Steve: And here we are! The next chapter of their homecoming!
Pen-pen: War wa waark ark wark waaarrkk ar waarrk. (And as usual, you keep updating in clumps.)
Yui: Can't blame him after all... he wants to get to the point that Harry and Hermione meet since that's the point that he's most interested in.
Steve: Well yeah... and it's the one that all my readers are interested in as well. Anyways, if you would please do the disclaimer guys?Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)
Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.
Why me?Shinigami/Demon
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Naruto, Kyubi, Harry and the familiars are just about to sit down for breakfast when a knock sounds. Blinking, Naruto turns to Kyubi who's about to dispel herself. "Don't do anything yet Kyubi-chan." She nods as Naruto gets walks to the door. Looking through the pin-hole, he sees who it is and opens the door with a slightly confused smile. "Well hello Sakura-chan. How are you this morning?" She smiles somewhat nervously.
"I'm good… Um, Yeah… I'm here to tell you that my Okaa-san is wondering if you'll come over for dinner to thank you for saving my life." Naruto nods and tells her that he'll do that. She's about to leave when she smells their breakfast causing her mouth to water. "Mmm. What's that smell…?" Naruto chuckles but becomes thoughtful as a thought occurs to him.
'Hmm. Now might be a good time… Yes.' He gesture her in with a smile. "Come on in Sakura-chan, we were just about to sit down for breakfast and you're looking hungry. And besides… I got someone for you to meet." Blinking, she walks in and can't help but smile as she walks towards the dinning room with Naruto.
'This is nice… I wonder why I feel at peace?' Shaking her head, she notices Naruto gesturing at someone who's staring at Sakura. It takes her a moment to notice the nine tails and the fox ears. "Kyubi no Kitsune…" Shaking her head, she notices that the fox is looking nervous so she walks over and holds out her hand. "Hello, I'm Haruno Sakura. How are you?" Blinking for a moment, Kyubi smiles at her before grasping her offered hand.
"Nice to meet you Sakura-san. I'm Kyubi, Kyubi no Kitsune also known as Amakirr and this baka's girlfriend." At the last bit she jerks her thumb at Naruto causing him to sputter as Sakura smiles.
"And it's nice to meet you too Kyubi-san… I can call you Kyubi-san can't I?" She nods with a smile. "Thank you. As to Naruto… He is a baka isn't he?" Kyubi starts giggling as Naruto pouts.
"Oh I like you!" She gestures at a empty seat at the table. "Go ahead Sakura-san, there's plenty for everyone." As Sakura sits down both her and Kyubi giggle as Naruto's pout becomes more pronounced as he theatrically sobs.
"Oh! Woe is me for no loves me!" At the two girls' giggles he smirks before chuckling himself and sitting down. "You know Sakura-chan, it's a good thing that you came when you did. Saved me some trouble looking for you it did." Blinking, Sakura hurriedly swallows the pancake in her mouth.
"Really? You were going to go looking for me? Why?" She takes another bite only to nearly choke at Naruto's response.
"Well, I needed to take some blood from you." Seeing her choking, Kyubi pats her on the back. Swallowing, she grabs a drink of the pumpkin juice by her. Gulping it down, she gasps while giving Kyubi a thankful look before looking at Naruto in disbelief.
"You want what now?!" He repeats himself as she continues to stare at him in disbelief. "Why in hell would you need my blood for?!" Naruto sighs before swallowing his own bite of pancake.
"Actually I need it for the sword I'm forging for you." He can see the question forming on her eyes and answers it before she can ask it. "Remember what I said about Dhampirs having problems with Bloodlust and Battlelust? As well as rage?" Sakura nods at this. "Well, the blade I'm going to create will function as a filter for that, a type of… inhibitor I guess. But in order to do that I'll have to forge it using your blood for tempering. I'll also be teaching you Occlumancy, which will help you control any urges you might get." Sakura blinks as she tries saying something as he just put to rest one of her greatest fears, that she would lose it and someone she cared about would get hurt. She just gets up and makes her way over and hugs him with her eyes tearing up.
"Thank you…" Letting go, she wipes her eyes and gives him a smile. "I'll give as much blood as I can… By the way, how much do you need?" Naruto shrugs at this.
"Probably a quite a bit. A few liters at least… But don't worry, by the time we get to the point that I'll need it I'll have gathered enough if we take a little bit every day. And with your new healing factor it shouldn't be a problem." She sighs in relief before she walks back to her seat and sits back down as she turns back to her breakfast. Upon finishing, she gets up as does Naruto before the two walk out the door to begin their training session. Chuckling a little, Harry gets up so that he can do the dishes. Once he does this, he turns to the familiars.
"So what do you guys want to do? According to Ojii-san we got a full week before we do anything." The familiars look at each other before shrugging. Row suddenly snaps her fingers.
"I just remembered! I have training with Haku today." The others look at her as Sal starts smirking.
"Well then, why don't we all go? Might as well do something." They all nod at this as it gives them something to do for the day. "Well? What are waiting for?!" They all chuckle before Row puts Sal in a headlock and starts to give her a noogie.
"Mah… Must you be so excitable Sal? You're embarrassing yourself." Finally breaking free, Sal starts chasing the laughing phoenix around the apartment. Shaking her head, Hedwig looks at Harry who's making several sandwiches.
"They really do act like sisters, don't they?" Harry looks up before smiling and nodding in agreement.
"All three of you do as a matter of fact. Sometimes I could swear that you three came from the same nest." He continues to watch as Sal finally catches up with Row and starts tickling her into submission. Hedwig nods as she takes a sip from a cup of tea while smiling at the sight before her.
"It's strange you know…" Noticing the questioning look Harry's giving her, her smile becomes wistful. "Think about it: Phoenixes, or is that Phoenixia? Or well, anyways they and Basilisks are deadly natural enemies, but when you look at the two of them do you see that? No, you don't. Quite the opposite actually since the two would do anything for the other, even if it means their death." She continues as the two start squealing and laughing. "And I feel the same thing as they do. And it's al because of you Harry, you brought us together and made us a family." Harry finishes up the last of the sandwiches and smiles at her.
"I don't know about that since your personalities mesh so well, but if you say so." Taking out a sealing scroll, he seals the sandwiches as well as cold butterbeer into it. Sighing, he calls over the two girls as Hedwig puts down her now empty cup. "Girls? I'm done and it's time to leave." In a flash, the two are there grinning. Row pokes her tongue out slightly as she rubs the back of her neck in embarrassment.
"Sorry about that… Anyways, shall we?" They all nods as they head out with Harry only stopping to lock the door as well as grab another scroll. Walking down the hall, Harry knocks on a door which opens revealing Haku. Slightly confused, Haku turns back into the apartment.
"I'm heading out Zabuza-sama, Okaa-san! I'll see you later!" Closing the door behind her, Haku looks at Harry in confusion. "Okay… what are you doing here Harry-kun? I thought that I was training with Row today?" Harry nods at her before explaining why to which she nods as she also realizes that this will give her the chance to get to know him better. "Sounds good. So where are we going?" Harry grins before putting his hands behind his head.
"Well… we're heading to some training grounds that me ad nii-san use. But before that, we're going to do some physical training… that okay?" She nods as they walk out of the building and start roof hopping. Eventually, they reach the wall and, after doing some warm-ups, they start running along the top of it. After doing this a couple of times, Haku finds herself out of breath and catches it while Harry and the familiars continue for another two circuits. Finally stopping, Harry looks at Haku in surprise. "I thought that you had more stamina then that? Why'd you stop so soon?" Haku looks at him before wiping some sweat off her brow.
"I do have more stamina then most Kunoichi's my age, but you Harry are a stamina freak! I simply can't keep up with you. Anyone who can is a true monster." At that moment Naruto and Sakura run by with Sakura shouting about a green monster chasing them. "What the…" Haku freaks a little as a boy in skin tight spandex with massive eyebrows and a bowl cut hairdo runs by shouting about how Sakura will fall for his fires of youth. "… I take it back. THAT is a monster." Harry bursts out laughing as the four perform some Kata as they run by again and again for the next half hour. Thankfully for Sakura, Haku times it so that once Sakura's past she makes a little ice on the ground causing the "Scary Green-thing" as she's termed it to slip and go flying off the wall. On her next pass Sakura hears the groaning and realizes that he's gone. Realizing why, she turns to Haku and hugs her.
"THANK YOU! You have no idea how scary being chased by that thing is… Brrrr." Both shiver as they think about the creature. Haku's about to say something when they hear the thing start to wake up and they nod at each other before they grab the two guys and start running. A few minutes later finds Haku staring at a long flight of stairs going up the Hokage monument. She looks at Sakura with a questioning look causing Sakura to smile. "Your getting Harry to train you correct?" Haku nods.
"Well yes… And I can already tell that his training is tough." Sakura starts cackling making Haku sweatdrop as well as fear for her sanity.
"Trust me, at some point you WILL be cursing his name to ALL the circles of hell." She points at the stairs. "For example: Those stairs you see there? One of their stamina exercises is to go running up them, get Row or Hedwig to transport you back down here and then have you do it again." Haku looks at the stairs with a slightly pale face before shrugging a little.
"Zabuza-sama was also a sadist. Besides, can't be much harder then rock climbing… right?" Sakura just shakes her head.
"You poor unknowing girl…" A few hours later finds Haku cursing Harry just as Sakura said as she can feel muscles she didn't even know she had hurting. Sakura's in a little better shape as she has gone through it before herself. Smiling, she philosophically shrugs at Haku. "See? I told you that you would be cursing his name." Haku just scowls.
"How the hell can climbing a bunch of stairs be so hard?! I swear that I felt like I was going to die for a while there." She then glares at both Harry and Naruto. "And those two don't even seem to be affected. What is there secret?" Sakura just shrugs again.
"Don't quite know." Stretching a little, she smiles as she realizes that her new healing factor is making her feel less of the pain as it heals her muscles at a accelerated pace. "Maybe their healing factor is what does it? I know that I'm feeling better already." Haku scowls again.
"Lucky you." Harry and Naruto walk over as Harry raises an eyebrow at the glare Haku's shooting him before shrugging.
"What? I told you that mine and nii-san's training was hard. But did you listen? Nooo." Looking her and Sakura over, Harry nods noticing that the two are on the verge of over heating before pointing a finger while making a movement with it. "Frigus ventulus." Both girls blink as a cool breeze wraps around there bodies, cooling them off as if it was an AC generated one. Pulling out a scroll, Harry rapidly unseals it revealing several sandwiches and butterbeer as Naruto does the same before handing them out. Taking a cold cut one, Sakura winks at Haku.
"See? It's not all bad, we get training that no one else can compete with as well as a free lunch." Taking a bite out of a roast beef one, Haku nods as she wipes a little bit of mustard off her lips.
"I guess it's not all bad… But that doesn't mean that I won't complain." Harry just smiles at this.
"I wouldn't ask you to…"
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After training for the rest of the afternoon so that Sakura can get used to her new abilities (as well as drawing the blood for that day) the group separates so that Naruto and her can get ready for that night. And that's where we join Naruto with him about to knock on the door when it opens revealing Sakura's mom Momo (imagine a pink-haired, green-eyed version of Seras from Hellsing) . "Hello Naruto-kun, glad that you could make it." Momo looks Naruto up and down (he's wearing black jeans, a red shirt along with a black silk shirt with red flames on it). She smiles as she licks her lips making Naruto VERY nervous. 'Mmm. He looks just like Minato… How yummy.' Yes people, she does know who he is.
"Um… Hello Haruno-san…can I come in?" She smiles at him demerly with a slight blush as she cups lays her hand on his cheek.
"Oh, Naruto-kun… How many times do I have to tell you, call me Momo-chan, Haruno-san just makes me feel so old." At that point she feels a glare on her back and turns to see a scowling Sakura. Momo just ignores the glare as she waves to her. "Hey Sakura-chan, guess who's at the door?" Still scowling at her mother, Sakura moves her out of the way and smiles at Naruto.
"Hey Naruto, come on in." Still slightly creeped out by Momo, Naruto hurries in past her into the house as Sakura guides him into the living room. "Sorry about this but dinner's not quite done yet. Here have a seat." She motions at a spot next to her where Naruto appears as the only other spot is on the other side where Momo's sitting. Slightly disappointed, Sakura's mom pours them all a cup of tea just the same. Done with that, she now looks at Naruto with a serious/interested expression.
"So Sakura-chan's told me that you saved her. As her Okaa-san, I think I deserve to know the whole story. Kami-sama knows that I can only get bits and pieces from her." Nodding, Naruto starts with exactly what happened, with Sakura adding things from time to time. Every once in a while Momo stops them with a question. Once they're finally finished, Momo leans back before rubbing her temples. Sighing, she turns to them with her best 'Mother Look'. "Okay, I know that what you've told me right now isn't the whole truth, but anything else can wait." She smiles as she hears a ding. "Ah! Dinner's ready! Well, come on!" As the Naruto and Sakura walk towards the dinning room (though not without Naruto offering to help before being waved off by Momo) she slowly picks up the tea cups with a grin on her face. A few minutes later, she enters the dinning room. As she sets down the plates Naruto stares in amazment.
"Wow! All these look amazing!" Momo just chuckles at him with a slight blush.
"Why thank you Naruto-kun, but it's the least I could do since you saved my daughter. If you ever want anything…" She leans down and cups his cheek in such a way that Naruto gulps as he can notice that the top buttons on her blouse are undone. Seeing this she seductively smiles at him as she licks her lips. "…Anything at all, all you have to do is ask…" Naruto nervously nods as she pulls away with Sakura giving her a death glare. Sakura just starts grinding her teeth.
"Okaa-san… Maybe we should just start eating?" Momo just looks at her and gives her a wink with the tip of her tongue sticking out unseen by Naruto making Sakura increase her glare. Of course, as any mother of a teenage girl, Momo is totally unfazed by this. 'I swear that she's doing this just to piss me off.' Inside her, Inner-Sakura's snarling and almost forming at the mouth.
'HOW DARE SHE BE WAVING THOSE BIG JUGS OF HER'S AT MY NARUTO-KUN…' She trails off as she looks at her own chest with a sigh. '… It's just not fair…' Sakura just sweatdrops.
'I don't think that's the problem Inner-me.' She comes back to reality as she hears her mother giggle at something Naruto said. Momo then turns to Sakura with a smile on her face,
"Wasn't that funny Sakura-chan?" She giggles some at the deadpan look Sakura gives her before turning back to look at a relaxing Naruto. "So, how's my daughter's training under you been going…?" And so it continues that as they eat dinner, Naruto, Momo, and Sakura just talk about different things. Finally, the dishes are empty and the both of them (Naruto wouldn't give up until she let him) begin cleaning them with Momo washing and Naruto drying. Sensing the mood, Naruto looks at Momo.
"Momo-chan… Can I ask you something?" She looks at him before smiling and telling him that she doesn't mind if he does. "I was just wondering why your acting the way you are, not only with me but with Sakura-chan?" Momo stops what she's doing before turning away from the sink and leaning against the counter. Naruto waits while she looks down with a misty look before she starts speaking n a quiet voice.
"Do you know Naruto-kun… Do you know that when Sakura was younger and just joining the Academy that I was against her becoming a ninja?" Naruto nods slightly as she continues. "While you might know that I did, I'm betting that you don't know why I was. The reason is simple: Sakura's Tou-san Ken died when she was only two… he was killed by Shinobi." Naruto jerks in surprise as does Sakura who's listening in from the other room as this is the first that she's ever heard of this. Naruto just shakes his head in understanding.
"So that's why you didn't want her to become a ninja… You were afraid of her…" As he trails off Momo nods as a tear makes it's way down her cheek.
"I never found out what village they were from. And when I found out that Sakura wanted to become one… I could help but think about her Tou-san and wonder if she would die as well in some battle. And to tell you the truth… I hated you at one point." Naruto looks at her in surprise as she sighs. "As stupid as it sounds I blamed you for his death since he was one of your staunchest defenders on the civilian council… Not to mention that one of the rumors about his death was that it was Konoha Shinobi that killed him because he defended you." She looks at Naruto with shame shining in her eyes. "Another reason I was against her becoming a shinobi was that you were and I was worried that you would be on the same team. After she became your friend my worries returned full force. But over the years I've gotten to know you and so that by the time the teams were chosen I was happy because I knew that you would protect her anyway you could, even if it meant your death… as selfish as that sounds." She hugs her self only to be surprised as Naruto gives her a hug. She stiffens before she relaxes into it sobbing.
"It's okay… everything's okay… I forgive you." She starts shaking her head as in the other room, Sakura slides down the wall in shock.
'Kaa-san didn't want me to become a ninja because of what happened… and she blamed Naruto for Tou-san's death…' Naruto just holds her as she continues pouring out her tears.
"Shhh. Shhhh. It's okay…You're her Okaa-san, you supposed to worry about her." Momo just continues shaking her head before she pulls away slightly and holds Naruto's face in her hands.
"No, it's not. I had no right to blame you for Ken-kun's death, none at all. The only good thing is that I no longer do so. And it was selfish of me to be happy about the fact that I knew that you would die before you let Sakura-chan." She continues looking Naruto in the eye wanting him to understand. "I almost slid back when I got the summons to go to the Hokage's office. I could have died when I saw that letter and I couldn't help but think that you were to blame for her death. But when I got there and received the news I honestly collapsed in relief that you hadn't failed me… You can't understand what it feels like as a parent knowing that your child might be dead…" Naruto just smiles at her before reaching up and wiping away her tears with his thumb.
"Maybe I don't… And I hope that I never do, though I know that might be a fools wish. I do know that the worst thing for any parent would be to have to bury their children when it's supposed to be the other way around. That's why I said that what you did wasn't selfish, not in the least. Far from it in fact." Momo looks at him with a unreadable expression before she hugs him again and kisses him on the cheek.
"You may not fully understand, but you can sure sound like it." Giving a hiccup, she continues. "Not only did you save my baby girl from certain death, but you saved her from a fate far worse. And you did so in a way that might have caused you to suffer the same fate. I can never thank you enough Naruto-kun for what you've done, no matter what I do. I only ask you for a selfish favour: Please continue being my little girl's guardian angel… Please?" Naruto just chuckles.
"No problem… you don't even have to ask. And, as I said, it isn't selfish at all." Nodding, Sakura's mom disengages from the hug while rubbing at her eyes with her arms. Lowing them she gives him a watery smile before shooing him from the room. As he leaves, she stares at him, whispering.
"You are definitely your Tou-san's son…" A few minutes later finds a refreshed Momo joining her daughter in the living room. Looking around, she taps her chin. "Where's Naruto-kun gone?" Sakura gives her mother a look.
"He's gone to the bathroom for the moment. But there's something that I need to talk to you about…" Sakura's mom gulps as she realizes what that tone means and sure enough by the time Naruto comes back, he watches as Sakura and her mother embrace each other.
'See Kyubi-chan? I told you that the two of them had to clear the air somehow and here they are, embracing each other.' Hearing a sniff, he raises a mental eyebrow. 'Kyubi-chan? Something wrong?' She just sniffs again.
'It's nothing Naruto-kun. But I have to admit that you were right.' She shakes her head in disbelief. 'When you told me that Sakura was listening in as well as your plan, I was worried. But I can see now that I shouldn't have been.' Naruto shrugs in answer.
'You were right that it could have turned out worse then it did, but thankfully it worked and they should now be closer.' At this point he walks in and notices that the two have noticed him as they both smile. "Hey Sakura-chan, hey Momo-chan." They both greet him as he sits down and they go back to chatting until it's time for Naruto to leave. He opens the door and is about to leave when Momo stops him.
"Wait a second Naruto-kun." He does and looks back with a confused look. "I just wanted to say thank you for all that you did… And this." Leaning down, she gives him a kiss on the cheek. Pulling away, she walks back in as he smiles at her before the door closes. As she turns around, she notices Sakura looking at her with an amused look. "What?" Sakura just chuckles before shaking her head.
"It's nothing, just…" She shakes her head again ruefully. "I don't know how but it seems as if he attracts older women like honey does flies." Her mom just shrugs her shoulders in answer as she chuckles.
"I don't know why, but there's something about him that naturally attracts women…" She looks at her daughter with a smirk. "Something that I'm sure that you've felt." At Sakura's blush she points at her. "HA! I knew it!" Sakura just scowls at her while crossing her arms.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Hearing her mother sigh, she looks up to see a serious look on her mother's usually cheerful face. "Okaa-san? What's wrong?" The look on her mother's face causes something to twist inside of Sakura's gut. And when her mother motions her into the living room and then onto the couch, she gulps. "Okaa-san… You're scaring me." Momo just nods before she sits down and faces her.
"Good. Because I need you to be scared." Sighing, she shakes her head before looking her daughter in the eyes. "Now, I know that this didn't come up in our conversation with Naruto-kun, but I need to know if you know if since you saw his memories if you know who his Tou-san is, and don't lie." Sighing, Sakura nods.
"Yes… Yes I do… But I'm not going to tell you who it is and-" Momo cuts her off right there by raising her hand.
"That's good that you won't talk about it, but I already know that his Tou-san is the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato." Hearing the intake of breath from Sakura, she chuckles. "It's actually not that surprising Sakura-chan. I was a very good friend of his. We knew each other when we were kids in fact." Reaching down, she pours a cup of tea for the both of them before taking a sip. "Despite the fact that we drifted apart when he became a shinobi, we were still close friends. In fact I was honoured to be one of the very few who knew that he was married and that Naruto-kun was his son." Puzzled, Sakura asks her a question that's bugging her.
"But… but if that's true then why did you hate Naruto? For what possible reason could you?" Her mother just chuckles again while taking another sip.
"Despite how illogical it is, a small part me blamed Naruto-kun for his death and to my eternal shame that part grew larger with you Tou-san's." She raises her hand again as Sakura moves to interrupt her again. "Let me finish." Seeing that her daughter's going to allow her to do so, she continues. "I know that it's illogical, but it's part of human nature to have the need to place the blame for events on something. And without the Kyubi being around the only out let was Naruto-kun… much to my eternal shame. But as I said, over the years I've come to care for him and look beyond it. Every day since I've seen more and more of Minato… and his wife Kushina in him…" Sakura catches the slight note of wistfulness at the end.
"Kaa-san… did you have… feelings for him? The Fourth?" Momo looks at her in shock before slowly nodding. "Then are you placing those feelings you had for the Fourth on him?" Her mother picks up her cup and takes a sip as she thinks it over before lowing it.
"A small bit maybe… But not a lot of that. After he and Kushina got together I was sad for a while but… Those feelings turned into those of a deep friendship, nothing more, besides me and your Tou-san were arraigned by that time as you know." Sakura nods as a out of place smirk comes to Momo's face. "Though I don't imagine you having to worry about that." Sakura starts coughing as she was drinking tea at that point.
"Okaa-san!" Momo just laughs at her before becoming serious once more.
"And that brings us to my next point. I don't think I have to tell you how much the Civilian council hates him, correct?" Sakura nods at that, wincing as she remembers some of the things she's heard her mother ranting and going on about after some of the council meetings. "It was a bitter pill for them when they had to activate the CRA for Naruto-kun in order to do the same for Harry-kun thanks to his nii-san's maneuvers." Sakura looks at her mother in shock.
"But… but they told me that they had it forced on them… They… they lied to me?" Momo shakes her head. "But you just said…" Her mother nods her head.
"Yes, Harry-kun had it forced on him. But he all but said that he would sterilize himself if they tried to force it on him but not Naruto-kun. It was a bluff as it turns out, but a very good one. Thus, they forced it on the both since that was the only term to which they would agree to." Taking another sip of tea, she sets it down before folding her hands in front of her face. "Unfortunately as they well know, there's a threat to them from that direction." Sakura blinks in confusion.
"What are you talking about Kaa-san? How is there a threat from that unless…" Her eyes widen as she looks to her mother for confirmation. Momo just nods.
"More then a few people have a bone to pick with the two and I have no doubt that they will use any opportunity to do so. It wouldn't be hard to force them to marry some one and once they do it's only a matter of time before the woman becomes pregnant and then… Well, accidents happen all the time on a mission." Sakura brings her hands up to her mouth in horror as she pales. Gulping, she lowers her hands and looks at her mother.
"But what if it comes out who his Tou-san is… And how do you factor in?" Momo looks towards the window in silence before sighing and turning back with a slightly angry face.
"I raised my daughter to be smarter then this. Think! If it comes out who his Tou-san is before he can defend himself then they WILL do as I just said if for no other reason then to gain control of the Namikaze estate." She sighs again, her anger vanishing. "As to what this has to do with me… Tell me what you feel for him, truthfully." Sakura sighs herself.
"I… I don't know. I really don't." Her mother then asks her to describe her feelings which she does. "When I'm with him things seem brighter… I can laugh easier…" She wraps her arms around herself before closing her eyes. "When he hugs me I feel as if I can do anything… As if all my worries disappear and that nothing can harm me…" She opens her eyes and looks at her Momo in confusion. "I don't know what these feelings are… But I don't think that I would mind seeing where they take me…" Unnoticed by her, Momo is looking at her daughter with a proud look.
'Good, seems that she's realizing that what she felt for the Uchiha was just a crush.' Her thoughts are interrupted by Sakura stating that she hasn't answered the question yet. "True, I haven't. The truth is this: According to the CRA, the person must have FOUR wives of child baring age within two years of becoming adults. And just to let you know, Genin status counts as being an adult." Sakura looks at her mother in shock as she realizes what that means. "Now, Harry is pretty much immune to their schemes thanks to Hana-san, Ayame-san and his familiars since they're the right age or about the right age… Well, Ayame-san and Hana-san at least, but I wouldn't put it past them to try to place someone with Naruto-kun that will make sure that he has a accident later on. Now, remember what I just said abut women of child baring age." Sakura starts before staring at her mother in shock.
"B…But you mean that… and you would… Naruto…" Her mother sadly nods before a soft smile comes over her face.
"That's why I asked." She gets up from her seat and walks over to look out the window at the darkened lawn. "If you do pursue him… would you mind sharing with your Okaa-san? If nothing else, it'll help since he knows that you'll keep me in check." She turns to look at her still shocked daughter. "I'm not the only one… single mother I mean. There's another but she's a ninja and there's one older woman that we're both looking at. We figure that between us we should be able to freeze anyone else out and protect him. As to your Tou-san…" She sighs. "I've grieved for him Sakura-chan, I grieved long and hard… I truly loved him deeply, but… But I know for a fact that if I had a another chance at happiness then he would want me to take it. Before he died, we talked about what we would do if one us died and the other still lived you know. And we both agreed that after a period of mourning, that we wouldn't let the memory of the other keep us back from being happy. And I think that I've waited long enough, don't you?" Her answer is Sakura coming up and hugging her.
"It'd really weird but… I don't think that I would mind." With tears in her eyes, Momo hugs her daughter.
"Thank you Sakura-chan…"
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The Hokage is smoking a pipe while considering the woman in front of him. "So you told her Momo-san? And you're positive about doing this?" Momo nods at him.
"Yes. I talked it over with my daughter last night… But I want it so that this will only happen if the Council does something." Sarutobi nods before sighing.
"So the fact that he's almost nineteen years younger then you doesn't bother you? Won't that be hard?" Sakura's mom just sheepishly grins.
"Actually not as hard as you think…" She turns to look out the Hokage's window with a serene look on her face. "He's got a great personality… He's kind and funny among other things. And if anything happens it would be after he reaches sixteen and besides, this will only happen if there's a real need for it." She then looks towards the man behind the desk. "You know that Minato was a good friend of mine… I happen to think that if anything, something will eventually grow there, I know that on my end something already has. And then there's the fact that since about that time we'll both be hitting our sexual peaks…" The Sandaime nearly chokes on his pipe at that as she grins pervertivly.
"Do you mind!? I don't need to know such things about someone I consider my grandson." Momo just shrugs causing him to sigh as he brings out a sheet of parchment. "Fine. As I can't talk you out of this I need you to sign here." He points at a place on the sheet and nodding she does so. Placing it back into his desk, he considers her for a moment. "I only hope that you know what your doing." She shrugs once again.
"Yes… but this is more a preventative measure anyways… Anyways, I hope you have a good day Hokage-sama." He says good bye to her too as she makes her way to the door. 'Yes… only a preventative measure… though a part of me hopes that it comes to pass…'
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Yui: Sakura's... mom. You've added Sakura's mom to the Harem?! Why?
Steve: Actually I haven't. I've only opened the door so that I can if I have need to at some point in time.
Pen-pen: War. Waark waaarrrkkkk a waark... Wark war waarrk. (Huh. That's interesting I guess... Still odd though.)
Steve: Maybe... but what ever works right?
Hinata: Um... but who are the two women she was talking about?
Steve: (Grins) There's some clues there for you in that both are older women and that one is a mother... I won't say anymore though.
Hinata: Ok...
Steve: Anyways, see you guys in the next chapter!
Spell List:
Frigus ventulus(Cooling breeze): A minor cantrip that Naruto created that causes a cool, dry breeze to swirl around a target which both cools and dries the sweat on their body.
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