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"This is terrible," said Sarutobi as he looked at the sheet of paper he had just received. It had been delivered by hawk and as such it had been at least a day since the message had been sent. The content within the message wasn't classified, but reading between the lines it was clear that a secret of the village had gotten out despite it never being said. After all, it didn't take a genius to figure it out, Sarutobi was fairly certain the entire Nara family had figured it out in minutes but didn't want to voice their opinion as it would be too 'troublesome.'
"Is there a problem Hokage-sama," asked Rona, the assistant to the Hokage. She had been the one to deliver the message and had to wait around until the Hokage dismissed her appropriately. Since he hadn't done it instantly like usual she figured that something was amiss.
"Give me a minute Rona," said Sarutobi as he began to write on a piece of parchment. As he finished and placed a small emblem in the corner to show that it was genuine, he rolled it up and gave it to her. "I would like you to go down to the academy and hand this to Iruka, there are instructions in there me must give to a student who will come meet with me later. Am I understood?"
"Yes, Hokage-sama," said Rona taking the scroll. She turned and left, leaving the Hokage alone in his room. He buried his head in his hands and groaned lightly as he looked over the original message once again.
"Damn it Naruto, I'm sorry but there may be no other choice."
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Naruto smiled broadly as Iruka went through the rules of the makeshift tournament. Every person in the class would be competing in a controlled environment to work out who had problems in different divisions and to create a class hierarchy. Most of the teachers at the academy thought it was a good idea to continuously announce who was ranked where in the class as it would create more of a friendly competition, forcing the students to become stronger. The weekly rankings would be judged by combat ability and intellect in class before combing them both to make a solid result board. There were thirty two males and sixteen girls in the class, striving to become future ninjas of the village. Iruka chuckled as he assumed that by year's end that the number would have dropped dramatically as they realised that a life of bloodshed was never meant for them.
"Listen up everyone," he shouted getting their attention. "I have written up a board to which I have already prepared the matches. If you wish to advance to the next round you must defeat your opponent by knockout, submission, they willingly forfeit or I call a victor. Under no circumstances are you allowed to continue attacking your opponent after the match has ended. We have specially blunted kunai and shuriken for you to use to prevent unnecessary bloodshed and each of you will be given three of each to use per round. Only throwing weapons and Taijutsu are allowed, whether or not you know any Ninjutsu or bloodlines it doesn't matter, these are only friendly spars to judge your ranking."
Sasuke smirked, he knew that his intellect was good, his mother having taught him a great deal since he was a child and he was well skilled in his family Taijutsu style for someone his age. By proving that he was the best in his class he could prove to his father that he was worthy of being his son.
Naruto snickered slightly but knew that deceit was a ninja's best friend. As such he would need to restrain from showing off...too much at least.
"Quick girls come here," said Ino in a hushed whisper beckoning her friends to come closer. Tenten, Sakura and Hinata leant in to listen to what Ino had to say. "The person who wins this competition gets to be the first one to kiss Naruto."
Sakura's head shot up and only Ino covering her mouth prevented her from yelling out at the top of her lungs. Hinata and Tenten looked at one another before turning their eyes towards the ground. Hinata rubbed the pads of her fingers across her lips, the taste of Tenten's lips lingering on them, the soft tenderness they had brought. She had no idea that Tenten was thinking similar thoughts, especially since afterwards Anko said it was normal for women to kiss one another, albeit neither of the two girls had ever seen it happen before. "So if we win, we get to k...k...kiss Naruto-kun," stated Hinata pressing her forefingers against one another in a nervous habit.
"That's exactly what I'm saying," said Ino cheekily.
"When do we do it?" asked Sakura.
"Whenever you get the chance, but the rest of us can't intervene in any way any can't kiss him ourselves until that person has successfully kissed Naruto," explained Ino. "The only way this contract can become void is if someone not from our group kisses him first, in which case that person will have waited too long and have lost the opportunity."
"What if it's his first time?" asked Tenten, nervous since it would be her first kiss with a boy. Once again her eyes drifted towards Hinata before looking straight back down at the ground.
"Makes it all the more special," said Ino with a devilish grin. "You two might have had your first kiss but Sakura and I still need to break that barrier." At the reminder of what had happened Hinata cheeks began to burn up. Tenten however saw a perfect opportunity.
"Well if either Hinata or I win, you two have to kiss one another," she proclaimed pointing at Sakura and Ino.
"You want me and Ino to kiss?" shouted Sakura in her inside voice.
"T...that's the condition," said Hinata backing Tenten's claims.
"So the winner kisses Naruto but if it's either Hinata or Tenten then Sakura and I have to kiss," analysed Ino thinking it over.
"You're not going to do it?" questioned Sakura, afraid that her first kiss would be with her best friend.
"Don't worry Sakura, what have we got to worry about?" boasted Ino. She then offered her hand to which Tenten boldly took. "Deal," she claimed.
"Deal," repeated Tenten before they released the handshake.
"First match, Hinata versus Jade," said Iruka causing the Hyūga heiress to 'eep' in shock. With the cheering of her friends behind her, Hinata made her way to the centre field where she looked at her opponent who wore a plain pink t-shirt and some dark blue track pants. She was in a brawlers stance as Iruka gave both the girls the limited weapons.
"Alright girls, are you ready?" said Iruka as he raised his hand and Hinata swallowed deeply, nervous about fighting one of her teammates without the use of her Byakugan.
"You can do it Hinata," shouted Naruto from the sidelines with great audacity, his voice single handily drowning out every other sound the students were making. Hinata's eyes widened slightly at Naruto's willingness to cheer her on and she turned back towards Jade. As Iruka's arm descended and the match officially began, Hinata's nervousness was all but gone as she slid into her family stance. Not only would she win this match, she would win the tournament in order to protect Naruto's lips.
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"Hey there, my name's Kiba," introduced a young boy holding his hand out to Naruto. He quickly pointed to the white puppy on top of his head. "This is Akamaru, he's really shy, he is only six weeks old."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Naruto," said the young Uzumaki trying to be nice.
Kiba grinned before he began to start sniffing around Naruto. "You smell...different," he analysed. "Is that why my sister and all those other girls surrounded you?"
"What do you mean?" asked Naruto tilting his head to the side. He didn't mind the sniffing, to him it was funny.
"Me and the others saw you at lunch surrounded by girls, how'd you do it?" asked Kiba.
Naruto sweated a little, he didn't have an actual answer to give. "I don't know, they're my friends," he said as a tall woman walked past and handed a piece of parchment to Iruka who took it in silence as Tenten fought against Nina. He studied it for a moment before his brows descended slightly, meanwhile in the ring Tenten made avid use of her shuriken to target the same spot on Nina's leg, causing the girl to cry out in pain.
"I give," she called out, she was having trouble putting her weight on that leg as bruising was already starting to form. Iruka's eyes snapped up from the paper was and he declared Tenten the victor. He then asked for the four remaining competitors to stand in the fight zone. Tenten remained where she was while Hinata, Ino and Sakura all made their way next to Tenten. Hinata was easily the least damaged, even without her Byakugan activated she had been a force to be reckoned with. Tenten had only been forced into close combat once, but even then her opponent had been weakened by the number of shuriken and kunai which had struck her body. Ino and Sakura were looking the worst for wear, neither of them were particularly good at hand to hand combat but their resiliency to not lose the wager had pushed them through.
"We need to draw it to a close so instead of having semi-finals followed by the grand final we'll be having a four way fight," explained Iruka. "This is good experience, because when you think you know what the situation is going to be it can change on you in an instant and you have to rethink your strategy. Learn from this. Rules are the same with the last one standing the victor. Is this understood?"
"Yes sensei," they said in synch before they moved to the four corners of the makeshift battleground. Ino and Sakura were adjacent corners but they looked at one another with a knowing look. Alone, it was likely that they wouldn't be able to defeat either of the two girls so they needed to work together. Tenten already had a kunai in both hands, prepared to weaken the target of her choice. Hinata slipped into her stance, this match would determine everything.
"Who you going for?" Kiba asked Naruto.
Naruto thought for a moment, not particularly knowing who to go for since they were all his friends. "All of them?" he shrugged innocently causing Kiba and all those listening to sweat drop slightly.
"Begin," commanded Iruka issuing the beginning of the battle. Hinata charged towards Ino who was charging at her when she felt a kunai hit her thigh. She looked to the left to see that Tenten had thrown it while the other one soared through the air and struck Ino on the arm.
"She's targeting the biggest threat," she thought before she was brought back to reality as Ino drove her fist into Hinata's stomach, knocking the wind out of the Hyūga princess. Ino was about to follow up with a haymaker when a shuriken hit with her knuckles, causing her to pull back in pain. Hinata had no time to reprise as she turned around to find Sakura charging at her. She grabbed the oncoming fist and executed a judo throw as she used her opponent's momentum to toss Sakura over her shoulder.
The pink haired girl hit the ground with a thud but she was quickly back on her feet alongside Ino who had recovered. Hinata watched expectantly, waiting for them to strike at one another but they both charged towards her. Hinata swallowed as she began to defend against the number of attacks being thrown at her. She couldn't avoid all of them and took several blows to the chest and one light scrape across the jaw.
Tenten didn't like what was happening. Hinata was being backed towards where she was and if the two others would defeat her no doubt she would then turn on her. She looked at her arsenal to see she only had a single kunai and two shuriken remaining. "Duck Hinata," she shouted before she threw her arsenal at Hinata's back. Acting on instinct, Hinata obeyed her orders and ducked as two shuriken flew over her head and hit either girl in the stomach. Immediately they stopped their advance as Hinata capitalized driving an uppercut into Ino's chin, knocking the blonde haired girl off her feet. Sakura was about to punch the defenceless Hinata when her arm was knocked off target as the final kunai hit her forearm. Hinata twisted on the spot and saw the opening and struck her palm into Sakura's open solar plexus. Sakura remained standing for a moment, both hands clutching her wound before she collapsed onto Hinata's shoulder. Hinata grabbed her gently in both hands before lying her on the ground next to Ino, both of them effectively out of the match.
Hinata stood up and turned to find Tenten charging at her. Unlike her, Tenten had used relatively little energy having been a long range fighter the entire time. She sent her fist out but Hinata caught it in her right palm, what she didn't expect however was for Tenten to kick at the inside of the thigh that she had hit earlier with the kunai. This blow caused her to fall backwards but her grip on Tenten's hand was strong and she pulled the un-expecting brunette down with her.
Wolf whistles and all manner of sounds were made as Hinata found herself once again underneath Tenten with their lips touching one another. Iruka palm hit his forehead as Rona's jaw dropped, having decided to hang around to watch the final bout. Having broken out of the initial shock, Tenten was about to pull her head away when she felt Hinata's hand on the back of her skull holding her in place. Tenten was starting to freak out, she couldn't figure out what this meant until Hinata allowed Tenten's head back a bit, a cunning smile on Hinata's face.
"I win," she said softly, holding a kunai in her spare hand at Tenten's throat. Seeing the kunai, Tenten couldn't help but giggle, knowing that Hinata had used the awkward situation they were in to capitalize and pull a victory out of nothing.
"Winner, Hinata," announced Iruka to a round of cheers from the students as Ino and Sakura began to stir. Tenten got off of Hinata and held a hand out for the Hyūga heiress to take. Hinata took it with a smile as Tenten hoisted the girl to her feet before raising Hinata's hand in victory.
"What happened?" asked Sakura as she and Ino got to their feet, leaning against one another for support.
"I'll tell you what happened, you two have to kiss now," said Tenten with a smile spread across her face. Ino and Sakura's eyes went wide as they looked at one another before stepping apart nervously. "Come on now, don't go back on your word," said Tenten urging them on.
"You're not ch...chicken are you?" stuttered Hinata wondering if whether or not she would be like that with Tenten since both times they had kissed had been by accident. Again she ran her fingers over her lips before her tongue came out and licked them, tasting the remnants of Tenten's lips against her own. Even though she had held the brunette there so she could grab a kunai from the pouch on her leg and steal victory she couldn't say she didn't enjoy it.
Ino and Sakura turned towards one another, their cheeks burning red at the embarrassment of what this would bring. Neither of them would show they weren't going to go back on a deal, even though Sakura would get Ino back for making such a stupid deal in the first place. They leant in closely, feeling each the breath of one another on their faces before Ino swallowed and leant forward, pressing her lips against Sakura's to another round of wolf whistles. The kiss barely lasted a second as both parties broke away instantaneously, the deed being done.
"Let's just get the male competition out of the way," sighed Iruka praying that a similar thing didn't happen when the boys fought.
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The boys fights were a lot quicker than the girls fights, each boy wishing to prove something straight off the bat and often leaving themselves open. Shikamaru had given up straight away, saying that fighting would have been too troublesome. Shino fought relatively well considering he wasn't allowed to use his bugs but was beaten by Sasuke in the semi finals. In the first day Sasuke had already made a fan club of screaming female girls, how it happened so quickly he had no idea how but he smirked at the idea. His opponent stepped onto the ground to confront him, he had had a relatively easy path to the finals, his only real opponent being Kiba who he had fought in the quarter finals. Uzumaki Naruto stood staring down the Uchiha of their class who was determined to win this in order to prove to his father that he would make him proud one day. They smiled at one another, having gotten to understand one another during the lessons earlier in the day as they slipped into respected stances.
Sasuke looked worried for a second; each time Naruto had fought he had done so without the use of a stance, simply using the opponents' weakness and openings against them. This in turn meant that he had been holding back the entire time which scared Sasuke who was wondering just how strong this boy was. He belonged to no clan so the stance he was using wouldn't be traditional so he had no idea what to expect.
"Ready, begin," shouted Iruka causing the two boy's to leap forwards. The screaming fan girls were shouting for Sasuke but were silenced as Naruto dodged the opening strike before forcing his elbow into Sasuke's stomach, knocking the Uchiha back skidding across the ground. Many of the boys who had fought against Naruto suddenly were very thankful that they hadn't had such a blow dealt to them.
"Go Naruto," shouted Ino who had finally broken out of the stupor that the kiss she had had with Sakura had put her in.
"You can do it Naruto-kun," said Hinata knowing that if he could defeat Neji then he had this in the bag.
Sasuke got to his hands and knees, trying desperately to get his breath back as Naruto charged at him, intent on finishing this early. Sasuke whipped out a kunai and tossed it forward, the blunted point driving into Naruto's kneecap causing the Uzumaki boy to trip and fall towards the young Uchiha.
Everything went in slow motion as the girls saw Naruto's face heading straight for Sasuke's and sure as hell shit would hit the fan if Naruto's first kiss was with a boy (despite the fact that their first kisses had been with girls). Thankfully, as Naruto was falling he reached forward and grabbed the Sasuke's shoulders and used them as a springboard leap over the Uchiha, pushing him to the ground in the same instant. As he landed however he fell to his knees, the kunai strike to the knee had hit a tendon. Getting to his feet, Sasuke took this as an opportunity to strike, charging at the back of Naruto.
Hearing his opponent coming, Naruto put his hands on the ground and pushed himself so that his body weight was supported by his hands before he drove both his feet into Sasuke's stomach. Spit and bile escaped Sasuke's mouth as he was sent flying backwards, his fan girls screaming about how Naruto's move was nothing more than a dirty trick. As Sasuke recovered his bearings, he couldn't believe what was happening, he was being shown up by someone who had had no formal training to his knowledge. If the rumours were true sure the boy had spent a great deal of time locked up in the Yondaime's mansion but that didn't instantly make you a natural.
Knowing he had to show his superiority, no matter the cost he charged forward once again, knowing that he had one move he could use to show he was better but it would get him disqualified. His father had taught him the move and with the help of Itachi he had nearly mastered it. He stopped roughly ten metres from where Naruto stood before his hands formed six hand seals in rapid succession.
"No Sasuke!" shouted Iruka but he was too late as Sasuke executed his Ninjutsu.
"Katon Goukakkyuu no Jutsu!" he shouted before a ball of flames escaped his lips. Naruto's reaction was instantaneous as his hands flashed through several signs as the ball of flames headed directly towards him.
"Futon Senpūken!" shouted Naruto as he drove his right fist into the ball of flame. Iruka could only stand and watch in shock as wind circulated Naruto's hand at a remarkable rate as he drove it into the fire ahead of him. The wind caused the fire to span out and extinguish, leaving Naruto untouched and Sasuke livid with fear. Naruto blinked a couple of times, trying to figure out what just happened when pain started to surge through his right hand as the wind circulating it started to cut at his skin, sending splashes of blood to the ground.
Naruto screamed out in pain before the technique vanished, allowing blood to flow freely from the cuts and run down his arm, causing some of the students to panic. "Someone get the school nurse!" shouted Iruka rushing to Naruto's aid. Sasuke stood there floundered; his blast hadn't been overly powerful, nowhere near the strength of his father's or Itachi's. Yet Naruto had acted instantly and pierced straight through it, and that scared him.
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After much hassle, the academy nurse had come and fixed the cuts on Naruto's arms although she noted that there was a lot of blood for such shallow cuts since she didn't know the wounds had already started to heal themselves. When she had left Iruka turned to Sasuke who hadn't moved the entire time. "Sasuke, why did you do something stupid like that!" exclaimed Iruka yelling down at the young Uchiha.
"I...I..." stuttered Sasuke. He had always been told that he would be the best from his father, that because of the blood that ran through his veins he would be the greatest ninja of his generation but even when doing something against the rules he couldn't so much as touch him. The only real damage Naruto had taken had been from the kunai and from the jutsu he had done himself. "I don't know," he finally managed to say.
"Well as a result of your stupid mistake you will stay behind and write, 'I will not break the rules' two hundred times on the blackboard," said Iruka with a stern tone as Sasuke's head dropped in shame. He was not looking forward to telling his father why he would be late back to the compound. Iruka then turned his attention to Naruto. "What do you have to say about yourself, where did you learn something like that? I've never seen any jutsu like that before." Iruka was trying his best not to sound impressed despite the fact he was.
Naruto, who was surrounded by his four female friends comforting him, shook his head. "I don't know Iruka sensei," said Naruto shaking his head. "I just saw the fire coming and acted, I can't even remember what hand seals I used," he admitted.
"I see," said Iruka holding his chin in the palm of his hand. "I will discuss this with my superiors but at the moment the Hokage is expecting you, you are to report there immediately."
"Okay then," said Naruto still not entirely sure what was going on.
"Everyone's dismissed," said Iruka before pointing at Sasuke. "In the classroom, now," he said sternly. Sasuke bowed his head before marching off to take his punishment while the rest of the class went their separate ways.
"That was amazing Naruto-kun," said Hinata recalling the jutsu he had performed.
"I wish I knew how I did it though," said Naruto looking at his hand, the cuts now all but gone from his skin.
"That looked really dangerous though," said Tenten remembering how blood flew across the ground.
"Please don't do it again," said Sakura whimpering slightly.
"I won't," said Naruto smiling. Ino was nudging Hinata in the ribs lightly, tilting her head towards Naruto who was oblivious to the signs. Hinata squealed lightly as she pressed her forefingers against one another, knowing that Naruto's lips were at least safe from the others around them until either she or someone else kissed Naruto.
"Naruto!" shouted someone from nearby and the group turned around to see the bundle of energy known as Hanabi running towards them with her guardian following close behind.
"Hey Hanabi," said Naruto waving as she stopped in front of them.
"Hello everyone," said Hanabi bowing slightly, her female guardian nodding in praise behind her. They all had met once before when Hinata had invited them to her birthday party, an occasion which she was upset that Naruto missed. "Naruto-kun, can I give you something for helping me back then?" The 'kun' prefix was not missed by those in attendance.
"I don't need anything," said Naruto modestly.
"Please," she said batting puppy dog eyes.
"Okay then," he said kneeling down so that they were eye to eye.
"Close your eyes," she instructed.
"Hanabi what are you doing?" asked Hinata before Hanabi leant in and kissed Naruto lightly on the lips. She pulled away shortly after giggling madly, covering her face with her hands as she blushed in embarrassment. Naruto's remained their stunned, his brain trying to figure out what had just happened between the youngest Hyūga and himself.
Hinata was also shocked for two reasons, the first being that Hanabi had kissed Naruto before she had, and secondly as a result, Naruto was once again on the market. "Come on lady Hanabi, let's go back to the compound," said her guardian pushing her away.
Hanabi nodded in acceptance before waving to the five of them. "Bye everyone," she said before walking towards the Hyūga compound, her guardian behind her every step of the way. Finally Naruto snapped out of his trance like state and stood upright.
"Come on guys, Hokage's waiting," he said slowly, unsure of the things going on around him. The kiss had only been a peck on the lips but he could feel that there was genuine passion behind it. Too much had happened today; it hurt his head trying to think all of it over.
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"Glad you're here," said Sarutobi looking at Naruto standing before him, the fact that the four young girls had followed him like a posse not going unnoticed. "We have something important to discuss."
"What is it old man?" asked Naruto, finally in the right state of mind.
"This form I have in front of me relates to you directly and it is from Suna," said Sarutobi.
"What does the hidden village of sand want with Naruto?" asked Sakura tilting her head to the side.
The Hokage sighed as he held up the form for them to see. "Do you know what this is?" he asked.
"No," admitted Naruto.
"This is a marriage contract," he said, the two hidden ANBU getting a kick out of watching the kids mouths drop.
"WHAT!" screamed the girls in synch, shock clearly expressed across their faces.
"What's going on? Naruto's too young to marry!" said Ino seeing her hopes fly of being with Naruto fly out the window.
"Why would someone from Suna want to marry Naruto when he's never been there before?" asked Tenten.
"This contract is for the marriage between Naruto and the daughter of the Kazekage in the hope that it would strengthen the bonds between our two nations," explained Sarutobi. "This is not something to be taken lightly; if Naruto were to refuse the consequences could be dire, war being the most extreme case."
"The daughter of the K...Kazekage," repeated Hinata.
"Wait a second, no offence Hokage-sama, but normally when the daughter of someone important is married off it is done so to strengthen clans by merging them together. Why would the Kazekage marry his daughter off to someone who doesn't have a clan?" asked Sakura, thinking the process through carefully.
Sarutobi sighed wishing that there was an easy way around this. He had wished for Naruto to be alone when he told this but when news got out, seeing as it already had, everyone in the village would be seeing him in a new light. "Like our village, Suna has spies in nearly every village and they've come up with some conclusions surrounding you Naruto," he said with great wisdom. "Kakashi," he said causing one of the ANBU to drop from the ceiling at a remarkable rate, making his presence known. "You may wish to speak freely about this once you hear it."
"Understood," said the silver haired shinobi, taking his mask off to show another mask underneath, only leaving his right eye visible.
"What I am about to tell you is an S ranked secret but because of Naruto's recent actions a link has been formed, this spy has gone through the local resources and made a connection so many have ignored out of ignorance, hate or spite. The only way for someone to access the Yondaime's mansion is if he was able to adjust the seal to let their chakra signature be recognised as friendly and allow them to enter. It also recognised direct blood relatives of those people," explained Sarutobi.
"So I'm related to someone who the Yondaime trusted?" asked Naruto uncertain if he was hearing everything correctly.
"Your mother, Kushina Uzumaki, was a long time friend of the Yondaime, you would remember her Kakashi," said the Hokage.
"We met on more than one occasion," he said with a shrug.
"Anyway, they became a couple but never married, partially due to Minato Namikaze's position as the Hokage," continued Sarutobi. "When he wasn't in the office or in another country, he would be seen side by side with Kushina, they were practically inseparable."
"How romantic," said Ino with a sigh.
"Seven months before the Yondaime's attack against the Kyuubi, Kushina vanished for some time. Many thought she had gone on a diplomatic mission or had returned to her home country. The night that Naruto was born, Kushina appeared and was admitted into the hospital, nobody knew where she had been hiding the entire time. However due to certain conditions, Kushina was forced to give birth in a private area in the forest, Minato was with her the entire time," said Sarutobi.
"So this woman, Kushina, was my mother?" asked Naruto to which Sarutobi nodded in agreement. "But who was the father?"
"Naruto-kun," said Hinata getting the young boy's attention. She was pointing at a row of pictures hanging on the wall, each showing a picture of the Hokage soon after they were appointed to office. Her finger was pointing at Minato Namikaze and the girls features slowly dropped as they came to the realisation, looking back and forth between the picture and Naruto making numerous connections. They then turned towards the Hokage for confirmation and he nodded his head.
"The reason that the Kazekage is sending his daughter to marry you Naruto, is because you are the Yondaime's son," he said calmly. Naruto promptly fainted from the news.
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I hope you enjoyed, seriously I hope you did. I know compared to Canon Sasuke shouldn't have known how to execute the jutsu yet but hey, who really cares.
Dreaded Rasengan: Is there a central girl? Why would I ruin it by telling you if there is or isn't?
I'MNOTCRAZY1: The Knight referred to a piece on the Shogi board.
HoodFox3: I could have, but I didn't. While your theory does make sense, it's not the one I used. Also for the build up, who says that it's already reached its peak? A roller coaster doesn't have a single drop, it goes up and down constantly until there's the finale.
Brian Stetzel: Apology accepted, and I am honoured to be in your top 2 or 3, depending what way you look at it. If I've done something shit by all means I'll accept negative criticism so long as you back it up and tell me what went wrong and how I can fix it up next time.
Obakeinu-9.11: I think you successfully summed me up. Hopefully this chapter will have you delving deeper towards the text between the text as you have already sought.
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