The Next Mourning
Naruto woke up next to his beautiful Sakura-chan. He had skipped his training this mourning, but after he told Jiraiya why, Naruto knew that he would understand. Sunlight was pouring through the curtains that Naruto had closed last night. Naruto just laid there so he would not disturb her sleep. He was running his fingers through her hair when he looked over at the clock. It was 9:37 so Naruto got up as quietly as possible, so he could go make breakfast for the two of them.
Naruto was looking for something that he could pull of as a breakfast. Belief it or not, Naruto was a pretty good cook, he had learned a lot more than jutsu on that 3 year training trip with the sannin. The only things that Naruto had for breakfast other than ramen were eggs, sausage, muffin mix, and bacon (The stuff he never ate from Kakashi's "Eat Healthy" baskets). Naruto didn't know which one Sakura would like the most so he thought, hell, I'll make it all.
Naruto spent about half an hour working on all of the breakfast, he used chakra so it would be done when Sakura woke up.
Back in the bedroom
Sakura woke to the smell of sizzling bacon and fresh made muffins. She quickly put on her clothes that Naruto had thrown to the side of the bed last night. She walked into the kitchen to find where the smell was coming from. When she walked in she saw Naruto putting cups and plates on the table and every once and a while he would walked to the stove and stir or flip something.
"Good mourning Naruto, is all of this for me?"
"Oh yeah, I just thought you could use a good breakfast I snuck out of the room and made it."
"But, Naruto I have to go home, take a shower, and change so we can get our pictures taken."
Naruto gave some of his best puppy dog eyes. "But you can't go when I've made all of this delicious food."
"Oh ok Naruto I'll stay, but I have to leave right after, and you have to get ready for pictures." Naruto pulled out a chair for Sakura, she gave him a kiss and then sat down and Naruto pushed the chair in. Naruto went to the other side of the table and sat down so he could immediately start eating. Naruto and Sakura talked about the mission to rescue Sauske all the way through the meal. Sakura was sure that Sauske would be surprised to learn that they had done what they had done last night. But she was even a bit surprised; a couple weeks ago she had thought Naruto was an annoying loser, and now she having sex with him.
When the meal was over Naruto lead her to the front door and kissed her once more goodbye. When Sakura left Naruto went straight to his room, he had to get ready for pictures. Naruto tried on a couple pairs of his dress clothes but he couldn't decide because he didn't know what Sakura was wearing. Sakura had said that she wanted it to be a natural picture so Naruto just threw on some casual clothes and left for the Hokage Mountain.
On the mountain
Naruto had been walking up the path for sometime now and he finally reached the top. Sakura was looking into a small mirror fixing her hair with a small comb that she had pulled from her purse. She was wearing usual red top with a blue medium length skirt and high boots. Naruto was wearing his usual black and orange coat with orange pants. These days, Naruto wore two necklaces, the one he had won from Tsunade all of those years ago, and a necklace that was a golden leave village symbol on a piece of orange lace that he had inherited from his father. The necklace had the power to store chakra so that the one wearing it could access it when they were low. Sakura saw Naruto in the mirror and quickly turned around to give him a kiss.
"Hey Naruto, our turn to get our pictures is in ten minutes," Sakura then let out a sigh. "Naruto, your hair is a disaster." Sakura then made him turn around so she could comb his hair.
Naruto was wining the entire time she was combing. "Who are you my mother?"
"No, but I am your girlfriend who wants you to look for these pictures. You know, these pictures are very expensive but I suppose that's what it takes to get the best pictures in town. I had to pay extra for the photography crew to come up to these mountains because I know this your favorite place to be. You better at least look good for me after I put all of this together."
"Oh, I didn't know that you had to go through all of this trouble for me."
"It was no trouble Naruto-kun, consider it payback for that amazing breakfast this mourning. Ok Naruto, your hair is done; I'll let you go so you stop wining." The photographer then called their names and they went up in the little studio that they had set up for the occasion.
After the pictures
Naruto and Sakura were walking down the streets of Kohona for lunch. Naruto was looking through the pictures, he had gotten one picture in the golden frame and all of the others were smaller versions put into a book. The big one was a picture of Sakura sitting on Naruto lap with her head resting on his shoulder, in the background there was a beautiful view of all of Kohona. Naruto was then approached by Tsunade. "Naruto it's time for your party."
Naruto and Sakura both talked at the same time. "What party?"
"What party!!? Has no one told you!? Well… I have good news and bad news. First is the bad news, you will not be going on a mission to save the Uchiha."
"What! I've been working to go on this mission for four years!"
"Our best ninja will be replacing you such as me, Juriaya, Kakashi, and Gai. Also about twenty other top ninja will be assisting us. You see, our spies have discovered that Orruchimaru and Kabuto will be gone from Sauske for five days, that's when we strike. And even better, the day we leave will be my last day as hokage."
"But why would you quit as the hokage."
"Because by this time next week I'll be on that mission and I'll have passed the honor on to the new one who is… Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto's mouth dropped open as he processed what Tsunade had just said, he couldn't believe that he had accomplished both of his dreams in one week. He had done it with Sakura and became hokage, this was amazing. "So Naruto, what do say, do you want to be the 6th hokage?"
"Of course, I would be glad to lead this great village. But, wait what about the marriage rules for the hokage?"
"That's for us to discuss at a later date, but for now, we have to get going. Everyone is already at the party." Tsunade then gave Naruto a little pat on the back as they started walking towards the Hokage Building. While they were walking Naruto realized that Tsunade had stuck something to his back when she had slapped him. He realized that it was a note. He waited until Sakura looked away to unfold it and read it. Wait for Sakura to leave you alone at the party, and then find me upstairs.
At the party
Naruto had been walking around shaking hands for a while now and was getting bored. Sakura had walked away to talk to Ino so Naruto decided to head upstairs and ask Tsunade what the letter was all about. When he reached the top of the steps he realized that Tsunade was sitting at her desk cleaning out what was left of her possessions in the office.
"Oh, Naruto, please take a seat, we have things to discuss. You said you wanted to know about the marriage rules, so here it is. I figured out that the only document that ever states that the hokage can't get married is the indestructible scroll. It is said that before your father, the fourth died, he put a jutsu on it that aloud one jutsu to destroy it. You see Naruto during my research I discovered a note written by the fourth the day before he died. It reads: I wish for my son to a have a better life than I ever did. My son will meet an amazing girl and for his happiness the scroll must be destroyed. The fourth also wrote up a contract that if signed by the fourth, fifth, and sixth hokage, the village will allow us to destroy the scroll."
"Well then let's do it! We have every right to; my father even gave us the permission!"
"You don't understand Naruto; the jutsu that destroys it requires the sacrifice of one of the three legendary sannin. It's like the reaper death seal except the one who cast it will not die, and the person will not be able to resist like Orochimaru did last time. The sacrifice's soul will be sucked into the scroll and then the scroll will disintegrate. And I have decidied that for my apprentice Sakura, I will be the sacrifice."
"No Tsunade! You can't do that, Sakura will be torn up inside if you were to do something like that, she would never be happy again. Wait, you said one of the sannin, what if I tracked down Orochimaru and put him in the scroll."
"I don't know Naruto, it's a pretty big claim to say that you can track possibly the strongest of the sannin and take him down. Besides, he has Kabuto to assist him."
"Oh Tsunade, you see me and Sakura have been training for four years to fight this guy. Plus, we can wait for Sauske to get back so he can come with us; he knows Orochimaru's fighting style. As you know, I have surpassed my master Jiraiya in the area of over all combat. And as you should know first hand, Sakura could almost match you when you were in your prime."
"Yes, I know how good Sakura has become, but we haven't seen Orochimaru fight for quite sometime."
"Yes but Sauske has, plus he has the sharingan, he'll be able to seven show us his jutsu."
"Fine, when Sauske gets back you guys will train for about a month before I allow you to go on this trip. After that I will allow a team 7 reunion mission to find and kill Orochimaru, you will be taking the scroll with you to cast the jutsu that the fourth made able to destroy it. But Naruto, I ask you one favor. Bring back Kabuto to the leaf village… alive."
"Why would you want me to waste my time to bring that scum back to this village?"
"I have my reasons, now you may go back downstairs, I'm sure Sakura will be wondering where you are. Oh and Naruto, she is the only one you can tell about what we have talked about in this room."
Naruto walked down the stairs with everything that Tsunade had said spinning in his head, tomorrow the ninja would leave and Naruto would realize his dream to become hokage. He now had to make his speech, and then he would be going home to get some much needed sleep.