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If I owned Naruto I wouldn't be living off of the cafeteria food at my college, now would I?
All other characters are original, and mine. But you can borrow them if you e-mail me and ask politely. ^.^

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Changing Times
Chapter Eight: Memories
by Kaiyo No Hime
Beta'd by Gara of the Black Sand
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Gai Lee sighed tiredly as he approached home, exhaustion written clearly in his young eyes. A light flickered in the kitchen, a sure sign that his younger sister, Kyoko, was cooking dinner. Undoubtedly she had just arrived home from strenuous training moments before.
And, undoubtedly, she would burn the rice, the soup would be watery, and nothing else would be edible. But he would choke it down still the same, knowing it made her smile and rest at ease that she had helped.
"I'm home," Gai sighed, kicking off his shoes and bowing to the family portrait on the wall, tears in his eyes as traced over the faces of his father and mother. He had only been seven when they had died on a mission, leaving him to care for his three year old sister alone.
"Onni-chan!" Kyoko screamed, a blur of pink and purple throwing herself at him. At six she was already the spitting image of their mother, save for her odd black tinted eyes.
"Don't bother making me dinner tonight, Kyoko. I'm just going to hit the sack," he smiled sleepily, trying desperately to ignore the pleading tears in her eyes, "I'll wake you up before I leave tomorrow, okay?"
"Yes, Onni-chan!" Kyoko smiled, watching him disappear up the stairs.
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Shikamaru stared at the pile of food on his plate, and eyed Ino warily. She never tried buttering him up unless she had something very important to discuss, or was feeling guilty. And he knew that if Ino was feeling guilty about something that he would spend a few sleepless nights, in fear of it.
"What's wrong this time?" Shikamaru sighed, stuffing a fork of the delicious food into his mouth.
Ino glared for a moment before a smile returned to her face, "I want a daughter Shika."
Shikamaru stared at her for a moment, ducking as his toddler son threw a spoonful of potatoes over his head.
"Can't you wait until Kenji's older?" Shikamaru pleaded. He honestly didn't want to deal with two squalling children, in the same house, at the same time.
"There really isn't much of a choice in the matter, I just thought you should know," Ino smiled, and picked up Kenji, heading toward the stairs.
Shikamaru's eyes went wide, and he began choking on a forkful of corn, realizing what his wife meant. And he suddenly found himself hoping that the Hokage could line up an especially long mission out of town for him. Ino had not been the most pleasant of people to be around when she had been pregnant with Kenji.
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Naruto stared at the cracks in the ceiling above him, tracing their route across the off white surface with glassy eyes. He had saved Akira and Setsuko, watched his daughter call his old sensei Papa again, and the Uchiha family fall apart in front of his eyes. And all he had to say for it was that he was tired.
He didn't think he would ever recover from this exhaustion. This bone chilling cold that seemed to emanate from his skin alone.
"Naruto?" Gaara's voice broke the silence of the room too easily.
"I ordered them not to let anyone into this room," Naruto sighed, facing his friend wearily.
"I'll remember to keep that in mind next time," Gaara grinned, pulling up a chair, "How are you doing?"
"I feel old, Gaara. Like I've watched a thousand years unfold, and still death won't take me," Naruto sighed, examining his hand, as if it would unlock some mystic secret for him.
"You're no older than I am. It's just the job that makes the years seem so much longer," the red headed man explained, summoning a fist of sand into his hand.
Naruto let his hand flop back to the bed, knowing that his friend was right. The years did, indeed, have a way of stretching while he was Hokage. Skewering his view of time and reality in the process.
It seemed only yesterday he was asking Tenten to marry him, watching her walk down the aisle toward him dressed all in white.
The happy grin on her face when she announced she was pregnant over a bowl of morning ramen.
The shock in her eyes when Tsunade explained that the Kyuubi had chosen their unborn daughter as its new host, leaving him with only the seal scar as a memento.
Her loving smile as she held Setsuko in her arms, her soul fading from the world moments later, and their daughter screaming in protest.
"Naruto, are you okay?" Gaara asked seriously, breaking his blonde companion from his dark reverie.
"I'm never all right," Naruto managed a weak smile, "You know this."
Gaara sighed, and nodded, understanding his friend completely. Such harsh lives cursed them both, and fate showed no sign of letting up on either.
"How is she?" Naruto asked suddenly, "Your daughter, Aoi."
"She," Gaara hesitated for a moment, his fist closing around the sand, "She'll do well with the family I have chosen. They're good people, they'll treat her well. She'll be safe until she's strong enough to protect herself."
Naruto nodded in understanding, knowing full well how hard it was to give up your only child so they could find a better life. But, unlike Naruto, Gaara was doubtful that he would see his little girl after the Chuunin exams, when he left for the Village of Sand once more.
It would be easier if Aoi was raised in the peace of Konaha.
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Shino smiled from behind the morning paper as Neji showed the tiny little girl to her new room. He really thought the child was adorable, though he would never admit it to anyone but his husband. Her silky locks of crimson hair bounced against her shoulders as she eyed her new home with the wonder and curiosity only available to young children.
"And this will be your room, Aoi," Neji explained, opening the door to the spare bedroom with a smile.
"All my own?" the little girl asked, her emerald eyes sparking in excitement.
"All your own," Neji assured her, resting his hand on her head in a calming manner.
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Tsuzuku (To be continued.)
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Author's Note: Bet you didn't expect that ending, did you? ^.^ Or anything else in this chapter for that matter either. ^.^;
To be honest, I couldn't really figure out what to write. I'm finding myself dealing with an extremely bad case of writers block, so I decided to write a few explanations, and a few endings in. I do remember one of the two reviews I got for the last chapter requested info on what happened to Sakura, so I kindly wrote out that story.
Sorry that she had a sad ending, but that's the life of a ninja, unfortunately.
Oh, the phrase: "I'm never all right, you know this" isn't my own. I saw it in a very good Naruto fan fiction earlier this month, and I couldn't resist using it. If you wrote the fic in question, just know I worship that particular story. I was extremely good. ^.^
That's about all I have to write. If you want to leave suggestions for the next chapter, or have any questions about previous ones, just use the review button! ^.^
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