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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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It has been a few days ever since Sasuke found out about the surprise picnic for Sarada and he still hadn't apologized to Naruto and his children for his behavior that day. It was Saturday morning as the bell to the Uchiha house rang. Sakura walked towards the door and saw the Uzumaki and the Hyuuga children. She gave them a warm smile and stepped to the side for the children to enter.
"Thank you, Mrs. Uchiha, " the kids said together, and she replied that it wasn't a big deal. The children walked in and went to Sarada's room. They played with her until it was time to go to the place where the others were. "I like your room, Sarada. It's very nice, " commented Hima, and the other girls agreed with her. "Thank you. My mom and I did it, " replied Sarada happily. They played a round UNO. "I won, " said Mito happily. The children looked at her.
"How did you won so easily? It looked like you were going to lose, " asked Sarada earning a grin from Mito. "I'm like Mommy! Mommy and I always play cards and he would tell me a few tricks. But I could never manage it to beat him, " sighed Mito as she remembered her failed attempt to beat her mother. "Wow, really? That's so cool! Do you think your mother would show me a few tricks too?" asked Sarada. "Yes, I want to learn them too, " said Yua.
Mito stood up and looked at the sitting children. "Of course. I'm sure mommy would like to show you the tricks. Your our sister after all, " exclaimed Mito but Sarada didn't understand. Sarada was their Sister? "If you five are siblings then I'm your sibling too! Yes, let us all be siblings, " said Yua happily and the others agree. Sarada smiled at her friends. She stood up and jumped to Mito, Yua, Hima, Haruto, and Menma. "Thank you so much! Now I have nice siblings, " said Sarada happily.
"Let us play another round. Come on, " cheered Menma and the others laughed. He hated to lose a game to his sister. "Haha, ich werde trotzdem gewinnen, " said Mito in German. "No, you won't win! I'm going to win this round, " said Menma as he playfully glared at Mito. Yua, Sarada, Haruto, and Hima shook their heads. "You two are so childish, " exclaimed Haruto earning a glare from the two.
"It's maybe because we are children, " replied the two back but Haruto didn't pay them any attention. The game already started. "Hey! We want to play too, " whined Mito and Menma. They sat down and glared at each other. "I win, " said Hima happily. "What?" said the two Uzumakis. They didn't notice it because they were too busy. "Mom is going to be mad at you Mito. You lost. Haha, serves you right, " said Haruto as he looked at her.
Sarada watched as the two argued with each other. "That's funny, isn't it? They are always like this when they don't want to lose, " said Yua, and Sarada nodded. "But I think you should smile more, " said Hima, and attacked Sarada. She was tickling her and Sarada laughed. The two stopped their arguing and look at Sarada and Hima. Yua and Mito went over to them and tickled Sarada too. "Stop please I can not. Please, " said Sarada between her laugher but the children didn't stop.
"Ok, you want it that way, " said Sarada as she turned to Yua. She was tickling the poor girl while she was being tickled. "Haha, please stop, " pleaded Yua as she laughed. Each boy took over a girl. Haruto tickled Mito while Menma did the same with Hima. "Haha, stop, please. That's unfair, " said the girls between laugher. "You started it, " replied Sarada. This went on for a while until they all calmed down.
They were lying on the floor and Yua looked at the time. It was time to go. The others must have been finished by now and the sun would be on its zenith when they arrive. "I have a great idea. Why don't we go to the Sakura tree on that hill? My mom said that the sun will shine at its zenith, " suggested Yua, and the other nodded their heads. "I can ask my mom to drive us there, " suggest Sarada and the children nodded again.
They walked down the stairs and Sarada asked her mother if she could drive them to the place. Luckily, her mother was fine with it and drove them to the hill. Sasuke came along because he said that Sakura couldn't watch over so many children all by herself. He also said that it would be better. "Sarada, close your eyes. And if your mother says now then you open it, " said Mito, and Sarada tilted her head. "Why?" she asked her friend. The others smiled at her.
"It's because when you close your eyes and walk there, then open your eyes to see the beauty of the tree when you open your eyes, is way more beautiful than just seeing it like that. My mom told me that when I was younger and I still do it. It's so beautiful, " said Yua, and Sarada nodded her head. She trusted her friend and did as he was told.
"We will close our eyes too, " added Hima and they nodded. They walked up the hill and as they stood in front of the others, Mito, Hima, Haruto, Menma, and Yua walked towards them. They were all standing in front of Sarada. "Now, open your eyes, Sarada, " the children and Sakura said, and the raven-haired girl opened her eyes.
Her eyes showed her excitement and the surprise in her eyes. She read the smaller cover on the tree which read 'Thank you for being so nice'. She had tears in her eyes as she ran towards her friends. "Thank you so much, " she told them, and they laughed at her. They sat down and ate, talked, and played games. A few parents were the and chatted with Sakura and Sasuke. Itachi came along because Sakura told him about it. The few teachers who were there talked with the parents.
"This was such a nice idea, " exclaimed one of the parents. "Yes, it was. But who organized this all? Was it you Iruka-san?" asked another person. "No, my dear. It wasn't me. It was these five children over there, " said Iruka as he shook his head, and pointed at Sarada and her friends. "Wow, they must be very intelligent. I wonder where their parents are, " asked the first parent. The other nodded. Iruka smiled at them. "They are on their way. They just bought the presents, " said Hiruzen and the others nodded.
Itachi's heart started to beat faster. He was going to see the red-haired man again. The raven missed him very much. He just wanted to hug him and pull him close when we saw him. "Wow, really? I can not wait to talk to them. They seem nice, " said another parent. "Yes, they are nice. I remember. Naruto-Kun used to work for my husband and his brother as a secretary. What I heard was that he was amazing but he switched. Since then, I haven't heard about him anymore, " said Sakura, and the parents nodded.
"I wonder why, " said another parent. Iruka's phone rang. He excused himself and took the phone call. "Hello?" he answered the phone. "Hey, Iruka-Sensei. We're almost there. Make sure that everything is ready, " said the person on the other side. "Will do, " answered the teacher back and ended the call. "They are almost here. They said to get everything ready, " said Iruka, and they nodded.
"Sarada, " called Haruto, and the said girl turned her attention to the boy. "I just wanted to tell you that he dyed his hair back to blonde. Our dad will be here soon so don't be scared if you see a blonde hugging Yes sir instead of a red-haired, " said the boy, and Sarada nodded. "I wonder how he looks like with blonde hair, " commented Sarada. "Who are you talking about?" asked another child from their class.
"Oh, we were just talking about our parents. Our father dyed his hair blonde and cut it, " answered Menma. "It must look great, " said another child and the siblings nodded. "Papa is the most handsome blonde man I ever saw, " said Mito as she looked at the others. "I want to see him, " cheered another child. "Me too, me too, " said more children. The siblings laughed.
"Mito, Haruto, Menma, Hima, Yua, your parents will be here get everything ready, " announced Iruka and the children jumped up. "Well then let's go, " said Hima happily as she jumped up and down. They looked at Sarada and took her hands. Mito had her left hand while Yua had her right. They brought Sarada to where the parents were and sat her in the middle. Everyone looked at the small child. Sarada was a bit nervous.
"We have a gift for you, " said Haruto, and Sarada's eyes sparkled. "What really? But isn't this already enough?" questioned Sarada but they shook their heads. "It's for our sister after all, " the siblings said in unison. "Now close your eyes, everybody, " said the children, and the parents looked confused. Why should they close their eyes too? "Just do it. Mommy said so and I know that you do not want to anger her, " said Yua as he looked at the parents.
They nodded sensing that the child was serious. They closed their eyes and the children giggled. "Open your eyes when we say now, " said the children, and the others nodded. It took them a while to do what they needed to do but they succeed in the end. "Now open your eyes, " said Menma loudly. Before the parents were a small present with writing inside. The classmates got a small present too. Even the teachers got one. They all smiled then they looked at Sarada. She still didn't have her present yet.
"Deat Sarda, thank you for being friends with our children, " said two voices at the same time, and everybody turned around to where the tree was. Sarada was facing the tree and her eyes sparkled as she saw who it was. "Naruto, Hinata, " said the girl happy, and ran to them. "Your birthday is today remember? Sakura, Hinata, and I planned it while our children thought about a picnic, " said Naruto, and Sarada hugged him.
Itachi's and Sasuke's heart sank. The person who their daughter and niece hugged was the same person they used and loved. Sakura stood up and walked towards Naruto and Hinata. She hugged them both after they gave the presents to them. Sasuke and Itachi didn't understand the world anymore. "I thought it would take you two longer, " said Sakura as she smiled. The parents who saw Naruto gasped.
The Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze stood in front of them. Hinata took Naruto's hand and moved him with her to a free seat. The children jumped and ran towards their parents. "You could finally come, " said Hima, and Naruto chuckled. "Yes, I could. I was lucky enough that Sai didn't have enough chains anymore but I think he bought new ones, " said the blonde as he shivered at the thought of being chained again.
The parents sweatdropped. The CEO being chained by an employee? The other children stared at Naruto in awe. The blonde stared back and smiled. He waved a hand towards them and gestured the children to step closer. They did and beamed. "You look so good, " said one child, and the others agreed. "Why thank you, " chuckled Naruto, and a few blushed. After Naruto and Hinata were finished with the children the parents came next.
They surrounded the two. "Are you two dating?" asked a parent. Naruto and Hinata were about to answer as Hima answered. "They are going to marry, " she said happily. Hinata and Naruto sweatdropped. They explained to her the difference but it seemed like she liked joking around and fooling other people. "Wow really? When is the marriage?" asked another parent of the two. Naruto and Hinata didn't answer.
They knew that Hima would spill all the tea. "It's in two weeks, " said the girl happily, and the two sighed. This girl would kill them at some point in life. "Congratulations, " said the parents, and Hinata and Naruto nodded. They had no energy to explain to them their plan of crashing Hinata's ex-boyfriend's marriage with Kiba. Sasuke and Itachi looked at them from afar.
"Did you know that Sakura knows?" asked Itachi his little brother. Itachi couldn't believe that he fell for the same person over and over again. "No, I didn't. But that means that, " said Sasuke not daring to finish his sentence. Itachi too didn't want to finish the sentence. So they both kept looking at the others. "Let's have a small chat, " suggest the parents, and Naruto and Hinata agreed. They had nothing else to do.
The teachers and parents talked while the children played together. Sasuke and Itachi watching from afar. They needed to talk to Naruto later. It was important! The day went on and it was time to go. "Then see you later, " said Iruka to Naruto, and he nodded. The parents and teachers cleaned up a bit before they went home. "Naruto-Kun, Hinata-chan, why don't you two come and have dinner with us?" asked Sakura.
"Yes, that sounds nice, " answered Hinata and Naruto sighed in relief. He didn't have to go back to Sai yet. "Mom, can we truly go? Won't Sai be mad?" Mito asked her mother. She knew what she was doing as she mentioned Sai. "No, no, honey. He can not do anything if we are not at home, " he said and grabbed the children rushing to his car. Sakura and Hinata laughed. They sat together in the Uchiha car because Naruto took the children. They drove to the Uchihas.
They reached the house after ten minutes and walked in. The maids in the house already cooked dinner for them. After a few more minutes the food was set and they all sat down at the dining table. "Say, Naruto, " began Sakura as she looked at him. "Did you tell Hinata about the father of your children?" asked Sakura, and Sasuke sweat. He couldn't lose his wife. "Yes, I did, " answered Naruto after he swallowed the food.
"Enough! Naruto, " said Sasuke as he glared at the blonde. "Tell me is it true?" he demanded an answer. Naruto looked at him and tilted his head. "What do you mean by that? Is what true?" asked Naruto. He knew what Sasuke meant but he wanted him to say it. "What is he talking about, Sasuke-Kun?" asked Sakura. She too knew what they were talking about. "These two children over there! Don't play dumb, " he barked at him.
"What is with my children?" the blonde asked. Sarada looked at her father then bag to Naruto. She didn't know what was going on. "Are these two my children!" he shouted at him. Hinata and Naruto laughed. Funny, isn't it? "Yes, they are, " said Naruto as he looked at his children. They understood and stood up. "Let's go, Sarada. Let's mommy and your father discuss everything, " said Hima as she grabbed her hand.
Sarada look relinquished. She didn't understand the world anymore. "Isn't it nice how our children are getting along, " said Naruto as he looked after the children. "Tell, me! Why didn't you abandon them? Why are you here? Why do you want to ruin my life?" Sasuke asked him. He was angry, sad, and pathetic. "I'm not trying to ruin your life, dear Uchiha-san, " said Naruto as he looked at him seriously.
"I don't like the way you address my children. You don't have to be there for them. They are fine without you. They know everything since they could think. I asked them if they wanted to meet you but they didn't want to. In the end, they asked me to tell you but they still don't want you in their life. Why I didn't abandon them? That's because these two are mine too, " said Naruto as he looked at him. "Why does Sakura know?" Sasuke asked.
"She figured it out. You know. You should be glad that she loves you that much that she didn't decide to leave you. Although it took some time to overthink it. I talked to her to not leave you. I'm fine, I'm alright. I came back to Japan with the kids to search for someone important to me. I haven't seen her since the day I got pregnant, " said Naruto, and the two Uchihas looked at Hinata who didn't pay them any attention.
"You know, I wasn't planning to tell you the news but the children wanted to be selfish once, and here we are, " said Naruto as he took a bite from the food. "Why?" asked Itachi. "What do you mean? Why what?" asked Hinata the older raven. "Why didn't you tell me anything?" the raven-haired man asked again. Naruto tried his best not to give in and give the man he unconsciously fell in love with.
"Why I didn't tell you? Why should I?" he asked the raven. He needed Itachi to hate him. He couldn't fall for the man. "Mommy, we are finished, " said Haruto as he walked down the stairs. Naruto and Hinata nodded their heads and stood up. "See you another time Sakura-chan, " said Hinata, and Sakura nodded. "If I were you, Sasuke, I would look after Sarada, " said Naruto before he walked away. Hinata and the children following him. They walked outside and drove home.
Sasuke and Itachi walked upstairs to Sarada who was crying. Sasuke was afraid that Sarada would hate him but he kneeled and hugged his daughter. Sarada looked at her father and hugged him tightly. "What did they tell you?" Sasuke asked softly. He wasn't sure what the children told her due to her reaction. She sniffled a bit and claimed down. "You are a good father, " she said as she looked at him. Itachi and Sasuke raised a brow. What did the children tell her?
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Hima and Sarada walked upstairs to Sarada's room the walked behind her. They say on the bed and Sarada looked at them. "My dad is your dad?" she asked her friends, and they nodded their heads. "Yes. Our mom and your- I mean our father were together, " said Mito, and Sarada nodded her head. "But why did they broke up?" she asked her friends.
"Mommy can pregnant you already know, right? Mommy and father went together to school and knew each other in high school. They were uh, friends? And your mother and Sasuke were already dating each other. Then someday something happened, " started Mito as she looked at her brother. She felt bad for telling this lie of her mother and Sasuke being friends but she didn't want Sarada to hate Sasuke or her mother.
"Yes, something happened. Mom and your dad- I mean our dad did something they should have done and it ended up strange. Your- our father got our mother and your mother pregnant at the same time, " said Menma as he looked at Sarada then back to his sister. "Father didn't know about us because mommy was afraid that your mom and father would break up. But if he knew he would have looked after all of us, " ended Mito with a guilty small smile.
"Really?" asked Sarada and the others nodded. "Mama told us this story after he took us in, " said Haruto and Hima. "Does that mean that we are siblings by blood?" asked the young girl the people who were sitting with her on her bed. "Yes, " answered the two Uzumakis by blood. "Can I call you sister and you brother?" asked Sarada with hope, and they nodded.
"But remember, don't tell people about this or they will hurt mommy and Menma, " said Hima, and Sarada looked a bit confused. "Why would they hurt them?" she asked. She was still young and didn't know much about the genetic disorder of the Uzumakis. The children smiled softly at her. They looked at each other and Yua answered the little girl's question.
"My mom told me that Naruto and Menma can get pregnant. And because they are the only male Uzumaki with Kurama alive they want to do some test on them. But the tests hurt very much and will bring a lot of pain to them. And none of us want them to endure so much pain, right, " said Yua, and Sarada nodded her head. "But our father will protect us all, " added Menma. He didn't want to call that man father but he did for the sake of Sarada.
"Really? Daddy is so amazing!" said Sarada happily as tears fell down her face. She found it sad that her friends would get hurt if anyone found out about them. She didn't want that. And she wanted to apologize to her father. She now understood his reason. She thought. "We are going downstairs. It's late already. Father will be back soon, " said Hima as they gave her a while hug.
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"And that happened. You are so amazing, daddy, " cried Sarada as she hugged him tighter. Guilt was written all over Sasuke's face. He turned his head to his brother whose face was blank. He didn't know what to do either. His mind was busy with the expression Naruto showed a millisecond. His eyes showed pain, guilt, and sorrow. Itachi couldn't pinpoint it out. What made Naruto so sad?
"It's time to sleep, Sarada. Today was a long day wasn't it, " said Sasuke, and Sarada nodded her head. She walked to the bathroom and brushed her teeth. She got into her pajamas and went directly to bed. Sasuke walked out of her room with Itachi and they sat on the couch in the living room. "Is that why he did it?" Sasuke asked no one in particular as he sighed. He still couldn't believe what happened.
"You mean the thing with the company? No, that wasn't the reason. I am in no position to tell you about the reason why he did it to your company. So, if you want to know it that badly, you can just ask him. I'm sure that if you ask nicely enough he will tell you his reasons. Well then, goodnight. I have a shift tomorrow. Love you, " said Sakura as he walked upstairs to the shared bedroom.
"I don't understand it. Why?" asked Sasuke. Itachi sighed. "I will ask him about the company. What his reason was. I want to know it too, " said Itachi. A few thoughts were running around his brain. Menma and Mito are Sasuke's children. Does that mean that I can't have Naruto anymore? Are my chances gone? Can't I just love him? Why is he going through this alone? All these questions were going through his head.
"What about the marriage? It's in the same week as our meeting, " asked the raven-haired man his older raven-haired brother. Itachi's eyes widened. He forgot about the marriage. How could he forget something as important as the marriage? He didn't know. "I-, " Itachi began but cut himself off. He didn't know what to say to his little brother and kept silent. After a few minutes of silence, he finally talked. "I'm going home, " he told his brother and walked to the door.
Itachi walked inside his car and drove off. He needed time to think about everything. So did Sasuke. Sasuke had two more children in this world but he only loved one of them. He sat there for a while longer until he stood up and walked inside the bedroom he shared with his wife. The raven laid next to his wife and tried to sleep but it didn't work. All these thoughts in his head didn't make it any better.
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Naruto and the others reached the house. "Get ready for bed, children, " said Hinata as they entered the house. They nodded their heads and did as they were told. Naruto watched the children get ready and went to bed. He sat on the couch and sighed. "I'm a terrible human being, " he said to himself but Hinata conformed to him. "No, you are not. It's late. You should go to bed too, " said Hinata and stood up.
She walked to her room to sleep. Naruto stayed in the living room a little while longer. The blonde sighed and went to his bedroom. He laid in his bed. His hands were on his neck. He wanted to choke himself but he knew his children would notice it. But he needed it. He choked himself a bit until he was about to pass out. The blonde stopped himself and sighed.
"You can not end up like this, Naruto. It's your fault, " he told himself as he closed his eyes. He laid in his bed and eventually fell asleep. He had no dream. Nothing. All he saw was black nothing else. Everyone was fast asleep and dreamed a nice dream. The next few weeks would be a handful. Not only due to the meetings Naruto would have but also due to the marriage he would attend with Hinata.
The marriage would probably be the only thing that would make him relax a bit and laugh. He remembered what terrible things Shino and Kiba did to Hinata. The blonde always hated these two. Kiba knew about Shino dating Hinata and decided to ruin their relationship. But it was also Shino's fault. If he didn't want or love Hinata anymore he should have just told her instead of cheating on her and leaving her alone by herself.
Choke yourself to sleep
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