That Name

Hiruzen Sarutobi P.O.V

I sighed as I looked at the pile of paperwork even though it has been a tough time for my family and I would like nothing more than to be there.

It has been ten months since Asuma was born and now Biwako can go in labor any hour as we are having a second baby. I was the one who gave name to our first baby, well, it's more like we went ahead with the name I liked in case of our first baby, so now we are going to go with Biwako's choice, since both of us only chose one name for boy and girl and this time the baby again is going to be a boy as told to us by the medic ninja.

The second baby is somewhat unexpected. It's not like we didn't already know that we would be having a baby when we had sex, but I suppose that at that point, we didn't come to terms with how difficult it can be to raise a baby. It was more like a stress relief that day when we had sex than wanting an another baby. Anyway, I hope there are no complications in the birth.

Recently a squad of Anbu have discovered strange activities in Kirigakure and Iwagakure and knowing that short-stuff Onoki the way I do something is definitely cooking. *sigh*. Just when finally I thought that this war was starting to calm down after Sakumo managed to kill Chio's son and his wife.

But despite how much I hate it, after going thought the various reports over and over again I can't help but think that there is something more to this war as a driving factor besides the hatred between the villages and need for more resources.

That is because there are many factors which are hard to explain. Like what is going on in Kirigakure as they are suddenly creating many policies which might harm their own village, not to mention, after taking into account their trade with land of iron they didn't have to start a war by ambushing Teacher as they would lose much more than they would gain by doing that. I refuse to believe that kiri elders are unable to see that. It's almost like an outside influence.

"BAAM." (Sound of door slamming)

"Hokage sama huff huff"

"calm down masaki.! Tell me what happened from the beginning and be thorough."

As I was contemplating, Masaki, my assistant suddenly slammed the door into my office. She wouldn't generally do that and I thought it was an emergency, so I asked strictly.

"Hokage sama. It's Biwako sama. Her water broke and she's going into labor."

"what.! start from there the next time masaki." I replied

and immediately created a shadow clone as I couldn't just leave the office in somebody else's hands. A war is going on. A shadow clone would be able to handle any emergencies in the office and inform me as I needed to be with my wife.

"Swoosh" I disappeared from my office and appeared outside my house in the sarutobi compound.

There are many people here waiting for the good news, but I didn't have time to greet them and proceeded forward.

Just when I opened the door I heard the cry.

After a few minutes of calling out into the delivery room from outside and my angry mother shouting back at me I hold my child for the first time.

He is so cute with those lake blue eyes of his and black spiky hairs.

His name will be Ashim Sarutobi.

My youngest son.