Chapter 37: The Wrath of Konohagakure

Tsunade had found a remedy that she could make from one of the rare flowers that Ino had in her garden and sped up his chakra recovery process. Naruto called a meeting of all their top shinobi that he would take as a war party to stop and destroy the Iwa shinobi and Naruto had to face the possibility that they would have to destroy Iwagakure. Naruto sat at the head of a large table with all of the people that he had called too meet him here; Kakashi, Gai, Sai, Kiba, Neji, TenTen, Hinata, Shino, Kurenai, Tsunade, Lee, Inoichi, Ibiki and Anko. He had argued with Ino about her being there, he told her that he wouldn't hear it and she wasn't going to be apart of this.

Naruto looked around the table at all the people that he had summoned and he sighed, "Well the reason I have summoned you all here is even though Iwagakure attack us last month I am the one being blamed for the Third Tsuchikages death. The have declared war with Konohagakure because of this, so I summoned all of you here, if you want then this is the war party that will go and meet their forces and then push them back into Iwagakure."

They all looked around at each other and then back at Naruto and he saw that they all were staying, "I want you too know that there is the possibility that we will have to destroy Iwagakure. I will try and reason with the Fourth Tsuchikage but there is no guarantee he will listen to me, if you are uncomfortable with this then you need to let me know now."

Nobody spoke up and Naruto nodded and said they would leave tomorrow morning at 8 and start to head towards the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass. They all nodded and Naruto sat there thinking for a couple more minutes before he stood and walked home. He figured Ino would still be upset with him and he was partially right, she didn't want to be side lined in this battle but she knew he was doing this because of Minato and their unborn child, "Hey Ino-chan."

Ino had been making dinner and looked too see Naruto standing there in doorway for the kitchen, she gave him a small smile and turned her attention back to making dinner, "Hi Naruto-kun."

Naruto could see that she was still upset with him and he walked over to her and put his arms around her, "Please don't be mad at me Ino-chan..I just want to keep our family safe."

Ino put her hand on his as she continued to stir the stew that she was making and sighed, "I know Naruto-kun, but I almost lost you both in the last battle with Iwagakure though..I don't like being forced to be on the sidelines."

Naruto rubbed her stomach as he continued to hold onto her, "I wouldn't force you too be on the side lines if I would think Minato would actually stay here and you weren't pregnant with our second child. I would love to have you on the battlefield with me again, you are one of the most intimidating ninja I have ever seen. But everything I am doing is too keep Konohagakure and more importantly you, Minato and our baby safe."

Ino just turned off the stove and turned around to face him, "Who else is going with you this time then Naruto-kun?"

Naruto looked at her and smiled as he kissed her forehead, "Kakashi, Kiba, Neji, Gai, Lee, Sai, Anko, Tsunade, Shino, TenTen, Hinata, Kurenai, Anko and your father."

Ino rested her head on Narutos shoulder and wrapped her arms around him pulling him as close as she could, "When are you all leaving?"

Naruto held her close and kissed her on the top of the head, he hated making her feel like this, "We are leaving tomorrow morning at 8."

Ino sighed as she looked up at him and met his blue eyes as he looked into hers and he saw how concerned she was. Naruto leaned down and gave her a kiss on her lips and when they broke he leaned his forehead against hers, "I am going to make sure I end it this time Ino-chan, there won't be any more wars with Iwagakure."

Ino rested her head on his chest again and he continued to hold onto her as Minato walked in, "Hey dad when did you get home?"

Naruto continued to hold Ino as he looked over at Minato and smiled at his son, "I got home about 5 minutes ago, why don't you set the table for your mother buddy?"

Minato nodded. grabbing the plates and silverware too put them on the table as Naruto kept on holding Ino and whispered in her ear, "You know that I will always come home to you Ino-chan."

Ino nodded her head and he kissed her cheek and picked up the pan that Ino had made the stew in and carried it to the table for her. Ino came and sat down and Naruto got her some food and put it down for her and got Minato his food as well. Naruto got his and set his plate down and as they all started to eat, Naruto looked over at the scar on Minatos neck and then back at his food. They all ate in a eery silence and when they finished Naruto had Ino watch TV too rest a little while Minato and him would take care of the dishes. As they washed the dishes Naruto looked at his son, "Minato..you need to stay away from the battlefield this time and look out for your mom, do you understand?"

Minato stopped washing one of the plates and looked at his father who looked like his mind was only half there, "Sure dad."

Naruto smiled at his son and then went back to washing the plate and then put it in the dishwasher, "This will be a hard battle, if I have any more luck I hope I am able to come home to my family."

Naruto and Minato finished the dishes so Naruto took Minato outside to start his kenjutsu training for the day. Ino always liked too watch when they trained, Naruto had taught him the basic stances and attack patterns that Minato had mastered. Naruto told him from there he should develop his own ways of fighting with a sword, so their training was typically Naruto having Minato attack him and blocking and correcting errors that he saw.

When they finished their training Minato went upstairs to shower and go to sleep as Naruto sat down on the grass and looked up at the stars. Ino came over to him and cuddled into his chest and he put his arm around her then kissed her cheek, "Lets get you upstairs to get some sleep Ino-chan."

Ino smiled at him as he picked her up off of the ground and held her in his arms as he carried her up the stairs and laid her down on her side of the bed. He removed everything but his boxers as he laid down on his side and she kissed his neck, "Want to fool around Naruto-kun?"

Naruto smiled at her and pulled her on top of him and kissed her passionately, "You know that I am always good to go as long as you want too babe."

Ino smiled and nodded at her husband and they made love, as they finished Ino laid on his chest panting as he breathed quickly. She ran her hand on his chest on the scar that she had made, she still hated it there but she found herself rubbing it often, "Promise me your going to come home to me alive Naruto-kun."

Naruto stayed quiet for a moment as he held her and their eyes locked with each other and he leaned down and kissed her, "I promise Ino-chan."

Ino slowly fell asleep on his chest and Naruto just laid there holding her for another 30 minutes before he fell asleep, "I will keep my promise Ino-chan.."

8 in the morning came quickly, Naruto and Ino had both woke up at 6 and Naruto got his gear on too leave then. He finished getting ready to leave at about 7:30 so he sat on the couch hold Ino for twenty more minutes, "Okay Ino-chan, I have to go."

Ino unwillingly removed her head from his shoulder and looked at him as he smiled at her, she loved his smile. Ino prayed that this wasn't going to be the last time that she saw his smile, Ino put her hands on his cheeks and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Naruto kissed his wife back and when they slowly broke from the kiss their blue eyes locked, "I will come home soon Ino-chan, I love you."

Ino gave him a smile, she couldn't resist smiling when he said that he loved her, "I love you more Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto smiled back at his wife and pulled her into one more kiss before he got up too leave, "I love you more Ino Uzumaki, stay safe, I will think about you while I am gone."

Ino nodded at him as he went to leave and she walked with him to the door, "I love you more my lovable idiot."

Naruto smiled at her and looked at her as he grabbed his Hokage coat and put it on and pulled her into one last kiss and gave her a chakra filled one. He released Ino from his embrace then smiled at her, "I love you more my crazy wife, I will be home soon okay?"

Naruto ran off too the front gate and saw that everyone was already there waiting for him and they all ran through the gate and didn't stop until they made it too the border. Naruto activated his sage mode and saw that Kusagakure was making a path for them to go through, "Well at least that is a bit of a break, we don't have to fight with Kusagakure as well. Lets continue on too Iwagakure then."

Naruto as well as the 14 other shinobi that he had selected for this mission continued on too the Land of Earth and as they stood 1000 yards away from Iwagakure night was starting to fall. Naruto told them all to rest and they would take shifts resting and he would take first watch with his sage mode. Everyone else rested to regain their chakra as Naruto stood at the cave entrance and Inoichi came and stood next to him, "How is Ino taking all this Naruto?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head as kept looking out to keep watch over his friends and fellow Konohagakure shinobi, "Ino-chan wasn't happy I made her stay home but she understands my decision. I need her to stay safe and keep an eye on Minato, I don't want him coming on the battlefield again."

Inoichi nodded, everyone had seen the scar on Minatos neck from his protecting his father and Naruto using Kyuubi chakra to save him, "Well we will get you home to her no matter what Naruto, my daughter would be extremely hostile if you didn't come home."

Naruto smiled at the thought of how upset his wife would be without him in her life, "I hope I am able to go home to her, Minato and our unborn child, I really do. If I don't I hope I was able to make her happy though, that's all I really ever wanted was to make her as happy as she has made me."

Inoichi smiled as he patted Naruto on the shoulder and Naruto looked over at his father in law, "I have never seen my daughter as happy as when she is with you. You have made her an extremely happy woman and you will continue to make her happy when you go home to her."

Naruto smiled as he deactivated his sage mode and looked back as Neji walked forward, "Its time for my shift Hokage-sama."

Naruto smiled and nodded at Neji and patted him on his shoulder as he walked by, "Don't overexert yourself Neji, we have plenty of other sensor types like Kiba and Hinata. If your chakra starts to get strained then just wake one of them up or get me, I am going to go and get my nature chakra back."

Neji nodded at Naruto as he went into the corner and took a meditating pose as he felt his chakra come back to him as everyone rested and when dawn broke Naruto woke everyone up and they continued to walk towards Iwagakure as Naruto spoke, "Today, Iwagakure will feel the wrath of Konohagakure."