"Tou-san can you teach me how to do the Rasengan like Nii-san?" asked Aiko, Naruto's six-year-old daughter. She was about average height for her age with her mothers facial structure and hair, but she had her father's clear sky blue eyes. Arashi on the other hand inherited most of his father looks and hair, but had his mother's eyes.
"Don't you think you are a little young to be learning such a technique," said Naruto picking up his daughter and sitting her down on his lap.
"Aww, but it is so cool," pleaded Aiko.
"Don't you having training with your mother so that you can learn to use your miko powers," said Naruto looking down at his daughter.
"Yes you do young lady and I have been waiting for the last ten minutes for you," said Kagome appearing in the doorway.
"Tou-san, don't make me go," said Aiko trying to hide in her father's robes. Kagome tried to hide her smile at her daughter's actions, but she was just so darn cute.
"Come on baby, if you do well in your lessons then I will show you the first stage of learning the Rasengan," said Naruto knowing his daughter would do as he asked now.
"You promise?" asked Aiko peeking her head out his robes.
"You know it baby girl," said Naruto before he started to tickle his daughter. He tickled her for a good minute or so before he stopped and sent her off to her mother.
"Now off you go to your Kaa-san, and remember you have to behave for her," said Naruto putting his daughter on the ground.
"You better Tou-san or I am going to tell Kimimaro-kun on you," said Aiko before running up to her mother whom watched the whole interaction with an amused look on her face.
"Go wait for me in our meeting spot while I have a quick chat with your Tou-san," said Kagome.
"Ok Kaa-san, bye Tou-san," yelled Aiko before running out of the room.
"Hello my dear wife, what is it you wish to talk to me about," asked Naruto as he pulled Kagome down into his lap and winked at her.
"Stop that Naruto-kun, I have something serious to talk to you about," said Kagome with a blush.
"What is that?" asked Naruto curious.
"The Chuunin exams are coming up soon in Konoha and we have been invited to join. What are your plans concerning this?" asked Kagome.
"You know I have made plans after plans trying to figure out how I can help my precious people, but now I have my own family to worry about and it scares me," said Naruto with a troubled look.
"What scares you Naruto-kun?" asked Kagome having never seen Naruto like this before.
"I'm scared because I know if I get involved that my family will become major targets and I don't know if I'm willing to put my family in danger just so that some people who don't even remember who I am," said Naruto guilty. Kagome gently placed a hand on either side of his face and forcing him to look her in the eyes.
"The thing I love about you most Naruto-kun is that you are always trying to help those less fortunate then you. Take a look at all that you have done for Kimimaro-kun, Naraku-kun, Yugito-chan, Gaara-kun, and so many others. Our village is formed from people that you saved from poverty or from bandits. There is not a person in this village that you haven't help him some way. Even if you choose to help Konoha and make this village a target, no one will turn on you for doing what you believed to be the right thing to do. We will all follow you no matter what path you choose," said Kagome before kissing Naruto gently on the lips and leaving the room.
"You are my guardian angel Kagome-chan, I wouldn't be able to live without you by my side," said Naruto softly.
"You know that we will not allow anything to happen to Kaa-san," said Naraku appearing from the shadows with Kimimaro and Yugito at his side.
"Spying on us now are you, be glad your mother didn't catch you," said Naruto as he turned to stare at his sons and daughter.
"Forgive us Naruto-sama, we meant no disrespect," said Kimimaro kneeling before Naruto.
"Rise Kimimaro-kun, I've told you before that you need never kneel before me," said Naruto with a small smile.
"Tou-san, we promise to protect Kaa-san with our lives," said Yugito smiling at the only man she would call father.
"I remember when you hated my guts and refused to talk to me at all," said Naruto looking at Yugito whom blushed at the memory.
"Tou-san you are changing the subject," said Naraku with a smirk.
"I know you all would do everything you power to protect your Kaa-san, but that doesn't make me feel any better. I don't want to lose any member of my family, you all make life worth living," said Naruto as he walked to the window and stared out into the afternoon sky.
"Sooner or later, we will be forced into the war that is coming and even you can not stop that," said Naraku.
"I know," said Naruto sadly.
"So what will it be Tou-san?" asked Yugito giving Naraku a knowing look.
"Kimimaro-kun, you will be Kagome-chan's guard during the finals of the Chuunin exam. Yugito-chan and Naraku-kun you will be acting as two of the jounin instructors for the two teams of genin I will be entering into the exam. I expect you three to do your best to prepare for the exams so for the next three months you had better step it up in your training. Kimimaro-kun I know you are currently the ANBU captain so I will make it so your mission intake is cut down, but you other two will be getting your genin teams right away and I expect you to train them to be fully prepared for the upcoming Chuunin exams," said Naruto turning to stare down at his two sons and daughter.
"Yes Tou-san/Naruto-sama," all three replied before they disappeared from the room.
"Am I making the right decision?" asked Naruto as he once again turned to gaze at the clear blue sky.
Flashback memories
"Honey, you're crushing my hand," said Naruto as his wife squeezed his hand with a death grip.
"You bastard this is your entire fault, I swear once I'm done giving birth to this baby I am going to neuter you," growled Kagome before she screamed in pain. Naruto just paled at hearing is wife's threat.
"You were so much nicer during your first pregnancy," said Naruto, which caused Kagome to squeeze his hand harder.
Break
"My gosh, she is beautiful," said Naruto as he held his newborn daughter.
"Her name is Aiko," said Kagome as she watched Naruto hold their daughter.
"Aiko, I like it," said Naruto smiling down at his new daughter.
"Kaa-san can we come in now?" yelled Naraku from the other side of the door.
"Come on in Naraku-kun and tell the others they can come in as well," said Kagome with a smile before the door burst open and in rushed Naraku and Arashi. Kimimaro and Gaara walked into the room at a much slower.
"Is this my new sister?" asked Arashi as he looked at the baby his Tou-san was holding.
"Yes this Aiko, she is all of yours new baby sister," said Naruto handing Aiko surprisingly to Kimimaro first. Kimimaro just gave Naruto a surprised look before he took Aiko carefully from the man. The moment he held the girl and look down upon her sleeping face, Kagome and Naruto could watch in amusement as one of the biggest smiles they had ever seen appeared on Kimimaro's face.
"I think you won't be the only one Kimimaro-kun will be protecting constantly anymore," said Naruto with a smirk.
"As long as he doesn't spoil her like Naraku does with Arashi then I don't have a problem with it," said Kagome.
"Hey I don't spoil Arashi-kun," grumbled Naraku with a smirk.
"Sure you don't, now where is Yugito-chan?" asked Kagome.
"She is probably waiting until I leave to come into the room, you know how much she dislikes me," said Naruto sadly.
"Give her time Naruto-kun, she just doesn't trust men in general," said Kagome trying to comfort her husband.
"You may come in Yugito-chan, I am leaving," said Naruto before he disappeared in a swirl of leaves. Right after he left girl around the age of ten with shoulder length blue hair.
"Yugito-chan come in and ignore the boys, I want you to meet your new sister, Aiko-chan," said Kagome as she signaled for Kimimaro to hand over her daughter. Kimimaro gently gave Kagome Aiko and then Kagome signaled for Yugito to come over to get a better look at her new sister.
"She will be my new sister?" asked Yugito as she stared at Aiko.
"Yes she will be," said Kagome as she handed her daughter over to Yugito. Unknown to everyone was that Naruto was watching them through his own crystal ball and he had a huge smile on his face as he watched his family have a good time.
End Flashback Memory"Will I ever see my family happy again like that if I enter them into this war?" asked Naruto.
Flashback Memory #2
"Tou-san, Yugito-chan was injured on a mission," said 13-year-old Naraku. Naruto instantly got up from his seat and rushed to the hospital to check on his daughter. It didn't take him long before he made it to the hospital and found his daughter in a room with some extensive injuries.
"What happened to her?" asked Naruto as he performed some hand seals that made his hands glow green and he started to heal her to the best of his abilities.
"It seems that her team ran into some missing ninjas while returning back to the village, but fortunately our border patrols arrived when they did or they would all be in critical condition," said the doctor as he watched Naruto heal his daughter.
"Did we manage to capture the missing ninjas?" asked Naruto.
"Yes, but one of them managed to get away," said an ANBU entering the room.
"Kimimaro-kun, were they actual missing ninjas or were they just posing as missing ninjas," said Naruto.
"We have yet to find out, but I believe that they are merely posing as missing ninjas," said Kimimaro as he removed his mask.
"It seems that some other villages are spying on us sooner then I expected, Kimimaro-kun I want those captured ninja interrogated right away and I want to know exactly what they were doing near our borders. I want to have a full report on my desk in two hours," said Naruto serious.
"Yes Naruto-sama," said Kimimaro before placing his mask back on and disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
"You'll be ok Yugito-chan," said Naruto brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Why?" asked Yugito softly as she looked at him through half-lidded eyes.
"I don't understand," said Naruto confused as he took a seat next to her.
"Why did you help me? I am always going against your orders and take every opportunity I can to avoid you," said Yugito.
"You are my daughter and no matter what you do to me, I will always love you. Even if you weren't my daughter I still would help you out because it is just in my nature to help others," said Naruto smiling at Yugito. Yugito didn't know how to respond to that and just stared at Naruto in disbelief.
"I will leave you alone and let your Kaa-san know that you are ok," said Naruto before getting up and leaving. Just before he exited the room, he heard something that warmed his heart.
"Thank you, tou-san," said Yugito before closing her eyes and going to sleep.
End Flashback Memory #2
"It seems that I am now becoming a hypocrite since I only want to protect my family," said Naruto with a sad smile.
Flashback Memory #3
"Tou-san, how come Kaa-san is always helping strangers," asked Arashi as they traveled through some nearby towns.
"Your Kaa-san is just a very kind and pure-hearted person. She has been given a gift and she uses it to help all those that she can," said Naruto smiling.
"Do I have this gift as well Tou-san?" asked Arashi curious.
"Yes you do, all your brothers and sisters possess this gift and I hope that you will use your gift to help others as well," said Naruto placing his hand on his son's head.
"What exactly is the gift that we all have?" asked Arashi.
"That my son is something you will have to find out for yourself and when you do I know you will use your power to make your Kaa-san and I proud," said Naruto as he smiled down at his son fondly.
End Flashback #3
"All of my sons and daughters have been using their abilities to help others, but here I am scared to help others," said Naruto.
Flashback Memory #4
"What happened to your resolve, what happened to the boy who never gave up hope?" asked Kyuubi.
"We will meet again when you have your resolve back so that I will be provided with a worthy challenge," said Kyuubi before turning his back on Naruto.
End Flashback Memory #4
"Ha-ha, Kyuubi would hate himself to know that because of him I am happier then I ever was before. I know what I need to do, I will join Konoha's side during the Chuunin exam, and I will show them that the Hidden Village of Time has the power to change the future for the better," said Naruto with fire burning in his eyes.
Author's note: Now my friends and I just have to look up the Japanese word for time so that we can come up with a ----kage name. lol Um for those who wish to know what the village looks like use your imagination because you can probably imagine some far greater then I could ever try to describe. . Oh and for Naraku he looks the same except he now has silver hair. My friends and I are lazy so we will explain what we can, but we are just writing for fun and if we go into too much detail then we will get bored writing it. Same reason why we dont really check for grammar and all that because it seems to much like school work and we have had enough of that while in school and are not going to do that when we are just trying to have some fun. Sorry for all those who expect such things, but we just writing the story in a way that provides us with some humor and a good time. Thanks for the reviews and take care.