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A/N: Sorry for not updating faster like before. Been busy with school. Just barely the first week and I already had alot of homework. Mostly from Art class and I cant even draw D; *sigh.

Coolestbee: No, they're the children of the govenor in Suna.

Ch.17

Naruto and Sasuke headed on the plane that night. They arrived into Kyuubi the next morning and were greeted by many, many fangirls in the airport. Oh how Naruto didn't miss this. All of them combined can't compare to his Hinata.

They went home and were greeted by a worried Kushina and Minato. Kushina ran up and hugged her son.

"Kitsune! I heard you were hurt! Are you okay?!"

"M-mom, if you keep hugging me you'll kill me by suffocation, break my cast, and reopen my wound!" shouted a squirming Naruto.

Kushina let go of her son and Minato looked at him angrily, "Naruto!" he shouted, "I'm very angry at you! One, because you ran away and two because YOU WERE THE ONE WHO CHANGED MY SHAMPOO!" he yelled out the last part, "NOW GO SHOWER AND GET READY! COME DOWN WHEN YOU ARE DONE, WE'RE GOING TO TALK!" he shouted. Naruto nodded and ran into his house while clutching his wound. Sasuke was about to follow but was stopped by Minato, "AND YOU!" he shouted, "Thank you, for going with him."

Sasuke was shocked, but he immediately was filled with guilt, "But my lord, I let him get hurt."

Minato smiled, "I told you to stop calling me that. We're like a family, Sasuke. Anyways, you still went with him and tried to save him so thank you. No one can get into that thick skull of his."

Sasuke smiled sadly as he thought about his mother, father, and older brother who all died in a car accident by a drunken truck driver. He thanked Minato then Minato and Kushina gave him another hug. After the hug, Sasuke walked inside first. After a while, Minato and Kushina went inside hand in hand. They were oh so glad their son and Sasuke was back! Kushina smiled happily as she kissed her husband. They both went to the couch and sat while they waited for their son. Twenty minutes later, a masculine scream was heard all inside the castle.

Minato smirked evilly as he saw his son run down the stairs with his black robes on.

"W-W-WHAT THE HELL?!" shouted Naruto.

"Watch your language, Naruto," said Kushina as she laughed.

"W-WHAT?! YOU DID THIS HUH, DAD?" he shouted as he pointed to his pink hair.

"Payback, my boy," Minato smirked, "Now go get dressed. We need to talk!"

Naruto groaned as he went upstairs. 'Paybacks a b*tch,' he thought as he went into his room.

He came back down ten minutes later and sat grumpily. His pink hair was getting annoying!

"Naruto… we wanted to discuss about your marriage with the heiress of Byakugan," Naruto immediately perked up and listened to his mother talk, "Your father and I came to the conclusion that you will not have to marry her like you wish-"

"No!" shouted Naruto, "I want to marry her! Make it as soon as possible!"

Minato raised an eyebrow, "Oh, then I shall call right now for them to come," he smirked.

"N-no! Call when… you know… this stupid pink is out of my hair…"

"Sure, Kitsune. What made you change your mind though?" asked Minato.

"It's a secret," Naruto said as he got up and went back upstairs.

A week later, Naruto's pink hair was gone. It was night time when Minato got his phone and was about to dial Haishi's number, but was stopped by Naruto's hand.

"Dad, before you call I want you to tell them to bring Sakura too," said Naruto.

"Why?" asked his father with an eyebrow raised.

"It'll make someone here really happy," he said as he looked at the gloomy Sasuke.

Minato was still confused but shrugged, "I guess then."

He dialed Haishi's number and Haishi picked up.

"Hello?" said Haishi.

"Yo, Haishi. I have good news."

"Did your son come back?"

"Yes. Last week, in fact. Sorry I never contacted you, but I had my reasons…"

"And it is?"

"My son told me not to because I changed his shampoo with pink hair dye," Minato whispered while on the other line, Haishi laughed really loud.

"So… why'd… you… call?" asked Haishi in between laughs.

"I wanted you to come over tomorrow and talk about our children's marriage."

"Fantastic! We'll come! We will probably be there at… maybe late evening."

"Great! You guys can stay the night again!" said Minato excitedly, "Oh, my son had a request."

"I know! And what is it?"

"He wanted you to bring a girl named Sakura too…"

"Sakura? Why her?"

"Not sure… but bring her, we'll find out tomorrow."

"Sure thing! See you tomorrow! I have to go; my family and I are going to video chat with Hanabi right now. She'll be coming home next week to visit for a while."

"Sure thing, wait where did she go again?"

"She went to study abroad in the United States."

"Wow, she sure is lucky to not be born first." (A/N: First borns are always heirs. Minato, Haishi, Kushina, and Kazuki were all first borns so they couldn't go study abroad. So are Hinata and Naruto.)

"Yeah… oh well though," said Haishi. In the background you could hear Kazuki yelling at Haishi to hurry up, "Sorry, Minato. I got to really go, bye!"

Haishi hung up and left a chuckling Minato. 'Wives can be so scary sometimes, but at the same time very cute. Like my queen, Kushina.' Thought Minato as he smiled.

Kushina came from behind him and put her arms around his waist.

"What are you thinking about, my love?" asked Kushina as she kissed his back.

"Nothing, nothing. C'mon, let's go to sleep. Tomorrow be sure to tell the cooks to cook a lot of food. Haishi and his family are coming over!" Minato said excitedly, "They're going to come like in the evening, so be sure to have two to three rooms made for them," said Minato as he led Kushina to their room, "Oh, I almost forgot! I need to ask someone to go but some more games!"

Kushina shook her head, "Those two act so childish together," she whispered.

"Kushina?" asked Minato.

"Yes, Minato?"

"I love you, my lovely queen," he said as he kissed her.

Kushina smiled, "I love you too, my childish husband."

"Let's sleep now," said Minato as he carried her bridal style to their bed and laid her down.

Minato got next to her and cuddled with her. Soon after, they both fell asleep.

"Sasuke," whispered Naruto as he lightly knocked on Sasuke's door.

Sasuke opened it and looked at Naruto, "What?" he asked.

"Shh, whisper…"

"What?" whispered Sasuke.

"I have a surprise for you tomorrow, but you have to stay outside during the evening to see it."

"Why?"

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll love it so much. Be sure to dress nice too. That's all, bye," said Naruto as he left to his room.

Sasuke stood at the door for a long time then he shrugged and closed the door. He climbed on his bed and went to sleep.

The next day, everyone was dressed formally. They just got a call from Haishi saying they were ten minutes away. Naruto was nervous! He was going to see his Hinata again after almost two weeks. 'Sasuke is going to be so happy' thought Naruto, 'Sakura is coming too… Hinata, oh how I miss her.'

Sasuke was waiting outside like Naruto asked. He was in the garden amiring the flowers.

Naruto got up from his seat and left upstairs, "Dad, tell the princess and her bodyguard to come get me in my studies room when they come," said Naruto as he walked upstairs.

"Sure thing."

Ten minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Kushina went to open it and was trapped into a bear hug from Kazuki. 'Déjà vu,' thought Kushina.

"Hello Kazuki," she said as she hugged her back, "Hello everyone. Come in."

"Kushi! Glad to be here again," said Kazuki as she and her family took a seat on the couch.

Kushina sat down next to Minato and held his hand.

'Wow… he looks like Naruto…' thought Hinata sadly as she looked at Minato.

Minato looked at her and noticed her gaze. He then saw her look around, possibly for Naruto.

"Our son said for you and your bodyguard to go get him in his studies when you came. His study is the fourth floor, the second room to the right," said Minato as he smiled at her.

"Th-thank you…" said Hinata as he took Sakura's arm.

Sakura and Hinata walked up the stairs in silence. After the got to the second floor, Sakura looked at Hinata.

"Doesn't he look like Naruto?" she whispered.

Hinata wiped a tear that fell, "Yeah, very much."

"Do you miss him?"

Hinata stopped and nodded. She wiped a few more tears, sucked in her breath, let it out, and then she continued walking while still holding onto Sakura.

When they got to the fourth floor, they went to the second room to the right. Hinata knocked and she didn't hear anything until a few seconds later when she heard shuffling on the other side.

"Come in," said a muffled voice.

Hinata opened the door and went in, followed by Sakura. The room had a big desk facing the door. Behind the desk was a leather black chair. The room also had a bed, possibly for naps. Hinata looked but didn't see the prince… or anyone as a matter of fact.

She then heard the door closed and she was tackled to the ground by a muscular body and strong arms, but one was hard while the other was soft. It felt so familiar…

"H-hinata?!" screamed Sakura as she tried to get the figure off her.

The figure chuckled and stood up with Hinata. It wiped it's face then grinned a familiar grin.

"Hinata, I've missed you so much," said a very familiar voice.

"N-naruto?"

"Yes, my love. It's me," said Naruto as he held Hinata tighter.

Hinata turned around and hugged him back. She then leaned up and captured him into a sweet kiss. After about two minutes of kissing, Sakura coughed. Hinata looked at Sakura then at Naruto. She then saw his arm in a cast.

"S-sorry," said Hinata as she smiled shyly and let go of Naruto.

"What are you doing here, Naruto?" asked Sakura curiously. Hinata nodded in agreement and went to stand next to Sakura.

Naruto smiled childishly, "Well, I wanted to tell you guys some great news in person!"

"W-what is it? And why are you here? Is there another person in here?" asked Hinata.

"Nope, when I came in here it was just me. I'm here because I wanted to tell you some news," he said as he went to hold Hinata's hand with his uncasted arm and stood in front of her, "I'm getting married!"

"What?!" shouted Sakura.

"W-what?" whispered Hinata with a saddened face. 'I should be happy for him… atleast he will be happy… I'm getting married too, Naruto. I'm sorry,' thought Hinata.

"I'm happy for you…" said Hinata as she tried to smile.

"To who?!" asked Sakura.

"To-"

"Prince," said a servant as she went into his room, "Your father and his guests ask for your presence."

Naruto nodded, "Thank you, you may go. Tell them I'll be there shortly with the others." The servant nodded and left.

"Anyways," said Naruto as he looked at Sakura and Hinata's confused faces, "I'm getting married to the princess of Byakugan."

"Y-y-y-y-your t-the prince o-of K-k-kyuubi?!" asked Hinata.

"Yeah," said Naruto.

After he answered, Hinata fainted. Naruto caught her just in time before she hit the ground. Naruto took her to the bed and laid her down. He then looked at Sakura, who was still in the same position she was before. Naruto smirked and walked up to her.

"Sakura," he said as he put a hand on her shoulder.

Sakura flinched, "You're the prince of Kyuubi?!" she asked, she just wanted to make sure she heard correctly.

"Yes, and I am to marry the princess of Byakugan."

"S-so-"

"Sakura," said Naruto as he walked in front of her to face her, "You know there is someone here that you would love to see. He would love to see you too. He has been sad since the day you left."

"S-sasuke?" asked Sakura with tears in her eyes.

Naruto nodded and grinned, "Out in the back, at the garden. Go down to the first floor, turn to your right and exit through the door at the end of the room. When you're outside, turn to your left and keep walking until you see a swing. He should be around there."

Sakura nodded, thanked him, and then ran off. Naruto chuckled at Sakura's excitement to see Sasuke, but then again, he was excited to see Hinata. Naruto turned at looked at his sleeping beauty on the bed. He went to sit on the bed next to her and moved a strand of hair from her face. His action made Hinata stir.

"You're awake now. C'mon, our parents are waiting for us down on the first floor."

"N-naruto?"

"Yes?"

"T-that wasn't a dream?"

"No, it was not."

Hinata suddenly hugged him tight, "I'm glad… I'm so happy, Naruto. I get to marry the one I love."

"I'm happy too, Hinata. I get to marry the one I love. I'm so glad I ran away from here and fell in love with the girl who was supposed to be married to me," said Naruto as he kissed her.

"I'm glad I ran away too."

"C'mon, our parents are waiting. We are going to tell one hell of a love story, you know?" said Naruto as he and Hinata started walking out hand in hand.

"I know."

Sakura ran as directed from Naruto. When she was finally outside, she followed his directions and ran left. She finally saw the swing and then she saw Sasuke. He was standing up admiring the sky with his hands on the back of his head. Sakura smiled with tears sliding down her face. She ran to him, not caring about her legs that were feeling like noodles, and when she finally got to him she hugged him tight from behind.

Sasuke was confused. Who was this person hugging him? He tried to make her let go, but she just kept hugging tighter.

"Sasuke… I've missed you so much," said Sakura.

Sasuke was shocked. Of course he was very happy, but how? How did Sakura get here? Wait… Naruto must have done this! He made a mental note to thank Naruto later.

Sakura finally let him loose, just enough for Sasuke to turn around. Sasuke hugged her and smiled.

"I've missed you too, Sakura."

"I'm sorry…" she said as she cried into his chest.

"For what?"

"For not telling you where I was going, or who I was, or who Hinata was."

Sasuke smiled, "It's okay. I know where you are now. And I should be sorry too then, since I've kept the identity of Naruto and me a secret."

Naruto and Hinata finally made it to the living room. When they entered, their parents' eyes were on them with curiousity. Then it hit the both of them… they were still holding hands. They both blushed and let go to sit at their parents' side.

"So…" said Minato, "Naruto, she will be your wife," he said as he pointed at Hinata.

"Thanks for stating the obvious, dad," whispered Naruto.

"And Hinata, he will be your husband," said Haishi.

"So…" said Kushina, "It looks like you've met before. You know, since you guys came in here hand in hand," she finished with a wink.

"Yeah," said Kazuki, "Have you guys met?"

Naruto looked at Hinata at the same time she looked at him. They both smiled at eachother and nodded. Naruto stood at and went to sit by Hinata and hugged her.

"I don't just know her, I love her. Yes, we've met," said Naruto as he kissed her cheek.

All the adults were shocked and confused.

"E-explain," demanded everyone at the same time.

Naruto looked at Hinata, "I'll start," he said and Hinata nodded, "Well, I ran away a couple months ago. Why? Because I didn't want to marry someone I didn't know or love. So I ran away with Sasuke to Konoha."

"I ran away too with Sakura for the same reasons to… Konoha," said Hinata.

Naruto and Hinata finished telling their story an hour later. Of course, they kept that little incident with Orochimaru a secret.

Haishi looked at Naruto with an eyebrow raised, "So tell us how you got your injuries," he demanded.

"Yes, Kitsune. Tell us! You know how worried we were when we got the phone call from Jiraiya?!" said Kushina.

"E-eh… Do I have to?" asked Naruto.

"Yes!" all the adults demanded. Naruto and Hinata gulped.

"Well it was nothing, really. Just did a few things and got a few injuries."

'A few injuries?!' thought Hinata as she hugged him tighter, 'you could have died.'

"That's not what I heard, Kitsune," said Minato, "Now you better tell us or else."

Naruto gulped when he heard 'or else.' The last time he heard that, he was eleven and he had no ramen for a whole month. It was torture.

"That's all, really," said Naruto trying to sound convincing.

"Naruto, don't you trust us?" asked Kushina, "Don't you know how worried we all were?" she started to tear up, "Jiraiya told us… you lost a lot of blood… and you could have died…"

Hinata couldn't take it anymore. She let a few tears drop before saying, "It's my fault."

Everyone was shocked, even Naruto. Naruto nudged her to keep quiet, but she kept going.

"It's my entire fault that Naruto almost died. He got hurt trying to save me from-"

"It's not your fault," Naruto cutted in, "I did this by choice. I love Hinata, I'd do anything for her even if it costs me my life. I went to save her, alright."

"What happened, Hinata?!" asked Kazuki.

"A horrible thing," said Hinata.

"It was nothing-" Naruto was cut off by Hinata.

"That's because you weren't the one watching your love being hurt! You know how scared I was, Naruto?! I was so scared…" she started to cry, "I thought I'd never see you again. It was all my fault."

"I told you, it's not your fault," he said as he kissed her.

"What happened?" asked Kushina.

Naruto sighed, "She got kidnapped. I went to save her. That's all, no big deal. They got arrested and hurt badly."

"Son," said Minato, "You're such a hero!" he grinned while Haishi nodded in agreement. Naruto grinned at his dad.

All the males got a hit in the head from their partners.

"That's not something to laugh about! He could have died!" they all yelled.

Naruto rubbed his head. He made a mental note to never get Hinata mad. Haishi and Minato chuckled when they looked at Naruto rubbing his head, while both rubbing their own. Boy, he has a lot more to learn about wives.

"Anyways," said Kushina, "When do you want your wedding?"

"As soon as possible!" said both Hinata and Naruto.

"Okay… How about in two weeks?" asked Kazuki.

"Two weeks is fine. It's long though…" said Naruto.

"Oh well, we still need a lot to do so that is actually pretty fast. Now what about guests?" asked Kazuki.

"All the other royal or powerful families are coming for sure," said Minato.

Naruto nodded, "Sure, but I want to invite some others too."

"That's fine," said Kushina, "Your wedding will be big so it will fit many."

"Thank you," said both Naruto and Hinata.

"Now that we're done with catching up," said Minato, "Want to go to the game room?"

Haishi smiled, "Of course!"

Haishi and Minato stood up and walked to the game room. Naruto and Hinata looked at their dads and sweat dropped. Kushina and Kazuki looked at their kids and laughed.

"They're always like that together," said Kushina.

"Yeah, we all known eachother for so long," said Kazuki.

Kushina and Kazuki got up to follow their husbands while Naruto and Hinata tood up and walked to the back.

Naruto held Hinata's hand as they walked around the garden.

"This reminds me of our date at the park," said Naruto.

"It does," said Hinata as she smiled, "I've never felt so happy before. Thank you, Naruto."

"Hey, hey," said Naruto, "I'd make you happy anyday. And besides, you're the happiest right now so far. I'll make sure to make you even happier in the future!"

Hinata smiled and hugged him, "I'm always happy, if I'm with you," she then kissed him.

Their kiss was interrupted by a cough. They turned and saw a smirking Sasuke and a squealing Sakura.

"Hey," said Naruto, "Liked your surprise, Sasuke?"

"Like it?" said Sasuke as he held Sakura closer to him, "I love it."

They all hung out outside for a while. They talked about what they did the time they were apart. When Naruto and Hinata came outside, it was barely sunset. Now it was dark so they all went inside. They all went into Naruto's personal game room and hung out. They watched some movies and soon later they fell asleep while cuddling with their partners.

The adults went to check up on the kids and saw them. They all smiled and Kushina took a picture of the two couples. After a while of looking, they all left and went to their own rooms to end the night.

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