Chapter Thirteen: Cut A Wedding Cake

"Come on is that all you got," said Keiji as he blocked another one of Naruto's attacks. "Even though I have the right eye of a nine tailed Okami I have the power of a four tailed Okami. You should be beating me, but instead your speed is the same and your jutsu use is, especially taijutsu, is just average one tailed demon quality."

"Then why don't you try fighting the real me," said Naruto from behind as the one fighting Keiji disappeared. Naruto delivered a kick to his back that sent him flying forward into a tree.

Keiji quickly regained his footing in time to grab Naruto's leg and fling him into the air. Keiji then dropkicked him in mid air knocking Naruto back. Naruto flipped and used Kage Bushin No Jutsu to create a thousand clones. Keiji used a special Okami jutsu to call upon a wind that cut down all the clones created, but he knew that Naruto had been expecting that. Keiji wanted to see what Naruto was planning, but he could guess that the smoke caused by the clones disappearing would disguise him while he prepared his special rasengan. When the smoke cleared, he saw that Naruto and another clone were making a regular rasengan, which sent warning bells off immediately. Naruto used his special shuriken rasengan and had mastered doing it with one hand instead needing clones to help. Since the clones could use chakra now, a special ability of the Kyuubi, Keiji was sure that these were decoys. He fired up his version of chidori, which carried wind, thunder and ice elementals in it, (demons have control over all elements, but some are more powerful in one element than others) and turned around to meet the real Naruto who carried the special rasengan. The two attacks met causing flashes of light as the force threw opposite the two fighters of each other.

Keiji regained his footing first and rushed Naruto with his Kusanagi. Naruto parried with his own Kusanagi that Keiji taught him to summon. Keiji realized that Naruto had been playing possum and felt the kunai at his throat. Just when Naruto thought he'd gloat, Keiji disappeared in a puff of smoke. Damn it he used a clone. Just then shuriken and kunai rained down on Naruto. Then came needles and kodachi, which was followed by kunai with exploding notes attached to them. Shit, I forgot he was the original weapon's master. He's worse than Tenten and faster to. Naruto used own of his father's jutsu's which created a barrier to prevent anything from harming the caster of the jutsu. It held up against the storm and when Keiji finally appeared, Naruto stopped casting the jutsu. Keiji then snapped his fingers and the kunai that had not exploded created a super explosion around Naruto.

"I think I over did it," said Keij wondering if Naruto was okay. He'd seen Hinata fight once and he didn't want to have to tell the girl that he had nearly killed her lover. "Shit, first Hinata will kill me and then Anko will."

"Not if I kill you first," said Naruto, who had suddenly appeared to punch Keiji in the face knocking him back. he then put his Kusanagi to Keiji's throat. "I win."

"That you do," said Keiji. "I have nothing to teach you anymore. It's actually a bit embarrassing that you surpassed me at your age, but then again you have an unfair advantage so you don't count."

"But you have that freaky eye that creates clones that can take a lot more damage than other clones," complained Naruto. "Plus you have the speed of an Okami, a clan known for being fast so we're evenly matched in speed. Also your eye is crazy power and can do all sorts of stuff so yes, it does count."

"No it doesn't," said Keiji. "I'm still in charge of you until tomorrow and I say it doesn't count so there."

"Are you both having a contest to see whose the bigger child," asked Tsunade. As usual, she was followed by her assistant and Jiraiya.

"Stay out of this granny Tsunade," said the both of them. The grave danger involved in what they just said dawned upon them. "Wait don't hurt us beautiful Hokage."

It was too late, the damage had been done and the two felt Tsunade's barrage of fist. She started on Keiji since he was older and she thought of Naruto as her little brother. She had been favoring him for quite some time. In the end, both were beaten and tied upside down on a branch.

"I should use you two for piñatas right now," said Tsunade. "But I'll take mercy on the both of you since we're going to have a wedding tomorrow."

"It's to bad that the time for us to be married passed a long time ago," said Jiraiya.
"Why the hell would I want to marry you," said Tsunade. She would tease Jiraiya when he talked about the two of them getting married. Marriage ddin't fit the bill for her since they were old. "You keep on having these weird delusions of us being married and having kids."

"That window of opportunity closed a long time ago," remarked Keiji. This received him another punch in the stomach.

"You're lucky that Anko pleaded with me not to kill you before the wedding," said Tsunade.

The wedding day was a day of bustling to get everything ready because some people had been putting off their jobs. Sagat had the fireworks show ready and, not surprisingly asked for Shizune to come help him. He left his cousin inside the church to make sure that he didn't screw anything up. The karaoke machine was ready for after the show, but Gai and Rock Lee were forbidden to sing. Keiji had heard them practicing and said he would be damned before he had them sing at his wedding. He had asked Tsunade to perform a dance that she had prided herself with. It required two swords and the utmost caution. This was entertainment before the wedding. Keiji didn't want anyone to forget this wedding. He paid Konohamoru to video tape it, but Kankuro wound up having to do it because Konohamaru was too busy keeping his cousin (who is six year old) busy. His aunt Kurenai was talking to Anko who was so nervous and happy. Keiji was just plain happy that the day he had imagined was finally there. Of course, some of the jounin were a bit worried that two jounin from different villages were marrying each other. Never in the history of Konoha, had there been a marriage like this.

"Lord Hokage, should we really let this happen," asked Ebisu. "We don't know what might happen if there becomes a conflict of interest. It seems to dangerous, especially since Orochimaru has now formed a shaky alliance with us."

"If you want to question the couple go right ahead," replied Tsunade. "I would hat to be the fool who tries to get in the way of this marriage because Keiji used to be our number one torture expert before Ibiki."

"Is there a single category that Keiji wasn't the best at," asked Ebisu with a sigh. "Why did we let our best shinobi get out of the village alive?"

"Actually he was as good as Anko and just under Kakashi," said Tsunade. "He was just a sadist with a passion for bringing the right tools to a mission. His sadism helped him develop many torture techniques and he always had the right weapons for the job or technique he had planned. Ibiki, however, uses chakra manipulation and just follows in the footsteps of Keiji's torture techniques, the same way Keiji did. What makes him stronger than Kakashi is his right eye."

"But still the marriage is bound to have problems on a political level."

"This marriage is the foundation of a what will hopefully be, a long alliance between leaf and sand. Are you saying that you want to prevent the key stone in the foundation from being placed?"

"No, not exactly," said Ebisu. "I'm just saying what everyone else is saying.

"Ebisu, I thought you knew better than to repeat the opinions of others," said Tsunade. "Don't tell me you let yourself be fooled by the talks of others. The first thing you put on your profile was that you had the ability to form your own opinions."

"I just thought that you'd want to know the concerns of the other," said Ebisu.

"They should be coming to me, not you," said Tsunade annoyed that he was trying to weasel his way out of this. "Don't get yourself into these things if you wind up resorting to weasel your way out of it."

"Yes Lord Hokage," said Ebisu, a bit embarrassed. He walked out of the room and nearly ran into Gaara.

Anko was well renowned for looking beautiful, but on that day, in her wedding gown, she made all the men of the village envious of Keiji. Then came Keiji, who had abandoned his eye patch for some time. He looked dashing in his tuxedo with a bow tie; he looked more of a fox than Naruto. (Terrible pun I know, but I've been close to my friend whose a Gai fan.) His hair had been managed at its distance, but for the wedding, he'd cut it short at Anko's request. The wedding ceremony was the same routine only made interesting by the couple's enthusiasm and the fact that Naruto was a flower boy and not the ring boy. The only thing that got more attention was Rock Lee and Gai's bright, gay, sparkly tuxedos and matching wallet carriers. Keiji immediately found himself regretting even giving them an invitation.

The most interesting cake ever made for a wedding preceded the party after wards. On the sides were pictures of Naruto in his flower girl dress as he was doing a twirl. Naruto was stared at for two hours until it was karaoke time. Rock Lee and Gai had somehow snuck up to the mike and started singing Barbie Girl (I couldn't think of another terrible song). Keiji threw the both of them out and Naruto stepped up to sing "Love Hurts" by Incubus. It surprised some how much Naruto's voice could change when he wanted to sing. It was a bigger shock when Naruto sung Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, the same Rod Stewart song Keiji had teased him with. Then came Kakashi who sung Voodoo Child by Jimmy Hendrix and was followed by Jiraiya doing a Johnny Cash song called A Boy Named Sue. Anko and Keiji did a duet of Dare by the Gorillaz. After them was Ayame singing Nelly Furtado (pick as song I don't know names).

"Aw come on Gaara do one," said Naruto.

"Yeah I'd love to see you sing a song," joked Kankuro.

"After you," said Gaara. "Why don't we have a sing off to see who sings better."

"Alright I'll do Hey Jude," said Kankuro.

"If that's how it's going to be then I'll do Enter the Sandman," said Gaara.

This was a duel of another sort because everyone knew that Kankuro was a decent singer for a guy who wears makeup, but no one had ever heard Gaara sing and he had chosen a song that could have been his theme song a few years ago. First came Kankuro who had bit off more than he could chew because he couldn't sing a soft song that wasn't fast. Gaara, however, had an excellent voice for Metallica and followed up his victory by singing Isis by the Goo Goo Dolls, which surprised everyone that he could sing soft songs to. Then came Naruto and Gaara doing a sing off and they sey up a tournament that started to carry on well after the couple had left. Anko and Keiji didn't notice as they were driven off.

"Well are you finally satisfied," said Anko kissing Keiji.

"I was satisfied at 'I do,'" said Keiji.