A/N: GIVE ME AN 'N'… GIVE ME AN 'A'… GIVE ME AN 'R'… GIVE ME A 'U'… GIVE ME A 'T'… GIVE ME AN 'O'… WHAT IS IT THAT I DON'T OWN? NARUTO! :D

Raising a Couple

Chapter 9- The Godaime's Potion

Next thing in the morning, Gaara stood up from the sofa and woke up Naruto and Sakura. He was relieved and surprised at the same time when he saw the two rascals sleeping like little angels.

"Naruto, Sakura," Gaara woke them up. "Rise and shine! We're going to the hospital."

"Huh?" Naruto rubbed his eyes. "Why are we going to the hospital, mommy?"

"Just come with me." Gaara said as he put on their leashes. "And behave yourselves."

"Yes, mommy!" the two kids nodded as Gaara dragged them.

They left the house and went to the hospital. Gaara was relieved that the kids weren't making any noise. He was pretty relieved that they never called him 'Mama Gaara' anymore. He was glad everything went for the better. While they were walking, Gaara bumped into a man with long, white hair and red stuff in his cheeks.

"I-I'm sorry, sir." Gaara apologized as he stood up.

"Hey, you're from Suna!" the man exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm the Kazekage." Gaara told him. "I went here to seek help from your Hokage. Now, I must go to the hospital to return these kids to normal."

"What's with the leash?" the man asked him. "And they remind me of Naruto and Sakura."

"They are Naruto and Sakura." Gaara told him. "Do you know them?"

"Of course I do!" the man laughed. "I'm Jiraiya. I was Naruto's trainer. And I'm the author of the 'Come, Come Paradise!' series."

"Do you know how to turn them to normal?" Gaara asked him.

"I don't." Jiraiya shrugged. "But I bet that flat-chested bitch does!"

"F-Flat… Ch-Chested… B-Bitch?" Gaara stuttered.

"Oh, I mean Tsunade!" Jiraiya scratched his back in humiliation. "Come, let's go to her office."

Gaara just nodded and followed him.

They all walked straight to the Hokage to solve the problem immediately. When they went inside, the Hokage was surprised with their visit.

"What are you doing here?" Tsunade asked them.

"I'm sorry if we disturbed you." Gaara apologized. "But it seems like Naruto and Sakura became three year old kids because of an unknown reason. I can't find a way to turn them back. I was supposed to go to the hospital but Jiraiya here said I should rather go here."

"Fine, I'll help." Tsunade agreed. "Let's go to the greenhouse. I have the right potion for that."

"I told you that flat-chested bitch knows what to do!" Jiraiya exclaimed.

"What did you just call me, you pervy sage!!" Tsunade clenched his fists.

"Umm... Nothing, Tsunade!" Jiraiya shook his head as he followed her.

Gaara dragged Naruto and Sakura and followed the Hokage. Jiraiya, seeing how pitiful the kids looked like, carried them as if they were his own children. Gaara was amazed on how he deals with kids. He seems pretty experienced with taking care of children.

"I see you know a lot about handling children." Gaara told him. "Do you have kids of your own?"

"I'm single and I'm happy with it, kid." Jiraiya grinned at him. "I don't plan to have kids. Besides, I'm too old to have one!"

"He may not plan to have kids," Tsunade snickered. "But he sure plans to have a lot of women."

"Stop destroying my name in front of the Kazekage." Jiraiya pouted. "I'm going to be nice. So, you're lucky this time."

"Your ramblings remind me of Naruto and Sakura." Gaara told them.

"Naruto?" Jiraiya raised his eyebrow.

"And Sakura?" Tsunade added.

"Yeah, pretty much." Gaara nodded. "When they were guiding me, they do things like that all the time. They said they were officially dating. So, if you resemble them, then you must be married, right?"

"NO WE"RE NOT!!" the former Sannin members yelled at him as they blushed.

"Why should I marry a pervert like him?" Tsunade turned her head and crossed her arms.

"And why should I marry a flat-chested bitch like her?" Jiraiya snubbed.

"Oh, I see." Gaara said. "I don't quite understand. If they resemble you, then that means that they would probably have the same fate as what you had… which means that Naruto and Sakura won't end up together."

"You know, it's not always like that." Jiraiya told him. "Naruto and Sakura's relationship is way different with my relationship with Tsunade."

"I agree." Tsunade nodded. "Naruto and Sakura would probably end up together. Sakura and I are different persons. And so are Naruto and Jiraiya."

"I see." Gaara nodded. "I guess no one really knows what will happen."

After that, they went inside Konoha's greenhouse. Tsunade told them to wait for the potion she will prepare. While she was preparing, she was watching Jiraiya playing with Naruto and Sakura. She can't resist smiling at them, as if she was a mom or something. Gaara noticed this, and he was pretty curious with that.

"I see you're smiling at them." Gaara snickered. "Do you have plans of having your own family?"

"I did." Tsunade sighed. "But it all crashed up when my boyfriend passed away a long time ago."

"I'm sorry." Gaara apologized. "Anyway, I would like to thank you for helping Suna. It was an honor to work with you."

"That's nothing." Tsunade said.

"Hey, Tsunade!" Jiraiya called her.

"What is it now?" Tsunade looked at him.

"Look what Sakura can do!" Jiraiya told her.

When she looked at the pink-haired kid, she saw her cracking up the floor. She can't help but smile. She would really want to have a family someday. But she was too old for such things.

"That's a good one." Tsunade grinned.

"She really reminds me of you." Jiraiya grinned back. "I remember those days."

"Me too." Tsunade said as she continued making the potion.

Jiraiya looked at her as he thought of the past years. He sure wished he could still bring back those days.

After a couple of minutes, Tsunade finished making the potion. She made the two kids drink it. Finally, the potion worked at they turned back to normal.

"Finally!" Gaara relieved. "You guys turned back to normal."

"What's with the leashes?" Naruto asked them as he removed his leash.

"Thanks for bringing us back to normal, anyway." Sakura thanked them as she removed her leash.

"Sorry for the troubles, Gaara!" Naruto patted him.

"That's fine." Gaara nodded. "With that, I learned that I'm not going to have a kid in my whole life."

The rest of them laughed.

"I guess we caused a lot of mental trauma." Sakura grinned as she scratched her back.

"You have no idea!" Gaara sighed.

With that, Sakura and Naruto guided Gaara back to Suna. When Gaara came back, he was very happy to see Suna living in harmony without the worries of El Niño.

THE END