Naruto had returned to Konoha with the treaty Mei had given him, unaware of the stipulations. Naruto had locked himself inside his estate, bent on cracking the seal that imprisoned the one girl that had loved through all the pain he had gone through. Apparently, the Kyuubi was a girl because her first two containers were women. She had cried when she saw the pain Naruto had gone through. Naruto and she had gotten close when she had helped him master his affinities but the Hokage didn't need to know that. Regardless of the fact Sarutobi Hiruzen had given him his inheritance; he had hid the information from Naruto.
As such, Naruto decided that he could have secrets as well. He had trouble mastering the scrolls his parents left him. His mother had left him several Suiton jutsu that had originated from Uzu. He had mastered one and made a Fuuton variant but two remained. His father had left him the Rasengan and the Flying Thunder God jutsu and he had only finished the Rasengan. He was still experimenting with inserting elemental chakra into the sphere. His army of clones worked on the five elements in the training grounds on his estate, at safe distance as to not destroy his home. The Flying Thunder God jutsu was impossible to start practicing until he had several of the kunai his father used. He was left only two, not sufficient enough for him to use shadow clones to master said technique.
Meanwhile, Anko had rung his doorbell, hoping to reach him. Naruto heard the chime and went into the foyer to open the door. "Ah, Anko-chan what can I do for you today?" Naruto inquired. Anko grabbed the clueless jounin by the collar and kissed him on the lips, slipping him some tongue. "I want a date today. Pick me up at five pm sharp at my place. I pick the place," said Anko kissing him once more for good measure. Naruto could only nod as he watched Anko leave his estate, her hips swaying a bit more than usual.
'A date… A DATE?! I need to get some fancy clothes or at least something presentable to wear.' Naruto scrambled to get to the mall as the clock read two thirty pm. He ran into Ino who he asked for some advice and told her of his date at five. In the one hour, Ino had got him several outfits, casual and formal, that would make him look nice. Thanking Ino, he shunshin to his home where he put on one of the many formal outfit he bought with Ino's help. Checking the clock, which read four forty-five pm, Naruto raced to Anko's place and as the clock struck five, he had arrived and rung her doorbell.
"My, my. You're looking good Naruto," said Anko. Naruto looked at his date in awe. Anko had cleaned up nicely. Gone were the trench coat, fishnets, and lack of clothing. Anko wore a sensual red and black dress that had a slit up one leg, giving anyone a good look at her legs but left the rest to imagination. Her dress was not too low-cut but Naruto was sure Anko would give him a few good views of her cleavage.
The pair headed to the Platinum Dragon, a high end restaurant that was so good, seats had to be reserved a month or two ahead of schedule. Anko missed the hidden grin on Naruto's face as she walked with him to the restaurant. While they stood in line, the people around them quietly commented on the couple.
"Namikaze-sama is with the Snake Bitch of all girls?" whispered a girl.
"I'm not surprised; the demon would choose to stay with its kind." The man, oblivious to Naruto looming over him, did not notice Naruto until too late.
"The Sandaime's law is still valid but I don't want to ruin Anko's date," he said as the man sweated profusely. Naruto grabbed him by the collar and tossed him into a dumpster. "You should stay with your kind. You mouth stinks like your discrimination. You'll get together well with the dumpster because both of you could use a bath." Anko kissed Naruto on the cheek as he returned to his spot in line next to her.
"You could have let my snakes eat him, Naruto-kun," she said. "He's not worthy of your snakes though Anko-chan. He probably tastes like shit, just like his opinions." Anko giggled at Naruto's joke as they made it to the front of the line.
"One table under Uzumaki-Namikaze," said Naruto. The person behind the desk nodded as he called for someone to seat them.
"Ah, Naruto how are you? Oh I see you're on a date with a pretty one tonight. Follow me please," said an ageing waiter. They were seated in a private booth and handed two menus. Anko looked at Naruto inquisitively as Naruto perused the menu.
"How does that waiter know you?" asked Anko.
"My parents dined here when the place was just a small restaurant. When they heard of me, they welcomed me in with open arms. The owner was friends with my mother but since she has a hard time getting out due to her back, she was kept in the dark by employees that hated me. When she found out, she nearly skinned one of them with a butcher knife." Anko laughed until her sides ached. She tried to imagine an old woman running around with a butcher knife threatening one of her employees. She wiped her eyes and opened the menu just as the waiter came back in.
"So what will you and the miss have tonight?" Naruto looked up from the menu.
"I'll have the sirloin steak with oyster sauce. Also bring us the best bottle of saké you have in stock," said Naruto.
"I'll have a bowl of sweet bean soup and side of dango," said Anko. When the waiter left with the menus and their order, Anko turned to Naruto. "Why their best bottle of saké? Any bottle would do." Naruto smirked and leaned in close as if he were about to kiss her but stopped mere inches from her lips.
"That's a surprise," he said laughing as Anko pouted. The waiter brought the bottle of saké with two cups. Anko gasped at the brand of saké. Naruto bought one of the most famous brands in Konoha. The Golden Asp sake company was famous for their high quality sake. A single bottle was around a thousand ryo. Naruto uncorked the bottle and poured Anko a full cup before filling his. "Kampai." The couple downed their cups and savored the sweet, slightly bitter taste.
Anko listened to Naruto tell her about some of his travels in Kiri. "Some jounin told me I wasn't capable of being a jounin. After he realized that his underestimation could have cost him the organ that designates that he was a male, he shut up." Anko burst out laughing as she banged her hand on the table in amusement. "I'm -giggle- sure he cherished his manhood from that day on -haha." Naruto called for the bill, seeing that Anko was finished. The waiter handed Naruto the bill and he gave the waiter the exact amount before they got up and left.
'Holy shit, that meal was two hundred and fifty thousand ryo? Well, I guess it is technically a high end restaurant,' thought Anko. Naruto and Anko went for a walk through the park and he took her to the top of the Hokage Monument where they watched the sun set.
"Anko, I want you to know I really enjoyed this date and I hope we can go on another," said Naruto as they walked to her apartment she shared with a friend. Naruto gave her hug and turned to leave when Anko spun him around and smashed her lips to his before going into her apartment. Naruto stood there stunned before his mind rebooted and he headed home. Inside, Anko looked out of the window as she smiled at no one in particular. "I hope so too," she said to no one in particular.
Naruto mind was spinning as he made his way home. 'So, what was that kiss about?' thought Naruto. As he reached the gates of his estate, an ANBU appeared next to him via shunshin. "The Hokage asks for your presence." Naruto nodded and sighed as he walked toward the Hokage tower. The Sandaime was frantically going through pile after pile of work, hoping it would end soon. Naruto stepped into his office and closed the door as Sarutobi looked up from the paper he had in his hands. "Naruto, I went through the treaty and I want to make you aware of a stipulation that is required for the treaty to go through." Sarutobi handed him the scroll and pointed at one of the conditions.
Provision number five: there must be a political marriage between Mei Terumi, the Godaime Mizukage, and Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, jounin of Konoha. No one else will be acceptable.
Naruto's eyes widened as he finished reading the scroll. He slumped into his chair and mumbled something incoherent. "I told her that I always get the last laugh and she proves me wrong," he said grumbling. 'And the worst part is she made sure I had to agree.' "Tell her I agree. We'll do better with Kiri as our ally than as our enemy." Sarutobi nodded in understanding.
"Naruto, I have an A-rank mission for you. I want you to enter the academy, assume an alternate identity and attend the ninja academy for the next four years. The civilian council has lowered the quality of our ninja and I want you to attend to find the kinks in the shinobi program. Itachi Uchiha has also alerted me to the Uchiha clan's sudden secretiveness. I want you to also keep a close eye on the Uchiha patriarch since the heir to the Uchiha clan is his younger son, who is currently attending the academy. Any changes in the patriarch are to be reported to me. I have given you and Itachi the authority to kill him if he should continue down the path I think he is going down." Naruto nodded as he bowed to Sarutobi before leaving the office.
Iruka glanced over the note once more before turning to speak to the class. "Class, we have a new student. Please introduce yourself to the class," he said. Naruto wrote his name on the board and turned to face the class.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I am the same age as most of you. I hope to get along with all of you." Naruto took a seat next to Hinata and smiled in her direction. The poor girl's face turned a bright red and she passed out. Iruka sighed as he pulled out a small bottle of smelling salts and woke the girl. "Now class, where were we?" asked Iruka.
"You were talking about the Nidaime Hokage and his ability to pull water from the air for his Suiton jutsu," said a pink haired girl.
"Thank you Sakura. The Nidaime Hokage…" Naruto nodded off and fell asleep on his desk as Iruka droned on. Iruka turned to face the class after writing down some information on the board to find Naruto asleep, his head resting on the desk. A vein appeared in his forehead as he threw an eraser at Naruto. Naruto caught the eraser in his hand as he continued to sleep. "Naruto, I expect you to pay attention!" shouted Iruka.
"You said the Nidaime was the younger brother of the Shodaime and that he was famous for his Suiton jutsu. You started to talk about the Sandaime and how he is called "The Professor" due to his extensive knowledge of jutsu," stated Naruto without lifting his head. Iruka looked at the new student in surprise. He looked like he was sleeping but in reality, he had heard every word. "Okay, then. Moving on; the Yondaime was famous for his Flying Thunder God jutsu. He is also the only person to date in the bingo book to ever been given the SS-rank and a 'flee on sight' order."
The bell rang and Naruto dragged himself from his desk to his home where he threw himself into his Fuiunjutsu projects. Under the name Toruna Muzukai, he patented several seals. He had stumbled into the Higatashi's shinobi store by serendipity and was he glad he did. Not only did they jump on the offer (Naruto and Tenchi, the owner of the store, had decided to split the profits 75-25), they had been given the first batch as a present to celebrate their partnership. Tenchi's mouth dropped when Naruto presented him with several variants of the sealing scroll, exploding tag, and restraint seal.
This included Naruto's distinctive seals he created, in addition to the jutsu seal and weapon seal he made in Kiri. The more prominent seals he crafted were the restraint breaking seal that allowed a captured shinobi or kunoichi to free themselves, a sexual assault seal that protected both genders from being sexually abused whether they were incapacitated or restrained, and the chakra pool seal which collected excess chakra from its user and allowed them to tap the pool of chakra when their primary source was depleted. Many of the seals were a godsend for both shinobi and kunoichi alike. He began to work on the dead demon seal, hoping to find a way to crack the seal to release his tenant from the seal without killing both of them in the process.
Naruto worked on decrypting the seal and going to the academy posing as a student as well as visiting Mei in Kiri during his breaks. The Hokage had given him Sannin travelling rights, stating that his life needed a female's touch. He had informed Mei of his clan status and the CRA that the council put on him. She had told him that as long as he loved her and all of his wives equally, she wouldn't have a problem with it. Mei and Naruto went on a date in Kiri and spent quality time together before he had to return to Konoha. While he was there, she introduced him to the surviving members of the Seven Swordsmen of Kiri, who had returned after Mei pardoned them and had the hunter ninja looking for them escort any members back to Kiri after giving them a scroll signed by her, pardoning them. So far only one of the seven swordsmen had returned while another member had remained loyal to Mei.
Chōjūrō had sided with Mei in the bloodline wars, while Raiga returned with some persuasion. The other positions were filled with newer shinobi, wielding unique weapons that differed from their original counterparts. Naruto sparred with the seven swordsmen, picking up various tips on how to improve his kenjutsu style. Most of the swordsmen were astonished upon seeing Naruto's weapon of choice. It was a deadly choice; its durability, ability to become two smaller weapons or one big weapon, and unique shape made it hard to combat in battle. Its scythe blades could carve out chunks of flesh while its spear points made it more difficult for close combat kenjutsu masters to combat. He had to eventually say his goodbyes but he promised to visit again. He left for Konoha unaware that he had emotionally wounded one woman in Konoha unintentionally.
Anko sat depressed in her room as Kurenai tried to console her. Naruto had gotten engaged in a political marriage with the Mizukage to finalize the alliance between Konoha and Kiri. She, however, was not informed of the CRA part. As she sat on her bed crying as she was being consoled by her roommate and friend, Kurenai made a mental note to create the worst possible genjutsu for Naruto but then realized that she was out of his league. She decided to do it the old fashioned way. When Naruto was walking past her and Anko's shared apartment, she followed him to his home before announcing her presence.
"Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, you bastard! How could you break Anko's heart like that? Leading her on and dashing her hopes as you promise yourself to another woman," shouted Kurenai. Naruto looked at her and cocked his head.
"I thought you knew about CRA that the council put on me. Never you mind; I have to marry a minimum of seven girls before I become twenty-one or they pick the women I marry. I thought I made it clear I wanted another date from Anko…" said Naruto as Kurenai's cheeks turned blood-red.
"Well you go tell her that because she's crying her eyes out," said Kurenai. Naruto's eyes expanded as he rushed to Anko's apartment and knocked. Anko opened the door and almost slammed the door on Naruto's face.
"Anko-chan please calm down. I'm under CRA! I thought I had made it clear that I would like another date with you because I want to get to know you better," said Naruto pleading. Anko wiped her eyes as relief replaced her despair.
"Naruto, you could have told me," she said softly. "Anko, I wasn't sure how I felt about you then but now I know I need you in my life," said Naruto. He kissed her on the lips and pulled her into a hug. "Anko Mitarashi, will you become my first wife? I know that I am engaged to marry another woman but…" Anko's lips silenced him as he soon melted into the kiss.
"Yes, Naruto-kun," said Anko. Naruto left her apartment with the biggest smile on his face that continued to appear when he spaced out, freaking out his classmates.