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Naruto looked at the village of Konoha with amusement in his eyes. For the past 4 years he had been away from the village training with Jiriaya. "So much has changed. Master Jiraiya should just be about done."

Calling the old pervert master would seem weird to the people that knew Naruto. He didn't even call his leader by the proper title. But Jiraiya had impressed Naruto. Instead of bare minimum training and some small tips in ninjutsu like he had expected, the toad sannin had done something unexpected.

He had sat Naruto down and worked out a training schedule. They had traveled everywhere except Kumo and Iwa. Naruto had learned plenty especially when Kurama had worked a deal with Naruto and then later enhanced when Jiraiya had given Naruto the key to his seal.

Kurama taught Naruto plenty of things, being a demon with thousands of years of knowledge. Kurama also started letting Naruto use his chakra without consequence. In return, the seal was loosened and Kurama was given some freedoms.

Naruto couldn't remember when he started calling him master but seeing the elder ninja training Naruto, and training with Naruto, Naruto found respect for him. Naruto smiled when Jiraiya made it known that he was the official successor of the Toads . He would become the next Toad sage and inherent his master's will.

The blonde ninja shook his head and came back to reality. He looked down from his perch wondering what to do first. He saw a patch of pink hair and focused on it. Sakura Haruno had indeed grown from the girl she use to be. But Naruto wasn't interested in her.

Training yourself and preparing yourself for life and death situations also meant growing up. Naruto let go of his feelings for her. She would always be focused on Sasuke. And there was nothing he could do about it. He froze for a minute as his ears picked up a conversation below him.

"Hey Shino, did you hear? Naruto's suppose to he returning soon. How strong do you think he is now? I bet I can kick his ass." The loud voice of Kiba said. Naruto focused his eyes again and saw the form of team eight.

Shino straightened his glasses before speaking in his usual even voice. "I wouldn't take him lightly Kiba. He has been traveling with a Sannin for four years." Naruto smirked and decided to have fun. He vanished from his resting pole and quickly made his way behind the three people and one dog and started tailing them.

"It doesn't matter who he's been with. I've been busting my ass off too. I won't lose to him again." They all three stopped and Kiba smirked. "Isn't that right Naruto" He said and all three quickly turned around. But were surprised when no one was behind them.

"Well we'll just have to wait and see Kiba." Kiba jumped in fright and turned back around. In front of him was 6 foot tall blonde hair man. His spiky blonde hair grew down midway on his back and was held in a ponytail, a bang fell over his right eye covering it. He wore a black ninja suit with a dark red flask jacket over it. His single visible blue eye showed amusement and his grin revealed sharpened canines. On his back was a long Katana and strapped onto his thighs were two tantos. Over top of that was a black coat with red flames on the bottom.

Kiba stood in shook. He had smelled Naruto behind him and he knew Shino had bugs all over so he was aware of him. "How the hell did you get in front of me?"

Naruto smiled wider. "I'm fast dog breath that's how. Shino, Hinata, it's good to see the years have treated you well. Akamaru, boy you have grown big. How you been man?" Naruto said as the big dog jumped on him, barking. Hinata blushed seeing Naruto while Shino merely nodded his head.

"It is good to see you Naruto-san. I see you have grown stronger. Your presence alone has gotten three of my hives buzzing from the energy they feel from you." Shino observed. Naruto grinned sheepishly.

"Don't sell yourself short guys. You've all grown too. I didn't think I would be caught that fast. I knew I couldn't hide my smell from Kiba, and Hinata's sharp eyes caught my movements too. And Shino i felt your bugs on me too. Where are you headed?" He said.

Hinata spoke up. "We are headed to the Akamitch Barbeque Pit. The teams meet once a month to spend time together. You should join us, Naruto and introduce yourself. Let your friends know you're back." She said softly.

Naruto was surprised that she didn't stutter once. "Sure. Mind filling me in on any thing I missed? We weren't in fire country a lot so I am kinda out of the loop."

Kiba grew a smirk on his face and puffed his chest. "Well besides Neji and Shikamaru all of us are chunin now. Shika and Neji were promoted to jonin. Which makes you the lowest ranking one us teme"

Naruto chuckled. "Actually Kiba I was promoted to jonin Kiba. I was assigned an S rank mission while Jiraiya was busy. In the end result was Tsunade promoting me. See?" He said while pulling out his ninja Id that was updated not to long ago.

"Seriously?! An S rank mission?!!" Kiba was baffled before he nodded his head. "That just means I have more training to do"

"That's a good attitude Kiba. It's always good to have a rival. Hello Naruto you seem rather well. I heard you were returning" the group was stopped when Kurenai appeared.

"Hello Kurenai-sensei. I am indeed thank you for noticing. You seem to be doing well for yourself as well." Naruto said while the four bowed. .

"Thank you for the compliment Naruto. Anyways team 8 we have a mission. Be packed and ready for a two week scouting mission, we are heading towards the Ame-Kuni border. Meet at the north gate in thirty minutes. This is a priority mission." She ordered.

"Hai, Kurenai-sensei. See ya later Naruto. We will have to have our spar when I get back." Kiba said while the other two also said their goodbyes.

AKAMITCHI BARBEQUE PIT

Seven people sat around a table with room for three more to join. They all were chatting to themselves waiting for the last team to arrive.

"Where are they? They're usually not late." Ino huffed annoyance was in her voice. Her pink haired companion shrugged.

"I don't know what to say Ino. Maybe they got held up with something." Sakura said. "Besides I'm more interested in something else. Naruto is suppose to be returning soon. I wonder if he's heard the news about Sasuke?"

"What about that prick?" A voice said behind them. All seven stopped when they heard the voice. "On a side note. Team Eight got a high priority mission from Tsunade. They've just left."

Everyone took in his appearance and Lee was the first one to respond. "Yosh. Naruto-kun! Your flames of youth are shining brightly indeed. I heard from Guy-Sensei that your return would be soon. It is good to see you my eternal rival!!" Lee basically shouted. Neji folded his arms while Tenten and Ino blushed. Sakura blinked but smiled.

"Naruto. My god you've finally hit a growth spurt. You're just as tall as Neji is. Come on and sit." She said with a smile. Naruto rose an internal eye brow. Sakura had never been this nice before. "I guess you haven't heard yet. Traveling with Jiraiya-sama means you spent most of your time outside of Hi no kuni, right?"

Seeing Naruto nod she continued, "Sasuke was recovered almost two years ago. He was killed in combat. Someone left an anonymous tip that he was seen in the area of Mizu no kuni. They found him by a lake near Kiri." Naruto's eyes widened at that. "He was given a funeral not long after that and buried with his family in the Uchiha crypt."

Naruto looked down and shook his head. "Damn. Anything else I missed?" This time Ino spoke up.

"Yeah. About a year and a half after you left. Someone spread a rumor that you died. Some of the older ninja didn't believe it. But those that did celebrated. Mainly the civilians. When we asked about our senseis why they celebrated the death of a demon they told us they couldn't talk about it." She started. "But Shika put some facts together. He figured it out. Ain't that right lazy butt."

Shikamaru sighed "Yeah I did. I shared my suspicions with the rest of our friends. Your a jinchuriki right? The nine tails container? The fourth never did kill the beast did he?" He said his demeanor seemed lazy but Naruto could see his eyes were sharp, reading every detail and watching him.

Naruto chuckled dryly before nodding. He slowly took off his coat and flask jacket before lifting his shirt. Ino could feel herself drooling at the sight but composed herself. Naruto held the shirt in his mouth while channeling chakra. All of them could see a seal slowly form on his stomach. Neji looked closely out of all of them.

"So that's what you meant that day you beat me. When you said that I wasn't the only one suffering from a seal. And why you could break through my gentle fist." He said while Naruto nodded to himself.

"Yup. Nice deductions Shika. It's true I am a jinchuriki. I haven't mastered.its powers yet but i'm getting close." He said. That's when he heard a voice behind him.

"How many tails can you control?" A girl with green hair and orange eyes. She wore a white top that showed her midriff and wore whit shorts. "Is it enough to beat me foxy-chan" she said slyly.

"Beets? What are you doing here? Why are you not in Taki?" Naruto asked. The others seemed confused.

"Naruto you know Fuu-san?" Neji asked.

"Well yeah. We stopped in Taki two years ago to talk to its leader Shibuki. While master Jiriaya talked to him I ran into Fuu. We trained for the week we stayed there. Gave me some tips to help master the bijuu chakra." He said. "Why are you a leaf ninja now? When?"

"About a month after you left Shibuki-jiji made a deal with Hokage-sama. You know the village never liked me so I became the liaison between Konoha and Taki. When not on a diplomatic mission I am a regular konoha chunin." She replied. "And I was on a mission. I just returned when I heard all of you. I wanted to say hi to Naruto. Anyways I need to report to Tsuande."

Naruto got up. "I think I'll join you. Tsunade won't be happy that I didn't appear when Jiraiya reported in. I'll see y'all later." He said leaving some money on the table.

"Wow. He just got here and he's leaving already?" Sakura said with a shake of her head. Ino grinned.

"Did you see how hot he was? He's definitely filled out well." She said while Sakura made a face.

"Yeah he looks good but not enough to daydream about. Just thinking about it is nasty." She said with a shutter. Ino shook her head and got a devilish smile.

" Well if you can't get over your sasuke style boys then oh well. Naruto left his jacket. So I'm gonna go return it to him. See tadaaa" she said and left in a hurry.

Shikamaru sighed while Choji laughed. "Troublesome blondes."

With Naruto and Fuu

"So Fuu how has your training come along? You were struggling with five tails right?" Naruto asked

Fuu scoffed and looked away. "You remember that? So long ago. I just got up to seven tails. I can control it. But only for five minutes. I've also tried the tailed beast transformation. But Chomei and I can't hold it." She said "what about you. You had a hard time controlling three tails."

Naruto laughed. "I'm actually training on number eight right now. We haven't tried the transformation yet. Kurama says we need to have more synergy first." As they arrived at the Hokage tower Naruto noticed some people staring at them.

"Do the people here know about you? They haven't really taken a shine to me." Naruto said.

Fuu shook her head "No. Tsunade-sama doesn't talk about it. Neither do I. Your Nara friend figured it out. So I told your friends. They haven't told anyone yet. But besides that only a few people."

Naruto shook his head. "Lucky you, can't wait to see that cat out of the bag." He said while holding the door open.

He had just stepped in when he saw Jiraiya plummeting through the floor. Looking up he saw an irate Tsunade staring back three stories up. "Not even back an hour and you've got your ass kicked pervert? Things never change." He said continuing up the stairs.

Fuu rolled her eyes and quickly followed. Tsunade was quick to let them enter.

"My mission to Wave was a success Tsunade-sama. It appears Kiri is fully operational again and they have ninja going through the area again though the bridge is still connecting Wave to Hi no Kuni. " Fuu reported. "The civil war is over but Mizu no Kuni is still feeling the after effects. Everything else is covered in my report."

Tsuande looked at the folder and nodded. "Thank you Fuu. Here's your payment voucher. Dismissed." Fuu bowed before waving at Naruto. "So brat. Left Jiraiya all by himself. It's good to see you again Naruto. But first things first. Business. Let me see it" she demanded. Naruto nodded.

He moved back the bang in front of his left eye and revealed an eye pouch covering it. He took it off and slowly opened his eyes. To reveal a fully matured sharingan slowly spinning. He took a deep breath and shifted the eye.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes before nodding her head. Naruto quickly covered his back up. "How are you adjusting?" She asked.

"Quite well. Two years is plenty of time to get use to it. Plus Kurama has helped the transition and the deterioration of the mangekyo effect has been stalled. Over use will cause blindness still but the health danger has been avoided. So I'm fine"

Tsunade smiled. She slid her hand into her desk before pulling out a key. "Here's the key to your clan compound. Your mother put most of her stuff in the clan sealed safe. Their wills are also their. As soon as you've had time to settle please bring them here so they can be executed." She smiled sadly. "For what it's worth I was told you were dead after the sealing. Which is why i left. I'm sorry I haven't been the best godmother."

Naruto waved his hands. "Nah it's all good. Just make up for it later. I'll see you tomorrow with the wills."

He quickly walked out the building looking at a map. "Naruto! Hey blonde!" He heard a shout behind him. He turned around and saw Ino running up to him. "Oh hello Ino, what can I do for you?"

She held up his jacket. "You left your jacket when you rushed out with Fuu. Does our resident blond have a new crush?" She said making a face. Naruto laughed.

"Nope. Not on Fuu. Thank you. I can't believe I forgot it." He said slipping it on. "How about I treat you to dinner later say 7?" He said casually, not even breaking his stride. Ino almost tripped over herself but caught it.

"What? No more pinning after your precious Sakura-chan?" She said catching up to him. Naruto shook his head.

"Nope. Finally got over the childhood crush. Besides she likes other people. Though it'll probably break Hinata's heart when I have to tell her no. If she ever gets the courage to ask me out." He said. Ino did stop at that.

Everyone knew about her crush on Naruto. Which made Kiba mad because he wanted her but liked her enough not to push until she was ready.

"You know??? You were so oblivious back then!" Ino said gawking. Naruto smirked and shook his head.

"Nope. I always knew. I just never knew how to respond to her feelings in a gentle way" he said stopping in front of a flower shop. "I do believe this is your stop miss Yamanaka."

Ino blinked when she realized this was her family shop/house. "Seeing as I never heard a no I will pick you up at 7 Ino. See ya" and he was off. "Oh yeah dress nice."

Ino rolled her eyes before walking in. She saw her father working behind the register. "Hey princess. Can you grab an apron. We've been so busy today that I've not a chance to water the west side."

"Okay daddy but I can't stay long. I have a date I need to get ready for." She said.

With Naruto

Naruto stopped in front of a walled off house. On the front gate was the sign of dove sitting on a storm cloud. The blonde shinobi ran a finger over the seal. He didn't even blink when his finger got pricked and the seal lit up. Slowly the gates opened.

The house was two stories tall and five other buildings on the lot. 'Damn. The compound is just as big as the Hyuga district.'

The master house sat in the middle. From the note left by his father there were two small houses, for kids and guest, a greenhouse for dokujutsu, a library, and the last one was the business house. Where all clan matters were dealt with.

Looking in the master's house was a three bedroom, two bathroom set up. And a small office attached to the master bedroom.

Naruto saw pictures of his parents and their friends. He noticed seals around the house that kept it preserved.

He closed his eyes and cleared his throat. 'The seals are voice commanded. What did dad say? Oh yeah.'

"I am Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. Son of Minato Arashi Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki Namikaze. 9th heir to the Namikaze clan. I do hereby swear by the Namikaze creed that I will uphold our ancient beliefs and take the mantle as clan head and lord of this compound. So I say, So I swear, So let it be. Vincere, cum sis facis, oriri"

He intoned, keeping his voice even and calm. Hidden seals lit up the entire house and stayed lit for a good 30 seconds. When they died down Naruto saw a ring floating in the air.

It was a gold band with an emerald as the centerpiece. Naruto, with his sharp eyes, could see the tiny carvings of a seal inside the emerald. A small note was next to the ring.

'This is the clan head ring. Any transactions you have can be sealed by the ring and the funds will be taken out of our account. Also embedded in it is a clan secret…'

Naruto read the rest of the note with wide eyes. 'this will come in handy. He thought as he placed the ring on his middle finger.

He looked around for a little more before he went to the master bedroom. He quickly went up to the left wall and made a seal. A small portion of the wall disappeared and Naruto saw the safe.

He pulled out the two wills and decided to look at the rest later.

He looked at his father's first

'This the last will and testament of Minato A. Namikaze. Witnessed by his wife, Kushina U. Namikaze, His best friend and teammate Hiashi Hyuga, and his sensei the Toad Sannin, Jiraiya.

Officially drawn, written, and Tasked to filing and hold by Sakate Hyuga, Hyuga Trusts Bank and Co. Department of Final Wills and Testaments.

To my wife, Kushina U. Namikaze, she will be the sole inheritor of the entire Namikze clan and funds until my son is of age

To my son, Naruto U. Namikaze, I leave everything as the last Namikaze.

The items of receipt are as followed:

All six houses in the Namikaze clan compound.

All business owns by the Namikaze clan

Complete control of all funds, businesses, and investments owned by the Namikaze clan.

If my wife is not alive to pass the torch to my son then a copy of this will be sent to Hyuga Trusts Bank and Co. to be executed by Hiashi when my son reaches the rank of Jonin or reaches the age of 18 when he will take control of his clan seat

Signed: Minato U. Namikaze, Kushina U. Namikaze, Hiashi Hyuga, Jiraiya, Sakate Hyuga.'

Naruto blinked. The office house should hold a ledger for all of the monetary stuffs. He then opened his mother's will.

'This is the last will and testament for Kushina U. Namikaze. Witnessed by her husband Minato A. Namikaze, best friend Mikoto Uchiha, her best friend Tsunade Senju, her best friend Lily Yamanaka

Officially drawn, written, and tasked with Filing and holding by Sakate Hyuga, Hyuga Trusts Bank and Co. Department of Final Wills and Testaments.

Area of notice, Kushina U. Namikaze leaves this will by her authority as the last royal heiress to the Uzumaki Kingdom of Uzushiogakure.

To my husband, Minato A. Namikaze, I leave behind the fortune of my destroyed kingdom. It is to be deposited into a joint account in the Namikaze clan.

To my son Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, I leave the islands of Uzushiogakure, the Islands where the kingdom once laid. I leave behind the Kingdom's treasure and when he turns16 he is to have complete access to the Uzumaki fortune.

The items of receipt are as followed:

The entire fortune of the Kingdom of Uzumaki

The Islands of Uzushiogakure

All treasures owned by the Kingdom and Princess Kushina

Title and prestige

If my husband is not alive to see this Will saw through then a copy is to be sent to Hyuga Trusts Banks and Co. to be held and executed by Hiashi Hyuga when Naruto turns 16.

Signed by Kushina U. Namikaze, Minato A. Namikaze, Minato Uchiha, Tsunade Senju, Lily Yamanaka Sakate Hyuga.

Naruto was shocked after that one. 'So not only am I leaf royalty I'm also a full blown prince to boot. I'll have to go to Uzumaki Islands at one point. Until then these goto Tsunade. Probably should visit Hiashi soon.'

The nine tailed jinchuuriki noticed the time and decided now was a good time to take a shower for his date.

He decided on a black button and slacks with a crimson over coat. He opted to leave his katana at his new house but hid his two tantos blades on his jacket.

At about 6:30, he decided to make his way to tbe Yamanaka flower shop. He saw Inoichi behind the counter, cashing out the register. "Hello mister Yamanaka."

Inoichi was surprised to see the younger blonde enter his shop. "Hello Naruto. I heard about you returning. What can I do for you?" Unlike some of the other ninja in the village the Yamanaka clan was mainly neutral towards naruto in his youth.

"I need a bouquet of flowers sir. I have a date this evening" he said calmly, not knowing if Ino had told her father or not.

Inoichi smiled. "Of course. We were just about to close for today. Now. Do you know anything about the girl your dating."

"I don't know actually. I was hoping you could tell me." Naruto said politely. Inoichi was confused.

"I don't understand Naruto-san," that's when a voice made itself known behind them.

"It means that he's looking for a flower for me daddy. And I prefer dragon lilies, Naruto. Too bad they have to be special ordered from Kumo. A rose will do for tonight." They turned around and Naruto was stunned.

She had dressed in a stunning royal purple dress that showed just the right amount of cleavage and had a thigh slit in. She had also straightened her hair so it wasn't in its normal ponytail look.

Ino too was stunned. She was a bit of a fashion expert for fun. Sue didn't think Naruto owned clothes that nice. 'And that outfit does nothing to hide his muscles.'

"You're going out with Naruto princess?" He asked. Ino nodded. Inoichi narrowed his eyes. "Listen hear Naruto. This is my princess. All my life her protection at home has been my job. And tonight it looks like I'm handing that job to you tonight. So let me put down some ground rules." Was all he got out before Ino let out an exasperated sigh.

"Shut it daddy. I'm a big girl now. I can protect myself. Come on handsome. Can't keep a lady waiting." She said and interlinked her arm with Naruto's.

Inoichi watched them walk off with sadness in his eyes. "My baby girl is all grown up."

With the blondes

"So Naruto what was. Traveling with a sannin like? Four years is a long time." She asked as they walked slowly. They were getting looks from the general populace but Ino ignored them.

"The pervert is really strong. Definitely earned his title and rank. He trained me the best that he could. He runs a spy network so I went solo a couple of times. But it was four years well spent."

Ino nodded her head. It was late October and the wind was chilly. But she was surprised that Naruto emitted a natural body heat that kept her warm. "What about yourself? Even though I have been out of Hi no Kuni I've heard rumors that Konoha had a new bokujutsu specialist. She's even in the Iwa bingo book. Nicknamed Konoha's Deadly Rose" he said with a grin.

Ino blushed at that. "I took some lessons from Anko and started taking an interest in it. Plus Tsunade started training Sakura, Hinata, Tenten, and I. So my knowledge of anatomy and botany make a deadly combination." She said

Naruto raised an eyebrow. "The reports I saw said that an Iwa elite Jonin commander was poisoned so thoroughly that Mikasa Rato, Iwa's top medical ninja couldn't cure him. They called it the Abyss Poison. Undetectable in most forms, and the only viable cure is the Fountain of 1000 Mercies. No known antidote besides the all curable Phoenix Tears Formula. Quite an achievement. Seeing as the only two cures known are kage level feats." He said in praise.

Ino blushed and tried to hide her face. "Well what about you mister? Word from Shika is you ran an S rank mission by yourself and you were promoted to Jonin. Can't access the mission files. They are all classified because of the ranking." She said.

Naruto looked away and grew quiet. "Let's avoid that topic please. It's sore spot. I'll tell you eventually. Just not now." He said. Ino nodded her head. Evey ninka made mistakes. Some were hard to get over.

"Okay then tell me why you're wearing an eye patch? You copying the copy cat ninja?" She asked. Naruto laughed and shook his head.

"No. I lost it in a mission. Rogue Ame ninja got to close. And I got sloppy. I'm glad I had the fox to help heal that. I'm lucky I don't have scar like Kakashi-sensei does."

Ino looked at him for a moment. She bit her lip and before she could say a word they stopped in front of a restaurant. Ino widened her eyes when she saw it.

"The Black Mantis? This place isn't cheap Naruto." She said. Naruto grinned at her reaction as he led them in.

They were greeted at the front. "Table for Uzumaki please" he said. The waiter nodded his head brought them to the roof of the two story building.

Ino was amazed at the view. It caught the city lights perfect. Plus the area was strangely warmer than what she expected. Naruto sat her down before taking his seat.

"Ino there something you should know. The village is about to be rocked down to its core. I'm not the clanless orphan everyone thinks I am. I recently ran into my inheritance letter from my parents. Please don't worry about the price and get whatever you want. Price isn't an issue. " he said as an expensive sake was brought out to their table.

"Really? Then let me ask you a question. Somethings been bothering. You are the nine tails jinchuuriki right? That's why everyone was mean to you when we were younger right?" She asked. Looking over the menu and deciding on a pork option with a salad.

"Yes. The fourth hokage wished for me to be seen as a hero for holding back the destructive force of the fox. But the villagers only saw me as the fox and took out their frustration on me." He said as the waiter came back to take their order.

"And Gaara, he is too right? How did you not end up like him?" She asked. Naruto shook his head.

"Because I learned that true strength comes from your precious people. Gaara was put through a situation where he learned to only rely on himself. Plus his seal was weak the one tailed tanuki basically screamed at him constantly." Naruto started. "He's since been helped and his seal fixed. I drove the loneliness away with the warmth I got from the few people that cared about me."

Ino took in Naruto's words. She remember seeing him being bullied by civilians and adults but her father told her not associate with him because he could have been dangerous. "Why did you ask me out? I've never been nice to you. Never went out of my way to try. I was so focused on Sasuke."

Naruto thought about it. "Maybe because you're a pretty girl. Or because I was repaying your kindness in returning my coat." He said simply.

Their conversation was cut when the waiter returned with their food. Ino watched Naruto eat slowly and carefully which contradicted what she bad heard from Sakura. "I don't believe it. We could have gone someplace simple yet you told me to dress nice and this is a fancy restaurant. Why?"

Instead of answering Naruto took his wallet out and put some cash down before reaching a hand out towards Ino. She was not expecting to be shunshined in a small tornado. When the wind died down she saw they were in the park. Near her house. He unsealed a blanket and offer her a seat.

"If you must know. It's a secret. One day I'll tell you. But for now I just want to enjoy my night with a wonderful princess" he said and Ino blushed at the compliment. "The stars are pretty tonight." Ino sat down and laid her head on Naruto's shoulder. She didn't realize how tired she was but the heat coming from Naruto made her feel comfortable.

Naruto blinked. They had been sitting in silence for twenty minutes now and he had heard something. He looked carefully and saw that Ino had fallen asleep and she was snoring lightly. He chuckled before picking her up and taking her home.

Inoichi looked at the clock. It was midnight and he was worried about Ino. He looked over some notes about an interrogation when he heard a knock on his door. When he saw Ino knocked out he sighed quietly before letting him in. "Her room is up the stairs, second room on the right. Just lay her on top of the bed. She'll be fine."

Naruto nodded. Entering her room he smiled. It was white with some purple flowers painted on the wall. A chemistry set up was in the corner and small plants were growing on her wall. He noticed her room was neat but not exactly organized. He played her down gently and took the heels off her feet.

Walking back down stairs he saw Inoichi looking at him and made a motion to the seat across from him. "Sit Naruto. We need to have a chat."

Naruto nodded and quickly took a seat. "What is your intentions with my daughter?" He said bluntly.

"Only the best things mister Yamanaka." Inoichi waved his hands.

"Inoichi please. That mister crap makes me feel old. Inoichi san if you must. Now I have certain questions. You will answer them. Will this turn into a long-term relationship?" He said.

"It is my hope that I get the chance." Naruto said firmly. Inoichi nodded

"Ino isn't a snob. But she isn't cheap either. If she dates you will she be financially taken care of? He asked. Naruto smiled and nodded.

"Yes. You will learn with the rest of the village soon but I found my inheritance. I'm not the richest man in the world. But I have more than enough to take care of Ino. Plus I'll be making money by missions and side projects."

Inoichi seemed to accept that answer. "Now. Please understand the next question comes from me being a ninja and a father. Are you having any problems with 'it'" he asked putting emphasis on the word it.

The young blond shook his head. "No. The fur ball is behaving himself" Inoichi narrowed his eyes before nodding.

"Then I shall reserve judgement. Continue to treat my daughter right and we won't have a problem." He said. Naruto nodded before he gave a small bow and left. He had a lot of work ahead of him.