A Week Later

When Naruto came back, he met up with all of the Rookie Nine and Gai's team. He found that Chouji and Ino who still looked the same, were now a couple, as were Hinata and Shino. Neji, Tenten, aand Lee changed slightly, Tenten was a little taller, with more curves to her body, Neji had cut his hair, and Lee... Well Lee just looked like another Gai. The Ino-Shika-Cho group didn't change much either, the team that changed the most was team 8. Hinata had lost her shell of shyness, and had grown her hair, Shino just had a Jounin vest over his big trench coat. And Kiba grew taller and was now able to ride on Akamaru's back. The dog was as big as half a horse.

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Now Tsunade was in her office with Shizune and Sakura, when an Anbu poofed in.

" Tsunade-sama, your guest has arrived." the Anbu said. Tsunade nodded and said, " Bring me Uzumaki Naruto now, it's important." the Anbu nodded and left. Once he left, a woman in her early twenties came into the room. She had long black hair and clear blue eyes, she also wore a light blue kimono. When she entered the room, Sakura immediately recognized her.

" Yukie-sama? Is that you?" Sakura asked. Yukie just nodded.

" Hai Sakura-san, it's me. Tsunade-sama, I trust you got my letter?" Tsunade nodded while Sakura and Shizune got confused. " Then where is he?" Yukie asked. At that moment, Naruto came in. At this point, Sakura and Shizune were really confused. When Narutos saw who was in the room, he looked at Yukie.

" Yukie-hime? What are you doing here? How is Spring Country? Did you have a nice trip?" Naruto asked excitedly. Yukie looked to Tsunade when Naruto had asked her what she was here for.

" Tsunade-sama, you didn't tell him?"

" Tell me what, Baa-chan?" Naruto asked. Yukie giggled at what Naruto said, while Tsunade got a twitch on her forehead. Tsunade then sighed and looked to Shizune and Sakura.

" Sakura, Shizune, can you wait for us outside for a bit?" she asked. Her two apprentences nodded and left. One the door was closed, Tsunade looked to Yukie. " Well, I thought you should tell him yourself, Yukie-sama."

Yukie sighed, she then stpped up to Naruto.

" Naruto-kun, you remember the last time we saw each other?" she asked. Naruto nodded and she continued. " You not only saved my life, but you also made me believe in myself again. Ever since you left, Iv' had a dream about that day, and now I know why. On that day, I fell in love with you. Your determination, your stubborness, and how you proved me wrong. Please Naruto-kun, will you go out with me?" When Yukie was done, Naruto was silent, He then did what any guy would do after being asked out by a beutiful princess...

THUD

He fainted.

IN NARUTO'S MIND

' Kit... wake up' Naruto heard a voice wake him up. Opening his eyes, he found he was again, in his mind. In front of him, was a giant cage with the red furred, nine-tailed, deadly, and demonic Kyuubi no Kitsune. Once Naruto got to the cage, Kyuubi started to laugh hysterically.

' AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Kit, you just fainted right when someone asks you out on a date! How pathetic are you?" The kitsune raored in laughter.

" Shut up you damn furball! Yukie-chan just asked me out and said she loved me. And I can tell she's telling the truth because when she looks at me, its like Sakura-chan looking at Sasuke-teme. Like I'm the only person in the world." Naruto stated loudly at first, but ended softly.

' Then why don't you just say yes to Yukie-chan?' the fox taunted.

Naruto reddened at the realization of what he said. " B-b-because she loves me, and I'm not sure if I have any feelings for her."

' Correction Kit, your not sure yet, but you called her Yukie-chan. You have some feelings for her, if you go on this date, they might grow. Besides, remember when that Sakura girl turned you down? What pain do you think she'll feel?'

Naruto looked down ashamedly. " You're right, the pain hurt when Sakura-chan turned me dow, and I didn't even love her, but Yukie-chan does. I don't want her to go through that pain, I can't let her do that." Naruto then grinned mischievously, " And I think I have the perfect place for the date in mind."

' Good then wake up.'

Naruto then felt himself being forced back into reality.

HOKAGE TOWER

Tsunade and Yukie stared in shock as Naruto fell. They looked at each other until all of a sudden, Tsunade burst out laughing, unknowingly doing the same to Naruto as Kyuubi was doing to him.

"Uhh...what happened?" Naruto's voice came from below them. The two women looked down to him to see Naruto standing up. Tsunade then turned to Naruto.

" So, Naruto, what is your answer? Or have you forgotten what you're here for?" Tsunade asked.

Naruto looked to Yukie and said, " I have one thing to ask Yukie-hime," she nodded. " Can I pick you up tomorrow at lunch, Yukie-chan?"

Blushing at the newly added suffix, Yukie nodded and hugged Naruto.

" Well, I'll be staying at the Burning Leaf Hotel, Naruto-kun." she then looked to Tsunade. " Thank you Tsunade-sama, for allowing me this."

" Don't mention it, the brat needs a girlfriend now." Tsunade replied. Yukie nodded and left. Once she left, Shizune and Sakura came into the room. Tsunade just looked to Naruto to see he was deep in thought.

" Whats on your mind, Naruto?" she asked, catching Shizune's and Sakura's attention. Naruto turned to her and scratched the back of is head sheepishly.

" Well, to tell you the truth, Baa-chan. I don't have much money with me since Ero-sennin would always take mine, I kinda need to take some of the pay for the missions Ero-sennin and I went on." Tsunade nodded and gave him a slip of paper to get some money from the bank. Before he left, however, Sakura had to know something.

" Naruto, if you don't mind me asking, what did Yukie-sama need you for?" she asked. Naruto turned to Tsunade as if asking for permission to tell her. Tsunade, getting the message just nodded and Naruto sighed.

" Well, Sakura-chan, Yukie-chan wanted to ask me out on a date. I'll see her at noon tomorrow." Both Sakura and Shizune were shocked to hear this. With that, Naruto just left, thinking.

' Ah dammit, what the hell am I gonna wear? All of my clothes are dirty or ruined.' Naruto thought to himself.

' Just buy new ones.' Kyuubi said.

TWO HOURS LATER

Naruto had just finished buying all the things he would need for his date with Yukie. With him, were new clothes, a wrapped bundle, and a picnic basket. He then went to his apartment, which he was sure as dirty as ever. As he opened the door to his apartment, he was suprised at how clean it was, there was also new furniture, a new frigde, and a new King-sized bed. He knew Tsunade must have hired a Genin team to clean his house while she bought him the furniture. He smiled, and put his stuff on the ground, took a shower, and went to sleep.

NEXT DAY-NOON

Yukie was standing outside of the Burning Leaf Hotel, waiting for Naruto. She hoped he hadn't stood her up but then remembered, this was Uzumaki Naruto, he would never hurt one of his friends. On the inside she jumped for joy when she saw him walking towards her, but when she saw what he was wearing, she blushed. Naruto was walking towards her with white pants, an orange T-shirt under a white and orange jacket. His spiky hair shone in the sunlight, Tsunade's necklace gleamed as well. In his hands was a blue rose. When Naruto handed the rose to Yukie, he whipered something in her ear.

" These are for you, Yukie-chan, the blue reminded me of your beautiful eyes."

Yukie blushed a little when she heard him.

" Thank you Naruto-kun." she said. " Now, shall we be off?" Naruto nodded and offered her his arm, which she accepted, and they walked. " Where are we going, Naruto-kun?" Yukie asked, Naruto just smiled at her and said,

" It's a suprise."

After walking for a couple of minutes, they reached the Hokage monument. Yukie looked a little confused when Naruto took her to the left ear of the Shodaime, but was shocked when he put some chakra onto one spot, and the ear slid to the side, allowing them to enter.

" I found this out once on my birthday, you are the first person whom has ever seen what I've found Yukie-chan. I figured this would be the perfect place for our date." Naruto said, confusing Yukie even more.

' He wanted to have our date in a cave? Maybe he dosen't like me." she thought, sadly. Her sadness was soon washed away into awe once she saw where they were going. Yukie found herself in a beautiful forest, where there was a lake to her left, and a waterfall pouring into it. She looked to the right, and saw the most beautiful ume trees she's ever seen. Under the largest tree, she saw a picnic cloth, a basket, and a cooler, probably filled with beverages.

" It's beautiful, Naruto-kun. Where are we?" she asked her companion. Naruto led her towards the picnic and he spread the cloth for her to sit down on.

" Well, we're in a forest behind the Hokage Monument, right behind training area 44, or the Forest of Death. That's one of the reasons why noone ever comes here. I thought a picnic in a lovely forest, next to a nice clear lake, an amazing waterfall, and with a beautiful princess would be a perfect date. Don't you?" he asked, gaining a blush from Yukie. Yukie then blinked.

" What's the other reason that people don't come here, Naruto-kun?" she asked. Naruto just grinned and said to her, " it's a suprise."

The two then started to eat, with some talking. They talked about Naruto's training, sensei's with Naruto's warning of Jiraiya, and Spring country. They were soon done with the food and were about to leave, when Naruto grabbed Yukie's waist. She looked to him questionably and he said, " It's time for you suprise." and at that, two horse-sized foxes come out of the forest and drink from the lake, behind them, were about half a dozen fox kits, following them. All of the foxes were grayish-black, while one of the kits were just black. It was the smallest of the group. The two bigger foxes each had four bushy tails while the kits had either one or two. Slowly, the kits began to notice Naruto and Yukie watching them, and one-by-one, they came over to them. The first to come was the black furred one, who instantly nuzzled Yukie's leg, as if it wanted to get up. Yukie then picked it up and it yipped and licked her face. She giigled a little and Naruto grinned too. The two adult kitsunes then looked to their kits and slowly came over. Naruto scrathed one of them behind the ears and said, " Yukie-chan, I'd like you to meet Kyohaku and his mate, Naiya. These are their kits, whom seem to like you." he stated as two kits leaped onto her shoulders and curled up, and letting their tails soflty wrap around her neck. Yukie said a nice " Hello" to the two kitsunes and they just yipped and bowed to her. Naruto then looked to the sky to see a white bird.

" Sorry Yukie-chan," he sighed, " but I'm being summoned by Obaa-chan for some reason. I have to end our date short." Yukie nodded and put the kits down, waved goodbye to the kitsunes and the two left.

THIRTY MINUTES LATER

Naruto and Yukie were now in front of the Burning Leaf Hotel. Naruto turned to Yukie.

" Well, I had a lot of fun hanging around with you today, Yukie-chan. Too bad our date was cut short-" he was cut off when Yukie suddenly pressed her lips onto his. Naruto's eyes widened then he started to kiss back. Naruto could also hear the fox inside him encouraging him on. After about three minutes, they both came out for air, Yukie blushing hard and Naruto grinning like an idiot when he remembered the bird.

" Dammit, I'm sorry Hime-chan, but I have to go now, how about we have another date sometime? Maybe like saturday?" he asked, Yukie blushed even more at the new pet name he gave her and nodded. He then gave her a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek and left. Leaving a happy Yukie, and her maid laughing her ass off at what she saw.

HOKAGE TOWER

Naruto then came into Tsunade's office through her window and sat down on the window edge. There he saw the whole rookie nine and Gai's team, minus Sasuke.

" Yo." he said to everyone in the room. Tusnade looked at his face and smirked.

" So I guess you had a good time on your date, Naruto?" she asked. He just nodded.

" Yea, it was great, until you summoned me." Just then, everyone besides Tsunade, Shizune, and Sakura grew confused.

" Who did you go out with, Naruto?" asked Ino, as she looked at him. Naruto sighed and looked to Tsunade again, asking for permission. Tsunade nodded and said,

" Well, I had a great time dating my Hime-chan. We had a picnic and stuff, and other stuff I won't tell you." Kiba just groaned and said " Who's Hime-chan?"

" Why, Fujikaze Yukie-hime. She asked me out." he said with a grin on his face. Kiba's as well as everyone in the group besides Tsunade and her two apprentences' jaws dropped.

" Are you kidding me? Why would a princess want to date you, when there's me?" Kiba asked, but was ignored. After a few minutes of talking, Tsunade got irritated and just yelled

" SHUT UP!" Everyone in the room quieted down.

" Now, the reason that I called you here was to tell you," she paused, " he's awake."

Well, heres chapter two, I hope you all like it. And don't worry, I'm still gonna type for Of Foxes and Sharks, it's in brainstorming.