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Celebrating 50 Chapters!! Thank you for reading!

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Chapter 50: Decision

Naruto's jaw dropped. He stared at Tsunade. "You're joking… right." He asked.

"Naruto, I'm sorry. I didn't know, they won't let me take back my nomination." Tsunade replied. "I'm sorry… so… so very sorry." Tsunade sobbed a little more. Sasuke and Sakura stood back shocked at the news. Hinata felt a flood of emotions, anger, pity, and sorrow. She was the cause of this predicament.

"Naruto…" Hinata spoke up. "Take it."

"What?" Naruto asked in shock.

"It's still your baby."

"But we won't be married, there is no way I will divorce you."

"Naruto… take it. It's always been you're dream." Hinata replied.

"No… it was my dream. You're my dream and my dream has come true… this…" Naruto said, gesturing to the room and out the window to the village. "This all means nothing to me…" he said with seriousness in his voice. "If I can't be with you." He finished.

"N-Naruto…." Hinata whispered.

"Tsunade!" He called at her; she still had her head on her desk. "I decline the position! No turning back!" He called loudly and proudly.

"Naruto-kun, please reconsider." Hinata grabbed his arm.

"I'm sorry Hinata, I will not reconsider. There is no way I will ever leave you, for any stupid title! I'll be the best Ninja in the village, without the title of hokage! The title means nothing to me if Hinata can't be at my side every step of the way!" Naruto shouted. "Hinata! Hinata is my wife! Till death do us part! No sooner!" He shouted.

"Naruto-kun." Hinata welled tears into her eyes. "Why?"

"Hinata don't get upset, you're feeling will affect our baby." He said slowly resting his hands on her stomach. "I made the right choice. I will never look back, never. I'm with you, that's all I want out of my life anymore, spending each day with you. In your arms, starting a family with you, and raising him to be the next best Ninja in the village."

"Naruto…" Hinata whispered.

"Naruto… I'm sorry." Tsunade repeated.

"Come on Hinata, let's go home." Naruto said putting his arm around her and walking with her out of the office.

"You stupid elders… how could you make that decision?" Tsunade mumbled. "Shizune! Another case of sake!"

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"Naruto are you sure you made the right decision." Hinata asked.

"Not a doubt in my mind." Naruto replied instantly. "Hinata, don't ask me again. Don't worry, all I need is you." Naruto said and kissed her passionately.

"Okay, Naruto-kun, but if you change your mind…"

"Nope, I won't change my mind." He interrupted.

"Naruto!" A voice came from behind him. Naruto turned to see Sakura and Sasuke running toward them.

"What?" He asked as the two caught up to him.

"Tsunade is really sad…" Sakura told him.

"And now really drunk" Sasuke added.

"And?" Naruto asked, wondering why they told him this. It's not his problem anymore.

"I don't think she meant to make this problem." Sakura explained.

"I know, and it's not a problem, I made my decision, and it's the right one." Naruto replied.

"But, what should we do about her?" Sakura asked.

"Let her be." Naruto replied.

"Naruto-kun, I think we have to do something." Hinata replied.

"Alright, well… I don't want to take her out to drink… I guess we could take her out for dinner or something." Naruto guessed.

"I think she would like that." Hinata replied and hugged him.

"Alright, tell her to meet me at Ichiraku" Naruto replied. "We'll be there; we'll treat her to it." Naruto finished telling Sakura.

"You got it." Sakura replied. "Come on Sasuke-kun." Sakura kissed him on the cheek and they went back to the office.

"Naruto…" Hinata said, not really sure what to finish it with.

"I hope you're both hungry." Naruto smiled and kissed her cheek.

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Naruto seated himself down at his favorite ramen shop. Hinata sat next to him and leaned against him. She couldn't help but worry about him.

"Hey, two bowls of ramen!" Naruto shouted.

"Well, well if it isn't my best costumer." The man replied. "How's the married life for you so far?"

"It's the best thing that ever happened to me." Naruto replied.

The old man chuckled a little. "Well good, good. I'll get those two bowls up as fast as I can."

"Wait, make that three we have one more coming…" Naruto replied. "If she's not to drunk." He whispered, Hinata giggled a little.

The man nodded and went back to making some ramen.

Naruto kissed Hinata's head. He hugged her close, holding his arm around her shoulders.

"Well, well here you two are, I've been looking all..." Tsunade hiccupped. "Over for you two." Tsunade said.

"Tsunade, how many bottles of sake have you drank?" Naruto asked.

Tsunade held up one hand and with the other hand, still clutched to a bottle of sake, counted on her fingers. "Five…. Uh oh outta hands." She laughed. "Naruto let me borrow yours" She said, Naruto held out his hands and she counted. "eleventy…. Er uh eleven or more."

Naruto couldn't help but laugh at her drunkenness. "And what number is that?" He said gesturing to the bottle.

"Uh… something after eleven." Tsunade guessed, and hiccupped.

"Tsunade-sama! Don't go wondering off, you're drunk of your…" Shizune said entering the ramen stand.

"It's okay, I'm here aren't I?" Tsunade staggered and almost fell. Shizune caught her and helped to the seat.

"Sorry guys, I had to tag along, she's too drunk." Shizune apologized. "I don't think I've ever seen her this drunk."

Tsunade burst out laughing. "Oh Shizune, you're so funny." Tsunade laughed.

"Yeah… she's drunk alright." Naruto sighed.

"Hey you two… or four… Damn it, hold still." Tsunade wobbled her head from side to side. "Which on of you is pregnant?" Tsunade asked pointing a finger in Naruto and Hinata's general direction.

Hinata gave Naruto and odd glance, Naruto had a look of worry and confusion in his eyes. "She's gona have a hangover like no tomorrow." Naruto said.

"Yeah… and I have to deal with it." Shizune sighed.

"Well, should I start a fourth bowl?" The man asked coming back with the ramen.

"Oh no thank you, I already ate." Shizune responded.

"Alright ramen!" Naruto shouted and jumped into his food. Hinata smiled and giggled, she almost missed his lack of manners. Naruto looked at her out of the corner of his eye. She had a smile on her face and her hand clenched her long sleeve and held it up to her chin. Naruto smiled. She was still amazingly beautiful, she never seemed to stop being beautiful. Naruto slurped up the rest of the ramen dangling from his mouth, and quickly went from his raming to hugging Hinata close.

Hinata was slightly surprised, but she quickly hugged him back. She rested her head on his, which was pressed against her stomach, but very close to her chest.

"You know I love you right?" Naruto asked.

"Of course."

"Good." Naruto said and squeezed her lightly.

"Hey, that's great, you two love each other." Tsunade said.

"That would explain why we're married." Naruto replied, releasing Hinata from his grip.

"Oh yeah, I remember that." Tsunade drunkenly recalled.

"Eat you're ramen Lady Tsunade." Shizune said, as if she were watching a child.

"Right…" Tsunade replied and started eating her ramen. Tsunade coughed, and coughed again. She stumbled from her seat to the street and threw up on the corner.

"Lady Tsunade." Shizune called and ran to her side.

"It's okay… I just puked." Tsunade said before coughing up more green slime onto the ground, making that awful splattering noise that only vomit makes.

Hinata looked away. "Okay Tsunade, It's time we take you home." Shizune said and patted Tsunade on the back.

"Okay…" Tsunade replied.

"Naruto, I remember… I'm sorry." Tsunade said.

"It's no problem. What's done is done. I know I made the right choice." Naruto replied.

Tsunade coughed and gagged, and threw up on the corner again. Shizune helped her walk back to the Hokage office. "Thanks for lunch." Shizune said, before they hurried off, before Tsunade threw up again.

"Naruto-kun, why do you think they wont let us be married?" Hinata asked.

"I don't know…" Naruto replied. "Hinata-chan, I think it might be because of the stupid fox."

"But he isn't a problem anymore right?" She asked.

"No, but they might think he is… maybe they didn't want us to have a child because they were afraid of another fox." Naruto said. "Maybe they don't want me to have a family, maybe they think I'll put you in front of the village… and I would, because I care about you more than the village."

"But, Naruto, you're the best Ninja I know. Before we were married I remember those missions you went on, every time you came back you had learned a new jutsu."

"Well, while that may be the case it doesn't matter as long as the fox exists." Naruto replied and finished his ramen. "Hinata…You haven't touched your ramen." Naruto said.

"Huh?" Hinata looked at her bowl of ramen, he was right. She hadn't eaten any of it, she was more concerned with Naruto and Tsunade's drunken behavior. "Oh right." She broke her chopsticks and ate.

"Well, What ever the reason those are the conditions. So I don't want the position" Naruto said as Hinata Delicately ate her ramen.

"Naruto, Hinata" A voice said from behind them. They both turned to see Hiashi standing there.

"Hiashi-sama." Naruto quickly replied. Shoot he was back, Naruto hoped Hiashi wasn't here to kill him.

"Please, call me Hiashi… or you can even call me father." Hiashi offered. "After all you are now my son in law."

"Father…" Naruto whispered.

"I heard about the title of Hokage."

"How?" Hinata asked.

"Neji heard it from Sakura and Sasuke… and I have to say Naruto I am very proud of your choice." Naruto was in shock. He was proud of Naruto. "I know what it's like to love, I'm not some heartless man… Hinata, you're mother… when she passed I didn't know what to do. I know what it's like, the feeling to do anything for the person you love. I also want you to know I am happy for you that you're going to have a child."

"Father…" Hinata said she hadn't seen him like this.

"I want you to know, you have my respect Naruto…"

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"Okay Lady Tsunade, lay down." Shizune rested Tsunade on a couch.

"Well, how did it go?" Asked the woman elder.

"I don't think she wants to talk to you right now, nor do I." Shizune replied.

"What did he say?" She asked.

"He declined." Tsunade replied sitting up from the couch. "How could you assho" Tsunade was quickly interrupted.

"Tsuande, Don't use foul language. After all they are the elders, even though they are unfair." Shizune said.

"Well, then tell him he got the job." The elder replied.

"I said he declined." Tsuande replied.

"I understand but that means he gets it."

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Hinata finished her ramen, her father had left shortly before.

"Well, Hinata shall we go home, to our home?" Naruto asked.

"I would love to."

"Naruto!" Sakura called running toward them.

"What?" Naruto asked without looking at her. He placed the money on the table and stood up.

"Naruto it's wonderful!" Sakura shouted.

"What is it?" Naruto finally turned around; Sakura quickly came to a stop right in front of him. She grabbed his arm and started pulling him out of the ramen shop.

"Wait, what about Hinata?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, Hinata you're coming to." Sakura said, she turned around grabbed Hinata and quickly dragged both of them to the Hokage's office. "Naruto, you'll never believe it." Sakura replied.

"What is it?" Naruto asked.

"You'll see when we get there." Sakura replied. She finally stopped dragging them when they got to the door. Sakura opened the door.

"Naruto…" Tsunade replied from the chair.

"Well Naruto we are the village elders." The older man introduced.

"I know" Naruto replied, in a slightly annoyed manner.

"Well, congratulations Naruto. You're hokage." The woman said.

"I told you I don't want the position. I'm not divorcing Hinata." Naruto shouted.

"You don't have to." She replied.

"What?" Naruto asked.

"You see we had to test you. This was a test of sacrifice, and devotion, and confidence." She explained. "You see you were willing to sacrifice one of your dreams for her. You were devoted to Hinata and not going to give it up; you were confident in your answer and didn't look back on what could have been. As hokage you cannot look back on what could have been you have to focus on here and now. Giving up the position of hokage also means you will know when to give it up to the next hokage. Now if you would have picked Hokage, you would have made the choice that only benefitted you, to be Hokage, is has to benefitted people other than you. Now we also know of your certain charisma with people and we think you will help our relations with other villages…so we congratulate you on you're new postion." She finally wrapped up.

"You mean… I'm hokage… and I don't have to divorce Hinata?" Naruto asked.

"No"

A smile quickly spread across his face. "Yeah!" He shouted thrusting his fist into the air. He jumped up and down and danced his feet across the floor shouting and clapping.

"Naruto-kun!" Hinata shouted and hugged him tight. "That's amazing!"

"Yeah! Hinata you're married to the Hokage!" Naruto shouted.

"I knew I would!" Hinata said.

"Alright Naruto, way to go!" Sakura shouted.

"You'll start following Tsunade tomorrow…" Shizune said, but looked back at the still drunk Tsunade. "Or, the day after tomorrow." Naruto laughed.

"My life is officially perfect I'm hokage, and married to the best Girl in the world." Naruto smiled.