Itachi slumped down.

"I think it's over," Shisui said quietly.

Hinata looked around, her eyes wide and fearful. Naruto and Sasuke were on either side of her, just as scared.

"'Tachi-Nii, where's mummy?" Sasuke asked quietly.

"I'm sure she's okay," Itachi said.

Sasuke knew it was a lie. Itachi wasn't sure. His mother was strong, but could she really compare to his father.

"Aunt Mikoto!"

It was the first time Mikto had ever heard Naruto call her that. Her heart swelled with pride as the yellow bundle of joy stood up.

Her eyes scanned over everyone there, amongst many other survivors. Mikoto heaved a sigh of relief and engulfed her boys in a hug. Sasuke and Itachi hugged back, relieved that their mother was alive, not even thinking about their father.

Shisui and Naruto shifted awkwardly until they were pulled into the embrace, with Hinata of course. Mikoto had never been so relieved to see them all, alive and whole if only traumatised. Naruto hugged back tight, unused to being hugged but not caring the slightest.

"I shall be forever grateful," Hiashi said once more.

Shisui rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, "Please, Lord Hyuuga, I just did what was right,"

Shisui turned to leave, waving to Hinata who smiled shyly and waved back.

"Shisui," Itachi said, suddenly appearing beside his best friend, "I think you solved the conflict between the Hyuugas and Uchihas in a single night,"

If Shisui didn't know Itachi better, he would have thought Itachi was being completely serious. Instead, Shisui laughed.

"Don't be silly. All I did was save a little girl's life,"

Itachi shook his head, smiling slightly, "You're so modest. You and Naruto would get along well,"

Shisui grinned. He didn't know Naruto well yet, but he still had a lingering fear of the Kyuubi in him. Still, he was Shisui - he was not one to pass up an awesome friendship over something some idiots said.

"I'm sure we will,"

"Kakashi!" Mikoto, head of the Uchiha clan, said in surprise, "Would you like to join us for dinner?"

Kakashi shrugged uneasily, "Okay,"

"Naruto will be glad. He and Sasuke are asking for Uncle Kakashi," Mikoto said teasingly.

Kakashi smiled under his mask, "They are better than the brats I'm failing,"

"Life of a Jounin Instructor is that bad, huh?"

Kakashi nodded, "Worse,"

Barely any civilians died. Quite a few ninjas died. Half of the Uchihas had been wiped out.

There were casualties. The Third Hokage could not say the Coup had been for the best. The loss of life was no small matter.

But it was not the loss of hope. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Mikoto had quickly rose up and organised the Uchiha Clan. There was a formal apology from her, and while not everyone forgave the Uchiha, the major clans easily supported Mikoto. She quickly weeded out traitors and Coup supporters, putting them in her place.

In even better news, Itachi was appointed as the next Hokage. It was a political move, making him the next Hokage, but it was worth it.

Of course, he was still too young, so the Third had to wait until he was at least seventeen.

The Hyuuga and Uchiha, the biggest rivals in Konoha, we getting along well. They did not trust each other by any means, but Hinata, Sasuke and Naruto became fast friends and no one denied the Hyuuga princess and the Uchiha prince their playdates.

It was adorable to everyone but Hiashi and Mikoto.

The Third smiled. The Coup should never have happened in the first place. But it was over. They would move on to a brighter future.

Naruto grinned happily as he sat in his newly constructed classroom. Half of the building had been taken down but quickly reconstructed.

"I heard from my mum that the Uchiha were the ones to do this,"

"Yeah. We can't even trust our own classmates,"

Naruto smirked. Two identical shrieks filled the air.

"You're brutal," Sasuke said, shaking his head.

Naruto grinned back, "It's their fault for standing in that exact spot, dattebayo"

Sasuke smirked and leaned back in his seat, "I am so glad mum let you move in,"

"Cause you love me?" Naruto teased.

"No. Cause now I have someone to help me prank Uncle Kakashi," a truly evil grin spread across Sasuke's face, "And Itachi while you're at it,"

The Uchiha household was in an uproar.

"Naruto! Sasuke!" Mikoto yelled.

"What did you two do this time?" Itachi asked the two giggling boys hiding behind him.

"Nothing," Sasuke said innocently.

"Uh huh," Itachi said in disbelief.

"Where are they?" Mikoto asked, storming in, "They completely trashed the living room!"

"Behind me," Itachi pointed nonchalantly.

"Traitor!" Naruto yelled.

"Mummy, you don't really want to punish us, do you?" Sasuke asked with his best puppy dog eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, Aunt Mikoto! You're my favourite aunt, dattebayo!" Naruto said, his blue eyes widening.

Mikoto groaned, "I'm your only Aunt," she mumbled, "Damn it, can't stay mad at them,"

And anyway, the living room wasn't that bad.

"But still," Mikoto warned, "Next time, go to Hinata's house when you have the urge to destroy something,"

"Okay," the boys chorused. After all, they didn't want to push Mikoto too far.

Mikoto smiled as the boys ran off quickly before she changed her mind.

"I'm glad I managed to keep my promise to Kushina,"

"Yeah," Itachi said with a small grin, "I'm glad too,"

And that's the end. I hope you enjoyed! I know it wasn't all that well written but I really wanted a Mikoto fanfic and this is what I came up with. I don't really know if I'll be writing any more of this, but maybe I could write Naruto's genin years or Naruto discovering about Kushina and Minato or something. Still unsure. I might be writing a new Naruto book soon, so stay tuned.

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