The Hokage knew he couldn't take much time off but he still wanted to get his new bride away from the village for a bit so they could have a real honeymoon. He even managed to give all the ANBU the slip, so for a few blissful days they were completely alone. Naruto had found a secluded hot springs that many people didn't go to because the climb up the mountain was dangerous for normal people. Sakura took full advantage of the location, going around mostly naked during the hot day time, a habit she had picked up in her travels. Enticing her new husband to watch every move she made around the cottage they had to themselves. In the colder evenings she would snuggle up under a blanket with him as her own personal heater with sexy abs.
One morning she even cooked in nothing but a lacy apron and her new necklace just to drive him crazy. It had worked a little too well because breakfast ended up being charcoal. Naruto did the polite thing and still offered to eat it. It was the least he could do after ravishing he gave her on the poor kitchen table. They settled for something easy to eat and he kicked her out of the kitchen so he could clean up the mess. He chuckled to himself proudly watching her walk away clothes less. Even after being together a number of times, he could still make her walk a little funny.
Sakura was enjoying the warm water when a chakra approached she knew well. She didn't even bother opening her eyes or moving as he drew near. Covering up was too much of a hassle, he had seen it all before anyways.
"So you guys finally found us," she commented.
"Silver Dog refused to use his ninja dogs to find you guys unless an emergency came up," Snake replied, his tone full of worry and frustration.
She opened her eyes and shot to her feet, "what's wrong?"
"Tomo," was all he needed to say.
She grabbed her towel to dry her naked body and headed for the small house. Naruto came out to the porch as she and Sasuke drew near. She couldn't decipher the look on his face but she had more important things to worry about, Tomo wasn't due for a couple more months.
"Can you teleport us to the village from here?" she asked the confused blond as she passed him going into the lodging.
"No," he replied as he watched her storm around throwing on clothes, she was in such a rush she had put one of his shirts on by mistake, "what's going on?"
"Tomo," she replied getting her boots on, struggling with the zipper.
Fear replaced all the other emotions that were crowded in his mind. Tomo was like the sister to him and if Sasuke was here for Sakura she must be in bad shape. He made two shadow clones and ordered them to pack up. He went out and summoned a huge toad. Next thing Sakura knew she was in the strong arms of her husband with their best friend holding onto Naruto's shoulder standing on the toad's head. Before she could figure out what his plan was they were in a strange place that she had never seen before, then they were back in the village. He had brought her straight to the hospital.
Once in Tomo's room in the maturity wing of the hospital, Sakura went right to work. By the time Sasuke had found the newlyweds the doctors here had stabilized the young mother.
"Sorry, it seems Sasuke had you return for nothing," she smiled weakly.
"No, I'm glad I'm here. I made a promise and I intend to keep it. Besides, I'm sure the village was ready to fall apart with out our dear Hokage-sama," Sakura joked, trying to cheer up the woman.
Sasuke and Naruto were informed of her improved condition. Both men let out sighs of relief. Naruto flopped onto one of the couches in the waiting area. He was so freaked out over his best friend's wife he had no idea how he would handle it if Sakura were the one in bad shape.
"Sorry, guess I cut your vacation short for nothing," Sasuke grumbled sitting down next to his friend.
"Don't worry about it, I would have done the same thing if it had been Sakura needing Tomo," Naruto waved off his worry, sticking his hands behind his head and staring at the ceiling, "just quit showing up when my wife is naked."
"Stop letting her run around like that!" he glared at the instigator, then let himself relax, "You're probably right about you doing the same thing though. This helpless feeling sucks, I had to do something to help her. Not sure I want Tomo to have any more kids after this," Sasuke confided.
"Didn't you tell her to no more kids after the complications with the twins?" the Hokage asked, thinking back to the last scare she gave them.
"Yes, she refused to listen to me. I even went as far as to try to not sleep with her till she acknowledged my concerns. We know how well that woman takes to being told no about anything," the black haired ninja grinned.
"Tomo is stubborn to a fault but I'm sure it wasn't that hard to change your mind. Besides, she did prove to you that she can handle a normal pregnancy with her last one. She'd do anything to prove you wrong," Naruto laughed thinking Sakura would pull a stunt like that too.
"I think she's afraid if she doesn't give me children she'll get replaced," Sasuke responded sounding downtrodden and a little guilty. His head in his hands with his elbows on his knees, he was doing his best to stare a hole in the floor.
"Can you blame her? First thing you asked her when you met her was how many kids she wanted," Naruto jabbed.
"I warned Jun when we started dating that I was looking to restore my clan. After we were married and our first was born she wasn't sure she could deliver as many kids as I wanted so she found Tomo. I thought I would never agree to something like that but something about the woman spoke to me. Now I can't live without either of them. I don't want any more wives, Naruto, I just want the ones I've got to be safe," Sasuke sighed.
"Don't worry my love, we're in good hands," Jun spoke softly with Sakura by her side.
"I'm going to spending a lot of time here at the hospital with Tomo so I can keep an extra careful eye on her," Sakura stated trying to comfort the distraught man.
The worried father nodded his head, standing to embrace his first wife. Holding her as close as her baby bump would allow and kissing her forehead. His public display of affection surprised Jun. He was usually very proper with her because of her upbringing she wasn't comfortable with it like Tomo was. When Tomo wanted to express her feelings through physical contact, it didn't matter who was around. It was something she had admired in the woman she shared a husband with. They were opposites in so many ways but Sasuke had loved that about their arrangement.
"Maybe now is a good time to claim your prize, you got a week of time off waiting for you," Naruto reminded his subordinate.
"You going to be alright without your two best ninja?" Sasuke smirked.
"I still got the demon. Don't worry, I'll break it to her gentle like that you're not going to be adding her to your collection," the blond teased his friend.
"Don't go doing that yet, Tomo and I might like to have a third wife with us to help out with the children," Jun quipped, giving Naruto a sly grin that was a little out of character for her. Tomo had to be rubbing off on her.
"Add her and you'll just be adding a child to watch," Sakura pointed out.
"Better keep an eye on Sakura, my wives might wife nap her," warned the harem king.
"They'll send her back to me in a couple days, I'm not worried," the sage expressed with confidence.
The new wife in question wasn't sure how to take her husband's comment. He was either trying to not rise to the Uchiha's baiting or was roping her in to join the battle of wits. Her gaze fell on the relaxed man on the couch. His face unreadable and her mind ran to picking a fight with him just so she could figure out what was in that blond head. She thought of threatening to leave the village in play but it was still too soon to rub salt in that wound.
"Done with me already," she sniffed in mock crying, her hands coming up to her mouth to hide the smile as she turned her head away so he couldn't see.
Before she could make another false cry he was encasing her in his arms.
"I didn't mean it like that, I was just playing. You know I'll never be done with you," he pleaded thinking the joke had gone too far and hurt her feelings.
She burst out laughing, and kissed him on the cheek. Now he was the one to look hurt and a little confused. She had just played him for a fool in front of everyone and he had played the part well. A light clap was heard behind him and he turned to see Sasuke applauding her act.
"So which finger do you have him wrapped around?" he joked ending his applause.
"This one," she grinned showing her left hand ring finger decorated by a simple silver band.
Everyone laughed lightly as the brunt of the joke pouted. He had to admit it was pretty funny and if it had happened to anyone else he would have laughed at them too. She had always been good at keeping him on his toes.
"I got work to do. I'll send Haruko to be your assistant if you need her. Feel free to torture her as your own, I mean use," the devious Hokage corrected.
He vanished without giving his new wife any show of affection, she was a little disappointed. Sasuke noticed her displeasure and he recognized it from whenever his sweet Tomo felt cheated out of a show of love. Before he could tease his teammate the blond flashed back to her side. She had no idea how he got there, no one, to her knowledge, had his special kunais on them. He grabbed her and in dramatic style dipped her low and kissed her passionately. Her eyes couldn't get any bigger as shock worked its way through her system.
He righted her and smiled, "sorry, had to make up for leaving without a kiss."
Again he was gone before she could put a coherent thought together let alone words.
"That idiot, how did he do that?" she growled from embarrassment more than anything else.
Sasuke pointed to her necklace, it was the only thing he could think of. Little did they know Naruto had put a seal on Sakura herself so he could always come to her aid similar to the one his father had done with his mother. She was sleeping when he did it and put it in the middle of her lower back right above her lovely rump. He had made it so it only showed when he used it. He didn't want her to know how protective he felt about her, knowing how she had always hated being saved, but he couldn't help it. She was his damsel he would save no matter what the distress.
