Brought Back Something from Wave...
By Andrew J. Talon
Disclaimer: I do not and probably never will own Naruto or any other copyrighted works mentioned in this story. I am not writing this for profit.
More fun!
Team 7 was waiting in the lobby of Konoha Hospital, a very nervous looking Naruto sitting between a consoling Sakura and a stoic Sasuke. Kakashi was reading "Icha Icha Naughty Nurses" nearby, utterly absorbed in the book. Kasumi sat in Naruto's lap, shaking a baby toy happily.
"It's fine, Naruto, she needs these shots so she doesn't get really sick," Sakura said, "we all got them!"
"Y-Yeah, sure," Naruto said, holding Kasumi tightly, "It'll be fine! It's... Just to make her even more awesome! Like me!"
"Vaccination is a vital part of her health, Naruto," Kakashi said, turning the page, "you can relax."
"But what if she hates me for making her go through it?" Naruto asked, looking very serious. Sasuke snorted.
"She'd hate you more if you got her sick because you were too spineless to do what's right for her," he stated. Naruto scowled at him.
"Hey! I'm not spineless! I just..." He looked haunted, "I remember my own vaccinations! They really hurt!"
"Don't be such a baby," Sakura chided him.
"She's a baby!" Naruto insisted, holding Kasumi up. She drooled as she gnawed on her toy, her big turquoise eyes fascinated by everything around her.
"I promise, she will be fine," Sakura insisted, "so calm down!"
"R-Right, calm down," Naruto managed.
"Uzumaki, Naruto, and Kasumi?" The nurse called.
"Can... You guys go with us?" Naruto asked. Sasuke rolled his eyes, and shoved Naruto out of his chair. "HEY!"
Shizune and Tsunade greeted them in the examination room. Naruto nervously held Kasumi. The baby, sensing her father's distress, began to tear up and whine in worry. Tsunade sighed, and took the baby from Naruto.
"It's fine, Naruto, stop being so agitated," she said, "you're scaring her."
"I-I'm not scared!" Naruto insisted, even as he trembled. Tsunade sighed.
"You should help hold her down, and be comforting," Tsunade stated, "this will be over soon, I promise."
Naruto held Kasumi's arms down on the small examination table. She looked up in confusion, as Shizune prepared the first shot. He gave her a smile.
"It's gonna be okay, sweetie, I swear," Naruto said, "I know it's gonna hurt but you're my brave little girl and you'll get through it! I know you will!"
Shizune took a gentle hold of Kasumi's right leg, while Tsunade used medical chakra to monitor the baby's vitals. Shizune cleared any air out of the syringe, as Naruto sucked in a deep breath. She then smoothly inserted the needle, and injected the vaccine into Kasumi's chubby thigh.
Kasumi was silent for a moment... Then her face scrunched up and she began crying.
"WAAAAAHHH! AAAAHHHH!"
"I know, I know, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Naruto apologized, holding his daughter's shoulders, "I'm sorry! It'll be okay, it'll be okay!"
Tsunade healed Kasumi's thigh with green energy from her hand, as Shizune prepared the next shot.
"Next one," Shizune said calmly, injecting the baby with another dose. Kasumi's cries became louder, and Naruto broke out into tears.
"I know, I know! I know it hurts! I'm so sorry! You can do it! You can do it!" Naruto insisted.
Several more shots later into both of Kasumi's chubby thighs, and Tsunade applied a few healing jutsu. She smiled warmly at the red face, wailing baby and the tear streaked face of Naruto.
"It's okay, we're done and she's in perfect health!" Tsunade said warmly. "I alleviated the pain, but she may feel achy for a while. If she has any symptoms of a high fever, ear ache, or anything else strange, just bring her right back, all right Naruto?"
"O-Okay," Naruto sniffled. He hugged his whimpering daughter tightly, stroking her back. "I know... You did it... It's okay... You're my brave little girl and I love you..."
Shizune blushed at the cute scene, as did Tsunade. Tsunade rested a hand on Naruto's shoulder, and smiled warmly at him.
"You're a very good father, Naruto," she said kindly, "this is never easy. But you're making sure she'll be healthy, and that makes you a great parent."
"Th-Thank you," Naruto managed, wiping Kasumi's tears, and then his own. Shizune cooed.
"Awww," she said. She rummaged in her desk, and pulled out two lollipops. "Here you go, sweetie! Your reward for being such a good patient!"
Kasumi looked at the lollipops warily, as though they might cause pain like the needles. Naruto beamed at her, and reached out to take them. He removed the package from one, and held it in front of Kasumi's mouth.
"It's candy, sweetie!" Naruto said cheerfully, "you love candy!"
Kasumi finally put it in her mouth, and sucked on the lollipop. Her tears soon stopped, and she eagerly began to suckle on the candy. Naruto grinned up at Shizune and Tsunade.
"Thanks Shizune-nee-chan, Baa-chan!" He said happily.
"Just be careful she doesn't choke on it," Tsunade warned. Naruto rolled his eyes, popping his own lollipop into his mouth.
"Hey, I've kept her alive and happy this long! I'm not stupid!" Naruto insisted. He waved, and headed out the door. Shizune watched him go, a speculative look on her face. Tsunade scowled at her.
"Shizune, no."
"Wh-What?" Shizune asked, bright red, "I-I wasn't thinking anything indecent involving Naruto!"
"Good," Tsunade stated.
"... At least not until he's legal," Shizune amended.
"SHIZUNE!"
"S-Sorry!"
A fun omake.
After Naruto and Sasuke got bodied by Isshikei the first round, they recover in the hospital. Kasumi frowns as she looks at her father and her uncle.
Kasumi: "Dad, Uncle Sasuke, no offense but it's... Been a while since you two fought someone with more raw power."
Naruto: "... Yeah."
Sasuke: "Yes."
Kasumi: "Sooo... Maybe instead of playing this guy's game, we should make him play ours."
Naruto: "By that you mean...?
Kasumi: "Well, we're ninja right? Let's cheat! Let's give ourselves as big an advantage as possible." grins "And make this guy go through HELL."
Naruto: "Hmmm... The direct approach isn't working, we are ninja after all."
Sasuke: "So?"
Naruto:" So, we treat this like a prank."
Kasumi: "Exactly!"
Naruto: grins "I'm in!"
Sasuke: sighs "I suppose I am, as well."
Later, Isshikei approaches Konoha. He overlooks the village from a ridge, considering things... And then Kasumi teleports in front of him, all smiles.
Isshikei: snorts "Is this the best this planet can offer?"
Kasumi: "Nope! They're somewhere else. Wanna go see them?"
Isshikei gives the girl an incredulous look.
Isshikei: "What kind of a trick is this?"
Kasumi: "No trick! Don't you want to fight them again? They've changed their strategy this time. It'll be really interesting!"
Isshikei scowls. Well, he's delayed his vengeance on this world for a thousand years. A little more time won't hurt. And this mere child couldn't even come close to hurting him with her chakra.
Isshikei: "... Fine."
Kasumi: "Okay!" Tosses him a three pronged kunai, which he catches... And he vanishes
A split second later, he's under a billion tons of molten lava and in an agony beyond imagining.
Isshikei: "AAAAAUUUUGGGGHHHH!"
It takes him over an hour, and almost all his chakra, but Isshikei comes up out of the volcano... Barely alive... Burning... He crawls out onto bare rock on the lip of the crater...
Isshikei: "That... That little bitch... I'll... Kill them... I'll...!"
He looks up. Kurama Sussanoo is waiting for him, Indra's arrow and a Bijudama ready to fire.
Isshikei: "...Well that's not fair, is it?"
Naruto and Sasuke: "Ninja."
KABOOOOOOOOMMMM!
Naruto and Sasuke beat the shit out of Isshikei as Kasumi and Boruto teleport in nearby to watch.
Kasumi: "This is so cool to watch..."
Boruto: "You know what? Yeah! It is!"
Kasumi: "Popcorn?"
Boruto: "Please!"