Chosen Fate

OK! So this is the LAST of the baby Chapters.. After this, it will be zoom forward to Graduation.



YES, the chapter is very long, YES there is a lot of emotion and craziness.. But if I think the chapter fails epically, I will gladly re-write!



But the question still remains. What clan will raise Harry? The Naras? The Uchihas? The Hyuugas? You’ll find out in this chapter! ENJOY!



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Kakashi looked at the isle once again in open dismay. There was NOWAY, NO-WAY he was going to be to buy and carry ALL of THAT home…



Small items, big items, Boxes of items, even bags and carried-for items started back at him. In all different kinds of Patterns and colors. Browns, yellows, tans, purples, Peaches.



Kakashi looked to the little bundle of trouble in his arms. The bundle seemed to look up at him. Kakashi swore he saw the same amount of disbelief in his eyes, if only for a second.



Whatever happened to simple Pink or Blue? You’d just grab that color, and go. No if ands or buts. No huge isle of unending colors. Just grab, and go.



Kakashi sighed, as a store assistant walked up next to him.



“Can I help you, Hatake-Sama?..” The girl said, with a huge grin and an All-to-knowing smile on her face. It was no surprise that the girl had noticed him. Even people outside of the leaf had recognized the infamous Copy-nin on sight.



“Um… Yes, Actually… I was just assigned a mission to guard this child... And…” Kakashi said, now motioning to the little boy in his arms.



“You’re in need of some Basics?..” The girl added, with a grin. Kakashi blushed nervously, and used his free hand to rub the bridge of his nose.



“Yes, as a matter of fact…”



“Well, the bedding section is definitely the place to start!! Babies have to sleep somewhere, don’t they?! Then after this, we can go over to the Clothing and Comfort isle. Then, of course, Bottles, Formula and food… But since that’s the furthest isle, we’ll go there last!”



Kakashi’s one uncovered eye widened, as he then looked down the aisle he was in.. Sure enough, The Isle.. The Entire isle... Was nothing but Cribs, Cradles, bedding, and other odds-and-ends. Kakashi then dared to peak out of the side of the aisle… only to see 10 more isles just like the one he was in. All with labels such as “Travel”, “Bathing”, “Heath and Safety”, and last but not least “Diapers”.



Did they SERIOUSLY have an entire Isle just for Diapers?



Kakashi frowned heavily. How in the world had he missed that? He then looked back to the shopping assistant, who was now hovering over the biggest and frilliness crib Kakashi had ever seen in his life.



It was at that moment that he decided all women were inherently evil...



(A/N: Next time you go to your local Retail store I dare you to take a look down the Baby/infants section. Just to get a idea of what poor Kakashi is faced with... Seriously. I DARE you.)



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Hiashi stood still, as he took in his wife’s distress. She had turned away from him, her back towards him as she faced her mirror.



Momoko Hyuuga was painfully beautiful. With lilac eyes, skin like pure white snow, and a long cascade of pitch black hair flowing down her back that almost touched the floor when she sat on her knees. like she was sitting now, in front of her traditional Japanese vanity. Her jewels, makeup, and perfume all laid out before her, like a army, there for her support. (1)



And what wife wouldn’t need support at a moment like this? When her husband had just admitted that he wished to adopt a son. A infant boy left orphaned. An act he never would of considered, if she had been able to give him a son herself.



Hiashi tried to approach the subject delicately. His Momoko was a delicate and soft creature, so he knew he needed to handle her as such. But of course after all of his explanations, his wife got straight and to the point. ‘If he is a Hyuuga.. And we take him in.. Will you make him your heir?’ She asked. ‘Yes.’ was the only reply he could of given.



Hiashi watched her distress with sense of dread. Would she agree? Would she understand?.. It was a solution to there problem, didn’t she see that?.. Once the boy was there legal son, the Clan elders would see how good of a mother she could truly be.. that she deserved her place as his wife.



They had been through so much the past few months. Test after test, treatment after treatment, trying to have a child.. It was wearing Hiashi down, and he knew that Momoko was exhausted as well.



They would no longer be consistently harassing her for a Heir, no longer keep both of them up long into the night defending there marriage, and he and her would finally have a child.. A Son of there own.. An heir..



He had hoped that she would be happy and excited about this. Glad to take the child it. She was a Hyuuga also, after all, and knew the importance of a dojutsu child. But as she sat there, faced away from him, her comb frozen half-way though her hair.. Hiashi didn’t know.



So his stood there still as a statue in their room. Separated by only a few feet. Gazing at his painfully beautiful wife for what seemed like hours.



It was then that she moved. To take the comb from out her hair, and to place it.. Softly.. Slowly… Delicately.. Back in its place in at the top of her black lacquered case. She then shut the lid softly, as her thin, flawless fingers moved the locking clasp back in place. This action to, seemed to take forever. Hiashi waited with baited breath for her to talk.



It was then, folding her hands in front his herself, placing them in her lap that she replied.



“What if I was with child?…”



Hiashi froze. her words had stuck him dumb. Did she mean?.. Hiashi’s tongue failed him… he wouldn’t dare speck at this moment.



“If I told you that I was with child.. Would you wish to adopt the boy still?..” her voice cracked now, and Hiashi realized she was going to cry at any moment.



Hiashi then looked to where her hands where. Folded, braced, over her abdomen, as if her hands alone where protecting… the child within. Hiashi sucked in a sharp gust of air. Was what she was saying right?! Was she expecting?! Was it true?!



“Would you… Would you still want that other woman’s child, Hiashi?…”



Hiashi then realized his mistake as he saw his wife’s head lower in shame, and her shoulders tremble... He should spoken right away, he should of asked right away in stead of waiting.



He quickly rushed over to her, and wrapped her in his arms. He immediately started rocking and calming her. She immediately began to cry.



He whispered soothing words into her ears, while holding her safely in his arms..



No, he assured her.. He’d never want another woman’s child…

Yes, he assured her… He’d love there child more then anything..

No, he assured her.. He’d never want any other wife..

Yes, he assured her.. He’d always be there for their children..

No, he assured her.. He’d never love any other woman as much as he loved her..



His painfully beautiful wife..

The gorgeous mother of his children..



His one and only love, Momoko. (2)

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Kakashi looked over the items he had purchased, and decided that he might as well keep them out for the time being. After all; he had no clue as to how long Chibi-chan was staying, and he didn’t feel like hunting around his house or his drawers in order to locate them.



So, after cleaning off a corner of his kitchen counter, Kakashi step up the items into a small “Baby Space.”



The larger items, like the diapers and one carrying bag was in the back, with small jars of baby food and folded oneies at the very front. All organized by height to he could grab them as needed.



As a matter of fact, there were only two things that didn’t fit in the space; A Comfortable blanket, and the small Co-Sleeper mat that the baby was going to be sleeping in..



Of course, the sales girl had tried to get Kakashi into the whole Crib-Bumper-Sheets-Blankets-Pillows-Accessories-Sleepy toys Set up. But Kakashi couldn’t fathom the idea of getting a full-sized crib. And the entire baby-monitoring-System thing really seemed useless and pointless to a high class ANBU Ninja like himself.



Why should he have to spend all that money and time setting it up, just to have to keep one ear on the baby Monitor all night or struggle to watch the picture on one of those tiny Baby-Cam things? The baby could get just as much sleep and be even more protected if he stayed in the same bed as him. And Kakashi had a feeling he would get more sleep, too.



Since kakashi had already eaten dinner that night he simply warmed up one of the Pre-made bottles he had bought, and got to feeding his newest little charge. The baby didn’t even fuss or fight. He just took to the bottle, and drank away. About half-way though Kakashi realized that the babies eyes where closing ever so slowly every few moments. It was obvious that the baby was fighting to stay awake. Kakashi smiled lightly, feeling quite smug at the moment, and quickly put the baby on his shoulder to burp him, tossing the now useless bottle into the sink.



The baby seemed to be upset at this action, but only for a moment. The baby burped, and then calmed down, and Kakashi felt another wave of smugness run though him. See? He didn’t need all those fancy Accessories and crib skirts… He and Chibi-chan were getting along just fine with a few bottles and a full Diaper bag. And the Co-sleeper, of course…



Another stroke of Hatake genius…



Kakashi then headed to his room, and quickly folded back the blankets on his bed. First the left and then the right. It wouldn’t do to put the Co-sleeper over the blanket, as Kakashi moved and tugged on his covers at night. He didn’t want to knock the poor baby over during one of his nightmares...



Kakashi then set the baby-sized Co-sleeper on the right side of his bed, right next to his pillow. He then placed the little boy in the little padded sleeper, and took the tag off the blanket he had bought. It was no surprise that after just a few moments after being covered, the little boy’s eyes closed and he started breathing small, relaxed breaths.



Kakashi smiled to himself, and moved over to the left side of the bed. Where he lad his head down on the left side of pillow, looking towards the little sleeping bundle beside him.



“Sweet dreams, Chibi-Chan...” Kakashi said. Then closes his eyes, and allowed himself to fall asleep with the baby.



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The next morning, Kakashi was up and moving at an early hour once again. To his surprise, he only had to get up twice during the night to check up on the little one, and one of those times, he didn’t even have to anything. Just rub the little one’s back until he calmed, and fell back to sleep.



So with only a moment or two of changing clothes and diapers, he and Chibi-chan were out the door. Kakashi feeling quite proud of how he was handling the “Babysitting” Situation. Even the diaper bag (made from a black and brown pattern, and not looking like a diaper bag at all.) didn’t seem to dim Kakashi’s mood.



He went to the Memorial to talk to Obito and Rin for a moment. Chibi-chan seemed content to look over the flowers and other plant life, So who was Kakashi to pull him away? He then walked though town, ignoring the shocked looks and mixes glances from his fan girls (Ranging from ‘Aww’ to “Who’s baby is THAT?!’) As he went to the Mission office. Only to find that looking after Chibi-chan, and showing up at the Hokage’s office at Noon with said infant was his only active job at the moment.



He then decided that a nice, calm walk though the training grounds while reading Ichi-Ichi was just what he... And Chibi-chan… needed to make this a truly wonderful day. It was unfortunately at the training ground that Kakashi ran into his most un-needed annoyance.



“My Eternal Rival!!” Kakashi froze in step as feeling of impending dread washed over him. He sighed, and turned around, Tucking Ichi-Ichi away in his weapons pouch as he did.



“Gai-San... and how are you?” Kakashi said, as Gai gave his all-to-familiar Good guy Pose. Feet apart, Back straight, Thumbs up, and a Blinding bright smile.



“Awake and alive, Feeling the vibrancy of the springtime of Yo..” It was at this point that Gai’s eyes widened, and his ‘Thumbs-up’ turned into more of a shocked ‘pointing to that’



“Yo-You-yo-yo-you...” Kakashi blinked, then looked down to Chibi-chan, who had just noticed Gai, and started blinking wildly at him. Kakashi smirked as Chibi-chan seemed to give him a look that said ‘What is that?’



“You-you-you-you…”



“I What, Gai-San?..”



“You-youyouyouyou - YOU HAVE A BABY!!!!!!!!”



“Why, yes… Yes, I do.” Kakashi said non-chanlantly, smiling to the little one in his arms. Kakashi sensed a opening to greatly aggravate Gai, and he was far to…. Well, far to himself to let the chance pass him by. But he was no expecting the sudden red-faced look of rage that Gai gave him in return…



“HOW DARE YOU!??!!!” Gai then yelled, Looking more abashed and horrified then he ever had.



“How dare I what?..” Kakashi side, tinting his head lazily to the side, and snuggling Chibi-chan closer to him in a familiar and comforting way. His demeanor did it’s work, and Gai looked even more shocked.



“HOW DARE YOU DE-FLOWER SOME POOR, YOUNG SRPINGTIME BEAUTY BEFORE HER TIME!! HOW DARE YOU ALLOW HER TO BEAR YOUR CHILD BEFORE WEDDING HER!!!”



“Gai…” Kakashi, then tried to interrupt, seeing the Gai had gone off on one of his self-righteous tangents again.



“YOU FEND!! YOU UPSTART!! YOU UNCOOTH…”



“GAI….”



“Tell me who that poor, Wilting flower is, so I, Maito Gai. may defend her honor!!! You.. YOU.. YOU!!!..”



“GAI!!!. He isn’t mine!”



“… Oh…” Gai’s mood and stance then suddenly seemed to deflate as quickly as it rose.



“Oh.. So.. What’s his name then??.…??” Gai then asked, now turning much more pleasant towards his rival and the child.



“Just call him Chibi-chan.. He’s simply under my protection for the duration of my Mission..”



“Oh… Well, then..” Gai then moved his face right in front of the infant, and started blabbering..



“Well, Hello there, little bundle of youthful joy!!! How are you enjoying this wonderful day in my rival’s care?!!” Gai said, smiling down brightly at the now-smiling baby boy.



“Now, Gai, don’t go pestering the baby.. He’s been in a calm, good mood all day, and I don’t want you making him cry…”



“I’m not going to make him cry.. Just look! His little face is lighting up with joy of youth!! I’ll have him laughing in no time!!! Do you have any of his toys?…” Kakashi suddenly fought off the urge to glare. He was glad that he had the mask to help cover up a good range of his emotions, or he was sure the other jounin would have picked up on it.



Why was Gai suddenly interested?.. Didn’t he see that HE was taking care of chibi-chan just fine? Chibi-chan hadn’t fussed, cried, or had a fit since Kakashi had gotten him.. And he didn’t want Gai ruining all his good work.. Or more like stepping on his toes.



“Yes, he has toys, But there in the bottom of his bag..”



“OH.. So the mother prepared a bag for this outing!! How caring and thoughtful of her!!” Gai said, and looked as if he was about to raid the bag Kakashi himself had put together no less then 3 hours ago.



“His mother didn’t prepare the bag; I did… His mother was unfortunately killed last night.”



Gai’s face suddenly went pale, and his mouth lowered in shock…



“You mean.. The murder on the Nara Property?…” Gai then said quietly. Kakashi nodded. Gai then looked back to the baby, and his eyes started to water.. Kakashi internally blanched, as tears suddenly started pouring down Gai’s face.



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Harry suddenly started smiling. Seriously, he just couldn’t help himself. This guy was ridiculous!! One moment, Happy go luckily, and the next moment, Crying his eyes out!! All while wearing Green and orange.



Seriously!! This was better then watching a Comedian on T.V.



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“Oh, you poor, lost, orphaned thing!!” Gai wailed, while trying to wipe away tears. “Left; Cold, nameless, and all alone, in this large and threatening village!!”



“Our village isn’t threatening.. And he’s not alone, Gai; He has me..”



“But fear not, Chibi-Chan!!!” Gai said, suddenly stanching the infant from Kakashi with a careful but fast speed. “For I, Maito Gai, will be here for you!! I will help guide you, and show you just how wondrous this village can be!!”



Kakashi’s mouth nearly dropped.. His ‘Gai-is-going-to-do-something-enormously-idiotic’ sense was tingling, but before he could try to get the infant back, Gai suddenly turned and started running of in the opposite direction.



“COME, CHIBI-CHAN! Let us leave this place of training, and be off to a place of play!!!”



“MAITO GAI!!!!!!” Kakashi then shrieked, taking off after him at full speed, Murder shining brightly in his one uncovered eye..



If there was ONE, even ONE hair out of place on Chibi-chan’s head, where was going to be a second murder in leaf village….



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Kakashi spend the next half a hour at the children’s park. Apparently Gai thought that it was perfectly fine to snatch 6 month olds from their caretakers and then play with them non-stop on the swing set, slide, and other things while completely ignoring said caretakers demands to return the child..



As Gai went down the slide with Chibi-chan in his lap, Kakashi allowed himself to glare and mope. It was HIS job to look after Chibi-chan.. Not Gai! Now Gai was running with said Chibi, playing on every piece of equipment on the playground, and not even giving Kakashi second thought…



But it was then that Kakashi heard something that made him freeze. A sound that Kakashi had never heard before. And a sound then sent a peg of pain to Kakashi’s heart, even though it shouldn’t have.



Chibi-Chan’s laugh… Chibi-chan had laughed.. With Gai.



Kakashi’s face feel under his mask as he turned towards the slide. Wait.. The Baby laughed for Gai.. Chibi-chan was LAUGHING But with Gai. He had yet to laugh at him. Kakashi couldn’t believe it.. Why in the world had Chibi-chan laughed for Gai.. But not laugh for Him?..



And suddenly it dawned on Kakashi.. Gai was the one that was playing with him… Engaging him and attracting his attention… Kakashi hadn’t. he’d simply been carrying around the kid, as he went about his normal life.. It was then Kakashi realized just how lax he had been in his mission..



Well, it wasn’t that it mattered.. Kakashi, said, as his heart dropped and he frowned. After the blood test came back, Chibi-chan would just be taken by ether the Uchiha clan or the Hyuuga Clan..



It was very unlikely that he would ever see Chibi-chan again… Kakashi tied to ignore the peg of pain the stung him at that thought.



Kakashi sighed, as he then went forward, and finally snatched Chibi-chan from Gai’s clutches. If he was only going to have a limited amount of time with the Little one, then he would use it to it’s fullest…



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The first week went by fairly quick. They had taken Chibi-chan DNA through a mouth swab and where only awaiting the results, There weren’t any horrible fits or loud crying at inappropriate times, and they where going to the park at least once everyday….



Chibi-chan was also turned out to be a very good room mate. As soon as he fell asleep, he stayed asleep, and didn’t need any rocking or cottailing. As a matter of fact, some nights, all Kakashi had to do was place Chibi-chan in his co-sleeper on the right side of his bed, and that lay down and wait for him to fall asleep.



Sometimes Kakashi would fallow him right into sleep. Other nights, Kakashi would lay awake in his bed, just watching Chibi-chan. Sleeping, moving, breathing, sometimes gripping onto the blanket or a random toy Kakashi had placed in the Co-sleeper for him.



He would watch Chibi-chan with a sorry of amused and warm interest. Then, eventually, he would close his own eyes, and fall asleep.

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Around the 14th day Kakashi had Chibi-chan, during one of their outings in the village square , while showing Chibi-chan around… and at times, showing him off… that something odd happened. Chibi-chan looked at a stray Animal that was crossing the street, and pointed. Yelling out “CAT!”



Kakashi blinked at then, then looked back to the stray animal. He then replied. “iie, Neko.”



To his surprise, Chibi-chan came right back.



“Neko!” Kakashi was now officially shocked.



Kakashi walked down the street a bit more, until he found a different kind of stray. Kakashi then pointed to it.



“Inu.” Kakashi said, pointing to the dog. “DOG!” Chibi-chan yelled. “Iie, ie, Chibi-chan.. Inu! Inu!” “INU!” Chibi-chan then chirped out.



Kakashi then point back to the cat. “Neko..” then pointed back to the dog. “Inu.” Chibi-chan just smiled back at him. Kakashi then took down the street a little more, and started pointing more things out.



“Door!” Chibi-chan squeaked. “Tobira..” Kakashi corrected.

“Window!!” “Uindou.”

“Food!” “Meshi…”



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The next few weeks went by with much of the same. Kakashi was quite happy to be the current guardian of Chibi-chan.. Who was learning words at a surprisingly fast rate.. He and Chibi-chan had been shocking people left and right by “popping” in and out all over the village, shouting and calling out words to one another.



Gai and Ibiki had both tried to get Kakashi to tone down these escapades, but Kakashi knew that Ibiki was only checking in on Kakashi, and Gai was just plain jealous… (Kakashi refused to let him go on these “learning trips” nor let him play with Chibi-chan until they where over.)



Truthfully, Kakashi hadn’t had that much fun in years, and he had a feeling that Chibi-chan was having just as much fun as him. This little trips where becoming a daily occurrence. Not just for Kakashi and Chibi-chan, but for village as well. More then a few times his fallow Ambu and Jounin had been smiling knowing at them, and even his Fan-girl base seemed to be warming up to the little tike.



But Today, unlike most days, during Kakashi’s normal daily visit to the Hokage… all hell broke loose..



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Kakashi entered the Hokage’s office the way he normally did.. Through the window.



To his surprise, though, it wasn’t just the Hokage that was waiting for him. To his shock and annoyance, The Hyuuga, Uchiha and the two head village elders where waiting for him.. Even the Nara’s where present. Little Shikamaru sleeping soundly, as he lounged lazily in his father’s tree-trunk sized arms.(3) As well as the man Kakashi liked to refer to as the “Evil bastard.”



Kato Danzo…



He knew exactly what they where here for.. Chibi-Chan. It seemed the results of the DNA test had finally come in. Kakashi tried to swallow the lump that was in this throat. He then shifted the tiny blue bundle in his arms and absentmindedly fixed his little white baby-cap. Chibi-chan gurgled happily in reply.



“Hatake-sama.. Good of you to show up on time; for once.” Danzo said, stiff and unmoving as ever..



“Well, you see, I set my alarm clock a little earlier by accident…”



“I’m sure you have a colorful story to tell, Hatake, but right now, there are more pressing matters at hand.” The third started. “Namely; The linage of this little one right here..” the Hokage said, pointing to the infant. Kakashi nodded, and promptly took a seat.. on the window sill.



He then reached into his weapons bag, and pulled out a book.. Which to everyone’s shock.. Wasn’t his normal porn book.. But a child’s picture book.



“Hakuchou..” Kakashi said, as he pointed to a picture of a swan.



“Haku.. Chew!” “Iie, iie.. Haku-Cho-u..”

“Haku..Cho.U!” Chibi-chan squealed back. Harry was still getting used to his new voice.. And the new words and pronunciations..



At this, everyone’s mouth in the room dropped. The child was already speaking? Hiashi and Fugaku then looked at one another with shocked eyes, seeming to have a silent conversation. Danzo’s eyes remained unmoved with only greed seeming to shine though when he looked at the little boy the copy ninja was holding.



Momoko seemed to put her hand over her mouth, as she suddenly looked over the little boy.. Suddenly see started to understand why he husband was so interested in this child.. Maybe, in her hurt, she had been unkind to little Chibi-chan..



“Ushi.” Kakashi then said, pointing to a picture of a cow.



“U-Shi!” Harry squeaked back.



Kakashi then turned the page, and started in on the next colorful pages of words. The Hokage cleared his voice, and seemed to start in the meeting. It appeared Kakashi wasn’t going to stop, ether way..



“As we all know, a few weeks ago, a woman was killed on Nara land.. Leaving behind this child. Due to his Dojustsu, he believe him to be of the Uchiha or the Hyuuga clans.. As you know, we have decided to genetically test him against both clans…”



“Appur.” Kakashi said, pointing to the apple. “Appurr!!” Harry squeaked back, this time using his tiny hand to touch the same page that Kakashi was pointing to.



“I take it the tests came back?..” Fugaku said, wanting to get to the point. The Uchiha clan had been up in arms over the subject for the past few weeks. If the child was Uchiha, who is the father? Would they have to look for and prosecute the father for the murder of the mother? Was he even involved? Would the manhunt, scandal, and outcome be worth welcoming this child in? And what if it wasn’t a Uchiha, would welcoming the child in regardless make them look guilty? Truthfully, Fugaku would be glad to see an end to this drama.. His wife, on the other hand, would be glad to be going home with another son.



Hiashi was off the same mind, but of a different view. He would love to have the little boy in his clan; but now, he was loath to have him named as his heir.. Especially now, since his wife was expecting. It would only cause problems later on, problems that Hiashi must carefully avoid even now.



“Ichigo.” Kakashi said, pointing to the strawberry one the next page. “Icheego.” was lisped in reply. The Group gave Kakashi another look, and a few raised eyebrows, before turning back to the subject.



“Yes… But oddly enough; they both came back inconclusive.. I doubt if we will even know if he is a Hyuuga or a Uchiha.. But we can’t discount that possibility ether.” Hiashi and Fugaku both looked shocked at that news. But no one had a chance to recover before the counsel, before the counsel made a shocking announcement.



“And it is because of that fact that the counsel has decided to grand custody of the child to Danzo-Sama… To be raised as a apart of the ROOT Anbu program, along with other orphans his age..”



“ROOT ANBU?!!!” Kakashi suddenly shrieked, now jumping out of his skin.. The book now forgotten, as Chibi-chan jumped at Kakashi’s sudden screaming.



“ROOT ANBU?! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!!! HE’S BARLY HALF A YEAR OLD!”



“Younger children then him have been taken in..”



“Stolen, you mean…” Kakashi growled, instinctively holding Chibi-chan closer.



“Hatake-san!!” The elder female gasped in shock. Surprisingly, it was Shikaku Nara that jumped to Kakashi’s defense first.



“You know as well as I do, there where plenty of families and teammates what would have gladly taken ANY of those children in.. The counsel has nearly given Danzo the right to pick and choose any child in the village that just lost it’s parents.. ‘ Shikaku said.



“That’s a absurd judgment, Nara-San…” Danzo then said, finally taking his eyes off the child. To glare at the Naras.



“Oh.. Pardon me.. Any child not linked or related to a prominent Clan in the Village…” The Nara head snapped back. His voice and stare cold enough to cut through ice.



“Any of the decisions considering the custody and welfare of any of the orphans of the leaf village are made for the betterment of the Village and the children in question.” The male elder then snapped, trying to ignore the glares he was getting from the Hyuuga and Uchiha heads.



“Then tell me, dear elders, why I have never seen a custody appeal for any of those children reach Ninja court?…” Kakashi snapped. Dead-panning the now tongue-tied, and wide-eyed elders.



“Hatake-San! You are over stepping your bounds! Besides, The counsel has already convened on this matter.. And it’s decision is final!” The woman snapped at him. Momoko now took hold of her husband’s sleeve, and looked into his eyes pleadingly. Fugaku only locked his jaw as his own pregnant wife fixed with a gaze.. One far more intense then meek Momoko could ever hope to give.



“Surely, Counsel-woman, you can’t mean that… There are other possibilities and placements for the child.. There is no way the counsel has had time to consider all of the options open...” The third started to protest.



“The.. The Hyuuga clan is not opposed to taking in the child in…” Momoko then said quietly, breaking her husband’s silence for him.



“Nether is the Uchiha clan! We are more then willing to raise him..” Mikoto Uchiha said. Sticking out her swollen belly, as if it where a sword or gleaming prize. “We have raised many good ninja, at don’t fear to raise more.”



“As this child is nether Hyuuga or a Uchiha, we, the counsel, refuse to give him to any member of ether clan… And as Danzo already has to means to rise and care for the child; and he is currently raising others..”



“Currently training others…” Kakashi snapped, causing more glares and looks to be given to him. Even Chibi-chan seemed to have his eyes set on the masked man.



“There is no other way.. We refuse to give to a Hyuuga or a Uchiha, and there is no other that will take him in on such short notice!.. The child will be given to Danzo. Hatake. Hand Danzo the child.”



“I refuse…” Kakashi growled. The Nara wife gasped, as Shikaku grinned madly. His gruff eyes lighting with amusement. Danzo now looked at the copy nin with furious eyes.



“Hatake.. That was a Direct order!” The male elder now said, as he looked at Kakashi is shock.



“Yes, I’m very aware that it was a direct order, and I heard it loud and clear.. I just refused it.”



“WHAT?!! You DARE!!” The Counsel woman sputtered, as the Hyuuga and Uchiha finally caught on to what was transpiring. Mikoto chuckled inwardly as Momoko smiled on serenely. Danzo looked like he was chewing on his own liver..



“Katake, Hand the child over!”



“No…” Kakashi said, now sharpening his glare.

“Hatake Kakashi!! We demand that you turn over the child immediately!” The counsel woman that shrieked, sounding more like a bird then a woman.



“I refuse…” Was Kakashi’s only reply.



Now sensing that he was about to lose something he desperately wanted, Danzo acted. He jumped across the room, and grappled for the infant.. Unfortunately for Danzo, Kakashi had been fending off Gai for weeks now, and knew more the one way to thwart his effort.



Quickly twisting and spinning on his heel at near inhuman speed, Kakashi danced out of Danzos way. This only Seemed to infuriate the man even more. Danzo growled, and tried again, only this time, Kakashi reversed, and ended up right back in the spot he was standing just moments before.



Danzo turned back to him. And decided to try one more time.. This time, full force. He didn’t care if the child was bruised or red when he got him, as long as he got him.. And this time, he actually got his hand on the baby… The bad thing was that Kakashi had also gotten Danzo’s wrist…



With a Blood thirsty gaze Kakashi looked down on Danzo. Killing intent rolling off of him. A Killing intent never felt from the copynin ever before… he quickly and mercilessly twisted Danzo’s hand to a painful angle, bringing him onto his knees before him.



“Keep your hands OFFF my son, you goddamned son-of-a-bitch…” Kakashi growled, glaring down at the ANBU traitor. Danzo suddenly froze with fear.



“Kakashi… Does that mean…” The Hokage started.



“It means I’ll sign whatever needs to be signed…” Kakashi said, now tossing Danzo’s wrist, and nearly Danzo, to the side. “I’m taking my son home… Today…”



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“Takahashi? No, sounds like a last name.. Yusake? No, Sounds Uchiha… Mizushi? No, doesn‘t sound Hatake enough.”



Kakashi sighed, as he twirled another two blues suits around his fingers. He didn’t know why, but this just didn’t seem.. Good enough. It was, after all, the day that Chibi-chan would be getting his new birth slip, and therefore, taking on the Hatake name.. If Kakashi could actually pick a name OUT..



Kakashi wanted his son to look.. Distinguished. Just like he wanted his name to sound.



If it was possible for a infant to look distinguished, or for him to find a proper name before getting to the records tower. Kakashi sighed, and looked over to the infant who was sitting on his baby seat, watching Kakashi.. Watching the guy that was about to become his father. Kakashi felt a surge of pride and fear run up his spine at that.



He’s been the prodigy. The ANBU captain. The Jounin. The Copy nin. And now, he was about to be a father.



Him, a father. Wow…



Kakashi then signed, and tossed those suits across the room as well. Where a small mountain had already began to form. Kakashi signed. And looked around more time.. It was then that he saw it. A small box, given to him from the Hyuuga clan. Momoko-sama herself had given it to him at a surprise Baby shower the ANBU and Jounin had tossed for Chibi-chan. From what he understood, it was Momoko that had masterminded the event.



Kakashi walked to the box, and quickly opened it. He one uncovered eye nearly popped out of his skull when he saw it. Kakashi blinked at it, and that looked to his Chibi-chan.



Well, the outfit was definitely disguised, but would his son be able to pull it off?



Kakashi made a quick checklist in his head.



Drool? Chibi-chan rarely drooled.. Only in sleep or when eating to much.

Teething on it? No, His teeth had somehow already came in..

Pulling it off of himself? Chibi-chan liked to have his clothes on, actually..



Kakashi smiled at the little boy.



“Yes, this will do. This would do well…” Kakashi said, picking up the box, and walking over to Chibi-chan… As a sudden idea came to him.



“AND… I think I have a name for you, too….”



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Kakashi walked into the files and records office with a large smile on his face. He grinned widely, as he held on tight to the tiny boy on his hip. A boy sporting a Pint-size Hakama outfit.. Complete with tiny Haori And toy samurai sword.



Kakashi strolled right up to the records desk, and stopped right in front of it.



“AH! Hatake-San.. We’ve been waiting for you!”



“Sorry to keep you waiting, But there was this flower…”



“We get it, we get it… So we have your paperwork already and signed.. But we still need a first name for him, so we can complete the adoption…”



“Hakoshi!” Kakashi then burst, his eye closed, and his face brimming with pride… “His name will be Hatake Hakoshi…” (4)



All of the records workers suddenly sweat dropped and A metal TING was hear from the background.



“Are you serious?…” The records keeper asked. Kakashi just nodded very chipperly..



“Yep.. Hatake Hakoshi.. And I’m not going to change my mind.” Kakashi said, stopping the records worker in his tracks.



“ohh..Kay…. Hakoshi it is..” The records man then said, turning to the papers in front of him, shaking his head as he dipped his ink brush and started to finish the birth slip.



Within moments, Kakashi was giving the birth slip, his copy of the adoption papers, and the new Hatake family registry.. Kakashi then beamed back, gave a quick bow, and took off to go celebrate the rest of the day with his little Hakoshi.



As soon as he left the shocked records keepers turned and looked to the closed door. From that door walked out Raidou, Ibaki, Gai, Asuma, and Genma. (who had dropped his metal senbon at the pronouncement of Chibi-chan‘s new name...) All with the same look of shock on there face.



“Was I dreaming.. Or did Kakashi Actually just name his son ‘Apparent dead by the edge of a sword?…’”Asuma said, looking to Ibaki.



“Yep… Yep, I think he did…” Ibaki answered.



“Yep, He’s nuts.” Was Genma’s only comment.



Gai, or course, was to busy crying and ranting over the ‘Beauty and strength of such a powerful, youthful name…’



(Later that night.)



Kakashi stirred awake in bed.



He didn’t know why, but.. He just couldn’t sleep. And he couldn’t understand why. He had put Hakoshi in his new crib in the newly changed guest bedroom, and had turned on the new baby monitor, and had went to bed.



It wasn’t that he was overtired.. A small celebration was not enough to take the infamous copy nin down.. It wasn’t that he wasn’t tired. He was, in fact, already drossy. And it was that he wasn’t comfortable.. As a matter of fact, with the co-sleeper gone, and Chibi-chan moved.. He had more space in his bed then he’d had in weeks.



It was just that…



Kakashi sighed. Then blinked. Now, he new what it was.



Kakashi quickly got out of bed, and walked out into the living room. He then walked straight into the guest room and peeked it. Chibi-chan’s green ying-yang eyes looked back at him.



He knew it.. That was why he couldn’t sleep… Kakashi sighed.



It was those annoying Paternal, Maternal inner-knowledge thingies..



Kakashi walked over to the crib, and picked up the little boy. He then grabbed the co-sleeper from the table (He had yet to put it away) and walked back into his room. Once again, he pulled down the covers on the left side, and placed the co-sleeper down, he then laid Hakoshi down in the bed, and then laid down himself.



This, off course, was just because Hakoshi was used to having his Chichichu sleep next to him. And because Kakashi didn’t trust those baby monitors. And Hakoshi had never slept in a crib before.



Within moments, Hakoshi was back to sleep. And then, with a soft and smug grin, Kakashi closed his eyes and started to fall asleep himself.



It was not because Kakashi couldn’t sleep without having Hakoshi next to him. Or that Kakashi never had a nightmare when his son was near. None of those, of course, were a factor it his decision to move Chibi-chan back into his room.



Nope. Not a factor at all.



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(1) I’ve always loved Hinata.. And in loving Hinata, like many others, I couldn’t help but wonder about her mother. Was she sweet and soft like Hinata? Did she have to endure the harsh expectations of the clan, like her daughter does? Did she and Hinata have the same eyes? No one really gives her mother any mind, or writes her in any fanfics. It’s always Hiashi, Hiashi, Hiashi… SO. I decided to make a exception and put Her in this fic. Even if just for a chapter or two.



(2) For all of you the know what will eventually happen to Hinata’s mother; I hope you can see the painful irony in this scene.. And I hope it explains why Hiashi becomes such a bastard later on, too.



(3) Aww… Lazy from the start: Eh, Shika-kun?…



(4) Why the shock with the name, you ask? Well, would you do if your friend just named there child “Dies by the sword?” …. thought so.. *Snicker.*