Chapter Twenty-Three: One Big Happy Family
Alright guys, here we are, it's finally the last chapter! I hope you enjoy it and I will start part three (Sachi) tomorrow probably.
"No Sachi! Don't do it!" Kakashi exclaimed while watching the little girl that was currently standing in front of him activate her cursemark and he heaved a light sigh while his mind suddenly flashed back to when her uncle looked exactly the same way full of rage and hate. He had believed her to be better than that.
Sachi looked at Orochimaru who was currently inside the body of her dead mother. Orochimaru just simply sneered at her and stifled a laugh. "You're wasting your time little girl." He began. "Don't you realize that your mommy's gone forever and there's not a thing that you can do about it. I'm immortal remember? If you plan to fight me and take revenge, then you will soon be joining her in the afterlife." He pointed out.
Sachi gasped. She didn't want to admit it out loud, but he was right. She had no idea what she was planning to do to defeat him. Ami continued to cry and that's when suddenly she remembered what Kakashi had told her earlier and as she closed her eyes, his words rang out through the inside of her mind.
"There was a time when I would have told you that I believed that Sakura was too weak and more concerned about flirting with Sasuke than her ninja skills, but that all changed the moment that Sasuke left the village. After awhile she got sick and tired of him downgrading her and in the end her love for him is what wound up making her stronger."
Sachi suddenly opened her eyes and sprung into action. "Let go of her!" she demanded while she started charging towards him with her Chidori while Ami continued to cry harder.
"You want her?" Orochimaru questioned her. "Fine. Go and get her, she's all yours." He told her before he threw Ami into the water. Kakashi widened his eyes and gasped with astonishment while Sachi pushed her ball of Chidori into Orochimaru's back with a look of determination in her eyes. She might not have been able to kill him, but at least she could still distract him long enough for Kakashi to save her friends and baby cousin.
Kakashi wasted no time at all and leapt into the ocean after Ami and scooped her up inside of his arms while Orochimaru suddenly went limp and fell unconscious.
"How is she?" Kizashi wondered. "Is she alright?" he questioned while Sachi withdrew her kunai and threw it at the ropes binding the boys and cut them free.
"She's unconscious and barely alive but I think that she'll survive. She needs instant medical attention though if she's going to live." His father replied.
"I'll call my aunt Sakura." Sachi began while she took out her cellphone. "She'll know what to do, she's a medical ninja." She explained before she started dialing her number.
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Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Keiko, Konohamaru, Sachi, Saki, and Kizashi all waited out inside of the hospital lobby together. "I just wanted to say really fast thank you everybody who helped me out during that battle." Sachi began as Naruto just simply grinned at her.
"No problem Sachi." He began. "We're a family, and families stick together." He told her.
"Umm yeah,.. speaking of families,.. Sachi,.. there's something that I have to tell you." Keiko began. "I went back in time again and this time I met yours and Naruto's mother." She explained as Naruto suddenly gasped and widened his eyes with complete and utter astonishment.
"Really?" he questioned before blinking a few times. "You met my mom?" he asked her as she simply just nodded at him in response. "Well, what was she like?" he wondered.
"She was really nice and really beautiful." Keiko began before glancing back over at her cousin Sachi. "And she was also her mother's twin sister." She explained.
"What!?" Naruto, Sasuke, and Sachi exclaimed at exactly the same time.
"That means that Naruto Uncle Sasuke and I are all related to one another." Sachi realized.
"Yep Sachi and there is something that your mother wanted you to know that I promised I would tell you for her." Keiko began. "She wanted me to let you know that she loves you and she doesn't want you to blame yourself for her death. And Naruto,.." Keiko began while glancing back over at him. "I'm not sure whether or not I should be telling you this but your mom and her aunt is actually still alive. I just don't know where she is." She told him.
"Well if that really is true, and my mom really is still alive,.. I guess finding her goes right on my list of goals right along with becoming the hokage someday." He said with a grin as Kakashi simply just chuckled.
"I see you still haven't given up on your hokage dream." He began. "Well you better watch out, this young lady is currently giving you a run for your money." He told him while glancing down at Sachi as Sasuke smiled down at her.
"Sorry cousin, but you have to get back behind me because I called it first!" he exclaimed when all of a sudden a nurse walked down the hallway.
"So,.. how's Ami?" Sasuke wondered. "She's the baby that my wife went to heal by the way." He explained as the nurse smiled at him.
"Yes I know." She began. "And baby Ami is doing just fine." She told him as Sasuke, Sachi, and Keiko all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank God." Keiko began. "Can we go see them now?" she wondered.
"Sure,.. go ahead. They're in room sixteen which is down at the end of the hallway and to your left." The nurse explained with a point before they all started down the hall together and once they got to the proper room Sasuke rapped his knuckles on top of the door and then knocked before slowly opening it and peeking his head through the crack. He looked over at Sakura and smiled as she sat on top of the bed and held Ami inside of her arms while smiling warmly down at her.
"Hey Cherry, do you mind if you have some visitors?" he asked her before she looked up at him and smiled back at him.
"No, come in." she told him as he opened the door and then they all entered the room. That's when all of a sudden Ami started to cry.
"What's wrong with her?" Kakashi questioned anxiously out of concern. "Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she's fine. I think that she's just hungry that's all." Sakura began. "Do you want to hold her while I go heat up her bottle?" she wondered.
"Umm,.. sure." Kakashi replied before he sat down on top of the bed beside Sakura and Ami was suddenly placed inside her arms. He gulped nervously but he made sure to support her head and then he stuck her pacifier inside her mouth. A smile slowly stretched a crossed his face as he watched her suck on it. Considering the fact that he hadn't had much experience with babies, he was rather surprised how he was actually starting to get attached to her.
"You know,.." Sasuke began while he sat down next to him and grinned down at her as Sakura heated up Ami's bottle. "As much as Sakura and I have grown to love her I'm just afraid that we can't take care of her anymore." He admitted as Keiko and Sachi suddenly gasped.
"Why not?" Sachi wondered while Keiko's eyes suddenly changed to dark blue.
"But I love baby Ami." She said while hanging her head sadly as Sasuke chuckled.
"Let me finish." He began while putting up his hand. "I have a feeling that you will still get to see her quite a bit. That is,.. if Kakashi adopts her." He said.
"Huh?" Kakashi questioned him while widening his eyes in shock.
"Come on Kakashi, you really are quite good with her and besides that,.. you'll probably get lots of help from Kizashi." He pointed out.
"Yeah! Come on Dad!" he cried. "I always wanted to be a big brother. Can't we keep her? Please?" he pleaded as Kakashi heaved a light sigh.
"Alright,.. since I can't possibly say no to that, she can stay with us." He replied.
"Yay!" Keiko exclaimed excitedly. "That means that we'll still get to see her all the time." She said as her face lit up and her eye color returned to normal while Sakura walked back over to the bed and tested the formula temperature on her wrist.
"Yep, and I have already decided to make your brother and sister her godparents." Kakashi said with a grin as Sasuke returned it.
"Hn. Between that news and having a new baby around for Ami's playmate it sure looks like things just keep getting better and better." He said as Sakura handed the bottle over to Kakashi.
"What!?" Everybody except Naruto chorused together.
"Really!? You're going to have a baby!?" Keiko exclaimed excitedly as Sasuke grinned and nodded at her.
"Yep." He replied.
"That means that I'm going to be an aunt for real!" she cried as he chuckled.
"Uh huh, and Sachi will have a real baby cousin now." He said as Kakashi placed the nipple of the bottle to Ami's lips and offered it to her before she started sucking happily and smiled down upon her.
"It looks like we really are going to be one big happy family." He said before placing a soft and tender kiss to her forehead.
To be continued in part 3…