A Second Take

Summary: Boruto and Sarada are in for a few surprises, neither of them knowing the identity of their mothers, they decide to take a peek into the past,only to send their precious Nanadaime back into a time where he almost lost someone he truly cared for. Will things change with Naruto meeting the Sasuke of the past before he ran off to Orochimaru?

''I can't believe you fixed this place up.'' Uchiha Sasuke, age twenty nine, said as he entered his old home, the Uchiha Compound. They had returned from the past a few hours ago and were greeted by a happy Jiraiya and Tsunade, before Naruto was near tackled by Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi, then by Mitsuki and Himawari, all really happy and relieved to see him back. They had feared they would never see him again and to have him back was a great relief.

After they had let him go, Naruto had looked around and frowned when he saw that everything was the same. With the tempering he has done to the past, at least a few things should have changed. Orochimaru must have seen his confusion for he had explained that they had not just traveled to the past, but the moment Naruto had arrived, he had created a separate dimension that was not at all connected to this one. Everything he did there was going to affect that dimension's future, not this ones.

"Simply put, Naruto-kun," their fellow Kage had said. "You created a world where the Sannin are together again. A world where the Akatsuki will fall before they can cause any chaos. A world where they will have Itachi-kun's support against Madara, if he ever attacks. A world where the Shinobi Alliance will be born years earlier. A world where a Sasuke-kun has his Naruto-kun and will never leave him. You made a new and beautiful world that just may get their peace faster than we got ours. You, Naruto-kun, made a world where everyone who is lonely will have someone there for them. I think you made a great world."

Naruto had smiled. It had been both sad and happy. He had wanted to lift the burden of tragedy from his Sasuke's shoulders, but he was still happy that any Sasuke will live with a free smile. "Yeah. I guess you're right." The second part was a lot happier and livelier than the first, as he realized that he now had his whole life ahead of him to make Sasuke smile all the time. Itachi was alive and well. Orochimaru was a friend. There were plenty strong people to train with. The Uchiha Clan had two successors. The Uchiha Compound was fixed up and lived in and the Uchiha family was well loved and respected once again. After all, everyone loved their two Kages.

But before they could go home, they were ambushed by their friends greeting them back. Kiba was whining about not being a part of the adventure - he never really matured. Hinata smiled warmly at her best friend and at her husband before running into Neji's arms and welcoming him back. Hanabi welcomed them with a big grin while Tenten complained about everyone always doing fun things when he's on a mission with Lee. Said man was kissing Sakura's face all over, calling their adventure, you guessed it, youthful. Ino greeted the two Kages with a smile and a wave while Sai just smiled at them. There was still some tension left between him and Sasuke, but they were willing to overlook it. Most of the time. Shino greeted Naruto in the same way he always did and the blond just smiled while Chouji invited them all out for dinner. Shikamaru actually took it upon himself to scold Naruto all the way to the restaurant, even though it was troublesome. Temari just hit their shoulders with a fist and told them to stop causing trouble. Apparently, Gaara had heard and had worried.

Boruto and Sarada had an equally warm welcome from their friends. Himawari was the first to greet them, quickly followed by Mitsuki. The albino boy was now walking by Boruto's side, telling him, Himawari and all of their friends just how awesome their two Kages - who were also his and Sarada's parents - were in the fights they saw. Denki was listening with acute interest. Metaru was taking notes. Inoji was talking with Sadada about what techniques everyone used. Chocho was staring with open admiration at the handsome Uchiha, often stating that he's better looking than even Itachi-sama, who she had thought the handsomest man alive, much to Sasuke's discomfort at once again having fangirls. Shikadai was staring at the two Kages and the way his father didn't act so lazy around them while still listening to the story. Mirai was walking by his side, also admiring all the handsome and, as far as she knew, handsome men of the Uchiha family (yes, Naruto, too, but she didn't know that yet).

All things considered, they had a good time, Sakura got drunk for the second time in two days while Orochimaru was now forced into his own Legendary Sannin pile. Neji and Hinata left early, as she was pregnant and he was overprotective and declared she needed rest. Naruto sent some clones out to follow their inhibited friends as they left one by one, sending twenty of them to his own home, from where they moved everything to the Uchiha Compound and arranged it. By the time it was all done, Temari was dragging a half asleep Shikamaru behind her while carrying her son on her hip. She told them to expect Gaara and Kankuro the day after tomorrow before she was out of sight.

All in all, it was a good night, made even better when Sasuke saw that his old home was fixed up and that his new family was going to live there with him. Sarada was excited about it and she and her siblings started running around almost instantly, making small rearrangements along the way. Itachi just waved to the couple before sending the unruly children off to bed, telling them they can play tomorrow. It was almost impossible, but Itachi was up to the challenge. He understood why they were acting like this. After all, Mitsuki will be living here with them from now on, as the Snake Sannin insisted on staying with his kawai student every time he comes to visit ... with Itachi always away, of course. The older Uchiha had snorted but didn't make any comment. Some things will never change.

"It was your home and I wanted you to always have somewhere to return to." The blond replied as they walked down halls towards the bedrooms. Their elbows were brushing and their pace was perfectly in sync. It was as if they had never been apart to begin with.

"As long as you were around," Sasuke said seriously as he stopped and Naruto did the same, only to lean back against the wall when Sasuke came closer. A warm hand settled on his hip and Naruto couldn't help but blush at their close proximity. Being around Sasuke always made his heart beat faster. "I always had somewhere to call home." He placed his free hand on Naruto's heart and the blond beamed at him cutely, even as his blush got brighter. He couldn't resist. He lifted a hand and brought it up to Sasuke's head, flicking his forehead with a loving expression on his face. Sasuke stared at him in shock for a moment before swooping in, picking his Hokage up and hurrying to his bedroom, ignoring Naruto's indignant squeaks to be let down.

He placed his precious burden on his bed and crawled over him, making the blond blush an even brighter red. Sasuke pushed away the high collar of the Uchiha style shirt Naruto was still wearing so he could have clear access to his neck. He showered it with kisses and love bites, making his love squirm underneath him. He took off both of his fingerless gloves and quickly unwrapped the bandage on Naruto's right hand, exposing both of their seals. Their beautiful light filled the room as Naruto and Sasuke kissed, the slightly older man slowly starting to rid them of their clothes. He took Naruto's right hand in his left, the Seals overlapping as he looked down at his lover and soon to be life companion. He brought up his free hand and flicked Naruto's forehead with a whispered but deeply meant "I love you," before kissing away the happy tears as Naruto whispered the three words back, over and over again as they began their dance of love in the light of the Moon and Sun Seals coming from their joined hands, under the full Moon, lit up by the Sun's strong and loving light, pulling it out of the darkness.

That night, almost thirteen years after the war ended and peaceful times began, the Hokage and his Sasaukage finally found their peace while holding each other after all those years. Naruto couldn't change the past of this world, but its future was still mendable and he will have his beloved Sasuke there to help him shape the future into the best it can be. This was their second take at a happy life and they were not letting it slip by.

OWARI

A/N: Aaaaand, that's the end! This is, unfortunately, the last chapter of A Second Take. I am kinda sad, you know. It was so fun writing this. I had actually been unsure if I should, but I am so glad that I did. But, anyway, I want to give out one more shout out of thanks for all my readers and reviewers, as you guys rock! Thank you for the support and I hope you are all always well. Hopefully, I may hear from you again, but until then, this is bye. Once again, thank you for reading this silly little creation of my imagination. I wish you well and good luck in everything you do.

That's all, folks!