Well... it's a bit longer.


The day before they were supposed to leave Risa had almost finished packing everything when there was some rapid knocking at the door. She opened it to find Kakashi standing there. After a pause they both sighed and she followed him to the school where the Hokage was waiting with Iruka. Risa glanced around for the boys in confusion.

"Sir? What's going on? Where are the boys?" Iruka pointed to the classroom.

"I left them in there while we talked to you."

"… About?"

"Well… There was a bit of a skirmish in class today with your boys. Some of the other children were teasing them about living with you and no father…"

"And?"

"I must say they did very well at holding each other back and not fighting but…"

"Oh just spit it out all ready!"

"Who's their father?" Sarutobi interrupted. Risa stared at him in shock for a second before turning to Iruka.

"What happened?!"

"Naruto got angry and eventually screamed out that his Dad could destroy every other Dad out there… and probably everyone else in the village."

"You never mentioned being married."

"Married? I'm not married. That's a human concept."

"Then who is the father?!" Sarutobi frowned at her.

"Well… That would be my mate." She smiled and rubbed the back of her neck. "It's not a crime to have a mate is it?"

"… It is when you don't inform me of this before you take children from here. How long have you been married?"

"Mated. And I think it's been about… sixty-eight years now." The three shinobi stared at her in shock.

"Sixty-eight years?! How old are you?!"

"Why would I know something like that?"

"Your own age?"

"Well… I'm immortal so why would it matter?"

"Immortal? But… You…"

"Never mind that! Why didn't you tell me about your husband?!"

"It didn't matter. When I took Naruto I wasn't looking for permission anyway. Also, you never asked and it's not like you would need to know about someone you will never meet."

"Never?" Risa frowned suspiciously.

"I know that tone. What are you plotting?"

"I need to meet the man that is taking care of children from the village or I can't very well allow-"

"My children! They are my children and you don't have to allow anything! And there is no way he will come here or that I would bring a full-fledged demon here. Now if you don't mind I am going to retrieve my children and go home." She stormed past everyone and into the classroom, instantly getting latched onto by the boys.

"Mom! Are we in trouble?"

"What do you mean we? You're the one with the big mouth!"

"Am not! And you were gonna beat them up!"

"Was not!"

"Boys! We'll talk later. Now come on, we're leaving." Risa sent one more scathing glare at Sarutobi before picking up the boys and disappearing.

She made it across the Moien-nak before frowning at the boys. They both looked down sheepishly.

"I got the gist of the story all ready. Care to tell me why you thought it would ever be a good idea to mention your father? Naruto?"

"Everyone was making fun of us! And I was stopping Sasuke from fighting them cuz you told us not too and then they started talking about you and how they all have two parents and we don't and that their parents are better and they were better for having dads and-!"

"Enough! Naruto… sweetheart I can understand getting angry but there was a reason to not mentioning him." Naruto sniffed sadly and looked back down.

"I'm sorry Mommy…"

"And Sasuke… What did I say about fighting?"

"… Sorry." Risa sighed and began walking away.

"Come on boys, let's go home."


Oops. They angered her.