A/N - Okay, I know I've kept the fans of this story waiting for a while now, and I'd like to apologize for that. I have received a crap ton of flames for this story and people harassing me via PMs because they don't like the direction I've taken this story. I just wasn't sure if I should continue the story or remove it. In the end, I decided that I'd just continue the story and say fuck the flamers. *shrugs*

Anyways, something you should know before you begin reading this chapter is that I'm trying to really make this story my own. I'm taking liberties with the various characters and I'm really trying to keep things both interesting and entertaining. I'll say it now that I'm inspired by Drake Wilson's To Love 'Ruto fic. He's really made the world of To Love-Ru his own and taken things to such an interesting and entertaining level that I can't help but love his story. So yeah, I'm inspired by his work and I'd like to try and take things in a new and interesting direction with this story. Sure, there'll be some stuff that remains similar to canon, but I do plan to add in original arcs and whatnot to really make things interesting. So yeah, if you like what you read, then cool. If you don't, that's fine too. Just don't fill up my PM inbox with flame after flame please. lol

Okay, since I can't remember what else I wanted to say, I'll just end this little author's note here. Please read and enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 3 - The First Suitor & Blossoming Relationships

Risa, Riko, and Mio were all stunned at what they had just heard. Their friend was a freaking ninja and had been through an actual hell back where he's from. It wasn't at all what they were expecting to hear from him, though honestly they weren't really sure just what they were expecting after learning he was engaged to a real life alien princess!

"Wow. How? How did you survive all of that and still come out of it as such a good person?" Riko questioned.

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of his tea, having gotten tea for everyone partway through his tale. Closing his eyes, he released a sigh and shrugged his shoulders. "Honestly? I guess I just didn't want to be like all those that treated me so harshly. I wanted to be a better person than them...and I didn't want to hold grudges either. It would have been pointless and holding a grudge just wouldn't have gotten me anywhere."

Risa frowned and said, "I don't think I could've dealt with all of that and come out sane. You're a stronger person than me, that's for sure."

Haruna spoke up at this point with a question of her own. "Uzumaki-kun? Can you tell us a bit more about your past? It's obvious you've skimmed over things and left a lot out. We'd love to learn more about you."

Naruto sighed and shrugged his shoulders before taking another sip of tea. "I'll answer what I can, but I retain the right to refuse to answer certain questions. So...what do you want to know?"

"Did you have any real friends where you're from? And...were there any romantic interests…?" Riko questioned, sounding a bit unsure.

The blonde shinobi quirked a brow at this peculiar question, but nodded his head slowly. "Yes, I had a few friends, but none were from my village. A fellow jinchuriki by the name of Gaara became something akin to a brother for me. Gaara and his siblings could always bring a smile to my face, and I loved them as if we were family. Of course, at first...Gaara was a psychopath in every sense of the word. He thought the only way to truly prove his existence was to kill everyone that crossed his path. You see, his father had sent numerous assassins after his son in an attempt to turn Gaara into the ultimate weapon for his village. On top of that…"

Sighing, Naruto closed his eyes again and shook his head. "The Ichibi, Shukaku, was driving Gaara insane and made sure that he'd never be able to sleep, lest the Ichibi takes control. Immense power at the cost of his sanity, essentially. When we met, I had to fight him to save my teammate, Sakura Haruno. Sasuke had attempted to fight him, but he stood no chance against such a dangerous foe. I eventually won, but Gaara and I were so exhausted after our fight that we couldn't even move. Thankfully I managed to save Sakura from being killed, but she never believed it was me that saved her. It was always her precious 'Sasuke-kun'."

Risa scowled at this and shook her head in disbelief. "Jeez. Sounds like the poor guy had it as rough as you did. Please tell me things improved for him?"

Naruto let a rare smile cross his face and nodded his head. "Yes. The people of Sunagakure grew to love and admire Gaara and he was even made the Fifth Kazekage. I was so happy for him, but at the same time I felt a bit jealous. I had so wanted to become the Hokage of my village, but it was never going to happen."

"Why would you want to become the leader of a village of, sorry to say it, assholes?" Risa questioned angrily.

The whiskered teen shrugged his shoulders and chuckled dryly for a moment. "Because that rotten old bastard, Hiruzen Sarutobi, filled my head with all kinds of shit. "Forgive the villagers. They don't know what they're doing. They'll accept you in time." and blah blah blah. I was young and, quite frankly, stupid at the time and honestly didn't know any better. Then again, I was denied every chance to learn the things everyone else was so privileged to learn. I was kept stupid on purpose."

Riko frowned at this and gently took his hand in hers. "I'm sorry you had to go through all of that. You deserved far better."

Naruto offered her a smile and said, "Thanks, Riko-chan. But to continue where I left off, I made plenty of friends outside of my village. If I could have, I'd have gladly moved to Sunagakure or Kumogakure to be with those friends I had made. Buuut...things don't always work out how you'd like them to."

Shrugging his shoulders, Naruto looked up at his ceiling and released a quiet sigh. "As for any romantic interests? There was this girl I knew called Hinata Hyuga. She confessed her love for me a few times...but I always felt it was a false love. Something about it just...didn't feel right to me. I don't know why exactly, but I didn't feel I could trust her when she said she loved me."

Frowning at this, Mio asked, "Do you have any idea why you felt that way?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No. But I trust my gut, and it was telling me that something just wasn't right. I learned quite early on that I should always trust my gut. So, because of my suspicions, I never accepted her supposed feelings for me."

"I see. Well that sucks." Risa said simply in response.

The whiskered teen chuckled a bit and nodded his head. "Yep. That's a good way of putting it. Anyways, I don't know if anyone outside the village was interested in me in that way, but I think there were probably a few. Hell if I know, though."

Haruna piped up at this point with a question that was bugging her. "Do you think others from the Elemental Nations can follow you here?"

Naruto frowned in thought for a time before shrugging his shoulders. "I suppose it's possible. When I punched a hole in the barrier and escaped, I weakened the barrier as a whole in that spot. It may have repaired itself, but with enough force, they could probably get through and follow me here."

Haruna and the others frowned at this before she spoke up again. "What do you think they'd want if they followed you?"

"If they're from Konoha? They'd either want to bring me back to serve as their weapon...or they'd try to kill me. If they're from anywhere else? I'm not sure. They could want any number of things. I fully expect war to have broken out again after they learned what Konoha pulled. Personally though? I wouldn't expect anything good to come out of their following me here. I'd rather they just leave me alone, but there is a chance they'll try to find me again."

"Well that sucks." Risa said. "I hope they don't follow you here. I don't want our city to turn into a warzone because they decided to pick a fight with you or something."

"Heh. Let's just hope it doesn't come to that then, Risa-chan." Naruto said with a smirk stretching at his lips. "Now, anymore questions?"

"Can you tell us about some of the missions you went on? Like...did you rescue any princesses or anything like that? I'm really curious!" Mio exclaimed, sounding a bit giddy.

Naruto chuckled at this and slowly nodded his head. "I've saved more than a few princesses in my time, yes. The first princess I had the pleasure of saving was a famous actress going by the name Yukie Fujikaze. However, her real name was Koyuki Kazahana. When she was younger, her uncle Doto killed her father and tried to have her killed as well. Kakashi saved her and, during her time away from the Land of Snow, she became a famous actress, just as I said before."

Sighing, Naruto ruffled his hair a bit before continuing. "At first, she was a real bitch. Children would ask her for autographs and she'd yell at them before storming off. She was a pain to try and protect, too, because she kept trying to run away just so she wouldn't have to face her uncle and set her people free from Doto's tyranny. Eventually she improved, and I helped her to become a better person. After I defeated Doto and helped set things right, I was pretty damn exhausted and passed out for a good while. Turns out that while I was out, she kissed my cheek and gave me a picture of said moment. I'm not sure if she meant anything by it, but I have to admit, I wouldn't have minded being with her in a romantic sense." he said with a chuckle.

Riko frowned at hearing this, a familiar feeling of jealousy sprouting within her bosom. She quickly squashed that feeling, however, when Naruto looked her way with a curious brow raised. "Are you okay Riko-chan? I just felt quite the negative feeling coming from you."

The orange-haired girl sighed before nodding her head. "I'm...just a tad jealous, is all. I suppose I shouldn't have tried to hide it from you. But...how did you know I was feeling jealous?"

Naruto looked around at everyone before realizing he hadn't told them about his abilities yet. "Oh. Yeah, I probably should have told you all this earlier. Kurama, the Kyuubi, allows me to sense any negative emotions in those around me. It proved to be pretty helpful actually. Though, I need to ask: why were you feeling jealous, Riko-chan?"

Lala piped up at this point with a wide grin on her face. "It's because she likes you! Duh!"

The blonde blinked a couple of times in shock at this sudden revelation. "Is that true, Riko-chan?"

Riko blushed furiously and lowered her head for a time before nodding slowly. "Y-Yes. It is. I really, really like you, Naruto-kun. But...now I don't really stand a chance, considering you've got Lala-san in your life now." she said sadly.

The pink-haired alien shook her head and announced happily, "Actually, you can be with him! You see, it's only natural for the future ruler of the universe to have a harem. And besides, Naruto-kun's the last of his clan, right? It's natural for him to want to take on multiple lovers so he can restore his clan. So of course you can be with him!"

Before anyone could protest this, or make some pervy comments in Risa and Mio's case, Naruto nodded his head affirmatively. "Well, she's right about one thing. I would like to restore my clan. Back home, if people actually gave a damn about me as a person, they'd probably have slapped something on me called the CRA, or Clan Restoration Act. What this act entails is taking on multiple wives, in the case of a male, in an attempt to father a number of children with each of them in order to quickly restore a clan that's on the brink of extinction. You...don't want to know what the act entails for a woman that's the last of her clan…"

Each of the girls nodded in agreement, realizing that they probably didn't want to know what women would have to go through under such an act. Instead, Risa smirked at him and asked, "So, if we wanted to have a little fun with you, you wouldn't turn us down?"

Naruto chuckled and shook his head in disbelief. "You really are a pervert, aren't you Risa-chan? In all seriousness though, I'd like to get to know you all first before I even think of being with any of you. As for you, Riko-chan...why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Because...I was afraid to. You know I'm shy, Naruto-kun. I wasn't sure how you'd react to my confession, if I ever built up the courage to confess in the first place."

Naruto offered her a kind smile and said, "Well, I wouldn't have turned you down. I'd be more than happy to go out with you. I really care for you, Riko-chan. You're my best friend, and you're very pretty too. I'd feel lucky as can be to be with you."

Riko blushed deeply and began to fidget in place, poking her fingers together shyly. "Y-You really mean it? B-Because...I'd l-l-love to be your girlfriend. But…"

"You're not comfortable with the idea of sharing me. I know. I won't try to pressure you into it or anything. If you don't think you can accept that, I'll definitely understand. It's a hard idea to get used to." Naruto said, nodding in understanding.

Lala pouted and said, "Hey! If you two like each other, you should at least give it a chance! I may be your fiance, but I won't try to hog your love all for myself. I want you to be happy in our relationship!"

Naruto chuckled a bit as he looked at his self-proclaimed fiance. "You're really serious about being with me, aren't you Lala-chan?"

Pumping her fist into the air, she exclaimed, "Of course! I'm going to make you fall in love with me, and then we can all be happy together! Though, we'll still have to deal with all those annoying suitors. Ugh."

Before Naruto could reply, Riko looked between Lala and Naruto and said, "I...I want to be with you, Naruto-kun. Just...give me some time to get used to the idea of having to share you, okay? I really like you, and I feel it's worth it just to be with you."

The whiskered teen looked into Riko's eyes and smiled warmly at her again. "Of course Riko-chan. Take all the time you need, okay? Nobody's going to pressure you into anything."

Looking around at everyone again, he asked, "Sooo, any other questions?"

"Yeah! I want to know what it's like to have a veritable goddess stuck in your gut." Mio exclaimed as she shot her hand into the air.

Naruto chuckled a bit and shrugged his shoulders. "Honestly? I don't mind it. Sure, she and Kurama argue a lot, but she's not so bad. Yeah, she's not exactly happy to be sealed inside of me, but I kind of enjoy the company. Of course, it helps that she's cute." he said.

Inside his mind, Kaguya blushed a bit at being called cute by her jailer. She honestly wasn't sure how to respond to that, so she just kept quiet, even when the Kyuubi began to tease her for blushing like that.

"You...you're really calling a woman that tried to pretty much destroy the world...cute? You're strange." Risa said as she folded her arms across her chest.

Naruto chuckled at this and said, "Meh. I see no reason to hate the woman. She may not be all that thrilled to be sealed inside of me, but we get along alright sometimes. Besides that, she really is a beautiful woman."

Haruna sighed and shook her head. "You really are kind of strange, Uzumaki-kun. But that's not necessarily a bad thing." she said with a smile.

"Why thank you, Haruna-chan. And please, call me Naruto. There's no need to be so formal with me."

The blue-haired girl blushed prettily and shook her head. "I-I...can't do that. I'm sorry Uzumaki-kun."

Naruto sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "Ah well, it was worth a try. Hopefully you can grow comfortable enough around me that you'll start to refer to me by my first name soonish."

"I-I'll try. I promise. For now, I'll just stick to calling you Uzumaki-kun. Okay?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Naruto simply offered her a smile before saying, "Alright, I think that's enough Q&A for the time being. If you want, you're welcome to stay for a while, but I'd rather not keep all of you for too much longer."

They each nodded in understanding before watching as Naruto walked off to do who knows what. Once they were alone together, Lala turned to the others and asked, "So, think you can help me make Naruto-kun feel better? It's obvious he's been through a lot and could use all the help he can get."

Haruna nodded slowly in agreement. "Yes. His past has scarred him in ways we can't imagine, and it's hard to know what exactly we should do for him to make him feel better. I'm still amazed that he's turned out as well as he has."

"Tell me about it. I'd go insane just trying to deal with a small fraction of what he's been through." Risa said as she brushed a few locks of hair behind her ear. "I think what he needs is some genuine romance. Something with the possibility of going a bit…'further'." she teased.

Mio giggled and nodded in agreement. Before she could say anything, however, Riko spoke up. "You two really are perverts, aren't you?" she questioned with a giggle. "Still, I have to agree. Naruto-kun deserves to feel loved."

"Yep yep!" Lala exclaimed happily. "I'm hoping we can all make him as happy as can be! He deserves all the love he can get!"

The others couldn't help but giggle at Lala's exuberance. "You're really something special, aren't you Lala-chan? Not many people would so openly admit that they're looking forward to sharing their future husband." Risa said with a grin.

Lala simply beamed at her and said, "I don't mind, so long as I'm his first in everything. First wife, first kiss, first everything. If anyone tries to take that from me…" Scowling at this point, she clenched her fist tight at her side. "I won't forgive them."

The other girls flinched slightly at the rage they could feel coming off of Lala in that moment. "Y-Yeah, we understand Lala-chan. No takey Naruto's firsts." Risa said, sounding somewhat nervous.

The alien princess immediately brightened and said, "Good. Now, what do you say we get to know each other a bit better, hm?"

The Next Day - Sainan High

Naruto frowned as he looked all over for Riko. She had been called out of class to go and meet with Sasuba, the tennis club's advisor. This seemed a bit odd, as she wasn't even in the tennis club. Feeling rather suspicious, he began looking for her immediately during the lunch period.

A moment later, when he received a strange phone call from a number he didn't recognize, he answered it and said, "Hello? Who is this?"

"Ghehehehehe. Naruto Uzumaki, I have a little something precious to you. If you want her back, I suggest you come alone to the gym storage unit." the voice on the other end said before ending the phone call.

Naruto scowled at this and was about to storm off when he received a text, or rather a photo. Looking at it, he saw an unconscious Riko bound and gagged. "Oh, this asshole's gonna pay."

The blonde didn't waste any time in making his way to the gym storage. Throwing open the doors, he took a few steps into the darkness and looked at Riko, who was still, thankfully, unconscious. Then he turned his gaze to Sasuba, or rather, an alien posing as him. "Drop the disguise asshole, and tell me what the hell you want."

Dropping his disguise, the alien towered over Naruto and chuckled darkly. "What I want is simple. Call off your engagement to Lala-chan and give her to me, or this girl will pay the price. Quite the simple choice, no?"

Without revealing how he was really feeling (really pissed off), Naruto narrowed his eyes on the alien and said, "Tell me your name. I want to know just who I'm about to destroy."

The rather tall alien chuckled darkly and said, "I am Ghi Bree, Lala's number one fiance candidate. I refuse to give her up to a barbarian such as yourself."

'Mm-hmm. I see." Naruto said emotionlessly. "So you're really just after Lala-chan, and probably not for a good reason. I bet you aren't even interested in her as a person, simply a prize to be won. So, I'll tell you what Ghi Bree. Let Riko-chan go and I'll only break your legs. Refuse, and I'm likely going to kill you for daring to touch my dear friend. And just so you know, I'll never give Lala-chan to somebody like you."

In an attempt to intimidate Naruto into cooperating, Ghi Bree enlarged himself and said, "You don't have much choice in the matter. You're just a puny human and I'm an all powerful alien! Now, do as I say or this poor girl's going to suffer for it!"

When tentacles began to grope Riko in a rather naughty way, Naruto's glare deepened. "That's it, you're fucked Ghi Bree." he said before disappearing from his spot.

As Ghi Bree looked around, trying to find Naruto, he soon screamed out when he felt something impact his gut with the force of a speeding train. Collapsing to the ground, gasping for breath, he looked up into Naruto's cold eyes and began to whimper in fear. "I-I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!" he exclaimed as he shrunk down to his true size.

As he watched the alien grovelling on the ground, Naruto scowled and picked him up, squeezing his head just enough to make him scream out in pain. "I won't kill you. But I do want you to send a message to Lala-chan's other suitors. She's off limits and I'll destroy anyone that tries to take her away from me. I may not have known her long, but I want her to be happy. And if she wants to be happy with me, then I'll try everything to keep her happy. Now leave you rotten little bastard."

Ghi Bree quickly nodded and scurried away as soon as Naruto put him down. Once he was gone, Naruto helped Riko down and carried her towards the nurse's office. When she began coming to, the blonde smiled down at her and said, "You'll be okay, Riko-chan. Nurse Mikado should be able to help you."

Riko blinked wearily before asking, "W-What happened to me, Naruto-kun? I can't seem to remember…"

Deciding that being honest was the better choice, he began to explain. "One of Lala-chan's suitors showed up and decided to take you hostage in an attempt to scare me off. I sent him packing though. I refuse to let anyone hurt you."

Riko blushed and glanced away shyly. "T-Thank you, Naruto-kun. You're...you're really sweet."

"Hey, anything for you Riko-chan. Now, let's get Mikado-san to look you over, shall we?"

As they entered the nurse's office, Mikado spun around in her chair and looked them over curiously. "Oh? Saving the damsel in distress, Mr. Uzumaki? Or did something else happen?"

Naruto chuckled a bit and shook his head. "Nah, nothing like that. She just passed out and needs to be looked over to make sure she's okay. Think you can help her, Doc?"

Mikado nodded and instructed him to lay Riko in a bed so she could look her over. "You should probably wait outside, Uzumaki-kun."

The blonde jinchuriki nodded before stepping outside into the hall and closing the door behind him. Meanwhile, back inside the nurse's office, Mikado began to do a routine checkup to see if there was anything physically wrong with Riko. When she was finished, the nurse smiled at her and said, "Everything checks out. You're fine. Now, why don't you tell me what really happened?"

Riko frowned and looked away, seeming a bit unsure. Seeing this, Mikado sighed and brushed some hair behind her ear, pointing out her pointed ears to her. "I'm an alien too, Riko-chan. You can tell me."

The orange-haired girl blinked in shock at this, but soon nodded her head. "Naruto-kun said I was essentially kidnapped by an alien, one of Lala's suitors apparently. He wanted to use me as a hostage to force Naruto-kun to call off the engagement with Lala. Naruto-kun scared him off though and saved me before anything bad could happen to me."

"I see. I assume you know already that Uzumaki-kun isn't your regular human by now? It's easy enough to tell that he's something unique and special."

Riko nodded and offered Mikado a smile. "Yes. But he is human. Just a special kind of human. I can't tell you anything more than that, though. I want to respect his privacy and his right to keep things close to the chest."

"Good to know. Now, you're free to go if you'd like. I'm sure Uzumaki-kun would love to walk you home." she teased.

The golden-eyed girl blushed, but quickly nodded. "T-Thank you, Mikado-sensei. I'll just be on my way now."

As Riko made her way out of her office, Mikado couldn't help but smirk to herself. "Uzumaki-kun, you're going to be a fun one to watch. I can't wait to learn more about you and what makes you tick."

Later

As Riko and Naruto arrived at her house, she was finding it rather hard to look him in the eyes. Noticing this, Naruto asked, "Are you okay, Riko-chan? You're acting a bit distant…"

The orange-haired beauty started blushing deeply and began to fidget in place. After a time to gather her courage, she looked up into Naruto's eyes and said, "You...you saved me from an alien that wanted to harm me to get to you. I...I want so badly to kiss you right now because you've got my heart racing, but…"

Naruto sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "Lala-chan wants to be my first kiss, doesn't she? Sorry, she seems to be a little possessive sometimes. Don't hold it against her though, she's a good person."

Riko shook her head and offered him a beautiful smile. "It's okay. Lala's been nice to all of us, and I understand where she's coming from. I won't deny her your first kiss, but…" Blushing worse, she leaned up and kissed Naruto on the cheek. "I-I'll share you...if I really have to. You mean a lot to me, and I don't want to lose you because I couldn't stand the thought of sharing you."

The whiskered teen blushed and nodded slowly. "I...I'm glad, Riko-chan. I really like you, and I'm more than happy to be with you if you're willing to share me like that. I know it's not ideal, but it seems like there isn't much choice in the matter."

"I know. It's alright. Anyways, thank you for walking me home, Naruto-kun. Good night."

Naruto smiled at her and gave her a hug. "Good night Riko-chan. Say hello to Mikan-chan for me."

"I will. See you later." she said before entering her home, where she saw a grinning Mikan staring at her. "You…" Sighing, she closed her eyes and shook her head. "Don't tease me, Mikan. Please?"

The Next Day - Sainan High

Naruto scowled as he looked at the school's wannabe playboy, Taizo Motemitsu. He was hitting on Lala and despite turning him down instantly, he just kept trying. After yet another refusal by Lala, he tried to grab her shoulder, but Naruto was instantly there, gripping his wrist tightly. "Don't even try it playboy."

Wincing at the pressure being exerted on his wrist, Motemitsu pulled his hand back and rubbed his bruising wrist soothingly. "What the heck's your problem, Uzumaki? Lala deserves far better than you, and yet she's insistent that you're her fiance. Where's the justice in that, huh?!"

Lala pouted and said, "Naru-kun's great! He's the only one for me and I won't leave him for anything or anyone! So please back off and respect my decision."

"You heard the girl. Leave us alone Motemitsu." Naruto said before turning and walking away a few steps. When he felt a hand gripping his shoulder, he glanced over his shoulder at the annoying pest. "If I was you, I'd remove your hand immediately lest you lose it."

"I challenge you Uzumaki! If you can hit a baseball I pitch at you, I'll leave you and Lala-chan alone. If you lose, Lala-chan is mine."

"No thanks. I have no reason to accept that crap. Lala-chan isn't some prize to be won." Naruto said, sounding genuinely angry.

Lala wrapped her arms around one of Naruto's and kissed his cheek, causing him to blush a bit. "That's right! I'm Naru-kun's fiance and I won't be with anyone else!"

"I didn't think you were such a coward, Uzumaki. Then again, I can understand why you don't want to face me. My pitch is unbeatable, after all."

Naruto sighed and shook his head in mild disbelief. "You just don't give up, do you Motemitsu? I'm not interested in beating you at your own game. Lala-chan likes me, so just give up already."

When the idiot went to protest again, Lala leveled such a glare on him that he froze in fear. "I won't say it again. Leave us alone. I'm happy with Naru-kun and I'm going to marry him. If you try to come between us, I'll hurt you."

Needless to say, Motemitsu quickly backed off and said, "S-Sorry. Won't happen again!" before he quickly ran off in fear.

Looking at his apparent fiance, Naruto quirked a brow and chuckled a bit. "You certainly have a way about you, don't you Lala-chan?"

Lala beamed at him and said, "I refuse to let anyone come between us. I'm happy with you."

As Lala rested her head on his shoulder, Naruto couldn't help but chuckle some more. "You're something special, alright. I'm glad I met you, Lala-chan."

Smiling up at him, Lala soon stopped walking and gently held his hand in hers. When he turned to face her, he saw that she was blushing. "Lala-chan? You okay?"

The pink-haired alien nodded slowly before she looked into his eyes. "I'm alright. I'm just...I'm really happy right now, just being with you. I'm so much happier here with you than I have been in a long, long time. Don't get me wrong, I didn't have a bad life or anything, and I love my sisters dearly, but something just didn't feel...right about it. You know?"

Naruto nodded slowly, but before he could speak, she beat him to the punch. "You...you make me happy Naruto-kun. So...thank you." she said before she moved in close and claimed his lips with hers. When he slowly began to return her kiss, she felt ecstatic inside.

When they separated a short while later, Naruto was blushing up a storm. "Wow. I wasn't expecting that. It felt...good."

"It really did. Thank you, Naru-kun." she said before she took his hand in hers again and began rushing off with him towards their next class. She didn't want the two of them to be late, after all.

Chuckling softly, Naruto kept up with his fiance and smiled at her. "You really are a beautiful person, Lala-chan."

She smiled happily at him before the two of them entered their classroom. Seeing their friends, they walked up to them and said hello to the group.

When the girls looked to Naruto and Lala, they could immediately tell that something had happened. "Okay, spill it. What's got you two so happy?" Risa questioned.

Lala beamed at them and said, "Naru-kun was defending me from this really annoying guy who tried to challenge him to a contest to determine who gets to be with me. Acting like I'm some kind of prize to be won. Ugh! But afterwards, I kissed him and it felt amazing!"

The girls each blinked at this, unsure what to make of what they had just been told. After a moment though, Haruna smiled at them and said, "Well, I'm happy for you both. It sounds like Uzumaki-kun is starting to accept this relationship of yours."

"Yep! I'm so happy right now I feel like I could burst with joy!" she exclaimed before taking her designated seat.

Naruto, meanwhile, sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "So long as she's happy, that's what matters. I'm enjoying her company and her bubbly attitude is rather infectious as well. As for Motemitsu, I think he's learned his lesson and won't be bothering us again. Ah well, all's well that ends well, I suppose." he said before taking his seat.

Risa and Mio couldn't help but smirk at this and began to giggle to themselves. Meanwhile, Riko couldn't keep the smile off her face. She's had her first kiss with him. Now...maybe I can work up the courage to kiss him as well. I can't help but be excited! She thought to herself with a happy smile stretching across her face.

Haruna noticed this and smiled for her friend. I see you've made up your mind. Good for you, Riko-chan.

A few days later

Naruto scowled as he caught someone peeping on the girls and snapping pictures of them. He knew who it was, but everytime he went to confront the bastard, the coward ran away. It irritated him to no end that someone was snapping pictures of the girls without their consent. On top of that, he just knew they weren't appropriate photos.

Damn it Motemitsu, I fucking warned you to stay the hell away from her! He thought angrily as he continued to be vigilant in keeping the girls safe from Motemitsu's perverse habit.

After a while, he finally caught Motemitsu and gripped his face hard, causing him to scream out in pain, though it was muffled. "Just what do you think you're doing, Motemitsu? I warned you."

When Naruto lessened his grip on the pervert's face, he couldn't help but chuckle. "It's too late, Uzumaki. I've already got a special surprise ready for them in the pool. You can do what you want to me now, but it won't matter in the long run."

Eyebrow twitching at this, Naruto released the wannabe playboy and said, "You're lucky I can't kill you without being expelled from school. However, you are in trouble, because I don't mind being suspended for a time."

Grinning, Naruto slammed his fist into Motemitsu's gut, causing him to double over in pain and spit up a glob of saliva onto the ground. "U-Ugh! W-What the hell...are you? That fucking HURTS!"

"I'm just a pissed off guy that cares about the girls you're tormenting. Now, be a good boy and wait right here. If you move, I'll really make you suffer." Naruto said with a pleasant smile on his face. However, when he looked at Naruto's expression, Motemitsu began to whimper in fear.

Deciding it was probably best to hurry to the pool where the girls would be swimming soon, he dashed away at a rather quick speed compared to most humans. Upon arriving, he leapt over the fence surrounding the pool and looked into the water, trying to figure out what Motemitsu had done.

After a few moments, he removed his shirt and dove into the swimming pool. Looking around underwater, he soon found a few well-placed cameras that were in the perfect position to get some good shots of the girls. They were in places that wouldn't be noticed easily, and therefore their privacy would be violated in a pretty horrible way. So, not wasting another second, he surfaced to draw in a breath of air before preparing to dive down again.

Before he could do this, however, the girls came out of the changing room and froze upon seeing him. Looking at them, he raised up a single finger and said, "Hold on ladies. Motemitsu's done something to the pool. Give me a second and I promise you'll understand."

When nobody questioned him, Naruto dove down and gathered the cameras before surfacing once again and climbing out of the pool, water dripping slowly down his toned body. Showing the girls the cameras, he said, "The damn pervert was hoping to get some good pics of you in your swimsuits. I'm not entirely sure what he would have done with them, but I think you're safe now. I'll just be on my way now, okay? Enjoy the pool ladies."

As he went to pick up his shirt and walk off, one of the girls walked up to him and gently tugged on his arm. Looking at her, he was a bit surprised to see her smiling at him. "Thank you, Uzumaki-kun. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that we appreciate what you've just done for us. You're...a better person than we thought. I'm sorry we've been so cold to you."

Naruto gently patted the girl's hand and smiled back. "Hey, no problem. I didn't take any offense to it. Believe it or not, I'm kinda used to being ostracized for one reason or another. So yeah, I understand. Now, take care ladies."

Before he left, Naruto couldn't help but notice how the girls were eyeing him, and he noticed their blushes as well. Blushing a bit himself, he quickly left and went to go visit the principal. Despite being a massive pervert himself, the principal could sometimes be counted on to do the right thing. In this case, that would be suspending Motemitsu for what he had tried to do.

Once he was gone, one of the girls began to giggle before she said to the others, "Uzumaki-kun's really ripped, isn't he? Just watching the water trickling down his body… Oh Kami that was hot."

Lala wasn't sure how to feel about these strangers ogling her man, but at the same time, she was glad that people were finally starting to accept him. So long as they don't try anything, I suppose it's okay…

Riko and her friends frowned at this and shook their heads. "Now they're noticing him because of how handsome he looks? How vain can you get?" Risa asked.

The orange-haired teen shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's to be expected, I guess. Naru-kun's a handsome man and he's got a natural charisma to him. I just hope they don't try anything with him simply because they like how he looks."

Haruna smiled and shook her head. "I don't think they're going to make a move on him, Riko-chan. If anything, I think they'll settle for just ogling him from afar. It might make him feel a bit uncomfortable at first, but I'm sure he'll be just fine."

It was at this point that Mio picked up on something. "Wait...he just saw us in our school swimsuits. How could he not have some kind of reaction to that?!"

Blinking in realization, the other girls nodded. "I...I don't know. We're certainly pretty enough, aren't we?" Riko questioned a bit unsurely.

Lala decided to try and ease their fears. "Naruto-kun's a very composed person. I think that, if he did like what he saw, he wouldn't say anything out of respect for us. He's very good at controlling himself. Besides that, I wouldn't be surprised if he's seen other girls naked during his time in the Elemental Nations…"

Seeing Lala's face morph into a scowl, Haruna decided to do some damage control. "Don't think about it, Lala-chan. Even if he has, I don't think he's done anything with anyone like that! You'll still get to be his first in everything, I'm sure."

The alien beamed again and said, "Good. I may not be ready for that step in our relationship yet, but I really don't want someone beating me to it."

Haruna smiled a bit awkwardly and patted Lala's shoulder gently. "I'm sure you have nothing at all to worry about. Everything will be alright."

"Yes...I'm sure it will." Lala said, sounding a bit ominous in how she said that. Little did they know, but Lala was plotting all kinds of ways she could prevent other girls from trying to get into her fiance's pants.

Later that day - Naruto's house

Riko couldn't help but smile as she enjoyed the dinner Naruto and Mikan had made. After walking Riko home, Naruto had greeted Mikan and had also invited them to come over and spend some time at his rather large house. And, despite insisting he could handle dinner for everyone, Mikan had insisted that she help him as a mean of thanking him for being so kind to her sister. However…

As they ate, Mikan looked into Naruto's eyes and smirked devilishly. "So, how do you feel about my sister? I know she can be a handful, but she's not unattractive, right?"

Riko sputtered and blushed badly as she turned to face Mikan. "Mikan-chan! What are you saying?!"

Naruto chuckled a bit at this and said, "I like Riko-chan. She's my best friend and has been nothing but kind to me ever since I moved here to Sainan. So, if she wanted something more with me, I wouldn't turn her down."

Mikan nodded her head in understanding. "I see. But what about your pretty fiance, Lala-chan?"

Lala smiled brightly at Mikan and said, "Naru-kun should have a harem! After all, he's destined to be the next ruler of the universe, and it's well known that they tend to have harems. Just so long as I get to be his first in everything, I'm happy."

The younger Yuuki sister blinked in confusion at this point and asked, "Okay, I'm obviously missing something here. What do you mean ruler of the universe?"

The emerald-eyed alien tapped herself on the head and stuck her tongue out childishly. "Oops. I guess I forgot to tell you. I'm an alien princess from the planet Deviluke. I've decided to marry Naruto-kun because he's special to me. And...I kinda have a bunch of other suitors who are after my hand in marriage. They're a real pain, but Naru-kun can deal with them, no problem!"

Unsure just what she could say, Mikan nodded slowly and said, "Uh-huh. And you're willing to share Naruto-san with Riko?"

"Of course! The more love, the better! Right Naruto-kun?"

Sighing softly, Naruto simply shrugged his shoulders and said, "If I want to restore my clan someday, I would need to take multiple wives anyways. So this whole emperor of the universe thing doesn't sound too bad if whoever's in charge gets a harem. Not that I'm a pervert or anything like that, but considering my circumstances and what I am, it's not all that farfetched to think about."

Mikan blinked a couple of times in a mixture of shock and confusion. "Okay, I'm really confused here. What are you talking about?"

Naruto chuckled a bit and shook his head. "Looks like another explanation is due, huh Riko-chan?"

Riko giggled and nodded her head. "Yep. Don't worry, my sister can keep a secret."

"I'm sure she can. Well, here's the gist of what you need to know about me, Mikan-chan." Naruto said before he began explaining a bit about his past to her, just as he had done for the other girls.

Later

Mikan was stunned, to put it mildly. "W-Wow. I don't know what to say."

Naruto smiled at her and said, "It's alright. Just take your time Mikan-chan. At least you understand my situation a bit better now, right?"

Nodding slowly, Mikan took a moment to collect her thoughts before saying, "I do. I just hope nobody from the Elemental Nations come here. No offense, but they don't sound like the greatest people. That, and I don't want anyone trying to come in between you and these two." At this, Mikan motioned towards Riko and Lala.

"It's fine, I understand your concern. I'm hoping they can't get through the barrier, but you never know." he said with a shrug. "All I can really say about that particular predicament is that I hope it's people that actually like me that show up, if they ever do. I...kinda worry that one person in particular might try to hunt me down. I was pretty stupid at the time and promised her I'd knock her up so she could have my child. She's a priestess and she's very gifted in a special way. I wouldn't be at all surprised if she decided to try and hunt me down someday."

Hearing this from her fiance, Lala's eye began twitching and the cup she was holding in her hand suddenly shattered from the sheer amount of force she was gripping it with. Not feeling the damage done to her hand, she said, "I...see. She shouldn't come here."

Naruto blinked as he looked into Lala's eyes and said, "L-Lala-chan? Calm down. There's no reason to get so upset over this."

Turning her gaze onto her love, she smiled sweetly at him, sending chills down his spine. "She shouldn't come here. It wouldn't be safe for her here. I'm going to be your first in everything. Nobody will take that from me."

The whiskered teen nodded quickly and said, "N-No worries, Lala-chan. Everything will be just fine. I promise! Now, let's get your hand taken care of. You've gone and hurt yourself."

Oh Kami, I'm getting major yandere vibes from Lala-chan! It'll be okay Naruto, don't panic. You mustn't show her fear, lest something terrible happen. Naruto thought to himself while he sweated nervously.

Riko and Mikan were wide-eyed and looked at the blonde with sympathy. Poor Naruto-kun. Lala's a total yandere! She seems so sweet and innocent that I never expected such a thing from her! Riko thought, looking just a tad nervous.

Naruto quickly guided Lala away so he could help tend to her wounded hand. After he did, Mikan turned to her sister and said, "Are you absolutely sure you want a relationship with him? Something tells me it's probably not safe…"

The golden-eyed girl chuckled nervously and said, "So long as I don't take any of his firsts, I'll be fine. I'm sure of it. Besides, I really, really like Naruto-kun. And if I have to share him, then so be it."

Mikan smiled at her sister and said, "Well, if you're sure, then I'm happy for you. However, I want you to promise me something. Don't let anyone push you around when it comes to this harem thing. Prove to them and to yourself that you deserve to be with him just as much as any other girl. Okay?"

Riko hugged her sister and said, "Thank you. I promise, Mikan-chan. I'll prove to you that I can be happy with him no matter what. I won't let you down."

"Glad to hear it. Now, we should probably get home. Let's let them know that we're leaving, okay? Unless you'd rather we stay for a while longer for some reason?"

The beautiful teenager frowned in thought for a moment before she nodded her head, coming to a decision. "Just...give me a few moments. I want to speak with Naruto-kun real quick."

Mikan smirked knowingly at her sister, but didn't attempt to stop her. Instead, she watched as Riko followed after Naruto and Lala. Go get him, Riko.

Once she entered the bedroom where Naruto was tending to Lala, Riko stepped up to them and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Naruto looked at Riko and shook his head. "Nah, I've just about got it. Thanks though, Riko-chan. But I get the feeling you came here for another reason. So what's up?"

Riko blushed deeply before fidgeting in place as she was wont to do. Moving closer, she watched as Naruto finished tending to Lala's hand before she looked into Naruto's eyes. Deciding to be a bit bold, she sat on his lap and, after grabbing both sides of his face, she leaned in and kissed him passionately.

Naruto was shocked at first, but slowly lost himself in the kiss while a certain part of his anatomy was beginning to rise as a result of Riko squirming on his lap. When it began to poke her thigh, they both blushed deeply and he said, "S-Sorry Riko-chan."

"N-No, it's okay. It's my fault anyways." she said apologetically. "But the kiss was wonderful."

"Yes it was. Does this mean you want to be my girlfriend, despite everything going on?"

Riko nodded in the affirmative before wrapping her arms around him and kissing him again. When they broke apart, she smiled at him and said, "Yes. I want to be with you, Naruto-kun. So won't you please accept me?"

Naruto smiled at her and said, "I already have. I promise I'll do everything in my power to make sure you remain happy, Riko-chan."

Blushing worse, she nestled her face into his neck and said, "Thank you, Naru-kun. I'm so happy right now. I wish I didn't have to leave…"

Her new boyfriend chuckled and shook his head. "It's okay. Do you want me to walk you two home? It is getting rather late, after all."

Riko nodded and said, "That sounds wonderful. Is that okay with you, Lala-chan?"

Lala nodded happily and said, "Of course Riko-chan! See you later!"

Smiling at her bubbly friend, Riko gave her a hug before she practically skipped away with Naruto hot on her heels. However, before he could leave Lala's room (though she didn't sleep in it), the pink-haired alien stopped him and, when he turned around, she captured his lips with hers and ran her hands up and down his body after slipping them under his shirt.

When Lala began moaning from the kiss, Naruto certainly felt himself reacting once again. When they parted, he looked into her eyes and mumbled, "Wow. You're certainly rather, erm...bold, aren't you Lala-chan? Not that I dislike that about you. It's entertaining and certainly pleasurable."

Giggling a bit, Lala kissed him again before backing away and waving at him. "Come back safely, Naruto-kun! I'll be here waiting for you."

Nodding in understanding, Naruto soon left the room and followed the Yuuki siblings out of his house. Once they were out of sight, Lala couldn't help but smile giddily to herself. "I'll never tire of those kisses. And I'm glad I was able to get a reaction out of him. I'm going to enjoy this relationship, Naruto-kun."

One week later

Lala couldn't help but pout as she heard the news that the summer's seaside school would likely be cancelled because of a darned typhoon. "This isn't fair! I want to see what it's like at the seaside school! Naru-kun, can't we do something about this?"

Naruto stroked his chin in thought before shrugging his shoulders. "I can probably figure something out to put an end to that typhoon if you really want to go. In fact, I think I've got the perfect solution to solve this little problem. So, if you really want to, we can go deal with the typhoon and actually go to this summer school thing."

The pink-haired alien seemed to pick up on something though as she asked, "Wait. Have you ever gone to this summer school thing before?"

The whiskered teen shook his head negatively. "Nope. I've only been going to this school for about four months now. So this will be my first time going to this seaside school thing. I'm curious to see what it's all about."

"Then let's go deal with that stupid typhoon so we can go! I want to spend time with you there and have some fun!"

Naruto chuckled a bit before he left the house with Lala and flew off with her towards the source of their current problem. Upon arriving, he looked at the heart of the typhoon and frowned deeply. "Well, this certainly doesn't look good. Still, I think I've got just the thing to deal with this particular problem. Might want to step back Lala-chan."

Once the pink-haired alien took a couple of steps back, Naruto nodded once before he began to focus his chakra. In a few moments a spiraling ball of chakra appeared in his hand. Taking a moment longer to strengthen it further, he soon began to focus wind-natured chakra into his technique, causing it to begin releasing a screeching sound that caused Lala to wince a bit. Still, she remained where she was and watched on, fascinated by Naruto's technique.

Once his technique was complete, Naruto threw his technique towards the center of the typhoon. Once it reached said center, he snapped his fingers and watched as the Rasenshuriken exploded, both sucking in and destroying the high pressure wind torrents as the powerful technique's explosion expanded until all one could see was a bright flash of light as the typhoon died down until it was completely gone.

Now that the sea was calm once again, Naruto breathed out a sigh of relief before turning to face Lala. "Well, looks like we're all set for the seaside school, huh Lala-chan?"

Lala blinked a couple of times in shock before she locked eyes with her chosen fiance. "T-That...was amazing. That looked like something Daddy could do! I didn't know you were so powerful!"

Naruto chuckled a bit and shrugged his shoulders. "It's really no problem for me to do something like that. It may be a powerful technique, but I've got far more power than that at my disposal."

The emerald-eyed princess began to giggle happily before she glomped Naruto, hugging him tight and kissing him passionately. When they separated, she sounded absolutely giddy as she said, "You really can chase off all of my suitors, can't you?! I'm sure Daddy will love you, Naruto-kun! You're really making me fall for you more every day. Now, let's go get ready. I'm so excited to get this trip underway!"

Naruto chuckled a bit, but nodded in agreement. "Sure thing Lala-chan. I'm glad you think so highly of me. Now, let's go pack our things. Make sure you pack a swimming suit too, as I'm pretty sure we're going to have some time to swim in the ocean for a while at some point during this trip."

Nodding excitedly, Lala shouted out, "Okay!" before she took Naruto's hand and began to fly back towards their shared home together. She was ecstatic after seeing Naruto's power for herself, and she was eager to show off her chosen swimsuit to her handsome fiance. Oh Naru-kun, I'm going to make you really want me. You have no idea how much I already love you.

A/N - Okay, that's the end of the chapter. I'm sure you've noticed a lot of things about this chapter that you either didn't like, or you found them to be pretty interesting.

The first change you should see is that Lala is quite a bit different from her canon self. She's more determined, though she's still willing to accept a harem, but only if she's his first everything. Lala knows what she wants and she's going to get it and damn anyone that gets in her way. As you can see, she's more mature, but despite her slight yandere side, she's still a sweetheart at her core.

The second change is with Riko. In the series, Rito Yuuki, the protagonist, was reluctant to accept the idea of a harem and girls sharing him. The idea of it seemed to frighten him and it made him feel uncomfortable in the long run. While he sort of came to accept the concept and realize that it was one possible way for the girls that love him to be happy with him, he just couldn't fathom the idea of a harem and wound up resisting it quite a bit, despite Momo's best efforts.

As you can see, Riko is different. She likes Naruto a lot and, despite the fact she can't be his first, she likes him enough that she's willing to give the harem idea a shot if it means she gets to be with him. Sure, she isn't sure how things will turn out for her, but she's willing to take that risk and see where it goes.

You no doubt also found out this chapter that Naruto's gradually coming to accept Lala's feelings for him, and he seems willing to give a relationship a try. However, appearances can be deceiving, as it should be obvious that he IS still coming to terms with the whole fiance thing. Sure, he's accepted her advances and kissed her back, but at the same time, you should notice that he hasn't made any advances towards her. She's been the one to initiate such contact each time. And Riko was a bit bolder as well, kissing Naruto the way she did.

Anyways, I do hope you enjoyed the chapter and the liberties I took with it. If you didn't, then you didn't. Nothing wrong with that. *shrugs* I personally think the chapter turned out pretty well, but that's just my opinion.