Shanks pov

I smiled as I looked down at my grandson as he walked beside me with a look I loved. He had tried his old blue shorts and torn-up shirt. He now wore a pair of black jeans with a shirt like mine and a blue sash around his waist. He had sandals; like mine, with a long black coat on his shoulder. Tied on his back was a fine set of twin katanas; they were larger than he was at the moment, but he'd grow into them.'

"Hey gramps."

"Ya?"

Naruto stopped and then looked up at me with a worried look on his face. "I know I sensed them too. Don't worry if they try something, I will deal with them." He nodded before he turned around, and I looked back and saw Hinata running after a small laughing girl.

"Hanabi!"

Naruto ran off to help get catch the little girl. I laughed and turned to watch them try and fail to She slipped by them and came running right towards me. I laughed as I kneeled down, setting my clay sake jug down, and grabbed the little girl as she tried to run by me. She laughed as she grabbed onto my arm. I laughed as I sat down on the street as Hinata and Naruto rushed over with a few Hyuga clan members came running up.

"Lady Hinata! Lady Hanabi!"

I laughed as Hanani grabbed onto my open shirt. She stomped her feet on the ground as she laughed up at me. I smiled down at her as she pulled on my shirt and tried to climb over my legs, and reached for my sword. I patted her little head as the two clan members approached me.

"Lady Hanabi! Please leave Lord Shanks alone!"

I laughed as I wrapped my arm around her and stood up. "Naruto grab my sake I needed to talk with Lord Hiashi soon anyways." The two clan members stiffed as they looked up at me. The little girl grabbed onto my collar and laughed as she kicked her legs. "Do you two think he and the elder could spare the time?" They sweated as they looked at me.

"Y-yes Lord Shanks!"

I laughed as Naruto grabbed the sake jug, slung it over his shoulder, and grabbed Hinata's hand. She turned red, and I laughed as we started to follow the two clan members. Hanabi seemed to be claiming down as she sat on my arm and rested her head on my shoulder as she held onto my cape collar. I looked at Naruto and Hinata out of my eyes and smiled. 'A new couple may be coming soon.'

Naruto pov

I smiled as I walked with Hinata's hand in mine. I looked at her, and she looked away, her face all red. I stopped making her stop as well. I set the sake jug down and then put a hand on her head. "Do you feel sick, Hinata-chan?" Her face reddened before steam came out of her mouth and started falling over. I grabbed her and noticed my gramps and the two clan members circling around us.

"Is Lady Hinata okay!?"

I shrugged as I picked her up in my arms as best I could and grabbed the sake jug. 'Wow she's real light.' I nodded and started to walk again. "She's a little warm, but it is hot out today. Maybe she got overheated." Gramps laughed a little, then started to walk again.

"We best get this ladies home then Naruto. Oh, and if you drop here when we get home I'm throwing you into the pond again."

I gulped, not wanting to be thrown into the pond again; the water was so cold. "Yes, sir." I held Hinata tighter, and she rested her head on my shoulder and grabbed ahold of my shirt. 'She must cling to things in her sleep.' I smiled for some strange reason; I liked this. 'I'll have to ask gramps about this one we get to the Hyuga clan compound.'

"Naruto."

I looked up and smiled, seeing gramps as he stopped again. "Ya, gramps?" He smiled as he looked at me.

"When we get them home you be on your best behavior. This will be the first time you will be in a formal setting so behave."

I nodded as we got going again. Thankfully we weren't too far from her home. We walked up, and the two clan members quickly ran up to the guards. They spoke as we walked up to them. One quickly ran off, and we were let into the clan compound.

"Lord Shank-sama, welcome to our home."

I looked over and saw a woman who looked a lot like Hinata. Her hair was much longer and a slightly lighter shade. She had on a white kimono and had a sweet smile on her face.

"Lady Honoka."

I looked up at the other guard as he bowed to the lady. I quickly followed, doing my best to hold Hinata up as gramps bowed to her. She laughed into her hand before she gave us a small bow back before taking Hanabi and holding her in her arms.

"Honoka-hime."

I looked back and saw Hiashi coming quickly with the guard. He looked at us and started to look angry as he looked right at me. I stepped back before my gramps stepped in front of us, blocking us from him.

"Calm down Lord Hiashi. Naruto is carrying her because she passed out from the heat I guess she was training before she ran off after her sister."

I watched as the ordinarily emotionless Hiashi seemed to show some fear as he looked at gramps. I felt a little relief as Hiashi backed down some.

"Yes she was and I guess she could have overheated. But, I do wish my clans branch members had done their jobs."

I laughed as Hinata slowly started to move around. I looked down at her as Gramps talked with the Hiashi. She moved closer to my chest, and she sighed as she pulled on my shirt some. I smiled and looked up at Hana. "Honoka-sama, do you think we could get her to a bed?" She smiled and nodded as she waved for me to follow her. I did, and we walked off, leaving gramps to deal with Hiashi.

"You know, you and Hinata sure look cute like that."

I felt my face heat up as we walked through the homes. Hinata was making little movements in my arms made it a little hard to keep her in my arms. My right hand is still holding the rope around the sake jug.

"So, your this Naruto-Kun my daughter has been talking about all this time. I'd like to say thanks for saving her from her bullies."

I noticed something; She was a beautiful lady with her hair and the size of her chest, which Hanabi was making more visible. Hanabi pulled her kimono over some, and I could see her bar and some skin. I felt my face head up more, and I looked away from her.

"Oh, you're red face is cute."

I looked down at Hinata and stopped as I locked eyes with her. She turned red, and before I could say anything, she fainted again.

"Haha, a cute couple if I've ever seen one. By the way were here."

I looked up and saw we were at a huge house. It was a little bigger than mine and Gramp's house, but we had a forest around ours. I followed her in and did my best to show manners like gramps told me.

"You can take her to the living room. The second door on the right and feel free to wait while I get drinks."

I nodded and gave her the best bow I could. I quickly walked to the door, happy to get her weight out of my arms. No matter how light she was, my arms were burning. I walked passed a few maids, and they bowed to me as I walked. One smiled at me before she opened the door for me.

"Welcome young master."

I blushed and bowed before standing back up. "Thank you miss." She smiled, and I walked into the living room. I walked over to the couch and tried to lay her down. She clung to my shirt and sighed, knowing her grip was really tight. I kneeled down as best I could with her weight. I dropped the jug and smiled, glad gramps sake was okay now. I got onto the couch and laid Hinata on the couch beside me, but half her body was still on me.

"Naruto-kun."

I jumped, hearing her say my name before she pulled herself to my side more. She rested her head on my thigh, and I smiled again before I rested my arm over her back and held her closer.

"Damn Naruto, you got game already?"

I stiffed and slowly turned my head, seeing gramps smiling wide with Hiashi and Honoka beside him. Hiashi looked ready to rip me apart, but Honoka smiled as she looked at me. I laughed before pulling my arm off her, hoping gramps would stop Hiashi again.

"Naruto you know taking a lady the first time you bring her home is so forward.~"

Gramps laughed as I felt my face heat up again. I growled before I reached up to grab one of my swords. Hiashi looked surprised, and gramps laughed before he waved his hand.

"Okay, okay I had my fun. Now, let's get you free we need to go talk with Sir Hiashi."

He and Honoka walked over, and Honoka pulled her hands from my shirt. Gramps wrapped his arm around my chest and picked me up, then sat me back on my feet. I nodded before Honoka held up gramps sake.

"Thank you lady Honoka."

She smiled and gave us a small bow before gramps turned, and he started to walk out of the room. He followed behind Hiashi as he opened the door across the hall. I followed them into the room and looked around the new room. It was like we walked into a hall where another man with a woman was beside him. They looked at us, and I smiled and waved to them before I remembered to bow. When I stood back up, the man had a slight smirk, and the woman gave me a small smile and waved back.

"Mother father thank you for coming so quickly."

Hiashi bowed to his parents before taking a seat between them, and we sat down in front of them. I watched gramps pull his sword off his side, then seat it down to his right side. I was confused; he didn't have an arm on that side, so why. I did as he did, took my swords off my back, and set them down on my left.

"Now as I told you lord Hiashi. Hinata has a great skill level for her age and your right she does need more confidence. But, I believe I know how to help her."

"How so? My granddaughter is afraid to fight."

Gramps nodded as he looked at them.

"No, it's not fear my daughter was like her when she was young."

"Your daughter?"

The elder Hyuga asked, and I looked away from them. Gramps sighed before I felt him putting his hand on my head.

"You'd know her as Konaha's red death or the red hot habanero."

"You mean Kushina!?"

"Yes, she was my daughter. Didn't Sir Hiashi not explain what happened in the council meeting?"

"N-naruto-kun?"

I looked back and saw Hinata standing in the doorway.

Shanks pov

I smiled as I looked back at Naruto's little lady. "Haha, Naruto, why don't you take your little lady and teach her the tree walking exercise I thought you."

"Okay gramps."

He grabbed his swords and put them on his back again. He bowed to Hiashi and the two elders before he turned and walked over to the door. I smiled as Naruto took her hand again. I laughed a little as her face turned red and didn't faint this time.

"Come on Hinata-chan, I heard you Hyuga's have really good chakra control. I'm sure you'll get this down fast."

Her face got even redder, and I couldn't help but remember my wife Makino. I laughed, seeing what I knew was a future couple. Naruto pulled her away, making her follow him. Once the door closed, I turned back to look at the others.

"You were saying Sir Shanks?"

"She's not afraid she's gentle. She doesn't want to harm anyone while training. My grandson like all uzumaki has a massive reserves of chakra. He had learned to make shadow close so she can learn the gentle fist that way. I can also work on making her reserves larger as their is a secret that makes training easier."

"And what is that?"

I smiled before I looked over to the door again. "You three can come in. I know you're there." The door opened, and a little girl came running. I laughed as she jumped onto the side of my cloke. Honoka walked in with a maid behind her. Honoka took her seat next to Hiashi as Hanabi tried to climb up my right side. I laughed, then patted her head, making her laugh. She grabbed ahold of my hand and I led her around using my hand.

"Mommy he's had hands feel like strange."

"Oh, you can talk that's good to know." She smiled before sitting down on my right knee. I laughed as she leaned back into my side.

"It would seem the Hyuga heirsess and her sister have taken a liking to the Uzumaki clan head and heir."

I nodded before I looked back at the adults. Honoka was laughing, and Hiashi looked at his mother with shock. I laughed before I cleared my through before getting their attention back. "Like I was saying, The secret is shadow clones they have an ability not many know about."

"What is that?"

Hiashi seemed very interested. "This jutsu allows the user to create one or more copies of themselves. A persons Charkra is evenly divided between themselves and thor clones. Creating one clone will give it half the user's chakra, Creating two will give each a third of the user's chakra and so on. Now as for the secret, shadow clones useful for intelligence gathering. A shadow clone can be sent into hostile territory, gather information without endangering the user, and disperse when finished, thus transferring what they've learned. But dispessling to many at once can kill the user that way this jutsu is forbidden."

"WHAT!?"

I looked at the shocked elder and laughed a little as I grabbed the sake jug. "I know, it was shocking for me when I fought the third the first time. He learned to counter some of my attacks by using them."

"And Naruto can already use this Jutsu?"

I nodded before I held the jug out to them. The elder smiled, seeing my little gift.

"What kind is this?"

"Junmai Ginjyo, I figured it be best to bring a gift."

Hiashi and the elder smiled before Hiashi stood up and then grabbed the jug.

"You even got my preferred kind. Maybe letting her spent some time with you as a chakra trainer for a time each day would be smart. She's already finished her training for the day."

"I have two questions?"

I looked at the elder mother and nodded before patting Hanabi's head. She stood back up and walked over to her mother. "Yes, miss? What would you like to know?" She smiled as she looked at me.

"First how many clones can Naruto-kun make and can you teach that jutsu to Hinata."

"Well Naruto can make a hundred right now thanks to the massive chakra reserves we Uzumaki's have. With that many of our clan are born with Johin levels. And as far as I'm aware your clan isn't known for large Chakra reserves. I'd have to get her levels up before she learns this jutsu. Once she gets the tree walking down her reserves will grow slowly."

"How long will it take to get her to a level where she can us the shadow clones?"

I hummed before nodding my head. "If I can get them to water walking and teach them a few jutsu, their levels will increase over the next few weeks. But, I won't have naruto teach her the shadow clone jutsu until she has a high chunin level."

"That sounds more then fair. Why don't you take her for the rest of the day."

"Okay then should I get her dinner or should it bring her home for dinner?"

"What were you going to make?"

I smiled as I stood up. "I'm looking to hire a maid to start making foodn and help clean at home. I can still make anything but It's a little troublesome but do able."

"I could help with that."

I blinked as I looked at Honoka before she clapped her hand. A moment later, two maids came in, but I noticed their hands were a little rough, and they had a little more muscle than the other maids.

"I see, so you want to send maids that can fight."

They jumped, and I laughed before walking over to them. I gave them a small bow. "I thank you both for the help. So how does eighty thousand yen a week sound." They gasped, and I smiled as I looked at them. "I have more than enough to may that, plus we have a privet hot springs you and training grounds your families are free to use if you'd like."

"B-but that's more then four times what the main house pays us!"

I blinked as I looked at them. "Really, in Uzushiogakure, that would be just the average pay." They smiled before they quickly bowed and rushed off, and I nodded my head before I looked back at the other. They looked shocked, and I waved before I noticed Hanabi dragging my sword across the floor. "Little lady Hanabi." She jumped and looked up at me with the sweetest smile possible.

"I promise I was going to put it by the door."

I laughed before I walked over and grabbed the sheath. "Well thanks for that little lady." I slipped it under my sash before I patted her head. "Your free to come along and watch them train if you want."

"YA!"

I laughed before she grabbed my hand and started to pull me along.

"Follow me!"

I smiled as I walked behind her. 'Ya just like old time.'

Naruto pov three weeks later

I smiled as I stood upside down from my branch and smiled over at Hinata as she did the same in the tree next to mine. I looked over at the pond and saw twenty of my clones and the five fighting gramps on the water. 'Glad to see my control and chakra level have increased so much in the last few weeks.'

"N-Naruto-kun."

I turned my head back and saw he had a smile on her face, but it was still red. "Ya Hinata-chan?" She smiled before she jumped down to the ground and then waved for me to follow her. I followed her as she walked deeper into our small forest. I smiled, seeing her new clothes on. She had changed from her well-covering black training suit to a pair of pants with a small v-cut t-shirt. She walked up to a small blanket with a basket and a large apple juice bottle.

"I-I had Myu a-and Ema set us a-a picnic lunch."

I smiled, grabbed her, and pulled her over; she laughed a little. I was happy to see she was getting a little confidence now.

Shanks pov

I smiled as I looked down at the little couple from my tree. 'Well, the next few years are going to be interesting.'