"So."

The word hung between them like fly trapped in amber, finally shown the light of day behind a small hillock on the training field. Naruto bounced slightly, and while that was not uncommon, to Neji's trained eye the blonde could have been shouting and his discomfort would be just as evident.

"You're sure about this, right?"

A slight inclination of the head was all the answer given, no need for Naruto to know he was soaring, flying on unchained wings toward the speck of hope like a shining star, Tenten's smile the brightest sun he would brave all of Hell for to get a glimpse of. He would make her a parent, the cradle filled with a child free from the mark across his own forehead. His cousin, half-sister by the blood running through their veins*, acting as clan head while her father lay in a coma, had forbidden any more sealings. Backed with the political power of her fiance; who knew the Inuzuka would ever be worth anything?, she had overridden the council. Of course, there would be hell to pay when his uncle woke up, but under law all of his children would be safe, now and forever.

"Uhh... You still there?"

"Hmm? Wha- Oh yeah. I mean, yes."

Naruto still looked at him strangely, but that was as much of an affirmation as anyone could expect to get from the stoic Hyuuga, so he dove right into the crux of the problem.

"Alright, so I'm sure you have figured out by now that the Sexy-no-Jutsu is an actual change, not a henge. This is because of err... my special chakra and,"

"The Kyuubi."

"Yeah, that's right. Wait, how'd you know?"

"Records, and I recognized during the chuunin exams that you had the same chakra type as the Kazekage, who we learned later was a jinchuriki."

"Right... Anyway, so my enhanced chakra allows me to maintain the change, but this would be pretty much impossible for anyone else. I've thought about it, however, and fortunately your ability to modulate and concentrate your chakra in particular spots will be an asset. You can control the chakra so all it affects is the womb, but you'll probably want to commit to the full change during later pregnancy, since your center of gravity will need to change to the hips**, and the widening of the pelvis will be easier during birth."

Neji stared in wonder. This was the first time since the fateful (A/N: ha! Ironic! Didn't even realize the pun until I reread it) day years ago at the Chuunin Exams, that Naruto had been completely logical and serious, and even more surprising was the fact that Naruto had even thought about it before opening his mouth.

"To keep the child and jutsu for nine months, you'll need extra chakra just to stay alive. I can give you some, and we can ask Baa-chan what the regular dosage should be."

Scratch that. Who was this and what has he done with Uzumaki Naruto?

"And also... umm... Who's gonna knock you up? I mean, Tenten packs a lot of weapons but this time it's REALLY a kunai tenting her pants."

Never mind, this was Naruto standing before him, soon to be flat on his ass for even THINKING about Tenten like she's some common-

Oh...

"Fuck"

* Since Hizashi and Hiashi are twins, their DNA is the exact same. http: // www. twin-pregnancy-and-beyond .com /identical-twins-or-fraternal-twins. html

** During pregnancy, a woman's center of gravity will shift to the extra vertebrae in the lower back in order to keep balance.

http: // www. msnbc. msn. com/id/22217822/ns/health-pregnancy/

Hey!

I will continue writing from Neji's POV but might (later on in the story) have a few drabbles from Tenten or someone else's POV. If anyone has any suggestions, please PM me or review (you know you want to :) In my perfect world you enjoyed this story so much that you check out my other stories (considerably darker than this one, but you'd still like them), JKJK just getting viewers makes me happy XD

-Annie