Chapter 15 alright, Mizore date and, so the story will grind to a halt halfway through this chapter for the comfy cutesy shit date, this is basically the most nothing chapter but another calm before the storm type thing, you know? Because given the start, yeah Akatsuki is moving now and I want Naruto to meet the worst of Moka's sisters before little Kokoa, you know who I'm talking about.

One more thing I don't usually do music in fanfic because but just this once put on Plastic love that's what removed writer's block on me to write this up or any Japanese 80s city pop like Junko Ohashi, good times don't ask why I put their English lyrics here, I just felt like Rosario Vampire and Early Naruto had a bit of an 80s vibe especially looking back more than 10 years ago oh and god I had to use scene changes way too many times I'm gonna upgrade those while I'm at it.

Normal Speech: "Ave True to Caesar"

Flashbacks: "Bless your heart"

Biju/Fox/Summoning/Inner Moka/Mikogami: "Here's to you"

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"So...we're in agreement" Tsunade stated as Kakashi rubbed his chin

"Two Sannin, Three Anbu platoons, and two Jounin Battalions...all for one crippled man?" Kakashi carelessly spoke while the Senju woman sighed

"You know who he's been in leagues with…" Tsunade whispered and Kakashi fell quiet for a few seconds before speaking up

"I'll go find Gai and Asu-"

"Tsunade-sama! Tsunade-sama!" Shizune cut in as she flew through the doorway in a panic, before trying to catch her breath

"Get a hold of yourself, Girl! What's wrong?" the Senju woman questioned before her old teammate appeared on the open window

"The Kazakage has been kidnapped by Akatsuki" Jiraiya informed and Tsunade froze when she saw Shizune nod in confirmation

"So soon?" She muttered before cursing up a storm

"Kami Damn it! I'm not pushing back the operation anymore!" Tsunade glared at Kakashi

"You! Go gather whatever Chunin and leftover Jounin we have, Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, Kiba, I don't care! You lead them along with the Jounin reserves we have!" Tsunade ordered before turning back to Jiraiya

"We're should still be strong enough to effectively deal with Danzo...now let's finally get this done"

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"You're an idiot you know…do you have any idea just how dangerous it would've been to release the fourth tail? You're lucky I gave Shirayuki those seals, you could've not just gotten yourself killed but everyone around you" Yūgao's voice came through the phone

"I-I know," Naruto said as the stood in the Chairman's office with the office phone in hand

"Look, I get it, someone close to you was hurt but you're a shinobi you need to keep yourself calm and collected" Yūgao stated, if there was only one thing Naruto could say he disliked about being a shinobi was having to be emotionally plastered during a mission

Naruto muttered a weak apology and let Yūgao's words run through his mind because she was right, even more so because he was a Jinchūriki.

"...I should come back to take over again..." Naruto's eyes widened

"O-oh no no, everything is fine here now! There's no reason to come back" Naruto replied only to hear Yūgao sigh as Naruto heard a commotion in the background

"Sure, if you say so, I'm in Hokkaido as well pretty...out in the Japanese countryside and it'd take a while for me to get back there, my replacement should be there today just stay out of trouble and please call me if you need anything" Yūgao stated before she hung up

The blond stood there in silence for a few seconds and let the long tone play before he set the office phone down and composed himself. Naruto really didn't want to ruin Yūgao's vacation, the lady always sounded like she needed one.

"Is everything fine, Uzumaki?" the voice behind him nearly gave Naruto a heart attack as he spun around

"What the hell?!" Naruto shouted and the Headmaster gave the blond that usual creepy smile

"You have outdone yourself this time, the property damage done to the campus will take months to sort out and fix, and normally I would've sent the bill to your Hokage…" Mikogami started, making Naruto freeze up, the mere thought of Tsunade seeing the bill sent a shiver down his spine

"But you've saved me the trouble of having to deal with the committee myself so we'll call this even" the Headmaster paused for a second.

"We do, however, have a problem and it's about your...fox friend"

"A problem?" Naruto muttered out as a look of worry flashed on his face

"You released three tails and were in the process of releasing the fourth, I had to use a suppression seal but it was barely working so I had to use...other additional measures to subdue the Fox, I like to believe I'm an expert in this field but that seal of yours is something I'm not equipped to handle, it has a different framework...so there might be some side effects, keep that in mind" Mikogami finished with a frown letting Naruto digest the information

"Side effects?" he thought to himself, nothing seemed off since the events with the Committee but the fact there was no immediate effects had him on edge

"Don't lose sleep over it, I'm sure it's nothing...now get out of here I have more paperwork to get done" the Headmaster muttered the last part to himself while pushing the blond out of the room

Naruto sighed and scratched the back of his head trying not to think of the possibilities. his eyes landed on his purple-haired friend casually sitting down in the waiting room with her legs crossed

"Man I hate these things" Mizore sighed and tried to pick at her bandages again

"Oi, don't do that"

Mizore quickly stopped her action and glanced at him

"Yeah, Yeah, I know " she dismissed with a frown

"Hey, we still need to check in the infirmary" Naruto brought up and Mizore cursed under her breath.

"Damn"

"Do we have to?…"

"They said to check in just in case you catch those Snow-woman fevers" Naruto argued and Mizore groaned, Naruto simply grabbed her bandaged hand and the Yuki-onna sighed

"Yeah I know" Mizore muttered with a slight blush as Naruto led her through the hallways of the Academy

"So how do you feel about yesterday?" Mizore quietly spoke up

Naruto blinked at her question

"About?"

Mizore repressed a sigh, she loved him, but he was still dense as a rock when it came to picking up social cues and hints

"Our date! Do you have an idea of where we're going or what we'll do? We haven't really talked about it since I got out of the infirmary" Mizore stated and Naruto flinched

He didn't think any of this through, it was a heat of the moment situation, and he had no plans whatsoever.

"Y-yeah I got something lined up" he replied while nervously scratching his cheek, the Yuki-onna stepped forward and tilted her head at him

"Tell me"

Naruto cursed internally before slowly giving her a weak smile

"It's a surprise, a big one! Trust me, you'll love it." Naruto answered Mizore failed to repress a grin, things were still moving along well for her

It didn't take long for them to reach the infirmary and just as Naruto was about to knock, the door swung open.

Naruto felt his heart stop, he stared at the black-haired woman in front of him in complete silence

"Naruto-kun! It's been so long!" She spoke as she hugged the Shinobi, Mizore looked with confusion and a small part of her didn't like the fact this stranger woman was hugging Naruto.

"S-Shizune-neechan" Naruto stuttered out in surprise and took a few seconds to compose himself, Mizore felt her jealousy subside as her confusion grew.

"What are you doing here?" the blond asked while glancing around the empty hallways, Shizune took note of Mizore and her bandaged arms

"Oh, you're here for the check-up, I'll just be right back! Come in and take a seat" Shizune shouted, running back inside to grab her medical supplies, Mizore and Naruto did just that.

A few seconds went by before Shizune finally returned and the rest of the check-up went off without an issue

"So to wrap up…runny nose?"

"No"

"Fever?"

"No"

"Any stomach pain?"

"No"

"How are your arms and hands?"

"Still can barely move them but I can feel them again"

Shizune finished going down her checklist before she noticed Mizore's cold and calculating stare directed at her

"Who are you really? I know you can't be Naruto's real sister….just like how Miss Uzuki wasn't his cousin" Mizore spoke up, Shizune flinched, there was no way her cover was already blown so easily

"O-Oh, I-"

"Nee-chan, she knows everything about Konoha and the Fox" Naruto said

"Why does she know sensitive information, Naruto?" Shizune scolded with a sharp glare but Naruto simply waved her off, not even sparing a glance at her.

"She deserves to know! Mizore-chan has really helped me out since I got here" Naruto shot back and Shizune's glare softened as she watched Naruto hold on to Mizore's hand.

"What is she to you?" Shizune asked with a concerned look and just as Naruto was about to open his mouth to respond

"We're dating" Mizore interrupted, Shizune paled while Naruto just scratched his whiskered cheek, Mizore...was still blunt like that, it almost reminded him of the first time she confessed to him at the small pond.

"Naruto-kun has a girlfriend?!" Shizune nearly had a mental overload, this could jeopardize everything in Naruto's mission! How was she not made aware of this? Did Yūgao know? Why the hell would she not say anything? Did Tsunade know?

Shizune was about to reach her breaking point when she finally realized that Naruto had a girlfriend before she had found herself a man.

"Tsunade-sama would never let me live this down if she found out" Shizune hung her head with a grim look on her face then she composed herself

"Well, technically we haven't even gone on our first date yet" Naruto brought up with a raised finger, Mizore then held it down with her forearm

"But we're still together" Mizore replied, holding on to the blond, Shizune blinked at the two before slowly grinning

"Right, I'm actually here to continue your training, Naruto-kun…" Shizune muttered as she placed her hand on her hip. both Mizore and Naruto glanced at each other

"My training?"

"That's right! Tsunade-sama wants you to pick up Medical ninjutsu!" Shizune suddenly shouted

"Medical ninjutsu? My Chakra control isn't anywhere ne-

"Tsunade-sama said she wants you to learn as much as possible while you're here we'll work on your Chakra control and anything else we need to!" Shizune cut in with a confident grin while Mizore glanced at Naruto

"Medical ninjutsu?" Mizore asked while she motioned for Naruto to unwrap another lollipop for her

"Basically we can heal ourselves up with Chakra but it can only be really pulled off by people with advanced Chakra control…something I always sucked with..." Naruto explained, he was still lost in his own thoughts as to how this would work, the Shinobi had absolutely zero interest in The field and truthfully never gave it thought but he couldn't deny it would be a nice skill to have in his pocket just in case.

Mizore looked satisfied with the answer, especially as Naruto casually and thoughtlessly placed a new lollipop in her mouth.

Shizune frantically looked over her notes that Tsunade had left her, inwardly she was starting to panic again. Naruto was her first student that she didn't even want to begin with, How the hell did Tsunade expect her to teach Naruto of all people?

Regardless Shizune eased herself and cleared her throat to grab the two teen's attention

"Naruto-kun, but these are Tsunade-sama's orders, if you can just get the basics down...it could save a friend's life or your own"

Shizune gazed at the blond Shinobi who simply shrugged and stayed close to Mizore

"Yeah...I guess it could help, Shizune-neechan" Naruto replied

The Medic Shinobi grinned to herself as she watched the small bits of affection Naruto and Mizore were giving each other.

Shizune couldn't be too upset about the situation. she was still happy that Naruto had found someone, on top of all of that, Mizore seemed like a nice girl for him.

"So, would you mind telling me how you two started dating?"

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"Man, I'm starving" Tsukune commented and did his best to balance three full plates of food, the Human cursed as he nearly dropped the plates but was able to catch himself and quickly looked for his friends.

"I still have no idea why they're sitting so far today," Tsukune smirked, slowly shuffling his way over. The Human quickly looked around to see other students whispering among themselves while stealing glances at him, something that made him raise his eyebrow

"Tsukune-kun! They finally let you out!" Kurumu shouted as she nearly jumped over the table to latch on to him, somehow Tsukune was still able to hold on to the food and quickly set it down.

Yeah, they did, finally, also have you guys noticed something weird about everyone, or is that just me?" Tsukune said before stuffing his mouth full of food.

"About that, Tsukune-kun..." Moka muttered to herself, Tsukune didn't hear her as he kept eating, he had never been this hungry in his life but being out for a few days really did a number on him

"Everyone thinks you defeated the Committee single-handedly!" Yukari spoke up with a grin

Tsukune nearly choked on some chicken when he heard that and Kurumu had to quickly get behind and help him spit it out. Tsukune started to cough out the piece of food, after catching his breath he glanced around him again and sat back down

"Thank you, Kurumu-chan" Tsukune softly started before taking in all of the information

"Why the hell do they think that?!" Tsukune suddenly yelled and the small Witch winced

"Don't you remember anything from that day?" Yukari questioned and Tsukune paused, he really didn't…

"W-well the first thing I did when they let me out was to get as much food as I could…" Tsukune sheepishly replied while Moka gave him a downcasted look

"Tsukune-kun, We thought you were killed...Naruto-kun transformed into something...and almost lost control, the headmaster had to step in…" Moka started having trouble finding the right words, thankfully for her, Kurumu stepped in

"Naruto completely tore up Kuyō, last we saw of that bastard he was sent flying off the rooftop and into the woods, after that…We saw you come back for a second, you almost picked yourself up but you just fell back on the ground and didn't wake up," Kurumu trailed off and Yukari glanced at a confused and lost Tsukune

"When the other students finally got through, Kuyō was missing and so was Naruto, I guess they thought you were the last one standing…" Yukari continued before Moka grabbed Tsukune's hand

"I had to give you a lot of blood and even then we weren't sure…" Moka finished and the Human teen subconsciously rubbed his neck

"I have so many questions, man" Tsukune grumbled though the girls heard him

"Speaking of...where are Naruto and Mizore?" Tsukune asked while Kurumu grinned

"Probably the infirmary, Mizore got hit pretty bad...but she'll be fine" the Succubus answered and Moka hummed

"Do you think we'll find out what happened with Naruto and Kuyō?" Moka questioned and Kurumu's good mood completely disappeared as she recalled the energy she felt off him

"That...didn't feel like Naruto" Kurumu commented, Yukari frowned

"he'll tell us when he feels comfortable but that was..." the small Witch trailed off, she remembered feeling utterly terrified at Naruto's form

"He said he was like me" Tsukune muttered before Moka clapped her hands

"W-Well, it's all over now, let's at least eat before Lunch ends"

"Yeah!

"You! I've been looking everywhere for you!"

The group turned to see a messy-haired tall muscular blond man, pointing at Tsukune.

"My new rival!"

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Kurumu raised an eyebrow as she looked on to her blond friend, she walked past him and began to check him out.

"So you want me to help you with fixing a date with Mizore-chan" Kurumu commented, Naruto nodded as he clasped his hands

"Please Kurumu! I didn't think of anything, it all happened so fast but I don't want to let her down...I don't even know how to act around her, it feels weird" Naruto replied as he muttered out the last part, Kurumu frowned and narrowed her eyes at that.

"How do you feel?" Kurumu questioned, it wasn't that she didn't believe Naruto but she merely wanted to make sure Naruto shared the same feelings that her friend had. Naruto rubbed the back of his neck and awkwardly looked around to see very few students in the hallways.

"...Mizore-chan, she makes me feel like...I don't know how to really put it into words, I get more anxious around her now, I get this pit in my stomach when I really think about her, it's a little hard to form thoughts when she's not around, I've never felt this about anyone" Naruto answered before Kurumu scoffed and turned to face her locker

"Pfft, you have it bad for her now" She shot back with a smirk, the blond Uzumaki sighed and began giving her a weak grin

"So...can you help me out?" Naruto asked in a sly tone and Kurumu shrugged

"Sure, Sure, I'll see what I can do…" the Succubus casualty dismissed as she closed her locker

"Though you shouldn't get worried about it, Mizore-chan will probably enjoy herself as long as it's with you" Kurumu continued while Naruto leaned against the lockers and put his hands in his pockets.

"So what was that with Kuyō?" Kurumu spoke up and Naruto shifted uncomfortably

"I don't want to get into what it is but let's just say, it's the reason I got sent here" the Uzumaki huffed, Kurumu gave him a sympathetic look

"Right...don't worry we won't press it until you're ready to tell us if you even want to" Kurumu finished before walking away, leaving the blond to think on his own.

Just before Naruto was gonna move, he heard a voice called him

"Nii-san, check this out!" Yukari shouted running through the hallways with a large black box in her hands, Naruto blinked at her watching the ecstatic witch jump up and down in front of him

"It's magical black powder, they're already rolled into fireworks ready to be customized" She whispered over and his eyes widened

"Magical...What's the difference?" he questioned and the small Witch gave him a grin

"You can make them especially beautiful with a bit of mana, custom messages even, it's just a way easier way to do it without all the pyrotechnical stuff here..." Yukari trailed off as she leaned over to her brother-figure

"I heard about you and Mizore-chan so I left instructions on how to customize everything for someone like you" she spoke, handing the black box over to the surprised Naruto

"W-Wait, I can't just take this!" Naruto replied as Yukari began to skip away delightfully

"You can pay me back later!" She finished and Naruto groaned before looking over at the box

"Alright…at least I got the ball rolling now" Naruto mused, he started to walk in the other direction and was about to reach the Academy entrance before

"Naruto-kun!, Naruto-kun! Over here!" Moka shouted as she easily caught up to her blond friend

"I'm Naruto, yeah!" he cried out and the Pink-haired Girl finally stopped in front of him, with a large book in her hands

"Here!" She said and without another word forced Naruto to take the book on top of the box.

"Bye, Naruto-kun! I have to meet up with Tsukune-kun in the library! See you in homeroom!"

"W-Wait, I can't t...this is anothe-

Naruto couldn't even get another word in as Moka quickly disappeared from his sight and the Uzumaki sighed, looking at the title.

"A people from Ice, the culture of the Yuki-onna" Naruto read out in his head, he blinked for a few seconds before smiling to himself, he had to get home and learn as much as he could about Mizore's people

"I have some great friends," Naruto thought to himself before heading out of the Academy.

Kurumu smirked watching her blond friend from the Academy rooftop, she was already going to indirectly help Naruto if he knew it or not but it was a surprise that he still came to her for help.

Behind her the rooftop door crashed open, Moka and Yukari both came out and quickly went over to Kurumu

"Gave him the Box!"

"He took the book!"

They both shouted

Kurumu cringed at the volume before hushing them up

"Good, we gave him the tools, now we just need to see if he doesn't screw this up," Kurumu spoke watching Naruto's retreating form make its way towards the dorms

Naruto took a deep breath as he closed the door behind him, plans were already being laid in his head for what to do on the date.

"The Spiral Cliffside would be…" Snoring suddenly caught Naruto off guard

Tsukune was snoring loudly on Naruto's couch while the blond just stood there stunned

"How the…aren't you supposed to be in the library?!" Naruto shouted, waking up his human friend with his loud voice

"Having a good day?" the bus driver spoke as he opened Naruto's refrigerator, the Shinobi's jaw dropped

"Oi! How the hell did you get in here!? And aren't you supposed to be with Sensei too?!" Naruto demanded and Nurari shrugged as he took Yūgao's alcohol

"Kid needed a place to hide from his new Stalker so the Headmaster told him to crash here and I opened the door for him as for Ms. Uzuki...she's a big girl she can take care of herself and call me anytime to pick her up" He answered, Naruto stood there in surprise before letting out an exhausted sigh and setting all of his things down, completely giving up from wanting to know.

Tsukune yawned before he looking at his blond friend with a blank stare

"You know I have something for you too right?" the Human said before taking out a paper with a phone number and a phone ticket to call outside of the Academy.

Naruto rolled eyes before marching over and snatching it from the Human who cleared his throat and began reading something written down on his hand

"Turn to page forty-seven on the book for an explanation - Kurumu" Tsukune read out before going back to sleep while the Bus driver poured himself a drink

The Shinobi groaned in frustration before doing so and turning to the page.

"Cold Courtships...in Yuki-onna culture it is custom for the chosen mate to prove his sincerity as a real loving Courtship is quite rare among them, a feast fit for a Yuki-hime is usually sufficient to satisfy her, humans would call this phase a 'first date' and t-"

Naruto closed the book while the Bus driver patted him on the back

"Don't feel too overwhelmed, kid, this book was written a bit before the modern era when Yuki-onnas still could rely on kidnapping men to keep up their population" Nurari commented and Naruto raised an eyebrow

"And that means?"

Tsukune let out another yawn and spoke up

"It means Mizore-san won't need much to be impressed, don't overthink this stuff even though we're telling…telling…" Tsukune couldn't get another word out before drifting back to sleep

"And go call that Number as soon as possible"

"Why?" Naruto asked, wondering who it was and Nurari's glowing eyes rolled

"Finish reading the damn passage kid"

Naruto scoffed and did so

"The head of the family must be notified immediately by the suitor for judgment"

"J-Judgement?" Naruto stuttered out and the Bus driver laughed

"Ha! Don't worry about it, you can do it over the phone, that's why we gave you the ticket too" Nurari spoke with a grin, Naruto looked a bit concerned now.

"So...I'll be talking to her dad?" Naruto asked as the Bus driver made his way to the front door

"Nah...Tsurara Shirayuki would be the head of the family, it's a matriarchy. Just make yourself clear that you're going to court her daughter, no other word and no backing down then you'll be fine." Nurari explained, opening the door for the blond to get out

Naruto glared at the sleeping human and creepy bus driver

"This is my apartment!" he shouted before storming off and the Human poked his head up

"Doesn't 'court' imply that he has the intention to marry her?" Tsukune brought up, the Bus driver smirked as he lit a Cigar

"Good catch, kid, you see, the Yuki-onna take mating and marriage very seriously..in fact-"

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"Uzumaki Naruto? The boy from Mizore-chan's letters…I never did thank you for saving my girl" a cold voice spoke out to Naruto from the phone, the Shinobi stood by the dormitory stairway with the payphone in hand, hoping no one was listening in.

"Y-Yeah, that's me" Naruto replied before hearing a sigh on the other end

"Though what are you calling for?" She spoke with the same icy monotone voice, it sent a shiver down Naruto's spine before he replied

"Oh! I wanna court your daughter!" Naruto exclaimed and trying to maintain his fake confidence, the Yuki-onna woman remained silent

"To court my daughter…what kind of Monster are you?" Tsurara questioned

"Ah?" was all Naruto could say

"Your Monster form, Uzumaki-san, it's just parental protocol, my daughter never told me just what you are" Tsurara informed, and for a few seconds, Naruto didn't actually know how to reply, were Yuki-onnas okay with humans? Or a jinchūriki at that.

"Yōko" he blurted out before covering his mouth, silence was all he heard for several seconds

"You pass but Mizore-chan has a lot of explaining to do...oh, by the way, Naruto-san where did you hear that you needed my permission for a date?" Tsurara said with a small scoff at the end, Naruto blinked

"Uh...isn't it tradition?" Naruto replied and heard her laugh

"Ha! Maybe fifty years ago, you'd be right, look, I know you're trying to understand her better by understanding our culture but a word of advice, don't constantly remind her of her true form, she would prefer to just be Mizore-chan for now" Tsurara explained as Naruto blinked, confused at what she was getting at.

"There are things regarding her future she doesn't want to think about, so just don't remind her too much about home" She alluded, Naruto was about to reply when he heard a beep and the line cut for a second

"Well, looks like we have a few more minutes...ah! Uzumaki-san, if you're courting my daughter you must learn how to make her favorite desserts! You'll want to write this down, okay, so, Mizore-chan looooov-"

Naruto spent the remainder of the time desperately writing away with a pen in his hand.

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Mizore silently stared at the empty desk in front of her, now it had been two days, two whole days now, Naruto missed his classes and she was bored out of her mind without him.

Her sharp blue eyes twitched for a second as she tried to piece together Naruto's recent actions

Was he really avoiding her?

She hadn't seen him since they last met up for her last check-up and every attempt to stalk him, ended with him disappearing in a swirl of leaves, how he was doing that she didn't know but it still was leaving her upset.

The worst part was that now that Naruto was gone, Mizore was forced to rely on Kurumu and Moka to help her thanks to her injuries, though granted, she could finally carry things and open doors but the writing was still a problem.

Mizore had put a lot on Naruto already and the Yuki-onna hoped that if the date went well, she could have told Naruto what she needed from him. She loved him, he seemed to love her back but his actions sometimes confused her.

"Oi, Mizore-chan, let's get out of here" Kurumu casually spoke, patting the girl on the back and helping her pack up

"Yeah, Yeah" the Yuki-onna muttered before grabbing her things and heading out of the Class, the girls were all there but she was still missing her favorite blonde and noticed Tsukune was also missing.

"And Tsukune is where?" She letting the question hang while Moka waved her off

"Hiding, we can't really talk about it here, his new Stalker and all" Moka answered and Mizore rolled her eyes at the Vampiress

"I'm still the best damn stalker in this Academy" Mizore muttered, while the Pink-haired girl gave her friend a fanged grin.

"You use chest pads!"

"You dress like a slut!"

Moka then sighed at her two friends going at it again

"Kurumu-chan, Yukari-chan not right now please!" Moka whined and the two girls glared at each other before the Small Witch spat on Kurumu's shoe

"Alright, that's it!" Kurumu shouted grabbing Yukari's shirt before a girl's scream was heard in the hallway

"Out of the way! Out! Out!"

Yukari looked at the source with amazement

"Naruto's familiar!"

Kurumu turned with a curious look, allowing the small Witch to escape as the speedy red toad with goggles dashed through the hallways of the Academy before finally making one final hop in front of the Newspaper Club

"Now which one of you lovely ladies is Mizore...uh...S-Sh-Shrayu?"

"Shirayuki, it's not hard" Mizore finished glaring at the red toad

Kōsuke shrugged and tossed over a purple opened scroll to her with an Uzumaki swirl before saluting the girls and hopping over to shake Yukari's hand

Mizore blinked before a grin broke out on her face and after re-reading its contents several times she couldn't contain herself anymore, dropping everything to find her Naruto.

"Making me worry like that...I'll get you back for that but first…" Mizore thought to herself dashing out of the Academy doors and into the main path, heading towards the girl's dorms.

Kōsuke yawned while wrapping up the scroll again and scratched his back before turning over to Moka

"Hey, Cutie, any idea where I could get a drink here before I get going home?" The Toad asked while the three girls blinked at him

"E-Excuse me?"

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Naruto made his final preparations by making sure everything was in place, he knew he was going to get chewed out by Yūgao and Shizune for missing two days of class and completely trashing his apartment but he didn't care about that right now.

"Mint Mochis, creepy cigar man on standby, radio, food, fireworks, it's all here" Naruto tried his best to calm himself, in the distance, one of his clones stayed hidden with the firework detonators on hand and giving him a thumbs up

"Is she coming?" Naruto wondered, tapping his foot and facing the cliffside, the sounds of the ocean helped calm him for a bit before the temperature suddenly cooled behind Naruto.

"So this is what you've been up to?" Mizore softly said she managed to get close as possible to the blond

"Yep! Sorry about disappearing for a bit, I had to put this all together" he replied, the Yuki-onna latched on to him

"You had me worry about you, I thought you were avoiding me…" Mizore muttered and the Shinobi softly grabbed her bandaged hand with sad eyes

"S-Sorry I didn't think I'd take this long but...!" Naruto spoke up, gently guiding the Purple-haired girl to a small blanket and picnic basket, the Yuki-onna stood surprised for a second before a light green dessert caught her eye.

"Ice cream Mochis…" Mizore thought as she grinned at Naruto

"And how did you know I love these?" She asked, picking one up and the blond merely shrugged

"Educated guess" Naruto casually replied, the Yuki-onna looked at all the food and sat down on the blanket, Naruto finally eyed the bag on Mizore's back

"What did you bring?" the Shinobi asked, the Purple-haired girl perked up and motioned for Naruto to grab the scrapbook in her bag.

"D-Do you remember when I first confessed, I had a scrapbook with me all the time? I wanted to sorta show you what I got for us since then" Mizore answered as she watched Naruto unwrap a lollipop for her with a grin.

"Yeah,I remember that you had something about Ms. Uzumaki then" Naruto teased and the Yuki-onna's cheeks turned light pink

"I wrote a poem" Mizore answered, Naruto blinked at her

"A poem?"

The Snow Woman bit her lower lip before holding the scrapbook closer to her.

"It's...more like a song…" Mizore muttered out and Naruto took a sip of a cold lemonade then looked at her with a lot of interest

"A song…" Naruto repeated, he inched closer to her

"Sing it to me" the Uzumaki stated, the Yuki-onna turned bright red now and fumbled the scrapbook

"U-uh...w-well, It's not really done yet" Mizore replied but Naruto just laid down with her on the blanket

"I still wanna hear what you have though," Naruto said, trying to convince the embarrassed girl.

Mizore considered it, though everything she had written down was about how much he meant to her

"Okay…" Mizore softly said before struggling to flip through her pages

"Okay, Okay, here goes then" Mizore's lip quiver as she saw Naruto staring at her intensely, she smiled, a more relaxed smile thanks to the blonde's actions

"I can't start with you looking at me like that!" Mizore pointed out with her lollipop and Naruto playfully groaned before turning around.

"Fine, now go"

Mizore giggled for a bit and looked at the page, she took a deep breath

"Walls of ice that surround my frozen heart"

"Start to melt with the warmth of your desire"

"Can this be love I feel for you now?"

"Please don't tell me you can't take it!"

"Since the day our stars first aligned"

"My whole world's been frozen in time"

"I love you so much, I could die!"

Mizore struggled a bit to continue.

"A-And I can't sleep at night"

"There is a snowstorm, there is a snowstorm"

"It's blowing throughout the walls of my heart"

Mizore paused for a second as she felt Naruto grab her hand to reassure her.

"There is a snowstorm There is a snowstorm"

"And it fills to the depths of my emotion"

"Now I'm lost, I'm a prisoner of passion."

"it's okay to believe that love is blind"

"But I'm here and I'm seeing you clearly"

"You're in my dreams and thoughts all the time"

"Tell me do you see me too"

"Our kiss is painted on my tongue"

"Stained with sweet colorful candy"

"The tastiest treat that I could have "

"is this romance we share"

"There is a snowstorm, there is a snowstorm"

Mizore looked at the end and blushed deeper before flipping the page and looking away

"T-That's all I have for now" She managed to get out while Naruto never took his eyes off hers and stayed quiet.

"U-Uh, Naruto-kun, say something...i-it couldn't have been that bad" the silence was killing her

"When you finish that song, can you sing it to me the way you've always wanted to?" Naruto requested and Mizore grinned looking down at the basket

"When I get to it~" she laid down on the blanket, the Yuki-onna used one of her bandaged arms and pointed to her mouth

"Mochi now" she ordered playfully and the Shinobi complied, handing her one of the ice creams treats on her mouth

"These took me all night to make, man" Naruto spoke, grabbing one for himself, the Yuki-onna chewed away, enjoying every second of them.

"These...taste like how Kaa-san would make them...Naruto-kun, how?" Mizore questioned while noticing how many different flavors were still left

"Cotton candy, Blueberry, strawberry, he got all of them right" Mizore wondered before seeing Naruto shrug and take another one

"It took me a while to just get all the ingredients and my oven almost burned down my room with it" While Mizore had to double-take

"Naruto-kun, you can prepare these in the microwave, I'm not even sure they're supposed to be in the oven"

Naruto sheepishly rubbed the back of his head

"Y-Yeah found out the hard way," he said, remembering how he had to call Kurumu over the next day just to help him with the dough.

It really was only a miracle he pulled it off with her help.

Naruto took a deep breath and looked at the giggling Purple-haired girl.

"I've never had a date before so I went in a bit blind" Naruto admitted and the Yuki-onna shrugged

"You had me at Mochis" Mizore softly replied before she closed her eyes

"Naruto-kun?"

The Whiskered Shinobi looked over to her with a light blush

"Yeah?"

Mizore paused for a second debating on if she should ask before finally

"Do you have any more stories of being a Shinobi?" Mizore asked and Naruto rubbed his chin

"Ah...Well, there's this thing called the Chunin Exams," Naruto started before telling the girl all about the forest of death, managing to survive an encounter with Orochimaru, Hinata's match against Neji.

Even with just the bits and pieces that Naruto had told her about the Hyuga heiress and her cousin it was clear to Mizore that the girl had a crush on Naruto even if said blond didn't know it. That was a problem she had to deal with now and fast before Naruto ever got back to his village.

Then the Uzumaki went on about how he summoned the Toad boss to go stand against Gaara and save the village.

If Mizore had heard this months ago she would've never believed him but now she believed every word he said.

"I have a gem of a man on my fingers, I'm not losing him," Mizore thought to herself before noticing something in the distance, it was the Bus driver waving at them, the Uzumaki caught this and waved back before grabbing Mizore's hand

The Yuki-onna looked confused for a second and the Shinobi merely stood by her holding her bandaged hand

the Uzumaki avoided her confused gaze

"You know, I suck at this stuff, but just...follow me," Naruto said, grabbing her hand and leading her towards the Bus driver.

"N-Naruto-kun, where are we going?" Mizore questioned as the Shinobi turned back to her

"For a ride!"

The Bus driver sighed as he looked at the newly remodeled and refitted vehicle behind him. It cost him an arm and a leg to get it fixed.

it essentially had tables now with a few seats stripped away, the engine had been replaced in favor of a more smooth riding one, not great for transporting students but he had two more buses for that, he could lose the one.

Nurari still felt it was a net gain though if Naruto was a man of his word then he would get his favor back from the blond soon.

"Alright come on, you lovebirds I don't have all day!" He called out as the Shinobi walked down the hill with Mizore behind him

"You planned all this?" Mizore said in amazement, stepping onto the bus with Naruto behind her

"Yep! You really think I would've wasted two whole days and not have something cool lined up?" Naruto replied with his usual grin

"Come on, check this out" Naruto motioned the girl, to follow him and placed the dessert basket between them, the setting sun shined on her as Mizore took the window seat

"She is so beautiful" Naruto lost himself for a second at the scene, his face turning pink slightly

"You're perfect" Naruto whispered back not realizing he said it aloud, Mizore tilted her head cutely and blushed

"Perfect?"

Naruto shrugged and looked away, trying to repress his blush

"A bit"

Mizore only looked down at her mint treat with a smile

The Bus driver stood outside silently smoking a cigar, planning out something big for the blond Shinobi.

"You two finally done? You know damn well, it's gonna be a long trip" the Man grumbled before seeing the two teens fix their things, the man finished his cigar and hopped back on the bus, and started the engine

"Alright kiddos, take it easy while we cruise around," The Man said as Mizore took the window seat next to Naruto

"And now we're going where exactly?"

Naruto grinned at her, for a brief second he hesitated before putting his hand over her shoulder, the Yuki-onna didn't care about being subtle though, and simply held on to him as the Bus moved.

"You'll see" Naruto spoke as the bus entered the tunnel

Darkness engulfed the bus and lights could be seen spuriously appearing

It didn't take long for a bright light to take up Naruto and Mizore's vision

The Yuki-onna had to cover her eyes for a second before she finally saw woods on her window break off into the ocean but something else caught her eye on the beachhead.

"Lavenders..." she softly said the endless fields of purple flowers kept her attention while the two cuddled, the scenery was nice as is.

The Bus driver grinned looking at his rearview mirror and seeing the two holding each other, he looked at a cassette tape near his ashtray and pushed it into the slot.

"There is more than just one kind of love."

"I feel the same way as you did last night."

"A second winter has arrived."

Mizore took a deep breath and let herself just relax in Naruto's arms, she wanted this moment to last as long as it could, the things that troubled her completely melted away while hearing the soft melody and feeling Naruto's warmth

"Your heartfelt so very far away and I'm always thinking about it."

"About how I could feel you so long ago."

"Stay with me... Knocking on midnight's door."

"A hole's opened up in my heart."

"The season's right in front of our eyes."

"Hey, kid, you might wanna get topside before it's too late" The Bus driver pointed out and Naruto grinned, grabbing Mizore and standing up towards an exit panel in the ceiling, the wind was deafening to Mizore and fluttering hair obscured her vision.

"N-Naruto-kun, what are you doing?!" Mizore shouted as Naruto pulled himself up and moved to help Mizore up on the Bus.

"Stay with me…I'm distracted by my loneliness."

"Look, just trust me! You hold onto me and you won't fall!" Naruto replied extending his hand, the Yuki-onna hesitated before her breath hitched

"Screw it"

"Atta, Girl!"

"The needle on my record player, Kept playing the same melody over and over."

Naruto quickly pulled her up and the Yuki-onna was petrified before realizing that Naruto was as steady as a rock and held on to him

"Stay with me…"

"Knocking on midnight's door."

"I beg you not to go home tonight."

"Just hold on and walk slowly with me! I'm using Chakra to stick to the bus!" Naruto yelled, the Purple-haired girl was only glad Naruto was holding her from behind, Mizore took a few steps forward and took a deep breath

"The season's right in front of our eyes."

"You know what we should do right now!" Mizore shouted as she spread her arms putting her full trust in Naruto

"Stay with me…"

"Uttering our favorite words,"

"Holding on to our little moment."

"The thought of it warms me up."

Mizore only felt bliss now, peace, with the Uzumaki holding her, she could only listen to the music as the bus kept it's steady pace and she turned to see the Ocean glimmer along with the Lavender fields blowing slowly

"Stay with me…"

"Knocking on midnight's door."

"Kiss?" Naruto casually asked and Mizore nodded, the Yuki-onna held on to his hands as she turned and pounced on him, their lips finally meeting.

"I beg you not to go home tonight."

"The season's right in front of our eyes."

That was a kiss, the first kiss for Mizore, and a first real kiss for Naruto.

"Stay with me…"

"Mint?" Naruto asked while the Yuki-onna playfully hit his shoulder

"We just had some, what did you expect?" She retorted and the Uzumaki shrugged with an equally playful grin, the two held each other for what seemed like forever.

"I...never wanna forget this" Mizore whispered, Naruto looked pleased with himself until...

"Alright kids! songs over, get back down here!" the Bus driver shouted, Naruto groaned before slowly leading Mizore back into the Bus

The two sat back down as the Bus continued the drive, Mizore still refusing to let the blond's hand

"I'm your girlfriend, you're my boyfriend now, it...kinda feels like a dream come to true" Mizore said, leaning her head on Naruto's shoulder, the Shinobi in question looked down at her

"Does it really?" Naruto asked and the Yuki-onna met his gaze

"I was really worried I was gonna have to chase you down just to have a chance to be with you" She bluntly said, Naruto felt sweat drip down the side of his head before he mentally composed himself better.

"Nothing to worry about there, I should've done this sooner… I like you, Mizore-chan" Naruto responded, Mizore slightly frowned

"Just like?" She said, the Uzumaki shook his head and met her gaze

"I..I love you, Mizore-chan, it didn't hit me until I saw you hurt that day..."

The Girl in questioned only held him tighter

"Yeah, sorry about that"

Naruto only smiled as he looked at the view himself

"You're okay now that's all that matters" Naruto assured and they ended up enjoying the rest of the ride in a comfortable silence

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"You know what would be nice to do one day?" Mizore spoke as she held Naruto's hand.

it was already dark by the time they got off the bus, the moon and stars were already shining, setting the mood perfectly for what Naruto had planned next

"What?" Naruto replied, the two made their way up the hell back to where they left their things

"Ice skating"

Naruto raised an eyebrow, before picturing himself falling face-first on the ice and Mizore picking him up

"Never tried it"

Mizore smiled at him, she took out another sucker and handed it to him

"Do you mind?"

Without another word, Naruto unwrapped the lollipop for her as the girl still had trouble with her hands

"So how come you always have these?" Naruto asked, the Yuki-onna shrugged and played with the sucker in her mouth

"They keep me cool when I'm not in my dorm, actually...come here" Mizore spoke as she got close to the Shinobi and suddenly placed the lollipop in Naruto's mouth

"Oh! So that's what they taste like!" Naruto remarked, it was cold but still had a faint peppermint flavor to it.

Mizore let her hands rest on Naruto's whiskered cheeks and started rubbing them.

"O-Oi! They're kinda ticklish stop!" Naruto weakly tried to pull away as Mizore giggled

"I'm sorry, I've wanted to always check if they were real or not" Mizore commented and watched Naruto played with the lollipop

"Ah...Yeah, they just tickle a bit" Naruto grumbled and the two sat back down, just behind Mizore in the distance, Naruto saw his clones still waiting and motioned for them to start

"...Mizore-chan, watch this!" Naruto said.

She looked over to the cliffside as several fireworks went off, all colors went off into different explosions Mizore remained silent, leaning on Naruto instead.

"...this was a lot more than I expected, you never fail to impress me" Mizore broke the silence with a loving smile before realizing something

"Won't we get a noise complaint or something?" Mizore questioned, looking up at Naruto while he shrugged, playing with the sucker, trying to mimic the way Mizore would.

"I don't know …we're pretty far out... but by the time anyone gets here we'll be gone…" Naruto trailed off before his eyes widened and he dug through his bag

"Mizore-chan! Stand up right now!" Naruto called out while slowly taking out a camera, Mizore looked on in confusion before standing up

"Oi! Boss! Here's the big one!"

She didn't expect the Shinobi to grab her waist and kiss her again all while taking a picture at the same time as a large purple firework popped, spelling out the words clearly in the air

"Yuki-hime"

Snap*

Naruto pulled away with a grin and the camera dispensed the photo

"Aha! I got it!" Naruto exclaimed as Mizore tried to process what happened, it took a while for the photo to actually develop but when it finally did, the Yuki-onna could only blush at the nickname.

"Another one for the scrapbook?" Naruto offered, giving the stunned purple-haired girl the photo, she turned bright red seeing it before slowly putting it away for later and the two spent the rest of the time star gazing and laying back on the blankets.

Then it finally hit her again. Mizore was about to be of age and if she didn't bring anyone to the village by then she'd be married off to a random stranger

All this with Naruto was still just a distraction, the reality was she would need to lock things down with him as fast as possible if she wanted to escape a fate like that but what scared her was how Naruto would react, what about his home village and his Shinobi career? How would he react to her needing to have kids so soon?

Dating a Shinobi was hard.

Mizore bit her lower lip, she considered what she was about to do next and what she might ruin but Mizore needed to know

"Naruto-kun?"

"Yeah?" the Uzumaki in question turned over to her with the same warm smile

"Can you promise me something?" Mizore asked with a far more serious tone, Naruto felt the mood of the night start to change

"Sure, What is it?"

Mizore stared at Naruto's lighter blue eyes, she shifted uncomfortably unable to meet his gaze.

"P-Promise me next year, that we'll undergo the Snow White Ceremony together" Mizore proposed as Naruto grew curious.

"Snow White Ceremony?" He repeated and the Yuki-onna didn't take her eyes off his.

"Promise me, first" Mizore pleaded, Naruto seemingly didn't pick up anything wrong and merely shrugged

"Sure, I promise I'll do the Snow White Ceremony with you...but just so you know, Uzumaki Naruto doesn't break any promises!" he exclaimed as Mizore giggled, she felt glee swell up inside her before…

Nothing...it was empty and her smile dropped

She dreamed of this moment for nights, wanting to feel the joy and happiness hearing those words but there was nothing there

Mizore's lips quivered as tears formed in her eyes, this wasn't how she had wanted it to go

"Mizore-chan?"

Guilt was all she felt, the Yuki-onna couldn't stop the frozen tears streaming down her face and barely held back a sob

"I'm sorry" Mizore whimpered out as she covered her face with her sleeves, Naruto grabbed her arms to see her face again

"I'm so sorry" Mizore sniffed, Naruto only looked more concerned and he wrapped his arms around her, she made no effort to stop him

"What did I just agree to?" Naruto softly asked as Mizore couldn't meet his gaze, she was already wondering if this was gonna be the end of their time together.

"You just promised to marry...to marry me when I turn seventeen"

Naruto felt his heart stop for a second.

"Marriage?"

Naruto was barely going to turn Sixteen for Kami's sake and he already had so much on him already with Akatsuki, Sasuke, and his training but this wasn't Mizore's fault far from it, this was something she had to go along with.

"Naruto-kun, I'm so sorry for being selfish like this! but I don't wanna be married off to anyone else, I love you" Mizore cried out as she latched onto him again.

Naruto could do nothing but hold the crying girl, trying to think how to go about this, his dream to be Hokage? bringing back Sasuke? and hiding from Akatsuki... How could he juggle all of that?, he couldn't really ask Mizore to just go back with him to Konoha either, she'd be abandoning her family and people.

Truth be told, Naruto also believed Mizore shouldn't have to see the Shinobi world that he had seen and experienced.

Then there were also the Villagers, if they ever found out what Mizore was, they would give her problems, any kids they had would by extension feel their hatred.

"Maybe I'm just being paranoid" Naruto thought to himself, thinking back to his own childhood, he tried to shift himself to get a bit more comfortable but stopped when Mizore tightened her grip

"Naruto-kun, Don't go" She pleaded through the Shinobi simply stroked her hair and held her back, the Yuki-onna seemed to relax a bit more at the action.

"Uzumaki Naruto never breaks his promises" He whispered, Mizore's eyes widened slightly

"Naruto…" Mizore lifted her head up to see him as the Shinobi gave her a reassuring grin

"If we have to get married then we will but I promise you no matter what happens I won't let you be forced to marry someone you don't love"

Mizore finally cracked a small smile

"You mean it?" Mizore spoke as she wiped away a few tears

"Yeah, I like what we have, I think if we pull this off, it'll only get better" Naruto added, Mizore let out a sigh of relief as she rested on Naruto's chest

It was a far more comfortable silence now as Naruto felt the Yuki-onna on top of him calm herself down again and somehow managed to fall asleep.

Naruto looked at the stars and blinked a few times before realizing how strained his eyes were

"It's probably already really late," Naruto thought to himself as he nudged Mizore to wake up

"Mmm"

Naruto's breath hitched, he moved away as Mizore slowly opened her eyes again

"Naruto-kun?" she muttered, the blond stood up and stretched his body

"It's getting really late, we should probably get going," Naruto offered his hand. Yuki-onna struggled to stand up, still sleepy.

"Carry me" Mizore muttered, Naruto raised an eyebrow as the girl looked at him with pleading eyes

"Please"

The Uzumaki rolled his eyes with a grin before turning away and crouching down, motioning for her to get on

Mizore immediately latched on to his back and wrapped her legs around him, the Yuki-onna was heavier than she looked, Naruto exhaled

poof*

Without a hand seal, Naruto summoned a handful of Clones to clean up the area as the two headed back to the Girls Dormitory

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"And there it is...106" Naruto thought to himself as he carried the drowsy Mizore on his back

"Mmm" Mizore still didn't want to let go, the Shinobi was already exhausted himself from slowly carrying her here the Civilian way.

"Key" Naruto spoke as he crouched down and let the groaning Yuki-onna off his back

Mizore played around in her pockets before finding her keys and Naruto ruffled her hair one more time before turning around and heading back to his own room

The Yuki-onna watched him slowly leave before she called out

"A-Aren't you gonna come in?" Mizore asked as Naruto stumbled before catching himself.

"H-Huh?" was all he could say, Mizore motioned for him to come while the Shinobi hesitated for a second, he did so.

"Mizore-chan if we get caught especially this late, people will get the wrong idea," Naruto said in a softer voice, The Yuki-onna sniffed as she watched the blond step through the door.

"Don't care...I don't think I can be alone, right now, " Mizore replied before letting out a yawn and grabbed Naruto's hand, the Uzumaki at this point was too tired to argue and let her do as she pleased

"Just for tonight...Stay with me" Mizore spoke as she moved to lay down on her bed, she patted the empty space next to her while Naruto gave her a half-hearted grin and reluctantly slipped in bed with her

"Thank you"

The Yuki-onna used Naruto's arms like a pillow and quickly fell asleep while the Shinobi looked at the ceiling fan spinning above them, Mizore's body was cold enough to hit the sweet spot that it actually made Naruto really comfortable under the blankets.

Naruto could hear her soft breathing and the humming of her dorm's air conditioners while glancing at the moon peeking from the curtains.

"I could...really get used to this" Naruto thought to himself with a warm smile as he closed his eyes and drifted to sleep with Mizore next to him

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End

10k words, Okay, so that took a lot longer, Military shit, you know how it is, anyway I wanted to make this chapter as Cutesy and corny as possible without overdoing it, sure I might have gone a bit overboard but sue me there isn't enough cute stuff like this for me, this first-hand experience really got to me though writing it all down. Weird to do. It's nostalgic, melodic and Now I have to write something really edgy to balance it out so I don't go on a nostalgia bitter trip, I'll get back to you with an edgy Naruto neglect story later

as for the Date, yeah I just threw in a lot of Japanese 80s City pop, not the first time Stay with me was in this story though (Chapter 11) hopefully this Chapter can satisfy that Romance itch, there's gonna be a lot of moments like this and some rough patches with the relationship but that's all relationships, I'll pick up right where I left off that means scolding Naruto for missing training and other stuff, the Yoko and Mizore's mother stuff is something else I got planned it'll be fun

Aite one more thing, I have one more city chapter I wanna use and it has to do with Kurumu and Naruto if it's not the next Chapter it'll be the Chapter after that all I will say about that is BAY CITY BABY now if you excuse me, I have a lot of paperwork to sort out to be a 19k tanker, stay safe bros

ps. I hotfixed the last chapters again with a handful of extra lines, maybe I should've made this Date Chapter longer in hindsight, honestly, this Chapter might make or break me right now, still going back and gotta fatten up all past Chapters so they're up to speed and change the Scene changes to something else