Requested continuation, reader and Jiraiya have been going hot and heavy for sometime now. Naruto is cock blocking. People are judging their relationship as reader is a social pariah and Jiraiya is suddenly settling down with this much younger woman. Stuff happens.

Your back hits the countertop. You hum against Jiraiya's lips as forced you down. He's over top of you again. His tongue is exploring your mouth. He has his hands on your thighs and he is comfortable between them. He has you pulled up flush against his body. Lunch was quickly being forgotten about. The broth is boiling over on the stove, but you don't care. The wooden spoon you had in your hand clatters to the floor. You lost your grip on it in favour of holding onto the wonderful man above you.

"Hah!" You audibly gasp when the kiss broke. You suck in the air you've been deprived of for several minutes.

Jiraiya is panting too. His cheeks are pink. Kissing you was the most unreal feeling. He swallows the extra saliva in his mouth before going back down. His wet warm even a bit swollen lips are covering your neck in kisses. It tickles your sensitive skin. You run your nails against his scalp and moan to encourage him to keep going. The collar of your shirt is pulled down so he can get at the skin there. His lips peck while his teeth lightly scrape against your collarbone. It didn't have enough give to get more. So he grabbed the bottom hem and pulled your shirt up to your neck. You moan as his lips continue down your skin. He kisses over your breasts, paying attention to the ever so slightly sore hickies he put on them. There was plenty on you now. Jiraiya enjoyed giving them out onto all of the free real estate your body had. Your neck, breasts, and thighs were covered in his love marks. He's been quite insatiable since the day he confessed. It was hard to be alone with him since all he wanted was to have sex. Not that you are against it or anything! It's been quite fun to indulge him as well as yourself. It's so enjoyable just touching him. It never felt so good. You missed him just as much as he missed you. You've had passionate sex on almost every surface in your apartment.

"I don't think the countertop has had the pleasure!" Jiraiya said before licking his lips.

"Let's just hope they don't ever bring a black light in here!" You joke.

He laughs along with you. The whole place will light up like a rave! It's one of his more prouder achievements. He pushed your skirt up. His fingers play with your panties. You moan as he pulls on them. He smirks at how wet the fabric is. He moves back down to kiss your eager lips. His fingers play with your clit. Two of his fingers push inside of you.

"Ah!..." The kiss broke just enough for you to cry out.

Jiraiya hums a similar note. It's lovely hearing how excited you are. Every encounter with you has been nothing but bliss. You are seizing every opportunity with him to make up for lost time. It's just about time to make up for more lost time isn't it? His fingers retract to grab the crotch of your panties. He began to pull them off. You groan and lift your hips. He pulls them to your knees before lifting your legs up to squish against your chest. You smile and place your hands against the back of his neck with your fingers interlocked for a good grip. He smirks and releases one of your legs to deal with his pants. He hooks his fingers around the band and began to pull them down.

"Auntie! Pervy Sage! I'm home!" The loud entrance of your nephew rudely interrupted.

"Son of a bitch!" Jiraiya immediately cursed.

To say he was frustrated was an understatement. The little jerk has been cock blocking Jiraiya at almost every bend. It was such a blessing when Naruto left for missions since Jiraiya could actually spend quality time with you. Much to his disappointment, you stand up and make yourself presentable again. Your partner is ticked off. He's about ready to bite Naruto's head off. You offer a reassuring smile and pat his head.

"We can keep going tonight." You promise.

He huffed. "Isn't it about time Naruto got his own apartment?"

"Are you suggesting I kick him out?" You snicker. Jiraiya was funny when he gets shut down like this. It's like a pouting two year old. You poke his cheek and coo at him like he is a huffy toddler. "Just because you can't have sex whenever you want?" You stick your bottom lip out like he is and give him a mockery of big puppy eyes of sympathy.

He crossed his arms and pouted harder. His cheeks are pink. His lips are curled into a tight little frown. "I'm just saying that we deserve to have some privacy." He said. He looked over at you with raised brows. "Unless you like having sex every night covering your mouth?"

Jiraiya did have a point. It was hard to stay quiet at night. Naruto slept in the room next to yours. It was the only other room in the apartment so there wasn't much choice. It was certainly hard to have a night of ravenous love making when you are terrified of traumatizing your dear nephew with the sounds of you getting it good. Jiraiya was of the opposite opinion. He wanted you to be loud. Maybe if you scream his name in pleasure and the constant sound of the headboard hitting the wall resounds around the apartment enough it'll motivate the little blue baller to move out. He does love Naruto. But god damn it! The kid interjects just as it gets good! It's like the kid had a special talent for knowing when his caretakers are getting it on. Also the little gremlin is competing with him for your attention. Which is totally not cool!

"My girlfriend." Jiraiya reminded.

"My auntie!" Naruto wouldn't back down.

"You've had her for sixteen years!"

"Yeah well you took her away from me for two of those years!"

The argument always went in circles. Until it got to the point where they either barter and split shifts to be with you, or getting so annoyed at each other they don't speak for a few hours. They both love you. They both want to spend plenty of time with you.

Naruto finally rounded the corner to the kitchen. His smile drops as he meets the glare of Jiraiya evenly. The old perv shouldn't spend so much time alone with you. He'll corrupt you into a perv too. You are blushing again and biting your lower lip as you stand next to him. He's already doing something to you.

"Auntie!" Naruto chirped happily. He smiled widely at you and bounded over. He squished your into a hug, which you returned. You kiss the side of his head and pet his head. Two things he's loved since he was little. He glances up to receive the death glare from Jiraiya. To which he smiles in feign innocence.

"Welcome home!" You greet lovingly. Sometimes it's still hard to believe he's grown so much. His head hits yours now and he can nuzzle his face against your shoulder. He's so much more calmer and mature. "How was your mission?"

"It was... hard." He was honest. He looked down sadly as he recalled the events fresh in his mind. "I almost lost a friend. I made a new one though!"

That sounds like him. Your Naruto has always managed to make some friends on his missions. You give him a comforting kiss to the forehead before backing away back to the side of your boyfriend, who was still frowning. You know they have a bit of a rivalry when it comes to you. It's hard being caught in the middle. For one, you missed Naruto so much. You missed some of the milestones that comes with becoming a man. You haven't seen him in two years! You just want to spend some time talking to your nephew and catch up on all of the adventures he had with Jiraiya.

Then on the other hand, you missed Jiraiya too. You missed him a lot. For two years you felt like you were mourning the loss of a loved one. You missed the intimacy and that feeling of being loved. Your heart ached no matter what you did. Now you had that with the one true love of your life. Every moment felt special. There was lost time to make up with both men. So you try to mediate as much as you can.

"Let's all go out and grab some grub." You suggest. You had ruined what you were going to make anyways. You smile at Naruto. "I'm sure there's plenty you have to tell us about your mission."

"Sounds good! Let's get noodles! Can we?" He asked excitedly.

"We always get noodles." Jiraiya muttered bitterly under his breath.

You elbow him and continue to dote on Naruto. He's almost too old for you to be so affectionate. You must take advantage of it before he gets sick of it. "Let's go get some noodles! Ramen noodles, I'm assuming?"

"You know it, auntie! Nothing compares to the ramen that's here!" Naruto was ecstatic to go.

You motion for him to lead the way. He practically skips away. You drag Jiraiya along. He's still a little grumpy. But he'll have a good time once he gets over himself. You pull him down to your level and whisper him a perverted promise. It drags his lips out of a frown and into a smile.

"You better keep that promise." He whispered to you before pecking your lips.

"I will." You laugh. You hold his hand and squeeze it. "It's not like you'll let me forget!"

Jiraiya laughs and pulls you closer. He glances up to Naruto before giving you a big wet kiss. He smiles as he sees the little punk stick his tongue out in retaliation. He goes in for a few more sloppy kisses to really rub it in. You gently push him away with red cheeks and your eyes averting to the people in the streets.

"Stop it, you goof! People are staring!" You complain.

"Let em stare." Jiraiya said with a shrug. He kissed you again before continuing. "Who cares what they do."

"I do..."

It's strange. You are so used to everyone being cold. Indifferent at best. They don't like the woman who raised the monster they fear. Then again, Naruto isn't so feared anymore. People have began to accept him. So many people tell you how they were wrong about him. Some of them still are cold and indifferent, but others have warmed up in a different way. It was like they were afraid of you. Or at the least very weary.

They nod their heads in acknowledgment when you pass by. They move out of your way in lines. They let you take the last thing on the shelf. Normally you get pushed around or batted away. You gawked for several seconds when someone referred to you as 'Lady'. They gave you a title for seemingly no reason.

Then it kinda dawned on you. You are dating one of the more important people in the village. Jiraiya has status and sway in the village. He's renowned. He's celebrated. He may or may not glare anyone down how dares try to say anything to you. He has for years. But only now does it hold an effect on the denizens of Konoha. Because you're his girl and people have noticed.

You are also Jiraiya's first real serious partner. Which was something he very shyly admitted to you. He said he was ashamed, but he never connected with someone as deeply as he had with you. He's had flings and played around in his younger years, but never has he ever referred to a woman as his girlfriend. The nosy people of Konoha were actually shocked. The self proclaimed Hermit Toad Sage was settling down? What the fuck? They've never seen Jiraiya actually have a woman with him longer than a week. Over two months later and you are still with him. You loudly exchange 'I love you's with him and he often picks you up to carry you around. You'll tackle him into hugs and he likes to spin you around sometimes when you do. He blushes when he talks about you. He's never seen without you by his side. People will often find him sitting with you sharing a meal or simply enjoying each other's company. Despite being a bachelor for so long, he was actually pretty good at this dating thing! That includes showing you off to all the naysayers! You are a damn prize. No one knows what to make of it. For a while they didn't believe it. They whispered things. They assumed things. They called you things. A young woman constantly in the arms of her much older "boyfriend"? Cha! Right!

"She's after his money." They'd whisper.

"He probably paid her." Others agreed with the cynicism. "Why else would she spent her time with a man like that?"

Comments like that rattled you. It felt like no one genuinely liked you. And you began to tarnish Jiraiya's reputation by association again. He assured you that they don't matter. He doesn't give a crap what they say about him. They can call him names and throw accusations! He doesn't care. But he cares what they say about you. You deserved to be respected. You've taken enough crap from these people and he doesn't mind flaunting his power a little to make them understand you don't deserve to be treated poorly. He won't let you be treated poorly anymore. No one disrespects his girl. He's defended you in the past and he'll continue to do so until the day he dies.

"I'd rather earn their respect." You say quietly.

Jiraiya casted a glance to Naruto. Who returned it with a subtle nod. If there is one thing they can agree about when it comes to you, is that you deserve to be treated well. You've more than earned their respect, they just don't want to admit it. It wasn't everyone of course, just the majority of strangers who've judged you from day one.

Jiraiya sees it as you have been given enough flack for no reason. You literally raised a child when you were still one yourself. You didn't let Naruto face the ostracized isolation alone. You shouldered most of that burden. You buried all your grief and didn't fall apart to raise a baby right after your only family you had perished in the most tragic event in the village. You had every right to turn your back and abandon Naruto like everyone else had, but you didn't. In his eyes, you were more mature and intelligent than everyone in this damn place. You deserve respect for all the sacrifices you've made.

Naruto was of a similar opinion. You raised him god damn it! You are the only mother he knows. And he's so grateful to have you in his life. Both you and Jiraiya feel like his parents. He wants you to be happy. He despised that people hated you because of the choice you made. You took it all like a champ. You never cried in front of him or told him it was because of him. But you always cried in front of Jiraiya, trusting the only him to comfort you. To which he always did. Even as a little kid, Naruto noticed that the big friendly man with the long white hair that always visited was very important to you. He always made you smile when the world beat you down. Both him and Naruto always do.

You are also Naruto's biggest motivation why he wants to be a leader. So that people will respect him as a great ninja, and respect you as one of the pillars that boosted him into the leader he will become. You and Jiraiya. The two adults that shaped him together. The two people he's proud to call family.

It really isn't that bad, is it?

Naruto sat down beside you in his absolute favourite place in the world. The comfortable seats of Ichiraku haven't changed. He didn't wrestle his way between you and Jiraiya like he did before. You are seated comfortably between your two favourite people. One has a hand on your thigh while the other shifts happily in his seat looking at the menu. He may have been a little petty. It was right after he discovered you in bed with the old perv and he decided he was still annoyed. The animosity grew between him and Jiraiya as the man glared at him for interrupting any sort of intimacy. You smiled awkwardly the whole time as the boys fought for your attention. It ended with Naruto holding you hostage for hours with his many stories about his travels. Only for Jiraiya to retaliate on a big note with him scooping you up and bringing you back into the bedroom and kicking the door closed loudly. All with a cast over his shoulder to smirk victoriously at Naruto before the door closed.

For a month Naruto wasn't so convinced that Jiraiya was genuine. All you and him seem to do is bang. Surely you are just being used or something. Then he wouldn't leave. Jiraiya spent every waking moment with you... Well when there isn't a meddling teenager about. Naruto has been exposed to a lot of inappropriate things that made him realize how much grand old Pervy Sage loves you.

It was all the kinda mushy and gross things that couples do. Your giggles always fill the house. Along with flirty whispers and pleas for your lover to stop teasing you. Naruto walked in on Jiraiya playing with your hair, his fingers brushing it all aside before moving in to kiss you. He'd hold a lock in his hand and press it against his lips, complimenting on how pretty it is. His body pressed against your back with his hand on your hip to guide it to sway with his. It's always while you are trying to do something. You'd giggle and try to ignore him. But it would only encourage him to be more needy. He'd beg for some attention.

"I'll stop if you just give me a kiss~!" He'd purr. His lips against your ear as he rolled his hips forward.

"I'm trying to make supper!" You'd whine.

"Then kiss me so you can get back at it! I'll even help!"

It'd go back and forth. Naruto would watch with a growing distaste as his adoptive parents flirt. But it convinced him! You are certainly in love and Jiraiya wasn't such a pervert scumbag after all. His opinion was made for the best when Jiraiya actually asked his permission to marry you.

"What? Don't look at me like that!" Jiraiya complained. "You're technically the man of the house. I wanted to run it past you." He poked Naruto on the forehead and smirked. "But I'd ask her either way, kid!"

You got no clue, do you? Naruto may have interrupted some possible opportunities of spontaneous proposals just to annoy Jiraiya. The mood was just right and the atmosphere was on point. Your attention would be undivided on your partner. Just as he whispered that he wanted to ask you something important, Naruto would seemingly burst from no where. When in fact, he's been hiding for just the right moment to spoil it. The harsh glares didn't deter him. It wouldn't be fun if he just let something like that happen! It's gotta have a little bit of challenge to it.

Jiraiya squeezes your thigh and kisses your cheek. He slides you enough money to cover the bill before standing up. He's done thinking about it. There's one thing he has to do before asking you to marry him.

"I gotta go." He announced.

"Where to?" You ask. You're a bit sad. You don't like being parted from him, not even for an hour.

He shrugs. "Nothing important. I just gotta talk to Tsunade about something."

"Okay."

Aw. Jiraiya smiles as you look so sad. It makes him feel all giddy that you miss him already. It's that feeling of being loved unconditionally. He's never felt that before until you! He'll miss you too! He held your face as he consoled you with kisses.

"I'll be back soon, I promise." He spoke softly against your lips. He sealed the promise with another kiss.

You return the affectionate gestures by stroking the bangs beside his face while kissing him back. Being this in love hurt a little. You don't want Jiraiya to go. He's spent long enough away from you. But you don't wanna be possessive or anything. You just wanna hold him and always be near him. It just sucks to watch him leave.

"I love you." You bid him farewell with these words.

"I love you too!" Jiraiya said with a bright smile. He didn't want to go. But this is something he just has to discuss with his friend. "I'll be quick! Very quick! You won't even notice."

"Oh, I'll notice. Who else will hold me and make me-!"

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Naruto loudly interrupted and pointed to himself. "I'm right here, you pervs!"

You share a bemused smile with Jiraiya. You apologized quietly to your nephew before returning to drag out the goodbye to your beloved. Jiraiya stalled too. He kissed you over and over, never wanting to break it off. He got distracted with it for several moments too long. His fingers drag along yours as he backs away. Until they finally broke away from one another as he became out of reach. It wasn't so bad this time. Because you know he'll come back.

Okay.

Okay it's cool.

This is the last hurdle Jiraiya agreed with himself that he had to face. It was obvious now that Tsunade was catching some feelings. The way she looked at him when he thought he wasn't paying attention... How she smiled at him. She was close to confessing it the last time they tied one on. But they always danced around the subject out of fear. It was just weird that he was tuned into this now. Maybe being in love matured him a little.

Not that it mattered now. She was about twenty years too late. Back then he loved her too. He did for a long time. So much it hurt. But he tried not to dwell and move on. He did when he met you. For some reason, it was making him a tad nervous. Tsunade is... stubborn sometimes. And Jiraiya badly wants to remain close to her. She's the only one left of his childhood friend group. She knows him best. He felt like he should tell her before the gossip hits the streets. If just provide closure. It's the least he can do to keep this under some kind of control. People were being wild enough by calling you names to your face and him worse names behind his back. She's probably already heard the worst of it. To be fair, he hasn't really spoken to her since he got together with you. Which was only making this worse.

Jiraiya strolled right up to the Hokage's office and entered. Tsunade's face lit up as he entered. She was bored out of her skull slacking on paperwork. She always had time to slack off with Jiraiya around. But she could read the tension in his face.

"Is something wrong?" She asked right away.

"Yeah. I guess you could say that." He answered with vagueness.

She was confused. Jiraiya wasn't normally so serious around her unless they were in a fight. He was tense. His brows were furrowed and his lips pulled into a straight line. His body language straight and tense.

"What's up?" Tsunade urged him to elaborate. She doesn't like this tension he created.

Alright... here it goes. Jiraiya smiles and relaxes his shoulders. This is good news after all, he's just worried about the reaction.

"I'm going to be engaged." He announced. "I'm going to ask the woman I love to marry me."

"Oh." She said. Her expression dropped. She's heard that he got a girlfriend. And that it was you. The young feisty Uzumaki who raised the even feistier other Uzumaki. She's heard a lot of things. None of them really sounded true to her. But if Jiraiya wants to marry you, then it must be more serious than anyone ever thought.

"I know how you feel about me, Tsunade. I just figured you deserved to hear it from me rather than a stranger."

She shook her head as she processed this information. She's not embarrassed, it's been rather obvious how she felt. It's just hard to form the words and say it. "I uh... I.." Tsunade sighed and looked up at him. "Are you sure this is what you want? I don't mean to sound harsh, but how do you expect to be in a marriage when you'll be gone half the time?"

"That's something I also wanted to talk to you about." Jiraiya paused to pull something out of his shirt. It was a letter, sealed in an envelope. He held it out for her to take. "I'm resigning."

Shock hit her like a title wave. Did he really just say that? She asked him to repeat himself. She watched his lips and glanced up to his eyes as he said it again. He's not joking around as his voice was steady and his gaze serious.

"I'm resigning. I quit. This is my letter of resignation." Jiraiya repeated himself and clarified his point by gesturing with the letter in hand.

Tsunade slowly took the letter, still in utter disbelief. She opened it and read the words carefully. Yeah... Jiraiya was quitting. He didn't want to be a shinobi anymore. He's made it to retirement age and he's acting upon it.

This is the only way. Jiraiya has thought about it for a long time. When you fell asleep against his chest at night, all he wanted was that. To be with you. To spend every day and night with you. That peace and serenity of a relaxing life with the woman he loves. He promised you he wouldn't leave you again. He can't keep that promise if he's in active duty. He wants to prolong his life for as long as possible to spend it with you.

He's finally settling down. He found someone who loves him. He wants to spend the rest of his life in peace with his beloved. While he feels he's failed at a lot in his life, he just wants this one right thing to last for as long as possible. He wants the whole package. He's already bought the perfect house on the older side of Konoha. It had plenty of trees to discourage prying eyes. A big yard. A big kitchen that you and him can fit in without being squished like in the itty bitty apartment. And plenty of rooms to expand his family. With a room for Naruto to... visit. He's gonna surprise you with it on the wedding day. Heh... wedding day. The idea of marrying you makes him smile and butterflies flutter around his stomach with how giddy he gets.

"I... How do you know she's the one? Is it worth giving up your career?" Tsunade finally asked.

Jiraiya frowned. He didn't like how she said that. It's like she doesn't believe him. Or is it you she doesn't believe in?

"Yes. She's worth everything to me." He confirmed with a nod.

At this point, Tsunade isn't sure what to believe. She never thought this would happen. Is that horrible to say? It feels horrible to say. To think that Jiraiya would never find love. It was a bit odd to see him in love. He was acting like he was young and naive again, but had the gift of age and experience to make an educated decision. This is really what he wants, isn't it?

Why did she begin to feel something more for him just as he got over her? It felt like a cruel joke from fate. It seems it's not meant to be. But that doesn't mean it's easy to get over. You must be very special if Jiraiya is retiring just to spend his life with you uninterrupted. He's completely rearranging his life for you and that's no small feat.

She lets out a breath. Why can't she seem to get the timing right? Oh well. All that matters is that Jiraiya is happy. She can let go and move forward. But... she probably won't be able to see the ceremony. She might even leave for the day, not wanting to spoil anything with her downer mood. How did Jiraiya manage to do it? He smiled and laughed the day she got married. He patted Dan on the back and said something inappropriate about the wedding night. No one was the wiser to the pain he felt that day. Until she found him with one of the bottles of wine he stole from the reception and drinking it in a dark corner on the verge of tears. Even then, he forced a smile and never told her directly what made him so upset. He simply congratulated her and told her how beautiful she looked...

Tsunade can do the same. This is good. Her friend is getting something he's always wanted. And that's always something to be happy about. Even if it isn't with her.

"I'm happy for you." She finally said. She motioned to the letter. "I'll get this filed right away. You are no longer a ninja of The Hidden Leaf."

It was odd to hear it said out loud. But a sense of relief and even pride filled Jiraiya. It's like a large weight was removed from his shoulders. This is exactly what he wants. He knows he's doing the right thing. For you and him. With you he'll live the rest of his life. No more fighting. No more causing pain. He will always have the bigger picture in mind, but he's passed on the fight to his student. Now he can relax. A peaceful existence in his perfect house with his perfect wife and beautiful family. He's excited to get started. Just kinda sucks it took him so long to find what he wanted out of life.

"Thanks!" He beamed a big grin. He began to leave. This went better than expected! Perhaps he expected the worst for no reason. He paused at the door to turn around and get in one last thing. "You're invited, by the way." His smile dropped a little into one of sad understanding. He won't blame her if she doesn't show up. Still so... "I want my whole family there. Okay?"

Tsunade finally smirked, regaining some of her sarcasm. She scoffed jokingly. "I mean I'll try my best. But I am the Hokage after all. I can't go witness every random civilian wedding whenever I please."

"Oh please! What do you do in here all day? Drink and gamble over the radio?" Jiraiya matched her sarcasm with a fake condescending laugh.

"I almost won last time!"

"You say that every time!"

It was nice to return to the usual banter. But it's not as enthusiastic as is normally is. There's just something sad lingering in the room. It grows silent where there's usually more snide comments and jokes. With time. It'll go back to normal. At least there's still something there. A friendship that's lasted for fifty years. It's damaged, but it won't break over this. In a way, he will always love her. But not in the same way he loves you. She helped him realize what he wants, but she wasn't what he wants. For so long he confused that. You are what he wants.

Jiraiya bid a quiet goodbye a before leaving. Tsunade returned it with a small wave. He shut the door. He took in a deep breath. It got him a little choked up. It felt like a goodbye and he doesn't like goodbyes. He broke away from the door into a jog. He didn't want to linger on the sad. It's all about the good right now. And talking about marrying you got him too damn excited. He picked up the pace. He made leaps and bounds back to the ramen stand. He can't wait any longer!

You peak your head out when you heard Jiraiya shout your name. He's running at full speed towards you. He jumped over people's heads with impressive air time before landing in stride to keep his pace. It was like he had a pack of demons on his tail or something. You walk out into the street to meet him, thinking something is wrong. You don't want him to involve Naruto if there was no need to.

Oh... Oh? He looks rather happy actually.

Oh he's not stopping.

Incoming!!

You could barely get your hands out in front of you in reaction before Jiraiya collided with you. It was too much momentum and he was too excited to keep his grace about him. You hit the ground with a cloud of dust surrounding your body. Jiraiya has his lips on yours as he's over top of you. It hurt a little from the hard ungraceful execution, but he's back! It's only been like a half hour but it felt longer. Your hands move to hold his face as he has your lips against his. The kiss broke with a loud smack. He pulled back with a big wide smile and eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Marry me!" He exclaimed. The excitement and joy is radiating off of him. He feels young again. He has the moment you tackled him and told him you loved him. He leaned down and kissed you before you could answer. "Please marry me?" Jiraiya tried again. He pressed his forehead against yours and searched your eyes. "Be mine forever? I love you so much."

The shock wore off from the impact. Then his words hit you. But you don't even got to think about it. You wrap your arms around the back of his neck and lift your head to kiss him. He puts his arms around your back holds you tightly against him.

"Yes!" You managed to say between kisses. His kisses moved to cover your face. They grew faster and with more enthusiasm when you spoke. "Yes, I'll marry you!" You grip a handful of hair and guide him to kiss your lips again.

The shakes set in as you are so excited. Marrying the one person you've always wanted? The man you love is going to marry you?! Hell to the yes! Jiraiya pulled back with a sudden hum of realization. He fished around in his pockets before pulling out a small metallic object. He presented the ring to you with a big grin. He's had it on him for far too long and it's finally time to put it on you.

"Just so you remember you're engaged." He said with a playful wink.

You offer your hand and he slides it on your ring finger. It fits perfectly. It seems he's got a knack for guessing your ring size just as good as he was guessing your bra size, with acute accuracy. You lay back on the ground with your hand up in front of you to inspect the ring. It is pretty. A silver band with small red and white gems. It reminds you of him. But Jiraiya could have proposed with a ring made out of twine and you would have said yes. He didn't even need to ask. He could have just taken you to an officiate and you would have just signed your name on the paperwork. But... he wants a big celebration. Well as big as he could get. Even if it's just the small group of friends that celebrate with him and you. Nothing could be more perfect.

"I love you." You turn to him and smile. Your hand runs down his arm to his hand. You hold it as he squeezes yours tightly.

"I love you too." He whispered before kissing you.

Loud obnoxious chewing got your attention. You look up to see Naruto finishing his bowl of ramen. He nods slowly. "So. You finally popped the question, Pervy Sage?" He asked in a barely interested tone, but finished it with a conniving smile.

Little shit.

Jiraiya raises a brow, but smirks. He can play along. He won't let Naruto bring him down. He knows exactly how to mess with his darling student. He smiled sweetly. "Yup! Now you can't get rid of me, kiddo. You're stuck with me banging your auntie for life."

You gasp in surprise and Naruto makes a face of disgust. You began to giggle as that completely deflated Naruto's confidence. He couldn't think up a retort over his fluster. Ew. He didn't want to think about that more than he had to. He's seen and heard enough to imagine the worse. But the verbal confirmation just made it weird. He stuck his lip out and retreated backwards a few steps.

People were staring again. The outburst had caused quite a scene. But who really cares? The whole world could disapprove and you wouldn't give two craps. They began to shuffle and disperse when it became obvious it had come to a close. These clowns are gonna have to get used to this! You nor him are going to go away anytime soon. Jiraiya stood up and offered his hands to help you. You take it and he pulls you to your feet. You kiss him as thanks. He is deliriously happy. The happiest he's ever been. Much could be said the same about you.

"Does this mean I gotta call you uncle now?" Naruto suddenly asked.

Jiraiya's response was to laugh so hard he almost passed out. That was a hard pass. Naruto was blushing to his ears and sunk his neck into his shoulders to hide it. A few laughs finds its way out of you. You pat your nephew's head. Your fiancé holds your hand tightly. Your little trio decided to celebrate the proposal by getting ice cream. Naruto very nicely asked if he could stay at a friend's house. He gives up. The old perv can have you. He knows there's going to be some unrestrained adult fun happening in your bedroom tonight and he doesn't need to hear it again. You agree and politely remind him he doesn't have to ask anymore. Your fiancé pulls you against him and smiles a little too deviously. He licks some of the melted ice cream off of your cheek before kissing you. A night alone? Fucking finally.

"Well, you do got a promise to fulfill." Jiraiya reminded you.

"One that'll last into the morning!" You agree. You drop your voice into a quiet intimate whisper only for his ears. "And onto forever."

He smirks. That sounds perfect. You cheered your ice cream with his. Then share a kiss. The comfortable feeling of being with Jiraiya was completely solidified. He's here for the long run. So are you. Soon you'll be his wife and he your husband. You'll get to spend every day with him. You get to enjoy every little thing that married couples do. The future never looked so bright!