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Chapter 6

Sasuke smirked as he sent a knight after Karin. The council confronted him about the situation and asked Sasuke to send out some knights to bring her back so she could be punished. Although he already planned on doing that, Sasuke pretended to agree to the council's demands to save face. The knight Sasuke picked was mute. A few days later, the knight came back empty handed, just as Sasuke expected since he sent him in the wrong direction. Tomomi and Kotomi were made to believe that their brother had run off with Karin. At this, they begged for forgiveness and Sasuke granted it as an additional reward for protecting Naruto.

Misao had already been buried the day before. Her funeral was on par with a noble's. Tomomi and Kotomi decided against having her cremated and Misao was buried in the Uchiha cemetery.

A festival of celebration was scheduled a week from the funeral. Naruto asked Tomomi and Kotomi to come with him so that the three of them would have fun. Sasuke had Kakashi and Iruka go with them just in case. It was Tomomi and Kotomi's first time going into town. The last time Naruto had gone was before Itachi's death. The three looked at all the stalls and played some games, while Kakashi and Iruka kept an eye on them. About halfway through the first day of the festival, Naruto's water broke. Tomomi and Kotomi panicked, but Kakashi and Iruka calmly got the three of them back into the safety of the castle before calling upon Tsunade, Shizune, and Sasuke.

Hours later, Naruto held his beautiful son in his arms. He smiled as he rocked the boy back and forth in his arms, keeping him close to his chest. Sasuke's heart thudded against his chest as he took in the scene. He stayed until Naruto began to fall asleep. Tsunade moved the baby into the nursery and informed the council of the happy news. However, the news that Naruto gave birth to Itachi's son did not go over well with the council.

A fight over the crown began. Half of the council wanted Itachi's son to become king when he became of age. Until then, Naruto would rule as King Mother. The other half wanted Sasuke to remain the king and have him select one of his children as the hire to the throne. The problem with the first choice was that Naruto wasn't of royal blood. Another problem was that since Itachi gave up his right to the throne, his children shouldn't have any right either. Fugaku's will countered that as he stated that any child from either Sasuke or Itachi should have equal right to the throne.

Totomi helped Naruto to realize that this argument put the lives of all of his and Sasuke's children in danger. The thought that any of the four children could be killed terrified him. It was this fear that caused Naruto to barge into Sasuke's room while the raven was talking to Kakashi and beg him to protect their children. Kakashi stared in wonder at Naruto's choice of words as Sasuke promised that he would protect them. An idea popped into Kakashi's head. "The answer is simple," he said. Naruto and Sasuke turned to him. "The whole reason this problem arose is because Fugaku's will states that if either of his sons have children, then those children have an equal right to the throne. So, there is an easy solution." He smiled. "Get married."

"What?" Naruto and Sasuke yelled.

"If you two get married, all of the children will be Sasuke's," Kakashi said. "This will mean that his first son will become the Crown Prince while the others will follow in line. And thus the fight for who should be the next king will come to an end."

Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other. Finally, Sasuke shrugged before getting down on one knee. "Naruto, will you marry me?"

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The council wasn't exactly happy at the news that Sasuke and Naruto were going to get married. They however, accepted it as Sasuke threatened to have them executed for treason. Preparations for the wedding were made quickly and only two weeks later, they were married. Naruto became the Queen of the Uchiha Kingdom. During the priest's speech, Naruto fiddled with Itachi's ring. It was now around his neck since he had to make space for Sasuke's. Sasuke didn't say a word about seeing Itachi's ring around Naruto's neck. He knew that Naruto was still in love with Itachi.