Mission: Baby

Mission: Aimi

Chapter 13:

Mission: Aimi

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

"Thanks to our exploration yesterday I've mapped out a majority of this village, and I now know where the major places are," Naruto stared at Sakura amazed, he always admired how smart she was and to be able to map out the whole village that took excellent memory and intelligence.

"So to the hospital?" Naruto still stared at her in awe making Sakura's face heat up. "N-Naruto you can stop staring."

"Sorry Sakura-chan it's just you're so smart." Sakura smiled cockily at his compliment.

"I have to be good at something not everyone has a ninja clan or a demon inside of them." She realized what she said and turned her head to the blonde beside her quickly. Her words seemed to have put him in a trance. "Naruto I didn't mean that."

"You wouldn't have said it if you didn't mean it. But it's fine Sakura-chan you're right of course." Naruto shifted his attention to the child in his arms who was now gripping his blonde locks. "Aww come on Shinachiku don't pull on my hair."

"Maybe he's trying to tell you something," Sakura said teasingly with a smirk on her face.

"And what would that be?" He'll bite to her challenge.

"Your hair is starting to get pretty long pretty soon you'll start looking like a clone of the 4th Hokage." She giggled when he glared playfully at her.

"That's not true is it Shina?" Shina doesn't give any indication that he understood what Naruto was saying he just blinked. Which Sakura found quite hilarious.

"Told yaaa~," She said in a sing-song like voice. "Now come on the hospital awaits." She pulled him by the hand which he assumed was the direction to the building.

"Sakura-chan what if the woman isn't awake yet." She thought for just a moment on a plan in case that does happen.

"We wait by her bedside until she does wake up. For now, we should get our cover story right." She squeezed his hand tighter her eyes on the dirt road ahead of them. "We're a young couple with a baby if the woman asks how she got to the hospital we tell her that we saw what the Samurai did to her and once everyone left took her to the hospital to get the treatment she needed. Did you get that Naruto?"

Naruto took a moment to process their cover story and nodded realizing she couldn't see him with her eyes on what's in front of them he spoke. "Yeah, I got it." He sounded unsure to her and had to make sure that he did get it and wasn't just saying so because he didn't want her to explain further or was just embarrassed. She stopped her pace and finally turned to look at the blonde.

"Naruto if you don't rea-"

"I got it Sakura-chan trust me." A heavy silence settled between the two. The silence was broken by the sounds of Shinachiku's giggles. Sakura shifted her beautiful emeralds to the blonde child.

"Alright Naruto sorry about that I'm just on edge." She rubbed the back of her head almost ashamed.

"It's fine Sakura-chan I understand this isn't exactly where I want to be with a baby." She nodded still looking a bit guilty about not trusting his understanding.

"Alright let's just go. Hopefully, we'll find that pervert along the way." Naruto silently hoped not something was off about his godfather and he was also enjoying his time with Sakura and Shinachiku.

"Naruto have you noticed that every time we walk past someone they stare at us with a bewildered look." Naruto looked to where she was staring down two young adults whispering to each other while pointing fingers.