Birthright

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. The results were very close. Two people wanted Itachi to have one boy, two wanted him to have two boys, and two people wanted fraternal twin boys with one fathered by each. In the end, I had a friend do a tiebreaker vote. Lol and of course, people were voting as I was typing this. So the tie still would have been broken in the same way, anyway. Now that the votes have been tallied, we'll wrap up the Uchiha Baby Introduction Arc. After this, the plot will start moving along faster and you will see more time skips and development character wise for the OC's. Don't worry though. There will still be plenty of Sasuke x Hinata x Itachi bonding time.

Chapter Notation: This takes place a year after the last one. The twins are six, triplets are three, Kenji is now two, and any new additions are three months old. I've also expanded on the abilities for the various kids. I'll put up a list next chapter to make it easier for everyone to remember who has what and any necessary explanations for how/why each child has which abilities.

Chapter 13

"WAHHH!" The sound of two infants crying can be heard throughout the Uchiha Household. "WAHHH!" And Itachi was doing his damnest to soothe the newest additions to their family.

He wasn't sure exactly when it happened, but he suspected it was around the time he had used a mirror to add a new level of eroticism to his lovemaking with Hinata. Sasuke must have been intimate with her shortly afterwards because there was no doubting the parentage of their final set of twins.

Sasuke shakes his head. "Well at least you've gotten better at changing diapers." Itachi rolls his eyes in response.

Of course he had. When you had eight children, sooner or later you were bound to master certain skill sets. His foolish little brother was still so smug that he had figured out how to change diapers before him. (And for the record, that was only because Sasuke cheated and copied Hinata's technique by using the Sharingan)!

"Of course, I have." He quickly replaces the soiled diaper with a clean one for his youngest son, Shisui.

Itachi smiles fondly at the infant. He had named the boy after his best friend and his cousin. His cousin who had shown him his Ninja Way.

Sasuke chuckles. "Good. Hinata would probably kill us both, if you hadn't." And that was the truth.

"Mmm she would have a good reason to." That poor woman. "Eight children and other than Kenji, every time was a multiple pregnancy."

Still, their wife would always forget about her ire as soon as she held their newest child (or children) in their arms and who could blame her? In Itachi's mind, all of their children were simply adorable.

He'd had yet to run into anyone who disagreed. That or no one who was suicidal enough to disagree while he was in earshot anyway. And thankfully, now that Shisui and Hoshi were clean, they had settled down.

Sasuke nods. "It really is a wonder that she didn't kill us." He smirks and plays with Hoshi's toes.

"It really is." Itachi chuckles.

Shisui was youngest by a matter of minutes. He was also most assuredly Itachi's. He didn't need a DNA test to realize that. The boy's hair color was same shade of somber dark gray or light black as his, though slightly spiker. His skin was also darker than his siblings'. Taking on more of Itachi's light tan, but he was also definitely Hinata's son. Those lavender eyes said it all and so did his kind smile.

"Bye father, bye Papa!" Aiya and Arashi chorus as they scurry over to their fathers and kiss their cheeks.

Itachi smiles. "Have a good day at the Academy." He taught afternoon classes these days. So the twins left before him.

Sasuke nods in acknowledgement and smiles at them. The twins were growing so fast. Actually, all of their children were. That included even the second set of twins.

"Come on, we don't to be late." Hinata walks down the stairs and gestures for Arashi and Aiya to follow her.

The twins bound over. "Yes, mother!" If nothing else, they were certainly eager to get to their lessons. (Probably because they knew that kunai practicing would be coming up soon).

"Have a good day at school and work." Sasuke smiles at them. "And maybe, we'll have a bubble bath ready for your mother when she gets home." He smirks.

Itachi chuckles. It did take quite some coordination to be intimate with their wife. Eight children didn't offer a lot of time for peace and quiet. Thank goodness for clones.

Hinata blushes. "Well that does sound fun, but we're using the Jutsu from now on." The twins look a bit confused at this and so did the triplets who had just come racing over to their mother to say goodbye.

"Which Jutsu, mother?" Amaya looks up at her innocently.

Itachi chuckles at the absolutely mortified look on Hinata's face. Oh their poor wife. He should probably intervene.

"A special Jutsu that keeps the bubbles from getting too big and popping." He smirks.

Bubbles in this case was a metaphor for conception. So was popping. Popping being a tactful way to refer to labor.

Nara tilts her head thoughtfully at this as if considering it. Ah bless children. They believed anything you told them.

She smiles. "That seems like a good one!" Like now, for instance.

Miya shakes her head and boops Arashi and Aiya on the forehead. "Have a good day at school!" And Miya was Miya.

She really was such a competitive little thing. Itachi supposed her boops were just her way of showing love and establishing whatever authority, that she imagined she had over her siblings. It was cute now. He just hope it stayed at the cute level.

Itachi Uchiha was well aware of what happened to Uchiha Siblings who grew too competitive with each other. He sighs as he remembers how he and Sasuke had treated each other once upon a time and even Madara and Izuna had been rivals to a degree.

Arashi laughs. "We will. You're be at the Academy before you know it." That was definitely true.

So yes, Itachi watched his children closely. One could never be too careful. All of them were showing signs of being Gifted at this point and it never hurt to exercise some caution.

"Yes, we will!" Aiya smiles as she heads off with Hinata and Arashi.

About twenty minutes later, Hinata had successfully dropped Aiya and Arashi off at the Academy and was back at the hospital. It felt good to be working again.

Though there was definitely something rather tempting about just staying home and snuggling up to her lovers as they fawned over their children, especially the newest additions to their family.

"Hey, Hinata!" Sakura smiles at her as she walks over.

The twins were absolutely adorable. Which was probably the main reason why her lovable husbands were still breathing. Then again, she should have known to use the Jutsu. It was just sometimes it was very easy to get carried away.

She had two very attractive and attentive lovers. It was so easy to get caught up in the moment and while she didn't think that they had intentionally gone for numbers seven and eight, that was the end result.

Hinata nods at Sakura. "Hello, Sakura." Hoshi and Shisui's paternity wasn't in doubt.

The bluenette wasn't exactly sure how it happened, but Hoshi was definitely Sasuke's and Shisui's could only be Itachi's. So now she knew for sure that Sasuke had fathered at least two children and Itachi had fathered at least Shisui.

Maybe, they should get the paternity test and just settle it. After all, it didn't make much sense to know the fathers of three of the children, but not the other five.

"You look amazing!" She looks at her up and down. "You just had twins, three months ago and you're up and around like it was nothing."

Having twins was certainly not something. Things would have been a lot easier, if she had had eight single births. Still, Hinata wouldn't trade any of her children for anything.

The Uchiha Matriarch laughs. "Thank you, but I'm definitely putting my foot down." She was definitely using the Jutsu until she no longer able to bare children. Eight children was plenty!

"Mmm. If I remember correctly, that's what you said after the triplets." Sakura laughs.

Indeed. Hinata had said that after the triplets. She'd also said it after Kenji, but this time she was putting her foot down! Believe it, as Naruto used to say!

She sighs and crosses her arms. "Well I'm not going for double digits." That was the truth! "No matter how distracting they are!"

Sakura laughs again and shakes her head. Her friend had long since given up on trying to pry the details out of Hinata about her love life. Which was more than Hinata could say about most of the village, really.

Hinata still got questions about their martial bed. Though everyone knew at least one thing about said bed. It was a very, very warm one. One didn't have this many children, if there wasn't a high degree of intimacy going on.

"I'm sure they are very distracting." Sakura giggles as she wiggles her eyebrows at Hinata suggestively, making the Uchiha woman blush.

Hinata nods shyly. They definitely were. Even after being married for over half a decade, they were still very passionate…kissers. (And passionate everything else)!

Elsewhere Sasuke shakes his head as he and Itachi lead the kids outside. It was time for a bit of light training. If Hinata found out about this, she'd be furious. That was why they only did it when she was at the hospital.

"What are we going to do today, Father and Papa?" Amaya beams at them.

The triplets were always eager to show off and so was Kenji. Of course, Hoshi and Shisui were too little to do much at this point. (Though they did try).

Sasuke smiles. "Itachi is going to help you with your Genjutsu." Amaya was gifted at it.

She couldn't quite do it herself, but the girl recognized when she was trapped in one and was getting better at releasing it. Of course, Itachi's traps were far kinder than the ones enemies might try to throw at her someday.

That was okay though. She was only three and Itachi was one of her fathers. Of course, he wasn't actually going to try to seriously hurt or traumatize her.

"Okay!" Amaya giggles and bounds over to Itachi.

Miya jumps up and boops Sasuke's nose. "What about me?!" Miya was their little firecracker. "I'm gonna show you how to use kunais." At least the plastic training kind.

The middle triplet was feisty and definitely a Taijutsu Specialist in the making. Sasuke doubted that she'd ever be that good at Genjutsu, but one day those boops would turn into fearsome punches, he was sure.

This answer seems to please the most aggressive of their children because she jumps up and down excitedly. "Only the plastic ones though." That deflates Miya a bit and she pouts.

Nara was well Nara. She smiles serenely and waits for her instructions. That was one of the reasons why Sasuke suspected she was definitely Itachi's biological daughter. He had never been that patient.

"And for Nara, we're going to work on your Earth Jutsus." Itachi smiles kindly at her.

Kenji flails and Sasuke chuckles. It seems that that the only single child felt a bit forgotten, but who could they forget him? The boy who could already use Chidori. (Well kinda).

He smiles and scoops him up. "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you. I'm gonna test your Chidori voltage."

The blue haired Uchiha giggles. "Cha Cha Eee!" Sasuke just smirks and kisses his forehead.

Hoshi watches his family curiously. His Daddies did this pretty regularly. He wanted to play too, but he was so little that this kind of playing was hard for him.

He giggles though. "Me too!" And suddenly a beautiful series of crystals shoot out from his hand.

Hoshi wasn't really sure how which sibling did what, but he knew that he could control crystals. His lavender eyes sparkle with delight as he joins in the fun.

"Yes, you too." Itachi smiles at him.

Hoshi's hair was now much longer and a few bangs liked to get in his face. That was okay though. One of his daddy had long bangs too. His pitch black raven hair and fair skin meant that he looked a lot more like his younger Daddy than the older one.

Not that such things really mattered to him. Hoshi was just happy to join in during playtime, really.

"Pretty!" Nara smiles as she watches her baby brother work his crystal magic.

Itachi glances at Sasuke. "Remind me again how he is able to do that?" He looks mildly concerned.

"Orochimaru subjected me to all sorts of injections." He shrugs. "There was a woman in the Sound with the Crystal Bloodline. It's likely he just shot me up with some of her blood to see, if I'd manifest it."

Shisui watches curiously as his Daddies discuss grown up things. Oh well. That didn't matter! Time to join in the fun!

Itachi raises an eyebrow. "He was trying to get you to acquire another bloodline?" Sasuke nods.

"I don't know why you sound so surprised. It never showed up in me, but I must have been carrying it." The other Uchiha Brother tilts his head as he ponders the possibilities.

Shisui wasn't worried though. This was fun. Playtime was always fun. He did wonder why Mommy never joined in, but he'd worry about that later!

The Uchiha Patriarch sighs and shakes his head. "You must have simply absorbed it into your DNA in a rather minor sense and it was pure dumb luck that gave it to Hoshi."

Shisui giggles as he watches Kenji spark Sasuke. Sasuke grunts. Apparently, he hadn't been ready for that one. Silly, Daddy really should be better prepared than that!

He decides to show off too. He Flickers and appears next his oldest Daddy. Shisui's Daddies were always very impressed whenever he did this!

"Besides, it's not that much weirder than having a three month old that can perform the Body Flicker and go invisible." Sasuke rolls his eyes in amusement.

Itachi chuckles. "I suppose so." He smiles. "Shisui really does take after his namesake."

Elsewhere in the Leaf, Kira hurls a vase against the wall. Kaiden blinks and dodges. His wife was absolutely furious.

"I can't believe this!" The elderly woman was incensed. "Eight!" Though he knew why.

This was ridiculous. Eight Uchiha Children. Eight children could potentially learn how to use the Gentle Fist Style land at least two of them were definitely old enough to begin learning with the triplets also potentially being old enough to at least begin their flexibility training.

He sighs and walks over to his wife. A task was a lot more difficult these days than it used to be. Damn arthritis.

Kaiden shakes his head and embraces his wife tightly to his chest. "It's going to be alright." He knew that was most likely a lie, but what else could he possibly say to the distraught woman?

The Uchiha Children were growing fast. The twins were likely already beginning to learn the Gentle Fist and the triplets weren't far behind. There was also Kenji and two newborns.

"No. It won't!" His wife hisses at him. "And you know it." She sighs as she leans against her lover.

This was bad. Kira rarely actually hissed at him. Her ire was usually reserved for other people. They had always had such a strong marriage!

He sighs and kisses the top of her head. "We'll figure something out." Hopefully.

Perhaps, they should try the direct approach again. After all, it had been years since their fight with the Uchihas. The fight that had gotten their District Invitation revoked.

The happy couple might be seeing things more clearly now. Hinata, Sasuke, and Itachi now knew what it was like to worry about the future of their own Clan. That should make it easier for them to emphasize with their position. Surely?

"We have to." She sighs mournfully. "We're running out of time."

Sadly, Kaiden knew exactly what she meant by that. It was a miracle that they were both still alive. He was now over ninety years old and his wife was heading towards her hundredth birthday.

Time was simply not on their side. Youth truly was wasted on the young. Unfortunately, they would have to act quickly. They were running out of options.

"Let us go and speak with them more directly." They had tried everything else that wasn't completely unsavory. "That might produce better results."

Kira gives him a dirty look. "We've tried that before." And it had failed spectacularly. "What makes you think that this time would be any different?"

That was a good question. Honestly, he didn't think that it would be. Though he was at a loss for what else, they could possibly do.

"Well desperate times call for desperate measures." He leads his wife off. "Let us settle this for once and for all."

Back at the Academy, it was recess time and the twins were having a grand time. Everyone always wanted to see their Sharingan and Byakugans!

"How do you do that?" A girl looks at Arashi with wide eyes.

He smiles. "I'm not sure." Honestly, Arashi didn't have the faintest idea how it happened. "It just kinda happens when I want it to."

The other kids were all gathered around them. Arashi knew that Aiya enjoyed the attention as much as he did, even if she pretended that she didn't. False modesty was important for a Matriarch, he supposed.

One day, he and Aiya would lead the Clan. It was important to get used to addressing crowds. So times like these, provided great practice!

"We aren't supposed to tell you family secrets like that." Aiya smiles mysteriously.

She definitely loved messing with people's heads. In that way, his sister was like Itachi. One of their fathers.

Unlike most of the other kids, they had two. That had never bothered them though. That just meant extra birthday presents and attention. Some of the other kids had two, if their first had died or their mother had remarried. They were the only ones in their unique situation though.

He shrugs. "I don't think it's really telling a secret, if I tell them that I don't' know." And he didn't.

He loved his sister, but Aiya was a lot more cautious than him by nature. Arashi supposed it had something to do with her being the eldest. Maybe, it was just a firstborn thing.

It couldn't be easy. There were now eight of them and by default, he and Aiya were kinda the leaders. After all, they were the oldest. The responsibility must lay heavily on her shoulders sometimes!

"It kinda is!" Oh boy. "I mean now they know that you don't know!" Alright. Maybe, she had a point there.

"Don't worry about it." Arashi grins. "You guys want to play ball?" In situations like these, it was best to distract Aiya.

Aiya was easily distracted by anything that involved competition. So in that way, she was similar to their younger father. He supposed they all took after their parents in different ways.

That's why they were a Clan. Because they were family and family was usually similar to some degree. Though that degree varied.

"YEAH!" There was a chorus of agreement and someone scurries off to get the balls.

Iruka shake his head in amusement as he watches the children playing. He supposed some things rarely changed. There were always going to be a few children who got swarmed by their classmates.

It was understandable, of course. As far as he knew, Arashi and Aiya had been the first children who belonged to both the Uchiha and Hyuga Bloodlines. They were firsts.

Firsts always got a lot of attention. By the time Kenji and the younger set of twins attended the Academy, the Chunin was certain that more people would be used to it. For now though, Arashi and Aiya were certainly trailblazers.

Luckily, it didn't look like either of them had inherited Hinata's shyness. While the Uchiha Matriarch's childhood shyness had been adorable, it would have made for two miserable future Clan Heads.

It was probably for the best that they were both outgoing. Arashi more so than Aiya, but Aiya wasn't necessarily an introvert. She was more introverted than her brother, but she was hardly a shirking violet.

"Well that's definitely a successful restoration." He chuckles.

When he had first heard about the marriage between Hinata and the Uchiha Brothers, he had been shocked. The sweet, shy girl that he used to teach was going to marry two of the most lethal ninjas in the world…at the same time?! It had sounded so inconceivable!

Though apparently, it was very much conceivable! Eight children. That was one restored Clan. And they were all so adorable.

Iruka was a little terrified though. Aiya and Arashi could already use both of their bloodlines and they weren't even Genin. Those two were surely going to be prodigies and he was sure their siblings would also be that way.

"I really hope that the Leaf has lots of fire insurance." He sighs. "We're probably going to need it." He had no idea how the Leaf would survive eight Uchihas growing up at once, but he supposed they were going to find out soon.