Welcome to another story for another fandom. Hello readers and Naruto fans, this time I'll be giving you my first hand at a Naruto story. Okay, before we begin, I need to list down some details first.

One, if you haven't watched the "Naruto: The Last" movie, then you probably shouldn't read this because...spoilers.

Two, I'm keeping Neji alive. That's the only AU bit in this story as far as I can see. Take your pick, either Neji wasn't the one who sacrificed himself or Neji was healed before he could die. Just note that I need Neji for this because...I ship Neji and Tenten, so there.

Three, this...how I see it a series of short stories with a few arcs in the mix...and this will be the prologue and each chapter will have a unique plot.

Fourth, I'm going with the basis that Hinata is 19 and Hanabi is 15.

If you're okay with all that, then please enjoy the read.

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Prologue: Hanabi wants a boyfriend

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Lately...Hanabi's been feeling weird...

She really didn't know how else to put it, to be honest. It's been roughly one week since the moon mission and roughly one week ever since a certain blonde-haired man's confession to her elder sister; roughly one week of her sister being in a relationship.

Hanabi loved her sister. Very much. She felt nothing but pure happiness when the man Hinata loved, the man she had been waiting for more than a decade, Naruto Uzumaki, finally realized his own feelings and reciprocated her older sister's, and Hanabi felt even moreso when they finally decided to build a relationship.

It was about time! Her older sister Hinata deserved to be loved after all that waiting. Seriously, she couldn't believe how dense Naruto could be, to not even notice her elder sister's feelings until the end of the moon mission.

Bottom line: She felt happy for her sister and Naruto dating, but recently...she felt something else as well.

Whenever she would spot her sister and Naruto spending the day together or going on a date, she found herself eying the couple observantly with furrowed eyebrows; becoming completely oblivious to anything that maybe happening around her, like she was studying an opponent

True, she felt happy, but she felt something else...or rather a bunch of something else's. She just charted them down as mere curiosity, despite getting the feeling that it wasn't just that.

Everytime she heard them giggle together, see them hug each other, see them...kiss each other, she found herself unable to tear her gaze away from the happy couple. Again, she charted it down as mere curiosity because what else could it be?

The feeling persisted over the duration of the week and repeatedly she would dismiss it as nothing more than curiosity, until she went to her elder sister one day to finally put the feeling to rest.

"Hinata-nee-chan?" Hanabi asked as she saw her older sister getting ready for bed. Both of them had already changed into their pajamas at this point and Hinata was about to go to sleep when she saw her sister.

"Hanabi-chan? What is it?" Hinata said with a kind and soft smile, while Hanabi herself averted her sister's gaze.

"I-uh...wanted to ask you something..." She said while still looking at her feet and twiddling with her fingers from behind her back. She didn't know why she felt so uneasy and awkward, but she just did.

"Hm?" Hinata's response came with a tinge of worry and concern. "Is something wrong?" Ever since the end of the moon mission, Hinata was more than a little concerned about her baby sister. Having your sister's eyes stolen tends to do that.

"Wel..." Hanabi started before trailing off, looking anywhere but at her sister's eyes. "uh...how does it feel...?" She couldn't help the blush on her face.

Hinata raised an eyebrow at this. The question was really vague.

"How does what feel?"

"I...uh..." Hanabi said, while looking at the floor. She started gesturing vaguely with her hands and her blush intensified, getting more embarassed by the second. "You know...that?"

Hinata didn't have the slightest clue as to what her little sister was referring to and simply eyed her with a raised eyebrow.

Seeing this, Hanabi continued...

"Well...uh...you looked really happy w-with Naruto-san...and all...I wanted to know how it feels...um..." There was no mistaking the blush on Hanabi's face now. "I was just curious" she finished awkwardly. Though she wasn't really sure about that last part herself.

She heard a light chuckle from Hinata and lifted her gaze to meet her sister's.

"Love isn't really something I can explain with words" was what Hinata said as she now sported a dreamy expression, while occasionally giggling. "I could say that it feels amazing, it feels good, and that it feels wonderful, but that barely describes the feeling at all, to be honest." Hinata met Hanabi's eyes with a small smile.

"I think it's something you have to feel for yourself to understand"

Hanabi furrowed your brows and pursed her lips at that. Maybe she'd get a more concrete answer if she specified the original question.

"Hmm...how do your kisses with him feel then?" She asked innocently and curiously.

If Hinata had been drinking she probably would've done a spit-take. She was clearly caught off guard by that follow-up question and the blush on her face grew more and more evident with each passing second.

"Good." She said deadpanned while turning around and suddenly becoming rather engaged with arranging her closet.

Seeing this little reaction, a mischievous idea popped up into Hanabi's brain as she stiffled a giggle, while walking into the room.

"Really?" She drawled the question and smiled at her elder sister. "How good?"

Those two words practically gave Hinata a mini heart attack with how sudden it came and from her little sister no less.

"Um..." Was her reply and Hanabi could practically see her sister's cherry red face as she said that. Hanabi had to stifle another giggle.

"Because...you two seem really happy when you kiss...is it really good?"

"Yes, it is" came Hinata's reply.

"How good?" Asked Hanabi with a mischievous smile gracing her lips.

"W-why d-do you want to k-know that, H-Hanabi-chan?" Asked Hinata as she tried to maintain her composure, as well as, try to take her mind off certain...less than reserved kisses from her blond boyfriend, which only made her blush even redder.

"No reason...just curious, you know?" Hanabi said with a smirk. The first night when they got back from the moon, she found Hinata crying tears of joy, laughing, and cheering about how Naruto loves her. Her sister had been more than happy to declare that obvious fact jovially, but now that Hanabi was asking the specifics...

Hanabi giggled silently.

"W-well...uh...I can't tell you that..." Came Hinata's nervous and flustered reply.

"Why?" Hanabi inquired with a growing smile.

"B-because you're t-too young..." It was a weak excuse, but an excuse nonetheless. Hanabi stiffled another giggle, while her shoulders shook with the laughter.

"I'm fifteen" she pointed out with a smile in her tone.

"E-exactly" said Hinata as her movements got more and more frantic and the steam coming out of her head increased tenfold.

She let her laughter ring out clearly as she hugged her elder sister from behind.

"It's okay, Hinata-nee-chan, you don't have to tell me, if this is how you'll react." She said laughingly, while Hinata breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to hug the girl. Her face was a more stable color now.

"What brought on this sudden curiosity anyway?" Hinata inquired, while Hanabi left their hug, but stayed within arm's reach. Hanabi waved her hand dismissively.

"It's nothing, just got a little...feeling this past couple of days, while watching you and Naruto-san" Hanabi said dismissively. "Just got curious, I guess, so I came to ask you a bit, didn't think you'd react this way, though." Hanabi giggled at that and so did, Hinata, though not for the reason she was expecting.

"Oh? Could it be that you're starting to take an interest in-"

"No, of course not!" Hanabi interrupted her sister with a blush covering her face, before she could even finish that statement. "I was just a little curious, that's all it was"

"hmm" Hinata simply hummed and stroked her sister's hair. "Well, a time like that will come for you as well, I suppose" she said thoughtfully and distantly.

"Yeah, and hopefully I won't have to wait more than a decade, like you did" Hanabi said jokingly, while her sister just smiled in good nature.

"True, but it was worth the wait, if you ask me"

"Really?" Hanabi said skeptically, while looking at her sister with a raised eyebrow and a smile. "I'll admit, rescuing you from a forced marriage and sweeping you off your feet is kind of sweet and fairy tale-like" Hanabi groaned, sat down on her sister's futon let her head fall back. "But waiting over a decade for that?" She exclaimed incredulously.

Hinata only giggled at her sister.

"It was worth every second, just to see Naruto-kun do all that" was all her sister said with a dreamy expression on her face.

"Doubtful"

"You'll understand, once you find your own prince charming." Said Hinata with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Konohamaru-san seems like a likely candidate" Hinata teased her little sister, while said little sister just giggled at her and waved a hand dismissively.

"He's nice and all, but he knows that were just friends, Hinata-nee-chan"

"Well that maybe true for you, but not for him" stated Hinata matter-of-factly, while Hanabi just threw a pillow at her big sister, who caught it effortlessly.

"Doubt it" was what Hanabi said nonchalantly. "and I doubt I'd be willing to wait that long for a single person"

"Well, maybe you won't have to" Said Hinata while sitting down next to her sister's lying figure. "and just because I waited a long time for Naruto-kun, doesn't mean you should do the same thing"

Hanabi looked at her curiously and raised an eyebrow and her sister just chuckled before shaking her head dismissively.

Well, that should take care of that little feeling she's been pondering for a while.

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After that little talk with her sister, Hanabi expected that her curiosity would be satisfied and that she'll no longer be feeling...weird around the happy couple...

Or so she thought...

As the days went by, the feeling only seemed to intensify, whenever she would see her sister and Naruto spending time together, which wasn't exactly very often since they would go out on missions every now and then.

Saving the world or not, they were still elite shinobi and they still had to go out on missions to bring revenue for the village from time to time. Afterall, they had already gotten a week off.

At any rate, the main point was that everytime Hanabi saw them together the feeling would intensify and a knot in her stomach would appear.

It took more than a few days of denial and contemplation to finally realize exactly what the feeling was.

Hanabi Hyuga was jealous.

"What's with the long face, Hanabi?"

Hanabi snapped out of her saddened stare directed towards her sister and Naruto seated om a bench a little bit farther from Ichiraku's Ramen stand. They were feeding each other an orange posicle and were occasionally giggling and whispering in each other's ears.

"Them." She said while turning her attention to Ayame, who has just set down her order in front of her with a bewildered expression on her face.

Ayame turned her attention to the couple in question, then turned back to Hanabi with a raised eyebrow, silently asking for further enlightenement.

"It's just..." She exclaimed before cutting herself off and shooting a longing glance at the couple, Naruto was nuzzling Hinata's hair, while the latter giggled. "They're so lovey-dovey, it almost makes me sick sometimes!" She exclaimed with a defensive pout.

This just made Ayame giggle at the young girl.

"I wish I had a boyfriend as sweet as Naruto-kun. It isn't fair." she muttered to herself, but Ayame was able to hear that though.

"Have you ever tried looking for one?" Ayame mused thoughtfully.

"No..." Drawled Hanabi sadly. "And it's not like I went out a lot and fell in love with someone when I was just a little kid..."

"That's not the only way to find a boyfriend and fall in love, you know?" Ayame pointed out as Hanabi said that. Does Hanabi really think that that's how love was supposed to work?

"Yeah, I know." Hanabi said before turning back to the couple, who looked genuinely happy to be in each other's arms. "But that's what happened to Hinata-nee-chan and look at them now. Sure, she waited for a really long time, but..." She pointedly eyed her sister and her boyfriend.

"Your sister is a different person than you are, Hanabi-chan." Pointed out Ayame. "Just because Hinata waited patiently since childhood and got a sweet boyfriend, doesn't mean that finding a boyfriend in a different way, won't lead to a happy relationship, nor will waiting for a long time like your sister guarantee you the same thing. You need to find love in your own way"

Hanabi's eyes widened as she looked back to Ayame with obvious, while the older woman smiled at her and winked.

"Speaking from experience" was what Ayame said before turning back to the kitchen.

Hanabi looked at her ramen thoughtfully contemplating the older woman's words.

"Find love in my own way, huh?"

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Kakashi Hatake, lord sixth Hokage, stared at his visitor with a serious expression. Under normal circumstances, he would've greeted the current visitor with a smile on his face...or under his mask, but, as things were, the circumstances were far from normal.

Gaara had always been known for his trademark poker face and for showing little, if any, emotion on his face at all, but sharp as Kakashi was, he knew from just one glance that Gaara came with less than pleasant news for him.

That, and if Gaara was here for a leisure visit, then he would've probably came looking for Naruto, instead of going directly to his office.

In other words, something was clearly up and judging by the fact that Gaara came here personally to relay the message, it's far from a trivial matter. Clearly, he wanted to make sure that the message got across.

"I suppose this is far from something trivial"

"that's right and it concerns...a few friends that had been kidnapped recently"

Kakashi raised and eyebrow and narrowed his visible eye at that statement.

"Specifically, the Hyuga siblings, along with their father." Gaara said seriously with a touch of concern etched on his otherwise stony face.

Kakashi straightened his posture as he looked at Gaara.

"What happened?"

"I've caught wind of some...rather disturbing rumors, circulating around my village, specifically concerning criminal and renegade shinobi plots" Gaara said gravely. "We interrogated a few suspects and they've confirmed that secret criminal organizations from faraway lands..."

Gaara trailed off as he clenched his fist in reminiscing what he had heard. His figure was shaking subtly, but it was enough of an indication that the young man was subduing his fury.

Kakashi waited patiently, not rushing his guest and doing a much better job of restraining his anger as he simply sat there and calmly started planning ahead.

"...have placed a rather hefty price...for the eyes of a Hyuga clan branch member" Gaara whispered furiously and Kakashi narrowed his eyes at hearing this news. "The other Kages also thought it would be wise to warn you as well and they said that they will quickly apprehend any criminals or renegade shinobi within their territories."

"That's some good news at least, I'll need to warn Hiashi and his clan of this." Kakashi thought out loud before sighing. "All of this happening just after the moon incident...Naruto isn't going to be pleased" Kakashi muttered to himself.

Gaara would've raised an eyebrow in question...if he had any to begin with.

"So it's true then, that Naruto has become a vessel of love more than a week ago ?" Gaara inquired, not subtly changing the topic.

"hmm?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the young man. "Ah, yes, right after the moon mission, I believe."

"I was wondering when he would finally notice." Gaara wondered out loud, befor shaking his head with pleasant exasperation. "I never thought it would take him this long, though"

"He can be really dense when it comes to girls and his own feelings" Kakashi agreed casually.

"I feel sorry for anyone who's dumb enough to take up that offer" Gaara remarked as he thought about his blond friend and his new girlfriend.

"Mhm-hm. That's true..." Kakashi concured with the statement. Most likely, he was worrying for nothing. Not many people would want to cross Naruto, one of the heroes of the fourth shinobi world war and saved the world...twice by hurting Hinata and her family.

"If it's alright with you, I'd like to personally relay this message to Naruto" Gaara said a d Kakashi nodded understandingly. "Also..." Gaara trailed off again. He looked like he was visibly debating with himself and contemplating something; trying to determine whether or not what he had to say next was even worth mentioning. Kakashi raised an eyebrow at this peculiar behavior.

"Yes?"

Gaara kept quiet for a good two minutes before finally deciding that whatever he had to say might help them out.

"have you ever heard of...CATHEDRAL?" Gaara asked and Kakashi nodded somewhat bemusedly.

"I think so...they're a society of blacklist hunters, correct? They hunt down information on dangerous & wanted criminals and anonymously tip off officials and other shinobi or personally take them down themselves and turn them in, right?" Kakashi quirked an eyebrow at the sudden mention of the topic.

"As far as we know, but from what I heard they are a highly secretive society, so it's possible that's not all they do, but that's what they're known for, yes." Gaara replied with a neutral tone.

"What about them?"

"It seems that they'll be lending you their aid by hunting down some of the immediate threats" Gaara said with an unsure tone as he watched Kakashi. "I think they're expecting some of the more elusive criminals to pop out and take up the offer, so they'll be keeping a close watch on Konoha"

"That makes sense" Kakashi agreed.

"There's also the matter of security, they need your permission to...enter the village and keep a close eye on the Hyuga clan, specifically the main branch members, to avert them from any harm"

Kakashi frowned at that. Would it be wise to let an unknown entity into the village? He knew so little about this CATHEDRAL business would it really be wise to let them in? On one hand, they could continue sending shinobi out on missions, while also keeping an eye out for Hinata, Hanabi, Hiashi, and the rest of their clan, but on the other, was the CATHEDRAL really as good as Gaara made them out to be because if they weren't, then he'll be leaving the village terribly underguarded.

"For what its worth, I don't think they'll charge you anything." Gaara brought out Kakashi from his reverie. "and...to be honest, more than a few of my village's shinobi were able to apprehend wanted criminals with their help more often than not. I'd say that they're quite reliable, albeit reclusive."

"I see..." Kakashi raised an eyebrow once he realized something. "If they're as reclusive as you say they are, then why do you seem so well-informed? And if I did agree, how would they know"

"I know about what they do and this much information because their Kage...or their 'king' as they called him gave me a visit and told me all of this"

"then why didn't he just visit me and told me all this personally?" Kakashi quirked an eyebrow

"Because I knew you probably wouldn't trust me and Gaara-san needed to warn you first"

Both Kage widened their eyes in surprise and turned their heads to the direction of the voice, which sounded oddly...young and teen-like.

What they saw was a young man, who looked about 15 years old. He had mauve-colored eyes and white hair, which went down the sides of his face in waves half-way down his neck. He had milky white skin and an average figure for a boy his age, completely unlike any of the shinobis his age. His figure and frame looked...well...slightly fragile and frail compared to Naruto and Sasuke when they were at the same age. The young man also seemed to be wearing...priest-like attire that includes a long, black coat with mauve trimming at the end of the sleeves, as well as, a mauve strip across the length of the sleeves that goes down to his feet and is kept closed with not only several mauve buttons, but a tie on his waist with a silver chain attached to it as well. The chains seemed to be sporting 7 miniature silver swords of varying designs. He wears black shoes and a black shawl with identical mauve trimming and two mauve colored clasps.

From the looks of things, whoever this young man was has been here for quite a while, if the mauve-colored open book in his hand was any indication.

He was casually leaning on the wall with his head looking upwards in such a way that made it obvious that this young man was...laid-back, casual, nonchalant, and relaxed, while his eyes showed a mischievous, playful and trickster-like gleam to it, which seemed to hint that he was a bit of a...prankster as well.

How they never registered his presence, until just now...neither of them really had an idea.

"How long have you been there?" Kakashi asked with a sweatdrop.

"the whole time" came the boy's response.

"And...why didn't you say anything?" Gaara inquired with a sweatdrop of his own.

"Didn't feel like talking" was the boy's casual answer while still looking up at the ceiling and casually waving his book back and forth.

The two Kage sweatdropped.

"At any rate, what Gaara-san said was true" said the boy casually while still looking at the ceiling. "We'll be keeping a close eye on Konoha regardless, since this is where the renegade shinobis and wanted criminals, who are dumb enough to actually take up the offer, will be going to. The offer of watching over the Hyuga clan is...a bonus so to speak."

Kakashi looked at Gaara with a raised eyebrow at the boy's sudden appearance.

The Kazekage simply shrugged in return, seemingly telling Kakashi that he had no idea and that the boy did this to him before.

"I see...and if I were to agree, would you be aware of who you're guarding?"

The boy shrugged "just gotta look for the stony faced people with no pupils and white irises, right?"

The two Kages sweatdropped again. Was this guy even serious...? He's laid-back and casual, but...

"Think of this offer as...my...group's way of saying thank you and repaying Uzumaki-sama for saving the world from extinction" came the still casual response of the boy, but this time it held a tone of sincerity, gratitude and awe. "Plus, I'm really eager to meet the couple who saved the earth, Mr. and Mrs. Uzumaki" that last line, however, didn't, it only came out as light teasing.

"they're not married..." Gaara deadpanned.

"Yet" added the boy.

"They're only dating..."

"For now"

"I-I see..." Kakashi said seemingly perturbed by the boy's casualness. He cleared his throat.

The boy could be trusted or at least, he hasn't seen anything that would suggest otherwise and Gaara seemed to trust him too. Furthermore, he doesn't seem to have a very impressive chakra reserve compared to shinobi his age, but if this boy was who he says he is, then he's probably got more than few tricks up his sleeve.

Overall, there were very few loose ends, compared to the benefits of added security and more than a few extra hands, if this...CATHEDRAL really was as large and good as the rumors say.

"May I ask for your name?" Kakashi agreed and eyed the youth who smiled at him casually and lazily.

"Seishi. Seishi Damokures, the king of CATHEDRAL"

"Well then, Damokures-sama-" Kakashi started, bit was cut off by a laid-back smile from the youth and a raised hand.

"Seishi" he corrected.

"...Seishi, what did you have in mind to help us?" Inquired Kakashi, while Seishi just shrugged nonchalantly.

"Several of my clansmen are already keeping a watchful eye out around the perimeter of this village, while others are already inside; keeping an eye out on both the Hyuga clan head and his daughters. After this, I'm planning on becoming the Hyuga heiress' personal guard to ensure her safety, since I've no doubt that Uzumaki-san would be more than capable of guarding the eldest daughter, assuming that she wouldn't mind, that is." The boy recited casually and nonchalantly, as if he was just commenting about the weather.

"..."

"...you seem to have...planned quite far ahead..." Pointed oit Kakashi with wide-eyed surprise, while Seishi just shrugged and waved a hand dismissively. Briefly, Kakashi wondered why none of the ANBU reported foreigners around the village.

"That's classified" said Seishi with a casual smile, as if he has just read the hokage's mind.

"okay then..."

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Once that little conversation was over, Gaara accompanied Seishi to wherever Naruto might be. Seishi had pointed out that they were in a ramen place called Ichiraku's and that all three of them were there. Gaara blinked owlishly before asking the boy how he found out, but all he did was shrug and say:

"that's classified"

He didn't bother prying. CATHEDRAL was really reclusive, so it's only natural that the leader wouldn't give away information about him and his clan so...abruptly. At any rate, while they walked he simply had his hands behind his neck; the very picture of nonchalance. Almost like he dealt with situations like this on a regular basis...

...and considering his occupation...he probably did.

Now that he thought about it, Gaara could understand why they went to Konoha.

Judging by the reward money and the difficulty of getting a pair of Byakugan eyes from the main branch members, only the most elusive and dangerous criminals would bother taking it on.

And that's what Seishi and his clansmen wanted; to catch those dangerous and wanted criminals. This was the perfect opportunity to draw criminals out and all they had to do was pick them off one by one, as they come.

However, he had a hunch...that this wasn't as...selfish as it seemed because if they were only thinking about catching the criminals then why bother guarding Hinata and Hanabi? And with their king no less...

Something tells Gaara that he didn't know CATHEDRAL and Seishi as well as he thought and that further contemplation wouldn't get him anywhere.

He snapped out of his reverie when he saw the ramen stand in question. Hinata and Naruto were sitting on a nearby bench, with the latter lying his head on the former's lap, both looking happy as they did so, while Hanabi was eating a bowl of ramen occasionally throwing a glance at her sister and Naruto.

Gaara sighed.

He hated to ruin such a happy moment, especially considering what happened a few days ago.

He felt a warm hand land on his shoulder, which squeezed comfortingly.

Gaara blinked once. Twice.

He looked over his shoulder to see the boy with a small relaxed and nonchalant smile on his face as he looked at the direction he had been looking.

Confused by the boy's actions, he started walking towards the happy couple.

Seeing Gaara, Hanabi walked towards them as well and as the Kazekage told them about the news, she saw her sister's eyes widen, along with her own, while Naruto tightened his wrap around Hinata's waist as he tensed. During this whole time, they never even noticed the young man's presence, until Gaara mentioned the CATHEDRAL and his talk with Kakashi.

After hearing that, Naruto, Hinata and Hanabi eyed the boy who was standing casually behind Gaara; looking relaxed and not at all concerned.

As if sensing their gaze, Seishi turned towards the pair with stars in his eyes.

"Are you Mr. and Mrs. Uzumaki?" Asked the boy with his mauve-colored eyes shining with innocence and a similar smile gracing his lips.

It took a moment for the couple to process what they just heard and once they did, their faces took on identical shades of scarlet.

"ehehehehe, well...you see, uh, were not exactly married..." Naruto said sheepishly, while Hinata nodded shyly in agreement, while the blond still had a protective hand around Hinata's waist.

"Oh? Then when's the wedding?"

"Eh?...uh...ano...well..." Poor Hinata was already red in face a second ago, now...

"W-why do y-you ask?" Questioned Naruto while still blushing brightly.

"Well..." Said Seishi innocently while rocking back and forth on his heels. He spotted Hanabi, who was trying to supress her giggles. "You did sort of rescued Hinata-san from marrying that space guy, which she didn't love at all...so...I thought you might have been planning on marrying her, Naruto-san, since you obviously ambushed that palace just to stop that so-called wedding, really heroic by the way" he explained innocently, which caused them both to blush even brighter with steam coming out of their heads.

"uh..."

"um..."

Neither of the couple could really speak, while Seishi couldn't help but snicker at their reactions. He didn't want them to be so worried about this whole mess, since it's not really worth worrying about so much. They DID save the earth from extinction, something like this should be child's play.

So he had decided, beforehand, that he would cheer them up a bit to prevent themselves from spoiling their own happiness.

"We could do a wedding now if you want? From where I came from, someone looking like this" he gestured to his attire casually. "can pretty much pronounce a man and woman to be husband and wife" he stated casually, while both just took a while to recover.

"So you're going to be my new bodyguard, huh?" Hanabi said with a raised eyebrow and a smile, while playfully crossing her arms.

"Of course, that is, if you will grant this humble vassal the privilege of serving you, mi'lady" Seishi said with an overexaggerated bow.

Hanabi giggled at his antics.

"Certainly, good sir" She curtsied playfully while eying the Seishi, who was just a few inches taller than her. "I simply cannot deny someone as willing and capable as you are" she stated dramatically.

"You honor me with you kind words, mi'lady"

They both giggled at their antics and turned to look at Naruto and Hinata who have slightly recovered.

"H-how do you know about that?" Asked Hinata, while still blushing slightly.

"Everyone knows about the heroes of the earth." Stated Seishi innocently, before taking on a more mischievous glint. "but very few know of what happened AFTER the earth was saved."

Naruti and Hinata paled at this.

"What happened?" Hanabi asked curiously.

Seishi took out his book and opened it to a seemingly random page. He held it in front of his face, leaving just enough to reveal the mischievous glint in his eyes.

"After the earth was saved, our heroes left through the portal in order to go home. However, once they reached the cave, Naruto and Hinata broke through the ceiling and soared through the cool evening sky, illuminated by the moon's light and warmed by their own love." Seishi seemed to read out loud as he looked at the pair's suddenly bright red expressions. Hanabi giggled and Gaara smiled as he listened as well. "Once they were high enough, they basked in each other's eyes, unwilling to look at anywhere else but each other, as if the world no longer mattered. Naruto spoke her name softly "Hinata"."

Naruto blushed as Seishi retold all of this with vivid detail and grandeur.

"Which Hinata returned "Naruto" she called out"

Hinata blushed at that and Hanabi and Gaara looked more and more engaged, the latter being more subtle than the former. Even Ayame was starting to strain to hear what was being said.

"Naruto gently took his beloved's face in his hand, gazing once more into her beautiful eyes. Hinata did the same to her beloved, both of them seemingly entranced in each other's gaze. Time seemed to cease altogether for the couple, as they drew their lips closer...closer...closer...closer"

With each repetition, Hinata and Naruto got even redder and the smiles on Hanabi and Ayame's face got wider.

"Until finally, with the moon behind them, their lips met with a fervent, tender and loving passion and one thing's for sure, this kiss shall not be their last"

"KYAAAAA!" Hanabi and Ayame squealed at that and if one looked carefully, they would've also spotted a head of pink, blond and brunette hair hidden in the sidelines.