Date: 5/9/13
Rating: T
Genre: Cute, Humor
Prompt: Sasuke and Sakura are married, and they have a kid that looks like Sasuke but acts just like Naruto, much to the latter's enjoyment, the former's annoyance, and Sakura's amusement.
They named him Kazuya because it meant peaceful one. They named him Kazuya because he had his father's eyes and his mother's smile. And when Sasuke held his son for the first time, he knew. Kazuya was going to do great things. Sasuke would teach him the fireball jutsu, and Sakura would teach him healing techniques. He would have Sakura's laugh, but he'd have Sasuke's cool demeanor. He'd be levelheaded and wise, the greatest ninja of his time. Sasuke just knew it.
And then he got to know Naruto.
"Like this, Oji-san?"
Naruto set the little boy back on the ground and examined his handiwork. He rubbed his chin a few times for emphasis, holding back a chuckle as he noticed Kazuya's eyes grow wide in anticipation. After a few more seconds, Naruto grinned and gave the five year old a thumbs-up. "Perfect! Now why don't you call your Otou-san for us?"
However, as Kazuya took a deep breath to yell for Sasuke, Sakura appeared behind them. She poked them both on the shoulder. "What do you two think you're doing?"
Naruto and Kazuya jumped and slowly turned their heads to face her. Sakura had her arms crossed, but she was smiling. Her eyes travelled from the two boys to their current project, the amusement never leaving her face. Naruto took this as a good sign, but he didn't want to risk it. He turned to Kazuya. "Hurry, Kazuya-chan, do it now!"
"OTOU-SAAAAAAN!"
"Kazuya?! What's wrong? Are you—" Sasuke burst into the room. His eyes were wide, and his hair was a mess. He looked dazed. Clearly, Kazuya had just woken Sasuke from his nap.
Maybe if Sasuke had been more alert he would have noticed the tone of excitement in Kazuya's voice when he called him. Maybe he would have noticed the string attached to the door he just slammed open. And maybe he would have gotten out of the way before the bowl of flour fell on his head.
Or maybe he wouldn't have.
As Sasuke flicked the plastic bowl off of him and waited for the flour dust to clear, he could hear the stifled laughter from his son and Naruto. He took a deep breath. Stay calm. Stay calm. Stay—He suddenly noticed someone else's laughter. Sasuke squinted his eyes. Damn it, Sakura.
"Dob—" Sasuke began to say when he felt Kazuya hug his legs.
"You should have seen your face, Otou-san!" Kazuya laughed. Sasuke looked at him and felt his anger disappear. He could never get too angry with Kazuya, not when he was looking at him like that. Sasuke shook his head and picked up his son, much to Kazuya's delight. "I got you good, didn't I? Oji-san helped, but all it was my idea! Mine!"
Sasuke nodded. "Yes, you did, Kazuya. But why don't you go get some paper towels so we can clean this up?" He waited a few seconds after Kazuya left before he turned to Naruto. Just because Sasuke wasn't angry with his son didn't mean he felt the same toward Naruto. "Dobe," he said evenly, "this is the third time this week. And I'd appreciate it if you didn't teach him this kind of behavior."
However, Naruto seemed unfazed as he brought his arm around Sasuke's shoulder. "Oh, come on, teme. I think we both know that you're just jealous that Kazuya-chan is more like his cool uncle than his boring father."
Sasuke shrugged Naruto's arm off. "I am not jealous. Annoyed, yes. But jealous?" Sasuke scowled. "Never."
"Oh, Sasuke-kun, it was only a joke," Sakura said as she placed her arms around her husband. But Sasuke looked away, obviously still piqued at her involvement in the prank. Sakura shook her head. She knew what would make him feel better. She whispered in his ear, "If you forgive Naruto-kun, I promise I'll … reward you later. I'm pretty sure we still have a whole clan to rebuild."
She felt Sasuke tense. He didn't say anything, but he didn't have to. Sakura rolled her eyes, but before she could say anything else, Kazuya entered the room with the paper towels which she took thankfully. "All right, Kazuya-chan before I forget," Sakura smiled. "What do you want for dinner?"
Kazuya scrunched his nose and thought about it, glancing at Naruto, who winked. He nodded his head and turned to Sakura. "Ramen!"
Sasuke groaned. "Again?!"