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Disclaimer I do not own Naruto nor the characters. I do not own the pictures either, but I own the plot.
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The next morning, Naruto wasn't at home. His children woke up and understood the reason for their mother's absence. So they did their daily routine, brushing their teeth, take a shower, eat breakfast, and waiting a bit until it was time to go to school. They sat in silence and soon after heard the doorbell ringing. They took their bags and went outside.
There, stood Nara Shikamaru, a friend from Naruto or rather his best friend. Shikamaru took the children to school. It was a short ride to school. As they reached their destination, Shikamaru walked them to the entrance. As they walked in they were met by Sarada. She was waiting for Mito and Menma. But as she saw Shikamaru she was a bit confused.
"Hello, Nara-san, " she said smiling at him. Shikamaru nodded his head as a greeting and took off after waving them goodbye. He went back to his car and sat inside. He was planning what he should do. After five minutes he drove off to the Uchiha company. The ride took a little bit longer than usual. Shikamaru was distracted by the things in his head. As he reached the company he stood up and walked in.
Itachi was talking to his Uncle, Madara, as he has gone through a file in his hands. They were waiting for Naruto. As the door opened Itachi spoke. "Naruto, " but stopped as he saw who it was. It was Shikamaru who had entered the room. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not Naru-chan. I'm just here to deliver a message from him, " said Shikamaru.
"What is it?" asked Madara as he looked between his nephew and the Nara. Madara felt Itachi's anger as the Nara boy called Naruto 'Naru-chan'. He found it quite amusing and would use this to tease him. "Naruto wanted me to tell you that he can not come today, " said Shikamaru.
"Where is he?" asked Itachi calmly. Shikamaru looked at Itachi and shrugged. "He is with Orochimaru, " he said but then the door opened. "Foxy-chan isn't with me, " said the person who entered. Madara raised a brown. Who was that foxy-chan of his anyway? Itachi glared at Shikamaru. He had lied to him. Shikamaru sighed.
"You have a sense for good timing, you know, " he said to Orochimaru and he smiled devilish. "I can't tell you where he is. He just told me to deliver the message that he won't come today. The paperwork will still be done and submit by today, " he said and walked off. "What was that?" asked Madara. He didn't know what happened between his nephew and the Nara but he found it quite amusing.
"Whatever. What do you want?" asked Itachi as he looked to where Orochimaru was standing. "I'm here because I have some news. You asked for Naruto didn't you? I have the information you need, " said Orochimaru. Itachi looked at his uncle and shoved him away. He took Orochimaru's arm and walk off with him to a private room.
"What do you found out about him?" asked Itachi as he glared at Orochimaru, waiting for him to answer. "Don't be so hasty Uchiha-san. I will tell you if you stop glaring at me like that~, " sang Orochimaru. Itachi grew impatient and shot him one more glare and looked away to calm himself down. As he calmed down he looked back at Orochimaru and nodded his head.
"His name is Uzumaki Naruto. He is 20 years old and was born on the tenth of October. He has two biological children. The father of his children, " Orochimaru started, "is currently living with his new wife and daughter. Naruto works as a prostitute after he came to Japan. He used to live in Japan then flee to the United States and back to Japan, " said Orochimaru. He made sure to leave out a little information.
Itachi sighed. "What's his children's father's name?" he asked as he looked at Orochimaru waiting for the answer. Orochimaru shook his head and said that he didn't know the name. "How in Kaguya's name do you know that he has a new family but not his name?" asked Itachi annoyed
"He never said his children's father's name. just said that had a new family, " replied Orochimaru. After that Itachi got back to work. His body was in the company but his mind was wandering to something or rather someone.
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Sarada, Menma, and Mito were sitting in their math class as Iruka explained them their tasks. "Now, I want all of you to sit together with your group members and work on these following worksheets. After that, you give it to me so I can correct them, " said Iruka as he candled the worksheet he was walking about just a second ago.
All the students did what they were told except the two worst children in the class. Mito sighed and walked over to them and sat next to the girl. Sarada and Menma followed her and did the same. They got their pencils from their pencil case and a sheet of paper. They started to answer the questions until Mito noticed that the quiet girl didn't have a pen.
"Do you need a pen?" she asked as her head tilted to the side. The girl nodded her head slowly and shyly. Mito nodded and gave her one of her pens. Then the girl started to write but she had some problems with the tasks. She would stare at the paper before her not knowing how to solve them. Mito sighed and walked over to her side.
"You see if you have any problems you can just ask us. Now let me help you. It's the easiest if you use your fingers for this task, ok? Now, look. Timmy has two apples and his mother gives him another three apples to eat. How many apples does he have now? Show me your two fingers, " said Mito.
The girl did what she was told and lifted two fingers. "Yes like this. Now add three fingers to the two, " said Mito as she smiled at her. She added three more fingers and looked at Mito so she could continue. "Now how many fingers are you holding up?" she asked. The girl looked at her fingers then back at Mito and answered with "I have five fingers. Does that mean that Timmy has five apples?"
Mito skilled and nodded her head. "Yes! That's right! You did great. Just continue like this and you can solve the next questions faster, " said Mito. The girl smiled a bit and nodded her head. Mito sat back down and continued to do her work. Sarada smiled at Mito's kindness and said, "wow you did so great. How did you learn to explain things so well?" "I learned it from my mother and Shika-nii-san, " said Mito.
Menma noticed the other boy struggling with his tasks and sighed. The boy did have a pen but he needed a spare sheet. Menma gave him one and said, "You do know that this is group work, don't you? As that means that we have to help each other. Now move so I can show you have to solve this, " said Menma as he sat next to the boy. The boy resisted at first but gave up because Menma was stubborn.
Iruka saw this and smiled to himself. I have to tell the other teachers this. They won't believe it, thought Iruka. After thirty more minutes, the lesson was over and the kids handled Iruka the worksheet they worked on. They were outside and played some games. Menma, Sarada, and Mito sat on the swing and talked. After ten minutes the first break was over.
They walked to their classroom and had Japanese. This was Sarada's favorite subject because she and her parents would always read complicated Japanese literature books. Mito and Menma didn't like Japanese that much. It wasn't because they weren't good at it. It was because it was boring. It wasn't as exciting as it was with Shikamaru. As the boy and girl from earlier hated it. They didn't understand it. Their parents never bothered to help them with it either.
After the lesson they had lunch. Sara's spotted the girl and sat next to her. Mito and Menma followed suit. They sat and shared their food. "Hello, my name is Mito Uzumaki, " said Mito. The three looked at her confused. "My name is Menma Uzumaki, " said Menma and Sarada then understood what they were doing. "Hey! My name is Sarada Uchiha! Nice to meet you!" she exclaimed happily.
"M-y name I-is Hima, " said the shy girl. She looked at her brother and he sighed. "My name is Haruto," he said. They nodded and smiled. They chatted and laughed together until it was time for class.
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Naruto was on his way to the Namekaze-Uzumaki also known as Kyuubi company while he called Shikamaru. He had told him to bring his children to school for him because he had to talk to Kurama. As Naruto reached the company he made his way inside but was stopped by a black-haired male with pale skin.
"Dickless, you here!" said the pale man. "Shut it Sai! I'm here to talk to Kuram, " said Naruto to the now known man, Sai. He walked past Sai and took the elevator. He pressed the highest button and watched the lift's door close. As he was waiting he thought about what he would say to him. As the lift's bell rang and the door opened, Naruto stepped out and walked inside Kurama's office.
He knocked on the door and entered after hearing a faint come in. He stepped inside the office and saw Kurama. Kurama had long red hair which was tied up in a small ponytail and tan skin. He had red eyes and sharp teeth. He was 6'4 feet tall and pretty handsome. You could mistake them as siblings. Kurama looked up from the paperwork he had and smiled as he saw Naruto.
"Naruto! Nice to see you again! Are you here to finally take over the company? I'm already tired. I can't do this paperwork anymore. They are killing me!" exclaimed Kurama. Naruto shook his head no. "I'm sorry to say this but no. I'm not going to take over the company. Not yet. I still have bills to pay and people who need their money back. I'm just here to ask you if you want to come to their birthday party on Saturday, " said Naruto.
"Birthday? It's already October? Times fly so fast. But let's be for real. How much longer until you paid them back, Naruto? Think about your children. You could always ask me to lend you money!" said Kurama as he looked at Naruto. "I know, I know but I just can't. You are her brother! And I just can't ask you for money. Just promise me that you will come, " said Naruto.
"Fine, fine. But I want you to do something for me, " Kurama said as he got serious. Naruto teased up and looked at Kurama. "There are two children I would like you to take in. Their parents aren't good guardians, you know, " said Kurama, and Naruto nodded.
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It was 1:45 pm. The kids from primary school could go home now. As the bell rang the children ran out to their parents. Menma, Sarada, Hima, Mito, and Haruto were the only ones left. They talked a bit until Sarada's father came.
"Sarada!" he called out. Sara's turned around and smiled. She ran up to her father and hugged him. He didn't return it but smiled at her. He wasn't used to this kind of comfort. He then looked at the children who were standing with his daughter before he had called them. "Oh, Mito and Menma, right?" asked Sasuke.
Mito was the first to speak. "Yes, Uchiha-sama, " she said. Sasuke walked over to them. Menma saw Haruto tensing up and walked before him. "Just call me Sasuke, " said Sasuke as he stood in front of them. "No, we prefer Uchiha, Mr. Uchiha, " said Menma. Sasuke sighed and shook his head. "Who are you two?" asked Sasuke as he pointed to the two children behind Menma.
"These are our friends, Mr. Uchiha, " answered Mito as she stood in front of Hima. "I wasn't talking to you. What's your name?" he asked again? "M-y n-name is Hima, " stuttered Hima. "And your last name?" asked Sasuke. He was losing his patience. "It's Suzuki, " answered Haruto. Sasuke nodded. "Could you please give this to your parents?" asked Sasuke as he handed him a letter.
Naruto took it and put it inside his bag. Sasuke looked at Mito and Menma. "Do you two need a ride home?" he asked. " No, we don't need that, Uchiha-sama, " said Mito. And at this moment Karin came. "Hey, Mito, Menma! I'm sorry I'm late, " she said.
Sasuke looked to Karin and raised a brow. "Why are you here?" asked Sasuke. "I'm here to pick up my niece and nephew, " said Karin in an isn't-it-clear kind of voice. Sasuke rolled his eyes and walked off with Sarada who said her goodbyes. Karin looked at the two kids and smiled. "Do you two wanna come over?" she asked them.
Hima and Haruto looked at each other and nodded their heads. Karin smiled and took them home. They sat inside her car and took off. After 15 minutes they reached Naruto's apartment. They walked inside and Karin went to the kitchen. "Do you two want to eat dinner with us?" she asked. The two nodded.
The four children took off and walked to the living room. "Where's your father or mother at?" asked Haruto. "They are outside. They will come soon, " said Mito. Naruto nodded and looked around. The flat was bigger than theirs. It was cleaner and felt warm. As they talked the door opened and Naruto walked in.
"Mom, " "Dad, " yelled both Menma and Mito. They hugged Naruto causing him to fall and laugh. He hugged them back and smiled. He then spotted the two children in his living room and stop up. He walked to them and smiled. "Hello, my name is Uzumaki Naruto and I'm their, " Naruto started but was interrupted by Mito who yelled "Mom, " and by Menma who yelled "Dad, "
Naruto chuckled and continued. "Yes, I'm their mother and father. I will explain this to you later. What's your name?" asked Naruto. "My name is Haruto Suzuki and this is my sister Hima Suzuki, " he said as he smiled. Naruto ruffled his hair and went to the kitchen to help Karin cook. Jenna followed him with his eyes until he couldn't see him anymore.
They ate dinner and after that Naruto drove them home. The next day, Naruto woke up late and was rushing. He drove his children to school and then drove to work. As he reached his workplace he hurried inside not bothering greeting the other employees. It's not like they greater him anyway.
As he reached his floor he walked to his desk and began to work. Five minutes later Itachi came. "Where were you?" he asked. Naruto continued to work as he answered his boss. "I had some important place to attend. I'm sorry that I didn't inform you earlier but I couldn't ditch him, " said Naruto.
"Well, you should have at least come and say it or call and not sent the Nara boy to deliver your absence, " Itachi said. He was angry and Naruto didn't know why. He stopped and looked at Itachi. He stood up from his chair and walked to Itachi. He lowered himself and bowed low. Itachi's eyes widened. "I'm sorry Uchiha-sama. I promise you that I won't do it again. Ever, " said Naruto.
The door swung open and Sasuke entered. Itachi's head snapped to the door and saw his little brother. "Itachi!" Sasuke started but stopped as he saw Naruto bowing in front of him. "What the fuck is going on?" he asked as he eyed Naruto who rested in the bowing position. Itachi looked back at Naruto and told him to stand up.
"It's nothing. Really. I just asked him why he didn't come yesterday and now here he is apologizing, " said Itachi as he helped Naruto up. Naruto walked back to his desk and work on the files. Itachi and Sasuke walked inside Itachi's office and shut the door. "It's about the Suzuki family, " said Sasuke.
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It was now time for Naruto to pick up his children from school. He waved Itachi goodbye and walked to his car. He drove off and arrived earlier than usual. He was in the parking lot and waiting for his children. As he saw them walking out of the school building he left the car and walked to them.
He smiled at them as they ran to him but his smile turned into a frown as he saw Haruto and Hima. His children were crying and Haruto and Mito had injuries on their bodies. Naruto hugged his children and the other two He pulled them inside the car and drove to Haruto's home.
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Naruto arrived and walked with Haruto and Hima inside their small and dirty home. He banged on the door until it opened. There before him stood a drunk man. "What do you want?" he asked angrily. Naruto pointed at Haruto and Hima. "Why are you abusing your children?!" he yelled at him. The man glared at Naruto and shouted. "SHUT UP WHO ARE YOU TO QUESTION THE WAY I TEACH MY CHILDREN?!"
"I, too, am a parent, and the way you treat them is unacceptable!" Naruto yelled back. The man got angrier and Haruto pulled on Naruto's jacket. "Please stop or he's going to hurt you, " he said softly. Naruto looked at him and smiled. "SHUT UP YOU STUPID BRAT! NOW COME INSIDE AND REMOVE YOUR CLOTHES SO I CAN PUNISH YOU, " the man shouted.
Naruto snapped at that and shove Haruto and Hima out as he walked inside and closed the door. Naruto was fighting the drunk man. His wife joined in and they were beating each other. Naruto won but the man took his last strength and hit Naruto with a bottle. Naruto's head was bleeding heavily but he didn't care. He pulled out his phone and called 911.
A few minutes later the police came and took the man and woman away. Naruto walked to his car with Hima and Haruto in his arms. As he was about to get in the car he passed out. The only thing he heard was the children crying.
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Naruto woke up in a hospital room. His eyes opened and closed immediately. The light was too bright. After a few seconds, he tried it again. He stirred himself up and looked around. He saw his two children and the other two on his left. He looked to the right and saw Itachi and Shikamaru standing by the window side.
"Mom!" "Mr. Uzumaki!" yelled the kids as they saw that Naruto was awake. Itachi and Shikamaru looked at Naruto. "I'm sorry?" asked Naruto as he rubbed his neck awkwardly. Shikamaru sighed. "Do you always have to fight other parents, Naru-chan?" asked Shikamaru. Naruto smiled and apologized.
Karin and Sakura entered the room. Sakura was the doctor who looked after Naruto as he arrived. "Baka! You should have called me! We could have clapped them together!" yelled Karin as she hugged him. Naruto, Shikamaru, and his children laughed. "You do know how much mom loves to fight, don't you?" asked Mito and Menma.
Karin grinned and let go of Naruto. Sakura took one more look at Naruto and told him that he could leave later. He thanked her and looked at the two children. He pulled them closer and whispered inside their ears. Their faces lit up and they hugged him tightly. Naruto smiled at them. Shikamaru took them outside and Itachi was alone with Naruto.
"I'm sorry I'm late?" asked Naruto as he looked over to Itachi. Itachi sighed and say down. "Are you for real?" he asked and Naruto chuckled. "Don't be like that Itachi-Kun, " said Naruto. Itachi's eyes met Naruto's and he smirked. "Oh, are we getting closer now?~" sang Itachi. Naruto smirked and answered.
"Please don't flatter yourself Itachi-Kun. You are the one getting familiar with me and not the other way around. But if you want I will call you Itachi-Kun, Itachi-Kun, " said Naruto. Itachi smiled at him and laughed. He stood up and left the room but stopped as he heard Naruto speaking.
"Thank you for visiting, Itachi-Kun, " Itachi smiled at him and walked away. He saw the children with a sleeping Nara and shook his head as a smile appeared on his face. He bit them goodbye and drove back to work.
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Naruto was distracted from the hospital and took Hima and Haruto to his small but nice apartment. He cooked dinner for them and them and ate. Naruto asked them why they were beating and the reason hurt him.
"We were beating because these people read the letter, Mr. Uchiha gave us to deliver it to them. In the letter were unpaid bills and this man got angry at us because we bought it home with us. It was my fault, " said Haruto as he looked down. Naruto hugged him and calmed him down.
The door rang and there stood Shikamaru with adoption papers in his hands. Naruto smiled and signed them. He wanted to adopt these two children. Then he remembered the two children Kurama was talking about. He sweatdropped. He had to take care of six children?
Shikamaru took the papers back to the care foster. Naruto smiled at the two and spoke. "You two are now Hima and Haruto Uzumaki. Welcome to the family!" he grinned. The two cried and hugged him. Jenna and Mito joined them. It was now late and they had to go to sleep. Naruto made sure that his children were asleep as he took the phone and walked outside.
The children woke up two hours later. Both Haruto and Hima had nightmares. Jenna and Mito woke up too and looked after them. "Mommy isn't here right now, " said Mito as she walked inside Menma's and now Haruto's room with water in her hands.
"He's probably outside talking or him, " said Menma. Hima looked at them confused. Mito smiled and explained it to them. "So you see, mom is a boy. Just like Menma and Haruto. But mommy is special. Mommy is an Uzumaki and all Uzumaki's can get children, " she said. Haruto and Hima nodded their head.
"And mommy gave birth to us. Our dad is, " Menma paused and took a deep breath, " Our father is Sasuke Uchiha. Mom got us as he was 16. Our 'father' didn't love our mommy so he left him. He doesn't know that we are his children, " said Menma as he made quote signs as he said the father.
"Mommy is doing dirty work because he loves us. He said that he would stop if he got enough money and after that, we will move to our new and bigger house!" said Mito as she smiled sadly. Haruto raised a brow. "What do you mean with dirty work?" he asked as he tilted his head. Mito looked down and Menma took a deep breath.
"Mommy is selling his body for us, " said Menma. Haruto's head snapped to look at Menma. He couldn't believe it. Sure, he was just a child but he understood it. His parents always talked about this kind of job. He sobbed. Mito smiled at him and said that it was okay. Their mother was going to be fine.
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Naruto was outside talking to Kurama. He sat there for a few hours discussing his next steps. "Kura, I adopted two children. Their names are Hima and Haruto, " said Naruto. Kurama yelled "WHAT?!" Naruto holds the phone away from his ears at the volume. "Come down. I will still adopt the two children you told me about, " he said.
Kurama laughed. "You don't have to. You already did, " he said as he laughed. "Huh? I did?" questioned Naruto earning more laughter from Kurama. Naruto then laughed at his stupidity. Naruto talks to Kurama a bit longer and walks back inside.
As he walked past Menma's room he heard whispered. He opened the door and saw all his children in the room. Naruto smiled and closed the door as he walked inside the room. He lied down on the bed and closed his eyes. Hima walked to him and cuddled with him as she fell asleep.
This was one of the best nights Naruto ever had. It was one of the rare nights where he could sleep at peace without thinking about anything else. As most importantly without choking himself to sleep.
Choke yourself to sleep
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