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The Most Important Thing You Left Behind

Chapter 9 Letting Go

We finally arrived in Konoha and headed straight for the Hokage Tower to check in with Tsunade. She immediately hugged Seishi and began asking him a million questions about if he was alright, eating well, etc.

"Tsunade-baa I can't breathe," said Seishi.

"You look so much like your father and grandfather," said Tsunade, still hugging him.

"Tsunade-sama he's turning blue," I said, sweatdropping.

"Hinata will be so happy to see you," said Tsunade. "Everyone is eating dinner at the Hyuuga compound. I'll be there later tonight too." Seishi was already off. The kid has way too much energy. I chased after him. On the way we passed Ichiraku's, and various other places that Naruto and Sakura used to drag me to.

"HINA-BA," yelled Seishi as he gave Hinata a big hug, she was standing in front of the Hyuuga manor. I guess she was waiting for us.

"Hey Seishi-kun," said Hinata, hugging him back. Seishi began rambling on and on about Suna and the trip. "Ne, everyone is inside waiting for you." He ran inside, which left Hinata and I alone.

"Hinata-san how have you been," I asked.

"Good and you," she asked.

"Wonderful," I answered.

"Welcome home," she said, smiling, and then she hugged me. I hugged her lightly back. I was still uncomfortable with anyone hugging me, except Seishi of course.

"Thank you," I said. What else was I supposed to say? We walked in the house together. Neji, Tenten, Sai and Ino were sitting around watching Seishi being glomped by Sakuya with Keichii trying to save Seishi from being suffocated to death.

"Sakuya-san you must let Seishi breathe," demanded Keichii, who was indeed just like his father. He was around nine years old just like Sakuya.

"But…" whined Sakuya, she had Ino's blonde hair but Sai's black eyes. And she acted just like Ino when she was my fan girl. I could just hear Sakura now, demanding 'Ino-pig get your daughter off my son NOW.'

"Off," said Kagayakuu, entering the room as a nearly twenty year old man and a jounin no less. He looks like Asuma mostly.

Dinner was exciting. Seeing Temari and Shikamaru's daughter and son (Shikai 'sight' and Tenchi 'heaven and earth' respectively eight and seven years old) argue was amusing to watch, while Keichii tried to talk to Seishi but Sakuya kept interrupting. Kakashi and Shizune's daughter (Shizuka 'calm', eight years old) was trying to steal that perverted book of Kakashi's to read it. Seriously what did he teach that girl? Anko and Iruka's son (Ishi 'will', eight years old) was staring lovingly at the oblivious daughter of Kakashi. Kiba and Tori's daughter (Ki 'spirit', eleven years old) and Shino and Hoku's son (Shinrai 'trust', nine years old) were arguing in a manner that Kiba was twitching the whole time. Chouji and Ayame's son (Choushoku 'breakfast', eight years old) was just eating as much as his father, give or take. Kyouku and Lee's son and daughter (twins, Kyousou 'race' and Kyori 'distance', respectively, seven years old) were just like Lee. And yes both were wearing green spandex. Disturbing, really it is, but at least neither got Lee's bushy eyebrows. Oh did I mention that Hanabi and Konohamaru are married now? Guess I didn't.

And of course the dinner could not be complete without the youngest of the children. Hyuuga Himawari 'Sunflower' age four was watching all the older kids and the adults' antics from her mother's lap. If you haven't guessed by now whose child it is, you are an idiot or just not perceptive. Yes Himawari is Hinata's baby girl. I know I should explain it.

It was about a year after Seishi and I left and was living in Suna, many fascinating things were happening in Konoha. It seems that the man that Hinata married wanted a divorce (possibly because of my threats, but that's just my thought) that she gladly gave him. Luckily they had no children and he got nothing out of it. But according to the by laws of the Hyuuga clan (something that unfortunately could not been changed by either Hinata or Naruto or Tsunade) that a female head must have a husband. So thus another arranged marriage for poor Hinata. Luckily Gaara and Tsunade pulled some strings to get a good guy for Hinata. It took a lot of convincing of the Hyuuga Council (old farts I tell you), though luckily Gaara is a very convincing person. The guy's name is Washi and he is a psychologist. He is kind, caring, and considerate. I really think Hinata is in love with him, but Naruto will always be number one in her heart I think.

"Sasuke-ji," said Seishi, snapping me out of my thoughts. I was taking him to the grave of his parents in the Hokage Cemetery; it was his idea, not mine. "Were you ever in love?"

"Why do you ask," I questioned. Where was this coming from now? I swear if this is Kakashi putting thoughts in Seishi's head again I'm kicking Kakashi's ass, seriously.

"It's just you seem out of it sometimes when your alone and you are the only one of your graduating class not married," said Seishi. At times like these is when I wished that he didn't have Sakura's sharp mind. How in the hell am I going to answer him?

"You see I'm not a people person as you know and the only ones I was close to were Naruto and Sakura when I was younger," I said. "Sakura was in love with me I know, and I guess I love her too."

"So you were in love with my Okaa-chan," asked Seishi, raising an eyebrow. "How come you did not marry her instead of my Otou-san?"

"Because…" Because I was afraid getting close to someone again, because I did not deserve Sakura and her love and because I knew Naruto was the one for her. "…I don't know."

"Then are you in love with Hina-ba," asked Seishi. Woah, where did THAT come from?

"Not in that way," I said.

"So you are not getting married or having kids ever," he asked.

"No I don't think so," I told him. Then we arrived at the graves. He ran up to his parents' graves.

"Okaa-chan, Otou-san I love you both and miss you. I'm taking care of Sasuke-ji just like you asked me to," said Seishi, out loud, kneeling and praying. "Hina-ba is good too and Hime-chan is growing up so fast. I'm going to be the best ninja ever, better than Otou-san, Ojii-san, Sasuke-ji, the Sannin and Okaa-chan. I'll definitely be the best Hokage ever!"

He is Naruto's son for sure.

I believe in him. Seishi will be able to do it. But first he actually has to become a ninja…And what does he mean that they asked him to take care of me? I can take care of myself!