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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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October 2nd, eight more days till Mito's and Menma's birthday party. Naruto woke up early and smiled at the little girl who was sleeping on top of him. He sat up slowly not to wake up Hima and picked her up. He laid her down on the bed and stood up. He walked to the door opened it and walked to the bathroom.
There, he took a nice cold shower to wake him up. After the ten minutes shower, he dried himself and brushed his teeth. Naruto went to the kitchen and made some delicious breakfast for his children. He made fried eggs with toasted bread and sausages. He added orange juice and cacao.
Naruto looked at the time and decided it was time to wake up his kids. He walked to their room and knocked on the door. He entered and woke up his kids. His two children were already used to how he woke them up but not Haruto and Hima. Naruto liked to prank his kids. This would always make them laugh. Today he decided to wake them up with water.
He splashed water all over their sleeping bodies and they jolted up. "Mom!" yelled Mito and Menma. Naruto laughed and they joined him. Haruto and Hima looked around and saw them laughing. They understood and began to laugh, too. It was a nice morning.
The children walked to the bathroom. Hima and Mito took a shower together while Haruto and Menma brushed their teeth. After that, they switched and Menma and Haruto took a shower together. After that, they walked to their room and search for clothes to wear. After endless searching, they finally found something to wear. They headed to the kitchen and their eyes were bright.
Menma and Mito immediately sat down while Hima and Haruto looked at Naruto. He tilted his head to the side and spoke. "What are you two waiting for? Come and sit down. Let's eat, " he said as he smiled at them. They returned his smile with a smile of their own and sat down. They ate in peace except for Naruto who was walking around the room.
"Why isn't he eating anything?" asked Hima. "Oh, mommy? Mommy is always like that. He said that he won't eat until we ate our food first, " said Mito. "And why is that?" asked Haruto. "Mom says that he doesn't want us to starve that's why he eats nothing, " said Menma. Haruto and Hima nodded their heads in understanding. They kept eating until it was time to go to school.
Naruto sat in the front seat with Hima while Mito, Haruto, and Menma sat in the backseat. Naruto drove off to school and made some small talk. "We need to go clothes shopping, don't we, " said Naruto as he looked in the mirror to see his children nodding their heads yes. "Ok, fine. About this. You tell me what you want and I will buy it for your birthday next week, " said Naruto.
"Wait, your birthdays are next week?" asked Haruto as he looked between Menma and Mito who only nodded their heads. "It's mommy's birthday, too, " said Mito, and Hima and Haruto looked at Naruto. "Really?" asked Hima. "Yes, it's true. And I don't want you to but me anything. As long as your healthy everything is fine, " said Naruto as he smiled at them.
"But we want to!" said Menma causing Naruto to sighed. He parked the car in the parking lot, turned around to look at the kids. "Fine, do whatever you want to. And Hima, Haruto I want to know your birthday, too, " said Naruto. The two twins looked at each other and tilted their heads. "We don't have a birthday for you to celebrate, " said Haruto.
Naruto nodded his head and smiled again. "Then, when should it be?" asked Naruto. Hima turned around to look at her brother who looked at her. "I know when!" shouted Mito. "And when should this be?" asked Menma. "On our birthday! Then we will all be fourlings!" she cheered. "Yes! This is a good idea!" exclaimed Menma. Naruto looked between Haruto and Hima waiting for their opinions.
They glanced at each other and smiled brightly. "Yes, this would be nice, " said both Hima and Haruto. Naruto smiled and opened the car door. He stepped out and opened it for his kids. They, too, stepped out and walked to school together with Naruto. Naruto walked inside the school building and to the headmaster of the school. He needed to talk to him.
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At 5:45 pm. Sakura woke up and walked inside the bathroom. She took a quick shower and brushed her teeth. She then walked inside her daughter's room to see if she was already awake. And she wasn't. Sakura was a bit angry because it was already a quarter past six and she would be late if she didn't wake up now.
Sakura sighed and woke up Sarada. "Sarada wake up or you will be late!" said Sakura as he grabbed the blanket from Sarada and pulled them away. Sara's jolted up and looked around her. As she looked at the clock next to her bed she immediately stood up and apologized to her mother and skipped to the bathroom. Sakura sighed and walked to the kitchen.
There she sat down on the table and waited for Sarada. As Sarada was finally finished, she came into the kitchen and sat on the other side of her mother. Their cook came and plated them their food. "Where's father, mother?" asked Sarada as she looked at the empty seat where her father would normally sit.
"He has some business to attend. He will come home late for dinner. So, do I. But I will pick you up after school. Do have anything you need or go to?" asked Sakura as she started with her food. Sarada shook her head no and started to eat, too.
After breakfast, Sakura drove Sarada to school. Sarada hugged her mother who returned the hug and kissed her on her forehead. She bit goodbye and walked inside the building. Sakura smiled and drove off the hospital she was working in.
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Sasuke walked inside the elementary school building of his daughter. He had to talk to the principal about contacting the Suzuki's. As he walked down the floor the students looked at him in awe. They knew him. Everybody knew him. He was Sasuke Uchiha after all. He didn't pay much attention to them but what caught his interest were Mito and Hima.
They were talking about something related to Naruto. Something about 'mommy's birthday.' "What should we buy for him?" asked Hima. "You know, you can call him mommy, too. He would be really happy about it, " said Mito as she smiled at Hima. "Are you sure?" asked Hima. Mito nodded her head yes and turned around and saw Uchiha Sasuke. She turned back to Hima and whispered something inside her ear so that Sasuke couldn't understand.
"But you shouldn't say that in front of him, okay? Then we are all fine. He doesn't know about you guys and it's better this way. Let's go, " she whispered. Hima nodded her head while Mito grabbed her hand and walked away. Sasuke shook his head and looked forward. He reached the principal and knocked on the door. Not waiting for a come in he entered and was met with the principal, Hiruzen, and Naruto.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, but I need to talk to the Suzukis'. They have rent to pay otherwise they have to face our lawyer, " said Sasuke as he looked at Hiruzen. "I'm sorry, but they won't be able to do that anymore. They are in jail for, " Hiruzen started but was interrupted by Naruto as he finished the sentence with "fighting with me, "
Sasuke looked at Naruto and raised a brow. "Who is going to pat then? The children?" he asked as he stared at Naruto waiting for the important answer to this issue. "I will pay it, " Naruto said and said goodbye. He left the office walking down the hall as the kids looked at him in awe. He wasn't famous to the kids but he was beautiful. And this, the kids, could tell.
Sasuke blinked a few times and walked after Naruto. "Hey, wait! What do you mean with I will pay it? This is not your task, " said Sasuke. The children's eyes were wide open. One famous and handsome man and another beautiful but not famous man in their school. Why were they here? Naruto continued to walk as he talked. "Just what I said. I will pay for it, "
Sasuke grabbed his arm and turned Naruto around so that he was facing him. "Naruto, look at me when I'm talking to you, " Sasuke commanded. The oldest children were taking videos and pictures posting this on their social media, hoping to get more followers. "Dad, " was said and both Naruto and Sasuke looked in the direction where the voice just came from.
It was Menma who had called Naruto. Naruto pulled his arm away from Sasuke's grip and lowered himself to his son's high. Naruto smiled at him, his back facing Sasuke as he spoke. "Please Mr. Uchiha, I think I made myself clear when I said I would pay for them, " Hima ran to Naruto and hugged him. He hugged back and smiled at her. Naruto stood up turned around to face Sasuke and gave him a deadly smile.
"Now, please, leave me alone. I still have to go I work. Then, if you excuse me, I need to go, " said Naruto as he waved to Mito and Haruto. They waved back and Naruto finally walked away leaving a dumbfound Uchiha Sasuke in the hallway. Sarda walked to her father and asked him what this was about. He shook his head and said "nothing, " then walked back to his car.
~•••~
Naruto arrived at work and went straight to his desk where a lot of paperwork was placed on. He sighed and sat down. He was reading through a file that had the tile "Kyuubi Company". Naruto looked closer and saw that a meeting would be held in that company. And on top of it, it said that the actual boss would be there. Naruto grew pale. How didn't he notice it? It was going to be his 21st birthday. The day he should take over the company.
It was written in his father's last wish for him. Naruto was lost in thoughts and didn't hear Itachi calling. "..to, " "... ruto, " "Naruto!" Naruto finally looked up and saw Itachi. "What? Oh, I'm sorry, Uchiha-sama, " said Naruto as he looked at him. Itachi sighed and glanced at the paper in Naruto's hands. Itachi shook his head and spoke.
"Your thoughts were somewhere else, right?" he asked. Naruto just nodded his head and looked down in shame. "Are you hungry?" asked Itachi. Naruto looked up and tilted his head. He looked at the clock next to him and his eyes widened. It was lunchtime, already. He was thankful that his cousin would pick up the children. Naruto just nodded his head slowly almost invisible for Itachi.
Itachi smiled and lend Naruto to the parking lot. There, Itachi opened the door for Naruto and Naruto sat down. Itachi walked to the other side and closed the door. He drove off. He was driving to a small ramen restaurant. He had found out that Naruto loved ramen. He hoped that Naruto did love ramen otherwise this would be embarrassing.
As he drove Naruto looked out of his side of the window. Enjoying the cold air. He was deep in thought and Itachi knew it. "How long are you going to stare at me? If you want me to do something just say it, Itachi-Kun, " said Naruto. Itachi didn't expect him to start the conversation and laughed a bit. This caused Naruto to turn away from the window and looking at him.
"I'm sorry. It just seems that you were deep in thoughts, " said Itachi. Naruto nodded his head childishly knowing that the older Uchiha couldn't see it and childishly crossed his arm. "I was just thinking about the birthday party for the kids, " he said. Itachi nodded his head and smiled. "Well, am I invited?" he asked playfully.
"No, no you're not, " said Naruto playfully. Itachi bought a hand to his heart and pretend to be hurt. "Fine, fine. You are invited, Itachi-Kun, " said Naruto. Itachi looked Naruto in the eyes, so did Naruto and soon they both started to break down in laugher. They finally arrived at the ramen restaurant and Naruto's eyes shimmered.
Itachi saw that smiled to himself. It made him happy to see Naruto smile. His eyes were the ones of a little kid getting their favorite candy. His eyes held joy which Itachi hadn't seen for a while in Naruto's eyes. Naruto grabbed Itachi's arm and pulled him inside. Itachi couldn't handle his cuteness anymore and almost passed out.
They sat at a table waiting for a waitress to come over to their table. Itachi was going through the menu as Naruto looked around happily. Then a waitress came. "Hello, what can I get for..., " she trailed off as she looked at Itachi and Naruto. Itachi raised a brow. He was already used to this. People would always stop talking when they saw him.
"Oh, my gosh. Naruto!" she shouted. Itachi was taken aback. From where did she know Naruto? Was that perhaps his ex-girlfriend? How is that girl?! "Hey, how have you been?" Naruto asked her? She sprang on him and hugged him. "You can not believe how long I have been waiting for you to come back. Where are your kids?" she asked excitedly.
Naruto smiled at her and told her that his cousin picked them up. She nodded and pulled away from the hug. She then straightened her work clothes and smiled at Itachi. "What can I get you, Uchiha-sama?" she asked. Itachi ordered his food and the waitress left not taking Naruto's order like the last restaurant they went to with Sasuke and Sakura.
Itachi and Naruto talked while they were waiting for their food. "So, when is the party?" asked Itachi as he looked at Naruto. Naruto leaned over to Itachi looked to the left then to the right and smiled. "It's on the 10th of October, " he said and leaned back into his chair. Itachi nodded his head and smiled. "I heard it's your birthday, too. What do you want?"
Naruto choked on the water he was just drinking a second ago as Itachi suddenly asked him what he wanted. "No, nothing. It's strange to get a present from your chef. Don't you think so?" asked Naruto as he wiped his mouth with the tissue. Itachi nodded his head and smiled. "We are friends, aren't we?" he asked a bit unsure.
He dearly hoped that Naruto thought the same. Being friends with your boss? He was sweating a bit. He couldn't effort losing Naruto just yet. Naruto didn't answer. He thought about it. Was it a good idea to be friends with the brother of your ex? Isn't it wrong to go after his brother after your breakup? Naruto shook his head and smiled at Itachi.
"Yes, we are... I guess, " said Naruto. Itachi smiled at him. Their food came and they ate but suddenly Itachi got a call. He excused himself and looked at his phone. The caller ID was Uchiha Sasuke. Itachi's younger brother. Itachi sighed and picked it up. "Hello-, " he started but was immediately cut up by Sasuke.
"Is Naruto with you?" asked Sasuke not giving his older brother a chance to say his greeting. "Why are you asking?" asked Itachi annoyed. "Is he with you, I asked, " demanded Sasuke. Itachi sighed and said yes. "Where are you two?" Sasuke asked. "At Ichiraku's ramen restaurant, " Itachi said and Sasuke hung up.
"What was that?" asked Naruto as he tilted his head. Itachi shook his head and said he had no clue. They shrugged it off and continued their meal. After five minutes the door to the restaurant opened with a loud bang and everybody in the restaurant turned around to see who had just opened the door like their wife's about to give birth in the car on the way to the hospital.
It was none other than Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke looked around until he spotted both Itachi and most importantly Naruto. The one he was looking for. He speed-walked to their table, grabbed Naruto's arm, and pulled him to his car. Itachi sat other alone not knowing what had just happened. The waitress from before was standing next to him and spoke.
"If I were you, I would go after him. You never know what Sasuke is going to do to Naruto ever since high school, " she said and looked down at Itachi. She smiled and walked away. Itachi sat there for a few more seconds and stood up. He paid for the food, left extra money, and ran outside but he was already too late. Sasuke's car wasn't there anymore.
He, however, didn't hesitate and opened his car door sat inside and drove in a random direction. While driving he had tried to call his brother but he wouldn't pick up the phone. But he hadn't given up just yet.
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Sasuke shoved Naruto inside his car and drove off. "Hey! What are you doing?!" asked Naruto angry. Not only did he snatched Naruto away but he also interrupted him while eating his favorite food. Her favorite food. Capsule growled. "Did you see the news?" he asked as he speeded up. "Which new are you talking about? I was working the whole time until now!" said Naruto as he put his seatbelt on.
"By you're reaction it can be that you already saw it and pretend that you haven't, " growled Sasuke again. "What the actual Asashi are you talking about?" asked Naruto holding on to something for his dear life. Sasuke roared. "Check the god damn news, will ya!" he hissed. Naruto rolled his eyes and took out his phone which was luckily in his left pocket.
He took it out and unlocked it. He went to Safari and looked at Sasuke for more information. "Search Uchiha with a redhead, " Sasuke said. Naruto nodded his head and typed it in. He was shocked. The first thing he read was "Uchiha Sasuke sleeping with a red-haired male slut?" Naruto's head shot to Sasuke asking for an answer. "Keep reading, " he said. Naruto scrolled down and read.
Uchiha with redhead.
Uchiha Sasuke is sleeping with a red-haired male slut? It was said that Uchiha Sasuke, the youngest of the main Uchiha family, slept with a male slut. They were in a primary school where his daughter goes too.
A sixth grader took a video of Sasuke Uchiha grabbing a male's arm. The male turned around and smile at him. People say that Sasuke begged him to stay with him.
What will his wife say? What about his daughter? Is Sasuke going after slut? And why were they even there in the primary school?
All this information will be cleared by today at 6 p.m. in CNN news.
Naruto looked horrified. He was happy that his children weren't on this video but the news spread too quickly and wrong! How did it end like that? Naruto looked at Sasuke. "Where are we going?" he asked calmly. Orochimaru taught him how to behave in these kinds of situations.
"How are you so fucking calm about this?!" yelled Sasuke. Naruto shook his head and looked outside the windows hoping his children didn't see the news. But they did. Sasuke speeded up more and finally arrived at CNN news. He stormed in with Naruto behind him and ordered for an interview.
They, of course, didn't hesitate and prepared everything for the interview. Naruto sighed and sat on a chair. The stress was too much for him to handle. He just wished to be able to choke himself to calm down a bit but he couldn't. Not in front of this kind of people. He sighed and leaned back on his chair closing his eyes and waiting for the interview to start.
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It was around 6:30 pm as the people from CNN decided to show them the interview. Naruto was already home, cooking for his children because they were hungry. He told them not to worry as he found out that they saw the news. He let them watched the interview anyway because they wanted to know what they talked about. Sasuke was also at home with his daughter. She, too, saw the news and didn't know how to react.
Itachi was in his office as he heard about the news. He immediately turned on the CNN channel and watched the interview. Everybody saw this interview. It was too interesting to not watch it. The Uchiha were watching it. Shikamaru and his family. Karin and her uncle were watching it. Even a few people in different countries wanted to know what was going on. They all wanted to know what was going on.
"Is it true that you two were in Konoha primary school?" asked the moderator sassy.
"Yes, it is, " said Sasuke annoyed
"Did you sleep with him for money?" he asked like it's an everyday question.
"No, I did not sleep with him!" Sasuke barked at him.
"Are you sure that you never slept with him?" asked the moderator letting it sound like he knew more than anyone else which he did in fact. Naruto said nothing while they were talking about it. He couldn't deny it. He did sleep with Sasuke but it was years ago.
"Yes, I'm sure!" growled Sasuke.
"But someone told us that you both had some kind of affair. He even had dinner together outside and alone. Just the two of you. How can you not resist to fuck him? Look at him! Who wouldn't want to fuck him?" he asked calmly. He wasn't wrong tho.
"I said it already! I never slept with him and I would never cheat on my wife with some disgusting thing like that!" barked Sasuke. This took them all by surprise. Did Sasuke declare Naruto just as something dirty? Sure the news said that he was a slut but this coming out of Sasuke's mouth? The moderator looked at Naruto waiting for his answer to this issue.
The people behind their TV also looked intensive at Naruto. What would he say? Would he agree to it or would he clear everything? Itachi, too, was angry at Sasuke. How could he say this without batting an eye? Somewhere in Japan, she was watching too. She felt the anger in her body. Karin was fuming as she heard what Sasuke said about her dear cousin.
Naruto inhaled and breathed out slowly. He smiled and tilted his head. "I can not deny it. As Uchiha-sama already said, I'm a dirty little thing. Weren't you the one who called me slut before checking in on this matter? Wasn't it a small child taking a video of us without tone, posting it on their social media to get more followers? It is true after all, right? I mean everyone can walk around and take pictures or record videos and claim something just for the gossip, "
The moderator just like Sasuke looked at Naruto. Not only did he agreed to Sasuke calling him a dirty something he also insulted them without insulting them directly. The moderate smirked. He liked how this is turning out. The people watching this gasped. They didn't expect this kind of answer. They all thought that he would snap at him.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something I wasn't supposed to say? Or did I just spoke the truth?" asked Naruto as he looked between Sasuke and the smirking moderate. He sighed and stood up. "If you are just going to ask the same question over and over again waiting for one of us to give in just like that, then I'm going back to work, " said Naruto and disappeared.
The interview ended and the people behind the TV didn't know how or what to feel. Should they feel sorry for Naruto? Should they just brush it off? What were they supposed to do? Sasuke who had watched the Interview again with his daughter just rolled his eyes.
"How could you say something like that about my best and only friends' mother?!" yelled Sarada at her father. She cried and ran to her room. Sasuke sighed and decided to leave her alone. Itachi on the other side was very angry. How could Sasuke say this about his hard-working employee, his secret crush, and his friend? What would the other say?
Karin was about to kill Sasuke but she let it be. She knew Naruto. She knew that if he wanted her to kill him then he wanted to be there and make a video. Perhaps a film out of it. Kurama who watched it was smirking. The company would be lively when Naruto takes it over. The main Uchiha family was disappointed in Sasuke for getting in this kind of situation.
Mikoto wished Naruto joy and luck in his life while Fugaku hoped that Naruto wouldn't ruin the Uchiha presence. Naruto's four children were running to him and hugged him. Naruto looked at them and smiled. The words were echoing in his head but he couldn't cry about this. He kneeled and hugged them. "Do you want to help me cook?" he asked them.
They all nodded and washed their hands before turning back to him with a smile. Naruto told each of them what to do. He made sure that they didn't get hurt. After a couple of minutes, they were finished. They are in peace and played some games together. They all headed to bed at 8 pm. Naruto had trouble sleeping and sat on the couch.
His hands shaking a bit. He lifted them and placed them around his neck. He closed his eyes waiting for the moment where he couldn't breathe anymore. He hoped that she was watching the TV show and that he was still alive. He smiled at the thought of her knowing that he was still alive after all these years.
Choke yourself to sleep
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