Hello there my friends! How are you all doing? Look here what I got! An absolutely massive chapter! This chapter is hands down the biggest chapter I have written, and it has all kinds of twists and turns for you all to enjoy! And some cameos and old characters being brought up!
Now I know I said that I don't have a beta, I don't, but someone suggested that I use Grammarly and well I did. I used Grammarly to edit and try to weed out mistakes, but I used the free version. I don't have the funds yet to get the premium version yet, so bear with me if there are still any mistakes in here because I think there are lol.
Also, no, I don't write and release these chapters in advance. I literally finish writing one chapter, post it, and wait a few hours before I go right back to it writing another one lol. I have never had such an intense motivation to write chapters for a story like this one. So, enjoy this chapter!
4 Months later:
Four months had passed relatively quickly for the family of four, soon to be a family of five. Ai's pregnancy was due any day now, a fact that baffled the doctor and the staff, mainly because the baby seemed fine and healthy, very healthy. Still, such pregnancies weren't completely unheard of, even if they were rare.
Still, the worry Naruto felt was something he could not banish from his mind. For the last few months, Ai was his top priority; he wanted to keep her safe, no matter the cost. Especially after what his investigation had led him to.
"His house was abandoned; his clothes were still there, no sign of where he went. It's like he just vanished. No, he didn't just vanish. Someone most likely got to him, but who?" Naruto thought as he waited to collect the twins from school. His Shadow Clone had done some digging. The hospital had simply taken the man's disappearance as a resignation and as such his disappearance was never reported to the police. A severe oversight on the hospital in Naruto's opinion.
The next thing Naruto did was expand his search to the surrounding regions. He did so by creating hundreds of Clones henged into civilians, searching high and low for the missing man and when that failed, he expanded his search to all of Japan.
"And still nothing." Naruto muttered to himself. It was like the man was there one day and gone the next. The most likely confusion Naruto came to was that the man was dead and within three years he didn't know how much of a body would be left to identify the man. And with how much wilderness that was around the hospital, the body could be anywhere. It was at that moment that Naruto concluded that someone wanted to harm Ai or her children at the very least.
With an unknown danger lurking in the shadows, Naruto spared no expense in keeping the four most important people in his life safe. He had Shadow Clones henged into animals, objects, and people around them wherever they went. He might not know whom it was that wanted to harm them, but he would end them if they tried anything. Call in paranoid, but he wasn't going to let them touch a single hair on Ai or their children.
"My children…" Naruto thought as he chuckled. Yes, Ruby, and Aqua might not be his bloody, but he was their father no matter what.
"Papa!" Naruto broke out of his thoughts as he felt an impact on his leg. He looked down, already knowing who it was.
"Ruby, what have I told you about doing that?" Naruto questioned her as he kneeled and got to eye level with her. Ruby blushed in embarrassment.
"T-To not to?" She answered to which Naruto nodded but grinned as he brought his hand up and tapped her forehead, catching her by surprise.
"But I know you won't." Naruto said with a chuckle as Ruby pouted at him as she lunged at him and hugged him.
"Baka papa!" She shouted to which Naruto just chuckled as he easily lifted her with one arm. Ruby knew that he was strong, stronger than anyone she had ever seen or known. She glanced down as she saw the shine of something on his ring finger.
"Hey, isn't that Naruto Uzumaki?" She heard one of the parents gossip about the man.
"You're right he is! You think he'll sign a copy of my book?" She heard another parent, a mother, question. Ruby knew that Naruto was a famous author, well; he was now recognized as such when he came out and revealed that he was indeed the famous author Jiraiya of the Icha-Icha series.
While the entertainment industry was cutthroat and ruthless, the book community wasn't as such. They were already used to authors using alia to protect their identities and keep their lives private, so when it came out that a famous writer was dating and fathering children with an equally famous Idol, they were positively excited, quite the opposite of the reaction Ai received.
"I heard he is single." One of the teachers this time stated, but Ruby narrowed her eyes at that.
"Papa is not single! He is going to marry mama!" She shouted mentally. That's right, she remembered when papa purposed to mama at their house. It wasn't the most romantic of proposals, but in its way, it was emotional, enough to even make Aqua cry!
Flashback:
The day after Naruto had told them of Mother's sword, the two had eagerly wanted to see it. The only time either of them had seen a sword was either in movies or animes! Naruto for his part chuckled nervously as Ai gave him a stern look.
"You never told me you had a sword." She spoke as Naruto scratched his cheek.
"W-Well, it's not something just announce." Naruto countered as she raised an eyebrow. The two twins were watching them interact with interest.
"But you told them about it before me." She countered his counter as Naruto kept chuckling nervously. Well, maybe that was an oversight on his part.
"I just wanted to tell them a story, that's all." Naruto tried to defend himself, but Ai was having none of it. As she folded her arm underneath her breasts, causing him to blush.
"Why does she look so…hot when she's angry?" Naruto thought before he shook his head.
"Show me." She demanded of him as he blinked at that.
"What?" He asked her, causing her to roll her eyes.
"The sword, your mother's sword!" Ai shouted at him causing him to jump before he turned around and ran.
"Yes ma'am!" He shouted as he went into their room.
"Wow, so mama can get mad." These were the thoughts of the twins as they watched how effectively Ai had ordered Naruto to obey. She turned to look at them and smiled at them, but with her current state, she looked more…angry… than happy. Ruby and Aqua on that day swore to never make mama mad.
"Here it is!" Naruto shouted from the room as he returned. In his hand was a Katana. The scabbard of it was dark red and the handle of it was as equally as dark. The cord warp was brilliant gold, and the guard was circular.
"This is my mother's katana." Naruto held it up proudly. Ai looked at it with curiosity as the twins were awed at looking at an actual katana! Naruto gently pulled the blade out as he made sure to wield it safely.
"This sword was passed down from generation to generation of the Uzumaki Clan. My mother inherited this sword, but she used it rarely and I have never used it. This is the Uzumaki Clans heirloom." Naruto explained as they studied the blade. The pattern on the blade looked like whirlpool vortexes and the overall color of it shined blue.
"It's beautiful," Ai commented. She of course knew what the Uzumaki Clan was, but the twins didn't, not that they said anything since they were engrossed by the katana before them. Naruto looked at the blade as he saw his reflection before he looked up at Ai and strengthened his resolve. This would be the next step in their relationship. He returned the blade to its scabbard as he approached his lover.
"Ai. When I was growing up, I never thought I'd have a relationship like this. Be a father, even if Ruby and Aqua are not my children by blood, I still consider them to be my son and daughter." Naruto started as he looked at the two twins. Aqua for his part looked away with a blush while Ruby was giggling. He looked back at Ai as he brought his hand and rested it on her belly.
"You gave me all of that and more. So, Ai Hoshino, will you give this knucklehead the opportunity and become Ai Uzumaki? Will you marry me?" Naruto questioned her as she gasped and watched as Naruto pulled out a small box and opened it, revealing a ring with a diamond surrounded by small sapphire gems that made it appear as if it was sapphire itself, like the color of her eyes.
"I do…" She finally found the words as Naruto smiled and slipped the ring onto her finger.
"You know, typically they put the rings on during the wedding," Ruby whispered to Aqua, but she didn't get a response. Turning to her brother, her eyes widened as she watched him sniffle.
"Are you crying?" She questioned him, but he quickly rubbed away his tears.
"N-No!" Aqua denied as he looked away. He did not cry! He was a grown man! Wait, no. That was his past life.
"And we aren't a typical family." Aqua responded to her causing her to grin. Yes, they weren't a typical family, but then again, she wouldn't have it anyway.
"So, when do you think we will get our hands on the katana?" Ruby joked causing Aqua to chuckle.
"I guess after the wedding." He joked back as Ruby smiled. There was the brother she had been looking for ever since their mother was almost stabbed.
Flashback ended:
"Ruby, where is your brother?" Naruto questioned as Ruby blinked and looked around. Where was Aqua indeed? Maybe he was still in the class? Naruto was going to go look for him but didn't need to as Aqua soon emerged from down the hall.
"Oh, Oto-san." Aqua said as he ran up to the two.
"There you are Aqua. How did your day go?" Naruto questioned as Aqua nodded.
"It was ok. Though all the other kids don't like to play with me." Aqua answered. Naruto raised an eyebrow as he looked around, noticing all the parents gossiping.
"Why is that?" Naruto questioned him as Aqua looked away, not wanting Naruto to see his sad expression. Naruto frowned as he knelled down as got to Aqua's eye level. He looked at Ruby, who was also silent.
"Aqua, Ruby, why don't the other kids play with you?" Naruto questioned the two sternly. Ruby, who was still being held by Naruto, squirmed while Aqua couldn't face him. Naruto's frown deepened as he turned to Ruby, the one who would crack.
"Ruby, look at me," Naruto called out to her as she hesitantly looked at him. Naruto looked at her eyes and could see the small tears forming at the edges of her eyes.
"Ruby, you know I can never be mad at you. So, tell me, what's the problem?" Naruto questioned her and she looked down in sadness.
"Papa, some of the kids have called us…b-bastards. They say that because you and mama aren't married that we are bastards." Ruby cracked as a few tears rolled down her cheeks. Naruto's eyes hardened at that.
"How dare they treat MY children like this?" Naruto thought darkly as he looked at Aqua, who refused to look at him in shame.
"Aqua, look at me." Naruto called out to him softly. The said boy slowly turned to his father, his face was that of guilt.
"Aqua, no matter what anyone says, you are MY son. Same with you Ruby, you are my daughter. And remember this, your mother and I love you both very much. Remember what I said the day I asked your mother to marry me?" Naruto questioned the two, who nodded. They remembered well all right. Naruto nodded at the two.
"Always remember that. You may not have my blood, but you have my name. You two are Aqua Uzumaki and Ruby Uzumaki, you are your mother's and I's legacy, remember that." Naruto proclaimed as the two looked at him with wide eyes before Ruby sniffled as cried softly into his shoulder while Aqua sniffed. Naruto nodded to himself as he stood back up and looked around at the gathered parents with a glare as he leaked out some killer intent aimed at them. Oh, was not going to let this slide.
"Come on you two. Your baby sister should be arriving any day." Naruto smiled at the two as the twins perked up at that. They had been very excited about the day their baby sister would be born. Ruby couldn't wait to be a dotting elder sister while Aqua wanted to be the model brother to her.
"Let's go, papa! What we are waiting for!" Ruby shouted as she pulled at his shirt causing him to chuckle as he led the two-back home. But before he did, he discreetly created some Shadow Clones to teach those parents a lesson.
Back home:
The trio made their way back to their home in no time. When Naruto had found a place for them to live, he made sure to find one that was within walking distance of their school, and with funds like his that was pretty easy.
"We're home." Naruto called out as Ai hobbled out of the living room.
"Welcome home!" Ai greeted them with a smile as Naruto kissed her. He remembered all the times he would say those words whenever he returned home, only to always be greeted by silence. But not anymore. Now he had a family.
"You should be resting dear. Especially in your condition." Naruto said worryingly. Ai had gotten a bit paler than usual, and her hair had also lost some of its vibrance. No doubt that carrying a baby that had Chakra was taking its toll, but Ai was a stubborn fighter. She wasn't going to give up. Naruto did not doubt that she would recover after she delivered the baby.
"I'm fine Naru-kun. Besides, it shouldn't be long before the baby is due." Ai tried to quell his worries, but Naruto shook his head. He would never stop worrying.
"Well, let's worry about that later. For now, how about you treat us to your famous ramen?" Ai said as Naruto blinked before he realized the day it was. Ramen day! He quickly ran to the kitchen to prepare the ramen.
"Papa likes ramen." Ruby commented to which Ai nodded as she recalled the time they both went on a date to a ramen restaurant.
Flashback:
"Naruto-kun, slow down…" Ai looked at Naruto, who was quite literally inhaling the ramen. Naruto slammed down his bowl as he finished it and looked at Ai, who hadn't even finished eating her first bowl!
"But Ai! Ramen is the food of the gods!" Naruto proclaimed, which caused her to chuckle nervously as she slowly ate her own. The two of them heard a thud as they looked to their left and saw a pink-haired girl, a high schooler from the looks of it, stand up and looked at Naruto with a grin.
"I see that someone else appreciates the ramen for what it is." The girl started as Naruto's eyes shined with excitement.
"Of course, I do! The food of the body, the mind, and the spirit!" Naruto shouted as he ordered another bowl.
"Exactly!" The girl also ordered another bowl all the while Ai just sweat dropped at that. Now could anyone eat so much ramen…
"The names Naruto by the way." Naruto introduced himself as he started to eat his next bowl. The girl also started on her next bowl.
"Mines Chika Fujiwara!" The girl introduced herself and thus began a rivalry between two followers of the ramen lord.
Flashback ended:
"Yeah…he sure loves ramen," Ai recalled as she chuckled. After that day, Naruto began to try his hand at making ramen, his style of it. And after a lot of trial and error, Naruto informed her that he had finally done it, he had created the perfect ramen! The trio walked into the kitchen, and it looked like a warzone.
"Naruto-kun…" Ai looked at the mess in the kitchen as Naruto was too busy making his secret ramen. Ruby giggled at his antics while Aqua held in his giggles. Truly this was a sight to behold.
"Come on kids, dear! Ramen's up!" Naruto proclaimed proudly as he set down the ramen. As they all sat down, they looked at the ramen before them. It didn't look like anything special, just ordinary ramen. However, when they looked at Naruto, he was quite literally inhaling it. Ruby was fascinated by it, Aqua was disgusted, and Ai just smiled sheepishly. She had fallen in love with this man and was marrying after their baby was born.
"Sometimes I forget that he is a super powerful Shinobi." Ai reminded herself again, well, more like every day. The more she saw of Naruto and his nature, the more she realized that he was the opposite of what she pictured a Shinobi to be. He was so full of life, gentle, kind, and…wait a second, why was her chair wet? She blinked as she looked down.
"Oh, my water broke." She said casually. Naruto immediately stopped as he put his bowl down, his eyes widened at that.
"Y-You're water broke?" He stuttered out as she nodded, and all hell broke loose. Naruto quickly got out of his chair, and he ran around like a headless chicken. He was sure they still had a couple of more weeks!
"Ruby, Aqua, gather your things! We gotta get your mother to the hospital!" Naruto shouted as he began to gather things for Ai in panic. Ai for her part kept calm as she stood up calmly and walked over to Naruto and took a hold of him. Naruto looked at her as she smiled brightly at him.
"Dear…just call an ambulance." She instructed as he nodded dumbly and called the ambulance. She smiled and let out a sigh.
"Honestly, sometimes you are such a knucklehead." She said to which Naruto frowned, but it didn't last long as she kissed him.
"But you are my knucklehead." She added with a giggle as Naruto's frown turned into a grin.
"Now please, get me to the hospital. The baby is coming." Ai said as she bulked, but Naruto caught her before she fell. It wasn't long until the ambulance arrived, and the family was rushed to the hospital. Ai was quickly taken to the maternity wing of the hospital while Naruto and the twins were held back. Naruto quickly called Ichigo and Miyako, and the two rushed over to the hospital.
"How is she, Naruto?" Ichigo questioned as he and Miyako talked up to him. Naruto looked like a wreck; worry plastered all over his face.
"Doctors saying she's doing fine for now." Naruto answered as he tapped his foot with anxiety. He could let go of his worries. After all, he had never gone through such an experience.
"Was this how dad must have felt?" Naruto thought about how his father must have felt the day he was born. Of course, that day went wrong, and maybe that's why he was feeling…He was broken out of his thoughts as he felt two little hands rest on his knees. He looked up to see Aqua and Ruby.
"Don't worry papa, mama and little sister will be fine!" Ruby reassured him as Aqua nodded. Ai was strong. If she could give birth to two twins, then she could easily give birth to a single baby. Naruto looked at the two as he felt tears roll down his eyes before he smiled.
"I love you two." Naruto said as he rubbed his tears away.
"Uzumaki-san?" A nurse walked up to him, as he stood up in attention.
"Yes?" He asked her, wondering how Ai was doing.
"Will you come with me? She's going into labor." The nurse said as Naruto quickly nodded. He turned to Ichigo and Miyako.
"Can you please take care of the children?" Naruto asked them. The two quickly nodded. At that Naruto quickly turned around and followed after the nurse. As the nurse opened the door, Naruto could see that Ai was sweating profusely as her contractions came and went.
"N-Naruto-kun." She called out as Naruto rushed to her side and took hold of her hand.
"I'm here love, I'm here." Naruto reassured her as she opened her eyes and looked at him, smiling tenderly.
"N-Naruto-kun, p-promise me. Promise me y-you'll take care of our c-children." Ai fought through the pain as Naruto's worries intensified.
"Stop it, don't talk like that. You are going to be fine." Naruto assured her. No, he was not going to lose her. He wasn't going to lose anyone of them.
"P-Promise me." She choked out as she looked at him lovingly.
"I promise! I promise! But you're going to pull through Ai!" Naruto promised and assured her as she clutched his hand tightly.
"We're almost there, just one more push!" The doctor said as Ai breathed raggedly. As she contracted one last time before she fainted, right as the cries of a baby girl filled the room. Naruto looked at Ai as he felt his whole world shatter.
"Nurse, prepare the emergency room! She's lost a lot of blood!" The doctor shouted at the nurse. The nurse quickly handed the baby girl to a different nurse as Ai was rushed into the ER. The nurse holding the baby approached Naruto as she offered him his child.
"Uzumaki-san." She offered as Naruto jerked and looked at the nurse before he saw the small bundle in her arms. He gently reached out, took a hold of the bundle and his breath hitched as he saw his baby girl. A small turf of blue-purplish hair, a pair of whiskers on each of her cheeks, and when she opened her eyes, they were exactly like Ai's. Naruto felt his eyes water as a mix of emotions ran through him. He was happy, happy that his baby girl was born safe, and he was incredibly distraught at the thought that Ai wouldn't make it.
"Uzumaki-san, I'll have to take the baby to the nursery." The nurse stated as Naruto wordlessly nodded as he handed her back and allowed the nurse to do her job. He stumbled out into the hallway as he saw the rest of his family. Ichigo saw the look on his face and knew that something was wrong. Miyako had taken the children elsewhere so that they wouldn't see him in such a condition.
With Ai:
Ai didn't know where she was. One second, she was in the maternity ward, giving birth and she loosely remembered how she made Naruto promise her. And as looked in the darkness that surrounded her, it hit.
"I'm…dead…" She let out as tears started to well up in her eyes. She never got to see her baby girl, she'd never get to see her family again and she would never get to grow old with Naruto. She sobbed as she sank to her knees.
"Well, I wouldn't say that you're dead yet." She looked up and saw that she was now sitting by a fire and in front of her sat a blond-haired man that reminded him of Naruto and next to him a red-haired woman. Her eyes widened as she recognized these people.
"You're Naruto-kun's parents." She spoke as they smiled and nodded at her. Kushina stood up and walked over to her and sat down next to her.
"Ai-chan, I have to say, my baby boy found the perfect woman," Kushina said with a chuckle, which caused Ai to blush. She was talking to her deceased future mother-in-law.
"Thank you, Ai-chan." Kushina thanked her as she gave the girl a one-armed hug. Ai looked at her in confusion.
"For what?" Ai questioned her as Kushina grinned at her. Ai looked at the woman's face. Now she saw where Naruto got his personality and attitude from.
"For saving him and loving him. You might not know it, but Naruto was on a path of self-destruction. He might be a strong boy, but he's an emotional boy. He wears his heart on his shelves, despite his best attempts to not show it." Kushina explained as Ai dumbly nodded. She turned to the blond man, Naruto's father. The man smiled at her, but Ai frowned as she shot him a glare.
"How could you? How could you put that burden on him?" Ai chastised him. Naruto had told her of Kurama's sealing inside of him and that it was his father that did so. Minato for his part smiled sadly as he looked at the fire.
"You know, when I first met Naruto, he was going to open the seal. And when he met me, he punched me right in the gut and asked me the same thing." Minato pointed out as she stared at the fire. Ai was going to speak, but she saw his eyes, and they were so full of pain and regret.
"When Naruto was born, I was the happiest man on earth. As I held him in my hands, I saw how incredibly small he was, but the moment I held him I knew that I loved him unconditionally. And so, when I had to seal Kurama into him, I felt like the worst father ever." Minato continued as Ai just kept looking at the man, a man who was so full of regret.
"Naruto appears strong, but he has always felt lonely in his life, but he always kept it inside. I can't claim to be the best father, but I had a duty as Hokage, not to just the village but to my son as well. I couldn't ask another parent to make a sacrifice I wasn't willing to make. Can you understand that?" Minato questioned as Ai opened her mouth but closed it. She'd be lying if she said she could. The sacrifice Naruto's parents made for him was so monumental that she couldn't even comprehend it. However, she could understand one thing, and that was thanks to Naruto.
"Okaa-san, Oto-san, I…I will never understand the sacrifice the two of you made for Naruto, but I do know one thing: I understand. I understand just how much you loved Naruto." Ai said as she smiled at the two. She never expected to meet Naruto's parents, but she could tell that they were wonderful people, and would have been even better parents.
"I'm just sad that I'll never get to see him and our children ever again," Ai said sadly, but Kushina and Minato just chuckled at that.
"Remember when I said that you are not quite dead?" Kushina spoke up as Ai looked at her confused.
"Ai-chan, this is the realm between life and death. Whether you live or die is up to you. So, tell me, Ai, what is it that you want?" Kushina questioned her as Ai's eyes widened. She wanted to see her children, her baby girl, she wanted to see Naruto. She…
"I want to live." She answered as Kushina grinned.
"I didn't hear you." She told her as Ai stood up all of a sudden.
"I want to live!" She shouted to the heavens above as Kushina and Minato chuckled. Ai looked at them as she looked down at her hands as they slowly became translucent. Kushina stood up and walked over to her and hugged her.
"Take care of him, Musume," Kushina said softly as Ai's eyes widened once more. She had never been called that, not even by her own mother. She smiled as she returned the hug.
"I will, Okaa-san." She promised as she slowly vanished from the realm in between. Minato stood up and he walked over to Kushina.
"Let's go Kushina. We'll see him one day." Minato said as he took his wife's hand. Kushina wiped away the tears as she turned to him, smiling.
"I know, I just hope that it's not any time soon." She said as Minato nodded as the two began to walk away into the darkness.
Back with Naruto:
Ichigo had seen many things in life, but he had never seen a man so broken as Naruto right now. The man refused to speak to anyone but the doctor. The thought of losing Ai was something Naruto could not handle.
"Naruto…" Ichigo called out, but he knew that the blond wasn't listening right now. His head jerked up as he heard the doors to the ER open as the doctor walked out.
"Uzumaki-san." The doctor called out to Naruto, who looked up at the doctor, his eyes red as his cheeks were covered in tear stains. The doctor sighed before he smiled.
"Don't worry Uzumaki-san, she'll pull through. She's no longer in critical condition. She lost a lot of blood, but we managed to stabilize her." The doctor announced as Naruto's eyes widened as in an instant, he was right next in front of the doctor.
"Doctor…can I see her?" Naruto questioned, almost begging. But the doctor shook his head.
"I advise you to wait an hour before she comes too. For her sake." The doctor advised Naruto reluctantly nodded, wanting to see Ai. The doctor turned to leave as Ichigo walked up to Naruto and laid a hand on his shoulder.
"Naruto. I don't know how you feel right now, I cannot claim to know, but you must pull yourself together. You still have people relying on you." Ichigo reminded of him as Naruto nodded.
"I know…I promised her." Naruto said as she wiped his face clean. For all of his abilities, all of his power, he felt helpless when he saw her. He was a fighter, not a healer and he had no idea how his Chakra would react to Ai, for all he knew it might have made the situation worse. He shook his head. No, he couldn't think like that. For now, he sat back down and waited, and waited. The one hour felt like an eternity.
With Ai hours later:
Ai groaned as she slowly opened her eyes and was met with the hospital ceiling. What was she? Oh, that's right. She remembered it all. Giving birth, almost dying, and meeting Naruto's parents. Yes, she remembered. She felt someone holding her hand right hand as she looked to her right to find Naruto, sleeping with his head down next to her.
"Naru-kun…" She called out to him as he groaned a bit before she brought her other hand and ruffled his hair. Naruto groaned a bit more, but he yawned as he lifted his hand as his vision cleared.
"Ai…Ai!" Naruto called out as he jumped and hugged her and kissed her. Ai giggled at his kisses, but she pulled him back.
"Naruto-kun, where is our baby girl?" Ai questioned him. He froze before he got off the bed and went off to the side where a small crib was located. He gently reached down as he picked up a small bundle and brought it to her.
"Here she is." Naruto offered her as Ai reached out towards the small bundle that was right now bringing her so much joy. She gently took her from Naruto's hold and looked down at her baby girl. She gasped as she saw her baby girl open her eyes at looked at her. She looked like a perfect mix of her and Naruto. Her hair and eyes were a perfect match for her own, but her facial structure and the unique pair of whiskers on each of the cheeks, and her slightly tan skin were clearly from Naruto's. Her eyes watered as she looked down at her beautiful baby girl.
"Hello there, Sapphire Uzumaki. I'm your mother, and this is your father." Ai introduced herself and Naruto to the baby girl who made baby noises as she scanned her two parents before she broke out in a fit of giggles as she lifted her tiny arms. Naruto brought one of his hands towards her and so did Ai, letting her grab a finger from the two.
"Welcome to the family." Ai welcomed her child as she and Naruto smiled brightly at her. Yes, this was always the family Ai dreamed of having and nothing would tear it apart.
And that's a wrap! So, what do you all think? Between Naruto purposing, Ai almost dying, and her meeting his parents? One hell of a ride, no? Now, you all must be wondering, how is it possible for Ai to meet them? Well, let's just say the afterlife and all that stuff are all linked, connected together. Just because Naruto is in a different world doesn't mean the afterlife and such are completely separate.
I had a cameo in this chapter as well, I know one of you reviewers suggested it, so I added it in! With all that out of the way, bye!
Just updated this chapter somewhat to fix some mistakes.
Chapter edited: 6/9/2023.
