Panic, hysteria, ciaos, and any other adjective you could think up would not be enough to describe what was going on in Konoha the day after "The Yondaime's Ghost" appeared.

Tsunade had laughed when she saw the long line at the hospital all of them people who believed they had finally lost it and where there to have themselves committed or examined for some type of sickness that would cause them to see things.

Outside the Tower was a mass of shinobi shouting about an attack and drugs that caused mass hallucinations. She laughed harder.

Inside her office the council and a smirking Jariaya waited.

"Well, well, to what do I owe this pleasure?

Mass shouting and nonsense from everyone save the Hyuuga, Aburame, and the Inoshikachou trio.

"Alright….ALRIGHT!!"

Silence.

"Now, this is really a simple matter and if you can get the village together in an hour we can sort it out."

They where gone as soon as she finished her explanation.

Alone with only Jariaya now she turned to him. "Will our story hold?"

"It should"

"Go and get the boys then."

"Right" he jumped out the window.

"USE THE DAMN DOOR! Damn baka. Oh well, Shizune!"

The door opened and a brightly smiling Shizune peeked in.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama?"

"Village meeting, one hour. Make sure everyone is there. And get me some tea please and cups for four, no five and summon Iruka from the academy."

"Yes Lady."
Before the young woman could get away.

"What has you so happy dear?"

"Hmm? Oh yes, would it be alright if I took Saturday off?"

"Why?" Shizune never asked for time off.

"I….ummm… well, Kakashi-kun is taking me to dinner."

"Kakashi-kun?" Tsunade arched and eyebrow at the suffix.

Shizune blushed. "Ummm"

"I said you to keep the man from committing suicide and you come back with a date?"

"Well I…that is…um…I" Shizune started to fidget fearing her teacher's anger and punishment.

'What if she forbids me from seeing him?!'

"Good girl" Tsunade chuckled

"Lady?" Shizune was very confused. Her teacher was praising her. Shouldn't she be getting scolded for taking advantage of the man well he was in a vulnerable state or something?

"Oh don't look at me like that. You're just the person to beat some sense into that brat. I've thought so for a while and so have others. I could see that he care for him and I for one will not stand in the way of possible happiness."

"Others!?"

"Oh calm down. Take Saturday and Sunday off and have fun but for now, the meeting and the tea please."

*Sigh* "Yes Tsunade-sama."

"Thank you dear."

And a still lightly blushing Shizune left a still chuckling Tsunade.

'I might get grandchildren after all. But if he hurts her….'

----Ten minutes later-----

The 'Family' all sat in Tsunade's office.

"Okay" said the Godaime. "Everyone remembers the story. Minato has been in a near death state. We fabricated a story to protect Naruto and now Minato is back to full health but will not take up the position of Hokage again yet."

"And anyone with any sense had better come apologize to my boy and mean it before I find out what they did and get a little revenge myself."

"Just don't kill them"

"Some of them deserve it."

"Then get confessions and turn them in, you know procedure, follow it."

"Fine."

They sat and talked for the rest of the time, about what had happened yesterday and the village's reactions this morning. About Shizune and Kakashi's up coming date, about Iruka and Anko's relationship. And then Minato asked a question that Naruto didn't expect."

"So son what's the deal with you and Hiashi's eldest girl."

"Hi- Hinata?!"

"Is that her name?"

"Yah, well um she kind of has this crush on me and…"

"You knew!" came the shout of three voices.

"Well yah, kind of obvious but I couldn't do anything about it."

"Why?" asked Minato.

"The village. She had her own problems and being with me would have turned them against her as well. So I played dumb about it."

"Do you like her?"

"Do I….I ahh…that is…"

"Do you?"

Just then there was a knock.

"Tsunade-sama, you should get ready now." Said Shizune from the other side.

"Damn"

Tsunade put on the Hokage robe tossing an old set of Minato's to him, and then tossing something to Naruto.

"Baa-chan?"

"You earned that a long time ago kid, and I don't really have to give you the oath, we all know your loyalty is to the village, despite everything."

So Naruto took the green chunin vest slipping it on over his clothing which was today a purple tee-shirt with a long sleeve black mesh under shirt and black pants and sandals. He bowed to Tsunade then to his teachers and father.

"Thank you all for everything"

"You've done good kid"

"Congrats son"

"I'm proud of you Naruto"

"Welcome Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto chunin of Konohagakure, may you show the same honor and perseverance in all that lies ahead. Now lets go kick some idiot villager ass."

Laughing they all went out the door knowing that after this the Hidden leaf would be forever changed.