_Ino's Office_
"Well what are we staying here for!" questioned the blonde kunoichi excited from here recent news.
"B-But what about your paperwork…Ino-chan" he asked scared of what the outcome may be. Soon to be Mrs Uzumaki span around quick as lightning.
"Screw the paperwork!" She said glaring at him to get the hell out of the room before she threw him out.
The blonde took health and safety measures and quickly left the building with the excited female in hand, the sped towards the apartment ignoring any odd looks they received from the people of Konoha. Sai tried to greet them, only getting a dust cloud in his face.
"Okay Naruto-kun I guess I'll catch you later!" he shouted to the now out of sight blonde couple, Ino had jumped on Naruto's back deciding he would do the running for the both of them.
"Faster! Naru-Kun!" She squealed with joy, she couldn't wait to get to the apartment.
Panting heavily the blonde daren't not try and argue with her at this point, 'That would surely end badly for my face' he thought, face twitching, thankful that it didn't have a fist mark stained upon it.
The poor man was running up the several flights of stairs with Ino on his back heavily panting up every flight.
Ino got off his back merrily "Oh we're here already Naru-Kun!" She said looking down at the now collapsed Naruto. "Well come on! We don't want to keep her waiting any longer" she chirped happily pulling him of the ground and opening the door that was seemingly never locked.
The two walked in to see Sakura eagerly awaiting their return sat on the sofa arm. Ino walked in further while Naruto closed the door, he turned around to see the strange scene unfold, Ino walked closer to Sakura looking at her like she had something on her face.
_ Naruto's Apartment_
When the two were close enough, Sakura jumped of the arm of the couch, and the two proceeded to squeal with joy wrapping each other in a tight hug.
"We're going to be married!" "I can't believe this is happening!" "I can't wait!" "We need to organize the wedding and since it will be for two wives it has to be twice as special!"
"I can get the flowers from my store!" "We need to try on dresses!" "Who will be 'Best Man' … will there be two?" "What about all the bridesmaids?" the two rambled on leaving Naruto scratching the back of his head not sure on what to do
"We have so much to do!" The two shouted in unison.
"How are we going to pay for all this?" Ino asked looking at Sakura confused. Sakura had a certain glint in her eye, and turned her head almost immediately at Naruto, only for Ino to follow the action.
"Oh that's how…" she chuckled. Naruto grumbled knowing this was going to cost him dearly.
"…I don't mean to interrupt…but won't it be better to get married after I come back from my training." He asked treading carefully. The two girls looked at each other and back to Naruto and then shook their heads childishly.
"B-But the funeral is tomorrow … and I didn't propose like you wanted…" he said a little more fear in his voice 'this is getting dangerous' he thought, sweat of anticipation sliding down his face.
The two girls took his query into consideration, looked at each other and looked back to Naruto, this time nodding their heads childishly.
"Ahhhh…I guess your right Naru-kun" said Ino a little deflated by the whole thing.
"Yeah… that's too bad…." Sakura followed in a disappointed tone.
"I-I…ahhh… Well it gives you two plenty of time to plan and make everything to how you like it!" He chuckled trying to re-inspire the two.
"Alright! This is going to be the best wedding that has ever has surfaced!" The two shouted shaking the whole apartment block.
"SHADDUP UP THERE!" an angry neighbour from downstairs shouted… Naruto's face now sweating dearly looked at the girls, they were faces twitching, the rolled up their sleeves and stormed out of the apartment.
Naruto looked at the two exits, "ha-ha… *sigh* … he's a dead man.' Naruto thought to himself in fear of the poor man awaiting their wrath, he listened to what was happening downstairs.
There were six loud bangs on his door.
"H-Hello…? ...W-Wait! I-I Didn't mean it! Make as much noise as you wa- arrgghh!" The neighbour said cowering in fear. The girls came walking back upstairs merrily like nothing had happened.
"We're going out for a little while Naru-Kun, be back soon!" Ino said sending him a wink,
"Bye-Bye Naruto-kun" Sakura smiled at him before the two disappeared from sight.
'He was a brave man.' Naruto thought at his now possibly hospitalised neighbour, he shut the door quietly and slumped down on the couch waiting for them to return.
_Hokage Tower_
"We can't let this risk go without preparation!" Tsunade ordered to Shizune and the other members she had called to her office. Naruto, Sakura or Ino not being among those called, none of the regular Jounin or 'rookies' were there either.
The three stood before her were ANBU agents waiting for further command.
"I would like for you to dispatch three man squads around the village." Tsunade said more calmly than the last order.
"Not only that, have a barrier set up around the village, if anyone is on their way we'll know about it." The fifth hokage was deep in thought about this scenario, but it was one the villagers must not know about.
"Shizune, have the hospitals cleared of those well enough to go home. Make sure to check the supplies of medication available also." Shizune nodded at her command ready to get to work.
"Those eyes are like valuable jewels, and we don't know who might come to find them." She said referring to the Sharingan.
"This funeral could go one of two ways, either everything will go well. Or. The opposite will happen." She declared to the members of the room.
'I have a bad feeling about this.' She thought to herself how else could she prepare for this?
"Have Yamato brought here immediately, you are dismissed until further notice." And with her final command the instructions were set to work.
She turned to the door waiting for her guest to step inside.
"You wished to see me Hokage-sama?" Yamato asked her politely, unaware there was a situation at hand.
"Yamato, tomorrow I would like you on damage control stand by." She said bluntly not explaining anything further on details.
"I have a bad feeling something bad is going to happen tomorrow. This is not to be told to anyone else. Especially the other members of team seven – including Kakashi or Sai." Tsunade announced making her instructions very clear.
"Y-Yes Tsunade-sama…" Yamato answered to her, "w-what do you mean by something bad exactly?" he said uncertain of the seriousness at hand.
"There are some men that have searched for those eyes a long time…and will do almost anything to get them. Let's just hope that Kabuto for one is actually dead." She said explaining very little about the situation that may unfold.
"That is all!" she said bluntly, watching Yamato disappear before her.
"…" Tsunade sighed "I need a drink" she said rubbing her temples and grabbing a bottle from her secret hiding spot.
_Naru- The Uzumaki Apartment_
"Oh! This one is nice!" Ino could be heard saying.
"Ohhh! That is a nice one! … but this one is nice too." Sakura agreed with her blonde friend.
"W-What about this one…?" Naruto said trying to join in with the whole thing.
The two turned to Naruto slowly, and shook their heads, he was getting used to seeing it now.
"Oh, Naruto-kun who will you choose to be the two 'best men' for the wedding?" Sakura asked the blonde male.
"Hmmmm… I hadn't thought of that…" he said itching his head.
"…Iruka-sensei maybe…?" Naruto asked knowing it'd be bad if he chose wrongly
"Oh that's wonderful Naru-kun!" Ino chirped looking happily at the husband to be.
'Alright! I thought I'd needed to have a few guesses …now for Sakura." He said thinking of a second best man.
"Who else Naruto-Kun?" Sakura asked him kindly, looking at the blonde interested in his choice.
"Kakashi-sensei for sure! They're both like family." He said nodding his head impressed with his answer.
"Oh that's great Naruto-kun!" she smiled at him sweetly.
"I wish I could have had three, I would have liked to choose Shikamaru as well" he sighed looking towards the two.
"I guess that'd be okay" they said at the same time, then proceeded to chuckle, happy with his choices they went back to gasping at the beautiful dresses they saw within the magazines.
After they went through a lot of different places it could be held, who to invite, what kind of food – Naruto insisted Ichiraku helped with the catering and got his way, as well as several other local food shops helping out.
"Ino-chan? …Naruto-kun? … Um, I'm just going to pick up some clothes from home…Ino-chan would you like me to bring you some?" She shouted merrily making sure they could hear here.
"Y-Yes please Sakura-chan" Ino responded still immersed with the magazines.
Naruto guarded the door, waiting for to come over.
"Naruto-kun?" she asked a little confused at what he was doing, but he gave her a goofy grin and said "I can't let you leave without a goodbye kiss Sakura-chan" pecking her on the cheek afterwards and opened the door acting like a gentleman.
Sakura blushed, and told the two she would be back as quickly as she could, telling Ino not to decide the dresses all by herself. The blonde male closed the door after Sakura left and went to sit with the other blonde present.
"Ino-chan…" Naruto muttered quietly, but gained the blonde kunoichi's attention, she turned from her magazine to look at him.
"What is it Naru-kun" She asked happily, wondering if he had come to help with the plans.
"…I have a bad feeling something serious will happen tomorrow." He said bluntly, getting the message out straight away
"Like what Naru-kun?" she asked him concerned of what could possibly happen.
"I-I…I don't know what. I won't be attending the funeral personally." He said determined.
"What! How can you not attend!" she looked at him like he was crazy.
"I will be sending a clone there, if something happens, please don't either you or sakura confront them without me being there." He said softly caring for the safety of the two.
"I haven't told Sakura, she'd try and talk me out of it but I've made up my mind." He said still determined to go through with his plan. 'I don't know what will happen…but I've got a bad feeling about the whole thing.' He thought to himself.
"W-what exactly do you think might happen?" she asked him worried of what he was thinking – or what he may know.
"I don't know, but I know it's going to be something big, the target will most likely be the whole village, the Hokage, or Sasuke's eyes." He said already thought of possible options.
"I hope your wrong Naru-kun" she said now concerned of the whole situation, he hugged her and smiled, making her feel safe and warm again.
"Don't worry Ino-chan, I'll make sure nothing happens to this village!" he said determination in his voice. 'Although…if it is him, I might have to use what heleft me already." He shook of the thought, there's no way it could be him.
_Sakura's house_
"Hmm- which to choose" she said looking through her cupboard dedicated to hung up clothing, she cycled through many of them a finger to her mouth as she chose.
"Ah! These will do nicely" she said holding them up against herself to see how they look before putting them into a bag to carry back to her apartment…'My apartment..." she giggled at the thought 'Not yet Sakura!' she couldn't help but smile at the thought.
She said her goodbyes to her family before departing back to the apartment. She walked outside, it was a pleasant night, the moon light the streets well and the stars accompanied it in the navy blue night sky; she looked up – smiled, and continued her journey, but couldn't help to wonder why she had been seeing so many ANBU around the village on her walk.
Her stomach grumbled…' Ahhh! ..." she blushed hoping that no one in the street heard it 'I forgot to eat with all the planning me and Ino-chan were busy with… I should pick up some ramen for the three of us, Naruto will be overjoyed 'she giggled at the thought of him receiving his ramen
She walked to Ichiraku and ordered three meals, but asked Ayame if she could have it 'to go' so she could take it to the apartment, she paid the woman and went back on her way, getting waves from various people she had treated in the past it made the village feel so homely.
Not caring for the idea of walking up all those stairs, she easily jumped up in a few bounces and was at the door, not knowing if it was locked she decided to knock.
"It's open!" she heard her blonde male shout to her.
"Ahhh… how did you know it was me Naruto-kun" she pouted at him only to get a chuckle in response he came over to her and gave her a hug.
"It's a secret" he chuckled at her, taking her bags from her and placing them on the table.
"Ino-chan which would you like?" she said revealing the pyjamas she brought with her. There were two sets both looked like they were made with silk; there was a blue set that had yellow flowers on and white buttons all the way up the shirt, or a pinkish red set that had purple bunnies on it.
"Erm…The blue set please" she answered before collecting them from the cherry blossom girl,
"Shall we go change before we eat?" asked Sakura, only to be followed by the blonde nodding and following her to the spare room.
Naruto's mind when numb, 'now come on brain, work with me here. We don't wanna do anything stupid that will get us killed, we're going to stay right here, and look at these wedding things. Besides they're just getting changed it not li—'
"Ino-chan!" Sakura said playfully as she giggled afterwards.
"Stop being so shy Sakura-chan!" Ino said chuckling afterwards
'Dear god. Why do you put me in these situations? … Alright, nice interesting wedding stu—'
"Stop it! That tickles!" Ino shouted between laughing.
"Now who is being shy Ino-chan?" Sakura teased.
'…That's a nice suit, I wonder how it would loo—'
"Wow your skin is so soft Ino-chan!" Sakura called in surprise
Ino giggled at the compliment "wow those really suit you Sakura-chan!" she announced.
'I hope they come out soon.' Naruto wept defeated.
He heard the door open; he had not been defeated after all.
"Oh Naru-kun you've taken an interest in the wedding stuff after all!" Ino announced pleased with him for taking an interest in the planning.
"I bet he always was, he just didn't want us to know" Sakura giggled at the thought of Naruto trying on all the suits the store has to offer while on the lookout for the two girls.
"Naruto-kun! I bought ramen!" she called provoking him to look at her.
His head shot around and looked at her with delight "Sakura-chan? Do you need help serving them?" he asked trying to be polite.
"Don't worry, Ayame-chan wrapped them for us" she said smiling thankfully at his offer to help
The three sat together and enjoyed their meal, Naruto eating like a pig regardless of his company earned chuckles from the two women present, after they finished Naruto offered to clean up – he was used to it from living alone anyway.
"Let's watch a movie!" Ino declared to them causing Sakura to look through the cabinet deciding she'd be the one to choose the movie. She placed it in the player and was on all fours waiting to press the play button.
Naruto looked away earning a loud giggle from Ino who was sat on the right side of Naruto, the way he had just quickly turned too. 'Déjà vu!' he announced in his mind. Ino pulled him into a hug, 'he can be so cute sometimes' she thought.
after pressing play Sakura sat on the left side of the blonde male, the two seat sofa now slightly cramped but they didn't mind, Sakura pulled the blanket down around them all as they both hugged up to Naruto, he wrapped his arms around the two of them.
After watching the long winded movie they decided it was finally time to call it a day, the two girls seized the bed in Naruto's room, although he was already in the bed they decided there was not enough room and demanded he do something about it.
Naruto walked into the spare room, sleepy and wanting to lay down, he was in a no- nonsense mood, he merely picked up the bed in the spare room and carried it to his original room and placed it next to the other one.
"There! One double bed!" he announced to the two with a cheeky smile, he laid down an extra quilt over where the two beds met so that it didn't become uncomfortable. They all laid together, Naruto in the middle of course.
He could feel kisses from the left side creeping up and down his neck coming from the blonde kunoichi, he wrapped his left arm around her tightly enjoying the kisses, he turned to the right to look at the cherry blossom girl only to get a kiss planted on his lips and a hand stroking his chest.
She moved from his lips and moved closer to his ear, the blonde followed her actions after stealing a quick kiss from his soft lips, they both whispered in unison, "Goodnight ." before giggling wildly and granting themselves permission to sprawl all over him, the three quickly fell asleep forgetting what it was the next day.
Authors notes: Sorry it's late! …and pretty short, I really wanted to get on to the next chapter D:
Hope it is still enjoyable though it certainly wasn't rushed – trust me =.=l
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