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Three Months Later:
Naruto, Yuroichi, Sasuke, Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee walked down the steps of the academy with there headbands in their hands. As they stepped down all of them except Naruto where swarmed by family and friends. Naruto looked over and saw Lord Hiashi addressing Neji.
"Your father would be so proud of you. To handle in a such a way as to honor him by becoming the top graduate in your class. Myself and whole clan are proud of you as well."Hiashi said as the man gave Neji a huge hug.
"Thank you Uncle but none of this could have been possible without Naruto if he hadn't forced me to alter my path I am afraid I would have went down a far darker one." Neji responded.
"I doubt that you probably would have been just fine I'm just glad to see you happy." Naruto said as he walked up to Neji.
"By the way here is a graduation gift from me." Naruto handed Neji a scroll.
Neji looked at Naruto questionably then opened the scroll a beautiful lavender colored Yumi bow.
"Naruto I can't accept this you have already have done too much for me it is I who should be giving you a gift." Neji said.
"Neji all the stuff I did for you is stuff that any good friend would so please accept this gift and I had noticed that you had taken an interest in Kyudo and believe this could be a great weapon for you when combined with your Byakugan." Naruto responded.
"Ok fine but I will someday pay you back for this." Neji stated as Naruto began to walk away towards the gate.
"Naruto!" Someone yelled as he turned out the gate to walk to the Senju compound usually Naruto would have expected to hear this from Akari but he knew this could not be since was with Tsunade who took Akari with her on a visit to a small village on the border of fire country. Naruto turned to find no less than Mei Terumi standing in front of him.
"Hey Mei how have you been." Naruto asked as Mei gave him a hug.
The two of them had become close friends during her stay with him even more so than the other girls. The whole group had stayed in contact with each other and hand all successfully become Genin.
"Great I see you graduated from the academy" Mei responded.
"Yes tomorrow we will be assigned our teams." Naruto replied.
"So where are your parents I expected them to be here to congratulate you?" Mei asked.
"They won't show up more than likely. How about I take you out to eat at Ichiraku ramen?" Naruto responded changing the subject.
"Ok let's go." Mei responded.
Five minutes later Ichiraku ramen:
"Afternoon Teuchi how has business been?" Naruto asked as he walked into the ramen store.
"Good Naruto it's been a while since I have seen you. Who is this lovely lady?" Teuchi responded then asked as Naruto and Mei sat down at the counter.
"This is Mei she's the Mizukage's sister and my friend." Naruto said as Minato, Kushina, Kakashi, Obito, Rin, Mito, and Menma walked into the ramen stand.
"Hey big brother!" Mito and Menma both yelled and ran up and hugged Naruto.
"Hey squirts how did the training go?" Naruto asked as he wrapped them both in a hug.
"It's going well dad and uncle Kakashi are beginning to teach us some C rank jutsu." Mito responded.
As Mito said this noticed this Minato noticed that Naruto had his Ninja headband strapped to his upper arm.
"I take it from your headband you passed your graduation test Naruto?" Minato asked.
"Yep finished top of the class too Lord Hokage." Naruto.
At this moment, Kushina noticed Mei and did not like how close her oldest son had become to the Mist Kunoichi.
"Lady Terumi may I ask what you are doing here." Kushina asked in avoice that made it clear that she was displeased.
Before Mei could say anything Naruto answered.
"She is hear with me and I suggest you change your tone Lady Uzumaki." Naruto stated in a deadly dark voice.
Kushina stopped immediately and stood there in shock.
"Naruto is that how you address your mother?" Minato asked in a deathly voice of his own something in Naruto finally snapped.
"Teuchi can we have two miso ramen bowls to go?" Naruto asked.
"Here you go." Teuchi said as he laid the bowls on the counter and Naruto picked them up and began to walk out as he did a tear hit the ground only two people noticed this Mei and Kushina. Mei quickly followed Naruto.
"My god how much have we neglected and abused him?" Kushina wondered in her head as she realized just how little she had done for her eldest son.
Two Minutes Later on top of the Hokage monument:
Mei approached Naruto hearing sobs coming from him. Mei sat down next to him and wrapped him in a hug.
"Shhh let it all out." Mei said as she held Naruto.
Naruto cried for the first time in many years. He continued to cry until he finally could not any longer. Naruto sat up, pulled out the two bowls of ramen, and handed one to Mei.
"I'm sorry for acting the way I did just know. I don't what caused but something in me finally snapped…." Naruto said but before he could get any farther, Mei kissed him.
Naruto was surprised at first but then willingly kissed her back.
As they drew away from each other, Mei asked. "So what does this make us?"
"I think boyfriend and girlfriend would be the correct term." Naruto said as he kissed her again.
Unknown to Naruto due to him being overwhelmed and then preoccupied Kushina Uzumaki was hiding in the trees behind the new couple. When Kushina saw this she decided to leave them be and headed toward the Hokage tower she had a matter she needed to talk to Minato about.
A/N: Mei wins the love interest. Please remember to review and sorry for taking so long. Also I just celebrated my Twentiethbirthday two days ago.