Chapter 7

Okay first off! I went to Tsubasacon (where I go annually), and I actually met STEVE BLUM! (The English Dub Voice for Orochimaru) and I got him to do the Orochimaru creepy voice! *fangirl screaming!*

WARNINGS! Mentions of incest rape (for another character)

I don't own Naruto

Naruto's Baby Chapter 7

Orochimaru had read over the results and smiled. While he had gotten Konoha's results, Orochimaru conducted his own test in his lab. Kabuto had gotten some of Sasuke's DNA while he was in the hospital, a small nick in the skin and a few drops of blood was that was needed. They had encoded Sasuke's genetic code, and with Ai's blood sample, they had more enough to run the test.

And the results made Orochimaru laugh insanely.

Kabuto's eyes widen as he saw the words 'genetic match' on the screen. The silver haired shinobi printed the results and read the more detail results. "How is this possible?" Kabuto asked Orochimaru. The snake man had calmed down and said, "I don't know, but this is too perfect! Not only will Sasuke be mine soon enough, but he has a child with Naruto! The Kyuubi host!" Orochimaru never had smiled so wide before.

"What do you want to do about it?" Kabuto asked.

"I think we should snatch her up before it's too late. It'll be easier to control and train her while she's so young," Orochimaru stated. "I'm leaving you to that mission Kabuto. You know how to handle things delicately," he said, and Kabuto nodded, "and as for Sasuke? Will the plan still resume?"

"Yes, of course, after all, his body is young and strong enough for the transfer once this body becomes useless," he said. "Now Kabuto, go seek out the girl and report back with anything," he said, and Kabuto left.

Orochimaru turned to the screen that read "DNA MATCH" in bright red letters. He smiled and licked his lips in glee. This was an image that was on her birth record and scanned in, so it showed her newborn image. "I've always wanted a child," he said, "looks like adoption is my only option as they say," he said. "And you are just too perfect to not pass up."

Jiraiya stared at with a deadly serious expression. His lips twitched. That was before he changed completely and was making a goofy face and was making strange noises. Ai found it amusing and was clapping excitedly as the man before her was making her laugh. The two were laughing together now, and the old man picked up the girl.

Naruto turned to them, "hey you're distracting me!" He shouted as he tried to do another summoning jutsu.

Jiraiya looked over and said, "what can I say? She is so adorable," he said. That was before his white locks were yanked when the girl was carelessly holding on to his hair. Jiraiya didn't seem to mind as much and said, "you're just a cutie pie," he said.

Naruto was glad to have his child with him, in fact, when Kakashi returned her, he tried to punch the man for taking her away, but now he knew what everyone meant when Ai would be a distraction. Well, she personally wasn't the distraction, it was everyone else who was a distraction because they wanted to play with her!

Jiraiya especially was being nice to her.

Naruto decided to take a break and walk over to them. He took Ai from Jiraiya's arms, making her let go of his hair and held her close. "I'm glad she's feeling better," Naruto commented. Ai's bumps had cleared up, and the girl was just as energetic as well. Naruto noted how much bigger she seemed to be, though she hadn't changed as much.

The final round of the chunin exams was in two weeks, and he needed to continue training, especially since he hadn't made much progress other than summoning tadpoles.

Naruto sat down and had Ai in his lap, smiling at her. "Whose girl are you?" He asked, and the girl smiled brightly, a few baby teeth showing already. She babbled a bit, and when Naruto asked the question, she looked up with her onyx eyes and pointed to Naruto unknowingly. His smile grew, and he hugged, "that's right. You're my baby girl!"

Jiraiya watched with a laugh, "she probably doesn't even know the difference between you or Iruka or even Kakashi," he said, and Naruto's smile disappeared. "She does know. My baby will be smart!"

"Kid I hate to break it to ya, but most kids usually take after their moms, girls especially in the personality department," he said. "So you'll be dealing with a loud-mouthed brat as well."

Naruto picked up Ai and looked at her, "don't listen to the pervy sage Ai, you will be a wonderful girl because you're already a wonderful daughter," he said and placed her down on the girl, on the blanket. Naruto leaned back a bit and looked at his child, and watched her crawl around a bit on the blanket. The girl crawled toward Naruto, and when she got close, she began to tug on his shirt.

Jiraiya picked up Ai after she stood up and said, "time to go back to training Naruto," he said, and Naruto sat up, "it's only been five minutes!"

"That's all you need, now go," he said.

Naruto huffed his chest a bit, "Okay but you better be watching!"

Jiraiya had watched for a minute before his eyes narrowed toward the said, having sensed someone nearby. They vanished before they could do anything. Jiraiya looked down at the infant in his arms and sighed a bit. Naruto was too young to be a parent and seeing the infant made him remember that he had failed as a Godfather.

He should have watched over Naruto sooner.

Neji walked into his home after a day of training. Tenten was behind him. The house was quiet. The young man lived on his own for a bit though his home was still connected to the Hyuuga main house. The male was exhausted, and as soon as he took off his sandals, an older woman came around the corner. She was like him, a branch member Hyuuga. "Have you finished your training today?" The elderly woman asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I'll be ready for the chunin exams without a doubt," Neji said, and Tenten smiled at the woman.

"Senji had just been put down for his nap, but I must be going," she said and made her leave. Tenten waved her goodbye. Neji walked forward and sat down at the table. Tenten made herself at home, "how had Senji been?" She asked.

Neji scolded a bit, "he's quiet. That's good at least. He's been walking around a bit as well."

Tenten gave her teammate a concern expression, "do you resent him?"

Neji looked uneasy, "can we not talk about it?" He stopped her and got up and went to make some tea. He put some water in the pot to boil, he had activated his byakugan and said, "Senji, you're supposed to take a nap right now," he said without turning his head.

Tenten looked over to the baby. He was almost two years old but was walking around, hiding behind the walkway. His hair was a few shades darker than Neji's. His hair framed his hair, and for a boy, it was long. "You're home," he said. Tenten smiled warmly at the boy, "hello Senji."

Neji deactivated his byakugan and turned to the timid child. "Go back to bed. It's nap time," Neji said firmly. The boy hesitated and said, "how was your day?"

Neji wasn't going to have it. "I'm going to count to three and if you're not in bed, then you'll be in trouble."

"Neji-" Tenten tried to interject, but Neji said, "One."

The boy looked scared and began to run away. Steps of him scurrying to his room could be heard until he heard the slam of the door. Tenten frowned, "he just wanted to see you Neji. We have been gone all day," Tenten said.

Neji was silent and went back to make the tea. However, Tenten stood up, "I think I overstayed my welcome," she said and began walking out. Neji made no move to stop her. "I'll see you tomorrow." When he heard the door open and close, Neji sighed and leaned against a counter, his arms crossed over his chest.

He was frustrated, and he had been for a long time. One incident he had no control over and now he was living with a one-year-old who was about to turn two. That man's punishment wasn't enough in his opinion.

Like Naruto, Neji was a victim.

The Hyuuga poured himself a glass and took it with him to the living room. He sat down in the open space and crossed his legs, meditating.

After some time, Neji frowned his eyebrow, "what now Senji?" He asked and didn't look at the child. The boy looked upset and said, "pee."

Neji scolded. He was trying to have the boy potty trained too soon, everyone had told him that, but he didn't listen. He didn't even really bother with the child so long as anyone else could watch him. He didn't want the boy. He tried adoption but he couldn't. No one else wanted the boy within his clan.

So Neji was stuck with him.

He got up and told the boy to led him to where he meant. The boy led him to his bedroom where he had his bed mat, and it was soaked. Neji crouched down and said, "stay here," he went to get the cleaning products to wash it and then let it dry.

Neji sprayed the mat and told his son to stay back. When Neji finished and was now hanging the mat, he turned to his son, "need anything else?"

The boy meekly nodded and Neji guessed, "you're hungry?" He nodded once more. Neji rolled his eyes, wishing that the boy was older and could take care of himself. Neji spent the next thirty minutes making them dinner.

As Senji ate, Neji stared at him blankly. He knew he shouldn't hate the boy so much. It wasn't Senji's fault he was born; it was his own. Neji was also bitter about one little fact.

Technically, he was a main house member instead of a branch because of who had fathered him.

When they finished eating, Neji went to go to meditate. Just as he sat down, Senji had followed and sat down in front of him. Neji picked up the boy and sat him down beside him, "stay quiet," he said firmly, and Neji tried to mediate once more.

Senji sat there, looking at the man he knew was his papa because he was the one who was around. Normally, the boy would be placed in daycare until later in the evening, but when it was closed, Neji had to be home more often, and his training time was suffering from it. The boy couldn't stand being quiet for so long that he got up and began running around. Babies were filled with so much energy.

The boy ran until he ran into something, a book shelf. When the bookshelf was falling, Neji was quick to react and snatch the boy before the shelf fell on top of him. He growled and picked up the boy. He placed the boy in his nursery and gave him some blocks, "play with these. I'm busy," he said and closed the door.

Senji was sad and scared by Neji's forcefulness and began crying, but Neji ignored him, knowing he was doing it for attention.

"Why don't you have the child?" Orochimaru asked Kabuto.

"My apologies, but it seems that she's with Naruto and he's being trained under Jiraiya," Kabuto said. Orochimaru smirked, "so it seems that Jiraiya is training the Kyuubi-host and with that, comes with guarding the girl. Smart. Very smart."

"What do you wish for me to do?" Kabuto asked.

"Keep tabs on them," Orochimaru ordered, "after all, Jiraiya can't watch over them all the time."

"Yes, milord."

"Thanks for watching over Ai again Iruka-sensei," Jiraiya said as he headed the child to him. Iruka smiled and said, "it's not a problem, I love watching over her," he said and cradled the girl. Before Jiraiya could head off, Iruka asked, "how's Naruto's training coming along?"

Jiraiya sighed, "he was distracted…I can't blame the kid because he's a parent who needs to constantly watch over his child, but the weeks spend of balancing training and child caring has been a bit much for him." Iruka feared something like this would happen. "Well, I'll watch over Ai until after the chunin exams. I tried to tell him that before," Iruka said.

Jiraiya knelt down and smiled goofily at the infant, "well, bye kid," he said, and Ai reached out and yanked on the man's hair and laughed when the man winced in pain. Jiraiya pulled away and vanished soon after. Iruka carried the girl inside and placed her in her playpen with her toys still in it. The girl seemed much happier in the small area and soon began to play with her toys and babbling incoherent mumbles.

Iruka sat on the ground and smiled at the child, "I bet you're happy to be somewhere indoors huh?" He said as he noted the girl's skin had gotten a bit darker since the last time he saw her. He thought about it and said, "it's gonna be your birthday Ai-chan," he said teasingly, "I should plan something. After all, it'll be your very first one, even if you don't realize it."

Iruka took a closer look at the girl and noticed something else that was different about her.

Her hair color was darkening.

The light blonde hair she had sported before was shaded darker, making it a shade from being brown. Iruka really studied the child and thought about what Kakashi said. She was a Uchiha by her genes. An Uchiha. That was a lot to handle. Her eyes were still the same onyx color and a bit rounder in shape with long eyelashes. The girl began to chew on a rubber toy, making it squeak.

A dark shadow loomed over her unknowingly.

Naruto tried to go to sleep early that night, but he couldn't as relenting to himself. He knew Ai was safe and secure at Iruka's place and now that he was out of the hospital (after riding Chief Toad to gain his respect) and seeing Gaara with Shikamaru in said hospital, Naruto had a lot on his mind. Sleep didn't come easily to him. He looked over at his calendar and saw where he had marked August 11th, the day of the Chunin Exams. He thought about the days and shut his eyes, thinking about his child.

Her birthday was less than a few weeks.

He thought about the day she was born. He remembered the pain so easily, especially out of the surgery. When he saw his daughter for the first time, he thought his heart was going to explode from his chest in sheer happiness. He never wanted to let her go.

There was one painful memory he had, and it was when he overheard the adults talking about how they wanted to place Ai in a foster home because of Naruto's age. He hardly remembered what he did next, but he remembered how he had grabbed Ai and escaped the hospital. He only remembered hiding in some cave because it started raining and he couldn't head to his apartment at the time.

Naruto didn't know what gave him the strength to even run away with a newborn, but he remembered how he busted his staples and the weak feeling from just having surgery. The fact that he wasn't found until a few hours later surprised him. He didn't remember how he was found; he only remembered being carried on Kakashi's back and being feverish for the first time in his life.

The morning was gray and cloudy. The sound of a digital clock woke Naruto up from his unrestful sleep. He actually missed his daughter's cries in the mornings. She had been starting to sleep through the entire night and even waking up wasn't greeted with tears like how it normally was.

His nerves didn't help him either.

Naruto got up and got ready like he normally did, and decided that he would go see his baby girl before the chunin exams. It would help ease his mind and give him some confidence. Seeing Iruka would be a bonus as well.

….or at least that was what he wanted to do. When he got to Iruka's apartment, he saw that Iruka and Ai weren't there. He figured that Iruka must be teaching a class and Ai had to be at daycare. It was only logical after all to take her there after all.

What Naruto didn't know was that the daycare was still closed…

Neji did some morning warm-ups with Tenten. Senji was with them, watching from a safe distance in amazement. His nanny was unavailable, and the daycare still wasn't. Neji had no choice but to watch over him in the morning, but Tenten was nice enough to offer to watch him during the chunin exams.

After the warm up, Neji walked over, and Senji got up and held a small towel for Neji to wipe his face off with, but Neji didn't take it. He only looked down at the boy, "Tenten will watch over you during the tournament, do what she says," he said, and he turned away. Tenten smiled and picked up the one-year-old, "come on Senji, you get to hang out with Auntie Tenten today," she smiled and showed the boy some kindness. She didn't know why Neji had to be so cold to a boy. He didn't do anything wrong.

The boy let himself be carried and clung to the brown haired girl to the arena.