Hey hey hey! I am back with another chapter! Sorry if this one took longer than the usual update rate, but I simply cannot believe that we are already at the 70K + word mark! Considering that this story was published like 5 weeks ago, I'm kind of baffled at how far I have come and have barely gotten started with the main story lol.

But you know what? It's fine. It's a crossover and it's FanFiction. The world is what I make of it. Canon divergence is a part of it. And in this chapter, you'll find a lot of new stuff. Also, fair warning, this chapter might be heavy for some people as it relates to child loss and etc. So, don't go burning me at the stake.

Oh, and to the one reviewer who commented on how Naruto would use the Talk No Jutsu after beating their opponent and not say cringe shit. Really? I like Naruto just as the next guy, but Naruto has said some pretty cringe-worthy shit as well. And you didn't go see him Talk no Jutsu Kaguya, he straight up sealed her ass because he knew that she was far too dangerous.

What makes you think Naruto would even WANT to Talk no Jutsu someone that tried to kill Ai? In chapter one he didn't know her, but what he did know was that she was a mother with two children. No, this Naruto isn't going to waste time with people that try to threaten his family.

Also, let's take a step back at how dumb the 4th war went. The enemy went from Obito, who actually had a demented, but at least somewhat reason to do what he was doing. Then fucking Madara comes over and says, "fuck you, I'm the bad guy." And after beating him fucking Kaguya came out of NOWHERE. Like, who the fuck is she? Hello? It's like playing a Dark Souls game where you beat one boss and you find out it was just the intro boss and you gotta fight the next boss over.

I'm sorry, no. If you expected Naruto's character to stay the same for fucking almost twenty years after being thrown into a different world, then you don't understand human nature one bit. You'd expect Naruto of all people to want to spend time with his family considering his own upbringing as an orphan and always wanting a family. If you expected a Baruto Era Naruto, get out. Baruto Era Naruto is literally there as a plot device to make Baruto angst at the fact that his father is never at home because he has work. THAT goes against Naruto's character.

Sorry, with that mini-rant out of the way, I'll just let you all enjoy the chapter.

Miyako is considered a very patient woman, heck, according to Ai herself; the woman had the patience of a saint for dealing with her, her children, Naruto, and even Ichigo. The woman did all this while juggling the responsibilities of being a manager and dealing with all sorts of internet personalities. The day the 'gods' had foretold her future was the day she chuckled at during her solitude moments.

"Yeah right…" She thought as she stopped typing on her computer as she recalled that day. She still couldn't believe that she was going to use Ai and her children for her own gain. Looking back on it, she felt like scum. She had come to view the Uzumaki children as her own grandchildren.

"I'm so useless…" She muttered to herself with a downtrodden look. The fact that she couldn't even have a child anymore stung and it stung hard for her. She knew that her husband was absolutely devastated on that day and the two had opted to throw themselves into their work, never really talking about the loss they suffered. Was it unhealthy? Yes. But it was better than talking about the daughter they lost.

"Miyako?" She stiffened at the voice. She looked up, not even realizing that she had been crying silently, to find Ai looking at her.

"O-Oh, Ai! I-I thought you had left." Miyako let out as she wiped away her tears. She was a strong woman, she had to be. Weakness meant death within the entertainment industry.

"Why were you crying, Miyako?" Ai questioned her, her voice filled with worry as she looked down at the woman. Miyako shook her head and gave her a smile, though it had no joy behind it.

"O-Oh it's nothing! I just got something in my eyes! It's late now; I'll finish up the rest of the work, you head on home." Miyako tried to change the subject as she started to gather some paperwork, not waiting to look at Ai.

"Liar." Ai simply said causing Miyako to freeze at that. She slowly turned back to look at Ai. The said woman looked at her, her face stern, but her eyes betraying the sternness expressed on her face.

"Ai…" Miyako trailed off as she could only look at the woman in surprise. Ai frowned as she grabbed a chair and sat down right across from the older woman.

"Miyako, I know when someone is lying. After all, my life had been wrapped up in lies for years until I met Naruto. So, tell me, why were you crying?" Ai questioned her. She wasn't going to leave the woman who had helped her so much and looked after her kids when they were young just to sit and cry all alone.

"Ai, please, don't…" Miyako croaked out, not wanting to discuss a topic that she and her husband hadn't even discussed after all these years. Ai frowned before she drew closer to the woman and hugged her.

"It's ok, Miyako. Please, tell me what's wrong." Ai insisted she comforted the woman. Miyako felt her throat go dry, tears welling up in her eyes as she began to fully cry onto Ai's shoulder.

"Ai… I'm such a useless woman…" Miyako cried out, her voice nothing but a whisper. Ai's eyes widened as she hugged the woman tighter.

"Don't say that, Miyako. You are strong, dependable, reliable, and so much more! You are not useless!" Ai chastised her, but Miyako just shook her head as she felt her chest tighten, the memory from ten years ago resurfacing, the site of her child…

"But I am… I… I couldn't even save my own child…" She cried out while Ai was left in shock. Did she hear that right?

"Miyako…what happened?" Ai questioned, dread building up as Miyako looked at her, her eyes lifeless.

"Ten years ago… I was pregnant, but… I… I lost the baby. I lost my baby girl." The dam finally broke as Miyako cried tears of pain, as memories came flooding back of her stillborn baby girl. Ai closed her eyes as she heard that, her own eyes tearing up at the revelation.

"She was so small… so small when I held her. The doctors said she passed a few seconds after birth… I… I'm such a failure as a woman, as a mother…" Miyako vented. The pain she felt was unimaginable. She had always wanted to be a mother, always wanted to have children of her own. But… after her first… she became afraid…

"Miyako, why, why didn't you tell me this earlier?" Ai questioned as she comforted the woman. As a mother, she couldn't bear the thought of losing one of her children, let alone one during childbirth.

"Would telling you have changed anything?" She questioned her, her voice dull, her cheeks stained with tears. Ai's expression softened as she shook her head.

"No, but…you have been suffering on your own. You have me, Miyako, you have my family to lean on, to share your pain." Ai spoke softly as Miyako looked down as she heard the Uzumaki matriarch talk to her. Ai seeing Miyako's silence stood up and gently pulled the woman into a hug, her head resting on her stomach.

"Miyako, there are only two women in this whole world I see as my mothers. The first is Naruto's mother. I may not have known her, but she is my husband's mother, so by proxy, she is mine as well. The other is you." Ai spoke causing Miyako's eyes to widen. She thought of her as a mother…

"I never told you this, but…you treated me like the child I was when we first met, not some Idol. You looked after me, my children. You kept my secret. You are the closest thing I have to an actual mother that's alive. Not even my own biological mother could compare to you. So, you're not a failure, because you have me. I am your daughter." Ai smiled as she let out her feelings. She truly did see Miyako and Ichigo as her mother and father, just as much as she saw Kushina and Minato.

"Silly girl, we're not even related." Miyako countered with a hollow chuckle, but Ai shook her head.

"Neither are Aqua and Ruby to Naruto, but he still considers them as his trueborn." Ai said with a smile.

"But… I'm not Naruto." Miyako countered again, but Ai sighed as she pulled from the hug and looked down at the woman.

"Miyako, Naruto once told me that blood doesn't always make a family. Family is what you make of it. I cannot pretend to even imagine the pain and suffering you must have been going through all these years, you, and Ichigo, and I know that I'll never replace the daughter you lost, but I consider you as my mother, so, Miyako-kaa-chan, will you lean on me?" Ai questioned with the same smile down at her. Miyako's eyes widened at that before fresh tears started to roll down her cheeks.

"Silly girl." Was all she said as she cried. Nothing could replace what she lost, but she still had a family, she had her husband, she had Ai, the Uzumaki children, and Naruto. That was her family and for so long she had kept herself isolated from them. Refused to show weakness, but not this time. Never again.

Uzumaki Household:

Naruto sighed as he sat in the garden. With all the kids at school and Ai still over at Strawberry Productions, he was left alone at the house. He didn't feel like working on one of the novels. Rather, he chose to spend time in the garden that he and his family had created over the years. It was peaceful. It was one of his top favorite spots because he shared many memories with his family here.

"Poor Ruby. Hime pushed her so hard she fell into the pond." Naruto recalled with a chuckle. Back when Sapphire was six, she and Ruby had been playing a game of tag in the garden. Sapphire even back then was unnaturally strong, and she had accidentally pushed her older sister so hard that she fell into the pond.

"I see that you're enjoying yourself." Naruto lifted his guard up instantly. He had felt a presence, not a normal one, but he didn't sense any hostile intent, for the most part. He looked to his right to see a child, standing a few feet away from him.

"For a Shinobi like yourself, spending time in a garden seems rather mundane." The child spoke. Naruto narrowed his eyes at that.

"And how exactly do you know that?" Naruto questioned, ready to spring into action. This was no ordinary child. The child giggled to herself as she pointed at him.

"I know many things, Naruto Uzumaki: Shinobi of the Leaf, Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, the son of the Fourth Hokage. And of course: a reincarnation of Asura Ōtsutsuki." She said, smiling to herself as now she had his full attention.

"You know things that no one other than my wife knows." Naruto stated, his Chakra flaring up. He needed to know who she was, no, rather WHAT she was. The little girl chuckled to herself before she stopped and hummed.

"Ah yes, Ai Hoshino. You know, she was never meant to live this long." She said offhandedly, enjoying how the Shinobi narrowed his eyes, a look of anger settled on his face.

"Touch my wife or my children and I'll end you." Naruto threatened, his eyes turn red, and his whiskers darkening as red Chakra slowly bubbled up. No one threatened his family.

"Oh? Touched a nerve, did I?" She taunted, not afraid at all of the blond. Naruto for his part took in a deep breath to calm himself, as his eyes turn back to blue and his whiskers to normal. Losing control of himself was not going to solve anything.

"You are a hard man to track down, you know? Which is ironic considering how much you stand out compared to everyone else in this world, well, other than your youngest." She continued, her face still maintaining that creepy smile that put Naruto on edge.

"You do not belong in this world. You have altered the fates of so many people, including Ai and her children." She said while Naruto frowned.

"Aqua and Ruby are my children as well." Naruto added to which she shrugged.

"They aren't your blood." She countered to which Naruto sighed. Must blood mean everything?

"I don't care. I raised them, I looked after them, and I created memories with them. I am their father." Naruto stated firmly. He'd not have anyone question his fatherhood towards Aqua and Ruby.

"Whatever you say, the point is you have interfered with this world and its inhabitants. The Fates are not pleased." She spoke, her smile faltering a bit, but Naruto couldn't care less.

"If you know me so much, then you should know that I do not believe in fate. People aren't fated to do anything. They create their own path." Naruto stated as he recalled how Neji had been practically a slave to fate and its crap.

"Oh, but the Fates do exist. But you. You are the anomaly. You have broken your fate, and more, you alter the fate of those that you come across. Let me show you." She spoke as the world around them darkened before the darkness and he found himself standing in front of an apartment.

"This is…" Naruto muttered as he knew where he was. But something was not right.

"You weren't supposed to be in this world. You were supposed to live out the rest of your days in your own world. This, this is what should have happened." The child spoke as she appeared next to him. Naruto looked at her before he turned his attention to the door and his eyes widened.

"Ai!" Naruto shouted as there lay Ai, stabbed with a knife as a crying Aqua clutched his mother. Naruto ran over to her and tried to save her, but his hand phased right through her.

"W-What?!" Naruto shouted, in both anger and surprise. Ai was dying and he couldn't do a damn thing!

"This is just an illusion, a retelling of the events that should have happened. Ai Hoshino was fated to die all those years ago, her children were fated to live a different life. But you…" She explained as the illusion faded and shifted to one saving her.

"You changed everything. You saved her, gave her a better life, and gave her children a better life. You have disturbed the order of balance. The Fates are not pleased. The web of Fates that they have been crafting since eternity is now a mess because of you." She explained, much to Naruto's annoyance.

"I don't give a crap about fate this or fate that! The Fates can shove it. I'd save Ai and our family over and over again if I had to." Naruto declared. He couldn't imagine a life with Ai and their children.

"And that's the problem. You are the breaker of fates. I should send you back." She said, once again angering Naruto. Never, he'd never go back. Not without his family, he'd never leave them behind.

"Try me." Naruto threatened. His home was with his family, the family he always yearned for. The child giggled to herself before she shook her head.

"Even if I wanted to, I couldn't. Too much has already been changed. And I find it rather interesting and…amusing…to see where all this will lead too. I enjoy seeing the Fate's getting their panties in a bunch. I find their ranting amusing." The child explained while Naruto hummed.

"You act as if you aren't human." Naruto pointed out; there was definitely something off with this one. The child smiled at him as the illusions began to fall.

"That's because…I am so much more…" The child answered, her voice fading out as Naruto found himself sitting back in the garden. He blinked his eyes as he looked around, but the girl was nowhere to be found. He released a sigh as he stood up, a bit shaken at the image of Ai bleeding out.

"I'll burn this whole world down before I let that EVER happen," Naruto growled. He was the strongest being in this world. He'd kill anyone that dared to hurt his family. He strengthened his resolve as he headed back inside. He needed to do some thinking about these revelations. He wasn't one to believe in things such as fates, gods, etc.

The only entity he had ever heard about was the Shinigami, the one his father had summoned to seal half of Kurama's Chakra through the Sealing Jutsu, in exchange of having his soul being devoured by the Shinigami, and that the Third Hokage; Hiruzen Sarutobi used to seal Orochimaru's arms during his attack on the village.

"So, you enjoy seeing me breaking fates? If you want the demonstration, then I'll give you one." Naruto spoke to himself. If she wanted a show, he'd give her one. He chuckled to himself. It seems like he had the unnatural abilities to piss off higher powers.

A few hours later:

"I'm home!" Ai announced as she entered her home. She released a sigh as she recalled the day's event. It had been a long and exhausting day as Miyako had explained to her everything. She felt incredibly sad for Miyako. The thought of losing a child…was something that gave Ai chills. The pain must be unimaginable.

"Oh, welcome home!" The voice of her husband broke her out of her thoughts. She smiled as she looked at him. Naruto raised an eyebrow at the look she was giving.

"Is everything ok?" Naruto asked her as she walked up to him and suddenly hugged him, as she snuggled her head into his chest. She enjoyed the height difference between the two and the fact that Naruto was quite built also helped.

"Thank you." She answered, much to his confusion as he wrapped his only arm around her, not sure what she meant by that.

"Uh, I'm not sure why you're thanking me, but you're welcome." Naruto replied with a chuckle as his wife shook her head in his chest. He was such a goofball at times.

"For everything silly." She added as she closed her eyes and listened to his heartbeat. She was grateful for everything in her life and Naruto was the reason behind it. She felt her life was better with him. Every day was a joy for her, as she spent time with her children and husband.

"Naruto." She muttered.

"Yes?" Naruto responded.

"I love you." Her voice was gentle, calm, and so full of love. After the day she had, she realized how much she loved her husband, how strong he was, and that he'd be there no matter what anything should happen to her or her family.

"I love you too." He whispered to her. For much of his childhood, he didn't know what love was. The love of a parent, of friends, of a romantic partner, and of children. But Ai had given him all of that. There wasn't a thing in his world that could come between that. The two stood there, at the door, locked in an intimate embrace with each other. It reminded the two of the day when Ai was standing at his door, their first kiss.

"You know, I quite enjoy this." Naruto started as Ai nodded, she did as well.

"But I'm kind of hungry." Naruto finished as Ai backed up and looked at him, giving him a flat look.

"You really know how to ruin the mood, don't you?" Ai questioned him to which he chuckled nervously.

"But Ai-channnnn! You have been gone for most of the day! And I'm hungry!" Naruto cried anime tears much to her disappointment.

"Sometimes I wonder if you are a child." She commented as she began to walk down the hallway to the kitchen, but before she could get any further, Naruto took hold of her shoulder and spun her around.

"Naruto-kun wh–" She started but was cut off as Naruto pulled her into a soul-searing kiss. Ai closed her eyes and melted into the kiss as the two initiated a make-out session. The two broke apart as Naruto brought his head down next to her ear.

"But I want you for lunch." Naruto whispered to her, his warm breath causing her to shudder. Naruto grinned to himself as he mentally cheered. He got her this round.

"That's so rude Naru-kun! You can't just say that to a proper lady!" Ai chastised him with a pout as he raised an eyebrow and looked around.

"Where's the proper lady?" Naruto questioned her as she raised her hands and started to beat on his chest, though the blows were only there for her reaction.

"I'm the proper lady!" She exclaimed as he blinked at her.

"You?" He asked her jokingly. Ai nodded her head as she crossed her arms and held her head high.

"Yup! I am the proud Lady of the Uzumaki Clan! So, treat me like the Uzumaki princess I am!" Ai demanded much to Naruto's amusement as he bowed.

"As you wish, Hime-sama." Naruto said, enjoying the role-play. Yes, this was his life and he wouldn't trade it for the world.

And that's a wrap! So, now that crow girl is finally in the mix, albeit very early, things will certainly get interesting. And I had to through in a tragic element to the story, give some background characters some more depth cause honestly Miyako's character is just a plot device at this point. Sure, she had some messed-up reason early on to screw over Ai, but beyond that, she's just a background character. So, I wanted to breath in some life.

Anyways, the next chapter will be the dinner! How do you think that will go? Hmm? After that, the Dating Reality Show kicks off! And of course, the best girl shows up! So, stay tuned! Bye!