IOTA ⋆「multi-fandom oneshots #2」

5. my best friend ; narusasu

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Naruto and Sasuke - best friends living happily with their wives and children.

Okay, maybe they weren't so happy.

After Sasuke and Sakura's breakup, comes the downfall of Naruto and Hinata's relationship. Now, Naruto and Sasuke are single, living together and somewhat struggling to take care of their children on their own, though the day Sasuke gets a promotion at his job and Naruto decides they celebrate really changes everything for the two.

Perhaps falling for your best friend isn't so bad.

[8k+ words, oneshot; NaruSasu, a bit of SasuSaku and NaruHina; some LeeSaku, and Sai/Karin]

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It was a warm spring evening. The cherry blossom trees were swaying in the gentle breeze and the sun was sinking somewhere far off into the horizon. Birds chirped in the distance, and laughs and playful screams could be heard all around – the two children were chasing each other throughout the yard, or doing whatever they were doing.

A blond man sat beneath one of the trees, grinning like he always did. Beside him, was the man he'd known most of his life; his best friend and childhood rival.
Sitting on a chair not too far off, was the blond's wife, holding their two month old baby girl, and the blond's four year old son was one of the two children that was off playing. The blond's friends were all scattered around, talking, cooking, eating or drinking, and just enjoying themselves.

The blond was known as Naruto. Twenty seven years old with a wife and two kids, much like his best friend, Sasuke. The dark haired man was also twenty seven, married and had a daughter.

Sasuke smiled as he watched his daughter play with his friend's son. The two reminded him of when he and Naruto were younger.

Sasuke's wife, Sakura, ambled over towards her husband and friend, a bright smile on her face. She held an instant camera in her hands as she crouched, aiming the lens at the two beneath the tree.

"Smile!" She exclaimed, snapping a picture quickly. A polaroid photo shot out, and Sakura grabbed a hold of it, shaking it quickly before taking a marker and writing something below the actual photograph.

She held the picture between her thumb and index finger, holding it out to show the two men in front of her.

"Best Friends" was what was written there, accompanied by the date and a little heart Sakura had put there.

"You keep this one, Naruto," the pink haired girl said, smiling softly as she handed him the picture, which he took with a "thank you". Sakura nodded and then leaned forward to kiss her husband's cheek before getting up and wandering off.

"It's a nice picture of us, don't you think, Sasuke?" Naruto murmured, smiling at the photo. Sasuke nodded.

"Yeah," he replied, taking the photo and staring at it. "It's nice." He then handed the photo back.

Naruto tucked it away before looking around with a smile.

"It's nice," Naruto repeated, but referring to his surroundings. Sasuke looked at him. "Today is just a nice day. I haven't gotten together with all of my friends in a while."

Naruto watched as his wife's cousin, Neji came over to where Hinata was sitting to look at the baby, and then Hinata was passing the baby to her cousin carefully. This was the first that Neji had ever held her, being too uneasy before.

Sasuke nodded. "Yeah, I understand what you're talking about," he said. "We haven't all gotten together like this since your birthday, I think."

"Yeah, I think you're right," Naruto agreed, crossing his arms. "Wow, so that means it's only been six months? It feels longer than that."