Title: Road to A Happy Ending
Posted: 11/28/12
Main Pairings: Uchiha Sasuke & Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto (Female Version)
Rating: K+

Summary: Naruto and Sasuke have been together since they were sixteen-years-old, and now, at the age of twenty-two, they finally want to tie the knot and be known as Mr. and Mrs. Uchiha Sasuke. Sadly, before any of this happen, the approval of the family is needed. Now, with meddling relatives and a very protective fox this will obviously end up...interesting.

Notes: To those who don't approve of Fem!Naru, to be honest I don't want you to read this story. I mean, I understand your desires, but come on…I imagined this ten times better if Naruto was a girl. So, don't flame me for it cause obviously I don't understand why you would read something you don't approve of anyway.

Disclaimer: I own what I own, nothing more, nothing less.

© 2012, Reignstein, The plot of this story and the original characters belong to me. Any similarities that might occur are purely coincidental and I apologize in advance if such an occurrence ever does happen.

"…And you just go with the flow
till your feet are back on the ground…"

~David Archuleta (Elevator)

"You don't have to do this, you know." Naruto stated, smile plastered on her face as she tried the very worried edge that was in her voice. Sadly, she couldn't hide the twitch in his smile, that told Sasuke all he needed to know about what Naruto thought of this idea. "You know that they already accept you as my boyfriend, I'm sure they won't mind finding out that we're engaged via the Wedding Invitation." Sasuke rolled his eyes. Really? If that happened, his head would be chewed off by his future in-laws and his body dumped in the garbage disposal for all of mankind to see.

He could see the headline now. Uchiha Sasuke, Mauled to Death by Unknown Beast.

"My mom already treats you like a third son—" Sasuke was very sure that those twitching smiles whenever he laid a hand on Naruto was not acceptance. "—my dad practically welcomed you into the family the moment I introduced you—" Yeah, when they were friends. The moment they became a couple her father had always managed to send him a warning look when Naruto wasn't looking. "—and, well, Nagato's my older brother! You have to expect him to be protective, but he likes you." That was just bullocks and Sasuke knew it. The threats made it obvious enough.

"They're not the ones that I'm most worried about though." Naruto raised her brow in confusion. What Sasuke said was true, but that didn't mean he wasn't worried about Naruto's family either. They were just a tad bit over protective (Sasuke could remember Nagato actually rolling a Swiss army knife in his hand when talking to him once), and though Naruto hated it, Sasuke understood that she was just their baby and they loved her dearly.

"Are you talking about my grandparents?" Now that Naruto mentioned it, Sasuke had totally forgotten about them. Remembering who they were, the soon to be husband suddenly had more things to worry about. "Cause I don't think Tsunade-baa-san uses her medical training for evil, Sasuke." Yes, Naruto, add more bad thoughts to Sasuke's mind. The black eyed man was very close to turning around and doing what his fiancé was telling him to do.

His pride would not allow him though. He was an Uchiha, and it was proper to ask the family's permission to marry their daughter. Naruto would do it as well, but she would be seeking approval from Sasuke's family, and the man already knew that she was practically shaking in fear at the mere idea.

"They weren't what I was talking about either, but thanks for the reminder…dear." The word was said sarcastically, and Naruto maturely stuck out her tongue because of it. Suddenly, though, a light lit up in her brain. Naruto rolled her azure orbs and looked at Sasuke like he had said the most stupid thing in the world. Of all things to be afraid of, he was afraid of him? Sure, he was as tall as the man's waist, but was Sasuke actually afraid of such a gentle beast? "I know what you're thinking, and that thing is nowhere near gentle to me. Hostile is the more appropriate word." Naruto just looked at him the same way.

"Kurama is not hostile, bastard." Now it was Sasuke's turn to role his eyes.

"Sure he isn't, idiot." The man answered. "He tackles me every time I walk through the door as a hug, and the growl is his way of saying 'I miss you'." Naruto just released a huff of breath and looked out her side of the window.

Now, the blond lady loved her family immensely, and though she spoke words of comfort, she, too, was very sure that her family would give Sasuke a very hard time. She was not blind, after all. Her father and her brother alone would tough to manage, add her grandparents and her mother, Sasuke was practically going to war. Naruto was also sure, though, that they would not get in the way of her happiness. Her mother, at least, would be happy to be having grandchildren, that was for sure. The blonde found herself blushing at the thought of a blue eyed, black haired baby.

"Hey, idiot," Sasuke suddenly voiced out, making Naruto turn away from the trees they were passing by and towards the man driving. Sasuke didn't look away from road though, that would just be irresponsible. "I'm not just doing it because of approval," He continued. "I'm doing it because you'll have to be facing my family too, and though the thought of you cornered is amusing, it isn't fair if only you have to go through that." The blonde found a smile spreading across her lips.

"Aww!" She said, pinching Sasuke's cheek and making the older growl. That was uncalled for, you do not pinch Uchihas. "Sasuke woves me! Isn't that cute!" Again, the black eyed man rolled his eyes. Anything for you, idiot.

Naruto and Sasuke's home has always been Konoha. They went to Konoha Pre-School, Konoha Middle-School, and Konoha High-School. They both even went to the University of Konoha rather than going to other, more popular, colleges. However, that did not mean that their families still stayed within the same place. Yes, both their families were in Konoha, but both families were in different areas of the place. Naruto's, in particular, stayed in an area of Konoha called "Shirokane".

Shirokane was a place in Konoha known to be mainly residential. It was not known for the business or the night life, and it was truly a place to start a home and a family. Naruto's family had moved to the area when she was eighteen, and that was also when Naruto and Sasuke began to live with each other. They were given a sufficient amount of money to share a two-bedroom flat, just for the sake of university. Sasuke was rather thankful for this, for it meant that he would not have to visit Naruto when she was around her family now. He liked them all, individually (well Nagato was still questionable), but when it came to their precious Naru-chan, they were pretty damn scary.

Also, the privacy was much needed. It was a pain to get them to agree, though. Sasuke was very sure that Nagato was close to castrating him when Naruto pitched the idea to live with Sasuke, who was, by then, already living alone. Nagato had protested, begged his parents to let Naruto live with him (he, too, had a flat for the purpose of the move), but Naruto had merely argued that Nagato could have a single bedroom that would be cheaper and save them money. That was also the time that Sasuke had to admit that his idiot was smarter than she let on.

"We're here." The black eyed man stated, his eyes landing on the mansion that Naruto's family owns. "I'm sure that this week will be interesting." He added, and Naruto actually released a giggle at his words.

"Interesting for me, for you? Hell probably." Sasuke was not amused, but his face seemed passive as always. What happened to the reassuring words for earlier? Thrown out the window, huh? Was he really making the sane decision of marrying this girl? That was probably why Uchihas never truly understood love. It wasn't about sanity or insanity. It was just about what felt right and what didn't feel right.

"Well, just wait till it's your turn in hell." Naruto didn't laugh, for she knew it was no joke. The Uchiha household for an entire week? Hell was an understatement.

Parking the car was easy, getting out their luggage was fine, but arriving at the porch where everyone seemed to be gathered was nerve wracking. Especially when that red-orange fox suddenly pounced on him. "Kurama!" Naruto had shouted, Sasuke falling to the floor with the growling fox on top of him. Sure, not hostile his fiancé had said. Swallow your own words, idiot, Sasuke wanted to say so badly. "Kurama, down!" Naruto ordered, the fox continuing to growl, as he got off of Sasuke. The man did not miss the smirk that Nagato was trying oh-so-not to hide.

"NARU-CHAN!" Naruto turned at the shriek, and suddenly found herself in the arms of her mother, Kushina. "Naru-chan, I missed you so much! I haven't seen you in months—("Mom, I was here two weeks ago." Naruto stated)—and you can't imagine how hard it is to only be with your father—("What is that supposed to mean?!" Minato had said as he approached)—and Nagato hasn't been visiting either—("I was here last week!" Was Nagato's exclamation, walking alongside his father)—oh! My dear Naru-chan is finally home!" And all of this went on as everyone seemed to have forgotten that Sasuke had fallen to the ground due to their...pet.

"Ca—can't breathe…Mom…" Kushina's hug had gotten tighter as her rant got longer, and Naruto was struggling, hard, to breathe. Her mother, of course, soon caught on and released her.

"I'm sorry, Naru-chan." The red head stated, her violet eyes soft. "I just missed you so much!" Naruto had to agree with her. She had missed her mother quite a lot, and though she knew the difference of two weeks and months, it didn't mean that she didn't really feel the same way. Before she could voice out any of this though, she was pulled into another hug.

"So, how's Daddy's Little Girl?" The familiar warmth was welcomed as she hugged the man back, not wanting to admit that it was his hug that she was anticipating. Naruto loved her mother more than the world, but what could she say? Just as her older brother loved their mother more, she couldn't help but love her father more. "Doing fine? I heard your training is going well, or is Kakashi lying to me?" Hatake Kakashi was her father's student on the field, and now she had the privilege to be her father's student's apprentice.

Her father had retired, he was well into his forties now and ran a small track and field center near their home.

"Really, daddy?" Naruto pouted, pulling away slightly. "You haven't seen me in two weeks and the first thing you ask is about training? At least Mom told me she missed me." Minato laughed as he pulled his daughter into a hug once again, and Sasuke took no offence in not being minded. He knew, very well, what a tight nit family tha Namikaze-Uzumakis are. Sasuke, actually, used to be very jealous of their bond. That was until Naruto had made him realize how his family was tight nit in a very different way.

"No, my first question was how are you." Naruto giggled at that, but then she looked over her father's shoulder to find her older brother. His arms were crossed, he had a smile on his face, his red hair still long and covering one of his violet eyes. Their parents found it rather weird that they had a son who looked too much like their mother, but a daughter who was a carbon copy of her father. Minato and Kushina never complained though.

"I think Nagato-Nii is getting jealous." Naruto whispered into her father's ear, and Minato complied as he stepped aside and allowed his baby girl to run into the expecting arms of her sibling.

"Hey, sunshine!" Nagato greeted, spinning Naruto around as Sasuke walked up to Minato and Kushina to greet them as well. Both adults seemed a bit curious as to why he came as well (seeing as he hasn't joined Naruto visit in three months now), but Kushina offered him a smile and both welcomed him. There wasn't really anything they disliked in the Uchiha, it was just that they felt threatened that they were being replaced. "You finally gonna dump your boyfriend?" Naruto just hit his chest.

"Nope, finally found yourself a girlfriend? Or has your bromance with Yahiko-nii strengthened?" Nagato's nose twitched at the word, and he released his little sister from the hug as she continued to speak. "Oh, wait, Yahiko-nii has a girlfriend now. Konan-san, right? Sheesh…Nii-chan, take some advice from your beloved little sister. Get. Laid." Nagato merely glared at his sister, Naruto laughing. When one gets used to the Uchiha Glare, then no other glare can scare you.

"More like beloved little pain in the ass." Nagato countered, Naruto just laughing as Sasuke approached them and wrapped an arm around Naruto's waist. "Oh, wait, that title is reserved for you." The Uchiha merely shrugged as he decided to at least save the bickering for later. Naruto's grandparents remained on the porch, watching the little family reunion. "Then again, maybe pain in the ass is too subtle." Naruto was the one who glared at her brother, and decided to pull Sasuke (leaving the baggage for her brother to bring in as punishment) towards her beloved grandparents.

"Baa-san! Pervy Sage!" She called out, and Sasuke noticed how both released a sigh. No matter how many times they told her not to call them those, she pushed. "How have you two been?" The couple was standing in front of them now.

"Good, and how about you, Brat?" Tsunade answered, her voice a bit annoyed sure to the fact her age was once again pointed out by her granddaughter. "Things going well with you and—Tsunade had looked Sasuke up and down—Sasuke?" She made it hard to forget what a scary doctor she was, and though she was just teaching now, the fact she could still kill you and leave no evidence remained. Naruto was fearless though, for only she and Nagato could talk to her and not get harmed if they said something disrespectful. Grandchildren's privilege.

"Actually…about that…well…Sasuke and I are—"

Sasuke's eyes widened. Was she planning on telling them now? He was hoping that they could wait until everyone was inside, but, then again, outside and away from the kitchen with knives of all sorts didn't sound like such a bad idea either. He was going to let her do all the talking (seeing as if he might say it, everyone might immediately take it the wrong way), but it was Jiraiya who had cut her off.

"Hey, nice ring you got there kid." The atmosphere went cold. Sasuke and Naruto both knew that everyone would get the meaning. The old man may not have taken notice, but Naruto has always refused to wear rings. Any jewelry at all, to be honest. The fact that she was wearing a ring could only mean that there was a need to. "Must have caused you a fortune, and it's an orange gem. Didn't know they had those." Sasuke wondered how he did not notice the heavy tension.

Whether the fox understood what was happening or not, it became evident to Kurama that the heavy tension was off. Seeing as there was no such tension whenever the Uchiha wasn't around (added by the fact he really disliked the guy), Kurama decided instantly that it was his fault and pounced. Sasuke was so surprised that he was, once again, pushed to the ground. This seemed to awaken the others though, as Nagato and Minato dropped the bags on the ground and Kushina and Tsunade suddenly both held Naruto's hand up.

Kurama tried to maul Sasuke's face off, but the Uchiha was pushing it away. No one bothered to help him as they gathered around the youngest woman. "Orange Tanzanite, that's rare!" Kushina exclaimed, Nagato and Minato's blood boiling at the only explanation that came to their minds. The left ring finger, the beautiful (and expensive for sure) ring, the fact that Sasuke came with Naruto on this visit. "Naru-chan, since when?" Kushina questioned, her voice not angry, but surprised. "Oh! Tell me everything!" Sasuke was relieved, but when Kurama was pulled off of him, he knew that it was too good to be true.

Nagato had Sasuke by the collar, Minato right beside him as Tsunade and Kushina questioned Naruto about details. Kurama was on Nagato's other side, ready to pounce any minute. Obviously, to Sasuke at least, they thought there was something behind this engagement other than love. "What are you play at, Uchiha?!" Nagato exclaimed, Sasuke finding him a tad bit idiotic. Holding him by the collar will obviously give him the chance to answer. In genius! "UCHIHA!"

"How about…you…let…me…go…!" Nagato's glare did not disappear as he dropped Sasuke, allowing him to stand on his own two feet once again. Naruto was trying hard to get away from her mother and grandmother, but they did not seem to care that her fiancé's life was in danger. "And obviously, I'm not playing at anything. Six years is long enough, don't you agree?" Sasuke was rubbing his neck, but Nagato seemed less amused than he was before. Minato was, at least, trying to calm himself down.

"Is she pregnant?" The blonde man asked, both Sasuke and Naruto's eyes widening. Where in hell did that question come from. "What's with the sudden rush?" Sasuke was about to answer, but Minato seemed to be more impatient. "Answer. Now."

"Daddy…" Naruto whispered, but Minato held his hand up for her to remain silent.

"Uchiha Sasuke, answer me. What are your motives behind this union?" Minato was suddenly reminding him of his own father. Sasuke always thought that Nagato would be his toughest obstacle, obviously he was mistaken. "Uchiha! Do not make me repeat myself a third time!" Naruto and Nagato actually backed away, Sasuke's face showing nothing but calmness. It was quite the opposite of what was happening in his mind.

"I love her, does there have to be another reason?" This did not seem to be the right reason, but he did not miss the small smile that both Naruto and Kushina released. Tsunade just sighed, as Jiraiya laughed a bit. For being the cause of this entire mess, he sure did seem rather amused.

"Daddy…" Naruto tried once again, but Minato merely walked back into the mansion.

"I'll talk to him." Kushina called out, following her husband and leaving the others out on the porch. Naruto merely sighed. Twenty minutes of good moments and everything had gone to hell. That should be a record.

Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto had a long list of awkward moments under her belt. There was the time her mother had given her the talk ("Today will be the day you find out how to give me grandchildren!" Kushina had put it), the time she first realized that she had liked Sasuke as more than a friend ("I've turned into Sakura-chan!" She practically shouted in her bedroom), and there was even the time Itachi, Sasuke's older brother, had walked in on a make-out session ("I would like a nephew, Ototou"). Dinner after the events of the afternoon; however, was probably one of those to be placed on the top of the already freakishly long list.

"That could have gone worse." Naruto released, but she knew very well that her words were lies. Sasuke did as well, and merely glared at her. Could have gone worse? Really? Nagato was glaring at the Uchiha throughout the entire meal, and Minato barely acknowledged Naruto at all, a first in her life. Kushina had been the only one to talk to everyone, but Sasuke knew that the reason was merely because she had to be the mature one when her husband wouldn't be.

"The only way that could have been worse, was if your fox was in the dining room." Yes, the mere thought of the giant fox sitting by his feet and growling every two seconds was worthy enough to give the Uchiha a headache. Naruto, on the other hand, could not help but agree. She loved her fox more than anything—she turned to Sasuke—well, almost more than anything, but his presence there wouldn't do anyone any good. Just by the sight of Sasuke laying on the bed, his palm on his forehead, was enough to make Naruto's heart ache a bit. This day really did not go according to plan.

"At least they're letting us sleep in the same room." Naruto froze. Had she forgotten to mention that little detail? Sasuke seemed to have noticed. "Idiot, don't tell me…" The voice was close to menacing, and Naruto flinched.

The room's temperature dropped considerably, and Naruto wondered if all Uchihas had this power. Sasuke was not pleased, and Naruto wasn't either, but she didn't like the thought of her her father being angry at her as well. Pushing their boundaries was not going to do either Sasuke or her any good. "I just don't want Daddy to—"

"Damnit, idiot…" Sasuke mumbled. "How are we going to prove to them we can do this if you still bend to every order your Mom and Dad give you?" Naruto knew Sasuke had a point, but she also knew that if she didn't follow orders, getting their blessing would be close to impossible. For now her mother was being a responsible adult, sure, but who knew how long that was going to last!?

"Just bare with it, please?" Naruto's voice was close to begging, and though Sasuke hated idea, he knew that Naruto rarely begged, for she always demanded. "It's just temporary."

"Fine" The Uchiha released.

~REIGN'S TALK SHOW CORNER~

REIGN: *Plays Dvorak's 'New World Symphony 4th Movement' here* So, what did you think of the opening chapter for the Namikaze-Uzumaki household? I am excited, cause the next chapters will be all about how Sasuke begs ("An Uchiha does not beg") for his future in-laws' approval! As for our guest for today…well…we have none other than Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto!

NARUTO: I don't want to talk to you, you freaking turned me into a girl! That's unforgivable! And what the hell are you playing at with making Nagato my older brother here? The Kyuubi as my pet doesn't seem like such a bad idea though. Now if only that could be possible.

REIGN: Sheesh…get over it. Besides, it's just for the purpose of this story. No wonder Sasuke calls you an idiot—oh stop giving me that look Naru-chan! As for Nagato, well, I didn't want to turn the nine tails into a human, so I decided to use an ACTUAL UZUMAKI to be your relative. I mean, Tobi said so himself! Nagato's red hair is due to his UZUMAKI LINEAGE so excuse me for using real family.

NARUTO: It is nice to be with my family though, even if I am a blasted girl.

REIGN: Awwww! Why don't I give you a hug Naru-chan! Just don't tell Sasuke, okay?

NARUTO: Step closer and I'll Rasengan your ass!

REIGN: That's the spirit! Now with all that explained and done (Thank you for guesting Mister Namikaze-Uzumaki!) Please leave a review to tell me if you want me to continue this story! Also, as mentioned above, any flames about the gender change will be hereby ignored! Well…not really…I'm immature and will make fun of you in an a talk show…anonymously though, so don't worry!