Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Being a dad meas teaching that happiness isn't a goal but a consequence
Sasuke knew that sooner or later his kids would ask about their uncle. Itachi's picture hanged above the mantle. The children passed by it like it was no big deal. It was there before Kyoko was born and it would be there when Kyoko's great-great grandchildren in the house. No one wondered about it and that made Sasuke calm and in no rush to spill the family secrets.
But Fugaku wondered. He was the youngest but the most mature. He looked like a carbon copy of his grandpa and his uncle. His personality was nicer clone version of theirs. He stared up at that picture every time. His grandma Kushina and grandpa Minato's pictures didn't interest him much although he bowed whenever he passed them as he went to see his Mommy(Naruto unlike Kiba liked, no, loved being called Mommy,)in Mommy's office.
He bowed and prayed to the picture of Grandma Mikoto and Grandpa Fugaku when Daddy brought him and his siblings to their grave every Sunday. But Daddy nor did Mommy ever mention anything about Itachi other than the fact that he was their uncle.
Fugaku was determined to find out more about this mysterious uncle of his. Off to Daddy's study! As he walked Fugaku felt like a superhero. What he was seven years old. Just because he's been hailed a genius doesn't mean he can't like superheros and Dora The Explorer.
Daddy's study was easy to find. It was by far the biggest if not one of the biggest rooms in the compound. The smell of the cologne that Naruto gave to him for Christmas(Because it made Sasuke smell even sexier, not that the children knew this) was all over the place. Sometimes you could even hear Naruto screaming Sasuke's name when they had their wrestling time.
Fugaku walked slowly passing by his older siblings. Rai smiled as he went to his bedroom. Kushina gave him a quick hug as she went to the store to buy make-up. Daisuke patted his head and called him "Squirt." as he went to train. Kyoko gave him a high five as she went to meet up with her teammates.
Fugaku finally reached Daddy's office. The office scared him. The doors were big, looming, something out of a horror movie. It seemed like the kind of doors mafia leaders might have. The leader of the Akatsuki a group Fugaku only knew by name seemed like the type to have doors like these.
He couldn't reach the doorknob so he settled for knocking. "Who is it?" Daddy's voice sounded calm and monotone. Sasuke learned that one of his children or Naruto could be knocking at the door and not just anybody so he tried not to sound too angry to scare any of children. "Fugaku." "Stand back. I'll open the door."
Fugaku moved back a little as the door swung open. Sasuke seemed like a giant in comparison to Fugaku's tiny height. Sasuke picked up Fugaku with no warning and closed the door. Sasuke sat back down in his chair and put Fugaku on his lap.
"What do you want?" the question would have sounded rough and mean if Sasuke addressed to anyone else but to his family his voice was as sweet as monotone honey.
"Can you tell me about Uncle Itachi?" "Why would you want to know about him?" "Because I look like him and we know next to nothing about him?"
Sasuke for once hated his children for inheriting his intelligence. "You're uncle was a great man. The best man. But it was difficult to understand him."
Fugaku leaned in closer needing to hear every detail. "Daddy, after you tell me the story about Uncle Itachi can you tell me about Grandpa Fugaku. I was named after him."
Sasuke stared down at his child. It was like looking at Itachi in smaller form. He hoped his son would grow up to be a little like Itachi. "Of course."
Author's Note: My very first attempt to increase make these drabbles longer. I failed. I didn't want have Sasuke give the whole story because that might set off spoilers, or more spoilers than I already set off, so yeah that went down the drain.
Of all the male children that Sasuke and Naruto have, Fugaku is my favorite. I know mothers aren't suppose to have favorites and neither are writers but there's something about Fugaku. He shows this potential to be something. He's the youngest and yet the wisest.
Next time I'm going to try to make these longer! Watch me fail!
P.S I bet you're wondering how does this have anything to do with teaching happiness isn't a goal but a consequence well, Sasuke did spend an awful portion of his life trying to kill Itachi but if you're familiar with the story that didn't bring him the most happiness.