Chapter 4
Recap:
Minato was still concerned from when he saw how scared Naruko had been by her vision/feeling and Kakashi was trying to get her to calm down. He wondered if it will actually happen and if it does; he was happy that he went ahead and made a marriage contract for Kakashi to marry his sister, Naruko as well as for them to be the secret guardians of Naruto which were like protectors. However, he had also named Jiraiya the godfather and Tsunade the godmother of Naruto. He was really amazed at how quickly Naruko's friendship with Kakashi had turned into a romantic relationship because they were there for each other when Obito died then again when Rin died.
...The next morning...
Kushina was up after Minato left for the office and now she had to get Naruko awake for their girls day out. She entered Naruko's room and Naruko singing a beautiful song:
There comes a time
When you face the toughest of fights
Searching for a sign
Lost in the darkest of nights
The wind blows so cold
Standing alone
Before the battle's began
But deep in your soul
The future unfolds
As bright as the rays of the sun
You've got to believe
In the power of love
You've got to believe
In the power of love
The power of love
Blazing emotion
There's a light that flows
From the heart
It's a chain reaction
And nothing will keep us apart
Stand by my side
There's nothing to hide
Together we'll fight to the end
Take hold of my hand
And you'll understand
What it truly means to be friends
You've got to believe
In the power of love
You've got to believe
In the power of love
It gives meaning to each moment
It's what our hearts are made of
You've got to believe
In the power of love
In the power of love
In the power of love
Kushina was amazed that Naruko could sing beautifully like that. Then she heard Naruko sigh like she was in love kind of sigh. She decided to knock on the door and said, "Naruko?"
"Come in, Kushina-nee." Naruko said.
Kushina entered Naruko's room and saw that Naruko was cleaning her room up. Then she asked, "Are you ready for today, Naruko?"
"Datte bayo! You bet I am!" Naruko said excitedly.
Kushina looked at Naruko and said, "I am too, Datte Bane!"
Then they both laughed.
"Naruko, the song that you were singing earlier?" Kushina questioned.
"I heard it somewhere recently and it seemed the right thing to sing since I'm in love with Kakashi but also because I know that you and nii-sama love me as well." Naruko said.
"I'm sure that Naruto will love you as well." Kushina said.
Naruko smiled at that then the two women left for their little shopping spree as well as apartment hunting for Naruko.
~In the Village~
Kakashi was at a flower shop to figure out what kind of flowers that Naruko would like since their date was later this evening.
"How can I help you, Kakashi?" A woman said.
"I'm looking for some romantic flowers because I have a date later this evening." Kakashi said.
The woman gasped then said, "So you found someone special."
"You could say that and her brother approves as well as her brother's wife." Kakashi said.
The woman wondered if it was one of Kakashi's fangirls that he was dating or not.
Kakashi could tell that this woman was clueless that he was in a relationship with the 4th Hokage's little sister but he didn't really care at the moment because he was really wanting to prepare for their first date and he wanted to be perfect for the both of them.
"Well roses are a romantic flower and how about some daisies along with some orange lilies." The woman suggested finally.
"That sounds good. I'll pick them up around 6:30." Kakashi said.
"This girl must be pretty special if you're making sure that your first date with her goes well." The woman said.
"You could say that." Kakashi said.
"Well, I wish the two of you good luck then." The woman said.
"Thanks." Kakashi said leaving the flower shop.
The woman still wondered who the lucky girl was that caught Kakashi Hatake's heart who was known as a 'Friend Killer', 'The Copy-Nin' or even 'Kakashi of the Sharingan' because she was going to have her hands full dating him of all male ninjas.
...In another part of the village...
Kushina and Naruko were in a dress shop. Naruko was amazed by all the dresses that the shop had along with the dress styles. Kushina was happy to help Naruko try to pick out a couple of dresses for her dates with Kakashi.
"How may I help you?" A young woman asked.
"Amaya, it's so good to see you." Kushina said.
"Lady Kushina, what brings you to my shop?" Amaya asked curiously.
"I'm here helping Naruko pick out of few dresses for her dates that she'll have." Kushina said.
Amaya turned to see a blonde young woman just staring at all the dresses and said to Kushina, "Is that her? The 4th Hokage's little sister?"
Kushina nodded.
"Who is she dating?" Amaya asked curiously.
"Kakashi Hatake, a former student of my husband." Kushina said quietly.
Amaya's eyes widened in shock at hearing that the 4th Hokage's little sister was going to date Kakashi Hatake considering the reputation that he's made for himself within the village.
Kushina noticed that Amaya was surprised to hear that Naruko was dating Kakashi and said, "Kakashi is only a year older than Naruko but they were friends first and some how that friendship became something more between them."
Amaya blinked and said, "Lady Kushina, I'm surprised that they could be in a relationship; but I guess there is some reason for them to be together."
Kushina laughed and said, "Minato told me what Naruko had called Kakashi when she first met him. I thought it was funny."
"What did she call him?" Amaya questioned as she picked a few dresses for Naruko while Naruko was looking at the shoes now.
"Naruko called Kakashi, a wolf." Kushina said.
"The 4th's little sister called Kakashi, a wolf?!" Amaya said.
"Yeah and it wasn't until later that Naruko told us the reason for calling Kakashi a wolf." Kushina said.
"What was the reason?" Amaya asked leading Naruko to the dressing room with some of the dresses that Kushina had picked out.
"Naruko told us that the reason that she had called Kakashi a wolf because of how stealthy he was and it reminded her of a wolf for some reason. So Kakashi ended up calling her 'kitsune' since she was calling him a wolf." Kushina said.
Amaya laughed at that.
Then Naruko came out in the first dress which was a silver cocktail dress and matching shoes. She seemed to like it but it felt like there was something missing from the dress.
"Naruko, you look beautiful in this dress." Kushina said.
"I don't know, Kushina-nee. It's nice and all but it doesn't feel right to me." Naruko said.
Kushina sighed because she thought that Naruko would like that dress.
"Back to the dressing room and try on the next dress." Amaya said.
Naruko sighed and decided to look at the rest of the dresses that Kushina had picked out. She decided to try them on in the dressing room before coming out again and only wear the ones that she liked that Kushina had picked out which meant that she liked the dresses as well.
...Back to Kakashi...
Kakashi was walking until he bumped into Asuma, Might Gai, Anko and Kurenai.
"Kakashi, what are you doing?" Asuma asked.
"That's for me to know." Kakashi said.
"KAKASHI, MY HIP RIVAL YOU ARE ACTING STRANGELY!" Gai said.
"I'm not acting strangely, Gai. I'm just doing something that is nothing important to you four." Kakashi said.
"We heard that Naruko is going to search for an apartment." Anko said.
"I know that. She told me that she felt like she wanted her brother and his wife to have sometime to theirselves before Naruto is born." Kakashi said.
"You seem to know a lot, Kakashi." Kurenai said.
"Naruko and I have been teammates for a long time as well as friends." Kakashi said.
"So where are you going?" Asuma asked.
"To Ichiraku' Ramen stand to talk with Ayame about something." Kakashi stated.
"WHY ARE YOU GOING TO TALK WITH AYAME-SAN?!" Gai asked curiously.
"She may have some advice on something." Kakashi said walking away from them.
The four ninja were surprised that Kakashi was being secretive for some reason and they wondered why; so they decided to follow him to find out what is going on. They arrived Ichiraku's and heard, "ARE YOU SERIOUS, KAKASHI?!"
"Yes, I'm serious, Ayame-san." Kakashi said.
"Then for your date; I'll make a special dessert for the both of you since you'll probably want some ramen." Ayame said.
"Thanks, Ayame-san. And tell your dad thanks as well for me." Kakashi said.
"I will, Kakashi." Ayame said as Kakashi left.
Kakashi's friends continued to follow him to the next spot and they were surprised when Kakashi's next stop was a jewelry shop. His friends continued to follow Kakashi whever he went.
Finally, Kakashi had finished with what he was doing for his and Naruko's date later this evening. He decided that he would go over to training field 7 for a while to train by himself for a few minutes or so. He was aware that his friends were still following him out of curiousity of what he had been doing all day today.
"Kakashi!" A female voice said.
Kakashi turned to see Naruko and Kushina walking towards him and he just eye smiled at seeing them today.
"Yo, Naruko." Kakashi said.
Naruko just smiled and said, "Hello, Kakashi. How's your day been?"
"Maa...it's been okay. So what are you and Lady Kushina doing?" Kakashi said.
"Shopping mostly." Naruko said.
"Along with looking for an apartment for Naruko." Kushina said.
"I see. That sounds fun." Kakashi said sarcastically.
"So what have you been up to, Kakashi?" Kushina asked curiously.
"I've been doing a lot of things to prepare for this evening." Kakashi said honestly.
Naruko just smiled at what Kakashi said then said, "So you're training for the rest of the day?"
Kakashi nodded then asked, "Did you find you an apartment, Naruko?"
"We looked at a few, Kakashi." Naruko said.
"So?" Kakashi asked curiously.
"There was one that was nice and all; that I may consider getting." Naruko said.
"Well that's good, Naruko." Kakashi said.
Kushina chuckled quietly because the apartment that Naruko had looked at was in the apartment building that Kakashi's apartment building.
"If it's okay with Kushina-nee; I'll be you sparing partner for a while." Naruko said to Kakashi then they both looked at Kushina.
"Sure. I'm sure some ninjas can help me carrying some things back to the house." Kushina said looking where Kakashi's friends were hiding.
Both Kakashi and Naruko laughed because Kushina had found where the others were.
"Oh man!" Asuma said.
"Well, I guess we will have to help Lady Kushina." Anko said.
So the young ninjas that had been following Kakashi were resided to their fate by helping Lady Kushina with the things that Naruko and Kushina had bought today. They left the two lovebirds alone to spar with each other for a while.
"They had been following me all day today because they were curious as to what I was doing." Kakashi said.
"Well, can you blame them for being curious since you are telling everyone that your dating someone." Naruko said smiling at Kakashi.
Kakashi chuckled and kissed Naruko on the cheek then they began to spar with each other.
Naruko and Kakashi decided come up with some jitsus that were unique for them to be well known by while they were sparring with each other as well.
Hiruzen was walking by training field 7 and saw Kakashi and Naruko sparring with each other. He was amazed at what they were doing because he saw them creating new jitsus that were very unique and different from the basic jitsus that was taught at the Ninja Academy. He wondered why they were creating new jitsus of their own. Maybe, it was because they were wanting to improve themselves or wanted to have their own unique styles of jitsus. He knew that Kakashi and Naruko were a deadly combination when they were together which made them the most feared Anbu Ninjas of Konoha. He decided he watch them to see the new jitsus that they came up with and was amazed at what they were coming up with.
"Kitsune, what do you think?" Kakashi asked.
"Well, Inu, we are getting better each day and I think that we're getting close to some powerful jitsus that we are coming up with." Naruko said.
"That's true, Naruko. Also, we sort of taught each other a lot of jitsus as well as learned a lot of different jitsus over the years." Kakashi stated.
"Yea, we sure have, Kakashi." Naruko said.
"So, after we finish sparring; I'll see you later this evening?" Kakashi questioned.
"Yea, because we have a date with each other this evening; don't we, Kakashi." Naruko said with a smile.
Hiruzen was surprised to hear that Naruko and Kakashi were going on their first date this evening; plus he was surprised at how in tune that Kakashi and Naruko were in sync with each other as they continued to spar. He knew of only two other ninjas that were in sync with each other and that was Minato and Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze. So, he figured that Minato may have been aware of this and that's why he had arranged a marriage contract between Kakashi and his little sister, Naruko Namikaze because in a strange way; they sorta reminded Minato of himself and Kushina. Then Hiruzen left the training field with a smile on his face.
~Later that evening~
Kakashi was at his apartment getting ready for his date with Naruko. He decided to summon Pakkun and the others to see what they thought about him dating Naruko Namikaze which was the 4th Hokage's/his former sensei's sister.
"You summoned us, boss?" Pakkun questioned.
"Yea, I wanted your all's opinion on me dating my former sensei's sister, Naruko because this evening is our first date." Kakashi said.
"WHAT?!" Kakashi's ninken said all at once in surprise.
So Kakashi started from the beginning and told them how he had actually met Naruko as well as finding out that she was his former sensei's sister. He told them how she had joined his teammatesand him on Team Minato for a while and how she had been there for when Obito and Rin had passed away as well as standing up to the villagers that had started calling him hurtful things and she had told the villagers off.
"Um, boss...do you think that Naruko could possibly be your intended mate?" Pakkun asked curiously.
"It's possible that might happen in the near future but right now, we are dating well courting each other." Kakashi stated.
"Then we are happy for you, boss." One of the other ninken said while the others barked in agreement.
" Thanks, guys." Kakashi said.
"So where are you taking her, boss?" Pakkun asked.
"I guess somewhere peaceful and by we can relax and talk about things like a somewhat normal couple." Kakashi said.
"That sounds nice, boss." Pakkun said.
Kakashi walked into the bathroom to take shower for the evening that he was going to have with Naruko.
...Meanwhile...
Minato was instructing one of his Anbu to follow Naruko and Kakashi on their very first date with each other and report to him at how it went.
The Anbu ninja that was given this assignment from the 4th Hokage bowed to the Hokage and disapeared.
The rest of the Anbu was thinking that the 4th Hokage was acting like a very protective older brother of Naruko; but they really couldn't blame him because he was still making up the time he had missed with his little sister. Even though, he had given Kakashi permission to go ahead and start dating well courting Naruko a little bit early before Naruko's 17th birthday. They would really hate see what he would be like if he was having a little girl instead of a boy.