Naruto Dragon Ascendant

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Chapter 8

Discovery and Introductions...

( ): Thoughts

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In Konoha...

"Man it feels good to be home!!!!"

Naruto rushed ahead into Konoha while Jiraiya, Tsunade, Shizune, and Ton-ton walked behind him, the hyperactive blonde was eager to finally have some delicious ramen to feast on while the others couldn't help but look at his antics. Shizune smiled and giggled a bit while looking at the energetic blonde. As soon as she was done laughing a bit she replied.

"For all his ability as well as his potential....Naruto-kun is still like a kid."

Tsunade had to agree, but decided to let Naruto be, besides she had work to do at the moment. She looked at the village and sighed, the place certainly was still a mess and under construction at the moment but she could still see the old places that were there, along with the old home that she used to share with Nawaki. She sighed at the memories and spoke to Jiraiya.

"Let's get going, I need to take a look at these cases."

"Right..."

As the others headed off to do their work it was then that word of Tsunade's return hit the streets of Konoha, it was something that sparked a great deal of discussion among the people as while it had been true that Tsunade had not been seen in the streets of Konoha for nearly three decades ever since she chose to exile herself after Dan's death. The ninja who knew Tsunade were surprised that she was there among them at the moment while she made her way to the Hokage Tower.

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In the Ichiraku Ramen stand...

"Hey Old Man Teuchi!!!"

Teuchi turned and so did Ayame and they smiled happily as they saw their number one customer coming towards them. Ayame was happy to see Naruto after he had been gone for a week or so.

"Naruto-kun! It's nice to see you again!"

Naruto smiled and ordered some beef ramen and he was eager to eat as much as he could manage at the moment. He knew that until Tsunade settled into being the Hokage, she would need to be in the office to take care of any matters that needed her direct attention. He wanted her to heal Kakashi, Lee, and Sasuke as soon as she could. Tsunade promised to take care of that as soon as she got things in order.

It was not what he had in mind but he accepted her decision in the matter for the time being. It was then he got the order he asked for and began to chow down, and making his enjoyment obvious to both Teuchi and Ayame, it was then that Ayame spoke to him while he was happily eating his ramen.

"Naruto-kun, I heard that you are head of your own clan now. Is that true?"

"Yep, it's kind of cool being the head of your own clan, but I really don't know much about that sort of thing."

Teuchi nodded as he made another order for Naruto as he knew for a certainty that Naruto was not going to be content with only one bowl of ramen. As he cooked the next set, he gave it to Naruto who was more than happy for having another round of ramen to enjoy and it was then that the ramen stall owner spoke to Naruto.

"So I guess that means you'd have to be married in order to make the clan grow right?"

Naruto blushed at that as he had just set his bowl down and began to twiddle his fingers at that and that action was not lost to the father and daughter pair, Ayame then smiled and spoke to Naruto in an effort to cheer her favourite youngster up.

"You really don't have to worry too much about things Naruto-kun, I might not be familiar with the laws we have surrounding clans and all, but you are the head so you can reject the idea of marriage right?"

Naruto thought about it, but then thought about what Fenrix told him about leading a clan, adoption can only go so far and he needed to have blood related members in his clan in order for the clan to prosper and grow. He had a lot think about at the moment and he hoped that he would have enough time to come to a much more serious and proper decision on how to best lead his clan and to make it grow, at least he was going to have some good help on how to lead a clan. That got him to wondering just how things were back in his home fortress.

"I guess...but I can think about all that later....right now it's time to eat!"

Teuchi smiled at that as Naruto continued to eat his ramen while Ayame smiled at their most recognized customer and it was then that the blonde Genin had finished over a dozen bowls this day, not bad, though nowhere near the amounts he would normally eat. As soon as he had eaten a large amount of ramen, they were doubly happy when Naruto paid with a good amount of money from his own wallet as well.

With his stomach full, the blonde Genin decided to drop by his home to see just how things were there at the moment.

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In the Hokage Tower...

Tsunade sighed as she looked at the mountain power paper work that she had now inherited from her former sensei and wished that she didn't have to deal with all this at the moment, but seeing as this was her new tasks, she knew that she had to get to work, it was then that Shizune opened the door and spoke to her.

"Tsunade-sama, you have some company."

"Who is it?"

"Homura-sama and Kohane-sama."

Sure enough the two elders of the Council walked into the office, much to Tsunade's slowly growing headache. While she knew that both of them were the team mates of her sensei in years past, she knew that they were not very happy with the idea of her being in the seat of Hokage and she had a feeling that while the two of them had the best interests of Konoha in mind, they were not going to be easy to get along with since they were a bit more militant than most.

Homura was the first to speak to Tsunade.

"It is good to see you here Tsunade-hime. I see that Jiraiya and Naruto had succeeded in convincing you to take the place of Hokage."

Tsunade nodded at that and then spoke to the two elders.

"They did pretty well at that regard, anyhow, I have quite a lot of work to catch up on...."

"We are aware of that but there is a very serious matter than will need your attention before you take to the other parts of your duties as Hokage Tsunade-hime."

"And that matter being what?"

Kohane then presented a document to Tsunade and the blonde Sannin's lazy look was changed to something of increased interest as she looked it over. She was already aware of the fact that Naruto was head of his own clan and would be required to have a wife as well as mothers to ensure the growth of the clan. However, this was certainly unexpected to say the very least, she looked the document over very carefully and seeing that this was not a forgery, she looked at both Homura and Kohane.

"Is this authentic?"

"Yes, Hiashi Hyuuga and his family have already agreed with the plan as well as Tsume of the Inuzuka Clan is willing to go through it. We have to wait for Suna' correspondence but we have no doubt that they are sincere in this situation."

Tsunade couldn't help but have some level of difficulty in trying to keep her smile from appearing at the moment as she read the document; she might have been out of touch from Konoha during her exile, but she was able to hear a bit every now and then. As the last of the Senju Clan, one of the founding clans of Konoha, she was well aware that a newly starting clan needed to either have married members or adopted ones. However she was not quite keen on the idea of Naruto consummating such marriages at so young a life.

However, despite her reservations on the matter, Tsunade knew that as soon as Naruto graduated from the Academy and became a Genin, he was already an adult by the rules of the ninja world and therefore had to be ready to take the responsibilities that came with them. She couldn't help but wonder if Naruto was already aware of this one requirement and was trying her best not to picture out his reaction to the news.

It was then that Jiraiya showed up and was about to bid farewell to everyone when Tsunade gave the document for him to read, the very second Jiraiya looked at the document and understood all the details in it, he couldn't help but smirk somewhat.

Tsunade then decided to get to work on this matter as soon as possible and spoke to the women in question.

"Has Hinata Hyuuga, Hana Inuzuka, and Temari agreed to this matter?"

Homura sighed and so did Kohane, and the elderly woman then spoke to their new Hokage.

"Why is it you want to know that Tsunade-hime? The decision was made by their respective elders, so it would be something that should not be discussed."

"While that is true, you all no doubt know about Naruto's status as a Jinchuuriki? If he is to be married, shouldn't his chosen bride be made aware of his unique status first to show how willing they are in marrying into the clan?"

Kohane had agree that Tsunade did have a point there, considering that Naruto was a Jinchuuriki and of the Kyuubi No Kitsune no less, it would be best that the ones who were going to be part of the clan were made aware of Naruto's inner secret, though of course, it would mean that they would have to break the law made by Sarutobi concerning the people not talking about the Kyuubi and the history surrounding it.

"There is truth there Tsunade-hime, but it would mean that if they were to know about Naruto's secret, then it would be breaking the law left behind by the Third Hokage."

Tsunade was aware of the law after all and knew that it would be broken once these three were informed of the truth concerning Naruto, however, she knew that it had to be told so that there would be no hanging secrets in the marriage that would compromise the clan in any fashion, that much she knew for a fact as there was report of more than one secret breaking up what could be considered a good marriage.

Besides, as the new Hokage she could have the chance to help remedy the situation for Naruto as she was in a position that could help him make the transition from being hated as the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi to a respected clan head as well as a ninja who could be a great hero and potential Hokage in the near future.

"Be that as it may, they do deserve to know the truth, that way they understand the situation that they are about to be taken into. If they know it then we will be able to find out how serious they are and how willing they are to be part of the Clan."

"And if your plan fails Tsunade-hime?"

Tsunade looked at Homura and knew that he had a point, if the plan failed then it would be a possibility that things can go bad either way, there was no doubt in her mind that many of the older generation still considered Naruto as the Kyuubi itself and while they were unable to take action on Naruto due to Sarutobi protecting him from harm alongside Iruka, that certainly didn't stop them from painting a dark picture of Naruto to their children, which was why he had a lonely life.

However, from what she was able to gleam from Jiraiya as well as Naruto himself while coming back to Konoha, there were people who were able to help him and make him have as much a normal life as possible, and that helped prevent him from becoming a person who loathed other people. If he was able to have others who shared his name then it would further curb his loneliness and make him have a family.

Yes there were risks, but that was the life of a ninja regardless of gender, and in her mind, the benefits outweighed the risks. With that thought in mind, she stood firm in her decision and made her point very clear to both Homura and Kohane.

"I will deal with that as soon as it crops up, and that is final."

Both elders looked at Tsunade and seeing that she was not going to budge on the matter, took their leave and closed the door, it was then Jiraiya began to laugh out loudly while Shizune herself looked at the document.

"Oh man....if only Naruto took a look at this....hahahahahahahahaha!"

Jiraiya was laughing his guts out at the moment and Shizune couldn't help but blush a bit at what she had just read, Tsunade however only gave a smile and as soon as the male Sannin managed to get his humour under control she turned to him and spoke.

"Jiraiya....do you think this is going to work out?"

"You're having doubts?"

"Not exactly, I'm just curious if this will be for the good of all, namely Naruto."

Jiraiya sobered up a bit but still had his wide grin on his face at that.

"Well, Naruto is about to live in what most young men would consider a fantasy come true, and he is head of his clan and the only one if I might add....so he does have quite a job ahead of him."

"You've been here in Konoha before looking for me Jiraiya, you know anything about the women that are in the document?"

Jiraiya smiled at that and began to tell Tsunade all he knew at the moment concerning the three women mentioned in the document. All the while they wondered just how Naruto was going to take the news if his sensei in the Ascendant arts would tell him about the situation he was soon going to be in.

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In the mansion/fortress...

"I'm home!!!!"

Naruto called out as soon as he entered the main hall of his home fortress and he was greeted by the sight of Fenrix making final checks on a crate that had supplies of some sort, the senior Dragon Ascendant looked at his direction and gave a smile as he finished his work and walked over to his student, just as Kin came into the hall with a tooth brush in her mouth, showing that she had just come out from one f the number of bath-rooms that were present in the fortress.

Fenrix walked over to Naruto and spoke to him.

"So how did the mission go?"

Naruto filled them in on what had happened on the battles he had been in, Kin was quite surprised about the fact that Sasuke's brother had reappeared at that and then hearing that Akatsuki was the cause of the attack, Fenrix however took greater interest in the news that involved Naruto invoking the Dragon Eye as well as his use of both the Elemental Life Force technique as well as the Body Creation and Resurrection technique, both of which he knew Naruto was capable of performing though he would be suffering the consequences later on. The senior Ascendant knew that awakening the Dragon Eye at such a younger stage of development might lead to some problems and the same went for the two other techniques that Naruto had used in the mission to locate Tsunade.

Those Ascendants who were new to using the Dragon Eye like Naruto had to develop a level of control over the energy they use in summoning and retaining the Dragon Eye, he could tell that the Eye was not fully matured as of yet and the fact that it was Naruto's first time in summoning the Dragon Eye also added weight to his thoughts on the matter. The Dragon Eye was a source of great power and also had exceptional potential in growing stronger, however, for most young Ascendants; they had to undergo a level of training and physical conditioning to handle the strain of using it for the first time. Battle field awakening of the Dragon Eye was not unheard of, and while it was a great asset in battle, but as Naruto found out, he would suffer considerable pain since it was his first time using it.

He also planned to help Naruto in building his tolerance and energy reserves to better handle the strain he suffered using both techniques, though he had every intention to remind Naruto to limit his use of the technique he used to bring Dan and Nawaki back to life, he was impressed by his student's compassion and sense of kindness, willingly risking his powers to give Tsunade a measure of happiness for all the things she had to deal with for some time, but he was not entirely happy that Naruto was taking that risk at his current level of experience, growth and naturally power.

However, that part of his training would have to take....what was that term again? Oh yeah, a back seat, since he had to deal with other important matters at the moment.

"By the way Naruto....we will be having guests here in a few days, so it would be best that you make yourself comfortable with having company."

"Really? Who are these guests anyway?"

Fenrix was about to reply when the doors opened and in came none other than Jiraiya and Tsunade as well as Shizune, the blonde Hokage had to admit that the home that Naruto now had was very impressive and the same went for Shizune as well, Jiraiya decided to bring the two women there to Naruto's home in order for them to see just what sort of place Naruto now had to live in, and from what he could see the two women were impressed.

Fenrix then stepped forward wit Kin who had just finished using her toothbrush and joined him as well as Naruto in greeting their guests. Naruto naturally as clan head spoke first, though he still needed to learn to address Tsunade as the Hokage.

"Hey Tsunade-san, what brings you here?"

Tsunade however let it slide, since this was a personal visit and not an official one there was no need for Naruto to address her as Hokage just yet. Besides, she was not sworn into the office at the moment so there was no need for her to deal with the work load yet.

"I figured I take at your house, and I have to admit it is impressive, at first I thought it was going to be like those caves in the Hokage Monument where the civilians would be taken for safety in case of attack, but now....this place is really a good place to raise a clan."

Shizune also nodded in agreement, when she and Tsunade were brought to the location by Jiraiya she was also surprised at the way the place looked on the outside and she wondered just why Naruto would be living in a place like this one, but now that she was inside the fortress, she was utterly impressed, any normal person who wanted a place like this would have spent a literal fortune to come even close and there was no way a Genin could afford to have a place like this. She made that part of her thoughts clear enough as she spoke to the proud Genin.

"You have such a beautiful new home Naruto-kun, it's amazing!"

Naruto scratched his head while blushing at the praise and it was then that he forgot that he was supposed to introduce Tsunade and Shizune to the rest of his current clan. He then spoke to the two women as he pointed to Fenrix and Kin.

"By the way, I would like you to meet the rest of my clan, this is Kin who is adopted into the clan, she used to be from the Sound Village, but she is now on our side and is part of my clan as it's first adopted member."

Kin bowed before Tsunade as she already knew who she was, like all the people in the ninja world, Kin was familiar with the Sannin after all, her former leader was one of the Sannin and she had already met Jiraiya and now she was meeting Tsunade, she had heard rumours about Tsunade's super human strength, her skill in medical jutsu, and of course, the supposed good looks, and now she was seeing it all for real.

The former Sound Kunoichi then filled the two women in on the details that surrounded her defection and suffice to say, Tsunade and Shizune were impressed by what they had heard from the young woman and they could tell that there was no lie in her words when she told them of it all. They then directed their attention to Fenrix as the senior Ascendant bowed before the two in the show of respect he used when dealing with high ranking people in his former life as a soldier and when he was married to his wife so long ago before becoming a Dragon Ascendant and Valen's pupil.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Tsunade Senju, as the new Hokage of Konoha I welcome you to the home of Clan Uzumaki, and it is a pleasure to meet you as well Shizune."

Tsunade was amused at this and so was Shizune, they knew from Naruto that Fenrix was more than capable yet for someone with that much power, he seemed to be very humble about it, the newly sworn in Hokage did the same thing and bowed to Fenrix and so did Shizune.

As soon as those details were done, Naruto took the new guests at a tour of his home and he was feeling a great deal of pride as he showed them the rooms. It took at least an hour or so for Naruto, Kin, and Fenrix to guide Tsunade and Shizune through the home that Naruto now owned. As they looked about, the Hokage could tell that this place was going to be something that would take some getting used to due to the location that it was in. As soon as that was over, Naruto asked when she was going to heal both Kakashi and Sasuke and she replied that she would as soon as some more details were checked up by her in order to settle into the office of Hokage. He also asked Jiraiya what he was going to do now.

The Sannin answered that he was going to stay in Konoha a while and also help out Tsunade by acting as a spy for the village since technically he was not part of the village due to his wandering status and he would be able to get information in ways that would not be feasible by normal means. Naruto never got the real meaning of that and decided not to ask.

As soon as touring Naruto's new home was done, the Hokage asked to speak to Fenrix in private and while Naruto was not sure why this was the case, he decided to agree and head off to do some training in the training hall of his home and then getting a bit of rest before checking up on Lee and the others who were still in the hospital.

It was then that Tsunade managed to talk to Fenrix and it was there that the ground work for what was soon to come.

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Days later...

Naruto wondered just why was it that he was to wait for Tsunade as well as the guests who he was supposed to be expecting would be here soon. He was dressed in his usual choice of clothes, but these were updated by Fenrix to suit his status as head of his clan.

The blonde still wore his orange jacket with the same designs as before, though it was heavily changed in order to fit into his grown form due to his slowly but surely maturing powers as well as the accelerated growth rate that he had to undergo, his pants now had special marks on them. The blonde also wore a long coat that had the symbol of his clan on the back and was in red with gold flames as well. This was something that Naruto was not quite comfortable with but he accepted the need to look regal in some sense, at the very least he still had his forehead protector on.

He turned to face his sensei in the Dragon Ascendant arts and asked him a question.

"Fenrix-sensei....just who is coming along with Tsunade-san that I have to dress up like this?"

Fenrix merely smiled at that as he spotted the soon to arrive.

"Why don't you take a look for yourself?"

Naruto did so and he was able to see the guests who were arriving and was surprised to see not just Tsunade, Shizune and Jiraiya there, but also Kurenai as well as Hinata, Kiba, Akamaru and Shino yet there were two other people coming with them and both appeared to be women, one wore a vest and carried herself like a fierce female ninja with the same marks on her face as Kiba did and with wild spiky hair at that, he could see that she was dressed a Jonin and was possibly Kiba's mother as he could see some similarities in her as well as Kiba.

The other woman also had the same marks on her face but she seemed to have a gentler look about her, something that peaked Naruto's interest as he had never met her before as far as his memories went.

There was no doubt that she was related to Kiba and no doubt was his sister, and apparently older sister since she was taller than him. She too wore a vest and some sort of sleeveless shirt with short pants and sandals. Like Kiba and her mother, the mystery lady had animal familiars with her as well and they too were canines.

There was also Asuma along with his team of Ino, Chouji and Shikamaru, it made Naruto curious as to why they would be here of all things, with the way things were they would have missions to take care of in the mean time as well as routine patrols to help ensure security in the village, not that he didn't want them to come and see his home at all. He was curious too as to what they were going to do once they arrived here.

He also spotted Kakashi as well as Sakura and Sasuke and it did his heart good to see his team again and as much as he didn't show it, he was happy that Sasuke was back on his feet. Tsunade had kept her promise to heal the people injured and he was here before him. It was then that he spotted Gai with Lee with him as well as Neji and Tenten it would be a while before Lee could be taken to surgery so he would have to walk with a crutch for the time being. He hoped that Tsunade would soon heal Lee and get him back on his feet.

However he was somewhat surprised when he spotted Baki, who was joined by Gaara along with his siblings Temari and Kankurou, he wondered just what would bring Gaara back to the village and he could see that the return of the Genin from Suna had an effect as several of the other Genin in the group including Kiba as well as Sakura, not that he could blame them, he could even see Sasuke giving Gaara the look. However he was still curious as to what they were doing here of all things and with that train of thought he turned to Fenrix.

"Why are they here Fenrix-sensei?"

Fenrix merely smiled and replied.

"You'll find out soon enough Naruto, for now I think we should allow them a tour of the place do you not think so?"

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In the mansion/fortress of the Uzumaki Clan

Tsunade couldn't help but feel like she was going to burst out laughing at the utterly shocked look that Naruto had on his face. The blonde Genin was not alone either as his team mates, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha were there as well his Jonin sensei Kakashi. They were not the only one as the other Genin teams were there as well as the people in question.

They were all in the main hall of the mansion/fortress that Naruto now had as a home and it was something that had amazed the rest of Naruto's class-mates as well as several other members of the group that accompanied them all to take the tour of Naruto's home/fortress.

Asuma whistled at the view as he looked at the home Naruto now owned, he had thought that living in a mountain would have meant living in caves as well as tunnels with torch light as the only available light source. This was completely far from what he had expected, this place made in the most lavish comforts in some of the places he had been to look like a second rate hotel. Not only that, the place radiated a great deal of energy all around itself, he doubted that just anyone could come into this place without being sensed.

Shikamaru had to admit that the place was certainly grand, hard to imagine in his mind that Naruto was the sole owner of this place. How it had been constructed without anyone in Konoha knowing about it made the lazy genius Genin wonder just what was going on at the moment, he had no idea as to why he was dragged along, but he hoped that something good was going to come out of this when he got dragged off when he was playing another game of shogi with his dad.

Ino had to admit that compared to Naruto's old place, the place he now lived in was grand, long ago she had seen his old apartment and was shocked to see him living in such a dank and run down place that should have been condemned a long time ago. Now it seemed that he lived in a place that made her own home look like a hovel, not that it bothered her at the moment. Still, the place looked very elegant and well maintained for a home build into a mountain.

Chouji was busy snaking along with his favourite bag of chips, but even he had to admit that the place was certainly impressive. He was also impressed with the kitchens and took Asuma and Shikamaru to get him away from trying the food stored in Naruto's supplies.

Kurenai was likewise impressed as Asuma was due to the grand way the halls were made, she could see how artistically everything in the room was done and there was no doubt that this place had plenty of value in the materials that were used into creating this place. Just a portion of the things she saw in Naruto's home would be enough to pay for a large estate already. The Jonin sensei of Kiba, Shino and Hinata looked about even more to see this place in full beauty, it would do her good to know that Hinata would find this place worth living in.

Hana had to admit that the place she would be living in if she agreed to be married to Naruto was very much an attractive place. The place was unlike anything she had seen before and was hardly something that she had expected when she had seen the place up front, it was not surprising as the place was a giant piece of solid stone. She marvelled at the intricate designs and constructions in the halls as well as the rest of the rooms, her canine familiars also smelled the place and she could tell that the dogs were somewhat comfortable in this place.

Kiba whistled a bit as both he and Akamaru looked at the sheer size of the place that was now Naruto's home. The pair came along with Hinata, Hiashi, Hanabi, as well as Neji along with his sister Hana as well as her own canine familiars, and of course, their mother Tsume was coming along. To think that Naruto now called this place home was something that Kiba was very much thought would never happen of all things. He was still not very happy with the idea of Hana being married to Naruto but that was up to Naruto to decide if he was in the mood to be married.

Hinata herself was awed at the sheer beauty of Naruto's new home as well as her sister Hanabi, she had been told by her father that Naruto's home would take some getting used to and sure enough her father was right. She had no idea that Naruto owned this place and to think she would be staying here from now on with Naruto. The thought of it made her blush bright red as she thought over on the fact that she and Naruto were to be married.

Shino was silent, but one could tell from his slight signs of facial movement that he himself was impressed by the new home that Naruto now owned. This makes the home his clan lived in look like a simple cottage. He was not jealous in the least, he was rather interested as to how Naruto would be able to handle the situation he was going to be in once he finally tied the knot with Hinata, and of course....with Kiba's sister Hana.

Sakura had no idea that Naruto lived in such a grandiose place, how this place had evaded human detection for nearly a decade was something that amazed her greatly. As she looked about she couldn't help but wonder at how long it must have taken for this place to be constructed over the period of time.

Kakashi had to admit that the place was very well built and while he was no expert on engineering, he could see that the entire mansion/fortress could take a serious amount of pounding from enemy attackers and considering the fact that it took both Naruto and Fenrix to open the doors, that meant that only they could open the doors into this place.

Sasuke was sullen but looking about, he could feel the raw power in this place and it gnawed at him to know that Naruto was owner of the fortress, there was great power in this place, power that now belonged to the blonde dope and he was not very happy about that. There was no telling what sort of secrets could be stored here and it was all for Naruto....it galled him, but he kept that hidden.

Temari was utterly surprised by the place she had just walked into, when she first saw the place she thought that she was going to be living in a cave or something similar to the wall homes that they used in Suna, instead when she entered the place it was grand and beautiful, to think that this place had evaded detection by their forces for so long was something that she had no idea about. The blonde Genin from Suna was going to have to get used to the idea of living in such a grand place.

Kankurou whistled as he looked the place over at the moment and couldn't help but find the place his sister was soon going to be living in to be very impressive. At least he was assured that his big sister was not going to be living in some sort of dump. He would have blown a gasket if he found out that the place Temari was going to be staying in was going to be poor excuse for a home, at least the place was certainly classy and well made.

Gaara was still as silent as ever but he raised his eye brows as he looked over his sister's new home as well as his soon to be brother in law's home as well. It made him smile mentally as seeing the inner halls of the place and he could tell that this place was going to be very good as a place for Temari to live in for the time being.

Baki himself was impressed by Naruto's home, how he was able to keep this place hidden from anyone was an amazing feat that boggled the Suna Jonin's mind. He looked at the halls and couldn't help that maybe the Suna Council made the right move in aligning with this clan. He only hoped that the alliance would be growing well in a few more years.

That was an hour ago as the members of the Uzumaki Clan showed the grounds and after all that was over, they were now in the main halls and this was where Tsunade along with Jiraiya and Shizune sat down to talk to Naruto about just what was going on. The blonde Genin was naturally shocked at the news that he was going to meet his potential brides. The very second that Hana, Hinata and Temari were now there in front of the others he was wide eyed as he looked the three of them. He couldn't believe that this was happening and looked at them with surprise.

"Are you serious?!"

Gaara stepped forward and spoke to Naruto.

"It's good to see you again Naruto."

Naruto didn't know what to say for a moment, but managed to get his thoughts back in order and nodded with a smile to Gaara, who he could see was smiling back, and not in the old fashion that he normally did.

"Same here Gaara."

"You've taught me something important when we last fought and you've given me a new goal to reach, so I ask you to take good care of my sister."

Naruto could tell that Gaara was serious about that and he nodded in agreement.

"I will."

Kiba then stepped forward and spoke to Naruto in a serious glare, nothing too threatening but showing that he was serious about this as well.

"You take good care of my sister Naruto, or Kami help me I will beat you to a pulp if you do something bad to her!"

"ARF!!! GRRRRR!!!!"

Akamaru offered the same sentiment as Kiba did and Naruto couldn't help but sweat drop at that, while he could take Kiba on as well as Akamaru easily enough there was no need to come to blows at the moment and therefore he nodded to Kiba and replied.

"Nothing's going to happen to your sister Kiba."

Kiba snorted at that and replied.

"Make sure of that Naruto."

Naruto then turned his attention to his fellow team members and spoke to Kakashi first.

"Are you feeling all right Kakashi sensei?"

Kakashi nodded at that, surprised and a bit happy that his student still worried about him, it was somewhat nice to be worried over though he would never admit to it.

"I am fine Naruto-kun so make sure to be ready when we take missions after you get settled in all right?"

"You got it! How about you Sakura-chan, you all right?'

Sakura nodded at Naruto, a bit surprised at his concern for her, not that she didn't want it or anything, it just surprised her a bit.

"I'm fine, I have to admit your new home is impressive."

"Thanks a bunch for that Sakura-chan!"

Naruto was happy that Sakura was praising his home of all things and then he directed his attention to Sasuke.

"Are you feeling all right Sasuke?"

"I'm standing aren't I?"

Naruto nodded as Sasuke looked on at him, no doubt still recalling the words that Itachi spoke to them all when they were still at the town. It was not long before Fenrix decided that some food and drink would be in order for the guests and both he and Kin went to the kitchens while Naruto guided them to the dining hall. All the while, Naruto couldn't help but try to make sense of all this, he knew that he was soon to be married as the head of his clan, but he was not expecting it to be today of all days.

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Later...

As he helped the guests into the dining hall, it was then that Fenrix brought in the food using his powers to levitate the food in while Kin helped with easier to carry dishes and drinks. The food comprised of meat such as pork, beef, and chicken as well as fish, there was also fruit, vegetables, and grains to even things out. The people were surprised at how quickly the feast was made and decided to dig in and found the food to be very delicious and filling as well. Fenrix then requested that in order for the group to be more comfortable in each other's presence, Naruto would have to sit with Hinata, Hana, and Temari in order to get used to the fact that he would be marrying either of them or all three of them in the near future.

This seating arrangement was met with some reluctance from the blonde Genin and clan head, but seeing as he had no choice at the moment, as well as the fact that the others were looking at him, he decided not to offend and sat with the three women. Naruto was in the middle of it all. As the meal went underway, Hinata was more than willing to play the part of prospective wife to be as she offered Naruto the first bite of the food, Naruto blushed a bit and accepted Hinata's offer, much to her happiness, all the while Hana and Temari were still not very comfortable with the idea, but it was not long before the two other women decided to take turns at this so they could get things to a head start, and the sight of Naruto being fed by Hana, Hinata, and Temari made Chouji comment.

"Wow....I wish that when I eat I was treated like that."

This had a reaction as the others chuckled a little; even Gaara gave a slight smirk while Kankurou was laughing a bit as well. Asuma was also shaking his head and trying not to laugh as well, while Kurenai smiled encouragingly at Hinata who was blushing to the point of her face resembling a tomato. Kakashi was laughing a bit, while the others were having their own reactions at the utter embarrassment evident on Naruto's face. Temari did not like this but had to admit it was kind of funny while Hana did what she could and she found that it would take some getting used to.

Tsunade was also enjoying this while Jiraiya was planning to have this written in his new novel and he already had the plot in mind, while Shizune was also laughing a bit herself. As for Naruto in question, he wished he could just melt into a puddle and fade away, he had never been this embarrassed before in his life, but there was no denying the fact that a part of him was enjoying this greatly.

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Later...

As the others had left, there were only a handful of people left in the main hall, namely Temari, Hana, Hinata, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Shizune as well as Fenrix and Naruto. The senior Dragon Ascendant looked at everyone gathered in the room and could tell that now was the time that the three prospective brides to be were informed of the truth behind Naruto's life. It was going to be something that they would have to learn on their own. Of course it would be better that it was told to them by someone of authority in the village, and that one was none other than Tsunade. With that in mind, he decided to speak first.

"Before we begin to discuss the matter of you three ladies being guests in this house of the Uzumaki Clan, there are some things that I need to know about the three of you, therefore, I would like to know you three in turn, I may have read your files but it is still important that you tell me as to who you are. Why don't we start with you Hinata Hyuuga?"

Hinata nodded and spoke to Fenrix who was looking right at her.

"My name is Hinata Hyuuga of the Hyuuga Clan, and I am the current heir to the Hyuuga family and like all members of my family I use the Byakugan. I was born on December 27 and have been training in the Gentle Fist for most of my years, I am a member of Team 8 and my Jonin sensei is Yuhi Kurenai, my team mates are Kiba of the Inuzuka Clan and his familiar Akamaru, as well as Shino Aburame of the Aburame Clan."

"Fair enough Hinata Hyuuga, but I would like to know how well do you know Naruto."

Hinata blushed at that and twiddled her fingers and after a moment or two, managed to get the courage to speak.

"I....I....I've been watching Naruto-kun ever since, since we were students in the Academy, and I've...admired him for a long time, though I....ummm...never told him about it, until now. I've....always admired his dedication and his determination no matter what happens to him, and i....find that very admirable...."

Hinata blushed deeply much to Fenrix's amusement as well as Naruto embarrassment as he had no idea that Hinata thought of him in such a way. She was too embarrassed to speak anymore but Fenrix didn't force her to continue and he spoke to her.

"Very well, there will be time for the two of you to get to know one another better, now then, what of you Temari of Suna?"

Temari turned to face Fenrix and knew that it was her turn to introduce herself and while she was not keen on the whole thing, she was here and now so decided to do what she could.

"My name is Temari, and I am the daughter and first born child of the former Fourth Kazekage, my brothers are Gaara of the Sand who is my youngest brother and Kankurou who is my second youngest brother. I am one of the few Genin of my village who has an animal summon and I have skills in using Wind Release due to having my special Iron Fan and my sensei is Baki and our team is known as the Sand Siblings."

"I see...and how familiar are you with Naruto?"

"I met him in the Chuunin Exams, the first time I saw him, he wasn't much to look at in the beginning, but ever since he defeated my brother Gaara using his powers, i guess I am kind of curious, he never had that kind of ability when I first met him."

"Good, now I believe that it is your turn Hana Inuzuka."

Hana took a deep breath to calm her inner self more, as her animal familiars were next to her at the moment. As soon as she was feeling a lot more confident of the situation before her, she began to speak

"I am Hana Inuzuka of the Inuzuka Clan, and I am the first born daughter of Tsume Inuzuka who is the current head of the Inuzuka Clan, my brother is Kiba Inuzuka and I work in the Konoha Veterinary department of the Konoha medical group, taking care of all the animal familiars who are injured in the line of duty for Konoha as well as those who reside here as pets of the various people, civilian and ninja alike. I have been doing this for at least eight years ever since leaving the Academy. My canine familiars are the Haimaru Sankyodai and they are my constant companions when in battle."

Hana then turned to Naruto and spoke.

"I am not familiar with Naruto-kun that well due to not having met him before, due to my duties at the hospital and during the invasion, though I do know that he and my brother Kiba used to play games together as kids. It's kind of surprising when my mother Tsume suggested I would be marrying him actually."

Naruto had to agree there, he knew Kiba had a sister but never met her until now. Fenrix could tell that now was the right time to get down to the more serious discussions. With that in mind, he gave them all some moments to get used to seeing one another and when he was sure that they were ready, he spoke to them in all seriousness.

"Now that I know who you three really are as people from what I have just heard, I will not have something of great importance to tell you, however, before I do so, I will ask Naruto something that has a great deal of concern for marriage into the clan to work."

Naruto turned to face Fenrix who spoke to him.

"Is it all right if they are told about....your secret?"

Naruto was surprised and looked at the three women apprehensively and then turned to face Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya. He did not like this and he recalled that there was a law made by Sarutobi forbidding the discussion of it all throughout the village as far as he knew. But there was no doubt that it had to be told, and seeing that Tsunade nodded in agreement, Naruto decided to give his approval.

Fenrix saw the approval from Naruto, knowing that this was going to be the hard part for him, and with that in mind he directed his attention to the three women.

"What I am about to tell you three is considered a deep secret here in Konoha, and this will be very serious as the previous Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi has made a law that forbids any mention of this in and out of Konoha, so for you Temari and for your sensei Baki, you must swear absolute secrecy here and now that you will speak of this in Suna should you return there, if this comes out, then expect me to come there to deal with it."

Both ninja from Suna could tell that Fenrix was dead serious about what he had said, they had now learned that he was more powerful than Naruto in using his powers and it would not be a difficult thing for Fenrix to carry out his threat to them, they nodded and Fenrix replied to ease their fears.

"I have no intention of fighting your village, I am warning you not just for the secrecy of the village of Konoha, but also for you not to take advantage of the things you are about to hear. This is a great secret that weighs heavily on the village and also to the head of this clan. And for you Hinata Hyuuga and Hana Inuzuka, this is a serious matter as well so you must not speak of it to others for the time being."

Seeing that both Hinata and Hana agreed, the Ascendant explained just what this secret was.

"There is no doubt that you have heard of the Kyuubi No Kitsune that attacked Konoha years before and that it was stopped by the Fourth Hokage who gave up his life to seal away the demon fox and prevent it from harming others in the village. What you do not know is that the Fourth sealed away the Kyuubi into the body of a young baby. He had asked this young child to be heralded as the hero who could imprison the Kyuubi and keep it hidden away. However, the people having hated the Kyuubi for all the lives it took denied this request."

The three women had no idea what this was about, even more so with Temari and Baki who were unaware of the whole story. Hinata and Hana however were well aware of this story as it had been told in the Academy when they were younger, though Hana knew it for a long time ever since leaving the Academy and doing her part as a ninja of Konoha. However, she had never heard of the Fourth sealing it away in a child.

Fenrix then continued with his explanations.

"The villagers hated this child and wanted the boy killed, however the Third Hokage who had retaken the position took the steps to protect this child, and made a law that forbade anyone who had seen the Kyuubi to take action on the young child as well as never to speak of the events long ago. The Hokage looked up favourably on the boy and considered him a true hero by all rights; he gave a stable life as best he could for the young boy as he grew up and eventually entered the Academy to be a ninja, with his express desire to rise to the rank of Hokage. That boy in question is the one before you..."

Three sets of eyes looked right at Naruto with shock and surprise, this struck Naruto hard like lightning bolts as this was the moment he had been afraid of, his dark secret was out and it was no longer going to be taken back, but instead of facing the three women in question he looked down on the ground for a moment or two and decided to look at them.

Hinata was utterly shocked by this and now saw why so many of the older villagers gave Naruto such a hard time and treated him like dirt, she couldn't help but try to take in the fact that he was the container of the Kyuubi. However she looked at the fear Naruto had, she could see that Naruto was very scared and it was the very first time she had ever seen him this way before. She thought it over and couldn't blame Naruto for feeling the way he was at the moment. However instead of fear and horror, she didn't feel that...she felt something else....understanding and empathy. After all, despite all that happened to him, Naruto would not give up and that was what made her feel attracted to him in the first place.

She recalled how he told her to stand up to Neji even when al things were hopeless and how he was so kind to her, healing her injuries and being there in her time of recovery. How could someone like him be a monster? She owed Naruto more than just her growth and courage, she owed him her new found faith in herself and her desire to succeed no matter the odds, and her drive to be the best.

Temari was stunned as she began to take in the revelation that Naruto was the same as Gaara, no wonder Gaara was seemingly different from what he was before he fought Naruto. To know that he was not alone and that Naruto was stronger than him had changed Gaara, yet instead of driving him to madness, Gaara changed for the better, he began to be like a brother to her and Kankurou and while it was going to take some effort for them to get used to it and no doubt the same could be said for the others in the village, she was happy for it, and now that she was told of Naruto's secret, it made sense to her why Gaara approved of Naruto as her husband. He considered Naruto as the right man for her to marry if he was like him but was able to have friends, to care for others, to gain strength from protecting others, and to show him what love truly is. That was why Gaara did not resist the idea of her being married to Naruto and instead approved of it.

And now that she thought about it....she had to give Naruto due respect, he had changed her brother from a monster to a person, given him a new path to follow and to be the brother he could be, and most of all, she could be able to make things right for her family, all due to him defeating her brother in combat.

As for Hana, she was quite surprised about this and was unsure about how she would act at the moment since unlike Hinata or Temari, she had no prior history with Naruto, but she had always considered him to be just like her little brother, and she had seen them together back when they used to skip school and play games with one another back in their younger days before Kiba was taking his lessons a bit more seriously. To know that he was the container of the Kyuubi was something that she was unaware of. After all, she was still young and only heard about the events that happened and now knowing the truth was surprising to say the least.

Fenrix could tell that this was going to be hard and then turned to Naruto to let him speak.

"Naruto...it's time to tell them how you found out."

Naruto was silent for a moment or two and looked at everyone in the room, including Jiraiya, Tsunade, Shizune, Kurenai, Baki, and Kakashi as well how he had found out about the Kyuubi when Mizuki tried to frame him for the theft of the Book of Seals made by the First Hokage and how Iruka had risked his life to save him and what happened afterwards.

As soon as that was over, Fenrix looked at the three women and directed his attention to Hinata Hyuuga, she was going to be the hardest one to deal with at the moment as she had long since had a deep crush on Naruto and there was the chance that learning about his secret could change that completely so he had to know just where was Hinata's thoughts on the discovery of Naruto's past and the reason why he was treated the way he was ever since she had first laid eyes on him back in the Academy.

"Hinata, I am going to ask you something important, knowing Naruto's secret, are you going to agree to being married to him?"

Hinata looked up and spoke with conviction in her eyes.

"I-I want to marry Naruto-kun!"

Fenrix looked at Hinata with a look of approval, but the senior Dragon Ascendant was not yet fully convinced of Hinata's pure sincerity, he had to make sure that she was indeed serious about her desire to marry Naruto.

"Are you sure of your decision Hinata Hyuuga? Knowing now that Naruto is a Jinchuuriki and carries the Kyuubi, do you still wish to marry him?"

Hinata looked at Fenrix, realizing that she had to prove to Naruto's teacher in the Ascendant arts that she was indeed serious about what she had just said to him, she had to admit that it shocked her to know that Naruto had the Kyuubi inside of himself, and it was made him have such a sad and lonely life, the same things she had seen when they were growing up and when she had first laid eyes on him when they were younger. Now that she knew that this was the reason why Naruto had such a hard and lonely life, she wanted to show to Naruto that she did love him. She then looked at Naruto who looked at her for the moment, she could see that he was not quite happy with the truth coming out and now waited for her decision.

And she was more than willing to show her decision.

"I am sure of my decision; I don't care at all about Naruto-kun being the one who holds the Kyuubi, to me...Naruto-kun is not the Kyuubi itself, but his own person, and is someone who inspired me to stand up for myself no matter what. And I....I've always cared for him ever since I....first laid eyes on him. I want to help Naruto-kun to not feel lonely anymore so that is why I want to marry him."

Naruto was stunned while Fenrix saw that Hinata meant every word and the same went for Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Kurenai, Baki and Shizune. Fenrix nodded in approval at Hinata's words and smiled at her, he then turned to Naruto and spoke to him.

"It seems that you have a good partner here."

Naruto was silent at this but then gave Hinata a small but smile bright smile, something that Hinata gave back. Then Fenrix directed his attention to both Hana and Temari, he spoke to Temari first to find out her own state of mind, there was no doubt in his mind that the discovery that her prospective mate was the same as her brother was quite a surprise for her. He decided to speak to get her attention.

"Temari, I believe it is your turn to state your own decision on the matter. Would you agree to this marriage, knowing full well that Naruto is similar to your brother Gaara?"

Temari looked at Fenrix, aware now that the Dragon Ascendant's focus was on her this time, she took a deep breath as she relaxed her mind and thought things over carefully. Knowing the truth about Naruto made her realize that this indeed was something that she was not going to be speaking about. Besides, she had already understood a lot of things ever since Fenrix revealed the secret that Naruto had in him. She was still not sure about it, but she knew that she had been asked to do this marriage alliance and saying no was not really an option, but she did want to know just who this guy was that not only defeated her brother, but changed him for the better and gave her a chance to be a sister to Gaara.

It was true that she felt some level of discomfort of the idea of marrying someone with the same or even greater power than her brother, she full well the stories of the Kyuubi's power and how it was the most powerful of the bijuu in existence, and the battle she had witnessed only weeks before had been able to show to her how deadly Naruto really was. Yet unlike Gaara he never became a monster or a murderer or disturbed. She wanted to know more about him, who was Naruto in real life?

With that in mind, she gave her answer to Fenrix.

"I...agree to going forward with the marriage..."

"Tell me why Temari. Is it because of the marriage alliance or something else?"

"To be honest...the marriage alliance is part of it, I want to protect my village from retaliation not just from Konoha but also from other villages and nations who might try to take advantage of all that has happened. I know my duties as the daughter of the Kazekage and this is one of them. But there is more, I guess I owe Naruto something important, and that is how he changed my brother Gaara, he defeated my brother and changed him, knowing now that he is like my brother Gaara yet somehow being able to have friends, and family, people he loves more than his own life is something that I want to know about. He changed Gaara and made my brother walk a different path now, and he gave me a chance to be the sister I should have been to Gaara, but was too afraid to do because of the life he had been given. I owe Naruto that much and since he is the only guy I know that Gaara respects and trusts, I am willing to get to know him more, even marry him if and when the time comes."

Naruto blushed a bit more and scratched his head, rather surprised at what Temari was saying, he had no idea that he had made such an impact on Gaara of all people and that Gaara trusts him this much. He decided not to disappoint Gaara and strive to do his best to make Temari happy, though how he was going to accomplish that was something he knew he was going to have to work on when the time comes.

Fenrix nodded at this and then turned to Hana.

"Now I believe it is your turn Hana Inuzuka, I would like to point out that it is your decision now to decide if you wish for this or not."

Hana thought about all she had just been told and it was something that she had never thought possible in her own mind. It was hard to fathom just how could someone like Naruto be the Kyuubi, in truth she was still a young girl when the Kyuubi attacked and while growing up she had heard and seen the villagers when they were dealing with Naruto and it confused her as to why they treated him like that and it made her ask her mother that more than once, Tsume said that it was hard for people to let go of something they disliked even if there was no need for it, Tsume even said that she was not really happy with how Naruto was treated but told Hana to make her own choice on the matter concerning Naruto. She decided to let that come of it's own time and allow Kiba to have fun playing with Naruto despite the fact that she had a feeling they didn't always get along.

She then looked at Naruto and then to Fenrix and replied.

"To be honest, I don't really know how to deal with this since I've not been as familiar with Naruto-kun, but my mother once taught me to let myself decide how to look at things. And I've seen Naruto when he does what he can while being here in the village. Now I know that I've never really known him, and learning that he carries the Kyuubi inside of himself is something that surprised me greatly as well as makes me very nervous. But he doesn't act like the Kyuubi I heard so much about growing up and he is a good person since he's never turned on his friends and family who reside here in the village. That is not the sign of a demon but a person and I want to know just what sort of person Naruto-kun really is."

"I....don't know fully how I feel about this and for Naruto-kun yet, but I am willing to give this marriage a try, I just hope that it will be all right for all involved."

Fenrix looked at her and spoke seriously.

"And that means that you are willing to go ahead with this?"

"I believe so, besides, I want to know just how far this can get and maybe learn more about Naruto-kun."

As soon as he was done telling them of his approval of their decisions he gave the floor to Tsunade who nodded in approval of the results as well. The Hokage then spoke of the arrangements that had been agreed to by her as well as Jiraiya, and Fenrix.

"It's good to know that you three are willing to take this chance, and for that I am happy to announce this marriage to be legalized, however, we are not going to send you off to the altars just yet, since it will be some time before a formal clan marriage ceremony is carried out, the four of you will be living here in this home/fortress in order to get to know one another in many senses. Keep in mind that considering the situation that we have in rebuilding Konoha at the moment means that funds and a formal place for the wedding will be in short supply and since many of you need time to get to know one another you will be given at least two months time to get to know and learn to live in the same home with one another."

"Also, until the wedding date, Hinata will be taking part in joint missions with her team when they are called for a mission and with Kakashi's team when there are no missions for her team. In Hana's case, if there are no assignments for her to take she can remain here in Konoha in the Hospital in her duties as a veterinarian and in the Uzumaki Clan fortress or be on assignment with Kakashi's team on their missions, and the same could be said for Temari as she will be assigned to work with Kakashi's team on missions, but for the first two weeks, you all will not be taking part in any missions so focus on getting to know one another."

"Keep in mind that Naruto's still allowed to take more than one wife apart from the three of you so expect this place to be filled up if that occurs, if it does, I want to make sure that there is a good deal of discussion on how to best deal with the situation that you all will be in for the duration of two months, in order to avoid misunderstandings as well as the ensuring chaos if things go bad."

Tsunade then gave a slight grin and spoke out a sly reminder to the three women as well as Naruto himself.

"And one more thing...try not to get too frisky while you all are here in the home all right? It will be hard to explain to everyone if the three of you ladies suddenly need to start wearing maternity dresses in your weddings instead of wedding gowns. And you Naruto-kun are going to have to take special classes on how to be intimate with women. And I would recommend that you three ladies start taking birth control IF you all decide to learn about each other in the more intimate setting."

The four people in question blushed bright red a Tsunade's last words and the meaning in them as well. Jiraiya grinned mentally to himself while Kakashi was trying his best not to smile underneath his mask. The Jonin and the Sannin were going to be very eager on just how Naruto was going to deal with the matter. Shizune herself was also trying his best not to laugh and embarrass the four people even more, while the serious Baki tried not to make any comments that could add further fuel to the fire. Kurenai was blushing a bit herself as well and she couldn't help but stifle a chuckle at the sight of Hinata blushing so hard she was amazed that the shy girl had not fainted dead away. Naruto however reacted at those words...

"Hokage-san, stop that!!!"

The other adults laughed a bit and Fenrix decided that now was the time for them to get some much needed rest, and due to Tsunade's request for them to spend time getting to know one another first before making plans for the marriage, they were given their own rooms to stay in. Hinata, Hana, and Temari were amazed at how their rooms looked even if they were merely guest rooms. Kin explained that she too had her own room and explained all the functions of the things they found in the rooms they were given.

Fenrix reminded them that tomorrow was going to the be the first day of their lives so they would have to get ready for it. The four nodded and Tsunade as well as the other adults bid them farewell as they were going to meet up with the others who had been asked to wait back in Konoha.

As Naruto entered his room, he gave a look to the three women and wondered just how he was going to deal with all this, he decided to wait for tomorrow to get the answers he needed.

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The next day...

Naruto woke up in his bed and tried to get a sense of what had happened recently, when his memories came back, he felt an odd sense of relief that his secret was out as well as seeing that despite learning this it seemed that the three women who were to be his wives in a number of months were willing to give this whole thing a try, it still made him reel at the fact that he was to be married soon in a number of months.

He managed to get the sleepiness out of his head, or at least a part of the sleepiness as he went into his room's bathroom and managed to get himself cleaned up and was getting ready for the very first day of his life being engaged, it was going to take a while to get used to the idea that he was now going to be married to three women in two months. His mind then began to form ideas on just how he was going to spend his...

Naruto shook his head at those thoughts and tried to focus on other things, like taking a shower, and he set the water on hot to get himself relaxed a bit, though as he did so, his brain began to recall those fantasies of his. He decided to deal with that as soon as he was done in the shower and before meeting the others he was going to have to deal with calming down his hormones.

As soon as he took his shower, he decided to brush his teeth and as he did so, he decided to wipe away the steam on his mirror and looked at himself, as soon as he was done brushing his teeth, he decided to get his forehead protector which he placed in the bathroom to clean up. As soon as he was done, he placed his forehead protector on and headed out the door of his bath-room, while still drying his hair with only his boxers on.

The blonde heard a gasp and quickly turned to find out who did that and to his embarrassment it was none other than....

"H-Hinata?!"

The young Hyuuga heiress had woken up early and spent some time to explore the mansion and spoke with Fenrix and then decided to see how Naruto was doing and since the young woman along with her fellow women were given special passes to open the doors in the fortress, she was able to enter Naruto's room, with the pure intention to see how he was doing.

Hinata gasped as she looked her prospective groom and long time crush and despite her shy and timid nature she found herself rooted on the spot as she looked at Naruto's physically mature form and she couldn't help but look at him while blushing to the roots of her hair.

"Hey, what going on...."

Naruto quickly turned to see none other than Temari and Hana who apparently had decided to walk in the area and heard the gasp from Hinata, and now were looking at him. He was shocked, but then realized that since he had been using hot water in order to take a bath earlier as well as dealing with his fantasies....a certain part of his male anatomy was very much seen in a rather awakened state.

The reaction of the women were different, Hinata fainted dead away while Hana blushed bright red and looked in the other direction while Temari spoke out her mind at what she was looking at while blushing bright red at the sight before her.

"AAAAAHHHHHH!! PERVERT!!!!"

Naruto tried to say something, but Temari already had an answer to that....in the shape of her giant iron fan.

WHACK!!!

Fenrix grinned at that as he had just gotten to the door from the sleeping section of the fortress to speak to them that breakfast was ready. Despite his training, the senior Ascendant couldn't help but be somewhat amused and he then moved away as he whispered to himself.

"Day One has just gotten interesting."

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To be continued...

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Author's Notes:

Now that should wrap this one up, it's not much but let's hope that this will develop well on it's own and thus will mature well enough without too much changes.

It seems that the three ladies are willing to take this chance, but if anyone was expecting a shotgun style wedding on the next chapter, then it is not going to happen that way at the moment, after all, they hardly know each other that well at the moment so we are going to let the women get to know Naruto as well as each other in order to make the marriage a lot smoother for all involved.

Now I have stated that there is still room for some more women to join up with Naruto's clan so feel free to give your suggestions. Just keep in mind that Tsunade is not going to be included in the group, she will have her own partner in this story soon enough so don't ask me if I plan to pair her up with someone.

Anyway, this will the only update that will be present for this fic so it might take some time before a new one will soon be seen in the works, so this will allow me to take a break as well as focus on other projects that have to be updated and planned out.