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Growing together, growing apart

By: Raelyn
folder Naruto › Yaoi - Male/Male
Rating: Adult +
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Epilogue

A/N: Ok, here we go, the final - yes, final - chapter of my first story! (cue music, parade, confetti, ect) Hope you all enjoy and thank you for any who have been with me since I started this. The reviews and alerts I have received have been wonderful and much appreciated.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and make no money from this piece of fan fiction.

Warnings: Manga spoilers, mentions of character death

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The sun rose bringing warm light to the village, illuminating shinobi going about their duties and civilians opening their shops. The golden rays traveled over trees and between buildings trying to reach every living thing.

However, they were prevented from touching everyone by the curtains strategically placed by a certain dark-haired man who valued his sleep. Others could enjoy waking with the dawn. His wake-up call came from within his home.

So it was that Uchiha Sasuke was awoken not from sunlight invading his senses, but from a constant tickling right underneath his nose. Cocking his head to keep himself from sneezing, he looked down into a mass of gold that –to him - outshined the sun.

Closing his eyes and clutching the body closer to his own, he held on just enjoying the feel of his companion. When he felt arms tightening around him and a leg tangling further with his own, he knew he would not be allowed to sleep any longer.

Opening his eyes, he met the most beautiful blue he would ever know. They leaned together till they were touching foreheads, their noses lightly bumping.

“Morning,” his angel whispered.

“Hn.” Sasuke closed his eyes and buried his head into the warm shoulder. “This is a dream.”

“Is it?” The question was a breath across his dark spikes.

He nodded his head not moving it from its perch. He felt safe and warm and did not want to open his eyes and have it all disappear.

He felt golden arms tighten around him before fingers began carding through his hair. If he wasn’t an Uchiha, he might have purred. On second thought, not even his ancestry could keep the moan of contentment at bay. Sasuke felt the chuckle that rumbled from his bedmate all along his skin.

“Well, if this is a dream,” Sasuke was rolled onto his back and he opened his eyes again to take in the mirthful blond who settled between his spread and pajama clad legs. “Does that mean that we have time for a quickie?”

A door slamming prevented Sasuke from answering and Naruto groaned as he rolled off his partner and sat up in bed with a pillow in his lap, glad that he hadn’t had time to get truly aroused. Sasuke only had time to sit up against the headboard and grumble, “Apparently not,” before their bedroom door was flung open by a bright ball of energy that launched himself on the bed with a cry of, “Otou-san! Chichi!”

Landing on the bed between Sasuke and Naruto was a young boy with bright blue eyes and dark blond hair still clad in his pajamas and bouncing on his knees. “Why are you still in bed? Don't you know what today is?!”

Anything further he might have yelled was cut off when pale arms snaked around his middle and he was brought against his Otou-san’s chest in a tight hug. “Yes, Minato, we know what today is. Instead of yelling at us, why haven’t you finished getting ready?”

“Because I wanted to make sure that we wouldn’t be late today so I had to wake you up.”

Naruto chuckled, letting Sasuke deal with their rambunctious son as he looked towards the door where a rosy little raven haired child stood watching the scene. Eyes sparkling, the blond man held out his arms for his daughter to come and join them.

Sighing as only an Uchiha can, she shook her head at him. “Chichi, we’re six years old. I’m too old for cuddling.” She said the last word with a rather haughty little shudder. Before she had time to berate her brother for his childishness - which they all knew was coming - she was lifted squealing in the air and deposited into the waiting arms of her blond father.

Nodding his head at his clone which grinned wickedly before dispersing, Naruto laid his daughter on the bed so she was facing up. “Be careful, Mikoto-chan. If you keep being so serious, people might think that you’re an Uchiha.” Opening her mouth to defend her ancestors, all that came out was shrieking giggles as she was ruthlessly tickled.

Minato, never one to be left out, hopped onto Naruto's back and began to tickle the sensitive area behind the older blond's ears. Laughter and giggles erupted within the Uchiha-Uzumaki household.

Sasuke sat back contentedly watching his family roll around the large bed and occasionally across his legs. Chuckling, the older raven wondered how they could all have so much energy so early in the morning. Before long, he found himself with his arms full of once squealing children, now panting from the exertion of their morning workout.

His twins knew not to try to tickle him as it would be a waste of their time. Instead, they cuddled against him and simultaneously, as these siblings were wont to do, turned towards Naruto inviting him to join for the post-tickle cuddle session now that the tickling had been concluded most satisfactorily.

Sparkling sapphire took in the beautiful image of his lover and their children reclining together and all looking at him with welcome and love. Filing the image away in his box of favorite memories - which had been overflowing the last few years - Naruto decided it was time to get his family moving.

"Come on, kids, get ready for your first day at the academy. You better hurry if you want breakfast before we go."

"Yes, Chichi!" Minato was out the door and down the hall before he had finished his exclamation. Mikoto had regained her 'dignity' and extracted herself from her dark-haired father and gracefully exited the room.

Rolling his eyes at their antics, Naruto crawled the short distance to his lover. Sasuke once again found his arms full, this time with a gorgeous man who had promised to always be his. Sharing a chaste kiss, they took a moment to bask in each others presence.

Smirking, Naruto bumped Sasuke's nose. "If it were a dream, we would have had all morning to devote to various amounts of naughtiness."

As he got out of bed and dressed he heard a grunt, sounding suspiciously like a "hn" behind him as his lover followed him. After dressing and preparing for the day, they made it to the kitchen to cook breakfast.

Well…Sasuke cooked breakfast and Naruto prepared the milk and tea and set out the dishes. He then called out for the twins to hurry and soon Mikoto joined him at the table. Her sable hair was pulled into a high ponytail that fell to her shoulders. She wore dark blue shorts and a black shirt. On the sleeves of her shirt were two different emblems; on the left was the Uchiha fan and on the right was the spiral Naruto favored.

"Hey, baby girl."

"I'm not a baby!" With a toss of her head, Mikoto sat at the table puffing her rosy cheeks indignantly like an offended chipmunk. Her onyx eyes flashing at the insult to her maturity.

Resisting the urge to ruffle her hair - he wanted to keep his fingers intact - he took a light hold of her chin and tilted her face to meet his gaze. "You'll always be my baby." With a quick peck to her forehead, he made a hasty retreat to the other side of the table. He could only hope that she found something to distract her from planning some sort of reprisal; the girl could hold a grudge. 'Just like her father.'

As if summoned, Sasuke appeared in the dining room with their food. As the adults were sitting down, Minato finally joined them.

His hair, while darker than Naruto's, was short, spiky, and he loved it. His eyes shone a brilliant blue, though of a lighter hue than his father's. His clothing mimicked his sister's, including the spiral and the fan on his sleeves. However, his shorts were black which was fine as far as his parents were concerned. It was his shirt which caused them to cringe. It was a bright, glaring green that he loved and insisted upon wearing because “Lee-jisan is so cool!”

As the family ate their breakfast, Sasuke watched Naruto and Minato race to see who could eat faster. Mikoto and Minato both followed the older raven’s example and kept good posture; which was quite the accomplishment for Naruto’s son. And when she forgot herself, Mikoto would laugh and smile just like the two blonds.

The men felt joy when they saw their children showing signs of being a mix of both of them. Usually, the kids’ mannerisms and behaviors could be traced back to both of their fathers. Though sometimes an expression would only bring to mind the twins’ mother. It was a reminder to Sasuke and Naruto that they had a friend to thank for their family. She had lent her womb and eggs, one fertilized by Naruto’s sperm, the other by Sasuke’s. She had a special place in their hearts for her generosity.

Once they finished their meal, Naruto created a kage bushin to clean up and put away the dishes while the shinobi and the kids left the house.

They walked through streets that had been repaired from the final battle with Akutsuki several years before. People greeted them and were answered with smiles or a nod by the passing family.

Minato chattered happily about the excitement of starting at the ninja academy. He was sure - and loudly proclaimed - that he would be the Number One student of the school. Mikoto was quick to point out that that would require beating her, which she had strong doubts of ever happening. The haughty lift of her nose and the resultant enraged puffing out of Minato’s cheeks had their parents repressing chuckles at the ‘cuteness’ of the scene.

“Don’t forget Nara Sayu, with her parents she’ll likely beat the both of you.” Sasuke was relieved to see his children redirect their competitiveness to a third party - even if it was the daughter of their friends, Shikamaru and Temari. He didn’t like it when the twins fought each other trying to prove who was better. Though, when they had a common goal, they were nearly unbeatable. Years of dodged chores and missed bedtimes had taught Sasuke and Naruto that well enough.

“If she’s not too lazy to bother,” Naruto whispered in his ear before straightening up and walking ahead with Mikoto who was anxiously walking towards the academy.

“Otou-san, look it’s Kaiya-neechan!” Minato was pointing at the woman in the academy yard while tugging on Sasuke’s arm.

“It’s ‘Kaiya-sensei’ now that you’re a student.”

“Oh yeah.” Minato scratched the back of his blond head as he was reminded. Not to be embarrassed for long, he ran up to his sister and continued with her to their new teacher.

“Mikoto-chan, Minato-chan, you’re just in time. Go on in and follow the other students to your classroom. We will be beginning soon.”

“Hai!” Minato called without a backwards glance to his parents, running into the school and hoping to see which of his friends would be joining him at the academy. He was looking forward to seeing his friend Inuzuka Kenshin. His parents, Kiba and Hinata, were good friends with the Uchiha-Uzumaki family.

With a cheeky grin, Mikoto waved, “Hai, obaa-chan!” and ran after her brother.

Twin braids flying, Kaiya’s head snapped around to gape at the back of the little raven. Hearing a snort of laughter behind her, she turned to fully face the parents of the chibi-minx. “Obaa-chan?!”

Naruto lost the battle and started laughing while Sasuke, unable to stop the smirk on his face, tried to soothe the teacher. “Think of it as a compliment. That’s what Naruto always called Tsunade-sama and the kids know it.”

“I think it’s more likely she’s channeling her Chichi and his feelings towards authority figures.”

“Hey! I don’t have a problem with authority.”

“Only because you’re the highest authority in the village, Hokage-sama.”

Naruto couldn’t argue with her on that. “Well, good luck with those two, you’re going to need it.” As they turned to go their separate ways Naruto called out. “Don’t forget, in two weeks, we’ve got a meeting to discuss this year’s batch.” Not waiting for a reply, he continued down the road with Sasuke. The day was beginning and they both had places to be.

Kaiya smiled to herself as she walked into the academy and made her way to her classroom where she could already hear the rambunctious new students. Since Naruto had become the Hokage, he had made an effort to be aware of every aspect of his village, including what goes on in the academy. He wanted to make sure that each student was given the assistance they needed to reach their potential. He and several teachers would meet a few weeks into every new school year and talk about the children, who had the most potential, who might have hidden talents, and who might need the most attention.

It was a good arrangement and progress reports kept him, as well as the other teachers, aware of the status of the students. It was hoped that this would prevent occurrences where hidden geniuses – Nara Shikamaru – are undiscovered until their genin training, or students who need more personal interaction – Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuuga Hinata, Rock Lee – are ignored, or the acknowledged prodigies – Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Neji – arrogantly receive the accolades, but are not taught teamwork or humility.

Keeping both the Hokage and the academy instructors aware of all the students progress had increased the amount of responsibility all the adults felt. Having a better understanding of what each child needed made it easier to teach them and the students seemed to flourish with the attention. They were very happy with the results they were seeing once this new method had been implemented.

Leaving the Academy behind, Sasuke and Naruto leisurely walked towards the Hokage Tower. Soon, their paths would diverge and they enjoyed their time alone together, even if they were technically in public.

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It was not long after Naruto had nearly completed his hermit training and had been welcomed back to the village – and Sasuke’s arms – that Pein attacked Konoha. His goal was to obtain the Kyuubi no Kitsune, but he underestimated what he would face. The resistance by the village shinobi was intense and Pein chose to temporarily retreat, but not without causing serious damage first.

He never returned to Konoha. Naruto had been true to his word and after the necessary time to heal the wounded and prepare a plan, the shinobi of the Hidden Leaf and their allies took the battle to Akatsuki. It took years and effort, but the organization bent on world domination was annihilated.

However, shortly after the battle in the streets of Konoha, Sasuke was alone and confronted by a man who identified himself as Uchiha Madara. He told a story of sacrifice and betrayal and urged Sasuke to join with him against Konoha, the village that had used Itachi then turned their backs on him. Assured of Sasuke’s cooperation, Madara allowed him to return to the village unmolested to conduct his own ‘investigation.’

That night in Naruto’s bed, he shared all that he had been told. How the Uchiha clan had planned a coup to take over the leadership of Konoha. How Uchiha Itachi was recruited by the power-hungry Danzo and ordered by the Council of Konoha to destroy the Uchiha clan. How Itachi lost his status as a loyal shinobi to take the blame so the village would not know the cruel lengths the powers behind the Hokage would go to. And lastly, how Sasuke’s life had been saved by his brother’s demands, his protection insured by his brother’s threats, and how Itachi sacrificed himself to try to preserve peace for the village he loved.

When asked if he thought it could be true, Naruto was not able to say. He didn’t want to believe that such a lie could be allowed by the Sandaime Hokage, but he knew from personal experience that a village-wide deception could be both endorsed and enforced by the Hokage.

Sasuke, falling into grief, wanted immediate revenge. A punch from Naruto literally knocked some sense into him. After an argument filled with tears, yells, and kisses, they decided that they would find out the veracity of Madara’s claim and demand atonement from those guilty if the story turned out to be true.

Naruto did not fear that Sasuke would threaten the village itself and he too felt the need to obtain justice for the slaughtered people. They wanted to punish those responsible for such a tragedy. Naruto strongly believed that even if members of the Uchiha clan had planned to take over, it could have been averted without mass bloodshed.

Together, they arranged a meeting with Tsunade and shared with her the accusations made against her advisers and the head of Root. Showing signs of enraged disbelief, the Hokage immediately went to the sealed records and found the proof in her old teacher’s handwriting. After reading through the information she had found, she passed the scroll to the two waiting young men.

Seeing a confirmation for his fears, Naruto raised his eyes to face his lover and his leader and asked, “What do we do?”

It was Sasuke who answered with a deadpanned, “We kill them.”

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Sasuke and Naruto had nearly arrived at the Hokage Tower when they stopped for a moment. The blond man smiled into his lover’s eyes, “I’ll see you at home tonight.”

"Do you want me to pick up the kids?" They had decided that they were going to be there for their children as often as possible. That included walking them to and from school whenever they could.

"Yeah, I've got something I need to take care of, but I'll be home by dinner." Naruto continued smiling at the man he loved enjoying how domestic they had become.

"Hn." Sasuke didn't need to say anything more. With a tilt of his mouth that could almost be called a smile, Sasuke turned away as Naruto continued into the tower. Making his way perpendicular to the route they had just taken, he took to the roofs before arriving at his location.

The Konoha Police building stood proudly. After Sasuke assassinated Danzo, Naruto was unsure of what to do with all the leaderless Root ninja. He didn't want there to be two separate divisions of ANBU and wanted to make use of their training while keeping them controlled. It was Sasuke who created the solution: rebuild the police force. The Konoha Police Force had been mostly maintained by the Uchiha clan. When the clan was massacred, the police had been all but extinct. With Sasuke, various volunteers, and a large amount of former Root shinobi, the police were strong once again.

While Sasuke was on his way to his office, he passed Sai who was about to lead a squad out to patrol the village. Now that they were able to keep Konoha itself secure, it freed up the ANBU and Jounin of the village for high level missions which brought in more money for the whole village. Konoha was steadily gaining in prosperity. The two dark haired men nodded to each other courteously as they passed. Though they were not friends, the work that each had done to help those abused by Danzo and improve the security of the village had earned each others respect.

Sasuke sat at his desk going over the reports of the previous night's activity. Nothing too exciting, some drunken idiots who had been locked up for the night, a couple fights had occurred, nothing serious. Overall, the civilians were relieved to have police patrolling regularly again. The crime rate, though never too high, had significantly lowered in the past few years.

Alone in his office, he leaned back in his chair and thought of all they had accomplished and smiled.

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"Good morning, Hokage-sama." Naruto was greeted as he traveled the stairs and hallways to his office. As he entered, he nodded to Neji and Shikamaru who were waiting for him. Neji was the head of his ANBU corps. Once Naruto had closed the door behind him and the three were alone, Neji removed his painted mask and waited for his Hokage to sit. He stood tall and handsome, his hitai-ate was worn around the neck, his unblemished forehead proudly displayed.

Shikamaru was acting as Naruto's assistant while Konohamaru was out of the village for a few weeks. If he wasn't so lazy, he'd be standing in front of Naruto with a large stack of paperwork and getting ready to force the young Hokage to do his work. However, he wasn't that motivated which is why he was lounging in a chair his eyes vaguely staring out of the window at the sky.

"Hey guys!" Naruto bounced into his chair and put his feet up on the desk. He grinned at his friends waiting for the news of the day.

Neji presented the Rokudaime with a completed mission scroll and detailed the success of his team's recent job. In true shinobi fashion, they had spies in every country and Neji's team had met up with their contact in Amegakure. Naruto was happy to read that the region had maintained stability even with Pein's defeat. The last thing the ninja countries needed was for another war to occur. Unfortunately, just because they didn't need it didn't keep some groups from wanting more devastation. However, Konoha and its close allies Sunagakure, Hoshigakure, Kumogakure, and Otogakure were all more concerned with peace between the countries and just doing their job as shinobi.

After Neji had been dismissed and told to enjoy some free time with his family, Naruto sat back and observed his cloud loving friend. When he had asked Shikamaru to take over Konohamaru's duties while the newly made jounin was out on a training mission, he thought that he was doing the man a favor, but if Shikamaru was asked, he'd say it was too troublesome to babysit the Hokage.

The silence in the office was companionable as Naruto handled paperwork and Shikamaru took a nap. The young Hokage enjoyed it while he could. He knew he had an appointment with Sakura to discuss improvements necessary for the hospital and then a meeting with his Council after lunch and there was a lot to go over. Though Tsunade had often complained about the work required, Naruto hadn't truly believed how much administrative work went into being the Hokage of a Hidden Village. So much politics.

He was thankful that the advisers he had were more reliable than the ones Sandaime and Tsunade had to deal with.

When the truth of the Uchiha Massacre was revealed to Naruto and Tsunade, she told them that there was no way to bring the orchestrators to official justice. They couldn't reveal it to the public because Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu could claim that what they had done was for the good of the village. The possibility of it being turned into a propaganda war that would destroy any chance that Sasuke had for peace in Konoha was too great. Also, Tsunade had already officially signed the documentation necessary to make Naruto her successor but it was obvious that her advisers whom she inherited from the Sandaime would oppose her decision.

To prevent any further damage done by the power hungry councilors, Tsunade authorized Sasuke to assassinate them as long as he did not leave any traces to lead back to the three of them. He proved just how deadly he could be.

Now, years later, Naruto had set up his own panel of advisers. There were representatives of every clan within Konoha. There was also three shinobi elected to represent those that did not have a clan affiliation and three additional individuals elected to represent the civilian population. With this many people having a voice, it had the potential to be difficult to get things accomplished, but for Naruto, it was perfect. He was able to get many different views to help him make decisions within the village.

His advisory council could vote on issues regarding the internal structure of Konoha. However, he also made it clear that in regards to shinobi related activity, the Hokage was still the ultimate authority. There was potential for conflict as there is in every situation, but Naruto made it work.

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Minato and Mikoto had been disappointed to find out that they were going to spend more time in a classroom than anything else. They learned more when they were training with their parents! When they complained to Kaiya-sensei and Iruka-sensei, they were told that every shinobi has to learn what the academy had to teach. Some would learn faster than others and some would need to stay longer than most. It was up to the twins to show their own potential.

Not that that did much for two six-year-olds who believed that they were ready to be shinobi now!

After much playground discussion, the children decided that though it was completely unfair of the adults to enforce school on them, they would suffer through it and show those stupid grown-ups that they had never met anything as amazing as Uchiha-Uzumaki Minato!

"Hn. As if, 'Nato. You're never going to be better than me." His sister made sure to put her younger brother - by forty minutes - in his place.

A smirk that would make any Uchiha proud showed on the young blond's face. "You'll see, Miko."

Mikoto responded with her own smirk. The challenge was on.

Their teacher who had been subtly watching the discussion smiled to herself. She had a feeling that Konoha wasn't going to know what hit it.

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Sasuke had finished his work for the day and decided to stop by a store before he picked up the twins. It was their birthday in two weeks and Naruto and he had been discussing what they were going to get the children. Obviously, Minato and Mikoto were going to get several presents, but their parents wanted something particularly special for them as well. Last night, they had agreed on one of the gifts each of the kids would receive.

Entering the specialized jewelry shop, Sasuke looked around while the clerk was assisting someone else. While he was browsing, his eyes were drawn to one of the display cases. What he saw inside caught his attention for some time.

"Can I help you?" Looking up, Sasuke realized he was now the only one left in the shop.

"Yes, I would like to purchase this," he said indicating the item in the display. Once the object was wrapped and given to Sasuke, he put in the order that his lover and he had decided on. Each of their children would receive on a silver chain a double sided pendant. One side would be the Uchiha crest decorated in white and red enamel. The other side would be Naruto's spiral in orange.

The twins had just recently begun wearing the fan and spiral on their clothes. They had informed their fathers that they were proud of who they are and where they came from. Neither Sasuke nor Naruto saw any reason not to encourage them. They had both been so full of joy from the love and dedication they were given by the kids.

Exiting the store, Sasuke checked the time and was happy to note that he would be right on time to walk the kids home.

Though he had not lost his stoic image, his family had learned to read him like a book. Which is why Mikoto knew just how happy he was to see her and Minato playing with some of the other children out near a swing in front of the Academy when he arrived.

"You two ready?" he asked.

"Hai, Otou-san!" Minato ran up to his side and started babbling about everything they had learned at the academy and all the other students they had met. Sharing a small smirk with his daughter, Sasuke led them away from the school as his son chattered happily and occasionally brought Mikoto into the conversation.

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The memorial stone gleamed in the sunlight as Naruto stood before it paying his respects to the honored dead. So many names and far too many that he recognized. However, for this visit, his eyes found and paid attention to six specific names. People who were part of his family and/or helped to make him the man he was.

Jiraiya, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Itachi, Senju Tsunade, Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Minato

The Rokudaime bowed his head in greeting and then gave them the news of what was going on in the village. He told Jiraiya and Kakashi of a movie sequel being made from the Icha Icha collection and promised to see it and let them know how it was. He assured Tsunade that he was doing a fine job of being Hokage and had even managed not to be drunk while on duty.

For the other three, they were people whom he had not truly known in life, but were undeniably a part of his family. He shared stories of the twins and the various antics they got involved in. He shared his pride and joy with these people who had sacrificed themselves and protected his progeny in the process.

As the sun began to sink in the sky, he promised to return with more stories soon. Bowing again, this time in farewell, Naruto left the memorial to return to his family. Dinner should be ready soon.

A whisper on the wind was all that remained from his passage.

“Thank you.”

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When Naruto arrived home, he was glomped by his son who proceeded to share with him all the details of his day. Indulgently, he listened as he removed his shinobi sandals and his sleeveless coat with the characters for “Rokudaime” on the back. By the time he was ready to wash up and help with dinner, Minato had been distracted and was with his sister setting the table.

Smiling as he passed his lover on the way to their room, he put his coat in the closet and went into the attached bathroom. When he finished with his business, he was about to exit the bedroom when he noticed something sitting on his pillow.

Approaching it, he took in the silver cord and the small black stone. Picking up the necklace he saw that there were shots of different shades of blue through the dark stone. Cradling his gift in his hand, he turned it over and his breath caught at what he saw.

As tears misted in his eyes he stood in front of the mirror and put on the necklace happy to see that it was the perfect length, falling midway between his collar and the necklace given to him by Tsunade all those years ago.

As Sasuke was setting the rice to cook and putting the vegetables Naruto would be cutting up on the counter he felt his lover enter the kitchen. He would deny that he was nervous to see how Naruto reacted to his gift, no matter how true the accusation might be. However, he would not let that stop him from welcoming the man he loves.

Sasuke turned to his blond and his heart stuttered at the glistening sapphire orbs that shone at him with boundless happiness. He could do nothing but open his arms to the beautiful man.

With his children playing in the background, Sasuke clung to Naruto and closed his eyes to capture the moment. He imagined that he could feel the characters delicately written in gold on the pendant now pinned between their hearts.

‘Eternal Bonds.’


Owari.

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AN: And that’s the end. If anyone’s curious, I specifically didn’t name the twins’ biological mother because I don’t believe that it’s relevant to the conclusion of the story. You, the reader, can make her whoever you want her to be.

I hope everyone enjoyed and thank you again for all the reviews and support.
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