Chapter One:

As the sun rose slowly, there was hardly a sound to be heard in Konohagakure, except from the Namikaze household.

Namikaze Hinata was doubled over the toilet seat, retching miserably while her husband and current Hokage held her hair away from her face, rubbing her back gently.

"You really should see Sakura-chan." He chided gently, "I knew something was up when you started asking for miso ramen in the middle of the night."

Hinata elbowed him weakly, "I told you I'm sorry for the times I woke you up in the middle of the night."

"I know, I'm sorry too. I couldn't resist."

Finally Hinata leaned against him, gasping and panting. He turned her over to the sink and Hinata flossed quickly.

Then he picked her up bridal-style and carried her to the bed.

Hinata cuddled up underneath the covers, and Naruto kissed her forehead.

"I'm sending for Hanabi." He told her, making hand signs, "And I'm scheduling an appointment with Sakura."

Eight clones erupted beside him.

"What do you want for breakfast? I'll have to head over, but my clones can tend to you until Hanabi comes."

Two clones jumped out of the window. Three rushed out of the room. Two started massaging Hinata's feet, and one flipped her over to give her a back-rub.

Naruto leant and kissed her.

Hinata slung an arm around his neck, pulling him closer. Eventually, Naruto pulled back and cupped her chin, staring at her.

"Take care, okay?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama." Hinata giggled.

Then she became serious, "You have the council meeting today."

Naruto shook his head, "I'll send a message if I'll have a meeting today, but I think I'll study the new seal for a little longer. Just to make sure it's foolproof."

Hinata nodded, "Doesn't hurt to be sure. I'll be over if you need me. Just send a message."

Before he could speak, she added, "And I won't exert myself, Naru-kun."

Naruto chuckled and kissed her again, once on the mouth and a final one on the forehead before disappearing in a flash.

He had developed the hatred for paperwork common in all Kages on his very first day at the office, since he was so hyperactive.

"Shikamaru, we still haven't arranged a secretary." Naruto reminded his advisor, and then paused as memories from his dispelled clone came back to him.

"I know, but it's too troublesome to go looking for a secretary, damn it. You'll have to wait until the right person turns up."

Naruto created two clones, "Do I have any meetings today?"

"No, not until after lunch."

"Good. My clones will take care of the paperwork, I need to get some things from my library."

He was gone in a flash, and came back two minutes later with two books and a scroll under his arm.

He sat down cross-legged and started studying the scroll. Shikamaru stared at him; who knew Naruto could be so focused?

Thirty minutes later, Naruto gave up.

"Gaaaah! I can't find a single fault in this stupid seal!"

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, "What's it for anyway?"

Naruto smiled, "The All-Seeing Clan."

"The Hyuuga? You're making a variant of the Caged Bird Seal?"

Naruto shook his head, "Not making. Made. It's finished, which is why I want you to summon the council."

"You're passing a decree. Do you have any idea how much you'll piss the Hyuuga clan council?"

"I'm passing more than one decree, Shikamaru." Naruto replied with a grin, throwing him a scroll.

Shikamaru read them aloud, "'No clan act affecting a Konoha shinobi can be passed without consultation of the Hokage.' 'The Hokage's word is absolute if more than half of the council—shinobi and civilian combined—agree with him.' 'The Hokage can take any emergency measures deemed necessary in the case of a threat to the village.' 'The civilian council has no vote in acts passed which affect the shinobi population of the village, and vice versa.' Do you think it's wise to drop all these bombs on them together?"

Naruto shrugged, "It'll give them less time to think individually on each of the decrees."

"So what is it about the seal?"

"Last one."

"'All shinobi with a bloodline must have the Bloodline Protection Seal applied.' Is this your seal?"

"Works for all bloodlines." Naruto nodded, "Only passed down to the offspring. If a shinobi dies, his/her bloodline DNA destroys itself. If he/she is kidnapped, they can send chakra to a trigger on the seal which will, once again, make their bloodline DNA destroy itself."

"Let's see… There's the Hyuuga Clan… what if they make you apply the seal with the Caged Bird Seal?"

"Can't." Naruto replied simply, "It cancels out all other seals ever placed on the person."

"Good. Thought of everything… okay, so… Hyuuga, Yamato, Kakashi, and…"

Naruto nodded, "Sasuke."

Shikamaru stared at him, "Have you seen him since you became Hokage?"

Naruto fidgeted, "No… I'll have to go see him now anyway. Tell an ANBU to go tell Hinata that I've called a meeting."

Shikamaru nodded.

Five hours later, Naruto closed the council meeting door behind him, his shoulders slumped and creases across his forehead. Heaving a huge sigh and rubbing his forehead, he made his way to his office.

"Naruto-kun, are you all right?" Somebody asked as he entered his office.

Caught by surprise, Naruto turned to his right and saw Hinata sitting on the window-sill, her hair done up in a bun and dressed in a loose purple shirt on black pants.

He smiled stiffly, "Hi, Hinata-chan."

Hinata strode over to him immediately, "You sound exhausted! The council give you a hard time?"

Naruto slumped in his chair, "You could say that. I wish the old clan leaders would just shrivel up and die, so that the new, more intelligent ones can take their place."

Normally Hinata would have chided him for such a remark, but she held her tongue for now.

She went and stood behind him and started massaging his forehead, "Did you have lunch?"

Naruto shook his head.

"You left without breakfast too. How about you leave a clone here to handle the paperwork and we go get some Ichiraku's?"

Naruto glanced at her, "You craving for ramen again?"

Hinata blushed, "I just feel like it."

With a tired smile, Naruto made a clone and the 'royal' couple went out for some fresh air.

As they walked down the street to Ichiraku's hand-in-hand, the two caught a lot of smiles and nods and acknowledgements. Hinata squeezed his hand and smiled at him lovingly.

"I have to head to the Hyuuga compound in an hour, and you have to come with me." He told her, kissing her cheek gently, "After the Hyuuga it's to Yamato-taicho, and then Kakashi-sensei, and then Sasuke."

"Busy day." Hinata replied.

Naruto nodded, "You got the timing of your appointment with Sakura?"

Hinata nodded, "Later this evening. Don't worry, Naruto, I'll go see her."

They had reached Ichiraku's by this point. Naruto whistled softly. He was seeing Ichiraku's after a long time, so he was surprised by the size.

It had been turned to an in-built restaurant, with tables inside.

"Well… look who it is! Konoha's most famous and most in-love couple." Teuchi grinned as they sat down at a corner table, "The usual?"

"Miso pork for me too, Teuchi-san." Hinata put in, "The usual for Naruto-kun."

"And a tiny bit of sake too." Naruto stretched.

They had sat down side-by-side, so Naruto pulled Hinata close and rested his head on her shoulder, kissing her neck or shoulder every few seconds and holding her hand.

Hinata gazed at the matching wedding rings on their fingers, smiling as she recalled their wedding day.

"Miso pork and sake coming right up!" Ayame sang, bringing their orders over, "Awww…. Look at you two! You look so sweet!"

Naruto glared slightly, "Ayame, I had enough of that when I was seven, thank you very much!"

Ayame laughed loudly, putting the bowls down, "Sorry, I couldn't resist. You two really are the picture of love."

Naruto smiled too as he separated a little from Hinata.

"Itadakimasu!" The both said together, and smiled at each other for a minute before digging in.

"Hiashi-san." Naruto bowed wearily.

Hiashi gazed at him critically, "You seem tired, Hokage-sama."

He twitched at the formality from his father-in-law and then smiled briefly, "I had to deal with the council for five hours for this shit."

"My daughter?" Hiashi started speaking, and his eyebrow twitched when Naruto immediately glanced at Hanabi, "OK, OK, your wife. Have you already applied the seal?"

"No, I'll do it when I get home." Naruto replied carelessly, smiling mischievously, "That way, she won't have to deal with the headache all alone. I'll be able to help her out."

He muffled a snicker at the look on Hiashi's face.

'Yep… I actually feel better now.' He smirked.

"Headache?" Hanabi asked uneasily.

Naruto nodded, "I haven't had a chance to experiment, but I'm pretty sure you'll get a big headache."

"You have ANBU with you, Naruto." Hiashi dropped the formality.

The ANBU in the middle lifted his mask, revealing himself to be Sai. The other two simply shrugged.

"We'll help out, and besides, he's the Hokage. Can't go anywhere without ANBU." One of them explained.

"I can't apply the seal on everybody myself. It would take three days. Sai's going to draw the seal, and I'll do the rest."

"Oh. I understand."

Naruto waited for a few seconds, and then sighed.

"Well then… let's get going then."

Hiashi led the way. Suppressing a yawn, Naruto followed him, Hanabi at his side.

"You seem very tired." Hanabi frowned critically.

"Didn't get much sleep last night."

"Is ne-san feeling better?" Hanabi asked.

Naruto nodded with a smile, "We ate together before coming here, and despite wanting to eat miso ramen, she was fine."

Hanabi glared at him, "So what if she wanted ramen?"

Naruto shrugged nervously, "Nothing, nothing! It's just… she's never eaten ramen with such eagerness before."

"If you can, why can't she?"

"Both my parents were ramen-addicts." Naruto reminded her, "Hinata prefers more healthy food over ramen."

To say that the atmosphere inside was tense would be an understatement. The branch members were gazing at Naruto nervously and a tad bit incredulously, while the more pompous head family members glared at him with clear loathing in their eyes.

"You do know that you're glaring at your Hokage and not the runt of the village?" One of the ANBU asked conversationally.

"And that he can have your heads if you even think something along the lines of treason?"

"And that he will not hesitate, because honestly, no one would miss you?"

The elders simply glared, "Where is Hiashi's other offspring!? She is to be sealed too."

"She will be sealed." Naruto glared at them, causing most of them to flinch, "And I would advise you not to call my wife as somebody's offspring, because quite simply, now she's to be referred to as somebody's wife."

Hiashi sweat-dropped at the logic.

"All right. All of you form a line." Naruto instructed, "Who will go first, otou-san?"

"The head family, starting with us." Hiashi gestured to himself and Hanabi, "Then the elders, then other head members. The branch family goes last."

Naruto nodded, "All right then."

He took a deep breath and took the sealing brush from Sai.

"Hiashi-sama."

Hiashi stepped up, Hanabi right behind him. A drop of sweat trickled down Naruto's cheek as he drew out the seal on Hiashi's forehead slowly and patiently.

Once he was done, he started some hand signs. When the seals were finished, the seal on Hiashi's head started shining brightly, and after a minute disappeared into his skin.

Hiashi fidgeted, not showing any clear signs of discomfort, "You were right about the headache."

"Hokage-sama. Do we…"

"No. Let me speak to him." Naruto cut off the ANBU, "I'll handle him if something happens."

The ANBU nodded and opened the cell.

Naruto stepped in and looked around.

"Damn, teme." He whistled softly, "Even in prison, you get a cell as big as my bedroom. I've seen it before, but I get amazed every time."

Sasuke remained silent.

"I hope they treat you OK here?" Naruto asked.

"You've won a lot of fans." Sasuke's voice was croaky from disuse.

Naruto smiled briefly, "Well, yeah, saved the world, brought peace, and all."

"What are you here for?"

"Hey! Don't act like I don't visit you every few weeks. And it's not my fault you're such boring company." Naruto took a deep breath, "I'm actually here on Hokage business. Don't know if you've heard of the new law."

"Which?"

"Every Konoha shinobi with a kekkai genkai must have the protection seal applied."

"Oh? What does it do?"

"Relax, teme. It just protects your bloodline from being taken when you die or forcefully when you're alive. You can even destroy it yourself."

"You created this seal?"

Naruto, unknown to Sasuke, was smiling hugely. For Sasuke to talk this much was a huge change.

"I've already gone to the Hyuuga, Kakashi, Yamato; the only person left is you. Well, and Hinata."

"Hn."

"You ready?"

"Hn."

Naruto turned on the lights and started drawing the intricate seal on Sasuke's forehead, talking while he did so.

"Akira-ne-san's due this month." He told Sasuke.

"Hn."

"Sakura's been dubbed the Medic Sannin."

"Hn."

"You're gay."

"Hn."

When Naruto snickered, Sasuke realized what he'd said.

"Kuso!" Sasuke muttered, glaring at Naruto.

"You might want to loosen up on the killing intent, teme." Naruto said calmly as he started making the hand signs.

"Aaaagh." Sasuke groaned when the headache hit, "What the hell!?"

"Yeah, you'll have that for an hour or so. Now excuse me. I'm exhausted, and I have a sexy woman waiting for me back home."

Sasuke groaned again as Naruto flashed.

Naruto collapsed on the bed the moment he flashed in his room. Groaning, he buried his face in the pillows. Lack of sleep, council for five hours, and fuinjutsu had really taken its toll on him.

"You're getting soft." A soft voice giggled underneath him, "Naruto-kun, please move over a little. It's a little uncomfortable."

Naruto pushed himself up on one hand and stared down at Hinata's chest, which had been his 'pillows' a few minutes ago.

"Up here, dear."

Smiling sheepishly, he looked up at his wife's blushing, yet smirking, face.

"Hey."

"Hi." He smiled at her and then yawned.

She ran a hand through his hair, "Tired?"

"Yeah. How did your appointment go?"

"I'm fine." Hinata waved it off, "I invited ne-san over for dinner tomorrow. I want to invite tou-san and imouto too."

"Hinata, how did your appointment go?" Exhaustion forgotten, Naruto gazed at her seriously.

Hinata blushed and fidgeted. Naruto sat up and pulled her against him, holding her close and stroking her hair.

"Hinata-chan?" He whispered softly, kissing her neck.

Hinata gave in.

"I'm pregnant."

Naruto was surprisingly calm. Worried, Hinata turned around and found him grinning widely.

"Why aren't you surprised? Did Sakura—mmff—"

Hinata was interrupted by a long, loving kiss from her husband. Before long, she melted into his arms and started kissing him back.

Finally, panting, they pulled apart. Naruto smiled ecstatically and littered happy kisses all over her face, neck and shoulders.

Before he could move downwards, Hinata pulled him back up for another quick kiss.

"Did Sakura tell you?" She asked him before he could… distract her again.

Naruto shook his head, "Since I've gotten good at sensing emotions and chakra and stuff, I could sense a new chakra inside you. And because any kid we have will have some of the Kyuubi's chakra, Kurama could sense the child in you. Besides, I had to read a lot for the Bloodline Protection Seal, and not just fuinjutsu. Since any Hyuuga women could easily be pregnant when sealed, and a couple of them were, I had to read up on all of that. I wasn't sure, but I suspected it."

Hinata blushed at him, and then smiled, "Are you too tired, Naruto-kun?"

Naruto grunted as he pushed her back on the bed, getting on top of her.

"Are the questions finished, Hinata-chan?" He responded with a smirk.

Smiling, Hinata simply nodded.

The seal could come later. For now, Naruto was busy.