Name
Naruto smiles as he gingerly holds the new-born. His new born. Sure he'd held babies before, the villagers were always quick to show of their offspring to the Hokage and as him for blessings. And even without that he was apparently the favourite uncle of all his friends children.
But this was different. This was his. His baby. His son. The new addition to the family he was slowly growing around himself. A chance at creating a childhood full of innocence and love. A chance at finally having a bond with someone of his blood.
"Hey." Hinata smiles at Naruto from her hospital bed. "Bring my son back over here."
Naruto obliges and sits in the chair by his exhausted wife. "Miss him already?"
"Of course." Hinata runs her fingers through the baby's soft downy hair. "He still need's a name you know."
"I thought we agreed on Neji?" Naruto asks, confused.
"I know," Hinata plays with her baby's tiny fingers. "He just doesn't seem like a Neji."
"It's the hair, isn't it?"
"Yup." Hinata gently tug's on one blond lock.
"So what do you want to call him?"
Hinata glances at her husband, silently assessing his emotion. "I know you didn't suggest it when we were picking out names, but Minato."
Tears fall down Naruto's cheeks as silence fills the room. "Thank you."
"Thank you?" Hinata looks at her husband quizzically.
"I didn't want to be the one to suggest it." Naruto smiles through his tears. "Not after your father asked if we were going to use Neji."
"I'm sure my father will understand." Hinata smiles. "And if not he can go suck it."
I am a sucker for fluff. And NaruHina. And babies. Basically, this was inevitable. Early update because I have my NCEA Level 3 English exam tomorrow and decided to go to bed early tonight. Awkward Inc, what you suggested is coming. It seems like a fun write.