Shikadai grunted as he snuggled into the strong back of a good source of warmth. He could feel hair scattered over his body and knew it was his mother. The surface they laid on was hard but the futon padding made it a bit more comfortable. He could hear a baby gurgling and reached an unconscious hand over his mother to feel the baby in his arms. He smiled a bit as the baby grabbed it and settled down. He fell back to sleep with the baby sucking on his fingers.

Shikamaru was leaning against the wall watching his family nest together. It's been so long since they last did and Naruto missed it ever since he saw them to tears over his latest emergency room visit. Besides the last time was during Naruto's divorce. Now they had three additions since then and it looked like a complete family. Well it always did in his eyes. 

Boruto opened his eyes a bit to see lavender hair curled up beside him as well as the twins between him and Hima-chan. The twins held hands and were curled around each other. He smiled a bit and looked over to see his dad turned mom holding Shikanaru who was sucking on Shikadai's fingers. He chuckled sleepily and looked around for his father who he found watching them. "Dad?" He called sleepily. Shikamaru snapped out of his daze and looked at him.

"Sleep Boruto you need rest." Boruto snorted a bit.

"You need to sleep too, your a Nara after all." He shot back. He flopped back on his pillow and ushered him over. Shikamaru sighed and brought a big blanket to cover them all. He settled behind Boruto who went back to sleep once he settled down. Shikamaru couldn't sleep though, it wasn't that he didn't want to it was more like he was admiring the gems that were his family. His parents must be proud and he hoped Naruto's accepted them. Naruto groaned a bit and turned on his back which prompted Shikadai to adjust himself to lay on his chest while bringing the baby closer. 

"What are you thinking about." Naruto's sleepy voice called over the bodies between them.

"Just wondering if our parents are happy with the turnout." Shikamaru whispered back. Naruto turned to him and gave a smile.

"They were bestfriends, if anything our moms must be squealing about the babies." Shikamaru nodded at his suggestion. "I'm happy everything happened, now I'm the lucky wife."

"And me the husband." Shikamaru reached over and caressed his hair before finally falling asleep. 

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Next morning at breakfast Kurama graced it with his presence along with some mini versions of himself. "I thought about it Naruto and I agree." He smiled a bit as the shy kitsunes bundled around his paws. 

"They're so cute." Hima-chan squealed. A golden male kitsune slowly inched towards her and curled his tails around her feet.  They all had six fluffly tails and they all branched towards their new tamers. Boruto and Shikadai ended up with mini versions of Kurama who opted to settled around their necks. The twins were being licked by two baby kitsunes who were light blue with black tips. The last one was a baby in every sense he could fit in your palm and it was for Shikanaru who was in his baby chair. The agile little fox hopped over and nestled in his neck seeking affection. He was the exact same pelt as Kurama with a golden streak.

Shikanaru gave him a toothless smile and hugged him like a plush toy. "Naruto suggested the idea of you all having a little companion to bond with just like me and him. These are mini tailed beasts, they are pure chakra the only thing they would require is a bit of your chakra each day so the bond between you two can deepen."

They nodded in understanding taking the words seriously. "When they disappear a mark will appear on your body showing that, that's where they want to reside. When in danger or in need of a little cuddle they'll come to your aid." Naruto said with a smile.

"When they get a bit older you'll be able to talk with them. Understand I did this as a way to pass on a tradition. It's been a Uzumaki thing to carry on Kurama or have a Kitsune partner. This way you'll all be getting the experience."

"We love them." Himawari said kissing the golden one's nose. The Kitsune licked her back, she giggled at the slightly rough tongue he had.

"Can we name them?" Boruto asked as he stretched out an arm to allow the kitsune more room to roam around his body. Shikadai was busy playing with the paws on his.

"Kurama are these your kits or do you have a status among other kitsunes in the summoning realm?" Shikadai asked looking over at him.

Kurama grumbled about observant brats and answered the question. "There aren't any Kitsune Summoning Scrolls, otherwise I would've offered it to Naruto. These kits are made of my own chakra. I played both father and mother role in their creation."

The room paused to reflect on what horror Kurama gave them. 'Kurama being a woman.' Naruto thought in the vague distance.

'Mr. Kurama having to give birth.' Himawari thought as she looked at her golden fox.

'Don't think about it Boruto, just don't.' He thought to himself as he petted the furball in his lap.

'I regret asking, just swallow me whole.' Shikadai groaned banging his head on the table.

Shikamaru only laughed at the idea. The all mighty Kurama having to play a female role. Kurama blushed and hid his face in Naruto's thigh who scratched his ear in affection.

"Let's sweep this under the rug." Naruto said with a smile as he held in his laughter. They agreed and thanked Kurama for being a constant pillar of support for the family.

"It's your mother you should be thanking, he's the one who thought up the idea and brought this family together." As Kurama chatted with the kids Naruto's mind ran back to what he did the very night to set things in motion.

It was a way to get revenge and he was just being selfish to bring Shikamaru into it. But it worked out, Shikamaru accepted him and that ensued a string of events which brought them this far. He was so overwhelmed with emotion he didn't realize he was crying until Shikadai wiped some of his tears. Shikamaru was hugging him from behind playing in his hair.

"I'm so happy that we're a family." Naruto hiccupped as he cried. "Your all so beautiful and strong and you've completed my deepest wish."

"Mom's being a crybaby more than Shikanaru." Boruto teased as he held his mother's hand. Shikadai smacked him over the head.

"Don't be mean,"

"No fighting!" Naruto snapped with caught them off guard before he went back to crying in happiness.

Himawari smiled as she slipped out of the room and came back with a camera. She propped it on the counter and started the count down. In that time she grabbed the babbling baby and his palm top kitsune and rushed into the camera's view.

"Say family." She cut through them. They stared at the camera before it registered what was going on. Boruto made a dive to knock it off but the kitsunes were quick to pinning him on the counter just out of reach.

"Those little rascals will fit in just fine." Shikamaru said as the camera went off.

"Himawari your so dead." Boruto said as he chased her around the house. Naruto being a curious baby looked at the picture that was taken.

He laughed, they were all caught off guard except for Hima-chan. You could still see the tears on his cheeks, Shikamaru was in a halfway turn. Shikadai was mid yawn and Boruto was glaring at the camera with foxes on his back, the twins weren't in the shot because they had wandered off with their counterparts back into the futon pile they had in the living room. Shikanaru just looked bubbly as always.

"We're getting this framed." Naruro decided.

"Hell no!" Boruto yelled as he was storming around upstairs looking for his sister. Himawari opened the cupboard in the kitchen from the inside to reveal her sitting crisscross with the baby on her shoulder and a baby fox dangling from her wrist.

"How the hell did you get under there." Shikadai asked, she smirked and closed back the cupboard as Boruto came down the stairs. He pulled the same cupboard open only to see normal kitchen ware.

"How, just how." Boruto mumbled as he hung his head. They snickered at the two.

"Best family ever." Shikamaru murmured into the blond's hair. Naruto leaned back and kissed his cheek.

A/N- Okay we all don't want to say it so I'll say it. This story is coming to a close. *pats your self denying persona on the shoulder* I love this story and how far it's come but it has to have an end. After all am I the only one who hates when stories are left hanging?