The next mourning
Naruto woke up the next mourning in his house on the couch; he looked around and saw a note on the table. Mourning Naruto-kun, the party must have tired you out; you fell asleep in a chair after your speech. I brought you home and put you on the couch, meet me at the mission gathering. Love, Your Sakura. Naruto then realized that he only had 45 minutes before the ninja left to rescue Sauske, so he got up to get dressed and grab a shower.
On his way to the meeting
Naruto's head was still buzzing with all the information that she had given that last night. Hey had to admit there was a lot that could go wrong with the plan. First off, the mission to rescue Sauske could be a failure. Second, Naruto might not be able to be able to defeat such a powerful opponent. And last, bringing Kabuto back alive would be a huge hassle. But, Naruto was never known to give up, and that would not change any time soon; plus if this mission were a success not only would he be able to marry his Sakura-chan, but also he would save the village from that evil Orochimaru. He walked down the streets of Kohona deep in thought when he saw hand in hand with Kiba and she was laughing obviously at something that he had said. Her personality had changed a lot after Kiba proposed. Hinata and Kiba turned into an alley obviously to get breakfast before the gathering.
Naruto walked for another five minutes when all of a sudden something jumped on his back and grabbed him around the neck. Naruto was just about to make a counter attack when he suddenly recognized the feel of the soft skin around his neck. He turned his head and Sakura gave him a quick kiss. Sakura then let go of Naruto's neck and slid down to the ground.
"Mourning Naruto-kun how are you today?"
"I'm fine Sakura, but I have to tell you something," Naruto then pulled Sakura into an alley so they wouldn't be overheard. Naruto then told Sakura everything that Tsunade had said and also the details of the mission.
"Naruto, I won't let you hunt down Orochimaru, you say that you're doing this to save the village, but I know that you're doing it just to marry me. And as much as I would like to do that someday, I will not let you put your life on the line for me."
"I thought you might have learned from all the times I have told you that I will do anything for you. Being hokage means nothing to me anymore; I would give up the hokage spot for you… you're everything to me." Sakura was standing there silent with tears in her eyes; she knew that she could not stop him from putting his life on the line for her. Naruto put his arms around her to stop her from crying and started leading her back out or the alley so that they could make it to the gathering on time.
At the gathering
Naruto was talking to Juraiya on strategy for fighting Orochimaru and Sakura was doing the same except with Tsunade. Kakashi was leaning against a wall reading Icha Icha Paradise for about the billionth time while Gai was doing one armed push ups a little away. Finally it was time to say goodbye as the ninja started away from the village, Naruto started walking to the Hokage Building to start his duties as the other villagers scattered in other directions.
4 days later
Naruto was in his office looking through some files for a mission he was sent yesterday and he was absolutely bored. Naruto was then surprised when a bird flew his window which he realized as a raven with a letter attached to his foot. The letter said, look down. Naruto looked out of his window and saw the group of ninja that had left four days and in the middle of them was exactly who he wanted to talk to… Sauske Uchiha.
Naruto walked down the stairs to meet the group of ninjas and to talk to Sauske. When Naruto opened the door Sauske immediately reached out his hand which Naruto accepted.
"Hello hokage, I want you to meet my future wife Rin," Sasuke put an arm around a short black haired girl. "I also want you to know that I am forever in debt to this village and I am to be thrown into missions immediately."
"Good because I have a mission for you that we will discuss in my office now, I'm sure Sakura will be glad to see you." Naruto walked up with Sauske behind him up the many stairs to his office. When he opened the door Sakura was there at her desk double checking the paper work that Naruto had just completed.
"Oh my god Sauske!" Sakura got up and took Sauske in a bone crushing hug.
"I'm glad to see you to Sakura, but the hokage and I must talk business."
Naruto then cut into the conversation, "You don't have to act all cool Sauske, and you're not the only one with a cute girlfriend."
Sauske had a small grin on his face, "so you finally found out about Hinata huh?"
Sakura started walking towards Naruto, "not exactly." Sakura sat on Naruto's lap and started kissing him deeply, Sauske's mouth opened wide in disbelief as Sakura stopped. Naruto started talking, "So Sasuke I assume you will want to do anything to put Orochimaru in pain."
"He can not have enough tourture for what he did to Rin, his soul must burn in hell, his body must be ripped up a billion times by wolves."
"Wait Sasuke, what exactly did he do to Rin?"
"What didn't he do?! He took her away from hours at a time then later she would come back in tears telling me that she had been raped by some gangster. Orochimaru would take where I could see her and then stab that fucking sword through different parts of her. He would make snakes coil around her until the point where she was out cold. She is the strongest girl I've ever met for staying with me."
"Well Sasuke…" Naruto was a little lost for words after that speech. "I think I know someway, but you have to agree to come on this mission with us. As you know there is a scroll that clearly states that the hokage can't be married. Well, that poses as a big problem for me and Sakura. So, we found out that my father put a jutsu on it that would destroy the scroll if one of the sannin would be sucked into with a variation of the reaper death seal that will not kill the user. So you, me, and Sakura will train for the next month so by the end of it, we will go hunt down and kill Orochimaru. And if you don't think killing him will be enough, remember the person who reaper death seal is used on will be in endless peril for the rest of eternity."
"Naruto, you have a deal. I will assist on this mission and I know the exact whereabouts of Orochimaru at the end of the month." So it was settled Orochimaru was as good as dead.
One month later
The three ninja were standing at the gates of Kohona saying goodbye to the few people that had come at this early hour. After the goodbyes were said, the ninja started down the road, Sasuke and Naruto's bags were packed with tools while Sakura had medicines and whatever else she used for her healing. They were all very nervous because if Sasuke's info was correct then they would fight Orochimaru later today. Sasuke was hesitant to leave Rin in Kohona, but Naruto assured him that the finest ANBU would be protecting her. So the ninja continued in silence until they were within ten miles of where Orochimaru was. They sat down to eat a little snack before battle; each one of them took a solider pill from Sakura and ate as they discussed the plan.
5 minutes later
They were hiding behind a bush watching targets pacing around the campsite but now was the time to strike. Naruto threw to kunai so that they would fly about 2 inches from Orochimaru's face. Sasuke then walked out of the bushes and into the open. Orochimaru quickly spotted him and started running after him. All was going to plan; first they were going to play mind games with him. When Orochimaru was close to the bush Sakura flew out and delivered a straight kick to the face and Orochimaru went flying back about 20 feet before he hit the ground with a thud.
Orochimaru got up with a look of disgust on his face. "I will not be defeated by your cheap mind games, play time is over!" Orochimaru once again came at them at an all out sprint but once again was blinded by his anger so Naruto was able to leap out of the bush and jab a rasengan right into his gut. "Kabuto! Get your ass over here and help me!" Kabuto jumped through the air only to be met with one of Sasuke's shuriken. The clone disappeared in smoke as the real Kabuto coming through the smoke throwing mad punches at Sasuke with the chakra scalpel activated.
"Sakura run and get somewhere safe! Sasuke has Kabuto and I have Orochimaru, just get yourself to safety!" Sakura did what she was told as she saw Naruto and Orochimaru moving at amazing speeds to dodge each other's jutsu. "Hey Sasuke, I've picked up a couple things from Lee." Naruto jumped up into a tree and lifted up his pant legs. Just like Lee Naruto had training weights wrapped around his ankles, he took them off and dropped them to the ground. Instead of a small explosion from the shock off the weights falling, trees started falling from the force going the ground beneath them. Naruto then jumped from the tree and started running circles around Orochimaru probably for intimidation purposes. Sakura was getting a headache just watching Naruto run at such speeds. Wait, Sakura could see that this just wasn't for intimidation, he had made clones and they were all making hand signs. "Wind Style: Twister of Death!" A tornado started forming in the middle of the circle that the clones had made and it soon became nothing but a giant cylinder of pure circular winds, any normal ninja would be dead; but Orochimaru was no normal ninja. After watching it for a while Sakura realized that this was obviously a move that Naruto had picked up from Temari on his trip to the Sand Village, but being able to use it without the fan was almost impossible. Orochimaru soon jumped out of it with the same sword in hand that he had used to kill the third hokage.
20 minutes later
Sasuke had managed to knock Kabuto out but also he was out cold. Sakura was leaning over him applying some basic healing jutsu. Naruto and Orochimaru were staring at each other from about 20 feet away. "Naruto you fool, you should know that if I can't kill you then I will kill those dear." Orochimaru's tongue came out with the sword and before Naruto could stop him, the sword had pierced right through Sakura's back.
"You bastard!" Naruto ran after Orochimaru and clung to his shoulders. "Reaper Death Scroll Sealing!" Orochimaru was sucked into the scroll and the scroll burst into flame, Naruto stopped the ashes into the dirt and then ran over to Sakura. Sasuke had woken up and was leaning over Sakura. "Sasuke, you n-need to protect her." Naruto then fell unconscious.
When Naruto wakes up
Naruto looked around and realized that he was in Kohona hospital with a nurse looking at some papers. "W-where's Sakura?"
"Oh umm… Naruto, she was seen by Tsunade and she said that there's a pretty big chance that she ain't gonna make it."
"That isn't possible, she can't die; I won't let her!" Naruto tore out of the room as fast as he could to find Sakura's room he asked the girl at the front desk and continued on. He found Sakura's room and burst in without permission. Sakura's parents, Ino, TenTen, Sasuke, Rock Lee, Kakashi, and Tsunade were around her bed some crying and some just staring. "Tsunade how is she, is she going to be ok."
"Naruto, she has about a ten percent chance of making it, I'm so sorry."
"Wait, I got it! There is one forbidden jutsu that can save her, but I need the permission of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Haruno, what would you think if you daughter had the powers of the Kyuubi?"
"Umm… Mr. Hokage, anything you can do to save our daughter if fine with us, just please save her!"
"As you wish," Naruto pulled up Sakura's shirt to the point where you could see her entire stomach; Naruto then did the same to himself and lay on top of her with their stomachs connecting. Naruto made a few hand and then shouted "Seal transport, share the power jutsu!" There was a huge orange flash and Naruto flew off of Sakura and into one of the walls, when the light disappeared everyone was amazed to see an exact copy of Naruto's seal on Sakura's stomach. "I gave Sakura almost half of the actual Kyuubi, so if the healing powers of the fox don't work nothing will. Plus, splitting a spirit is no easy task; this will probably shorten my life. Now, if I could ask a favor, it would be great if I could have some alone time with her; you know until she wakes up." The people filed out of the room one by and Naruto pulled up a chair next to Sakura's bed.
2 hours later
Naruto had his hand in his pocket turning around the little black box. Naruto was suddenly broken out of thought when Sakura's eyes blinked open. She tried to sit up but Naruto pushed her back down. "Sakura you need to save your strength. Plus, I have a surprise for you, lift up your shirt." Sakura lifted it up and her eyes widened when she saw the seal.
"Naruto you don't mean that you actually used that secret forbidden jutsu! I don't mind the fox but I told you that it would shorten your life by years."
"Just hold on Sakura, you actually think that after you were seconds from death that that's the only surprise I would have for you? Well, since there's only one way that we can get any closer than the seal brings us now," Naruto the box from his pocket. "Sakura Haruno, will you marry me?" Sakura's look went from sadness to surprise of happiness as she looked at the ring. It had nine diamonds that symbolized the fox that was now inside of both of them and when she at the inside of the band it had a picture of a Sakura blossom engraved into it.
"Wow Naruto, this is unexpected, but, yes of course I'll marry you." Naruto closed the box, gave Sakura a kiss, and put the ring on her finger. He got up and walked towards the door, "where are you going Naruto-kun?"
"Well, you think that I'm the only person that came to see you here, I'm just going to tell people that it's ok for them to come in." Naruto walked out, closed the door behind him, and started walking towards the waiting room. Back in the room Sakura observed the ring that Naruto had given her, Naruto must have broken the bank with this one because she had never seen a ring like this before in her life. She couldn't wait to tell Ino and TenTen. She also must tell everything to her parents, but for know she just daydreamed of what an amazing event her wedding would be.