The trudge back to his rinky dink apartment was going at the same pace as the walk to visit Baa-chan. His mind couldn't wrap why it was so important for him to have a wife or anything of that nature.

Then he wondered what to do about the Hyugga heiress, it had been several months since Pein's invasion, and still he hadn't even gave the girl one bit of advance or closure.

Then there was Shion the Demon Country priestess, she was very similar to Sakura and that was something he realized quick. She never once held back on telling him what was on here mind, but maintained a certain likability to her. Surely she'd make a better choice than Hinata, to say the least.

He face palmed himself what has gotten into him first he doesn't like the whole thing now he's comparing who would make a better wife.. Talk about weird. His mind then snapped back to the pinkette that was still hopefully awaiting him when he arrived home. To say he honestly wanted her quite company would be an understatement, he longed for just someone to narrow his troubles.

At thinking about what he and the pinkette could manage to come up with to do, he raced towards his home. Minutes later he was at his door, happy to home an away from all the council troubles. He wore that trademark grin when opening the door to his apartment.

Inside his eyes widened at the girl who sat on his couch eating what appeared to be chips. His entire apartment looked perfectly cleaned up an down, even down to his small closet.

She found amusement in the way he proceeded to go in out of the various rooms in the house to see if they were also clean. Cleaning his house wasn't as hard as she would have thought, it seemed that he had actually started to have healthier habits.

"Wow, Sakura-chan you cleaned my whole house... Thanks."
The excitement he had would probably never settle unless she made him but watching him was better than watching her current love story movie.

"Yes, now if you don't care get over here and keep me company while I watch tv."

His face gave off that radiant smile he always seemed to have regardless of anything that was placed in front of him. He took a seat next to her an with one glance at the tv he automatically knew he wasn't going to be enjoying the movie. What she saw in these romance movies he'd never know, but her spending time with him he wouldn't give that up.

She seemed so happy an content with watching them that he couldn't muster up the strength to tell her not to, so without second thinking he pulled the orange novel his sensei had given him an began reading it.

He found the book to be just as perverted as Jiraiya himself, but it wasn't as bad as he first guessed. He could see why his sensei read them over an over behind the perverted antics there rested a solid story, something not many would have guessed.
Sakura had been all to disappointed when the movie broke to go to commercial, but when she recognized the orange novel her blonde companion was so happily reading she saw red.

"Naruto Uzumaki.. how dare you read such literature.. an in front of a lady none the less.!"

The punch delivered to him shoot him against the opposing rooms wall a good 6 feet away in under a second. Had he known that she would have gotten mad at him reading it he wouldn't have even thought of reading it, but secretly he desired to read an finish the book it wasn't as bad as most thought.

"Ouch, I could have just put the book away if you asked."

She just rolled her eyes as he rubbed his head over an over. She began to doubt her antics as he got up an went in his room. Maybe she had went a little over board, but he had never gotten mad at her any other time she had hit.

It felt like a burden off her chest when she heard his door open, an he walked out changed into what she figured he be sleeping in. He was just wearing casual clothes simple shirt with shorts. Without his headband even she would admit he looked totally different more.. attractive.

He retook his seat next to her giving her that wide grin eliminating any thoughts of him holding any ill towards her, thankfully. She had been wondering why he had taken so much time at the Hokage's office, for a simple check in it seemed to take a while.

"So Naruto, what did Tsunade say today?"

Kami there was no escaping this marriage thing was there, not in the village and not even in his own home. He thought over just telling her it would be the best thing to do, but still he didn't want her to know how he was basically being forced into marriage; lying made him feel low, but he knew it was only for the better or at least that's what he thought.

"Ah, just wanted to give me some tips about how to manage the village if or when I become the Hokage Ya'Know."

It seemed more an more everyday that he grew closer to becoming the next Hokage at least that's what she thought. Never once had he ever given up on the dream of attaining the seat of Hokage.

"Its getting late, its about time we go to bed, don't you think?"

He was puzzled by what she meant by 'we go to bed' was she implying they sleep in his bed together again. He honestly didn't mind it, it was more like a dream come true than anything.

He hadn't even had the time to answer before being grabbed by the arm, and pulled into his room. Once again she took the window spot, why she didn't know. He found it odd but adorable how she had pulled him into his bedroom to go to bed.

He was nodding off in an out when a weight hit his chest much like the one from when he had awoken. His body tensed as he found it to be the exact same position he had found her in that morning, she had snuggled up against him. She must know he was awake, but still he had done it.

When his body had tensed she felt that maybe she had invaded his personal space a little to fast an much. Later when he relaxed probably from the surprise an most likely unknowingly wrapped an arm around her she couldn't help but show a little red.

"Goodnight, Naruto"

"Same to you Sakura-chan."

Their voices never left a soft whisper, for now he was happy and content with his life situation, but for tomorrow when he began eliminating girls from the list he was given, it would be complicated to say the least.