It was a blur of light gold and black. The papers on Tsunade's desk fluttered as the blue rushed by. Tsunade blinked in surprise, her hair whipping across her face. Someone with an immense chakra signature was standing in her office. Immediately alarmed, she stood up and traced her office from front to back.

"Hokage eh? What kind of Hokage would let their office be so easily infiltrated?" A melodic, very appealing bass voice rumbled in her ear.

Tsunade gasped, and turned her head, but the blur was already on the other side of her desk. She met a pair of deep azure eyes.

"Long time no see Ba-chan." The voice to those beautiful eyes chuckled.

"Everything looks okay to me too Sakura-chan." Konan's light voice soothed.

Being 4 months pregnant, Sakura was already an emotional basket case. She had already dismembered Hidan, Tobi had broken about 8 more walls, and they had found Kisame shoved inside a very small looking box labeled tuna. Needless to say, the Akatsuki couldn't wait for their cherry blossom to give birth. Itachi and Sasuke was the only two safe around her, she constantly craved their presence.

"I just wanted a second opinion Konan-san; I just wasn't sure what with my chakra being as unstable as it is in this pregnancy. And with Itachi and Sasuke on a mission..." Sakura trailed off, her eyes filling with worry.

Konan smiled gently, and took Sakura's dainty chin in her hand. "I told you your heart would heal my little cherry blossom. Seeing you love those damned Uchiha, it makes me so very happy for you. You brought peace to Itachi and Sasuke as well, I'm sure they will do everything in their - totally indestructible- power to come back to you every time. Now, you just need to rest. I must go meet with Leader-sama now, but the rest of the members still on base will help you with anything you need. For now, bed rest for you."

Sakura couldn't help but smile slightly at the older woman, sniffing her tears back. It had come to a shock when she had suddenly doubled over in agonizing cramps. She had panicked, screamed for Konan as she held her stomach. She had used a lot of chakra trying to sooth her muscles, Konan had carried her swiftly to her room and with her basic knowledge (Sakura had been tutoring the entire Akatsuki in medical Nin jutsu) checked over Sakura's womb. After the rosette had calmed down, she did a mental check of any possible reasons for the cramps.

Probably stress

Yes, but I don't want to be careless

Sakura I would tell you if anything was wrong inside your body. Everything is functioning fine, except for your ridiculous worry. Itachi and Sasuke are the two strongest men in this entire world, aside from Naruto. Your pessimism isn't needed.

I know! I don't like them being away from me.

I know, just relax, they should return soon.

"Arrigato Konan-san." Sakura whispered to her friend.

Konan kissed her forehead lightly, before turning and exiting the rosettes room quietly. Sakura lay back in her bed, her senses told her all was well, in fact... there was a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach that something good was happening. She frowned, and the feeling intensified. With a sigh she rolled onto her left side, at least the feeling was good. She willed herself into unconsciousness and sighed in relief when it swiftly overtook her.

"You've grown, Naruto." A blonde Hokage said proudly, smiling at her favorite shinobi.

The cheeky blonde smiled back at her, his blue eyes softening. Tsunade had hardly recognized this Naruto. At first, he had looked so much like the fourth she was sure he was a clone. But the whisker marks on his cheeks gave him away. In all other essence, he was an exact picture of his father. His long blonde hair framing his handsome face, his blue eyes had softened, his demeanor suggested at his heightened maturity. He wore a white v neck t-shirt, a black cloak settled over it. Black pants that stopped mid-calf, their fit a little more snug, revealing wrapped that covered to his ankles. His left thigh was wrapped overtop his pants, his kunai holster bearing the exact weapons his father had used. In fact, Tsunade was sure they were indeed his father's special kunai.

"You haven't changed a bit Ba-chan; you look younger than I do now." Naruto said in a soft voice.

Tsunade almost blushed; Naruto had turned into quite the charmer.

"Not bad, eh Tsunade?" She heard Jiraya's voice rumble behind her.

"You did a good job on him, you old pervert. I thought he was Minato for a moment..." Tsunade ended in a whisper.

"He does bear a lot of resemblance to his father." The white haired man laughed.

Naruto chuckled with him, and his face grew serious. "Hinata?"

Tsunade smiled at him, before launching a furious attack on him. Naruto dodged each punch, trying to understand why she was so angry.

"HOW DARE YOU IMPREGNATE ONE OF MY FINEST KUNOICHI AND LEAVE? YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF A HASSLE HER CLAN PUT UP, HOW LONG I HAD TO PROTECT HER, HOW MUCH SHE HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH WHILE YOU SIT ON YOUR ASS IN SOME MOUNTAINS WITH NO WORRIES!" Tsunade screeched at him.

She was cut short when Naruto neatly caught one of her hits with his hand. He held her fist and gazed at her seriously. His eyes dark, Tsunade gasped, she had never had her super human strength thwarted.

"I have been sick with worry, every day away from her and my child made me sick to my stomach. Only the knowledge of them needing protection kept me going. I had to be stronger, to protect my loved ones." Naruto said in a deadly calm voice.

Tsunade bit her lip, and lowered her fist; she stared into Naruto's stormy eyes and heaved a great sigh.

"I need a drink."

"Has Sakura-san at least been staying with her? I assume she is, I need to go see them."

Tsunade froze, and Naruto narrowed his eyes.

"What?" He barked.

Tsunade turned to him seriously, her eyes stern, her face promising death to him if he over reacted.

"Sakura Haruno was assigned an s-rank mission. She had been a... just a moment." Tsunade grumbled.

A bright blaze of purple tinted chakra blazed through the room, pushing itself up against the doors and walls. Tsunade gritted her teeth and finished the jutsu. A huge seal presented itself on the door.

"Sorry Naruto, it isn't safe to talk outside of my jutsu." Tsunade sighed, leaning back tiredly into her chair.

"Where is Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked quietly.

"Sakura has successfully infiltrated the Akatsuki. Now before you go off, you need to know some crucial facts. 1, Sakura is alive and well, she is a member of the Akatsuki but she has been communicating with me the whole time. 2 it seems as though our presumptions about this organization are wrong, they are striving for peace as well. 3 Sasuke Uchiha is no longer under Orochimaru's command and has joined the Akatsuki as well. 4 Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha have been seen together, as a team. 5 There is a great threat coming, the leaf, sand, and now rain are trying to come together to form some kind of alliance. The other countries of the world... are planning on starting a war. And finally, probably the most shocking news you will hear. The Uchiha clan is being restored. Sakura Haruno is pregnant." Tsunade said, watching his reaction wearily.

His eyes were cloudy, as if lost in thought and shock. Tsunade and Jiraiya waited for a half an hour in strained silence, until Naruto huffed a sigh and smiled.

"That Sakura, doesn't leave anything for me to do ne?" He smiled slightly.

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief at this.

"So Teme finally got some? Bout time, Sakura's only was in love with him... forever." Naruto laughed, and stopped when Tsunade raised an eyebrow and shook her head.

"The child belongs to Itachi Uchiha, not Sasuke." She smirked.

Naruto's jaw fell open, his eyes staring at her incrediously. She nodded in agreement. It was the last thing she had thought Sakura would tell her. But she accepted her number one Kunoichi's word.

"Sakura however, had also informed me of something that I hate to even have to tell you now. Do you know the reason for Sasuke's defection? The Uchiha massacre... well..."

"Here you are blossom, green tea right? 2 sugar right? Is it warm enough?" Deidara was very hesitant around this woman.

He had already watched her emotional rampages throughout the base, and was very wary about setting her off.

"Arrigato Die-kun." She whispered.

He blinked in surprise; she had never used a nick name for him before. Her pretty face smiled up at him kindly.

"Will you stay here with me? I'm very lonely." Sakura whispered, her eyes turning pleading.

Deidara blinked again, he wasn't sure if he wanted to be in here when the Uchiha returned. Territorial bastards they were. But she was just so... irresistible.

"Yea un. Would you... want to watch a movie?" He said, unsure of what she wanted.

"Yes, but I want someone to cuddle with..."She whispered, her eyes drooping.

He sweat dropped at this, there was no way in hell he would be able to touch her without getting the shit beaten out of him by 2 angry Uchiha's. But he couldn't ignore her wish; he sat down beside her, and scooted over so that her head was in his lap. He turned the large T.V at the end of the bed on, and tried to focus on anything other than the sleeping woman in his lap. He glanced down at her from time to time, each time he was breathless at her expression. Her sleeping face was so serene; her long lashes tickling her cheeks, her soft hair flowing out around her... She was an astonishing work of art. Kami was very generous with this creation. He sighed as he got comfortable; as soon as he was sure she was asleep he would leave. Or so he thought. A very angry Itachi and a very worried Sasuke suddenly appeared in the room. Itachi took one look at the man in bed with HIS Sakura and activated his sharingan. Deidara vanished in a cloud of smoke, surprising a poor Sakura out of sleep. She blinked as she saw Itachi and Sasuke glaring daggers at her, her eyes filled up with tears she didn't understand why they would be so angry.

"No!" Itachi cried, but it was too late. His fiancé burst into tears, the two Uchiha sweat dropped and made their way over to cuddle her on both sides, reassuring her it was the suicide bomber they were angry at and not her. But the pregnant female wailed louder as she explained she was lonely.

"This is getting old." Sasuke whispered.

Itachi could only nod in agreement as Sakura sobbed against his chest.

He couldn't wait for his child to get here, and for Sakura to back to her normal, somewhat stable self. For some reason however, he was sure she must have been talking about him all day. His ears were ringing.

"I think someone's talking about me, my ears haven't stopped ringing all day." Sasuke commented suddenly.

Itachi blinked and stared at his sibling. He looked down at the sleeping Sakura and frowned. Something was going on...