Nope still don't own Naruto... I don't think I ever will but you can't blame a guy for trying right.
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"Kyuubi slow down a little me and Raven can't keep up." Said the ANBU in a white dog mask.
"Hai" Responds Sakura as she reduces her speed. She hears the boy in the raven mask talk.
"We shall camp here we are on the boarder of Konohagakure."
"Hai" Respond Sakura as she leaps to the ground. Her 3 team mates follow her down.
"Kyuubi, Raven, Sparrow. Set up camp and find water and food. I'll go over our map." Responded the dog ANBU.
"Hai" Respond the three as they take off gathering the necessary things.
Within moments everyone returns. Sakura clenching a few dead rabbits.
"Rabbit again Kyuubi. Screw it I'm having my reserves." Said the Raven.
"Hai" Responds Sakura.
After moments of gathering their bearing and eating the group drift off to sleep.
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Sakura continues her dreams of a blonde haired man he walks with a fox beside him.
"Hey Kyuubi we getting close yet?" Responds the blonde boy.
"Not yet Master. Though we did gather quiet a bit of Intel from that last group of thugs they said you looked a lot like that Minato Namikaze fellow."
"Any clue who he is Kyuubi?" Says Naruto as he sits down against the hill his side against the wind as it sweeps over him ruffling his hair and clothes.
"No clue Master. We should travel to that Konohagakure. We've been really unlucky here."
"Your right. Its like everyone here hates me or something."
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"Kyuubi. Wake up time to go." Says the dog masked man.
"Hai" Responds Sakura.
"Shit another dream about that guy who is he. I can ever get his name only thing I ever get is Master from that fox who he called Kyuubi. Ugh this is so confusing."
"Cha no shit."
"Whoa your back now just fucking great. 3 years of silence ruined."
"Shut up. Let's try to figure out who that hottie is."
"You shut up." Sakura counters.
"Come one admit it he's H-O-T."
"He's cute but nothing compares to Naruto-kun."
"This shit again. Ugh. Although he does look a lot like Naruto."
"Yeah."
"Watch out branch."
"Huh"
Suddenly Sakura feels a heavy impact as a branch smacks her in the faces.
"..."
"Real smooth Kyuubi... you okay?" Ask Raven.
"Hai" Sakura responds clearly ticked off about the branch hitting her in the face.
"Target in site." Says Sparrow as the group slows down.
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Naruto looks around. "Fox we are being followed again."
"I see that Master want me to kill them?"
"No fox. They pose no threat at the moment besides I'm still busy thinking about that girl again."
"You mean that insane girl from your dreams?"
"Yeah..."
"What did she do this time?"
"She was dashing threw the forest with a group of Shinobi. Almost exactly like the ones following us"
"Maybe we should beat this group up and see what they know?"
"Only if you promise not to kill anyone this time."
"Master you're too soft."
"I am not saying that because I'm soft what happens if you kill the one with the only valuable information Ne."
"Good point."
Naruto turns around. "Show yourselves I know you've been following me for the last hour. You can come out and peacefully talk or I can use force." Says Naruto to the group of shinobi's behind him.
He can hear them cursing deciding what to do. He hears one of them say to the female. "Kyuubi let's split Hokage-sama said to only scout."
Naruto smirks. "So one of you is named Kyuubi. How interesting now I'm not going to let you get away until I get some answers."
Naruto pulls out a Kunai swirling it about on his finger he flicks it with a bit of chakra as one of the men lets out a scream of pain. "You won't be able to move that's a special paralyzing kunai jutsu I crafted it myself." Naruto explains as he walks closer and closer to the group he notices them pick up their comrade. "Problem for you guys is now that you have an immobilized comrade you won't be able to escape unless you leave him." Naruto says in a cool voice.
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"Shit he's really good he tagged Kakashi-sensei without even breaking a sweat." Sakura tells herself as she looks to her former sensei for permission to attack. "Captain."
Kakashi nods his head. "Leave me here Kyuubi. You guys need to escape."
Sakura shakes her head. "No." The rest of the group nod their heads agreeing they pull out their kunai and unsheathed their swords.
Naruto looks over the group as he hears the pinpricking sound of metal clanging. "Looks like they want to die for their captain. Lets just rough them up a bit okay Kyuubi." Says Naruto to his companion.
"Yes Master." Suddenly the fox lets out a loud defying roar as he begins to enlarge into a massive fox with nine tails swinging about the air wrapping around his tails flames lighting its paws on fire.
Sakura's eyes widen at the sight of the massive fox. "Kyuubi no Kitsune... How...? That man!"
"Sparrow, Raven Cover me I'm going in." Sakura says as she tightens the grip on her kunai she lunges at the man who grabs her kunai handle. His voice is husky and deep.
"You should never charge at your opponent until you know his strengths." Says Naruto as he holds up one hand. "Rasengan." Naruto screams out as he slams his Rasengan into Sakura's stomach sending her flying into a tree. He notices the 2 gathering around Sakura one clearly holding the Mangekyo Sharingan. He watches the man flip threw several seals as his hand floods with chakra. The man beside him yanks out a scroll as he sends inked tigers flying at them. Kyuubi quickly dispatches the tigers as the Sharingan man dashes at Naruto. "Chidori" The man screams out.
Naruto's eyes widen as he hears the name of the move. "That move... It was in my dream..." Says Naruto as the man rams his fist threw Naruto's chest. Naruto winces in pain. He grabs the mans arm holding him in place. "You... Who are you...? That move...? You must tell me who are you…? WHO AM I do you know?" Naruto scream out the last part at the man.
Sasuke struggles to free his arm when suddenly Sakura attacks Naruto from the side, causing him to release his hold on Sasuke's arm.
Naruto stumbles back just narrowly escaping Sakura's punch. "Do you know who I am?" Ask Naruto in a questioning voice.
Sakura responds in a cold voice. "Unknown."
Naruto jumps back as he notices Sasuke approaching from his side. Naruto Shout out. "Kyuubi I'm releasing it."
The fox nods his head. As Naruto begins to glow a bright whitish yellow. His back sprouts out feathered wings as blocks Sasuke kick. He uses his other wing to lift himself into the sky. Suddenly Sasuke sprouts his level two curse seal. Joining Naruto in the sky as they duel it out one on one. Naruto quickly is taken down by Sasuke who barely clips one of Naruto's wings with his sword. Naruto falls to the ground.
"Dam it. Kyuubi Looks like these shinobi are stronger than we expected. Return we are going to merge."
"Hai" Responds the fox. Within moments he vanishes as Naruto glows with bright red chakra tails seem to whip around him stunning both Sasuke and Sakura.
Sakura waste no time in releasing her seal on her neck. "I can't believe I'm going to have to release it all on the man... Why does it hurt me inside to fight him?" Sakura ask herself as she lets the seal on her neck rotate and spin sending Chakra surging threw her body she quickly turns to Sasuke motioning for him and Sai to grab Kakashi and flee.
Sasuke nods. "Hai" He responds as he vanishes.
Sakura stares down Naruto as she lets pink tails whirl about her clashing with Naruto's red tails. She smiles slightly in the knowledge of a real fight she might loose.
"Tell me your real name Unknown." She ask politely moving into her taijutsu stance.
"I don't know my name." Responds Naruto hoping she would answer.
"That's a lie everyone knows their name." Sakura says as she dashes at Naruto hoping to beat him while his mind is still wrapped up in where ever it is at.
Naruto doges her kicks as his tails clash with hers. He charges chakra into his hand. "How about you tell me yours?" Unknown asks Sakura as she jumps back avoiding his Rasengan. "No" She responds.
Naruto lets out a sigh as she jumps away. "You're just like that woman in my dream... Sakura I think her name was." Naruto says as he sends his tails after her. He leaps forwards.
Sakura doges his kick and punches with nimbleness her long pink hair brushes across his face as she doges one of his punches. Suddenly Naruto stops her just stares at her mask. He notices a tear run down his cheek. "You are the girl from my dreams." He says staring at her.
Sakura stops short of him as she notices he is no longer in a fighting pose just standing their staring at her a tear running down his cheek.
"What are you talking about I've never met you in my life." Sakura says as she stares at Naruto.
Naruto stares at her his eyes locked with hers he suddenly feels his chakra subside as his heart seems to take over. "I... I used to call you Sakura-chan... Why…? why did I call you Sakura-chan?"
Sakura flinches at his words. "No you can't be." She tells herself out loud as she stares at Naruto her eyes gazes over his cheeks she suddenly notices for the first time his long whisker mark on his cheeks. "Naruto-kun..." She says in a low teary tone.
"Who is Naruto?" Naruto asks questioning.
Sakura removes her mask as lifeless jade orbs begin to flicker to life as they look into Naruto's blue eyes. "Bu-but you are supposed to be dead..."
Naruto stares at her face the first time he has gotten to look at her actual face. His eyes seem to gaze across her face her looks look so similar to all the dreams of the young girl. "TELL ME PLEASE WHO AM I?" Naruto shouts out at Sakura who remains silent.
"Please... Please I beg of you tell me who am I. Who am I Sakura-chan?"
"N-a-r-u-t-o-kun..." She mutters out as she looks over her former comrade. Her body seems to act upon impulse as she find herself hugging Naruto tightly tears that have built up for over 3 years seem to erupt at once as she cries into Naruto chest "Naruto-kun, Naruto-kun, why don't you remember me? Why did you leave me Naruto-kun?" She cries out as Naruto stares down at her. Something about her tears seems to stir his heart. "She's crying... Why do I hate to see her crying...? Why does she keep calling me Naruto-kun...?" Naruto hugs Sakura tightly.
"My...Name.. is it Naruto?" Naruto ask questioning as he feels Sakura nod into his chest.
"Yes, your name is Naruto Uzumaki." Sakura responds.
"That name... It sounds so familiar... It has to be my name. No doubt about it." Naruto tells himself as he look at the kunoichi crying in his arms.
"Sakura-chan..." Naruto said wrapping his arms around her.
"Naruto-kun." She mumbled out sobbing into his chest
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A long time passes as they stand in the breeze holding each other. Till Sakura finally let go. "Don't you remember anything Naruto-kun?" Sakura ask.
"No... Just what I see in my dreams... Even they are fuzzy.
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Naruto explains his dreams both the good and the bad that he remembers as Sakura tries to fill him in the best she can. Naruto slowly begins remembering fuzzy things mostly about the times he had spent with her and his constant chasing of her along with her head bashings which makes slightly uneasy for awhile before she explains that she did it because he was acting stupid. She also filled him in on his perverted sensei Jiraiya which seemed to earn a lot of laughs from him.
Suddenly Kyuubi approaches them.
"Master, Its getting late we should set up camp."
Naruto lets out a deep sigh as he looks up at the sky. "Have we been talking that long? Sakura-chan might you help me set it up so we can talk longer?"
Sakura nods her head. "Come we can camp near the river just an hour away from here."
Naruto nods his head as he follows the pink haired kunoichi threw the woods.
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"Naruto-kun you must return to the village with me. Everyone will be so relived to see you home." Sakura explains as she hand Naruto some of her reserve food.
Naruto scratches his head. "I guess that wouldn't be so bad. But first I would like to understand these things you have been telling me. From what I gather you're telling me I'm supposed to be dead. I was supposed to have died in the valley of the end when I saved you. I believe you for that Pein guy I killed said I was supposed to be dead. I would just like a few days to understand everything before I go back to a village that has presumed me dead."
Sakura nods her head just happy to see Naruto still alive. "Anything for you Naruto-kun." She says as she leans against him. Naruto chuckles slightly. "You know you in my dreams you where always so cold and emotionless I would never have guessed you had a soft side."
Sakura glares at him she cracks her knuckles in humor of scaring Naruto. "I was cold and emotionless because I was still in pain over your death Naruto-kun."
Naruto lets out a smile. "Oh... Well you're much more beautiful when you have a smile on your face."
Sakura blushes slightly. As she looks to the sky. "I wonder what Tsunade-sama is going to say when she sees you. She nearly destroyed half of Konoha trying to get after Sasuke."
Suddenly Naruto feels a surge of pain flood his head as he hunches over from hearing the names. Bits of blurry images flash threw his mind faster than his mind could keep up. "Ugh... Sasuke... teme.. Gruah..." Naruto sputters out as he clenches his head.
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Naruto awoke with Sakura starting down at him. He rubs his cheeks her hands brushing the soft ticklish whiskers of his cheek. "Ugh..."
"Are you okay Naruto-kun you blacked out for 2 whole days." Sakura says in a very concerned voice.
Naruto nods his head. "My mind got over loaded."
Sakura nodded her head. "It's okay Naruto-kun. How does your head feel I can make it a little better."
Naruto smiles. "Its okay I just remembered a lot you could say. How is Sasuke-teme doing he was the one I was fighting earlier?"
Sakura smiles knowing that he has regained more of his memories. "He's... Getting better still obsessed with killing his brother and becoming stronger but he doesn't let it overpower his mind."
Naruto smiles. "That's nice."
Sakura grabs Naruto's hand. "So what else do you remember now?"
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Naruto tells Sakura bout his memories of them as a team 7 and his feelings for Sakura, Kakashi, and Sasuke. Everyone else still made a lot of blurs in his head.
Sakura lays a kiss on Naruto cheek. "Naruto-kun when do you want to go back to the village I think they might start getting concerned with my disappearance."
Naruto rubs his head. "Ummmmm when do you want to go?"
Sakura stands up entwining Naruto hand with her. "Let's go now."
Naruto notices a strange bump on Sakura ring finger he holds up her hand staring at the bump. "Sakura-chan is your finger okay. You have a large bump on it." He asks concerned.
Sakura blushes a deep shade of red as she realized she never took of the ring she had found in Naruto's apartment at the end of the first year. It had hit her hard when she found the ring. She remembered the boxed inscribed with her name it was a beautiful deep red wood possibly cherry box with sakura petals finely drawn as if by a master painter on the box inside rested a dazzling pure gold ring. The inside inscribed. I will always love you forever my Sakura blossom. The ring had made her cry for several weeks as she stared at it. (Side note: Shinobi's aren't allowed to have fancy rings because if an enemy noticed they could take advantage of it. So it must be concealable) One day she decided to put it on and she just kept it on never taking it off.
"Yeah... My fingers fine Naruto-kun." She blushed slightly redder.
"You sure Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked still not understanding.
"Yes... I'm just wearing the ring you bought me along time ago I hope your not upset." She says blushes even redder.
Naruto ponders for a moment as it suddenly hits him what she was talking about. "Wait... Was it inside a very decorative case?"
Sakura nods her head. "Hai"
"That... that was an engagement ring I bought you... But I don't recall ever giving it to you... Course I don't recall you ever calling me Naruto-kun." Naruto says still in confusion.
"I found it while living at your place. I hope you don't mind me wearing it." She says trying to hold back her worry of Naruto getting upset with her.
"You can keep it on one condition Sakura-chan." Naruto says as a smirk forms across his face.
"What." Sakura ask hesitantly.
"You marry me. After all that is the reason I bought the ring for you." Naruto says with a smile.
Sakura blushes a deep red as she kisses Naruto on the cheek smiling. "Of course I'll marry you Naruto-kun."
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Sakura and Naruto walk hand in hand towards Konoha as the reach the gate Naruto stops her. "Wait I should transform into a hedge If I remember correctly the villager weren't to kind to me before and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings when I can't remember who they are."
Sakura nods her head perfectly agreeing with Naruto. "Okay but we do have to tell Tsunade-sama of your return she is the Hokage after all." Sakura says.
Naruto cast a few hand signs as he creates a hedge transforming his blonde spiky hair to a long black hair his eyes into a dull brown. His whiskers vanishing.
Sakura frowns at the hedge performing how Naruto looked as himself over his hedge she just smiles and she places her ANBU mask on her face. "We will have to keep up and act then." Sakura says with slight disappointment that she has to act like her cold self again.
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"Hokage-sama. Sakura Haruno has returned and request your audience." Says one of the guards threw the door.
Tsunade raises her head as she lets her mind kick in. "Sakura better have a good excuse. She's had me worried sick." It was not uncommon for Sakura to disappear from her team at times claming she needed to be alone yet it was the first time she had vanished on a mission not to mention during a fight. Kakashi had reassured her that she was okay for their was was evidence of a major fight and Pakkun said their was no major blood that would indicate the girls death which meant Sakura had went wherever she did by her own will and didn't resist he had even found a sealed scroll from Sakura saying she was safe. Sure the news lightened Tsunade heart slightly in hearing that her student wasn't kidnapped but left where by her will and that she wasn't dead but she still worried to hell.
Sakura walked into the room with a strange man beside her Tsunade looked the man over she then turned to Sakura. "Where the hell have you been and who is he." She screams letting her temper get the better of her.
"Tsunade-sama this..." She tries to think of how to put it when Naruto bluntly spills it.
"I'm Sakura's Husband. Please to meet you Ma'am." Naruto says not at all remembering Tsunade.
Tsunade eyes twitch as she looks over her student. "Sakura... Explain... NOW!" She speaks letting her killer intent loose making even Naruto cringe.
"Hai" Sakura responds. "This is my Husband Naruto." She says pointing to Naruto who looks at Sakura with the question of should I release the hedge.
Tsunade twitches slightly about to ram her fist into her student "Kami Sakura please tell me you didn't marry someone because they had the same name as Naruto. Please say it isn't so." She is suddenly snapped out of her thoughts as Naruto releases his hedge. He smiles slightly. Tsunade stares over Naruto. "He looks just like Naruto... But how... Naruto is dead... I was there I felt his chakra signature vanish that only happens when someone dies."
Sakura quickly catches up on Tsunade speechless reaction. "Yes Tsunade-sama its Naruto but he doesn't really have any of his memories anymore. I don't quiet know how he's still alive but it is Naruto I'm positive."
Naruto bows his head very politely. "I'm sorry that I don't remember you ma'am I hope it isn't too upsetting. Sakura-chan used to say you where like an adopted sister to me. Please forgive me for not remembering."
Tsunade nods her head as she walks over to Naruto examining him thoroughly. "You looked like Naruto... You even sound like him... Yet you don't act like him..."
Sakura nods her head. "I believe that has to do with his memory loss. But he does know all of Naruto's jutsu's even Rasengan you know as well as I do that Jiraiya has taught no one else. Not only that he does have a lot of his memories of me, Sasuke and Kakashi just a few blanks." Sakura says as she tries to reassure Tsunade it's not some imposter.
Tsunade gives Naruto a tight hug. "Naruto... I'm so glad your back." Tsunade said as she cried on Naruto's shoulder.
After awhile Naruto and Sakura begin explaining things to Tsunade and Naruto explained to his best of knowledge about what memories he actually had. As she even help fill his blanks
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"Alright Naruto I'm going to go ahead and approve your marriage to Sakura I just need you to sign the papers." Tsunade says as she hands a scroll to Sakura and Naruto who quickly sign it.
"Until you choose you reveal yourself you shall be called Shin Nami." Tsunade adds as she turns to Naruto once more. "I'm glad to have you back Naruto I hope you regain all of your memories soon." She smiles as she looks over to Sakura. "Least you can stop begin a deranged psycho now." She chuckles at Sakura who only looks at the floor.
"Well you two are dismissed now." Tsunade said breaking the silence of the room.
Naruto nods as he recast his hedge as he leaves with Sakura who replaces her mask.
Sakura walks beside Naruto maintaining her old expression. "Food?" She states very cruelly. Naruto nods his head as Sakura lead him to Ichiraku in the fading sunlight.
They quietly sit down as Teuchi hands Sakura a bowl of Ramen he turns to Naruto who is still in his hedge. "What may I get you sir?" Teuchi says in a professional manor.
"What she's having." Naruto says in a polite tone. Teuchi smiles. "Why certainly I must say this is a first. Seeing Sakura come in with someone who might you be if you don't mind me asking." He says in a very polite tone trying to find out who this mysterious man is.
"I'm Shin Nami." Naruto responds as he quickly downs the ramen motioning for another bowl.
Teuchi smiles and hands him one after another he is amazed to say the least at how fast and how many Naruto downs. Sakura who manages to only pull for 3 max was on her 2nd bowl where Naruto was on his 10th. "My I haven't seen anyone eat like that since my favorite customer passed away. You sure know how to pack it away." Teuchi said as he stares in amazement.
Suddenly the divider cloth moves to the side as Ino walks in she stares at Sakura noticing. Naruto who is sitting rather close to Sakura who never let anyone sit in a set next to her.
"Forehead where have you been Tsunade-sama was worried sick about you." She ask trying to pry her friend into talking.
"Away" Sakura responds very coldly.
Ino hops into the set beside Sakura testing to see if maybe she would allow her to sit next to her.
"Space" Sakura responds giving Ino a deadly glare causing Ino to jump off the seat and move a few seats down.
"Gees Sakura what gives your letting a complete stranger sit next to you yet you won't let your own best friend sit next to you." Ino says a little ticked off that Sakura still wouldn't let her sit next to her.
Sakura stares at Ino before pulling out some money. She is stopped by Naruto. "Let me Sakura-chan." Says Naruto as he pulls out his money and slams it down insisting on paying.
"Come" Responds Sakura very coldly. As they leave Ino stops her.
"Sakura who is he. He just called you Sakura-chan." Ino ask very curious that her best friend didn't even flinch or care that the stranger called her -chan which she knew for a fact that when Sasuke called her -chan she almost killed him.
"Husband" Said Sakura in an ice cold voice as she vanished behind the cloth.
"What the fuck did she just say husband..?. What the fuck...? I need to see Tsunade-sama right now." Ino said as she ran to Tsunade's office completely ignoring her meal.
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It didn't take very long for the word to spread like wild fire thanks to Ino who blabbed it to just about everyone even Kakashi trying to find out who the hell Shin was and how and why he married Sakura who as a complete cold hearted bitch in everyone's view.
"Kakashi-san" Says Ino as she stops Kakashi in the one place he always is.
"Huh" Kakashi says as he he turns around to see Ino behind him. "Can I help you Ino" He ask politely.
"Kakashi do you know anything about Shin Nami?" Ino ask hoping that if anyone knew it as her squad captain and former teacher Kakashi Hatake.
"Who is that?" Kakashi ask slightly curious of why Ino would be asking him and not Tsunade.
"Well Tsunade-sama says he's Sakura's husband she even showed me the marriage papers. But she won't tell me anything else claming they just showed up and got married." Ino says hoping that Kakashi would know something.
Kakashi raises an eyebrow. "Really now... I'm terribly sorry Ino but I don't know who he is and you know Sakura never opens up to anyone that includes me."
"I was just hoping you might have known something you are her squad captain after all." Ino says in a disappointed voice.
Kakashi shakes his head. "I don't know anything but I will go and ask her maybe I can find something out." Kakashi says trying to ease the worried Ino.
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Sakura leads Naruto quietly into the apartment as she shuts the door and places up several privacy seals. "Naruto-kun welcome home." Sakura says with a smile as she removes her mask. Naruto releases his hedge smiling back.
"I remember this place. Wow you've changed it a lot Sakura-chan." Naruto says as he looks around. "So dark though." He adds as he notices almost everything is black.
"Naruto-kun you look tired let's get some sleep maybe a good nights sleep will do you some good" She says giggling at Naruto who blushes at the thought of sharing the same bed with Sakura.
"Where am I going to sleep Sakura-chan?" Naruto ask in a curious voice not wanting to jump to any conclusions that might result in a sever beating.
"In the bed of course Naruto-kun." She said as she grabs a scroll labeled Night clothes.
"Then where are you going to sleep Sakura-chan?" Naruto says slightly confused.
"In the bed of course Naruto-kun." Sakura said with a giggle as she prances off to the bathroom to change.
She shouts out from behind the bathroom door. "Relax Naruto-kun we are married. It would be kind of silly if we couldn't share a bed don't you think?" She says as she turns on the water taking a shower.
Naruto looks at the bed. "Uhh, Yeah I guess it would be." He says as he pulls a scroll out small scroll out of his pocket. "Thank Kami I learned how to miniature and multi scroll."
Naruto says as he flips threw a few seals removing the barrier seal before wiping some blood onto the seal releasing several more scrolls about 12 total. He looks threw the scrolls finally selecting on that reads Light Clothes He lifts up the scroll before sealing the rest back into the original scroll as he places it on a nearby desk in the corner of the room.
Naruto waits patently for Sakura to immerge from the bathroom she wears a long pair of dark black sweat pants and a white cotton shirt which reveals her nipples under the fabric. Naruto quickly runs to the bathroom to prepare for bed.
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