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Chapter 6 –

The rain turned into drizzle after a couple hours, they decided to head out and go to the village. Naruto put more makeup on his face to cover his whiskers, and then he brought the cowl of his cloak tightly over his face to make sure that the rain did not cause it to run.

They continued for a few more hours before they came to a road and decided to walk the rest of the way. They passed several people on the way to town. Most paid them no mind, while some smiled at the young couple. Naruto tried to keep his mind occupied but, all he could think about was the conversation that they had earlier. 'I think I am starting to understand love. But I am not sure. Man this is confusing.'

Hinata noticed his furrowed brow, "Are you alright Naru-kun?"

Naruto smiled but was more of a reassuring smile not his trademark grin. "Yah, I guess. I am still confused, I am still not sure. I know I am slow but aren't there things I am supposed to do as a husband? I know I am supposed to protect you, but what else?"

Hinata thought for a minute, "Well as a husband you are to protect and provide. You are supposed to attend to my needs as I attend to your needs. This is for later when we are older. I will explain it when I feel we are ready." Naruto nodded. "Your duty is to your family, until we have children you will be providing for you and me. I am not totally sure, I would say for you to ask father but that is hard to do right now."

Naruto got his trademark grin on his face. "Getting a message to your father? No it will not really be that hard. We can find out after we get a room. We will need to pick up a couple sweets though." Hinata looked at him not quite understanding. "You'll see."

When they got into town they found a nice in and got a room for a couple of nights. "We would like a room for couple of nights." Hinata asked.

"Only one?" The inn keeper asked.

"Yes my husband and I only need one room. We are on the way to my family so that we can finish the terms of the arrangement." Hinata answered as the inn keeper nodded.

"I see an arranged marriage. Guess that would be the reason to marry so young. Well here is your key and have a good evening." The inn keeper commented to Hinata.

Hinata picked up the key and then said in a commanding tone, "Come darling we need to get settled in." She then shot Naruto a smile. Who nodded and then appeared to sulk and follow Hinata up the stairs to their room.

The inn keeper frowned, 'Boy is he in for a long marriage.'

Just as soon as Naruto closed the door he started to laugh. "I must be rubbing off on you. That was one of the greatest pranks I have seen in a while. Almost as good as the one we pulled on the council." Hinata giggled at that one. They had Kurenai help with the genjutsu, along with Jiraiya. Tsunade and Hiashi were in on the joke. The seal was specific to how much chakra Naruto put into the gift.

They cleaned up and changed. They headed out to dinner Naruto was still thinking when they arrived at the restaurant. When they entered and the host did not chide Naruto, this shocked him as he was used to being chased away from nice restaurants. Hinata immediately noticed and took his hand. "It is alright Naru-kun. We would like a quiet table in the back if you please." Hinata spoke in an even tone.

"Right away madam." The host replied. "Ah I have a table, right this way please." He then led them to a small table near the back with nice lighting and had adequate atmosphere according to Hinata.

"Okay Naru-kun what do you know about eating in a restaurant?' Hinata asked quietly.

Naruto looked at her as if lost. "They would never let me into a place this nice, ever."

Hinata frowned and put her hand on Naruto's back to comfort him. "It is ok we will work on how to behave when dining. Is that ok with you?" Naruto took her other hand and nodded.

They spent the next two hours working on manners, what foods were what how to eat each type of food, and finally how to maintain proper volumes at proper times. Naruto was quiet and attentive throughout dinner as he was learning and Hinata was patient with him. She would correct but not belittle him. This gave him a warm feeling that he was cherished and not a burden.

They left the restaurant and headed back to the inn. They changed and then went to bed. Naruto was not sure how to deal with Hinata in the same bed. It was different out in the woods. He soon found that he liked having her near him curled up next to him. It felt right for some unknown reason.

Over the next couple days they would head out of town in the morning and train for a few hours. They would then head back into town and get a private bath for them so that they could clean up. Naruto would wait for Hinata to get into the bath before he would enter.

They relaxed in the bath for an hour or so. Naruto then got out and get dressed followed by Hinata. Hinata noticed that now that she was spending most of her time with Naruto that he was a quiet person and being away from others and around her he did not need to put up the loud persona. When he got attention he would give all of his attention.

He was loud during spars but he would put all his effort into their training. This made Hinata happy as he would also help her without judgment when she became stuck on something. He would only get mad at her when she would put herself down.

The closer and more she found out about Naruto the more she was happy that she was his wife. Naruto seemed to have an ability to absorb jutsu like a sponge, if it was explained in easy to understand detail. He picked up several on his first day while Hinata only figured out one and only with Naruto's help. His reply was only "Well what is a husband good for if he can't help his wife figure out a jutsu?"

They spend the next couple weeks traveling from village to village and training in the wilderness. Hinata was surprised that Naruto took most things like missions instead of like standard experiences. Their nights were spent in each other's arms sleeping. They found a routine of waking up getting ready for the day, eat breakfast, train, clean up, work on Naruto's ability to understand and retain information, then dinner, snuggling, and then going to bed.

She did notice that Naruto would not travel too far out of sight of Hinata when they were in town. They made it to the village that Jiraiya had told them to meet but saw some Konoha ninja in the village so they made sure they were prepared for a confrontation.

Naruto summoned Gamakichi, "Go find Jiraiya, and meet us back here. Make sure he does not bring any other ninja with him."

"Right boss!" Gamakichi said as he headed out.

About an hour later Hinata saw Jiraiya headed towards their camp. He came with Gamakichi and was not followed. "Hey kids. Sorry I could not meet you out in the open."

Looking at Naruto, "Your little prank on the council did not go over so well. A couple members have put a bounty on your head. Mainly Danzo and Haruno Baika, they were not pleased to find out they looked like Oni. They put some missions out to bring you back to Konoha, which would cause you to be executed of course."

Jiraiya smiled, "But there are a few ninja willing to take the assignment. Tsunade allowed it so that she could gauge the loyalty of her ninja. Those that accept are watched. Also there is a further complication and you may or may not like it. I have to ask a personal question about your relationship." Naruto and Hinata looked at each other then nodded to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya cleared his throat, "I am sorry to ask this but… Have you consummated the marriage?"

Naruto looked like he didn't have a clue what he meant, and Hinata looked down. "From your reactions I will take it as a no. That is fine but you will have too soon. Otherwise the council will be able to annul the marriage." Hinata looked frightened.

Naruto noticing this grabbed her hand and quietly said, "Whatever it is I will help you do it, no matter what it takes. I will not lose you now that I have found you."

Hinata relaxed some but understood what it meant, either they would have to lie which would be hard or they would have to take a leap she was not ready for. "Naruto-kun, you do not know what it means to consummate a marriage do you?" Naruto shook his head. "Naruto-kun, it means we have to have sex."

Naruto's eyes went wide, "NANI?" His eyes rolled into the back of his head as he turned beat red and passed out.

Jiraiya chuckled, "He took that well, better than I thought. I am sorry to impose this on your young lives but we need you guys to do this. Also Tsunade also had some scrolls for you Hinata. There is a contraceptive jutsu that will prevent pregnancy and another that should lessen the pain for your first time."

Jiraiya looked sad, "I know you love him but you will have to guide him through this. I can only advise him but I am pretty sure he will not take my advice. Also you are the ones who has to live with the consequences. I can give him a basic course if you like then leave him to you but that is up to you."

Hinata was blushing as red as ripened tomato. "No Jiraiya-sama, I think I can handle this. We would have to eventually deal with this. I was hoping for later so that we could enjoy it more and I was sure that he loved me with his whole heart. But I will not lose him."

Jiraiya looked confused, "Love you with his whole heart? The boy is yours heart and soul. From what I can tell you have given him what he has craved for years, attention, concern and most of all love. If he does not love you with all his heart he is a fool. Wait… Strike that, he is a fool but I can tell that you mean more to him than that pink haired bimbo ever did."

Jiraiya smiled warmly, "You have a real find there young lady. From what I can tell he would charge through the gates of hell for you now, and win. Before he would just charge in for you, trust me he loves you, it will just take time for him to fully realize it. His statement about not losing you, you have now become one of his most precious people. And for him that is love."

"While it is not the flashy type, he will be there for you no matter what. He would even take on your father or the Hokage for you. Now let's get him up so you can deal with this. You have only a few days to complete this because they gave you only two months to consummate the marriage and that is all. Which gives you exactly two more days to complete this task. I will chase this rabble out of here for the next couple days."

"I need you to do this and see a doctor afterwards to confirm. Can you do this Hinata?" Hinata nodded her head and proceeded to wake Naruto up with a soft kiss brining a silly grin to his face.

Jiraiya got the Konoha ninja to follow him and a couple clones he created. Hinata and Naruto checked into an inn and talked all night about what they needed to do. She studied the jutsu and was finally able to perform it correctly, she said she was ready. Her big problem was Naruto he had suddenly become totally shy.

She came up with a compromise. They found a doctor that was willing to lie for them. Naruto send the document to Tsunade with instructions that she is to give it to the council. This being Hinata's idea endeared her more to him. He was finally figuring out that she was the best thing he had ever had in his life. They ran into a couple of Konoha nin and pulled several pranks on them.

Jiraiya was impressed with her ability to come up with practical and funny pranks, this started to discourage Konoha nin from attempting to find and harm Naruto. After a couple months of training and a load of new scrolls, Jiraiya left the two to continue their travels. They continued to disguise themselves whenever around other people.

One day several months later Naruto was working with a seal and a tremendous energy enveloped the two of them.

A/N: Next chapter we meet Aang and the gang. Well we are starting with episode 3 where Aang goes Avatar for the first time. Hope you enjoyed the fluff. Next chapter… Meet the Avatar…