the answer is yes. naruto becomes hokage, hinata and neji are heads of the hyūga clan, and gaara leaves his position of kazakage to move to the leaf and finally have an identity outside of his usefulness to his village. narugaahina marry and everyone lives happily ever after.

narugaahina idk how would this ship be called but i LOVED

Gaara: Challenge Accepted

"Gaara, you need to look at this." Gaara looked up from his small pile of paperwork. A part from a mountain of papers that he brought home to Konoha. It gave him something to do late at night when he couldn't sleep. And after dinner he had a window of time to get more immediate work done before going out on the balcony with Hinata. A routine that he enjoyed as they had a moment to talk and drink tea or at times the company was enough without conversation. Hinata was currently cleaning up the dishes from dinner, denying any help as Naruto wasn't the best at cleaning and Gaara was a guest. Naruto was patient and understanding with his focus on work, or as much as he could be. A bandaged hand was holding the photo as Naruto smiled down at him. The picture was faded due to age, but the woman in the picture was vibrant. Or rather her hair was. A bright red, almost akin to Gaara's but a shade lighter. But her smile was familiar. Oh. "This is my mom, Hinata and I found some things at the Thirds storage. And I wanted to show you." The picture was offered to Gaara, and he took it carefully. Worried that it might tear in his grasp, something this important to Naruto had to be treated carefully. "She looks like you." "She said that too, but I think that's a good thing, ya know." Gaara pressed his lips together in thought. He wasn't exactly sure how to approach the subject of parents and mothers. Just recently being told that his mother had always loved him, after being convinced that she thought of him as a mistake, a monster for so long. "I was I had her hair though. It would look awesome on me, but she said I look nice with the hair I have." Glancing up from the photograph he could see Naruto was still smiling. But it was different, a 'I know you are thinking about something negative your face shows it, so I'll be here to distract you' smile. He wasn't sure how he knew his mother's opinion, but he was certain it was a long story for another night. "It's beautiful, red hair would suit you better than me." Naruto chuckled and finally took a seat next to Gaara. Not too close, but enough for Gaara to feel his natural warmth come off of him. Pushing back even more of those thoughts like the sun does to darkness. His smile growing as rested his head on Gaara's shoulder. Stiffening out of reflex he took a moment to relax and breath. This was good. He had seen Naruto do the same with Hinata and his sister with Shikamaru. This casual touching that was between those you were close to. When he was forced to go on those marriage arrangement meetings they would often try to do the same to him. But his demeanor usually warded off the woman enough so that she would drop her act. But this was different, a natural move as opposed to one that was feigning affection. "I love you." The whisper was a clap of thunder for Gaara. As he looked at Naruto, tensing once more as the two looked at each other now.Confused blue meeting shocked green. The words, while quickly calculated in Gaara's own mind seemed to take a minute to process for Naruto. Whiskered cheeks turning vibrant pink under his dark skin as he finally realized. "Naruto, is something wrong with Gaara? He looks flushed." The violet haired kunoichi walked out from kitchen, concern evident as she looked at the two flushed boys. They could win wars and fight the undead, but this was new territory for both of them. "I-I was just going to tell Gaara about how my mom used that phrase towards people who love her hair! I didn't give any context yet, ya know?" The thundering beat of his heart calmed as Gaara could finally breath easy. It was true that the three shared a unconventional life, but the open display of affection towards himself was new for Gaara. But even with context and the misunderstanding cleared he still felt his heart beat echo in his ears. Not an ache that he was familiar with, but something warm and comforting. Something he was slowly getting used to the longer he stayed around the couple. Hinata rolled her eyes at her husbands rambling, smile reassuring as she took her own seat on the couch. Opposite side of Gaara, but with how small the couch was still close to Naruto. Gently taking Gaara's soft hand into her calloused one, thumb running over him to soothe in case he was still in shock. His face falling back to neutral as he looked down at his lap. "Naruto really doesn't think ahead does he, Gaara? But that's another part of your mother that is loved by us." "Eh, really?" Momentary embarrassment turned to shock. Hinata was good at that, changing Naruto's mood so easily with simple praise and compliments. Something Gaara felt he could never do without coming off as awkward. "Of course. Right?" With a gentle squeeze he looked back up at the two. Realizing that they wanted his conformation to join in as he was just as much a part of this as they were. Eyes at a downcast once more as his lips twisted into a small pout. "Mm." "Aaah Gaara, you're making me blush, ya know." Naruto rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, but still leaning close to Gaara. Hinata body radiating the same warmth, like the moon reflecting the sun's warmth. With Gaara at the center of this galaxy they shared with him.

happy birthday deary! hope you have a wonderful day!