"Tsunade-sama, we have a surprise for you!" Sasuke drawled pushing Deidara into the Hokage's office.

Time literally froze when the three women in the room turned around. Ino was one of them.

"An Akatsuki member?" Tsunade stated in a question.

Ino saw Shinya still on Sasuke's back and audibly gasped. She pushed through the ANBU ninja to her son. Sasuke put him in a chair beside the door.

"Shinya? Shinya, can you hear me?"

Shinya's fingers moved a little and Ino sighed in relief. She turned to Deidara, holding back tears and slapped him as hard as she could.

"How could you?" Ino asked, yelling, "What did I do to you that would make you try to kidnap our son? Could you not just stay here? Or is that too much ask?"

Everything was silent. The tension was thicker than it had ever been. Deidara didn't reply.

Ino tried hard to glare at him; she tried so hard to hate him. Shinya was awoken by the sharp sound the slap had made. Ino fell to her knees in sobs and Deidara fell to his knees with her. Shinya tried to go to his mother but Sasuke stopped him.

"You're still beautiful, yeah…" He whispered in her ear.

Ino was shaking until Deidara hugged her. She calmed down quickly when they touched.

Deidara looked up at Tsunade in defeat, "Please, Godaime, I will do anything you tell me to do. Please just let me make up to Shinya and Ino for my absence…"

Tsunade watched the two blondes and sighed, "You're a missing-nin but… You've already made up for your offenses against Konohagakure. Sasuke killed you but, you were brought back to life. You must swear your allegiance to Konohagakure and to me."

"Of course." Deidara nodded.

"Two years of community service and probation."

Deidara tightened his hold on Ino and nodded. Ino came back to her senses and pushed him away.

"I need to take Shinya home…"

Shinya raised an eyebrow at his mother, "I can take myself home, mother, yeah! I'll be fine. You guys catch up, okay?"

Ino cursed how sweet Shinya could be.

"Okay, Shinya."

Shinya grinned and turned to his team mates, "I'll see you guys later!"

He left.

Deidara picked himself and Ino up off the floor and Ino frowned at him and punched his arm hard, "You're grounded, asshole."

Deidara blinked at her for a second. Grounded? Dammit she punches hard! Whatever… As long I get to be with her, I'm fine.

"I'm okay with that, un…"

Ino's hard glare melted into a soft smile, "Come on, and let's get you cleaned up."

Deidara followed her out of the office with his hand in hers.

There was a long silence afterwards.

"Well… Wasn't that sweet?" Sakura said fondly.

Aiko agreed with her mother and shared a look with Hideo.

Sasuke remembered the scrolls and took them out of his bag handing them to Tsunade.

"Thank you. You all may leave."

Everyone did as she was told; only leaving Sakura, Sasuke and herself.

"May I speak with you in private, Sakura?"

"Hai," Sakura followed Sasuke out into the hallway, "What is it?"

"If Gaara comes here and asks you to go to Suna, would you go?" Sasuke showed no emotion when he asked.

Sakura thought about it, "It depends on Aiko and Takeshi. They're my life now…"

"Aiko and Takeshi would want you to go and be happy. I think so too, Sakura. But don't expect them to go with you…"

The situation was none of his business but being the man who caused Sakura the most pain, he wanted her to live the rest of her life as happily as possible.

"We'll see when the time comes, Sasuke… Now, why don't we go meet Naruto and the others for some ramen like old times?" Sakura smiled.

Sasuke smirked, "Hn."

All of Konoha Twelve came to eat at Ichiraku Ramen for the first time in several months. Sakura and Sasuke were the last to arrive but still claimed their rightful seats at the counter with the now grown Naruto Uzumaki.

The blonde still had his happy-go-lucky attitude. Even with four children!

"Sakura-chan! Teme! Long time no see!" Naruto grinned at them.

"Hey Naruto!"

"Are you gonna make it to the festival this year, Sakura?" It was Tenten who asked.

She had been sitting with her husband of sixteen years at a booth with Lee and his 'lucky' wife.

"Actually, I think so! Tsunade would have a fit if I sat out on another one…"

"Good, because Hinata, Ino and I found the prettiest kimono for you if you want to try it!"

Sakura's eye sparkled at her friends' good deed. "Of course I will! Thanks you guys!"