Finals are over! Summer break is now here! Woohoo! Welcome to the second to last chapter of this fic, it's going to wrap up the events just after Kaguya's sealing and then jump into my typical time skips to show Minami and Shisui's childhood.

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Corundrom: Sure, some guys may get attracted to girls who look or act similar to their mom. But there is the issue that Ginny looks almost EXACTLY like Lily and that's not okay. That's borderline Oedipus Complex. Not to mention no girl would be okay with the idea that they look like their husband's mom and thus, will always be silently compared to her. It doesn't help that in the movies, Ginny and Harry have the chemistry equivalent to oil being poured on water.

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TheSuperMario: Kishimoto wrote himself into a corner the moment he killed off characters that could be a threat to Madara, like Itachi. So yeah, Kaguya was a lazy addition. Sadly there will not be any one shots regarding the changes, I don't have the time to alter them. Just gonna leave it to all of your imaginations.

Guest: Everyone hates Umbridge, hands down. I don't know anyone who likes her.

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Warning: Language, some violence, kids being kids, references to Boruto.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and… damnit I have to add Boruto into this now. Thank GOD I do not own Boruto.


I kept zoning in and out as Sasuke and Naruto sealed Kaguya into the moon with Black Zetsu. The back of my mind kept saying I should use this chance to kill her… but it was more satisfying watching her get turned into the object she was thought to represent. Realizing that I still looked like a woman, I quickly undid the jutsu before anyone saw, and just in time to see Obito slowly approach me with Kakashi.

"Deidara, I um… I…" I slowly crossed my arms as Obito fidgeted under my gaze, "I'm sorry for um… you see…" I raise an eyebrow, "Look if you want to punch me then go ahead, I deserve it for all the hell I've caused and then some."

No need to tell me twice!

Without hesitation, I clenched up my fist and drove it at Obito's stomach, knocking the already exhausted man to the ground. My entire body shivered as it felt like I just punched lead, but I swallowed the pain and replaced it with satisfaction. Itachi slowly pulled me into a half hug so Obito could lay on the ground, too tired to get up or comment. Kakashi let out a sigh before helping his friend on his feet.

"How did Obito live this time around, un?"

Kakashi sighed, "Well, it helped that Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto were supposedly stronger than last time. At one point Sakura began shooting out pillars of stone to juggle Kaguya around while the boys prepared a combo attack." Aw man, and I missed that? Oh well, at least I got to kill Umbridge, "What happened to you three?"

Itachi cut in, "I'd rather not say. Kaguya's jutsu glitched." And he left it at that, despite the two men in front of us giving us weird looks.

Looking past them, I removed myself from Itachi's hold and went to Hashirama and Tobirama, "I'm going to release the edo tensei on you two, is that alright?"

The brothers exchanged glances, before Hashirama ruffled my hair, "Sure. I'd like to be able to see Mito again. But uh…" He leaned to the side to look at Madara, "But Madara…"

"Madara-sama is alive, so he will not be released with the edo tensei… besides… my kids like having him around… and so do I… it's nice having someone I can look up to, un." Doing the needed hand signs, I let out a soft sigh, "Release…"

Bright lights enveloped Hashirama and Tobirama, somewhere in the jutsu I feel my connection with Izuna being cut as well. Hashirama yelled out to Madara, "Let's have drinks the next time we see each other!" And the two were soon gone.

Not too far from us, Kushina and Minato were also glowing from Orochimaru breaking his jutsu. Noticing this, the two held Naruto close in their arms, Kushina crying into his shoulder.

"Hey you two… don't worry about me, I have great friends and a bunch of siblings to keep an eye on me… I'm proud to be your son. Thank you for being my parents, dattebayo."

Minato slowly let go of his son, a sad but proud smile resting on his face as he held his sobbing wife, "You'll make a great Hokage one day… and…" With perfect timing, the sun began to rise into the sky, "Happy Birthday, Naruto." The two vanished along with Hiruzen.

I slowly made my way over to Naruto, pulling him into a tight hug, "Happy Birthday baby…"

1 year old

Taking a damp washcloth I carefully wiped Minami's face clean after feeding her the mush. I refuse to buy baby food, so I make it myself. For lunch today, it's mixed berries with some healthy greens, and thankfully it actually tastes good.

"Dada!" Minami pointed at me, laughing with glee. Ah yes, she's in a phase where everything is "dada" now. Last week she insisted her shadow was dada and earlier today Naruto received the title. I have to admit, it's rather adorable how she says it with such earnesty.

"No Minami, I'm mama. Can you say 'mama', un?" Crap.

"Mamaun!" I facepalmed as Minami let out another series of giggles. I need to hold back those grunts whenever I ask them to say something.

Shuffling on my knees I turn to face Shisui as he patiently waited for his food. He's such a weird baby, throws a fit if I don't tend to Minami first. I stopped questioning this after he kept it up at 9 months old and now I make sure to allow him to watch me feed his sister so I don't get a mouthful of mush splattered on my hair and clothes.

"Happy little one? Say 'ahhhh', un." I let out a sigh when instead of opening his mouth, he mimicked my grunt, "No 'aaaahhhh'." After a moment of giggling, he cooperated enough to get a few mouthfuls, before stopping and staring at the kitchen entrance as someone walked in, "Hmmm? Something the matter?" I don't even need to look over my shoulder to acknowledge the person.

"I'm proposing to Sakura this spring, I know we're both teenagers but I want to make the commitment to her and would like your blessing to do so, Deidara." Sasuke patiently stood there while I continued feeding Shisui. The two have been dating for a little under six months now, but it didn't take glasses to see the love they had for each other was genuine.

Just as he began to feel nervous about my answer, I fed Shisui another spoonful before turning my head towards the now fidgeting Uchiha, "If you wanna be cliche about it, make sure the cherry blossoms are falling, Duck-kun. I- SHISUI!" Snapping my head back to my son, purple gunk stuck to my hair, Shisui was cackling like a madman in his booster seat, "What the hell hit your funny bone, un?" A wince escaped me as the food rolled off my hair and landed on the ground with a soft plop. Lovely, I hope the berries didn't stain my hair...

That only seemed to set him off even more as the laughter increased in intensity, hugging his sides. Minami seemed to have found his brother's laughter to be hilarious so she joined in. At the same time, the twins were going into hysteric, Madara walked into the room to make sure everyone was still alive. That or he wanted front row seats of watching me slowly lose control of the situation.

Sasuke was just as confused, "Did he laugh because you called me 'Duck-kun'?"

"Duck!"

Oh hell no…

"Duck! Duck!"

A low growl escaped me as I slowly turned to Sasuke, "You're his first real word…" Sure they've said mama and dada before, but they're at that age where I'm expecting real words to form. Shooting to my feet, Sasuke let out a low curse before running outside. I quickly grabbed my clay pouch, giving chase to my brother and leaving the twins under Madara's care.

3rd person POV

Madara looked in the direction where the two young adults ran off with a sigh. Of course, Shisui's first words would set off Deidara's rage. Casually, he picked up the panting infant as the laughter worn him out, and with his other arm he scooped up Minami. With a fond smile towards the two pairs of curious eyes, Madara adjusted the kids so he could easily carry them both and grimaced at the food on Shisui's face, "I propose you two have baths so your mother can come home to clean infants."

But Minami seemed to be focused on something besides her twin's dirty face. Innocently pointing a chubby finger at Madara, she finally chirped, "Dada?"

The older Uchiha flinched, half expecting someone to appear behind him like some spirit, "No child, I am Madara. Your 'dada' is Itachi."

"Dada!"

"I understand that we Uchiha men, especially the more handsome ones, all look similar, but I am not your father."

"Dada! Dada!"

"I'm 'dada' Minami." Madara tensed up with a pair of pale arms took Minami from his grip, and Itachi gently bounced the child in his arms, "I saw Deidara chasing Sasuke and put two and two together. Let's keep this a secret from him for now." Nuzzling his nose against Minami's, Itachi took her to one of the bathrooms to clean her up for her afternoon nap, but Madara could have sworn he heard Itachi mumble "Why am I the only one you don't call dada?"

With a relieved sigh, Madara gave a half-hearted glare to Shisui, "Something tells me you planned all of this. I must say… I'm impressed." Madara could have sworn the grin on Shisui's face was one of evil intention. Oh, he cannot wait to start training this mischievous Uchiha.

"Duck!"

3 years old

Deidara's POV

Why is everyone pregnant?

Here I was in a large rented building near the Hokage's tower, ANBU at every door… having a massive baby shower with almost every woman here pregnant or a mother already. Mei, Kurenai and I helped the girls all organize this shower since the past two years have been nothing but weddings and celebrations. I guess the trauma behind the war was finally starting to heal and all of the chibis were ready to start families.

Looking over to the play area, Minami and Shisui were playing with the other toddlers. Kurenai's daughter Mirai and Minami had hit it off almost instantly when they were infants, and almost always played with each other whenever a playdate was scheduled… Shisui… really hates Mei's son. Tatsuo -obviously named by Zabuza- was a rather sweet boy, dark orange hair like his mother, and her lovely face, but everything else screamed Zabuza, sharp teeth, and greying skin. He's apparently a quiet boy, preferring to hide behind Mei's skirt, but the moment he laid eyes on Minami he became twitterpated… much to the dismay of Shisui.

Shisui gave Tatsuo a light shove to keep him away from Minami, "My Nami! No share!" He tried to look intimidating by puffing out his cheek, but the ginger merely grinned and proceed to join Minami and Mirai's tea party, with actual tea.

"Dun dun dada~ dun dun dada~" I nearly snorted my tea as Mei randomly began singing Here Comes the Bride while looking at the toddlers. All of our attention focused on the kids and when Shisui realized what Mei was singing, all he could do was stare at us with a look of pure betrayal. The poor kid has been to enough weddings to know the tune by heart by now. Everyone but Hinata proceed to almost die of laughter at the sight, Shisui quickly buried his face in said Hyuuga's ever-growing stomach, hoping for her to take his side.

Karin wiped away a tear as she regained her composure, "Come on Shisui-kun, it's all fun and games. You have plenty of time to find Minami a better boyfriend."

There was a muffled, "No boyfriend!" from the little blob of black that was seemingly trying to hide in itself. Hinata reached down to pet his hair, gently stroking the soft locks while also rubbing the top of her stomach.

Mei hummed in approval at the adorable sight before taking a sip of her cocktail, no alcohol for the soon-to-be mothers of course, "Yamanaka-chan?" Ino straightened up as the Mizukage addressed her, "Who helped you father a child for you and Uzumaki-chan?"

Ino slowly looked up to Karin, who nodded in approval, "Um… does anyone know Sai?" I raise my hand almost instantly, "Of course you do, you work with him. Well… we had hired him to do our wedding portrait since Sasuke was out of the village at the time and… the three of us talked for a bit. Eventually, it came to the subject of children and we mentioned that we were going to find a sperm donor and… he volunteered."

I raised an eyebrow, "That easily? No catch?"

Karin threw her arms in the air, "That was the weird thing, he just said that he felt like doing it! We asked him if there was a catch, if he wanted money or if it was just so he could bed Ino…" She yanked a hand through her hair, causing Ino to stand up and fix it, "But no! He just gave us that weird smile of his and said that he would go to Tsunade-sama and allow the professionals to handle it. He didn't even mind if the kid never knew he was the father!" Honestly, I could imagine Sai doing something like that. I've been working with him for the past few years now, he's more interested in seeing others live happily.

Ino chuckled, "Of course, if he suddenly wants to meet the child, or the child wants to meet him we won't argue. I might even ask Sai to train the kid, his techniques would be interesting to have with the Yamanaka bloodline."

Sakura blinked a few times and gave a stretch, she was obviously the one due first, "Never understood that guy, but I'm glad you were able to have a child… oh yeah, Deidara-sensei? Where are Temari and that girl Choji married?"

I shrug slightly, "Temari is in Sunagakure and… Kami I forgot her name, wasn't interested in joining. Guess she's a little shy about this whole thing, un."

Seemingly remembering that her brother wasn't playing, Minami pushed herself up and toddled to Hinata and Shisui, "Shiiiii! Shi!" She grabbed Shisui's hand and gave it a tug, but the pouting 3 years old proceed to try and hide more.

Sakura quickly noticed the nickname, "Deidara-sensei, you might want to fix Minami-chan's nickname for Shisui-kun…" She had a point, the last thing I need is for Minami to always call Shisui either death or four.

"Right… Minami, come here baby, un." I pat my knee and I soon had two beautiful blue eyes leaning against my leg in awe, "Can you say 'Shisui'?" Oh dear… even I struggle with saying that name sometimes, forget a 3-year-old saying it.

Minami looked as if her world was about to crumble right then and there, "Sh… Shi… Sh-Shi-Shya…" It's getting worse, "Shya… Su...Su… Sui…" Getting warmer, "Su… Sushi!"

… That works.

I made a noise in the back of my throat in amusement, "That works for now… Come on Shisui, it's cute, un." Chuckling as Shisui gave his sister a dirty look.

Pleased with herself, Minami bound over to Shisui and grabbed his hand, "Sushi, let's play!" Her infectious smile that I swear she learned from Naruto melted Shisui's glare almost instantly. Giving his sister's hand a gentle squeeze, most likely a sign that he'll tolerate the nickname for the time being. Naturally, we all started cooing at the adorable sight, the other toddlers were not sure if they should mimic us or giggle, opting for a mixture of both.

Leaning back into my seat with a relaxed sigh, I decided to drop the question that has always bothered me about the next generation, "Could someone please enlighten me as to why everyone decided to get married and pregnant in a short amount of time, un?"

4 years old

Parenting. It was something growing up that I knew I had to deal with eventually, and I had the chance to take that role up. I could handle a wet soap bar like Naruto, and the emotionally deprived like Sasuke and Kimimaro. Boys should be easy at this point, right?

"SHISUI! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE! You need to be in the tub and in your pjs in 15 minutes, un!" Apparently not. Considering I'm chasing my butt naked son around the house as he randomly decided to go for a run before bathtime. Honestly, he's four! Where did all of this energy come from?! I don't give them sugar!

"Never! My ass deserves to be free!" Shisui decides to throw his arms in the air with a "WOOP!" while making a sharp left. Kami forbid this child from eating his father's dango.

"No swearing! Only mom can swear! Your ass is asking to be beaten at this rate, un!" Sadly, this was the child of two shinobi and managed to throw paper down the hall, making me slip and land on my face. Parenting… it's fun.

"Mommy, why is Sushi naked again?" Minami looks down at my miserable form blankly, not sure what to do with my predicament. Thankfully, she's been well behaved and decided to wait in the bathroom still dressed, while her brother decided to go streaking.

"I have no idea, must be a boy phase that usually should skip Uchihas- wait, again?" Did Itachi ever have any issues with Sasuke when they were young? Or did I happen to get the kid that was a mixture of Naruto, Shisui, and Obito wrapped in a package of Tobi happy? … Oh dear, someone please remove that image from my head.

I feel Minami pat my head in sympathy, "Sushi doesn't like to get dressed when at uncle Naru's place...Daddy's home." Oh joy! I promised Itachi that I would have them washed and ready for bed by the time he got home! I'm a failure as a mother.

"Dei… why did Shisui run up to me naked, demanding I bathe with everyone?" I look up from the papered mess to see Itachi, holding our son who was latched onto him grinning. Little brat seemed perfectly content with his position.

"Daddy's always gone! So we need family time!" I sigh at Shisui's proclamation with a smile, I can never stay mad. Itachi is usually busy with Hokage work, so it would make sense for Shisui to be sneaky and waste time, "Can we? And can we sleep together? Please?"

I push myself up, mindful of the papers and scoop up Minami, "I don't see why not now that your father's home. What do you say Itachi, un?" Tilting my head innocently, I bat my long eyelashes at my husband.

Itachi gives me a smile before planting a kiss on my lips, "It sounds nice." Adjusting Shisui in his arms, we head to the bathroom where the water was thankfully still warm, "Sasuke was like this as a child, except he just hated baths." This caused him to chuckle to himself as he rinsed our son then set him in the water and got undressed.

I allow Minami to do her own thing as I also got into the water after rinsing, "Try bathing Naruto. Ugh, took me 10 minutes just to convince him that soap wouldn't melt his face off." Sadly that made our little girl freeze on the spot, water smacking her face from the shower faucet.

"Melt…?" Oh shit! Need to watch what I say around small children! Minami may be the calmest of the two at the moment, but she's also the one that gets easily spooked, "I- I'm going to melt, mommy?" Were those tears or shower water?!

Reaching over and nearly falling on my face, I turn off the water, "Nonononono baby. Soap is good unless given to you by Danna, un!" The toddler standing on the step to enter the bath stared at me for a long time, before brightening up and nodding. With a sigh, I help her into the waters and relaxed myself… until Shisui splashed me with water, "I swear, you're just the original Shisui reborn as our child, un."

There was a noticeable pause in his movements before he proceeds to act like a butt again and try to dunk his sister in the water. Itachi and I shared glances, then shrugged, not minding the idea. If it really was Shisui, then he's just letting himself be a kid again. But it begs to question if he remembers everything...

Seemingly tired of her twin's antics, Minami was the first one to exit the tub and left to get dressed. She's only 4 yet so independent… I guess that's what happens when you're the only physical girl in a household. I should arrange a day for her to be with all her aunts… she'd like that. Hinata and Sakura spoil her.

I left not long after, letting the dark-eyed duo leave last as I help Minami in her seal onesie. I watched as she flapped her flippers everywhere, making bark noises. It was adorable… considering she sounded like a baby harp seal, so it was more "mweeehhhhppppp bweeeehhh" than "arf!".

I smirked with amusement as Itachi wrestled Shisui into his tanuki pajamas, ending the whole thing in a tickle war. Rolling my eye, I set out a few futons so we all had room to sleep. Shisui made a nosedive into the warm blankets, dragging his sister with him. Itachi and I exchanged amused smiles as we sandwiched the kids after turning off the lights.

"Goodnight babies…" I yawn and hug Shisui to my chest while Itachi held Minami. That was the odd thing. It's obvious I'm Minami's favorite while Itachi is Shisui's, yet in bed, they insist on cuddling the other parent. Oh well, as long as I knew our kids didn't hate us I didn't mind. It remained quiet for a while until a certain someone decided to pop a question.

"So why does Nami not have the same peepee like us?" I could feel his joker grin forming, this damn kid knows more than he lets on.

I groaned and smothered my face in my son's short hair, "Ask me again when you're ten. That's when I told all of your uncles, un."

"Okay… so why am I not allowed to run around naked again?"

"Goodnight Sushi!" Minami decided to come to her mother's aid by smacking her brother on the mouth, "It's because your butt smells." I'm too tired to correct her for the hit.

"Does not! Your butt smells!"

"No, because I wash mine!"

"No you don't!"

"Yes I do!"

Yep… parenting.

End of 4th year

"Mommy…"

What is poking me?

"Mommy, your sleeping on the table… that's bad for you."

Oh, that's my daughter.

With a tired groan, I look over to see the worried expression of Minami. My dead face reflecting in her ocean blue pools, "Mommy's just really tired baby…" For some reason, EVERYONE decided to get pregnant within a short amount of time. Just like with the Boruto anime, it's as unrealistic and dumb as the last time. Only this time around, I'm participating in half of these births and helping everyone be parents. I swear the only parents not struggling are Ino and Karin, but they also have Ino's mom to help them out. I still don't understand why Sakura and Sasuke insist on my help.

Minami stared up at me with wide eyes, not use to my expression, "SUSHI! MOMMY'S DYING!" I winced when she rammed her face into the wall in her sprint, before bolting out of the kitchen to find her brother.

Moments later, Shisui stuck his head into the kitchen and stared at me, "He's not dying Nami. He's sleepy from all of our cousins being born and then running around to help our aunts and uncles." I could hear Minami make a long-winded sound of understanding. Having two hyper shinobi children also wears me out.

Just as I reached for my caffeine boosted tea, the house phone rang. Like a good son, Shisui answered it, "Uchiha… uh huh… okay, I'll tell him… love you too Uncle Kimi. Bye." He hung up the phone with a click, "Mommy, Uncle Kimi and Uncle Neji's sur… surro… baby holder is giving birth. They want you there."

"Mother fu-" To stop myself from swearing, I slammed my face back onto the table, "I'll send a clone to fetch Madara-sama… I expect you two to mind him like you've always done, un." I thank every Kami possible that next year will have fewer births. With the ultimate levels of reluctance, I get up from my seat and prepare to meet my brother at the hospital. The two had used my method of surrogacy, so I can only imagine what the kid looks like.

It's a boy… with white hair and white Hyuga eyes. Well, I know who's going to be the pretty boy in class.

6 years old

3rd person POV

Minami looked up at Konoha's shinobi academy with excitement. They could finally become shinobi like their parents! She was practically bouncing with excitement!

"Nami… you need to stop jumping." Oh, she was wasn't she? Shisui rolled his eyes playfully as she settled down, "Our sensei is Iruka, he taught most of our aunts and uncles. Let's give him a proper year."

Minami placed a finger on her cheek, "So… Daddy's type of greeting… or mommy's?" The evil grin growing on her brother's face didn't need an explanation, "This will be fun! Don't worry, I promise not to use your nickname in class, not until we es… tablish our dom… in… ance!"

Shisui let out an amused sigh, "Kaa-san taught you that?" He chuckled when Minami rapidly nodded, "Alright, alright. Let's go."

Once they entered the classroom, many children were already grouping up. The twins scanned the area, hoping for empty seats. All of their friends were mostly from other villages, their mother didn't like to associate himself with most parents from Konoha. Something about not liking the looks they gave him. Their worries were cut short when a familiar voice chimed in.

"Minami-chan! Shisui-kun! Over here!"

"Mirai-chan!" Minami all but body-flickered away from Shisui to tackle her best friend in a hug. The swift movement startled many nearby students, "You're in the same class as us!"

"Of course I am! Did you really think I was going to miss the chaos? Tou-san and I made an agreement, as long as I get good grades, I can help you two cause as much trouble as possible!" Mirai threw her head back in a sadistic laugh, scooting over so she made room for the twins.

Shisui hung his head, wondering what he did to get such crazy friends, "You two spend too much time with Kaa-san."

"Yeah yeah, Shisui-kun. You know you love us." Mirai straightens up from her slouched posture, "Class is going to start soon."

Just as Mirai finished that sentence, Iruka stepped into the room, "Settle down everyone." Everyone scrambled to find a seat, "Alright, my name is Umino Iruka, you may call me Iruka-sensei. Let's start off with everyone telling us your dreams. When I call your name, please stand and share it. It's okay if you don't have one, so instead share something you like."

The twins barely listened to each child spewing out the same things. Usually, it was something along the lines of "being the strongest shinobi". It wasn't until Mirai stood up did they pay attention.

"I want to become the sensei of the next Ino-Shika-Cho trio, just like my father before me, and train them to be shinobi that I can be proud of." Mirai slammed her hands on her hips in determination, daring anyone to laugh at that dream. Her red eyes instantly making a few stupid civilian children shut their traps. Granted it was a long shot because by the time Shikadai and the other's graduate, she'll only be a teenager… but damn the Sage of Six Paths if that becomes a factor.

Iruka gave a grin of approval, "What a nice goal Sarutobi-san. Now, Uchiha-" But before he could call a first name, the twins stood. Poor Iruka almost instantly was reminded that not only were there two Uchiha in the class… but they were the children of Uchiha Deidara.

"ANBU captain." "Hokage."

Everyone paused as Minami and Shisui stared at each other blankly. After a few blinks, the two looked back to Iruka.

"Hokage." "ANBU captain."

"Oh boy…" Mirai hid her face in her hands to hide her snickering as many children gave the duo peeved looks. She could already tell this was going to be a blast. Things would only get more hectic if she could get the two to awaken their sharingan and master genjutsu with her.

One kid shot up from his chair to point at the twins, "You both can't be Hokage!" Several others yelled in agreement, though it was obvious they were hoping to rile up the Uchihas.

Minami and Shisui eyed each other before shrugging. Minami speaking for the two of them, "There's no law saying we couldn't, and if the two of us want to become Hokage we'll simply fight for the title. Whoever wins gets to be Hokage and the other leads the ANBU."

"That's not how it works!"

Mirai stood with her friends, "Oh yeah? Tell that to Hokage-sama and his husband. Deidara-san has just as much power as Hokage-sama and you all know that!" She flared her Sarutobi chakra in the room, mixing with the Uchiha chakra and causing many of her classmates to pale. Even at the age of 6, the three were already out of most of these kids' leagues. Doesn't help that thanks to the war against the Akatsuki, there was a severe lack of clan children for this age range. Most clan children were mere toddlers at the moment, unable to begin training for a few more years.

Iruka raised his voice, "Alright, that's enough! Everyone sit down and we shall begin your lessons!" Of course, everyone obeyed. But Minami caught a few boys giving them the stink eye.

Lunchtime

Naturally, the three friends sat with each other under a tree, casually joking around and swapping bits of their lunches. Halfway through lunch, Minami leapt to her feet.

"Gonna go get some juice. Sushi, mommy and aunt Konan are going to show up soon to talk to some older kids." Twirling on her heel, Minami skipped off to find a vending machine.

Mirai looked to Shisui with a snicker, "She still calls you Sushi huh? Has Kisame-san learn about this nickname?"

Shisui puffed out his cheeks with a pout, "Shut up, Mirai-chan."

"Oh? So he has."

"Hush or I'm feeding you these vegetables."

Meanwhile, Minami was dealing with some issues on her own.

"Um… excuse me, you're blocking my way." The small Uchiha stared up at a bunch of older students hovering her, her classmates standing behind them with smirks.

"Think you're better than us because you come from the Uchiha clan?" One of the boys gives Minami a harsh shove, but like a training dummy, she returned to her original stance, "Well guess what? My mom said that the Uchiha clan is almost dead, and it's all your dad's fault!" He smirked, expecting the little girl to start crying.

Nope. Minami blinked a few times, "Kaa-san said that Tou-san was ordered to kill everyone. That's why we don't have grandparents… Besides grandpa Madara. You shouldn't bully someone who will fight back. I won't use my parent's titles against you both, but Kaa-san is expected to show up soon..." She tilted her head when the bullies created clones, "You guys are really stupid…"

"Get her!"

At the gates

Deidara's POV

"Seems like Minami is asserting her dominance already, un." Konan gave me an odd look as I passed through the academy gates, "It's almost impossible for Uchiha kids to not be bullied within the first years of being in the academy. Itachi was bullied because he skipped grades and I'm pretty sure the only reason why Sasuke was fine was because his generation was full of misfits that had their own problems."

Konan hummed to herself, refixing the paper rose in her hair, "What are the chances of your daughter killing them?" The lack of concern in her expression reflected my own apathy for the situation, as long as my children beat their asses, I don't care.

"Very low, now if it was Shisui- Hey! Shisui! I expect you to finish those vege- Don't you dare feed them to Mirai- and you fed them to Mirai…" I groan with a facepalm as my son gave me a smug grin, "Little punk. I swear the kid has an agenda against me, un."

Konan pat my shoulder in sympathy, "All boys are like that at some point. You can always discipline him like you did your brothers."

I crack my knuckles, smirking when Shisui paled, "Oh he knows. And he knows that daddy won't lift a finger to defend him, un." I blow my son a kiss, which earned me a gulp. Oh, he can be a little punk all he wants, but I established my dominance the moment Itachi started training, "Come on. I don't want to be late for the class."

As we entered the hallway, chanting rang in our ears. Following the sound, I was not surprised at all to see Minami's fight gathering a fair number of students, all stupidly chanting for the fight to go on. However, seeing me and Konan just 15 feet away made Minami stop dead in her tracks, causing a punch to accidentally land on her jaw and knocking her to the ground.

"K-Kaa-san? Aunt Konan…?" All of the children and even approaching teachers froze at the sight of us. The one that punched Minami looked like he was about to piss himself.

Placing my hands on my hips, I observe the quivering child, "Hmmm… me thinks you two should continue outside. Iruka-san, mind making this an official match so they can avoid punishment? This does seem to be an obvious case of fighting back bullying, un." Naturally, Iruka nodded in agreement, knowing the boys for picking on first years.

"I will observe the match." Konan motioned for the group of children, "Come, we may be in a time of peace, but that does not mean we adults will tolerate you fighting like common thugs." Like the Pied Piper playing his hypnotic tune, the kids followed her outside. Konan really did have her own unique ways with children, shame she never married...

I took this rare moment to break from my professionalism to give my baby some encouragement, "Kick their asses, sweetie!" I wish I had my scope with me to snap a photo of the brilliant smile Minami gave me that very moment.

7 years old

"Sushi…"

Shisui groaned and rolled onto his stomach, burying his face into his pillow. He knew it was late and he did not want to deal with anyone right now.

"Sushi… this is important!" Small hands grab onto him and shake him until he swatted them away. Why can't people be like mom and sleep until 9? It's- they're going to keep at this until he woke up, huh?

Turning his head and opening one eye, he was greeted with his wide-eyed twin staring at him in fear. Propping himself on his elbows, smacking his dry mouth while also simultaneously licking his lips, "Wha…" yawns, "wha ish if…?" With a groan he slapped his bedside table several times before locating and drinking water from his cup, quenching his late-night thirst.

"M-mommy is making weird noises. I think he's hurt." Minami's eyes were glossy with tears as she waited as her beloved older twin processed this news at an agonizingly slow rate. Flapping her arms frantically, trying desperately to wake her twin, "I think daddy's hurting mommy!" Okay, the increase in pitch actually gave her a much-needed reaction as Shisui rubbed his ears in minor pain.

"Please Nami, Tou-san couldn't hurt Kaa-san if he wante-" Oh... Oh! Oh hell no, nu uh. Nope. He knew one day his lovely little sister would bring this up and he was not about to deal with that, "Kaa-san is fine… Go back to bed, sis." With that, the young Uchiha slammed his face back into his pillow, sleep felt good right now.

"Mmmmmm…" Shisui's heart stopped as he rocketed his head up and saw Minami's beautiful blue eyes glisten with tears, "B-b-but… but… but…" Her voice increased in broken pitch with each "but" and Shisui feared her potential lung capacity.

"W-wait! Don't cry- gah…" He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "If we go check on them, will you please go back to sleep?" He knew that he would regret this eventually. His sister's tears were going to be the death of him.

With a sniffle, Minami nodded frantically. Taking her twin's hand, she practically dragged her brother to their parents' bedroom door, "Do you hear that?"

Oh, he hears it alright. Frankly, he'd like to unhear it. It's obvious his parents had sealed the room to be as soundproof as possible, but they forgot that children can hear better than some adults. That and Shisui may have had Naruto tamper with the seals so he could eavesdrop as their parents tend to have interesting conversations about the past.

With a sigh and a half-assed glare towards his terrified sister, Shisui knocked on the wooden frame of the bedroom door. Almost instantly, the noise stopped and he could hear his mom talking, "I swear, I'm going to drug their tea next time..." Oooo, he sounds peeved. Shisui was now considering the option of knocking Minami out the next time this happens.

There was shuffling in the room, mostly the sound of clothes being put on along with a soft chuckle that was obviously NOT their mother. In a flash, the door slid open to reveal their father, shirtless and hair down which startled the twins. Shisui peered into the room to see… well… nothing. The room is pitch black, but thanks to the moonlight in the hallway he could faintly see his mother propped up on his elbow under a blanket, though it's mostly his hair and blue eyes that Shisui could see. Wait… why did mom have both of his eyes open?

"What is the matter, you two?" Itachi patiently waited as he noticed his little girl squirming where she stood. Did she need to use the bathroom? She's 6, Minami should have no problem using it without one of them, and if she did she would bother her brother.

"Nami heard noises in the room and thought Kaa-san was hurt." Shisui had to hold back a grin seeing his father cough into his hand, "I brought her here to assure that everything was okay."

"Mommy?" Minami's tiny voice piped into the darkness, reaching Deidara's ears almost instantly.

"I'm fine baby. Tou-san and Kaa-san are just playing a game that married couples do at night, un." It was the only way to explain sex to her and also avoid Minami asking if she could play the "game" with her brother.

Itachi stood in the doorway for a few seconds as Minami processed everything. When she nodded he poked both of them on the foreheads, "Go back to sleep. I don't want to hear from Iruka that you two fell asleep in class." With that, he turned back into the room and quietly closed the door to shut all light from the bedroom.

Yawning, Shisui grabbed Minami's hand and lead her back to their bedroom. Tucking his twin in her sheets, and in a moment of extreme laziness, Shisui fell asleep and used his sister's stomach as a pillow.

10 years old

Deidara's POV

"Kaa-san, we're 10 now."

Looking up from my conversation with my brothers, I find Shisui standing by my sofa, "Congrats sweetheart, you can count, un." Behind Shisui, Minami let out a snorted giggle with Naruto. Kimimaro and Sasuke were sharing matching smirks.

"You know what I'm talking about, Kaa-san. You said you would tell us everything when we were 10, like our uncles." He motioned to the others as if proving his point. Ohhh, THAT.

Sasuke and Naruto groaned as Kimimaro straightened up at an instant. I let out a sadistic chuckle, "Sit down little ones since Minami will be having her's soon I might as well tell you two about puberty." Shisui visibly paled while Minami tilted her head innocently, "You see, puberty is when-"

One traumatizing talk later

"And that's why I told you two all those years ago that the 'game' your father and I play are for married couples only, un." I slowly reach other to poke Shisui, who proceeds to crash to the ground in a state of frozen shock. Minami was practically glowing in awe from the new knowledge given to her.

"Man, Shisui is like us and Minami is like Kimimaro, dattebayo." Naruto nudged Sasuke playfully, "But we're married so we don't have to worry about that anymore."

"Hn."

Minami clapped her hands once, startling Shisui out of his stupor, "I can't wait to tell Mirai-chan!" With no one trying to stop her, she shot up from her seat and ran out of the house. Thankfully I thought of this ahead of time and warned Kurenai and Asuma that age 10 was The Talk year. Hopefully, they listened to me and told Mirai at least something about puberty.

Shisui shivered, "Blech… How do you know so much, Kaa-san?"

I hummed softly before kicking my legs up and using Sasuke as a helpful footrest, "Oh, I was a woman in my past life. I've experienced both kinds, frankly, I hate them both, un." There was a long pause before Shisui burst into laughter, "Don't believe me huh?"

Sasuke reached over to pat Shisui on the head, "Listen to Deidara, he's telling the truth… Sushi." He smirked when the smaller Uchiha glared at him, "Nice try being scary shrimp. Try that again when you're taller than me."

"Sasuke, you really should not taunt your nephew… but then again… Neji and I love teasing Hakaku, he has the best pout." Kimimaro leaned back with a sigh, most likely thinking about his little boy. Next thing Shisui and I knew the three fathers began daydreaming about their cute children.

Shisui crossed his arms, "I'm just glad Minami is usually a happy girl… I can't even imagine her mad…"

One month later

"What's taking her so long?" Shisui impatiently paced around my usual training grounds while Madara and I sat on a rock. Madara wanted to evaluate their training thus far to determine if he needed to step in and handle their growth himself, "Kaa-san, why is she late?"

I hummed as I messed with my clay, not paying any attention, "She's almost here, un."

"Sorry I'm late!" Minami arrived, semi out of breath and… wearing loose fitted pants? That's odd, she's developed Sakura's taste in tight shorts and it's not like her to wear anything remotely baggy unless it's pajamas. Her hair is wet too, "I had to go to aunt Sakura and get… something…"

I give Madara a glance before returning my attention to Minami, "What did you need to get at Sakura's that you couldn't ask me-" She's blushing and fidgeting… oh… "Do you really want to spar against your brother, un?"

Minami went through several facial expressions, eyes shifting to various trees and clouds, "Uh huh…" Fidgeting, she stood in front of her brother and the two began sparing.

At first, it seemed normal, just like how Itachi and Sasuke have been teaching them, like any other Uchiha fight. But then Minami started to freeze when she moved her legs too much, giving multiple chances for Shisui to land hits. I couldn't watch this anymore, I never allowed Sakura and Hinata to spar when they were in this condition. I always had them focus on chakra control.

Shooting up to my feet, I increased the volume of my voice, "That's enough! Shisui will fight against me!"

Shisui looked over to me in confusion, "Wait, why? What's going on? Why is Minami moving funny?"

"Sushi… shut up..."

"Why sis? What's wrong? You can talk to me, you know…"

Minami had tears forming in the corner of her eyes, face slowly turning red from rage, "I said… shut… UUUUUUUUP!" With the last word forming into a high pitched scream, she slammed her foot on the ground, putting so much chakra into it that an explosion happened mere inches from her. Debris flew in every direction as our brains processed what just happened.

Slowly crossing my arms, I nodded in approval, "You have my explosion release…" I look down at my palm mouths in thought, 'Should I even offer…? No, not with her. I won't even bring it up…'

Madara stood up and walked towards Minami, carefully patting her head before ushering her into my open arms, "I will train you both until your father is relieved of his duties as Hokage. But until Minami's bleeding has stopped," Shisui's eyes widen at that, "I want her to focus on chakra control with you, Deidara. Shisui, I'll be getting Obito to help you with your training as well." There was no room for arguments against the older Uchiha as he turned to collect Shisui's new sensei.

With a gentle sigh, I pull Minami into my lap and tucked her legs close to me, "Next time tell me, sweetheart… I like to be aware of this, un." I didn't get a response, just her face nuzzling into my neck as Shisui stood there awkwardly. With a slight jerk of my head towards my clay pouch, Shisui went over there and pulled out my wallet, I move my eye to Minami and Shisui instantly bolted off to buy some comfort food for his sister. At least he understands that his sister needs to be alone with her mother for the time being.

12 years old

3rd person POV

Dark circles laid under Shisui's eyes as his brain decided to take some frustration out, "Kaa-san, I've been wanting to ask you this for a while…"

Deidara looked up from his book to observe Shisui with a raised eyebrow, "Do you mind sharing with the class? Or are you going to stare at me and expect me to enter your mind, un?" The sass and chuckle did not help the bristling pre-teen. Honestly, he could not for the life of him figure out why Shisui has been so tired lately, but it's been making his son irritable at everything. He missed his happy-go-lucky boy and wants his baby to get more sleep at night.

"Who is our real mother?" Okay, both Itachi and Minami stopped their spar outside to watch the whole thing.

Deidara's amusement rose dramatically at the bold question, "I am."

"But you didn't give birth to us."

"You're still mine."

"That doesn't make sense. How can we be yours when Itachi is our father?" Shisui crossed his arms, expecting to catch the blond off-guard… sadly, he missed the mark.

"I turned myself into a woman, your father helped me fertilize some eggs. They were then harvested and placed in the uterus of a surrogate mother. You are mine as much as you are Itachi's, un."

"Who gave birth to us?"

"Anko, duh. Why do you think she's your godmother?" Like a relaxed cat, Deidara slid off the sofa with a stretch and placed his hand under Shisui's chin, " 'Why are you our mother? Why did Itachi marry a man? People bully us because of you.' Are those going through your head? Or is it something else?" He tilted his head when Shisui moved his head away, "Honey… I know you're not sleeping at night, talk to your Kaa-san, un."

"I don't have to tell you anything..." Realizing what he just said, Shisui bit his lower lip and ran out of the house to clear his head. This wasn't his mother's fault, and yet he couldn't help but take it out on him.

That night

Shisui's eyes snapped open with a gasp. His heart pounded in his chest as the nightmare replayed in his head over and over again. Frantically looking around the room, he finds his twin sleeping in her mountain of pillows in her half of the room. She never uses blanket anymore. Kicking off his own mountain of blankets, Shisui crept over to the bed and poked his sister's ankle. The instant kick in the face, while mildly painful, was enough to reassure him that she was indeed breathing.

With a sigh of relief, Shisui tiptoed out of the room, hoping to find a snack in the kitchen. But he didn't expect to find the lights on, nor did he expect the person sitting at the table.

"Tou-san? You're up?"

Itachi looked up from a scroll to look at his terrified son, "Nightmare?" His tired lips tugged up in a smile as Shisui began fidgeting on the spot, "I think there's some melonpan wrapped up on the counter if you want a snack. Sit down after you pick out something."

Shocked out of his daze, Shisui scrambled to the counter and picked up one of the sweet buns and sat next to Itachi. He blinked a few times when Itachi pulled him into a one arm hug.

"Want to talk about it?"

Shisui bit his lower lip. Did he really want to tell his father about the dream? What if it made the man see him differently? It didn't help that it's the reason he snapped at his mother earlier today. He needed to change the subject, "what made you and Kaa-san fall in love?"

Itachi let out an amused chuckle, "Ah… knew one of you two would ask that question one day, especially when we're one of a small handful of same-sex couples… Well, the short version is that your Kaa-san fell in love first, and I didn't… not until I thought I would lose him."

"Lose him?" Shisui arched his head up to look at the pained expression on Itachi's face, "What happened?"

The older Uchiha sighed heavily, "A long time ago… Deidara confessed to me… and I decided to give him a chance… a few weeks later, Sasuke was kidnapped. Deidara went out to rescue him with your uncle and their friends and… he was nearly killed by a stronger opponent. There was a moment where he didn't stand up and all I could think was 'I'm going to lose him'. That's how I realized that I loved him… because I've only felt that fear a handful of times in my life at that point." Itachi clenched his ink-stained hands into tight fists, the memories flashing like bits of a movie.

Shisui lowered his gaze to his half-eaten bread, guilt flooding his heart, "... Are… you happy with your marriage?"

"Happier than I ever thought I would. Your mother has given me so much in my life without ever once wanting something in return… I doubt I could have gotten this kind of feeling with anyone else." There was such a high level of passion in his father's voice that it really broke the mood when he ruffled Shisui's hair, "And you really should stop giving him a hard time. Your favoritism towards me gave 'it' away." Oh… ohhhhhhhhh!

Shisui let out a weak chuckle, "So you noticed?" His body instinctively relaxed when he felt Itachi's face nuzzle his hair.

"You're mannerisms haven't changed much in this life, Shisui. How much do you remember?"

"The past is… blurry… I remember maybe the last 3 or 4 years before I died clearly. Everything else is being buried and replaced with this new life. But I doubt I'll forget those last few years… I'm glad that if I had to be reborn, it was as your kid, Itachi."

"That's Tou-san to you, young man. Best friend or not, I am your father now." The two let out heartfelt laughs.

Catching his breath, Shisui bit his lip, "My… my… I saw Minami die…" Itachi snapped his head to watch his former best friend now son, "It's strange… you were the closest thing I had to a sibling, but now I have a twin. I want to protect her, but seeing her… just laying there, her eyes gouged out… what if… what if I fail?" Shisui covered his hands over his face, tears flowing out, "I had to make her kick me to reassure that she was alive! We're graduating this year! What if we get put in another squad and I'm not there to support her?!"

Itachi let out a hum and pulled his son into his lap, "That's the problem, huh? Well, this may help stop those nightmares." Leaning down, Itachi softly whispered, "Anko will be yours, Minami's and Mirai's sensei. It's supposed to be a secret, so don't tell anyone. Deidara made the arrangements long before you two were born. It just so happened Minami and Mirai stuck together."

"Kaa-san did…?"

"Indeed. He has always done what he could to keep you two together. I suggest apologizing to him in the morning, but he doesn't harbor any ill feelings for your outburst." Letting Shisui go, Itachi got up and stretched, "Goodnight." Without even making a sound, Itachi vanished into the hallways and presumably to bed.

Shisui sat there in the dim lighting of the kitchen, heart swelling with mixed emotions as he ravishly ate another bun before returning to his bedroom. He made a beeline for his bed when a hand shot out from the nearby pillow pile and yanked him into the abyss of soft plush.

"If you make me kick you again, I'm aiming lower each time. You're sleeping in here, Sushi." Minami possessively wrapped her limbs around her brother, effortlessly replacing her body pillow with him. Shisui laid there for a moment, observing his twin's peaceful face. Twisting his body so he faced her, Shisui placed a kiss on Minami's forehead before falling asleep.

The following morning

Shisui walked into the kitchen to find his father enjoying a warm cup of tea and his mother bustling around the kitchen. Today's apron was light blue with the words "I'm cooking, back off" in bold lettering. Ignoring the apron's words, Shisui snuck up behind Deidara and gave him a tight hug.

"Gah! Shisui, I'm cooking here, what if I get hot oil on you, un?" Had his mother always been this concerned for him…? It was new… having a mom that saw him besides a prodigy, a child soldier for a future war. It only made him feel more like an ass.

Ignoring the protests, Shisui nuzzled his face in his mother's side, "I love you. I love you so much and I'm so sorry that I've been acting like such a brat to you… It's never been your fault and I'm grateful to have you as my mom… I'm sorry."

Deidara paused in his cooking to look at his firstborn, before raising an eyebrow and a playful smirk forming. Reaching down, he buried his fingers in the younger's hair and lightly massaged his scalp, "You're supposed to act like a brat. Don't worry, it's not every day your best friend turns into your dad and married a weirdo like me, un." He burst into laughter as Shisui gave Itachi owl eyes, "I figured it out years ago sweetheart, and Itachi told me about your nightmares. A mother always knows the most about their child. Now, eat your breakfast with your sister. I'm training you two in dodging today, un."

Both twins' hearts sped up when their father spoke from behind his teacup, "Ah yes, I'm sure Sasuke and Naruto will love to watch that."

13 years old

Of course, the moment Anko lets the team do a mission alone they get attacked!

"Minami, duck!" Shisui yanked his sister down with him as a fire jutsu barely missed their heads. Seriously, who was this guy?! He had sharingan implanted all over his body and his "sons" as he calls them, were just as freaky!

Minami grimaced watching the man's sharingan fixate on them, "Ugh… disgusting…"

"You two are Uchiha… I thought they were almost extinct…" The man made a hand motion to stop the other sharingan users, "My name is Uchiha Shin."

"We don't care!" Mirai chucked several explosive kunai in specific places, "Minami!"

"On it!" Slamming her hands together, Minami used her explosion release to amplify the explosions from the kunai upon them reaching the ground. Before the smoke could even clear, there was a soft gasp from Mirai, and when it cleared the two could see her with a sword driven through her side, "You…. You… I'LL KILL YOU!"

"Sis, wai-" But Minami was already running, newly awakened sharingan spinning wildly in her eyes. Almost instantly this Shin guy was interested in her new eyes and aimed to attack. Shisui's heart wouldn't stop racing, his worst nightmare was coming true, his sister was in danger. He needed to protect her! He-

There was a sharp jab on his neck and the world went black.

Sometime later

"Urg…" Shisui groaned in pain as the world returned back to him. He was on his bedroll, the crackling of a fireplace and it's unmistakable warmth headed up his right side lighting up only a small section of the dark surroundings. On his left, he felt something pressed against him, no doubt his twin snuggling him.

"Don't move yet Shisui, you three need your rest."

"Grandpa Madara…?"

Turning his head to the right, Shisui saw Madara. The older Uchiha was calmly staring into the fire, back against a tree and sharingan occasionally shifting to look into the abyss of the forest.

"That was one of Orochimaru's experiments, a disgusting life form that clings to the Uchiha name like a parasite… he escaped almost as soon as he saw me." There was the sound of material rubbing against each other, he must be clenching his fist, "You two awakened your sharingan."

That really woke up Shisui, "Mirai! She was stabbed and-" He stopped when he saw the poofy-haired Uchiha point at him. In confusion, Shisui turned his head to the left to see Minami's face pressed against his shoulder, and then right behind her on a separate bedroll was Mirai. Her side was heavily bandaged, but she was breathing, "She's alive… Why are you here though?"

Madara hummed slightly, grabbing a stick and poking the fire with it, "Deidara asked me to shadow your team, and to not interfere unless I thought your lives were in danger. Frankly… I thought your lives were in danger. Three genins against a horde of sharingan users…" Madara leaned his head against the trunk of the tree, "We would have lost you three to that man… no doubt Mirai would have died and you two either captured or your eyes taken… Your mission is over, once Mirai wakes up I'm taking you home. Deidara will be taking over this mission with Sasuke and Neji, I don't want to hear any arguments."

"You don't get any… their lives are more important than this mission… it wouldn't have done much to help Konoha anyway…" Shisui sighed and slowly closes his eyes, "Teach us sharingan tricks when we're home…"

"I plan to, little Uchiha."

14 years old

Deidara's POV

I quietly hummed to myself as I walked down the streets of Konoha with Shisui and Minami. Naruto had just become Hokage a few days ago, the ceremony was grand and my poor brother didn't even get to be awake for the whole thing. Himawari completely knocked him out with a single blow and Konohamaru had to take his place.

Of course, I didn't miss the snake approaching me when the area had fewer people, "Are you one of Duck-kun's, or Orochimaru's?" Minami and Shisui poked their heads over my shoulders to look at the little serpent.

"Orochimaru-sssama wissshessss to ssspeak to you." Well, that answered my question pretty quickly.

"We'll be there in a moment, un." The snake slithered off and I looked at my kids, gently brushing both of their faces affectionately, "Follow me, you two."

The twins silently followed behind me as I headed towards Orochimaru's hideout. I desperately wanted to mess with his computers. The technology in every room, every open door, were like memories of the past pushed far away. There was someone in the room Orochimaru was waiting for us in, but I didn't recognize who it was. Definitely not Suigetsu, he's in another part of the building… it has to be…

"Ah Deidara… and little Minami-chan and Shisui-kun. It has been a long time… I wanted you to meet-"

"MITSUKI!" Without any other warning, I bolted towards the calm, smiling child and lifted him into my arms and into a tight hug. At the entrance of the room, Minami and Shisui were staring at me like I've grown a second head and then looking at Orochimaru, praying for an explanation.

Orochimaru let out a throaty chuckle, "Your mother here, only kept me alive in the past wanting this dear child to be born. I presume he is pleased with the child that he is hugging."

"He's absolutely perfect, Orochimaru! Ooooo look at his cute eyes, un! Not as cute as my kids of course. But look at him!" I nuzzled my face against Mitsuki, the child making no move to escape my grasp. If anything, he seemed to relish in the attention.

Minami sighed and waved off my behavior, "Kaa-san has a weakness for children, you should have seen how he acts when babysitting our cousins."

"Forget our cousins, Kaa-san doted on us from day one." Shisui laughed slightly when his sister gave him a glare, "Do I need to remind your love for seals and your onesie, sis?"

"No thanks Sushi, not unless you want Orochimaru-sama here to learn about your Halloween costume at 4." Now it was Shisui's turn to glare.

"Behave you two." With a roll of my eye, I slowly sat Mitsuki down and kneel to his height, "Sorry for the scare. My name is Deidara, I'll be watching over you when you come to Konoha, un."

"My parent told me about you, Deidara-san." Oh I love his little voice and how he calls Orochimaru his parent- damnit… I just realized Orochimaru looks prettier than most women now, "And the two shinobi behind you must be your kids… um… are you their dad?"

"No sweetie, I'm their mother. Kind of like how Orochimaru is your… um…" I straighten up to look at Orochimaru, making vague hand gestures towards the snake child, "Uh…"

"It's not important, Deidara-san. He can be taken to Konoha whenever you are ready, I will occasionally show up to check his progress… However, there is something I wish to tell… nevermind, it's not important." With that, Orochimaru gave Mitsuki a look that made him look like a doting mother and resumed his research… I still cannot tell which type parent Orochimaru is.

Mitsuki was packed and ready to head out within the hour, almost instantly striking up a conversation with Shisui about Konoha and who his classmates will be. He was interested in the fact that Shisui and Minami were related to a chunk of his future classmates, especially Naruto's son. Noting how Shisui was quick to take the young boy under his wing, I allowed him to take Mitsuki over to Naruto's office.

Noting that we were now alone, Minami spoke, "Kaa-san, why did neither of us get your palm mouths?" She waved her own hands as if to prove her point, "I have your explosion release too."

Oh boy, should have expected this sooner in all honesty, "Because I was not born with these hands. I stole a forbidden jutsu from Iwagakure, my birth village, to develop my ultimate art. I was branded a traitor for this jutsu, un."

She blinked a few times, before slowly tilting her head, "Would… it be possible for me to have this jutsu too? I really want to learn your techniques. I've seen you in battle and… they're fascinating." Fascinating… huh… I never really saw them as that.

"Maybe you can ask Kurotsuchi when you visit Iwagakure next time. I know she's kept it locked up once she learned that Onoki never destroyed it, un." I throw my arm across her shoulder and gave her a half hug while we walked, "But I want you to develop your own art, your own jutsu. Just because you have my kekkei genkai and the sharingan does not mean you can copy everything I do, un." That earned a light giggle from Minami.

"Alright Kaa-san… how did you know Orochimaru-sama would make Mitsuki-kun?"

"Oh, I knew the future when I was younger. I don't know what's going to happen anymore, but I did know he would be born."

Minami just gave me a look that screamed "bullshit" to me. Ahhh… I'm going to have to explain this to all of them someday.

16 Years old

"My babies are both jounin now." I sniffed and fake cried into my sleeve as Minami and Shisui tried on their jonin jackets, Minami almost instantly ditching it in favor of her Uchiha shirt instead.

Despite the both of them always being together, they developed their own style. Minami dresses similar to Madara: long sleeved mantle that slit at the bottom, only instead of a high collar she has a hood. I don't know why she insists on her clothes having hoods, her hair is so long it barely fits when she puts it up, but whatever makes her happy. She's begun to adopt my bang style but has her waist-length black hair tied in a low ponytail, similar to Neji. The hair was tied with string, bells attached to the ends. Again, I don't understand her fashion choices, but at least she looks beautiful in her clothes and she's confident in her body.

Shisui… looks like… well… Shisui, but with straight hair that is never sure if it wants to spike out or not. I swear it's based on how he sleeps, half the time it's flat and compliments his face… and other times he looks like if Naruto grew his hair out and got smacked with a chidori.

They were dressed in more traditional clothing compared to most from their generation. When I tried to ask them if they liked the new trends their cousins wore… they gagged and proclaimed their love for older styles… well, it saves headaches.

"I still don't get why you and Tou-san had us take our time in climbing the ranks. I wanted to be an ANBU by the time I was 13…" Shisui pouted as he examined himself in the vest, quickly ditching it due to hating how the shade of green clashed with… literally everything on his person.

I pat my son on the shoulder, "Because honey, we're in a time of peace. Itachi and I wanted you two to perfect your skills to the highest caliber before sending you two off to A-rank and S-rank missions, un." There was no need to power rush the twins, from what I've gathered there was little to worry about for the time being, "Now come on, you're helping me monitor your cousins' graduations."

I didn't look over my shoulder to see if they followed me, they always followed. Konoha was full of energy today, many parents were gossiping and anxiously waiting for their child to return home with their forehead protectors.

Entering the academy, Shino greeted us at the front door, "Deidara-san. Thank you for coming here to help out with the graduation exams and ceremony." More expressive than ever, Shino gave the three of us a patient smile as he allowed me to walk to the classroom.

As I opened the door, I began to speak, "Alright chibis, time to see what you're made of- AH!" A high pitched shriek escaped my throat as a bucket of ice-cold water landed on my head. There must have been a seal that activated and dropped it on me. Slowly, I lifted the bucket off with a shaky hand, and stared into the eyes of the terrified students… one of them gave their guilt away instantly, "MENMAAAAAAAAA!"

3rd person POV

Hakaku leaned on the palm of his hand, white eyes staring at his blond cousin, "We told you dropping a bucket of water on Uncle Deidara would get you in trouble." Rolling his eyes, he resumed his conversation with Shikadai and Inojin about kekkei genkai, knowing fully well that Menma was in for a world of hurt.

"Aw shut up Hakaku, you're going to get me caught!" Menma shushed the other harshly and paled when he saw movement beside him, "Ah! Sarada-!"

The female Uchiha rushed to help get a towel for her uncle, "Menma wanted to figure out if the reason why your eyelids were so dark was because of eyeshadow or not."

Minami glared at Menma, sharingan spinning, "You know Kaa-san hates makeup, idiot." The boy visibly gulped, not realizing his older cousins had joined in on the exam. Oh he better be prepared to run after class, "Kaa-san, are you okay?"

"I'll live- ah, thank you Sarada, un." Deidara pat his face and arms dry before undoing his messed up ponytail and wearing the towel like a turban, "Well then, since Menma decided to pull that kind of prank, I think it would be appropriate for your exams to take place under the watchful gaze of my lovely sharingan-wielding children, Minami and Shisui. Not only am I able to sense everything in the room, these two can see everything. Good luck, un."

Menma groaned and slammed his face on his desk, causing Hakaku to reach out and stop his water bottle from falling, "Man… why did he have to bring the red-eyed demons into this whole thing…?"

"Because it was either us or our father and Sasuke." Menma's heart stopped when he found Shisui hovering him with his trademark "You're screwed~" smile and sharingan staring him down, "I think bamboo sounds lovely with ramen this time of year~"

Deidara sat down in a chair with Minami standing behind him, "Kaa-san, why did Uncle Naruto name his son after fermented bamboo?"

I let out a chuckle as I watched Shisui terrorize the boy, "Well, Naruto was originally going to name him Boruto," I pause as Minami snorted, "I know, a stupid name. Anyway, I forced him to pick out a different name and he picked out Menma… let's just say there's a connection with that name… too bad he's still a brat, un."

"Shall Sushi and I teach him some manners?" Naturally, Shisui bristled at his childhood nickname, but the smirk was still there.

"Why not? After all, your jobs as jounin is to… beat some sense into the genin, un."


Heh… Sushi. I don't know why I had that be Shisui's nickname, but I did. This was so much fun to write and show off the kid's childhoods. I really just wrote random stuff that came to my head, a few things didn't make it into the chapter but I'm satisfied with the final product.

And yes, I changed Boruto's name to Menma.

All of the Boruto generation kids were born, I even kept Inojin the same. There are just now some new kids added into the mix, like Kimimaro and Neji's son Hakaku.

I'm not entirely sure how the final chapter will play out, but I do know it will be next week. I'm just proud that I was able to finish this project and watch it grow.

As always, reviews are loved and I will see you all next week.

Bye!