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Chapter 8:
Kohaku ran around until he collided with someone's legs. Naruto laughed as he lifted Kohaku up. The boy was now three years old. "Naru!" He leaned forward and kissed Naruto on the cheek before giggling.
"Lets get you some food," Naruto said smiling. They made their way into the dinning room. Sasuke was already there with Kurama and Sai sitting across from him. Sai had just returned to the house a few days before. He was on his week-long vacation. Kurama had moved in with Sasuke four and a half months ago, and she wasn't the only one. Her parents had also moved into the Uchiha Manor. This was after the manor grew in size, nearly tripling. It was apart of combining the two families. Tenji and Kaguya were currently out visiting Tenji's brother.
Naruto sat down next to Sasuke who quickly grabbed his son. Sasuke lifted his son up and kissed his cheek. Naruto couldn't help but smile at the scene before him. Sasuke lowered Kohaku to his lap before grabbing a spoon. Kohaku opened his mouth letting his father feed him. A few times, Naruto would give some of his own food to Kohaku.
"So what are your plans for today?" Kurama asked.
"I'm behind on work since an idiot messed up the data I needed," Sasuke said. "I'll have to spend the day in the office."
"That sucks," Sai said. "And here I thought we could hang out as a family."
"We should take Kohaku to the zoo or something," Kurama said.
"That's fine with me," Sasuke said. He turned to Naruto. "Would you be ok alone with the kids?"
"Sasuke!" Sai and Kurama yelled.
Naruto laughed. Sasuke sometimes called Sai and Kurama his kids since they tended to act like it. "I think I can handle it." Sasuke nodded, handed Kohaku back to Naruto, and stood up.
"Then I'll leave everything to you," Sasuke said. He left the room, leaving his empty plate and glass behind.
Sai, Kurama, and Naruto stood. Each went off to their room to get ready for the day. A maid helped get the car ready. Neither Sai nor Kurama wanted to drive, do they had one of Sasuke's drivers get behind the wheel. The drive to the zoo was short, much to Naruto's delight. Sai and Kurama got along, but putting them in the back seat together, hadn't been a good idea. Naruto made a note to have Kurama sit up front on the way home.
Naruto tried to buy his own ticket but Sai had pushed the blond aside saying it was his treat. Naruto was about to argue but Kurama distracted him by pointing to a spot on the map. Kurama had pointed to a show that was starting in ten minutes. The group quickly made their way to the show. Naruto and Kohaku watched in amazement as a girl around Naruto's age did some tricks with three dolphins. Naruto had pouted at the fact he hadn't gotten wet since he was sitting two rows up from the splash zone. Sai just told him that next time they'd sit closer.
The group moved onto the monkey zone next. "Monkey!" Kohaku yelled when he saw one. Monkeys were Kohaku's favorite animals. Kurama snapped a few pictures, promising to give some to Naruto. They moved from one zone to the next, wanting to see as much as they good. When they got to the reptile house, Naruto refused to go in. Sai offered to take Kohaku in, but not even five minutes later, he was running out of the house with a crying Kohaku. "Scawwy," Kohaku sobbed. Naruto patted his back, comforting the boy as they walked. When they reached the penguins, Kohaku was no longer crying. Naruto put Kohaku down so that he could get closer to the tank. He wash some of the penguins swim. Kohaku then walked back to Naruto, waddling like a penguin. Kurama made sure to take several pictures of it along with a short video.
Time went by quickly and the group found themselves in a souvenir shop. Naruto picked out a monkey nighty for Kohaku along with a plushie. Kohaku begged Naruto to let him wear it, so Naruto changed the boy in the bathroom. Kohaku then ran around pretending to be a monkey. Naruto couldn't help but laugh. Suddenly, Kohaku ran into someone.
"Brat!" the man yelled. "Watch where you are going!"
"We're sorry," Naruto said, picking Kohaku up. Kohaku muttered an apology.
"You should keep a better eye on him," the man said.
"Hey!" a girl said. "They said they were sorry!" She stomped over to them. "There's no need to drag it out. Just forgive them already."
"Yeah!" Another said. A few others nodded in agreement.
"Whatever," the man said, pushing passed Naruto.
"You ok?" the girl asked.
"Yeah," Naruto said. "Thanks for that."
"No problem," the girl said. "There is always at least one jerk everywhere we go." She held out a hand. "I'm Sakura by the way."
Naruto shook her hand. "Naruto. And this is Kohaku."
"He's cute," Sakura said. "Your brother?"
"Ah, no," Naruto said. "I'm just his caretaker."
"Naruto!" Kurama called, running up to them with Sai behind her. "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah," Naruto said.
"Oh?" Sakura said. "You must be this little one's parents."
Kurama and Sai looked at each other, blushing slightly before yelling, "No!"
Naruto laughed. "No, his father is at work."
Sakura nodded. She noticed that Naruto didn't say anything about Kohaku's mother. Her guess was that she was dead. She didn't press it. "Well, it was nice meeting you guys. I gotta get back to my friends." She turned to Naruto, taking out her phone. "Can I have your number?"
"Oh, um... I don't have a cell phone," Naruto said.
Sai grabbed Sakura's phone. "But you can always call this number. Just ask for Naruto and you two can talk." He handed the phone back to the girl.
"Thanks," Sakura smiled. "Bye!" She ran off, waving.
"Shall we get going?" Sai asked.
"Yeah," Naruto said. "Let's go." The three males started heading towards the exit. Kurama's eyes stayed on Sakura who had met up with her friends. It was clear that Sakura was telling them about Naruto. Kurama frowned. For some reason, she didn't like Sakura. Something about the girl bothered her. "Kurama?" Naruto called.
Kurama turned around and ran to catch up to the others. "Sorry about that."
"So, I was thinking we should get some ice cream," Sai said.
"Ice cream!" Naruto cheered. "Let's go!" He spead up causing Sai to laugh. Kurama though was silent, her mind still on Sakura. The driver opened the doors, and Naruto quickly sat in the back with Sai. Kurama didn't bother to try and convince Naruto to sit in the front. She took her seat and sat in silence as they drove to an ice cream shop. The four of them ordered their favorite ice creams, a small one for Kohaku. The group talked about their day at the zoo, Kurama finally getting involved in the conversation. She decided to put the thoughts about Sakura on the back burner.
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