What is Worth Protecting? -Naruto

21# Haruki

Naruto hummed as he lightly laid his head down onto the bed, the little baby was laying next to him silently, his little hands were up to his face making him smile slightly at that. "Naruto! I'm home!" Ryou shouted before the door closed, Naruto went around the corner and gave him a look, he was testing fate with his voice. "You know Kurama said he could bring him back into the seal, he isn't completely developed if you aren't ready to raise a son.. well... it's never convenient is it?" The blond muttered silently at the last part as Ryou lightly placed his forehead against his. "Well, that is up to you.. Kurama-san didn't do anything different right? He would be a normal child?" Ryou looked in the room and saw the little child sleeping and smiled at the picture. 

"Well, Normal.. being raised from a bijuu among a womb has it's perks." Ryou jumped slightly at that, he was able to hear the nine tails, perhaps it was because he was in contact of the blond. "He has the same healing factor as Naruto, he learns fairly quickly, and albeit the first few months of babyhood, you should be fine." Naruto frowned at that, "And the first few months are... bad?" As soon as the blond said that he started to hear crying in the room they were next to, "You had to jinx it huh?" Ryou muttered to his fiance who rolled his eyes and walked into the room, "Hey there little.." He paused before looking up towards Ryouichi, "We haven't named him yet.." 

Ryouichi smiled sheepishly, "Well we kinda were ill prepared for a child TO name." Naruto hummed lightly as he wondered, "Asahi?" Naruto asked making Ryou shake his head slightly. "How about Hiroki?" Naruto gave him a look making him smile sheepishly, "Yeah to much." The blond hummed before Ryouichi smiled brightly, thinking of a name. "Haruki! That is perfect." Naruto smiled at the thought and looked down at the boy, "Haruki... How do you like that Haru-chan?" He gave the little babe a small tickle who seemed to twitch at the contact, but he smiled nevertheless.

"Wow, you're such a good mom." He teased making Naruto blush brightly at that and stuck his tongue out. "Well.. I mean, He did come out of me... so I guess I would be the mom.." Naruto muttered before Ryouichi cackled evilly, "What!" The blond asked incredulously while the boy grinned. "Does that mean your going to be my bride and wear a dress?" Naruto blushed a deep crimson before smacking the boy on the head. "D-Doesn't mean anything..." The boy turned before looking down at the tiny child in his arms. "Maybe.." He whispered making the redhead smile brightly before he held out his hands motioning the blond to come closer. 

Feeling his hands wrap around his waist he couldn't help but smile at the position. "Two months ago, I didn't think I would have this.." Ryouichi gave him a look of a incredulous nature. "You didn't think! What about me!" Naruto giggled slightly at that.

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"Kakashi." 

The silver haired jounin stood straight up as Hiruzen seemed to sigh in anxiousness, "I'm taking Naruto off your team." The jounin seemed to stifle at that, feeling his hands clench before he nodded, "May I ask why Hokage-sama?" Hiruzen frowned at that, before shaking his head, "All I can say is that Naruto doesn't feel comfortable with being a ninja, him being captured in a ninja village would do that to someone." It was fairly straight forward truth... albeit the half of the truth. The thing he was hiding was that Naruto didn't want to stay as a ninja because of killing and now he has a child that needs his undivided attention.

"I see, well tell him good luck for me. Who will be his replacement?" Hiruzen smiled sheepishly, this was a odd plan but it seemed to be the best one at the time, "I will be putting a boy named Sai on your team. He is young and was under Danzo, I fear that he needs contact with others his age." Kakashi nodded, "You also want me to watch him like I do Sasuke." Hiruzen sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Sharp as ever... Dismissed."

The young adult put his hands into his pockets before walking towards the door, feeling the handle before he turned his head. "Give Naruto my regards once you see him." Hiruzen nodded before the jounin made his way out of the office. The Hokage looked out his window where he saw the setting sun over the village, a orange light radiating from his window.

 "You can come out Jiraiya." 

From the shadow of the window came his student who seemed to blend with it, like a true ninja. "I felt the kyuubi chakra before it disappeared, what exactly happened sensei?" Hiruzen seemed to hum in thought. "Well besides that your godson got kidnapped, he had no choice but to release a little bit of it." Jiraiya frowned at that before looking towards the Hokage monument, his hair shadowing his eyes. "I can take him away, to train-" "That won't work." Jiraiya closed his mouth and brought his hand to his head in a ache. "Fine, but I will see my godson by the end of my visit." 

"That isn't a good idea Jiraiya, that boy knows a lot then we bargained for... I'm sure he figured his parentage and ties with his parents, he is a very smart boy for his age, besides... Now he is a figure that even has more power than me." Hiruzen muttered the last part to himself before giving his student a look. "Fine, here is my mission report for the sound intelligence... It's worse than I thought..." The younger male said in sadness before he began to write slowly in his book, mostly full of porn, However; there was etches of seals around the book.. showing that it wasn't all it seemed to be.

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Naruto sighed in relief as he lightly pulled his hands away from the baby. Haruki seemed to be a fighter alright... definitely inheriting the bold actions of his father, he decided to throw a fit when he was being asleep... a day old! Naruto couldn't help but feel like he was in for hell for the next few YEARS, definitely not months, if he is already like Ryouichi a day in... He doubt he could take two red heads. Small crocodile tears cascading down before he felt a hand on his arm.

He shuddered feeling a stroke to his arm, looking behind him he saw Ryouichi smiling tiredly at him. "Come on.. You're exhausted." Naruto smiled warmly at that, as he was pulled away from the crib they recently got from a nearby shop, luckily he was able to get a seal to move the furniture. Feeling the coushines as he laid down and the warm arms around him was like a healing for his pain in his back. "You scared me you know." Naruto frowned deeply and nodded his head, feeling Ryouichi's heart beating. "I'm sorry.." Ryou smiled nevertheless and made the boy look up at him. "What was our promise?" 

The blond couldn't help but smile at the red head, "To not look sad... only happy." Naruto whispered before he felt his mouth turn into a frown. "B-But i'm still sorry... I made a mess of things." Ryouichi felt his lips purse slightly in a pout. "It wasn't your fault, you know that... they ambushed you out of a bath... that is not cool." Naruto gave him a look of amusement of his choice of words before laying his head back down on his chest. "Ryou." His call wasn't a question... it wasn't a request. Naruto looked up and smiled with a small red hue on his face. "I love you." 

Ryouichi smiled at that and placed his lips onto his forehead before pulling him closer. "I love me too." Naruto had a tick mark on his head before bonking his chest with a pout and turned his body away from the red head. "Bastard." Naruto muttered before he felt arms wrap around him before pulling him to the Damiyo's chest. "I love you too." He whispered, a small chuckle was etching his voice as he did before kissing his head.

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TBC

Hope you liked that ending, it was funny to write and also fluff <3