Tsuki: Final chapter… Sorry guys, but it's gotta end at some point! Final disclaimer is Kayako-chan!
Kayako: *squeals* Oh thank you Tsuki-taichou! My brother couldn't do it because he's off training again. *Huffs* that boy is never home anymore, getting so amped up on training and learning new jutsus…
Tsuki: Ano, Kayako-chan?
Kayako: Oh right! Tsuki-taichou doesn't own Naruto, or Daddy-kun, or Momma, but she does own me and Ryuu-niisan! Isn't that right, Tsuki-taichou?
Tsuki: Yup, alright moving on! And now for your featured presentation! Enjoy!
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Kayako stood in front of her mirror, combing her long, light pink hair. It was lighter than her moms, and she was always proud of its uniqueness, just like her deep, black eyes. She put on her purple top, with netting sleeves, and the Uchiha emblem on the back. She also put on her tan skirt, black short leggings with netting under that, and knee-high black boots, with her white kunai holster of course.
Making one final check in the mirror, she bounded off to the kitchen, her brother already there, clad in his all black outfit, the black shirt with the emblem, a large collar (like Sasuke's) with bandaged forearms and calves, black shorts, and a red kunai holster. He looked at her and smiled brightly.
"Morning Ryuu-niisan, are you ready?" She laughed and poured herself a glass of water. They were both nine now, and today, they would be graduating from the ninja academy, and getting their headbands. Her brother nodded, and their little siblings, Satoshi and Suzu walked into the room. Satoshi rubbed his sleepy black eyes, his matching hair disheveled, and the six year old yawned, holding his four year old sisters hand.
"What's going on? Are you guys leaving yet?" The twins nodded in answer to their little brother's question.
Suzu looked up at them with big green eyes, her long black hair falling over her face. "Are you gunna be ninja's? Can I be a ninja?" Her innocence made her older sister laugh. Kayako patted Suzu's sleepy head.
"Sorry Suzu, maybe one day." Suzu yawned in response.
"Then I'm going back to sleep…" She said through muffled lips, wandering back to her room. Satoshi smiled at them.
"When I'm older, I'm going to be the best ninja in the world! I'm going to be Hokage!" He laughed, and Ryuu smirked at his brother (ah yes the children all acquired the signature Sasuke-smirk).
"I bet you will, but you have to get more experience first." Ryuu winked and for a split second, his eyes had sharingan in them, making Satoshi stand in awe.
"Where's momma?"
"She's already down there; she's supposed to become my sensei!" Kayako threw her fist in the air, yelling Shannaro; she was certainly her mother's daughter.
"Oh, who's going to be your sensei, Ryuu-niisan?"
He gulped down the rest of his milk he had gotten earlier. "Kiba Inuzuka apparently. He's some kind of dog freak, or something." His twin hit him over the head.
"Kiya~ Ryuu-niisan, that's not nice to say! Kiba-sensei is a great ninja; he helped to get Daddy-kun back!" The room went silent, it was the hidden law not to talk about when their dad left Konoha, but he had told them from the start.
"I know, I know, sheesh, I feel bad for whoever's stuck on your team with you." Kayako huffed.
"For your information, it's Daichi Nara (son of Shikamaru and Temari), and Katsuro Yamanaka." She blushed as she said Daichi. Daichi was her crush, but he could be a pretty mean fellow. He was lazy, and quiet, and had the fighting spirit of a deadly snake. Yet he was handsome, with spiky black hair, and deep brown eyes. Katsuro on the other hand was happy, and thoughtful, never too much of one thing, and it was deathly obvious he liked Kayako. Ryuu laughed at her blush, knowing full well a guy like Daichi would never like a girl like his sister. "What's so funny? Who's on your team, huh?" Satoshi looked back and forth between his older siblings.
"Just Ookami Aisukizu (son of Tsuki and Rain), and…" Now he blushed, and a lot more than his sister. "Shiori Uzumaki…" Kayako burst into a fit of giggles.
"Ryuu and Shiori sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-…"
"Kids, hurry up or you'll be late!" Sasuke went into the kitchen, interrupting his daughters rant. "Ryuu, take care of your siblings and take them down there. Suzu," said girl entered the kitchen, fully dressed from her pajamas, "Satoshi, stay with Ryuu and Kayako. I'll be down in a moment; your mother forgot something here."
"Daddy-kun, the ceremony doesn't start until later!" His pink haired daughter whined.
"Hn, it doesn't matter, you have to talk to the officials." He bid them each goodbye and watched as they left, sighing. He couldn't believe that today, two of his kids would come back ninja's. Sakura Uchiha ran up to the door and into Sasuke's arms, crying like a madwomen, luckily the kids didn't see.
"Sasuke, did you tell them?" She sobbed, and he shook his head. "Wh-where is she?" Sasuke led her to the garden, out by the same tree that they met at…Jinxy.
Jinxy laid there, fur gray all but a few spots, and the spark of her green eyes fading. She looked up to meow when they came towards her, but she stayed where she was. Yes, Jinxy was an old cat now, and yes, Jinxy was dying. Sakura and her husband knelt down by the little cat and she stroked her fur.
"Oh Jinx', I'm going to miss you so much." Tears fell onto the little kitty, and she purred as Sakura pet her silken fur. Sasuke reached down to pat her little head, which still fit in the palm of his hand. The jingle of the bell on her collar, and his wives crying was the only sound. Sasuke reflected on when he first saw the little cat, and it seemed Sakura read his thoughts.
"I remember when I first saw you in Sasuke's lap, and I laughed so hard I cried." She smiled through the tears. "And when you followed me home, you scared the heck out of me before I left for the picnic. Aw Jinxy you followed me everywhere, and I know you would have to the end of the world." Said cat meowed, as if agreeing with what she said. "Don't listen to your name, Jinx, you're no curse, you were a blessing… I mean, really you were the one who brought Sasuke out of his shell, you let me know he had a heart," Sasuke smiled. "You…you let me know it was okay to fall in love with him."
He felt a lump in his throat looking down at the fragile creature that was near death. "You gave me all this, in a sense." Jinxy looked up at him with the same eyes she did when they first met. "You annoying little cat…" A tear slipped onto her charcoal gray fur, and Jinxy mewed one more time. Finally her eyes closed, and the couple stood up.
"They say a cat leaves before it dies." Sakura said between tears.
"Jinxy would never have left." He smirked. The couple buried the cat beneath that tree, the same one they found her on, mewing at the top of her little lungs. Without another word, they left.
"Team 7, lead by Uchiha Sakura." Sakura rose from her stands as Naruto called her up, smiling. "Your team consists of Uchiha Kayako, Nara Daichi, and Yamanaka Katsuro." The indicated children stood, each one separately receiving their headbands, and a small speech. Kayako's was last.
Naruto smiled at her. "Kayako, I've known you since you were born and your parents for many many years. I was on a certain team 7 with both of them, lead by Hatake Kakashi, and those were the best years of my life, as they will be for you. We have many expectations for you, Kayako, you are known to be wonderful at all ninjustu, and we expect no less. Congratulations, young ninja." The audience clapped and the ceremony went on.
"Finally, team 10, lead by Inuzuka Kiba." Kiba rose with a smile on his face. "Your team consists of Uchiha Ryuu, Aisukizu Ookami, and Uzumaki Shiori." Once more speeches followed.
"Ryuu, same goes for you and your sister." The audience laughed at Naruto blatancy. "You are to be a wonderful ninja, excelling in intelligence, along with genjutsu. And it's even rumored your making your own Jutsu, by the name of Katon: Ryuu Seika no Jutsu (Release: Fire Dragon Technique), but we won't go into that." Ryuu blushed lightly. "Congratulations, young ninja." Naruto handing him his red headband, matching his sisters purple one, and he put it on immediately. Kayako had hers around her waist.
"Daddy-kun, look! Naruto gave me a new kunai set!" Kayako showed her dad the new kunai set that Naruto had gotten her, and her brother got one too. Sakura went over to her children and smiled.
"I'm so proud of you both!" She hugged her children, then picked up Suzu, and held Satoshi's hand, but he tugged free.
"Momma, do I have to call you Sakura-sensei now?"
"Only when we're training." She pat her daughter on her head.
"I'm proud of both of you too. You will grow up to be fine ninja." He smirked at his children, who smirked back making Sakura laugh, they looked so similar when they did that.
"Oi, Kayako-chan!" Katsuro ran up to Sasuke's daughter. "So uh, we're on the same team, huh?" He laughed and she blushed. Katsuro had light blue eyes like his mom, but everything else was like his dad, hair color included.
"Katsuro-kun… Ano… yeah! I'm so happy!" She squealed. "Let's go get some ramen to celebrate!"
"That'd be uh, cool!" He turned to Sasuke and bowed in respect, making Sasuke smirk. Perhaps he'd get used to this boy.
"Wait, kids, when we get home, your father and I need to talk to you about…"
"Later mom, it can wait!" Kayako said as she ran off dragging Katsuro. "I'll be home later!"
Ryuu stood up. "Yeah I'm going to go find Shiori, bye mom!" He gave his mom a quick kiss and was off, leaving Sakura and Sasuke there.
"We can tell them later, let them enjoy today." Sasuke murmured so the other two kids couldn't hear. Sakura nodded. "Can you believe it, their ninja? It wasn't long ago you were just pregnant with them."
"They grow up fast…" Sakura felt tears prick at her eyes, and Sasuke wiped them away with his hand, and smiled at her.
"I love you."
"I love you too, Sasuke-kun."
Who would have thought Sasuke would have a family one day? Certainly not him. To think that not that long ago he had arrived in Konoha with the full intention of just finding any women to revive his clan, but instead ended up falling so deeply in love? Here he was now, all grown up, with no Itachi to take this away from him. He leaned over to kiss his wife again. It felt wonderful to be able to call her that, when he was a kid he would've just scoffed at the mention.
When he was a kid though, Sasuke had forgotten the meaning of love, and what it felt like. Now though, he knew, and he knew full well.
Family is love.
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Tsuki: Kiya~ so cute! Well all done here! Did you like the story? I might write an epilogue if I feel like it, just tell me what you want to know!
Well ciao for now (haha that rhymes)! *howls*
~Tsuki