Prologue Part 1: The Party Moves

Naruto sat in his office doing his paper work for the next day as usual. Unlike the last Hokage, Naruto braved the large mounds of paper work though he hated it. A knock came at the door.

"Come in."

In walked the head med-nin of Konoha. She had a sly smile on her face.

"Afternoon "he looked up at once since he knew that voice very well. He smiled back. She walked around his desk and sat on the desk. He stood up to look her in the eye.

"so…whats the head of the medical world doing in my office?"

"what? Do I need a appointment to see my sexy mate while he's working?" she played.

"she's playing with me. Well two can play at that game!" he thought." as a matter of fact you do."

She frowned. "what do you need love?"he asked. She started to space, "I need to tell him he has a right to know. NO! I cant tell him! It will kill him! But I have to, hes my mate he'll forgive and love no matter what!" she was brought of her thoughts as from Naruto kissing her.

"hey you back with me? You spaced out there."

"ya." she answered.

"whats wrong?"

"well...(she bit her lip a little) Naruto, theres something I need to tell you."

"ok what is it?" he went and sat on one of the couches in his office. She followed him.

"Naruto, I love you with all my hart, and the happiest day of my life was when I became your mate and as your mate you need to know that I almost cheated on you with another man by kissing him." She was balling at this point. She laid her head in his lap with one hand covering her face and the other gripping his shoulder. She pulled her feet on the couch and just laid there crying and begging for him to say something.

"Naruto say something, anything!"

"why is she telling me this?" he thought. "This is something that is always hidden and found out. Something is off, but what is it. She spaced out for a while, she must have been deciding whether or not to tell me or not. Which means she feels guilty about it and that means that she really didn't want to kiss him. he must have been in control of the situation. If she had really wanted to do it I would have known. So she loves me with all of her being or she wouldn't have told me. I guess that's another reason why she chose to be my mate."

"Sakura," he lifted her face to look in her eyes." Sakura, my loving mate, there is no need to for give you from something that was not in your control. It was an accident wasn't it?" she slowly nodded. "just as I thought. But if it will make you feel better then you have my forgiveness. I know you would never cheat on me of your own free will." he bent down and kissed her with tears still falling down her closed eyes.

"well, now thats done, I was wondering if we could get lunch?" she asked as he licked her tears away.

"sure, you got someplace in mind?"

"no, I'm going to let you pick this time. Even though I know where we are going."

"don't be so sure. You are my mate for the rest of time but you still have some learning to do." he smirked.

"I know you Naruto and I know that one thing that you can't resist after me is ramen." then they walked out the door, down and out of the Hokage tower and Naruto led them right passed Ichiraku Ramen and toward a BBQ place another block down.

Ichiraku Ramen in a small restaurant in Konoha which serve ramen. It is also Naruto and Iruka Umino's favorite place to eat. It is run by Teuchi and his daughter Ayame. The two consider Naruto their favorite customer and have never viewed him in a negative light.

But this action greatly concerned Sakura but would wait till they where seated.

"Naruto, why are we here instead of at Ichiraku's?"

"well I thought that I needed a change from eating just ramen. You don't approve?" he smirked.

"no I like it , I just thought that you would take us to get ramen thats all."

" well there is another reason that we came here."Sakura raised an eye brow."the party that you and Ino where planing has been moved."

"really?! To when?"

"now." came the voice of her best friend.

She turned around to see Ino, Choji and the rest of the rookie 9, team guy and Garra and Kankruo.

"wow you are all here!"

"yup. We wouldn't miss this for anything!" an ecstatic Kiba barked.

"after all, we are here to celebrate the end of the war and other things." Naruto announced.

"well before we get too much into it we ladies need to freshen up before we start so you guys just order the drinks." Hinata said.

The men sat and ordered drinks while the women walked in to the restroom.

Once inside Ino locked the door. "ok! What happened?!"

"what are you...oh that." she said lowering her head. Looking back at them."he forgave me. He knows that there was nothing that I could do without killing him. he knows me, I would have killed him. we all are lucky that you came in when you did, Ino."

"thank you. Didn't I tell you that he would react that way?"

"ya, you did."

"what's going on?!" Hinata gasped, her byakugan activated. Then all of a sudden the whole room went white blinding them. Hinata's byakugan was overwhelmed and she was forced to drop it. even hey eyes still hurt from the lite.

"...no Walt, you need to recalibrate for the access...es..."

"well I would have remembered if you hadn't eaten my last liquorish!"

"Walt."

"NO Belly! You of all people(the other man finally was able to get him to look)know...how...oh my! Did we do that?"

" yes Walter, I beleave we did."