Naruto and Sakura's five year mission

by Cmartin-Panda Productions

After several months of recovering from being taken hostage by the Borg, Starfleet want's Picard to have a pair of bodyguards on hand at all times. What he didn't expect, was getting those two bodyguards from a pre-warp planet full of Humans. The two 20 year old ANBU veterans, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, embark on a new adventure across the stars.

15. Chapter 15: Earth

Author's Note from Panda: Hey ya'll. Sorry for the long gap. Had to focus more of my energy into my summer classes in order to pass. Got a B+, whoo! So as thanks for your patience, we've got an extra-long chapter on Naruto and Sakura arriving at Earth. Enjoy.

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It was a week later since the destruction of the Enterprise-D and its crew had since been shuttled aboard the largest personal transport ship that Star Fleet could send their way on such short notice, to be taken to Earth to await the completion of the Enterprise-E.

This meant that the vast majority of former Enterprise crewmen and their families, they had to stay in large open rooms filled with as many cots as could be found floor space.

It was by no means the worse living accommodations the crew had ever encountered, but it was a far cry from the personalized quarters the Enterprise crew had gotten accustomed to aboard their old vessel.

Higher ranking officers had of course been given more private quarters, but unfortunately for our two heroes, they did not yet fit that criteria.

Naruto awoke with a groan. Ensign Olivia's baby was crying again. As it had for every single night since they had boarded the Nebula class vessel. Naruto and Sakura didn't know the woman personally, she was a low ranking engineer, a survivor from the USS Adelphi, and a widow. The first few nights everyone was sympathetic to her plight. Sure there were loses all over, but Olivia was unique in being the only widow on board with an infant baby boy to look after.

Even so, after 5 nights in a row and countless suggestions offered by the more experienced parents, the general census was growing annoyed with that damn baby who just refused to let them get any sleep. Even Naruto had half a mind to drag the woman's cot out into some far off hallway and return to cheers from weary crewmen.

That's when he felt the love of his life fidget in her sleep. He looked down at the mess of pink leaning into his chest to use as a pillow.

'Sakura-chan...' He thought as he looked down further at her belly, where their own child was growing inside her.

Every day he sensed its tiny little bundle of energy growing and growing. He knew that someday those wails he heard would come from his own daughter, and as scary as the thought might be, it could be Sakura-chan who was left all alone to care for their little one.

He sighed as he carefully untangled himself from Sakura, being extra sure not to wake her. He knew what he had to do, even if it meant leaving Sakura alone in their bed.

Sakura fidgeted again, but thankfully remained asleep. Take one last moment to appreciate her absolutely adorable sleeping face, Naruto steeled himself and headed towards the sounds of the fussy baby.

"Excuse me." He whispered loud enough to grab the woman's attention.

"I'm trying to calm him down, alright, I'm sorry." The woman said automatically.

"I know. I wanna help." Naruto offered.

"How?" She asked, a little annoyed since she had gotten the least amount of sleep out of everyone.

"I figured I could walk around with him and give you some much needed sleep."

The woman's eyes went wide at the suggestion. "No, no, I couldn't ask you to do that."

"You don't have to, I want to. I got a little girl of my own on the way." Naruto pointed to Sakura, who Olivia could just barely see her belly bump through the sheets.

"Are...are you friends with Todd?" She asked, trying to fully gasp this blond man with the strange whisker tattoos motivations.

"I don't know him. You need your sleep and I'm willing to help you."

Olivia looked at the stranger like he was a man who fell from the moon or an angel sent by god, she couldn't decide which. But something about her eyes made her decide to trust him.

"Who are you?"

"Lt Naruto Uzumaki from the Enterprise."

"Ensign Olivia Wood, and thank you so much..." She replied, nearly on the verge of tears.

"Anything to help, Olivia." Naruto smiled softly.

Tentatively she handed over her baby boy to Naruto, who carefully placed his head on his elbow and felt the still fussing baby's full weight.

"He's a big boy. What's his name?" Naruto asked.

"Joshua..."

"That's a handsome name for a boy that I'll bet is gonna grow up to big and strong." Naruto said as he rocked the screaming Joshua like Crusher had been teaching him. The scent of the new man alarmed the baby, but Naruto kept up his rocking pace. Thank the Sage for his stamina.

"Hey little buddy..." Naruto said softly to the baby.

Joshua stopped his wailing for a second at the sound of the warm voice, but continued to fuss soon after. Naruto sighed.

"I should get going. I've got my comms on me. Just message me when you want him back." Naruto said as he started navigating his way through the sea of fold out beds.

"Shh...it's okay...no need to be scared..." Naruto whispered softly before he bumped into someone standing in his way.

"Excuse me." Naruto said before slipping past them to continue on to the nearest hallway.

"Where do you think you're going, Baka?" A familiar and pissed off voice replied.

Naruto gulped. He knew whose voice that was.

"Um...nothing?"

A strong hand on his shoulders forced him to turn around and face his lover Sakura. Who looked down at the bundle in his hands. "Really now? That seems like a whole bunch of something."

Naruto sighed. "I'm helping Olivia put by taking little Joshua for a walk around the ship. This way, he'll calm down and everyone can get some sleep."

At that, Sakura just smiled. "I know Baka. I could hear you all the way back at our cot." She tapped him on the head with her knuckles.

"So... you're not mad?"

"Not at this, you selfless idiot. I'm mad that I woke up and you weren't there in bed with me." She replied.

"Oh...sorry..."

He said while trying to keep Joshua from crying out again. "I just wanted you to get as much sleep as possible. Ya know?"

Sakura just rolled her eyes, of course he would have a perfectly justified reason for his actions.

"Come here you Baka. We should get him out in the halls before he disturbs anymore people." She said as she took the collar of his uniform in her hand to lead him out the door.

"Wait you wanna help, too?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Of course. I'm up and I wanna stretch my legs. Plus, it gets so damn crowded during the day. This'd be the perfect chance for some alone time." She smiled.

"And to give us some experience." Naruto added.

"That too." She said as the automatic doors closed behind them to leave the three of them alone in the maze of hallways inside the USS Melbourne. Sakura then draped her head over Naruto's right shoulder as the two walked aimlessly through the ship.

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After an entire hour, Joshua was finally calm enough to sleep and the Tenchi duo could enjoy the rest of the walk in blissful silence. No words needed to be spoken. Only each others company was need.

Three hours passed until Naruto and Sakura came upon a walkway on the outer edge of the Melbourne with floor to ceiling window showing the millions of stars shooting past them.

"Amazing..." Sakura said in awe.

"It really is." Naruto said as he remembered wanting to show Sakura this view when he was out destroying those whatever fields to save the Enterprise and the Prometheus. Just the infinite vastness and mystery of space. Something he had gazed upon a thousand times from the safety of their home planet's surface, but never gotten to appreciate until now.

All of a sudden, the stars began to slow down, until they stopped completely, indicating that the ship had dropped out of warp.

"What the...oh my god..." Sakura breathed out as a beautiful blue planet came into view. Hundreds of Starfleet ships in its orbit and several stations.

"Is that...Earth?" Naruto asked.

"I think so...it's beautiful..."

"It looks just like Element." Naruto thought aloud.

"I think it looks bigger."

"You think so? Looks the same to me." Naruto said.

"I did size comparisons in the holodeck. Earth is about twice the size of Element."

"What? Damn." Naruto said.

"Language. Child." Sakura scolded.

Naruto looked down at the little bundle still sleeping in his arms.

"Oh right, sorry. But he's not old enough to remember swear words, is he?" Naruto defended.

"Doesn't matter. It's a bad habit to swear around children. And I'm telling you right now. The first time our daughter repeats a word that you said that is a cuss word, I'm belting you. You understand me?" Sakura said sternly.

"I understand." He said quickly before a thought occurred to him.

"Wait, but what if you swear in front of our daughter?" He asked.

"It's not going to happen. I'll make sure of that."

"But if it does, I'll be sure to spank you." Naruto smirked.

Sakura had to try hard to keep her composure. "Don't talk like that right now, please. It's been over a week since we did anything."

"And as soon as we land on the surface, we're finding the nearest bedroom with a door, where I'll pump you so full of my built up seed, our daughter will be born pregnant." He said without thinking about what he was saying.

"You IDIOT!" She hollered before she smacked him.

"Ow!" He shouted before being knocked forward. The sudden movement woke Joshua up and he started crying again.

"Now look what you did." Sakura huffed before she cradled little Joshua.

"Me? You're the one who freaked out and hit me." He pouted as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Take a moment to think about what you just said and then tell me if I was just or not." Sakura snapped as she tried to calm Joshua down.

"Yeah I know, that was seriously distasteful, but in my defense I am super tired." He said.

"You've gone without sleep longer than this so I don't want to hear it."

Sakura quickly calmed the poor baby down and he soon fell right back asleep. Leaving Naruto with his head held low.

"I'm sorry..."

Sakura just sighed. "Yes, I know you are...look, you really need to think before you say something like that."

"I try..." He said. Sakura looked at him and sighed. He was giving her his puppy dog eyes. The bastard. He knew that she couldn't stay mad at him when she saw those.

She gestured him forward and he laid his chin atop of her head with his arms wrapped around her front, their bodies melding together like a puzzle piece.

"All hands, this is Captain Johnson. We'll be arriving at Earth Space Dock in 10 minutes. Those from the USS Adelphi, USS Saratoga and USS Enterprise, prepare to disembark for reassignment." The captain announced.

"I guess that's us..." Sakura sighed.

"Yup. Probably should give this baby back to its mother before then." Naruto said.

"You think?" Sakura said sarcastically as they made their way back to the crew area.

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Five minutes later they were reunited with the single mother who was still fast asleep even with all the commotion going on.

All around them families and friends were getting dressed and throwing together their luggage for departure. It was a testament to just how exhausted the poor woman was that she could sleep through all of that.

"Here. Take the baby, I'll wake her." Sakura said as she carefully handed the baby over to Naruto.

Naruto did as he was told while Sakura gently shook Olivia awake.

"Olivia..." Sakura said softly as she shook her awake.

"Huh? what?"

"I'm sorry to wake you, but we're about to dock." Sakura informed.

"Oh, thank you I..." The woman paused when she noticed something wasn't right.

"My baby, where is my baby?" She demanded, nearly scrambling out of her cot.

"Right here, sound asleep." Naruto informed.

Olivia looked over and recognized the man she had entrusted her baby too. All at once her worries evaporated into nothing.

"I'm Sakura Haruno. Naruto is my boyfriend." Sakura informed.

"Ah yes, I believe he mentioned you. I'm sorry, but could I have my Joshua?" She asked, keeping her eyes firmly glued to the bundle in Naruto's arms.

"Sure thing." Naruto said as he carefully handed him back to her.

Olivia felt a thousand pounds lighter when she held her baby again.

"Thank you again. Thank you so much." She said.

"No problem. Anytime you need a baby sitter, don't be afraid to look us up." Naruto smiled.

"Well I was going to stay with my mother-in-law for a few months. Then again we no doubt have some...funeral arrangements to take care of..." She choked out

"I'm so sorry for your loss..." Sakura said sincerely.

"Thank you. This small gesture your boyfriend did for me was more than I could ever ask for."

"Well, that's how he is. He puts everyone..." Sakura paused when she felt his lips on her cheek. "...before himself..."

Olivia gave a bittersweet smile. "He reminds me a lot of my Todd."

"Naruto? Can you get our stuff ready or is it all still in the sealing scrolls?" Sakura asked.

"Still sealed up, I think. Let me go check." He said before turning to leave.

Sakura nodded as Naruto left. "Can you tell me about him?"

As the two women talked, Naruto was given a few moments of reprieve to sort out his own thoughts. He didn't need to know anything more about Todd to know that he was a good man who died needlessly at the hands of the Borg. He was going to be a great father and a loving husband, but now he could only be a name on a memorial for Joshua to look upon and imagine his father for the hero that he was.

Naruto knew that pain all too well. It irked him how for all his training and skills he could only manage too best 5 out of 7 Borg drones. What chance did these other crewmen have? Compared to Naruto and Sakura, they were untrained civilians.

'I need to change that.' He thought. The safety of the crew was too important to be left up security guards trained how to shoot phasers and little else.

If this were the Leaf village there would be a standing force of highly trained ANBU placed on standby in every ship in Star Fleet. Just as there was a standing force of Jounin and Chunin in every minor village living under the Fire Daimyo's reign.

Satisfied that all their stuff was neatly sealed away, Naruto returned to his girlfriend and Olivia to see the two women embracing in a comforting hug.

"If you need ANYTHING, please give me a call." Sakura said as she pulled back from the hug enough to look Olivia in the eyes.

"Fine, but only if you accept my mother-in-law's home cooking as a reward. She'll insist on it and so will I." Olivia responded.

"After two months away from home, we could go for a nice home cooked meal." Sakura said.

"I don't think we know of any traditional Element dishes. But Patty can make a home cooked country style chicken like you wouldn't believe." Olivia said, earning a slight drool from Naruto from that description.

"What's this about food? What did you promise her? Darn it Sakura, you know my weakness is good food." Naruto mused.

"We're going to be going to her mother in-laws house for a home cooked meal as a way of thanking us." Sakura informed, then a thought occurred to her. "Where do you live?"

"We live in a small place called Roxbury in the State of New York. It's in the middle of the Catskill mountains."

"Is it like a rural village? Cause the two of us could use some time spent with some real trees." Naruto said.

"Yes, it is. Trees as far as the eye can see. Birch, Oak, Maple, Spruce, Pine, you name it, it's there." Olivia smiled as she packed her things.

"Sweet. Do you know where we're staying Sakura-chan? I don't know if we run there or take a shuttle or teleport..."

"I don't know for certain. I think we should check out this country that's like Element. What was it called? Japan?"

"We get to choose?" He asked, having not been paying attention during the massive orientation seminar they had a few days ago.

"Yup, since we don't have homes on Earth so we get to pick where we want."

"I don't know. Roxbury has a nice young lady who has offered us home cooked meals." Naruto said, earning a giggle from Olivia. "Where did Sally say her family was staying?"

"In Rochester Hills, Michigan. It's this state near by the New York state and looks like a mitten." Sakura remembered seeing a glimpse of the Earth map.

She giggled when she remembered how cute Sally looked as she enthusiastically pointed out her house by pointing at the back of her left hand.

"Well, let's look at what's available. I'm interested to see if Captain Picard's theory was correct." Sakura said.

"What theory?"

"That our race originally came from Earth."

"Oh that. Hard to say. Do these Japanians or whatever they're called speak English?" Naruto asked.

"The universal translators should take care of that." Olivia said.

"Attention all hands, this is the Captain. All Adelphi and Saratoga crewmen report to the docking tubes." Captain Johnson said.

"Well that's me. Be sure to call me once you get situated." Olivia said as she took her child in one hand and her bags in another.

"Will do. See you around. And good luck on your reassignment." Sakura said.

Olivia nodded as she joined the crowd of fellow Adelphi survivors. Soon she was surrounded and disappeared from sight.

"Attention Enterprise crew members. Report to Shuttle bay two and 3 as well as cargo transporter 5, 6 and 7." A man on the comms said.

"And that's us." Naruto said as he picked up both his and Sakura's scrolls that contained their bags.

"Can't wait to sleep in a proper bed. My back is killing me." Sakura groaned.

"I feel you." Naruto said as he snaked his arm around her shoulder so that the two of them wouldn't be separated.

"Well...lets go." Sakura smiled.

The two of them entered their designated shuttle and took off for the surface.

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Upon arrival at Star Fleet headquarters, Naruto and Sakura were in awe of the structure before them.

It was at least 20 stories tall, made of pure white concrete and adorned with a wave of buttresses upon its top. In the center was a large golden Star Fleet symbol and at the base was an impeccably well-kept garden where Star Fleet personal walked across the pathways from one building to another.

In the background was San Francisco's historical monument; the Golden Gate Bridge. A bridge neither of them had seen anything like as far as the design and the size.

"Sweet Sage..." Sakura breathed out.

"Go big or go home." Naruto laughed at the sheer size of the buildings.

"No kid-HOLY!" Sakura exclaimed when she saw the actual city of San Francisco.

"A beauty isn't it?" Picard said behind them.

"It's unbelievable is what that is...how long did it take to make a city this big?" Sakura asked.

"A very long time. The city itself was established in the 1800's. for 600 years, it's been standing the test of time and preserved as best we can." Picard informed.

The two shinobi looked like children they were so flabbergasted.

"You could fit 10 Leaf villages in this city." Naruto stated.

"Would you believe that this isn't the biggest city on our world?" Picard said.

"It's not?!" Sakura exclaimed.

"Oh no, far from it. You have Detroit Michigan, Cleveland Ohio, Paris France, London England, Moscow Russia, Tokyo Japan, Shang Hai China, those are just some of the world's biggest cities." Picard listed off.

"Japan..." Sakura muttered. She really wanted to go there. "What's Tokyo look like?"

"Well, it was once referred as the highest populated city in the world with a staggering 20 million people."

"20 million! The Leaf has maybe 100,000." Naruto exclaimed.

"You forgot Manhattan." Riker said behind them.

"Ah, too right." Picard nodded.

"Manhattan?" Sakura asked.

"Also known as New York City. It, too, has a long and... rather colorful history." Picard said.

"What about population as a whole?" Naruto asked.

"You mean the planet? Well, at its peak, Earth had a global population of over 11 billion." Riker said.

"Now it's around 9 billion." Picard added.

"9 billion? We only have...how many?" Naruto asked.

"Not even a billion..." Sakura gasped in awe.

"Well, that's not counting the entire population of the Federation." Riker commented.

"Ah, yes. With over 150 planets in the Federation, we should be looking at the Octillion range." Picard assumed.

"Sounds about right." Riker shrugged. "How would you like to govern that many people?" Riker asked Naruto.

"Me? I think I'd go crazy. It's bad enough trying to keep a squad of ANBU happy. I'm gonna be terrified when I become Hokage." Naruto admitted.

"Oh you'll do fine." Sakura waved off.

"You know, if Element ever becomes a recognized party in the Federation, someone would need to be your planet's leader and liaison to the Federation." Picard mused.

"And you'd want me to be that liaison?" Naruto asked.

"Well first things first. Your people need to create warp drive so the Federation can make first contact." Picard informed.

That was when Sakura remembered something that Tsunade wanted her to do. "I got a message from our Hokage to use some kind of frequency."

"Aaahhh..." Picard started. "That would be her private Starfleet communication line."

Sakura's jaw dropped and her eyes went wide. "H-her...what...?"

"That frequency she gave you will allow you to talk to her over a secured channel anytime you please." Picard added.

"Why didn't she tell us this sooner?" Sakura all but shrieked.

"She did tell us though grandpa toad, remember?" Naruto reminded her.

"Why didn't she tell him to tell us?" Sakura countered.

"That I don't know."

"Well anyway, this discovery will have to wait." Picard interrupted. "We need to discuss your living arrangements."

"Oh, well we figured we'd find a place in Japan and-"

"No." Picard interrupted Sakura. "Starfleet wants you to take up residency either with me or near me."

"And where do you live?" Sakura asked.

"A small village in La Barre France, my family's vineyard. And I would advise the two of you to take it easy on our stores, lest we want another night like last time."

"Like what night?" Sakura asked.

Picard didn't say a single word as he looked down at her belly which was finally starting to show signs of a bump.

"I think you know." Picard said seriously.

"Aw, man...he's talking about the night we got slammed..." Naruto groaned.

Sakura went wide eyed when she remembered that night and a blush grew on her cheeks.

"Well what is the worse that'll happen? It's not like I'll get pregnant." Naruto joked.

Picard wasn't amused. "You know, there are times I wonder how you can function. Then I remember your bravery and your combat skills."

"Um...thank you?" Naruto said, unsure if he was being complimented or not.

"Anyway, there is an apartment complex in the village you can stay at or you can stay in my family's house. It's up to you." Picard offered.

"Do you have enough room for us?" Sakura asked.

"More than enough. But I'm sure my brother won't have any shenanigans in the bedroom. They have a 12-year-old son after all." Picard said seriously.

"Your brother's family lives there?" Sakura asked.

"Yes...since I left to join Starfleet, my brother took over running the Vineyard."

"Huh. Well it'd be interesting to meet your brother. But I think Sakura and me would like our privacy. I don't know, what do you want Picard?" Naruto asked.

"Whatever makes you comfortable."

"Well like Naruto said. We'd like our privacy, but you being our client, whatever makes you feel safest comes first." Sakura said.

"I think your forgetting that we're on Earth where we have over 100 ships in orbit plus hundreds more being built here." Riker pointed out.

"At ease, number one. They are concerned for their captain and rightfully so. Just because we're here on Earth doesn't mean there aren't any dangers here as well." He then turned to his body guards. "If privacy is what you'd like, the apartment is just a few minutes away from me. I'll be fine with my family."

"Alright, you've still got my special kunai and that tattoo seal, right?" Naruto asked.

Picard nodded. " that reminds me lieutenant. You still got to teach me how to use chakra."

"Oh right. Well perhaps we can visit on weekends and teach you then." Naruto offered.

"I look forward to it." Picard said before their shuttle arrived.

"So does Star Fleet have an apartment set up for us, or what?" Naruto asked.

"Apartments here already come furnished, complete with a standard issue matter replicator and communications terminal." Picard informed.

"All the amenities of home." Naruto chuckled.

"Right you are. Now, let us depart." Picard said as he made his way to their shuttle.

"Are you joining us Riker or are you living elsewhere?" Naruto asked.

"I live in Alaska, so I won't be joining you. Mind you, Starfleet has scheduled a meeting with the Enterprise senior staff in a week. That means you two will be going as well." Riker said.

"Ah, right you are number one. I nearly forgot." Picard said.

"Staff meeting? What about?" Naruto asked, his curiosity being peaked.

"In regards to the new features and systems the Enterprise E has." Riker said.

"Oh, because I actually had a program I'd like to suggest." Naruto said.

"Such as?" Picard asked.

"A task force, similar to my village's ANBU ninjas. An elite and highly trained strike team to deal with threats to the ship that our traditional security force is under equipped and under trained to handle."

"That would be very helpful against the Borg, Captain." Riker agreed.

"Hmm...I agree. You can bring it up at the meeting." Picard said.

"Seriously? You approve?"

"Yes, I agree that my security forces need something more to bring to the table in regards to my ships internal defense and ground defense. We lost too many people this last battle while you were essentially a one-man army. With your training, you ran circles around my men as if they were nothing more than militia from our histories past. So, I fully support your proposal, but the admirals in Starfleet need to agree as well." Picard said.

"Why would they matter? Isn't it for your ship?"

"Because they are the ones who have the final say. I merely command the ship, not own it. My security officers are still members of Starfleet and their training comes from Starfleet Academy, which is where you'll most likely have to train them."

"I see. Very well. Anything I need to prepare for the proposal?"

"Just make sure you know exactly what to say and what all you want to propose for their training." Picard said.

"Don't worry, I'll help you get prepared." Sakura said.

"Alright, I think we've dawdled enough." Picard said as he made his way to the shuttle, eager to get home.

"See you in a week, Riker." Naruto waved before stepping aboard the shuttle.

"Likewise." Riker said before making his way to his own shuttle.

Picard's shuttle took off and they were on their way. The views the Shinobi saw were absolutely breathtaking. Mountains and valleys and hills all appeared and disappeared over the horizon beneath them. Forests bigger than their entire country of Fire and lakes wider than all the Great Shinobi Villages put together pass beneath them as well. It was a never ending marvel.

Soon they made their way over China, where a giant wall started coming into view. It was larger than any structure they had ever seen.

"Woah...I've never seen a wall that big..." Sakura said in awe.

"That, is the great wall of China." Picard said.

"Amazing. When was this built?" Sakura asked.

"Around 200 BC, that's over 2500 years ago during the Ming Dynasty. It spans over 13,000 miles in length and was originally built to protect the country of China from their enemies." Picard said.

He then pointed out to several other walls around it. "Starting back in the 5th Century BC going all the way to the 17th Century AD, many walls were constructed and intersected with one another, making this system of walls the most elaborate and ancient of them all."

"Wow..." Sakura said, ever the kind of book worm who would find this fascinating. Although even Naruto had to admit that he found it intriguing.

Picard smiled slightly. "If you want, you can have access to my family's library. There, you can read up everything in regards to Earth's history."

"And now you'll never get rid of her." Naruto sighed as Sakura lit up like a thousand-watt lightbulb.

"Then perhaps." Picard started as he pulled out a book from his bag. "You'd like to read this for the time being." The book cover read, 'The History of War Volume 1: The World Wars.'

Before Sakura could grab it, she was stunned when Naruto got a hold of it first.

"Naruto?" She asked.

"I want to learn more about this..." He said in awe.

"Who are you and what have you done with my boyfriend?" Sakura said, never knowing Naruto to be one who enjoys reading.

"This is exactly what I've been wanting to read about. Maybe this can give me more insight about Earth's past wars and how we stack up to them."

Sakura just sighed. "Ever the soldier, aren't you?"

"If I've gotta convince Earthlings to back my task force, knowing some of their history would be helpful wouldn't it?" Naruto pointed out.

"True. Fair point." Sakura shrugged.

"That book contains many of the wars in recent Earth history, dating back to the Revolutionary War in 1776 to World War 3 in 2048." Picard informed.

"Wow, you guys had only three world wars?" Naruto asked.

"Yes, but they were very bloody wars..." Picard said grimly.

"How so?" Sakura asked.

"I won't spoil it for you. Read the book and you'll see why."

"Will do." Naruto said as he flipped open the book to page 1. The title of the first chapter read; 'The Revolutionary War Part 1 of 5.'

As Naruto read, Sakura could only look on in wonder. She had never seen him read a book in her life that wasn't a comic book.

"This is amazing..." Naruto said as he turned the page.

"What's it say?" Sakura asked as she leaned over.

"It says here that the war started when the penal colony in North America declared themselves as their own nation against the King of England. Outraged by the over taxation of their colony, they decided to write a declaration of independence, stating that they were their own country and with their own laws. This enraged the King and that was when he declared war on the colonies of North America, killing anyone who opposed the King's rule..."

"Wow..." Sakura said in awe. At this point, she snuggled into Naruto's lap so she could read as well.

As time went on, they eventually came to the end of that chapter and were about to start on the next that was titled; 'World War 1: Chemical Warfare' When the shuttle touched down.

"Same some for later I suppose." Sakura said as she sat back up.

"That blew the first two Shinobi World Wars out of the water. The casualties alone were more than we ever had." Naruto said as he sat up to stretch his back.

"Even our 4th Shinobi World War only had a casualty rate of 70,000." Sakura added.

"Yes...it's safe to say that our wars yielded far higher casualty rates." Picard said grimly as he picked up his bags.

The two shinobi kept quiet after that, feeling the need to change to a lighter subject.

"So Picard, why don't you show us around your house?" Naruto suggested.

"With pleasure." Picard said as they stepped out of the shuttle and got their first look at the Picard house. It was huge, old, and beautiful. A two story traditional French villa sitting atop a small hill where acres of grape vines grew with impunity.

"You live here...?" Sakura asked in awe.

"I grew up here. And it serves as a place to rest my head between deployments." Picard answered.

"It's a very nice place. How long has it been here?"

"Oh...a very long time." Picard said fondly. "It's been in my family for 13 generations."

Naruto whistled. "Dang. That's impressive."

As the trio made their way up the road, they could hear rustling in the bushes, which put the Shinobi on high alert.

"Whoever you are, I can hear you so just come out." Picard called before stopping on the road. Then, a young boy came out of the bushes and Picard put his hands up. "Oh no. A highwayman." He said sarcastically.

"A what?" The boy asked.

"A highwayman. A robber who steals from travelers. But, there hasn't been a report of any in this area for centuries."

"I'm not a robber." The boy replied.

"Well, thank god for that." Picard said before lowering his hands.

They started walking again with the boy trailing along.

"I know you." He said.

"Then you have me at a disadvantage." Picard replied.

"You're...you're my nephew. Jean Luc." The boy said, making Sakura giggle a bit.

"Then that would make you my uncle Rene." Picard played along.

"No I'm not. It's the other way around." Rene corrected.

"A shame...I kinda like it that way." Picard joked.

"You're weird, Uncle Jean." The boy decided.

"Why have you been away for so long?" Rene asked.

"Starfleet keeps me busy." Picard answered.

"Father says you don't like it here."

"I'm sure he misunderstood."

"No, he told me himself."

Picard sighed. "Well, Robert and I... I guess it's time to change all of that."

"You don't seem so arro...arro..."

"Arrogant?" Picard asked.

"Yes, arrogant. What does that mean, arrogant son-of-a-"

"Let's, just put that aside for now." Picard interrupted. Naruto just coughed while Sakura looked away to appreciate the view.

Rene ran off and called to his mother, announcing Picard's arrival.

"Cute kid." Sakura commented.

"He looks so much like Robert did at that age..." Picard reminisced fondly.

They were interrupted when a woman came to greet them.

"Jean Luc. It's so good to see you again." The woman said enthusiastically.

"Felecia. It's been too long..." Picard said before the two of them hugged briefly. "Where's Robert?"

"Where else? Tending to his vines as usual." Felecia smiled before looking at the other two people with him in Starfleet Uniforms. "And who might you be?"

"Ah, they are my assigned bodyguards. Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno." Picard introduced.

"A pleasure to meet you." Felecia greeted.

"Likewise." Sakura said as she and Naruto bowed.

"I wonder...are you two anyway related to the Haruno and Uzumaki clan in Nagawa Japan?" Felecia asked.

Sakura and Naruto's eyes went wide. "W-what did you say?" Sakura asked.

"Well, your last names match that of two of the most powerful clans in Japan so I assumed you were related."

"How do you know about the two most powerful clans in Japan?" Sakura asked.

"I've been there several times." Felecia said.

'So there may be some validity to my theory after all...' Picard mused to himself.

"Do the Uzumakis have red hair?" Naruto asked.

"A lot of the ones I've seen do. Either red or orange." Felecia answered.

"Orange hair?" He asked.

"Nagato had orange hair if you remember." Sakura reminded him.

"No. He had red hair. You're thinking of his deceased friend Yahiko. He made his Paths of Pain in his image." Naruto corrected.

"Oh, right." Sakura said sheepishly. "What about the Haruno's?"

"Um...well, pink hair is common with them, but they have been known to have black hair on occasions. Why?"

"Pink hair runs in my father's side." Sakura gasped.

"And red in my mothers." Naruto gasped as well.

"Aren't you two from Earth?" Felecia asked.

"No, we're...um..." Now Sakura didn't know what to say. It was starting to look like Picard's theory was correct. So, she didn't exactly know which to call home now.

"They are from the planet Element near the Romulan Neutral Zone." Picard answered for them.

"What? But that planet is centuries away from developing warp travel. Having them here would be illegal." Felecia gasped.

"It was Starfleet's idea. They hired them on as my personal bodyguards after...my encounter with the Borg." Picard informed.

"You fought the Borg?!" Rene exclaimed.

"Yes Rene. Your father and I already explained this to you." Felecia reminded him.

The boy however ignored his mother in favor of his now incredibly cool uncle.

"What was it like? Were you scared? Did you destroy a lot of them?" Rene asked in rapid fire.

Picard didn't answer as the traumatizing memories returned to him.

Sensing their ward's uneasiness, the bodyguards stepped in.

"Ehh, Picard didn't really fight the Borg. On a ship sure, but I fought them head on." Naruto bragged.

"Woah, no way!" Rene beamed.

"Yes way. I can tell you all about it, come on." Naruto said as he led Rene away, leaving Picard alone with the women.

"You've got yourself a one of a kind bodyguard there." Felecia said.

"Yes he does...Naruto is an amazing man." Sakura said lovingly.

Felecia looked over in surprise at the woman and her loving tone of voice. She then looked down and noticed her bump.

"Can I assume that is Naruto's baby?" Felecia mused.

Sakura smiled as she looked down at her belly and rubbed it. "Yes, she is..."

"You allow your bodyguards to fornicate with one another? You've grown lax, Jean." Felecia teased.

"It wasn't exactly what I had expected to happen. It was my understanding that they didn't have feelings for one another. But if there was one thing that I learned rather quickly is that Elementians will constantly surprise you." Picard said.

"We...kinda got drunk after Naruto saved the ship from a Romulan attack and... well..." Sakura said nervously.

"Drunk? Off of what?" Felecia asked.

"I gave them a bottle of the old vintage." Picard sighed.

Felecia just giggled. "I completely understand. That's how I got my Rene." She said, getting Sakura to shuffle her feet at the woman's bold statement.

"Although we were trying to have a baby." She added.

"Well, that's not how I got pregnant..." Sakura started.

"We were trapped in an aceton field and Naruto chose to put himself out there to destroy them one by one. But, the attack he was using was destroying his suit slowly but surely to the point where he couldn't return under the power of the suit." Picard added.

"My God..." Felecia held her hand over her mouth.

"Out of desperation...and fear of losing my sunshine...I released a technique that acts as a birth control and got myself pregnant from what was left of his seed...I couldn't bear the thought of not having Naruto in my life, so I decided that I would carry on his legacy through his child..." Sakura said softly.

'You're sunshine huh…?' Felecia thought sweetly. What a rare thing it was to find such deep and heartfelt true love these days.

Then a vein popped up on Sakura's forehead. "But then the dunce remembers the one technique that would save his dumbass..." She growled.

Felecia was about to gasp in shock, but Sakura's change in tone made her sweat dropped.

Sakura then sighed. "He had me thinking that he was going to die, but...honestly...I don't regret anything."

"Well, congratulations, but...what is a technique?"

"Oh, well, you see, Naruto and I are ninja's on Element. So, we use specific techniques and jutsu's to aid us in both combative and non-combative situations. The jutsu I was using is a form of contraceptive, which traps a male's sperm inside a chakra bubble until the cells die. It's the most effective form of birth control there is." Sakura said, speaking as she was talking to another doctor.

"Chakra...like...chi? Or something like that?" Felecia asked, thinking she heard about chakra from yoga.

"Just think of it as magic." Sakura sighed.

"Could you show me?" Felecia asked.

"Sure thing." Sakura said as she held up her hand glowing with mystic palm chakra. 'I'm gonna have to do this all across the universe, aren't I?'

Then, something happened that Sakura wasn't expecting. Her mystic palm chakra flickered before fading and she felt extremely exhausted.

"Ms. Haruno?" Picard asked in worry as he stood next to her.

"I... I feel...so weak..." Sakura puffed as she tried desperately to stay awake. She felt like all her energy had been sapped from her.

"Mr. Uzumaki! Front and center!" Picard called out.

One second later, Naruto teleported back to Picard's side with Rene on tow.

"Tend to Sakura. Somethings wrong." Picard said seriously.

Naruto looked at his love and saw her kneeling down, trying desperately to catch her breath.

"She's got chakra exhaustion. What the heck was she doing?" He asked as he started transferring some of his own chakra into her system to replenish her dangerously low chakra levels.

"All I did...was...show them...my mystic...palm...for a moment..." Sakura gasped breathlessly.

"That...shouldn't happen with you..." Naruto said in shock.

'Kit...her chakra is being consumed at a massive rate.' Kurama informed.

'Shit, what do I do?' Naruto thought as he pumped more chakra into her system.

'If I were to make a guess, the source is your Kit.'

'So what do I do?' Naruto repeated.

'Have her rest. She can't use her chakra anymore until after your Kit is born. For now, just give her a little bit to get her moving.'

'Right...' Naruto thought. His chakra steadily flowing through into her body. A few minutes of constant transferring later, Sakura began to feel better.

"That's better. What happened to me?" Sakura wondered.

"Kurama says that the baby is draining your chakra. Also that you shouldn't use your chakra anymore." Naruto said.

"W-what...? But I..."

"It's not open for debate, Sakura-chan. You need to rest." Naruto said sternly.

"I agree." Picard added. "And if Dr. Crusher was here, she'd say the same."

Sakura simply hung her head. "You've got to be kidding me..."

"Kurama said that the same thing happened with my mom so its natural. But then again, she had Kurama to keep her level."

"I don't suppose you could transfer Kurama over to me for a while?" Sakura asked, already knowing the answer. To seal Kurama inside Sakura would involve unsealing him from Naruto, which would kill the man.

That was unacceptable in Sakura's book.

"Not without killing me, you know that."

"I know..." Sakura sighed.

Naruto just rubbed her shoulders. "I know how much you hate feeling helpless..." He said.

"More than you'll ever know..."

"Maybe so, but I'll say this, we're still the Tenchi duo, right? Do you remember that mission we had up in the mountains during the rainy season?"

"The one with the fat trade baron who liked to pick his nose?" Sakura replied.

"That's the one. We were on stake out to catch that guy doing some 'evidence of corruption' or whatever and I didn't listen to you about staying dry during the long hours we sat hiding in the trees. So by day three I was sick as a dog."

Sakura couldn't help but chuckle. "Yeah. Your sneezes almost got us caught a few times. Until I pulled rank as the medic and sidelined you."

"Yup, and in between doing all the stake out shifts, you still found time to nurse me back to health. When I was helpless, you became my strength." Naruto praised.

"And when we got back to the village you insisted that I take your share of the reward money."

"And you blatantly refused. Despite having to literally carry me back home, you still called the mission a team effort." Naruto smiled. "Now let me be your strength."

"Sigh. I guess I'll have too now...that just means you're on diaper duty for the first two weeks after she's born." Sakura smirked.

"Heck no. It's still a 'team effort.'" He smirked back.

"Always gotta be the difficult one, huh?"

"Only cause you make it so much fun." He said as he kissed her on the nose.

"Awww...that's so sweet...reminds me of when me and Robert were younger." Felecia gushed.

"Yes, those two have become the newest power couple of my ship ever since their arrival." Picard said.

"I believe it." Felecia replied.

"Yes, truth be told they have brought quite a lot of life back into the crew. Certainly by the way they have shaken things up."

"That is...up until the ship was destroyed..." Picard added sadly.

"I heard about that on the news. No Captain could ask for a better send off. Taking out an entire Borg Cube and saving God knows how many lives..."

"It was a bittersweet moment...but the majority of my crew survived. I wish I could say the same about the Adelphi...She was the first to succumb to assimilation."

"You can't save them all. You told me that once." Felecia reminded him.

"Yes, I know."

The two adults just stood together in silence. Letting the sounds of swaying tree leaves fill the gaps.

"So where is my brother?" Picard asked.

"Out in the Vineyard tending to some vines. Shall I send for him?"

"No that's quite alright. I'll go see him." Picard said before walking off.

---

The Enterprise Captain seamlessly navigated his way through the house to the backyard vineyard, there he was fortunate enough to come across a man tending to the newly planted grape vines with a hand held pair of shears.

Picard walked down the path leading to the vine groves where he eventually caught up with an older man who was sitting on the ground, tending to a vine that had some sickly looking grapes. Sensing that someone was behind him, he looked over his shoulder briefly to see that it was his younger brother. He scowled before turning back to his vine.

"So... you finally made it." Robert said.

"It's good to see you." Picard responded.

"You shuttle in from the village?" Robert asked.

"Oh, no. It was such a nice day that I decided to walk." Picard replied.

"You tired?"

"No, I'm fine. I got to meet Rene and Felecia."

Robert just nodded. "Well, you know where everything is. This is your home. I must...cure this sick vine."

No words were left to be said and Picard walked back, feeling dejected that his brother still held a grudge against him.

---

Later that evening, the Picard family along with Naruto and Sakura sat down to a nice, home cooked meal.

"So... you two are from Element I hear." Robert spoke.

"Yes sir." Sakura replied as she ate her cucumber sandwiches.

"It's believed that their race originated from Earth and with the recent discovery Felecia made, that theory may be valid." Picard said.

"I see. So, your Starfleet might not be breaking any rules at all...having them here with you." Robert said simply before he was handed a bowl of piping hot beef stew.

"Thank you." Naruto said as he was handed his own bowl of beef stew. "This food is delicious Mrs. Picard."

"Thank you." Felecia smiled.

"Yes, as good as ever. Better than that replicator junk." Robert said.

"I think you could do with a replicator." Picard countered.

"This is a conversation we've had before. I agree that we should get one as an added convenience." Felecia said.

"The world is already too convenient as it is." Robert snapped. "All this...wretched technology. How quickly one's values disappear for a minor convenience."

Naruto, Sakura, and Rene kept their mouths shut. Feeling that this wasn't a conversation worth butting into.

"This is a very old argument..." Picard said dryly.

"Father knew what was right. This damned technology is what's wrong with this world."

Picard just sighed as he was handed a glass of wine.

Everyone took a taste of their wine, Picard swishing it around in his mouth for a moment, knowing the finer things about wine.

"46?" Picard asked.

"47." Robert corrected. "That synthetic stuff has deluded your palate. What do you call it? Sythahol?" He spat venomously.

"I believe synthahol allows you to appreciate the real thing." Picard countered.

"Still tastes good to me." Naruto said as he took another sip.

"Not as strong as the one you gave us though." Sakura said.

"The one I gave you was a 2298. Much older vintage." Picard reminded her.

"I see someone from off world as an appreciation for fine wine." Robert commented.

"Well my master was no stranger to alcohol. And after attending one too many medical conferences with her, neither am I." Sakura said.

"You're a doctor I take it? Not one of those technologically dependent ones I hope." Robert said.

"Oh no. I was traditionally trained as well as trained in medical jutsu." Sakura said as she demonstrated her glowing hand once more.

"Sakura, stop. Don't you remember what happened earlier?" Picard reminded her.

Sakura didn't answer, for she was immediately overcome with fatigue.

"Dammit..." Naruto sighed as he went to her side and worked on replenishing her chakra. "What did I just say?" Naruto scolded.

"Shut up...I forgot okay..." She pouted.

Naruto sighed. "I think we better turn in for the night." Then he remembered something when he saw the glass of wine in front of her. "You know you're not supposed to be drinking."

Sakura went pale for a moment. "Oops..."

"Come on you. We're taking a nice hot bath and then a good night's sleep. Do you need us for anything tomorrow, Captain?"

"I don't believe so. Do you know where you're going?" Picard asked.

Naruto thought about it for a moment. "Not a clue..." He admitted, giving a nervous chuckle. The rest of the adults dead panned.

"How do these two tie their shoes in the morning?" Felecia asked her husband.

"Hey...I'm not an... never mind..." Sakura sighed. She had been making a lot of dumb mistakes lately.

"It's the only high-rise in the village. It's easy to spot since its newer than the rest of the buildings." Robert pointed out for them.

"And your apartment has been chosen. Room 707. Just tell the receptionist that you are with Star Fleet." Picard added.

"Alright, thank you." Sakura said as Naruto helped her to her feet. "Sorry to eat and run."

"That's quite alright. You're welcome here anytime you wish." Felecia said.

"Thank you. We will most likely return on the weekends to give Picard Chakra training. If you need anything, just give us a call." Naruto said.

"Will do." Picard smiled slightly.

---

Naruto then led Sakura outside the house and into the street, opting to walk, rather than sprint or leap from rooftop to rooftop. He figured that the fresh air would do them some good.

"I think having your child is making me stupider." Sakura said out of the blue.

"Good, the transformation is almost complete." Naruto smirked.

"You dick." Sakura said playfully

"You pussy. Together, we make baby." He grunted like a Neanderthal.

Sakura couldn't help but laugh. "That reminds me...you're riding me like a horse when we get there." She smirked.

"As you command, M'Lady." He said as he held her close.

They walked together through the cobblestone streets, enjoying the adorable little small town with its shops and cafes. They finally reached the most out of place building of them all, a 7 story apartment complex designed like a glass cylinder.

"Unusual for a town like this." Sakura mused.

"Definitely sticks out like a sore thumb." Naruto added.

They made their way inside and were greeted by one of the apartment staff.

"Can I help you?" She asked in a bored tone.

"Hi, we're here for the Star Fleet apartment." Naruto replied.

"Names and ranks please."

"Lieutenant Jr Grade Sakura Haruno and Lieutenant Jr Grade Naruto Uzumaki." Sakura replied.

The lady brought them up on the computer and handed them their key. "Keep it quiet after 2200 hours and enjoy your stay."

"No promises." Naruto smirked as he took the key and led Sakura to the elevator.

They arrived shortly afterwards in their new apartment which looked strikingly similar to their quarters on the Enterprise. Except the bedroom was a lot larger and had a luxurious bathroom offset from it.

Naruto had to whistle again. "Swanky."

"Yea, not bad." Sakura agreed before she set down her things and got onto the terminal.

"What are you doing?" Naruto asked.

Sakura held up a finger. "Computer. Open hailing frequency 44819.7 authorization Sakura Bravo Echo 91."

"CONNECTION ESTABLISHED." The computer responded. A sort of dialing tone was heard for a couple of minutes before the screen came to life.

"Commander Senju here." Tsunade said on the other line, wearing what seemed like a much older Starfleet uniform.

"Commander?" Sakura asked.

Tsunade's eyes went wide with joy. "Sakura! Wow, its soo good to hear from you again!"

"It's great to see you too." Sakura gushed, her emotions overflowing after seeing her surrogate mother again after months.

"So what's going on? Day off or something?" Tsunade asked.

"Hey Granny!" Naruto exclaimed with joy.

"And there's my favorite knucklehead. How are you doing?"

"Pretty good. Why didn't you tell us you had a direct line to contact you from?" Naruto asked.

"Honestly it didn't come to mind until Fukasaku reminded me."

"Old age catching up with you?" Sakura teased.

Tsunade just grew a tick mark on her head. "You're lucky you're out in space right now..."

"She has gotten plenty bold." Naruto said as he kissed Sakura on the side of the head.

Tsunade's eyes went wide. She had expected Sakura to punch his lights out, but instead she kissed him back.

"Oh...My...God..."

The two looked back at the Senju on the monitor.

"Oh right, we didn't tell you yet." Naruto realized.

"When did this happen...?" Tsunade asked, joy welling up.

"About a day after we set out." Sakura smiled.

"Wait, weren't you two seeing other people when you left?" Tsunade realized.

"Turns out, Naruto broke up with Hinata months ago." Sakura said.

"It's true. It didn't work out with us." Naruto confirmed.

"And Sakura? I can't imagine Naruto would be okay with you cheating on Sasuke."

"I... wrote him a letter before I left saying that I was leaving him because of this mission..." Sakura admitted.

"Well that's alright then." Tsunade waved aside. "So tell me what has been going on?"

"Well first off, we've got one more piece of shocking information to tell you." Naruto said.

"More like an announcement." Sakura corrected.

"Oh really? You getting married or something?" Tsunade teased before she took a sip of sake.

"Nope. We skipped that step." Naruto said as he started to rub Sakura's belly.

Tsunade spit her sake out when she realized what they were talking about. "No... Sakura...are you really...?"

Sakura just smiled. It was a rare treat when she could make her mentor so flabbergasted. "Believe it."

The camera panned down and Tsunade saw her belly bump. Tsunade's eyes nearly bulged out of her sockets.

"H-how far along...?" Tsunade stammered.

"How long have we been gone?" Naruto asked.

"WHAT?!" Tsunade shrieked in shock. "You got knocked up when your mission started?!"

"No!" Naruto defended. "It was a week into the mission."

"A... week...? Why...?" Tsunade gasped.

"That's a long story." Sakura said in a more somber tone.

"Well, I'm not going anywhere, so by all means, share."

Sakura spent the next 10 minutes giving Tsunade the details of how she got pregnant and why. Needless to say, Tsunade was stunned that Sakura would do something so drastic like that, but at the same time, was proud of her for making such a big sacrifice to keep the memory of her comrade and love alive.

"That was extremely reckless of you, Naruto." Tsunade scolded.

"It seemed like the only option available to me. Either I would die out in space or I would die freeing the ship from the whatever fields." He defended.

"Aceton field." Sakura corrected.

"And Sakura...don't think you're out of the woods either." Tsunade said just as sternly.

Sakura gulped, she knew that tone of voice.

"What you did was just as reckless as what Naruto did. I trained you better than that."

"I know; I wasn't thinking clearly. But the week I had been with Naruto was one of the happiest weeks I've had in a long time. I felt like I had gotten my sunshine back and I couldn't stand to lose it again."

"I'm not done." Tsunade said. "What you did was reckless...but it was one of the most admirable, brave and sweetest things any Kunoichi could have done. For that, I'm very proud of you."

"Lady Tsunade..." Sakura gushed, like she was Lee and Tsunade was Guy.

"This child of yours will be the true symbol of your love you two. Marriage is nothing more than a pair of rings and a piece of paper. But a child...so long as you care for it, nurture it and watch it grow, it will never die and neither will your love for one another." Tsunade smiled.

The loving couple just smiled at the beautiful advice their Hokage had given them.

"We will." Naruto said.

"I just really wish you kids had waited until you returned home to have your baby."

"W-well...we would have..." Sakura stammered.

"Yes, I know. So, that means I'm gonna be the first to see the little one. Do you know what it's going to be like?"

"We're going to have a girl." Sakura smiled.

"I've got no one else I can tell about this!" Tsunade exclaimed.

"Well...that's the thing..." Sakura started, making Tsunade raise an eyebrow. "We discovered that there is a country on Earth that has an Uzumaki and Haruno clan here."

"As well as a Senju, Yamanaka, Hyuuga, Inuzuka, Sarutobi, Uchiha, and pretty much all of them. Yes, I'm aware." Tsunade stated, making the two go bug eyed.

"W-what?! H-how..."

"Did I know? Simple. I had the same theory you two have, but I could never prove it. If you two can prove it then by all means, do so. This would ultimately eradicate the Prime directive from interfering with our relationship with the Federation."

"We'll work on it. We're actually stationed on Earth right now." Naruto said.

"Wait, you're on Earth? Why are you on Earth?" Tsunade asked in confusion.

"The Enterprise was destroyed." Naruto answered.

"...come again...?" Tsunade asked in shock. She was hoping she didn't hear that right.

"Um...the Enterprise got destroyed while we were protecting a Klingon Outpost." Sakura informed.

Tsunade let loose a shaky sigh. 'Just like Enterprise C...' She thought sadly. "Did everyone make it out alive at least?"

"Most of them. We lost a few to the Tolmeekian ships and the Borg Cube." Naruto grimly reported.

"Dear god...is Captain Picard still alive?"

"He is, we just dropped him off at his house." Sakura said.

"Good..." Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

This tone of voice made Sakura grow curious. "You seem very interested in Picard's well being." She smirked.

"Well of course. He is our client that you have to keep safe."

"Sure...you sound VERY concerned for our client." She mused.

Tsunade blushed when she realized what Sakura was talking about.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh I think you do." Sakura said with a smirk that Ino would be so proud of.

"Oh no... it's not like that. Besides...it's not like it would do either of us any good in the long run." Tsunade sighed sadly.

Now Sakura was starting to get concerned. "Why?"

Tsunade sighed. "The one thing I've always wanted was a family which is exactly what Jean Luc wants...and I can't give him that. I'm too old to provide children and I'm too old to raise them."

"I'm...sure there is a way." Naruto said hopefully.

"There is actually." Sakura said.

"How?" Tsunade asked.

"In vitro fertilization." Sakura replied.

"In vitro? I don't think that would work for me."

"Sure it would."

"Sakura...you know as well as anyone else that I'm an alcoholic. I can't be pregnant and not touch the liquor. I just don't have it in me to do any of that."

"Wait, hold on, back up. Can we go back to why you have such a huge crush on our starship captain?" Naruto requested.

"I never said I did. You just assume I do." Tsunade said.

"Well now you're talking about regretting not being able to have babies. What are we supposed to think?" Naruto rebutted.

"That's been an old thing with her, Naruto. It's nothing new." Sakura countered.

Tsunade felt her blood pressure rising when Sakura mentioned old.

Then Sakura felt a wave of nausea hit her like a ton of bricks and she gagged.

"Ugh...uh...b-be right back..." Sakura said before bolting to the bathroom, making Tsunade raise a quizzical eyebrow.

"She's still dealing with nausea? How long has that been going on?"

"Maybe a month. Honestly these days have been blending together so it's hard to keep track." Naruto admitted.

"Hmm...have her get checked out, make sure everything is okay. If she argues, tell her it's an order, both has your Hokage and as a Commander of Starfleet." Tsunade said firmly.

"Will do." Naruto said. "And is it normal for the baby to be sapping so much of her chakra? She can't even activate her mystic palm technique without collapsing."

"Yes, that's normal. Kurenai and Shizune went through the same thing."

"Oh good. Because she accidentally did it twice today."

"Make her rest for a while and if she's not on maternity leave yet then have Picard put her on it."

"She's been on maternity leave."

"Okay good. All she needs to do now is rest. If she gives you a hard time, don't back down. I know just as well as you do on how stubborn she can be."

"Oh trust me, I know." Naruto smirked.

"Right, now comes a serious question...have you picked out a ring for her? Because I expect you two to be married before that child is born."

"What happened to marriage just being a bunch of rings and a piece of paper?" Naruto asked.

"That was before I thought about how beautiful Sakura would look in a white dress." Tsunade countered.

Naruto sighed. "I planned on it, I'm just waiting for the right moment..."

"That's exactly what I want to hear, and we'll host a second wedding for you two when you get back."

"I think Sakura would love that." Naruto said.

"So would everyone else I'm sure."

"Yeah..." Naruto said.

"So how are you holding up?" Tsunade asked.

"Me? I'm... I'm kind of scared, ya know?" He admitted.

"Of what?" Tsunade asked, slightly surprised that the normally fearless Naruto Uzumaki is scared.

"Sakura...and her being pregnant..."

"I see...well, it's normal for a first time parent to be scared."

"Like...we're constantly surrounded by danger. Every day we come across something new. I just want to send her back to the Leaf where she'll be safe, while at the same time I want to keep her close to me at all times. I love her so much and I'm so scared that I'm going to screw up our baby and she'll hate me for it." He said with his hair in his hands.

"The more you fear about screwing up, the higher the chance that you will." Tsunade said simply.

"That just makes me feel even more afraid." He said.

"Listen...it's not a matter of if you will screw up, it's when. You BOTH will make mistakes and Sakura knows this. She won't hate you no matter what happens. I have never seen her this happy being with you. Don't focus on something that may or may not happen, just live your life one day at a time. Be there for her when you can. Enjoy your time together as a family. While yes, there may come a time when one of you may succumb to death, but worrying about what may or may not happen will just cause the two of you more stress than you need. Right now, stress is the last thing Sakura needs."

Naruto was taken back by Tsunade's bluntness. Like all the women in his life, she was scary when she got pissed off, but she had a point.

"Right. Thanks Granny, I needed that."

"Anytime kid." Tsunade smiled.

Back in the Hokage's office, Tsunade heard a knock at her door.

"Shoot, that's Shizune. I've got to go. Unless it's about Sakura's pregnancy or some other emergency, try to call me only after hours on Element's time. 2200 to 0000 hours." Tsunade ordered.

"Uh, alright. Talk to you later Granny."

Tsunami nodded before straining to get some words out. "I love you both." She said before hanging up.

It was then that Sakura emerged from the bathroom and saw that the screen was blank.

"Where did she go?" Sakura asked.

"She had to hang up. Someone was coming into her office." Naruto said.

"Aww...dammit..." Sakura pouted.

"She said that she loved us, if that makes you feel any better. And that when we get back we need to have a second wedding so that all out friends can attend."

Sakura went wide eyed. "Second...what...?"

'You idiot, you didn't even propose to her yet.'

'She already knew I was gonna propose. We've talked about it enough times.' Naruto pointed out.

"A-are you serious...?" Sakura breathed out.

"Of course. You said you wanted to get married right?"

"Well...yes I do...I-I guess it just kinda caught me off guard is all."

"Well save your surprise for later. I've still got to propose to you and buy a ring." Naruto said.

"You know you can have one made at any replicator right..." Sakura deadpanned.

"Yes, but their all generic. Yours has to be special. Something unique, something I pick out. At least that's what Pervy Sage once told me."

Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed. "I don't care what it is honestly. It's the meaning behind it is what makes it special."

"And Pervy Sage said that it was the effort behind it that makes it special." Naruto countered.

Sakura shrugged. "If you say so. Well then, whatever it is you decide to get, I'll be more surprised than you have ever seen me. In the meantime," She sauntered up to him and put her mouth to his ear. "I have a wet hole that needs attention..." She whispered to him.

That naughty voice of her, it never failed to tighten his trousers.

"You're fucking shameless, you know that?" He whispered back.

"Only for you..." She cooed in his ear.

She took him by the hand and led him into the bedroom. His eyes never separating from her swaying hips. Once inside she led him to the bed and sat him down. Not wasting a second she pushed him flat on his back as she stood over him.

"Don't move." She instructed.

Naruto could only nod as he felt her hands push down hard on his junk, with only his pants standing between them.

Sakura stood up straight as she clapped her hands together.

"Release." She whispered, undoing her transformation jutsu. Her body below her neck was obscured by smoke which cleared to reveal a pink, see through, nightie with fuzzy trim.

"Woahaho! Nice one!" Naruto drooled.

"You like what you see?" Sakura asked as she gave Naruto a little twirl, giving her rear a little twirk to show off the heart shaped crotch less panties.

"Oh...you know it..." Naruto growled huskily.

"Good." Sakura said as she unzipped Naruto's pants before deciding that it was taking too long and promptly tearing them in two. "Cause I have been aching for you all week. I've been dreaming about you, even when you were sleeping right beside me. It's been so long and it's felt even longer..." She moaned as Naruto's cock stood at attention.

"So for this first time, no foreplay, no games, I just want to feel you inside me. To feel whole again. Feel your hot. Hard. Cock. Inside me." She whispered in his ear as she positioned herself closer and closer over his pole.

"So don't move. Just let me use you..."

'I'm so marrying this woman.' He thought before nodding.

Sakura smiled and kissed him on the lips before going to work. Carefully she positioned herself above the ANBU Captain, her fingers feeling so delicate and cool against his burning hot flesh. Once she finally got his head to touch her lips, Naruto let out and eager mew, like he could blow at any time.

Sakura steadied her other hand against his chest and she relaxed her lower half. Her lips were glistening and the excess lubrication dripped down his staff, coating it from top to bottom.

"Sakura...please..." The poor boy begged. Sakura was glad, she had him right where she wanted him. Finally, she had mercy on her man and lowered her body, her folds opening up to receive her lover's hefty offering.

"Aaaaaaahhh..." She sighed. That old familiar feeling was back. All the right spots were being scratched. Her aching muscles were being stretched out again and it felt sooooooooo good.

"Holy shit...I almost forgot what this felt like..." Naruto moaned.

"I didn't." Sakura moaned as she felt her whole body relax without her say so. Her head grew heavy and she found her forehead pressed against Naruto's chest like she was praying before an altar.

"You okay?" Naruto asked with concern.

"Never been better." Sakura answered as she snaked her hands behind his back. "I just missed this feeling so much..." She turned her head to press her ear against Naruto's chest and listened to his heartbeat.

"So have I..."

"Aaashhh... I just want to stay like this for a bit. Where nothing is going wrong, where neither of us are making stupid mistakes, or dealing with other people and their troubles... Is that bad?" She whispered.

"Not at all." Naruto smiled before he wrapped his arms around her.

"Good..." She sighed as she focused on the feeling of having her lover inside her. The heat made it difficult to tell where he began and she ended, but Sakura could still make out the general shape, along with ever twitch and pulse that his living breathing thing made. It tickled her and sent sparks flying through her all at the same time.

Naruto found himself in the same boat. Seeing Sakura in that outfit, and feeling her wrapped around him like a glove. His mind was growing hazy. He felt so safe and warm with her being held so close to him. She soft breasts tickling his chest, her hot breath blowing across his bicep, and her velvety smooth skin against his. He could feel his ball sack tighten in anticipation.

"I could fall asleep right now..." Sakura sighed happily.

'Oh shit no...' Naruto thought with dread.

"...if I wasn't so horny." Sakura added.

The pink haired vixen began gyrating her hips, Naruto felt his dick sliding out of her and the slight breeze touch his shaft before it was swallowed whole by his lover's folds again. The delicious friction sending tingles up his spine.

The moans and gasps that Sakura was making was utter music to him. Oh how he longed to hear her make those sounds again. He didn't realize how much he missed making love to this woman and he doubted very much that they would get any sleep tonight. Oh how they talked about keeping their sex limited to only a few times a week, but after going more than a week without any, he didn't think they would be limiting their sex that much anymore. The shear warmth of her skin, the sounds she made, the closeness they felt, no force in the world, no, the galaxy could pry them apart now.

He felt Sakura increasing her tempo, thrusting back and forth, her hands still firmly placed on his chest to keep him still. They were lovers, but tonight he was her sex toy, to be used and abused and he loved it.

He heard her breath hitch and knew that she was close. He was close too. The dry week had been harsh to him as well. Any second now the friction would be too much and he would...explode!

He felt Sakura's insides clamp down on his member like a vice grip, squeezing him for every last drop of seed that was hers to own. He clamped down his own hands upon her hips to bring them both closer and let loose with his gift. Sakura felt his warmth splash against her walls. She sighed in content and fell forward after her arms turned to jelly. With her lover Naruto there to catch her.

They could both feel his cream overflowing her and spilling out onto his dick. Sakura sighed. She wanted so badly to go another round, but she was having a difficult time finding the energy. Those 5 minutes of thrusting had drained her and all she felt like doing was to lay on Naruto's chest and feel him soften inside her.

Too bad that didn't happen. Her mind was so foggy that she forgot about his endless stamina and she felt him moving her hips for her, his seed splashing out of her opening with every thrust.

'This is what we get for having an insatiable stallion for a lover.' Inner Sakura thought.

'I'm not complaining...' Sakura responded.

She felt Naruto turn them over and now he was on top. She was only slightly disappointed that she couldn't fuck him the way she wanted, but was oh so happy for him to take over.

Naruto lifted up her leg to wrap around him as he thrusted into her again and again and again. Like a never ending piston pounding her pussy and turning her brain to mush.

'I'm gonna marry this man...' Sakura thought.

'I'm gonna split apart from your consciousness so that I can fuck this man.' Inner said.

'Go for it...'

'I was just saying that. If I split apart from you, that uses chakra. Or do you want to test out third times the charm?'

'Not really.'

'Good. Now moan or move around or something. You're having sex like a dead trout.'

Before Sakura could do anything, she felt herself being lifted up by the strong arms of her lover for a good pounding, making her moan and gasp with each thrust. after a few moments, he laid her down on another body and felt something get shoved in her ass, making her yell out suddenly. She looked down and saw it was a Shadow clone, filling her other hole.

"Oh my gooood!" Sakura moaned loudly.

"Fuck, you're tight, Sakura-chan. Boss, why didn't you try this hole sooner?" The clone grunted.

"It's...not like I haven't tried..." The real Naruto grunted.

"Guh...who said you could fuck my ass?" Sakura moaned. "I was saving that for your birthday, Naruto..."

"You did...two months ago..." Naruto responded.

That's when Sakura went wide eyed in realization. "Double penetration...my fantasy... you remembered."

"Of course I did...I may be an idiot, but I would still remember your fantasy."

Sakura moaned from having her entire lower region filled to the brim. "You're too generous. You beautiful, beautiful baka..." She groaned.

"..." She whispered.

"What was that?" Naruto asked.

"But I always imagined it would be on my knees..." Sakura said as softly as she could, a red hot blush adorned across her cheeks.

"That can be fixed..." Naruto said huskily before rearranging their positions.

"Aaaaahhaaa, holy shit yes..." She moaned on her hands and knees with her ass up and her belly hanging low.

'I feel like such a slut.' Sakura thought.

'Only to those who are worthy. Only to this man.' Inner thought.

'True...I have an idea...' Sakura smirked mentally.

Outside, Sakura was moaning more than before.

"Oh yes... fuck me... fuck me like the horny slut I am... mmmm..."

Naruto was surprised by Sakura's outburst, but felt compelled to go along with it instead.

"Oh you are, are you?" He grunted as he see-sawed Sakura from both holes. All the while nipping at her neck while his clone bit at her shoulder.

"That's what you are, aren't you? A dirty little slut, begging for cock. You probably wouldn't have minded if we had done it while on the transport ship so long as you got fucked. Hell, you might have preferred it." He whispered huskily into her ear.

"Yes...and I would've... uhn...let them watch us..." Sakura's mind was blissfully turned to mush. She didn't even know what she was saying anymore.

"Is that so?" Naruto smirked as he crossed his fingers to test that theory. A hundred more Shadow Clones poofed into existence and crowded their apartment bedroom. Another poof of smoke later, and the two lovers found themselves surrounded by a hundred strangers like they were back on the USS Melbourne.

Sakura saw them, but she still moaned like a horny slut. That's when Naruto got a devious idea. He leaned in close to whisper in Sakura's ear. "I wonder if you'd like it better if they were our friends and family... Ino, Sai, Kiba, Sasuke, Tsunade, your parents, Sally, Dr. Crusher, Riker, Picard... All of them staring and seeing the real you... the one I only get to see..."

Sakura's eyes went wide. "No, not them...please no..."

"You sure about that, Sakura-chan? Cause your hips don't seem to agree with you." He said as Sakura subconsciously began to gyrate her hips faster and faster.

"I... I'm gonna..." Sakura moaned. She was building up to the biggest orgasm of her life.

The clones took it as their cue to transform again. The room was filled with smoke and Sakura found herself dreading their reveal.

'Oh no, they're gonna see me...know me...the real me...that I'm a...' She thought as the smoke cleared, revealing their room to be filled with all of their loved ones. Picard, Crusher, Riker, Worf, Georgi, Data, Lady Tsunade, Shizune, Sakura's parents, all their Jounin instructors, Shino, Choji, Lee, Kiba, Shikamaru, Tenten, Hinata, Sai, Ino, Sasuke, and many others. Sakura was so embarrassed that she wanted to bury herself under the covers and never return, until she looked over at Naruto and saw that same stupid grin on her face, putting her at ease.

"AaahhhaaaHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" She bellowed for all the heavens to hear as she came.

Her body shook like a leaf in the wind, her body convulsing as she rode out her orgasm that had no end in sight.

"NARUTO, NARUTO, NARUTO!" She chanted like a woman possessed.

As Naruto blew his load inside her, she collapsed on top of him in exhaustion and ecstasy, the clones dissipating into smoke as they rode out their massive orgasms.

They were sweaty and naked, breathless and tired, but after over a week, they finally felt whole again.

After five minutes, or what seemed like hours, Naruto finally regained his senses. After five minutes more he felt his strength returning to his legs. Carefully, he managed to stand himself up and picked Sakura up in a princess carry. She snuggled close to his chest, her lower region still felt like jelly.

"I'm...so tired..." Sakura gasped, still feeling breathless.

"Well we need to take a bath first. Hokage's orders." He said as he kissed her forehead.

"Okay...you won't hear me complain..."

"That's a shame. You're so cute when you pout." Naruto smiled.

"S-shuddup!" She whined while taking a pathetic swing at Naruto's head. "You stupid idiot..."

'Wow, I think I fucked her brains out.' Naruto thought.

'You're welcome.'

Naruto gave Kurama a mental bro fist before sending a Shadow Clone over to draw a bath.

"Hey boss! This has actual running water." The clone called.

"Oh thank god. I was just assuming so before." Naruto shouted back.

"Finally...an actual shower..." Sakura sighed happily.

"Well I was hoping we could rest in a bath." Naruto said.

"Well, that too. I can't even move, so."

It was then that Sakura felt an all too familiar urge.

"I have to go..." Sakura blushed.

"Oh..." Naruto replied. "Can you stand on your own?"

"Put me down and let's find out."

Naruto did just that and found to both of their delights that Sakura could stand on her own. A bit shaky, but she could still stand.

"Still a little weak, but I'll manage. Grab us a couple of towels and some fresh clothes." Sakura said before she made her way to the toilet.

Naruto did just that and by the time he returned he could gaze upon the sight of a wobbly and naked Sakura putting one foot in the tub.

"Oooh! Hot..." Sakura hissed for a moment before she slowly settled herself in. It was then she caught Naruto staring at her and gave him a warm smile. "Ogling me again?"

"Ogling is such a dirty word. I prefer the term, appreciating a work of art." He said slyly.

Sakura just rolled her eyes. "Nice. Did Jiraiya teach you that one?"

"Actually, no. That just popped into my head like nowwwwOW! HOT!"

Sakura couldn't help but laugh. "I just said it was hot, baka."

"Well I didn't believe you!" He whined.

"Oh hush and get in here you big lug."

Naruto smiled in acknowledgement before stripping off what was left of his Star Fleet uniform, until he stood in front of Sakura wearing only a smile.

"Come on in."

Naruto stepped into the bath tub, "Hot..." and eased his way to the bottom. Now the two of them could face one another on either side of the tub, with their feet resting near each other's chest.

"So nice to do this again..." Sakura sighed contently.

"Yeah..." Naruto sighed as he too relaxed.

"So... Lady Tsunade is a Starfleet Commander...that was unexpected."

"Didn't we already know that through that terrorist guy though?" Naruto asked.

"Yea, but he could've been just making up stories. He couldn't keep his stories straight to save his ass."

"Seriously. That guy was a few kunais short of a full pouch." Naruto said as he shifted his body around.

"But you gotta give him credit for being right about Lady Tsunade."

"I guess. Which leads to the bigger question. What do you think of our two masters being former Starfleet crewmen?"

"Well, it's nothing short of a surprise. I'll have to pull up their records, provided that they aren't classified."

Then Sakura started to brain storm. "Ha'Tol said they served aboard the Enterprise C. I was wondering where that uniform she had on came from. I read that the Starfleet uniform of that era looked like that. They used it from 2218 onward until 2248 until they made the switch to the ones we have now. So that part makes sense. What doesn't make sense is how Lady Tsunade was unable to prove our relation to the Humans of Earth."

"I don't know. It's not a real big concern of mine if I'm honest." Naruto admitted.

"How could it not be? Proving that we are in fact related to Earth's Humans in more than just a species? It would prove that our ancestors did in fact come from Earth. Think about it. Our history doesn't date that far back and the history of our people as a whole is missing a lot of pieces to the puzzle." Sakura defended.

"To what end? What's that got to do with the here and now?" Naruto retorted.

Sakura leaned forward. "The technology, that alone is enough of a reason. Not so much the ease of living, but the replicators can be used to end our worlds hunger problems. Then there's the medical technology. The medical procedures, all of that. Then the technology used to create ships and warp drive. Our scientists can explore regions that we couldn't even begin to fathom. There are endless reasons why we should prove this."

"Oh right. Duh. Those all sound like excellent reasons." Naruto conceded.

"But what doesn't make any sense how or why she wasn't able to prove it. A simple DNA test would have been...wait...I think I know why."

"Go on." Naruto said, completely lost if this was going to get scientific.

"A simple DNA test with another Human would only prove that we are Human as well. We'd need to perform a paternity DNA test of sorts. We'd have to get a sample from one of our clans here and compare them to our own. If their chromosomes match our own in any way, that proves we came from Earth right there." Sakura deduced.

"That sounds like a task for another day." Naruto said as he tried to play footsy with Sakura.

Sakura giggled. "Well, I didn't say we should do it now."

"Nope. The history of our two planets can wait. Until then, why don't you come here and sit on my lap." He offered, giving Sakura an ear to ear grin.

Sakura scooched her way over to him and sat on his lap, feeling his strong arms wrap around her protectively.

"Mmmmmm..." He purred as he rested his chin on top of her head.

"I should've chased after you a long time ago...if only I knew then what I know about you now." Sakura said softly as he nuzzled her head into his chest.

"Didn't we already have this conversation?" Naruto asked.

"I'm just saying it because you make me so happy. You fulfilled my fantasy and gave me the biggest orgasm yet. To add to that, we're going to have a family..." Sakura smiled.

"Don't feel too bad. I was the one that let you go. I knew from day one that you were the girl for me and yet I didn't fight for you when Sasuke came back. Because I was convinced that I could never make you as happy as you would be with Sasuke, no matter how hard I tried. And I was content...no, actually I just pretended to be content..." Naruto admitted as he kissed her crown.

"Well to be perfectly honest with you, I was happy with Sasuke for all but two months. At first you know he was passionate, caring, kind, but when we made love for the first time, he just stopped trying, and well... you know the rest."

"I do. And it's all in the past now..." Naruto said as he readjusted his legs in the water.

"Yup..." Sakura sighed contently.

The two of them nuzzled together and let the hot water relax their muscles. Sakura sighed content as she sat on Naruto's boner. Then a thought occurred to her.

"So Naruto, how was your first time with Hinata?"

Naruto froze up for a bit and Sakura could swear that she felt him shrinking.

"What makes you ask that?" He said nervously.

"Well, I find it interesting that you suddenly fell for Hinata completely out of the blue. You admit to her your sudden feelings almost two years after Pain's attack while we went to rescue Hanabi. So, I guess I'm just curious as to how your first time was."

"Oh..." Naruto said as he contemplated how to word this. It was no easy thing, talking to your girlfriend about your ex.

"Promise you won't get mad?"

" Did you when I told you about Sasuke?"

"No." He said. "Maybe a little on the inside though."

"Then there ya go."

Naruto sighed. "My first time with Hinata...well we were both virgins, so it was nothing like what we've had." He began.

"Naturally." Sakura urged him on.

"So I didn't know what I was doing and neither did she. One thing led to another and I remember her laying completely naked on her backside on the bed. Her hands covering her breasts and her face like she was scared of me. The moonlight was illuminating her pale skin. She looked...amazing... And for the first time since we had started dating. I didn't think to compare her to you at all."

"That actually sounds like an amazing night. So, what actually got you two to get into such a shitty relationship? She would have been the last one I'd expect to call it off."

"Well again, I told you about how she was so timid because she didn't want to risk upsetting me and losing me. Well it cuts both ways. She was so nervous about upsetting me that any time I got angry with her she would cry or something. And I hated making her cry. I felt like I was walking on eggshells around her. I couldn't appear to be too forceful but I also couldn't get her to suggest what she wanted to do. And the sex..." He muttered. "The first time was like every time. She'd lay there and let me do whatever I wanted. It felt great, and she'd moan whenever I did something she'd like, but she never took the initiative. And she'd always be so nervous that more than a few times I felt like I was hurting her. I just got sick of being the only one in the relationship."

"I see...for me, my first time was...painful. I initiated the foreplay, but he didn't give me any and I was already hot and bothered. Once I got him off, he practically forced me onto our bed and started fucking me relentlessly, not giving me a moments reprieve to catch my breath after he broke my hymen or anything. It hurt so much and it was like he didn't even care. I felt no pleasure from it...only pain. He came inside me and then that was it. I was still bleeding, still in pain and he was the one who got the most out of it. The next few times were better, I was actually able to get pleasure out of it, but you already know the rest. Part of the reason I broke up with him was because he basically used me as a sex toy. He got off and that was it. Also, and this is a little embarrassing to admit...but whenever Sai was out on a mission, I'd go over to see Ino and... well..."

Sakura felt something very hard poke her in the butt.

"I'm sorry, what now?" Naruto inquired.

"Uh huh...Yea I felt that, horse dick." Sakura smirked.

Then she sighed. "Yes, Ino and I used to fuck when our men were away. Actually, we used to do that before we were dating. We experimented a little just before you got back from your training trip. It was...actually quite enjoyable..."

"Uh huh, and tell me about these experiments-for science." He said quickly.

"Ever the pervert..." Sakura giggled. "To be honest, she was the one to talk me into it. I was nervous as hell, never having done anything sexual at all, save for fingering myself when I got so horny I couldn't stand it. It started with a little kissing at first, nothing serious. I had never kissed a guy before, but she had. So she was the one to teach me that. In the midst of that, her hand had traveled down to my pussy and I was already soaking wet. Needless to say, she was taken aback by it, but used that to her advantage and starting tickling my clit. From there, it was all it took for us to strip completely and we 69'd, we scissor fucked, she tried to use a dildo on me, but I flat out refused, wanting Sasuke to be the one to take my virginity. We used to do that 3 times a month, just for the pleasure."

Naruto took a deep breath as his pole lifted Sakura up.

"Woah...down boy." Sakura smirked.

"Can't help it. Imagination is too good." He said.

"Oh really...?" Sakura Smirked devilishly.

'Damn...I wish I had the Chakra to do what I really want to do.' Sakura thought.

'Save it for the second honeymoon. We've got to reward him for tonight. After all, one good turn deserves another.' Inner smirked.

'That's...what I was going to do.'

"Tell me. What were the both of you wearing?" Naruto gasped as one of his hands disappeared beneath the water.

"Our first time? Just our typical casual clothes when we weren't on duty. Nothing special. It was just for pleasure."

"Yes, but what about your underwear? I need details, woman..." He moaned.

"Um...god that was a while ago...well, I wore nothing special, but Ino generally doesn't wear a bra and she normally had a purple thong. The crotch was see through."

"Ugh..." He moaned as Sakura felt his hand brush against her rear. "What about you? What color, what material, what patterns?"

"I just had simple underwear on, nothing special for the first time. The second time, however, I elected to get a pink, lacy push-up bra -not that it helped any- and pink lacy panties."

"Oh..." He said as Sakura felt more and more stroking.

"You horny bastard." Sakura giggled.

"Well you're a sexy bitch. You make me this horny." He retorted.

"True." Sakura nodded.

Then she had an idea. "Give me some Chakra. I'll show you."

"It doesn't work like that, Sakura-chan. The baby will just suck that chakra too."

"Damn..."

Naruto just held her close. "Just don't get mad when I try and act selfish." He said as he started rubbing himself against Sakura's bottom.

"I would with you anyway."

A few seconds later, Sakura felt Naruto's body shudder against hers and something warmer than the water splash against her bottom.

"Feel better?" Sakura cooed.

"Much. And now for you." Naruto said as he tried to reach around to Sakura's front.

"That won't be necessary." Sakura said.

"What? But Sakura-chan, I got off and you didn't. It's not fair." Naruto said.

"Who says I didn't get off?" Sakura smirked.

"Wait...what?"

"You're not the only one with a good imagination." She replied as she kissed Naruto on the cheek.

"God I love you..."

"And I love you." She said as she sunk deeper into his chest, let the hot water and the feeling of her lover's chest lull her to sleep.

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cmartin here. I have been seeing some of you talk about the lemons in this story. If you want, we can ease up on them a bit. Aside from that, we have a Naruto and Legend of Zelda crossover in the works that we adopted from another author. His story was cut off suddenly and we were left with wanting more. It had such potential that me and Panda started discussing some ideas and the possibility of taking on yet another project. We did a couple of test chapters and it just kept going from there. So please, check that story out, review it, tell us what you think. We have a lot of chapters for that story already.