Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Gotoubun no Hanayome.

AN: I was motivated to release this chapter early by the great "criticism" I received last chapter.

Enjoy.

Chapter 4:
It's Really Complicated

"Hey, Ken. What would you do if a girl confessed to you?"

"Huh? What kind of question is that? You've never asked me anything like that before. Are you sure you're Naruto?"

"Just answer the question, jeez."

"No, this is far too suspicious. You've never been interested in romance before."

"I-I wouldn't say I wasn't interested. I just never had to think about it all that much. That's all. B-But even I can be curious about starting a relationship. It's no big deal."

"…..did something happen to you?"

"….."

"…..you rat bastard. How could you!?"

Naruto was nearly tackled by the now crying Ken. The two were at work together. Asagi wasn't in today, so it was only the two of them and Hayato who was in the back of the shop. As usual, the place was a ghost town. There was only one customer, and it was an old woman who was quietly enjoying her tea.

"I can't believe you!" Ken said with his tear-stricken face. "I thought we were supposed to be lame and unpopular forever! How could you abandon me like this!?"

"W-What the hell are you talking about!?"

"Don't play stupid with me!" Ken glared at him. "You got yourself a girlfriend, didn't you? You trying to brag now? Huh?" The boy turned into a depressed mush in the corner. "It makes no sense. I'm the one going to college. He's just taking online courses. Logically speaking, I should be the one with the girlfriend, right? It's not fair."

Naruto sweatdropped. He might have just accidentally broken Ken. "Hey, weren't you like going to date a voice actress?"

"I-I still am!" Ken puffed out his chest. "Just wait and see. My future girlfriend will be ten times hotter than yours. And a lot more cool too."

Yeah, good luck with that.

Naruto sighed. "Look, I don't have a girlfriend-"

"Don't you lie to me, boy!"

"We're the same age, idiot!" Naruto would have thrown a rock at him if he had one. "And I'm serious. I'm not dating anyone."

Yet….probably. Maybe.

…..maybe not?

Urgh.

That seemed to placate the glasses-wearer. For now.

"Then why the weird question?"

"I don't know. Can't I be curious about dating?"

"You could." Ken didn't look convinced. "But it's still too sudden. There has to be a catalyst for your newfound interest." He narrowed his eyes. "Did you meet a girl? Or is it…..one from your harem?"

"You mother-"

"Now, now. No need for such crude language here, boys." Hayato emerged from the back of the shop and took his spot behind the bar as usual. He gave the two of them a curious stare. "And what is this about dating I hear?"

Ken was quick to snitch. "Hear this, Hayato-san. Apparently Naruto here is interested in dating."

"Really now?" Hayato clapped, looking excited. "That's wonderful! Just the other day you told me you weren't looking for anyone, but I guess life throws many surprises at you, huh?"

Oh great. Now the man was going to get the wrong idea. Not that it was the wrong idea per say. After all, Naruto was interested….or maybe he wasn't. Or he was...?

Okay, he didn't know. He hadn't felt this confused about his emotions in a long time.

"Look at his face." Ken was glaring daggers at the blond. "Someone definitely confessed to you. I just know it."

"Now isn't that romantic?" Hayato placed a hand over his cheek and sighed in bliss. "I remember the first time someone confessed to me. It was back in my younger and wilder days, when I worked at this night club. The young man was from this yakuza group in the area. I knew it was wrong, but he totally swept me off my feet. It was really magical."

Oh.

Naruto scratched his cheek. "You've been through some stuff, huh?"

Hayato chuckled. "I've had my fair share of experiences, yes."

You don't say.

"But this isn't about me," Hayato continued. "Naruto-kun, if a girl has confessed to you, then you have to take it seriously. It takes a lot of courage to confess your feelings, especially if you know you might get rejected."

Naruto knew this. He had been on the rejected side before, so he knew it wasn't easy. And it wasn't that he wasn't taking this seriously. It was just that…..he didn't know what to do. How would he act towards them now? What were they going to expect from him?

What was the right choice?

Almost as if he was reading his mind, Hayato said, "If I can give you one piece of advice, it's that there's never a true answer when it comes to matters of the heart. It's irrational, and it'll definitely lead you down a painful path at times. The best you can do is hope to be honest with yourself, even if you don't like the truth."

Kind of like the truth he faced when Nino first confronted him.

Naruto slowly nodded, taking Hayato's words to heart. "Yes….I understand. Thank you. I'll definitely try my best."

It was definitely nice, to turn to someone like Hayato at times like this.

The moment between the two was lost, though, when Ken grabbed Naruto into a sudden chokehold. He was also crying again.

"So it was true! You rotten traitor, when did you get so popular, huh!?"

This time, Naruto didn't hold back and elbowed Ken in the gut. Once again, it was so satisfying, especially when he fell to the floor.

"I'm starting to see why Asagi enjoys hitting you so much, Ken. Great practice."

A groan was the only answer Naruto got.

Hayato just shook his head.

Boys.

It was around two hours later when Hayato was greeted with a familiar face entering his shop.

"Ah, Miku-chan! It's good to see you again."

Miku gave Hayato a courtesy nod as she stepped inside the shop. She was in another one of her sweaters with striped shorts and her usual black tights. She was holding a book close to her chest, almost like she didn't want anyone else to see it.

"It's been almost a week since you last came. I was starting to get worried I would lose one of my regulars."

"School was a pain," she said softly. "I was bogged down with tests all week."

Hayato nodded in understanding. "Yes, I remember those. They were so annoying to do. But hang in there! You'll get past them eventually."

Miku smiled a little. She had never really understood what Hayato's "deal" was, why with the way he dressed and acted. But he was a nice enough person. The man was one of the few people she could talk to outside of her family with confidence, which said a lot about the man's charisma.

"You can take a seat anywhere you like," Hayato told her with a wide smile. "We have plenty of room."

They did. Miku spotted only two other people in the café shop, and they were sitting quietly and doing their own thing. It's why Miku liked this place so much. The food was good, and it had the best atmosphere for a quiet person like herself.

She headed for one of the empty booths in the back, which was her preferred spot. Once she was seated and comfortable, she opened her book and started to read. It was about Takeda Shingen, who just happened to be her favorite general from the Sengoku period. She usually read in her room, but she wanted a change of scenery. It was Saturday, after all. On Monday, she and the others were going to start at their new school, so Miku wanted to relax a bit before then. Hopefully the people there weren't as obnoxious as the ones in her old school.

'Not that I'll talk to them anyway.'

She wasn't like the others. She couldn't make friends easily, or at all really. Nino especially was like a social butterfly, able to approach anyone with confidence. Miku knew it wouldn't take her, or the others, long to make new friends at their new school. It was a skill Miku wished she could have, but unfortunately it wasn't in her.

"Hello there! Welcome to…..wait, Miku!?"

Miku looked up from her book to see Naruto staring at her in surprise. He had a notepad with him, which meant he was her waiter for today. She preferred it this way, but she didn't mind the waitress that worked here either. The other guy scared her a little, though….okay, a lot. The way he was always shouting gibberish was enough to make Miku want to stay away from him.

Miku raised one of her eyebrows at the blond.

"What's with the reaction? You know I like to come here."

Before, she only came when Naruto worked. But over time, she became comfortable enough to visit the shop on her own.

Naruto started to massage his forehead in an attempt to calm his nerves. He hadn't meant to react like that just now, but seeing Miku only reminded him of what had happened earlier today.

He was still trying to come to terms with that, even with Hayato's hopeful advice. Ichika and Nino, the two of them were interested in him. And not in the friendly sort of way, but the romantic one. As someone with no experience in romantic relationships, this was a lot to take in. Even though it had been several hours since then, it still felt like it had just happened. Like he was still in that moment when Nino and Ichika confessed to him, reliving it over and over again.

Naruto shook his head. Now wasn't the time.

"Sorry, I'm just going through some stuff. Nothing big."

Oh, but it was big. Not that he could tell her that.

Miku kept her eyes on him for a few more moments. She might be the most socially inept out of the quintuplets, but she was the best one when it came to reading people. Especially those who she was close with. That's why she could imitate the others the best.

"Something happened."

Naruto nearly winced at those words. She was already on to him. But how could she be suspicious already? Ken had caught on fast too. Was he that easy to read?

"Nah…..everything is cool." He tried his best to appear as his normal laid back self. But when she narrowed those dark blue eyes of hers, Naruto knew he wasn't convincing her.

"I thought you said it was best for people to talk about their problems, to be open to those close to you. Was that a lie?"

She wasn't going to let this go, was she?

Naruto gave her a gently tap on the head with his notepad. "And who is it that still hasn't told her sisters about her crazy obsession with dead generals from the past?"

Miku pouted, her cheeks turning puffy. "You told me it wasn't weird…."

She had managed to open up to the blond about her secret hobby almost a year ago. But that wasn't much of a surprise. Naruto was an easy person to talk to. It was part of his charm.

"Liking history isn't weird." Naruto then leaned in closer to her, his eyebrow twitching. "But the part about being sexually attracted to 'old overweight men' really scares me. You could easily be taken advantage of, ya know!"

The world was a scary place, after all.

Miku's cheeks turned red. "I-I didn't mean it like that, okay!" she hissed. She actually hissed. "I-I only said that they were more interesting than the pretty boys the other girls like to talk about!"

Naruto didn't believe her, but he still dropped the issue. He was confident Miku would never do something she'd regret…...hopefully. But he really did worry for her. Out of the quintuplets, she was the one who had the hardest time socializing. He was sure she didn't have any friends at her old school. She probably only ever talked to him and her sisters. Hopefully that changed this year with the new school and everything.

"Anyway, stop trying to change the subject." Miku got her blush under control and gave the blond an accusatory glare. "Something happened to you, didn't it?"

"Ah…."

Crap, she was still on that. He was sure her embarrassment would have made her forget about their initial topic. Looks like lady luck wasn't on his side today.

Miku tapped her finger on the table. "And if I had to guess further, I would say it has something to do with Nino."

Naruto openly gawked at her. How the hell had she figured that out!? It wasn't one hundred percent true as Ichika was involved too, but it was still far too close to the mark for his liking!

"I see. Based on your reaction, I take it I'm right." Miku closed her eyes as she shut her book. She wasn't going to get any reading right now anyhow.

"I-I mean….." Naruto struggled to say something, anything that would save him from this predicament. Maybe Hayato would reprimand him for socializing at work? No, that would never happen. Since the other customers, all two of them, already had their orders filled by Ken, there was no reason for him to rush. Then maybe Ken would burst in to save him? No, no. That wouldn't happen either. The idiot was in the back reading one of his light novels. Nothing could distract him from that.

He was caught, and there was no way out.

Miku tucked some of her hair behind her ear and said, "You don't have to explain. I can pretty much guess what happened."

If Nino was involved, then there was only one reason Naruto would be looking this flustered.

'So she did it.' A part of Miku had doubted that Nino would really move ahead with her plan to date Naruto, but boy was she wrong. Nino hadn't wasted any time it seemed. She had gone straight for it.

It really made Miku jealous. Should a time ever come when she was interested in someone, Miku knew she could never be that bold with her feelings.

"So you guys have been talking," Naruto said as he began to realize why Miku would know his troubles. It made sense. The five shared almost everything with one another, with a couple of exceptions here and there. Miku's hobby and Ichika's new career came to mind.

"Nino told us all." Miku averted her gaze at this point. "She told us about her feelings for you."

She wasn't beating around the bush either, which was surprising for Miku. More importantly, Nino had really done something like that? What the heck was that girl thinking? Naruto didn't understand why she would involve the others like this.

Another customer suddenly walked inside the shop, much to Hayato's delight. It also reminded the blond that this was no time to be having this conversation.

"We can talk later. My shift ends in an hour."

Miku nodded. She didn't mind the wait.

The Sun was already setting when Naruto and Miku left the shop together. Normally, Naruto would have worked a bit longer, but Hayato had closed the place early today. Apparently there was some "personal business" he had to deal with, whatever that meant.

Well, whatever. Hayato's personal life aside, Naruto had more important matters to face.

"So what are you going to do?"

It was Miku who broke the silence as the two crossed one of the pedestrian bridges to get to the bus station.

"That is the question, isn't it?" Naruto stopped halfway on the bridge with Miku doing the same. She turned to him, her face curious. She wanted to know where his head was right now with all of this. She didn't want to think that Nino had made a mistake by confessing so quickly.

"First of all, you should know that it wasn't just Nino who confessed to me. Ichika did too."

Wait, wait, wait. Did she hear that correctly? Ichika confessed!? Nino was one thing, but Ichika!?

Naruto chuckled at Miku's bewildered expression. "Yeah, that was pretty much my reaction. First time in years I've felt so lost."

"Eh? You don't say." Miku quickly returned to her stoic self. "So even you can get flustered. I never would have realized."

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Stop making jokes."

"I'm just saying. You fight people for a hobby, and you do that with no problems. But two girls confess to you, and now you hesitate? You disappoint me."

"…I think you've been hanging around Nino too much, Miku."

She was supposed to be the secretly sweet one!

"But isn't that a good sign?" Miku ignored his comment as she looked at him. "If you're this troubled, then it means you're taking this seriously."

"Of course I'm taking this seriously!" How could he not? "I've just never been in this sort of situation before," he admitted with some frustration.

How was he supposed to deal with romance anyway? It was a foreign concept to him. As a kid, he had always imagined having a big family with the stereotypical house and everything. It was cheesy, but it wasn't like he had known any better. That mostly stemmed from his loneliness, though. As he grew older, he stopped thinking less and less about such things and focused more on other aspects of his life. Which was to be expected, given the shit storm his life had been back in his dimension. Coming here hadn't helped, though. How could he truly connect with someone without talking about his past? About where he came from? It just wouldn't be right if he glossed over that. It would be like he was rejecting that part of his life, which he would never do in a million years.

But now, this situation was sprung on him all of a sudden. And it was coming from two people he never would have considered.

"Are you going to reject them?" Miku asked. She made sure to avert her gaze from Naruto when she asked this, but the blond was too busy with his thoughts to noice.

"That would be the responsible thing to do, wouldn't it?" It had to be. A relationship with either of them would never work out. As inexperienced as he was, Naruto could understand that much at least.

"You don't sound sure."

"But I am."

He was. He definitely was.

Miku looked at him again and laughed softly. "You probably don't know this, but you're a terrible liar. Your eyes give you away."

They did?

"They do. They're really expressive."

As a former shinobi, that really stung. Naruto recalled Sakura telling him that once too, but that wasn't important right now.

"Just know, with that half-baked attitude, it isn't going to convince ether of them," Miku told him. "At least, Nino won't be convinced." She didn't know how Ichika would react. It was surprising enough that she had confessed at all.

"I feel like I'm the younger one here," Naruto mused. "Shouldn't I be the one to help you, not the other way around?"

"It's only because you're being too much of a wimp. Someone has to make sure you don't stay that way."

Naruto twitched. "Again, the insults aren't helping."

Miku shrugged. "Prove me wrong then."

"I know you're just trying to provoke me, but goddammit it's working."

Jokes aside, it was true that he couldn't keep his half-baked attitude moving forward. It wouldn't be fair to either Nino or Ichika, especially since they had both stepped up and decided to confess. Hayato wasn't wrong about that. Nino especially. Just thinking about her actions made Naruto blush again.

Miku noticed this and started to get second-hand embarrassment. She didn't know what the blond was thinking about, but if it had to do with either Nino or Ichika…..

'B-Better not think about it too deeply.'

The last thing she wanted was to hear Naruto's perverted thoughts.

If only she knew it was the other way around.

Getting her thoughts under control, Miku said, "This probably isn't the best time for this, but you're coming over to dinner tonight, right?"

Silence. There was no answer from Naruto. No outward reaction either. He just simply stared down at the passing cars below.

Miku deadpanned. She didn't need to be a mind reader to know what this meant.

"You forgot about it, didn't you?"

"…..maybe?"

"You really are an idiot."

"Don't be so brutal! You're hurting my feelings, Miku!" He cried out. "And in my defense, Nino texted me hours ago! I've been focused on other stuff today, so it's only normal that I would forget okay!"

Nino was supposedly cooking dinner for them today, and she wanted everyone to be there. It sounded like she was serious, so anyone who missed it would probably end up murdered the next day. That's why he was going.

That, and Nino's cooking. He could never miss that.

Miku still looked disappointed. "And here I thought you were cool once. I take back my admiration for you."

"I'm starting to think you might be a sadist, Miku….."

A worrying thought. Nino already filled that spot. No need for a second one.

Miku tapped him on the chest and smiled. "Call it payback, for making two of my sisters go through all of this."

"Y-You should have more sympathy for me here," Naruto said weakly, absolutely dejected with the treatment he was getting from her. "But whatever!" He perked up. "I'm sure Yotsuba will be more kind to my situation. You should be more like her during times like this!"

Miku shook her head and started to walk off, genuinely disappointed this time.

"How dense can you be?"

"W-Wait, what does that mean!?" Naruto quickly followed after her, his voice cracking a little. "Miku, what do you know!? Tell me!"

Miku just hid her smile.

Dense indeed.

Once they arrived at the thirty-story apartment complex, Naruto felt his palms start to get sweaty. His nervousness only skyrocketed when he and Miku got on the elevator to the thirtieth floor, their floor. He really didn't know how he was supposed to act around Nino and Ichika now. They did say they were going to give him some time for his answer, but how long was that exactly?

'I know I said I couldn't half-ass this, but…..'

His nerves were getting the best of him. The more he thought about it, about them, the more insecure he became. Wait, was it insecurity? No, maybe it was more along the lines of being self-conscious rather than insecure. Or was it both? Didn't they mean the same thing?

He was rambling now, and about pointless crap too.

'I'm so gonna screw this up.'

Naruto was not in familiar territory right now, and it was starting to show now more than ever.

Miku could practically see everything that was going through Naruto's head from his face alone. She wasn't lying when she said he was a terrible liar. He could be like an open book sometimes, and this was one of those times.

Miku wanted to offer some words of reassurance, but she stopped herself. She had already meddled enough. This was something Naruto had to figure out by himself.

Besides, he deserved to squirm a little.

'Idiot…..'

The two didn't waste time exiting the elevator and heading for the door. Naruto would have preferred walking slower, to buy himself some more time however little, but Miku didn't allow him to.

How mean.

Once Miku opened the door, a blur instantly shot past her and tackled Naruto to the ground.

"Naruto-sensei!"

The blond groaned from the floor as Yotsuba leered over him. She was in one of her onesies today. Out of the five, Yotsuba definitely had the most "innocent" style of clothing.

"Again, I know asking this is pointless, but do we have to go through this time every time we see each other?"

"Yes, yes we do."

"You're going to crack my spine one of these days, Yotsuba."

"Ahahaha, what are you saying!? You're too strong for that!"

Yes, but it still hurt!

"Why do you do this every time, Yotsuba?" Itsuki had to ask the same thing as she walked out into the hall. She wore a long skirt and a comfortable sleeveless t-shirt. "You're going to cause a serious accident one of these days."

"Nah, no way! Naruto-sensei is too tough for that!" Yotsuba denied, still not seeing the problem.

"I'm so gonna throw those words back at you when we spar again," Naruto said. He meant it too.

Yotsuba paled and quickly ran off back inside. "You wouldn't hurt an innocent girl, Naruto-sensei! I know you!"

Naruto was almost tempted to run after her but decided it was not worth it.

"I'm surprised to see you all here," Naruto said after getting to his feet again. "Usually, you all disappear on Saturdays."

Itsuki crossed her arms. "Yes, well, Nino sounded very serious about this dinner."

"Too scared to say no~" he teased.

Itsuki blushed and huffed. "N-No. She's my sister. Of course I'm going to like spending time with her."

Naruto and Miku looked at one another.

She was definitely scared. Naruto couldn't blame her, though. Nino was really scary when she wanted to be.

The trio then walked inside the apartment, with Itsuki closing the door behind them. Yotsuba was sprawled on the couch, which was brave of her. If Naruto wanted to, he could get his revenge here and now.

But honestly, he didn't have the mind to do something like that right now.

"Oh, you're finally here."

Naruto felt his spine tingle when Nino's words reached him. Said girl emerged from the kitchen. She had changed out from her previous outfit and was in one of her more comfortable dresses. Similar to the one she wore when he first got back, only this one was brownish and reddish in color.

"Y-Yeah, I wouldn't miss this for the world! Ahahaha….."

Worst fake laugh ever. Where were your acting skills, Uzumaki!?

Itsuki gave Naruto a curious glance, finding his mannerisms strange. It was like he had never talked to Nino before and was nervous. But that didn't make sense.

Miku just went to the couch where Yotsuba was. She didn't want to get caught in the middle of that.

As for Nino, she didn't seem to mind Naruto's weird reaction and grabbed him by the hand, leading him to the kitchen.

"I decided to go out all today," she beamed. "I've been stuck in the kitchen for hours, but I think you'll like it."

He definitely would. He was bias, but Nino's cooking was the best.

"I still don't get why you're doing this," Itsuki said, trailing after them. "Is today a special occasion that I don't remember?"

"Eh, don't worry about it." Nino dismissed her question. "We can enjoy ourselves once in a while, right?"

While it sounded plausible, Itsuki wasn't buying it. Nino never did anything like this without reason. Unless it was their birthday. So she was definitely suspicious of Nino tonight.

The smell of the food prepared in the kitchen was more than enough to make Naruto relax, his senses bombarded with all the smells. Nino had prepared some stew, pork from the looks of it, with some kind of tomato salad on the side. For a novice like him, he didn't have the vocabulary to explain it very well. He just knew it looked delicious.

"There is also dessert~" Nino went to the fridge and pulled out a cake. It was a red velvet cake to be exact, with cream cheese frosting.

Naruto and Itsuki started drooling the moment they saw the cake.

"That looks great," Naruto said with Itsuki eagerly nodding next to him. He started to approach the fridge. "Can we have a taste-"

"It's D-E-S-S-E-R-T." Nino put the cake back in the fridge before Naruto or Itsuki could assault it. "You just gotta wait until after the main meal."

"Boooooo." Itsuki protested this. Desserts were a major weakness for her. She wanted the cake now!

Naruto also wanted the cake, but he was fine with the stew too. "Well, you made a lot of other food. Can't let it spoil."

Nino smiled as she latched on to his arm again. "That's right. They say the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

Oh, no.

Itsuki's eyes widened a little. "N-Nino, that was a joke, right?"

"Hm? I guess?" Nino shrugged and hugged Naruto closer. "But it's also true. I'm going on the offensive tonight."

Offensive, she said. Naruto could be clueless in plenty of situations, but after having Nino stuck in his head all day there was no way he was missing the hint.

"Y-You said you would give me some time," Naruto reminded her, hoping to stop whatever was going to happen.

Nino nodded. "I did." She then leaned in closer to him. "But I also said I was going to make you fall for me."

Once again, Naruto was rooted where he stood. Not even the smell of Nino's cooking could distract him from the girl herself.

And Nino was more than aware of this, which made her happy.

Itsuki was frozen in place too, her brain trying to process what she was seeing. But it couldn't be true. Nino couldn't be doing something like this. Because…..because…..

"Oh boy, I think you accidentally broke Itsuki, Nino."

Itsuki couldn't even react to Ichika's presence, who now stood in the kitchen with them. She wore shorts like Miku's, and a t-shirt only hers wasn't loose like Ichika's.

Naruto noticed Ichika right away, though, and his nervousness only went up.

'They're both here…..'

His mind started to draw up a thousand possibilities, and all of them ended in disaster.

"What's the matter, Naruto-kun?" Ichika was able to see right through his hesitation and just about skipped over to him, her hands clasped behind her back. "Cat got your tongue?"

Like she didn't know.

"I think he misunderstood what we said last time." Nino let go of his arm and stood back a little. "I thought we were pretty upfront about the whole thing too."

Ichika smiled. "I guess he's that dense, huh?"

Their teasing was enough to make Naruto snap out of it. "You've been getting ahead of yourselves lately. Don't think you can mess around with me forever."

He was Uzumaki Naruto dammit.

Nino gave him a coy smile. "Say that after you don't freeze up when I hug you."

Crap. She did notice.

"You three…..."

Naruto, Ichika, and Nino suddenly paled when Itsuki's death-inducing voice washed over them.

True enough, it was a like an aura of darkness had washed over Itsuki as she glared at them each.

"What is going on here…..?."

It was a simple question, but a wrong answer would spell the end for them.

"Oh boy." Ichika and Nino had the decency to look sheepish while Naruto wanted to slap himself for being so stupid. How could he forget Itsuki was standing here with them!?

Not just Itsuki. Miku and Yotsuba were both looking over at them from the couch.

"S-So bold." Yotsuba had to duck down when she noticed Naruto glancing her away. "Even when other people are present…..."

"Might as well get used to it," Miku said, shaking her head as she noticed Itsuki was ready to explode.

Their new school, a tutor, and Nino's and Ichika's feelings.

Things were going to be more interesting around here.

Omake:
And they lived happily ever after…

"Nino!"

"E-Eh!?"

Nino had no time to react properly as Naruto pushed her back on the floor. Now, he was the one on top.

"As long as you stay by my side, I'll always be happy. B-Because…..I love you too, Nino."

Nino's eyes sparkled in happiness, her cheeks red. "N-Naruto….."

The two leaned toward one another, until finally their lips met for their first kiss.

DH: And then they lived happily ever after…..the end!

A: What? You can't do that!

DH: Technically, I can.

A: But it's only the third chapter! And you haven't even gotten to the other three yet! Do they like Naruto too or not?

DH: Yeah, but, think about it. It's straightforward and simple. It's the best kind of ending.

A: It isn't.

DH: Is that a bet? Hold my controller.

A: Seriously, stop. No one will like that ending.

DH: Hmm. Apparently Nino gets lonely very easily, so I can imagine that they would have a lot of kids. Naruto wants a big family too.

A: That does make sense-wait, don't write that down! I'm serious!

DH: I'm serious too.

A: …..

DH: So, you want some Mtdew?

I will write what I want. So continue to personally attack me (that's always classy). This "pile of shit" isn't going anywhere. Hell, I'll just write more of it out of spite.

Someone mentioned that Naruto was being OOC-ish, and they're right. That's because this is new ground for him. He has no idea how to act, so I'm trying to convey that properly (probably without much success). This chapter was to emphasize that, but it's still more of a filler-ish chapter as we move on to Fuutarou's introduction next and the real start of the war.

That's all from me.

Till next time.