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“Oh come on. You don’t ever wonder who Sarada would end up with?”

“No.”

“Yeah sure,” Sakura looked at him playfully. “I think both Boruto and Mitsuki would be acceptable candidates for our daughter to date.” Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her. “What? They’re all already close so that takes away having to build a relationship from scratch. Plus I think both might have some feelings for her.”

“You’re looking into it too much.”

“I’m serious. Boruto does the whole “teasing to cover up the fact that I actually like you” thing, and Mitsuki is so polite with her and acts like a gentleman whenever she’s around. One of them is bound to like her.”

“Just because the Dobe’s kid acts dumb around her doesn’t mean that he likes her. He acts dumb around everyone. He’s Dobe’s kid after all. And politeness doesn’t equal attraction. If it did it would mean you’d be interested in Lee since you’ve been politely turning down his advances for years, and I would have to beat some sense into him for still trying to advance on my wife.”

“Hey! Lee doesn’t even act like that around me anymore.” Sasuke shrugged his shoulders and continued to drink his tea. A moment of silence settled between them. “Well what about Shikadai? He and Sarada spend quite a lot of time together playing shogi.”

“Playing a game means nothing. I play along with Dobe’s game that he makes a decent Hokage.” Sakura reached over to smack his arm lightly.

“Yeah, I guess they do much else together other than play shogi. There’s Inojin. I know for a fact he’s interested in her since he’s always giving her gifts and telling her compliments.”

“And I know for a fact Sarada’s not interested in my replacement’s kid, or else she wouldn’t reject all of his gifts and compliments.”

“You’re still bitter about the whole replacement thing?” Sasuke scoffed at the absurdity of her question. “Oh, there’s Lee’s student. He seems to admire Sarada a lot, kind of how Lee was with me.”

“If her being half of you tells me anything, she wouldn’t even consider Lee’s mini-me.” Sakura shot him a him an inquisitive look.

“How do you figure?”

Sasuke got up from the table to put his cup in the sink. “If you didn’t go for Lee, Sarada probably won’t either. She got so much from, she probably got her taste in men from you as well.”

Sakura turned towards him. Even though his back was to her, he could feel her smirking at him. “Oh yeah? And what exactly is her taste in men?”

“Someone smart, capable, and willing to protect those he cares about at all costs.”

“Don’t forget someone who would try and ignore those he cares about for years before actually acknowledging their feelings.”

“Haha, very funny.” He turns to face her fully. “But seriously Sakura, stop trying to play matchmaker with our daughter. She’ll to that point when she’s ready.

“You’re just trying to play “protective Papa” and prevent her from dating for as long as possible.”

“Am I wrong to do so? I am her Papa after all,” he says as he walks towards her with a sort of defiance in his steps.

Standing from her chair with the same sort of defiance, she retorts at him, “No you aren’t. And I’m not wrong as her Mama to want her to find someone to be as happy with as I am with you.” Stopping inches in front her, Sasuke smirks and slings him arm around her waist. “I still think all of them have potential to be with Sarada. Especially Boruto and Inojin. It’s kind of fitting if one of them ends up with her. We’d be related to each of our best friends that way.”

Leaning in even closer so that his mouth is next to her ear, he speaks in a hushed tone, his breath tickling her ear. “Like I said before, Replacement’s kid isn’t getting anywhere near my daughter.”

“Sai’s kid isn’t that bad.”

He pulled away from her slightly. “If anyone is worthy of Sarada, it’s Dobe’s kid.”

“Oh really?” she smiled at him. “You seem pretty partial Boruto. I’d say you even like him, at least over everyone else.”