Kakashi led Naru around by the wrist for the better part of the morning to make sure that she stayed with him. Stopping only to buy a bell to put around her neck, which strangely enough she didn't seem to take offense in and again to get something to eat for lunch. From time to time someone would walk up to them and ask Kakashi if he'd seen Naru since she was supposed to be back in the village.

He would grin and tug Naru up to his side and hold her in place there, since she would get this freaked out look. And he would simply stand there with one arm draped around Naru while they were partially mobbed by people who were eager to welcome her back to the village.

He made sure that she talked to at least everyone who walked up before letting her go and watching her vanish like a bloody ghost right before his eyes. After that he had to go find her again. He was just lucky that he'd put that bell around her neck ealier or he never would have found her.

As the day wore on Kakashi figured that he had shown her enough of the village to help her get around a little better which left him with time to spare since he wasn't on duty and wouldn't be going on any missions again before his retirement, and the two decided to head somewhere more quiet after picking up something to snack on before heading to training ground zero.

Naru was doing that odd walk around thing that she had done the yesterday night around the memorial stone while he and Sakura had visited with her. The two sat on the ground ten or so feet from a pond. They'd been talking for the past hour about the wheather, some of Naru's adventures while she had been training and other things when Naru finally said. "You have something on your mind."

Kakashi looked a little bit startled. Not exactly sure what to say about her observation. Or her blunt comment. But then the girl had never really had any tact. He thought for a moment, feeling a little bit leery about telling her what had been weighing heavily on his mind lately. But in the end decided that maybe he should talk to at least one of his former students about his up coming forced retirement.

And of the two former students in the village, Naru seemed like she'd be able to handle the news better than Sakura. Though he had hoped to give her more time to settle in. Still she seemed curious to know, so maybe it was okay to tell her first.

"I've been told by Tsunade and the council that it's time to retire from being a nin." He said in a tentative tone as he studied her expression to gauge her reaction. Naru lifted her hands and pushed her hood back off of her head so that he could see her face better.

"That sounds about right-" Naru said after a moment or so of silence. Again surprising him. "Wolf is of that age where settling down would be in his best interest. They want you to continue your blood line no doubt. But that will be a difficult task when no woman has yet to catch your fancy."

Kakashi gaped at her. Stunned that she had figured out the reason for his retirement as well as his current problem of finding a woman suitable for bearing his children.

She made a humming sound and he wondered what was going through her mind when she suddenly said, "Pink is a good woman. The two of you have known each other a long time. Your children would have both your cunning and strength and her chakara control. She would be a good match for you."

Kakashi made a choking sound and shook his head no as images of him siring pink haired children on his other former student filled his head. There was no way that he was having kids with Sakura. No, no, no, no, no, no!

"Ayame-san is a nice girl. Easy on the eyes with a nice figure. She has wide hips ideal for bearing sons. She has a nice personality too. She'd be another good match. So would Quicksilver. She has not only the figure ideal for child bearing but has very good instincts and likes children. You could have babies with her-" Kakashi sputtered and flushed furiously under his mask.

Who the hell was Quicksilver and why was Naru telling him that she'd be a good mother? It was like she didn't seem to care one way or another if he married someone else- Whoa! Whoa... Where had that thought come from. He was in no way interested in Naru.

She was off limits to him and others.

One of which was that she was formerly a demon container, though no one else but a few of Naru's friends and some shinobi were privy to that information. Another reason that she was off limits was because she was Minato's precious child. His only child.

And any dumbass guy that was caught sniffing around Naru would have to make peace with the fact that not only would he have the two Sanin after him, but he'd also have the entire rookie nine and one hugely pissed off Copy nin out for his blood.

But the main reason that Naru was off limits was because when she decided to settle down, she would be given a certain noble ranking that would make her the equivalant of a princess to the people of the village. And she would have to marry someone with an equal ranking to pass down that title to her children.

Which was basically the same boat that he was in. Kakashi himself, after the death of his father had become an acknowledged noble among his peers. And as such he was meant to pick a woman with equal standing among the clans of the village other wise his children would be considered the same as bastards.

Their rights to his title, his lands, his wealth- All of it would be denied. Which is why he was having so much more trouble thinking of a suitable woman. There was only a handful of women in the village that would fit his needs.

And while Naru as she was now could easily fit with his needs, she wasn't on his list...

Was she?