~Naruto's POV~
I looked at Kakashi who was looking sadly at the third diary we had been reading. It just showed how he finally learned to accept emotions…he really did care for my mom like a big sister and Sasuke and I could see that. Kakashi looked at Sasuke.
"Have you seen the pattern here?" He asked him. Sasuke nodded.
"Yeah, first Satomi didn't want to bother with anyone and had lost everything she cared about, then the same happened to you….then it happened to me," Sasuke said to us. I could see that he wish he had someone like my mom, I don't blame him for that. I saw Sasuke looking down in deep thought, I immediately knew what he was thinking about and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey, I don't think she would be mad at you about leaving the village, I think the fact that you came back would have made her proud," I told him. He looked at me then at Kakashi.
"Really think so?" He asked mumbling. I nodded as did Kakashi.
"Satomi was that kind of girl, if I had done something like that, of course she would be disappointed in me, but if I had come back, I know she would be proud that I didn't abandon everyone completely," Kakashi told him. Sasuke nodded and I saw a small smile. It's very rare to see that, so it usually made us a little better.
"I wish I could have met her," Sasuke said to us. I nodded.
"You and me both," I mumbled. Kakashi placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Well, I'll tell you this, she loved you both very much," he told us. Kakashi looked at Sasuke. "When she first saw you, I knew she saw you as a son right away just as she did when Itachi was born," Kakashi told him. Sasuke showed little shock but I knew he felt a lot, and I knew it was a shock of happiness. I picked up the book so we could read that last and final passage of the diary.
"'Nine months have passed since we found out that Satomi was pregnant with our child. We were all getting nervous because the baby was due any day now.'"
~Minato's POV~
Nine months have passed since we found out that Satomi was pregnant with our child. We were all getting nervous because the baby was due any day now. I'll admit, I was tired from the duties of being an upcoming father and the new Hokage, but it was all worth it. Satomi and I were sitting around in the living room. I was rubbing her round stomach as she was laying her head on my shoulder.
"You're really hoping for a boy, aren't you?" I asked her. She nodded.
"Yeah, I want the boy I saw in my dreams. My god, he looked so much like you, the only thing he had from me are my eyes and old personality," she said to me. I smiled at her.
"Don't forget that old catch phrase of yours you told me about," I told her. She chuckled.
"Yeah, but he has something of you in him as well, your determination," she told me. I kissed her head. "He's going to be the best ninja in the village, I just know it," she told me. I smiled at her optimism, but I knew that she was right, this child is going to be the best ninja in the village if he's a mix of me and Satomi. The door then swung open revealing a five year old Itachi. Satomi became concerned. "What's wrong, Itachi?" She asked him. He was panting.
"Mom….baby….hospital," he panted. I picked up Itachi and we transported to the hospital. We arrived and I saw Fugaku waiting at the door. Itachi ran over to him after I had set him down. Satomi looked at Fugaku.
"How are they?" She asked him. That's when we heard a baby's cry. I nurse came out and smiled at us. She told us we could go see Mikoto and the baby. We went in and saw Mikoto holding a baby in a powder blue blanket. Satomi and I were on one side while Itachi and Fugaku were on the other. Satomi smiled with tears in her eyes. "He's beautiful, Mikoto," she said to her. Mikoto was smiling and handed Fugaku the baby boy.
"Everyone…I would like you to meet Sasuke Uchiha," Mikoto said to us. Fugaku smiled at the baby in his arms just as Itachi was smiling at Sasuke.
"How did you come up with that name?" Fugaku asked her. I could tell he liked that name. Mikoto looked at Satomi.
"Satomi helped me pick the name, she had a feeling that he would grow to be strong as a ninja, as a warrior, I fell in love with the name when she told me," Mikoto said to us. Fugaku smiled at Satomi.
"It's perfect, thank you," he said to her. Satomi smiled. Fugaku then came around and handed Sasuke to Satomi. "We also wanted you to be the god mother of him just as you are to Itachi," he said to her. She smiled and looked at Sasuke who was looking at her. Sasuke then smiled at her.
"Hi, Sasuke, I'm your god mom," she said letting out a couple of happy tears. If she's like this with her god child, I can't to see her with our baby. Sasuke grabbed some of Satomi's purple hair and played with it.
"I think he likes your hair," I told her. Fugaku rolled his eyes.
"Way to state the obvious, Loser," he said to me.
"Don't call me a loser, Bastard!" I exclaimed. Satomi and Mikoto glared at me.
"Not in front of the children!" They shouted at me. I shrunk back due to fear of the woman. They looked at Fugaku. "Don't make the children get into that!" They shouted at him as he shrunk back.
"Note to self, don't make wives, pregnant or not, angry," Fugaku said. I nodded in agreement. Sasuke and Itachi were giggling at our suspense. Satomi handed Sasuke back to Mikoto.
"So, are you ready for the baby to come?" Mikoto asked her. Satomi nodded.
"Yes, I want to see my baby and I want him out now, I feel too huge for comfort," Satomi complained. I chuckled.
"You're beautiful no matter what," I whispered to her. She blushed and looked away.
"Shush you, I just miss going on missions," she told me. Everyone laughed at her bashfulness. We then went home for the rest of the day. I went to the Hokage office and started working again. After a few hours I was still working when I heard the door open. I knew who it was, Satomi came up behind me and started messaging my shoulders making me relax. "It's time for bed, Love," she said to me. I sighed.
"I need to finish this," I told her. She kissed my temple.
"There is always tomorrow, and I can help you, but you need rest if you plan to stay up long enough tomorrow to do so," she told me as she wrapped her arms around my shoulders. I sighed and looked at her.
"You and your persuasive mouth," I mumbled. She giggled.
"It comes in handy when it comes to you," she told me. I nodded and got up. We made it back home and went to bed. The next day we were in the office working on the paper work and ended up finishing. That's when an Anbu member came in.
"It's Kushina Uzumaki! Her seal is weakening!" He told us. I looked at him.
"Take Satomi somewhere safe, I'll work on the seal!" I ordered.
"Yes, Lord Hokage!" He said to me. He went over to Satomi who looked at me with a worried look.
"Be careful, Love," she said to me. I nodded and left for Kushina. When I got there, it was too late. I brought her back to the Hokage building and placed her with Satomi. I had Anbu and Jounin come in. I gave the orders to distract the Nine Tails as I made sure the Chuunin and Genin got everyone far enough from the Nine Tails. I then heard a groan. I turned and saw Satomi holding her stomach.
"Her water broke, Minato!" Kushina told me. The baby is coming? Now?! I had a Jounin go get a doctor. I was at Satomi's side holding her hand.
"This baby sure has great timing, huh?" Satomi asked sarcastically trying to lighten the mood. I chuckled.
"Yeah, the best," I joked. The doctor came and we got to work. I stayed by Satomi's side, she was growing weaker, I kept praying that she would make it through this. That's when we heard a cry.
"It's a boy!" The doctor told us. I smiled at Satomi.
"Just like you dreamed," told her. The doctor handed her the baby and she smiled.
"Naruto," she said weakly. She was pale and breathing really hard. She handed Naruto to me and smiled. She then looked at Kushina. "Kushina, take care of Naruto like he's your own, I know we have to do something about the Nine Tails…I want you to be there when he needs you," she said to her. My eyes widened, she's making it sound like she's dying! Kushina nodded with a confused look. Satomi looked at me with a sad smile. "Take care of Naruto, I love you both so much," she said to me. She then stopped breathing. My heart sank.
"Satomi? Satomi! Wake up!" I shouted at her with tears in my eyes. I looked at Naruto who was crying and I knew it was over the loss of his mother. I held him close. I then knew what she meant, she knew I would seal the Nine Tails inside Naruto, I had a feeling Naruto was strong enough for it. I did the Jutsu placing the seal on Naruto, but not before one of the tails from the Kyuubi attacked. Kushina and I blocked the tail from getting to Naruto. I smiled at him. "Stay strong, Naruto, we'll be watching over you," I said to him. I'm sorry I'll never be able to see you grow up to be a fine man and ninja. I love you my son, just as your mother did. With that…I died with mine and Satomi's best friend.
~Naruto's POV~
I hadn't notice that when I read the part of my mom dying giving birth to me, I had started crying. Sasuke looked down trying to hide his tears just as Kakashi was. So this is why mom had me think Kushina was my mother, she knew the Nine Tails would be sealed inside me and wanted Kushina to guide me through it. I dropped the diary and ran out of the house, Kakashi and Sasuke were calling for me but I ignored them. I made it the Hokage mountain summit, my mother's and father's spot. It was night time, I laid down and looked at the stars like they used to. I had more tears running out of my eyes. I cried more until I was practically sobbing. I had my arm covering my eyes.
"Mom…I'm so sorry," I quietly sobbed.
"I'm not," I heard a woman say. I removed my arm and looked behind me. That's when I saw a woman with short purple hair and cerulean blue eyes. She was wearing a white spaghetti strap dress that reached below her knees. She was beautiful, she smiled at me and walked closer. "Naruto, you have grown so much," she said to me. I then recognized her from the picture…
"Mom?" I asked softly. She nodded with a warm and loving smile. I ran up to her and hugged her. I was taller than her, but she hugged me back. We pulled apart and she held my face in her hands.
"I knew it, you look exactly like your father," she mused. I smiled at her.
"But with your eyes," I told her. She chuckled and nodded.
"Yes," she agreed. She then frowned. "You found your father's diaries," she told me. I nodded.
"How did you know?" I asked her. She smiled softly and had me sit beside her.
"Because, your father had placed Jutsus on those books so they would record on their own of what happened. I then placed a Jutsu on there so that when you read them, you would be able to see me," she told me. That's when it clicked.
"You knew you were going to die giving birth to me," I said to her. She nodded.
"Yes, I had started to feel weak about a month before you were born, I just hid it from your father. Even though I knew I was going to die…I wouldn't change a thing. I'm proud of the man you have become, just like I dreamed," she told me. I frowned.
"I just wish you and dad didn't have to die," I told her. She grabbed my hand.
"I know, I wish we didn't die either. I wanted to be able to see you grow up as did your father," she told me. She then frowned. "I'm sorry we made you carry the burden of the Nine Tails. I knew you would have a hard life, but I also knew that you would be strong enough to handle it," she told me. She the smiled again. "You do have your father's determination…and my old personality," she mumbled the last part making me laugh. I hugged her again.
"I didn't get to answer you the night I was born," I told her. She hugged me back.
"What are you talking about, son?" She asked me.
"I love you too, mom," I said to her. I felt her smile against my shoulder.
"I love you so much, Naruto, never forget that. Your father and I will always be there even if you can't see us," she told me. She pulled back taking off my Leaf headband and kissed my forehead.
"Satomi-Sensei?" We heard a voice say. We turned and saw Kakashi and Sasuke. We stood up as she smiled at them.
"Kakashi," she smiled at him. She then hugged him, he was shocked but hugged her back.
"How is this possible?" He asked her.
"A special Jutsu I placed on those diaries you all read," she said to him. She then looked at Sasuke and grinned. "Sasuke Uchiha, look at you, you look so much like your mother," she smiled. He was still shocked seeing her. She frowned. "I know you had a hard time when you lost your family, I wish I was alive long enough to see you and Naruto grow up, I'm sorry," she said to him. Sasuke then did the unexpected, he hugged her. She hugged him back.
"I'm sorry if I disappointed you," he said to her. She smiled and kissed his forehead like she did me.
"I knew why you did it, but revenge was never the answer, I'm just glad you decided to finally come home where you belong, Sasuke, for that I'm proud of you," she said to him. She looked at all of us. "I'm proud of all of you and I love you all very much. Continue to make me proud, now I must go, my time is up," she told us. Our eyes widened. I hugged her with Sasuke.
"Please, don't go, mom," I begged. I felt her smile.
"I wish I didn't have to, but I have to go whether I like it or not. Just know that I'll be with all of you every step of the way, with Minato, Fugaku, Mikoto, Itachi, Rin, and Obito. We love you all so much," she told us. She pulled back and did hand seals. Soon, necklaces appeared around our necks. They were just black string with special crystals on them, Sasuke had a sapphire crystal, Kakashi had an emerald crystal, and I had…a cerulean crystal. "Wear these and I'll always be there, you'll even have my abilities. Good bye, I love you all…believe it," she smiled at us. She then faded. I held my crystal and smiled.
"We love you too, mom, believe it,"