Chapter 3

Hearing that made Hinata and her mother smile in content.

"That's a beautiful name…" Hinata's mother said in a gentle tone.

"Thank you. I thought so too." Kushina said laughing to herself.

"Naru-ko…" A voice called in curious tone.

Kushina and Hiashi's wife look down and the little baby that was staring at Hinode. They were surprise to hear her say that.

"What did you say, Hinata?" Hinata's mother asked her daughter. Hinata didn't seem to know why they were staring at her like that. It was rather scary to her. She started to cry again at their faces. Hiashi's wife and Kushina sighed as the mother gently picks her daughter, rocking her gently to go back in a slumber.

The best friend looked at each other and silence came over them. Then Kushina finally asked her something.

"Sis…Did you hear her?"

"Yes I thought so too…"

You might find it strange to wonder why they found it strange. But Hiashi's wife's daughter never really said a word neither less close to say a name. Babies usually can't say a word at this age but they could try to speak one of word. The name that she just spoken would have the first word that she just said.

"Well I hope to hear her speak again soon." Kushina said. The mother looked at her daughter and smile as she said "I hope so too, my dear friend… I hope so too."

They both laugh together and continued talking about would Kushina's baby would have. Brown eyes, Brown hair, Blonde spiky hair, anything that did they wanted to guess what her baby would process. Kushina wanted this child be just like Minato keeping her personality of saying "dattebane" but usually is causal talking to her friends without saying it. She also hoped that this child wouldn't carry her short-temper personality which Hiashi wife's was rather sad cause that's what she love about her. She wanted everything from her child to be like its mother no matter what. But Kushina wanted for this baby to carry its father's trait that she fell in love with. But they would have just wait and see what happens in the future. Kushina looked at her stomach touching it softly still wanting to see this baby so much. Her friend touches her shoulder giving her advice.

"Just be patient, my dear. One day it'll come and you'll be happy to see it. So just be wait and see what happens. I'm pretty sure that you'll be fine. Don't regret anything and don't give up. All right. You'll make through this. I know you will."

A smile overwhelmed her face, hearing face, for "Never giving up until the end" Was her favorite line to say, and hearing that from a friend was all that was needed to make her world prefect.

"Sis…Thank you… So much… For everything."

They hugged each other once more. For all they can could be patient and wait, for the time to arrive for this baby to join them, to live in this country as well as Hinata is right now. Alive and well and hopefully happy to be in the world.

"Oh! Hey sis… I have a question for you." Kushina asked. Her friend looked at her , waiting for what she could be asking.

"Does it hurt? I didn't get to see you giving birth cause I had to go get everyone."

Hiashi wife was astonished by her question, remembering that she ask this question while she was pregnant with Hinata.

"Oh. Is that what your asking. I didn't think would surpass you."

"So does it hurt? I mean like real bad?"

"Well…?" Hinata's mother started to speak but the husbands came in to check on how everyone was doing.

"Hey there Minato!" Kushina said, hugging her husband that was about to be a father. He had a book that Jiraiya recently just gave him. But he was in the mood to hug his wife.

Hiashi's wife kisses her husband welcoming him into hers and Hinata's embrace.

"How's my wife and my daughter doing?" Hiashi asked his family. He looked at Hinode, petting him, letting him know that he was including into the family.

"We are both fine, darling. I believe that Hinata spoke her first word today."

"Oh really! What was it?" Hiashi asked, wondering if she said his name.

"Well… We don't really know that she said it or not. But who knows, many she'll say it soon."

"I hope so too." Hiashi said.

"Oh! Sis! My husbands brought his book. He'll let you borrow it." Kushina said, jumping out of his husband hug giving her the book that she was talking about. The mother looked happy as she took the book from their hands.

"I make sure to read it." She said with excitement.

"Wahgoga." Hinata cried waving her little hands towards Minato.

"Oh you want to play?" Minato said talking to the child. Hinata didn't saw a thing but struggle to reach him. Hiashi's wife smiled, handing it to him, knowing that it nice to know that she didn't fear her friend. He held Hinata in his arms as if he was her real father. Hinata seem to be enjoying it. Hiashi, however felt a little sad as his wife was looking at him.

She nudges his hip, indicting that she was telling him not to worry of being replaced.

"Don't be jealous, Hiashi. You does this with you as well." His wife said, laughing.

"I can't help it though… She looks so happy in his arms.." Hiashi chuckled back. Minato looked at him as he was enjoying Kushina and Hinata's company.

"Sorry, bro…" Minato apologized.

"No it's ok. You need the exercise." Hiashi scolded him, pointing a finger at him.

"EH!" Everyone else scream. Kushina was going to lose it, telling that her husband needs to lose some weight.

"You guys…" Hiashi seem distressed by everyone's reactions. "I meant he need training." Minato still couldn't realize what he was trying to say. Hiashi looked at his face and sigh in sadness.

"I meant… to be a father… You going to be a father soon, right, Minato?"

Minato was surprise that hear that his friend was giving him advice.

A smile dropped on Minato's face as he was happy to hear those words.

"Thanks… Hiashi… I'll keep that in mind." They both shook hands with one another in the paths of fatherhood, following their paths that they have chosen. Hinata, on the other hand struggles trying to reach her father's hand.

"Oh do you want to be with your father, Hinata-chan." Minato said, handing the child over to Hiashi. Hiashi, becoming a noble crybaby started to wept as Hinata seem happy to see him.

"You do love me after all, my daughter. I thought I was going to be replace." Hiashi said in a tearful way.

Kushina and Hinata's mother thought about Hinata like ness towards Minato.

"Hey but don't you think?" Kushina started to talk again. The mother looked at her friend once more.

"Yes I do. I see that she acts a lot like Minato… I don't know why but she does."

The husbands didn't understand what they meant by that but it didn't matter. That was just something of a hunch rather then a confirmation that needed to be told to the world. They would just have to wait till see what happens during her process of her growing. Who knows, maybe they been inside to long and they were just hallucinating.

"Well I guess what and see." Kushina said.

"I guess we will." The mother said back.

They all look at Kushina's big belly that carried a being inside. They all press they warm hands on it as the all made a promise.

"Take your time, Naruto. We'll be here for you to welcome you to the outside, when you're ready."