Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine neither is the book 1001 Things It Means to Be a Dad
Being a dad means taking the week off after your baby comes home
Some people didn't like to work. Some people thrived off of it. Gaara was neither. He didn't want to spend his life lazing about (cough- Kankuro -cough) and he didn't need it to survive (cough-whoever that crazy girl that worked in the Academy's cafeteria-cough) but he did like it.
It didn't leave him room for many vacations days. He had a whole entire village to run and a duty to protect everyone and everything in the village. Taking even a day off meant leaving those people in the care and protection of Temari and Kankuro. When he came back to work he found out that he had missed the almost the end of the world.
"Temari, Kankuro" Gaara said as they walked into his office and stood in front of his desk. "I called you to let you know that I am taking the week off to spend some time with Neji and Zen."
"The baby's name is Tomo." Kankuro said.
Temari sighed. "Kankuro, you are the only person that wanted the baby to be named that."
"Either way I am leaving Suna in your care for a week."
Temari and Kankuro looked at each other.
"What about the psycho girl in the cafeteria?"