Alright guys, here is Chapter 1. I hope you enjoy it!
Finally, after many years of training, battles, & struggles; Naruto Uzumaki achieved his life long dream of becoming the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. This made Naruto happy along with his wife Hinata. However, Naruto never really thought about of how much hard work it is to run an entire village. He's been talking smack about how easy it is to be Hokage since he was a little kid and now it seems to have bit him in the ass. Naruto felt that he deserved it.
After a few months, he felt the work was getting easier, but it was still hard. He spent long days working on the computer, signing papers, assigning missions. Where does it end? At the end of the day, Naruto always looked forward to going home and being with his wife. Well today was a nice sunshine day. Naruto was completing a task on his computer in his office. When he finally finished, he closed his laptop and laid back in his chair with a sigh.
"I thought that would never get done," he groaned
As he started to rub his forehead, Kakashi walks in and a bit quickly. Naruto looked up to see Kakashi standing in front of his desk. He was practically hovering over it.
"Let me guess, those teenagers are vandalizing your favorite book store again," said Naruto
"Actually, it's more of an emergency," said Kakashi
"What now?"
"It's your wife."
Naruto's eyes kind of widened. His focus was now on Kakashi.
"What about my wife?" he asked
"You should get on over to the hospital. It's time," said Kakashi
Naruto suddenly stood up making his chair fly back into the wall. It was that emergency! Naruto has been so focused on his work that he almost forgot that he was going to be a father any day. How could that have slipped his mind? Naruto jumped over his desk and was about to run out the door when he stopped and turned towards Kakashi.
"Kakashi, can you take care of things while I'm gone?" asked Naruto
"You don't even need to ask. I was going to do that anyway. Now get going!" he responded
Naruto continued his way with haste. He made it to the hospital within five minutes. As he entered, Sakura was waiting for him. She was also pregnant and pretty pissed off looking. This frightened Naruto.
"It's about time you got here!," she snapped
Sakura grabbed Naruto's wrist and lead him quickly down the hall. Naruto was at a loss of words because everything was happening so fast. For a pregnant woman, Sakura was pretty feisty. She wasn't going to take shit from anyone, at least not today.
"Sakura, when did this happen?" Naruto finally asked
"This morning, about an hour after you left home. Hinata contacted me and asked for help," she replied
"Well why didn't Hinata just call me?"
"Gee, why didn't she think of that? OF COURSE SHE CALLED YOU! We both tried to reach you by phone, but your line was disconnected."
Naruto facepalmed himself. No wonder he didn't get the call. He forgot to re-connect his phone line. Naruto disconnected it because the phone wouldn't stop ringing. It wasn't just work calls, but also fan calls and sometimes prank calls. As much as he would have loved to take those calls and get back at those pranksters, he just didn't have the time for it.
"I forgot to re-connect it the other day," said Naruto
"Way to go dumbass," said Sakura
"Well, how is Hinata?"
"She's doing okay, but she'll feel better once you're with her."
"Sakura?"
"What?"
"You're hurting me."
"Oh, sorry."
Sakura finally let go of Naruto's wrist. Naruto rubbed his wrist as he followed Sakura into one of the hospital rooms where Hinata was. Hinata was doing her Lamaze breathing. As Hinata let out a cleansing breath, Naruto sat down next to her. She looked up at him.
"Naruto-kun, you've finally made it," she said tiredly.
"I'm so sorry, I should have been here sooner," said Naruto
"What matters is that you're here now."
Naruto leaned over and kissed Hinata and then took her hand. She continued to smile. Naruto then kissed her hand.
"I can't believe it's happening. We're going to be parents. It doesn't seem real," he said
"It does from here," said Hinata groaning
Another contraction hit and Hinata squeezed Naruto's hand. This actually surprised him. At that moment, Hinata seemed to have more strength than Sakura. Naruto winced a little at the pain of his hand getting crushed. Sakura gave Naruto a small slap on the back of the head. Now not only did he have pain in his hand, but he also has a headache. Was that really necessary?
Hours went by, the day was finally entering dusk. The time Hinata and Naruto were finally waiting for has come. Sakura requested to be Hinata's midwife and it was granted. This also made Hinata more comfortable, knowing a friend was helping her.
"Okay Hinata, this little one is ready to come," said Sakura
As excited as Naruto was about seeing his child come into the world. He couldn't help but worry and feel scared for Hinata. He never seen her in so much pain before. She was covered in sweat and tears had streamed down her face, but even through all the pain and suffering, she managed to keep that smile on her face. Naruto knew she was strong and brave.
"Push Hinata!" ordered Sakura
Naruto placed both of his hands with Hinata's. She continued to squeeze Naruto's hand, only a bit harder. Although, Naruto couldn't really feel it anymore.
"You can do it Hinata," said Naruto
That's pretty much all Naruto could do at this time, be supportive and give Hinata encouragement. Naruto felt that it wasn't enough. He wish he could do more for Hinata, but he couldn't. It was killing him to see his wife going through so much pain. His emotions were mixing up to where it was starting to feel like he didn't know what to express. Naruto lowered his head towards Hinata's hand. He kissed it and closed his eyes. He just didn't know what else to do. Just when he thought he couldn't take the tension anymore, a new sound filled the room. Naruto's eyes shot wide open and he looked in Sakura's direction where she was holding a crying infant. His eyes gazed on the newborn. Naruto couldn't believe it. Tears streamed down his face. All his worries and fears suddenly left him and he felt a state of calmness come over him.
"It's a boy," said Sakura
Naruto smiled and then he turned his attention towards Hinata. She was completely laid back in her bed catching her breath. That smile she had remained on her face. More tears streamed down her face, but this time it was tears of joy. Naruto leaned over Hinata and kissed her as Sakura took the crying infant to the other side of the room. She was cleaning him and also giving him a quick check up.
"Naruto-kun, did you see him?" asked Hinata tiredly
"Yes. He's just perfect," he replied happily
Sakura then started approaching Hinata with the new bundle of joy.
"Congratulations Hinata, Naruto," she said as she placed the infant in Hinata's arms.
"Thank you Sakura," said Naruto
"No problem," she replied
"Sakura, will you go spread the good news?"
"Of course."
Sakura left the room as Hinata and Naruto gazed down at their newborn son. The baby's crying began to cease. He opened his eyes and he began to look at the faces that were looking at him.
"Oh Naruto, he's beautiful. He's the spitting image of you," said Hinata
"I can't believe it. He's finally here with us," said Naruto
"Naruto."
"Hmm?"
"We haven't decided on a name yet."
"That's right. We need to think of something."
Naruto began walking around the room thinking of names as Hinata was feeding their newborn. It wasn't long until the news got around the entire Hidden Leaf Village and a visitor showed up. It was Tsunade.
"Oh, well if it isn't granny Tsunade," said Naruto with a smile
"When are you going to stop calling me that?" she asked
"Never."
"You're lucky it's a special day Naruto. Now let me see that baby."
Tsunade walked over to Hinata where she was still holding the baby. Tsunade gazed down at the newborn and smiled.
"Awe, he's so precious," she said
"Thank you," said Hinata
"What's his name?" asked Tsunade
"Well, we haven't really tho-" Naruto began to say
"Bolt! His name is Bolt," interrupted Hinata
That caught Naruto by surprise, but Tsuade continued to smile.
"That's a wonderful name. How did you come up with it?" she asked
"Well, Naruto and I haven't really thought of a name until now. I was thinking about my grandfather. His name was Bolt and I think that it would be an honor for my son to carry on my grandfather's name," said Hinata
"Bolt Uzumaki. I like it," said Naruto
"Well, welcome to the world Bolt. I'm sure you'll make a fine ninja," said Tsunade
Tsunade gave Hinata and Naruto a hug before leaving. A few more visitors showed up including Sasuke.
"Well, Sakura told me the news and I just wanted to congratulate you both," he said
"Thanks Sasuke," said Naruto
"Do you want to hold him?" asked Hinata
"Uh, no that's okay," said Sasuke
"Come on Sasuke. You're going to be a father pretty soon too. Why not practice?" said Naruto
Naruto picked up Bolt carefully and walked over to Sasuke. He then placed Bolt in his arms. At first, Sasuke was uncomfortable, but then he couldn't help but stare at this tiny infant. What was it about this baby that was making Sasuke grow soft.
"He is a gorgeous baby Hinata," said Sasuke
"Thanks," she replied
"Good news Naruto, he doesn't look a thing like you and he probably won't have your personality," said Sasuke
"That was uncalled for. Give me back my kid," said Naruto
He took Bolt from Sasuke's arms and placed Bolt back in Hinata's arms. A few minutes later, Sasuke left the room. Visiting hours were over which was completely fine with Naruto. He and Hinata can finally relax and have family alone time. Naruto carefully took Bolt in his arms and sat in one of the chairs.
"Go ahead and rest Hinata. I'll stay up with Bolt for awhile," said Naruto
"Okay," she replied tiredly.
While Hinata slept, Bolt was sound asleep in Naruto's arms. Naruto just couldn't take his eyes off of him. Naruto gently stroked the side of Bolt's face with his finger.
"My son, the next future Hokage. That's what you'll grow up to be Bolt," said Naruto softly.
End of Chapter 1. Sorry it wasn't a long chapter, but I hope you enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.
