A/N: Thank you for all the reviews! I love hearing from you! Also, Hahuri Takazawa is the name of the princess, for those who didn't figure it out.
Emphasis on a certain word
"Important words"
'Important thoughts'
"Talking"
'Thinking'
'KYUUBI THOUGHTS'
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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything associated with the Naruto series. If I did own Naruto, I would give him to Sasuke anyway.
Jiraiya peeked into a crack of the bathhouse wall, feminine giggles filling his ears as they gently lowered themselves into the scalding water. He drooled, a particularly curvy woman passing his eyes. He grinned, whipping his notebook out. Several drawings later, he was caught.
"AAHHH!" A young woman screamed; pointing towards the hole in the wall Jiraiya was peeking behind. He moved from view, sneaking away from the bathhouse. He smiled wolfishly. So far, Tsunade had yet to come! He hit a few more bathhouses, free of trouble. He snuck around, peeking into another hole. He giggled. This bathhouse was full of especially beautiful women.
"You're dead, you hear me?" Tsunade stated, walking towards his hiding place briskly. She picked him up by the collar, slapping him. She heard a crack noise and was satisfied. She dragged him towards the Hokage's office, while he gently healed his broken nose.
"Why aren't you beating me to a pulp?" Jiraiya questioned her merciful actions, a hopeful look in his eyes.
She picked him up, bringing him to eye level. "I would beat you into a bloody pulp if I had not needed your help." Tsunade responded, smacking his head. She sighed, feeling the hangover still ring in her head. She frowned, dragging him faster as she felt someone approach.
"Yo!" Kakashi greeted, waving to the two. He smiled, knowing another Icha-Icha paradise was in the making. Otherwise Tsunade wouldn't be beating him. He continued to walk down the almost empty street, his face hiding behind a small orange book. He hummed happily as he walked through the village, hiding from Gai. Not that it was hard to hide from Gai; he wore bright green spandex and literally screamed about youthfulness.
He continued to hum, ignoring the blatant stare of 'help me' that Jiraiya was sending him. Kakashi did not want to ever face that woman's wrath; he still wanted to be able to procreate. Something Jiraiya fortunately never accomplished. Kakashi just assumed Tsunade had sterilized him out of spite. He shrugged, walking away from the strange 'couple.'
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Haruhi frowned, again seeing a troubled look on her fiancées face. He seemed more distant than normal and cold to her. He called her strange things and argued with her; this distressed her a lot. She didn't understand, but deep down she knew that it was because of the ninja. She poked at her food; looking away from her plate.
Naruto. She partially blamed his behaviour on Naruto; partially blamed it on the upcoming wedding which was becoming a strain on the couple that was already so strange and distant. Hahuri knew it would be a deeply troubled relationship; but was unwilling to let Sasuke go. He proposed to her, right?
Her blood ran cold. Or did he propose to Naruto? Tears welled up in her eyes. How selfish was she; separating this other couple? Was it selfish? To want to be loved by someone who was completely and utterly beautiful. She wanted it. She wanted it badly. Did she want it badly enough to hurt other people around her? No. Was it wrong? It would bring peace for many years to come. But was this really best for the Kingdoms? Was it best for her? She felt the hot tears trail down her face, her best princess persona trying to hide her doubts and fears.
Was she really that bed of a person? Maybe it was the right place and the right time that they had found each other. Fate. Destiny. Maybe she deserved it. Maybe she really was an awful person. She wrapped her arms around herself, tears running down her face. She ignored the stares of her servants, friends, suitors and people as she ran to her room, locking the door behind her.
Lying on her bed;
Haruhi cried until she could no longer cry and until sleep so blissfully came. She woke up; hours later with a man above her bed. She was quickly bombarded with questions.
"I came here when I heard what happened! The servants said you had broken down in the dinner hall! Are you hurt at all? What's wrong?" He asked his brown eyes boring into hers. All his shyness seemed to disappear; his worried persona taking over what ever inhibitions he might have had disappearing as he had come barging into her room.
She hugged him, sitting him on the bad beside her. He blushed, stuttering incoherent things. He sure as hell wasn't Sasuke, but he was her night in shining armour. She murmured barely understandable words; talked about everything that had happened and through the whole time he had lent her a shoulder to cry on and a willing ear. She felt like crying again, while she spoke. She leaned on him, confessing to all the bad things she had done. He still smiled.
Why hadn't it been Sasuke that had helped her? Had he not cared? She collapsed into leaned arms, holding him close. His larger form overpowered hers; he was tall and well built. The smell of forest and woods came off him heavily; he was obviously exhausted from the trip. His clothing was stained and his hair was matted with dirt; the normal gleam in his eyes gone as he stumbled to his feet.
"W-well, shall we get you dressed?" She sniffed, smiling. He had always been a friend. She felt her heart flutter. He was different than Sasuke. Different. But different was good; she decided with a small grin.
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Naruto woke up slowly, the sunrise creeping into her room. She opened her eyes slowly; yawning herself awake. She stretched, throwing on some clothes she found on her floors. Naruto frowned, sensing someone in her home. She grabbed her kunai pouches and some scrolls, roughly shoving them in her pockets. She heard a bit of commotion and snuck in, hiding behind a counter.
"Where is the brat? I went to all this trouble for him and he's not even awake!" Tsunade mumbled, not trusting anbu with this information. What they were about to try to do could be accounted for treason or break an alliance. Tsunade looked at the front door as a letter was slipped through the opening.
She examined it, slipping it onto her counter. Naruto cleared her throat. "I'm a she now," Naruto bristled, still not comfortable with the situation he found himself in. Though physically a female; he was mentally a male. But it would be a problem if Tsunade called her a boy; that would cause confusion. She simply shrugged and sighed.
"Me and Jiraiya have discussed this matter-" She was interrupted.
"So now I'm a matter?!" Naruto countered. "You even discussed it without me!"
"Of course I did! So know WE can discuss it with you and make out possible strategies to hide the baby." She waved her hands around. Naruto became silent, waiting for an explanation impatiently. She tapped her foot.
"Hide this?" Naruto waved her arms with a similar fashion to what Tsunade had done. "Baa-chan, it's a baby! It hasn't done anything wrong!"
"What are you going to do if anyone finds it? Finds out about the father? When the sharingan manifests itself in your child? What happens when someone finds out about you?" Tsunade questioned. Naruto flinched.
"I'd never let something like that happen!" Naruto cried in protest.
"I know you wouldn't, not purposely. Now stop screaming!" Tsunade sighed, rolling her eyes. Her hangover was really getting to her and they needed a back up plan. "We need to hide it until we can break up the marriage."
"Say that again?" Naruto blinked, looking surprised.
"Weren't you listening, we have to break the marriage contract! Stop the wedding, get it? And we're going to do it legally." She waved her arms, looking pissed. "I'm doing this FOR YOU, brat!"
"How?" Naruto asked, not understanding how they were going to stop it.
"Well if you shut up, I'll explain!" Tsunade grumbled, Jiraiya watching. His teeth were slightly broken; so he wouldn't have much to say until Tsunade agreed to heal his teeth. After all, she was the one who had broken them.
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