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(Please note text in Italic is the recap and text in normal is the present)
Road to Parenthood : The dreaded question.
"Here." Sasuke said as he placed a glass of water on the table and handed over a pill to a rather distraught looking Naruto.
"Sure this helps with a headache?" Naruto asked.
"Let's try." Sasuke said.
Naruto dutifully popped the pill in his mouth and gulped it down with the water. He sighed and covered his face with his palm. "It was awful." He mumbled between the spaces of his hands.
"Care to elaborate?'" Sasuke asked.
"I mean it doesn't matter if I saved the world." Naruto started his rant.
"We saved the world.." Sasuke corrected.
"Or that I am said to be the strongest ninja alive." Naruto continued giving a deaf ear to Sasuke's interruptions.
"Unpredictable ninja."
"Or that I am proclaimed to be the most influential Hokage there ever was."
"Self proclaimed."
"It doesn't matter. None of it does. For I am just a loser in his eyes."
"Whose eyes?"
Naruto took a deep breath and shook his head in dismay.
"Speak." Sasuke said losing his patience.
"Bolt." Naruto said with a heavy heart.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Naruto who slouched down the chair and placed his chin on the table with a devastated expression. Sasuke rolled his eyes and got up to place the empty glass in the sink.
"Are you just going to ignore my dilemma?!" Naruto said his head shooting up in disbelief.
Sasuke turned around to face Naruto from the kitchen.
"Yes." Sasuke replied.
"Some best friend you are!" Naruto exclaimed.
"If I'm letting you ruin my holiday, especially when no one is home, on this nonsense. You bet I'm one hell of a best friend." Sasuke said and took another glass to pour in some water for himself.
"Oh really. Nonsense huh? For your kind information this issue does not end with me. It involves you too. And when Sarada comes to you for answers, I'd love to know if you still consider it nonsense."
"How does this involve me?" Sasuke asked giving very little attention to the subject as he prepared an evening snack.
"Our first." Naruto said precisely. Sasuke stopped his movement's mid-way. He turned around to face Naruto again, a Naruto who was busy smirking.
"Still nonsense?" Naruto asked as he folded his hands in triumph.
"You didn't." Sasuke deadpanned.
"I didn't but it just happened."
"Just happened? Are you fucking kidding me!" Sasuke said as he raced to the table.
"Interested now huh?" Naruto said with a grin.
"Stop gloating you idiot and tell me what happened from the beginning. Go!"
"It all started today afternoon…" Naruto began to narrate his story.
xxx RECAP xxx
Bolt was at an arms distance staring at Naruto as he snored with a blush across his face because of his pleasurable dreams. Bolt hardened his stare. Naruto flinched and slowly opened his eyes and was dazzled by his son.
"What are you doing buddy?" Naruto asked his head held back a bit confused.
"I am trying to wake you up with my mind." Bolt said smiling in triumph.
"Good job there." Naruto said as he rubbed his eyes and gave out a loud stretch as he sat straight on the bed. "Where is your Mom?"
"MOOOOOM!" Bolt shouted.
"Jesus Bolt!" Naruto said and covered his ears trying to mute his voice.
"What's wrong!" Hinata came rushing to the scene with a spatula in her hand and an apron around her waist.
"Here is mom." Bolt said looking at Naruto and strolled away.
"Thanks." Naruto said dryly.
"What happened?" Hinata asked confused.
"Our son happened." Naruto said and pulled Hinata closer to him.
"Hm Naruto-kun I'm making lunch." She said shifted uncomfortably as he wrapped his arms around her waist, his head looking up at her.
"Great! I'm craving for some sugar." He said cheekily and placed his head on her soft..
"Do I really need to listen to the details! Can you just cut to the chase!" Sasuke asked not wanted to hear about Naruto's sex life.
"It's part of the story!" Naruto said.
"Fine. Just speed up." Sasuke said agitated.
"What are you doing?" A confused Himawari asked on seeing her mother beneath her dad on the bed. The couple were startled upon seeing their daughter standing at the doorway, swaying her leg waiting for a response.
"Umm honey..mommy lost her earring so I'm helping her find it." Naruto said trying to cover up.
"But I'm not wearing earrings." Hinata said quietly.
"Yeah because you lost them." Naruto replied back in a hushed voice widening his eyes asking her to play along.
"Can I help?" Himawari asked.
"Earring searching should only be done by adults wari-chan. It's a very dangerous job." Naruto said.
"Are you safe daddy?" Himawari asked.
"Well.. Daddy will use protection." Naruto said and snickered at his inside joke.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata said offended and got up from the coach. "Let's go Wari-chan. Help me with lunch."
"Come on! It was a good one!" Naruto said as he saw Hinata leave with his daughter. He crashed back into the bed again in defeat. "Aah It's been forever-ttebayo." He sighed.
"What possible relevance does this have to the story?" Sasuke asked agitated.
"It does it does. You will know when I get there." Naruto said.
"Continue." Sasuke sighed.
Hinata was back in the kitchen and Naruto was in his office room trying to draft some important mails to the village representatives. Naruto wasn't very good at formal mails, especially when it needs to be grammatically correct. He rested his head on the chair and looked up at the ceiling fan, the monotonous rotation made his eyes feel heavy. Before he knew it he was snoring again. Ten minutes in Bolt enters the room with a red cloak like Superman with a Big B on his back.
"Dad." Bolt poked Naruto's stomach with a wand. "Dad get up."
"Hmm what is it?" Naruto grumbled in his half asleep state.
"Let's play! I'll be the enemy and you can be the Hokage."
"I am the Hokage."
"And Himawari can be Shikamaru oji-san and I invade the Hokage tower." Bolt said swaying the wand like a sword and Himawari ran around standing anywhere where a shadow was caste.
"Bolt why don't you go play outside with your friends and let Daddy get some sleep."
"But..but I want to play with my best friend!"
"Great great then why don't you go play with your best friend."Naruto said and shifted on the seat.
"But you are my best friend." Naruto could hear the disappointment in Bolt's voice. Naruto shifted his head and looked at Bolt, who had a puppy face on. So Naruto did what any good father/ best friend would do. He gave him money.
"Did that work?" Sasuke asked curious.
"Well he did take it but then…"
Bolt accepted the money and then started turning the swivel chair along with Himawari. So there Naruto was in his office rotating around in his chair getting nauseated.
"STOP IT YOU TWO! Daddy is trying to sleep." Naruto pleaded.
"Human Rasengan!" Bolt screamed speeding up the spinning process.
"Shadow imitation technique!" Himawari said and ran across the room and slid open the curtains.
"Jesus!" The sudden brightness hit Naruto's face.
"The sudden brightness hit my face like a fucking chidori." Naruto said.
"I can't believe you are using that as a metaphor." Sasuke said.
"Metawhat?"
"Never mind. Go on."
"Stop interrupting me will you! Anyway so thankfully the doorbell rings"
"Kiba-kun! What are you doing here?" Hinata asked answering the door.
"Hinata! I was taking Akamaru for a walk and thought I should drop by." Kiba said with a sly grin. A tired Akamaru quietly walked in the house without a bark. Kiba followed.
"Where is everyone?" Kiba asked. Akamaru walked towards the window, found a cozy corner and coiled himself to sleep.
"They must be in Naruto-kun's office. Why don't you meet them, I will set the table for lunch." Hinata suggested.
Kiba walked in the hallway and watched the scenario.
Naruto was running after Bolt to give back his laptop. Bolt slid himself under the table and Himawari jumped on the table.
"NOW!" Bolt shouted and on cue Himawari pounced on Naruto's back and pulled whatever she could of Naruto's trimmed hair.
"MARCH!" she shrieked.
"WARI-CHAAAN!" Naruto yelped in pain.
Naruto lifted her off his back and placed her down and looked at her to give her a lecture about hair pulling. He put his hands on his knees to reach her height and was about to begin but then she looked at him with big round eyes and a faint smile. Naruto's heart melted. He couldn't shout at his sweet angel. She waved her hand for him to come closer. Naruto pushed his head ahead and placed his right ear for her to whisper in. She took a deep breath and "AAAAAAAAHHHH!" she screamed.
"OH MY GOOOD!" Naruto said with a shocked expression.
"WHYY-TTEBAYO!" He put his finger in his ear and shook it hoping to mute the aching ring. 'Sweet angel my foot.' He thought to himself.
"Here Hima!" Bolt called out to Himawari. The dutifully listened to her older brother and ran towards him. He handed over the laptop to her. "Stay here okay?" He said and pulled over his cloak and hid his face with it only keeping his eyes visible. He ran towards Naruto.
"SuperBolt attaaaackk!" Bolt warned and let go of the cloak freeing his hand and positioned his wand with both his hands. "HUNDRED YEARS OF PAAAAIIINN!"
Naruto turned his head to the ascending voice.
'Uh oh. Finger is one thing, a wand will go right through.' Kiba thought to himself and moved ahead to rescue the Hokage.
The whole scenario played in slow motion.
Himawari sat under the table with the laptop safely on her lap, clapping away finding everything far too amusing.
Bolt marching towards Naruto, the wand positioned perfectly to penetrate the Hokage's behind.
Naruto was shouting and shaking his head.
And Kiba ran towards them, his hand trying to reach in time to stop the mayhem, shouting a slow "STOOOPP"
Hinata rushed to the scene with a bowl of noodles in her hand on hearing the noise which was louder than usual. She dropped the dish and shouted a slow "NOOOOO"
Akamaru was close behind her and rushed towards the wand. He took a giant leap and snatched the stick out of Bolt's grip.
"AKAMARU! You ruined the fun-ttebasa!" Bolt said and folded his hands with a grumpy look on his face.
Naruto gave a sigh of relief and sat down on the floor in defeat. Kiba sighed and wiped off the sweat on his forehead and Hinata..Hinata was on the floor, unconscious.
"Mumma?" Himawari said poking her cheek. "Why does mommy keep falling asleep on the floor randomly?"
Akamaru walked towards Hinata and licked her face and then started stuffing himself with the fallen noodles.
"Damn it, our lunch!" Kiba said annoyed.
Sasuke gave out a laugh, "How is it that your kids completely destroy the STONGEST NINJA ALIVE?"
"It was two against one!" Naruto tried to justify.
"Seriously?" Sasuke asked.
"Should I list down all the times Bolt has taken you down?"
"Don't you have a story to tell?"
"Yeah yeah where was I? Oh yeah then we wake Hinata up and have whatever was left of our lunch. We then move to the backyard."
Kiba and Naruto sat on the wooden plank outside the backyard and at a safe distance a tired Akamaru gave Himawari a slow ride while Bolt poked him with his wand to make him walk faster.
"Why is he wearing a cloak and carrying a wand?" Kiba asked curiously.
"He says he is a blend the forces of Superman and Harry Potter. He is – SuperBolt." Naruto replied.
"But that just cover Superman, what about Harry Potter?"
"Harry has a scar shaped like a lightning bolt. Bolt. Hence that's covered too."
"Makes no sense."
"Did you just come for a reason or .." Naruto asked Kiba.
"Just passing by thought I'd give you'll a visit."
"Just passing by in time for lunch huh?" Naruto snickered.
"Just passing by in time to save your ass!" Kiba shot back.
"What did you say!"
"YEAH WHAT DID YOU SAY!" Bolt came in to rescue his father. Naruto looked at Kiba with a smug look on his face when Bolt defended him. Kiba looked at the father then turned his attention back to the son.
"What so you defend him when you are not shoving things up his ass?" Kiba asked.
"I'm his son! I can shove whatever I want up his ass-ttebasa!" Bolt shot back.
Naruto looked at Bolt confused, not sure if he is making the case better or worse. An exhausted Akamaru walks over to the scene and drops dead leaving Himawari pulling his ear in an attempt to make him get up.
"Ha! Trust me squirt you don't want to go anywhere next to his ass. Infact I think I saved your wand from being contaminated by Naruto's ass."
"Hey that's the Hokage you are talking about! Be more respectful!" Bolt said making a fist at Kiba.
"Woah woah okay okay. Contaminated by the Great Hokage-sama's precious ass." Kiba said and mimicked a mocking bow at Naruto.
"Quit it-ttebayo!" Naruto said slapping Kiba's head. "Or do you want me to beat up your ass the way I did during the chunnin exam?" Naruto said with a smirk.
"You farted on my face! Akamaru was unconscious for days!" Kiba tried to defend himself. Akamaru barked in support.
"Don't hate the player, hate the game."
"Daddy beat you during the chunnin exam?" Bolt said and gave out a mocking laugh rolling on the floor. Himawari clapped and laughed wanting to support her brother, not exactly following the conversation.
"Laugh all you want but it was just pure dumb luck." Kiba justified.
"Sure oji-san! If you say so." Bolt said with a smug face.
"That's right-ttebayo." Naruto joined and they gave each other a fist bump.
"Okay that's how it is huh? Okay kid, next time you get your wand stuck up your daddy dearest ass don't look at me for help. Maybe you can ask your Sasuke oji-chan. I'm sure he has experience sticking his wand up Naruto's ass."
"WHAT DID HE SAY!" Sasuke shouted on top of his voice standing up in anger.
"KIBA!" Naruto said in shock.
"Sasuke oji-san has a wand too?" Bolt asked innocently not following the metaphor.
"Oh yes, but I'm sure it's a tiny one." Kiba snickered.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID HE SAY!" Sasuke yelled.
"I mean don't tell me you don't know who Naruto's first kiss was from." Kiba said and gave out a laugh.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID HE FUCKING SAY!" Sasuke roared.
"KIBAAA!" Naruto said and placed his palm over his mouth. "SHUT UP!"
Himawari continued to clap. The sudden hype in the room made her giggle. On the other hand Bolt looked like a deer in a headlight. He looked over at Naruto, "Is it true dad?"
"Bolt it's not what it sounds like."Naruto tried to console Bolt.
Bolt just looked down, he climbed over the wooden plank and ran past them and went out the door.
"BOLT!" Naruto called out trying to explain.
Himawari finally sensed the tension in the air and stopped clapping. "Not funny?" She asked innocently.
"Bolt-kun where are you going!" Hinata said when she Bolt ran past her when he was carrying evening snacks for them.
"Where is he going?" She asked looking at Naruto. In response Naruto just shook his head is dismay as he let go of Kiba. Akamaru gave out sighs.
xxx PRESENT xxx
"I went searching for him then but he was nowhere to be seen. And then I came here." Naruto slouched again on the chair and placed his chin on the table.
"I knew this day would come but I wanted to handle the topic sensitively." Naruto said
Sasuke comes back to the table after clearing off the broken pieces of the glass he broke in anger. He flexes his hand to check if it hurt.
"That fucking asshole." Sasuke said examining his hand.
"What do I do now? How do I face him?" Naruto asked.
"What's done is done. Be must be home by now, just explain what happened." Sasuke advised.
"And what about the second time?"
"How about we stick to one confession a day? Shall we?"Sasuke said sarcastically.
"Fine."
"Go home. If he hasn't reached yet let me know."
"Yeah." Naruto gets up and drags himself out the door.
"Wait. You said the details between you and..well Hinata were important for the story. What was that for?" Sasuke asked.
"Oh that. Nothing just wanted to gross you out." Naruto said grinning.
"Get out." Sasuke shut the door on his best friends face.
Naruto walked towards his house kicking stones in his way. When he is only a few steps away he hears a commotion inside the house.
'What's going on?' Naruto thought to himself. He rushed to the door which was already open.
"Darling calm down."
'Sai?' Naruto recognized the voice.
"Don't tell me to calm down!"
'Ino?' Naruto thought and entered the house.
"Naruto-kun.." Hinata said upon seeing him.
Ino turned around to face him. "There you are!" she said mockingly.
"What happened?" Naruto asked.
"Your son happened!" Ino shot back.
"Naruto..there seems to be some confusion." Sai said politely.
"There is no confusion! There…"
"Darling.."
"Can someone tell me what happened!"
"Okay I will tell you. Sai, Inojin and I were having tea when Bolt comes over and asked me if he could speak to Inojin. I thought hey one friend wants to speak to another friend. Just harmless right?" Ino said sarcastically.
"Right." Naruto replied.
"WRONG! I left them for a few seconds to check on the oven, only to come back seeing Bolt canoodling with my Inojin!"
"WHAT!" Naruto said shocked.
"It was just a peck." Sai defended.
"Peck where!" Ino asked looking at him wide eyed.
"..on the lips." Sai confessed.
"CANOODLING!" Ino said her arms flaring.
"That's not canoodling honey." Sai told Ino. "He could have had tripped and fell on Inojin."
"Oh come on! Like father like son!?" Ino snickered and folded her arms.
"Ino-chan I don't think Bolt would do that on purpose." Hinata tried to defend Bolt.
"Im sure there is some reasoning behind it." Naruto joined.
"Yeah I am sure." Sai helped. "Let's just go back home and let them figure it out okay?" He placed his arms on Ino and tried to guide her towards the door.
"Fine!" Ino said and followed his guidance. When they were both inches away from the door she turns around again and said, "If your kid wants to experiment that's fine. But please don't do it with Inojin, with Sai being his father I'm sure he is going to have problems of his own."
"That's really sweet honey." Sai said sarcastically guiding her out of the door.
"What it's true!" Ino whispered to Sai. "And you saw the way Inojin was waving happily at Bolt after it happened. That's not the reaction you would expect…" Ino's voice slowly faded away as they stepped out.
Naruto looked at Hinata who seemed like she was about to cry.
"Where is Bolt?" Naruto asked.
"Upstairs." She replied.
"Don't worry. I'll fix it." Naruto said and kissed her on the forehead and headed upstairs.
He walked towards Bolt's room. He put his hand on the door knob and took a deep breathe. He gently knocked on the door.
"Come in." Bolt said.
Naruto walked in. "Can I talk to you?"
"Am I in trouble?"
Naruto walked over and sat next to him on his bed.
"Bolt did you go over to Inojin's house when you left home?"
"Yes."
"And did you..hmm..kiss him?"
"Yes."
Naruto shut his eyes in disbelief. He shook his head and snapped out of it.
"Why did you do that?"
"Because.."
"Because?"
"Because I want to be just like you. So if you kissed a guy first, so will I!"
Naruto was stunned.
"What?" Naruto asked.
"Did I do wrong?"
"So you kissed Inojin because my first kiss was a guy?"
"Yeah."
"So you are not embarrassed of me?"
"Embarrassed? Why would I be embarrassed?"
"You didn't think I did wrong?"
"How can you do anything wrong."
"Bolt.." Naruto said and hugged him tight. He let go and looked at Bolt.
"Buddy Sasuke and I accidentally kissed each other. I was staring down at him when someone pushed me and I fell on him. It was completely accidental. We didn't mean to kiss each other."
"Oh.."
"Yeah."
"So did I do wrong by kissing a guy?"
"What? No no. If that's what you want that's fine. But don't do it just because I did. Do it because you want to."
"Okay."
"Did you want to?"
"NO!"
Naruto laughed. "Okay so don't." Naruto said and hugged him again.
"So I didn't cause any trouble?" Bolt asked.
"Nothing I can't take care of." Naruto assured.
Suddenly Himawari sneaks inside the room and stands at the doorway.
"Daddy?"
"Yes princess?"
"Do I have a kiss a boy too?"
Bolt and Naruto laughed at the remark. Naruto grabbed Bolt with one hand and pulled over Himawari with the other and cuddled with them on the bed.
"You are not kissing anyone anytime soon young lady!" Naruto said and tickled her.
"Dadddy stoop!" Himawari cried.
"PILLOW FIGHT!" Bolt said and attacked them both with a pillow. The three of them run around in the room chasing after each other.
Hinata walks in the room and is bombarded with a pillow on her face. They all look quietly at her before she grabs the pillow and joins them too. After a good five minute pillow fight, they walk downstairs for dinner.
"Hey dad?" Bolt asked.
"Yeah buddy."
"So now that both our first kisses was a guy, my second kiss can be a girls right? Like yours?"
"Hmm..one thing at a time buddy, one thing at a time." Naruto said and brushed away the second Sasuke kiss confession for some other day.
xxx Meanwhile at the Uchiha household xxx
"Daddy?" Sarada asked.
"Yeah?" Sasuke responded.
"I met Bolt today and he asked me to ask you.."
Uh oh.
A.N: HOLA AMIGOS!
First of all I want to thank everyone who helped me with the Uzumaki visit from the dead poll. It really helped make my decision. That chapter will be coming up soon! ^_^
And I loved the good response I got for the bonus chapter: Letters to my Valentine. I'm so glad you guys liked it! Bonus chapter is to be continued and will pop in every now and then. How frequently do you want it? Do you want a completely different story about it? Let me know! :D
As for this chapter, did you guys like it? I hope you did because unlike the Uchiha family I really had to think about making the Uzumaki's story funny. I hope it paid off! And hopefully it wasn't too confusing, the Italic part was Naruto narrating the story and the normal one is the present, so every now and then Sasuke is shown interrupting Naruto's narration. I wanted to try something new and I hope you guys got that.
Also Sasuke and Naruto have shared their second kiss too. It was part of the Shippuden filler episode 194 – The worst three-legged race. Check it out if you wish to!
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