Review Responses:

Jinchuuriki Jake: Well...that was...interesting...Don't worry there will be (and I quote) "MOAR SEXY TIMEZ AND MOAR BACON". Remember Akiko's favorite food is bacon and for the "sexy timez" we got Naruto and Sakura (among other future relationships.)

(Mr.G) Eiseah: Glad you like Akiko's "unique skills" in the "Art of Bacon" haha! Also I'm glad that you thought the Hotaru moment was funny. I look forward to see what other names you can come up with Mr.G.

McAwzome: I'm glad you liked the reference to the Yin Yang. Also it's good to see that the "Scarring Hotaru" moment is well received. PS Itachi will NOT be op.

Naruto woke up 2 minutes before the alarm. He didn't want to get up and disturb Sakura so instead he just turned it off with one of the tails he had wrapped around her. He couldn't help but chuckle at the fact that the demon that had made his childhood a living hell was now the thing he was using to keep his wife warm.

"Hey we need to talk." Naruto sighed as he entered his mind. When he looked around he saw Kurama curled up in a giant ball with only his head looking at Naruto.

"See Sakura was right! Your nothing but a giant ball of fluff haha!" Naruto pointed at his friend as Kurama just snorted at him.

"Only around our mate." Kurama grinned when Naruto walked over and sat down, using him as a furry back rest.

"So what did you need Kurama?" Naruto rested his head on his hands as he leaned back into the "fearsome Nine-Tails". Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at that everytime he heard it considering how the fox treated him and his family and friends.

"I thought I should warn you that I sense the other Tailed Beasts chakra. They are finally regenerating after the destruction of the Ten-Tails." Kurama hated talking about the Ten-Tails and Obito's attempted removal of him from Naruto. He was lucky that Sasuke and Sakura had shown up when they had. Kurama was still weakened from the amount that he had successfully taken.

"Hopefully they still remember my talk with them. I promised that I would take care of them and I fully intend to honor that promise." Naruto didn't like talking about Obito so he left that part out. He always felt cold knowing how close he was from dying. He could still remember his mom and dad sending him back. He also couldn't help but smile at the memory of waking up to Sakura crying over him. Although he hated it when she cried, he still felt good knowing that she cared for him.

"Well then, I think you should take some time and head out to meet each of them. It'll help them having a familiar face when they are fully resurrected." Kurama felt Naruto nod and stand up. Before He left Kurama held out his fist and Naruto did the same, like they had all those years ago.

When Naruto came out of his mind he felt a weight on his chest. Looking up he saw Sakura straddling him.

"Up for round 2?" Naruto grinned when Sakura just leaned down and kissed him deeply. He pulled her closer with his tails.

'What a way to start the morning!' Was all he thought before going back to kiss her a second time.

Shino, Shikamaru, and Shikamaru's girlfriend, Temari, all stood at the Hokage's desk waiting for the leader of Konoha to show up.

"I beat Sakura's sunk her claws into him this morning." Temari smirked as she said what everyone was thinking. Shikamaru just muttered his usual "troublesome woman" while Shino remained completely silent. Before Temari could "reprimand" Shikamaru, Naruto came bursting through the door.

"Sorry, sorry. I lost track of the time this morning." Naruto nervously rubbed the back of his head as he went to sit down.

"Well you were probably too focused on Sakura to look at the time." Temari laughed as Naruto began to blush.

"Well, yeah but that's not the only reason." It was Naruto's turn to laugh as Temari stared at him, shocked at such a straight forward answer. "Besides, I would bet you and Shikamaru were almost late this morning too." Before either of them could say anything Shino spoke up.

"Your right Naruto. Because Temari and Shikamaru came rushing in thinking they were late." Naruto laughed at the pair who were now blushing very badly.

"As much as I would like to keep going, I have a rather large mission for you three." The team before him immediately became serious as they listened. Naruto was still happy about the joint cooperation between Gaara and himself. Since the fall of the Sand Village, Naruto and Gaara had agrred to lend each other shinobi for missions, thus increasing the amount of missions, and clients, that they could handle. The Sand's army had also begun to recover as they had kids from their village in the Ninja Academy, allowing them to train more Genin. The only term was that they provide their own teachers along with the Leaf's teachers.

"This is an S-rank mission. I need you three along with Nabitora, and Akiko once his leg is repaired, to begin trying to locate and recover Hinata Hyuuga. She has been missing ever since the mission at the location of the former Sand Village." Temari lowered her head when he said that. Gaara was still in a stress induced coma and Sakura said that only he could figure out how to come out of it. Shikamaru noticed this and gently pulled Temari closer to him. He knew she was still suffering, thinking she could have helped him if the Rykuga replicas hadn't separated them.

"I know it's hard, Temari, but Gaara will pull through. He always does and he always will. I need to know if you will take this mission?" Naruto watched them all nod and he stamped an approval sheet. He HATED the paperwork that came with his job but he had been prepared for it. When the trio left, he summoned several shadow clones to take over his duties as he teleported to the training field.

Hotaru was standing next to the river waiting for his father to appear. His mom was behind him, occasionally giggling at the prank the had planned for his dad. Right on schedule, an orange flash lit up the area as his father appeared. Right over the water.

"What the-" Splash Hotaru and Sakura broke down laughing as Naruto surfaced, spiting out water as he pulled himself above the surface of the water.

"Why you..." Naruto was about to chase him when he had a sudden idea. He grinned as he walked over and sat down on the ground to dry himself off. His wife and son were still laughing when two tails suddenly shot out of the ground and pulled them down to their necks. They were still dazed when Naruto used some chakra to pull 2 large balls of water out of the river and held it above them with a mischievous grin.

"Don't you dare!" Sakura was struggling to get out so she wouldn't get wet when she heard Naruto say something.

"Oops." Sakura shrieked in surprise and shot out of the ground when she got soaked by the water. Hotaru yelped in surprise when the water hit him but he was still stuck.

"Naruto!" Sakura damn near growled his name as she advanced on him. When he seen she wasn't laughing, he started to turn so he could make a break for it when a hand caught his shoulder. Naruto gulped as she turned him around. He closed his eyes and waited for the hit. Needless to say he was surprised when he felt a pair of soft lips on his own.

"Ok you got us good Naruto!" Sakura was laughing as Naruto looked dazed, confused, and happy all at the same time. Sakura leaned forward and kissed him once more before she walked over and pulled Hotaru out of the ground.

"So dad what am I learning today?"

"I promised to teach you Wind Armor didn't I?" Naruto grinned as Hotaru smiled.

"There! All done." Nabitora looked at his handiwork with pride. Akiko looked down at his newly repaired leg.

"Dude, you gotta teach me how to do that!" Akiko pulled another piece of bacon out of no where and began munching on it. Nabitora was glad that the patch had held long enough for him to make it back so Sakura could heal him. Now it was Akiko's turn to be happy that Nabitora had mastered the Light Style to such an extant. The fact that he could replace limbs would make him invaluable as a medical ninja. Sakura had been teaching him the basics before they had went on their mission. They both knew that Rykuga was still out there somewhere, but for now they could rest east knowing that they had prevented an assassination. Both heads shot up simultaneously when they heard the door open. They relaxed when Shikamaru walked into the room before talking.

"I just came to let you two know that as soon as Akiko is fully recovered, we have been ordered on another mission. You two are assigned to the team because this mission will help you guys complete your other one." The duo nodded before Nabitora spoke up.

"What is the mission?" Shikamaru was at the door when he turned his head to say something.

"We have been assigned with the task of locating and rescuing Hinata Hyuuga. Now rest up, I'll fill you in on the rest later." With that, Shikamaru left the two alone to their thoughts.

Hinata sat in a dark room. She could fell the dampness around her, but she was unable to use her Byakugan to see anything due to the chakra seal that was placed on her. It left her in a state of perpetual exhaustion and she was too tired to even sit up when the door opened. Rykuga stepped into the room and said something that made her blood run cold.

"Soon your friends will walk right into my trap trying to save you. Man I'm glad I took you because, thanks to you, I've been able to slaughter several rescue efforts from different countries trying to help Konoha. I can't wait to add your Leaf friends to that list." With that he left and slammed the door. Hinata couldn't even raise her hand to wipe away the tears that began to fall.

AN: Yup this is another chapter. I decided to release another one because I felt that I didn't cover all of my thoughts with the last one. Please leave a review telling me your favorite part and/or any ideas you have. Enjoy!