"Naruto, it's good to see you again."

"Ambassador Sasuke, welcome back to Konoha."

"Thank you, Hokage-sama."

The two of them began to walk off. Satori walked up to his sister.

"Ambassador Sasuke?"

"At the Valley of the End he damn near killed Naruto then he almost killed him three years later."

"That was a long time ago. Many things have changed, including Sasuke." Tenten said.

The eight of them walked through the streets of Konoha. Some people stopped and looked at Sasuke as they passed by. It was the first time Sasuke had been back since he left many years ago.

"The remaining of the negotiations should go quickly." Sasuke said.

"I agree." Naruto said. "All of the difficult issues have been resolved."

"After much debate, Satori here is quite the negotiator."

"Both sides have come to an agreement, largely thanks to Satori."

"And we are grateful, Satori." Sasuke said. "This alliance will greatly benefit the Sound Village."

"As well as the Leaf Village." Satori said.

"The virus you contracted, are you fully recovered?" Sasuke asked.

"I assure you Satori is quite well. He is looking forward to finishing these negotiations." Naruto said.

"Excellent. This is an historic occasion. You of all people deserve to be there."

"Thank you…Ambassador." Satori said with a slight hint of sarcasm.

As they walked Satori was getting a funny feeling. They stood on top of the Hokage Building.

"It feels good to be back." Sasuke said.

"Excuse me." Satori said. "Naruto-sama, Tenten, I need a moment with you."

"Of course." Naruto said. "Junshin will you accompany the ambassador while were gone?"

Junshin nodded. Satori, Naruto and Tenten walked into Naruto's office.

"You say you trust Sasuke?" Satori asked.

"I trust the process that we have built with the Sound." Naruto said. "They have nothing to gain by betrayal."

"Are you sure? We've been never able to trust the Sound. Hell, their village was created by Orochimaru."

"Yes but Orochimaru is dead, dattebayo."

"His desire for peace is sincere. There is no cause for concern, Nii-chan." Tenten said.

"No cause for concern? We're talking about the guy that almost killed you twice, Naruto-sama."

"He's changed." Naruto said.

At that moment before Satori could respond Ino appeared next to Tenten.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but Sakura needs you to report to the hospital. Your daughter has been injured."

Shortly later, Satori arrived at the hospital and walked into the room where his daughter was lying in a bed. Sakura and a nurse were standing next to her bed.

"Dad."

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"What happened?"

"She overexerted herself but she'll be fine in a minute." Sakura said as she began her medical techniques. "Now be careful and don't over do it anymore."

"How did this happen?" Satori asked.

"I was practicing some jutsu and I tried doing the Kage Bunshin."

"Kage Bunshin."

"I just over did it."

"At your age you could kill yourself."

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to be more like you." Kushina said.

"Continue the procedure for a few more minutes." Sakura said.

The nurse nodded as she took over.

"Can I talk to you over there?" She said to Satori.

The two walked away from the bed.

"Satori, how old were you when you learned the Kage Bunshin?"

"All right. I was about the same age as she is. It's just that for all practical purposes it's my first day as a father and she almost kills herself."

"She didn't almost kill herself. She just over did it. Just like a lot of other ninjas her age. You've over done it before."

"You're right. It's difficult."

"Difficult for you. What about for Kushina? Can you imagine how she feels? You've lost sixteen years. Kushina has lost a lot more than that. First, her mother and now, her father."

Satori was convinced now. He nodded to his wife and turned around to walk back to his daughter. Sakura watched Satori with a smile on her face.

"Everything is fine. You can take her home." The nurse said.

"Thanks. How are you feeling?"

"A lot better now. Dad, I'm really sorry. I know you have more important things to do…"

"There is nothing more important than this, Kushina." Satori said putting his hand on her shoulder.

Kushina smiled.

The two of them walked down the streets of Konoha and were headed home.

"I know this is hard for you."

"It's ok, daddy."

"No. Okay is not good enough. When I was your age I often wondered if my father would come home after a mission. One time he almost didn't. Then I wondered how much of a father I would be. Sometimes it scared me."

"Scared? You?"

"Yeah. But I guess I got over it. You're here. It's important to me that I never let you down, Kushina."

"You never have, daddy. You've always been there for me."

"I'll have to take your word for it. Because I don't remember any of it. Your first step, your first tooth, nothing. And I want to remember."

Kushina wrapped her arms around her father and hugged him tightly. Satori did the same resting his head on the top of her head.

"I guess there's only one thing to do. We've got to build some new memories."

The two of them walked into the house.

"And when mom tried to net the fish she lost concentration and her chakra stopped flowing to her feet and she fell in. I tried to pull her out but then I fell in too. And then when you tried to pull us both out you fell in." Kushina said laughing.

"Not sure if I want to remember that." Satori said with a smile.

"Mom really liked fishing. We used to do it when we went out for picnics."

"What was she like?"

"She was great. I think about her a lot. I better go change."

Kushina walked out of the room and Satori began to think. He looked in the cabinet next to the TV. He pulled out a disc that said 'family' on it. He put it into the player and an image appeared on the TV. It showed him sitting in a chair not knowing that Hanako was sneaking up behind him. He looked up startled then in a cloud of smoke Hanako was replaced by Kushina. Kushina had transformed herself into Hanako. Satori grabbed Kushina and pulled her down and began tickling her. A smile grew over Satori's face as he watched the video. He pressed the fast forward and the images sped up. After a few seconds fast forwarding Satori stopped. The video stopped on a scene of Kushina sitting in a chair with Satori covering her eyes. Then a cake was set down in front of her as Satori removed his hands from Kushina's eyes. Kushina's face lit up as she saw the cake then blew out the candles. Satori smiled again as he watched his wife come into view. Satori leaned in and kissed his wife then all three of them smiled and waved to the camera. Satori could see his wife's face clearly. Then he realized who it was. His smile quickly faded and his expression was now serious.

"Azumi."

"Mom was beautiful wasn't she?" Kushina asked.

"Yes." Satori said calmly.

He turned off the TV. Kushina could see that something was wrong.

"What's wrong, daddy."

Without saying anything Satori got up and left his house. He was on his way to the Hokage building. Right outside the building he saw Shuji standing there. He noticed a scar running down the side of his face.

"Shuji, where did you get that scar?"

"In battle."

"What battle? When? Where? What team?"

Shuji couldn't answer. At that moment Naruto, Tenten and Sasuke walked up to him.

"Satori, maybe it would be best if…"

"Shut up." Satori snapped.

"What did you say, dattebayo?"

"I said shut up. As in shut your mouth and stop talking."

"Nii-chan, I know you're upset but if would…"

"Tenten, back off."

By then a few people had gathered around the commotion. Satori looked around.

"Now would anyone else like to speak up? Or shall we end this charade now?"

Sasuke walked up to him.

"As you wish, Shiranui Satori. The charade is over." He said as everyone around him faded away then the surroundings faded away revealing an unfamiliar room.