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Sasuke should have done something better than helping the old, helpless woman. He would definitely kill that evil, conniving, old woman if he ever finds her again.Now, he was all alone lying on the dirty forest floor. What was more infuriating was that, the evil hag turned him into a one-and-a-half-year-old baby using one of her jutsus. He couldn't even walk for a long time, let alone, run. Now, he had to wait for someone to come and save from the brink of his humiliation.
"Huh? Is that a baby on the ground?"
Sasuke was thanking the gods above for sending someone to rescue him. However, the female voice sounded awfully familiar but he couldn't remember whose voice it was. He hoped that it wasn't of any of his fangirls. The owner of the female voice finally came into his view. Oh shit. It turned out that his saviour was none other than Haruno Sakura, his female teammate whom he promised to take her on his journey of redemption after coming back to Konoha. Ironically, it was her who would be taking him back.
Sakura lifted him up to her hip and looked at the baby, who was clad in a too big shirt. She thought that the baby almost resembled her teammate and long-time crush, Uchiha Sasuke. She shook her head physically to clear off such an absurd thought.
"Now who might you be?"
If Sasuke was in his earlier form, he would have rolled his eyes at her question. Did she seriously expect a one-and-a-half-year-old baby to answer her question? So much for being smart. However, in his current form, he could only look at her with his big, dark, eyes.
"How foolish of me! Come on, you little man, I will take you back with me. God knows what would have happened if I didn't see you here."
Sasuke was internally grateful for her quick decision. At least, he was safe in Konoha from evil, conniving, old ladies. He was also thankful that his shirt didn't have the Uchiha Clan insignia stitched or Sakura would've recognized him immediately. Afterall, he was the only Uchiha left.
On reaching Konoha, he realized that he had fallen asleep in the arms of his teammate. Who could blame him? He was travelling the entire day and dare he say, Sakura's body felt nice enough to sleep on. He yawned and saw Sakura looking at him with a smile on her lips. He was sure that if Sakura was younger, she would have hearts in her eyes seeing the mini version of him.
Sakura reached the Hokage office and as usual saw the Godaime drooling over her paperwork. She sighed.
"Tsunade-sama, wake up."
"Mmghhh, go 'way."
"Tsunade-sama."
"Wha happ'nd?"
Sasuke was amused to see the respected Godaime Hokage's antics in such an inebriated state.
Seeing her master's reluctance at waking up, Sakura yelled, "SHISHOU."
Tsunade woke up at once and groaned before looking at her apprentice, "Kami Sakura. You are giving me a headache."
"Finally."
Tsunade finally noticed the kid on Sakura's arms and said, "When did you have a baby with the Uchiha? I thought he planned to restore his clan after coming back from his journey of redemption or, so he says."
Immediately, Sakura turned tomato-red and spluttered, "Tsunade-sama, it isn't like what you are thinking. This is definitely not my baby or Sasuke-kun's. I found him in the forest. Someone may have left him."
Tsunade sighed and placed her chin on her palm, "Okay, let me see what I can do. He is too comfortable with you so keep him."
"But Tsunade-sama-"
Tsunade lifted a hand and continued, "Do you want him to keep him somewhere where people would mistreat him? I thought you weren't so heartless, Sakura."
Now, this tugged at Sakura's heart strings. She knew that Tsunade did it intentionally. Arguing with the Hokage would be a vain attempt so she nodded her head and left the room. She mentally thought about the things she would need for the baby. A baby blanket, baby food, diapers, some baby clothes and some plush toys. She looked at the baby in her arms and saw that he was looking around with curiosity in his eyes. She reached one of the baby stores and bought the required items.
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She went inside her apartment which she had bought for herself after passing her Jounin exams. She placed the baby on the couch and went to her room to settle the items and take out the immediate baby stuff. Meanwhile, Sasuke was looking around the apartment. Sakura was quite a neat person and everything was in order except few of her medical journals scattered here and there.
Sakura came out from the room with a fresh set of clothes. She dressed the baby without any fuss. She sat down on the couch and looked at the kid who was sitting on her lap. She put a finger on her chin and looked at him. He seemed familiar.
"Now that everything is done, let me give you a name."
Sasuke turned himself and looked at him. He wanted to know what she wanted to name him.
"Hmm, let's see. You have dark hair and dark eyes. You know you look like my teammate, Sasuke. OKAY, I will name you Sasuke then. Yes."
Sasuke was grateful that his name still remained the same. He looked at the plush tomato toy she had kept on the end of the couch. Suddenly, he felt the urge to take the plush toy and bite it. What was happening? Were his baby senses awakening? He could remember the old hag saying something while she was using the jutsu on him.
'You won't turn back to normal until you find love.’
Yes.
That was what she said.
Shit.
Uchiha Sasuke didn't do love.
Noticing Sasuke's gaze on the tomato plushie, Sakura deduced that he was feeling hungry. She got up from the couch and placed Sasuke on it. She went to the kitchen to bring some food for him. The look in his eyes said that he ate tomatoes.
Sasuke was confused at what happened. One moment he was sitting on Sakura's lap and in the other moment, he was placed on the couch. He could feel the loss of Sakura's warmth and he was feeling.... disappointed? His disappointment vanished when the subject of his thoughts came back with a plate filled with sliced tomatoes and mashed peas and carrots. Eww. At least, she brought tomatoes.
"Come on, Sasuke-kun, be a good boy and eat. You might be hungry by now."
Now that she mentioned, he was actually hungry. Sakura fed him with a spoon. In his hunger, even the disgusting mashed peas and carrots didn't taste that bad. Sakura washed his mouth.
"Okay. I will give you a bath now and then you can sleep."
The word "bath" made him feel dreaded. Sweet, innocent Sakura would take off his clothes and wash him. He couldn't do anything so he resigned to his fate. Sakura was glad that the baby wasn't fussy. He didn't cry even when she gave him a bath except the occasional whimpers. She dressed him up in comfortable baby pyjamas for the night. It was already dark outside. It was time for them to sleep.
Sakura lifted him and rested him against her chest while patting his back. Sasuke heard Sakura humming an off-tune song. Perhaps a lullaby. It was oddly relaxing. It has been long since someone had cared for him. Sakura's fresh, flowery scent reminded him of his mother. His mother, with her gentle demeanour and smiles, always tucked him to his bed while singing a melodious lullaby. His eyelids felt heavy with her rocking and offbeat humming. He was actually liking his time with her as a baby so why not enjoy it while it lasts? With a faint smile on his baby lips, he succumbed to the world of unconsciousness.
Sensing his even breathing, Sakura laid him down on the bed and kissed his forehead. She thought that she heard a faint "Mama" from the baby. She yawned and laid down on the bed herself. She wrapped an arm around him while placing her cheek on his soft black hair.
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Days passed by but there was no news about Sasuke's "mother". Sakura thought that if nobody came for Sasuke, she would take him under her care. She was a 22-year-old, full time Head Medic so the expenses weren't much of a problem. Meanwhile, Sasuke was truly enjoying his time with Sakura. He sometimes got certain urges to act like a baby like chewing toys or even laughing. Sakura took very good care of him and he could faintly remember that he called her "Mama" a few times. Well, that was embarrassing!
Sakura was going back to her home after buying few grocery items and baby stuff for Sasuke. She held Sasuke to her with an arm supporting him. When she was leaving the store after paying the bills, she saw a fellow Jounin coming towards her. She had a faint idea about his intentions but she still let him talk to her.
"Sakura-san?"
With a fake smile ready on her lips, she hummed.
"Sakura-san, would you like to go on a date with me this weekend?"
"You are saying this weekend, hmm?"
"Hai." She could see the Jounin wiping his damp palms on his trousers and look of anticipation in his eyes. It wasn't like she would be neglecting her work. One date wouldn't hurt, right? Right.
Sasuke sensed from her arms that she was deciding to accept his invitation. He did the only thing he could do. He cried!
"WAAAHHHHH. MAMAAAAAA."
The Jounin looked nervously at Sakura and said, "Sakura-san, you have a baby?"
"Um, well, you see, I found him near the Konoha forests. So yeah. Okay see you."
She rushed away from the store without looking behind. Sasuke felt smug at the fact that he could save Sakura from the creepy Jounin. He didn't know what made him act like that. It wasn't like the Jounin harassed Sakura or something. But he didn't like the fact that a Jounin of his level had the courage to ask Sakura out on a date. She was a powerful kunoichi with powers exceeding that of the Jounin. And wasn't she supposed to take care of Sasuke? Yes. That was the reason why he made such a scene at the store.
"Sasuke-kun, why would you do that? I wanted to go out with him."
The audacity of this woman.
She wanted to go out on a date.
Instead of glaring at her, he tried a different tactic. He looked at her with his big, teary, dark eyes and a pout on his lips. Why not use his baby face to his advantage? As expected, Sakura was a mush in his hands, figuratively, after looking at his cute face. She sighed and smiled at him.
"Okay, little man, you are too cute to be yelled at. I can't be angry at you. Let's go home."
Now, Sasuke liked that decision.
Sasuke would take his secret to his grave but he actually felt jealous when he found out that Sakura was planning to accept the date.
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It was two months since Sasuke was turned into a baby. He was getting restless. The jutsu wasn't wearing off anytime soon. In fact, the jutsu was affecting him more than ever. His mind was overruled by baby urges. Although he missed the thrill of travelling but it was not that he wasn't enjoying his time with Sakura. Far from it. Sakura would be a great mother to his kids. Wait. What did he just think? Shoo, annoying thoughts. If babies could blush, his face would have become red by then.
As if summoned from his thoughts, Sakura came to him with a worried expression on her face and said, "Sasuke-kun, why is your face so red? Are you sick?"
Tch, annoying.
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A few nights later, when Sakura tucked him in the bed while humming the off-tune music, Sasuke felt immense adoration and love for the girl. He had no idea why but he did. The lively girl was able to melt his cold heart with her bright personality. With a smile on his face, he fell asleep but not without his final thoughts:
'I love you.'
"AAAAHHHHHH."
The shout of a female voice woke him up from the slumber. His throat was hurting and he was shivering. Wait. Why was he shivering? He opened his eyes instantly and realized that his body went back to its adult form. At least the blanket was covering his modesty.
He looked at Sakura to see that she wasn't in the bed but standing and watching him with a horrified expression on his face. He groaned and closed his eyes.
"Sa-Sa-Sasuke-kun."
"Sakura. I can explain. Give me some clothes first."
"Hai."
Sasuke wore the clothes that Sakura brought for him from the other room. Though the clothes weren't much to his style but he wore them. Well, beggars can't be choosers.
After the entire explaining excluding the part where he thought he loved her, Sakura laughed and said, "So that's why you seemed so familiar."
"Hn."
"So, are you leaving again?" Sasuke could see the hurt in her eyes.
"Hai. I will come back." For you was left unsaid.
After pulling her towards him and poking her forehead with his fingers, he left.
'We will meet soon, Sakura.'
END