Our Bond

Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews, favorites, follows, and to those that added this story to a few communities. This has been by far my most popular story. This is the last chapter of Our Bond. If you want another Suki x Naruto, The Challenge is also that pairing and I will probably add more of them later on. But be warned, Naruto is darker and more cunning in that one. Anyway, let's give everyone their happy ending here.

Chapter 20

"Naruto, we are going to be late," Suki warns her husband.

"I'm coming. I'm coming. It's not my fault this time! I swear. It was Minato and Mikoto," Naruto cries out.

Minato and Mikoto were their middle children. The two of them were fraternal twins and 9 years old. Minato had been named after his paternal grandfather because he was blonde. It really was that simple. Minato had Suki's smoldering black eyes though. Mikoto had inherited Suki's black tresses but her father's eyes. So Suki had named her daughter after her mother.

"What'd they do this time," Suki asks and raises an eyebrow like, "Do I even want to know?"

"They dyed my Hokage robes pink," Naruto whines.

Naruto had become Hokage shortly before the twins had been born. Minato and Mikoto were natural born pranksters. They had definitely inherited that from Naruto and not Suki. There was never a dull moment in the house, thanks to them.

"You're kidding me," Suki scoffs.

"No, I'm not," he presents her with one of his now pink robes.

"Uncle Kakashi says that real men aren't afraid to wear pink," Minato informs them.

"Uncle Kakashi is going to be in BIG trouble," Naruto growls.

"Did you find something less…colorful to wear," the brunette asks her husband.

"Yeah, I found one of my dad's spares," the blonde man chirps happily.

"I knew we missed one," Mikoto pouts.

"Alright. Alright. Where is Yoko," Suki asks.

Yoko was their youngest and final child. Suki had wanted to have an even number of girls and boys. She got her wish with her youngest child. Yoko was four and possessed her grandmother's red hair, but Suki's eyes and skin tone.

Suki had considered naming her after her paternal grandmother but decided against it. It would be too weird to be named after your grandparents and so was your bother. It'd be like she was married to her brother in some twisted way.

No thank you. Yoko would do just fine. She looked almost nothing like her father. But she had a very strong wind affinity. Sometimes Suki wondered if her youngest daughter might in fact be a living tornado.

"FOX DADDY," Yoko cries out joyfully and hops onto Naruto's back. (Suki sometimes could swear that girl could fly.)

"I found her or she found me," Naruto laughs.

"Uh huh. Let's get going, we don't want to miss Itachi's match," Suki tells them.

Itachi was now fourteen and taking his Chunin exams, just as Naruto and Suki had done all those years ago. He had wanted to take them when he was 12, but had been away on a mission during the first and second year he was eligible. He had made it to the battle portion. Not that there was any doubt he would, but it was nice to get the formality out of the way.

Itachi was with his team. Their teacher was Konohamaru. Which was weird because as a kid, Konoharmu had a serious case of hero worship for his dad. But he was nice and a good teacher, so the eldest Uchiha wasn't complaining.

"Morning Sensei, Kenji, and Leira," Itachi says pleasantly.

Kenji was the other boy on his squad. He was Kiba and Hinata's son. He had his mother's blue hair, but in every other respect physically was the spitting image of his father. He was also a major flirt. But he's was a guy's guy. Itachi enjoyed training with him and hanging out with him.

"Hey, Itachi. How's it hanging," Kenji asks.

Finally, there was Leira. Leira was the only girl on their team. Itachi wasn't entirely sure why teams generally had two boys and one girl. Was it because boys outnumbered girls two to one at the Academy or did the Leaf get some sort of sick kick out of trying to create love triangles?

"Morning, guys," Leira says.

Leira was Tenten and Lee's daughter. She had mercifully not inherited her father's eyebrows or hair. She looked a lot like her mother, only she wore her hair down and had black eyes like her father. Unfortunately, she had inherited her father's fashion sense. Which was now starting to get very awkward as it appeared that his female teammate was an early bloomer when it came to womanly curves.

"I know you will all do great out there," Konohamaru says.

"Thanks," they all say.

While Itachi didn't have a romantic interest in Leira, Kenji clearly did. He just tried to stay out of it. Kenji often teased Itachi about not liking anyone. The fact was that Itachi did like someone. She was just from another village. Star crossed lovers, he sighs.

Alright, so they weren't lovers. But she was only 12 and he was only 14. It was a pretty phrase and the thought a fitting one considering. Itachi wasn't dumb enough to try to become lovers yet. He'd settle for kissing. Hell Itachi hadn't even told her yet, how he felt. He was going to do that today though. It was perfect! All the Genins aspiring to become Chunin would be here today.

"Whoa, Itachi. What do you look so serious about? You are going to pass this easily," Kenji tells him.

"I just got a lot on my mind," he tells his friend.

Meanwhile, Suki, Naruto, and their other children had made it to the ninja versions of "box seats." These were seats reserved for Kages, their families, Daimyos, and their bodyguards. Only the most elite of the elite could sit there. You couldn't beat the view.

"Mommy, can we have snacks," Yoko asks with her best puppy eyes.

"Alright, I'll go see what they have at the concession stand. Naruto you think you can handle them all alone for ten minutes," Suki answers her daughter and asks her lover.

"Pft! Who do you think you are talking too! I got this stuff down," Naruto answers with a laugh.

"Mmm sure you do, Mr. Pink Robes," Suki replies dryly and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek before heading off.

"Ouch. You see that? Your mother is a damn vicious woman," Naruto whines.

Suki heads to the concession stand. Only Mikoto and Suki didn't have a sweet tooth. The rest of their family, definitely did. So that meant mostly she was looking at candy items.

"Suki, is that you," she hears someone say.

She recognized him immediately as Eli. Dammit. Of course he'd be here. He was the new Daimyo now. His father had finally kicked the bucket. Hopefully he wouldn't give her a reason to Chidori his balls off in public. That might not go over so well when it came to PR.

"Yes," she answers and pays for the snacks.

' "I heard that you and Naruto married and had four children. It must have been a rumor though. You certainly don't have the figure of a woman who has four children," he muses.

"I'm a ninja. We don't stay idle long. Training gets rid of baby weight quickly," she informs him and sends him her best Death Glare.

"You are still on active duty," he asks as though this surprised him.

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be," she demands to know.

"I thought most female ninjas retired after having children. I was aware that your mother did," he observes.

"Don't you ever talk about my mother as if you knew her," Suki growls.

Forget it. She was going to Chidori his balls off. To Hell with the consequences. She had been a "good girl" for years. Surely, Naruto would cut her some slack, just this once.

"I meant no offense," he says.

"I don't care what you meant," the brunette snarls at him.

"You seem most agitated. Is there trouble in paradise? Perhaps he has been neglecting you since the children came? It is a common problem in many marriages," he continues.

"Actually, we still go through furniture quite regularly," Suki says with a smirk.

"…Come again," he asks in confusion.

"He's VERY attentive," she answers rolling her eyes.

"Ah good. Well should you ever decide you want something better, you know where to find me. A Kage is impressive. A Daimyo is even better. I don't mind that you have children by him," he offers.

"How generous," Suki seethes.

"You'd have to divorce him naturally for public appearance sake. I'd divorce my wife. It was purely a political marriage and I've grown quite bored with her," he continues.

"Kit, Raven Fur is positively murderous about something," Kyubbi warns Naruto.

"You're right. Fuck she's pissed," Naruto replies.

"Hey, Mei, Gaara…would you mind watching the kids for a bit? The bond is telling me that Suki needs me," he asks.

"Of course," Gaara says with a nod.

"No problem," Mei assures him.

"Thanks," Naruto exclaims and uses the bond to locate his wife.

"I heard that you and Naruto married and had four children. It must have been a rumor though. You certainly don't have the figure of a woman who has four children," Naruto overhears Eli saying to Suki.

"Oh that is a dead human," Kyubbi observes.

"Big time," Naruto agrees.

Naruto decides to watch. Maybe Suki would be able to reign in her temper. Then Eli asked about her if she was still an active duty ninja. Suki said she was. That's when he went too far.

"I thought most female ninjas retired after having children. I was aware that your mother did," the Daimyo states.

"Uh oh. He mentioned Raven Fur's mother," Kyubbi says and actually winces.

"She's going to slaughter him for that one," Naruto says.

Naruto couldn't help but snicker at the furniture comment. That one was true. When he and Suki were together, they often got carried away. Furniture was usually the first casualty.

He stopped snickering when he heard Eli ask Suki to divorce him. Oh Hell fucking no. Did that idiot not know what he had been through to win Suki over?! Three fucking years of chasing her all over the Five Nations and even the Bond!

"Get the fuck away from my wife," Naruto hisses at him.

"Oh hello, Lord Hokage," Eli says with a smile.

"I hope he kills you and let's me play with the scraps," Suki says walking over to her husband's side and doing a hair flip.

"Don't tempt me, Suki," Naruto growls.

"Maybe if you make it look like an accident," she suggests.

"Suki," the blonde warns.

"But I've been a good girl for years. Can't I just once put my Sound training to good use," she asks him and wraps her arms around his neck.

"You did that with Koharu," he reminds her.

"Fine, just one more time," she asks.

"…You are both fucking insane. You are discussing killing a Daimyo in public," Eli says utterly aghast.

"You see you are just a figurehead. I am the hero of the war. Suki is my wife. I don't think many would blame me for killing you in a fit of jealous rage. Then again, maybe I should just inform your wife of your advances on mine and let her take care of you," Naruto snarls.

"GUARDS," Eli cries out.

His guards come running. They blink when they see the Hokage and their Lord. They wisely back away. They weren't that suicidal.

"Looks like they are smarter than you," Naruto says advancing on him.

"This is for trying to seduce my wife and impersonating me years ago! Yeah, I figured out it was you, you son of a bitch," Naruto punches hard enough to send him flying back fifty feet and instantly shatter his nose.

"Is it wrong, that I found that incredibly sexy," Suki muses.

"Yeah. It probably is. But you've always been a little sadistic," Naruto answers.

"Guilty," she says with a shrug.

Katsumi had just arrived at the arena with her team. They had been on their way to get something to eat before their matches, when they saw the commotion. She recognized Itachi's mother and father. Being the daughter of a Kage, she also recognized the Daimyo. She blinks and watches the chaos.

Mirai had spotted Katsumi and goes over to greet her childhood friend. She likewise was watching the clusterfuck that was the showdown between the Daimyo and Lord Hokage.

"Isn't it romantic," she asks.

"I hope it doesn't start a war, but yeah," the red head agrees.

"I hope someday someone is willing to fight for me like that," she sighs dreamily.

"Do you think Itachi would do that," she asks.

"Nah. Itachi would murder the guy in his sleep," she answers.

"You're right," Katsumi agrees.

"And he'd make it look like an accident," Mirai tells her.

Mirai was already a Chunin. She had come to cheer her younger friends on. Not that they needed it. She was positive that both Itachi and Katsumi were at least Jonin level.

"Naruto…where are the kids," Suki asks.

"Oh I left them in the box seats. Gaara and Mei are watching them," he assures her.

"Oh alright. Let's head back. It looks like they getting ready," she says.

"Yeah. Good idea," he scoops his wife up bridal style and races up the bleachers.

"Naruto," Suki cries out.

"You know you like it," the blonde tells her.

"Not in fucking public," she sulks.

That got the attention of everyone in bleachers. The Leaf Villagers laugh, clap, and make some catcalls. The ninjas from other villages were shocked by such a public display. Most eventually join in with the Leaf Villagers though. They were acting like this was normal after all. So maybe it was.

"Are are you shy now," Naruto taunts her.

"Never," Suki growls.

"Good. Besides, I can't even leave you alone for five minutes without some creep hitting on you. Gotta let the idiots know you are taken somehow," he states.

"The fact we are married and have four children, doesn't cut it," she asks dryly.

"Apparently not," he says.

"You are such a loser," she scoffs.

"Maybe, but I'm your loser," he replies.

"Always," she says with a smile and figures, Meh fuck it, and cuddles into his arms.

The announcer enters the ring. Everyone quiets down. A hush of anticipation fell over the crowd.

"WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE COMBAT PORTION OF THE CHUNIN EXAMS. We are starting off this year with a bang. The daughter of two Kages and the son of one Kage and Suki Uchiha. Damn this brings back memories. I remember when it was Suki vs. Gaara. Maybe we'll actually get to see the end of this one," he chuckles.

"We really should have a rematch sometime," Suki says wryly to Gaara.

"Anytime, anyplace, Uchiha," Gaara answers with a smirk.

"HEY YOU AREN'T TOUCHING MY WIFE/HUSBAND," Naruto and Mei say.

"… It's just a friendly sparring match," they both say.

"Friendly, my ass," the other spouses say.

"Or maybe not," Suki offers to Gaara.

"Yeah, Naruto would lose it if I landed a hit on you," the red head replies with amusement.

The crowd goes nuts as Katsumi and Itachi walk into the arena. Itachi was like his father. He loved to play to a crowd. He would wave and smile. Katsumi was every inch her father's daughter, walking in a deadly silence. Though if one looked really closely, they could see a small smile.

"Now shake hands. I want a good, clean match," the announcer says.

They shake hands. That's when Itachi reaches over and Katsumi feels him place something in her hair. Confused, she brings her hand to the side of her head and pulls the offending object out. It was a white rose.

"Well… I guess that's one example of sportsmanship. For those of you that can't quite see what happened, Itachi just gave his opponent a rose," the announcer reports baffled.

"Uchiha, your son is weird," Gaara observes.

"My son is not weird," Suki scoffs.

"He's giving his opponent a flower," the red head points out.

"I think it's sweet," Mei muses.

"Women," Gaara mutters.

"What was that, my love? You want to sleep on the couch tonight," she asks sweetly.

"Nothing. I said nothing, my Angel," he answers.

"That's what I thought," Mei says with a smirk.

"Itachi, I don't get it. What's with the rose," she asks.

"Well…I thought it was supposed to be customary to give flowers to the girl you liked as a symbol of affection," he explains.

Katsumi blushes scarlet. Thankfully the announcer didn't hear it. Itachi had whispered so lowly, that the speakers didn't pick it up.

"So I was thinking if I win this match, you'd be my girlfriend. I know it's kinda a Suna custom," he says.

"That's really sweet. You are still going to lose. The fact that you are cute, won't save you," she answers.

"You think I'm cute," he asks.

"That's not the point," she scoffs.

"So…deal," he asks.

"Deal," she agrees.

"Well I'm not sure exactly what the two have agreed to, but some sort of deal has been struck. On the count of three, the match begins. ONE. TWO. THREE. GOOOO," he says.

"Naruto I demand to know what your son said to my daughter, right now," Gaara growls.

"Hey, I have no idea. Must have been good though. She actually blushed," Naruto laughs it off.

Katsumi immediately erects a barrier of sand. Itachi not one to waste time summons a giant wall of water. He sends it hurtling at the other red head.

Katsumi barely had time to dodge. The force of the water was having a slushy effect on her sand. Fuck!

The two circle each other around the arena. Both were moving so fast, that the audience was having a hard time keeping up. Itachi would send a water attack. Katsumi would dodge or use her sand to block (or at least soften the blow) and then return an attack of her own.

She forms a giant hand made out of sand, to grab Itachi. Itachi squirms against the hand, furiously. Then he had an idea. He breathes a giant fireball at it, eventually turning it to glass, which he shatters.

"Not bad," Katsumi mutters.

"Thanks. I got mom's brains and dad's…everything else," says.

"I feel like I should slap you for being a pervert. But I'm not exactly sure…," she says warily.

"Yeah, you should probably slap me," he answers and charges at her.

"ACK," Katsumi gets barreled over.

"Your son is entirely too aggressive," Gaara says twitching.

"Oh please, that was a love tap," Suki says.

"A love tap, he just tackled her," the red head says in disbelief.

The two of them are soon rolling around. Each vying to pin the other. The crowd was having a grand ole time watching the "Kage Kids" roll around like alley cats.

"I remember that game," Naruto says smugly.

"I always won," Suki states.

"What?! You did not always win," the blonde scoffs.

"Is that some sort of weird version of Leaf foreplay," Mei asks.

"Well for us it was," the Uchihas say.

"Oh for fucksake. Mei did you give Katsumi the talk yet," Gaara demands.

"Of course. She knows how to use the Jutsu and I told her no sex until she is at least a Jonin or 18," Mei answers cheerfully.

"Thank God," Gaara sighs in relief.

"Oh come on Gaara, he's fourteen and she's 12," Naruto says.

"You were chasing the Uchiha's ass all over the Five Nations at that age. I think I'm well within my rights to ensure that I don't become a grandfather before I'm forty," he answers.

"Well he's got you there," Suki says.

"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE," Naruto growls.

"I am, always," she murmurs and kisses his cheek.

"Well I have to say folks this is the strangest match that I've ever seen," the announcer says.

Dammit! She was wild. Katsumi was a force of nature, Itachi thought. He knew it was…underhanded. But he was fighting to win. He hits her with a blast of ice cold water on her shirt. That causes the red head to shriek and he finally gets a firm pin on her. He holds her down for the ten count. (A new rule that had been imposed a few years ago.)

"…Well that was unexpected. Itachi Uchiha is the winner. Lady Katsumi put up an admirable fight and…wow, talk about being a good sport. Itachi and Katsumi are now engaged in a rather animated kiss. Kids grow up fast these days," the announcer muses.

"Mmm I guess I don't mind losing, as long as you kiss me like that," Katsumi says.

"Good," Itachi says.

"Very good," she murmurs and both "Kage Kids" ignore the cheers of the crowd as they walk off, hand and hand.

"I'm glad that Gaara's daughter is less stubborn than you," Naruto msues.

"Whatever," Suki says.

"I had to kick your ass how many times before you admitted that you loved me," he asks.

"That's not quite how I remember it," the brunette says.

"But you were worth it though," the blonde says.

"So were you. You never gave up on me, even if it was borderline suicidal not to," she replies.

"That's Suki for I love you," Naruto informs Mei and Gaara.

"You two have the strangest bond that I've ever seen," Gaara observes.

"Maybe, but it's one that will never be broken," Naruto says.

"Mhm. Now furniture on the other hand," Suki trails off.

"Can always be sacrificed for the greater good," the blonde says with a nod.

"I don't even want to know," Gaara says with a sigh and smacks his forehead.

"My love, what do you think the chances are we will have red headed grandchildren," Mei asks.

"Considering he's Naruto's son and unlikely to ever give up…quite high," Gaara answers her.

"Good. I'm sure they will be adorable," Mei says with a smile.

"…Am I the only sane person here," Gaara asks.

"Probably. But love can be a beautiful insanity," Suki murmurs and kisses Naruto.

"But who needs sanity, when I have Suki," Naruto chimes in and returns his wife's loving embrace.