AN: Hello dear readers! This is the long-awaited bonus chapter featuring the very adorable Uzumaki family. Yay! Before we start, we would like to thank all those nice readers who favourited, followed or reviewed! Please continue to do so :)
Disclaimer: We do not own Naruto but he helps us regain our faith in humanity...
Bonus scene: At the Uzumaki household a few days later…
"Nani*?!" Naruto's eyebrows shot up in astonishment, his blue eyes blazing more intensely than usual. "What did you just say?" He demanded impatiently after recovering his senses, as if he were a child asking his parent to repeat the most exciting part of the story.
Shikamaru face-palmed and shook his head, muttering "How troublesome!" repeatedly under his breath. At any mention of the word "Hokage", his friend will transform from a responsible adult to a brash child, and this behaviour did not change even in front of actual children. "Tell me again why I have to be advisor to this guy…" He mumbled, only to be silenced with a sharp glare from Temari. Unlike her husband, Temari seemed unfazed by the whole incident, and continued chatting with Hinata. Hinata smiled affectionately at her husband, a light blush coating her cheeks.
To nobody's surprise, Shikadai insisted on visiting the Uzumaki family the day after returning to Konoha. As usual, Naruto and Hinata were glad to host them, while Boruto was equally happy for another playmate. After dragging his tired parents to the Uzumaki's house, Shikadai immediately started bragging about his adventures in Sunagakure to Boruto and Naruto. For once, his parents decided to let him have his way and settled down for tea with Hinata.
Shikadai gloated with a large grin that almost reached his ears and reduced his large teal eyes to narrow slits. Boruto huffed with contempt as he crossed his arms and stared at the ceiling, deliberately ignoring his arrogant friend. Naruto, however, leaned closer to Shikadai, and asked him to repeat the story with an overly eager voice.
"Nara Shikadai-sama, son of Nara Shikamaru and Sabaku no Temari*, was inaugurated as Rokudaime* Kazekage by his uncle, Godaime* Kazekage Gaara! His first order of business was to bomb the Kazekage Tower, because the building was too ugly and unbefitting of a Kage's workplace. His second order of the day was to teach the old geezers of the Suna Council a lesson for questioning the wisdom of his first order. His third order was to abolish the Gaara Fanclub, since it was an utterly pretentious and troublesome organisation… So there you have it, Uncle Naruto, I beat you to the Kage* post! Ha! The Hero of Konoha lost to the great Shikadai-sama!" Shikadai finished triumphantly, as if he were declaring victory at the end of a war. Needless to say, he twisted the story for more dramatic effect.
"Nani?! Nande* dattebayo*!" Naruto exclaimed as he collapsed backwards onto the floor in disbelief. Shikadai laughed at his expense and performed a victory dance. Boruto huffed and muttered "Dattebasa*!" under his breath, his cheeks hot with embarrassment at his father's failure to recognise such blatant deceit.
"Ne, Boruto, why do you look so glum?" Shikadai teased, his voice saturated with mock concern. Boruto huffed and brushed him away. "C'mon, admit it! You're just jealous of me 'cos I'm waaay more awesome that your dad!"
"Humph, as if I would be envious of someone who is afraid of his own mummy!" Boruto retorted, knowing that Shikadai hated being called out for his biggest fear.
"Well, at least I'm better than a spoiled mama's boy like Uzumaki Boruto!" Shikadai reposited without a hitch, trying to hide his flushed cheeks. He prepared to tackle Boruto but was stopped by Naruto, who calmly sat between the boys.
"There, there, it's not nice to tease and beat each other up." Naruto reprimanded lightly, before turning to face the other adults. "So Shikamaru, Temari, is it true? Was Shikadai really made Kazekage?" He asked expectantly.
"What do you think, Naruto?" Shikamaru slumped forward in exasperation, his face covered completely by his hands. "That boy can't even throw a kunai properly!" He added as he recalled the supposed 'terrorist attack'.
Temari sighed and shook her head, before recounting the entire slew of events during their stay in Suna. It was now Boruto's turn to embarrass Shikadai, as he laughed and pressed Temari for more juicy details. After learning about the truth, Naruto calmed down and chuckled sheepishly as he ran a hand through his spiky blond hair.
"Mom! You're not supposed to spoil the story!" Shikadai pouted indignantly as he crossed his arms and glared at his mother.
"Well, I can't send Uncle Naruto to Auntie Sakura at the hospital for hyperventilation," Temari remarked dryly, matching her son's glare. "Besides, what did I tell you about lying?"
"Oops." That was all Shikadai said as his face became as red as a tomato. Naruto smiled affectionately as he put a hand on his 'nephew's' shoulder.
"Well, you really got me this time round, Shikadai," Naruto said. "Just don't do it again. Bad lying is not a nice thing to do."
"Okay."
"That's great! Now can you repeat the part about the market? It sounded really exciting…"
"Oh yes! You see, Uncle Gaara…"
*Nani - What
*Sabaku no Temari - Temari of the Sand Waterfall (I know the Kazekage Clan has no mentioned last name, but I thought this would be nice...)
*Rokudaime - Sixth
*Godaime - Fifth
*Kage - Shadow (Leader of a shinobi village)
*Nande - Why
*Dattebayo - A catchphrase used by Naruto, it has no exact meaning (mostly used when expressing strong emotions)
*Dattebasa - A catchphrase used by Boruto, it has no exact meaning (mostly used when expressing strong emotions)
AN: A funny and hopefully cute bonus chapter. After much consideration, we didn't include Himawari due to age difference, but please inform us if you know the exact age difference between the Uzumaki siblings! We (may) update it to accommodate...
See you next time, dattebayo!
