"I'm sorry, Naruko-Chan…"

"MENMA!"

"STOP!"

Naruko shot up from her bed, but the nightmare had agitated her condition and she immediately started coughing, as she was in her fit the door burst open, figures rushed to the side of the princess. "Naruko!" two people said as they came to her side as she coughed. The light was already on as one of them flipped the switch on the lamp on the nightstand.

Both were beautiful and feminine looking, the taller brunette was older by a few years and had tattoos of red fangs covering her cheeks under her big dark eyes, the other had long black hair with soulful brown eyes. Both were in their night ware, the taller brunette was in fuzzy pajama pants and a t-shirt of some rock-band, and the darker-haired one was in a silk sleeping kimono that was pink. The taller one grabbed some tissues and held it to Naruko's mouth as she coughed…because there was blood with each heaving choke of air.

"Haku, you should use your jutsu" the young woman said. The identified Haku nodded and quickly weaved slender fingers into signs, Haku's hands glowed green and were placed on the ailing princess's back as it shook from her coughing, the oldest of the three spoke to her counterpart "Look after the princess, I'll go tell Ma and she'll" she was however cut off by Naruko "No!" she gasped out making her cough harder, "Your highness! Please, don't overexert yourself. Try to calm yourself, my Mystic Palm will help, you just try to focus on steadying your breathing." Naruko nodded at Haku and tried to focus on taking deep slow breaths, finally when the goldenrod blonde was breathing easily Haku took the glass of water next to the pitcher on the other nightstand, the teen royal took grateful sips slowly. When she was done the princess looked to the older girl "I'm fine now Hana, you don't need to bother Mrs. Zuka…or the queen."

Both servants looked at each other, "Your highness, the queen gave us orders to report immediately if you had had any more troubles with your health." Haku said gently, the jutsu was finished, now that Naruko was breathing properly and the blood stemmed.

Hana looked at her princess with worry "Haku-Kun is right Naruko-Hime, her majesty was explicit that she be told if you ever had another attack."

"Please Hana-Neechan! I don't want to wake up Mama, Dattebara! It wasn't an attack, I just…" she trailed off not wanting to worry anyone.

"…You had that nightmare again?" Haku asked, knowing full well that was the case.

Naruko just looked down tears welling up in her eyes "Please, I just…I don't want to worry her right now, with Naruto-Anki training still and Sakura-Chan coming soon…" the blonde royal was obviously giving meager excuses, the truth was after every time her condition became agitated or worsened her mother got more worried, resulting in Naruko losing more of her freedom as she was restricted further. As it was Naruko was barely allowed to leave her bed let alone the palace (Official functions were the only time she got to see the outside world), but really it was her mother's face, every time Naruko had the slightest cough her mother would make this worried and scared face. Naruko always thought her mother was the most beautiful woman in the world, seeing her make that concerned panicked face, it just hurt more than her condition ever could.

Hana and Haku both looked at each other with trepidation, it was unwise to disobey the queen, the woman was kind and compassionate…but also temperamental and downright scary (And of course she was their ruler), but the fact was they were sworn as retainers to Naruko-Hime not the queen. A directive decreed by the queen herself. Hana especially, for most of her life she had been vigorously trained to be her princess's loyal bodyguard who would give her life for the princess, what Naruko desired it was Hana's honor to fulfill…even if it meant going against the queen's wishes. But it was also her job to protect the princess and do everything in her power to make sure she was cared for and stayed in as good health as they could for the rest of Naruko's life (May it be long).

Hana sighed shaking her head "Okay, fine, as you wish my princess…" Naruko looked at her with her pretty smile eyes dry and happy that Hana would oblige, "But! I'm getting Dr. Namikaze to come see you first thing in the morning, and Ameno if she is available, is that understood?"

Naruko grinned, with her whisker like marks giving her a foxlike appearance, "Yes ma'am! Hana-Neechan!" the princess said saluting her own servant, both of the older attendants giggled at their beloved princess, when in private there was no need for pomp and formality. That was a skill of Naruko's (Most of the Royal family really), she knew when to be a princess and when to relax, just being a friend, Haku got up and went to the door saying, "I'll get a sedative, it should help you sleep more peacefully."

Haku was back shortly with the medicine, the three chatted for a bit as they waited for the sedative to take effect, mostly of the arrival of the Kunoichi from Konoha, the buzz had been going on for weeks and the media was only getting more and more frenzied as the foreigner's arrival got closer. Haku and Hana were surprised that Naruko had already met her brother's future bride and from what she said Sakura seemed like a good match, Naruko of course could trust their discretion and secrecy, so the story of Sakura's ex-boyfriend gave a predictable rection from Hana who had her fair share of bad boyfriends.

It wasn't long before the princess felt the effects of the sedative and said she was ready to go back to sleep, so the princess's servants left their young mistress to her rest. Haku and Hana were standing outside of Naruko's room in front of the doors to their own respective bedrooms, both on the opposite wall of the other and flanking the large ornate doors to the princess's room centered with the long hallway lined with elegant tall floor to ceiling windows that showed beauty of the forested palace grounds in the center of the capital.

Haku looked at Hana pensively and asked, "Are you still going to tell your mother?"

Hana sighed tiredly rubbing her eyes and the bridge of her nose, it was already late when she first went to bed as she finished some paperwork, plus the worry for her princess (whom she had been watching over ever since the young blond girl was no older than six), it was finally draining from her nerves which was always exhausting. "Yeah, I don't really have much choice, queen or not Ma is her second and will skin my ass if she finds out that I disobeyed. As much as I am uncomfortable with going behind our mistress's back, the queen still needs to know, maybe I can get my dad to do it for me. I don't know how he does it but, aside from Kushina-Joō, Pa is the only person who can calm her down." Hana sighed tiredly again, needed to go to back to bed.

"Either way; you know as much as I do that nothing can be hidden from her majesty, so there's no point in trying anyway."

"No, nothing can really escape the notice of her majesty Kushina-Joō that is for certain" Haku said…then smiled pleasantly. After three years of working together Hana knew enough by now when her partner was being mischievous, it made Hana think 'Honestly, Haku-Kun spends too much time around little Bro and the first prince'.

"I'm sure she may, perhaps, even be aware of a certain bodyguard and her secret second prince boyfriend who have been fooling around for a few years now. Or maybe that these young lovers has been having regular threesomes with a beautiful young Kunoichi, a certain ambassador from Suna, Hm?" Haku suggestively teased.

The older girl blushed profusely and looked away "I don't know what you're talking about" she stated a little too quickly clearing her throat to control her blush and hide her obvious reaction. Haku only smirked sightly "As I understand it, they have been getting pretty serious too, the three have started becoming a real throuple, that's why the second prince has volunteered" but before Haku could finish Hana snapped "Alright! I get it!" she then covered her mouth realizing she was being too loud; the brown-haired young woman poked her head into the princess's chambers and sighed with relief that Naruko was still asleep. Hana glared at Haku who was smiling quite pleased "Don't worry, I gave her highness my strongest stuff, the only thing I have stronger is a senbon on the right spot."

Hana closed the crack in the double stained-glass doors, she crossed her arms over her mildly generous bust "You of all people shouldn't be talking about someone else's love life, how about that teammate of yours? Ms. Buns of Steel there." Haku was the one to raise an eyebrow now "Tenten? What about her?" not getting the point, Hana actually gapped "You can't be serious; you really have no clue?"

"To what? Ten-Chan and I are very good friends now, what does that have to do with romance? I love her as a precious person if that is what you mean?" Haku asked genuinely puzzled, not realizing affectionate address. Hana just stared blankly at Haku 'Jeez how dense can you be? Despite his lack of masculinity he really is a guy; no woman would be that oblivious, then again he's spent most of his life on the run with a Missing-Nin' she thought. The bodyguard only shook her head at the other servant and waved it off "Never mind, its late and we got work to do in the morning, the Konoha delegation is expected sometime tomorrow" Hana said, not mentioning that they always had work to do, a royal retainer was on the clock 24/7 365. But Haku noticed the look in Hana's eyes at the mention The Leaf Village.

Haku tilled his head "Ninja still make you uneasy" he stated knowingly.

Hana made a face scrunching up her nose, and twisting her mouth "No, not really, I've come to accept that they are just another kind of warrior like any other…more or less. I like you well enough, don't I? I mean, most Gunjin like myself still use ninjutsu in small doses, and my clan still teaches the original Inuzuka techniques even though we don't use our animal partners anymore in the field." Hana just shook her head scratching her loose brown hair with claw like nails "I'm fine, I just need to get to bed" she turned around and opened the door to her bedroom suite and covered a yawn "Good night Haku-Kun"

"Good night Ms. Hana" the androgynous young man said, and went into his own room, feeling tired as well. Besides, Haku was already aware that his fellow attendant didn't like these future dealings with her place of birth, 'It must be very strange for her' he thought. Before he could think further, he stifled a yawn of his own, Haku then shrugged forgetting about it for now, and went to bed.

Hana closed the door behind her and went to her own bed, three very large dogs circled around it sleeping soundly, she called them her Triplets and they were her babies. But she stopped when she realized she almost forgot something, she held up her forearms palms up and closed her eyes. As if manifesting from thin air, a sheathed katana appeared in her hands. She went over to an alter like alcove in the wall, in it there was a stand made of dark lacquered wood. Hana reverently place the mysterious sword on to its alter and kneeled offering a prayer to the gods "My Zanpakutō born from my very heart and imbued with my soul, through my trials I am forged into a living weapon, may the gods keep me sharp so that I may continue to serve their will."

The next morning, Wave Country.

Ever since the intervention of a group of young Ninja, the redemption and death of Zabuza Momochi who killed Gato, a gangster who would see himself turned into a tyrant king. The Land of Waves has come to a peace and prosperity that it has never seen before, all of Gato's shipping company was liquidated and sold to a holdings firm, all of what was found in Gato's hideout was given back to the people, as for his ships the whole fleet was dismantled and replaced. The new owner (An enterprising young man) replaced the old wooden sail ships with modern steel and motor cruise liners powered by massive electric generators. The cruise liners brought much needed tourism; the new money gave the opportunity for locals to purchase new ships of their own a resume their fishing trade.

The new management even spared no expense to fix up the local town near the harbor (Now known as Hashi Town) determined to make his company one that would be in service the small island nation. There was a huge boom of jobs, whether building new ships and companies or the now bustling resort trade growing on the small island, Wave Country was becoming a true destination spot and was already forgetting the hardship hat was under Gato's greed and cruelty.

The Konoha delegation had made it in good time and now was waiting for the escort that would take them the rest of the way to the Storm Nation, the members of Team 7 was surprised that people recognized them, the team didn't do much. While they were in Wave they distributed humanitarian aid supplies, the reason why Tazuna was in Konoha, the small act though was enough for the people to remember them. Sakura especially as she had been a great influence on the children (A little girl she had given candy to, ran right up to her and hugged her) and did some medic service for those who had been sick without treatment. The young Kunoichi had singled handedly rebooted heath care on the island, Sakura had been hailed as much as a hero as the ninja that saved the country, much to her embarrassment.

The delegation had found a cute bed and breakfast that recently opened, that was also owned and run by a familiar face.

Sasuke Uchiha had most of his life planned out, whether by his clan obligations or his own goals, but no amount of planning can really prepare you for when it's finally time to cross one bridge or another. Case and point…the nude young woman snuggling up against him, her breasts pleasantly pressed on his chest, he mildly noted in the back of his head she was neither too big nor too small (Maybe he can ask her bra size, hopefully she won't mind, they were married after all). Sasuke had been awake for a while, he had gotten plenty of sleep and was well rested…Very much so, Kona was not as…subdued as other Uchiha. Maybe it was because she was half Uchiha, with her dark violet hair and aggressive (Nearly Violent) attitude, either way she was exceptionally uninhibited when it came to marital activities. The last few nights, they could be up until dawn, Sasuke would be so tired a few minutes is as good as a few hours.

At first Sasuke thought marrying Kona would just be out of duty, like so many other arranged marriages, but Kona didn't want it to be like that and made it clear that they would at least be friends (Who also had sex). They would spend the last few years of the academy getting to know each other in secret after school. They would walk home together, train together, get snacks (After nearly getting his hand stabbed, Sasuke learned to never touch Kona's precious dango), they would even sit at his favorite spot on the dock at the lake. Soon enough, they became close, love was still a strong word for both of them even though they were married. But they cared about each other and Sasuke honestly liked her.

His new bride had to be the only girl Sasuke had ever met who didn't have an infatuation with him (Not at first). In fact she would pick on him a lot when they were younger (Still does), she would call him girly looking and unmanly, she was also more dedicated to her training. They would spar in class and she was the only student in his year that could beat him in a fight, and she never put up with any grief, especially from Sasuke. Kona was just…right for him.

Kona stirred and moaned a little, somehow stretching enticingly while still in her snuggled position "Why do you have to wake up so early all the time? You're too loud when you think" she mumbled. Sasuke grunted like he always did…earning a stinging slap on his bare chest, Kona made a rule he was not allowed to respond non-verbally to her, so he responded wincing "That doesn't make sense, you can't hear my thoughts" he said. Kona opened one dark onyx eye looking at his pair that matched hers "I'm your wife, I can read your mind" she said plainly then closed her eye again and rubbed her soft cheek contently against his chest, Sasuke actually chuckled at that making Kona lift her head up, not liking her pillow moving and disturbing her sleep.

Sasuke looked at her in the eyes, they were exactly like his given they were Sharingan in their neutral deactivated state, but there something about staring into her eyes…it was different. It wasn't like seeing a fellow clansman, a family member, she was unique. Kona's eyes were not as cold, yet somehow more intimidating, there was a certain thrill looking into them. Sasuke knew her life, about her mother and her absent father, about her hopes and fears. They were on the same path, and they would walk it together, all that was left was stay the course…and let no one stand in their way.

Kona stared at her husband for a little longer, she could honestly say she was maybe starting to love him at this point, and she knew he was starting to love her too. It was just the words that were a lot more difficult, after tying the knot and making love, how can a few words still feel so…final? But right now Kona was awake, she looked at the clock absently seeing it was 7:30, just after dawn with the sun already shining brightly.

'Well, if we're already both up…' she thought smirking.

Sasuke knew that smirk, he looked at her neutrally "No" he only said, she looked at him unimpressed "Yes" she replied, like it wasn't his decision. Kona took no small pleasure in the knowledge that she was the only girl who knew what Sasuke Uchiha looked like when he was flustered (And mostly from being fucked). It was a lot like his broody "Someone pissed in my cereal" look, except he blushed and his eyes darted around like he was trapped and looking for an escape. 'Heh, if he wasn't such and asshole all the time, I could almost see why he has so many sluts chasing him. Asshole, hmm there's an idea…nah! He'll never let me do that to him…yet' Kona was brought out of her musings when she felt something hard poking her hip. Kona's smirk turned into a predatory grin "Aw, honey, do you have morning wood?" she asked, like it was most innocent topic there was.

Sasuke growled and looked away, stifling his urge to call his wife annoying, the last time he did that she snapped his favorite sword in half like it was a stick. That was an expensive sword and custom made to exactly his specifications, when she reached for another one that was even more valuable (It belonged to his grandfather) Sasuke actually got on his knees and begged for her to forgive him, Sasuke was humiliated but he learned his lesson.

"Come on honey the sooner you admit you can't say no to me the sooner you get something nice~" the violet haired Uchiha purred, Sasuke was still looking away blushing like mad and pouting "You can't just treat me like a toy all the time and expect sex, I'm still sore from last night Kona" he explained. Kona kissed his chin "I know you're not used to it…yet, but you will be soon enough, I can't help it if a like taking charge…or being a bit too Rough. It's just my nature. We're going to my country and in Arashi women are on top…speaking of which" she sat up straddling her husband making Sasuke grunt as her area slid against his, he could feel she was already turned on.

Torturing people, it seemed, got her off. "We have a belief in the Storm Nation, about how women should treat their men."

Sasuke looked into Kona's eyes as she roughly yet slowly ground into him, he was panting already and she was too, "In Arashi, according to priestesses in the Temple, a woman's man is to be treasured and protected…but a man must honor and obey his woman." She leaned forward, her round perky bosom just touching his hard chest teasingly, she grabbed his hair roughly bring him up so she can hold his face in her callused yet dainty hands "And you Babyboy…are all mine."

Kona dove into his mouth and attacked his tongue with hers, Sasuke didn't even resist, if there was thing, Sasuke was willing to admit that he did love about his wife was that she was a strong young woman. Confidant…aggressive.

Outside…

Ino was in the hallway, walking back from the kitchen of the bed and breakfast they were staying at in Wave, Ino after years of opening her mother's shop developed a habit of getting up early doing chores. She slept in sometimes but not often, she just couldn't start her day without getting a task done, and since she was now sworn to serve her best friend why not get some things done for her mistress? Ino had just went out with Tora, who was wearing a harness with a leash attached, so that the feline could do her morning business. On the way back in the owner of the B&B, Tsunami, was already up making breakfast. The dark-haired woman gave Ino a strange black drink called "Coffee", it apparently was an import from Arashi that had been getting more popular in Wave Country ever since their alliance was built, it was brewed almost like hot tea but was made with a kind of roasted bean of some kind. The hot water passed through the ground up beans instead of just dunking them.

The older woman said it took her forever to get it right, Tsunami had to actually traveled all the way to the capital, New Kyūkeisho, to take a class. Tsunami said there was a few different brewing methods, and she of course bragged that she learned one of the harder ones, and they were all vastly different from steeping tea, each method giving a unique result. Tsunami used a glass beaker looking jar that had a brim shaped like a funnel, you put a paper filter in the funnel with a measured amount of coffee and pour hot water over the coarsely ground beans, the kettle was odd looking with a long slender spout that curved like the neck of a swan.

Well, when Ino tried the coffee, it was very bitter but the flavor alone filled her with energy, Tsunami stirred in some sugar and milk into hers and offered some to Ino, the younger teen liked it this way much better. The platinum blond had a feeling that coffee was a part of her life now. The B&B keeper made up a tray for Ino to take up to Sakura and Karin, Ino had thanked her and went back up to her two best friends.

Unfortunately.

As she was walking down the hall, which according to Sakura was much longer than her last visit to Tsunami's house (There must have been a remodel), as Ino passed the door occupied by a pair of Uchiha newlyweds she heard something that was…well…

"Oh Gods! Yes! Come on pretty boy, give Mommy what she wants!"

"Ah! Fuck! K-Kona! Please, your too AH! Too rough!"

"Come on sugar! You can do it! You can do it!"

"Ah! Oh…FUCKING SAGE!"

"YES! GIVE IT TO MOMMY! I'M CUMMING!"

Ino was blushing madly, both out of embarrassment and irritation, the former Yamanaka still didn't forgive them. Sasuke for being just a plain asshole most of their lives and for leading Sakura on. But Kona, Ino had learned it was her idea for Sasuke to go out with Sakura, Karin as Kona's teammate had gotten her side. Some sob story about being sent away from home by her mother (Who still visited often), an abusive father who ran off, and being forced into an arranged marriage so that she can have a Konoha citizenship. Kona just wanted to see what it was like to actually date around, she told Sasuke to go on a few dates too, but he only went out with just Sakura. Ino hated that she couldn't fault them for trying to work it out or doing what newlyweds do on what technically was their honeymoon (A working one), but then again there wasn't anything stopping her either.

"Sage damned Uchiha, going at it so early in the morning, not caring about who might be" Ino's voice stopped working when her blood went cold as her stomach dropped, she quickly went to her room that she was sharing with Sakura and Karin…right next door to Sasuke's and Kona's.

Ino balanced the tray on one hand (Mad shop girl skill) and opened the door to her temporary quarters, she saw exactly what she was afraid of, Sakura was awake sitting up on the bed they were sharing holding her knees up to her chest. "Oh honey" was all Ino could say as she placed the tray of coffee on a small low table in front of a couch. Ino went to Sakura's side and held her, "I'm fine Ino" Sakura mumbled, Ino frowned not believing her. It was finally quiet now and Ino could hear the shower in the attached bathroom running, it must have been Karin, sure enough the bathroom door opened up out walked Karin.

The redhead put on her glasses and saw her friends "Oh…I was hoping you slept through that" she said. She made her way over to her bed, they could only get a two bed because there wasn't anything bigger, and she got her own bed because…she was uncomfortable sleeping with other girls. "Must have been quieter in the shower" Sakura tried to joke, Karin just smiled at her joking back "Cold shower" she said teasingly, both Sakura and Ino blushed at the other girl and what she was implying.

You see…Karin was Pansexual, she didn't care what the other person was as long as they was a warm body and relatively attractive to her (But she preferred only one person at a time). Only a few people knew of Karin's tastes like Lady Tsunade, her sensei Shizune, and her mother. The unfortunate thing was Homosexuality, Transgender, etc. Was still not accepted in most parts of the world, especially in Hidden Villages where the size of a fighting force is dependent on how many babies are born (It wasn't like Karin didn't want children…she thinks). But Sakura and Ino were the first to accept, they loved their best friend no matter what, it just so happened Ino was her first kiss (She wanted to know if she was Bi or Gay too, she wasn't, but it was exciting). Konoha was the best of them, at the most marriage between partners of the same sex wasn't legal, but in other countries and villages you could face imprisonment.

Or in Iwa's case…execution.

"Hey! Is that coffee? Sweet Nine Goddesses, do you know how hard it is to get this stuff north of Flower Country? It's been ages since I had any, mom never told me who her supplier was before she died." Karin sat on the couch still in her towel and poured herself a cup, she drank it black like a true coffee aficionado reveling in the taste, she sighed happily finally having her true love back.

Ino rolled her eyes, "Oh come on don't tell me you still have a crush on those two?", Karin always denied it but she was a bit of a closet pervert, something Ino teased her about a lot. The former Yamanaka was convinced Karin also had a crush on Sasuke (Like so many other girls) and later Kona, but Karin would vehemently deny it. Karin would have raved angrily but finally having her beloved coffee after so long she was in too much in a good mood. "Look Ino, just because someone is admittedly hot doesn't mean you have to have a crush on them, I can separate physical attraction my own feelings. My Horny from Heart."

"Wish I learned how to do that" Sakura sighed.

Ino and Karin looked at her bug eyed, they never thought in a million years the pinkette would ever admit that her feeling were just a horny crush.

Sakura looked at them seriously "Let's face it, I only liked him because of his looks and because he was Cool" she admitted.

Karin looked at Ino and the other back, they pretty much agreed that was the case, but Sakura had enough insecurities and self-doubt as it was. Karin put her mug down "Sweetie" she said looking at her best friend "That may be the case, but that doesn't mean how you felt wasn't any less real, maybe it was in wrong place and for the wrong reasons but…they were important to you and that's all that matters."

Sakura smiled appreciating Karin's insight; the other girl was kinda their group's mom in her own right. "Thanks, Karin, sometimes you're just like your mom, you sound like her you know that?" Karin smirked playfully "Goodness, that means I have to adopt Ino, what am I going do to do with a daughter who's a bad spray tan from becoming a Gyaru" she lamented. "Hey!" Ino said in anger, Karin looked at the blonde like she was scolding a child "Don't you Hey me young lady, look at you, aren't you supposed be a lady in waiting? And you are just sitting there talking about crushes while Sakura-Chan's coffee gets cold, my goodness."

"Yeah Ino…wait, what's coffee?"

And the banter went on for a few more minutes as they all got dressed, while Karin and Ino taught Sakura about the miraculous brew (Sakura was believer at first sip), the girls went down to breakfast and enjoyed it with the rest of the delegation. "So, you're going to marry a prince Sakura-San, how wonderful!" Tsunami gushed. She was a slender woman in typical housewife's clothes, with long black hair and a simple but no less stunning beauty, "It's like a fairy tale!"

Sakura nervously laughed, feeling embarrassed, "Ah w-well…" she tried to say. What could she say? By all means it really was a fairy tale (Certainly felt unrealistic), but there was a huge difference between a story and living it in real life.

"Don't worry Sakura-nee, Naruto-nii is a great guy!" Inari said happily, the bucket hat wearing boy seemed to worship the prince as a personal hero. His face then got dark and ominous "But if he ever hurts you, I will hurt him…", Inari also had a little crush on his Neechan.

"OH SAKURA-SAN! MY BEAUTIFUL SAKURA-SAN!" Lee wailed, "To have you taken away by a foreign stranger!" he then got serious holding up his fist "I must fight him and win you back! Or at very least make him prove his worth to be" Lee could not go on as golden chains and black snakes came at him on both sides. Karin was using her Adamantine Chains with their sharp points aimed at his eyes, and Kona was using her mother's Hidden Shadow Snake Hands aimed at his crotch. If there was one thing the Edge and Torture Queens of Konoha hated more than anything else…it was misogyny. Men thinking they could just Win a woman like she was a prize, as if she was an object, both had an Arashi heritage were courtship was sacred.

"Chunin-Lee" Tsunade said in her most commanding Hokage's voice "From this point on you will remain silent unless spoken to, and then you will keep your responses brief…and at a low volume" she said, growling out that last bit.

The Fifth Hokage looked around at all present. Besides Sakura and her group, and the newlywedded Uchiha, there was Mikoto Uchiha present to represent the Clan Lords, the sensei of the three teams that graduated Sakura's year (Shizune excluded) and Team 9, the Daimyo and his staff, and the remaining two elders of Tsunade's advisors. There was also what remained of the teams, a few were missing due to Sai turning out to be a brainwashed drone and Karin's teammate Shino taking over for his late father's position as clan head, Team 9 was also missing their Kunoichi member as she had resigned her commission claiming, "I can't fucking take it anymore, I never want to hear the word Youth ever again."

"Everyone must be on their best behavior, Arashi is not like any country you have seen before, its people and culture are very different from the rest of the world. The Royal Uzumaki clan most importantly, they are an aggressive and wild clan to say the least, the biggest reason we are trying to avoid war and make peace with them is because Arashi's military main specialty is conquering other countries. The Queen, her majesty Kushina-Joō, in particular has a very volatile temper, and she has been known to execute anyone that has insulted her on the spot…most of the time by her own hand."

Everyone looked around nervously, Sakura was especially scared, the queen was supposed the be mother-in-law soon.

"Well, Tsunade-Chan" the Fire Daimyo said in a lazy and uncaring manner "I'm sure Kushina is a reasonable woman." Tsunade tried not to frown at her feudal lord, she never liked him, he was ineffective as a ruler…and worse…

"Daimyo-Sama! There is no doubt that this Uzumaki woman will be honored to be in alliance and serve his lordship!" one of the Daimyo's advisors stated. Tsunade cleared her throat, "I'm sure Her Majesty, understands the benefits of this union, but I must remind his lordship that the Storm Nation is a true monarchy. There is no feudal lords and has not recognized the Daimyo since the fall of the Shogunate, most of all the people the Storm Nation pride themselves on liberty and constitutional rights, I would advise that his lordship remember that this alliance is between Konoha and the Uzumaki clan as we the only recognize military might and we cannot afford to go into a costly war with them. The Uzumaki's personal army, the Guntai, is very powerful…even more than are own. If we were to go to war with them" Tsunade was however cut off by Homura.

"We would still win as we are ninja, and this Guntai has no knowledge of ninjutsu, I assure you Daimyo-Sama these brutes will surely see that the Hidden Leaf and his lordship are a power they cannot compare and will be grateful to his lordship."

Tsunade glared her two advisors and their ignorance, but she kept quiet as the Fire Daimyo was quite pleased with the untrue statement. Sakura noticed that Karin too was not happy with the elders' statement either. Breakfast continued and it was decidedly steered away from politics.

At ten o'clock Sakura and her friends were in the families private living room, closed off from the rest of the renovations so Tsunami and her family can have a space to themselves, suddenly Ino perked up a bit looking around "What that hell is that?" she asked. At first no one knew what she was talking about, that was until Sakura heard a steady thrumming noise…and it was getting louder. Tsunade looked up smiling "It appears our escort has arrived."

She got up and out to the front yard followed by the rest of the delegation, the yard was a very large patch of grass as big as a training ground, the wind was picking up and the noise was getting louder making Chuha Chuha Chuha sound. It was Ino who so elegantly stated what everyone was thinking.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!"