Chapter 12- The Offer
Months passed and the team went on various missions with and without Neko. Then the tables were turned, Kakashi was sent out on a 2 day mission and the rest of the team were asked to help clean up around the outskirts of the village Even though Naruto complained about the lack of any excitement he was the 1st to pitch in and help get the job accomplished, once they were done they started back to town. As they walked along Sakura turned to Sai and asked how he was enjoying living with Neko and Naruto.
Sai Smiled "I am enjoying it very much" then he leaned closer to Sakura "Neko Sensei is like a mother to me, I wish she was."
Sakura smiled back at Sai
"She probably feels the same about you Sai"
"You think so?"
"Only way to find out is to ask her" Sakura replied
"Ask me what?" Neko said from behind them
"Ask you to be Sais mom" Naruto said aloud
"You knucklehead!" Sakura yelled before she punched him
Sai's face turned red "Um Neko Sensei, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind if I called you mother?"
"Oh Sai" Neko breathed out "I would be honored to have you call me that"
She pulled him into a hug "You are my son from now on"
Sai put his arms around her "Thank You" he whispered
Naruto and Sakura looked on in stunned silence
"What do you think Kakashi Sensei will say?" Naruto said aloud
Sakura punched him again.
When the team returned to the village Neko went to report to the Hokage, she didn't know that Kakashi had returned early from his mission. Meeting with Tsunade Neko reported the progress of the mission as they finished Neko waited a moment.
"Tsunade I need to speak to you" she said
The Hokage looked up from behind her desk
"You're not leaving again are you?"
Neko shook her head, "No I am home now"
"Go on then"
"It's about Sai, I would like to adopt him"
Tsunade stared at her in shock
"You would?"
"Yes, I am very fond of him, you know that both he and Naruto are living with me, I would like to adopt him."
Tsunade smiled at her "what has Kakashi said?"
"I haven't told him"
Tsunade stood up "well then let's go find out"
"He's home?"
"He is"
Neko Laughed, "let's go then"
They chatted as they walked over to Nekos house
"You know" Tsunade began "I do have a few other orphans that could use a home, would you consider?"
Neko nodded "perhaps it is after all not entirely up to just me, and I have been thinking"
Tsunade nodded "good"
Once they reached the house Neko invited her in just as Kakashi was walking down the hall from their room when he saw Neko
"Hello beautiful" he said by greeting as he leaned down to kiss her
"Ahem" Tsunade cleared her throat behind them
Kakashi Jumped and Neko laughed
"Hokage" he said to her, stepping in front of Neko as if to protect her
Kakashi Tsunade replied as she observed his behavior and thought oh yes they really are a perfect match
Neko placed her hand on Kakashi's arm
"Kakashi Love I need to speak to you for a moment are the boys here?"
"Yes they are Sai is in his room painting and Naruto is reading comics"
Tsunade said "I'll go get him while you talk which way?"
"Eastern side" Kakashi said to her as he turned to Neko "What is it Love?" he asked
"I have asked to adopt Sai Tsunade has no problem with it Sai I believe is willing however you are my life and I feel that it is only right that you also have a decision in this"
"Yes"
Neko looked at him in surprise "No other questions?"
Kakashi laughed at her "You have a huge heart my love, adopt Sai, in fact we both will, was there anything else"
"Tsunade mentioned perhaps placing a few orphans with us we have the room"
"Of course" Kakashi agreed, "just one condition"
Neko cocked her head at him "that would be?"
"That you start a family with me as well"
Neko threw her arms around him, "you know I will"
Kakashi crushed her in a hug then "I have no problem" he said
Tsunade came back in with Sai, Naruto trailing behind them Neko nodded at her
"Excellent" Tsunade said looking at Sai she said "as I understand it Neko and Kakashi would like to adopt you "
Sai stood there speechless for a moment moving closer to Neko he cleared his throat and said "Kakashi sensei you too?"
Kakashi nodded "well yes Neko is to be my wife, it is her desire to make you of her own, her desire becomes mine, I would call you son"
Sai's eyes began to well up a Neko put her arms around him, only to have Kakashi gather them both in his arms
Tsunade cleared her throat "I assume you agree Sai?"
The boy nodded to her
"Then as Hokage I here by decree that from this day forth you Sai will be known as Sai Hatake child of Kakashi and Neko."
"No Way" Naruto said from the hall "that is so cool" he crossed the room and looked at Sai
"Naruto" Neko said "I would like to be an honorary mother to you"
He looked at her in shock "you would?"
"Yes I would"
He threw his arms around her "thank you Neko Sensei, um mom" he said
"We are brothers then?" Sai said to Naruto
"Well yeah I guess so"
"Acknowledged" Tsunade said aloud
"Neko Kundai you are guardian and mother to Naruto Uzumaki"
"Add me also" Kakashi said "as guardian and father"
Naruto gasped at Kakashi "You mean it"
He nodded at the boy "of course I do""
Tsunade beamed at them "Acknowledged Kakashi Hatake", she soon let the new family to talk as she went to complete the paperwork.