Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. So, sorry for taking so long. I didn't mean to, but I was dealing with some stressful stuff, so it was difficult to focus on writing. Finally manage to get writing, along with conquering a bit of writer's block that was plaguing me, so here we are.

There's nothing major that happens in this chapter (Which is probably why I had the writer's block), but it introduces some of the already made friendships Naruto has, as well as set things up for the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own To Love-Ru or Naruto.

Chapter 3: Letting the Alien Princess Stay Hide Out

"So your father wants you to choose somebody to marry, even when you don't want to." Kushina began summarizing. She and the teens were in the living room, with Kushina in a soft recliner while Naruto and Lala sat on a couch together. "So you ran away from the interviews, and he sent some of his men to bring you back. Is that right?"

"Yes! That's correct, Kushina." Lala nodded.

The redhead nodded back and closed her eyes, looking deep in thought. For a moment, Lala was afraid that Naruto's mama is gonna say that she needs to go back home, and do what her father says.

The next instant, however, put those worries away, as Kushina punched her hand into her palm, a furious look entering her face. "And that bastard dares calls himself a father?! When I see him, I'm gonna smack him in the face!"

Lala's eyes widen in surprise at the anger and threat given. "Um, I don't think you're able to do that." Was all she could say at the moment. "Papa is really strong, stronger than anyone in the galaxy. He blows up planets when he gets angry."

"I just need to beat him harder then!" The princess was shocked even more at the brazen reply. "And if even thinks about blowing this planet, I'll kick him in the nuts, dattebane!"

Naruto merely chuckled, not at all surprised at his mother's anger. "When mom is this fiery about something, there's no force on Earth, or in the galaxy, that can stop her." The blonde informed the pinkette. If she could, she would probably go where this emperor lives and beat him black and blue.

Taking some deep breaths, Kushina calmed herself down and smiled warmly at Lala. "You can stay for as long as you like, Lala." Kushina offered. "You'll be safe her while you figure things out with your family."

The offer surprised the princess even further. "Really? You're going to let me stay?"

"Of course." Naruto spoke up, supporting his mom's offer. "Once we promise something, we never back down from our words. That the Uzumaki way."

"My son couldn't have said it better myself." Kushina nodded in agreement. "I wouldn't offered if I didn't really mean it."

Slowly, Lala's bright smile entered her lips once again. "Thank you, Kushina!" The pinkette stood up from her seat and bowed to her. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"It's no problem, dear." Kushina waved off, laughing at the girl's bubbly mood. "Now, how about we set up a room for you? We have a few guest rooms you can use."

"Okay! Oh, but before we do that…" Lala sat back down and looked at the mother and son duo curiously. "Can you tell me about those powers you have, Naruto? I've never known any human to have those type of abilities."

"Oh yeah. Almost forgot about that." Naruto turned towards his mom. "So mom, what should we explain first?"

Kushina hummed in thought, tapping her chin. "We should probably explain where we're from first."

"Right." With a nod of agreement, Naruto turned towards Lala and began explaining. "So for starters, we're not from Japan, originally. We come from a nation hidden within our Earth's map."

"Really?" Lala asked, surprise again clear on her face. "You came from a hidden land?"

"We did. It's called the Elemental Nation." Naruto answered her. "There are people who are just like us there, who can use similar abilities. Create clones, use elemental abilities, walk on walls and water…"

"We call ourselves shinobis." Kushina continued for Naruto. "Ninjas whose duties are to protect the villages they reside in, no matter what. There are several villages scattered around the nation, with the five major ones being the Sand, the Rock, the Cloud, the Mist, and the Leaf. My son and I came from the Leaf village."

"And as to how we're able to have these abilities…" Kushina turned towards her son. "Naruto, would you mind showing her?"

Immediately knowing what she was talking about, Naruto nodded and held his hand up. Slowly but surely, a swirling mass of blue energy suddenly formed into his hand, and into a ball. "This is chakra." Kushina addressed Lala once again. "It's where we get our abilities from, which are known as jutsus."

Lala stared at the swirling ball of energy in amazement. "Do all you earthlings have these types of abilities?"

"As for as we know, only those in the Elemental Nation is born with it." Naruto explained. When he saw Lala move her hand towards the Rasengan, he added, "I wouldn't do that, Lala. Any contact will result in it exploding, and you injured."

"Oh." Pulling her hands away, Lala tilted her head curiously. "But why did you leave?"

"For… personal reasons." Kushina sighed. "I rather not say any details." Shaking her head, she clapped her hands together and said, "That should be enough explanations for the time being. If you want to know more, my son can talk to you more after he finishes school. For now, the two of you should go to bed."

"Aww…" Lala pouted in disappointment. She has so many more questions!

"Don't worry, Lala. Like mom said, you can ask more questions tomorrow." With a yawn, Naruto got up from the couch. "I'm gonna set up your room for you. Thankfully, we got some spare beds that you can use."

It didn't take long to set up a room. The room he chose for Lala was next to his, so if any more grunts breaks into her room, the blonde shinobi can get there quickly.

"If you see or hear anything suspicious, just yell out. I'll burst through the wall if I have to." Naruto told the princess as she looked around the room.

"Okay. I will." Once she finished looking around, Lala turned towards Naruto, and gave him a grateful smile. "Thank you, Naruto. I'm really happy that you saved me."

The blonde gave a happy, yet embarrassed grin, folding his hands behind his head. "It's not a problem. I would've done it again if I have to." His smile then was filled with confidence and determination. "And I'm going to continue doing so. So long as your father try to force you into something you clearly don't want, I'll protect you. I promise."

Once again, Lala felt her heart skip a beat. Her cheeks got dusted with pink as she took in his word and confident smile. 'There's this feeling again…' What is it that she's feeling with the blonde? What is this… warmth? And how is he causing it?

(Morning)

"Are you feeling better now, Riko-chan?" Naruto asked the girl, as the two walked to school. "You don't look so gloomy anymore."

"I-I'm fine." Riko reassured him. "Sorry for worrying you. I just had something on my mind, that's all." In all honesty, she felt really embarrassed for acting so mopey all evening yesterday. But she couldn't help it! How was she supposed to act when she failed yet again at confessing to her crush?

"Is that something have to do with what you wanted to tell me yesterday?" The blonde inquired.

That caused the orange haired girl to look away from him. "S-Something like that."

"Do you want to tell me now?"

"N-No. I'll tell you another time." When there's a better time to confess. She's definitely gonna confess to Naruto, she just… need to at the right time. And gather up her courage again.

Naruto raised an eyebrow at that. After analyzing her for a moment, however, he shrugged, concluding that it's probably isn't anything too important. So he approached another subject. "Think Yui-chan is waiting in front of the gate for me?"

Riko tapped her chin in thought. "Maybe. But she hasn't been doing that lately, so she might be more tolerant of your pranks."

"Guess she's subconsciously getting used to my daily pranks." The blonde guessed.

Before anything else could be said between the two, a soft, female voice spoke from behind them. "Morning Riko-san. Uzumaki-kun." The two turned to see their friend, Haruna Sairenji, behind them. A pretty blue haired girl with purple eyes and a petite figure. Both students smiled brightly at the girl.

"Morning, Haruna."

"Morning, Haruna-chan!"

She give both brief smiles back before focusing on Naruto. "Um, Uzumaki-kun? Can I talk to you for a moment, privately?"

The blonde blinked a few times before shrugging. "Sure. We have plenty of time before school." He turned towards Riko. "You go ahead. I'll catch up."

"Um, okay." For a moment, Riko was concerned as to why Haruna would want to talk to Naruto alone. But she quickly shook it off. Haruna is her friend. She knows about her crush on Naruto, alongside Risa and Mio. She wouldn't try to steal him away. "I'll wait for the two of you by the gate."

So the orange-haired went to school ahead of them, leaving Naruto and Haruna by themselves. "So what do you want to talk about?" Naruto asked her, folding his arms over his head.

"Well, um, last night… I saw you jumping over several roofs." Haruna revealed. "And it looked like you had a girl in your arms."

Thanks to years of shinobi training, Naruto remained compose. But inwardly, he briefly freaked out. 'She saw me?!' He didn't think there was anyone around when he was hopping around. But just as he quickly, he calmed himself down. He didn't use any jutsus while he was jumping from roof to roof, and from the sounds of it, she didn't see the clones nor the thugs.

""It's nothing you need to worry about. I was just helping a friend that was in a bit of trouble." Naruto reassured her.

"Really?"

"Yep, really."

"So, she isn't your girlfriend?"

"Um, no." Naruto tilted his head in confusion at the question. "What brought that question up?"

"Oh, no reason." Inwardly, Haruna sighed in relief. She's glad that that girl wasn't Naruto's girlfriend. She didn't know if she could tell Riko if that was the case. With that small worry gone, a small smile entered her face as she process what he said. 'That sounds like something Naruto would do.' Helping someone that's in trouble, and from what she could guess, it must've been major trouble.

"Oh, and by the way, Haruna-chan…" The blonde then flicked the bluenette's forehead, drawing a small cry of pain as she covered it with hands. "How many times do I have to tell you? Just call me Naruto. No need for Uzumaki."

Haruna blushed at her little bout of forgetfulness. "S-Sorry, Naruto-san."

"You're too polite sometimes, Haruna-chan." Naruto sighed. It took a long time for her to use his first name rather than his last when they became friends. And even then, she prefers to use 'san' rather than just his name. "Anyways, let's go catch up to Riko. Don't want to keep her waiting."

With a nod of agreement from the bluenette, the two headed over to school.

(End of Classes)

Classes are so boring. Sometimes to the point of sleepiness. Why can't they make the lessons more interesting? Make them as exciting as training? They could, couldn't they?

But they don't. So Naruto was forced to listen to several different teachers drone on about different topics, with PE and lunch as the only relief from those lectures. But eventually, the classes were over.

'Finally.' Naruto groaned internally as the school bell rang. His head was propped up by the desk, a bored and pained expression on his face. 'I thought it would never be over.'

"Aww, does poor little Naruto find the lectures too boring?" Risa teased good-naturedly from his seat.

"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up Risa-chan." The blonde said in retort, propping up his head with his hands. "Like you think any of what the said is interesting."

After a moment, he felt a pair of arms wrap around his shoulder. That caused him to go stiff and straightened up, to see Risa bend over towards him with a flirty look. "If you want, I could rejuvenate you." She offered him sensually. "Just say the word, and I'll get right to it~" It wasn't hard to guess what she meant by 'rejuvenate', especially with one of her arms sliding from his shoulder downward.

However, the girl's hands stopped at his chest when someone shouted, "R-Risa!" The one who shouted was Riko, who was alongside Haruna and Mio. She looked at the gropern with a flustered and angry glare. "Get off of him!"

"Sorry Riko~" Risa responded back, a sly smile still on her face as she move her hands further down. "But our blonde adonis here is too hard to ignore. I can barely hold myself back during class…"

A chop to the head stopped her from going any further, as well as causing her to cry out in pain and let go of Naruto to hold her head. The one who did was the blonde himself, who have an annoyed and flustered look on his face. "How many do I have to tell you stop teasing people like that?!"

"You didn't have to hit me like that~!" Risa whined.

"Yes I did. You wouldn't have stopped otherwise." Naruto deadpanned. That what his mom always taught him. When dealing with a major pervert, physical force is necessary. And while Risa is a good friend, she definitely classifies as a major pervert. "Be lucky I don't prank you like I do the rest of these perverts."

Risa merely pouted at that. "Meanie."

"Love you too, Risa-chan." Naruto grinned back at her, managing to recover from his embarrassment. He then got up from his seat, stretching his back. "Well, I'm gonna go back home. Something I got scheduled."

"Could you wait by the gate Naruto?" Riko requested. "I want to talk to Risa before I go."

"Sure." The blonde then grabbed his pack and began walking out of the classroom. "Let me know if Risa-chan decides to grope you again, so I can give her another chop to the head."

"You're no fun, you know that?" Risa protested, pouting further.

"I'm plenty of fun, and you know it, Risa-chan!" With that final comment, the blonde fully left the classroom.

Once he was gone, Riko turned directly towards Risa with a glare and puffed out cheeks. "Do you have to keep molesting him like that?!"

"Yes. Yes I do." Risa nodded, as if it was obvious. "He has the best body out of the entire school, adorable whisker marks that goes well with that cute face, and some very nice reactions when I inspect every inch of that body." She then gave a mischievous smirk, holding her hands out as if to grab something. "Just like you, Riko-chan…"

"I'll tell Naruto if either of you touch me!" The blonde girl pouted at that, as did Mio, who was prepared to hold down Riko. The oranged haired girl had her chest covered, as if that would protect them from her groping friends.

Haruna merely smiled awkwardly as she watched the scene before her. She's really glad that Naruto is in their circle of friends. He's probably the only one that can keep a leash on Risa and Mio.

"By the way Riko, did you manage to confess to Naruto this time?" Mio inquired curiously.

A drooped head and gloomy look from Riko answered that question. "Told you~" Risa sang teasingly.

"Shut up…" The currently depressed girl said pitifully. "I would've confess, but Kotegawa-san interrupted me, trying to chase after Naruto."

Haruna winced in sympathy for her friend. Not only is she aware of her friend's massive crush on Naruto, but also the many failed attempts. Whether it's people interrupting her confession, Riko herself losing courage, or her (un)natural clumsiness getting in the way, she had never succeeded in confessing to their male friend.

The only thing she could do was offer words of support, as well as help wherever she can. "Don't worry too much, Risa-san. I'm sure eventually, you'll be able to confess to him. You just have to keep trying. Never give up, as Naruto-san says."

Tears quickly filled up Riko's eyes at Haruna's words. "Thank you, Haruna." She sniffled. "You're probably the only one who believes in me."

The bluenette really hopes her orange-haired friend's bad luck clears up soon.

(With Naruto)

After escorting Riko back home, Naruto head back to his house. Opening the door, he called out to both his mom and new guest. "Mom, Lala, I'm home!"

The moment he said that, he heard someone running from the upper floor and then saw Lala coming down the stairs. "Naruto! You're finally back!"

"Yeah. Sorry I took long." Naruto chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Trust me, I would've liked to come sooner if I could." He then took notice of her new attire, which consist of a white, short sleeved blouse, as well as some green, tight fitting jeans. "Mom let you take a look at her closest?"

"Yep!" Lala confirmed, looking at her new clothes. "You Earthlings have some interesting clothing. How do they look on me?"

"You look great." Naruto told her honestly. "Honestly, you'll probably look good in anything you wear Lala."

"Teehee." Lala giggled at the compliment, a small blush on her face.

Kushina, who was relaxing in the living room, had a proud smile on her face as she pumped a fist. That's her sochi, a natural casanova like his father. "Make sure not to stay out for too long you two." She called out. "Keep away from any shady areas. And if any thugs bother you, human or alien, then take them down."

"And if there's something I can't handle, call you and try to head back home." Naruto finished up for her. "Don't worry too much mom. I won't do anything stupid that would put Lala and I in any danger." He turned his attention back to Lala. "Just let me change out of this uniform, and then I'll be ready to go."

Before leaving this morning, he had to deal with a pouty Lala who wanted to spend time with him. In the end, he promised Lala that he would spend time with her the rest of the day and take her out to his favorite spots in the city.

It didn't take him long to change. He was in an orange shirt, with black long sleeves attached to it, and black pants. "Ready to go, Lala?"

"Yes!" Taking his hand, Lala headed over to the door. "Let's go!"

"Later mom. We'll be back before it gets later." With that quick goodbye, the ninja and princess left the house, and to the direction of town.

Unknown to them, a tall figure was watching them from afar. "So this is the human that was with Lala-sama." The man mused to himself. "From what my men reported, this human have abilities and strength far beyond the normal for his race."

He narrowed his eyes fiercely at the blonde. "If he attempts to interfere with this, then I may see that for myself."

And that's the end. I hope you guys liked this chapter. Hopefully, the next chapter will come out quicker. Next up, Naruto will face against Zastin. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you guys later.