Hello there my friends! I am back with another chapter! And I got a surprise for you at the end of this chapter! Well, two surprises for some of you!No, some of you "Guests" have had an issue with this story, because for some reason you think that Naruto crying over rejection would never happen cause Jiraiya's death was far more emotional for him. And that he would never give up.

And yes, you are right. Naruto would never give up, but then again, Naruto never got ripped from his world with no way back home. Can you imagine the mental toll it might take on someone if they found out that they would never be able to return home? Never see their friends. See their dreams fulfilled? No, you don't. Naruto is Naruto, but he is also a human and a very emotional one at that too. I believe Naruto's character isn't diminished one bit if he goes through a rough patch.

And yes, Naruto's dream IS to be Hokage. That has been his dream since the first time we were introduced to his character. His "dream of world peace" wasn't a dream, that was the promise he made to Nagato, Jiraiya, Obito. Don't go bullshiting the fact that I don't know Naruto and saying stupid shit like that. Never did he say as a kid that his dream was world peace, it was always to be Hokage. World Peace and destroying the cycle of hatred was his promise.

Now if we are talking about Boruto Naruto, well, then we can talk. But I've got my issues with the Boruto series. Someone also pointed out the Otsutsuki-Clan and how they might find Naruto. Yeah, no. That whole BS plot point that was introduced in Boruto doesn't exist in this fiction. To be honest, a lot of people took issue with fucking Kaguya when she was brought in as the final boss and then fucking Space Aliens? Yeah no, kind of ruined the whole Naruto Ninja worldbuilding. In this timeline or rather universe, Kaguya was the last. Events of the Last neve happened, and there are no other Otsutsuki.

With all of that out of the way, enjoy.

A Few Months Later:

As Ichigo had predicted the news about Ai's children, Naruto being their father, and the fact that Naruto was indeed Ai's lover, had sent shockwave throughout the entertainment industry. The news coverage ran for weeks as the two's lives had been put under a microscope by both the traditional media and social media. Needless to say, there were many fans who spewed hateful things about the situation.

Ai wasn't spared by the social media's wrath, and neither were her children or Naruto. However, Ai still had a very large fan base that stuck out for her and defended her decision. Sure, she was an Idol, but that didn't mean that she couldn't have a normal life and many of these fans actually didn't mind it at all. However, optics were everything.

A lot of production companies didn't want to work with a young woman who had given birth to children when she was but a teenager. There were a lot of hesitation involved in such matters and sure enough work started to dry up for her. However, there were people who were willing to work with her, like Director Gotanda. In fact, it was Gotanda that advised her to shift towards an acting career if she wanted to continue working in the entertainment industry.

Naruto for his part was irritated beyond belief. He was quite disgusted by the fact that people on the internet could criticize people without even knowing the situation. He found the fact that they would even go far as to target Aqua and Ruby with their hate disgusted him beyond belief. He found such people to be cowards, people who were too afraid to criticize others face-to-face but willing to do so behind the safety of the internet.

"When I get my hand on them…" Naruto grumbled as he effortlessly moved a pair of boxes with his single hand. One hand done didn't mean he wasn't strong as he used to be. A single Chakra infused punch was enough to level a whole building if he wanted to.

"All that power and I can't even use it." Naruto thought with a sigh. He was pretty much a superhuman in a world of normal humans. If he was to openly use his abilities, no doubt there would be people and organizations that would want to dissect him like some sort of sick experiment. Living in this world had given Naruto some perspective on human nature, much more than his world.

"Naruto-kun, are you sure that it's not too heavy?" Ai questioned him as Naruto gave her a grin.

"No worries, Ai, this is pretty light." Naruto answered. Ai looked at him insure before remembering what he had told her about him. He was apparently some sort of super powerful Shinobi from his world.

"I keep forgetting that you're superhuman." She remembered with a giggle causing Naruto to nodded. They had managed to find a nice house within Tokyo, and it was definitely more traditional in its design and was situated on a nice plot of land with walls surrounding the whole compound.

"That's true. So, just leave it to me." Naruto said as she put the boxes down. Moving was going to be easy, considering that Naruto didn't have much. Naruto huffed as he looked out to the garden. He remembered how one of his hobbies consisted of taking care of some plants. He actually had quite the green thumb.

"I think I'll be starting garden." Naruto spoke as he walked out and sat down, his bare feet digging into the soil. He enjoyed this, feeling the nature around him. Ai walked up beside him and sat down next to him.

"Oh, I remember how you told me that you liked to garden on our first date." Ai pointed out as Naruto nodded with a chuckle.

"Back when I was a kid, I took care of plants a lot. Since parents tended to keep their kids away from me, I didn't get to play much. So, I spent most of my time gardening." Naruto explained sadly as he remembered those days. Ai looked at him before she set her head down on his shoulder.

"Well, I don't know much about gardening, but I'll learn with you." She offered as he turned to look at her and smile.

"Sure, Ai." Naruto responded as the two just sat there, enjoying each other's company. What the two didn't realize was that they were being spied on by the twins.

"Mama is so cute~~~" Ruby squealed as she shook Aqua, who's eyes were now swirling at being shaken so much.

"Y-You s-s-shouldn't shake a child." Aqua let out as she stopped shaking him causing him to fall backwards.

"Do we call Naruto-san papa now?" Ruby questioned as she crossed her arm and tilted her head in thought. Aqua sighed as he stood back up.

"Call him what you will, after all, he's not really our father. They just said that because they didn't want to reveal the fact that Ai doesn't want to reveal who the real father is. For whatever reason." Aqua answered as he looked away.

"Come on onii-chan, don't you want a papa?" Ruby questioned causing Aqua to blush slightly as he kept looking away.

"W-Well, it's not that I don't want one…" Aqua responded. He was conflicted on the subject of having a father. On hand he was sure that his biological father most certainly tried to kill his mother and on the other hand he knew almost nothing about Naruto, despite what was already revealed about him.

"But mama seems happy." Ruby pointed out. So long as Ai was happy, Ruby was happy. She smiled sadly as she recalled how in her past life her parents were never around as she was left to die in the hospital, her only light in the dark being the doctor and Ai. So, she was happy to know that she might actually have someone like a father in her life, even if he wasn't the biological one.

"Well, your right about that…" Aqua agreed. The one thing that really mattered to him was Ai's safety after all, he had almost seen her getting killed. You don't just see that and walk away without any scares.

"I don't know why you are in such a bad mood. I mean, you got some nice roles coming up in Director Gotanda's next show." Ruby said with an annoyed look. Aqua just raised an eyebrow at that.

"I mean, you too could have, but you wanted to be an Idol." Aqua countered to which she huffed. Yes, she wanted to me like mama! An Idol!

"Mama gave up on being an Idol to be with Naruto-san, so I'll carry on her dream!" Ruby proclaimed causing Aqua to sigh.

"Baka, you already know how hard the life of an Idol is. You have seen how social media has been talking about Ai, and you still want to become an Idol?" Aqua questioned to which Ruby looked at him with a stoic face. Yes, she knew and if she could get her hands on these people, she would…

"I don't care. I will be an Idol!" She insisted which only served to frustrate him, but he held his tongue as he shifted his gaze to Ai and Naruto. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

Later that night:

"And then the chalkboard eraser fell down on his head." Naruto finished his story with a chuckle, causing Ai and Ruby to giggle while Aqua quality ate his dinner. Night arrived and while they were still finishing moving in, they had decided to warp up for the day and were currently having dinner while Naruto talked about his pranks.

"Naruto-kun, that was so mean of you!" Ai chastised him as Naruto huffed and ate some of his rice.

"He had it coming! He made us wait for three hours!" Naruto countered with a pout causing Ai to giggle even more along with Ruby. Aqua looked at him critically. Naruto never really talked about his past, but he was sure that Ai knew a whole lot more than anyone else did and he was also sure that Ai wouldn't reveal it.

"Naruto-san, you said you pranked your teacher during your first meeting. What kind of academy did you go to?" Aqua questioned causing Ai to almost choke on her water while Ruby blinked her eyes and also wondering about it too. Naruto hummed as he leaned back. Aqua was far more insightful than people gave him credit for. He had seen the last show that Aqua had aired in. Sure, it was a minor roll, but he could tell that the boy was very smart.

"Hmmm, what kind of academy?" Naruto thought out loud as he ruffled his hair. He and Ai had agreed to not tell the children where he really was from, until they were old enough, but he assumed a little altered backstory wouldn't hurt.

"Well, I guess you could say it was a sort of a military academy." Naruto answered causing Aqua's eyes to widen. Ruby on the other hand looked at him with awe. So, Naruto-san was a soldier?!

"I-Is that how you lost your arm?" Aqua questioned. He had asked the same question a while back and Naruto's response was more deflective then anything. Naruto chuckled as before he sighed.

"Yes. You could say a mission went wrong and I costed me an arm." Naruto answered. Aqua's mind was racing with all kinds of thoughts.

"He's only 20, and Japan has never sent its soldiers to fight in foreign conflicts. That means he didn't serve with the JSDF. Most nations either have the consenting age of 17 or 18 without parental consent to join the armed forces. It has to be either the American or one of the European forces." Aqua thought. With this bit of information, it made sense that he couldn't find any information on Naruto's past. No doubt such information was sealed by the nation he served with.

"So, you were a soldier. Did you serve with the JSDF?" Aqua tried his luck as Naruto looked at him with a raised eyebrow before he smirked and beckoned him to lean in. Aqua did so and gulped. He might find out more information!

"That's a secret!" Naruto answered causing Aqua to almost fall off his chair as Naruto laughed at that. The boy might be smart, but no way was he going to get such information off of him easily or even soon.

"Baka onii-chan, don't go asking papa those questions!" Ruby said before she realized what she had just said and looked at the two adults. Ai for her part was smiling, happy that her children were so comfortable around Naruto. Naruto for his part was surprised. He didn't expect to be called that so soon. Ruby for her part fidgeted nervously. In her past life, she had always wanted moments like this, with her family. However, that never happened.

"S-Sorry, Naruto-san." She apologized as she bowed her head. She didn't want to offend him in any way. She felt a hand over her head as it ruffled her hair. She looked up to see Naruto looking down at her softly.

"I don't have any children, so I don't know what it means to be a father, but I promise I'll do my best, Ruby!" Naruto promised her with a grin. Ruby felt her breath hitch, her throat going dry as she felt tears well up in her eyes. She always wanted a father who cared, and she remembered that feeling well in her past life, but her father never came to visit. She felt her tears rolling down the cheeks as she began to sob openly before she lunged at Naruto, wrapping her arms around his neck as she sobbed in his chest.

"Papa…" She said though as she cried. Naruto was initially taken by surprise by her reaction but smiled.

"Don't worry Ruby, I'm not going anywhere." Naruto said with a chuckle before he turned to look at Aqua, who only looked away, not wanting to make eye contact. He knew that in time the boy would come around, he was no doubt still trying to adjust. Ruby was the more emotional of the two, while Aqua was more rational. Naturally, the kid was more hesitant about some unknown man being his father. He looked towards Ai, she simply smiled and nodded back to him.

A few hours later:

Naruto sighed as he lay down in his bed as he stared at the ceiling. His life had recently been a one big roller coaster. He had always thought that he would die, alone in this world, but the day he saved Ai was the day everything changed for him.

"I'll forever remember that day…" Naruto muttered to himself. Yes, he knew for sure that he loved her, and he'd make anyone who hurt her pay dearly, even if it meant he would have to end their lives.

"Well, I guess it's time to punch out for the night." Naruto yawned in his bed as he allowed himself to relax as he closed his eyes.

"Naruto-kun…" Naruto heard as he rolled his head to his right and his jaws dropped.

"Uh, hey there Ai…" Naruto let out weakly as he saw standing there, under the door frame of his bathroom. But what caught him off guard was that she was clad in nothing but a towel, her hair still wet from her bath. He gulped as he watched her walk over to the bed. Every step she took caused Naruto's blush to intensify.

"Naruto-kun…" She called out again as she crawled onto the bed and closed the distance between the two and kissed him passionately. It was the most intense moment of their lives, having experienced nothing like this before. While the first kiss they ever shared was one they wouldn't forget, this one was filled with raw passion.

"Ai…" Naruto muttered as they parted, taking in air as they looked at each other, their eyes filled with nothing but love for the other. Ai once again took the initiative as she kissed him again, rolling up the bed sheets.

"Are you sure…Ai?" Naruto questioned her between the kisses. Ai in response looked at him tenderly.

"Naruto-kun, no one has ever made me feel the things you make me feel. I want to cherish every single moment with you, you who saved me from despair and death. I want you to give me everything to you because I love you." She declared her love passionately; leaving him breathless before leaned up and gently planted a kiss before parting.

"Stop. You're the one who saved me from the loneliness of this world. When I realized I would never find a way back home, I was crushed. I would never see my friends every again, my dream was crushed, but you, you changed all of that. You made me remember who I was. You are my star, my light in the dark. And for that, I will always love you." Naruto confessed again as the two kissed once more as the slipped under the sheets. Lost in their dance of love.

Somewhere else:

"What a useless killer he turned out to be." An unknown man scoffed as he re-read the article about Naruto Uzumaki, Ai's lover, and the alleged father of her children. He scoffed once more; he knew the truth.

"I don't know how, but somehow you survived and no doubt because of this man. But don't worry Ai, I will kill you one day." The man said with a sadistic chuckle as his eyes shone darkly.

"If you want to get a job done right, you gotta do it yourself." The man said to himself as he pulled back his hair. Using a disgruntled fan might have seemed the most optimal and easy way of killing her, but clearly that didn't work. Call it luck, fate, or destiny, somehow, she was saved. No matter, one day he would kill her himself and nothing would stop him. After all, nothing was more thrilling then snuffing out a rising star.

And that's a warp! So, things are getting intense huh? Ai's ex isn't any less psychotic and still wants to kill her, but don't worry, he won't be striking anytime soon. He won't reappear for a while, but I thought it would be good to have him make a showing. And with Ai and Naruto's relationship going as the way it is…well…lets just say Aqua and Ruby might be getting a sibling lol. See you all next chapter.

Chapter edited: 6/9/2023.