A/N - Okay, I know it's been a while since I updated this fic, but as I've said in my other stories, I've been having a rough time for a while now. Things have really sucked and life's been hitting me hard. On top of that, I've been really sick for about a week or so now. I keep vomiting and I'm feeling pretty damn weak because of how sick I've been.

Anyways, I really can't think of much to say here. I hope you enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 4 - Unexpected Encounters

Naruto couldn't help but palm his face and drag his hand down it afterwards as he looked at the sight before him. Things had been going so well, and now something just had to ruin it. Though whether this was a welcome change or an unwelcome one was currently unknown. All he could do was stare at the woman before him, along with her entourage, and wonder just why she was here.

Just who was this woman, you might ask? It was one Koyuki Kazahana and a platoon of her nation's shinobi. "Naruto-kun! It's so good to see you again! I knew you would be out here somewhere. I've missed you greatly."

You might be wondering just what led up to such an encounter. For that we have to roll the clock back a few days.

Two Days Earlier

"Naruto-kun...you did something to that storm, didn't you?" Riko asked him. They were currently seated together on a bus that was shuttling them from Sainan High to the seaside school. Everyone found it odd that the storm had just...disappeared like it had never existed in the first place! Those who knew Naruto, though, knew instinctively that he was responsible for getting rid of the storm.

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and nodded in response to her question. "Yes. Lala-chan was upset that we wouldn't be going on this summer outing. Sooo, I fixed it."

His friends sweatdropped at that explanation, or rather a lack thereof. "Um...how did you fix it, exactly?" Mio asked.

Before Naruto could answer, Lala hugged onto his arm and shouted out, "He used this awesome spinning ball thingy that went KA-WHOOSHIEBOOM! He blew that storm away like it was nothing!"

Naruto sighed before holding up a finger to stop the others from asking a question. Instead, he formed a miniature Rasengan in the palm of his hand, one that was barely the size of a golf ball. "I used one of these. Mixed with a bit of wind chakra, of course."

"That's a lot smaller than the one you used last night." Lala pointed out as she stared at the tiny thing. Reaching a finger closer to it, she pouted when Naruto lightly smacked her hand.

"Even tiny, it's still powerful enough to deal some serious damage to a person, especially with how fast it's rotating. Yes, the one I used last night was bigger, mainly because it was needed to deal with that typhoon. I can make a Rasengan as small or as big as I want it to be. I can even create more than one at a time if need be. Right now, I don't want to gather attention to myself, so I made a small one. Make sense?"

Everyone nodded in understanding as they watched him disperse the technique. Once it was gone, Lala gently poked her fiance on the cheek and asked, "So if you can do that shiny thing, what else can you do?"

"Well, I can wield multiple elements. Aside from that, I can create solid clones of myself. I can also enter something called Sage Mode and a type of Awakened Mode where I tap into the powers of my 'tenants'. Sadly, a majority of my fighting style revolved around spamming Shadow Clones and using the Rasengan a lot. I wasn't exactly taught a lot, so Kaguya-chan and Kurama teach me what they can." he explained with a casual shrug of his shoulders.

"Uh-huh." Risa said as she looked at Naruto skeptically. Folding her arms across her chest, pushing up her bust a bit, she said, "Still seems a little OP, plz nerf to me."

Naruto blinked a bit as he tried to make sense of what his friend had just said. Seeing his confusion, Mio decided to speak up and help him out. "OP is short for overpowered. Plz, you should easily be able to figure out. Nerf pretty much means that when something is too powerful, like a character in a video game, they should be 'weakened' until the playing field has been leveled. So while they might need to strengthen one character, they'd have to nerf another to make things fair. Does that make sense?"

"Ah. So, in essence, Risa-chan said that I'm a bit overpowered to a ridiculous level?" Naruto questioned. When Mio simply nodded in response, he shrugged and said, "That might be true. I have a goddess and a massive chakra construct sealed inside of me, but I don't have to draw on their powers to deal with everything and anything that comes my way. Of course, I don't plan to get in a bunch of fights anymore, but we'll see how things go with Lala-chan's suitors. Hopefully they don't get much worse than Ghi Bree did." he said as he massaged the bridge of his nose to stem off the headache that was threatening to rise up.

Riko looked slightly ashamed after hearing Ghi Bree's name, and even without his negative emotion sensory ability, it was obvious to see that she was feeling bad about that encounter for some reason. Looking at her, Naruto placed a hand gently on her shoulder and said, "It's okay Riko-chan. You did nothing wrong. Everything's fine."

The orange-haired lass sighed and gave him an awkward smile. "Thanks, Naruto-kun. I just can't help but feel a little bad about what happened. If I had just been more careful…"

Naruto placed a finger to Riko's lips and smiled kindly at her. "None of that now. There was no way you could have known an alien was planning to use you as a bargaining chip. It was beyond anyone's expectations. So don't beat yourself up over it."

Riko blushed prettily and nodded slowly in understanding. "T-Thank you, Naruto-kun."

"No reason to worry at all! After what I saw Naru-kun do, I'm 100% positive that he can deal with any suitor that comes after me with ease! We're all gonna be just fine." Lala declared passionately.

Naruto chuckled at this and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "If you say so, Lala-chan. I'll take your word for it. Never had to deal with aliens though, so you never know."

Lala pouted at him and booped him on the nose. "Nope! Can't have an attitude like that. I say you can do it, so you can do it! End of discussion."

Chuckling a bit more, Naruto nodded and gave her a kiss on the nose. "Thanks Lala-chan. Oooh, looks like we're almost there!"

The pink-haired alien bounced in her seat and looked out the nearby window to get a good view of where they'd be staying for the coming days. Even though she and Naruto had come before to deal with the typhoon, seeing it like this was a breathtaking sight and she was happy as can be at the moment.

So long as she's happy, that's what matters to me. Naruto thought as he watched his alien fiance with a smile on his face.

Later that afternoon

Naruto blushed as he looked at each of the girls before him. They looked absolutely beautiful in their swimsuits, though it seemed like Risa and Mio were definitely trying to get his attention with their rather...risque swimsuits. How they were allowed to wear such a thing was beyond him. Then it donned on him: the principal. He was such a pervert that of course he'd approve of such a thing.

The thing that made it worse is that his own figure was on full display to everyone. He was getting ogled by a number of girls while guys were giving him jealous gazes. Though, his friends stared at the scar on his chest again. Reaching up, he rubbed at the scar and released a heavy sigh. "I suppose you're wondering about the full story regarding this scar, huh?"

Lala stepped up to him, looking absolutely amazing in her swimsuit, and reached up to touch the scar on his chest tentatively. "Exactly what happened? You told us part of the story, but there's more to it than that, isn't there?"

Frowning slightly, Naruto looked into her eyes and said, "Sasuke was probably the very definition of pure evil. The people of Konoha gave him everything he wanted and treated him like he was the best thing in the world. He didn't care though. All he wanted was power power power, all so he could kill his older brother. He never bothered trying to find out the truth behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre. Instead, he called himself an 'avenger' and decided that the only thing that truly mattered in the world was killing his brother. Screw everything else, friends weren't important, all of his fangirls were just a bother…" Sighing, Naruto shook his head and closed his eyes again. "I think you get the picture by now. He was a horrible, spoiled little bastard."

"Anyways, a man by the name of Orochimaru attacked our team in a place called the Forest of Death. He gave Sasuke a curse seal and told Sasuke to seek him out if he craved power. Needless to say, Sasuke decided to abandon the village and go to Orochimaru, just as expected. I was part of a 5-man squad that went after him to capture him and bring him back to the village. Before we could leave, Sakura, our other teammate, stopped us and made me promise to bring back Sasuke. I valued promises and promised myself that I would always keep a promise, no matter what. So, when Sasuke and I fought...I held back."

Lala glared into his eyes and said, "Why would you hold back?! If he was really that bad, he was going to try and hurt you really bad!"

Naruto shook his head and decided to explain. "I was stupid back then. At the time, I honestly thought I was in love with her. Then again, I was practically brainwashed by the Hokage and other individuals. I was denied a proper education. They ensured that I was loyal to the village no matter how badly people treated me. They tried to kill me on more than one occasion, and yet I was still brainwashed into forgiving them. On top of that, the Third Hokage put the idea in my head that I would strive to become Hokage someday. After all, as he said, the people would come around someday and warm up to me. I just had to forgive them, because they didn't know what they were doing. I was desperate for attention and I was so desperate for positive interaction with people that I fell for it all, hook, line, and sinker."

Sighing heavily, Naruto saw the angry looks on their faces and couldn't help but wonder if they were directed at him, or if they were pissed at Hiruzen and the others for what they had done to him. Regardless, he continued speaking. "Anyways, as stupid as I was, I believed I was in love with Sakura. I didn't know any better. She was always hitting me and berated me constantly. I thought that was normal and that she liked me deep down, otherwise she wouldn't pay attention to me. Like I said, I was desperate for attention at the time. In truth, I was just so stupid back then that I honestly didn't know any better."

"Anyways, on the mission to bring back Sasuke, our team was forced to split up numerous times because the members of the Sound Four tried to stop us every time we caught up to them. One by one, our groups split up to battle one another. Choji vs. Jirobo, Neji vs. Kidomaru, Kiba vs. Sakon, and Shikamaru vs. Tayuya. I was forced to give chase after a man named Kimimaro fled with Sasuke. We fought for a time before Rock Lee appeared and decided to take on Kimimaro to allow me to chase after Sasuke."

"When I caught up to him, he had stopped to wait for me in a location known as the Valley of the End. It was clear from the beginning that Sasuke was genuinely trying to kill me. Set me on fire, broke my neck, shoved a Chidori through my chest not once but twice...it was a horrible battle and I had to rely on the Kyuubi's chakra just to survive that fight. I had a chance at the end to truly take down Sasuke with my Rasengan, but…"

Lala punched him in the chest and shouted at him. "Why would you hold back when he was trying so hard to kill you?! What in the world were you thinking?!"

Naruto sighed and looked down, unable to stare his friends in the eyes. "Because...I made a promise. He won the fight because I held back. Like I said before...back then I was a real idiot. It didn't help that Kakashi didn't train me, Jiraiya didn't train me…" Sighing again, he closed his eyes and began to shake as he clenched his fists tight. "It's like they all just wanted me to die! All because...because...because I was different. I was never considered one of them. They were all TRASH! As per Kakashi's words: 'those who break the rules are trash, but those who betray their friends are worse than trash.' So, based on those words, they were all worse than trash. I can NEVER forgive them for what they all did."

"They should never come here." Lala said after a little while. "After what they've done to you…" Clenching her fists tight, Lala took a moment to try and calm down before she leaned up and captured Naruto's lips in a loving kiss. Pulling back after a moment, she said, "If they follow you here, I promise to hurt them. They do NOT belong here."

The other girls nodded as one and said, "There isn't much we can do against people like that, but we won't let them take you." Riko said determinedly.

Smiling at them, he said, "Thank you. I promise I won't just let them take me back. I'm a lot stronger than any of them, so I shouldn't have a problem sending them packing, but who knows? They could have spent these past months practicing new techniques in an effort to subdue me and take me back for execution. I'll need to be careful in that case." he said with a shrug of his shoulders.

Haruna frowned at this and said, "You shouldn't say such pessimistic things, Uzumaki-kun. I've got full confidence that you'll be just fine. You just need to believe."

Chuckling a bit, Naruto nodded before he turned and began walking towards the water. "Enough of all the depressing stuff. Let's enjoy ourselves!" he exclaimed before he rushed to the water and began to swim around, enjoying the feel of the water on his skin.

Riko and the others frowned for a moment as they watched him. "We'll never give him up to those monsters." she said before going to join her boyfriend in the water.

Lala nodded in agreement. "I don't care if they wield powers similar to Naruto-kun. I will send them right back where they came from with broken bodies if need be." she said before she and the others hurried to join their friend in the water.

After a short while, they couldn't help but notice the other girls watching Naruto with blushes on their faces. Noticing this, Naruto blushed up a storm and said to his friends, "M-Maybe this was a bad idea. I feel like a piece of meat out here…"

Haruna gently took one of Naruto's hands and said, "I-It's alright, Uzumaki-kun. Just ignore them, okay? You deserve to enjoy yourself. Think of this as a well deserved break from everything you've been through."

Riko, tired of the girls and their stares, placed a hand gently on her boyfriend's chest and leaned in close, kissing him sweetly on the lips. When they separated, she stuck her tongue out childishly at the other girls ogling her boyfriend. It kind of backfired though when both guys and girls began shouting out in protest of such a thing.

"What the hell man?! I thought you were with Lala-chan?! How dare you steal Yuuki-chan too?!" This sentiment was how the majority of the guys felt. Saruyama, however, was acting as their spokesperson.

"Are you cheating on Lala-chan?!" one of the girls questioned angrily.

Naruto sighed and palmed his face. Groaning for a moment, he turned to face Kenichi Saruyama first. "First of all, they aren't objects to win, hold, whatever the hell you want to call it. They're women and I respect all of them." Turning to the girls, he said, "No, I'm not. Lala-chan and Riko-chan have decided to share me. It's as simple as that. I have no intention of hurting either of them. Besides that, there's…'circumstances' that make things a bit more complicated. It's a long story."

"That's just not fair, Naruto. Watch, next you're going to take Saki Tenjoin as your bride or something!" Kenichi shouted in a mixture of disbelief and outrage.

Hearing this, Lala's face changed from loving and happy to a fierce scowl with anger clearly visible in her eyes. "I'll be Naruto-kun's first bride. This Saki should stay away."

Naruto's eyes widened slightly in fear. Oh Kami! Yandere mode's activated!

The others backed away a bit, each of them feeling the same way regarding Lala's sudden change in attitude. Kenichi, seeing her glaring at him, quickly raised his hands and shook them in what he hoped was a placating gesture. "Y-Yeah! Calm down L-Lala-chan. Nobody's gonna take that away from you! Saki will stay away! Promise!"

Lala smiled sweetly and nodded her head in acceptance of this. "Good. She'll be fine then."

Kami, I hope the people in the Elemental Nations don't find me. Lala's yandere side is scary as hell. Naruto thought nervously.

The normally bubbly girl threw her arms around Naruto's neck and kissed him. As they kissed, she eyed the girls that had been ogling her man with a look that told them he was hers and they should stay away. Once the kiss ended, Naruto was a blushing, stuttering mess, while Lala giggled happily.

Okay, despite her yandere tendencies, she's pretty awesome. I could get used to this kind of treatment. He thought to himself with a chuckle.

Later that night

Naruto deadpanned as he looked at Kenichi and his friends. "You can't be serious? You really think you'll be able to spy on the girls? Why do you insist on doing this, Saruyama?"

Kenichi looked at Naruto with a glare before saying, "You wouldn't understand. You're a lucky bastard, you know that?! Two hotties on either arm. I bet they'd gladly spread their legs for you if you wanted! Meanwhile, us regular guys can't get girls to notice us at all!"

A tick mark appeared on Naruto's forehead and he began cracking his knuckles loudly as he smiled kindly at Saruyama. "You're making a mistake, Saruyama. You really shouldn't say things like that about my girlfriends. Apparently you're image of them is quite different from how they really are. They're lovely, respectable women and I'm glad to know them on a personal level. So I'm going to give you this one chance to apologize."

Kenichi and his friends backed away in fear. "I-I'm s-s-sorry, Naruto! Please don't kill us!"

Naruto simply continued to smile kindly at them. "Not to me. I want you to go and apologize to the girls. You're going to grovel at their feet and beg for their forgiveness. And if they ask why, I expect you to be honest with them. Otherwise, I think I'm likely to break a few kneecaps."

Saruyama and his friends nodded quickly before rushing out of the room. Once they were gone, Naruto sighed and rubbed his temples in an effort to remove his stress and calm the hell down. After a moment, he looked to the window and said, "You can come in now."

Lala entered the room via the window and pouted cutely at him. "No fair. I can never sneak up on you."

Naruto chuckled a bit and shook his head in amusement. "I'm not sure why you want to, but whatever. Why are you here, though? Shouldn't you be in your own room with the other girls?"

Lala glomped him and hugged him tight as she nuzzled her head into his neck. "It's because I missed you, silly! I don't like sleeping without you!"

Placing a gentle kiss atop her head, he said, "Unfortunately, you can't really sleep in here with me. If anyone found out, we could get in big trouble. So you'll have to return to your room later and get some sleep there."

Lala pouted up at him, but seeing him simply stare stonily back at her, she sighed and nodded her head sadly. "Alright. Just let me stay here with you for a while longer. I'm not really tired yet anyways."

Naruto nodded and simply held her close. "I assume you heard what Saruyama said?"

The pink-haired alien nodded against his chest and said, "Thank you for defending us. Someday, I'd like that. But...I don't like how he said that. It's like he was insinuating that Riko-chan and I are...umm, what's that word? Rhymes with boar I think."

Naruto frowned and petted her hair softly. "The word you're thinking of is 'whore', Lala-chan. It's best not to think about it and just push this matter off to the side for now. I know you girls aren't whores."

Looking up into her fiance's eyes, she kissed him on the lips tenderly and slid her hands under his nightshirt and moved them up and down his perfectly sculpted body. "I love you, Naru-kun."

Naruto nodded and smiled kindly at her. "I want to say it back, but I want to be absolutely sure of my feelings for both you and Riko-chan before I say anything. I know that's not your ideal answer, but it's all I can offer right now. I truly care for you and Riko-chan both. I just...I've never known real love, so I don't know how it feels. So...I want to be absolutely sure."

Resting her head against his chest again, she simply smiled and said, "Take your time, sweetheart. I understand. You've had a rough life, and were never shown the kind of love you deserved. I just want you to know that I'm happier than I've ever been in my life just by being with you."

Smiling down at his fiance, Naruto hugged her close and said, "I think I'll be able to say it soon, Lala-chan. You're really growing on me."

"I'm glad." Lala said simply as she started to doze off in his arms. The sound of his heartbeat was soothing to her, and being in his warm embrace just added on to that. When she did fall asleep, Naruto slowly lifted her into his arms and decided to carry her back to her room so she could rest in her own futon.

Silly Lala-chan. You're seriously too cute sometimes.

The Next Night

"You want us to go through a test of courage? The hell is that?" Naruto asked the principal.

"Oh-ho? Uzumaki-kun, you don't know what a test of courage is? How interesting. In this test of courage, you will each be paired up with another person and will have to venture into the woods. Your goal is to reach the shrine deep in the forest and collect a treasure that we've placed there. Please only take one per pair." the principal explained before looking around at all the other students with a critical gaze to make sure they got the point. "Anyways, as I was saying before, you must take a treasure from the shrine and return here. However, in a test of courage, scary things await you and will send you running in fright. Make sense, Uzumaki-kun?"

"Hmm, so like ghosts and stuff? Sounds simple enough." he said uncaringly. "Alright then, how do we decide our partners? I assume we can't just pick them ourselves, right?"

"Observant as ever, Uzumaki-kun! You're correct. A box will be passed around and each of you will draw a slip of paper with a number on it. Whoever has the same number as you will be your partner. Though I'm sure that whoever is paired up with you, Uzumaki-kun, will be just fine."

Naruto chuckled a bit and shook his head. "We'll see. Have to admit, I'm looking forward to this."

And so, the box was carried around to each of the students, allowing them to pick a number, one by one. When Naruto drew his number, he saw that he pulled out the number 9. Heh, isn't that a bit ironic? Ah well, I wonder who I'm paired up with.

Walking up to Lala and Riko, he showed them his number and asked, "Either of you got 9?"

Riko and Lala both looked upset and shook their heads. "No. I'm 7 and she's 3." Riko said.

"Pooey. I wanted to be paired up with Naruto-kun." Lala said sadly.

It was at this point that Haruna walked up to Naruto and blushed a bit as she showed him her number. "It seems we're together, Uzumaki-kun."

Naruto smiled at her and said, "Cool. I'm glad to be paired up with a friend, at least. I'm looking forward to undertaking this test of courage with you, Haruna-chan."

Hearing him call her by name with the -chan suffix, she blushed deeper and simply nodded, not trusting her voice right now. Her thoughts were interrupted though when Saruyama walked up to Lala and grinned at her as he showed her the number 3. "Looks like we're together, Lala-chan."

Lala looked blandly at Kenichi and released a heavy sigh. "I guess so. You'd better not try anything though. I'm still not happy with you for what you said yesterday night."

The perverted teen chuckled nervously and said, "Sorry again, Lala-chan. I'll try to be more respectful from now on."

The pink-haired girl sighed and nodded her head slowly in acceptance of this. "If you say so. I'm trusting you to be better though, okay?"

"Of course. Wouldn't want you or Naruto killing me, after all." he said, chuckling nervously afterwards.

"Good." Lala said simply, not saying another word to him.

Meanwhile, Riko was approached by a girl she didn't really know all that well, but they promised to do their best. Still, Riko wished dearly she could have been paired with her boyfriend.

A short while later, after everyone had split into pairs, they were each let into the forest one by one. They were each given a flashlight so they could at least see where they were going. When Naruto got his, he was about to give it to Haruna when she shook her head at him. "N-No, Uzumaki-kun. You hold onto it. I think I'll just hold onto you. I'm n-not good with these kinds of things." she admitted nervously.

Naruto nodded in understanding and held his arm out for her to take. So, wrapping her arms around his arm, she leaned against him and blushed deeply at the close proximity. However, Naruto didn't seem to mind, so she kept clinging to him tightly as they walked into the woods.

As they walked, Naruto was a bit surprised at how easily frightened his friend was by everything. Pausing after a time, he turned Haruna to face him and hugged her close. "It's okay, Haruna-chan. Nothing here can hurt you. I promise."

That's when it happened. Haruna was hit by some kind of liquid from behind. When a hole appeared on the back of her shirt, revealing bare skin, Naruto scowled. "That perverted principal set this up! Damn. Okay Haruna-chan, hold onto me and we'll get through this unscathed...mostly." he said as he began leading Haruna through the forest again.

Meanwhile, Lala scowled as she was hit a few times by some kind of liquid that started eating through her clothes. Of course, Kenichi was excited by this as he could see a good portion of Lala's left breast. Noticing where he was looking, Lala pulled out her D-Dial and pressed a few buttons before one of her inventions dropped into her hands. Turning it on Saruyama, she smiled sweetly at him before activating it.

Seeing this device, Saruyama wasn't quite sure what it did at first. Then it hit him, changing his clothes into a woman's dress. "What the heck?! Why'd you do this to me?"

"The only one that I'll allow to look at me like that is Naruto-kun. And I warned you before we entered the forest. Now you can deal with laughter as you walk back to the beach house." she said before turning and walking off, deeper into the forest.

Back with Naruto and Haruna, he was honestly surprised when Haruna used inhuman strength to lift him up off the ground and began swinging him around like a club, hitting the various people dressed as monsters and the like. Blinking a few times, he looked down at her and chuckled a bit. "Never had this happen to me before. This is a new one."

Haruna blinked and quickly released her friend, blushing furiously. "S-Sorry Uzumaki-kun! I didn't mean to do that to you. I just...I'm really not good with this kind of thing."

"It's fine. Like I said before, as long as you're with me, you're safe. Though that damn water is starting to be a pain. The back of my shirt's nearly gone."

Frowning at this, Haruna looked down and began fidgeting with her hands. "Sorry. If you didn't have to keep protecting me, this wouldn't be happening to you."

"Nah, don't worry about it Haruna-chan. Let's go, I think we're almost there." he replied, a warm smile on his face.

Nodding in understanding, Haruna gently grasped one of Naruto's hands and squeezed it gently, as if to reassure herself in some way. He's such a sweetheart. No wonder Riko-chan likes him so much.

Soon enough, they ran into Lala, who had apparently ditched her perverted partner. Sighing softly, Naruto asked, "Let me guess, he started ogling you? Your clothes are nearly gone."

Lala pouted and nodded her head slowly. "Yes. I changed his clothes into a women's dress. The embarrassment should be punishment enough. The only one I want looking at me in that way is you, Naruto-kun."

Naruto chuckled a bit at Kenichi's punishment. Then he looked at Lala closer and found himself blushing at seeing one of her breasts on full display for him to see. "W-Wow." he muttered before removing what was left of his shirt and wrapped it around his fiance to try and preserve her modesty. "Wanna come with us, Lala-chan? I think we're almost to the shrine."

The alien blushed slightly and smiled at her fiance. "You're so sweet, Naru-kun. Of course I'd like to join you."

"Great." he said with a grin. "Haruna-chan, you don't mind, do you?"

Haruna shook her head and smiled at the two of them. "Of course not. Let's get going and find that treasure!" she declared, giggling a bit afterwards.

Naruto smiled at her and was about to start walking again when another blast of water came flying at Haruna. Quickly summoning a shadow clone to block the water, he grumbled irritably to himself. "They're relentless. Come on, let's get to that shrine and then get the heck out of here."

The girls nodded before the group of three hurried through the woods. It didn't take much longer for them to reach the shrine and saw that the treasure was a bunch of small medallions. Quickly grabbing two, one for Naruto and Haruna and the other for Lala, they turned around and began making their way back along the path towards the exit.

As they walked, they stumbled upon Riko curled up on the ground, her clothes almost completely destroyed. Scowling at this, Naruto kneeled down and lifted Riko into his arms. He ignored the fact that her bare breasts were pressed against his chest and simply held her close. "It's okay Riko-chan. I won't let anybody see you like this." Naruto promised before making a couple of shadow clones. "I want you two to go and get some clothes for Riko-chan. I refuse to let anyone see her like this."

"Got it Boss! We'll be back in a jiffy." Clone #1 said before they rushed off to fetch some clothes for Riko to wear.

Once they had gone, Naruto sighed and simply held Riko close. After a little while, she looked up into her boyfriend's eyes, blushing deeply. "I-I'm sorry you have to see me like this, Naruto-kun."

"Oh hush. No need to apologize to me, Riko-chan." he said with a smile before he lowered his head a bit and whispered into her ear. "Besides, it's not a bad view." he said, smirking at her as she blushed a deep shade of red.

"P-Pervert." she said quietly, though she couldn't help but smile. Naruto-kun thinks I look sexy! I should be upset, but I can't. Instead, I'm happy!

Chuckling a bit at her reaction, Naruto simply smiled at her before he and the others continued their trek to the exit of the forest. When they reached it, they waited for the clones to arrive with Riko's clothing. When they arrived a few minutes later, Naruto set Riko down and allowed her to get dressed. Once she was dressed, they left the forest and held up the two medallions for the perverted principal to see. Once he congratulated him, Naruto stepped up to him and lifted him up by his shirt collar. "You're lucky, you perverted principal. I'm a nice guy, so I won't hurt you. I'm disappointed in you though. I thought you were better than this. Using that liquid to melt their clothing? Do you have any idea how embarrassed they were?"

The principal frowned for a moment before Naruto put him down gently. Brushing himself off, the principal shook his head for a moment before saying, "You know me well enough by now, Uzumaki-kun. I simply can't help myself around such beautiful young girls." he said before chuckling perversely to himself.

A tick mark appeared on Naruto's forehead, but he decided it was best not to get himself expelled. Instead, he joined the group of girls again before returning with them to the large inn that they were staying in during their time here. Damn perverted bastard. I'll have to prank the hell out of him for this.

Present

Looking at Koyuki, Naruto rubbed the bridge of his nose and shook his head in disbelief. She and her shinobi had sailed up to the beach on a rather extravagant boat that looked like it was pretty damn expensive. When she and her people had gotten off the boat, he watched as she and her entourage approached him. "What are you doing here, Koyuki-chan?"

Koyuki frowned at him for a moment before saying, "I've missed you greatly, Naruto-kun. It took us a while, but we managed to find the hole in the barrier and have searched for you for some time. I wanted to offer you a place with me back in the Land of Spring. You'd be safe there with me. I won't let anybody try to hurt you while you're in my country."

When Lala looked about ready to attack Koyuki, Naruto held up a hand to stop her. "Calm yourself, Lala-chan." Looking into Koyuki's eyes, Naruto shook his head before saying, "I can't go back with you, Koyuki-chan. You wouldn't be able to protect me from those who wish me harm. They'd invade your country just to get to me, and even your shinobi forces couldn't fight them all. It would just be a massacre, and I don't want that for you and your people. And now that you've punched a hole in the barrier, I'm afraid that more people will be coming in search of me for one reason or another."

Sighing heavily, Naruto shook his head and said, "In truth, I've missed you too, Koyuki-chan. I've missed all the friends I made outside of Konoha. They mean a great deal to me. But I've put the past behind me. I have absolutely no intention of returning to the Elemental Nations. I'm happy here. And strangely enough, I have a fiance and a girlfriend now. Please understand."

Koyuki frowned for a moment before watching as the pink-haired alien and Riko hugged an arm each on Naruto. Seeing this, she looked deeply into Naruto's eyes before sighing softly. "I see. I...I understand, Naruto-kun. If that's the case, then perhaps I should stay here as well."

Blinking at this, Naruto looked at her in shock. "But...what about your home? Your people need you!"

The daimyo shook her head and said, "I left my country in capable hands. They'll be just fine without me. As I said, I've missed you a great deal. I want to be with you, no matter where that may be. So will you please let me stay here with you?"

Naruto frowned in thought for a moment. Before he could say anything, Lala narrowed her eyes at Koyuki and asked, "Just what is Naruto-kun to you? I'm not going to give him up to you."

Koyuki looked at Lala and then at Riko for a moment. Looking back into Lala's eyes, she said, "I fell in love with Naruto-kun a long time ago. He saved me and made me feel special. He saw me for who I am, rather than what I was. I want to be with him, no matter where he is. If he refuses to return to the Elemental Nations, then I'll stay here just to be with him."

Lala frowned at this for a time before saying, "I...can accept that. But you need to know right now that you won't be his first bride, nor will you take his first...well...that with him. I'm his fiance. If you promise not to take away those firsts from me, I won't object to this. Do you understand?"

Koyuki, not understanding the underlying threat, quirked a brow and asked, "And if I do?"

The usually sweet alien closed her eyes and smiled sweetly at her. Cracking her knuckles, she said, "Let's just say you don't want to find out. Okay?"

The daimyo's eyes widened slightly at the threat. After a moment though, she glared at her and was about to say something else, but Naruto shook his head at her in warning. So, instead of saying what she wanted to say, she asked, "And what exactly gives you the right to claim his firsts?"

Twitching slightly, Lala said, "I love him with all my heart. I'm his fiance. Naru-kun is to be the next emperor of the universe with me at his side. Besides that, if you do try to take his firsts from me...well, let's just say you'll regret it."

Koyuki felt a cold shiver shoot down her spine and goosebumps appeared on her arms. "G-Got it. I'll toe the line. Though, what do you mean 'emperor of the universe'?"

Naruto sighed and palmed his face. After a moment, he looked at Koyuki and everyone else who was watching the proceedings in curiosity. "Lala-chan is an alien, hence the tail. Her father is the emperor of the universe. Apparently he's insanely powerful and capable of great feats of destruction, such as blowing up an entire planet. I've been given the challenge of warding off her many suitors and keeping her happy, otherwise he'll blow up Earth, our planet. I told him I'd kick his ass when I see him, sooo...yeah. Same old, same old, really." he explained with a shrug of his shoulders.

Everyone who didn't know about this went wide-eyed in shock. Koyuki was the one who broke the silence when she shouted at him, "That is not 'same old, same old' Naruto-kun! We're talking about the emperor of the entire universe here! Then again…"

Deciding to just bite the bullet, despite groaning for a moment, he closed his eyes and said, "Yep. I already fought and defeated a goddess hellbent on destroying the world. I'm 100% positive I can beat Lala-chan's dad as well, if need be."

Riko frowned and placed a hand gently on his chest, looking into his eyes. "Naruto-kun, are you sure you should be saying things like this?"

Naruto sighed and shook his head. "Koyuki-chan's presence here kind of ruins my intentions of living a normal life here. Everyone was bound to find out as soon as she appeared here like this." Looking around at everyone, Naruto sighed and shook his head sadly. "You're all probably wondering just what I'm talking about. The truth is, I'm not exactly a 'normal' human being. I'm a shinobi from a hidden continent known as the Elemental Nations. I have superhuman powers and I've killed before, as per my job description. We shinobi are trained from a young age to be 'warriors' for our respective villages. The Elemental Nations were...chaotic, to say the least. I don't see any point in discussing that particular topic any further, though. I went through some really bad situations and had no choice but to flee here to the outside world. I wanted to try and live a normal life here, but things keep happening that throw my 'normal' life out the window. Please just accept that I'm not normal and leave it at that, okay?"

Lala and Riko both hugged him and placed matching kisses on his cheeks. They both squeezed his hands supportively while all the others tried to process what they had just heard. Not only was Lala an alien, but Naruto, that strange transfer student, was the equivalent of a damn superhero! Then it hit them: if Naruto somehow failed to keep Lala safe, then they'd all die.

"Shit." Saruyama said quietly. "You sure you can handle this, Naruto?"

Naruto offered Kenichi a smile and said, "Of course I can. None of Lala-chan's suitors will take her away from me. And I won't let Gid destroy our planet. If he tries, I'll just have to beat the shit out of him until he gets the message that Earth is off limits to him."

Lala blushed and leaned against her fiance with a content smile on her face. "I really love you, Naru-kun."

Smiling at her, Naruto simply hugged her close for a while before looking back at everyone else. "Please, let my past stay buried in the past. Don't pester me for information on what I've been through and what I've done. Just...treat me like you would any other person. I'd love to make friends with everyone I can."

Kenichi grinned at him and said, "No problem Mr. Superhero. I promise I'll treat you like I always have...well, nicer." He chuckled a bit nervously at the end there, as he realized he hadn't been so respectful of Naruto before now.

Naruto smirked at Kenichi and said, "I would hope you plan to treat me with a little more respect. I know you're friends with Riko-chan, but...well, you know."

The perverted teenager chuckled nervously before saying, "Yeah. I'm sorry man. I'll try to be a little more respectful from now on. You seem like a pretty cool guy, so if you're up for it, I'd like to put the past behind us and be friends from here on out. 'Kay?"

The whiskered blonde nodded and smiled at Kenichi. "Of course. As a gift of sorts, I have some interesting books I think you'd like. They were written by my godfather. You actually kind of remind me of him. He was a massive pervert." he said with a chuckle.

Kenichi wasn't sure whether to be happy about that or whether he should feel insulted. Instead, he decided to ask a question. "What kind of books are they?"

Naruto sighed and said, "It's a book series known as Icha Icha. Basically, they're smut. They were a best seller though and were loved by a LOT of men. Women weren't too happy about it, but eh, what can ya do?"

Haruna frowned at this and said, "I have a feeling we wouldn't have liked your godfather."

Naruto simply nodded once. "Yes. He frequently declared himself to be a 'Super Pervert' and he unashamedly peeped on women in hot springs, in the privacy of their own houses, wherever he could. He claimed it was 'research' for his books. No matter what anyone did, no matter how many times he was beaten to a pulp by angry women, he never learned his fucking lesson. He still pulled that shit ALL THE TIME. As I'm sure you can imagine, women didn't feel safe anywhere because of him."

Riko scowled and said, "I hate him already. Did he ever stop?"

Naruto closed his eyes and shook his head. "No. And there's no chance he could learn his lesson either. He...was killed by a man calling himself Pain. Pain truly believed himself to be a god and...he killed a LOT of people. I won't go into details right now, but suffice it to say, my godfather died before he could ever learn his lesson."

"I'm sorry for your loss, Naruto-kun." Lala said sadly.

"Don't be. He was never there for me, and when he DID come into my life, he wasn't interested in spending any time with me. He would have rather peeped on women than focus any of his time on me. I had to do this just to get him to train me." he said before using his Sexy Technique to transform into his Naruko persona.

Everyone's eyes widened at what Naruto had just done. There were only a few that already knew he could do this. All the others stared in shock. "Before anyone asks, this is a true transformation, not some illusion. Like I said, this was the only way I could get him to focus any of his attention on me, and I died a little inside every fucking time I had to do this."

Kenichi frowned and said, "I may be a pervert, but even I would never act that bad. Sorry you had to deal with that kind of crap, Naruto."

Naruto shrugged and released his transformation. "It's fine. I'm honestly not sure how to feel about him, now that he's dead. Part of me misses him, but at the same time, it didn't feel like he really gave a shit about me. My parents died the very night I was born and he was supposed to take care of me. But his 'research' was far more important to him than I was. My parents would be ashamed of him."

Riko and Lala hugged Naruto tight to show their support. Koyuki frowned as she looked at him in thought. "And now...you aren't even welcome anywhere in the Elemental Nations. Konoha wants to bring you back so they can hold a public execution. The other major villages want to either use you as a weapon of war, or they want to eliminate you because of the threat you pose to them. Minor villages and places like The Land of Waves, The Land of Spring, The Land of Demons, etc. all love you though and would gladly shelter you. Sadly, as you pointed out...you wouldn't be safe anywhere in the Elemental Nations."

Sighing heavily, Koyuki walked up to Naruto and hugged him tight. "For what it's worth, I'm sorry you've had to go through so much. It's way more than any one person should have to deal with. And now you're in another battle against all those that wish to take Lala-san away from you. It's like you've been cursed to live a life of suffering. It's not fair."

Naruto frowned a moment as he thought about something. "Koyuki-chan? Shion doesn't know where I am...does she?"

Koyuki looked into Naruto's eyes and shook her head. "All anyone knows is that you've left the Elemental Nations. They found the spot you broke through the barrier and, when my people and I found it, the barrier had already been broken through and a rather large hole was there."

Naruto sighed and said, "Damn. That means people have already come in search of me. They could end up anywhere in the world, lost and confused. I hope they don't do anything brash and hurt innocent people in search of me."

Lala growled a moment before saying, "If they come here, I promise I'll chase them off and make them regret trying to take you away from me. I won't let them hurt you again."

The whiskered teen hugged the three girls with him and kissed the tops of their heads, even Koyuki. "Don't worry. If they come here, I promise I won't let them take me. I'm just worried that they'll hurt innocent people in their attempt to capture me...or execute me. I don't want innocent people to be hurt because of me."

Haruna frowned at him and said, "It wouldn't be your fault, Uzumaki-kun. If they're truly cruel enough that they'd hurt others just to get to you, then that's on them. All you're trying to do is live your life and be happy away from all of that. They're the ones that can't respect your right to live and be happy. They're...they're selfish monsters for trying to take that away from you!"

Naruto smiled at her in thanks. "Thanks, Haruna-chan. I appreciate that." he said before looking at the three girls clinging to him. "Like I said before, I promise I won't let them hurt me or any of you. Everything will be just fine."

"Right." they said as one before they took turns giving him a tender kiss on the lips, even Koyuki.

Kenichi and other guys watched in envy, but none of them said anything in protest to this. Naruto deserved to feel loved like this and they didn't want to take that away from him. Still, that didn't stop the jealous stares.

"Okay, now with all of that out of the way, let's have some fun. It's our last day here, after all." Naruto said with a smile on his face. "Koyuki-chan, do you have a swimsuit?"

Koyuki blushed a bit and shook her head. "No. I'd have to buy one here somewhere if I wanted to join you."

Haruna smiled at her and said, "Come with me, Koyuki-san. There's a shop that sells swimsuits at our lodgings. I'm sure we'll find something great for you to wear."

The daimyo nodded with a smile of gratitude towards her. Before leaving with her though, she looked at her shinobi forces from Yukigakure and said, "Pick five of you to remain here with me. The rest of you will take the ship back home and inform everyone in the Land of Spring about my decision to remain here with Naruto-kun."

The Yuki shinobi nodded and began to discuss things amongst themselves while Koyuki went off with Haruna to get their hands on a swimsuit that the daimyo could wear.

Once they were gone, Naruto released a quiet sigh before smiling at his fiance and girlfriend. "Let's enjoy one last swim while we're still here. I'd like to just relax for a while, rather than worry about my old 'friends' coming to find me."

Everyone nodded in agreement with this sentiment and they all went to enjoy themselves on the beach and in the water. As they did, Lala looked at her fiance as he played with Riko, Risa, and Mio in the water. I promise you this, Naruto-kun: Nobody will ever hurt you as long as I'm with you.

Two days later - Sainan High

"Class, we have a new transfer student joining our class today. Please, come on in." Honekawa said before motioning towards the door.

Moments later, the door slid open and in stepped a rather handsome young fellow with white and black hair and pink eyes. Stopping beside their homeroom teacher, the young man looked around the room before his eyes settled on Lala. "Lala-chan! Oh, how I've longed to see you again." he said before hurrying to her desk and taking her hand in his. Bringing it up to his mouth, he placed a kiss upon the back of her hand before saying, "How I've missed you, my bride."

Hearing this, Naruto felt a pang of jealousy hit him and he narrowed his eyes on Ren. Somebody's about to die. He thought to himself with a scowl on his face. This meeting would be just one of many that would only serve to irritate the blonde shinobi.

A/N - And that's the chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it! I know I've received a lot of negative comments and PMs and whatnot about this fic, but I honestly just do not care. I'm going to continue writing it and I'll have fun doing it! *nod nod*

Anyways, as you can see, a bunch of things happened in this chapter. I hope you all found it interesting and enjoyable. I was honestly not sure about how to end the chapter for a while, but then it hit me and, well...there it is! lol.

I honestly don't know what I'll work on next. I think I'll try to write a chapter for The Legend of Naruto, but like I said, I just don't know. We'll see what comes next. *shrugs*

EDIT: Sorry if you ended up getting notified about this. I had to go back through the chapter and edit a few things. Hopefully I got everything fixed. x.x