explain it... you come up with your own explanation ok?