Naruto: Titan of Defense
A/N: Thanks everyone for your wonderful support. I have noticed that the action is rather slow to pick up, but no one seems to be complaining. For you action people out there... sorry just one more chapter before we get into the real fight! As a note, Kori means ice and Heika is the suffix for queen. Another note, Kiyomi is Nibi! Please remember that! Now, this chapter will involve Naruto's newest girls, and something special to all the girls, so, without further ado,Naruto: Titan of Defense!
"A place is only as good as the people that live in it." I am Number 4 (Movie) by: John.
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Bug's Glee, and Kori-heika's return!
Shibuki smiled as he, and his small contingent of Taki ninja, arrived at the gates of Konohagakure. He was looking forward to seeing how well Fu did. He knew she had many personality problems, and a general hate of humans, but he was confident that she could put on enough of a showing to be made a Chunin, then he could finally teach her himself and dodge the strike to his reputation, after all, if he didn't lead Taki, then someone who was either greedy, or hated Fu would, and that would be bad all around.
He was slightly worried, however, about Fu and her actions during the preliminaries. Thinking on the preliminaries caused him to scowl as they walked through the gates, after having been admitted by the guards of course. He knew Takashi was not teaching Fu correctly, but his actions during the preliminaries had caused much shame to Taki, and he could obviously see the hate he held for Fu. He shook his head as he realized he should have personally trained the Jinchuuriki so as to ensure she wouldn't be stunted.
He sighed as he walked into the Hokage office before freezing solid as he noticed the three most powerful Konoha ninja standing before him, with his guards detained outside. He immediately composed himself and smiled warmly at the two Sannin and ex-Hokage, "Sandaime-dono, it is good to see you again." he said bowing to the Sandaime, before turning to Tsunade, "And might I add that your successor seems to handle the job quite well." he added, bowing to her as well.
Tsunade smirked as Sarutobi smiled, "Indeed she does. It is good to see you again Shibuki-sama." he said, inclining his head with respect.
Tsunade nodded to him, "Indeed, It is good to meet you as well. I have taken the liberty of setting you up at the same hotel as your gennin and Jounin. I hope you find the suite comfortable." she said smiling.
Shibuki nodded in thanks, "Much appreciated, Hokage-dono. I will take my leave then to check on my two gennin and reprimand my jounin on his behavior during your exams. I am most appalled and will deal with him personally." he stated.
He turned to walk out the door, but was interupted, "I am afraid one of your gennin is not at the hotel, and few people know her current whereabouts, of which your ninja are not included." Tsunade stated calmly.
Shibuki froze before turning around and fixing the three ninja with a deathly stare, "Where is she?" he asked coldly.
The three ninja didn't even move. Tsunade narrowed her eyes, "Why?" she asked, looking for more than a stupid answer.
Shibuki stared into her eyes for a moment, "She's like a little sister to me Tsunade-sama, like I heard Naruto is a son or nephew to you. I want to ensure her safety." he answered, still holding himself tensely, prepared to move at a moment's notice.
Tsunade smiled, while Jiraiya and Sarutobi relaxed, "Good answer." she replied. "She is currently stayed with Naruto Uzumaki. It also appears that she has engaged in a romantic relationship with said man." she added, shocking the Taki leader.
Jiraiya giggled pervertedly, "And her 'friend' improved her assets a LOT!" he said before finding himself under Tsunade's foot.
She growled at him, "I was getting to that you pervert!" she said.
Shibuki looked at the two of them until Sarutobi cleared his throat and slipped him a piece of paper, "Here's his address, and I hope you'll consider Fu's relationship with a future clan head as beneficial to Konoha's continued alliance with Taki." he said smiling disarmingly.
Shibuki nearly frowned, he was being threatened, and offered a solution, at the same time. They wanted Fu to be with this Naruto character, and they were willing to destroy their relations over one man. On the other hand, this would also get Fu out of the village and into a, hopefully, loving home. Shibuki nodded and disappeared out the door, intent on taking care of his sister-figure as soon as possible.
Sarutobi smirked, everything was going according to plan. Naruto may have chosen Fu, but that didn't mean they couldn't cover his bases for him. After all, what are surrogate caretakers for anyhow?
Street outside of the Namikaze Estates: 10:10 AM (Ten minutes later)
Shibuki ground to a halt as Takashi jumped down in front of him. He wanted to deck the man, but held back his urge because he didn't have time to deal with the paperwork dealing with his death. Takashi smiled warmly at Shibuki, "Shibuki-sama! I have been awaiting your arrival sir. I have some disturbing and sad news to report." he said.
Shibuki narrowed his eyes, "I am busy at the moment Takashi, can't this wait?" he asked, hoping the Jounin would back off.
Takashi shook his head, "No sir! This information is very important!" he replied heatedly.
Shibuki sighed and looked around before noticing they were quite alone, apparently people avoided this section of Konoha. "Very well then, report. We are alone here." he ordered the Jounin.
Takashi nodded, "First, I regret to inform you that Watashi Adame died honorably in the preliminaries of the exams. That is the sad news. The disturbing news is that his teammate, Fu, openly admitted she could have saved him, but considered him to be beneath her and let him die. Sir, you must do something about her!" he said, lieing through his teeth.
Shibuki shook his head, "The Chunin exams are a place where death is EXPECTED, not probable. If Watashi could not handle the opponent, he should have withdrawn before he allowed himself to be killed." he stated, causing Takashi's jaw to drop, before he began to shiver as Shibuki focused his KI on the Jounin, "And if you ever lie about Fu again, I'll make that love tap Naruto Uzumaki gave you seem like a bug bite." he growled, before spitting at the Jounin's feet, "You disgust me. When we get back to Taki, expect to be dismissed from your post and sent somewhere FAR away. I have allowed people like you to stunt Fu-chan's growth for long enough! Get out of my sight!" he yelled at the frightened Jounin, who swiftly retreated to the hotel.
Shibuki sighed, before smiling as he felt loads better at blowing off steam towards the man. He heard a low whistle come from his right only to see he had drawn a crowd. "That was impressive Shibuki-sama. I have someone here who has been waiting to see you." Naruto said smiling as his girls chuckled behind him.
Shibuki blinked and suddenly found himself in a bear hug with a squealing, and well endowed, Fu. "Shibuki-sama! I'm in the finals!" she yelled excitedly, causing Naruto's group to chuckle, they hadn't seen her this excited since the day after her date with Naruto.
Speaking of that date, It had become a nightly ritual for Fu to climb into bed with him, and whoever else happened to be cuddling with him. Heck, it go so bad that just last night, Naruto had grabbed her after she had changed for bed and snuggled with her, much to her embarrassment, and told her to stop sneaking in at night. Needless to say, she had quickly snuggled into his chest and fallen asleep, being joined soon after by a tired Hana and Amaterasu, in Naruto's bed.
Shibuki stood, stunned as Fu stepped back and smiled at him with a happiness he hadn't known she had possessed. "F-Fu! Is that you?" he asked, surprised.
Fu's demeanor fell, "Y-You don't recognize me Shibuki-sama?" she asked, slightly hurt.
Naruto shook his head and stepped forward to put a hand on Fu's shoulder, "Now Now, I'm sure it was just your presents from Nanabi-sama that threw him off." he said, giving Shibuki a disarming smile, "Right?"
Shibuki shook his head and took in Fu, before smiling brightly, "Well, it seems that bug is good for something, I suppose. It is great to see you Fu-chan, I want to hear all about your time here in Konoha." Shibuki stated warmly.
Fu squealed again and hugged the Taki leader before dragging him inside. Once again, Naruto's group chuckled. "Come on, let's go make sure that Fu-chan's guest is happy with her accommodations here." Naruto said as they headed inside as well. Around three, Fu had finished her story, including the actions of Naruto and her teammates during the exams, although she had left out the specifics of her date with Naruto, and her subsequent cuddle nights with him.
Shibuki shook his head, "To think I allowed this to go on for this long. Truly, I am sorry Fu-chan." he said, bowing his head.
Fu shook her head, "Don't worry about it Shibuki-sama, you did your best, that's all I could ask for." she replied smiling at her only ray of light in Taki. Shibuki smiled back warmly, 'She doesn't even realize it but she's happier here than she's ever been in Taki. As much as I wish Taki could be her home, I can't, in good conscience, drag her back to a place that openly hates her so much.' his eyes flickered to Naruto, 'That man, a Jinchuuriki, just as hated as she was. He turned out to be a fine young man, maybe he can help her, the same way he seems to help them all.' he thought hopefully.
Shibuki stood, "I am happy to see you so well adjusted here Fu-chan, but we still have to leave after the exams." He turned to Naruto, barely catching a glimpse of Fu's crestfallen face, "I would like to thank you for taking care of Fu-chan. Would you walk with me a moment?" he asked, despite the frown on Naruto's face. Naruto nodded and lead the way out into the gardens, shooting his girls a look, but seeing it unneeded as they immediately rushed to Fu's side. Unbeknownst to Naruto, this caused Shibuki to smile softly.
They were soon walking in the flowers, and Naruto stopped before turning around and nearly glaring at Shibuki. "She is happy here and you wish to take her back to Taki?" he asked evenly.
Shibuki sighed and walked past him, keeping his back to Naruto, "Taki is where she was born and raised. As much as I hate to say this, she is our Jinchuuriki. The people would be in an uproar if she were to just stay here on a whim. Leader I may be, but I am not a tyrannical dictator." he replied.
Naruto frowned as he realized this made sense, "I see, but that does not mean you couldn't find a way for her to stay. An extended mission perhaps?" he suggested.
Shibuki shook his head, "Perhaps for a time, but Taki is a small village, and she is considered a protector, although more as a meat shield as you know from Takashi." he replied. Naruto growled at that, but kept quiet. Shibuki raised his head to the sky, "Fu mentioned that you made her two promises during your date. Could you shed some light on that?" he asked randomly.
Naruto eyed the leader warily before sighing, "I can tell you one, but not the other as it is personal. She made me promise not to let her go back to Taki, and if I have to fight you and every shinobi under your command to keep that promise, well, get ready for the fight of your lives." Naruto stated warningly.
Shibuki smiled brightly, again unseen by Naruto. "Taki was never one to employ political marriages in our deals with other countries, mostly because we guard our secrets closely and every shinobi knows the entrance to Taki's village proper. This means that I cannot employ such a method now." he stated, causing Naruto to frown, "However, I could never, no matter the uproar, seperate a man and his betrothed if they were to be wed before the finals." he added, smirking over his shoulder.
Naruto blinked for only a second before his jaw dropped, "Y-Yo-You want me to ask her to marry me! FOR TOMORROW?" he yelled, somehow not being heard by his girls.
Shibuki shrugged, "If she wishes to stay here, it's the only way." he stated. 'Well, not really, but I can tell his promises are forever and I want a forever solution before I leave.' the Taki leader thought deviously.
Naruto started sweating bullets, "I don't want her to say yes just because she's on a timeline." he replied, both nervous and concerned.
Shibuki smirked, "I'm sure she'll make the right choice." he stated. Naruto sighed and hung his head in defeat before disappearing. Shibuki hummed in delight as he made his way back to the house, 'I'm sure I played right into the Hokage's hands, but who cares? I played Naruto so it's all good.' he thought happily as he stepped into the living room, only to be met with glares from the girls present, and a tear stained Fu. Shibuki put his hands up disarmingly, "Now Now Fu-chan, you should stop those tears. I said WE had to leave tomorrow, but we is not all inclusive is it?" he asked, smirking foxily.
Fu's head perked up and she stared at Shibuki with shock in her eyes, "Y-You really mean it Shibuki-sama?" she asked hopefully.
Shibuki smiled warmly at her, "We'll just have to see when Naruto comes back, won't we?" he replied, confusing those present.
They didn't have much time to speak before two things happened, one: Hikari and Anko shunshinned in looking as confused as they were and there was a knock on the door. Hana got up to answer the door as Hikari looked around, "Anyone know why Naruto-kun asked us to come here?" she asked, getting negative shakes from the other girls.
Hana returned from the doorway with a rather surprised expression, "Yugito-chan, there's someone here to see you and Naruto-kun. They said they'd wait for him to return." she said as the Raikage, Killer Bee, and Team Samui, all with smiles.
Yugito squealed and immediately glomped Samui, while Kiyomi smiled at them. "I'm glad to see you here! I didn't think you were coming for the exams!" Yugito said happily.
A chuckled, "We weren't originally, but the council seems to have caused trouble yet again. I wish I could get rid of the greedy bastards, but they control all the shops in town." he commented.
Kiyomi's ears perked up, "What'd they do this time?" she asked both curious and slightly annoyed.
Samui answered the Yugito look-a-like, "Well, they somehow caught wind of Naruto being the heir to more than the Uzumaki clan so they wanted to pull Yugito-chan from the mission and put up two women as a political marriage, but I outmaneuvered them and got them to send me instead." she said smirking in triumph.
Yugito gawked at her sister figure, "Y-You offered yourself for a political marriage?" she asked shocked.
Samui nodded, smiling softly at her sister, "I had to make sure you were doing alright. Besides, there's no way I'd let them screw with you now. But maybe you should tell us what's up with your twin." she commented.
Yugito blushed in embarrassment, "Right sorry, This is Kiyomi, the Nibi, she and I made a deal and she has decided to stick around and be with Naruto-kun too!" she said happily.
Kiyomi waved timidly, "Hi everyone!" she said shyly.
The Kumo nins all shared a look before greeting the freed cat warmly, showing no hard feelings. Unfortunately this is also when Naruto decided to shunshin back into the house, only to freeze seeing his living room crowded with so many people. "What's going on here?" he asked surprised.
Samui turned and decided she would be the one to inform him of Kumo's offer. "We are here because the council of Kumo seeks a political marriage with you. They sent this contingent to offer you my hand in marriage to strengthen the tie between our two great nations." she said smirking slightly.
Naruto looked at her and opened his mouth to retort when he suddenly hung his head, "Baa-chan, Jiji, and Ero-sennin already accepted didn't they?" he asked resignedly. The Kumo delegates nodded and Naruto grumbled as he turned to walk out the door, shocking the people there, and making Samui feel slightly hurt. "I'll be right back!" he yelled as he walked out the door.
Everyone blinked in surprise before Fu turned to Shibuki, "What did you do to Naruto-kun?" she asked, making everyone focus on him.
Shibuki whistled nonchalantly, "I did absolutely nothing Fu-chan, why would you assume I forced him to do something?" he asked.
Everyone sweatdropped. "He did something." Fu said with an unimpressed look on her face. The rest of the people just shook their heads at his actions.
Once again Naruto returned, "Alright, I need the girls front and center." Naruto said, surprising the people once again, although Shibuki had a smirk on his face. The girls all took a step forward, shrugging. Fu and Samui, however, stayed back. He turned to them, "You too, come on!" he said smirking, causing them to step forward hastily, and with curious looks on their faces.
Naruto cleared his throat, "Each of you wishes to stay in this house as a part of this family for your own reasons. I love most of you, and have a strong feeling for the rest, which I believe to evolve as we get to know each other better. For one reason or another, each of you is tied to me, and I to you. I should have done this some time ago for several of you, but I will take this time now, to do what I should have done then." Naruto said before turning his back on them and making eight Kage Bunshin. The girls couldn't see it, but he subtly handed each of the clones a box, before they all blurred into golden flashes, ensuring that no one knew who the real Naruto was. The clones turned as one and smiled, before taking a knee in front of the stunned women, "I, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, humbly ask each and every one of you to be my wife and bless me with your presence for the rest of my days." the clones said in unison, smiling as the rings were held up by each clone.
The girls had varying emotions, the most prevalent among them being happiness and joy. Obviously, Hikari, Anko, Amaterasu, and Hana were overjoyed, after all they were already mated to him, and this was just icing on the cake. Kushina, and Yugito were both shocked, and touched, that he would ask them when he had yet to mark them, even when they already planned to give themselves to him anyways. Kiyomi was ecstatic because she hadn't really known if he would accept her so readily, and being asked to marry him was easy, after all, she was tied to Yugito who was going to marry him anyways. Fu was surprised, but a bit leery about the sudden marriage. She liked him, sure, but to marry him? On such a short notice? Maybe, but she didn't know yet. For Samui, it was both a shock and a surprise, as she had thought he was offended by the way she had intruded, but, apparently, he had gone back out to get another ring. Just for her!
Of course, each girl's ring was unique. Hikari's was a beautiful deep blue sapphire that matched her eyes. Anko's was a deep shade of purple called Alexandrite. Amaterasu, true to her flame's colors, had a beautiful jet black ring, that somehow had a silver tint to it. Hana had a deep emerald green which matched well with her eyes and hair. Kushina's ring held a deep red ruby, very much in tune with her hair. Yugito's ring held a yellow topaz, which also matched her hair. Kiyomi's ring held an aquamarine, a much lighter shade of blue than a sapphire, and one that matched her flames and hair perfectly. Fu's however, held a beautiful deep orange citrine, which matched her eyes and hairclip. Lastly, Samui's ring held a beautiful cut diamond, rather simplistic, but it matched her, supposed, cold personality.
The Naruto in front of Samui smiled, "Sorry about earlier, just needed to get a ring for you too. It'd be rude to ask everyone else and not you. Hope you like it." he said. Samui just smiled and nodded, before kissing him on the cheek for being thoughtful, unknowingly giving the kneeling Naruto an eyeful of her cleavage.
The girls immediately began to glomp their Narutos and it seemed to be a happy occasion until Fu yelled, "STOP!" as she fixed the Naruto in front of her with a stare. "Why are you doing this? Did Shibuki-sama set you up to this?" she asked seriously.
Naruto, the real Naruto, stood in front of Fu as he knew this would be hardest on her. "I promised you I wouldn't let you go back to Taki didn't I?" he asked, getting a nod from the slightly offended Fu, "This is how Shibuki said you could stay. I refused at first, but if I have to marry you to keep you safe, so be it." he said, impressing many of those present. Fu felt anger bubbling up, but that died when he spoke his next words, "Of course, marrying you just to keep you safe is stupid. I know you want to be safe when you go to sleep at night. To not be called demon wherever you go." he said softly, gripping her chin and bringing her eyes to meet his, "I want to give you that. I want you to stay with me, and my family, and call it your home. If I happen to get the better end of the deal by marrying my ninth beautiful and kick ass woman, well so much the better for me." he said smiling, while causing all of the girls to blush as they realized he called them all beautiful, and kick ass.
Fu blushed but silently pulled the ring onto her finger while nodding shyly. Killer Bee chuckled, "Damn Nine-o, you sure are smoothieo!" he rapped horribly. Naruto just nodded as the girls got back to thanking their personal clones, most making out furiously, although Samui opted for some snuggling instead. The congratulations started going around, even Anko and Hikari congratulating Kushina, much to everyone's surprise. They still didn't think she was good enough for Naruto, but they would give her a real chance now.
Naruto smiled at this and the Kage Bunshin on their arms whispered into their ears, "Snuggle tonight." causing their grins to split their faces. Soon enough, Shibuki informed them all that he would perform the ceremony for Naruto and Fu, seeing as he wanted them married before he left so the various people in Taki couldn't say shit about it, tomorrow at sunset. Naruto had smirked at told him the location of the waterfall, causing the leader to smirk in amusement as he knew Fu's favorite pastimes.
Eventually everyone had left and Kushina had retired to the kitchen so she could cook dinner for the family. Fu walked in, looking nervous. "Hello Kushina-san." she said, getting a smile from the redhead.
"Hello Fu-chan. Dinner won't be ready for another ten minutes." she replied warmly.
Fu shook her head, "That's not what I'm here for." she replied, getting a curious look from Kushina. She blushed slightly, "I-I was wondering if you would do me the honor of being my maid of honor?" she asked.
Kushina nearly dropped the knife she was holding. "R-Really?" she asked excitedly. Fu nodded, causing Kushina to nearly squeal, she quickly dropped the knife and grabbed Fu's hands jumping up and down eagerly, "Yes yes yes! O my Kami! We need to get you a Kimono, and all that! Oh!" she said suddenly calming down, surprising the orange eyed female, "If you don't mind me asking, why me?" she asked curiously.
Fu giggled, "Hikari and Anko already asked one another, same with Hana and Amaterasu, and Kiyomi and Yugito, and Yugito was asked by Samui, so..." she said somewhat embarrassed to be caught.
Kushina nodded, only slightly disheartened, "That's fine, then would you return the honor and be my maid of honor as well?" she asked happily, getting an eager nod from the green haired girl. "Then we are even!" she said excitedly, glomping the poor girl before motioning for her to help with dinner.
Later that night, Naruto was in his room getting ready for bed, when two women showed up at his door, in only their nightclothes. Hikari and Anko blushed in front of Naruto, knowing they had hurt him deeply no more than a week ago. He smiled softly at them, "You are not out of the woods yet girls, but you are well on your way." he said as he went to the bed, followed swiftly by his two first loves. Little did he know, that he would wake up, only to find every inch of him being smothered by one of the women he was set to marry, even Samui! Granted, she had been dragged by Kiyomi and Yugito.
Next Day: Kimono Shop: 10 AM
After waking up to find every girl inhabiting his bed, Naruto had promptly ushered them out, and gave them his wallet, so he could get ready for his wedding tonight. While he hadn't really planned it all, he had no intention of falling short of Fu's expectations, or, for that matter, his own. His first stop would be to see his sensei and teammates. They would be the best to get things ready.
His first stop was to his best friend, Shino. He approached the Aburame compound and smiled as he saw that Hinata was standing outside, obviously waiting for Shino. "Oi! Hinata!" he yelled, jogging upto her.
Hinata turned around, and her eyes widened a bit, before becoming slightly cold, "Hello Naruto-san." she replied.
Naruto internally winced but didn't show it. "Hey, you here to see Shino?" he asked.
Hinata nodded, "Indeed I am, is there something you wish to talk about?" she asked, slightly curious.
Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly, "Actually, I was wondering if Shino would do me an honor." Naruto said.
Shino walked out at that particular moment, "And, what, pray tell, would that honor be?" he asked cooly as he moved to stand beside a visibly brightened Hinata.
Naruto mentally sweated bullets. 'Shit, I don't know how Hinata will react.' he thought before looking at his friend, and his unofficial girlfriend, and deciding to just take a plunge. "Well, you see, Fu-chan is in a bit of a bind, and I promised her that she wouldn't have to return to Taki. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your outlook, the only way to do that is for her to be married to someone outside of the village, before she had to return, which means that she has to marry tonight." he said all in one breath wincing slightly as he expected Hinata's reaction, causing Hinata to gasp as she connected the dots and for Shino to raise an eyebrow.
The two were silent for a moment before Shino turned to Hinata, "Despite our relationship of close friends, I would not impose upon you the burden of being my date for this evening. Naruto is my closest friend, and I would be honored to stand as his best man." he said, having already drawn the conclusion as to Naruto's question. Naruto peeked an eye open to look at Hinata while smiling at his friend's words, happy that his best friend would accept despite the obvious hurt that could come from Hinata.
Hinata frowned, "Despite Naruto's denial of my advances, He had a valid point. And he did help us meet after all." she said smiling softly. She glared slightly at Naruto, who looked sheepish at having to ask in front of her. She suddenly grabbed Shino's jacket and brought his face to hers, "But if you think you can use this as an excuse to get some hussy to accompany you this evening, you are sadly mistaken." she said, with a slightly teasing tone in her voice. She let him go and walked away, swaying her hips, "I'm gonna get ready for tonight, pick me up at 7 sharp, Shino-kun." she said as she turned the corner.
Naruto turned and looked at his, obviously, shocked friend. He held out his hand, and Shino absentmindedly gave him a high five. "Nice Shino. She's gonna be a tiger when she fully matures." Naruto said.
Shino turned to his friend, "I may be whipped, but I think I can live with that." He said with glee in his voice. "Now, let us finish your preperations, as your best man, I wish to see you have a complete and happy wedding." Shino said, still riding on his high from Hinata's aggressive assertation about her spot on his arm.
Naruto nodded, chuckling, "Yes. Let's go visit Yamato-sensei, I need his help with something and then we have Ino's flower shop to stop by." he said, giving a quick rundown of his plan so far. Shino nodded and the two vanished in a Shunshin, setting out to find their sensei.
Nearly an hour later, and they still hadn't found him. "Where could he be?" Naruto asked.
Shino shrugged, "I am not aware of his position at this moment." he replied.
Suddenly, Yamato appeared in front of them, causing them both to jump slightly, "Yo!" he said, in a strangley Kakashi-esque way.
Naruto calmed himself and took a deep breath, "Sensei! Have you heard the news yet?" he asked, getting a nod from his sensei.
"Indeed I did Naruto-kun, congratulations. May I assume you are here for some other reason than to invite me to the occasion?" he asked.
Naruto nodded, "I was wondering if you could do me a favor." Naruto said, smiling foxily. Both men knew what that meant.
Naruto's Girls: Kimono Shop
The girls were all throwing Kimonos around like they were leaves off a tree. Luckily, the owner of the shop had shut the blinds so she could tend to the nine girls exclusively, as they each wanted a wedding Kimono in addition to the Kimono they would wear to Fu's wedding. Unfortunately, this was the scene that Hinata walked into, before sweatdropping. She cleared her throat loudly, having gained quite a bit of confidence after Naruto's talk, and Shino's advances. The nine girls all froze, in varying states of dress and surprise at the lavender eyed girl.
The owner of the shop, a kind old woman by the name of Hitomi, smiled at her, "Gomen Hyuuga-sama, but I am currently outfitting these women for the next few hours. Would you please return later?" she asked kindly.
Hinata shook her head, "No, I think I came to the right place. It would only be fitting to be dressed somewhat like the bridesmaids if I am to accompany the best man correct?" she asked smiling warmly.
She suddenly found herself being squished by Kushina, "You're Hiromi-chan's daughter! Oh! You look just like her, and you're gonna be with Shino-kun? Good, Good, I know just the thing." she said, quickly dragging the confused heiress into the frey. The other girls just shrugged before resuming their activities, after all, they had to look great for tonight, and whenever Naruto decided to throw them weddings as well.
Hinata was dumbfounded as she suddenly found herself in a beautiful lavender Kimono with snowflakes in the background. Her obi was a very light blue that faded into an orangish colored bow behind her, with garnets embedded in the fabric. Looking around she noticed that each of the girls was wearing a variation of her Kimono, being that they held their own colors, but the Obi's were all the same, fading from their chosen colors to the orange colored bow with garnets behind them.
Hinata smiled, pleased with the way the Kimono made her look, hell the girls were hot, but Hinata could nearly match Hana in bust size! She giggled slightly at her thought but all action ceased as Fu stepped out. Said girl was blushing furiously, but she was definitely pleased with herself. Her Kimono was a dim orange, matching her eyes perfectly, with light green leaves falling across her body. It looked strangely like a sunset with leaves falling across her body. Her Obi was orange as well, but it held small golden studs that continued to her bow.
Fu eyed herself in the mirror and, for the first time, thanked Nanabi for giving her her new bust as it made her look drop dead gorgeous with the slight cleavage and slit up the side to show just the right amount of leg. She turned around and held out her arms before twirling, "Well?" she asked hopefully.
The girls all squealed, Hinata included, and began to dote on the soon to be wedded woman. Off to the side, Hitomi smiled warmly. That girl would knock her fiancee dead, and she was happy to help, after all, everyone knew who took a shine to her and the old woman had always been kind to him, hence why the girls were shopping here instead of somewhere else. She giggled as she thought of how much money she was going to make off of this.
Yamanaka Flower Shop: Same Time
Team 10 walked in and brightened at seeing their female member at the counter. Naruto leaned over to his teammate, and sensei, "Get ready to cover your ears." he whispered. "Hey Ino, I need your help with something." he said smiling.
Ino smiled at her teammates, "Uh sure Naruto, what do you need?" she asked.
Naruto scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "Yeah, I kinda need to put a rush order of flowers for my wedding." he said, as the males all quickly covered their ears, Naruto having covered them with chakra.
Ino's eyes went wide, "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!" she screamed, reminding them of her previous occupation as a fangirl.
Naruto fished in his ear with his pinkie and nodded, "Yes I am. Tonight, three miles west of the gate and another two to the south. It's a small waterfall. I already have most of the wedding planned, but I need flowers and a certain favor from our sensei to complete it." he stated.
Ino smiled brightly, "Good to hear, sorry about the scream. Who's the lucky girl?" she asked as she pulled out a catalogue of flowers they currently had.
Naruto smiled back, "Well, I'm marrying Fu today, but I asked all nine girls to marry me." he replied, shocking those present, even Shino had yet to hear everything. Naruto noticed their looks before facepalming and setting up a privacy seal. "Look, Sorry, I forgot to tell you guys. So here it is..." he said as he began to explain the series of events leading to this point, namely, everything that happened after the Chunin exams.
Ino whistled as the story finished and it neared lunchtime, Naruto having picked out the flower arrangements whilst talking. "Okay, we are all set, and damn boy are you lucky." she said eyeing Naruto. "Get out of here and let me get to work." she said shooing them out before grabbing an apron and calling for her family, this was gonna take some work.
That Night: Sunset
The girls had been informed by Ino who had joined them, and suckered Chouji into being her date, that Naruto wished for them to come at the same time, right before sunset. Being his girls, they had complied, slightly curious as to what he had set up. They had kept the affair small, but nice. A few people had been invited, namely, the Kumo delegation, the Hokage's and Jiraiya, along with Shizune, whose date was Genma, and the Ichiraku's, surprisingly, Himate showed up, looking rather pleased with the wedding setup, Tenten and Lee had been invited, via shadow clone, and, of course, Shino was waiting with Naruto. Shibuki was just smirking in his master's old armor, which he had polished for just this occasion.
Tenten came in to the Namikaze Estates and smiled, "Hey girls, It's time. Ready to knock'em dead?" she asked smiling.
Fu smiled softly as she took another look in the mirror, before straightening out her Kimono, "Yeah, let's do this." she said as they all disappeared in a shunshin.
The girls appeared at the edge of the clearing and gasped in surprise. Stretching from in front of them up to the quaint flower decorated wooden overhang which held Naruto, who looked both nervous and happy, were twin rows of Sakura trees in full bloom. The various attendees smiled at the girls, and each of Naruto's girls, sans Fu, were suddenly taken by a shadow clone and proceeded down the isle. Tenten followed soon after, with Lee as her proud escort, and Hinata after that, with Shino who was buzzing with happiness. However, when it came to Fu's turn, she looked around, half expecting Naruto or Shibuki to show up. Instead, a green Youki bubbled up from her body and soon formed into a man as tall as Fu, with green hair and orange eyes as well. He smiled at her, "Would you allow me to give you away to Naruto?" he asked, holding out his arm.
Fu smiled brightly, unshed tears in her eyes, "Yes." she replied softly as she took it and the two began to walk between the trees and towards the gathered audience. Far too soon for Nanabi's taste, they reached the wooden overhang and he was forced to release his charge into Naruto's care.
Fu blushed as she noticed Naruto's eyes wander over her form as he took her hand. "You look radiant Fu-chan." he said, causing her to blush harder, and beam with pride, somehow.
Shibuki smiled at the couple, "Now that we are all here. Let us begin the ceremony." he said, causing everyone to focus on him. Fu's left hand held Naruto's right as they turned to fully face Shibuki and the waterfall behind him, which had already begun to shine with the rays of the sun. "We are here today to join together a man and a woman in holy matrimony. Marriage is a wonderful thing, something that lasts for a lifetime. It brings us both joy, and sorrow, for we are forever tied to the one with which we are married. This is the bond that these two wish to create. If there is anyone who thinks they should not be wed, speak now, or forever hold your piece." he said, looking to the attending people.
Not a sound was heard, nor a hand raised and Shibuki smiled as he turned to Naruto, "Naruto Uzumaki, do you take Fu to be your lawfully wedded wife, to stand by her in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, till death do you part?" he asked.
Naruto smiled warmly, "Always and forever." he replied confidently. Several of his other girls were openly crying at his declaration, if he would say that for her, what could he say about them? After all, he had only met her less than a month ago. Hinata and Tenten were glancing at their dates like they should top that, while Lee and Shino were mentally cursing Naruto for being so smooth. The others reactions varied, but most of the adults radiated pride.
Shibuki's smile broadened, "Good, Fu, do you take Naruto Uzumaki as your lawfully wedded husband, to stand by her in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, until death do you part?" he asked.
Fu glanced over to Naruto, who squeezed her hand reassuringly, and caused her to smile softly, "Death won't stop me." she replied softly, albeit confidently. This prompted chuckles from many of the people present.
Shibuki's smile could have crossed the grand canyon it was so big. He wrapped their hands together with the red ribbon as the sun started to descend, "Then I now pronounce you man and wife. Remember your oaths and live happily. You may kiss the bride." he said, causing Naruto's face to split into a grin as he turned and captured Fu's lips in a searing kiss. Everyone gasped, cause as he did that, the last of the sun's rays hit the waterfall, making it glow a brilliant gold and turning into a beautiful background for their first kiss as man and wife.
By this time, Tsunade, Shizune, and all of the other girls were openly crying into their dates shoulders, for which Tsunade's was Jiraiya, who was oddly serious. Of course, Naruto's girls still had their clones, which was awesome as they received much attention from their lover/boyfriend/fiancee. The two lovebirds soon broke the kiss and everyone cheered, even Himate.
With that, the festivities were on. Everyone went back to the Namikaze estate, and proceeded to either get drunk or just eat till they were ready to burst. Naruto stayed with Fu for the night, dancing and flirting with her happily as she seemed to be very relaxed in his presence. It was well after midnight when most of the drunks stumbled out and headed home, with a clone for safety of course. Fu kissed Naruto on the cheek and told him to head to bed, as they had the exams tomorrow. He protested, saying it was their wedding night, but a glare from the green haired woman sent him packing.
She watched him up the stairs before turning to the girls, "I'm sorry I was the first he has to marry, and I'm not going to just sleep with him tonight. I would rather if we repeated last night and I'll get him at a later date." she said with a devious smirk. The girls all looked to one another before shrugging and heading upstairs, Naruto soon found himself sandwiched between nine beautiful ladies, not that he was complaining.
Namikaze Estates: Next Morning
Naruto awoke to Fu snuggling his chest and Hana on the other side with Hikari curled around his head. He smiled but realized they had to get ready. He silently made 8 Kage Bunshins and began to think that maybe he should just keep them around, before each of them took a girl and began to gently kiss them awake, with a slight back rub for Samui seeing as she wouldn't appreciate the tonguing in the morning.
Soon enough, Naruto was rewarded with the sounds of happy moans from his lovers even as Fu's eyes flickered open in front of him. "Good morning all. As much as I love being your life sized shareable plushy, we need to get ready for the finals, and I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen so let's be prepared for anything alright?" he said as his girls woke up around him.
Hikari yawned loudly, covering her mouth, "Alright Naruto-kun." she replied, before turning to the girls, "You heard him, let's get ready and meet downstairs in twenty minutes." she said, the others agreeing quickly as they began to file out of the room.
Naruto smiled as Hikari winked at him before leaving. "Kami I'm one lucky son of a bitch!" he said happily before getting ready himself. Nearly an hour later, at 8: 30 AM, clan Namikaze was ready and raring to go. Naruto stepped to the door and turned around to see all of his women ready for battle, "Alright, I know me and Fu-chan have to fight, but keep alert. Hikari, Anko, you two work well together, cover the walls. Hana, Amaterasu, I want you two to help civilians if anything breaks out. Kushina, I want you to team with Fu-chan and me, we will probably help Baa-chan and Sandaime-jiji. Kiyomi, Yugito, Samui, you guys are on village patrol. Destroy any hostile ninja in Konoha then help out Hikari and Anko." he said, getting nods from his girls, "Again, this is all tenative. If nothing happens, well, then enjoy the show." he said smiling, before turning and walking out the door.
The Chunin Exam Finals are about to begin.
A/N: Okay all done! A side note! I will be out of town next week and will be unable to update! I apologize but $$$ comes before pleasure! Now, please Review! (Shibuki shows up) Yes yes, review, or I will force you to marry this! [strange amorphous blob with several tentacles shows up] it will be pleased! ... (Yeah... Not even gonna fight that! Author Kami Style: Absolute Eradication!) [blob disappears along with several universes and Shibuki] yeah, that's all folks! Review!