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Chapter Twenty Eight: Plans

Naruto sighed as he listened to what Sasuke was saying. He knew that Magokoro would come after them just like Sasuke did, but the problem was they didn't have any way to tell when and Naruto didn't want Hinata to go through it again, The loss of their three boys was hard enough on her even if she said otherwise, he didn't want to add the freak to her worry list. Naruto just wished they had some way to spy on him.

"So you don't know where he is Sasuke?" asked Tsunade

"Believe me Tsunade if I knew I would tell you. Orochimaru was smart when he met with him and left me out of the loop." said Sasuke "there is something different about him."

"Damn. Now it makes sense how they knew about you four months ago." said Naruto and Sasuke knew his friend wanted to get rid of him as much as he did, but Sasuke knew that it wouldn't be that easy.

"What about Konan and Nagato?" asked Sai. "No one knows that they were Akatsuki and they could check him out."

"Sai has a good point." said Naruto. "The problem is will they do it?"

"They know about us right?" asked Hinata.

"Yeah..."

"So why don't you explain and have them do it?"

"Alright." said Naruto as he left to find them.


Konan walked down the road as Naruto explained what was going on. She wasn't sure how much that Nagato could do since most knew who he really was. Her however, she could help Naruto. It was the least she could do after he turned her's and Nagato's lives around.

"Are you sure?" asked Naruto. "I don't want you to get hurt."

"I'll be fine Naruto." she said. "So he's the reason you're here?"

"Yeah, Konan just be careful. I don't want Nagato to lose both his best friends." said Naruto.

"How?" asked Konan realizing what he meant.

"Because of Tobi." said Naruto quietly. "After the fight I had with the Peins, you fought him and well..."

"I'll Be careful and try to find out what you need to know."

"I'm going with you." said Nagato walking with a limp.

"Nagato no, you barely have any chakra and you can't fight." said Konan.

"Konan you can't do it alone." said Nagato.

"Maybe she won't have to." said Naruto.

"What do you mean?" asked Nagato.

"Every one of the others knows about us, I'm sure I can talk to Bee or any of the others."

"No." said Konan. "I don't want you to put them at risk."

"I understand." said Naruto. "Just be careful."

"I will, Nagato please stay here."

"Alright." he said and she walked away causing Naruto to sigh.

"She was always so stubborn." said Nagato.

"Listen, don't follow her Nagato." Naruto warned. "Magokoro is dangerous."

"Just how dangerous?" he asked shocked at the level of tone Naruto was using.

"Let's just say it makes Itachi look like a boy scout, even with his clan's betrayal on him."

"You're kidding."

"No. He destroyed the village ten years from now and most of the people in it. There was only about a hundred ninjas left before Sasuke and I were brought here. It was also him that trapped the others here as well."

"Damn." he said. "Will Konan really be alright?"

"I believe she knows what she's doing." said Naruto as Neji walked up to him. "Hey Neji."

"Hey Naruto, My uncle sent me to find you and Hinata. He didn't tell me why though."

"I have a feeling." Naruto said quietly. He should have known that Hiashi of all people would know what the day was. After all, at that time Naruto was in the war fighting alongside his reanimated father. Now however, they didn't have to worry about the war. Not with the Akatsuki mostly dead and Obito well aware of Naruto's true powers know. Besides, Naruto had put off talking to Hiashi about him and Hinata long enough. Even though he and Hinata knew that they were married, no one outside the ones who knew about them did and it seemed weird to most of the villagers the way him and Hinata were acting if they weren't engaged.

"What do you mean?" asked Neji.

"Never mind, Hinata is with Nika getting fitted for Nika's wedding." said Naruto walking to the Hyuuga complex and Neji realized what Naruto meant about not being surprised the Hiashi wanted to talk to him.

"Hey don't drop it heavily." he said. "Unlike us he doesn't know."

"I know. I do know how to be evasive." said Naruto and the three went their separate ways.


Hiashi seemed to be waiting for him when Naruto was lead into the meeting room. Naruto guessed that either someone told him about the way Naruto and Hinata had gotten closer since he came back from his training four months ago, or he had seen it himself. So he guessed Hiashi sort of know what Naruto wanted to talk to him about.

"Naruto come in." he said smiling and Naruto walked in not showing one ounce of fear. "Everyone else leave us." he added and everyone left the room except for Koa and of course him and Naruto. "Naruto I've become aware of how close you and Hinata have become and I wanted to know what your intentions were for my daughter."

"As you can tell my feelings have changed since you last asked that but not for the worse. In fact I love Hinata more than anything and not for her power of anything, but for her and her alone." said Naruto repeating what he had told Hiashi the first time Naruto asked if he could marry Hinata. "And I would like your permission to ask for her hand."

"I figured as much and I have seen how much my daughter loves you. therefore you do have my blessing to ask her." said Hiashi.

"Thank you." said Naruto fighting a smile.

"Will you be joining us for dinner?"

"Yes I would love that." said Naruto. "First however I have to talk to the Hokage."

"I understand. I will expect you shortly."

"Thank you." said Naruto again and he left.


Sasuke walked up the stairs to the Hokage's office knowing that Naruto would already be there and that he more than likely had taken care of getting a spy, but he needed to know what was going on. He didn't want anything to interfere with his brother's wedding and he was going to make sure it didn't.