A/N: Ignore my grammar mistake as always.

So some of you guys already asked me to update and and I want to apologize for posting late. Lately I have been lazy and busy with the . . . um . . . university stuff and driving license. That's all.

Enjoy!


So "Engaged?" Naruto screams.

"YEAP!" His father smile widely at his son with his eyes wide open. "Isn't it the greatest idea I have ever thought?" He asked with his eyes sparkling bright. Jiraiya, Tsunade and his wife look at his weirdly while Naruko seems to be angry. Quickly she shook her head and slam the table loudly as a sign of protest while glaring at her father. "No, it's not! His still 12 for god sake!"

"At least I didn't engaged him when his still a baby like others clan do." The hokage said cheerfully.

"With all due respect hokage this is fuc-" Kushina quickly stop her daughter from saying another word by pulling her back.

She's also afraid that she might accidentally use that strength of her that she inherit from the Uzumaki family to punch her father. Even though she doesn't like the idea of doing this to her son but after that encounter with Gaara she can't help but feel this might be fate.

"Naruto." Mianto look back at his son. "I know you are shock with this news but I think this is good for your future."

"Future?"

"Yes, this marriage won't just secure your future but it will also end the foolish fight between the two villages that has gone on for decades. It is about time for the sand villages and the leaf villages to become friends again just like the good old times."

Naruko glare at him while crossing her arms. Kushina, Jiraiya and Tsunade calmly stand nearby as they watch Naruto reactions toward all these. He seems pale and shock when he heard the news and slightly grip his hands as he look at his father hoping that everything is just a joke. When Minato smile drops replace a superior and serious look just shows that everything he just said are true. How could he do this to him? Didn't his parents love him? Are they just going to sell him off like this for politician reason?

This is unfair.

"All I need now is your agreement Naruto. After your chunin exam we can proceed your engagement with Gaara."

"My agreement?"

"That's right."

Naruto shook his head and covert his eyes so he can look somewhere else other than the people in the room. His heart beats wildly with the tension atmosphere and thankfully he has Naruko on his side that slightly calm him down.

"M-May I be excuse?" He ask. "I need some time to think."

"Of course."

Naruko quickly take his hand and pull him out from the room. Before he get any chance to close the door behind him his father remind him. "Give me your answer soon Naruto. You only have until the end of chunin exam."

SLAM!


Naruko attack the ramen angrily trying to get rid of her anger.

"Who the hell does he think he is? I can't believe father dare enough to do something like that!" She shouts.

Naruto sit beside her as he watches the ramen inside the bowl. The food is getting cold and the ramen are expanding as well but he found no heart to take a bite. He is still a kid and all he wish for is to have a normal life but he has to start thinking about his engagement soon. If his lucky the red hair (Gaara) doesn't like him and the kazekage think this is a bad idea.

"Brother?" She calls as soon she finish her tenth bowl. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." He answer not wanting to get more worried than she should.

"I will try to talk to mother, ok?"

"There's no need. If it's my dad order to get engaged then I have to accept it."

"NO!" She pull his scarf so he will have to lean toward her. "I know that he is our father who raised us since we were babies but that doesn't mean he can use his power as our hokage to make us do things that we hate. I sworn to you didn't I that I will get stronger someday to protect you. I will become the next hokage if I have to."

"Naruko . . ."

He never thought his sister can look so mature all of a sudden. She used to be such a childish and loud girl but now . . . she's becoming into a woman. It make him feel so proud somehow.

"Naruto!" He hear a familiar voice is calling him.

Naruko eyes brighten to see Sakura, Sasuke and Haku enter the ramen shop. Sasuke eye both of them before giving a nod to her then he look at Naruto and his eyes start to lighten up. The blond can't help but think Sasuke has an unrequited love toward her brother and it sadden her since she always have a crush toward the youngest Uchiha. Ever since Sasuke has been competing with his brother to become the rightful heir of the Uchiha clan he has been cooler than before earning him more fan girls. No matter how much she love him Sasuke will never look at her since his heart has been stolen by her brother but doesn't mean she will stop loving her brother.

"It's nice to be meeting you." He gives a small smile toward them.

"Oh Naruto!" Haku blushes.

"Stop embarrass yourself woman." Sasuke warn the ice ninja.

"Shut up emo!"

It seems that their time together increases after that rank A mission goes well. Sakura place her arms around twin with one hand at each side and pull the closer until their cheek touches. Naruka laugh gleefully while Naruto blushes with the sudden contact, he can't help but think differently of Sakura now ever since she shows how acceptable she is to him. He want to thanks her for helping him the other day and for saving Konohamaru from him.

"Ramen everyone?" Naruko asked.

"I will eat anything that Naruto eat!" Haku raise his hand up high.

"Tch." Sasuke look away.


Gaara stare outside from the window with his one hand rest on his right leg that's pressing against his chest. He then look down at his hand covered in bandages before a smirk shown on his face. Somehow he could still feel the warmth when he embrace the blond beauty from that day, something tells him he would see that person again in the chunin exam since they look like they're in the same age. To know that person is the son of the fourth hokage makes him wonder if he can get the chance to make that person his. It looks like he has to thanks his brother, if it wasn't for him he wouldn't have met that person. Maybe the meeting between them are fate?

"Gaara." Temari calls. "Is there something in your mind?" She asked teasingly.

"I. . ." He place his hand on his chest. "I feel excited."

"For the chunin exam?"

"No, it's not that. It's just that . . ."

"Hm . . ." she smirks. "Love, huh?"

"Not just that." He closes his eyes feeling his heartbeat.