AN: Ok so i did lie last chapter notes. I forgot about something and so now for real two more chapters, maybe 3 if i decide to post the bonus chapter i wrote up, but definitely 2 for sure.
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In the aftermath of the attack on Konoha, things were pleasantly calm. Iruka recovered fully and was immediately thrown back on active duty to make up for their losses. The worst part of it was turning in the reports, there were always tons of people there for the same reason and there would be a queue.
"Sorry, but that's my FIANCE" Rōzu pushed the people who had been forced to wait aside so he could skip the line. If it wasn't so incredibly convenient he'd consider asking them to stop doing it.
"Here's the file sir" ignoring the looks he got heading into the office, Iruka delivered the folder.
"Great, just great" Hiruzen took it and added it to his stack of to start ones. "Just a few more weeks til retirement."
"Wait you've found a" his question was cut off by a loud crash behind him.
"Sorry!" Naruto's voice cut through the chaos, and as the smoke cleared they could see everyone clearly.
The crash was caused by Jiraya getting thrown through a nearby wall, Tsuande still had her fist out from hitting him. Naruto, Sasuke and Shizune had all managed to get clear of his path.
"Miracles can happen" in all of the years he'd known him, Iruka had never seen the Hokage this happy before.
"Where's this guy you need to be healed or whatever" Tsunade made her way into the office, tailed by the other three.
"Iruka, new job, take Tsunade to Itachi."
"Uh, yes sir!"
Their trip to the hospital was full of people pointing at her and shouting. The fanfare only got worse when they were inside the hospital. Luckily for Tsunade Itachi was in a less populated part of the hospital.
"Get out of here" she waved the other doctors out of Itachi's room.
"But hi-"
"I've heard."
Shut down, they left. Tsunade looked over the documents they had for him, her lips pressing into a frown.
"Well this sounds like it'll be annoying work."
"But you said no backsies so you have to do it!" Naruto was quick to speak up.
"I didn't say I wasn't going to, just that it's going to be annoying. I'll have him as good as new in no time."
"See you soon bro" Sasuke hadn't actually seen his condition before then, of course all he could see now was bandaged up.
Unsure of what else to do, Iruka took the kids back to the Hokage. The line had been dealt with meaning he could easily get to the office without Rōzu making a scene.
"My FIANCE is coming!" They still did of course.
"Tsunade has started her work then?"
"And she said no backsies so she has to fix him" Naruto replied before Iruka could speak up.
"Perfect."
"Sorry to go back to an older topic" Iruka was still thinking about his retirement comment. "But have you picked a successor?"
"Oh yeah, and after the attack I've decided to move ahead with him instead of waiting."
"Can I ask who it is or is that too confidential?"
"Oh it's incredibly confidential."
"Alright then" his curiosity was piqued but it seemed like the Hokage wasn't going to share.
"Is it Jiraya?" Rōzu asked this while holding a two weeks notice form.
"No it's not Jiraya."
"Kakashi?"
"Nope."
"Gai?"
"No."
"Well that's all I needed to know" satisfied they trashed the form.
"Is it me?" Naruto wanted to have his name in the hat.
"It is definitely not you."
"Ok well it could have been me, you didn't have to be so rude about it."
"Maybe when you're older you can be Hokage."
"Maybe when you're older" Naruto scrunched his face up while saying this.
"Well now I'm going to make a law banning people named Naruto from being Hokage, how about that huh?"
"You can't do that!" He turned to Iruka and Rōzu. "Right he can't?"
"Sorry kiddo" they ruffled his hair. "Them's the breaks."
"This sucks I'm gonna defect from the village" Naruto left on that note.
"Maybe Zabuza is a bad influence on him."
With that business settled, and the office closing soon, they all dispersed. Rōzo went to visit Kimimaro, he'd apparently been moved into the hospital. Iruka considered going with them, but also didn't have any reason to go see this kid. Instead he decided to just get dinner alone. With how busy he'd been, it had been awhile since he got ramen.
"So I heard the news" Ayame had heard from Rōzu of course.
"I think you and everyone else at this point" he didn't mind, but they had told seemingly everyone in the village.
"Oh is Iruka here?" Teuchi came out front as well.
"Yup."
"Oh don't worry I'm not gonna press you for details or anything" he discreetly slipped a catering menu to Iruka. "But I will say a quick congrats."
"Thanks" he tucked the menu away, it would probably be needed.
Most of his meal was spent chatting with Ayame, the conversation only ending when someone else entered the stall.
"Just any bowl please" Rōzu had found their way as well, more alarmingly they were covered in blood.
"Um."
"And a towel?"
"Sure" Ayame tossed them a towel and headed into the back, leaving the two of them alone.
"Accident at the hospital?" Iruka had settled on that for being the most mundane reason behind their current appearance.
"Man, that would be so funny, but nope. Ran into an old friend."
"And that ended like this?"
"So, by some incredibly large coincidence, there's this movie being filmed in Konoha currently."
"I've heard yeah."
"And it just so happens that I know the star of the movie."
"You didn't murder a movie star did you?"
"Ok, first of all, rude. Secondly, no I didn't, and thirdly: I murdered a guy who was here for her."
"Could you be just a little more specific, so I know what to say in court later?"
"Could I get that bowl to go actually!" Rōzu asked that to the back window since Ayame still hadn't come back out.
"No problem!"
"Your place is closer, can we go there?"
"Yeah?"
"Cool, also I need to use your shower."
"That's fair yeah."
"Here's the food!" Ayame used a broom to slide the bag onto the counter.
"Thanks!" They dropped some money on the counter and pulled him out of the stall.
The two managed to get there without Rōzu being seen. To Iruka's embarrassment, they immediately began to strip and headed for his shower.
"We're engaged!"
"So!"
"So it's just my butt!"
"How would you feel if I did this in your house!"
"Assuming Naruto's not there, so happy."
Now more embarrassed he stopped replying. Once the shower started up he dropped a set of clothes and a towel inside for them. He got a small laugh seeing them in his clothes once they were out.
"If it's so funny I can take them off."
"Please don't."
"To be clear I'm not saying that in a horny way right now, just a spiteful way. I don't get horny after killing people. I want that on the record."
"I'm willing to just ignore all of that" at no point had he thought that, but now that they'd explicitly said it how could be sure.
"Thanks babe" they cracked open the togo bowl.
To add a further buffer to that conversation Iruka waited for them to finish eating before asking any questions.
"Ok so, remember my old job?"
"Vaguely?"
"So it turns out, that kid I used to be a bodyguard for is here to film a movie."
"As in the princess of the land of snow?"
"Mhm."
"And the murdered guy?"
"Well, either someone stuck around to keep an eye on me here, or was following her around to figure out if it was the right girl. Either way he decided to act once she started yelling at me."
"I see" Iruka could piece together why they killed him now.
"And the worst part is that spoiled brat accused me of tailing her for five years after our last fight. Like come one, how is it my fault she just so happened to be filming here?"
"I mean, it is quite a coincidence."
"And then she wouldn't even sign a movie case for Naruto."
"Now one second" Iruka had never gotten confirmation on this before. "Is this person also the very famous movie star Yukie Fujikaze?"
"It just might be."
"How the hell is she hiding from anyone exactly?"
"That's what I said!"
Before he knew it, Iruka was receiving a deluge of complaints from Rōzu about the movie star. Apparently the two of them did not get along well.
"Should you maybe go home?" He finally spoke up seeing the time, they had been going on for a while.
"Ah shit" they had also lost track of time. "I mean, I should for sure."
"You want to stay here?"
"Well I'd like it if you offered that a little nicer, but yeah."
"Are you sure?"
"Counter question, did you put a lot of thought into agreeing to get married?"
"Admittedly no, I did not."
"If you don't want me to stay over that's totally fine I'm not trying to pressure you or anything."
"I mean, I know what marriage entails normally, I just never really pictured that for me you know?"
"Oh trust me I know."
"Well um, it's kind of late, do you want to just stay over?" he decided to just take this conversation from the top.
"Now that was incredibly smooth, so yes I absolutely do."
