A/N: Okay, this will be a bit of a challenge for me. I'm not that good with describing clothes, buildings, and such. Nor am I good with fight scenes. I'll do my best though. Anyway, here's the third chapter in Descendant of the Gravity Bearer! Enjoy!

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Naruto and Kakashi stood in front of a gate that lead to Naruto's inherited house. Though, 'house' would be an understatement. Instead of the simple, four-bedroom house Naruto had expected, he saw a beautiful three-story building with an overgrown side garden. The building looked pristine, as if people still lived in it. The garden was full of weeds and the grass was a bit high, but it still looked like a propety one could live in.

Naruto whistled. "Nice place. But I thought my dad was humble, from what I've heard."

Kakashi nodded and replied, "He was. Your mother was the one who designed the house. Unfortunately, your father had no say in how it looked apart from the training grounds in the backyard, a meditation room, and a larger library than what Kushina wanted. Everything else was Kushina's idea."

"So, basically, my dad was whipped," Naruto said with a chuckle.

Kakashi chuckled as well. "I guess you could say that." He reached inside his pocket and pulled out two identical keys. "Here," he said, handing them to Naruto. "These are the keys to the estate."

"Thanks, sensei," Naruto said, accepting both. "But why do you have them?"

"Your father gave them to me to hold on to until you were the legal owner of your inheritance. Anyways, I have to be going."

"Wait, you're not gonna stick around?"

"No," Kakashi said. "I have things to do. Oh, there won't be any training or missions tomorrow. I forgot to tell you earlier."

"That doesn't have anything to do with my plans tomorrow, does it?" Naruto said, narrowing his eyes.

Kakashi merely eye-smiled and said, "Maybe, maybe not. I just think you guys need a break. Later." At that Kakashi vanished in a poof of smoke.

Grumbling, Naruto unlocked the gate and walked in, relocking it afterwards. He did the same with the front door and examined the house thoroughly. The furniture was well-kept, there wasn't even a speck of dust on anything, and the lights, water, and air-conditioning worked. Naruto frowned when he discovered the last part. 'Did the old man turn everything back on? Meh, probably. I didn't even talk to him about that yet.'

He opened the fridge, but nothing was in there, as he expected. 'I'll have to go shopping for food. Oh, well that means more ramen!'

'No, you will eat properly from now on, Naruto,' Althea chastised him.

'But-' Naruto started to protest.

'No arguing, young man!' Althea ordered.

'*sigh*, fine,' Naruto reluctantly agreed, but then he smiled.

'What is it?' Layle asked his descendant.

'It's just...listening to Althea tell me what to eat kinda made me realize what I've been missing,' Naruto explained. 'I've been an orphan for so long, so I've never known what it's like to have a family. It feels...good.'

Everyone smiled at Naruto's admission, though no one could see Amidatelion's smile.

After Naruto did his inventory check, he headed for the library to get a better look at it. When he realized how big it actually was, his jaw dropped. The library took a fourth of the space there was on the first floor. Scrolls detailing jutsu, seals, chakra control exercises, taijutsu, and books of history lined its walls. The jutsu were organized according to their elements, then further organized by rank. Medical jutsu were after the elemental jutsu, followed by non-elemental jutsu. The section for taijutsu styles was organizd in the same way, as was the section for seals. The history books were catagorized by order of events, then legends and finally the clan's history. Finally, to the right of the entrance, were scrolls detailing the clan's Kekkei Genkai techiques and the taijutsu styles that involve said Kekkei Genkai.

"WHOA!" Naruto shouted, looking at the scrolls. "That's a big library! Kakashi-sensei wasn't kidding! There's gotta be at least two thousand scrolls and books here total!"

'That is the best estimate,' Layle said, seeing everything through Naruto's eyes.

"It's gonna take years to learn all these, let alone master them!"

'We could train in your mindscape,' Takeshi said. 'But you may want to do the remodeling first. I won't be able to help otherwise.'

'How can I learn all these quicker in my mindscape?'

'Time flows differently in your mindscape,' Takeshi explained. 'Hours could pass in here and it would only be a few minutes outside your mindscape. But we shouldn't do that, at least for your clan's taijutsu styles. You need the physical training as well. Though you could use Shadow Clones to help learn the theory, and then spar against them.'

'Huh? How can Shadow Clones help?' Naruto asked, making Takeshi do the fox version of a facevault.

'You mean you didn't know that you learn everything your clones do?' Takeshi practically shouted.

'No, I didn't know that.'

'Well, now you do,' Takeshi grumbled.

'I'll start on this after I get everything I need,' Naruto thought, then made a few Shadow Clones and gave them specific instructions on what to get. 'I also need to go to that store to get a new set of clothes after I come up with what I want.' Then it hit him. 'Yeah, that'll work.' He found a blank scroll, sat down, and drew the clothes he wanted, detailing everything and leaving notes on the scroll. Soon, he was finished. 'Now all I need to do is go to thart store.'

With that thought, he left, leaving behind a clone to open the gate for the rest of the clones when they returned.

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Later...

Naruto walked in to The Shinobi's Path, the only weapon and clothing store for ninja run that was actually run by a ninja. The owners and employees never hated Naruto for his burden, and instead followed Minato's last wish, thinking of him as a hero. Naruto, grateful to them, shopped only at their store for weapons, but never bought any clothes. But that would change today.

The clerk looked up, saw Naruto, and smiled warmly. "Ah, Naruto," she said. "What can I do for you?"

"Hey, Okichi. I need eight sets of a special order done," Naruto said as he handed her the scroll. The clerk opened the scroll and looked over it, her eyebrows raised. After going through it, she nodded.

"Okay, the first should be done in a few hours," she said, handing it to another employee, who ran into the back room. "If you want, you could wait here."

"I guess," Naruto said. While he waited, Naruto looked at the various clothes and weapons.

About ten minutes until the first set was expected to be done, the bell rang as another person enterred the store. Naruto looked to see who it was, and felt his heart hit his ribcage when he saw it was Hinata. "Hinata, what are you doing here?"

Hinata jumped slightly and, blushing, turned around to see Naruto. "Er, well, I-I'm restocking my k-kunai and shuriken. B-but what are y-you doing h-here, N-Naruto-kun?"

"I'm waiting on a special order to be done."

"Which is now finished ahead of schedule!" Okichi said as she handed Naruto the set of clothes, making the Genin jump. "The changing room is over there," she said as she pointed to the rooms.

"Er, thanks," Naruto said. "How much do I owe you?"

"You'll have to wait for when the other seven sets are done," Okichi said with a teasing smirk as she ruffled his hair.

Naruto frowned for a second, then headed to the dressing rooms to change, grumbling at Okichi's actions. 'She can be so annoying!'

Hinata looked at Okichi. "H-how do you kn-know N-Naruto-kun?"

Okichi smiled sadly. "I've known him for years. My father and I found him hiding in the park during winter when he was four. My father was furious when Naruto said the orphanage kicked him out." She shuddered at the memory. "We took him to Hokage-sama, who unfortunately wasn't able to convince the civilian council to let father adopt him. Instead, Naruto's been living in an apartment provided by Hokage-sama." She gained a sad look. "He's been though a lot, all for something he had no control over." Her eyes widened at her slip and she immediately closed her mouth.

"I-Is something wrong?" Hinata asked.

"I'm not allowed to talk about it," Okichi said. "Please don't press the issue." She then changed the subject. "So, I've heard a few rumors about you and Naruto, Hinata."

Hinata blushed badly. "I-I d-d-don't kn-know w-what y-y-you m-m-mean."

"Don't deny it, Hinata. I can tell you have it bad for him," Okichi said, giggling.

Hinata pressed her fingers together. "I-Is it th-th-that o-o-obvious?" she whispered.

"Not really," Okichi lied to help her. "But listen. Naruto doesn't know what it means to care about someone like how you care about him. You'll have to be patient, but I think you two would make a great couple. Your kids would look adorable."

Hinata blushed again, this time nearly fainting at the thought of having Naruto's children.

"Hinata, are you okay?" Naruto asked as he reappeared in his new clothes and saw Hinata's face.

Hinata turned to look, and promptly fainted with an extremely red face, a slight nosebleed, and only one thought. 'He- OH MY KAMI, HE'S HOT!' Naruto had replaced his orange jacket with a black version of Layle's jacket. On the back were three symbols forming a triangle. The red swirl he had on his previous jacket was near the base of his neck, the Clavat symbol in white near his left hip, and the Lilty symbol in white as well near his right. He was wearing a standard dark blue ninja shirt under his jacket, black ninja slacks, and black ninja sandals.

Naruto rushed up to Hinata and caught her before she hit the floor. "Hinata? What happened, Okichi?"

Okichi just smirked. "Maybe it was your new look, Naruto."

"Huh?"

Okichi giggled. "One day, you will understand what I mean. But not today, cause I'm not saying anything."

"Why not?"

"Cause it's more fun that way!"

Hinata woke up with a sleepy moan. "Hinata, are you okay?" Naruto asked her.

"I-I'm fine, Naruto-kun."

"What made you faint?"

"Y-you l-look h-h-hot," Hinata said in a half-asleep daze, then blushed as she realized what she said and who she said it to. Close to fainting again, she pressed her fingers together as she looked away from Naruto.

Naruto was blushing badly as well. "Y-you think I look hot?"

Hinata nodded, not trusting her voice. Naruto blushed more at her confirmation.

"I- well-" Naruto stuttered.

"Okay, you two, this is a store, not a couples resturant," Okichi said, attempting to dissolve the tension.

It worked somewhat. The two Genin broke apart, but didn't look at each other.

"I-I'll see you tomorrow, Hinata. How about we meet at Ichiraku's," Naruto said, leaving.

"O-o-okay," Hinata said, moving to buy her replacement weapons.

Okichi just looked at the two in turn, then mentally sighed. 'That went well,' she thought sarcastically. 'I hope they get past this.' She ringed up Hinata's purchases and watched the Hyuga leave. 'Naruto, if only you knew how she feels about you. I don't want you to be lonely. You're like a brother to me.' She then realized what Naruto had said before he left. 'Wait, they're going on a date tomorrow?' She smirked. 'Well, maybe I could do something to help them...' And so she began to plot.

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Next day...

Sakura and Sasuke waited at the bridge that became their normal meeting spot, waiting for Kakashi and Naruto.

"Naruto's never this late," Sakura said, looking around. "It's been two hours since the assigned meeting time, but only Kakashi-sensei is this late.

"You're right," Sasuke said. "But he probably lost track of time reading his clan scrolls."

"Maybe, but even then, he shouldn't be this late."

"Who wouldn't be this late?" a voice said, and the two Genin turned to see the blond in question. Their jaws dropped as they took in his clothes.

"Naruto? Is that you? Sakura asked, shocked to see her teammate's wardrobe change.

"Yeah," Naruto said, walking by.

"Wait, where are you going?" Sasuke demanded. "Kakashi-sensei's gonna be here any second."

"You called?" Kakashi joked as he appeared.

"YOU'RE LATE!" Sakura yelled at him, making everyone wince at how loud she was.

"I know," Kakashi said, rolling his visible eye, which annoyed Sakura. "Anyway, I forgot to mention yesterday that you have today off."

sakura and Sasuke facevaulted. "YOU FORGOT?" they yelled at him.

"Yeah, I did. Sorry."

Sakura grumbled at her sesnsei as Sasuke said, "Well, that was a waste of time. See ya." He started to leave.

Sakura turned to Sasuke and said, "Sasuke-kun, maybe we could-"

"No, Sakura," Sasuke turned her down before she finished.

"Oh..." Sakura said, her eyes downcast.

"Oh, Sakura," Naruto said, getting her attention. "Here." He handed her some scrolls on medical jutsu he took from his library.

Sakura raised her eyebrows when she saw their contents. "Medical jutsu? Where did you get these?"

"That is a secret," Naruto said. "But don't worry, I didn't steal them."

"You better not have," Sakura threatened.

Naruto looked at the sun's position and yelped. "Crap! I'm gonna be late!" He ran off. "See ya later!" he called back.

Sakura blinked and turned to Kakashi. "What was that about?"

Kakashi eye-smiled and said, "You didn't hear it from me, and I don't want you spreading this around, but he's got a date with Hinata today."

"WHAT?" Sakura yelled in shock. "Hinata? When did he ask her out?"

"Not telling," Kakashi said before disappearing in a poof of smoke.

Sakura stood in thought for a few seconds, then ran off, determined to see what would happen on the date.

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With Hinata...

Hinata stood in front of Ichiraku's in a lavender blouse, blue shorts, and her shinobi sandals, waiting for Naruto. 'M-maybe he won't c-come. M-Maybe I s-scared him off y-yesterday.' She heard someone call her name and turned to see the blond in question. She blushed as she thought, 'H-h-he still l-l-looks hot!'

"Hey, Hinata, sorry I'm late! I had an errand to run, and I didn't think it would take as long as it did! I'm really sorry!" Naruto said, apologising.

"I-it's okay," Hinata said. She started to walk into Ichiraku's when Naruto grabbed her hand and turned her around.

"We're not eating at Ichiraku's, Hinata," Naruto said before he lead her along for a few minutes until they reached a resturant. "Ah, here we are."

Hinata looked at the resturant and felt her jaw drop. "N-Naruto-kun, th-this is the s-second most e-expensive r-resturant in K-Konoha. I-I can't let you spend money on m-me h-here." She really didn't want Naruto to go broke just because he was taking her on a date. "W-we sh-should go s-somewhere e-else."

Naruto shook his head. "It's fine, Hinata. I can afford it."

"E-even so, th-this is t-too expensive, e-especially f-f-for a f-f-f-irst d-d-d-date." She blushed at the last part.

Naruto blushed as well. "Really, it's fine."

"N-no, I-I c-can't a-accept th-this. P-please, c-can't w-we go s-somewhere e-else?" She looked at him with puppy eyes, making him sweat a bit.

Naruto sighed after a second and said, "Okay, if it's that important to you. How about you decide?"

In Naruto's mindscape, Layle chuckled at his descendant's predicament and said, "Naruto's so whipped, and they aren't even dating."

Althea crossed her arms and asked, "Whipped, Layle?"

Layle sweatdropped and stuttered, "Er...well..."

"Be quiet, Layle," Althea said, turning her attention back outside.

"Yes, dear," Layle said as he hung his head.

Takeshi chuckled and thought, 'Now who's whipped?'

Back in the real world, Hinata stopped at a more suitable resturant for a first date. "H-how about h-here, Naruto-kun?" The resturant was Dendai Don's, which served all kinds of food, from hamburgers to ramen, and everything in between.

Naruto looked at the resturant and nodded, saying, "Sure. Dendai Don's is a good place."

The two walked in and saw that not a lot of people were there. 'Must be a slow day,' Naruto thought as a waiter walked up.

The waiter looked at Naruto like he was scum on his boots and said, "I'm sorry, but we're booked for the day. I'm afraid you'll have to go somewhere else."

Naruto frowned and said, "What do you mean you're booked? This place isn't even half-full."

"Excuse me," a voice said, "but what were you saying, Rai?" The three turned to see the owner, Dendai Don himself, coming towards them in chef's clothes with a frowm on his face. Rai, the waiter, began to sweat a little.

"Er, nothing, Dendai, sir," Rai tried to falsely explain.

"Liar," Dendai said. "I heard what you told them. One more mess up like that and you can consider yourself fired. Understand?"

"Y-yes, sir," Rai said.

"Good. Now show our guests to their seats," Dendai said.

"Yes, sir," Rai said, and showed Naruto and Hinata to a small booth away from everyone else. He gave them menus and said, "Please wait one moment. Your server will be here to take your orders soon." With that, Rai left after shooting a hidden glare at Naruto.

"W-what was th-that about, N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, trying to figure out why Rai seemed to hate him.

Naruto hesitated before he said, "It's nothing, Hinata. Don't worry about it."

Hinata looked in his eyes and saw that he was lying. 'W-Why would h-he l-lie? D-Does he th-think he c-can't trust me?' Hinata looked downcast until Naruto spoke up.

"What are you going to order?"

Hinata jumped slightly and looked at her menu. "W-well, I-I think I-I'll order a m-medium rare s-steak with fries and a p-potato. W-What about y-you, Naruto-kun?"

"I think I'll get the same," Naruto said.

At that point, the server came and said, "Hi, I'm Lyn and I'll be your server today. What can I get you?" She wrote down the Genins' orders as they said them and then she asked, "Okay, what would you like to drink?"

"S-some tea w-would be okay," Hinata said.

"And you, sir?" Lyn asked, narrowing her eyes fractionally.

"Some tea as well," Naruto said.

"Got it," Lyn said, writing down both orders. "I'll be back shortly with your drinks." She left to get their drinks and to take their orders to Dendai Don.

"So, Hinata," Naruto began, "how about you tell me more about yourself, and I'll do the same?"

Hinata nodded shyly and said, "O-okay."

She then started telling him about herself, shyly at first but became more confident as she talked. Naruto listened intently as she talked, encouraging her when she fell silent or hesitated. He learned that her favorite foods were zenzai and cinnamon buns, and her least favorite food was shellfish. Her hobbies were flower pressing, cooking, and trying to improve her clan's techniques. When Naruto asked why about the latter, she said the clan's taijutsu style didn't seem to work with her. She said part of her dream was to unite her clan, but refused to say what the other part was, instead blushing furiously when Naruto tried to get her to tell him.

While she talked, Lyn arrived with their drinks and told them their food would be done soon, to which they nodded.

Hinata finished soon after that and feel into silence, blushing slightly from opening up to her crush so much.

Naruto smiled and thanked her, which made her blush more, then started telling her about himself as well. Hinata listened intently, making a mental note when Naruto mentioned his like for sweets. She encouraged him as well, and shyly prodded for details. She already knew his favorite food was ramen, but shyly offered to cook for him sometimes when he said his least favorite foods were vegetables. They both blushed badly, but managed to keep talking. Naruto said his hobbies were pranking and gardening, the latter of which surprising Hinata. He then restated his dream of becoming the greatest Hokage, to which she said something that made him blush.

"I-I know y-you will b-be, N-N-Naruto-kun." Hinata blushed at her words.

Naruto, after toning down his blush, smiled gently and said, "Thanks, Hinata. I'm glad that I have some people to support me."

Hinata blushed more and smiled at him.

Their food arrived at that point. They thanked Lyn, said a brief prayer of thanks, and started eating. They ate in silence until Hinata asked Naruto something that had been bothering her. "Um, N-Naruto-kun? W-What is that blue object on your right cheek?"

Naruto scratched his crystal. "Er...well..." Naruto stammered before he looked around for eavesdroppers. There were none. He leaned in close and whispered, "Can you keep a secret?" Hinata nodded, confused. "This crystal identifies me for who I am, and who my ancestors were. I have another on my breastplate, and one on my back along the spine."

"What do you mean, 'who my ancestors were'?" Hinata asked, confused.

"My ancestors were the Crystal Bearers Layle and his wife Althea Sol Alfitaria," Naruto explained, shocking Hinata. "This crystal on my cheek shows that Layle's powers over gravity have been passed on to me. The crystal on my breastplate shows that Althea's powers over barriers have been passed to me as well."

"Y-You're the l-last living d-descndant of the L-Layle and Althea S-Sol A-Alfitaria?" Hinata whispered in shock. "Y-you're r-royalty, N-Naruto-k-kun."

"No, I'm not," Naruto denied. "The Lilty Kingdom has faded, Hinata. I'm no more royal than any of the civilians. And I don't want any special treatment because of my lineage. That's why I'm telling you. I know you won't treat me any different because of it. Please, Hinata, don't tell anyone."

"I-I won't, N-Naruto-kun," Hinata promised. "But b-by definition, y-you are r-royalty. You c-can ask L-Lord Hokage if y-you're not s-sure."

"I guess I can ask him," Naruto said.

"N-Naruto-kun? C-Can I s-see your p-powers over g-gravity and b-barriers?"

"Not here, Hinata," Naruto said, glancing around to check for eavesdroppers again, and finding none. "I'll show you if you want to see them, but somewhere with no one around. Okay?" He started eating again.

"O-Okay, Naruto-kun," Hinata said as she started eating again, eager to see his powers.

After they were finished, Lyn came by, took their empty plates, and gave them the check. Naruto paid the full 1,500 ryo bill and left Lyn a tip of 750 ryo. The two Genin left Dendai Don's and headed to the training fields so Naruto could show Hinata his powers. They arrived at the field to find it deserted. Hinata looked at the sun's position to check the time and gasped.

"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"M-my team w-will b-be h-h-here s-s-soon!" Hinata explained quickly. "I-I f-forgot we have a meeting today! Y-You have to l-leave! I-I'll be in trouble with K-Kurenai-sensei for forgetting, a-and I don't w-want you i-in t-trouble e-either!"

"Too late," Naruto said, looking behind him.

Hinata turned around to see her team standing there. Kurenai Yuhi, a woman in her twenties with long and slightly curly black hair, red eyes wearing a battle dress that looked like battle wrappings, was looking at the two Genin in front of her with mild amusement, slight annoyance, and some confusion on her face. Shino Aburame, a boy with spiky black hair who always hid his eyes behind sunglasses and wore a grey coat that covered the lower half of his face, had his eyebrows raised. Kiba Inuzuka, a boy with spiky brown hair, brown eyes, and red fang tattoos on his cheeks wearing a grey jacket with the hood up, was glaring at Naruto, wanting to kill him. Akamaru, Kiba's little white-haired dog that usually rode on his master's head, looked like he was smirking.

"Well, Hinata, this is a surprise," Kurenai said, not recognizing Naruto in his new outfit. "I thought you liked Naruto. Who's this?"

Naruto just raised his eyebrows and said, "I am Naruto."

Kiba and Kurenai looked shocked or a second before Kiba yelled, "LIAR! Naruto wears an orange jumpsuit! Who the hell are you?"

"Kiba, use your nose and your brain," Naruto said. "My last mission made me start to take my ninja career seriously."

Kiba just scoffed. "You really think I'm gonna believe that? You don't know anything about Naruto, do you?"

"I am Naruto," Naruto restated, starting to get annoyed with the Inuzuka.

"THAT'S IT! You're going down, faker!" Kiba said as he shot at Naruto.

Naruto just jumped back until he was a safe distance from the others, making Kiba go after him.

Kurenai was about to yell at Kiba before Naruto looked at her and gave her a silent message. 'I'll deal with him.'

Kiba shouted "Tunneling Fang!" as he spun his body and turned into a grey sideways tornado aimed at Naruto. Naruto waited until he was ten feet away before his right hand made a transluscent light-blue sphere with cubes fading into and out of existance in a circle around the sphere. A transluscent light-blue half-sphere surrouded Naruto as Kiba closed in. The Inuzuka hit the barrier, fought it for a few seconds, then was thrown back as Naruto expanded it.

Kiba landed on the ground in a heap and said, "What the...?" He looked at who he believed was a fake Naruto to see the barrier around him and the sphere in his hand. "Okay, that proves you're not Naruto. He can't do anything like that."

Naruto just shook his head as he dropped the barrier. "You idiot. You're ignoring your nose. Bad idea."

Kiba growled and shot at him again, this time attempting to punch him. Naruto encased his hand in blue-and-purple energy and waited until he was in striking distance. Kiba however, was cautious, and dodged the punch and landed a punch of his own, sending Naruto flying back a few feet. But that was what Naruto wanted, as Kiba was surrounded by the same energy surrounding Naruto's hand.

"Wha-?" Kiba managed to say before he was yanked towards Naruto, who spun in midair. Kiba flew forward and up in a quarter-circle before the energy that was surrounding him vanished, making the unprepared boy fly into a tree trunk with a loud WHAM! The Inuzuka slid down the tree and landed on the ground in a heap as Team 8 ran over to check on him.

Kurenai checked her student and said, "Well, he's got a few bruises, but that's it. Thank you for not doing anything worse, Naruto."

"Well, I didn't want to do anything else. But I want to know why he didn't believe me," Naruto responded.

"That is most likely because he is very protective of Hinata, Naruto," Shino said, adjusting his sunglasses. "He thinks of her as a sister, as do I, and neither of us want her to be taken advantage of. He threw out common sense when he did not recognize you."

"Well, that's just stupid," Naruto said. "Then again, I can't talk, since I hardly used common sense before."

"Ugh," Kiba groaned as he woke up. The he opened his eyes and saw Naruto. "Why you-!" He moved to attack Naruto but was stopped by Hinata.

"Don't you hurt Naruto-kun!" she said as she used a Gentle Fist strike to disable him. Her eyes widened when she realized what she did, as did everyone else's. She gasped and her hands flew to her mouth in shock.

"O-owww," Kiba groaned, holding his stomach. "H-Hinata, w-what are you doing?"

"Kiba, calm down. Naruto is not an imposter," Kurenai said.

"Huh? He's not?" Kiba sniffed, and recognized Naruto's scent. "You're right. Wait, that means-! Oh crap, I'm sorry, Naruto!" Kiba said, feeling guilty.

"Just don't do it again, Kiba," Naruto said.

"Naruto-kun, c-could I t-talk to you f-for a s-second? P-Privately?" Hinata asked while blushing, shocking her team.

"Sure," Naruto said, and led her far enough away so her team couldn't hear them, but could see them. "What is it?"

"Ummm... W-well, I-I w-wanted t-to a-ask you i-if y-you're free th-th-this F-F-Friday," Hinata said, blushing profusely. "I-I d-don't h-have a t-team m-meeting, and w-wanted to kn-know i-if y-y-you wou-would li-like to-to g-go ou-out th-th-then?"

"Er, I'll have to check with Kakashi-sensei, but yeah, I'd like to go out again," Naruto said, blushing as well.

Hinata nearly fainted in joy. She had just gone on a date with Naruto, and here he was saying he would like to go out again! Her head swam, and she nearly collapsed, if not for Naruto catching her.

"Whoa, you okay, Hinata?" Naruto asked in concern, his eyes peering into hers. 'Whoa. Her eyes are just... Wow. Why didn't I notice that before?'

'H-His eyes...they're s-so...deep,' Hinata thought as her heart hammered against her chest. "Y-Yes, I-I think so," she said as she straightened up.

Naruto wasn't too sure, but trusted her judgement and let go. "Okay, but if you feel dizzy, you should sit down, okay?"

"Okay."

Naruto hesitated, then said, "I-I'll see if I'm free on Friday, and let you know."

"S-Sure," Hinata said, moving to rejoin her team.

"H-Hinata?" Naruto asked shyly, and the Hyuga turned around. He hesitated, and then gently and shyly grabbed her chin.

"N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, shocked, before her lips shyly met his. Her eyes widened as she blushed a deep crimson before she closed them, feeling that her heart was about to burst.

Naruto pulled away, blushing just as deeply as Hinata, and said, "I-I'll see you later, Hinata...-chan." He then left, making sure that the rest of Team 8 couldn't see any more of his blush than they had.

Hinata just stood there in shock before slowly bringing a shaking hand to her lips, still blushing. 'H-H-He j-j-j-just k-k-ki-kissed m-m-m-me!' Tears of joy started to fall from her eyes as she collapsed to her knees, hardly believing what just happened. Her heart kept hammering against her chest as she went through what happened over and over before her mind couldn't take it anymore, and she fainted with a blissful smile on her face.

Her team just stood there jaws dropped. Naruto just kissed Hinata, and only after one date! They could hardly believe that she was getting the man she set her sights on so soon! Kiba and Shino made mental vows to make sure to beat Naruto to a pulp if he hurt her, while Kurenai made a vow to torture him if he did the same. They snapped out of their dazes as they saw Hinata faint and rushed to her, knowing that things were getting really interesting.

Naruto shuddered and thought, 'Why do I have the feeling that I'd be in a lot of pain if I hurt Hinata?'

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Sakura, who had watched Naruto and Hinata throughout the whole date, was thinking the same thing as Team 8, but also thinking this was a real juicy story she had. She didn't hear what Naruto said about his lineage in Dendai Don's, nor did she hear Hinata ask Naruto out on another date, but she didn't care! She had something she could tease her teammate about for a long time! Sakura chuckled at the thought of Naruto's reaction when he finds out she knows about his first real kiss.

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Naruto was walking down the street, thinking. He didn't know why he kissed Hinata. He just did. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that she asked him out on another date. Or something like that. Yeah, that had to be it.

An ANBU dropped in front of him and said, "Naruto Uzumaki, the council has requested your pressence."

Naruto snapped out of his daze and said, "When?"

"Immediately. You were expected to be there ten minutes ago, but I could not find you due to your wardrobe change." The ANBU placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder and shunshined to the doors of the council room, bringing Naruto with him. He took his hand off and left immediately.

Naruto knocked on the doors, and entered after he was told to. He saw that all the clan heads were there as well as the civilian council, the latter of which glaring at him. Hiruzen smiled briefly at Naruto, who nodded.

"May I ask why I have been summoned?" Naruto asked.

"Don't give us that," a civilian councilman barked at him. "You were supposed to be here ten minutes ago."

"Sorry for the delay. The ANBU sent to find me was expecting to see me wearing an orange jumpsuit. Kind of hard to find someone when they don't wear what they usually do."

"In any case, you're here now," Hiruzen said. "Now what is the matter about?"

Homura, an elder on the council, stood up and said, "We have received word from Naruto's teammate, Sasuke Uchiha, that Naruto apparently has a bloodline. We would like to see proof of such claims."

Naruto sighed and pulled out a kunai. He tossed it into the air and grabbed it with his gravity powers, making it float in midair. "Is that enough proof?"

Kotaru, another elder, said, "That could be a trick. I say-"

"No, it is not," Hiashi Hyuga, Hinata's father and head of the Hyuga clan, said, his Byakugan active. "This is indeed a bloodline. A very ancient one, in fact."

"What do you know about it, Hiashi-sama?" Danzo, a third elder, asked curiously.

"This bloodline stems from before the age of shinobi," Hiashi explained. "The first person to carry the bloodline was someone we all have heard about, the Crystal Bearer Layle."

The rest of the council minus Shikaku Nara was shocked. "L-Layle?" Kotaru asked. "This boy is a descendant of Layle?"

"He is," Hiruzen said. "That also makes him the last living descendant of Althea Sol Afitaria as well. And he has inherited her bloodline as well."

Daiki Haruno, Sakura's father, stood up and said, "Naruto-sama, I would like to arrange a marriage contract between you and my daughter-"

"No, I will not marry anyone who loves me only for my title," Naruto interrupted him. "You can forget about your contract."

Daiki sat down, annoyed. He thought Naruto liked his daughter, and would jump at the chance to be with her.

"Regardless, Naruto-san, you will have to go through the Clan Restoration Act," Homura said, smirking. "If you do not find at least two wives by the time you are a Chunin, we, the council, will be able to select for you."

Naruto frowned for a second before asking, "May I see the wording of the Clan Restoration Act, so I can be sure that that's true?"

Hiruzen had an ABNU bring a lawbook, and gave it to Naruto, telling him which section to turn to. Naruto turned to the section on the CRA and read it, frowning. As he read more, he started smirking, which made the civilian coucil worried while the shinobi council wonder what was going through his head. Then Naruto started chuckling, making the shinobi side think he found a loophole, which he did.

"What is so funny, Naruto-san?" Kotaru asked.

"You can't force me to take multiple wives," Naruto said. "The CRA states that 'if only three or fewer males remain of a clan, and no females of said clan remain, they may take more than one wive, under the approval of the current Hokage. If they decide to take multiple wives, they may let the current Hokage decide for them, after they state how many wives they will take. Only a Hokage will be able to decide the wives in this case, with no exceptions.' They may, not are required. I decide for myself if I want more than one wife, and if I choose to have more than one, only the Hokage may choose them if I don't want to choose them. You, the council, can't force me to do anything." He handed the lawbook back to Hiruzen, who checked to see if Naruto was right.

Hiruzen chuckled and said, "Naruto is indeed correct. That is what is stated in the CRA. He and I will discuss this later.

The civilian council was shocked while the shinobi council was smirking.

"Now, as this matter is ended, is there anything else that concerns Naruto?" The council shook their heads. "Then you are dismissed."

The entire council filed out, save for Hiashi, Hiruzen, and Naruto. Hiashi turned to Naruto. "Naruto-san, I would like to speak with you for a moment, if you can spare the time."

Naruto responded, "Sure. What is it?"

"I would like to discuss forming a marriage contract between yourself and my daughter Hinata. She does not care for social status, but would instead love a man for who he is rather than his title. All I ask is that you get to know her better before you make a decision."

Naruto chuckled nervously and said, "Well, I've...already gone out on a date with her."

"I already know that you had asked her on a date, but I did not know it was today."

Naruto started to get more nervous now. "Er...well...I kinda also...kissed her?" He tensed, waiting for the explosion.

Hiashi just raised an eyebrow, ignoring the fatherly anger that rose up in him. "Then you are willing to create a marriage contract between the two of you?"

"Er...I...I don't know, Hiashi-san," Naruto said, extremely uncomfortable. "I...I don't really know how I feel about her. If you would allow me time to sort out my feelings, I would appreciate it."

"That is acceptable," Hiashi said, nodding. "I can give you one month, but not any longer."

"Why one month?" Hiruzen asked.

"Because the Hyuga elder council is attempting to marry her off to other clans not from this village. They are quite adamant about it."

Naruto sighed. "I guess I don't have a choice. Alright, I'll let you know in a month."

Hiashi bowed slightly. "Thank you. I hope you won't regret whatever decision you come to." With that, he left.

"Naruto, I hope you know what you are doing," Hiruzen said. "Hiashi-"

"Is only trying to protect Hinata," Naruto finished. "I can tell he doesn't want her to be miserable. Nor does he want her to be move away from Konoha. I think that's why he jumped at the chance when he learned about my bloodline."

"That may be, but he may make the contract so that it benefits him more," Hiruzen said.

"Maybe," Naruto said, smirking, "but he doesn't know that I have someone who can deal with that." He touched his index and middle fingers to his temple to indicate.

Hiruzen nodded, smirking. "Is there something else you wish to discuss, besides the CRA?"

"One thing. When I told Hinata about my heritage, she said that I'm royalty. But the Lilty Kingdom has faded. Am I considered royalty regardless?"

Hiruzen leaned back, thinking about how to word it. "Well, you have the blood of a royal family running through your veins. That in itself would make you royalty, regardless of whether the kingdom stills exists or not. But that does not mean you are entitled to every aspect that a Daimyo is entitled to. But be warned Naruto, when people find out about your lineage, many Daimyos will want you to marry their daughters. Some will even try to bribe you into it. But you don't have to worry about our Daimyo. He will most likely send his daughter here only for her to get to know you, and see if you would marry her then. He would rather see his daughter happy than miserable."

"You said will," Naruto said, frowning. "Does that mean he already knows?"

"Unfortunately, yes," Hiruzen said. "I'm sorry, but he told me to tell him if anyone with Namikaze blood was alive after Takeshi's forced attack."

Naruto sighed and said, "What a drag."

A few miles away, a certain lazy ninja sneezed.

Hiruzen chuckled. "Now Naruto, what are you going to do about the CRA?"

"I don't know old man," Naruto said. "I would prefer to have only one wife, but I may fall for multiple women. I know that hardly happens outside of perverted romance novels-" At this, a certain white-haired Sannin violently sneezed. "-but that doesn't mean it's impossible. I don't know what to decide."

"Maybe you should wait until you're of legal marrying age to decide," Hiruzen suggested.

Naruto thought for a second, then nodded. "Yeah, I think I'll do that." He stood up. "See ya, old man."

"Take care, Naruto. I just hope that when the village hears about your bloodline, it doesn't cause too much paperwork."

"Have you ever tried using Shadow Clones?" Naruto asked, stopping in front of the doors. "They were a real help with fixing up my house. I know I'll use them when I'm Hokage."

Hiruzen just sat there before he hit his head on the table muttering, "Stupid, stupid, stupid. Why didn't I ever think of that?"

Naruto just chuckled and left. Hiruzen shunshined to his office, created a few Shadow Clones, and finished his paperwork five times faster.

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Next day...

Naruto was headed to the meeting point for his team, thinking. Fo some reason, his thoughts kept drifting back to Hinata, though he was trying not to think about her at the moment. It wasn't helping that Takeshi kept sending him images of when he kissed the pale-eyed girl. He thought about his training in his mindscape the day before, after he changed it to a forest after Takeshi explained how. Amidatelion decided to teach him a few tier one spells, though he only learned Cure, Gravity, Zero Gravity, Barrier, and Aero, though he quickly mastered Gravity and Zero Gravity due to his natural affinity for gravity. Barrier and Aero were not far behind, but Cure he needed a lot of work on. Amidatelion also taught him how to summon tamed Zus and Behemoths, though he only could summon small ones so far. He also trained in the Gravity Fist taijutsu style outside of his mindscape using clones, but was far from perfecting it since the scroll detailing it was as big as his arm. But at least he was making progress.

He arrived before his teammates and decided to work on his control of gravity by making the water float and try to form the symbols of the four tribes. He managed to make the Clavat and Lilty symbols, but couldn't maintain them as he tried to make the Selkie symbol.

He gave up as he heard footsteps coming toward him after an hour and immediately placed the water back in the stream below the bridge. He turned to see Sasuke and Sakura walking toward him. Sasuke had a confused look on his face, but Sakura had a glint in her eyes that Naruto didn't like for some reason.

"Morning," Naruto said in greeting.

"Hn," Sasuke replied as he leaned on the rail next to Naruto.

"Morning," Sakura replied, before asking with an evil grin, "I saw that your date with Hinata went well, if that kiss was anything to go by."

Naruto, blushing a deep crimson normally found on Hinata, responded by throwing his female teammate into the stream with his powers as Sasuke stared at him in shock. "How the hell do you know about that?" Naruto yelled at her.

"K-Kakashi-s-sensei t-told me about the date, and I-I decided to, um, spy on you?" Sakura answered shakily, cause Naruto's expression scared her, regardless of the blush on his face.

Naruto glared at her for a few seconds, them gained an evil smile. "Okay, Kakashi-sensei's gonna get it now." Sakura sighed in relief as she hauled herself out of the stream before Naruto added, "But don't think you're off the hook yet, Sakura."

Sakura groaned and hung her head. 'I knew it was a bad idea to mention it! Now he's really mad at me!'

Naruto turned to Sasuke. "And why the heck did you tell your guardians about my bloodline?"

Sasuke responded, "If I have to go through the CRA, so do you."

"You don't have to. The CRA is completely optional. You get to choose if you want to take multiple wives, and if you do but don't want to choose them, only the Hokage can choose for you. The council can't do anything about it," Naruto explained.

Sasuke frowned, then said, "Homura and Kotaru said it was required."

"They didn't know the exact wording. I asked to check when they tried to force it on me"

At that point Kakashi showed up. "Yo!" he managed to say before he was attacked by a flock of Zus as big as his hand. "Whoa!" he screamed as he fell into the stream and disappeared in a puff of smoke, showing that it was a Shadow Clone.

The real Kakashi called out, "Call off the Zus and I'll come out, Naruto."

Naruto grumbled and summoned a portal to send them back. The Zus immediately flew into it except one, which landed on Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto closed the portal as Kakashi came out and rhetorically asked, "I take it Sakura told you?"

"Yes," Naruto replied, glaring at his sensei. "You're lucky I can't summon Bahamut."

Kakashi paled, got on his knees, and said, "Please don't sic him on me when you're able to!"

"Who's Bahamut? And what is that strange bird?" Sakura asked, looking at the Zu warily, as if it would attack her.

"Bahamut is a dragon summon that has existed since the time of the four tribes," Naruto said as he stroked its neck. "And this little creature is a Zu. That's spelled Z-u. He's a miasma monster that has been tamed for use by people."

"A monster from miasma?" Sakura asked, eyes wide. "How? Spots with miasma streams are in the single digits, and none of them spawn Zus or anything too dangerous."

"Zus can live away from miasma, as can some subspecies of Behemoths, which can also be tamed."

"How do you know that?" Sasuke asked.

"I found a few books with information on monsters."

"ANYWAY," Kakashi said, getting the Genin's attention, "I'm gonna be training you harder this month. On our last mission, we got lucky, but next time we may not be. So prepare to go through hell." His eyes glinted malevolently, making his students wonder what was in store for them.

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A/N: Alright chapter's done! Now don't worry, I won't be making Naruto all-powerful, but he will be stronger than most of the Genin in the exam due to his training.

Also, you have read that Naruto has the OPTION of having multiple wives. I intentionally worded the CRA like that to give him the choice. But you probably know what his decision will be. -.-'

Anyway, please review!

Edit: Added some descriptions and fixed a missing sentence.