The Sun & The Moon

by KyuubiLover100

Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuuga bumped into at freshmen orientation, and for the last three years, neither of them had the confidence to speak to one another. But it's finals, they're both sleep deprived, he's had too much caffeine, she's a nervous wreck, and they're dying to have an actual conversation beyond, "Hi..." #NHFD/2018

5. Chapter 5

Last Time:

"Congratulations," Kurenai smiled at them, "you have a healthy baby boy."

Naruto teared up. He rested his forehead on Hinata's head. "You did it."

Once the umbilical cord was cut and their son was cleaned up, Kurenai handed him off to Hinata. He had a head full of blond hair and two whisker marks on either cheek and a set of blue eyes.

"Hi," Hinata cooed as she offered her finger to him.

"Welcome to the world, Boruto," Naruto cooed as he smiled at his son with tears streaming down his face.

The Sun & The Moon: Chapter 5 – "Parenthood"

It was three in the morning when Hinata and Naruto were woken up by crying coming from the baby monitor on Hinata's nightstand. Naruto slid his arm out from underneath Hinata's head before sitting on the edge of the bed and grabbing his boxers. He coughed and sniffled before pulling them on and grabbing his previously discarded shirt and putting it back on.

"I got him," Hinata yawned as she sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Nah, I got him. You go back to bed," Naruto yawned before pulling on a pair of sweatpants and shuffling out of the room. He turned the heat up as he passed the thermostat before entering his son's room.

He turned on the lamp that sat by the door and squinted as his eyes adjusted. Once his eyes had adjusted, he saw Boruto standing in his crib with his hands gripping the railing.

"What're you so fussy about, huh?" Naruto questioned as he walked over to Boruto's crib. "C'mere," Naruto cooed as he lifted Boruto out of his crib and held him in his arms. He chuckled softly as Boruto immediately stopped crying and hugged him. "You just wanted to be held, huh?"

Naruto walked around the room a bit with Boruto until he was sure he had truly calmed down. However, when he tried putting Boruto back in his grip, Boruto refused to let go of Naruto's shirt.

"Boruto." Naruto tried to release his son's grip on his shirt. "Boruto, you have to let go."

After a few more attempts, Naruto managed to make Boruto release him but that just made Boruto start crying all over again. Naruto sighed as he put Boruto back in his crib and leaned against the railing. "Come on you have to go to sleep. Otou-san and Okaa-chan have been trying to get you on a normal sleep schedule for months now."

Boruto continued crying. Naruto tried laying Boruto down and rubbed his back to encourage him to go back to sleep but it didn't work. He tried using the Kurama plush toy that sat in his crib but Boruto took it and threw it out. Naruto hung his head in defeat. "Boruto."

Boruto reached for Naruto again. Naruto smiled at him and let out a sigh. "Fine, fine, you win." Naruto climbed into Boruto's crib and laid on his back. Boruto immediately laid down with his head on Naruto's stomach and Naruto placed his hand on his son's back. Naruto closed his eyes and pretended to sleep and after a few minutes, he opened his eyes to see Boruto had fallen asleep.

Naruto smiled but then realized he didn't have an easy way out. Boruto tossed a bit and Naruto quickly tensed up. When he was sure Boruto hadn't woken up entirely, Naruto rubbed Boruto's head. After a few more moments, Naruto began to attempt an escape.

"Boruto," Naruto whispered and didn't gain a reaction from his son. "Boruto," he said again and still nothing. He gave a slight nod of approval before beginning to sit up, but that's all it took.

Boruto moved so that most of his body was lying on Naruto's torso. Naruto had no choice but to lie back down and pretend to sleep. He peeked to check if Boruto had stayed asleep. He tried to sit up again but then Boruto woke up and was determined stay on Naruto's torso.

Every time Naruto shifted to get out from underneath Boruto, Boruto moved so that it was impossible for Naruto to escape. Naruto laughed as he picked up Boruto and tried to lie him down next to him but Boruto fussed and babbled at Naruto.

"Hey," Naruto pointed a finger at Boruto, "you don't take that tone with me mister. I'm the adult here."

Boruto babbled some more before Naruto smiled. Naruto gave up. He laid down in the crib and let Boruto lie back down on his torso. Naruto let out a sigh of defeat as he rubbed his son's head.

"You're lucky you're cute dattebayo," Naruto muttered.

The next morning, Naruto woke up and saw his wife looking down at him as she leaned on the railing of Boruto's crib. She was smiling at him and he managed a tired smile of his own.

"Hi," she said.

"Hi," he muttered. He looked down and saw Boruto was still sound asleep. "How'd you sleep?"

"Probably better than you did," Hinata teased and giggled when Naruto nodded in agreement. She gently rubbed Boruto's back and smiled when Boruto started to wake up. "Good morning Boruto-kun."

When Boruto heard his mother, he pushed himself to his feet with his hands steadied on Naruto's torso. When his legs were steady, he turned around and yawned. He ended up falling back on Naruto's and both Naruto and Hinata smiled at their son's clumsiness.

Hinata picked him up and planted several kisses on his cheek which gained a fit of giggles from Boruto. Naruto climbed out of Boruto's crib and let out a sigh of relief before cracking his back. He groaned and cracked his neck next.

"If I keep doing that I'm going to have to start seeing a chiropractor regularly," Naruto muttered before kissing Hinata's cheek. He wrapped an arm around her waist and gently poked Boruot's cheek. "You need to learn how to sleep on your own dattebayo. Otherwise, I'm going to have a bad back by the time I'm thirty and it's going to be your fault."

Boruto babbled at Naruto as if he were trying to argue.

"Ah, what did I say about that tone?" Naruto played alone as he pointed a finger at Boruto. "I am the adult and you will show me respect."

Boruto babbled more and Hinata laughed as Naruto pretended to be offended.

"How dare you," Naruto gasped. "Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Your grandmother?"

Boruto hugged his mother and kissed her cheek several times. Hinata smiled and Naruto took Boruto from her.

"Hey, that's my wife," Naruto reminded Boruto. "You may be a baby but I will fight you for her."

This was a typical morning for the three of them. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Naruto took Boruto to work with him and either let him hang out in his office or took him to the daycare that served the needs of employees from both The Sannin Group and Uchiha Incorporated.

When Boruto stayed in Naruto's office, Menma often came in and played with his nephew for a bit to avoid work. It was funny to watch since Menma had finally stopped dying his hair black so now he and Naruto were back to being identical twins. The only significant difference was their hair length. Minato came by often as well to play with his grandson and he enjoyed parading around the office with Boruto on his shoulders.

There was one time where Minato gave a whole presentation to the Board of Directors while Boruto sat on his shoulders. It was always interesting to see Minato handle business as the Vice Chairman while his grandson played in his hair.

On Tuesdays and Thursday, Boruto went to work with Hinata and seeing as the office was filled entirely with Hyuuga, everyone was more than willing to help. When Boruto started walking on his own, Hinata would leave her door open so Boruto could run around and usually when she went looking for him at the end of the day, he was in Neji's office and playing with Chikyuu and Henri's old toys on the couch. And if he wasn't there, he was in Hiashi's office, sitting in his grandfather's lap and pretending to be focused on whatever Hiashi was looking at on his monitors.

At times, it was nearly impossible to get Hiashi to let Boruto go home with her. Naruto and Hinata used this to their advantage though, especially since Hanabi and Konohamaru, Hiashi and Hyori, and Minato and Kushina were always more than willing to look after Boruto. Every Saturday, Boruto would spend the night with one of them and that would give Hinata and Naruto a night to enjoy some peace and quiet for a little while and catch up on sleep.

It was through this system though that they ended up with their daughter, Himawari. She was born the summer after Boruto's fourth birthday and when found out he was going to be a big brother, he was more than thrilled with the idea.

Unlike Boruto, Himawari had no trouble sleeping through the night. Overall, she had been the complete opposite of Boruto which Naruto and Hinata interpreted as Hagoromo giving them a break. And Boruto did everything he could to help his little sister. He showed her the right way to eat without making a mess and taught her how to color. He even helped her when Naruto and Hinata were teaching Himawari how to walk.

"Like this!" Boruto declared before demonstrating how to walk.

"Do you think you got it Hima-chan?" Naruto questioned as he continued to let his daughter hold his fingers while she seemed to watch Boruto carefully.

"You can do it, Himawari-chan," Hinata cheered.

"Come on, Hima-chan," Boruto urged as he demonstrated walking again. He did so a few more times before standing next to his mother with his hands on his hips. "You can do it!"

Himawari took one step forward.

"That's it," Naruto encouraged. "Let's try another step."

She took another.

"Perfect!" Naruto cheered. "Just like that, Hima-chan."

Her steps were shaky but Naruto held onto her. When they made it across the carpet to Hinata, they both kissed her cheeks excessively and she giggled. Naruto went back to where they started and had a seat. Himawari looked at him, confused as to why he'd left her across the room.

Naruto grinned and opened his arms. "This way, Hima-chan. Come to Otou-san."

Hinata held her daughter up by holding her waist and smiled when Himawari teared up a bit. She looked across the room at Naruto. "Naruto-kun, she's going to cry."

Naruto started to panic. "Ah, Hima-chan, don't cry! Otou-san's sorry!"

"It's okay, Otou-san!" Boruto declared as he grabbed Himawari's hand. "Come on, Hima-chan. Otou-san is waiting."

Himawari squeezed her brother's hand. She looked at Naruto and sniffled. Carefully, Boruto began walking ahead of Himawari and she followed behind him.

"That's it," Naruto's encouraged.

And just like that, Himawari was walking. When she got the rhythm of her steps together, she hurried ahead of Boruto and ran into her father's arms. Hinata cheered while Naruto lifted Himawari into the air.

"You did it!" Naruto cheered as he laid back on the carpet while he held her in the air. "My beautiful princess is walking!"

"Papa!" Himawari exclaimed.

Hinata and Naruto paused. He sat up and Hinata quickly came over to where they were.

"What'd you say Hima-chan?" Naruto asked.

"Papa! Papa!" She said again.

Naruto started crying. Hinata smiled. "Naruto-kun."

"She's walking and talking all in the same day," Naruto sobbed as he hugged his daughter. "I didn't ask for all of this."

Boruto grabbed a box of tissue off the coffee table and held it out for Naruto. "Don't cry, Otou-san."

Naruto sniffled and took some tissue. "Thank you, Boruto," he managed before blowing his nose.

Time continued to fly by and before Naruto and Hinata knew it, Boruto was six and starting primary school. And then Himawari was six and starting primary school while Boruto hit his tenth birthday.

They threw a milestone birthday party and invited kids from Boruto's class along with family and friends.

In the living room, Boruto played video games and was currently in the middle of a four-person race in Mario Kart. The other players were Uchiha Sarada, Nara Shikadai, and Yuino Iwabee; Sarada was winning. Himawari sat on the couch beside Kakei Sumire and cheered loudly for her brother. Chikyuu, now nineteen, entered the living room and put down a tray of rumaki on the coffee table.

Iwabee stopped paying attention to the game. "Hi, Chikyuu-senpai!"

"Hi Iwabee," Chikyuu greeted him before looking at Boruto. "Aunt Hinata says we're bringing out the cake soon."

"Okay," Boruto said without looking away from the screen.

In the backyard, Naruto splashed water on the grill top and watched as it immediately turned to steam. He gave a nod of approval and looked at the spread of vegetables and meats. He tapped the railing and watched as a display came up. He tapped a few buttons and looked over at the pool, the covering beginning to retract.

He opened the back door. "I'm opening up the pool if anybody wanted to get in."

Immediately, a stampede of ten-year-olds dashed outside and jumped into the pool. Naruto rolled his eyes and watched as some of the adults filtered out and sat down either at the edge of the pool with their feet in the water, in the shade of the trees, or at one of the tables set up in the backyard.

"You need any help?" Sasuke questioned as he walked out with his twins clinging to his legs.

"I should be asking you that," Naruto commented and grinned at Sasuke's six-year-old twin boys Satori and Satoshi.

"Satori, Satoshi," Sakura called from down by the pool. "Come here and get some sunscreen before you get in the pool."

Satori and Satoshi released themselves from their father and raced one another down to the mother. Sasuke let out a sigh of relief before plopping down into a nearby chair. Naruto sat beside him and fished a beer out of the cooler between them. He handed one to Sasuke before grabbing one for himself.

Together, they opened their cans and took a swig.

"I can't believe he's already ten," Sasuke muttered.

"You're telling me," Naruto scoffed. "I still remember the day he was born. He was so small back then and now he's...not so small."

"Otou-san always said that kids grow up in a blink of an eye," Sasuke remembered. "I never knew what he meant since I felt like I was a kid forever but looking at Sarada, Saiichi, Satori, Satoshi, and even Sachiko, it feels like just yesterday we were finding out Sakura was pregnant."

Naruto nodded in agreement. He looked over at the pool and watched as Boruto played in the water with his classmates. Boruto wore a broad grin on his face as he played and Naruto couldn't help but smile.

As the kids played, the adults took turns watching the kids and grilling on the grill top. It didn't take long for the kids to notice the adults eating though and quickly climbed out of the pool and gotten their own food.

Boruto sat together with his classmates and he let Himawari join them. Menma went around and took pictures of everyone. At Boruto's table, all his classmates were more than happy to provide a variety of faces and pose for the pictures he snapped. Menma got Boruto to take a picture with Naruto by the grill and while Boruto wasn't paying attention, Naruto pulled funny faces that made everyone laugh. When Boruto caught on, he mimicked him.

Boruto went on to take pictures with his mother, grandparents, and cousins. After everyone ate their fair share of meat and vegetables, Hinata came out with Boruto's cake with Sakura and Tenten's help. Naruto carefully lit each candle before picking up Himawari and holding her on his hip. Together, they all sang Boruto "Happy Birthday," and he stood there with a broad grin.

As soon as the song finished, Boruto blew out his candles in one breath and everyone cheered.

Ten turned into eleven and six turned to seven. Eleven to twelve and seven to eight. Then Boruto graduated elementary school and moved on to middle school. Twelve turned to thirteen and eight turned to nine. Thirteen is when things started to get hard.

Naruto sighed heavily as he entered Boruto's principal's office and shook his hand for the fifth time that quarter. He took a seat beside Boruto who sat with his arms folded across his chest and scowling at the wall.

"Mr. Uzumaki," Umino Iruka began, "your son is definitely one of the brightest students here at this academy but his behavior is definitely a cause for concern. I hate to say this but if Boruto continues to act out, then I may be forced to remove him from this academy."

"I understand," Naruto assured before looking at Boruto. "I apologize again for all of this, Principal Umino. This won't happen again."

"I hope not," Iruka said.

Naruto smiled before standing up. "Come on," Naruto urged as he picked up Boruto's backpack and held it out to him.

Boruto snatched his backpack from Naruto before slinging it over his shoulder and storming out. Naruto followed Boruto out and before they could read the car, Naruto grabbed Boruto's arm.

"Hold up," Naruto said before Boruto snatched his arm away from him. "Hey!" Naruto used his more stern voice that he'd recently developed with his son. "Look at me."

Boruto refused to look.

"I don't know what's gotten into you lately but you need to cut it out, all right?" Naruto urged. "I'm sick of this attitude you've developed recently and I'm definitely sick of having to be called down here because you got in another fight."

"Then don't come," Boruto argued. "Okaa-chan can come."

"No, she can't," Naruto said. "She's just as busy as me if not busier and unlike her, I have more freedom to come and go from work as I please."

Boruto sucked his teeth. "Then why are you complaining about having to come down here?"

Naruto took a deep breath as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Boruto, if I'm not at work, I don't earn money. If I don't earn money, then your mother and I can't afford to pay for your extracurricular activities among other things that we as adults have to take care of."

Boruto looked down.

Naruto sighed and put his hands on his knees. "Hey," Boruto looked at him, "I just need you to do better, okay? You're a good kid, and you're a smart kid. Plus, if you get kicked out of this place, you're not going to be able to go to school with all your friends."

Boruto clenched his fist around the strap of his backpack. Naruto sighed and patted Boruto's shoulder before opening the passenger side door. Boruto climbed in and Naruto shut the door. He got into the driver's seat and pulled away from the curb.

"By the way, you're grounded for two weeks, no video games," Naruto mentioned.

"Two weeks?" Boruto exclaimed. "Otou-san!"

"I'll make it two months if you get into another fight," Naruto threatened. "And trust me, you're lucky it was me picking you up and not your mother. You know how she can get."

Boruto shivered at the thought of an angry Hinata.

Hinata still gave Boruto an earful that night when she got home. Thirteen turned to fourteen, and that wasn't pretty either. Nine turned to ten. Fourteen turned to fifteen; he was practically the epitome of a stereotypical rebellious teen. Ten turned to eleven; she remained a sweetheart.

Naruto let out a heavy sigh as he walked into the foyer of their home and slipped off his shoes. He rubbed the back of his neck and as he leaned down to straightened up his shoes, he noticed two sets of school shoes. It was Tuesday and only eleven in the morning.

"What the hell?" Naruto straightened up his shoes before looking into the living room. Nothing. He checked the kitchen and basement, still nothing. "Boruto," Naruto called as he began to ascend the stairs, "are you home?"

Naruto reached his son's door and without knocking, he opened it. Naruto wished he would've knocked.

Sarada shrieked and practically disappeared on the other side of the bed as Boruto pulled his sheets over his lap. Naruto quickly shut the door. It took a little while for him to process what he had just seen. And once it was processed, he wished he could unsee it. He rubbed his eyes and blinked a few times. "Um," Naruto called and folded his arms. He cleared his throat and tried to think of what he was going to say next.

The door opened a bit and Boruto stood in the crack of it.

"Hey, Otou-san," Boruto greeted, clearly nervous. "You're home early."

Naruto played along. "So are you."

"Yeah." Boruto cleared his throat. "Um, Sarada-chan and I were working on a book report? We were planning to go the second half of the day."

"Does your mother know you decided on that?" Naruto asked.

Boruto pursed his lips together and pretended to think. "Well, I may have mentioned it? I don't think she was listening though so I can' say for sure if she knows or not."

"Uh-huh." Naruto furrowed his brow. He rubbed the bridge of his nose before rubbing his face and looking at Boruto. He whispered, "Please tell me you're using condoms."

"Yup," Boruto confirmed. "And she's on birth control."

Naruto nodded. He nodded again before rubbing the back of his neck. He didn't say a word as he wandered into his home office. He grabbed the papers he came home to get and left without saying a word to Boruto.

Unfortunately for Boruto and Sarada though, they had tried the same thing at her house and were caught by both her parents. It was the most awkward "The Birds and The Bees" talk in history.

Fifteen turned to sixteen, which meant high school. Eleven turned to twelve. Sixteen to seventeen. Twelve to thirteen, she graduated elementary school. Seventeen to eighteen...eighteen, he was graduating and looking at colleges. Thirteen to fourteen, she was starting to be interested in boys.

"Good morning," Naruto yawned as he headed into the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee.

"Good morning," Boruto muttered through a mouthful of rice.

"Don't talk with your mouthful," Hinata scolded before taking a sip of her tea.

Boruto swallowed. "Sorry," he apologized before looking at Naruto. "Are you still taking me on my college tour this Saturday?"

"Yup," Naruto confirmed as he added cream and sugar to his coffee. "Are you sure you want to go with me? I figured you and your friends would plan a trip out there and tour together."

"I mean, yeah but I wanted to go with you," Boruto said. "I mean, I go off to college in the Spring. It's not like I have that much time left at home."

"You'll come visit though, won't you?" Himawari questioned.

Boruto grinned. "Of course I'll come visit. Plus, I'll be home for holidays and stuff. And of course, I'll be there for your graduation."

Hinata leaned against the counter and watched as Boruto and Himawari continued to talk. She took a sip of her tea and saw Naruto lean against the counter beside her. She saw the look on his face and sighed. "We're old."

"Nah, we're in our prime," Naruto assured her. "Hell, if we wanted a third kid we could totally do it."

Hinata scoffed. "Absolutely not."

Naruto grinned. "Yeah, you're right."

That weekend, Naruto made the trip up to Konoha University with Boruto. When they parked, Naruto couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of nostalgia wash over him.

"Hey, Otou-san?" Boruto grabbed his backpack.

"Yeah?" Naruto looked at him.

"When the tour is over, can you show me where you and mom met?" Boruto asked.

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Sure, but why?"

Boruto shrugged. "I don't know; I just thought it'd be cool to see it."

Naruto smiled. "That's enough for me. Come on, let's get you signed in."

As they toured the campus, Naruto remembered every piece of the campus. And he remembered his youth when he was Boruto's age and visiting the campus with his own father. The look Boruto wore in his eyes was the same one Naruto had when he first saw the campus. And it was the same one Minato had when he toured. And the same one Jiraiya had when he visited.

When Boruto's tour ended, they ended up stopping just outside of Caffeine.

"This is where you used to work, right?" Boruto asked as he stood beside Naruto.

Naruto wore a nostalgic smile. "Yeah. Your mother and I had our first actual conversation here after just passing by one another for three years."

"You paid Uncle Kiba fifty dollars for a cinnamon roll that night, right?" Boruto asked.

Naruto nodded before nudging Boruto. "And here I thought you weren't paying attention to my stories."

Boruto smiled and shrugged. "I've always like the story of how you and mom met. Plus, I remember because Okaa-chan's favorite pastries are cinnamon rolls."

"They really are," Naruto confirmed. Naruto thought for a moment before heading into the coffee shop. Boruto followed after him and watched as Naruto bought the last five cinnamon rolls. Naruto left a hefty tip in the jar before meeting Boruto at the door.

"Come on," Naruto urged. "Let me show you where I met your mother."

Boruto nodded and followed. As they walked along that same path towards Hinata's old dorm, Naruto recounted the conversation they had along the way. Boruto listened to every word.

It didn't take long for them to reach the fountain and Naruto brought Boruto over to where everything began. He positioned Boruto much like he'd done to Hinata almost twenty-five years ago and nodded.

"There," Naruto declared. "I was here and your mother was there when she and I first bumped into each other after her freshmen orientation. And then three years later I brought her back here and proposed."

Boruto looked down at where he stood before looking at Naruto. "When was the exact moment when you knew you loved Okaa-chan?"

"The exact moment?" Naruto asked and saw Boruto nod. Naruto thought for a moment before smiling. "The exact moment was during the school festival the year before we started dating. Her department had decided on a maid cafe and they were using your mother as prime bait. Under any other circumstance, she would've declined but that year, the department who got the most positive reviews was going to earn a budget increase that following quarter. So, instead of backing out, she waited tables in her maid uniform without missing a beat."

"Why that moment?" Boruto asked.

"Because that's when I knew the extent of your mother's determination," Naruto answered. "And that's when I learned how far she was willing to go to help those around her. Your mother used to be the shyest person would ever meet but she stayed in a maid outfit for three days and waited tables like it was natural." Naruto laughed. "She missed a whole week of school afterward; she was so embarrassed."

Boruto laughed with his father.

"So, are you asking me this because you think you're in love with Sarada?" Naruto asked and grinned when Boruto blushed. "Do you love her?"

Boruto fiddled with his fingers and reminded Naruto how much like Hinata Boruto could be. "I think so."

"Sarada is a good girl," Naruto commented. "And the two of you have been together since you were in diapers. It's only natural that you reach this point, don't you think?"

"You think so?" Boruto asked.

Naruto nodded. "Most definitely."

"Naruto!"

Naruto looked pass Boruto and saw Sasuke walking with Sarada behind him. Naruto waved and hugged him as they approached. He hugged Sarada before holding her at arm's length and looking at her. "I swear if you had your mother's hair and eye color you'd look just like her."

Sarada grinned. "Mama says the same thing."

"You should've said you were touring today, we could've carpooled," Sasuke complained as he hit Naruto's shoulder.

"I thought you'd be at work," Naruto said.

"I thought you were are work," Sasuke argued.

Naruto and Sasuke continued to argue. Sarada stood beside Boruto and watched them carry out.

"They'll never grow up," Sarada complained.

"Doesn't look like it," Boruto agreed.

Sarada looked at Boruto. "Do you want to go look around campus a bit more?"

Boruto looked over at Sasuke and Naruto who were still arguing before nodding. "Yeah, let's go."

While Sasuke and Naruto carried out, Boruto and Sarada slipped away.

Sasuke rolled his eyes. He looked to where Sarada was supposed to be. He looked around before he heard his phone ding. Naruto's went off as well and they both pulled out their phones to see text messages from their kids.

"Looks like they went to explore for a bit," Naruto muttered.

"Looks that way," Sasuke said.

They looked at one another before sighing and tucking their phones away.

"Want to get something to eat?" Sasuke asked.

"Sure," Naruto agreed.

That night when Naruto and Boruto got him, he climbed into bed with Hinata and held her in his arms. He nuzzled her neck and she giggled at his behavior. She ran her fingers through his hair and he moaned softly.

"Tired?" she asked.

"Exhausted," Naruto confirmed.

"Well, get some rest," Hinata encouraged as she kissed his forehead. "You've earned it."

"I love you," Naruto murmured.

"I love you more," Hinata cooed.

"I love you most," Naruto responded.

To Be Continued…