So to not confuse anyone, the future or "current" timeline characters will just be referred to as their names while the younger team 7 will just have "younger" in front of their names. :D

"Naruto!" Sakura knocked on the door impatiently. "Open up!"

There was a beat before the door opened, but it wasn't the blonde head she was expecting. Shikamaru stood at the doorway with an eyebrow raised. "Troublesome," he sighed. "Naruto's a little busy right now, Sakura. Is there something…?"

Sakura sighed. "We have a small problem." She glanced to the side, where the three kids were interrogating her husband. "Well...three small problems. Just...let us in before anyone sees this." Sakura had been wary of anyone seeing them as they made their way to the Hokage tower. Shikamaru shrugged but complied, standing to the side and revealing the seventh Hokage looked absolutely drained at his desk. "Naruto!" Sakura chided. Naruto looked up and smiled. "Ah, Sakura-chan!"

Sasuke quickly followed his wife and shoved the three kids into the room with him. Shikamaru shut the door behind the Uchiha, taking in the three genin in the room. There was silence for a moment. Then a clamor of noise at once.

"I knew I'd become Hokage one day!" Younger Naruto cheered.

"No way that idiot Naruto actually did it!" Younger Sakura gaped.

"Hn…" Younger Sasuke said, but it was clear he was shocked as well.

"...Troublesome…" Shikamaru muttered.

"Man...I really was obnoxious back then," Naruto scratched the back of his head. "So," he glanced at his two best friends. "How'd they get here?"

"Time scroll," younger Sakura piped up. Shikamaru sighed. "There's a time scroll in that damned basement of this building somewhere. We should find it as soon as possible so that nothing in the timeline gets messed up. If it does then that would be a huge problem."

Younger Naruto squinted at the lazy genius. "Pineapple hair...Shikamaru?!"

Said man smirked at the boy. "I guess you're smart enough to figure that out."

"This is so weird!" Younger Naruto moaned. "Sakura-chan is married to Sasuke-teme! I never thought that would happen! What happens to me then?"

Naruto laughed. "You'll see in the future, kid. Sakura-chan is going to end up being like your sister."

Younger Naruto furrowed his brow. "No way…"

"I can't believe I'm going to marry Sasuke-kun," younger Sakura sighed dreamily. "Finally something good is going to happen to me!"

Sakura and Sasuke exchanged glances. "Ah, I really was a fangirl, wasn't I?" Sakura smiled. "If I thought that I wouldn't have married you," Sasuke said shortly. "Anata, so that means you did like me when we were kids! You weren't lying!" Sakura teased cheekily. Her husband looked indifferent but she knew under his hair that his ears were bright red.

"Sasuke-kun, I have a pet name for you! That's so cute!" Younger Sakura swooned to her teammate. Younger Sasuke was staring at Sakura and the Uchiha emblem on her back. "...Hn."

"Ah...Shikamaru...about that scroll being in the basement…" Naruto started sheepishly. Shikamaru didn't even want to hear the next sentence. "I kind of...sent it off to Suna with a bunch of other scrolls…"

"Naruto you idiot!" Sakura exclaimed. Naruto waved his hands in the air defensively. "Hey, nobody has been using them, and Gaara said that he had someone who was organizing old scrolls in a library or something!"

"Usuratonkachi," younger Sasuke grumbled. Naruto glanced at the younger version of his best friend and laughed. "I haven't hear that one in a while."

"So...what do we do with them?" Sasuke looked at the three children. Shikamaru, who was still standing at the side near the doorway, let out a sigh. "I'll ask my wife to send a message to Gaara to get that scroll back here," he scratched the back of his head, ignoring younger Naruto in the background, who yelped in disbelief, "You got married?" "Meanwhile, it's best to keep these three under wraps so that nothing in the timeline gets changed."

"No matter what happens the timeline will inevitably change," Sakura noted. "We can't stop that."

"I'll erase their memories," Sasuke said. Younger Sakura blanched. "But then I won't know that Sasuke-kun will marry me!"

Sakura kneeled down and laid a hand on her younger self's shoulder. "You'll know that he loves you...even if it takes years to realize it."

Younger Sakura blinked and smiled. "I guess so. I'll wait forever for him!"

Sasuke looked away for a moment, feeling the guilt eat at him again. Younger Sasuke looked up and glanced at Sakura, who had a nostalgic smile on her face. Her soft green eyes twinkled as she stood up and looked at her husband. Younger Sasuke was surprised to see the amount of warmth on his older counterpart's face. For a brief moment he wondered why the older Sasuke covered his left eye. "Well...since they're going to have their memory erased…" Sakura turned to the younger Sasuke and knelt in front of him as well. "Don't always carry around such a pained face, Sasuke-kun," she murmured. She tapped her index finger and middle finger against his forehead. "You have people who love you."

Younger Sasuke recoiled for a moment and his eyes bulged in shock. "Y-you…" the boy stuttered. Sasuke carefully studied his counterpart's reaction. Even if he remembered what Sakura just told him...he would go after Itachi no matter what.

"Well," Shikamaru broke the silence. "I guess I'll get Temari to send that message."

Younger Sakura tilted her head to the side. "Who's Temari? Is she someone in our village from our time?"

Shikamaru laughed. "Not even close." He opened the door and headed out, waving. "I'll be back later."

"Well...if Sasuke-kun is going to erase our memories...why can't we go out and meet everyone?" Younger Sakura asked. It was a reasonable question. "The people from this time won't be affected if they know," Naruto said thoughtfully. "Dobe, it'll cause a lot of attention," Sasuke retorted. Sakura shrugged. "I'm sure Ino would love the chance to see me with my big forehead."

Younger Sakura's face turned red. "I-it's not that big!"

Sakura laughed. "Don't worry. Ino is probably one of the only people that has ever said that I have a big forehead."

Younger Naruto scrutinized his crush's apparently large forehead. "Ne, Sakura-chan, old you is right! It's not that big."

Younger Sakura turned to look at her black haired teammate. Younger Sasuke shrugged. "I've never noticed."

Younger Sakura blushed. Sakura then asked, "Well, I guess it's okay to let them loose?"

"Absolutely not," Sasuke deadpanned. "That Naruto is going to cause another Shinobi war if we let him out."

"Just stay with them and make sure they don't do anything dumb!" Naruto negotiated, sweating. The Uchiha couple turned and glared at the Hokage. "Make sure...I...don't do anything dumb," the blonde man amended.

"Perfect," Sakura said. "Let's go see Ino! She should be in the flower shop. Anata, go take Naruto and Sasuke-kun somewhere."

"What?"

"You heard me. See you later!" Sakura grasped her younger self's wrist and pulled her out the door. "Sakura, you-" Sasuke failed to finish his sentence as his wife darted down the hall, the two heads of pink hair bobbing away. Naruto grinned. "Well, Sasuke, those two are your problem now," he said, pointing at their younger selves, who were currently in a rather one sided argument started by the younger Naruto. "I'm going to tell Hinata that you ate her last bowl of her favorite ramen the other night," Sasuke threatened before walking out the door with the two arguing children in tow. Naruto began sweating. "Hinata's going to flay me alive…" he muttered. "No, she's going to put Hima-chan to sleep first and then kill me in the middle of the night. They'll never find a body."

"Ino!" Sakura entered the flower shop, waving to her best friend. "Oh, Sakura! I didn't think you would be here today. I thought you'd be in the hospital," the blonde replied. "Who's that with you? Is she a patient?"

"This is Sakura," Sakura said. Ino blinked. "What?"

"Past Naruto," Sakura sighed. Ino's face split into a grin. "Of course it was him. I can't believe I didn't think it was you. You have pink hair, for Kami's sake! Oh, I forgot how cute our past selves were. Even with that big forehead."

"It's not that big, Ino-pig!" Younger Sakura pouted, though it was not forceful. Younger Sakura stared at the blonde beauty behind the cash register. Her long, light blonde hair covered her right eye, and it was tied in a high ponytail. Ino's face was free of any scowl that she was so used to seeing. And- "Hey, why does Ino-pig grow such a huge chest?" Younger Sakura blurted. Ino bursted out laughing. "Oh, even then you were jealous!"

Sakura crossed her arms. "I'm fine with my chest size now, Ino! Sasuke-kun doesn't complain," she smirked. Younger Sakura's face turned dark red and Ino grinned. "Oh, someone's been naughty!"

Sakura huffed. "I've been basically celibate for quite a few years now. If there's anything Sasuke-kun needs to make for, its that."

"A-ano!" Younger Sakura squeaked. Sakura laughed. "Ah, gomen! But, back then, I'd always dream about Sasuke-kun kissing me all the time, didn't I?"

The younger girl turned an even darker shade of red.

"How's Inojin?" Sakura asked. Ino lit up. "Oh, he's doing much better," she said, referring to the period when Inojin had struggled with connecting himself to his art and being able to use his father's jutsu. "He's spending quite a lot of time with Himawari."

"I think it's a little early to think about grandchildren," Sakura teased. Ino frowned playfully. "Well, I'm just glad Inojin isn't going to go for an emotionally dull rock that would take years to crack!"

Younger Sakura was lost in their conversation, but she marveled at how there was no tension between the future version of herself and her rival-best friend. Twenty years really changes everything, she thought.

"Hey, little Sakura," Ino said, catching the young girl's attention. "Everything is different here, isn't it?"

Younger Sakura nodded hesitantly. "The war ended and the five Kage are at peace," Sakura smiled. "It's like a huge stormcloud has been lifted from this world." She paused, looking at her younger self. "You're thinking about how different I am, aren't you?"

Younger Sakura nodded shyly. "There was no time to be a weak little girl anymore," Sakura said quietly. "I had to become someone that wouldn't drag anyone down."

Younger Sakura was silent. "Don't worry, you still have time," Sakura said, winching and patting her younger self's head. It technically wasn't a lie. "How much time?" Younger Sakura asked dully. "It doesn't seem like it was an easy trip of happy trails to where you are now. I see it in your eyes."

Sakura shook her head. "You shouldn't have to think about that now."

Ino looked on quietly, leaning against the countertop. "Sakura, you should go see some of the other girls," she said. "Sai is coming home soon, and I'd rather not have to deal with all his questions and comments about little Sakura. But come back later, when I've explained everything!"

"Sai?" Younger Sakura asked. "My husband," Ino said cheerily. "That's right, forehead-chan, I got over your precious Sasuke-kun! And my Sai is more precious to me than Sasuke ever could be."

Younger Sakura looked surprised. "You aren't someone to give up that easily, Ino-pig."

Sakura smiled. "Ino fell in love with Sai when she realized that he called her Bijin-san, he wasn't flirting like all those sleazy guys out there. He means it from his heart, which was pretty difficult for him, actually. I'm happy that they ended up together."

"Aw, that's so sweet, Sakura!" Ino teased. Sakura rolled her eyes. "Sai was my teammate, and you're my best friend. Of course I'm happy for you guys!"

"Hai, hai," Ino waved. "Now, shoo! Sai could come at any minute! Go see if Hinata is home, HImawari was feeling a little feverish yesterday, so she should have time to talk to you two!"

"Come on," Sakura urged her younger self. "Let's go see Naruto's beloved wife."

Younger Sakura's face split into a grin. "I knew Naruto would notice her someday!"