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Please do enjoy, "All They Want for Christmas: December 24"


Naruto sighed as he stared at the white walls surrounding him. He absolutely hated this place, yet he found himself here more often than not. To make matters worse, Ino was making him wear a stupid hospital gown. He argued with her that as Hokage, he didn't need to wear one, but Ino threatened to tell his wife he was being disruptive.

Sakura simply did not tolerate his bad behavior in hospital, and she put up with even less after they had gotten married. If Ino told Sakura he was being disruptive... well he wouldn't have a very good Christmas Eve to say the least.

So Naruto found himself sitting in a hospital room, in an uncomfortable hospital gown, all alone. Sakura had offered to come with him but he didn't want her to. If she faced this alone then he should face it alone too.

He let his mind wander back to last night in an effort to keep his thoughts away from his fear. Every night spent with Sakura was a good night... but now that they were trying to have a baby, every night spent with Sakura was that much better; last night was no different.

The door swung open before Naruto could delve further into his memories of last night and Ino walked in with a small, clear cup in hand.

"Good morning Hokage-sama, welcome back." Ino casually greeted as if she were just meeting Naruto out on the street.

"No need to refer to me by my title Ino; we're friends."

"So how did the jonin exams go?"

"They were interesting. We almost had a 50 percent promotion rate, nine out of the 20 we took proved they were ready."

"And that's good?" Ino quirked her eyebrow. She had been one of ten people selected to take the jonin exams, and all ten of the people that took them earned their promotion.

"Gaara only had eight." Naruto grinned. "It's good though. We lit a fire under those who didn't get promoted, so we'll have some of the strongest chunin ever this year."

"I'll take your word for it. Now, just to be clear, you know why you're here right? I wouldn't put it past Sakura to just tell you that you have a doctor's appointment and send you here without any further information."

"I'm here to make sure that... I can have children." Naruto gulped.

"And I'm sure you've already heard how long it can take for couples to get pregnant?"

"I have... but I'm a jinchuriki. Things are probably different for me."

"Your mom had you and she was a jinchuriki at the time, right?"

"Yeah... but she was a woman. It could be..."

"That's why you're here." Ino cut Naruto off. "So we can eliminate every 'could be' and 'what if,' I'm sure you'll find out that you're fine."

"So eh... how does this work exactly?"

"You do your thing and get me a sample in this cup here. It's not that complicated."

"Right here? By myself?"

"Well I'm not helping you perv." Ino teased.

"I wouldn't want your help!" Naruto quickly clarified.

"Oh really now?" Ino growled. "And why's that? Hmm? Too fat for you? Well newsflash asshole, I'm PREG..."

"NO!" Naruto quickly interrupted Ino before she destroyed him with her pregnant rage. "It's nothing like that. I would just never want help with anything like that by anyone but Sakura. She's the only one I ever want to... you know."

"Well you could've brought her along you know idiot." Ino smirked. "If you want, I can send someone to bring her here."

"No no no! I... She faced this alone, so I will face this alone."

"How noble." Ino rolled her eyes. "Ok, I'll get out of here and give you some privacy. There's some Icha Icha books on that corner shelf. Just yell for me once you're done." Ino spun around and walked out of the room leaving Naruto to himself.

He stared at the door that had just clicked shut warily. How embarrassing would it be if someone just barged in while he was doing his thing... He quickly shifted around so his back was to the door. This way, if someone walked in, they wouldn't be able to see what he was doing.

"Ok... here we go." Naruto muttered nervously. He tried to think of anything to get himself...excited, but the giant pit that had suddenly formed in his stomach wasn't going to have it.

"Come on Naruto... this is the easy part. Come on..." Naruto was just too nervous to do anything.

The door suddenly swung open, causing Naruto to panic.

"Hey! Busy in here!"

"Relax Naruto, it's just me." Sakura's soothing voice calmed Naruto down.

"S-Sakura? What are you doing here?" Naruto stammered, turning his head to see his wife smiling at him.

"It sucked facing this alone, and I don't want you to."

"Thank kami." Naruto sighed in relief. "I'm so nervous..."

"I can do a few things to help." Sakura cooed as she shot Naruto a sultry smile. "Relax and let me help you take care of this Na-ru-to."

Naruto thanked kami for his wife as she sauntered up to him to "help."


"Gah, why did we decide we want to have a kid again?" Naruto groaned. With Sakura's "help," he was easily able to get the sample Ino needed. That was the fun part.

Now he had been sitting here waiting for what seemed like days for Ino to return.

"Seeing all of our friends starting families made us realize that we were ready to start our own." Sakura smiled softly at her husband, deciding to humor him even though it was probably a rhetorical question.

"I know..." Naruto sighed. "It was so much better before we decided though, when I didn't have to worry about this..."

"You won't have to worry much longer."

"What will we do if I...can't?" Naruto quietly asked.

"You know what we'll do, we'll adopt a child to call our own."

"But...how are we going to choose? What if some of the kids at the orphanage feel betrayed? What will the villagers say when it gets out that their leader can't have children? I mean... what kind of...mmph!"

Sakura decided to shut Naruto up the best way she knew how - with a kiss.

"You can't just kiss these problems away you know!" Naruto half-halfheartedly protested as she pulled away. "This is a serious probl...mmph!" He was silenced by a second kiss. A large grin was on Naruto's face as the two pulled apart.

"Seriously, what are we going to do if..."

"You're just trying to get me to kiss you again aren't you?" Sakura interrupted Naruto with an amused smile on her face.

"It's a real concern! But... maybe." Naruto admitted.

"It's not something we need to worry about yet. And there are other ways to get me to kiss you."

"Oh?"

"Mmhmm." Sakura hummed, winking at her husband. She leaned in to kiss Naruto a third time, but pulled away at the last second with a mischievous look on her face.

"Aww come on Sakura." Naruto pouted.

"Did you really think you could try to manipulate me into kissing you without any repercussions?"

"You're no fun!" The two sat in companionable silence for a few seconds before Naruto spoke up in a soft voice.

"It's funny how big of a difference a year can make, eh?"

"Kids were the last thing on our mind at this time last year." Sakura agreed.

"Even after we fixed us, they were still the last thing we wanted. You and your mom practically beat the crap out of your dad for pestering us about it!"

"We did." Sakura giggled. "But he had it coming."

"I doubt your mom would agree now."

"Oh the days when Mom wasn't joining dad in pestering us about grandchildren." Sakura sighed wistfully. Kaori Haruno had been on Sakura's side for the longest time, trusting that her daughter would have children when she was ready.

Then she found out that Sakura was the only kunoichi of their group who had not decided to start a family... and so ended Kaori Haruno's days of patiently waiting for grandchildren.

"I think she's worse than your dad now. Remember that fertility idol she got me for my birthday?"

"Ugh... don't remind me of that monstrosity." Sakura shivered. A traveling merchant came to Konoha at the end of September touting all sorts of ridiculous crap he claimed had magical powers. Her mom took notice of a small, dark brown statue of an overly rotund woman sitting in a meditative position. The merchant claimed it was a fertility idol and all a couple had to do was keep it in their bedroom and they would have children the second they tried.

"Seriously... that statue was WAY too detailed..." Naruto muttered.

"She means well though..." Sakura sighed.

"I just hope I don't have to tell her that I...mmph!" Yet again, Sakura cut her husband off with a quick kiss.

"I thought there were repercussions for me trying to get kisses out of you?" Naruto smirked.

"Oh... there will be repercussions Hokage-sama." Sakura cooed. "Serious repercussions."

"Ah I think it's worth it." Naruto smirked. "Scratch that, I know that it is definitely worth it!"

Sakura leaned in to give Naruto another kiss when Ino suddenly walked through the door.

"Jeez, you two are like rabbits." Ino sighed. "It hasn't even been an hour since you two last had sex."

"I don't know what you're talking about! And stop being so crass!" Sakura huffed with an embarrassed look on her face.

"You aren't as quiet as you think Sakura..." Ino rolled her eyes. "Everyone in this wing knows exactly what you two did after you helped Naruto get his sample."

"Didn't we cast a sound barrier jutsu?" Sakura whispered quietly so only Naruto could hear.

"I forgot." Naruto whispered back.

"Great." Sakura drawled, flushed pink with embarrassment. She buried her face in Naruto's shoulder to avoid looking at Ino's smug face.

"Oh, you two should know that there is a man in the next room who is aspiring to continue Jiraiya's Icha Icha series as well. I wouldn't be surprised if you two make a cameo now."

"Please tell me you're joking..."

"Nope." Ino grinned. "He's quite the perv too, and he's always writing on his notepad."

"Naruto honey, will you pardon me if I murder a pervert?" Sakura asked loudly with a sweet smile on her face. She wanted to be sure this pervy writer could hear her so he would know what would happen if she or Naruto appeared in an Icha Icha book.

"Depends on the situation Sakura-chan." Naruto chuckled.

"Anyways Naruto, I've got the results here. I want you to know that I have double and triple checked this information." Ino said somberly. Sakura instantly knew what her friend was doing and had to repress a happy smile. She could intervene and protect Naruto from getting messed with like Ino messed with her... but decided against it. She's not THAT nice.

"You don't sound too happy about that..." Naruto noted with a fearful look on his face. "It's me... isn't it?" A cold pit formed in his stomach as the realization set in... He couldn't have children. He now had to tell Sakura's parents that he wasn't man enough to give them grandchildren of their own, and he would have to explain to all of the villagers that his genetic line ended with him...

What would they all think? He's supposed to be their powerful, fearless and perfect leader. Would they loose some faith in him if he couldn't have kids? He certainly wouldn't fault any of them...

"Do you really want to know the results of the test Naruto?" Ino asked.

"Kami... yeah. Get it over with Ino." Naruto gulped. He lowered his head to the ground so he could avoid Sakura's gaze; he didn't want to see her disappointment, and he didn't want to receive her forced sympathy. He couldn't believe that this was actually happening. After everything that he had done, he was ultimately going to fail as a man. Would Sakura...

"Ok Naruto..." Ino interrupted Naruto's thoughts. "Well, this test has proven that you're...PERFECTLY FINE."

Naruto's head snapped up with a surprised look on his face. "Come again?"

"Like your wife here, you were a complete idiot to be worrying. Being a jinchuriki has no adverse effects on your sperm."

"If that's the case, why the hell were you so damn somber and serious?!" Naruto groaned, but a relieved smile was firmly etched on his face.

"A little theatrics never hurt anyone, right Ino?" Sakura grinned as she squeezed her husband's hand.

"You were in on this too Sakura-chan? I feel so betrayed!" Naruto said in an overly dramatic voice.

"I did the exact same thing to her." Ino chuckled. "I was surprised you allowed me to do it to him though Sakura. You're usually more protective of Naruto than that."

"Yeah! Where's the protection Sakura?" Naruto whined.

"Are you saying you need my protection Hokage-sama? I can offer it, I'll make sure to rescue you like you're a damsel in distress." Sakura teased.

"You're mean Sakura. I'm having second thoughts about giving you a Christmas gift this year."

"Oh I'm so worried Naruto." Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Jeez you two are so cute together it's disgusting." Ino sighed. "Please put on your regular clothes Hokage-sama, and I respectfully request that you two refrain from having sex in a room meant for outpatients... again."

"No promises." Naruto grinned. "We're going to have a baby you know."

"Don't worry Ino, we'll make sure to cast a sound barrier jutsu this time so no one can hear!" Sakura added with a grin that matched her husband's.

"You two..." Ino sighed. "Whatever. I'll see you at our Christmas party tonight."

"Looking forward to it!" Naruto chimed. As soon as Ino walked out of the door he leaned towards Sakura, but she put a halt to any of his hopes by pressing a hand against his chest.

"If I was working today, I would be annoyed if an outpatient was screwing in the room I assigned him. Not here."

"But... we already did. What's a second time?" Naruto whined with a grin on his face.

"Let me put it this way... We can do it here again, on this crappy, thin hospital bed... Or you can hirashin us back to our apartment where we can celebrate properly in our nice, large and luxurious bed." Sakura smirked.

"SOLD!" Naruto quickly picked up his clothes, focused on the kunai he had in their apartment before grabbing his wife and flashing away to celebrate the good news.


"Oho looking at baby clothes Hokage-sama, Sakura-sama?" An old woman chortled as Naruto and Sakura examined a tiny pair of light blue baby booties. After a... vigorous celebration at home, they had realized that neither had time to pick up the white elephant gift for the party tonight so headed out to the market together to quickly find a gift.

"Oh these aren't for us." Sakura smiled softly. Not yet anyways... She mentally added.

"We have a white elephant gift exchange tonight and neither of us have had time to purchase a gift yet." Naruto explained. "Since all of our friends except for us are starting families, we thought baby gifts might be a good idea this year."

"It's about time for the two of you to join your friends!" The old woman prodded. "I had three kids by the time I was your age!"

"I've heard that a lot." Sakura laughed. "We'll start a family someday."

"The sooner the better! This whole village is just dying to spoil an Uzumaki baby!"

A small smile overtook Naruto's face. The last Uzumaki baby to grow up in Konoha had been treated like utter garbage... It filled him with pride that the village was so eager to treat the next Uzumaki child better. His hard work and determination had paid off. He was highly respected and loved, and his children would never have to experience the horrifying dejection and loneliness he had to endure.

Sakura seemed to know where Naruto's thoughts were and gave him a squeeze before resting her head on his shoulder.

"Well between the village and me it sounds like our kid is going to be a spoiled brat then." Naruto lightly laughed. "I don't know if I have it in me to say no to a child."

"New parents often think that, but you'll find that it's a lot easier than you think once you have your own." The old woman smiled. "You won't like it when they get angry at you, but you'll know that you're saying no for their own good."

"You better learn to say no or else you and I are going to have a lot of problems mister." Sakura nudged Naruto in the ribs in warning. "I will not be the constant bad guy."

"I told my husband the same thing when we first had children." The old woman laughed.

Naruto and Sakura purchased the little blue booties and wished the old woman a Merry Christmas before moving on to the next shop.

"This is so much better." Naruto said with a smile on his face.

"What is?"

"Talking about our future kids. It is so much better now that I know there is nothing wrong with either of us."

"I told you it would lift a huge weight off your shoulders." Sakura said with a soft smile.

"I actually don't mind if it takes longer now. It gives us an excuse to have sex every single chance we get..."

"Naruto! Not in public!" Sakura hissed as she blushed in embarrassment.

"Oh no one can hear me." Naruto said dismissively. "And you can't tell me you don't enjoy it too."

"Of course I love it. I'm half tempted to say that we're trying to have children for the rest of our lives." Sakura chuckled.

"Sakura! Not in public." Naruto teased.

"Oh keep that up Naruto and you can just wait and see when the next time we try for a baby is." Sakura threatened with a playful glare on her face.

"Ok ok! I'm sorry. I won't say another word about it in public!" Naruto quickly apologized. He never wanted to do anything that would cause his wife to withhold sex...

"That's what I thought." Sakura smirked. "You...eep!"

"OH LOOK AT THAT!" Naruto cut Sakura off with an excited yell and quickly dragged her over to a different stand. He moved so quickly that she was barely able to move her feet quick enough to avoid being literally dragged.

"What in kami's name..." Sakura growled in annoyance. Her eyes followed Naruto's and she let out an exasperated sigh. "Only you Naruto, only you."

"Only me? This is the greatest thing I've ever seen!" Naruto grinned.

"Oh you have good taste Hokage-sama." The owner of the stand said with a large grin on his rotund face. "This onesie was designed for you specifically."

"Eh? It's a little small for me." Naruto frowned as he picked up a small, orange onesie with a bowl of ramen and the words "Ramen Lover" stitched in elegant print.

"We thought this would be perfect for your child when you and Sakura-sama decide to start a family." The merchant explained.

"Oh damnit all." Sakura groaned. "Now there is nothing I can do to prevent my future child from wearing this 24/7."

"What's wrong with that? This is awesome! I wish there was an adult-sized one."

The merchant went to open his mouth, but Sakura cut him off with a warning glare. She had a bad feeling that the merchant was about to offer to make Naruto an adult sized version of the onesie he was currently going gaga over.

She admitted that the onesie was perfect for Naruto's child, and having a little baby in it would be cute... The same could not be said for having a full-grown man wearing that one...

"I'll take two!" Naruto yelled.

"Make sure to clearly mark that this is from you, and you only. I don't want my name associated with this." Sakura sighed.

"Your loss Sakura-chan." Naruto grinned. "This is going to be the gift everyone is stealing!"

"Yeah, and I'm twice as fast as you." Sakura rolled her eyes.

"You're not twice as fast me... You're not even as fast as me..." Naruto replied with a confused look on his face.

"That's the point Naruto." Sakura sighed.

"Enjoy the onesie and I hope we can see it on an Uzumaki baby soon!" The merchant grinned.

"Thanks, have a great Christmas." Sakura smiled at the man. She tightened the loop between her and Naruto's arm and started to lead the way back home.

"We're going back home already? I thought we could go for ramen." Naruto frowned.

"Ino's party starts in a few hours and we need to wrap these gifts and get ready."

"You're going to make me dress up aren't you?"

"Yep." Sakura chimed. "And you're going to like it."

"Hai Sakura-sama." Naruto groaned, getting a giggle out of his wife.


A few hours later found Naruto and Sakura sitting on the Nara's main hall. They were nuzzled closely together on a small loveseat in front of a warm fire. There was the usual large Christmas tree in the corner. White Christmas lights were wrapped around the tree and the rafters in the main hall. Their light alone was enough to illuminate the entire hall.

Sakura was wearing a sleeveless red top that left her shoulders and arms exposed, and tight, black dress pants. Her lips were painted with ruby red lipstick, and a small amount of eyeshadow and blush adorned her face. To top her outfit off, she wore a simple pair of silver earrings, and cute little black heels. Naruto was dressed in a black suit with a red undershirt that matched Sakura's dress. He was currently fidgeting with the black tie she insisted he wear, and the shoelaces on his simple, black dress shoes were already loose. She grabbed ahold of her husband's hands to stop his fidgeting, fixed his tie then nuzzled into him even further.

Unlike years past, there was no alcohol this year. One quick look at the rest of the females in their group explained why. Ino was due to have her second child next month; Hinata had a small baby bump showing, now in her fourth month of pregnancy, which was going to be her and Kiba's first child; and Tenten was just starting to show three months into her pregnancy, which was going to be her and Lee's first.

Even the newcomers of their group were pregnant. Sasuke had fallen in love with a kunoichi that was four years older than they were. They had first met during a funeral of all places. Her name was Mei, and her older brother had been an ANBU on a solo mission. Sasuke had been a member of the team sent to save him when things went awry, but they unfortunately arrived too late. Her brother was the only family that Mei had left, so Sasuke instantly sympathized with her.

Not that he made a move on her at the time, but he told her his tale and offered her his ear if she ever needed it. The two developed a deep emotional bond and months after the funeral Sasuke had finally asked her on a date.

Mei got pregnant a few months after they started dating to the surprise of both of them. But instead of freaking out about it, they were both excited and Sasuke proposed to her on the spot.

Chouji, Shino and Nejii all actually fell in love with civilian girls and each of them proposed within two months of dating. They moved quickly, and sometimes Sakura worried they moved too quickly, but time wasn't a luxury shinobi had. So Sakura could understand why they did what they did. Besides, she didn't have much room to talk. She agreed to marry Naruto after only dating him for a day.

Chouji and Shino married their wives within a week of proposing to them because their clans were so eager for them to produce an heir. Chouji's wife became pregnant after two months of marriage, and Shino's after three. Sakura was never sure if their pregnancies were planned or not, but she had a sneaking feeling they were; Chouji and Shino both wanted to please their families.

Neji and his wife had just gotten married three months ago, and found out they were pregnant last month.

Then there was Sai... His wife, Aiko, was the most baffling of all. Where Sai was socially inept and clueless, his wife was a sweet, polite, outgoing and bubbly woman. She was his complete opposite and exactly what he needed, although Sakura and Naruto could never figure out what attracted her to Sai.

She was only 20 years old, and had been a chunin until a particularly grizzly mission made her decide to retire from the shinobi life. Speaking of moving quickly, Sai and Aiko had gotten married on the very same day they met, and both had positively glowed with happiness ever since. Well... Aiko had. Sai still struggled with displaying emotions, but his smiles had been more genuine ever since marrying Aiko. They had just found out they were pregnant last week.

With all of the women (except for Sakura) pregnant, the party was far more tame, and honestly, none of them minded. Sure drinking highly alcoholic egg nog and dancing the night away had been a lot of fun... But sitting around a fire, cuddled together with their partners and telling stories and jokes was pretty nice itself.

They were all getting ready to move on to the next step in their lives, and none of them would trade that for the world.

"Alright, let's open presents!" Ino announced with a grin. "Remember, we're doing things different this year. We all agreed to buy presents as couples to save some money since kids aren't cheap. Each couple can only pick one number."

"About that... Sakura-chan didn't like a gift I picked out, so our gift is two separate gifts packaged together."

"More Icha Icha books?" Ino asked.

"Worse." Sakura sighed.

"Oooh, now we have to get their gift Shikamaru! I have to know what is worse than Icha Icha books!"

"Troublesome woman..." Shikamaru sighed.

They all drew their numbers and Sai stood up to go first. He walked forward and selected a large, rectangular, blue package with a white bow on top. He took it back to his wife and the two opened it together.

"What the hell?" Sai muttered.

"Sai, be nice. This is... nice." His wife said with a weak smile. "Thank you whoever gifted, "Chronicles of Youth: Volumes 1-20..."

"No problem." Sasuke smirked. "I received the first 10 volumes during the party two years ago, and Sai pawned off Volumes 11-20 on me during last year's. I couldn't even make it through the first one..."

"They were seriously the worst books I have ever tried to read..." Sasuke's wife, Mei added with a sweat drop that caused everyone to start laughing.

"Gai-sensei's books are inspiring!" Lee protested. "They are the greatest pieces of literature of the modern age!"

"You and Gai are the only people who think that Lee." Neji smirked.

"I think I hate you duck ass." Sai said with a fake smile on his face.

"No!" His wife slapped him in the back of his head. "That is rude to say things like that sweety. Thank you Sasuke, Mei. We'll try to read them."

"Go Shikamaru, go get Naruto and Sakura's gifts!" Ino commanded, apparently they were the next up. Shikamaru grumbled a little but obeyed his wife's command and grabbed the two orange gifts with blue ribbons wrapped around them. He handed Ino one and each of them unwrapped a gift.

"Awww, I don't see why this is worse than the Icha Icha series Sakura!" Ino cooed as she held up the cute little booties.

"I think this is what she was referring to..." Shikamaru deadpanned as he held up the orange ramen onesie.

"Oh...my...kami... HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Ino started laughing hysterically causing Sakura to bury her head in shame.

"Hey, what's so funny? That's the coolest onesie ever!" Naruto pouted.

"What is it?" Kiba asked, curious to what could make Ino laugh so hard. Ino held up the onesie for all to see, and soon the entire hall was filled with the raucous laughter of everyone except Naruto (who was extremely confused), and Sakura (who was extremely embarrassed).

"Oh jeez..." Ino wheezed as she finally regained control of herself. "Thank you Sakura, these booties are adorable."

"What about me?"

"This onesie is very... you." Shikamaru answered in a slightly exasperated tone.

"Your kid is going to look awesome in it! I bet little Chiro would fit in it right now! Where is he so we can see him in it?"

"You will only ever see him in this onesie if he misbehaves and I have to punish him." Ino grinned. "And Chiro is with my parents tonight."

"I'm the Hokage, I can order you to have your child wear that you know!"

"Not a chance." Sakura finally spoke up. "It's bad enough that our own child is going to be wearing that rediculous outfit... I will not allow you to force more innocent children to wear it."

"Your child?" Hinata quirked her eyebrow.

"You're pregnant?" Tenten added.

"No no." Sakura smiled. "Not yet anyway."

"So you two are planning on having a child soon?" Sasuke asked.

"We've been trying for a month actually." Naruto sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "All you people are forcing our hand if we want our kids to grow up with yours."

The group started congratulating Naruto and Sakura on their decision before Ino started to set everything back on track.

"Ok ok, yes Forehead is finally going to have a baby. It's great, but there are a lot more presents to open! Let's get to it!"


It took the group close to an hour to finish the white elephant gift exchange. Other than Sasuke and Mai, everyone had purchased baby clothes. Sakura and Naruto had the unfortunate luck of opening Lee's gift, which was a baby-sized green jumpsuit that both silently agreed would never touch any child of theirs.

They had all hung out for another couple of hours until the fire in the fireplace starting to die out. After saying goodbye to everyone, they headed back to their respective homes.

"Man this feels so surreal." Naruto spoke up as they slowly strode back to their apartment.

"What feel surreal?"

"Everything. I'm the Hokage, everyone in the village loves me, I'm married to the most beautiful woman to ever walk the land, and now we're telling our friends that we're trying for a baby. Thank you Sakura for helping me get everything and more that I ever dreamed of when I was a little kid."

"I could say the same." Sakura hummed as she leaned into her husband.

"Please, you didn't dream of me when you were a kid." Naruto chuckled. "I would be totally screwed if you went with your little kid dream, and you'd be stuck with that emo Sasuke."

"He's not that emo now; Mai has been good for him." Sakura chuckled, defending their other teammate. "And besides, this dream totally kicks the crap out of every dream I had as a little girl."

That seemed to be the right thing to say. A large smile adorned Naruto's face and he wrapped an arm around her waist.

"So... we told everyone that we're trying to have a kid." Naruto drawled.

"And?" Sakura prompted as their apartment came into view.

"Well I would never want to be known as someone who didn't stick to his word."

"Oh no, that would be terrible! We couldn't have our Hokage be known as that!" Sakura said in an overly alarmed voice.

"That's what I'm thinking!" Naruto agreed. His grin was so large and bright it practically lit up the dark night.

"Well I guess we'll just have to try again once we get inside won't we then, Hokage-sama?"

"You read my mind Sakura-sama."

Both Naruto and Sakura's pace quickened as the two quickly hurried inside their home to stay true to their word.


Alright, so almost an hour late but close enough! I'm counting this as December 24! We're pretty much navigating through fluffy territory from the middle of that chapter to the end of this one! Make sure to check back tomorrow for the fluffy Christmasy conclusion!

As always, please feel free to review!

For all who reviewed last time...

Naruto Sakura Uzumaki:Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy my stories =) Sorry about the lack of updates on Jinchuriki's Strength/Guardian... I swear they're coming one day. As for not doing lemons, I just haven't been able to write one that doesn't feel like smut to me. If I can ever manage to write one without it feeling like smut, then you'll see a lemon from me! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and enjoy the next!

keyblade1984: Glad to see you've enjoyed this series of fics =) Hope you enjoy the rest of this one!

Gundam27:Thank ya! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

The Keeper of Worlds: Thank ya!

kidloco: I hope it was worth the wait!

ROB24DOG: =)

Zatheko: Thanks for the kind words. And I can't NOT write in a happy ending =P

Minato 0077: I am glad to read that!

bankai777: Oh jeez, could you imagine two people with Naruto and Sakura's schedules with twins? Haha.

ninaxw:Glad you were able to get caught up so quickly, and Merry Christmas =)

Cloud Ex-SOLDIER: Thanks! Your reviews are always among my favorites, I appreciate the level of feedback provided! I tried to pump some realism into the series with "All We Want for Christmas" and wanted to continue it a little by showing how busy a Hokage's life could be. And I've actually been struggling with time management and planning the past few months at my job, so I hear ya 100 percent. Trying to plan stuff out in advance can quickly become an absolute nightmare =P I hope you enjoyed this chapter!