Disclaimer: The character Namie Namikaze comes from the story Laterality, which is written by Kettobase, this is just an omake fanfic for the story with the pairing of Namie and Sakumo as a thought that came to me of how things may go in the future if Namie chose to reach out to Sakumo and constantly be there for him, so he wouldn't choose to commit honorable suicide.

Thankfully, I've been allowed to post this omake, and it is definitely for the sake of promoting an impressive fanfic.

"You know, they're probably thinking this is one of those friendly luncheons to keep either or both of us sane," Namie remarks lightly, lifting a new stick of dango to her mouth.

"Does it bother you?" Her companions asks, but he doesn't seem worried, just curious about her thoughts. It's a common happening between the two of them by now, since they have been doing this for so long, meeting up like this or some other way.

"No, not really. I don't mind either way, but I think if they knew this was an actual date, it'd be troublesome to keep them away. At least when they think it's for our mental health, they won't come barging in on us and eyeing us suspiciously," She has had many a thoughts as to their reactions, too, but that doesn't need to be said out loud. He's smiling, anyway, like he knows what she is thinking and is telling her not to worry so much about it. What happens, happens, right? Or is that just her impression of his expression?

She is younger than him, they both know that is one of the points that will be used to argue against them, the day their relationship is revealed. But neither of them cares about age when it comes to each other, at least not enough to end this. She saved him, he mentions each time it is questioned of how they know each other, and she is still saving him. He isn't lying about that, he is just omitting the other parts of how they know each other.

It doesn't need to be said, most knows of the largest tie between them. Most that care to find out, that is. Others might have chosen to just think up some foolish reason, but so long as those do not trouble them physically or their home or loved ones, then the rumors doesn't matter. No one would dare say anything to their faces, with who they are. Her being related to the Yellow Flash and him being the White Fang.

"If you change your mind, you will tell me, won't you?" He trusts her to, like she's always, as long as she has been saving him, to speak her mind. He owes his heart to her, since the moment she had stopped him - in public, even - to thank him for saving her sensei and congratulate him on being a proper Konoha Shinobi. It had been a moment that had been spoken of for years, and it still was, he had heard. Which he wouldn't be sharing with Namie unless she asked, unwilling to lie to her but also wishing to spare her embarrassment.

"Of course," She replies, despite this being another thing that doesn't really need to be said. It's a silent promise between the two of them that they'll keep until death. "Though if we get found out, you get to be the one to talk to everyone, I'll only shield you from Brother's wrath."

They both knew full well that that wasn't completely true, she wouldn't leave him to fend for himself like that when they were both 'at fault' for this situation. They both cared deeply for each other, they'd both allowed each other close. She'd be standing right by his side and argue against all the arguments they had against them. Possibly the only thing that could break them apart was if Minato and Kakashi both couldn't wrap their heads around it, if neither could even try to accept them.

They were family people, neither would ever stop protecting their precious people. That was just their Will of Fire.