A/N. In reply to SilverShield: your comment has made me happy but also made me feel bad. Happy because I'm glad you like this enough to recommend it, but bad because I'll be ending this within a few more chapters.

Also the last chapter(s) will be omake's and I will be opening a poll for your opinions on them. You can either enter by voting there, commenting here, or sending me a PM.

So the options are:

1- Naruto and Gaara during her two year training trip.

2- Naruto and Gaara a year after their wedding, with a small scene of ShikaTema.

3- Naruto and all the couples going out together before the wedding.

4- Something else- you can comment and I'll try.

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Naruto sat the in the seat Gaara, the godaime kazekage, usually sat rubbing her aching temples as she tried to digest what her to be in-laws were saying to her.

She sighed as she looked over to the sake bottle, tempted to down it even though it would do nothing for her. "Okay… let me see if I'm getting this right." She looked to the two of them and they nodded in her direction, "Sasori and Deidara came to Suna." She stopped and waited for their nod of affirmation. "You didn't allow them access into the village." again they nodded, this time slightly more hesitant. "In retaliation they broke into the village, took Gaara and took Lady Chiyo." The siblings shared a glance at each other and nodded. "And instead of summoning me immediately, you called for Team 7. When you could have used the hiraishin kunai I gave you." This time they gulped and nodded.

Sighing, she rubbed her temples harder. Getting up she stretched and took great pleasure in watching the siblings flinch at the movement. In fact, several members of Suna's council also flinched.

She looked to the computer, a device having just been given to them recently which allowed work to be done quicker and without the hassle of reading terrible handwriting. It also allowed them to communicate with others immediately in other areas.

Leaning over she turned it on and used the password only she, Gaara and Kankuro were aware of and typed a particular name, for a particular person. Looking up she stared impassively at the council members, "All of you can leave. Temari and Kakuro, stay." They heeded her words and left post-haste.

Temari eyed her wearily, "Should this really be time for you to be making a conference call, Naruto?" she asked, but not in a snidely way, more so unsure and curious what the younger blonde would do.

She gave a dry look to the elder blonde, "Yes Temari. This is in fact perfect time. At least this way I won't have to waste time going there in person." She muttered the last sentence to herself and became very pleased when the person on the other side finally accepted her call.

"I had assumed this call would come sooner." Spoke the red head on the other side and Naruto gave a sheepish grin.

"Sorry, I just got to Suna like half an hour ago and got told Gaara was taken. By the way, what was that all about?" she gave a bemused smile as she watched Temari's and Kankuro's eyes widen, realising who she was talking to.

Nagato didn't even blink, "We still need to have pretences up that we're an all evil organisation, darling niece, and as such I need to take drastic measures."

She raised a hand, "And I respect that wholeheartedly. You and your jolly band of vigilantes may do as they please, but can I have my fiancé back please? We're a month and a half away from our wedding and I would like to get everything in order before then."

She laced her fingers under her chin and waited for his reply, however instead of her uncle, it was a different red head. One who held teal eyes she could stare at all day and not give a damn. "How are you, hime? Have you eaten?"

She raised an amused brow at his question and behind her she could hear Shikamaru stifle his snicker, "You've just been kidnapped by my uncles vigilante group and you want to know if I've eaten?" she asked incredulously. Sure, Nagato wasn't going to hurt Gaara but that didn't mean he could take the situation lightly, similarly to how Naruto was taking it.

Gaara simply shrugged so she looked to Nagato who was too busy tending to Pein's nails. She her head she glared at the pair, envious over their hair colour, "Right, Nagato. I hope you're done with him because I'm bringing him home where I can put him to sleep." She closed her eyes and focused on locating Gaara's chakra, once she found it she located her chakra inside of him and hiraishined over there.

Neither of them jumped upon her arrival and she internally pouted, it was no fun popping up around them since they never reacted. She wrapped her arms around Gaara, not caring for their audience as she inhaled his scent from his neck, "Hmmm…. I missed you."

She could feel him smile against her own neck, his arms tight around her waist, clutching her to him like a lifeline as she teleported them to their room. Initially they had separate rooms, however Gaara slept better with Naruto around and she preferred being next to him as much as she could.

Sitting atop him she smirked as he shifted to reach her, becoming frustrated when she evaded him.

Finally giving up he asked, "What is it you wish?" a wicked gleam entered her eyes as she bit her lip and he knew exactly what she wished.

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If Naruto was to be asked how she would describe her wedding she would have said 'mythological'. Her wedding was together with Shikamaru and Temari's and it made it larger.

It was always going to be big. They had an open ceremony in Takigakure with under 1500 people attending. There had been more- people coming and going and she was pleased that everyone had a good time. Even Onoki looked to be having fun at least until Sasuke had begun flirting with Kurotsuchi. Even Akatsuki had been there, though they had been hidden under blood henge's. But what had drawn in everyone's attention had been the nine tailed beasts and everyone's summons having been there.

It had all been outdoors, the sun and clouds both out making it nice and warm but not too hot. She had worn a white, floor length dress with orange and blue embroidery whereas Temari had been more traditional and worn a white kimono with the Nara clan symbol on the back with deer antler patterns embroidered at the bottom. It didn't sound pretty but it was beautiful on her.

Their first dances had been at the same time and slowly other couples had joined them as well. Gaara hadn't been up for dancing very long and had insisted on them leaving early, however she had stated it would be rude considering the five kage and daimyo of each nation were there in attendance; they would have to ask permission to leave before they did so.

Shikamaru had been the biggest surprise, he hadn't yawned once, he smiled at Temari the whole time, he never said troublesome and had stayed awake the whole way. Naruto had smiled at the sight, Shikamaru could deny it all he wanted but he loved Temari and would do anything to make her happy and doing all that on their wedding made her happy.

"You seem lost in thought there, Naruto." Spoke Lord Fukasaku as he took a sip of sake.

She smiled at her elder and bowed slightly, "Just thinking about how amazing this whole wedding is. Its' perfect." Her smile was small but that showed how genuine it was and it grew bigger as familiar arms wrapped around her. Tilting her head to the side she gave her husband a kiss.

"I'm happy you're enjoying yourself, hime." He gave her neck a kiss and stayed in that position, moving his hand to her stomach, over her seal. "Did you speak with Tsunade?"

She shook her head, eyes watching her wedding with happiness, "I'll speak with her after. I didn't want a commotion which I know would happen if I said anything." She paused and placed her hand over his wrist, "However I spoke to Kurama."

His breathing hitched, even after all these years, after having made his peace with the bijuu he was unable to be comfortable with the idea of Naruto talking to Kurama freely like she did.

"What did he have to say?" his right hand ghosted her right arm, causing goose-bumps to form.

Leaning into him she smiled as she looked at his face, teal eyes staring intently into her cerulean ones. "He confirmed what we thought. It's weakening but not enough for anything bad to happen."

She watched as his eyes begun to gleam with a brightness she hadn't seen since he officially proposed. Their marriage had been partly arranged so she hadn't been expecting a proposal however she had received one right after her training trip with Jiraiya.

He was always happy and his eyes always showed it, however there were very few moments when he was so happy that his chakra surged and floated, just as it was now.

To anyone else, he would still look like an emotionless, homicidal jinchuriki he had been years ago however she knew different, as did his siblings.

She hadn't expected what happened next. He turned her around and placed both hands on her hips before hoisting her in the air and spun her round, a smile on his face as he lowered her slightly to kiss her, whispering a single phrase that spoke a thousand words to her, "Thank-you."