Disclaimer:I do not own Naruto.

A/N: Hi. Uhm, no crazy fanfiction author story for my disappearance. I lost my outline for this. Found it sometime after. But depression though. And now, here you goooo!

"Okaaayyy, I should have waited for you to introduce me to your girlfriend," Kushina groaned, rubbing her forehead with a grimace. Headaches from a hangover were not fun. Also, the two blonde gremlins she lived with - her son and husband - had been nagging her for over an hour. She tried to escape but only made it to the kitchen table, before she was cornered. "Will you please turn off that blasted music!"

"Sure, I think we got our point across," Naruto nodded sagely. "Hey Xiri, stop playing 'Talk No Jutsu' playlist". It was created for his nagging and lecturing moments, like this one. Killer Bee, a family friend, had a great studio out in Kiri which he let Naruto and Obito used for recording music now and then. Unfortunately, Obito's music career didn't launch before he joined the army, so they haven't visited in a while.

It was a sunny day, yet all Kushina wanted to do was stay in bed and avoid the world for a few hours. But no, her son woke her up at 6 AM, and decided this was the right time to have their talk. He never wakes up on time, but of course he'll set alarms for moments he gets to 'Talk No Jutsu' someone to near death. It did not help that Minato joined him a few minutes later with a slideshow and references to support their points.

"Well you should give your mother some slack son," Minato said, placing pain relievers and a bottle of water in front of his wife. "You have been dating Ms. Yamanaka for three months and did not mention anything." If he didn't have to go to the office that day, he would have joined Kushina to see who the mystery girl was. At least, he'd recommend better disguises than what Jiraiya offered.

"Ugh, I know right!" Kushina exclaimed, giving Minato a quick thanks for the hangover relief. "Three months is a long time 'ttebane. When did you two meet? Does she have a criminal record? Does she treat you well? Is she banned from entering a certain city? These are the things your parents need to know!" She had more questions but she already asked Kakashi and Obito to break into the Police department to look through the entire Yamanaka clan's records. Technically, she could have asked for help from Mikoto, her best friend, but the two men seemed idle these days after leaving the army. With this, they will be productive as well as give Fugaku some extra work to do. Mikoto was tired of him pestering Itachi to join Law Enforcement.

"Mooomm, you're overthinking this. Yes, Ino is the first girl I'm dating," Naruto sighed. "It's not like we're going to get married. Have twins - Inosuke and Sakumi. Adopt two pet foxes. Live in a four bedroom house, with a flower garden and a trail in our backyard leading to the forest. Work full time government jobs. Once the kids are grown up, run a full time flower-cafe shop in our retirement. Grow old together and spoil our grandbabies - "

"Focus Ruto," Minato interjected to get his son back on track. Both his wife and son had a tendency to get sidetracked due to their attention span. Although it was nice to know his son had a retirement plan in mind already.

"Oh right! Anyway, there's nothing to worry about Mom," Naruto assured Kushina, who frowned in deep thought. "I planned on introducing the two of you to Ino and her family soon. We were just working out our schedules." Three months passed by quicker than he thought, but they were the best so far.

"Fine," Kushina relented. "I just can't believe your dating Yamanaka's kid! But from what I saw yesterday ... you look like you really like her." Her shoulders dropped in defeat. She wasn't the type of mom to meddle in her son's relationships. She didn't speak to her own father for months after he tried to give Minato money to break up with her. There's no way she would pull that stunt - although she would make it look really cool like those romance dramas she binged on.

"I do," Naruto beamed at his parents. "You're both going to like her 'ttebayo!"

"Does she like ramen?" Minato asked whilst taking a seat next to his wife, who gave him an appreciative glance for his brilliant question.

"That's the first and most important thing I had to clarify before asking anything else," Naruto responded in a no-nonsense tone.

Kushina sighed in relief. At least the girl had taste and the two did go to Ichiraku Ramen, which is the best restaurant in the entire universe. Even though her son did not inherit her hair color, it seemed he inherited her preferences. Ramen and blondes. Thankfully, they did not look like siblings, that would have gotten awkward quickly, she thought.

"Well that clears things up. So, how did the two of you meet?" Minato asked. Despite Naruto's friendly nature - which was worrying at times when around strange folk - he mostly hung around with his friends from HH. Most likely, he met the young Yamanaka through Shikaku's and Choza's sons. Those three families have been connected for centuries.

"Well it's kind of a cute and funny story, despite what Sasuke says," Naruto began as he recounted his first meeting and date with Ino.

There was a pause. Kushina and Minato stared at their son. Minato knew he shouldn't be surprised. Naruto could get along with just about anyone. Yet, as a father, he was always worried about Naruto getting taken advantage of due to his ... welcoming nature. He didn't want to disparage the young girl, but their encounter was questionable. What was her true intentions towards his son? He didn't dislike Inoichi like his wife does, but the man had been a tad obsessed with his looks in his teen years. What if his daughter was like that and tosses his baby boy away? But Naruto, wearing his emotions on his sleeve, seems to have solid feelings towards the girl. This needed to be handled carefully, without he and Kushina coming off as overbearing. Well, more than usual. He shared a look with his wife, who seemed to be ruminating just like him. Right, they were on the same wave length then.

"Naruto, don't you think that was moving a bit too fast?"

"What ramen did she order?"

Minato dragged a hand down his face. Of course, Kushina would be more focused on the ramen order. He was pretty sure the Uzumakis had some sort of ramen-based zodiac concept to determine someone's personality and compatibility. "Honey, I think Ruto can elaborate on Ms. Yamanaka's ramen preference after."

"Fine," Kushina admitted with an eye-roll. Her husband did not truly understand the significance like many Uzumaki's would. He had a long way to go. She also did not have the energy to argue, since she still wanted to crawl back into her bed to suffer her hangover in comfort. "While I do respect her for being a go-getter, your father has a point. This could blow up in your face if you rush things, and you could both get hurt."

"Now where is that honorable Uzumaki positivity?" Naruto countered, crossing his arms across his chest with a quirked brow. His mom grumbled about where he could find that positivity in a certain human anatomy he probably shouldn't repeat. She'd ground him for repeating that then blame Jiraiya and Kakashi. "Like I said we're just dating. We aren't eloping and running off to Suna you know? I mean sure we have a relationship contract that helps determine who gets to keep Roshi, if we break up. Itachi already looked it over, and we don't have to worry about who gets to keep Sasuke and Sakura - that's her best-friend."

"Roshi? Please tell me you did not try to adopt a child again?" Minato sighed. They still had no idea how Naruto adopted Konohamaru Sarutobi, who was not an orphan by the way. After a lot of paperwork - an ungodly amount - they got the adoption cancelled.

"Nah, after that fiasco, Kiba and I decided to wait when we're older to adopt future minions - er kids," Naruto said with a cough at his slip up. "Roshi, is our adopted red panda."

"You adopted a red panda? Aww, let me see! They are adorable."

"Kushi, focus."

"Oh right."

"You knowwww, compared to how the two of you got together, Ino and I are surely taking things slow," Naruto smirked at his parents. "Ino is definitely a go-getter, reminds me of a certain red-headed Uzumaki who went for the guy she wanted hmmm? I vaguely remember it involving a public kiss, then a few weeks later the two of you got married? And grand-pa almost died from a heart attack?"

Kushina cleared her throat and suddenly found the view outside the window very interesting, whilst Minato blushed to match his wife's unique hair color. Yes, well, she was not known for her patience, and Minato had been dragging his feet to ask her out, Kushina admitted to herself. So, before any of the other hussies attending Mito High tried to sink their claws into her man, she took matters into her own hands. Publicly. Then surprised everyone by getting married in Oto. Orochimaru was kind of enough to oversee their wedding. "That's different," Kushina defended.

"Yes!" Minato squeaked, then cleared his throat. It was endearing how he could go from a confident and assured man, to a nervous and blushing cutie, Kushina mused. "Your mother and I knew each other before we got together."

"She thought you were a girl at first and dragged you to Mito High which you attended for a couple of months. Until you could stop stuttering and tell her you're actually a boy. Love at first sight right?" Naruto deadpanned, silencing both his parents. "Sooo, why don't you trust you're amazing son - that's me - and get to know Ino a bit before jumping to conclusions?" Yes, he can make rational points. He just actively chooses to be a menace 99% of the time, thank you.

Kushina and Minato shared a silent conversation, and then nodded at one another. "Alright, that only seems fair," Minato agreed. "Why don't you invite her and her folks over next weekend? Your mom and I won't be needed in the office then, and I think Inoichi is still on vacation."

"Perfect!" Naruto shouted with a whoop. "This means a lot 'ttebayo."

Kushina smiled at her son. Gee, when did he grow up so quickly? It wasn't too long ago that he was running away from his cousin, Karin, screaming that she had cooties. Wait ... that was actual a few months ago ... at their yearly family reunion. "Well, I'm glad that's settled. I'm going back to bed. Rin said she's bringing food over for dinner, so we can eat leftovers before then."

"Wait, mom why don't you like Mr. Yamanaka?" Naruto asked with a tilt of his head. Minato groaned. Oh no, even though his wife was hungover, she would still vent about her feud with Inoichi. He might as well get started on heating up the leftovers while she explained things to their son.

"Well, I guess it's time I tell you the story of the Red Hot Habanero versus the Pasty-Ass Bland Bandit," Kushina declared, cracking her knuckles. Naruto gulped and sat across from his mother. He enjoyed hearing her stories from her younger days. It's amazing how a young teen known for punching first then asking questions later, became one of the leading female figures in Konoha's government.

"She called herself the Red Hot Habanero," Inoichi grunted, whilst holding an ice pack to his head. "Me? I was known as the Handsome Blonde Bandit. The cassanova of my time. Men wanted to be me, and women-"

"I dare you to finish that sentence," Nobara warned, not bothering to turn away from the stove as she prepared their lunch. Inoichi gave her a nervous glance, then cleared his throat. Ino looked unimpressed and pointed at her watch. Right, she was timing their conversation. He'd gotten home late and drunk, and unfortunately walked right into the door frame hence the ice pack. For the entire morning, Ino did not speak a word to him and pretended he didn't exist. Naturally, he went to his wife in tears about their precious baby ignoring him, and she was able to convince Ino to at least hear him out. They had both been curious about the boy she was seeing. And he may or may not have overreacted about him being that woman's son. (Or maybe everyone else is underreacting). So yes, he could've waited for his daughter to let them know about Naruto like Nobara suggested. But the Information Specialist in him, could not wait any longer. So, now he had two hours to explain why he did what he did before Ino returned to giving him the silent treatment. This eventually lead to him now explaining why he and Kushina were ... frenemies.

"Blonde Bandit? Really dad," Ino sighed, once again wondering how she was related to her father. Sure, she got some of the looks, and the hair color. Thankfully, she was not as dramatic as him or had bad naming senses. (At Haruno's residence, Sakura scowled and rolled her eyes. She was pretty sure Ino said something she would disagree with).

"He called himself 'a stealer of hearts'," Nobara explained dryly.

"It sounded cool back then," Inoichi muttered, causing Nobara to glance at her daughter and shake her head. It was not cool back then either. She married a dork, but she'd let him have his moment.

"Alright, why the weird names?" Ino asked. She had first been worried that there might have been some family feud from centuries ago between the Uzumakis and Yamanakas. Her mom dissuaded her from such thoughts, pointing out that the reason was trivial. Yet, when it comes to her dad, trivial things could mean life-endangering to him. A dramatic man indeed.

"Well, I'd get to that if you'd stop interrupting my storytelling," Inoichi scowled causing both his wife and daughter to roll their eyes. Great, Ino thought, I'm in for one of his trips down memory-lane. Gee, I hope I don't ever sound like him when I get to his age.

"Ahem!" Inoichi cleared his throat. "It was called the Ultimate Karaoke Battle Royale. I'll never forget that day. KFC was the most popular place in Konoha for kids in my time to go hang out and destress after a long day of testing."

"Karaoke & Friends Club," Nobara quickly explained to Ino when she spotted her daughter's confused glance. It was easy to mix up the club with the restaurant chain, especially since it closed down.

"Yes, that's the name," Inoichi nodded, gaining a nostalgic look as he thought of the old hang out spot. "They hosted karaoke competitions weekly back then."

"So your feud started because of this ... karaoke battle?" Ino asked. At this point, she was unsure if she wanted to hear the reason. Yes, karaoke was fun but it wasn't something she would have a rival for. Board games? Absolutely. Unfortunately, the board game club was shut down at school. It was most definitely not her and Sakura's fault despite what many say.

"No," Inoichi frowned. "Our feud started before the battle. It was the reason for the last showdown. It would determine who would get their photo taken then hung onto the KFC's Wall of Ultimate Show-Stoppers."

"WUSS? KFC's WUSS?" Ino asked, disbelief coloring her tone. She glanced at her mother who kept a blank expression to avoid laughing at her husband.

"Yes, a wall dedicated to those who give an unforgettable performance," Inoichi declared passionately. "A tribute to standout competitors - the ones who make the crowd go crazy, the ones who -"

"Noichi, get to the point. Ino has to do her homework after lunch," Nobara said, interrupting his tirade. The man was too passionate about karaoke. At the rate he was going, Ino might launch her campaign for a new dad again.

"Right," Inoichi muttered. "You see, for years I was the top performer there. The crowd loved The Handsome Blonde Bandit, then everything changed when the Red Banshee attacked. " He visibly shuddered, as memories resurfaced. "She quickly climbed the ranks, I'll admit that. I didn't think she'd challenge me for my title. For my right to the Wall of Ultimate Show-Stoppers. I didn-"

"WUSS," Ino and Nobara muttered, sharing amused grins.

He scowled at the two, but carried on. "I didn't think it was possible. But she did. She insulted my honor, my title, she-"

"Called him 'Pasty-Ass Bland Bandit' and then he returned the insult by calling her the 'Red Banshee'. Unfortunately, Kushina thinks banshees are cool and was not bothered," Nobara explained as she finished up lunch.

"Yes, well, you're better at name-calling than me honey," Inoichi pointed out. Something he accepted a long time ago. He left the trash talking to his wife. "Anyway, we kept challenging each other, hence our feud. We were tied at every single performance. But only one could be the winner. The most sensible thing to do was have a final battle. The winner takes it all, the loser standing small."

"Besides the victory, that's her destiny," Ino continued.

"No, absolutely not!" Nobara exclaimed, turning to face the two blondes. "If you two start singing ABBA, you're going to be here all day until you go through their entire Greatest Hits playlist." Ino may not be as passionate about karaoke like her father, but her daughter enjoyed singing. The duo could spend their whole day harmonizing and not getting anything done. The last time she had to kick both of them out of the house, and they went over to the Akimichi's, singing along like they were in a musical.

"Fine," Ino and Inoichi grumbled. Some people just did not appreciate ABBA well enough.

"So, there we were. We didn't stick to one genre that night. No, that would be a fool's mistake. We wanted to express our vocal range and outwit one another. Alas, our surroundings could not withhold our ... auras," Inoichi groused.

"Meaning the two did the most outrageous things that night. Your father tried sabotaging Kushina by messing with the tech. Kushina brought a boa constrictor for one of her songs - I think it was Queen. Your father started break dancing and somehow kicked a bottle into the disco ball. There was alcohol on the floor, then they both started some acrobatic performance with flames. There was an explosion, a few minor injuries since Minato and I got the crowd out of there in time. KFC closed down. Those two got a restraining order from the owners who moved to Mizu - they were also banned from visiting Mizu by the way. Andddd, that's why we can't have karaoke nights anywhere in the city," Nobara explained matter of factly as she dished out their lunch onto the table.

"Well, when you say it like that," Inoichi scoffed.

Ino gaped at her dad then tried her best to stifle her giggles. That didn't work when she saw his put out expression. She could no longer contain it as she dropped her head onto her arm and cackled. It was a cackle worthy moment. Yes, her father was dramatic, but he was still a serious man especially for his job. But this? She did not expect this, and wasn't sure if she should be mortified or proud at her dad for being this passionate for a hobby and giving his all to win. She was also a competitive spirit. "I've got to tell the girls about this. Of all the possible reasons for a feud dad hahaha," Ino gasped once her laughter died down.

Nobara patted her husband on the shoulder as he pouted at Ino. "And no winner was determined, although since I was a long-time customer of KFC, I should be the winner," Inoichi complained. He and Kushina even went to Mizu after the owners to find out who is the winner. That resulted in them getting banned from Mizu, when they crashed an exclusive concert and took over the show. It's not their fault some people did not have show-stopping capability that they had.

"Well. That's the last thing I would consider as the reason, but it's better than some old family feud from the Shinobi era," Ino said with a shake of her head. "Even though you shared such an embarrassing story ... I'm still mad at you for what you did." Her father grimaced at that. It did not help that Nobara had that 'you-should-listen-to-me-when-I-tell-you-don't-spy-into-our-teen-daughter's-life-because-teenagers-are-terrifying-especially-teenage-girls' look to her face. And yes, this is a recurring look that he is always on the receiving end.

"Your father will make it up to you by being on his best behavior when we meet Naruto," Nobara stated, giving Inoichi a stern look when he was about to protest.

"I don't knowwww," Ino hummed as she poked her food. "It was pretty embarrassing. What if those mean girls at school who make fun of Sakura and I get a hold of this information? My poor mental health. Oh gosh, the psychological trauma! And mother, she spent a harrowing evening comforting me from the pain, then helped you sober up. Oh no!"

"I'll pay for that spa weekend trip you two kept talking about," Inoichi sighed. He was pretty sure his daughter was not bullied at school. Nobara is her mother, and she did not take shit from anyone which she passed onto their daughter. I did walk into this by trying to spy on her date, Inoichi thought.

"Yay! Thank you, papa!" Ino exclaimed, high-fiving her mother, who kissed her husband on the cheek. "I'm sure you'll both like Naruto once you meet him. Actually, why don't we have dinner with the Uzumakis?" She smiled at the thought of her boyfriend. She wasn't that embarrassed by what her dad did, especially after finding out Mrs. Uzumaki did the same. Maybe parents were all crazy? Yet, her Naru had been so comforting and sweet about. They'd cancel the rest of their original date, and they went to a small festival, occurring in the outskirts of the city, where he won her a bunch of stuffed animals. Of course, she rewarded him in kind .. until they were out of breath. A wonderful day.

Inoichi grumbled that there was no male out there worthy of his baby girl, causing Nobara to smack his arm with an eye roll. "Of course, my little flower. That's a great idea. Your dad is still on vacation. We could do next weekend if that works. It would be great to catch up with Kushina and Minato." She vaguely remembered meeting Naruto when he was a toddler. He'd somehow gotten into the flower shop, after escaping from Kakashi and Obito, and helped Ino make a flower crown. The two were too young to remember their first encounter, but she had the perfect photo to show at the upcoming dinner. She could tell her daughter was smitten with him and based on the photos from their dates, the feeling were mutual.

"Perfect! I'll text him after lunch," Ino grinned at her mom. "I can't wait to tell Roshi."

"Roshi?" Nobara asked with a frown. She didn't know any of Ino's friends that went by that name.

"Your grand baby," Ino responded causing Inoichi to choke on his food.

A/N: Thoughts?

So, two years aye? I didn't want to be that type of author but life sure knows how to kick you in the cajones at times. Anyway, I'm just happy I found the outline for this and got it backed up. I wanted to stay close to the original idea I had. The new addition is this chapter. I wasn't going to write it, but it kind spewed out of me when I hyped myself up to update this.

This was not edited because the unwise decision was to stay up and finish this chapter and post it without reading through it. I'll edit it ... later.

Peace, love, and pixie dust 3