Kye Kye- Hello all, I'm back with the next chapter. Thank you to all of you who are sticking with me with this story and showing your support. I am also sorry for the long wait; my entire household had been sick; myself included, not COVID. But as a mom, no matter how sick I am, I have to take care of my husband and child. Please enjoy this chapter.

After Garp had left, Naruto and the boys had managed to convince Dragon to make regular visits to the island. Luffy's puppy dog eyes are a thing to be feared. No one is immune least of all his own father. During Dragon's visits, he took it upon himself to train the four kids. Really teach them not the beat them up let them recover witch is the method that Garp uses. They all had learned quite a bit about Haki, but Luffy explained it perfectly. "Haki is a mysterious power." He said the same thing about chakra. He's not wrong.

To Naruto, Haki was similar to chakra, so it didn't take long for her to pick up on armament and observation, the third form of Haki you had to be born with. Out of the four children, it seems that only Ace and Luffy had it. It was called conquerors haki.

Dragon had told Naruto that he thought she had it, but that was shot down. Naruto had to explain that it wasn't haki that she had. What Dragon had felt was her blood lust and her killing intent. At that point, Naruto trusted Dragon enough to explain that she was a Ninja and had various abilities that he couldn't help her with.

Naruto still practiced her medical ninjutsu, and the boys made perfect practice dummies. This did have an unexpected side effect but not an unwelcome one. Naruto constantly pushed her chakra into the boys every day; their bodies became accustomed to having it. As such, the boys developed small coils of their own. When Naruto explained this to them, they naturally were ecstatic, imagining themselves doing all kinds of Jutsu.

Naruto had to burst their bubble, though, because they may never learn more than the basics. Maybe some low-level jutsus such as the substitution, the clone not shadow clone there is a difference, and the henge. This didn't put the boys down because they thought that a little bit of stuff was cool. So Naruto started teaching them.

Another year passed like that, and the training became harsher. On Naruto's birthday again, she was bombarded with a ton of gifts. More scrolls with techniques ranging from taijutsu ninjutsu and more medical. She also received a gift that came from the green beast himself. Weights. Tons and Tons of weights. The boys who had shown up for her birthday quickly vanished at the evil smile that had taken over her face.

The training now included fifty-pound weights on each arm and leg for the boys to build up strength. I know what you think the boys are already freakishly strong for their ages anyway. Still, Naruto was determined to make them the strongest she could.

That's how the years passed until the worst thing to ever happen to any female in any world occurred. At the ripe age of thirteen, Naruto had gotten her first...in this lifetime...period. It had come out of nowhere. Naruto had been irritable all week. Just as she was letting out some of her frustrations, sweet innocent Luffy pointed out that she had blood on the back of her pants.

This brought Ace and Sabo over, who looked at Naruto in worry. Naruto told them to ask Makino before disappearing. The boys, on the other hand, decided to chase after the foxy girl. They didn't find her; she wasn't at her house or the bandit's hut or grey terminal. They knew she wouldn't go to Goa, and she had told them to go see Makino, so there wasn't any chance of her being in Fusha.

At this point, the boys had started to panic, so they took Naruto's advice and went to see Makino. Makino was calmly cleaning her glasses, as is usual when the three boys nearly took down the door. Luffy was in her face first with tears falling from his eyes. "Makino Naruto's dying!"

Makino dropped her glass, ignoring the shatter as it fell to the floor. "WHAT?!"

Ace and Sabo looked worried, "We were hunting in the woods trying to let Naruto blow off some steam cause she had been in a bad mood lately." Ace starts but trailed off, unable to finish.

"Then Luffy saw that she was bleeding and it was on the back of her pants. We don't know where the blood came from, and we didn't see her get hurt. we had tried to talk to her, but she ran away from us." Sabo finishes

Makino, after hearing what happened, starts to laugh. She couldn't help it; the boys were so clueless and adorable. "Hey, why are you laughing?!" Luffy asks, waving his arms around, "This isn't funny!"

Makino wipes her eyes and motions for all of them to sit down looks like she is going to have to give the boys 'THE TALK'. "Calm down, you three. Naruto isn't dying. She has just started her first menstrual cycle."

The three boys calm down at the fact that Naruto isn't dying but was confused, "What's a Menstrual cycle?" Sabo asks. Makino smiles, and seven hours later, Sabo regrets asking.

Naruto and the boys avoid each other for the next week. Naruto because she was cramping and trying to make contraceptives from the herbs that were sent to her. The boys because they were embarrassed. When they finally got over their feelings, everything went back to normal, if a little awkward from time to time.

When puberty struck, it struck hard. Well, it hit everyone but Luffy for whatever reason. Sure the rubber boy got taller, and his balls started to drop but nothing else. Sabo and Ace had to deal with pimples growing pains, squeaky voices morning wood, and random boners. Naruto's body developed as well, something the older boys were painfully aware of.

Ace blamed puberty for it because that was the only thing he could do. He knew that since he was a kid that he liked Naruto. He just had no idea how he liked her. Naruto was the prettiest girl he knew. Not that Ace knew many girls. She was also kind and reliable and caring; she was even bat shit crazy and scary.

It all added to the charm that was Naruto. Ace always felt his heart speed up. She looked at him with those deep blue eyes, even when they turned red when she was mad enough. He tried to see Naruto as a sister like Luffy did, but it left a bad taste in his mouth. Ace tried to think of her a being only a friend that didn't work either.

Honestly, Ace wasn't sure what he felt until Naruto did something she has done a hundred times around them because modesty was not in her vocabulary. She took off her shirt and proceeded to walk around in her shorts and bra, complaining about the heat. It hit him like a ton of bricks; he liked Naruto not as a friend, not as a sister, but in how a man wants a woman.

At first, Ace tried to convince himself that it might just be a physical attraction, but he knew that was bull. By the time he turned sixteen, Ace knew for sure it wasn't a crush; it wasn't just physical attraction. He was in love with the blond redheaded girl. Now he only had one question, and he desperately needed it answered before he turned seventeen and left the island. How did Naruto feel about him?

Sabo knew that he had romantic feelings for Naruto in the past but never acted on it. Why? You only need to look at Ace. His big by a couple of months, brother. Sabo had a crush on Naruto, but he also knew that Ace did as well. Luffy saw Naruto as another older sibling. Sabo wishes that he felt the way Luffy did right off the bat and hoped that his feelings would change one day, and lucky for him, as they got older, his feelings began to change. He would never see her as a sister, but seeing her as a very attractive best friend was easy.

He was a smart boy, and after talking to Dragon, he realized that his past affection towards his fellow blond was from her saving his life. A hero-worship type thing.

That did nothing towards physical attraction, though. What? Naruto was HOT, and Sabo was a horny teen. It was a look but don't touch situation. He blames his hormones and puberty entirely. Maybe if he goes and gets himself laid, he can control himself better. It is a thought worth considering.

Luffy wasn't stupid; he just didn't understand things as quickly as others; he knew something was up with his brothers and Naruto. He has overheard his brothers talking about how pretty Naruto was. And Luffy agreed with them; she was beautiful and cool and strong, and she helped them get strong, and he was hungry now.

Luffy just didn't understand why Ace didn't just come out and tell Naruto that he liked her. He may not understand many things, but Luffy can be observant when it comes to his precious people. Ace looks at Naruto the same way Shanks looked at Makino. Luffy shakes his head; it's none of his business. But he wants them to be happy. So he decided he would help out the only way he knows how by keeping all other boys who like Naruto away from her. Naruto is gonna be with Ace, and that's that. She is still a part of his crew though Ace or no Ace Naruto is on his crew.

Naruto looked down. She did it after so many years; she finally did it. She perfected her father's flying Raijin; now, she could get to her boys no matter where they are. Naruto looks around and grabs on to the gifts she had brought for the three brothers. A red beaded necklace for Ace, a new pair of goggles for Sabo's hat his others had broken, and an armband for Luffy that she had to make herself to work with his devil fruit powers.

After putting the Raijin formula on the items, Naruto finally sat back with a smile and admired her work. The boys will be thrilled with the gifts. She doesn't plan to tell them about the seal on the items; the seal is for emergencies only; she's also planning on giving each one a kunai with the seal on it to call her whenever they want.

Thinking of her boys puts a smile on Naruto's face; she has never been this happy in her previous life. She was always alone and sad and hated never knowing anything else. Now she has people who she cares for and that cares for her. They don't want Naruto, the holder of the nine tails. They don't want Naruto, Daughter of the fourth Hokage. They don't want Naruto for any of the titles that she was born with; they just want Naruto because she is Naruto.

Now onto her next problem, it is not widely known but, foxes are very sexual creatures. Despite her efforts, Naruto had died a virgin. Not because she couldn't find anyone who wanted to have sex with her, but she couldn't find anyone she wanted to have sex with until now. Naruto is blind not at all, and her sense of smell is perfect, so she did smell the arousal coming from Ace and Sabo from time to time.

And while Sabo Is attractive, Naruto could never see herself being intimate with her fellow blond. Ace, on the other hand, well, that was one sexy piece of man meat. Over the years, Ace had taken to either leaving his shirts open or wearing none at all, showing off his well-sculpted chest. The years of training have shown some delicious results.

But Physical attraction wasn't enough, not for Naruto. SHe wanted to feel something before she took that step. And she wanted him to feel something other than lust when he looked at her as well. In the past, people thought that she and Sasuke would have gotten together, but that was a hard pass, soul siblings or not. Garra was more her speed back then, but they were both unused to affection; it would have never worked.

She got the feeling that Ace did care for her in that way, but she couldn't be sure. Naruto knew that she liked Ace a lot and found him sexy as hell but was it enough?

A knock on her door threw Naruto out of her head. Opening the door, she saw Ace. Speak of the devil. He looked nervous. "Hey, Ace, what's up?"

Ace looked away; her bright blue eyes seemed to bore into his soul. "Um, I wanted to ask you something."

Naruto tilts her head to the side and leads the taller man into her house, "What's on your mind?" Glancing at the sky Naruto creates a shadow clone that darts into the woods. Seeing Ace's look, she explains, "It is getting late, and I've been so busy I haven't eaten all day?"

Ace nods his head, "Busy with what?"

"Well, I've been working on a technique for a few years now, and I finally figured it out; it called the flying Raijin. It allows me to travel great distances with the use of a seal. For example, this Kunai has the formula on it; all you would have to do is throw it, and I would since it and be there in a flash."

Ace's eyes widen. "That's actually really cool."

Naruto huffs and lets her clone back in the house with a couple of boars and lights a fire in her fire pit. "What do you mean, actually? with this technique, one man ended the third shinobi war killing three hundred enemies in minutes. "

Ace leans forward "really, is it that cool? how does it work?"

Naruto smiles and starts to explain but stops when a dazed look takes over Ace's face; with a giggle, Naruto sits back down while her boar stew cooked. "How about we just take a page out of Luffy's book and call it a mystery?"

"Yeah, okay," Ace laughs; this was nice just sitting here laughing and talking with Naruto. Being here with her like this was peaceful. All the hatred he usually carries in him just seems to melt away with her. This was his chance; maybe he could finally tell her how he felt.

"Hey, Ace, you staying for dinner?" Naruto asks, but before Ace could answer, Naruto tripped over her tails and landed hard on top of the freckled teen. Naruto Had closed her eyes to brace herself for the impact but had felt something soft against her own lips. Opening her eyes, she found herself Kissing Ace.

A fire lit itself in her belly; it felt so good to be kissing Ace even if it was an accident. Ace's silver eyes stared into her blue ones. Yea, sure, they could have pulled back at any time, but neither one wanted to break the contact. Both could see the literal fuck it in the other's eyes before Ace's arms wrapped around Naruto's waist, pulling her closer and deepening the kiss.

Naruto's own arms wrapped themselves around Ace's neck as her tongue sneaked its way into Ace's mouth. She knows she should stop this, but she doesn't want to. It feels right like this is supposed to happen. Naruto had kissed people in the past, but it never felt like this. This electricity shooting threw her veins, this heat spreading from her belly to her nether regions. Her heartfelt like it was trying to escape her chest; it was pounding so hard. It almost felt like she was in love. Naruto Paused and pulled away from the heated kiss, her forehead pressed against his and their breath mingling.

Was that it was she in love with Ace? Looking into the glossed over silver eyes in front of her, she couldn't deny it. But could she give her heart to this man? If she did, would he accept it? Would he protect it? If he did Accept it, would he give his heart in return?

Ace couldn't stop the smile from spreading across his face. He had kissed Naruto. Sure it was an accident at first, but she had responded to him kissing her. She didn't push him away when he pulled her closer; she even deepened the kiss herself. He could still taste her and feel the softness of her lips on his. It was better than he could have imagined; holding her in his arms just felt right.

Having her body pressed against his... well, he was just happy she wasn't on his lap right now; that would be embarrassing. Looking into her eyes, he could see worry and confusion. "N...Naruto I." Ace takes a deep breath and tightens his hold on her. "I won't apologize for kissing you."

Naruto shakes her head and looks away for the first time in her life, feeling shy. "I wouldn't expect you to because I kissed you as well."

"I won't apologize because I don't regret it, Naruto " Ace turns Naruto's face back towards him to look into her eyes. "And I don't regret it because I've wanted to kiss you for a long time."

Naruto's eyes widen, "You have?"

Ace nods. "It's because I uh well, you see I L...Love you, Naruto." Ace Looks At Naruto to see a soft smile on her face, tears falling from her eyes. Panic instantly takes over. "AH! Why are you crying? I didn't mean to make you cry!"

Naruto shakes her head. "It's okay, Ace, these are Happy tears. No one has ever told me they love me before, so I was happy to hear it."

Ace smiles and pulls the sobbing girl into his arms. He knows what that is like; it was his reality until Luffy and Sabo came into his life. Then when Naruto showed up, he couldn't help himself; it was like a part of him that was missing was now within reach.

Don't get him wrong, he still believes that he is nothing but a worthless piece of shit that shouldn't have even been born, with the blood of the devil running through his veins. But he is going to be a pirate, and he is selfish. Naruto is the woman he wants, and she already knows about his dirty blood and doesn't care.

Ace wipes the tears from Naruto's eyes and captures her lips with his own again. It was salty from her tears, but still outstanding. He pulled back just as she had started to respond, earning a pout from her. "I will tell you as many times as you need to hear it. I love you, Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto tackles Ace in a bone-crushing hug, "I love you to Ace."

Kye kye- I really suck at writing romance. I hope it was good for you guys. Hopefully, it won't take me as long to get the next chapter out. Review and tell me what you think.