An arranged marriage story, because the world is not perfect when the great war ends. When other villages start demanding Naruto's friends as deterrents, alliance marriages spread like wildfire. What will Kakashi and the Mizukage's relationship become? Angst/Friendship/Romance, Rated Teen because it's a citrus-free romance story. Adult themes still discussed.

This is a collection of short stories about Kakashi and Mei's relationship and family after they retire. Stories will appear in no particular order. If you really want to read it chronologically the chapter order is: 38, 29, 2, 12, 32, 41, 4, 8, 9, 7, 30, 11, 35, 21, 31, 36, 24, 28, 20, 26, 27, 13, 3, 22, 25, 33, 43, 17, 10, 5, 6, 1, 23, 34, 19, 39, 14, 15, 16, 44, 42, 18, 40, 37.