Back with a new chapter, this was hard to write and finish. Sorry if it was late. Kind of overlapped with Day 26 prompt - Wedding Night, that was silly of me.

Oh in the previous chapter I forgot to write about the bouquet, nevertheless I'll write about it here, silly me.

Speeches.

Hinata and Naruto both changed out of their temple dresses into more festive outfits. Hinata let loose her hair exposing the soft curls and wore a red flower pin near her bangs. She held a bouquet consisting of sunflowers and hydrangeas. Naruto walked to her and ran his fingers through her hair.

"Your hair looks pretty."

"Thanks" Hinata still blushed slightly whenever Naruto blushes her hair, though she doesn't stutter at all anymore.

"Ready?" He asked

"Ready." She affirmed.

As soon as the couple make an entrance, an ocean of applaud resonates throughout the grand ball room of the reception. The couple smiled brightly as they make their way to the middle of the stage where Hanabi, and Kakashi waited for them with palm cards in their hands. Kakashi specifically held a microphone. As the MC he greeted the audience and congratulated Naruto and Hinata on their wedding. He began with a few "ice-breaker" questions before moving on to the speech.

"So Naruto, here I am your old teacher when you were still that 12 year old midget of a Genin and now standing in front of you and your beautiful wife to give you this speech. I remembered you when you were still in your mother's belly when she was pregnant with you and you would kick every time your mother allowed me to touch her belly. Moreover I never thought of the day I would be giving this speech to the same little person over 20 years ago."

The audience clapped and cheered. The little baby who was rejected by the community who grew up to be a saviour of the Shinobi world is now married to a beautiful daughter of the Hyuga clan

"So where do I start, when Naruto asked me to his best man at his wedding, I immediately thought of the customary speech. I said to myself, this is the opportunity for me as his teacher to reflect the growth of the man who is loved by many.

Unlike many Shinobi heroes born in this nation of ours, Naruto did not have any natural talent. He was ridiculed because he had big dreams, but he was persistent. Soon he graduated and became a Genin and the rest was history he made on his own. He would mature into a young man and also a stronger shinobi, physically and mentally."

Kakashi's tone began to change into a lighter tone as he continued

"However a few things about him did not change, such as his quirk to show off. Now as all of you know, our dashing groom here announced to the whole village at the top of the Hokage monument, specifically standing at the top of Fourth's, he announced on the top of his voice that he is going to marry his only girl, Hinata."

The audience cheered with pleasure, remembering Naruto's public announcement of his engagement.

Kakashi continued "Soon guess what he did? All he talked about to his friends, comrades, former teachers and Lord Hokage himself was about his lovely Hinata, over and over again, whether he was on missions, training or just in my office when he was about to submit his report. The Jounin Shinobis and Iruka-sensei would worry and say to me 'Gosh a Naruto in love means he can't concentrate on missions, how are we going to handle complaints'"

The invitees, bridal, groom party, Naruto and Hinata themselves erupted in enjoyment as the flukes of the beloved knuckleheaded ninja were being read out and acknowledged.

"But he even though all he was talking about was Hinata, he still handed his missions well. There was nothing but praise from other villages as we comments and reviews anxiously to deal with any problems. There was even a comment from the sand village that their villagers including the Lord Kazekage were rather amused by his ongoing talk about his bride that it would break the heart of many young women who were his admirers in the village."

This again resulted in another eruption in laughter, this time the loudest coming from the Sand Sibling, particularly Gaara who hardly cracks a smile.

"To you Hinata, feel free to put your mind at ease. I genuinely believe that Naruto possesses so many qualities that will grant a successful marriage. One of them is loyalty. We all know his nindo is to never go back to his word and he would protect his loved one with all his life. Because no matter what happens Naruto would always stay beside by the one he dearly love and he never once went against his words.

Hinata, you are a very blessed bride. I also truly believe that Naruto, strong and dedicated will make a loving husband and in the future a responsible and caring father to your future children. I've mentioned he has childish quirks however he is also a man of strength and devotion, I know I will see him persevere challenges in the years ahead to come.

Now the toast – Ladies and gentleman please stand up, It is my pleasure and honour to propose a toast to the newly-weds. Naruto and Hinata"

The audience held up their glass, then cheered in happiness as Naruto and Hinata kiss in the occasion.

Soon it was Hanabi's turn to give a speech to her sister.

"A lot of you may not know who I am; I'm Hanabi, the little sister of Hinata. Hinata is my big sister and the kindest girl I ever knew, what would I be without her if it wasn't for her love. Hinata you look absolutely gorgeous, like a princess. Naruto you look like a prince charming. Both of you totally look like you've both jumped right out of a fairytale!"

Hinata kept her eyes fixed on her sister, Hanabi never openly confessed about her and Naruto throughout the years.

"Hinata is the quiet girl in the room, but she always worked so hard and never gave up any hope. She's a late bloomer, and when she did bloom, she's really beautiful and talented. But what stands out about Hinata the most is her kindness. Even though there was corruption going on within the clan, she stayed true to herself and never took out anger on anyone. Hinata, you have more kindness in your little fingers alone than most people have in their entire body."

A dozens of "awws" were heard throughout the audience, those who knew Hinata cannot agree more with Hanabi's praise of her sister. As for Hinata herself, she tried so hard to stop tears rolling down.

"Naruto and Hinata always have known each other as children. Even then one or the other would protect or cheer for each 's really funny, when Hinata was a kid, she would faint from just seeing Naruto because she was so shy, ironically they are now standing before me as husband and wife. When Naruto returned home after a mission to retrieve Sasuke, he was seriously hurt in hospital. Hinata so concerned for the boy who would become her future husband ran straight to the hospital, only to faint seeing him all wrapped up in bandages!

This again resulted in laughter, none louder than team 8 and their sensei Kurenai Yuhi who remembered the 12 year old Hinata and the event itself very well.

Before they were even dating, Naruto would always run to Hinata's side if she was in any trouble. Moreover Naruto even protected Hinata before even knowing her name when they were kids. I don't know if it was love at first sight for the both of them but whatever the answer is, these two are perfectly made for each other. Even when they witness each other training or sparring, they energize each other. If Hinata was there watching Naruto training, he would suddenly look stronger, even though he's already so strong. As for her, whenever there's him, there's a 100% chance she would defeat me when we're sparring. Whenever this would happen, I'd say to myself "wow they really are the power couple, so compatible to the point they are undefeatable in battle."

As for Naruto, we all know he will go so far for his beautiful bride, as demonstrated today by his determination during the Wedding Door Games, even though he had broken everybody's ear drum. Hinata is the apple of Naruto's eye. It's really clear to me, he'd always stand by her side and remain loyal no matter what the challenge will be in the years they will face as a couple. Before he passed, big brother Neji said to me 'If there was one person I would trust to protect Hinata, it would be Naruto. If there was one person I would trust Hinata would marry, it's Naruto Uzumaki, nobody else.'"

A slight tear of sadness builds up in the eyes of Hinata as she remembers the fond memories of her cousin. But a smile appeared, she knows Neji would be so proud of her.

"As for you Naruto, you didn't just marry Hinata, you married all of us."

The crowd, especially the members of the Hyuuga clan cheered loudly.

"I would like to end with this beautiful quote 'people throw rock at things that shine, but this love is ours and people can't take what's ours'. Naruto and Hinata I have no doubt that your love will prevail over any challenges that will come by in life. "

A round of applause resonated throughout the grand ball room as everybody stood up to wish the couple happiness and good luck. Hanabi ran to her sister and jumped to her, who was ready to catch her and pull her into a tight sisterly embrace.

Anybody got my Taylor Swift reference, I've been listening to her songs when NaruHina became canon LOL!

Next chapter will be uploaded on day 26 - wedding night, because it fits that one more. This fanfic will now cover both day 7 and day 26 prompts. hope you're not too bothered with the idea

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