A/N: Well, I ended this chapter sooner than I wanted to, but I decided to submit it anyway because I thought it would be better for you as the reader to have more chapters than longer ones. I'll put up the next chapter as soon as I can. Enjoy the story and I hope you review!
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As a gentle breeze blew across the land, I felt my hair calmly sway with it. I was in a field full of flowers; so tranquil and wonderful. From daisies to daffodils to tulips, I was surrounded by all the colors of the rainbow. The sun was shining down on me, washing all of my worries away. This had to have been what heaven felt like.
'It's so warm.' No longer in my usual orange coat, but rather just my black undershirt and my normal pants, I noticed the soft bed of petals that I was resting on. I felt so at peace. 'This just feels so good somehow.' Nuzzling my head against my pillow of flowers, I smiled as I stayed there in my dazed state. 'I wish I could stay like this forever.'
Slowly opening my eyes, what I saw was nothing like I had dreamed; it was even more beautiful. My face was less than an inch away from touching the bare breast of a woman. Feeling blood rush to my cheeks, I gulped as I felt the warm aura against my face. It wasn't long until my head had become saturated with blood and it released in the only way possible, and as the blood shot out through my nose I let out a groan. Hitting my head against the wall, I looked back to the bed to see that Hinata-chan had woken up as well.
"Ohayo." She rubbed her eyes in her dream-like trance. Hearing her morning greeting, it didn't register with my mind; instead I couldn't help but stare at the part of her chest that wasn't covered by her night shirt while she stretched her arms over her head, letting out a cute little yelp. Brushing away the new trickle of blood coming from my nose, I slowly crawled back to the bed and climbed into it. Thinking entirely to myself, this must be how old man Hokage felt when I showed him my Sexy no Jutsu.
"Ohayo, Hinata-chan." I barely got it out due to the sudden rush of blood to my head, but she gave a toothy smile and started kissing me. 'She feels so soft and warm…' Blushing even deeper, she stopped kissing me and instead held my head in her bosom and let out a happy little squeal. It was then, for the first time in my life outside of fighting, I fainted.
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Carefully keeping an eye on the eggs I was frying, my face had been red the entire morning after I realized what I had done to Naruto-kun when I was only half awake. Since then I had put on a very concealing black shirt, and I decided that I would make breakfast for him as a way to make up for it. I always loved cooking, and I couldn't help but giggle when I remembered how he was twitching in his sleep after I woke up. I didn't think my face would ever return to its normal color.
Looking around the kitchen, I was amazed at how large it was, most likely due to the dining room connected to it. While it had all the essentials a kitchen should have, it was just barren. The walls weren't painted, there was no decoration, and the one light in the room wouldn't be enough to keep the room lit in the middle of the night. Then again, the whole house was like that. Naruto-kun and I could ask Gai-sensai and Lee-kun later if they could help us add some more lights. Tenten and Ino would be extremely happy to help us decorate, and I'm sure Naruto-kun would love to paint the place. He was so cute when he had a paintbrush in his hands, even if all he usually did was vandalize property with it. Giggling to myself again, I turned the bacon over as it sizzled in the frying pan.
As the scent of my cooking wafted throughout the house, I heard a crash from upstairs and footsteps running around. Naruto-kun must have just woken up, and soon he came barreling through the kitchen door. I had never seen Naruto-kun drooling that much except for when he had gone days without eating and was offered a free bowl of ramen.
"Hina-chan! What smells so good?" Hearing him call me that made me blush even deeper, and I could feel my voice getting ready to stutter, but I calmed myself before answering. I had promised myself not to stutter anymore.
"Oh, I was just cooking to make up for knocking you unconscious earlier." Smiling at him, I saw him look confused for a second, then his eyes went wide as his gaze lowered toward my breast, and then he sighed when he saw what shirt I was wearing. "Well, I'm sorry I'm not attractive to you, Naruto-kun." Putting on a sorrowful look, I pouted at him and watched him start trying to dig himself out of the hole he made.
"H-Hina-chan! I-It's not that, i-it's just, uh, I, uh, you were just so b-beautiful I couldn't help it!" Feeling wrap his arms around me, I smiled and kissed him.
"Nice save, baka." He smiled and kissed me back, and tried to steal a piece of bacon as he watched me cooking. I smacked his hand with the spatula I was holding. "If you try that again you won't get breakfast." He cowered away and sat at the table, looking at me like I had just said he couldn't go prank Tsunade-sama, and then the look was gone as if it had never been there; instead, his childish grin covered his face.
"It smells awesome, Hina-chan! I was right when I said you'd make a great wife!" Remembering that mission from almost three years ago, I almost burned my hand as I blushed and smiled at him. It was just a simple rice cake I made for him back then, but hearing him make that comment had made me the happiest girl in the world.
"Naruto-kun, did you really mean that? Back during that mission, I mean." Feeling him hold me in my arms and resting his head on my shoulder, he kissed my cheek.
"Course I meant it, Hina-chan. Now, I didn't know it yet and it took three years and a perverted hermit for me to figure it out, but I meant every word of it. And I still do." Leaning into his embrace, I looked up at him and kissed him. He really was the most amazing guy in the world.
"Thank you, Naruto-kun. Now you get a free piece of bacon." Handing him the little strip I had cooled for him, he ate it right out of my hand. Patting him on the head, I told him to go sit back down while I finished cooking, and he happily complied.
Handing him his plate, he smiled and kissed my cheek. "Thank you, Hina-chan!" Watching him take a bite, my heart leapt into my throat. I hoped he liked my cooking. As soon as he swallowed, he looked up at me with a shocked look in his eyes. "Hina-chan, I knew you were an awesome cook, but I never knew you were this good!" His comment made me blush again, but he was too engrossed with his meal to notice. I still couldn't believe how happy Naruto-kun made me. Sitting next to him with my own plate, I started eating with him. I really did feel more at home here than I did back with my father.
"Say, Naruto-kun, are you worried at all?" Feeling his gaze fall on me, I fidgeted under what I had just thought. "I mean, you didn't want to marry me at first, but now you do. I was just wondering what happened to make you change your mind." He simply smiled at me and kissed me.
"Well, it's not that I didn't want to marry you, it's just that I hadn't thought about it yet and it was more of a surprise than anything. It wasn't until Kurenai-sensai came and told me how you felt did I really hate myself for what I did. I was making you go through exactly what I did before I met you, and I decided then and there that I wanted to marry you, not just to save you from that seal, but because I really do want to be with you." Without realizing it, I had tackled him onto the ground, kissing him all over. He seemed to love that kind of assault though, so I made a mental note to do it more often.
"So, I'm going with the girls to look for a dress today. What are you going to do?" He seemed to be deep in thought. He simply shrugged and kept eating. "You really should find a best man soon, if you want to avoid another mishap like last night." Watching his mouth fall open brought a small smile to my face as I watched him relive the horror of Lee-kun getting a hold of him.
"I…need to go talk to Neji." He got up abruptly and put his plate in the sink. I never knew he had such good manners. "The breakfast was wonderful, Hina-chan!" He kissed me before running out the door. "Have a good day!" Watching him sprint toward the Hyuuga household, I smiled as I got up to do the dishes. It was only an hour before Ino-chan was coming to pick me up, so I decided I better make a list of decorations and paint colors to get.
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Still feeling the tingle on my lips from the kiss I just gave her, I ran as fast as my legs could take me. Smiling wide, I had a good feeling about today. Seeing as it was Monday, Neji would be getting ready to go train with Gai-sensai and his team. Remembering the previous night, I shuddered hoping I would make it there in time before his teammates got there, namely Fuzzy Eyebrows. I wasn't going to let that happen again.
Suddenly a green blur flashed in front of my eyes. Speak of the Devil. Barely maneuvering myself around him, I soon regained my previous speed as I ran away from him.
"Sorry Fuzzy Eyebrows! I'm kind of in a hurry. I'll see you later!" Seeing the flames shoot up in his eyes, I prayed he didn't take that as a challenge.
"I see Naruto-kun! You're full of the flames of youth today!" I heard his voice getting quieter as I ran, which could only be a good thing right now. I had to find Neji before anyone else found me. It should be fine though, as I had just avoided the biggest problem of the day.
Arriving at the Hyuuga compound, I quickly spotted Neji sparring with Hyuuga-sama. Relieved I had made it in time, I effortlessly jumped over the wall to the training area and put on my best grin.
"Hey Neji! Hyuuga-sama!" Scratching the back of my head, I watched as both of them glanced at me, and then took a time out from their training. Hyuuga-sama took a spot in the shade under the tree and began meditating. Neji, however, started walking toward me.
"Hey Naruto. What are you doing here?" Pausing for a moment trying to gather my thoughts, he must have taken it the wrong way because he walked up closer to me and leaned toward me so only I could hear. "Is there a problem with Hinata-san?" Completely losing my train of thought, my mind wandered to the event that happened this morning. I couldn't help but feel a slight trickle of blood escape my nose. At this, Neji simply laughed and put his hand on my shoulder. "I see. That must be a private matter. So what did you need?" Brushing the blood from my nose, I put my usual smile on my face.
"Well, Neji, I came here to ask you something before that masochist you call a teammate finds me again." Apparently remembering last night, Neji laughed yet a second time. It was weird to see the stoic Hyuuga this at ease, but it did help qualm the sickness that had developed in my stomach. "Anyway, I'm here to ask you if you'd be my best man for the wedding." Watching his eyebrow raise, I noticed Hyuuga-sama twitch in the corner of my eye. It had been the first time he moved at all since he sat down. "So, interested?"
"It would be my honor, Naruto." With that, he bowed to me, and I couldn't help but gape at his sudden expression of gratitude. While wondering if I should bow to him too, he raised his head and looked me in the eyes. "Since I have to go meet my team now, we'll continue this conversation later." Turning toward his uncle, I saw that Hyuuga-sama had already gotten up and was walking toward us. "Would it be alright for Naruto and Hinata-san to come to dinner tonight?"
"We would be happy to have you, Naruto. Neji should be done with training around five tonight, so if you and Hinata would be like to come around seven we'll have dinner waiting. We have a lot to talk about, since the wedding is less than a week away and we haven't even decided anything, other than who your best man is." Smiling and bowing to him, I thanked Hyuuga-sama as I ran out of the training area. It was time to go look for Hinata-chan and tell her the news.
"What a troublesome guy, that Naruto." I glanced behind me and I saw Hyuuga-sama look at his nephew. He simply smiled and watched me run off.
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Tsunade was setting in her office, an unopened bottle of sake sitting on her desk. She didn't know yet if she would need it, but all that would be answered soon enough. Hearing the door close, she heard the soft footsteps of her assistant walk up to her desk.
"So, Shizune, are they here yet?" Without even a response from her, two puffs of smoke appeared with two ninjas standing there once the smoke disappeared. "Ah, Kakashi, Yamato, glad you could meet me on such short notice." Yamato wasn't much of an emotional person as he simply nodded to her, but she saw Kakashi's mask shift up and she knew he smiled.
"It was no problem, Tsunade-sama. Besides, we gave Naruto the next two weeks off due to his wedding and all." She smiled at that and turned to face the two of them. That boy was growing up fast, although he was marrying awfully young, but it was all right given the circumstances. "So, you wanted to know how his training was progressing?" Nodding toward him, she was all ears. "Yes, well, for the last week we have been concentrating on his wind manipulation, but I noticed something surprising in his training. I'm not sure if you've noticed, Yamato, but Naruto is able to control all five elements." Tsunade's head perked up at that. No one, not even the Yondaime could control all five elements.
"I've noticed it Kakashi, but it did take a while. I knew the boy was extremely gifted in the wind element, with fire not lagging far behind, but it was interesting to see the results." Tsunade had gotten out a piece of paper and began writing this down for future reference. Kakashi nodded at both of them and took a breath to continue.
"Yes, Naruto is perhaps the strongest wind manipulator I've ever seen, and his fire is on par with that of Sasuke's." Tsunade felt her jaw drop at that. Was it possible to be that talented in two different elements? Yet, she didn't think the surprises would stop there. "Naruto's ability to manipulate water is also very high. With training he could make some interesting combos with those three elements. Also, he is able to control earth and lighting, although he's better not using those unless he has to." Writing as fast as possible, she could barely keep up with what he was saying.
"Is that it, Kakashi?" To her amazement, he shook his head.
"That is when Naruto isn't using the Kyuubi's chakra. When he is however, fire is dominant with wind as a second runner. Water drops a bit, but earth and lightning get a huge boost. It's not surprising considering what the Kyuubi could do." Finishing his analysis, Kakashi took a seat across from the Hokage. "While Naruto isn't a genius, he certainly has the ability to be the strongest ninja in the history of the world. I intend to bring that out of him, but that will have to wait a while, I guess." Smiling, Tsunade rested her chin on her hands.
"Well, we'll just have to hope no one makes an advancement until he has mastered wind, fire and maybe water." Kakashi smiled and leaned toward her, lowering his voice.
"He's already mastered wind. His new jutsu is more amazing than anything I've seen. He would make my sensei very proud." Nodding, Tsunade picked up the bottle sitting on her desk.
"Very well done Kakashi. Yamato. Would you guys like a drink?"
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Watching the beautiful reds and oranges of the sunset paint the sky, I had the most satisfied smile on my face. I had just gotten out of Ino-chan's house where I had stashed my dress so Naruto-kun wouldn't find it. Even Tenten, who wasn't that into these girl things, couldn't help but shout 'Kawaii!' when she saw it. Giggling to myself, I walked up the path toward my new house. Slowly coming to a halt, I noticed Naruto-kun was sitting in front of the door.
"Naruto-kun? What are you doing sitting out here?" I held my hands behind my back and smiled at him. He reminded me of a cute little puppy waiting for its master to come home. Noticing a slight pink appear in his cheeks, he began to get up and walk toward me.
"Well, this house just seemed so empty without you so I got lonely." A sheepish grin appeared on his face and I couldn't help but giggle as I wrapped my arms around him and held him. "I'm glad to see you too Hinata." Feeling him kiss the top of my head, I couldn't believe this was real. "By the way, I have something for you." Feeling a small box poking me in the stomach, I backed away from him as I took his little gift. "You'll need it for tonight since we have to go see your father for dinner." Looking up at him, I think he noticed the shocked look in my eyes, but he only smiled. "We've got to be there in an hour, so hurry up!" Before I could ask him anything, he had already rushed in the house. Smiling, I slowly followed him.
Walking in to the living room, I noticed that there were more lights in the ceiling that hadn't been there when I left that morning. I also noticed a newly purchased couch that looked expensive enough for only Tsunade-sama herself to afford. Naruto-kun must have gotten more help from Gai-sensai and Lee-kun. Happily sliding the sandals off my feet, I winced in pain as my bare feet met the hard wooden floor. That long day of shopping really took it out of me. Sinking into the couch I felt relieved as I just sat and relaxed with Naruto-kun's gift in my lap. Easing the top off the box, I stared in awe at the contents. Inside was a light lavender kimono with a pair of formal slippers to match. Holding it up to see it more clearly, I noticed how soft and smooth it felt in my fingers. Was it silk?
"It seems that you enjoy your new kimono." Looking up, I saw Naruto-kun wearing a pair of black pants and nothing else, smiling brightly at me. He walked over toward the couch and sat down next to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.
"Did you get this for me?" He smiled and nodded his head.
"I noticed it in the window of a shop while I was walking through the market looking for you. The first thing that came to mind was how beautiful you would look in it, so since I couldn't find you, so I just decided to do a little shopping. And I'm glad you like it."
"I love it Naruto-kun! Thank you so much!" I kissed him and stood up, but then fell back from the sudden pain that shot up my legs. He held me gently in his arms and looked at me with a confused look in his eyes. "Gomen, after such a long day of shopping my feet are killing me. This hard wood floor is like murder to them." He simply laughed and pecked my cheek.
"Well, tomorrow we'll go find some carpet for the floor. I've been noticing a lot of houses have started to use carpet and I was hoping we could so something similar." I happily complied and shifted away from him on the couch. I could tell he was wondering what I was doing, but I simply lifted my feet into his lap and smiled at him.
"That's a wonderful idea Naruto-kun, but my feet hurt now. Could you please make them feel better?" I batted my eyelashes at him, and he got the hint as he smiled and started kneading all the sore spots on my soles. Feeling my spine turn to jelly, I laid back completely relaxed. This was heaven, I was sure of it. I couldn't help but let out a groan of disappointment when he stopped and put my feet back down.
"Gomen, Hina-chan, but we need to get ready or your father will have my head." Laughing, he picked me up in his arms and carried me to our bedroom. "I'll rub them some more when we get home if you want." I smiled as he put me down on our bed and kissed me. I didn't want to go to dinner, but I suppose we had to go. Reluctantly I pulled my shirt off, only to see blood start dripping from Naruto-kun's nose. I think the fact that I was wearing a bra was the only thing that kept him from passing out. Grinning evilly at him, I started to strip my pants off. I couldn't help but laugh as he ran out the door clutching his hand over his mouth. I was so going to have fun with this.
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"Hello, Hinata-sama. Naruto-sama. Hyuuga-sama is waiting for you." Smiling at the guards, I led Naruto-kun by the hand toward the main house. He exponentially handsome in his newly bought formal clothes, which consisted of his black pants and a blue robe. If it weren't for his golden blonde hair he would have blended in very well with the shadows of the night. Feeling the butterflies in my stomach, I tried my best to hide the worry on my face with a smile. I knew father supported Naruto-kun and I, but I didn't know what to expect.
"Hello, Hinata-sama. Naruto." Neji-san's voice brought me back to reality as I came to an abrupt halt and noticed him and father standing, also in formal robes. It was a good thing Naruto-kun had bought those clothes for us. I didn't have a single one of my old kimonos moved into our new house yet. Bowing to them both, I motioned Naruto-kun to do the same. I should teach him some manners before the wedding, but I couldn't help but love how innocent he always looked.
Following both of them into the dining room, I noticed Naruto-kun's mouth gape open at all the food on the table. Gently pushing his jaw up with my hand, I took a seat next to father and Naruto-kun took the seat next to me. Neji-san sat across from us, but I was surprised to see Hanabi-chan sitting next to father. In the corner of my eye I almost laughed as I saw Naruto-kun begin to salivate. Hopefully he could contain himself for a while.
"So this is your fiancée, Hinata-chan?" Gazing at Hanabi-chan, I simply nodded. It was rare to see her interested in anyone, but that she was staring wide-eyed at Naruto-kun worried me. It was hard to tell when she was scared of someone or if she was amazed. "Isn't he the one that beat Neji-san in the tournament three years ago?" All of us nodded and we were shocked to see a sudden smile come to her face. Hanabi-chan only smiled when receiving praise from someone stronger than her. "I'm so glad for you Hina-chan! I was amazed at how he stood up for you against Neji-san in that fight. I didn't think anyone but father could beat Neji-san. I'm happy you have someone who will protect you." With that, she smiled a genuine smile and I breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, Hanabi-sama, I hear you've already graduated the academy after only three years." I was shocked to see Naruto-kun talking so early. I thought he would be scared out of his mind to be around my family. Looking back to Hanabi-chan, she simply nodded and looked away from him. "That's amazing, Hanabi-sama! You must be really strong! I bet you'll beat your big cousin in no time!" Feeling the glare my father gave Naruto-kun sent a shiver down my spine, but I gawked at what Hanabi-chan did: she blushed.
"T-thank-you, N-Naruto-san." Was Hanabi-chan…stuttering? The only person to have more confidence than my little sister was my future husband. He seemed to be lost in thought for a second with a grimace on his face. Suddenly a huge smile covered his face.
"It's no problem Hanabi-sama! And please, we'll be family soon. I'd appreciate it if you just called me Naruto." I never knew it was possible, but Hanabi-chan's face turned as red as mine usually did.
"H-hai, N-Naruto! Ano, you can just call me Hanabi if you like." Neji-san and father were awe inspired by what was happening. Was this really Hanabi-chan?
"Thank you, Hanabi. It's nice to Hina-chan has such a sweet and caring sister. I can see why Konohamaru says you're so cute. He wasn't lying." I had seriously begun to worry about my sister. I had never seen her like this. All of the sudden father started laughing, and I think that was the only thing to keep Hanabi-chan from fainting.
"My my, Naruto, it seems you have a way of making both of my daughters weak in the knees. I have never seen Hanabi blush like that. You remind me so much of your father it's simply amazing." Naruto-kun grinned at the comment and thanked him. "Well, shall we eat? The food has been getting cold, and I doubt my daughters can radiate enough heat from their blushing to keep it warm for much longer." Hanabi-chan and I began blushing furiously at the comment, but the three boys simply laughed. After we had all gotten our plates full of food, Naruto-kun seemed to have something bothering him.
"Hyuuga-sama?" My father looked up from his meal to look him in the eyes. "Something has been on my mind since the other day, and I was wondering if you could explain it to me." Naruto-kun must have noticed all the confused looks, so he continued. "What was the promise you made my father?" Hearing a loud sigh, we all looked at my father, only to see a smile on his face as he remembered a time long past.
"Ah, yes, well, where to begin? I suppose it was back when Arashi and I were both genins and training under Jiraiya-san. You see, our teammate was recovering from a mission so Arashi and I were training on our own. To this day, he's the only man who's been able to spar with me while I was using Juken, aside from Jiraiya-san, that is. Well, Arashi had known that I was in love with your mother, so we got into the discussion of how I would let her know how I felt. Soon we got to talking about what would happen if we got married and had kids, and that's when we made a promise. If he and I were to both marry and have children, we would do our best to have them marry someday. It was a fleeting dream because we knew it was impossible. Arashi was from a new house that had just moved to Konoha, so the chances our children would even be close to each other was slim to none. But when he became Hokage, and the greatest one this village had ever seen, I had hope, that is until he was killed in the battle 15 years ago."
I had never known father was so familiar with Naruto-kun's family. But then it hit me. "Father, you knew Naruto-kun was Yondaime's son, right?" Seeing my father nod, I felt a sudden anger bubbling inside me. "Then why didn't you offer to take care of him? Naruto-kun was hurting his whole childhood because his father had died! Why didn't you offer to help your best friend's one and only son?" Feeling the tears streaming down my cheeks, I felt a hand on my shoulder, turning I felt my heart leap into my throat as I stared in those cerulean blue eyes and I melted as I gazed at his sincere smile.
"It's okay, Hina-chan. I'm sure Hyuuga-sama has his reasons for not helping me, but that doesn't matter anymore. I'm here with you now, so everything worked out for the best." Collapsing onto his chest, I cried as he held me tight. "Don't worry, Hina-chan. All that pain I felt is long gone now."
"Excuse me for breaking such a loving moment, but who said I never helped you, Naruto?" Shooting a glance at my father, I wondered what he meant. "I was there by your father's side as he died with you in his arms. As he gave you to the Third, he told us to tell the village to accept you as a hero. We promised that to him, and to this day we were the only two to keep that promise while you were young. I know that it seems like I never did anything for you, Naruto, but did you ever wonder how you got that apartment of yours? Or how you always had enough money to get by? A majority of that came from myself. I only acted like the rest of the village because I worried for the clan. If the elders had known, I would be killed as would my newly born daughter and my wife. The had made it a law not to associate with you, so I did everything I could in secret for you."
Before I knew what I was doing, I was hugging my father. It was foreign to both of us, but he held me kindly in his arms, as if I was his little girl again.
"Thank you, Hyuuga-sama. My father would be proud to hear what you've done for me." With that, my father smiled and bowed to Naruto-kun. My father never bowed to anyone outside the clan, not even to the Hokage.
"Please, Naruto, you're marrying my daughter. It would make me happy if you would call me 'Father.'" I could have sworn I saw tears well up in his eyes, but they were gone as soon as they appeared.
"Thank you, Father." Seeing the two of them smile like that brought a feeling back to the Hyuuga household that had been absent ever since my mother died: the feeling of a loving family.
All of this was interrupted by a sudden cough from Neji-san. "Sorry to be abrupt, but I have a question. Naruto, I have never heard of the Uzumaki house. So, what is your real last name?" Confused, I looked up at him. Naruto-kun had a different last name?
"Ah, yes, well I suppose I should tell you. However, this fits under the same law meaning you can't tell anyone about it. I already settled everything with Tsunade-sama, so it's all right for me to tell everyone who has to know. My last true last name is Kazama." My father smiled once he heard the name, and Neji seemed surprised.
"So, does this mean I'll be Kazama Hinata?" Somehow, it seemed fitting, but I had gotten so used to daydreaming of being Uzumaki Hinata that something seemed wrong about it. Naruto-kun laughed and kissed my forehead.
"That is a choice I'll leave to you, Hina-chan. Since I choose the name at our wedding, I'll pick the one you want. Just so you know though, for all the enemies that want revenge on the Hyuuga clan, even more are after the Kazama name. That's why I was given the name Uzumaki in the first place. It was to protect me since my father was no longer there." Suddenly all the pieces began fitting together. That's why no one recognized the Uzumaki name. It was because it wasn't even a real name. "If you can't choose, we can marry with the Kazama name but use Uzumaki for public means. It is a law that no one know my name is Kazama until I say otherwise." Hugging him, I nodded and sat back down to compose myself after all that had happened.
"Let us do that, Naruto-kun." I smiled at him, and he smiled back. Feeling my father's gaze on us, I turned my head toward him. "Father, sorry to be so abrupt, but you wanted to speak to us about the wedding, right?"
"Oh, yes. Well, I would be pleased if you two were to stay quite about it for the time being. It is in our favor that the elders know nothing of this until it is happening for they will try to stop it. It will be held here, as all Hyuuga weddings are, and only invite your closest friends. Tsunade-sama will be coming as well, as all marriages need her blessing." Nodding, I held Naruto-kun's hand tightly for support. Was the clan really going to try and stop the wedding? "Naruto made a wise decision about choosing Neji for his best man. Neji has a lot of power in the branch houses, so they won't try anything." Glancing at them both, I was shocked. Naruto-kun had asked Neji-san to be his best man? That was why he was in a hurry this morning. "So, Hinata, have you decided who your Maid of Honor will be?" I had already decided, but the matter had completely slipped my mind. Nodding, I looked at Hanabi-chan.
"Hanabi-chan, would you like to be my Maid of Honor?" Watching the shocked look enter her eyes, it was soon replaced with a smile that reminded me of Naruto-kun's. She nodded her head furiously and I smiled, as did my father and Neji-san.
"Well, that's all I had to discuss about. Now, let us finish our meal." Smiling, I held Naruto-kun's hand as we sat there, finally accepted by a family that would love us.