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She watched as Hashirama and Madara sat on the top of the hill and just conversed. She was initially worried that they were going to try and fight once more, but upon seeing them just sitting there she was relieved. Madara had just had his leg fully healed after almost a year of it not healing correctly. She felt horrible, seeing as she had tried her best to heal it little by little but that had only been doing more harm than good seeing as his body was trying to heal it at the same time and it had healed wrong.
Thankfully the Uzumaki clan had someone who deal specifically with bone breaks and had broken his leg and fixed it the right way. Madara hadn't held it against her, but perhaps if she had never intervened in that fight she wouldn't have ended up temporarily dying and he may have been more focused and wouldn't have gotten hurt. If she had been more attentive... she blamed herself for his injuries and everyone elses... Izuna now had a scar that crossed over his right eye because of the hit he had taken from that woman.
She felt so horribly for all of their injuries and yet not one of them blamed her. She sighed as she made her way over to Madara and Hashirama who were discussing the building of the village that was happening down below. Who knew a massive fight like that would have brought all of them together like this. She sat beside them and looked down at all the buildings below. Madara entwined his fingers with hers and smiled at her. The twinge at her heart made her frown. She wondered if it was the bond between them that made him still smile at her.
"Get out of your head, my love. You haven't had this much anxiety about anything in years. I need you to focus here... I'm trying to point out our home to you." He said and she followed the direction in which his finger was pointing. She trailed it all the way down to that same area they had met. A slight blush coated her cheeks and she rolled her eyes. There was a large house being built not too far from their river, but it left the river intact. He proceeded to point up the river a ways and a grin crossed his lips. "And that's Hashirama's house." He said and pointed at the compound being built not too far away from their home was.
She laughed at this and both men eyed her oddly. "Why are you laughing?" Hashirama asked her and she shook her head. "You two... are so adorable. Best buddies living down the river from one another." She mused and they blushed. "I just wanted our kids to play together one day..." Hashirama whispered to Madara who nodded. "Yeah same, bro..." he said and Hinata couldn't help but laugh more as she moved to hug the both of them.
"I love you guys..." she said and both of them blushed. "You're adorable and you've made me feel so much better about all of this." She said and sat back on her feet. "So Madara... you really do want kids one day huh?" she asked and he nodded. "Lots of them!" he exclaimed with a grin and Hinata blushed darkly. She wasn't ready for that response in the slightest. "Guess you guys better get on that then." Hashirama said as he took off. Hinata rolled her eyes as she watched him hop over the ledge and head towards his home.
"I really do want lots of children... I'm sorry if I sprang that on you." Madara said and she smiled at him softly as he stared off to the sky. "Seems Neji has a head start on that..." he sighed and she blinked at him oddly. "You didn't know? Neji's girlfriend told him she was pregnant today and he's been panicking for the last hour." He chuckled and she just gaped at him slightly still. "I haven't even met this girl and she's pregnant... Neji is very good at keeping her a secret I guess." She sighed and he nodded. "I haven't met her either, guess we should go introduce ourselves to this mystery girl." Madara said as he slipped to his feet and offered her a hand.
She took it and allowed him to help her to her feet. They turned and took one last look at their home and smiled at one another. "So... how many children do you want Madara?" she asked and he shrugged. "I honestly don't know... I love children and have always pictured you and I having a few. A whole army of tiny you would be preferable." He mused and she couldn't contain the giggle that escaped her. "Why me? Why not you?" she asked and he gave her an odd look.
"Love, I am so ugly I scare people." He mused and she laughed at this. "You fool, they are scared of you cause when we are in public you never smile. Idiot." She laughed and he blushed slightly. "So, you want a tiny army of me running around here? I think you have lost your mind..." he chuckled and she rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe he was so insecure about how people saw him. She found him extremely handsome and she didn't understand how looking at his own reflection he would have ever come to the conclusion he wasn't...
As they walked through town she noticed all the women calling out to him and waving at him and the twinge of jealousy that reared its head caused her to glare at them. The moment they saw her they all looked away. "I take it back, you and your lack of smiling isn't why people fear you... might be me mean mugging every woman who looks at you." Hinata admitted softly and he quirked a brow at her. "They were looking at me? I didn't know what was going on, now that I know you're the scary one I feel better." He laughed and she rolled her eyes at him.
"Sometimes you get on my nerves." She grumbled as they stepped up to Neji's home and knocked on the door. The door was ripped open and he stared at her in fear. "Hinata I swear I-" "Neji, it's ok... let us in so we can help you process." She mused and he stepped away from the door. A single glance at the girl had Hinata in shock. "Oh my..." she began and the girl looked at Hinata and blushed. "Airi..." Hinata whispered and the girl looked down to her hands in embarrassment.
"I'm sorry Hinata-chan... I didn't tell you because we were worried what you would think..." Airi said and Hinata smiled at her and rushed over to hug the girl. "Madara, this is Hashirama's little cousin Airi." That was all Hinata had to say before Madara too started panicking. He grabbed a hold of Neji and started shaking him back and forth while pelting him with questions. Hinata and Airi looked from one to another in confusion. Hinata sat beside the brunette girl on the couch and held her hand gently. Her soft green eyes were full of worry and Hinata couldn't quite figure out why... that was until it dawned on her what side of the family Airi was from.
"Akane's niece?!?" her mouth went dry and she looked over to Madara and Neji who were still arguing back and forth. Akane was originally an albino Inuzuka before she married into the Senju. Hence the rugged personality. "She's going to kill you." Hinata said and Neji glared at her. "Thanks for the moral support dammit!" he snapped and she couldn't help but laugh. She looked back to Airi who was just waiting for the two men to stop their bickering.
"Are you happy Airi?" Hinata asked her and she nodded with a bright smile. "Good, then that should be all that matters... why don't we come with you both to tell Akane?" she offered and Madara choked audibly. "I don't think that is a good idea..." he said and she rolled her eyes. "You guys are being a bit dramatic don't you think?" she asked and both of them shook their heads. Hinata rolled her eyes once more before moving to open the door. The moment her hand touched the handle she felt that all to familiar aura that froze her in her tracks. She backed away from the door slowly and made herself comfortable on the couch.
She didn't want to be in the middle of anything that was about to happen, although she knew she was going to get pulled into it anyways. They heard the knock at the door and Neji went to answer it, but before he could reach for it to slide it open it was forced open and an angry Akane stood before them. "Neji!" she hissed and narrowed her eyes at him. He closed his eyes and prepared for the verbal beating he was about to receive, but it never came. Instead, she hugged him tightly.
"Welcome to the family Neji!!!" she squealed excitedly and he sighed from her embrace. Akane released him and rushed over to Airi who was excited for her aunt to approve. She watched as they all worked everything out and Akane told them that anything they needed help with she would be right there ready to help. Hinata wondered if she was going to be this excited when Tobirama and Izuna came to her about their plans of eventually adopting, she figured Akane would be because the woman loved children. It wasn't long before Aurora made her way into the house and began congratulating Neji as well, claiming him as her other son and telling him she was excited for her grandbaby to be brought into the world.
Hinata looked over to Madara who seemed a bit anxious seeing his mother in the house with them. She was confused by this until the woman turned on them and frowned. "At least one of my boys found the time." She hissed as she looked at Madara who blushed and began arguing with his mother. Hinata sighed and rubbed her eyes, this whole family was a mess and then some.
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Sasuke looked over at Ino who was rubbing her stomach gently. He bent and placed a gentle kiss on her exposed belly, making Ino smile brightly. Their sweet moment was interrupted by the glowing of the scrolls once more. Lots of things had been changing in the scrolls and in real life now. They had watched as multiple scrolls began glowing one after another. Sasuke grabbed the scroll that depicted the fight with Madara and Hashirama with kurama, only for it to rewrite itself once more.
The battle never happened.
Instead, it spoke of Neji and his wife introducing a daughter into the world, Ino Hyuuga. Ino couldn't help but smile at this as she read it over. Neji had named his child after her stating that she was one of the best friends he had ever had and he wished he could have spent more time with her before his initial death. "It's ok Neji, I promise... I hope you don't ever have any regrets, because everything here is just fine." Ino whispered and Sasuke nodded to her.
"I think he knows we think of them all the time... I wonder if Hinata will name her children after us too." He mused and Ino shook her head. "I wouldn't doubt it." she said and he chuckled as he read over the scroll that depicted what happened instead of the battle. They became neighbors and Hinata kept a close eye on Hashirama and Madara and their antics for fighting on the river that separated their properties. "As well as dealing with their children Hinata had to monitor her grown ones as well." Sasuke mused and showed Ino where it read that Hashirama and Madara were always trying to one up one another.
As they were reading through the scrolls he heard a knock to his door. He figured it was probably Sakura and Naruto coming to see what was changing with the scrolls once more, seeing as most likely things in the village were changing once more. He called out for them to come on in and they did. His breath hitched and he jumped to his feet as he saw who was behind them. They both smiled at him as he hugged his mother tightly. She was crying and clutching him tightly, having had everything explained in great detail as what had happened to them. She released him and he looked up to see his father smiling down at him softly before he ruffled his hair and stepped to the side.
Itachi smiled at him softly, right before he prodded his forehead. Sasuke wasn't going to take that as the only greeting and he hugged his older brother tightly. "I'm so sorry Itachi." Was all he said and his brother released a laugh. He ruffled Sasuke's hair and stepped out of his embrace slightly before smirking. "She did it didn't she?" he asked and Sasuke cocked his head to the side before Itachi sighed and shook his head. "Hinata, she did this didn't she?" he asked and he nodded to Itachi.
"How did you-?" "I still remember everything, unlike most of the people who have come back. Those who had been graced by Benzaiten's presence tend to remember." He said and Sasuke nodded. He had noticed that. "So you loved Hinata-chan too, Itachi?" Ino asked suddenly and this caught the older man off guard. A slight pink tint coated his cheeks and he shook his head. "You don't understand... I did... at first... I was enthralled with her. She was beautiful, and kind... but Lady Benzaiten seemed to realize that our bond wouldn't work to fix anything so she removed it." he explained and they nodded softly.
Itachi sighed and looked to Sasuke who was once more standing right beside Ino, which made him smile lightly.
"Seems she found a better bond for you though, Sasuke."
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She smiled as she looked over everything, she liked the idea of them all being aware of their bond, but she also knew that none of them needed to know of it any longer. She flew through hand signs and frowned softly. "Forgive me young ones... everything that happens from this point on, none of you need to know or understand. Just enjoy your lives as they are..." she said and she watched as all of them began talking about other things.
One by one the scrolls all vanished and the future realigned itself to everything that the scrolls had changed. She looked back to Hamura who sighed and shook his head. "Always meddling with everything." He grumbled and she laughed lightly at this. "Oh hush, dear. You know you enjoy my meddling and story telling." She said and he nodded. "Of course I do, that's why I always linger when you are near. You always have a beautiful story to tell." He said and he looked at everything happening in the surface of the water below.
"Their story will be coming to an end soon, shall we finish it out together?" he asked and she nodded as she sat beside him atop the water and watched as Hinata made her way over to Madara. "A beautiful ceremony indeed. She will love it." Benzaiten said with a soft smile.
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Hinata looked back behind her as all of her friends and family gathered for this moment. Madara stood before her with a soft smile on his lips. He was handsome in his formal attire, not that he wasn't handsome either way, but he looked a certain kind of way dressed formally. He reached out and took her hand as they marched up to the alter where Hashirama was awaiting them. He was dressed nicely as well, with a beautifully dressed Mito by his side. They were all getting married here today, the four of them were having a joint ceremony as the leaders of the village.
The entire village was here and they were thrilled to have such a wonderful turnout.
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Hinata sighed as yet again she was yelling at those fools, they were once more sparring around the children and she was fed up with them. Cho and Hana had come to her and told her that their fathers were doing it again. Cho Senju and Hana Uchiha were practically twins, seeing as Hinata and Mito had found out they were pregnant at the same time and had delivered the same day. Hashirama and Madara had been excited over this as well and had named their first born daughters names that went together.
She thought it was cute honestly because the two girls were the best of friends with their older cousin Ino, who was named after her friend who loved both butterflies and flowers. The irony of it all had Neji amused as well, which wasn't hard to do lately. He had lightened up since marrying Airi, which was a blessing. Hinata sighed as she rubbed her once more swollen belly. When Madara said he wanted a lot of children he meant it. The one in her womb would be their fourth child counting the set of twins they had after Hana. Ryuji and Sora were both two, and were right on point with the terrible twos boy version. Hana was five and was a wonderful help with her younger siblings, but she wanted a little sister.
Madara seemed intent on making that one happen...
She could only hope this child was a little girl so she hopefully wouldn't have to carry any more children.
She sighed as Madara rushed over to her with a grin on his lips. She didn't like that look in the slightest. He rubbed her stomach lightly and she scowled at him. "Your daughter told on you this time... we are getting older you two need to calm down." She said and he could only laugh at her. "You know, I like seeing you pregnant... I love having you as the mother to my children. They're beautiful and so are you." He said and she only glared at him more.
"You know just how to make me feel better about being fat and unattractive." She grumbled and he kissed her on the lips. "You are never unattractive, you just become more and more beautiful every single day." He said and she rolled her eyes at him. "I don't want anymore children. I think four will be enough." She said and he only laughed. She couldn't help but smile at him and run her fingers through his hair as he spoke to her stomach.
"You know that's twins in there right?" he asked and she glared at him. "You're lying!" she snapped and looked down to her stomach with her byakugan. Oh the situation was much worse than before... she became increasingly angrier for every little chakra signature she saw within her stomach. "Well that explains a lot." She snarled as she counted out not two but three tiny chakra signatures swirling within her stomach. "Youre the one who is wrong." She said and he looked up at her oddly.
"There's three not two." "I love you." He said and she took a deep breath and denied the urge to tell him she hated him. "I'm getting the whole damn uterus removed after this, I hope you know that." She said and he was in her face instantly, that damnable grin on his lips once more. "Just a few more, I'm almost done I promise." He said and she shook her head at him. She was not going to go through the struggle of trying to feed an army of children for this man. There was no way.
He smiled at her as he lifted Sora and Ryuji to look at her. She glared at him and shook her head. She wasn't going to endure this anymore after these three came out of her. she refused to do it.
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"Hinata... are you ok?" Mito asked and she shook her head to the redhead. "I'm going to be sick." She said and Madara's head instantly snapped up as he looked over to see Hinata throwing up behind a bush. His amused laughter told her everything she needed to know. She whirled on him and grabbed him by the collar of the shirt and shook him. "I hate you!" she screamed, only making him laugh more. "You love me." He said and she glared at him.
"There better only be one in here this time or I will kill you." She snapped and he just continued to laugh. She couldn't really be mad, because she absolutely adored this man and how he acted with all of their children, however there was a point that it needed to stop. She loved him very much and she loved all of her children, but she was tired. She always seemed to give in when he came begging for another baby but this was absolutely the last one.
"Ill have my little army yet."
"This is the last one."