Checking over the irate pregnant woman she found she wasn't in any danger but she wasn't focusing on the task at hand. Tsunade knew her mind was with Naruto no matter what kind of pain she was in.

"Snake, would you be a dear and make it so Naruto can join us. If you need you can barrow from my team," the slug princess offered.

"Thanks, I might have to, we're stretched pretty thin looking for more intruders," Snake sighed.

"Its too flipping hot," Sakura groaned, only partially paying attention to the conversations going on around her.

"Kakashi, would you mind making yourself useful elsewhere?" Tsunade questioned.

Relief shone through his one eye. Watching his former student give birth was not on his agenda for today, or ever for that matter. He put his dog mask back on.

"Do you want me to return to Hokage-sama or is there somewhere else my assistance is needed?" Silver Dog asked Snake.

"You and I will replace Hokage-sama so he can be here," the superior decided.

"Hokage-sama," they said in unison with a slight bow to the Fifth.

"Why was Silver watching Naruto? He's from your team," Sakura asked when her contractions had paused, more worry building for her husband.

"He was watching you, in case you went into labor on your own and needed help getting here. Also, you are the wife to the Hokage, and you're vulnerable, can't have some Petal ninja run off with our Hokage's family," Tsunade smiled.

To Sakura, the older woman seemed like she had a knowing granny look to her in that moment. She wasn't sure if the legendary woman would hit a pregnant girl but she didn't feel like testing it out so she kept her thoughts to herself. Her teacher was still sensitive about her age.

"Why'd you let Snake have your ANBU?" Sakura wondered.

"As the head of ANBU he could have taken them without my permission. This way it at least looked like I was still in charge," laughed the older medic.

The woman on the wrong end of the Hokage's Rasegan was getting to her feet, wiping blood from her mouth. Umeko was stunned by how fast the man had moved. Sakura had kept him out of their fight with one move. Now he was looking part demon with eyes that, she thought were blue, had a red glow to them.

"Hokage-sama," three voices called.

Naruto straightened and looked down at the white haired Petal ninja. His eyes were blue but they were deadly cold. She must have imagined the red glint.

"Your wife is demanding your presents," Snake informed him.

Demon cracked a few knuckles, "we'll take care of this," she chuckled, eager to fight the Petal ninja who had made her look like a child. She also wanted to see how she stacked up to Sakura. Ever since the woman had stopped her heart she wanted a rematch. Team Seven were legends and she dreamed of surpassing all of them one day.

"I'll leave them to your capable hands," Naruto consented wanting to be with his wife but before he could port to Sakura a stab of pain hit his shoulder.

A kunai was hilt deep in his flesh. It missed his spine by centimeters. Fiery hot glares set on the weapon user. He pulled the weapon out as blood sloshed off the blade. The assailant had to calm her nerves, her other hand holding another kunai was trembling slightly. She had never fought with someone who could induce so much fear into her with just a glance. Naruto was ready to return the blade to its owner to mix with her blood when his student was above him. Lighting blazed on one hand while the other steadied herself on his good shoulder. Her sensei's attacker leaned back far enough to avoid the brunt of the lightning but the chidori managed to etch a downward line through the pretty flower on her head band, burn her nose and turn to cinders the remainder of her shirt the Rasegan had left.

A babble of curses flew out of the woman's mouth that could rival the Hokage's wife as she stripped away the scraps of her outer shirt. The Demon didn't let up, she moved forward as the Petal ninja gave ground. No one was allowed to harm her sensei like that. Snake left the weapon ninja to his student and took off after the still stunned Umeko. Silver Dog shook Naruto out of his staring after his student. He was impressed with how well she was doing. His shoulder felt a little sore but the blood had already stopped oozing out. Unspoken words passed between former sensei and student as Silver recognized that look of awe of a pupil. What she lacked in grace she made up for in ferocity.

Naruto felt torn, he was the Hokage and needed to protect his village but his wife needed him too. If anyone else had taken that blade the way he did they probably would have died. Watching his fellow ninja fight, understanding fell on him like an apple to the head. He needed to trust in others the way he wanted them to trust him.

He turned to Silver Dog and with a sly grin commented, "seems someone had been littering around my village again."

Silver chuckled, "we'll get it cleaned up for you."

Naruto was gone before Silver got a chance to say more. He turned his borrowed eye to read the moves of the weapon ninja and his student's student. She wasn't from a clan and had no impressive bloodlines to call her own but she had a spirit that could only be matched by that of her sensei's. A talent like her only came along every few generations. Even without the inheritance of special eyes like that of the Uchiha or Hyuga she could still manage to read people most of the time.

The Petal ninja feared she wouldn't be able to fight the person behind the demon mask. Somehow she needed to distract the focused ninja.

"How can you defend a Kage like that? All they bring is suffering," the intruder growled.

"The world brings its own suffering," was the answer the girl gave her, continuing her assault.

It was going to take something more personal to sidetrack the masked ninja.

"You are obviously too young to know of the pains and loses this world has to offer," snarled the weapon user.

"I may be young but my beginning was made from loss. It was a Kage who took me from the ashes of my life and gave me a path to follow," she grinned as she fought harder.

The Petal woman got in a lucky shot and sliced Demon's mask in two. Her mouth was agape in shock of the teenager before her. This child was far more skilled than she had the right to be at her age.

"Shouldn't you be home playing with dolls," taunted the shocked woman.

"Bitch, please," snarled the girl, chidori lighting on her dominate hand again, playtime was over.

Snake had taken little time in defeating the other Petal ninja who had been too busy worrying about what kind of monsters came out of the village of the Leaf. She thought Sukura was lying about not being the strongest, the truth was none matched her in brute strength chakra control, the others she saw were scary in other ways.

Naruto appeared beside an almost naked Sakura, who was pacing the Hokage's private room in the hospital. Sakura's contractions were getting stronger and closer together. She claimed the pacing helped with the contractions and Tsunade wasn't going to argue with her.

"Where are your clothes?" Naruto asked.

His wife glared at him, "its too bloody hot for clothes."

"She said she picked up this little habit in the Petal, guess most of the women down there run around next to naked," the Fifth informed him.

Naruto now had one thing to thank the Petal for, though her being comfortable in her body had caused some misunderstandings as well. If anymore Petal ninjas had come with the two that attacked the Hokage and his wife, they didn't hear anything about it. None of the ANBU stepped foot in the room. Sakura's wrath was far more fearsome than a few petty women. After several grueling hours, Sakura was ready to push. Naruto holding her hand and Tsunade ready to catch, both were encouraging the soon to be mother.

"Hey Granny, you want to make a bet," Naruto grinned, during a short break in the contractions and screaming.

"A bet about what? If Sakura will break your hand?" his predecessor teased.

"No, she's already broke it three times. What do you think, boy or girl?" he asked.

"I'm going to say boy," Tsunade decided.

"Alright if the baby comes out a girl you have to do my paper work for a week," Naruto set his terms.

"When the baby comes out a boy you have to let Haruko be Hokage for a week," the Legendary Sucker declared with laughter.

That scared the man, with her in charge the world as he knew it could end. Sakura was only vaguely listening to the pair betting on the gender of her baby. She was at the point she didn't care what came out as long as it came out soon.

"Alright Sakura, couple more pushes and we'll meet this baby," encouraged her teacher.

"You're doing great," Naruto comforted pushing her sweat drenched hair out of her face.

She growled out as she felt a ripping pain that she had never experienced anything like. Then the numbness took over as the medic announced the head was out. Sakura felt like it was a small victory but she wasn't done yet.

"One more big push, I know it hard, but you can do it," Tsunade cheered.

"Come on baby," Sakura cried giving it her all, she put every last ounce of energy she had into bringing new life into the world. Screams and laughter filled the room as the newest Uzumaki made it's début.

Sakura was too exhausted to pay too much attention to the things they said. She heard all the important things, the baby was breathing, no broken bones, nothing torn, and a beautiful small cry that could only belong to one new to the world. Her baby was placed on top of her tired body. Just seeing the little bundle was enough for her to relax. She noticed a few tears slip down whiskered cheeks. He leaned in to kiss his wife on the forehead, then placed his forehead to hers.

"She's perfect," he beamed.