Naruto stood in the Hokage's office, wearing all the robes and what not. His father stood in front of him, the Fourth Hokage. He smiled

"I'm proud of you Naruto, I knew you could do it" Naruto found himself not able to speak. He tried to talk but couldn't. His father patted him on the shoulder. "Take care of yourself and always remember you're not alone, you have people who care about you". Naruto sensed he was getting ready to leave. He didn't want him to. "You have much of your mother's personality but you look like me." He started to fade. Naruto wanted to scream, to yell for him to stay but he still couldn't speak. Finally he moved, wrapping his arms around his father. He felt him hug back, his chin resting on Naruto's head "I love you son" He whispered. Naruto felt tears coming to his eyes.

"NARUTO! WAKE UP!"

"Naruto, WAKE UP!!" Naruto felt himself being shaken. He opened his eyes to see Minoru standing over him. He groaned, pulling the blankets over his head "Get up lazy ass! It's the day of the wedding and everybody else is getting ready"

"Ok, ok. Gmme a minute" He mumbled

"Yeah, whatever but if you don't get outta bed now Sasuke said he'd come and drag you out"

"Like he could" Naruto sat up to see Minoru gone. He could hear noise outside of his room. He rubbed his eyes then swung his legs over the side. Today was the day of Kankuro and Miya's wedding. Naruto hadn't even known they were dating until Sasuke's uncle mentioned it. He cringed at the thought of Koga Okami. He was like Minoru and tended to joke around a lot. He had been training Naruto for awhile yet he'd still wake up sore from those sessions. Running a hand though his hair he started to stand when the door slid open and a woman peaked in. She had Sasuke's personality yet would go crazy when it came to Naruto. For some reason she absolutely loved him.

"Good morning sleepy head, breakfast is being served right now. I suggest you get something before the pigs that are my husband and sons eat it all" Mai Okami said. Her dark hair was cut short and pulled back. Wolf earrings dangled from her ears.

"Thanks"

"Your welcome and tell Tsunade" She frowned at her name "that I need to see her later" With that she slid the door closed. Naruto grinned. Mai and Tsunade had some weird competition over Naruto. When he'd had first met her she immediately became attached to him, making Tsunade jealous. Recently Tsunade had taken up cooking lessons and had treated Naruto to ramen several times in order to compete. Naruto liked the attention but the only problem was the women didn't know that he really could care less who made the best food or called to check on him every day. He shuffled over to his dresser, sifting through clothes. He sniffed a shirt, decided it was clean and put it on over the undershirt he'd slept in. He pulled a pair of pants over his boxers then shuffled out of the room and down the hall. The Uchiha estate had been taken over by the Okami's. They had fixed everything. Mai made sure to have the house as it was before the murders. The Okami's only stayed in it when they came to town, most of the time it was just Sasuke and Naruto, who had moved in upon his friend's request. Sakura had told him that Sasuke got lonely in the huge house though he never told Naruto that. Suddenly he felt something land on his head. He sighed

"Good morning fox". It growled

"Its not a good morning when these pesky humans wake me up" . The fox, or Yoshi as Minoru had named him. The fox tended to sleep all day which made him grumpy when he was awakened. Naruto made it to the dining room. Koga sat at the head of the table reading a newspaper. Sasuke sat on his left eating while Hiro sat across from him tickling Minoru. Gaara sat at the other end with Kankuro who was reading a scroll.

"Well if it isn't Naruto, thanks for joining us" Hiro said sarcastically. Naruto stuck his tongue out then sat next to Sasuke.

"Where's Miya and Temari?"

"Getting dressed" Sasuke answered

"This is gonna be soooooo boring, Dad do I have to go?" Minoru whined

"If I do then you do kid" Koga turned the page

"That's fucked up"

"Watch your mouth" Naruto said

" That's. Fucked. Up."

"Mr. Okami are you gonna let him say that?".

"Mino stop fucking cussing so damn much. I've told you about that"

"Shit Dad, you do it all the time"

"Like hell I do. I bet you cant give five damn examples. Fuckin kids these days". Hiro made a face. Sasuke shook his head. Kankuro hid a chuckle. Naruto sighed. The whole Okami clan was crazy as far as he was concerned.

"Naruto?"

"Hmmm?"

"You going to eat that?"

"Help yourself" The fox jumped off his head onto the table and started eating his food.

"What the fuck?!" Koga folded the paper down "This isn't a damn zoo fox, get off the table!"

"Make me"

"Stupid ass fox, I hate foxes, damn motherfuckin asshole" He went back to his paper.

"Nervous Kankuro?" Naruto slapped him on the back.

"Of course not"

"Yes he is" Gaara said. Kiba gave him a mean look.

"There's nothing to worry about" Naruto grinned

"I promise Kankuro if you get cold feet I wont hesitate to kick your ass" Minoru said through a mouthful of rice.

"I would never do that Mino, not with a family like yours anyway" He smiled

"Damn straight" Koga sipped his tea. Soon everyone had left except Gaara and Naruto, and the fox who now slept atop Naruto's head.

"Uzumaki are you okay?" Gaara's gaze had softened. He'd noticed Naruto's distant look when he'd come in.

"Had a dream about my Dad. He said he was proud of me"

"He should be, you've done a great job. You're a good person Naruto"

"Can you believe it? Today will be my thrid month as Hokage". Gaara gave a rare smile. Naruto's brows knitted "I wish Hikari could've been here" Over the past year he had tried not to think about her but it was hard, especially when every time he saw the fox he thought of her and what she did. Gaara's smile disappeared. He'd been close to Hikari, she'd been like another sister. Naruto rose. He needed a walk.

Five minutes later Naruto was walking around the Uchiha estate in his rabbit house shoes given to him as a gift from Miyuki Nousagi. Naruto had gone down to their part of the village every chance he got. He'd bring toys, food and clothes. He usually went their especially if he wanted a break from his Hokage duties. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves.

"Naruto! I mean Hokage!" He turned to see Hinata racing up. He had made her his assistant. Tsunade had said she was better at it than Shizune "You need to get ready for the wedding, everyone else is"

"In a minute, is Kiba ready?" She blushed. Hinata and Kiba had been dating for some time.

"I was going to make sure after I found you" She wore a dark kimono with flowers imprinted on it. Her hair was tied back with a large matching ribbon. "Oh and Lady Okami is waiting in your office. She wants to meet with you".

"Really?" He hadn't seen her since before the big fight with Akatsuki the previous year. "She told you that?"

"No, Ichiwa Jin did" Naruto frowned. Another person he hadn't seen in a while.

"Ok, thanks Hinata"

"Your welcome, see you in a few hours" She ran off. Naruto eventually got dressed in made it to his office. Opening the door he found Amaya Okami sitting in the chair across from his desk and Jin sitting on the windowsill. He was surprised to see Jiraiya leaning against the desk, writing in his notebook

"Naruto! It took you long enough, don't you know to never keep a lady waiting?" He smiled

"Sorry, but what can I do for you Lady Okami?"

"First I would like to offer my congratulations on becoming Hokage"

"Thanks" he sat in his chair

"Second I would want to tell you something of great importance"

"Whats that?"

"A year ago my granddaughter supposedly died"

"I was there" he mumbled "And what do you mean 'supposedly'?"

"You were probably told that Jin sent chakra through her body" Naruto nodded "He gave her body a boost in order to keep it going. It's a very handy technique known only by those in his clan"

"But whats the point in sending chakra into her if she's dead?" Naruto leaned back. There was an awkward pause. Jiraiya cleared his throat

"Amaya tell him". She drew in a breath not knowing what kind of reaction she was going to get

"Tell me what? Whats going on?" Naruto was confused.

"She was taken on orders of our elders Naruto" Jin said quietly "She needed to be prepared in order to take her father's place as head of the Thirteen"

"What are you talking about?! Hikari died, I saw it. Everyone saw it!"

"No, an Okami's heart is able to calm down to a very slow pace. When the body is tired or a great stress has been put on it our heart is able to do this in order for us to gain our strength back. The pulse is detectable only to those who've been trained very well"

"You're saying she's alive?" He whispered

"Yes. She should be on her way to the wedding"

"Who else knows?"

"Her family and those in the Thirteen and a few others. She was allowed no visitors during her seclusion. Jin and I went to get her, bringing her here. Though her family knows, they weren't allowed to see her"

"This whole time…" Naruto put his hands on his desk.

"I'm sorry, she wanted to tell you"

"She's here?"

"Yes" Naruto ran from the room. "That went better than I thought" Jiraiya helped her up. "Jin you may go, I'm sure your mother and sisters are waiting for you at the ceremony" He nodded, jumping from the window. Jiraiya held out an arm for her. She linked it through as they began to walk.

"Naruto will be an excellent Hokage" She said

"If he learns to think first" He frowned. She laughed

"He reminds me of how you were, minus the writing" They mad their way to the out of the building.

Naruto had been running for what seemed like forever but he couldn't find her. Maybe she had made it to the wedding. As he turned to go in that direction he saw a woman walking away that looked like Hikari. Unfortunately the streets were crowded and after a few seconds of following her, he lost her. He sighed in furstation, plenty of emotions filled him. He couldn't decide whether to be happy that she was here or mad that he'd been kept in the dark. Finally he sat on the ground, resting his head against the building. People would pass nodding to him or kids would run up and hug him. He shouldn't have picked such an obvious spot. As he finished hugging a little boy someone sat beside him. Thinking Sasuke had found him he said

"Shouldn't you be at the wedding?" No response. Instead the person laid their head against his shoulder. "Sasuke whats wrong with you?" He looked down to see a head of dark, loosely curled hair with bangs combed out in the front. The head sneezed then looked up. Blue met brown eyes. Naruto's widened

"Hikari?"

"Yeah?" He was at a loss for words. When he didn't say anything she rolled her eyes and went back to resting on him.

"I thought you were dead"

"I know" she answered "I understand if you're angry"

"I'm not, I got you back. That's not something to be mad about" He grinned

"Has my family treated you decent?"

"They're all crazy"

"All Okami's are, have you met my dad's brothers?"

"No"

"They're crazier, we should probably head over or else I'll never hear the end of it from Miya" They stood "Wanna race?"

"Sure" Naruto knew how much she hated to lose

"If I win you have to hang out with Mino for a week" he cringed. The only one who could do that and survive was Sasuke or Hiro.

"I'll think of something for you after I win this" He patted her on the back

"Funny, Ready. Set. Go!" The two darted through the village. Their laughter following them. The woman had watched from the roof top. Everything was as it should be for now. The wind blew around her. She would talk with Hikari later but for the time being there was work to be done, there always was . She glanced up at the sky. The sun shone brightly.

"Look mommy!" A small girl pointed at her. The woman smiled down at her. "Mommy look! Its an angel!" The woman dropped a flower to the ground then did a backflip off the roof as the girl picked it up.

"What sweetie?" Her mother asked

"Up there!" The gazed where she pointed. "She's gone! Mommy I saw her! Konoha's angel!"

"Of course you did" Her mother picked her up.

"But I did!" The woman appeared behind them as they walked. She held a finger to her lips then held out a teddy bear. The girl took it, mouthing thank you. The woman smiled, placing her mask over her face. The girl blinked, she was gone. A wolf's howl could be heard in the distance.

A note from me- I finished it! Yes! I didnt want to make the ending too long or too sappy. I hate sappy endings. Anyway I'd like to say thanks to Ower, Mood Tech, Silent kunoichi, DrendeSalkash, Forgotten Werewolf and of course Uzukun7 for your reviews. You guys were the only ones who did and I appreciate it seriously. Thanks for all those who put this story in their alerts and the rest of you for reading. I'm off to play with my new 360 :) See ya