Hello! I apologize that I have taken so long to get this chapter out. I'll be honest though, I was so pissed off by Naruto Gaiden. I wasn't happy with the ending but I came to terms with it. But really?! That's how you're going to treat Sakura? She doesn't deserve that! My poor favorite character! I was so done with Naruto and the horrendous treatment of all the characters. I mean poor Sakura, but also, poor Sarada, poor Bolt, poor Naruto, poor everybody. Gah!

But...

I've decided to keep writing. Someone has to treat these characters nicely. Might as well be me. So, I'll keep writing. I don't know how often I'll get chapters out. But when I write I'll update it here. I promise. If you decided to stick around, I just want to thank you. Thank you so much for reading my dribbles. It means a lot.

Now on to the story!

"Ugh..not cool, Ino!" The young woman said as she roused from her forced sleep. Blue eyes slowly focused the room around them. Hanami tried to raise her hand to rub the sleep from her eyes but when she reached up she was restricted. Tight bands confined Hanami to an uncomfortable metal chair. A bright spotlight shone overhead focusing all attention on her.

Sakura and Ino watched from the shadows. They watched as confusion, anger and sadness flittered across the young girl's face. Her brows were knitted together and her eyes searched the shadows for answers.

"I don't care what kind of dumb prank you think this is, but you've gone too far this time, Aunt Ino." The girl said pissed. She pulled against the restraints but they would not give. Her face contorted with the intensity of her effort but still nothing. "And cutting off my chakra! What Hyuuga agreed to this?!"

Ino and Sakura looked over at the Hyuuga Jonin that had helped them close the young girl's chakra flow. As the girl spoke the pair of Kunoichi became increasingly more worried. The stranger knew more about the ninja of Konoha and their techniques than what was comfortable.

"Better get started." Ino said stepping forward. Sakura nodded and moved out of the room with the Hyuuga to watch behind the two way mirror.

Hanami blinked as Ino stepped into the light. "There you are! Let me out. This isn't funny anymore." But Hanami stilled when she saw the look of unfamiliarity plastered on Ino's face. "Ino?"

"What's your name?"

"This again? Really? Is it my birthday or something? Why is everyone being weird?" Hanami said pulling on her restraints again.

"Your name!" Ino commanded with more force.

"HA-NA-MI!" She punctuated each syllable. "You've known me since birth! You were at my birth! You changed my diaper and taught me about flowers! You taught me how to kiss boys!" She yelled out in exasperation at the older woman.

Ino colored at the accusations. But she remained calm. No matter what, an interrogator had to keep control of the situation. She brushed back her hair with her hand before continuing, "There is only one problem with all of that… I don't know you. I've never met you. I've never taught you about flowers or boys, because I don't know you. So one more time, who are you?"

"I told you, I am Hanami, Hanami Uzumaki. Daughter of the Hokage and the top Medical Nin. I'm 18 years old and been a ninja for most my life. I became a chunin at age 13 and am this close to being a jonin under your recommendation. And I am sick of this joke, Aunt Ino. Now where is my mother?" Hanami snapped.

"And just who is your mother?" Ino asked still trying to understand what angle the girl was trying to play.

"Are you serious? Sakura, Sakura Uzumaki is my mother. And the Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, is my father. You've made me call you Aunt Ino since I could talk! The 6th is my godfather! I work part time in Tenten sensei's weapon shop! I am Hanami Uzumaki and you know me!" Tears were gathering in the corners of the young girl's eyes.

"Wait here." Ino said and turned her back to the crying girl.

"No! Don't go! I know what you're doing. This is some tactic to break me. Don't leave me here in the dark." Hanami pleaded with Ino's back.

Ino answered by turning off the lights.

Hanami whimpered.

Sakura blinked, dazed.

Ino entered the watching room.

"She's crazy." Sakura said quietly.

"She's telling the truth." Ino answered.

"Impossible." Sakura scoffed.

"You'd think. But I've got every truth detector rigged up in that room and she is telling the truth. Well, what she perceives is the truth at least." She explained as she leaned against the windowpane and stared into the dark room. "She believes that you are her mother. And the history she has explained is real to her."

Sakura also looked into the dark abyss, "How?"

"Some kind of mental Jutsu." Ino guessed. "Maybe someone implanted her with false memories. Maybe she is some sort of experiment to infiltrate Konoha without being detected. Or…"

"What?" Sakura asked shaken.

"...Or, maybe she is your daughter?" Ino whispered.

"Now you're the crazy one." Sakura said not pleased with Ino's jest.

"There is one way to find out. Take a DNA test."

"Why?" Sakura gasped.

Ino turned to her best friend, "Don't take this the wrong way." Ino waited to see that her emotional friend wouldn't do just that. "She says she's your and Naruto's kid. And to be honest, when I was in there, looking at her face, all I could think was, she looks just like Sakura and Naruto. So, I say, take the DNA test. We either learn that you and Naruto were closer than everyone thought, or we have definitive proof to show her that she is wrong and we can start to help her unlock this mystery. It just seems like an easy way to get an answer." Ino said as she turned back to the dark room.

"It'll take a couple hours. We've already got some of her blood." Sakura finally said after a moment of silence.

"I knew you would."

Sakura stopped, "Let's not mention this to Naruto just yet."

"You want me to keep this from the Hokage? After he gave me a direct order?"

"Yeah."

Ino only thought about it for a moment, "Okay, but dinner is on you."

"I wouldn't expect anything less." Sakura said as she trotted out of the room with the Hyuuga following behind.

Hinata took the lasagna she had spent the day preparing out of the oven. She held it before her face and sniffed at the food she had prepared. It was perfect. It sat on the countertop to cool.

"Something smells good." Naruto poked his head into the kitchen.

Himawari poked her head from behind her father, "It sure does."

"You two just now getting back?" Hinata pretended to chastise. She pulled off her oven mitts and faced her two goofballs.

"Well, we had to help this old lady across the street…" Hima started.

"Because there was a flood in the street…" Naruto continued.

"Yeah! Started by a visiting craftsman from the Land of Water."

"Who was visiting his long lost twin brother!"

"Yes, A long lost brother who...who…" Hima looked at her father for support.

"Who breeds sharks!" Naruto filled in.

"And GIANT SQUIDS!" Himawari finished with a flourish.

Hinata looked from excited face to excited face. She was used to her family's shenanigans but these two were acting more outrageous than usual. And then it hit her. "You ate at Ichiraku's." It wasn't a questions. The wife of the most powerful man in Konoha watched her husband's face fall with guilt. Himawari mirrored her father's expression.

"Guess I'll be packing this up for lunches tomorrow." Hinata sighed in defeat.

"Sorry, mom."

"Sorry, dear." Naruto tiptoed towards his wife to try and make amends. Hima knew that her father would be able to work the smile back onto her mother's face, so she decided to leave him to it. The youngest Uzumaki climbed the stairs towards her room. But half way up she heard a knock at the door.

"I got it!" She called out to her distracted parents.

Himawari skipped over to the door with her mother's inherited grace. She pulled on the heavy wooden door. It creaked open letting the evening light spill across the floor. Silhouetted in the light was a member of the Hyuga clan. "Yes?" Himawari asked the silent figure.

"Lady Hanabi Hyuga wishes to speak to her sister." The silent female finally spoke.

Himawari leaned back to steal a peek at her parents still recovering from her father's betrayal. With a flip of her dark tresses, Himawari turned back to her imposing visitor. "She's, um, busy."

Without skipping a beat the older Hyuga said, "It is an emergency, tell Lady Hinata she must report to the main house now." And without a warning the Kunoichi dashed away hidden among the roof tops of the city.

Himawari closed the door slowly confused. She turned to the kitchen and called, "Hey, mom."

Sakura sat on the hospital bench holding the crinkled pages in her hand. She had had the test made a top priority and the results had been turned in to her within two hours. When they had handed her the white envelope she had been so sure of what would be inside. Now her stomach turned with the truth. There was no arguing with a 99.9% chance of relation. The pink haired girl was somehow connected to her. But not as a child, that was impossible. Only one babe had even come from her womb. Sakura knew this with every fiber of her being. Which meant that the explanation behind this weird circumstance was a scary one. Things like DNA manipulation, advanced cloning, and the like flitted through her mind.

"Dr. Uchiha?"

Sakura was startled by the sudden interruption. She looked up to see one of the younger medical nins calling for her attention. The look of extreme caution was one Sakura was used to now. All the new members of the medical field were told by their seniors about Sakura's infamous temper. Despite how much better she was now. Well, better in her own opinion.

"What is it?" Sakura said trying to curb the annoyance in her voice.

"There has been a message from the interrogation office. Mrs. Ino has requested your presence immediately." The young nurse was able to get out without much difficulty.

"Is that all the message said?" Sakura asked this time failing miserably to hide her annoyance.

"Yes." The frightened man squeaked out.

Sakura huffed but said, "Fine." She stuffed her pages into her shoulder bag and pushed past the young man unknowingly starting another wildfire rumor about her temper in the process.

((Well, that's it. I hope it's enough to keep you interested. What does Hanabi want, and what new thing has Ino learned? Come back next time to find out! Reviews are a welcomed gift! Thank you again!))