Naruto Dragon Ascendant
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Chapter 9
Home Life
( ): Thoughts
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In the Uzumaki Clan Fortress...
Naruto and the others were currently eating their breakfast but at the moment everyone was rather silent, no doubt due to the same incident that had just occurred before them no less than two hours before. Fenrix looked at the group before him and couldn't help but grin somewhat at what he was looking at. The blonde Genin and Clan head was busy trying to focus on eating while not looking at the three women who were also trying not to look at him.
Only two hours ago, Temari had hit Naruto on the head with her fan, on a normal person, they blow would have hurt like mad but since Naruto's Dragon King Blood made him very resilient to normal physical blows, that was not going to stop him and Temari founds that out well enough.
Fenrix stepped in and managed to calm down everyone as well as revive Hinata and asked the girls to leave the room to allow Naruto to get dressed. After that was finished, they went to the Dining Hall to have breakfast. The senior Dragon Ascendant could tell that his first day was going to be an interesting time and hoped that he could keep the peace between Naruto and the others.
As soon as they were all done eating, Fenrix turned to speak to Naruto.
"Naruto, may I have a word with you in the Training Hall?"
Naruto wondered what was that about and nodded as he excused himself and then the two headed for the Training Hall, but not before Fenrix spoke to the three women in question.
"By the way, after I am done talking with Naruto, I will be speaking to the three of you next on some important matters."
Temari, Hana, and Hinata thought about that and wondered if this soon to come discussion had anything to do with the incident that just occurred. Hinata was still blushing like mad at the memories of what she saw, while Hana was trying to stem the tide of images in her own mind, and Temari was still trying to get used to the idea of seeing what she saw.
All three women nodded and decided to busy themselves while waiting for Fenrix to talk to them. As the two Dragon Ascendants left for the training hall, the three women took their leave to the rest of the rooms in the mansion/fortress that they were living in.
Hinata went to the Creation Hall and marvelled at the place while looking at the all the things she had seen, Hana and her canine familiars who had joined her went off to explore the rest of the mansion fortress while Temari decided to look at the statues in the Main Hall as well as take in the sights of her new home. All three of them had to admit that living here wasn't such a bad prospect now as they looked at it all.
Hinata marvelled at what she was seeing and it was then in the Creation Hall that she saw Kin who was busy arranging some scrolls and she recalled that the former Sound Genin had been one of the foes fought by her fellow Genin of Konoha and she wondered just how she had joined Naruto's clan. With that desire to know this situation more, the Hyuuga heiress walked over to Kin and spoke.
"Excuse me?"
Kin looked and spoke.
"Yeah, what is it?"
"I-I was wondering how you became part of....ummm, well, N-Naruto-kun's clan, didn't you used to be with Sound?"
Kin nodded and sighed as she thought back on how exactly she landed to be here in Naruto's clan, and as she told Hinata the whole thing, the former Sound Genin wondered just how she was going to act while she was here in the fortress. Fenrix had become her sensei and despite the fact that she was no Ascendant, she found her new sensei to be a kind master who did his best to help her. She had very few regrets and here she could start a new life, she had no family with which to speak of as she had always been an orphan to begin with so there was no need for her to worry about any family, she had a new family here and she was going to make the most of it.
As she finished telling her story to Hinata, the former Sound Kunoichi realized that she was supposed to be taking care of some important materials here in the Hall and it would not be good if she was distracted for too long.
"You'll have to excuse me, I have to get back to work."
"Oh! All right, thank you Kin-san."
"Not a problem, anyway, why don't you go and see how Naruto-sama is doing at the moment?"
Hinata nodded and recalled the way to the Training Hall in the Fortress that was now her home, it was not long before she arrived there and entered the halls and there before her was Naruto currently sparring with Fenrix in the use of Elemental Manipulation Taijutsu, Naruto was currently using Fire as his Element and Fenrix countered with Water, she had seen Naruto in action before when he had been fighting with Neji back in the Chuunin Exams and she was still amazed that Naruto had this kind of power. Both master and pupil threw Fire and Water at one another. As she watched, Naruto threw fast and strong punches and kicks, unleashing tongues of flame as Fenrix who retaliated with barriers of water as well as whips of water that Naruto had to deflect with walls and waves of flames of his own.
The sounds of boiling water and razing fire were heard as the two Ascendants fought one another with considerable skill as Hinata watched the whole thing before her at the moment. Naruto and Fenrix continued with their sparring and eventually the two of them stopped attacking and relaxed, Hinata saw the tattoos that glowed on their bodies began to fade back into their bodies and that was enough to tell her that they were no longer using their abilities to manipulate the elements. The two began to talk for a while and it seemed to be a serious discussion until Naruto looked at her direction and spoke out to her.
"Hinata-san?"
Fenrix turned to look at the direction that Naruto spoke towards and he saw that Hinata was indeed there and he smiled at Hinata's direction and spoke respectfully to the Hyuuga heiress.
"Ah, Hinata-sama, just the one I wanted to see."
"Me?"
"Yes, I am well aware that you possess the Byakugan so you may help your husband on his training to master an aspect of his Kekkai Genkai."
Hinata wondered just what Fenrix was saying and walked over to the pair and it was there that Hinata was told about the Dragon Eye, to know that this power was the ancestral form of the Byakugan and the Sharingan as well as the power of the other Kekkai Genkai amazed Hinata as she had never expected her long time crush to possess this kind of power before but then she was told that the Dragon Eye that Naruto had was unstable and it hurt him deeply when he was still not ready to use it's full power, however Fenrix then told her that she she could help him in how to master this part of his gift.
"H-How can I help Naruto-kun?"
"You're clan have already mastered the Byakugan, it's abilities and how to summon them, I can teach Naruto how to use the power better, however it would prove to be helpful if there is another who can help him grow in ability apart from me, plus I believe this will be a good chance for the two of you to spend some quality time together, as well as get to know one another in a more unique setting."
Both of them blushed a bit at that as Fenrix decided to let them be for the time being and when they were alone, Hinata couldn't help but blush as she realized that she was now alone with her Naruto-kun. But she decided to table those thoughts away for the time being as she had to help Naruto with her new need to train with the Dragon Eye.
With that in mind, she spoke to Naruto.
"S-S-So, should we begin N-Naruto-kun?"
Naruto nodded eagerly as he had been told by Fenrix that he would need to learn not just from him, but from other people as well, and he had to admit that Hinata with the Kekkai Genkai would be a good teacher. Besides, he could finally see just who Hinata really was, he once used to consider that she was kind of weird but not that he had gotten to know her, she was not so bad a person in his eyes.
"Sure! This is going to be cool indeed, all right then...whenever you're ready Hinata-san!"
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Two to three hours later...
The two spent as much time as they could together, Hinata was more than willing and eager to teach her long time crush and soon to be husband how to use the Dragon Eye better, like all of her clan, Hinata had developed a near subconscious ability to control the flow of their chakra into their eyes so they would be able to activate the Byakugan and use their chakra well to use their Gentle Fist Style. However the steps and lessons used by their ancestors to control their chakra flow was not forgotten by the Hyuuga Clan and those lessons were still there and had been taught to her and to all the clan when they were younger.
Hinata decided to teach the basics to Naruto, namely about how to use only the best amount of chakra to use the Byakugan. It was there was the Hyuuga Clan's high chakra control was seen as they needed to have exceptional chakra control in order to use the Byakugan in battle well enough without consuming too much chakra which could weaken them as well as limit their use of the Gentle Fist along with any jutsu and techniques that they know of from either their clan or their personal preference.
She could see that despite Naruto's considerable growth the need to control his chakra to such a fine degree was unknown to Naruto and Fenrix was right in letting her teach him how to use his chakra well, plus it allowed her to have some alone time with her husband to be.
As time passed, she learned a lot more about her long time crush as he told her about his life before his hidden Kekkai Genkai awakened inside of him and she felt even more desire to do what she could to make Naruto happy and she did her best to teach him as they went through the training of focusing the chakra through the eyes and allowing the chakra to flow normally through the body and to the eyes themselves. Hinata used her Byakugan to watch Naruto's progress and she did her best to teach her husband to be how to use his chakra well and Naruto proved to be a good listener. SO much so that Hinata decided to teach Naruto the gentle Fist at a much later date.
After the long session, Hinata and Naruto took a break for a while and stopped their training with one another
Hinata gathered her courage and spoke to Naruto gently.
"N-N-Naruto-kun....I wanted to apologize."
Naruto was surprised by this, he had wanted to say sorry to Hinata for making her faint like that but now she was the one apologizing to him?
"What for Hinata-san?"
"Ummm...well....I....I should have k-knocked first to see if you....were in the room. I caught you....at well....the wrong time....and for that I...."
Naruto could tell that Hinata was trying her best not to faint before him and he could see the deep patches of red that stained her cheeks, he never could figure out just why Hinata was like this when he was around, but he had to admit it made her look really cute for some reason, however he could tell that she was trying her best not to also say something to embarrass herself before him so he should at least do something to assure her that he was not angry at her for doing what she did.
"It's all right Hinata-san, it was my fault this time for not locking the door earlier."
"But Naruto-kun...."
Naruto spoke gently to Hinata since he knew that she was a truly kind hearted and shy girl, so t assure her that she was not at fault, he did forget to lock the door to his room and that allowed her to get into his room, not to mention the fact was that since he was in the bath room earlier, there was no way for him to know that someone was in his room. It was then that he decided to say something interesting to see how Hinata would react.
"It's all right Hinata-san, I do accept your apology and to be honest....it was not too bad."
"Eh?!"
Naruto smiled a bit and replied.
"Well...even though we haven't done it yet, we ARE married to one another after all Hinata, so there's nothing wrong with you seeing me like that. In fact...I would find it nice if I get to do the same thing to you to."
Hinata blushed bright red at that as she looked at Naruto, and despite the fact she was super embarrassed at what she had just been told, there was truth in what Naruto said to her, they were indeed married though they were not going to the altar just yet. As Naruto's wife she did have the right to be with him in many aspects, including being with him intimately, the fact was she was his wife by law and should not be embarrassed to catch him like that, and in turn, he could do the same with her.
The idea of appearing nearly naked before her long time crush and now husband made the normally shy and timid Hyuuga heiress blush even more. Hinata had never done that before and would have never had the nerve to appear naked before anyone in her life. But to do it before Naruto, who she had loved for all her growing up years, and to know that he would love that made her think even more about how to make Naruto see the real her.
Naruto wondered if he had perhaps gone too far, he had planned to say those things as something of a joke to make Hinata relax, but now he was wondering if he said something that was downright wrong, and now that he thought about it, he knew that he was pushing the envelope and he should tell Hinata that he was just joking with her.
However, she surprised him big time when she spoke.
"Well....if....if you don't mind me seeing you....like that Naruto-kun, I guess I...I can let you see me as well."
That made Naruto gape at the very much blushing Hinata, she didn't just say that in front of him did she?!
"Hinata-san?! Did you....?"
Hinata nodded and replied.
"Well...we're...we're married right? So if you want to see me like that....I won't mind."
The idea of hearing those words come from Hinata was something that Naruto had never expected in his entire life! Who would have ever thought that the normally shy, timid, gentle, and kind hearted Hinata Hyuuga would say something like that?! Coming from her, such a thing sounded very scandalous, yet downright tempting as well. Naruto did the only thing that he could manage...
He fainted...
Hinata's eyes widened and she rushed over to her husband to be and tried to wake him up. She straddled him and tried to check for a pulse on Naruto as well as check his breathing, she was happy that he was not suffering any pain, but his sudden and highly unexpected fainting spell still made her worry greatly
"Naruto-kun! Are you all right?! Please be all right!!!"
That was when Fenrix came back, the senior Ascendant had just allowed Hana to go back to her clinic to oversee her duties there as head veterinarian while Temari had gone off to the local library of Konoha in order to learn more about the customs of Konoha, as well as get used to living in Konoha and explore the whole village that was now her home.
Fenrix grinned at the sight of the Hyuuga heiress being on top of Naruto....straddling him even and he couldn't help but reply.
"When I said the two of you can spend quality time getting to know one another, I was not really expecting this all of a sudden. Maybe you would like it that I should leave and let you two have some privacy or would you like me to bring some mattresses in here Hinata-sama?."
Hinata blushed bright red at being caught like this.
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In a small restaurant...
Kurenai couldn't help but stare with some level of surprise at her student Hinata as the Jonin and the Hyuuga heiress were currently having some alone time as Kurenai acted like a surrogate mother to the young Kunoichi. She had managed to get some time with her student when Hinata decided to go for a walk in Konoha as well as visit her family before heading back to her new home, she met Hinata and she was happy to see her student once more, she then brought Hinata to this restaurant that she liked to visit, treating her student and surrogate daughter to a private meal in celebration to her change of fortunes and after they ate well, she then decided to ask her just how married life was for her, even though they had not officially tied the knot just yet, while she knew that Hinata loved Naruto deeply, she knew that it would be a while before Hinata would make any moves on the blonde youth who was her husband to be.
But now after hearing this, she couldn't help but be amazed at Hinata's boldness.
"You said THAT to Naruto?"
Hinata blushed deeply at the memories of her own words only hours before and nodded at her Jonin sensei. That was enough to make Kurenai grin and she spoke to Hinata.
"Wow....I had no idea you were getting so bold."
"Ummm....well...it is true....right Kurenai-sensei? N-N-Naruto-kun and I are already engaged....so....I believe that it is all right for him to see me like that as well....or did I get that all wrong?"
Kurenai couldn't help but giggle a bit at this, she had no idea that Hinata was taking such steps, this was so unlike her student, though of course, she had to admit that Hinata did have a point, they might not have been officially married but it was true that by law Hinata and Naruto were indeed husband and wife and whatever they did together in their private times was indeed their business so there was nothing wrong with Hinata saying those things to Naruto.
Of course, Kurenai kept in mind that Hinata was still rather young and therefore didn't get the right kind of education on how to be intimate with a man. She was happy that Hinata was not only getting more confidence due to Naruto's support, but also being finally married to her long time crush and object of affections. The Jonin knew that Hinata's shy and timid nature would work against her when she was with Naruto so it would not be surprising that Hinata was being cautious around him despite them being married.
She was well aware that as soon as Hinata and Naruto were out of the Academy, by ninja law they ceased to be kids and were now adults, but they were still in their early youth and were not yet adolescents so she would have to guide Hinata through this, she wished that she could do a good job, Kurenai didn't get married as of yet and was still young by the standards of most Jonin so she knew that she couldn't really be the best source of advise for Hinata on how to handle being married. It was a shame that Hinata's mother died after giving birth to Hinata's sister Hanabi, it would have been her mother's duty to help her in being a married woman.
Besides, despite her respect to Hiashi, it would be wrong for her to ask Hiashi to teach Hinata on how to be a proper wife, not just because he had a lot of things to do as well as mend his relationship with Neji and Hinata along with the Branch Family so such hatred would never be there between the members of the Hyuuga Clan, but also due to the fact that...well, Hiashi was not a woman and it took a woman to teach a lady how to be a proper housewife.
"You didn't do anything wrong Hinata, you're reasons are very sound since you and Naruto-san are indeed married by law."
Hinata gave a sigh of relief at that, she had thought that maybe she had pushed Naruto too far which was why he fainted when she said that to him only three hours ago. She had tried to wake him up until Fenrix arrived and helped Naruto up from what had happened. She had then told Fenrix what she said to Naruto and the Dragon Ascendant laughed out loudly at that and assured her that he would take care of Naruto.
However it was then that the two of them were joined by another person.
"Well now Kurenai-chan....I hear that your student has really upped the ante on her husband to be huh?"
The two turned and there was none other than Anko Mitarashi with a very wide grin on her face as well as a deep twinkle in her amber eyes, apparently the Special Jonin and former student of Orochimaru had heard the whole conversation between Kurenai and Hinata and seemed that now was the right time for her to join it and help out the shy and timid Hinata. She was well aware of Hinata's personality, having been able to read about her profile due to her being a Jonin and one of the proctors of the Chuunin Exams, so the idea of this shy wallflower of a Kunoichi saying such things to a man was very entertaining in her mind.
Anko looked at Hinata and spoke to her.
"You've really impressed me Hinata-chan...to think you would say such a thing to a young man.. But at least it was with your crush huh?"
"A-Anko-san, you were listening to me and Kurenai-sensei?"
"You bet! You're darn lucky you know....getting married to your long time crush and making him faint like that. You are very lucky, but I think you need to get an education on some matters."
"Like what?"
"On how to make a man happy in more ways than one. And I know a good deal about that sort of thing."
Hinata blushed and twiddled her fingers, but wanting to make her Naruto-kun happy was something of a personal mission for Hinata as well as her deepest desire too so she was willing to listen on things that could help her in her goal to make Naruto happy, even though she had no idea on what Anko was suggesting.
"Really? Can you teach me some of those things Anko-san?"
Anko grinned at that and was about to speak when Kurenai looked at her with a slight glare, Kurenai and Anko were friends and working colleagues, but Kurenai was not in the mood to let Anko mention such things to someone like Hinata and in public no less. The Special Jonin was very open and knowledgeable about such things and it was true that Kunoichi were trained to seduce their targets when they were male...or even female if such a thing had to happen, but she liked it better that Hinata would be taught such things at a much better time than now and in a restaurant of all places.
"Anko...please, we're in a public place."
Anko pouted at that in a cute but sarcastic fashion and replied.
"All right Kurenai-chan, but you do have to admit that your student does need to learn how to be more open when it comes to pleasing her husband right? It's not like it's a bad thing after all."
"I know that Anko, but now is not the time or place."
Anko grinned and nodded as she sat down beside Kurenai and decided to have some fun with the two as she still had a keen interest to help Hinata learn how to pleasure her husband to be and Kurenai could help, as she knew that Kurenai was like a mother to the young Kunoichi so she would have to get the red eyed Jonin's approval. Of course, Anko had to cut away some of the ideas since there was no way Hinata would ever agree to those things.
"All right then, how about I teach Hinata-chan that she should learn to flirt with her husband?"
Kurenai thought about it and nodded while Hinata showed just how innocent she was yet again.
"Flirt?"
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In the Veterinary Clinic Hall...
"NARUTO DID WHAT?!"
That shout came from a very shocked Kiba Inuzuka as he looked at his big sister Hana who had arrived to do her usual rounds in the clinic that their clan partially owned, alongside him was Akamaru as well as Hana's own canine familiars and of course the matriarch of the Inuzuka Clan Tsume and her own familiar. Tsume was grinning like a wolf at this as she could see the utter embarrassment of her eldest daughter when she told them of what had happened this day with Naruto.
As soon as that was over, Kiba glared and spoke.
"That idiot Naruto! Gods I'm going to kick his ass for this!"
Tsume then replied.
"Lighten up son, it's just a normal thing."
Kiba looked at his mother with shocked eyes and replied.
"Normal?! Mom you can't be serious!!! Naruto just..."
"Walked naked or near naked in front of your sister? Kiba, listen, when I was with your father, before he ran off, I used to do the very same thing in front of him when you were still in your diapers and Hana was already learning how to walk and he certainly DIDN'T mind in the very least. Keep in mind that Naruto IS Hana's husband by Clan law so there's nothing wrong with what happened between them."
"But..."
"No buts Kiba, Hana and Naruto are already married so you have to get used to the fact that those kinds of things WILL happen at some point in their married lives so there's no reason for us to get so worked up about."
Tsume then smiled at her daughter in a very feral way and then she spoke to her daughter.
"Though I think you should do the moves next time that happens in front of you Hana."
Hana blushed at that and replied...
"MOTHER!!!"
Tsume shrugged at that and replied, unfazed by the looks of shock both her son and daughter gave her.
"Don't sound so embarrassed about it, it will happen eventually and since the two of you are married by law though you haven't walked down the carpet yet, you should be affectionate with your husband as soon as the time comes. Besides it is a normal thing for the wife to flirt and tease her husband on occasion, not to mention that sometimes the woman has to be....aggressive at times as well."
Kiba was beginning to get a headache and Tsume could see that in her son and decided to help him calm down before he had a problem about it later on in life.
"Kiba, you don't have to listen to this you know, but sooner or later, you are going to be older and you too are going to have a chance at being married so try not to worry about it so much.
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Of course....it wasn't just Hinata and Hana who were getting the once over...
Sakura looked at Naruto with incredulous eyes, Kakashi was smiling and actually laughing while holding his stomach, even Sasuke couldn't help but look utterly flabbergasted at his team mate. It took about two more minutes until Sakura reacted in her usual fashion.
"YOU DID WHAT IN FRONT OF HINATA-SAN, HANA-SAN, AND TEMARI-SAN?!"
Kakashi was enjoying this immensely as he looked at the very deep shade of red on his student's face, he had to admit that Naruto had just done something that most young men his age had only dreamed of doing, not to mention the fact that he was now having more than one wife. He then spoke to Naruto to see just what other reactions he could get out of the blushing blonde Genin.
"You've really gotten lucky Naruto-kun, though I was hoping that you all could have gone ahead and gotten to know each other intimately, it would have really spiced things up early in the morning, plus you could have gotten an idea on how much fun you can have in getting married and to more than ..."
"KAKASHI-SENSEI!!!!"
Naruto and the others looked at the Jonin with utter shock, they had never expected this and while they knew that Kakashi was something of a pervert, they were not expecting him to be this much of a pervert. The Jonin however wasn't bothered by the looks given to him by his students and decided to continue needling Naruto.
"So Naruto-kun, how did they react?"
Naruto blushed and replied.
"Well....Hinata-san fainted, Hana-san turned away and blushed....and...."
"And?"
"Temari-san....Temari-san clonked me on the head with her iron fan."
That was more than enough to make Sakura laugh, Kakashi smiled and even Sasuke couldn't help himself as he chuckled, the image of Naruto being clonked on the head by one of his wives was just too funny an image for them to turn down
Sasuke was somewhat surprised by Naruto's admission and he decided to ask further.
"You mean to tell me every time you use the Dragon Eye in battle, it hurts?"
Naruto shook his head and replied.
"Hurt's a mild way of saying it Sasuke...imagine a thousand red hot tiny needles driving into your eyes all the way to your brain, that's the kind of pain I feel when the Dragon Eye fades away. Fenrix-sensei said that I wasn't the first to have this kind of problem and I can train myself to grow more tolerant and in control, but if I don't develop better control....I can really injure my eyes....or worse....become permanently blinded."
Sakura and Kakashi were also surprised by that and even Sasuke was as well, the Uchiha had noted that Naruto had looked somewhat weak when the blonde Genin faced off with both his brother and that mane with the shark like face features and the sword. He thought it was just something else, but now that Naruto told him this, he decided to ask a bit more.
"You said that if you don't develop the control needed for that Dragon Eye, you could be permanently blinded? How can that be? You're Dragon King Blood is supposed to be the ancestor of all Kekkai Genkai so how can you have that kind of weakness?"
Naruto glared and replied.
"Hey! It's not like I've had the training in using this Kekkai Genkai of mine for a long time and I knew about it growing up you know! I only recently got this power so it does take some getting used to, even though I've trained for two months and all doesn't mean I have full mastery over it. At least you're lucky that your body can handle the Sharingan of all things, mine is all new to this power I have so I have to start from scratch, just like Fenrix-sensei said."
Sasuke had to admit that it did make sense, the Sharingan took some time to get used to as well but since his clan were using it for a long time, they only needed to awaken it and then they could use it for as long as their chakra allows as well as how strong they were in body and mind, how much stamina and chakra they had, as well as how skilled they were.
Kakashi nodded at that and spoke.
"I can understand what Naruto-kun is saying, I'm not a full blooded Uchiha myself so my Sharingan constantly takes my chakra if it's not covered since I can't turn it off. So have you been training with it Naruto-kun?"
Naruto nodded at that.
"Yeah, Fenrix-sensei is teaching me the basics, and so is Hinata-san."
That made Sakura raise her eyebrow a bit and she couldn't help but smile a little, like all the others, she was well aware of Hinata's long standing crush on her blonde team-mate. Now that she thought about it, Hinata was a good choice to help Fenrix teach Naruto as Hinata had a Kekkai Genkai that had to do with the eyes.
"So Hinata-san's teaching you huh? Good for you and her then. How is the training anyway?"
Naruto nodded and smiled as she thought about the hours he spent with Hinata.
"Not too bad, Hinata-san's teaching me how to use my chakra well so I don't hurt my eyes too much, she's pretty good at it actually and she's really patient with the training."
Sakura smiled at that as she was happy that Hinata now had a chance to be happy and be with Naruto, though there was a part of her that was somewhat sad for some reason as she looked at Naruto who seemed to be very happy now, but she decided to put those thoughts aside for the time being as she couldn't help but feel happy for not just Naruto but for Hinata as well.
Kakashi himself also approved of that fact as Hinata was a very good choice to help teach Naruto how to control his new found abilities.
It was not long before they were joined by another person, and this was none other than Temari herself, Naruto smiled a bit and greeted his other wife to be.
"Hey there Temari-san!"
The blonde Wind User sighed as she spotted Naruto as well as his team-mates, she recognized the Uchiha youth well enough, along with the pink haired Kunoichi who had been pursuing her brother as well as the Uchiha who had gone after Gaara. She also recognized Kakashi Hatake as the Copycat Ninja of Konoha and the son of the White Fang of Konoha, Sakumo Hatake. She had read up enough back in the library of Suna before she went to the village of Konoha and reviewed her sources when she arrived in the library in Konoha.
All the while, she had to deal with the fact that a number of the villagers were not happy with her around the village, no doubt not forgetting the actions of her fellow Suna ninja when they had attacked the village of Konoha, she however had expected that and managed to ignore those looks, of course she knew that since she was now married to one of their own, she was now one of their own. Temari knew that it was not going to be that simple however and decided to go around for a bit to get used to the village, she had just arrived in the training grounds and despite the recent episode, the blonde Kunoichi was now a bit calmer than before.
She walked over to Naruto and nodded in greeting.
"Hey, I wasn't expecting to see you here, I thought you were training with your sensei Fenrix or something."
"I was....but I finished for the time being so I came out to meet my team, so what's your plan?"
Temari thought about it and decided to go along with Naruto for the time being.
"Not much really, I was planning to go around the village here to see the place well and get used to living here."
Naruto then had an idea.
"Hold on, why don't you come with us, I can bet that we can show you the town, right guys? What about you Kakashi-sensei?"
The others in Naruto's team thought it over but Sasuke shook his head and decided to leave since he had other things on his mind. Namely on dealing with the situation before him as well as how to be ready for fighting with Itachi once they met again and he needed to find another way to be stronger than his brother, with that in mind, the Uchiha left the area. Sakura and Kakashi however were more than willing to go along with Naruto and Temari for the moment as there were no missions for them to take for the moment.
Naruto then recalled that Neji and Tenten's team-mate Rock Lee had already finished undergoing surgery from Tsunade and he was eager to see how he was doing.
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In the hospital...
Lee managed to move his arms a bit and felt some slight pain in his body but nothing too major at the moment as he tried walking around the room for a bit while under the gaze of both his fellow team mates and Gai-sensei as well as Shizune and Tsunade as well. Initially, Tsunade said that Lee would have to give up being a ninja considering the sheer damage to his body, namely his spine. Apparently the use of opening the chakra gates coupled with his previous injuries had sent large numbers of bone fragments into his spine and if not properly treated, they would cripple him for life, but after being cajoled by Gai as well as Lee, and recalling her promise to Naruto she did her research and explained that there was a way for Lee to be healed.
However there was a risk that if it went wrong he would die, Lee was naturally shaken up and it seemed that he was going to break, but after some time and conversation with his Jonin sensei, Lee took the chance...and it seemed to have paid off well enough. However Tsunade was not going to let him off the hook just yet, just because the bone fragments were no longer there didn't mean he could be a ninja again and start training. His body had to heal properly and that would take time as well as medication, rest, and therapy.
"So....how do you feel?"
Lee looked at the waiting pair of Medic Nin and smiled with a bow to the two of them.
"I feel much better, there is still some pain here and there, but once I'm fully healed, I will be fine Tsunade-hime."
Tsunade smiled at that, this was one thing that was now put to rest and she could worry about other things, one of them being a certain white haired Sannin team mate of hers. The blonde Hokage hoped that things would be easier as soon as she was able to get Jiraiya to behave.
It was at this moment that another batch of people came in and it was then that the room got a bit more crowded. The members of Gai's team were surprised to see Naruto coming to greet them, with Temari alongside the blonde ninja, the very second that happened, the atmosphere in the room became thick as well.
Lee gave a hard look to Temari, no doubt recalling her actions when she had tossed Tenten towards the weapon pile there after their battle, Tenten also had not forgotten that moment either as she looked at Temari, Gai could see that and hoped that this would not become a dangerous matter, as much as he didn't like what Temari had nearly done to Tenten, and the fact that Temari's brother Gaara nearly killed Lee, he was well aware of the fact that things at the time were different and he was not going to jump the gun.
Kakashi was in the same boat and so was Naruto, the blonde Genin hoped that something dangerous or deadly was not going to happen. Tsunade herself also recognized the situation, while she was not all that aware of what exactly happened in the Chuunin Exams, she could see and feel the hostility at the same time that was in the room. Shizune also saw the very same thing at the moment but decided to relax and see how Naruto would handle this situation, as Clan Head the blonde Genin had to be a good leader in not just fighting enemies and managing the daily clan affairs but to also be a diplomat at the very same time.
Lee then spoke.
"Naruto-san, may I ask what is Gaara-san's sister doing here in Konoha?"
Naruto sighed and began to explain what had happened and how Temari became his wife while naturally not telling the truth about him carrying the Kyuubi inside of him, needless to say this had surprised everyone, even Neji who was normally the calm one of his team was surprised at the news that Naruto was married to Gaara's elder and only sister. Gai himself was surprised as he had not heard of this just yet and wondered about that. He then decided to go and chat with Kakashi at a later date to find out if this was indeed true.
Tenten looked at Naruto and then at Temari with some level of surprise, it was not something the normally didn't deal with as she had her own priorities in life as well as her goals, but the idea of Naruto being married to Temari was shocking enough to her.
Lee was surprised to say the least and looked at both Temari and Naruto, he still did not like Temari all that much due to what she had done or nearly done to Tenten, yet he was not the kind to carry grudges as Temari proved that she was the better fighter at that time. he knew that things were different now and since Naruto is Temari's husband so having a fight with Temari was out of the question.
The Genin then spoke.
"I see, well then I have no hard feelings about the situation, if you and Temari-san are to be husband and wife in two months' time then there's nothing that can be said about it."
Lee then offered his hand to shake Temari's and the blonde Kunoichi had for a brief moment though that Lee was going to attack her, she had already seen him in action and knew that apart from Naruto himself, Lee was quite capable of hurting Gaara as well so she had to be careful around him. However seeing that he had no intentions of harming her, she gave her hand to Lee and shook it, surprised at the grip he had in his hands, telling her that he trained well.
Neji then stepped forward and spoke as well.
"So you're married to Naruto-san as well as Hinata-sama, I guess that would make you my sister in law through my cousin's side then."
Temari could tell that Neji was still somewhat serious though more relaxed and shook his hand, knowing that they were going to be related through marriage, after all, according to the information that her people had gathered about the Hyuuga Clan, both her sister-wife Hinata and Neji were cousins due to her father being Neji's uncle and Neji's father being Hinata's own uncle. She then directed her attention to Tenten and the Konoha Kunoichi sighed and looked seriously at Temari, she then replied.
"I've got no issues since by law you are part of Konoha now….except one issue…"
That got the attention of everyone in the room and Tenten replied.
"I want a rematch someday, count on it."
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Later…
Temari walked with Naruto for the moment as they headed for Naruto's favourite food stand as both Kakashi and Sakura had to leave, the Jonin for patrol duty while sakura had to help her mom with chores as well as delivering supplies to the people working in the village, the blonde Kunoichi was still quiet and that troubled Naruto somewhat as he was not sure how she was feeling after the short but thankfully uneventful confrontation with the others of Lee's team., having been there himself, he couldn't blame Lee and his comrades for their distrust on the whole matter, he then wondered just how Temari was handling it, namely when Tenten said that she was in the mood for a re-match, he hoped that it was not going to get out of hand so he decided to have a chat with Temari to see how she was faring at the moment.
"Temari-san...are you all right?"
The blonde Kunoichi was deep in thought for the moment when she heard her husband's voice and looked at Naruto, she then spoke to him to find out what was it that he wanted from her at the moment.
"What is it Naruto-san?"
Naruto scratched his head and decided to tread carefully on this moment as he recalled the episode in the fortress and knew that Temari was not the kind to hesitate to hit back if she was offended by someone.
"Are you all right after that meeting with Lee and his team?"
"Oh that....I can't blame them for that, after all, things were quite different at the time so there's not much i could do about that sort of thing."
"I could go and talk to them if you want me to help straighten things out for you."
Temari looked at Naruto and saw that he meant it, that made her smile a bit seeing that Naruto cared for her well being as well as her standing with his friends. That was something that she had to admit was rather nice to see in a man. The blonde Kunoichi however had always prided herself on being independent as well as being able to solve her own problems with her own efforts.
"Thanks, but I prefer to settle my own problems, I appreciate the effort Naruto, but I don't want to sound like a needy girl."
Naruto raised an eye brow and replied.
"There's nothing wrong with asking help is there? Even I ask Sakura-chan for help if I need it greatly."
"I didn't say that, but some women prefer to deal with problems on their own terms, and I'm one of them Naruto."
"All right, so, what kind of ramen do you want Temari-san?"
The blonde Kunoichi and her husband to be arrived to the ramen stand, and Teuchi as well as his daughter Ayame were more than happy to welcome the pair and soon Temari took a ramen order with tofu soup as the base along with vegetables and some beef in the soup as well, Naruto had his usual order as well. Temari had to admit that Teuchi and Ayame really knew how to make good food and could understand just why was it Naruto favoured this place frequently as far as she had been able to learn about her husband before he returned after finding and bringing Tsunade back to Konoha to serve as their new Hokage.
As they relaxed there, Temari and Naruto decided to just enjoy the food with Naruto paying for once in his life. As they finished their meal, Naruto decided to bring Temari around Konoha to get to know the place a bit more, until they finally reached the field where he and the others of his team had their first training exercise under Kakashi and Temari was somewhat amused by the nostalgic expression on her husband's face as he touched the log where he got tied up a long time ago for failing to get the bell from his Jonin sensei.
He then told Temari about the Land of Waves mission and how he had dealt with Haku's death as well as Zabuza's along with all he had experienced by far. Temari listened and got to see a much different side to the blonde Genin and wondered if the whole dumb dolt act he showed to her and everyone else for that matter was something to hide his power. He never revealed his powers during the early stages of the Chuunin Exams until the Preliminaries and then during the invasion itself.
Later….Naruto and Temari returned home to the fortress and as they entered the fortress Temari turned and spoke to Naruto.
"it's been….interesting, I wonder how good you are when we go on a mission Naruto-san, maybe we'll be working together on a new mission eh?"
Naruto grinned and replied.
"I would like that."
It was then that Hana and her canine familiars arrived with her mother Tsume, Kiba and Akamaru along as well, Naruto recalled his training from Fenrix to welcome guests into his clan house every now and then to cement good relations, with that in mind he invited his in laws into his home to help improve relations, especially with Kiba who was no doubt going to be getting used to the idea of having him as a brother in law.
When they entered, Hinata was happy to see them and so was Fenrix as well as Kin, the group were now in the dining hall and soon a good feats was readied, it was small but it was certainly a good feats before them for the time being. It was then that they had two new guests, namely Kurenai and Anko, the Special Jonin had to admit that Naruto's new home was quite the sight and she would then tease the girls and then focused her attention to tease the blonde Genin…
And Anko did just that by asking him if he and his ladies had done anything deeply intimate in all the rooms apart from his own and theirs yet. Naruto naturally blushed bright red while the three women who were married by law to him were also blushing as well as Kurenai at Anko's playful aggressiveness, so much so that Fenrix wondered if this Jonin had a much different interest in the blonde Genin. For now however it seemed that Anko was interested in teasing the blonde Clan head for the time being. Fenrix was well aware of Anko's past as well as her abilities, and couldn't help but admit that she would be quite the handful if she decided to get married.
Kurenai was also talking to Naruto and asking how Hinata was doing, as she was like a mother to the Hyuuga heiress after her real mother's passing. Fenrix respected Kutenai's abilities as well as her nature towards Hinata and he could tell that due to her skills, abilities, as well as her nature, she would no doubt make any man happy to have her as a partner in the years to come.
For now, it seemed that the next few days would be interesting to say the very least.
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Three days later...
"Ahhhh....I need a drink...."
Tsunade groaned as she rubbed her forehead as the images of numbers, reports and more flowed into her head as she tried her best to relax but she could only stare at the mountains of paper work and reports that piled up on her desk. The blonde Hokage was managing to control her irritation to some level and hoped that the next knock on her door and the arrival of Shizune was not another sign of more paper work for her.
There was a knock on the door and she sighed, hoping that maybe luck would just be once on her side WITHOUT the usual feeling of dread that accompanied it. It was then that Tsunade finally got her wish as Shizune came in and she was carrying some food and tea on a tray and not a sign of paper work with her. The Hokage sighed happily at this and she vowed that sooner or later, she was going to thank Shizune for being there whenever she needed help.
"Thank you Shizune....I really need a chance to take a break."
Shizune smiled warmly at that as she knew she had made Tsunade's day as she set the tray down.
"Not a problem Tsunade-sama, by the way, I have something to report on Naruto-kun's progress with his....wives and being head of his clan?"
Tsunade drank her tea, letting the drink flow into her and help calm her nerves as she took the snack of fish balls and a small sandwich that Shizune brought her, as soon as she ate the food, she looked at Shizune once more and nodded.
"All right Shizune, go ahead, what sort of trouble is Naruto in this time?"
Shizune smiled a bit and delivered the report to Tsunade.
"Naruto-kun's not in trouble, serious trouble at the moment Tsunade-sama, more like he is making progress and so are Hinata-san, Hana-san, and Temari-san. I heard that Naruto-kun visited Hana-san in the veterinary clinic where she works in and spent the whole day getting to know how she worked in the vet. He also spent some time with her on her breaks and even went with her on a few house calls to take care of the animals here in Konoha."
"Also Naruto-kun has been touring Temari around the village as well as helping her get used to being around the people here in Konoha, apart from the incident with Gai's team which thankfully had not resulted in fighting, Temari is adjusting well enough, though progress has been slow as a number of people are still not happy that she is around. Naruto-kun seems to be doing his best to remedy that as he wants her to be comfortable with being here in the village."
"And lastly, Hinata and Naruto are getting along well, that is, Hinata has not been fainting as much as she normally would when around her long time crush. She seems to be more confident with her own self, she's training harder and showing a lot more confidence than she normally had, not to mention that she is providing help for Naruto-kun to master some parts of his powers as a Dragon Ascendant, and he in turn helps her train and keep her happy. I'd say that Hinata is in heaven at the moment, plus she helps out in the house every now and then."
"Good, how about the relationships between the three?"
"They seems to be adjusting well enough to living together, though they do tend to visit family once in a while, so far, Temari is the one who has no family nearby here in Konoha so she usually is near Naruto along with Hinata, Hana also takes her time to be with Naruto and manages despite her duties in the vet. So far, they seem to be doing well for the past few days, though it is too early to tell."
Tsunade nodded approvingly.
"Very good, I think that maybe when I have the time I will get to chat with them to see how they are handling the progress of living in the same place as Naruto, not to mention the fact that I will have to see how Naruto will be able to handle working with the three women in a mock mission to see how they will work as one if they have to face a threat. Is there anything else I need to know about Shizune?"
"Yes, you do need to have Naruto learn about the...'facts of life' I believe."
Tsunade laughed a bit at that and decided to let that be for another time, as she finished her snack for the day, feeling a bit more refreshed by the food she had been able to get this time around, she got back to doing her work as Shizune took her leave. The blonde Hokage managed to calm her moods and get back to her duties, knowing that the paper work was not going to do itself if she stayed this way in the long run.
Hours later, she felt her body become stiff once more and she felt the need to take a much needed vacation or even a short break. She sighed that at least a good portion of the paper work was not going to come up to her in the middle of the night. She moved her head to the side to get rid of the stiffness and she then heard the cracking in her neck and that was enough to tell her that she had been in the position for too long already and now was the time for her to get some needed rest, however she had a feeling she was missing a drink, namely a good and strong one.
It was then that she was joined by yet another person, and this time, it was someone she knew well enough to be wary of though in a non enemy way.
"Hey Tsunade, you care to share a drink?"
The blonde Sannin sighed at that as she looked at none other than Jiraiya.
"What are you doing here Jiraiya?"
The white haired Sannin grinned as he presented the sake bottles before the Hokage and that was enough to get Tsunade's attention right off the bat, for the past three days, Jiraiya had been doing his own effort in keeping Konoha safe as well as keeping her informed of the latest news happening in and beyond the borders of Fire Country. Despite the fact that she was no fan of his perverted novels, the fact that this allowed him to establish good relations outside of Konoha and with the fans of his books who were in high positions outside and inside of the Land of Fire, the white haired Sannin was well informed of the happenings outside of the village.
He also seemed to be doing his best to make her life a lot easier, he would usually handle several parts of her workload despite the fact that he was not a fan of paper work and would routinely sent her reports on the ongoing work so she didn't have to leave the office and focus on the important issues that were presented to her. She might not show it but she was happy that the people who were close to her were working hard to make sure that she was able to run the village and keep it from going under.
Naturally not everyone thought in the same context, namely three elderly people. But she put those thoughts aside and focused her full attention on the white haired Sannin and the sake he had in his hands, she had a feeling that she had a fairly accurate idea as to why he was here with sake of all things, but she decided to humour herself somewhat and see just what he was going to do.
Jiraiya then replied.
"Kind of obvious isn't Tsunade, I might be a bit late but I think it's time you got to have that drink you told me about."
Tsunade shook her head and spoke seriously to her team mate.
"I'm the Hokage Jiraiya, you realize I have work to do here that is important, right? I have no time for a drink."
"Want to bet on that?"
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In the Hokage Residence...
"Ah....that tastes good."
Tsunade sighed as drank the glass of sake in her hand while looking at the place that was now her home after losing the dare with Jiraiya that she was not interested in drinking sake with him, she sat on the soft cushion chair with the bottle of sake before her still full with several others there and there with her Jiraiya who was also drinking sake with her, though in this case, the white haired Sannin was not drunk just yet like she was at the moment. They had just arrived in the Hokage Residence with the sake and were now drinking in private.
The white haired Sannin looked at his team mate and the current Hokage and nodded.
"It is good, I always could tell good sake from the watered down stuff."
"I guess...anyway, this is a good thing for me to finally take a break from all the paper work I have to deal with. Kami I knew that I was going to need a break after dealing with all of the work, not to mention Homura, Koharu and Danzo are giving me even more trouble, so much so that I want to strangle them right now.."
Jiraiya laughed at that and replied.
"I guess I can understand that, that's why I brought you these to help you relax at least."
Tsunade grinned a bit and could tell that Jiraiya was sincere about wanting to help her relax a bit but she decided to try and test him a bit.
"No offense Jiraiya, but if this is an attempt to get me drunk enough for you to make a move on me, then I am not going to make it easy."
Jiraiya snorted and laughed a bit.
"Don't worry, I know what happened the last time I asked you out."
Both Sannin sighed at the memories of the past and went back to drinking another round and then the blonde Hokage spoke seriously somewhat to her team mate.
"There's going to be a lot of things going on soon, I can feel it in my bones....I wish that I had more time and had more help."
"You already have Shizune, Naruto and all the people of Konoha behind you Tsunade to help us all, and you have me to help you out so you don't have to worry about things all that much, you may be Hokage but that doesn't mean you have to do everything yourself you know."
Tsunade raised an eye brow at that.
"Since when did you become so philosophical Jiraiya?"
The Sannin shrugged and replied.
"Like I said, I'm not a complete idiot Tsunade; anyway, before that spell reversed our ages, I grew wiser with age and all that."
The blonde Hokage chuckled a bit at that and then groaned as she felt a creek in her shoulders, they had become stiff all day with all the documents and papers that she had to sign up and work with, not to mention the deals she had to make with the incoming numbers of workers, labourers and more who came to help Konoha rebuild itself.
"Damn...."
"Hold on, I'll deal with it."
Before Tsunade could say anything, the blonde Hokage felt her team mate's hands on her shoulders and then Jiraiya massaged her shoulders as best he could, she could smell a nice smelling scent in the air and the cool sensations on her shoulders told her that the white haired Sannin was using some sort of balm on her shoulders. She couldn't help but moan at that as the tension and pain in her shoulders began to fade and she could feel her shoulders relax a bit more and she decided to relax herself.
Normally she would have socked Jiraiya for laying his hands on her but at the moment she didn't mind as she had to admit that Jiraiya was rather good at this sort of thing and she was in the mood to get some relaxation into her body. And it seemed that he was doing just that as she felt her mind and body be more at ease then before.
"Mmm...."
Jiraiya chuckled and replied.
"I take it that means you liked it?"
Tsunade chuckled somewhat at that and replied.
"I do, but don't let it get to your head....but still, it is good, and where exactly did you learn this?"
"You know me very well Tsunade, so you don't need to ask."
Tsunade sighed and replied.
"I guess not, no doubt you got to learn this when you got around to seducing women...are you doing that to me now?"
Jiraiya coughed at that but spoke seriously.
"I'll admit the thought crossed my mind, but I know how you'd react, besides I' m doing this to help you relax Tsunade, you deserve it after all."
Tsunade smiled and replied to that.
"Thanks....by the way, there's something I have to ask you."
"What?"
Tsunade moved away and turned to look at Jiraiya.
"What did you and Dan talk about?"
Jiraiya was surprised at that, when he and Dan had that conversation, they were somewhere private and the discussion was something that he had kept to himself though he followed Dan's request to be there for Tsunade and give her support in all that she had to deal with now that she was the Hokage of Konoha along with being a young woman again. Dan also asked him to help Tsunade find a good future someday and to keep it a secret from Tsunade. However, he knew that there were two ways Tsunade could get him to say what she wanted to hear, one was to gently persuade him or use a truth serum which was quite good at making as she was a high ranking Medic Nin, or she could beat him up to get the answers. He decided to speak it out.
"He asked me to support you in any way I could, that also included to keep you grounded and to help you when you needed it, also...he asked me to make you happy though I'm going to do that is beyond me."
Tsunade smiled warmly at that as she spoke.
"I see....Dan always wanted me to be happy, and now he asks you to make me happy huh? Quite the surprise that one, him asking that of you Jiraiya."
"I suppose it would be....anyway, that's about it, why are you curious about that Tsunade?"
Tsunade grinned.
"Call it idle curiosity...tell me something Jiraiya....did you dislike Dan when we were together?"
Jiraiya raised an eyebrow at that and spoke seriously.
"What do you mean by that?"
Tsunade looked seriously at her team mate and replied.
"I know what I mean Jiraiya....please tell me honestly about how you felt when you saw me and Dan together before, I need to know something important."
"That something you are curious about, being what?"
"Tell me the truth Jiraiya, did you dislike...or even hate Dan when him and I were together."
Jiraiya could tell that Tsunade was not going to let this go and while he had made peace with his feelings towards the past and recently with Dan, he had kept it from Tsunade and kept it well for years, he wondered why was Tsunade asking him these things and knowing that she was not going to let it slide no matter what he said he decided to say it.
"Yeah....I disliked Dan a long time ago when I saw you and him together Tsunade, but as long as you were happy i kept my peace, there, you happy now?"
Tsunade smiled a bit more and spoke.
"You were jealous of Dan and me being together?"
"Yes...."
"I see..."
"Why are you bringing this up anyway, look, I made peace with that a long time ago Tsunade so why are we talking about this?"
Tsunade smiled a bit more, making Jiraiya really confused until she replied.
"I always knew about it Jiraiya, you did do well to hide it from others....but you never could hide anything from me most of all. Dan and I...when we were together before you talked with him and before he and Nawaki returned to Heaven, he told me about how you felt...he knew about your feelings too, how you used your time to train Minato to not focus on things between me and him."
"He told you this?! Why?"
"I guess he wanted me to know that there was someone who loved me and that someone was nearby....so tell me Jiraiya....do you love me? And you tell me the truth, I need to know."
Jiraiya couldn't help but try to feel like he was in a dream of some sort, he wondered if Tsunade was just playing with him for laughs, but he knew that she was not the type for that sort of thing, maybe it was just the sake talking at the moment, but before he could try and stop himself, he spoke to her, a part of him wanting to tell the truth and consequences be damned.
"I do....I have for years, I tried to show it before when....Nawaki died, but you didn't acknowledge me and when Dan came, I was angry...but I kept my peace because he made you happy, though I wished I was the one doing that..."
There was silence as Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at one another and the white haired Sannin wondered just what was going to happen now. He got his answer when Tsunade grabbed him by the front of his outfit and they were facing each other, he got ready to be hit for that, but that hit never came....it did , but not in the way he expected.
Tsunade moved towards him and replied.
"Good."
That might have been one word, but it hit Jiraiya like a punch to the face from Tsunade normally would. The Sannin was stunned by this and spoke.
"What?!"
The blonde Hokage then moved, taking Jiraiya with her to the room and she replied.
"You want to support me and make me happy Jiraiya? Then do it."
The Sannin tried to argue with his team mate but she was not hearing it and she opened the door to her bead room and dragged him into the room.
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(If you readers want the lemon for this, then you'll have to wait all right?)
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The next day...
Jiraiya groaned out a bit as he felt his body was rather stiff and he wondered just how this had happened, but the very second he recalled what he and Tsunade had done last night he couldn't help but blush bright red, he looked at the sleeping form of Tsunade who was covered by her black satin bed sheets and the sheet did little to hide Tsunade's form.
He felt himself react but managed to focus his thoughts away and had a feeling that Tsunade was not going to be happy the very second she woke up. It was then that Tsunade opened her eyes and spoke to him.
"Morning...."
Jiraiya was surprised at this and looked at Tsunade as the blonde Hokage and Sannin propped herself on her elbows to look at him and the sight of her like that on her bed with only a satin blanket on her no doubt naked form was enough to make Jiraiya blush again, much to Tsunade's amusement. She then moved towards him with the sheet covering her form and she spoke.
"Are you all right?"
"I guess....listen Tsunade I think we...."
"You regret what we did?"
"No! I was just surprised at all this...I thought that..."
"That I was drunk? Nope, before I asked you those things, I purged myself of any sake in my system with my chakra so I was quite sober when you spoke to me."
"You were?!"
"Yep...I am serious about this Jiraiya. I've been given a second chance, and so have you and I wanted this ever since you told me the truth, so there's nothing to be worried about."
Jiraiya thought about it and couldn't help but smile warmly.
"I guess not."
Tsunade and Jiraiya kissed one another and then the blonde Hokage spoke seriously.
"But you have better promise me to not go chasing after women again, because if you do...."
"I know....but after last night, I doubt that I'll be thinking of other women for a long time."
Unknown to them however, there were two people heading to the room while they were still like this.
Naruto and Shizune were knocking at the door of the Hokage residence to find out just why it seemed that the Hokage had not gotten out since morning, the Jonin apprentice of Tsunade was getting worried for her sensei and hoped that she was all right, Naruto was along for the ride as he accompanied the Jonin.
Shizune was about to open the door to Tsunade's bedroom and tell Naruto to wait in the living room of the lobby when she saw the two in the bed, and so did Naruto, just as Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at their direction after hearing the door open.
Both Naruto and Shizune were shocked out of their skins as they looked at both Jiraiya and Tsunade who were both wearing only their undergarments at the moment and amazingly enough....were close to one another. The Jonin was trying to say something for a moment or two until she finally got her thoughts back into order and spoke.
"Tsunade-sama....did you...and Jiraiya-sama actually...."
Tsunade blushed at that and Jiraiya coughed a bit and both looked at one another and sighed, knowing that the jig was up, but they were not unhappy with the fact that they had done it last night or they had been discovered
Naruto however had only this to say.
"YOU AND THE PERVY SAGE DID IT TOGETHER?!"
Tsunade sighed and knew that this day was going to be interesting to say the very least.
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To be continued...
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Author's notes:
Hahahaha!!!
That was nice, anyway, I hope that this latest chapter is worth the time and effort for me to make for you, my loyal readers, it's not really a super chapter but I did do my best to make this chapter a good one for you all the read for your pleasure.
Anyway, there will be more chapters soon enough for this series so I hope you all can wait, for I have a special surprise for all the readers of the Naruto Deserted Island series of one shots, I won't say what it is since I'd be spoiling the whole thing and that is the last thing I have in mind of doing to you who have read the story.
As for the other fics, I am currently working on them, namely Naruto Dragon Champion, VanDread Halo The Second Stage and Ladies of the Red Alter Series, not to mention I am working on the lemon section of Naruto Dragon Champion as well.
See you all soon and send me those reviews and comments.