Chapter 45 End (Volume-1 END)

(Hokage Tower: Ten Years Later)

"As I've stated in my previous reports, I'd Konoha and Suna's support in establishing new trade routes with..."

Naruto was trying his best to pay attention and focus on what Chōjūrō was saying, but he simply couldn't keep his mind on task. Covertly suppressing a yawn, Naruto leaned back in his chair and rested his hands behind his head. The blonde Hokage was much more focused on imagining what he'd be having for dinner, than any of the boring jargon that Chōjūrō was spouting.

"Kami, why does Shikamaru force me to go to these stupid things?" Naruto thought, lazily glancing at the clock on the wall across the room. Inwardly groaning when he saw what time it was, Naruto turned his attention to his fellow Kage. Darui sat on the other side of the table and appeared to be intently listening to Chōjūrō, occasionally nodding his head and agreeing with Chōjūrō. However, Naruto could tell that Darui was bored out of his mind, if the dull look in his eyes and and rapid tapping of his foot were any indication. Naruto and Darui briefly locked eyes, both Kage expressing the boredom that they shared without words. Next Naruto glanced at Gaara, his fellow jinchuriki sitting right next to him. If Darui looked bored, Gaara looked as if he was about to fall asleep. The Kazekage's eyelids were starting to droop as he fought to stay awake. Naruto knew exactly why Gaara was so exhausted and he chuckled lightly when he remembered his son, Amanokaze, keeping his uncle Gaara up late into the night, telling the boy story after story until he eventually fell asleep. Amanokaze really looked up to his uncle, so Naruto was happy that Gaara frequently made time to visit and spend time with his nephew. Giving Gaara a quick pat on the back to help wake him up, Naruto turned his attention to the final Kage at the meeting. Kurotsuchi had taken over as Tsuchikage seven years earlier, shortly after her grandfather had finally decided to step down, albeit very reluctantly. The dark-haired Kage was currently focusing on something other than their meeting. Her eyebrows wriggled playfully as she stared at Naruto, biting her bottom lip. It had been quite a while since Naruto had been 'intimate' with Kurotsuchi and he could tell that she was starting to get a little antsy. After Kurotsuchi had taken over as Tsuchikage, she was true to her word and frequently visited Konoha on missions of 'good faith,' although those missions usually ended with Kurotsuchi on all fours as Naruto pounded into her. But lately the workload had drastically picked up and Kurotsuchi had to cut back on her trips to Konoha. It had been almost three months since her last visit, so Kurotsuchi was more than eager to get some alone time with the blonde Hokage. Kurotsuchi had already jumped Naruto in the hallway, shoving him into a supply closet as she roughly slammed her lips against his. She was frantically attempting to get his belt and pants off, but Naruto had quickly stopped her. He wanted some private time with her as well, but it would have to wait until later. Although a little disappointed, Kurotsuchi accepted this and promised to meet Naruto at his home later that night. Naruto grinned at Kurotsuchi, blowing her a quick kiss.

"Ahem!" Chōjūrō exclaimed, coughing into his fist. Naruto stiffened when he saw Chōjūrō's annoyed glare. "If you're done fooling around Naruto, I'd like to continue this meeting without anymore interruptions."

"*Sigh* Don't even bother Chōjūrō." Shikamaru said in a bored tone, as he lazily leaned back in his seat. "That isn't even the real Naruto."

"What are you talking about, Shikamaru?" Chōjūrō asked, quirking his eyebrow in confusion.

"That's just a Kage Bunshin." Shikamaru explained, which caused everyone to turn their attention to the blonde Hokage. "Naruto probably switched places just before the meeting started."

"Ha ha! You're such a kidder Shikamaru!" Naruto laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head. "I would never do something irresponsible like that."

"You did it five times last week." Shikamaru said in a deadpanned tone, as his shadow began to slowly extend towards Naruto's. "One of the time you actually did it twice in one day."

"I'm telling you it's really-" Naruto stopped mid-sentence when he felt his whole body freeze stiff. "Shikamaru...what are you doing?"

"*Sigh* You can be so troublesome sometimes." Shikamaru said, as he pulled a kunai out of his pocket. "You're lucky that Shizune and I are here to cover your ass all the time." Then without warning, Shikamaru threw the kunai at Naruto. Everyone gasped when the kunai embedded itself into Naruto's shoulder, causing the blonde Hokage to cringe in pain, but a moment later Naruto exploded into a cloud of smoke. Releasing a light sigh, Shikamaru leaned back in his chair once again. "See? Told you it was Kage Bunshin."

"What if that was the real Naruto?!" Kurotsuchi exclaimed, slamming her hands onto the table as she shot up from her seat. "You could have seriously hurt him!"

"Naruto has pulled this stunt enough times that I can easily tell when he's switched places with a clone." Shikamaru replied in a bored tone, as he shrugged his shoulders. "And why do you think I threw the kunai at his shoulder, away from any vital organs? In the off chance that, that was actually Naruto, he would be fine. Sure he'd be hurt for a minute, but Kurama would heal him in no time. And if Kurama wasn't healing Naruto for some reason, we could easily get a medic in her to patch him up no problem."

"Tch, I guess you're right." Kurotsuchi said in annoyed tone, indignantly crossing her arms over her chest as she sunk back into her seat. "Doesn't mean I have to like it though."

"If Naruto isn't here, where do you suppose he's at?" Gaara asked, the sudden commotion fully waking him up.

"Hmm..." Shikamaru hummed, glancing at his watch. "If I had to guess...judging by the time...he's probably picking his kids up from the academy."

"Really?" Darui said, as he quirked an eyebrow in surprise. "Getting picked up by the Hokage, must be nice."

"Well to Naruto family comes before his job." Shikamaru said with a small smile on his face. "Naruto is here when he needs to be, but most of the time he leaves a clone so that he can spend time with his family." Shikamaru shrugged his shoulders once again. "Which isn't too much of a problem. The Kage Bunshin are basically Naruto, so it's usually no big deal if he switches with one. And with his Hiraishin jutsu, Naruto can get from one end of the village to the other in the blink of an eye, so if we really need him he could be here in a second. But Naruto is always here for anything really important."

"So, I take it my meeting wasn't deemed 'important' enough for Naruto to come in person?" Chōjūrō asked in an irritated tone, his brow twitching slightly.

"To be honest I didn't think this meeting was very necessary either." Shikamaru said, as he stood up from his seat. "We could have easily done this over the phone, instead of gathering all the kage for a meeting." Shikamaru made his way out of the room, but stopped in the doorway. He turned his head to looked back at Chōjūrō "You know you didn't have to call for a meeting in Konoha just to check up on Mei-sama." Chōjūrō instantly stiffened when Shikamaru said this, his face burning beet red, causing the other Kage to snicker. "If that's all I'm gonna take off. Oh and don't worry, I was actually paying attention so I'll fill Naruto in later." With a wave Shikamaru exited the room.

"So you wanted to check up on Mei-sama?" Kurotsuchi asked with a teasing smirk.

"Yes...no...I mean..." Chōjūrō stuttered, causing Kurotsuchi and Darui to giggle, while Gaara simply smiled in amusement. "Gah! Shut up!"

(Same Time: Konoha Shinobi Academy)

"Are you sure it was okay for you to skip out on your meeting like that?" Fū asked, as she cradled her sleeping two year old daughter in her arms. The little girl was named Kohana, and she sported pale green hair with her mothers amber eyes. Fū had come to Konoha three years earlier and had immediately moved in with Naruto and his family, where she was accepted with open arms. Only a few short months after arriving, Fū had married Naruto and was pregnant with his child, she now had two rings on her arm, instead of one, to signify her joining Naruto's main family. Kohana began to slightly stir, making Fū lull her back to sleep. "You didn't need to come with us."

"Yeah, we could have done this by ourselves." Mei said, brushing a few auburn locks out of her eye. The former Mizukage had moved to Konoha four years earlier, after handing over the title of Mizukage to Chōjūrō. Initially there was some backlash to Mei leaving Kiri and moving Konoha, but with the strengthened relations between the shinobi villages and some convincing from Naruto, Mei was able to stay in Konoha. Mei had retired from the shinobi life after marrying Naruto, although she would help the children train and would occasionally aid Naruto in matters regarding Kirigakure. More than content to help raise the other children, Mei decided not have a child of her own, which briefly disappointed Naruto, but he respected her decision and didn't question her. A sultry smirk spread across Mei's face as she hugged Naruto's arm. "Although I'm not gonna complain about our handsome husband joining us."

"Ah don't worry about it, I left a clone behind so I should be fine." Naruto said, as he wrapped an arm around Mei's waist, pulling her close. The former Mizukage smiled softly and rested her head on Naruto's shoulder. "Besides the meeting wasn't all that important. Shikamaru can fill me in on the details later." Naruto suddenly chuckled, causing Mei to glance up at him. "To be honest I think Chōjūrō only called the meeting to visit you."

"That boy..." Mei said with a small smile, slowly shaking her head. "He's so silly to worry about me...but he's also so sweet."

"Well you were-" Naruto was cut off when the academy's bell rang and a large flock of children burst out of the front doors. This years class was one of the largest in the academy's history, thanks to all of Naruto's children wanting to become shinobi. The first students out the doors were Minato and Boruto, who had quickly become rivals.

"Ha! I totally beat you!" Minato exclaimed proudly, as a cocky grin spread across his face. Boruto was a few inches shorter than Minato, so he had to look up to glare at his brother/rival.

"The hell you did! I beat you by half a second!" Boruto yelled, standing on his tip toes to get in Minato's face. "You're just pissed that you lost!"

"You wanna go pipsqueak?!" Minato asked, as he butted heads with Boruto. "I'll kick your ass in any competition!"

"Oh really!?" Boruto shouted, sparks flying in between both brother's eyes. "I'd like to see you try!"

"Guys, you should probably calm down." Shinachiku said, as he tried to step in between his bickering brothers.

"Back off!" Boruto and Minato yelled simultaneously, causing Shinachiku to release a light sigh.

"Well I tried to warn you guys." Shinachiku said, as he shrugged his shoulders and walked away. "Don't come crying to me later."

"*Sigh* Do they have to do this every day?" Fū muttered, pinching the bridge of her nose in irritation. "I get that a little competition is a good thing, but those two just don't stop."

"Ah don't worry about it, Sasuke and I were the same when I was their age. They'll eventually get over it and be best friends." Naruto said, spotting another one of his children emerge from the academy. The blonde Hokage suddenly chuckled lightly. "Besides, they won't be fighting much longer."

"What are you..." Fū stopped when she saw who Naruto was looking at. "Oh now I get it."

"You're really starting to piss me off!" Boruto exclaimed, roughly grabbing the front of Minato's shirt.

"Name the time and place, and we'll settle this once and for all!" Minato yelled, as he continued to glare at Boruto.

"Will both of you shut the hell up!" A new furious voice echoed out from behind the two brothers, causing both of them to stiffen in fear. Minato and Boruto slowly turned their heads to see Kushina standing behind them, her long pink locks hiding her face as she cracked her knuckles. "Your constant fighting is seriously getting on my damn nerves!"

"But...But...Kushina..."

"He...He...started..."

"No talking back!" Kushina yelled, punching both boys in the back of the head. Minato and Boruto's heads slammed into the ground as Kushina cracked her knuckles once again. "Now apologize to each other before I really get angry!"

"Sorry." Both boys mumbled, as they slowly got back onto their feet.

"That was pathetic! I want a sincere apology from both of you!" Kushina exclaimed, lifting her brothers off the ground by their shirts. "Or do I have to tell Sakura-okaasan that you've been fighting again?"

"Anything but that!" Boruto and Minato yelled, as their eyes widened in panic. Kushina let both boys down and they immediately shook hands.

"I'm sorry about yelling at you." Minato said, rubbing the back of his head in embarassment.

"Yeah, I'm sorry about egging you on like that." Boruto said, as he avoided his brother's gaze.

"At a girl, she really takes after her mother. I'm so proud of her." Naruto said, wiping an imaginary tear from his eye. "It almost makes me want to cry."

"Well they were smart, making sure Sakura didn't get involved." Fū said, just as Kohana woke up from her nap. All the recent activity had roused the small girl, so Fū set her back down, watching as she quickly ran off to greet her older brothers and sisters. "She's been so stressed with work lately, that she's had an even shorter temper than usual."

"Yeah, you don't have to remind me." Naruto said, massaging his sore arm. "I thought she was gonna break my arm."

"It's your fault for bugging her when she was taking a nap." Mei said with a teasing smirk.

"Hey, I was letting her know that dinner was ready." Naruto defended himself, as he crossed his arms over his chest. "And how was I supposed to know she was taking a nap."

"I see that your family is still lively as ever." Naruto, Fū, and Mei turned around to see Karin and Itachi walking towards them.

"Karin! Itachi! It's so good to see you two again!" Naruto said, pulling Karin in for a tight hug. "How's Sarada doing?"

"She's been great." Karin replied with a smile, as Naruto released her from his embrace. "She's near the top of her class, which is especially impressive because all of your kids are in her class, and I know how talented your children are."

"I agree, all your children are quite skilled Naruto." Itachi said, wrapping an arm around Karin's waist. "Well with the talented people they have as parents it's no surprise they're all turning out to be outstanding shinobi."

"Thanks, we make sure they don't slack off too much." Naruto said, embarrassed by the praise his children were getting. "But from what I've seen of Sarada so far, she's going to end up being excellent ninja. Plus Sakura's taking a real interest in her. She's talked about possibly taking Sarada on as an apprentice."

"I'm flattered, but I'd like to wait until Sarada has some more experience under her belt." Karin said, remembering her brutal training with Sakura. "I don't want her to be traumatized."

"Yeah...I understand." Naruto said, as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Sakura can be a little 'intense' with her training regime."

"That's not the word I'd use." Karin muttered underneath her breath, just as another group of children exited the academy.

"Daddy!" Naruto turned around to see Himawari and Ame running towards him. Both girls had massive smiles on their faces as they hugged their father's waist.

"I didn't know you were gonna be here daddy!" Ame said, looking up at Naruto with shinning amber eyes. "Did you get out of work early and come see us?

"Haha, something like that." Naruto said with a nervous laugh, as he scratched his chin.

"Is momma her too?" Himawari asked, scanning around for her mother with her Byakugan.

"No, Hinata-chan isn't here right now." Naruto replied, as he patted Himawari on the head. "She had to go on a quick mission late last night with Tenten-chan and Ryūzetsu, but they should be back very soon."

"Okay, that explains why momma wasn't home this morning." Himawari said with a bright smile.

"Hey pops." Naruto looked down to see that Hikaru was standing in front of him. The purple-haired girl was eating a sucker, as she extended her fist towards her father.

"How's my little snake charmer doing?" Naruto asked with a grin, bumping fists with his daughter. He couldn't help but chuckle when he spotted a group of blushing boys staring at Hikaru. "I see that you're still quite popular with boys. They giving you any trouble?"

"Not really..." Hikaru said with a sadistic smile, as she bit down into her sucker, causing it to break apart. "None of those chumps can handle me anyway."

"Kami she's just like her mother." Naruto thought, releasing a nervous chuckle. "I can't tell if that's a good or bad thing."

"Hey daddy!" Naruto tore his attention from Hikaru to see a smiling Kushina leading the rest of his children towards him, as she carried Kohana in her arms. "I'm surprised to see you here. Did you skip out on another meeting?"

"Me, skip out on a meeting?" Naruto asked, pretending to be offended by the accusation. "I'm appalled that you'd think I'd do something so irresponsible."

"Dad..." Kushina said, as she gave her father knowing look. "Do I have to tell mom that you were slacking off again?"

"Oh Kami, please don't do that!" Naruto pleaded, falling to his knees. "Sakura-chan will kill me! I'll do anything you want, just don't tell your mom!"

"Relax daddy." Kushina said with a smile, as she flicked her father's forehead. "I was just messing with you." Handing Kohana back to Fū, Kushina put her hands on her hips. "You should know that I'm not a tattletale."

"I know, but your mother can be seriously scary when she's mad." Naruto said, getting back onto his feet and rubbing the small red mark on his head. "So why don't we make this our little secret?"

"My lips are sealed." Kushina said with a bright smile, as she walked past her father. "We should start heading home, we all have a lot of homework to do."

"Aw man, I wanted to hang out with my friends!" Reiji whined, crossing his arms over his chest as her pouted like a child. "I don't wanna do stupid homework."

"You can hang out with your friends after you're done with your homework." Kushina said, as she grabbed Reiji's arm and started dragging him back home. "I'll even help tutor you so you'll finish even faster."

"NO!" Reiji yelled, trying to break free of Kushina's extremely strong grip. "With you tutoring we'll never finish!" Spotting Boruto and Minato out of the corner of his eye, Reiji desperately reached out to them. "Guys! Please help me!"

"Sorry man, you're on your own." Boruto muttered, as he turned his away from Reiji.

"Yeah, I'm getting involved." Minato said, nervously rubbing his arm.

"Traitors!" Reiji shouted, just as Kushina dragged him around a corner. "I'll remember this!"

"Man, we really got lucky there." Minato said, releasing a light sigh.

"Yeah, I thought we'd get roped into that as well." Boruto said, as he rubbed the back of his head.

"You two aren't off the hook yet." Naruto said, grabbing ahold of both boys' shoulders. Minato and Boruto turned their heads and saw that their father had a mischievous smile on his face. "I have something much more fun in store for you." The brothers exchanged a worried look and audibly gulped.

(Two Hours Later: Sakura Uzumaki's Office)

Sakura's bright emerald eyes quickly scanned over the medical report in her hand. Nodding her head, Sakura set the report on her desk and signed it. Sakura pushed the paper off to the side and leaned back in her chair. Glancing up at the clock on the wall, she sighed when she saw that it was only five-thirty. It would still be at least another hour before she could head home and see her family. It had been a very slow day and Sakura wanted nothing more than to see her children and spend some time alone with her husband. Knowing Naruto, he'd find a way to slip out of the office early and head home. Sakura was fine with Naruto leaving work early, just as long as he finished his all work and wasn't missing anything important. A sudden knock at her door caused Sakura to lean back forward in her chair.

"Come in!" Sakura called out, as she quickly fixed her long pink hair so that it was presentable. Expecting a nurse, Sakura was quite surprised when Shikamaru walked into her office. "Shikamaru? What are you doing her?" However, Shikamaru didn't say a word, he merely sighed and shoved his hands into his pockets. Sakura immidiately caught on and groaned in annoyance. "It's my baka husband isn't it?" When Shikamaru nodded his head, Sakura massaged her temples to quell her irritation. "Damn it...*Sigh* What did he do this time?"

"Well aside from swapping with a Kage Bunshin and bailing on a a meeting..." Shikamaru replied, gesturing towards a nearby window. "I think it'd be best if you just took a look for yourself."

Sakura quickly got out of her seat and made her way towards the window. From her office, Sakura could see majority of the village. Sakura gazed at the buildings below, but her eyes quickly fell upon the Hokage Monument. When she saw the stone monument her fists clenched tightly and her brow twitched in anger. "That baka...I told him to stop doing shit like this, he's the Hokage for Kami's sake." Sakura's low voice dripped with anger as she stormed towards the door. "And why does he always have to get the kids involved in his stupid shenanigans?" With a slight growl, Sakura slammed the door behind her, causing the frame and surrounding wall to crack.

"Sometimes I feel bad for the poor guy, having such a hotheaded woman be his wife." Shikamaru said to himself, as he pulled out a pack of cigarettes. Placing one in his mouth, Shikamaru searched for his lighter. After finding the lighter, Shikamaru lit his cigarette and took a quick puff, a small smile spreading across his face. "But the baka brings it upon himself. Heh, I guess it just shows how much those two truly love each other, if they didn't they wouldn't be able to stand each other." Rubbing the back of his head, Shikamaru walked out of Sakura's office, careful not to damage her door any further. "I still don't understand women at all."

(Same Time: Konoha's Main Gate)

"Damn, that mission was such a bore." Ryūzetsu said, as she stretched her tired limbs. "They could have only sent one of us and it would have been fine."

"Yeah, sending all three of us was kinda overkill." Tenten said, adjusting the miniature scrolls around her wrists. "I mean all we had to do was escort an Ame diplomat until we rendezvoused with his own team. Sending three jonin was way too much."

"Well the diplomat did ask for you specifically, Tenten. He felt more secure with you protecting him, since your the most famous weapon user in Konoha. And you both know how Naruto-kun is." Hinata said, as the trio walked through Konoha's main gate. "He knows how strong we all are, but he still worries about us. So whenever any of us gets a mission he makes sure that we'll be safe without a shadow of a doubt."

"It's really sweet of him..." Ryūzetsu said, noticing that several people had ran past them in a hurry. "But I kinda feel bad for those bandits that tried to jump us."

"Yeah, they were poorly equipped amateurs hoping for an easy score. But I guess they got their targets mixed up or something." Tenten said, as she took note of the people running by as well. "I mean with Hinata's Byakugan we saw them coming before they were even finished setting up. We took most of them out before they even left their hiding spots...That damn diplomat even found it amusing."

"Yeah I guess you're-" Hinata was cut off when someone suddenly and roughly bumped into her. Stumbling for a moment, Hinata quickly regained her balance. "Excuse me! Watch where you're...going..." But it was too late, whoever had bumped into her was long gone. "What the heck is going on." Hinata glanced around to see several other people who seemed to be in quite a hurry. "Everyone's in such a rush for some reason."

"It looks like they're heading towards the Hokage Monument." Tenten said, following the general direction where the people were going. "Something must be going on ever there."

"And it doesn't look like they're in a panic either." Ryūzetsu said, as she rubbed her chin. "You guys wanna go check it out?"

"Sure, we're not in any hurry to give our mission reports." Hinata said with a small smile. "Plus I want to know what's causing such a big commotion."

"Let me save you the trouble." A new, familiar voice said from behind the trio. They all turned around to see Anko and Ino standing behind them. "That 'commotion' is being caused by the gaki."

"It has something to do with Naruto?" Ryūzetsu asked, as she quirked a white eyebrow. "That...actually makes a lot of sense. What did he do this time?"

"We don't know." Ino replied, shrugging her shoulders. "We were actually on our way to check it out as well. All we know is that it has something to do with the Hokage Monument and that apparently Minato and Boruto were spotted with him as well. A possible unknown fourth suspect was spotted, but there's been no confirmation."

"He got those two involved as well." Tenten said, as she released a sigh and pinched the bridged of her nose. "Sakura absolutely hates it when he gets the kids involved in his pranks."

"Well it's not like the kids ever say no when he asks them to tag along." Hinata said, activating her Byakugan and spotting Naruto, Minato, and Boruto on top of the Hokage Monument. "Well we better get over there and try to help him before Sakura finds out."

"NARUTO!"

"Never mind, it's too late for him." Ino said, easily recognizing the pinkette's scream from across the village.

"Well might as well go an watch the fireworks." Anko said with a sadistic smile.

(Same Time: Hokage Monument)

"Haha! You two did an excellent job!" Naruto boisterously laughed, as he patted Boruto and Minato on the back. "This may be our best work yet!"

"Yeah, I don't think we'll be able to top this." Boruto said, wiping some sweat off his brow.

"I'm surprised we managed to finish it so quickly." Minato said, as he gazed down at work they had just completed.

"Well I couldn't have done it without your help." Naruto said with a foxy grin, placing his hand on his sons' shoulders. "You both were a big help...I just hope your Sakura-chan likes it."

"*Sigh* Did you really have to get me involved in this mess as well?" Naruto turned his grin towards the final member of their little group. Sai's voice was emotionless, but Naruto could see a ghost of a smile on his face. "Sakura is going to be quite upset." A slight chill suddenly ran down Sai's spine. "I can already feel her tugging on my ear."

"Ah, don't worry about it Sai!" Naruto exclaimed, as he playfully slapped Sai on the back. "Once Sakura-chan sees everything she'll love it!" Naruto smile and leaned closer, so that he could whisper to Sai. "And don't try to lie. I know you really wanted to help us." Naruto wrapped his arm around Sai's shoulder and pulled him close. "You're a member of Team 7 and we stick together."

"Alright, alright I get it." Sai said with a small smile, gently pushing Naruto away. "Just don't get so close."

"NARUTO! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW!"

"There's my cue." Naruto said, turning to face his sons. "Boruto and Minato, you two stay up here." Both boys nodded as Naruto walked to the edge of the monument. "Well I'm off, wish me luck." With one final grin and a wave, Naruto teleported off the monument. A split second later Naruto was in front of Sakura, and a rather large crowd of people, with his famous foxy grin on his face. "Hey Sakura-chan! How's your day been!?"

"How's my day been?" Sakura parroted, as she felt her anger spike. Crossing her arms angrily over her chest, Sakura glared up at her husband. "Oh it was going just fine until Shikamaru suddenly showed up in my office. Apparently you skipped out on a meeting and now you're pulling some stupid prank." Sakura suddenly grabbed the front of Naruto's shirt and pulled him close, but his grin still remained. "And worst of all you dragged Boruto and Minato into-"

"Hold on a second Sakura-chan, before you say anything else..." Naruto said, cutting his wife off and gesturing to the Hokage monument. "Why don't you take a look at what me and the kids painted."

Sakura glared at Naruto for a few more moments, before she turned her attention to the Hokage Monument. What she saw caused her eyes to widen. Painted across Tsunade, Kakashi, and Naruto's faces was a massive portrait of her family, including all her fellow wives and children. The painting was quite detailed and extremely colorful.

"Happy birthday Sakura-chan." Naruto said, his grin even wider than before. "I hope you like your present."

"Naruto...you painted that...for me?" Sakura asked, as she felt tears sting her eyes.

"Well it wasn't just me." Naruto said with a quick chuckle, rubbing the back of his head.

"Hey mom! Happy birthday!" Minato and Boruto exclaimed from the top of the monument, as they waved down at Sakura.

"They were a big help as well, also..." Naruto said, just as Sai appeared next to Boruto and Minato. "Sai helped design the actual picture. The boys and I simply painted it." Naruto's face suddenly flushed bright red in embarassment. "I didn't want to just get you a normal gift this year. I wanted to do something that would show the entire village how much I, and the rest our family, love you."

"Naruto...you baka" Sakura breathed out with tears streaming down her cheeks. She lunged forward and tightly wrapped her arms around Naruto, resting her head against his chest. "I love you so much."

"I love you too Sakura-chan." Naruto said, cupping Sakura's chin and capturing Sakura's lips in a passionate kiss, causing the crowd around them to burst into cheers.

"Hmm, not quite the fireworks I was expecting, but these are nice as well." Anko said, as she, along with the rest of Naruto's wives, watched the scene from a nearby rooftop.

"Well we should get home and finish preparing for the party." Konan said, placing her hands on her hips. "I heard that Yugito, Shion, and Fumiko just arrived a short while ago."

"Yeah, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and everyone else is already there setting things up." Temari said, as she leaned against her large fan.

"I hope Naruto does something special like that for my birthday." Ino said with a smile, staring at the portrait painted across the Hokage Monument.

"It's coming up in a few weeks right?" Tenten asked, which caused Ino to nod her head.

"You know Naruto-kun." Hinata said with a smile, gazing at Naruto and Sakura, who were staring lovingly at each other. "He always goes all out."

"Alright let's get going everyone. We still have a lot of work to do." Ryūzetsu said, as the small group leaped off the rooftops in the direction of their home.

"Do you like your gift, mom?" Minato asked, landing next to Sakura, with Boruto quickly following.

"Yeah did we do a good job?" Boruto said with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"I love it." Sakura said, as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "It's the best gift I've ever received." Sakura hugged both boys and kissed the top of their heads. "Thank you, I love you both."

"We love you too mom!" Both boys exclaimed with toothy grins.

"Minato...Kushina..." Sakura thought, staring up the sky as a few more tears escaped her eyes. "I can't thank you two enough. You both opened my eyes and showed me my true love. Your son is such an amazing man, even though he can act like really immature sometimes, but that's one of the reasons I love him. You would be so proud of all of his accomplishments and you'd be amazed how many lives he's changed for the better." Sakura lowered her gaze and locked eyes with her husband once again. "Falling in love with Naruto, and starting a family with him, has been the greatest experience of my life."