Disclaimer: Naruto and characters associated to this manga are creations of Masashi Kishimoto. This story and other ideas not associated with Naruto are mine, unless otherwise disclaimed. This fanfiction is written for entertainment purposes only.
AN: Reviews? Please? :D? I'm going to try and update every day again until the story is complete.
Challenge 50: Ramen (day 6)
Hinata raised her small hand to her mouth as a giggle escaped her lips. Naruto, his ever-cheerful smile gracing his features, carefully picked up a clump of ramen noodles with chopsticks and fed them to her.
He watched as she savored the flavors with a smile.
His grin widened. "See? I told you this is the best flavor of ramen Teuchi makes!"
She nodded her head with a bright smile on her lips.
It was days like these that the young couple enjoyed— even if it was time spent eating junk food.
It was a beautiful afternoon.
No interruptions.
No training to be a 'fit' spouse.
No talking to fathers about the joys, concerns of marriage, or training to care for children.
Quiver.
No crazy mother threatening to castrate her only son for peaking in at a bridal gown fitting…
Yep. The day was perfect.
Almost too perfect.
Almost like something was bound to happen at any time—
"Yo! Uzumaki!"
Naruto turned his blond head, his eyes scrunched in suspicion as he set down his chopsticks. His eyes widened in surprise.
"OBITO!"
The Uchiha laughed stepping towards the younger man and side hugged the son of his mentor. "Congratulations. I just heard the news." His dark eyes turned to the shy Hyuga. Obito grin widened, "Ah, and there is the lucky lady!" He patted her shoulder. "Couldn't be anyone better."
"Thanks Obito!" beamed Naruto, rubbing the back of his head. "When did you come back? I thought you'd be gone for at least another month!"
The man shrugged with a smirk on his lips, "Well, my team and I are just that awesome," he bragged straightening his shoulders with pride. "We hunted the missing nin, captured him, and locked him up. Sweet and simple."
"Wow… sounds easy."
"It was," nodded the Uchiha. He then snapped his fingers and began looking in a hidden pocket of his ANBU vest. He grinned as he pulled out a white paper packet. "Found it. Ah, Hyuga-san, may I steal away Naruto for a moment?"
She gave a small nod returning to her bowl of ramen.
The two briefly stepped out of the stand, Obito smiling the entire time, "You really lucked out Uzumaki. That girl has had her eye on you for some years."
Naruto grinned nervously, "Well, it was an opportunity I couldn't say no too."
Literally.
Obito nodded with a smile as he handed the blond the package. "I wanted to give this to you."
"Oh? What is it?" he asked looking on the outside. There was a small kanji symbol on the bottom left of the packet: woman.
"Think of it as an early wedding present," informed Obito, "It's an herb found in the Land of Waterfalls. I thought you might benefit from it. Ironically, Rin said it tastes like ramen, so you might want to slip just a pinch of it in a bowl of Hyuga-san's soup."
Naruto pocketed it quickly with a grin.
Surely anything this Uchiha gave him was truly to his benefit and safe for consumption. He was not anything like his other stuck-up Uchiha relatives.
"What is it for?"
"To increase your chances of having a child."
Naruto twitched.
Obito raised an eyebrow. "What?"
The jinchuuriki seethed, his body beginning to shake. The older ANBU almost took a step back.
Almost.
"What's it with you and everyone else wanting Hinata-chan and I to have a baby?" fumed the blond, his face becoming red.
"Oh?" questioned the ANBU scratching the side of his cheek. "Well… the herb lady also said this concoction kept women from getting all angry and moody during that time of the month—"
He instantly felt a tight hug, the air being knocked out of his lungs. His dark eyes glanced down to a weeping younger nin. There were no signs of his previous anger.
"Eh?"
A few civilians and shinobi blatantly stared as they walked on past the Uchiha and Uzumaki.
Naruto sniffled and cried into the man's ANBU uniform. After suffering and enduring so much pain from Sakura's fits of rage during that time of the month, this revelation made the young blond appreciate such a gift as this with much gusto—even if the side effect made his future wife more fertile...
"Thank you! Thank you, thank you, THANKYOU!"
Obito smiled, "Glad I could be of assistance."