A/N: This chapter might be a little rough because its a transition chapter and its handling a lot of the ideas I wanted to include in the previous chapter, but I saved for now because I thought that last chapter was getting a little bloated. As for last chapter I feel bad that I gave so little attention to the Hyuga affair and I kinda feel like I rushed Tsunade back to the village, but I still think that the logic was rather sound in that regard, although if anyone would be willing I could use some help to revise that so that there's more emotion to it cause I feel it was still rather dry and emotionless. Anyway I hope you enjoy this next chapter...

Chapter Three: Pre-Academy Days Part II

Night After the Hyuga Affair

Kushina, Naruto, and Kakashi had all returned to their respective homes which left Jiraiya and Tsunade alone for the evening as Shizune had already started at the Hospital on a night shift. Shizune was happy that she could look forward to a more stable life than she had with Tsunade on the Road.

Jiraiya was in his study writing a new book, but he really wasn't he was thinking more about his life and Tsunade's life, how they ended up being in the situation they were in How did it come to this Tsunade-hime should've married Dan, Kushina and Minato were supposed to raise Naruto, and I was suppose to be the Pervy Sage who stayed around to help out train and raise Naruto. Jiraiya finally got back to writing when the door creaked before bursting open "Aha! I knew you were still writing porn you dirty pervert!"

All the Toad Sage could do was sigh and begin to explain as he held his hands in a defensive position "Tsunade... Tsunade look I'm not writing porn. I gave you my word when I said I was done writing porn, and I don't go back on my word that's one of the things I want to imprint on young Naruto..."

Tsunade was almost too angry to recognize what Jiraiya was saying, and before she could respond Jiraiya continued to explain "I was writing this so that if or when we married you could see the finished product... But I guess you could see it now, here it is The Princess and The Toad ... It's our story... If you let there be one"

The Slug Princess now couldn't speak she was shocked He's... He's Writing 'Our Story'? He... He truly does love me... Not for my physique... But for me... She finally broke heard hardened mask "J-Jiraiya you really do love me don't you"

"Of course Hime! Now I can't get back focused on writing, so how about we go get some dinner at the Hidden Dragon, its a nice resturant not to far from here." Jiraiya beamed back at the woman who he was sure that he would marry some day soon.

"Alright then lets go..." Tsunade returned shedding a few tears of joy as she grabbed Jiraiya's hand and followed as he led her out of the office and to the resturant.

Meanwhile there was an entirely different feeling in the Uzumaki household

Uzumaki household

Kushina was tense, she was about to tell Naruto, her only son, that she would be around less and less she pleaded with herself to try to go and ask for her acceptance to be rescinded by the Anbu Commander. As Naruto was reading and she was sitting on their couch beside him she had removed her mask and placed it on the couch between them, she shed a couple tears before she turned herself towards him before she began to talk "N-Naruto, there's s-something I need to tell you."

"Huh what is it mommy?"

"My sweet little fox... I don't know how to say this, but I'm not gonna be around a lot anymore because I'm going back to working as ninja" the mother sobbed tear flowing down her face

"Yay your gonna be a ninja like ero-jiji, Tsunade-obaachan, Kakashi-niichan, and Hokage-jiji!" The little redhead cheered "And one day I'm gonna be a ninja just like you Kaa-chan, I'm gonna be one of the best there is and become Hokage!"

Tears were now pouring out of her face splashing down onto the couch, she couldn't help but start thinking He's gonna end up being just like his father... but his father died he gave himself to save us, I've lost him I can't loose Naru-chan too... now balling her eyes out she managed to squeeze words out between sobs as she pulled Naruto into an embrace "Y-y-yes I-I am my N-N-Naru-chan"

The two sat there the child not knowing why his mother was crying and the mother beside herself racked with fear for her child. They sat like that until Naruto fell asleep in his mother's arms and she carried him to bed with her.

The Hidden Dragon Bar

Jiraiya was racked with fear the dream that had finally come back to him was sitting across from him in the booth, he had to tell her something they could possibly destroy the relationship before it even started. they had gotten through one round of drinks and were waiting on the food they ordered. The

Toad Sage was thinking to himself I don't know if I can do this, if I tell her it may destroy what we have and prevent us from having anything more. Damn it Jiraiya if you don't tell her now it WILL destroy any relationship you may have in the future.

Jiraiya brought his attention back to his conversation with Tsunade, she was going on about her training and raising Shizune and some of the funny stories of the travels. He was resolute he had to talk, but when Tsunade paused he started with a slight stutter "T-Tsunade-hime, there's something I need to tell you."

Jiraiya's word triggered a slight concern in Tsunade, but she responded "Of course, what is it? It can't be that bad."

"Well... it's that I've got ten issues of the Icha Icha series that I haven't published. I wrote them before I came to the conclusion that I needed a family, a person to love. I just needed to tell you because... I feel like they make my promise not to write anymore a-a... a lie, and I don't want that lie to tear us apart." Jiraiya admitted his voice imbibed with resolution, but the waver in his voice hinted at nervousness.

Tsunade didn't lie to herself she was slightly upset, but not a vehement anger with the man as if she caught him in a bold lie. However She felt sorry for him, there he was he had poured his heart out and was afraid because he didn't tell her that he had books he hadn't published. She started to speak after taking a few seconds to process her emotions "T-thank you for telling me Jiraiya-kun, I-I don't know how I feel about it but I do know that you still are proving that you love me, but I do know Jiraiya of the Sannin that I am falling for for you little by little it's only been three days, but I feel likes it's been half a years worth of opening up to anyone... There's something I need to do..."

The Slug Sannin got up from the table and walked out of the dinning area, Jiraiya sat there quietly slightly nervous about what Tsunade had to do. When she returned that nervousness melted away from Jiraiya as the woman held a fresh bottle of Sake in her hand and was returning to the booth. What the platinum blonde did next however surprised the Pervy Sage, she set the bottle of sake down before climbing into Jiraiya's side of the booth and much to his satisfaction planted a wet, affectionate kiss his lips. The Toad Sage savored it before returning in kind as his own lips embraced hers and they allowed their tongues to dance with one another in the first time of their lives. They would've continued, however after what they both would describe as a heavenly twenty seconds the waitress returned with their orders of food making herself known by clearing her throat and interrupting their ballet of passion. After the interruption the two Sannin sat there a little embarrassed they were caught, but all the same enjoyed the surprise.

As they were eating it was Jiraiya who broke t- silence "So Hime that's how you feel?"

Tsunade a little embarrassed at the sharp question retorted "Don't flatter yourself I just wanted to see if the 'Pervy Sage' lived up to his name, you've still have to keep this 'changed Jiraiya' thing going."

He was unfazed by the jab, and in fact further intrigued by her words "There is no 'changed Jiraiya' thing Hime, and Hime as well as I know you I know you wouldn't allow us to get that far if you really weren't falling for me."

Tsunade blushed he had hit the nail on the head with that statement. "Y-...y-yes I am falling for you, I can feel it every time you open your mouth when you speak… anyway I noticed you blushed more than I expected do you have fever?"

"W-well… No Hime…" Jiraiya sweatdropped "When you started kissing me y-you kinda pushed your breasts right into my hands…"

Tsunade blushed a red that would only be challenged by certain Hyuga heiress when she would be much older then she was currently was, the Slug princess also giggled at that "Oh… Well I guess I am the one who messed up, so I don't suppose I want to hurt the man I'm, and I'm sure you'll be fine right?"

It was evident what a part of what she giggled at was: Jiraiya holding his hands in a defensive manner in front of his chest, after dropping his arms Jiraiya sighed "O-oh thank goodness hime, I thought I had screwed everything up."

Jiraiya was only wrong about one thing that night: Him thinking that he had screwed everything up after admitting he got to feel Tsunade's voluptuous breasts. As Tsunade studied him for a second as he returned to his food she thought Frankly I don't care that he got to feel me up because that kiss had to be one of the best feeling since… since… since… Dan and my first kiss… Tsunade then mentally paled No...no… I can't date Jiraiya, I can't lose him like Dan… Something tugged hard on the Slug Princess's mind the image of Kushina came forward I-if Kushina survived then there's still hope in this world stills has hope in it there's still a reason for love to exist…

Tsunade cheered up at the thought of hope still existing, she put all of her continuing thoughts out of her mind only focusing on the wonderful night she was having with Jiraiya. The rest of the night the pair ate, drank, and laughed the night away. Before they knew it the last thing any of the employees at the Hidden Dragon saw of the two Sannin was Tsunade leaning into Jiraiya's chest, his right arm around her shoulder, and his fingers intertwined with hers.

The next six months...

Kushina was around at least until mid morning, Naruto would typically wake up and have breakfast with his mother before saying goodbye when she would put on her Anbu uniform and leave for Anbu head quarters. After His mother left Naruto typically couldn't find anything to do so he would run around trying to hang out with Jiraiya and Tsunade or Kakashi, but he found this boring after a week or redhead began to hangout at the playground, but he quickly found out that most of the others his age were annoyed with how he was a loud annoying little kid.

Although there was a more sinister reason that Naruto was being outcast, the nin that was tasked with Naruto's social upheaval was doing a very good job finding only getting the adults to sell him out to be the issue and believed that they would fold eventually. The Kunoichi realized something further that she needed to isolate the boy further, she began to put it into motion to cause the Anbu to have even further work on their hand by furnishing the gangs of bandits and missing nin that were scattered through out the Land of Fire.

Shizune loved her new life, she loved the stability that came with living in a hidden village. She even joined the ranks of Konoha's Shinobi ranked as a Jounin although most of her time was spent at the hospital training Chunin and Jounin in basic medicine, this was because Tsunade was pressuring the Sandaime into offering classes available to team leaders. The student of the Slug Sannin had found a place to live with her a sensei, a small two bedroom apartment on the same floor as Jiraiya's. The apartment was a compromise between Tsunade wanting to live as close to the Hospital as possible and Shizune wanting live near the other shinobi, as it happened the building Jiraiya's apartment was right between the two locations.

The pair of lover Sannin found themselves maddeningly in love, however Tsunade was surprised Jiraiya hadn't made any move on her despite his ample opportunity to. Tsunade found that because of this she grew a new found respect for the man.

Naruto learned something, something hard, he learned that the village wasn't as the pleasant place that he thought it was, the more he was out the more people called things like "Kyubi-brat" or "Demon boy" he started getting thrown out of restaurants and stores. He would break down hide at home, sometimes stay up at night waiting for his mother to come home. His mother rarely came home anymore while when she did Naruto had already tired and gone to bed where he would typically cry himself to sleep.

Playing with the other kids wasn't even an option for the son of the Yondaime because children's parents telling them that Naruto was a bad kid who they shouldn't hang out around to avoid his bad influence, it didn't help that some of the more snot nosed children of Naruto's age group made fun that his hair appeared to be two different colors. Furthermore he was also lambasted as loser who wouldn't amount to much when he would spout off about how hard he was going to train to become a ninja.

One Bright spot for the young Uzumaki was that he got to eat whatever he wanted for lunch and dinner. While Kushina would typically prepare breakfast, when the workload piled up at Anbu she stopped being home prior to 9:00 p.m. almost everyday, Naruto was free to eat what ever he felt like although that mostly consisted of different flavors of ramen and the weekly to twice weekly trip to Ichiraku.

The six months between the Hyuga affair and Naruto's beginning of training was a very reformation period for the young boy, it was a time were he went through things no child should ever have to go through, emotions that would make some of the civilian grown men of the village shudder. One thing that allowed Naruto to hold on is that after the six months that his mother implored him to wait he would have a stable life training with Jiraiya, it was a day he looked forward to in his dreams and the only thing that kept him sane through the six month ordeal.

Naruto's First day training with Jiraiya

It was a calm morning in Konohagakure just before dawn, Kushina Uzumaki was up and had been up for a half an hour doing laundry and other household chores. Finally when she finished just as the sun was just rising, she knew that this gave her forty five minutes to review mission reports she had written and cook breakfast before Naruto would usually wake up.

After finishing those last two tasks, Kushina peeked into Narutos room

The red headed child's eyes lulled open as he awoke to stare at the ceiling of his room. Naruto then cast his gaze at the clock that sat on top of his dresser, 7:45 a.m, he knew he was too late to catch his mother before she left he rarely did catch her before she left to go to work. He was depressed it had been six months were he was practically alone every day, he couldn't help but to think great just another day in misery, mom never told me who my dad is or was, now she's gone every day before I even get and doesn't come home until I'm fast asleep, Jiraiya-jiisan, Tsunade-obaachan, Shizune-neechan, and Kakashi-niichan are all to busy for me, the other kids all avoid me for some reason, and adults treat me like I'm some sorta demon. I can't help but think that those adults are right to say I'm a demon since mom and her friends never even check on me…

He then looked over to the calendar that he had hung on the wall, it had been in disregard for a couple weeks but there was a bright red x over the current day that was visible due to the sunlight streaking in to his semi messy bedroom. The young boy's eyes opened very wide as he realized what that red x meant, something he had forgotten about in the past two weeks, the first day Jiraiya was gonna train him. My first Ninja training with Pervy Sage! I must've forgotten about it while its been pretty rough with the villagers and mom lately... I hope he remembers it too... although it would only serve him right seeing as I'm this 'demon boy'all the adults fear me to be... Although that's strange because when I say that my mom would tear them apart because shes a ninja they don't cower in fear or apologize and always walk away laughing... Oh well I better get going because I better set a good example for myself for Pervy Gramps although I don't entirely get the vibe that he he would care all that much.

After finishing that thought Naruto exited his room before entering the kitchen. There he found breakfast as normal, a spicy bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich, but there was a note sitting on top of the sandwich. The young redhead walked up to the note and picked it up, it read:

'My little fox,

It has been six months since you wanted to start training. I am sorry that I made you wait to begin fulfilling your dream. I hope you have a wonderful first day of training with ero-sennin.

Love,

Your big fox, Mom.'

A couple of tears fell down Naruto's face as he read and stained the paper as he couldn't help but think She really does love me... She didn't ditch me like trash... My mother loves me! Tears now streaming down his face he began to eat the sandwich, then once he finished he got up and grabbed an orange jacket before heading out the door and making his way to Jiraiya's apartment.

Despite knowing what would happen the redhead chose to walk through the center of the village. The normal vitriolic hate from the village ensued, the usual cries "Devil fox!", "Demon child", and "Kyuubi bastard" could be heard every couple of feet. Naruto, however was waiting for someone to do something particularly brash. One villager, who the jinchuriki regarded as one of the biggest cowards in Konoha, step in front of his path.

"Where do you think you're going you red headed bastard?" the man said as he glared down at the young child.

The brave faced child stared back at the man before announcing loudly "I'm going to my first day of training under Jiraiya of the Sannin, so one day I might become a great Shinobi of Konoha!"

The man laughed at the boy derisively, but when he went to retort the child's statements he found that Naruto was nowhere to be found and there were several people staring at him for his outburst of laughter.

As the young jinchuriki approached the door of Jiraiya's apartment he started thinking I wonder what Ero-sennin is gonna start me off with? Maybe choosing a taijutsu stance or maybe some kenjutsu? oh I hope that we start off with some awesome ninjutsu! The red head then knocked on the wooden door hoped filled and optimistic.

Inside the apartment

Jiraiya was grabbing his red haori before he checking what he left in the kitchen, moving back out to the living room where he picked up his prepared scroll and strapped it across the back of his waist.

He then Answered the door and was welcomed by a cheer of "Pervy Sage! I'm here for my first day of training to become a Shinobi of Konohagakure!"

"Hahaha! You sure are Gaki! Come on I'll show you to the training ground we'll be using for most of your training's" The aforementioned Pervy Sage chuckled before exiting the apartment and leading Naruto away to the training ground.

Training Ground Four

When the two arrived at the training grounds they found it was at a clearing in the base of a large hill that was actually closer to a mountain. Surrounding the clearing was a dense forest and on one edge was a lake, across which Jiraiya said was Training Ground Three. The clearing itself was covered in grass but had dirt patches that were probably from instense training.

"So this is Training ground four Naruto. Its where we'll be doing most of our training" the Toad Sage told the young boy as he beemed at the man

The round red head quickly surveyed the area before exclaiming "What are we gonna start Pervy gramps? I really want to learn some cool and powerful Ninjutsu!"

Jiraiya chuckled a bit before he began to talk, although he felt bad about having to shoot down the kid's hope, "Haha No kiddo, what you're gonna do is start with a run from here to a quarter way around the lake and back"

"Aw Man! I was hoping we were gonna start off with something cool so I could show all the people back in the village that I am going to become a real ninja!" The redhead pouted before starting to stretch.

The Toad Sage beamed at the small child "You've gotta have a good strong body in order to fight with Taijutsu and handle the physical blow back of some ninjutsu. Now you also have to learn the value of hard work. Quarter way around the lake is about one and a half miles so there and back is about three miles, I'd expect you to do in about Thirty minutes."

"Yes Pervy Gramps Sensei I won't let you down!" He exclaimed. Jiraiya then pointed him in the direction he wanted him to run. The Toad Sage then slumped down against a tree trunk and pulled out an orange book.

Thirty Minutes Later

Jiraiya looked up after a particularly juicy paragraph of the Icha Icha book he was proof reading, caught the young red headed boy fast approaching his position, the child finally came to a resting position just a few feet in front of Jiraiya kicking up some dirt as he came to a full stop in front of the Sage. The child stood there panting and gasping for air as Jiraiya simply closed and put away his book before taking his scroll and unrolling it. The red head looked at the man funny as he placed his hand on one of the intricate drawings on the scroll. Next thing that happened was a pwoof of smoke and a full pitcher of chilled water and two metal glasses sat on top of the intricate drawings.

The child rushed toward the glasses before he was interrupted by Jiraiya's hand in his way. The white haired man chuckled "You think that your gonna get water just after your warm up gaki? You can have one glass of this ice cold water after you give me twenty push ups."

Naruto, looking disheveled with his jacket tied behind his waist and white tee shirt drenched in sweat, was too tired to retort settled for an ugly glare at the man before starting on the exercise. Once he finished he took his glass and gulped it down before the Toad Sage order a mile run from him, Naruto could've sworn the old man was trying to kill him trough exercise. This cycle repeated until noon when Jiraiya allowed the red headed jinchuriki to drink freely after finishing the latest run.

Around Noon

The older man then opened his mouth as the boy gulped down several glasses of water "Gaki there's something I need to ask you to do..."

"Huh... What is it... Pervy Sage?" Naruto fit in between gulps of water

Jiraiya was unsure of how to explain to a boy so young what he needed to say "Well Gaki... I need you to keep your progress with me tame to the outside world, and this means in academy when you start in a few years. I'll explain why so you don't have to ask, discretion and deception are two of a ninja's best weapons. What that means is that you shouldn't show off because it puts a large target on your back, well larger than the one you already will have when you become a ninja. Furthermore if no one knows your whole abilities, no one can plan to battle you and take you out. Lastly is that if you hide most of your progress from the outside world people will under estimate you and that will be a deadly mistake for them."

"But can't I show off a little?" The red head pleaded his eyes enlarging to the size of dinner plates.

"Maybe, like once or twice get a 'lucky' hit or bout with the strongest kid and your class. Also don't take what I said to mean that you should be your class's dead last, be towards the middle of your class." the Sage told the child as he watched the kid's face fall a little towards a frown he continued patting him on the shoulder "Hey you'll be a powerful ninja though, and thats what you really want isn't it?"

"Yea, one day I'll be a great and powerful ninja like You, Kaa-chan, and Tsunade-obaachan!" Naruto beamed back at the man before he continued "Hey Pervy Gramps, whats that book you've been reading? I've seen Kakashi-niichan reading a very similar book,"

"Oh nothing Naruto, just a really good book." Jiraiya lied.

Naruto then finished up cooling down and had put his jacket back on and looked more presentable, before he asked the man a second questionn "Ero-sennin aren't you coming back to the village?"

"Nah kiddo I've got a pair of other trainees coming in about twenty minutes, but don't worry your the only one of your age group I'm training" Jiraiya finished allowing Naruto to then leave.

As Naruto left he could tell while he wasn't sore now he would be later in the day and the next day. After a little bit of walking he zoned out, but he was quickly snapped out of it when he heard a girl crying from the woods. The redhead quickly assessed the situation he could see three older boys who were around eight or nine surrounding a girl around his own age. The girl had dark blue almost purple hair, skin that was very pale and pure, and she wore a tan jacket and blue pants.

The jinchuriki could hear the boys yelling at her things like "Byakugan Freak!" and "Little demon"

Naruto sprinted over landing between the girl and the boys yelling "WHAT do you think your doing teasing such a defenseless girl!"

"Ha Makes sense the demon with red hair came to protect the pale eyed demon girl! I bet you want to see the village destroyed just like her!" the middle of the three boys shouted at the pair of younger kids.

The young boy gritted his teeth in anger before shouting back "You aren't worth the dirt on my sandals if you guys choose to pick on a girl younger than you!"

"What are you going to do about it Demon Boy?"

"THIS!" Naruto shouted as he threw a strong punch that caused the center member of the posse to stumble backwards and clutch his nose as it started to bleed.

"You bastard! Your gonna pay!" the center boy said in a muffled tone as he was clutching his nose, but neither him nor the other two did anything as three streaks of blue chakra spread out from the Red head's body. The center boy yelled as he dragged the other kids away "Oh shit the demon knows ninjutsu! Lets get out of here!"

After they turned and started running Naruto stopped with his ninjutsu and turned around to face the girl who was crying on her knees. He squatted down to face her he noted that her eyes really were pale, he mentally likened them to the full moon, he then stuttered a little while asking "H-Hi my name is Naruto Uzumaki whats yours?"

The young girl looked up at the red haired boy, her pale deep eyes meeting his kind smile then his sharp but friendly eyes "Uh-uh H-H-Hinata Hyuga."

Naruto offered his hand out to the Hyuga Heiress and helped her to feet, she then wiped the last of her tears from her face and regained her composure, finally Naruto spoke a beaming smile on his face "Hinata, that's a nice name, we should hang out more, and you can be my friend!"

"O-okay, but I've better to head home to head home for today, but we can me-meet up at the p-playground tomorrow."

"Alright then I'm gonna get going, I'll see you tomorrow." Naruto said waving goodbye before turning and walking away.

Hinata simply paused and watched Naruto walk off back towards the village. Her gaze at him was interrupted by Ko who was running up to her, he proceeded to tap her on the shoulder "Hinata-sama! you shouldn't run away like that! You could've been hurt or captured! You've brought a great disappointment on yourself!"

"I-I-I'm sorry for bringing disappointment t-t-to mys-self, b-but I didn't need to be afraid a nice boy came and saved me from those bullies" Hinata stuttered on the verge of tears, she was sad that her getting in trouble would probably mean that she couldn't hang out with Naruto the next day.

"What was this boy's name Hinata?"

"N-Naruto Uzumaki, why is that important?" Hinata answered questioning

Ko looked none to pleased at the revelation as Naruto was a known trouble maker in Konoha, after a moment he replied "Hinata! you shouldn't hang around such orphan riff raff, you are the heiress of the Hyuga Clan you should act more like it."

"O-Okay, can I at least tell him that I can't be his friend tomorrow? We were suppose to hang out." the young girl queried

"Well only if you're father is okay with it."

Hokage's office

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled down at the crystal orb he was looking at, over the past six months he had been getting reports that Naruto was being separated from the other children and had very few friends, but now Hiruzen was confident that not only had the problem of Naruto's treatment at the hands of the villagers had been solved through him being occupied by Jiraiya's training and his new friendship with the Hyuga heiress.

Later that Day

Naruto had eaten several hearty bowls of Miso Ramen at Ichiraku, but he knew that he would have to start to teach himself to cook better as the book for beginner ninja said that an important part of training was good nutrition. Currently the hyperactive red head was sitting in the kitchen of his house writing a note to his mother asking her to buy more fruits and vegetables as well as possibly some more food for breakfast. As well he was describing the first day of his training with Jiraiya. By the time he finished his letter it was still early into the night, but the first day of training had tired

The Next Month

Naruto training with Jiraiya took hold and within the month the Toad Sage deemed him physically fit enough to begin Taijutsu training at the end of the month. While the training days weren't long they were tough, the red headed child believed that each day was a new form of torture Jiraiya had come up with but stuck with it reminding himself everyday that hard work and determination was the only way to reach his goals of being a great ninja like those around him and earning the respect of the villagers who had been hating him. Naruto also felt like he had enormous amounts of energy because his mom started making more food for breakfast and started making him lunch, this furthered his feeling that the training was actually working and kept him concentrated and focused on his dream.

Kushina on the same hand was glad to see the fruits of her son's training with the man she called Pervy Sage. The system of notes the she and Naruto began to use made her very happy, and she got to learn daily things about his training and about how his life was going things like his new friendship with Hinata and all the fun they had hanging out together. Overall that month was a reprieve from the depression and she had been feeling prior.

Hinata when she talked to her father she was initially afraid that he wouldn't understand about why she wanted to hang out with Naruto, but he actually did understood it very much, he understood that she was rather isolated in the clan, there weren't many other children in the Hyuga clan so understood why she took the opportunity to make friends with a boy she perceived as very nice and frankly he didn't believe the rumors that were spread by other villagers about Naruto. On the other hand the clan elders did not feel that she should be hanging around Naruto, they believed like some of the other villagers that Naruto was a weakened version of the Kyuubi, and while they dare not say it to Hiashi himself many of them believed the best course of action would be to brand Hinata and force her to live as part of the Branch members leaving her baby sister, Hanabi, to be the clan heiress.

Jiraiya and Tsunade's love, which had already blossomed, bloomed into something beautiful something that anyone could see something that it wasn't hidden, something that was pure love. They both knew they wanted to marry, but neither of them could work up the courage to tell the other the finally came at the end of the month on a night very similar to the one at the start of the month.

Flashback: The night after Naruto's first day of training

Jiraiya returned home his clothes were a bit disheveled and his hair a bit dirty, but he thought the day was a successful one. He thought it was funny that because of Kushina's survival through the attack the night of Naruto's birth he had three of his most promising students. He thought of how Naruto, despite being only five years of age, persisted through what most would describe as a grueling work out, and from this thought he realized that the spirit of hard work and tenacity that had lived in both his father and mother resided in the boy as well.

Whatever his thoughts were they were interrupted by the loving aroma wafting from the door of the kitchen. he took off the large scroll strapped across the small of his back and his dirty red haori dropping them both in a chair by the front door. The Toad Sage walk quietly through the kitchen door, once he was inside his eyes met something six months ago he thought he might never see in his life: Tsunade, the slug princess, standing with a pair of shorts the just barely covered her large a large buttocks and an apron, the open back of which showed off her toned and allowed a little side sight of her impressive rack. Jiraiya approached the stunningly beautiful woman and embraced her, hugging his body to hers, and placing his hands on the counter next to the stove. He then proceeded to sensually whisper in her ear "You know how much I would've believed this sight six months ago... Zero, my world has changed truly Tsunade."

"Hmm... I was gonna say something along those lines, you've truly made my world again... you've made me feel safe again." she whispered back before turning around.

She embraced her lips on his for a quick couple of seconds, they separated and stared at each other for a couple more seconds. Tsunade spoke up first "Well dinners ready so I need to go clean up, could you plate up dinner and set the table."

Jiraiya nodded in response and allowed the Slug Sannin to leave their embrace and watched her exit the kitchen. After Tsunade exited the kitchen Jiraiya turned around to the stove taking the food off the heat and onto a hot plate before, he then walked over to the sink and washed his hands and splashed his face with some water. He then set the table, and pulled a nice bottle of wine from the cupboard as well as two glasses.

Tsunade opened the door to see the table set and two glasses of a gentle red wine sitting in front of two plates of food. Jiraiya saw Tsunade walk through the door and his heart skipped a beat, she had to be the most beautiful woman in the world at that moment. While her hair was pulled back like it normally was, but she was wearing a beautiful kimono which was a light baby blue, trimmed with a soft red, patterned with drawings of orchids, and cut to show just enough of her bust as to highlight her figure but retain a level of modesty.

"Like what you see?" Tsunade commented jokingly as she saw Jiraiya's reaction to the Kimono. She sat down across from the Toad Sage, and the two of them drank, ate, and talked about how Naruto's first day of training went and his hopes for his other two trainees.

After they finished eating Jiraiya went and cleared the table, as he finished cleaning up he felt two warm arms wrap around his chest. When he finished scrubbing the last dish he turned and planted sultry wet bruising kiss onto his lover's lips. They stayed like that for a little while making out deeply and passionately, until Jiraiya broke away. What the couple had from an outsider's perspective and even to the couple themselves was extraordinary, despite Jiraiya's infamous perverted behavior in the six months that they had been dating they still have not had sex. Which was not surprising considering that there was a deep explanation to why they were both still virgins as well.

For Tsunade she and her lover Dan, who were madly in love, had made a pact to wait until the night of their marriage to consummate their relationship and consequently take the other's virginity, but fate, the ever cruel mistress, had other plans for the couple and they were separated when Dan died tragically in Tsunade's arms.

The reason behind Jiraiya still being a virgin however was more complicated than Tsunade's, where Tsunade had found a lover early into life Jiraiya to some degree loved Tsunade, but his way of expressing it was not ideal and frankly perverted. After Tsunade had found a lover in Dan, Jiraiya was lost, he really didn't know what exactly to do so he doubled down on his perverted nature and started to write smut books as a way the coat with the loss as well as peeping on women for more often. it would be easy to believe that during his travels one day she would eventually break down and either hire a prostitute or sleep with any woman that would have him, but that wouldn't truly be Jiraiya while a pervert he still had a sense of romance which meant he did neither of those things. To make matters worse his fame as a writer porn didn't allow him to get close to any true women or kunoichi. What makes it hardest to believe was the realism, appreciation and fame that his novels had, but it was true the self-proclaimed super pervert was still a virgin.

Whatever the case was the main reason why they hadn't consummated their relationship was that while Tsunade was completely ready to take that next step, Jiraiya was scared he felt as though he was on thin ice sure about Tsunade's readiness. Moreover the fear was caused by the uneasiness of the possibility of an event, did was completely foreign to Jiraiya and little more than 6 months Before with something you can only imagine about.

That would change only a month later

End of flashback; Jiraiya's apartment one month Later *(There's a sex scene up coming.)

Jiraiya of the Sannin was on one knee in his kitchen, in his hand the small box with a ring in it, the only words he had left to say were "Tsunade Senju, from very early on I knew I loved you, and today I would like to affirm that love through marriage. So Tsunade-hime will you marry me?"

Tsunade couldn't Help but to be in tears of joy, And through those tears she gave a resounding "Yes!"

Jiraiya arose from his knee to remove the ring from its box and place it on Tsunade's ring finger, using two hands as to make sure to get it right the first time. After looking back at the ring Tsunade found it to be extraordinary really beautiful, while it's center gem was a typical, but large diamond, the gems surrounding it were small, brilliantly cut rubies and emeralds, three gems on either side of the diamond with the rubies being centered between two emeralds, their color highlighted the pure beauty of the center stone.

The two Sannin embraced, tightly wrapping their arms around one another as to make sure did the other one wouldn't go anywhere. They then shared what they would both describe as simply the best kiss they had ever had, their tongues wrestled as the swap the passion that they had been missing for so many years of their lives. When they finally broke away to breathe Jiraiya took to asking "I suppose tonight we should consummate our relationship hime, and so I should have to tell you-"

"We absolutely should" Tsunade smiled as she cut him off " but be careful with me, it'll be my first time"

Jiraiya's pupils widened as he heard those words, He couldn't believe what he just heard, something he could only dream about during his adolescence: he was actually going to lose his virginity to Tsunade and take hers as well. He finally then got out what he was going to say before getting cut off "Well hime you'll be surprised to hear this, but it'll actually be my first time too."

"Well I guess for my first time I get to see if the inexperienced 'Super Pervert' can really replicate anything from his novels."Tsunade said in a seductive and sultry tone.

Jiraiya then referenced the door to the kitchen with his arm before sweeping Tsunade of her feet in carrying her out of the kitchen bridal style. Although the Slug Sannin would like to think that she protest when not being carried, when she was she truly didn't want to as his large, strong arms made her feel safe. Once exiting the kitchen the couple's lips embraced again this time in a passion heated duel which inspired arousal in both of them. When they entered into the bedroom the Toad Sage gently dropped his lover and now fiance onto the low bed before lowering himself on to it as well, placing himself almost directly on top of her.

He began to investigate different places of her face with his lips moving from her lips across her cheek and finally finding an extremely sensitive area behind her jaw line on her neck. meanwhile their arms and hands intertwined as Jiraiya's right and Tsunade's left extended upwards towards the head of the bed while he's left in her right stretched towards the foot of the bed.

Both of them ready for what came next Jiraiya separated just long enough for him to shed his green shirt and mesh armor before also quickly removing his pants leaving only his boxers to detain his large arousal. Tsunade reciprocated the sentiment by rolling over to show were her kimono was tied allowing him to untie it and slip it off of her. The last worn piece of clothing now was Jiraiya's pair of boxers, which he nervously slipped off before re-lowering himself onto the bed then rolling so Tsunade was on top of him.

As they joined in embrace Jiraiya took the opportunity to massage and appreciate Tsunade's breasts, he'd never dreamed that they would actually feel the way they did. Jiraiya felt as though he was massaging two mounds of gelatin composed of the finest silk or possibly two sacs filled with the finest goose down money could buy.

One final pause for air gave Tsunade the chance to give Jiraiya a look simply said 'it's time' to which the Toad Sannin nervous but with the air of confidence used his left hand to guide his stiffened rod into her wet canal while simultaneously rejoining his lips to hers in an explosion of sensations. As he thrust through the barrier, Tsunade fought back a yelp of pain before the pain was relieved by an intense wave of pleasure coming from stiffend member inside of her thrusting further inside then withdrawing.

The pair lay there their bodies crashing together in a symphony of pleasure for quite a long time, for their first time, before the Slug Sannin broke off their lips' embrace as her eyes rolled back into her head and she let out a loud moan, and as her canal tightened Jiraiya too succumbed and released himself deep inside of her. Despite them both finishing Tsunade remained on top of him allowing their intimate connection to remain as they lay their.

Tsunade was also the first to break the silence comforting and nervousness Jiraiya didn't even know he had "Don't worry I used a contraceptive jutsu, but anyway do we have to have big wedding for the whole village?"

"Right into wedding talk ey Hime?" Jiraiya pointed out jovially "Really I would've like to ask you this tomorrow, but I guess since it's been brought up… I was thinking that we might elope instead, we could run away to the Land of Hot Springs… We can be wed in private and have our Honeymoon for two weeks and then come back."

"While I always loved the idea of a large wedding, but your idea frankly sounds beyond ideal. There's only one thing though… what do will the village and the other ninja be told?"

"Well I asked sensei to cover for us, assuming that you said yes to this plan of course, I've got a bag already packed for myself, something that I keep around just in case I'm urgently needed, so I guess I'll go drop the note off while you get packed." Jiraiya replied as he ran his hands through her hair.

Tsunade had to admit her soon to be husband had all the bases covered for his plan, she had no other recourse but to smile and say "Then tomorrow we shall leave."

The Next Morning

Naruto was walking up to training ground four, the one that he and Jiraiya had been using for the past month, but something seemed off this morning. There was no Jiraiya anywhere to be found, and in the place where he normally sat was a red scroll. Naruto's curiosity peaked before he picked up the scroll, unrolled it and began reading.

'Hey Naruto,

I know you won't like this, but I'm off going to get married to Tsunade-hime and I won't be back for two weeks. So I am obviously not going to be there to continue your training starting with taijutsu, but below you'll find a work out schedule for the next two weeks and you're finally gonna meet my two other trainees as their gonna be training here the same time as you so your not alone out here.

Love You Gaki,

Jiraiya.'

The redhead felt a strange feeling deep inside, a mix of hate, fear, and sadness, it felt like the floor had dropped from under him, but the child admirably regained some feeling of normalcy as he reread the letter and knew that it wouldn't be long until he was making new and great strides towards his goal of being a ninja.

Naruto was excited as he saw two figures approaching the Training Ground, when they arrived it was revealed that they both were two young men. The older of the two appeared to be around Sixteen, and the younger around fourteen. The redhead sat there until they were just upon the stump he was sitting on when he stood up. The older of the two boys chose to introduce himself first "Hello I'm Shisui Uchiha, you must be Jiraiya-sensei's newest trainee."

"Yea I'm Naruto Uzumaki, one day I'm gonna be great ninja just like Jiraiya-jiji, Tsunade-obaachan, and my Kaa-chan! One day I'll even be Hokage!"

"That leaves me, I'm Itachi Uchiha, I guess now that we've introduced ourselves we should get started training" Itachi added, although he didn't add that he one day also aspired to be Hokage.

Shisui was a little more patient and wasn't entirely done with the introductions "Now wait a moment Itachi-kun, I've got a couple questions for Naruto here if he'll oblige."

"Yea go ahead what do you want to know Shisui-san" Naruto replied eager to get to know his fellow ninja paused for a moment to completely formulate his question " Naruto you addressed someone as your 'Kaa-chan' would that mean that contrary to the rumors you aren't an orphan?"

"Uh yea, my mom's a part of Anbu so no one really sees her and I together all that often, it's more of just me." Naruto responded before he continued "Uhh can I go start now I'm suppose to go have lunch with a friend this afternoon, and would like some time to decompress after training."

Both of the young men nodded almost simultaneously, and the trio began their own training exercises.

Two Weeks later; Southern Gate of Konoha 1:30 p.m;

The newly wed couple was returning from their elope and honeymoon, and both felt elated as they had crossed a barrier that they thought, each for their own reason, they might never cross. They expected and both came to loathe the idea of the village throwing them a large reception. As I walk through the village they were greeted by a hyper redhead flanked on his left by a girl with purple to blue hair and pale lavender hair.

When Naruto spotted the couple walking into the village he bolted right up to them "Ero-Jiji! Tsunade-obaachan you're back! I'm so happy for you!"

"Of course we're back Gaki, what do take me for a liar? I don't go back on my word kiddo."

"That sounds like something I could use for nindo." Naruto thought out loud

Jiraiya a little surprised by the statement said "You're what Gaki?"

"My Nindo, my ninja way dattebayo!"

"Now where did you learn that from?" The Toad Sage inquired

"From Shisui-niichan and Itachi-niichan, where else Pervy Sage!" Naruto exclaimed

Jiraiya his interest peaked continued to investigate what had transpired while he was out of the village "So could I hear what your nindo so far?"

"Sure, here goes: To fight with distinction and prowess in order to protect those people precious to me and to never go back word." the jinchuriki said revealing his nindo

The Toad Sannin happy with it changed the subject "So who's your friend? I don't think we've ever been formally introduced."

"O-oh I'm H-Hinata Hyuga, heiress of the Hyuga clan." Hinata quietly spoke up

"Hello Hinata! I'm Jiraiya Senju, the Toad Sage of the Sannin, formerly Jiraiya, the Toad Sage of the Sannin." Jiraiya introduced himself shaking the Hyuga heiress's hand.

At this point the redhead interjected cutting off Tsunade "Jiraiya Senju!?"

"Yes, Gaki you never noticed I didn't have a last name, I was an orphan and never was given a surname."

Tsunade brushed off the interjection before introducing herself "Nice to meet you Hinata, I'm Tsunade Senju, the Slug Princess of the Sannin. I'm also Jiraiya-kun's wife."

"Now that you guys have been introduced to Hinata-chan would you like to join us for lunch?" Naruto asked kindly.

"No Tsunade and I have something to take care of, but I guess we'll see you around gaki. Don't forget that tomorrow we're starting taijutsu training." Jiraiya finished allowing the two young children to walk off.

The couple continued to walk back towards their apartment, Jiraiya had a great big grin plastered on his face. The grin peaked Tsunade interest prompting her to ask "Why do you have such a big grin Jiraiya, are you thinking of what we can take care of?"

"No hime as tempting as that offer is, this grin is because of a witnessing the blossoming of a young love, I just hope Naruto isn't as clueless as Kushina was about Minato's affection." Jiraiya explained the same large grin glued to his face the entire time.

Tsunade digested the words for a moment before replying dumbfounded by what her husband perceived "Noooo! There's no way Hinata's already falling for Naruto like that, their both only five!"

"That's what I was thinking, but after I saw the way she was looking at him it just fit. Then again I could be wrong, I could be trying to see my dead student in ways that really don't fit." the Toad Sage elaborated then lamented his grin drooping into a neutral expression.

Letting the memory appear in her head the Slug Sannin had to admit her husband had it spot on "I'm so sorry you've gone to thinking like that Ji-kun. Even if he is really similar to his father things won't end up the same this time around, you, Kushina and I will make sure of that."

Jiraiya looked back up squeezing Tsunade's hand saying "Thank you, my Slug Princess."

"I have a few things to add. Firstly I think if I took that Hyuga girl in as my apprentice it be cute to see her be a little me and Naruto be a little you, and it be finally a chance for things to go right. Secondly seeing how deeply you feel about the red headed brat makes me feel secure in the idea of you as a father for our children" While the first grabbed the Toad Sage's attention the second caused him to visually perk up, but that reaction paled in comparison to the third "Thirdly, why don't we go practice trying to become the parents we want to be."

Jiraiya's reaction was immediate a different smile inhabited his face now as the pair took off back towards their apartment.

Two Weeks Later; Training Ground Four

Naruto had been training taijutsu with Jiraiya for two weeks and Jiraiya thought that his progress was highly acceptable and was in the upper fifteen percent of the distribution. However the day two weeks after he returned from his honeymoon felt slightly off as if something big would happen that day, something life changing.

It was about an hour before noon when Naruto was taking a breather to grab a little bit of water to drink when the wedding band on Jiraiya's began to heat up and glow. The redhead watched as Jiraiya finally noticed it, deactivated it and turned to him before saying "Hey gaki, finish up with a workout then take the rest of the day off, go hang out with Hinata or something."

The child cocked his head slightly confused what might be so urgent that Jiraiya would need bolt off, but once the sage was out of sight Naruto simply shrugged his shoulders and finished with a workout before leaving the training ground.

The Senju's Apartment

Jiraiya having rushed back to his apartment as he knew Tsunade was off for the day so decided to check their first. He swung the door open to see his beloved wife standing across the living room one, of the largest smiles he had ever seen on her face, and something in her right hand that from the distance looked like a senbon needle. After he closed the door he dropped his backpack and scroll and began to walk across the room asking "What is it Hime?"

"You know… how we thought we used protection two weeks ago…" Tsunade said taking pauses as to not rush through a sensitive subject, however the Slug Sannin left something out: that she intentionally didn't use the contraceptive jutsu because of her fear that if she waited that she would be infertile when they actually decided to have children.

Jiraiya wasn't an idiot he knew what her tone and the subject meant together, when he finally was standing in front of her he had a huge smile on his face one only matched by the one on the night of his wedding. Several tears of joy streaked his face as he embraced his wife "I don't even care Tsunade-hime, all I care is that we're gonna have a child!"

Nine months later…

Jiraiya was holding Tsunade's hand, as she bore down on it with her monstrous strength the Toad Sage thought that his whole hand would be crushed. Tsunade lay legs spread on a hospital bed in a gown which was pulled down to below her chest, two nurses and two doctors were standing ready prepared to make sure the birth went as flawlessly as possible.

After one last reprieve the Slug Sannin bore down squeezing incredibly hard, one child exited her body and was quickly placed on Tsunade's bare stomach by a doctor prior to the umbilical being cut, then the next exited and was similarly placed on her stomach.

Tsunade admired the two children as they lay there looking deep into their brown eyes which they unmistakably inherited from their mother and the full head of white and wavy hair which was obviously from their father. While his wife lay there with his children a nurse approached him holding a clipboard asking "What will their names be?"

"The boy will be named Hagane Senju, and the girl will be named Kaida Senju." Jiraiya responded as the Nurse recorded their names.

The doctors observed the children as they sat there on their mothers chest. Jiraiya resumed his position next to his wife before kneeling down to get a view more on level with his children, after a small amount of time passed, during which the babies had caps placed on them, Tsunade then moved each child to a breast and each began breastfeeding. At this moment Jiraiya whispered in his wife's ear "You've made me the luckiest man on earth Tsunade Senju, thank you."

"Well Jiraiya you've made me the luckiest woman on earth, so I feel that I should be thanking you." Tsunade said as she look down at her children, not daring to take her eyes off them for even a second. it was after these words Jiraiya planted a sultry kiss between her jawline and her neck, a spot I found that was particularly sensitive for her. After that kiss Tsunade continued whispering in her husband's ear " I bet you're jealous that these two are going to monopolize me for at least the next year."

Jiraiya simply sweetly retorted "You were all mine for the better part of a year and these kids are the second best thing to ever happen to me, so I don't really care about having to share."

After that the two just sat there as the doctors did all the necessary checks on the mother and child, and after an overnight stay due to the lateness in the day of the delivery they new family returned to a home they had bought that happened to be right next the one of a certain redhead and his mother.

A/N: There's the end of the third chapter of the story.

I would like to give a special thanks to Ander Arias, the author of Son of the Sannin, who gave me permission to use his OC's of Hagane and Kaida, if you haven't read Son of the Sannin I highly recommend it as it's frankly a fantastic adaptation of what would happen if Jiraiya and Tsunade raised Naruto after he was orphaned. So go drop in and check out if that story interests you at all.

Update: This won't be Harem for Naruto, I'm sorry if that's dissapointing for some people its just that a I want to focus on Naruto and Hinata's relationship as they grow up. As well multiple people have asked me whats the point of the story, only one left it as a review. The point of this story is kind of messy, I wanted this just to be a fun, but partly serious, take on the idea of What if Kushina survived?

As usual I absolutely hope you enjoyed this chapter, and next chapter get ready for the Start of the Uchiha Coup d'etat!

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