Birthright

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. For anyone keeping track, here are the ages: Aiya and Arashi are 22, the triplets are 19, Kenji is 18, Hoshi & Shisui are 16, Emiko is 1, and Minato the Second is two months. There is also going to be a curveball regarding the family tree in this one. It may rattle a few nerves at first, but keep reading. I think you'll like the result ;) Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy the Triplet Chapter!

Request Response: A guest reviewer asked for a Sasuke x Hinata x Gaara or another Itachi x Hinata x Sasuke. I'm not sure when I would post this, but I think I can turn one of the plot bunnies into another story about this pairing. For those interested, feel free to have a look at my profile under the Coming Soon Section.

Chapter Notation: I decided to linebreak this chapter based on POV changes, since there were a lot of them and it's all one big scene.

Chapter 30

Amaya smiles as she watches her family eat. Of course, the grandparents were fawning over the newest members of their Clan. In particular, Sasuke and Naruto were having some sort of territorial battle over Minato. Which was most amusing really.

"Stop being such a selfish bastard!" Naruto glares at Sasuke. "You have two grandchildren. I only have one."

Well that was a fair point. Though she doubted her father was going to be dissuaded by that. Her younger father had always been more of an emotional creature than a logical one, outside of battle anyway.

Sasuke rolls his eyes. "He's named after your father. So I think it evens out!" Hmm. Another good point.

"Some things never change." Gaara sighs.

Well Amaya couldn't disagree there either. Uncle Naruto and Father Sasuke were always bickering about something. Though she knew that they would die for each other, if it came down to it. (They very nearly had several times, actually).

Hinata rubs the back of her head sheepishly. "So Amaya, how are things going with your training under Ibiki?" Oh right.

"Pretty good!" It was only the first day though! "He mostly just gave me a tour and told me how he got started in the Interrogation Business." She smiles at the thought.

Ibiki could be surprisingly chatty, when he was alone with a colleague. That or maybe, he was just relieved that retirement was actually in sight now. The poor guy really should have tired years ago. Her Father Itachi was right about that.

That and there with this other really cute guy that worked in the Intelligence Department. Of course, she wasn't going to tell her parents that. Yeah. She wasn't that foolish!

"That's wonderful news!" Sakura nods as she glances at Minato who was being passed back and forth between Sasuke and Nartuo. "You two are impossible!" Both of them just shrug and continue fawning over their first grandson.

Kenji was apparently tired of being the embarrassed one. "You're just saying that cause you were totally checking out Ryo." Damn it! She was screwed!

She twitches. Kenji was clearly just taking the heat off of himself. That brat! Amaya would get him back for that later!

Training her ass! He was probably off making out and swimming around with Safa! Well that was assuming one of them had finally made a move. Judging by that blush though, someone had!

"I really hate you right now." She glares at him.

Hoshi laughs and shakes his head. "Maybe, Ryo can kiss it better. That way you won't be so grumpy." Oh that was it. Hoshi was asking to get captured in a Genjutsu!

Her eyes start whirling. One the lavender of the Byakugan and the other the crimson red of the Sharingan. That was it! She was going to show them who was boss!

"Amaya, calm yourself." Itachi shakes his head in amusement. "We'll have a discussion about this Ryo later."

Amaya squeaks. Damn it. She didn't like the sound of that and to make matters worse, Sasuke suddenly places Minato in Naruto's hands and heads over.

Damn it! She needed to distract them somehow! She was in so much trouble and she really didn't want to traumatize Ryo for life. Him being cute wasn't a crime in anyone's eyes, except for her fathers'!

"Who is Ryo?" Both her fathers turn their attention to her.

Aiya shakes her head. "Fathers, don't embarrass Amaya like you did me." She pats Amaya's back reassuringly. "I'm sure he's a most excellent ninja to have caught her eye. Besides, she's a big girl now. She's nineteen and a Jonin!"

Well it was at relief that at least someone was on her side! Thankfully, her mother was also nodding at Aiya's assessment. Maybe, she'd get through this after all.

Thankfully, Nara buts in. Her little sister always tried so hard to keep the peace. Bless her!

"Well speaking of that, I'm now officially certified as a medic." Nara smiles.

She had to help her sister somehow. There was nothing more terrifying for an Uchiha Princess than their prospective suitors having to face off against her fathers. One day, maybe Amaya would return the favor.

Sasuke smiles and walks over to Nara, hugging her. "That's fantastic." He smiles and kisses her forehead. "I'm sure that you'll be a wonderful medic, just like your mother."

Hinata smiles and blushes as the praise. "Thank you, father." Though Nara knew the truth. There was really only a fifty percent chance that Sasuke was her biological father. He might be her uncle.

That had never really mattered to her or to any of her other siblings as far as they could tell. Though she could remember it was like yesterday, when that Family Meeting of sorts had been called.

"Is everyone here?" Sasuke looked around anxiously.

There was a round of confirmations. Nara wasn't sure what was going on, but she knew that it was important. It must have been because all of her parents looked so worried and there were very few things that could truly ruffle an Uchiha's feathers in such a way!

"Good." Itachi sighed as he pulled out a book. "Well there is no easy way to say this, but it's no longer avoidable. Aiya is pregnant after all. Certain considerations for our Clan's future have to be made."

Aiya blinked at that. "I though that you were all happy that I was pregnant." Her eldest sister looked on the verge of tears.

Hinata sighed and walked over to the eldest of the Uchiha Children. She smiled and hugged her tightly. "We are." She kissed her forehead. "Ecstatic, but a family tree is now necessary to prevent the bloodline from getting too thin in the future."

At this, everyone went deadly silent. Nara knew the truth. All of her siblings were smart enough to know what that meant.

They were going to find out who had fathered them. Itachi or Sasuke. Both men had treated them as their children for years, but Nara knew that the odds one man had fathered all of them were extremely low.

"You can have the tree, but I'm not going to look." Kenji smiled. "I think of both of them as my father. That's not going to change."

Miya booped him on the head for that. "Idiot. Your paternity was never in doubt!" That much was true.

Kenji looked far too much like Sasuke for him to merely be the other man's nephew. That much was obvious.

"Owe!" He glared at her. "Such a mean and violent big sister, I have!"

Arashi shook his head and glanced at the book. "Well I get that it's important to prevent the bloodline from thinning out, but the tree doesn't make any sense." He glanced at it in confusion.

Shisui blinked and looked down at the book, before he nodded in agreement. "You're right. I don't see Sasuke's or Itachi's name listed anywhere." Really? That was weird.

That was really important. Itachi and Sasuke had fathered eight children collectively. They had helped to restore the Clan. Without their names listed, that family tree was almost pointless.

"Yeah." Amaya frowned.

Hinata smiled at her children's confusion. "That's because we decided it was better to leave it ambiguous." Uh huh?

Hoshi looked at it and frowned for a moment. Then he grinned. "They made symbols for them. A black star and a silver Moon!" Nara looked down and blinked. He was right.

Sasuke, Itachi, and Hinata went around hugging all their children. "It doesn't matter to us which of us fathered you, we view you equally as our children. Whether or not you are genetically our nieces and nephews, matters little to us." Nara smiled at that.

Itachi paused and his eyes showed a deep wariness though. "Of course, you do have the right to know." Another pause. "So if any of you wish to be told in private, we will tell you. This book is merely to ensure the branches on the family tree don't get too close and nothing more."

As far as Nara knew, no one had ever taken her father up on that offer. It was probably just as well though. Their parents had had years to come to gripes with what the paternity results meant. This was all so new to them though.

She doubted that if they really knew, they could do it. That they could treat Itachi and Sasuke both equally. Though obviously, Kenji had found a way to do it. Kenji was Kenji though.

Her thoughts were soon interrupted by Emiko. "Pretty!" Her niece had apparently found something that captured her attention.

"Whoa!" Kami blinks. "Easy there!" Much to Kami's chagrin.

Miya glances over at her lover in confusion. What was he freaking out about? He was used to Emiko getting into everything. Really, it was an Uchiha Thing. He certainly shouldn't be surprised.

Emiko was undeterred though. "Pretty!" She grabs something from Kami's pocket and runs around with it excitedly. "Pretty!"

Whatever it was, it was shiny. The middle triplet raises an eyebrow and chases after her niece. Well she might as well return her boyfriend's "stolen" property to him. It was the decent thing to do!

"Miya!" Kami flails. "It's fine, I'll get it!" Hmm. He was definitely freaking out about something!

That just made her curious. Naturally, Miya scoops up her naughty niece into her arms an looks down. "A ring?" Not just any ring though! A wedding ring!

Those were the magic words. Suddenly, one Rinnegan and three Sharingans were trained on Kami and Miya squeaks. Maybe, she shouldn't have said that.

Hinata sighs and shakes her head. "Don't glare at him!" She gives her husbands a dirty look. "Or else you're both sleeping on the couch!"

"Hinata! That boy is proposing to our daughter!" Itachi protests.

The Uchiha Matriarch gives a powerful glare of her own to her husbands. This time, she was putting her foot down. The poor boy was probably horribly embarrassed and so was Miya.

Her husbands could strut about like peacocks later. This was their moment and she wasn't going to have it ruined by them threatening to kill Kami or something equally ridiculous. Hinata wished that she could say they were more bark than bite, but that would be a lie.

That was why it was important that she reign them in now. "Fine." Before things got out of control. "We'll just have to talk to him later, Itachi." Sasuke sighs.

If nothing else, the couch threat always worked miracles. "Well it's good to see that you keep them on a tight leash." Hiashi chuckles. This of course, earns him glares from Sasuke and Itachi.

"Um thank you, Mrs. Uchiha." Kami rubs the back of his neck awkwardly.

Hinata nods at him encouragingly. It couldn't be easy dating an Uchiha Princess. Let alone proposing to one.

"He's totally proposing!" Hoshi blinks.

Arashi chuckles. "I hope he can handle all the boops!" And with that, Miya makes a rather rude gesture at her eldest brother and drags her intended outside.

"I really am sorry about them." She sighs as she wraps an arm around his neck while still holding onto the ring in the other.

Of course, Itachi wasn't going to miss this. He looks at Shisui. Who just nods at him and grabs onto his fathers, before Flickering outside. The boy's Invisibility Jutsu sure came in handy for moments like this!

Kami shakes his head. "It's alright." He smiles and kisses her cheek. "I know just how….boisterous your family can be and I usually don't mind."

Hmpf! It wasn't as if they had planned for Emiko to grab that ring. Though Itachi was glad that she did. Now, they could see this very special moment!

"Well that's good." Miya smiles. "It really is a beautiful ring."

The other ninja nods. "A beautiful ring, for my beautiful princess." Sasuke rolls his eyes at this and Itachi chuckles.

Well Kami was certainly slick. That or at least he thought he was. Unfortunately, Itachi knew better than anyone that such lines usually worked. He had used similar flirtations on Hinata with great success in the past, after all.

The ring really was gorgeous though. A silver band with a large circular ruby in the center, surrounded by two medium diamonds. Kami had good taste. Itachi had to give him that much.

"That's so sweet." Miya smiles more.

He nods and caresses her cheek as he gets down on one knee. "Miya Uchiha, will you marry me? I think I deserve a Honeymoon at the very least for surviving the glares of your fathers, don't you agree?"

Miya laughs and pounces him. "You're such an idiot!" She boops him extra hard! "As if I was going to say anything other than yes!" And another boop was added for good measure.

He smiles and kisses her. "Maybe, I'm an idiot. But I'm your idiot." Again, Sasuke rolls his eyes.

"He thinks he's slick." The younger Uchiha Brother shakes his head.

Itachi chuckles. "Yeah!" Shisui nods his head vigorously. "He does!" Well he certainly couldn't disagree with their assessments.

At that same moment, Sasuke knew that several Byakugans must have been activated because the entire family charges outside to offer their well wishes and congratulations. He shakes his head.

It was impossible to keep a secret in this family. There were far too many people who could see through walls. Still, he was happy for Miya. It looked like the Third Generation was well on its way to competing with the second in terms of size.

"You three are absolutely horrible for spying on her like that!" Hinata shakes her head as she makes her way over to her husbands and her youngest son. "I hope you know that!"

Sasuke raises an eyebrow. "Somehow, I doubt we're the only ones who were spying on them." The fact that they had all just happened to come outside, immediately after the proposal was just a little too suspicious!

Hinata at least had the decency to blush at this. Good. She didn't fool him for a single minute. Sasuke knew very well that Hinata wasn't nearly as innocent as she seemed!

"Another wedding!" Aoda sways happily next to his Mate.

The other large snake smiles and sways with him. "Oh I do love weddings, but I always cry at them." She sighs and shakes her giant head. "Though I do love cake!"

Hiashi shakes his head in disbelief. Honestly, he had never thought that snakes ate cake, but apparently they did. They could eat a lot of it actually.

Once again, he didn't understand why this family treated massive serpents as if they were the family dogs, but he wasn't going argue with it anymore. Clearly, the reptiles were loyal to the family. That's what mattered most.

Kami smiles and gets up with Miya. "So when would you like to have the wedding?" Hmm. Hiashi had to admit that was a good question.

"As soon as possible." She smiles. "My family will drive us absolutely crazy otherwise. I remember what they did with Aiya's and Arashi's weddings!"

As soon as possible, those were words that evoked a rather irritating thought. There was at least one reason why a bride might make such a request. Hiashi hoped he was wrong though.

He loved being a great grandfather, but the Hyuga Patriarch would very much prefer, if they waited until after marriage to give him a third great grandchild. "You aren't pregnant, are you?" In this family, that was a very real possibility.

"FATHER!" Hinata and Hanabi scold him.

He didn't care though. Hiashi felt that he was entitled to know. After all, if she was, this would be his third great grandchild!

Miya blushes ruby red as she steps between her fathers and Kami. "No, I'm NOT pregnant!" She glares at Hiashi. "Honestly! I know how to use the Jutsu!"

Sasuke and Itachi both twitch and glare at Kami. Kami was admirably standing his ground though with his arm firmly around her waist. "I'll take excellent care of her and any children we have later on, but she isn't pregnant!" He gives Hiashi a dirty look.

Well that was a relief. Certain traditions should be respected, even if Hinata hadn't respected them. Of course, her husbands were Itachi and Sasuke. Those two had never respected any sort of traditions. Kami was a different matter though. That boy could be reasoned with!

Konohamaru shakes his head. "Never a dull moment." He laughs and looks at Nara. "Does this mean you'll be delivering your nieces and nephews now that you're certified?" Oh geez.

Nara rolls her eyes. "It's unlikely. I wasn't trained specifically in that and I'm really new to it, but maybe." She shrugs.

Honestly, the men in this family were just so vulgar sometimes. She didn't know what it was. None of them had any tact, except for maybe Shisui and Minato.

Minato was obvious though. He was only two. Eventually, he'd probably grow up and drive the women just as crazy as any of his fellow Uchiha Clansmen!

Amaya smiles at her. "Don't worry." She nods at her sister encouragingly. "I'm sure that if you're interested in that specialization, you'll be able to do it in no time!"

With that being said, she smiles and heads over to Miya. The eldest triplet whispers something into her younger sister's ear. Something that Nara didn't catch, but Amaya knew that Miya would.

"Kenji was being a brat earlier." She nods.

Miya nods in agreement. Yes, foolish little brothers tended to do that. "Yes. Did you want help getting some payback?" Amaya smirks. That was her little sister.

She already knew exactly what was on her mind. Excellent. Everything was going exactly according to plan! Now, she just had to dot some I's and cross some T's!

"Yes, I want you to throw your bouquet at Safa." She nods her head determinedly. "And make sure that Kami throws the garter belt at Kenji."

Miya could only smirk in response. Sometimes, her siblings could be wonderfully devious. This was just one of those times!

The middle triplet giggles at the thought. "Yeah. I think we can do that." Of course, she made sure to keep her voice a low whisper.

The last thing either of them needed was to be overheard. If that happened, someone might spoil the fun. And well, Miya wasn't going to let that happen!

Itachi chuckles and shakes his head at the chaotic scene before him. "Well it seems as though we have a lot of planning to do." Uchiha Weddings were never a casual affair.

He could remember Aiya's and Arashi's clearly. Hinata had morphed from a sweet angel to a fearsome siren. And woe to anyone who was foolish enough to get in her way while she was planning their children's weddings!

Hinata nods energetically. "I'll need to get in touch with Kami's parents." She smiles at Mei and Sakura. "And we've got a lot of work to do."

Sasuke shakes his head and laughs. "You shouldn't have said that Itachi." Probably not, but who was he to begrudge his Queen her indulgences?

The bluenette gives Sasuke a dirty look before sauntering over to her friends. The women were already beginning to huddle together. Sasuke was right. He was going to regret that.

Oh well. They had survived two Uchiha Weddings. This would be the third. Before too long, Itachi imagined that their other children would follow.

Thus far he was noticing a trend. "We'll get through it somehow." He smiles at Sasuke. "We always do." Their children were pairing off early.

It was a very good thing that they had an entire District to themselves. At this rate, it would be filled again within a couple decades. It was hard to believe that once upon a time, it had been little more than a graveyard for a nearly extinct Clan.

It was so full of light and laughter at the moment. Including their sons trying to drag Kami for a Bachelor Party. Oh Dear. That wasn't going to end well.

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY HUSBAND!" Miya starts issuing a lot of boops and Gentle Fist Strikes!

Their children were all now proficient in the Gentle Fist. He doubted any of them would ever rely as much on it as their mother's Birth Clan, but it was nice to have another weapon in their arsenal.

He chuckles as he remembers how much they didn't like learning the technique in the beginning. Not that he could blame them. Hiashi must have made for an extremely impatient teacher.

The man loved his grandchildren. "He's not your husband yet!" Hoshi's voice rang out. "He's just your fiancé!" Though he was still a perfectionist at his core.

Eventually though, after many long hours of training, the Phoenix Generation had learned the Gentle Fist. And now, Hoshi was on the receiving end of it.

"He's close enough!" Miya didn't care about such technicalities, it seemed. "You idiot! Now, take your boops like a man!" Oh boy. It was going to be a long night!