Nights With Papa
Summary: Sakura is busy at the hospital and leaves Sarada in charge of the younger children. What Sarada and her younger siblings don’t know is that Sasuke comes back home sooner than expected.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor its characters, they belong to Masahi Kishimoto. I only own my OCs.
Warnings: A lot of fluff, Sasuke being a father to his four kids.
A/N: I just wanted something fluffy with Sasuke and his children.
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“I’m leaving, Sarada. Are you sure you can take care of all of your siblings? I feel bad for leaving you in charge of them, but there isn’t anyone I know available to come help.” Sakura told her eldest daughter who was watching the younger children.
“Don’t worry, Mom. I can handle it! Not the first time I’ve stayed taking care of them.” Sarada told her mother, determined to take care of her siblings just like how she was used to them. “Take care, we’ll see you tomorrow!”
Sakura smiled, feeling so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter. She bent over and hugged Sarada close. “Thank you, Sarada I wouldn’t know what to do without you.” She then smiled at her other kids. “Goodbye, my dears, be good and don’t give your sister plenty of trouble.” she hugged her son and other daughter close, then picked up her youngest son.
“Be good, Yusuke-kun, I love you.” She kissed the baby’s forehead and looked at the rest. “I love you all, you all are my most precious treasures.”
“Bye bye, Mama!” the two youngest waved to their mother as Sakura handed Yusuke back to Sarada, grabbed her purse and keys and walked right to the door, looking at her children one more time smiling and then leaving. It was almost 6 in the evening.
“Alright, ninjabugs, I’ll start on dinner soon so watch TV and draw alright?” Sarada told to her sister, Saori and her brother, Sake to do that while she picked up Yusuke and tied him around her back in his sling so she could have major control of him and watch him easily, since he was the baby of house she couldn’t just leave him unattended.
“Okay, Nee-chan!” Saori replied, she had been drawing flowers around a large white paper with her crayons, while Sake had been watching the TV and his favorite channel, the Ninja Rangers.
“So, it just leaves us both, Yusuke.” Sarada smiled at her baby brother who had been chewing on his pacifier and nodded his head. Sarada walked over to the kitchen and took out the stuff she needed for it. Today it was going to be on’nigiri, fried shrimp and tonkatsu for her and her brother and sister, and tomato soup for Yusuke.
She’d taken care of her siblings countless of times when her mother’s busy schedule didn’t allow her to spend as much time with everyone as she’d loved to. With Sasuke going on his many missions that kept him away from the village and his family, Sarada had to help a lot in the house not that she minded, she was very used to it.
When Sarada was done with dinner and about to set the table, she heard the door opening, thinking it was her mother coming back to get something she had forgotten home.
“Oh, Mom, did you- Dad?!” Seeing who was coming inside the house, Sarada gasped. It was her father. Sasuke was home sooner than she would expect it.
“I’m home,”
“Papa!” Saori and Sake both stood up and rushed, hug-tackling both of their father’s legs, who gave them a small smile and knelt patting both of their heads with his only hand.
“Hello, you two. Have you been good?” He asked his kids.
“Yes, we’ve been good!” Much to their joy, Sasuke had pulled out two boxes for them, gifts for them he’d brought them something.
“Welcome back home, Dad.” Sarada smiled as Sasuke stood and walked over to her.
“How have things been, Sarada? Busy with your siblings?” He inquired patting her shoulder and smiling a little, then he looked to his youngest son. “You’ve gotten bigger than last time, Yusuke.”
“Things have been pretty fine, and not so busy I’m used to these three.” Sarada responded with a smile, as Yusuke let out a happy noise at Sasuke who poked his forehead.
“I take it, you’re happy to see your father.” Sasuke had been trying to be more close to his children, to bond more with them and to understand them all and know their likes and what they disliked. “That smells good, Sarada, what did you cook?”
“Tonkatsu, fried shrimp, rice and tomato soup for Yusuke.” The eldest Uchiha replied putting all plates at the table. “Alright you two, wash up dinner’s ready.” At that, Saori and Sake put down their gifts and rused to the bathroom to wash up. Sarada carefully untied Yusuke from her back and set him on his highchair, then she served another plate for Sasuke, adding some tomatoes to it seeing as he liked them so much.
“Here is your plate, Dad. I’ll come eat soon, need to clean up the kitchen.” Sarada said to Sasuke, who nodded taking a seat next to Yusuke.
“Do you want me to feed Yusuke for you?”
“If you want to, then sure, Dad.”
Sasuke took the small spoon and mixed the tomato soup, looking up at Yusuke. “Are you ready to eat?” Yusuke knew how to take off his pacifier when food was ready, he took it off and opened his mouth. Sasuke was surprised at how much words his son understood, he was a very smart baby. He gently got the spoon inside Yusuke’s little mouth watching him eat and swallow. He repeated the procedure again and again, putting the spoon back to the bowl and grabbing a napkin to wipe the baby’s mouth and face.
“Seems like he’s hungry.” Sarada mentioned coming over and taking her seat, right as Saori and Sake came over and took their seats to start eating.
“He’s a heavy eater I see, and he takes after me in the tomato part.” Sasuke gave a light chuckle, feeding his son. He would eat after the baby was fed. Knowing how to do it, he’d seen his daughter and wife doing it, so he’d learned how to.
“Mmm, so delicious!” Saori replied with her mouth full, being a mess as usual, and Sake was no different.
“Guys, no talking with your mouth full, it’s impolite and you can both choke or bite your tongue and we don’t want that.” Sarada lightly reprimanded her siblings, the two nodded and ate properly. Sasuke smiled at that interaction, his eldest daughter was a good sister and good role model to the younger ones, he felt so proud of her but wouldn’t say it loudly, he reserved it inside his being, but he was proud of Sarada. Of all his precious children. Soon he had fed Yusuke the complete tomato soup.
“Good job, Yusuke.” He patted his little head, messing slightly his pink hair. The baby smiled lightly. He wasn’t so loud, a very serene and peaceful baby, taking after his father in that aspect as well. He may resemble his mother in looks but in personality traits it was his father’s personality.
Sasuke then started eating his own food, liking it. Sarada was a good cook, just like her mother he thought. Speaking of Sakura, where was his lovely wife?
“Where is your mother?”
“Mom had a busy night at the hospital, so I’m in charge of the house and the kids until tomorrow.” Sarada replied, slowly eating her food. Oh how unfortunate, Sasuke was so looking forward to spend some quality with Sakura, he figured that would have to wait until tomorrow, at least he had his kids to spend time with.
When dinner was done, Sarada took all plates and took them to the sink to wash them up, Sasuke looked after the younger ones meanwhile.
“What were you drawing, Saori?” He asked his second daughter.
“Flowers because they’re so pretty!” The little girl, showing her Papa the drawing. “And now I’ll draw you!” Sasuke gave the little girl a tiny smile.
“Alright, draw me as best as you can.” He patted her head, then turned to Sake. “What are you watching, Sake?”
“The Ninja Rangers! It’s very cool, I’m the red Ninja Ranger.” Sake said joyfully holding his action fiure of said character. His father smiled, he remembered of him when he was a child and how hyper he’d been.
“Seems like a cool character.” Sasuke lastly turned his youngest son and blinked, Yusuke was hugging an old familiar green dinosaur plush toy. That old dinosaur still lived? He knew he had given it to Sarada when she was a baby but he thought it had gone to the void, he smiled again lightly oh his dinosaur.
“Is that your favorite toy, Yusuke?” Yusuke looked up at his father and squishing the dinosaur nodded his head. Then put it front of himself.
“R...Rah!” He was trying to make a roaring noise which Sasuke chuckled and took the plush in his one hand.
“Rawr,” He made the dino’s nose rubbing lightly Yusuke’s nose and the baby let out a light squeal, giggling a bit liking this game. Sasuke was playing with his youngest, that dinosaur brought him a lot of memories and they were good.
Time rolled by and it was now 8′o clock, bedtime for the children. Sarada had come out.
“Bedtime, everyone, get ready for bed.” She announced, Saori and Sake groaned they were having a nice moment with their Papa.
“Aww, but Nee-chan! Papa’s here and is fun!” Saori whined slightly. “Can we play with him, pretty please?” Sasuke frowned, he hadn’t seen his kids in a while and he missed them all, but he also didn’t want to slow their bedtime, they still were very young and needed their night rest, so he came up with an idea.
“I can tell you a story while you get in bed.” He told them and that seemed to make the two children go to their room to get their pajamas on.
“I’ll get Yusuke ready for bed, Dad.” Sarada said to her father, coming over to her baby brother and picked him up. Sasuke would’ve liked to do so himself, but he only had one hand so it would be a little difficult to change his son into his pajamas. So he nodded and headed to the other kids’ room while Sarada prepared the baby for bed.
“You two done?” He came in and gave a smile seeing both his daughter and son in their beds under the covers, waiting for him and hugging on their favorite plush toys. Sasuke picked the chair from the corner and moved it to the center of the room in between the two beds. “This story is about a ninja who had a friend that never gave up on him...” he started.
“...In the end the ninja rectified his actions and thanked his friend for never giving up on him...” Sasuke was done with the story and looked over to his kids, finding them sleeping peacefully already. That caused a tiny smile cross his features and stood, walking over to Saori’s bed.
“Goodnight, my flower.” He leaned over and planted a kiss on his daughter’s forehead, pulling her covers over and then walked to his son’s bed.
“Goodnight, my strong ninja ranger.” He pulled the covers on his son and poked his forehead lightly, then walked over to Yusuke’s nursery, seeing he was already in dry diapers and warm pajamas.
“I can give him his nighttime bottle and lull him to sleep, Sarada.” Sasuke had wanted to do that, he hadn’t done that ever since Sarada was a baby.
“Alright, Dad.” Sarada nodded as her father walked in and sat down on the rocking chair next to the wooden crib. He was handed Yusuke and he securely cradled him in his one arm, Sarada had given the baby his bottle and he had grabbed it, putting the teat inside his mouth and had started drinking on the milk. Sasuke looked at him with a warm smile, this was peaceful it brought him memories of baby Sarada.
Sarada let out a small yawn, all this day had worn her out, normally she went to bed at 10 but today she felt more tired than other times.
“Go to bed, Sarada, I can handle this on my own.” Sasuke told his daughter while he was cradling Yusuke carefully and tenderly. Sarada listened to him and grabbed Yusuke’s used clothes of today and threw them on the laundry bin, walking to the bathroom to wash her teeth and then get ready for bed.
Now it was just Sasuke and Yusuke in the nursery. The eldest Uchiha closed his eyes, humming a soft lullaby to his youngest son, it was a lullaby that his mother used to sing to him when he was a baby he hadn’t forgotten it at all.
When he opened his eyes, Yusuke was soundly asleep, the bottle was empty and the baby seemed very peaceful and adorable. Sasuke securely held his son as he stood up and moved to the crib, carefully laying Yusuke down, removing the bottle and replacing it for a pacifier, then he pulled a soft silk dark blue blanket with the Uchiha symbol on the baby, putting the green dino close to him.
“Goodnight, my little tomato.” He kissed his son’s forehead and clicked on the small lamp from the nearby table slowly walking outside the nursery and closing the door gently. He walked then to Sarada’s room, smiling softly at the sight of his big girl fast asleep, she had to be quite tired after this day. He walked over to her and tucked her him.
“Goodnight, my cute little peanut,” He kissed her forehead and exited her room, closing the door behind him, he then walked right into his and Sakura’s room, walking to their bed and sat down on the edge of his side, patting Sakura’s side of the bed.
“I wished to see you tonight, Sakura... but I’ll wait for you always.”
With that Sasuke curled in bed, welcoming in a nice sleep. Even though his wife was no there, he could still feel her there, her nice aroma still filling the air of their room and that was more than enough to him.
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