"Naruto"- Person Talking
'Naruto' - Person thinking
"Naruto"- Demon/Summon Talking
'Naruto' - Demon/Summon thinking
Italic - Letter/ Journal
(A/N: Author's Note)
Disclaimer : I do not own Naruto.
Summary: Namikaze's are the cousin's of Uchiha similar to how Uzumaki's are the cousin's of Senju. Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Only child of the Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki among the triplets who is unable to use chakra. Only to be used as a scapegoat to the Kyuubi's attack then married to Fourth Raikage in a political marriage to prevent war from breaking out. Will she be able to unlock her chakra, will she find the love and acceptance that she always wanted...? Sharingan/Wood Style/Rinnegan Naruto. God like Naruto. Alive Minato & Kushina. Neglect Naruto. Fem NarutoXA
A/N: Hi guys I am back. Sorry for the one week delay. I hope you will like this chapter. Also this is the longest chapter of the story till date. You might not believe but the chapter was ready on Saturday night, but my internet didn't supported me and I was full busy on Sunday, left my home very early in the morning and came late at night.
Sorry I wasn't able to reply to some of the reviews in my last chapter.
Heavenly God: Well here is the new chapter. Hope you will like the interaction between A and Naruto and this chapter will live up to your expectation.
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ElionFrost: Chapter 10, 11: Well thank you. I try my best to not to disappoint but wasn't able to do live up to the expectations.
Chapter 12 - A Date
Same Day Afternoon (2:05 PM - Yotsuki Mansion)
Naruto was setting up the table for lunch. Samui, Karui and Omoi were sitting around the table, waiting for Naruto to finish the preparations for lunch. Samui and Karui has offered their assistance, but Naruto politely refused it, stating that she wants to do it on her own.
"The food smells good Naruto-san. How much more we have to wait? It's already five past two. Can we start eating now?" asked Omoi as Naruto finished setting up the table.
"Be patient Omoi. She is waiting for Raikage-sama. She has prepared the food specially for him, We have just simply tagged along," replied Samui.
"Don't worry, he should be here at any minute now," replied Naruto as she put a wisp of her hair, which was coming in front of her face, behind her ear. She had untied her pony tails after reaching back home.
Suddenly Naruto heard knocking on the door and said "It must be him and B-nii-sama. I'll go and check it." and went to open the door.
As she predicted, it was A and B standing on the other side of the door.
"Welcome A-kun, B-nii-sama. I was waiting for you," said Naruto with a smile on her face as she stepped aside to allow them the entry.
A suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. Whenever he used to return to his home, he was always greeted by an empty house. For the first time in his life, somebody was eagerly waiting for him. For the first time in many years, he felt like he has been at his home not just his house and it brought a warm and pleasant feeling in his heart. He couldn't help himself when a small smile came to his lips as he went inside the home along with B.
As he stepped inside the kitchen, he was greeted with a sight of Samui, Karui and Omoi sitting around the table.
Samui, Karui and Omoi rose up from their seats to greet A and B, and said in unison "Good afternoon Raikage-sama, B-sensei."
"Hello to you too fool ya fool," said B.
A sighed at B's antics, but nodded them back and asked "Don't mind me asking, but what are you three are doing here?"
Before they could have answered, Naruto replied from his back "I have invited them for lunch A-kun. I hope that you don't mind me inviting them without asking you first."
A turned around and said "Not at all Naruto-chan. I was just curious, that's all."
"Thank you A-kun. Please take your seat while I serve the food," said Naruto but before she could have started serving the food, A interrupted her.
"Well, I need to talk to you Naruto-chan. Can you come inside the room for 5 minutes?" asked A.
Naruto tilted her head in confusion, but nodded and they both went towards their room.
"I know what you are thinking B. But trust me, it is a very bad idea. Don't do it," said Gyuki.
'Shut up ya fool, I want to see how bro gave his gift to Miss Nine,' replied B.
"Actually, it's Mrs Nine now," said Gyuki and snickered as B grumbled.
After A and Naruto disappeared from their sight, B rose up from his seat and followed them with tiptoe.
"What are you doing sensei?" asked Samui.
"What does it look like ya fool. I want to see, how bro gave his gift to sis," replied B.
"Raikage-sama will kill you if he found out about that," said Karui.
"It will be worth it ya fool. Follow me if you want to see too you fool," replied back B and continued his earlier activity.
"You are not thinking of following B-sensei. Are you?" asked Samui to Karui.
"Well B-sensei do have a point, If what B-sensei said is true, then even I don't want to miss this chance. Are you coming or not? I know that you want to watch it too," asked Karui.
Samui thought for a few moments and let out a sigh and said "I don't believe I am agreeing to this." and rose up from her seat to follow B.
"What if Raikage-sama founndddd..." stared Omoi but Karui pulled his ear.
"Shut up Omoi, We don't have time for your imagination." said Karui and started dragging him towards their destination.
After entering inside their room Naruto turned towards A and asked in concern, "What is it A-kun? Is everything alright?"
"Everything is alright Naurto-chan," replied A as he took hold of her hand tenderly and said "Come here."
Soon Naruto was standing in front of the mirror while A was standing right behind her.
"Can you close your eyes Naruto-chan?" asked A.
Naruto blinked in confusion, but obliged none the less. Her heart was beating faster than normal. She was totally confused and quite nervous since A was behaving out of his character.
Soon she felt something around her neck. She wanted to open her eyes, but resisted herself from doing so. Then she felt A move her hair from her back to her side and tie something behind her neck.
"You can open your eyes now Naruto-chan," said A.
Naruto opened her eyes slowly and gasped. There was a single diamond necklace with a silver chain hanging loosely on her neck.
"Do you like it?" asked A.
"It's beautiful," replied Naruto.
A let out a sigh of relief and said "Thank goodness. I was nervous because I didn't know that whether you will like it or not."
Naruto giggled and said "Don't worry. I really like it, but there was no need of it. Why did you bring me this?"
A moved her once again before planting a small kiss on the back of her neck, which sent a shiver down to her spine, before saying "I don't think that I need a reason to buy a gift for my wife," replied A.
Naruto smiled a bit and said "I guess you don't."
A then pulled out her journal from his robes and held it in front of her and said "I think that this belongs to you."
"Thank you. Who else read it?" asked Naruto as she took her journal from A and put it on the dressing table in front of her as they were still talking to each other though the reflection of the mirror.
"All those who were present in the office just before you left," replied A.
Naruto nodded, but soon took the notice of A's facial expression and said "Don't pity me A-kun. I can take on anything but not the pity. At least not from you."
A nodded and asked her with a sad expression on his face "How can you take on everything Naruto-chan? I know that I would have snapped long ago, if I had to go through all of that. More than three fourth of your journal was filled with nothing but your torture and neglect."
"I don't know how I pulled through all of that A-kun, but I did what I need to protect my brother and sister," replied Naruto.
"Even if they were spoiled, arrogant and ungrateful?" asked A.
"They didn't know anything about that A-kun. Besides, they are what the villagers and their parents made them. Sure, I am angry at them for what they did, but I don't hate them. They may be what you say they are, but that still didn't change the fact that they are my brother and sister," replied Naruto.
A took the note that she said their parents, not our parents, but didn't comment on it since it wasn't the right time, besides he was more than impressed with her conviction. A kissed the top of her head lovingly and decided to do something he never thought he would ever do.
"Naruto-chan, As a Raikage and your husband, I promise you that right now you can ask me anything you want. I will do anything in my power to make your wish come true," said A
Naruto eyes widened at A's proclamation, but soon softened and a warm feeling appeared in her heart.
"I don't need anything A-kun. I have everything I ever desired. A village that respects me, A loving family, My dream to be a ninja. I don't need anything else," said Naruto.
"I insist Naruto-chan," said A.
"If you want to give me anything that I need a promise that you will never suppress your sexual desire," said Naruto with the determination written on her face.
"What are you talking about Naruto-chan?" asked A in confusion.
"You wanted to continue yesterday, but you tried to hold yourself back, but I took the charge. Even today's morning, you wanted me, but you held yourself back once again, only because you didn't want to cause me any pain." said Naruto.
"If you already know that then why are you asking me to make this promise?" asked A.
"Physical pain can come and go, but if a person hurt emotionally, then the pain can be reduced over time, but it always leaves the scars," said Naruto.
"But..." A started, but Naruto cut him off.
"Since you have already read the journal, then you know that I don't consider myself a child anymore. I have my own pride A-kun. A pride as a woman and as well as your wife. What kind of wife I will be if I can't even fulfill my husband's needs," said Naruto as she turned around to face A and put her right hand on his left cheek.
"You granted me a wish A-kun. That is my wish, which only you can fulfill. So will you grant me my wish?" asked Naruto.
"You could have asked me anything Naruto-chan. Why you have to ask something from which you have nothing to gain?" asked A who was feeling conflicted inside as he placed his hand on top of her's, which was still resting on his cheek. A part of him was beyond happy that his wife asked something about his interest when she could have asked anything, but another part of him was concerned and worried about her. He was feeling a strange, pleasant, warm and welcoming feeling in his heart, but he couldn't put his finger on it. It was something he has never felt before. He put it aside to ask someone later.
"As I said earlier, I have everything I ever desired. So I ask you again, will you grant me my wish?" asked Naruto.
A removed his hand, which was on the top of her's and put it behind her back, while his other hand moved behind her lower back before he started to lean forward. Naruto followed his lead on instinct and leaned backwards and soon they were in the same position as the one in which they shared their first kiss on their wedding day. Only this time when their lips met, they were filled with love and passion. A has poured all his feelings inside this kiss. Naruto parted her lips to grant A's tongue entry inside her mouth when he licked her lips. A's tongue enters inside her mouth and started battling with Naruto's tongue. Naruto doesn't know what was happening. She was just following her instinct. One second she was talking to A and in next A was kissing her with so much love and passion that it made her knees go weak and her mind blank. Luckily for her A pulled back because of the need of the air and pulled Naruto back with him.
After seeing the lost look on Naruto's face, A asked in concern "Are you alright Naruto-chan?"
Naruto, who was in a trance like state, shook her head and said "Y..yeah I am alright. I will take that as a yes A-kun." But inside she was thinking 'Kami! What the hell was that? Was it due to a drug or something? Because I don't think that a kiss can do that to you.' She wasn't expecting an answer, but she did none the less, but it didn't come from Kami, but from a certain fox.
"Well, they do say that love is a powerful drug," said Kurama while chuckling.
'You again! Why you always disturb me on private moments, Weren't you asleep or something?' said Naruto.
"I was sleeping but woke up when you and your husband were talking and I think that I woke up at the right time since I didn't want to miss a moment when your knees gave away. I mean, come on you took the full force of my killing intent, but manage to remain standing on your feet but you were defeated by a simple kiss. Ha ha ha ha," said Kurama.
'I will deal with you later,' Naruto replied as she cut off the connection only to realize that A was calling her again.
"Naruto-chan are you alright? You spaced out once again. Are you sure that you are alright?" asked A in concern.
"Yes, I was thinking about something. It's nothing important," replied Naruto.
"If you say so," said A.
"You know, we can patent that position as our own kissing position," said Naruto in a joking manner to lighten the mood.
A and Naruto both looked at each other and burst out laughing, which soon stopped when they heard a pair of giggling and another pair of snickering. They both turned towards the source only to find that B and his team looking through a small gap from the door.
B, Samui, Karui and Omoi understood that they have been discovered, so they ran back towards the kitchen, while wondering that whether they will come out of this whole ordeal alive or not.
Naruto's face soon turned into the same shade of red as her biological mother's hair. While a scowl appeared on A's face before they both stormed towards the kitchen.
When the newly wedded couple entered inside the kitchen, they were greeted with a sight of B weaseling innocently while his genin teammates were pretending to look outside, but failing miserably.
"Don't you guys know the meaning of word privacy?" shouted A.
All of them looked down in shame and embarrassment while A continued "If you think that I will let this go unpunished then you are surely mistaken. Be ready to face your punishment."
Before A could have unleashed his fury on cowering genin and their sensei, Naruto stopped A.
"Please A-kun. Don't hurt them," said Naruto.
"But Naruto-chan they need to learn to respect the other's privacy." said A who has calmed down after hearing Naruto's plight while others sighed in relief after seeing that A has calmed down a bit and mentally thanked Naruto for saving them but Naruto's next statement made them think that perhaps they have spoken too soon.
"Well, there are other ways to make them learn," said Naruto with a mischievous grin on her face.
A chill went through their spine after seeing Naruto's facial expression. Perhaps beating from Raikage has been a lesser punishment compared to what Naruto was about to unleash on them.
"Hmm, What do you have in mind?" asked A.
Naruto asked him to lean forward and whispered something in his ear.
They felt a doom approaching them, after seeing their Raikage grinning evilly after hearing Naruto's plan.
A stood up straight and said with a grin plastered on his face "Naruto-chan, I really like your way of thinking."
"Why thank you A-kun. I aim to please," said a smiling Naruto as they both went to sit in their respective seats and started the lunch while giving occasional evil grins to them, making them nervous.
"Are you going to eat or not?" asked Naruto to the frozen team.
All four of them came out of their stupor state and started eating while occasionally looking towards the couple nervously.
"What have you planned?" asked Omoi timidly.
"Oh, nothing, We were discussing your tortu...ahh I mean training as well as your D-rank missions that you are suppose to do," said A while grinning ear to ear.
All four of them gulped in fear, but soon resigned to their fates and started eating.
Around half an hour later Samui, Karui and Omoi went to their respective homes, but not before thanking and praising Naruto for her delicious food.
"Naruto-chan do you have any plans for tonight?" asked A just before he was about to head out.
"No A-kun. Why?" asked Naruto.
"Then be ready at eight thirty. I am taking you out for dinner tonight," said A.
Naruto nodded shyly as A left the home.
"You both are going out tonight. But what about my food? I don't want to miss your divine cooking," asked B while crying anime tears.
Naruto let out a giggle and said "Don't worry B-nii-sama. I will leave a shadow clone to prepare the dinner for you."
"You are the best sis," said B as he ran towards Naruto, picked her up and hugged her tightly before she could have said anything.
"LET ME DOWN, B. Owww MY BACK. LET ME DOWN, B OR I WON'T COOK ANYTHING FOR YOU FOR A MONTH." shouted Naruto.
The threat seems to work as B put her down immediately all the while apologizing.
"Just go B." said an irritated Naruto while stretching her body to remove the cramps from her back, which came after B hugged her too tightly in excitement.
After a few minutes of stretching she felt alright, so she went out to check the library.
Raikage Tower
"Hello Raikage-sama. Today you took longer than usual," said Mabui as A entered inside the office.
"I was talking to Naruto-chan and lost the track of time," said A.
"So did she liked the gift?" asked Mabui.
A nodded and said "Yes, she liked it. Thank you Mabui."
"There is no need to thank me Raikage-sama. I just helped you choose a gift for her," said Mabui.
"Without you I would have been sitting duck. So don't be modest Mabui," said A.
"If you say so Raikage-sama," said Mabui.
"Can you help me to figure out something Mabui?" asked A.
"What is it Raikage-sama?" asked Mabui.
"Well, after I gave her back her journal, I told her that she can ask me anything that she wants. But instead of asking anything for her, she made me promise something of my interest instead of her's. Then I got this strange but warm and pleasant feeling inside my heart, but I couldn't put a finger on it. I never felt anything like this before. All my other happy moments pales in comparison to this. I am not able to understand what is it. Do you have any idea?" asked A.
Mabui giggled and said "This is something you have to figure out yourself Raikage-sama. It may take you some time to figure it out yourself, considering your nature, but trust me the wait will be worth it."
A growled and said "Fine" in annoyance.
"You better be ready because there is lot of pending work that you need to catch up with," said Mabui.
"Only give me important ones right now and schedule a meeting with all the ANBU captains at six o'clock," said A.
"Ok. Raikage-sama. By your leave," Mabui asked and after seeing A's nod, she left for her desk.
Library
Naruto entered inside the library and went towards the receptionist desk. There was a lady sitting behind the desk. She appeared to be in her mid twenties. She has her black hair tied in a bun and was reading something.
"Excuse me!" said Naruto to get the receptionist's attention.
The receptionist looked up from her work and gasped after seeing Naruto and said "N..naruto-sama what are you doing here?"
Naruto sighed. She was getting tired of telling everyone to not to call her as Naruto-sama,but she let it slide this time.
"Well, this is a library isn't it? I was looking for the history section. If you don't mind then can you point me in the right direction? Miss...?" asked Naruto.
"It's Suki Naruto-sama and I apologize if I have offended you Naruto-sama. Please allow me to escort you," said now identified Suki.
"There is no need of that Suki-san. Just tell me the directions," said Naruto.
"Of course Naruto-sama," Suki said as she told her the direction.
Soon Naruto was going through books about the history and the famous shinobis of the village. She took out a few of them and took a seat before started reading it.
"Don't forget to look for Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the so called gold and silver brothers" said Kurama.
'Why particularly those two?' asked Naruto.
"Keep reading and you will find out soon enough," said Kurama.
Naruto nodded and started reading once again.
A few hours have been passed since Naruto entered inside the library. She has already gone through many books. Many have noticed her, but after seeing her reading, decided not to disturb her.
She closed her last book and looked towards the wall clock. It was already seven thirty, meaning she only had an hour to reach home and get ready for her date. She cursed herself mentally for losing track of time and thought 'Shit! I need to hurry or else I will be late.'
"Why you need so much time to get ready. I mean it's only a date. If I remember correctly, then you used to take 10 minutes to get ready," said Kurama.
'I wasn't concerned about my looks at that time Kurama. Besides, who said I need an hour to get ready. I want to issue these books before heading home and it might take some time,' she told Kurama as she picked up the books and went towards the receptionist desk.
"Excuse me, Can you issue these books?" asked Naruto to Suki, who was still going through some papers.
"Sorry, but the issue timing is till seven," said Suki without looking up.
"Oh. Ok, I will come back tomorrow then," said Naruto.
Suki looked up from her papers with a smile on her face, which soon turned into a shock and said "Oh I am sorry Naruto-sama. I didn't know that it was you. Please give me the books and I will issue them right away."
"Please don't give me any special treatment Suki-san. I am no different than any other person, who wants to use the library," said Naruto.
Suki gave her a small smile due to Naruto's humility and said "Ok! I will see you tomorrow then Naruto-sama."
Naruto bid her good bye and went back towards the Yotsuki mansion to get ready for her date.
A came back to mansion few minutes before eight thirty and was waiting for Naruto to come out of their room. A shadow clone of Naruto was in the kitchen, preparing the dinner for B, who was waiting patiently at the dining table while talking to A.
Inside the room Naruto was quite nervous. She kept looking herself in the mirror over and over again to make sure that she is looking fine.
"Will you stop doing that? You are giving me a headache," said Kurama.
'Go back to sleep Kurama and stop bothering me. Can't you see that I am nervous?' said Naruto.
"What is there to be nervous about anyway? It's a simple date," said Kurama.
'You won't understand Kurama, heck even I don't understand why I am nervous,' said Naruto.
"You human species confuses the hell out of me," said Kurama
'Whatever, Please don't disturb us or I am cutting of the connection,' said Naruto.
"Fine," growled Kurama as Naruto went outside of her room.
A was standing outside of the door and was about to knock, when the said door opened and Naruto came out of the room.
She was wearing a brown color, slash neck, short sleeve tank top with a couple of small shoulder strings, which was exposing her shoulders and belly. She was also wearing a black mini skirt along with high heel long black boots. She was also wearing the necklace A gave her this afternoon. She has also let loose her long spiky blond hairs.
As soon as A laid her eyes on Naruto, his jaw hung loosely and a bit of blood came out of his nose.
"Do you like it A-kun?" Naruto asked innocently.
A nodded dumbly but offered his hand to her after regaining his composure back and asked "Shall we go Naruto-chan?"
Naruto interlocked her right hand with his left and nodded before they both went towards their destination.
Soon Naruto and A entered inside a fancy restaurant and the restaurant manager came himself to greet them.
"Welcome to our establishment Raikage-sama, Naruto-sama. Please allow me to escort you to your reserved booth," said the manager.
A gave a nod and the manager escorted them to a private booth.
"Please go inside. A waiter will soon come to take your order." said the manager as he went back to serve the other important customers.
A and Naruto both went inside the booth. These private booths are special as they have the privacy seal set around it so nobody can hear anything from outside. The booth only had six candles to light up the room.
'Candle light dinner, I am impressed,' thought with a blush on her face as A pulled back a chair for Naruto to sit and then set on the chair in front of her.
"So what would you like to have Naruto-chan?" asked A.
"First of all, can you please stop trying to be something you are not," asked Naruto in a soft and low voice and after seeing A's left eyebrow rose up in confusion, she decided to explain.
"What I mean is that you are trying to be a perfect gentleman, which you are not, and I highly appreciate that you are going out of your way only for me, but I like you the way you are. The one, who beats the crap out of anyone who dares to annoy you," she released a small giggle before she turned serious and said, "I am sorry if I have offended you in anyway, but I just want you to know that I am here to be with you, not to change you A-kun." she finished as she looked down in nervousness.
"Thank you Naruto-chan" said A with a smile after a few moments.
"For what?" asked Naruto as she looked up towards A's face.
"For everything," said A.
Naruto tilted her head in confusion and said "But I didn't do anything."
A gave her a small smile and opted to remain silent while inside he thought 'You don't even know what you have given me.' as memories of today's afternoon flashed through his mind as he felt a sense of belongingness.
Soon a waiter knocked on the booth door and came inside after getting their permission to enter. The waiter took their order before leaving them alone in the booth.
"So if you don't mind then can you tell me about your life up to this point?" asked Naruto.
"Well, my life was pretty normal. I was pretty young when my mother died so I don't know much about her, except what father told me. Since we were in the middle of a war, I grew up in a military environment, where we have little to no time play with other kids or any other child activity. I started my ninja training from the day I was able to walk properly. After I grew up, It was always one mission after another for me. As you already know my father was the Third Raikage, so he was always busy, but he always tries to find some time for me and my cousin, who died after he lost control of the Hachibi. He has also adopted B few years prior to the Hachibi incident and so B also became the part of our small family. He didn't do anything special to get the best father of the year award, but he was always there whenever we needed him. He is the one who trained me into the most of the things I know. He died shortly before the end of the third shinobi world war and I was selected as the Fourth Raikage," finished A as he took a deep breath.
"And the things you like and dislike?" asked Naruto.
"I like wrestling, training and trying different kinds of food. I don't have many things that I dislike apart from B's annoying habits and his rapping." said A grumpily.
Naruto let out a small giggle and asked "So you don't hate anything?"
"You can say that in a sense, but there is one thing I loathe," said A.
"What is it?" asked Naruto curiously.
"Paperwork!" exclaimed A.
After hearing A's answer, Naruto let out a hearty giggle and said, "Surely It can't be that bad?"
"You don't even know the half of it. It is a bane of all Kages. It never ends. It always seems to get at least double if you look away from it even for a moment. Our predecessors told us to serve the village, protect your comrades and village, rule with glory, but no one told us about the accursed paperwork," said A with a gloomy expression.
Naruto let out another heartily giggle after seeing the A's expression.
"It is nothing to joke about Naruto-chan. Just sit behind the desk for one day, then I will ask you the same question," said A with an almost pouty expression keyword almost.
"Leave me out of this," said Naruto with a matter of fact tone.
After a few moments of silence, A asked "Naruto-chan if you don't mind then can I ask you something?"
After seeing Naruto's nod, he continued "You have mentioned someone with the code name crow in your journal. He seems to be very powerful with the way you described him. Can you tell me his real name, since a shinobi of his caliber should have been widely known?"
Naruto cringed and looked down. She was conflicted inside.
After seeing her conflicted, A added "Look, I won't force you Naruto-chan. But I am just curious, that's all. If it is any insurance, then I promise you that I won't tell anyone, not even B, Darui, Mabui or anyone else."
After another a few moments of silence Naruto said "His real name is Itachi Uchiha."
A was shocked beyond words and asked "The same Itachi Uchiha, who massacred his whole clan in a single night?"
After seeing Naruto's nod, he said "You gave me a lot to think about Naruto-chan. Tell me, what was he like anyway?"
Naruto's mood brightened immediately as she recalled the moments she spent with Itachi.
"He was very calm and composed. Even if the whole village has called him a prodigy, he never let it go through his head. He has also become a pacifist after seeing the genocide caused by the third shinobi world war. You may not believe it, but he hates fighting. He agreed to become a shinobi only because he wanted to protect his precious people, mostly his brother. We used to spend hours talking to each other. He used to tell me about his missions except the classified stuff. He even trained me a bit in taijutsu and kenjutsu. At that time he was my most precious people. There wasn't anything I wouldn't have done it for him. He was no is like a brother to me. To tell you the truth, he is more of a brother to me than Menma ever was," said Naruto.
The whole time A listen to Naruto patiently and after seeing that Naruto has finished speaking, he asked "If what you are saying is true then why he has killed the whole Uchiha clan?"
Naruto shook her head and said "I don't know, but a few hours before the massacre he asked me to remember him as who he was, not the one the world will refer him soon. I didn't understand what he meant at that time, but now I know what he was referring to."
"So you think that he is not a traitor?" asked A.
Naruto shook her head once again and said "No, I don't think that he is a traitor. Besides, I learned long ago to never judge a book by its cover."
A nodded in understanding. As a Kage, he knew that sometime you have to take drastic measures. Sometimes you have to perform a necessary evil for a greater good. That doesn't mean that he will blindly trust this Uchiha, but he will be more open minded when it comes to this Uchiha at least. If not for anyone, then for his Naruto-chan, his wife.
"Afternoon you referred to Minato and Kushina as Menma's and Mito's parents. Did you say that intentionally?" asked A.
"I don't know why I said it. I don't hate them, if that's what you are asking. It's more like I am disappointed in them. When I overheard my parents talking, I made that vow only because I thought that they will always be there for me, but they soon started to push me away. It was because of their guilt at the beginning, but soon it turned into indifference. I became a lonely child, who left out of family activities, vacations and sometimes even dinner," Naruto took a deep breath before continuing.
"It wasn't much I asked for. I only asked to be cared and loved, which I never got after my fifth birthday. Though there are few moments I miss, like parents reading me the bedtime stories, my mother combing my long messy hairs," at this point of time, Naruto let out a hollow chuckle and said "You know, I almost cut off my hairs because how long and messy they have become and my mother never taught me how to take care of them. I would have done so if Tsunade-baa-chan hadn't stopped me and later taught me how to do it myself. In a sense, She is more of a mother to me then my biological mother and same goes for Jiraiya-oji-san," said Naruto as she paused for a few moments to let the information sink in.
"In the end they tried to force me to accept this marriage proposal without hearing me out. I knew that as a daughter of a Kage and without the power of the Kyuubi, who is also unable to unlock her chakra, there is a high chance that I will be forced into a political marriage and I accepted that but I never expected that to happen at the age of twelve. So in a sense, you can say that I simply gave up on my original parents after everything they have done," finished Naruto.
"Do you hate me because they forced you to marry me?" asked A with a small depressed tone.
Naruto shook her head and said "As I told you earlier, it was completely my choice. I admit that I was a bit nervous earlier, but I can assure you that today is the happiest day of my life. Here I have everything I ever desired. A family that cared for me, A village that doesn't hate me, few friends and above all a loving husband. So no A-kun I don't hate you, more like I admire you and care for you. I admit that I even like you. I don't know that whether I love you or not, but I do feel a very strong attraction towards you." Naruto finished with a small blush on her face.
The waiter came back with their order after a few minutes, all the while they were talking with each other. A was curious about her pranks that he heard about and asked her, So she started telling him all the pranks she pulled when she was still in the leaf village.
"Ha ha ha ha, you mean to tell me that you pained the Hokage monument in the broad daylight while wearing a bright orange jumpsuit in a village filled with ninjas and nobody noticed you until you have finished painting it, Ha ha ha," laughed A as he clutched his stomach because it has started hurting after laughing so hard.
Naruto nodded after letting out a giggle.
"I wish I was there to see it myself specially your orange jumpsuit," said A after letting out a small laugh.
"Well Jiriya-oji-san and Tsunade-baa-chan burned all my orange jumpsuits as the first thing after we reached the Iron country, but if you want, I can use the Transformation Jutsu to show you how I looked like, but trust me, you won't like it," said Naruto.
"We will see about that. So who was your last victim of your pranks?" asked A.
"It was Jiraiya-oji-san," said Naruto.
"Oh, and what was the prank?" asked A.
"W..well... ahh... y..you... s..see," said Naruto with a crimson face.
"What was there to nervous about?" asked A.
"I..it's embarrassing dattebaki!" exclaimed Naruto but groaned after realizing what she said.
"Dattebaki?" asked A.
"It's nothing," she said, trying to ignore it.
"This is the second time you said it. Now spill it out," said A in a commanding tone.
Naruto let out another groan. She understood that there was no escape now. "I..it is a verbal tic. I thought that I got rid of it, but apparently I am not able to control it if I am too nervous or embarrassed." said Naruto.
"That is nothing to be ashamed of and I think it's kind of cute," said A out of blue and blinked in confusion and thought 'A verbal tic that is cute, why I said that?'
"Ahh.. if you say so A-kun," said Naruto as her cheeks reddened a bit.
"So you never answered my previous question. What was the prank that you pulled on Jiraiya?" asked A.
Naruto let out another groan. She thought that he might have forgotten about that, but apparently not. She bowed her head in embarrassment and started speaking.
"It was the first jutsu I ever created, it was derived from Transformation Jutsu, which can be performed with the conjunction of Shadow Clone Jutsu. One day Jiraya-oji-san was acting as a super pervert once again and I kind of warned him that if he didn't stop, then I will knock him out, but he took that as a bet. I performed my jutsu which I named Sexy Jutsu. Basically, I transform into the older and necked version of myself, while the small clouds were covering my private parts, but alas it didn't work completely. Instead of knocking him out, all I got was wide eyes and a massive nosebleed. So I performed the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu while keeping the transformation active and named it Harem Jutsu. It worked like a piece of cake and he knocked himself out with the biggest nosebleed I have ever seen," finished Naruto with reddened cheeks.
A let out a loud laugh before speaking "So you mean to tell me the first jutsu you have created was a perverted jutsu?"
"It is more like anti pervert jutsu, since it work's against every pervert," said Naruto, trying to defend herself.
"Whatever you say. So what was the reward?" asked A while grinning.
"A beating of a lifetime for Jiraiya-oji-san and a strong bash on the head for me, courtesy of Tsunade-baa-chan," said Naruto while rubbing her head in remembrance of the said memory.
A let out another laugh before A paid the bill and both of them went outside of the restaurant.
A and Naruto was walking on the streets of cloud village. Whoever looked towards them, gave a warm smile to the couple.
Naruto noticed a scene and it brought a twinge in her heart.
A random couple brings the two icicles before breaking them apart and giving the one piece each to their two children, while keeping the other for themselves, which brought joy to the said children as the family of four started eating happily.
Sure her parents did the same for Menma and Mito but they completely forgot about her, when she was standing only few feet's away from them. In fact it's been years since she even had an ice cream since her parents has completely forgotten about her to the point where they didn't even brought her any birthday present in the last couple of years.
A downcast expression came to her face. No matter what she says now, they were still her parents and she love them and miss them dearly, but that only made the sense of betrayal even worse.
A noticed the change in her mood. He has also observed the scene and took a guess what might have happened, So he decided to do something to light up her mood.
"Would you like to have some ice cream Naruto-chan?" asked A.
Naruto rose her head to look towards A's face before nodding slowly as they walked towards the ice cream stand.
A took the icicle before breaking it and gave one piece to Naruto while keeping the other for himself as they started walking once again.
"Where are we going A-kun?" asked Naruto while eating her icicle.
"A place very special to me," replied A.
Soon they arrived at the bottom of the cliff and A took Naruto into a bridal carry. Naruto let out an 'eep' before grabbing hold of A as he jumped as high as he could before performing the surface climbing exercise to reach the top.
After reaching the top, A put Naruto down as he sat beside her.
Naruto looked towards the sky. It was filled with stars with the full moon was coming out from behind a cliff.
"It's beautiful," said Naruto.
"It is, isn't it. I used to come here when I was a child. I liked to do the star gazing. I am not even able to remember when I stopped coming here, but I felt like today is the right day to come here once again," said A as he also observed the scene before he turned towards Naruto.
Naruto was bathed in the moonlight which seems to illuminate her beauty even more. He was able to see the reflection of the moon in her eyes and when Naruto let out a small humming sound, it melted his heart right away.
"Beautiful. I don't know whether you look more beautiful in sun light or moon light, but both seem to show the different part of you and your beauty. I don't know whether the sunlight and moonlight makes you appear more beautiful or is it simply them, who becomes more beautiful in your presence," said A.
Naruto, who has turned towards A as he started speaking, was now supporting a huge blush on her face as she said "T..thank you A-kun."
"I said that out aloud, didn't I?" asked A.
Naruto giggled and said "Yes, you did. I didn't know that you have a romantic side in you."
"Neither did I," mutter A in a low voice, but Naruto heard him nonetheless and let out a soft giggle.
'Where the hell those lines comes from?' asked a confused A to himself as he shook his head to clear his mind only to see that Naruto rubbed her biceps because of the cold.
"Here," said A as he took off his cloak and put it around Naruto.
"Thank you. It's a bit cold out here and I think it will take some time for me to get used to this weather," said Naruto.
A few minutes had passed as they sat in silence while observing the scene. Slowly, Naruto leaned her head on his shoulder as she wrapped her hands around his hand unconsciously.
A short distance away from them, an ANBU team was watching the whole scene.
"Whoa... I never expected to see this side of the Raikaga-sama," said a Ferret masked ANBU.
"Raikage-sama doesn't know it yet, but he has really fallen hard for Naruto-sama," said a Crane masked ANBU, their captain.
"Really?" asked Ferret and after getting a nod, he continued "I thought you were calling her Naruto-hidenka, not Naruto-sama, taichou?" asked Ferret.
"I was, but she has earned it. Even Darui-senpai has started calling her Naruto-sama once again," said Crane.
"But can anyone tell me why are we spying on them?" asked Boar.
"We are not spying you moron, We are guarding Raikage-sama." said Wolf.
"Like anybody can dare to attack Raikage-sama. He isn't one of the most powerful ninja for nothing. Only Fourth Hokage can give him a run for his money and I don't think that he will come all the way here to attack him and his daughter," said boar.
"Always expect the unexpected Boar. You never know, who is waiting in the shadow to attack us when our guard is down. Even a genin can kill a Kage if the said Kage has let down his guard. You better drop that arrogant attitude of yours since arrogance can be the downfall in our line of work," said Crane.
"Sorry taichou," said Boar.
"It's ok Boar but remember my advice." said Crane and Boar nodded in response.
"I think is more like we have to guard Naruto-sama in case of an attack," said Ferret.
"Yes, but we better get used to it since it's always going to be like this whenever we are on the guard duty and Raikage-sama is with his wife," said Wolf as he released a sigh.
"Only if you are planning on quitting the ANBU in less than half a decade," said Crane.
"What do you mean taichou?" asked Boar.
"Raikage-sama has called a meeting of all the captains in this evening to tell us the information regarding the village security and since all the captains are going to inform their unit tomorrow, I don't see any harm in telling you that right now, but remember this that what I am about to tell you is a A-rank secret meaning you can't tell anyone who isn't an ANBU. First of all you should know that she is not as fragile as she looks," said Crane.
"What do you mean taichou?" asked Wolf.
"When we were coming back, we were attacked by a bandit group, who thought that we were just a merchant caravan. Of course we slaughter them all, but when the attack started, Raikage-sama ordered Naruto-sama to go inside her carriage. While she was running towards the carriage a kunai with an explosive tag attached to it, struck in front of her. She jumped back immediately, but blown back due to the force of the explosion. It was thrown by a rogue genin, who tried to behead her, but she was able to control herself in midair and stop the killing blow just a few inches away from her. She flipped him on his back and killed his other two companions with the first one's sword, which she snatched from him and she did all of this in the span of six seconds and the last one was killed by Raikage-sama," said crane.
"Really? But I thought that she was unable to unlock her chakra?" said Wolf in amazement.
"She didn't use her chakra for that. I think she is already on the level of low to mid chunin," said Crane.
They were more amazed than before, then Boar said "Man, she did all of that without chakra. Just imagine how powerful she will become if she is able to unlock her chakra?"
"She already did," said Crane.
"WHAT," said all three of them in unison.
Crane let out a chuckle and said "Yes, she did. She unlocked it a few hours before she received the news about her marriage, and if my assumption is correct, then she will be as powerful as B-sama in less than five years, if not more powerful."
"You are joking, right? B-sama is as strong as Raikage-sama," said Ferret.
Crane shook her head and said "The reason why she wasn't able to unlock her chakra because apparently Kyuubi was absorbing her chakra unconsciously to refill his own, resulting putting pressure on her chakra coils thus making her chakra reserve more larger. She also has a friendly relationship with the Kyuubi. She will also be trained by Raikage-sama, B-sama, Darui-senpai, C-senpai, and Yugito-san. To sum it up, in less than five years, she will have more chakra than Raikage-sama along with the full power of the Kyuubi at her disposal. She might even become the perfect jinchuuriki like B-sama." 'Not to mention with Sharingan and Kyuubi, she might even become as strong as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, but I can't tell them that since this information is S-rank secret and reserved only for the ANBU captains and ANBU commander.' added Crane in her mind. But what she didn't know that Naruto will going to shatter all her expectation she has set for her sooner than the expected time.
All others have a shocked expression on their faces which after a couple of minutes turned into a grin, not that anybody was able to see it because of the masks.
'The next few years are going to be interesting,' was their collective thoughts.
Back with A and Naruto
It's been close to an hour since they were sitting together feeling content inside as Naruto let out a yawn.
"Feeling sleepy?" asked A.
"A bit," said Naruto.
After a few moments, she looked upwards right into A's eyes and said "Thank you for everything A-kun."
"What for?" asked A.
But unlike A, Naurto answered him, "I was quite nervous because of my secrets. I didn't know how you will react after learning everything. But you forgave me. I was also nervous about this whole marriage and married life, but you went out of your way to make it as comfortable as possible for me. You took care of my smallest need and you were always there whenever I needed an emotional support. So thank you for everything A-kun." said Naruto.
A decided that it was the right time to tell her how he really feels, so he picked her up before placing her on his lap, but never breaking the eyes contact before saying "Earlier you asked me why was I thanking you, right?" asked A and after seeing her nod, he continued "Whenever I used to return home, I used to be greeted by an empty house but today, someone was waiting for me. Because of my work as a Raikage, I never realized what I needed the most. What you gave me was a sense of belonging. Sure B was there, but I always felt like something was amiss. I thought about it many times, but every time I came out with a blank. Most people say that you never realize what you have until you lost it, but I would also like to say that you never realize what you are missing until you gain it. You are what I was missing Naruto-chan. You are someone, who cares about me not as a Raikage or as a powerful shinobi, but as a person." said A as he let out a small chuckle before continuing once again. "Now I realize why people call a wife as your life partner and your better half. You are someone who fulfilled my deepest desire; to have a family of my own. So thank YOU for everything Naru-hime." finished A.
Naruto was still looking in A's eyes, but this time they were filled with a bit of moist. A has expressed himself with so much love and passion that it has brought down all the walls she has constructed around herself.
They both never realized, when they started to lean forward, until their lips met with each other's. The kiss was full of love and passion, but it didn't have a trace of lust in it.
They parted after a couple of minutes but was still looking in each other's eyes. A couple of tears have leaked out of Naruto's eyes before A cupped her face between his hands and wiped away the tears with his thumbs and placed a small and gentle kiss on her forehead.
"You don't have to worry about anything Naru-hime, No matter what happens, I will always be there for you. That is a promise of the lifetime," said A as Naruto blushed because of her new nickname.
'Naru-hime! I like the sound of that,' thought Naruto as she felt a butterfly feeling in her stomach.
'What is this feeling? What is happening to me? Am I finally falling in love? Ahhh, I wish something could be as simple as the preparing an instant ramen,' thought Naruto, but unknown to her, A was feeling the same.
'What is this feeling? I am feeling anxiety and peace at the same time? I wish something could be as simple as the paperwork, wait paperwork is never simple. What is wrong with me?' thought A.
'I am glad that you finally found the love kit. I can't believe that they both love each other so much, but unable to realize their feelings for each other as they haven't to confess,' thought Kurama before placing his head on his paws to sleep, knowing that the show was over. He has kept his words and didn't disturb them even for a moment.
"Shall we head home? After all we need to start your training tomorrow," asked A after putting his unknown feeling aside.
"You are going to start my training from tomorrow?" asked Naruto in happiness.
A nodded and asked "So shall we?"
Naruto nodded and A picked Naruto once again in bridal carry before jumping down from the cliff.
Few Minutes Later - Yotsuki Mansion
They both arrived at the compound after a few minutes and immediately went inside their room to take a much needed rest.
It took them another couple of minutes to get changed into their night wears and went to bed.
Naruto turned towards A and placed a small chaste kiss on his lips before saying "Thank you for the wonderful evening. It's been a while since I enjoyed this much."
"Same here. So you won't mind if we do it again sometime in future?" asked A.
"You want to do it again?" asked Naruto hopefully.
"Yeah. Since I am on the same boat as you. I never enjoyed this much before. So are you up for it?" said A.
Naruto nodded and said "Sure" with a smile on her lips.
A gave her a smile in return as they both laid beside each other, while Naruto resting her head on his chest and wrapping her right hand around his chest. A also wrapped his right hand around her before placing a small kiss on her head and closed his eyes, feeling content inside. Soon all day activity caught up to them and they both fell asleep in each other's arms with a smile on their faces.
A/N: Woah, 9 K+ words. The longest chapter till date. Hope you enjoyed it. I know some of you might be against Naruto's wish, but I did what I felt will be good for this story. Since that was the point A started falling for Narto. If some of you didn't like that then you can... Sorry I was about to say that skip that portion because of the flow but realized that you must have already read it. He he he he
Anyway, if you disliked that part then I am sorry, but I won't change it and I request all the readers that while I do like all the positive comments and accept the criticism, please don't abuse me this time. Even if you want to then remember that it is just a fiction nothing else.
Thank you, I hope that you liked this chapter and once again sorry for the delay and please please please review...
I will try to publish the new chapter as soon as possible. It shouldn't take more than two weeks, three at most.